Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1873, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1873, ) TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. ;ll'lll‘:ll Ol’ll‘"llcl:ll“flfil '(;PA!AIILI IN ADVANCR), n m 00| Bunda Bt 8:88 Wy 9% Parta of & yeat at the same rato, o provout dolay aud mistakos, ba suro and givo Post Offico addrass In full, {nolodlng State and County. Roniittancos inay bo mado eithior by draft, oxpross, Post Ofleo ordor, or in rogistored lottars, at our rlsk, M8 TO CITY BUNKORINERS, falin i TRR delivorad, Runday escoptad. 2 conts por waok. oo, B e mod: 5 conts o week: Addrom Gornor Madlson aud Deaborn THE TRIBUNIt COMPANY, Ohtongo, il CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE, . FIRST PAGE—~Washington Nows: Roport of the Poland Commltteo; Proocedings in Congresa; Rallrcad Charges—Advortisenionts. SECOND PAGE-Railrond Chargos {Continuod]—Bant. tary Mattors—Tho Tromont Houso Robborss THIRD PAGE—Tho Law Courts—Notes and Opinlon— ‘Poranal—Tho Oity in Brtof—Rallrond Time Tablo— Advortlsomenta, FOURTH PAGE—Kditorial: Rallway Leglsiation) Tho Voto i the Uouncil; Assmning Stato Dobts} Taxa- tion of Bank Sliares—~Curront Nows Itoms, FIFTH PAGR~Mnttors at tho Htato Cspital: Bonato Committeo's Action on the Ratlroad Nominations—~ Markots by Tolograph—Adrortisoments, * BIXTII PAGE—Monotary sud Commorolal. BEVENTH PAGE-Tho Chovers Murdor Oaso—Small Advortisomonta; Real Estato, For Ssle, To Roit, Wantod, Boarding, Lodging, to. FIGHTH PAGE—Forelgn Nows—Stato Ieglalsturos— Miscallancous Tolograms—Auotion Advertisoments. TODAYS AMUSEMENTS. 'M'VIOKER'S THEATRE-Madison atrost, betwosn Btste snd Dearhorn, Hngagomont of Edwin Booth. ** Brutus," ACADEMY OF MUSIO— Hslted strost, south of Madison, **John Garth,” Afterfloon aud ovenlng. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE—Randolph atreot, bo- twoon Olark and LaSallo. Now Comedy Company. **Sartous Famlly,” ** Barnoy .tho Baron," Aftornaon snd ovonlog. MYERS' OPERA HOUSE—-Monroa streot, botweon Stoto aud Doarborn, Arlington, Cotton & Kemblo's Munstrol and Burlosquo Troupe. Hthloptan Comlealities, GLODE THEATRE—Desplalncs streot, botwoon Madl- uou oud Wasbington. ** Neok aud Nock." Afternoon 2ud ovonlng. THOMAS' CONORRT—Unfon Park Congrogational Chbutch, Aftornoun and ovoning. BUSINESS NOTICES, i MOOQTH by UBINOJUNIPER Now York. “¥OR DYSPEPBIA, INDIGESTION, DEPRESSIONof Forro P} e Spivita and Genoral Dehllit; o Fo hosphoratod il Bark (Ual) a Bark and lron), {8 tho L§:§'fu:fao'pf;3' 7 Gotwol, Tiazard & Go , Now York, o by Cawwoll, 5t and 50ld by Drugg: @he Chitage Tribnne, ‘Wodnosday Morning, Fobruary 19, 1873. Rosolutions in fovor of woman suffrage have passed the Lower Houso of the Maine Logisla- ture by o vote of 64 to 54: Tho Now York Senato follows tho legislative fashion of tho day, and ordora sn Investigation iuto the allegod usa of monoy' to proeuro tho re- peal of the Erle Clagatllcation act last year, The bill for the encourngement of the Ameri~ cau end East Indin Tolograph Company, which pnased (ho Houso on Monday, has passed tho Scoate, and now waits only the President's sig- naturo to become las # Ata month;g &t Bpringfield of tho Bonate Rail- rond Committee the nominattous of Messrs, Hobinson and Stillwell ns Rellrond Commis- sioners Lisve been rejectod. MeCron's nomina- tion alono was accepted, and that by the close vote of 8 to G. In oxemining, the sccounts of tho Bowles Brothers, it is found that tho deposits of Ameri- cuns which they heve ombozzled smount to £300,000. Against these thore nre hoassets to be placed except the Newport estato of onoof tho American partners, and it is' not yet legally sot- tled that this is lable. The question will bo argued in the Courts, March 18, Both Houses of Congreas have passed the bill declaring that the exemptions allowed by the bankrupt laws shall b those allowed by tho Btatos in their Jaws and Constitutions as thoy stood in 1071, Tne bill hae an ex post facto ap- plication in that it provides that these State pro- vinions shall be made to cover debts contracted betoro thoir passage as well g thoso incurred afterwards. Senator Pomeroy faixly glowed with consclous rectitudo aud the air of injured innocenco when herosein tho Sonate to deny any sud every chargo agoinst lum of corruption, and to domond » Committeo of Investigation, He did not, it is now discovered, allow bim- gole to bo uttorly swopt awey by his virtuous indignation. Ho had presonce of mind onough loft to so framo tho rosolution which ho thon offored for a Committeo of Inves- tigauion that it could look only into the charge preferred by Stato Sonator York. This ingo- nious but not creditable fentwo of Bemator Pomeroy’s resolution was not called to the at- tontion of the Bonato until yosterdsy, and was promptly remedied by o voto difceting the Com- mitteo to inquire into s} tho charges agalust i, Somoe intoresting oxporimonts inve been mado in England and Swoden, under the supervision of eminent &ciontists, relative to tho effect whicl tho cold weathor exerts upon the rails of iron and steel which aro used for railroads. Contrary to tho popnlar impressions, i§ was found that, ‘whon thoe thermomstor is at zero, the iron and stcol cro about 8 per cont atronger, and cupablo of bearing ahout that proportion more of woight than nt 60 degreos Fabironholt, or ordinary tom- porature. Tho renson assignod for the more frequent snapping of ralls in’the cold segon is, that thoy lie imbedded in frozen ground, and the impaot of the wolght on the rails and their con- nections fa Incronsod by this rigid support. Theso oxperimonts may possibly lead, at somo fature time, to some means of prevention for this frequent causo of railway disnster, Tt was a rather curious exhibitionof tho mania which posscsses the prosont Congress to dis- poso of the publio lands, whon the House passed tho bill, on Monday, setting aaide half tho pub- 1io lands, to bo gold for tha purposo of eatablish- jug o fund for Agricultural Colloges. Tho Houso hod evidently forgotten that it had, & short time boforo, passed a bill in which it disposed of all the publio lands in tho way of bountics to sol- diers, Porhaps tho Youse might find still othoer monny for gotting rid of theso lands which thne sppoar to bo so burdensomo, It la obvious that, 3t thoy ave all to bo used for bounty purposes, no purt of thom enn bo mado available for agri- eultural achools ; Lut the iutontion of tho Houso #ppoays to bo to leave no room for the posaible ownorship of a foot of torritory by the United Btates. Tho Senato Committoo on Privileges and Eloc- tions havo reported in favor of rescinding the wenty-socond joint rule of Conaress, which da. flues tho manner of procooding to count tho -Eloctoral votes for Presidont and Vico President. This is tho rule which provides that, whenovor o single objectlon is mado to