Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1873, Page 8

edvicos du? that any filibustering expedition ominy, CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE ; TUESDA JANUARY 21, 1873 FOREIGN. The ltalian Government to Sup- press the Emigration Swin- dles in That Country. The King of Sweden Hopeful for a Scandinavian Union. Two Members of tho British Parlia« ment Punished for Libel, GREAT BRITAIN. ‘Loxpox, Jan, 20,—A Iargs numbor of visitors were at Chisolhuret yesterday, to hoar pronchod the funeral sormon of the Iato Emporor Na. poleon. Queon Victoria snd tho Princess Boa- trico sout flowora to Lo placed fn the chancel. he Prince Imporial will noon roturn to school at Woolwich, The Daily News snys ot tholoass of Samana Bay to an Amorican Company, that it is not like- Iy to glvo rlve to any diplomatic complication, but the wholosomonoss of this tendenoy to ne- guiru torritory boyond continontal limits is oubtful, Tho United Statos prosont tho spoce taclo of communitios malntaining liverty and order by tho oxerciee of nbsolute solf-govorns mont, therofors tho Union s strong and re- ®peotod. Messra, Onslow and Whaley, mombors of Parlinment, havo hoen fincd £100 cach for pub- Hely accuaing Bir John Duke Coloridge of con- 8] fllrll:uy to doprivo the Tichborne claimant of hiy shite, L FRANCE. Pants, Jan, 20.—Tho play to which tho_ attone tion of the Military Govornor was called by the Consors is * L'Onclo Ham,"” by M. Bardou. Weshburne, the Ameriean Ministor, disavows any aotion or iutention on bis part to interforo with tho production of the play on tho stago. The Franoo-Gorman Boundary Commisslon Dave brought tholr labora to an cnd. Panis, Jan, 20.—In tho Assombly, thin aftore noon, the Right introduced a resolution con- suring M. Jules Bimon, Ministor of Public In- struction, for his ciroular of last autumn, on school reform. _Bishop Dupanloup and M. Johne nd, of 8an Friwnolroo: $2,600 oroh in tho 8t. Paul, of Minnosotn, Btar, of Naw. Yorl, Farmora', Morchianta' nud Manufacturers', of iamilton 0.; 82,000 in tho Firoman's, of Dayton { and tho romnindor fu Ofnolnnatt compaitess STATE LEGISLATURES, INDIANA, Sycial Despatel to The Chicago Trthune, BENATE. Ixntawarovs, Ind., Jan. duced to proyide for tho con truction and main- tenanco of fiuh-Indders ovor dams, and to pro- Vide that whon o tax has beon lovied in nid of ratironds by countien or towaships, such tax ehnll not bo placed on thoduplicats until such cnm‘pnny havo commonoed work on suoh ¥aile rond in Buch county, and it shall appenr to tho satisfaction of tho Commisntonsrs that tho road will bo Luilt, B ‘Tho messago of Governor Bakor and tho fn- augural addross of Governor Hendricks were made tho spocial ordor for to-morrow. Tho bill to abolish the offico of Btate Printor was read a firnt timo, A motlon to suspond the rulon to rond it wovoral timos falled, 'L'hie bill Lo provide for the onlargomont of the Btato House grounds passed, ‘The Bastardy bill was mado the rpocisl order for Wednosdny. —DBills wero Intro- HOUSE. The momortal of tho Woman's Buffrago Asso- :lhclon was roforfod to thio Commition on Eloc- on. . The bill to provent obstruction of ditches, drain, and mnnlng wbreams, was engrossod. Tho bill to prohiblt the colleotion of taxesin atd of rnilroads nntil tho rond s located, Wwas exdored engrossed. 4 Tho bill to appropriate #55,000 16 onlatgo the Houeo of Refuye, was ordorod evgronsod. Llovon now Dills wera introduced, amon which wns_ono to regulato {he insurance lmuE ness, snd another lprm‘ldhl$ for tho ap- yolntmuut of n 8tate House Board, of which ho Qovornor, Lioutonant Govornor, Becrota and Auditor shall bo mombers, whose dut_rr‘yt shallbo t6 procure plans and take tho initial stops towarda tho oroction of & now State Houso, Tho Board is to offor roward for plans, and it o suitable one is not offerad, thor to employ a competent rchitect, It alco provides for the purclihso of all thut part of tho squaro north of ho prosont lot not ownod by tho Btate, To raina_tho nocesenry funds, 5 por cont is to be lovied on any $500° worth of property whon a suffleiotit fuid Las acoumulatod to warrant its Btuucuutirm, tho contracts are to belet. Tho oard shall’ not adopt a plan to coat moro than $2,000,000 when comploted. When tho work s commenced, tho %rmmds oro to bo cleared up, Tovalled up {o tho highostof the prosent prounds, enclosed with an yron fence, 1ald out with walks, trecs, plantod and othorwitd ornamented, WISCONSIN. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribane, son attacked the Minister, who roplied with an eloquont defence of his opinions on education. A ;}nemon of ordor was raised on tho riority of motion mndo some time sgo by M. Christophles, whioh approves the circular in question. 'Tho latter motion was declared in order by o voto of 458 ngainat 803, Tho ques- tlon was thon put on the motion itsolf, but all tie mombors of the Right abateined from voting, andthe vote was declarod void for want of & quorum, The sitting was soon aftorwards ad- Journod. AL, Christophlos' motion will como up for a Iresh vote ta~morrow. ———— {TALY. Roarg, Jan. 20.—In the Chamber of Deputics, o-day, Bignor Pissayinn asked that moasures be akon fo provent tho oruel frauds practiced upon emigrants by Amorican Emigration Companias, Ministor Viscontl roplied that the Govornmont had had its attontion eallod to the doplorable oc- ourrences which the honorable Doputy sought to prevent, and had meastres undor contemplas tlon which, it is hoped, would put n stop to them, A Plonipotontinry from Uragusy i oxpeoted here, to Bettlo the long-standing financial dis- pute belween (taly and that country. Semgpe s CUBA. Nrw Yomrk, Jan. 20.—Havana Government drom San 0 hiv landed at Canoy, Tho Cubans, novortholoss, assert that” thoir friouds in the interior havo received o fresh supply of war material, - The Captain Genoral has bosn authorized to urchase a large quantity of rifles in the United &xuu, Tho political aspects of the island are suming a more throatening attitude, It is roported in Hovana thata Inio oxpodi~ jtion of tho friondn of tho Onban rovolutionists, ‘with arms nnd ammunition, had landed safely near Guantanamo, A Havana lettor slatos thata cargo of 700 boolies arrived thoie on the 10th instant, Thoy <ommand $600 per head, —_—— SWEDEN. S1ocrmOLY, Jan, 20.—The annual scssion of the Swodish Diet was opened to-day by tho King %npnmm who, in his speech from the throne, xproased earnest hope for the devolopment of #ceandinavian unlon. R —— PORTO RICO, HavANA, Jan. 17.—Advices 'from Porto Rico 0 tho 12t inet, state that the inauguration of the new municipal roform laws for that island had besn poatponed by order of tho Spanish Goy- srnment. It was roported thet the Government would vlso postpone the date for carrying into effoct tho proposed division of the civil and military power, and that tho military authoritios would continue to control the civil affaira tho same as ‘heretofore. —_— FIRES. Berious Conflagrations and Meceavy Loswes Yestordny. Orronwa, Tows, Jan, 20.