Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1873, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRI UNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 2! 1873. - TCRMS OF THE TRIBUNE, ZENMR OF AUDACRIPTION (PAYATLE 1 ADVANCE) D Daily, by mail,.... 512,004 Bunds 2.3 e Wookly (SO0 Weday 2.0 Tarts of n yorr at tho samo rate. “I'o provant dolny aud mistakes, bo sure and aive Pout Of.co address In full, including Btato and County. Temittancos may bo mado olthor by denft, axproas, Ofico otdor, or in rexiatorod Tatlors, ab ourrleke i xcoplod, 56 c 3 i dolrercis oy sacohicd 56 conts Dor wook: Address I TRINUNE OOMPANYn ‘Cornor Madfson mt Daarborn-ste., Chioago, 1. Post OONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE, FIRST PAGH~Washington Nows: Proooodings in Cone “aross; 'Tho nvestigatlons—Advortisomants, BEOOND PAUL—ThoShort Rontoto tho Sea: Addross by Govoror Brosa ou tha Transportation Question— Dofactivo Bulldlug: Tho Remody—Washington Lot tor—Litoratura, PUIRD PAGE—Polico Doard Muddios—Tho Porfumory War—Ratiroad News—Tho Law Conrts-Porsonal— Tho Tuokor Caso—"Tho Calumot Dan—Advortiso- nts, FOURTIL PAGI~Fdltorinla—Cuirront News Tems, TLRTIL PAGE—Yesterday's Proccedings tn tho Illinota Goneral Asscmbly—Tolcgraph Markols—Advortiso- uionts. BTXTIL PAGE-Monatary and Commurcial, KEVENTH PAGE—County Allairs—Tho Troublos of tho *" Farmer [communicatlon]—Small Advortiremontat Tteal Estato, For Sato, o Rout, Wanted, Boardiug, Lodging, ate. TIGNTH PAGK-TForcign Nows—Sinto Leglslaturos— New Vork Nows.-Mlsoollancous Tolograms. TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. ATKDEN'S THEATRE—Wabash avehus, cornor of Con- pross strgat, Almoo Opora Moutfa Trouo, ** Genovlore do Brabant," MVICKER'S THEATRE-Madlson streot, botwoon ‘Rtato ond Doarbern, Engagoment of Dion Bouclcault Lad wifo, **Korry; or Night and Morulog.” ** Arrah ua Pogoo.! ACIDEMY OF MUSIO— Halsted stract, south of Madieon. Rogagomoht of Jesoph Murphy, *‘1olp.". FOOTEY'S OPERA THOUSE—Randolph streat, bu- theen Clauk and ‘LaSalle. Now Comedy Compauy. Wt MYERS' OPERA HOUSE—Monroo streot, botwoon Btato and Dostborn, Ariington, Cotton & Komblu's Miustrol aud Burlosqua Tronpo, Ethlupian Comicalltios. GLOBE THEATRIE—Dosplatnos streot, botwoon Madi- sonand Wagldnygton, Dramatle and Musteal Variotios. XO:'S AMPIITHEATRIE-Clinton, botwoon Wash- fuaton zod Raudolyh strets, Macailistar, BUSINESS NOTICES. BATOHELOR'S HAIR DYE. THIS SPLENDID bairdso da tho boot i tho world: Tha ouly trme and por- soct dye, Harmlosw, ieliablo, nud instantancous; no disap- golutmont; e ridiouluus Hiits or uapleasant edor. Ttomo- . e thio 11l ol ota of bad (yes and washes, Prodiicos fin- fi 5t ) erb black or natural brown, and loavos tho e ke R antitu o womitae, signd W AR S0 Dy il digglats. OIARLES SATONGLOIE, Proyrtotor, N. Yo % The Chitge Tribumne, Thursdny Morning, Jonuary 23, 1878. Tho Sennte voted yostorday, two to one, to aboliel the franking privilogo after July noxt. Tho Senate Lins passed tho Sloop bill, with an nmendment raising tho number of vessels to be ‘built to 10, as it stood originally. * Governor Oglesby has been ofiicially declared * Unitod States Senator-olect, and announces that o will rosign the Govornorship to-dsy, at noon. Thiers continues his sickening sleughter on tho plain of Batory. Three more Communists woro shot yosterday. . Ton others are to bo im- prigoned for lifo. ‘The Btato Benato has passed, withont & dis- sonting voto, the bill postponing the collection of taxos now duc until March 10, next, and it has recoived tho signature of tho Governor. Mr. Bhollabarger's bill, to croate a Bonrd of Commissioners of Commorco and to give boun- ties to Amorican ship-builders, was Inid on the tablo yosterday in tho Houso, by a voto of 121 to 24, Tho Ohio Sonate haa rofused to consider a bill opposing Senator Sherman’s plan for ihe ro- sumption of speclo payments, and instructing Ropresentatives of Ohio in Congress to vote for additional issues of légal tenders, and against any contraction of the currency. The credentials of tho two Benators from Lou- islana to fill tho unoxpired torm of Senator Kel- logg woro prosonted to the Scnato yestorday. The Commitico on Elections, in deciding be- tweon those contestants, must neods review the wholo Louisiana muddle. LIcNulty, failing togot o supersedeas, produces & witness who swenrs that, on the night of the murder, she sew Mrs, McNulty lying in tho yerd, suffering from o govere fall, to which she ‘bolioves her death was duo, and not to any vio- . lonco on the part of hor husband. Attorney Genoral Cutts, of Yows, gives his opinion that the use of the funds of tho Agri- cultural Collego for spoculative purposes, which Rankin, tho State Trensurer, confosses to have mado, i a erimo fully covered by tho laws of tho State. The only course to bo pursued in the cage is an indictment, trial, and couviction. Tho Towa Industrisl Convention, now in ses- sion at Des Moines, was addressed last evening by the Hon, Willism Bross, on the subjoct of transportation, A full rnpbrt of his remarks will be found in our columns, and should bo read in commoction with our Quobee -cor- respondenco, which views the same subject from tho Conndian point of viow. Canadn feola the nood of botter communication with tho United Btates not less than tho farmers of tho West. A railrond is now under way to connect Chicago and Quebeo, and the Dominion Bonrd of Trado s proparing o momorinl to tho noxt Canndian Parliomont to ostablish reciprocal trade and to improve the navigation of the 8t, Lawrenco. A bill has boon roported to the Senato, by tho Tinanco Committeo, nltoring tho value of the Englieh pound seterling ne oxpressed in our monoy; or, a8 it would bo moro accurate to #ay, rocognizing tho differenco In the par of exchange betweon tho pound and the dollar caused by tho difforenco betwoon our standard and that of tho 9ld Moxican dollnr, on which the former rate of exclange wags besed. An English pound was worth 4.44 4-9 Moxican dollars, and this retlo onco established has beon maintained in our doalings with Eogland, but tho actunl valuo of our coina is loes than that of tho Moxican dollar, It takos 4,80 05-100 of our dollara to oqual the waluo of & pound storling, The billof the Fi- nanco Committao simply rocognizos thislattor os tho actual valuo, and proscribos that after noxt January contracts on tho basly of §4.444-7 toa pound ahall bo void, and that exchange shall bo at tho rato of $4.86 65-100 to o pound. Tho Pall Mall Budget, which is one of tho ‘bost informed papers in England, in a late num- bor discussed tho Loulsinna political complica~ tion and the recont carpot-bag scandals In the Bouth Carolina Loglulaturo, end very naturally wondora how auy Amorican who yaluoy tho roputation of lis country ean nequiesco In tho prolongod dogradation of sonio of tho moat fomous mombers of tho Unlon, Tho Dud- get nddes *‘Suraly soven yonrs of sub- jection to mnogro