Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1873, Page 1

. “amako a business of it, necd apply. Addross, * gull mont VOLUMRE 26. e Thicugoe Dail CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1873. MASS MEETING. . P A A A A AN AN AR 'OF OITIZENS TO CONSIDER TRI PROPOSED Indugtrial Exposition. - A mass meotiog of all oitizons Intorosted In the pros- pigkr ot Ehionta e harobr“shied fo" Chivons o s ‘OFEN BOARD" ROOMS of tho Board of Trado (on Lasall, noxt south of tho Ohsmbor of Commeros, lo-at., sutrance af roar), 's In Among tho spoakers iuvited to bo prosont and addrous the mootiug sro Hon. Josoph Modill, Hon, A, 0. Hosing, Hon, Thomas Hoyne, Bx-Goy. Bros, Hon. V. F. Coolbaugh, Henry Grooncbaum, Ean., J; H. MoVickor, Eaq., Charioa Rta dolph, Eaq.. sud) oiuer prominout cliifonss Lot it o borne in mind that tho fanctions of tho Committos of Twralva havo coasod, and 16 Ia now for tho busincss mon gad clttzons of Ohichgo, of ovory namo and aocunation totake up tho mattor and instituto measures and solook Ban tp carry It to a suocosatul conclusion, Tilureforo let 6ro bo & FULL ATTENDANOCE. By order of the Committoo, JAMES NOWLAN, Sronrrany. FINANOIAL. The Commercial Loan Co. SAVINGS BANK No. 50 North Cll‘u’k-v!::"I corner Michigan-at., I3 No. 126 Archer-nv., Junc. Twenty-second-at, OFFIOE HOURB—From 9 o'clock u. m, to 4 o'clack . m. daily (oxcopt Sundays and holidays), and Monday snd Saturday ovonings, from ‘elock, ‘This Savings Bank pays its depositors stx por cont Intor. 28t on any aniount up to ten. thoussnd. dollars for overy ‘thoir monoy romains on doporit. Money deposited bofora tho 10th day of ahy month will draw {ntorest {rom tho firat dny of tho same month, pro- tho monoy 6o dopositod romains at loastthros P3fonay may bo drawm out any tmo during business ‘Tours, withoat provious notico, CAPITALEAID IN, " . - 8100,000 15 toc] ers nbove - E{pey of Stockhalilers above Cabeg 56 000 Tacorporatod by tho Stato of Tilinols. Obarter Porpot. 3 TOLM, HEELER, Prosidont, R A HUGHAN AR, Vico Presidont. FRED. MRYER, Gashior. WAL 1. RODD, Soametars. LAZARUS SILVERMAN, BANKER, 164 & 166 LaSalle-st, (Bryan Block), orICAGO, I8 preparoed to Purchaso Real Estate, Mort- Ead0s, Moroantilo Popor, aad Hente:" dszuu Foreign Hxchange and Passage-Or- era, Buys and Sells Governmont Bonds. Reoceives Acoounts from Merchants, and pthers, and gives them liboral nccommoda~ tions at the 1owest rate of interest. odlat Chnrch Block, « Bix per cont intercat allowed on doposi! ablo somi- ‘sanually, Jaly 1 and Ja, |8 oAch ;{e”fl'" vemsa GEO. SCOVILLE, Presfdont. ‘Wt KELSEY Regp, Cushior. NOTE.—Until furthor notice, any boy or glrl eAlling ay a pass book 105 CLARIK-ST., Dot ho Bank will b prosentod with eno_dimodepuslthd to i or RoF orodi: «drawn out at pleasura, FOR SALE, A Banking House, well situated in a city of (8,400) six thousand four hundred inhebitants, and in one of ‘the best Counties in Towa. Reason for selling: Retiring from business. Address O 87, Tribune office. » GENERAL NOTICES, Hotee-Howe's Seales. {reo, and whioh sum ¢an ba Mr. 'W. 0. BPAFFORD, conneoted for tho 0st three or. four years with the Forayth cale Co., i8 now nssociated with {ho Howe, and ‘hopes his businoss, nequaintances 4n the oity and throughout the Northwest ‘will bear this in mind. A, M, GILBERT & 0O, Howe's Beales, 38 State-at. FOR NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, THE MAGNIFIOENT PASSENGER STEAMER, CGEREAT EEPUEIIIC, S50 Dounteatr oo o By Youns, Glack, leases 86 o : URG, NATGI!RZ, NEW OnLE{ANfi, and l“"l’ Jand. Eifiinor aro Blvanior accommodations ot - "PEHOMAS ORI . B.—"Ti0 Ropablio loaves Galro Tharsgas: Biacelsis. NOTICE. In parsusnos of tho will of tho Iate John MoDaell, of By B A, e e ST B o Pty $adMachino Shop, mith ail tho tool, “yatuoror, and o, als) tho roal ovtate on Which tho same {s situatod, will b sold. This s dosirable Property, and splendldly focated for businoss, having & Fivor froftsgo with good wharl oxtending out nearly 100 Heot to the now dock Lino now eatablizhod. o auoh A3 stro to purohiaso, arsra ohianos (s offorcd, Apply to THOMAS OHRONI, Lizgeitor, Bay City, Michigan, THE TAX-SALE for Btate and County Taxos for 1671, will commonca nost Monday, Maroh 10, 810 o'clock a. m., at tho old Court- ‘House. The sale will bo pashed as rapidly as possiblo, as It is desirable ta closo It boforo all tho hooka for taxes of 1871 Bro returnod to me. J. 8, RUMBEY, County Collsator, Pt Berln Photograks, $2 528 STATE-ST. A 0% Call and s00 our Spocimons, OFP. ITARMON - COURT. MUSICAL. . Tie Busic Trade LYON & HEALY, State and Monroe-sts., Beg to invito the attontion of donlers to their extonsive nssortment of Foreign , tnd Domostio - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SHEET MUSIC, AND MUSIC BOOKS, Now the largest and most completo in the country, As thelr stook includes ovory arti- ole in thomusicline, dealersordering through them may rely upon having the anme' com- plotaly filled, thoreby saving timo .and’ mons oy, and avolding tho dolaya incident to n di- vision of orders among difforent housos., Abe solute satisfaotion suarnntand both in price ond quality, as well asin tho prompt execu-. tion of ordora, §2"Doscriptive trado oatalogues mailed froo to dealera. IMMSQ@SHML F. . LIGHTE & (0. .. HAVE REMOVED Trom Wabash-av, corner of Thirtzenth-st, o 174 & 176 State-st. REMOVALS. PAPER REM__C)—V.A.L. ‘We have REMOVED to our elegant and commodious NEW STORE, ’ NO. 109 EAST MADISON-5T, Gleveland Paper (o, REMOVATL. 'BOOTS AND SHOES, Removed to 208 BTATE-ST, ARTISTIC TAILORING. SPRING, 1873, . very Gentleman desiring nn legant Suit, made from xtra choice Fabrics, imported xpressly for our use, which xnetly meets his wants, ither for marringe, demi-toi- let or business uses, to call on IS, IMPORTING TAILOR, 657 Wabash-av., ATd be “Suiltecie’” Clergymon 10 por cont discount, ESTABLISHED.. NEW PUBLICATION | THE RAILROAD GAZETTE Of Darch 8 Kas tho Following Articleat yerhe Regulation of all Railraads Through tho Stato- Qvwnership of Ono": Speosh by Oharlos Franols Adams, Jr.—* The Regulation of I'ares and Frolghts by Law": From tho Masrachusotts Commisslonor's Roport—** Doct= aion of tho Liilnals Supremo Court on the Law againat Discriminating’ Ersight Rtatos”—" Rarly History of the ZLacomotive on tho Ballimoro & Oho Rullroad ": 1y Boni, H. Latrobo, O, IS., with Engravings of tho First Locomas tives—Commy ions from Railroad Men-icditorials on Rallroad Subleots—Saveral Pagos of Rallroad News—An- oual Roports, Kta, Term: 84a yoar; singlo coplos, 10 ata, A« N, KELLOGG & CO.y 03 Cannl.at., Chicogo. FOR SALE. SCRAP BOOKS, For Newspaper Cuttings, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & G0, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. GOOD FLAG POLES, Rosoomade or mado toordor,, Ordorslott st Glibert & an # 200 North Garpontar.at., will rocoive prompt attentlon, - KIRKLAND GRATE COAL, Minod by Kirkland & Co., Veeders, Fountain Co., Ind. Bold by . 1. DYER & GO, : Gor. Wabash-av. and Madiun WANTED, Wanted, To contract with the beat and most energotio man in each County in Ilinois and Iows, to handle our Machines on consignment. Extra inducements offored, and wagons furnished. None but SUPERIOR MEN, wanting to giving partioulars of formor business, and referenaon, THH HOWE MACHINE CO., 941 Wabash-av., Chicago. Wanted. A fow copies of The Daily Tribune of Jan, 16, 1872, for which a liboral price will he paid at Counting Room of this office, MEETINGS, Masonic, Rogul tcatfan of Win, B, Wi P uz"}\;"i‘c.z:;\"."'n'l'. Al bo hald this (mgm'}%fl"' Orlontal Hall, 123 LaSallo-at,, Visllg brochron are cordially W5'R. DUNLOP, Booroiary, for fnt REAL ESTATE. Real Estate Sale. Attontion of Oupitalists ia invited to sale of 40 Aores Liand, a?mm J. L. Boow, dcu‘onaeg. Bour I B, Bryaws Plaoe; Bim Hurht, DuPago o, Tli., on Saturduy, Maroh 8, 1873, on tho réninoy, 0t 10 o.m. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. ™ This ia th glvo notioo that tho f ; o0 Wout L8Uoiat, comioscd ot B Domaany el & o3t Whittemoro, & (his day dissolvod by mutnal consont. % Wik, Wi ROR e Ko s, B DONNILL) DISSOLUTION. The partnorship horatofors oxlsting under the namo of HAUN & FUSSEY, Evanston, is this day dissolvod, ir. Jno, O, Fussoy will colloot all tha bills and pay all Mabllitios of said firm, T M. AN Maroh 5, 1673. JNO. MISCELLANEOUS. LAMAR INSURANCE CONPANY NOTIOE TO BTOOKHOLDERS, Tn pursusnco of a deoroa af the Buporlor Court of Oook Goutty, sutarai on {1 Mtk day of Jendes. 0 the ook durslgnied, Recolver of tho said onrpuration, has lulo And miado'ssy paseanmont of {twouty dallars pot thao un all 0 stock of & o pagablo filtoon AarD in oash, aud tho bASAoS sabject (6 fatiss oally 1t neadod, Blookholdera will ploase pay the amaunt at. GIORGIFOTANDIAR, Rhonten? Room 18, Oontral Union RARE ADVANTAGESAFLflfl BOYS, A ily Sohiool, and d b 3 sl Kl kol w3 i A Powaal, Ve, WASHINGTON, The Caldwell Case to Go Over to Noxt Winter. How the Salary-Grabbers Fail- " ed to Receive the Extra Compensation. Glossip About Pogsible Changes in the Treasury. Proceedings in the Senate Yes- . terday. i Special Dispateh to Tha Chfcago Tridbune, 1Y CALDWELL OASE. ‘Wasmvarox, D. 0., March 7.—Thero is no probabllity that ‘any action will bo taken in the Caldwell caeo at this sossion of tho Benate, Sen- ators complain that thoy have not boen able to oxamino the yoluminous tostimony taken by tho Committeo, and without doing so they are not propared to voto: Thoy allego that thoy want to tako tho testimony homo and rond it during the vacation, Of courso, this mosna that nothing whatevor will be donewith Caldwell. MEXICAN COMMISSION, The Sonate, in oxocutivo sossion to-d; flod the Convention with the Republic of xfsxlco oxtending_tho timo of tho Unitod Batos and Moxican Olsims Commission for tho adjudjoa~ tlon of claima bolonging to the citizens of tho two countrics. E GONGRESBIONAL PAY, Sorgoant-nt-Arms Ordway waitod upon Comp- trollor Taylor, of the Troasury Dopartmont, to- day, to got n warrant for the $1,000,000 which impatient and importuning Congressmon have beon domanding for back pay: 0 Comptrollor informod Ordwhy that hodid not seo how he could pay tho mouoy. Tho section under which this paymont was claimed waa go clumsily word- d ad to bo liable to soveral constructions, and, besides, there wero tho insuperable objections that the seotion did not specify the smount to bo paid, and mado no appropriation for the pur- POB0. hlnny ‘mombors of Cnngrusu hearing of this decision, and who have boen walting for their 85,000 “sharo of tho salary stoal, left for Lome to-night. APPROPRIATION COMMITTEES. A movemont bns alrendy commenced horo to institute as many Approprintion Committees noxt session as there aro rogular appropriation bills, Tt is suggosted that a single committeo cannot, in the nature of things, havo time to nitend to the wide bill for whioh appropriationa ora mado, and that tho- only way to provont ims rovidont and cxtravagant logislation in the uture is to adopt the proposed roforn. BECRETANY NOUTWELL. Thore was & riimér clrrent at tho Treasu: Department to-day that Becrotary Bontwell wuufi cortainly resign on Wednesday next, n step which has been urgoed by his friends as essential to the success of his Bonatorial candidacy in Massnchusetta. Among tho names mentioned in_connection with tho Assistant Secrotaryship, to be made va- cant by the expocted promotion of Judge Rich- ardson, is Ohief Clerk Savillo and Commissioner Douglas, of the Internal Revonue Dopartment, ‘Tho same rumor also has it that Assistant Trons: wrer Hartley will bo removed, to make way for either Delano or Baville. COLORED OUDAN BYMPATIIZERS. ‘This avoning the oolamdfl)ao lo of this Dis- triot, roinforcad by Senator-Elect Pinchback and Congressmen Elliott, Rainey, and Walls, hold a meoting to oxptess their sympathy in behalt of tho Cuban rovolutioniata, atl- tho police of tho Districk yestorday at says the police of the District yestorday stopped the sale of his oxtra edition of the C’agilal, el:m- taining & burlosque account of tho innugnral fos- tivities. Tho causo of tho samo is not given. TUE ALADAMA SENATORSHIP, In a grim defiance of public opinion and preo- edent, after debating the Alabama Senatorial muddlo for another extra day, tho Senate has clacted to order that Bpencer’ be sworn in, and that B{konbe remanded to bis right asa con- teatant bofore tho Committea on Privileges and Elections. Tho commont on this action is not of the mosat favorable kind, : EBEMONT. Thero is a rumor hero to the offect that the French Governmont has domanded the surron- dor of Gen. Fremont undor tho Extradition Troaty. TERSONAL. ‘Wm. W. Holden, who, about a year and s half since, was impeached and deposed from the North Oarolina Govornorship, has been ap- pointed Postmaster at Raleigh, an his own un- sided solicitation, Benator Chandlor iago ploasod with hia recont- ly arrived grandson, that he has mado the youngster a preasont of 850,000, ?Ta the Associated Press.] NOMINATIONS, ‘WasmnaToN, March 7.—The Prosident sont the following nominations to the Sonato to-day : A: ML Hughes, United Btates Attornoy for tio Middle District of Tennosseo; John M. M. Parkor, Burveyor of Customs, Now Orleans; G. P. Walmought, Collector of Oustoms at Ouya- hoga, Ohio. Postmastors—Iames H. Cogawell, Titusville, N. M. Taylor, Bellevillo, IIl.; Biohael Piggott. Quinoy, Iil. ; William O, Cowloy, Manchestor, Towa; M. 8. Smith, Tonis, Dich. ; 2, H. Howe, Monzoo, Mich.; M. 11, Gandng, Fort Atlkinson, Wis. ; Chas, Esslingor, Manitowoc, Wi, Georgo Jeroms, Colleotor of Customs, Dotroit, Mich, United Btates Marshals—J. R. Bonnett, Eastorn District of Michigan; 8. B, Packard, District of Louisiana ; B, H. Murray, District of Kontucky ; B. H. Campbell, Northorn District of Illinois; S, P. Evans, Iastern Diatrict of Tennessoo; B, A. Newcomb, Eastorn District of Missouri ; P, H, Emorson, AKesociate Justice for Utah Territory ; A. B. Maynard, Unitod States Attomnoy for fliohigsn; A, R. Howlort, Indian Agont at the Buo and Fox Agoncy; H. W. Joncs, Agent _for the Quapaw Indians, Indian Torri- tory ; L, L. Btiles, Recoiver of Publio Monoy at Gila, Arizona ; O.’ A, Babcock, Surveyor Gen- eral of Kansas, —— SENATE--EXTRA SESSION. DROTHER NEWNMAN, ‘Wasumaroy, March 7.—In the Sonato, an mo- tion of Mr, MORTON, the Rev. Mr. Newman waa re-slected Ohaplain of the Benate. BPENCER. Tho pending Luglu ‘was upon the motion to postpono tho quoation of admitting Spencer, of Alabuma, to o seat. Mr. HOWE said that yesterday he favored the Routponamnnt, but, having examined the case, 0 {8 now. mx[)‘nad to vota, Mr. CONKLING offered s rosolution for ad- Journment sine die on Tuesday noxt. Mr. MORTON objected, and it went over. The Scnate, by a vote of 24 to 82, rofused to ostpono the consideration of the admission of pencer. ALADAMA LEGIBLATURE, Mr, COOPER offored a rosolution requesting tho Prosident to furnith tho Souate with the corrospondonce betweon tho Attorney-Genoral of the United Btatos and certain partios in Ala- bama, in relation to the two bodios, oach claim- ing to bo tho Logislatura of tha Stato, 3 UDNKLII§0 objeoted to immodiate action on tho resolution, and it wont ovor. HPENCER. Mr. Bayard's motion to_postpons the further considoration of tho admission of Bponcer, was lost as follows: Yeas, Dayard, Forry (Conn), Ransom, Bogy, Goldinwaito,” Baulsbuty, Qasterly, Hamilton (bld), Boburz, Qoaper, Hamilton(T'oxan), Scott, Cragin; Holly, Blovenson, , Daviy, McGreory, Btockton, Dennfs, Merrimon, Thurmai, Fouton, Norwood, Tipton—1%, NATH, Alcorn, Forry (Sfich), Morrill (V) Ames, Tlansgin, Morton, Brownlow, Yrelinghuysen, Oglesby, Backinghim, Glibort, Tratt, Guldwal), Sumli, Rameoy, Gamorou, owo, Bargeut, Ghandlor, Tngalls, Stowart, Qlsyton, Lowls, Wadleigh, Qonkilng, Logai, Woat, Conaver, Mitehell Windom—32, Dorsey, NMorrill (Mo,), Mr. BAYARD movod that tho oredontlals Bp&nm- and Bykes be roferréd to & Holoot Com- miites, ; Mr. HAMLIN prosonted the credentials of Roscoo Conkling as Bonator from Noew Yorl, and thoy wero road and Iaid on thae table; Mr. OAMERON onterod & motion to recon- sidor the appointmont of tho Rev. Dr. Nowman a8 Ohaplafn of the Bonate, Mr, Bayard's motion was lost—yens, 20; nays, 88. Tho z;neuuun Dolog then upon administering tho oath to Bpencor, G Nr, THUR; moved to Iay l_anb%n tho tablo untfl the rogular Committeo shiolild bo appointed 80 that tho motion might bo made to refor thd cmdo;:thxla to tho Committoo on Privileges and Electlons. Tho Senate, without division, voted to admit Sponcor, and ho was sworn in. AMILLEN, Mr. WEBT prosentod tho crodentialaof William T, MoMillen, claiming to be the Sonator-cleot from Louisiaus, olectod by the Ma:Enmky Logis- Iature. Tho oredentlals “woro read, NMr: Wost thon moved that thicy 1é upod tho tdble and bo printed, which was ngreod 0. R l\[{. JONKLING moved {0 go inte exécutive sesslon, Mr, MORTON aeked him to_yicld for him to mako a motion to take up the Oaldweil caso. Mr. CONKLING declined fo yiold for that purpose, and tho Senato went Into exeoutive soes{on, and soon after Adjourned till Monday. WALL STREET. Roviow of the Money, Gold, ond; Stock, and Produce Markets. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, New Yorg, March 7.—TFho money stringonoy was incrossed, to-dsy, by the brokers paying from 1-82 to 34, Thero secms to bo no imme- dinto protpect of reliof to tho present condition of affairs in money clrcles; The 81,500,000 gold 6old by tho Treasury yesterday was paid for tos day in logal-tondor certificates. Morcantilo papor i dull, N i The London monoy market is onsy at @814, The powor glven to the Seorotary by tho in- aotion of the last Oongross: is tromendous. on examplo, tho courso ursuod last Octobor necd only_bo ' cited. Thon tho intontions of tho " Department wero made known in Wall streot on tlio Baturday grnvkmfl to the Monday .on which ho 1ot out 5,000,000 of lognl tendors, &nd, inflnenced by the nows, gold doclined 13§ per cent, and the stock market bocamo rampant. Tho moro fact that tho Becrotary hos this power will be used by stock jobbors whenever occasion roguires, and oliquos will profit bp 1, whilo outaide spocu~ Intors will be *‘milked." Theo foroign baukers havo almost coased to lond thelr credit to speculators, as thoy do not like to have their bills hawked about the streot nt tho present low -rates for exchange. Thia shuts off an jmportant source of anpgly. Timo lonns in curronoy are sifll high, bo- 2:}: 7 per cont por annum and a8 com- gslon of 3¢ per cent for thirty days; 134 por cont for sixty days, and 13{ per cent for ninety days, Timeloans in gold are dearer, and aro quoted ab 110 to 3¢ for use of gold for thirty days, 34 to 3{ for sixty and ninoty days, 3¢ to 3¢ for four months, to 5 per cent for six months, and 2 por cent forall the year. FOREIGN. Further Developments in the Great Forgery Case. Contradiction of Previous Reports Coiis cerning the Spanish Republic. GREAT BRITAIN: LoxooN, March 7.—The police thia mofuing |: orrested & woman glving her namo as Eli6n Buroham, and known to'bo tho accomplice and paramour of Warron, the principal in the hoavy forgorics on tho Bank of England, Thirtcon thotisand five hundrod and sovonty dollars wero found in hor fpdrtmonts, which sho enld is not Hors. Bhé was committed for oxsmination on Fridsy noxt. Noys, tho dlerk of tho forgors, was up for oxaminntion, bht was remanded for o weok, New Yonr, March 7.—Tho Edinburgh Scots= man has & roport thot a marringo bas boen ar- rangod botweon the Duke of Edinburgh and o forelgn imporial Princeso. Loxpon, March 7,~-Littlo crodit is attached to tho rumor of the soparation of the Marquis of Lorno and the Princoss Louisg, QueENsTowN, March 7.—Tho steamship City of Brussols, proviously roported dieabled, was towed into this horbor to-day. The pnssengers and mails will bo traneferred to the stesmor City of Now Yorlk., Tho steamship Moravian foll foul of the Brit- ish man-of-war Gladiator to-day. Tho lntter was 80 badly damaged that sho was obliged to roturn to port. The Mornvinn suffored no se- rious injury; and proceedod, i SMYRNA., . 3 New Yonr, March 7,—Tho London Thied of the 22d of February gives the particuiars of o {righttul aceident at Bmyrna. A cafo, built npon piles over the sea, broke duwn suddenly during a. erformanco ofilvun by & company of aorobats, 'horo wore 200 porsons prosont, A loud orack- ing was head, and within five minutes tho ontiro eafo had disnppeared undor tho wator, A fow of tho porsone noar tho entrance contrived to offoct their gscapo, and somo porsons saved thomaolvos l:[:’yjumplng through the windowa into tho ses. oatmen rowed up fii nimbers, but their offorts to saye lifo wore in _vain Tho search aftor dond bodles waa_ & sad speotacle. Tho acrobats wore withdrawn from tho water in their showy costumes of the pro- vious night, the limbs of all the bodies con- tractod with pain, Two hearses wore engagod the wholo of tho day in convoying the remaing of tho recoverad to tho hospitals. Tho total numbor of bodies found 1‘1117 o tho prosent is cighty, nnd it is supposod thore are still fifty morg in the wator. Tho company of acrobats conslsted of sovon persons, of whom threo wero women, énd one of tauea lstinr only sarvives, The Govérnment will instihite roceedings ogainet the propriotor of tho cafe, who did xot poy hieed to the warning of thoe danger which Foroign exchangos have becomo complotely & domoraiized by the sdvance in gold, tho. striry | ™29 Biven bim In timo. genoy in monoy, and the liberal supply.of bonds and other bills offering by Gorman bankors, as SPAIN, woll a8 & good supply of Southern cotton bills: ETobRS: The stock markét was irrégulir,clositg higher: Harlom advanced 75, on the ntrol;'glh of o dis- %fltbh from Albmletutfig thdt the Assembly ommitico on Railroads had reported favorably on the bill authorizing the Harlem Railrond Company to oxténd its track through the Oity of Now York, for small caxs: .. aoLy; Gold was active and higher, ndvancing from 11634 to 11595. Tho gold market, although very higl, and artificially high, is in a position whero venturos on the short or boar side are extromely hazardous, the availablo supply of fnm bein; &mall and anafl%. handlod; “and, further, it la' eaid fo bo in sirong hands, to wit: tho Gorman and nglo-American bankors who origlnally ut&m&zad to--fight the Byndicate. The “ bulls” in gold take asa basts’ for their calculstion the fact that the Treasury balances are now down to 40,000,000 notual coin, aud that thé'banks of this city linve ?mbnlfly not more than §3,000,000 hard cash in heir vaults, . inponTs; Tho imports of 00ds for tho week ending to-day smount to 4,039,514, and the amount markotod to 94,483,107, The total importa for tho weok will b about $9,250,000." - BoNDS. ' - Governmonts wers quiet and firm, excepting new bs of 1881, which declined to 1127¢ early in tho day. Tho market closed ‘strong in sym- pathy -with the sdvance in gold, with new ba solling ot 1:35. The Comptrolier of the Our: roncy, by ordor of Sceretary Boutwoll, has de clded that hereafter new &s only can bo substi. tuted for called bonds, or any exchangesof bonds in tho Department. PRODUCE, Flour closes bettor, espeoially for grados under £8.00. Theno aro in good demand. _The arrivals aro limited, and holders firm. Wheat closes strong snd botter, with a fair export inquiry. Porl-waa flrm and moderately active, with sales of about 100 brls new moss at $16.00 ; for futuro dolivery, 500 brls for May at $15.75, §16.00 ia bid for June. In cut meats, the business is moder- ate. Balea: 200 boxos pickled bellizs, av, 12@ 14 Ibs, at 9@93¢e ; 800 boxos saltod shoul- dors, for March, at 6@6%¢o ; 100 boxes short cut all, at 113{c, “Bacon was firmer ; long cloar, 78{c bid, and 8o asked; and 'short clear, 83/@8l¢c. Lard was in fair demand and higher, for Western ; 8 9-160 bid for March, and 89{0 asked; 40 tiercoa sold at Blfe. Ior future delivery we noto eales of 250 tea, April, at 7!?{0; 250 tes, Moy, at Do, and 1,000 tos, June, at Hgo. Cincinnati Polltics. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, CrxoiNnaTy, March 7.—Conjeoturos are vari- ous aa to tho courso of the Democratic Conven- tion to-morrow, Conservative mon will try to confino action to & renfirmation of its nomina. tion yestorday. Fears aro folt by others that tho fealing may bo excltod to a pitch that will lead to a rupture, and put combined action with the Liberal pnbllomu out of the question. If the Convention almsly reaflirms its nomination, it will adjourn to & day, when s conferonce can be had with the Liberal Convention. BStroot talk by prominent mon on both sides to-day does not warrant hopes of roconciliation. [Z0 the Associated Press.) Crvorwary, March 7.—Tho rosult of yenter- dnys Democrabic and Liberal Convontions is tho eneral topio, this morning, A call from the “hairman of the Demooratic Convention ap- pears this morning, inviting the delogates to re- assomble to-morrow morning at Greonwood Hall to recoive thereport of the Conferonco Committeo and take such action s may bo Loxpon, March 7.—Tho report that the bill dissolving tho Bpanish Assombly and ordbring elections in Spain and Porto Rico for the Con- atitnont Cortes had boen dofeated in the Assem- bly, is untrue., The bill was_only introduced by tho Government on Tuesday last, nnd the debato has not oven bogun in the Aunumblg; Tho moasuro was roforred to a committee, who have it now under considoration. Tho Committoo a8 bofora roported aro unfavorable to tho bill, and should they decido to rocommond its rejec- tion, a change of Ministry wonld bo inovitablo. Bat the Committes is in conferonco with the Minigtors, and tho probability that the opposing viows of tho Commitico and Oabinet will bo reconciled is Inoronsing. Dispatches from Mngrld to-day make no mon- tion of a Ministorial crisis, - 'Tho Governor of Malags sont in his resigna- tion, giving as a reason that his authority is not rospected by tho pBS),IflMD, who aro pillaging the houscs of the wealthy. . Contradiction is given to the roport from Mad- xid that the Bpanish Government has raceived an intimation that the Enropean powors will jointly rofiiso to * continuo d:glomntlo rolations with Bpain, if & fedoral ropublic is proclaimed* ———— g FRANCE, Panis, March 7.—The Governmont, u[) to this dato, Lns paid Germany threo and a half billions of francs on account of the war indemnity, STATE LEGISLATURES. WISCONSIN. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 180N, Wis., March 7.—There was an un- usual ' stir and excitoment about the Assembly Chambors this morning, prior to the meoting. Tho donta were almost all {ull, and & _good many lobbyists on_tho outer verge. Bpeaker Barron, in viow of tho noiso and_confusion, folt obliged to cull tho attention of the Sergeant-at-Arms to the rule roquiring persons on the floor to be seatod, and request special efforts to presorve ordor.” It was anticipated thoro would bo gomo trinl of strongth. It camo aftor a fow potitions and romonstrances ad been presented, a romo- Iution, nuthorizing the Governor to ippnl.nt an u:gnl& Commissioner to the Vienna Exposition had boen adopted, and one or two minor mattors dhxmnud of. motion waa made by Mr, Palmer, of Mil- waukes, and tho spocial roprosentativo on_the floor of the Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Railroad Com- any, who has herotofore gonerally opposed ad- lourning on Friday, that whon the Assembly ad- journ it bo to Monday ovening. Somo of the sanguine friends of the North Wisconsin and Air-Lino Railrond Companies be- lioved thoy had strength onough to hold tho As- sombly, and whon the order came in which the former bill was reached, sccure action on it. Mr, Palmer's motion waa carriod, however,— 59 to 87,—which, though not a test vate, showed the incronsed strongth of the Milwaukee Gum- any. Mr. Palmerthon prosonted from his Seloct ommittoo long and well-writton roport, urging tho rorsons for glving tho land grant to the l?il\vnukco & Bt. Paul Railroad, and re- ported amendmonts to the bill %évm o portion of tho grant to the Chicago & Northorn Pacifio Alr Lino, and_tho bill was made the special ordor for Tuosday morning, Afttor roconsidering and rekilling the bill to tax doga all counties, Mr. Fulton, an oppo- nent of the North Wisconsin bill, to guard against nccidents, moved to ndjourn, which was onrried aftor an hour's sossion, lenving much business on tho Olerl's desk untouched. Tho Senate Railrond Committee roported the North Wisconsin and Milwaukee & St. Paul deemod neccessry. The Enguirer 6sys of | bills, with amondments giving one-fourth tho notion of tho Liberal Ropublican Con- [ of the Innd grant to the Chicago & North- vontion, in asking the Democratic Con- | Pacific Air Lino Com any, and rocommending vontion ~ to roconsidor its sction in | the referonco of that Com y'a bill to Sonator nominating Johnston for Mayor, that “the Liborals_have no other ground for rofusing to indorge Johnston than that ho lacks popularity,” It mgax ‘It may bo demonatratod by the timo tho Liborals hold their adjourned scksion, two wooks hence, that ho hes more streugth than thoy glve him oredit for, If 8o, thoy shionld not hesltato to accopt him. If, howavor, thoy will nob do this, tho coalition might as well ho torminated.” It exprosses tho hopo, in conclusion, that “wlse counsols and ' truo apprecistion of tho importance of tho con- test will provall, to hoal the broach,” The Commercial coucodes tho election of Davis, Ro- publican, though it sdys tho Domocrats should 8t tho called moeting to-morrow, nominate o stralght tickot with as little discrimination s the couvention oxercisod yostorday.” It says: “Tho nn[mbllem tiokot, to bo nominated horo- aftor, will bo spollod by bummers, in which evont tho odjournad meoting of tho Liborali in two weeks, might bo of ghu ‘highost conso- quonco, - At auy rate (It says) the adjournmont afforda good oltizens & chance to get o graup up- on affalrs in additfon to that which fi.my bavo beon accustomed to.” —_——— ‘Fhe DMis ippi Valloy Dental Awsos ciation, - Orxomywart,. 0., Mapoh 7,—Tho mlsslwlxfi)l Yalloy Dental Azsociation, to-day, elected W, 1I, Eames, of Bt. Louls, Prosidont; Boneca B, Browne, of Fort Wayne, and A, Il, Smith, of Cinoinnati, Vice-Presidents. Othor ofilcors wero ro-olocted, Delegatcs were appointod to tho Amorican Dontal Uonvention a Bnt-ln-Bfly noxt llm snt, Discussion was not lively, it being tho ast day, Qroon, which was ordorod, “They also recom- monded tho Indeflnito postponemont of Moses M. Btrong'a proposition for letting the building of the land &)rnn& road to tho highest bidder, is- sulng 10,000,000 first mortgage land-grant bonds for building other roads, ‘The Ttallroad Commitice aleo roportod bill im- posing a penalty of £500 whorein any telograph company failed to pay its taxos, ‘The Bonato concurred in Assombly bills for smeonding the Inw incorporating fire companios ; incrensing tho saluries of tho Justices of the Buprome Court to 6,000 ; amonding the Inw for tho election of County Buperintondent of the Poor, ‘Tho Bonato bill ropoaling the laws exompting the proporty of churchea, roligions, and literary sooictios from taxation camo up for s third read- ing, which, aftor a long digoussion, was reforrod by a votoof 14 to 17, —— INDIANA, uoUsE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Invranarorts, Ind, March 7.—The following bills wore passed: Authorizing County Coms misslonors to purchase land for fair grounds to provide fortho olootion and qualification o Buporvisors of Hlfihwnys; tho Benate bill fur~ thor prosoribing tho dution of the Hoorotury of Btato; to protoct tho ballot-box aud secure’ fair olections, and to forbid the employmout of minors in the manufacturo or rendiug of apiritu- ous or malt liquors, but not to apply to drug- glats disponsing such liquors for medical pur- Pposos. The Houso bill appropriating 423,000 to rolm- burse tho eufferors by tho %lumu'n rald was 3 Tribune, e . 'NUMBER 201. attor aspir- i, takon up on its third rosding, | & ptor 3 aple- ited nln ciflffid dobate, wag 6, oned—yets, 07; nays, 40. i PoA ommitlon of Cguforenco\‘o apyolnted pn tho Printing bill. 1 "Tho Sonate bill [n rolation td {3 construstion of railroads, and legalizing the (® o ‘3' Appro- riations mado in bobalf thoreif ;and daclara- fnry of the truo Intont and moars yr,of the Aot approved Juno 18, 1872, whicl 'aftor boing eménded o a8 to apply to roadal” w. construct- ©od, wns passod by unaimons cons 3t. A Dill wae introduced ns 8 subsinute for the ouse bill 100, that lind beén taken from the filos of Lhn:l Honnto, tho rules sudponded, gnd the bill aesod, M Tho Houso refused to concurin tho Bonatg smondmout to the Rovenue bill by = almost unanimous voto, BENATE. * Tho House Revenuo bill was amonded o ss to réduco tho I6vy to 10 cents for 1873, and passed. Tho following Housd bills wore presed: To convert faos for tiro liconge for vending of for- olgn morchandise, oxhibiting shows, otc., to the ugo of dintrict faira wherd thers I8 no county dg- ricultural fair; to smend the ¢harter of tha Bominary of 8t Mary's in the Woods, in Vigo County ; to amond tho chartor of the Univerafty of Notro Dame du Lao. X Tho Bovato rofused to recede from its amend- niont to tho Houge bill in referonce to tho public prlnt‘ln ,dnnd o Committco of Conforonco was appointod; p&oum hill to regulato thogranting of divorces ‘waa indofinitely postponed, 2 . Tho House amendmonts to ‘tlio Senatd bitl to rogulnto tho office of thé Socratary of Statd wero conourrod in, and tho Houso amendmonts to the bill fixing the salaries of Judges wore conourred in, mfi. an amendmont reducing the sularios of Circuit Judges to $2,600. Ao Gonoral Approprintion’ bill was passed, with tho amendmionts roducing the' allowancos. for contingent 6xpenses for Stato officers. A Inrgo number of Houso bills woro road s second time, —_—— MICHIGAN, Speetal Dispatch to Tho-Chicago Tribute, LaNA1Nd, March 7.—Motions havo boen cnrs rled for the reconsiderntion of the bill rnl;;nraprl- abing 806,000 for the Stato Agricultural Boord and Collegd, atid the bill ropealing the laws croating the Immigration Commission, and both bills will be submitted to anothor vote. Thero is considorablo opposition to tho first-named bill, bocause It pproprintes £10,000 for building the President's house., A hoatod aod ill-tem- perod discussion took place in the Houso this aftornoon, coucurnh:F Ounnf{ Buperintondonts. Nothing was deflnitoly settled. Joumas F, Jay, Presldont of tho Michigan Cen- tral Railrond, spenke in the Ropresentatives' Hell this oyoning, on railroads. A long list of notarios passed tho Sonate this aftornoot; - USSR s .. QHIO. 2 Covuanus, 0., March 7.—In the Housé fo+ day tho bill to provido for paying promiums for tho cultivation of timbor failed to pass: The Houso bill was passed to amond the Inaurance Jaw g0 a8 to reduco from $200,000 to 8100,000, the required capital of fire insurance companios doing business in Ohio; also, toropeal that sec- tion of tho nct of last winter, which limita the sggrogate amount of policies thatcompanies hav- g a given amount of capital shall issue ; and, also, to suthorizo mutual fire insurance com- pnnfn to transact business in Ohio.. In the Benato, the House bill to provide that persons who have practised dentistry for five consecutivo years shall bo coneidored as having complied with the Dental law, and need not ob~ tain cortifiostos from the State Dontal Society, ——— e VIRGINIA, RrcmiroxD, VA, March 7.—The Gettoral Assem- bly has passed abill for tho paymontof the four por cent intorest for the yoars 1872 and 1873 on congols and on_ two-thirds of the unfanded bonds. For the rémaining two por cont, fourteon non-intorost bearing certificaton, poyable at tho plonsure of the State, are to bo givon. No spe- olal proviston is made for the matured coupons, but itis caloulated that the above amounts can be pald oven if half of the said coupons reach the troasury this i“r in the wayof taxes, 'The General Assombly also uml:lolntod & spocial Com- mittee to investigato tha charges of mismanage- mont against the Ladies’ Mount Vernon Associa- tion. The chn.rgn: iv\unauthorized speculation upon visitors to tha tomb of Washington. - ittt KANSAS, . LAWRENCE, Kan,, March 7.—Tho Legislature of Kansas ndjoumod to-day. Benator York ad- drossed tho Sonate beforo “sdjournment on hi conncction with tho Pomoroy affair. After hia spoech, the following resolution was unanimous- 1y adopted - Reselved, That tho Scoato has full faith and confi- donco in the statements made by Benator York beforo thio joint Sonstorial Convention for tho eloction of Unlted States Benator that Samucl O, Pomoroy did offor to bribo him by tho payment of $7,000 for his vote, and in bohalf of tho peoplo of the Btate of Kan- sas, we thank him for tho unwssking of Bamuel O, Tomeray, who has; by corrupt practises, 80 long held his position in the Unitod States Benatos s i . KANSAS, Torera, March 7.—The Pomeroy Investigat- ing Committeo reportod to the Legielature yes- torday. The majority report is migned by four mombors. Tho Committoo find Pomeroy guilty of bribery and attempting to corrupt membors of tho Logislature by offers of moncy. The mi- mority report, signed by throe mombers of the Committoe, find the chatges of bribery and cor- ruption against Pomoroy not proven. The mi- nority roport was adoptod by the House, and tho majority report by the Senato, i MISSOURI. 81, Louts, March 7.—Tho Attorney-Genoral of the State, to-day, in reply to o request by the Lower Houso of tho Logislature, submitted to that body an olaborate opinion on the question of the constitutionality of tho rolease of tho Btato lien on "the North Missourl Railrond undor an act passed by the Gon- eral Assombly in 1808, The Attorney-Gon- eral docides that the relense is unconstitutional. Soveral millions of dollars aro involved in the question. — TENNESSEE, ' Nasuvinie, Tonn.,, March 7.—Both branches of the Tonnesses Logislature have united in the onactment of a law providing s uniform system of freo schiools. The law provides ample rave- nuo, superintondents, directors, and grades of nocegaary ofiicers, and, if, L{xm[&orly enforced, Tennessoe, in a fow yonrs, will show a vast im~ provemont in hor educational record. s v s MASSACHUSETTS, BosToN, March 7.—The minority of the Mass. achusetts Lngialntu:e Committeo on the subject have reportod lenvo to withdraw as doforence to tho petitioners for oxpunging the rosolutions ceusuring Sonator Swmnner, o i The Now Mlampshire Tragedye Bosroy, March 7.—When Lowis Waguer, the uulppoaml murderer of the young women at the Isle of Bhoals, N, H.,, was arrosted last evening, ho was disguieed in » now suit of clothes, Ilis old onos wore spoiled with blood. Ho stoutly donied the crime. Wagner was formerly an om- ploya of Mr, Huntress, at whoso rosidence {tho murder was committed, Aftor his arrival at tho house, on tho ovening of tho mutdor, hoe killed Cornolia Christorson with ono blow of n ax, and immediately aflor struck the othor woman, Law- son. Il tlien usked for niouoy, and subsequent- ly crushod Miss Linwson's hoad to & jolly, ~ Mrs. Huntross narrovly eecaped, Pontsxout, N, 1L, Murch 7.—A largo crowd of indignant oltizons’ wora gathered on tho ar- rival of Wagnor, tho alleged murdorer, but thoro was no breach of the peaco, A guard of marines was placod in charge of the station-house, whoro ho was temporarily conflued. ‘The namo of tho family in which tho tragedy ocourred is ¢ Hont- vot,” not “ Huntross.,” Mra., Hontvot's condi- tion i considoroed eritical. Iho murdored women wore of {rropronchablo charactors, and quito ro- markable for thoir porsonal beruty, Vandatism, Corvamus, 0., Maroh 7.—8o.ne unknown por- #on or porsons last night broke opon tho gohaal- house in the north part of the city, and smashed tho windows, furniture, and pparatus, toro up valablo Looks aud says, and did il he damoge possiblo, he loss will bo considorable, peiaden sl a: Bigamivt Afrostods Covuanus, Ohio, March 7,—August Grossman, o young Gerian, {hreo yoara ago was compollor to marry a girl with whom he had boen eriminal- ly intininte.” Ho soon loft his wifo, and, atter a tlmo, murriod a girl in Indiuns, The fret wifo has had Grossman arrosted, JAMES BROOKS. Manifosto of the Consured Congress: man to Mis Constituents, An Eccentric Political Paper.. Wasnivaron, Margls 7.—Tho Xon, James Brooks has propared tho following addross to Lily constituonts 1 Enorhida have takon advantage of niy physical pros- {ration o offof up Onkes Ames aud myself aa sacrifices to pitbllo clamot, f1t which_two Vico-Prosidents of the Unltell Bintes, ‘soveral fmambors of tho Sonste, and clght othier mombors of thie Houso Were more in- Solved thay ingeclt, Thosacrico of o Domocrat was doemed indfspensable to _offsef, If not io protect, and henco carly in Docomber & Committed’ was_organized ecomingly on purposs to bring in my namowith fheirs, 80 oa {0 Mako mo responaible 19t 160 sbares of atodk of Oredit Mobiller ownod b C. Jf, Neflson. Certificaten of thia stock wora notori- ously in the full possession fof Nellson, ns long 8go a5 Doc. 13, 1867 (sco evidonco, pngo 69) 3 but of thess cor— tiflcates tho Committed, fn_January, 1873, choso to ‘makae mo owner, upon the protenso that he, bnl.n&,l:.y Bon-in-Iaw, wng only tHo spparent owner, The Gomie mittoo wa flms organized, & say, for thero were put upon 1t such mon ss Gen,tBanks, a chevalier d'indus- trie for yoars, living i chatequs en Espagne, bocause of his known hostility 0 Amos, who, When saked, réfnsed to subsoribe with cortsin rich bellnnlm to freo i Waltham houso from a_henyy mortgage, and Morriok, of Maryland, an_cx-rebol, Jidgo of thia dis- triot a¢ fho opening of the civil war, whoso Gourt Gon- oss 1isd o extirpalo to bg rid of him, and who, thero foro, sord aud B0ur, now moro {han’ ever, hafos the wholo human theo, becattso of tho dofont of iiis sapie rationa to re-cleation {0 Congrass ; with Niblack, & vory, very smpll man in the plasti fingers of such p sly, élosk, and cfatty Clalranat s Poland, of Vormont, whoeo antecodents in raflroads st bomo sre worso {han snyiling olleged sgainst the Oredit Mobilier. This Committee, after sitting two montha and a half, purposly noglecting the ox- lotation of mony rich mincs of teatimony, fiercely foll mpon mo in oloven differcnt riitings, whon my ghssical prostration, was such that {fie Sowapapers od mio dying, and, ot last, after refusing mo s hearing, which I earnestly demanded,—a fcet ‘whicli thiey suppressed i tho firat roport of 523 pages, which 70 member of Congréss could fnd tima to road mo .Isto in session,—whon it war mnde, couplod me, a Democrat, with Ames, & Ropublican, for ‘expulsion, whilé thoy let off thirteon othoe Ropublfcans, who all, but ono, hud Landled Credit Mobillor, when not. o sharo had oveu «como intomy hands, The Housc aud the country from the start scouted auch on absurd report the moment. hoy gould gotat it by rotusing to voto on expulsion at all,’ Thoy did not collsuro Ames or myself. They only condemtied an act as old &g 1807, in order thus to carry off, as on_a lightning rod, the oloctricity that had beod generatod by the battories of tlie press upon Congress and country, But even in this, the House did ‘mo injustice, becauso I was not in_Gongress waen |E yas wlcged iy intorcat bogan fn, Crediv Mobllier, or, 18 on allcged, {hisd auy intorest, It wao was fully - aed of before I weit into tho Diroctory, Some emacratio members of Congrass aseented f0 this in- Justico in the bellef that they could then condemmn Buch leading Ropublicans as_Dawes, Gorfleld, Blog- ‘ham, Kelley, Schiofiold, and Hooper ; but in tiis they wore greatly fooled, boesuso tho great intolligence, high charactor and well known antecedents of thoss men ard auch os to mako ridiculous tho charga that Onkes Atmes hud bribed them, or that thoy wore bifi dupes, as the Poland Commitico roasons, and did not know what they were sbout, Drooks then says he shiall appeal to his coustituenta - iu person, it God restores him to_health, nnd contin- mea: #1'shall demonatrate to you that fiolther myaclf nor Nellson wera guilty of porjury, s Poland charges, and that toth of us old tho truth \when teatifying thal Ihad no hand in Oredit Mobilier dividends, allob ments, or profits in any form,” He concludes by a ret. eranca to his officlal carcor during tho Tast twonty-Avé years, S - NEW YORK. Pacific Mail =« Scanucll «=The Ring Jury = Bond Xoblery =- Tenviouy Rulc--Smuggling--Porsonnls Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonr, March 7.—Tho Bcannel case has gono to a jury, and they are locked up in the Court-Houso to-night, in a state of what is be- lioved to bo & hopeless disagroomont. It is te- ported that seven are for conviction of murder inthe firat degreo, and fivo for acquittal on the gronnd of insanity. Scannel made n vory thoatrical display of hystorics while the dofonse wero closing tholt' argument to-day. It was thought for a fow moments that ho was about ta asgault thoso who sat'near hint. Ho was scized, and the Court took n short recess ‘until he quicted down, [0 the Assoctated Press.] ¢ Nzw Yong, March 7.—Lato transactions in Paoifio Mail Ling stack liavo givon riso to vari- ous rumors touding to lessen confidonce in the Company. It is the gonoral opinion that an official statoment sbould be forthcoming soon, or that sn investigation ouglht to bo ordered, to quiot the epprehension of the stockholders. "The counsol of the murderer SBeannell yester- day concluded & vory long address, attompting to provo that tho prisoner was insano. ¥ n the Court of General Sessions yestorday, in tho case of the notorious Graenthal, ox-Mayor Hall made his firat appesrance as counsel, and virtually contouded for tho logality of an oxtend- 6d term of tho fomous ring jury, whilo District- Attomney Daniol Q. Rollins argiued sgaist the Iogality of that body, fi‘\\'oyhlmdmv] sh’nrcs of Lake Shore Railrond stock, valuod at $20,000, wero stolen to-day from' the Tradesmon's National Bank, in Broadway. The thieves escaped. At o meoting of the Mastor Carpontocs’ Asso- ciation it was rosolved that, from tho 10th in. stant, ton hours will bo adoptoed as a day’s labor. and that tho Association shall hiro men by the hour. . The Btokes appenl was on thecalondar to-day, but owing to engogements of counsel, the prob- able srgument qu be deforred until next term. Bmuggled sllks and kid gloves, valued ai 85,000, wero soized to-day on tho steamshi Frlsia, No orroste. Lacos valued st 52,560¢ woro 8oized on another vessel, on Weduesflny‘ and a lady pussonger arreatod. Becretary Delano, yesterdny, was called sud- denly to this city, by the serious illness of his son-in-Iaw, Prof, John G, Ames. HEAVY SUIT. Tho Newport and Cincinnati Briag” Company vs. the Government of the United Stites. CiNoiswaTi, 0., March 7.—In the United Btatea Circuit Court to-dny, suit was brought against tho United States Govornmont by the owport and_Cincinnati Railroad Bridge Com- nuy for 8550,000, for allogod damages incnrred B consoquonco 'of altorations required in the construction of the bridge, ns ta its hoight and width of channel span. The assont of the United States to the building of this bridge was given March 8, 1869, Con- groesional legislation, requiring the change on which tho claim is baged, was Bec, 5 of tho bill for an apprapriation for tho Post-Office Departs mont for the yenr ending June 80, 1872, and ap- rovod March 8, 1871, Tho same nct providey et pertion injured thieroby may eeek rodress in the United Stnatos Courts, 'Tlie cnso is said ta bo tho flrst of ite kind brought against the Gove ernment. ——— Rallrosd Nows. Outno, Til, March 7.—Judge D. J. Barker, of this district, on tho bth instant ordered a writ to jssuc rostraining the Cairo & Vincouues Railrond Company lrom using Commercial ave- nuo, on which their track was recontly Inid down, except for the movomont of trains and oars, A groat deal of dissntisfaction is mani- fosted by tho Company, slthough thoy hava abeyed tho writ. "'he citizans along the avenue ?ro much ploased at the granting of the injunoc- ion. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Qmmfi,‘ IIL, March 7.—1'ho Board of Direot ors of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacitlo Railroad mot at Weur Quinoy to-day, and olactod Bon &, Bmith, of the lndinnapolis, Bloomington & Wostorn Railroad, Prosidouf, and Muyor Row. lind, of {13 oity, Vico-Prosidout. 'This arrangos mont, it is claimod, secures the construction of the road from Havana, Mnaon Uounty, to this oity, and will glve Quinoy anothor Lastorn outlot, W2 00w, Harch 7.—Novaral gontlomon. con. nocted prominontly with a nowly projectad airs lino railroad from Tolodo (o Bt. Lonis urrived lLore to-day, aud hind a consultation with tho Di+ rootora of the Morchants’ Iischango, Noveral spoechos woro made by gontlomon prosont, net- ting forth the DL‘Vl‘llllnfufl of thin rou.o in opene ing up additiounl torritory to Bt, Louis, snd give ing this city anothor Lastern outlot. Itosulu tions_were adopted cordinlly indorsing tho one terprise, and pmmluln;,' mntorial aid, Mexrins, Tonn., Maroh 7.—The Dirostora of the Momphls & Bolma Railway cleotod (lon, N B. Torroat Prosidont, and 11, D, Dulkley, ‘Lruns urer,