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, 1876-03-26

There is a diplomatic breeze brewing over
the case Of WHsLow, the Boston forger and
defaulter. In response to the demand for his
surrender under the Extradition treaty, the
British Government has addressed formal de-
mand to the President, through the Secretary
of State, that before W1SsLow be extradited
an act shall be passed by Congress
exempting him from trial except for the crime
for which his surrender is asked. This de-
mand is made pursuant to an act of Parlia-
1ncnt passed in 1870. The demand for
W1ss1ows extradition, however, is made
under the treaty Of 1912, which con-
tanned no such stipulation as TINT made
in the British demand. Secretary FISH
takes the position that Parliament could not
By subsequent legislation and without the
consent of the United States add conditions
to the treaty, and asserts the determination
to insist upon W1Ss1ow's e1tradition accord
ing to the terms of the treaty. Hence the
breeze which threatens troublesome compG-
cations
, 1876-03-26

II the approaching municipal election is to
be other than fraud and a farce, it is imper.
aiye that there be thorough revision of the
List Of judges appointed by the Council. The
absolute neccusity Of this is. apparent from
the fact that In the First Precinct Of the
new First Ward, where the appointees are OF
@ piece with those for the other wards gen.
orally, two of the three persons appointed
to &C: as Judges are the same individuals who
st the charter election at which they were
Judges stuffed some fifteen hundred ballots
into .ha bor
, 1876-03-26
THE COMING CITY ELECTION.

On the 18th of April, or three weeks from
Tuesday next, the people of Chicago will bt
called upon to elect an entirely new Common
Council, consisting Of tlirty-si1 Aldermen, I
City Clerk, an Attorney, and Treasurer
Unfortunately, the majority Of the present
Council has decided that the people shall MOI
have an opportunity of electing Mayo,
and thus securing an entirely new City Gov
ernment-
1t should be borne in mind TINT undor the
new charter tho Common Council ,s invested
with greatly enlarged powers; in point o1
fact, the Common Council is practically abso.
lutte in the government of the city. Many
upon the powers of tho Council have beer
repealed, and now all power of govern
ment is concentrated iu the Council. They
are dictators, with full power to create Offices
aud to abolish them, fix salaries, and to np.
propriate money. Never, under any previous
charter, hes the Common Council had such
unlimited powers as the next Council will
have.
Citizens, therefore, will take notice that
the character of the City Government for
the next two years will depend on the se1ec-
tions they mike for Aldermen within the
next few weeks. The voters Of each ward
will Lnye the selection Of two Aldermen,
md the Aldermen who will be elected must
be selected at the primary meetings. Prac-
tically, the Aldermen will be selected at the
primary meetings. Will voters attend those
meetings and do what they can to name can
didates such as they would like to have
elected?
The new Council will be charged with the
election of temporary Mayor in place of
A1r. CoLvN. Tho new charter provides that
when the vacancy in the office of Mayor is
for more than year, it shnll ba filed by n
popular election; but tho Mayor and Council
having refused to let an election for. Mayor
take place, the charter provides that where
the vacancy is for less Man q year, then the
Common Council shnll select one of their
own number, who shall serve Us Mayor until
the next election. Electing new Common
Council, therefore, will include the election
of the future Mayor, md the voters of each
ward, in selecting candidates for Aldermen,
should choose two men either Of whom would
be competent for the duties of Mayor. Better
have Council with thirty-si1 Aldermen,
each one Of whom would mike good Mayor,
than Council made up as majority Of it
generally is, of men who are not it for any
public Office.
, 1876-03-26

other Council can bo elected in the interest
of the tcsr-eoters, but they are fully persuaded
that, if they Gun retain Co1v1s in the Office of
Mayor, they can "run things the same as
ever. They may find that they arc mistaken
in this assumption. We show in another
article how the new Council may assume con-
troll Of the matter, and the question of COL
WINS usurpRtion, therefore, enters iEto the
approaching election. With this additional
incentive to the election ct Council in tho
interest of the tax payers, the taxpayers and
respectable citizens will scarcely neglect their
duty. One thing is certain: There can bc
no reform and there will bo 10 step in the di-
rection Of rctrenchment Us long as the 1d-
Interim holds the Office It is not for thus
purpose that he desires to hold on.
, 1876-03-26

