Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1873, Page 5

] H E) Y ¥ ‘W——M THE STATE CAPITAL, Prococdings in the Xllinois Goneral- Assombly on Saturdny--The Sonato Municlpnl Committee to Roport in Favor of tho Rcpoenl of the ke Front Bi1Y eesThe Roilway and Ailtin Bills, Kpecial Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, * A RATLTOAD BRINMIAK, SrnRayELD, Marali 1,—Mr, Hildrup, in fntro- @ucing » bil to meet the decision of thoe Bupreme Court, mado fow romarks, niating that he bellaved it would covor tho polnta made by the Buprome Court, ‘Whon tho bill was read, ho moved that it bo 1aid on the t4ble, and 1,000 coples bo printed, Mr, Horrington, of Rane, reminded the gentloman ffom Boone of tho failuro of snothor dlstinguished gentloman from Boone,, who Was hoavy on dress pande, but nothing on hard sorvice,Nand hoped the ill would go to tho Railrond Committes, and 300 coplos be printed--800 was onougl, v, Hildrusa Ald not bolievo thers should bo any ‘comparisons botweon bim and a distinguished fallure, Ho knew tho rolatiops of the gontloman from Kanest thomo, and know ha could not do bis duty to the m}flu whilo ho was tho agent of tho Northwostern rosd, Mr, Diinbam rateod o polnt of ordor that the gontle- man from Toono woa reflocting upon tho motives of the gontleman from Knvo, Tho polnt was austainod, . Jonea made_n apoocli,—1e could not belp ll— and belloved the Tailroad ‘Committos should have, ehiarge of the bill firat, Afr. Qberly thought {ha motion to print his own bill was immoilest, 3z, Johnaox was astontshed and amusod at tho gon- tloman from Alexandor (Oborly) talking of modesty, [Etushior 1t wan queer, 1ts thought the gentiomi ‘Alozander shiould not falk of modesty, Tho motion of tho dintinguished Clairman of the Hallroad Gommitten was right and just, and, moro than that, it was & modest motfon, Ho dosired to sy his own on tho fable, and hava {t printed. ‘Br, Bhaw was a mombor of tho Ratlrosd Committco, and Belieyed hie understood tho feelings and motives of their Chsirman, whom ho folt bound to sustain, Tho bill would_bo ventnally roferrod to tho Commit- iss. o did mot kuow of suy Waut of BArzaony 1a tho 00, Mr, Oberly wanted to knuow why Dunham’a bill was feferred tothe Committes, instead of being printod ? 3r. Shaw did nnt Apa why Dunhom’s bill wes not e forrington a1a_not intend to huxt tho foelings of ths gontleman from Boone, but that geritleman had Tot at oy time Toported bills Ju thelr regulsr ordor, and had not attondod to busiuess, Mr, Westfall objooted to {he gentlomsn from Eano makii second spcoch (o canvoy o porsons sssault. r, ‘Connolly defended the Chafrman of the Com- smittce, Ho had called mootings which had not boon sttonded as thoy should have been by the mombers, §le did not seo that this great quostion. should, bo pitchod round from oue fo amothor, nud | mads tho objoct of porsonal ambition, Hr.’ Dun T was not tenacious, but_desired hia bill ta have fair shiow, After mucli more talk, tho nrevious quos= tlon was ordored, and tho bill referred to tho ad Committeo by 60 1048, 2 THE RENATE, Thero was ot & _quorum in tlie Senate, and conne- quontly littlo was dono, The Committes ot Elcctions reported In favor of Voris contested seat, on the und of jnformality in tho protest. Kehoeiatro- noed his bill regulating the clootion and pay of Cook County Commissioncrs, and Willismson one to estab- 1ah & Court of Oqmunon Pless in Ohicsgo, That was all, and they adjourned. e soturned tohis post stil v. Esrly has roturned tohis poct s ufi?:}‘fié’ Tonvaleicont, Mr. Roynolds prosided in Dis sbsence, f {551, 1ho Legilabirs donaiad four and & 1861, tho slatun Bt Ao o ewhp Jsnd. located party in_Cook and rily in Iroquols Countios, as sn endowment fund Jor an sgrionitural coltege for the southorn part of the Btato, 'he town of Irvington, Wnehington County, sooured tho location, and one A, D, Hay gavo 660 acres of3and for the use 'of the instituiion, and buldings were erocted, sald fo bo worth 5,000, but walued now at §10,000, Tho swamp landa. Were #0ld for £66,000 by Hay, who was Board of Trustees, in fact {he wholo Board, A por- tion of this sum was oxponded on buildings and the Sianoo hopt by Hay, ‘Ho bocame bsukrupt, offoring 5o Binto Ruo 86D nerea valuod o from $20to’ $30 an soro, Tho dced Sa mow in ftho hands of 4ho - prescnt Trustces, but everything {a un- aotued"and desiro the Btate to asume charge of tho inptitution and take it under its brond Wing, The money received from rent of tho land hias yported tho school of 96 pupils and the Profogsors, St¥ooks vory much &s f tho State 1ad been badly jgouged out of $50,000, It 1s doubiful {f the bankrupt By had sny slght to prefor ono creditor above nother, OHICAGO COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Sonator Willlamaon introduced a bill at tho instigs- tlon of the County Commission Commitice, providing for a Court of Jommon Pleas in tho Olty of Ohicago, it waa wrttan by 3. Ashton, ond & synopals o 1t 14 na follows That thore shall .bo, snd is heroby, established in rcountios containing & population of 200,000 inhabitants and over, ma provided in Articlo 6, Beo, 1, of the Qonstitution of said Btato, an inferfor court urisdiction within tholimits of said citles, which shall & court of rocord by the nsmg of Common Pleas Court of —, which shall have concurrent and like Jurisdiction within said city limits as the Clrouit Court of the county in which said clty i located in all civil casos, Bald courts, Judges, and Clerks shall respec- #ivaly havo ks pawers, autliority, and jurlsdiction, and orm liko dutics 08 (he said Olrouit Court. 'The ractice, proccedings, and pleadings in eald courls Aball bo'the samo ap and uiiform with ssid Clrouit Qourt, Tho first of the Judges shall bo appointed by ‘hell posscss tho same quallications o and_hold thoir ofiice until tho &rst 870, 5\1?‘ u?u&gumu;:&.cmnr: atm ectea and qualifiod. Said Judges shall appointa Oferse, yho, ahall hold s offco until the general oloos Aon m'fan. The Judges of said Court may appoint & Master or Mnsters in Ohancery for said Gourts, who sball porform the same dutiosand roceive tho sume fecs 88 othier Mastors in Ghiancery, ‘Tho first oloction for Judges of snia court shall bo Lield at the olection for Judges of the Circuit Court in June, 1879, in said cities, and overy six yesrs thereafter, and the Judges of said courts, wo sppointed and eleotdd, aholl bo com. missioncd by the Govoruor, Tho Judgea of said courts shall receive the same compensstion na the Judges of suid Olroult Courts of the county in which such cities are Jocated, to be paid only out of the fecs collectod 1n said courls, Tho Clorks of said courts Teceive tho same compensation as the Girouit Olork .| shall of said Circuit Court, to bo paid in like manner, Thero shall Lo three Judges of said court, each of them may hold a different branch thereof at the same time, nnl ‘msy interchauge with Olrcuit Judgos, and the Judges of othor courts of rocord in tho countles whore such cities are located. Bald Common Pleas Court shall havo s soal, snd shall be held at tho same lace a8 othor courts in said cities as shall bo provided y tho county, and the oxpenses of said courts shall Do pajd by tho county in whioh auch citie are located, oxcopt a8 horein otberwise provided, The terms of said court shall be held in the first Monday of cach month. Appeals nnd writs of error may be proseouted tothe Buprom Court, tho same s from tho Circuit The Bhorlff shall porform thossme duties, havo the ame powers, b subjoot to the samo labilitios, and xecelvathe samo feos in performing his dutics in con- Dection with this court, as In Like cases in tho Clroult Qourt, and all oxeoes of foes over aud above tho pay- mont of salaries and tho expenscs of sl caurts an hersin providod, shall bo pald by tlio Glerke thereof into, tio County Troasury -of = aaid oounty, The Jurors for said courts shall be selocted, serve, 4nd pald the same s Jurors in the said Circuit Courf, Vacancles {n offico of Judge o Clerk shall bs Blled a8 provided by Iaw for the sald Cireuit Court, {The number of sl deputies, bsliffs, and asulstanty required in said courts, and tho Clorke thereof shall e detarmined by rule of anid court, and their compen- sation shall bo fxod by the County Board, MILITIA LAV, Tho followingisa synopais of*tho now proposad ilitis Jaw, proparod by Mr, Sherldan of the Militia Qomunittes': Tho Siate is o ba divided into as many Bilitary Districts as thero are Gongreasional Districts, with & Major-Gonoral for eack, The Governor i to ba the Commander.in-Chlof, AU’ poraons betwoen tho 9ges of 18 sud 45 years of ago, Uablo to perform mill- taxy duty under {ie Iaw of tho Unitad States, ars to be surolled and divided into two_classes; tho active mill- tia (or voluntears) to bo known as the National Guard), snd tho inactive, who sre ot e quir to perform milltary duty, excopt 1n time of invaston, supprossion of rebollion, riots, &c. Tho forcen to bb uniformed, a8 now or may from time to timo bo prescribod for tho United States Army, o be armed from tho Btate Arsensl with such arms us aro furnished tho State by te United Btatea Govern- of parade, reviows, and inapections, to conform In all Tospects to th tactics, Tules, and Tegulstions which now aro, or may heroafter be, prescribed for the gove erament of the United Btates Army, There shall bo an annual purads and inepection of {ho National Guard on the 1st Tucsday of June of cach your, and the inspecting offcor toTeport all officers Tound incapable of iuatructing tholr commands in ac- «cordance with the prescribed syatom of tactics, The Adjutant-Genoral {0 .be Chief of Btaff to the Com- mandor-in-Obief, and -be the modium of all corre- spondence, aud, 1n addition to his other duties, to per- form the duties of Quartormaater-General, Jominis sary, and Ohief of Ordnatice, for which hg shall have an alinual aalary as now preacribed by law, A per capita tax of nn{ conts por year o ba levied on each person linblo to domilitary duty, who do not belong to the National Guard, The comusnding oficurs of posts may orect or sant armories when suthorized by the Adjutant-General, ‘Tho members of the active militia are to bo exempt from poll-tax, 2 COOK COUNTY COMMIRSIONERS, Bennter Kohoo ntroducod tho followlng ¢ ABiL for an act to divido the County of Gook into throe districls, and provide for tho elaction of & Board of Commlusionors therein 3 8ro, 1, Bait enacted by the peoplo of the State of 1Miinofs Teprescntod In tho General Asscmbly: That thio County] of Cook 4 Lioreby divided luto thireo dis- tricts, and the samo aro heraby establishod,fand shall be, rdapuctively composad an heroln ot forlh, to-wit Tho First District stll be composed of (he Firsf, Socond, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Bixtl, Slxtecuth, Sovens toenth, Tightcenth, Nincteentl, aud Twentioth Wards of tho City of Chicago, Tho fll_\':fln\l District of the Boventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tentb, Eicveuth, Twelfth, Thirtoenth, Kourteontli, #3d Fifteentl \V’nrdl of tho Oity of Chicago, Tho Third District, of sll that portion of Cook Uuunty.nlllklllll of tho City of Chicago, 8£0, 1, Flvo Commlssioners shall ba elected in each of the diatricls, Lafora cnumerated, on o first, Tuos- day atter tho fitst Mondsy of November, in the ycar of ‘our, Lord cightoen hundred’and sevouty-thrso, and every 1o yeara thoroafior, 1n milcloctions of Com- missloncrs, ua aforeaad, exchqualified votor muy cost s many votes for one candidate as thore aro Commis~ sioners to ba elocted, or may distribute the sama or ‘oqual parts thereof 'among the caudidatos s he shull o fit, and the candidates mfinm 11 votea shall be do- elected, The votcs shall bo roturned and cans d the Aamo us for othier county offcars, B0, 9, Tuclr torw of office shall’ bagin on the frst T, .| absentoetsm, Monday of Docember_after tholr election, and thoy ahiall hold tholr offico until thelr succossors are oloctod snd qualified, The Commissioners shali take iho oath of ofleo prescribed Ly’ tlio Conatitution, Thoy shall Bive rogiilat mootings on the first Monday of Docem- bor, Matct, Juno, and Soptombor of “each yosr, and thoy ahnll Ho known as the Board of Gommissioners of ook Gaunty 3 and ahiall recolvo for tholr sorvioes tho aitm of two dollara per day (82) whilo fn aotual sossion, snd ton oonte for each mifo nccosanrily travalod in goo ing to and from thio scat of govornment ({0 besomputed by tho Gaunty Clork of suld conty), and no cther al. lowaneo or smolamant, ditoelly or {adiceatly, Tof any urposs whatever, 2 o %, The_ Gommi atonera electod wndor tho pro- vilonn of this sot shall superaodo tho presont Doard of Commissionera of Cook Cook County, {n the mane agoment of tho connty affalrs, and ahall exerolse tha gamo pawore, perform the satho dutics, be gubjoot to the snmo rulée, regulaiios, nud, ponslies asla pro- vided by Iaw, for the prescnt Bosrd of Cook County Commisxioncrs, 0. B, That an act entitlod an act to provido for the election of a Board of Commisajoners i Cook County, and to prescribo thelr dutios, approved April 23, 1871, bo, and tho samo la horsby, roposlod, TIOUBE—APTERNOON, Tho House, thla affornoon, postponsd the furitior consldoration of the Jury bill uatil Wedneaday nost, without printing it, BAILROAD BILL, - Mr, Hildrup reported back his and Dunbam’s Rail. zoad bill, and moved that thoy lio on tho tablo, and 1,000 cagiea of oach bo printell, It was 80 orderad, 3z, Bnow, from tlie Edioation Committos, rocom- monded thepasesgo ot o bil providiag that women Da cligible for oloction to school offlcers, It passed to & second reading, : LARR ENONT AOT. Tho Sonnte Manioipal Gominittes dooided 49 xaport unanfmously {n _favor of oynolds' Dill to opesl tho Lako Tront sat, and would havo dono o, but that BMr.' Joweit sakod tho Olnirman o withihold his roport uniil ha could a poar bofor tho Commitios, which Lio will prabably do noat wock. o ODITUARY, * Johsi 0. Roynoldn, for sovoral sosstons, and up to th timo of his last sickness, an asalatant on Trne TRIDUNE staff at tho Capital, n0d_correspondont of overal ab iodin “Cthi eity at D oelook this moruing, ' Ho was taken down two weoks 850, dropay boing tho immodinte cauze of death, o Tas's yoliy marfof much promite, and bnd beod for Searn Asslstant Boorotary of tho Gfand Maonio Lodga of lilinofs. Mr. Oberly offored an appropripto rosoli tion, which passod {lo Houss, A mocting of tho newspaper men wea hield in the Sonate Ghambor, Mr. Teouls Doulhcry of tho Ohloage Z¥mes, prealding. Ape propriate rosofutions wors ndopted. il g +EGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. BENATE, SpnmarizLD, March 1, 1870, PETITIONS, Benator PALMER, by consont, introduced petitions ‘praying Ttotlzoad Leglalation, aud catablishing araile Toad police, Beut to Senator Whiting. + OOMMITTEE REPORTSA, The Judiciary Committeo reporied back Bill 203, rogurding the 1oy of contraota, Tocommonding it Taa- ange; aln Il 274, fo regard o notes and ' copfracts regarding patont _rights, Tocommending that it do not pass; uleo, DIl 221, smending tho law concarning Railroad Gommiisaloners; au]dnu e samo clective, with samo rocommonda~ o, Tlio Raport of Commi({eo concrirrad fn. Tho spocial order, reading billn on Aecond resding, 738 taken up, soveral bills, horotoforo reported, boing thus read and ordered prisitod. NEW DILLS, By Mr, WILLIAMSON—To cstablish a Court of Oommon Pless in citles of 200,000 inbabitants. By 3fr. MAMPTON—In rolstion to contempt of court ; read first time and referrcd. By fllr. THOMPSON—To ameud the Bchool law. By Mr, KEHOE—To divido Cook County into dis- tricls, and providing for the clcetion of Commission. erg o tis minority-roprosontation plan. By Br, McGRATH—Providing for the annual oxsm. ination of unvings-banks, and requiring publication of T juartorly, Referred. OE fnfroduced s rosolation in rolation to By consent, Mr, THOMPSON, from tho Com. ‘mitfeo on ' Eloctions, roported back ° tho Houso bill smonding the faw in regard to olections, rocommending its passsge, Concurrod 4n, Also, tho samo Commiteo reports back the notieo of uonteat of Senator Voris' seat, tho samo being infor- mal ud mo evidenco belug presonted to warrant a confoat, Tioport concurred in, Adjourned, HOUSE. NEW DILLG Dy Mr. HILDRUP-To Getermine congjupively tho Femtonable ratas of passonger and frolght tarife upon the raflroads of the Blate, and to provont unjust dis. criminations, - Read and Mr, Hildrup moved that 1,000 O SOEERNg moved to priat fes, and rofe . moved to 800 cop! an for 10 th6 Railroad Comunitiee, s M, HERRINGTON objected to printing 1,000 coplos, and wan goposed to advinalng tlig gentloman’a Lill shoad of that of the gontleman from Henry, and other billa on tho ssme subject, and romindad him of the fato of anotlor distinguishod gentloman from Boono Jomnty, who cromdod his mossuro through the Logls- urc, Mr, HILDRUP roplied warmly to the personsl allu- slon,” and ssserted that tho gontleman from Eono oould not roprasont the influcncos that surround Lim at homo and favor this measure, ‘A prolongod und oxeited discussion took place in ro- Iation to the disposition to be mads of tho bill. 3fr, Collins’ motfon to refer to th Rallroad Come milteo provailed—joas, 60 ; nays, 48, THE JURY DILL. Tho Houso resumed tho consldoration of House Bill No. 804 {n rolation to crapaneling § . Mr, WALKER offorad an amendment to tho fifteenth section, providing that no juror shall be disqualified who has formod an_opinion. based on ramor or nows- paper articlon; Provided, thiat ho sall swear that ho can render an tmparal vordict, Mr, HAY offored a substitute s follows: The pro- ‘vious formation of an opionion or improssion'in refer. ence to tho circumstances upon which any criminal actlon nt law fs based, or in roforenco to tlio gullt or innoconca of the prisoner, or s present opinion or im« presaion in roference thereto, shall nofbc sufticient round of challego for princlpol cause lo any person Thofa othorwise Togally qualided to servo a a juror upon {ho trial of suck sction, provided “such porson suall doclare, on oat] that he Vorily balloves ho cou render an impartial verdiot, ac- cording to tho ovidence submittod, sud that such pro- ‘vioualy formed opinion or improsslos will not bias or influencs his vordict ; and, Provided the Court shall be notinfiod that tho perdon 80 proposed 88 & juror doos 2ok entertaln euch # prescat opinion o3 would influ- ence his verdidt oa a furar, A vote indicaling no a]uan:m present, the Housoad- Jjourned until baif-past 2 p, m, ¢ 3 ° APTELNOON EESSION, Mr, MOORE, of Adams, moved to postpone tho far. thier consideration of tho hill 4l moxt Wodneaday, arrled, Houso bill No. 19 was made tho special ordor for tho samo date. DEFORTS OF COMMITTEES, Tho Raflroad Committca roported back the Houge biils {ntroduced by Hildrup and Dunham, rogulatin, rallrosds, and providing figes and forfeitures, an aidug that 1,000 coples of each be printed, o or- eved, The Judiciary reported back s bill amonding tho ach of 1872 in rolation to the doscent of property, #ith amondmenta; ordered printed; alto ‘roporta without recommendation the bill fn relation to grant- ing now trials in Ciroult Courts, Faxious othor billn wore roported by tho standing commuittops. g - Npw DrLLe, By Mr. BRADWELL—In referancs to lotterlew. o2y M. BRANSON—In rogard to forcible eniry ana elolner. By Mr. CONNELLY—In regard to morigage bonds, By Mr, CRONKITE—To amend the Behool law. Ilfl Mr, DUNHAM~To onable rallroad corporations to cliange termin. * Dy Mr, FORTII—In-rolation to County Courla, By Mr, HILDRUP—To pay thio oxpenacs of the Rallrosd Qommissionors, By Mr. JAQUESS—To nmend tho Practica act. By Mr. LANE, of Hanoock—In rolation to dogs, By Mr, MABHIE—To prevent maliclous prosecus on, Dy ‘Mr, MOORE, of Adams—To punish officers for bolug intoxicatod whron on duty, By Mr, NEVILLE—To amend the act in zclation to leased ncliool lands'fu Raudolph County, Dy Mr, ORENDORF=In relatlon to the Boldiers Orphans’ Home. * - Ty Mr, BHERIDAN~To provido for the enrollment of militia ; nlso, in relation to townaliips in Randolph County; also, {1 relattan to apposls. By 2. BITUMWAY—In fogard to Gounty Courts, mlly l,l‘l'. BTEWART, of Winnebago—To amcnd ths o law. Dy My, WEINHEIMER—To amend the Township Mutual Tnsurance act, IN MEMORTAM, Mr, BURLEY anncunced the déath of John 0, Rey- nolds, one of the reporters of {he House, nd for yoira & correspondent of varlona newspapers from the Blato Capital, and offered the following resolutions, prefsc- ing their introduction with sloquent words of eulogy aud rospe y ot s Resolted, That this Tlouss learns witk megret of tho death of J. O, Roynolds, ono of the rapresentatives of thi6 pross, wio has beon'for yoars s contant ationdant upon the'sesslons of the Goneral Assombly, &nd & ro. ortor o jta procosdingy, and axtonds to the family of 0 deceased Il sympathy snd condolonco, Resolved, That theso rosolutions be sproad upon the Journal of the ITouss, and that the olerk bo directed to Torward a copy of tho resolutionn 1o the family of the deceansd, Adopted by a rising vote, 102 nl;. saby. u“d"‘a AL ‘Tho Housa adjourned till —_——— ““WHAT'S THE MATTER 7" BroouNaTon, Tk, Teb, 26, 1873, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune; B At present the farming communlty are working themselves into a great fury hocauao of tho low prica of a portion of thoir products, and are trylng to throw gl the blame on tha raliroads, throatoning to tenr up the traoks, and rosolving to voto for no ono who does not in- dorso their views ; In fact, they would, it pos- sibla, constitute themaelvos judges, juries, aud exccutive officors, not to meto out impartial justice, but to enforce thelr pet ideas. In such timos, it becomos candld men to inquire the causo of all this excitement, and, it posaible, to suggest a romedy. " Overpraduction of any articls will, of neces- sity, causo n glut in tho market, and conse- quently low prices. And tho extromo bounty ot Providence during tho last three years has filled tho Lands of .the Wostorn farmors to the world are burdoned with a corrospondiny aurplua ; but back of tho bountoous soanons ia the policy of the National, State, and Munioipal Governmonts, in granting froe landa to aotual sottlors, too llboral chartora to railrond com- anies, and bountics and subsidies to build rail- xoads fo every man's farm and into all the un- nettlod reglons of tho country. Consaquently, the milllons of Europe, sodncod by the aong, ‘Unclo 8am Is rich onoughto give us alla farm," havo swarmad over our prairios, aud aro our moat industrions and succossful producors, The railroada running into the rich, unsottlod roglona of tho Wnntlfnvu atimulatod immigra- tion, until the farming businesa in ontirely over- done, and we aro now seofng tho natural’consa- quence of the extromo anrnm{ of ovory depart- mont of the Govarnmont. All of thoso liboral moasures havoreceived tho unaqualified indorso- ment of tho farmers of all partios, Tho delusion of home-markels for all these surplus products has kopt tho Ligh tarlft on im- Eor s, and consequently mado high prices on all omo-manufactured products. 0 Iaborer oau no longer livo unlors ho gots twico as much wages o8 the farmor oan afford to pay; and many nrtfolos that could bo exported arc only Producud in limited quantitios bocause of tho inoreaaod oxponse of thoir manufacturo, conse- quont upon the protective syatem. Anothor doluaion is, that the army of carriora and middlo-mon are looches who abstract from the ngm ate wonlth of tho community; and yot, at the samo timo, tho advantagos of di- vorsity of labor are pointed out. Do nway with this army of earriers and middle-mon, and. tho compétition mmong producers will be thoreby ~cousequently increagsed, snd still lowar }irlcnn provail. ~ With tho immenso amount of lshor-snving machinery, both for farmors and manufaoturers, wo must hayo the world for our markoet, or wo cannot oxpact any romunerative prices. l(neg the army of middle- men and carriors at work. As they are not producors, ‘thoy. aro camuqunntl{ consumors, snd holp to ka?‘p “E pricos for tho producer. Tho more extended the commerco of a country, tho.more_prosporous, as n olass, will bo the pro- dugors, Take the middle-mon and carriors a3 & class, and. they aro comparatively poor; In- dividual cases of groat wealth are not the rulo, but the exc?(lon. ‘Whoreas tho farmors, ns a clags, are indepondent, and thoir average wealth far above that of any other class. If tho farmer wante liberal pricos for his pmduotsl 1ot tho free-land system Do abolished, and lot the prico of govornmont land bo B5 per fcre, and, in_two y;rrs, tho ovil of ‘over-production will bo rem- edied. The only wonder now is, that tho railroads, not being abla to carry onc-tonth of what ia of! fered, do not largely increaso their froight tariffs, If all the corn that {8 now offered for shipmont along tho linos of tho railroads could be talon to Now York at 25 conts por bushel, instend of incroasing tho vfflm at tho West, there would bo an immodiato decline in the Eastorn and English markets, to correspond with tho decline in freights, and tho farmer would roalize no more for hin grain than at present. Farmers' clubs, logislativo ennctments rogulating railroad tariffs, and Warohouso Commisaioners, aro all as power- loss as an idlo talo, against bountiful seasons, & productivo goil, and the incroasing immigration, PR i~ S HOME MISOELLANY. Antl-Tobacso Trask bas not succoeded in ‘mr- suading the Boaton ruins to abandon smoking. —A widow argued a will case boforo a Goorgin court, and, hc{ P‘“““K in o judicious assortment of smilos and toars, won it. _ . —For the past ive yoars, ai_Indiana woman has had three husbands residing within five miles of oach othor, and nobody found her out until lnst weok, —It tnkes {Inlrn of caroful training to con- vince & boy who is taken sick on & Baturday that thero i3 not o screw loose somevwhero in the uni~ vorse. —Vermont—whore, ea is woll known, no llq;‘xlor is wold—Las 10,000’ drunkeds, 4,000 abitual ¢ hord drinkers,” and 20,000 young mon just be- ginning to driuk, —A couple of good Bamaritans in Bridgeport, Conn.,, offerod 0 sit up with a dying neighbor 1nst wook, and found a profit in their philanthro- py by pocketing his spoona. —'}hu atory 15 told of a Pennsylvanis cat that, in imminont dsngor of being run ovor by a rail- road train, sho loaped nimbly upon & besmunder tho water tank, and thore rodo safely 114 miles. —A Sheriff in Florlda, who was called upon to rosign, wroto back : ¢ Your communication is recelvad, atating that my roeignation will meet tho lgpmfll of the Governor. it doss not moet ine ¥ —A Now Orleans gixl recontly kissed n nogro drayman in thoe streat because ho had just saved e little siator from tite whools of an approach- ing car. Tho fortunato darkey also received 8100 from tho girl's father. —A. Now Jorsoy minister rocently presched from the toxt: ‘I tho dovil dead?" 'Wo pro- sumo he ia not, as none of his_ Crodit Mobilior children in Congress have aslked lonve of absenco to attend the funeral yat. - . —A gay boay, whild dancing st & ball in Tip- ton, Indians, recently, was admonished of tho :ouK of dsucing with a londed platol in lus pocket tho falling of that article upon the floor, and an oxplosion, seriously injuring Lis partior. ° —A proceptor of one of the city sohools in Indiana was correoting a boy, the other day, when the Inttor drow & knife and attemptod to atab tho teacher. The boy is hereditarily aflicted, no doubt, with *emotional inssnity.” —Laura Fair's examplo is bringing forth good fruit. A San Francisco servant girl slapped her mistrons in the face for venturing to hint that hor movemonts wore too slow, and when the husband remonstrated, she stabbed him_twice, Yot thero aro poople who talk about un. inforior sox, —A Maino man hos succceded in malking & vory fair artificial oystor out of fdur paste, taploca, snlt, and wator. The ioventor places theso in gocond-hand oi‘mm-ahollu, which' ara carefully glued around the eodges, and whon a half-intoxicated customor calls for ©a dozen raw on the half-sholl,” Lio gets thom fresh from tho shop. —Hore is another ono of those delighttul facts of scionce: Feoling is a much slower sonso than sight. If o man hed an arm long enough to reach tho sun, and were to touch that body with the tip of i finger, hie would nover find out shother it wero hot or cold, ns he would bo dead boforo tho sonsation arrived of:hoadquartors, which would require 100 yeara. —The port misses of a San Francisco gram- mar-school have mutinfed sgninat the principal, who, to do them justico, would scom to be an ignoramus gonerally, 'Tho girle' griovances are summed up in this frank confession of one of them to aroporter: ‘Wo Lite him. Io don't know nnythlnF—lln‘s a fool, and I told him so— ho don't amell good.” —Tho fourth wife of & man in the exstern part of Milton, Mass,, was (a8 is usual for ladies after marrisge) rogulating “the fixturos in goneral sbout the houso, shd went into the attic, zccom- panied by & boy of some six or seven summers, ‘whero she 8w & pair of neatly-mado saw-horses, such as carpenters uss in ocufting lumbor, She overflowing Wwith grain, and tho markets of eaid: “Bammy, my aon, whai ars thesa horses for?” ! Woll, fathor kesps them lhoraes to put his wives' coilins on.” Imagine that span of horsoa taking a 8am Patch leap from tho attic window of n two-story houso, with: “I guess my coffln won't ride you this week.” “-Alittlo_boy named Shepardson in Lenox, Manas., hins discovored a new mothod of making himaelf useful. Tholittls boy had ‘a oy gun which, in_his play, ho would sometimes hold toward his mother and 8ay, ‘“Now, mother, I am_going to_ shoot you.” One dayhe took a loaded )iiltnl from n drawor, Wwithont his mother's knowledge, and holding it closo to her ear, ho said: * Now, mother, I amgolng toshoot you." The mother mfppnnmi 1o had his'toy gun, and took Zno notice of "him, and tho charge en- torod her ear and sho fell, It is hardly probable that she can rocovor. 4 Put & barrol on yourown back, you brate [ shouted an old gentloman with a flowing white board and o cheery face, asa heartless truok- man wag lashing & pairof overworked horses that were Btnfigeflng through the mlonghs in William atreof. ‘‘Aro you one of Borgh's spion?" was tho surly rojoinder, ¢ No, ‘sir, but I'm a Bergher, and if you'll como down like a man I'll thrash you.” - ‘The cartman took up tho fimnlm, and the old geutleman was as good as is word; and, to tho honor of the police be it #aid that thoy did not intarfere, but allowed the driver to get his desorta.—New York Trib- une, —A Troy girl went to seo herlaver, the othor night, but, a8 ho was busy, he made an appoint- ment to meet her n fow hours lator, Deing atill dotained, he sont o friend to toll her, and the friend, in turn, delegated a gontleman of color to convey the message, "Tho 511-1 foeling in- aultad, went for the friend an fmnukad him down, after which sho meulNl to invostigato Lor lovor'a ' business.” Bl found him sam ling liquors In & anloon, and, after broaking the windows aud bottles, she led him out and, for herrudences in so dolng, sho was putin the lock-up, whera she was shortly found trylog to liang licrsolf, ~—A concort-saloon artist in Pioohe rocoived a lettor signod ! Many Citizons,” inviting bim, in an insinuating manuer, to leavethe town, whero- upon the young man thought to save iy travol- {ug oxpeusoa by awallowing a dose of laudayum. A “dootor was callod o to pump him out, who jaculatod : Pump Lo d—d; ataud out way and give me & chanoo at him with ‘whareupon he drow a huge foather out of s pookot, .and, Eokln it down the fellow's throat, o atirrad the rialbles of the Inudanum a8 to mako the bystandors atand maido in doubla quick time, and ultimately necesnitated tho mng man to pay respect totho hints of * Many one. Two_suscoptible boings in a Baltimoroe jall Intely foll in love with cach othsr all the way across the oorridor that separated tho two wlngn of the building, and carried on avourtship by signs. _As goon a8 thoy woro rolensed they were marriod, and the happy man found himselt in possesslon of a widow with soveral childron and s anug little home, His firat attompt to intor- fore with those childron produced m romon- stranoo with a flat-iron. Boon after, ho found it agrooablo to abscond with hia wife's little hoard o? monoy. This was a donousment quite in so- cordanca_ with tho fiinoss of things, as tho wo- mon_had been committed to {ail as & common acold and the young man as a thiof, —_————— FOREIGN MISOELLANY, In China, wives ato n logal tondor for dobts, aav:l l‘mnkmpts, ag arule, do not conceal their offeots. —Tho Lord Mayor of London will, on the 20th of March, entortain tho Mnyora of all England and Wales at the Mansion Ifouso. —A-onrtoon in tho Berlin Xladderadatschahows tho British lion ns being entwined Linocoon-like b, tho Muscovito sorpont in Asia, Themotto is, “Blow but sure.” i —Tho growing of sugar in Aunftalia promlacs o becomo s valuavlo {ndustry thoro, and it s possiblo that this may oro long bocome an im- portant source of sugar supply to the world. —Tho six mombora of the German Royal fam- ily mako up an aggrogato staturo of il h‘-:{ ix faot two inches, which is vnr( %ood ¥ for high.” Blsmarck is five foot cloven inches. —Patrick Joyco, an old orange-hawker in Liv- erpool, was lmocked by a puulnglcm into tho opon manhole of a sowar, foll thirty foot, and was swopt away by the ourront 8o quickly that his body was not found. : ~The King of Bokhara objects to apocial cor~ ronpondents. Heo bas itsucd an ordor that in future no one from foreign torritory ia to bo al- Jowed to romain thero, ‘* a8 saveral porsons havo protonded to bo merchants, whoreas thoy ard nows writers."” —In & short time -thero will bo scarcoly n Judge on tho English bonak, who'was thiero two years ago, Buch o rapid chnngo i without par~ sllel. Tho vacancies aro all by death or resig- nation, and, in the lattorcases, the Judges have, without exception, served the fifteon yoars which entitlos thom to a ponsfon. —A. dopartment of tho Britiah Oivil Boryico known as tho Local Govornmont Bonrd, has jnst appointod a Jady, Poor Law Inspector, at tho sal- ary of $2,000 ayear, to xeport upon the domiciles and thetroatmont of ohildron who aro '‘ bearded out™ aftor tho systom which is gonorally adopted in Bcotland. Mrs, Nassau Sonior is tho lady upon whom this distinction hies boon conferred. ~From tho your 1741 to August, 1765, during which poriod thoy nover mot; Horaco Walpolo wroto over 800 loftors to Bir Horaco Mann, In o lottor of Aug. 26, 1783, ho says it is *‘ n corre- spondenco of nearly half n contury, and is, I Buppoao, not to bo parallcled in the annals of tho post-ofiico.” 1In those days ot high postago, s small fortuno must have beon spont in this opistolary affair. + ~—Itia related that whon Prince Lunalilo was an infant and was about to be baptized, the Rov. Mr. Bingham, tho well-known pionoor missiona- who was to porform the cocromony, asked +{¥hat ehall wo call the child?” The fafhor re- plied, ** William Oharles Kanalana.” ¢ No," re- sponded his mother, the Chioftess Kchnf\mhl, “'ho {8 tha highest chief in all thoislands, there- foro his namo shall bo Lunelilol” (above all). —An Englishman, traveling from Soville to Xores, mmf his driver to dine in the kitchen of tho inn where they halted. Tho driver concenled his indignation for a timo; but in the middle of tho road, throe or four losguoa from_Xores, in & horriblo desort full of hogn ond brambles, pushed tho Epglishman oot of tho carriage, and cried out, as ho whipped on his horse, *‘My lord, you did’not find mo worthy to sit at your tablo; an 1, Don Jose Balbino Bastamonte, of Orozco, find y?nhtolg bad compauy to sit in my carriago. Good l E—A Tronchwoman recently died of neglect in the streots of Florence who was supposed to be of low nrlFln, ‘but who proved the daughter of a noble in high military position under the Bour- bone. Upon the announcoment of her death the authorities took Eonaosaion of her effects, and on forcing opon tho drawer of & large box in hor slooping-room found it full of sacks of gold piecos ; every box and drawer contained quautltios of gold, Govornment bonds and bank stooks, and in hor shoes, whoae solos wero of oxtraordinary siza and Lh!nknuns, layors of new- ly-coined gold plocos wore found. —Why, whon cariostured, is Lord Houghton gnrmnrly TRichard Monckton Milner) callod *“Iho ool of tho Evening?" Boing at his olub ono afternoon, in company with Count D'Orsay, and hearing somo_habitue of Goro Houso propose onlling on Lady Blessington, Lord Houghton ox- claimed, ‘¢ Oh, yes, and I'll go with you.” ¢ In- deed,” nnswored Count D'Orsay, loftily, “‘are Fou oquainted with hor ladsship ?# ¢ No, but hat's of no consequonce. ,I'll ‘accompauy youy my doar follow.” ' Bo you shall, 5o you shall,” rotorted D'Orsay. . “ You shall go with ue, and T'll introdnce you to Ludy Blossington a8 the cool of the evening.” From that day to this Lord Houghton has nover beon able to rid him- golf of s richly-deservod witticism. Thero are somo things the world never forgots. Getting. Even with a Truckman. John's New Orleans Letter in New York Sun. Tho truckinen here are just as bad about run- ning over or splashing mud on you as thoy are in New York. Thore is only one body of men in the world that can boat "em at it, and that ia the *longshore cavalrymen that cross Fulton forry overy morning. One of those fellows, juat be- cousp ho {8 on top of a horso, puts on more eirs than a French roof, I saw o truckman catch it onco, I was with Bill Bmith, aud Bill waa all dresaod up, going to 8oe his beloved, who had hair the color of sun- light. Billand I wore crossing Broadway. It 'was awful juicy walking, and o truckman drovo his horse right on to us, uégnuhing Bill. all over mud in spots as big asbutter plates, The truck- man fairly roared with laughter and yolled out, + How do you llko it #" . Bill pald nothing, and tho truckman drove on. Bill let him get about a block, whon ho ran up bohind, and grabbing two hands full of tho most erfectly formod mud I avor sasw, ho jumped on o tho truck, and throwing both arms around that truckman’s neck he quiotly laid a dab of mud 23 lnrfiu o8 a pumpkin pie in each eye; then scraping whet was_left down tho back of his iz'fick“l;q whispered in his ear, *How do you iko it 7" Whon tho truockmnp recovered hia sight he couldn't find Bill, but he drove around the cor- ner, and for hialf an hour he used somo vory ex- preasivo language. 'Thore wasn't a word iu it as refined as the word peppermint. CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Reviow for the Weel f;nfllnw Sature day Evening, March 1. BATURDAY EVENING, March 1, Tho roseipts-of live stock during the week have been as follows : Cattte, Hoge, Sheep. 2,4 8,033 80,081 7,602 ‘The receipts of live stock from Jan.1 to March 1, this year, comparo with the receipts during tho #amo period.in 1872 as follows : TEOEIVED 3‘:(,{,813. 1 Sh s, Hogs. eep, B Sk January, v, 60,620 501,245 X February 45019 976700 87,729 TotAl,egeveressereonsses 95,080 040,005 70,080 TECEIVED 1IN 1872, Cattte, Sheep, . A4, pLx 41,087 41,803 80,017 030171 83,813 Bhipmonts durlng the past woek woro as fol- lows: Cattle, 707 1,067 s G724 84,001 504 tont to which tho telogruph is employed by live-atock dealors mn{ bo gained from tho fact that tho averaga monthly businoss at thoNlock Yards oflioo of tho Western Union amounta to about &ix thousand dollars. In Ma Inat Mr, R. 8, Qough waf placed {n charge of af- 1airs thore, sluce which tima the business of the offico has {noroatod nearly 100 por cont, This must bo exceedingly gratifying, nat only fo the fnutlommly and Indofatigable Gaugh, but tor he compauy, whose faithful servant Eo 1s. OATILE—n connoction with the oattlo markot tho past weok has doveloped no now foatures worthy of speclal comment, I'air- activity has The Eastern markots havonot boon {na hlfihly prosporous condition,but themarginbetweon hero and the seaboard waa sufficfont to attract the attention of shippors, and into thoir hands the major ’Fortlon of tho wook’s supply found its way. Tho demnnd from looal butchers was not particularly active, nor wore feedors opotating 24 froely a8 during the proceding- two or threo woeks, but tho supply of the desoriptions of atook usually sought after by these two classos of buyers was modorato, aud about everythn) was ploked up as faat as roeccived, Althoug! the quality of tho cattlo now coming forward is not as good asin formor yoars at a corraspond- ing poriod, stoady fmprovement is notico- able, tho averago of tho 0Bk weok boing _ considerabl above hat of any procooding wook of the prosent sea- son. The oxtromo range of pricos was $2.00@ 6.023¢, though with one_excoption nothing sold above $0.26, Most of the tranafora woro within the rnnlia of 83.00@5.50, for common cows to good ahipplog stoors, Milch cowa soll nt 30,00 @40.00 per hoad, whilo veal calves wro salablo at 33.50@0.75. To-day tho matket was very qulet, and valucs woro not subjeoted to nny material fiuctuntion, closing stoady as follows ; QUOTATIONS, Extra—Graded stoers avorsging 1,400 its and upwards, aaeee +4...$0.1080.30 Chioloe Booves—Fine, fat, well formed 1 year to byearold stecrs, and averaging X 5.50@5.00 Good” Boeves—Wal-fattenad, fnely-formied » atoers, avoraging 1,200 to 1,300 lu 5253540 Hadinm Grag idora in fair aging 1,100 to 1,250 Ibs, . 476@3.00 Bulchors' _Blook—Comm: stcors, and good to extrs cows, for cily alsugliter, avoraging 600 to 1,100'tha.... ... 8.50@4.60 Btock Oattlo—Common cattld, i docent fleah, averaging 700 ta 1,030 1be,... s 0. v .o B.25@4.25 Inforior—Light and thih cows, = hoffers, atags, buily, 8nd soallawag steors, 175@2.15 Cattlo—Texas, Northorn summere 50@a.50 Gattlo—Corn-fod Toxns, ... + BI5@A4.50 HOGB—Tho past wo an activo onp in this dopartmont of the live-gtock market, and a matorls fi lighor rango of ‘Lfi““ has been ostablishod. otwithatanding the absonce of any consldorablo demand from looal packers, the saloa for next wook’s delivery, T3 clear, acon ateady ; sliouldars, 6o} clear rib, T3¢} oar, 80 7 hiold higher for noxt woek, {ppers, $4.85@5.10; bulchors, §5,20 8.40; roceipta, 2,270, Wintskr—gioaly, OnLzANw, March 1,—BREADSTUFFG--Corn firm- Bran—Lowor, at $1,16@1.20, ork firmor; $16,35, Wittaxr—Dull and lower, st 0@dt0, All othors unciangod. Cot7oN~Quist ; wales of 5,000 biles at yosterdny’s cxports to Great Onwz00, March 1,—Whost quiot and firm, Corn dull at6le, Darloy unchall:g;ng._ AND, x OLEVELAND, March 1,—Dreavarurrs—Flour duil and unchangod, Whoat flat; no aales, Corn qulet; mixod, 45Q340c,’ Oats atondy at dlc, PrrroLzus—Steady and unchanged, DETROIT, - Drrnor, March 1,—BREADSTUFra—Flour du Whoat dull ‘and lowor: extra, $1.50; N whito, $1.78@1.70, olosing dull at Onte quist and nnchnoged, Tovxno, March 1,—BREADATUFFS—Flour dull and Whoat dufl; nmbor Michigan, spot, 1.07% ; No, 1 e uli s Tow mixed, 18 3¢ ; Whilo, 400, Oals dull and nominal, D To0s—15, 8030, ¢ Rroxrrra—Flour, 1,000 br! 17,000 bu ; oata, b iirsirs—Flour, 3K mone ; oats, noue, o ncilor April, 81, {01, Govh Auli whent, 5,000 bu ; corn, 0 brls ; whont, 9,000t corn, Mitwauxee, Maroh 1. —BuzAbsTUFFA—Flour quict and unchanged. Wheat stoudy ; No.1, $1.261 § N Oats dull and nom! , 02)c, rioy wieady ; No, 3, 704c, Reor1rrs—Klour, 2,000 bris H ‘Wheat, 4,000 b SPECIAL NOTIOES, A Paragraph for Dyspeptics: 1¢ you biave a wonk stomack, and wiah to make it werk- er, tako violent purgations. Thoro is no surer way toron: dor indigostion ohronlo, Dutif you aro dyspoptic, and, wants of tho trade cxconded tho supply, and th first half of tho woek witnossod o stoadilyad- vanoing markot, pricos going to 84.60@5.10 for .common coarae hoavy to oxtra light. The pack- ing senson is now over, and from this time for- ward drovers must look to shippors for tho dis- posal of their atock, Aas to the probablo course of pricos thore is somo divorsity of n)illnion. Whilo s few pradict an advauce to even higher Fflcal, tho majority incling to tho opinion thal, f tho presont rato of supply ismaintained, pricos will ronct, and some are looking to an early return to $4.00@4.60. Tho inquiry during the past fow dn{u has “beon almost exolusively for, g(z’:od to choico heavy grades for tho Boston and Philadolphis markets, and for light hogs, such as aro sought aftor by New York buyers. Common and modium coarse, uneven, and mixed lots are noglected, and in making up thoir oar-loads Wostora ebippors would do el to pay moro sttontion to " ‘gorting.” To-da l:hn market was dull and wesk for all grades, though not maturlnllfilowor aavo for tho poorar sorts, which wore off fully 100 per 100 1ba. Balea were m}zamd ot §4.40@4.00 for common conrgo mixod lot; ot 84.66@4.80 for modium ;and at $4.85@6.00 for good to atrlcng choice, The following trausnctions are noted : g, T00, TS No, A fee.|No. Av. Price, 6l OI1 CR465( G5 230 S 08 480140 813 400 109 170 476( 6L 260 455 23 251 48523 300 450 45 207 476/ 03 816 4.90 55 2 405 34 287 455 49 101 4060 23 201 480 [ 189 60035 180 476 20 820 465 52 21T 480 33 1 495 23 280 4060 80 40 280 480/ 07 212 4BS! BHEEP~Tha supply haa beon largely in ox- cens of tho logitimnte Wwanta of the trade, and as & rosult lowor prices have provaled. Bhippers and local butchors have beon on[gllgud, but tho combinod domand did not equsl the supply, and snlea duggud at 25@850 per 100 1ba declino, or at 88.00@3.50 for poor; at 83.75@4.50 for com- 301‘1 to medlum ; and at $4.76@0.60 for good to ofca, - MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Foroign Markets, Lavenroot, March 1—11 g, m.—Flour, 986@28 6d. ‘Whost—Winter, 128 34 ; spring, 11834@12s %07 white, 1167d@118 04 ciub, 120 4@128 6. Coru, Jre@ 218 34, Pork, 8%, Lard, 37 0d. Lowpox, March 13 p. m.—Consols, 92,¥@024; ; §i26n o 0 001 do o7, 03¢ 10-40s, 80T mew G, 5 e, 3 & FRANKEORT, Maroh 1.—6-208 of 162, 9654, ‘Panus, March 1.—Rentes, 60¢ 7Tc.. Now ¥York Dry Goods Market. New Yonx, Maroh 1,—Trade was rather qulot to-dsy with. the commission houses, and the jobbing move- ment was very light, The markot for cotton goods re- mains firm, Regular bleached ahirfingsaro very atros ‘with o stfll upward tondenoy, Masconomot and Dn‘;gl shirtings aro up X0 per s-rd‘ Denfms ara in good de- mand at firm_prices, and well w0l up by the agonta, Prints, gloghaina, s dross-goods aro brisk in first bhands, Wodlens afe only in moderate inquiry, Hoslery ia quiet, Forefgn dress-goods, Jupancso siripes, and Frénch Cashmercs aro in demand, The importa for the week are nearly $4,000,000, Fittsburgh Oil Mariet, Prezsmonaw, March 1—Crade petrolom boavy, tending lower. Hulesat$2.05, Rofiued quict aud un- changed, The Produce Markets, New Yo Moo § Gorron—In lini xv Yonx, March 1.—00T7oN—] ted ra- quest; middling upland, 200, BrEADsTUFRFS—1lour dull; recolpts, 8,000 rls; su- perflno Western and State, $5.80(30,05; common to gaod oxtrs, $0.78@7.50; good to cliolce, $7,55@8.00; ‘whito wheat extra, 5U@10,50 ; Oliio, $7.00@10.50 Bt, Louls, $7.60@12.75, Rya flour stcady. Corn mioal more aclivo; yellow Wastorn, $3,25@3,50, iWheat firmer, with imodorato domand ;' reccipts, 11,000 bu s No. 2 Milwaukeo $1.63; fuforlorxed Wosfarn, $1.70@ 1.76; unsound do, $1.50; ND.anflnn, $1b3, Ryc, borley, ond malt dull and uncianged. Corn’ steadior: 635 bu old mixed western afioat at 65c; do fn storo, 6 @6330: choloo do, Oc; now mixed (Vostorn, . 035/@ 6do: yellow Westorn, 6i@04Ke, Oats o sliado Leiter, with good demand for prime, which s scarce; recelpte] 43,000 bu: mow mixed Wostern, SI@Slic; old, Bi)c; while, 51@530, LOVER BEXD—8X(390; Hmothy, $3.16@4.95, Eacs—Dull and fower At 30@31¢, Hay—Quicet, » Hors—Dull and heavy st 40@350 for New York erop of 1872 ; Eastorn snd Wostorn, 40@50c, LeateR—Quiot st 28@ito ; Orinoco, 21@28}e, Woor—3ora adtive, but prices easler ; unwashed, 62e, - gnuusnma—dnfl‘m frm; Rio, 18@20)Me, Sugar, molsares, and rice qufet, stoady, and unchinged, PernoLzuM—Crudo, 8¥@83{0 ; Tofincd, 10X @103, TunrENTINS—Firnt at (J@OTHC, Provistons—Pork quiot and ‘firm § moss, $16.12)@ 15,25 ; prime mess, $14,00@14.60 ; total stoolk on Land touday, 60,000 brls, of which 18,000 brls aro now, Beef dull and unchanged, Middles in good demand ; long clear, To; short cloar, 8¢, Lard weak; Wenlern sleam, B @830 ; kettlo, ‘B @83(c, Burren—Quict ; Western, 16G20c, Ommmar—sloady. mkr—Lowor t 004 @903c, mnnfi)m.fi 1A, PRILADELTELA, March 1,~BREAvsTUrFs—Flour dull and unchanged, \Vhe;l unchanged, Rye, B5@37c, CGorn dull 3 whito, 82@030 ; ycllow, 58@00c, Oata firmor ; whito, 49@600 ; mixed, d6@1te, glm"lmul—i{‘}lfl:; rnlusu wrk,fl:lfiaflfl@lfi.fii ETROLEUM— o, © § refined, 183{@ 10 Wittant—Quict at plo, 0+ e . TOUIA, 81, Louts, March 3,~BnEADsTurTa—Flour quiet and unolianged,’ Wheat dall and unchanged; No, 2 spring, .28 ; No. B rod fall, $1,76@1.80; No, 2 do, $1.09. Corn 0ady ; No, 3, 81350 0 osit. track ; 53@33/0 In clovas 9o on esat track ¢ 263@2%0 1n olo- t; No.2,70c, Ryo firwer; No, 3, Wiitexx—Lowor at segaEo, Provisiona—Pork active aud firmer; $14,00 for characterized tho demand from tha opening of trado to tho close, and, with a moderate amount of stock on salo, acllers havo been enablod to ronlize nromptiv, aud at rolativoly good prices, spot ; $14.16 for eollor Moy, Bulk menis strong sud Hhghdri shoulders, 430} cisnr, Tor Baton strortand Iarge, fopbing sales al6o, Bc, and 8ic. Lard aotive and drin'; kottlo, 7840, cash Up conntry, (0as—Firm of 435@00, Rocolpts, 6,701, Qarrre—Firmer and Lottor'ahipplng domand ; Tex- ans, §3. 4.25 ; natlve steors, $4.23@5,75, The packlug aoason closed yostorduy, Total mumbex ‘packod from Nov, 1 to date, 858,180, B M Mngmm,é. JUF#ALO, March L.—Nothing d {1g; markot generals Iybeavy, Wheat—No, 3 lfllw?luknug‘club, Sia Corn about &l on track, Oats, 420, Me 2 nlxm%m"s' -Dult rrie, March 1.—-OorraN—Dull; good ordi- nary, 18X®18Xo ; low midalings, 10}@1930, DieaprusTé—Elour firmer ot '$0.50G11.00, Corn {n good donwand a 55@60o, Oats dull wnd nominal, Tt g Y- wer &t $20. 32,00, Bnan-Quiot -_tflm?uuf et UL MeAta—Sliouldors, 62¢01 aldes, TX@730. TALTIMORE, HaT BALTIMORE, March 1.—Breasturrs—Flour qulet snd unoanged, Whoat dull; red Weatorn, -$1.70 190 s amber, $2.0081.10, Oqru—Dixed Weatern nomf- 88@000. Qata stoady ;\.lxed Westorn, 470, Rye @000, ! nggv:mx;fl—fluhismdnnmd i Brg;lr. !lfi].’-‘l. 3 whioulders, 0o jrib uhles, B@8Y(o} cloar rib, Bigo, Tard dull gt sV Gk BurrEn—Weatorn nctlys ; cholca roll, 300, ‘Wasxy~Woak at 003¢c, s - LOUIBVILLE, Loumvitix, Iy, March 1,—Tanacoo—8loady, Froun—Firm and unchangod, TnovialoNs—Iirm; mees pork, $14,25G14.50, Bacon and bulk moats firm aud “unchanged, Lard'y primo ateam, 0, Witisky—Tawor, but firm at 80, - OINGINNATE, - - Omvomwats, March 1,—Buravsryrrs—Flour dull X .74, i dul h yi ull, al o, Dt i, nt oggdge, 100 Toe dull 9 Louszed Ou~3@0so, Eaas—Lower, at 0@ ProvIstoNs—Pork in $1495, Lard o, domand st $14,00; hLeld at am held at 73{0; kettle nami- ui : nally @80, ihuk meats atoady ; shouldors, Jo §'cloar 1ike & sonatilo poreon, dosiro to strangthen your digestiv orgaus and compol thom to porform thelr essential dutios thoroughly and regularly, take a doso of Uostetter's Stomaoh Bittora boforo ovory meal, until your delinquent stomach i rostored to a healthy condition. undorstood that dyspepsia is always compHoated with dis- turbances of tho Nvor and an unnatural state of tho bow- ols, and thatno modiolno which doos not roach and reotify theso frregularitios onn possibly ouro this agoniatng dis. Hostottor's Btomach Dittors 1s an anttbitlous agont and & gradual cathartic, aswoll as & tonic and stomachio, and Lionce its unparatioled offes evont; cases of chronto indigostion. CADTION! LEA & PERRINSY WORCESTERSHIRE SAUGE. ra aro cantionod to id the e 3 brvlufi‘n(t?um“:mrednfgr L), oo Cuntac: DUNCAN’S 80NS, Cork, O gonti for Sho Uil Stesde. SILKS AND DRESS GOOCD: 1873. First Suri@: DpBuing. GREAT fi'IE'I_MGTMNS! FIEL'D, LEITER&CO., State and Twentieth and Madison and Market-sts., Announco for Monday, March 8, their first oxjosition of w Biike, Dress Goods, oto,, eta, Pabrlcs, and Intest forelgn novel and Plain Oolored Bilks in cstablishe finish and most fashlonable styles and shades, Bar. gaina in Fanoy Blike, speolaltios in Btripss in Black and Whito and in oll thenow aclorings, Elegaut Mnes of Dress Goods, all th Irish and Fronoh Popling, bary Japancas Bilks, new Onshmored, Pongoes, Brooaded Pop- Taffota Grissailles, Puritan 1o, Cold Glaoc, Balerna and Helvetia Cloth, Frosh lines of Frenoh and Bnglish Prin Oambrios, Batisto, Maupora, Vind, Obambrays, now styles, naw sh: stripéd, and side-striped d Sootoh Giughuus, o ! OFFICES IN TEL®R - ime Buil Not, Yg’E LI‘aken. Two very desirable single of- fices on Second Floor, One suite of two or three rooms on Second Floor. A few large and small rooms on Third Floor, suitable for Ar- chitects or Artists, Very large and dosirable room on Fourth Floor, north makes, superior” Qloth, Tyxloeo, Mohalr laln, figored and fall nsm’r’tm’;nt of P%vnuh at attraotive prices, The finest single offices and suites in the city. The building is strictly Fire- The floors are laid in English Fireand Burglar-Proof Vaults All appointments of the best description. An elevator connects with all the floors. The entire building is steam- heated, with porter always in attendance. Vacancies yet remeining of- fered at reasonable rates for a term of years. : See the offices. Forterms in- ‘W. C. DOW, Room 1, Nevada Block. REMOVALS, On Saturday, March 1, We will remove to Nos.07 and 99.South (our old stand heforo the flro), where, having botter faoilities than over boa fore for keoping acomplete stook of Teas and Goneral Grooorigs, wo rospootfully solicit the patronage of nll our former customers and others, axsuring them that wo will not bo un- JAMES FORSYTH & CO. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Carson, Pirie& G0, GREAT SALE, 329 West—fiadison-st. TO-DAY. 600 piccos Fine Irish Linen, in remnants of about 3 to 6 ynrds, slightly damaged, rt tho uniform prioo of 60 ots, yd, The goods vm%y in quelity and aro worth from 75 ota, to $1.26 por yd, 8pooial attontion dovoted to Honsckeopin, Goods, Cotton and Cotton Bhestings of ull the best hrands very oheap, Groat Bargains in Table Linens, bleached end unbleached, Orashes, Towols, and Towelings from onee third to ono-half less than usual prices, CGood Heavy White Bod Spreads from 1,00 upwards, i Gront Bargains in Maracilles Quilte from 1,00 up to rlohest qualitios, Blankets and Flannels ot & great disoount. Laoe Qurtains at 60 conts on the dollar, Km:;burg Edgings, ohoicest styles, half prioe, Bargains in Real Linoes nnd Lace Goods, COhonpost Dross Goods ever offered in this ity now or heretofore, On the cheap contre tables will be found many additional and rew attractions in Dross @oods;at 12 1-2, 18, 20 and 26 ats,, amoug which are some in the new Hpring shades, ¢ Qolorad Dresa Bilks ot & vory great sacrifloo, Btripe Spring Silks 80cents, worth 1,25, Jupaneso Bilks, half price, 75 cont quality for 40 ots,; 80 cent quality for 80 ots, COheapast Blaok Bilks in the country, Good sl Bitk Gros Grains from 100 yd, up, Toarful saorifico on Riohest Black Rilks, - New Bargains in Dress Goods on the ohap os?lma\‘e tablos; in handsome new Spring ndos, TBADE EARLY TN THE DAY, : DRY GEODS. Jom V. Farwell & Co, Monree, Franklin and Herketsts, LAST WEEK BUT ONE OF THE (HEAT CLOSTNE-OUT SALT or Tonr Hundred Thnnsanfl'l]ullars’ WORTH OF NEW AND DESIRABLE IDRY GOODS, UPON WHIOE WE WILL OFFER - SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS FOR THIB WEEK, MARCH 8 T0 8, . We call SPECIAL ATTENTION to. our EXTEME D) SLE AN SYomi ot v and ELE Carpets, Embracing all the qualities from Common Ingrains to the most Superb Moquettes ‘Which we desire to close ou . flral{‘witmn the next two wge(;?s. ‘We shall offer RARE BARGAINS "lm:l ;veek in al:_]kimds of %oods‘.in- cluding man; nings niore than lin)if tlxeg AEhbnt ltes Cost of Importation. Spring Trade. RICHARDS, O OSHAW & WINSLOW, Cor. State and Madison-sts., Have now in stock Full Lines of Seasonable Goods, for early trade, Prices lower | than are made in any other market. W.ANTED. st pestriact e SRR IR WWanted v anted, Po'contract with tho bost and most onorgetis man in each County in Illincis and Yows, to handle our Machines on consignment. Extra * inducoments offored, and wagona furnishzd. Nono but BUPERIOR MEN, wanting tc - make a business of it, neod apply. Address, @iving partioulers of former buainess, and roforonces, THE HOWE MAC 041 Wabash-y MISCELLANEQUS, CAGTION ] LIRS BUDTRRS, o Ruy thete saisbrated ittare, aud CAUTION | pel Tribune of Jan, 16, 1872, for which a liberal price will be- paid at Co office, - " apothioosry ghop, Jiuy only T 0. Box No. 1020, * A few copies of The Daily unting Room of this: