Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1873, Page 4

e THI CHICAGO DAILY 'TRIBUNE: WEDN TSDAY, MARCH 19, / TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. IRNNG OF RUIRCTIDTION (PATATIE TN ADYAYOR), Ly matl..cer S1L00 1 Buniny... Pai by matl...- SLER | Wy ‘Parté of a yoat ab the mme rato. o provont dolky and mistalion, o suro and give Post Ofiet nddross ft full, Incluling Bata and Counts. Tomittancos may ho mado efthor bydraft, oxpross, Post Ofico orior, or in tozlaterod Iottars, nt ous Tisk. TRIMA TO OITY AUDACHLUEIS. Tatl, dalvorod Hunday oxcontod, 25 conts por wook. Dafly, Weivorad, Sunday Included, ) conte por wook, * Address TILF, TRIBUNI: OOMPANY, Cornor Madison and Dearborn-sts., Ohloago, 1l i et A—V’G TRIBUNE, CONTENTS OF T¢ FIRST PAGE—~Washington Nows-—-Now York Mattors-- ‘Misoollananus Tolograms—-Advortisomonts. BIECOND PAGE-Tho Lako-Front Ropeal Bill: Argu- | mont of tho Hon, M. T. Taloy in 1ta Favor—Our Agrioultural Wrooks What .tho ox-Vico-Prosident Says—\Vrack of tho Stoamor Cloorgo Wright--A 600,000 Libol Sult— Ol In Towa. ; PHIRD PAGE—Tho Law Courts~Ttowdslsm Rampant— Ohlcago Biblo Booloty—Tha Death-Doaliog Dor- * rick—Ratlroad Timo-Table—Advartlsomonta. FOURTH PAGE—Tditorials1 Tho 1lildrup Railrond Dill; Tho Taxos Wo Pay; Tho Lako-Front Ropoal BUl; Tho Halstod Bteaot Homtoldo—~Ourrent News o, FIFTIL PAGE—Maitora at tho Stato Capltal: Tho Rail- rond Billsy Tho Rummol Invostigation—Markota by Tolograpli~Advartisomonta. BIXTH PAGE—Monstary and ommorofal, BEVENTH PAGK—Srnll Advortisomontat Roal fatato, For Sslo, To Ront, Wantod, Hoarding, Lodaing, ota. EIGUTIH PAGR—Torolgn News—Miscollancoua Telo- groms—Anothor Murdor~Cliloago Dry Gooda and | ~Small Advortisomonts—Aug- | Livo Btock Markol tiona. - P 'TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. \'VIORER'S THEATRE-Madison streot, botweon Btato and Dontborn., Kngogomont of KEdwin Booth. *' Jullus Cmsar," B TOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE—Randolgh stroet, bo- twoon Clark and LaSslle, * **Portl; or, Lovo at Long Dranch,” Aftoraourand ovonin, 5 'ACADEMY OF MUSIO~ Halsted strost, south of Madlson. Lydia Thompson Troupo. **Konllworth." Afternoon and ovoning. MYRRS' OPERA JIOUSE—Manroo streot, botweon Etato aud Doatborn, Ariingloh,” Cotton” & Kamblo's Minstrol and Burlosque Troupo. NIXON'S AMPHITHEATRE —Ollnton, botwoon Wushiugion and Randoldh strects. Wildor & Co.'s Natlonal Cirous, Afternovn and ovening. RUBINSTEIN-THOMAS CONOERT—Alkon's Thoa- tro. Adteraoo BUSIHESS NOTICES. ROYAL HAVANA LOTTS £28, poteeulurs sont; inforimation & JINEz & CO., Linnkoee, 10 Wall-s ork. RY_WHOLE TIOKLT, on. . B, AR . O, Box 485, Now @he Chicage Tribune. Wodnesday Morning, Morch 10, 1873, Throee ill-favored Americans yestorday offored » doposit of §12,000 to s bank in Corl and wero taken in custody undor suspiclon of complicity in the frouds on tho Baok of England, i Miohigan congratulatos itsolf that both its Benators and two-thirds of its Reprosentatives voted against tho snlary stoal, and, through its Legislaturo, administers o seathing rebuke to the ono-third who trausgrosacd. @év. Loslic, of Xentucky, rofusos to interposo in favor of the murderor, Thomsa Bmith, who will, therefore, bo hanged, according to his son- tonce, on tho 3ist inot., o weok nfter tho date of Foster's exccution, Tho chargos that Tom Seott bought the ma- Jority which defested the National Railroad bill, in the Now Jorsoy Legielaturo, have been re- peated on every sido with anch dofiniteness and persistenco, that that body has appointed s spo- ‘cial committes to investigato these * rumors.” * Tho strike of the locomotive onginoors on tho Missourl Northorn Road continues, and the strikors finding the mere dostruction of property tame work, have attempted murdor. Piles of tios aro heaped upon tho track by might, in the hope of wrocking trains which are known to bo onthoroad. A train that loft St. Louls night bofore lnst was ditchod by this devilish dovice, and that no one was killed was not tho fault of tho strikers, Governor Washburn bas vetoed the bill giv- ing the Milwaukeo & St. Paul Road the right to bridge the Mississippi at LaCroese. Tho Fod- oral Government, he argucs, has oxclusive juris- diction in the matter, andbas, by nct of Congress, slready