tho counting of any vote, tho Sonato slinll fotire, onch House shall doliborate soparatoly, mud o fallure of ‘both Housen to ngreo ahall causo the rojeotion of the voto in quostion, Tho provision Is certninly unjust, and proliably unconstitutional. Iis offect was illustratod in the counting of the recent Eloc- tornl voto, but tho dangors which 16 might pro- cipltato bave boen happily avoided horotoforo. Mr. Trumbull did not ngroo with the majority in favor of rosclnding tha rulo, but favored s modi- fication, Ho probably took tlia ground bocause to ragoind it without s radical ohange in- our Elootoral system would leave a gapin the count- ing of tho voto which would confuso mattors morg than ever. i ———— Tho roport of tho Poland Credit Mobilior Oom= "mittoo reolto the facts in the cases of Moasrs. Blaino, Dawes, Scofiold, Bingliom, and Kelloy, and atatos that thoy wore nob aware of Ames’ purposo in invelgling thom into the investmonts in Crodit Bobilior stocl, or of tho mesns fu which its profits woro drawn at tho exponse of the Governmont from tho Union Paoifle Railroad. Thoey are not proved to Liave beon influenced in thoir logislativo sction by tholr possosslon of stook, and the Commiitoo findnothing in tholr conduct which calls for rocommendation, Mr. Brooks' case is vory difforont. Ho waa not only & membor of Congross, but a Government Diroe« tor. Unlike his colleaguos, ho knew what rela- tions tho Oredit Bobillor hold - to tho Uuion, Pacifle, , and what wore ~tho fiauds which bogot it profits. Al- though entrusted with tho duty of guarding the Government, hoe lot it bo plundored, and shared in the booty, Tho 150 sharos standing in his son-in-law’sname worehis property, andheld sub- Ject to his control, The Committes beliove the courso of ‘Amoa to ave boon corrupt through- out. Thoy recommend that Ames and Brooks bo expolled. No action will be taken on their roport until noxt Tuesday. Tho Chieago produce marketa, were rather more active yoaterday, but generslly ecasier. Mous pork was dull, and 10c por brl lower, at $12.76@12.80 cash, ond S12.80@12.85 sollor March. Lard was in moderato requost, and Go por 100 1ba lowar, at $7.50@7.55 caeh, and §7.65 gellor March., Moats woro active, and 3¢o per Ib higher, ot 4}4@48o for shoulders ; 63§@834o for short riba; G}@63¢o for short cloar; and 8%@ 88¢c por Ib for 18-Ib greon Lama. Dressed hogs woro loss active, and stendy at $5.00@5.16 per 100,168 for good frozen lots. - Highwines wero dull and ousler, : at 87@873¢e por gallon. Lake froights wore quiet snd strong, 14c helng asked for com to DBuffalo., Flour was more active aud firm. Whoat was mod- eratoly active, and 3{o lowor, oclosing at $1.217¢ cash, and $1.227¢ seller Mnarch. Com was moro actite and stondy, closing at S1(@ 31940 cash, and 81)¢o scller March, Oats woro more activo, and o.shade oasior, at 261fc cash, and 20}4@26%¢o soller March, Rye was quict, and 34e lower, at 65@65%c, Barloy was quist and firmer, closing at 700 casb, and 70@703gc gollor March, Live hogs wero fairly active, aud former pricos woro well maintained. Sales wero chiofly at £4.36@4.60.- Tho cattle market wus notive, without, material chauge in valuos. ‘Sheep remaln dull at former rates. Tho stocks of grain in this city on Saturday Inst woro 1,858, 703 bu wheat, 4,668,796 bu corn, 1,854,045 bn onts, 28,744 bu ryo, and 303,253 bu barloy. Total, 8,464,541 bu, or an increaso of 957,542 bu over last wools. — e It is probable that the present Congross will . not reach Mr. Frelinghuysen's bill for warring upon the Mormons. Ita to be hoped not, The best sentimont prevailing in both Houses gooms to bo disinclingd to inaugurate ony harsh logis- lation 8o long as the Territory of Utah romaing in its presont quiet and prosperous condition. Tho effect of the prosocutions of polygamy in Utah, last yoar, was verydifforont from what had beon suticipated. It was claimed that these proseoutions miscarried because the Terri- torial laws were not sufliclently stringent and henco the introduction of Frolinghuy- gon's bill, which would virtually throw the entire power of convietion into tho hands of United Statos Marebals, Tho United Btates Marshals, in pursult of such s course, would havo to be sustained by tho United Btates troops. It may bo scriously doubtod whothor the tima Lis como for tho spplication of such extromo mengurcs, especinlly whon they would break in upon & community that is living peacofully, 1so- lated from' tho rest of tho country, and not ox- erting any pernicious influonce upon mankind in genoral, There {8 no question that polygomy, liko all otlior practices which are opposed to the intorosts and decencles of socioty, will give way Lofore the advanco of civilization. One neod not ga outside of 8alt Lako Oity for ovidonco of this, Sofar from the DMormons oxerting sny prosgelyting influence over the smaller numbor of Gentiles living smong thom, just the contrary I true. "The Gentilo influence, in apite of the in- foriority of numbers, has already produced n distrugt of tho institution of polygamy, aud o largo body of the Mormons now rofuse to prac- ticoit. As this influonco onlarges with timo, it will become still moro officiont, and tho.result will be the abandonmont of tho obnoxious fea- turo of itio Mormon fanaticlsm, It is bettor that it should bo abated in thiy way then ox- tended through porsecution, or even abolished by force. Gonoral Butlor, who is always making hay when the sun shines, is about to opon his vials of wrath upon the hoads of Moesara. Dawes, Gar- fleld, Kolloy, Bcoflold, and Bingham, in the ovont that the report of the Poland Committes faila to place thoso gontlomen upon the gsmo faoting with Messrs, Ames and Brooks in their Oredit Mabllior transactions, Tho culpability of those gontlomen i one thing; tho motive of thoir prosecution in particular by Genoral Butlor is another thing, While thoro is little doubt, from the prosent showing, that overy Congress- man and Government officlal who wont into Oredit Mobilier spoculations did so with someo conaclousness that he was going into n businoss where more money was to ha rrde than could bo made logitimatoly, the tranenotion was of a naturo to admit of soveral dogrees of oulpability. No ono who hes followed the evidence can doubt that Oskes Ames ond Jamos Brooks wore moro convorsant with tho fraudulent character of the schiomo than the gontlomen agninst whom Coen- oral Butler vents his spoclal aploon,—Brooks bolng s Goverument Director as woll as Con- grossman, It 15 no palliation, then, of the cul- pability of Dawos, Bingham, and Kelloy, bo tho #amo mora or less, to note that Qoneral Butlor's obieot fu directing his spocial atton- tlon to thelr cases fn forelgn to any desire to punish guilt, It would bo manifostly abaurd to sasoctato any such motive with o men who was proved to havo boon n paid attornoy of tho Unlon Pacific