, 1876-01-02

VAN 6cHA1cE, Il. c. PAINE
About $50 persons are expected to 60 il the
weather Is fine.
The Governor sent in his valedicIory to the
Common Council, announcing his resignation OF
the MayorAlty, At the meeting on Monday. II. II.
benjamin, President of the Council, By law fills
the vacancy until the new Mayor il elected in
the spring. when he Will probably be continued
in the Office By the votes OF the people. Reso-
lutions acknowledging the Mayors excellent con-
duct in Office we're adopted.
THE GOVERNOR AND TILE RAILROADS.
met the Governor the other day He was
marching along Milwaukee street, after break
fast, on the way to business, in his usual sturdy
manner, planting his foot every time as though
crushing cart-load OF corrupt Rings. In re-
sponse to ry hail. for was long way in his
wake aud spled him on turning Il corner, the
Governor i1aited- A few words only paseed, and
those we're in relation to the railroads. I asked
him what his policy was going to ba
to the modification Of the Potter
law. His E1cellency's ansNer was charactc1is-
tic. He said he should try to shape his policy in
accordance with the viii Of the people, which
would probably find expression in the Legisla-
ture. Taking the Governors welt-kuown views
sGat any modification Of the Potter Law that does
not surrender right or sacrifice principle, but
simply remedies discovered wrong, will hayo his
auction but auy law abandoning the principle
Df the constitutional power to regulate railroads
will be vetoed. The Governor is firm believer
in the peoples will, aud it is because he has al
ways go faithfully interpreted it thu, lie has
given 80 much satisfaction to the city as Mayor,
and made such reputation in the State as to
receive election as Governor. whilst for all the
other principal Offices the other ticket received
the popular support. I venture TO p1ophesy the
Governor will make no recommendation to the
Legislature On the subjec Of railroads, unless
II che spirit have Indicated
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The miserable failnre OF the Cnicago Board Of
Fire Commissioners will net deter our people |
from trying the same experiment, ii the will CT |
certain body OF citizens prevails. The attempt
pf last session, which failed to create such a |
Board IN this city, is to be renewed am told, at
The next session. One Of the strong arguments |
used in favor OF the proposed measure is, that !
something needs to be done to check the OYER |
grown aggressive power of the German element. |
They say it is fact that the Germans are unit !
in their demand for city, county, and State Offices
and unit in voung for men who will submit to |
their will and against men who will not; and that
lhey hare established almost as many
lscrmau schools, in proportion to popua-
Lion, where nothing but German ia spoEen, |
Is there are American public schools. ia
Bur midst, and boldly avow their intention of
rnling the entire country and establishing !
.I,elr language as the language Of the nation.
The only method the anti Germans (who are
not Repubiicans) eau discover to meet this |
:Eam1ty is the creation Of boards to have con-
:,ul Of the various departmental Of the public
service. the chief officers Of which are to be
Filed IN the proportion Of, say, one-third Ameri-
rhnH. third Germans, and one-third Irish. The
bin will meet with yery strong opposition as the
Gernane are as one man opposed to it. declaring
that the Fire Department Is rs near perfection as
my human institution can be. and that to tinker
with it in the way described will he to hand it
over to tie politicians
/ F7RE PATROL
L bill also is to be introduced to create q fire |
patrol in this city. The insurance men are in |
local Bo1rd of Fire Underwriters will give it | /.
heir support, and are identified With the parent
age of the measure. wllch is already drafted. ,
The Germans aud irish will maize . ticht for
he epoils can be equally divided, the voice Of
opposition will probably be etided. knd the |
,lil pass. Several persons are already figuring /
'or tho principal positions: /
Talking Of the Fire Department, reminds NE
# singular circumstance, namely: tnat Box 8
Il has funs out seven or eight false alarms {
within the past month. It will be remembered i
hat an emploYe of the Department named Q
Bristol was discharged for mutinous conduct t
nd dlsgraceful language to his superior officer, !
nd bis friends made the mort violent threats OF t
engeance. This ge1ltleman's engine is attached b
OF he district in which BOX 81 is L
ituated. end the suspicion is en- q
ertained that ccrtaiu members of the | il
ompany have been guilty Of turning in these !
alse alarms, Inquiries about Bristol indicate t
hat lie ia unlikely to have any connection with a
uch piece Of mesnness, hs personal character y
eing high, aud his reputation as an honest and =
onorahle though, War,n- tempered man, good Il
nd that the indiscEeet and misdirected zeal OF G.
is friends should connect him with small, DIR q
!; bit Of work like this is to be regretted. Ii
THE 6rEAEEnBHJP4 si
My telegram as to the Democratic move 10 81
ect Fink Speaker seems to haYs been quite as II
tuch OF bombshell as that other telegram y
rought the 1nanipulators OF the Eastern pool on 81
leir knees to Chicago-it blocked the little b
,me that Was going OIL. The 1atasr peRs is that 81
ia Democrats will go into Caucus and in the reg se
pr war nominate the best mnn they can get. | si
be Republicans in the meantime. are quite | Il
i've to the situation, and do not mean to per- d
1t opportunities to slide. Mr. hoyes is hs
1t dead but sleepeth with TWO eyes open and 70
ere be those whose voices will sound trumpet r
se in the first Republican caucus at Madison, n
10 are working like beavers for Fink. It is Va
i'd that Senator Barron is for Sam Flheld, OF be
shinnd. Fink is good man. He ie not to be II
,odwinked or fooled. He is independent, and, il
believe, strictly honorable. He is Repub- n
M just 80 far "a principles 60; but be is not u