govornmont is punish- ment onough eoven for rocbols, Or, If Northern vengeanco is nob yob sated, ennnot somo modo of gratifying it bo discovered whicl shall not reduco an intogral part of tho United Btatos to tho politleal lovel of Mispanioln?” Tho DBudget {a not singular in its wondermont. A groat many pooplo in this country have beon porploxed in the pamo manner, and all the moro 80, na thoro 1s no suficlont reason why this un- fortunato condition of things n\mul!l exist. — e Mr. Brooke, in his supplomontary statomont conceorning bis connection with tho Crodit Mo- billor soheme, dwelt with considorablo forco upon tho circumatance tunt, both in and out of Congress, ho oxorted all the influenco ho had to intorost eapltalists in the building of the Paciflo TRoad, Boveral othor gentlemen, indeed most of thoso who lave enjoyed Credit Mobilior divi- dends, have beon snxions Lo mako It appoar that thoy wero similarly active in promotiug tho con- struction of o railrond to tho Paciflo, ns thongh thore were somo poculiar merit in the foresight and patriotlsm that di- rectod this active intorest. It siriken us that Credit Mobilier dividends aro a moro plausibla oxplanation of an intorest in the Pacifie Railroad than pure patriotism ; and that puro patriotism is not to bo constraed na an oxtonuation for tho connection of Congrossmon with the Crodit Mo- bilior soltomo, though most of - thoso who have tostifled bofore tho Commitico lavo ko con- colvod it. Ameo 8 on the stand again, with his momory ronowed and doonments at his back, and i tos- tifying with great offect. 1lo saya that ho paid Mr. Colfax a dividond of $1,200 inn chack to tho order of the Iattor, which {sin the possession of thoBorgonnt-at-Arms. [Ioenys that he considers r. Colfax a8 still tho ownor of the Cradit Mobi- Yior stack, with dividends, o it hns not boon gold, and awnits his call. Mr. Colfax was pres- ont while Ames gave this teatimony, and deniod it in detail, Ho did not remombor having ro- colved a dollar from Ames, and ashed that the Sorgeant-at-Arms bo swnmoned with his ac- counts, Amos declaved Senators Conkling, Fow- lor, Bayard, and Wilson, of Massachueotts, and TRopreeentativo Blaine, frao from any connoction with the Orodit Mobilier, Dawes und Allison ‘bought and paid for stock, but aftorwards ro~ turnod it. Garflold toolk stock, which moro than paid for itsolf by dividends ; tho balance Ames paid him by cheolk for £329. This, ho snid, was what Garfleld called o loan. Kelloy, Scofleld, and Bingham wero oach ownora of stock. Tho statomonts of Wilson, of Town, ho corroboratéd. The Chicago produco markets were firm yes- torday, and brondstuffs were genorally nctivo, Meoss pork was quict, and Go per brl higher, at £11,85@11.90 cash, snd £12.26@12.30 soller March, TLanrd was quict, and Bo por 100 Ibs Digher, at $7.26@17.80 por 100 ba cash, and §7.60 @1.06 sollor March. Moats were firm at 3)}@ de for shoulders ; 53{@5}e for short ribs ; 83¢0 for short clear, and 78{c por Ib for- 16-Ib green hams. Drossed hogs woro active, and o por 100 1bs higher, closing at 9445 for hoavy, and 84,06 for light. Highwines woro quict and stendy, ab 880 per gallon. Flour was active and strong. Whoat was modorately sotive and 3{o lowoer, closing wealk at $1.243¢ cash, and §1.25}¢ goller Fobruary. Corn was notive and X@J¢o ligher, closing strong at 803{o cash, and Slo sollor February. Oata woro quiot, and a shado firmer, cloging nt 253¢o cash, and 265¢o sollor Fobruary. Ryo was moro activo, and firmer, ab 68@083ge. Barloy was dull and declined 13de, closing at 743go for No. 2, and 60c for No. 8. Livo hogs met with a brisk domand, end prices advanced to £8.70@1.00. Cattle wero in good domand and firmer. Bheep, also, were active, and commanded a slight advanco. The reported intention of Congress to leave with Mr. Boutwell the discretion to add to or take from the bulk of currency when ho plenses, 80 that ho shall not go boyond the $44,000,000 formorly retirod, is deserving of tho soverest consure. Itin nowise impoachos Mr. Dout- woll's honeaty to say that discrotionary power of this nature is dangorous to tho entire commorcinl intorests of tho country. It ia not difioult to concoivo of s varloty of cases in which such'a power may Lo used for speculn~ tivo purposes, to tho scrious dotriment of busi~’ ness interests overywhere, Nor aro we pre- pared to admit that Mr. Boutwell is infalliblo in finnncial judgment, honest mistakes in which might prove as officlent to do harm as any dis- honest use of the power., The Now York Times announces, Wwith an official air, that tho offort ‘which has been made in certain quartera to ro- lieve Mr, Boutwoll of tho responsibility of tho October issue, by claiming that Judge Richard- #on ordored it, is entiroly gratultous. * Tho truth is,” it adds, “‘the roliof thon afforded was tho act of Prosident Grant himsolf,” Wo do not soo how this can help the matter. The ob- jection is not to placing this power in the hands of Mr. Boutwoll or Concral Grant, but is to placing it in any man’s hands, Mr. Harlan ovidently does not realizo tho no- cotsity of oxplaining what 1go was mado of §10,- 000 contributed by Mr. Durant to asaist iu the Benatorial contost in Iows. Perhapu- nothing short of o Congressional investigation will in- duco him to tell. If thisis tho cese, tho Con- gresslonal investigation should not bo wanting, Trom all indications, thero aro Lwo or threo oth- or fonntorial olections that will eall for invosti- gations, and there could beno harm in adding Mr. Harlan's to the numbor. What Mr. Harlan has alrondy sald on tho subject seoms to have been particularly unfortunate. Thero are two glaring disoropancios betweon his statomonts and Durant’s evidonco. Inone ssue of My, Iar- lnn's nowspapor it was clalmed that this gontle- man was ontiroly ignorant of the contribution ab tho timo it was givon; on tho vory semo day My, Durant testified that ho hed mado tho chooks payable to Mr. Harlan's ordor, and had placed them dircetly into Mr, Harlan's hands. On anothior occasion Mr, Harlan endeavored to make it appoar that tho money was uged for tho benefit of the gon- oral olection at the time Grant wag choeon President for tho first ttme; M, Durant testi- fled, on the othor hund, that ilo monoy wag given for the purpose of assisting Mr, Harlan in tho Senatorial contost, and that ho supposoed it wag 80 used, Tho fact scems to ho that Mr. Durant gave the mouoy to Mr. Harlan in tho fall of 1807, when tho Sonatorial contost was on hand, while tho Prosidential campaign did not ocour until the fall of 1808, Tho diXerences be- twoon Alr, Durant's rebutiant tostimony and dMr. Harlen's volunteor statomonta aro siguificant onough to derand & roview at tho Lands of Congross, THE NATIONAL BANKING LAW, Tn oxpresaing o gonoral approval of the prop- osition of Honator Bhiorman for an early return to spooto prymontn, it is not to bo assumod that tho whola bill, ns roportoed, is freo of objections, It