Railroad just prior to his en- toring Congross, and to lavo rocolved oxorbl- tant foon for n vory small amount of work. Gou- oral Batler's opposition to Mosara, Dawes, Gar- flold, and Kolloy autedntes Oradit Mobilier dovel- opments, Thesogontlemon ocoupy themoat prom- inont positions in tho Houso, aro the Chairmen of the mont importnnt Committeos, andare, ench in hia own way, acknowledgad loadors. Thoy dlvido omong them what Gonoral Butlor would liko to concontrato in himsolf —tho leadorsuip of tho Xouse, Here may bo found amore plausible explanation of his ospoclnlly virtuous indignation at tho threo porsons who, of all thoso impllcated in Crodit Mobiller, hnd loast to do with it. Gonoral But~ lor lins not tho roquisito qualitios for n loador ; 1¢ ho had, ho would have been tho leador boforo now. Iooan novor aitain tho position ho do- siros, but, least of all, by pursuing o courso 8o transparontly solflsh and inconsistent g8 las Dboon outlined in his projected attack on Dawes, Garfleld, Kolloy, Scoflold, apd Bingham, Wo are glad to notico that Farnsworth has a throo- prongod forlk in waiting for him. . —— RAILWAY LEGISLATION, Tho Masanchusotts Board of Rallway Gommis- sionors, consiating of Messra, C. I, Adams, Jr., A. D, Briggs, and Francis M. Johnson, have ncquired & national xopuiation by the thorough- ness and consciontionsncss of thoir worlk, as oxhibited in thoe soveral roports thoy havo sub- mittod to the Logislature of that State. Their fourth annual roport is now beforo tho publio, and it is no small praiso o any that 1t oxcoods in valuo aiiy of their provious investigations, and far oxcoods any otber similar docitment eover ‘propated in this dountry. Tho several appen- dices attached.to tho regular report aro of grent valuo, and onch ia deserving of separate discus- sion. For the prosont wo roproduco tho con- cluding portion of tho roport proper, which rolates to tlio regulation of froights and farcs by law. It is hardly possible to reduco within tho ordinary compass of a nowspaper articlo tho substanco of all tho rdasons which lead tho Com- misslonors to the conolnslons which thoy havo ronched. Those conclusions aro adverse to the ‘modo of regulnting railway charges by law which hng boon attemptod in soveral of tho States, Tt appesrs that wo in America aro merely travel- ling ovor tho ground which haa alrondy boon travollod in England, snd that we sro meoting tho samo difficaltios ond runmning the same hazards which led the Parlismentary Commise sion of that couniry to abandon the attempt, and to turn their attention to othor modes of mooting thé ovils complained of. Among theso difficultios may be enumeratod tho following: 1. A uniform raie of chargo por mile is un- juat, becauso it makes the compensntion out of proportion to th cost. Wheols csrn monoy only when they avo in motion. A car may oarn a hundred miles of freight money if kept in motion ond mot emn n cont while waiting to be loaded or wunloaded, or while waiting for wsomebody to bringalosd, Thus, by uniform mileage act, “Jong trafiic is made to pay o loss on short trafie, 0t courso,” thoy sny, this economical prin- ciplo ot not be confused with tho sbusos por- potratod by the railrond corporations in charging heavier ratos to intermediate than to compoting points, or with oxtortions at times practised onlo- cal businosa.” Moroover, a uniform miloaga rate that would afford o fair profit to some roads would spocdily bankrupt others. 2. The attempt to establish o maximum rate by special law {6n separate roads has beon tried and abandonod in England, it being imposslblo to forotall tho contingoncics of competition, of increase in quantities, of facllitics or oconomy in working, or of the slterationin commorcial conditions. What might bo possible in Eng- Iand, whoro tho Whole railwey systom is subject to one logislative body, is altogothor imposaible in this country, the control boing divided smong thirty or forty difforont Btates, Naarly all the moro important railways in this country havo difforent segments to their lines in differ- ont States. This condition Las boen brought bout by consolidatfons,” Tho Massachusotts " Commissionots concur with tho English Commis- gion in tho opinion that railway coneolidation cannot bo proventad, and thet it has not pro- duced tho ovils that wero expected to flaw from it. On tho contrary, thoy think that the publie aro gonerally bettor sorved by consolidatod than by noparate managoment. 8. The classification acts most in voguo in this country sro moroly an attempt to accom- phish by gonoral laws what it has been found in England impossiblo to accorplish by sapocial laws, A goneral law, applicablo to a large num- ber of roads, classified sccoiding to ocarnings, must bo more complox thana ppecial law ap- plicablo to only ono road. A forliord, the dlf- cully of dealing by law with the varying conditions of ' commorco mupon & singlo Jine of rond must be magnified and intonsiflod in dealing with munorous ronds. Tha rates fixed will be made the esme for a freight rond as for a possenger road, aud for & grain rond as for’n minoral rosd, ote. * 4. Tho final difoulty with all such loglslation faite corrupting tondency. It *forcos corpora- tions to bribo Logislatures, *Thoe Commission~ ors hiavo grave doubts os to the success of any - effarts at the rogulation of tho railrosd system which practically offoots a soparation botweon tho ownership of n railroad and its manage- mont." The systems of railway managomont in Groat Britain, Bolgium, Frauco, and Gormany aro ox- haustively examined, and tho Commissioncrs arrivo tentalively at cortan conclusions: 1. 'That any system of Govornment control of railways adopted must conform to the character of tho Government ltself, Wa caunot import tho systoms of Continental Burops without fm- porting their machinory ns woll. Wo canunot have tho imporisl system of Franco without having imperinlism to onforce it, nor the buroaucratio systom of Prugeia without burcaucracy to ad- minister it, Our form of dovornmont Is legis- tative, and, if wo onter upon tho busliess at all, 1t must Lo with the tools of logiulation, ‘I1, The Commissiouers cannot porcolve that tho Coutinental raflway systom possessos any adyautagos over tho British and Amorican, On tho contrary, they think tho public aro not #o woll served undor tho former as under the lattor, &nd that if wo should swap ours for thelrs wo should soon want to swap baok, IIL, Railway congolidation isnot of itaelf an evil. On tho cpntrary, it loads to cconomy in operation, cortainty and celority in movement, snd rosponsibility in managoment, all of which tond to chonpness of servico, IV, Tho Belgian eyatem, undor which tho ‘Govornmont owna and operatea tho principal trunk linos, loaving thebranchon and morounim- porthnt ronds to privato control, is the only ono which sooms adapted to tho