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, 1881-01-25

.. OF tho McCnlmont brothers. VII O own 30 b,,o,
llc1tlinE stock, md WIN nrD nuw cnrryEu9 m n
proceedings fn tho Philadelphia. Courts, tlcte
ngc. mud flugh, sotio eight years younger. Tho,
aro Of irht extraction. Tl6 founder OF tho finn,
liy, the rntllcr Of Robert md Hugh, wns f,oor
1ndfcs MID tloro, by contraote, during tia VIZ.
acquired. large fortune, 1tcturntng In ii;
nntivo county, ho built tho fn1niiy selt Of Az
lIeylnnls. within few miles Of l31lfnst, Or, fhn
laugh. fsot!art marricsl tho sister Of Eli
CArns, tho Hte f.0r&l Chancellor, and has m
children. When Dsrncl became Premier IL
1SIa O1. tho retirement 0t Lord Derby, he Mt onrc
Offered tha great scnl. hold by Lord Cbelnstord
to Sir Hugh CM!rlls, thon Lord Justice of Appeal
who dcclinrd It on tho ground TINT hn hnI not
sufficient FORTUNE to support Il PccraEc. l{osr.
ix this, hls hrotllern.law, McCalni0sit, sent ior
him. mid. suyln4 !" Let TINT b. 10 obatace," sct.
tied on hltn 10000 ycHr ~
, 1881-01-25

SIsS.tTon l1.>nnls, from the Committee Oh
District Of Columbia, presented tho II0nse
Joint resolution in the Senate yesterday
providing, for nj, appropriation for filling up,
urainlnR, and placing In n gootl 'sanitary COLI
dillon the grounds south Of the Capitol, and
for other purposes. Action was taken and
the appropriation wns passed.
, 1881-01-25

TIL: 1reidtntlsts Of Italy are becoming
nctlye once more. Austrian advIces say Tint
II Is tho intention Of tllo party to invade tho
Austrian Tyrol In tho spring. 1lcnottI
GaribaIdi, who seems to be- tho leader Of tic
movement, says It is tho duty Of every Ital-
iat to Novotd his 1ltet to tho cause Ut Trent
and Trieste. 1t Is said that Germany llas car-
mid lis unrty
, 1881-01-25

THE DECAY OF AMERICAN SHIPPING,
MIR. Henry Hall, u gentleman connected
Will. tho New York Tribune III somc cuto-
rlAl capaclty, Inns written an article for tho
atlantic Monthly OIL "I'he Future OF At,erl-
can Shipping" Tho title Is curious nils
nomer. The wl'tcr Inns no opinion to express
OF the future OF American shipping. IIe
stops short Of the discussion Of that pnrt Of
tho subject, which is fur the most Important
OF NIL, md Is, indeed, tho only aspect Of tho
question which gives It practical lntercs. OF
value. Tho whole article III loyutcl to con-
slueration Of tha past Of American shipping,
md its very luKubrious present. No prophet
Was to inform tho people of this conn-
try that their shipping Is chiefly remarkable for
what It onco was. It's decay has been noto.
rtous, aild the disgrace ard damage cnta[lud
by 1t hayo been In no degree diminished by
the fact that America was once OK much
ahead OF all other nations in tho carrying
trade rs NIL other nattolis are now ahead OF
America.
Mr.. liall has complied new statistics, not
differing materially from those already In
| possession Of tho public, designed to show
the present Insignificant share Of tho carry.
tng trade between this country AMI foreign,
ports which ia done by American vessels.
Tho 1furitt,nd Register Indicates tllat Lust
! August only 81 out OF 4,6&3 salling-yessels
Of large c!ass engaged In tic transoceanto
trado carried our tlug. OF tho Cos sailing
] vessels plying between our ports and the
West 1ndies ai,A South America Mt tho saruo
! t!Me ~ sc)lDoners and small yesseIa ,yere
| American, aila of tho h00 stcam~yesseis en-.
EnECd In our f0relp1l comtnercn nntv Al ,verf
, 1881-01-25

