Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1873, Page 8

8 e ——eererer s el oo et THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1873 S S S ] THE STATE CAP ITAL. ‘Yesterday’s Proceedings in the Illinois Genoral Asgembly. Minority Representatign=-=Chicago Police Troubles. Death of Rerresentative Bushnell, of Quincy. Special Despateh to The Chicaga Tridune, NEW DILLS, BrRINGFIELD, Jan. 81.—Thirty-two how billa wore introduced into tho Hovwe, {ncluding the following: Glving tho last, ¥ptcoh in criminal ©cag08 to tho dofonce, and Yullowing the nooused to make a statement to t4i0 jury, not undor vath, tho truth to bo judge? by the jury ; logalizing & vordict of flve-slxting of a jury; legalizing the issue of writs of. injunotions on Sundays in caso of emorgeney ; authorizing the leonsing of beg- gara by Comunty Courta ; to buythe Porry Springs 9:?5:\1‘5 for an Inobriato Asylum at an appraiscd .., TULINOIS NEPORTA YOR ATTORNEYS. .. In tho Seuato, Alr. Gloun introduced o LMl di- ‘recting tho Secrotary of Stato to supply Blato's Attornvys with o set of Illinois Reports, OFFI0IAL NEPORTING, The Sonate unanimonsly rejocted tho official veporting proposition, by ‘adopting the roport of tho Committco of whicli Mr. Nampton is Chinir man, To hia opposition the defoat of tho steal {s,"in @ great measuro, dno, % GTICAGO TOLIOE TROUBLES, ‘The Prosidont of the Senato nud the Bpenkor have received tolograma from the Board of Trado asking for the immediato_passago of a law to abolish tho Ohioago Polico Doard. BTATE UHARITAILE INSTITUTIONS. ' The Senato Committeo on Charitobla Tustitu- tlona will start on its biooninl round next week, wponding Thursday and Pridny ot saokeonville, 0 following Tucsday at Champaign, Wednes- at Ohicago, ’{lmmln at Elgin, and Saturdny nt Normal. “All tho inslitutionn know thoy are cowing, and will, of courso, be prepared. “ ONITUARY. ‘While the Houso Judiciary Committes was in wossion, this aftornoon, o tolegram was roceived wnnounoing tho doath of {ts Obairman, lfon. Nehomiah Bushnell, of Quiney. MMr. Bushnell wont homo to spend tho recnss, and was attacked with orysipelas, which was the causo of his death. He wag a native of Con- neotiout, and 69 yoors of age, For thitty-noven yoars he has practised lInw in Quinoy in parther~ ship with Hon, O, H. Browning, ex-Scorotary of the Interior, The history of iil 1ifo fy tho hig- tory of the bar of Southern Illinots, Ho stood in tho front rank of his profession, nnd much was expeated from his_oxperionce aud ability b tho hoad of the Judiciary, His death at this timo is o publio calumily, es thews s no man in tho House who can enttraly fill his placo. His levm.u library {8 thg {inest’ in tho Btalo, Politically ho was s Ropublican, boing the mi~ ority candidato from hia district, o was high- y esteomod for his_incorruptiblo intogrity, genlal disposition, and surpassing nbility. Aj E"’Pl'llto resolubrvns will bo introduced i flll)l; ouso and Seuato in_tho morning, aud both bodies will ndjourn. It probable that the Ju- diciary Cnmmittecs will go to Quinoy to attend the fuTioral. _MINORITY REPRESENTATION. Two-thirda of the membors of the Senate and Houso must voto in favor of Mr, Canflold's pro- osed ameudment to the Constitution, abolish- g minority réprosontation, boforo i€ can bo submitted to tho peoplo. dhero aro fifty-ono Benators, thirty-four boing two-thirds, so that f nightoen vote ngainet tho proposition it will 4o dofouted. Many of the Senators, while thoy ere not ardent mdvocatos of tho principle. aro nnwfl.l.h:ql to vote in favor of its sbolition until it has beon more fully and fairly tried. Probably a majority will vofe against i’t;nny ‘way itis cortain that at lenst eighteen will vote 80 a8 to dofeat tho attompt to remit the puu‘)ln to tho meroy of caucusos and politicians. ‘Uho following named Benators will so vote: Archor Buldwin, Brooks, Bums, Cnsoy, Cummings, Mompton, Kehos, Loo, McGrath, Roynolds, Btrong, Hincheliffo, Thompson, Upton, William- son, Voris, Yager, Hundloy, Btarno, Murphy, Burko, Groone, Waro, _Thoto oro uhdoubtedly othora who should bo added to this list, but they haye not boon inierviewed. Among thoso knowa tobe opposed to Proportional Roprescatation, 804 who will vote for submission are Canflold, <Tastle, Crows, Cusey, Dow, Nicholson, snd Wilooz. Palmor is porsomnlly in favor of Minority Reprosontation, but Loing unususlly consolentious desires to ascortaln tho wishes of his constituonts, which -.lwn¥n monns the wishes of tho managing politiciana in & man’s distriot. He will probably vote against submission, San- ford is nowhero yot. Jacobs nnd Waite aro sstride of the fence, and_are cogltating on which sido to climb Jdown. Thoy are not posi- tive men on any subject. Thore is no dangor that the Bonate will lErms to the Canfleld propo- sition, and dofeat in the Houate Lills it for this sesaion. THE POLICE BOARD, The abolition of tho Chicago Polico Board ‘would probably have taken place even if recont events hiad not mado it absolutely necossary. As was intimated in those despatches some’ time 2g0, & proposition was carefutly maturced by #omo gentlemen in Chicago, inspired by selfls motives, to wipe out the trio who laye sought to ruin and. disgrace the city, and transfer to the QGovernor tho uppoin%munc of their successors, said succcseors having beon agroed . upon by the concoctors of tho scheme in ndvance, That would Lave boen jumplng out of tho fire into the frying- an, ‘The achome could nover have succeeded erd, The contralizing tondenoy’of tho move- mont, and the {mpropristy of making the Ex- ecutive Departmont of tho Btato the polico handaunrzors of ita cities, towns, and villages, would haye killod it deader than smelt. Thero i8 & growing conviction that tho Board must be cloaned out anyway, sud that aftor all tho only way to govorn tho polico forco is to make ona man reummmhlo for its efiicioncy, and clothe m with anthority {3 con- trol and monoge it. Telograms havo boon received from many promineut citizens of Chicago demanding that the Cook County dole- gation shall take immedinte stops to abolieh tho Prosent unruly Commissioners. . ‘The membors of tho delogation, 80 far na thoy could be soen, stand as follows botween the Mayor and tho Board of Polico: Reynoldsdesires to give the Hn{(ar full power; Dow will do the eame, and thinks tho Corporation Counsol should immediatoly draft a bill to moot the emer- suncy; Williameon wants to abolish tho oard ; Waite's mind “is in abeyance,"— & _very natural condition of mind for Mr, Waite,—Icloo is in_favor of Board and of “repealing the Mayor;” McGrath is with tho Mayor; Thompson is with him also; Halpin is for the Board; Poltzer does not wish to abolish it or any other Board; Scanlan is for tho Board; Washburn is for cleaning out the Board; Dal- $on will ‘put his foot on Mayor Medill's throat overy time;” Rountree bas not mado up his mind; Hopkinsis in favor of an undisputed hoad of tho De{lu.rtmunt; Honno leans to the Board; Bradwoll is for the Moyor strong; Con- don is in tho same framo of mind; Bhorman is very emphatically with tho Mayor; Dooth sus- tains the Board, and Wayman tkes the samo shoot ; Wicker