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The cos unities incident to the melee are summed np In the brief announcement that “Many per sons wore injured." ■ Tammany has placed its seal of condemna tion npon Gov. Kobinsos, declaring that tho Democracy of Now York will no longer tolerate him as Its candidate for Guberna torial honors.- Tammany has commenced tbo froozing-out process early in the season ; but than that organization is not so potent for good or evil as it has boon in tho past. Bomnnnia, though practically independent of Turkey, is still dependent on tho good wilt of the Great Powers, ns is instanced in tho ponding discussion of tho Jewish ques tion, wherein it is made apparent ihot tbo newly-erected State is given its first lesson In tho science of civilization, and one which, it appears, is not at all to tho taste of tho Boumonion Government. It now appears that, although no formal agreement has boon entered Into on tbo part of-Gomany, negotiations looking to a radios! change in tho policy of that Government in .its dealings with tho currency question have ocon going on for soma time. It is confi dently predicted that the investigation now in progress will lead to tho roadoptiou of tho bi-motaltio standard. Tho question of tbo right of secession has boon raised in tho Republic of Liberia, where a number of wayward tribes hitherto supposed to belong to tbo Bopublio have ex pressed a desire to bo permitted to “ depart In peace"; and, falling in that, they propose to place themselves under tho protection of Groat Britain, fly tho British flag, and claim tho ossistonco of that Government in tho event of an attempt to coerce them. Tho yellow-fever in Memphis seems to be Inking on a more malignant typo than here tofore, and tbo outlook is gloomy indeed. Yesterday there wore roportocj thirty-four now cases in the city and eleven outside tho limits, with a total of seven deaths. Even ot this rate, however, the disease is far from being tho awful scourge that it was in 1878, and tho policy of forbidding now arrivals and of soudlug os many people to tho comps at a distance from tho city is working good results. Tho Common Council last evening passed on ordinance surrendering to tho control of tho Board of West Park Commissioners West Washington street, from llalsted street to Central Park, and West Adams street, from Canal street westward, to bo improved ns boulevards or Approaches to the West Bide parks. Tho alacrity with which property owners have acquiesced In this eminently desirable arrongemont Is shown In tho spirited rivolry which existed between tho two streets, both h|lng urged for selection as boulevards, aim both being finally turned over for that purpose. When similar provision shall have boom made for on approach to Lincoln Park, Chicago will for tho first time bo enabled to enjoy tbo full benefit of its grand system of outlying parks and pleasure-grounds. Tho usual bid for popularity among tbe Socialists and Communists who bolievo that the city would be bouofitod by a repetition of the conflagration of 1871 is once moro made in tbo Common Council in tbo form of auordinance narrowing down tbo firo limits so as to insure tbo continued mouaoo of a solid mass of wooden buildings in tbo south* western part of the city, tho quarter from which proceeded the devastation of eight years ago. Snob is tbo nature tud effect of tbo ordinance intro* . duetd last evening by Aid. Tubne* and referred to the Committee on Streets and Alleys. Similar attempts to open tbe way for tbe unlimited erection pf wooden build* iugs have been defeated heretofore in the Council, and will be again,' provided tbo friends of tho safety and best interests of tbo city hold their ground firmly. But, with tbo Council in control of tho Democrats nnd ft Mayor who court 1 * favor with the Commu nistic element, thoro is nlwoys danger thnt the mlflchiof will bo done. Sorajovo, the Bosnian Capital, was burned under conditions similar to those which pre vailed In Chicago at tho time of the fire of Oct. 0, 1871. For several weeks preceding tho recent conflagration there had boon a se vere drought which had almost entirely dried up tho water courses, springs, and fonnt oius, nnd had reduced tho wooden houses, of which the city is largely constructed, to tho Inflammability of ft tinddr-box, so that with a diminished water snpply there was no ndcqnate moans of arresting tho work of destruction. Tho damage to Sorajevo is relatively greater than in Chicago, ns it is said tho business of the former is hopelessly rained. m . 20.00 The attention of Congressman Wright's Committee of Deprossionista Ims very prop erly boon directed to an Important sign of tho tiroes which they foiled to look up when they wore in this city. Tho Illinois Central Railroad recently decided to build double tracks for tho exclusive accommodation of Us suburban business, requiring tho construc tion of about twenty-four miles of track. Tho corporation buys for cash, nnd was .probably not disposed to higglo about tho price, as it was desired to lay tho tracks at onco. Yet it was found that tho rolling* mills of this country aro so overcrowded with orders that the necessary steel-rails could not bo obtained within reasonable limo from American nmuufaolnrors, nnd It was neces sary to incur tho delay nnd grantor expense of ordering them from England. Does that look like very hard times, and is tho work of building aud operating in thin and other cases of railroad extension calculated to de press the condition of labor? Tbo statements of ex-Ald. Yah Osdel And Cook before tbo Common Council Building Committee yesterday afforded n enfllclout answer to tbo assertion that the contract for tbo City-Hall stone-work was awarded early in the morning and with unduo haste. Thoro was every roason why it should be so award ed. Ed Walker had given notice of bin in tention to apply to tbo Courts