Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1873, Page 5

3 i - THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, IS873. — Therals was again declared in C. & N. W. R.RB.Co. ve. | tingthe ccmpanies to show why the different rotes S ot Teporied, but toappear in 56 Jlll. | wero adopted. T B e ion. 1a.that case citea soveral Englieh | ~ ¥ may no far talis judicial motice of the course of To Amerient casea {n. Which i wea held that ralvey | public afeirs n tnis” iate. 03 to say that the real Permitted to_practico za in- o Legislture was endeavos this companies could not be . a0t {0 prevent, was not such proper dlscriminstions aa itrary discrimination between different T e ow attas to them whhout furthies ci Those Vo v Jusk beom suppading, but ths pracite o s Shieh a1 omo - general afhong the all- p +on ia not tobe per- | arging s higher compensaticn 1f, then, =n unjust discrimination ard to frelghts, | 10T carrying the rgricultural products of the Stato to mitfed, s between jndividunls, in Ip it zny moro permissible as betwoe: market, ‘when shipped at o station whero there was no Joss 1o dis. | Competing Line, than whon shipped whero thero was localit Ly at 8 e Ot S\ coanch I rewon OF rinciple. | suc compatiin, wiougl 156 Gancsever wiich is farmer: living threo milos from the Spring. [*the frcight wap carried in the Jatior case greally ' s 0 B8O Byl feld station, npon this Company's road, i8 ch.us 15 | atso prevaited in reg st ch]u);:,tz ts per bushel for shipping his corn to Chicsgo, ftmjus%crmt the farmer livicg twenty miles nowres Chicago should be: charged a higher cum? Cer- points fn the Interior, although probably not felt to-be 80 great an evil, For discrimination of this character, tainl loss the Nailroad Company can showy | When zdopted as o system, wecan certainly perceive e Igi:n?i:?-gcugl n:’nilfl to justify fhuyaugim(ny ;fléggi:fl;:‘;t;ono?mme, hfl‘(fl;ml{:{lu- llisdlhu 4 B i jore than the mere - ¥, When prosecuted on the ground of ‘tlon, end this must ba something m tunjunt discrintinatjon, {0 offer what evidencast cah by fact'that there aro competing lincs at_ono poiut, and ot at the otber. The discrimination, in such e cze 15 25 much & discrimination between individuala as § would be_in refcrence to two porsons living in tho Sima locality, and shipping at thé same station, unless, 25 before stated, a Eatisfuctary rezzon can be given for Qiscrimination heiween the polnts of ehipment; znd Sk a reason, in Ll casc supposed, it is not very easy wey of explanation. It might, for example, ehow in the prescat cace that the lumber shipped to Lexington ‘iad caused a greater expense in loading or unloading han that shipped to Bloomington. This msy not boa probable defense, but defenses may nevertheless cxlst and, i they do, tho companies should not be deprive of the rightito make them. Beforp' this act can be enforced, it should be 5o 15 concalve. . nmecded as te correspond with tho requirements of ;5-535- o uin"gfsc‘;-;; }’;’gfi;;;,,fi:g:’fl;‘,‘gf o Constitution, Ly directing s prohibition ogeinst ooteloglon, 0 SEnS pany ot e 2ata of &6 por | UnJust dlscrimisiations. 1t should mako e charging ber, i chari of & greater compensation for a leas distance merely 3350 feet for tramsportation. ‘Tho resident of Lexing- 13, who orders the same lumber ot the samo time, 18 Howrgod §5.65 Per1,000 feet for a transportation’ 16 Sies less in dfstanice. Is there not herc, unless an T planstion can bo furnished by tho Company, an un- Jum discrimination between individusls quito 2 much J5ithin the prohibition of the principles of the common Tav, 26 would be an unjust discrimination between in- ‘dividusls of the same town 7 We have endeavored (o show on what 2 firm founda- flon rests the constitutional power of the Lemislturo £o probibit tnjust discriminations in_railway freights, vt conceding whet is claimed for thelr charters as prims facie evidenco of unjust discrimination, instead ‘of conclusive evidence, a5 it now iu; and it should givo to the Tailway n:omrpmim ioright oftrial by jury, ot \only on the fact of discriminiation, but upon the fssue ‘whether auch diserimination is just or not. Thero s another featuro in this law {0 which wo deem it our duty to advert. As theact now stands, o forfeiture of all francisises 15 the only penclty that can ‘e imposed upon o company in a prosecution inatituted om bebialf of the people, and it is imposed for tho first ofionce, This, £a alrcedy remarked, in eome cases would amsount'to o fine Of millions’ of dollars. Ts not this o violation of the spirit of that constitu- tional provision which says, in terms, that “all penalties shall bo proportioned to the naturo of the offenso?” I it not also a violation of the spirit of the w6 have 8240, that they distinetly assert a right, on tho | very clause of tho Constitution under which this act paxt of the Companz, to make unjust discruminations. |mas framed, and which requires tho Legislature to pass “We understand them {0 concede, in ihe conclusion | lawsio prover: unjust discrimination and extortion by of thelr arfument, tho power of {lie Legislaturo to pro- | railroad carporations “and enforce such laws by ade- « Bibit such discriminztion, but they insist that no dis~ | quato penalsics, to the cxtent, if neccssary for that tion 18 unjust, if ibe person ogainst whom it | purpose, of foMciture of their property and fran- 3 made s mot himself -chorged an unreasonsble | chises?” Wowld it mot be befter:to enforce the srte. They therefore nyerred, in their plea fo tho in- | law Dby & scries of considerable and formation, that the charges for freight to Lexington | increasing fines, beforo {mposing the final in fact, reasonablo, and those to Bloomington | penalty of forfeitire? A luw admitting of but one srere unreasonably low. Buiin our opiniop, if the | penalty, and that.of the hareheat poesible character, Yt of the Legislature had directed its penaltics, s it | will, necessarily, be subjected by tho Courts to closs should Lave done, not against all discriminations, but | criticism and o strict construction. sgainst unjist discriminations and had mado | ke Yoglish Parliement pated a lowin 1854 pro- that tho izeuo to be tried, it would heve been no an- | hibiting the giving of undud or unreasonable prefer- \swer to aver, in the plea, that the larger rates for | ences or advantagos by ruflwsy compantes. Under ‘fho lees_ Qistance wero reasonable rates. “Thatwould | this sct various ciscs have narisen in tho English ‘ave had only an argumentative bearing upon the issue { Courts, which Lave been cited by counsel. Itis un- tobe tried, fo-wit: tho cxistenco of an unjust dis- | necessary to comment upon them. They hold, as we erimination between nefghboring fowns. What is & | do, o diserimination is not necessarily sn unjust die- feasopsble rate of frcight over a railroad | crimination, Thatisto be dotermined apor the evi- ¥, at best, s mere matter of opinfon, do- | dence, 2 pending on 3 great varety of complicated facts, The opinfon of the counsel is that, while the Legisls- hich but few persons could “intelligently !nvc!ué;\a, turo has an unquestionable power to prohibit unjust sod which it would be wholly in the pawer of the Com- | discrimination in raflway freights, no prosecution can experts might uptil amended, cont ‘We should, however, be dotrg the counsel for appel- Jant an justice if it were to bs inferred, from what ‘any to furnish or withbold. Railroad x be maintaincd under the existing ‘act 2o produced who would testify that, in their opinion, | because it doos not prohibic unjust discrimination . - the rata to Lexington, in the present case,was areason- | merely, but discriminations of any chaarcter, and be- bla rate, but the fact that o leas rate waa charged for | cause il does not allowthe companfes o explain tho ‘the greater distance, to Bloomington, if the differenco | resson of the discrimination, but forfeits their fran- wes & permancntly éstablistied and not a casual differ- | chiso upon an orbitrary and conclusive presumption ence, and if 1t could be explained only by the fact that | of guilt, to bo drawn from the proof of an act that. there was & competing line at.one place and not at the | might be shown to be perfectly innocent. In 0 ofher, might be well accepted as conclusive proof. | pariiculars the existing act violaten the spirit of the that the rato to Lexington wzs not a ressonable rate] | Constitution. The judgment of the Circuit Court oust- Theonly issue to bemade, under a law properly | ing the sppellant of its franchises, must, therofore, bo 3amed, would be whether thers was an unjust dis- | reversed. criminsdon ornot. 