Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1873, Page 8

BOARD OF TRADE. . Annual Meeting ,of the Mem- bers Lost Eveniug, Roport of tho Board of Dircctorss=- A Yine Showing. Mr, Calver Blectod Prosident, and Mr. Pricstly Vieo Prosidont, And then Tverybody Made n Happy Speech, #ho annunl moating of the Boswd of Trado «ag held in the “Opon Board" building lnst ovening, Progident Proston in tho chair, Thero wero nhout two hundred members present, DILEOTONS' REPORT. Tho Secrotary road tho following report of the Board of Directors: o the Members of the Clicago Hoard af Trade : GENT) In nccordance with the usual eustom, orn wuuld muke their annual report of tho al condition of the Doard nt the clogo of this car, Al the lnst annual ingoting thero was, in ~ddlon {o investmont in Oliamher of Commerco SL8%) et - tivo hwal of tho Lrataurar, 13}t tho hands of the Secretars, 40} 2,81.68, Tho recelpte haye been t From second clerks' te From visitors "tckets T'rom tablo vents, Trom interest auntid FOporis. ) From salo old furniture. ... "The disbursoments woro as follows Chumber of Commorce stock Crrent oxp Incidentuls, Commerclal huilding dow farniture,... Tolaliuesaeans Tn bands of Treasurer, In hands of Secrctary, Dalunco on hand..... ‘The usgots of tho Bonrd aro as follows Chamber of Gowmeree stoek 55,8010 710,94 'The annual nssesnment hins been fixed at 25 for tho eosulng year. Your Direclors belioved thoy could mufeiy mnkothin slight reduction, not wishing (o aneess tho members boyoil what Is nccessary to pay the ox- pensea of the Bourd, Onr mombership bumbera 1,334, being nn ncrease of 45 over last yenr, while it was ' expected {hero would have been' n ma- tevial falling of in membera. Tho Board now holds 600 rhares of the Chambor of Commerco ftack, i markot vulue of which is $60,000, ut n cost of §55, 861,63 o ahout %) per ceut, ‘Ll ‘polioy enncted it Apfil lant, that {he surplus finds of the Bonrd should De fnvested fn this property has been carried ont, and it fu recommended that tin polloy bo coutinuod 16 tho extent of nlt moneya recoived from new members, At {ho laat ununal meeting your Divectors wero jn- etructed to procurs suitnble rooms for the meeting of members for the transaction of business nt. other tian the reguiar hours of change, After recefying several propositionn, we accepted the offer of the Chambor of Comunerco Association, whick wao that the Board of Trado should leaso the' wholo building in the rear of {ho muin hall for & term of years Tunning with tho leaso of the large Lall, that is until 1265, at tho rato of $10,000 per annum, wo to pay all over $30,000 of tho cost of construction, including o Aixtures of {hat building, Tho cost to’ the Board will ‘b nbout §12,000, and tho rental received from oflices ‘will reduce tho coat of tho haoll ta merely a nominal um, There bavo been jmportant amendments made to the rules of the Bonrd durlug the past year, which, wo truat, will tend to give moro stability to trade, sud prevent manipulatious of our markets and placing of etitious values on property by irresponsiblo partige, Wa boliovo these changes will givo n confldence that will tend to increaso trade, nnd that onr Luslness will o dons on o more nearly legitimnto basis, Tho return of iho Board to our new and besutiful rooms ou {ho 9th of October, just one yeur from tho time of tho destruction of our old lome, was an oc- casion of great rojolelng, sud an event thiat will bo long remembored, Wo congratulate the momberakip on hio posaossion of tho finest building for commerelal purposes over erccted on fhis continent, and our thanks are duo to tho oflicers of the Chamber of Commerco Asrociation for the energy with which they pushed for- ward thik great work to a spoedy completion, Wo aro pleased fo sco on the part of tho Board n determination that thoro “shall be re- form where reform 18 needed, and that you have publicly announced that tho violation of com- merclal Integrity sball not go unpunished ; that our rules must bo made stringent, and that (hey must bo enforced, Let us Lopo there may be no rolazation in that direction, and that this Board of Trade ml‘y attain o tho Lighaat possible standard of conimerclafhonor, On behalf of the Board of Directors, J. W. Prestox, President, THE ELECTION, The 8ecretary then rend tho report of the tellors arpointod to count the votes cast yoster- day [Monday] for ofticors for tho onsuing year. #The fololwing wore clected : President—0, E. Culver, Second Vice Presiacnt—Howard Prieatly, Directors—J, F, Armour, Robert Warren, A, Muri- %on, Thomna White, E. 1, Huldwin, Comnmittee of Arbitration—J, B, Dutch, J. 8, Iclmer, . H, Foss, J, 8, Peirronlet, D, F, Baxter, Conmattécof dppeale—3.' W, Frunton, J, B, Toame, 3. V. Fisher, J, 11, Iurlbut, 8, M, Moore, TEMARKS OF MR. CULVER, Tho Presidont-olact, Mr, Culver, was called for, ‘and was greeted with cheors a8 ho ascendod the platform. He eaid ¢ M, PRERIDENT AND GENTLEMEN ¢ T hardly know ow to cxpressmy thoughty or thanks at this time. “This Board of Trade has on several occasions complis ‘mented aud honored mo by their votes, for which, I trust, I havo boen very grateful, To-day you have, in A most emphatic manner, repeated your former exe pressious of confidence {nme, nud I roturn you my heart-felt thauks, DMy regret s, that I cannot bring to tho oflice to which yout hava elected me, that ability nnd qualification so needful for the proper discharge of the dutles nppertaiuing toit, I can only promise that I shall do what 1 can to promote the well- being of this askociation, and that I shall endeavor to subnervo the wishen and oxecule the will of_the Toard a5 oxpressed by its members, Gontlemon, T repeat tay ‘thanks for tho Lonor you have done me, [Oheers.) JIOWARD - PRIESTLY . +was next requosted to come forward, and did so amid cheors aud Jaughter, provoked by the re- mark, “ We'ro not mad,” uttered by ong of tho drrepressiblos, 3Iv. Priestly said ¢ GENTLEMEN: You ali seem to bo morry; 8o am I. 2 havo good canko for {t, and from tho bottom of my Theort I thauk you one and all, smoro particularly, my fricuds who were 8o energotic in electing me to this ofiice, I hope, when I retire from oflice, I shall bave a8 many fricnds ou T Linve pow, [Applause,) MR, WRITE waa roquested to show himself, and, whilo walk- ing to the rlntrann, was told to ““say something neat, Tom," IIo thanked the members for tho mnexpected confidonco [*Ahl ghi"] they lad Inced in him, and hoped ho would ‘prove thet o meritod it. [**Good,” * Good,"] OTHER REMARKS, BMr. Warron was oxcoedingly grateful for his election. Mr. Baldwin spoko of tho telegraphio market reports from New York, andhoped the defects in the prosent afutem of recoiving *‘pork and ‘whaat reports ¥ would be remedied, Mr. Fishor roturned his sincore thanks for the compliment bestowed upon him, Ife was prond of his oflice, and hig friends would not ho ashamed of tho manner in which he attonded to hin duties. [Applause.] Mr. Peirroulet did not think it was necossary for him tosay anything. 1o was obliged for their kinduess, and would do the best he could. The Becrotary announced that tho Vice Prosi- dont elect had roquestod him to say thatho would moot thom on Olark streot, No numbor 'was montionod, and it waa not necessary, all the * boys” knowing whoroe to go. . A motion tendering n voto of thanks to the re- firing Prosident was unanimously adopted. [Cheora.] MR, PIESTON BAID: Allow mo to 83y ono word lu_thauking you for the Kindness which you havo oxprossod for mo to-night, T can hardly thaik you for ao onthuslastio o manifesta. 