for an injunc tion to delay and ultimately to defeat the award, for tbo Lemont Bing had in view tbo manipulation of tbo ensuing city election with particular reference to packing the Council with Bing Aldermen. To head off Walker and complete the award as already agreed upon and published to the world, tbo then Building Committee met a little after 0 o’clock in the morning, and before tbo courts were in session oloaod up the contract. And tbo taxpayers have every reason to bo thankful that the .Com mittee got up early and placed the building of the now City-Hall beyond tbo reach of Walker and the Lemont Stone Bing, THE SPEAGDE-CONKLING SCANDAL. Several of the Democratic newspapers, under the leadership of the 11’orW, have ex hibited an unusual alertness in gathering the gossip about the recent Spraoue-Conklixo * stories at Narragansolt Pier, Partisan feel ing has undoubtedly prompted them to give the widest notoriety to tbo affair, and to retail all the rumors and theories that natu rally fill the air, with n circumstantiality and an uuction that must excite the envy of ex pert scftudid-mongcrs. From their vigorous search after the rich morsels of gossip it is staled that the “German music-professor" who originally figured as the target for ox- Qov. Sprague's shot-gun practice was a myth, and that it was really Senator Conk lisq’s gore which the cx-Sonator and cr- Govornor of Bhodo Island Insisted npon shedding. The Now York World'* dispatch from the scone of action says that the Now York Senator wont to Narraganßott Pier, ordered his luggage to he sent to Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague's house, was sought out there by Sprague, commanded to leave the promises m five minutes, and was then fol lowed by the buabonj, who desired to moke sure that the New York gentleman took his departure from the town. It is also related that Mrs. Sprague quit the Sprague man sion immediately, remained at a hotel over night, and deported for Providence next day. Then, loading up to this dramatic (Unotte matt, there is an account of manifold indica tions during the past few years (more or less of which have come to the puhlio car) of growing intimacy between the New York Senator and the woman in the case. Senator Conblikq’s frequent visits to Mrs. Sprague, who has boon living in Washington at tbo place loft by her distinguished father; the absence of tbo Senator’s family from Wash ington during the same period; the Senator’s failure to attend his daughter’s wedding which occurred at Utica n few months ago; alleged mootings between the Senator and Mrs. Sprague at 1 a house of a “mutual friend"; the marked attentions which Mrs. Sprague has shown the Senator in the shape of bouquets and tinted notes sent to his desk in tho Senate Chamber from the gallery above; tho Senator's active agency in secur ing for Sirs. Sprague a remission of city back-taxes on ber dwelling, and exemption from future taxation upon tho Washington estate loft her by tho deceased Chief-Justice Chase, her father, —these and numerous other facts and fancies are cited to account for an intimacy which prompted ox-Gov. Sprague to give Senator Conklino just five minutes to quit the house, unless (ho latter preferred to remain and ho filled with slugs. Tho scandal is yet in its infancy, and it is safe to predict that it will, in its inevitable development, evolve many more salacious details,'extending to tbo previous careers of both parties to it. Kate Chase Sprague is a handsome, dashing woman, whoso appear ance, manner, and conspicnity in Washing ton life have naturally occasioned a good deal of gossip. This gossip, as usual in tho case of a woman who is talked about, has had more or loss of & spicy flavor. Senator Conklinq's imperious ways have made him enough personal enemies to give free circulation to any rumors affecting his character, and his imposing presence would naturally furnish a reasonable ground work for ouy successful gallantries credited to or charged up oguiust him. Tho situa tion and surroundings are, therefore, pooul iarly favorable to an abundant harvest of scandal. It is one of those cases, .like Beecher's, la which many people of many minds will reach many and diversified con clusions. If holf is true of what oosy-wog giug tongues have chattered about tbo rela tions of those two people during the last few years, it Is not strange that tho scandal culminated in an outbreak whiuh could not bo kept from tho public; a tragedy, a di vorcc-suit, or some public outbreak is pretty sure to result from long-continued • provocation for evil -gossips. If Bouator i OoMULina escaped the tragedy, perhaps > bis punishment will bo tho severer in the i ridiculous attitude of a Gorman professor > fleeing before an irate oud jealous husband. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1870-TWELVE PAGES.' in which guise his nppoarauoo In tho eiwo was first bruited ; ft man of his pride would rather poso ns the target for ftu indignant husband's shotgun than as ft target for tho sharp, poisonod arrows of ridicule. Ho may seek to console himself with tho thought that many distinguished public men in tho pant havo figured in similar scandals,—Homo of them deservedly nml some without suf ficient warrant,—without materially diminish ing their importance in public affairs; whether or not ho can escape as easily as some others havo escaped will depend largely upon tho accidents of his particular case and tho prevailing tone of public sentiment, which varies uuacconutably in different times and different cases. His appearance on tho floor of the Senate, asking almost ns a personal concession tho remission of several thonsand dollars duo tho Government from Mrs. Sprague, will bo tho most dam* aging fenlnro about ony r , general conviction thnt ho held improper relations to tho object of the public charity ho solicited. Alexan der Hamilton onco cudurod