—A destructive fire occurred. here yestorday, commensing abont 1 o'clock, in which the Union Blocl, with itsseven mngnlflccntbusumuu rooms and numerous ofilces, s dostroyed, Tho fire originated in the third story of W.A.Jordaw's clothing stors, The alarm was quickly given, but bofore tha ongine could be got into propor working order, it bg- came evident that the block would be consumed. Tho losses in the Unlon Block are: Raton & Arthur, furniture dealors, building aud stock, tnaured; W, A. Jordan, dry goods, bulld ing ond stock, ineured; " J. I Morill & Co,, wholosnle grocors, building and stock, insared; Eagan & Harpor, wholo- ealo hardware ; insured. In Simpson's build- ing, which was insurcd, L. B. Fuller, dry goodn; insured. InRobort Hclaw's building, inwured W. A. Jordan, clothing ; insured. In Hugging bullding, insured, Huggins, ownor of tho biild- ing, recontly occupiod by Durns, dry goods dealer, The buildings on the opposito sido of the strect wore injured and tho stooks of goods removed. Tho lostes will foot up to tho amount of 8160,000. During the fire n firoman, Hnn:‘y Miller, was killed, Bovaral othiors wore injured. Union Blaclk will bo rebuilt. Already the owners of tho ground are contracting for the carly Teconstruction of the buildings burnad. Speeial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, DesMornes, JTowa, Jan. 20.—Oskaloosa was vinsited by a disastrous conflagration this morn- ing. The fire broke out in the stororoom of Beavers & Gadd shortly aftor midunight. Dixon’s Block, the Knowlton Block, and Masonio 1all, ‘woro antirely doatroyed, as were also a numbor of frame bulldings, Including tho lrgo ngricul- tural warehouso of J. 11, Groon & Co. Tho firo, beat, and smoke from. the burning buildings wore so intenso that but little could bo dono in eaving goods. The lozsos aro heavy, of which tho following is n partinl list: Dixon's lrick, €5000; insured for £4,000, Daniol Danioléon, &6,600; uo insurance. Thomp- eon & Beaman, §6600; insuranco £4,000; Masonlo Hall'and_contonts 88,500, in- surod §2,000; Socvers & Gadd, Arock of proco- ries, 3,000, insured #2,000; ML L', Williams, ono' of J. I, Groon's buildings, 51,000, innur: anco expirod lnst week; J.II. Groen & Co., building and contonts, £6,000, Insured; W, I, Vernon, 8500 damago durlng the firo, coverad by {nsuranco, - Tho’ total loss is estimatod nt £00,000. Tho buildings ocoupying this same ground wers burned in Huptumgnr, 1863, AsHLAND, Pa., Jan, 20,—On Saturdny a firo broko out at. Ifll)pllnr'fl colliory, aud is still burn- ing, although it was 1hought "ot one time that it ‘was out, 1u snid that it will roquire weeks to oxtingnlsh tho five, Speciql Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dunuqur, Tows, Jan, 20.—A fire at Waverly, on Bunday, destroyed the dwelling house of Wm, Moo, accupied by two familien, The fur- nituro was saved. Loss ou tho building, 28,000 ; partially insured, A firo at Waterloo, on Sunday night, damaged the clothing storo of J, D. Woavor fo tho oxtont ot $150. MoNTREAL, Jan, 20.~A firo on Baturday night, on fi, Panl's street, destroyed Pierro Foly's \\‘lmh‘a’%nlu grocery, Loss, eug,oou; insureuco, ,000. ‘loreno, 0., Jan, 20.—The loss by tho burning of the Mitcholl & Rowland Lumber Company's Mitls, ynntnxdag, ia largor than at firat reported, sggrogating botween €00,000 and ®75,000. Thero is an inwurauce of $20,000 in tho Fircwmau's MavisoN, Wir., Jan. 20,—Noither House had & sossion over fiftoon minutes long. HENATE. Longthy preamnblo and resolutions swore intro- duced dircoting lnrsu!r 08 to the advisability of sppointing threo Railroad Commisaloners one practical railroad engineer, the roport to be made bofors February b. A blil was introducod o amend the statutes in rogard to the mannor of commeneing clvil ne- tions, and, one passed making now regulations in rogard {o tho olassilication and_ publication of the laws. ABSEMDLY, . Mr. Nichols, of Juneau, heretoforo detained b; siokness, toak hia seat, A petition was presente for the abolition of County SBuperintendentoy. A rosolution wns offored directing tho Gov~ ernbr to open correspondence with tho Gov- ernorg of Now York aud tho Westorn Biatos, with o viow to co-operation in mnking tho Eria Canal frés. Bills wore introduced to amend Section 66, Iaws of 1869, rolative to mghwny anid bridgo taxos; to smond Chepter 67, lawsof 1858, rolative to comotoriés; to ropeal tho uncon- stitutionnl law anthorizing Town Bupervisors to appoint Justicos of tho Ponce In cago of & va- ‘eanoy, and a few of local nature. Tlio Domocrata will hold s cauens on tho Bon- atorial queation to-morrow morning, The Ro- publicana hold no eancus, - ———— IOWA, Drs Moines, Iowa, Jan, 20,—In the Sonato, tho voto on (ho ehaptor on tho Judiclary was reconsidered and an amondment adopted,. pro- viding, in cortain cages, thet jurors may bo sum= moned from bystanders on ordor of tho Court; Bonator Lowroy offered s_joint rosolution that {* our Benators and Roprosentatives in Congross Lo inatructed to voto for & billto corroct the abngos of railroad companios, and rogulate tho ratos of transportation of froights and pongongors.” It was roferred to a commit~ teo. Chapter 2 was adopted, relative to the reg- istration of voters, In the House, this morning, tho chapter of tho code on Corporations waa disoussed and ndopted, with the amendment making all corpo- rations kubjoct to Logislative control, and may at any time be altored, cbridged, or get asido by law, ~Chaptor 5 of the code, relative to life in- surauco companies, was adopted without change. Chapter 6, relative to buudlnfi associntions, wag adopted, and is the snmo os the law passed last wintor, " Tho Senate's amendment to the code, abolishing the State Bonrd of Immigration, was concurred {n, The Rankin Invostigation Committeo mot this morning. Mr. Rankin appeared, and asked and wag granted till to-morrow momlné,' to got coun- sel. The Chairman was instructod to summon, by telograph, all the Trustocs, and_tho Cashior and ox-Cashler of tho Agricultiiral College, when it adjourned till to-morrow. — . ALABAMA, MONTAOMERY, Ala., Jan, 20.—In the House to- day a motion to inform tho Bonate that it was in pormanent organization was opposed by the Re- gulllicln members, on the ground that it would 6 recognition of the Sonate o8 now organizad. This_is tho samo resolution that thoy have fought sinco tho 21st of Decomber laat. No ne- tion was taken. In the Senato, Deraon, Repib- lican, sitting an Sovalsr from Marengo 'Conaty, ‘was confirmed by unanimous voto. "The caso of Miller, Ropublican, againat Martin, Democrat, will comeup in & fow days, and indleations aro that Martin will bo succossful, which will leave tho Sonato Domooratie, ns horolofore, e LOUISIANA, NEW OnLEANS, Jan, 20.—Tho Fusion Legisln- ture ballot for Benntor was nnsuccessful. In tho Henalo of tho Kellogg Legisluture, Mossra. Jenks, 8words, and Worrall, who withe drow ontho 10th, taking seats with tho Fusion- isty, wero oxpelled. Resolutions _introduced exfiulling ning mem- bers from the House on similar grounds, wors postponed till to-morrow. Sy SR NEW JERSEY, Tnentoy, N. J., Jan, 20.—A resolution was in- traducod in tho House to-day to provide for the calling of a Convention to amond tho Constitu- tion; the Convention to meot In June, and, if uslble, the now Constitution to bo submittod o0 the people at tho fall eloctions. e PENNSYLVANIA, Hannsnona, Jan, 20.—In the Bonate, to- night, Cameron, Wallace, and H. B, Wright wero nominated United Statos Benators, and in tho Houso, Oamoron, Wright, Randall, and Phil- lips wero nominated. . — MISSOURI. 81, Louis, Jan. 20.—~The Lower Houso of tho Legialature to-day adopted a rosolution to make the Honatorial bribery invostigation public through the pross, s ARKANSAS. Lrrre Rook, Jan, 20.