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, 1880-03-23

oun rcadors Will, perhaps, be abfo to recall
thAt year aRo th0ro wns . ,lnan In Congress
nasneai Ewlng,-Tom EWIng,-ot Ohio, who ha1
aKrcat deal to Bny, and who sAfd 1t very often
and worry loud. Thta man WAS then urging tho
Doinoorntlo Congress- to Btarye tho lrn1y, starvo
tho Judiciary. and etarva tho Government gem
e1.llly, unloss the President would sign tho bill
rcIcnllng tho Election laws After the adjouru-
nt1,t Ut tho extrh s<ssson. this m1n Ewing
wont ho1ne to Ohio. and perhaps soano
OF our reaalcra MAy r1cu'l tho fuct TINT
during tho good weather no Mas travelling
about that 6tato talking to the po0ple aboslt
hard tlncs, and tntimating that ho waA candt-
date for d0vornor. From thai time to this, ox.
oopt that bis nasno figured among tho returns ut
scattering votaa for Governor, nothing haa been
heard of Ewing, until tho other day ho got up,
Ike cufpso frotn tho grave, aud begun u speak
TT tho House, advising tho Democrats to gtve up
thoir light againat tho Election law, to concodo
Its legality, and. speaking from, All unpleasant
consciousness OF tho wurna which have beuu
feeding on h!lu In his tomb, war,,ed them to
profit ly ha untlmely end; that ho know by OK
porteIco tllt tue American people would neyoE
appsnvs tho repeal Ut any luw which secured an
honoat election or All honest couur ct
an election. Having aAld this much, hp
wont back into the x.ave whore ha had teon re-
ptalng alnce lust October; but the Democrats
pFottod by btu advice, and passed tho law to pay
the election olhoera for superlutendIug Federal
olectlous lp tho sovereign States.
, 1880-03-23

THE Introduction yester.iay Of the major
!ty md minority ruports from the Committee on
Elootions iu tho Kellogg- -Hponom caso set In
motlon discussion which promises to reveal Ia
u strong light tho malevolent hatso1 and tho
lespeFAt1 part!aunahlp which have prompted
this proposal to unseat KollogH aud soas hia op-
ponout, Such thing bus AeveF, beforu boen
known IN tho history Of tho 6ouate as tho un-
soatlnY Ut u Senator Whos0 right to his scat
bud been ai1rmatlvely decided by pr4or
senate, and nothing but now ovtdonco 1T
tho most oolicluave oh1racter could ever Justify
tho ruoponnR Ut 4 contested oa&e ones having
Ge0n 70 scttlcd. That any such evidence was
brought out In tho tnycstlaatlou upon which tho
maturity seport u now basod cannot bo for
inutnent maintained. On tho contrary, 1t may
bo safGly assumed that It tho UomoesAtIo couFta
aud KEaud jurics Ut Now Orleans could dnd no
ground fuE = criminal prosecution aauiust
sonator Kello1g. though persistent efforts to
TINT end wsro mate, certainly o
Senatorial Committee haa unearthed no
such evidence a. would wsrrant tho
virtual expul4i0u ot Senator. Tho
matoFity report Is tho product OF Ben Ilils
malice and spite. and odds Qua moro scandal to
hs dIAseputahlo career: for the u,utIatioa
aud Misrepresentation Of testimony With which
, 1880-03-23

n,oss ao,,oa'nt ~ no,,r. s,t n. - os ill.,
tton - 1v,,tco !, os 'rr,1va ,tarar .s,.,n,, n
III, i,,r ,,or, to,,,,,o ~ .,,s..i a''
unon N, rirh+s ~ t,'o o1t,-,,, ,,n,.s,.t.,.. ,1
ou,, cYnosfnr him II, ]lfo nrnnor,v nn,, h".,'
neas In the merry ~ ia t1'sro;u,,ah,a "ua
dangerous c,assrs of tha .co,nmmnI,v r. Ia
this prncttco which Ina ,nodo rnrrt.,; ,,.ttcn
nutorIu,s thu wnr,d oycr for liz corrn,Iiny,
bribery. mn, ncr,urv. In Ncw york n int
tho form of huyInp :1ut1rrs mil tl,o n..,,,,a
arose In their intlianntfon nnd tho ,tntlv nrras
thuntlered ont lts drmonda Tint tho corrnnt
,1n1aes ahonld hc I,ur1ct1 frnm their eo,ta IN
, 1880-03-23

THE Hon. Alfred II. Llttlefleld, tho (}uhc,.
nntorlal nominee Of tho Nhodp Island Renuh,.c.
ans. Is wealthy Observation-Disclosures Of 1nss.
tliokct. 1ie Ian nembor OF tho. present sta,o
sonnto, whero he Inns innte good record. In
Il a ee'f.'nnsto man. having begun his business
life by working as nn operative I'll tho Eafirl
cotton-mill. lie Is 81 years ol, and Is sa!d 10 nos
acss mitch enorgy md executive nbitIty, Ijia
election IL. Of course, assurcd. Gov. VIM zan,t
who has been remarkably popular Chief h[ae.
tstrato, dccllncd a denomination for tho tcnaon
II Is beloved, that he intonds to cnter tho can,
tost for tho succession to Gcn. burnside Ia taa
United Et4tca HcuatO. -S
, 1880-03-23

THAT AtNVcry exists ar1t0ttR the Chinese In
California has bncn observed by sovorai writ0rs;
TINT tho institution prevails nHlong thom In q
modified form can bo established by grcnt
1natly fActs observed whorDyeE these people nro
RnthorMl In large numbers. 1t tkcH tho shape,
with rofercnco TO tho ntlults, Of contrants to
lntlnr for long tor1ns. 1n the case Of young boys
md girla, the npsrntion docs not tli1cr In any
essential particular fum what short ttmo ngo
WIS Observable In the sfAvu-u1arts Of Xnnzibnr.
Gen. John F. hll1nr, In his article on "Ccrtain
phascs OF tho ChineHe Question" published In
tho March nu1nlor Of tho Californian, says:
"1rnctically, Chn h tho Krcat elRvc-pon from
which lat'orers for this countrynre being drAwn:
md thore aro nayrInls now rcady, md only stnud
walting for the book and Sign Of tho Chinese
chiefs, to como md toll like gnlloy s,Ayes for
wngcs upon which an American laboror would
stnrvo" Speaking Of this Chinese slavery In
California, tho snu FnlncIsou bulletin, paper of
moderate conservative vtows, rcmarkst
70 nSogspSly ia r. the syste worked for tho
@ s e te 2e er ssssS Is sse ea'e. s
ss tdyof y ssp sopr f0tse s t. @ ws hosn Gnass 5
Sacrnil,onto sMye IN thoIr aurvlco boys fron,
Ghiltn @ under lung contrncta at % por month.
raisnK patstoes and md 50 S extensive ss' worc Tic tho
An. Mmcrean far.ns for tho digging and hauling.
tho Chinese while tho lnttor hayo labor mt - per
mnnth. There Is sccond fo1n Of Chinese
ote 70 tic articlo il, 1, gacst,on, s,.ys: Willis
Chincso wo,non IN California; bring, In tho
chn9ss e .N market, from t6oo 70 600. o. hGh as
E},00 Ia known to havo boon 0fIer0d by China
*i.f96 tosl .GW' This inference i ID the easca af
ChnSnon That soa,o niroit peison. % re!ativo or M
ottierwsso, IN tho background, pocketed tho
frihnsn ,p, s,o+. thn+ uo,n,+ 10 ,,,t..nta A
, 1880-03-23
a THE Republican party In 1875 was opposed
70 tho third torn, as appears from tho following


Resolved, That tho Republican party Of Iowa
T. ngr ogr9so e tho thirl ern, in tue pSe1agnoy-
itfsolts1s. Tint wo doolaro a, nrnl, unqualified
hGlorUheo to tho unwrtten Inv Of tho ltopubtlo
which wisely uni tlltcr tho sanction Of tho ulDet
v9norabic examples limits tc I'tstdtnttat scrufce
licaus of Tonnsyivnnia, ii recognition Of Ibis
Inv, .ao unalieEab'y opposod to tho olpction TO
tho FrGs!doncy Of any person for u third te1in.-
ltnftsplrunfa Rett!hitxit4 Convention, 1873.
The ohsesvnnce OF Wnshlngt0na example IN
retiring nt tho et0Ao Ut Il SECOND Presidential
torin win l,e in the future, ~ i has boon In tho
written law qt tho nepublfo.-oato Republican
Convention, Jt&tte :, 1875.
llec0gnlzIng ~ conclusive the prosldcnt'a
public declarltion TINT ho IL not a oanll-
dato fng ronn1aInnlon. and with tho ainoercst
gratitude fnr his pntriutto surviceA, VIZ declare
our MnMitcrnhlo oppoation to tho ELECTION ofany
ifcAn Convention, Scpt. 0, 1875.
Who aro tho tried aud truo Republicans
those who stand now whero tho purity did In 1873,
or thoso who sock to roversa tho action Of tho
party deliberately takcn In four OF tho principal
Republican Btatcs Of tho unlon2
, 1880-03-23

THE Hepburn bill to regulate railroad
tsa&tio In Now York u stu tho bono OF oontcn.
ton III tho Legislature. Tho railroads have
hSoa working UP sentiment very ek,llfully In
the!r favor. Ono day delegation Ut merohants
from eyraouso puts In an appearance at Albany,
protesting Agalust tho paxaago OF the bill, an.
othar day tho Produce Exchange 10 induced to
pasa resolutions aSainst H. which arc immedl-
ately sent To Albany by telegraph. Tho Dutter
and Cheese Association haa baeu prevailed on to
take similar aotjQn. Oa tho other hand, few tn-
divilua1s Or associations dare to bs4ye the DOW.
esful influence Of tho railroads; for It il mat
tor of coMmon experience that merchants Gun
oaNly be crowded out Ut businass by tho grant
Ing OF special rates to thelv principal oon1-
petttors. The New York Journal Of Commerce
lutimates that tho opposition to the BILL u en-.
stneozcd wholly by tho favored class Of shippers
, 1880-03-23

Gun esteemed little noon Ncus hns ,nado
IN great discovery" It WIS lnAtlo visible hy
tho Qualification of tho atmosphere by tho Ory1s
smoko.bur1cr. Tho great discovery c0nsists of
frictontu electric ornn, or rathor how to ntrlr
bran out OF Hour by lightning% Tho p,au In.
wolves system ot bolts, pulIeys rollers, and
electricity, worked by tmttery power, with back.
notion, reversible, eocontrlc con1motton. II
lays ovor tho mysteries of tho rDanufuctura
of glucose, and Is Hhrpassol only by t)ryls
smoku-bns1ior. For further particulars tho In.
4ulrcr ia referred 10 tic Ncus counting -rooln-
at tho rcgular rate per limo.
, 1880-03-23

FOURTEEN out of tifty-cight members Of
tho Pennsylvania delegation have pledged thcH,~
selyna to vote for Olnine from tho start This "a
Givcn out officially BY tho 1llaino Club at Washs
ington. 6I1 or eight morD original ,Dl4tno mon
nre expected to come over from that delegation
befor0 q vote Ia t4kan at Chicago.
, 1880-03-23

NINETEEN persons have been executed for
political oilouses In Russia during tho Inst two
yours, tho latest being tho Bon Ut n Greek priest,
a university student Thcro must ho something
rotton In tho Government OF u country which Ii
an abso.nttam temporarily dcspQtlsn,. supported
OY tho uxecutiOner
, 1880-03-23

SERGEANT BATES writes to newspaper in
Indiana that he has been quietly caI.vnsaing that
State, and reports: ~ havc askod ~ Republican
voters, go being Union sodier1, tho following
guosuon: Ii Orant IL nominutett by your party,
will you yote for hfmT haso kopt seoorsl OF
the questions and anawora, With tho following
resutss Republicans not soldiers who would vato
for 0rlnt, a70: itepubiica,a not soldiers who
would not voto for Grant, 9l, Republican soldiors
who would vote for Grant, 15l; Republican
soldiers tnho t0tRti tsot uoto for dtant, LII! Ono
hundred aud eighty-two {l6e} Of tho 20 Isopub-
lloana opposed To dsant said that In case Ut
Grants nomination by the party they would
vote for the Democratic nominee, provided tho
Democrats nominated good man, whilo forty.
ono said In cAso Of Grants nomination by their
purity they would not Yoto for Presidential pa1dt~
dntae at n1t.h
, 1880-03-23

AZ tho eilu Ut nine months the "boaM,"
tho result Of speculation and ganlbllng In
stocks alM commodities, has reached It's high
est, and the decline has begun. Many hum
dreds Of millions Of doitass have boon male,
all Of which, Will bo lost In the downward
turn. Tha greatest loss, however, Is the du-
moralizatlou produced in awakening tho
, 1880-03-23

TIE United States Circuit Court in Chill
fornia hhs decided that tho law prohibiting tho
employment Of Chinese lAtiorors by corporations
Of individuals Is unconstitutional, An nppeAl
was taken to the Supreme Court, but thory is
little reason to predict rovorsul OF tho Cir
cult Courts dccla[ou
, 1880-03-23

BELvA 1ocKwoop's letter to Ben Till VIVA
"bmart" md pungont, hui, rs tho New York
Mutton justly rcmarxs, It Introduces into lcgal
controversies all undesirable elcniont which TN
foes of women said might bo tho result Of the
admission Of tho gontio sex to tho liar. bfr. It'll
cannot refuto Mrs. Lookwoo<l's charge, even It
true, without bringing shame md confusion On
somo family. "1,y keeping charges OF "a dull.
'cate nature hanging over their heads," 70.
mnrks tho Notion, '' Mrs. Lockwood can mnko
tho proudost md ablost men In tho coulrntnIty
dread her disrlcRsuro moro than lusa Of osthor
hcalth or monoy,'
, 1880-03-23

THE project Of deepening the Erie Cannl Is
Btc. Mare ind 1T. ClAlr Canas hayo u tlopth Of
sixteen fcot. Tho Eric has depth Of soyen feet
only. Tho Cauudian system will onablo tho
rnssa9e of bonta carrying 900 toms; those on
tho Eric curry only s50 tons. hut tits not prob
ablo tho Brio Canal will bo mitch improved BY!
Now York go long as tho rallroad lobby remaln4
All powerful ut Albauy,
, 1880-03-23

CoS0NEssstAN CHAPLIN, OF Boston, intro
ducci q bankruptcy bill into tho House yuster-
day. The aim Of thH measure will be To muko
tho Inv moro ntelllgiulo and accurate, to ro1nely
defects Of tho old lnw. and to simplify and ccr-
tainly 10 cheaper ita administration. The,noas-
uro has bccn commended by soycrul Hoarls Of
Trade, including tiiat Ut Isosteu,
, 1880-03-23

A. L. CoN0EtI Chairman OF tho Ohio Re-
publican 8tata Oentrai Committee, who formerly
announced hltnsulf as u Grant mau, has cotaa
out for nlatao. It sooms probabio that Stanley
Matthew'S will cast tho solid vote ct the Thlrd'
Turn party In Ohio: ho Ia always an of horse.
, 1880-03-23

emit TINT ho was banquete,l By tho Fnrmors'
cftb Of tho largest Irish county, and was re-
ccired by deputaGons from the Homo Is,,le an{
Irish Lnnd Loae,iea, tho two most powerful 90
l1t'cal organizations In ireland. Another font
ure which ts worthy OF remark WITH tho prese11-
tatlon Of nm address to Mt. Pnrnetl hy tho stt,-
dents Of tho Cork Quecn's Coliegc. Thero Is not
tho sl'Rhtcet dot,ht but this Incident will create
nstonlahnont In England mud Rive great pioaa-
ure to tho Irish tenantry.
, 1880-03-23

T1IE Rhode Island Democrats went through
tho empty form Of nominating candidates for
State olaoors ycatcrtlay. OF COURSE thoy hayo
I nu hopes OF o1ccting thom.
, 1880-03-23

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE has established brunch
occH for the rocopt Of subscriptions md advertise.
nJentk ~ foowa:
NEW YOllK-lsoom = Tribune Building. E.T. Nc
fAnDEN, Manager.
GLASGOW ecotsnnd-Almns American Nova
Agency. 81 Henncid-st
LONDON, EnR.-Amerfcan Exchange 10 Strand.
uKNNr +. G11.L1a, Agont
MAHuJNGIx1N. II. E.-taln r street.
, 1880-03-23

L. r. MonToN, tho wealthy Now York
tn bear ono fourth OF the expense OF fretghtins
tho ship Constellation with supplies for the staIV'
ing poor In 1feland. Put thls not down 10 fha
credit OF the Syndicate.
, 1880-03-23

T11E less the Bourbon bulldozers OF Lou"
isiana and Toxas say In favor Of Gen. Hancock
tho moro thoy Will holp him. II his adkuinlstsa-
ton Of the Department of the 0utf ufter Tho
War ploasod theln, his friends ut tho North VIII
be SOrty To know 1t,
, 1880-03-23
THE "PRMT-PApER" QUESTION IN CON-
GHEH8.

GHEa8.
Tho following dispatch from Washington
describes the present status Of tho paper
duty question In Congress:
The Indications aso that tho Committee OF
1sdn 1Mss ana Mcans WI Tehnft i"soTay 70 tho
on tl,e free ist in enawor T., tho .lenanti or /
REDUCTION of the sHriir On paper. Forts ny VII
can 10 cousiiorei scpnrtejy il viii, no tlo,,ht,
p!!ss tho House The only daIlger is tho attempt
il fa@TS,, msY nttoinpt to tnoS oter ' t,,casutos
to It. II tho suAar.inon endctvor to Md sugar
@ i H E lun tha unc Hi sE sh'r9 on tae'F Spec'a'es'
to,o.,,int. ~ 4t,. ,,,oxr,,.,on .,,o attn,
o,s,ac,a ir ia ,"n,, ~ .n,s"ai,,, t,,o ~a n't
rn.,oo,,s ,,t,, ~, ,.ooa ~, -, ,s,,e
I,ns ,,io.a ~ +he, s,at,,to ,"nta n rna,',, ~,
',;r,,'a r. os ~, a'',ase.% ~ a., ..y ~
.tta",,man. ~ ,ha " ,arn",,,'. ,t,, ~ - o o.'.o"
,,na,s .na ,~ro,oso,,t n,ottasa ' r,,,, .,ota".s.
49, -. ~, WV .,,, ~ -.
40, v.s ~ .''o .'s'tss w. "n' =. eo"@as
,ha .,,n"". 49, .'o,'" =. ' Ia.I % s,s eSa' s'n..,.
,aro. o,,nstta,, ,,,1t,, .thns .a,,n sn.a.,a". ss
III, t,,,s .,atra,, IT.. s,s,,ea,,, =. 49,
rnaoI ,,,ava1 ~ tta Nv ~, 49,,
~ xn.ana - ,,m,,.,,,no 1f,. ~ "a.',a, "s.,
49, ~ Sar.n,t ~ 49, .,.t ~ ''.'a." s.".,
,ns- ,,ano naa na,.r,.aS -" tan,.'. -. ] .sa.e.
l., in H. 1Ia,,.o ~ ..,'.a ~. nv.
,,as,.,, ~ J., at.a, po' a,,a,..,' -. ,,+"a. I. s'.
awa.. ~ 20 ,"na"e, ] s" .,.asS ~ a." "o.u"s "'y
,a, :. ~ sooU .''.' 4a 'a '"e .s .o "l'
4uao ~ W." uo"n "!u. iiuote' .4.' VIZ 4n.'"'o "
W. ~ wa ~ ~ osoeo y. n'e.'4.o's ".'
sa"s. n.,ts.a,a a w. " ."s| ."UTo :, WV ato 49,. ~
a't 49,. ~ a..s.,'..e u!o @s VI eus"A' 'a.s,
s.as nm utAo. son''''o"sl'ts y, NV Mnons wv
,.t ..'ea w. tlso p.a' 10y 1Au
os ., su'ss,Is ~ n! eo p'pa. ,e'ea oa1 oy
."1'' e1"ts " "us''i.so nv ou''1 t'oAsa's'
- o ., ,n ~ ,''s ''o 10 " se'
o,@. s.., .os4sso. w. sI1 ta'. 4I.s ou. p1opo
s't1on etol" WY. 40 u"A 4n.''t'' AHe puo'io
aes'to l'o" liiss 1io uhpoalt@n ol1 ,no CON
nu"'o,a y. VI p."trp"po. w noa4uoAu' ~. ~ 10
Au uu.s ~ SonsIess " 'noos Wv .ssa"
oa"",o4s' 'u'a uotu'A''o. np'sit -, n"h' VI. vi"
u"'g'c1He'sS' "''s@'of Ut no9 ~ VIII aee@1e 10
"e assfa''u'
~ 10 "a"otato'4 ., a'ss ~ uat4lo''.s a'sil''
ennaoun W h'@o An u'.1a"t.so p'lt ~ u1a
eIose ~ ~ seculo se!.ct .Ionl us unjust INK
UPON 1ne ~" 'nnpas"a ios m"At,ig papes, III
"n'c'4 pup WI" eoot..es' "to tao cnlet eIs-
'a NUM-, A "a o.sou upoa .ao Allessu apptoles1"
nun u"t ot4'ot 't'ate@'s n'15 opuuao 1leff'
as'se' ~. WV. u'o 4ss'ls nut ~ - y, tue powef
VI nit' uasael" ,u'a ot1'er Rent.elneh w'lo
"oul" "esee 10 uao 1et'tsslo1s OF tno paper
aut!es' out aos 70 otaer eaanees III tna .atl''
Nv u,sa .1'not ~ Sccuso u separate anu mug
peuaoh' peesehs'nent Oh t'a paper question:
IL t'!oso VINO nsA 1of ule repeal OF dutles
Oh ouler 'nau't!ais aTo not strong enough 70
carry taelI po!n!, 'aoso WHO a9e opposed 10
eaoua aeea 1'oe tea1 ute PROPOSED chahse IN
, 1880-03-23

Iy Sam Tilden has the naming Of the nexs
Prostdent Of colsso he will put up Nephew re!s
toll Noxt 70 being rrosdent on1 q solf, tho poats
ton OF " confidential upalo to his Exaellonoy"
would suit Nj. T1ldup.
, 1880-03-23

EX-SENATOR DA1tNusl, OF mule notoriety,
IA In Washington. trying to tnfuse aoale spirit
into tho T1ilonltos s0journing thore. This is rt-
garticd as proof positive OF tho UsufruGt'6 In
tentlon to try for tho Cincinnati nomination.
, 1880-03-23

THE Edmunds press Is unnecessarily nglr
tatins itsolf over tho question Whethor Nj.
Washburue said to Mr. Conkiinx twouty yeass
ago, "You llo." Tho important question ts, nos
whether hi. Waahburue sa1d 70, but Whcthes
Mr.. Coukl!ng did 80,
, 1880-03-23

THE City Council last evening gave per-
mission to tho North Chicago Railway Company
to lay stroot-car truck Oh North State street aa
far rs Division atscor, and On Division street
from Stato to Clark.
, 1880-03-23

THE efghty-third birthday Of Emperor
Willan was celebrated Saturday Tho Genorals
OF tho army ind tho mcubors OF 1untlesrhth,
and several other distinguished pursoua pro-
eontod their congratulations. Tho dHy was
ondol With festivities In which 1O0 Huosta rtr-
1tQipatcti.
, 1880-03-23

THERE Is 4 strike among the machine
shop employes Of tho Missouri Pacific RAiIroat
at st Louis. Parties coming from other citics
havo ncon intimldatcd frum going to work tos
tho Company,
, 1880-03-23

AFTER a most exciting contest the Oxford
crow won tho great {Engiish) University boat.
RICO yesterday BY nbout two ard Il half lengths.
As usual on such oocasiQuB, there wns vety
great crowd present and much money chnngcd
, 1880-03-23
PERSONALS

The springttme seems to DO here, but gori'
tie Annlo hnsnt shown herself.
The force Of habit was strlklngly illus
tFated ID small Connecticut village tho other
day. 4 worthy citizen and carpenter fol- FROM
ths roof church aud was Instantly killed.
whereupon hia wife and family uerv arrested
, 1880-03-23

TIE pianomAkers of New York, who havo
bccu on a strtko fnr aotne tlme4 went to work
yesterday. Thoro wore mutunl concessions on
tito part Of employers md employees.
, 1880-03-23

JAMES BnowN, u negro, who murdered n
0-ycar-old girl In rugo County, Virginia., wns
captured by mob yosterlay, and attcr confoss-
Ing hts crime Nns instantly put to death.
, 1880-03-23

HANCOCK In personal appearance Is tall,
we'll formed, and very handsome. His hight
cannot bo loss than Bix foot two inches, and ho
Weighs fully two hundred and forty pounds,
Gen. Hancock had two otil1ron, Russell Hancock
and Ada Elizabeth 1Inncock. Tho lattor died In
New York. Of typhoid fover, when Is ycars Of
age. eha was young Indy ct Rrcnt pro1ntso,
Russell Hancock, tho Gunoral's only sor, ts liy-
Ing mud Is planter In mississippi. Among Gen.
Haucock's classmates ut West Point woro U. s.
Grant, George d. McClollnn1 ]. F. Reynolds, !.
L. Reno, burnside, FrlnklIn. ind ". F, Smith.
, 1880-03-23

AFTRn five weeks' strike, the clgnrmak-
ers Of CinoiunRti have made terms with their
employers, and went to work yestorday morning.
, 1880-03-23

THE cable u1an takes the trouble 10 inform
US that thero weru not mauy influential peopi0
present ut ths Cork ParmeEs' Club blnluet u
Mr. parlclL 1t WIZ nut necessary 70 aAy oil
lords, md MF. rusnell nektheF deairei nur Ok.
ppcted fayoss from that class; but Il il sguin.
, 1880-03-23
CHICAGO I&BUNl TUESDAY,

Hill Was unequlvocaly charRei by senntor Kcl-
loER In tho lattet'd tmpnss!onc1 prt,tcst nTalast
the ontragc--n chnrEo which Fill hnd nctnnr
tho manhood nor tho courIgo to det,y nr resent
--Rtno,lnts 10 n dsgr4lccful scandal in tncn,-
bor of a Committee wEoso functions nro rrDp-
er'y thosd Of . j,ldgu Instead Of a pottIfoggin9
prosecution.
, 1880-03-23

WHEN tho cann1-pumps arc set In motion
at bridgeport, and the, dopth OF w1atcr Is liz
creased three to four foot tho velocity OF tho
current in tho canal n.ay 10 doubled Without
Impeding navlgaton,-for, tho deeper the water,
tho cRstor It Ia for a buat to pass through It.
The Engineer Of tho Now York Clnals, Mr.
Horatlo Seymour, says that IN addition Of one
foot Of Wnter would mako o saving Of ono cent
Il buahel on grnin carricd by reason of tholightcr
pull and the awIfter motion Of the boats This, he
slys, WIS illustrated In tho trip Of tho steamer
Emma md oonsort Inst se,son. "Tbo cannl
from 13u!falo to Rochester will ayer1.go eight
feet In depth; and over this portion Of tho routo
ot'c-Gtirt bettor time was tnaie With ono-haR Tho
cost thAn over q like disuuce with sovon feet
depth Of wntor." Tho onc~half or two-thirrl
milo curront now III tho Illinois CAnal may bo
increased to milo and q hnlf when the
column Of wntcr is Increased three or
four feet. and It will be easier nuvtga-
tion t.An at present. The pumping
works will l,e bonotactal III overy respect They
will nuke tho cana1 curry OF three times .ls
Inuch wnter as 1t now does, and improve tho
navigation ut tho sumo time. The effect Of this
Increased tiow will be to keep tho Chicago River
clear and pure, md to sond down tho Illinois
1ilvor II comparatively pure tiow Of wntcr, ind
thus Abata tho nuisance Of which thortyer towns
ut present 10 bitterly complain.
, 1880-03-23
GIVING BAUK THE JAPANESE 1NDEM-
NIFTY.

|
GIVING BA0K THE JAPANESE MDEM-
NIFTY.
It's In accoFtlanco with every principle of
justice ant! Guilty that the llottsc Committee
on Forc1gn Affairs hns reported bill f0r the
proper distribution Of the Japanese fntlenl-
nifty fund. Strict 1ust!co would have RI
turned II 10 Jal'a1 long REo, bitt oil tho prt-
clple "botter lnte thnn ncver," 1t Is n css,tse
Tor congratulatton tint this money. whfc,,
docs not belong to ns, VIII probably be re-
turned to those who aro Its rightfnl owncrs.
The bill directs tho President 10 pay to the
uorerlmont OF Japan s785,0oo, which was
tie original sum wrongtulIy oxnctcd, anil
from Tie Increase and accrued Interest Of tho
fuilu to divide Sl25,000 botween tito officers
and crow OF tho United States ship Wyoming
anti tho steamer Taklang, for services tie
scrlbed below, tho remainder to DO covered
Into the United States Treasury. amounting,
affer tho abovo distribution, to something
over Sdo0,oo0, tic original fund hnylnE been
inveeted In United States honds, which have
Increased In value aud accumulated largo
interest," .-..-. ....
The story Of this "fund" Is m Interesting
one, n7u Will. be fresh to most OF our readers.
Aiter the establishment OF communication
bctwccn this country aud japan In 1853 by
Commodore purry, a troaty was ratified and
slghoa ny tic tycoon, admitting foreigners
to commercial ports md giving them priv
asetses OIL tra'lo' md similar concessions wore
granted to tue lending European Powers, Tho
japanese Princes opposed tho ratification,
and brought oil their Influence to bear tn pre-
vent tho execution OF the treaty, their l'os-
, 1880-03-23
AMUSEMEN

MeVleker's Theatre.
Madison street, between Uonrborn md State. En-
Ragemeut or Miss ADA Cnvand!sh. "Tho Lady Chm
cartYD
, 1880-03-23

THE Indian bands threaten Texas, but tho
6tato militia Are under nr.lors and arc prepared