tho humiliation of confessing an illicit amour in order to relievo himself from tho imputation of ofll clnl corruption, but Senator Conklino can oidy justify bis agency in scouring a special exemption of Mrs. Sprague from a debt to tho Government by convincing tho public that bo was actuated by purely disinterested motives. Mrs. Sfragub herself will, per haps, bo‘bettor ablo to bear tho scandal, whether true or false, than Senator Conk* lino, because she must know that her ac tions havo been freely-criticized, and sbo may have become somewhat hardened and indifferent to the ordinarily frightful feeling n woman has when her fair name is bandied about freely. If there had boon nothing more than tho general im pression, which has obtained for many years, thnt there was something besides pnro affection between ox-Gov. Sprague and Miss Cuabb that led to their union, that fact, coupled with Sprague's subsequent failure and tbo apparent estrangement in such fre quent and prolonged separation from his wife, would have furnished food for scandal; but perhaps n woman gets used to that, though it it is unpleasant to behove so. At all events It is tho penally of a public broach, whatever tho cause or nature of it, that tho affairs of tho men and women involved be come public properly na long ns they possess interest enough to attract public attention. There Is no doubt (hat this fact has wrought many heart-burnings and worked much injustice, but it Is not easy to say how the matter can bo changed ; and so the Sprague family and tbo Ooukliug family—the inno cent aud guilty alike, if guilty ones (hero bo —must suffer tbo shame of tho public scan dal that has gone too far to bo extinguished or smothered. A HATH! IN HIS BIGHT MIND. It is comforting to know Uiat n person who lias been Afflicted with a mental hallu cination has been cured, and that bis mind has been toned up to that degree of health which enables it to rosamo its normal func tions. When tbo'Qroenbackors, or Flalistu, are referred to in the newspapers ns “luna tics,' 1 the expression is often regarded ns a sarcasm or a term of reproach, whereas it signifies an abnormal condition of tbo senses which prohibits a man from clearly compre hending the affairs of life. To a person capable of understanding tbo elementary principles of political economy, especially that branch of it relating to finance, the “ idoos ” that are from time to time advanced npon tbo currency question by' those iuflo tion-ffatists seem like the disordered fantasy of n dream more than like the logical proc esses of reasonable beings. It is not, there fore, with feelings of contempt so much ns sorrow and pity that the opprobious epithet of “iguatio ” is applied to thorn. We are gratified to know that a prominent inflationist in Wisconsin baa been cured of bis lunacy, and bos token a position in favor of bouest money that will, wo bopo, help to dear the vision of somo of tbo more Intclli gout of bis recent associates. Wo refer to tbo action of 001. Geobqb B. Goodwin, a prominent lawyer of Milwaukee, In declining to bo a candidate for Attornoy-Genoral, which nomination was tendered him by “Brick" Pomeuoy’s “Wisconsin Union La bor party" that assembled nt Watertown on tbo 15tb of July. Cot. Goodwin, like Col. May and Col. Utlkt, who were nominated for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, was formerly identified with tbo Ilcpublicau party, and, being an able and eloquent advo cate, bo became somewhat famous in Wis consin as a political stump-orator. Somo years ago, when tbo flat epidemic was raging, Goodwin booamo infootod with it, and, until now, has boon identified with the flat crowd, and has often spoken iu public in dofeuso of tbo inflation vagaries. Tbo Colonel's letter of declination is simply an emphatic renunciation of tbo whole Greenback scheme as enunciated iu the Watertown platform. lie refers to the fact that bo notified them beforehand that bo could not accept any nomination for office that might be tendered by that Conven tion, and then goes on to repudiate all and singular of the financial jdanks so called in that absurd promiuclomonto. When it is de clared, as it is iu the preamble, that “ a money despotism controls the lawmaking power of our country, diutatos judicial decis ions, and wields an undue influence over tbo Executive of the Nation in tbo considoratiou of tbo laws passed for tbo benefit of the poo-* pie," Col. Goodwin denies that it is true, but on tbo contrary asserts his belief, founded npon an extensive practice in all tbo courts, “that tbo judiciary of both State and Nation is exorcised by honest and upright men," and that (bo cxcoutivo and legislative departments of tbo Government are not deserving of tbo ccnsuro (bus liberally bestowed on them. Tbo roftiEUOY-CAnY-SciiiLUNa sobobio for paying tbo National debt, as announced in tbo first resolution, is not nu honest method, Mr. Goodwin thinks, of doing business. That plau is to call iu all our bonds oud pay them in legal-tender notes, and never re doom the greenbacks. It would involve on issue of about $2,000,000,000 of irredeemable paper currency,—a proposition which, in view of our present excellent oud sound circulat ing medium, and the spur that resumption Ims given to evory department of business, seems like tbo incoherent mutteriugo of an Idiot. Co). Qoonwis says that ho does not wish to belong to a faction that is pledged to tho issue of no morn Qovermout bonds, because art exigency may arise In case of a foreign or domestic war whoa such an issue would bo a grout overshadowing necessity, as it was la 1802, whon our national existence was Im periled. Ho sees but little difference in this rospeut between tbo present Fiat party and the old Copperhead* '* who denounced tbe issuing of greenbacks In tbo white boat of revolution os unconstitutional. After de nouncing tbo other portions of tbo platform in torso and