TIE CHICAGO Tn1hpSr has Established branch
ucea for tho receipt OF subscriptions Aht RdyOrse-
'6on3s ha fnllnna:
NEW yoNK-1,oosn a Tribune 1sulldln9. FIT. Nc
FAnDES, 4fanasor.
Gl4AsGOw, teot1and-Al!ans American Nows
AEtnrY. 81 NcnHhld+st.
lOSuOS, Enc.-Amosjcan Exchange, 40 Strand.
HENnr +. GlLLtB. Agent
NAS1lEUTUS. H. E.-tal9 atrrot.
, 1881-01-25
WEST Ylnalx1A can scarcely continue to

= WEST VIRGINIA can scarcely continue to
he ranked among tho 8tates with dlattnbtlvo
negro population In tho light Of tho present cen-
sns+ With total population OF 0t8,1W Tho
State has but e5,T56 negroes, or about ono In
evosy twenty-five. a tarxe number OF Northern
States have larger absolute negro population,
and spvernt have relative population but little
s.naalor. Now Jersey, With = tota population
OF Lux. sIa. little loss than ewtae that Of Woss
Virginia, has 1,036 pc8roes, and Connecticut.
with worry nearly tho Ratno population, ", ,es1,
has about one-half - many colosoa persons. or
ll,iW,
, 1881-01-25
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS,

OTTAWA, ILL.,, jim. 94,-EtfoEts aTs 1fsa. ;su.
made By Capt. lieal.. Of tlls place, a'd - t"ssa ~
tenant. now Juttgs, Tutey, ef Clieaso' = ws III
up reunion ut the Fifth Regiment u - ~ n
noIs Mexican War Volunteers, to be H''S :.
Chicago some time in JQue nexk
, 1881-01-25


pFpeon,Arc,
etstA'
,,,,.. r,,.. ,.-,,,,
Nl,ss rulers, VI LOUISVILLE ~ tne Jaiest
cana!aata lot n,stflono nonoFs' sho Will un.
oouotoaly 10 ooaha up IN ner arr.
Tho Now York Post prints story entitled
"Tho pnrsnn's Oath." 1t aocms that cyen
pfcachers sometimes stand In slippery places.
Gon. Sherman recently snid to reporter:
"You knuw your b,,BI1css much better than I
do" Wc nro whiting for so1ne Journalist 10 ro.
turn tho compliment.
Tt,o prtce nf n yoar,s suhsor,ntto,, to tho
nrownwfnl frer, 1,onnc, ~ n cnr;i =, ,.eas ~
on this. aysto,n the caitnr. ~ ao,crol ,,,se1.
n,noy. ,yo,,1,l f,royo In t,natb ''"t@t'
". A.. 49,. 80 ~
toLl .to , 1@s' .a'"l ulo !e"u'lsR ar!1e'e ~ mo
unInot sa lIe'na e or !ase sanday ls headed "a
ihtentanea Gf's's. u woula seeen that another
'"hh ~ 1a'hk'og oi stopping the paper
"Old Subscriber ber"-Whitclaw Kcid does
not writo aat tho mAttor contained Ia tho Nex
York 3ttaute Almanac. lie simply looks aftsr
tho perhcltons Of the planets ard the patcnt.
medicine jokes.
4 gentleman on tho Vast Sh1e I,os ,h,oo
1nuvhtors, Mi nj whom nro m llc, 1.,,v hooo,.s
, 1881-01-25

Tug Superintendent Ut the Census las cur :,
'ricd his arportionnlent tables furward 10 q
membership Of us fn tbs House, glyiux the
..nts4eeT Qf congressman to which each State
.wpatd b. entitled foz Il House Of any Bize be,
, 1881-01-25
G41r Grfl)a&>te.
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.