1lon, Iuavo certaluly ondenvored to do my duty. I aseimed tho dutics of Tresidont of the Board with a great mony mieglyings, and havo folt all through my adminlstration of two years, that I hiad underlaken moro than Ishould, 11 1s no eany task, I nasnra you, and any ono who asstimes tho responaibilltios of thd oflice, (hinking lio will have nothing todo, will Lo most’_egreglously mistaken, I T lave’ pleusod tho mombers of tho lloard, I am moro than graliled, T am thsokfal that tho rntles for tho comiug year havo fullen upon #o ablo SLouldons od 1y wucceshor, M, Gulver, 1 kuow thnt you will bo woll-served, kiowing s I do that s largo roportion of the kuccass uttending my offorts hus [oh duo to his wiko counsols and ngasianco, aud to tlio_ ablo Bourd of Dircctors, who, for tho past two years, havo worked iu harmony, 'Fliere has heen no discord, no fil-feoling among them o my knowlulge during that thue, Vo havo lnd two years of hard Jahor, Wo were burned out, and wo hava rebullt and zofurnfshed, and I o’ glad to say that tho Board of Wrnde fo-day 48 placed in ®o plensant o location, snd ocenplcs such a Landromo building ; and ¥ hopo that we nover #hall bo situated ageln s we wore a littlo over a yeur 2go, 1 hopo tho present atructuro will always be our home, and that wo willflourlsh thery, and riso toa Ailgh stapdard of commorcial honor and infourity, I TIIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1873, thank sou for your kind rocoptini, ot the i seara of pleamnt hotvics Tinvogiven (o {hia I alinll nover for- oard, [Olicers,) RENARKR OF MR, RANDOLPIE, A voto of tlianks was thon tondered to* My, Tandelph, tho Hoeretary of tho Doard, A spaech was domanded, and ho” nddroseed tho mombors 08 follows : AR, PRESIDRST Avp GRNTEEMEH S T must noy T dii not antiolpnte anything of {his nature, ns it In wot ustal Lo voto thankd to thoso whom you employ and Oy lnlnmrnl{lhnllkyuu. however, for thin warm oxprogslon yan havo given me, and 1 avsnro yon ihat Tappreelats it, Iam proud 10 servo this Board, if I eatt do even. reasonably well, How well 1 have suo- ceedrd futho pyet sou can fudge, In tho faturo, 8hould I aexvo yoil nng longer, X shall certaluly strive %o do pe well, T hwvo for many yenrs beon nasociated with 5ou, nud T havo alivays beeh proud of thin Donrd, WVOr A0 much o oy to-day, To-ay, by thy roport which has been read fo yon, it apposta ihnt youstand head and shouldors, finaheially, above nuy otlier like assoctation [n the world, Elghty thousand dollara of avaiiablo clown ansola Delong to you, | o ofher asaciation, a0 far s 1 know, hos onc-Satf as much, Now, gentlomon, thia Board 18 golug forward, A fow years nigo wo batoly mndo both ends meot, even with lirger asseaaments thon aro made now ;. but tho nrrangement that was mndo Inst spring. 1a proving mont valuable, and in tho futuro it will continue to b apprecialod by you moro and moro, Duriug tho pnst year over {wonly mombers lLiavo cither dicd or found Lt necessary withdraw from memborslilp to locato somewhcro olne, They receivod 8 falr componsation upon loaving tho ‘Inatitution, Xvery ono of you will recelyo tho swmo i€ you nro In_good standing [“Ah ! ah 1"], and I proaume you all will boat the timo you leave, or, it you die, yonr heira will recefve it. 1o not kiiow of amotlier ‘cammiercial nasocistion Hko this, which s aliel an areangement, 1t 1 an Smportait one, and, although you sometimon complain vf thio assessnicnts, you arolugiug up something for o rainy day, and you or your Liefrs will got it na cerlalu 18 fate, dentlomen, 1 thank yau again for tho expression whick you have ‘mada for mo porsonnlly, [Cheern,) Tho meoting thon adjourned, and the * boys * nccompanied Mr. Pricstly to Ciark street, and werennde hnppy and jovial. RAILROAD NEWS. to The New Route Ketween Chicago and Cairo. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Notos ~--The Chicngo & St. Paul Line. The now ronte between Chicago and Criro, over the Chicago, Danville & Vincennea and the Cairo & Vinconnes Railronds, so auspicionsly opened n fow woeks ago, has risen in publio fa- vor rapidly, and promiscs lo become an impor- tant part of tho railway system of Chicago. While the importauco of the routo is now con- floed to tho State through which it runs, it bids fair to becomo a part of amiddle line which ahall traverse tho country from the extremo North to the extremoe South. Such s lino is mucl needed, and could be easily constructed. Iow long lines of railroad would hinve to bo built, aud the main labor would bo to consolidate tho ronds alrondy in operation, The Cniro & Vincennes Railvoad, which would form an importaut part of such a liny, Is an old road, and was projected in tho infancy of the Btate. Work was begun on the rond aa early na 1857, by n corporation called tho Tllinols Southern Railroad Company, which ex- pended about $200,000 on the lino, end then left it to the solitudo of the twildernoss through which it was surveyed, The new company was chartorod in 1867, with Gonoral Ambroso 1, Burnsido ns Prosident, Worlk was begun soon after, aud considerable munieipal subscriptions gecured; but again the work was suspended. Atlast the company sccurod the Pennsylvanin Company's guarantco, and & wmarket for its bonds, nnd lot the contract to Mossrs. Winslow & Wilson, who began the work lnst April, and completed it the 16th of Docombor, In this, the contractors showed very commendnble on- terpriso, as the work wag far from light. Thero are on the xond 1,830 feet of Mow's truss Dridges, 18,000 feot of pilo and trestle bridges, and a tunnel 1,005 feet long through shale and snndatone. Only two miles from this tunnel the road runs over trestlowork 400 feot long, and in tho highest point B0 feet high. The line is 167 miles long, and travorsos somo of tho old- est sottled sections of Illinois. Tho country noar the streams is very fertile and level ; clso- ‘wheroe it is broken, hilly, rocky, and well tin- Dborod, oxcollont for fruit, which maturos early, tho district being in tho Iatitude of Bouthern Virginis, About cight miles of tho road, from Viucennes southward, is in Indiana ; thence to Cairo it is in IHinols, Vincennes claims about 7,000 inhobitants, and, with tho excep-~ tlon of tho othlor torminue, is tho only important town on_the road, The roa is loased to the Ponmsylvanin Compauy, and, with the Pnuns{lvnnln lino cautward, com- plotos a line 1,099 miles long, from New York to Cairo, Whon this Jinc shajl form connections with lines west of the Misslesippl,and become part. of tho Bouthwestorn routo to Toxas, it will re- anlrn n dotour to take Bastern trafio by way of t. Louis, that will not bo made, One of its most important Southwestern conncotions will be the Cairo & Fulton Rulroad, which will bo complet- ed at pn early day. The bridge for the Arkan- 888 Rivor, which will be of cast-iron thronghout, aud similar to those at Leavenworth and Omaha, on the Missouri River, is_being manufac- tured by tho American Bridge Company, of this~ city. Tho ofiicers of = the tho Cairo & Viucennes Company aro: General A. L. Burnside, President; ~ Colonel D. R. Larned, Treasurer; Captain Roawell Miller, Becrotary; Colonel E. C, Rico, Chief Engineor. Binco tho completion of tho rond, Goneral 1. I, Winslow has boon appointed General Manngor, ‘The Company aro