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wanting.

A proposition for the reduction Of the
Sheriff's allowance for dieting the prisoners
in the County Jail, coming at time when
the Treasury is empty, many of the various
funds for the entire year already exhausted in
four months, and the county financial Of
fairs on the verge of crisis, is voted down
by the solid Ring in the Board Of Commits
sioners in order that the Sheriff may con-
tinue to realize an annual profit estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000, in addition
to his salary of $4,000. ANY move
ment. looking to retreuchment ought
to be regarded with favor at
the present time, If ever, and it would be no
great hardship to the Sheriff to relinquish g
small proportion Of his profits on the feeding
of the prisoners for the benefit of some of
the charitable institutions that are in danger
of being closed for lack of money to carry
them forward through the season. But the
friends of the sick and the insane are to the
friends of the Sheriff as !" s +" is to 49," and
SO the big donation goes on as usual, and an
honest effort for rstrenchment and economy
Is once more defeated. The election Of five
Commissioners ona general ticket next fall
would be likely to reverse the figures.
, 1877-05-01

There has been an increase Of $4,000, 600
In the amount Of bonds on deposit with the
Comptroller Of tho Currency to secure the
circulation Of National Banks since Nov. /,
1876, the date Of the last report, the amount
now being $40, 1872 900, and the amount of
National Banks note thus secured, 9318,-
364, ,6G7. The net increase of this class Of
circulation for April was $124, 600. There is
now in the Treasury the sum Of 81, ,o00, 600
is accounted for by the fact that there have
been received from the sale of bonds about
$4,000, GOO in excess Of the amount dis
bursed for the redemption of called 6Ve-
tweuties.
, 1877-05-01

The map Which appears this morning on
the first page Of this issue furnishes the e1-
planation Of TEE TR1nuNE's delay in placing
before its readers map Of the country in
which the tremendous struggle between
Russia and Turkey is to take place. Rather
than print an imperfect botch We have de-
ferred the publication until clear, accurate,
neatly-executed, and in every way artistic
map could be produced,-a matter that can
not be accomplished By hacking u pine
board with a meat-ax, as some Of our co.,
tempora1ies seem to hare done. Now that
the map has been engraved with proper care
and skill, it speaks for itself. Our readers
will do well to preserve this copy Of TEE
TRIBUNE for reference hereafter in tracing
out the localities named in the war reports.
, 1877-05-01

The English Government has issued a
proclamation of neutrality on the Eastern
question, and declares that it intends for the
present to stand back and let Turkey and
Russia fight it out. But how long will this
neutrality last that's the question. There
is extraordinary activity infused into the
ship-yards. They are all resornding with
the blows Of hammers. Ion-clads are being
fitted out with the utmost expedition war
ships on the stocks near completion are be-
ing rushed forward by relays of hands work
ing night and day; great guns are going on
board powder, shot, and shell are the order
Of the day; officers and seamen absent on
furlough are called buck to their ships Says
the London Times:
The orders sent to the dock-Yards arc to Epress
forward the necessary works on commissioned and
commissioned ships with all speed. and to di-
rect the sole attention to such necessary works.
leaving all carving fitting officers cabins ETC.. for
future completion.
And On the heels of all this din and haste
Of preparation comes this important dis
patch:
It is officially announced at the War Office in
London that the Government has made prepara-
tions to send SO, GOO men at moments notice to
Egypt OF this force, 25, 600 will go from En-
gland and 25, 600 from India The commissariat
and medical staff are also ready to leave
This means, Of course, that tho British
Government proposes in certain event
likely to occur to take immediate possession
of Egypt We have believed for year past
that this would be the outcome of English
policy and protocols. The Lion is bound to
have his share of the carcass, if the Turkish
Empire is going to pieces. JoHN BULL has
an old and benevolent habit Of looking after
the interest Of Number One, and Of picking
up any stray pieces Of property found lying
around loose in the hands Of an owner not
able to keep possession thereof.
, 1877-05-01

