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farmer or country dealer 5000 Or 2o'ooo
bushels to be delivered within the next
month, and the farmer or country dealer
sends the corn forward in lots as it may bo
most convenient or advantageous to him.
The contracts which properly fall under
the statute prohibiting gambling tfansac-
tlons are those which do not Contract to de-
liver certain amount Of property at some
future time, but which merely sell the PRIV
ilege Or option Of delivering. In the one
case there is an actual purchase, aud IN tho
other simply the purchase OF right to pur-
chase. Tho latter is nothing more nor less
than gambling as to what tho price OF Il
certain commodity may bo at future date:
it is never expected that there shall be any
actual delivery Of property, but 1t is simply
bet between two men, involving 'S25 or
500, rs to. the future price Of prop
erty TINT will never pass through the
hands Of either Of them. It is the transac-
ton known on the Board of Tredo rs
"put" or 'call," which properly comes
under the statute prohibiting gambling con-
tracts, .ud there have been recent evidesces
that tue Board intends to do everything pos
slble to break down the practice of dealing
in these |'options." In fact, this sort OF
trading has becone SO disreputable of late
that the Board of Trade should take an act
i've part in the effort to expose and punish
the men who follow it, 1t has gone so far
that newsboys, peanut-venders, and apple
women are solicited to invest their earnings,
no matter how small, in these risks. in all
these transactions, the rule is that
the agent who transacts the busi-
ness for the ignorant aud credulous
outsiders Keeps the money if he wins,
SO that the poor people who trust are the
victims a"d losers in any event. If the
Board desires to escape the disgrace Of hav-
ing all its transactions confounded with this
skin-game, it will make special efforts to
crush out the practice altogether, and the
quickest wny to do it is to institute prosecu-
tious under the statute against every man
who is appreheuded in any such transaction.
Fortunately, tho Supreme Court decision
will 90 much to correct thos general misap-
prelension rs to the character of oil the
business done on the Eoard, nnd it will
edectually prevent the greedy outsiders who
seek the Board for purely speculative pur-
poses from swindiing the commission men
whom they employ by pleading against the
payment Of losses q statute which does not
cover legitimate contracts for future delivery.
, 1877-11-11

A Congressional party by the name Of
HOOKER hailing from the land Of Kemper
County, climbed to perpendicular position
yesterday and offered IN amendment to the
Army bill, prohibiting the uso OF troops
to suppress instructions or protec: order in
any State except on the demand of
the Legislature or the Executive. Then
arose other Congressional parties, who re-
sfectfuuY but firmly sat down Oh him. One
after the other the Southern Representatives
bumped his brain1ess bead, reminding him
That in the withdrawal Of troops from the
Southern States tho President had manifest
ed confidence in those States that would be
il1-re4uited by any expression Of lack OF
conGdence in him.
, 1877-11-11

Only once-twicc ii we count the case Of N.
SEELfE-can the ollie be fairly said to ha7s
sought the man, and ttat-nlaryel oi mas5e!s!
was in New York City. Indeed, the man in
question was elected almost aea:nst bis will
It was CASPER baden, an honest Dutch bakc.
of New York, who Was nominated for State
Senator against Tammanv. He regarded tho
whole canvass with Indifference, il not with
profound skepticisfn, and when the canyasse:s
came around, and the strikers, aud the men
with the hats, and the workers, be said SOL
emnly, ''Nein! Ncin!" and hid bis pocket
book in the bottom OF a crackcr-barrel. Finally
the Tuesday after the first Monday in Nogen-
Der came round baden WIS elected, and IN
excited and cxultant delegation rushed oft to
appr'se him OF the fact But the ho1e;.
Dutchman seized o club, and, crying, "No, no,
Tou don't got no beer out from me-" drove out
the delegates. shut up tho shop. and went to
bed, wakeniag next tnorning to discover rtat b.
had Indeed been elected Senator.
, 1877-11-11