—In the Sonate to-dsy a memorinl to Congross wns passad, by astrict party voto, asking for tho pasiago of & Olvil Rights Bill, similar to iLat of Bumnor's. aseod tho Ilouse abolivhing tho BStato Board of Educatlon. MUSCATINE. Annunl NMoeoting of the lowa State Rlorticuitural Socioty To«Day s= A Sikcetch of the Sociuty, &c. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Musoaning, Iowa, Jan, 20.—Tho annual mest- ing of the Iowa Btato Horticultural Bocloty takos place hero to-duy, and will occupy throo days. “The following aro the ofiicers of the Boofety: Buel Foater, of Muscatino, Prosidont; Bonj, Green, of Adel, Vico President; Dudley W. Adaws, of Wanlkon, Sucretary; David Loonard, of Burlington, Trossurer; with ton Dirootors, in ten districts, who also servo as an ad inferim Committee. This Bocloty has hoen organized five and a half onrs, with small aud slow ?mwlh for somo lime, ut, for a fow yoars past, it s made good pro- grots, % 'The history of fruit-growing in Towa Lins boen evon more sucoessful than could hava beon ox- mmted for » new country, with everything olte provide firat, with munz of tho boglunors quite inexporicuced, aud thoso of oxvorlonce had wll (o Joarh over nan 1o ddapf riotied to tho varintion of solland olimate. . * . . . FHomo mistakes and some awlward work Havo been mado, g wo havo, proved that Towa ia woll ediptod to fruit-growing, R ) It munt bo remomberod thint this 14'a vory yow Btato, The first groat impulso givon to the fruit nKnIn%wnn when tho Northwesiorn Frult Gar- datior Hooloty mot at Burlington, in 1865, whoro 8o mauy distingulohed mon from tho Tiast naw the flticat dlaplay of fruits ovor bofora ' ox- hibited fn the world, (Wa wonld not {noluds nomo of tho Iator dhmh\gn‘) Thon apples ahd othor frults wore brought from the tioighboring Btatos, and from Dh‘n And. Now York, - Now, in thio fall, applos ara acld fn tho: sastorn hnd oldar patt of our Bitte at twonty-five conts por bushel, ond gripes at' two to throo conts per pound. Ono of our orchardists writos us thnt he has nhip{md many thousanda of bushels of apples Wast this yoar, and 'rrsnfi the Silla mado 1,600 barrels of good ¢ilor And 800 of vinogar, .- ‘Tho Bocloty thinks frilt {rces go, bost on timbor Jands and dry, rolling, brokon pralrlo, Lecaueo tho goll Is Loavier, more compact, an firm, 'F[mbnr and hedging nro recolving much at- tontion, and their necesnity will produce them., Liberal prominms nro offorod for timbor plant- ln{. ‘T'lio 1ast sotslon of our Loglslaturo one acted thas thd Btale Printor should do our prll\“hF, and appropriated 81,000 for tho henoflt of horliculturo, and fixed, ns the time of our annual meoting, the third Tuosday in January, Unfortunntdly, tho Nortbhorn Iiliaols Hortioal- tural Bocloty meot ab F'rosport tho . same timo. Wo had eolsoted Davenport for our placo of Modling; with 4 dosign of boing favored with many horticultural magnates from Ilinols, than whom thoro aro ndus bettor in the oGuntry. it st iy el POLITICAL. LIBERAL CAUCUS AT SPRINGFIELD--RESOLU- TIONS INDORSING THE ADMINISTRATION OF QGOVERNOR PALMER. . Special Despatch to The Chicago Tridune, SeniveFIELD, Jan, 20,—Tho Liberal caucus mot this evening, .Benator Youngblood roported tho following resolutions, which wore unani- moualy ndoptod ¢ e Jtesolved, By the Liberal members: of the Twentys sixth General Asrombly of the .Btate of Iiliofs, in Joint eavonn assembled, that wo regard the administra- tlon of dovernor Palmer, which hus Just closcd, a8 ono Tnarked by statcsmanship, patriotisiy and devétion to {hio Gonstitution of our Sata and natlon, an Adminifs tratlon in the fntarest of fhio d tho righta of {he peoplo 08 aguiant {ho oxactions and_oppreanions of tho monopolies ad encroschments of Fedoral pawor, An Administration which should challonge the admira® tinn of tho peaplo of the Atate and nation, Reeolved, That wo hall with pride and ratisfaction his dovotion to law, and bis nncompromlsing detcrin- Inatlon to support and dofond the cordial principles of our Governmont, Btato soyorelgnty, and National Unlon an oxprenrod in bis blennial mossages to tlis Genoral Assembly of tho Commonwealth, —Wa there- fora cordially commend tho rocent message of His Ex- cellenoy, ex-Governor Palmer, to tho favorablo consld- oration of tho people of this Btato and Nation, na ex- pressing our views of the Bato Pollry and o5 nn able ond slatesmanlike oxpression of tho eun‘nrllon and wickedneas of bad men at Washington and olrowhore, to aubvert snd wn?ufl tho Stato Gov- ernmonts, and through thom tha ] bogties of (lio poo- plo, by o studicd effort to cxtond tho Fedoral powor. . Mr, Oborly reported that the protost would be road by the morning. 2 . Benator Voria protostod ngainat the protest as udoloss, He thought Oglosby the best man in his party to sond to the Sonato, ; Mr, Oberly intimatod that persons might sus- poct the §unuumnu whoso gont was contosted of endoavoring to concilinto the majorlty by op- xg)allm‘z) the protest and oulogizing Govornor eaby. . > 8by. . {r. Vorin donfod that fio .wanted to conclliato Ropublican Sonators. 2 r. Wood stated that Judge Trumbull was %lnutilld totho Sonnte when ho was on the Bupreme onch. . Mr. Amstrong spoke from porsonal knowlodgd in saying that he know Judge Trumbull was lcginlated out of offica by the Constitution of 1848, and was not Lolding ofice whon olectod Bonator. E Tho caucus adjourned, with tho understanding that the protest will b prosented, THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP, Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘TorEEA, K8, Jau, 20.—The dovelopmenta of tho past twonty-four hours Leve not been of n character to encourago the oppononts of Pomo-~ roy. I had a convorsation with the Sonator, to-. day, and also with Lowe and Phillips, who hiave Just arrived from Washington. Pomeroy recog: nizes the candidacy of Lowe, and profosses Do olated at tho prospact of.tho Opposition_giv- ing him a worthy opponent to encountor, Lowo hos coneontod to ontor tho canvass, but [ not so confldent of sucvess a3 his friends. -Colongl Phillips i= reticont. Mo declinod to say on which plo ane side he would cast his, influenco in the event of tha contost narrowing down to Pomoroy. and Lowe. Ho doos notsubseribo to the furious war, on the Bouator, but bolioves the sontiment of tho people_opposed to Liis re-olockion. If olther Harvey or Babcook should be tsken up by tho oaucus, Phllli{n would support Pomoroy. 3 Tho Opposition cattous will asyemble again to- morrow nPgm and probably commenco balloting. Bitter animosltics exist in anti-Pomeroy circles, and it will require local and porsonal sacriflces to unite on any one of the opposition oandidatos. Governor Osborn authorizes an omphatic do- nial of tho statement contzined in » Washington dospatoh of the Assoolated Pross that he wasa mombor of Caldwell’s Manu%lug Committee to huy votes. Ho pronouncos the testimony falso Bo far as it places him under the imputation of assisting Oaldwoll by tho disbursoment, or the promised disbureoment, of mouoy. ¢ = SPRINGFIELD. Appointment of County Troasurers— Important Declsion Concerning tho Appointinent of Notnries Public— Decislon Under tho Temperance Lnw, Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribtne. Braixorierp, Ill., Jan. 20.