1f, on the trial of suchan issue, |~ Judgment reversed. o prosccutor proves a permenently.colablishod dle: scrimination, like that discloeed by the present reco 1end the Corapany can show 1o other reason for it thaz SPRINGFIELD. The * Turrency Question--The State= House Bond--The Penitentiary ¥n- +the existence of & wmsellng line at the favored point, held vestigation--Legislative Absentceses " gD detenno must be. ‘unsatisfactory, notwithstand- g witnessos msy. testify that they believe, os Sickness Among Membcers. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trivune. SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 24.—Some iwo weeks ago, 3 ‘matter of theoretical opinion, that tho ratea to Lexington are reasonable, . They cannot bo ressonable, wod the _dis on must bo unjust if the Loeser rate for the greater dlstance Lave been estab- 1isNed, merely because tho Company has cossed to ex- ercigat ihat point s practical monopoly. It canmot o suposed that either of the competing lines would | Mr. Wicker introduced a resolution requesting establisa permunent rato of charges upona seale | 45 Government to increase tho volume of the that woul'd Aot furnish 8 remunerative profit. The rates to Bls ton would be established under the 1nAuence of & {air competion, which, by the ordinary laws that govern commerce, might bs relied upon as cetablishing 5 rate unreasonsbly low. At Lexington e rates would be established by the uncontrolled dis- Eretion of the Compauy, and it should not cause sur- prise if they wero fixod unreasonsbly high. If the ot nnressonsbly low at_Bloomington Hhey aro unressonably ligh st Lexington. 1t =" ey are unreasonably low at Bloomington, and at all othier poinis tonckied by competing lines, is it not cer- currency by the issue of one hundred millions. It being the special order for Wednesday, Mr. Rountreo to-dsy offercd o series of resolu} tiong, including the following, which will be discussed st .tho same time: "“That sny holder of $10,000, or' multiples thereof, in anyof the gold-bearing bonds of the ‘United States, may retiro the same temporarily fain that the Company will indemnify itself by charg- | at the Sub-Treasury orrepositories in New York, ing,a¢ the station whers thers in no ompetition, aate | o "ron ieos New Orloans, or Chicag, mnder By high? And will mota iscrimination, Srising solely from guch a cause, bo necessarily an un- Just and injurious discrimination to ll persons ahip- Jing oF recciving {reights st the non-competing sta- ‘tions ? regulations tobe made by the Secretary of tho Treasury, and receive an amount of legal-tender notes equal to the face of said bonds temporz- rily retired; and upon presentation of & like sum in United States notes at . the place where geid bonds were temporarily retired, may receive the eaid bonds, or their equivalent in kind, less tho interest which would have accrued during z.jl;a time which £aid bonds were temporarily re- 1¢ Lexington is town where s considerable business 11s dome, it 18 evident that the discrimination of rates, - ur 1y established, will diminish its business rand check ita_growih, It was never intended or . ‘that these corporations shom'd mse thelr o benefit particular individusls or build & particuiar_ localifes by arbitrary dis- Sathation in thcir favor that must csuso injurs to ‘StheX persons or places engaged in rival pursuits, or Becap ing rival positions. Itisin vain to sy indo Pessa-oX such discriminations, mado without fust fanse, ha¥ the rate of charges against the injured per- 30m or locady 18 8 reasopable rate, and thereforo no ed. . The Attorncy-General's opinion on the State- Houge bond was read -in the House, to the” effsct that the State might demand a bond for the additional land, and that the citizens of %, ™ A injury, a5 o matterof fact, s com- | Springfield might legally givo one; that the dnfary i QoS iaer jush suggted, and tho Legiia- | LOLd Giongh ot pracise in all e torms, was ture has the rig t Féquire tue corporation to show s | joo,1" The' opinion was referred back 1o the sufficlent couse fox the dissrimination which rodutes | s o o5.General, to find out at what time the theinjury, and ft cenol b e faquiry os | State might demand tho additional land. oo’ by eaiing tho, spectlifye Rawiy b | e Commitice on Roads and Highvays ro- the injured- parties or localities sre not, after | ported s pubstitnte forall the Road bills pre- all, reasonsble ratee, Even if reasonable, when repard- |‘gented in the House. ~ If provides for the laying od in reference to the pro¥it upon the capital fnyested inthe Toad, they are xiot r¥sonible inthe true seasy of the term, §f Do eotisfactoly reason esn be given for charging le3s rates for the sanw or for gresteT sarvices rendered to persons doing bnsiness with the cQmpany s neighboring stations. % ‘From what we have said, it will be seen fhat the ob- Jsctof thelaw under which these proceedings were instituted was, in my opinion, clearly within the _power of tho Legislsture, The fxw was intended to " reseribo tho metiiods Ly which o exforce 2 sommon w auty that the railways of tho Salo voluntarily mssume whenever ihey oxerciso tbe fumctions of 3 common carrier, and it is, in one respect, 8 vie- Jetion of their chiartera, Itrémains to be considercd whetlicr therc sre dofects in tho details of the Isw which need to be amended before it can be execated. Woare of opinion that theroare such dofects, but they are susceptible of easy amendment. The discrimination forbidden by common carrlers i en unjust or uaTeasonablo dis- crimination, The provision in our mew Constitution out, keeping,.and repairing of highways. e House Committee on Pepitentiary will be at the institution to-morrow, end make a goneral inspection. The Senato Commitéco will be there & week from to-morrow. If anyin- vestigation of tho alleged frauds takes place, it vill bo confided to & special committee. 