ABE HEWITT finds In the New York Tribune i
warm friend to his t'American kitchen" ur ho:~
corn scheme for the Paris Exposition. The
Tribune says:
As the coyn ia to be cooked undc. tue perso1a.
supervision Of Commissioned ye no:ut-
nate the Hon. SAMUEL i. TILuES 10 that oscc.
Let us send tim over to Paris as Chief an! Com
missioner General, and beforc next September oar
compatriots in Paris will be able to ;,ui@t viii
pride to long line OF faneurs anu pc'sss iualtcs
srro,1ing along the bouleva1ua, gnrw'ng at Tie
smoking cub, while the cry ot - ''lIot-corn:" will
lull them at night into dreams Of home. Besides,
Mr.. TlLpES. in q paper cap and "htc ;=czef,
will be one OF the sights Of Paris. co;ncn.n: y.
be does engaging suavity Of manner :.th 81 en-.
tusiasEl for the cansc. be will succeed in CONVEX
ing his favorte product into the most pre1noieed
stomachs, and oneuing channels oi con~um 7toa
which Eoald no doubt remain obstinateIT cIoscl
agnnat less adroit and determined opera.o:.
We shalt depend upon him MT only to cstao!h
the steaming tin pail the Champs Elysee., c1l
insinuate '|corn- bred'' and ''yriide-caSs %
u.ais " into every Parisian menu. but TO al:aeh
popcorn iiend to cverv raiiway tr:,n in Ea1o2e.
That we guess will bc something worth living {o:.
, 1877-11-11

b1ansled, patched, md blcedino tno
grievously stabbed 't Army bill was o;ve,,
rest yesterday in order that its wounds n,o,.
be bound up and its legs Strengthened ont
sufficiently to straddla fresh horse to-nor-
TOW. The Texas delegation, which, after I'll
had no interest at heart ssre the protection
OF the pigs and brindle bulls of
y few constituents, went sauasely
baek on their brilliant record at
Friday, and. accepting a sop in the shape Of
four reg :nents of 1000 men each to ba
stationed o1 the Rio Grande, agreed to the
modl1icasion Of the nrny to 20: 600 men.
But the most remarkable feature Of tha
whole bu ;iness is that these able Congress
aonal tactici Lbs find their funt tious are not
limited to the creation ind pay Of an army,
hut extend to the 1aueurering thereof.
They propose not only to limit the
, 1877-11-11

The musical season in Chicago will fairly open
tomorrow evening With two important events.
The first Is the great testimonial concert to Nine.
R1rE-k1Sct the eminent pianist, who. as our
readers know, has made Chicago her home.
There are two significant features OF this con-
cert. The opening days sale was the largest
ever known in this country, amounting to over
1000 seats. Again, the list Of artists has never
been suzpasscd- Tile programme will be given
By the first soprano in this county {s1iss
THuRsBf>, in some respects the first alto {,iiss
DRAsn1L) the first bass (Afr. Whitney,, and the
first pianist {.frs RrvE-KS6I In addition, it
will call from our local talent Mrs. Kga1PToN,
whose reputation as an artist is kuown all over
, 1877-11-11

4 Senate CAUCUS Of Republicans IVES held
yesterday, at which, to use Celtic phrase,
four Senators were absent The Southern
and civ;1-Service policies Of the Adn,inistra-
tion> in their bearing upon the Louisiana
question, were under consideration, and the
general drift seemed to be IN favor of seating
hEt1oG0, and refusal to recognize the Ioui-
e'ana compromise, rs compelling the party
to accept spoFFoRD. CoSx11SG was par-
1co1ariy moderate and courteous. He did
not approve Of the Louisiana Commission or
me recognition of NICHOLS, claiming that
fAcKAaD should have been officially recop.
nlzed, but be did approve Of the withdrawal
OF troops from the Southern States.
, 1877-11-11

During the fight over the Army bill"
new section crept in that will give general
satisfaction to MI except those, perhaps,
whom it most vitality concerns. Itreduces
staff officers TO their Ineal rank aud pay,
cutting of the high emo;uments and int ra-
tons these gentlemen ere supposed TO earn
by sitting around and comparing buttons.
On being told ct the reform, Gen. SHERMAN
indorsed it, and characterized the staff
officers" Us cxcrescences," who are seat
ing up the army, aud who ought to be cut
aff y
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Unless new trial shall be ordered, the
court yard Of the County Jail will shortly be
snbellished with the dangling body of Al
BEET CURTIS SMITH, who was yesterday con.
~icted of murder in the frs: degree, and sem
kenced to be hung
, 1877-11-11