The new Common Council began its career
Inst evening in manner which promises
well for continuation OF the same careful
aud consistent regard for the best interests
OF the taxpayers and the city ut large that
characterized the proceedings Of its prede
cessor, and that has rendered tho latter BODY
one OF the most notable and valuable in The
history Of the municipality. The new
Council 1naugurated its advent to power by
ettectually crushing out tile attempt
of the MN HnDnErH to force him
self into respectable company. He
Was refused seat MS Alderman Of the
Seventh ward by the overwhelming vote Of Of
26 to t. The reading Of Mayor HEA7Hs an
nual message also occupied the attention Of
the Council. The message, which we print
, 1877-05-01
TUESDAY, MAY l, 1877.


The Chicago produce markets were generally less
active yesterday, aud easier Meas pork closed
GIHc per brl lower, ut $15.40 seller May aud
Sl5. 52h0l55 IS for June. Lard closed CSC per
100 lbs lower, at 800 for May and SO. 97h for
Jrne. Meats we're easier, at SIC per ID for loose
shoulders, TIC for do short Hbs, and Stsc for
do short clears. Highwtnes were nominal. At
S.. 10 per gallon. Flour was less active and firm.
Wheat closed EXC lower, at 81. 66a for May and
81. 6S4 for June Corn closed A1Hc lower, at
564c for May and 5s4c for June. Oats closed
a shade easier, at 41kc for May and 434c for
June. Rye was steady. At 92G92Hc Barley was
stronger, ut 85c for April and 75e for May. Hoaa
were quiet and unchanged closing eteady. at S. so
65. 70. Cattle we're dull and weak, ut last weeks
prices. Sheep were unchanged. One hundred
dollars in gold would buy Sl06. 373{ in greenbacks
at the close
, 1877-05-01

Russia who cannot be Magyarized or Ger
1nanizod. If to these should be added the
$4,000, 600 Russian and 1000, 900 Turkish
| Sclaves, it will he seen at once that the
Sclavic element would have control of the
East. As to their sympathy with Russia, tue
Berlin correspondent of the London Times
says.
Leaving the Poles In Wcstern Galcia ont Of the
question: the greater part OF the Austrian scla'ee
openly acknowledge the Gear US the head ana pat
ron OF their rnce. Even now they arc accnstomeo
to speak of grand Sclayonic future in terms III"
volyins either the breaking up Of Austria or hef
absolute subjcction to Russian control. Even now
they recard the formation Of Balkan Confederacy
under Russian auspices the beginning OF q more
Commemorative movement to extend further north
and utilize the resources Of the Magyar and out'y
lug German provinces for Sclaronfc purposes
Originally a feeble antagontsm to the Germans
whose superior culture and might have been gain
ing apon the Sclaronans since time tmmeHoFla!,
the agitation has assumed serious proportions, In
these latter days. aud is now one OF the great facts
Of the times
Thare is still another element Of destruc-
ton in Austria. The ten millions Of Ger
mans in the Empire have long desired to re-
unite with their brethren in South Germany,
and Germany herself is anxious for it,
and might naturally expect it, should
Austria yield to the Sclavonic interest
and allow it TO gain the suprem-
acy. The Ultramontanes in Germany desire
it, and North Germany is compelled to favor
it by foresee1ng the tremendous dimensions
and power in union Of the Sclaves, and the
ultimate alliance Of Austria and Russia,
which such union might render necessary.
Apparently, therefore, the following alterna-
tive. confronts Austria, either to occupy
Bosnia and Herzegovina with the consent OF
Russia, the latter occupying Bulgarja, which
is Sclnvic, and thus take the first step towards
sclayic supremacy in the East, or to find
herself disintegrated and torn to pieces in
the conflicts OF Sclaves, Magyars, and Cor
mans, with the possibility that Germany,
seconding Russia in her designs against Con-
stantinop1e, might step into Vienna and e1-
tend her boundaries to the Adriatic and the
Carpathians. The dis,nember1nent OF Tur-
key md the disintegratiou of Austria are not
impossible results from general European
, 1877-05-01
AUSTRIA'S PROSPECTS.


