Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1873, Page 5

TIIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1873, Then they could appoint a Committes to walt npon tho Mayor. % 1‘\[1-. Davis offorod tho following as m eubsti- uto: Resolved, That the Board of Undorwriters fully aud heartily indorae tho action of the Mayor of tho Olty of Quleaio in tho preeent omorgoncs, nid that wo tonder tohiim thomoral and pliyaleal support of cach ond ;w;;{y ‘momber of tho organization 10 our fullest ox- eut, If adopted, ho should move for a Committoo to wait upon tha Mayor, and stato their sonti- monts a8 much moro alrnu?ly B8 tho{ could. Mr. Goodwin favored the substiluto, That waa about mll"that tho Board noodod to do,—to gunnmllg indioate ite foolings and sontimonts, Tho Chalr said if thoy wore sure of secing the Mayor, a-porsounl intorview would bo bost, but thoy mlghe not bo able to rr?“‘ at bim, i ho was _ag burried a8 on tho proceding day, What tho Mayor wantod was tho abolition of the Board. At presont tho polica force was divided, and thero waano telling how far the dlvision would go, and what miscbiof would rosult. The best thin; to do waa to swoop away tho Doard at onco, Committoo would, however, bo more ready to Enc an audienco than & private individual, * o -likod tho spirit of Mr. Davis' rosolution, and they might have to como to rendoring phyaical asslstanca, Mr. Davis had done patrol duty aftor tho firo, ond was ready to do it again. Still, Lo did nol think it would como to that., Tho wholo moral eontiment of tho community was on the mido of the Mayor, All city offielals who had any re- spect for thomsolves woro on that sido, aud so was the wholo Fire Dopartment. He himsolf hnd been fightings on that liquor issue in tho Bonrd, and tho rosult had boon that firomon had, laarnod that thoy could not got druuk with fm- pupity, like policomen. Tho Board had nlways boon' an obstruction to tho good governmont of the city. Ho had pro posod to remign, and Sheridan hed told him tho Fire Commissioner waa looked on ssaspy on tho Board. Ho bolieved if o or gomo othor man had not beon on the Board tho Tiro Dopartmant would bo as corrupt and worlh- 1osa aa tho polico, His fivst motlon was, whon o man was brought up for disobedionce and drunk- enness, to dismiss him, and Beorotary Ward had told him that from_ that momont thore was n differont fooling in tho dopartmont. Tho whole city was interested—its capital, nnd the homos of thom nll, What aocurity was thero in such domoralized condition of the polico? TLvory train would bring in thioves and robbors. If tho issuo camo, they wonld bo all ready to take up clubs or muskets. Mr. Goodwin had no idea that thero would bo any bloodshed, and did not cato about anything in tho resolutions liko bombast. AIr. Davie’ subatituto was adopted, It was moved by Mr. Goodwin that the Chair sppoint s Committeo of four fo wait upon tho ayor and prosent {ho resolutions, and assure him personally of their support. The motion was ngroed to, and the Chair ap- ointed Messrs, Davis, Goodwin, Drow, and a0, ho himuelf Leing the fifth membor, ‘Iho Chair said it would bo an excellent thing it many good citizens could down to Spring- fleld, nmfprces tho passago of tho bill to abolish the Polico Bonrd. _ Tho Goolk County dologation was a littlo divided, and needed somo outside prossure, _Ho hopod that mombors of tho Board ould go down. Mr. Drow thought !l;:{ resolution on that special point., Mr. Goodwin thoupht they could leave thab until they had soen tho hlayor, and found out waet weg wantod. ‘Tho Board adjourne. The delogation appointed by the meoting of the Underwriters procecded “to the Mayor's ofico, whero they woro_formally received by tho Mayor, and soats placed for them, THE MAYOR'S REPLY. . AMr. Clark presented tho resclutions to tho Mayor, who read them carefully, and addrossed the Committoo as follows ¢ Qezizumx: 1T socolvo theso resclutions of support snd confidence in my action with feclings of gratitude snd with thanke, 1 have {aken no stop in this dis- sgrosablo busiuess excopt upon maturo and caroful thought and reflection, and supported and sustalned by the calm and well-considered advico of the law de- purtment of fhe city, I have felt that In oV atep that might bo token in this cno- tanglomont—this ‘mess, it I may so call {t—of matter, that'I bad o simply straight-forward duty to perform, and that was lo walk exactly in the lin of the law and of my duty as your Mayor, I have, thore- fore, whoro I have had any doubt ot sil in myown mind, sought tho legal advico of those gentlemon that yous Citfzons, have provided tor our counsellors, T ve not gono outsido of thio law ofiicers of tho Clly Government, Of course, Thnve consulted with cili- zong, in a genoral way, o 1o doing with you now. T hiavo aald to them, a3 T buvo said 10 you, that T should endeavor to do my duty thoroughly, faithfully, and fearlosaly. [Applause.] should have anothor — Now, gontlemen, ' my bellef fs Uit -this wholo 'troublo will bo disposed of without any broach of tho peace, without a drop of blood betag shed, or a pruiso Teceivod by anybody,—wit no ‘wors consequorkes than a littlo bealtly exoitomcit, swhich may not do us sy harm, but rather turn our attentlon to tho low a8 the ark of ail our safoty, I ink it {s botter for tho citizons, for tho city, for tha government of the cil, to have theao questions settlod now, and sottled dofluifoly, Therolas boen some fn- harmonfous sction fn somo dopsriments of tho City Govornment, and for somo tim past Thavoused overy possible moral power thist I posscssed to harmonize The jarring clements, I liavo poured ofl—s0 to spesk —upon theso troubied waters, I hove iried tobo a posce-maker; I have ndvised both parties to the auit what I thotght the propor courso to pursue, Tho conflict of nuthority {hat s arisen lias been thrust upon mo. I hove boon forcod into this posi- tion unwillingly,—not that I have shrank from any duty or obligatin at all, but I oo not sought to pro- cipitato any troublo—ratlior, to avofd it. 1 have sought to havo tho City. Govornment carricd on with the old machinery without any bad feeling, I hava nat, heretoforo, assumed to oxercise all tlio powers I bolfoved 1he 'law dovolyed ‘upon mo 58 Mayor, 1 have, up fo this time—that 5, up to tho timo of the commencement ' of = this disputo,—mado but thres sppointments of por- sons connected in auy.way with tho polica forco—two Commissioners where thero were vacsneles, ond one removal of & Suporintendent, I was odvisod by the inw7 department long ago that tho Mayor had tho power to rowovo any mombor OF any oficer of hio Polico Board~(to Guneral Davin) excopt your Ionor, aud ono other, o Commissioner who claimé to Liold Lis position under u previous appointmont made in accordsnco with $ho old Constitution, From this doy forward, gontlemen, as long.as X am Mayor, T purposo to ezerala fully tho iuties and func- tlons of this oflice in regard to police matters in con- junction with tho Olty Cauncil, As I undorstand tho caso, tho law gives tho Mayor tho power of removal, and’ gives tho Council tiie power of appointment, Tho Mayor has the_power of recommendation, 5o to 8poak,~by which T mean tho right to muke the nomi- nations, 1 liavo tho right, undor tho law, to nominate to the Councll, Lut tho Gouncil really makes the ap. pointment, or, us_somo call §t, tho confirmation, I clam, {horefore, that it would no longer o right, sinc the exlgancy had ariscn, o withiold that powor cithor from tlio Oouncil or myself ; they have o duty to pors form, which is to asslstmous Mayorof thocity, I shall call upon the Council horeafier to asslst in inak- ing thespchanges and appofntments, a8 tho logfslativo branch of the City Government, Iam simply tho Ex- ecutivoofiicor, 1t has baen suggestod by somo of my felonda tiat tie didioulty right lead