That perp1exing and pestllential litigation
known SIS the " Michigan University Chah-
Gerry SUIT" on the first trial OF which the
Judge admitted that when he got through lie
knew less than when he started i'll, Is
po1zing its head through the legal fence
again demanding new trial. The motion
is based on alleged newly discovered evi-
dencc, which is to the effect that - cerfa'n
red lines could not have been forged, and
that one witness has been swearing On o1l
sides of the case as the exigencies demanded
or IN opportunity arose. It was supposed
that if the parties would hold the case still
long enough, a INV might be manufactured
to tit 1t, but this new evidence OF dlsposl~
ton to shift around puts the final settlement
farther of than ever, aud threatens to make
fat thing for generations Of lawyers to
cor,e
, 1877-11-11

Cox, Of Ohio, has resurrected PESp1E~
TONS old scheme Of having Cabinet officers
sit Oh the floor Of the House. as responsible
Ministry, ready at ell times to answer ques-
lions. Cox, this time Of New York, thought
the plan smacked too strongly OF British
institution to ever become practicable in this
freq and enlightened country, and there the
matter stnrdS
, 1877-11-11

Down among the mines of Duquesne, Pa.,
the labor difficulties have settled down INTO
sort of religious war between the Protestant
and Catholic elements. So bitter has been
the strife that the adherents Of neither fac-
ton dared venture into the strong
holds Of the other, and now ard
then fierce conangrations have swept
over the black-diamond pits as warnings OF
what might be in store hereafter for the gen~
tlemen engaged in TINT particular locality.
The local Fire Marshal has been quietly In
yestignting, and yesterday he secured the ar
rest Of a number Of miners charged with IN
cendiaris1n. They are OH the right road to II
speedy trial, aud there is D fair prospect that
the reign Of terror will be broken up.
, 1877-11-11

tionai Reriew, already referred to, contends
that the lofty poetry in which the plays
abound is the truest expression Of the mind
of the poet. These passages are often not
in keeping with the character, not suggested
by the circumstances in which he is placed,
and not growing ont Of or into Inc
action. That famous passage in the
''Tempest beginning "And like the baseless
fabric Of this vision" would have been rs
appropriate in the mouth Of Hamlet US that
of I''rospero> The worldly wisdom Of Ulysses
was not required to evolve the thought IN
tt Troilus and Cressida," ssFor time is like
fashionable host" etc. It is not Claudio out
SHAKESPEARE vino says in " Measure for
Measure IF:
Aye, but to die, and 60 we know not where;
TO lie in cold obstruction, md to rot;
This sensible, warm motion to become
kncaded clod; and the delighted spirit
To bathc in fiery foods, or to reside
III thrilling regions Of thick ribbed ice:
To bic imprisoned in the rieHttss winds,
And blown with restless violence round about
The pendent world; or to be worse than worst
OF those that lawlcss and Uncertain thought
Imagine bowling; it's too horrible!
SHAKESPEARE, we fear, was not strictly
orthodox, but he found it convenient in his
day to saddle his notions Of he'll upon
Claudio, who, as an Italian, WAS not amena~
BILE to the discipline OF the Protestant
Queen. Observe in this passage such express
sions as "cold obstruction," t'vicwless
winds" and tAick~ribbed e,'-the whole
being suggested, perhaps, by vision of
DASrE's '.Iufer1lo." Again, that fearful
satire upon Justice Of the nged Lear:
Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance Of justice hurt1ass breaks;
Arm it in Rags, Il pigmy's straw doth breakit,
is tile fruit Of SHAKsoEAEE's bitter ref1ec-
tons, and may have dated from his arra'gn-
mcnt for deer-stcaling before justice Sh"|lo'o
Lucy. SHAKESPEARE, like nil other geniuses,
was not ''e hard thinker" He WIS rapid,
spontaneous, felicitous thinker. II we could
trnce his thoughts to their cradle, we could
anolyze spirit itself, and constitute imaggiu2-
ton by a chemical combination.
We have directed attention to this nrtic1e
in the International, not because it is new
III fern or novel in substance, or altogether
correct in conclusion, but because it per-
forms good service in turning popular
attention to SHAKESPEARE the poet as Dis
tinguished from SHAKESPEARE the dramatist
The TRIBUNE takes the liberty Of commend
lug SHAKESPEARE egain TO those who have not
read him, or have read him, rs most 10, care
lesslY aud in perfupctory manner. Gen
GRANT was right in saying at Stratford-on-
Avon that as many persons read SHAKESPEARE
in America rs in Eub land; he was wrong in
assuming that rs many read SHAKspEARE Us
might with profit do so. There is nothing
in the whole range Of poetry which it is SO
essential the scholar, and the professional
man, aud "the excellent business man." and
the man 'swith no nonsense nbout him."
and the laboring man, and au the women
should know as the poetry of WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE They will never know it if
they depend upon the stage for it, or if they
skim lightly over the golden pages.
, 1877-11-11

**Pitchins a beer cask seems to be nnre~
munerative amusement down in Columbus
Some brewers were ut it yesterday, when
the pitch took fire, generating gases within
the barrel. which exploded with terrific ef-
feet upon one Of the workmen. His skull
mud chest were crushed, and be died within
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force, but to locate the same to suit them
selves. In their gyrations they have man.
nged TO get the measure into such share
that it can be read forwards or backwards
with equal regard to sense, and it will take
the best tinkers in the National Legislature
to hammer the thing out into any kind or
nresentable FORM
, 1877-11-11
Is THERE A GOVERNOR IN ILLINOIS? :?

Judge MOORE, OF 1ne superior CouIL o1 tn1S
county, has been hearing arguments all the
past week On the point OF constitutional law:
whether the Governor Of Illinois exercises
his powers as the Executive Of this State by
virtue of the Constitution or by the grant of
authority and by the consent of -he County
Court. The Constitution of Illinois provides
TINT 1.-The Governor shall have power to
remove any officer whom he mny appoint, in
case of incompetency, neglect Of duty, or
malfeasance in office; and he may declare
llis office vacant, and fill the same as is here
in provided in other cases OF vacancy" J"
Under this power the Governor removed
several Of the West Side Park Com
,nissioners. These officers are of that class
which nre appointed by the Governor. lie
removed them because of inconpetency and
neglect of duty; he declared the offices
vacant, aud filed the vacancies in the man.
ner provided for such cases by the Con-
stitution. Judge AlooRE is now asked to
interpose the jndicin1 arm to arrest the
exercise Of Executive power by the Gov
ernor. It is not case where the Governor
has attempted to exteud his power beyond
the line defined By the Constitution It is
admitted that he has acted in a case and for
cause defined BY the Constitution. But
it is claimed that, before removing an
officer for incompetency or neglect
Of duty, the fact OF such lncompetency
must be established judicia1ly,-in other
words, the man must be tined aud convicted
before the Governor can exercise the power
of removal. The Constitution provides
specific means for the removal Of all elective
officers, in case of official misdemeanor. But
in cases Of officers appointed By the Gov
ernor, the power of removal, for the causes
stated, is lodged with him. he is made the
exclusive judge of the circumstances. The
power to remove in this summary manner
was conferred upon the Governor to be ex~
ercised only in the class of officers appointed
by him, and it was substituted in that class
of cases for the machinery Of removal pro-
vided in all other cAses.
Mr.. MILTON HAT, in his argument sub
mitted to the Court, in defining the relative
powers of the several departments of the
Government, md especially the power Of
- @"o "e'o.A o1 '''e
Executive, ia1o ooWn tue fu1e III the 1olloW-
ing terms:
The kry ct thta whole argument was the cousti-
tutional definition OF the powers Of Government
in this State. which were divided by the Consti1u-
top into three branches. the Legislative, the Judi
ciasy, and The Executive. But the Constitution
mol sausaeo Win tnat definition 'nteTdlcted the
EXERCISE o. any o' the po"ess properly belonging
10 my Que VI TUG departments OF inc Government
oY e'ner ot inc Others II went On 10 declare that
no person OF eo'ecuon o' persons, exercising the
o"tss anu po"ets VI one o1 tneec departments,
sh". N a'ly manoet 'n'esicse OF attempt to e1er-
-Ise .ue po"ess nat p1ope15 oe'one 10 inc others.
were sound' ana II fhey cou'a he maintained ind
Upheld o5 Inc eontts' Inc inevitable result would
De- IN me eno' tac assumption og the Courts OF
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The German vote in New York seenss to h.re
been IN tho neishhorhood ct II, 800 1t is CLAIMED
that there are 90 600 German votes in New losK
but The organization which Is Represented By 1T.
0yrgSno.rEE has recently failed to secure All, Q:
even sIority Of it, This IS accounted Tor By tbs
fact that the Jewish element is especially efrcuc n
the OrTESnoErER organization and three-auafters
of the called German candidates belong to that
race. Justice OTTESBounG is a jew; Coroner EL-
LlSGEE is JEW: Hess, who was defeated for Reg
istcs, is. Jew; hoca: who ran fer Marine Coq';
ticket; EccLEsISE, the Senatorclc is said to 5e
Jew. All the men appointed to positions oJ
Comptroller GREEN nnter OrTESDonFERs ad71ce.
and who we're removed bv tJoHS kEL1r. arc +ews,
at least snch is the statement OF The German NAL
contents, and the reason they assign fos not CO.
operating effectively with Mr. OTTESDoEFeE. II
Is ce@tain that the German vote will not count ior
much hereafter in Democratic calculations. Tho
Irish element again has the upper hand.
, 1877-11-11

One Of the popular errors which IS entes,
tanned b7 every one who speaks or writes OF
the devfl-dsh now on exhibition Ill New lo5s'-.
popular error which, in the interests Ok
, 1877-11-11

In New York on Saturday greenbacks
ranged at 97s@97A.
, 1877-11-11

NATIONAL. LODGE. Na. 5:c. =: F. and AZ = " NJ
Stated scnt, vii h.: el y. their Hall corner
1;ated ,.ld :ant Tursjay evening. Sos: IS.
All members notified "ic present aS h'st'sss a IN
1r,r;auct will he pre@+sltr uieo work TIE NJ II.
Degree. Dy oFlsr Of the n. NJ. i. {. WOOD. Sec.
, 1877-11-11

Whatever Influences contributed to the Nc"
publican triumph over the Rfnssters, one tnns
is certain, the Journals contribution daa nus
amount to spoonful OF mush.
, 1877-11-11

LAFAYETTE HtrTE1:. No. = l.. 4. M.--l1a11: ~
Monrue-s. stated Cnuvocatiun Monday evening" Nos.
j. e. 1'cnrS fur h,sar= and work in the L. 4.
Degree Visitors cordially invited; Ey ost:r OF
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SOCIETY MEETINGS.

APOLLO CoMNANDtEy. 40. !. KS1t:nTS TEN
H. TUESDAY cy"rtn ac:t. Nov * ~ f'a'f , rss.
on Ih nart .; tic aH:v.s AID mr:Isrrs Is requested
The Ottcr OF Tie Icn2fc VIII hc rtntrrrcd EF nfacf
Of the E. T. a. Il. DGNLOi. i'eeos1tt.
, 1877-11-11