omphatio language, and point ing out its inexcusable omissions, Col. Uoon. win takes formal rtnd final loavo of tho “Wisconsin Union Greenback-Labor parly” by expressing tho hopo that ho has never given that parly, by any political act, the right to believe that ho is “ weak enough to indorse their platform, or vain enough to seek nu office under it.” As Cul. Goodwin is by far tho ablest man that was nominated by tho Fiallsts at Water town, and wan looked upon as tho brains of the ticket, his declination is regarded ns n disaster to tho party for which it is hard to find adequate compensation. Not that tho Flftt Labor parly of Wisconsin will *coino within 100,000 votes of nu election, but It is Immilintiug nnd discournging to the rag, tag, nnd bobtail, the odds and ends that make up its rank and file, to boo men of in telligence and sense abandoning it and adopting the more rational and consistent theories of tho Republican party. There me good reasons for believing, also, that Co). Goodwin is not tho only man in Wiscon sin who sees the delusion of flatism,—which, in Us essence, consists in trying to make something out of nothing,—and who will heartily join bauds with those who boliovo thnt it is tho duty Governments, as welt as of individuals, to pay their houost debts nnd maintain tholr integrity. Fiatism, suoh as “ Prick ” Pomriiov advocates, is a species of repudiation thnt will speedily ruin tiny notion that attempts to entry it Into practice. VAN DE MOORTEL AND THE JESUITS. Tho story of Father Van de Moortel re vives ’ recollections of the seventeenth cen tury. His renunciation of tho Society of Jesus, his avowed purpose to unite with tho Protcstnut Episcopal Church, his return to tho bosom of the Catholic Church, nnd his sudden disappearance from public view, those events, following each other in rapid succession, constitute a romantic episode in striking contrast with tho realistic character of tho present ago. Tho rovoroud father gave ns his reasons for his withdrawal: 1, “Tho absolutism of tho Jesuit Society— what might bo called the tyranny of tho Order, which is exercised not only over tho body, but ovor tho mind and soul, especially on the will and intellect”; nml, 2, tho dogma of Papal infallibility. These points wore fully stated and enlarged upon in tho father’s interviews of Saturday afternoon. Ha declared that ho had severed his connec tion with tbo Jesuit Order of his own-mo- tion, and forover. But ibo same evening ho penned and forwarded to tho several.oily newspaper offices tho following noto of re? cantntion: "The sympathy expressed on all tides by my old iricnda la no trno nnd heartfelt that I find my nelf nnablo to resist It I retract what 1 have said against the t-hnrch of Home, and I nm resolved to return to the Church that opens Its arms to receive back on erring child." This is tbo only thing tho public knows of Yak de Moorttl, tho lato Jesuit priest, ulnae tho moment of his departure from Canon Knowles’ house, whore ho had boon hospitably and fraternally entertained. Ho loft thoro without tho slightest intimation of his purpose to abscond, his noto of recanta tion of Protestantism is without dato or mark of locality, and all efforts to trnco tho whereabouts of its author have proved abor tive. Tho probability is that ho has gone into retirement to givo himself time for re flection, or to do penance for his sins. Ho is no longer a Jesuit. On this point tho constitution of tbo Order is imperative,— “ Onoo out, forever out." Tho backslider is no longer fit for tho " Society of Jesus," bat will do for tho services 'of tho Catholic Church. This foot loads naturally to a consideration of (ho peculiar features and history of tho remarkable religious order known ns tho “ Socioly of Jesus." It is nearly three con turios and a half old, having boon founded by St. IdHATius Loyola in L’flD, and sanc tioned by Papal bull in IfilO. Its motto is: "To God’s greater glory." Its members as sume tho threefold obligations "common to all Catholic religious orders—chastity, pov. erty, and obodlouco and In addition "bind themselves unreservedly to go ns missionaries to any country which the Pope may indicate to them." Tho Order is independent of tho Catholic Church proper, maintaining a sepa rate establishment, and is subject only to tho Pope. Of course tho Order is tho very incarnation of mental and spiritual despot* Ism. Loyola was Its first General. His theory was that “ Ail things would go .well in tho world if it wore brought into a xitato of nbsolnto, unreasoning, nugainnaying sulunissivonoss to a single hand ruling it for its good.” Tho members of the Society are exempted from tho ordi nary duties of other monks; they practice no rigorous austerities; perform their principal work In secret,'noting openly through inferior agents, and are exempt from all episcopal and civil jurisdiction and taxes. Their positive prerogatives of power are in inverse ratio to their exemptions from tho obligations com mon to other monks. A single instance only need bo mentioned. “ They can absolve from all sins and celoslasticnl penalties, change tho objects of tho vows of tbo laity, and acquire . estates without further Papal sanction, which U not ovou permitted to Archbishops uncon ditionally.” Tho government of tho Society has this peculiar feature: that while the General ap pears to bo tho supreme ruler, under tho Pope, ho is in fact tho subject of a sleepless espionage at the hands of an officer called a Mouitor, chosen by tho same authority which appoints or elects the General. Tho Mouitor follows the General with tho tire less persistency of a shadow, with tho right to “ admonish ” him and tbo power of ap peal to the Pope I Hence it follows that, while the members of tho Society are slaves to tho General, tho General is tho slave of tho Monitor. Tho course of examination for admission (as a novice) to tho Society is extremely