toan ontrenl;anid there might bobloodshed, Ibovo eald to them, bs I am now saylug to you, that I do ot apprehend any- thing of tho kind, 'ho Couriaaro open s tho final ar- bitor ofall the disputes, If thero are any ofcors in tho city, or any citizens of Ohlcago, who think that the ayor 15 not golng nccording to Inw in thia procodure, Iet them apply to tho Courts for legal redress, If the Courts command 1m0 o stop, o o refrace any stepa that T muy have taken, Iwill buwnot only with aiscrity, ‘but with tho most impiicit obodionco, 1 recognizo the right of tho Courts, undor (heConstitution, to acttle alf diffioulties aristng betweon cllizons, publis oficors, and_communitica, I Wil obey the dicta of every Court, from Justico of tha Teaco fo tho Supremo Gourt'of the United Btates ; but no authority that is not auperior to that of thie Mayor and Common Coune cil, Tbeliovo Iam in tho line of my duty, No fntim. idatfons, no threats of violonco, o of opposition, or of ‘restatance, can bo for o moment onterlained, Gentlemon, T eay to you, in_conclusion, ihis offica that I hold §8 ot my ofied,—iy ia youra ; it bolongs ta the corporation and to tha citizens of Chicaga, under tho Constitution of tho Stato of Iilinofs, You hava glocted mo o8 an agont* to exerclso ond dischargo ita Quties for o term of two_years, unless my should ~fail _mo. When my term oxplres 1 hopo that worthier snd abler men will bomy successors, But o long ae 1 hold the oftice, hls powar, this great honor which has been conferfod at your Lands, shull not bo degrads ed, slall not Lo nvaded, nor trampled undorfpot with my consent,—~(sppisusc] und whon I ceaso ta lave ngrvo and mauloud enough to oxeroiso that power and 10 guard the Jonor you havo conferred upon me, I will come forward and resiqn thown back t6 you, tud roquest you to put abler and braver men o miy ‘place to perform the duties of tho Mayoralty, Until L ten- der them back to you fn thaf ' way, you con go home and’ rest satisfled thut' they will not be sbusod or botrayed, If anything happeus It requires mo to call for assistuco othor “than that whileh 1 amn authorized to oxact from tho lawiul author- ities, 1 shull call upon you promptly. I have vested lu ma the poyera of tho Shuritl to cull upon » posso, and, S8 poceanary, Lulwt call upop St 1€ lin possp fo nob suliciontly strong o preserve order, I etiall call upan iy suporfor oflicer, {he Governor, and if Lo fuds that o hsa nob powor cnough, I shull call upon tho President, ‘That {s o power which eyery law= abiding citizen, if ho faa law-ubiding citizen, can in- yoke—the powet of tho army, tho navy, and thomilitia of tno whola Dnitad Hlstes, "o uiblent clUzanla Sntitied ta that protection, aud § Ayt call upan it u Lus0 of nesednity, Geutlomen, I fool vory proud of theso testimontals of icfl!‘ confideuico and approval of what 1 have dono, I opo I shall continue ta merlt thom, [Applause,) AOTION OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. Tho resolutions offered on 'Ohange Thursday by Mr, N. K. Fairbank, approving the couro of theMayor in removinfs Mossrs, Kiokke snd Rono, and urging thoe passago of u law abolishing tho Police Jloard, woro'takien 'up it noon yestorday, TAPPING THE TRLEGRATI, Tho Bupcrintondent brought to the Mayor the following loltor from n (:nnllclmm in”whoso intogrity Lo bad evory confidenco : Jorarr, Jau, 80, 1872,—Elmer Waskburn, Eag.: Dear sir: All ‘the dospatchen you or tho Mayor seid fo Bpringfiold aro takon off tho wiro at the prison, Thoy kuow nll the Mayor hns tolegraphed, eto, Tho Mayor looked at the lotlor for somo momonts, bt sdld nothing, This is ovidently tho worlc of partles in town who aro \furldn{ [} tho intorosts of the broken Doard, and tako this monns of watching tho progroas of the fight and antioipating tho Mayor's notion, Tho offonding &nomor has doubtloss beon romoved by this me. THE MAYOR'S VISITORS, Alderman Behaffuor was with the Mayor very froquently througlont tho dsy. Among the othor gentlomon who visited His Honor, ‘to as- suro him of their npproval of Lis course, wero tho following, whose names woro jottod down as thoy were racogyizad, and who wero In the pro- ortion of ono to fifty of those who 5mp1md ju: Allermon Hentlh, Btone, Swoot, Moore, Bailoy, and McGonniss 1 Mr. Biilings, Genoral J, D. Wobstor, A. D, Titsworth, Alon- zo Tuntington, W. II. King, Mr. Frank Al gon, and Mr. Tuckor. Tho Mnyor was never alono for a moment, and, had ho given o _recop- tion, coutd not hnve done more.hand,shaking or rocoived warmor congratulation, than he did yestorday, A FUNNY BTORZ fn toldof n smart young Inwyor who hnd boon sent round by Commissionoer Bheridan to Pump Mr. Tuloy, tho Corporation _Counacl, a8 to tho Commiasionors’ prospects, o tried to find out for o long timo by ciroumvention, but failing to eliclt n word from the shrowd Inwyor, asked him plu(n\;{ 1€ Mr, Shorfdan was to bo Impoached. “Why not,” sald Mr. Tuloy, ‘‘Lns ho not ron- dored himaolt liablo?" “Woll, now," responded his intorrogator, !*you aro not going to rake up old ecores against himn, If ho was linble two or threo months ago, the Mnyor ought to have impeached him then, He can't go to work and provo this against him now. It won't wnsh, you know.” “1 don't know anything about that,” said Mr. Tuloy; ‘“‘but don't you think Lo {s liablo for holding meetings, contrary to Inw, with porsons not_members of the Board, and giving ordors conflicting with those of his suporior ?" The gontloman uttered an oxclamation to bo foind Jn tho. Prayos.bock, aud vanishod: vith great precipitancy, to inform Mr, Shoridsn of what was quite a now thing to him, Thia was not told tho roporter by Mr, Suloy, but by an equally rolinble gontlemnan, AROUND POLICE 1EADQUARTERS, The Commissioners wore mlf;mily astonishod when thoy woro informed of tho result of the Mayor's conference with tho three Ung\u.h\u. Shoridan proclaimod that tho action of the Mayor was * nutocratic, " Klokke snald it was *‘mon- strous™ and “ dospotic.” and Reno fhought it was a “leotlo arbitiary,” Thoy disoussed it in thia spirit for n fow minutes, and thon unani- mously ngreed to forlify themsolves with o ittle lunch. Hickoy and Gund went with thom, and THondquarters bocame quict. THE ‘“ BOATD" IN SESSION, ‘Whon tho Commissionors roturned from lnnch it wna announced by somobody who did not havoe tho slightost authority in the promisos, that an ofticial meeting of tho Board would bo held, at which businees connected with the Polico and Tiro branches of the servico would bo transncted. Arush wasmado for tho Board room, and it twas spesdily fillod by persons who wora eurions to soo Liow throo mon who had the namo of being good citizons would violate the laws of tho 8tate and city. The Commieglonors took thoir accustomed seats, and looked around for {ho approving glances of tho auditors. Thoy failed to obsorve any consider- able number, tlie groat majorityof those prosont belioving that the moeoting was” held for tho sole purposa of nnnnyfni; tho Mayor. The Commis- slonors were scarcely in thoir seats before the spirit of intriguo moved them to stand up and hold o seerot Bession with their heada closoe to- offer. An Aldorman suddenly appesrad, apd o ““Board " walked off with him without even waiting for an inyitation. Thoy wore goneabout an hour, Meanwhile, who should como n bug ex-Alderman Montgomory, looking as frosh and rosy about tho faco 8s a now-blown roso. * Big oxcltomont, ain’t it 7 said ho; ** this awakening of tho poople rocalls sad momories.” ventured o roply, ‘‘Monty" sccured & pon and a scrap of paper, and set himself to the task of swriting & comic roport of tho mooting of tho Board, nt which offers of aasistanco from numer- ous emall towns in the interior of tho Statowero road and accepted. Ho disappeared upon tho reappearance of the Commissioners, who wero closely followed by Secratary