—The Becretary of Blate received notice to-day,ithat Fred. Popin- quet hind boon appointed Trossurer of 8t. Olair County, to 8l the vacancy of the Hon, Edward Rutz, resignod to nccopt the position of Stato Treasuvor ; ulso, tho appointmont of F, M, Picket to the position of Troasurer of Balino County, madoe vacant by tho resiguation of Jamos G. Groen. The following ia tho text of an important decision promulgated to-dwy. After acknowl edging the receipt of the inquiry as to whethor appointments to the position of notary {mbua can be mado excopt upon petition, the At{orney Goneral says : 3 ‘Whatever may hayo been the proper construotion of tho former laws on the subjoct, the act entitlod “ An act to provida for tho mymoutient, qualifioation, and dutien of notaries public, nnd cnrll({ s tholr ofelal acts," approved April 3, 1872, scom fo bo clear and ox- pliclt upon Lfs question, Tis second section of that act Pprovides that 1o person shall Do appolnted notary publle, oxcept upon the petition of nt lcast Aty le votors'of tho olty, town, villsgs or_precinct in ‘which such pernon resldes, [Laws of 1873, pago 574), Boo- tion 2 of {lie sume act xepeals all prior luws xclktive o puch sppointments. Xm of tho opiafon that under tho Inw uow {n force, a notary publlo cannot bo legale Iy appoiated in any taso williout s petition thorefor, 88 prescribod in thio second section of thoact above (Signed) Jaes I, Epsarr, Atlorney General, Brauarrep, 1., Jan, 20.—Gonoral Georgo B, Wright, of Obio; ifon, Gilkon G. Gramor, of Wost Vieglnia; Dr.’ Rutlodgo MoNary, of Oon- nocticut ; and Hon, Thomas A, Bault, of Mary- land, a Committeo to sccure aid for tho Antlotam Cemetery, aro in this city, and aro preparing to montorialize the Logislatura, John L:Y’ citizon of Logan County, becamo intoxicated some timo lnst fall, and, whilo in that conditlon, foll from his wagon and broko his neck., His widow brought suit, under tho Brovmlona of the new Temporance law, sgalnst eter O'Borcamp, & oaloon keeper in Lincoln, for $5,000, for uolling the liquor with which ho got drink. A jury has declded in favor of tho plaintif, awarding her $1,200 damagos. MILWAUKEE. Qompletion of the New County Court X¥lonscsMovement for the Xeepeal of the Tax Exemption Laws of the State, MiLwAUREE, Jon, 20.—Frank Obarrloy, the contractor of tho new Cowaty Court, Houss, cole- brates its nomrlnunn Qa-nl§ht by wining the clty and county ofticials. The formal %wnlnu takey placo on “Wednosday evoning, 'he building cont somothing over $500,000, and is located on the squaro donated to the city by Holomon Juneau, the founder of Milwaukes, It Is a hl«nutllul astructure, built of Lake Superior sand- stane, A sirong offort in !mlnr made te have all the tax exemption laws of Wisconuin repeuslod, as tho only anra of its shuse, Long potitions hava boon aout to the Loglsluture from various parts of tho Btate looking to this end, and the Lrusteos of the Bmmanuel Prosbyterian Olniroh, the largost Protwstant Boolety of tho clty, fhave went a potition to the Legialature to Lave thelr prop- erty taxed. g s SR ost Gflico Embezzloment. MoniLe, Ala,, Jon, 20.—This "aftornoon's Reg- 1ster contatus un account of the defalcation of . Monlton. Postinaster of this city, amount- At wi Ing £ £00,000, alt of which has besn rosoverad. Tho Pout Offico Dopatiment,however,caused tho arrost of {ho Postmnator, Assiatant Posimaster W, I, Torrles, Goorgo A, Giroon, mall olork, nnd W. 1L Cragln, stamp clorl, on the charge of om- hozzlomont, Thoy #ll nppoarod beforo Commi- slonor Trimbell and walved oxamination. Tho {m!llnu aro arranging bonds for thoir appearance oF trial in {ho Unitad Biatus Court. LANSING, MicH: Mooting of the Stnte Pomologicnl Sod .. cletys _Spectal Despateh to Tha Chitaid Tridune, Laxstia, Jan, 20.—Tho Stato Pomolopi- on} oclaby of Miohigan, now in ita third yosr of oxlstondo, Is already n'power In tho Stato, how at tho liend df tho friit-gréwing Biates. Tho prososit oflicors aro as follows: 1lon, A. 8. Dyolk- man, President; Mr, Thompson, Beorolary, and Mr. Tajlor, Tronsuror. Tho Vice Presidents nro soloctad from countles hinving the roquisito num- bor of mombors, Tho Ixecutivo Commitieo aro woll qualified oxccutive mon. Tho Sooloty thus offigored, and with the practical experionco of tho last throo yoors, onters upon its worlk with redoubled °"°"FY| and -tho flrat mactitig of tho HSotiety, which Is now in tos8idn, to continuo for throo days of tho prou- ont wook, ‘will call togothor for counnel snd for loglalation s body of mon whoso lifa-long study and work hnve boen to make frult culture and and tho ptofits theroof all that it frionds have 80 long dosirod. *In the addrosses to bo deliver- od, tho ossiya to bo road, tho dieoussions which aro to follow, and enpocially in-tho Kl“ of action to be ndoplmfi for tho coming months, thousands aro looking with deopest intorost; for Michi- gan o omphatically s * Frult Btato,” rich ns sho may be iu her lumbor,” grain, and wool, and in ber northern mines, ; "THE WEATHER. War Department Prognonticationses * Rceports from Various Points. WAR Deraurtznt, Orrior or tnr Omer Bionan Orrioer, DivisioN oF TrRLEORANS AND ReporTs ror Tnx BenzrT or CoaEnae, WAsk- waroN, D. O, Jan. 9l — Probabllitios— For Now Englaud, falling baromotor, rising tom- porature, frosh to brisk southeaatorly.to south- westerly winds, cloudy weathor and rain, excopt, onsibly, light snow for the northern portion.. or the Middlo Htater, falling barometer, rising lemqerntm‘n, frouh to brisk’ outhonstorly to nout! mentnrlflwlnds oloudy westhor, and rain, For tho Bouth Atlantio and Guit States, souths orly to wosterly winds, rising temporaturo, cloudy weather and rnin, the former vooring to’ wostorly and northwostorly over Westorn Gulf Btates, with falling tomporaturo and_clearing woathor, Yrom Arknnens to Lakos Miohigan nnd Buperlor, Minnenota, and Dnkota, rising baromotor, fnllinfi tomporature, frosh to brisk aud probably high wosterly to morthorly winds and cloaring weathor, accompanied by _areas of light anow, and these conditions gradually ox- tend oastward over Michigan, Obio, Kontucky, and Tennessoo. 3 b 0110AG0, Jan: 20,—The hour of issuing the Bignel Borvico weather probabllitios has boon ohanged. Instead of 11 o'clock in the forcnoon, horoafter bo issued at 1 o'clook in tho Lnnrnlng, covering the succeeding twenty-four oura, Tho woather to-day is not remarksble any- whoro, Snowing,early thin mnmln%nt Brockin- ridge, Minn., Ol cnlga, Clevoland, Buffalo, and Knoxville, Tenn, In tho West tho -wethor is moderating ; in the East it is colder. ¥ NEw Yonx, Jan. 20.—A cold spell commenced aguin yesterday, Tho froozing hes stayed tho freghots whiol would otherwise have occiured up the Hudson, . OTTAWA; Jan, 20,.—A heavy snow-storm has prevailed here all day. . DunuQug, Jan, 20.—A hovay ihow storm pro. vailed over tho wost of Norihern Iown sinco noon. e T FRESHETS. The Floods in Maryland nnd Penne sylvanin--Great Damage to Property Anticipated. Rocrc Row, Md., Jan. 20.—Ths peoplo of Port Deposit are loaving their houses in consoquonca of tho froshet in the Busquohanna. Mapy had to bo removed in boats, and it is feared there has beon losa of lifo, ~ PRILADELPIIA, Jan. 20.—Tho ico gorge in the Schuylkill bl‘?'nnd Manayunlk continues, and the wator ia flooding all the milla and houses in tho lowor part of Manayunk. It is feared that when tho ico broaks away, it will injure tho dam at Tairmount, and eut off a portion of the water B\lfiply of Philadelphia. ; (AVRE DE GracE, M., Jan, 20.