= .. {. ccEc1EE lnDGE. 40. s43, X r; aad y NJ
1zsl Sos:. rs 7nd 70 Mtivarker2@, ~ Eesuiar Com
mu,1jcaii,n ~int.tay. Nuv II. al 7:o clock r. m
t1aTr Nurk a. tic 1t. il! i'r:rrc, ri-iftn:: Ere'A~
Ycn Cordially Invited. 81 order of the " NJ
cnn1STa1AS CHAPTER, M. os.. T. a. NJ
Regular &.,nv'Sa1oa Monday evening" S"v T. IT I;so
ueiocn4 Er Dr4;er j. 4. tKANFUfD- H. T.
J. O. DICnE::=UE. Secretary.
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the country; Mr., WoLrsonS, whose fam. ;,
more than local; the Apollo r1,as
aud the aladriga1 Club. Surely '~sas'
combination OF American talent S.a ssa
never before been effected il .Is
country. On the same evening onr osa' ~
season will be~7naueuratea By tac German .o.a 40
Italian troupe, at the head OF which stand e,ma
PArrESuE1M and Mr. CHARLES AD.yz TS-
former is we'll known as finished art;s, ~as 1e
the latter, although he has not sung in chic 49,
for many years, will still be remembers, ~
many Of our older con2crt-coers Is a snn.s!
tenor. The troupe Was organized by Mr. ~
ANS himself With special reference to the ~ 49,
duction Of an extraordinary repertoire, itc,ndir.
the "Huguenots," "Robcrt le Diaol. !, r.
dclio, !" 'Lohcngrin, - "The Flying Dutchm,n =
"Faust, ?" "Tannhauser," and other wurkz =,
grand opera. Mr. MAX MARErxEs, that rs+
eran OF the baton, has control Of the mn,i.,,
force; aud, as the sale has been q 1arrc sns
there seems to be no reason wny the se,s,
which lasts two weeks, should not be \ n.os.
able one to all concerned. It is certainly :, s;r.
OF better times when our people commence -.
amusement season with such q vigorous datar
mi1,ation to b. entertained, regardless of ~
UpnSe.
, 1877-11-11

The New York Sun has printed long aff,e'e
to prove that the years elections indicate tnat
the Republican party is dying and tie HATES
wing thereof quite dead. 1t gives list ol ths
estates that have voted this fall for Geoeta.
tickets and which went for HAYES last yeaf,
the first name on which IS that OF Cali.oeala.
Ipas1nuch as California did not vote thls iail
tor u general ticket, ones faith IN the ascurac.
Of the SUMS statements and soundnes5 OF N'
conclusions Is somewhat impaired at the outse'@
, 1877-11-11

a Washington dispatch saws that c1.sen,+o,
HENDERSON {of Missouri has proIece1 soms
advice to the President on Ciyil-Scrs;rc =.
form which has made serivus impression nm,
him, viz:
The weakness OF the Presidents pos;t;oo ;x t,,.
his predecessor left the Offices all dl1: with nean1
Wt0 AeteYt reform, and when ltt. UsYr- Io;J !.
dOwn a. one vi his con~ttutirua! priucip]es f51,
man shall not be removed from office out fo- car.
the thousands of oHcrholdc.. witt detcst hs ~.
eral policies were hugely delighted Sirty fooa.
sand men Could retain their places aal aoeni ~.
leisure time III splitting upon the Atani,fr,ttont
There are hundreds OF clerks ia the lhtcr;nr H.
p1ctmcnt who not oHlt dislike Nr. Scnra, hn+
they speak openly OF Il III with con:enat, T;,st
alone is sufficient causc 70: their removal mi -
it should once become known that ,tr Srui.rz in.
tenls to remove every MIN who s hi rgsoec..n} n
him, there would Dc nu trouble. So too. If TIM
President were to annu1,nce his purpose 10 rcmoys
all Important officials not IN hearty a:cor! via h;s
ideas il regard to reform in thv ser,;cc. tnrr.
would be shaking among the dry tones Tie Old
purity leaders who have their friends pnsheI mn
all the best places wuulA take the alarm inme.
dtatcty. II is said that the Senate would de;e,r
any such purpose tho part Of the prc-i cnt 51.
it cannot II ne is desa in earnest Let all bis ncr
nominations be like that Of jnuS WELSH and ,bc
Senste anno1 ..efcat one OF them. Le: him se1ec,
MEN 90 good ana p 'rular aud bipartisan that lie
Senate date not reject them.