How they accomplished it it is unnecessary
to explain in Chicago, where the system
brought from New York has been in success
full operation for years. The ''uachine
control Of politics is familiar to the country,
and the recent violent and excited times at
Washington over the appointment Of an
honest man as Collector of Internal Revenue
in Chicago shows how sacredly the 'ma-
chimes are protected aud defended by their
owners and managers.
We have in Chicago, IS We have no doubt
they have in New York, a body of men
whose interest is in the dividends from tho
machine. These men nominally belong to
both parties. but they are profession.
When convention is needed to appoint del
egates, the machine begins to operate. It
employs this body Of professionals, and,
placing in their hands the list of delegates
to be chosen, the men who are hired to elect
attend the primaries and do the work faith
fully. The machine, though manipulated by
the local officers, docs the work of its
proprietor. CoSkL1Sa took care to put
the right men in the right places in New
CoNKL1So in the management of machine
politics.
There nre various machines. Mayor Col
YIN runs an extensive machine, which con-
trolls the Common Council Aldermen run
small machines, including permissions to run
saloons free Of license, and thereby control
ward politics. Then the people Of this State
have had the novel 6pectacls Of Governor
OF Illinois with his machine, operated by his
Penitentiary and other nppointe.s, running
the saloons and dance-houses OF Chicago, to
push O delegation TO so to Springfield to re-
nominate the veteran pietist~ Tho machine
is in operation. The crank is turned at
Springfield, and the Railroad Commission,
tho Grain Inspection Department, Justices
of the Peace, and the Penitentiary, and the
traders in railroad passes, all ,lance in the
Eveliest manner, md drink accordingly, to
promote the election Of MI unanimous dele
cation pledged to vote for the nomination Of
man ut Springfield who wields this patron
age.
The American people as body have tie
notion that they govern themselves, but tho
facts do not justify the assumption. The
Senators and Representatives at Washington
have usurped the appointment of all persons
in the civil service, and, through these
stipendiery operatives, each works tina
cline," BY which, as in the case Of CoSnNo,
State Conventions instruct delegates how to
vote for Presidents and Governors, and
members Of Congress and the only Office
and function of the people is to ratify ct the
polls the work OF the few thousand profess
sional primary meeting regulators hired for
the occasion. In the same way Congressman
have themselves nominated, and Governors
secure delegates, and all ofice-holders, from
the highest to the lowest, become mere tend
ers or feeders to soma othermAu' ttmnchiQe.'
, 1876-03-26

DIR Washington specials this morning an-
nounce that there is a prospect of union of
sufficient number of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis of the House upon the proposed non
partisan currency bill to eecure its passage.
The main features of the proposed bill
are the repeal of the Resumption act OF
1875, which could not be carried into effect
without additional legislation that there is
no prospect of securing; provision for fund
ing tie grcenback circulation in interest
bonds payable in gold; and, retaining the
prea,mt hee-banking act, to authorize an
issue of bank notes to the amount of so Per
cant Of the creenbacks funded
, 1876-03-26