—~Tho ico has gona from below tho railroad bridge for about a failo nbove. On the enatern side the ico oxtonds noarly down to the bridge. Tho ice is gorged bo- twoon tho island and Port Deposit, and tho back- .water floods Port Doposit. There is five'foet of wator botween the dopot and the street, Man; families havo boen taken from submerged dwell~ ings through windows. Tho ico in the river is immeneo. Hannisnore, Pa,, Jan, 20.—The ice is noarly ynne at this point. The Busquchanna has fallen our feot, The ice gorge continues near Will- iamsport, but the water is falling. An ice gorge has formed near Safo Harbor. AMUSEMENTS. A'VIORER'S THEATRE, When tho nnnouncoment was made that tho most famous and successful of modern drama- tists, Dlon Boucicault, was to play an ongage- mont at MoVickor's Thontro, thore was raised an oxpectation which the firat weol of his appear- anco failed to realizo. Everybody know ho could construct dramns with marvellous power and ingenuity, and the publio was propared for s rich treat. ‘* Arrah-na-Pogue” did not fill the bill; Shaun the Post, though n smooth, even, finished, consistent croation, foll & littlo short of tho suporior excollonce anticipated. Perhops tho plan was ertfully and skilfully devieed. May be it was the regular dramatioway of bring- ing ou tho climax,—commoncing moderately, and working up the effect gradually and by de- groes, Whatover the motive, the plot suoceods, and the curtain falls upon a magnificont denouc- ment. Tho highest point of sucooss was reachod 1ast night fu “Korry,” concorning which, othor than that ithad boen callod * brilliant,” ¢ charm- ing,” oto., nothing was known in Chicago, whoro it Liad novor beon given, Thon we hiad the ous- tomary aftornoon and evoning snow-storm, so that people were disinclined to venturs out in large numbers and run tho risk of something wholly new. To thoso who stayed away it will bo 2 consollng roflection that there aro, at least, five more nights and a matines in which to seo * Kerry,” not to sao which is to forogo ono of the most dolicious dramatia morsols concelvable, It is, of its poouliar order, what Bimpson & Co.” wasg a short time boforo —viz.: As near porfogtion a3y tho theatre-goer could wish or imngine ; somothing delightful at the taking, and, like rare old wine, loaving & good taste in tho mouth. Both as an retor and an author, Mr. Boucioault can well afford to fall baclk upon !* Kerry," for in-both respeots it must bo considored one of tho moat notable produc- tlons of tho age. In dovising the story aud elaborating tho movement, ho muet have found bimself uncontclously loaving tho stage and dramatio art out of the question for the time, sinco tho result was—not a drama, but s photograph; mnot a pen-skotoh, but a sun-pic- turo; ono of thoso happy concolts of porfoct naturalnoss so rare and gratetul on tho stage, ‘What littlo plot thoro ia in tho story is noithor thrilling nor remarkable—shnply a young wifo DBlanche Desmond (Mrs. Myers), stricken with griof at the supposod loss of hor husband (Mr. Aloxandor) at ses; hior honlth rapldly waating away under tho afiliotion, in spite of tho efforts of hor siater (Miss McAllister), & friend, Cap- tain Coldham (Mr, Power), tho famuly physician, Dr. Mellish (Mr. Lanagan), and sn old and veluod sorvant, & gray-honded, warf-heartod, occentrio ol Irishman, namod Kerry (M, Bou- cleault), Tho supposed dond and lost one sud- donly returns, flvst rovonling himeolf to Kerry, who, feating the fatal ofteot upon Iilancho's duli- onto mystem, takes XKale into his counsols, nand botwoon thom they fix up s sohomo to brosk it gontly to hor, ‘This i3 tho outlive of the story. A very mengro, commonplace affalr, would bo the natural conolusion. But'n plot ivn't n play ; thorofore, the story len't. Kerry" nor Xerry, The formor, as wo have eald, is a ravishing stage picture ; the latter a charactor, and, in Mr. Boucloault's hands, an imporsona- tion, without » knowa suvorior of its kind. Jet- fornon's R{p 10 nok more masterly {n concoption and trostment, Now quorulous, thon sonton- tioun; now ro humanly patlctle ns to compel the covort Dblowing of nosos by tho oldest stagers, nnd nagaln bubbling over with tho richest of humor and the most gonfune of Erintams—suck is Mr. Boncicault’s Kerry, a consinnt altoration oflights dnd nhadds, o tear and n laugh changing pincos, * Billiant”™ and ! chirniing” aro tho play and tho nctor, but thoy are moro than that.” A yoing Iady, loaving tho theatro after tho curtaln foll, said: “ Doautitull™ A youig géntloninu i “Olorlous " Anolderly play- mnnnces: ¢ Deliclous " “Hohad it right, It was dolicloun, Nothing ocouryed to undenorve iho high praiao no wiahimously s;mkon. Undor tho* incitomeont of Mr. Bouclenult's nrtistlo rondition, each mombor of tha cnat did wnusually woll, and a thoroughly natisfactory porformanco u all re- spacts wiw the rasult. i . Provions to * Korry,"” Agnes Robortoon (Mrs. Bouclonult) appedra fi a protty littlo comedlotis, “Milly, tho AMaid" with the Milking Pail,” in which slio givos a fresh and charming specimon of hor peculiarly pléasing powors woll support« od by Mosars, - Rhiol DBarry, Aloxandar, and . Lonagan, Tho farco, “Turn Him Out,” opsus the performance, Insting twonty . ‘miuutes, and ., ehabling tho aundlanco to got woll seatad boforo the genuine on- tertainmont bogina, Tho same bill is underlined for ovor; nvunmr this woek. Good things got nolsod about qu nkli' and it is safo.to predict that a snow-storm wlil not suflico to provent o orowded houso to-night. OPERA TOUFFE. Tho Aimeo opors bouffo scnson commenced Inat ovening at Aiken's Theatro withan over- floylug houge, nud, for a rarity in tho records ot opora bouffo, tho audidenco was largely com- poscd of the rogular habitues who used to throng the Opora Houso in Italian days, Peoplo in these stringont timos avidontly want to langh and bo amusod, and wont o, groot tha Grande Duchosso and hor “ famouxregimant ' of Gorol utoin, dotormined to onjoy it. In this detar- mination they wore very csgontially aided by the tmuv’n and “tho theatro itself, which In ad- mirably ndapted for opors bouffe. In- its complots onsomblo = the trompe i not oqual to the Tostee troupe which was hore some yonra ago, but it is an immense improvemont upon tho troupe whichMile, Aimeo brought hore Inst yoar. It hasa Fritz (Juteau) and Wanda (Mlle, Roland) who can _sing, Like nll troupes, it has & Princo Paul (Bertlion) and Baron Puck (Marcus) who can't sing at all.” 'Ila chorun is largo and wall trained, snd sing with excollont );rculalon, which is & slmnq ;lilalnt in the musical nonsonso of Offenbach. What the orchesira can do io yot to be determined, a8 tho seoros did not arrive lnat evoning, and it had to play from momory, the conductor doing n largo slaro of the work on the plano, Considerin this drawback, howover, it was got num:Pg very croditably. Mlle. Aimee's Duchesse in serving of groat credit, for the roason that it is destitute of vulgarity and the lascivious sug: finl(nnu with which Tosteo mado it intolorablo, this respoot she vory closely ressmblos Lam- balo, althongh she hins moro dramatio power, and much moro complote command of stage busi- nesn. In thosccond act scono with Frilz, and the can-can olosing tho sct, whera the tompta- tion to overdo is strong, this is specially obsory- ublo, and it cerainly deserves credit. For all this iho character does not loso in Interest. Bho invests it with an exuborance of rollicking jollity and gonuiue Fronch vivacity and osprit, which aro in much bettor taato than ‘Tosteo’s vulgar gaucherio, aud produce constant burlesque morriment in the best