will stand” by His Xonor, and Ferrior {8 in an unhappy stato of uncertainty. BTATE APPOINTMENTS. It is not kmown whethor Governor Beyeridge will recognize the minority party in makiug his appolatisuts. | ITo Is disposad to do the squaro tl H himself, but is surrounded by a swarm of howling politicians, who are afraid he may ap- point the bost mou, irrospactive of party, and wWith an ey singlo to_tho public welfaro. ~Then thore aro 5o mauy patriotio gontlomen who mado sTeauhon in tho compaigo, pestoring him for tncus, that it will roquire all tho back- ho has got, aud _ perhaps ona a lttle Wove, 4o anahla him to withstand their importunity, to riso above moro party coneidorations, and” look to tho public welfare, aud to that only. Upon tho charactor of his appointments will dn&nd. in & large ‘monsuro, the success of his administration, and 28 ho is & man advanced in yoars, who will bo very apt to return to private life whon his torm expires, his natural ambition is, aud should be to leave bohind him such a namo and recor that not only will posterity, but even this gen- eration, riso to their foot and call him blossed. COMMITTEE DOINGS. Ths Judiclary Committoo reported back the rosolutions contemplating tho abolition of the Grand .h_n?'l rocommending that it be not z::nd, and }m Hougo ngread with the Commit- by 00 to 24, Tho Game Coimittes declded that in amend- ing s billit was suliclont to aot forth the sec- tion, as amended, witiiont the section amended. ‘The form waa adopted, and is sustained by the sotion of tho Inst Genoral Asgembly, ‘The Foes and Salaries Committes recommend- od the pasmago of a Dbill giving $250 a dav to Juntlcen of tha Poncoin lion bt foos. Cook County in oxoluded, Thabill was ordered to a socony yeadlng, IMTOTTANT TO RAILNOADS. * Bonator Thompeon hias o bill meking common carriovs tosponsiblo for goads committed to thofe caro for tranuportation to points hoyond their lines, Tho parly rocolving the goands aro to bo hold rosponsiblo for tholr snfe o} Yory, Honator McGrath has o bill anthorizing ¢illes to chango ward boundarios, Under tho Cotkti- tutlon tho Legislature has not the right to ahango or modity the boundnries of wards, nor Lias tho Council in Uhlcn{m, undor the chartor, any anoh power, Lhiy billis fufendod 16 mipply tho omiosion ~" TR LIQUOR TAS. The Revenuo Comunittsa roported back a bill amontting tho qu‘uur law by striking out tho Iandlord “clautd, with a roconvmandation that it ho reforrvd to Miscellnneonn Subjeots. Mr, Car- nenior moved to rofor it to n apocial Committos of thirtoon, whioh Mr. Wicker opposod, on tho ground that it nooded logal knowlodgo to dectdo upon its constitutionality, and it should go to the Judlclm-{. Me. Armnu'nnq of LaSallo, was in favor of the apeoiol Uommiltos, which gould eallin tho Attornoy Gloneral if thoy desired logal aid. Mr. Bradwoll, tho lendor of tho Republican sido of the Ifouso, throw his woight on tho side of tho arnclnl Committoo, and with offect, M. Hay belioved that, whilo thoro might bo questions of a constitutional charaotor, tho grontor quostion involved in_the liquor billa wns tho quoation of Fcuoy, and a8 tho Judicinry Committes was alrondy ovorlonded with busic ness, tho npecinl Committos should be raisod. Tho bill was reforrod to tho spocinl Committeo, to bo appointed by tho Ohain Tho vote was do- cigivo in favor of the motion of Mr. Carponter, who {8 tho recognized whampion of tomporance, and indicates tho tono of tho IIouso upon the subject. 3L TIE LIQUOR LAW. “Washburn, of Cook, intraduced abil to re- scnl the Liquor law. It was roforred to tho pecial Committeo, 'Tho Canal Committeo iniroduced a bill grm viding for {ho construation of n dam st Cop- poras. Crack, appropriating therofor ©200,000, throo-teuths of oo mill as & tax, and the tolls of tho canal attor paying tho Chicago lion, A OITY TAXES. Mr. Halpin introduced a_bill pormitting citics to lovy taxes under their chartors, and to tako away from tho county officors the collection of oity tnxen, 'I'lis bill is not intended to conilict with the bill propared by tho Chicago city au- thorities, RIVER IMPROVEMENT. JURORS' FEES, Tho Coolk County delogation occupied Lilf tho day in tho llouso, disoussing whethor tho focs of jurors on coroners’ inquests in Chicago should be twounty-five cents on tho dollar, Half of thom talked until tho Iougo ndeoumod lonv- ing tho subject unsottlod, and badly muddicd. PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. SENATE. SPRINGFIELD, Jon, 31, NON-CONGURNED 1N. The resolution of tho House to purchnso Groeg’ Stetutes for tho use of tho Goueral As- sombly was non-coneurred in. HEW DILLS. Tho following bills woro introduced : By Mr. CUMMINGS—Conveyances. By Mr. BURNS—Legalizing tho oxtension of taxes in certnin canos. ¥ By Mr. GLENN—Amonding tho Revonuo lnw. By Mr. \PTHOMPSON—TFixing tho liability of common carriora recoiving property, By Mr. STEELE—Providing Btate's Aftor- noys with the docisions and roports of tho Bu- prome Court. ) By Mr. WARE—Amending tho act entitlod #Roads and Bridges." Dy Mr, McGRATH—~Permitting towns to fix and changoe ward boundaries whon not organized under thoe gencral law. By Mr. WARREN—Repealing the act for the rovention of domostic suimals running at argo, Ils;y Mr. AnGHEn-negulnMngi the fees of ju- rors ; also regulating tho practice in courts of chancery, By Mr. YALGER—Proventing the obstruotion of crooks and othor wator courses ; also amend- ing the low entitled !* Venue. y Mr. BURKE—Repoaling the nct creating the Btato Board of Equalization. By Mr. CASEY—Amonding Soction 50 of tho law concorning iree schools. OLERK WANTED. Bonator YAEGER introducod o resolution from the Committeo on Enrolled and Engrossod Bills asking authority to hire a clerl. pon & call of the yeas and uays, tho resolution was sdopted by & voto of 84 to 8. Adjourned. HOUSBE. GRAND JUIES. Mr. HAY, from the Judiciary Committes, roported back the resolution rolative to abolish- ing Grand Jurios, doclaring that they doomed iv inexpedient to abolish tho system. Tho roport of the Committes was concurred in —jyeay, 06 ; nays, 24. FEES. Mr, 8WAN, from the Committeo on Faocs and Balarics, roportod back tho bill rogulating tho feos of Justicos and Constables,withamendments. Ordored printod. TEMPERANCE BILL, Mr. HAY, from the Revenuo Committec, ro- ported back the Lomax bill to amend the Tom- perance bill, rocommending its referenco to the Committeo on Miscollancous Bubjects. 