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, 1877-03-25

Mr. PEnRx r. SMITH, having been one OF
the manipu1ators Of T1LDES's "barl of
money" at st. Louis and during tho cam
paign, gained some experience which has
served him good tnrn in securing the
Democratic nomination for Mayor. PER-
nY was beaten at the primaries, and
CoLyN was ahead. GOWN supposed
this assured him the victory; but Per-
nF knew q trick worth two Of the old
primary dodge. He didn't pay any attention
to the primary meetings; he didn't see :"
any of tho delegates the day after they were
elected; he waited to "get in his work
just before the voting in the Convention
yesterday, and then it Was suddenly dis
covered that PERRY had tho majority.
Yorker who used to have occasion to usk
favors Of the Legislature that he would never
spend money to elect any candidate, because
lie knew that he would hive to buy him any
way after election. PERRY has had enough
experience with Legislatures to know the
value of this rule, while Co1yN is probably
still puzzled to know how it is thnt, with all
the men ho had elected to the Convention,
he did not get majority of the votes. Prob
ably PERRY could enlghten him if he saw
fit. The campaign will now hare to be
made against "PEanr's bar1," and it is said
to be n big one and well-filled but his e1-
perience in the end is not unlikely to provo
what Hox1E's was in the Congressional fight.
However, if we must cdd Democratic
Mayor along with lot Of hummer Aldermen
. our other infections, percy is entitled to
'oao consideration for bringing in his
s bar1" to beat the other man. Of two
evils his election will be good deal .more
;oleFab1e than CoLvES's would have been.
, 1877-03-25

Up to last evening the Louisiana Commits
non existed only in name. It is believed,
however, that the Commission will be COM
olcted and ready to start on its mission
within n few days. CHAanr;nnAIs has ex-
pressed willingness to visit Washington at
the Presidents invitation, but Gen. HAMPTON
has not SO far been heard from. It is prob
able that the rival Governors will both come
to the Capital, and that the South Carolina
question will be disposed of satisfactorily in q
very short time thereafter. Friends of the
Administration indulge in the hope TINT the
Presidents Southern policy will have borne
good fruit long before the meeting of the
extra session of Congress, and that the few
irreconcilables who have counted upon the
failure of the pacifcation scheme will thus
have the wind entirely taken ont Of their
sails, and be compelled to accept the ineyi-
{n1,}e
, 1877-03-25

and &c for Go short clears. Highwines
were nominal, at $l.o4@1.o5 per gallon.
Flour was quite active and stronger. Wheat
closed 5c higher, ut $1.2C4 for March aud
$1.o6A for April. Corn closed unchanged, at
394c for April and 4o{c for Msy. Oats
closed dull, at s24c for April and 35c for
May. Rye YVES 4c higher, closing at c4@66tc
cash and G4c for April Barley was firm, ct
SIC for a1arch. and 52c for April Hogs
we're in fair demand and steady, at $5.2o@
$40 for common to choice. Cattle were
frm, at So 2J@5.S SIS, and sheep quiet, at S5.25
@5.50. One hundred dollars in gold would
buy $l04.87l in greenbacks at the close.
, 1877-03-25

The indications from the primaries are that
Mayor HEATH will receive eighty-seyen votes
on the first ballot in the Convention to-
morrow This will be thirteen more than
nre necessary to nomination. It is not
probable TINT any change will be made, as
Republican delegates are not rs susceptible
to the influence Of the "bar1" as are the
Epawninss of Democratic primaries. The
nomination for Mayor may now be consid-
cred as practically settled, and it remains
only for Republicans to work well to secure
The election
, 1877-03-25

For the first time in the history of the
English University-races 8 dead heat has
been dec.=red- Thc;annual race between Ok
ford and Cambridge yesterday was the most
exciting ever rowed on the Thames, and at
the finish the Judge refused to decide in
9a:or Of either, and the heat was declared
of. Dispatches indicate that had not tho
No. / Of the Oxfords broken his oarlock
that club had been victorious, but as the
matter stands NIL England is torn with the
most remarkable boat-raca in the annals of
the Snort
, 1877-03-25