rigid. The novitiate extends over two yoors, to bo devoted solely to proyor and meditation, and tho* study of Loyola's “Spiritual Exorcises.” After admission, from fifteen to seventeen years are devoted to study and teaching in tho colleges of the Order. This long course makes tho member master of all knowledge beyond the pale of tbo Ohuroh. Then six years are spent in tho study of theology aud tho Oriental lan guages. Afterwards a second novitiate of one year is passed in retirement and tho study of tho constitution of tho Order. Then follows the final degree of full member ship. Thus equipped with nil the kudwl edge which the school-room oau confer, the member of the Order goes forth under tho direction of the “General” to assist in conquering the world; for this was and is tho purpose of tho Beoicty of Jusns. During tho Generalship of Loyola, which covered a period of twenty-five years, the Society grew rapidly in wealth and power, aud, as it continued to prosper in later years, it grasped after political iufluenoo through tho old of every form of intrigue. In this way it became obnoxious to tho great Gov ernments of Europe. Tho Order was sup pressed in England in 1001, in Venice in lOOfl, in Portugal in 177.2, In Franco in 1701, and in Spain in 171*7. Ami In 1773 it was totally suppressed by decree of Pope odem ent XIV. Xu Prussia the Order secured n limited asylum; also in Russia until 1817, when it wits suppressed thoro. But in 18U X’opo Pius VII. issued a bnll "by wbioli ho restored tho Order, with nil tho privileges which it possessed nb tho time of its suppression.” It is not sur* prising thnt a professed religions Order, aspiring to rule nil mankind, should havo mot with some obstacles. During the pres* cut century, (ho Order has suffered severely hi every European revolution. “ Tho revo lution of 18 (8 endangered their existence in nil Italy : mobs attacked their houses in Genoa and Naples, and they wore expelled from nearly every Slate, oven from the do minions of the Popo.” They suffered also In tho revolutions of 187*0*00. The Order now, however, has n footing in nearly all tho countries of Europe and America. Tho Jesuit is (1) thoroughly educated, (2) taught absolute submission to the com mands of Ids superior, (8) perfect solf-.cou* trol, and (4) schooled In tbo ark of influencing others to Ids will. Eugene Sub, In his groat romance, "Tlio Wandering Jew,” powerfully illustrates llio Tost power of the Society, the endless riunlfi cationn of its Inflaonce upon Governments and society during the seventeenth century, its tenacity of purpose, nnd its invincibility in groat undertaking*, by reason of its ad mirable organization nnd despotic character, lie represents the agents of the Order ns' employing for the attainment of its ends every known human instrumentality, both at homo and in the uttermost parts of tho earth} ns exciting and playing upon every humon passion; ns now cringing at tho feet of power, and anon facing monarchs with haughty defiance; os remorselessly crushing innocence nnd virtue, nnd pandering to vice; ns now stimulating bitter animosities and bates, and nnou exhorting to tho loftiest de votion nnd tho gentlest piety,—nil to bring to fruition mighty schemes for tho ad vancement of tho material Interests of tho Order. Tho will-power and fortilndo of tho superior agents of the Order are repre sented ns marvelous, Hodih, who was charged with tho duty of diverting from tho lawful heirs to the coffers of tho Society on estate of 200,000,000 francs, exhausted every art of intrigue, stratagem, falsehood, nnd violence in pursuit of his unholy purpose. But at tho supreme moment ho was pros trated by nn attack of obolera. Lying at the point of death, ho stilt gave orders nnd dic tated correspondence looking to tho success of his plot to save 200,000,000 francs to tho Society. Being asked whether ho could en dure tho torture of tho moxas,— burning of tho skin of tho chest, —ho replied, "To live, I would let you cut me limb from limb. Leave me my head; you may take alt the rest.” And in nn interval of the application of the burning wicks, bearing on his chest four bleeding wounds from which tho blood trickled slowly down, Itodin wrote this mom- oramlum : "It is letter not to lose any time. Inform Baron Trideaud of the warrant to ff ted against Leonard, so that ho may be on his guard." It is well that tho gentle Van de Moortel has loft tho/Socioty of Jesus, never to return. Its disciples wore formerly made of sterner stud. Our apostate from tho Jesuits will find, after years of penance, a more con genial flald in tho body of tbo Catholic Church proper. THE CINCINNATI FRAUD-HUNT. It was undoubtedly tho expectation of tbo Democrats that considerable political capital would bo mado out of tho Congressional in* vcsUgo|ion into tho alleged frauds at tho Congressional elections in Cincinnati last fall. Tho inquiry wap specially designed to elicit testimony which would reflect upon tho system of National supervision in Oon grossiounl elections, and thus sustain tho desperate effort of tho Democrats at tho last session of Congress to repeal tho National Election laws. . Had any fraud or partisan advantage been discovered, tho Domopratio politicians would have pointed to it as a sample of tho practical operation of the National system of supervision, although tho Democrats of Cincinnati had actually ex cluded themselves from sotting up any suoh theory in their cose because they refused to avail themselves of tho equal privilege extended to .both parties under tho law; nevertheless, their own partisan perversity in declining tho appointment of Democratic Supervisors would not havo prevented them from charging up all irregularities and unfair advantages to tho system itself. But their investigation failed to bring out any evidences of fraud or partisan advantage. It resulted in showing that tho memorialists who