Ward, Mr. Rtono inquired: *‘Is thore any business to como bofore tho Bonrd to-day, Mr.” Becretary?" Secrotary Ward—Notbing, Mr. President, ex- copt gomo vouchors, whicli it would be wall for you to sign, Mr. Rono—DBring thom along then, and let us got at them. "Thoy woro brought nlong, and got at without dolay. The signing of those vouchera was tho only officizl act performed by tho Board of Polico yesterday. FRENOI INTERVIEWS. - Captain Fronch was promptly intorviowoed im- mediatoly aftor the conferonce of the Captaing and the” Corporation Counsol and the Mayor camo to an ond. He od round to soe Supor- intondont Washburn: and offer him his allogi- anco, but that offlcial was busy with othor visit- ora nt the timo, and could not attond to him. Tue Tnpuse reporter, however, managed to keop hir busy during his sparo time. Toportor—Captain, I undorstand you havo agreed to go with tho Mayor and Buperintendont \fiwhhum 3 Captain Fronch—Yos, I was compolled to. I thought the mattor over last night, and was forcod to tho conclusion that tho Mayor was right, and had the best of this thing. eporter—Did you consult o lnwyer? Captnin Fronch—Yos, 1 wag careful to gt ominont advice on the subject. My lawyor told mo that tho Mayor was tha Load and front of the City Government, and that it would bo tho part of windom to oboy him, This advico cost mo !umethinfi I can toll you. Reportor—Will your men work in harmony with you? Captain Fronch—I have overy roason to be- liove that thoy will, Thoey bavo faithfully per- formed thoir duty go far during tho unpleasant- :lmuu, and Ianticipnato that thoy will continue to 080, Toportor—Should thoy robel, what then ? Captain French—I cannot sny, The Mayor, I ’“‘j{’“”' ‘will support me. thia point the Captain wonf in to soo his acknowledged Chiof, and reccivo his orders. BERGEANT GARRITY, of the Union Streot Btation, was presont ab Polico Hondquartors, yostordey ntternoon, on ‘business connectod with the Dopartmont. Know- ing that Lo lind honrd of the course adopted by Captain French, & roportor asked him if the Wesat Bido policomen would obey that officer. Tho Sergoant replied: * Cortainly, wo will obey our Captain.. He is our superior officor, and en- titled to respoct.,” * But supposo the Board ro- moves the Captain, and appoints anothor, what will tho men_do then, Bergeant ?” inquired tho roporter. The shrowd old officor winked an eyo, aud informed the roporter that, ssa rule, ho fought particularly shy of newspaper mon. Ho proforred to bo looked upon as an individual without idess or opinions on anything oxcept E(orving tho city by bringing evil‘doera to jus- ico. DOOTOR WALD, , It was rumored sbout Polica Hoadquarters yostorday that Secrofary Ward and Commission- or Klokko iad s businogs conferance early in tho foronoon, and that the Becretary)roqueeted to bo permitted to resign the position of Acting Buperintendent, a8 tha duties of his own office demandod his ontire attention, The Commnisslon- or, it is gaid, yepliod in o Fnlulnut maonor, Says ing thot the Secrotary would ba spoodily rolioved of tho responsibilitios of the Suporintondenoy. fhould this chango be made, it is_moro than likoly that ox-Coptain Tickey will Lo ap- pointed to tho so-called vacanoy., A roporter of Tug TRIDUNE wus informed last night that it was tho intontion of tho Commissionors to put Hickoy inas Acting Buperintondent, whether Ward wished to rom!{n or not, Thoy scom to think that the Becretery is not sufliciontly well nacquainted with the duties "of ‘s commanding u?icn officer to &ustlly thom in rotaining him in ho position, nnd they will endoavor to strengthen their cause by appointing ono who_ has ‘some kyowledgo of thom. ofore tlie Doard gets through with Hickey it ia probable that bis titlo will'be ex-Oaptain aud ex-Actipg Huperintond- SHERTDAN INTERVIDWED, Ono of Tre''Buse's * moral ausnssing ' was fortunate enough to sccuro Commiseloner Bheri- dan’s privato our for a fow minutes durlng the quiet part of the afternoon, The interview re- latod prlnei&nl!y to the ‘romovnl of Captaing Hickoy and Gund, tho Commissjaner glving ox- prunlulim to his opinions vory froely-and'very forcibly: - * - .- B G T Narel Assnesin "—r, Bloridan, what do you think of the ronoval of tho Captaina ? Commissionor—It'a o matter of no importanca when the mover offered the foliowing additionul resolution : Ressived, 'That theao resolutlons b tolographed to tuw Goveraor ot Bpringtiold. e Tho roeolutions wore then adopted by s do- ided mejorlty, uly aboit twonty porsous voting In the negative, ot all, sir. Cloarly, tho Mn{ar actod illegally when ho romoved thom, for ho has no jurisdic- tion whatoyer ovor them. M, A.—Tloy sn, Commisslaner 2 Commirglongr=1 will not give you my own views on that question, for myself aud tho othor Commissionors ara now soting under what we conmelder sound logal ed- vleo, that the AMayor haa no authority to remove tho Oanptning, ns thoy nro not oity oficors in tho menning of the law, M. A—What advico doos tho counsol offer concorning tho Board ? Commisgloner—Wa aro told that wo have tho host of the n;:m o far, nnd that wo are a Board de faclo and de jure until ramoved by tho Courts or by logislativo enactmont. 3 A\lli ;\.—Duus tho Board intend to make s logal ) gl:!mnmhm(mwx-—-wu have no causo to com- ‘monco the quarcol. Wo still sit lioro as n logal body, nnd futend to porform our dutloes ns such, g hxaaot‘a authority to romove any ono of us s douied. M. A.~Do you thiuk tho Mayor will appoal to tho Courts ? Commigaionor—~I hardly think ro. Ilo doos not soom to know what course to pursne, M. A.~—Well, tha dificulty must bo sottled somo time, mubn't it ? Commiasioner—Ol, cortninly; but its settle- mont reata ontirely. with tho Mayor, for this Bonrd will not recedo a halt's Lreadth, We mado a fair aud logal proposition to him this morning, whon wo offorod to lonve tho question to tho dooision of the Buprome Court. L. .~DIid Iio considor thoe proposition favor- al o Commigsloner—Not ha ; ho wouldu't listen to 1t for o momont, In this, I thiuk, ho shows tho wonknoss of his oauso, A, A.—What roply did lio mako ? Commigaloner—Ob, hio spolie about boing su- premo in mattors puthlnF to the Oity Govern- mout, and said ho would fight it out with us, Ho threatoned to call in the military to bis aid, bat this will only provoke o quarrel, and bring bloodshed. - “I'hio Board would doplore any out~ Dronk of thiu kind, as it Is responaible for tho poaco and 'Food ordor of tho city. I toll you thot -{finuuph‘)[ndlll iz domonted on this polico question, . M. A.~Will Hickoy and Gund oboy the Mayor? Commissionor-- ortainly not. Thoy aro in commnud of their dlstriot= now, under the dis rootion of the Comiaissivnors, and will coutinuo to act. Their patrolmoen lsupport them to o man, for thoy Lkuow thoy can't pget thoir ara auditod s)ny unloss” their billa by the Bomd of Polico, aud signed by tho Presi- dent, Mounoy makos the mare go with police- mou, a8 with avery ono olso, M, A.—What recoption will tho Acting Cap- taing appointed by the Mayor moet with ? Commisgionor—With .coldnoss aud disobo- dionco whorover thoy go. Tho rank snd filo of tho polico forco aro with-tho Bonrd fn this im- portant strugglo. It ia thoir mterost to bo, M. A.—What do you think of Captain Fronch's aclion? Commigsionor—For 6 man who professed so much and talked so loud during tho past fow doys, ho netod liko a eraven. No man would havoe baclked down at Lhis stago of the gfimn, Mr?. A,—What docs tho Board intend doing with m Commiesjoner—Nothing ot presont, If ho doos not cbey our official orders, howevor, wo will speodily disposo of him. _ We hiavo no cause, oven hiad we tho desire, to intorfors with him Jjust now. Ho has received no orders from us ;((nce acknowladging the supremacy of tho nyor. . A.