mado arrangoments for the eroction of a bridge at this point, and ho rofuses to sanction & bill which nullifies o law of Congress. Tho Lower House, on receiving tho mossage, carried the bill over tha veto, Benator Thurman says o has had to exewine o good deal of ovidenco in his professional career, but Lo nover found auny moro conclusivo than that fastening tho charge of corruption on Bonator Caldwell, Ho doos not share the doubts of some of s colleaguos concorning the right of *the Senate to doclara the oloction void. All the power the Sonate needs is conferrod by the clauso of the Constitution making it sole judge of the clection and qualification of its members. TFostor’s friends have not abandoned him. Yosterday they sont Gov, Dix tho wworn state- mont of goveral jurors that the verdict of guilty would nover have been given Lad not the jury supposed in good faith that their recommenda- tion to morey would save Toster from being banged. They pray the Governor to provent the exooution. Although Governor Dix In hia lotter to Dr. Tyng, published yestor- day, wont ovor this vory plea and decided it ad- vorsely, e patiently promised to consider it again, The arguments urgod ‘for tho abolition of ihe Railroad and Warohouso Commission in the Ilouso, yeaterday, woro that it could do nothing that could ‘not bo ag woll done by the law- officors of the Bieto, and that it the rail- roads could buy Congress nud Stato Legislatures, theycould easily corrupt the Commiseion, Ontho other hand, it was urged that the Commission was “as necossary to guido and concontrate litigation on behalf of the peoplo, as a Genoral to com- mand an army, that the Buprome Court and the Governor wero as liablo to bo purchased as tho Commission, and that this argument would compel the abolition of all the depariments of tho Governmont, ‘Lho proposition waa lost by Yote of 78to 81, The prosontation of a second memorial from Alisnourl to tho Unitod States Seuato, charging Benator Bogy with Lribory, olicits an explana- tion from that gentloman, Io reviows thein- vostigations which wora made Ly the Logiala- turo, and which found him fanooént, adds to tholr judgment his own opinion that he is nothing if not an honast man, and raquosts that the Sonate will at once appoint & committes of inventiga- tion, pending. which Lo Will not vate upon the casen of Beuators eimilarly eltuated. Mo oalls sttention to the faot that the mocond inveatigation at Jefforson Olty woa ordored at {Communloation]—Collax: gation of the 8t, Louln Republican that, fn pri- +vato, ho bogged tho Loglelature not to instituto tho examination which he demanded In public— an acousntion which ho has novor donied, and which tho Republican confldontly avors ho nover will dony. Tho Ohiengo produce markets woro gonorally dull yootordny. Mesa pork was quiot and 260 por brl lowor, olosing nt $14.40 onsh, and 81475 @14.80 sollor May. Lard was quiot and r. shado highor, cloaing at &7.80@7.85 per 100 Ibs, cnsh, and §8.05@8.0754 eollor May, Monts woro dull and p shiado onslarat Go for shoulders ; G1{@6360 for short ribs ; 63{@03go for short cloar ; and 93@120 for swoot pickled hame, Lo froights wero stoady, and moro active at 130 for corn to .| Butralo. Highwines were quiot and firm at 870 porgallon. Tlour was dull and casfer. Wheat was moro active, and 1o lowor, olosing at §1.183¢ cashy, 81.103 sollor April, and 81.233¢ sollor May. Corn was loss notive, and }§@2(c lower, closing ot B13@83l¢ cash, nnd 95l mellor May, Oats woro moro sctive, sud }@Xo Jowor, closing at 20@203¢o cash, and 203 sellor May. Ryowas quiot and easior at G4@65e. Barloy was quiot, snd 2@80_lower, closing-at 780 for sollor tho month or soller April. Tho grain in storo In this oityisroportod at 2,412,460 bu wheat, 5,014,253 bu corn, 922,001 snd bu do ofloat, 1,700,081 bu oats, 304,441 bu ryo, and 842,170 bu barloy. Live hogs wére in light domand, and pricos woro weak andlower, salos dragging at 84.75@5.20. The- cattlo markot was quiet and weak. Bhoop woro falrly active and firmer. « THE HILDRUP RATLROAD BILL, Tho bill which Mr. Hildrup introduced into tho Logislature on Monday, to xogulate railroad - troight chargos, presonts by far tho most rational proposition for ouforcing roasonablo railroad ratos that bias yot boon