Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1873, Page 4

q TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, TRAME OF BUBIORIPTION (PAYABLE IN ADVANOR), Daily, by 1P . Parta of & yoar at tho 0 rat "o provent delsy and mistakes, bo surs and give Post Oflica addrons in full, fncluding State and County. Romittances may bo made either by drft, oxp: Oflico ordor, ot in registerod lottors, at our risk. TERMS TO GITY HUDSORINERS, Dally, deliverad, Bund: tod, 26 3 Dally, dolivored, Hunday ncteded;. B onts bos mosk: Address THR TRIBUNE COMP, Cotor Madison and Denrhornste. Oniorge, it CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE. TIRBT PAGF~Washington Nowa: Tho Investigations; Congresstonal Procoedings, BRCOND PAGE—~Postal Tolography: Anathor Latter {rom Mayor Modill to Prosident Orton—Washington Yatters Tha Credlt Mobilior Investigation—Rall- rond Nows—~Vestorday's Firos, AUIRD PAGE—Tho Doyco Murder Trixl—Tvanston Nattors—Tho Groat Wostern Tolegraph Company's Affairs—Tho Oity in Drio!—TRatlroad Thno Tablo— Advortisomenta, FOURTH PAGE—Editorials: Bchuylor Colfax; Tho Oity Polloo—~Ourront Nowa Itoma—Tho Polioo Imbroglio: ‘What Transplred Yostorday. HYIFTH PAGE-Tho Bauking Institations of Ohfoago— On tho Rocks: Btatoment of Ono of the Burvivors of tho Crow of tho Schoonor W, O, Brown—Pomo. roy Defeatod—Markots by Telograph—Advortiso- monte, BIXTH PAGE~Monoy and Commorco—Tribuno Pros- peotus, BEVENTIL PAGE—Tho Law Courts—Brutn and Asluna ~—Genoral Nows Itoms—Small Advertisements: Roal Estato, For 8ale, ToRent, Boarding, Lodging, Kto. RIGHTH PAGK—Stato Logislaturos—Yoroign Nows— Misoollancous Tologrami TO-DAY'S AMUSEMEN"FS‘ M'VIOKER'S THEATRE-Madison strest, botween Stats and Doarborn, Iugagomontof Dion Boucloault snd wifo, **Tho Phantom," **Korrz." AUADEMY OF MUSIO- Halated atroot, south of Madizon. “*Olarlos O'Malles. HOOLEY'S OPRRA HOUSIE—Tandolph street, bo- toon Olark snd LaSalle, Now Comedy OCompany, *'Paul Pry," MYERS' OPERA HOUS1;—Bonros strost, betwoen Hinta and Doasborn. Arllugton, Cotton & Komblo's Minstrol and Burlosquo Troupio. Ethioplan Comicalitios. GLOBE THEATRE—Dosplaios strost, botweeu Madi- ton and Washington, Engagemont of Miss Fauny Her sz, **Tho Cabin Boy," NTXON'3 AMPIIITHIEATRE~Clinton, batwoon Wasl tuzton and Randolpl stroota, BfoAlllstor. “BUSINESS NOTICES. RUM CURED BY USING JUNIPER TAR T e by Growoll, Tacird & Gow Now acky 0T PEPSTA, INDIGESTION, DEPRRSRION of S YT Bty the. Foro FOSBRORHISA 715tz of Callsaya Bark (Galliaya Back and Iron), i tie Lent foule, Matio by Caswoll, Hazard & Co , Now York, and mold by Droysgiata, i HYET HATR DYE, THIS SPLENDID | 1 ATGITET, halrdso 1n 1 1 thoworld: Thoonly true and por- taneous ; nodisap- o féot dyo. Ttarmloss, vollabla, and (nst; yointmont; norldicaloun tints or unploasant odor. Rome- Yion thio i oifcetn of bad dyes and washos. Produces im- {odiafels asumors LNk or natural brows, and loavog the Lair clean, soft, and beautijul, o gonuino, signo '\ O aotee. Mol by Al _droggie. OHARLES HATOUELOM, Propristor, N. Y. The Chitags Teibune, Thuraday Moming, January 30, 1873, Colorado wus donied admittance into tho Tnion, yosterday, in the Ilouso, by a vote of 17 lo8. Phelps, Dodgoe & Co. have withdrawn their offer to compromise with the Govornment, and their caso will go before tho Courts. Mr. Allison's surrendor of the Crodit Mobilier stock that Lo held iu gaid by Ames to hinve beon understood by both tohave been & genuine trans- action and not & more blind. 1t is n0id that the bill rocently passed by tho State Legislnture oxtending tho timo for the collection of tnxes throughout the State applics only to counties under township organization. 1f this view be correct, more then 80 couutics will bo nnable to avail themselves of the delay which it was tho objoct of tholaw to grant them, ‘There was a conforonco yestorday botween the Senate Financo Committeo and tho Houso Bank- ing and Currency Committee to discuss medsures of legislation for the rosumption of spocio pay- wents. Nonoof tho plans proposed for that purposo mot with more approval than Senator Shorman's bill. As to the pracige dato at which specio should begin to circulate in the placo of yaper, thoro waa a differonce of opiniom, but 1nost of the mombors favored the time fixod by Benator Sherman, Jan. 1, 1874, No words are needed to graco tho simplostate- ment that Pomeroy did not receive & single voto {u tho Senatorial olection in Kansas, yesterdny, aud that, on tho first ballot, John J. Ingslls was elocted Unitod States Senator by 113 votes, tho other votes being given to Lowe, Btarko, and 1farvey,—mone to Pomeroy. The manner in which this marvel was wrought is told elsewhors in our despatches. Political annala will not wasily discloso n story of greater turpitnde, or of more spoedy and pitilees rotribution, What rights refractory wituessos havo that Congress must rospect was the question befora the Mouso yosterday, Ono of the witnesses summoned by the Wilson Credit Mobilier Com- mittee has rofusod to testify on tho plea that what ho knows come to him -as & priviloged cemmunication from his clients. The Com- wittee applied to the Houso for an ordoer to errest him ; Lut o spirited dobato, in which the wholo question of tho right of Congrass to doal emnmarily with rofractory witnesses was tra- versed, ended in tho milder course being taken ot summoning him to the bar to show cause vhy he should not be committod for contempt, When Mr, Colfax and Mr. Ames wore in tho Leat of their dispute, tho other day, bofore the Credit Mobilior Committoo, ono of its mombers rneosted that for thelr own sakes they provide tuciusolves with conngel, Dr. Colfax has fiuslly aten this advice, and sent his lawyor yosterday 19 represent him beforo the Committoe. Through Jum 3, Coltax announces that he is makinga 1:crough examination of his papers preparatory 10 appearing agnin before the Committee in his own belnlf, o says that he will bo able to jrove that the $1,200 which ho i shown to have ievositad in his bank Just after Ames' alloged wvment to him of that amount was dorived avum other sonrcos, ° T estavlishing the relations hetwoon the civil vl ecclesinstical powers, tho Gorman Govern- 1ucut i8 likely to provoke tho antagonism, not cvly of the Catholics, but aléo of the Protes- tauts, The orthodox aud rationaliut Proteatants c.o engaged, just ot presont, in a siruggle vory wnilar Lo that going on botweon the Ultramon- t:uos and the Old Catholics. Tho strugglo ©eows out of the fuct that the Evangelical Con- wintiy of Brandouburgh has procecded against L Lastor Bydow, because, at's public meeting iu Borlin, ho contosted the supornatural char- wier of Our Tord, If the Buperior Evan- g-licel Council affvms the declslon of the Consistory, procoodings will have to bo insti- tuted ngaingt nearly all of tho Dorllu pastors whuo have Indorsed Pustor Hydow, In that event, the ratlonalist pastors will appoal their ¢aro to tho Governmout, The orthodox Protes- gauts fear that tho case will go againat them, and THE CIIICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: B e S ————————————————— ————— - THURSDAY, JANUARY. 