Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1873, Page 5

e THE STATE CAPITAL, Bynopsis of Another Radlroad Freight Biil Introduced in tho Touse, Adverse Vote on o Pr’opositionbto Hold an Adjourned Nession in Ohicagos Little Business Transacted in Either House Yesterday. Speetal Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune MEMDERS ADSENT. Srnvomrrp, March 17.—Tho Houso bad #oventy-oight members, two moro then A quo- fum, this morning, but the Senato could mustor but twenty-ono gontlemen who wero earning thoir daily stipend. Tho namos of those pros- ent containod in tho rogular procoodings should bo critically oxamined, and constituonts elould romombor that the namos noton tho lst woro ot respondod to when oniled. Tho Iouso wont on with busfnoss, but tho Senste thought it would hardly do to protend to leglsiato without o quorum, snd adfourncd until 11 o'clock, hoping that the train from tho cast would fill up b quorum. Tho train failed to do so, and tho morning wns fooled away on & oall of the Houwso and arrost- {ng- Ronators who wero fu town but pot in thelr seats. Vory - ‘important ‘mensures will be actod upon noxt Wednesday, whon all tho mombors of both Woutos shonld bn fera to vato. Tt willrequive a full houso topasy thio Judiclal Apportionment bill with tho omor- gonoy clnuso, Tho samo s trua of othor bills. RAILROAD FREIGNT DIl Mr. Tildrup introduced s froight bill this morning, which, he clujms, is & now theory, without complicated mechinary, to daotarmino conclusively what rates of froight of tho different rallronds in tho Btate are unreasonable, and to fmposo finos and ponelties for domanding, charging, or collceting such unreasonable ratos, i Matiroad aid Warahiouso Gomminsion aro suthorized to oxamino tho achedule of there- spective_railtands, at any timo, And whonever lgny shnll find cortain rates to be unreasounblo, thoy shall 8o notitysuch corporation, and roguiro jt to modify such unroasonnble ratos, and tho same shall bo modified within twonty days, in which cnso tho modified rates shall roceive the writton approval of said Commission, If any sailrond vorporation shall not modity eaid unap- proved rates within tventy days, thoCommission shall apply to any Circuit Court, in any county through ~which such road runs, for an ordor to show cause why such un- spproved rates showld not bo reducod. Agouln whall bo had Lefore the Court npon potition, in the namo of tho pan{)lfi, at tho relas tion of the Comminsion, Ploading in_tho couso shnll conform ns noar a8 may be to pleading in e ultz. The causo shiall bava tho profercnce to o} othiee businoss, wnd shall bo tried by o Jury, Tho vordiot of the jury shall bo_conclusive that such unapproyed aro unrensonable. ‘The cause may be nppenled by oithor party within thirty days. The docreo shinll ombody said unrossons. blo ratos, and they shall be observed by tho W"“Dn for one yonr from dste of docreo, 5 prosoribon tho froight ratos by schedulo Zor the ontire road. - If tho corporation rofuses or neglocts to abide by tho schedule, the Court may issuo attach- ment for conmm[};lt and fmposo & fino of not loay than 3100 for cach offense, Tho party who hag paid any rato adjudged unreasonablo, mey ro- Sovor baek threo-fold the smount pafd aud an nttornoy foe of 250, The printed roports of tho Commission shall bo prima facie ovidence of thostatemonts there- in contained. An cmorgoney clnuso ig ttached to tho bill. The bill containa soven soctions, and is simple, tomplote, and certaln in thoory and results, and, eventunlly, the Commiesion and corporations will worlk togothor, and mutually ngreo upon o schedulo of freight ratos that will afford o fair remuneration to the railronds pnd reasonablo snd just to tho publie, without litigation, THE JAY GOULD DILL. House bill No. 187, introduced some timo ago by Mr. Walker, of Hamilton, bolug outltled ** Aa Ret to provido for the modo of electing Diroctors of incorporatod companios,” was referrod to the Railroad Committeo, whore it lny unconsidered auntil a fow days sinco, whon Mr. Walkor asked Yo Chinirman of to Gommittoo to lot him havo it, and tho Chnirman did so, Of course Mr, Talker had noright to withdraw it from tho Committeo without the consont of the House, Ho states that to repeal tho clagsification nct a8 his intontion in Introducing tho bill. That would do away with the ono, two, and thras yoars torme of Dircctors of reilrond com- - pomics, aud _allow of tho aloction of ontiro boards at the next annual olections, the minority of - tho setock being represented by a minority on the Board on the rinciple of minority ruprcnen(mon. a8 provided n tho Constitution.” This is what 18 gouorally known ag the ;* Jay Gould bill," andie claimed to boin tho interest of Wall stroot spoculators who desire to get control of tho Northwestorn Tiailzond by olecting a majority of $ho Directors, which they caunot do ot ono * foll swoop” while the closmificntion act isin forco. It would toko throo yenrs, & slow operation for Wall streot. A similur bill was beaton last year. Mr. Walker states that be does not know whather ho will press the bill before the Iouso. and then again ho may not. TIE PROYOSED ADJOURNED SESSION, Mr. Rico offored n yesolution stating that tho Btato Houso is uubealthy (which nobody will dony), that very likely thara will ba n adjourned Bossion. thunt tliw propriety of which thoro is o ronsounblo doubt), that it would be & good thing to hold naid adjourned session in Chicago (about Which thero is & difforenco of opiions, provids Ing for o committoo of five Raprosontatives and 1hiroo Senators to go to Obicago on & prospecting oxpodition and fiud out what accommodation that city could furnish the Genorsl Assembly, and to inquiro into the logality of carting the capital around tho Btate, ~‘I'horo wore 83 yens ond 49 nays, showing & disinclination to loave this town without ils place of smusomont, so thot if there is to bo an adjournod session it will pravably bo held liere, In thatecnso, it might bo well to secure moro commodions quar- ters for tho Houso and allow tho Benato o oc- cupy tho chamber whero tho Houso now meots, There being but fifty-ono Sonators, it would ive thom ample spaco to movoe about and Emnthn inun atmosphere of moderato purity, In any case, tho basomont of tho building nhaulvd o thoroughly cleansed. About tho necossity of an odjourned sossion thero aro a vari- ety of views. Tho farmors bolleve thoy should meet &o ns to remedy any mistakes mado in the railroed laws to be passed ab tho prosent gession. Thoy havonothing to do on their farms during winter, and 5 o day is not to bo Ancezed at when carn [ selling at §0 contd o bushel, 8o the furmers are in favor of coming back. Many of tho lawyaers, too, would like to continno tho pxorciso of thoir Jungs in the Btato Dobating Bocioty, and Mr. Hurd i vory much in favor of Foturning #o that thorovision may pracead, oven at & cost of & quarter of & milliou. It is doubtful It tho rovislon is cswential just now at that prico. That is sbout all thero is to con- Bldor at anotlor scsslon. 'Who indispousa- ble measures, the judicial apportionmont, tue appropriations, and a few roilroad Inws,—the mmplor the bottor,—will be nssed bofora this sossion closcs, and aftor that thore will bo noth- ing of vital importauco loft undonoe. Up to this morning thore wero introduced, in the two bouses, tho appalling numbor of 876 biils,— enough to ruin any pooplo. Fortunately, not ono-tonth of thom will pass. All thet can bo useful may bo disposed of in throe weoks, and thon the Goneral Assembly should adjourn sine Gio, If that happons, tho poopls should bo yery gratoful, MUNICIPAT, DONATIONS TO THE BTATE. Mr, Hoilos offored o resolution to tho e'fl'mst that by a recout docision of tha Supromas Gourl tho acts of tho Logisluture nuthorizing municipal corporations to make donations for tho Btato Teform School wore deolsred uncoustitutional, tho opjuion exprossod that such donations woro dograding to tho dignity of tho Atate, the bonda Izwitod fof such douations dectared to bo void, that soveral of tho Blato iustitutions woro ni- focted hf' tho deolsion, boeauss thoir location and oreclion waera soeurad by ulmiller donationa, for nll of which rossona n Committos of thres Banators aud fivo Ropresontatives should Lo up- pointed to fnvostignte the mattor and ropost to whut oxtont the Htate wua aftocted by tho doofslon. The rewolulion was adopted, Tho decision referred to s helioved {o rolloyo all places'that heve dunated monoy or 1and to sooura thio location of Btato institutfons from all linbility therofor, and to invalidate tho Btato-1Tours )ond m\\\klm[_clt&mnn of Hpring- fleld Lo givo: Tour uddl tional noros to the Btate, willliaye o poy tho valuo of Mo way, Ju future the Stuto lands and oract its own bulliings, and public in- stitutions will not bo put up to tho highest bidder. OFFICIAL REPORTETS. A biil rapoaling the nots providing for official roportora in tho Courts of Cook Cotlnly was ro- orted from tho Judiciary Committes, and Lho louno ordored 1t to & “socoud reading. Tho County Gommissionars, by rofusing .to pay tho bills of the roportors, virtially roponled tho aots croating thom, and, as tho acts aro vold, it 15 ns woll to wipe thom off ths atatnto books, BENATE—AFTENGNOOK, The Bonate rofused to snspond the rules to consider a rosolution by Mr. Cassy, contam- plating a sino die adjonrnment on April 8, It wont ovor undor tho rules, The aftornoon was #pont in a vain offort to raiso n quorum, CONTEMPT OABES, 'The Houso Judiciary Commitleo had an un- ruly seasfon this aventng, on Bradwoll's bill lime iting the powors of cowrts in contempt cnsen, It was taken up in tho sbsonco of mnuy of its op- pononts, whon Connolly and Osondorf broko o, quorum by loaving. Anothor mombor cntored, and saved the quorum, whon the Chairman was mstruotod o roport tho LIl back with a rocommondation that it do pasa, Thoro aro olght for and aight againat It, loaving the ensting voto to Mr. Quinn, who is absont. Probably ho will voto ngainst it, making n mojority, In'mny caso thoro will Lo a mhmrfl{ roport, and_tho fight, which is tinged with Dittornouss, will bo tenunforred to the House. ———— LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. BENATE. . . BrRiNGFIRLD, March 17, The 8snate mot at 0:00 u.m., Bonator WILL- JAMSON in the chalr, My, WAITE moved to dispenso with tho roll- call until 11 o'loolc. No quonu. On motion of My, GASEY, the rules wore sug- ended to tako up Sonalo biils on a second road- Fonnto bill 168 was rond, whon Mr. PALMER ‘movod s call of tho Sonats, and npon tho motion tho yons and nays wora domandod, tho voto ro- sulting, yeas, 10 ; nays, 2, no quorum voting, Thoso prosont wora Mosars, Baldwin, Brooke, _Butko, Onuflold, Casoy, Crows, Forrall, Groon, Hampton, Jacobs, Palmor, Pattorson, Toynolds, Banford, Bhopnrd, Bteclo, Walto, Waro, Warren, Whiting, and Williamaoz, Aftorwards appeared Mosars, Btarne, Chund- Inch, Thompson, Archer, aud Voris, Amotion toedjourn was lost. A recoss was talkon until 11 o'dlock, ‘Upon reasomnbling tho roll was called, show- ing 24 Bonators prosont. A call of the Sonato was ordored, nnd the Proeident was dirocted to send for nbaentoes. Sonator Guudiach wns granted Ieave of ab- senco on account of sieknosn, During (ho absonco of the Sorgomnt-at-Army, Sountor Whiting appoared nud took his sent, Tho Sergennt-at-Arms Aubscquontly appeared with Sonator Vorls in custody.: Senator PALMER moyed that Mr. Vorls Lo ‘brought boforo tho bar of tlio Benato, and moved tho provious quostion. Tho yeas and nays were domanded, tho voto rosultlng, yong, 6; noys, 19, no quorum voling, and provioua question was tiot ordorod, Ou_motion, further proceocings wnder tho cull srora dlapongod with, Souator Votls huviug sstise factorily necounted for his bsenco, A-roll-call showed 26 Bunators, a quorum, ‘prosent. Sonator OASEY, by consont, offerad a yosolu- tion providing for aundjouramontof tho Aesom. Bly sluo die on April § nost, at noon, and uskod that it bo made the spocisl order for Wednosday next. Tho Senato rofused to auspend the rules to cougidor tho rogolution, and it wes laid over under tho rules. Ziae rulos woro suspondod, sud Sonate bl No- 78 waa read a sccond time, nnd o motion to ndjdmm ‘waa lost—Yons,1; nays, 20—n0 quorum voling. Adjourned until 2:30 o'olock, p. m. ATFTERNOON BESSION, Tho Benato was called to order at half-pst 2. Amotion to reconsider the vote by which Souate bills on a second reading were considered was carrfod by a suspension of tho ruies. FIRST READING OF DILLS. Billa on s first_readiug woro takon up, rond o first timo, and ordered to » second ronding. THE COUNGIL. | Tiho Ordinaneo Requiving the Rouoval of Railrond Tracks from Ashland Avenuo Voloed, Potitions and Communications Rocolvod---Ordors Promulgated---Roports of Commite teos Considorod, Tho Councif hold o rogular macting yostordsy ovening, Ald, Woodward in tha Chalr. Presont, Ald, Bowen, Itchardson, Dixon, Warron, Me- Qonnlss, Cooy, Sldwoll, Stons, Plokering, Tracoy, Sohmitz, Oullorlon, McOlowry, Dalloy, Powoll, O'Brion, Bond, Olark, Swoot, Kohoo, Hoath, Minor, Clovoland, Quirk, McGrath, Eck- hardt, Btout, Mahr, Longachor, Hchaffnor, Cnr- ney, Cannon, Ogden, Brandé, Woodmau, Cor- coran. ABULAND AVENUS BAILIOAD TRACKS. Tho Mayor roturned, vetood, tho ordivauce di- rocting tho Unlon Rolling 3Mill Compnny to [xo- movo all ita tracks on or across Ashland avenuo. In hie opinion it was too sweeping, end, por- hops, adopted without full knowlodgo of tho fucts. It nuked moro than the Rolling Mill Com- pauy could logally do, sinco ono of tho tracks did not bolong to it, Lutto tho Alton & Bt. Louis Railrond which obtained the right of way boforo that territory was auncxed to the oity. Whothor they wore logally thero, was an opon question, It the Council insisted on ro- moving both tracks, {ho Alton & Bt. Louis Rail~ rond, should bo joined with tho Rolling Mill Company. 'Tho_socond track was illogally put down and should bo removed. ‘Pho order wns reconsidered and it was re~ forrod to the Committoo on Streots aud Alloys, B. ! TETITIONS, Potitions twore presontad and roforred for ox~ tonding Auburn streot, for laying wator-pipa on Fulton to Fairfiold avonue, for oponing Faireld ¢ avonuoand Washionaw atroot frow Kinzie to Lalo stroot, for o sowor on Alexsnder strect from Wontworth avenuo to Archer nvenuo; for n sido- walk on the gouth side of Geneva atroot, from* ‘Weatorn to Grond avenuo; for o sowor in Door~ ing, from Archor avenuo to 'Thirty-firat stroot ;. Jor sowora In Dayton and Willow ntreots, Shiof- flold svonue, Elizaboth, Hunt, Rucker, snd’ Lake, from Halated to Contro avenuo; for Water pipo in Lessing, from Chicago aventia ta front atreot s in Twenty-second, from Pauling to Wood, and Twvonty-fest, from_Oampbol] avouuo to Leavith; for thie ramoval of tho Babcack Ex-y thaguiuhor. from tho cornor of Archor svonuo| aud Dooring stroot, and_tho’ nubstitution of 'l stoam firo ongina ; for curbing and Ailling Rucker stroat, from Chioago to Milwaukeo nvonuas; aud for oponing Heury streat, from Morgan to} Wallor, aud for & sowor in North avenuo. h ORDENY, ) Tho Bonrd of Polico was_ ordered to provide. the oatimates for buying alot for an ougine-| houso at tho cornor of kialsted nnd Thirty-fifth . straots, i The Doerd of Public Worka was ordered to propare ordinances for o uidowall on tho oagh Bido of Bouth Park ayenuo, from Clybourn to Fullorton avenuos; to pub in wator mains in Thirtioth, from Buddsn to Stowart; Twonty- fiteh, from Budden to Stowart; and Garibaldi, fron: Trwonty-sovonth to Twenty-cighth; to build stonmor Bakor, towing four barges of lco for Bt. Louis, and four canal boats, light, for various points along tho viver. No arrivale or doport- tves to-dny, Thero fa atill plonty of wator, AMUSEMENTS, TIE TIHOMAH-RUBINSTEIN CONOERT. The first of the sorios of concerts to be given by tho comhined forces of tho Thomas Orchestra snd Rubinatein Concort Troupo took placo, last ovoning, nt tho Michizan Avenuo Baptist Church, with & very Inrge and apprecintive sudionce in attondanco, Tho programme was a formlidable one for a gonoral audionco, as noarly all the numbers woro clasaieal in character, and it did not ndd to thio offeok that tho ohuroh acousties are partioularly distrossing for go largo an or- chestra, Thls told agalnet tho orchostrs, and tho plano-playing algo. The usunl emoothness of flnish sud light and shade for which tho orchostrn has slways beon famous, woro lost to o cortain oxtent in tho inovitablo crash which proximity makes, and tho jarring and cliopping of tones in tho thou- sand aud ono anglos of the auditorium, Rubin- stoin also had to labor against tho same obsta- olos, and, although ho played at times with pro- diglous intonsity and forco, in many parts of tho room the pinno was slmply inaudiblo ot times, and in no part of it was tha balanco in tho con- cort shown with that porfoction which more fa- ‘vorablo surroundings would have given to it. "Tho rosult was that it was simply impossiblo to hear tho concerto (Rubinsteln's No, 4, in D mi- nor) to advantsgo, The plsna and orchestra wore not parts of ono grand, symmotrical wholo, a8 thoy should have been. On tho othor hand, the plano was _omphati- onliy o #olo fnstrumont, and momo- timos_covered up by tho orchestra whoro it should have boon spocially forciblo, This was ot tho fault of tho playor, of conduotor, or of orchostra, Tho tompos word l!]optf ne‘nlmbly, 2nd, o rosly, plsturoggng, L RN il wan. mote piano in_cbaracter, the offoo waa admirablo, and hero tho rolations batwosn tho instrumonts aud the orohostra woro finaly sustained. Tho music is unliko that of any othor consorto whiol hns yet beon played hero. Tt ls singulorly uniqno snd charactorlitic, both . in ite rhythms and coloring, and its molody is almost puroly Oriental. It is a concorto, howovor, which muat ‘bo hoard many times, and partioun- larly under moro favorablo circumstances for heoring, beforo it can be nlpvruc(ntad, or ovon underatood critienlly, Wieninwalki played the first movomont of o X(emlnlnohu violin concerto with exquisite effect, and made it_by his intense feoling and caroful oxprossive roading, a8 woll aa by his finfshod tel:hn(?lno, the most attrac. o tivo foature of &l solo-ploylng of the ovening, His subsequent mudoflng of Ernst's Funtnafo on ¢ Othollo, Wag nfso mnstorly, aud recoiyed long-continud snd ontiusiaatiy Bpplanso. ‘fho two principal foaturos of tlio orchestral playing woro tho third overturo to *(Fidolio," which way superbly glven, aud Liszt's aymphonio poem, * Les Proludes,” with Its massivo chords and gorgeous instrumen~ tation. As many times as it has boon played horo it atill retaing ita hold upon the popular fuoling, and wonrs woll, This evoning the sccond . concort will bo given at tho Unlon Park Congre- »gntional Churoh with the following programmo wOvorture—* The Wator-Carrior,”, ... ... ...Clierublni T'heo, Thomas' Orchestra. o, E Flat ..Beathoven Concorto—No, t r, Anfon Rubinaicén and Orchestra. +Second part from tho dramatio symphony, *Ro- a-sowor in Hill, from Franklinto Sodgwick; to roport an ordinanco for oponing Blm stroet. "he Board of Education was roquosted to ro- port what atops hod boen talken to builda schaal-houge at the carnor of Wontworth avenue and Thirty-third stroot. A pronmblo and resolution dirocting the Cli- aengo, Milwaukoo & St. Poul Road to romove ita tracks from those of the C., C. & I, O. tracks north to tho city limits, was roferred to the Comuitteo on Birests and Alloys. CITY PROPEUTY. Ald. Cullerton offered a resolution which waa adapted, roquestiug tho Mayor and Comptrallar They woro Sonnte bills Nos. 821, 820, 898, 160, 857, 841, 842, and 925, approprialing various Buws to public institutions. BECOND READING. Under s furtlier susponsion of tho rulos, thoy sworo rond n socond timo, togother with bills 63, 807, 278, U1, 918, 263, 257, 180, 389, 179, 271, 220, 45, 813, ‘215, 299, '291, '293, ‘845, ‘847, 91, 317, A cal of tho Jouso was orderod. Sonateadjourned. HOUSBE. NEW BILL. Dy Mr, HILDRUP—To dotermina conclugively ywhat ratos of froight-tariff chargod on railroads in this Stato aro urnrcasonsble. Toferrod to the Committoo on Railronds, snd 500 copios orderad priutod. - WEMBERS TRESENT. M. BRADWELL moved call of tho fouso, Tho ‘onll’ was orderod, and showed 78 mom- bora_presont, as followa: Messrs, Alolexander (ot Gravtond), Andorsan, Armatrong (of Grua: ¥), Bishop (of Ldgar), Bocock, Nooth, Brad- wall, Branson, Colling, Connolly, Cronrite, Dar- oll, Dayis, Doment, Dawoy, Diessor, Duntham, Efnor, Fortior, Flanders,* Forth, Freoman, Grat b, Grant, Gridloy, Hatl, Harvos, Houry, Hor. ringlon, Hite.(of Madison), Hildrup, Hoiles, ‘Hopkink, Jaquans, Jackeon, {James, Johnaton, Jones, Lano (of Hencock), Lomiha, Liotzo, Blanu, Hfursh, Mossio, Mci*horron, Middiccofr, Mooro (Marshal), Moore 6Aflnmu) Moose, Bfuivane, Novills, Nulton, bm{, Orondortr, Ponfiold, Pinnoll, Plowman, Pollock, Bamay, Rice, Rountrao, Shvage, Enwyer, Scott, Souno, S, Suow, * Btarr, - Stovart’ (Winiiobago), Btowart (McBoan), Thomas, Thornton, Walkor, Washburn, Wayman, Wobster, Wood, Mr. Sgeaker. RESOLUTION. Mr. HOILES offored s resolution providing for » joint committoo to investigato and report to what oxtont tho intorosts of the Btate aro affocted by the late decision of the Buprome Court in regard to donations to seoure the loca- tlon of Stato institutions. Adoptod. 5 N BILL. By Mr. ARMSTRONG (Grundy)—To smend an act oxtonding tho juriediction of County Courts. ADJOUNNED BLSSION AT OIIUAGO. Mr. RICE offerod o resolution reciting tho unhenlthfulness and unfitness of tho prosont Capitol Building, and providing for the appoint- ment of a joint committeo to visit Chieago aud learn what~ facilitics may be offered thero for holding un adjourned sossion of tho Logislature noxt fell or winter. The yoas and uays wore called.Lost—yoas, 83 3 nayu, 49, Ar. OBERLY entorod o motion to reconsidor. Mr. CONNOLLY moved to lay the motion on tho teble, “Ilio subject was postponed. HOAD LAW. The Touso bill in relation to roads in countios not undor township organization was read a gec- ond tuna, Mir. BRANSON moved to recommit. Carrled. . NEW BILL. By Mr. NMOORE il\hrnhnfl)——'l‘o smond the sct to incorporate township mutual fire in- Auranco companies, LETORTH OF COMMITTERS, ‘The Judiciary Committos reported in fayor of the bill in Telnfion to tho appo tment of official xoporters in Cook County Caurte. Also, infavor of tho bill providing for diverting monoy raisod for cerfain purposes to othor ueos. Also; in to roport tho location and_area of all proporty ownod by the city now used for public purposos, and whethor thore {8 somo which is not In use and had not bottor bo sold, thercby producing somethiug for tho city. STREET DMPHOVEMENTS. Tho Board of Public Works roported ordi- nancos £0 vacato the nino foot olley in the enst Buif of Block 46, Kinzie’s Addition, “to curb and fill Wost Fourtcenth streot, from Bteward to Contro avonus, and to chango the name of Polk streot to Bighth avonuo, which wore all roforred. Tho Bonrd alto submitted the reports of the Commissionors to estimate for having Clinton, tromn Van Buron to Harrison ; Bluo Islond ave- nuo, from Twalith to Robocen stroots; Now- borty avonuo, from Taylor to Twalfth streots ; Bilvor streot, from Harrigon to Gurlay ; Joffor- son_stroot, from Van Buren to Harrison; and enrbing Fastor streot, from Harsison to Polls, MIBCELLANEOUS. ‘Tho ordinanoe for ?})oumg Dearborn sircot to Fourteonth was passod. "T'ho order directiny tho Bonrd of Public Worka to ullow property-owners on North Wator stroet to fill it to grade was roforred to tho Board of Public Worke, to report what tho grado was, ‘P'ho report of tha Comumitteo on Btreots and Alloys, W. D, in _relation to tho Chicago, Mil- m“ll\me & St. Paul Railroad, was postponed two weoks, COMMITTEE REPOITS. The Judiciary Commwilteo xoportod sy ordi- nanco providing for prorating all licensos, ox- copt liquor liconees, which was roferred to the Clovk for cugrossmont. Tho samoe Cowmmitteo, to whom was referred tho renolution directing them fo ascortain tho smount which Ald, Schuffner had talked in ox- coss of Lis shure, and roport an ordinauco pro- veuting his talking until tho others had cnught p with Lim, nubmittod o mojority and._minority roport, Tho Iattar, ulfium\ by Ald, Schoffner, takas tho ground that tho legislntion proposod it unconstitutional. The formor states that, as far a8 can bo ascortnined, Ald, Sehaffner Lins talked, sinco last July, thirty-six Loura moro than any other Aldorman,” Viewing with natural alarm this tendency to the conoontra- tion of ali tho talking in ono man, thoy submit a rule, divecting that Ald. Solnffner shall not ho allowod to sponk, and shall not bo recognized by the Chair, uniess ho wanis to move to ndjourn, excopt tho writton consent of all the other mem- bors of the Council be proviously obtained and handed to the clork, On motion of Ald. Schaffnor, tho roport was 1aid over, and ordered published. A The ordinances relating to tho National and Mutual Companios were tulon up. Ald. Btono moved to postpone for two weoke. Ald, Schinftuer moved to postpone till Novem- Dbor, ko a8 to conpidor tha question of the city’s Ienwing gas works undor o bill now pendingin thio Logislaturo. Ald, Ttichardson opposed it. ‘Ald. MoGennise favored it, einco choap gas could Lo got only by loasing, Tho proposed companios wore blackmailing concorns. Ald. Riclnrdson moved to table the matter tompororily. Ho bolioved the city could make ‘batter torms if thore wore now gas companies, It was aléo vory likely tho Goneral Assombly Wonld ndjonrn without pasaing any bill, "Tho motion was agreod to—yens, 24 ; noys, 14, A resolution was offorred for sowors in Bix- toonth, 1izlsiod, Loomis, Jefforson, Burkington, Rublo, Union, Luko, Clinton, Woleh, snd Fisk favor of the bill in_relation to the Clerk of the Suporior Court of Cook County. The Committos ou Eloctions reported in favor of the Houso bill in rogard to apecial eloctions. BECOND READING O BILLH, Honate bill 78,amanding Chiaptor 80, of Rovieed Statutes, ontitled *Criminal Jurisprudonce.” Orderod to thivd ra:uiln(f. Henate bill 77, {0 regulato the forfoiture of lite inouvance policies. Xoferred to thoe Insurance Committoo, 5 NESOLTTIONS. A rogolution was prasouted from an organ vion of farmers in Champaign County suppo: ing Ilildrup’a Rulvond Dill, and condemning the notion of the Chicago & Alton Railroad in-the rosccution of cortain citizons of said county. Leferrod Lo the Railroad Committeo. Now bills—By Mr, JACKBON—-To amond tho act in regard to the health and enfoly of coal minery ; also, a bill to amend tho aet inregard to ploadings. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUBE, Tlouso bill 868, o amend tho ot creating n Do- portmont of Agriculturo, was road & second time, nud, ponding the coneideration of amond- monty, tho fHauue wdjourned. ————————— Bowles Brothers & Cos TostoN, March 17,—1¥ho firab mooting of tho oreditors of Bowlos Brothers & Co, was liold in the Unitod Btates Court Ilouso this morning, beforo the Register in Bankruptey, There was s lurgo attondance of oroditors and nttornoys from Boaton, Now York, Providonce, 8¢, Louis, sud_otlor cltion, ‘ropraiouting uboubG160,000. Tfonry J. Btovend, of Boston, was olectod ' As- signoo. : To-morrow an adjourued mooting of Nathan Apploton’s croditors will bo held, sud stops takon to'try sud- moko Lim o portner of Bowles Drothers & Co,” strects. onoens. The engrosaed ordor dirscting the Bonrd of Tolico to put o steamor and engine-house near thecorner of Halstod and Whirty-third streots ‘was passed. i Tho engrossed ordor nntnblluhlug the width of tho sldowulk spneo on North Water atroot was ‘prased, & *Thio Committeo on Btrocts nud Alleya reported an order allowing_the luying of & irack scrouy Wallace stroot to Liot 4, Block 10, South Branch Addition, which was passod. ALDERMANIO BALARIES, Ald, Bohaftner oifered a resolution directingtho Coolt Connty_dologation, whon _the question of salarios for Aldormen was consfdered, Lo Opposg nying snlaries until the torms of oll now ecleoted Eud oxpived. It was lost—yens, 14 ; noys, 20— an follows + Yeas—Bowen Bidwell, Stono, Bond, Heath, oo Jlexd uirk, McGrath, chafiner, Ogllen, Brind—id, m:y.-.\hr‘im, 'steClouniss, Qooy, Pickaring, Trucoy, Sclmiitz, McOlotry, Balloy, Powall, O'lirit, Olaris, Swout, Hohoo, Steut, Malir, Lengaclivr, Caruoy, Ouu non, Woodtyy, Gorcaran,—20. RELIEF AND AID, The Slumla] COommittea on the Nelief and Aid Rocloty fuvostigation nsked nuthority {o omploy experts and & ghort-hand reportor, and that tho vacunoies ou tha Cormmiitan bo fillad, It was lnid ovor, Tho Council adjourned. Sl S Rliuols Wiver Nowss TaSatLE, 11, March 17—Ililnols Rivor,—Ar- rivad “yostordsy, stonwor Conlbill, light, from Pittsburgh, oparted youterday, steamers Conthill and Grufton, onch toying: throo bargos of lco for 8t Louis; the stonmer Alps, from Peru, towing four bargos of ico for Vieksburg; Richardson, Dixon, "Miner, Clevlaud, O mao et Jullotio, . ... P ‘Romeo Seul—Trlstosse— ot Bal—Grand Foto Choz Cupulet. Theo, Thomaa’ Orcheatra, Concerto for violin, No.2.e.r.cvvesee.e.. . Wieniawskl 3r, Henr{ T¥ieniawcski and Orchestra. . Carnival. chumann »_ Introductio aitz-Nobl ‘Florostan — Ensobius — Coguotto — Iioply —Sphyn: Butterflics— Dancing Lettera—Ohiarini—Chopin—. {rolla—Gratitude—Pantaloon and Columblue—~German ‘Wialtz—Paganini—Avowal—Promenady — Intermiission —Afarch of the Davidites sgninnt the Philistincs, Mr, Anton Rubinstein, . Huldigunges Marack, 2 Theo, Thomas® Orchestra, The matineo porformance at Aiken’s Theatro, ‘ on Woduesday afternoon, promises to bo oue of tho finost concerts ovor given in the city. Tho programmo i8 lighter than tho evening pro- Rrammes, but is composed of suporb music, in- cluding, among other numbors, Schumann's gor- cous “Cornival,” movoral light numbors of ‘wndelagobn and Chopin, and Liszi's concorto in E fat. Wioninwski plays fwo movements from & Mondolssohn concorto, and somo num- bors of Lis own, andthe orchostra plays tho overture to ** Rionzi,” the finale to Bosthoven's 4 Promethious,” and tho always popular. Ilnkm:z‘y. March. Sucl s programmoe, porfornied by aus fimu:s, Qenuryos to bo grested by an avoriowing ouso. Piotrot, Hurloquin — <. Wagnor 2'VIQUER'S TREATRE. “Juliug Crsar™ is tho most finlshed and acholarly of the plays of Shakspearo. The verso i polislied, the mood olovated, the oharactors lofty, snd {ho notion progressos in o quiet, even, Qigoffod mannor to tho ond, Tho dinlogue i ‘prognant with moaning, and the succossion of incident, although not lively, is sufiiciont to lmns the intorost from fingging. ~ Mr. Booth playe Brutus last evening. ~‘The part is not onofor which ho s ospocially adapted by naturs, or ramatlo cducation. ~Not that ho docs not fully apprecisto its moral grandeur, but it is too worono, too self-coutained, too unimpassioned, = to give full scope to his gonfus, Ih ko woll-bohavod o oharacter there 18 not tho slightost shade of insincority, 1ot o vostigo of clap-trap’; thoraforo, the actor who agsumos it has no opportunity for making “points” with tho nudionce. The mau who ni:plnndu as prosont Inat evening, his porson- ulity boing sevoral times renowed in different parts of tho house. Ho sat in tho parquotte nad in the front yow of avery circle, invariably inter~ Jocting his approbation Into tlio wrong plnces, ‘and amiling most hmypurtuunlr. “Thig oyor-op~ prociativo goneric fudividual belng ont in forco, 16 was not atrango that those who dosorved rece oguition failod of their full mood, and_ that tho wrong man was bwicocalledtothio footlights, Tho diatribution of parts wns as strong as could well o mado with o company inkorently wosk in tho Shakosporonndrama, Tho health of Mrs, Allen scomed too suporabundsnt for the declining Portia, but she played accoptably, if not with too much uymlwnhy and tendernces. DMra, Myors did as woll as could bo oxpected tho slight amount of atago business roquired from her as Lucius, and sexng #0 }mhemauy 08 to wina snlvo of gonuino applauso, RNoman customs eilowed little femining prominence, and Shakes- rum, avalling himsnolf of the ides, has made lie Indica of * Julius Cmsar " sufliciently ob- scuro to sutisfy tho most oxacting denizen of the peven-hilled oity. The assigumont of 'Mr, Powers to tho importaut role of Cassius caused some surprise, is in: this funtlom\m's atars, and not in himself, that he s n0k o gront plsyor, aud Ls nover boen able to win & word of gr;llun for auy bit of acting ever doue by him in Obicago, It he had had his own making he would undoubtedly have been quite difforcut. Of his Cassiug, all that can be said ig, that it was not quito 8o bad as we expectod. Hig volco in ropoating the fing lines was paiu- fully woodon and inolnstio. His face Liad a dis- tressod, almost agonizing, oxpression, caused by pigmonts badly distributed over it. Now and ion thoro a8 » suggostion of forco, as in tho famous dlaloguo with Zirufus; aside from this, Lis porformance wes dull, flat, ond utterly progai, Mr. O'Nofl, ns Jfare Anlony, wes not Jaoking in o cortain King of onm-g{, although it was too ofton liko that of tho lamentod Kir‘l:g, at whoso mimio death the Bowory gods desired that thoy might ‘o awakenod from thelr somewhat Leavy, and rotrnoted slumbers, Mr. O'Neil's faults are nrq:! elocutionary, and it would seom might, With duo care be maouded. Mr. Maynard played Julius Ceesar bottor than the common run of actors who take tho part. Tho_remalning parts woro indifferently woll done, but will improve with repotition, Much of tho sconery was hand- some, aud pocullarly appropriate. AOADEMY OF MUSIO. One of tho Inrgest audionoos that over assom- bled in tho auditorlum of the Acndomy was pres- ont Ingt night at tho opening porformsnco of tho Lydis Thompson Burlosque Troupo. Tho house was donsoly crowded in every nook and cornor, and many wero turned away for lnok of standin xoom, 1t ig usoloss to rail ngainat it, or to poini & solemn moral on the decadence of the popular taste. Pooplo like it, and they go. After an extendod soason of Shakspearosu tragedy, mads ern sooloty comody, or blood and thundor ' frons ter drawin, the ‘mbl!u appatito fairly * hankors for tho light and ploasiny; enterlainmont afford ed by Lydla and hor Ulondes, and crowd- od louses aro the roult, Tho oxtravagenzn entltiod *“'fho Latost Ldition of Konilworth," wad givon last night for the first time in Qhi- ongo, The story follows the fortuncs of Amy Tobsart (Mise Wothoraby) snd Leicester (Miss iflompson), in Whosa bolialf history is violatod to tho oxtent of their ultimate larflvnnusu bg Queen Ltizabeth (Mr, Bookett), Tho fulistrengt of tho company ia brought out in the distribution of tho othor ohnractors, assigned, respoctivoly to Missou Dubiols, Zorbini, and Athorlon, an Mosars. Edouin nml‘]lr{:l:u. Elogaut coatumen, rotty musio, and rollicking burlosgue are the onkires of tho porformance, which i1 oue of tho beat .} ) z boautiful ductt 1s pung B' Misaos Thum{!flnfl and Wotheraby, and Missos Dubols and Zerbini each aing Rolos, and sln&‘tlmm vory nnnl{. Bockott and Tdouln huve thelr cuatomary sallowanco of funn{ sayings and doings, A gonuino sonsa~ tlon 1s ocroated by tho npflum’nnco of Major Nowall, & gracoful, shapoly Hll‘mtlrm, ‘who por- forma aonga aud dancos on parlor skatos with satonishing skill, * Konilworth” will ho given thin evening, and twico to-morrow, §lvlu|3 place, on Thursday night, to * Robin Hood." HOOLEY'S OPENA HOUSE, Tho aocond woek of Bartloy Campboll's fine oz, 4 Peril” bogun Tosk ovoning ab Hooloy's pera Housa with an nudionce scarcoly bolow the averago of lnst weok, Tho ploco i sg(von with smoothness and porfootion positively re~ froshing, aud in ummnnfli worthy of the Inrgo patronago boing Leatowed upon it. With sin- filo excoption, tho varfous membors of tho cast invo rosckiod o high polnt of excollonco in their roapootive rolos, Wo rofor to Mr. Norrls, who dovolops o tondonoy to overdo his part by too much of the molodramatio, In this_rospect ho bag retrograded rathor than improved. * Poril" will bo continued through tho wook, and at the ‘Wodnosdny and Saturdny matinoos. MYERS' OPENA MOUSE contnined & goodly gathoring of Indles and gon~ tlomon last ovoning, and a miustral programmo of gront enjoymont was presonted to them, Now foaturos arg introduced, tho popular bur- losquo, ** Homlot, Princo of Bridgoport,” bolng roteined, 'RIXON'S AMPIITNEATRE, The clrcus at Nixon's Amphithoeatro atiracts its shoro of patronage. 'Tho poworful clomonty of the parformauco,~tho baroback riding of Jnmos Robingon, Fravk Pastor in bis brilllant act of pad riding, Shappo, snd Whitnoy, eto,— aiill romain, ond marked tmprovemont is ovi- dont throughout, Matinoos 870 glvon on Wod- nesday and Saturday. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Financlal Nows, New Yonx, March 17—Financlal mattors woro dull to-day, tho Only oxeiteinent being in relation fo tho forgod sharo cortificatos, whicl, It proves, smount to only 600 Wabashi aud 300 Fort Wayue. Tho loss of tho Stnptaba Rk L ok, 055000 S8, 000G ALEy affalr, which twould, howovor, lave tssttmed dangor- ous proportions hiad 1t ot bron checkod ot tio sfart, Bonoy ranged from 7 gold to1-02, Sterling was Grmor at 1085 @108%, z Gold pdvanced from 116 {6 116, closing st 115%@ 1163, Loann, 4 yer cent to 193 fur carrying. _ Clear- inga, !flu,nw‘m. Trensury dlsbursoments, $29,000, Gustom racelpts, $704,000. ‘Govornments quict sud ateady, Htato accuritica stronger for Tonnesaces; fitm for Virgiulns ; othorwisa slmost neglected, Tllrond bonds moflerately netive and firm, Btocks woro irregulnr and-dull, Tho markiet opened firm, nud 80 continued 4l tho 1 o'elock board, after which thoro wun & geadunl docline until the closé, Blerling, 10724, IVERNMENT DONDS, Conpons, 81, 11834 Coupons, o7, 5-203 of 63, 53¢, Couia Goupous, 7 163110403, Coupons, '65. .. 1674 Ourron Ooupons, '06 (ow). ., 1143/ New Gu... STATE DONDS, Miasouris 043¢ Virginias, old.... Tonnezsccs, o Tennoseocs, no Virginias, tio 80 |North Carolfnas, ol 853¢ Norh Garatinis, uew. .17 8TA0KS, 100 !EL Paul pfd.,,eaees.n 185 + B57¢'Wapash . 13 + 40"\ Wabogh pfd.. X United Blatey E: 4198 |Indisua Cent 1033 Hinos Contra 881} Union Pacifio st 3, 193, Unlon Iaciflo bou 803 © 8™ ‘Goutral Pacilo bonds, 1033 35 [Del, Lack: & Weatern, 10135 N. J. Central, 104 B, H. & Erlo..oieeinn 85 BE, Taulss G | Forcign Marikets. Tivenvoon, March 1711 s, m.—Tlour, 28s 0d Jinier wheaf, 132 20, gpring, 1is 20 23 2d ; whit 1107d@11s 10 ; club, 12 84@12s Ad. Cors, 20s U @17, York, 68'0ds, 'Lard, 388 5d. & LiveEnroof, March 17—1:30 p, m.—Market quict and unchangéd, FraNkront, March 17—6-203 of 03, 057 PAn1s, March 17—Rentes, ' 4Tc, Lrverivoon, March 11,—Cotton frrogular; alde Qling upland, 0xd: Orleans, 03d ; kalos, 12,000 baleg; Amorican, 80003 spechlation 'and oxport, 1,000 "balos, Broadstufis qulet: red wintor, 12a 24, Flour, 984 64, Corn, 203 94@27s, Lard, 388 ' Cheots, 733, Oumberiands, §0a 00 3 short ribe,385 3d, Tonpow, March 17.—Consols for mohey, 03%@02%4 § sccount, 033(@9275; 5-208 of 165, 933 3 do'of 07, 9334 3 10-40¢, 80X now s, 003 3 Erie, 635, Now York Dry Goods Markct, e Yo, Barch 17,~Tho Jobbing trado was moro Betive ., Bu; & Ve ¢ SehedRley aBSarAam o st ot operating atrong and_rogulr, Brown nd bieached cottons, fino sud modium grades, movo mote briskly, but low quulitios aro less Wauted, Ticks, donims, dnd sbirt- Lug siripes aro active, and soid up fn fivat hands, Fino cassimores gro in reduost, but low grades of woolens sro dull, Forelgn goods rulo mora gotive, Droes o0dls mova froely, but are nclilug low, Black mobinir ustres sell frocly, bnd oro firm, 2! Pittsburgh Cattle Market, Prrmepunal, March 17.—Qarrii—Market slow; arrivals heavy; Lest, G@0jc; stockors, Sy@$Xo; sommon, 44@EYc. Spgep—Market dull; arrivals besvy; best 6@6K0; medium, 5@50; common, d@4xe. Hoas—-Narkot 'slow; arrivals~ falr; Philndelphis, .90@0.,80; Yorkers, §5.20@5.40. Philadelphin Cattie Markots PriLADELPHIA, March 17,—BrrvEs—Fair demand; prices favor buyers, Bales: 2,000 oxtra Fennsylvania a0 Westorn cleers t $1,60@6.00; fair to good, $6.0: 700 compmon, 500G A0 g Spier—Lalr'domand, Sales, 9,000 at dH@Txe, Ttous—Held firmly, Bales, 5,000 b $8.25G8.57)¢. “Fhic Produce Doriots, NEW YORK, Nrw Yonw, March 17.—CorroN~—Moro active, but lower ; nlddiing uplaud, 19}/c, TzAbsTurrs—Flour very dull and heavy; only Ught Jobibiug _ tendo ;. vacelpte, 0000 Lils; supertiuo Weatorn and Btate, $5,0080.60; common to good ox- , $6.90@7,60 3 good to choleo, $T.65@8.353 white ‘whoat ©xtra, $8.50@10,60; oxtra Ohio, $7.16@7.60 ; 8, Louts, $7.50G12.75, liyo flour quiof st $0.4500.00. Oorn moal moro ncfive ; yollow Wostern, 83.20@3.25. ‘Whoat very ’qulnl‘, but holders nsk fall prices for primo; Xoceipts, T2000 bu rcjocted aptiug oy storc, 1,40 ; Yory inferior rod Westorn in storo, $1.00% whito Westorn, $1.90@1.95. Ttyc, barley, and mait uns abgod. Oorn o shiado oasfor ' recelpta 10,000 ; now mized Westorn, 643@054e; old do, nfioat, G5@ 5303 do, i Btoro, 030, Oats, old, steady; now racolpts 33,000 bt § chofco old. TWeatern mized, 30 new 41490 ; white, @010, ods—Tlrmer o 50, HAY AND Hors—Unchangod, GuoosniEs—Coffoo lower on primo; 1830, Bugar flrm ; fajr to good_rofinih Molsises sims § Now Orloans, 05@70¢. 1 30, PETROLEUM—Orudo, 8830 ; Telned, 18X@10)e. RN DAL o it By 0 @104 PovistoNs~Pork firmer; now mess, $16.25, Deef unchungod, Cut maats quict Akouldors, 64 @G &-10c; g lowor; 613, Rio, 184@ By @B3{¢, co atoady at long out home, 133(o3 middles toady; short clear, 83-10@80; long cléar, 7X(@7 1810, Lard woal | Wentorn atoam, B350; kettlo, 84@8%0. Burren—Quist ; Westorn, 18@u1c, Onesz—Quict ot 12@1T0, : Winsky—)irmer, at fl‘))&. CINGINNATI, Crxonwaty, March 17.~DBnzabsturrs—TFloursteady At $7.76@8.00, Wheat quiot at $L09GL73, Corm quictat 390, Tiyo quict st 80@B20. Oats quio ot 50@ 380. Darloy quiotand unchaugod. Linaxzn OrL—03G050, Ecos—Firm ot 200, Provisions—Tork hold nt $16.25 spot ; $16,50 buyer Murel, Lard nominal ; sfeam, 73¢c ; kottle, 8e, Duik ‘meata 8toady ; shouldors, Sijo} clear rib, Tio} cloar, T3¢0, Dacoi ateady ; salea of shouldora ot Gige'; clear £ib, B340 7 clear, 876 at. closo, bugors contenaidy for 3o Qoclie, ‘Watsty—Firm ot 88c. N MILWAUREE, MruwavKes, March 17.—Darspsturss—Elour quiot and uuclianged, Wheat stondy ; No. 1, $1.2734 3 No, 203, Oats dull and unseltled } No, 3, 363, Corn firm ; No, 2, 35)0. Rye In fair demind, butlower; No, 3, 600, ' Barlay firm; No. 3, 70, Teeokipra—Flour, 1,000'brls whoat, 43,000 bu, BriesxTa—Flotr, 5,000 brla; whoat, 3,000 bu, 1!, LOUIR. B, Lous, March 1. -husiberurse—flour dull and ooping ; super wintor, $4. .35 ; extrae, £5.60@0.25, Wheat dull ang drnnmnu(;gNa. 2 spring, $1.93%, sollor April; soft do, on spof, §1.95; No, 3 fall, $1,07, Corn dull and unchanged ; }ia. 2, 32@330, on east track ; 341¢o in clovator, Oats slow, but firm ; No.9, 2c, on cast track ; 27%0 n clovator. Barloy qr:’lot;uny eamplo ots selifng, Rye quiot; prim, Wmsur~—Higher ; 8dc, Ppovistons—Pork firm; $10,00 cash, Dulk meats firm ; ebouldera aud closr sides, 53(@bo, soller May, Bacon #tlt and highor; shoulders, 70; clear rib, 83(a; olear, 0o, Bpot, and sellor April, Lard nominal, annl—fl(e‘ld‘rn {.nu@:s.m. - ATTLE~Active ; Toxans, 2@ 4X0; falrlo oxtra no- tvos, @00, Bl MEMPHIS, Muu&mn, March 17,~CorToN—Dull and nowminal, o ssles, BugApstrres—Flour firm ot $0.50@10.50, Corn meal eotive st $2,70@2.75, Corn i fuir domand but lower at 0U@0lo. Oais dull and drooping st 46@470, TinaN—Lowor at $19,00, Hax—Qulet at §27,00@38.00, Tutovistons—Bulk meats qulot and unclianged, Ba- conin fatr demaud aud higher ; aboulders, 7o § cloar b, 003 closs, YQOc, . PHILADELPHIA, DiILADRLPUIA, March 17,—DBugapsrugra—Tlous ho voportory of the trouve, Al dull ; superfine, L60@35,60; Wiecousin, $7,60@8,00 ¢ ! Minticsota, f&ofl@mm;fif. i Tl wt 800, Oats dull; white, 49@80¢ § mixed, 46GATe, ‘Wursky—Firmer at 029, : BALTIAORD, Davs1vonz, March 17,~Buespyrorrs—Tlour vory Qull 3 suariine Westers, ¥0ToW0aT UKTRS; $0; i 800.’ Wheat dull nud unchanged, Corn dull mized Wentern, 6830, Onis stoady; mixed Westorn, 46@470, Ryo stendy at 80 $15,60@10.023¢, 005, ProvistoNe—Qniet and fl\;%u ; pork, Bulk nicats, nono offering. Bacon iu'good Jobhing doe mands ahouldors, 8@70 s rib klen, 4@H3o; clenr b, 8(@0e, Bugnr-ourod e, 15160, Lard, 8o, Hurren—Bleady ; good to cholco Westorn roll, 8@ 0. Wintaicr—Btondy ot 00a, 7 a8 0. Oswrao, March 17,—Whoat quict and firm, Corn dull st €0c, Darloy unchan oflult $1L.10. OLEDO, Torepo, March 17,~BiEanszurra—Flour dull and unclibgod, Wheat Qull mmd n o lower s No. 3 whito Michigan, $1,60 3 smbor Michigan, apot, $1.05¢ ; sollor April, 1403 s No, 1 red, $1,095 ¢ No. 3, $1,05% 0, 8, 1,652, Oorn steady ; high mixed, 500 spot 03¢0 Rollor 18kt Inlf of ApEil: Jow mizxed, 480 ot ow, 4050 : while, 4030, Oala stoady ; No, 1, 7 3,230; Michigan, S43¢c. QrovEn Bepn~$4.007 Rteozirza—Tiour, 2,000 8,000 bu ; oate, 7,000 bu, Burrssensa—Tiour, 600 bris§ wheat, 4,000 bu § corn, 21,000 bu; oats, 1,000 b, ROIT, Dernorr, March 17.~DnxAbsturrs—Flour dull and unchavgd, ~ Wioat dull snd o shzdo Jowor ; oxtra, $1.00; No. 1 while, $1.8434 ; amber, $1.05, Gornstendy ; yollow, 430, Ona, 3624¢, Croven Berp~—Duyflat $5,16, GLEVELAND, CrevERAND, 0, March 17.—DnEApsturra—Flone }‘““‘ and unchanged, Wheat dull and a shade lower 0, 1 od, $1,08; No, 2 offorod ot $1,63, Corn woak and lowor'; bield nt 47@ddo, Oata lowor ; No, 1, J8c, PaTnorgux—liefined fit and unchatiged. Lovusvitr, March 17,~InEAnsTUPFa~Tlour steadly, Trovisions—Hess pork stoady at 16,50 16,00, conatendy ; whouldors 83a cloar rib, BX(a824c D@D3éc, packed, Dulkmealn oasy; sbionlders, bt 5403 clear, Tx(¢, looso, Lord eany; primo atcam, e, ‘Witisiy—Highor af 88@89¢, NEW ORLEANS, NEw _OnvzAns, March_17,—BURADTUrra—Flour dull s XX, $0.124@7.25; XXX, $7.00@0.00; fomily, $0,5 . Qorn gudot at G6c. Oats, 4dc, DBuran—Dull at 05c@$1.00, TAv~—Flrmer ; cholco, $30.00@02.00, PROVIutoNs—Tork firrher ot $17.25, Dy sslt mont, us@, 80, B30, and 830, Dacon quet ot 7%c, 9)¢¢, ond 100, Hamia searce at 1o, . aquiof nnd woak ; therce, 81@83(0 ; keg, D,‘f@n){m @nooEntzs—Bugar dull; common, T%o0; good to Sully falr, 8¢@0350, Molnhnes quict’; sirictly prime, 25 RIS TARRLE, cnsmumanuiy w0 ; Grtscnsncs w1, CorroN—Dull, Bales—2,600); good ordinnry, 16730 5 low middling, 17#5c; #5¢ ; middling Or- Jeaus, 182;c. Toceipls, 13,209, Exporis, Livorpoo), 9,607, Stack, 210,333, FFALO, Burrazo, Mareh 17.—Nothing doing this morning ; ‘pricoa unclinnged. SPECIAL NOTIOES, Schenclk’s Pulmonic Oandy Tmbracos fn a great dogro all tho principlos of Sohonck’s ‘Palmoulo Syrup, and, Whllo a5 ploasant o tlio palato a3 £ho pureat of confoctfous, its modlelal propartios rondur it uifoctunl {n cn“‘(hl, colds, bronchisi and catarrhal af- foctions, &o, 1t {3 tho most noouptablo romedy for clilld- roo ur infants, And can bo glyon with lm'mnll(; whilo for Profeasional goutlomon, ot thoso who sullor {rom 1oss of Voico, it is fudfeponsabla, “idso_candiou Aroputup in 25 cent bosos, canvaniont elt ¢ No, Tammolh, $5,75, brla} wheat, 16,600 bu; corn, T804 for tho pokcet, and aro for sale by all Tiste d doal- oo F"11° BONENOR & ROR, N, 1 aornor Stxtih tad Atah-atu Fhifadelyits. CLOSING-OUT SALE, LAST FEW DAYS Of the GREAT CLOBING-OUT SBALE at JolnV Farwell&Go’s Houwroe, Frauklin and Maketsts, OF NEARLY Half a Million Dollars’ ‘Worth of Now and Chotce DRY GOODS CARPETS. ‘W shall keop our RETAIL ROOMS open 8 faw dnys longor, in ordor to close out our Entiro 8took of Ohoico SILKS, LACES, HOSIERY, FANS, . FANCY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, &0, And also many recent importations of Spring Goods, orderod and manufactured nbroad exprossly for our Retail Sales before wo had dacided to cloee this departmont, These importations will inolude many RIOCH NOVELTIES, and, with our RR- SERVE BTOCK OF SPRING GOODS, which we are now opening, will prosent UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS, For this week, evorything will be offored at Ftrome Low Prices, To Insure Rapid Sales. Published This Day. NOT EASILY JEALQUS. A Novol,_No. 97 in Qugood's Library of Navals, 8ro. Paper, 7 oonta; Cloth, 81 J “* ot oustly Joalouls, bt bolng wrought, Parploxed in the gxtrom 5 4Tt motto suggosts tho mo! snd wora potowathy of sacont Knlah Rovels. “Thiostory iz told with vigor and graco, it $a full anough of fucldonts 10 entlaly oxncting roadors, and nitogothor 18 a wolcomo aadition 10 our oursont gt Utoraturo. JUST PUBLISHED. LARS; A Pastoral of Norway. By BavARD TAYLOR. 8L&. A Pocinof groat beauty, roluting a Story of frosh and ‘oxquisito charactor. ENIGMAS OF LIFE, By W, I, Gueo, #.00. +¢Pisg wholo ot of Hssays fa at ongo tho yrofoundost and tho kindllost thnt, s for somo tnio trlud to sok poonla Acthinling about thomsolvos and tholr destiny."—~Daily Folograplt (London). ! ° THE “DIAMOND" BRET HARTE, 44 A compnct, alogant, anil_cheap odition of tho poems ot gnoof fhn st suginel buuioriats tho couatey oror praduced.”—Hoston Globo, ¢ ¥or salo by all Booksollora, Sont, past-patd, on re- colpt of price by tho publisbors, JAMES R. 0SG0O0D & CO., Boston, SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE, WashingtonHeigits We offor for s short time, at Wholesalo Acro Pricor itoon of the most desirabile blocks in tho Morgan-av, Bubdivision noar tho Dopot, at pricos that will insuzo to tho purchssors 10 to 100 por cent profit, rotalllug tho late during tho coming summor. Torms, 3 cash, balanco in 1, 3, and8 yoars; Intorost at7 por cent. B. ¥. OLARKE & CO., 123 LaSall Washington Helghts. Waaltor to Olerks, Moohanics, aud porsous of inodorate fucome, tholr ohaled of fina rexldonco lota at Washington Tofghts, (0 b patd for in monthly paymonia of 310 to 820 por month, Porsons deairiug tosoo thosa lots, or otbior roporty ai Washington f1oighite, can acoompany our M, iark (1roo of oxparuo to thom). any day during tho wook, by anlling stour oflio bfory U:1 &, TUnLLG, ot anoof tho troshor t, RKE & 00. 133 LaSali 7O RENT. " TO RENT. The desirable office on first floor of Hartford Building, No. 40 La- Salle-st., suitable for tho General Agency of a Fire or Lifo Insurance Company. Furniture for sale at a bargain, Apply on the lIFm:n:nimm to ROBERT GREER. MISCELLANEOUS LW & CHICAGO CANAL & BOCK 00, | 182 Dourboru-at. (louoro Blucly mi0AGD, Baroh I8 2B . sEha annual motini of tio STARIN o‘(‘,‘ rud o loago Caual & Laok Qompauy’” i o olles of tha Company, D, whorn-st Vodaonduy, Aprii 3, 1 nAl:n% Sk b B G orotarys 18, . Msroli b, 1§70, HAMLIN, HALE & 00, Aro daily making additions to their stock commensurate with the present active demand. Lvery desirable style of Prints aro opened daily, mak- ing the assortment equal to any in the country. THE FAVORITE Brands of Cottons are always on sale in our Domestic Depariment FULLLINES OF ATTOSKEAG GOODS, EAGLE MILLS FARILY TICK. “This brand, introduced and controlled by us, is Decoming very popular, Retailers like them. They cost less than SUMU VMU Vawnds, and arg equally as good, Lancaster, Renfrew, Bates, White, and Glasgow Ginghams. Dy the ease or piece. One hun dred cases Cottonades eompriss ing every variety. Prompt and shrewd buyers should examine our stock be. fore purchasing elsewhere, MADISON AND FRANKLIN-STS, GIFT ENTERPRISES. ~ BY WM. ROSS WALLACE. Ofton ias my brosd old bosom thilled nta the yory cors At w.{ childron's triumph-bannors proudly, purely stroam. ing o'or, . Bannors won fn plosoer battlo, won in Entorpriso that mado ‘Wealth materfal on the mountafn, river, forest, yalley, slado, And 1o tropilos have delighted more than for the heart sad mind ¥ ‘Which in my Groat Publie Library will forovormore bt shirined. o ¢ ¥ 210 Gift Conaorta hold alceady hava vesultod I ruccess, TR0UBANDS falrly DRAWDNG Prizos, and 'tho Tmmd wil not bo fosn. s 2 LY Folrly—Bramlotte—my old Governor, had, has manago. meatof all, } And by Durrott, Caln, asststod, thonsands answored tohis call, Yos, Gift Concort Third and Drawing will come off on Aprils, 4 ‘Whioro ONE-IALF A MILLION Dollars, sound fn oash ané saro ag fato, Will inve just diatribution ; O, *tla joy for mo to knaw. 7That so many Tickot-1loldors with fasr-oarnud sucooss will gowr, For the venturg's right and noble—tight horo to Incroass ong's woaltls, And while tsying toba sure of adding to tho mental hoalth | Nat (s this ta be fargatton by the libursl, that the Grand mbnluv’;’fr« to not mino only, but to all i3 onr greay Iaac Gits will bo 10,00 Total~T1oxeT BuYRns, brief Is time: Then bub T(“m' nd for particulars 1n'thix plag, sound & sublime, Bend for information, circulars, and loarn all you want ta nov, o that woalth, with a proud feoling of asaistiug a Grand abject, MAY INTO YOUR POCKETS FLOW ! List of gifts to bo distributod by lot among tioket-hold. ers to tho Third Gruud Gift Concert in ald of the Public Library of Kentucky, at Loulsvillo, Ky., positively on April 18tl, Y875, viz. One Grand Casl Glte, - 8160,000 OnoGrund Cnahi Gifs, = = = 50000 One Grand Cash G - - = 25,000 Ono Girnud Cash Git, = <« 20,000 One Grunil Cash - - - 10000 One Grand Cnal: i g 5 24 Onsh Gifta of 31,000 cacly 24,000 &0 Cosh Gifts of 300 « 25,000 80 Cash Gitts of 400 32,000 100 Cash Gifts of 300« 30,000 150 Cnsl Gifts of 30,000 500 Canh Gifew of 59,000 9,000 Cash Gifts of 0, 90,000 Total, 10,000 Gifts, il Crsh, - §500,000 Mickets, 8103 Hulyes, 851 Quartors, §2.50. Monoy may bo sont by P. O, Ordor, Draft, Roglstorod Lottor, or Exprems, propafd.” All ordors far tickats o ipi{cations for full programma sud (nformation muat by a0zt at onoo olther Yo HON. THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, at Loulsvilte, Orta F. J. DIBBLE & CO., " Wastern Dopot. of Supply, 164 LaSalle-at,, Chlcago. Ordors will slso bo rocotved by L. BMANASSE, Opticlan, at tho Shormen Houso; W, PHILLIPS, 133 Doarbora and 087 Btata-sta; HORTON & BRO., 637 Wast Lako-st.; P V. FITZPATRIOK, B3 Stato-st., and at TREMONT HOUSR, Obieago. Milwaukee Market Association GRAND PRESENTATION CONCERT. - $40,000 IN CASH PRESENTS, 50,000 Tickets nt 82 Each. Tuesday, Mar, 25, 8t (0 Academy of Musls, Milwaukss, Alblll."h‘w \lflklodfl l’lflmnfind‘u;l;‘(‘)vld. partios wishing tor el TSl e ind Uy Progent of B20.0 unting to 840,000 Cust, AL (0, S ot h Asad: omy af Blisio, fu fuil viow of thio audioads, and undoe eruounl suporaision of e ollowing woll-kuowi and dis- Fitarcatod gontianion whio iava kindly consanted to act as A DRAWING OOMMITTHEE, ’ and who'will meks It {tioir duty to osvefully guard tho iu. foreet of Svocy okot-holdor utar nd' fax: Yamea D. Kol: o o, Kolloy o ), Inwitanco Agonts: 1581 Stonter, 15, aitkoa Musical 4 1 LT T Laq, Pronidont A Eoaloty; Hon. Morits Hchwtllos, Propristor Hanner and Volksfebund; Mattiow ICoonan, Soorotary Milwsuked oard of Water Commisslonorst Jos. U1, ‘Wholeaalo Grocor: Ad. Dloinocko, 1isd., Holnocka's Willow-Wara Worku, Ofligers and Diractors of the Asacointion, ov ;1A Selmidtor, Prosidont; P. V. Deuster, Yoo Trostident; LW, Jacobi, Secrotary s W, 1. Jnoobs, ‘I'reanurer. £ Ulrenlars contatning full particulars sent on sppli: eatlon, freo of n\.\nxllo. ‘Money shoultt bo sont tn rogistored lottor, poste offics ardor, ‘or by oxpre PAUL BECI'TNER, Genoral Manager, 00 East. Watorat., Milwaolieo, to whow all comuiuat: pations shouid bo nddrossod, For further Informatioy X I HAU LR Y ondos, Sis, Bropriotor Doators in Digarsand 1 . DISSOLUTION NOTICE, DISSOLUTION. y undar tho fleri niauio of Vont & Goodrigh, \was dis. sofved by mutusl cansont on tho 1801 day of March, 1§75, The satd Gondrich ta continue tho buvluoss, ns horototore, #20 Woat Waslington-ut. i D. 0, GOOURIOH. DISSOLUTION. Pubillo notice is horeby givon that tho copartnorsbip heratofors e3(ating butwoun tha undoralanad, under the ‘Faramnn, has (s day Do tieaalvad b mutusl sonsants Al Recounts dio 16 said finm aro payablo to tho undorsh Bardt, who will sottlo all domap Ollosgo, Barch 18, 1878, _JOSECH ¥O. DISSOLUTION ‘Tha firm of R. % Obor & Co, {a this day dissolved by mutusl goasont. 1t . Obor will tettlo up,tho businosa e tho lata firm. R, P, OBER, Maroh 16, 1978 JAS. B, DICKINSON. DISSOLUTION. The partnership horotoforo oxtsting botwoon Georgs Boornor and Alols Moobo!, undor tho firt name of Buor: sior & Moolial, waw, issolvod on tho Lth day of Maroh, ALOIS MEKHEL.