Not q soul Was left to tell the story.
Their bodies were devoured by the wolves,
| and their bones lay bleaching upon
| Mountain Meadow until long time after
wards they were carefully collected and
buried by United States military officers
Two weeks afterwards LEE reported in per-
son to BRIGHAM Young, who, after making it
the subject of prayer over night, the next
morning told LEE that the Lord had assured
him it was all right. He cautioned LEE not
to mention it, and rewarded him by treating
him with the friendship Of q father and seal
ing many wives unto him. The reward was
lavish one, for he leaves behind him eight
cen wives and sl1ty-four children to mourn
his loss with such fractional degrees Of sor-
row as they are able to muster until they are
sealed to some other Mormon brother. A
Mormon lady writing of LEE in the New York
Graphic says:
His wives were his slaves absolutely, body and
soul. They say he had lands, and mill, and
kept boarding house. His wives worked In the
kitchen, in the fields. in the dairy, and were his
servants in his boarding house. Such is the Nor,
mon social system. When he wanted another
servant he took another wife; for wife is cheap
er servant to Mormon than hired one. Where
Mormon SAINT has profitable work for five, ten,
or twenty or more wives, he gets them; and OF the
flock only one two are permitted to play the
mistress OF the house or the lady. The Oldest may
be the mistress, but the youngest latest addition
to the flock is generally the lady. This LEE was
not hard task mnster but he was Il fool, aud
fanatic IN the service OF bis prophet, DANTE. or
destroying angel, a short, thick-sct, humau bull
dog and yet not by nature vicious bull
dog. He was rich, but his wives and children,
Mormon fashion, knew nothing but obedience,
drudgery, coarse fare, and homespun clothing
Unqucstionably, his was the lions share OF the
rich plumber Of the murdered band Of emigrants In
the Mountain Meadows, and, no doubt plunder was
one Of the impclling motives to the massacre.
The above extract undoubtedly character
ICES JOHN D. LEE in his true light as the
fanatical instrument in the hands of his
super1ors, with disposition that did not
hesitate to carry out their demands. But is
he the only guilty one? In his supplement-
to the confession he Says:
This statement have made for publication after
my death, and have agreed with friend to hare
the same with many facts pertaining to other mat
ters connected with the crimes Of the Mormon
people under the leadership Of the priesthood fro
the period before the butchery OF NauEoo to the |
present time published for the benefit OF my FAM
lily, and that the world may know the black deeds
that have marked the way OF the Saints from the
OF the Church OF Jesus Christ Of the
Lattcr-Day Saints to the period when a weak and |
too pablc tool lays down his pen to face the exc
cutioners' guns for deeds Of which he is not
guilty than others who to-day wearing the gar
ments Of the priesthood aud living upon the ith1ng
Of deluded and priest-r1ddcn people.
If this supplementary statement be true, |
, 1877-03-25

The influence of the SULLIVAN tria1 in the
Democratic politics Of this city seems to be
important. Last fall. Bnn 0,Bn1Ex, one Of
eUIr1yAS's counsel at the FIRST trial, dictated
the Democratic nomination for S:ate,s-Attor-
ney; yesterday, WILLIAM J. HrxEs, one of
oo111VASs counsel at the second trial, WIS
nominated for City-Attorney. This indiyid-
ual was never heard Of III Chicago, to our
knowledge, until he turned up Us one of Sui
11TAs's defenders; now ne learn that he hss
, 1877-03-25
PROPOSED CITY LEGISLATORS.