1r, CARPENTER moved to amond by refor- rlng it to a gpecial committos of thirtoen. The proposed reforance to the Committoe on Migcollaneous Olaims was voted down, and MMr, Carpentor's motion to refor it to a speoial com- mittoo was unanimously carried. ESTRAYE. Mr, MOFFETT, from the Agricultural Com- mitteo, roported bacls tho bill for x;upov.lmf the act reatraining animals from running at large, with a rocommendation that itlie upon tho teble. Concurred in. CONTINGENT EXPENSES. Mr. JONES, from the Committce on Conti- ont Exponses, roporied in rogard to providing fiuxks, clinirs, ate., whon neoded. The reports were concurred in. NEW BILLS. Bills wero introduced as follows : By Mr. ARMBTRONG (Grundy)—TIurelatiun to roads and bridg;ua. By Mr. ARMSTRONG(LaSallo)—To amenil the act fixing tho salaries of tho Judges of Qook County, and other ofiicials ; nlso, for the olection of Rocordors of Deeds in countios of 60,060 in- habitanta, By Mr. BRANSON—For issuing wrils of in- junction on Sundays in casos of emorgoncy. By Mr. COLLINS—To amend the act on roads and bridges. By Mr. CONDON—To subject tho stock of corporations to ansessment for taxation ; to a) Y)mprinto $60,000 for tho completion of the ouglas Monument at Chicago. By Mr. DAL'TON—To amond the aot for the asscabment of tnxes. y Mr. GOLDEN—To divido tho Mtato into Judiciary Circuits, I By Mr. GRANGER—To amond the revenue Y By Mr, HALPIN—To authorizo tho asseas- ni“lm and collection of taxes in villages and' cition, i By Mr, INSCORE—To amond tho’ Fea and Balary act ; also, to amend tha School las. By Mr. AANN—To provide for tho construc- tion of tramways in_streets_for publio vohicloy, By Mr, W. —To extend the juriediction of County Gourts. . Br. MoADAMB—To compel boggars to ob- tain liconses. By Mr. MOORE—Rolating to grades of cition and'towns. By Mr. MOORE—To amend the Bchool law; al8o to rogulato tho practice of medicino, By Mr, NEVILL13—To remove non-rosident doog rocards from Bohuyler County to Bpring- fleld. By Mr. PELTZER—Toappoint a Board of Med- feal” Examiors; also to provide for indoxing ronl estato records, By My, POLLARD—To Yruvidu for jury awards by & five-sixih voto in civil cases. By Mr, ROGERS8—To amend the act rolating to torritorial jurisdiction of cities. By Mr, ROUNTREE~To amend tho aot relat- ing to publio libraries, y Mr. BAVAGL~To protect life and proporty at railway crossings. By Mr. STRONG-To reorganize the Btate ortioultural Boclotr, i By Mr. WASHBURN—To repeal tho Liquor aw. By Mr. WICKER—Authorizing the Canal Com- miesionors to constrict a lock and dam at Cop- }yeuu Oroek, and making an appropristion there- or, s Sonantor Fomeroy’s Cases ‘Torexa, Kan,, Jan. 81.—Benator Fomeroy ap- oarod by counsol before thae Judgo of tho Dis- riot Court, to-day, Waiviug examination ho avo bail in 20,000 for his appearanco abt the uno term of Court, Spectal Despateh to The Chtcago Tribune, ‘WasuiNaToN, Jan, 81.—Privato despatchos have boen recelved to-day, stating that Bonator Pomaroy {8 a raving maniac, and that Lis life is denpaired of by his friondu. e e =ty Natlroad Accidents. INDIANAFOLIS, Jan, 8l.—A big coal train wau smsehed this morning on the Vandalia Road FOREIGN. Later Intelligence from the %North= flect ¥ Emigrant Dishsters She Was Run Down by the Spanish Steamer Murillo., Spain’s Determination Regarding Cuban Ewancipation, . . GREAT BRITAIN, Lonpow, Jan. 81.—A telographlo despatch to Lloyds from their agont at Oadiz, Spaln, states that it was tho Spaniah steamer Murillo which run into and sunlk tho omigrant shup Northfloot, off Dungo Noss lighthouso on the night off the 224 inst., Tho stoamship, howover, wes nob sunk, g was at ono time bolioved, but has ar- rivod at Cadiz in snfoty, Hor dostination was Lisbon, for which port she had n cargo, bul upon enterlng that harbor, sho was signaled no to laud, ns there is an -extradition troaty bo- twoon 'Portngal oud Groat Dritain, = une dor which hor oflicora wonld Laye boon surrén= dorod to the British authonties to answoer chargos brought ngainst thom, Bheconsequont= l{ put to son ngain, and procooded for Oadiz, As thore ts no oxtradition treaty botwoon Groat Dritain and Spafn, The Murillo sustained no damago b{ tho collision. Hor officors and orew will soon be oxawined at Oadiz in rolation to tlio dimantor. Oap1z, Jan, 81.—Tho dopositions of the offi- cors of tho stoamer Murillo willbo taken to- morrow. Loxnpox, Jan, 81,—Tho gentencos of tho gas stoliors, convioted of conspiracy, have beon com- muted and tho torma of imprisonment reduced to cight months. S ———— SPAIN. - Maonip, Jan. 81.—A forco of Government troops, undor Morcado, dofonted a Land of Car- lists in tho north yestordsy, killing 11 and \\'oumlin;i a largo numbor, Gonoral Monones, of the Royal forces, has establishod his headquartors at Alssaua. A mfiort was curront yesterday that a crisis in tho Cabinot wns imminont, butit is now pro- nounced groundless. Theoro is groat m}o!clng ovor the birth of the Princo yestorday. Tho ovent was colebrated by singing Te Deums in oll tho churches, firing snlitos, and o gonoral illuminatlon of tho city Inst night. 5 Tho Prince fs to bo christoned Louis Amador TFornando. Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasnINaTON, Jan. 81.—Tho Sacrotary of Stato hay recontly receivod a dospatch from Ministor Bickles, to tho offcct that tho latter had been oflicially imformed by tho Spanish Government that no atops would bo takon to abolish slave in Cubn until the insurreotion in that island ha been suppressed. Panis, Jan, 31.—No mails have boon recoived from Spain for two days. Tho Orleans Railway' Company havo beon notifiod that railrond trafie in tho north of Spain is intorrupted by tho Carl- ist insurroction, Tho Bpanish companics adyiso morchants to sond forwvard no moro freight at prosent, as tho running of rogular trains ia tem- porarily suspended. ‘The Courier nm\'fl(gnlmr, of Bayonne, says it is reportod that Don Carlos occuples o magnificont viaduet on the Northorn Railwayat Ormaiatequi, and is rondy to blow it up if hard pressed by the Royal forces. Soveral traing have beou fired (ntolby the Carlists, aud obstaclos placed on the tracks, —— GERMANY. Beruiy, Jun, 81.—In the Chamber of Doputios ta-dny, o bill to smend thoclauses of tho Consti- tution’ rogulating tho rolations of the Churoh n“dj thnto, passed o socond roading by a large majority. Dr. ?’nm, Minister of Foolosiastical Affairs, madoa strong a{moch in support of tho mesaure, declaring that it was justified by tho attitudo as- sumod toward tho country by tho heads of the Roman Church. e FRANCE. Pamig, Jan, 81.—It is expoctod that tho Gov- ornment’ congor will withdraw the notifieation against the porformanco of the play * L'Oncle 8am,"” M. Gardou having sgroed to strike out cortain objoctionablo passages. Ono of these is transiated by tho American Register as fol- lows, tho words boing put by the sauthor into the mouth of tho Irenchwoman, travelling in tho United Statos: * This is tho country of traflic; overything is tickoted with its prioe, oven tho Lionor of its women.” L i GANADA. O1TAWA, Canada, Jan, 81,—Dr. Rabittaille haa boon appointed Recoiver Goneral, vico Obapais, reaignod. % LR R AT Mabnto, Jan, 81,—1'ho ofilcial consus roturna show 269,000 sluves in the Island of Cuba. THE WEATHER. War Dcepartment Prognostications— Teports from Varlons Places. Ciioago, I, Jan, 81.—Anothoer cold spell in tho far Northwost, whioh is gradually moving southward. At Breckluridge, oarly this morn- ing, tho mercury indicated 17 below zoro; at Daluth 12 below ; at 8t. Paul 38 bolaw, with snow ; Milwaulkes, 19 above ; Chicago, 19 abovo. At 8an Francisco, this morning, with cloudy \woather, the morcury indicatod 40 above ; at CGoriune, 20 abovo ; at Choyenne, 2 bolow; at Omaha, 13 above, with anow:Dnvongorl, 16 sbove; Bt. Louis, 17 above; Mempbis, 22 Now Orleans, 40; Louisville, 20; dianapolis, B abovo; Dotroit, 21; Cinoinnati, 19 Pittsburgh, 24; Buffalo, 24 ; Toronto, 17; Roch- ostor, 26; Quobec, 5; throughout Now England, from 18 to 18 above; New York, 12; Philadel- his, 115 Wnuhlnglon, 8; Wilmiopton, N. 85 Ohiniloston, 31+ Jacksonvitlo, Hin., 46, P vailing winds in tho Northwest from the north; in tho Tast from tho west and_gouthwost, and in tho Sonth from tho north, Gonorally cloudy il over tho country, with rain in Georgia and in somo parts of Florida, Wan DeranTMENT, OrrFroz or Toe Omzr Broxan Orrioen, Divierox o¥ TELZGRAMS AND TReronts ¥or THR BENEFIT or Corvence, WasH- 1iNaToN, D, 0., Jan. 81,—Probabilities—From tho Lower Missouri and Ohio Valloys to the "Upper Lakos, rising baromotor, falling temporature, fresh and brisk northeasterlv to northwestorly winds, and fionnnfl]y clear and vory cold woather, oxcoY\‘ for the Uppor Loko rogion, partly cloudy woathor and occsslonal arons of light snow, For the Gulf Btatos cast of tho Mississippi, light to fresh southeasterly to southwesterly winds, and fionnfllly clear woather. For tho South Atlantio tates, highor tomporaturo, and generally cloar wenthor, For Ponnessco and Kentucky, winds shifling to northerly and northwoatorly, falling tomporature, and partly oloudy woather. For {he Middlo States, northenstorly to southwest- orly winds, and partly cloudy ‘weather, excopt for tho Lowor Lake rogion, aroas of enow prob- able, with nmnz.{ temperature, For New Eng- lnlnd pouorally cloar woather, and light to mfi: winds, 8r. Louis, Jan, 81.—Tho woather continues clear and mild. Tho river is about at a stand, but will l{:rohnb!y be rising again, as the snow is repidly molting in places expoped to tho ‘sun. DBusiness on the landing shows signs of roturning activity, oand some of tho packet companies are oxpectin; to sond out boats for points below, to'mogmw o% Monday, sure. BAN T'navomsco, Jan, 81.—A gonerous rainfall is roported in all sections of the Btate, It s storming hard hore. . A Murderor’s Confession. Bavrinong, Jan. 81.~It s rumored to-night that Joshus Nicoleon, one of the parties arrested for tho murdor of Mrs. Lamploy, turned Btato's evidencoe, and confessed, e eays that while he waa upstairs broaking opon the trunk,wheroe the money was deposited, his two companions, Whalen and Tuckor, whom he had left below, throw a piece of carpet over tha hoad of Mra. Lampley to provent her from giving an alarm, and strangled hioi na 8aLt LakE, Jan, 81,.—A Compauy haa beon in- carporatod to build to build & broad gauge rail- road from this city to tho Union Pacific at Icho, through Parloy Park Canon, with & capital of 1,000,000, Jacob Lawronde, Presidont. The Toard 'of Directors fa compoued of tho leading busluwu men in Misgouri, Illinois, and Ponnsyl- yania, ‘Work on General P, E, Connor’s Balt Lake, Bovior & Ploche Narrow Gauge Railroad has bsen commencod. o expeots to have the cars runing to Ophir in July. BaLr LAgE, Jan, 81.—In referenas to the re« port of great drifts upon the Unfon Paoifio Rail- rohd 5ud on trofen Lo doath, publishoed In tho Dphpora of Ogden apd thia olty, Asslstant Gon- Wl Buperintondont Clatlk telogiaphs tho Pross Agont_hero, this ‘\}omlh , an follows: ‘'No snow-drifta 01 tho Union Paciflo sufllelont to de- Jay traing; only only ono train delnyed for this cauno during tho entiro wintor. - The woathor at Granito Qanon {s favorabla; only two inohos of &n0w, No noction handa wore frozen to doath anywhoro on the lino. Tho road is cloar and all trains on timo." Nonrowx, Va., Jan, 81,—Thord was groat ro- Joloing to-dayin this olty ovor tho complotion of tho Chosapeako & Ohfo Railroad, tho ovent belng colobratod by tho firing of » National ma- Iute, nnd tho liboral display of flags from the publie buildings end shipping in the harbor. st i Ll STATE LEGISLATURES. S WISCONSIN, . Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, MApigoN, Wis., Jan. 81.—Both Houses had nossions of considorablo longth, to-day, tho As- sembly tho longost sinco ita mcnflng, but the timo was mostly epont In talk. Tho Bonato nd- nd’a\m\ed till Monday evoning, The Assembly rofusod to do 60, snd will hove o session to- morrow, though with a good many absentovs. ATE. Tho following was udogtudx Itesolved, That in oil bills tho Committes on Rallronds ma; xwofl. for apacial land fizant, thoy are inatruoted to insert.a provision that farm- ing, grazing, and hardwood timbored lands, as distinguishod from plne lands, shall bo put upon tho market at tho earlicat Srnouunblc momont at price not excoeding $2.50 por acre, and be sold to notual sottlors only. Bills woro introducod for tho better organiza- tion of tho militin—tabled; to inoroago the saln- rios of the Circuit Judgos to 84,000 por yoar; to Emvidu for the appointmont of Oliof Goologist v tho Governor, by and with the advico and consont of tho Sonato, tho Chiof Goologist being authorized to appoint assistants not excoodin, four, and npgroprln(lng 18,000 lnnmfll{, Bpooi= mons to bo doposited in the Btate Unlversity, Acndemy of Sofoncos, and othor collogisto inati- tutions In the Btats, tho survey to be thorough and comploto, and finishod within four yosrs. Billa wro' passod providing for thie salo of Jands for tho paymont of debts by oxocutors, administrators, and guardians ; roquiring County 'Tronsureis to make annual atatements of monoys paid to Town Tremsurors, and for othor pur- poses, Boveral minor bills woro killed. ABSEMBLY. More potitions for the repeal of tho tax ox- omption Inws, and n remonstranco againat the taxation of school snd ohurch proporty ; also po- titions from Plorco County for tho bestowal of tho Bt, Orofx land grant on tho Bz, Paul Roilroad Company, woro preaented, Resoluflons wore offored of inquiry whether tho Bupreme Court Roport publishors are com- plying with thelr contract in rug-rd to thoe prico of thosa repiorts to citizons of fhis Btato; that no now bilfs shall bo recoived from Committaocs aftor tho 5th of Fobruary; proposing to tho poo- plo to voto at the next genoral election for a con- vontion to roviss the Constitution. The Assembly, by a voto of 22 to 89, refused to amend ita rules that emoking in the Assombly Chambor should only be prohibited during tho sossion ; and, by a'voto of 17 to 59, rofuscd to allow olorka fo tho Committoos on the Judicinry, and Enrolled and Engrossed bills. o A half hour was nl:unPinrl in considering reso- lutions relative to Soldiors’ Bounty Land bills, now bofore Congross. ‘The proevious question was finaily ordered, and o substituto offerod by Ar. Vilas, Indorsing the Congressionnal Bounty Land bill, was rejectod— é? éo gg, and tho following adopted by & voto of 023: ‘WiEREA8, Thero i b bill now pending in the Sonate of the Unitad States, known as tho Solulers’ Bounty, Land bill ; and, WHEREAS, sald bill is not eatisfactory to cither sol- diera or citizens for the reason that it would placo such a largo portion of ;our public domain in the hands of apecilators and soldiers, and the true parties to bo alded would reccive but a small bonofit n come parison to tho large amount of lsuds oppropristed § tuerefore, Jtesolved, By tho Assembly, tho Benate cone curriug, fhat our Bouators and Represcntatives in Congress be, ond thoy are loroby, requested to use all lonorablo ~moans to procuro the passage of o Isw glving to every soldier musician, scaman, marine, and officer, or widow or orphan of auch os aro namod in the Soldiors’ Bounty Land Dill, now pending befors the United Blates Henate, & quarter soction of land, provided actual settlernent {s made, or in Hou thoreof to givo mch per- son above nomod tho sum of $200 in monoy, to bo pald from (he procecds of tho sala of public Inds, in in- atalironts from time £o timo, ond In such amojnts oa Congresn sliall diroct, such ‘eyment to bo mado sa speedily na possiblo, Tnero was a long debate on ordering coples of the ¥ aginlativa atatintionl )ist. fln% flnally a ros- oli n was adopted ordoring 1,000 copics, Wit limit of price at 10 cents cach. " Bills were introducod to ropoal the law which provides that no person shall bo attorney or couneel in any action which may havo boen pre- vioualy determined by him as Judge or Justice of the Peaco; to dofino the moaning of tho word “ aupplics,” when it applies to goods fur- nished lumbermen ; to mako ownors of loga de- fondsnts in all suits or actions involving such proporty; to provido for geological ex- lorations by dno{) mining for lumf in tho lowor mognesian Iimestono, under direotion of & commigsion composed of 8. Hoakins, J. Non- ort, of Tows County, T. G. Stophons, and J. O. Bquires, of Grant finunty, ond 8, Scales, of Lafeyoite County; to provont tho sproad of small-pox by requiring the posting of o sign wherever it 6xists ; to give tha Bt Oroix & Supo- rior land grant to the Chicago & Northwest- ern Paclfic Air Lino Railroad Company for building the road spocified in the grant, and also a road Rorthward from Genon in this Sfate. ‘The Assembly sdjournod pending the second roading of tho abovo bill, with much busjnoss on tho Sponkox's table, ——— 10WA, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. BENATE. Des Morxzs, Towa, Jan, 31.—In tho Sonate to- day Title 18 of Attachmonts, Exccutions, and Bupplementary Proceodings was considored as roported from the Judiciary Committoo, with amendmonts, Sootion 18, Chaptor 1, of attach- ments and garnishmeots was amonded 80 08 to allow the plaintif in action on attachment bond reasonable attorney fees when tho writ was wrongfully ruled out, Boction 89, Chaptor 2, was amended, maling it tho duty of the Clork to rocord tho band given for suroty in o stay of oxe- oution. A long discussion was had over Bectiona , 17, 18,19, and 20 of Chapter 8 of Procoedings Auxfl(nrylo Bxecution, Newsoctionaweroadded Dby the Commissioners deming tho judgment by creditor guilty of fraud in cortain cases and llable to imprisonment. The scotions were stricken out—yeas, 24; nays, 15. RiBonator Wost movoed to insort Ohapter 2, Bections 8,806 to 8,874 inclusive, omitted by tho Connnissioners—tho appraisemont law —and aftor considorable discussion the Benate refused to insort tho sections—yens, 10 ; nays, 22, Benator Wost moved to refor'the bill to the Judiciary Committes, with instructions to re- port n:finnu for tho appraisement of all per~ sonal property sold under excoution. Benator Fairall, to test tho sonse of the Sen- ato, offored an smendment that no porsonal Fmporl.y sholl bo sold undor execution for less han two-thirds of its appraised valuo. Loat— yoas, 17; nays, 47, i Honator West's motion was lost. The rules woro susponded, the bill fnl upon ita pasango, and lost—yens, 41; nays, 16—not n constitutional majority. The voto was thon roconsidered, and the Sen- atoadjourned. HOUBE, In the Hougo to-day the voto by which Titlo 11, relating to the Polico of tho State, was lost, waa_ roconsidered, and the bill boing put upon its final passage was lost, Tho Houso thon considered Titlo 21, rolating to Justices of the Peace, and, passing tho same, went into Committoo of the ole to considor tho Sonate bill Titlo 20, rolating to the govorn- mont and disclplino of prisons and ponltentia- rios, and, without completion of the worls, took up Titlo 28, in rolation to compensation of offi- cors, An amondment to Bection 1, Chapter 8, requiring that jurors boforo Justices shall bo paid but 1 F" day, was_adopted. An amend- mont to Sectlon 8, that appraisora of proporty takon on Justicos' warrants shall roceive §4 por d4y, was adopted. Witness fecs before Justicos wero fixed ot 81.26 per day. Bootion 6 was amended requiring witness fees in cagos bofore Grand Jurles or criminal prose- oution bofore Justicos to bo paid by the county for both Btate and dofendant. An additional soctfon was added authorlzing Qourts to make additional allawauce to witnosses aallod to tostify only to an opintan founded oo speolal study or oxperlonce in any profession, The Committee rose and roported progroes. Itle 26, of Prisons and Ponitentiarics, was then takon up, and the amendments made iy Commiltoo agreod to. : Mr. Ballinger moved to striko out Boction 63, rolating to an additional Penitontiary at Ana- mosa. Lost—yens, 80; nays, 43. ‘Tho rulos wore suspondod and tho bill passed, Adjourned, Sy INDIANA, Speetal Deapatoh to The Chicago Tridune, L InoianaroLts, Jan, 81.—Varlous biils were re- ported back from Committoca. ‘The following were indofinitely postponed: To ropeal tho aot to regulate tho salo of patents, olo.j to provide for tho appolntment of specinl Constables for tho arrost of folony ; to provide for the Investment of funds dotained in the handa of exocutora or adminiatrators, by pend- Ing litigation ; to ropel tha act to authorizo the colloction of "taxes for plank and gravel rond purposon, A rosolution wna passed directing tho Attor- noy Gonoral to examine and report whother tho Truateos of the Vinconnos Univeraity Liad violat- od nn{ [l::!dvlalona of tho law undor which they a) organized, . fEhio Houad bl to dofine profossional prostitu- tion was smondod o a8 to provide that any mato porson convicted of illlelt soxual intor- courso with any woman shall ba deomed guilty of misdomeanor, and punishod by & fino not ox- coading $1,000, and imprisonment in the County Jail not exconding six montha. Tho folluwiug billa woro Jmnnodt To logalizo tho salo of lauds in Jaspor County ; authorizin suits againat individual partnors to bo brouqh in the partnership name in cortain cascs; to in- croaso tho pay of Viowers and Roviowors of Highways to 84 day whon actually ongagod ; to oppropriate $60,000" for tho completion of tho female prison; to defino the boundary line be- twoon nnhlndgton and Olarlg Conntios. Tho bill to defino tho law and crima of libel, and fix tho pennlty at fine and imprisonment, waa loat. ' 1OUBE Roports woro rocoived from various Commit- teos, with appropriate notion. The bill to incroass tho appropriation for a goological survey of tho Siate and tho compon- gation of tho State Goologist was reported baok from Committco, with tho recommondation that it pass., Aftor disoussion and proposition of amondments the bill was mado tho spocial order for Monday noxt, i) Tho bill to authorize County Commiseioners to purchnse and construct plank, grayel, and othor roads was ordorod ungroaandi also_tho bill to fix the timo_for making roports by Road Bupoervisors, passed to a third roa F "o bill s prolibit the cutting of timber on tho lands of others waa ordorod ongrossed. Fourteon mnew bills woro introducoed, one of which was to mako tho mnl{nn issued by grain olevator companies negotiablo aa foreign bills of oxchango, A joint resolution was adopted roquesting Benators and Roprosontntives in Congress to support a bill, now pending thero, to shorten the timo which now governs ¢ho qrmflng of pon- slons to soldiors of tho war of 1812, ——— ALABAMA, MoNTaouERy, Aln., Jan. 31.