condition of things oxiating in Mnesachusotts, if it shell bo dotor- minad to undertake Govornment control at all. Tho Government railways in Bolgium pay 0 por cont profit. Tho raillways of Masanchusotts on iho nverage pay 6 8-10 por cent on actual cost, and this {s bolioved to bo & highor rata than any othor Btat ean show, snd conslderably higher thian tho average of tho country at Inrge. THE VOTE IN THE COUNOIL. Tho nction of tho Common Council on Mon- sy night i porliaps gratifying In bolng no Worso thon it was. Tho nominationa of tho Mayor for Polica Commissionors fallod bocauso thoy did not recolvo o majority of tho whole Board. Tho voto for aud against the nominations waa woll undoratood to bo & voto for Commissionors who would uphold tho law, ora voto for Commisslon- ors who nro moro puppets in tho hands of law- broalors. The frionda of the prosent corrupt and fnofflctont polico system of courso opposed tho Mnyor's nominations, snd tho vote atood as followa ¢ For confirmation, Againat eonftrmation, Richardson, ‘Warron, xon, McAvoy, McGonniss, Trnvn(. Jooy, Schmitz, Bldwoll, Cullartoh, tono, ; McClowry, Pickoring, O'Brion Clowry, Eckbardt, Ballo Btout, Powell, Mahr, | Olark, Lengachor, Bweot, Hchafiner, oltog, Carnay, Heatl, Gsnnon, Miner, ‘Branat, oors, Gorcoran—10. Cloveland, g Quirk, Qglor, Woodman~-20, Abducnt, Bowen, % -Bond, . Bliorwood, McGrath—4, It is juat to state that the four Aldermon who woro absent would havo voted for the nomina- tlons. Of tho sixtoon who voted against the nominations nearly overy ono did so knowingly to keop up the present polico domoraliza- tion. Upon that point there s no dis- pute, nor wag tho purposo disguised or donied. The community, howover, has renson to rejolco "that the canse of law and order is not fn mn notual minority in the Counoll. Considoring tho offorts that have boen made by tho ox-Polico Commissioners and their clionts, the vote on Mondny night wos gratifying. The legal opin- ions of Mosars. O'Brion and Schaffner failed to eatisfy tho conscionces of a majority of the whole Board, and Mr. Klokko failed to b rocog- nizod ns the municipal dictator. Nevortheloss, the failuro to confirm -the nominations of the Mayor prolongs the agony of tho Police and Fire Doportmonts, Neither of those bodies: has rocolved pay since. Docombor, . The pay- rolls for ‘Jonuary, amounting to about 870,000, aro awaiting logal confirma- tion; ‘and, uniil thoio ore Commissionors to cortify to tho bills, thero cau be no payment. Tho argumont industriously employed to mako tho police content undor this doprivation is, that 8 goon a8 thero is & new Polico Board thero will bo a general overhauling of tho forco, and the Dabitual drunkards, tho idle, lnzy, incompotont, and dishonest mon on the forco will b dismiss- od; whilo 80 longas thoold Board is rotained all tho prosent forco aro socure of thoir places, Under thoso circumstances, overy patrolman who Imows that Lo is a froud upon the public isa partisan‘of Klokke, and Inslsts that his Aldor- man ehall vote to retain tho lattor. Tho community will havo noticed alsothe prop- osition to ask the Logislature that cach Alder- man ehsll be paid $1,000 & year, and €8 o day for o)l Committeo sorvice, which would bo oquelto 3,000 & sedr for cach Aldorman., Among thoso who are setivoly lboring for this Aldermanio pay aro thoso of tho sixtoon who are tho most zcalous partisans of tho old polics, and the most vigor- ous champions of the gamblers, That Aldermon aro ontitled to somo componeation for the time given to tho publiosorvice may be truo, and may properly bo advocatedj but the strongest argu- ment againse it is, that it is domanded by the larger proportion of those who figuro in this lst of sixtoen. When tho prosecutions of a year 8go, for corruption in the Council, wore onded, it was thought that the Bosrd hud boon purified, or that no furthor bleokmailing would be at~ tompted. Tho oxpeotation has hardly been real. 1zad, and it I8 likely that tho domand for rogulsr salary hng beon instigatod on tho part of several members, in the hopo that s comfortable living, if not a handsomo proflt, may be made from sal- ary and blackmail combined. . Ono of the greatest ovils of all municipal gov- ornment i8 that, owing to thoe carelessness and inattontion of the classes most interosted in good, responaible government, the most worth- loss and dangorous classes oleot the law-makors, The result is the prosent disgraceful dead-lock in tho City Government of Chicago,—tho entire TFiro and Police Departmonts without any hend ; tho authority of the law put nb“dnflnncu; tho Common Councll openly consorting with the rovolting Commiesionors; nud the ponco and ordor of tho clty imporilled In ordor to keop tho polico forco in the control of law-brepkers and mutineors, . ABSUMING STATE DEBTS, ‘Wo mentioned, tomo days ago, o proposition made by certaln ¥oprescntatives of tho recon- structod Bates, that the Gonorsl Govornmont should practically assume one-half the debta of theeo Btates, but it scems that a much largor sohiorye i in contemplation, Governor Wilker, of Virginia, hus submitted to tlio Logisiaturo of that Btato a proposition which ho asks that body to recommend Lo Congress. This proposition ia; 1, That ongreas, by law, shall sesumo all the prosent indobteduess of tho soveral States; and, 2, to provent thoso Staten ovor falling into dobt again, the Constitution alall bo amendod so a8 to prohibit any Btato incurring auy debt bereaf- tor, excopt auch as may bo nocessary for a logit- {mato and effeotive exeoution of thogavernmont- al functions, This scheme is of itsolf 8o utterly propostorous that, outsldo of tho Southorn Btatos, it will meroly provoke a smile; but in tho Bouthern Staten it s caloulnted to do an immenae doal of harm, Itis well remembered how widesproad was the improsslon that provalled in thoge States, among the colored peoplo, that each emanolpated glavo was ‘to-be givon a farm ond a mule, Though the orlgin of that story could nover be traced to any porson, snd though it received no warrant In any officisl statoment or recommenda- tion, it for a long timo was universally holloved smong the colored peoplo. Bince tho war, theso samo colored poople bave beon shamelossly used | by carpot-bog adventurars, who Lave managed to build up in nearly evory Southern Btate anim- mouso publio debt, and, gouerally, without any considoration, From1806ta1871, the debisof tho Boythorn Btates had boon inoreayod by tho sum of nonrly 170,000,000, two-thirds, probnbly, of which was stolon, or oxpondod a8 bribes among thioso who voted tio nocesenry loglalation. This ovorwholming dobt wolghs like an incubus upon tho prospority of thogo States. Tho majorlty of thombave exhausted tholr oredit. Tho intorost 118 to bo paid, or tho State must ropudiato, In sovoral Btaton tho taxatlon to pay thin Interontis vory grest, and