offorad. It con= codos two important points: 1, That tho rogula- tion of railroad chargos must bo committed to tho Exccutive Dopartment and the courts, whoro it shall bo first ascortained by invostiga- tion, and aftorwards delormined by evidenco what rates are roasonablo and what unronson- ablo; 2. That no arbitrary and infloxiblo tarift can bo imposed by the legielative power with- out working gross injustice to both railroads and shipperst In rocognizing theso points, tho bill conforms to the rocont decision of-tho Supreme Court, and, at tho samo time, provides & simplo and roady remedy for oxcessive or unreasonable chargos. This is all “that. ony class can logitimately domand, and tho procoss is cortainly fairer than that of “jumping on” tho Supromo Court, and producing chaos, a8 Las boon proposed in gomo.of tho Iater public meotings. In pointof timo, It would roquiro at lenst eix years to change the complexion of the Supremec Bonch, as its declsion was unanimous, Moroover, it is doubt- ful whother o majority of tho districts would vote against the re-election of & Judge simply beenuse lio declared the law to be whatitis. Tho proposition would be regarded os rovolu- tionary and dangerous by conservative peoplo overywhore, and could not command the unan- imous assent of the farmors' clubs thomeolves. Mr. Hildrup, on tho contrary, has concelved of & plan by which the public may bo protected from oxcossive rates and ubjust diecrimittntions without foreing all the ruilroads into & pro- orntean bod, and without abolishing the Bupremo Courts. The proposition is, that it ahall 15 the duty of tho Rallroad and Warchouso Commissionors to oxamina the schodules of tho various railronds in tho Btato from timo to time; and, whenover thoy shall boliovo that certain rates arg unreh- sonablo, thoy shall notify tho Company to mod- ify thom and submit ihe modified rates to the writton approval of the 'Commission. When & railroad corporation shall fail to modify its rates within twonty days, it shall bo tho daty of tho Railrond Commissioners to bring suit on the part of the people in any Cirouit Court of any county {hrough which this particulor raiivond rune. Tho court in which such suit is brought is required to give it procedence over all other causes; o hearing before a Jury Is to bo taken immediate- ly; .and its verdict is to bo accopted aa conclu- sivo that the unapproved ratos ara unreasonablo. A failure to comply after tho decreco hns boen given is made punishablo by & fine of notless than $100 for each offonso, and tho parly who hag beon thus forced to pay rates adjudged to bo un- reasoneblo shall be entitled to rocover three-fold the amount he has paid as freight-money, and an. nllowance of €50 for an attornoy'’s foo. The do- croo is to dotormine the scheduls of rates for ono year. It is a well-doflned principle of com- mon law that tho charges of common carriers shall not be extortionate or unreasonable, and Mr. Hildrup's bill provides & commission that shall watch the intorests of the people in this reapoct, and furnishos a judicial procoss for en- forcing their rights whorover unjustly assailed- The right of appeal is granted to both sides, but it s limited to thirty daya. : The proposition is ono that should be accopta- Dble to both shippers and railroads. All {hat tho farmers protend to demand, and certainly all “thoy have o right to demond, is that roilroads shall not make unfalr dls- criminations, and that their charges shall not bo in excoss of what will afford & rossonsble profit for the capital invost- ed, upon & fair and economical administration of the business, What on economieal administrne tion is; what rensonablo profit ehall be con- strucd to be; whaot tho relativo rates that tho various stations should psy,—nro all mattera that can be dotermined by ovidoncs in individual cases, but which cannot bo governed by a gon- eral law that would apply equally to all railroad lines, without rogard to the circumstaucos undoer which they are constructed and managed. If ovidonce domonstrates that rates which aro ro-, garded ag excossive are rendered necessary by tho cost of the iron and machinery, which isin turn oxcessivo becauso of a tariff, it is not fair nor reasonablo to demand that tho railroada shall sustain the entire loes in order to maintain a de- Inelve and exploded mystom of * protection.” Tho farmers of the country must then go back of tho rallroads, and cnuso a ropoal of the Inwa which co:rco railroad corporations as well as thomselvos to pay oxtortionato prices for all tho material they uso. If, on the other hand, itin eatabliehed by ovidonce that & cortain raflrond rofuses to make a echodule upon which othor roads, undor oqually favorable or unfavorablo clroumatancos, can run their tralns at aroason- nble profit, thon thq rates must bo decroased accordingly. Under tho proposed plan, such oaso may bo decided on it merits, aud tho ship. plog Interest protected without oxpense or an- noyance to tho individual shippers. "The rallronds should signify their willingioss to abide by this proposition (it is probably'the lonst they oan oxpoot), nud co-opernte with the Tailroad Commissioners of tho Btate in catab- pmwut. bub Lo doos uob Al 49 tho acou- | blishing soaonablo sabes everywhese, Tho | question of dlscriminntion ean thus bo dlspored of without further trouble, Whothor dlsoriminn- tlon in n cortain caso in just or unjust, will bo thus finally dotormined upon compotont ovidonco. Tho raflronds should bo willing and anxious to conform to so plaln n rule of law, If not, they will bo mado to conform to it. If thoy liavo boon making oxcossivo profls by unroason= oblo cliarges, it fs time that such a practico shonld bo discontinued, Tho rosult, wo hopo, will bo & co-oporation botwoon tho rallroads and tho Commyiasionors to satlsfy tho peoplo and to nvold litigntion. Tho schodules would bo prac- tically olastio and variablo, according to tho oir- cumstances controlling prices, as tho cstablished maximum tariff would last but onoyonr, oven af~ ter judiclnl docroe; and not ngoossarily so long it tho railronds could agroo with the Commis- slon on remsonsble charges without golng into tho courts. In such cano thoy could, at any time, submit evidonco of tho neceasity for o now soliedulo, Tho bill is ontitlod tomoro respootful considor- atlon than any othor plan that has been brought boforo tho Logislature. It may not bo ns per- foct in dotall a8 further consideration and dis- oussion mny suggest, but it has the only sub- stantial bosis that can bo found in justico and common sonao. It doos not aook to maka that & erimo which ia not s crimo. It doos not seek to hold conduetors, ticket-ngonts, and'other subor- dinates, rcsponsible for the acts of their suporiors, It doos not fly in tho face of all oxporionce in other Biates and countries, It conforms, as nearly ns_ pos- siblo, to the common law, and, thoreforo, hag somo chanco of yiolding practieal rosults after it is pnssod. It may bo & question whothor tho clause giving procedoncs in tho courts to this olags of cases is not an injustico to othor suitors. It may bo alloged that a man who claims that ho has been overcharged $19 by o raifroad ought not to bo given an advantage ovor threo or four hundred othor porsous who aro sooking to onforce thelr rights to amuch Inrgor amount. But this is a minor counldyrn- tlon, THE TAXES WE PAY. On tho 9thof March thoro came over'the wires from Philndelphia tho following wail sont forth by thie carpot-manufacturors of thatelty: “Tho carpot trade of this clty 18 ‘vory sorioualy affect. ed at presont, Tho menufacturers can neithor offect eales of thelr nccumulating stocks' mor procure ad- vances on thoir Now York consiguments, Many of tho frma contomiplate susponding oporations for ‘an in- definite poriod, purposcly to reduco thelr stocis, Jamen Kitchenman, who has an oxtenalvo concern cor- nor of Amber ond Lettorby strcets, it 8 understood will closo n 8 day or two, In addition to thls troublo » goneral atrike of the carpet-woavers {3 apprelicudod. TTho operativos of Georgo McDade & Son, whoso estab- Hishment oxtends from 2220 to 2239 Amber atrect, bavo alrendy struck, Tho operatives of auotlior concorn on Ifopo street aro also out, Tho carpot-manufacturers havo had more than ovon ordinary ndvantages under the tariff, and i nanyclasa of persons ought to hnvo boen enriched by protection they are the mon. Thoy have had protection in two forms: thoy have hiad oxces- sivo aud onormous dutios on foreign carpots, and thoy have had forcign carpot-woolens at low dutics. They have lad comparative froo trado in the purchogo of their raw material, and Liave bad high protectivo taxes upon the foreign. compoting manufactures. Whilo the manufac- turers of fine cloths have been taxed out of their business becsusoe of the practical prohibi- tion of tho finer wools mot produced in this country, the carpet-manufacturers have had tho wools thoy neod for thoir business at tho Iow rato of 8 conts per pound. Tho.scalo of duties on foreign carpots, such as como into competition with the Philadelphia- manufactur- ora, 18 n.tollowa: : o Duty tngua, Tozin . eent, ' currency. Drusscls, 2 i Tatent volvl i Tnpultr{ 8 o-ply % Druggets..ovenes 100 'This is the tax lovied upon tho whole people to cnablo tho carpet-manufacturers of Philadelphia tomaintain thoir infant industry. Farmbrs in the ‘West, who are complaining that the railroads only loave them20 conts per bushel for corn,havevotod a tax upon thomselves of over 70 per cont on tho singlo articlo of carpots, in order to enrich thess manufacturers. This carpet tax is part of tho great swindle into which the American wool-growers wero seduced in 1867; the Inttor agrcod to pay the earpet-manufacturors atax of 70 por ceunt on their carpots, and woro promised in return an advance in the price of -wool, But tho carpot-manufacturers po ar- ranged tho tariff that thoy could get their wool from foreign countries by paying o tax of 25 per cont. Notwithstanding this immonse tax lovied for their benofit, we havo the wail of the carpot-manufacturors that thoy are ruined. Though thoy bave had thelr sharo of the 20 conts por bushel for corn, thoy ara sufforing. Protoction has, whilo exhausting tho substanct of tho poople, ruined the manufacturors, It has rosultod in over-production, and as our carpots cannot bo oxported to any other country, but must b‘a #old at homo, thoy find themsolves with largo stocks of old putterns and styles, which aro not markotable. Nothing can save thom but adding anothor 20 por cent to the tax, thereby Increasing tho prico of the stock on hand. ‘Whilo on this subject it is well to call the at- tontion of the producers to the gonoral oxtent of this taxation for tho bonoflt of manufacturors. Tho pension roll of thoe United States numbors about 250,000 porsons, including widows and or- phany, and tho amount required fo pay them in about twenty-flve millions of Gollars annually~ This ia for disabilities and doath in faithful sor- vico in tho army and navy of tho country intime of war, Groatas s tho tax, no ono complaing of it. But wo have another ponsion list,—n ligt of priviloged olassos,—to whom Congress has votod tho right to collcot taxos from tho people. The Hon. Mr. Burchard, Membor of Congross from tho Frooport District of this Btate, who s a mombor of tho Committeo of Ways and Meaus of the Houso of Represcntatives, ouo yoar ago presonted a table showing the aunual Lountlos or taxes collected by theso manufactur~ ory, undor tho tariff, from tho people, Ho compiled the table from officlal pources, and tho rosult was, that the people, under tho tariff, pay annually, in tho way of in- oreased cost of the home-manufacturca goods, the following taxes for bountics or pensions to theso priviloged olassos : Tucreased cost, $ 61,241,000 12,050,000 11,250,000 1,003,000 60,260,000 0,000 $146,263,472 'This is tho tox in the shapo of increased cost placed by tho tariff on theiome-madegoods, and not ono ponny of it goes into tho Treasury, To poy that tax roguired 781,417,800 bupkiols of corn at 20 conta por bushel, The whola crop of corn in tho Unltod Btatos, in 1872 waa 1,160,000,000, and to pay this bounty to tho flvo olnsron— tho manufacturors of cotton, iron and stech, silk, woolen, and pnpor alono—tnkes noarly bwo- thirds of tho wholo. Farmors who want to %know what bocomon of the differonco bolween tho prico thoy recolve for their corn and *tho prico paid for it by tho consumers will find the suswor in Mr, Burchnrd's figurod. Tho amount of whont sold by tho eight North- wostorn Btates in 1870 was 81,000,000 bushols, and the surplns in 1872 was about 100,000,000 bushels, It will bo soon that tho tax on these fivo classes of goods alono is doublo tho averago valuo of tho ontiro whoat crop at the placo of | growth. In othor words, tho farmers give tholr entiro emplus whoat, sud noarly all thoic corn, to pay tho tox on thoso fivo nrtleles. Whon, howovor, thoro comio, in addition, tho makor of glass, of salt, of cop- por, of orackory, of paints and oils, of boots, shoos, harness, of wagons, of linon and jute goods, and thoir various compounds, tho farmor onn hinvo no diffloulty in knowing where his corn and whent go, and why it ia that ho has no ‘monoy loft to pay local taxes, to improvo his farm, or incronso his stock, o will discover, aleo, that ho is laboring tho year round to pay tho priviloged clnssen the bountles socured to them undor the tariff law, and not for tho bon- ofit of himsolf and family. ————— THE HALSTED STREET HOMICIDE, Govornor Dix, who haa always been peculiarly happy in his aphorlstio sentiments, says, in his lettor declining to Interfero in tho Fostor cago : 4 Evory man who strikes a murderous blow at #ho lifo of his fellow, must bo mado to focl that his own i in cortain poril.” Thore is & neod that this should bo n gulding principlo at this timo,-and atall timos, in dealing with the dan- gorons classes, Tho present importance of Governor Dix'a ndvico hus just beoh filuatratod almost simultanconsly in Now York and Ohi- cago. On Monday ovening, in Now York, a party of threo roughs, without provocation, begsn thelr murdorous work in a saloon, and, evidently maddened nt tho sight of tho blood they cansed to flow, kept it up after golng into tho stroot, cutting ond slashing with thoir knives at ovory ono thoy ohanced to moot.” Early yostorday morning, o somewhat similar glaughtor occurred in the disroputable neigh- borhood of Halsted strept and Canalport av- ouuo,—where Rafforty killod Officor O'Mearn, and whore tho two police officors wero forced to Lill the two MeVoighs to sava thoir own lives. In yostorday's ‘melce, ono man had his throat cut from ear to ear, othora were badly damaged, and it wah only the singular chanco which is no- ticed in rows of thia kind that provented a more goneral dostruction of human life. Tho noigh- borhood in which this latost murdor oceurred is crowdod with dengerons characters of tho Tafferty and McVeigh stamp, who scom to bo ontiroly uncontrolled by law. There is but ono way in which an impression can be mado upon such » commuuity, and that is tho way which Gov. Dix suggoests. Tho rapid and cortain exocu- tion of tho law, death to nctual murderors, and the sovorest punishmont possible to would-bo murderers, is the only effoctual rom- ody that can bo applied. Nothing short of this will appoat to tho bratal instincts of tho clussos who defy the laws, aud permit their paa- sions to run wild, Tho man who deals a mur- derous blow ‘“must bo made to feel that his own lifo is in cortain poril.” proponsities. — THE LAKE-FRONI REPEAL BILL, A Dill to repoal tho ‘f Lako-Front Aot" s passed to o socond rending in the Btate Sonato. Wo publish tho act which it 18 proposed to ro- peal in another place, togother with a synopeis of the argument of Hon. M. F. Tuley, the Cor; poration Counacl, in favor of the repeal. Tho act was possed in April, 1869, was votood by tho Governor, aud passed over his voto. It sought It is only necossory. that Driver's murderous compianions should be triod acoording to Iaw to havo thom go tho samo way hie went Inst Fridey. Itis only by riddiug tho community of these outlaws that tho class to which thoy bolong may bo “rought under the torror that alone can restrain their murderous porativo duty of tho Legislaturo to make ofhor dluposition of tho proporty without delay, and it ought, by good rights, to be granted to tho City of Chicago, It will novor do to lonvo this prop- orty to bo mado the footbnll of succooding Logla- Intures, A bill granting this samo outer harbor to a private company without any roservation na to chintgos for wharfago and dockago, and with- out providing for tho payment of any porcontago into tho Btato Tronsury, wns paasod through ono branch of the Loglulnturoin 1867 If tho proacnt Logialaturo ndjourns without dedicating thoout- or hatbor to tho elly, to whioh it justly Lolongs, aring will bo formod to got control of it in tho noxt Gonoral ‘Agsombly, and tho noxt, and tho noxt, on loss favorablo terms to the publlo than thaso of tho prosont act. It is altogathor improb- ablo that the Stato of Illinols will over tax fteelt to build a systom of dooks for Ohicngo, This oxponso should bo borno by the city, and tho pro- ceeds onjoyoed by tho city. Wo hopothat the mom= borsof the Loglslaturo from Cook Connty wily #00 to it thnt an amondment fa addod to tho To- ponling Dill granting the outer Lwrbor to the Oity of Ohleago, and probibiting tho city from over alionating it or grantinglonses for moro than n limitod poriod. As rogards tho ratos to bo ohnrged for wharfago and dockago, it will always bo for the intorost of tho city to make them as low ns possiblo, in ordor to attract and rotain commore THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT AND PREM- IERS, The prosont crisis in English political affairs lends intorost to the subjoined statomonts reln- tivo to tho composition of Parliament end tho Cabinet, both of which seom destined to take tholr placos among the records of the past and givo way to a now administration, the formor by o now eloction and tho lattor by resignation. In tho sossion of 1871, the Houso of Commons numbered 658 mombora. Tho total of England and Walos is 403, of whom 187 aro from the counties and Isloof Wight, 801 from citios and boroughs, and 5 from tho universities, The total of Scotland is 60, of whom 82 aro from the counties, 26 from cities and boroughs, and 2 {from univorsitios. Yrcland has 105, of whom G aro from tho countles, 80 from cition and bor- oughs, and 2 from uulvorsitics, The mombors of tho Gladstono Cabinet aro as , follows: Rt. Hon, Willism Ewart Gladstono, who succooded DMr. Disracli ss Primo Minis- tor in Dacomber, 1863; Rt. Hon, Robort Lowe, M. P. for the Univorsity of London, Chancollor of the Exchequer; Rt. Hon, Lord Selborn, bottor known as Sir Roundell Palmer, Tord Onencollor ; the Marquis of Ripon, Earl do Gray and Ripon, who actod as Chairman of tho Washington Joint High Commission, Lord Presi- dontof tho Council; Viscount Halifex, Lord Privy Soal; Hon. Honry Austin, Sccrotary for ‘tho Home Dopartmont; Earl Granvillo, Socro- tary for Forolgn Affairs; Earl of Kimberloy, Secrotary for tho Colonies; Rt. Ifon. Edward Cardyoll, M. P, for Oxford, Scorotary of War ; tho Duko of Argyll, Secrotary for Indinj Rt. Hon. Goorgo Jonchim Goschon, Fitst Lord of the Admiralty; Rt. Hon., Chichoster Bamuel Parkingon Forte scue, M. P. for Louth, Ircland, Prosidont of tho Board of Trado; the Marquis of Huntington, Ohiof Becrotary for Ireland; Rt Hon. W, E. Forstor, Vico-Prosident of tho Coun- cil; Rt. Hon, Jamos }8tansfeld, Prosident of tha Poor LawBoard; and Ri. Hon. Hugh 0. E. Ohilders, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. Gladstono's resignation also gives in- torost to tho following statistics rela~ tive to tho Promiors who have held offico during the past 114 years s Tho Duke bf Noweastlo came into powor, April B, 1754, end held offico 8 years snd 53 days; Earl of Bute, May 29, 1763, 823 dayn ; Mr. G. Gronville, April 16,1763, 2 yeara and 87 daya; Marquis of Rock~ ingham, July 12, 1765, 1 your and 21 deys ; Duke of Gratton, Aug. 2, 1766, 3 yoars and 170 doys ; Lord North, Jan, 28,1770, 12 yoars and 34 days; Marquis of Rookingham, March 8, 1762, 183 days; Enarl of Bhelborne, July 18, 1782, 206 days ; Duke of Portlend, April 5, 1783, 260 daya ; Mr, Pitt, Doc. 27, 1783, 17 yonrs and 80 days ; Lord Bidmouth, March 17, 1801, 8 yonrs and 56 days ; Mr. Pitt's eccond Administration, May 13, 1804, 1 year 240 days ; Lord Grenville, Jan. 8, 1806, 1year and 64 days ; Dulte of Portland, March 18, to convey to the Michigan Central, | 1807, 8 yoars and 102 days ; Mr. Spencor Porco- Tlinois Contral, and Chicsgo, Burlingy | val, Juno 28, 1810, 1 your and 850 days ; Earl.of ton & Quincy Rnilways, threc blocks | Liverpool, Juno 8, 1812, 14 yoars and 807 doys; of land lying on tho lake shore, betwoen Tandolph and Monroo stracts, for the eroction of o passonger depot, for tho sum of $830,000, to "bo paid to tho city and distributed to tho North, Boutl, and Wost Diviaions a8 o park fund. It grantod to the. City of Chicago the right, titlo, and ntorost of tho Btato in and to tho romindor of tho grounds fronting Michigan avonue, com- monly known as Loke Park, with the right to soll tho samo and apply tho procoeds to park purposes clsowhore. It