Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1873, Page 4

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Bl dellverad) Bundny inoledsd; %0 conis Ber mok: Addro THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Cornor Madison and D Chtoago, 11l TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE, FIRST PAGE—Washington Nosws: Tho Uredit Mobitior Business; Proooodings fn Uongress—Advartise-' ments, BECOND PAGE—The Perfuniory Was Hydo Park Gats & Bet-Back—Fanitary Mattors—Fomale ‘Bullrago— Insuranco Olatms: Validity of tho Onc-Yoar Clanse Io Pollsles—Ilickoy and Gund: Aro Thoy or Are Thoy Not Romovod!—Brutal Murder: A Man' Killed by a Returnod Qontlot—Washington Lotter— Nows Paragrapha, THIRD PAGE-The Law, Courts~Personsl Itoma—Tho Great Weatorn Tsuianco Company's Osto—Driver Pronounced Quilty — Amusomonts— Tho Olty in Briot—Tho Bouth Olark Btrost Stoam Ratlroad Treaok—Mlacollaneous Ttoms—Rallroad Timo Tablo~ Adrortiscmon! FOURTH PAGR—Itditorials: Cheap Frelghts to tho East; Tho Spaulsh Crisle. Tho Fortllizing Factory; Obitaary—Notos and Opinlan—Ourrent News Items, FIFTH PAGE-Springflold Matters—Oblosgo Dry Goods Markat—Marketa by Tolograph—Advortisoments, BIXTH PAGE—Monetary snd Commerolal, SEVENTH PAGE-Board of Educatlon—Tho Ourtls Laoture—Brosll Advortisomonts: Real Estato, For Salo, To Ront, Wantod, Boarding, Lodging, Eto. EIGHTIL PAGH — Btato Loglslaturos — Forelgn — Now York Matters~Misccllanoous Tolograms=Adrer- tisemo M'VICKER'S THEATRE—Madison streot, betwoon Btateand Desrborn, Itallan Opera. *‘Fra Diavalo.! ACADEMY OF MUBIO- Halsted stroot, south of Madlson, Engagoment of Miss Carlotta LoCloreq. **Pygralton aud Galeton.” Aftornoon and sventug, HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE-Randolph atraat, bo- twoen Clark and LaSalle, Now Comody Compauy. **David Garrick,” Afternoon and ovoning. MYERS' OPERA HOUSE-~Monroo stroat, betwosn Btata and Doarborn, Arlington, Cotton & Kemblo's Minatroland Burlosque Troupo, Nithiopian Comloslitios. GLOBE THEATR 20n and Washinglon, noon and evening. The @“i)ifagg Tibune, ‘Vednesday Morning, Fobruary 12, 1873. esplainas stroot, hotwoon Badl- Jod; ur tho Lost WillL" Aftor- Gaffnoy, tho Buffalo murdoror, who escaped hanging on Friday last, and socured a rospite for a week by folgning inganity, has Leon pro- nounced sane, and will without doubt expiate his orime on the gallows on the 14th inat. s The aggregate indebtedness of the counties, cities, and towns in Kausas, arising from sub- scriptions voted in aid of railroads, now amounts to £8,000,000. Inmany placos townships have voted bonds equal nearly to the full value of the land, ——— A Japanese loan for ten millions of dollars, Just brought out on the London market, hag proved a decided success. Tho subscriptions amounted to five times the sum called for, and the loan 13 now quoted at 81 por cont premium. Tt is not stated whother the loan was negotiated by & Byndicate, at an illogal and oxtravagant commission, or not. — Up to last evening the friends to whom Mossrs, MeCroa and Robinson had entrusted thoir declination of the nominations as Railrosd and Warchouse Commissioners had not tendered the same to the Governor, still believing they might yot be confirmed. Benators acting on bo- half of McCrea ore to haves conference with the Govornor tu-doy, whon, it is haped, an un- dorstanding will bo reached, Judge W. McAllistor, of the Bupreme Court, hos granted o supersedeas in the onse of Portoot, recently convicted for tho socond time of wife-murdor. Perteet was to have beon ox- ecuted on Friday next. As socn as Rafterty shall be sentenced it will be in order to grant him a supersedeas also, The granting of this writ carriea tho oxocution of the sentence over until the next session of the Supreme Court. ——— At the sitting of the Poland Crodit Mobilier Committeo yesterdsy, Onkos Ames produced his momorandum book, and read entries theroin, in which oceurred the namos of Mossrs. Henry Wil- Bon, Dawes, Colfax, Allison, J. T, Wilson, Bing- ham, Pattorson, Garfleld, Kelloy, and Painter. ‘Iho namo of Schuyler Colfax appears in connec- tion with threo separato trausactions, one for £584.72, one for £1,200, and the third for 860.75, Tho first and last only wero dated. During the course of hig exemination, Ames again stated tlat he gave Colfax a check for $1,200, ——— Tho intimation that Mr. 8. 8. Cox, of New York, muy yet bo rotaiued in Congress, will be re- ceived with gratification by all parties, and in all sectiuns of the country. The prospect is based upon the probable resignation or oxpulsion of Mr. Brooks, in which ovent it is said {hat Mr. Cox will bo returned from Mr. Brooks® District. Mr. Cox would be wolcomed back at the nex sonsion by his colleaguos, on account of his long experience, uniform courtesy, fairness, and good nature, and the peopls of Now York generally would rejoicoat the rotention of mo nble and tionest & Congrassm: Ar. Farnsworth's bill providing for the pro- payment of all nowspaper and printed mattor Ppostage, and reducing the rate on lettors to two cents, was reported yesterday in tho Houso, and soveral interosting statistics woro progonted in its favor. The rovenue collooted frem all printed matter during the last fiscal year was o littlo logs than one million dollars, but bad the Postage thoreon been propaid the rocoipts would have beon neerly threo millions, After discus- sion, tho bill passed. Tho section rolating to lotter postnge takes offect on July 1 noxt, and that on newspapers on Jan, 1,1874, Under the new law tho postage on daily papers will o fiftoen cents por quarter. ————— Tho Common Council have acted wisely in pro- viding by law for the prohibition of seats in the aisles of places of public amusement. Tho pro- hibition Is right in itself and very timely, In cages of an alarm, those scats add to the genoral cousternation, and immodiatoly arrest all oxit from the building. The aislos should not only bo kept cloar, but the placing of wseats there sbould bo punished promptly. The ordinance Wag recommitied to be amended =o as to include churches, and all the roasons for tho prohibition of noata in tho alwles of one place apply with pqual force to all other places, whether they be churchos, lecturo-rooms, or elsawhore, With tho iales blooked up with seats, the audionco is 8 completely locked 1n as if thers wore no moans of oxit, and the danger of being thrown down, and porhaps killed, is always immtnent, It {s with outtiog aignificance that tho Wash- 1 ington correspondenta reprosent the Rey, Afr, Harlan, and the 1lnn‘ Profossor Pattorson as tho only Bonators to extond the usual congratula- tlona to the oxalted Mr. Pomeroy, upon the oc- caslon of his porsonal oxplanation in tho Bonato Ohambor. Those gentlomon aro ovidontly of the opinion that **In unity is strongth.” It was oqually evidont, howaver, that the rost of tho BSonato construed Mr. Pomeroy's atatomont to bo an oxhibition of bombast. This view of tho mattor {s confirmod by tho ciroumstance that thorols no timo loft during tho prosont sossion to make tho invostigation which has boon 0 grandiloquontly demanded. Mr, Tomoroy is not & momber of the noxt Congress, by reason of Mr. Yorl's ezpose, Lo stands in little danger of any othor investigation than that which may bo brought boforo a Kansas Court, Mr, Harlan, of Tows, algo rotires, and will soon bo boyond the reach of expulsion, —— . The Common Council has passed the ordl: nance making the salo of liquor to minors a sufllolent canee for tho rovocstion of lconscs. The ealo of liquors to minora i ono of the worst foaturos of tho saloonbusinoss, and is one to which the expeoin] attontion of roformers ouglt- to bo given. Baloons are no places for boys; and, if proprietora will not ofect them, thon the saloons ought to be closed. While the billiard halls offor entortainment for boys which is not nocessarily connected with liquor driuk- ing, thetwoas agoneral thing go togothor ; that in to say, tho boy who ploys billiards in & publio ball, in mostly overy case drinks thoro also, Pro. priotors of theas aaloons will do much to clovate their cstablishments in public estimation by rigidly excluding minora from both bar and bill- iard table, — — Tho Bonatorial Committes on Loulsiana Elec- tion affaira made & roport npon s0 muoh as ro- Iatos to tho choieo of Prosidontial Electors, They suggoest that tho eleotion genorally was an oxcited ono. Thoy admit that the doclaration of tho rosult as to tho cholco of Prosidontint Electors rested oxclusively in the hands of tho persons ‘designated by tho law of the Stato for that purpose. They follow the racont doolston of tho Supremo Court of Loulsiana in agsuming that the “Lynch Board" was, and the War- moth Board"” was not, tho proper declaratory Board. This is, howover, embarrassed by the fact that,whilo the Warmoth Board bad the ofi- cial returns of the olection, the Lynch Board had 1no logal returns before it; and that the' process adopted Dby the Iatter in making up their returns was wholly illegal, especially that of correoting counts by adding the votes of porsons who had never votod. The Scnate Committso, howover, conclude that neither House of Congress, nor Congress itsclf, has the logal suthority to decide the question of tho eloction of Presidentisl Eleotors, — "Thoro was rather loss busiuoss transcted in’ the Chicago produce markets yostorday, Mess pork was quiet at 10@15a odvance, closing at $12.973{@12.40 cash, and $12.60@12.65 sollor March, Lard wae quict and 2%4@50 per 100 1ba highor, at $7.80 cash, and $7.40@7.45 sollor March, Meats wero in fair demand, and firm at 4o for shoulders, 6@6360 for short ribs, 6X@ 034e for ehort clear, and 8%4@8%¢o por b for 16- Ib green Lams. Dressod hogs wero moderately activo and a shade bigher, closing at §4,82}@ 4.90 per 100 1bs, the outside for light woights. Highwines wore firm and aclive at 87%4e per gollon, Flour was mora active, and firm, Wheat was less activo, and 1o lower, elosing weak at ©1313% cash, and $81.283¢ seller March. Corn was less nctivo, and do- clined -3go, - closing pt B8lo cash and 815¢e sellor March. Oata were more netive, and unchanged, closing at 263{c cash, and 271¢c sollor March. Rye was quict and stoady at 65170, Barley was logs activo, and closed eastor at 790 for No, 2 cash or soller March, aud 60@0lo for No. 3. Live hogs were in active domand, and prices ruled firm throughout, closing 100 higher, orat $4.20@450. The cattlo ond shoop mar- kets wero dull. The following wers our atocks of grain on Saturdsy last: 1,006,962 bu wheat ; 8,957,046 bu corn ; 1,320,808 bu oats; 279,768 bu ryo, and 877,425 bu barley. Our wholesale mer- chanta roport & much increased activity in trado, orders from country dealers boing quite liberal, — Thore is sald to bo & genoral beliof in Wash- ington that, whatever clse tho Poland Commit- tee may do, it will report in favor of the expul- slon of Oakes Ames and James Brooks, o far, 8o good. The Poland Committeo will do well, Thiowover, not ¢o report those names alone. The aoutiment of the country is not in a condition to tolerato any distinctions of degree in Credit Mobiliar transactions. If Mr. Onkos Ames snd My, Jamos Brooks dezerve expulsion from the Houze, then thero are other Congressmon who equally merit this punishment, Thero are still othera whoso expulsion from the Sonato will be demanded. Tho developments of this Crodit Mobilier investigation havo been so staxte ling that but ono or two members ©of tho portisan press have dared to performtheir usual work of apology. No symptoms of white- washing and no invidious distinction will be ac- cepted Ly the public in a case whero publio miorality has been o grosaly outraged. Ames and Brooks, if a distinction could be made whera guilt is common, aranot so culpable a8 the men who nccopted atock as bribes, Onkes Ames put largo amount of money into thoe Union Pacifio —$160,000—aud James Brooks invosted $10,000; ot wore stockholders {n Oredit Mobiller from tho boginning. Of course this doos not relleve ihom from the odium of baving robbed the Gov- ernment while holding its offairs. in trust aa mombors of Congross, nor will bribing their follow-membors. But it does soem to Pplaco them in & fairer position, commoreially, than thelr Congrossional parinors; for they risked their money while the Pattorsons, Col- faxos, Biughams, Beoflolds, Boyors, and tho rest slmply accoptod the stock on condition that the dividenda should pay for it and pay them hand- somoly bosidos, It is probably in this view of the cage that Onkes Ames still maintains that ho is tho “lLonestest man in Congress.” If thore- is to Lo any expolling in Congress on account of Credit dobillor implication, Congress may ag well understand that it eaunot ba done by proxy. The French Government hag shown a vory re- markable conslderation for Amorican #usoepti- bilitiea. Victorlon Bardou recently wrote & play, called ‘‘Uncle 8am," in which, as was charged, ho showed great diarespoot for ropublican insti~ tutlons and for American social mannera, Tho zonult was that tho Government Intordletod ita performance, but was good enough to intimato that It would romovb its veto if M. Sardon would ask the American Ministor to cortify that Lia Government would not take offonae st tho