—WWhat do yon suppose induced him to tako the course ho did? Commissionor—Oh, Tean't toll. Ho talks about hnving consuited legal edvice, but that's o doubt- ful mattor, I think Froncl does not know now whetlior ho is right or wrong, . KLOKKE INTEBVIEWED, At onotimo during tho aftornoon T'ue Tnisung roporter actually found himsoelf idle. Hs sat down on ono of the bonches in tho Board roon, ond listlossly watchod tho obb 'aud flow of the tido of nu}mtfluaus poople who came to commis- orato with tho unoasy mismaungera of polico ond firo matters. A fow minutes' watching suf- ficad to disgust him, and, for want of somo moro profitablo employment, Lo was compelled to in- torviow Klokke." 'ho mercurlal hattor wag con- snlinflg Thimsolf with n'copy of the last odition of tho Staats Zeilung, nnd did not appear to par- ticularly rolish thie roportorial intesraption, ‘¢ Commissionor,” said the mpm‘tnr, “what is tho condition of affairs to-doy ?' “Just a8 it was yostorday, sir,” ho rapliod ; “no bottor orno worse. This Board is acting undor good logal advico, , and is transacting its logifil;nntn businoss a8 if nothing had hop- ened.” *What do you think of the removal of the Captaing?” It is n high-handed outrngo. The Mayor cannot poasibly imagino that ho possessen the suthority to put those 1acn aside, His act ina monstrous usm'{mtlon of powora that belong only to the Bonrd of Police Commissioners,” ‘“Will tho policemen oboy the Mayor's ap- pointeos 2" “I don’t boliove thore is o man on the force, oxcept tho fow who aro looking for unluwful ‘promotion, who will respect or obey tho orders of those now mon. The more I think of the Mnior's act the moro illogal it scoms, Evon if e has tho power to remove, ho hean't the power to interforo nnd sot sside the commanding ofii~ cors of tho Polico Department, and I am gatis- fied that the Supromo Court would so dacide if the quastion came beforo it.” ¢ \What rensons have you for thinking so ?" T don't caro to go iuto tha lognl aspact of tho question at thothe present timo; my counsel will attond to that."” “Do you thinlk tho Board will endesvor to got up o public mooting of its adhorents as an offsct to the action of tho Board of Trado and othor public bodies in favor of tho Mayor ?" It is mot probablo. Publio oxprossions of tho opinions of our friends would not benofit us any. - Wo will show the poaple somo intarosting points yot, and put n floa in somebody’s car.” Just a8 tho convoreation was becoming intor- esting andpromising, Aldorman Schaffnor (bot- tor known, porhops, as tho Gorman Sage) np- poared fn iho Board room for tho fiftioth timo juring tho day, and Klokke rushod to his ear. PUTTING ON AIRS. Boforo Commisgioner Shoridan went home, last ovening, he engeged in a friondly conversa- tion with o numbor of reporters who were sittin| around tho Board room. Eomobod{ inquire whint tho result would bo if tho Legislature abolished tho Board. Mark smiled, re ho onl can, ond seid: “That's whore I have them all, ‘Thoy mnixnbnlinh this Doavd ; but thoy can't nbolish Mnmrk Shoridan, Ho would remain a Commissionor of tha Board of ‘Police until hig torm of officc expired, in epite of all of thom.” “But suppose you should bo impoachod and removed, Mr. Bheridan?" sug- gested soma other body, ¢ That has been tried on before now,” replied Mark. ‘ Let thom go shead and impoach,” abolish,—do anything ;' T con boar it all."” CORRECTION, Considerablo injustico was doae two police of- flcers, yostorday, by & paragraph in Trs Tn UNE, which statod that Donnis S8immons, the d tm:!.(ve, and Sorfionun Garrity, of tho redison Btroot Btation, had been turbulont and unruly, With regard to tho formor, the member of the Mayor's polico who mado tho statomont to tha roporter was utterly at fanit, The man men- tioned was quito anothor person, and wo have reason to boliovo that the statomont is destituto of truth with rogard to him. Borgoant Garrity afforded OfMcer Bilvor overy facility to give every man in tho station a capy of tha Mayor's orders, and called the mon ‘into line to rocoive. thom, Datoctive Bimmons has acted wisoly in kuuY‘lng out of all trouble, and has kept his month as closo as an_oyster with regard to tho prosent dificulty. On tho other hand, the membors of the force deolurp that, in making his rounds, Bilyer did moroto croato & disturbanco, by his offonsive mauner, than to show them thoir plain duty. ~ He shiould bo more caroful in his behavior, FROM MR MORRISON, S One of_your sinfT, in o roport of an interview botweon' tho Moyor, Aldorman Ieath, and myasif, makos ‘mo gay that tho police forco stato © thut thoy havo the Msyor in tholr power.” T desire Lo uay that T used o auch Isngusgo, and furlkor, that X huve niot spoken to & momber of sald foreo ou ‘tho subject, and huva no reason for belloviug that tho polico eithor cus tortain or oxpress auch feclings towards (ho Mayor, Aldorman Hoath, a8 I undorstood bim, said that ona of {he Tolice Commissionors usvorted that they had the Mayor in_their power, sud kence the misundors standing, Reapectfully, A, L, Monutsox, Cutoato, Jau, 31, 1670, THE QOOK COUNTY DELEOATION AT SPRINGFIELD ' ON TUE BITUATION, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bemivorizen, Ill., Jan, 81.—Tha Caok County dolegation met thiy evening to consider the Chi- cago polico difMgulties, Mr, Wicker was ¢hoson Chalrman, ‘and Mr. Horting, Bocretary, Ar, Bradwell read & despatch from tho Board of Une dorwritors avking for the abolition of the Po. lico Board, end Mr, Oleson, from O, R, Mulgon, Polico Olork, paying: “‘I upderstand t hat thicro will be an effort mado to ‘ghollsh tha Boanl, Now; tho fdoling’ of " tho ' boya {4 ull for ‘Réard,” “and 4f Cthe mutter COmaB up, :Fm must stand by tho Board at all bazards, Tho thing i gotting rod hot, and you must look out for tho hoys," Lottors wore read from sovoral privite citls zons, and o tologram from tho Woged of *'frado dmnnndlugl the \\flxluu out of tha hylsance, Mr. Rre )‘ml ' rtat bellove thore was har- mony hi thiat Hoard slnco its first organization. Mr, Rountroo—Puhaw | Mr, Bradwoll desived to liave the thority concentrated in ona man, Mr, Oloson remarked that a Sub-Committeo should Lo appolntod to investigate tho mattor, pelice - Qur counsol informs ms nmJ All thoy had now wns8 nowspapers roports, Ilo would fiko » Committeo of threo to go to Chi- 080, §[r. Poltzor thought thoy shonld go home and goo the peoplo, All they lind was newspapor ro- ports, Mo did not want n Committes, Mr. Wayman bolioved It wns all tho fault of Muyor Moedill and Suporintondent Washburn. In yoars gono by that Board ran splondidly. 1le did'not bollove fn the one-man powar. Wasl~ burn had disobeyed tho ordora of {ho Board, his superiora, Tho Commissionors wore good men. o know thom. 1o Lad had intercourss with thom, This ofilco wan not a city offico. Ho was not n lnwyer, or the son of a Iawyer, but lio dis- ngreod with tho oity Lnw Departmont. One- man povor was daugerous, It wan opposed to the apirit of tho country. Iustond of abolishin, th Tonzd, hio would abollsh tho Superintondont. Mr. Ronntroo supposod the mooting was Elmpl{ for consultation. Evila uxlslug. Hin friond Bradwoll romarkod that six montha had not elapaocd ainco the Board was organizod with- out o row. That was not so, Ho fi;xvu o hinto of the Board rrl)m tho prasago of tho Motropoli- tun Polico act, in 1861, and defonded it against tho asporslons of Mr. Dradwoll, Mr. Wickor thought they should give an ox- x(l]rusulon of thoir willingnoss to support the Ojty ovorument in tho omergonoy. Mr, Scanlan was not proparod to oxpross an opinion yot, Ho wanted furthor information on both sides. Thoro was no fear of bloodshed. Thoy should not act hastily on mere newapnper roports. Both partfos woro olocted by, tha poo- plo, and shonld havo & hosring boforo the roprosontatives of ihe pooplo. “Ho was for oxamiuation, e folb klndlf towarda both partios, and would condomu whichever