his house, in like manner. received and dis
posed of the crooked from PAuLMAN and
! kusu The only difference between the COM
! pact of the defendants with JUSKEa and
| RoE11E and that with FoRD, OL1vEn & Co., rs
| disclosed by the testimony, was that tile first
| received 15 cents per gallon for their share in
| the steal, while the latter got 20 cents per
| gallon,-a difference of simply s35 per cent.
| With this fatal net Of testimony enveloping
them, it is not easy to see what 1oopholo Of
escape is left for PAuLMAN md RUSH, and
the public will, with lively curiosity, watch
further proceedings, to see whether their
counsel will be abla 10 open my avenue of
escape.
incidentally. there has been developed adeal
of inside Information Us to the true inward
ness of the Chicago Whisky -king and, in
cidentally, it may be observed TINT the chief
aim of counsel for the defense evidently has
been to draw out Ill the evidence in the
possession of the Government against the en-
tire Whisky Ring, SO that, if further trials are
had, the defendants may know what testimony
they must meet. 1t iB developed, not merely
from tho testimony of the ring officials
sworn, but from the manner of the frauds
themselves, and their extent and the length of
time for which they were practiced without
interruption, that the official section of the
Ring must have been a deal 1arger and more
far-reaching than hns yet been disclosed, for
it was morally impossible that frauds so long
continued and so easy of detection could have
gone une1posed save through quite general
official connivance hereabouts. In view of
what has been diyulgcd, the public will give
ready credence to the statement of one Of
tho rectifers called Is g witness, that they
were put to the alternative Of stopping busi-
ness or joining the Ring, and the other state
mcnt of witness formerly IN the Revenue
service, that he was advised be could choose
between going in with the thieves or being
removed. It is also disclosed that JAKE
REIN, as collector for the official Ring,
mndo lcvies to tho tune Of $4,000
upon single crooked firm, es though it
were common thing for him to do, and
that it was paid, as of course and that, be-
sides, HEsEa also collected his political
funds in the like manner, But, which is
most important, nil the indications 60 to
show that the Government is IN full posses
sion Of overwhelming proof against the en-
tire Hing.
That, indeed, would appear to be the sole
result Of the e1coriating cross-e1aminatlon
to which AIr. SronEs subjected tho witnesses
for the Government. He appears to have
taken the view that the witnesses who, in
the classic phraseo1ogy Of the times,
''squeale!," had been assured Of immunity
from or mitigation of their punishment for
their share in the crimes they confessed, and
to have assumed the solemn duty of himself
administering to them punishment that
would doubly compensate for that they es-
capped By squealing. He did It.
, 1876-03-26
TOMORROW.

WOODS MCSEUM-Monroe street. b.sween Dear
Bora and State. Afternoon, Tbs Serious Family. -
Evening, ~ The Hunchback."
HoOIEYS THEATRE-Randolph street, between
Clark and L2Saile- The California M:us;rels.
McyICEERS THEATRE Madison street, between
Dearborn and St1&e. Engagement Of John E. Owens.
- Or Boys."
ACADEMY OF MCSlC-Ha.s!ed street, between
Madison and Monroe. Engagement OF the Julia
Matthew'S Eu1iesque Troupe. IS Ii Fi!lo Md Angot."
ADELpn1 THEATRE-Des1born street, corner
Eouroe. The Flying Scud,"
FAETELL HALLS1adison street, between Clark
xld LAS11c. Lecture hy Prof. R. A. Proctor. Sub
3se1 Olasr Suns t..au Ours"
, 1876-03-26
Gbt Gb1ta!)u Qri1lb,,at.
Sunday Morning, March 30, 1879.
1t the New York Stock Exchange on Sat
uday greenbscls closed steady at S75.

It is ann ounced in Washington dispatch
that one of the results Of the anti i-CoSK11So
feeling in The Now York delegation to Cincin-
natl will be that the Hon WILLIAM L.
WHEELER, well known in connection with the
Louisiana compromise, and one Of the Re-
publican lenders in the House, will be placed
in nomination before tho Convention for the
Presidency
, 1876-03-26

Fridays closing quotations, light weights
selling at Ss.1o@s.2 %, and common to good
heavy at S.20@s.50. Cattle were in good
demand, and ruled firm, at $3.50@5.50 for
common to choice. Sheep were nominal, at
$4.5o@G.5Q. One hundred dollars in gold
would buy $l14.37i in greenbacks st the
r1rco
, 1876-03-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
TO-DAY.