atso building numerous roads in tho South, with the ovident object of com- pleting a_through North and South line, to ‘which wo hiave reforred. Among these is a rond from Jackson, Tenn., to Cairo, ich will con- neet at the lattor place with the Cairo & Vin- counos Road. Auother is a rond from Memphiy to Paducah, which, whon our Chicago & Paducnl Road ia completed, will givo us threo divect and through routes to the South. When these ronds are completed ono compauy, or combination of railrond " intorests, will coutrol most of tho entiro routo from New Orleans to Now Yorlk, 2 £ Philadelphie, Chicago, and Boston, ‘Tho object no ~ doubt, in bullding the {ad from Jackson to Cairois to give au outicyto throngh freight from Now Orloans and N\» Northern citics. TFreight or passongors fruin Momphis can bo sent on the Memphis & Pa- ducah Rond until they reach tho intersection with the Jnckson & Cairo Road, when the cars can bo switched to tho latter rond, and go on to Cairo, Vincounes, aud #o on to Now Yorl, or Chicago, without bmnking bulk, Indeod, thoy canbo run directly to DPaducah, and shipped from thonce to Chicago, whon tho Ohicago & Pu- ducah Road is comploted, which will probably bo bofore the Memphis & Paducsh Road is done, T'his through line will damage other lines very considerably, and will_rovolutiouizo the freighit tariffa, Tho city of Momphis will receive much bonofit from the combination, It gives it out- lots it nover boforo oujoyed, aud will produco aumr roads quito ny valuablo to the city as ieso, In this connection tho following from the Lou- isvillo Courier-Journal is not out of placo: The future of Paducah {s brightening, Tho Oplcago Railrond fu not tho only new lno \vhllj, 1t 18 bulloved, will moon be comploted, A narrow-gauge road with Menderson is _contemplated, awd yet unother counect~ ing the two points of Paducaliand Huntaville Ala,, via Elkton and Pulaskl, Toun, The former will he 103 miles in length, ond will pines through tho towns of Bmithland, Marlon, nud Morgantown, and torminatoat the eity of Henderson, Its cost will not be large, and 4t 18 expected fo bulld 1t without voting Paducah for a dollar of subseription, . .y B. & Q. NOTES, When tho consolidation of tho Chicago, Bur- lington & Quinoy and the Burlington & Mle- sourl Rivor llnilwa{fl wna first agitated, much fonr was manitested in Burlington andelsewhere that the chango in the managemont would result in ovil to their towns, in the removal of oftices snd officors. Ho far, their fears have been groundless. _The changos so fur made have beon as follows : W. B, Strong has been removed to this city as Assistunt Cieneral Passonger Agent of tho now line. W. B, Itydor is Train Muster, rotaining hin old position, C. I, Chappol ro- maing a8 Division Superintendont, with control of the main line from Burlington to Ottumwa, and tho Xeokuk aud Qunincy bLranches. . J. Edgar will rotain the managoment of the tolograph liney jover tho same divisions, The shops will bo congolidated in tho B, & M, shops atBurlington, with Goeorge Chalender us Mastor Foromnn. 1. 8, Bkiuner has boon rotained ns Laca! Agont at Burlington, PresldentJ, M. Walker, Saperintendont Robert Harris, and his scerotary, D, Kimball, j\W, B, Btrong, Assistant Buporintendent, and I, Tt Woodsworth, Conoral Froight Agent, of tho Chicago, Burlingtou & Quincy Ruilroad, lave ono ou & tour o hm}l)uuunn over tho Burl‘lngmn & Missouri Rivor Rnilroad, which an official of tho Company calls the brido of the O,, I. & Q." "Theso gontlomon will return noxt Satur- du,v morning. Tho Ohicago, Burlington & Quinoy Railrond oficos will o rowovod on Friday uoxt to thelr now building on thé coriiot of Michigen fvenuo and Randolph ntvoot: "14f ONIOAQO, MILWAUREE AND BT. PAUL, It fs nob unliloly that l'rclf;ht tealny will com-~ monce running on the Chiengo, Milwatkeo & 8t, Pnul toad noxt Fridny or Saturday, ITas- #ongor traing will not bo put on Lill ahont tho 1st of Tobruary, Ono roason of this dolay In that tho Company proposo to run from Ohicago to Milwaukea in iwo hours and a half, and thoy thoreforo aro pulting tho tracl in first-class conditlon bofore nsing it, "Tho Milwankoeo Wis- congin pnys that ¢4t will be quite n sourco of " gratiflontion to Milwaukeo- as to Lo able to ide on thelr own road to Chicago, and thero is nome tall of au oxcursion and & big timo gonerally ns soon ng tho rond is ontirely finished,” Doubtloss Ohi- engo would throw wido opon hor doors of honpi- tality if Milwaukeo should visit hor, and Tiur Tumone {8 warranted fn oxtending to tho citizons of Milwaukeo the compliments of the citizens of Chlengo, for the day, or week, or month, whon tho Chiongo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad shall bo comploted. MIBCELLANEOUS ITEMH. Goneral Minty, late Suparintendont of tho Louisvillo, Now Albany & Ohicago Railrond, hag boen appolnted Superiutendent of tho Wostorn Divislon of tho Ohio & Mississippl Railrond,with hoadquarters at Vinconnoes. Tho ofiicos of the Lake Shoro & Michignn Bouthern Railrond in this cll{‘will bo removed tho Iattor end of thia weok to thoir new and clo- gont room in tho now Bhormnn. William 11 Cofiin, Bug,, of Bt. Louis, has boen appolnted to the nowly-orentod offico of S-roud YVico Prosldont of the Atlantio & Paclile Raiiroad Company. Mr, W. 8. Mollon has been appointed Gonoral Frolght and, Tickot Agont of thio Groen Bay & Lnko Popin Railroad, in place of Mr. 13, J. Bliny- lor, resigned. -~ Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mavisox, Wis., Jan, 6,—The flrst train from 8t, Paul ovor tho Wost Wisconsin and Ohicago & Northwestern Railronds passed throngh hore this afterncon, made up mainly of Woast Wis- consin cars, and having sevoral through passen- gora. ‘FoLEDO, O., Jan, 0,—At thoannual meoting of tho atockhiolders of the Tolado, Tiflin & Bastern Tnilrond Company, held at Tifiln to-day, tho fol~ lowing nanted gontlemon wore elected Diractora: Thos. A. 8cott, Philadelphin ; WV, Shaw, J. N. Mc- Cullough, W. Y. 8hovin, Pittsburgh: J. A, Latch- or, Wager Ewuynu.Tnlmfio; L. A, Hall, J.T, Iuss, . W, Bhawan, Liffin, Tho whole line is ironed, and dopots aud othor neceasary buildings are bes ing orectad s rapidly ag possible. Tho road will Do rendy for his ofico to-dny. CrevEnanp, Jan. G.—A specinl eleclion was leld to-day for tho purposo cf voling on the proposition of this city to issuo bonds to the amount of $1,000,000, to aid in constructing the Valloy Railroad, which road, it was clnimed, would givo Cloveland anothor routo to tho con flolda of Ohio, nud greatly roduce tho price of conl in thia city. Tho proposition was defeated, the nffirmatives being 1,000 less than tho ro- quired two-thirds, FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN, Loxuoy, Jau. 0.—~Napolvon was moro restloss on Bunday night than any time ainco tho opora- tion, but his physioians oxpross themsolves well eatisfiod with his progress, Ho had nsecond oplarntlon porformed to-day with favorable ro- suits. Tho British Governmont declines to support tho proposul of » Royal Geographical Bociety for sonding out an Arctic oxpodition, partly at publio oxpense. 'ho ship Wallace, of Boston, was burned to the water's edgo in the harbor of Tarboy. Tho steamship Holsatin, which arrived yestor- dany from Now York,.was nshora for awhilo last night on Drake's Tsland, Bhowas noon flonted, and was but littlo dnmaged. — ITALY. TonE, Jan. 6.