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, 1880-02-08

J essary for the procuring OF bonnets a11C
beefsteaks which Mrs. Hicks and Mr.. O'Cono,
have acquired through long years Of valu,
able experience? They know the world. all
Its crooks and its turns, There is no I'M,
certainty about the future, as both have
plenty Of money. There is no social position
to be struggled for; they have already at
tanned it. There are no battles to be fought,
for their fighting days are over4. They are
not obliged to get acquainted with each
other; the public supplied that want long ago.
There is no ''blasted nonsense ~ in the busi-
ness, for they have long passed beyond the
! Jurisdiction Of the fool-killer.
1t is nonsense to charge that Charles
! 0'Conor is the victim Of infatuatton, for he
is the last man in the world to be infatuated
with anything or anybody. And, even if he
were, what does it signify? 1t is the CON-
mon experience of life that au persons are
! infatuated when they marry. If they were
not, they probably wouldn't marry at all,
since after marriage they devote themselves
to the study OF the problem what 1t was they
were infatuated with. Nature, in this mat
ter as in many others, Is kindly in her Offices.
AS the boa-constictor garnishes the rabbit
before it swallows 1t with glutinous SUBJ
stance that makes it go down easier, so
Nature wraps the two lovers With a glamour
that makes the mutual absorption perfectly
practical, the mistake not being discovered
until the TIM ie for digestion arrives, when
they wonder why they liked each other SO
much. But even admitting that Mr.. O'Conor
Is infatuated, does be show bad taste in be-
ing infatuated with handsome woman,
especially when he has money enough to in
dulge his infatuation to the farthest stretch
of luxury?
There is no room for fau1tfnding in this |
case. Mrs. Hicks has obtained husband OF |
whom any woman might be proud who !
wants social position, family pride, and the !
comforts which wealth can obtain. Mr. |
O'Conor has obtained a wife Of whom any !
man might be proud who wants., beauty,
brightness, and experience in life. This was
no stake venture upon the turn Of the
wheel, but a fair exchange, and both are to
be congratulated. We maks no doubt that
they will be happy together; and, when the
gallant groom is gathered to his fathers, there
Is no special reason why the thrice-triumph-
ant widow should not make some other old
gentleman happy; and SO continue in her
work until her duties are ended.
instead OF calumny, she deserves credit for
he courage with which she has asserted the
,reat principle that old men have the right
% get married, and practically carried 1t out
y giving her hand to an old gentleman |
whom tha whole country honors.
, 1880-02-08

! discipline the militia having been conferred
by the Constitution on Congress, and Con
gress having acted the State has no jurisdic
| ton, they reply that for many rea
SONS, the assertion is not warranted
The power given to Congress to raist
| taxes and impose duties does not stri1
| taxes for State purposes. The decisions o1
the Supreme Court and Of various States are
referred to to show the fal1acious position
assumed on the other side.
To the assertion that the Militia act is re
pugnant to the laws Of Congress, they say, as
all reasonable men would, that non-es.
sential variations are OF no conse-
quence. 1t is not valid objection that
the law does not require the entire
Is it SO serious matter that the State law
does not provide for Major General; nor
that its provisions as to the number Of men
in company do not exactly coincide with
those of the Federal law. To such trivial
ties as these the Court pays no attention.
To the objection that the Federal Constitu-
ton forbids State to keep armed troops in
time Of peace, the Court very sensib1y replies
that the National Guard, composed Of men
whose pursuits are those Of peace, who meet
occasionally for drill, and then separate to re-
turn to their ordinary avocatons, is not to be
confounded with troops whose sole object is
war, and who have no peaceful pursuits.
The distinction between the First and Second
Regiments Of this city, whose members meet
at night to drill, and who hare military
encampment once year, and the standing
troops Of Continental nations is obvious to
the Judges, though it may not be to the.
Communists.
The objection that the clause forbfddlng
the march Of armed men through the streets
Of a city without a license from the Governor
where they do not belong to the National
Guard is in derogation Of personal liberty
and unconstitutional is very summari-
ly. dealt with by the Court. The
in making that provision;
acted within the scope Of its powers.
The police powers OF State are plenary
and inalienabte. It is power coextensive
with self-protection. Its exercise in this par
and is not repugnant to the Federal Const-
tuition. The object Of the Legislature was
to preserve the peace. It acted within the
scope Of its authority, and the Court declines
to interfere with its DEGREES.
The illusory hopes Of favoring decision
Of the Court with which the Communists |
have been fed for year back are now sum-
narily ended, and 1t is to be hoped that they
will disband their Illegal organizations and |
make no further attempts to violate the pro- |
;Sions Of the State law.
, 1880-02-08
THE MILITIA LAW SUSTAINED.