asked for an in vestigation had no knowledge of their own about tho alleged frauds, that their petition wfo based upon false statements, and that tho facts would not warrant a further ex penditure of tho public money In search of Irresponsible rumors without any foundation In foot. Tbo investigation really reflected more upon tho Democrats than upon tho Repub licans, because it showed that tho money used by tbo Republicans was employed main ly iu hiring Democratic exports in repenting, like Em Holland, to prevent tHo fraudulent voting that had given tho Democrats an un lawful majority two years before. This was a case of sotting a thief to catch a thief, which iu an unpleasant but sometimes desirable device for apprehending nml cheeking villainy. Democratic Kentuck ians wore also employed to “ spot ” tho imported voters from across tho river, and prevent them from voting throe or four times far a Cincinnati Congressman after having already voted once or twice for a Kentucky Congressman. Notwlths'anding tho extra investment which the Republicans wore compelled to make by tho Hiring of Democrats to watoh Democrats, it turned out that tho Republican campaign expenses wore only about S2,AGO, while tho Democratic Campaign Committee spent nearly $9,000 on the same election. Gen. Banning, one of tho defeated candidates, did not need to em ploy “spotters” to prevent repeating on the Republican side, yet ho was constrained to admit that ho had personally spent several thousand dollars over ami above bis assess ment } this money, ho said, was laid out for bands, hiring tiokol-pcddlers, among the talwns % and in various other ways. It is safe to say that, drat and last, tho saloons got tho most of it. Tho Cincinnati investigation, instead of showing that the supervision of Congres sional elections under tho auspices of. tho United States Courts is a fraud, demonstrat ed that tho Congressional elections of last year in that city would hove boon carried by repeaters, thereby practically disfranchising tho honest voters, if tho presence of tho United States Supervisors oud Deputy-Mar sbals bad not prevented that result. Those election officers terrified nobody but the ro- pea torn, andtho Democrats will find it a tllf flcull mattor to persuade tlio country that rcpcntora ought (o ho protected against such Interference. The Democratic detectives hired by tho Republicans to npot" tho scoundrels would probably not have dared to do thoir work if they had not felt a sense of security in tbo support of Rpooial United Btates officers, for tho Democratic pollen forco of Cincinnati would not havo bus* tained them. This la tho roal reason why tho Democratic politicians want tho election laws repealed i They ore convinced that froo frauds will give thoir parly an advantage in all largo cities that can overcome every hon est majority that may ho opposed to them. CRAZY ADVICE OP THE NIHILISTS. Tho Russian Nihilist demagogues of Now York have undertaken tho job of instructing tho Chicago Workingwomon’s Club in thoir dntios and interests in tho form of an ad dress or manifesto t The manifesto says “that It Is tltno to limit tho number of hands procurable for working in mills; that scarcity of hinds is tho best security of tho operative; am) that the labor market ought to bo thinned by tho withdrawal of women. If all women could not be withdrawn, thn married wom en should bo withdrawn. This measure was called for both by policy and humanity,.” The remainder of tho advice ia of tho same idiotic tenor and effect. Tho whole docu ment ia based on a stupid old error. Tho theory is that tho fewer pooplo work, and ttio loss hours they labor, tho higher will wogos bo, tho bettor will times bo, ond tho moro prosperous will tho industrial classes become. Those ignorant serfs nro nnnblo to com prehend that an idlo person cannot furnish employment to sot another idlo person at work. They do not see that when a laborer conscs to produce ho has nothing to givo in exchange for what ho wonts and needs, nnd when ho cannot purchase things some other person depending on an exchange of prod ucts with him Is thrown out of work and re duced to involuntary idleness. Tho general employment and prosperity of laborers depend upon two things: first,' on finding an employer who will pay them wages for work; secondly, on tho employer finding a remunerative market for tho joint product of hia capital and tho workman's la bor. * The people who can furnish any market for the products of others must bo earning something for themselves; they must bo working and producing things to sell aud ex change. If B follows the advice of the crazy Busslan Nihilists aud slops work, he cuts off the market for A’s production, and forces A to cease work. Then wo have two roon Idle, and they quickly bocomo drones in tho hivo who want to oat while they ore pro- ducing nothing themselves, and cannot pay for what they consume. In * other words, they aro paupers. Tho Nihilist notion is that tho more voluntary paupers there aro tho bettor it will bo for tho labor classes I This doctrine may bo accepted among tho illiterate serfs of Russia, but it will hardly pass current in this country except among tho most Ignorant and unreflecting of tho foreign population. It must be manifest to all who think that demand for goods determines the number of persons who can And employment, and it is equally evident that demand is limited to tho ability of tho consumers to purchase prod uts. Consumers can purchase in proportion to their earnings and income. ’lf laborers earn nothing, they naturally havo no Inoomo, and - therefore can purchase nothing, and, of course, that reacts back on the producers by cutting short tbo market for tboir goods. It is a noticeable foot that 11 good times ’’ are accompanied by a general employment of labor. When everybody willing to work is busy, times ore good, because tho earnings of each