Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1873, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY; MARCH 6, 1873. THE LAW COURTS. Another Chapter in iho History of tho * Great Westtrn,” Stato and Federal Oourts-—Decision by Judge Farwell, State’s Attorney Reed and tho Driver ‘Recard. Bahlkruptey nnd General Notegen- Now Buits, Frederlok Morbold, a vietim of *surprise and intonso disgust" at Lis trontment by tho As- signeeof tho Groat Wostorn Insurance Company, yostordny flled a bill praying an mjunction re- stralning tho Assigneo from colleoting tho bal- ance,due on tho stock-noto of tho complainant, on the various grounds stalod.in provious nte tempta of that nature, which arc airondy familine to tho roadors of Tute Tnnuxe, -1lo claims that tho Company oontracted to issto to him o cortifi+ ento of full paid-up stock on tho paymont of 20 peor cont of the faco valuo, on thoagreomont that nothing more would over bo paid thoreon, and that nothing could ovor bo colloctod by nssess- ments thercon, no matter what the circumatancos. Tho Company was sbout to fit up tho Major Block for officos, and Major, who was tho Preal- dent, reproeentod that the complainmmt should eupply furniture and bo pald for it by atocl, nok advancing o dollar in money, tho smount of* the account betng 8800, which it was arravged and agroed in \vming was to be paid forin fully paid- up stock, on whic! by compfnlmmt «t tho rato of 10 per cent. ' Ho maolktes tho usual objoctions ns to increane of eapital boing based on forgerics, and therefora {llogal, ote,, nnd concludes with tho usual prayor Jor injunotlon and roliof. , JUDGE PARWELL ON GTATE AND YLDERAL COURTS. Judgo Farwall, who has for a long timo been sonrching the authoritics for information an to oints wifocting the jurisdiction of Btato nud g‘udunfl Courts that havo come up in tho suit, Beers 'v. Richmond ot al., yostorday deliverod his opinion, 'The defondant, Mary Richmond, mado amotion to transfor the cauo £o the Unilad States Court, 88 between her and tho complainant, Boors, The gmrtiea are, Deors, a repldont of this’ Blato, versun Mury Richmond, a resi- dont of 'tho Btate of New York, and two 'other Richmonds, residents of thia Stato. Boors, o judgmont croditor of Thomas Richmond, files o creditor's bill against Mory Richmond, eoxooutrix. of Dean Richmond, deceased, lato of New York, a party, secking to' reach {;rofinrty Which is allegod to havo baon conveyed by Rich- mond & Co. lfvo Denn Riclunond, as security for money loaned, Mary Richmond petitions to Zinve tho cnugo removed to tha Unitod States Circuit Court, an botwoon horself 'and the com- lninant Beors, claiming that thors can be o final Eotominnflmx in that Court of thelr rights with- out the presence thero of tho other Richmonda 28 ‘dofendants. Tho Court held that, in- asmuch as tho bill called for an ne- <ounting, tho mortgagors ns woll ns the ‘mortgageo aro indisponsablo partios, and that thero caunot bo a final determination, with- in the moaning of the law, in their absonco ; re- Horting, in wupport of fhis position, o 'flrst volume Abbott's United Statos Practico, pago 250, socond Curtis Clreuit_Court Roports, page 1’1;, and third Bummer Circuit Reporty, pago The partics are nne&xmven!ud by this decision, applying to tho U:ited Statos Clrouit’ Court for permission, which they \will probably do, when the views of Judgo Drummond will be Jearned. THE STATE ATTORYEY AND TIE DRIVER RECORD. Yesterday morning, Stato Attorney Reed was in froquent qoneultation with Judge Gary snd Judge Rogers, as to tho record in the Driver <aso, appealed to the Buprome Conrt. Mr, Reed hmvlu;(lgot through with his interview with Judge Rogers, proccedod, in pursnance to ap- %olntment, to' Judgo Gory's Court, ond tho ourt nadjourned tho rogular busidess. Mr, Reed pointed out tho' various matters which in Jin opinion. might _provolia inquiry by tho Su- ‘premo Court, and Hin Houor having deliborated ‘on tho maiter submitted, gavo his opinion in «dotail thercon, whorenpon tho Btate's Attorney Tbogan rolling up his papors, and grovling, sotio ~voce, about tho Bupromo Court selecting fim for - vietim: Tho reportor approached, soothing ‘the irato gontloman with the reflection that ho ‘would mako a very Eml.ty martyr, somo day, if e tried hard enough, DIr. Recd said ho had overy reason to complain, If the Bnyrama Court wanted to find fault, they ought to have found fault with the Iawyers as “woll.ag him ; ond Judge Porter, too. Butolhno; 1hey oouldu’t pitch into thom, but must turn on him, But they'd have u cloan record this time, Judge Ctary said that if the Supremo_ Court wae dotermined to reverse the record, it did not matter whot Mr, Reed did with it It wns no uso trying to make o clenn record in such a caso. It was impossible, if tho Court was so doter- mived. ‘The Btato's Attornoy was resolved that he would give them no fair chanco. Judge Gary—If JudgoMecAllicter is detormined to have a rap at you, and if the other six Judges of tho Bupreme Court staud by him, it is no matter what kind of record yon male, And the Judge, grimly ‘smiling, put on the bnndnfiu with one liaud, and, holding the scales with tho othor, {)rocuodod to woigh out justice with unimpairod choerfuluess and impartiality. THE GREAT WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The evening rnpap published a bill lnst even-~ ing,-a6 filed in tho Circuit Court of Cook Connty, ostorday morning,by tlio Direotors of tho Groai Wostorn Tolographi Compauy. Its contents may be inferred fromthohonding: “TheNow Managa- ment Moving—They Pray the Court to Ovder an sccounting by, Reove—T'hoy Ask Roferonce of the Entire Mattor ton Mastexin Obancery,” Up to 5 o'clock, the usual hour for closing tho courts, thoy did no euch thing; oud, ‘i sy po: Em- publishes o protended suwmnary of such a ill, tho ronder is cautioned that tho protended bill is no more a matter of record of Cook County than if an outsider were to bring a copy of soma- thing ho proposed to publish at some futuro time to this journal' to bo printed. Whatever ho tbill may turn ont to be, when it s filed, the {acts and figures will probably prove to be famil- iar to tho roaders of this colum, A DIVORCE PUT THROUGH INBEVEY HOURS, Yestorday morning ot 18 o'clock, tho papors in tho divorco suits, Burah J. v. Jamos H. Wright, wore filed in tho Superior_Court. They wero Immediately carriod before Judge Gary, aud the usual formalities gono through, and roferred to o Muostor in Chancery, who took evidence, and roported bofore tho rising of tho Court. Tho dofendant nappoared boforo the Judge and of- fercd no defonsoe, and boforo b o'clock the de- orea of divorco was entered. ‘Tho reporter remarked that it was quick work. Judgo Gury said it was put through in time for zhod;mruuu to mawy ognin last night, it they liked, and como beforo him in entirely now suits to-day. At I?Axl{n‘m-r‘;‘:rcmrrnns. » onougl, Price & Co., yesterday, prayod for tho adjulication of E. 0. Siacoy, olsicaing na follows, whatever it may amonut to, that **the 82id I3, C. Blacoy was &_wmembor of tho flmm of G. B. Btacey & Hou, nnd on bohalt of sad flem, and in its uame, contracted with your petitioners to deliver to thom 100 tons of huuks, us needod, in payment for which suid AlcDonough, Prico & Co, oxecutcd und dolivered to sald (fi . Btncoy & Bon their three L)romlsuury notes for 1,600 eachi, two of which havo sinoo boen paid,” Thoy nllego as ncts of bankruptoy that ‘i‘} 2 Btacoy, being intolvont, ou thoe 17th of January, 1878, autfored his proporty to be taken on lofi:l procoss with Intent to givo a proforenco to his oreditors. 3 In tho matter of William W, Wood & Co., the Assignee yesterday filed o petition for Juavo to sell tho baukrapt's prubmrt_y in Nlookford, valued it from $16,000 to 518,000, which iy mortgagoed for more thet it ia worth ; Krnymg that tho pro- secds ho divided among the “creditors Lolding nortgages to oxtinguish all claimy, both againg shorcal estate and the other proporty of tho sreditors, A rule wau enlored on the partics to thow causo why this should not bo done, on tho 10th inst, John Hollister, of Hannilial, Martin County, Misgourt, eatorday Huuuuucd for tho adjudica- don-of Blelooy, Fullor & Dlorce, claiming, a3 sroditors for §266,95, Fraudulont {reusfors aud, s wrlb of attachinons for debt are alleged as ncty of bankruptey, Lhey claim to bo ereditors for foods supplicd on 1at of Tobruary last, lons iash, amounting to §11,010,33, THE JUDGER, Judge Portor roused tho wnrcasiio powers of ong-onduring reporters, by somothing undor iwonty 1)nt;efl of dofanlts, Judge Booth pursucd tho even tenor of hia way, yonterday, loutin nrdmiration at the ol. squetico, pathon, and lung power of tho counsol m Whitcomb v, Boyd. Judgge ‘I'vao’s Court Iu Lhronwed with the biack h intorest was to bo receivod: -voice, or ‘to sult the dlamond workers.* The Carhon Hill coal ense soema likely to tako up o weok or so. Judgo Farwoll got through atan early hotr, after dnc!dlniz {wo or throo motlonn, ono of which, a matler affecting tho Jurisdiction of Stato and T'odoral Couxts, wo give in a soparate Mrngraplt, r Jud gupwilllumu appoatod in his Court, n short timo yostordsy, nfter Lis trials In tho Oriminal Ooure woro oyor, and_looked over the papors tliat ind acoumulated during his longthened nb- sonco, Judgo Rogors waa waitod on b{ Stato Attorney Rood, in tho courso of tho morning, for the pur- pose of oxamining the record in the Driver caso, appenled to the Bupromo Court. udge Gary has ontored upon tho ronding of perlocfily appalling wories of hoavy literaturo. Judgo Drummond, yestorday, resumod his sont in tho United States Ulrouit Court. Judge Blodgatt is preelding in hin own Court, tho District, and was ougaged yosiordsy in tho call of the Decombor calondar, ? GENCRAL NOTES.” Johin Sheldon yestordsy commenced sult in tho Suporior Court agatust Wm, II, VanOrnum, to aunul contracts for \me'[ng out for joint profit certain pntents which it ia slloged Vau sald ho had means to do, but which it i now diecovorod ho hag no moans to do. ‘Phe bill consisted of ninotoon pngos of worda and threo facls, Tho following judgments were among thoso entorod by Judgo Portor, yestordny : obb v, Ohieago Wasto Oleaning Company, £1,142.82 3 Allon . Ovlott, 2,147.18 ; Lnno v. Commercial Insuranco Company, ©1,607.60 ; lall v. Bame, 87,570 ; Adams v. linmp, £2,133,78. “Nary O'Halloran, ministratrix of her do- censod husband, yestordny commoncod suit, in case, agninst the Pittsbutgh, Cincinnati & "8t Fionlo Heliroad Company for £5,000 damogos, * An assumpsit suit for 876,000 dsmazos was yostordny commenced in tho United Btates Clr- cait Court by Ohnrles 11, Tlurd againat Asa Vail. ,Tho chargo of tho Judgo -to tho jury in tho Winnosholk ifsuranco cases was oxhiaustivo and intorosting. It covered the wholo ground al- roady_gond over in dotail in theso colurug, In-John A, v‘.] Ml]x?nhh ]Ill- Gfltbafit, o rulo wos ordered .by Judge Iarwoll, youtorday, on com- plainant, t¥) nhm;‘enum why he should not be ntt{w\md for fi::x-complinucn with- o provious ordor to alimony, 3 Elz‘;gunn Ve '}ho Clty, tho sidowall accl- dont case before Judgo Booth, roported in {his column nslordn{, tho jury yestordsy roturned a vordict for 83,000, . Nono of tho insurance companios, in bank- ruptey, that should havo made thoir monthly re- turns on tho 1t inst,, havo roported since the filing of the roports published in yestorday's TRIDUNE. : A largo numbor of small vordista was rondered in the l‘}nllnd States Distriot Court, yesterdny, principally in the Groat Wostern and Winno- shoik usurance Companicn. . Amanda 8, Cook yestorday filod excoptions to thi0 bond filed by tha South Park Comminslonors, on the ground of insuflicloncy, otc, ° ; NEW SUITS, 2 Tug Uwrrep Brates Omovir Covnr—Charles I, Hurd v, Asa Vall ; assumpsit, $75,000, F Tae UNITED Statee Disrimcr Counr—Fredérick Herbold v, Clatk V. Uptoty Atlgiico of tio Great ost- ern Insurance Compauy ; L 5 Titm, Omopre OnULI--0,065—Toehmuth 'y, Bhoror oppeal. 6,056—Allon v, Crittenden, 6,057—Nancy IFEHng v, M, Bolfield; assumpsit, $1,300, 6,058 to 0,006—Appeals, 0,006—Atary Ialloran, ndmnisfratriz, v, Pittsburgh, Olnciunatl & Bt, Louia Railway Compn= ny; case, $3,000, 0,067—John A, Porter and John E. Datboy V. Darbara dleMabon; aewumpsit, $1, 8,068—Albort W. Wobstor ot al, v, D, 8, & J. A, Hayaj agsumpelt, $300, 6,000—Appeal Tug BurEnion CoUnT—42,567—G, IL, O, Willlams & o, v. 3, W. Bocker nnd W. J. liriggs; assumpsit, $500, - 42,658—Sarah_J, Wright v.James H, Wright ; 10 papers, 43,650—Elizabeth Bluo v, Menry W, Blu dosortion nlleged, 43,500—Jobn Bichl v, II, If, Arm- stond ; nssumpsit, $250, 42,661—Garrity ot al, v, Colo gnrofshee, ot al.; appeal. 42,662—John Sheldon v, Win, I, Van Orntin ; bill to nmond certain_contracts, 43,563—Jullus I, Stalir v. Martin Wober caso, $3,000, NOTES FROM THE SUBURBS. LVANSTON, ‘Tho monthly meoting of the Village Arustecs was held on Tuesday night at tho offico of Theo- doro Rooso, the Socrotary of tho Board. Proai- dont 0. J. Gilbert; J. H. Kedzle, Ambroso Fos- ter, and 0. T, Graywere prosent. An ordinanco was pagsed giving tho Road Commissionor of the villago suthority to tuko gravel from tho Iako shoroe to completo the grading of Hamilton avenuo, the southern boundary of tho villago. The potition in regard to the oxtonsion of Sherman avenuo was roforred back from " the Committeo, and was laid on tho tablo for the fature considoration of tho Board. Anordlusnco authorizing the village to givo a dood to the Ladies’ Collogo Of tho propar- ty on which they aro now orecling thelr now .buildings fwas passed. Two plats for subdivis- lons wora reccived, and, mocting with the ap- proval of the Board, woro ordered rocorded. The Evanston :Philosophiosl Assoolation met ot the Library Hall on tho ovening of Tuesday. Tho attendance was good, tho following mom- bors_responding to their names : Dr. Bannis- Jtor, B, l}. Blatchford, L. H. Boutelle, ¥, Brad- loy, W. Brainard, Dr, M. O. Driggs, Prof Car- hart, Dr. Davis, Dr. :Hemen- . Goge, Dr. J. B, Jowoll, A.'Hesler, Dr. L. Xnox, Drof. Kistlor, Prof. Kollog, Rev. E. W. Packard, Rov. G. 0. Noyos, Charlea Roymond, A. Shuman, G.W. Winslow, W. Al Wyckoff, and Oliver Marcy, the Prosident of the Association. Tho Rev. 0. B, Abbott and N. M, Gridley were olected mombers of tho-Associntion. Thore being no papors forthcoming, the Association, at the suggestion or Prof, Oliver Marcy, proccoded to discuss ¢ Forco and Its Becondary Causcs.” Tho disous- slon was of n vory intoreating character, lasting for on hour and & half,. At the closo of the dls- oussion 1t was moyed and carriod thot the Asso- ciation moot in Hosler & Gauw's art gallory in two weeks. Tho concort of tho Musical Boclety was fairly attendod and fair in character. Tho solo of Mr. Georgs H, Jott wns well rocoived. Mra, Igle- hart sang with g{fint oredit to herself *Who's at My Window.” Miss slaggio Porry was in good and rendored “Sfl&m!‘flflon " oxcellently. Miaa Eva Mattison sang with awootnoss, and was peremptorily recalled, ~The concert was an im- provement “on the last, and the Boclety have ovory reason to feol onconraged. Tho aunual declamation contest of the frosh- man class of the Univorsity will take plrco in the Nothodist Charoh this evening. Ihe monthly sociable of the Mothodist Ohureh will bo Lield at the parsonage, next to the churel, 1his ovoning, way, L. NORTII EVANSTON. The Try Lycoum mot at this place on Tucsday night in ‘the school-house. The oxorciscs con- sistod of tho usual readings, recitatious, music, &e. Thoro was some. good music, and o most plonsant ovoning was passcd by all, . IGHLAND PARK, Tho Baptist and Preabyterian Ohurches of this suburb join in a sociablo at the hall thia_even- ing." Thore will bo literary oxorcisca and good music to boguilo the houis should thoy gxng. The Musical and Litorary Socioly will moet noxt Tucrday ovening at tho residence of Goorgo Loslio, Esq. Hall's Btereopticon will give an ©oxbibition af tho il on Baturday evening. e e Y A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION. Thomns Ioyns, Esq., tho President of tho' Board of Directors of the Free Lilrary, and who takos a spocial interost in the prosperity of tho institution, has just made it o valuablo present of a tull ot of tho Gentleman's Magazine, which woa. at Esstmon & Dartlott's bookstore, on Clark streot. Thesot consists of 164 volumes, —beginniug in the year 1781 and coming down to tho middle of the presont contury. While tho interest of somo of its contonts laa died nway, yeb it contains an immenso amount of mattor which is of pormanont value in history, politica, auliquitios, otc, It covers tho porlod of the Amorican hovolutlnu, aud of the war of 1813, ‘;lvlnghuumbarsor original documents rolating 0 hoth sidos, and plaun of battles, sloges, oto., connaoted with Oontinental and Elropann wars, Tha whole odition iy richly illuctrated with en- gravings, maps, and architoctural dosigns, It also contains tho only rocord of the proceedings of o Parllamont for & loug sorios of years, cov= ering & poriod whon it was not eale to publish thom, oxcept by giving tho initinls of tho spenk- ors, or by giving falso nemes, During a portion of this timo Dr, Johnson wrote up tho debatos, Tho cost of this publication, tho first thing of the kind whioh evor ussumod the titlo of ** Maga- zino,” wos 8500, It will Lo, in all raspocts, tho mos vuluablo acquisition iho Library has yot made. —_— Mairo Flour, Wa desfra fo_call tho nttentfon of tho cliizens of Ohicago, end tho publio generally, to tho fact tuat we aro the goneral sgonta for Jones & Btand- fug's celobrated | Alaizs Fiour, manufactured hy Mugers, Hmith & Pholps, of Rock Falls, Ill, and wo are fully propared fo supyly tho tradg’ with eithor lurge or srmsll quantities, und ot prices times, Mr, Willlah Btanding, ons of tho patentoes, 1s1n tho oily, and Intaudu t0 nay & visit to all ;1!‘ l:m :ll:ulllny &ra:t\'le: \lu;ll :WKIL‘A for iho u of oducing tho nbove artlclo, -8, 11, Mo- Cl'l[-\FiITY AND CORRECTION, Socond ‘Biommial Roport of tho iinols i Board of Commissioners of Pablie Charilios. Thirteen Publie Institutions---Thelr Cost _ Since 1839--~Estimates for 1873, County Almg-Houses=--Prison-Roforme«- " Recommonded Abolitlon of tho County Jnil System. The mocond bienniel report of the Board of Btato Commissloners of Public Oharltics of Illinols, prepared by tho Secrotary, the Rov. Frod H. Winos, has just boon published. Tike its predocossor, it contalns n grent amount of usoful information, but it is in many respoota moro goneral, Tho roport donls firat with in- snnity, idiocy, blindness, otc., which it classifles undor the hend of * misforlune It rofers to various causes from which thoy ‘spring, such ns cousanguincoun marringes, disonse, soil and cli= nto, social orgamzation, ete, This Is followed. by a obapter on the trestmont of theso various allmenta, Tho third obapter ig & discussion of the BFATISTICS IN TIE LAST OENSUS-REFORT rolativo to the idiots, insanc, blind, and deaf mutes of the United Siates. It apponrs from thoso invostigations, that tho foreign population is much moro liablo to insonity, aud - somewhot ‘moro liablo to blindnose, than the native popu- Iation, but muchlosslinblo toidiooy and deaf-mut~ ism, Themalesox ia lossliablo to insanity thantho fomalo, but moro liablo to blindness, oto. Old porsons oro the most linble to insanity and blindnoss, whilo idiooy is moro common in mid- dle Jifo thon in old ago. Tho tendency to insanlty Is greatost in the North- onstorn States nnd on the Pacific Coast, and loast In the extremo Southorn nnd Western States.. Tho tondonoy to idiooy is groatest in tho oxtromo Northenst and tho border Bouthorn Btntos. That to bliudnoss is tho groatest in the Bouthorn Btates, Tho tablos in rolation to this subjoct aro of much intoreat nud valuo, Aftor theso preliminary chaptors, the report procoods to givo n vory thorough history of the ° -OMARITABLE LEGISUATION. OF ILLINOIS, bringing togother, in the compuss of & fow pngos, tho facts which aro scattored through the many volumes of Ilawa and logislativa roports. There are mow 18 publie inatitutions in this Btate, divided into tho hends of ‘Correctional,” *‘ Educational,” and ¢ Char- itablo.” Tho first includes the Ponitentiary and the Reform Bohool; tho second, the Normal, In- dustrial, and Bouthern Normal Universitios ; and thie third, the Northorn, Southern, and Jackson- villo Inseno Asylums, tho Institutions for the Education of tho Blind and the Deaf and Dumb, tho Boldiers' Orphans' Home, the School for Feoble-Minded Childron, and the Eyo and Ear Inftmary. ‘Thoso institutions, excluding the Peonitentisry;” have received from the Stato Trensury, sinco 1839,—~that being the timo when the Deaf snd Dunb School, the oldest of them all, was organizod,—tho sum_of ©5,002,008.73. Of' this nmount tho Deaf and_Dumb Institation bas recgived §1,011,389,65, and tho Jacksonville Tussno Hoepital 81,656,170.02, Attontion is cailed to tho holorogencous and contradictory nature of the logislation concern- ing Stato intitutionn, and it ia Buggosted thnk the wholo of it needs thorough and caroful ro- ision. o The systo of publio charity in Illinois Laa own to such proportions that the State institu- gx;m! in making up thoir ostimates for 1878, asled for = AT LEAST ONE-HALF of that part of the rovenue of tho Stato set apart for what are called"rovonue Rurpoflou ; aud tho Board of Charities, which hag to consider tho wholo subject and makoe its recommendations to tho - Legislature, found itself in a porplex- ing situation, it not hoing an ecasy task to decido upon tho relative ‘necossity and impor- thnes of tha wavaral applications, Tho estimates for tho curront oxpeuscs of thoso inslitutions wore $468,705 por. annumj; but, in addition, thoro were roquosts for appropristions for ox- traordinary oxponses, fornow buildings or ou- Inrgoment of old onos, making an aggregato of $1,250,000. Aftor considoration, it was decided to’ rocommend the approprintfon of B447,000 this year to comploto buildings now in process of orootion. Tharo aroother approprintions, to tho amount of $725,000, for new buildings, which will requiro an_ incrosso of the tax lovy for 1873 bofore they can be granted, and otliers, totho amount of 9169,000, which tho Board considor of doubtful oxpedioncy at prosont,— tho chief item being for the completion of tho Bouthorn Insano Asylum. Tho Bye and Ear Infirmary of Uhic:]\sm agks for 328,000 for & new building, and the Board recommends tho appro- priation of that amount,—310,000 for 1873, nnd tho remainder for 1874, Bo far a8 concorns tho spplication for an enlargemont of the Daaf and jumb School, tho Board objects to i, on tho ground that tho demaud ton yoars honoe would not ho met, and that it is unwise to have too many in one place; and, thereforo, favors the mzc,i;hm of & uow msfitution ot somo other point. MANAGEMENT. It is tho opinion of the Board that all the Puhllc institutions are menaged with serupulous nteprity, but the system of accounts and chocks in uso i not sulicient to provent fraud. Excop- tion is taken to the drawing of approprintions m ndvanco, aud depositing the monoy in privato Danks, subjoct to-private oo, until tho end of the (}uu.rter whon it is paid out,—a system by which tho State has boon u losor bofora. Thero 18 also found to bo a local effort to compel tho officors of enoh inatitution to mansge it in local intorests, to muke all his purchases in the lomo market, to doal with all, pay lib- eral . pricos, ond not seck for good measuro. Tho law provides that tho Trustces shall audit all accounts boforo payment, but that provision Tlins boen ovadod in imany ways, and the Doard fools compollod to make various rocomwenda- tions for the bottor sacuring the intorests of the Bteto. While tho sggrogate COBT' OF THI CUARITADLE INSTITUTIONS Is heavy, yet tho Bonrd nsserts that it is very light upon each taxpayer, aud givoe other argu- monts in favor of liborality in this direction. Btato nid is more eflicient than county or privato ' reliof—the Cook County Hoepital for the Insane, the onlly county one in the Stato, rankiug ver Tow, Tho position taken in tlio previous report, that tho pecuniary saving to tho community by theso hon{:ltnlu i8 nbove what they have cost, is otill insisted upon. A fow pages are devoted to the subject of COUNTY ALMB-UOUSES, Tho firat fault in tho managoment of county farms {8 tho excesslve quentity of land,—so larga us to mako it unprofitable to work it,—and the second is often obsorvable in tho selection of a kooper, and tho nature of thoe contraot mado with him. In many cages, men huye beon soloot- ad who woro littlo” above tho grado of {mupuru‘ simply beeauso thoy wore tho cheapest. Tho rogistration of paupers, under the law pnssed by tho last General Assembly, has beou gonor- al yuum}!lind with, though somo County Clorks hnve failed to obey it. Attention is called to tho proprioty of making some provision for ohildren B0 unfortunato as to bo Lorn in the alma-hotses. In soveral countles,it appenrs, thero are no such institutions, and the Fuupam aro_sold out to the lowest bidder, afier the old fashion, PRISON-REPOIN, The second part of tho roport conslats of o discuscion of the subjects of * Orime and Orim- inaly," of Prigon-Reform,” and tho * County Jnil Bystom.” Under the riccond hoad, tho fol- lowing priuciplos ave sot forth : 'hat the orlm- inalshould Lo romoved from all sssociutiony tonding to strongthon his criminal impulses ; that the criminal muut also be bronght under tho immedinto inftuence of associations antag- onistic to crime ; that continued coutuct wifix botter influoncos can only bo maintalued by re- straint ; that, whilo under regtraint, the oriminal sliould ho fufnlshed with overy nendedapplisncn for devoloping the principle of uuh’-oonlrul,—nt those, labor and education being the chiof; and that, while under restraint, care should be takon to uvold harsh troatment, or whatover olso tonds ‘tlo col}mtumob the impresslon sought to ba pro- uced, On tho last point,— "THE COUNTY-JAIL BYRTEN, — tho Bonrd {s ot tho opinion thet the praotical value of jalls, either for tho &rnvemlon or cure of crimo, comparod with their cost, Iy tnfling, Dlost of thoso in Illinois aro unsafe, and those which uro not aro deflciont in tho ousentinl con- dutions of life and health, badly ventilated and ill-lighted, Thoro s nobt oue in which tho good, tho nccused aro moparated from rontonced. Tho food 18 gonorall but in two . respeots all tho “faila " aro objectionable:r Prigonera are in hourly contact with one another, and thoro ia a total Inok of nuy usoful, houorable employment. That '* assooin- tion in idlenoss " is Jooked upon aa tho ourse of tho prosont jall systom, the result being to In- oropro tho numbor of criminals, ‘and dovolop tliolr orininality, ‘Tho only romedy in tho ADOLITION OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, The prosont is looked upon as the propor Limo for taking notlon, capecially in vlow of tho crowdod condition of tho Jolict Pouitentiary, and tho offorts mnking to ostablish omnow one in Northorn llinois, “Llo qlnn proposed for the consideration of tho Logislalure is ag follows ¢ Ta all that hos boen andd concorntug tho county Jalls, wolnve spoken of them 08 places of punfhment, Thioy nto also tsod ua piices of detention Tor porsons nwalting trial, This doubls uso of tho jails i In itaclt vory objoctionablo, for roasons alroady stated, . Bit tho'obunge u_tho eriminal law, which wo ndvocato, will liavo 1o offcct Upon tho se of Inila na placca of dotention, Wosimply rocommond that thoy conso to bo uned w placea of punishmont; in othior words, that an Intormodiato grada of prisons, £o bo known as M dia- trict prisous,” bo catablishied ; aud that minor offend- crn, when couvicted, bo_sentenced to imprisonment in & dlatriot prison ot hard Jabor, instead of bulng cona fincd in a jall, after scutenco, i idloncss, Those diatrict prisons sbould bo organized and cone ducted upon tho ssmo geucral plan 83 o penitentiary, the difference conslating not 1n_tha tretmont, but {a tho clasu of erimiunlo treatod, {he ponitoutinry being estrved for tigso wo Lavo mado fusllior yrogrees lu erlino, whoss crites aro greator bad oquiro u longar sentenico. p ‘Lo ofticora in chargo of thiom should bo mon of & high grado of iutollootual, moral, and _social culturo, men who can conmand (1o xespoct of thosa committed to their care, and can oxort an influence over them for good, mon capablo of sustaining rolations to criminala simiflar to thoso which tho suporintendenta of hospitaly sualain to tho nnano, Guoh men, whon found, and suceonsful i tho prosocution of their alfieult and dele fcate task, eliould not bo linblo to remoyal at statod fn- tervals, nor for political consfderation, but shiould iold thelr porition by tho samo {enuro ns other superin- tendents ot publio institutionn, hoy shiould bo ap- poiutod, not elocted, : Tho districts, under this system, will havo to bo largerot frsl, With tho tucrcano of population they ‘will Bocoma simallor. Two distinct prisous, ono in tho north and ono in the south, will Lo amply sulliciont to try the experimont, "o such prisona would cost, for’ tholr oreation, lt- #o mora that tho proposcd ponitentinry, A cliango In tho limil of petit larceny wonld onatilo thio corts to roliovo the penitontiary of the prossure upon it, by {hio commitment to o district prison, of mnny who aro now sout (o Joliot, ‘Il carnings of tho fnmates would partially defcay tha oxpenso of thcir support, thua relioving o couti- Hes of & portion of thio burdon of maintousuco of the criminal population at prosont resting upon thom, Tl cost of transportation from tho countios shodld bo mado a chiargo againet tho carnings of tho prinon, Tho surplus carnings sliould bo applicd to the payment of tho prison oxpouscs, ‘Che balunco of expenso should o collceted from tho counties pro ratn, uccording to tho numbor of conviola sont from each, and tho longth of thelr imprisonmont, ‘Undor thie systoin proposed by us, tho cost of matn- talniug tho convict population of tho Stato would bo ‘matertally ditnjulslied ; tho Judges would bo oncour- ogod to pronaunce seutences proportionate to tho of foune commitied; the ovils .of nssociation in idioness ‘would for tho most part como to an end; sontenced criminals would como under tho salutary {nfluenco of o rigorous disciplino; juil-breaking, rosciies, sud lynch- 1ng would meok with s serfous checl; and’ tho doter Tout offect of punishmont would bo vastly augmented, + Tho roport closos with a history of the origin of the Board, the work it has performed, nnd tho results, The exponses have heocn o littlo over 85,000 por annum. It has inspooted the Btato snd county institutions; mado a special census of the insano and idiotio classes of Illi- nols in 1869; scoured tho adoption of a system of rogisiration of the oriminal and pauper classas, otc., ato. e, OBITUARY. Death of Harrle G. Grifiith. Tho announcomont in another column of tho doath of Harrio Gardner Grifith will awakon sadness in many hearts among thoeo knew him 08 an netlve, brilliant, and at ono timo most promising young journalist. His connection ‘with tho daily press of this city is quito rocent, and the recolleotion of his labors and himself {s siill fresh in tho minds of his many frionds. Harrio Griffith was o Welshman; born in Wales, and educated st & collego in Bristol, England, where chemistry, geoology, mining, and kindred scioncos woro special studies, and whero in other branchos, a8 well na in these, he received as thorough an education as can be acquired in England without a university course, Even at school he displayed unusual ability, which pocured for him & larger shajo of school-prizos than usually falls to tholotof ovon tho clover boys, 1o came to this conti- nont with his parents, the eldest son of a family of sons, and settled in Canada, whore, a8 ho do- lighted to relate, ho was golo clerk, bookkeeper, and confidential adviser in n country dry-goods storo. Hoe was not long in Canads, for, in 1864, o followed his parents to Ohicago, and, though only 10 years of ago, raw and inexporionced in anything but scientiflo studios, he obtained a situation ns roportor onTne Trinuxe. It neoded: only o short time to demonstratein him tho pos- sossion of extraordinary powers of mind and facility of exprossion. His unususl aequire- ments in an uncommon rango of topics, and tho largo scopo of his intolligence, qualified him admirably for the position of xcporter, and it was not long beforo ho was reputed to be the bost ““long-hand” roporter in the West, Ho had abundant wit, skill in lavguage, [a fondness for faithful research, aud often gave, to whatin other hands would havo been & dronty presonte ment of facts, o brilliancy and valuo that attract- od attontion and won praido. Ono of the most memorable of his reportorial achiovemonts was his report of the courl-mar- tinlinvestigation at Cincinnati into the Camp Douglas Conspiracy, which our readers of that dny will remember, To those who are not famil- jar with that period of our national history wo muy state that it was of such accuracy, and pro- sonted with such graphic descriptive power, that 1t won for Mr. Grifith a ready rocognition of his unsual power, During the oxcitoment incident to the boring of tho ertesian’ well on tho West Blde, in tho hopo of finding oil in the potroloum rook of which the Sccond Presbyterian Church was built, Mr. Grifith's technical knowlodgo stood Ium 1 good stead, From sn examination of the rock, Harrio concluded that no oil would bo found. Ho statod publicly that in his opinion plenty of water would bo reached, but no oil. This opinion, coming from a very young man, was not heeded,” but the event proved him right in lis prediotion, After ostablish- ing for himself n reputation for bril- linioy on Tue Tnmune, ho lofé this apol in 1800, and wont over totho Republican in rho capacity of roporter, aud that papoer being then in the springtimo of oxistonce, Harrio sus- tained tho immnuluu ho had alrondy made, Ho could ngx'ly himaolf, it wns found, to almogt overy branch of journalism, Ile frequent wroto oditorials, ndled the solesors, and, finally, was promotod to the position of olty odi- tor, whore ho remainod for somo timo, During his reportorial earcer on the Republican hia dxnmat‘zu notices woro looked for expectantly, for thufilwom celoulated to display pro-emiunently the brillancy of his style of writing, and many of them aro still prosorved by his assoclates ns specimons of Iarrie's genius, On lenving the Republican he becamo law-re- {mrtur ou tho Times, of this city. In the fall of 871, Mr. Grifilth went to Boston, and nccoptod o situation on tho Journal of that city, whore, a8 in overy other place, ho was a genoral favor- ite, na well s an odmired edftor, 1Nis social ualitios wora as Lright as his intellectual abili- ties, and it wos no wondor that the versatilo and gonerous young runn was cagorly sought for a3 o compnnion. lonco his ruin. He left the Boa- ton Journal just beforo tho Chicago firo, but wau aubsoquontly racalled. Whon tho confused, ominous, and incohoront dispatchon of tho great fire in Chicago wero bo- ing poured in upon tho Boston pross, tho editors woro at their wits’ onds to know how to arrango thonows., Hmwrle Qriflith was hunted up, und found in a not very promising condition, = But tho prossuro of tho ovont brought out his full owors, Like firant minds gonerally, hin roso to Lo ocension, Iia full acquaintance with Chiea- 80, his wondorful momory, snd his vivid power a8 & writer, stood the Boston Jowrnal in such good stond that [ts columns were mado marvol- onsly notablo in the complote arraugoment and skiliful oxplanation of the facts and featureaof the Gront Chicago Tiro, The publishors recognized Liy sorvicod in & most genvrous manuor, and hopod again for o long loaso of usofulnoas in the tulonted young man—a hope which was dostined not to bo fultllled. At this timo Harrio, who was graduslly losing throngh dissipation the aurels bt i’ goniu had won for him, mado a noble effort to roform, Ho jolned a ohurch in Boaton, and, on his ro- turn to Chiengo, was ncorodited to the Dlichigan Avonuo Boptiat Oburch, HHis roform way roal and unrmmE Nobody doubtoed his sincerity, for it was tao obvious that thero was no hy\wcrlny. Ho know tho impetus down tho stoop docline, and pub on tho brakes with unflinohing enorgy, 1o tnu(i:hz in tho Bundny Bohool, and oarefully nvoldod tomptation, For somo months ho ra- sisted s fathor in the publication of o thriving Btook Yards paper, but unfortunately yicldod to thoitomplations of ambition, and accopled tho siluation of aditor of the Sunday Times. This position lio filled most nccoptably, but tho oxcites menta incldont to tho dution of zunmnllufln life finnlly overpowerad his offorte to stranglo bad Labitd, and ho foll ngatn, this spponting to bo tho Inst hopo. Utterly dlmmlmged, hopoless, oand loartslel, thoroughly awaro of the imposni- bility of hig offorts to roform; mortificd boyond moncitro ab tho oxtont of hiu fall and the wonk- negy it manifested, Harlo rolapsed into dissipn- tion, Mo roturnod to' assist his father, dolng ‘ocomsional work for tho Wmes, aud writing tho flrat batch of the slkotches undor tho hoad of “Wallss Among tho Churchen.'y Ho in dend. Tho early promiso of his lfo i6 broken. 'Tho brilliant, versatilo, and gonoroua Journalist has_diod a8’ other brilliant, genorous mon have died. 1lis idol was Edgar Allan Poo. Ifo rcsembled him closely in mauy partioulars, oxcopt Lhat his iningination, whilo brilliaut in its crentivo powors, was untainted with tho gloom thnt“ovcruhmlowml tho author of * Aunabel’ 0, - In all Lis viclssitudes, and (hrongh all the dif- ficulties into which niis habits planged him, ‘ho voveor lost one of tho frionds i had formerly made; and thorodu probably no {ounmlint of his ago whoso doath would bo rogrolted o sincoroly and by 8o many old associatos. ——— THE CITY IN BRIEF. Tho novel and nitractivo progesmmo at Grow's Opoia ITnll this ovoning, in nid_of the Found- lings' Homo, should draw avery large nudiouco. The malt stored in Boction 0., Barlington ‘Warohouso, was ownod by Mossrs, Carl O, Moellor ; tho ?“h" constating of oalu and bar- loy, was ownad by A, Noettor, -Tho Genoral Commlttes of theTipporary Fund aro roquostod to moot b Burke's Hotel this evoning, Collectors having books are roqueated to bo prosent, and roturn the samo, in order to wind up business. Tho Bonrd of Police Commiusionors yostordny n]ppnhuod Jamos Carlin specinl policeman_for tho Wost Side Railroad Cnms‘my. Lot him cliango places with Buperintendent Wabb, and thoatro-goors moy obtain some means of transit homo efter 10 o'clock. “A mnas mooting of tho Doard of Trade, in_ the intorost of tho proposed oxposition, will bo held on Baturday evening. Mayor Modill and Mr, A. 0. Hoesing will bo tho principal speakors, and there will bo sovoral othors of lesser note, Tho Irish Riflos will glve their sixth snnusl military bnll at Anrora Turnor Hall, on Milwau- koo avenue, on the ovening of 8t. Patrick's Dny. T'his company is ono of tho fow really Irlsh gociotien in tho eity, and tho ball will, withont doubt, be liberally patrouized. Michnol Burns was, yostordny morning, finod 8100 by Justice Banyon for nnmlt(i' to his family, oyory momber of which appoared ngainst him, steting _that, bosides leaving thom dostitute of food nud fuel, ho brutally maltroated thom. Ho was gent to tho Bridewell, in dofault of his fine. A corrcapondent dosires to know what tho Journal meang when it talls about n “Bwies" language, Ho says ho understood, horstofore, that Switzerland' had no national tougue, Ger- man, Fronch, and Italian being principally spokon there, The porson who wrote the notico sbont Blinkspoaro's ¢ Richeliou™ will probably oxploin away the Swiss error, by saying that ho wm:l down with the rhoumatism when it was made, Tho receipts at tho Custom-House during tho month of May, 1872, when navigalion was fairl opon, smountad to $148,000; while forthomont of February, 1873, whilo navigation and traus- portation gnnamlfy izonits bnek, tho raceipts woro §187,000. By May, 1873, thoy will doubt- loss bo vory much largor than thoy wore last yoar. A man named Willinm Riloy was recontly ar- rostedin Now Yorl, for an assanlt with intent to kill, and bound over in $2,000 bonds to anm!.r before the Grand Jury. Ilo “jumped' his bail, and camo to Chicago.” Dotective Gallaghor yes- torday nrrosted hiim, und o was handed over: to Dotectivo Holdloburg, of New York, who bad como to Chicago in search of him. Tho detoc- tivo and his prigoner loft for Now York last ovening. A hackman, named Willlam Doolln, was beforo Justico Beully, yosterday morning, on tha chiargo of swindling omigrants. The evidence showed that, contrary to his promiso, the hackman ro- fuscd to tako, in liou of fare, somo 'bus tickets which the cmlfimnt& bnd purchaged, and do- manded, instead, 82, An officor thoroforo ar- rosted him. Doolin took n change of venno to Justico Banyon, who finod him $10 nnd costa. Tho Mayor will rovoke his license to-day. Prof. Morso is the noxt locturer in the Star Courso. His thomo, next Monday night, at the Michi‘;un Avonue Church, is, “¥rom Monad to Man,” and he will illustrate the locomotive powors of the various ordors of the animal cre- ation, by ropid -blaokbord skotches. Prof. Morae hins.the roputation in tho Enst of being tho mogt intoreating of selentitie lecturors, and hia firat lecturos hero will doublless attract all interosted in sciontiflo studies. A, V. Myer, of Dotroit, is in the city oxhibit~ ing his patont’ Automatic’ Discharge-Valve, for fire-ougines, by which tho firomon at tho nozzle can shut off or put on the supply of wator with- out stopping the engino. A public iriel of this valuable invention will be made ln-dl\g’ at halt- nat 1 o'clock, on the cornor of LaSello and uinoy streots, in tho prosence of Five-Murshal Villiams und o committeo from the Board of Firo-Undorwritors. Jolin Allen, o member of the gang of thioves g0 sldlifully nrrostod by Superintondent Wash- burn, Captain Hickey, nnd othor ofticors, ra- cently, was takon from tho County-Hospital to the Armory yestorday. He was ono of the prin- cipals in tho burglary upon tho residence of Mr, Diclkinson, and was shot at and injured by that ontloman just as ho. was leaving tho Houso. i wound was of such a scrious charactor that Do biad tobe takon to tho County-Hospital, whoro ho has since Inin under the gunrdianship of an ofticor. 1IIo and tho other mombors of the gang will bo airaigned boforo Justice Danyon this morning. While tho rocoipts from Mr, Henry M. Btan- loy's looturo at tho Academy of Music last Sun- thay ovening smountaed to 8300, it seoms that ho recoived Dbut 70 of the amount, bosides being compelled, contrary to the agroomont with his agont, Dorland, to pay the advortising and nowa- pupor bills. BIr. Stanloy, by the torms of the contract, was to receive élm por night for lTec- turing, and all tho oxponsod wero to bo_paid_by Dorland. Inall citics and towns whore AMr. Btanloy had lectured, provinus to coming to Ohicago, Dorland had ' Taithfally performod” his !)m of the contract, but onco “within {he lim- ty of this city, hLo, to uso a vulgar phrase, #1ost Lis virtuo,” nnd in this condition Joft Chi- €ago on l}[uudu{ morning, with tho procoeds of the provious night’s lecturo in his pocket, and the oxponsos of the lectura unsettlod for. Yo {ordoy, Mr, Stanley, truo to tho goneral pringi- plos of tho journnlistio profossion, settled ull olriismaiat outstanding ngalust him ox his agent in citw, Last #nturdny night Mrs, Horrict Allen ar~ rived in this city from Northwestorn Junotion, and socured rooms at tho Eagle House, No. 93 Bouth Conal streot, Ou Sunday morning sho wes delivored of o child. Tho faot was generally known_through the house, and the landlord securod hor & nurse, Yesterdsy morning tho babo was found dead in its_bod, and it was at onco suspicioned thatit bad boen murdered by its mother. Coronor Stcé)hem; held an inquost on the bady, snd n post-mortem exnmination was mndo by Dr, Emniony, County Ph?'uh:inu. in tho prosonca of tho jury, which doveloped that the babo died from wufTocalion. Tho woman atatod that she kuew nothing of its death, and soomed grontly griovod that sho shonld bo sus- coted, ~ Tho vordiot of the jury s hat tho Lmbo came to its denth by suffocntion, produced either by the mothor rolling ovar 1t in hor sleep, or by the bod-clothes neclilontally covering its faco, ‘This intolligont yordict wad accopted, and tho wowan dischargod, Bho atutos ohio i marvied, but that hor husbund dosorted her some timo njgo. Ladles with woll-filled pockothooks should oxorciso groat walchfulness whon they ride in stroct-cars or othor publis conveyances. Malo plokpooliets aro not ™ the only porsons to Lo guardod ayninst, 03 some of ‘tho most adroit moinbers of tho light-fingorad fratornity are fo- mnlos, A coso in point ocourred yontorday in o Mudison-strect car, bound oast, Thero woro bub three or four pasuongors in the vehicle. ‘L'wo of them wore women, one old and_ r~spoetablo in appoarance, tho othor young and flushily dross- od, Both wero sitting closo togothor, Tho Y°“"F woman gob ont of tho cor ub the weat crousing of Mulison aud Cannl streote, aud rapli~ Iy disapponred. ho old_Iady stoppod off at tho tiggy House corner, and Luil_sosrcoly_reschod tho sidewulk boforo sho Lniled thoe condutor to stop, Ho Lalted tho car whon it had renchod the level of the vinduet, and inquired of the old lady, who came panting aftor, what sho wanted, 8he tcrllud that sho had lost her posketbook con- taining $70, and_requosted him to look through tho oat for [t ¥To dd wo, but fuilod to_find it Tho flasiilly-drensod fomalo was sponding tho contents ahont Lhnt timn, THE RAILROADS. Tho New Narrow-Gaugo Chlcago, Mill- ington & Western Rallway. The Viaduct Question Virtually Het- ¢ tled--~-Personnl, g The articlos of incorporation of the Chlengo, Millington & Wostorn Railway having been ro- corded at Bpringfleld, and in enchi county through which tho railway is proposed to bo run, the Di-, ractors of ihia Compnny mot in this olty yester- day to comploto the organization. ‘A codo of by-laws was adopted, and the follow- 1ng officors chosen for the prosent yoar: Dreatdent=Tiewis Btoward, of Plano, Vice-President—3., W, 1Eddy, of Millington, + Treasnrer—Inlinn B, Rumnoy, of Chicago, Seertary—Gyorgo N, Jackeon, of Ohleago, . . Tzecutivo _Committes — 3, W, Eddy, Obalrmang Slephien ¢, Paddock, of Princeton ; Jullan 8, Rum- BOY. Ytnanco Committeo—Tullan, B, Tumsoy, Cboirman; |- James Varton, of Peru ; Lowia Stoward, Aftor & full discusslon, it was unanimonsly votod Lo ndopl the throe-foet gaugo, and o com- mitlco wns appointed to propare a schedule of frolght and pngsongor tariffs as authorized by gcu. 25} of tho General Railrond law of this tnto, = Tho route of this road, as boforo stated, ia to Millington, on the Fox River, thendo tlu'onyfih 8 poriion of the cosl flelds to Princoton, The nbl)ecllvu 1(‘:'olnt on tho Mississippl River is Mus- catfuo or Davenport.- The subject of narrow-gauge railroads fa. ox- cmnfi gront atlontion in Town. Boveral linos aro likely to bo built, and as tho Chicago, Mill- ington & Wostorn' will give tliom s connootion with Chicago, i moy becomo an imporinnt focdor to tho business of this city. TIIN VIADUOT QUXSTION. ‘Tho firm stand takon by tho City Governmont in tho important. quostion of viaduote appenrs to bave brou§hl about good resulta alrendy, with o fair indication of completo success in the fu~ turo. It will be romembered that the now rafl- ronda entoring tho city are compolled to build vinducts and all appronches thoroto, over their tracks, nt mioh strogt croseings as the Board of Public Works mny dosignato.” 'I'ho old_roads woro undor no compulgion to do 8o, and were reluctont to expond the money necossary for tho construction yuch vinducts and spproaches. Teoling keonly tho necossity for snmuth!nf of the kind, they hnve frequontly proposed to build all but the approachns, and such viaduats a8 have slrondyboon constructed woro built upon this ngreoment, Tho clty, howevor, hias sob ita foot down, and rofusos peremptorily to bulld any more approaches, throwing tho whole cost of construction upon_ tho railrond companics, The mattor has creatod quite an excitement, a8 18 well known. _It scoms as if a fair adjustmont would be mado now, howover, for yestorday Commissioner Prindiville, the_solo l'upmsontn- tivo at present of tho Board of Publio Works, hed n confercuce with the officors of ho Chicago, Durlinglon & Quincy and Obleago Northwestorn Radlronds, tho rosult of which i5 an ngreomont on tho part of thoso ronds to construct a vinduct, ovor the railroad erogsing, cornor of Canal and Bixtoonth streots, frcoof any oxponse to tho oity, The othor ronds will, without doubt, follow suif, now thnt tho lond is takon by these poworful corpo- rations. PENSONAL. Mx, Jomes 8, Knapp, of Rockford, gentlo- man of vast railiway experionce, has accopted tho onition of Suporiutondent of the Southorn Cons al Railway of Now York. Mr. Knapp is woll known in this city. In olden times, ho was a conductor on the Gnalena Road, for sixfoon yoars, 8t tho timo whon tho strap-rall track oxtonded only 40 miles from this city. T CHICAGO CALEDONIAN CLUB. At & rogular meoting of tho Chicago Caledons ian Olub the following preamblea and rosolutions ‘wore unsnimously passed: ‘Waeneas, This Club has, by the dispenaation of Divine Providence, been doprived by death of the sor- ‘vices and counsel of our latv and esteemed friends and ‘rothers Georgo Kennedy and Poter Mclntyer ; and \iEREAS, It 18 Lighly proper that wo should at this thnerecognizo the lesson which this double occurrence 18 desfgmed to teach ; bo It < 3 Rtesolved, That, bowing in submiston to tho Judge of all, wo Bereby record that, in tho death of Goorgo Hennedy snd Puter McIntyer, this Club haa suntained :(:lu\'um locsond the community useful and estoemed zenk, Resolved, Thot {hiess preambles and rosolutions bo recordod on our minutes and presonted to the fami- Hes of our deceased friends, and published in the city ‘popora and SeollisheA merican Jotrnal. WirLiax Fonest, Sec'y. OCEAN NAVIGATION, FOR EUROPE. INMAN LINE ROYAL MATI, STEAMERS, Wil sall from Now Yorlk as followa: QITY OF BROOKLYN ... Saturday, March8, -2 P. M, QITY OF BRUS aturday, ‘March 16, 2P, M. QITY OF ANTWE] Saturday, Marcli 22, noos OITY OF NEW YOR! ursday, Aaroli 37, § B, And oach succsoding SATURDAY and TILURSDAY, from Piur No, 45, North Rivor. Cabiu Passages 376 and 880 Gold. Stoorago, to British Ports. 90,00 Curronoy. Btoorago, to Gyeman Ports 85,00 Curroncy, Soczage, 28,00 Ourronog. SIGUT 3 FRANCIS C. BROWN, Goneral Westorn Agont, 6 South Market-st., Chicago. CUNARD WIAIL LINE. Passengers cavried duving 1872 - - - - 72,363 From Now York evory Wednesday. From Boston evory Baturday, Cabin Passage, $80 and $100 Gold. Exoursion Tickets at Reducod Rates. Stearago Passongora bookad to and from Turopo at Jow- ont ratos., Dralts on Groat Britnin, Ireinnd, and the Con- tinont. Through Bills of Lading for Merokandisu to and from Europo, . 11, DU VERNET, Gon'l Wost'n Agont. N. W. cor, Clark and Randolphst., now Stierman Lousa, White Star Line. NEW YORIK AND LIVERPOOL—Noiv and full-posrorod stoamships; tho nix Inrgost o tho worli., OORANIG) Gt fibunLio, ATLANIIY, LG, ADRIATIO, Gowtons urdon—s.000 b p. caklh, Satling from Now DAY il Cork Horsomti dor? ohtoninn - Fioka <, oalling n Corlk Tiarbor tho day followlni. Trom 0 Wito Btat Dooics 1 Forty, Joraey O1ty: A nyonia For TPassongor necommédations (for all of lod, combining safoty, spood and comfort. aloons, state- Foou, SMOKIUE-Foom, and bath.rooms in miGIp s0g. tion, whoro loast miotion Is folt, Surgoon and ateward- g nmPalU thoso steamors, s aloon, @80, gold: stoorsgo, surronoy. ing t6 acnd for (rlouds from oan obtain llflurm‘t! nrepaid certiticates, Eadimen; Tassungers Lookod to or ft d rony '{mrl-nl Amoerios, Paris, Hunbneg, Norway, Sweden, Indin, Ausiralia Quind, dlo, Exoursion [if rater folats gruntod ot tho lowe Tzaita from £1 upward, . Bor napection. of pla and gther information, apply a6 tho Uompany's ofic No. 10 Broadway, Now York, ARKS, Gonoral Agont, J. LI SP, * Ortotho Whito Star Lino_Ofit of Santly M t-at. Ciilondor ey X RGHIT N, Auonte WATIONAL LINE, Bailing from Now York for.Queons- town and Livorpool overy Wodnos- day, and for London direct every fortnight. CABI PASSACE, 965 AND §75, Propald atelTENTAGE, 30,00 currany, ropald steorngo tickots trom_Livorpool, Quoenstown, Tondondarrs, Giasgow, Oardith, Bestol, or Lonton, $at.00 ©Fissongars boukod to or from Corman and Bosndina- yisu polnta at low rates. “This toainshipe of this lino uro tho largost tn tho trade, Drafts ou Groat Britaln, Iroland, and {lto Goutinetit, WILLIAM MACALISTER, &5 Mavkot-sts Chicdgo. Anchor Line. Balling twlow n woole from Now York, snd carrsiug pas: sougors 10 all parts of Groat Britsl, Ireland, Contliontal Europe, aud the Moditureane in [rom 1#66; Stoor- ko, Britlshs aud Irish ports oasf, $0; woat, Bit. 'Conti- nontal ports samo as uthor roguldr linus, ~ A1l psyabls {n U. B, curronoy, Apply for full informaiion ut tio Com- izt otioo, northusst cornor Lusallo and Madisou-sta., HANDERSON NROTHERS, Agents. SCALES. FAIRBANKSH' STANDARD SCALES OF ALL BIZS, ) TATRBANKS, MORST &00 65 WEST WASLINGTON-8T. Dr=ry '| URD. AMUSEMENTS. RUBINSTEIN CONOERTS. GRAND OOMBINATION \ OF TIHE THEO. THOMAS RUBINSTEIN CONCERT COMPANIES. Tho Grentest Concert Combinntlon on Record, FIRKT JOINT APPEARANCE OF ANTON RUBINSTEIN, 7" HENRI WIENIAWSKL 5 'HEO, THOMAS, And his UNEQUALED ORUHESTRA, Tho FI fl“IANH COM I?KNATIUN CONOERT will Monday Evening, Maroh 17, at tho Miohigan-av. Clurch. Tho Sonand Urand Combination Uonoort w! ivon on Tuesdsy Itvoning, Maroh 18, at tho Unlon Park angrexational Ghuroh, osorvod Heatn, B3 and 83 rocording to location, will ‘moralug, at Siar Coursa Dopots. for ealo naxt Mand: Programmos of the Joncnrts can ho obtalncd to-da; OARPENTIR & BHELDON, Manngors, STAR LEUTURE OOURSE. faith Bido Depota, 850 Wabnshi-av, and eor. State an Madison.sts, Woat Sido Dopots, 4% Madison-at, an oor. Madison and Talalod-a PROF.MORSE Will delivor, far tho flest o in Chlozgo, two of bis won. durful Solontiio Looturos that have mads for lim, 16 tha Jast, tho roputation of tho most intocosting of instrugs tive of Looturora, Theao Lootures aro fllustratod with rapld, accurato, frgo hiand-drawing upon thio black-hosrd. HONDAY Barci iy Michigan-ar. Taptist Ohuroh, TURSDAY, Maroh 11, Unfon Park Gongrogl Ulmlmh. Admisston, 0 ota, ; Itesorvod Boats, 75 cls, For salo - TO-MORROW MORNING. PROF. SWING'S, Looturo, writton eapoctally for the Btar Courso, upon *'TIIE NOVEL," Thursday, Marcy 18, Michigan-av, Ilaptist Ohuroh. UARPENTER & SHELDON. OUENTRAL HALL, . Gornor Wabasl.av. and Twcnty-socond-at. OLE BULL’S GRAND CGNCERTS. Thos, R. Tumbull has tho lionor to annonnco tho appear- anco of the world-ronowned violiniat, OLEBUII 0n Monday and Tugsday Eveniogs, March 10 and 11, Asatstod by Bliss GRAZIELLA RIDGWAY, Soprzuo) Bignor FERRANTT, the popular Baritono, Comio; Mr, JOSEPH HART DENOK, Planist. Admisslon, with resorved soat, 81, Tiokots can bo procurod at Julius Bavor & Oo.'s on and aftor Thursday, March 0, l’mflmmmu can Do obtained at al tho loading musle establishmont, Tho Knabo Grand Planos usod at thoso concorts. Doorsopen at 7. Concort to commionao at 8, ' MYERS' OPERA HOUSE. Monroc-st., botwaen Dearborn and Blato: Ariington, Cotion” & Kenbles Minstres, Anothor. Bill of Novoltles. MACKIN arid WILSON fn ntr wondorful Honga and Dancos, THE N DWARI TOMMY. VOOAL QUARTETTE. Skotohos from Naturo. ROBERT MAKE-AIRS, It b itiful o, EVERY EVENING AND"SATUNDAY MATINEE, ACADEMY OF MUSIO. THIS EVENING, BENEFIT OF THE Attaches of the Academy of Music, Only oveniny porformanco of tho great Moral Drama of UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. uflr‘ichy Evoning, Benofit of JOIN MUIR. IMMENSH - MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, THURSDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE, EDWIN BOOTH AS BENEDICK, In Shakspearo's Comody, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. J. H, MGVIOKER AS DOGBERRY. hts, EDWIN BOOTH &t afideg and. Ssturday Nights, El ACADEMY OF MUSIO. 'DRUMMING,—That Drumming Matcls betwoen Jamos Carroll, latoly from New Orleans (now connected witi. Acadony Orchostes), and Willlam Nevins, tho prosom— hamplon, wil tak placo at tho Acadomy of Mutlo BAT- ¥ NIGHT. GLOBE_THEATEE, \ Dfond ing, March 8, ovory night and Wodnesds, s el ees the colomios ) Sommeltn oEd BAL eago favorjte, HARRY LINDEN, i his {afmitablo impersonstion of WOOL fn bis groat T a0 e i sona at tho e URT! i i) HAi(ILTON OQURTRIGHT & GILBERT, WYL . Feiday—Bouolit of HARRY LINDEN, HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. The Parlor Homo of Comedy, Blouday, March 3 durinis tha wook, nnd at tho Matinaos, reappoatanco of tho Popular Comodinn JOHN DILLS 0 amneing comodiotta, T SILENT PROTECTOR. ocund and lnst, wwock of tho Great London Succots, LA TS = *¢Tho soonory has novor boun oqualed in Ohleag Tyibuns, s agmtcablo ploy.—imer. , aro BRANOIL, " Intgducin lovor, tho pldusnt Sidnoy PERIL ; LOVE qu cfm?n?fi:[ Miss fawall, and Mr. Jo W. SHAWLS, LACES, &o. INDIA CAMEL'S HAIR SHAWLS AND SCARRS, FINE LACES, French Embroideries, o, Ko, J.A.CONNOR & 0., 1151 Broadway, N. Y., Havo now ready thelr Spring Importation of tho abova antolaliios,“Shioh oy ‘aru-offaing ‘¢ oxtromoly ox 03, P Sur solootions havo boon carafally meda, AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK, And spocial fndusomanta aro offored as toquallty aud o0 PRl ordors will racolvo caroful suporvlsion and prompt attontion. J.A.Connor & Co., 1151 Brondway, bet. ZGt}A ond 27th-sts. WHOLESALE and RETAIL, DISSOLUTICN NOTICES. ’ DISSOLUTION. Tho flrm duing businoss at 24 South Clinton ., a8 Fane oy Groocrs and Fruit Doalors, this day dissolvo by mutual ing to, and mado by, sald firm. JNO, MALALLA, March 5, 1673, JNO, HEUBERGER, DISSOLUTION. Notloo 1a horoby fvan hat tho copartugmbip horetofors existing undar tha tinn namo and_siyle of Hontol & Wol hiolosalo Daalars In Olgars and Tobacao, olvad by wutual’consvut of tho partuors ol the MOS8 WOLY! will bosottlod. by B, 08 at tho * Ry N b 0 T Enn (hioago, B MISCELLANEOQUS, CAUTION ! CATUTION! BOKICEIPS DIMTVDIIRS, - Partlos whllinl: ta buy those enlubrniall Hittors, aud do. irous of obtalning the gonulne nrilcle, aro CAUTIONED againat tho fmitatlons and ocounterfelia offored ia tio Amorican markots by unsornpulous individuals, buf oasl- ly sucognizod by the lmor way fu which thy 1 tlolo, thuu, lvl::’ uw')’l‘flln !““ Yio artlolo, thuvklra’ Btomnoh Iittors, 1 aniplosmait 10 on?solNal tavto,ind ik ooy of o ‘spothocary shop, Jl:‘uyfig“r‘ 1 :mag himln. T 0, Box No. 10, “ * N, Gl TAitortyouts ¥ ;.m ' 0. 0. HAMLIN, of Starling, L., has this dn; {nto sopartonliyi with x vollihlo e of Ghicate, The i furnishing of inen hod matorial for the bullding of rafle nds or contracts of any kind, Al ordors for men, - terlals, or sunplica oddrcessd to his oare will muet witk prowpt attentlon, 0,0, HAX ) No. 33 Woat Jaudalpb-at., Obloago, Lil,