xAuTUSLU tl11 AtG1SLA1VhS.
It is proposed by the ward bummers VIII
call themselves Dcmocrats to place the leg
islatiye government Of the City OF Chicago
| for the ensuing year in the hands Of the fol
lowing persons, and intrust them with th
levying and disbursement of several million
| of taxes:
FIRST WARn-OscAR FIELD, the fat ant
ignorant lvery-stable keeper
| SECOND WARD-W. J. C1NGEy, dopgery
keeper.
THIRD WARD -RE'ssE1AER STONE, Col
white.
dealer; fairish sort Of man.
FIFTH WAED-DAyE Dunn; Hibernian
coal-cart driver; and knows about as much
as his horse. Also, PAT LEDDY and Bill
TRACY; both brilliant material for city Al.
dermen.
SIXTH WAnp-PAr n. Jo1cE Hibernian
o Blue Island arenne rum-hole keeper; no
qualifications except making men drunk on
rot-gut. One JIM Doo1Er proposes to run
independent against the ttgin-slinger. II
They are both sweet byes, and would be an
honor to any country.
SEVENTH WARD-HANK H11DnErH, q self
convicted swindler, who wanted to squeal on
his pals, aud then abscondcd to the Queens
doninions to escape The Penitcntiary.
EIGHTH WAnD-PAT c. FEENEr; Hiber-
MAN late Constable; and who would be on
the side Of the taxpayers about as much as
q Communist
NINTH WARDS. D. LovEJoY; except that
he is q Hberman he is not known to have
any qualifications for the Office.
TENTH WAnp-Jous OIc11uENEY; grossly
ignorant; can scarcely read or write.
ELEVENTH WARD-MhcoLM McDoSA1p;
has poor qualifications for Alderman.
THIRTEENTH WAnD-HESRY i. WHPp1E:
OF little account.
FOURTEENTH WRn-Ald. RYAN; neither
good nor bnd.
FIFTEENTH WAnD-Ald. N1EsEH; sometimes
votes right
SIXTEENTH WARp-Ald LESGAcuER: n Re-
publican, aud pretty fair member; Demo-
Gratis afraid to run one Of their own men.
SEVENTEENTH WAED-Ex-Ald Ton CAM
NON; Democrat for this occasion; slip-
perry eel; everything BY turns and nothing
long politically; one day Republican, next
day Greenbacker, tile third Democrat; no
visible means of support, and no salary at
tached to the office; why does he want to be
Alderman?
EIGHTEENTH WAnD-JAMrs a.. B. DAILY:
respectable man, and would make fair Al
dermau.
Thus it is seen that of the whole batch not
more than three can be considered fit for the
A1dermanship; and most Of those likely to
be elected are mere bumn,ers and scalawaes,
and some Of them disreputable wretches
Ibis is the savory gang which Democratic
,aucuses have selected to rule and tax this
'lty for the next twelve months. As self
preservation is the first law of Nature. the
to say nothing Of self-respect, of
very taxpayer and decent citizen, irrespect-
Ve OF party, will impel him to strive to de-
eat ut least fourteen of these ta1-eating
, 1877-03-25

squander and steal the public moneys. It is
merely question for all ta1paying citizens,
Democrats as well as Republicans, whether
the city machinery for taxation shall be
turned over to the same ring that now con-
trolls the county machinery. They arc
merely two links Of the same sausage, made
from the same dog.
, 1877-03-25
SUNDAY, MARCH e5, 1877.
At the New York Gold Exchange Saturday
greenbacks ruled at 95SS@951.

The Legislature has enacted, and the Gov
ernor has approved, the law amending the
General Municipal Incorporation act By max
ing the term Of the City Treasurer: Cit; At
torney, and City Clerk two years, instead of
one, as now. The Treasurer, however, is in
eligible for reelection. This law takes effect
Immediately, and these officers, to be elected
in Chicago next week, will hold Office two
wears.
, 1877-03-25

The Chicago produce markets were less
actiye in the aggregate Saturday, and steady.
Mess pork closed &C per brl lower, at
$1s.s74@13.9o for April and $l4.o5@
HOY for 3lny. Lard closed SC per 100 lbs
lower, at $9.s74@9.4o for april and se474
@3.5o for May. Meats closed easier, at SC
for loose shoulders, 73c for do short abs,
, 1877-03-25

Cd1CAGo'S SOUTHERN CONNECTIONS.
| The St. Louis newspapers have been en-
gagged OF late in the effort to stir up the
sleepy old people Of Bourbon ancestry who
sit down content with the " natural advan-
tages " Of their geographical location, and
watch Chicago tapping the Southern country
with new railroad outlets. In view of this
circumstance, it is with some compunctions
i that we direct attention to another important
and through railroad connection between
Chicago aud the South, which will set the
St. Louis newspapers bowling anew; but, if
the Chicago railroads are enterprising enough
to extend their connections and open up new
territory to Chicago merchants, it is our duty
to chronicle the news, st. Louis to the con-
trary notwithstanding. The latest Southern
connection is made by the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy Railroad securing
permanent control OF the Missouri, Kansas g.
Texas Road by assuming the mortgage on
the Inter. This places the Missouri, Kansas
j. Texas Road aud its branches under the
admirable management Of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy, which at once assures m
and turns this business directly into Chi
cago. Tho line of the leased road was al
most through the centre Of Missouri, and
takes in Eastern aud Southern Kansas, the
Indian Territory, aud a large part of Texas
It will also give Chicago direct connection
with the Southern Pacific Railroad, which
St. Louis has considered us peculiarly her
own. Tho richness and future promise of
the territory traverscd makes this connection
an important addition to the business pros
poets of this city.
There IS no doubt TINT the St. Louis alarm
about Chicago's laying hold of the Southern
trade is, well-founded, and it is not to be
wondered that the St. Louis newspapers ask
their people what they are going to do with
it. Chicago, by way Of the Illinois Central
and its new Southern route, has an air-line
road leading to New Orleans, passing through
Eastern Missouri, and in n position to take
the trade of Tennessee, Arkansas, and 8hssis-
sippi. But d few links remain to be
completed to give the Chicago & Alton
Road direct connection with Floridn.
Last season Florida watermelons and
,ther fruits were sold in the streets |
# Chicago that were sent direct by rail. It
$ only question Of time when the Chicago
i Charleston Road will be taken in hand BY
parties who will complete the connections
necessary to direct route which Will open
he way to the Atlantic const and trnverse
he Southeast. Cincinnati is making per-
istent effort to secure this territory for itself
trough the road it is building across the
aountains to get into Georgia; but st. Louis
oes not seem to realize that Chicago is reach
ng out pll around her, to the South, East, and
Vest Perhaps it is just rs well; ut all
vents, we shall endeayor to treat our new
fairly, in the spirit OF reconcile
tion, pncifcation, aud mutual advantage.
, 1877-03-25
THE M0UNTAIN-MEAD0W MASSACRE RE-
VENGED

About a year ago, The CHICAGO TRIBUNE
printed circumstantia1 account Of the hor.
rible Mountain-A1eadow massacre, fastenine
the responsibility upon the DANTE, JOAN D.
LEE. Certain rival papers sneered ut the
| narrative as sensational. The truth has now
been vindicated by the apprehension, trial,
conviction, and execution of the murderer
who was pointed out in these columns. Uron
the scene of this bloody work, where for
twenty years the bones of LEES victims
have been yainly crying for vengeance,
there is rude monuments plain
stone, upon which is inscribed: ssHero
120 men, women, and children were
massacred in cold blood, early in September,
1857. They were from Arkansas" There is
also cross which bears the legend: tss Ven
geance is mine. will repay saith the
Lord" That vengeance has come; and with
certain dramatic fitness JoHx.D. LEE has
been shot upon tho very field where, twenty
years ago, his internal massacre was per-
petrated- His victims are avenged; tile Inv
is vindicated.
The confession of this man, which was
printed in our last issue, is an adroit piece of
special pleading, tending to show that, so
Tar as lie was concerned, he was an unw1ll-
ing agent Of the Church, acting under COM
pulsion, and that the sole responsibility
rests upon. the heads of the Church.
With regard to the first plea. it
falls to the ground under the cumulative
weight Of the evidence taken during the
trial The second charge is undoubtedly
correct, and must have been inspired bv a
feeling OF revenge on LEES part against his
Mormon brethren, who had quietly allowed
the odlum of this massacre to full upon him.
and when the crisis came were both nm
willing md unable to do anything for his
relief, and careless of his fate. His con-
tesSloh 1mphcates them with the utmost
clrcumstantiaity. It appears that tie first
suggestion that Indians might be employed
III the massacre of this party of emiernnts
was made to LEE by GEORGE A. Smith, then
First Counselor of the Church, and st tho
:1ght-hand man of BRIGHAM YouSc. vho
would hardly have made such a suggestion
Without the knowledge that the head of thu
jhurch would approve it. Later, the Nor
non PRESIDENT, ISAAC G. H1cur, and LEE
the Indians and laid ont tba
'lan OF attack, md LEE says 81 did
IS L was ordered" There was slirmis,,ino
or several days with the emigrants, during
Fhlch seven Of them were killed and many
rounded. Then council meeting Of the
residents, Bishops, and other church ofd-
ers, and members of the High Council,
societies, High Priests, ETC., WINS called
hey had season Of prayer as to what
hould be done, and the result WAS plan to
raw tho emigrants out from their defenses
; flag of truce, and then fall upon them
nd massacre them. The t1eacherous, bloody
ok was carried out to the very letter. ,
, 1877-03-25

Il CoLvH had been nominated for Mayor by
the Democratic Convention there woull have
been grand bolt Of pretty much all the decent
Democrats in the city over to the Republican
candidate to defeat him and the hummer cle-
ment Of the party. But the bummers and
roughs will have to swallow PERRY n. SMITH:
they can't help themselves.
, 1877-03-25
THE ENGLISH BLACK-B0OK,

The English people, having finished the
| analysis and discussion Of their Domesday-
Book, are now at work upon their Black
Book, or register of habitual criminals in
England and Wales. It is ponderous vol
ume, bound in black, and contains the names
| Of II, 164 criminals, with all their aliases and
tile number of their convictions. BRIDGET
KMGsrRY, Of the County Of Sligo, Ireland,
appears to be the champion, as she has
fifteen aliases in addition to the proper
description, and las been convicted thirty
nine times, thus showing degree Of sinful
industry which must put ordinary criminals
to the blush. This novel Rogues' Gallery is
a complete register of habtual and profess
sional criminals for the use of the police
authorities in enabling them to identify pris-
oners, and it is printed and bound by prison.
ers, only at the cost of ink and paper. Lon
don produces 1903 habitual criminals. The
places which produced moro than 100 habit
ual criminals were London, Manchester (G30),
Liverpool (55I, Birmingham (343), Leeds
(210), Bristol (1S0), Sheffield Q72), Preston
(112). Among other curious statistics con-
tanned in it, it is stated that Ireland contrib
uted l 1,052 prisoners to the jails of England
and Wales, Scotland 15S OF the total num-
her of prisoners, S,612 were males and 3,552
females. The percentage of married female
prisoners was 80, and the single men were
twice as numerous as the married men. The
London Times says: s'The marks and
measurements by which criminals are iden-,
tilted present dismal picture of their violent
lives and senseless habits, their deformed
frames and stunted growth. Out of the thir-
ty-four descriptions upon the first page, oil
except SIX prisoners are identified by scars,
cuts, scrofula marks, BY fingers being crook
ed, or the sinister mouth drawn down,
ETC." It is stated that this is the first
attempt of its kisd to furnish the police
Of any country with information about habit
ual criminals which is so complete and readi-
II accessible. One can readily see that it is
vastly superior to our system of Rogues'
Gallery, and it may furnish u useful hint
to American police authorities: 4 work
Of this kind, with the photographs
incorporated in it, would be even a
more complete directory than the English
With the existing aversion of
American printers and binders, however, to
the inside of prisons, the economy of issue
which characterizes the English book could y
not be secured It would have to be printed
ut public expense. It does not speak very
well for English printors that the whole edi-
lion was set up, printed, and bound by the
prisoners in one jail, that of Brixton.
, 1877-03-25

The decent and se1frespecting Democrats Of
the Seventh Ward can escape the deep disgrace
OF the whisky-thfef for Alderman bY uniting
with the Republicans on some honest man. Let
the decent men unite together, and they can lay
out the candidate of the 'roughs, pimps, gam
blers, and scalawags, who have pooled their
efforts to send thief and 1oafer to the Coun.
ciI
, 1877-03-25
SOCIETY MEETINGS,

cORNTH1AS CHATTER. no. e., K A. NJ
Regular Conrocatiun Monday evening March =. at 1<
O'clock Work on the ii, Degree: ~ order
j. A. CRAWFORD, H. +.
, 1877-03-25

APOLLO COMMANDEEY, 40. J, KNIGHTS TEN,
FLAI:-S1ccia Conc:ave at Asylum - aoaroe-st,
Oh TUESDAY cycEjn;: ncxl March ~ o'clock. Tic
order Of r. r. will be conferred. Visiting Sir knights
cour1cous}F invited. by order Of the T.. C.
j, T., DUNLOP. Recorder
, 1877-03-25

TAN REEssELAEE GRAND LODGE or PER-
FEETjON. 4. and A.. Scotch 1stc M.scus- will ho}d a
special Assembly OH Thursday eIc.nT. next, 1850
o'clock. Work on M .hc rl.i1!l ne;reS. n order ot
JOHN D'NEli.L. T. p Co. NJ.
ED. GQ0DALE, GRIND Secretary.
, 1877-03-25

II PERRY had distributed from his bar'l the
night before the Convention, as the bTes want
ed him to do, old CoLy1S would have scooped
him yesterday for the Mayoralty nomination;
but he did not become 4 Grecnbacker until the
Convention was ready for work, and then he in
dated freely to 1'moye the craps"
, 1877-03-25

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER no. = T. A. .M.-statcd
Conyosaton Monday ese; Marel. 70 ar ~ o'clock,
Fteitors cordially invited. Dy order OF
+. n TGEkEit, 5cc. ". II. REID, II. T.
, 1877-03-25

BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF
ELkS CHICAGO LODGE No 4.-ln accordance with
5csolntiva aoMs: @ aad which VIII hc strtcty adhered
lcks presenting regular printed ticket 1ssu:d w the
Lodge and having the Of tic Eucsr n ink
thereon. T.. Il. BAILEY, &c &c arr.
, 1877-03-25

Mr.. CIR LAERABEE, of the old and well-known
firm Of LARRABEE&N NORTH, hardware merchants,
will be presented to the Republican Convention
for City Treasurer BY his North Side friends
He is the right man for the right place, and the
Convention can't do better than nominate him,
If what scores Of his friends have told Is true.
, 1877-03-25
LIFE-INSURANCE IN NEW YORK.

VIC JCote1AhJ PAeoCutcA oo44c otAbeA4SAbo
made before q committee Of the New York
Legislature concerning the expenditures Of
life-insurance companies. The figures show
ing the salaries of the principal officers, in
cluding agents fees and commissions, are
not comforting to the insured It will be
readily understood how little interest the
insured have in the business Of ife-insurance
when the losses by death bear but small
percentage Of the expenditures of the COM
pany. The growing policy of life-insuranco
is, to insure the largest possible number of
persons at the highest rate,-this rate to be
SO high TINT, after an average payment of
premiums for five or six years, the policies
are abandoned, and Ill the payments be-
come clear profit.
The receipts of Gfe-insurance companies
are: I, from premiums; 9, from interest
on invested profits; 8, rents for property
taken under forec1osed mortgages; and i,
from forfeited policies. The expenses are
salaries, fees, and commissions.
AIr. MORRIS FRANKLIN, President of the
New York Life, one of those rated as among
the best companies, testified that the follow
ing was the salary list of taat Company dur
inr 1915.
, 1877-03-25

The Hon. E. B. WAsnBuRxE will arrive in this
city by the morning train from the East, and
will stay with the Hon. j. R. JONES, on Ashland
avenue, during his brief visit in the city; that is
to say, he will "put up at the JONES house.
which will be open to his friends"
, 1877-03-25

PERRY q. S. was SAM TuDEN's Western fs-
cal agent at the St. Louis Convention. He man-
aged the job there very neatly On Tom HEx-
DR1cKs. The experience then acquired was not
lost on himself Yesterday