'wo of the members of tle General Assembly have disd, several are at home on the eick list, and those who are here are suffering from colds, fover snd aguo, or something clso. ~ Thero mus be something radically wrong in the yentilation of tho halls or with the climate of tho town. Ar. John C. Reynoids, for many years a cor- recpondent at Springfiefd daritg the sesrions of tho Legislature, was taken sick a week sgo, and the common law to | ia not expected to recover. - The House adjourned eazly for want of a quo- rum, and the Senatemet at 6 o'clock and ad- 15 0 sgpatmat ungust. diserimination, Itisin the fol- | T0T CRG "R oty e Ioviag ords: *Tho Genoral Assémbly shall pass | I3ICh, i nofling mow about the Railroad Com- s to correct abuses and_prev smissioners. The Governor is going to Bvanston 43 tand passenger X 3 Hon and extortion Indhio Tate of fr0g A eforeo | fo-night to attend tho fancral of one of bia e O e e o oftios to. tho axient, if nec. |t family, and nothing will b done until he re- essary for that pmmsck?r! forfeiture of their property | turns on Wednesday. A néw man named Crews, and franchiges.” Axt, XI., Sec. 15. % from Wayne, is coming, backed by farmers. This provisicn, expressly directing the Teghatirs | A cabinet meeting Of tho Slate officera was b e T D B ot that thero moy bs dis- | heldin tho Goyornor's chamber this afternoon, ‘but tho procecdings wero gecret. Senator Henry, of Clay, went homo last week guffering. from erysipelus, the sume complaint thnb‘l);-aved fatal in the cases of Mr. Bushnell 3 criminations which £re not unjust, and by implication 1 restrains (2o power of the Legislature o & prohibi- tion of those which aro unjust. That was undoubted- Iy the abject of the Legislaturs in passing the oxisting ) ? imdic T .1t Forbids. B sineei tho 3¢t | and Mr. Cross, and i8 reported dangorousty ill. whnkergchanfx;?e:fiy b e etances whatever, and | Members are getting mfi'arm;fl“ “du bt\- - Feiher” just of unjust, in fho charges for | lieve there is somsthing - detrimental to znnlporfin" (e pamo Mlasscs of freignt over | health in the old State Houzo. The St dlatarces, even though movingin oppasito direo- | following bills were introducod in tho Houso fiban, and does not permi the companies to show that | $o-day: - o diserimination i not unjust, Thomerd proof of | By Mr. Dradwell—In roletion to the ap- s out a case aguinst the rall- | _ ; e don i T S T Blly | PR S SR et e sosk . Teficice showing tho veason o propricty of the dis- | - BY I Brensen i N O R O et criminat m this sort of ex-parte trial o, e "tho- offenso forfeituro of | of the General Aszembly. fposes sa & penaliy p chise, % ‘would often be equivalentto s [ ~ By Mr. Freeman—To zmend the Eatzey law. B L ollaa. The object of thelaw ia | Ty A, Gordon—In relation to refunding raised for counties. m?}"yn .. Leitze—To smend the act in regard to the admunistration of estates. - ]el; Mr. Taggart—To previde for tho establish- commendable, but such & D , to be followod B raeh o penalty for the first offene,’ can- not be sustained. It could only havo been au- thorized through the naavertenco of tho Legislature. stands ces an offenso out of an ¥ L e v be siiown ot to be an offente, but =n | ment of agricultural experiment stations. - eercing of nwiso discretion really. bepeficial to the | Tho Judiciary Committee reported a substi- peoplo of the Siate ;and, whils debarring he com- | ¢nig for a bill in regard to limitotions, cmending Banies from all right of explanation, confiscates thelr | g2 ion 18 of the nct of 1872 franchises upen the first conviction. The Legislature cannot raise a conclusivo presumption of guilt” against 3 matural porson {rom ap ack that may be Lomocent 1o :itaelf, taking from him the ego o *actus! innocence or ympriet; of the act, and contizcat- 10g his property 88 o penalty for the supposed offense. Another Black Shcep. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. > SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 24.—0. 5. Munsell, Presi- dent. of the Bloomington Wesleyan University, “Tose provisions of our Constitution which forbidhe | . 4ondored Lis rosignation, to take offect im- eprivation of life, bbert, or property, £xeerl W7 (4> | mediately. It is reprosented that this action process of law, and which Jury s heretofore enjoyed,” and the right in all | was taken to avoid oxpulsion. It is charged that iminal prosecations to appéar and defend in person | he has been ropoatedly guilty of gross and im- = by 3m:1°,nw:\?!:1 ‘21l b6 violated by such a 1aw. | morel conduct with the young lady pupils of the Theso provisions, 1t 18 true, aro designed to apply only | jngiipution. : artificis] s must be .. e v fe it of usicowhich prompted | gy el PP 0 G orte them, o fer as may be mecessary to profect thelr |y o "yp0e Dr. 0. 8. Muneell, Proaident of the d franclises ageinst the operation of a w thiat substantially condemns without s trial, That tho naked fact that 5 reilway company «cha) 3 ing freight of the same larger sum for transporting freig] s for the same Tllinois Wesleyan University, has resigned ; that his resignation is not_altogether voluntary on his part, and that it is to, bo followed by an.in-. esfigation of charges v in their char- te T qreragi distance than it is charging mfifi; snotber partof ia oad, o (0 03RO, | gotcr; Thia matter will be more fully developed conclurive : . Snjust Qincriintnation, will bo manifest o smoments | 128 few days. 2 e flwflnfim&fi%figgsfi (hno nfll:l &- Apache Raids on the Alexican Border. Sax Frascisco, Feb. 23.—Advices from An- gona stato_that Goyernor Pesquiors. of the of Urez, Mexico, on receipt of ihe news S¢. Louis, At one season of the year more frelghts are moving from Chicago towards East St. Louis than n the opposito direction. The consequence, of ousse, | yayrioy that” the supply of empty cars at t outrages of thae- Cochise band in i the de- | of the recent outrage :'A‘:nti. ”ffi’éfiw‘f’wl’: mxg!e %i?f;‘e'm otrheu ;olnu, Mexico, hurried home from ‘Guayamas and soon which aleo touches several intermedizte stations upon | organized 300 of the National Guard for imme- theroad. Now, unless the railway company is per- | digte gervice. Great excitement prevails, as the iited, tinder fuch, circumstances, fo induce ship- | Meican suthoritics do mot feel warrsnted in ments over its lines by lowering its freights, itis evl- | ooning the Apaches on the soil of the United dent that 3 portion of ita cars will return empty. This | BASENE 4 €0t din to ilie treaty with Cocbise, ould, of corirse necessitatoa higher chargo for frelght | States; 8nd B0 PR O MGy our “troops. . moving towsrd St. Louis thaa it would be necessary to | lie 15 1 L T ol e Efipufu- impose if return freights conld be secured by lowering | Gen. Crook has no a o s bl . the sates on tho rotaca trip, To forbid the company | tions to stop murder, theft, and robbery by . tolower the rates of return freights would thusbenefit | Apaches across the border. ; moone, and would wn:lk an g’fi bol::o 'fim compe- 0 > by and to the people along the line. other seasons # A, + of the year mupfa:'éumnm of freightis moving in Ficndish I‘?tblmz';‘—}- - ! the opgosite direction, and the operation must be re- | Yrrzow Srmivas, O., Teb. Jorr e " | rime s o unsitéa sboit foue mils rom We give this illustration for the purpose of showiag | here. A colored women, Rame - ot s il forenca of prics, for iho same distinco of | dtcd her grandchild and sttempted to burn the tTansportatian, is not necessarily an unjust diecrim- | 3 45y p stovo. Failing in this, ehe buried the E e b o hgat peasit- | Bhe is now lying in Xenis Jull avaiting i oho "naming the quality of the iren here, this afternoon, between M. Sacks and Walter Bullock, two well-known citizens. Sacks struck Bullock in the face. Bullock drew his revolver and shot at Backs. Frank Kelloy,s cousin of Bullock's stepped between the two to separato them, and received the bulletin his back. The ball grazed the spino and lodged in his bowels. The wounded men was taken to tho hotel. The bullet has-not been found up' toa Iate hour. He is not considered fatally wounded thongh sufforing intense pain. PERSONAL ENCOUNTER. A Triangular Affair Between Col. Rowectt, Penitentiary Commissioner, James Goodspecd, of the Jolicz Re= publican, and One George R. Dyerees All the Partics Doing Well. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Jorier, Feb. 24.