the dobt and tho tax detor im- migration and drivo away capital. Ropudiation: ia loudly talkod of, cspoclally smong the vory clnss through whoso ignorant ngoncy the debts woro creatod. Distrossing and unfortunato os is tho condition of thoso dobt-burdoned Stntos, thoro fs n worso condition, aund that 1s. repudintion, Bettor Loar taxation to the polnt of conflscation than fall into the doath- pool of xopudiation. Just at this time, whon tho contest fa botweon thoss who advocato repudia- tion and thoso who fusist upon taxation to whatover amount may bo needed to maintain tho credit of tho Btato, this proposition of Governor ‘Walker is calculated to havo a damaging offect. It will be necoptoed by tho ignorant and tho dis- ‘honost a8 o monug of cscaps from prosont taxa~ tion. All this clags will aay that the Biate bonds aro held by bankers in New York, who:havo bouglit them at from 8 Lo 40 conts on tho dollar; if those baukors and poople of the North' want to got their monoy, lob them have OCon- gresa gssume tho dobt. Among o people not over well-informed upon public obligations this proposition will bo accepted from tho be- ginning s somothing that is cortain to bo nc- complished, and ‘they will at once tako strong grounds agalnet paying any moro taxoa to pay intorost on o dobt which, thoy Will Resumo, if paid at all, s to bo pald by tho United Btates. No groater calamity could ovortake tho credit of:tho Boutnorn Statos than a goneral impros- gion- that thn woneral Governmont will in any form assumo & responsibility for their dobts. No such monsare hos now, or over will havo, tho slightost hope of success, and it 1s & oruelty to hold out to those poople any promiso or ex+ peotation that will prevent tholr meoting their own obligations by prompt and sufficlont tax- ation, ————— TAXATION OF BANK SHARES, The First National Bank of Mendota, in La Balle County, filed & bill asking an injunction upon the Colleotor of taxes for that Town, to provont him from collocting an nssessmont of taxos apon tho sheros of that bank. Tho ground upon which tho injunction was asked +was, that the tax was lovied in LaSallo County sgainst oll tho sharoholders, whon, in fact, pert of tho shareholders resided {n Burosu County, It was claimed that thoro was no power to levy taxos in LaSallo County agalnst sharcholdors in Bureau County, because the situsof tho shares muet Lo in tho. county whore . tho owners ' rosido; that, thero being o lawful power to tax theso shares owned by non-residents, no tax could be col- leoted onthe shares of residents, becauso tho Con- stitution required that taxos should be nniform as to persons and property. Thia prayer for an injunction wag placed upon the declsion made by Judgo Dlodgott, of tho United Statos District Court, in o sirilar caso. In thatcsse Judgo Blodgott granted an injunction rostraining the Tax Colleotors of Chicago from collocting tax from tho National Banls locatod in this city, which injunction has been ropoated in sovoral cases. s ‘The cnso from LaSallo County was taken to the Supreme Court of Illinols, and has bosn dotermined in favor of the power to tax. The judgmont was unsnimous, Tho Court held that, under the various acts of Congress on this sub- joot, tho sharos of theso banks aro placed under the taxing power of the Biate whereln the bank is located, ond thst tho law pro- hibjts their being taxed in any other Btate. Tho prosent question is, thoreforo, wholly nnder tho laws of the State of Illinois. Undor the decision of tho Fedoral Court, there would be a practical exemption from all taxation of bank shores, The Legislaturo, in' the act of 1867, fixed the sifus of bank shares, for purposos of taxation, in tho county where the bank was located, The Federal Court assumed that the 8itus of the sharos could not be soparated by statute from the residonco of the ownors. But tho Btate Supremo Court doclares that the State Legielaturo has the powor to soparate tho situs from the rosidence of the ownars, and did exor- cigo it. Tho Court citos soveral docisions by tho Courts of othor Btates in accordancoe with its own, and concludes the opinion with the follow- ing suggestionsy Wo cannot regard the atfempt of the National Banks to shield their stockholders from all Stato taxas tion o8 at nll meritorious, Thoy offer no ground for thoalloged exomplion which wo can regard as oven plausible, Although thelr franchises are conferred by act of Congress, still all their business, 8o far as conducted with roference to profit, is done under our State laws, tho ssmo as corporations created by tholaws of this Btate, Itis by tholawaof tho State that thelr busi. ness transactions ave governed, and by the same lawg that thoir property is protected. 8o that thoy aro under tho ssme duty to contribute to thy support of Stato and municipal Governments as any notural pers son or Stato corporation may be, Unless exownpted by some platn ruls of law, thoy ehould not aek & court of equity to reliove thelr stocktiolders from that duty, BRIDGE WRECKED. Collision of n Stoamer With 'n Raile road BridgoOver the Tennesyeo River «The Draw Korn AwWay. COrxcisyaTi, 0., Fob, 18,—Advices from Olarks- ville,. ‘Pen., roport. thut the stesmer John O, Gilmoro, with two barges in tow, whilo passin through the railrond hridgo over the Cumberlan: River, Inot night, struck tho uppor rost pier of tho draw, capsizing tho draw into the river, Tho two bridgo-tondors saved thomsolves by drope ping through tho draw to the outer pier, Thoy romained on the draw for soma time, but wara finally rescned by a life-boat from iho ‘steamer Bilypr Thorn. A8 tho river {s very bigh, thoir voscug wa offeoted with dgmc porll. Tho Gil- more Wai congidorably damnged, and required conatant pumping to keop her affoat, Tho tolo- fimph wires of the Pacific & Atlantlo and tho Wostern Union Tolugrnsh Companics cross tha river on this bridge, and woro all torn down, TovisviLie, Fob. 18.—Tho fall of the draw- Dbridge over tho Cumberland Rivor at Clarksville, lagt night, will not intorfere with freight or pas- gongerd {or Momphis, Mobils, and Now Orleans. ‘Tralng will bo sont sround thio broak vig Nash- ville and MuKonzio, aloo via Nashvillo, Decntur, and Montgomery, travollory hiviug tho option of elther routo, . —— Mowles Drothers & Cos New Yong, Tob. 18.—Soveral of tha oreditors of tho Bowles Brothors state that the claimas in this country against tho fim amount to over 800,000, 'Tho Japaneso olaln_ s &aid to bo as much 09'$00,000, It is claimed that Nathan Ap- pleton; whoso proporty at Nowport, R, I, hins Dean attachod In Wie hitoreat of tha Japanese, Ia lirble a8 & pertuer, and, beyoud what ean ba ro- alizod from ks estate, lttla ia axpocted by tho ereditors, = Toutoy, Feb, 18.