—The House passed s rgsolutlan nolifying tho Sonato of its organi- zation, - In the Bonato, tho Lioutenant Governor ro- fused to put the motion to reconsider the voto or fismrfln . Mr. Millor, Radical, was seated, and artin, Domocrat, displaced. z "fho Democratio Bonators all submittod” undor protest, During tho proceoding tho lobblos woro crowded with nogroes, to whom_eartridges woro carriod from an anto-room. Many whito mon of both partics woro also prosent, and for & timo it waa thought violoncoe would rocult, but tho session passod quiotly. — : ARKANSAS. TiarTre Roox, Jan. 81.—Two memorials to Congross passed tho Benato to-day, ono asking tho'organization of o Torritorial Govornment in the Indian country; tho other asking tho pae- sago of & law glving bounties to soldiors 0, rogardloss of color. ix-Governor Hadloy, Doputy Secrofary of Btato Strong, and othera loft for Washington this morning, to appear before tho Sennto Com- mittoo on Priviloges and Elections. LS oot MICHIGAN, Special Depatch to The Chicao Tribune, Drrrom, Mich., Jan. 81—Tho Logislative tourista visited tho institutions for tha Doaf, Dumb, and Blind, at Flint, to-day. Intoresting oxorcisos, showing the” wonderful progress of thoe pupils, wore held on the arrival of the party. The visitors then dined in the institution, and aftorwarda lneFuutmi tho grounds and buildings. To-night Bonator Wesson, of Wayno, holds n re- ception at his house, in honor of tho Logielative guosts, — PENNSYLVANIA, Hannissura, Pa Jan, 81.—Tho Btiate Senate {]esturdn adopted o resolution instructing tho mited Biates Senators from Penneylyania to vote against the purchaso of tho control of tho tcfilt:graphs by tho Government. Tho vote was 2bto 1. OHIO. Covvamus, Jan. 81.—In the Houee a bill to ebolizh the ofilce of Btow-Oas Cemminsionur was passed. ——— FLORIDA, ; TALLAEASSEE, Jan. 31.—S. B. Conover, Re- publican, was electod United States Souator to- day on the fitth ballot, twenty-seven Democrats Yoting with tho Republicans. ST. PAUL. A Large Railrond Suit. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Paur, Jan. 80.—The preliminary steps have boen takon towards a large railroad suit to be triod by tho Olrcuit Court of Minnesota in this city, It seoms that in 1858 the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad Company, which was & corparation of Minnoesota that had received a Congrossional land grant to aid in tho construction of its road, in order to borrow money for such con- struction, mado & deed of trust or mortgago, by which it mortgaged all its mgurty, rosent and prospective, including its land grant, to securo tho payment of its * Tirst Mortgage Bonds,"” to Do issued and sold in tho usual coursd of such transnotions, Tho chartor of the Company oxpressly au- thorized such modo of borrowing monoy, and tho trust doed and bonds were oxecuted and is- sued in strict conformity with the provisions of tho chartor. Thodeed of truet, or_mortgage, was modo to ox-Chancollor Tlon Farnsworth, of Datroit, Judgo Edward P, Cowles, of Now York, and Judge Wm. H. Welch, of Minnesota, and tho bonds, which woro in the usual form of railroad coupon bonds, contain a statement that tho dobt which thoy creato is for monoy borrowed by "iho Company for tho construction and "equipmont of its road, and they also oxpressly rofer to tho trust dee executed to socure thoir paymont, and contain a brief desoription of tho proporty thus mort- gnficd a8 security, and they are countersignod and rogistored by the Trustees, Thoy were then put upon the market and large numbors of them 80ld. - ‘Tho procacds were used by the Company in tho purchase of right of way, dopot grounds, construction of bridges, and the grading of over sixty milon of tho rond, which wos mortgaged by eaid trust deod ns meourity for the payment of theso bonds. Subioquent to ~ this, the roand, lands, franchisos, nand prop- erty thus mortgaged to ecoure said bouds camo into flmé)nssnsalun of tho 8t. Paul & Pa- clfic Railroad Company, and * tho Firat Division of the St Paul & Paciflo Railroad Company,” ond still lator wore purchased by the Northern Pacific Company, and have been very heavily mortgaged by the companies last named for tho socurity of other bonds which aro upon tho mar- kot, and sold upon rorrounutltlcn that they aro_scoured by a jirst lion upon sald roads and lands—being, In fact, the samo property ombraced in tho said unsatisfied mortgage of 1858 to Farnsworth, Cowles, and Wolch, and plud;,;f:l for the payment of the bonds upon which the monoy was borrowed to pnyd for tho surveys aud first work upon tlio road. Tho Intorest upon thoso bonds not haying boon paid, and the dobt_repudinted, the Trus: tecs now file & Lill in chancery in tho Unitod Btates Court to enforco payment of said intorost and for tho forocloaurc of tho mortgage of 1858, T'ho St. Paul & Paoific Company, the First Division Bt Paul & Pacific Company, the Northorn Pacific Company, and the Trusteos of the mortgages made by the sovoral named companies, aro mado dofondants, and the bill charges that thoy aro solling bonds ropresonted by thom to bo sccurad by & flrst mortgage, when in fact they aro not, but that tho mortgages by which thoy are socuired aro upon tho same lands and property which is encumbored by the prior mortsnlio of 1858 and, are subsoquent and socondary lions to it. It is turther charged that thoy are solling tho samo lands that are embraced in the mortgago of 1858 to sottlors who are mostly forsign immigrants, who do not undoratand our laws or languago, and mre ignorant of tho facts, and to whom thoy ropro- #ont that such lands aro froe from inoumbrance, whon, in fact, thoy are oncumbered for the whole amoun< of tho outstanding bonds isaued under sald mortgye of 1859, Telographic Xrovitions John Curran, formorly Chlof of Polico in Cairo, was arrosted, on Thuraday, on su indiot- ment for larcony, The New York Constitutional Commission has adfournad until Fab, 10. 'he Boaton Board of 'Tradoe passed rosolutions, yestorday, urglng Congross to amend tho Bank- ruploy 1aw 80 aa to allow & spoedy sottlomont of tdhg‘nflnlm of insurance companios now in liqul- ation. Tho statoment published in tho Janesyille Qarelta of Thuraday night, and tolegraphied to Taa Tranuxe, to the offodt that scvon brokon rails woro found on a _throo-milo section of, the Chicago & Northwitorn Rallrond, & fow daya :‘ln&o, ‘proves, upon Inquiry, to bo without foun- ation. THE FUNDING LOAN. Proapoctus for th1ic Negotintion of tho $300,000,000 Loan by American and English Banking Alouscs s Tho HRooks to bo Opened on the 4th and Olosed on tho 7th inst, e PROBPEQTUS. Throo hundred million dollars United Btatos B por cont funded loan, . Prinoipal rodoomsblo at par aftor the 1stof May, 1881, in United Btatos gold coin of thepros- ont atandard, interest psyablo quarterly in United Btates gold coin, sud both principal and interost oxompt from taxation, whothor Fedoral, Btato, munieipal, or local ; authority as authorized by nota of Congress, approved July 14, 1870, and January 20, 1871, The proceods of theso bonds aro to be applied to ;tho redemption and cancollation of tho United Statos five-twonty bonds, as provided in anid acts. New Yong, Fob, 1.