Ihe Supreme Court OF Illinois has lust
! made public one Of the most valuable and in
teresting decisions which ithas ever delivered.
In an opinion fled yesterday at Mt Vernon
1t sustains from the enacting clause to the
concluding section the validity OF the act for
the organization Of the Illinois National
Guard, passed at the last session of
the Legislature. Soon after this act
vent into force an effort was made to secure
test case By arresting Communist Captain
and some OF his men, who were parading the
streets with arms in violation Of its proyis-
IONS The leader sued out wit of hubens
corpus before Judge Barnum and was re-
leased, the Judge, In long opinion, holding
that not merely the particular section under
which the man was arrested, but all the other
provisions Of the law, were unconstitutional
and void. There was no way In which
this case could be carried to the Supreme
Court Subsequently a man, summoned as
a juror before Judge Barnum, then sitting in
the Criminal Court pleaded his privilege OF
exemption, he being member Of the Ma
uon4 Guard. This plea the Judge refused
to recognize: and fined the man, who appealed
the case to the Supreme Court, where it was
elaborate1y and fully argued last November.
Now the Court has delivered its opinion, and
delivered it with promptness which shows
that the Judges fully appreciated the gravity
OF the subject upon which they were to act
In their opinion, published in another col
umn, they take up and demolish one BIZ one.
with clear1less Of logic and contempt for
tlne-spun inaae technicalities which it is
tresh1ng to lind in court, the mass of OBJ
)ect1ons maess to the validity OF the law by |
me Co1nmunlsts' lawyer and sustained by ]
Judge Barnum. The Judges decline to al
ow themselves to be entangled in the web Of |
'ophlstry woven in the lower court but
brushing aside these cobwebs, sustain the
11t1 of the people as expressed in the art If
he Legislature.
To the first point raised by the opponents
t the Law, that ths power to organize and
, 1880-02-08

TW recent appeal Of the Bavarian Ultra
montanes imp}ming the King not to consent
to the proposed increase Of the German army
Is not likely to have much effect, although
the petitioners evidently thought that their
action would induce Bismarck to make some
concessions on the Church question. The
Government, however, is almost certain to
have the requisit majority in the legislative
halls, irrespective OF the Ulhamontanes, and
consequently cares but little for opinions or
N.1shae
, 1880-02-08