contains two provisions which, while wo donob considlor them ossontinl to any moensuro for tho resumption of specio paymonts, are ill-advised, and caloulated Lo do mischief. The Govornmont at this time las in cireulation £856,000,000 of its non-intorest-bonriug notos, for whick thore is no rodomption. Thoy sro depraclated, and must continue to bo to untll some provision is mado for tholr paymont, Thoy aro past-duc paper, not boaring intorest. Tho Governmont may, of courso, rodoom theso by rotiring them from cir- culatlon, and that would, of course, Lring specio paymonta; but it is not proposed at this timo to roduco tho volume of currency, and this bill is propared with tho oxpross purpose of not ro- ducing it. In trying to avold this trou- blo, tho bill goos to tho othor ox- trome, and providosfor tho increagso of tho National dobt. It direots the redemption of the Treasury notes in coin, and the relssuo of such notes in tho course of Natlonal exponditures, but 1t also authorizos thoSecratary to tendor the holder of the National notes, in lieu of coin, o b por cont bond payablo at the ploasuro of tho Govornmont aftor ton yoars, and authorizes tho roiesue of the same notes recoived in oxchango for bonds. To offer a b per cont,gold bond in oxchango for currency worth 88 conts is to in- vile a gonoral oxcliango of curroncy into bonds, and, if tho notos thus exchanged are reissued ns fastas thoynrorocoived, then thoy will bo prosont- od again aud again. Thoe public dobt will, of nocos- sity, bo increased by tho Issuo of overy now 6 por cont bond, so long as.the currency for which it is givon is also put in circulation. If, how- over, the bill would provide that all eurrenoy ro- dosmod with now bonds should be withheld from further issuc, or should onlybo issued upon o gurrender of tho bond, thon this serious ob- joction to nn incraase of tho dobt, at the discro- tion of the Socretary, or any ono officer, would bo avoided. Another, and in many rospoets more sorious, objection, is to ‘that part of the bill which ro- peals tho provisions of law roquiring National Banks to hold & rosorve fund equal-to 26 per cont of their outstanding ciroulation and of thoir deponits. Tho present regulation is n wiso ouo, uud which no responsiblo'banker wishos to linve changed, Whon in the courae of businoss the bank finds that its resorve is below the 25 por cent of its oirculation and deposits, it is compelled to stop discounting, and sholl doclaro no dividond until the reservo ia rostored. Mr. Bhiorman's bill repoals this moat salutary regu- Intion, and permits tho banks to go on londing ‘money withiout limitation, ovon to tho last dol- lar of their circulation and of their doposits. It iz cnsy to conceive whera that modo of doing ‘business would load to; rockless and irresponsi- ble bankers, froo of all rostrictions, would push their businegs to the oxtremest limit, and any check or fluttor In tho markeb would not only involve them, but involve all othor banks having donllngs with them. Bo long as this rosorve is requirod by law, persona denling with o bank.know that such 4 procantion ngainst suddon changes and stringoncics in tho financial markot oxists; but if that roquirement e romoved, no ono ean tell whothor a bank has ono dollar on hand tomeet tho domand of its dopositors or any omorgoncy that muay arise in businogs. That resorvo is the great protection of dopositors, and of all prudont, intelligent bankors, against tho rocklessness, improvidonce, ignorance, and worso, of bank managers and ofiicers, To ropeal theso requirementa for o resorvo i to unhinge every procaution against banking in ite wildest and most irresponsible form. AN INCREASE OF TAXES, Bomebody has sent down to Springflold, for specinl enactment, & bill authorizing tho lovy of o special tax upon the proporty in tho West Di- vigion of Chicago of threo milla for park pur- pores. Included in tho park purposes is s pro- vision allowing tho Commissionors, who now servo without pay, to havoe salaries of from three to fivo thousand dollars ench. Wo question whether tho pooplo of the Wost Division consid- er that thoy aro in primo condition to have their taxes inoreased just gt this time, The County Trossurer has just issuod his notice that tho taxos of 1871 must bo paid betore Fobruary; that ho will apply for judgmont and will sell all the proporty on which that tax s not paid; ho also notifies ovorybody that the county tax for 1872 is payablo, ond that the city tax for 1872, tha largost evor loviod in thiscity, iu also due. The pooplo of the Woat Division, who aro just now dovising tho ways and meansof paying these- three taxos, nmounting together to nearly 4 por cont of the valuo of thelr proporty, nre not tak- ingany vory active measurcs to havo their taxes incrensod for pmk or auy othor purposes. Thero is now a half-mill park tax collected annually to puy intorest on the bonds now outstanding, and curront oxpenditures. Tho law, a8 it atands, pro- vides handsome salaries to the Presidont of tho Board of Commissionora and thio Scorotary, who aro fully competent to perform ail the dutios portainiug to tho parks. Tho othor Commis- sloners porform no dutios, aud certalnly want no snlaries. To give thoso Commisaionors salarlen, and placo them all on gn oquality with tho Pros- ident of the Board, would requiro o heavy tox of iteolf, But tho bill provides for something oldo, and {hat i, tho lssno of moro bonds, the incroase of thio park debt, and, of courso, an incroaso of tlio nunual intorest to bo paid, This fatal focil- ity of issuing Londs 1y tho groat curso of apcoial logislation, Excopt thoso who have made largo purchases in the nelghborhood of tho west parks, no one Is spocially Interested In having them comploted at once, Tho trees aro all planted, and they will grow without any tax be- ing levied for that purpose, The prosent an- nual tax is equal to all ordinary wants, and it is to bo hopod there will bo no more spocial logisla- tion to borrow money and crente salaried ofii- corn to oxpendit, Let tho publio have a breath- ing spell, Let thom lLave timo to borrow tho monoy to pay thoe threo tax lovies now due snd payable, befora thoro is any moro bond-selling and any moro speclal taxos loviod "Thoe Curator of the Woolwich (Eng.) Museom lias fssued o circular to son-captaing forwarding specimons to that institution, to add o little tar- tar-ometic to tho alcohol in which they aro pro- sorved. 