Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1873, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1873 e i i e e e ceremony took place et the Wimpola Church, in | Clyde, 0., partinlly destroyed a three-story brick OUR STREETS. Now Cléan Them TUp---The Duty of the Hour. Putting Things to Rights for the Season. The Work to Be Done and Who Is to Do It. Perhaps it was a5 well, after all, that an Arctio winter followed the summer of our greatre- building. Homan npature cannot stand every- “thing, and this present generation of citizens, ‘who went throngh the wear and tear of putting away the marks of the fire by putting £50,000,~ G00 into the new and noble structures of our “new Chicago, wero porhups all the more surely eaved to enjoy tho work of their hands by the enforced standstill that came down upon us with the fall of the mercury, and its persistence in the lower degrees of the scale of Fahrenheit. ‘Hibernation has boen genuine this time, and if our restless men bave growled like bears they “have certainly wintered like bears in doing noth- ding. Atlastspring is upon us. -We say it timid- 1y. not knowing whether wo are tohave a snow blockade still to record. But it is safe to begin to expect spring, and vernal breezes, and rainfalls without congelation, and early lettuce. Within the past few days the surfaco of our pavements has come back to us, and the ice-heaps are di- ‘minishing, and the mud is in full stage; sod open weather, with the rescrvations hinted at, 15 here at Jast. A ‘There is something to be done in the way of spring cleaning this year not often known in the history of any city. Miles of our best streots srechoked and impaired by heaps of rubbish and building refuse. The building operations of last year postponed even the ordinary streot cleaving, and we have the sccumu- fated dirt and filth of a year to dispose of. It must be done early, and thoroughly. It is a part of the contract of rebuild- ing, and must go with it. Our noble ranges of etores and ofiice buildings will be inaccessible and injured by delsyin this matter. Builders and tenants are alike interested, and in many cases there will be no tenants until this 1s done, and well done. Wabash avenue property-owners have wisely novedin the matter. They know that their ‘noble thoronghfare is sure to suffer seriously by 2 poetponement of spring cleaning sud putting in good order for business. Dirt, filth, and debris everywhere, choked gutters, gaps ‘where sidewalks shonld be, rubbish impeding pedestrians, and perilous to vehicles, leaving ecarcely one-third of the roadway for pasasge at many points, What is true of Wabash avenue is true of all our streots in the rebuilt—we used to write it the burni—district, and millions of dollars of .property invested in buildings will suffor serions- 1y in the loss of quick returns unless the proper authorities roll up their sleeves and fall at worlk. fThers are men and teams enough to make the process a quickone. Happily, theworlk will have doubls result. It will improve the streets, and will ' put the Lake Park in order. There is rub- bieh and debris enough under the fest of our etrest pilgrims $o fill & wide ares of the Lake Park emooth and even, and put it in order for the city's parade-ground sand front-yard. We trust that the petty lake and mountain offects lonce sought in that locality are gone, never to be revived. Fill it up smoothly, and let . 4 have sn expanse of well-kept sward, and don't try to ireproduce Switzerland in that ;zmall avea. " If the whole lake-basin could not "be keS#'free from weeds and filth, what chance is thare for s puny chain of wretched puddles arranged simply to justify the expense of mock ‘bridges. It was well done that the emergency strnc- - ¢ures were all forced to depart and give back the open area to the public, and now when the 'atreets are cleared tho larger ghare of that whole ares will be found to be filled to grade, 80 im- ‘mense were the deposits of last season. So that a treble reson inforces prompt, quick, and strong work by our suthorities in this mat- ter. The health of the city demands it. The condition of the strests and the necessities of -our new quarters of trade inforce it. And evory load of rubbish removed by & short haul o the Iake shore helps the epeedy and noy e: davelopment of a festure of beauty and heal there. It is mot so pleasant, and yet quite as neceseary, to discuss the absolute requirement for & large amount of work on pavement and its repeirs. Our wooden block street coverings were not burned by the fire, as the first exciting dispatches declared, but they have been actunlly worn out and dug into holes and pit-falls by the building uperations of last season. Spring finds miles of gur best streets in wretched condition. ‘This is not so much to be regretted, indeed, be- cause the ahange of grades will require s veryex- tensive amount of g5 and mouz sepaving in ime. But s this will not be pushed all at once, there must be & vast deal of patching and repairing to keep the worn-out and broken pavements up to & rensonablo condition of usefulness and safety. But it is cortain that the beet interests of property-owners in quarters pushing their rival- ¥y for the bost trade will require, even at some ezcrifice, an’ early and completo filling and re- paving of their respective streets, and where this is sooneet done, the best trade will settle. Tt will certainly shun streets sure to remain out of order for somo_seasons to come. As anin- stance of the awakening of this conviction, we sre gled tonotice n strong movement of property- ownern to put Clark street into _condition, b raising to grade and repaving from Tweltth street to the river. There is apparent & promise that thia will be among_the earliest work of the sesson. The City Railway Company havo leid their track, but sro anxious to join the property-owners in _the otk of thoroughly finithing the street. It is then hoped by midsummer to put on the through line of cars from_Twenty-second street to Lin- coln Park, snd give & through connection of great importance to the city,—s matter in which our entire public in hoth divisions are strongly interesied aud hope to see accomplished. These facts and foreshadowing of the season’s work before us are well known to_the city au- thorities, and they are, we believe, fully alive to all its nocessities. Let the city be put in order. The show-geason Our groat hotels, z00n o amply sccommodate and dslignt all vis- itors, wiil_early begin to receive the rush of those who come to see our rebuilt cily, o study 1ts futurs and take s hand in its destiny, It will be expensive sloven- Liness if & single day is lost in preparations and progress of the comparatively emall amount of clearing up and clearing away 0 necessary to ve full illustration and value to the work of t season. The shovel brigads to the front | Tt horse and foot charge down upon the strast ‘berricades left by our builders lastyear! Give w5 clezn streots, and let us make ready for the Eusiness that will justify and reward tho outlay of reconstruction. THE CITY IN BRIEF. The aale of Rubinstein-Thomas tickets begins this morning. The residence of M. Duffy was entered by thieves at a Iate hour Saturday night, and prop- erty taken to the valuo of £40. Prof, Morse and his “talking chalk” will tell to-night, at the Michigan Avenne Baptist Church, how life deselopes from “ Monad to A correspondent suggests the Academy of Design =s an excclient place for the exhibition of designs for the new City Hall, 88 it is xoomy end well lighted. . _ A box was found, yesterdsy morning, near the Chicago Avenue Police Station, which contained » dead babe, apparently aboat a week old. It awaits the action of the Coroner. _The alarm from Box 182, about 9 o'clock last aight, was caused by a small fire being discov- ;:Jx::‘:l l: 55& frame ce%t;.nga, No. 28 Eerr street. 2 ; insure i i Dimaps 8 or $300 in the Girard, of A gas lamp exploded in front of N Hinlsted street, yesterday Jéu&ni‘."'.i‘i?:}"-‘n"é the lemp-post and setfing fire to tho sidowalk, The fire was extinguished by the * Little Giant” engine. . A meeting of the Chicago Bociety of i- ziane and Surgeons will be held thint{‘?onf:xy?n the parlor of tho Orphan Asylum on Michigan syenue, near Twenty-second strecl. Papers be read by Dr. Trimble, on * Tobacco,” and by Dr. Montgomery on * Pathology,” At an early hour yestorday morning, tho store of W. A. Clapp, No. 230 West Madison-et., was robbed of goods to the value of 81,581 The thieves Obtained an entrance to the store by E‘?‘”g open the front doors with a ¢ jimmy." e property stolen consisted principally of silka and laces. The front doors woro closed by the thieves, after they had obtained an ontranco, and the property taken out by a roer door. Alexander Carlson, a young Sweds, found s place, yesterday, whore the Sundsy law was not observed. Hetook sdvantagaof ths fact, and consequontly returned to his boarding house, o. 560 Wentworth avonne, about 5 o'clack, filled ‘ith liquor. This mauifested itell- in s desire to kill somebody. He accordingly secured a re- volver, and not being able todecide who he wished to kill, fired oft one barrelat random. The ball grazed the calf of the left log of & man named Andrew Nelson. A policoman hearing the shot, ran into the house, and arrested Carl- son, before he could do further damage. Yestorday afternoon about fonr o'clock, & man named Patrick Gorman, & special policoman at the Bridewell, was thrown from a wagon at the corner of Ashland avenue and Evans street, and drowned before he conld be pulled out. Gorman was driving ot & rapid rate and at the corner of the streets above named, the wagon turnod over The ditch was narrow but very don£ and full of water. Gorman sank at onco and did not como up for some time, When Lie appeared some citi- zens drew him out. He was tuken to his home, and attended by Dre. Truax and Barbank, who pronounced lifé extinct: Deccased was about 85 years old and unmarried. TYosterday morning, abont half-past 9 l)_‘clacl:i & piece of mosquito-bar took firo from a lightel candle in the oflice of G. V. Simpson, Esg., No. 89 North Union street. Mr. Simpson quickly smotherod tho flames, and, presuming that tle fire was all ont, thrust ihe remnant of the bar underabed. A small can of powder was nlso there, and some firo still remaining in the bar, fznited the powder, causing a fearful explosion. Happily Mr. Simpson had passed outof the room belore the explosion took I?lsca. ‘The bed can nover be slept in sgain. YFeathers were blown into every room in the house. A still alarm was g‘ivm to the engine R. A. Williams, and the iames subdued after an ostimated loss of $75. No insurauce. TEA AND COFFEE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : A Sir : When the duties on tea and coffes were abolished, I looked forward to the timo when the atocks that had paid duty were consumed, expecting that then competition smongst traders wonld materially reduce the price of these articles ; but I have failed thus farto note any appreciable reduction of price. Good Young Hyson and Gunpovder tea, that was sold at S1.60 per pound, is still sold at the seme price. Idonot know what the duty was on tes, Dut this I do know, that the same Young Hyson and Gunpowder that is retailed at $1.50 per pound can be bought in bond, in' London, Eng,, at from 2s to 25 3d per pound, say 2s 8d, which is an outside price. In gold, this ia 5ic. Five per cent for English charges, insurance, strapping, etc., and Sc for carriage, would be Bc, making 59c gold, which in currency makes 67c. To be deducted from this cost is the gain in weight, which is generally 1 pound per Lalf- chest of 70 pounds, and allowance for tare, which is usually 2 pounds on each balf-chest of 70 pounds. This overweight and tere reduction are equal to 5 per cent value on a half-chest of tea, which will cover interest and insurance for sixmonths, which is usually added to the cost. Now, there being no duty ou te to sdd, that having been given to the people by the Govern- ment, the question is, How is the difference be- tween 67 cents and $1.50 divided? That some of the retailers aro weakening is noticesble by their offering chromos and tea-sots 88 promiums, and still keoping prices at old figures. Would it not be more business-like for tliem to put down the prices of their teas, and pitch their crockery into the street ? Coffes in roasting is reduced in weight 17 per cent; by adding 17 per cent to the prico of graen coffee, you can get the cost of roasted and ground pure coffce, Without taking into ac- count the 5 per cent roasted pess aud 5 per cent chicory, you can figure out the difference be- tween green coffee 2t 28 cents and ground ot 40 cents. Tea now sold at £1.50 ought to be sold £ 91, and other grades at proportionally re- duced prices. One' remedy the people can apply to reduce the enormons profits of the tea trade, and one very simple,—that is, by making combinations not to use it for a few days, or but half the usual quantity for, say, fortnight. Sugar, some time after tie close of the French war, in 1815, re- mained at such a high price, though dutios had been reduced aud production had increased, that such a combination was perfected in the City of London to do withont sugar for a_specified time. The stocks increased so rapidly in first hands, in the face of the reduced consumption, that the price was broken, and the holders of sugar had to come down. Such wonld be the case with the price of tea, coffee, or any other article which i largely consumed. A check on the consumption would 8o largely increase stocks in first hands that any combination to keep up prices must break. This season of Lent would be a proper time to inaugurate tea- sbstinence gocieties. i Caicaao, March 5, 1873, THE NEWSBOYS. To the Editor of The Chicago T'ribune : Sa: I am glad to seo, from an occasional communication to your valuable paper, that the newsboy is claiming Some ehare of public at- tention, and that a Home for these little waifs of society is contemplated by the peaple of the “Phanix City."” Those who, like myeolf, have known what it s 0 be o homeless newsboy, can easily appreci- ale not only the present bencfits of such an in- stitution to these distributors of deily news, but al80 1ts influence upon their future ; for, lat me say, for the benefit of the inquiring “ Observer,” whose communication appeared in your issus of tho 5th inst., that they hare a futire, and that they, like other “mortals, often gaze eagerly at that star that glimmers in the horizon of desti- ny, wfndm'ing ‘what its uncertain light moy yet reveal. 1 have often thought it would be well for the gnb:lic to jkmow more of the peculiar life and abits of these members of community ; and, in the hope of contributing something 'to that “knowledge, I am now preparing s lecture upon the subject, which I hope some day to deliver in this city, tor _the benefit of the contemplated “ Newsboys' Home.” Gaxry, s A —— PERSONAL. Major D. 8. Gordon, U.S. A., is at the Sherman [ouse. The Rev. B. B. Williams, of Cincinnati, is at the Sherman House. State RepresentativaJ. H. Oberly, of Cairo, is at the Sherman House. The Hon. C. N. Mitchell, Mayor of Baratoga, NY., in ot the Tremont Houso. Gen. Eane and family, of Kanc, Pa., are at the Sherman House. The Hon. H. D, Barron, Speaker of the Wis- consin House of Ropresontatives, is at the Sher- men Houso. Nabeshina, Hans, and Muts, thres young Japsnese who have been studying law at the East for some years, arrived at the Tremont House, esterday, on their way home. John L. Coffin, Davenport; A. G.Burdett, New York; George P. Hurd, Clinton, Iowa; W Witslo, Indisoa; I 3. Mitchell, St 8 prin Houus’, yeflerfln; cipal guests at the Tremont H. H. Thomas, Columbus, 0. ; James B Milwaukee ; A, X, Eglin, Addorson, Tnd. ;ufil.ofii Jaques, Niles, Mich. ; T. . B, Davis, Frank H, Eurgentg, New E\'oék- Jobn H. Seymour, St. ,ouis ; Geor .. Earlie, Al; i ., ar0 at Lous; Géorgo E. Earlic, Algonquin, 11, are at The prominent_guests st the Bri Jostarday woro: 5. . S, Broolios: Goamen . Shaw, Providence, I. I. ; . Lealy, Wode, ington; 'C. E. Conover, Dayton, O.; J. G. TFauk, Topoka; A. G. Malloy, Tesas } V. V. Trancisco; N. H. Telton, 3. A Hanaford, Defroit. At the Sherman House yesterday were the fol- lowing prominent persons: E. D. Flora, St. Louis; A N. Howe, Boston; E. Weilfing, New York; F. Y. Combs, St. Paul; J. Hggs, San Francisco; E. S. Moss, Salom; J. L Brown, Nasbville; J. E. Grigge, Philadelphra; J. F. Baberling, Akron, O.; J. Reagles, U.'S. A. M. Rath, New York; D. W. Dotwe, Dave G.'W. Mason, Menomiee ; W. O, Ogles- o; E. G. Dixon, Aurora; A.D. Bearde- waukee. WISCONSIN. Work Accomplished by the Legislature. The Land Grant Imbroglio--Reports of Select Committees. Manoeuvres of the Opposing Coms= paniés. From Our Own Cérrespondent. - MAD1son, Wis., March 8, 1873, Tt is 60 days since our Legislature mot. Thera beve been 420 bills introduced in the Assembly, and 170 in the Scnate. The Governor has ap- proved 120 acts,—a score moro than up to this timo Iast year, but there is hardly one of the number, aside from the approprations, which there was any particular necessity for passing, Of tho Assombly's bills, sbont 200 have passed that body, and 120 have bosn kilted there; whils the Senate has acted on 125 more, and, of the romaindor, & good many will perish in the hands of committees. Of tho Senate’s bills, 0 have passed that body, and 30 have been killed there, whilo the Assembly has disposed of 60. Tlie only reason why we *wait a little longer™ for sdjournment, is tho impossibility, thus far, of getting 2 voto on the DISPOSITION OF TIE LAND-GEANT. On Tuesday {hobills on this subject were mede the special order in both Housos; but, by strategy, were re-referred, and put ovor il Fri- doy. When that day came, instesd of taking any action on the matter, the Legislatare, strange to say, adjourned to Mondsy evening, and nearly all the members have gone to consult their constituents, or somebody else. Parties intrusted, and especially thoso most nearly con- cerned, from the northwestern part of the State, —where some want the road built speedily, to euhance the value of 1and which they and othora own, and others want the grant to lapse that they may get o chance to buy land,—have oscil- Iated almost daily botween hope and fear. One dxy, the friends of one company have been san- guino of witning. The next, some new move, promise, or combination would put the other shead. On Thursday, in the Assembly, REFORTS WERE MADE from two of the select committees to which the Land-Grant bills had been referred. The report of the Hon. R. W. Hubbell, from the select com- mittes of its friends to which the bill giving the St. Croix & Superior land-grant to the North Wisconsin Railroad Company wsa roforred, was 80 succinet and_forcible that I give tho reacons tnerein assigned for favoring the aforesaid bill's passzge, in full, as follows : They beliovo that wisdom, justice, aud gratitude alike demand the immediato bestownl of said grant, by tho Legislaturo of this Stale, upon the North Wisconsin Rafiway Company, First—Tecause, by their private means and untiring efforts, the North Wisconsin Railway Company, its ofti= cers, and attorneys, unaided and alone, sgainst the most bitter and powerful opposition, havo saved _the eaid grant from sbsoltte forfeiture, and placed the State of Wisconsin, ot this time, in a position to bestow it on any one. Second—~Because it 1s just aud eminently proper that they who have preserved this grant to the Slate, 1 the firm conviction that they would be pormiited to reap the reward of their meritorious services, should now, of all others, first b entitled, under proper and reasonable restrictions, to receive the benesits of safd grant, snd contians and completo the line of thetr s Railway, Tiiiri—Because, the men who have thus far cone structed the 18 miles of the North YFisconsin Railway, on this Iand-grant line, have already shown, in build" ingand completing the West Wisconsin Reflroad with » portion of this grant, that they can bo trasted for their good faith, their energy, and financial sbility, Fourth—The Committes therefore believe they are justified in expressing tho oplnion that any other corporation, or its predecessors, once having liad the priviloge and power, with the'sid of this munificent grant, of constructing the said line of an ‘Who iave, from gross neglect, or {rom interests wholly foreign 10 the welfare of Wisconsin, failed for years 10 build this road, and s0 wronged the ssttlers on theso lands and the people of the Stateas to wantonly per- mit the grant to become forfeited to the General Goyv- ernment, ought not, under any circamstances, sgain 10 be clothed with tiis great and important trust. Fiftl—They further believe that it iu the duty of the State, as the irustee of an express (rust, to see thata Tailrdad shall be first_constrtructed on the line deslg- nated by the act of Congress, sud ara of the opinon that, in conferring ssid_grant upon the North Wiscon- sin Rallway Company, this object will be secured, as well 13 the speedy and certain completion of the road. This_report, having been made first, put the {iorfi.\ ‘Wisconsin bill ahead of the others for ac- ion. Judge C. R. Gibbs, from the Belect Committee on the billto giva about & fourth of the land- ant, on the uperior end, to tha Chicago & orthern Pacific A;X-Linef made an ogxbouh report, arguing in favor of ita passage because it wonid aid the building of a e wuizond die agonally across the State, which would be a direct line competing with the existing great railroad corporations; give the people of north- western Wiaconsin a direct routo to Chicago and the osstern merkets; extend through thirteen countics of the State, many of which are with- out railroad advantages, and whose development it would greatly aid; will distribute the lumber and ore of Northwestern Wisconsin through the central and sonthern portions of the State, and in return take back their products; and cannot fail to enrich both the menufacturing and agri- cultural counties through which it passes. The committees on the bill for building the road by tho State, and the Milwaukeo and St. Paul bill, asked further time to report, twhich was grantod. On Thursday, the friends of the North Wis- consin aud the Chicago Air-Line made a coal- ition, by whih it waa agroed that ho latter should have a share of the grant, and this put them ahead of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Com- pany, who, by pledging themselves to an exten- sion of their Southern line from Mouroe west- ward, had sccured the votes of nearly all the Southwestorn Wisconsin members. = Though Litherto opposing, thie xeprosentativo of the Clicago & Northwestorn Railroad (which backs the North Wisconsin), on the ground, gave his consent to the abovo arrangement ; and, forget- ful of the ndage, * Thore's msny o slip, ete.,” and unmindful of the fact that there was ample matorial for discussion and Slibustering in bills in orders of businees _proced- ing that in which the North Wisconsin Land Grant bill was, they really expected to get at it and press it t0 & vote, and carry the Assembly forit on Friday. Soon after that eeasion open- ed, if not before, thoy realized the truth of the anciont aboriginal's remarl, “WHITE MAN BOGHTY UNCERTAIN.” There was an intorview batween some promi- nent Northwestern and Milwaukeo men, at which it s alloged, the latter charged the former with violating = positive sgreement that the Air-Line Company should not Lave any share of the grant. Bofore the Assembly met, there was a cat deal of caucusing, intorviowing, and post- Ing, with moro excitemont than st _aby provious time this session; and when the very full House was ed to order, it was ith difficulty that members and lobbyists, after a brief lecture from the Sposker, were quieted. But a fow moments of the sesaion had elapsed, and little been done, when Mr. Palmer, Demo- eratic member from Milwaulsee, and confessedly the londing man of tho Assembly, who has been conspicnous in sticking to business, opposing agjournments, and snything that bo thought would protract the sesion, 1oved to ndjourn till Monday evening. Withont & word of re- ‘monstrance, a vote by syes and noos was taken, and the motion csrried by & vote of 59 to 37 nearly all the Milwaukeo & St. Paul men, and & considorablo number of Northwestern Railroad {friends, opposed to the Air-Line arrangements, voted for it. The sstonishment of sanguine Air-Liners, and North Wisconsiners can be bet- terimagined than desoribed. The mext move was ANOTHER RETORT, by Mr. Palmer, from the Ssicct Committee to which the Milwaukes & St. Paul bill was re- forred, He read it o as to give it full effect. It maintains that * The purposs of the grant will be best subgerved, and. its logitimato results be best accured, by conferriag it upon some com- pany that will build the largest number of miles of railroad, and open to tliose scctions of the Siate now anprovided for the same facilities for commereial purposes s are now enjoyed by the moro thickly settled and older portions of the State, and furnish inducemonts to laborand cap- ital to dovelop the boundless wealth now m ing the enterprise of the pioneer and skill of the artiean in tho northwestern portion of the State.” Tt geta forth that this bill proposes to build more than 100 miles of road mormm any othior Compay ; briefly refers to tho importance of the road included from Monroe to the Miner- &l Point Road; urzres at longth the claims of the Chippowa Valicy (tho same that, in coamection with the Dol Improvement ¢ontosts, has oc- copicd 20 much of the time and attention of the T.rgivlature ia recent voars) to railrosd facilities for markoting their lumber, and saya: * Tho revenue to the State, at thd nsual charges for carrying, at tho present rato of :Elpu- cont on the gT088 earnings of the rond,' would bo $2,000,000 on the pine lumber alone !" It then urges the plea that the Milwaukee & St. Panl Compeny is 2 home institution, and has dose more thin any other toward developing and improving the State, pays more taxes than any other road, etc. 1t dismisses with & ancer the claim of the North Wisconsin Company to the graut becauso it has saved it to the State; insiats that the Milwaukes Company, if given the grant now, will build the rond; and appeals for discrimination by the f_ms in favor of its own citizens and corpora- iorim The Comriittee roported back the Milwaukes & 8t. Paul bill, with amendments for sharing the grant with the Chicago & Air Lirie Company,— intending thus to beat the I\;:rlb th?nam :& its own game; but tho report £aysnot a wo sbout these amendments, which, it is hardly be- lieved, can be made in good faith, though ila :lgenta of the road aver thoy intend to stick to hom, i Atter this report was read, and s little fooling on the Dog law, for fear something might hap- pou an adjonrnment was taken, The Sonate Railroad Committes_reported the Air-Line amendment to both the North Wiscon- &n and Milwankee & St. Paul bills, and, after doing considerable business, that body also ad- Journed to Monday evening. CURSES DOTH LOUD AND DEEP wers vonted by those whose great expoctations weroe 50 sadly disappointéd Dy tho shrewd ma- neuvres of the Milwaukes & St.Paul representa~ tives, and the failurd of the Northwestern Company's special friends to back them up; 2ud; after some meetings of delegates here from the lsud-grdnt rogion, in which a good many liard things wore said, & committee of confer- ence was sent to Chicago to intorview the man- sgers of the Northwestern Company, and ses what could be done. What a day may bring forth no one can tell. The Chicago Air-Line claim for a slice now seems to be favored by both the rival claimants to the land-grant, but it is confidently said that company will not even get the crumbs that fall from the table. Reportain Chicago papers, that the Penusyl- vania Central would take a hand in with the Milwaukee & St. Paul, have caused somo excite- ment. It looks now as If no company was strong elmnqh to get the graut for itself, but ecach was able to prevent the others' success. Thero is some talk of organizing & new company, of members of the Legislaturo and_others, and giving that the grant, Thobill for tho construc- tion of the rond by State Commissioners is yet alivo, but, s thers is ‘‘no monoy in it,” is nio likely to be adopted, except aa a der- mier resort. There - aro.. whispers of some Amieable arrangement—il can hardly be imogined—for & settie- mont of the controversy. We shall sce ‘what we shall ses, and the coming week promis- es to be & most exciting ono. The North Wis- conain bill has precedence, if reached on Mon- dsy. The Milwaukes bill 13 the special order on ‘Tuesday. THE ONLY OTHER MATTERS of special interest during the weck have been tho bill for the repeal of the Temperance law of Inst winter,which was defeatod in the Assembly by a vote of 53to 45; nud the repeal of laws exempting property of churches, schools, and charitable institutions from taxation, to which the Senate refused s third reading, bya vote of 14 to17. Bills of the same sort were the special order in the Assembly on Friday, bpt action was cut off by adjournment. The next subjects of controversy in the Assembly are somo old print- ing claims of Messrs. S. D. Carpenter and E. A. Calicing, which the Stale would probably ssve time and money by %settling according to the ‘prayer of th» petitionérs, who make out pretty strong canes. PLos. ST S THE RAILROAD QUESTION. Mecting ot Kane County (I11.) Farmers, GexEva, T, March 8, To the Editor of The Chicago Tritune : S$m : The second meeting ‘of tho Kane County farmers, with s view of forming a county or- genization or * Grango,” took place in the Court-House here to-day. The President, 3r. William Conant, of this place, rosigned, and N. N. Rawlin, of Kanoville, was chogon in his place. A constitution was reported from the Committee, and discussed article by article, with s view to its adoption. A lengthy inter- change of viewn took place over the -name of the society, as indicative of the admission of other than farmera to membership. A portion of thoso present belioved that the organization should bs composed of farmers alono ; that all other classes were partially antagonistic in inter- ests and inimical in fegling to the agricultural ; that monopolies wexg'mot confined to railroads alone, but extended their ramifica- tions throngh the mauufacturing and dispensing establishments, supporting neces- sarily a large class of middlemen. Their oppo- nonts roplied that home manufactnrers and far- mers were identical in their intercsts, and the benefit of one must bo productive of good to the other, that such cstablishments as woro motropolies wero protracted by patents, and that no redress could be obtainod a8 against them un- til the expiration of their patents, when we sbould opposo_their renowsl It was finally adopted, restricting, by its construction, the membership to farmers, although the tacit un- derstanding appeared to bo that the guestion buldelermined y the local granges for them- solves. - The Convention pagsed the following resolu- tions,—some of them dutting close to vital ques- tiops?: Resolved, 1. That thoss mewspspers that do not support the cause of tho people against all unjust mo nopolies, but take sides with their aggressors, are un- worthy _our patronsge, aud showld Teccive no support from 2 law-abiding and justice-loving people, 2, That Wwe heroby require the Supervisors of Kang Connty to scrutinizo the assessment of the railroad property, tuat it may bear fta proper proportion of taxation, 3. That we deem the practice of accepting free passes frofn raiiroad companies, by persons holding official positions at the handu of the people, a8 one of exceed- fugly questionable propriety, inasmuch as jts direct tendency is to curtall the freedom of action and judg- ment necessary 0 a proper dischargs of daty. 4. Thot 1t is the duty of our Represcntatives in the Btale Legislature to enact Iaws regulating rates of trunsportation of freight snd passengers upon rail- roads, that shall not be oppressive upon either tho property or railroads, 5. That wa will support no man for office who will ot use his influence againt monopolies ; and that the further contraction of the currency is detrimental to the West, The Secretary was instructed to forward copiea of the third and fourth resolutions to our Repre- sentatives in the Legislature. ‘After taking action for the complete canvass- ing of tho county in the formation of granges, the meeting -A]'onrnnd, to meet in Genevs on the last Saturdsy of April. The Chicago & Alton Railrond Suits. Szco, 1L, March 8, 1373, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: By your issue of thia date, I notice that the Chicago, Alton & St. Lounis Railroad has commenced an * aggressive policy of litigation " against some of the farmers on that rosd, and I presume with the intention of crushing them out, as well as to intimidate other so-called law- abiders. The farmers of Woodford County would like to know the names and addresses of those persons, for the purpose of contributing their Pproportion of the expenses. T.ot those farmers against whom the aggressivo policy has beon commenced, commence like ac- tion against tho railroad company for damages sustained by that three hours’ detention, and for being put of the cars; and let the suita go betore a , and we will then discover whose goose is plucked. FARMER. Railroad Discriminations in Mich- ignn. (P1ERSOX, Mich., March 4, 1873, To the Editor of Thé Chicago Tribunes Sm: Iamareaderof your paper,and have read with much interest the proceedings of the farmers and others in your State concerning rail- roads, their charges for fare and freights, ete., and am very glad to see the people take hold of the question with s0 much determination of par- pose, X hava just rend the Supreme Court de- cision in ths cise of discrimination between Lexington azd Bloomington, and thought s few words as tc how railroads do business here would not bs out of the way. We at Pierson, on the GrandBapids & Indiana Railroad, bave to pay 916 per car, “box or flat,” to Grand Rap- ids, n_distante of hven?—!uven miles; while from Big Rapids to Grand Rapids, a distance o fitty-four miles, the freight for the same car is the small sum of $8,—just half what we pay. Why? Besouse_the Detroit, Lansing & Lake Michigan Ruilroad intersects tho Grand Rapids & Indinns Bosd st Howard, above us, and com- peles with it. And another thing: Ve cannot ot one-fourth of the cars we want to ehip in. t Howard ttey have more than they want, for, if ono road won't h them, the other will. Anather voinf: If we will ship by Grand Rapids. 80 a8 not to switch off on another road, they will charge only 26 per car to that point, &3 per the whole distance. Can vou in Lilinois point out a worse case of diserimination than this? You might publish this, and let the farmera of THi- nois kuow that we of this State are as bad off ay they, if not worse, Misory loves company. Reapectfully youra, S. Frosr. Common Carricrs nnd the Common Lew. From the Springjield (ML) Register. Bouvier dsfines & common earrier to bo * ona who nndertakes for hire o transport goods from on placo to another.” Carriers may bo either individuals or corporations, and tho Iaw govern- ing them is substantizlly the same. Railroads are commor csrriers, and, as such, are subject to all laws applicable to common carriers, The recont decigion of the Supremd Court in thy Chicago & Alton Railroad case is to the effect thnt the railroads of this Stete are comulon car- riers, and are subject to the common liw re- latiugs thereto. 3 2 This common law, * that recoives itd binding force from immemorial usago end universal re- ception,” contains this wholosome provision in referenco to common carriers, namsly, that thoy may charge for transporting goods from oné place to another only s reasonablo compen- sation; atid further, that they shall not make unjust discriminations. But tho railrords have contended that in their charters, which are claimed to bo inviolable contracts, the right to fix rates for the iransportation of froights and passengers has been given to them, snd that they may charge ench rates and make such dis- criniinations ns they may see fit. The Supreme Court of the State in its racent decision has harmonized tho Common Law rule with the epecial railroad charters. The Court haa decided that this unwritten law was in force “when the charters were granted, and that, while the railrosd corporations were authorized 'to fix and determine their own rates, yot they were tacitly bound to charge only such rates as were just and reasonsble, and were probibited from making unjust discriminations. This dccision is on importsnt trinmph to the people. All they require and demand of the railroads is that thoy churge reasonable rates, Tho pover, then, is clearly in the hands of the people, through the Legislatrire and tho Courts, to compel onds to charge only reasomablo rates for the transportation of m-jsm nd pas- sengors, This disposes of the voxed question of “youted rights.” The only “vested rights,” then, that the railroads have, is tho right to de- mand and receive a reasonsble compensation for their services. There is no license to practice abunes and extortions, and malie unjust discrim inations. This s tlie sum and substance of their “contract” with. the people. This is their “ vested rights.” e There isa contract, then, between tho rail- rords and tho peoplo: In consideration of this povwer of ominent domsin, in procuring their Tight of way, they hsvo agreed fo carry the peo- plo and theif products and merchandife at roa- sonable prices. Ifthey havo violated this con- tract, it can bo enforced. Tho Legislaturo can provide means for enforcing obedience to this contract, and to this end may, if necossary, do- claro the franchise forfeited, and proceed against them to judgment of ouster and finalex- ecution. What greater remedy conld the people ask? Their powers of protection are ample and complete. Bat can this contract be enforced ? Why not ? All other contracts can be, and aro enforced, and thero is no reason why this msy notbe? ' Let tho Goneral Assembly provide simple snd effec- tive menns of determining a scheduls of reason~ able rates of freight and passonger tariffs on tho difforent railronds in this State, through the in- terposition of courts and juries, and when such reasonable rates have been ascertained, let the conrts be empowered to enforce obedionce there- to. 'This is the solutionof the railroad problem. With this vanishes the bugbear of * vested rights,” and the great moneyed corporationa of the State become subject to the laws governing common carriers, and can_only receive reason- able and just compengation for their servicea. This is all the people esk. % LT e FOREIGN MISCELLANY. A girle’ achool for typo-setting has been open- ed in Vienna. — American Iadica sre ssid to be among the most conspicuous gamblers at Monaco. —Nearly alltho oflicora of Victor Emmaausl's houschold are furnished with American wives. — 1t ia proposed to add tho Dico sum of 8150, 900y the sanual allowanco of tho Prisce ot Wales. —Count Leopold Ferri, of Pauvs, had a library consisting of 52,000 volumes, all of them com~ posed by female authors. —Buliver Lytton is_credited with the remark that *there ia something in Spiritualism, but nothing to benefit mankind."” —The British Royal Infirmary now admits lady medical students to its wards. There was a hot comtost over the question, aud tho Yoto Was very closo. —3L. Do Rosenthal, the celobrated chees play- er, played twenty-eight games of chesssimultane- onely with na mauy of the best players in Parts, and won all but two. — You are & coward!” snid s low cockney to a poor countryman who had refused tp fight, # No,|I boan't" said thecountryman. * I have nothing to do with cows, I am & shepherd.” —A Yronch satistician who vouches for the facts, tates thot Paris contains 1,450 hunch- backs, 1,224 individuals who have bt one arm, 1,145 srith ono log, 110 cripples, 17 without noaes, hd withont either legs or arms. —Evidontly thio Pope has heard of the Credit Mobilier affair. He said to s deputation of Americans, recently, that he hoped that material things would not bocome the sole affections of tho American peaplo, {or escessiva love of riches corrupted the heart. $ —Telographic rates are far chesper in the old world than with s, yot the unthankful Europe- ans are not_satisfied with the Erivilegel which they enjoy in this respect. The Edinburg Cham- ber of Commerce has just memorialized the Postmaster-General to reduce the existing tariff to the rate of sixpenco (twelve cents) for twen- ty-word messages throughout tho United King- o dom. —The undergraduates of Trinity College, Dublin, have been indulging iu the sport of snowballing within the collegn precincts. The authorities evidently rogard this as a crime only less heinous than high troason, as they have taken away s valuable scholarship from ome offonder, banished a gocond for a year, and heav- ily fined soveral of tho others. "1t ig rumored that shortly after Amadeus’ first arrival at Madrid, tolerably conclusive proof | was placed in his Hsuds that the plot for the assassination of Prim was known to, if not con- cocted by, the Duc de Montponsier. The news of Prim'a ageassination, it will be remembered, reached the King aa he first landod in Spain, snd he waa vory anxions to bring his murderefs to justice, but ho was overraled in this, a8 in neatly everything else. ~—We _read in the French papers that the young King of Bavaris has given 8 commission to the celobrated Halbig for a_colossal group representing the crucifixion, to be erected on n mountain commanding the valley of the Ammes, in the Bavarian highlands, the scens of the do- ceunial Passion Play. The figure of the Savionr is to be carved out of an immenso block of maz- ble weighing upwards of 1,500 ext. 2 ProG. fobinson, s, Diitish electrician, has patented a new method of sswing_timber. It consists in applying s platinum wire heated to redness or whiteness by an_electric current to the troes or woods which to_be severed, much in the same manner as % has hithorto been employed on a sroaller scale in surgery. By fit- ting the wire with handles, 60 a3 to bo sble to guide it in any direction, the most intricate fret- wWork can bo cut. —Workmen will shortly b occupied in_clear- ing away the ruins of the Tailerics, and the op- portunity will be taken to search for any objects of art that may have escaped the flames’ and the Communists. - The Pavilion Marsan, which is still in the state to which it was reduced by the fire in May, 1871, will be the first attacked. Hopes are entertained of finding several articles in motals which the insurgents had not time to carry off. —Prof. Chevreul, theeminent French chemist, has made a series of experiments on tho stability otdyes imparted to silks, damasks, and fabrics used in furnishing. The blue colors, he finds, produced by indigo are stsblo; Prussian blue reniats moderately the action of air and light, but not of soap; scarlet and carmines produced by cochineal and lac-dye aro fast; tho most stableyellows on silk are produced by weld. —It is suggested in England that law shall be passed requiring thatno strike including more than 500 men shall be regarded as legal unless the opinion of the workmen has beon first ex- presscd i ita favor by ballot; and also that dur- ing the progress of the progress of the strike a minority of ressonable number, may demand a freah ballot to decide whether the strike shall or shall not_terminate, This plan is proposed to counteract the exercise of terrorism, which it is sud commonly causes and prolongs trikes. —The marriage of Miss Rothschild, daughter of Sir Anthony Rothschild, and the Hon. Eliot Yorke, son of the Eazl of Hardwicke, has created some sensation in Englaad, in conse- quence of o section of the clergy of the Church of England lodging a caveat in the diocesan court at Ely sgainat tho wedding being allowed to proczed i the parish chuzch at Wimpole, the bride being a Jewess. The Conrt, however, wisely doclined to interferc, and, aftera civil ‘marriaze berore the Revister-Geone-el, the second tha presence of a crowded congregation. —Our geographies and encyclopwdiss, when they reconstruct thoir articlos on Japan, will have to striko out tho word Yedo entirely. No sucl: word has existed in Japarese for more than sixyears. Whenthe Mikado rogained hisan~ cient sipreme nuthonty‘ six years ago, thonsme of tho Canitol was changed from Yedo(Ye, “bay," end Do, *door,"—bsy door) to Tokio (To, east,” 2nd Kio, * Capitol,”—Fastern Cap- itol); and 8o all good Japanese and careful for- eigners eall it. Wo_suppose the nama Yedo, viith the occasional Dutchisms, Jeddo and Yeddo, will hol thoir on saveral yesrs yot: nevertho- less, wo have spokcn tho truth, and lio not. " DOG-FIGHTING. A Tennessce Landlord’s Favorite Bite ing the Dusi—Tie Quadruped that Uacle Jon Mought of a Backwoeodss man. Frowt the Loulsvills Courier~Journal, There is at the present writing s member of the House whose father was 28_renowned in his dey and way as the far-famed Davy Creckett, of leasact memory. Wo will call’him * Uncle ohn.” Uncle Joho lived and moved in these parts forty yearsago. Cards, and race-horses, and dog-fights wero his chie? delight. Few mon could beat him at a game of ““old sledge.” His Torses had Lightning in their heels; while his dozs (bull-doge and fighting-doga were fashion- abo in thoso dsys—thoy were the genuing “dog-days") carried the awift arrows of dopth in thoir bristling fangs. Bat it is geldom given unto one man to excel in three pursuits at onetimoand in all places, Howover,in respect of cards, horses, and dogs, Uncla Joun nevor met his match until the fates took him to Sparts, thon and now, fourishing little villaga in White Counby. Even thore he best every- thing in sight a8 far as bis cardsand horses wora concerned, but his dogs were badly worsted. The Spartan inn-keeper had the king dog of all his tribe—a ferocions ““buil” that *‘chawed up and spit out” everything that came along. Uncle John put up 850 in specie on his own * Tige,” Dut if Tige had gono through s Cincinnati su- sngo-grinder he could scarcely have looked more raggod than he did when he came out. As went the first, 8o foliowed the second, faster snd faster, till it seemed unmerciful disastor -had overtaken Uncle John in the dog-line at last. He travolod many weary miles in search of & dog that eould whip® that tevern-keeper's dog, but all to no purpose. He was losing his money fast, and, worse than all, he was losing Lis fempor snd his patience. Faith in the motto “ try, try again,” had almost de- sorted him. He went out on what ho avowed was bis last hunt, and was nearing Sparta on his return late one afternoon, gloomy and dejected, for ho hadn’t found the right animal yet, when, 28 good Iuok would have it, just &8 he got within a faw miles of the inn which bad been the eceno of 8o many disgracoful defeate, ho met & back- woodsman driving an ox team with a great, ‘vicious-looking wolf chained behind the wagon. He was not [ong ascertaining that the wolf was 26 wild and 25 savage 8sa hyena; that heb butan hour before been taken i a trap, and that his owner could be indaced to part with him for a valuable consideration. ¥ 11l give you two dollars and a_half in hard money for that critter,” proposed Uncle Joha. Not enough yot,” enis backwoods. Well,” said Uncle Jobn, finally, *if you'll just help me strap him behind my saddle and'll tako five dollars, it's & trade.” | "And they traded, *1f I don’t whip that d—4a tavern-keeper's dog this time,” muttered Unclo John to himsel? as he drew toward Sparts, ‘*he may take my hat for a corn basket.” Ag’it was quite dark when our Lero reached the inn, he cautiously unstrapped iko terrible beast, and pitching him into a deserted out- houss which, fortnpately stood bard by, and fastening him in securely, entered the hotel. 1 think I've found & dog that can chaw your'n up this time,”remarked Uncle John to tho major domo, after passing the usual salutations. *You really think you've found him st Isst, do you #” chuckled the master of the king of dogs, and tipping & aly wink at tho crowd. “ Well, what do you eay to lettin' 'em together in the morn- e %, {11 right,” enid Uncle John. “T'm bound to be off homo mighty airly in the mornin’, but if yowll be ready Siroetly attor breakfsst, I won't Taind giving you just one more turn anyhow.” The rumor soon spread through the village of Sparta that a grest dog-fight was to coms off next day by sunrise, and the whole vicinity was on the qui vive, Our heroexplained that his dog. was 80 tigrus that he gsx compelled to lgeapA him closely confined. * Blamed,” said he, *if I bleeve ho knows his own maater yit.” So it was arranged that his dog was to remain in the out- house—an old crib or barn, by the Smy—md that the other dog was to be unchaived apd turned in with him s¢ agiven signal. By daglighy every. body was up and ready for the fray. The old barn in which Uncle Johu's dog was shut was &2 dark at that hour that only his outlines—just enough to indicate that he was ‘‘a sho nuff dog” —could be detected, Bets ran high, the od peing all in favor of the %en victor in 8o many hotly-contested fights. Uncle John staked & round hundred against a like sum of the inn- keeper’s. Time was called, the ferocious bull~ dog sniffed his antagonist through tho cracks of the old barn, growleddefiance for a moment, and when unchained and the window opened, he lit in at a single bound. Ah! then and there was hnrmn(fiubo and fro and fiying fur, and_sputterings of distress, and ehasky all pale whish but an hour ago blushed with a quart of rum or something less. Men, women, and children were outside running round ‘that crib, trying to peep in through the cracks and crevices, Suoch a spattering, sput~ tering, growling, yelling, gnashing of teoth, and caterwauling has never been heard in Sparta from that day to this. The tavern-keep~ er excitedly suggested that ‘‘forty wolves 't _keep more fuss than conldn them two dogs.” Uncle John waited tha issue with the calm dignity of one conscious that he holds four aces in his hand and the fifth up his slooye; the only cool man on the ground. But it didn't lnst long. Sooner than it takes to tell it, a faint whine was henrd at the window, the shutter was_thrown open, and what was left of poor * Bull ” struggled heavily to the sill and foll in a raw lnmp to the ground on the ontside. This was the first and last time he ever turned his back on an enemy ; homade one or two ner- vous kicks andall was over. He was in & shock- ing plight indeed ; minus one ear, one eye, and the greater part of his “innards”” He might avo past through s thrashing machine and fared better. Uncle John hastily snatched the wlser from the stakeholder, mounted his horse, snd rode off in & sweepisg gallop, velling si mine host as he bade him adieu that, * Whenever o hsd any more fitin' dogs, to ploase let him now.” How long the wolf remained in that crib saa monarch of all he surveyed, or how long “Bull’'s" master was in finding out the pature of the dog that sent his favorite to his [ast ac count, is not pracisely stated ; but it is anid that when he became fully conscious of the facts a5 they existed, his neighbors heard him_swearing for'a distance of two miles. He took off his coat, rolled up his slesves, monnted a stump, aod gave utterance to such maledictions as were nover heard befors. His character a8 a dog- fightist gone, his money gone, his dog 5mm and ncle John gone (nover to return) stirred the deep foundations of his inmost bile. It is stated a8 a fact that he never smiled again; and that all any one had to do to get up the biggest sort of & rumpus w2 just to ask that Spartan if he hed any more dogs that he'd like to bet on. —_— The Murder of Miss Shockley, at Salis- bury, Md. Saussumy, Md., March 9.—The funeral of Misg Shockley, the victim of the murder of Fri- day last, took place this morning. Aboat 1,000 people attended. The Coroner’s Jury rendered & verdict of death at the hands of George W. Hall. The evidence shows that deceased left the school accompanied by four small children. About a Luundred yards from tho school, Hall met her, and after some conversation about a let- ter he asked one of the children if 3MissShockley's brother, Elijab, & youth of 16, was at school. Receiving a negative reE[y, he’then turned to Mins Shockley and said he 'was going to shoot her. Bhe replied: ¢ Pshaw Goorge you cannot {righten mo.” Hall then directed a little girl standing beside Mies Shockley to get out of the way, and deliberately raised his gun and fired. The load took effect under the shonlder- blade and enterod the heatt, when the girl ex- claimed ¢ Oh, Lord,” =and fell. Isaac 8. Adams, the schoolmsster. on being notified of the murder, hurried to the acene, aud found the girl lying in the middle of the road inthe agony of death, unsble to speak, and where she died in a foww moments. Two hun dollars re- ward has been offered for the arrest of Hall. A man suswering his description threw himself under a train at King’s Station on Saturday night. Parties have started to view the body. —_———— Firea. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dustque, Ia., March 9.—The Rassell Houso, at Humboldt, Tows, was destroyed by fire a few days ago. Lous between 39,000 and $10,000. Partially insured. ‘A fire near Nnshua, Iows, burned the resideace of S. Noble. Losa probebly 22,000. Eastox, Pa., March 9.—Trinity Churcb, this place, which was just completed, was burned Inat night. Loss 525,000 ; no insurance. ©n .AND, March 9.—4 firo this morning. at block on Main stréet. The following ocey; sustained loss by fire d waters & Hbasr bergor, boots and_shoes; Taylor & Richards, dry goods; E. E. Mann, biardware: 8. W. Reod, drugs; Jotoph Graybach & Co., dry goods and boots and shoes—two storcs; W. W, Bacon, dry goods; W. 0. Terry, furniture; Clyde Time) rinting office, 0dd Fallows' Hall, Tarry's Hall asonic Hall, 'and a numberof offices. Engines ere sent from Fremont and Norwald, and req. dered valusblo assistauce. Tho firo originated in the hardware stare. Total loss, about 230,000 s insurance, £35,000 to §10,000. Individual lossos not yet ascettained. The following insuranca companins ware interested asfar es known: Sun, Cleveland, $6,000; Franldin, Philadelphis, $4,000; Etna, Hartford, $1,5% AN EAST TENNESSEE TRAGEDY, ‘The Father, Son, and Soa-in-Lazww Kikled. From the Nuashrille Union cnd American, The wifo of Dan Sutton, residing in Hancock County, was an unloved wife, her husband hay. ing loft his Lome ard cowmwmonced living with 5 disreputablo female. To 2dd, if possible, mors torturo to the wife and mother’s breast, her son, John Sutton, weat to resido with Lis father, who, t difforent times, a3 if checked by no moraj restraint, visited his home and took much pro erty from there to the house of his femals con- gort, William Sutton, who remained with his ‘mother, procuring & writ of roplovin, and ac. companicd by his brother-in-law, Barnett, went to the woman's house, and, taking possession of 2 hiorse bin fatlier had. taken thero, atarted fo return. William Button was fired at by his father with aiflo ; and now ensued s cene scarcely equalod in the annuals of frenzied crime or the history of meanest guilt. Having missed his mark, the father dropped his rifle, nnd eswzing an’ ax, rushed toward his eon-in-law, who vainlyen- deavored to avoid the stroke of death. With an arm narved by madness . the ax was buried in the slull -of Barnett, who sauk quivering to the -ound, dymng in a pool of blood. XNot yet satis- g:d with his awfal desth-work, the father en- deavorod to plant_the blood-stained ax in the head of his son, William Button. In ordar to snve his own life, William Sution drew his pistol and fired. With a wild screnm the - father sprang forward, the ax dropping from his nervelcss hands, and fell shot through tho heart. John Sutton, who was. living with his father, seized the dead Barnett's pistol and commenced firing on his brother Will- 1sm. The two brothers—near enongh to grl:s each other's hand—fought till every load been discharged. Having no more loads they pummeled ench other over the head somo timo with their pistols, which they finally dropped and unsed their bowie knives. Thus the two ‘brothers fought, until from loss of blood they sank exhausted to the ground. John Sutton had one of his hands almost severed from tha wrist and bis chin cat off by the knife of his brother William, who, despite his severa wounds, managed to escape. At Jast sccounts Jobn Sut- ton was thought to be dying. Risec In the Tlinois River. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. L SALLE, TIl., March 9.—The rise of water in the Illinois River has now reached nine feetsince Iast Thursday evening, and there is amplo water thronghout the eatire length of the river tofloat barges of the decpest draught. There esn be no movement, howerver, until the ice goes out, which, it is hoped, will taks place within & day o two. _————— Too Young to Marry. Covrvameus, 0., March 9.—Ella Rains, a re- epecteble young lady, aged 17 years, to-day at- tempted to commit suicide by taking two ounces of laudanum, because her parents thought her t00 young to marry. When found, tbe girl was insensible, but vigorous treatment restored her to consciousness, and she will recover. plaiateis ot Ocenn Stenmship News. v, March 8.—The steamship City ailed this morning, carrying tha passengers and mails of tho disabled stesmer City of Brussels. - New Yomx, March 8.—Arrived, the stesmahip Columbis, from Glasgow. —— ———— . Murderer Sentenced. New Yorg, March 8,—At White Plains, N. Y., esterday, James Ennis was sentenced to four- en years’ imprisonment for the murder of his wife. NEW PUBLICATIONS. NEW LAW BOOKS, Little, Brown & Co, 110 Washington-st., Boston, Publish this Day; VOL. I. DEGES & JONES' REPORTS OF CASES Determined in the Conzt of Appeal in Chancery. Ed ited by Hon. J. O. Perkins. 870, Lawsheep. 25.00 ‘Rendy March10. VOL. 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