30, 1873. aro making their prn]m;n:..‘. to mako common cause with the orthodox Catholi. y, yqir fight for mpiritual indepondence. Tho Unitod States may bo ouriched 1y {hoe Oredit Mobilior matter to tho amount of ten shnros of atock and Judge Kolloy's check for 8300. Tho Judge writes Chairman Poland, eu- closing his check, with tho statomont that it is for tho balanco of n loan due from hm to Ames, but which tho latter dls- cloims. .Ho asks that this, togothor with tho ton sharos of Oredit Mobilier stock which Ames handod by his request to Mr. Poland, the other day, bo transfefrod to the Unitod Btates. Ames, ho says, digolaims tho stoek, nor doos it bolong to himsolf. Thoreforo, ho makes it n prosont to tho Governmont. This might bo con- slderod patriotic and genorous of Mr. Kelloyto a high degroo, if the quoeation did not irresistibly arlso, By what right does he give tho United Statos proporty which ho avows is not his ? The Ion, Willlam D. Kelloy's ideas about loans are not quito as expliclt as might rosson- ably bo domanded of so protontious a political oconomiat, Bofore tho prosont investigation be- gam, Lo told Amos that ho wishod to considor tho transaction between thom as o losn, He thersupon tendered Ames s check, which the generous follow toro in two and handed back. ““Both of us,” Ames says, *appearod to be at- iafied with tho transaction,” According to this, Kelloy's satisfaction is intelligible euough. Ho was satiafied, bocauso this undorstanding with Ames gave him in public and bolore the Uonl~ mittoo all tho innocont sccurity of & borrower; while in private, bofore tho Company, it gavo him all the profit of Crodit Mobilior dividends. It was not an eolomont of tho calculation that Amos should toll all ho know. Tho Internationals of Now York bave under- takon to regulate protty much everything under tho sun, At & recont meoting, tho *‘divine right * was denounced, Sir Charles Dilke upheld, and o particular movemont, by platoons of words, mado upon the Queen of England. Then Cuba wns taken up; tho action of the Amorican Government was furiously denounced, and it was proposed to appoint & Tovolutionary Committeo, hold secret eossions, onrol volunteors, and doliver tho island from tho dominion of Bpain, Xtaly was nozb dis- cussed, and the valisnt Intornationnls rojoiced that thoro had boen asuccossionof striltes which had loft Lundreds of poor men without work. Somebody was oxpellod then, though he lived in Franco. Finally, the Congressional actlon *io quiot cortain land titlos in Towa"” was taken up, and a lottor was addrossed to Prosident Grant, calling upon him to provent * thismostinfamous robbory of the poople’s property from being lo- galizod.” Having thus summarily disposed of tho affairs of all nations, tho Intornationals qui- otly adjournod. ‘There is & new divorco law in Indiana, in- tonded to correct gome of tho ovils which has rando that Stato responsible for so much fraudin matrimonial matters, The new law reduces the number of causes for divorco to seven: Adul- tory, impotoncy, thresycars’ abandonment, cruel and inhuman treatment, failure of the husband for two yoars to provide for Lis wife, throe yeara' Linbitual drunkenness, and conviction of any in- famous crime, Two yoars’ bona flde residence in the Btate is requiredof tho potitioner. Divorcos with no ottior than nowspaper notices may be oponed and the docreos set rsido. ‘Tho divorcos, thoroforo, of tho fraudulont kind will bo granted subject to bo sot nside at any time within two yoars. Tho new lnw, restricted as it is in com- pavison with the old oue, is sufliciently liboral tolenve Indinna o largo business yot. Thoe Courts, however, it so disposod, can do much to bresl up the fraudulent business, by roquiring ab- soluto proof of tho continued residenco ofthe potitionoer inthe Stato. A conatructive rosidenco has hitherto beon allowed, and lLias been pro- ductive of innumerable frauds, One of tho nowspapers which says that tho Republican party in Congross ought never to have permitted any investigation of the Credit Mobilier frands and briborios ealls upon the Hounse to stop tho investigation now. A, Job Btoveuson, of Cinciunatl, member of Congross, secms to have just this same kind of opinion ag to tho fitnees of oxposing cormiption among mombers of tho House. When Mr. Speakor Blatno bad beon acquitted of baving touched Osltos Ames' bribes, My, Stevonson was vory much disgustod, partioularly as o long liat of Mr. Btovenson's associates have been sndly im- pleatod. Ho, thersforo, aftor the mannor of sot- ting o **back fire,” offored & resolution about some Iowa'railroad stock with a viow of cateh- ing the Bpenkor,” not, ag'kie says, to prove any- thing dishonorable on tho part of NMr. Dlrine, but to prove that he was as bad aa Bingham and Pattorson, and some others. DBut the schomo fullod; Blaino oxplainod, and Job is ngain monrnful ovor tho lindness which permits his {frionds to be exposed. ‘Fho Chicago produce markols ware less nctivo yesterday, and averagod a shado lowor. Mess pork was quiet and stoady at $11.80@11.85 cash, and §12.20@12.26 zollor March, Terd was mod- oratoly active, and 2!{@boc per 100 Ibs lower, at 67.20@7.25 cash, sud §7.50 sollordlarch, Meats were steady, and in moderato domand at 8@ 4o for shouldora ; B%@0o for short riba; Glfe for short cloar, and 8o per Ib for 17-Ib groen lLiams. Drossod hogs woro less active, and Lo por 100 1bu higher, closing at §4.60@4.90 for heavy 'snd light. ighwinos wore dull and nominel at 880 por gallon. Tlour was quiot and firm, Wheat was less activo and steady, closing ot BL2G}4@1.25% cash, and $1.28%{ sollor March, Corn was more sctive, and o shado flrmer, oloing at 80%(@303{0 cash ; 81%@3114o soller March, and 86)fc soller May, Oats wero very quiot and firm at 262¢@255¢e cusly, and 20} @28%ge wellor Maroh, Ryo was quiat aud steady at 08@08%Gc, Darley was loss netivo and irregu- lar, closing easler at 780 for No. 3, and 62 for No. 8. Tholivo hog trade was fairly active, with prices firm at 83,75@4.124. There was a fair inquiry for cattle aud shoop, with little chango in values, Tho sewing-machino patentees aro swarming at Washington demanding an extonnion of their patents beyond tho timo limited by law. These patents wro all froo to =il the people of the world, oxcopt those of the United States, Bow- ing maclines are made in the United Statos, freighted to Europe, and aroe sold thore for one- balf tho prices they are sold for in this country. The incroased cost of sawing machines to tho American poople is duo to tho enormous patont toes oxactod. Theso patout feos amount in this country to several million of dollava annually, The graut principle of the sowing machino seoured to ita discoverer an immonso fortuno, and lg no longor o imouopoly, All tho prosent . olected, patonts are for small improvoments upon other men's inventions, and these improvoments nro plicd mountnin high upon onoh othor. ‘Thoto ls no palnt now for the principle of tho sowing machino; what are patentod are tho innumerabl ** improvements,” patty and inslgni- flcant in tlomselves, and which roally ought nevor Lo hnvi boon patontod atball. Immoneo for- tunos havo Iron mnde from the monopoly in thoso improvononts, and, now that thoso mon~ opalics are ruaning out by oxplration of tho fourtoen and twonty-one-yonr terma of the pat- onto, Congrons is appealod to that thoy.may bo agaln oxtondod, 'I'ho sowing machine s anin- deapensablo articlo in every housohold ; it is tho means whoreby a widospread, numerous olass of virtuous poor oarn thoir daily broad. The pare tios boforo Congross aro tho rich patentoos, al- rondy gorgod with tho profits of thelr potty pat- onta, who can woll afford to pay for logislation to havo o ronowal of their monopolios, ‘and the sowing womon of {lo country havo to pay thoso patont foos with their lives, thoir honlih, and thoir sufforing and privation, .ot us hopo Congross will not oxtend any sowing-machino patout ono hour beyond its logal term. ———ee BOHUYLER COLFAX, In whatover view may bo takon, Mr, Colfax Is ono of tho most unfortunate men to-day in pube lio lifo. Tho morios of dovelopmonts concerning Lis relations to tho Oredit Mobiller, though olr- cumatantial, Liavo beon so consecutive ,that the publio can no longor hositate to throw upon him Lo LULdou UE JUYLL 1S JULUCOILY, 1L WHL LY romombered that Mr, Colfax proforred not to tako any activo part In tlio Iato Prosldentlal cam- paign, Ilis position as Vico Prosident of tho Unitod Biates, and his purpose of rotiring from public lifo, gavo him an exeuso for not engaging in o campaign in which ho had littio porsonal interest. Ho omerged from his retiromonton only two or threo occasions during tho entiro can- vags. Ono of thoso was for the purpose of answoring the charge made against him snd othersof having taken Orodit Mobilior stock, based upon tho list which Onkes Ames fur- nighod B'Comb. There woere two mnotablo fontures abont Mr, Colfax’s spoech ab that timo: Firat, ho made the most explicit denial of over having purchased Oredit Mobilier stock, at any timo, or at any price, Socondly, ho was sovero in tho oxtromo upon T Cnicado TRIBUNE for publishing his nsmo in tho list of thoso named by Ames, but had not one word 'to ssy agaiust Amos himself. After tho aponingof the Con- grossionnl investigation, Mr. Colfax admltted that ho had purchased Crodit Mobilier atock, which had been paid for by acerued dividonds with the excoption of £539, which ho paid in monoy to Mr. Oskes Ames Though hoclaimed that he subsequently told Ames he did not want tho stock, he never domanded nor recoived back the $639 which o had paid. With any possible construction that could bo placed upon this transaction, it was impossible not to concludo that Mr. Colfax's explicit denial during the campaign waa not sustained, and it Dbecomo ovident why he proferred to reprovo Tue TRIDUNE rathor than call Mr. Onkes Ames to account. Up to this timo, howover, & large majority of tho people of all political sentimenty preforred to boliovo that some satisfactory ex- planation of Mr. Colfax’s rolations with Credit Mobilier would bo made, and none other of the gontlemen who wero concerned in the Onkes Ames trausactions recoived so much chariteble trontment at tho hands of tho pross. Thencamo IIr. Ames' supplemontary siatement, that ho hind issued Mr, Colfax an additional check of 1,200, 1o pymont of dividonds ; but, whon Mr. Colfax mede an impressive denial on oath that ho had never received tho monoy, publio sentiment still scomed to be on his side. Tho check payable to 8, 0." or bearor was forthcoming from the Borgeant-nt-Arms, who paid it. Btill, Mr. Col- fax declarod on osth that Lio had never seon if, and stated, in confirmation of his own tostimony, that ho could not have added such an amount of money to his Incomo without knowing it. Finally, the Cashior of tho bank whore Mr. Colfax doposits was called and tostified that tho sum of 1,200 in money had been deposited about the samo timo, the doposit ticket being iu M. Colfax’s handwriting. Ames gavo the $1,200 chieclt ono day ; tho Borgeant-at-Arma paid it tho day following ; tho gnme amount of monoy was doposited tho noxt day by Mr. Coltex himsolf, 1t is not posaible to recall this cbain of circum- stances without sharing in the general feoling of rogrot that it hus not been oxplained, The very same sentiment of rogret and pity scema natur- ally to actuato tho treatmont of this subject a8 if an nble, honoreble, and valued statesman had been stricken by somo personal calamity. No man in Amorican politics has evor had s smooth- er or pleasautor carcer of success than Schuylor Colfax. Ho was odmirod and trusted generally without reference to political differonces. o was o mombor of the Thirty-fourth and evory successive Congrons, including the Fortioth. Ho nevor hed any sovero political struggles to maintain bis position, and encountoerod fow of the opithots and disgracoful churizos which aro tho nsual accompauiments of political canvassos. o was choson Spoaker of tho Thirty-cighth Congroas, and was twico ro-olected to the same position, Thon he was nominated for the Vico DPresidency by hia party, and tviumphantly s oxporionce ns Bposker of tho Houso ennbled him to presido over the Senate with caso, dignity, and oficlonoy. His ploasant manner, which wag rarcly disturbed, made hima gonoral favorite. Tho country will be pained boyond measura should nothing be done to re- move thiy accumulatod toslimony that stands against him, i THE CITY POLICE, The Polico Commissionors of Chicago, on Tuesday, brought tho affaira of that Dopartmont tonorisis. Thoy hiave beou for sovoral months reaisting reform and upholding the old abuses swhich haye mado the Chicago polico s publio disgrace, The Buperintendent, atter waiting in vain for along timo to obtain some authority to inatitute reforms, undortook to do so himself. Mo hng made gambling unprofitable and unsefo in Chicago; ho hns endenvored to onforce the clty laws; but tho majority of tho Board, repro- sonting tho gamblors, thioves, and the large body of worlhless and inofiicient ofticors on tho polico force, rofusoed to permit him to make any chango, They thon went further, “Whem- solves holdiug ofiico by tho appointment of the Mayor and Common Council, thoy under- took to suspond and romovo the Superintondent, who is & city officer, alao appoiuted by tho Mayor and Qommon Council, Thoy then inducted an oflicor of their own,—breaking open the ofiico of the Suporintendont for that purposo. This comploeto detiance and violation of tho law by thomon appointod to oxooute tho luws Lind, of course, o demoralizing effect upon tho polico, YEvery rough, vagrant, broken-down Lummor, loafor, aud dead-boat who Las boon ap- pointed to tho polico by thosomen, at tho ro- quost of local politiclans, in, of courso, violent in support of tho Commisslonors, Buch mon wanb no roform, and want no Buperintendont who will require tho polico to porform thelr duty. These mon hold thelr pleces on tha polico not to porform any duly, but as n roward for servicos rendored to tholr patrons, = Tho Mayor, chargod by law with the power and duty of “dircoting and controlling tho ofitcers and membora of the Polico and Fire Dopart- monts of tho city,” could do o les than moot this alarming condition of aairs by tho romoval of Commissionors Rono and Klokka. Tho other Commisziondr, having boen appointed before the adoption of tho new Constitution, caunot bo romovod under the act of tho Logislaturo, ex- copt by &' judicial proceeding, which will, of courso, ha instituted by tho Mayor. Tlho Mayor proposcs furthor to fuatal Buporintondont Wash- burn, and to mnintaln his authiority as head of the polico ‘forco. ‘Iho Iaw governing the ap- pointment of the Polico Commigaioners, Buper- intendent, and all ollior city ofilcors, is the act of the Logislaiuro known as tho Mayor's bill, which reads as follows: 1, Inall citles in this State, all city oMcors (whose election by tho qualified voters thereof fs not provided for by Iaw), and alro all members of Boards organized ander the chartor (or amendments thereto) of any such. city, except {hoso appointed by tho Governor of the Stato, shalt bo appointed by tho Mayor of the city, by and with tho coneont of {ho loglslativo authority there~ of, a majority of all tha - membors elect convurring by yeaand nays, (oo entored on its journal, Any city Tuald sy o reaiuved Dy tho Mayor of any such city, whenovor, in his opin- fon, tho lulorests of thocity may requiro such re- B o e =8 s} moval; but heshall report in writing his ressona for sttch romoval to the sald leglslative authority, ot ita next regularmeoting, In cago of o removal from or s vacancy {n any such offico or Toard, o successor moy boappotnted by the Mayor with-the like consent of th:p leglalativo authority of any such city, 9. The Mayor of any much city ehall have powerat any and all tluea to examine and fuspect tho recorda books, and papera of auy Board, ofticer, agent, or sor vantof tho city, ond o require from him or them a detatled eintewmont i1 writing of any transactiona of such Board, oflicer, agont, or servant, It ahall bo tho duty of any wuch Mayor, when requested by resolution, to furnish to tho legislativo suthorlty of nny such city, or elther branch thorcof, any information in his posaersion or control concerning any matter or trans- uction conmected with the adminiatration of tho City Govormment, The Mayor of everysuch city shnll b hield tespousiblo for the good order aud govornment of. thoclly ; ho ahall Lavo and oxerciso within tho city limits the power conferred by law up- on Blioriffa of cannties to suppress dlsorder and keop “the poace, and in the exorciso of auch powora o may direct nnd control the officers and membera of tho Police and Firo Departments of the clty, Tho dotails of the procoodings will bo found in anotlier column, and a fow howra will decide whother Ohicago is to bo governed by the gam- Dblera nnd tho rufiians, ropresentod by the Polico Comumissionors, or whother the city polico shall be what it ought to be, an eflicient force of com- potont men, wnder a rosponaible and law-abiding Chiof, 'SPRINGFIELD. 11linois Prcus Associntion—NMoney Ite= “covered from an Accldent Insure ance Company. Special Deapatch to The Chieagn 'ribune, SerixorierLp, Il Jan, 29.—The Executive Committoe of tho Illinois Prosa Association met hero to-doy, andsolected Genoral Brayman, of tho Stafe Journal, as tho orator for the annual convention, A mocting was callod for April 17, at Chicago, whon the Executive Committeo will congider tho question of whore aud when the convention will hoe held, and what routo will be adoptod for their annual oxeursion, Paul Bel- by, of the Quincy Whig, was appointed on tho Executive Committeo, vice W. W. Bellor, do- coased. The caso of Daniol II. Tooley 5. The Railwa: Passonger Arsuranco Compnuy, of Hartford, Conn,, has boon on trinl in” tho United Btntes Court for sovoral days past, and to-day resultad in a verdiet for [I)ll\iutifl.‘ for 26,663, The facts aro, that John Tooley, brothor of Danisel Looloy, plaintiff, bought tyio accident polictes for$8,000 ench, for two’ dsys, ab Quincy, on tho 24th of January, 1871, On the 25th of Jsuuary, atb Ohampalgn, lio" was killod while attompting to get on the carn, which were in mo- tion. Tho defonco rested wupon two ‘polnta; TFirat, whon Tooley got on tho train ot Champaign tho liability of the Com- pany consod, a8 Lo was, by the torma of his pol- 1oy, asaured ngainst nccident on the train, ec- ond, if » pagsengor, technically, at the time, ho did not exorcise duo diligoncs as roquired by the terms of tho policy. 'Cho defonce did not avail. SUNDAY DRAM-DRINKING. A Council Committes Reports in Favor of Omittiug ¥rom City Legislution any Roefor- ence to the Matters Aldermen Stout, Cannon, Eckhardt, Schmitz, Brandt, and Richardson, of tho Special Conmit- teo of Nino, appointed by the Council to ex- amine, modify, and roport upon oxisting ordi- nancos touching the salo of liquor on Bunday, mot in the City Clerk's ofiico, yestorday, and dis- cugsed an nmendod ordinance drawn up by the Corporation Counncl at tho request of tho Com- milleo, Mr. Luloy read the ordinance, which is tho 8amo o8 Lhat now in forco, with tho exesption ikt all allusions to the sale of liquor on Bun- day 18 striclon ont, Mr, Richardson was in favor of the. Committeo haying uothing to do with the ordinanco, o proforred that the subject should bo allowed to rost until such timo g the Council took it up, or olse ho would like the Committoo to report to tho Council the proposition of tlio Mayor, ad- vislug that tho Logistature should bo potitioned to Jet the Sundny question go bofore tho Puoplo. Mr, Stout suid: ho thought the Logislature wonld pass & prohibitory law if it could, Mr. Cannon said that the Committes wasex- pocted to do somothing. Its businoess was to modity oxisting city lnws, and smooth over tho diflicuitios botween the contending partios, I'ho ordinanco under discussion accomplished this, and ho was in favor of its adoption. Mr. Richardson spoke agaiu in favorof the po- tition to the Logislature.” Bucl a courss would bring the Bunday question to an issuo at onco. Mlr, Brandt cotld not soo what good that would do for tho 28,000 petitioners who had addrossed the Council. e Committeo, with tho oxcoption of Mr. Tchardson, who #aid ho was in favor of closing up ealoons ‘on Sunday, advised rocommending tho ordinance to the Council, and so voted. Tho motion to adjourn specified that the Com- mittes could bo called togother again before Monday ovening, and that its action could bo re- #cinded or amended. P O ANOTHER FIRE, About half-past 0 o'clock laat ovening, Ofilcer | Jobn Moynechan observed donso volumos of ! smoko issuing from the upper window of No. 810 Stato stroot, which is a two-story brick! building, adjoining the art storo of P, M. Al-y Almini & Co. Tho lowor floor . wus oceupled by - B. 8. Davis & Co,, donlers in hats, caps, and, furnishing goods, and tho upper by the milli- nory ostablishmont of Mrs, 8. H, Gardnor.' Both stores wero closed whon thejl ofiicor obsorved the emoke, nnd he! burst open tho door leading to thes socond floor, o found tho millinery stock all inablazo, and the fixtures about destroyod. The prompt arrival of the Firo Department con- fined tho flamos to tho second floor. The build- lug was uom}flntoly delugod with water, muoh to the Injury of thostock of Davis & Co., on thof first floor, Thoy cstimato thoir loss ot 39,000, ingured as follows: 5,000 intho Milwaukes Tiro; 86,000 in tho Nation, of New York, Mru., Uardnor's loet on stock and fixtures_will roach) §7,000, insurod for 99,000 in tho Milwaukeo Flro; 84,000 In the Girard, of Philadelphis, and ! 81,600 in the Nation, of Now York. Tho firej] originated, It 18 supposed, from an ovor-heated.; ntuvn/ which ignlted o pito of papor boxea neart’ hy. Tho loss was chiofly tho result of wator. )| Tho storo of P. M, Alminl & Oo,, in which ar many valusblo paintings, fortunately sufforo 1o injury, being soparatad from the \flls?gtu whioh tho fire ccourred by a thiok hriok wall. - i ACT SECOND. What . Followed the Suspen- sion of Washburn, The Mayor Comes to the Superin- tendent's Relief, Klokke’s and Reno’s Serviees Dispensed With, Mr. Ward Ordered to Return to the Secretaryship. Officers and Patrolmen In- structed to Obey Wash- burn, All Kinds of People in a State of Excitement. Full Dotalls of YWesterday’s Oo- currences. Tho morning papora yostorday startled tho public with tho announcement that tho perse- oution of tho Buperintendont of Polico, by the Commissioners, had resulted in & coup on thelr part,—tho susponsion of the Obtof of Poiico, and tho sppointment of his ad inferim eucces- sor, ponding his trial on tho charges made out against him. This wos ono act in the drama, | EXPROTATION. “ As Dr. Ward had been appointed Temporary Clilef of Polico, oxpeotation s rogards a collis- ionbotseon tho appointee of the Board and the de facto Chiof ran high. “No one supposed that any forco would bo usod, or that Dr, Ward would rondor himsolf offonsive to the Bwporintendent, and in this thoy merely did justicesto tho worthy Bocretary, whoso position was cme of oxtremo delicacy. To atrived at Polico Ieadquartors at 9 o'clock, and proceoded to transact tho supposed business of his offico, and propured to reccive roports from tho threo Captains under him. In- stond of invading the quarter fagsigued to tho roal Buperintondent, he quictly “proceadoed to his own room, and directed the gobd-natured officer who bears tho namo and orcupios the uniquo position of Bim. Prince, to conduct the Captains into his oftice. GATUERING OF TIIE IONIEFTATNS. Oaptain Gund, ox-Comm fssioner, commanding tho Third District, firat ap peared, and was ush- orod into the presence of /the Acling Superin- tondont. Ho presontod /I.\iu daily veport and withdrew. Buporintondont Waek! furn appesrod noxt, and went to his oflice, whore ho was interrogatod by tho roporters as to his doterminations. He ox- vroaned himsolf deterrmned, on the advico of tho Mayor and the lawn departmont, to maintain his ground, as tho Ccmmissionershad no earthly anthority to suspen d him, and he would not bo suspended oxcopt 13y tho authoritythat appointed him, As to issuin g ordors, he said ho had none to issuo at presont, and there woro soveral or- dors yot unoboyed by his subordinates. Commissionor Klokke appoared shortly sfter, and had a ““sociob session ” with Dr, Ward, after which he seized'hig hat and withdrow. Commissioner Bheridan next appearod and took his goat with his accustomed quictudo and sorenity. {Hlo'was promptly interviewed, but would not fcomumit himeolf more than ordinarily. TIHE REPORTERS nsked him whether he expocted that there wounld boarow. ‘The tranquil ropresentative of tho Bouth Division thought not. *‘There will be no trouhle,” ko said, and indulged in n smile. The réportors snggeated that thero wore two Buperintandents in the flold, and this trifling ambiguity might load to further complication, Gommissioner Sheridan waa surprised to learn of this unusuel varioty of the police muddlo, and congolod himself with expressing the pro- found conviction that it was all right, and that tha difficulty would soon'be settled, aud furthor troublo need not bo anticipated, OAPTAIN FRENCIT had made his appearance meanwhils, and pro- sented his report to Dr. Ward, after which he withdrow, anxious to avoid o porsonal oucounter with tho oflicial as to whoso prosent status ho was in doubt. Superintendont Wasbburn, find- ing that these two Coptains had ro- tired without paying him their ocus- tomary official viait, despatched & messen~ or to recall them, During ihe absenco of fho moasonger, Captain Hickoy, arrived, and wasi shown by Princo into tho Socrotary’s room, Dr. Ward roceived his roport, and had a briof convorsation with him, which was interrupted by a roqueat brought by Prince that the Cap- tain should pay vivit to Mr. Washburn, Cap- tain Hickoy promplly complicd with the ro- quust, and ontored tho Chiof's offico, cap in hand, JUOREY AND WASIIDURN. The Chiof recoived tha Captain with & choer- ful ‘¢ good morning," which tho Captain returned witla equal politoness. “The conversation that onfined waa brief, and to the point, and was 08 follows Buporintendent—Oaptain, how is business in your district 5 Captain Hickog—Evorythiog is all right, sir, a8 {ar a8 I know. Buporintondont—Ara you doing any businoss, Capfiain ? aptain Hickoy—Yes, sir. Eugerlntuudunb—-l Tavo not seon your report yot, Captain, Gaptain Hickoy-—T havo givon it to the Acting E}l;;:){intoudnnt, a8 directod by the Bonrd last night, bu orintondent—Do sland that you pofuse superlor oflicor ? aptain Hickey—X nauppose, elr, thero is no other nlternative, undor tho ciroumstancos. Euparlu(au_dnmi—!{ou need Liavo no hesitation, Caoptain. ~ This ig merely abusiness matter. Am I to understand' that you refuse to obey my ordors ? Captain Hicloy—I shall not obey Fnu, sir, The Superintendent turnod to fhe rek;orlura and dosived thom to witnoss that Captain Hickey had refused to obey him, Captain Hickey grid ho had done what he be- lloved it to bo his duty to do. AN ORDER ISSUED. Buporintondent Washburn uu{)pnuml Le had, and added that ho had an ordor Lo issuo to him, which he handed over, It Iuas followe: OrFICK OF GENERAL BUPERINTENDENT, Cuiieaqo, 1L, Jan, 28, 167, } General Order, No, 2, Tu pursunuce of an order of the Board of Polico, undor date of 25th of January, inst,, and recolvod 27th Juuary, lnst, tio force is Lurkby ordared to roturt to ou wish mo to undor- 0 rOCOgRIZo Mo a8 your patrol duty ga prescribed by the rules and regulations of 1860, Eraren WASIBURN, Geueral Superiutendent, The Captain pulled out his glasses, inapectod tho ordor, and thon, pulting it into his pocket, loft tho room, Buperintondent Washburn then dirocted hils olerk to tako into the Scer tary’s room tho ordor whioh he had prepared, provious to his suspon- 8ion, rescinding the twelve-hour ordor, . AN INTERAISSION, It was noor* by this timo, and tho police- TOOMB Woro vaosi by tho partics most in- toroatod. Mr, Washburn, Dr. Ward, aud Com- missloner Bhoridan went out to dinnor, and the evoning papor roporters tovk their copy to tholr oflicos, loaving a host of morning psper mon, Aldermen, dotootives, and patrolmon in - posacn- nion, 'Tho Borgenuts wisoly kopt out- of tho way, lest thoy should bo qu od into the ques- tion' and made to dooido which ofilolal wns tho . Chiof. - Tho subject wns . tallted ovar oxecltedly. by tho roups of oxpoctant persons, Commissloner leno was the firat to return, followed by Commissionors Shor- idan and Klokke and Dr. Ward,. Thore was n singular amount. of oxcitod convarsation. fu- dulged in by Commigsloners and Aldermen, Al dormon Stout, BolinfMoer, aud Batloy were watch-! ing affairs with keon intorost, and holding sub- duod converaations with the Gommissionors and evorybody olso, ‘“THE DAND DEGINS TO PLAY." At ton.minutos aflor 2 o'clock there wero in the Board of Polico room, Commissionors Reno and Klokke, Aldormen Schaftnor and Bailey, ton or 'fifteon ‘frionds of all of, thom, and half a dozon reportors, Tho Commissloners wore nonted bosido ench other at their denks, Alder- man Soliaflaer being in tho rear of Klokko, and oouversing with him. Prosidont Reno wan loan- ing on his dosk, twirling n ploco of blotting / pepor, his countenanco donoting that his min<{ wah in s hopoless condition of uncortainty, Tha frionds wero congrogatad in littlo knots discaes- ing tho situation, and expressing contrary views. 'Tiho roportors weko praparod_for somo offioial to ©ay somothing, but the Commissionera and Aldermon converged with_ona another in whis ors, and what they sald was unintolMgibls. resontly Mr, White, 3 IE MAYOR'A SEORETATY, ENTERED tho room, Hohad in hin right hand twoflar onvolopos, ono of which ho handed to Ow.mnfl‘3 nloner Klokke and tho othor to Prosident; Reno. ‘Tho former opened bis envelops, ard took thenco tho subjoined communication Mavow's Or¥10E, Ja L', J. O, Klokke, Comminsfoner, Board Bin: Younrs heroby notified that, in, my opiaton, tho interests of tho city m:{ll(ru that yor1 bo romov from the oftico you now hold as Commfssioner of the Tioard of Polico of tha Oity of Oliicago, and that yousre theraforo hioroly removed from ua ratoro b omoved £ office, Hich ro- moyal o tako eflect TortRNiy o MeprLz, Mayor, Mr. Rono did not open his envelopo, but laid it on tho dosk in front of him. ho was appointod by tho Mayor, tho document enclosod was unquestionably worded the samo as that ad- dressed to Lis nsaociata. Secretary and Acting Saporintendont Ward, communication To the Board of Police Commigsioners ono chapter of tho story, and thoro tho Board| was loft in full posscssion of the fiold. The morning papers to-day give the romninder of tho story, or the second act, and tho curtain falls, lenving & largo proportion of the Board in the fleld, but this time among tho beat of the killod and wounded. Tho entre-acte will probe~ bly bo a Iong one from this point, for tho Courts will probably be callod upon to decido some quostions, day removed Charles A, Reno and 0. Klokke, {from thooffico of Commisaioncra of Police, JosErit MepILY, Mayor, Commissioner Klokke then turned to Ward osnd instructod him to take ordera from no one but tho Board, 3 ) Tho Hecretary and Aoting Suporintendont said *| thot legal and’ judicious orders must be re- spected, Intimating that such ordors could come only from the Board. BHERIDAN ARRIVES. At this juncture Commiseioner Shoridan walked into'the room, and, removiug his hat and coat, seatod himsolf at his dosls. As soon as Kiokke read his nofification, he oponed ono of the drawers of his dosk, took out some offlcial paper, frantically soized a pen, and bogan to writo. Obsorving Shoridan, Lo called out to him, *Bhoridan | Como hero o moment, I Lavo rocelved this communication from the Mayor,” at tho same time handing the documont to him. Bheridan glanced at the document cas- ually, snd was about to read it, whon KLORKE JUMPED UP and interrupted him by saying, excitedly, Sinco roceiving this, in tho progence of you two gentlomen, I have taken the liberty to “in- struct Acting Suporintonden t Ward to tako ordors from no ono, and to pay attention to no ordora that may bo issued in rolation to Fo— lice mattors, oxcopt those that are fssued by tho proper authorities, who are tha Polico Commis- | pionersof the City of Chicago—the olected of the people, and tho commissioned of the Governor.” Commissioner Klokke thon sat down. Commissioner Bhoridan snid thnt course was porfectly right. His face became vory red, and & amilo would occasionally dimplo his capacloua choeks ; his manner indicated that he was con- fident that the Board had acted in accordance with theInw. ANOTHER OFFIOIAL COMMUNIOATION was then placed on Sheridan's dosk, and he toro open tho envelope. The roportors pressed for~ ward to get a look at the document, but Bheri- dan relieved their anxioty by saying: “Itis only & roference from tho Common Council in rolation to the purchnse of a_lot.” A roportor remarked to Commissioner Sher- fdan, “You aro the Board now," hoping tho membor from Bridgeport would express himeelf upon the situation, but he only smiled. Commissioner Klokko prosentad: & supple- montal question by saying: * Gontlemen, there is no buainess to bo done this afternoon, [Fo Prosidont Reno] *‘Is there any business before us this afternoon ?” ¢ President Reno—Hero are some bills for capa. - Commissioner Klokke—X looked them over ; they aro correct. President Rono handed the bills to Sheridan, tolling him Klokke had pronounced thom cor- !oc: and that he [Klokke] was & judge of such matters, KLORRE PUZZLED. Commissionor Klokko, who had resumed writ- ing his reply to the Mayor's lettor, was evidently puzzled. Ho wanted & word, or wes uncortain ‘whether Lis grammar was corroct. Klokke finally oxplained bis difeulty by asking Alder- man Sobaffner whon tho last” olection was held. dorman Bchaffnor said ho did not know, Commissioner Klokka thon appenled to Gen- eral Liob, who was sitting at Bhoridan's desk taking notes, but the Genoral was unable to give Lim the dosired information, Commissioner Bheridan, howover, said it was on tho Gth of Novembor, and Klokke resumed mlfln%. 3 President Rono then tnrned to him and said, ¥4 Yo;‘nro not going into an eloction again, are you Commissionor Klolkko—** No; but some folks soomm to forgot what passod last” year, ‘and it i8 woll to remind thom of little facts in tho per- formanco of thoir dutigs.” KLOKRE'S LETTER. An impudent ru;lwrtur wag obsorved by Klakke trying to read hia lottor, and ho wseized hie pa- pors, and, nudging Schaffnor, the two sought refuge in the Bocrotary’s room. Hero the roply was finishod, aftor abont an hour of hard brain lubor, and despatched to tho Mayor's ofico. I wag 88 follows : 3 On1gAqo, Tll., Jap, 29, 1678, o the lon. edtl, Mayor of the Gity'of Chtcaga: I Linve tho Lionor to ackuowledge the receipt of ‘your communication of this date, in which you notify me of my remoyal from thio position I occupy a8 o mam- ber of tlio Board of Folice Commissionera of thia city. 1 would respecifully inform you of the fact' that, on ‘tha Gth day of November lust, T was clected by the peoplo of Cook County to tho ‘position of Polico Commiesfoner, hnve duly qualifiod and been commisaionod by the Gavernor of tho Htate of Tilinos, which commisalon I now hold in my pos- #cesion, and undor which authority I sm perfarming thio dutles of my ofiice, and I must, thereforg, refuse to recognize your right and autbority to remave mo from said poiition, I hava tho houor to remain very veapoctfully, your obediont sorvaut, ., ¥. 0. KrokxE, Polico Commissloner, A DR. WARD GETH ONE, Ton minutes aftorwards (thoso in the room in iho meantime convoraing in whispers or ra- naining silont) the Becrotary made his appesr- ance, and called Bharidan and Reno into n cor- ner. The information ho Imparted to thom was in reforonco to n communication he had recofved from His Honor. Ho added somothing about oboying the ordora of the Honrd, and the two Comimissioners shook their Laade afiirmativoly. Drosident Rono looked a8 if lio roalized that tho Board was acting very foolishly, and callod Bheridan ovor to the window. ‘The two had s briof consultation, and when it was onded hoth smilod, Rono having probably boen encouragod by his assoolato to stand firm. Whon thoy ecparated, Mr, Sheridon was ap- proachod by o TRInUNE roporter, who ‘remarked, d“l‘ha"lloml sooms to be ma box, with the lid own, Commissioner Shoridan—* Not a bit of it ‘Whon the peopls are appealed to thoy will show thint they do not approve such_arbitrary conduct on the part of the Mayor, and thoy will sustain evory act of the Board."” The communication roceived by Dr. Ward was a8 follows ¢ Alivor's OrFice, Jan, 29, 1873, E. P. Wfard, Secretary Board of Police': T undoratand thet you uro ausuming to act s Acting Bm)urlulnndnnl of Polico, and Luve presumed to fssny ordoraas such, I am advised by tho law dopartment thiat your acta are illegal, and I boroby nolify you to ceusq suc {llegal acts, und retura fo tlo porforinanco of tho dutles of your oflice, Jossri Meprwr, Mayor, An attompt to interviow tho Becretary asto bhis future pollcy was not succossful, In reply to tho quostion, “Do you purposo continulng to act ag Burur(nluuduul, uotwnhnlundlnfi the Mayors notification to ceaso?" Lo roplied that ho had nat grncticud on the catechism latoly, and conld not answor, ! dor In, organfzation, tho law oficarn of tho city having given ) thon camo Into the room and handed Prosident¥ Rono_another ofiicial onvelope addressed to the .| Board of Police, which contained the following . MAYOR's OFFICE, Jan, 20, 1673, § Llcraby nolify yous bouorablo body that I havo thia s boen offered him to uso in fighting tho Mayor in the Courts, . Ile subsoquently donied making tha statement, but admitted that several friends Tead been to aco him, and money would not bo ywanting. 5 TEAPTEARANGCE OF MR, WHITF. At o quastor of § o'clock Mr, White appoared . again, this timo carrging n communication to Buporintondent Washburn, who waa in his ofico talking to Bergoant Ellis. Tho documont road s follows : Maxon's Orrioe, Jan, 20, 1873, o the Ofterrs and Patrolmen of the I'olice Foree of the |Gty o7 Cheago: - s “Flio Magor of tho Oty of Cblongo heing hold ro- spouafble by law for the good order and governmont of tho city, and a dispute having arisen s to tho Buper- tondency of the pollco force, which may tond to disor- nd njuriously affoct the working of, tho police 1mo an opinfon that the action of tho Board of Polica ding Elmer Washburn ns Superintondent of in su 1eeatta unniBorizod by Juw, theroforo tho officors £and patrolmen of the lfa fores o horeby dirccted “to aboy tho_ordors of Flmor Wasiburn s Buperiu- tondent of Polioe, and respoct him aa Chief of the force, " Josr1x MEDILL, Mayor, A BUCCEASFUL TRAP, The reporters surroundoed Slhioridan and Klokke .in tho Bocrotary's room, and did all they could to intorviow thom, but tlm{ rofusod to commu- 1 nicato anything, Two of tho ropresentatives of " tho proan beoamo Involvad in a disputo, one tak- ing tho side of tho Board, tho othor that of the /Magor. It wos nehom, and commenced for the nrposo of drawing oub sn oxpression of opin- on from the Commissioners. Tha opponent of’ the Board anncrted that thoe Doard did not repre- gont auy ono. . Klokko bocnme indignant, and sald Lo roprosonted o largo numbor of poople, as was ovidenced by the yotes cast for him at the elaction ; ho had qualified, and hold the Gover- nor's commission ; ho was nominated ns & man whom the pooplo might truat, and the Qook Couuty Central Committee could tostify to it. Commireioner Bhoridan sald ho badn't any- thing to' say about ‘the sitnation, but If tho Mayor had brought o_man to Ohlosgo for the purpose of insulting tho reprosentatives of the %ceplo [moaning tho Commissioners of the oard of Polico] and proposod to back him up, Lo Board wanied to lnow it Thoy were actiug under the acts of the Loilulnhzm csenting tho Baard, and donied that those nets woro abro- gnt_nd'b{ tho Moyor's bill, Ho was not o conati- tutional Inwyer, and wonld not assume to give an oplnlon as o tho constitutionality of tho bill, ;| but waa wholly unconscions of having done any- MORE MUAIO, ¢ o thing -that conflicted with his onth of ofiico or tho intoroats of tho city. Kloklo's letter to the: Mayor dofined tho gasmon of the Board, and he: could ndd nothing further, ‘Commissionor Klokke maintainod that he had 88 many rights a8 nny othor individusl, and said if it bécame nocessary he wonld test in the Oourts tho quostion as to his authority to act 27 a member of tho Board. Ho had a commis- sion from tho Goyornor, and tho Mayor hod no power to remove him. PRESIDENT RENO DISAPPEARED sbout Linlf-paat 2 o'clock, and did not returm until noarly 4, Holiad boon interviewing the Mayor. Ho was roticont, declining at first to BAY anything whatever in relation to the contro- vorsy, When closely questioncd, he ad- mitted thnt ho had not been commissioned Dby tho Governer, saying, liowover, that e had. Loon informod that & commission had beon made ont for him and would bo doltvered upon nplpli- cation. He belioved the action of the Board to- bo legal, and proposed to stondfastly maintain. his position, a AFTER THE BATTLE. Ton minutes had not elapsed aftor tho ‘ranae mission of the Mayor's ordors to the tywi»Com- migsioners beforo every porson in the city bnild- inga had beon mado acquainted with the:news: The whole of the city machinery was for-a mo- ment stopped, that overy ono might ex- preas an opinion. The Law Dopartmant had been in possession of the nows before the papers were transmitted, for the opiunions of the Corporation Counsel and the Oity Attornoy Liad beon given to the Mayor, provious to his taking any stops, and the fateful documents themselves were drawn mp by Mr. Tuley. The Publioc Works Commissioners and. employes were discussing the matter with evi-- dent intorost; the City Olork's assisants weore canvassing it freely; tho Board of' THonlth rooms wero the theatro of similar seenos, and tho subject there was ventilated Dbetter than the rooms, It was. A FIELD DAY FOR THE REPORTERS, Thoy intorviewed everybody they met, Aldor- ‘men and prominent citizens, and, so far as could Lo learned, the expression wna joy at finding tho munioipsl affaire entrusted to a Mayor who # had - baock-bone onough to seo the thing through,” and assort his authority, besides put- ting o stop tp tho intrigues of tho Polico Board. ‘Thero was hurdly an_excoption to tho genera} rule. Boveral Aldermen and ex-Aldermon found time to drop into the Mayor's oftico, and con- gratulato Mr, Medill upon bis decisive action, and promiso him thoir hearty co-oporation in his efforts to reorgamze the wrotchedly misgoverned Polico Dopartmont., THE MAYOR wag vory busy all day, attonding to all sorts of dutfes, t Do roccived overybody ploasantly, oven the roportars, who were consocutively in: quiring what he would do next, and whether thoy might copy such a document, or whether he hod hodrd what such & person would do. The roporter in goarch of nows on o fiold day must be a bore ; in fact, ho must bo almost as intolor~ able o nuisance to the porsons he interrogates as tho Board of Police Commissionors to the City Government. , But the Meyor and_Comptroller, Ci? Olerlk, Corporation Counsol, City Attorney, and Chief of Polico wero all good-naturad, 8¢, in truth, wero - ’ B MESSRS, RENO AND BHERIDAN, The latter was eapeoially serene, Nothir g could disturb bis tranquility, - Each xeportor+ .15 wont - to intorview him was”~ blaudly recoly’ 3. Ty, congratulatod him on his acoession *, 't1o Drosi- denoy of the Board. 'hey Wopr g t1at “thore would bo no unscomly discord ir {114 gagsions of the Board during ‘his wolite” o* gqministration, Thoy even ventured to futhv 435 that the predic- tiow'of ox-Commissloner ' ;g would b faisilled ond ‘‘the Board wawld &'t "9g an unit,” The unanimity of o howo".ablo body on impor(ant measuros Weuld, the’y supposed, leave no oppor- tunity for tho Logislature to make an ate tompt, ‘o , nholish it. But the Com- mi"slonor smiled and-chattod in the most good- nmared wey, and snid that be wag cortain” that auch would bo the case. At another time ho would try and console Mr, Kiokke, That gon- tloman is of a more nervous temporament than hiy collengue, and the unoxpacted turn taken by ovants Lad somowhat excited him, This led to his fesuing orders which did not exactly conyey his {ntontions. Ou such occagions Mr. Sheridan would walk up to him, place his arm affootion- ately round him, AND WIHISPER IN HIS EAR, Tmmediately tho order would be supplomented, and Mr, Bheridun would return to his sest, smiling as sorencly as o summer morning. e A QUIET a1AN, _Mr. Rono wes vory quiet, aud smiled several times, but- the good old_gentleman was vary much troubled in mind. Everything had gone wrongr. - Ho bnd firab supported glm Suporin- tondent, and thon Mr. Klokkoe had gone for Lim, Then his colleagues had drawn him into thoir tolls, and convinced him that Mr. Washburn was & very dangerous poraon, and he had acted with them on that supposition. Then they Lad re~ fused to give the Chief an orportumty to issuo his order roscinding tho twelve-hour order, and susponded him, and the good old gentloman, seoing he was in a hopeloss mivority, an auxioueto give to the Board all the possible dig- nity he could, consented to vote for the suspen- slon of- tho men who was doing Lis duty. And’now thiugs lhad come ton pretty poss, {ustead of being in suthority, ho found himselt docapitgted. Thore was tho Mayor's letter, He know its contonts, but what conldhodo? He would not writa 8 formal and unmonning letter to the Mayor, but thought ho would go and havo & talk with him. ~Accordingly, five minutos Iator,. he, Mr. D, A. Blakely, and tho Mayor wero in earnest convorsation. Tho old genfle- man eaid that before the Mayor had removed him he was-willing to resign, if by so doing ho could in any “way better tho condition of ‘affairs, and Ernvone & collision, but now that tho Moyor Lad displaced him, he saw uothing loft but to assert himoolf, and tost tho Mayor'a suthority, as his colloague would. Ho had always done tho boat ho could, aud ondoay- ored to amoliorate tho forco, and had depreca- tod any moasures that woro fikely to add to tho. gonoral demoralization, Tho Mayor, in briof,. utated bia ronsons, and maintained that tho lat tor law ropoaled all provious enactments in. conflict with its provisions, Tho conversation was oxcoedingly frlendlil inits tono, and ex- Commigsionor Keno and {ho Mayor partod with the best understanding iu the world, THE LAW DEPARTMENT, The Mayor haa throughout tho ontire difleulty- cousulted tho law departmont before acting. Ba- foro removing tho Commissionors he obtained' tho opluious of Mr. I'uloy and Goneral Stiles, s, TUERE 18 MONEY IN IT, Monnwhilo Bheridan hud joined Ilokke in the Bocretary's oftice, aud had had s conforence with bim, When thoy oamo into tho Lallway, Klokko was nndoratood to Ay thal 85,000 had whown in tl_m tollowing correspondonce : Maton's Orvic, Jan, 29, 1875, Mr, 31, F, Tuly, Corporation Counsel and 1. 8. Stiles,. Cliy Attorney: GENTLEMEN: Anuexed herato you will find coplos of orders, 9t0,, showing the activn of tho Doard of Fos \- L, |