he found out was wrong. Ho did not quite boliove all the pupors said, NMr, Hopkins wag In favor of. an Investigating Committgo, A high quostion of law.was in- yolved. Thore was no quostion about Shoridan holdiug on for two yoars, and perhaps the other o siould hold on for tho torm for which thoy woro oloctod. Porhaps thoir actions as abolishora would amount, to no lllm{; 3 Mr, Kohoo belioved that in abolishing the Board thoy would bo encouraging insubording- tidn in Mr, Washburn, He believod thoy ahould ropeal the Mayor's bill, which caused all tho row, All tho papors wero against his viow, but ho would not bo lashed into l?no ovon by papers, Ho wantod to hoar from tho pooplo, | The Board of Trade wero not the pooplo. Thoy bad a cor- ner on tolegrams. r, Waghburn sajd thoy waro all going home, aud could consult their constituonts, ‘. Bonntor McGrath thought if the Mayor had tho power to appoint Rono and Klokko, ho had | thio power to appoint theirsuccessors, and would undoubtedly doso on Monday evening, when tho Councll might confirm thom. The ingoting x‘nn promaturo, as thoro wos nothing boforo om. Mr. Condon said the Commissionera wore county, not city oflicors. Ho did not believe in tho Mayor's bill, which wasa_pieco of spocial logislation for ono man alone. Ho did not caro Tor reportors or for anybody. Mr. Sherman defond>d Superintondent Wash- Lurn, and said the Board rofused to officially ox- nmine his ordors, Ho was for supporting law ond order, for rubbing out the Board if it did wrong, and for repenling the Mayor's bill if he did wrong. Sonator Thompson did not beliove thoy could ot Intalligontly until —thoy rotamed from Jhicago, At Cullorton helieved tho trouble would all bo sottled on Mondnynfght and would thoreforo mov to adjourn. Tho motion provailed. The delogation Is disjointed and disunited. There is vory littlo doubt, howover, that in spito of thio opposition of a portion of the delegation, tho Goneral Assombly will abolish the Board if the city domanda it. Thore wos much bittorness of fecling at tho mooting, and some of the gentlomon allowed thomsolves to become groatly excited. —_— OBITUARY, Denath of Ex-Governor Mattesou. The Hon. Joel A, Mattoson, ox-Govornor of Tllinois, died yostorday noon, at the houso of his son-in-law, R. E. Goodell, No. 306 Michigan ave- nuo, in this city. Governor Mattoson sottled in thia Stato many yonrs ngo, and was ocngaged a8 one of tho contractors on the Illinofs & Mfch- ignn Canal. Bubgequontly he sorved ono or two terms in the Stato Sonate, and in November, 1852, wad eclocted Governor of the State, which offico ho nssumed in January, 1853, Ho immedi- atoly addressed himsolf to tho business of re- storing the Stato creditand totho liquidation and paymont of -the Btato debt. His servico as Goy- ornor was maked with groat ability and untiring onergy, During Lis loim tho Btate entored upon that prospority and incrense which have marked its recent listory. ‘Whon ho rotired from oftice, no man in Illinois enjoyed publie confidenco to a highor degreo than Govornor Mattoson, Boforo his eloction ho had amagsed consider- able woalt, which had incroased by judicious investmonts. After Lo had retired from oftica Lo ongaged largoly in the purchago of outstand- ing indebtedness of the Stato rolating to tho canol, inorder to have tho somo funded, In 1857-8, it was discovered thot smong much valid ecanal serip thero had beon fundod an amount whicl tho Stato had proviously paid. Tho ox-Goveruor was charged with intentional frnud, which ho met by a prompt surrender of proporty to cover what was adjudged to bavo Doen orroneously funded, aud ina fow yoars paid bock to tho Btate overy penny of tle money. His oxplanation was, that as ho was buying all the serip that was offered him, and unconscious that thero was any in circulation that was not genuino, ho was himsolf the victim. 1t will not bo considoerod inuEFtoprini to givo o brief rotrospective viow of Lis carly lifo. Ha was born Aug, 3, 1808, at Watertown, in Jeffer- son ‘County, N. Y. Ho was tho only son of Eathan Mattcson, ~who migrated in the yoar 1805 to Watertown from Manchestor, Bennington County, Vormont. 'Tho oldor Mnts toson was a farmor in oasy ciroumstances, In 1851, ho removed with hus family to Joliet, Ill., and diod thero in 1854, full of yonrs and simple honore, His fon rocotvod onlya common school oducation, and, like most young Amoricans, loft the parontal roof carly to push his own fortunes. Associntod with & young gontloman of about bis own age, ond from the samo neighborhood, ho ongaged for a whilo in the grocarg business at Proscott, Uppor Canada, but, his Dealth failing, ho was obliged to return homa to Watertown after a briof period, Soon aftorward, Lo attonded school ot Brawnyille, N, Y., for n_singlo soason, acquiring o suflioient amount of education in that timo to qualify him for the occupation of toacher, whioh he Yumuedln that villago for ono yoar. His health failing him, in 1830, hio visited tho largor towns of his native Btato, and tbo following autumn extended his tour to Bouth Caroling, where hie found um{;luymant with rail- rond coniractors for five months, This was about tho timo of the Georgia gold favor, and young Mattoson, thon 28 yeara of age, found hig way to tho asuriforous rogions by such ‘poor miesng as those parts of the country at that time furnish- od, 'The pracious metal was nat found .in such abundance a8 to dolay mon of senso and discern- mont, eud ho speedily found higway to Bt, Louis, ]énmng u.u'ou{; Nashville, and dosconding the umborlang Rtivor, From St. Louis he roturnod to Watertown, where ho married Miss Fish, daughtor of éxgl\'l? Tish, of dofforson County, Thig occurred in 1832, Aftor s briof offort at agrioyltural subjugation on s farm in that in- hospitable locnlil,{, opurchasednfarmin LaSalle County, in thig Btate, and moved on toit {n 1834, Thoro wore but two ueighbors within ton miles of his place, and not moro _than throe or four houses botween him and Chicago, Ilis oarly exporiongos with ague, rattleanskos, and othor prairio dlsndvanteges were such as Wore com- mon to oll the ploncors of that dsy, Tho farm on which Mr. Mattoron lived was s0ld in 1836, and’ -ho moved ‘to - Jollot, ‘whero hg 1o« sidod until Lo was' eloofad Governar, in 1852, While rosiding ‘at Jolivt Lo 'was oloted Mogistrato, and for soversl yoars was tha onli ofticlal af thut dignity in tho gonnty, He took tho henyy tontracts on the Ill{uois & Michigan Canal, mentjaned aboyo, and tha State, falling {o pay him, bo bought all 'tho iron that tha Commonwealth hind on hand for publi im- provomonts, and sold it to auch advantuge as to pay all his dobts and have loft & balancg of sov- oral thousand dollava, In 1842-48, Vio aracted & woollen-mil} in Jolfot, o niost araditable ontor- gxl_uu. Xy publlo’lifo, aftan he bocame o mors o of tho Tyagiylature, Lis boon skotohad abovo; to whioh {t wmay added, a4 included in the Jine of his publio labors and benoflts, that ha built tho railrond botweon this glty and Toligt for tho Tools Tuland Rallrond. 