BLOOD Is thicker than water which Will
sufficiently account for the sudden nlanlfes-
tat1on OF hungarian sympathy Tor the IufRs'
as shown IN such dlspatehes as Tie fonow1ne'
which appeared III our last Issue:
LONDON, ApHl z.-onosellpt'ons nave m oeen
0r prsTn. | Anri, eoMh Tnrkisb % dcnntat,on of
seventeen softas and U1emas. who arc returning
the recent visit Of Hungarian students to constan
tinople arrived at pesth to-day. Ihe whoIe Town
-. ~. ~ s."! ,.as.1s Aae
ceived expressing sympathy for the Turkish nation
The festivities will last week.
The future political dissensions that may
rend Austria are foreshadowed in such dis
patches as the above. Already one element,
the Magyar, symPathlzes with turkey :; the
second, the sclave, with RUSSIA; and the
th'rd' the German with nelt1er' out an1-
1onsly WAITS me actlon OF germany Inc
n1agyafs anu hu ngaf1ana claim k1hared with
Inc 1ufRs' ano Inc 1ufks acknowledge 1t
WIZ tn7 observation 't,at 'ney are ono
ol''ne1s S,nce 'noy nave ID soma ages
p4o''u ''"e uAnseiooS e'.en'es' iney came
4tom ,u0 Sstne sect,on .. Asla lilo EUROPE
~, un4s eney ean4e ea'iiel' iney were war
poppy ~ tn0 .a'aniAn tace' anu tney
N"". 1one o"e1' ~ t'1e caucAsian region ono
W ae els'an oo.oeis before tnes crossed
.ne o3tpa'n'hn y, Aoon1alns, ana snatched
- aau fanSsl'ania 1ron tne natlFe
49, 49, % = alo o1ntr m races ooSs1AS11SE eaueo
, 1877-05-01

greater part of the Southern States. In oniy
three or four did they tchieve occasional and
| spesmodic successes. For the most part they
maintained their opposition to the bouroons
! on principle alone, mud the ofices-tederai,
State, and 1oca1-were almost entirely in
the hands Of the Democrats. But tho Lib
erals have now n new element of political
strength to draw upon. As the men most
inclined to fraternize with the Republican
party Of tho North, most disposed to wipe
out the color-line, most willing to accept the
result of the War, and guarantee the full
constitutional civil and political rights OF
the negro, they may count upon the
great bulk of the black vote. Ihe
former slave-owners who remain 1Y
the radical Democratic party will be able to
control the political action of some OF their
former slaves, as they control largely their
employment, but it may be safely reckoned
that two-thirds Of tho blacks will act PolltN
ically with those men who are in most activo
sympathy with the Republican party. With
this great popular strength-probably num-
bering 100000 votes-the Liberals OF the
South will not be likely to concede all the
political honors and emoluments to the
Bourbons and Fire-Eaters. +--
That the prejudice against the name Re-
publican will retard this Southern Liberal
movement for time, is not to bo denied.
But it must also be remembered that the odi-
um which has attached to the name in the
minds OF the Soutlerners will largely disap-
pear with the disappearance of the carpet
bag politicians who have used and abused
the Republican party for their own purposes.
1t is not impossible TINT the hated term Of
Radical may be transferred from the Republic
ans to tho Democrats in the South. It will
be gratefully remembered that it was Re-
ern hope Of pacidcation. The departure Of
few leading men in each State will give q
social sanction to the movement which the
ultras cannot counteract by calling up old
prejudices. A harmony Of interests in mat
ters Of taxation, civil service, and the ad~
ministration Of the Government, assisted by
tangible advantages in the distribution Of
the Offices, will serve to override mere preju-
dice against name Besides, there are four
years in which to mike the transition,-a
sufficiently long period, it will be conceded,
in view Of the fact that the old Wing party
vanished within two years after the disas~
trous defeat Of 1852. There is no danger to
apprehend, therefore, that reformation Of
parties at the South will necessitato any
change in the name, traditions, or principles
of the Republican party to enable the latter
to acquire the benefit of the change.
, 1877-05-01