—A largo doputation of Roman Catholics from Ircland waited on the Popo to- dny, and presented an address, reciting the benofits conforred on Iroland by fho Holy Seo, sud tendering Ifis Holingss & contribution of “Poter’s pence,” 'LI'lic Pope, in reaponding, doplored the ingratitude of ‘tho peopla who E)urmitlcfl tho epolintion of the Church, Io _made an exception in favor of tho Irish peoplo, whom ho praised for their en- during atlachment to tho Cliurch, and congraiu- Inted them on the Yrcecrvmion of their faith, Ho concluded by giving the Apostolical Llcssing to Iroland. ——— FRANCE, Pang, Jan. 6-—~Tho now consus of TFrance shiows the population to boe 36,102,921, a decrease of 866,935 sinco 1866. "I'ie Assembly mot to-day, but tho procecdings were unimportant. The commercial treaty betweon Franco and Gront Britain was finally signed Dy the repre- sontatives of the two Govornments on Snturday, and now awaits parlinmentary ratifieation, i s GREECE. Atnens, Jan, 6,—The Greok Government, on recommendation of the Great Powors, has con- sonted to submit tho question of Laurium to arbitration, s e GERMANY, Bentiy, Deo. 6.—Tho Ministry have sottled the provisions of tho bill which regulates the authority of the suporior overthe Iuferior clergy, controls the training of tho lnttor, and sots up the rules governing ecclosinatical appointments. — MEXICO, MATANORAS, Jan, 6,—Commereo is in a fearful nmddle at present. Tho recent order of the Beoretary of the Tronsury directing the collection of 411-100 per cont ndditionnl to tho progont dutyr of 187-100 per cont of import tarlf, cansen heavy loms to tho merchants involved. Thero being no District Judge hore, the Collactor of Customs is, Ty the Treasury rogulntions, invested with al- o’ unlimited power in the premises, to soizo, bargo, and oxorciso magistevinl funclions, ch o is doing, to tae intouso disgust of ovorybody. ——— CENTRAL AMERICA. Paxaara, Dec, 28,—Thoro hns been n groat in- undation of the City of nugom. caused by the overflow of two small rivors that ruu through it. Much Propurty was deatroyed, and sovoral lives Jost. ‘ho damago is calenlated at $150,000, Presidont Morrales, of Bolivin, after haviog threatened Dnn;‘{rnsu with dignolution bocauso it did not favor his m(nlu?' projects, and nbusing, not only tho membors of Congrosis, Lut his por- sounl afafl, was shot dead by hia own nephew, while tho latter was boing abusod by Morralos, Congrous quickly olocted Gonoral Battisson ns tho succousor of Morrales. | — SPAIN, Panis, Jan, 0.—Tho Gazelle de France roports that Don Alphonso entored Catalonia on Satur- day night. Soven thousand Carlists are oon- contrated in the Province of Olot. Tho in- surgents aro about to entor on n vigorous cam- paign. S 5 S gl SRR THE PEACH PROSPECT. Xiffcet of the Late Cold 'Term on the Tench Orchards of St. Joseph, Special Despateh to L'he Chieago Tribune, Br. Josern, Mich., Jan, 6,—Tho Iferald con- tains n review of tho situntion among tho fruit orchinrds in this section. Until the winter of 1872 the 8t. Joseph fruit rogion necopted 16 and 18 degrees below zoro a8 the limit of cold be- yond which the tendor peach tree would ondure no more, Apples, pears, chorrioy, and plums, moro hardy fruit, woro sot down ns dostroyed by a dogroo of cold’ measured by 20 degroos bolotw zoro, Last year, howevor, many localities that roported 22'and 24 degrees helow zoro woro found to yleld nvorsgo cropa | of peaclios ; and wholo orchardn whoso uds oxamined after tho frost wave had passed, had not manifasted a livo bud, produced most wondorful burdons of peachos, and{horoverocold of 22 dogroos bolow zoere, which fell upen wome aris of tho country five or six milos froni 8t osoply, was nccompanied by a hoar frost; and this ‘meltod, loaving no bad offocts, Hinco the Iato intonscly cold torin mnu¥ live buds have Deen found on poach trees in localition particu- larly oxposed to cold, ‘I'he ferald foretolls o firat-rato frult season for tho Bt. Joseph fruit rogion, — - The ¥Hibler Murdor 10l Special Despateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Fonr Wayne, Ind,, Jan, 0.—To-day tho do- fenco in the Hibler murder trial commonced, Sovoral witnonsos testitied to the prisoner’s tomporato hinbits and kind trontmont of his wifo, Farthor testimony of this charaotor will bo trodueod to-morrow, when the defenco will ront their cuso. Lr, Mycrs, who was a witncss for tho Btato, witl givo ovidence to-morrow on tho purt of the defonce, Tho urgument in tho caso will bo commoncod In n day or twe, ‘'ho Court han nol yot decided upon receiving the murderod woman's dying stutemont, ‘Whe court-room continuey to bo orawded, SPRINGFIELD. The Gathering of the Law- Malkers of the State. And the Marshalling of the Moble Army of Office-Scekers, Gossip About tho Orgauization of the Assembly. Speetal Despateh to The Chioago Tribtine, Brasaricey, My Jan, 6.—Tho Constitution provides that *tho Senate shall chooso n tem- porary Presidont to presido when tho Lioutonent CGovernor ghiall not attend an President, or shall nack ne Governor.” In obedienco to this com- mand, the Senato will eloct the tomporary Prosidont nt tho boginning of the sosslon, and To will euccoed to tho Lisutonant Governorship whon Goneral Baverldge bocomes Gov- omor. It so happons that noatly all tho candidatos have hoon olected for fwo yonrs, and thoe quostion ariges if ono of them can bo elcotod to the Presidency, which i tho snmo ns Lioutenant Governor, for tho four yoara' torm of tho lattor. Bomo- contend that it should bo n four yoars’ man to avoid & possible intorregnum, while the *'two years" mon arguo thnt tho Sonato can cloct somebody olso two years from now. This all comes from gon- tlemon ruuning for offices they do not intend to All. Early is horo and working, Hampton and Donahuo have appenred on the lorizon as can- didatoes, and 8hort, Burns, and Gagor aro yet in tho flold. About one-half of the moembers aro on the iround including Covornors Dougherty and overidge. Clovornor Oglesby will atrive in tho morning, Of the Cook County dolegation five bavo appoared, Roynolds, Bradwoll, Oloson, Wastiburn, and’ Dolton. 'Iho Republican Sona~ tors held an fuformal eancus to-uight, but noth- ing was dono oxoopt to adjourn wntil to-morrow ovening, when oll the caucuses will bo held. Thero I8 a disposition amoug Bunators to post- pone tho olection ol n Prosident ns long as onsiblo, to give tho candidatos an opportunity 0 oxhibit their qualifications, Early would bo elected to-morrow, but it would bo hazardous to predict his succoss twe weoks honco. 1lagor is vanishing out of sight, and 8hort’s chauces aro gloomy, ~ Burns may dovelop somo strongth -when ho arrives, Eampton will Lo on tho track to-morrow, If he scos no chauce for imself, ho will rosign in favor of Enrl{y. Tho opposition yill, probably, voto for Starno. Thore is no chango in tho Ilouso oftices. Cullom il bo Speaker, and Shepard Qlerk, Tha opposition will probably vote for Nowton R. Casoy, of Pulaski, for Speatcor, It will bo necessary to increaso tho number of Bonato Committeos 8o as to give one to cach Ro- ublican mombor. Thoro - woro iwonty-nina tanding Committoes in tho lnst Sonate, includ- ing Apportionment, for which thoro will bo_no nocassity this time. Thero aro thirly-two Ro- gublicnn Bonators, which would make "four new 'ommitteos nocusum‘?’ to eatisfy the ambition of all. Railronds and Warchousos, which wore ono before, will ho divided, s0as to make two, and probably a Committeo oft Judicial Dn\m‘nrtmune, or somothing like it, will bo mado to take ahlu%o of tho Judicial Apportionment of the Btato, It will not be difticuls to deviso two moro on some subject or other to meot the emergency. Waito, of Cook, dosires the Judiciary. Sanford would also liko it, but will fall back on Railrosds, if nocossary. Williamson is roported to be aftor Warehousos, Doushuoc after Municipalitios, and Nicholson will strive for Agriculture, his old Committeo, Early takes kindly to Insurance, whero ho lind oxporionco Inst seasion and Hamp- ton, for tho samo reason, will expoct, and proba- bly got, Printing. Upton will bo apt to_got the Judicial Departmont, but would prefor the Judi- ciary and may hoad Waite for that, ho Leing ro- gardad ono of the bost, if not the best, Iawyor in the Senato, Baldwin's oxporienco as Prosident of the Btato Board of Cherities entitles him to Shlnf““bh Institutions, which will be concoeded 0 him, Tho Houeo Committecs nre disousscd quito fecly. Bir, Culiom ecoms inclined to tondor tho Judiciary to liny or Bushnell, but Shaw’s frionds demand 'that, it shall bo given to him. The lattor say it would not bo oquitablo to give tho Sl(mnlmrshi and the next best placo in the House to Springfiold; that it would look too much lite a Springfleld arrangement, and so forth, Torsounlly, Shaw is willing to dolf his hat to Mr. Hny's ago and cxporience, but koopa on his chmunu in the preeonco of ony oiher Inwyer in tho ouso, If Hay does not accopt the placo, and Mr, lay'i ambition in that diroction is not_ovorwooning, Shaw will expect it, ond his friends demand it. Shaw can lmwll{‘mnko tho raco for tho Speakership at this lato hour, and, though lo has not formnlly hauled off, o has virtunily abandoned the con- tout. Rountree, of Cook, i8 looking for Munici- palitios. Bradwell desires to oxorciao his legal powers on tho Judiciary or Judicial Dopartmont, and tho remainder of the Cook County dologn- tion are propared to sorve at the head'of other committees. Chicago will get two or throo Chairmanships, perbeps. "Tho Secrotaryship of the Sonete lics botwoen Qrigge, of Nockford, and Parkor, of Marshall, with Griggs a littlo ahead, Thero’aro six candi dates for Sorgesnt-nt-Arms, Mooro, of Kane, londing Dby soveral lengths, Sam. Bliopard has 1no _competitor for tho Clerkship, Thero aro six eandidates for Door- Lkoepor, all running about oven. Ono of them is an ox-mombor, but ex-membars do not seem to Lo in favor as candidatoes for subordinate oftices, the membory imagining, perhaps, that it is de- rogatory to thoirown_dignity ; dignity boiug u commodity of which new mombors have naturally n Inrgo supply. ‘Iho Hon, Johu Btillwell, of Livingstou Coun- ty, is horo nunkh\{: tho appointment of Railroad Commiesioner, 1lo makes no bones of it. Ho says plainly that lio is & candidate, and is going to ot thu place if possible. Mr. Stillwoll was a mombeor of tho last Houso, and Chairman of tho Committeo on Contingent lixponses, whero ho cut down the —~ bills ~ with abil ity. o wag also on tho Railroad and Warohouso Committeo, of which ho was a shrewd and industrious mambor. Iois n banker, aud reputed to bo immonsely wonlthy, 1Io comos backed by & largo munbor of gentlemen,aud will mako it lively for Van Dorston. o claims to Lo supported by the Ion, Charles B, Farwoll, Asgensor Ivwin, the Hon, James P. Root, and tho Ohicngo “ boys” gonerally, This may help hint if Govornor Boveridge has the appointment, but wo't go far with Govornor Oglesby, 'Iho wonk point in_ hig caso is that hio livos in tho county adjoining MoLoan, tha liome of Mr. Morgan, and unless Morgan is removed— which * is not impoasiblo—that will bo urged vory _ strongly agninst him, David Linogar, of Cairo ; Colonel Guinness, of Deavillo; ', A, Uall, B, IT, McOrea, and J, J. Richards, of Chicago ; Bonator Kerr, of Paoria, and many others from all over the State aro ro- ported {0 bo in tho flold, Tho_contest for tho placos promiees to be quite exciting, ° STOKES. Ifo is Somtonced to bo Hlauged on Feb, 28, 1 Tour wmon in » 8LitT are New Yonk, Jan, 0,.—Stokes was in tho Ofi'nr and Terminer Court this morning to receive his sontenco, T'romuin, his counsel, mado an ad- dress in relation to tho bill of excoptions to the Judge's rulings, which he proposed (o offor. Tho prisonor was thon asked what ho hed to nay why tontonce of death should not bo passold upon_ him. Btokes theroupon snid that he had not violated the laws intentionally ; thnt tho tos- timony upon which ho was convioled was manu- facturod and porjured. Judpre Boardman fhen, in o feoling addross, fu whick lo alluded to tho risonor’s youth and social surroundings, son- oncod the prisoner to bo hanged on Mviday, the 28th of I'cbruary mnoxt, boing the short- ost timo that ‘conld bo “logally al- lowod ~ the conyicted man. #tolton’ connsel wore in consnltation Inst uiw,;i ang Thoy were ;r*wu!ly surprised at tho vordict, oxprossoed thoir purposo of applying at onvo for sty of the proceodings, Uliimatoly, if possiblo, his counsel will seol: anothor trinl, It seems Lhat tho lawyors rog: tho nowspapor and public elamor sbuut the proy- alonco of murderon us partly rasponsiblo for tho ndverso vordict, They whonld lavo de- forrod tho trial of the caso uf this time but for the domands of the privonoer and his ralatives, e Woestorn 120 Spectal Despateh to ' EvansviLne, Ind, six feol in twont, f y-four hours and anothier e rvive i coming, Tho tlelds of ico ruuning hony hio ctoam fezry, out from the Kentucky shot ovor an hour and not halt way across, way carrio: out of kight nvound the bend below (he cily. Antin fha fun for “‘Tomlinson, o negro. of Dotmit‘ rovoral honrs and in greab dangor, Tho steam- ors LoClajr and Commereial, sunle in shallow walor n fow dnyn ago, will probably bo entirel lost by tho noxt coming riso, Tliroo hundros foot of tho transfor (rclk of the 8t Louls, ivansvillo & Nushviilo Iioilrond worg dontroyed by tho {ee. It will be roplaced fminodiatoly whon needed by tho lower stago of water. CIRCINNATI, Jan, 0.~Tho rapid riko i the rivor enused the shore feo to movo last night, teaving looso about 100 coul Loats, larges, an fints, sl causing mora damago thau tlio Inat breake-up, LowsviLLe, Jan, 6.—Ico fa still mnning protty hoavy, but too woft to do anydamage, Tho zorgo along shore has _broken and soyeral coal hontn and bargen pagped down yestorday. The Bon Franklin will leavo for Cinclunati thin aftor- noon, Tho Houston will leavo for Now Orleans to-morrow. Tha conl” flats at Pumplain Patch Hustained no damage. Nuw ArLnany, Jan, 6.—Tho river has fallon o foob sinco Baturday, loaving tho wharf boats Roninos nnd Hurlay and tho forry-bont Me- Ienry on shioro, Hoavy snow-fall last night. IroNTON, Ohio, Jan, 0.—Tho Addison ice- gorgo mado iln appenrance horo on Baturda ovoning, but did no damage, Tho river is fufl of flonting {ce, averaging ton inches thick, nnd bas rison 18 feot. Carno, IiL, Jan, 6,.—Despatches from Padu- eah, Ky, roport heavy ico I\mgslug thero this morning, indleatlng o broak of the main gorgo about tho Cumberland, OixaiNNaTs, Jaw. G.—Advices from up the rivor convey intelligence that the river is full of hieavy aliors oo, which I doing much damnge, 1t in estimated fial hundrods of crafts, consiat: ing of skiffy, rafts, and ompty conl-barges havo floated past tho landing to-dny. Bix emply coal bargos at Cincinnati are dnmaged serlous!; by thoico, 'I'wo have been sunk, ono of whicl contained 8,000 busbols of conl. It was ru- mored that Briam Craig had sixtoon empty conl barges carried down tho river from heve, and "Thomas Dodaworth one londed coal bargo. STATE LEGISLATURES. MICHIGAN. Special Deapateh to The Chicagn Tribune, LAwsiNg, Jan, 6.