1ia builé (o rond from Joliet to tha connodtion of the Michigan Ceutrgl Oontral. ~ Thia wag oommonly kuown ns Muttoson'q Cut-OR, e was o candidato agalnst Lincoln for the United Statos Ronato during bls Govornorship, Matteson, who was nok tha e candidato of hin party In th Legislature, but was put on the course aftoy it wis' soon that Shiclds could mat ha “eleoted, would have gained the Honatorship lad mnot Lincoln, sce- lng that hls own mucooss was impossiblo, owing to tho stubborn rofussl of four antl- Nobraske Domoorata to voto for him, withdrawn from tho contest in favor of Trumbull, who car- ried tho day. Thonames of theso four infloxiblo men, whoso storn adhorotco to their convictions of duty ohangod tho wholo courao of Illinols politics, and oxorclsod & remarkablo influenco upon the Conatiiution of tho United Btatos Honnto ot amost critical period in our hlutmg, woro Norman B, Judd, Joln M. Palmor, B. O, sud W. B. Plato, mgod I o bony g{uvndn, whore milla which Cook, Uovornor Mattoson on- venturo at Whits Pino, ho orcatod Iargo smolting nvelved him deoply in losaos, although tho entorprise way local- ly boneflolal. "For soveral yonrs ho was rosidont of the 8t. Louls & Alion Raiirond. In 1860 ho wont to Burope, and romsiuned sovoral yoors abrond, visiting all places of intorest. About o yonr ago he was thrown from n buggy, and sufforod tho frncturo of sovoral ribs. As'n consequence, hio wai unablo to sloop oxcept in an oasy ohialr. BHI], whenover his oxbromo. tuffor- ing gayo him sufliciont eano, he attended active- %{ 0 businoss, which ho 'still carried on in ringfleld. ~About threo waoks ago ho camo to icago, and stoppod nt Mr, auodfira, intonding to romain o short timoand thon roturn. Tho do- struction of hismagniffcont dwelling, it isthought, shottored him somowhat, and hostonod his dis- wolutlon, Tor tho lost four deys he scomed failing, and Yon!erdny morning foll uto n stupor, not boiug ablo to rocognize lny frionds, or to un- doratand the words of affoction nddrosted to lim, Mrs, Howk, of Joliot, his deughior, had boon with hitm for soveral days, ond about 12 o'clock yostorday, whilo sho was rondoring him somo porsonsl attoution, ho suddonly oxpived. 'Tho dircot causo of hiy donth, according to his hysicinn, was _an _ onlargement of the ivor, hastonod by tho nceldent montioned diopiy of | tho limbs Laving dovalopod counsiderably, on acoount of hiy not being able to rost 1z & rocumbent posturo, Govornor Matte- 8on was porsonally o most gonial and plassant gontloman, 'hu:{mnblo 0 almost tho point of ox- travagance, and liberal in ovory sonso of tho word. * It wns o sight long to bo romemborod to gdo him in his own houso, surrounded by hig numorous daughtors, his mons and his graud- childron, all of whom'inherited his large framo, his hn':: faomo foatures, sud frank and ploasant spacch. Tlfo fanoral will tako k1{1!:;!:0 from tho residonce of Hon. R, E. Goodell, No, 306 Michigan avenuo. Tho tl‘omnlxm will bo takon to Joliot for intor- mont. WALL STREET. Itevicw of tho NMoney, Gold, Xond, Stock, nud Produce Mavlotu. Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Nnw Yonx, Jan, 81.—Money oponed dearer and moro notivo at 7 currency to 7 gold, declined to6to7,nd advanced again to 1-82, olosing with & vory active demand, Primo morcantilo paper solls at 8@9 por cont. Washington tolograms say a strong offort will o mado to induco Beerotary Boutwoll to oxpand tho curronky. . 8TOCKS, Tho stock market was quiet, opening highor ond then declining. Western Union advanced, on tho growing conviction that tho postal tel- egraphy schomo is losing strength, Pacific Mnil advancod about 1, on tho safoty of the stoamship Alnsks, and Union Pacifle lookod up triflo on tho tostimony of Horaco I' Clark, at Washington. Erlo is nifeoted by tho report fhat tho oarnings will warrant o dividend on tho preforred stock. GOLD. wlfi lowor, ranging from 1.1895@1.18%, olosing ull. DRY CGOOD3 IMPORTS. ‘Tho lmports of dsy ouda for (ho wock onding to-doy, sggrogate, $11,000. wnd the amoun markoted ~ §4,166,690, against ©9,470,656 Inot wook. EXCHANGE. Toreign exchange was dull and lower. 1ONDS, Governmont honds declined slightly, in sympa- thy with gold. PRODUOE. TFlour was firm, and highor ptices were nsked, which chook bubiness. = ‘Tho inquiry for futuro is llgxht. ‘Wheat closes firm for choico spring, ‘but heavy for common grades. Winter is nol plonty, aud the market rules firm. Pork was moderately activo; 70 brlsnowmess sold at'314,25. Cut mentd quict; 5,000 Iha pickled bellies, 19 pounds, sold at 7i¢c. Dry salted shouldera at 63gc. Bacon weakor on tlis spot; short cloar quoted at T3¢@73¢c. Tifty boxos, however, sold ot 78¢c. Long clear {8 quoted at 7e. Lardis unsottled on tho spot; Wostern, Bl{@83c. Salos are r&}wrtad of 2,000 tievcos for April at 83¢o, and 500 tioreos for February ut 8 5-160. THE MODOC WAR. Captnin Jaclk, tho Chicf of the Nos docs, Wants o Pence Conforencess 'The Latest Nowss=-A FPence Coms mission to bo Sent by the Governs mont. SAN FrAxcisco, Jen, 81.—Tho news from the Modoo Indian camp of Captain Jack is to tho offoct that he is anxious to Liave a big talk, look- mi to penco nogotiations. squaw roports that in the recont fight many Modocs woro killod and wounded in the lava bods. Aftor tho fight tho Indians quarrcled be- causo Caplain Jock did mot fight, Ono Indian shot Jack through tho arm. Captain Jack invited Dorris eud Fairchild to come to him for o talk, Gonoral Gillom joined Throckmorton's com- ‘mand in the Littlo Shasta Valloy to-day. ‘Tho Indians havo hundreda of beef cattlo in their campa aud along tho lake shoro, whora thora is an nbundance of grass to foed them., Wo could not starvo the Modocs ont in monthe. Dorria and Fairchild will go to-day to o place designated by Cz:.,plnhl Jack for a conforonce. ‘Wasmxaroy, Jan. 81.—The Government will sond a Peaco Commissionorto Lhe Modao Indians, chargod with amplo porer to hour aud adjust alf roublas, —_— THREE WEN KILLED, A lamontable accidont oconrrod yostordny morning upon the new Milwaukeo & 5t. Paul Railrond, about 12 miles north of the oity. A gang of mon Woro b work upon the spot, whera they wora oxeavating gravel for use upon tho road, Tho method of obtaining the gravel is somowhat as followa: A tunnel is bored by tho removal of tho gravol for & distanco of some feot,m-a bout flve or gix foct below the surfaco. When the tunnol has procooded far onough for tho men to work with comfort, the top it blown off by blasting and o fresh tuhnel started, As the construction train was backing to- ward tho tunumel, the engincor in chiargo obsorved throo mon in thess struggling, whothor fghting ansslatklug ho did not know. 'Che troin approachod thomand he warnod them to coasa thoir gyrations. It waa too lato, howevor. The vibration of tho aarth caused by the moticn of the heavy train logsoned thomass of gravel, and it caved in with' & orash, burying tho threo men, and killing thom instantly, Evm? pfTort way mado to unoarth thom, but life had Jong beon oxtinct whon the bodles wore roachod. The mon wore of Polish birth, and their ngmos could not be learned, 'The Com. pany prowptly furnishod cofiing for the deccasod, and carriod Lhoir romains to Milwaukoo, in whicl Gity tlioy lived, Clvil=MHitary Conflicts 81, Louis, Jan, 81.—~A oconflict botween. tho civil aud ml(l:nrf ‘authoritios Lins baon going on bero for a couple of days pnst. Gonoral Qrier- son, commandant of the United Stiates Arsonal hore, holds in arrest Oharlos Kroyer, chargod with dogerting from Fort Hamiiton. A wrld of habeas corpus wng idsued by Judga Colvin and served on Gridreon, commanding him to hring Krgyor into Court. Grierson declined, on tho ground that the Court had wa jurisdiction in the caso. Yestordny Judgo Colviniusued an attach- mont againgy Griorson, roturnable to-morrow, NMurderers Arrostods ‘BAvTIvOnE, Md., Jan, 81.--Josbur Micholson, agod 30 yenrs, who marriod & granddaughter of tho Iate Mru. Langley, who was murdered hero on tho 2d inst., snd’ Thomns Hallihay, alics ‘Thomas l\lnhunin, alias Thomas Whalen, aged 28 yeare, a recont convict, huve heon nrrostod on a chargn of-hnving comniitted the murder, At tho tima of tha mwurder, the liouse was robbed of $1,200, 'tho polico aro positive that thoy hinve (ho right partios, T e . Exploslans, Prmaperauza, Jun, 31.—An oxplosion at tho Alnon Trint” Works, at Conshooken, Penn, yuutun]ni{ killod Rosn Vitzelhmmons, aged 1 yoorg, ] Phiree othors woro injured, New Youg, Jan, 31.—Yostorday atternoon, the boller of ‘an ongino on (ho olovatod ralway burat, and, althaugh there was no violont ex- plosion, tha olouds of utoam caused constorna~ tion wihong (he passongors, threo of whom jumped on s houso awuing for safely, ———— Swindlory Nirought to Griek, PitnAbELrara, Jaw, 81,—Fredorick Smith and Bamucl B, Allon wora brought horo last night from Baltimore, where they were nrrested, 1'ho mon gwindled many merchants hore, undor the firm name of O, B, Anderson & q , by moaus of bogus checks. & Bl MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Ehinncial Nows. Neiw Yone, Jan, 3.—onoy wen more naffvo, rang- ing for moat of tlio day at 7 curroncy to 7 caln, biit ovontunally foll to 6@7, with tho Inteat tranaactiohs oa Ligh on 133 por day, Slorliug wea hieavy with o Umited domand, and tho appearance of somo borrowed bills, Tho quotations w70 1004 @100%, - Goll was loier, falling from 1137¢ to 1133/, cloalng at 1% @118%, Loans, 2@6 por cent for enrrying, and fut for borrowlng, Cloarings, $30,000,000, Treasury lsbucacments, $140,000, Jovermenls’wera a frifo fower and dull, closiug nlendy, Fiato bonds aul but Arm, ‘Tho stock markot was. ||rnlly Tllul excopt for Paclfic Mail, Lrle, Westorn Unfon, aud tantio & Pacifle, Pricon fended upward during fho morning, and downward In tho afternoon, but closed firm, ¥acific Mall actlve, and rose from 724 to TAYE, but declined to T34, closfng nt 735, Firlo wan active, and advancod from 504 (o 003¢, cloaing at 607, West- corn Union roso from B4 to 8344, closing ot 854, At~ luntio & Pacifio doclined from Usx to 3074, and Mia- mourt Iacifl from 6934 to 69, Union Paciflo advanced from 53¢ to 302, closing ot 357¢, Quicksilver advance od from 432¢ to 46, snd preferrad from 8327 to 663, Xn other slintea tho chianges were confined within the radius of @Y. Hallroud mortgages active and atrong. Blorling, 100, nuvzmm’wr HONDB.' strong nll day, hut Coupons, '8 1187 6-208 of *63. 4% Goupous, i ity Coupons, ' 16y Coupous, '03 (now). .116%|Currency Ga . 163 TATE BONDA, Virginins, old. . North Cnrolinas, old,..J3 North Gnrolinas, now. .16 93] “RE Buul pea it Paul p . T8 1| Wabash., Ty | Wabash pf 85 3{Fort Wayni Terro THanf 12 Torro Haut 19 IGhicago & Alton.... 1143 Ghienzo & Alton pfd.117 Olio & Missinslppl. .. 485 0, 0, & O, 00 o, 119 Michigan Ce? Plttaburgh. Northwestorn,, ...... 82/¢|Union lclflc bonds,, 863 Northwoatern pfd.... 81" (Central Pacific.......102 Ttock Island, Dal, Lack. & Wostorn, 101 N, J, Central Bt, Paul,, 104518, I, & Etlo.seesiaes 0 X Forcign Muricets, Lavenroor, Jan, H1—11 g, m.—Flour 203 6d@30s. Whoat, winter, 129 20@128 4d; kpring, 115 0d@128 403 White, 124 4d@ 113 4d; cluby 123 101@2d. Ooria 278 od ] @285, Tork, 62; Lavenroot, —Markot unchanged, Lavenroor, Juv, rendstaffa qulot, P, m. Whont—Whitd nvefagod 124 3@12a 6d elub, 121 &d 13, Loxpox, Jan. 31,—Consols, 021@921( ; £-20a of 65, 9034’3 do of ‘o7, 033; 10-§0s, U2(; now 68, LN} Ltle, 63, Tallow, 463, . AR, Jan, SL—Rentes, 6(( 930, Tho btilion in the Bank of Franco increased, this weok, (00,0007, LIVERTOOK, tuud, 10G10% balea 3 Amicricon, 10, oxporl, 2,000 bales. Hales speculntion, 5,000} stock n, 31.—Cotton stesdy; middling up- Orleans, 10/4@10%7d. Bulca 12,000 Ualos ; for spoculation aud 90,000 3 cxport, 4,000; 000 ¢ Awmerican, 109,000, Niocelpts, 72,000 ; ' Amerlcan, 46,000; actual oxpart, 3,000 ; slock'nfloat, 130,000 3 Amrican, 283,000, Breadstuifs—Qulot § ‘Caltfornta whith whtat, hverage quality, 1 b, 123 Bl@13s 20; rod d@124 6d ; clul winier, 120 30@12s 44, Tlour, 29 83304, Corn, 418 01@283, Recoipts of whoat ‘for tho pust threa days, 20,600 qra ; of which 21,000 qra were Amnorican, Ita celpts of corn for the pust threo daya, 14,000 qvs 3 nll Anierican, Albany Live Stock Markot. ALDANY, Jan, 31.—BrEvES—Tho markot oponod dull yestorday, and but fow eales wero offccied, To-duy, tholarge attendance of the New York ond Drighton denlors rando {hiuga {ively, and tho markot ruled strong and a fraction bighor for fomo grades, Tor tho pany twwo or thireo daya stook {rains liavo boek very much bo- Dind fime, those duo on Thursdsy morning bolng nbout ton hours lato 3 but stiil thero wes enough to wmeet tho domand, Tho qunlity 1s a shado battor than Inst week, nnd somo car londs {0 nrrivo aro Toprescntod nn containing tho bost atock to bo offered {hia week, “The best butclering steora aold atan advance of fa porth + medium, X(c, and cammon from X0 0 3o per Ib.The supply, dowbtless, will Lo moderato his weel, and, if so, tho busincss will prove remuncrar tive, Monry Livingston obtafned tho top price, 8o por Ib for 17 extrs Iilinols stocrs, oy 1,725 16s, and Waizol & Roronthal kold soma very fino Tlithola tcors, weighing 1,400 {bs, ot $T.80 per cwf, Mivon Caws—fteclpts amall, domond Yght, and nothing worthy of noto dofng, BHEED AND Laatba~Tho matkot lins yuled dull this wock, and prices have fallen from % to % from lant weels's prices, ‘Tho demund so far lins ligen for tho Eastorn trade, and the pons aro now full, with o tight demand, Tho quality s not so gead os 1dst weok, and. food shaep are scarco, We quoto good shicep at Y@ 3o por 1o} cosrds ool do ot 6@Ti¢o ; lumba ot TG or 1{0GE—No offerings hororghfa woek, all {ho stock be- ing sent through, Tfousio—Market ateady, Ttecoipts ample, unchanged, Buffalo Live and prices Btock Marlcot, Burraro, Jan. 31,—~CATFiE—Recelpls to-dny, 1,608 1 total supply for tho weok, 6,628, Darket dull ot Ko off 3 fow buyers fn attondanco ; ubout 600 wero dlapoaed of,, Bales : 103 Indiana atcers, 1,130@1,160 lbs, $5.25@5,00° 65 Illinois stoors, 1,10961,9%3 1s, $5.60@0.973 ; 60 Michigun stecre, '1,000@1,160 b, $4.60@540 5 5 1 sourd slears, 1,128@1,274 " 1bs, $5.402038 04 Toxas stocrs, 1,281 103, £5,00 'with 1,00 per licad premium, BREED AND TAMDE—Tocolpta to-day, 5,400 total fon the wook, 18,000¢ markot closed ncilvo'at 3o duclino on last Weel'a prices, Canada sheep and laits, 0,503 };lealum slicop, $5.00@6.75; cholvo lots o shade higher ures. (0a6—Receips to-duy, 46003 total supply for th ecl, 10,100 wackot ;u-'u:’n atd decling &Polyu@xs por cent on Vestetdayy prices. About 3,600 132@392 1bs, s0ld at §3,00@! i gt Now York Live Stock Marlcot. Nuw Yousx, Jan, 31,—DBeevis—Tha 107 cars of catx tlo to-day completo 8,200 for {ho week, agalnst 8,150 tho pravious weck, Trado was dullund pelces k- ening. The nrrivale were very irregulnr, some lots belng atill back. Tywo cary 03¢ ewt Toxans, sold nt 102c, 50 1he por ewt 3 4 cars sflll foa bulls, 424¢, liyo weight ; 4 cars Koutucky, 03¢ ovt, 11 @12)c; § cars, 7.2t 134G Lo quallty gondeally poor, Suerp—To-doy, 4,500, making 2,000 (hia woek, againial 13,000 lust'wook, Markef alow, but no changs {1om 5X{o for very ordinary, to 7o for modium, and so for oxtras, A smalj lot of 130 Jb, Canndus, sold at 8(q enx 82 zfi" Olilo, {05 2 cars, 110 1bs, Tigos car, 79 1 ate, Qe Tloas—Unchinngod, with 30 cara to-day, comploting 42,500 to dato, ngainat 44,400 tho same yimo lu} \\'cn]g Woitern dreesod scarcoly as fivm, Now York Dy Goods Market. New Yonk, Jan, 81.—~Tho market was oxceptionally dull to-duy, 'Tho ‘continued cold weathor rendoroy tho ngents’ distributions of now prints, porcalos, and dross fabrics very light. Cotton goods remsined firm and sfrong in firat hands, and_thers was a fair Jobbing demand for slandard and fine brown' alicotinga at cnre ront rates, Colorod cottong woro quict aud atondy, Got- {onaden wWere ratlier moro in dimund, Prints vore iot With ageuts and fobbors, Woallen'goods moved. slowly. Yorelgu goods wera fatliee batter with soma of the fporters, black siriped i S e, dmpotos, biack siriped greundincs. boiog Pittsburgh 0l Markot. PrrTspynat, Jou, i1,—Datyolenm market u shuda ubove 53c ; rafiued, 170 for car lotsr ‘The Produce Marlketn. New Your, Tan, Dl Com_y ew Your, Jan, 31.