1sY MA1r4-1S A1>vAScE-rosrAGE 1EnErA1D.
Eut1Y ct3ftIon onn wear ,,....,,.,,,,.,...&11.0 90
fsrfh Of yrhr rnr month Ion
t1jiY and Hurg1nr, unN Nyear,.,,,.,,,,.,H:. 14.tfU
FnrsdnI. Thutf.lnY, and kntufdnY, nor Trnf,t 500
Eondar " Wcdnrsi1ny, and Frf.Iny. nnr tgnt.., B1ts
bnnday, l4'-taHe cditinn, per MOI
wEEKfY ED1TlnN-toETrA1D.
Pre- enpL. Per A'nW n
aKtnty+dn0 ED.UV
Specimen eothca nant fren.
tivD roat-OMco addtese In full Including County
Ind Htato.
nom!tehrces mar be mado either b. draft. exrresl,
fostoteo order, or In raststosed ottcr At our risk
-: = TO CtTr SUBSCRIBERS.
mfr 6n,lvcso. Hunday axcnptch. ccnts nar wenk.
doltvcscd, Sunday included, no cons rer week.
Address TILE TittnUNE COMPANY.
Gorder Mudaon nttd Dcafin,fn-ets. Chicago. III. !.
, 1881-01-25

AsIlLAH 1Aont1E, MI Tsa A.. F. 4 4, M.-Epeetal
p,egtinR TucsdnJ evening" inn. r. ltait, 70 MunEue-
u. il. UilANE, Secretary.
, 1881-01-25

ExpoAftlon building.
, Lake front, Urp0sftO A1nnis street. Whnl9 txhl.
blt1on from a.rn. to 10 n. IN.
, 1881-01-25

tenant md seizcs ns,ti carries away whnttvcr
),crsnnni property Ito mny think proper.
Having mptlo tho seizure and catrtch I'll tito
property, tho law requires tho epcrson making
the seizure to tifc before some Justice of tho
Pence COPY nf the landlords warrant and
list of tho personal cifrcts grabbed. md tho
jusslcu iss,iex n astt,tinons tn tho tenant to
n,,swGr tn tho notion of tipbt. In duo ttn,o
Tic cnso Is henrl, nt,d, 1t Judgment be glyon
for plaintiff, tloM ts, order for tho snlo Of tho
property Is Issued. II ti,tso he found no rent
tue. then tho property Is ortloted to be rss-
turned.
This Is tho law.' Now w|,at Is tho practice
md thu effect? "A rcnt-aRent ur attorney
.nnkcs c)alnl for rent owing sono person, say
for slounio tho sutn actually duo; or oven In
cases where no ront Is duo. ffe hires three
or four 1ncn wl,0 follow this business, gets
cntrnncD to tho house, aelzcs a1ll carts away
all tho furniture or goods liz Gun carry, re-
moves It To some secret place, hurrlcs Of to
sonlc out-of.town country Jnstice, iltes Ills
warrant, md Inns summons fssttetf to tic
person robbed. This summons Is rarely
served, or II soved It Is at tho Inst
moment, when the defendant cannot 1nssibty
reach tho 3t,stlco Court; Judgment is given
against tho defendant Ntsd agafnst tile prop
erty seized. III time return OF the sale Is
Matlc ont. Thu property is rarely sold III
fact. It Is generally divided anong tho rob-
bers, and n bill for costs and expenses Is
hatchcd ont which consrnes all tho nominal
proceeds Of the salo antl leaves tho judgment
for tho rcnt still unsatisiot1.
Out Of such d thieves proceeding property
Of tic industrial poor to tho vnlue Of 500
4
, 1881-01-25

tlRfcs bnok to August, 1870: nnd two WIN b,..-
has laic1y hccn reminded thnt tho unst tha
chr, pxnct fron no Ut tho l,o'dcst Ut ii,n Twnaas
Hing thieves, whos0 conviction huS >ntely hseea.s
hero nra inctl nrnltlst WHOM, thorc Is t cynr nao
criIlltht chnrEc, hut frnM w',nu, tho law hat aI
rcul!y cxnctct n Hrealer prnnlty. GOmincntHf-
casleo 4 Ia defcu,,ed BY my orc. lmt eImnS. ".
thrnllph public lgnnrtf,ce Hntl negligence, Il y
nrcl!o q the !t''i,t,,.n,ity Of past osc. anS
should 10 winclt Oitt Ep1Udtfy anl forever, aug
TAKlSu NIL tho Stalcs the following IL IL.
fnat nuthonfto Btntuncnt Ut tho kind of vnrt =.
which cunyict inbor Is omp!oyud: -
, 1881-01-25