one provides a market for another; each consumer is then in condition to pur chase tho products of another man's labor, and then there need bo no idleness. But this idiodic Nihilist scheme reverses all this, and proposes to make times good for tho industrial classes by stopping earnings and the power to buy the necessaries and wants of life. The proper place for tboso Nihilists is in an insane asylum, for their scheme shows a disordered state of the mind. In an address to the alumni of the Georgia University, Auer. 6, Alexander Btbpubns said: It [tho Georgia Untvernltyl has given to the world Ur. Cnswroiin W. Lnwi, the discoverer of ona-sthesta [amritliallcsTJ wlilr.h had ollovlaied more human Hutlurlmr than anything over discov ered. Germany, France, England, and Russia all acknowledge Dr. Lomu's claim to the proud title. Congress had Invited each State la the Union to forward the statues of two of Its bene factors to bo placed in the art-gallery at Washing ton. Georgia could not do better than to send those of Jambs OoncTiioncs. the founder of the Eauner colony of Georgia, and Dr. CiiAwronn SV. oku, the discoverer of amcsthosla famusthotlcat]. The claim of Georgia to having nursed the discover of anesthetics will not be generally ad mitted. It la Hku the common Southern claim that the best American novels, poems, dramas, and Inventions generally were produced In that section of tho country. Tho novels, poems, dramas, and inventions cited by tho Southern press in support of their claims aro usually ’un known ouUldo of a very limited social circle. This is not true ot the discovery of <the drugs which cause the condition of the human body known as anesthesias; but it Is true of Dr. Crawford W. Long. Uo Is not u famous character. If Mr. Stbpiibns had given credit for the early uso of omcsihctles to Dr. Warubn, of Boston, or Dr. Wells, of Hartford, or Dr. Morton, of Boston, orSiMiniL Guvimub, of Sackctt’fl Harbor, N. Y., ho would | have come nearer the truth. Some people persist lu asserting, end some newspapers la printing, that the Coruin who line excluded the dew* from bis hotel Ih Gen. Grant's brother-in-law. One of tbeso persons starts of? a communication In this wise! Knowing the gunernl independence and fairness of your paper, I intend to publicly n»k Gun. Grant's hit; brother-in-law, Uauan GonniN, to ruad the book of Father, beginning at the third clmpior, etc., and signs his letter* 1 A Christian." The drat lesson for a Christian to learn is not to bear false witness. The Manhattan Beach hotel* keeper Couuih Is not the Corbin who Is Gun. Grant 1 * brother-in-law. But suppose bo was, Is It a Christian out to try to throw obloquy on the great General by reason of the conduct of a brother-in-law! Is Gen. Grant to beheld re sponsible for the ads of his sister's husband) it Is a pretty mean sort of a Christian who would desire to smirch him iu that way. But it happens his brother-in-law Coiuun doesn't keep a betel, and probably cau’t, and has not ob jected to Jews putting up at any tavern they please. _ John Tailor, Qbohom (J. Cannon, Albert Covington, und Brigham Young, Jr., are lu Jull for contempt of Court In refusing to turn over tbo property of the late Prophet to the Receiver appointed by Court. The Court, oddly enough, held Uiat Die estate of Brigham Young must bo administered like that of any other private person, and that " the Church” had no special claims ou It. The dower rights, If not relinquished, must be satisfied. Homo the Church will have to stultify itself by denying that Brigham's wives were married, or give all the "widows" their legal portion. Tbo exec utors aru charged with wasteful management of the property and misappropriation of funds. Bpoaklug of tho collection of fossil bones and manufacture of phosphates as laud-ferlilUers in South Carolina, Sir Ueouqu Campubll, the Scotch tourist, saysi "The labor (s performed by negroes, who work better than Irishmen; the latter were first tried by l.ho IMiosiihai# Company, hut they weru unruly un«| V crr troublesome, so the Company got rid of n„. m Tho manager then tried negroes, mid f ollni J them as (rood workmen an the Irishmen and hotter Matured. After they make n tittle moiuiy they go ntid spend It, They go home and net drunk on Saturday night, go to church on Bun* day when they are very pinna, and generally arc hack at their work on Monday, Ho could always got on with tho laborers; nil the? require Is to gut their wages regularly paid \ n cash. They drink through (he week, hut not enough to Interfere with their work.’* Wherein do these South Carolina rtarklci, j n all those practices, differ from the moss of foreign white laborers here In Chicago, except that (he blacks have not tho cheek to dcm uid ten hours’ pay for eight hours’ work,—ihut h two hours’wages for aon-work! They may in time progress to that sublime elevation of thought, ami demand pay for two hours of M| 9 < time each day, like our foreigners hero, who la their own country received less than six Imurs* pay for twelve hours' work, but declare thorn solves enslaved In this country for only rc.cjv. Ing full pay for all the time tlyy labor. In 3 free country like this they think they should ho puld for an hour’s lime before thnv begin work In the morning and for another hour after they quit work In the afternoon. The blacks may reach this high level of laborers’ rights after a while, but they must educate their chuck con siderably before they will possess the hardihood to make It. Gen. Bushman gave his brother Jons a goal character In conversation with a reporter of 'im Philadelphia J'rm, the other day. fie paid ” that ho believed .Tons had done Hie countrr some service; that ho was very earnest hi hh convictions, and perfectly honest. John worth only about $150,000, which ho made In hh nracllco. and by fortunate investments. Most of the property which he manages came to him through his wife, an excellent lady, who Is now in Europe. They are childless, hut havo an adopted daughter. 