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, 1879-05-03

CoSKLNo's great speech the other day ut
tracted an immense audience. Mr. EvARrs was
in the front row OF the Diplomatic gallery, Sec
retary SHERMAN and Attorney General DEvEss
occupied seats on the Republican side, and Sec
rctaeies THOMPSON and ScHuRz were also pres
ent. The galleries were packed to the utmost
capacity, aud members Of the House filed every
ayailablc inch of space On the Senate floor.
Every Senator WIS III his seat. and no one left
1t until Mr.. CoN1lL1SG had concluded. The New
York Ers'.i1g Post correspondent writes Of the
remarkable address: ... :. . ..-
Apart from the n1ain merits Of the speech many
CHARACTERISTIC incidents occurred to give 1t interest
His charm OF voice and manner, the pay Of feat
ure and graceful and significant action his artistic
use OF the adjacent furniture and his ncighbors as
part OF his gestures his supescilious snubhing OF
BES HILL, the inevitable afectionatc By piay vita
EATON, the contemptuoRs fling at HEREFORD, the
suave vivscction Of ponderous Senator DAVIS and
his 'soothiug sfruD" speech, the thcatricai tear
lng:ur Of each sheet Of notes as he proceeded the
inEoent saecr at the presiding officer, Mr. THUR
MAS whom he was ''glad to see in his seat, ~ the
fresh quotations happily introduced, and the old
quotations brought in or just suggested with rhe~
tor4cal art the original and picturesque phrases.
Which seemed to invest old and common thoughts
with renewed Yltality,-a stream Of such incidents
was like delicate sauce added to yfands that seem
cd perfect withou. them.
, 1879-05-03

bo startling in character but for
the fact that they relate to period so far
distant that there will be ample opportunity
in the meantime to forget that they ever
made any threuts. They do oil their revolu-
tionary talk in caucus bound about with
triplc-platad secrecy, and greater care was
never taken than now to keep the country in
Ignorance Of what transpires in these con-
clares. There are hot heads aud cool heads,
and il all that is said could be published
rerbatna, the reason for these extra precau-
tions to keep it from the knowledge Of the
people would clearly appear. If the party
councils were not at variance, and if the
most reckless Of revolutionary projects were
not earnestly advocated by men Of prom1-
nence, there would be none Of this oath
bound secrecy.
, 1879-05-03

DAN VOORHEES, rises in his place in the Sem
ate to q personal explanation. He says that III
asmuch as be did not attend the Democratic
caucus on certain evening, falling to get the
notice in time, be could not have made the
speech which the reporter OF the Washington
Republican puts into his mouth. DAN evidently
has grudge against that reporter. He {the re-
porter) took the pains to write out speech
which be thought might have been delivered BY
some corn-fed Bourbon Democrat in that secret
caucus {all outsiders being excluded), and VooR-
uEEst was as good man to attribute It to Us
any one else. OF what consequence to the in
dustrious and enterprlsng reporter was
it that Mr.. VOORHEES, was not present
and did not utter the sentiments ascribed
to him? Men in the newspaper business must
NOT be confined to bare facts any more than other
people. Look at the liberties that other men
take; hoW poets indulge in license, and how
clergymeh and lawyers depend upon their
ima.inations to adorn and embellish their ad-
dresses. Everybody knows that good reporter
who understands his business can write out
much better speech on any subject than the
average member Of Congress can make, and If
VOORHEES, had been present he would have no
doubt made the speech reported.
, 1879-05-03

Crime often apparently assumes the form OF
an epidemic One suicide is almost certain to
be followed By another and one murder breeds
another: A railroad accident is sure to be the
forcrunner OF an indefinite series, and a bank
robbery in one city scts all the burglars at work
in Others. Dr.. HAMMOND says that q man In
Paris, having hung himself Oh q certain beam In
an clubhouse, two or three other persons went
successfully to the same place and hung them
selves in the same manner, until the Govern
ment finally had the beam removed in order to
prevent any further imitation OF the original
suicide. The attempts upon the life Of King
WILLIAM, OF Germany, wers followed bY like
attempts of assassination on the King of Italy,
the King OF Spain, and the Gear Of Russia. The
mania to murder actors Is just now the rage.
One Of the BARRYMORE troupe is killed In Texas
and another wounded. and EDWIN BoorH bare
ly escapes from the bullet Of crazy drummer.
1t seems to be the actors turn just now. Mrs.
ROBERT follows the example Of Mrs. YOUNG.
, 1879-05-03

tits eminently proper and desirable that
all uncertainty should be ended: BY Mayor
HARRISON as to. his Intentions regarding the
Police and Fire Departments, aud the
knowledge that he has refused to accept
Superintendent SEAyE1's resignation and
will continue that officer at his post will
give general satisfaction. There should be
no politics in the Police Department, and
Mayor HARRISON has chosen the right
way to keep politics out Of it.
So with the Fire Department. Mar-
shal BESSEn's resignation was not
rendered because, we are glad to believe, it
WIS not asked. To be sure, he thereby
missed an opportunity to get very fatter-
ing Endorsement fnom the new Mayor; but
1lr: BESsEa can very vel get along without
this formaGty, and his, relations with the
new administration will he none the less
satisfactory on that account
, 1879-05-03

requires gay, brilliant, and good-humored
society With the mixture OF classes. "Ostcn-
tatious esoism and studied GOODNESS have never
been displayed by the great men figuring in the
Pantheon OF humanity, and the old German
ideal is not realized in these harsh, narrow
minded men affecting vulgar and positive
level and pretended dtsdain for posterity.
The German mind is cramped in the vice Of an
arid and frt9td school, but It will certainly ex-
trtcate itself and cooperate with France in the
search for all that eau give grace, gayety, and
happiness to llfe." But how much OF grace.
gaycty, and happiness IN life did the three men,
GOETHE, SCHILLER, and HEME, havea And
how is it that his two distinguished country
men, VoLrARE and MoL1ERE, are still without
guccessOrs1
, 1879-05-03

N. REMAIN the brilliant Frenchmau, has
aroused much hostile comment by passage il
his Academy address IN which he extolled
French literature at the expense Of the German
REsAN comes to his own Defense and, while he
or German geDius,: be charges that Germans
cannot bear the burden OF nn organization for
war and "yet have the necessary suppleness for
industry and peaceful arts" He asks why
German literature is drying up, and why
GOETHE, SCHILLER, and HEHE have no sue
cessors, and answers the question himself by
suggesting military burdens and the social con-
ditton. lie says: 'sMoL1EnE and VoLrA1nE
would have lost their subtle smile and some.
times irreverent malictousuess had they served
In the army, for the status OF conscrtpt Is
fatal to Eenins." He also eaYs that literature
, 1879-05-03

California taxpayers vino are dissatisfied
with the revenue sections of the new Consti-
tuition recently built in that State, have sub
mitted the sections of that document relat-
ing to taxation to Alr. DAVID 4. WEI1s' cru
chile, and rs result have quantity and
quality Of dross which would disgust even
the rudimentary student of political science.
Mr. WELLS condemns in toto the grasping
theory adopted By these California Solons,
that property, like the milk of the dishonest
gender, may be SKINNED on all sides and in
every form in which it may pre-
sent itself without regard to its
tangibiity or the fact that it may become
onerous to certain classes Of the community.
br. Wells can find nothing in this PACIFIC
Slope theory that commends itself to the
mind Of the man Of average good sense. He
declares that tho sweeping provisions Of this
new Constitution will not stand the test Of
the United States Constitutional law, and
viii not even be respected by the people
whose property it affects In q word, that
it is utterly impracticable, and cannot be
enforced
, 1879-05-03

stage BY the soldiers with their bayonets.
He sweeps them all of, however, with his
chains, and exclaims, Z" Stand back, villains !!
Let me walk into my tomb!" Whether the
soldiers granted his absurd request will never
be known, as the curtain falls and the play is
over. twill readily be seen that, with plenty
of blue and red fire and lavish use of the
lime-light, the play will carry the gallery off
Its feet, even if it does not capture the par
quette. It is the most vigorous preparation
for firing the Southern heart we have yet
seen, and will put the Okolona States to its
trumps if it wishes henceforth to be oonsid-
er6d red-hot.
, 1879-05-03

The Democrats Of Kentucky in State Con-
vention and the Democrats Of Illinois as rep~
resented in the Legislature have passed reso-
1utlons indorslng the action of Congress- in
the attempt to open the door to free and un-
+zammeled fraud at Congressional and Presi-
dental elections. The doctrine set forth in
these Democratic declarations foreshadows
tie course Of the party in Congress- and
gives the la to the pretense that it
is only tbs troops that are to be kept
away from the polls. Their policy is
far NOR comprehensive It includes
the repeal Of all laws whatsoever by which
the Federal Government ia empowered to
protect the purity Of the bal1ot-bo1; it
means that tissue ballots shall be voted in
South Carolina, aud that fraud and intimida-
t,on shall be practiced everywhere with no
other hope of prevention or punishment
than that based on such an execution Of the
laws as could be expected Of State Govern
ments wholly in sympathy with the frauds
and their perpetrators. Resolutions of this
kindate needed just now to encourage the
Democrats in Congress in their hopeless
contest with strong minority and fearless
Executive The only satisfaction they can
deraRee'oaHaan the consciousness that their
eoKse Is app1auded alike by the Confederates
OF Kehtacky and the Bourbons OF Illinois
, 1879-05-03
JUDGE THEODORE D. MURPHY.

AtuAI Aa1V1NnIa IL IL 14sA - -
The Republicans Of the Twelfth judicial
Circuit have called Conye ntion to be held
at Elgin on the o6th inst to nominate three
candidates for Judges Of the Circuit Court
The present incumbents are Judge MURPHY,
Of McHenry; Judge UPToN, Of Lake; and
Judge. CoDY, of DuPaga County. The dis
trict is large one, including Kane, DeKalb,
McHenry, Lake, Boone, DuPage, and Ken
dali Counties. Those counties are all Re-
publican in politics, and upon full party
vote can give 5000 Republican majority.
Judges UrroN and CoDx, the latter Demo-
orat, were elected to ELL vacancies, and have
been comparatively but short time Oh the
Bench.
We believe there is no real opposition to
the re~election> of Judge MURPHY. He is
one Of the ablest, most experienced, and in-
dustrious Judges now on the Bench in H.
hnois. He,is in the full vigor Of his intel
lectual strength, aud it would be great
loss to the State should he not ba reelected.
He is probably the first choice of nino-tonths
of the voters Of the district, including men
Of all shades OF political opinion. After pay
ing q high tribute to tho judicial character
Of the judge, tho Harvard (h1cH Henry County,
Plaindealer says:
Fortunately, SO far as this county ts coh-
cerned thereis no ground for CONTROVERSY Is
simple matter Of the rec election Of Judge MURPHY.
Tho people Of AcHeury County feel pardonaolc
pride in having contributed to the Judiciary OF 1li
nos one Of ts most able, conscientious, and salts
font
cult have eason to congratulate themselves on tue
manner in which Judge MURPHY has justified their
selection. He has lived among since he was q
boy; he began the practice Of biz profession here,
and twenty ono yearsago, when he was little more
than a boy in years, was elected to position On
the Bench. The fact that he has been kept upon
the Bench ever since Is OF the strongest argu-
1ncnts in favor OF IN elective judiciary an In
telligent community. Every detail OF his life,
from his boyhood to the present, has been known
to the peoples and in all those years there has never
been the shadow Of u doubt as to hts ahility, his
integrity. or his independence.
The people and Bar Of Chicago feel a
direct and personal interest in the re-elec-
ton Of Judge MURPHY. He has been Chief
Justice of the Appellate Court in this dis
triot ever since that Court was organized, land
all have been Impressed with his ability, his
and his fairness, as well as by
his personal dignity and manliness. The
work Of the Appellate Court has not been
permitted to fall behind; tile Court is prompt
in the disposition Of all before it and the
people of this city and the Bar hold the
Chief-Justice in high regard officially aud
and look forward with satiafac- |
tion to his Reelection.
, 1879-05-03

that the Egyptian problem shall be solved By
England without any reference to the Sultan
It says: "Can any one seriously maintain that
we should go back on what We haye done SO as
to readmit the controlling power Of the Sultan
with all its evils2 Every motive Of policy is
against It. Egypt Is problem which should
be solved by the Western Powers without Ori-
entail aid" This Is the first conspicuous in
stance, since the Eastern question has been
disturbing influence, that the London Times
has manifested disposition to snub Turkey.
Does 1t foreshadow the ultimate destiny of
Egypt, or is it because none Of the other
Powers concerned in the Eastern question are
interested ic Egypta
, 1879-05-03
THE SILVER QUESTION.

| The London Economtst Of recent uate
states the work of supplying Germany with
| gold has been substantially completed.
There will have to be, of course, the ordinary
annual additions to keep up the supply of
| coin, but the once formidable demand has
| been substantially satisfied. While Germany
has obtained the gold for coinage, the dis
! caraed silver is largely On hand, and much Of
it remains to bo sold, probably between
S75,ooo,o0o aud $10o,0oo 900. A portion Of
this will be consumed for subsidiary coin,
but the bulk Of it must find its wny to mar
ket. The e1istenee of this body Of silver,
liable to be precipitated on the market at
any time, is given as the reason why France
does not at once remove the restriction on
silver coinage, and the restriction by the
States Of the Latin Union and by the United
States keeps the price Of silver far below its
accustomed rate. Assuming that the de-
pression of silver is due to this stock
held by Germany and likely to be forced
into the coinage of other States if the re-
striction be removed, the Economist advises
q remedy which will meet this temporary
difficulty. 1t advises that the British Gov
ernment should ascertain from the German
Government the amount Of SILVER held by
Germany for sale, and that The English
Government then authorize the Bank of
England to buy one-haH Of it, under
pledge that the remainder be not sold for
five years, the purchase to be made at the
average price Of the last three years. By
this arrangement Germany would be able to
dispose Of at a fair price TINT which she can
not now sell, and England would find profit
in the matter OF exchange with India and
other Eastern countries. The bank might
be allowed to hold the silver Us. bullion and
to issue notes against it as she now does
against gold. It is said that this arrange
ment requires no Parliamentary legislation,
the existing law authorizing the Government
to give its sanction to the transaction. It
says:
Sir RonEnr PEEL, when introducing the act lot
lo4), contemplated the possibility OF the bank be-
Ing 1aEge buyer Of silver at times. lie spoke at
some length ON the impolcy Of excluding the bank
from being buyer OF silver, and his remarks that
silver Will, If the bank is restricted from pur-
chasing 1t, sell ut lower price than il the bank
were allowed to buy 1t, and that BY permitting its
purchase, we shall probably iqsure the mainte-
nance of such stock Of silver as may give faci1
lies Tor recttylng the exchanges aud supplyin. the
demands OF commerce. show that he perfectly |
recognized the propriety OF the bank storing up |
silver IN this manner wnen occasion required. The
bank has been In tmea past 1t 10 az we'll to call to
mind, large holder Of silver bullion
So soon as Germany can unload or dispose
, 1879-05-03

The Albany yo1trna! says that the late Gen.
DIX was one OF the most active and industrious
men ever known in the State of New York. It
states that, "While Goyernor,.at Is, be out
worked any OF bis subordinates- He personally
examined every NATTER with care, and bis work
was as prompt and conscientious as 1t was thor
oush. When On one occasion, reviewing with
young Senator large batch OF local measures,
the wearied Senator, near midnight, proposed
adj ournment, the venerable Executive, still
fresh. insisted upon closing up the task, and
worked Oh for hours Iater,"
, 1879-05-03

II the Democrats are determined to open the
Louisiana Senatorial business again, can't they
manage somehow to seat Gov. NICHOLS, who
is about to resign9 Among the many qualifca-
tions that N1cuoLLs may be said to possess that
should recommend him to the kind considera-
ton IT the Confcderntes the fact that he lost
leg, an arm, and an eye while doing duty at the
front in the Rebel army is sufficient Senators
BUTLER and HAMPTON, OF South Carolina, arc
each short leg, but NICHOLS can discount
them both.
, 1879-05-03

THEODORE 3. WEBER, who was shot by
Mrs. RonERr Thursday, died yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the effects Of the
wound, and his slayer is held without bail
On the charge Of murder. Whatever her
condition Of mind at the time she planned
and executed tie assassination -ahe-n now
manifosta little Borrow or grief at the result
Of her bloody work,
, 1879-05-03

Girls whose beaux are addicted to scattering
wild oats literally before marriage may US well
listen to what the Rev. JAMES II. PULLMAN,
Of New York, said on that subject the other
day in sermon on AIatrlnony.'' He de-
clared that The theory that reformed sinner
would make better husband than a man who
had not needed reformation was one that had
been upheld by preachers, anu lecturers, and
WRITER'S but he was not afraid to brand the
theory as lie-a lie from top to bottom-from
circumference to centre"
, 1879-05-03

The Philadelphia 1ines SAYS that tho s.,..
Treasury OF Pennsylvania Is bankrunt, an'1 1.s ~
the unspeakaole shame Of the State it must ba
confessed that nearly two million dollars alread4
due, and some OF it long since due, to school,
and charities have not been paid, and cannot hs
until the tax IS levied. The Times feels haa
about it, and calls vigorously upon the Leos,s
ture to do something.
, 1879-05-03

The London Times has q dispatch from Ber
lin which says: s*On the reassembling OF the
German Reichstag yesterday letter from
Prince BISMARCK was presented asking leave to
prosecute Deputy HAsszLMANx for smuggling
prohibited newspapers into the Empire. The
introduction OF copies Of three German news
papers published III the United States has been
prohlbited.' One Of these prohibited newspa-
pers is said to be printed in Chicago.
, 1879-05-03

In times OF great public peril It is the duty of
patriots to ignore personal differences Of onln.
ion and unite for the common defense, Tha
Confederates have consolidated all factions If
the Republican party.
, 1879-05-03

~ An entire day was wasted in the Illinois
Senate yesterday in a squabble over the bill
to levy tax upon express companies and
express wagons, and langthy and disagree
able lecture by Senator WHITING on the
duties and proprieties Of legislators career.
The end of it was the bill was killed and the
Senate put into q bad temper to no purpose.
, 1879-05-03

The Indianapolis Sentinel says: "HArzs n,z
interoosc veto; BLAINE, GARFIELD, and Ho,n
may rant; conspirators may writhe aud 6j,,.
.pheme, but the revolution will 20 on.'' E.mttr
so. The revolution will go On until 1850 vh.n
the people will settle the question now ia di;.
.fa
, 1879-05-03

The Mayor Of Cincinnati is endearor,,-
with the aid OF the Common Council and tha
Police Commissioner, to suppress indecent
shows. Can't the Mayor Of Springfield under.
take to suppress the show in the Sta.e-Hon..
that continues to scandalize the peonla ~
111inOi53 ~
, 1879-05-03

OF Congress Is prescribed by the Const,tnt,o-
and when that duty is performed be , st,na
justified in the eyes Of the people. II the ra
federates refuse to obey the legal Summer, w. "
responsibility belongs to them. u'e
, 1879-05-03

The anti-TnDES papers in New Y,,r,
just now giving DAVID DAVIS .haas ne
Those that are especially afraid OF the na-,
nation Of GRANT, except the Sun. thint ul- -
the ponderous Senator from Illinois is ;ns. N,Ae ~
man. The Sun is already committed ~ ~ ~
Gov JoHy NJ. PALMER. II the Democ,at, H -
ssst IN taking man OF Republican autera.
dents, PALMER is much the better man Of ,hs
twc - eA41
, 1879-05-03

PROCTOR KNOTT is OF the opinion TINT ~ f,on-
eress ad1ourns without passing the appropria-
non bills and the President attempts to call
taem together again, they wouldn't respond.
Tile Presidents duty in calling an extra session
, 1879-05-03

Gen. LOGAN declares that be did not % n
Washington to make an ass Of himself. and nor
the Philadelphia Times declares that be wasn't
cut out for fooI-killer.
, 1879-05-03

The New Orleans Times says the colored
exodus is losing much OF its Importance, and
that the communities chiefly Interested have
concluded to let it run its course and to devote
themselves to remedying the evil.
, 1879-05-03

The speech Of DAVID DAVIS is operating as .
sort Of rod to invite Presidential lightning to
strike. He is determined not to dodge il #
comes that way.
, 1879-05-03

The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed
resolution limiting members to ten minutes in
debate. The limit might be taken at surfpp-
field.
, 1879-05-03

II neither DAVID DAVIS nor jon, II
PALMER Is nominated for President, ho.
would BILL SPRINGER do for Vice -Prrstdon,,
, 1879-05-03

IA mere question Of backbone, the Preat-
dent seems to have quite as much as the Demo-
Gratis in Congress.
, 1879-05-03

The death Of Ar. CLARK, member OF Conerr..
from Iowa, was caused by o7erwork. M
ber Of the Illinois Legislature has passed in biz
checks on that account.
, 1879-05-03

White Stocking Park.
Lake Shore, foot Of Washington street. Champion
ship game between the Chicago and Stars {of syra-
cuse} at $40 p m.
, 1879-05-03

of the stock Of redeemed silver now on hnnd'
or so materially reduce it as to give promise
of its Immediate distribution, the States OF
the Latin Union will remove the restriction
on the coming Of silver, and the consequent
demand, being equal to the annual supply,
silver will resume its relation to gold, as it
had held in the twenty-five years previous'to
the demonstration of the $3.50, 600 OF
that metal by Germany. That extraordinary
disuse of silver and consequent demand for
gold to take its place forced France to discon-
tinue coming, and the discovery that the
United States had also demonetized silver
forced the price down. The exhaustion Of
the German stock is all that is needed to re-
stora the demand for and the price Of silver.
, 1879-05-03

other hand, discontonted people seeking
to accomplish reforms by the methods OF the
assassin and incondiarv.
, 1879-05-03

Academy of Music.
u&!sted street, between Madison and Monroe. Va
Hety entertainment Afternoon and evening.
, 1879-05-03

Banlin's Theatre.
Clark street, opposite the Court-Housa. Engage
rnent q Frank FFaJnc. ""sI Slocum."
, 1879-05-03

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1879.
, 1879-05-03

Hoo1eYsB Theatre.
Randolph street. between Clark and LaSat. En-
gagemcnt OF Maggie Mitchell. ''Fanchon-" After
noon aud evening.
, 1879-05-03

Huver1y's Theatre. =
Dearborn street. corner Of Monroe. Engagement
Of Mckee Rankin and Kitty Blanchard ''The
Danltcs." Afternoon and e7entng.
, 1879-05-03

MoxTcker's Theatre.
.3adison street. between Dearborn and State. En-
Ea1ement OF. Edwin Bob,h '*Kina Lear"