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, 1880-12-12

THERE is very good prospect for the
election OF Republican Senator from
Tennessee. The tOw-tax Democrats are
willing to vote with the Republicans to
elect Governor-e1ect Hawkins Senator, on
condition that the Republicans vote with
them in .clectlng the Speaker of the State
Senate. Hawkins election to the United
States Senate would create vacancy in the
6overRorship. which would be thus filled by
the low-tas Democrat Speaker. It is ru-
mofed aud believed that this plan has been
agreed on By q sutt1ciant number Of the
Tennessee legislators to give it effect,
, 1880-12-12

4 NEW Bonapartist organ was issued In
Paris yesterday. 1t Is owned by and pub
ished In the interest of Prince Jerome Bona
parte, and bears the characteristic title. La
Nupolco',tc Donapart6. Its program III
cludes the restoration Of the Napoleonic
dynasty in the person Of its proprietor, peace
wifi all nations, religious and civil liberty,
the protection Of the'army from political ill.,
fluence, reduction in public expendi-
ture, and the revision OF taxation in
the interest Of artisans aud peasants.
The new organ condemns the course OF the
present Government towards tho religious
orders, and favors plebiscite to determine
the form OF government most acceptable to
the French people. Itis probable that Jerome
Bonaparte will pay dearly for his whistle-
the 1feW organ, The French people are sat-
is6ed with the Republic, notwithstanding all
IT'S fAulta
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In q few weeks the General Assembly will
begin its session, and the members-elect art
considering the business likely to come
before them for action. Somu Of these zen
t1e1nen have been giving expression to theil
views on various subjects, and among man,
of the new members there Is much zeal shown
ina desire to reform things by net Of the
Legislature.
The last General Assembly did much te
remedy the defects in the machinery Of the
Revenue law, and substantially put an end to
tax-hghtlnx by removing the causes, the III.
ducements, aud the opportunities for 50 do
Ing. There are q lew changes in the Revenue
law on which the General Assembly failed
to agree two years ago. These relate pr1n-
cipally tof the reduction OF the cost of
collecting the taxes. particularly In the
legal proceedings. The measure proposing a
County Assessor, Or one Assessor for all thu
towns included'in any city, this Assessor to
hold office four years, which failed two years
ago, will probably be revived next winter.
This measure Is in the interest Of economy
and Of uniformity of assessments, but is Oh
posed to the placements idea OF the object Of
ail government reduces the number Of
Offices
There will be general demand by the peo-
pie OF this city and county for such !egisla-
uon as Will break up our rotten Constabu-
lary system, and which will make It inpossi-
oie Tor any man to play the part Of Consta-
Ole who is not legally authorized to do so.
lhe ofhce oughtto be made responsible
one and no person should be a11-
thofized to hold 1t who Is not prepared
10 meet all the responsibilities pertaining
to It. No person ought to be compslled to
resort to tho pistol TO defe nd his or her per-
son or property against the illegal and ire
spqnslble ruftianistu and dishonesty of
the of11cars OF the Law. OF course tha
Institution OF suits before Justices lfv-
ing at remote distances from the CITY
Is part and parcel of the dishonest Con-
system, aud should be thor
oushly broken up and rendered impossible
Some additional (egistationts is perhaps needed
concerning the law OF landlord and tenant
and the privileges relating to tasclhie entry
md deta1ner. These laws ara open to serious
'busas. Its time that the old feudai prIn-
:ipi6 emitting a landlord to issue his own
warrant distraining the property OF tenant
should be abolished in this State. as it has
'een In other States; and landlords, like all
'ther creditors, should be compelled to re-
ort to the law through the officers OF the
aW. and be restrained from tho seiz-
re- OF ohor persons property, save
, 1880-12-12

PENSACOLA, Fla, was visited Friday night
by disastrous conhagration, In which two
thirds of the business portion OF the city,
embracing the Post Oft1ce, Custom-H House, the
principal hotel, the telegraph offices, the two
newspaper Offices, snd other buildings, were
reduced to ashes The fire broke out In a
restaurant and lasted about eight hours The
only fire engine in the place was out Of re-
pair, OF the extent Of the devastation would
have been less. The damage Is estimated at
about $500, ,ooa, balf of which is covered by
insuhnce- The merchants were after get
ting in their stocks OF winter goods, and lose
heavily
, 1880-12-12

which prompted him to fund his indebted.
| ness, and he made loan of 100000 upon
terms that would relieve him from annoy
ance during his term Of office. He entered
| upon position to which salary OF $50, 600 a
| year Is attached, and during torn OF nearly
| four years he has paid of about $75,0o0 OF
| his personal indebtedness. This represents
| the SUM total OF his savings. and during the
! same period the White House accounts are
| said to show an expenditure OF about SSo,ooo
more out Of the Presidents private purse
| than WIS paid out as 9 rule from the salaries
! OF his predecessors.
This Is showing OF which the President
has no reason to be ashamed, and in which
the American people may properly feel con-
siderable PRIDE A saving OF So, ,000 out OF a
total income OF 100000, In order to meet
private obligations which had been III
creased by the demands OF public life and
party service, Is an accomplishment that is
much more deserving Of praise than censure.
1t reveals sense Of parsonal integrity which
did not permit exalted public position to be
misused "a an escape therefrom. THIS saw
ing probably required system OF economy
which was useful as an example during a
period OF hard times, but 1t was not achieved
by the aid Of gratuities nor at the sacrifice Of
any OF the dignity or propriety of the Execu-
tive Mansion.
Whatever contemporaneous opinion may
be as to the public policy adopted by Presl-
dent Hayes in various matters. there will be
unanimous agreement in history that his
Administration has been ono of the cleanest
AMI most respectable that has graced the Re-
public. No suspicion Of scandal, personal or
official. has ever been even remotely traced to
the White House since President Hayes has
occupied It. His own tastes and those Of his
family, are simple and domestic, but their
hospitality has been liberal and cordial, and
it has extended to many people who would
ordinarily not hope to enjoy that distinction.
II 1t has at tho same time excluded certain
persons whose notion OF public life is more
hilarious than that entertained by President
Hayes, he can scarcely be blamed for refus~
ing to adapt his own tastes or to reyolutionize
his home life TO suit uncongenial associa-
tlons. The respect Of the peopls will follow
President Hayes and his fnmily into the re-
tirement which they arc looking forward to
with complacency In much higher degree
than it their career in Washington had been
sensational and frivolous, and untrue and
malicious reflections up0n the distinguishing
characteristics Of the White House during
his term win fail to detract from the strong
claim he has upon the goodwill Of the
people.
, 1880-12-12

JOHN KELLY is not dead. and he intends
that his enemies shall bs kept apprised Of the
fact. The Epcning Express, one of his
organs, had all article Yesterday addressed
TO Aid Foster, Goodwin, 1lcllbig, aud
HH1ten, Tamtnanyites, who voted for the COLI
hr1natlon Ut Mr.. Campbell. The article de-
uol''ces. them as traitors worse than Judas,
persons without principle, honor, or manli-
ness; reads them out Ut the Democratic party
bytnvltulK the1n at the conclusion Of the arti-
Gle IL "go." John Kelly has dealt with bigger
game than Aldermen. ue destroyed Robin
son, buried Tllden, and that he should stoop
to hurt such small game as Aldermen Is a
matter Of surprise But this is one Of Kelly's
NfakueSSf.S
, 1880-12-12
SEWER GAS.

| As 1t now begins to appear that some one
has charge OF what may be called the Depart.
ulant Of Defective Sewerage, and that some.
thing may be done, 1t is matter of the kigii-
est consequence that the work SHOULD be
done inteiligeutly, thoroughly, and well, and
that landlords and tenants, or house-pwuers,
on the one hand, and the Board of Public
Works OIL the other, should join hands in a
| common effort to eradicate what has become
a prolific source Of disease, and what may in
time, If 1t Is not 'eradcated, breed an cpl
demlc Of diphtheria and fevers Of malignant
kind, developed from sewer poison. Things
have como to that pass that something more
than the operations Of the Board OF Health
are needed. II IL well enough upon the score
OF dccency and cleanliness to remove. CUR
bage and ashes from alleys, and cart away deatl
animals, and keep outside premises clean
but this amounts to nothing as compared
with the poison. disease, and death that turk
III the depths Of the great underground rivers
of filth. The poisonous emanations from the
sewers, however, can be prevented by three
very simple precautions, which, If observed,
will almost entirely remove any possibility of
danger. First, the stFeet.sewcrs should be
thoroughly ventilated with man-holes which
will give vents for the poisonous gases, which
are frequently forced back BY any rise In the
sewer currents, or by strong winds forcing
the discharges hack through tire mouths Of
the sewer openings, or from collections and
deposits which form more Or less in tne sew
ers owing to the sluggisl,ness of the current
III them. II the sewers are properly pro-
faofoH ny fhaEc ,c1n ho
find their way into the open air and be dis
persed. 1t sometimes happens, however,
that the man-holes get clogged up. especially
in winter, and may not work as they
should, in which case, and for safety
in any case, traps. should be constructed in
the lateral drains, between the house and the
street, which, while they will open to admit
tho house refuse into tho main sewer, will
close against tile air and gases that may be
forced in that direction. These two precau-
tons. having been adopted, will bauish all
elnanations from without and give easy and
effective outlets for the gases that are now
periodically forced back Into houses. a
third precautlon will prevent any possibility
OF emanatlons from within that may arise
from defective plumbing OF. other causes, and
that Ia tho erection Of aostandpipe from the
house drain, tapping the water-closet and
other outlets, and running through the
kitchen chinney-which Is the best avenue
because it Is always warm-to the open air
above, which will convey all foul air and
gases from the house and keep the
premises sweet and clean. With thesp
three precautions-viz.: we1l-ventilated street
sewers, well-trapped house drains, and exits
from the interior Of the house for gases :
there can be no accumulation Of than where
, 1880-12-12

DURING the late political campaign tn
Southern bullQozers undertook to intlmidat
the businessmen of Cincinnati who sup
ported Gen. Garfield. Subsequently numer
Gus protests were made by the same gentr.
because many OF the prominent busines
houses In New York had given substantial
aid to the cause represented BY Garfield alit
Arthur, This Indignation has now taker
shape, and it Is proposed by number Of or
gans of Southern opinion to withdraw a.
far as may be tha trade of the Cotton States
from the cities which have offended In tfs
way described, The general scope of the
proposition Is, that the merchants Of the South
shall organize unions in all the principal
cities and towns in their section to the enG
that ths wholesale dealers of New Orleans
St. Louis, Charleston, Baltimore aud Allan.
to be patTonized rather than those OF the
Northern cities. It is proposed, further, that
these unions call q general convention at an
early day, and that there be appointed BY
such a meeting an 'EYecutlve Committee
charged with "the duty Of disseminating
among Southern merchants better knowl.
edge OF Southern markets, their shipping
facilities, and the rates for Transporting mer-
cl,andise charged by railways and steamship
lines leading from them.''
This non-intercourse schem6ls An old one
1t was agitated and trIed before the War.
We remember it was tried on Connecticut
comb mandatory, whose managers were
notified that il they supported Lincoln for
President the patronage Of the South" would
be withdrawn from that concern. Tbs reply
Of the manager was, that II the chtyairy did
not want his combs they need not buy them.
but could 80 lousy.
a majority Of the shopkeepers and traders
Of the South are Jews, and while they, for
peace sake, go with the current Of popular
sentiment In Dixie, they are not the kind Of
men who buy In dear market when there Is
cheap one close By. They haye no "Lost
Cause !" to wesp and vail over. They have
no Northern enemies to punish or Southern
Secesh'to reward. They care precious little
for 1.-THE cause for which Lee fought and
Jackson died" They will continue to pnr-
chase their goods where they can buy them
OH the best terms; and if that is In Cincin-
natl, to Cincinnati they will go for their
bargains The sentimental Southern mallg-
nants may patronize" Atlanta, New Or
leans, Charleston. or any other Rebel town
they please, but their trade is Of precious
httle account, as 1t chiefly consists Of long
credit and compromise payments. 1t Is these
s}opkeepers Of the South whose credit Is
bad or dubious that are making the most
clatter about "patrontzing Southern whole
salers and manufacturers and direct i'm
pOrtergs' Let the,u They will not annra-
ciably disturb the law OF political economy:
that men will persist in buying in the cheap
est and selling In the dearest market. There
is no friendship III trade. Business Is busi-
ness. Let the implacabe buIldozets howl
, 1880-12-12

they can do any:harm. Now that the res
sibility for attending to the sewers IS sub
stantially fixed, and the methods for vent
Hating them are clearly understood, tha
work should commence at once. There is
nothing connected with the city adminlstra-
ton that has tithe of the importance OF this
subject, and it is the duty Of the municipal
authorities to make these reforms, which
have SO strong and direct a bearing upon the
public health, as effectively and as speedily
aR nnsSihla
, 1880-12-12
TIE Utica (N. ~ Observer says OF I'd
expenditure Of public money on 0swego has-

Hasn't enough public money been e1penoeS3
on Oswegus hnrbor? Millions nave been poossoa
into the Ontario there, with the sole result q
hrcakwater thar doesn't break, and pier tpss
is OF service to no one save rhe'boys who ttsa 1o
cisc4,es fro1n its rptting.timhcrs. The city ~
fewer inhabitants than II had ten years ago. ~ III
whaling towns OF Massachusetts Bay. Leg
capital Is invested there ench year. ronD aIo
chcapcning stendily, and labnr fnt's smaller ~ ~
lake commerce o. of osweE1 i. has 81 been almoss
wholly absorbed In Buffalo and Rochester on tno
one eide. and the Wclland Canal On the osoes.
It is worse than useless to throw gotHt nnnsg ~
after bnd in improving Il burbor that has 10
shipping, and no reasons fur expecting any.
, 1880-12-12

begin tho world anow at New uar,non. y
He afterward removed to Mount Ver1on. {.
and died some years since, leaving Manu.
script history Of the Birkbeck and Fnyva.
settlement. whicl, is now in keeping Of tha
Historical Society Of Chicago. "
, 1880-12-12

how they can surmount it. This state Of
affairs may, as Baron DoWse said, be "a dis
grace to the Empire" but what is the knl-
plre going to do about itq Coercfvo laws WILL
hardly mend matters. Burke said "you
cannot iudlct nation.''
, 1880-12-12
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

TYR CHICAGO TnrsCAE hss estahlaahed BRANCH
e<cax for tbs receipt subscriptions md adVert&ss-
hents II fo1lnws:
EEW fOKk-Room Issbuns Rut3dinx F.T. No
TADpEN, Manager.
GLASGOW, scotland-Allans American New
AReneJ, VI Henneld-st
LONDON. Eng.-AmertcAn ExchanEa4 ~ eeeena-
HEkRY F. GILIic, Axent-
NA3liISGIpN. u. C.-33fe street,
, 1880-12-12
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

No. is to Is k4nzie.st.-Th .eveateenIh annual
Of tns VII S osens s,ae.s Sn II a
evsnnf iii Be 10 ps,nsnt u dues eleet!oH ot Of;
befor+ the % chaptsr "A faii astendanes ]. sa1nsst5
s7ssr S,.'s " cS1EEh M RI
= 53SiiN lS & & DacKEksoS, Secretary.
Annpai Commnnication for the election Of ofaeers
and pa9.nent Of dues Tuesday evening" @ Dsc IL 7;so
ent 1t this most sn,pyrlant t'nmunlcauon. Aside
ron The seon M q n Sa
1nembeE. that every brothsr or this lodge that can
come 10 sss Vst;f5; GGS yfssnS W s%if, wn
@. Il. DOUGLASS, secretary.
CHICAGO co4MAspEBY. NO: - <, T.-speolal
Monqsy pes Il fo1 - ths .6
psGsd fu!! 9f tne nsmesIs ,s
''1''A4e'' W.T. JACOBS Recorder.
WASHINGTON CHAPTER, NO. a. r. L. NJ
Annual convncation Friday eren.nk. DsG l7-at TO
Tor payment Of dues and election OF officers forShs
visiting Companions oo'''1Z 5%ZaEs IHs'{st RtAF 4 TT
cuAa H. WRIGHT. seersia1,. -'
= *Ioaros:st.-Ths Animal Geavscsuon e. he eles
Send.y & e sssetne s pee II Il 4 eEosk w. ~ 1s4
MenbeEs Requested u ee present. aad Tas'ora vel
"'4"' ~ o'1'f "wM- X. FORSYTH. II. E,A.P.
WM.J. BRYAR, Secretary.
COVENANT LODGE NO sM r. A. M.-stated
{HpnualI Communication Ffidny evening. Dec. II, at
4 O'Clock al Car1nthian Hail. Isl East kinzlest. for
election of otieers s1a raxnent Of dns: The mem,
- 1T .'ss s esrdfs{5 iasltsa s;%s, w.1r ~ w NJ
wM- KERR, Secretary.
HOME L0I>GE NO. aB. r. l. H. MA Regular
Communication win ba held ut their Hall, NoA- ~
for The ins1ailauon OF officers Members are re-
vted. e. II. tUA, ". IL
st. .BEkNAhp coM4ANnERY. NO. s, E T.
Stated tonclave Nednesd2y evening, DEG. Is 1T 80
O'clock Work the Teuplar Order. Visiting Sir
KniGhts are courie1ns!y Invited: Fl order
CHICAGO ct,rNclL OF PRINCES OF 5ERusA-
lem. 4. H. Scottish Kite Aasuns-Specal Convention
En;Gt0DALE, Grand secreia1S. -
APOLLO coMMANDERr. NO. i, KN1GHTs TEN
PLAR-srecA Conclase Tuesday evening, Dec- u.
entnlng year Visiting SIR hnl.hts ar0 a]wasx vel
come. by order of the Eminent Commander.
VAN NHENssELAER GHAND LODGE OF PERFEC-
Hnn. 4. 4: Scottish Rite Mas4,nA-taexulat Assembly
G.M s>'siG III S5 GGDALE lSa Grand ID sec1esary, s
, 1880-12-12

THR person who set fire to the Anderson
{1nd-) Courthouse Thursday night set fire
to the Catholic Church at that place Friday
night, and was detected and arrested. lie
confessed his crimes, and the Andersonites,
whose loss is about S1o0 00o. have consider
abte difficulty iu restraining their wrath.
The incendiary has been tramp, and what
his motive was in setting fire to the place
cannot be easily ascertained.
, 1880-12-12
SUNDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1850.

JAY GorLp's splendid conservatory at
1sllngton on the Hudson, said to be the
largest and most varied in this country, and
which contained plants which can scarcely
be duplicated for years to come, was de-
ssroyed by fire yesterday. The grounds,
building, and plants cost Mr.. Gould $3.50, 900,
and the lowest estimate placed on his loss is
E1snnnn
, 1880-12-12

Entesed ~ tA< FastCtc< at tntaaan H. - seess<s-
Cl0xs Matter.
Torthe benent Of our patrons who de8tss 70 eeno
single copies Of THK TRIBUNE through the snah. We
give herewith the transient rate OF postage:
1aomtsttt PR Copp-
EEht and Twelve Page Paper ..
etxteen Page <ettte'
knfftgt-
Eight md Twelve Page Paper. cent?
, 1880-12-12

The Toronto Globe seems inclined 70 ".
thefair thing by his Lordships new boos' II" =.
began review on the Friday after puhaes w..
under the heading OF "Endym mion" In lettel9 ~
enough to serve as = name or the atesa "
ship, and On Saturday 1t finished pp Tho l90 ~
, 1880-12-12

| chicago tfK1BuSE ofliee1, north 1atftnd.
II deg aStn. 5ss-; west longitude Esn ~. f,o,1
! Washington. and 5h. 5jzn. Ms. from Greenwtc,,
The eanbjolned table shows the time Of sctttnga
rising ut the moons lower limb, and thu ofnets,
time for lighting the first street-lampin each ci..
cultfn this city, during the coming week ,o,s..
ordered sooner on ACCOUNT Of bad wen 49,
also me foho"lng times fof ~Attngutsh1ns the
first lamp: %"17
u1H. Noon set.. Liuht E.r,.n.,.
Dec. a...... a::z:a a. IN. 2:9 a m. SIS q "
Tlss1isyy monasy :;a 5:S$t u m a:5 n 5ss D. D.
Thossday ':1;l y m. ......... ......... .........
FP1S. P3asy t:a F. 3: N: NJ 4:i6p: M: n; ;,
Saturday.. 6:j6A y. m- 4:+O D. n. ssS, u u"
DEG 49,, wv. T:S6 pa. 4:40 ,. u. 2SSpp P a. "a
The moon will be full Thursday at s:sa ~
and ia apogee at lou, r. in. Friday. This ful'
moon will be the m6st distant une OF the vear.
but that will be about compensated by the fact
Of greater meridian altitude Hence the fut,
moon of this mouth wilt be nearly as br3pht -.
the average. At the time Of full, ths moon xill,
be within the earth's shadow, giving ,uns-
eclipse; but the moon will be below oi.y bortzor
The eclipse will be visible frum Europe. Az.
and Africa, but not from the United States
The suns upper Amb will rise On Monday -
T20 T. a., south ut Hh. 541n. 1918 g. m,. ann ~
at 4,29h p. N,
The SUMS upper limb rises Friday uext ~
T:2e3t a. M, souths at l1h. 56Tn. 430s< a. u snd
sets at 4:3014 Q. N.
The sidcreal time Thursday mean noon will h.
17h- 42n o3.46s.
Mercury will be at his greatest ves,pr,
e!ongation from the sun, IL degrees, to.nteht
To-morrow he will rise at 5;E3 a. Ill., or neartv
al hour and 4 half before the sum- Thursdax
a pYsj 1}f a ar11fh
Ho will be visible each morning Of this week. u
the sky be clear; Is best luoked for little before
sunrise, well round towards the southeast mint
Ut the compass
Venus will south next Thursday at a:3nm
and set at 7:23 p. tn- Her brightness a. IN even
Ing star Is increasing. 4 little more than saren.
teuth4 of her illuminated side Is turned soxantu
U.s. She ia now near tho western side OF TIN
great (curved> triangie Of stars which form thu
group known as Capricorn.
Mars will rise next Thursday at 6:0e =, H.. End
south at l0:46 a. m. He ls rather faint yet IS a
morning star; viii be much brighter month
hence.
Jupiter will south Thursday at 6:54 p'm-. ind
set aE 1:06 a. in- Friday. HIS Is leaving US rap-
idly. increasing his distance from the easth 1t
the rate Of about l0,00Q.0 GOO miles per week. Hix
apparent diameter is 4QX seconds Of arc. Hefa
moving towards conjunction with Saturn, which
will occur about four months hence. At that
time the earth. sun, Jupiter, and Saturn will b
nearly in line in the heavens.
Saturn will south Thursday at T:4e ., H. md
set Friday at 3:07 a. IN. Hc Is now II degrees
east from Jupiter, the angie between them d.
creastng at The rnte OF about one degree peT
month. Saturn Is now near to the star knowa
as Mu Piscium. and qenrly stationary with ref
ereuoe to the stars. The greatest apparent d.
rof},} 10 a,nn fo
, 1880-12-12

MISSEsoTA's public schools cost 81, So.t"
this year. The wages Of teachers we're *9s'7o:
number or pupils enrolled. 1s0.e4S; NUMBER y.
school-houses. 3.6g3; value of houses and slse''
S3,156o10<l0, male teachers, 1,S7+: female teasa
ers, a,34l There are three normal schools 10 w
State, two OF which represent superhuous eoD
cadonal enthusiasm. They arc not needeo-
, 1880-12-12
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