~CoTroN—1In mands_nidding Nplsng, sisgor B0 6xport do- BneApsturku—Flour quict sna firm: rocoipts, 4,000 brls; suporfiuo Woatorn and State, $0.90@7.10 § common %o good oxtra, $7.30@7.00 ; good ta cholcoy $3.0088.00; Whlto wheal ostra, $8,40610.187 exira Olife '$7.45@10.05 3 8t Touls, 350031060, Ry flour steady, '‘Corn medl sfeady ; yellow \oatarn, $0.35@ 4,85, Wheat firm ; acarcity’ of froight room chocks oxport domand recoipts, 11,000 bu; No, 2 Milwaus kewyaflont, $1.735 7 No. 1 and No. ' mpring mixed, $1.73; Nol 3apring, $1,68, Ityo, barloy, and malt un’ changed, orn qulot sud firni; 'Toceipts, 13,000 bu; old Weatorn wulxed, afloat,070; do In storo, 8i@04X0 ; now Weatoin mized 60@00%c, ~Oata miore activa aad recelpts, 18,000 tirmer; [ll“l{l'x&ll lcaunx nlx]l\ \\‘ll!l!el\i ew Westorn mixed, 63c; white, 65@5" torn, 3% @s5K0, | ¢ ol VKT Eaas—Firm, g?‘g ug:u flux[',a-&uuch'nnfied. utei—Coffoo steady ; Ri9, 17@200, Sugar vory quiet and pricos uncbahgod,” Mo quisk: New Orloans, T3@To, Rice strong 3 Carnlins, 8@8fe, Prrnoeus—Crude, 8X(o 5 rofined, 40@20}o, CuneeNTING—~Trregular of Qe . ProvimoNs—Pork quict and easlor ; ‘meas, $14,95 3 primo mess, $13.674@14.00, Bect dulls mees, $9.00@ 11,765 oxtra, $13, .60, Cut mesls in moderafo demabag mifdalos caslor: short “cloar, T8, Yard —No, 1 to prline steam, 8@ 1-100; kottls, &) 5 Tt airms Wol'tug, Trianjo oter We@asge Onese—13@100, WistssEy—Blondyat 093¢, Mesieris, do, 21— Carton i, Jon, 4l.--CorroN—Qu H ordinary, Tatoicel Tow g oo™ £20 UYL lou, iy y corumeal, grain, and feed m;m—ny rall, 24@270, ILKMEATS—SCarce Ao H sides, TG0, I ST, LOuIs, 8r, Lovs, Jan, Ol.—Brzavsturrs—Flour qulot und wickauieed Whoat quict and weak 3 No, Supring nowluaily, $1.I5@1.0 ; ot do, $1.45@1.405 No. 3 red whiitor, 05 for unmplo 10ta ou ewst trick, - Qorn steady’s No, S mixed, 02@a3\o un track, Oata dull, ahade lower, at 2816@c, Barloy lttlo offoring § No- 3l biphir yradesuearco and fn dounand ; Lowa, 2] 3 0in falr demaud ang ier; No, 61830 tn Kadh elovitor, i TuQVIstony—Tork firm ot $12.75@19,00. Dulk moata fum; shouldore, d3z0; clear rib, GA( ;" clear, G40, Macois alrang ; shouldors, Su; clear ribaT3co s cloar, uc‘ Jucked, “Lard quiot andfiri j primostedam, TA(o. Witlike¥—ITeld ut 900 § no buyor, grrrDulund uchangod ¢ ol to clialss 4o, Hogs—Firm at §3,80@4,80, mostly £4.00@4.20, Bev colpts, 6,300, e TOLEDO, ToLeno, Jah, 91,— Ifia ees ‘Wheat dult, and VAT ¥ $1.00: sl Bt shioulders, Bie; 4 g No, 1 rad, $1.883 3 No, 8T B N eady ; high mixed, Y KA UL u:l‘:; U5 Sotter May § low mized, U3K0, GLOVED HrrD—§0,50. . Dnzasep Hoas 5.10, Uirls, Wheat, 2,000 but. Corn, @ Tiegrarra—Ilour, 900 0,000 bu, Onte, nofio, ‘SuurpatEa—Flour, 1,000 brls, Wheat, 4,000 bit, Corn, 2,000 btt. Oats, 1,000 T, NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLREANS, Jau, 31,—Western products, grocories and provisions, all In Tight supply and good demand nt the followlug quotations : Propuor—Flour—fxtra, $75; doublo oxtrs, $3.00; troblo axtra, $8,95@0.60 3 family, $9.60@11.80, Corn, The, Oats, Ghc, DraN—£1.45, HAx—~Nono here, Osts nleady § No. 9, 940 ; Michigan, B5c; rojested, Trovistons—Tlork, old, $14.00 ; now, m‘w‘;f‘. Dry Aalt moatn, 5o, 8¢, §i{c, 03¢0, ond 10c, Lard, terce, BY @830 ; Keg, 01f0 iy 02 Gitoornins—Sugar, inforlor, BYX@030; common,. IM@T3e; fafr fo fully falr, B@00; prime, Y @0¥e. Biolaskos—Contrifugal, fi30 3 fair to choleo, 61@70¢. g BKET—~Loubiau, odo; cholca ' Olncintiaty, i LOUISVILLE, ? i’u.—nnmmuvra—mour firm, ed. Lovtsvitar, I aotive, nud w Provistoxs—Activa, very fic ; slight advanco for Uacon, Meas pork, $10.00: bacon nhouldors, 55%@ 530 olear rlb, 770 ; clenr, A0, Bugar-oured Lingis, 1a}¢ra1do, Tard, torco, B@8K0 ; kegs, 9@0jc, VintaxEy—Firm, at IFFALO, BurrALo, Jan, Sl—Flonr quiot, Wheat dull; salog 92,000 bu No, 2 Milanilkeo at $1.60 5 No, 1 Duluth at $1.64. Oorn, Gdo ond menrco ; anics ‘of 2,600 bu Weate ern at 62@G3c in store, . Barley firm, PHITADELPHIA, Jan, 31,—BneAvsTorrs—Flour dull, but peices steady, Wheat dulls rod, $1.90@1.05: am’ ber, $1.08@2.05. Ryo stoady al 87c.’ Corn active snd hlf[mr; yollow, 5@000, Oaty dull; white, 49@820, PETnoLtuN—Oriide, 14 @14%c Tofiucd, 2. WittsKEg—Firm, 850, 5 1o BALTLYORE, . AvTIMOnY, Jan, ' ,—~BREADITURFa Flour a whoat mchanigod, Corn'dully 1nixad Yestern, ul;: Oata unchangod, ProvistoNs—Tork, $14WGIAM. Bacon frm; B0} cloar rib, B0, Lard whouldors, G¢o; i aldcn, firm at 8 i : Stendy 3 olyolea roll We , = v Al Aebern, B 0SWEGO, Burrs 03W240, Jon, 31.—BNTADSTOFo—Wheat frm. Cofn dullalGe, Harloy nnchanged. -~ A, ooy, Jan B Dasanaroie cvATs, Jan 81, —DUEADATUFE8—Floy a %.és{(?wk' Wieat Moty ot 81,1001+ oty @iic, Tiyoaulot o . Oal 3 Barloy quiot at 75@85e, RIS ARG, Quta—tirm and hnohanged, 4t0NA—Pork nominily unchanged, Tard dullj seata, s@Tse. Ltk mcnt:yncnfly; ghnulnlom, 4 ‘f'a,f elonr 1ib, 62707 clear, 63o—ully ‘curod, igo Highor, Bacon flim ; shoulders, 870; clear rib, Ti0; cloa, 8¢, Greon moats firm'; ‘shoulders, 4307 cloar tib, G0e with Go bid, s, 8140 foF 261 to 1410 1i0GKStrong at rango of $4,25@4T5; montl 409420, Tocolpt,Bop. . OB montly at Wuzeiiax—Firo at ie: onerally hold ot 88c. CLEVELAND. OLEVELAND, Jun,{31.—DINEADATUFTS Wheat tendy : No. 1rod, §1.76 3 No. € 70, hult firm at 45@{{1«5 13113- rl\lvm; No, 1, 08¢ PrreRoLLus—Refined dull ani % X 3 ca) 186 trade Tote, 10(a1De, L WOk i car lots, 169 MILWAYREE, 4 MILWAUREE, Jau. 1, —BneAnstorss—Flour quiet and fiem, Wheat Gy No, 1, $1.03; No, 5, 81983 Qorn el | Mo 3, e, nsd i e domand, i ; ats quict 3 No. 3 anl, o shudo fower; No, 3, Be.* 07 - 20%4e. Darley REQEITTs—TFlonr, 2,000 hrla 3 wheat, 14,000 b, 3 wheat, 1,000 Lk, SurrstEnvs—Flolr, 2,000 brlg DRY GOODS. - GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY CARSO, PIRIE & 60§ GREAT SALE, 329 West Madison-st., PUILADELPIIA, Jour steady, Corn quiet TO-DAY. In nddition to other attractions, as heretofora advertised, will offor: 2,000Patent Val. Lace Collars at ten cents ench, usual price 50 conts to 75 ets. i Great Bargains in Hosiery. Best Kid Gloves, very cheap. Lot of Ladies’ Rich Silk Ties, 50¢. Hamburg Edgings half price, Real Laces and Lace Goods at great bargaing, BARGAINS in Evary Depatent, FINANCIAL, . F. Allen, ‘Wan, A. Stephens, II, Blenncrhossctt, Allen, Stephensé Co. WILL DO Business that Bankers do on terms that < safe Bankers do it 256 Plne Street, Now ‘York, (Do no Stock Busincss) Nomestic Buntcers, 'SAVINGS BANK, B.W. nA‘VS(‘)" - ROswilL, Cha ' V. Prox THE UNION TRUST 0O. Savings ol 135 Soutl Clark-st., N. E. cor. Madlson, Chieago, 1, TInoorporated Jan. 6, 1857, Capital, 8125,000; LS, ', G ‘apital, § surul:‘l"m;a!awm. Authorized Capital, 0o ours—From f o, . tad p. Sagurday oveninae, feam 0tg g, | P+ P sad Mlonday and Intoroat at tha rato of d por cont ner annum, will be patd 55;,1'1‘ Japosits of ano dollar or moi, for cadl full eaten- Nonotico reanived for drnwing monoy.’ o noico rouived for denwing mor WANTED. Partner Wanted In ‘Wholosale Grocery Houso, Chigngo. Long ostablished ond fina trade. 4 good businoss men, with $30,000 to $50,000 cash capital, oan find an opportunity meldom met with. QOcll on, or addross, with rofarences, JOHEN TURNBULL, laq,, Managor of Tap- pan, MoKillop & Oo.’s Moronntile Agonoy. Wanted. A few copies of The Daily Tribune of Jan, 16, 1872, for which a liberal price will be pfi:ii(l ot Counting Room of this office. S.A T HEL ‘Wanted, a good safo, JACOR O, MAGILL, BLand 6 Bourh larbast, REIMOVALS, A ARAAAR AR RAARAN Ao e THH OFFIOER OF THH Chicago Gas Light and Coks Co, 13 R OVED T0 70 and 78S Dearbornust., South of ltandolph-gt, 3 s l!.—’l'. \S'A'N\!&. l‘j’u:llhnl.-_' MISCELLANEOUS, Wi T, FIROLLYR 07 SUmiENey,! 10N, Doo. 2, 1ot VEvIORY Wi may, Lisyie Natfonal Tun: ot Chie odut Uy san, B_ Karvey, It ago, T Nolleo fs horuby given fo all clalius against tha Seandinavlun o849, 1L, tliut thoy 6o ualled wpou to p, and to.mako logal prouf theruot, to Jgot celver, 8t thw uflice of eald Bunk, af Chic Cor COMPLIKION., 0n tho xecolpt of 31by ruetl I wil s aren i e e L] ytlaand, 10, ore andvenutlly s soiblaslon; o Salil G ol N Lo kol e Mk RET YR, M 10, Vet olieoy. (M Addres,