'This procaution Lins boen rondored noce ossary by the labit tho thirsty Drit{sh scamen Lavo of drinking up tho alcohol, so that iho speclmens arrivo at Woolwioh in a vory ead stato of preeorvation. At tho samo timo, it is & curious lllustrationof tho dopravity of tasto of tho averngo Britivh seaman, " If tho sPeuimnn itself caunot vitlato tho alohol sufliofently to keop him away from it, wo doubt whethor (ariar- ometlo would "lave any offco on tho strong- stowaached tas, GENUINE PLEASURE. | 1 How the Ameriosn Thoroughbreds Enjoy Themselves, Scenes on Michigan .Avenue Yosterday. The Sleighing Season Taken Ad- vantage of. A Dash Bohind a Trotter. Tho storn nnd forbldding season of wintor in this uncortain Iatitude, though moroiless and dostructive, is not without its ploasurcs, out- door or indoor. Tho foy blasts of the North, Donumbing and froozing to death the loss for- tunate denizons of mora northorn States, can- not find s vulnorablo point in our social armor wheroby to mar tho brilliant gathorings of tho wintor season, And whilo tho droary days nro paesod in suticipation of happy ovenivgs, now ond then the wintry grasp that imprisons us within doors relaxes, and onjoymout is at its hoight. The tomperate Briton enjoying hils lioarty sirloin, and indulging inhis postprandial glass of port, is in the habit of bonsting that no one enjoyas lifo 8 John Bull doos; aond the tranquil blisa of do- mostio snugness s the summum bonum, of which the morcurial Fronchman, and tho monoy-loving Amorican can form no cancoption. o, therofore, concludes that enjoymont is Lig and hig only, - But, 08 his enjoymont {8 evon an undisturbed ; as the sluggiel: curront of bhis lifa of naug comtbrt_flows ou, his plensuro ia losg soon than that of his moro merourial neighbors. As o suffer from rolontless wontlior, Wo nppoar ta bo laying by n stock of enjoyment to be used 04 opportunity offers,” 1f Johm Bull could ouly have boon, piosont yesterday aftornoon_bstweon 8and 6 o'clock; could ho hava boon on Michigan ayonno at that hour bohind a faut horne, o yould oithor Lave diod of sheer delight, or hnve admit- ;Ed tlmt‘ ho know nothing whatover of roal en- joymont, t was indeed a timo of uttor ebandonment to plenauro, n spoctaclo of hisppinoss for gods and men to onvy if thoy could not participato in it. The woather was comparatively mild and gonial, unuaually 0 for tho timo of year, A hoavy fall of snow on Monday night fiad covered tho’ city to o dopth of fiva or six inches, and on the | aristocratio avenuos it had packed protty woll, ‘Thus, ovory man who ownod s horso and outtor, or who conld obtain ono from s livery stablo, soizod the opportunity to test his horse's speod, and pass away sn afternoon of real out-door plonsure. ] Miobigan ayenuo fs, of course, the avenue now, and on that broad and besntiful thoroughe faro wore hundreds of sleighs, of evory desorip- tion, from the accasional homo-made affair of & fow pino boards to the costly, clogant and sylph- liko cuttor of tho woelthy gentlomen. Irom Twolfth streot south to Twenty-second, tho ave- nuo was protty clear, but gouth of that stroet tho crowd wns amazing. Hero nn ambitious youth with o fine specimon of horseflosh was dashing past » family sleigh, ocoupied by half o dozen rosy-cheoked girls, closely pursued by & light outtor and a epan of trottors driven by a Indy. Tura of pll dencriptions, horsos of ovory dogroo of spoed, men of overy shudo of sociaty who could afford it, woro out, sliding over tho enoy at the top of thoirhorses’ specd. Tho nuthber of fast horsos on tho avonuo was roally surprising, Chioago haslongonjoyed the roputation of belng conspicuous among_tho Targost oltios of tha world for the capuolty ofhor rond horsen as well as Lor draught animals, and tho oxhibilion of spoed yostorday, and tho ‘num- Dber of trotters, wont a long way to sustain this honoroblo reputation. Tho number of ladies out on tho avonug, alono and undsunted, was aston- {shing. No reference 18 hure mado to tHo ono or two mombors of tho demimonde who infestod tho rond o8 thoy infest o\'»r{ Eubliu place, but to {ho Iadios, who, bohind styllsh and fast horsos, hold thoir own ngainat the oqually showy turn- outs of the othor sex. Thoro was ono lady in pnrticular whoso name could ot bo lenrmed, who drove o span of ‘Days, and who, for skill with the ribbons and tho upeod of hor toam, was _capacially notablo. Sho hiad with her s littlo girl, but throaded lior wa; amid tho crowd, and pessed by meny who woul havo given overy nickol in their purses to avoid this evidonco of her suporiority. > Driving on the avenuo wag a pre-roquisito of skill. To saythat thore was fast driving, in uttor disregard of any and nll ordinances upon the subject, but focbly exprosses it. Thero were sovoral policomen watching for accidonts, and this was about_all they could do. Butno acci- dents occurrod. Thoeo who, cither on account of lack of skill in driving or inforiority of their equipngos, wonld have been out of placo, mod- ostly oonfined themselves to less crowdod slrum, and relinquished tho fashionablo avenues to tho more fortunato, % A8 tho tonms dashed by, thefl wero criticisod bg thotisands of people who had wandored to Michigan avenue to witnoss this most exhilar- ating of pnetimes, and shrioks of derision at & gocond-class gait or shady vehiclo not infro- quontly groated the unhiappy driver, Tho look- Org-0n Wore !m[mrtinl, liowovor, in tho bestowal of thelr plaudits upon such as deserved thom, and & shout of approval was hoard now and then, omid tho deafouing olamor of thoussnds of sloigh-bolls, a8 o whole nrmy of out- tors drove at the top of their speod, in an unonding mffort for supremnoy, Tho rapid motion, ~tho eagoer spootators, tho incossnut jingling of tho slolgh-bolls, tho unflagging omitlafion of drivora, and tho pleas- ant woather, combined to raisg the eplrits of th pnnmpntm to a high pitch of .exuberanco. "the men showed it as plainly as the ladics,whoso hoightoned color and sparkling oyos, a8 thoy dashed madly by, botokoned thoir keen approcis~ tion of tho aftornoon’s sport. T'he snmo spectaclo was obsorvablo on West Washington streot, from Halstod streot to Union Park, ‘Uhonumbor of teams was smaller, but this only guve more room for bursts of sficad, and many an uxulting Dbrush was _enjoyed thero, The afternoon was the gninnt and most britiant of the ulnlshing gonson. If the wenthor and the snow hold out te-day, & lively timo may be anticipatod. 