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, 1880-11-14

A11rEnAnr society in West Virginia mas
fallen foul Of this question:
Hxxo,,p1. That such campaign as We ae nase
+,,aT nassed through has deoaornllzsnS enee'
upon the people
The affirmative of the question: Is so plain
proposition that the young man who LOOK tne
negative must have been speedily overcome:
The campaign 'we have just passed
through" did have demoralizing e1tect on
the people. It was the first campaign in tue
history of this country III which sianders
were deliberately manufactured out OF Whole
cloth, and forgcries known to be such were
circulated BY gentlemen Of some pretens1ons
to responsibility. But tile campaign was
chiefly dcmoraiizing' upon that section OF
the people known as tile Democratic party
which has been not only delnorallzed but
dcfaatedn. and almost destroyed.
, 1880-11-14

general rule extends to persons IN all classes
of life. Men carry more money III thelr
nocketbooks now than they have done be-
fore. Where men formerly carried dollar
they now carry three, five, or ten do'lars'
and where men carried five or ten dollars
they now carry fifty or one hundred. 80
with families: whenever there is ten OF
twenty dollars over, it is put away, and addl-
t,ons ore made to It, and thousands OF faml-
lies who. under the hard times of nearly ten
years, had occasion to spend every cent as
fast rs they received it, now have httlo
store of coin or greenbacks lato away
waiting for some chance to invest H. or
keeping it to meet some payment on an IN
vestrnent already made.
The circulation OF coin, and especially OF
gold coin, is great incentive to hoardnR OF
saving. Gold coin has been in limltea
circulation something over year, after an
absence Of twenty years. To persons not
accustomed to handling 1t, the Impulse
on obtaining an eagle. or q douole-
eagle, or even half-eagle, to save 1t, or to
reserve it from ordinary expenditure, is nat
ural. and an immense amount OF gold coin
has undoubtedly been put away out OF slght
and use during the last eighteen months OF
steady employment and liberal wages.
What is true In other countries is true In
this. In France metallic money is in general
use. Every man {except large dcalers) depos-
its his money with himself. The French. as a
population, do not employ banks as custodl-
ans of their money. In this way many hun
dreds of millions Of dollars Of silver and
gold are out Of sight,-hoartled away among
the people, to be used when wanted. 10
some extent this is true also Of the people in
Germany, That the roturn to metallic
money in this country has increased the sum
boarded among our people Is unQuestionably
true, and that to an extent much greater than
is generally supposed.
We think 1t is clear where the bulk OF the
two hundred millions OF dollars Of our cur
| rency, which seems to have dropped out OF
sight, has gone. It is in the pocketbooks,
the private safes, the bureau-drawers, boxes,
and hiding places Of the people; as received
it has been put away in small amounts, and
| now Is held by people In cities, towns, VII
1ages, and on farms, and in country stores IN
sums ranging from ten dollars up to one
thousand dollars, the owners and holders OF
this money being those who have not hitherto
hoarded any money at all.
The money is in safe hands. It Is certainly
where it will do the most good; It is, though
out Of sight, by no means lost; and, though
its aggregate is comparatively large, we may
expect if the general prosperity con-
tinues that the country will show capacity
| for boarding even much greater amounts OF
| the surplus currency.
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OFFICERS in BUR army or navy who have
influence at the Department, and so are able
to get good assignments, are known as - Co
burgers ~ in the slang Of the service. They
are,s' according to the definition Of an East
ern contemporary, @'supposed to resemble
the Royal House Of Coburg, now governing
England, in this, that they have the first
chance at all the good things going" Co
burgers never 70 to the North Pole or get
orders for the Plains. But when vacancy
like that in tho Weather Bureau occurs
swar1ns OF hungry Coburgers infest Wash
ington and claim it. It is source OF great
satisfaction to many people that there are SO
few Coburgers in this country.
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WHAT HAS BEC0ME OF THE HONEY
The discovery is made that at least SaOo,-
GOO, 600 of the money which, according TO The
coinage, i1nportations, and other receipts,
less expectations, ought to be Iii the country
has disappeared from ordinary sight, and
much inquiry and speculation is made as to
where this money has gone. The prosperous.
condition of the country Is shown by the fact
that the supply Of currency IS so abundant
that the withdrawal OF even this large amount
has produced no Inconvenience orstringency'
The banks, aud the professional tnanciers,
and the theorists are all at loss to know
where this money has gone. All kinds OF
suggestions have been made. but there has
been no satisfactory explanation. Exactly
where this money now IS will not, perhaps,
he established until some sudden alarm or
calamity shall create demand for currency
beyond the present means Of supply.
Tie. disappearance Of so large a sum OF
money rs two hundred millions Of dollars
is not, it seems to us, at all surprising under
the present circumstances OF the country;
M the contrary. it strikes US that such an
occurrence is but natural result, proceeding
from, the general prosperity, following pro-
tracted term OF stagnation, want OF credit,
and suspension Of industry. For years pre-
cediug the resumption of specie-payments
there was season not only OF what might
hr instly termed "hard times" but
strIneency of great severity. Prices were
weakened, money was scarce, Investments
few and fsr between, industry crippled, the
wage-fund badly exhausted, and a large part
of the mechanical labor OF the country TIM
employed or employed on short time and ut
scant wages. There was no chance for
boarding. Every man or family had imme-
diate need for every dollar OF earnings or III
cone. Small dealers were obliged to de-
posit regularly to meet their obligations, and
the small surpluscs laid aside were very few.
Times have changed. The last two years
have shown how wonderful is the capacity
Of our people to absorb money. The crash
and wreck of the savings banks, and the
equal fatality attending the ordinary small
| lepositories, have created a widespread dis
| trust. The prosperity of the agricultural
people has been great Farmers, as gen
| eraI thing. do not deposit money in banks.
| Of late years they have improved their sys-
tenn of dealing, and, instead Of having run
| ming accounts at the country stores, they now
trade for cash. They keep their money at
home, and buy what they want when they
need it for really money. In this way they.
in the aggregate, hold in their hands very
great sum Of money, whici, practice has only
| become possible within the last two years.
| Country merchants, in like manner, have
largely changed their practice, and now, sell
| ing for cash, are able to buy for cash. They,
too. have OH hand in their own safes, from
time to time, an aggregate OF money wholly
| unprecedented In their business. The same
, 1880-11-14

THE Board which is now canyasslng the
Cook County returns made serious pltlh-
den day before yesterday when 1t threw CUT
the: vote of the Third District OF the Four
teen Ward for President The judges OF
election in that district, not through any
malice, but through Ignorance, matte u
return of 351 votes for Garfield and 1S5 for
Hancock. They should, Of course, have re-
turned those figures for the Electors, and not
for the Presidential candidates. The names
Of the Electors were entirely onllttec'
and the Board threw out the vote
for President on the ground OF 1rregu-
larity. It may be said, as an excuse
that it made no change III the result mat
is true, but nevertheless the Canvnssing
Board has no right to lisfranchise 4S6 per-
sous on account Of blunder Of the Judges
of election, where the intention OF tile voters
was 50 plain as In this case. 1t has been de-
cided over and over again that there is no
such authority OH the part Of Canvasslng
Board. When 1t finds such all informally
in returns, it is its duty to send for the judges
and have them correct them. In this case 4s6
persons went to the polls on election -day,
spent half that Tuesday there, went through
the slow and laborious process of casting
their votes, manifested their interest In the
election BY putting up with all the annoy
ances and inconveniences which voting Is
apt to bring with it, only to find that their
time has been wasted and their labor thrown
away through an easily-corrected blundet
on the part OF the judges. The precedent Is
a bad one, and should not be allowed tc
stand. The Canyasstng Board should to-
morrow make point Of sending for these
Judges, and making them correct their re-
turns. To do otherwise is to put premium
on tncompetency and dishonesty, and to put
it in the power of future election judges te
make false returns which shall change tlf
| result and defeat person who has received
| q majority Of the votes.
, 1880-11-14

JUDGE DAVIS has held the man Philip on
the charge of criminal libel This does not
necessarily imply that Philip was the forger.
as to which there is conflicting testimony,
but Philips trial may de9Iop the authorship
Of the Morey letter. The opinion given by
Judge Davis in committing Phi1p for trial is
= powerful Farraignment Of all parties who
were in any way connected with this dis
graceful piece of business. He treats the
case as conspiracy to accomplish
q National crime, and says plainly
that it points to the implication Of men In
high stations. There is not the smallest
doubt in the mind Of Judge Davis that the
letter was forged, and lie declares that upon
Mr.. Hewitt must rest the larger share OF the
responsibility for the first publication Of this
base and shameful forgery" No one can
read the summing-up OF the evidence with"
out coming to the same conclusion. Hewitt
was 1uen,lEr of the Democratic National
Committee. Nit seems that the forged let
t<.r WIS take, him twice By the publ sher
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OF Truth before he made it public, ana tnz@

OF Truth before he made it public, and tha@
1t was the positive assurance OF Its eehu'l.e
ness which Mr.. Hewitt gave that iea 10 ie'
publication. Hewitt gave this assurance ~
the full knowledge Of the influence th's 'el~
ter would he likely to exert upon inc canl-
paisn and the injury it would do Gen. uaie
field, and in spite Of the glaring evidences ., .,
forgery which o thorough examination "ou1u u1
have revealed. 1t looks now as though .lle
case against Philip will be prosecuted WIN
such vieor as to lead to the discovery OF inc
:forger and the exposure Of those who were
accessory to the crime.
, 1880-11-14

IT has been assumed somewhat hastily BY
the Cabinet-nlakers in various parts OF the
country that there will be an entire change
of Administration the 4th Of March next
Two members Of the present Cabinet Will
very likely be invited to retain their places.
One of these is John Sherman and the other
Carl Schurz Mr.. Sherman answers III many
respects to the description Of "a great
Finance Minister" He is at least popularity
believed to be such an one, and his fellow
citizens in Ohio would be unwilling to have
him retire to private life. Hewould be quite
as unwilling to take this step himself, as he
has already announced in published letter.
Hence Gen. Garfield will be obliged to offer
him seat in the new Cabinet or invite
contest tor the Senatorship between him and
Gov. Foster, which would be unpleasant
for all concerned. The situation OF
Secretary Schurz is much the same.
Gen. Garfield and the Republican party
are under. obligations to him. Ee is diE''i-
fed and able representative OF the German
wing Of the party, without which no Kepuo-
lican candidate could have been elected. lie
might be offered the position OF Minister to
Germany, but that would leave his admira-
bic work in the Interior Department to go
for nothing, and might not be thought suf-
ficient recognition of the reforms he has al
| ready accomplished. So the chances are
| much in favor of his being retained. There
| are precedents enough for keeping members
Of the Cabinet over from one Administration
| to another, especially when the retiring and
the incoming Presidents are in entire
harmony with each other. In fact,
until the Inauguration of Buchanarl'
there never was an instance Of an entire
new Cabinet taking Office with new Presl'
! dent when both belonged to the same party.
Martin Van Buren,, who stood in about the
| same relation to Andrew jackson, in q per
sona1 way, that Gen. Garfield does to MIR
Hayes, retained nearly the whole Cabinet o1
his predecessor. Gen. Grant was not at A.
in sympathy with Mr.. johnson, nor Mr.
HAYES, when he was elected, with Gen
Grant, hcilce the complete change In thost
cases was natural and inevitable. But Gen
Garfield does not hold any such position Will
reference to Mr.. Hayes. and it would b'
rather strange than otherwise If he shoult
refuse all recognition Of his Indebtedness tt
the hayes Administration.
, 1880-11-14

AsrARr of the history leading up to the
present agitation in Ireland for reform in tile
land tenure and the slavery enforced by
landlords, we take from Sherlock's book.
published in this city last year and called
1.-The Case Stated. some instances OF the
effect of absentee iandlordlsn. It must be
valuation of all lands, fixing the fair rental
value per year. The Duke Of Devonshire, Of
England, claims to OWN s, $50 acres OF land
in Cork County and 2',43 in Waterford
County, the yearly Goyernlentai rental value
of which is ESS4 ,3ooG or S171,GW. lie is a noll-
resident. The Marquis Of Lansdownc is the
alleged owner of 120.G16 acres in the Coun-
ties Of Dublin. Kerry, Limerick, Meath, and
Wicklow; the Government valuation of these
is sS1,53G, OF sl57,Sso yearly. The Com
missioners OF Church TempoEalities control
II, $50 acres, of rental value Of S450, 1876.
The Earl OF Leitriln holds o, 5S5 acres, hav-
ing an assessed rentanyalue of 3S,3l0; the
Marquis OF Conyngham holds 15G.973 acres,
with an official valuation Of S163,:20. The
2,933 absentee landlords own 5,729.169 acres
Of the land. not Including what they
hold in cities, towns, ETC. The figures
stated as to the official rental value
of these lands give an inadequate idea
Of the actual rent demanded and exacted
from the unfortunate tenants. These range
from one and Il half to three times the
amount at which they are valued by the
Government Multiplying the Governmental
valuation BY two will give perhaps an aver
age Of the actual rent exacted by these alb
seutee cormorants. Thus the actual rent
roll of the Marquis of Lansdowne is e6S,172,
or ssl5, 7Go, or twice as great as the Govern
ment valuation. This is In addition to all
taxes, which are paid by the Impoverished
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THERE is good reason to believe that John
a. Kasson, ut present Minister to Austria,
will be supported for the Speakership Of the
next House BY substantially the whole
Northwestern vote. The West has not had
Speaker Except for the short service Of Mr.
Kerr since Schuyler Colfax filed that place,
now more than twelve years ago. Mr.. Frye
Is we'll qualified for the office, but he is not
more 50 than Mr.. Kasson; and Maine has
already been sufficiently honored in the
Speakers chair BY Mr.. Dlaine. Besides, it is
understood that Mr. Frye is an active candl-
date Tor the Senate. and does not aspire to
the Speakership. No better man than Mr..
Knsson can be thought OF in the West; and
il he should have q solid support from Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Illinois, and Kansas
he would probably be elected.
, 1880-11-14

IRoS ships are fast going the way OF
wooden llulls. The ship OF the future WILL
be built of steel. The advantage OF using
this material is that it gives greater strength
and buoyancy in proportion to weight than
iron. i steel ship can carry o1le~tlfth more
in weight than an iron ship, provided the
bulk Of the article carried will admit ot the
difference In loading. The OILY question 10
be decided in order to settle detlnltly me
value of steel ships Is the probable action OF
salt water on the material. Some experts
believe that the corroding effects Of salt On
steel will be very rapid; but this is, to
great extent, pure theory, and may be con-
tradicted by later experiments. While the
English are trying to ascertain the relative
merits of metallic ships. American builders
are slowly cropping out Of the primitive
STYLES Of wooden hulls, and are still one full
stage behind the artisans Of the Clyde.
, 1880-11-14

astute newspaper-man into writing bis mama
in the wrong place. So the clerk got sued
and his trial has been the most entertaining
of the court proceedings In the last week.
He floorett his adversary, however, and 50 tie
Mayor has got a first-class advertisement III
an artistic way, with a complimentary
memoir thrown in, and all without costing
him single cent.
, 1880-11-14

-ruv CHICAGO TH1BUfE has established osansu ..fa4
sdcas for the receipt OF subscriptions aao
Ineuss u followH: n ~ .xr
FADDEN. Manager. ravr
GLASGOW, Scou1nd-AlAns Anass11@1 ~
Agency. II Hen6eld-st- .n o.-.,d
LONDON, Enx.-AmeEtc1o E1conos~ -
HENRY T. GILLl1. Agent
MAhHtH(iIxE, p. E.-l31a street,
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POSTAGE

Ecfesrd at the Pat-oMet at Chicago M- ~ Stco"o"
(Vaxs Matter.
Forthe benefit cf our patrons who desire TO seuo
single coples OF THE TRIBUNE through the 1na4'' ="
r1ye herewith tho transient ratio Of poatAc6:
N 1,o,n,stfe Per Copr
Eight and Twelve Ta9e Paper. csnts
sixteen Page Paper so
fhfYtQn. - .~.,.
EIGHT and Twelve Page rnper. cents
sixteen Pnxe Paper ..-.'''"--''' ~
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TIE votes Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and LII
nois compare as follows:

nOiS compare as 1olloWs:
1876. 1890. Gain.
,.a.,,,o,;o -5suB 8t71S3 $3.50
nhin n.:..,....E .E:9..I :: I'll -a2l G3'uso 's!
Illinois. .---.a94'oou e""'f'o
The two former States still lead Illinois con-
silerably. The increase III Pennsvivanla Is
surprising. 1t saved Garfield In that State
Hancock po}1ed 2, 600 more votes In Pennsyl-
yau1a than Hayes did in 1876. But Garfield
polled q, 600 more than Hayes, and Increased
the Republican majority fron 1909 to u .ooo.
Ohio leads Illinois by as many votes aoso-
lutely as she does byinhabitants OF all kinds
male and female, young and old. The figures
Show that the population OF Ohio is much
more Homogeneous than tint Of Illinois, hay
ing much smaller proportion OF aliens, anu
also perhaps that the Buckeye boys are more
addicted to voting than the citizens OF Suck
ert}ou
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+enants, who are also obliged to manure tno
lands every year. This same Lansdo"he a.
lowed many of Ills tenants to die OF want Ill
1s7o. and hundreds 1nnre would have per-
ished had it not been for the food supp'lcd
from America. This year, the CROP grown
from American seed, has been sarea, anu 'uo
landlord has demanded payment, NOT on'S u
this years rent, but also for last J ear $ tel''
He demands that ont Of the American chaf-
itv he be paid the rent Of last year, when
there was total failure of the CROP II Is
this cruel and exacting policy, which amounts
IN a confiscatfop OF the food on which these
tenants must live, that has led to the genera
refusal to pay any longer rent IN excess OIL
the Governmental valuation.
THE American Consul at Zurich is a1ralo
that the United States Government Will soon
hare to shut down on the policy OF encour-
aging immigration. He says that one-1lfth
of the population is now foreign-born; that
If this proportion continues, there VIII DC
I6, ,000, QUO foretgll-borll citizens i'll twenty
years; and that the quality Of the ne" 'ninl-
grafton is not nearly 50 good as that OF Inc
old. lie apprchends that the supply OF pub-
lie lands will soon be exhausted IT the tide
continues to flow in as rapidly as 1t has dur
iny the last few years. The Consul IS m
alar,nist. The assimilation OF Immigrants
has been quite as rapid and complete, except
in a. few large cities, as could be desired; and
tic new bIooA has improved the American
stuck wherever it has thoroughly mixed WIN
the native population. As to the public
lands, it is little early to be concerned about
them, so long as railroad companies hold
millions of acres and there are vast terri
tories unoccupied both q the South and far
West But the Consul is right IN saying that
some regulations should be adopted Win a
view to improving the quality OF the imml-
grafton. 1t las always been principle both
with our Government and all civilized con1i-
tries, that paupers, convicts, and persons III
| capable of supporting themselves should DC
| excluded. So far as it Is true that any at
tempt is now making by European Govern
| meuts to drain of their refuse material into
the United States, there is need Ut watchtuI'
ness and perhaps of some amendment OF the
| laws relating to immigration.
, 1880-11-14

COVENANT LODGE. no. So F: A A;GThe ;,.Ei.s.n 11-
r.1 rernmonies Ut pur nie bruthe1. John Nooltsson
" nccr from the hall Of Covenant L1dse 40. ~
Fk 4. H. ihia {snnday} morning ut H:a sharp. VIE
I,,nr t,retlreu aro invited. By order o. -, n
'I'1S w GEORGE A. WAIT, ". 3D.
, 1880-11-14

n A. cAsf1MAN LODGE, NO G6 A.F- T. A. NJ
Regular Communication Tuesday evening. NOT; "a
Important md interesting WoFk. aan1p ':5A dAn
e<,f1,er WeGt MadtSQn and kobey HtS.
G. A. DOUGLASS. Secretary
, 1880-11-14

v.nv1rw CHATTER, NO 1Gl, R. A. M-speeiasd1 4
eenrncrttnn MONDAY evening. NDv. y !aol ~ :: ~.
sharp Work On the M r. IL and r: 4: :s hea.a e. N,
o'rsDcr THIS Council degrees Will be woskeo @'u ~
Ia hoped 1hat every member WiH ne pIEseMME - T. up
rtvu0N uARHIS. E4cr1tAtY.
, 1880-11-14

gaet:n1 Tnesd.y evening" nov. 16l for business and
work Fraternity cordially i1yitea xr ea,ro+,1
, 1880-11-14

LINCOLN PARK CHATTER, no ~: T. Hsc3.i,- A. M.T
ronvoeation Monday evening. Hov H. a. oSiGGx; s;e
Work On the Council degrees. a99T n1t}H1 ~ : MAJ.
te1s invited oS o'aef " rHos cROML1sH. H P.
, 1880-11-14

coR1Sru1AS CHATTER. No: g r. 4: M Y,
specal Convocanon Monday evening N9s sne n ~ cn
psniVns aTe cordially inv,.sd- :. ~ 9EdeF % e up
JOHN o. DICKEHSOSt Secretary.
, 1880-11-14

ORIENTAL LODGE NO. g. A. r. AND A. A-Re4-
nfarcommnnicntiou FfldayeEentnR, Nov. H. By order
CHARLES cArL1S. Secretary.
, 1880-11-14

APOLLO COMMAEDERT, NO. ]. KNIGHTS TEN
PLAH-stated Concaye Tnesday evening SoF; es. aH
cs,n,e By urdef OF the Eminent Commander
eS@' ~ II. T. TIFEAGT. RecoTdcr.
, 1880-11-14

VAN rRrNssr1AER GRAND LODGE OF PERFEC-
riOS A. T. SCOTTISH R1TE-hegrlar Assemoty
Chutsday evening next n haf-pAat1-
Nv urdar Of the T..F-.G.' NJ. .-
, 1880-11-14

ST, BERNARD CoMMASDERf. No. IS x. Tn I'm
Etnted Conclave Wednesday evening Aox, l.; NJ e.
o'clock. Work On the Templar ofdeF- sae't'nk oA
nights are invited. By order ,..1..
7 n n1CKERS0N. Recorder
, 1880-11-14

GOLDEN RULE LODGE. NO. T5. A. F. 4, NJ Il,
Stated Communication. Tuesday evening NOV. ~ ooes
II i:aJ o. 1u., important WORK f1satos1 a1"1ss
"e'ee" ~ TH09. G. NEWMAN. W. M-
n ~0onNa% Earretary.
, 1880-11-14

GOLDEN RULE LODGE. NO - F: T. MA5oNS
Suecis: Communication t3-daT tSunday} e. u ~ H.
10 u1iend the funern! OF Bro John hoolnson' 0'
ijr{euIxi HAIL III LII sa1e-st. u.x..v ~ n
n GOODMAN, Secretary.