—Penitentiary matters have beon getting * red hot” here lately, and to-dsy they culminated in a personal engagement in the streets in a matter of honor between James Goodspeed, editor of the Joliot Republican, and Gen. Richard Rowett, Penitentiary Commis- sioner. The Republican has lately been making all kinds of charges sgainst the Commiasioners, and they have expresssd a willingness that all of them bo investigated by proper tribunal au- thorized to do tho #ame, except one charge, and THE COUNCIL. Annual Report of the Imspector cf Steam Boilers. Nearly Three Hundred Defective Ones Found, The Aldermanic Salary Question =-A Favorable Report. Tho Council held & regular mesting yosterday evening, Ald. Woodman in tho Chair. Present, Aldermen Richardson, Dixon, Warren, McGen- nies, Cooy, McAvoy, Sidwell, Btone, Pickering, Tracey, Cullerton, McClowry, Clowry, Bailey, Povell, O'Brien, Clark, Sweot, Kehoo, Hoath, Moore, Cleveland, Quirk, Eckhardt, Stont, Mahr, Longachor, Onrney, Cannon, Woodman, Cor- coren, THE DOILER INSPECTOR. Thq Mayor transmitted the aunual report of thc. City Steam-Boiler Inspector for 1872, and invited the attention of the Council to the vari- ous recommendations therein contained. The recommendations aro as follows : He inspected 765 boilers, and found 267 o bo defec- tive; 104 were without’ water-gauges; 20 steam- gauges wers out of order—9 of them dangerous; 5 had” imperfuct . furnaces. (e found onmo _engineer carrying 115 pounds of the gauge indicating only 70 pounds.) Toilers with burned plates, 29—7 dangerous ; 88 with blistered plates—10 dangerous ; 16 with broken braces—t dangerous, In view of tlé rapid increase of the munufacturing and commercial intereats of the city, requiring the use of steam ns s motor in the factories, i(s use a8 & heater and ventila~ tor in the schools, churches, hotels, and_other pubiio dings, the consequent increase in the number of steam-boilers,—the _majority of them distributed smong the 1most populous districts in the city, beneath pavements, ete,—ho urged the necessity for further legislation to secure the object for which the ordinauce was passed,—the eecurity of lves and property from dangers attendant upon the ignorant or careless management of steam. I rocommends that o provision be added to the ordi- nance requiring engincers to pass an examination s to their qualifications, and that a licenso beissued to auch as are competent; that it be made unlawful for any person to withiout notifs in use ; aleo ing bollers to be used in thecity shall provide the pur- chiasers with o written description of the boiler, used in their con- and John Reed, tvo of the Commissioners, with a quarrel, which was denied by anothes the controverey, kere is Gen. Rowett's own ver- gion of it: On Saturdsy, thoe 15th of February, T calle upon Capt. Egbert Phelps, and requested him to accompany me to Mr. Goodspeed's office for the. | purposo of witnossiug what was said and done, Arriving at the place doeignated, I approached A, Goodspoed 'and said to him: T am mot hera for denying or sdmitting any of the charges made sgainst the prison management. books and .records will show for themselves. But one parsgraph of your article reads thus : “¥ understand that Reed and Bowett deny belng here on that day; to express it politely, * thoy lie,” and it can be proved by two-t of tho nm%luye! of the institution.” Rowett came here that morning from the south, and Reod was there during o eput of the duy; and the row took place just ss reported to you last week.!” . After reading the above, Isaid: * Aro you tho guthor of that article?’ He said: “Iem not?” ‘I said: “Then give mo the name of the anthor.” Goodspoed replied: “ He lives in “tho country. Call on meon Taesday or Wednes- day, and I'will give you the name of the author.” I called on Wednesday last, and was informed b; I, Nottinger, his local editor, that Mr. Good- epced had gone to the country. I then left word that I would call the next morning. On Thurs- dsy morning I called in. Mr. Goodspeod in- formed me that he had been looking for his corrcspondent, =and could not find him, and asked for further delsy. I fold him if he would give me the name I would hunt struction, ORDERS. The Board of Publio Works was ordered to Eropnra ordinances for sewers in Centra street, | etieen Clark and Lincoln avenue ; Goet):le],‘ ; c] from Clark to State ; 0'Contor, from Se to Hurlbut ; LaBar, from Larrabeo to Disisi Meagher, from Stowart avenuo to Halsted; W, son, from Cansl to Jofferson; New- | hi berry avenue, Jobnson, Drown, and Mor- | himupmysclf; thathe had delayed too long gan, from Twelfth to Sizteenth; Maxvell, from | alreedy. Ho then seid: "1 have Iuvestigatod that Helited to_ Bluo Island avenne; Wright, from Halsted to Morgan; Thirteenth, Fonrteenth, and Thirteenth stroot’ place, -from Blue -Island avenue to Loomis ; for walling and illing Sedg- wick, from Erie to Chicago avenuo; for a gido- walk on the north side_of 0'Connor strect, be- tween Sodgwick_end Hurlbut; to put in catch- basins on_ Hurlbut, from Sedgwick to North avenue; Sigel, from Sodgwick to Hurlbut ; and Gardnor, from Vine to Halsted. The Board of Police was ngain ordered to re- port how many of the fire-elarm boxes pur- chasod by the city within the year have been Teceivod, and where they bave been placed. An order directing the Comptroller to ndver- tise for & lot for_sn engine-house, st the corner of Halsted and Thirty-fifth streots, was referred to the Committee on Tire and Water. b - BTREET IMPROVEMENTS. The Board of Public Works reported ordi- nances for paving the alley from Twenty-soventh to Twenty-ninth stroete, between Dearborn and Butterfield, and for vacating the alley in Blocks 4, 8, and 10 of Bocbe's Subdivision of the E. 3§ of N.W. ¥ Sec. 2, 89, 13 E. Tho firstwas pasked, and tho second reforred. E FIREABMS. Ald. Cullerton submitted the following ordi- matter myself, thoroughly, and our eorrcspomiont was mistaken, as you were not thore that day, and Reed was in Springfield, and if you will be eatis- od with a retraction I will write it by his', #aid, * Write; and let me ses the naturo of the retraction.” The retraction read about as fol- lows : ‘In our issue of the 8th inst., we stated that if Rowett denied his quarrel with John Reed at the Penitentiary, punlished by us in our issue of the 29th ult., and that Rowett lied.” ‘Wo have sinco learned that our correspondent ‘was mistaken; that he was not there on that day with Reed, and wo cheerfully make the correction.” Tsaid that would be satisfactory. I nsked him for & copy of the articles, and he eaid 1t was not necessary, as his honor was pledged tnat it should be published. I loft for home on that day, and returned here late on. Baturday night, only to learn that Goodspeod bud failed to koep his promiso, a8 ho had, not published the retraction which his honor! stood pledged for. This morning I met him on the street He said he had the retraction set'up in t; some one had told bim that he was afraid not to nance, which was referred : printit, and he wanted it nnderstood that he cihids 3 was not, to bo forced to do anything. I said, to BrcTiox 1. That noperson within the said eity shall | yion RS0 1 CEeR CHocoivod moe Youat #ell, or in any manner furnish & minor with any iafol, revolver, or other flrcarms, and any person of- ¥md1ng ogainst this ordinanca shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense. Sro. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from and af, ter its passago and due publication. ASHLAND AVENTE RAILROAD TRACKS. N Tho resolution reported by the Committeo ou Railroads, ordoring the Board of Public Worka to remove one of tho railroad tracks on Ashlend avenue, operated by the Union Rolling Mill Company, was taken up. 3 Ald. Tracoy offered a substitute, directing the removal of both tracks. 