form. Tho {x!ny of countenance and quaintnoess of gosture, ho mischievous glance of tho eyo, and pout of tho lip, the snap ot the finger and graceful tosn of tho arm, all do their patt in illustrating the charactor without once violating the rules of deconoy. Tudged by tho rulos of logitimato mueio, Mllo. Aimee is-but a medium singer. Judged by tho rules of opera bonffo, which vio- Intes all Iaws of musio, sho oxactly fils the bill, for, witly the excoption of tho sorlous aria * ‘Ditez Iui," the music is, aftor all, but comio musienl declnmatiorn which admits of all sorts of libertics, s much of the music is in tho style 08 woll au the voico , and it matters little, thero- fore, whother tho singor bo a prima donna or no, provided sho bavo s voico of ordinary powor and ploasantness, Hor singing was enthusi- astically rocoived by tho audlonce, ‘which demanded encores for tho Sbro song, the * Ah! que j'aimo les militairos,” tho Al c'ost un famoux regiment,” and the “Ditoz Iul,” At {ho end of tho first act sho was honored with & call beforo tho curtain, and, nt tno ond of tho sccond, withy o triplo call growing out of a ludicrous mishap to Baron Puck's wig in tho can-can, which was found hanging to Prince Paul's button atter tho latter had at- temptod a fiying leap ovor the former's shouldora. -Duchosno _ {s the Bamo admirable General Boum dramatically he over was, but ] o voice has lost tho sonority and resonance it nsed to possoss. In ncting the charnctor, however, Le nover loses its identity for an instant. He has not an idle moment ou the stage. Juteau is tho best Fritz we have ever had hore. 1o hasa 00d strong tonor voice without any particular unefulnoss about it oxcapt in some of the upper tonos whioh are very effectivo, but ho sings with groat onso and cloarness in cnunciation. His volco is o qoorl opera bouffa voice, for the reason that it is always clear and tolling,-a quality which is of more importance than any lyrio character- istics. Ifis concoption of tho character isad- mirablo, and_Lis spirit, vivaclty, and prompt- neas, make him su excellont countorpart for Aimeo, As wo have snid bofore, neithor Baron Puch nor Prince Paul ean sing, and why thoso two charactors should always isppen to fall into tho hands of thoso who'can't sing is ono of the mysteries of .opora bouffo. I action, however, both aro very mel, and mako the cast very strong, dramatically. The minor parts nro fairly givon—thet is given as well ag we may ever oxpect to soo them givon, As g wholo tho representation was excoedingly creditablo, and if the romsining performances of the weok come up to tho standard of 'Ln Grande Duchesse," it will bo a very successful weok of opera bouffe. ANNOUNCEENTE. The Apollo Musical Club gives its firat recop- tion this evening, at Standard Hall, upon which oceasion it will bo_aesisted by Migs Jeasica Has- eell and_Mr. Goldbeck, the {Ainnifit. Mr, Foltz end Mr, Bowen, members of tho Club, also have golos, and tho Club itsclf will sing several part nongs. ‘Tho ontortairment is ngvnn oxolusively to those who have been invited. The Bnglish Opora troupo givo a concert this evening at the Michigan Avenue Bngl[at Church, with a very attractive programmoe. Miss Hersoo, Miss Howson, Mra. Hoguin, Mr. Bowler, Mr. all, and tlo Mosars. Clark will sing. M. Jool, the agent of the Lucea Lialian Opora troupe, Liab arrived In the oity, and aunouncos that tho sosson will commonce at MoVioker's Thoatro Feb. 8. Lucca will appear on the opon- ing night in “Favorita.” 1OOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, ‘Tho new play of ‘' Fato,” written exprossly for this theatre, entored upon its second wook at Tlooley's Inst evening, s good audionca being progont. -Tho pieco is now onacted with spiril and offoct by the various membors of the' com- pany, and tho }:nrmrmnnce is a thoroughly good one. ' Nothing finer in sconery and stage appoint- ments hay evor boon produced in Chicago. Tho intorior of Rose Cottago is a beautiful picture, and well desorves tha hearty round of npplause which it receivos oach night. Now that overy- thing is working smoothly, and tho publioc has accopted *! Fato™ as n succéasful modern socioty drama, tho management should find time to attond to the faw little inconsistencies of dotail the overlooking of which was expected the firs weok., For instanco, Juno Temple (Misa Sol- don), just arrived on tho train, makes hor ap- earanco - in an claborato full dress of ight, gauzy matorisl, such as no lady' would evor woar on n railway journoy, Then in the cottago scone, looking out upon & anowy, wintry landseapo, Alrs. Far- aday (Miss Mook) passes by tho window and on- tors the drawing-room, olad in a thin summer costuma throughout, which is moro dressy than cold weathor wraps wonld be, but Miss ~Meok would cortainly froozo to death if sho waro no heavior covering than n small cropo shawl in the middlo of winter anywhero else than on the stage. At tho best, thero is enough that is un- real on the stage without falling into orrors ao ensily correctod ay thoso, * Fato will Lo given overy night this weok, and at tho Weducsday aud Baturday matinecs. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, A house full of ardent admirors grested Mr. Jouoph Murphy at the Academy of Musio Inst ovoning, NI‘; ono Prelopdn to find n “ Holp" & drama of oxtrnordinary maorit, but it is rendered intorosting, attraolive, and immensoly popular Dby the bu Eul of upecialtios introduoed by Blr. Murphy, who, bosides boing n comedian of ox- collont” ability, posuesses tho rare faculty of loaning and ontertaining his anditora from trat o lagt, Ho remains at tho Acadomy for this weok only, appearing oach night in * Holp," besides Wedncrday and Saturday matinees. MYERS' OPERA HOTRE, The woolk is & notable one at M{Brn' Opera Houts, where, in addition Lo » fino list of Lucnt corlk speoinlties by tho talented mnombors of tho Arlington, Cotton and Kembla Minatrel Com- ony, & now burlosque, oalled * Arrah-no- rogho,” i being produced in splendid styl The castlo scone is one of Halley's most succoss- ful affarty. and woull ha an alicz it wra. duced at MaVickor's, Tho birlesque ftelf is oxtremoly funny, nnd in brought out with n dogroe of perfeotion in riconic appolntments, costumos, proportios, oto., rarely reached in'n minatrol 'performanco. Tho haru-door jig of Mnokin and Wilson is a decldoed fonturo, “whilo Aslington, Qotton, Rico, And tho rest appoar at tholr very funnieat, RIXON'N AMPHITIIEATRE, Profosgor Macallistor, who ha, Prabnhly, 1no suporior In tho domain of illusory fogordomain, openod at Nixon's Amphithoatro, last ovening, to o foir nudlence, His programmo embracen a Inrgo numbor of fonts of proatidigitation peou- liar to himsgolr, whilo the faot that” 100 prizes of goor, who had scon his hundrods of pnrlor-',?,3;{,1‘?:':“}:1]':.'8;]"° Qlaisiintad exoh nlght no ly to tho.nitractivencss of hie ontoriatrmente, s M e = TAX-DEEDS IN CITY SALES. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes Sm: A few days since, my attention wae oalted to the eubjoct-mattor ombraced in yonr sttlolo in_Bundsy's odition, concorning the issuing of tax-doodn In city sales, ‘The Inw, s I undoratand it, s, that, to entitle a party to a ax-doed, he must comply with the following condltion, viz.: Berve a notico ontho pordon in posnession, and also the person I whosd name tho lond {8 nssosncd, if ho can, aftor due diligence, Le foud in the county, at lonst throo months bofore tho expiration of the time for redomption; in which notico ho shall state whon ho purchasod, for what yosr taxed or apeolally assossod, and wheu tho time of ro- domption.oxpives. If no persou is in posses- sion, and tho porson in wheao namo the land was assoased cannot bo found in tho county, then tho notico shall bo published threo timos,—thd firat not logs than fivo months, and tho Isst not loes than throo months, boforo tho time of redomptfon shall expiro. Tho purchaser ehall moko an ofiidavit of complisnce with tho fnrugolng,—ntnl(n;i ‘plrflculnrly the facts reliod upon as uch compliance. This affidavit is to bo filed with tho Clork, and 1s prinia facic evi- donoo that the roquirad notice has been given. At any timo aftor the o:Plrntian of two yoara from tho dato of tho salg, © if fho same shall not Ahave been redeemed,” and on “the production of tho cortificato of purchase and dffdavit and notico, ho may roceive his tax-dood. Tho words above quoted from the law, ‘it the samo shall not hiave boen redcemed,” impose a duty upon tho officer isauing the dood to dotermine tho faot of rodomption, Usually hio would obtain this in- formation from tho rocord in. his office; but, it that record hos beon destroyed, I'know of no way for him to ascortain tho fact, oxcopt by afil« davit, or the finding of somo Court. ~ If ho un: dortakes to do 1t by afiidavits, hio is assuming the prorogativos of & "Court, whoreby tho rights of partios, ono of whom Is not’ pres- ooty ~aro ' affeoledy whioh I dooman unenfo procceding, It meoms to mo that the party sooking the deed must establish the faot of non-redemption by some judicial procecding, In'rogard to tax-sales heretofore made by the city, tho Revonue law, when it took away the wer from the olty suthoritios to iesuo s tox- oed, and tranaferred it to tho County Clork, did not provide for tn\nn(errin? to tho Coun? Olerlc's offleo the rocord of city tax-sales; and, consoquontly, be has no record showing any- thing about them. How, thon, {s-ho to determine the fack of non-redemption ? Tlo ought not to by afidavit, and ho cannot by arecord, It would "have beon botter Liad tho city authorities filed in tho office of the County Clork cortifiod copies of thelr record, which by Iaw aro ovidonco; or the Clerk might require that the applicant for tho deed should bring him o cortificato from tho city authoritios of the foots in tho cage. thoso rocords of redemption have hoon dostroyod, the quea- tion -is, Whose duty is it tfo restoro thom? Is tho eity, who haas got the money, . bound to rostors them, in ordor to protect par- tios who have rodeomed? Orisit the duty of the party who bhas allowed his pm&orty'to be sold, and has cured this blot on his titls by dulnp_i all the law required of him, viz.: paying tho city the money? Or ia it tho duty of the purchasor at tho tax-sale, who holds his cortifi- cato, and who lins compliod with all the requiro- mauts of law; by giving tho notico and making the afiidavit? 'If thore is not now some casy and inexponsive modo whoreby the record of re- demption can bo restored, onoshould bo pro- vidod for by law. I donotsupposo the holdor of n tax-cortificato would hava an action ngainst tho Olerl for refusing to issue & deed, in tho ab- sence of .record-ovidenco of redemption; and, if I am correct in this, 1t would scem to beinoum- bent upon the holder of the cortificate to 500 to it that the praof is antablinhad. 1 am now proparing instructions to the County Olork in regard to issuing tax-decds, and I havo requestod Mr. Drewry' (Mr, Pollak's clerk in chargo of tax-mattors) to ask Mr. Tuloy to pro- aro 80 muoh of such instructions as relatos to o quostion of evidoncoof redemption from city fax-palos. Itis proper {hat all persons.who havo redeemod from tax-sales, as well as those who are fairly cntitled to doeeds, should know what is roquired of them in tho promises, in ordor. th\‘;qthoir_rlghts may bo established, and not be clouded. that the titles to proporty shall You say the L}l’:unt l);w provides that ‘The Oounty Olerl shell filo such affidavits in the case of citysalos in the ofiice of the City Comptroller, whero the records are kept." other this is tho correct construction, is a question of some doubt. The afidavit and cortificate and notico are the evidenco on which tho doed is issned. Now, Bection 223 of tho law reads as followa: ! County Olerks shall record the evidence upon which decds aro issuod, and bo entitled to tho snmo feos therefor that may be allowed by law for recording decds.” Boction 217 seems to favor your construction, and, possibly, both may stand, Bo a8 to require them to bo recorded in both places. But, oven had this been done, it wouhr have settlod nothing in rogard to the evi- dence of redomption, for the Qlerk could not get ossession of thoso papers to filo with tho om) tmfiunrunfll ho had issued the deed. Ra- spectful ours, 5 v Janes P. Roor, County Attornoy, Cintoaao, Jau, 20, 1878, - BASE BALL. For want of n quorum, the mooting of tho stockholdors of Chicago Bage Ball Assoclation, last evening, adjourned to meet to-morrow even- ing at half-past 7 o'clock, at Ublich's Hotel, cornor of Btato and Twenty-socond streots. A full meeting is requosted, a8 mattors of vital im- portance will be considered. . Rallrond Nows, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Inontox, 0., Jun. 20.—The_election on the 18th Inst., in I‘m{ Township, Lawronce County, Ohio, resulted in tho defent of tho tax for the Ohio Valloy Railroad. 3 MILWAUKEE, Jau., 20.—Tho XYowa & Minnesota division of the Milwaukeo & B8t. Peul Railroad has beon cloaréd of the immenso snow-drifts, and trains aro now running on time, The roads in Wisconain are also cloar. New Yonx, Jan, 20.—The Diractors of tho To- ledo, Wabash & Western Railway, to-day, au- thorlzed the issuc of 86,000,000 worlh of mort~ gage bonds, to run thirty years and bear 7 per cent gold interost, and to be used to steol rail and addlt(om)l{ equip the road. Tho work is oxpected to last two or threo years. &ha Now York, Boston & Northorn Railroad Company and the Harlem Extonsion Company votng to-day to consolidate’ as tho New Yorx, Boston & Montroal Railrond, Geo. H. Brown was chosen Prosident ; John Q. Hoyt, Vice Pres- ident, and o full list of Directors, ‘Wueenivg, W. Va., Jon, 20.—The Council of this oity, aftor a protracted scssion, has, at half- past 1 {his morning, paesed the ordinances sub- seribing £300,000 to tho Whooling & Lako Erio Railroad Cowpany, and $300,000 to the bridge. —_— Xkiver News. OrNoINNATY, Jan, 20.—Tho conl flect that was do- tainedin tho froszo-up between Parkersburg and Marietta srrived horo this morning. The up- rivor packots have ol laid up on secount of the hoavy Allcgheny riso, which is expectod to razch Lero to-night, "Mail boats for Louiavillo will be the only doparturcs tn-dnx. ‘The river is rising fast, but vory little ico Is floating. Prrrsponon, Jan. 20.—Tho rivor has fallon 11 foot. The wonther iy more moderato, and suow Ling been falling the greater part of the forenoon. Tho Granito State arrivod lato last night. No tows vontured out with coal. Caro, Ill., Jau, 20—Noon,—No arrivala or do- arturos, Heavy fco in both rivers ; very heavy n the Misslasippl, Tho wenthior is waym, thaw- ing, and cloud, —— A Stabbing Affcny. KexoonA, Wis,, Jan. 20.—A stabbing affray ocourred in this nh.y about 1 o'clock this_aftor- noou in tho gne-fitting ostablishment on Markot slroct, botieen two young men named DBrown and_DBrady, employéd in tho establishment. DBrady stabbed Brown i the left side just below thohonrt, Drady s now in custody. g % A Finnncinl £rotests BAN FraNoisco, Jan. 20.—All prlnclsn\ busl- noou firmis fn northorn’ Avizonn have addressed & & potition to tho Becrstary of War ropresont- ing {bo unfitnesy of Tncaon as a general and 25 dovasltoxy Al Gaxampent fands an eccount of Ils romotcness, and only ronched by ronds thruu%h hostilo counlry. Tho potitionors desiro that Prescott bo mado & place of doposit, or that San Fran- clson bo noloctod for that purposs, ne waa tho onko boford, whon two paymastors mado alters nate trips from that olty irito the Torritory, R S Obituary. Loxbod, Jan, 2n.——-nn1’:u“to ‘Wriothosloy Noal, tho well-known English hoologian, {s dead. O-m\m’, 11, Jan, 20—, G. Irwin, o businoss man woll known Lera and clsowhoto, diod yos- torday, after a long illness. Mesreins, Jan, 20.—Major E. A, Boncher, ong of tho mont talonted Inwyers of thin bar, died this morning of pnoumonin, 'The Courts all ad- Journ to-morrow fu respect to his momory, Wasnmiatox, Jan, 20.—Mrs. Mary A.r\{'nlker, widow of th frtn Robert . Wallter, dled hore yesterday, fBho was a granddaughtor of Bonja- min Franklin, e S O i+ Binot B’rith, Evaxgvinne, Ind, Jou, 20.—Tho District Grand Lodgo of the D'nol B'rith clogod its sostlon horw to-day. In the ovening tho Thisbe Lodgo of that order ontertained thio mombers in_a banquot and_ball, the most brilliaut evor bold horo. Bpooshen from Augnst Brentano, of this oity, Mr. Kilogshaber, of ouisvillo, Mayor Butterlleld, of this clty, Alr. Bambergor, of - diannpolis, Jacob Wolff, of Cincinnati, Dr, Sonnansclietn, aud Isodoro Bunch, of 8t. Liouls, ond M. Horschberg, of Louisville. Gonornl Lee’s Birthday, BAYNANAY, Ga,, Jan, 20.—Loo's birthday was celebrated with great cclat hero to-day, on which accasion the firat parado of the mfl’flu‘y since the war {aolk &30‘:0. The First Georgln Voluntocrs, Eightoonth Battalion, the Choatham Artillory Battery, and Georgln Hussars paraded in uniform. Gonoral Wedo m\mfiton delivored an addross. Tho day was gonorally obgervod as :hholldny, and rosemblod tho 4th of July before 0 War. e egp oy Alleged Embezzloments 1. Toms, Jan, 20.—Charles Bpnuldlng, of the Olymgla Thentre, caused tho "nrrest on Baturday last of A, L. Downs, charging him with embez- zloment to tho amount of £50,000. Downs was roloased on bail to-day in 610,000.” Tho omboz- zloment is alloged to have boon committed dur- ing tho partnorship of Downs and Bpaulding in tho liquor businoss over & yenr ngo. ALl for Love,”? Bpectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dayrow, O., Jon, 20.—A young man namod Gondor attompted suicide by taldng arsenic, but was discovered in time for the doctors to enve his lifo. This is his third attompt at sclf- destruction. Bome fow eoke ago hocut his throat, but tho wound wag not deep enough to rovo fatal, He is now olosoly watched by his amily, The causc of these mad acts issup- ‘posed to bo disappointment in love. The Toledo Water Works Fight. Torrpo, Q., Jon. 20.—At a_largoe moeting of cltizons held this ovening to discues tho condlict- ing olaims of authority on tho patt of the City Council and Wator Works’ Trustees, in the con- struction of tho wator works, resolutions sus- taining tho Trustoes, and pledging them sup- port, wore unanimously adoptod; also a rosolu- tion opposing certaln proposed amondmonts of the municipal codo. < Telegraphic Brovities, At Cedar Falls, Jowa, Fitz Roy Seasions, ox~ Deputy United Statos Marshal, sovorely nmfibod Har azlitt in the neck while engaged in a drunken sproe. Had it nol been for medical attondance the result “would have been fatel. Aul it is, Hazlitt etanda & fair prospect of recov- ering. . Tkfi:m have been slaughteroed in Dea Moines, 5o far this sonson, 86,518 hoga. _ - Buicide. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ortawae T T 50,27, Galloway, aa old sottlor: of thig dounty, living near Strantor, on ‘Thuradsy Inst committed suicide by ocutting his throat with a butcher knife. Ho wasa wealthy man, owing no dobts. Ho had manifosted symp- toms of insanity for eome timo. New Orlenns Markots. NEW OnLEAws, Jan, 20,—DIEADSTUFFs—Tlour firm 3 tzablo X, $5.00@9.00 family,$10.00@11.00, Corn scarco ot 760, Qats Airm at 40@50C. ‘Braw—Dull at $1.35. HAv—Bcarco snd firm ; cholce, $10. Provisioxs—Tork dull st m.uu@ls.u:s dry_salt % 5 m at 5XGO) i ‘u"‘}‘n{‘.‘ SARTNS:, Theon o st SHelNe B@8H0 ; keg, IX@UNC. = e "-gngfdnmnnfl fatr 3 infertor, B@030 ; common, T@73(c ; fair to fully fair, TEBXS ; primo, 9@9)o. Molissea—demand good ; centrifugal, S5@ 406 { common, 45@500 ; primo ta aholce, 53@03C, Cof- feo firm 8t 10 @193, _Winskeg—Firm ; Loulsiana, 930, No Westorn here, CorroN—Active, casler ; eales 8,000 bales good ordic gy, Ing; low midaliag, 1630} midaliag, 106 middling Ofleans, 103c. Hoceipts, 1,102 Dbalcs ; ox- posts, consty 101 bales . Liverpool, 6,600 bles; Hivre, 3,410 bales ; stock, 171,901 bales. -MARRIED, . Kloy, 253 South Desplainos-st., . Wil fiam Hansed, Josiah J. Sparrow to Tiatriat Bf. Wickins, both of London, Eoglsnd. f o) OLARK—00X~On Wodnesday, Jan. 15, at the rosfs annommflmamfimnfn& fov. B, BY. Tarkhurat, Bir. A, A, Clark to Biiss Elfa Cox. 1\3 cudl.h WI ADGER—In this olty, Jan. 5, bytho Rev. D e, Mo e Wiy 158,10 b2 e Rar., or, of Mound Prairio, Wis. Kenosha papors DLIOH-KLING—On Sunday, Jan. 18, at tha roridonco of the bridu'a morhor, SI5. South Parkas., by tha Rav. Dr. Adler; dacub M. Fricdilch, of Plqus, Ofi to Esther Kling, of this oity, Cinolanati, Dayton, ax Now York papors ploasa cops. DIED, MONURNEY—In this city, Jan, 1373, Babina Coan, I R R R v , Wednosday, Jan. ‘Papors ploaso'copy. orth Poor} oral from No, Boston, Mast 2, 8410 olook a. in AUCTION SALES. By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., ‘WM., A BUTTERS & (0, ATUCTIONBEERS, (ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1830). Offigo and Salesrooms, Nos, 56 und 57 South Canal-st., Wil hold Weokly Salos throughout the year 1575, Mondays—REAT, RETATE, Taowdaye—BOOTS AND SHOES, N;y}';d'n?}'fip_uousus. OANRIAGES, AND HAR. Thufadays—DRY GOODS, OLOTHING, HATS, &o. u%: £ HOUSEHOLE GOODS Rl it Cash advances | d:iuda on rocolpt of Merchandise. Con- oitod. 12 PIANO FORTES, NEW AND SECOND-HAND, AT ATOTWION, Qn TUESDAY, Jan. 31, at 10 o'olock, at55and 81 Soath “UtH% WA, A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionsors. Great Catalogue Sale CARRIAGES, Top Bugsies, Rockaways, Phactons, Open Buggies, Gutters, Double and Single Harness, Sleigh ind Carriage Robes, AT ATTCOWIION, 0o WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 1873, salo commoncing at 18 o'slock 8, m., at the Oarriago Dopository, Noa, 35, 27, 20 and 81 ‘West Washington-st., near corner Oanal-st,, Chieago, & Balo poromptory for cash. Evyory Oarrlago guaran- tead, WM. A, BUFTERS & CO., Auctionoors. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Fury, Hosiery, Boots, Shoes, &o., AT AUTOCTION, On THURSDAY, Jan. 25, at 10 o'clock, at 55 and 57 Boutl Canal-zt. WL, A, BUTTERS & 00., Auctlonesrs. By GEO. P, GORE & CO. 300 cAsES BOOTS AND SHOES WILL BIS OFFERED AT AUCTION, On WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, at o) a. m, b GKO, P, o 3 ndse Thandotoh i oo A B B Hehade Tandelatgt Advertlsewents Itocelved Too Luto for Classt fentlous QGENTB WANTED_FOR F. P, BEOK'S KLRO. Db e TR} 0 Oil Jiootidor. Call at 183 "Woat Andison-st.,