—Tho Seccrotary of tho Treasury having concluded with Mossrs, Jay Cooke & Co., reprosenting Moasrs, N. M. Roth- schilds & Bons, Jay Cooko, McCulloch & Co., and thomselves, and Mossrs, Morton, Bliss & Co., and Drexel, Morgan & Oos, roprosonting Mossre, Baring Bros. & Oo., J. 8. Morgan & Co., Morton, Roso & Uo,, and themselves, a contract for tho nogotiation of the romaining & por cont bonds of tho funded loan of the United Btates, tho un- dorsigned are propared to recelve applications at par and acorucd interest for any part of $800,- 000,000 United Btatos *‘fives” of 1881, issued under the note of Congress abovo mentionod. Applications may bo made payable elther in onsh in gold or in five-twenty bonds of any issuo; in tho lottor caso boing sdjusted to Fob, 1. The bonds now offorod aro all that remain of tho 8500,000,000 5 por conts suthorized by Con- gross, and it is hardly nocossary to say that tho combination entrusted with the managomont of this negotiation embracos connections in Europo and Amoerios, which practically insure tho placing of the entiro amount, and the rodomption of threo hundred millions of five-twonty bonds, aftor which .anly 41 and 4 por cont bonds will remain for holders of fivo-twentles declining this 1ast opportunity to oxchango for G por conta. Tho coupon bonds are in donomination of §50, $100, €500, €3,000, $5,000, and $10,000. Tho rogistered bonds are in liko amounts, with tho addition of the donominatioms of $20,000 and $60,000. Interest, payablo quartorly, will com- ‘menco from the 18t Fobruary, the first intorest paymont being Moy 1, 1878. Tho bonds may, st tho option of the holdor, bo reglatered, and United 8tatos Treasury chooks, for the interest theroon, will be sont from Washington to tho Pont Office addross of the holder in any part of America or Europo. Applications will bo recoived at tho office of eithor of the undorsigned, and must be accom- poniod by tho roquired doposit. Payment will be mado as follows : TFivo por cont on application. Tive por cent on allotmont, Forty per cent on May 1. Tifty per cent on June 1. ‘When proferred, the doposit upon spplication may bo made in ourrency or any United States bonds, Intorest at b per cont gold per annum will bo added from Feb. 1 to the date of the sev- oral paymentd. The hooks for applications will bo oponed sim- ultancously in Europo and Amoriea on the 4th inst., and will remain opep until tho evening of the 7th inst., and the allotments will be made aa soon a8 poasiblo thereatter. Provisionsl rocoipts, scrip, will be given for tho deposits. Tho bonds will be furnished at as eurly o dato ae pranticnbla ngainat corresponding amounta of five-twenty bonds, a8 ‘paymont in full. Should the allotment of bonds not oqual the subsoriptions, tho proliminary deposit in onch oago will bo returned forthwith to the ex- tent of tho excess. - When desired, wo will. furnish the coin withe out commiasion, and make settlemont in cur- roncy, and will also receive at curront market price any bonds of the United States otherthan five-twenties. (Bigued) Jax Cooxe & Co., MonroN, Briss & Co., Drexer, Monoax & Co. DES MOINES. The State Grange Convention—Third and Fourth Days’ Proceedings, Spectal Despatoh to The CMu{‘a Tribune. DEs {Iomz.s, [owa, Jan, 80,~This is the third day of the sossion of the State Grange, and the intorest continues unabated. Porhaps 200 havo ono home, on account of the large crowd in at- ndance and the impossibility of gaining ad- mittance at all times. Tho cnemies of tho Grango asgort that the cloven foot of politics is vigible in tho wire-workings of the leaders ; but, 80 far, nothin[;m}mmlcnl has appoared in tho Convention. 0 membeors, in conygraation and in Convention, do not ollude to politica; and, so far a8 o large majority of tho Grange aro con- cerned, pol§ticnlauhomon aro unthought of. Tho harmony of_ the session is proof sufficient that politiciana do not control it, The traneaction of businoss has beon slow. The Grango has had such a romarkablo incrense during tho past year that everythin, connootod with it has to be enlarged a hundro fold, whilo ex&urleucn has pointed out many orrors, which the Conyention s now laborlng to corroct. Quite a numbor of lady-Grangors wero present to-doy, some of whom “woro busily en- gaged in kit in% and all of them payiog closo attention to the business of tho Grange. The Businoss Committeo appointed fo oxam- ino the propogition for the Grango to take stock in an agricultural implement manufactory at ‘Waterloo, Blackhawk County, ealready built by capitalista of that placo, mado its roport. o plan {8 for 8200,000 copital. Nearly §50,000 is now invested,—%35,000 in. buildings, and $16,000 in machinery. Tho Committce ad- vised furthor investigation, with a view of the Grango taking stock. Roport adoptod. The Committee on IMiloage roported that tho aggrogate milos travelled by delogates in attond- ing the Oonvention was 76,416 ~Roport adopt- od, and tho Treasurer ordered to pay mileago in full, amounting to 37,041, Maater D, W. Adams rosigned, having boen elooted Maator of the National Grange. Colonel John Scott introduced & resolution requosting all prosent officara of tho Btato Grange to resign. Tho resolution was adopted, and al tho officera havo resignod, oxcopt tho Sterotary. To-morrow forenaon Lias boon appointed for tho oloctionot officers,and theelectionsering to-night is livoly, Colonel modloy, of Howard County and Colonel Harbor, of Mahaska, are prominen| candidatos for Mastor, Oficors'{yst yoar wero elacted for two yoars, but investigNion thus far has satisfied tho Grango that thoy all have done woll to bo off on ono year's trial,” The Smolling Committoe have not yot reportod, but it is un- dorstood that thoy havo worked out somo very intoresting facts, It is tho genoral opinion that the scssion will be continued o part of next weel, o Tho Knights om[flnr of this city gave & grand banquet Lere to-night. Special Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune. FOURTH DAY, Des Moes, Ia,, Jan, $1.—The_attendance In the Btate Grange of Patrons of Iusbandry to- L]n'i was not 80 Iarge by two or throe hundrod. 