—~Tho Houso held an aftor- noon session, but the Committees Liavo not yob boen appointed. Thoy will Do, however, somo timo to-morrow. Bpeaker Crosswell has not yot sottled anylhing dofinitely, nnd nothing is Inown. 'Tho indications nro, howover, that Henty A, Bhaw, of Eaion Rapids, a lawyor of considornblo ability, and many yoars ngo Speakor of tho Houso, will he Chairmen of the Judiciary Committeo ; Colonel Claudiis B, Grant, of Ann Arlior, Regent of the Uuiversity, and formerly of the Twentioth Rogimont Mlohigan Volun- teors, Chairman of the Committoo on Ways and Moang, Shaw and Grant woro candidatos for tho Speakership againet Orosswell the present sossion. John J, Snccdh 13 gnung lawyor of 0 Dotroit, will probully heirman of fho Committea on Municipal Corporations, Will- jam H. Withington, of Jackson, Colonol of tho famous Seventeenth Michigan Infautry, which enptured a xobol brigado in tho battle of South Mountain, immedintely on its arrival at tho front, will undoubtedly bo Chairman of tho Committee on Military Affairs, Governor Bagloy bas appointed Master Her- bort W. Yeomnns, of Dotroit, his Specinl Mes~ sengor, Ho has also passed his first pardon to Mary Jackson, convicted of perjury and sent to the Dotroit Houso of Correction from Kont County, oighteon months ngo. Hrnnkor Crosswolt has appointed Charles Wolls, of Lonawee County, son of a soldier killed'in the army, Special Messengor. Win. has beon ap- ointed keopor of the_Houso cloak-room, the 1irat negro appointod ; Lewis 3L Millor, Macomb County, Assisiant Controlling Clerk; Samuol Cook, Jackson, Journal Clerk; Henry W. Walk- or, Lansing, Ronding Clotk; Frank H. Con- vorse, Lansing, Clork's Messeugor, Lioutcnaunt Bon. B. Bakor, of Lansing, for- morly of the Twoelfth Michigan, wounded at Auntiotam, was clocted Logislative Postmaster. o Sonato met this evening. and ndjourned without tranmncting any businesy, Licutenant Govornor Holt was absont. — ARIKKANSAS, Lrrrie Roox, Ark,, Jan. 6.—Both Houses of tho General Assombly convened at 12 o’clock to- day, Benator Clayton, brother of the United ftates Benator, was made President pro tem, of tho Bonato, and V. Tankersly Bpeker of tho onso, ‘I'ho Ropublican caucus nominces of both Housoes wero clected throughout, Both Housos meb in Joint Convention this ovoning, and canvasved the votes for Governor. Tlisha Baster was declered to bo elocted ns Govornor, and ho came forward and was sworn in by the Chief Justico. Lo dolivered a ehort innugural address, vory conservativo in tone, which wuas well roceived by all parties. ‘Tho canvasy of the vote for other Stato offl- cers by tho Souate is being mado to-night. ¢ 2 OHIO. Covunus, O., Jan. 6.—In the BSonate, this morning, bills wore introducod fo amend the aw giving o romedy for libel, 89 as to includo slan- dor; to amoend " the criminal code so as to make it tho duties of juries, in case a ploa of insonity is made, to return in thoir verdiot, firet, whother or noo insanity oxisted atjtho timo of the com- raission of tho offonce, and socond, whether it was emotional or otherwisa; in the first case, the defondaut is to bo confined in a lunatic nay- Ium for the full timo he would have been impria- oned under o vordict of “ guilty;” to provide that tho written roquest of “twonty-five tax-pay- ors of o towuship shall be suliciont to authorize proceedings under tho Boosel Railroad lnw. In the llouse, this aftornoon, a rezolution was offorad for the nppointment of & Special Com- mitteo to roport somo plan that shall provent the locking up of public moneys in county trensurios, and to causo the reluxation of tho tho monoy markot for the greater portion of the yenr, ‘Tho House bill to confor on building and loan nasociations, organized under tho act of 1867, the samo powers o8 sociotios organized under the Iaw of 1868, In tho Senate, Ton, Allen T. Brinsmado, of Cleveland, wan clectod President pro tem. A call wne introduced to ropeal that part of Section 73 of the Criminal Codo, passed last yoar, to allow proseenting attornoys to be present ab sessions of Grand Juries. e TENNESSEE, Nasuyiee, Jan. 6,—Tho Tounesseo Li ture convened at the Capitol to-day, quorumn in bothbranchos, Neither organizod. Iu tho Scnate, sovon candidates for Speakor Wl;up nomiuated, and 21 ballots had without a choice. In tho Iouso five candidates for Bpeaker wero nominated, and four ballots had. The fourth ballot rosulted : For Trousdall, Domocrat, 23 ; Hauk, Republican, 25 ; soattering, 10, Tho Iat- tor voto Toprosents the Indopendents, Thoro wera six nbsentecs. It is probable that the House will elect an Independent, and the Sonate & Domocrat, ‘Tho coutost to-day seomed to bo o skirmish for position. ) Xove, Bcalousy, and furder. Speeial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Doutqus, Iowa, Jau, 6.—A torible traged: oceurrad at the viflage of Cedar City, situatod on Cedar Rivor, in Black Hawk County, during tho morning #easion of school. Immedintely aftor recoss, o girl named Elmira Bticldoy, in sunponcd i of oulousy, liot hor tapchor, Byron Wright, » young man 24 yoaxs old, through' tho lmnf. Bhe was followoed by Richard Georgo, o Gorman, who fired_at Wright, tho ball_taking affoct in’ tho tomple, Tho- girl allogos Wright attompted hor ruin, Lut it s {hought tlis accusation bs unfounded, n thogirl's family bears & fearful reputation, * Old Mothor Stickly,” as gho is enlled, being a dosperato charactar, Mother, daughter, and Georgo nro all undor arrest, ‘T'o-uight Wright was still alive, but it is tionghit by hin’ phy n to Do einking fast. ‘Tho grontost excitomont provails, tho public feoling riding with Wright, who was an oxom- plary youug man, rm«emclml by all who know Jine e motives of tho il and hor yarmmour iu phooting him are n completo myslory, Special Deepatels to Che Ch 0 Tribune, Cepan v —A murder was Ia., daa. 6, commiltod nt Codar’ Fally this morning, by & Glorman givl, who vhob u man named Wright. It geome & {riond of the girl was jealous of Wright and when Wright eamo into_broekfast the glrl uhot him in_tho hond. He tried to oncaps through tho window, aud__got out partly, whon tho girl'n friond uhot Wright egain, both balls tuling efMoel in the Lead, 1o lived until this aftornoon, when ho died. 'fho Mayor, soon after tho_ohooling, hiad the givl” and hor wothor aud thoir companion arrested, LURHEN Hax Feaxomsvo, Jan, 6,—Doteetivy T.eo bas gono Last for the purpoxs of arresting Arnold and othera connected with tho dirmond nwindle, Huity wore eommonced 1o-day to ot d. it nar O'4 rrol, Harhor Commission ipation in the extensive Marks wnd hiv son wore indicled by tho 1d Jury, but havo not beon_arrostad, Georgo Thistle, neeused of libeling Laura D, Lair. snvandaved hingslf to eustody to-day. COLD-BLOODED MURDER. The Viotim a Bwede Who Bought to Resouo » Young Oompanion from 4 Crowd of West Bide Roughs, Somo of ihe Difenlites Experfenced in Acquiring Information at the Sceno of 1ho Crime, No €luo to tho Whereabouts of tho Murderor or His Companlons, A cold-blooded murder was committed noar the Intersoction of Hunt and Elizaboth stroots, West Division, about ¢ o'clock Iast evening. The startling aunouncement will causo » more than ordinary nhock to tho public norvos nfter thio many poacoful and unexciting weoks through which tho city has passed, Tho ontiro corroct- negs of tho followiug Dbriof story of tho tragedy cannobt bo vouched for, but it is tho only account of it which Tug Trinuxe roporter could got aftor n palustaking search In tho locality whero the crime was com- mitted, which is one of tho worst quarters of tho city, About 0 o'clock two Bwedes, named Lars Qustave Larson and Carl Tsnncson, tho former & man of about 20 years of age and the Inttor & youth of 16 or 18, wore passing noar tho corner of tho stroots montionod abovo. A crowd of boys and young men, ropresontalives of all that i Jawloss and vilo in tho sec- tlon in which they live, were collected at thet point, ripe for any mischievous onterprito which might prosont itsolf, Thoy ocoupled nearly the wholo of tho sidewnlk, loaving only room onough for one person to pass ata time. As Larson and his young companion came long the assembled roughs saw at o glanco that thoy wore inoffonsive persons, who would put up with indignity rothor than tho extrn caro in furnishiug tho spring markett with a much desired luxury, Mr, Plorco raised tho latt, goason n crop of 25 ncrcs. Of nomo of tho succosnful fruft-cutturiste in this section, a fow facts and figures will bo given in my next. i FIRES, Deatenction of Property Yesterdny, SEpeelal Deapatel to The Chicago TriLune, Monms, Iil,, Jan, 6,—A firo broke oul horo at 1 o'clock this uir)rnlu[:, in o doublo framo teune- ment houso on Wnehington street, and therchy Lnrnlngi four families out in tho cold, The losn on tha bulldings is about #5,000, and ou tho furniture £2,000. Ono of the bulldings wad ownad by a gentleman at Moline, Ill.; tho othor by Mr. Hinsdalo, of this nltf, Ciyoranart, 0., Jan, 6.—1ho Town of Onrlisle, Ky., on the Mayaville & Toxington Iailrond, yawnonrly dosiroyer by firo on Sturdoy. Mo fire broko out {n the Masonic Block, duutmylni T\, M. Penlo & Co.’s dry goods storo , Spencor & Campholl's grocary, “dohn M. Daline' saddlo shop, Thomas Clarl'sshoo store, {ho residonce and slore of James Mann, furthor down the siroot, aud four other buildings occupied a8 ptores and residonces wero en- tirely consumed, The flames then caught the realdenco of H, M, 1Iitt, on tho op- posite side of tho stroot, burning it sud five other buildings, slores and resldences adjoining. 'T'ho loen is ostimated nt £65,000 to $70,000, on which thero was very httlo insurance, Tho town iy poorly supplied with firo apjuzsbie, hud although a Iino of buckets was formed, and ovory offort wes made to provent the firo spreading, it could not Lo stopped until the best port of tho town was in ruing, 'The Carlisla Mercury, w» weekly paper, occupied tho third itory of ono of tho hulldings burnod, Ine dividuel lossos and insurance, as far as necertained, aros II, Plcker, 212,000 in. eurod for #800; ¥, D, Tealo Co., loss from 28,000 to _ £10,000; A, Wallonstein, 8600; Mann & Kennedy, $7,000 ; Jamos L. Bilt, $600; tho Aeroury prhmnr ofiico, £8,000; unineured; Mr. Anderson, 81,000} John M, Chives, 81,000 ;' 0. 1L, BLilt, store room, £5,000 ; Masonic £Iall, furniture, $1,000 ; Camp- Doil & Spencer, 23,000 ; Jo M. Dallag, saddlor,. $2,000 ; Thomns Clark, dwelling and shoo store, 85,000, Other losses of dwellings and stables, botween £12,000 aud £15,000. Most of thenbove aro partlally covored by insurance, the ZEtna, Andon, and North American boing the losors. Bostoy, Jan. 6.—The organ factory of Georga resent it by quarrclling, and it appenrs that they dotormined to have somo sport with thom. Larson walked ahcad of Isnacson over tho narrow pathway loft on tho eidowallr, Tho roughs allowed him to go by un- molestad, but stopped his young companion, and pushed him about from one to another, while somo of them threw snowballs at him, and othors Jinocked off his cap and otherwise abused him. Larsou, assoon a8 he became nware of tho difticulties which beset Tuaacson, ran back to his assistanco, and.ordered tho tormentors to da- sist, Thoy obeyed, but only to attack him inn similar ‘manoor. Whilo he was _on- deavoring to oxtricate himself from the crowd of ruflians, who wero ubusing him with much grenter soverity than thoy had Isanc- son, owing 10 his size and the part ho had taken in thoir amusemont, ho was stabbed in tho laft Dbronst, closs to tho heart, with a dirk- knife. In less thun o minate after thoe doed hnd Dbeon commitled all his assnilants wore hiddon from view, Thoy divappoared s if by magic into the alloys and holes with which the neighborhood abounds, The news of Lar- son’s fatu renchod tho ears of Lis rolatives, who livo nt No. 275 Woat Brie streot, within o block of tho spokb whore the quarrel took place, and sovoral of them went to liis aid. He was found to bo unconscious, and beforo ho reached his Tiouso ho was dead. ‘This is ail the information that our reporter could learn from , per- sons whom ho mot at tho scone of the murdor. Tho polico, it keoma, wero not informed of the nssassination until one hour afterward, when it was almost impossible to got &t any facts what- oveor or find a clua to tho porpotrators. 1t is al- most certain, howovar, that tho crowd which fell upon the {wo Swedos was composed mainly, of boys and young men residing on Tunt “atreos, which has long borno abnd reputation, Itis n short thoroughfaro running enst and west between Rucker and Tlizahoth strects, ono block north of Indinnu, “Iho housos fronting on itaro old and filthy, and aro inhabitad by a depraved clase of poople. 'T'he childron aro brought up in ignorance and crime, and taught tolook upona policeman as an enomy to boinjured whonover an opportnnity proconts itsolf, Robberios have boon very frequent within the limits of tho strect, but tho porpotrators wero always shicldod, and arrests soldom or never made. 'Tue TuinuNe reporter found Huntstreet flled with a crowd of excited mon, women, and children, at a Iato _hour last night, all of whom claimod to bo_entiroly igno- rant of the circumatances atlending the crime. Their looks and actions gave the lio to their words, however, and impressed tho strangor with tho idea that ovory family on tho streot was roprosented in tho crowd which con- tained Larson's murdorer. Thoy secmed par- ticularly averso to having it statod in tha nows- Eupom thet any of the quict and pencoalle oys of Hunt strest were coucerned in the disturbance. According {o thoir state- ments, o more ordetly set of juvonilos noyer lived in this or any other city. Provious to tho roporter’s advent in Hunt street, Sergeant Jomes Garrity had, ondeavored to get some in- formation’ that would lead to the arrest of the guilty partios. Ho met with opposition on evory side, and was compolled to make two arrosts bofore ho could porform his duty. If any porson was sgen in conversation with him o crowd immediately collectad aud warnod the per- gon not to spoak too freely, or it would bo worso for him. Saveral officers wero cmployed looking for the mombora of tho gang during the niiht tut up to a late hour no important arrosts nd been made. ILLINOIS FRUIT FIELDS. Statistics of FruitShipmeonts for 1872«-Canning and EFreserving KEss tablishments-=Sweet Potntoct. Speeial Despateh to the Chicago Tribune, CoppEexy, Ill., Jan. 6.—Through the kindnesa of 8. C. 8paulding, Esq., the agent of tho Iilinois Central Railroad at this station, I amabloto give sou somo intercsting statistics s to tho fruit-shipmonta for 1872. Whe principal itoms are theso: Strawberrics 14,400 g 18,570 bzs., or 6,105 “Tomufors 48,188 bxs., or 12,700 bu Grapes, 10,110 1be. Trom Anna Station, a fow miles below, there was shipped tho last year about 8,000 barrels of apples, 10,000 bushols of peaches, somo 8,500 cratos of berrlos, and over 22,000 poundsof pie- plant. Dongola Station shipped 3,200 barrcls of ap- ples. B In nddition to tho number of bushels of poachos shipped from Cobden should be ndded 7,000 bushels cauned at tho establishmont of Mosars, Colledge & Wells; thoy also put uj some 2,000 cans o 4 bo r Mg firm intond, tho next soason, to employ 400 hands, and to mt up 4,000 cans of fruit’ dally, Such wag thelr success tho Iaat genson that their lisses woro ouly about 100 caus, Their building and apparatue cost nearly §20,000. Unablo to commence with the early soason lasy year, the sum total of fruit canncd wa3 very small compared to what will be produced the coming sonson. ‘I'hcro should also bo addod 8,000 bushels of applea purchnsed by the Alden It Pronorving Compnuy. This eatablishment employed sbout 80 hands,—two soti, of 40 = esch— running their machinory day and night, working up nbout 400 bushels of applos onclr twenty-four hours, DPeachcs, pears, tomntnnu’ oto., aro pro- orved by tho bamo, procons, o Compny Lavo u capital of §25,000, As an avidonco of tho oxponditures necss to got this enterpriso into cetivo operation, Tt may bo mantioned thet tho cistorn built for tho uso of tho fa tory aud ity stonm-boilers is 9 foot doop and 20 foot in diumotor, roquiring 2,000 bricks and 40 barrels of wator- limo in ity ooustruotion. 'I'ho useluluess of this factory will bo fully tosted tho noxt souson, in thoe purchase and pregcrvation of an almost un- limited amount of apples, peachoy, pears, bor- rien, oto,, oto, l‘Lcuncmmlnguml prosorving processes will add matorially to tho advantuges of this soction nnothor memson, us the producers of fruit will find a homo-markot for large quan- titios too ripo for distunt transportation, In nddition to theso fruit statemonts, perhaps a fow swoot potato itoms mny ho lntoresting to our rewdors, Irom Aunn Blation ncarly 6,000 arrols whippod ; from Dongola, 5,090 bar- roln; Cobden sent ouly 417 barrola; but, thero are wnow in the oxten- wiva oellars of Tonbrook Plorco, sy, 3,500 bushola! Fhis gentleman has for muay 1 past boon ongaged in tho cultlyation aud wintor-keoping of wweot potatoos, and hoe find: liftls difileulty in bringing thom through the winter as plump and fresh &1 whoen Larvoatod, aud reallztug such pricos 8¢ will pay him for all Wood & Co., in Cambridgo, was damaged by firo, Inst night, to tho extent of $25,000, Farmers? Convention, Specinl Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Poxtig, Ill,, Jan. 6.—A Convention of farme orn and others’ interested In obtaining a reduc~ tion of froighls and passenger rates of toll on tho soveral Tailronds of this State aro in session now at Pontiae. Tho following towns in Liv- ingston County were ropresonted: Dwight, Ponline, Broughton, Nevada, Odell, Bnnnentor, Owego, Rool's Crock, Union, Rali, Bullivan, For- reat, Esmer, Chnrlqth, Nobraska, Round Grove, Waldo, Chntsworth, 'Gormautown, Lppard’s Toiunt. Speoches wore mnade by many of tho prominent farmers of the county, and delogntes choson to attend the Farmers' Convention, to bo hold at Bloomington, Jan. 16, 1873, A unani- mous and harmonions feeling is being manifest in all actions so far taken., One fata] caso of small-pox was roported yess torday, in Teoria. P DIED, GROCIETTIn. this olt, T at 1:0a, m. Monday, Jaas 6, Fraucts Crackott, builds Tuneral from resldos No. 85_Twenty-fourth-st., Wadnosday, 8th, at 11 o'clock a. m. Frionds of famlly {n. vited to a'tend without further notloe. Contractors nnd builders and Mazonle fratornity lnvited to attond. LIR] t lifs residence, 46 Michigan-av., on tho6th {nst,, AL G. Linn, aged o1 Funoral Wednosday, at wwood_omotery. 837~ Terro Uauto papers ploase copy. 5 CHADDOCK ~Jaa. b, 18, E. Chaddock, of diphtheria, x agad 53 sonrs. : ARnoral feom tho reskdonco of bis sontndaw, Mr, 31, Toll, No. 207 West Randolphist,, Tuosdey, Jow, 7, a6 13 o'clock, - Friends aro fuvlied ta attond, TENSOM—Saturday night, Jon, 4, 1873, of fuflamma. tion of tho luns, Tobart, ouly son of 0. Fonsom, agad 1 year and 9 mouths. PURINGTON--In Evanstom, Sundag, th> Gth inst,, Miss AWy T, Parington, aged i1 years, Cunoral Wednesday, th 8t fast., ot 1o'clock, from tho rosidenco of hor brothor, Gaorge Fe Purringlon, at Evanston, Intermentut Goaceland: Tho feiondaof tha family desiring to attond thio funeral, can take tho train trom Obloago, 1oaving tio Nacthwostera Rallroad Dopab 6 11:15 3. 1., and roiurn ab3 o'clook p. 1. T3 %i.,, by carrlages to Onke AUCTION SALES, By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., ATUCTIONEEBRS, (ESTABLISHIED JANUARY, 186). Offico and Balesrooms, WNos, 66 and 657 South Canal.st., West Side, batween Madlson aud Washington-ats. St iold Waokly Salos thraughout tho ssason. Mondnys—Real Estate. Tucsdnya—Boots and Shoes. oidnsaduss—Horses, C: d JTarnoss, Trurs- dnys—Dry" Goods, Clot! &e. Saturdays— Housohold Goods'and Gunordl Marohandise. Cashi_advanced on roceipt of Merchandizo, Consign- ‘monts solicitad. BOOTS AND SHOES AT AUCTION, on TUESDAY MORNING, Jan. 7, a19:20 o'clook, at 55 and &7 South Canalst, WAL A. BUTTERS & CO.., Auctioneera. Horses, Bugoies, Cutters and Haruegs On WEDNESDAY, Jan. & at 10 o'clock, at 2, 27, 29 and 81 West Washilngton-st, ‘WA A. BUITERS & CO., Auctioneers. 100 Chests Tea, 15 Packages Granite Waro, AT AUCTION, on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, at 10 o'clock, 2455 and 57 South Canal-st. WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctfonoera. 2,000 Ibs. White Lead AT ATCTION,. On WEDNTSDAY, Jan. 8t 10 oclock, ati5and 67 outh Cous "ot A. BUTTHRS & €O., Austioneosa. DRY GOODS, Oustom-Made Olothing, Shirts, Drawers, Eto,, On PIURSDAY, din. 3, at 93 o' " PWaL AL BUETERS £'Cd.) A 1,500 Volumes Miscellanons Books AT AUCTION, on TRIDAY, Jun. 10, at 10 o'olock, at 55 and b7 South Canal-st. WM, A, BUFTERS & CO.. Auctioncors. By GEO, P. GORE & CO, OUR REGULAR TUESDAT'S AUGTICN SALE WILL CCMPRISE Custom-Made Clothing, Army Clothing, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Notions, &c. A fl»ne line of tho above \vglulg‘m‘ls .Eflfiltn&fl)fia:n. 22, 21 and 20 Randolph- 24 Bishop Court. Tho ontiro contents of 18 Rooms, Parlag, Library, Chambor and Iitohon Iurnitary, Brussels and Wool Carpets, Ice t, Chi- na, CHass, and Bilver \Vare, Mirrors, Ocolc and Parlor Btoves, Gas Fixtures, o Gilkert Pinno, &o., &0, On Weodnosday, Jan, 8, at 10 o'clook, Tako Madison-ot, ears ; ot off nt 531 Mad« B.GORE & CO., look, &CO., Auctioncors. H ison-st. (e Auctionocrs, 300 CASES ASSORYED Boots and Shoes ‘Will bo offered at our regulnr Wodnosdn7z Auction Balo, Jan, 8, at 0 1-2a. m. GEO. P. GORIT & CO,, 32, 34 and 20 Randolph-st. By W. 0. ]kOFFMAN, Auctioncer. TR TE O S AT AUCTION. IMPORTAND BALES OF TRAS, L, M. HOFSMAN'G BUN & CO, will sell o WERDNEIDAY, Jan, f, 1073, at 11 dolecl At Roborts' Snlosroom, Nou. 07 end 99 Water-at.,, Now York, aw of the fmportoer, 13,600 packagos cholon Now Texs, conaprising lnvolees ot Groon'L'eas, Oolongs, 018, hund dap s, Uataloguds aud #ainpios will ho roady at tho otfls of tha auctionver oa and niter the 2ol danuacy, und at tho salosrovia tyo days provivns to xale, Robort and Harrtet ;