TO-DAY.
MCCORMICK HA1L-North Clark street. corner OF
Eiuzie Lecture at p. N. by Susan y. Anthony.
Bub,ect - Nonan's Wants."
HoOLEY's THEATnE-Randoph street, between
Clark and L.Salle. Concsrt At D. n in aid of the
Good SxtnAsit1u's Uome.
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE-C!xrk strcat, between
Like and Randolph Der Woodworking der
11aueu: O., Die rreussen in Breslau-"
ADELPHI THEATRE-s1onroes stzsst, co1nar Dsar-
Ac1a- ~Hu1apty Duurty."
, 1876-03-26

to set this pronigate, fashion-bound society Of
Washington an example in economy, frugal
ity, and the old-fashioned virtues His influ-
euce in NIL these respects would be immense,
and, coupled with the official advantages We
have indicated, suggests the great importance
of the change
, 1876-03-26

THO7. J. TURNER LODGE, No. 500. A., F. and 4.
.-W,u meet 1hurs1sy evening, March %, for work
On Second Degree II Frce 1lasons' Hail. Y East Mon
roe-.t 73u p. Visitors cordially invited to
Keat with ca- by order nf ". II.
WALLACE 3, DOUGLAS Sec
, 1876-03-26

LAFAYETTE CHATTER No. ., Il. 4. M--ualI. =
Mrn.oe-st-S:sted Conyocatnn Monday evening,
March T. 1t T::o o'clock, for business and work on
III. l. \. DeSrss }:s1.ors cordially invited. By order
81 the L. r E. y. TUCKER, Secs.
, 1876-03-26

coEINTMIAE CHAPTER, No G.. r A. M.-Reg-
MAR souvoc.tion Monday evening" March q. at $50
eeloc.- Work @. tie Mark Degree.
s. n. HENDERSON. d. p.
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ATTENTION, Sir KNIGHTS !-special Conc!aye Of
C.ic,o Connaultry, No. -, Il. r.. Monday e:eniag,
r:.,u: Sir knights co,lrcou+ly invited By order Of
tl> f. C. CHAS. ]. TiiOWDE1DGE, Recorder.
, 1876-03-26

MASONIC SOC1AELE.-A Calico Party {the Inst Of
Oh ou Tuesday evening next March cs at their hall.
1s7 EaA, K,azie-st which the fraternity and ttet
friends cordially invited very pleasant time il
c;nstG
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25
GOV. TILDEN'S REPLY,

\ blow answered with telling effect, i
the most graphic construction tha. can b,
placed upon the reply OF Mr.. Tilten to ,ht
charges made agains: his income tax. The
sting cf accusation is not 50 grea, that ar
hoEesc man need tear that /. will harm
him. !. i neither humiliation to him
or al influence upon the sound reasoning
people Of the country. The reply Of Mr.
| Ti.den is : calm. clear statement. devoid
of passionate re:o-:-i, is simply an homes
man. ore who has ever been held in the
hishes: es;eem. defending an unsullied
honor agAins: the attacks Q: villiiying cam.
paign papers.
A: he National Republican Convention
8! Cincinnati. Gen, Logan WAS deemed pc
cuIiar]s erigrama:ic, when he spoke Of the
assassination Of public character" and this
was applied 70 the Democratic party ior
assailing ntn. VINO rested under the tain:
OF the s;ror-s>: suspicion. many Of whom
were acknowledged guilty. Regardless o:
this ingenuity Of speech and applauied to
the ech? . :: vaS, We ind the assassin
weapons ,1Eneyi upon Gov. TildeD, bu,
only o oe b.lu;ed ani thrown from their
hands, ~ AL answer powerful in its truth
inspiring in il en2ob.in- purposes and :
yinGica,io1 complete, sven with tue test.
How iretFetual ;Atse charges have
bes". Is lid by Tie increasing popularity
OF u. man: the brightness Of hi> arnlo-
with " shower Of mud thrown a-a;ns, him:
the association Of his nause wherever i. i
mentioned with leform,a the enthusiasm
il e1e!teS. No cloud has dimmed his firm.
amepI BY this a::acs. and no pulse oil
homes; thought has stillAd in weighing his
value As a pure and honest nan. His
',aunchest aousers have oeen palsied with !
astonishment at the clear and iorcible |
ruIhs OF his answer. Accusation has los, |
Is sting. The man whom it aimei to |
destroy, is stronger to-day IS = candidate |
han be was ever before in his long and |
llnstrlous public career. The campaign
document OF the New York Times" has
zen verbally an instrument Of bepei, 10
he Democratic party. L; has brushed
way any stains tha. may have hung about
he life OF Mr.. Tilden. and made hin, a
mark even Eore b.iilian. in the history OIL
American Craftsmanship. than he was
etore.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

tation with The old Committee a to it
correctness. Messrs. Vernon & Son were
asked by the Chairman Of the old Printing
Committee, in the presence Of Wm. H
Lee, the Clerk ofthe old Council, if they
had bill for printing against Council.
The replied 'no," but that they had done
printing without authority, and taking it
for granted that they would receive no
pay, would make no charge for the same.
A bill for this very same work was presen-
ted to the new Council and ordered to be
paid, and the old Committee were not even
consulted. The public see exactly how
the masters reward their servants and what
a luxury it is to be ring pennywhistle.
At this rate surely the Republican" is on
the road to success; pecuniary, if none
other.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25
rHE rExPeRAxCE CAUSE

| The people in Wilmington, who hav'
undertaken the temperance movement II
nominate State ticket in opposition t.
that nominated by both tie Democratic
and Republican parties, claim that they
are misunderstood. 1t is not party to bt
run in the interest of any political afilia'
ton. Itis for the purity ofthe ballot-bos
through temperance influence, and the
accomplishment of purer legislation, by
the election, if possible, of . Temperance
ticket.
The convention which will be held on
next Thursday, is to be one entirely indie
pendent of politics, it is stated; neither
candidate now in nomination for Con-
gressional honcrs will be accepted by
the convention, and this is clinched BY the
statement that they will not be accepted,
no. even if they take the se-called iron
clad" cath, and it is currently reported
that one candidate has agreed to take the
oath ii il viii be the means of securing
him the Temperance nomination. This is
a terrible rebuke 10 the Congressional cam
didates now in nomination, who will not
be taken into the fold, not even if they are
clad iu an oath ofirun.
None OF the candidates for the Legislature
upon either the Democratic or Republi- |
can ticket have made any answer 10 the
interrocations sent them by the Committee
calling the Convention, and new ticke,
will be formed, one OF temperance out and
ost. \ person very prominently spoken
Of ior the Congressional nomination is Mr..
Theuas /. Coursev, residing at Frederick,
and who was nominated ior Gubernatorial
honors by the Republicans in 1868. But
ii is ,houshI that he will not accept the
as he is closely allied to the
Republican party, and would no. like to
offend the party by opposing them.
Another person prominently spoken Of
for the no ton is 6. V. Smith, OF
SMYRNA, who will be the next choice after
Mr.. Coursey. The names of George ".
Wells and Rev. Fielder Israel have also
been spoken Of. l, is claimed that there
are over two thousand signers 10 the iron
clad oath. ali Of whom will vote the Tenn
perance ticket, and in addition to this the
instruments have been tuned up in the
lower counties and King alcohol will
have 10 dance the liveliest dance that lie
las ever known in this State. Rum is
.lliel with the devil by the Temperance
,ar;v and the combination Of Rum the !
Devil and ;he Republican party. is the
opinion tia. the new movement must :
ave Of the other party.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25
THE HERALD.