ooM4 OF the intimate friends Of Mr. Sam
w u 1ilden, Of New York, say in soft
! Whispers that he Is In lore. Doubtless
'nousanos ardent boys fell deeply in lore
as OF near he moment when the sage of
ufameicy Faf7 declared himself victim OF
Inc lender passon. Sammy denies that he
Is IN love IhiAis quite natural and as 1t
should be- The CHER thousands Of bows in
the very act of having deep sighs also
plush and deny the SIT impeachment. It is
as natural for the lorS,- while in the agony
OF suspense, to deny tha>he is "spoony !" on
! agoung woman as for politician who as
pfes 10 The Presidency to i1sist that it Is the
1arthest possible thing from alhis thoughts.
BIRDS pair In the spring, and In tae same sea-
son the thoughts Of boys turn to l,ve. But
the winter has been exceeding mild. In the
soft, sprtnglike days OF January the buds
swelled and threatened to bn1st into foliage.
What wonder that the tender heart of
Sammy throbbed with warmth and passion !!
We happen to know that nothing
grleved Alr. Tilden so much during the Pres
1dential campaign Of 1876 as the cruel retlec-
tlons cast upon his state Of bachelorhood.
With refinement Of brutality, it was
charged that the good man Of Gtamercy Park
lacked the warmth Of heart and delicacy of
sentiment essential to connubial bliss, and
that be lived impaired from q feeling of dis
dain and contempt for the fair sex. Nothing
could be farther from the truth. Mr. Til
den's admiration for women is of the chiyal-
TIC Kind peculiar to the Middle Ages. There
mas never been moment Of his life when he
has not desired the love and companionsIlip
OF wife But he had mission. From the
moment when he drank In political wisdom
at the feet Of that great patriot, Martin Van
Buren, Mr. Tilden felt that he was born to
reform American political life and save the |
constitution of his country from wreck.
With him, to see the path Of duty |
was to follow it. He therefore ell
tered the political arena at an early |
age, but abruptly retired After brief ex-
pefience, having made the observation that
the possession Of wealth was essential to the |
prosecution Of successful political career.
lhis observation caused Afr. Tillen serious
pang. He had q passionate fondness for the
oys OF domestic life, coupled with an aver
'lon which amounted to loathing for the
'harp practices and double-dealing necessary
o the rapid accumulation OF vast fortune.
thus early in life the alternative was pre-
ented to Ar. Tilden OF marrying and settling
loWn to life Of domestic repose. or Of sac
ifcing himself for the benefit @ his coun-
~. With that heroic se1f-abnegation which
las distinguished every moment and every
ct Of his subsequent life, Mr.. nlden threw
imself into the whirlpool of legal business,
uIying remorselesly all soft thoughts OF | ]
, 1880-02-08

TEE Republican Convention In the Dis,
trict Of Columbia yesterday was somewhat
protzacted and tiresome affair, majority of
the delegates being afflicted with the mania
Tor oratory SO prevalent in this country.
Thare were large number Of candidates for
delegate to the National Convention. but the
two men chosen were Messrs. Sayles Bowen
s12d John T. Cook, the latter colored man.
Bowen Is q Blaine man, and Cook is for
Grant, Among the candidates was Col. Bob
hgerso1l, but he was defeated early in the
EFht
, 1880-02-08

TIE aspirations Of Prince Napoleon to the
French throne are not likely to be realized
very soon if the Paris newspapers are any
guide to public opinioa. One of them warns
him that the guardians Of the Republic are
watching his movements closely, and will
take measures to suppress any active pushing
Of his Claims
, 1880-02-08

The result Of the election in Liverpool is
Interpreted by the London Times to mean
that the people do not agree with the recent
violent denunciattens Of the Government by
the Liberals, and, naturally enough, mani
tested their disapproval of such course By
refusing to elecs representative of that
party. Heretofore at least one Of the three
members from liverpool has been Liberal.
, 1880-02-08
nQu1lceQ

YESTERDAY was another feld-day In the
local market for pork. The price declined
"a cents per barrel, or s11S per cent PARTIES
who are carrying the property became i'm
pressed with the fact of extraordinarily bis.
stocks, and the longs we're pinched for
money to protect their contracts. Hence the
drnxa
, 1880-02-08

THEY have the meanest swindlers Of ths
day In. Boston, according to tho Traueae. 4 fes
days since young couple called On prominen.
clergyman and asked him what his price Tonn
De for marrying them. He answered s. IneJ
having no company, he called in two OF Us
servants as witnesses. The services ended. toe
bridegroom presented $50 bill and WIS gsen III
exchange SIS. 4 few days after, having occa.
sion to use the $50 bill, the clergyman foanan y
to DO rank counterfeit. The Clergyman. On
reflection, now thinks that they were two souns
scamps, one dressed in girls clothes, as the pa,.
ported bride never looked him in the face Enu0
he performed the ceremony.
, 1880-02-08

MR. A. n SULLIVAN, NJ P. for Louth, Ire
land, seems to have q proper appreciation o1
the character and effects Of the atrocious and
ba1barous land-laws Of Ireland, and has op
portunely given notice Of his intention to in
troduce bill to put stop, for the time be
ing, to the further service Of ejectment-proc-
esses in that country. The measure, which
appropriately styled "a bill for the pro
lection Of life and property in Ireland,'' is
not likely to be received with much favor In
the British House Of Commons, composed as
it is largely Of landlords, and Irish landlords
lat that; but the justice and expediency Of
the measure will be none the less apparent
\ q all enlightened and unprejudiced people.
Perhaps in no other country in the civil
led world than Ireland would handful OF
I'm be permitted to rob, starve, and murder
avho1e nation, not only with impunity, but
Wh the sanction Of law. Poor, famished,
| sldzv Wretches are turned on the roadside
10 d, because they cannot pay rents prom
lsed Il more prosperous times, after from
one-lrd to one-haf Of their crops has been
lost trough the inclemency Of the season;
and hey dare to resist the Government OF
the cofrtry are ready to send whole reg1=
ments ofsoldiers and policemen to the aid Of
theH opp1essors- Lord Clarendon, at one
! u1ne VcerpJ Of Ireland, described the land
system Of iceland as 81 felonious landlord
im." Yet during his Administrator, in
1sa7 and 1s3s. scenes such as are now oc-
curing in the west Of Ireland were then
enacted in the Name Of law and with the
sanction Of Lord-L}eutenant Clarendon.
While the charitable people Of the world
are pouring aims into the lap Of Ireland that
her unfortunate children might be saved, the
English landlords are plundering them OF
their substance, driving them from their
homes, and bounding them to pauper graves.
The tenantry Of Ireland, have cultivated a crop
that is not their own, according to English
law; they reap only that "harpy hands NAV
sweep the harvests from their lands.'' Their
crops and cattle are taken from them by the
felonious landlord that he may riot in Lon
don, Paris, or Baden-Baden. No wonder
that in many cases the people have consid-
cred that Patience ceased to.be virtue,,'
and have preclpltated themselves on the po-
E1cemen and bailiHs, and no wonder that men
Ike Father McWf1liam, Of Athenry, Galway.
whose mission IS peace, feels called On to
ead his poor people in opposing the seryice
II etectment-processes.
The discussion Of Mr.. Sullivan's measure
II Parliament cannot fail to have good ef-
ect, even if it should not become law. The
english Liberals will have an opportunity Of
declaring their position on the Irish land
question, and the world will understand that
eshictive measures are necessary to prevent
r1sh landlords from committing robbery, and /
erhaps murder.
, 1880-02-08

n CHICAGO TKNCEE has aseaona6e41 branch
ofns fcr the receipt ct ahscTpRons and ad,aftssa~
xae1 u follows:
IN YpRK-Roou ncnn< But.t:tox. r. 7. No
FAHN Manager
PHA Fracce--No- Eas do Il G1Aags~Batalses.
H 2H1ER, Agent
LODUS, EnS-Amer3ca1 E1rhaoxes ~ eEsod.
HESE GuI10, Agent
WAHlAsTOE. D. C--13l9F Street.
, 1880-02-08

TIE Denver Tribune says: "Tle HIM.
Thomas B. Bryan, Of Idaho Springs, has rer
Gently purchased group Of lodes on Su1phurrt
Hill, near Idaho, which form q very yaluab1a
mining property. The lodes are easily accesr,.
bic, situated conveniently for DEVELOPMENT soa
two OF them, the France and France Extension.
carry ore of unusually high grade. Ten asss7S
taken from the France averaged s1,0o0 per tan
in gold and silver. From number Of ASSAY een-y
tifcates one gives eighteen ounces ut Ro1f
and "77 ounces Of silver, another furty-nina.
ounces Of gold and $50 ounces Of silver, md a
third assays thirty ounces IN gold and Ga
ounces In silver per ton The shaft Is but fifteen
feet deep, and the orc IS usually brown DE-
composed, friable mineral Tha ore-uil run&
FROM $500 to $500 per ton"
, 1880-02-08

Ireland pays annually $65,ooo,ooo rent and
to pay this at the best Of seasons takes from
the island the entire product, and leaves to the
mass of the people merely enough potatoes
to feed them When the crop fails, then
there is desolatlon and starvation. The cor
respondent suggests. that the holdings
are too small Larger holdings would
requ1re more rent, and it is the ina
bility to produce enough to pay the
rent that is the cause OF all the suffering. In
France, the peasants-the most prosperous,
happy, and productive in Europe-haye hold
fngs OF land smaller than in Ireland. In Bel
GUM and In the Western Provinces OF Ger
many, the average amount OF land held By
the farmers Is less than in Ireland. In those
countries there Is never any suffering for
food,-there is no famine Each occupier
Owls the land he culhvates and what his
Labor produces Is his OWL The American
rcader can have no doubt, after reading this
letter, as to tie want for food and the im-
pending famine In 4 land capable OF support
ing TO- aQo, 600 Of people, and where popu1a-
ton Of less than 100000 Is now starving.
Yet though the cause OF an this evil has
been patent for years, has been confessed
eSer since the last famine, and though the
1anaedy Is seHeyident, not one word is ut
tered in Engtand in favor Of removing that
cause by applying the only possible remedy.
, 1880-02-08

EXCEPT the magnificent gift OF the lao =. -
T. Stewart to the merchants Of Chicago III ..e+
great fire, there has been no munitcence
compares with the subscription Of Mr. ooa.s 1,.s%
Of the New Xo1k HtroA OF xl01Qm 70 n''
, 1880-02-08

TIE Rev. Mr.. Taylor, OF Richmond, 1nu. -
undertook to escort young lady from -, -,
church to her home, in order to protect nes .1 -
the attentions OF suitor who was dlsh@eo ~
her parents; but the suitor wayfaid the cie-s; ~.
man, whipped him savagelE, and elopeo w..
the young lady.
, 1880-02-08

CHICAGO CpMAANDERY. no. L., K. t.,
Crosa will be conferred 4 fuli attendance a - e
ns1s n11moess deaaSed Visitors courteously Invited
- 81. r. jACaoHS Ear<,rAo
, 1880-02-08

cCovENANF10DGE NO 58 IA, M.-snro.,
f4 34 Ef7day evening. Feb Is at Corinthisn
!ot hast h1n1aa.st4 for most important Wnrf
visiting brethren cordially jayred. b order WIZ
WILLIAM KERR, secTetsr5s A nAA' IT. a.
, 1880-02-08

n1ag'59 nIgMBEaMAM LODGE, NO; = F.. NJ
fen Il: The members nre all nofaad III seana senIak.
- onhtnea3 Of importance will tsme hpt ttsaEns ~ =
AooEa~ paattoz1 alr0ys welcome ~ Lns
E. H. ASH.Ev aeG
, 1880-02-08

d \ EASTMAN LODGE, NO. Sc wAP.S:,,
heSniaT 3r CoHmuniGatton Tuesday evening, Fell n
their hall corner. West Madison nnd Robey e y
rhs1p. Important work Members expectSd.
ofs welcome. G. A. DOUGLASS 6Acrata taas-
, 1880-02-08

HE betrothal of the Austrian Crown
Prince Rudolph and the Princess Mathilde.
daughter Of Prince George of Saxony. Is an.
nnunced
, 1880-02-08

,esp6 q a. Pst-oHes at Cakaasa H. O. saesea-
C4au AnuM.
pr the penadt Of ON patrons VINO csktv - psnd
x1e copies OF TIE THBERE through xhe Eaan. -
= herewith the transient rats o. poaSsSes
DoMk3f1e. Pr euPY
Et sud Twelvs Pzye Paper...--.-----..~----4 eents
Been PaEe eacts
FoTtfcTA
Rt and Twelve Pafe Pxpez. cents
eifeu P1Ee Piper eehts
, 1880-02-08

hoid the voters up to the scratch Unless -
stimulated by the nomination Of a foc,, Icy AZ
oale' ana tney Can only "boop, " for rsela eaol.
son nut tue Maine and Illinois Repubncanseo asotit
no1 predicate their support Of the nopninaas %
tne chicago Convention upon any such a.. of
ena unPatf1otlc motives. Both States haye s tha',
1avors'-1ttinos pair Of them,-eminant lus.f as..
1ens; our, u the choice falls to some other sts.e
t1ey w1ll Keep step to the Republican mnsta . =
a1thsn [av same Inc nne OF battle will not vre, =
s,aaa eenSr 9l snose states, no matter who il tha
etanaafd- bearer, Their Repubncanism = @e
matter Of principle that adheres tbrnngsaH -
good report, and not mere incident ~ ,s.aa aaa
friendship, depending for its existencs' 4sonA sa
local considerations upoo
, 1880-02-08

MK. E. G. AsAy, the veu-known bfb,ioonn.
Of this city, has recently received from Ix1naa.
and Paris some rare and beautiful books A,noa~
them Is an edition dc ltre Of L'Abb6 prfvnst,ss
"Manon Lescant," and another Of Amro+.
"Daphnts ct Chloe" each containing nratsos
by Dumas f1ls These volumes are pnb,,sh.*
by Louis Glady, in London; they are printed ~
Turkey mill paper, in blue and red INK, and frcas
the most distinct and beautifully rounded IN.
The edition Of each is limited to a1 cor5es
printed on various kinds Of rare and ccstfv n.'
per: Another valuable volume recentlv ~,
quired by Mr.. Assay is a history Of Jeann.
D'Arc by f. Wallon,-a large quarto, llust1ated
By fac-sfmiles OF the illustrations found In ia
manuscripts, and Of the engravlngs, painunos
tapestry, sculpture, and other works Of art me'
gested by the career Of La Pucelle, embrac5ns
samples from her own time down to tbe prese,t
, 1880-02-08

a AscHooLs1AsTER named Dohertv ,,.,..-
from Charicetown, County Mayo. to fha 1.1sk
hTsemans Journal, gives pttahle ntct,,an aolla
the suffering In his locality. He SAYS: ~T,'sa g
school which is attended by $50 children &C uaca
are lo1 In attendance to-day; On lost vae auste
there were only thirty nine, the attansuuy uaay
being very low Of late on account of +ha aacs n1
alyzing apathy which exists among tho nala, ~
caused By want. have known sevarni opis1 1
since Inst November in which children at+saas S.s
my school without having tasted a nnorsas ~.
day." Surely this Is state OF thincs ,t.aI u1a&
should not be permitted to exist In anv ct,a Tmca
community, and the system and the corn@ c.a
ment which are responsible for it are acc,'saas
The penal laws Of the last century onlv sts.sa.
the minds Of a majority of the Irish n.a.,:'
the land laws starve the BODY opd s.i .a
mind as we'll How can hungry, half-ctad cht. 10
dren be expected to progress in their stnsIas n.'
even should they attend school? It apnears -
In this case hunger and want Of clothino tasH .~s
2l3 out of $50 children home from schoo; ny
Government that permits such a STATE NJ th,r. ~
calls itself civilized and enlightened. It roaIs
seem that patience should soon cease tn aI W.
7irtue in Ireland How long, o Lord! how ,o..s
, 1880-02-08
DCIECX MEETINGS.

.AEE<o.xH1I0D(sE, NO q, T. +. d l. A--I46
Iem2ts aEthorebv notified - ATTEND = regular
Tn1n9e eecath Of the lodge.ts BE- held u Masonic
INVERTEBRATES, Ms Feb u. It 80 O'Clock AAssar
A~ooos a47 ~4ally invited 70 aeprese1t:
JAMES SAITH, n. II.
xhLaA1FsAA111ETTI9aabAPTER, hAFA No.1R~ L. A-HAn Is
MnoInuE..n1E~rnEeAf Convoc1don Monday evening,
Fep. y u 1:Doc Work on thtP. and u. E De-
5ee1 5Tss, If Visitors 9paaioas seEd1ll{ ,9rt!ed By
"@- =" Dc An' sretaJ.
CoRMTalAAN A. ClPTER, no. ST. L. M-stnted
She Deg2ee Ind FssS f9E ro5s 5 o. H3
1our n n,cKrTKSfRT KfRT IAIGW. ME- Hf:
3oaS ~ OlcAEhse Secretary.
cAf31a2 1pfsId 2csGsa coGAAAEy. .1Sly. 70; specia1
The Order Of the Templei5 II m h* con9erd Hembe1
sr" a1ways welcoms- BJ J9er Of Tie finen1 Goqn
xnaauet- T. hTIFEANRecorder.
FA1RvHu CHAPTER, n Ill., r. Av-s.,+aa
Convocatisd Thussday eveni. Een 13Sa11 - ~
Wo.t q eEslsons :es Marx Dos5se yns eenaiaas y sfo @
WstloN HARRIS, Secretary. - Aes' Il r.