por- formance. This M, Sardou refused to do, end Mr, Washburne, Limself, very uaturally declared fn M. Bardow's favor by stating — TIIT CHICAGU DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY D “r LBRUARY that it was not a mattor of diplomacy, snd that lio didn't caro » straw whothor it was porformed ornot, The interdlotion romaining, M. Bardon, in order to save his play, chaugen it o ns to eatirizo tho English. The Intordiotlon s nt onco romoved. England {a always fair game for Fronch badivage. To show that the English do not caro anything - about it, tho English papers aro dovoting soveral columns each to oxpros- sions of indifference. Tho London News, for instance, says: M. Sardont s wolcomo to aatirizs our Engliah tiabils and oustoms to tho top of ia bant; the I'rench Gov- ‘ernmont may bo assured that no resentmont will pre- vail In Whiteball or 8, Btophon's, It {a porliaps better thint Lo sliould bavo vislted upon un tho cplgrame ho Liad propared for America ; we aro, perliapa, leas likely to bo hurt by them, Indood, srows not content to recelvo from America herself tho moat cntting re- monstrances sbout our ways, our fnatitutions, and our speoch? Who hias not observed tho astonishment of somo amisblo English motron on belng informed tlat Lior countrymen speak with such » dreadful sing- song—iho critic in question boing some chit from Ton- nessoe, who talka English with tho accent of a cocka= 007 Dut tho sstonfsbod elderly lady utters no protest, Blio s contont to let the youthful critte go away with tho Impression that—soma intonation of Eoglieh Leing unavoldable overswhoro—tlio purest intonation 1s to bo secured by tho procoss of fntor- morrying with red Indiaus, Exactlyin what way America hns ontraged England's suscoptibilities it {s difficult to 800, but the mannor in which tho English papora fly 8t tho Unitod tates and Franco both, shows at lonat an oxconsivo thinnoss of cuticle, *Unclo Bam," in the typo of tho conventional Yankes, with long-iailed coat, short trousecrs, snd jack-knife, hes always beon tho laughing-stock of the atage, and nono havo laughed more honrtily at the burlesquo than Amoericans themsolvnn. ‘Why, thon, should John Bull complain if ho finds himmolf in Franco “an staring plowboy in n tartan coat, with an opera-glass slung round Lia shoulder, bluo oyes jumping out of his hesd, ‘and wild maggoes of yollow hair making bis hat rest on bhis cont collar behind,” swhich the News assorts is tho usual Parisian representation of the tiue Briton? Have the English no playwrights who can rotort with tho conventional Fronchman committing suiclde becauso hia frogs aro over- done, or'Liopping about in an ecatacy of mad- nous beeauso madama will atay at home ? —— CHEAP FREIGHTS T0 TEE EASBT, . When it is notorioua that tho railway routos from tho West to the East aro #0 inadequate to tho transportation of tho freight offered that thoy camuot take more than one ton in four, it is useloss to talk of low rates of freight to the semboard, The timo has, howover, now come whon tho railroads of the Northwestorn system muab thomsolves unite aud givo thelr energics to the cotablish- ment of & routo which, while admitting transpor- tation at low rates, will be susicient to carry off every poundof freight brought from the interior to the lako ports. Bo loug as theroeis a limit upon the amount that can be traneported henco, 801ong thoro must bo a lmit upon the business of all thoso roeds, - They aro il intorosted in oheap transportation to the East. Whatover may bavebeen their alliances with the Eastorn roads, their intorosts are those of the people of - theso Btates, ‘What they need, and must hiavo, is a cheaper froight rate esst of Chicago than, in the opinlon of our bost railway mauagers, it will ever b possible for any number of railways to tho soaboardtogivo. Tho avernge all-rail freight on cornlngt year to New York was 20,1 cents por bushel, and 81.2 for wheat. The opinion of ‘those best experienced in such matters is, that it nover can bo reduced by rail below 20 conts por bushel, while tho eamo porsons sesort that, by tho Bt. Lawronce route in vossels of lurger tonnage, it cin bo shipped to Montreal at 14 cents. Take the differenco at 6 cents por bushel in favor of the 8t. Lnwronce route, and how grest is the intercat of our railways to securait! Tho fol- lowing table, mado up from the statistics in Poor's Munual, ehows the numbor of " miles, loaged linea included, and the capital of the rail- waya to which wo rofer: Coat of rond Mile aml;aui ment, operated. 6,000,000 215 Nortlern Pacific. ;. . <« 99,700,789 1,018 Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul, Chicago & Northyeaters. 2,000, 1,500 Ohiciigo, Burlington & Qi 21,085,035 1,190 Chicago, Rock Teland & Pacl 20,709,124 ‘801 Ghicauo'& Alton, 10,7 600 Tllinoli Ceutral. . 33, 1111 $26,053,180 7,031 Thia table is only approximatoly correct, for it ehows in most casos the numbor of milen operated by these main trunk lines, but not tho cont of tho roada leased. and operated by them. It we ndd the 8,419 miles of road built last year in Illinole, Towa, Kansas, Minncsots, Nobrasks, and Wisconsin, most of which are leased by or tributary to these main roads, and say $78,000,~ 000 for the cost of the leasod lines, wo shallhavo 300,000,000 of railway capital and 10,050 milos of road, all of which would be directly benofited by chieap transportation totheseaboard, Indeod, that must be seenred, or thoir prospority will gradually coaso, till war in Europe or some un- usual cirenmstouco croates o large demand, at much higher pricos, for our farm produats, ‘With corn at 80 cents por bushel in Chiengo and Lalf thot price long beforo tho western onds of our railways aro reached, it is plain that its pro- duction must be greatly diminished, Our farm- erg, with the Now York price lista bofore them, seo at o glanco that exorbitant froights are the causo of all thelr woos, and hence they * go for” tho railway that isnoxt to them, ‘Thoy strike for tho vipor whose fangs they feol, whilo in fuct holives and faltous upon their substanco bo- tweon Ohicago and Now York. If tho samo ovor- production of broadstuffs aud provisions con- tinues along tho lines of our railways wost of the Inkos for five yonrs, it will cost thom more to ward oft unfriondly leglalation, and in the lessering of their net recoipts, than it would to open the Bt. Lawrenco routo for lake steamors. Of cowse thoy ‘cannot do that; “but should the mon who ocontrol tho R300,- 000,000 of our rallway capital and our 10,050 miles of railwny combine thelr enorglos and tholr influonco in such ways as o fow days of consultation would ouable them to devise, they could hasten the oponiug of the 8t. Lawrence routo by soveral years. It has boon proved beyond question that the differonce in froights by that and the channels now used would add 25 per cent to the productive value of overy farm in tho country through which they run, and, a3 a consequonce, a proportiouate figure to tho businoss and profits of the rail- ways, Woaro informed that the enrnings of 80mo of theso great linea have fallen oft during the past yoar, und this with a full orop and about all tho businoss they can do with their prosout equipmont. Honce, thore isan imme- diate necessity for the managora of thess roads to confer together ad to the boot moans by which their combined influence can bo given to ad- vance the opening, in the shortest time possible, of the Bt. Lawrouce route for Iarze vepaels to the oconn, It mosms to us that in no othor way oan thoy so diractly and effectually promote iho intoronta of thelr stookholdora and the pros- pority of the peoplo on whom they depend for tholr business. —— THE FERTILIZING FAOTORY, Judge Farwoll, of the Oiroult Court, yestorday rendered judgmiont in the easo pending batwoon the town of Hydo Park and tho Northwestorn TFortilizing Company at Afusworth, andlins mado the injunotion agalnst the intorforence by Hydo Park porpotusl. Judge Farwell's doolslon will bo road with interont. It rosts upon sevoral grounds, inoluding, substautislly, that tho ro- moval of this offal is o maitor of publio necosal ty, and that tho Inw, rocognizing this nocossity, hag croated this corporation to mako that re- moval. Of courso, tho Companyrests under tho legal obligation to prosecute its business soaato ronder tho same as little offensivo na possiblo, and, to do this, must take every precantion and adopt overy known menns. This declsion settles this matter for tho pros- ont, It secures to the packers, for tho two or throo woekn that aro loft of thelr senson, tho means of gotting rid of theirrefuse mattor. But, novortheless, something has got to bo done to protect the public against this nuisance, It is claimod that much haa alrondy been don, since this Fortilizing Company bogan businoss, to re- duco the ofluvin and tho decomposition of mat- tor. Bolf-Intorent has pointed out that, in the oxact proportion of tho stonch that escapos from thelr works, they aro losing those oloments which constituto the great value of tho fortilizer pradnoed by them. Thay Liave, tharsfors, ox- perimentod, and produced machinery ‘whereby they now sccuro from cmcape a large por- contago of the ammonia that ham horotofore been loat, and that thelr product, tho fortil- izer, has been thoroby so grently improved that it solls now for donblo tho price and far moro readily than it did befora. Having made such Progress in the aclentiflo handling of this matter 03 to hiavo already made the manufacturo of the blood portion wholly inodorous, and groatly diminishod the offonsivences of the othor part, it 18 not to be assuniod that thelimit of improve- ment bas yet boen reachod. On tho contrary, it is claimed by the pacltora that the machinery has been porfooted, and is now in succesaful opera- tion in thia city, whereby all tho blood and offal of oslaughtor-house can be manufactured as 1Iast a8 it accumulates, and that the procoss is so freo from odor that no porson is in tho least conscious of any offensive smoll. This invon- tion was not sufficlontly operated and testeduntil toolate intho season to admit of its genoral adoption by tho packors, but thero is & goneral purposo to omploy it next season. Each packer thon will manufacturo all the refaso of his own eatablishment, aud will do so without offenco, If theso things can be done as atated, and the ‘businoss of manufacturing offal can bo rendored as inoffensivo to public Liealth or comfort as can ony other business, then, of course, all objeo- tions to it will coaso, But if all this should not prove true, or the Company and others engaged in it should fail to adopt ol the monns and ap- pliancon offered them for carrying on &n inof- fensivo businoss, then the war begun by the poople of Hydo Park will be renowed, and will bekeptup in some form until tho right to breatho free and unpoisoned air shall be ostab- lished. — THE SPANISH CRISIS, The recent intelligonca of the proposed abdi- cation of Amadeus, King of Spain, shows that that unfortunato country hes not yet touched the bottom of her troubles; and is ipparently na far as over from pecuring s form of 8ov- ornment, atablo and ‘permanent enough to se- curo to Bpain the blessings of peace and goneral prospority. The throatenod abdication of tho King, coming in the midst of & gencral Carlist uprising, and nocessitating & Rogency at & time when the whole Kingdom is unsettled and ront with contonding factions, is only a repoti- tlon of history from the fftoonth cen- tury, when tho provinces wore first con- golidated into oue Empire. From that timo to tho presont the history of Spain prosents an almost unbroken racord of foreign wars and domestio outbrenks, revolts, mbdications, and assagsinations. Tho consolidation of tho Em- pire was followed by the expulsion of the Jows and Moors, which 1aid the train for s series of ovorwhelming disasters. Philip II,, with his im- mense war expenditures, precipitatod these dis- astors. Philip IIT. and Philip IV, succeeded in gotting into war with Holland and France, and, duritg their roigns, Portugal rabelled. Charlea IL's death was followed by a bloody War of Succession, Charles IV. plunged tho country into war with Great Britain, and then abdicated in favor of Fordinsnd VIL, and Napoloon mado him prisoner and placed his own brother Josoph on the throne, Bpain at once made war on Napoloon, inallisuce with England, which rocognized Fordinand VII, Then followed the long Peniusular war, which eventually drove the Fronch outof Spainand led to a despotism, Tsabolla IL's roign was o 'scono of constant turmoil and intrigue, First camo the long con- tost botwoon Espartero, the Rogont, and the Queen Dowager Ohristina, for tho suprome power during the minority of the Quoen ; then almost endless chauges of Ministry and an almost equal- ly endless succession of rovolta; thon the banishment of Quoen Christina ; then the wars with the Moors; thon the quarrels with her South Amorican colonies, and finally o genoral revolt of tho people, which drovo Isabelln out of Spain, in September, 1808, which was followed by her formal abdipation in Novomber, 1869. Marshal Prim was tho Rogent during the interregnum, and his rule was closed by assagsination. In November, 1870, Amadous, socond gon of Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, was olected King by the Cortes, bogan bhis rolgn in January, 1871, and now, aftor a rule’ of two yoars and oup month, which gave promise of ge- curlng repoce to Spaln from hor long agitation, Amadeus {8 firm fn his determination to abdicate, Theo spociflo canse which has led tho King to this determination is atated to be a differenco betwoon the King and his Miniptry, which arose in Novomboer lant, concorning the promotion of ono Don Hidalgo, General of Artillery, to the Oaptain Gonorslship of tho Basquo Provinces, Tho majority of tho officers in the sorvice at once threatoned to xesign if the promotion was made. The Ministry thon appolnted him to & new and important command jn Catalonis, and the ofiicers tendered their resignations, The King sided with thom; but the Ministry obtainod an almost uvanimous vote of confidence, which. virtually compels the King, through the vots of the Cortes, to acquiosce in tho ap. pointment. Itisnot at all probable that this canse alone haa fnduced the King to abdicate, It might bring sbout . contost betweon the King snd his Minfatry, but of itself isnot s suftioient resson for abdication, especially by s man of Amadous' flrmness and courage, Itin only ono of a long serios of politicnl porsccu- tions' to which Lo has beon subjooted. Ama- dous wont fo Hpaln' bocauso ho holieved the pooplo of Spaln had ealled him through the Cortos, and had confidonco in him. He wont there withtho goodwillof evorypoworin Turope, and thero was a gonoral feoling. of confidonco that atlast Bpain had o good ruler, and would liavo a stablo Government. Ifo made no prom- fsos, oxcopt tliat ho would conduot the Govorn- mont totho best of his ability. In the fulfil- ment of this promiso, e ling had his own good Judgmont and tho sage advice of Viotor Emanuel, and Iro lins boon tho best ruler Spain has had for many yoars, notwithstanding that he has hind to contond againat the periodieal uprisings of Car- llsts, tho constant intrigues and cabals of fac- tions, ontonsibly supporting his sdminiatration, and tho offorts to asuamsinate him, He has ovidontly striven with all his might to give the impracticable, hot-headed, and stupid peoplo of Spain a good Governmont, sud, a8 thoyaro unwilling to sccopt it, and he is unwilling to maintain o throne without subjeots and a sceptro without powor, lie has dotormined to lot somo ono clao attempt tho farce of ruling BSpatn, and loavo her to her fate, The blind folly of the Spaniards is desorving of that fate. Ho lenves Spain ot atime when tho Carliats are alresdy overrunniug the provincos of Lodo, Guipuzcos, and Navarro, and when the movomont for $ho restorationof the Bourbons to thothronoe of Spain is rapidly gathering both volume and forco. With the Carlists in posscesion of ths north and rapldly meking thelr way south, and 8 8coro of factions warring ngainst ench other at Madrid, ho will bo & vory rash man who ac- copts tho Rogoncy. At last nccounts tho Cortos had rofused to ylold, and stands by tho Ministry. The Ropublicans are watching tho situation ‘hopetully, roedy to take advantago of any emer- goncy, and may proclaim a Ropublio. Tho gen- eral aspect of affairs would soem to be favorablo, bLowaver, to tho Carlists, and it {s not impossiblo that somo one of the nmmorous doescond- ants of Oharles IV. mey specdily bo on tho throno of Spain; in which evont, it fs not imponsiblo that he may bo as apeedily romovod fromit. If a nation in Europo stands in need of & protectorato, it is Spnin, Not all tho glorion: of Navarre nor the splendors of Leon and Castilo can make any componsation for hor squalid wreck, and the miserablo incompatoncy of herpoople. 1If & man liko Amnadeus, posnoss- ing unusual firmness, resolution, conrage, and good judgment, and having the confidence of tho other powers, cannot govern them, it fa dim- cult to seo who can, It a Republic should bo de- clarad, it will boa Ropublic without foundation or coheronce, P, 8.—Last evoning, Saorotary Fish recoived a telogram from Ministor Sickles, at Madrid, ane nouncing that the Spanish Cortes had adopted a Ropublican form of governmont by a vote of 259 to 82, ——— Obltuary. JOIN W. GEARY. John White Geary, who died at Harrisburg, Pa,, on Saturdsy last, was born near Mount Pleasant, Westmorcland County, that State, Dec. 20, 1819, In carlylife he was & teacher, then bocame & civil engincer, and finally s law- yer. In the Moxican war, ho went ont as Licutonant Colonel of tho Second Ponnsylvania Rogiment, sorved under General Scott during the advance upon the City of Moxico, was slightly wounded at Ohnpultopeo, and, upon tho capturo of the Moxican Capital, was promoted to 4 Colonoloy. Jnn. 22, 1849, President Pollk ap- pointed him Postmaster of San Francisco and Mail Agent for the Pacifio Const; and he was soon. aftormards romoved by Prosident Taylor. Lator in 1849, ho was unanfmously elacted ‘“First Alcalde™ of Ban Francisco, and afterwards “Judge of the First In- stanco,” — Moxican offices that had not then beon suaponded. After tho adoplion of the firat city charter, in May, 1850, he was'elocted first Mayor of San Francisco, and subsoquently Pres- ident of the Board of Commissioners of tho Pub- licDebt. Ho also sorved ns Ohairmen of the Democratio Territorial Committes. Ho returnod to Ponnaylvanis in 1852, and ongaged in farming, In 1855, he was offercd by Proaident Piorce tho Governorship of Utah, but declined the ofce, In 1850, he was commissioned Governor of Kan- ang, and assumed the duties of tho office on tho 9th of September of that year. His policy wze of o temporizing character, nud ho waa assailed by both the pro-slavery and anti-slavary patties. His administration was briof, extending only to March, 1857. On the outbraak of the Robellion, he was appointed Colonel of tho Twenty-cightl Rogiment of Penneylvania Volunteors, His firat action took placo ot Bolivar, Va., in Octobor, 1861, whoro ke wes wounded. April 25, 1862, ho was promoted to o Brigadier Generalship, and took command of a brigade in Genoral Bauke' Corps, which be led into the bat- tlo of Cedar Mountnin, whoro ho was sevorely wounded. Ho nftorwards assumed command of a division of Cenoral Slocum's corps, and led his command through many en- countors,—Point of Rocks, - Bolivar. Heights, Pritchard’s Milly, Lovottaville, Loosburg, Aid- dloburg, Aldio, White Plaius, Warrenton, Thor- by's Gap, Winchester, Berryville, Coder Moun- tain, and throughout the campaign of Gonoral Pope. His division distinguished iteclf at An- tistam and Chinncallorsvillo, At Gottysburg his division, after s dosporate conflict of soven lours and o lalf, complotely routed Ewell's corps, taking over 600 prisoners, 5,000 stand of arms, and 8 colors. His corpa was subsoquently transforred to tho Army of the Bouth~ wost; and Gonoral Goary paorticlpated wilh distinction in the battles of ‘Waubatchic, Lookout Mountain, Misslon Ridgo, ond Ringgold. Subssquently, under the com- mand of General Bherman, Gonueral Geary par~ ticipatod in tho battlea of Mill Creok, Snake Gap, Rosaca, New Hopo Church, Plne Hill, uddy Crook, Nose Orock, Kolb's Farm, Xono snw, Marictts, Ponch Troo Croek, and the slego of A!lmtu, He accompanied Sherman in his march to tho soa, and, after tho fall of Fort MeAllistor, rocoived tho surrendor of the City of Bavanuab, and was appointed its Military Gov- ornor by Genoral Shorman, While in command of tho City of Savaunah, ho waa broveted Major General of Yolunteers. He participated in the Garolina campaigns, and witnossed the surren- der of Jolnston,—his military careor torminating - only with the oloso of tho war, In the summer of 1806, he was nominated by {lie Republicana for Govornor of Ponnusylvania, and dofeated Hoister Clymor, Demoorat, by s msfority of 17,178 in o wholo voto of 597,870. Iu 1869, Lo was re-elected Govornor gver Asa Packer, Dom. ocrat, by a majority of 4,606 in = totel vote of 670,603, His Inst Gubernatorlel term expiradon tho 218t of January lest. R o S NOTES AND OPINION, i The Ropublican tioket in Connectiout is not holsted by the New Haven Ropublican papers, and the Palladium and tho Joyrnal (Post Offico) Lave both intimatod thoir boliof gt it cannot bo elected, Mr. JI, B, Harrison, the Now Haven favorite, beaten for Govornor, writes in o sar- gaatlo atylo his compliments to the fellows of the Hyriford faction, and wanta to soe, now, if they are golng fo win. The: Domocrata will probebly nomjnato Charlps R, Ingersoll, of Naw Havon, on the 19th, b ¥ —There is an uopleasantness now batween the Philadolphia City Councl] (Republicau) and the Ropubliosn Logielatyre becayng of the city oughtaro Gap, Rectortown, Salem, Linden, Ash-, ‘*Joba * that hiavo boen taken to the Harriaburg &hops,—jobs of strect improvement and tholike, —not to montion o charter which placos tho wholo city at the moroy of William II. Komble and his assoolates in an all-embracing streat-rail- way onterprine, ~In Now York, thoso Republicans who bollove in Roform aro brought to n clos lmsuo with thota othor Ropublicaus who do not botievo in Roform. An oxchango seys ¢ Tha Republican leadova aro at war with tho Gomunit- {ce of Hoventy. Tho Custom Honso arty in tha Leg- Inlature Liave'soveral timea hean nt foggerbieads with Qovernor Dix, who is indlsponed to obey thelr orders, T 2¥ntea hins fallen foul of Mayor Havemeyer, whom 1t iclped to olaot, but who refunca o bo tho 130! of tho Bass Murphy ging, Gompiroller Greon, whoso ap- Jlolutment waa tho greatent trlumph of thio Iteformorr, 6 i1 §ll odor with the Uustomn 1louss party, who ura Lrylog to oust him, In short, the feuila of ‘{ho great Roform of 1ast year will be found to be nshes, —Tho Milwaukeo Sentinel complatns that * A numbor of Postmastars have boon summonod to Madison tolobby tlio Logislature in bohalf of ono or the other of tho applicants for tho Iand- grant.” Well; in this kind of lobby-work worso than any other ? —Tho Floridn Logialature lians & Committes to invostigate tho allegation of bribory and undue influence {u the long contest for Senator, which onded, Jon. 81, In the cloction of Conaver, The charges are particularly aimod at Governor Hart and tho reprosentatives of tho Foderal power, whoso favorites wero boaton, Romarking upon the eloction of Conover, the Floridian (Opposi- tion) says : Tho vote that elocted him will be found composed of twenty-two nnu-llln% Republicans, and twenty.ono young, progrossive Democrats, which uwept down on tho otier sido a Junction bolwoon tho forces of (ho Ring and the unPl‘O%l‘tlllVO Bourbons among the Con- sorvatives, 8o will it bo throughout the State, wa un. deriako to say, providod the lung thus made is followed up 88 wo intend it shall be, if our counnels through 1ho columns of the Floridian are permitted to provatl ‘with our frionds, a¢ herotofore, ~—Tostimony {8 being taken in the Ciroutt Court at Montgomory, Als., to show tho Unitod Btates Sonate by whnt means AMr. Sponcor ob- tathod a mo-called election by @ body that wos not a Loglalaturo. —An reoount of a conversation with the Hon. Charles Sumucr has the following * And what do you think, Mr, Bumnor, of our coun- tes,—are we going to deatriicuuns 77 No, no," erled M Sumner, ompbatically ; ¥T bellove in 'the. TRopub- e, I bolefve in the futuro of our country.” But think of all the Iawlassnens, tha anarchy, and corrupe tion overywhare prevailing, o are tresding in tho {ootateps of Franco, What can savo us from falling ns #hobasdono?” It is true,” he muawered, nfily, #¢hese terrible disclosures in Now York, fn Washing: ton, {n Kansas, {n Loulsians, are enouglt to muke ta {remblo, The worat featura of it is tha apathy of the Deople, When corruption is discovered, the Judgment of the poople should strike like tho'thunderbolt,” After a pauso his face again brightonad, and ho cone cluded : # But it does not mattor. Our people have immense recuperativo power, I boliove in thelr ro. cuperative onorgy ; I beliove in the Ropublic,” —The race for Mayor of Clncinnati will bo mado in April by 8, 8. Davis, tho prosonit Mayor, and Lon, A, Harris, a former inoumbent. —The Davonport Gazetle says of Elijan Solls affidavit that he “did not tell Bob Finkbino ho had bough enough votes to elect Horlan : On the whole, Mr. Bella’ appearance s o know-notli- 4ng has not improved his own case, or that of tho Sen~ ator, If there in any better testimony on that side, it should ba forthcomfng, In tho monntime, Bob Fink- bino on Sells will be in order. —We mot Mr. Finkbino on tho cars last Tues- day (beforo ofthor of us knew anything of Mr. Solle’ denial), whon, in tho courso of convorga- tion on this subject, he ssid tho Towa City Republican was mistakon in its_statomont, T (Finkbine) liad nevor said that Sclls told him ho Dought enough members to olect Harlan, Ho had said, howevor, that, in convorsation with Bolls aftor the oloction, he Finkbine) men- tioned four mombora who had boen securod for Harlan on the promiso of boing appolnted to certain Foderal oflices, and chided Sella bscause one or two of them had boon disappointod.— Aluscatine Journal. ~—Then the quostion arises, Whoro did Du- zant's monoy go? Into whoso hands did it pasn? Did Mr. Harlan spend it for tho 0808 for Which ho atated that ho wantod it, and for which Durant said ho donated it, or did it go Into somo othor channel? Ton thousnnd dollars of Du- rant's monoy usaed, and not a dollar of it in what Salts dieburaod | ‘And yot Sclls and Jim Bavory both disbursed freoly ‘at DosMoinos, and, of courao, paid all of those “I«Eiflmn(n oxpondi- turea” which, wo havo been told, were paid by Durant's money] TWhere did Durant's money go? And how much did the “ other friends” of Mr, Harlan, of whom there ecems to have been ‘g dologation,"—and ‘s * Washington dologation® at that,—contribute?, Can we have an answer to thaso portinont inquities 7—Dubuque Times. —Sonator Harlan is another specimen of the dopths of ignominy to which smandoscendswhen he leavos the pulpit to engage in politica, Rov- olationa sro daily mado in Washington showing how truculont and hypocritical this man has boon, not only in Credit Mobilier, but in all othor affaira whero thrift would follow fawning. Ho and_Colfax occupy the ssmo winding sheot, and-will bo concignod to the samo gravo of scorn.—Harrisburg Telegraph (Simon Camer- on'sorgan). U —— .". . SPRINGFIELD. Articlos of Associntion Filed«=Instroce “tion for the Blind--Bardell vs, Picke Wwicke-The Macoupin County Court House Debt. ‘&pecial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, BeriNorELp, INl., Fob. 11.—The J. Bradner Bmith Press & Paper Company, of Ohicago, cap- ital stocl £300,000. The Chicago Association for Building aid Improving Homesteads, capital stock 860,000, snd tho Molino Pump Company, of Moline, filod articlos of association with tho Becrotary of State to-day. A portion of tho pupils of the Blind Asylum, at Jacksonvillo, in this State, are to give an ex- hibitionhera on Friday night of this week, for the purpose of illustrating tho mothod of toach- ing, n‘.‘n? the novelties doveloped in the course of training which are peculiar to the blind. In tho caso of Bardoll 3. Plokwick, which was tried hore some time back, in which the moat prominent lawyors wero engagod for parts, and whih drow out one of the largest audicnces evor asgembled in tho Qpera Houso, & new trisl has been granted, and a now hearing is to bo had at an earl 1\idn,y. 1t will bo romemberod that Macoupin County Las s Court House which coat in round numbers one and a halt million dollars, and, now that tho intorest on tho bonds issucd to pay for it is bo- coming duo and -payable, the paople of the county, through their Board of Bupervisors, protost that they won't pay it. To compal thom to meot and dischargo "their obligations, & suit has boon instituted in the United Btatos Diatriot Court for QIM,']UD( accruod intorost, and ia set down for trial on Friday noxt. Should tho issuos be found ngainst the county, as it un- doubtadly will, the propor officera of tho county will bo directed to nasena and collect tho tax, It is their intontion to rosign to defoat the order of tho Court, It is thought, howover, it thug should do o, the Court would srrost and punis] them soveroly for contompt, Altogethor, the caso bids fair to be tedious and complicated. —_——— Xa the School Tencher Kesponsiblo? Orxorxwaty, O., Fob. 11.—The death of Willio Bruca this afternoon from acuto discaso of brain occasions oxcitement from tho fact that Jast Fri- day afternoon his toachor atruclk him a blow, said 1ot to have boan sovere, on the side of thohoad with & book,. No notice was teken of tha chas- tigomont untll aftor tho child was down siok a day or two later, when ho men- tioned tho fnct, The paronts declined the re- quest of two attending surgeons for }mm(uian to make & post-mortem examination. Tho mattor will doubtloss bo investigatod, The lad waa 12 yoars old. * ——— . Too 'Transparent, Burparo, N. Y., Tob. 11.—The jury in the Gellnoy case, aftor Loaring the tontimony of Moaura, Gray and Vandorpool, pronounced the prigonor sane, Tha doctors aay tho oaso was of tho weakeat kind of foigned insanity. Thenight watchman tostiflod that Gaftnoy offored to bribo him to inform him of tho physician’s opinions, Tho exccution will take place on Friday. Gaff~ noy, on being informed by tho Bherlff that the jury had pronounced him sane, and that bo will ceripinly bo executed on Frida; , &t ongo abau- doned the insanity dodgo, . Eloction Frauds. LexixatoN, Ky., Feb, 11.—J. T, Roblnson, City Collector, and _several Jud; f Election couneoted with tho late munigipel eloation, were arrosted hevo this morniug by » United Btatos Doputy Marshal, and taken to Loulaville boforo the United Btalos Court of that place, foral- legod fraudulontly proveuting colored peoplo {rom vting, Two Now Roman Oothollc Bishops. New Yonx, Feb, 11.—A cablo apecial from Romo to tho Now York Freeman'a Journ lnxv nouncos the nppointment of the Very Rev. AL A, Corrigan as Bishop of Nowark, N, J., and fho TRov. W, . Gross, a Rodemptorlst missionary, 23 nlnh? of Bavannabh. The Popo's nppron! waa dated Fob, 2. N WALL STREET. Condition of tho Money, Atock, Gold, and Produce Mnrketa, Special Despatch ta Tiho Chicago Dribune, oK, of fovorlsh excitement througlout the day, and dealings at tho Btock Lzchango wore charactors 1zed by wide and froquont flnotuatlons. Erlo, Lako Bhoro, Ohios, Paciflo Mall, Wostern Unlon Tolegrapl, 0. 0. & I. 0., Naw York Central, and Unlon Pacific roprosonted the bulk of tho busl- noas, and these stocks controlled tho romainder of tholist. Erlo was tho chiof fonture, The Directora to-dny doclared o dividend of 83¢ por cont on proforred, and 134 por cont on common, payablo ont of the carolugs for the .hd months onding Deo, 81, 1872, an to bo ald on ‘I'io vote In favor arptlm dlvidend ¥::fllio t:}u‘. Moasrs, Pruyn, Babeook, Ol hant, and John “Toylor Johnuton, it is nald, votlng 14 tho noga- tive. Tha atocls suddenly doclinod, howovoer, on tho announcomont of the dividend, from €63f to 053¢, and the nows waa not well rogarded ln’\(’nu atrect, because thoae well-informed could not underatand how a dividend could be logitimately paid, whon tho Company havo obligations oute standing to the amount of sevoral millions, The Company owes 81,200,000 duo the Atlantio XGreat Western, on tho Raceiver'a account, and, slso, $1,600,000 due for past due interest on tho Bos- ton, Hartford & rie guarantced bonds, The announcoment {8 also made that tho now ten~ million converliblo bonds had been placed in London at par, but this fact did not strongthen the prico. “Westorn Union was decidedly weal in tho afternoon, and sold down from 801 to 893¢, closing at tho lattor figure, Union Pacifio was alao hoavily prosucd for snio, off from 841¢ to 8314, Ohios joinod in the gon- craldealin attor3 . m., nnd droppod from %7 to 462{, Lake Shora was vory strong during tgg firnntor portion of the dny, but later foll og to 0%6. Tacifio Muil was_nt times quito active, thiough {t dropped trom 743¢ to 78%¢ In tho final {rausactions, Now York ‘Cantral wont down to 10856, and tiio Whola marliat yloldad £o the raid, making the lowest figures of tho da; st tha closo, "The entire movementa of tho Ay wera the rosult of clique manipulation. Atlantlo & Paclflo proferrod broko thiu aftornoon from 8635 to 804, but the slaughtor of the innocents was not large. aoLp dull, the cliqes apparently contented to permit it to movo along in thio naturel way. Tho opans ing prico was ' 1143¢, but it quickly went off to xm}f, and rulod quict'and steady at_113%@114 until near the closo, whon 1t advanced to 114%¢. The London market is stoady, and money in tho opon market is 50 oasy 83 to warrant tho oxpoc~ tation that tho minimum rat of _discount at the Bank of England will bo roduced on Thuraday. ‘Tho high rate of gold hore hLan stimulated the oxporta of domestic produce, which amount for tho weok to $537,760 currency, and cotton has gonoe forward moro freoly. AONEY still commanda & bonus of 1.4 to 1-32, with somo loann at 7 gold, at whick, and the alfornate rate In carrying, lending énvnmment bond housos aro accommodated. ~ As much as 1-16 and intorent was paid. Morcantile paper dull and nomiual. To-morrow, tha Treasury will attempt ;o 131rchuu smillion of 5-208 for the sinking und, THE GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET rules firm and quiet. Tho convorsion of the older class of bonds into later issues of 6-20a is i;omg_ on quite oxtensively, and gives to these ater issues o strong and highor tone. The gen« eral markot closed strong. DREADSTUFES. Flour closos irrogular. Most grades under £10.00 lower, with tha exception of No. 2 and suporfine, which -aro in botter domand and firmer. At concession thers was more doing in medium spring whent oxtras, Sales of 7,800 barrels, Wheat closon dull. Oar lots irregular. Largo invoices of good spring in store firmly hold, Ordinary wintor has, in o few instances, beon gold lower. Bhippera hold back. TROVIBIONS, Pork moderatoly active and stoady. Now mess quoted at S14.60 cash; salea 500 brla do, for March and April, at 814.60. Cat meats rather dull; dry salted shoulders quoted at Go; 10,000 1bs piokied bellies, 20-1bs, nt 'gvfic 3 picllod hams, 9@1ic. Bacon quict but stcads abTe¢o for shors cloar, and 6}4@7c for short clear, and 6(@7a for long clear. Lard eagior for early dol] “ri; 8} bid for Wentorn_on thoe spot and for Feb. ary, and 83{o asked. About 100 tes sold on Bpot’ at B3¢o; alao 1,750 fes at 8o for Aprils 8960 for May, und 883{c for June. THE WEATHER. War Department Prognostications. Cri0ago, Feb. 11.—The Signal Service reports Indicato a mild or modorate tumPumm sliover the country, excopt in Now England and Lower Oanada. ormometor at Quebeo, 13 degreea below zoro ; at Montreal, 1 below ; Portland, Me, 6 abovo ; Boston, 18 abova ; New York, 20 bt Washington, 44 above; Jacksonvilio, bovo ; 8t. Louis, 40 above ; Chicago, & Bnowing at Oswogo, Kingaton, Canada, and Montroal, Itaining ot Kt. Louis, 3emphis, Nashyille, Pittsburgh, and Rochester. Goners ally cloudy , 0xcopt a8 to tho Northwont, where it is clear. Win DCPARTMENT, OFFIOE OF TnE Omizy Braxat OFriorm, DIvistox oF 'TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ComERCE, WasmNato, D, O., Feb. 11.—Probabilitics—For the Westorn aud Guit Btaton wostorly to northe orly winds, lower temporature, and clear and cloaring weather, and those conditions extend on Wednosdsy over the Eastorn Gulf Statos, Tonnesace, and Kentucky, For the South Ate lantio Btatos, frosh and brisk casterly and sonths orly winds, cloudy wenther, and rain, the former veoring to westerly and northerly on Wednosday night, with cloaring weather, For the Middlo States, winds shifting to nurthensts orly and southeastorly durin, ednesday, with incronsing cloudiness, and with ri on Wednesdny afternoon and ovening over tho sonthorn and wostern portions. For New England, northerly to westerly winda and clear weathor on ¥ adnnadn‘{ night, with Winda shifting to northorly and eastorly on Wednoadny night with increasing cloudiness. From Misfouri, northoastward over Lower! Micli« gen and and_ Ohio, eastorly to northorly winds, cloudy wenthor and rain and snow, the winéa radually backing to northerly and westerly uring “tho day and ovening, with clearir; woather, From Kausas to Upper Michigan ace Ming:flutu, rising tomporature and partly oloudy weather, MADISON. Gathering of tho Railrond Lobbyes Third Annual Meeting of the Acade emy of the Arts and Scicnces, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tridune, MapsoN, Wie, Fob. 11.—Our hotels ara crowded agoin with a large lobby intercstod in the disposzl of tho land grant, Inoluding large delogates from the countios through which the rond runs, who aro almost unanimous in favor of giving it to tho North Wisconsin Railrord Company. Thoro Is & considerablo delegation boro from Milwaukoo, Thore ave vory few repe resentatives of the Nortbwostern Railroad ice tereat horo, Tho frionds of tho North Wisconsin Company aro sanguine of tle carly passage of thoir bill ~through {la Sepato, by o good majority, It is bellevod to bo ianEniMn to eecuro tho passaro of tho bill rolensing the Wisconsin Contral Raite road from its obllsnllon to construct & road from Portage to Stavon's Point, Wis. The Academy of Arts and Solences held ita third annual mooting thia evening, The use cf tho Assombly Chamber had Leen granted to ti:a Acadomy for tho dolivery of an address by Ly, J. W, Fostor, of your city on the * Pre-hiatcria Riacos of tho United Btates,” but ho was unslle to bo prosont on secount of illnoss. There cro eomo two dozen papers to bo read on varicrg topics of scientiflo and historio intoroat b& tia University and Collogo Professors and others, and a profitable mosting is anticipated. —_— Accidentzl Poluoning. Yinorsia Ciry, Nov,, Fob. 11.—Dr, Lasnigner, & Fronch physiclan of tLis city, and a ploneer ¢ Californis, wiule mklnfi,mrhunnall & customary drink in a drug store this monllx:lg, bi mistal'a sulstituted acorito for bitters, and'diod in » few Lours, —_— Jail Dolivery, BoruoroN, Vi, Fob, 11.—John Morrill, & Lilliard-playor, who way sontenced for o term of Boven years, escapsd from tho Clarkaburg joil on Batupday, with threo others, —_— A large and enthuginstio mecunf of colored citizons was held in Philadelphia, ifondsy ovene ing, In tavor of tha rocognition of the insurrocs fionists in Qubp, 8. R. Heottran presided, addresaes worg mado by Rov, H. H. Garuetd o4 gthery, New Yonx, Fob, 11.—Wall atroot has boon full | and dropped |