'Ald. Powell moved to ley the matter over for two weoks. The motion was not agroed to—yeas, 15; nays, promisod to give me the suthor's namo, and next told me you were in the country looking for him lsst Wednesdsy, when now jou yero in Chicago that day, and nothe ing thet you could say bercafter would havo any weight with me. ~His reply was “ Well, what of it?” or “What areyou going todo’ about it ?" or somothing to that effect. 1 said, “Tl take the matter in my own honds, and whip you, or you will me.” I then throw down my overcont “snd cane mud struck himin the face with my fiat, at which %instant Capt. George R. Dyer, & friend of Goodspeed’s, who was with him at the time, struck me over the head with his cano, 1 then stepped back, gethered up my cano, and want for Dyer until pulled of by Mr. “Hsmmond and ohors. 3 : By request of Ar. Goodspeed, Gen. Rowatt was arrested then and there, and by direction, or at the suggestion of thd byatanders, Capt. Dyor and James Goodspeod wora both arrested and taken beforo the Polico Magiatrate, whon the in- vestigation was continucd until one week from next Wednesday. WALL STREET. Review of the Stock, Gold, Money, and Produce Markets. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 2 ‘MONEY. - New Yorg, Feb. 24.—Money active and strin- gont at from 7 to 1-16, with business mainly at 1-32. The rates with leading bankers, with whom Government bonds are about the only col- Iatoral received or pledged, are 7@7 gold. Mer- cantile paper dull. Those who would ordinarily buy paper aro lending their money, to a grest extent, on call. The London market for securi- ties is reported stronger. Outside tho Bank of England, whose minimum rate for discounts is 8 tpex— cent, monoy is obtainable at 2@2{ per eent. @oLD quiet, ringing between 1144@114}. -In the gold Joan maclet tho rate_for carrying is hoavy, Corresponding in some degree to the price of ‘monoy outside. 3 YOREIGS EXCHANGE steadier. Commercial bills in fair supply, and cotton bills more_abundant, owing to high gold. Governments quiet and changes slight. THE STOCK MAREET ~ * 2 is irrogular. Weostern Union, Erie, and Roc! Island advenced, while there was 2 decline in Pacific Mail, LakeShore, and Union Pacific. Tho downward movement in Pacific Mail s the result of the threatened investigation by Congress 16. Ald. Powell moved to postpone it for one weok. 1t was agreed to. - BAFETY OF HUMAN LIFE. The ordinance to prevent the obatruction of tho aisles of theatres, churches, etc., was taken up. . PA motion to waive the engrossment failed, and the ordinance was referred to the Clerk for en- grossment, ) Ald. McGennies moved to striko out the rec- ommendation for the appointment of 2 special ‘committeo of five to investigate the theatres. It was agreed to. ALDERMANIC SALARIES. Tho roport of the Committee on Judiciary, indorsing the payment to Aldermen of reasona- ble pay for their services, was taken up. A}:l. Moore thought no one could tell what the gervicos of an Aldorman was worth, and moved to table the whole matter. Tho motion was lost—yeas, 8; nays, 23. Tho reaotution was adopted—yecs, 23; nays, 5 —as follows : Yeas—Richardson, Warren, McGennise, Coey, Mc- Avoy, Sidwell, Pickering, Tracey, Cullerten, McClory, Clows, Bailey, Powell, O'Brien, Clark, Kehoe, Heatl, Fekhardt, Btout, Mabr, Lengacher, Carney, Cannon, Woodmaz, Corcoran—23. Nays—Dixon, Stone, Moore, Cleveland, Quirk—S. DEARDOBN STREET. The ordinance for opening Dearborn street was taken up, and failed to pess—jycas, 29 ; noye, 1. - The vote was roconsidered and the matter temporarily Iaid over. 2 PERSONAL. " Ald. Moore stated tuat Ald. Bherwood had been sick for neasly & month and confined to his room. He was not a skulker, a5 had been alleg- ed in one of the morning papers. . INVESTIGATIONS. Ald. Bidwell offered = resolution requesting the Board of Public Works to proceed with a3 Tittlo delny a8 possiblo to oxamine the various | intd the mesns employed lsst winter to x)nblicbnfidingg, theatres, etc., to 8eo ns to their | 8ccuro the subsidy for the Pacific Mail eafety. service. ~ Rumor says that _ considera- 00, Powell olfered & substituto, providing for | ble sume were spent in Washington, which may secount for the discrepancy of 81,000,000, or thercabout, in the statement of the Company. It is feared that the investiga- tion msay result in the withdrawal of the sub- A dy. BREADSTUFFS. 5 Flour closes_irrogular, with mors inquiry. Common brands more plenty. Family grades dull. No. 2 and_superfine in fawr demand. Wheat inactive and nominal. Dealors apart in their views. tho appointment of & committes of fivo to do this work, and seoif any further legislation was neceseary on the subject. G The matter was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings. RELIEF AND AID SOCIETY. Ald. Bailey presented the following: rneas, By tho provisions of the charter cf the Ch‘lv:gn Relief ymd A?d Soclety, it is directed to bethe duty of ihe Board of Directors to mske a report at least once © Fear to the City Council of Chicago, giving o fall account of il their doings, o statement of their Fecaipls and expenditurcs, verified under oath; and \¥iEREAS, No such report has been made since Jan- PROVISIONS. Pork moderntely active aud firm. BSales 500 brls new mess, for March, at $14.75; now mess e i on th t a’ at about $1487%@ £ of Directorsof the Chicago | O3 the 6pot quoted 'at about 814874 placlceds That e Do o Fated 1o give (his Couse | 15.00. Cut Mests—Thero was some demand il the renson for thelr failure to mako their said re- dry salted shoulders; G3c was 35 required by law; and farther, that they be re- D iied o make such Teport without unnecessary de- for b‘i)daml)mt Gc is still asked, Sales include sbout v, and that the City Clerk be directed to farnishi said 39 Ibs pickled bellies, 20 1bs and upward, at 7ife. Bacon fairly active, sales being 1,850 that is, tho Republican charged Gen. Rowetty| _, paper in the city. Whereupon the Republicant| £aid that Rowett lied, and, for tho remainder ofy beat prices of the day. suthority, and publish it ia my nest fssue,” 1° ¢ || land, 924 1a; Board with s duly certified copy of thase preambiesand | povag af B for short clear, on the spot, and 71gc sesolution.; . iq | forl 37 d short clear, It was refarred to the Commities on Pablio | 107 gpif e e T Lo A o videato Buildings. demand. -For Weetern, for February, 87-16¢ was quoted; 200 tes city sold at 8%c. For fu- Biure dolivery, aales of 500 tos for Mateh, at 815c; 250 tos for April, at 8 11-16c. COMMITTEES. The Committee on Railrosds reported favora- blyon the application of the joliet Iron and Steel Company tolsy 8 ‘:rnl:}s across Ashland avenue, ear Thirty-first stree! >k 3 1t was h{d over, and made s special order for Monday. % The Committes on Police reported back the resolution in reference to refunding to police- men the amount paid for clubs and belts, with an amendment providing that, upon finalsettle- ment with any patrolman, the club and beit ehll Do returned, and if not done, owing to any neg- ligence on the part of the patrolman, the cost price of the articles shall be deducted from the amount due him. The resolution, as amended, was adopted. Tho Committes on Harbor and Bridgos report, ed, recommending the widening of the riverat Twenty-second stroot, as suggested by the A Mlurderer Confessese INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24.—William H. Beok, a blind man and a notorious .charncter, residing at 24 Douglasa_street, in this city, has mado con- fession of the murder of two girls, Mary Hen- nerby and Catherine Gimler, sged espectively 11and 4 years old. The murder wa8_commitied in June, 1870, along the banks of White River, near this city, and created the most intense ex- citement at the time, but was surrounded by an apparently impenetrable mystery, and Do pos- sible clue could be gained as to the guilty part: k was arrested early this morning. He hag become blind since the marder of the children. Board of Public Works. H The O’Neill Family. The order was roferred to the Clerk foren- Yery gigantic is the O'Nelll family (from Ire- grossmert. i land) wE;ch is now oxhibiting in England. They The Council adjourned. ere from Queens County, near Dublin. The mother of the family is 45 vears, stands 5 feet 2 inches in height, measurés round her arm, 26 inches : across her shoulders, 8 feet ; round her et e Shooting Affraye Ex Paso, 1L, Fob. 24.—An allray took place waist, 5 feet G inches, and weighs 373 pounds. Her eldest son ia 25 years of age. stand 6 feet 3 inches, and weighs 257 pounds. The eldest daughter is 20 years of age, and stands 5 feet 6 in height, =nd meas- ures round the arm 27 inche; zcros her shoclders, one yard nnd s half; round her waist, 8 feet, and has the enormous weightof 546 pounds. On account of her obesity she is scorcely able to walk, appears uneasy on her legs, and is sometimes compelled to lesn up ageinst the wall for support. The vaccination marks on her arms have incressed with age and devolopment of adipose tissue ill théy are as large 5 ordinary saucers. This delicate crea- ture is affectionztely, though rather absurdly, called “Lily"” by Ixer'ionnger relatives. It is observed that though the mother shows signs of excessive alcoholic consumption, there is no dis- ease complained of ; and the subjects do not ap- pear to auffor from any other aifection than the S{n:unvenience of having to support so much at. —It is estimated that, since tho discovery of &%d, Novada County, Cal., has yielded $195,000,- , and her mines aro not exhausted yet. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Financial News. NeW Yorx, Feb. 24.—Money was tight, and loaned = high as 1-16 per doyand interest, closing £t 7@ The March interest disbursements by the Treasury, hich began to-dsy, will amount to 5,000,600, Sterling dull at '108%,@108%;. There was some de~ ‘mand for remittances of 10-40 coupons to European holders. Gold declined from 114 to 114¥, closing at 1144 @ 1143, Loans, 3@7 per cent for carrying. Clearings, 200,000, Freasury dlsburzements, s6ci,o00. at the Slate bonds were dull and stedy, with Tcnnessces strong at 82@83, be Thero was considerable activity in raflrosd firsh mortgages. Central Pacitics continue strong at 104@ 104X ; Unfon Pacifizaat 943@95, and Chesapeake & Obifo 'mixes, under a heavy demand, have sgain vanced to 673 and Interest. , Btocks, wifh the exception of Pacific Mail and Lake EBhore, hive becn strong throughout the day. Pacific 1 fell with lerge eales from 703 to 67, rallied to 69, end closed at 673, Lake Sliore fell from 953 to 94X, {York Central from 1033 to 104XC; Western Unlon from 903, to 97y ; Rock Island from 113X to114% ; Erle from 643¢ 005} Governments were quiet, but closed strong S It transpired that the Atlantlo & Great Western® Company are quietly buying Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central stock, and that cash siares are grow- ing scarce. The market clodcd steady at prices slight- 1y under the highest of the day. Bterling, 108%. ‘GovERNMENT BONDS, Coupons, '8l. 5208 of "62, Coupons, Coupons, 65 Coupous, 65 Missours ... Tennessces, old. Tennesaces, now, Virginias, new.. TE [BONDS. ;{Virginiss, old, North Carolinas, old. .. North Carolinas, new. .17 Pittsburgh Northwef ‘Central Pacific bonds.104 \Northwestern 190 ‘Rock Island.. 14 Del. Lack. & Western 10255 'N. J, Central 04 [ [B. H. & Exle.. . Bt. Paul.... ves B3 Foreign Markets, IVERPOOL, Feb. 24—11 s, m.—~Flour, 208 6d. Wheat ~—Wiater, 12 4d ; spring, 11s6d@12% Ed; ‘white, 123 1d @13s; club, 125 6d@13¢. Corm, 278 3d. Pork, 678 6d. Lard,'s78 9d. £ Loxpox, Feb. 24, —Cansols—Money, 022{@92 ; ac- count, 923 ; 5-208 of 63, 93% ; do of /67, U837 ; 10403, 895 ; new 53, 90i( ; Erle, 525, Rate of ant for threo months’ bills on open market ¢ lecs than bank rates, Rate of money on Stock Exchange on Govern- ment securities 1% lower than bank rate, Pants, Fob. 2,—Rentes, 66f 35c, LiveRpoox, Feb, 24.—Cotton sieady ; middling up- tleans, 104, Sales, 12,000’ bales; Amer- ican, 7,000 ; speculation and export, 1,000, ‘Breadstulls qulet ; red winter wheat, 12243, Flour, 2936d. Corn, 27a3d. Cheeze, 715, Cumberland middles, 34s 62, Bhort ibs, 35 94, L New York Live Stack Market. New Yonx, Feb, 24.—Live Srock—The weather fs clear and about the coldest of the season. Total ‘boeves for the week, 7,730, agalnst 7,400 the pravious week; for to-day, 133 cars at Hundredth street, 124 *at Communipaw, nd 12 ot Weehawken, making 4,400, sgainst 5,600 last Monday. The butchers bought sparingly at the spproach of Lent, but took most of thocattle, Thers was a slight improvement in pris montly on sccount of the better qualily. They range from 3¢ for 7 cars thin 950 b Texans, 55 ibe per cwt, .£010%¢ for 10 cars nico Cherokees, 63§’ cwt, end 105¢ for 6 cars {at Cherokees, 1,100 1t4; 1034c for a lot of Ahin b3 cwt Illinols; 11ije (57 tha per cwt) for 4 cars 463 cwt; 12 for 3 cars 734 cwt Ohlo; 13@14c for 4 cars ¢xtra 8 cwt Illinois, A few tope, 9 Cwt, reached 143ge. There were 29 cars Texans to-day. The close was sTather dull, with few cattlo left, - | Smzze—Total, 20,300, sgainst 14,900 the previous week. For to-day, 8,000, and trade fair at full rates of ;@8 for common to pritc ; nothing very mean ofer- ing. One car extra, 186 Ib, ‘Indian, 8¢ ; 3 cars, 100 I, State, 8 ; car, 82 Ib, Oblo, Tc; car, 73 1b, 64 ; car, 85 1b, Indtans, 63¢c; car, 98 1b, Michigun, Thic, ¢ Hoas—Total, 81,000 live, against 36,700 tho previous ~week ; Weutern dressed for the week, 16,050, Market firm st }/c advince on most weights from Saturday. Live aro worth 54@5jc; city dressed, BY@THC] Western dressed, 57@634c. Pittsburgh Live Stock Miarket, Prrrssunan, Pa., Feb, 26.—CATTLE—Market slow; arrivals fair; ‘best;'§5.25@6.60; stockers, $5.00@4.00F common, $4.50@5.%5, el 14@6.70; Cog e Bueee—Marliet slow; arrivals fair: ‘medium, $5.00@5,50; commox, £4.00@4.50, Hogs—Market fair’; arrivalafair ; Philadelpbiz, $3,60 @5.80; Yorkers, SL60@3.10. . Philadelphia Cattlc Market. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.—Breves—Dull this week ; rather lower ; exira Pennsylvania and Western sleers, 704 £0$8.00; fair to good, $5.00@7.00 ; common, $5.00 ‘SmEER—Falr demandat 5@Txc. Hoas—TIn demand at $7.75. Sales 3,400 beeves, 9,000 sheep, énd 5,000 hogs. New York Dry Goods Market, New Yonr, Feb. 24—The trade movement wis rathier slow to-day, bueiness having been checked by ibo intensely cold weather. The market for cotton goodas, faicly settva especlaly for fine brown end leached shirlings, corset jeans, ticks, and denime, all snd unchanged. Wheat dull and inactive IAT i 24 held ab §1.03 with 5168 bid ; Nor 3 164 orn SERO NOTIGES, quiet ot 45@46c. Oata steady; No.1at 4dc. Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup. REFINED PETROLEUM—Stesdy; car lots, 16¢; small lots 17c; legal test Ohlo, 24c. BALTIMORE. Feb. 24—BREADSTUFFE—Plour and EAWEED TONIC and MASDRAK Prirse. These aro ths medicines that will cure Pulmogary Consumptions Dr. Schenck has been in conatant practico over thirt BALTINORE, yeazs, continually oxamining lungs, and knows his medf- wheat dull shd unchanged. Com—Wesiern mixod | Sloew, i properly taken, will cuts, consumption. His Hominal at lc. Oata firim; Western mixed, 47@4%c; | Mandrate Pily cleanse thio liver and stomach; his Seaz white, 50c. Ryes 80@%0c. : " | Hoed Tonle dissolves th tood, srimulates the Ccoating of Proststoxs—Strong ; pork, $14.75, Bulk meats in | Hpeatibe it sy pgoation: his Pulnonle Sriap good demand ; l.boulgeru, 53c; no rib sides hero: | ezertion. red aud_for sale by J. H. scu.r:vo&"‘ Clear mib, Tise. Bacon active; clear rib, 8@Sic. | SON, N. E. comor Sixthand Arch-sts., Philadelphis, ‘and By druggiste and dealers genorally. & Hams, 17%@15c. Lard-firmer;’ steam, 8ic; keitle, SHIRTS. Made to order in the most complete E artistic manner, of fabrics unsure Fsssedfcr urability. Money cheers ully refunded if not satisfactory. WILSCH BROS, 8. E.cor. State and Washington-sts,, 35 West 5. Borren—Unchanged, WrsEY—Firm at 9134 LEDO. ToLrpo, Feb, 24.—DBaEspsturrs—Flour quiet and Wheat dull 2nd lower ; No. 1 white Mich- amber 3fichigan, $1,66%: No. 1 red, 2, $1.65. Corn dull and lower; high pot; 41¢ seller April; $33c seller lay; yellow, 393c; o grade, 33c. Oats .2, 253 March, 36c; rejected, 82c. Hoas—$5,50 for light. . Crover Sgxp—35,10;: mammoth, $8.00. Reorters—Flour, 1,000 brls; ~ wheat, 8,000 bu; corn, 33,000 bu oats, 1,000 bu. Se1rMeNTs—Flour, 800 bris; corn, 29,630 bu ; oats, 7,000 bu. ST. LOUIS. 8. Louts, Feb, 24.—Brransrorrs—Flour quiet and weak; superfine fall, $5.25@5.50; extra do, $35.75@ -whest, 4,000 bu; Si2d: oot oy S Mo o L3R Core duh t. (Sh House), Ohi 26 5 o, $1.33; No. .78, Corn dull an erman House), Ohicago, droopln, 2 mired, $23 in elovator. Osts r i and et B 4@k on ist S ovia trotns i 260 tm | memaPllie’s Opern Ionne, Cincinmad, ., elovator. Sarley quiet. Bye dull and doopivg TOR SALE. 7 "3 2, 7@C3e. Warsxr—Dull at 8%c. Z : ProvisloNs— Pork firm at $13,75. Sugar-cured hams higher ; 10)c for 14 bs av. Bufk meats Srm, but less active; shoulders and clear rib, up country, 43@63¢c; jobbing lots, packed shoulders, 5o; clear 1ib, 67;@7c ; clear, T5@TXc, Bacon firm¢ shoulders, Boilers and Engines ‘Those wishing t h B e Lot ool S e ey o7 clear rib, 7%@bo; clear, 8@8Xc, for jobbing"| Ty by thaleh loth. Lard steady 53c meller March, = B e e e Hoos—$4.25@4.80. " Recelpts, 2,855, . short notice. Also, ARTESIAN WELL SUPPL! CitrLz—From fair to choice feeders, $3.65@4.75; | Artesian Weils put down on reasonable terms. Qo native steere, 4460@6.00, : inzie-st.. OB kit 131 East Kinzie-st., Chicago. E. BEACH &-CO. LEGAL NOTICES. Lara nera | NEW YOIK Supreme Court, Kings County. Welter S, Gril- fths against the Allantic FIre [nstrance Company. CrxcrvsaTy, Feb. 34,—Bar Avsivrre—Flour dull and 5 shade lower at $7.75@S.10. Wheat dull at §1.70G 133, Corn quiet at 30@40¢. Pro quiet at B2, Osts quict at 30@38c. Barley qulet and unchanged. ~ LINSEED O1e—90@92¢. Pnovisions—Steady. Tork st $13.50, firm; steam, 75@7%e; kettle stesdy st 8c, Bulk meats steady’; aboulders, 47;G5c; sales at £4.90 spot, arsuan and So buyer fret half of March | clear 1ib, SGIC] | sach. cass JAdS S0 FrovIdnt, AR Lo hbortir Bt 18 sales at $6.90 spot, znd st Tc buyer first half of March. | court, made and entarcd horein on the 12th day of Fehra- Bacon steady; ehoulders, 5 @Cc ; clear Hb, T@Tc; | Ay, 1973, a second and final disidend of tweaiy-firo centa clear, T4 @8c. . onthe dollar of the debts of the late Atlantio Firo ins. pemong~Eiem ;. dilfpers, $LANGA0; Tocdiptey; 1,60 o Mareh, 9, 0% 150 oFlos o the-anderniyned, Bex ead. ¢ f the sald 3 5 WeEY—Steady at 8Tc. A R A e ... DETROIT. . COURS, Recelrsr. Drrrorr, Feb, 24.—DreADsTUrFs—Flour dull and BarszY, BUTLER & PARSONS, Attorneys for Huecelver.” unchsnged. Wheat in gopd demand at full prices s ex- En giae; x;'g.l,u.m;g.mbar. €163, Corn steady 3t SCALES. . Oata, 385, 4 > A% xEw oRLEANS, FAIRBANKY ac R ok s UK S 00, Temy, #1050 B emand ; 25@8.50 3 .38 ; family, v T Cond Aachmen whitey e Gate, 320 SsCcCATLES Bran—Quiet.at §1.25. 5 o Hax—Dull; prime, $25.00827.00. OF ALL SIZES. ProvisioNA—Pork qulet; best firm at $14.75. Dry FATRBANKS, MORSE 00 meata quiet at 6c, TH@73C. Bacon dull at TK@85@ 83c. Hams ol nt)gzeé:"md quiet; tierce, 8@8)c; keg, 0@9x0. GrocEnizi—Sugar dull and unchanged. Molssses quict; nferior fermenting 46c; common, B3c; prime, 60@63c. _Coffce firm at 18@20C. 5 Wann—1@Te. Corrox—Moderate demand; good cotton scarce. Bales, 5,000 bales good o at 175c; low mid- dling, 18%;¢; middling, 153;c; middling Orleans, 193{c. Tacelpts, 21,218; o exports. " Block, 200,65, 8 heavy r¢ Ipts of cotton was caua )y arranges menta af tho ateamboats on the Lower Mlskizsippi and | EXFLAYATION O REprRESCE Munxs. - 1 Starday e T Toeipts hato for the noxt twoWeeka | rivo Banday at0a. m. $Dallr. EMPHIS, s ; | i ¢ CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD. changed. et 34-—~Corrox 38 . OB | agn, Alion & St. Lauis Through Line, and Loulsiana pEspsTUVTS—Flour quict and unchanged. Corn | (Ie:) e short rouleJrom Ghicagoto Kansas City. - Uniom meal easy ot $3.15. Corn_dull and drooping st 50@ Eridse oty ¥est Side. maar Stodisonoats 52c. Oata dulland drooping at 49@50c. ‘Hay-—-Dull at $30.00@34.00, ' Brax—Dall at £22.00. Buzx Meats—Active and higher; shoulders, 5ifc; sldes, TX@TXc LOUIS' VILLE. Lovisviie, Feb. 24.—Tomacco—Very active and ‘WEST WASHINGTON-ST. _EAILROAD TIME TABLE: - ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE (F TRAINS, " Winter Arrangement. EXPLAYATION OF ax- Ar- PECNA TSR, S CRA TRy Zea Bt. Lonis & Springfleld Express, via Main Line. +9:152. m. P % 4:10p. m.. firm; sales, 25 hds., 3 caomo: * 05 Bhraberirre—Flour firm; extra famils, 750 - | Bt Fanind Sotinzbeid Lichtniog Pyt PRovisioNs—Mers pork 'held higher, at $14.00. | - Ezpress, via Maln Lino, andalso| Bucon in folr demand and higher; shoulders, o7 | via Jackonsile Dirialon 9900 p. 1. clear rib, 8 clear, 8e packed: p ms, 1203 = sugar-cured hams, 12@12%c. Bulk meats in {air J:flrfl.ffi';'éé;'&f,‘.’,“fi‘.‘.‘.“‘ ot : emind &‘dmes‘rl e clear, TXc.. Lard steady | Peoris, Keoxuk & Buri'n Bzl 1|*'9:00 . m. D@ and UHCHANG <Dally, via Maln Line, and daily excopt Saturday, via Wixx—Steady st 87c. Jackaogsitle Division. §2 Dally, via 3tats Line, sad MILWAUKEE. T Ty o 3, Dy, g diain Lioe, sad datly, Muwavzer, Feb. 24.—BREADSTUFTS—Flour quist £nd unchanged, Wheat steady ; No. ; SLa7¢ 3 No. 2 $1.213;, Comn steady; No. 2, M. Oats dull An a ihade lower; No, 9, 2%c. Byedull; Ne.1, 63%c Barley steady ; No. 2, T2c. ‘RrcErers—Flour, 2,000 bris ; wheat, 79,000 bu. Bxescrarra—Floir, 3000 brla whiedt, 1,000 bu. . PAUL .RIILWfl\'- Ticket~Offce CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & S Tnfon Depot, corner Madiron and. ¢ Hadisom Milwaukeo, St. Paol & Mingeap-| ALO, Burraco, Feb, M.Flour qilet. Wheat tnactive, | pOlD8 Epicer £7208. m. Corn dull ; sales ‘6 cara on track at about 52c. Oats, | _Mail and Express. 11208, m.: Bilwankes, &, Padl & Hiiiied ve, and basley noglected. % e olls Night Exproas. OSWEGO. 0swezGo, ¥eb., 24, —Wheat dull; prime white 4 Statc, §205. Corn unchanged. Barley quiet, $1.10. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD, Depote—Foot of Lakest., Indianaar., and Sizteenthest., OCEAN NAVIGATION. _ i gfm:_"’r;;d Sletventi-cte. Tickes dice n Dripgs House ALLAN LINE ' . Mall hiaeee. s D G ubug Pacific Fast Line.. Montreal Ocean Steamship Co. h firat-class fall.powcred Mall Steamers Fegular e o baot pid Grietoc in summer, a0 Eortian in wintex bi-weekly, and Liverpool and Baltimoro the ax rounsl; also, & weekly steamor batween Glasgow and feren: American ports. 'RATES OF PASSAGE: Downor’s Grove Accommodatio: Ottawwand Streator Passenger.. TPUREPPTY *Pry CABIN. $ tat d Ireland...... 160 and 320 gold. — e Sl ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. Tcenty-second-at. Afadiso by S " Depot foot of Lakest. and foot af . sice, 16 Canal-st., corner of h. st Teare. o F O ediuvian and Pranch Poris. 38 i Tt | Tickets issued here from chiof points {n Furope to any | St. Louls Express. 7:202. m. Rallrosd town in the Western States, and vice versa. .| St. Louis Fas: Linc i1 8:15D. m.| EPmlgbt udd lul u‘l:;lnrl(:;m :;‘t botween chiof ports in”| Calro Mail ;; a m. S £l points 1a the Vest, : Yo other information apply at Lie Company's office, 185 m 72 and 7«4 LaSalle-st. T3ugn: X = ALLAN & CO., Agents. 3R = m, S0k m 2 FOR EUROPE. 4 Soon m B * ‘Hydo Park =ad Qal oods,. 12:10 p, m. me O k and Oak Woods.. P. m.| m. Park and Oak Wood, P. m. !} m. Tiyds Parkand Oak Woods - m.| . m Hyde Park and Oak Woor m. . m. Hyde Park and Ozk Woods N . 25 p. @, **On Eaturdays this train will be run to Champaign. CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI THROUGH - LINE, VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. ROYAL MATL STEAMERS. Wil rail from New Yorkza follows: Tuscarora’ bleached shirting is now 19c and “Frait of the Loom, Prints, ginghams, and American dress gooda d ronr quest from first hands._Woolens are rathier less ac-+ tivo for light welghts. Foreign goods rule dull except” for aresa fabrics, The importationa for last week ‘wers over five and 5 quarter millions, of which are firm. Pittsburgh O11 Market. PrrTSEURGH, Fab, 24.—Market at Parker's Landing, crude petrolenm s reported firm at $2.22K@2. od; no pules, Refined firmer; Philadelphia deilv- sk , spot, 19Kc; homo trade, cargo lots, 16@16Xe; o 1ou," e % il "The Produce Markets. NEW YORK. Few Youk, Feb, 2L.—CorroN—Very dull ; middling uplsnd, 2056, ‘Breabsrurrs—Flonr firmer, more active, chiefly for shipping grades; roceipts, 12,000 brls; super Weatern and State, $6.00@6.75; common to good extra, $7.003 7502 good to chioice, $7.55@8.25 ; white whest extra, 56@10.50: Obio, '$1.20@10.50; Bt. Louis, $7.50@ 12.75. Ry flour quiet ; common to very fancy, $3.90 @6.20. Corn meal quict ; Brandywine, $3.90. 'Wheat dull and heavy; recaipts, 17,000 bu ; prime No. 2 Mil- wankoe, sfioat, $1.68 No.'3 Chlcigo, $1.65; Inferlor 2, 81.523; winter red aud amber Western, $1.95 .00, Dyedull. Barley quiet. Malt inactive. Corn Beavy and lower; receipts, 15,000 bu; new mixed Westarn, 653@66¢; old do 1n store, 63@64c; do aflost, 853 @660 3 Fellow, 65@68z._Ostsheavy ; shade easler; Teceipts, 50,000 bu ; new Western milxed, 52@33)c; old do 1n stors, 53c; white Weatern, 52@53c, Crovn 8reb—Daull at 9@34c ; timothy, £3.75@3.90. Eacs—Unchanged, 32@%4c, Has—Quiet. Hops—Firm for cholce grades ; othera dull st 4@ 66 for crop of 1872 ‘Lratrzn—1n moderste request at 23@31c; Orinoco, 21@B¥e. | - G ooa-afore active; unwaslied, 45c; Oregon, &7 ng. ‘Molasses unchanged. Prreorrux—Crude, 83 TonpesTINE—Nominaily 67%@6Sc. 700K oF GRALN in warehouse to-da5. Wheat, bu....: ffes unchanged. - Sugar fairly active, Tice steady at 8@8Jec. for Bareh, 31 1mess, §14.35 ; mess for Alarch, Poet duiland unchangsd ; meas, $9,00@1L7 $£12.00@13,50. Cut meats rm ; skonlders, 7d; hams, J1@113/c. Middles firm ; short clear, 82 ; long clear, e ; dong snd short cMar, Tizc. Lard unsettled ; ‘Weatern steamn, B 8-160 ; kettle, 81//@8 9-162, B —Sfi’ ;‘ n’;(em, 1520, CHEESE- ly st 12@17¢. 2BILADELPETA. PriLADELPEL, Feb, 4. —BREADSITFYS—Flour dall superfine, ££.75@5.50 ; cxtras, $5.00@7.00; Stata, cholce, and Indiana, $8.2529.50, Wheat dull ; red, $1.90@1.96; amber, .38, Eso, %0c. Cornateady | yallow, G630c; ‘white, 62¢. Osts dull ; white, $8350c. PrroLruM—Tending higher; crude, 14}(@l4xc; reaned, 19G19%c. Wissx—In fair demand at gic. CLEVELAND, % OLEVELAND, Feb, 24.—BRZADSTUITS— Flour quict aturday, Fob. 22 TP. M. CITY OF R] Saturday, March 1, 7A: M. | Trafns arrice and depart from the Great Central Raflroad 1T, OF WASHINGTON. Thursdsy, March 6,11 A Drpot, fool of Lakesi, For through tickets and sleep CITY OF BROOKLYN ....Saturday, March corberilagpntyat Ti “Ganallst, co 2on ; 120 athinglona ouse, corner Andd gucselon SYTORDAY wd THVISDAY, | iadbiir’ (g s Cabin Passnge, $75 and S90 Gold. ave Chicago..... T80 8. m. 17 B0 p. . Stoorags, to Sritish Ports. X Artvo st Indiaiipai B e Stoorage, 1o German Por3 35,00 Currency, ve at Cinoinnati ... 20 p. m.'§ 91520 m. Stacrage, to Bremen or Traina arrivo at Chiczzo at 7:00 . 1n. £od 9715 p. m. forta. 2.0 Carrency. | Only lino rmoning Satarday atght frstn to Cincianet. SIGHT DRAETS for 230 at 16 ratus. Tho etire traln rans through to Cincianatl, Pallzan FRANCIS C. BROWN, elccpers oa night tratna. Genaral Westeru Agent, ~ d 86 South Market-st., Chicago. NATIONAL LINE. Sailing from New York for Queens- .town and Liverpool every Wednes- day, and for London direct every fortnight. CABIN PASSAGE, $36 AND $75. STEERAGE, §20.00 currency. Prepald steerage tickets frmnffi::omh?.unuwwn, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. Ticket otfice, 51 West Wadison-rr. Pacific Fast Lias, Dulmqae Day K Pacific Night Ex Dubuga Night Experii reepart & Dobuquo Expross. . bort & Dubadus Ex CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Loudenderry, Giasgor, Gardifl, ot B30 || Depots corner of Horrison and Shermamats, Dk offe, “Pisscagers booked to or from Germaz and Scandina- : = o T vaastirgs of §bs ligs aro the Larkest in tho trads, eay'thi et ou 3 ’ g Drates o Groat ritaine Ireland, and tie Contineat. = | Prieeeareamth¥Atchison Bxi o002 m. | Night Express.... LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, corner Harrlson, and Shermanats. Ticket ofiee, White Star Line, |7 S it 2 RK AND LIVER! N - - NEW YO! POOLNewand tall-powersd |y ) wio ae: Fin0 and Batn Lin i3 TWa, m. WILLIAM MACALISTER, 55 Market-st.. Chicago. ste: 8; tho six Iargest in the world. QQEARTE AN thedly Jgest o the wotld, rar10, | Bpecial Hew York-Express, ATLANTIC, RIATIC, Alr lonos. 000 tons burdsn. h. p. each. Balling from Now | Atlaatic Exi fork on SATURDAYS, from Liverpool on THURS- N!{hlmfl‘l’ eln Liae DAYS, Ing at Cork Harbor the following. From irt Accommodation. .. tho Wlilta Star Dock, Parc 7, Jomey Gley. R pory Dasesnger sccommodutions {Gy afl classel winrtestlod, CHICAGO, DANVILLE & VINCENNES RAILROAD. combining sfaty, o) rooms, emoking-room, &: th-rooms in midship sac- Tion, whore least motion is felt. Burgeon and stow ‘sases sccompany theso steam: Pasnenger Depatat P.; C. & St. Losis Depot, corner of G wal and Kihstectis, 5 o e Fraioht and Ticket office 163 Washing-tonst, Ratas l, £, ld ; UITeNCY. oy . “::;,:'.‘.’,i"‘;?"""i“‘ 08 tefonds o oy : e T stserago propaid certificates. st TE P asongara booked {o. or from .fi'rnueummc-, o m e = Pirs, Humburs, Normsy, Swades, oo, Ausiralis, T B Trit 150 6 Chins, etc. Ezcarsion tf ckau{nnled the lowest g » . Drafts from £1upward. For inspection of glm PITISBURGH. FORT WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILNOAD. Snd Gthior Information, Apply 5 156 Compaay's ofices, | —om o - DT o N S 0T AD MATLIOAD. | No. 19 Broadway, New Yo . .o Leacz, | Arrics, Or to the White 5tas L1, Ortcor 8L 8emth Markotat. | Day Ecpross. - e ko s .. Chlcaao. "ac LARGREGEN, Agsar. - | FacitoExprs FOR EUROFPE. CUNARD WAIL LINE Established, 1840. Steerage to. Ing lmn(l;zrk:lnh Dfll’d.hn .. Ste=r: o or from Germ Biscrage to or from Bremen oF boand Mall., Juli” B0 5] Valparaiso Accommodation.. 1°3:40p. m.i* 3504, m. MICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT V/ESTERN RAILROAD3 Depot, foot of Lake ot s P foees et 3 it e oty Dol aceond | Leave. Aail (512 mats and alr Tigo)., Day $20.00 currency. #.00 currency, an voses - 82,00 currency. D o T ttiog 1y massasdise o 84 {1 B ‘nor Fon - ] g FEDUVEENER, ‘Goneral Western Agent, Korthwest corner Clark sad Eandolphste., (w3der new ‘Sberman House.)