—At n moaling, to-day, of tho creditars of Nathan Apploton, in the Baukrupt Court,. & proliminary wotlon was granted for a heariug on March 18, to dolermino na to {ho lia- bility of Apploton's’ estatoon tho baukruptoy proceodings of Bowles Brothera, e el Lailrond Acchitonta, Nrw Yon, Fob. 18.—A prlveta duspateh from Yonkais, N, Y., snys that tho ongine of tho Youkers spocial train bocame doinched near Haatings this morning, 'Tho engineor wea una- blo to wtop it, aud Lo and tho frewsn jumpod off. 'Tho runnway locomotivo caught the Pongh- Teopeio vy train north At Hastings, tnd planged half through tho roar conoh, which contninedono passongor. Tho nssongor was uninfurod, but ho brakeman and aealstant conductor were both probably faislly injured. No passengers wore sorfoualy injured, aud none werg illed. PuirAprrriina, Fob, 18,—T'wo roar cars of, *tho Daciflo Expross frain on tho Ponnsylvania ‘Rafl- rond wero ditohed this morning, nonr Qalnes' Cornor, and tho ongineor, roturnfug, mn into tho trafn, damay in‘fg lsa{ axnmnmnrin both his logs crusiaed, recolvod Injurios of which he diod. Jolin COEDAR Raving, Tows, Fob. 18,—0Ono mile anst'| e of tho_oily, Into fow hoad of liogs wara killed.” Tau of tho cars wora lomdod with stock. Thae train was running vory slowly, which probably savod it from golng o onig considenubly. Tho |+ loyd, & passcngor, leaped from. w window and |14 Pg‘llcu. from 60 to 59 pounds ; dried apples from 32 20 pounds, . A DIl wan fntroduced o provent stockholders of turnpiken, rattwayn, canals, and othier Lighways, from Lecoming stookliolders of suy similar or compotiug compnny, In the Benato, tho Houso bill_approprinting $480,000 10 pry Ui intoroat af the e debt. $300,000 for. fns torest on thn drredneiblo dobt, $10,000 for Iulerest on tho Agrlcultural Goflego Fusd, and $319,067 for the ‘principal of the fundody was pasied. ' ARKANSAS, RoOK, Atk,, Fob. 18.~A rorolution of cetta £ s m Leh;“ Bo!lmudmrlnyn .&n-!; tho Republfean, per liad charges At certal; el 15 Do ought, i tho Caitor o et porke Tugt nlght, oloven frolght ‘cars | refused to diacloso the names i B wora thrown fram tho trsele by & brokowrall. A | waltcd on ki for that pumpose, — - oIS Wik bl NEBRASKA, - O3tAa, Fob, 18,—Two more State Captial Removall down the smbankmont, mm{ j{aot‘ into tha | Blils Biav bern fhtroduced In tho Siato Leglaiature, In| rivor. Fortunately no one was rod. STATE LEGISLATURES. 1IOWA, Speetat Despateh to The Chicago Trbune, BENATE, Des Momizs, Feb, 18.—1In tho Ronato thls morning, blils wore pasacd legallzing certain acts of the Board of Dircctors of tho Indopendent School District of Maquo- Xkets, Inck~on County; legalizing acts of tho Dircctora of 4o Indopendent Behool of Masentine, n usiug corloin ‘monoys for achaol purposes ; legalizing the formation 8 jioinb Jooked upon wil ——— PRRPRIIIL A 0 AR, Fob, 16,~In tho Scnato, to-l; wan 1 mnsedt for nn InOUAEy in Toforence 19 uben nr‘n“g:%l; i . 3 crenco to - ficort of {hat Company fu March Tnat, 0 = 10e OF —— “Boswor, Tb oo et St ToN, Fob, 18,~Tho mojority of U O ommitted of thia Houne, fo-day, roported l‘r‘u'z"t’td:fgnr"l' ¥ fot Lo compatont for th Houso' to loct A alccsasor {0 of the Independontilioal Disiriet of Storm Lako, | # enntor Wilson beforo tho socond Tusaday in March, it it Buena Viala County ; legalizln cortain ordinancos of tho Town of Newton, Jusper tho organization of tho Indopendent Sthool District of New Hampton, Chicknsaw County, Beuator Olatssen offerod o resolition requesting tho At(umo{ General to mako_investigation s to tho cash, valuo of the property deoded by 8, E. Rankin, of the Agricultural Colleze, and_whothor ' tlio amo § clont to meot the losace sustainod by his defaleation,, ond if this s not sufiicient, he shall” commenco action ngainst his suretien on hi bond, and report to tho noxt ‘General Assembly, Passed, ‘The Houso resolution for an adjournment ains die on ‘Wodnosday was sineuded by subatituting Thursday, at 10 o'clock, nnd adopted, : The Sefiato refusod to conctr fn the Tiousa amond~ ‘ment to tho bill rolstive to Stato warrepts, Bonator Fairsll's resolution to o ti' tho repart made by the Rankin Invoatigation Committeo,u0 far as 1t rlates to ox-Governor Morrill and Jobhn . Eilfott, being tho spocial ordor, wan taken up, Beuator Olaussen moved to fndofinitely postpone the constderation. Lost. Aftor discussion tie roport was modifled by striking out all allusions to Mr, jounty ; legalizing kin. Tho Bonato refusod to tuake othier modifications sot fortls in thio rozolution, and tho resolution, n amendod, wassdopted, “Tho Houso amendmont to Title 10, of Intornal Im- provements, was thon conaldered, ~All amendments mado to tho titlo down to Ohaplor 5, of Railways, wero ngrovd to, Anomendment was mado to Section 17, Ghapler , striking out theword “ closo ” and insorting “1ognl ¥ fanco to bo bilt by rallway companior, Tho Mall amondmont, declsring raflrosds connocting ‘with oach othor commoh_carriers of freights and cara 8 £0 oach othcr, eto,, was discussed, and pfter amends |: mont, the motioh to"Goncur Was lojt—yoss, 21; nays, “Tho Bonate recoded from lts amendment Inserting the words * pergonal property " in Titlo 6, of Rovanue, and refused to rocedo from_other smendments made, Conferenc Commilteo orderod. Title 10, of Tnternal Improvemonts, was again con- sldored tho queation Lelng upon ‘agrocing to tio Keablod smendment mad by tho House, - 1¢ waa lost —yeas, 22; nays, 20—not a countitutional Tonfority. Henator West moved {lnt the Sonato ngreo to tho ODonnell smoudments rogulating freigat torifs. Loat —ycas, 24 nays, 18—asfollowa : Fens—Toardoliy, Toomer, gamverss, Dogas Duaioly D x Campbell, Ohambers, ysart, iowinnd, Kophart, Tovell, Lowry, Maxwell, McGormacir, McCulf, McNutt, Bitos, Tumple, Shane, Smith, Teylor, Vale, West; o ilolt, Payg—on, Atking, Demls, Olausscn, Crary, Fair- oli, Titch, Havens, 1urley, -abee, McCold, MecIn- tyre, Merrill, Murray, Russoll, Stuart, Wan, Young— 5ot ' constifutional majority, A motion to reconsider was carriod—yons 20; nys 10'; and fartler consideration of tho 8amo postponed till'to-morsow, “Tho bil egalizing tho fncorporation of tho town of Osago, Mitcholl County, pansed, "Tho bill to preservo i fands of {tio Slata Tustitu- tions was smondod and passed, This provides tunt tha funds shall bo drawn quartorly on estimatcs made, Tho bill logalizing tho losy in the town of Hamburg, Bod. 3 P pending consideration of the bill rolativa to priattsig tho code, adjournod, ovsE. The House this morning went intos Committeo of the Wholo on Title 23, of Compensation of Olficers, and afterward refused toconcur in smondmouts by the Bensto increasing tho compensation of Judges of tho Bupremo Court to $4,000, ‘The Benate amendment fixing the compeneation for publishing delinquent tox lists 8t 20 conts, cach de- Beription was finally concurred In, A Conferenco Committeo was nsked on othier poiuts of langrecmont, © Soveral local Senato billa woro passed, Tiso Sonate reaolution modifying tho