4 .Ono of tho sights on tho avenue was a mag- nificont four-in-hand driven by Genoral Phil. Shoridan, Another fowr-in-hand, drivon by Harry Fox, togothor with o slolgh full of Iadicn, was an cspocially pleasont picturo—as fleciing o pioture, too, aa most pleasant ques. Among thosa gentlemen who wero out with faut horson mI\K ba notod the following: Charles Behwartz, with his bsy mare Ida, who gavon goad mnuy of the boys & lively brush, without giving thom any chanco of gotting by ; W. Pat- rick, with s spunking doublo towm ; Jamos Bronen, with his fast mnro® Hatlio; Joln Dupeo,’ with hiv boy golding ' Phil; W.'I, Cobb, with a Hawmblotonisn colt; Pat. 0'Noil and family; Doty, tho trainer, with & span of track horacs that cloared tho nvenue wilh foroclous gait, and puzzled the unkophia- ticatod a8 to who thoy woro; Potter Palnor's handsome u!)nu driven byhis brothor; vohn Par- meloe and Gaorge- Fagsott, bohind o fine toam ; Ttay Garduor; Frod, Gould, with o brottor that woko the boys up; O, J, Iluines, with a Dlack mnro; Harry Nowton, with his ~mouse-coloted horso Frod, who gave Doty all o wanted to do to got away, and then onlylot him go by ona sorateh; James Prico, with Lijs black maro Mollio: Billy Brown, who, with his bay horao, gave Hall MeCormick's brown horso all“the gumo he do~ sired; O, Ogdon, with o fast Loy lorse; Mr, Onrtis, with a remarkable gray mare; 0. _IH. Qoodrich, with & black’ mare; H., H. Yatos, with a brown trotter; L, H. Wheoler, with a span of bays; O, W, Barrett; Walter ITough with a black horse ; Mr, Doards- loy, with hia noted trottor Shakspoaro, who went by everything without o word: Barg. Orooke, with o dashing dapplo gray; William Bimpson, with a fina gray mare; IR, {V. Hosmar, with o #pan of brown_ lorses that trotted fluely ; John Howe, with » double team; I, K. Rogers, with his bay golding Frod; Captain Prindoville, with his DLay pacor, which passed Mr. Mosorolo's trotter aftor & honlthy tussle, and accomplishod what very fow horsoy on the road could achioye; ond A, 8. Work, with o stunning doublo team, Tho aboye nro only afew among tho niost noted roadsters and their owuors, but they sorve to whow whut class of horsos were out, and what Lind of sport was Indulged in by tho ‘“hoys," a8 well as tho matorial of which Chi~ cago horge-flosh is mado, — OBITUARY, Willlam Qrossourth, who haa beon quito woll known {n this clty for tho past two or throo yeora a8 & musiclan and orchestra conductor, died at Bt, Luke's Hospital on Bunday laat, In extreme dea- titution and almost frioudlcss. He came to this city about throo yesrs 8go, from Buftulo, and immediatoly took a ponition as tenohor In the Acadomy of Muslo, tho institution at that time oceupying rooms in the Opora Houso, undor the solo managomont of Mr, Floronce Ziogfold, Ifo provod unsntisfactory, howover, aas toachor,”| and ho wna removed fxy Mr, Ziogfold nftor ho Tind hield the position bit a short time. 1Io thon lod tho Concordia Maonnerchor for n time, aud conduetod. tholr porformancen of ¢ Thio Magla Fluto," which will bo well romembored by musical renders, 1lo remmined with tho Maonubrehor but & fow wooks, howover, and then sought to mnke s living by giving privato losaone. 1Iln habits of life wore against him, howovor, and lio thon sought to glvo n fow con- corts, in ordor to get funds with which to loave tho clty, and fnally succooded, Ho rotwned to tho clty'aftor tho flro, but found no smploymont, and was flually discovered, in the North Division, ‘slck and in_oxtromo Envurtr. Ho was romovod by somo frionds to Ht. Luke's Iospital, whero 1o diod on Bunday. Ho wno osteemod n good musician fn lits best dnys, but wag alwaya o man of vory norvous tomporamont nnd accontric habita.” For a yosr pnst ho hno boon partinlly insane. Tho funoralsorvicos will ho held at Bf, L'nkoa Hospital this forenoon at half-pst 11 o'alocls, and tho body will be taken to Roso Hill Cematory, e — . WAS IT A SUICIDE ? Strango Death of n Prominent Renl Estato Denlor, Qranvillo Kimball, o residont of this city for twonty-fivo or thirty yoars, and o prominont ronl oatato denlor and capitalist, died yeatorday under oxcoodingly singular circumstances. Tho de- tails of tho sad occurronco, a3 given by thoso who know him boat, and who wera at his bodside when ho oxpired, are so strange as to croato tho suspicion that Lo took his own life. Mr, Kim- boll was largely intorosted in'tho Froar Stono Works, situntod on tho lake shoro, at the faot of ‘Waubansi avonuo, It was his_custom to visit thom slmost daily, and’ yestorday ho nppeared thoro about 0 o'clock in tho morning, Aftor Jooking around tho building for a shorb timo, during which he did not spenlt to any porson about the placo, ho walked down to tho edge of tho lake, and was goon to fall or throw himself in. Beveral men ran to his assistanco, and lifted him out of tho wator. o wnsunconscious, and romained so for somo time, Dr. Howoll attond- od him at the works, and by dint of constant rubbing succoeded in reatoring n ciroulation of tho sluggish blood, and bringing him baok to consciousness. Ho was thon conveyod to his boarding house, No. 625 Wabash avenus, whero he roceivod ovory possiblo attention, This was about 10 o'clock, and he died shortly aftor 12. It doos nob appear, from all that Tie TRIDUNE re- portor could loarn, that his death was nn- ticipated by lus 'attendants, 'The roportor wag informod last evening that ho spoke froquontly during tho two hours of lifo that woro left him, but tho subject of his remarks could not bo ascertalned. ~ Indoed, tho informauts woro vory roticont about everything connected with tho strango occurrance. “Tho Coroner waa tho ouly officlal notified, and a8 tho inquest hos not yot been hold, no’ furthor particulars can bo givon. Tho doath of Mr. Kimball ws kept co gocrot that Tng TrinuNe roportor did not hear of it until lato last night, nnd consoquontly was unable to visit tho Frear Stono Worlks, oxamine the place whorp Lo foll into tho water, and con- vorgo with thoso who rosoned him. Mr. Kim- ball's friends claim that his death was tho result of an accident, Lo bavin, leF od on the ico whilo walking nlong the odgo of tho lake. Deconsod was 64 yoars of ngo, nud a bachelor. The only rolations he had in Chicago wero & brother (J. B. Kimball) and a young nephow. Provious to i orrival in_this oity, Mr., Kimball ‘was ongaged in businoss in Buffalo. During his residence horo ho wns interested in various on- torprises. Ho was at ono timo o partner in tho old stago line_firm of Frink & Walker, snd was also connocted with tho Michigan Central Rail- road Com nu{. Of Iato yoars, bosides bfllu(i‘n largo stockholder in tho Frear Stone Works, ho was & henvy doalorin renl estate. Ho ownod considerablo city prapur:z, and an oxtensivo farm in Michigan. It fs fhought by some who had businoss 1olations with him that ho was suffering from finsncinl embarrassment, owing to the stringency of the money market. It ma be found that this Lad something to do it his strango doath. i S C— CHUNCH IMPROVEMENTS. Tho Yinlated Stroet Mothodist Churou Again Rondy for Use—Next Sundny’s Services. The nudionco room of tho Halsted Streot Mothodist Episcopal Church Building, No. 782 South Halsted stroet, has boon painted, calso- mined, nnd roseated, and tho opening exorcises will tako placa next Sabbath, and sorvicos will bo hold at 1034 a,m., 8 p. m., and 7}{ p. m. Tho Bundny School will meet at 2 o'clock p. m. Tho Rov. Dr. C. H. Fowler will proach at 8 o'clock, and sormons and addresses will bo dolivereddur- ing the day by Rov. Mr. NcChesnoy, of Trinity Mothodist Episcopal Church; Rev. W. O. Dan- dy, Preslding Eldor of Chicago District; Rev. Mr. Parkhurst, of Grace Methodist Epiacopal Church, and othors, This church is’locatod in the midst of about 15,000 poople, represented by nenrly all nationalities, with but two other churches to sup}fly their roligious wants, ono o Catholic and the othor & Luthoran. church. Tho Babbath School was organized in August, 1866, in o hall over n whiskoy saloon, for want of a bettor place, Abont on yoar lator o chapel waa built st a cost_ of about $4,5600, which was soon found to be too #mall, and in 1809 an addi- tion was mado to tho building at a cost of about 86,000, Tho prosent attondnnco averages about 300 or 800 congregation, aud tho mombership of tho school is somowhat ovor 1,000, and the aver- ago attondance about 700. A number of conversions have been reportod in the Sunday School, and thero are frequent ad- ditions to tho Church, which is made up of an oxcollent class of pooplo, who aro activaly pushing the work with their time and money. The onterpriso i well worthy the oncouragemont of all Christian pooplo, and good oitizans intoroated in tho prosont and future welfaro of all clageos of our citizena. No investment of timo or monoy will yiold so groat & roturn as work of this kind; but unlike similar work in the wealthior and moro favored soctions of large cities, it requires more timo to dovalop npproclablo rosults; but tho results though slow, aro sure aud Insling, and fally pro- portioned to tho time aud Iabor exponded. Who moral and religious necossitios of such com- munitios aro vory lmportant, ospecially it wo look no highor than tho lowost considoration— solf-protection. Many questions concerning tho morals of groat cities, including the liquor question and Sunday law, might bo sottled with n roasionablo investment of timo and mouey in such worl. _— THE GAME PLAYED OUT, Dissolution of the Chlcugo Bnso Ball Associe utlon=-Tho Buildingy und Fixtaves to Re Sold at Aunctlon. Tho adjourned aunual meoting of tho stock- lioldors of tho Chicage Baso Ball Association was hold at tho Ublich Houso lnot oveniug, Mi Kelly in tho chalv. Thero wero fifleon stock- holdors prosent, and forty-four othors by prosy. Frod, Erby eaid that it was nocossary to decido at onco whothor or not the organization should be kopt up this yoar. Tho Chairman thought it wes importaut to Lnow if thoy could got the money to go on with and what kind of talent could be secured. Mr, Erby eald his idoa wns to take tho bost talont thoy could get in Chicago and {raiu them in six wooky, ho thought, thoy would bo as good » flelding nine as anyin tho country, Theycould bo soourod for » smail salury, and, whon entored; for the chnmplonship, tho Enstorn clubs would como Lore, und (Lo gauos would ¢ dray,” Mr, Pond was in favor of eleoling Dirootors first, An effort should then bo nindo to securo a first-class nine, and, If that failed, to oloze up tho aiffairs of tho Association, i Mr, Lyon did not think au amatour nino wonld bo patronized. Ho thought tho Asuociation should bo *cloged up” immndlntuler. My, Erby was opposed to the closing businoss ; Tio belioved such & nino us ho proposed would pay, The Eastorn olubs would como loro to lay the return games, eud tho pooplo would go 0 £00 thom, Mr, Lyon movod that an anotionoer be nuthor- ized ta toll tho proporty of tho Ausoviation, and dlvido tho procoods smong tho stockholdors. Tho motion was not ngreed to—yoas, 20 ; nays, There was somo dispute about the number of shares reprosonted, the Socretary having stated that thore woro but fitly-ono, “Auothor ballot on tho motion was inglated upon by Mr, Lyon, and it wns ngread to—yous, 84 ; nays, 20, Tho mooting then ai ]omumf, tho socloty hpv- ing dissolved, . Rittsburgh 011 Market, Trrrapunon, Jau, 43,—Orude potroloum tendin Biguor ; salos ot $2,00@3.16 1 refinod quiet; Philadels tm B, alxa: Now York, 220§ oncars horo for Westorn rado, 17@17)0, ~ ORTICULTURE. = The Northern Illinois Horti- cultural Society. Seventh Annual Meeting. Address of the President--Dis- cussion on Grape-Culture. Fron Our Oton Correspondent, Freeronr, Iil,, Jon, 21, 1873, Tho Bocloty was ealled to ordor at 10 6. m., nt tho Qourt Hougo, Ly Ltho President, Lowi Eila- worth, Thore woro fow in aitondsnce on' ac- count of tho dolay of trains in consequence of tho storm of last ovening. Tho session was ad- Journod to 2 p. m, AFTERNOON BESSION. Tho soession waa oponed with prayor by tho Rov. Mr. Pattorson. The attendanco is quito rospeotnblo, and tho sliow of cholco variotios of winter fruits botter than on former occasiona of tho kind, 'WELCOMING ADDRESS. Gonoral 8. D. Atking delivored the usual wol- -coming nddress, giving notice that tho citizens would entortain all those who desired it; and that tho Browstor Flouso had reduced its ratos to $1.60 per day, and tho Tromont and Ponnsyl- vania Houses to 81. Tho Preatdent, Mr, Ellsworth, mado a fow ro-~ marks in roply, whon Lo proceoded to daliver Lis sunual addross, which I give, aa follows : * PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: 'lae unconsing march of timo has brought usto the close of another yoar in our Bouclety; and wo aro agnin assemblod at our annual meoting, for the pur- pone of discussing tho bost moans of promotin, tho borticullural “and arboricultural interests o! our Stato. TIE PAST. Wo know what this Socioty hns dona to pro- mota thede iutorests; the pustin sccure, What tho future will bring forth doponds slmnost wholly upon tho interest manifested by tho people. INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE. I hinvo ofton folt that most of our citizons did not fully apprecinte the object and aims of this and other kindred asscciztions, or reslize the great benefit such nssociations aro to them- solves, Until tho peoplo awakon to their duty, and come forward with thelr henrty support, tho influence of our BSociety must,” in a groab monaure, bo restrictod, Comparativoly fow soom to give tho subjoect of horticulture and arborleulturo more than a Puaing thoug::b, vory many not roalizing their mportanco; honco the indifforonce manifested. TIE CROPS OF 1872, ‘Tho past season has been noted for its con- tinuod drouth, yet, notwithstunding, the fruit crop has been ' fully an avorage one, nearly all kinds boing plonty in their scason, with, per- Liaps, the oxcoption of strawborrios, THE, WINIER, The winter thus far has beon a peculiarly sovere ono, but, 8o far as my obsorvation lns oxtonded, fruit troes of all kinds appesr to bo uninjured. I attributo this to tho fact that tho more hardy varieties of fruits have beon planted for somo yoars past. TARDY VARIETIES, The oxporionco of nli at the Weat, usEouinlly nursorymen and orohardisty, during the lnst twenty yoars, has been & sovero, exponsive, aud yot bonoficial oducator. Wo have witncssod tho dostruction of troos, of many of tho favorito Enstorn varieties of the applo, too tender to withstand our climate, nocessitating tho substi~ tution of hardior variotios, NEED OF MORE WINTER ATPLES, Thoro is n doficiency of lato-keoping varie- tics of apples cultivated with us; tho result is that, whilo that fruit is abundont in tho lattor part of summor and in sutumn, tho winter market {8 lnrgely su Kliod from the orchards of Michigan, Okio, and New York, 'Tho roason for this must bo so apparont to every ono that I need not tako up your time in its diseussion, Chore i ono subject to which I would especi- ally call your attontion at this time, and wliich I conslder of grow importnnco to tho future prou- pority of not ouly ouz nwn Btate, but of tho on- tiro Northwost. I refor tu \bn gubject OF ATBORIOULTURE, ombracing foroat and timber tree-planting. forests and groves are rapidly disappoaring, and it needs no very great discornment to soa that, oach portion of tho Btate, in o vory fow yoars, unless meana are takon to proveont it, our supply of timbor will bo unfim}{ oxhausted, Tho mind of tho publ®_ should, thoroforo, be more thoroughly aroused to the importance of trec-plenting, not only for fuel and shelter, on our naked prairios, but for all tho yarlous puthaion for which timbor i roquired, such aa buildings, foncing, machinery, tolographit poles, railroad-tics, ote. RAILROAD-TIES, ‘The demand for railrond-ties is of iteelf enor- mous, _In Illinois alono, ovor 6,000 miles of railroad have alrezdy beon built. It requires about 2,640 ties to oach milo of rond, or o total of nonrly 16,000,000 ties for tho whold 6,000 milcs. "I'he lifo of thoso tios is soven or Difhb yours, roquiring over 2,250,000 to bo replaced annually, aba cost of not loss than $45 por 100 ties, or o total of over £1,000,000, This amount will be lnrgoly increased by tue construction of now ronds, which are rapidly boing built in every di- rootion. Btatistics show that, in tho yonr 1872, thero was eomploted in this State 837 miles of rond ; and, in addition to the numbor comploted, thero were 564 milos under construction. TRER-PLANTING. Thoroe ia but ono way to moet the future wants of tho country in the domand for wood for all the uscs to which that matorial is applicablo, and that is by bhnl{:\llmfiu;: of artifleial groves of tim- ber. Itwould also tond to incroso the humidity of tho atmusEhuro, 08 woll as to improve the climato, by tho sheltor thus obtainod ; and, at tho same time, increaso tho beauty of tho sconery, by covering our broad prairics, hora and there, with tho verduro of woods. . UBEFUL TREES, Among the many useful variotios of troos, tho introduction of tho Luropean larch is porhaps thomost important ncquisition in rospeot of timber that our country Lias ever obtain It is of o yapid growth, and adupis itself ton great va- rioty of soils and ‘oxposurcs, while the wood It farnishea ia of tho very bést quality, aud is capablo of boing used for a greator va- rioty of purposos than perhaps any othor. Lxperiments in Eufilund aud Scotlaud have provad that in durability it far excoeds tho fa- mous British live-oalt, nnd it has beon found su- norjor evon to the ash for the varions purposes for which that timbor is uied, boing lightorand of auperlor strongth. Alhoughtha vaiugof thalarcl can gearcoly bo ever-estimated, it is by no moang {ho “only treo whioh should be growi. “Thero rre many othor valuable sorts which are well worthy of eultivation, QULTURE OF TREES, Thoro ia & want of informalion to the pyblic 28 to tho vost of phuuting nnd cultivating of for- ost troes, I donot nt this timo proposo to eon- tor upon the dotail of this subjoot, but would romarlk that the cost is comparatively light, as small plants can be purchased at vory low rates. The preparation of the ground, and after-culture for o fow yearu, aro about the samo as for corn ; aftor which, tho troes will roquiro no oultivation oud littlo furthor attention, INTEREST OF NAILROADE IN TREE-OULTURE. Homo of our railroads fool nn_intorest on tho subjact of troo-planting, aad will no doubt nf- ford any reasonable facility for distributing ine formation on tho a\\h{uut to tho publio. In the mattor of transportation, thoy would no doubt reduco rates of Troight onn smsll troos to those who purchase for tho purposé of plauting, COST OF A TREE-PLANTATION, I would rocommond thia Boulot{ to appoint Committoo, whoso duty it shall bo to proparo and hovo printed o cirotlar embodying a statis- tical utatament in rogard to the cost of planting, eulture, growth, aud profit to bo derived from timber-growing ; to bo distributed for the infor- mation of the people, LEGISLATIVE AID, I would alao suggost that you take such sction s you maydeom best adapted to procurs the passngo by our Loglslnturo of a law o eucourago forosi-timbor plan ing, TAXING OF NUNSERIES, Your attontion ig called to a law passed by our Btato Loglelaturo last wintor, taxing growin, nursory stooke, Tt 8 an wnjust diuorimnation, and tho sory. stock i s much a growing crop 18 corn, whoat, or gaty, difforing only in turlng, digorimnation, law should be repealed, for nure 0 time of ma- DEPARTMENT O¥ HORTICULTURE, Tho passpge of gu aot by the Legishture of the Btato to oreato a Dopartmont of Hortbulturo, roviding for tho eloction of a8tate Joard of Tortioulturo in such mannor as will by just to and aleo 107 an ap~ ropriation for the publlafllng of the borticule ural trausactions, s fmportaut, and stould ro- célvo the unitod aupport of all, and ospooially of this Bocloty, 4 DUTIES ON BEEDS AND PATENTA. \ Thin Socloty has heratoforo nplmlutnd & Com- mittoo to roquest our Iepronoutatives in Con- grosa to oxort their inflnenco in procuring tho pagango of & bill to ropoal thnt fmrb of our rov- ento l‘n\vu imposlug dutios on allimported forost trocs, plants, and seeds, I would suggost that n Comnmittoo bo appointed nt this mooting for the same purpose. ¥ IN CONOLUBIONT As your prosiding ofticor, I sk that discussion on all subjacts may bo conclso and brief. Much timo in conventions i not unfroquontly apent in irrolovant dobato, and I trust that I may rely upon your cordin{ asslotance in ondeavoring to conduct our moetings so a3 to transnct tho largost amount of businoss in tho lenst possiblo timo. A COMMITTEF ON BUSINEAS, consisting of Messrs, Beott, MaCall, and McAfeo, was appointed by tho.Chnir, . 5 TINANOER. Tho Treasuror had most lmrpfly balanced his necounts, showing 8 conts ensh_{n tho treasury. ‘Tho nmount of “funds disbursed wns $112. The roport was approved. THE STANDING COMMITTEES wero called In order, but thoy woro cither not prosont or woro not proparod o ropott. DUSINESS FOR THE EVENING. ho Committos on business reported for the ovoning sossion an addross by M. L. Dunlap on Buu-l(nfl{)lug a8 Conneetod with Horticulturo and Florioulfure in Our City and Suburban ITomes ; and nn address by Arthur Bryaut on tho Growtl, Caltivation, and Durability of "Pimbor Troes. GRAPE-ODLTURE. Mr. Polls_Manny prosonted a napor on Grapos Cuiture, v M. is & voloran of 78 years, and tho originalinventorof thoManny roaper, which was Inrgoly improved by his son, J. Y. Manny, who died in middlo lifo, fust ns the groat invons tion waa holng acknowlodged by the toilors in tho harvost-field. Alr, M, discoureed as follows : I havo about 7,000 viues, including thm,y vae riotigs. _Clinton, Concord, Porlkins, Ives, Talo- graph, Rogors, 4, 16, nnd 19, have proved oqually hardy aud productive, but ‘savaral of our choica yarigtlos do not succood woll on my grounds, Marthn, Xmoline, Waltor, and Croton Lave mado feoble growth us yob; Balom, Tows, Dola- waro, the sama but as tholr fruit is of oxcollent quality, I tried tho oxporiment of grafting thom, with gaod uuccoss, on tho Clinton vines, and for ‘thin purpose, tho bost timo 1 fornd to bo the month of Juno, as I closod drafting on tho 20th of that month. Theso have made n good growth, I lave n fow vinou of tho Bulem, nonr the house, whera tho carth had boen thrown out from tho cellar, “Tho rooks of tho grapos woro all bolow tho clay, on the subsoil, The surfaco hng not Loon diags turbed by cultivation, and is baked quite kard, ’l'lhcsn vines have douo the best ‘of any on my place. o Iam trying an experiment of ridging up tho ground snd mulching 1 to ahod olf i and to koop down tho woods, but find it mora oxpensive than graftinug on honlthy, growing vinos in our goils, such as Clinton, that cost ma $20 por 1,000, I am oxtending my vinoyard by planting Olin- ton roots upon which to graft such varioties ng suit mo. This paper was followed by remarks by Mosera, MoWhortor, Bryant, McAfeo, and_Spofford, who took tho ground that ncluy soll, such od our timber ridgos, is the bo: Mr. McAfee spoke highly of the Rogora’ hybrids, and Mr. Spofford in favor of the Olinton, Mr. McWhorler bind not found grapo culture profitable on our prairios, for want of a market, The culture of the soil was considored by Mr, Bpofford, who advocated o sort of torracultiro,— that is, surfaco-stirring of ihe woil with tho aid of o fork, to the dopth of ten Inches. The obe jeot of this is to open the soil to the air, dow, and rain, in ordor that theso forces would boable to, supg{y tho roots with plant-food, - Mr. McAfeo hiad had good succoss in graftin tho grapo as Iato as July 16. Vines mny be NE down in s tronch, nnd tho grafts aro ingerted by B{flmhng the stocl, but no wax is used, tho vinoa boing covored with cnrth, Mr. Loomis graftod In tho uaupl manner of cloft-gratting, tying tho stock with o stri{: of cloth or other Hgature, and coveriug with carth. COMMITTEE ON FRUITS, ~ Messta, Arthur Bryant, 8r., M, B. Spofford, 0. B, Galusba, L. Montigu, aud Tylor McWhortor were appointed a Committoo on Fruits. GEOLOGY. Mr. Bliss rond a papor on goology. No_mers synopais would do this papor justico, and I hava no space for it ontire. ko rccommondod the study of goology in our schools, in order to aps ply its lossons to practical eulture. RuzaL, P h g Xowa Stato Hlorticultural Society, Spectal Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dunuque, Iows, Jan. 22.—Tho second day'a session of the Town Biate Horticultural Sociaty’s mooting opened this morning with an increasel attondaunce. B. I, Calking rond o report upon spplos. Hosaid much damage was done last onr 11 Southorn Town by senb and codling moth, Breesoiva and long ° retained wot {n tho fi:opud was tho cwuse of tho svab. Thorough rainago, was recommendod, Tho disoaso deos not provail l:} sandy bottom land. Now lands, also, moy bo deponded upon for foir fruit. Grain formors ehould mnot roiso. BuMIner varig tios. The crop is in the way of other rmaa(ng work. ° Many thousanda of barrels of apples were shipped from the river oounties at tho avorage prico of $1.50 por ‘barrel, Thousands of barrels of cider wero also mnde. “Not enough attontion is paid to packing. Soc- ond and third class. applos aro too ofton mixod together. Mr. Celkina cited Washiogton's well kuown - -brand of flour. 'Tho price of apples has nevor boen 8o low ag corn, while thoy aro raisod at less thau half tho cost. But wo must have choapor trane« portation, At 2 o'olock this .afternoon, Mra, Ives, “of Ottumws, road on olaborate _paper upon smell fruits. Her report embraced varicties of oulturo, and culture of all variotios known in Iowa. Itwas a condonsed statomont of tho experionco of fifty differont horticulturists scattored widoly ovor tho Stato, The grape talkes tho first ranl, and wine Las becomo an importaut manufacture, Gen~ eral Daruoy, of Burlington, has a vinoyard of moventy-flve mores, and his crop s put in wine. ‘Phe Concord and Delaware arg tho favorites, but the Catawba is for wine, ‘The fruit second in rank is tho strawberry. The Wilson for market aud Agrioulturist for Liome use. Bt few are raised for shipping out- sida of tho river counties. It has proved a Emmablo orop whorover raised. A lndy in Dus uque raisod cightecn thousand quarts, und sold them for 2,260, Tho Doolittle is tho choico raspborry, but Davidson's thornloss and the mammoth clustor do well. Blackborrios have gonerally failed, Tha rn[’:-:rt also disousued the Tolation of birds and inseots to small fruits, and closed with an mathatio viow of Horticulture, "The lady was complimentod with an enthusias- tic vote of thauks. A lively and full dobato hes beon held upon rovision of tho lists, with rosulta not reached. "The ovenivg hias boon devoted to tho clection of now ofticors. Brackett hos beon choson Presidont; Browater, Vice Prosidont; Budd, Bacrotary; Leonard, Troasurer—all now meu oxcopt tha lattor, Tho following compriges tho now Board of Die rectora: Calking, Mrs, Ives, Strohmn, Nichols, Willotts, Walroo, Dayton, Ileiss, nnd Day. Tha mombor for tho Ninth District fo bo lected. PEORIA. Tho Cnstoilo Murder Trinl—A Nevd Phinso in the MeNulty Cases Spectal Despateh to The Chicago T'ribune. cldo wau committed night In_the Amorlean Hotal, namod Henry Herrigo, who wos drunk, ssssilod Peonu, Ik, Jan, 22,—John Castollo, who killed John Keenan, o noighbor, in July last, is beingtried for murdor at this torm of Coprt, Judgo Puturbnuih pmuldiug. Koonan snd Castollo’s wife hLad beon, it is said, unduly intimate, and this fact 8o enragod tha rigonor hat, finding Koenmen _in g lonso oo duy, lLo ochased him into his own yord, and beat him with s club till Lo died, Tho two familica wero ouns!aut}{ quarrelling, and this stirring up of bad blood, ?salnl&:fl by paorer whiskoy, brought about thia ragedy. lgmnn, U, Jan. 22.—A now phaso in tho MoNulty oasc has spponred. A Mis, Moffatt, of Obillicotho, I1l,, has mado afidavit to tho offoct that sho saw Mra, McNulty lying In the yard on tho night of tho murder, linving fallon agalnst & fonco nnd hurt her sido soveroly, and givea it ag her opinion that the wothau diod from’tha offots of this injury, inatead of by the hauds of lior husband, Gonoral Bovoridge will bostrongly preaged to Intorfore iu. tho caso from $his now ovideuco, Special Despatel to The Chicao T'ribuna, SpnivarteLp, Obio, Jan, 23.—Anothor homis horo Tst night about mid- colored cook, Augyst Dolze, outtiug him in a horriblo mans uer, ‘Tho wordt wound, and that which is moat 111:(01 o caude doath, in in the throat, cloge to o ing rapialy to-night, and canuot suryive until morning, "Horriogo was arrestod. 9 gnrmorly Lioutonont Qolouol of $ho Eighth Ohig ugnlar voln, Dolze is bloeding, snd sinks Dolzg was Ivalry,