The financial dispatches this morning, in
summarizing the condition of the stock mar
ket ut New York, say that t'the market
lacks outside support" Thelieuphemism
may possibly be interpreted to mean that a
certain kind of fools are dying out, and that
the sharks have now got to square right
down to the awful carnage of natural selec-
ton, trusting for ultimate existence to the
survival of the sharkiest.
, 1877-05-01

A curious impression is reported to pre-
vail in Russia that, in the event of that
nation being attacked by England, the United
Statcs would hasten to declare war upon En-
gland 1t is an exaggerated form Of the
strong confidence in American friendship en-
tertained in Russia, and is as absurd as pos
e1,1a
, 1877-05-01

ALEXANDER h. STEPHENS says "the old
Whig party Is fuactus oDlcto." That IS to say.
detunct. he also thinks temporary issues,
such as tariff and free trade, hare no cohesive
power r.; they may be good appendages to =
campaigu but they are not clements throuph
which purity can be nattonalized. He thinks
the pending is5ne is Home-Rule.', 1t was gen
orally Supposed this issue was prett = we'll out
OF the way. II "Home-Rule " is Interpreted to
mean old-fashloped States Rights, that was SET
tied when LEE surrendered in 1865, and is q
good deal more -f,tnc.us oU1eio than the Whtg
party or 4. q. STEPHENS.
, 1877-05-01

The hope that Was yesterday raised by
dispatch from Cleveland-that the body Of
be identified ns that Of Mr. ?. P. B11ss-is
destined to disappointment The remains
have been definitely ascertained not to be
those of the lan,entod singer
, 1877-05-01

this morning, is most interesting present.
ment Of the condition Of municipal affairs by
the Mayor. who has done so much to bring
them to the present excellent basis, and who
pledges himself to continue the same capa-
BILE and satisfactory administration during
tie two years for which be has been elected.
It is gratifying to know that his efforts in
behalf of honest and economical government
will be heartily supported by the new Coun-
, 1877-05-01
L., 3. & NJ.
2HA.Afaf 0{eHnk.A L. tnI HH.sA.eMA

Special DfEp1kch to The Tribune.
NEW YonK CrTr, april 10 0.--Last June John G.
Martin purchased the Lafayette, Bloomington q
mississippi Road from the bondholders, aftee
which twas mortgaged and leased to J. ". Heata'
OF Lafayette, Ind, for fifty years, who according
10 the terms OF the lease, was to keep In as COCA
running condition rs the Western Division Of tho
Wabash. This tho owners Of the road claim %
has not done. aud defaulted on his Interest -.
sides. 1t was tue Intention Of the owners Of tals
road when leased to Heath that he was to throw
Lafayette. Nuncie & Bloomington, to the Waosaae ~
1t Lafayette. This was not In the lcsse. oat ~ s
was 10 understood. Instead OF carrying out toli
iines. and negotiations are now going on here y
which the Lafayette, Bloomington T. AississfpP'
Road is to pass back into the han13 OF the bona
Wabash
, 1877-05-01

/The suggestion in Tns<Ta1BunE that I" tn-
'telligcnce and property ought to nave some
thing to say in.public Affairs. makes those OF
our exchanges Which have neither the one nor
the other very angry.f They feel TINT TIC re-
mark was meant to be personal. Not at all;
and YETI II the coat fits, put it on; It will he the
first ono worn by some Of our traducers that
has not proved disastrous to some tailor.
, 1877-05-01

The Hon. JOHN D. DEGREES, of Indiana,
has received from President HA1Es the ap-
pointment Of Public Printer, oix C1APp,
whose resignation takes effect June1. There
is room for improvement in the manage
ment Of the Printing Bureau, and every
reason to expect il.
, 1877-05-01

The New York Tina yesterday is su-
thoity for statement that DAVID DUDLEY
FIELD will make an6ther attempt to return
to Congress- by Inducing the resignation Of
one oIAssMu11zR, and so giving DAVID
chance to*be sent back. Keep the fellow
at home: 1.-The country had enough Of him
last session.
, 1877-05-01

It is disgrace to the State that scavengers of
the English language should be permitted to
ussst IN making our laws, and that the'legis-
laturc should be the dumping ground for these
filthy fellows. Still, the spectacle Of dast week
when TIE TR1puxE's correspondent was as
sailed Is probably tAe indirect effect OF this
ctty's requirement, ct late t9At every man
should carry awayhfs own garbage. That will
account for Catsktn KEARNEy's endowment.
, 1877-05-01

In yesterdays issue appeared letter from a
years In Louisiana. One paragraph is we'll
worth repeating. He Is speaking OF the failure
of the "bayonet policy" to afford protection
to the blacks: tThe use of the troops in the
South vas upheld because Northern people be-
licved that they afforded protection to the col
ored race, who are too timid to do anything to-
wards protecting themselves.' He adds:
But never was there greater or more mischiev-
GUS mistake have been a resident Of the State
for several years. aud yet hare rarely II ever seen
the troops ascd for anything but election purposes.
During every campaign we have seen parishes
scourcd from one end to the other In search Of
parties who were kept under indictment until after
the election and then turned loose without even
an attempt ut q trial. That this carpet-bag Gov
ern1nent should have been upheld for the purpose
or protecting the colorcd seems almost
beyond the bounds OF belief, for the only
clain which it ever made upon the North
for support was Its own weakness. The only point
was, that it could not stand alone. All their argu
ments all thcr addresses, and all their frantic mp
peals, when sifted and shown in their true light
amounted to Just this: ''Our laws are nselcsa for
nobody obeys them; our officers worthless, for
nobody respects them; our authority ia impoient.
against u.s. During our whole term OF Office we
have seen colored citizens multrcutcd, maimed,
and slaughtered, and We could not protect them;
but We have carefully collected and labeled for
electioncering purposes all crimes of whatever
character und against whon,eoever committed and
bloody stories, that you again help us into office
wards Of the nation.'" The North swallowed thc
logic, and the State suffered the results.
, 1877-05-01

TREsoR ", PARK is reported to have in
iulgcd ''in u number Of tears , when the ycr-
dict in the Emma-Aline case .*as rendered last
Saturday. These fearful ybcople arc becoming
so common that either the public will have to
carry umbrellas for protection against lachry~
NOSE dampncss or tile tear-fountans must be
supplied with flexible watcr-spouts-
, 1877-05-01

PROF. TYSDALL says that in 1s7o he came to
America to see the effects OF tbc great fire In
this city, but stopped at New' York when he
found that Chicago had befn already rebuilt.
That is d handsome compliment; but the Pro-
fessor need not have suffered that dfsappoint-
mcnt. 1t was unnecessary. He could hare seen
the effects Of our g1eat tirc.if he had gone to
St. Louis. It is nQttoo late even now.
, 1877-05-01

Greenbacks yesterday closed at oss. The
the close Of the days session, transferring
its business to the management Of she New
York Stock Exchange.
, 1877-05-01
4 NEW ROUTE TO THE sOUTH

~ NEW ROUTE TO TIE SOUTH :
convention in the interest OF extending ths
Augusta & Knoxville Railroad go Us to gi.e thu
lines from the West another outlet to the Atlantic
Ocean will be held at Augusta, Ga., on the 9th Of
May, aud the people Of thAt suction arc ve'J
anxious that the large Western cities send repFs'
sentatiyes. =. !.
AZ meeting OF the eorporators OF this road:
held at Augusta, ca, week ago, the Following
resolutions were adopted: .
Casolina, North Carolina, md Tennessee feeling N
IN TIC Of rallsosd connection p
branch lin. between Augusta via Walton Iatnd u sas
savannah River and Greenwood, S. e.. be requested
send delegates to railroad convention to be hon u
Augusta ou the 9Th of May next.
Nfsolred That delegates from all Important polnu@
trade 10 the West, feeling interest n this
enterprise b. cordially invited be present 1t aAo
eolVenton aud to participate in ita proeeednk1- :.
, 1877-05-01

The Legislature Of Colorado passed hi,
lof an act to abolish the grand-jury system,
ana provide Tor the organization OF juries Of
nolctment in lieu thereof" Gov. Rour7 has ve-
toed the bill. The Governors reasons for dis
approving the bill are:
TIE creation Of juries Of indictment from of,.
eess elected by the people would. in my Judgment.
Plote injurious to the proper admfntstration OF
9asi4ce IN view OF the fact that such officers might
, 1877-05-01

LEGISLATURE

coLTNrrs. O., April 30.-1n the House, the
Uouac bill to dx the salary Of members OF the
General Assembly at $500 per year, and deduct S.
for each days absence, was defeated.
The House bill to legalize the publication OF le-
gal Advertisements in papers using patent t-outsde
IVES passed.
, 1877-05-01

in certain cases. be elected With to their
afso objectionable IN requiring all the members to
agree to the finding, making it possible 10 deleat
tho ends OF justice by the corruption OF s1Hsle
member OF the Jury.
, 1877-05-01

The Springfield Journal has made discovery
that will immortalizc it. 1t has found out that
If tile Republicans elect only two members Of
the House in district and the Democrats one,
1nstead Of three Republicans and no Democrat,
the result will be that both the Republicans and
the Democrat will be "lazy loafcrs " and absent
themselves from the House; whereas, if all
three had been Republicans or ali three Demo-
Gratis, they would have remained In their seats
and attended to their duties! And SO, II three
Democrats and no Republican had been elected
IN all the central and southern districts, Sanga-
mon included, the whole Of them would have
oeen faithful and industrious members. It is
giving both parties a proportional representa-
lion IN the House that makes the truancy1
Hence, says that astnine PRINT, tive must con-
clude that minority representation is IN un-
utterable failure, just as the Journal always
predicted" No donkey ever uttered q more
ridiculous or imbccile bray.
, 1877-05-01

1.-THE Times never boast5 y says the Times.
That depends on whether Oriental self-praise
can be called boastins. =
, 1877-05-01

Madame Ess1PoFF devoted tho whole OF last
Friday evening in New Y2fk to CHOPIN music;
At the same time probably ten thousand young
women were engaged if chopin hash.
, 1877-05-01

"Does Spring spring ~ asks the P.-I. man Of
the Now York Herald. We DO not know how it
cavorts along the Atlantic, ,but in this climate it
turns back summcr-sct.f
, 1877-05-01

Gen. LOGAN can have the mission to either
Austria or Brazil, according to Il Washington
dispatch. Brazil would suit his complexion
best.
, 1877-05-01

The colorcd man is no lopEcra disturbing Gle
mcnt in national politicI The Tildenite Dem
ocrats have taken his Ik1acc.
, 1877-05-01

The Hon. ALEXANDER Fl. STEPHENS has his
second sight, and 1t is remarkably good. He
says: .'For the first time instWcnty years I see
hopeful future for our common country"
, 1877-05-01

"The Turkish budget shows n deficit" This
shows the bag-trousers promised the 10. for
its support have been shipped.
, 1877-05-01

"Russia will trY and force the Danube at Rem
and Ismail." This will he game Of Water
loo for the Turks.
, 1877-05-01

The Legislature hates to adjourn. Why so
when the calls to family duty arc so frcquen
md imperative?
, 1877-05-01
SOLD.

NEW YonK, April 30. The Paducah & Mempnl.
Railroad, 768 miles long, with capital stock o.
So, Goo GOO and funded debt Of 81, 541, 000, VIZ
sold to-day under an agreement with the cseditos1
to Henry ". 9mitheFs, John T. Edmonds' AM
Charles J. Canada, Trustees for S105, 00o- .:"~~-