1 was separated from Jons In early life," continued Gen. Bukhman, "hot 1 know he Is a good citizen, a good husband, a good brother, nnd was a good eon." I’rnUa from Sir IluncitT Is praise, Indeed,—oven when Sir Rubbiit happens to be a brother of the per son praised. But unselfish ns Gen. Siirrmax may bo, ho will never induce the pooplo to like his brother Joun quite ns well ns they like him. There Is a very warm spot la the popular heart for old Tccumsbk. Some months ago It was given out officially by the friends of Jepprrsom Davis Hint ha would under no circumstances bo a candidate for tbo United States Senate In Mississippi. Now this statement la dented on the authority of Mr. Davis himself. On being asked by a ro porter of the New Orleans Picayune Thursday whether ho was a candidate for the Senate, ha replied that ho had never been n candidate for that ofilcc, though elected to it tliroa times, ami that whenever requested by his fellow-citizens to consent to the acceptance of such position lie should stole to them promptly and plainly hi* views and purposes, and to no one else; nor had he ever authorized any ouo td speak for him. Mr. Davis is convinced that he could have the election if bo desired It, and that the removal of Ids disabilities could bo accomplished at any time if ho should be otherwise qualified to enter Uie Senate. Tildbk and Komxsox have taken a big con tract hi New York City. The removal of Gen. “ Baldy ” Smith, a skilled oiliccr, from tho Board of Police, and the filling of his place by a young clerk, a telegraph operator, or something of that kind, has created a very bad Impression. The Sun inquires very bluntly what could have been the reason for the change, if not a desire to control tho appointment of Inspectors of Election, and wants to know* why the choice of these officials should bo deemed so 011-lmpor tant to the Tilubx cause. It looks very much as if there was to bo some deliberate cooking of the election returns. The iloßA.es Greeley estate has had another windfall. A lot of wild land In West Virginia bought by Mr. Grbblet for SIO,OOO Is now worth over SIO,OOO, that sum In cash having keen olTcrcd for It and declined. This estate and the unexpected repayment of the loan to Cornblius Vanderbilt, Jr., will provide com fortably for Mr. Urbbluy’s children. The New York Timta observes that the worst Investments ot Mr. Greeley have turned out best, while his Tribune stock, which ho depended on to support Ills children, has become worthless, not haring paid a dividend for seven or olirht years. The President has a tender heart, and hoys of hlsown;aml bo lias resolved to restore twojof the cadets dismissed from West Point for hazing. Aa a punishment, however, they will bo set back one year in the course, and so bo compelled to acccptaa classmates the very persons the? hazed, who Informed on them. This will bo a suflkicnt lesson and an example to the unruly. Boyish bravado, not a bad heart or wicked intentions, is at the bottom of most of these scrapes. It is true, boyish bravado must sometimes bo pun ished, but a little mercy tempered with severity has an amazingly Rood effect upon it. Tho August meteors scorn not to havo been a great success this year as seen from Chicago. Sunday night was n cloudy one in tills vicinity, and tho writer of this paragraph retired before tho morning hours, not doomlngit probable that the clouds would clear away. The earth was, however, on tho edga of tho stream Sunder morning, as many as nine meteors being see a within four minutes, about half an hour after midnight, and that with the moon so near as to obscure the fainter ones. A Society for the Promotion of Marriage held Its second anniversary in Cincinnati Sunday. There was a picnic, a number ot young people wore publicly married, and thousands of other* were urged and encouraged to do likewise. It was Judged, however, from some of the scenes st the park that Society for tho Promotion of Licentiousness would be a more appropriate name for the organization. Marriage by con tract has never been very successful In this country. President Emot did not say that u study of the mother longue supplied a complete inuuUl training. Wlmt be did say was, that no one was a gentleman or laay who bod not a rcllnca ami accurate use of the mother tongue. There are many people In New England—and in Boston, too'—who talk through thulr blessed uoscs, mid consequently are nut, according to President Eliot's 'definition, gentlemen or ladies. Aimer lias been barely tolerated of late In Eastern cities; but lu Bau Francisco she is a leader of society. She was to give a grand boll Thursday at the California Theatre. The Chron ic't says: “ All the dotaiU will bo In the bands of gentlemen prominent In social circles." This only shows how much California society has to Icara. Vandbbdu.t has been beaten by the City of Rochester, after a long contest, and has sur rendered. The city has compelled him to rah* his tracks twenty feet, und to pay the whole cost of It, amounting to SOOO,OOO, himself. The street crossings ore to bo made on iron bridges. A shocking rumor is passing through tho newspapers to tho effect that the thermometer marks a lower temperature on John Sherman than any oilier public man lu the country, mv® Charles Francis Adams. } Sure-Pop Harrison, la bis letter to Mile* Keuoe, predicted tho total failure of Hamubu J. Tildun os President. In tho face of tlmC prediction Mr. Harrison cannot honorably aup* port Tilubn a second time. Love, to a certain extent, levels ranks and distinctions, properly enough; and.when It causes Roscou Conjclino to masquerade as a German music-teacher U overdoes the thing. Tho thirty-seven Army Lieutenants selected from civil life will be sent to a training-school at Fortress Moaroo. and If they are not heartily