'he Committos on Momorial to the Lngil‘nll- ture mado a roport, recommending that the Log- islature be asked to pass a bill regulating froight tariff and passougor ratos, Amotion was mado to substitute for the enoral recommondation the O'Donnell bill of ast wintor, This was voted down, and the recommendation of tho Qommitteo adoptod. Tho Committeo on Momorial to Congross made a report recommending that potitions bo clroulated by all logal Grangos asking Oongress to rogulato rallronds. ‘I'he report was adopted, AL 10 o'clock the election of ofticers for tho torm of two yoars took place. Colonel 8medloy, of Howard County, was eloctod Mastor; J. Wil kinson, of Tamaco, Overseor, and 8, Day, of Marshall, M. P. Buchanan, of Henry, and Ar, an-lngton. of Bremer, Lxccutivo Committea, Tho Beorotary so far has declined to honor the inyitation of tho Grango to resign. Bovoral mombers woreadded tothe Committes on Investigation into the acoounts of Btato and s Natlonal Soorotarios, with L. D. Tracy, ‘o_’i Grundy, as Chairman, .Thuflummlltnehlubuu onghgod A1l ddy in making oxaminations, sud 1§ {a mald thoy will roport to‘morrow morning in. 4 misnnor very uncnm{mmnnury ta Kolly, Hogretary of tho Natlonal Grdngo; whoao hondquariors aro at Washington Cily, Roport has {t that tho Committos finda the man- ngomont of the National Grango to have boet looso and extravagant, A lively timo will had in the morning over this mattor, % Tho aftornoon session was dovoted tp tho cons alderation and disoussion of tho now codo. Thd Committeo to rocommend amondmonts to thd National Constitution made a roport. Thoy roe commond that tho chartor foo of "the Grango bo out down from $I15 to 85, and “that tho momborship feo ho made uniform nt €3 for mon and @1 for women. Thoro was a big fight over this, as this ia the main sourcoe of trouble, and tho managers snd mon In oftice do not intend to give it up without & atrugglo. The fight goon over till to-morrow. Tho session will Inst over till noxt weok. SPRINGFIELD, Qunrrying Contract--Suit to Rocover Against Councilnion e Incrensc of Capital Stock. Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tridbting, Benivarienp, Iil, Jan. 81.—Tho Trusteos of tho Illinois and Michigan Canal have entered into a contraot with tho Tllinols Stono Compsny, wheroby tho sald Company have secured tho right to quarry the atono for 200 rods on the 20 toot strip adjacent to tho cansl, at or near Lo: mont, In consideration of this privilego, tho Trustoes give the aum of §5,040. ; = The Utica Cement Company have filed a cortifl cato notifylng tho Bocrotary of State that the gnmpnny 1ins Incronsed its capital stock to 8300,~ Tho mombora of the Commop Councli n thia olty aro roquired to serve tho pooplo for honor alone, and without pay. But for s series of yeart they have boon in _tho habit of sppropriating ta themsolves 850 each for expenscs. Buit haa now beon brought againgt a numbor of them to re- coyer back the amounts of money thus -p%m« priated. Tho case will bo conteated in our Cire cuit Court at our noxt torm in Fobruary. SERIOUSLY INJURED. About hnlf-past 8 o'clock last svening, & man named John Burker, a laboror at Dufleld’s packe ing house, on tho cornor of Canal and Eigh toonth stroots, foll through a hatchway of tho ostablishmont, & distanco of oighty feet, strikin upon_hia head, Dr. Brooks was called in an annflhncad the man dangorously injured, have rig suffercd concussion of the brain, He was t’k‘.r on to his residence,” No. 51 Eighteonth streot. * —— Comyarative Qotton Statements New Youg, Jan, 31.—Tho following is the cot~ ton statemont for the wook ending to-dny : 3 Balea, Net receipta at all United States ports during tho we l%g,g; Occan Steamship Nows. Haurax, N. 8., Jan, 81,—Tho steamship Po~ ruvian, which arrivad yestordsy, experionced heavy weather during the whole passago. foarful eon washed hor decks. There was three foot of wator in tho Purser's room, and thoe cabin state-rooms wore partially filled with water. Hoxa Kova, Jan. 26.—The stoamship Alagka arrived horo wvflflsy- § Loxpox, Jan. 81.—Stoamship. Bamaria and Anglia have arriyed out. Davrivone, Jan. 81.—The «-‘am.c Edgar Stuart, from Kow West, arrived1 $mccning. —_———— Mining News. Bart Laxe, Jan. 81.—Thorois a dls{my here of wonderfully rich silver and gold boaring rock in bulk from the new district, i,,sorthosstern Nevads. Worls in tho principalines of Little Cottonwood, and other important distrlcts ia etill proscoutad, nobwithatanding tho canons are full of snow. ¥ Garrotors Sentenceds Meyems, Tonn,, Jan. 8L—William Kirb and Dick Wron, for garoting James spgaa’] on Madison streot, last‘October, were to-nighi sentonced to tho ponitentiary—\ron for fifteon yoars and Kirby for thirteon. Thoy are both from Chicago, Wron sorved & torm in tho Mise souri Penitentiary. - Xncondihries Lyncheds Sr. Louis, Jan. 81.—Lator advices from At- row Rock, Mo., say that Oolner and Elder, the two other men ongaged. in the attompt to burn that town, wero hangod by Vigilants on Wednea= day. i _———— The Wharton Polsoning Case. Axyarorts, Md., Jan, 81.—The argument in tho Wharton case closed, and at 1 o'clock the caso wont to the jury, who wore still out at a Iate hour this ovening. DIED. AN At hor rosidonco, 160; West Jacksonat., on figfyfjfififin X al.'i'xfflc.."g;?,n?:; ‘of ‘tho hoatt, Ans, B s, o : Faorel wii tako ikco n:Sunday, Fab, 3, at 13o'clook, by teald to Oalvary Qomotary. HENNESSEY—In this city, Jan. 29, 167, Caroline, i @, Gu wflonmmm:'lunnonr m\::wai M IEBEN—At 8t. o's Hospltal, Jan. 13 oo HeE Von Bohlisbon, " Eausod By Tillway aosldont, i 28 i I take place ‘Sundsy, Fob. 3, atlp. m., (e ol ce Noob Cronsland-contt, fosr Doomish {580, Gottaxo Grova. MATTESON—Jan, 81, 1813 at 13 m., ex-Govornos Joal A, Matioton. Govrnor Matiesen wis borm Aug. % u t Hon. R. E. Goodell, a8 g sdene ot e, B Ko Sttt to Jollat, Iil., for intorment. GELLANEY—On Saturday, Jan, 81, 167, Mary, wifoof John Gollavey, 3 stod:st., comi A Toictock: a..m. Al friaids ore fnviiod 6 attoud. . Oart losvo 8t 1'o'slock p. m., sharp: AUCTION SALES. 7 WM. A. BUTTERS & COy IMPORTANT SALE OF OVER $20,000! WORTH OF Diamonds, Watches, Jowelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Musio Boxes, Opera and Field Glasses, &o,, &o, Baved from the rocont fire at Boston. AT AUCTION. Fob. 4, 1813, at our salesrooms, 85and 57 . Bale aummunuln!. at 10 o'clock &, 1., ntil all yoold. For coount of whom 1y ‘may coucorn. A larso stock of the ahove gaods d from the rocant e~ fite, sorme in @ damaged condition, The diamonds com. prisa single and clustor rings, broochios, and geuts' piogy Inany of thom vory fino aad coatly; gold watahes, Frodsham, Jules Gorgonsen, Adams, Patek Phillibpos Coopor, and" othier cofobratod makura’ allver watches i3 ~— varloty, from wall-known faotururs: gold chatolal fing miusia Uxes, ovor 100 aud platud knlvos, forke, spoons, fogethorono of the fingst aud | kind over offored i this clty. on Bonday. WAL A, HiUITERS & CO., = Auctlonocrs. ra an By G. P, GORE & CO., 29, 24, and 28 East Xandolph'st, AT ATCTION, Anothor large stook of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and OARPETS, of evory dosaription, W, G. Crackery, yollow aud Rockingham wars, offioo dosks, wardrobos, sowing maohinos, mirros. An logaut Piano Frto, with stoal and cover; costs 500, s On BATURPAY, FEB, 1, at 8} o'olock, At 10 o'clook, I¥andy, Whiskey, Qiu, Cordlals, and Port Wine, in smul quantitios, Q. P, GORE & CO., Auti By HARRISON & CO. REGUSAR BATURDAY'S SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS this moning, at 0jg o'elock, 5.-!(! assortmont of dealr~ h HARRIBON & CO., Auctl A iia DR ez e