report of the Rankin Investigating Committce was adopted, A resolution autliorizing the Governor fo_sottlo with R. G. Orwing was referred to the Ways and Aeans Committee, . ‘The bill legalizing tax levied in tho town of Ham- burg, Fremont Jouuty, Ixnmml. Tiio House then wont into Committee of tho Wholo on the resolution relative to the awarding of = con- tract for conviet labor, The minimum price was fixed at fifty-fivo conls, Afterwards tho resolution was ins definitely postponad, ‘Tho bill providing for tho printing, indexing, and distribution of the code was passcd without matgrinl amendments, — i WISCONSIN, Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘ob, 18,—The ueual nssortment of petitions and_ remonstrances on laud _grant, Temper- anco law, and tax esomptions wore prosentod in botl ousca, Tn tho Sonato tho bill was passed anthorizing tho Sacretary of tato o audit the uccounts of the Olork of the Supremo Court for fecs in Stato ond _criminal casca, A bill was concurred in to permit tho estab- lishment of cematerica within tho limita of villagea in certain cases, tho Assembly resolutions wore offered that ovone ing sesslons, ot B P, m,, bo held on_and after Wednos- day evening ; also inatructing the Committeo on Stata Affairs o inquiro Into the propriety of removing the Tomains of tho lato Governor Randail to this State,and their intermont noar tho Cayitol, aud the eroction’of & ‘monumont, : Tho following was adopted : WiknEAs, Tho peoplo of Spain, exoreising that right of Golf-govorment which is fuliefout In overy poople, isyo caiablslicd o Republican form of Goverament i an Wirereas, It s right and Dropor that ol friends of lberty should sympathize with thoso who make legiti- mate offorts in thia direction ; thorefore, tesolved, That this Assemibly Lails 'with plessuro s catatlfihmant of u Reputlctn Govorsment i (ah country, aad extends sympathy to the Spanish peoplo in tho eXorelso of all proper monna that may bo uacd to maintain tho samo, : A resolution propoaing to smend tho Constitution 80 a5 to limit ‘sclioolago betweon six and elghtoon years; nstead of four aud twenty, a8 1OW, Wa tablod empbatically, a8 wan also n Lill 16 Tequira the teaching of tho naturul sclences in Acliools, ) Tiie il giving tho Bupremo Court Judgos $5,000 salary was ordered to 8 third aading by s vote of 71 Tlio blll making oo aunual appropriation of $2,000 to the Agricultural Socloty coming up, BLr, Vilas olercd on cmendwent prohfbiting tho Socloty from Lolding its Falr more than two yeara in ono placo, and mode a apoech of sumo longth t0 show the propricty of the amondmont, This gave rleo o an hour's debate, in which Messrs, Paliner, Rowo, Gibbs, and Clark op: posod, and Xr, Vilss adyocated the smendmont, and tho bistory and msnagement of the Socloty and of its {alra in various localitos woro protty fully aired. 2fr, Vilag, in dgbato with Mr, Pulmer, brought down tho Housa by a proposition to bat $1,000 of_g sinteiment Lic had mado, Nr, Gibbs offered an smondment providing that all ofilcors of tho Bocioty should bo citizens of Wisconsiz, intjmating that ono Teally lived at Evanston, Til, Ar, Senman offered, bt subsequently withdrow, an amondment thot tho’ falr Aliould not o held at Madi- slon till 1t 1ad Lotel facilities sullclont fo accommo- ita visitors, Finally tho wholo subjoct was re- ferred to tho Committeo on Agriculture. . Tiip Sensto Lill ta ¢nable poor persons to oblafn jus- Hen frecly, at uo publio éxpeuo for counscl, wau o on the correctneay Savoral bills were indofinitely postponed, including Dills to amend tho statutea relativa to taxen’; to trisl of clvil notions ; of triuls in criminal casos ; of graud and, potit jurors ;' of Courts held by Juatices of tho Peaves of cxoeution, aud praceedings supplementary theretod rolating {o punisiiment of criminals, and providing that driukenneas shall bo 1o cxcusa; 'to autliorizo the Eacretary of Blata to purcliaso Taylot's Compllation of tlio Statutes, for tho use of tho Siato; to punish pore sone guilly of fraud in ecling passounl projorty; ta rogulato trfals for assault aud battory, 5 P e S - < MICHIGAN, “Spectal Despatel to T'he Chicano Trthuna, Laxstxa, Fob, 18.~About 160 bills wore intvoduced to-day in Loth Houses, In tho Senate & morurial was T9ccived from A, I, Sorrlson, Yice Prosideut of (o Chicago & Micliigau Luko Shors Rilroad, asking that thic townebips Lo rolioved from tho payinont of tho bonds voled for raflroad ed, A bill was accordingly lutroduced In_tho Senate reileving all towuships from auch indebtodnow, Tho Committee on Slate Prison Feported t considrablo Jongth respecting tho recant i3t 1o the Btate Frivon, 5 Tn tho House, Ltowo, of Blecost, ntroduced a biit for 1ho compilntion of an index of all local angd peroonal laya and concurrent - resolutions over pnakcd Dithesto, Foucher, of Midlnd, futvoduced - 4 Dl suthorizion | the Mowd of | Blale A & ditors _to gollclt coutracts for the publicd o of Uho Supromo Qourt reports, o discusajon of ~ o 3illita bil took placa hfa atternoon, withsn oW ynde ment dimlnlshing tho nuwber of 'compunlea, ‘fyg Comaittes of tit Wholo passed the bill, ANCTe \was o long discussion, lso, upon tho DAL crosting * , Srate Board of Noalth, which slco patsed in Comwe jtipo of the Whole, slighily cmouded ik LN © Pet, 18 e 1 Ly ‘oLMDvs, Feb, 18.~In the Houso, th¥ | afternoon, bills wre prased ; Seint bill, toButloriD , 1o puyors, whiou thuy fael conviuced that the Cow by Commit sicuery, or otlicrd, aro-about to muko, or have made, fraudulint contrcty, to inatitute a alos+ of yrocoodings on belialé of tho lnta: Houso il (5 autharice County. Conalsalonors 10 bring euit 'aguinst piivate nrtiod for Sujuriug o obutiuelf ag" roads and iidue s Beusio Lifl, cliangiog (i walght per busliol ‘of " clover std from 63 ‘o 00 pounda; oatu Irom 43 to 33 poutds ; vorn, 1a! {ho ear, beforo the , Lat of Jauuary, 70 vounds { after W ¢ (v 68 pounda 3 8 suill~ | / Siliott in |1 conuectlon with tho defalcation of ox-Treasucr Ran- ff MAINE, Avausta, Me, Feb, 18.—Tiosolutions fn fi ‘yoman sulitago asucd tic Thouso to-day by & veteof to G4, WALL STREET. Meview of the Moncy, Mond, Gold, Stocik, and Produce Mavkets, Spectal Desvateh to The Chicago Triduna, New Yonk, Feb, 18.~Money continucs active sud «loso, ranging from 1-32 £08-33, closing at 7 gold, Leads ng bankers aro sthll suppllod at 7, Morcantile papor 8 quoted for approvod mamea ‘st 8@1%; with choles”’ solling at orunder 10, Monoy fn London, outside the Bauk of England, ia obtainable at 2@3J, 2 ‘Tho stock morket was quict, and tho fluctustions amall, Western Unlon and Eria wero the most sctive. Rumora are still afloat that Venderbilt 2 moving upon tho Boston, Hartford & Erlo. o GoLp ¢ was higher, with bustness ¢ 114@L14K. BoO! 8 Governmonts opened firm, but prices receded & trfa fle, with o less activo domand, For tho moment, tha Gormans scom to have susponded buying, and furn~ ¢4 thelr attention to such rairond bonds and shares 3@ havo a ready morket in Europe. PRODUCE, Flour closes 1ower, but with moro inquiry, The ar-" rivals aro mora Ubtral. Qliolco aprlug wisat extrus a1 heavy. Ordinury brands uro fairly dotivo, Whess closes unsottied snd quict for spring, Largs holde decline to yleld to soll frccly, aro buying am It st texdulor and enefes priceo, Pork in G, bub no activity I8 roportod ; 100 brls new mess sold sty $487¢, Ballod mentsaro 1o dond and g ; 1 xea ahoulders gold at §3¢c, and 200 boxea do’ fai March' st bxo.. Dry sultod huins, 20 e, ate quoted at100, Pleklod meats nre firmer and wantad, Bacond 1a ratlior quist, Bliort clear on tho apot fa quoted st 75 250 boxes shott, dllear for tho lunt hat of Maxeh Suf. at7%o, Lard is very activa for futiro, thio sales belng; 8,000 tforces for March at 8 7-160; Felruary delivo 18 auotad at 8 6-10G854o. | About 300 terces' city o at 85{@8¢c, showing on advance, [70 the Associated Press,) A DENAL, NEW Yong, Feb, 18,—Commodoro Vanderbilt saya? tho report that tho affsirs of the Boston, Hartford & Zirlo Ratlroad are ahout to pans Into his hands ia a. shcor fabrication ; that the Prosidency of the Company; hus not boen offerod to bis son, ond that they bavey nothing to do with tho road in uhy way “LEGAL FARE." An Illinois Contral Conduttor frreste ed for Putting o ¢ LawaAbider * O Mis Traine-A Mob of Kegal-Faro Payers Take Forcible Posscesion of o ‘Train. Special Despatch to The Clifcago Tribune, OrtaxrAlaN, 111, Feb, 18,—JoLn Owens, conductor’ of passcagor trulu No. , on tho filinols Central Rall~- road, going north, was arrested. to-day, at Tolono, on a- Btals warrant, cliarged with, mesault and battery, in- forcing a man off his train nt Savoy Station for refus: ing to pay full fao from, Ohampaign to Tolono, The' couductor gave apeolal afl, oud will sppear for trisl at Tolano ou Thursday, Tho train wes only delsyed abont five minutes, Tho passengar tetn gomg weat from Tolono, on tho. Toledo, Wabash & Westarn Rafiroad, cncountered bout & dozen Yegal fare men, bound for Sodorus, and, ‘upon thg conquctor and trati-men undertakiug thom of, ey drow thelr revolvors and virtuaily took. Bossossidn of tho train, arriving ot Sodorus, o distancer (43¢ miles, in triumph, LE ‘}f’mg. A mph, The legal fare discsso is. RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES. A Oorrection--Lntest Phase of. the Commissioncrship Squabble, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune : SraiNavieeo, 1iL, Fob, 18,~Colonel Morgan ststes that Lo rosigned his connection with tho Lafayette & Bioomington Rallroad {n the month of March, previous. to his appolntment as Rallroad Commissionor. As thero waano intention to do injustice to tho gentloman, this correction, tho only ono ho desired, 18 cheerfuly- mado at his request, . The lateat indications point to Reynclds and Flagg: 8 two of (o coming Commissloncrs, thio third belng a,. gentloman of natioual reputation, whoso name csnuot - et bo disclosed, TATZST. It 2 snnounced that McCrew's friends, Snding heu cangot but tweaty-ono votes, have datermined to mithiraw him {n {ho morning, ' If 60, the others msy fallow aytt, THE WEATHER. War Departmoent Weathor Pro‘znose % tications. Craoaao, Feb, 18.—Tlo Signal Bervice v morta the coldest weather {his morning in the Rocky 3 Auntainge: T degrecs above zero ot Coriunc, and 100" sgrees abave at Oboyenne. At Ban Francisco it 18 cloty, with the thermomaler at 46, At Brechenridgo., ‘Minn,, it 18 snowing, with thermomoter at 9 above, and at 8¢, Paul raining st 37 above, _ Obicago, 4L atovo: St Louls, 443 Memphiis, 52 ; Mobilo, 64 ; Jack sonville, Fla., 60 Augusta, Go., 43; Loutaville, Ky., /(s Cloclanatl, 43 Dutralo,'s3; 'Motreal, 13 ; Burlit gton, Vt,, 10; Bos: o 00 Néw York, of; Vaebinr,doa, g Snarleston, .y WAR DEPANTMENT, OFFICE 5P ToE Onpey SIONAL Szuvior, Divislon o TELEuia3na AND Rzrowss 7on Tuz Bexpeir or CoMMBrcr, Wasuisazox, D. C., Fob.' 18.—Probabllities—.Gor’ the Nopthwest, on Wodnesday, diminishincg " westarly ‘winds and cold weathor, Ior tho Uppe s Lakes, southwesterly winds,, vecring to northwost, brisk, ‘Tha ayes of . LoW baromstar will move ork sud New Englad, increasing riquthieasterly win and cloudy woatliur, - Slor tha MPjals Atlentie Goss soutlierly wiuds, veoring to fresh wostorly, and_partly- cloudy Woathier, Tor the Wos tarn Gulf, southerly: wings and rain, For tho Obio * yalley, wesletly winde and'Tolling tanperature, For (he Lopwor Lakes, aouth~ orly winds, veoring t N wouthar. ! g to West rly, brisk, with' oloudy TN CrLFAX. His LOtLerto 7 50 Po’and Corimittes. WasnrvuzoN, FY' b, 19—ho ropost clrculated Lora to-doy At Coltar i d staied In a jebtor to the. Poland Qonunitteq thaty * . Lig testimony bofgre tbat Commit-— tag, LO Bad {07 yiton {o mention tho Teception by him of o draft (163, " Georgo Neablit n July, 1603, contnine. 8 ingterial 'er ciyr,” Colfax han no heaitation ln eaylog: that, ba di9. rociavo from Nesbilt, iu each of the moutha of Ayel, July, und October, of Wat e ' o remittanco of 3,000, makins; 65 g0 T p3), the April aud July remitiances Bavhug'tadn in clwcks, Theeo remittances were made Y3y ‘on e rsonal, and partly on politieal gronnds. Re Jgttora accompanying two of themn are ju existe ©, The g0 covering tho otuor two cunnat now bo found, * €,olfax fu his testimony mado no reference to - remittauces, cxcopt that of June, e Fouen Pk thst romittanco a1 raferenco lo or conmec- (o0 it g anbfect of tho Investigation bex fore {he Committeo, snd hfs counsol, with tho full knov 10dge of tho fact,nnd to whom tho wholo ro- aper aiyiity in this Yegard bolongy, advised Lim that Bat ;ould not proporly opon the subject of remittances iout. brluging_extranoous and important matler W foro {ho Commmittco, and deparling from the point ¥ ¢ fssup, he friendoof Colfa= wbo hava soen tlo # correspondence coufidently weacrt that, wien pubs fahied, it will fully vindicato bim from all aspersions atfootfug bia motlves or biu acts. - SPRINGFIELD. special Election Ordereds Special Desuatel to Phe thicago Tiribune, Searvargry, I, Feb, 18,—~Tho Governor hae_ls- sued & writ for'an eloction t0 be held fu tho Kinth Son Storial Digirict, on tho 16th af Marcl not, {o fill the Yacancy in tho'Lowor Houso of tho Genefal Assalty sed by tbe doath of Lion, [ £ aiinadiens b buthans, nnll-lox, © Spectal Deapateh to ‘'he Chicago Tridune, LASALLE, T, Lol 18, A gentlonan frou &l Paio raports wmall-pox and o géneral pani thevo. e goys that » young gentlomsn was taken {ll at a publio ball thozo s few days winco, and fow Lours afterward was in full eruption with 'tho disouse, suy famllies arv veparted ta bava lett the place. i TInvitation to the Presldents Bagow, Gs., Feb, 18,—~The Oity Councll, to-night unnnlinofiely feudared an fuvitation to Preaident Granf 10 visit thiy olty, o pak: