Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1873, Page 5

FHE CITICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MO? MARCH 10, 1873 5 THE STATE CAPITAL. qhe Railroad Bills--Passage of the Lake Fronmt Repeal Bill Yery Doubtful I Report of the Special Com- mittee on Taxation of Railroads. Proposition to Adjourn from April 5 to Nov. 20. Spectal Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune. SruINoFIZLD, March 8, RAILROAD BILLS. The House Railrozd Committes reported, this morning, recommending tho passage of the bill prepared by Mr: Hildrup, providing for a criminal sction szalnst any officer, agent,conductor, or om- loye of auy railtoad company charging or receiv- {5g more thian the fare prescribed by law. The bill, ‘hich has becn publisked, allows tho arrest aud rmaigument before s _Justice of the Peace of failrosd_ employes violating tho law, The bill was ordered toasecond reading. The same Committce recommended the passago of tho bill repoaling the law of 1853 limiting the liability of railrosds for killing persons £o §5,000 each. It was also read s second time. . ‘The Legislative Farmers' Olub Committce on Railroads have decided to adopt & bill prepared by the Attorney-General, providing that no rail- roed shall charge more for a loss distance than for greater, and that, when a company ehall charge different rates for camying the same tlass of freight for tho same distance on differ- ent parts of its rond at the same time, it shall bo Gecmed prima facio ovidence of unjust disc nation. It was introduced by Sepator Baldwin, 2nd tho intention is to have it referred at the proper stege to the Committea on Agriculture. BAILROAD LEGISLATION. The railroad_question is gotting very much mized. A feoling of distrust of the regular commitlees has sprung up, probably without foundation, aund the Agricultural Club has decided to enpersede them by n commit- teo of its own. The result is easily to ba seen. There will be antagonism. Tha bills of the Railroad Committees will be opposed by the farmers, and the farmers’ billa by every— hpds olee, and, botwean tha two, logislation will fall to the ground. The zeal on this subject is ovorleaping itself, and bills will be passed with- out that careful and mature deliberation which questions of such _importance: demand {rom the prudent. Among the gentlomen appointed on the Farmers' Committee 18 Senator Btrong, the friend and champion of Afr. Morgan. Now, Mr. Strong is an oxcellent gentleman, and undoubt- adly siacera in Lk offorts to regulaie railronds ; but it is strange that the farmers, who expross 2 boly borror of any man in any Way_conuccted with ~ reilroads, should eelect . Strong 38 one of their Committee, when, on Page 433 of the Railroad Commisefoners’ report, ander the head of * Plymouth, Kankakee & Paci- fic Railroad Company,” thero appears among the listof officers the name, “ James G. Strong, Treas- urer, Dwight, linois.” That means Sepator Btrong. Of couree, this is no discredit to Mr, Btrong, but it is curious the farmers did not know of if. THE LAKE FRONT. The Lake Front bill introduced by Senator Reynolds is still m the Committee on Municipal Afiairo. lr. Tuley made his srgument in favor of the bill, dwelling upon the propriety of taking Swsy from the Common Council the power of Srosatiop the deed, if the injunctions fhomld "be removed, while ~Mr. Jew- ett held . that, if the city refused $F declined to fulfill its part of the contract, it ol forfait £600,000, tho unpaid balance' of 1o 850,000, The Committee had voted unani- moualy to recommend the gls!nga of the bill, Pt My Jewett made s visible impression, and rebmed to convince some of the Committes that fwonldbe simply sbsurd to pesaan sct {hat vould be nul and void. Consequently, final c- Tion was deferred until the next meeting of the Committee, though Seaator Keboe made a des- perate effort to bavo the bill reported immedi- Stelr. saying that Mr, Tuley and IIr. Jowett Arasd that the bill could do 1o harm ono way or T totber, and, if 80, what was the tie of all this fuss? Ho was propared to cote then and there. The Committee, howeyer, 194 Dot mind him, and his motion was not sec- onded. Probably the bill will be reported favor- 1bly, but its passage is doubtfal. - N (EW MEMBER. . The Hon. John Tillson, olected in the Quin: District to fill the vacancy csused by ihe deat of the Hon. Nehemiah Bushnell, was sworn in and took-his seat, - He is s Republican, hia eloc- tion being generzlly concedod by the Opposition qut of respaet for the principle of ‘minority representation. MEDICAL BOTENCE. Afr, Inscore, Chairman of the Miscellaneous Committee, reported & substitute for the bill froviding for the appropriation of the unknown §ead Yor e purposs of dissection, which docs 2ot differ materially from the original ; 8180, & bill providing for the drganization of County Medica® Boards sud a_State Board of Ezamiua-~ tion, similar to-New York and Ohio. Both bills were'ondered printed. . INDUSTRIAL DNIVEBSITY. . o _ Ahill was introduced appropristing 844,550 for tho ostensiblo purpose of completing the improvements &t the Champaign Industrial Uni- Fersity, and 97,000 to pay the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and taxes due on land dona- ted by tho United Btatos. It ia intended to xefer the bill to the Committee on Agriculture. i PUBLIC BUILDING EXIIS. i The Miscellaneous Committee reported against a bill compelling the doora of public buildings to Open outward, when Mr. Walker, its authior, rushed to its rescuo in & speech which saved it temporarily, and it was ordered to be read a soc- d time. i FROPOSED ADJOURNDIENT. . AE Oberly introduced ‘& resolution, which waslaid over until Wednesday, providing that tho two Houses shall adjoarn on April 5 antil No, 20, and that in the mesntime the Railrond nd Warchouse, Judicial Apportionment, and Ap- propriation bills sball kave precodenca ovor all bthers. It is unlikely that any day for adjourn~ ment will be fixed immediately, butsn adjourned iession is pretty certain. R 'LEGISLATIVE SWAFPLG. House Bill 300, now in the Senate Committes on Municipal Affairs isin a precarious condition, ndits passaco through the Senate depends comewhat upon the succoss of the Judicial Ap~ ‘Portionment bill in the House. * The samo is true of House Bill 19,—tho curstivs bill_prepared b fhecity ofticials in Chiczgo. Trading ono bil for another is always pernicious, and endangers both unless it is managed by s shrewd and ex- perienced politician, Aany of the Cook County Dembers deny any knowledge of or complicity o the moyement to Lill tho Judicial Apportion~ ment, and if necessary, will ‘indignantly repu- diate'tho bargain by whicia they wete to vote wihthe oppouentsof apportionment, s0 as’to cary Cook County measares. THE LOBBY. Tho Cook County lobbyists buve returned to their homes, where it is :-SYE& the influence of their wives 'and families will be exerted to keep them. They can gerve their couptry better thora g:n here, vherethey do nofhing but eat and oke. . A country “member remarked that, if any more of them come, thoy will have * to hiro # steam plough to carve meat at the Leland.” 5 ‘. WOMAX SUFFRAGE. t Bonator Kohoe introduced 2 resolution direct- {ng ths Judieiary Committee to report & bill giv: ing women the right of saffzage. ; N0 QUORUM. ! There was not & quoram in oither House, and l’lfl adjourned after short short sessions qntil day, 3 TAXATION OF THE C.B. £ Q. R B. . Tho Bpecial Senate Committes on taxation of Benators Castle, Cummings, and Nich- n; have preparcd a report on the COhicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, as follows : “Itis shown that the tota] asscasment of {hat ‘main isabout§4,176,149 (one county notreported) in the il S gt of bt comEEs S ATS ves o 444,490, themxflluu hpbt: woz):m its cost—and it is {hglmx:,u over €xpensos snd interest on ‘bonds sggregate, though mostly new and undeveloped, Bt report), it leaves' the company paying taxes on 50Ut onentnthi of its property at a czsh valuation, To ehow this company’s ability to pay taxes, exam- fi“" ity. The Chicsgo, Burlington & Quirey e cmsolidation of several independent lnes. Tte bl reached out to Aarora. ~ About 1853 the road ¥ extended to Mendots, when every shareholder in b Aupory branch s entitied to take fifteen ehares the extension 2t $60 on the $100 ebare, * For the first 8 years of the cansolidation, each of these sharce. i SAiock dividend of 830 year, thus 1ol three years the original investzient, £ 158 Company commenced giving on 8 per_ceut divi- 32, which they have since paid each year, with the Meuible expoptin of two sears. The same yesr thoy ®esolidated with the Galesburgh Road, When every HoXholder “recelyed ® three-Eheres in tho Dew iy atio *every © 4w0 hehtiu in tgfl Since 'that time they have made Fm earnings three, if not four, stock dividenda of 25 bock o 156 per cent each. In 1871 thoy increased the capital stock Rbout £2,600,600, allowing tocknolders. to tako tas stock ot par, which stock has ranged from $27 to $45 premium, being really s bonus of that much to the fortunate stockiiolders, And now, in the consolidation ‘with the Burlington aud Missourd River Raflroad, tho stock m::dsrs'er{ccthx}lfl&de;g“ of $38 on all (his sc. ed stock, whils tha! s roj stll of £3,270 475,50, RTRA I Cclaimed that rallroad stock is barely pey- ing interest, such fgures becomo. intelesting ) and then further, we find this company has earned o last Tenort, abovd tazes and expenses, including officers’ ealaries, in ono case, as high s £10,000 per mii gain of 2,281,385, or s claimed by the Directors in tho Teport to {he stockholders, §12.93 per share on all capi- tal stock, including the material. - And its gross earn- ings on fhe 400 miles of main track have reached the en‘rennons ;nm BZISIT,WB ‘per mile. ‘e can, by studying thess facts, getan 1dea of the abilify OF thta Faltvorit 0 pay is’ Eroportion of tace, i sl e ly_give approximaf . probably less than TealT L Original1 shere.... Aurora West 15 ehare Original atock st 33ividends, oo o, Premium on par stoc] Burlington and Missor $1,000 1n 20 years, in & company earning only, 10 per cent on actual cash invested, makes..$13,313.61 s LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. SpRISGFIELD, March 8, 1872, SENATE. » Called to_order. Prosident Easley in the sir. Roading of minutos disponsed with. RESOLUTION. Sonator KEHOE, by permission, introduced a resolution compelling tho sttendanco of mem- bors, by rovoking all permits of absonce, oxcept in csse of special committees. Adopted. ‘REPORTS. 2 The Committee on Goology and Science re- ported substitute for Bill 269, Bill 263, with smondments, was reported back by the Commit- 7N BILLS ON BECOND READING. _ Alarge number of bills wero read tl:e second time, and & number appropriately referrod -to committees. INTRODUCTION OF DILLS. By Mr. BALDWIN_Bill for an act to provent unjnst diseriminations in freight tarifis by xail- roads, By Mr. CANFIELD—Bill for an act for appro- pristions to tho Northern Asylum for the In- sano, at Elgin, By Mr. CASTLE—Bill for an act malang sp- propriations for the Indusirial University; bill for an act for making appropriattous for lighting and heating the Industrial University. BILLS ON FIRST BEADING. Soveral bills were road the first time snd or- dered toa second reading. OTHEs# RESOLUTIONS. By Senator KEHOE—lustructing the Judiciary Committas to report & bill giving_the right of suffrage to women. Laid over under the rules. By Senator BALDWIN—Iustructing the Sec- retary to call the roll of Senators directly affer convening the Senate, and_enter the names of tho absentees upon tLe journal. 'An amondmont by Senator CASEY was con- currod in, instructing the Socretary to go over tho journal and report to the Senate tho names of nll members absent upon the call of the ayes and noes, Consideration postponed until Tuos- day morning. Senato adjourned. HOUSE. NEW_ BILLS. By Mr. ARMSTRONG—To amend the act pro- viding for the exercisio of right of eminont do- main. BGAD BILL. The farther considerayion of the Road bill was postponed till next Tuesday. ‘BAILROADS. Tho Railrosd Committeo reported House Bill 243, to prevent railrond extortions ; also, 285, in Telation to causing doath by wrongful acts in the management of railways, with the recommenda- tion that they do pass. Ordered printed. NEW BILLS. By Mr. PENFIELD—Mnking appropriations for the Ilinois Industrisl University—two bills. MISCELLANEOUS. The Committce reported a _substitute for bills to promote the science of medicine ; providing for the dissection of bodies, and manner of ob- taining the same; also, roported favorably on tha bifl providing for the organization of medi- cal Bociaties. NEW MEMBER. 4 Mr. BALLOW presented tho credentials of . Tillaon, member-oloct from the Thirty-sev- enth District, who was sworn, -and took Lis seat. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. b The House bill to regulate egress from public buildings was xeYoma adversely from the Com- mittea on Miscellaneous Subjects. Mr. WALKER hoped the House would not concur. The bill was read, and ordered to sec- ond reading. ORE NEW BILLS. The Committee also reported s bill for an ap- propriation to complete the SouthiernTllinois In- sane Asylum. j B By Mr. BRANSON—To provide additional grounds for use in connection with the water Sorks of the Hospital for the Ingane at Jackson- ville. By, Mr. BARKLEY—In relation to deducting the time of conricts for gond conduct. By Mr. JAQUESS—To suppress intempar- ance. i B YETITIONS wore pregented_from citizons of Pike Oounts, Neiting that the Liquor law be not repealed, and Trom Liencock, asking railrosd logislation. - BESOLUTION. - o 3Ir. OBERLY offered & resolution providing for the adjournment of the General Assembly on the 5thof April till the 20th of next November, Tegisiation on the subjects of railroads, ap- propriations, .and judiciary circuits to have precedence. ' Laid ove A number of Senate bills were read s first time and it being evident; that there was no quorum, the House : Adjourned. —————— Fires. Spectal Dispatch to The Clicago Tribune. DundouE, Towa, March 8.—A. Kaiger's vinegar factory was damaged by fire to-night to the amount of £5,000; fully insured. ‘Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Craseaay, 1L, March 8.—J. B. Phinney's fine farm residence, 3} miles southwest of this city, was Inid in ashes this morning. Loss about £20,000; insured for $13,000 in reliable compa~ Sies. Tho fire is supposed to_ have been caused by & defective flue in the kitchen. 2 °CrxcnvxaTi, March 8.—A firo inyolving & loss ot abont £50,000 took place in this city this af- fernoon. . It originated inThomas Gilpin & Co.’s planing mill- on -the North Canal, west of Elm Piroet.” It is supposed to have started in tho Elioving ghop. A high wind was bloying at tho fime. T building was sarfounded by framo awellings, sheds, aud lumbet yards. Loss to Thomas Gilpin & Co. on’ bulldiog, machinery, od etock,. 836,000 insurance, 818,000, Tossly] all. in Cinoinnati companics, - Half & dozen small frame and brick houses usod a3 dwellings, cigar stores, and -carpenter shops in the immefliato vicinity of the planing mill wero destroyed.. . Soveral familiea 1ost all their furni- s and. other effects. The aggregato losa is about 814,000, Tho insursace, it it estimatad, Il nggregate about §3,000. The wholo firo do- artment were cut. 1t wasa bard fireto fight., ' noighboring housos wero ofton ou fira for Bquares nsgnn " M{\ny people were on tha roofs goarding thoir homes. Soven B, Ind., Masch 8.—A largo frame residence in the npger»pnrflun of this city, the roporty of. D. -A. Williams, vas cangumed by B e morning whilo tho family wére at break- fast. It was caused by a spurk from a flue, The o5 is 5,000 ; nsurcd in the Homo and Under- Sriter's of Now York, and the Home of Colum- bus, Obio. Deraorr, March 8.—George C. Beobe's drug store, st Ovid, Mich., was discovered on fire last night. ‘The entira block of four stores was en- tisely destroged. ' The 1085 ‘is probably 835,003, withs 12,000 insurance, The principal losers are George C- Becbe, drugs ; Pearlo Fazon, buiid: general merchandisp; ing; W, C, Bonmett; mioro Cfi’uln}sv Farmer, ggnenh Tmerchandise ;. Davis & Allen, boots and shoes, NasaviLre, March 8.—Webster's feed storo, ‘st stroot, was burncd 8% 7 o'clock to- 3?;;{::? Joss light, Whilo the book and ladder track was being driven into the publio square; the rear wheels were caughi in hd “streot rail: way iraek, tumning it over, throwing the driver, T Daiaoss, eolored, on tho badk of bis heaa, crushing in the skull aod Eilling im outright, $oF Totterson, tillorman, and Thomas Camp- oll and Capt, John Allon, al colored, were hurt about the legs; pot seriously. Sl e The Modoc Wa i ~ Faascisco, March &—A dis) rom Ytse:"g this evrniu'g saya Jlary, the gister of Capt. Y8 e to ihe hoadquartersaf the Poaco Coyiesion Isst night sud reported tlfat ek acopted the tarms of surrender offered by the Commission. _Gen. Cauby sent word back by Borthis moraing that Capt. Jack or sqme chief men of the tribe must come in bafera to-morrow evering, or tho xru%p‘shundq; Tis command mOve fmmediztely against them, Itis exuictgd they will come fo-moOrToW pid not, war ia inevitsbla. THE FARM AND GARDEN. Orgzanization and Management of Farmers? Clubs-==Their Relation 1o Other Business Departmentyeeilow the Savoy Farazers’ Club Iave Done Eheir Businesse=-Sclling of Grailes Purchase of Implementse--Paying Cash, and Elow It is Donca=-A Chiceso and Butter Factory Wantedw—=1vceke 1Iv Mieetings=--The Fatron vi. Fare mers? Clubs—-Some Things to Be Considered. 8 From Our Agricultural Correapondent. Citaxra1Gy, IiL, March 8, 1873, 4 THE FARM AND GARDEN™ has had 80 many letters of inquiry in regard to the ODGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FARMERS' cLus, from new subscribers to Tix TrsUNE, that it is under the necessity of repeating some things that may be quite familiar to old subseribers. In the first place, the officers required are a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Trons- arer. The Secrotary keeps a record ot the pro- ceedings, attends to the correspondence, and, in case of need, i8 the purchasing sgent. The ¢lub is governed by tho usual parlismentary rules. There is no need of & {long list of by- laws and rules beyond these, for thore is moth- ing peculiar in rogard totho procecdings that makes them differ from ordinary deliberative bedies. There are thrce farmers’ clabs in this county that have beon pro-eminently successful,—the Farmers’ Clubs of Sidney, Philo, and Savoy. Two others started out as associations, or as co- operative organizations, with a common fund; but neither of thcso have proved satisfactory, so far as T canlearn; and ono of these, at least, lias boen quite unfortunate in its oporations. TIE SAVOY FARMERS' CLUB, with which the writer is counected, is now in its socond year, and has, from tho boginning, proved 2 highly useful institution. From the beginning, it has mado no war on any class of business mon, or hurled epithets of swindler, monopolist, or ecoundrel on thoso with whom it haos had deal- ings. It has accepted tholaws of supply and de- mand to be tho srbiter of prices,and fair dealing to bo the policy of ali, whetber railroads, middle-men, dealers, ~manufacturers or formers. It has never asked tho man- ufacturers to sell its mombers single implementu st wholesalo prices, or the railroads to carry a single sack of grain st carrates. In all respacts, it has been law-sbiding, and has looked for the Logislature and the courts to sot- tlo the question of roasonable freightsand fares. It bolds that ali Iaws should bo oboyed until re- pealed or pronounced unconstitutional ; but, in caso they are not, it does not propose to enforco them by mob-law, but_insists npon it that tho propor authoritics shall do their duty without elay. It i8 unsnimous in the opinion that cheap ratos of travel and low freights wonld be totho sdventage of the roads,—for ¢ present, and for the year past, very fow new farm build- ings or improvements havo been made, and they aro waiting for reduced transportation. In regard to the purchase of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 4 The Club has found it to its advantage to par- chase of the regular housos, and alwars on the basis of cash in hand. _Such manufacturing houses 8 ;Deere & Co., Forst & Bradly, and others, have made satiafsctory Tates with tho Club, through the local deslers, and which havo proved matually beneficial. The Club has been unable to sce how it may dispense with the aid of middle-men, doslers, or commission-men. An agent of its Own appointment, however hon- ‘est ho may bo, will needs be educated somewhat in the several branches of trade in order to enablo bim to competa with those accustomed to ‘business and posted in the wants of tho commu- nity. For this reason it has proposed to look to the organizod business departmonts for assist- ance rather than to destroy and build up some- thing new. P To enable the Club 1o reduce the cost of these commissions, it makes up a list of hogs and beof cattle, or quaatity of graiv, to bs shipped, and ships’ the wholo to_one house. This insures them better sttentionand botter facilitics, not only from the railroads, but all others intor- estod, It thus eells in tho aggregato, yet each man delivers his produce, and it is forwarded in his name, and the roturns come to him direct. This cats 0ff any chanco for some irresponstble agent to fob the Jlgmcccdu, for it does not come thirough the hands of others, and thus tompta- tions are kept out of the way. The co-operative sasociations havo hed too much trouble under this head; and, if the Patrous of Husbandry are not little more_careful, this is a rock upon Fhich they may split, symptoms of which more than _cropped out af the meeting of the last grand affaur of tho order. 7 The members of the Club are shipping about tw70 oar-loads of corn daily, that goes to one houso, at & saving of aliout 1’¢ centa a bushel over tho rates per singlo car. This is srranged by the Secrctary, who advises the commizsion- houso of tho shipment, and to whom to make Teturns. During the first yeer it is probable that 81,000 worth of machings and implements b been archased by members of the club, with cash in fland, among them, two 8-horso-power corn- shellors; and these have come mainly through tho regular houses, atan averago seving of 20 per cent, ranging from 10 to 35 per cont as ex- tremes. 'Tho oxceptions have been for three or four cultivators sent direct from tho shops at wholesale rotes; but the extra freight made the cost about the same os those purchased for cash of tho rogular houses, In shipping by tho carload, in what_is called the kuock- down condition, tho differenco in _freight 18 very great, ssy from four to six timos; thatis, & cultivator, the froight of which is 82 singlo, is Dot over 50 conts when in_car-loads; i, on wagons, the differenco is simply ruin- ous. 'A lumbor wagon is rated st more than Joublo first-class rates, if shipped_single, while, in car-loads, it is third or fourth-clnss, This ghows that the dealer who shipped by car- Tonds is enabled to scll at ehop rates, and freight rates of single_implements, for cash,—tho dif- ference in froight making Lim s good proiit. When members .have not the ready money with which to make their purchases, they have ‘borrowed of the banks, paying, in some cases, 9 per cent per month for tho use of the monay. A walking cultivator, thal had been usually sold on timo 8¢ $35, has been curront st €26, cash down, ora saving of €3. The result of this has been the greater caro of jmolomenta after purchase, and a closer serutiny beforo purchaso. 1t may bo stated that the & ing to the_ Club, on the last year's par- chase of implements, hLass been, directly, at least 9200, .and indirectly, moro than ©500. Many persons have rented plagters and _other imploments, snd thus Tado s saving in capital. A planfor that costs 75 will plaut fifty to aeventy-five acres a week on an average, taroush the wholo season ; and the man who lias fisty ucres to plant, had better pay 51 dsy for the uee of hiz neighbor's plan- ter, or ten conts su acre, than to purchaso one. Lot us o Low this i 5 . Interest on §75 paid for planter Detreloration of implement. ... Total anaual coata. ... cirieen S16.00 To this must be added the cost of bLousiog. The above is on the supposition that the imple- mont will only last ten years. —Dut, if 2 good oho, and well cared for, it will Isst enough be- Jona that period to pay for housing and repairs ; Jnd wo may put the costs of the machine per annum ot 20 per cent ‘of its first coat, o:hl_u gbove, af $15. Now, tho farmer who esn hirohis ‘Heighbor's planter {or that eum each year will be just ea well of in {ko long run as he who owns the machipe, unless ho can rent it throngh the Wo will supposa the plenting eea- Son Jasts thirty deys, and tbo owner rents nt ten cents the acre; the income o\ be bay, §30, Bat tho dificulty in rentng farm-imploments bas beenin the tardy pn{- Toent of their use; and, in meny cases, trouble Das arigésin compnting the time, And thus thoreisan_abjection to fenting on tho part of ‘thesa viho are” able tokeep tho machines, It rould ba's pood plan to have:the club fix upon » scalo of prioes for thouse of farm-implementa; and it would be tho policy of hoso who wish to Tent to make prompt pay. ‘The iruth is, unless they do g0, they will find it dificalt to hire img- plements of any kind. There aro many 03scs in i ighbors niay oxcbunge implements hich noar noighbora sy exchangs FRslonn’s to mutnal sdvantage, s e a saving zn tha o%x?lsy. for thoy Lisve lessim- lements to house and lreep in repair. . Pt a late meeting of tho Club, the question camo up 2 to the numboer of implements that Fonld bo required tho_coming season, snd the Jesponso wes, “ One Jon Deere plow.” Tho Tenting of plaaters, mowers, horse-rakes, ao other implements has had considerable to do Hith this condition of things ; bat tho chief con- sideration is that whick requires cash in d; that hos in it & large slice of prudence and anti~ go-in-debt-ed-nos3. Tmplements have been bet- §er housed ; snd, another thing, they have been better made. One groat supeniority of tha Fair- ‘baoks scale, the John Deere plow, the wo corn-planter, has been in the superior material and care in manufacture. Al other manufac- turers of these goods must aim at like excel- lence in order to attain the same popularity. We talk of monopolics, and thore men Bold thom by making the best. Furst & Bradly have s similar monopoly in horse-rakes; and goitis in other implements,—tho man that makes the best has the monopoly, in despitoof chespor implements. We rail at the high price these men rguu'gg us for their goods, and yet, when we offer to pay cesh down, they are smiling a8 8 May morning and ordor 5 libersl redaction aionce. It is nof because there are farming-clubs or patrons of busbandry, but becanse the membors of those organizations have discovered thie wide differonce ‘between prompt pay, aud long, uncertain credit. ‘monopoly remains, the superior plomont commands the market, and nothing ;uorlt‘ol roady psy will bring this down to a ovel This Club is now making preparation for a CHEESE AND BUTTER FACTORY. The membors are satisfiod that, take all things into considerstion, there is no reason why they may not succoed, It ia true that we arolisble to long periods of drouth, that wonld impair the pasturago ; but theu we can grow eny quantity of corn to bridge over theso periods, snd wo have cheap com and chosp oats for foed, and have' chesp coal for grinding aud steaming, 'Tho springs are _eaclier and the au- tumos later, and the market near by for the sale of these products. . It is understood that 200 acres and 9500 cash can be put in at once if some one well-trained to choese and_butter-maling wishes to set up tho_business. There are many other elubs that no doubt would be willing to ivo a like encouragement to & fackory of this d. This stato of things shows most clearly that tho farmer is simply & producer of the raw ma- terials, and that the manufacturer takes these, and adds to them skill and Iabor, and returns them to tho consumer, of which tho farmer him- self is a largo one. ‘THE CLUB MEETS WEEKLY, on Mondsy evening, and always hes some sub- ject, that lias been agreed upon at the provious eoting, to discuss. ~Auy business matters sre first disposed of. The aunual feo from membors ia 25 cents,—n sum that has proved enough for all ugeful purposes. The meetings being at tho school-house, the oly cost is for oil, and 25 cents per evening for Janitor. Letter-leads, envel- opes, and postage ae required for the Secre- tary. If thero is any Grange of the Patrons which has succocded better than this Club, after throwing away from $100 to $300 per sunum on useless tiummery, this Clab would like to bo ap- prised of the facf. Wo havo an abiding faith that, in time, many of the blocks in the way_of progress will b re- moved, or so rounded in form 88 to be more comfortable. The Club is giviug attention to a more diversified husbandry. Just now we have & surplus of corn that entails a 1oss of from 5 to 8 conts on every bushol that is sold for slipping, while that fed to stock i8 paying a fair profit. Yosterday, one of our numbor sold ten pigs for trifle over §100, getting 4 conts a pound live weight. Groator pains have boen taken with butter, and it now commands 25 cents. ON THE WIOLE, the meetings of tho Club have been of great ad- ~antage to the neighborhood, as the members came togother for business, not show; snd, when the Patrous, with their cerewonics, sud grips, and passwords, sball bave boen forgotten, these furmors’ clubs will stand forth in all their usofalncss. I even own that it roquires a little courage to make this statement at this timé, butthere can bo no harm in making it, 88 it is done in all kindness and candor. Lhave stated beforo that the money spent on the Patrons over that on the farmers’ clubs, if invested in & 00d library, would, in the end, ba the bettor Investmont. ' For me, I am unabla to sce the ad- vantagos of a secret orgmnization to obtain tho end gonght, which is, the bettering the con- dition of the farmer. Let us discuss these things openly, for we have no rights which we shonid be sshamed to prosent to the world in open council. Some of our business machincry noeds reforming in order to havo it work with- out friction. The greatest bar in the way —one corn greater than 20-cont corn—is THE CREDIT SYSTEM., Wo must learn to live within our incomes, if fora timo wo are compelled to fall back on the simple Labita of over tifty years ago. The fact is, wo have been living a little too fast, and have availed ourselves of the credit systom to dothis. If tho railroads charge ua too much for faros, we can 50 arrange a8 to_be more at Lome ; but, while discussing these things, we must remem= ber that facts and fi 8 are better arguments than mere denunciations, for it is possible that there may be two sides o this question. It is not long since that we farmers wero_ denounced e monopolists, for charging too high a price for the preducts of our broa sores,—80 cents for corn, €2 to $2.25 for whoat, 10 to 13 conts for pork, 8 for beef, and the like ; and that thoso pricds Tobbed the other industries of their labor to enrich the farm. Crtainly thosa things cannot have been forgot- ton, and we may, now that the tables ars tnrned, ehow somo littls forbearance,—for, so long 15 Ecasons come and go, so long will thejproducts of tho earth fluctuate in yield, and o long will the world acknorwledge the supply and demand as ono that makes and unmakes commercial for- tunes. Borar. _—————— THE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD WAR. A Bill for a General Railroad Law Passes the Asvemmbly Unammouslys« Enthusinsm of the Members. Trenton (March G} Correspondence New York Tribune. No provious excitoment known to the New Jersoy Legislature oxcoedod that in_tho Assem- bly to-day. Yesterday, the bill for 5 General Railroad Iaw was made's &pocial order for this aftornoon ; but after the result of yesterdey in the Sonato, tho representatives of ~ the peoplo in tho Assombly scemed to grow impatient for tho time to arrive when they could robuke the nction of the monopolists, They wero dissppointed, rostless, and ex- citod, and littlo business wns done during the forerioon session. The printed bill seemed tobe in every member's hand, who scanned it over with caro. In order to exclude all hopes of mo- nopoly from the bill, and to guard its_parpose and meaning from wrong construction, Mr, Lets son, of Middlesex, affered the following as an sagitional sectios, and it was loserted in the Be it enacted, That 1o company formed under the proststons of this acty or corporatious of ihis State, Whose railroads run on parallel or competing lines, shail bo authorized by this sch to merge or cont solidate. s It being now 12 o'clock, tha Senatars enterod tho Assembly Ohamber, and appointed William T. Hoffman, Law Judge, and James Higgins, Lay Judge of Hudson. They also sppointe sevorgl Commissioners of Deods for various counties. Boon after reassembling, at 8 o'clock, the bill for free railroads was called up. It was read through withont amendmont or objection, and amid the most silent determination. Then the vote was called on its final passage, with the following result: Yeas, 57; nays, none. On the announcemont of the voto the wildest excitement prevailed. The spoctators in the gallery cheered. The members rose en masio and joined in the cheering. They ran to oach other's arms, and embraced other. The Speaker rapped with his gavel and shoutod for order, but in vain. Papors and printed bills were thrown high in the air. Alr. AcDon- alds, who enterod into the epitit of the occssion with _the greatest entbusiasm, maved sn sdjournment for five min- utes. The motion was put, and answored with a unanimous Yes, loud and long. Then 3r. Donalds proposod hreo cheors for ‘tho passsge of the kill. Thecheers wera deafening. 3em- bers jumped upon thoir chairs, and shouted un- til thoir voices grow weak, Then threo cheers wero proposed and given for Mr, Osofield, the authar of the bill.' The five mizutes expired amid peals of laughtor, clapping of bands, and all kinds of hilerions demonstrations. The bill was ardered to be engrossed and sent to thaSon- ate without delay, Political Mattersw From the Carlinville (TIL.) Enquirer. Fisewhere we copy an article from “THE CHI- cago TRIBUNE in regard to the fotureof the Liberal party. Bo far as Tag Tamyye urges the Liberals to ‘maintain an _organization separate and spart from the Democratic parcy, We have Dothing to 8ay. S0 far 19 it gives no_other rea- son for a disagreoment between the Liberals and the Demoeracs than tho past ten years' record of the latter party, %o have only to ssy that nooner than abandon any " of the positions then taken by the hoaest Democratic masses, we would forever remain in a political minority. We scknowledgo that we wro ashamed of the position of our party in 1864, xhen we had & war candi- date on peace platfam; and in 1868, when we had s bond-holder ona greenback platform ; and in 1872, when we supyorted a man whoge whole poliiest ryecord was h_direct opposition to eil o fundamental priwciples of the Democratic Suty tlguzgor one, lara are not ix:h tualrol aban- ot 0 Democralc party far the sole pt 58 of ting with those who call thmlelv:lrfib' eral Republicans. i The principal obections which these Liberal Republicans, 88 giva by Tre Trinvse, have to the Democratic paty is its position during the war. We thonght hey had turned their backs apon the past, and were desirous of forgetting o past years of trife, but it =-ems that this spolies only to thos who wera in the rebel ammy. These Liberal Republicans will excuse us for saying that, as one of the most radical Democrats of the Stats, we have no rezrets to offer or apo- logies to make for any Democrat during the war —unless it is some poor, canlemphblga fellow who sold himself for a pair of epaulets ors -hodd*eonmct. It Toe Trove. and other Liberal lwlemri dosire to get up an organization separate an distinct,_from tho Democratic party, there is no law prohibiting their doing co. But. they will find that, if it is office thoy want, the only way they can get it is to afiiliate with tlie Democratic pariy,—if it is prnciplo thoy are ryiag fo ad- vance, they will find 3,000,000 Democrats firm adhorents of the platform adopted last May at Cincinnati, and they will find them, too, battling for its enforcoment. It would be a sad thing, indeod, if the demagogues have already got hold of the Liberal organization, snd havo ealready commenced the work of broaking up that party. The Rumored Lorne Quarrel. From the Cincinnati Gazette. The report comes to us that the Marquis of Lorne and his royal brido have quarreled and separated. We are not inclined to beliove the story, though it may involved a certain sub- stratum of truth. Quoen Victoria would not allow any such public_scendal. Soon after tho Princess Royal married the Crown Princo of Prussia, the young couple had a gad falling out, ending In the Lusband kicking Lis wifo down stairs. The outraged wite fled home to England. She met with littls or nosympathy, howdver, and was sent back to Berlin withont delsy, aud amic- able relations were resiored, which have since ripened into genuino affeotion. Such, at least, hzvo been told us as facts, on protty good author- ity. We oxpect, thercfore, to hear & contradic- tion of the rumor in regard to tho Lomes, or, at any rate, a very essential modification of the cir- cumstances as at present stated. CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Review for the Week Ending Satur~ dny Evening, March S. SATUNDAT EVENING, March 8, The receipts of live stock during the weck have been as follows: Cattle. Hogs. Sheco. 2251 1230 1,50 804 1,239 55 Woek onding Feb. Total, 4 weeks. . 45,759 Shipments wero a3 follows :- tg{. The Committeq apj to i:\;uira into snd report upon the management of affairs at the Union Btock-Yards putinan appearance there this morning, and were intro- duced to the Company by the Hon. S. P. Hop- kins, CATTLE—The week just closed has been one of moro than ordinary activity in this depart- ment of trade, and one of fair profita_to West- em ahippers, " o number of ontside buyers was notably large, New York, Albany, Boston, Fittuburgh, Cincinnati, Cloveland, Buffalo, snd otlier less prominent points being ropresented, and, under the encouragement _afforded by the reported advance of & }(@}¢c in the Estorn markets, - there was quite & spirited competition for tho bettor grades, under which values sppreciated to the extent of & 1@ c. The market for low grades was also sonsi- ly firmer, in sympathy, but the too liberal sup- pIy of such operated to provent, any sory ma- terial advance. The average of the weok's re- ceipta shows further improvement in quality, sud from a review of the daily sales it appears that the major portion of the transfors were within the range of 34.00@5.75. Bales of choice smooth, well-fattod steers, of from 1,850 t0 1,450 1bs, wera reported at £6.00@6.25, while a fow ex- tra graded steers fotched $6.50@6.75, but the offeringa good enough to command these prices wore not numerous, and unless feedors have something exceptionally fine they need not send it forward with the expoctation of realizing over £6.25. Fair activity still characterizes tho do- mand for stock cattle, aud former prices are fully sustained, the market ruling firm at $3.25@3.75 for common to medium lots of from 700 to 850 Ibs average, and at 24.00@4.25 for good to primo droves averaging from 900 to 1,050 1ba, Thirty Joag steers, of from 1,080 to 1,100 Ibs_average, en taken by foeders st £4.371{@1.50. Local butchers have not been very liberal oper- stors, nor_need_an active domand from this sourco bo looked for during the scason of Lent. Their wanta were chicfly supplied at $3.50@4.00 for common to good fat cows, and at £1.00@4.50 for common to fairish steers. While in comparison with the preceding two or three wecks, tho week undor reviow has wit- nessed marked improvement in the quality of the stock offered for salo, the averago is still below that of former years at a corresponding period, and tho opinion is daily gaining ground, that, notwithstanding the great abundance o corn, and its_relative cheapness, there is no probability of there being a surplus of fat cattle. Owing to the “flinty" character of the corn, and the almost unparalleled steady severity of tha winter, tho process of [attening has gone on much more elowly than usual, and cattle that ordinarily would have boen marketed during the presont month, will not come forward until April. Common and medium grades must con- tinue abandant, and prices for such may reason- ably be expected to rule low. _ To-day thero was very littlo trading either on local or outside_sccount, and the market wos dull for all grades below choico. The few yes ported sslos did not indicate any pronotnted change in valuce, and prices may bé quoted oty as piven belows s o 4 ..+ QUOTATIONH, Sl Esfre-Orded steers “averaging 1,400 ns Clolce Becves—Fine, fat, woll { yurw i to b yearold steers, averaging 1,360 to 1,400 P. .. Lvens BTSGEO0 Good Beeves—Well-fattened, finely-formed stoers, averaging 1,200 0 1,300 Ils......... 5.25@5.50 m‘mfi?}dwl m‘fi: in foir flesh, aver- ] . 8. ... 4.50@5.00 Buwhfr-' (—Co1 o steers, and good to extra cows, for city ’ slaughter, svaraging 800 101,100 s, Stock Cattle—Common cattle, in fleah, aversglng 700 to 1,050 fbs. . Inferior—Light snd thin cows, ‘stags, bulls, and scallasrag steers. Cattle—Texas, Northern wintered. Cattle—Corn-fed Texas.. ... 'HOGS—The hog trade than daring prec of prices boen established. The receipts havo bean remarkably Iarge for the season, and althongh shippers operated on & very liboral scalo, thoy woro unsble to prevent a steady ac- cumulstion, and pricea gradually worked down- ward. Tho decline in choice grades has not been serious, the offorings of such comprising but » small proportion of the supply, but common coarse lots are “off ” fully 15@?20c, as comparod with the prices ourront s week ago. The aver- ago quality for the week was about the poorest ever seon here at any season, thore being acarcely a drove that shippers would take with- out sorting, Tho ‘tops” sold ab fair prices, while the culla were not wanted at any price, and Saveral thousand remain in tho pons unsold at tho close. . To-dsy only s small business was done. Bhip- pers saked Jower prices, which holdors wera gon Pally unwilling to grant, and the aggregate o o oeend 3,000, Phces closed Weak at 84.25@+4.40 for common coarse mixed Jotas at 94.50@4.60 for medium, and at 84.65@ 480 for good to choice, Extra grades would command 34.85@4.95. 3 = SHEEP—The supply. continges liberal, and prices remain tnsetiled. Local batchors havo Jaken bold rather sparingly, but shippers were in rogular attendance, and_Into their bands tho Iarges portion of the week's supply found jts way. range of prices was €3.25@5.75, with ekt of the transfers at 88.75@1.75. We quoto Door to common at 83.25@3.75; medium at $1.00 4505 and good to choice st $4.75@5.50. ol i bty MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Foreign Markets, rnpoor, March 8—11a. m.—Flour, 285 61@2s, a7, 122 2d ; mpring, 113 3d@13s 20 white, 11a 9d@12s; club, 126 4dR128 64, Corp, 2iK@2Ts 3d. ; moro quiet ng weeks, and a lower range o) vk, 65464, Lard, 3% 6d. PO Evwoor, March 6-1p. m.—Market unchanged. Irvrneoor, Aarch 8—3 p. m.—Breadstufls quict and unehsnged. Pork, 56s. Liast unchanged. Toxbos, March’ 8 — Consoln — Money, 9233 ac- count, 93@934 ; 5-201 of 'G5, 9333 do of '67, 934 § 3 10408, 89% ; mew 58, 903 : Exle, 5277 nssrroT, March 8.-Five-tweatica of '63, 95X, Pamr, March &.—Tentes, 51 T5c, TrvEnroos, March 8.-Cotton dull ; middling upland, 9%@9%d : Orlesns, 9%@10d; sales, 10,000 Phies s American, 7,000 ; spectlation and export, 1,000. oat—Ped winter, 128 2d. 2@ 77 30, Corn, Checse, 72, Cumberiands, 36s ; short New Yark Dry Goods Market. Nw Yorx, March 8. —The fine spring-like weather huf; ’_e:l‘. better feeling tothe trade, but bui- vuongnmmimxdy active todsv. Tha warla fur domestic cottons is active snd_strong, with good de- mand for shestings and colored cotions, bt prises ara Tnchanged, Wide sheetings are brisk. Corset Jea: are in improved request and weil sold up by the agents. Shirting stripos and medium colored * polkn upot # prints aro in good demand. Pacific delaines and Jap- Ancse stripes nre now 20c per yard, Woolens are in Detter request, Forelgn fabrica are moro in- quired for. The dry goods {mports for the week are 4,009,514 Pittaburgh Live Stock Market. Prrrsscacit, March 8,—CaTTLE—atket unchanged; arrivals light ; best, 6X@6c; stockers, 3G40; com~ mon, 44@3¢. Birrrr—Market slow ; arrivals fair: best, $0.26@ !.fi: ‘medium, §5. 15.50 3 $5.40@5.50 ; Yorkers, $5.00@5.10. Pittsburgh Oil Markei. Prrrssonon, March 8,~Crude petroleum firmer, tending higher ; sales . 0, b, at £2.07 ; pipe lines, £2.00. Refived, quiet and unchanged, The Produce Markets, | NEW YORK. : New Yorr, March8,—Brransturrs—Flour dull and uuchanged ; Teceipts, 7,000 brls. Ryo flour steady at $3.05@6.00, ‘Corn meal quict, Wheat a shade firmcr ; scarcity of frelght-room and high rates check export demand. Recalpts, 8,000 store, $1.60; No. 2 Gl bu ; Northwest spring in o 3 No, ' 2 Chicag < falr No.2 Milwaukee, atlost, $1.68; orc $1.96. Itye dull and nominal, Weat, SL4@L35. Salt quict: quict; néw \Vestern inixed, G5GE5; dld 4o, sdost, 66i¢c: doin store, Bic. Oats firmer ; receipts, 24,000 bu: mew mixed Western, 4T}@49'¢c; mixed sod white Western, 493c ; old Western mixed, in store, 51 @5lxe; white, 51@5dc. Ciovin Seep—Dull and nnchanged ; timothy quiet at $3.75@3.90. Dol at 5@ 5c. —Quict. Tlops—Dull at 40@35c for crop of 1813 LeaTEz—Quict ind steads ot 2@lc. WoorL—Quictand unchanged. - Gnockns fflee dull and mominal. Sugar in modercto demand at 77;@8xjc. Molasses quict ; New Orleznn, 65@70¢, Rice unchanged. PrrnoLruM—Crude, 8Kc; refined, 183c. Touresrixe—Quiet and weak at 63c. ‘Provistoxs—Pork firmer ; new mess, $16.00; prime aems, 14.50, Cut meats quict’; hams, 11@120; shoulders, Tc; middles steady: long clear, Beg shori clear, 8ic; long and short clear, 8¢ Wostern steam, 8 9-16@ Berrn—rirm; Western, 15@20c. Currsg—Steady at 12@17c. Winisxy—Steady at 92c. CINCINNATI. CINCINNATI, March 8.—BREAD: Flour quiet and firm at §7.75@8.00. Whest firm at $1.72@L73. Corn steady o 40c. Tio quiet ot B0GRAC. Oata ieady at3 ProvisioNs—Generally firmer, Porkin demand at $15.00, Lard finm ; steam held at 8c for city; 73c for country ; kettle, city, 8ic. Bulk meats firmer; shoulders, Sijo; clear rib, TKc; clear, TXc. Bacon firm ; sboulders, 6)dc; clear Tib, Bc; clear, 8kc, with salce, Winasy—~Firm at 85c, % S, AMexpss, March 8, —CorTos—Dull and unchanged. ‘BazapsTUFFs—Flour firm at $6,00@10.50. Corn in fals demand bat lower, at 56@57c. Oats dullandnom- Har—Tower at §25.00830.00. DBran—Lower at $21.00@21.50 DuLk SzaTs—Quict and weak at 6, 8¢, and 8Kc. ST, LOOIS. . Lot1s, March 8.—Breansrurrs—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat firm; No. 3 red fall, $1.80; No. 2 do, $1.45. Corn—steady ; No, 2, 31}{c on east track, Ostanieady; No. 2, 263 on ‘cast track. Marley quiet and unchanged. Rye higher ; No, 2, 66c. WizsxY—Steady at 88c. Provustoxs—FPork frm st $15.00, Bulk meats steady ; sbouldern at 5c, sellers April ; clear rib 7c, vel- lir April—all up country, Bacon unchanged. Lard higher ; prime stesm, 8¢, April. HoGs—At $4.50@5.00; Teceipts, 835 head. LOUISVILLE, Lovisvire, Ky., March 6.—Topicco—Active and very firm. Sales: 245 hhds. Ppovistoxs—ess pork held at $15,00816.00; stock Hght: Bacon quiet ; shonlders at 6;@63(c; clear xib, 83c; clear, 9c. Sugar-cured hams st 13¢3 plsin, 12)jc. BUIk meata and lard quiet and unchanged. Wriskr—8teady at 86c NEW ORLEANS. New Onucaxs, March 8.—BREapsTurss—Corn Qull, at 80c. _Oats'dull, at 48@50c, Bhax—$1.07%@L10. HaY—Duil; prime, $28.00@29.00; cholce, $31.00. ‘PaovIsIoNs—Pork held at $16.00 ; others unchianged. CorTox—Qulet ; sales of 500 bales good ordinary at 173;@17x¢c ; low middling, 183;@18)xc; middling, 193¢; middling Orleans, 193¢, Received, 6,030 balea, Exports, coast. 1,845 ; Great Britain, 22,8%4; Contic ‘ment, 6,534 ; stock, 196,578, * AOLWAUEEE, MLwavxEe, March 8.—Barapstorrs—Flour gulet and_unchanged. Wheat quict and wesk; No. 1, 31283 ; No. 2, 1.2, Oataquiet; No.2,20xc, Corn infair demand but lower ; No. 2, 8%, Rye stesdy No. 1, 67xc. Barley firm ; No. 1, T5e, Tecrera—Flour, 100 bris ; wheat, 14,000 bu. BurpsexTa—Flour, 1,000 brls : wheat, 2,000 bu. PHILADELPHIA. PrILADELPEIA, Pa., March 8, —BizADSTUYFFS—Flour very dull and declininig; superfine; $4.75@4.50; extra, $5.75@6.15. Wheat quiet; red, $1.85@L95; white, $2.05@210, Rye steady, af 8.’ C yellow, ‘g:d:cmked' 60@6lc. Osts—White, 48@50c; 45 PrrRoLEvM—Refined, 1830 for March; 1830 for April, WasET—9le. BALTIMORE, Bavrrvonz, March f.—Bneapsturrs—Flour un- changed. Wheat dull; red Western, $1.76@1.90; am- , $.00@2.00. Corn dull; Western mixed, 633 88ic. Oata duli; mixed, 46@47c, Provisions—Unchanged, Wrssy—9lc. BUFFALO, Burraro, March 8. —Flour quiet and firm, Wheat dnll ; steady pales; & cars No. 2 Milwaukee Club at $1.40"; two cars No. 2 Chicago at §1.50: 360 bu Mich- iganat $2. Corn dull and urichanged: car lots on trackat Gle, Oats—held at 45c, DETROIT. o Do, March T—Flour uiit; unchanged, Whest ve: higher; ext . No. 1, SLESHKELET. Corn steady, 413gc. 3’;_&0 e e Totzno, March 8—BREADSTUFFS — Flour dull; lower, Wheat dull; lover: No. 3 white Wabash, £1.78 5 No. 2 white Michigun, $1.83; nmber Michigan, 2 red, $1.08. Corn steads; bigh , 03 cash, 1 deller Apel; low miced, 333 393 ; yellot, 40%c; white, 4lc; no grade, J8jdc. ata steady ; No. 2, 333c: Michigan, 30c, Daxasep Hoas~£6.00@6,25. Gioma seep—Sc, xcrreTs—Tiour, 700 brla; wheat, (8,000 bu; corn, 2,00 b3 oats, 00 br, o Hurpirriers—Flour, 440 bris; wheat, none; cos 6,000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu, i i SPECIAL NOTICES. Avert the Danger. The **othereal mildness” with which poots crodit the ornal soason s moro an Wllusion of the fancy than s me- tourological fact. Early spring in temporate climates is a tearful time, and the tears aro nsually too cool for health or comfort. To avert the complaints to which the fogs and winds of the season are apt o giva rise, prudont peo- plo who bollove in the proverb that ** prevention is better than caro" fortily tholr stomachs and brace up their porves and muscles with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Those who do this are wisc, and are rowarded for their wisdoma by escaping tho visitations of chills and fover, rheumatism, biliousness, ilatulency, constipation, stom- ach complalat, &c., 30 common in damp, inhospitable weather. To the lass prudont, who neglect this procan- tion, snd suffer for it, wo would say, that the disorders ‘which this potent vegetabls tonio provents it also cures. VORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. ‘Buyors ara cauttoned to avold the numerous Counter- felta and imitations offored for salo. JOHN DUNCAN’S SONS, New York, ants for tho Urited Stat: DRESS GOODS. Black Dress Goods. IRST IMPORTATION SPRING TRADE. FIELD, LEITER&CO., State and Twentieth and Madison and Market-sts., Will open on MONDAY, March 10, entirely new styles of Spring and Summer Black Dress Goods, in mode Stripe Grenadines, Brocaded Silk do, lace patterns: 8-4 Iron Grenadines, fall lines Cashmere Drap de Etes, Merinos, Henriet- tas, Tamise, Batistes, and Cretonnes; Australian Crape and Bombazines, best makes English Crapes and Crape Veils, Black and White Fou- Iard Cambrics—entire novelties; Black and Whit > Striped Alpaca; 8 large varisty of Stripes ana Mixtures, and a complete assortment of the popular York Minster Alpacas and Brilliantines, Pure Venetian Mohairs, Tamise Alpacas, Berlin Cords, .. &6 HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. TS GOLDEN OPPORTONTTY Garson, Piried Co.S GREAT SALE, 329 West Madison-st. TO-DAY. Large lot New Gray Stripe Spring Rilks $1,76 quality, for ¥1.20 per yard. New lot Black Ground White Stripe Silks, at 80 cents yard, very cheap. = Oolored Dress Silks at a very great sacrifice, Btripe Spring Silks 80 cents, worth $1.25, Japenese Silks, half price, 75 cent quality for 40 cta.; 90 cent quality for 80 ota, Oheapest Black Silks in the country, Good all Silk @ros Grains from $1.00 yd. up- Fearful sacrifice on Richest Black Silka, 500 pieces Fine Irish Linen, in remnants of about 3 to 5 yards, slightly damaged, at the uniform price of 50 cts. yd. Thegaods vary in quality and are worth from 76 cts. to $1.26 per yd. Special attention devoted to Housekeeping Boods. Ootton and Cotton Sheetings of all the best brands very cheap. Groat Bargains in Table Linens, bleached and unbleached, Orashes, Towels, and Towelings from ome- third to one-half less than usual prices. Good Heavy White Bed Spreads from $1.00 upwards, Great Bargains in Marseilles Quilts from $1.00 up to richest qualities, Blankets and Flannels at a great disconnt. Lace Curteins at 60 cents on the dollar, Hamburg Edgings, choicest styles, halt price, Bargains in Real Laces and Lauce Goods, Cheapest Dress Goods ever offsred in thiscity now or heretofore, On the cheap centre tables will be found many additional and new attractions in Dress Goods at 121-3, 18, 20 and 25 cts,, a)x:mang which are some in the new Spring shades. DRY GOODS. John V. Farwell & Co, Honvos, Frauklin and Marketsts. Continuation of the GREAT 'CLOBING- - OUT SALE of noarly Half a Million Dollars' ‘Worth of New and Choice DRY GOODS CARPETS. Having decided to koop our RETAIL ROOMS open a few days longer, in order to close out our Entire Btock of Choico SILKS, LACES, DRESS G0ODS, &, And also many recent importations of Spring Goods, ordered and manufactured sbroad expressly for our Retail Sales before we had decided to close this department. These importations will include many RICHE NOVELTIES, and, with our RE- BERVH BTOCK 'OF SPRING GOODS, ‘which we are now opening, will present UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS. For this week, March 10 to 15, everything 'will be offered at. - Exireme Low Prices, To Insure Rapid Sales. “WANTED. Wanted, To contract with the best and most energatic ‘man in each County in Illinois and Tows, to handle our Machines on consignment. Extra indncementa offered, and wagons furnished. None but SUPERIOR‘MEN, wanting to make a business of it, need appiy. Address, giving particulars of former business, and references, THE HOWE MACHINE CO., 941 Wabazh-av.. Chicago. FINANCIAL, LAPSLEY & BAZLEY, BROKERS IN 8TOCK PRIVILEGES, No. 47 Exchange Place, N. ¥. #100 and commlasion willpu:chass a first-class contrac firing sou tho prl ilege of calling or dulivering ( ba- *Tlong ™ or **short’) Laros atany time 'In 30 or 6 d purchase sz A 1 contragt (sams on 260,000 Ameriean goid cofn. is incurred beyond tho. names oa all contracts nogutisted. Wo rofor to the luad. ing Stock Houscs i» New York. Experiouco shows that thees contracts sra tha aafost mode of epecalation. For iculzzs, write or sand for our *'Ezplanatury NEW PUBLICATIONS. BEMEMBER, == Yoy I8 THE BEST MAGAZINE ¥ THE WOELD. Tho November and December Numbers coutaloing the beginning of Dr. HOLLAND’S SPLENDID SERIAL, ars sent free tosll Bubscribers for 153, $4 SR SORIBNER & 00, . Y. ____PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS.” Sented propossl (i dniicater ll;‘;l':'vél i pro 2 piicate) ¥ o ar: ‘attachod, will be received. by the unde e anch'h 1475, Tor farallog ‘the | s the Unit T itence Degasuipent with the following storvs, States Bubiltencs Doy ns, o Yankios, D. Ty b o o isier v P . ‘o X ned, or doubls sacks, ncw cott and guray, e Lo e e e ood, d, 3 o puaais gosd, sosad, merchtnisbe, sheled com, S0 ponnda. tand piskd wilio sary besns, o e e e 00 povads it hard, iy oap, pecked fastrong bezae, 1 Diktela of (60 Tbw) sousd peachblow potatoes, i Bids for part of any articls entertained. Samples of o, ‘besns, 304, 254 Patocs, oy Toap 1 R S RCIEIAY Qapiaia 4nd G 5.