Thcro aro In .pcnnt institutions OF nIl esado.
IN tho United Suites Il, which cunvIcts arc rm,
p)oyct' ut any kind of labor; forty eight nre
State prisons, forty city anl county taIls and
pcnstcnttarics. twcnty-tvo worl-hnnRcs and
fousos af eorrcction, mud sixteen houses Of ri.
uEc and fnfpFtn scl,tuls.
, 1881-01-25

Hoo1ey'4 Thentrr. 49,
Randolph street. bet~oon Clark aad La Sale Ea-
kngement Of Morton t. 1fomcr's 1finstrcls.
, 1881-01-25

Grand Opcrhs11onse.
CLARK sireot, uppoait now C0uEt.IIunza. Enga9.
mont OF Sol Btnlth HuxAol "EdRpMund Folks"
, 1881-01-25

Olympic Thtnfre.
Clark street hnwecn Like and lfandofph EnRaE
harnt Of Marttno's Novelty Combination.
, 1881-01-25
ADJUSTMENTS.


1Envrrly'a 'Fhentre. ..........
EeaTtorn street. corner Of Montos. Minstrel Gu
ntnnrnk
, 1881-01-25

HxcF1ckrr's Thcntre.
Madison EtEpct. between S4nte and Dearborn.
Engagement Of A1r. II. II. Curtis. "saml Of posen.'
, 1881-01-25

Central AiuaIc-TInil.
Cornar OF ltapdolph and stat9 streets. The stod
dard Lectures,
, 1881-11-22

Mttf1tER,sY. inh.. Nov. Iu.--pigaso answer
tho following t,ucAtlon4 III tho cn,tlhr,s Of rIlE
ltsILY THtnttSE: ~ When WIS tho luht mau
TINT thu ViruInln ttcadjusters are INV trying 10
ruputilatc? tEcntn down.. ~ What VIM the
atnuiint Ut r!rKlnln's dGit 1T tho clUso q ENJOY
H. r. 8.
~ 1t WIS MI injured previous to tho 1lcbellon
and for public improvements. tel Tho Head.
jtIstcra insist OH desluctins nbout oMc-thtrd MS
West Vtrxinin's cq,ltRblo sharo Ut tho ot,l Htntc
ttnlt. 90 Tho amount 1T tho debt With nc.
crucd iutnrcst Is now about ii millions Ut
dollars. Tho Funtiars, or ao-Galed "tlcbiFny-
ers." proposed tu ,,ny two- thirds of this aMolint,
or ShltUA,n, ut IL 1. and tsrr cent hut refused
tn tpvy tho tnxes to uarry out thoEr plan Tho
tcMt il,sters havb taken hrtls or $19.Gd 100.
uf tho tobt os 1911 (which amounted tn pbont
gu D0, and liked tho rnte OF intorcst nt per
cont. Thu only difference betwccn tho two
pnrtcs IA substantially TINT tho Kcntitnsters do
not rrcsxnlzu tip accrucd mud unpnd interest
ns lcRal chin, wftlo tho F,indels pretend to
tn 81. The settlu1nrnt uitoret in both cnses is d
forced composition with tho creditors Of tho
StAte. Tho Funders have lievor tako,, tho first
stop towards fulfilling thor promises. Tho In.
torcst un that portion u tho debt funded undor
tho MeCn!loch blllt amounting to f8,UU,0 900. hns
nuvor been pnid,
, 1881-11-22
PERSONALS.

Tho Hon. Eugene 1fnle Is on his way II
Washington With his family, having nearly re-
covered fron his recent soycre Illntss
Mr.. Oscar Wilde will arrive IN this country
next month, md will Immediately bcx'n toglse
lcrtlircs IN nrt subjects. l.efuro ieaylug Lon-
tlo'l ho will bring out aII orlKl,sAl play.
The lOte Uaron James Kothsehld, Of Paris,
was only u ut tito tia,o Of hls death. Fisc other
llarun Etotbschlls walked ben!nd the hcars9 90
tho day or the fuueral, anu tEo5e were Tho FAf"
isinn linrn1is only.
President Arthur, it is reported, will glvo
no permanent hostess to tho Wh!to House. but
will, upon occasions Ut formal entertainment
inyItn tho nsaIsiaieo Of tho wives md daughters
Ut tho members OF tho CMbttlet.
T|lere is Il curious old Roman superstition
that thrcc Cardinals n!waJs diU nearly togetnel
Eu now That cardinals CatnrlnI mud 0laoel!
have gonc within Il fGw days nt each otaet'
ltomau society Is confidently expecting tho 4e.
pAttNro OF ono 0t th9 threb 0thtT eAIu'uals "Hs
nr1 dAnKerousIy III.
GcrouAe, tho Fronc[l artIst,Tfs Of yeTy
peculiar personal appearance, lIo Is described
as "Dne Of tho thinaest Of luortsls atId eeema
mainly TO coislst Of Il profusinn or irnh-R.W! a!
ha!r a1d beard, nnd patr porcnx 'tark Hyss,
tho rest NJ HIN hefng totl ticahlcss ana !eas"o''
be taken iHto consideration" -.
Tile Massachusetts, llnmanu Society ta1
for tho l.st tln,u III Its History awarded measl
to railroad ot,,ploy6. THO wor.by recipient "
CxpreHs, WIN u, lust hr!stlIls stueR ~ III End
tnUtlro nflor ono 1f tito connecting f'hls d nna
bcpn broken and smashed thrAlRh .ho talo' a"e
was baAty sualdel by thu oseapi'lg stean'
II very notorious character In lre!afl' llls
Rev. ThrtAha,n Gregg. who soHlo timc t1'.s'
chAllongct, Hob IHHcrs1ll to ccclesasttca' s''n
hat, has Just dto ut tho nGe of f. l!e VIZ ~ ~
hfHtttlf k6t1n1ur puultNl 6pt1RcI. Auu >"
, 1881-11-22
LOANS OF BANK RESERVES.


jntcrrst m t1cnnsits, a,il hcnco many If tho
s'.%.,.'., ,..'',. ..'a '..s,.. .,.,at1a -
NNt!ohnl bhElkS VI LIZ co'Htly onts"1o u
NOw York City keen their reserves in those
a'a" 49, ;,,,.n,,., H. .,a i,<. ~ ,s,,,o
to pri nttpr Nn,ionni banks.' J, fl. N,w York civ
Ill, ,,..,.a - ,o.,,.,, ~ r,,.,p,, ,,.,h.n,1
p'.''hS 1.,. '""so scl"'n ~ as'1'a' u"n"4e"
millions Ut dollars, which sum largely FEtlre-
aa,,ta tha de,,nstta tf Tin ra.arve funds nf Tim
sc"s' 't'e uep1ol'a ~ 'slo ."'..s W Wv
country banks" Including under tint gell~
ci,y. Commenting or tbs October returns
oS tho Cbtrnvo haut,s the Sow York Tribune
il savs.
II nrnsars tbnt thu cb,couo Nathan, hnnks
hnvo ndHc,l Increased their reserve of gold ca!',
nssT Saoo9M M 1ar1R M tno IT, Ssaf; tnsn y Ia1na r.
tua{ler u1sss. rho reserves luI hive i1.cretsscsi
es'H5l;i: nvrr ~ pr gent: t. assr9 ias 1eGti
tno SIR" II cvli 6c,i b. thp Wes,rrn tanks Ias
bsen very crt'1,tnliy enlarged, aud their p,sl.
+ i'll "sm ~ an,nMra tSut tho lu,iks of thiu"tt umTo
ii.srcassn their l9at,s stlIi moro !argsly. n
, HIM. V =, notg"so ~ ,,tn n%s rcscrrs ~ t
evary slulIur If !ti.is also represented .llIur
Gs Sp5l's tY Tati" e ressrses rM. H. 70 ageo1, n.,
il VIVA a,lo yc.r axa. Tho ls,t,,ls on hnn,l III
ihv NJ t'Ynn! banSt ~ ~ GaseaFo ~ eato ~! IN
lnns. ls,cr.l Of so,j,rr thpIr SURPLUS to ills
elty. to bo ''nl!l ana han,:,l ,y Mnnks wheh nay
bays praisrrasl to icsWi ,.l."ut DtIi suro to
ths ti0voFtllnels. fher M,lpla rapresent paIt
,"rest ~ ea1 i,s suTaiy nai y lnmSs IN tt!s ctty
md il Is in,dned!nteiy nyMilahIe n c.sn q hty
f si,o,or cms,rsn s ~ e ~ III ,y
hunks Ii nther Wcstera oltles, lAd II su mo
WesinFn ma,Ks are nhsoute"x1 ~ a1sona9rtos
-
, 1881-11-22

TIE fact lllat III Kentucky pistol Is as
in,tct, MI nrttcso OF necessity rs nro ahoos Or IL
hut III Iceland ia tou well known tn need rnen-
tton. l1ut sometimes eyun 30 uspfu1 n1l article
as n nIsto1 Is TN evil. Que or tho chief products
nj Kentucky Is whisky, aud II largu quantity OF
tho annual Yield IL dedIcatetl to holno uonsnmp.,
tlon. Al weddings, uspucal1y, 1t Is III great de-
nlan1, and whou tho hupttals Of Mr. Allen Itich-
nrla aud Mrs. lfurku were celebrated In Grecn
County lust Tueslay tho supply Of sour-
uAsh WIS practically unlimited. AS Mr. Nlch-
nrlts was a wealthy and Influential rarmor
Of Gu ycnrs. and Mrs. Ilurke II widow
with n Rtown-np son. their marriage wis
doomed worthy of two days celebration.
Tho festivities to0k place at the house or tho
lrh8. asttf oil tic evenlng ct tho secofA day the
nalo portion Ut tho party rreenc1cd to get
drunk. The result was thnr tho bridegroom and
ILLS sicpson bccpln0 Involved III wpr,ly quarrel,
R,d In orler to preserve pcaco In tho family anti
ullcetuaiiy demonstrate that he intended rum
ming tho ousc, Mr. Kichurds produced u re-
vo!for mud fired two 8huls Mt young l3urko,
tloAth ensuing In lbunt tcn minutes Whon tho
brido learned what ind occurred sho uroye
richards from tho house. At lust accounts tho
murderer hud not bcen arrcstud, although be
bus not loft the country.
, 1881-11-22
THE LATE BANK RoDBERIEb.

Tho revelations, III regard TO the recent
bank failures. " rather n'nDef'es' III aewarK
and D"stoa are a'reasly s.'llc!cht 10 SHOW
TINT tho provisions VI tue N@s'onal-l'ark act
llave been llRsrallIy v!olatcd' anu u - hign
time that tlio penatt!es pfosldeA by tho
statute 10 sl'etet' ont u llose VINO laao guilty.
k'luwlcugeo o' these slolatso'ls' Illo Na1lona!'
Hunk law Is calculated t" protcct tlo paoHc
froia lust SUCH swtntlles as l!aso peel' per-
petratetI ny baIuwl''' Caslslef ol the Aleella'"
1cs' Hank III NEWARK bel1Soh' tle iEes'.
ttellt VI Tie fael'lc; anu loanH' tasIl'cr u
tlae Central. III Bostoil. l!'ese n1e'l' utld MI
WHO were associated with THEM III such matt
nor ns to warrant tlle sllsplcanli q! 1'ar1acla'
lion ofefllh'Ial Kfo"'eage o' 1hclr ah'awial
practices, ought 70 ee prosecuted promptly
anl vigorously. II low Of t1ia lEes1ao'1ts
ant CASHIERS ot alsen'oowele' National pah&s
wero sel1t 10 tue l~nltentlarS' Us they may to
under strict enforcement of t'lc Inv. tho
Hunger VI l'al'k fa'll're III tao Ihtare Wonid
bc materially abato'l' anu tI'o S"t!oha1.oal'4-
ing systoh wo,'Esl DO entitled TO M nitcl COLI
ttlenco III It Is wo!l tn renoso III ba''ks Under
nny conditions. The Citation OF certain sec'
tlons 0f tho Natlonal-l3ank net which havo
buell rlo'ate'l VIII safso to illustrate tlle cso
which may be >>lade out nga!nst sucll men Us
baldwin, Kenyon, a'Hl Young.
1t IL provided. for instance t5cc' o,lol
, 1881-11-22

SEcnErAltr SHERMAN said III d recent
spcech ut Cincinnati shat thoro was mover loss
for Republicans aud uon.ocrats to a,,nrrnt over
tl'an now. tlo dla not kno<of polts'eal lssuo
In Ohio worthy at tho Iatnn. ile might sppak Of
tho tarfr question, but slnuo tho democrats had
como oyer to tho Republican ptatfurtn shore
WAS no tnnre dtl!cnlty frnln that quarter, 1t Ia
pruba!e TINT Mr.. 6cr,nat, h,t.t not read tho In
tercstln4 vfows or Mr. WAtterson on tho DeMn-
cratic turjtf attitude whsn he u,ado these stato-
menls. vonrhoes and ltnndutl weeo trying 10
yet tho Democracy onto protective plutltxtn
when Watterson cuught thcm III tho iot nndfalis-
tlrS lsau0 to bo fought over. aud It bids fair to
bo i!yely enough 10 leleat the Democracy tn
another cnnpagn.
, 1881-11-22

ASuMnEH Of Democratic newspapers In
tho Eastern States profess TO be stfll Rooa
deal alarmed about the third tor'l'. But IL
Will be Impossible nMoiiE faIleetlng Aapllo-
leans 10 get ,,p anotlar healthy scare on this
acconnt. II the third term couLdu'twlli with
NIL tho chances in Its favor Ill 1s8o, 1t cart
come Within halllilg distance OF Success III
ISL Thc reaso's why many seus'ble men
have resolved llenceiortli to dismiss the sub
5ecs srnn their minds rs unworthy OF collsss-
Grafton 1re tl!u following:
BECAUSE Ten. Grant hamsplf hath said H.
While it was the Ingenious theory OF Ills party
last year tint tle was nos ca1idldate a'l iIti-
preston to the contrary widely prevailed;
hut 1t Is only credtting the General with
common sagaclty and regard Tor his fa!nc to
know when le tlas had enough, VI, rather,
when no can't get any more. Moreover u
ho aud liis phrtisAns Should bo never SO as'2-
ious the third terll Is CLEARLY ullallalhabla:
Because 1t has lost ln!uensuly III prestige.
, 1881-11-22

A CA1trE fItanatn1 YnStnrfInv Htntcy tlla

A CABLE dispatch yesterday >Ntatcs that
sat Balilnn. III tile County stnyo+ tho sub
commission OF tho Lantl Court has pro-
nuunccd suyeral decisions, retlncln. tue rent
in q majority of tho cases below the Griffith
poor-nw valuation" The rents III Mayo
havo been nearly double tho ''poor law'
valuation. SILL, these reductions will not
placate the irish III England or make them
friends Of the Liberals who passed tue Land
bill until Iarncll and Ills compa.r1ots arc lib
erated from prisuI. (.
, 1881-11-22

A. CONFERENCE Of Western librarians md
Of pcrs0ns interested III libraries will no bgl In
tho Hail Of Representatives. State Capitol SprfnR
loil, ILL.,. on Tuesday, tho I'D OF Nnyomber, ut
10 o'clock a. ILL.,, and will 10 In session for Two
tayss Ainung the librarians. educational writer's.
and superintsu.lcnts who have expressed THUR
Intention Ut being present Mt the conference aro
str. poa'o, Chicago Public Library; MIR. Merrill,
Cincinnati rubl'o Library; Mr. Tyler, lni.an-
nro'IB Public Library; MI. LinderEcldt, stllwau-
tito 1.Orary; tho Hun. II. d. Uutncnt, Seorot0ry
Of Statu and Stnto I.ibrurIan, Springfield; Prot.
william 7. 3iurris, Vt. I.ous; rrof. Greenwood,
Superintendent Public Schools, KRnHaB City:
Truf. Slade, Stato Superintendent Public Suhoois,
Illinois; un4 Prot. Tahsley, Superintendent Pub
llo Schools, Atnueapo,!s. Letters OF Inquiry
may DO addressed to Fred ]. soldan, Esq, Pub
lie Library, Peoria, III.