THE MORNING HERALD u published
every morning, (Sunaays exceptedJ and
delivered in the city Of Wilmington and
surrounding places for six cents per week,
payable to the carriers. Mail subscriptions.
postage free, three dollars per annum In
advance.
O'BYRNK Bros, Publishers,
No. 5Oe. Shipiey Street.
Wilmington, Del.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

THREE ticksts in the field is becoming
popular, and politics are restless unless
there is lively competition. The Cooper
and Cary party will hold Stale CONVEX
tion a. Albany, New York, this week, and
nominate ticket. Delaware has = third
party. which is c7ssiderei an enormous
smoun. of political fury for such a small
Siste.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25
THE following questions asked by III

THE following questions asked by the
Republican" are answered:
Why should ii cos. over twenty hunirei
dollars to pay for the city printing in the
year 1876, aud the present Council ask only
one thousand for the coming fiscal year!
Answer.-The committee made no such
report, bu: reported that one thousand
dollars, in addition 10 ,ha. already appro-
priated would BE required for the fiscal
year 1876" SIS they are paying bills 70
George ". Vernon 4 Son and others. not
authorized by the former committee.
Why should the HERALD attack Nr. Febi-
ger so bitterly in sn editorial in this morn.
ing's paper!
Answer-He did not know ANYTHING
about tina. Of which he was talking about.
Why should we not carry the State for
Bird in the coming November election
Answer.-The Democrats and Tempe
rance men have already clipped his wings.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

THE explosion st Hell Gate, Yesterday,
was an experiment. in heroic engineering
that was unique in the history Of sciences.
No injury attended the explosion, and
: marvel Of value 10 the commerce oi
our c,puntrv has ben aecomplished.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

\ DEMOCRATIC majority in Council al
lowed Dr.. Shortlidze TO remain ia Office
until the expiration OF his full term. Re
publican Council Immediately discharges
Dr.. Cgle, and replaces Or. Shor:liise.
This is the party Of honor and justice.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

THIS wholesale annuling OF contracts by
Republican Council. is the true spirit o;
the Republican party in municipal, State
or national government. Ii is the party
and its interests, in violation Of word, bond
and law, and We have no u ore forcible in
stance of it than in the election OF W. B.
Davis from the quarry al Eleventh street,
because the contract was made with Davis
BY the Street Committee, and no; BY Coun-
Gil. But a contract under the same cir
cumstancss should he as binding between
a Democra, and tie party in power, as
with Republican and his party in power.
The original contrac; with Mr.. Flanagan
for quarrying stone for the breaker, was
made by consen, Of Council, bu, extended
by the committee without consent of Coun.
Gil. The compact was Acknowledged by
VIM. Candy, chairman of the committee,
when the contract was extended. Under
precisely the same circumstances Demo-
cratic Council ordered Flanagan to remain
10 the quarry after he had been ordered
Ut y The chaiEnan k the Street Com
III w s~a 4 sN Sa A
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

SOMETHING that resembles addition.
division and silence, has recently occurred
in our new City Council. George W.
Vernon & Son presented bill of 1850
to the new Council, on September sth, for
printing, and ordered 10 Be paid September
1f1a N ~ - N 1onn vv;al,ens -. n
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

ALTERING it a little. and We have the
the Gates of He'll exploded Yesterday.
If such were true, Bob Ingersoll could
blaspheme God and the Bible without fear
of hereafter.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25

PRESENT Council regards contracl
about IS sacred as an Indian treaty. Both
are violated for gain
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25
FOR LEVY COURT.

WILLIAM LODGE. Brandywine.
JAMES CARSWELL, WilmiI gton.
ADOI.PHCS HUSBANDS. ChriStiana.
ALBERT H. SILVER. New Castle.
ALEXANDER WILSON. Pencader.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-25
FOR PRESIDENT.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS

PRESIDENTIAL EIECToRS
JOHN H. RODNEY, New Castle Co.
JOHN W. SHARP, Kent Co.
GEO. W. WILLEN, Sussex Co.