also Bought to grant to the Illinois Central Railrosd tho sub- track for o distnnos of ono milo into tho lako, and oxtonding from the south' pior to a point nonrly opposito Sixteonth street, subject to tho usos of yavigation, reserving to tho Stato the right to fix tho rates charged for wharfago and dockage thorein, and providing that 7 por cont of the grous recoipts dorived thorefrom should Do paid into the Stato Tressury. A clause waa added doolnring that, if the Xilinois Central Rail- rond Company should leaso any portion of this proporty, the lensohold portion should not bo" exempt from municipal or othor taxation, This phrascology was construod to mean that the por- tion not leasoed should be oxempt from taxation. , The Corporation Counsel justly obsorvos that. that portion of the act rolating to tho three; blocka of nud Intonded for dopot purpose, is a- very small mattor; and, while Lo doems tho Jprico to bo paid inndoquate, he thinks the Olty Govornmont would not Lo liable to consurs it they shiould consummato tho bargaln, in view of the nature of tho improvemont to Do made morgod lands lying onst of their thore. Thoy havo been rostrained, however, by injunction issued out of tho United Btntos District Court ; and tho 200,000 pald by the Companios a8 & first installmont, is etill in tho hands of Waltor Kimball, the ex-Comp- trollor of the city. Tho real sought to bo obtained i3 tho outor- harbor, and this portion of the act is what should espe- clally be roponled, The argumonts prosonted by Mr. Tuley on this head are strong and convinolug, and wo havo no doubt the Logislaturo will ack upon them, and rocovor 80 much of this proporty a8 is stlll within their reach and control. The Rallroad Compauy clalm that, having filed their accoptanco of tho aot in duo form, their rights caunot now bo impairod. It this bo true, then no harm can bo done by ropoaling the sct, ex- cept, perhaps, to multiply litigation ; but thore is likely to bo aa muoh litigation as anybody can attend to, even if tho ot is not repealod. Upon zopealiug tho bill, it booomes the im- prizo Mr. Canning, April 11, 1827, 121 doya; Lord Godorlch, Aug. 10, 1827, 168 days ; Dulo of Wol- lington, Jan. 25,1828, 2 yours and 801 days; ‘Earl Groy, Nov. 23, 1830, 8 yoars and 281 days; ‘Lord Molbourno, July 11, 1834, 128 daya; Ditko of Wollington, Nov. 16, 1834, 22 days; Sir Rob- ort Poel, Dec. 8, 1834, 181 days; Lord Mol- Robort Pecl, Sept. 3, 1841, 4 yoars and 07 days; Lord Jobn Ruesoll, Deo. 10, 1845, 10 days; Bir Tobort Peel, Deo. 20, 1845, 188 daya; Lord John Russoll, Juno 26, 1846, 5 years and 239 daya’; Earl of Dorby, Fob, 22, 1852, 500 days; Earl of Abordeen, Deo. 19, 1853, 2 yours and 46 days; Lord Palmorston, Fob. b, 1855, 3 years and 17 daya; Earl of Dorby, Feb. 21, 1858, 1 year and 111 days; Lord Palmorston, Juno 19, 1859, 6 yenra and 128 days ; Enrl Russoll, on tho death of Palmorston, 240 days; Earl of Dorby, Juno 27, 1866, 1'yoar and 241 days; Mr Disraoki, Feb. 28, 1808, sbout 10 months ;. Docombor, 1868, Mr. Gladstono, about 4 years and 2 mouths. A sort of rotributive justico gcems to have fallen upon Pruesin, which for somo timo past Las boon gloating over tho dholnl‘lu’us of Crodit Mobilior in thip country. The salc of railrond concoesions has stirred the wholo Kingdom. Thio peaple aro tromendously exoltod. The prosa‘can flud nothing olio to disouss, sud evon tho cablo hea beon prossod into sorvico to sproad thoin- tolligonca. Tho whole machinory of Govern- ment—Parlament, Ministry, and Crown—hoa leen st to work to spprohond and punish the offondors. To an American, all this bustle and oxcitomont will soom laughable when it is remombored that the wholo awmount of the Prussian fraud ouly amounts to lalf a million thalors, or about £800,000,—n sum which would bo laughed at in Washington or New York City, Laughablo, Liow- ovor, g it may apponr, there is somothing ro- freshing in this Prussian idon of oficial integ- rity. Tho firat qualification oxneted of officora s, that thoy shall bo honost; the socond, that thoy shall be capablo ; the third, that thoy shall Lo educated, A corrospondont of the Now York Tribune, writing fror Borlin, says : A dopactmout cletk, who must 83 an fndlspensable condition boa gradunto of somo untvorslty, and who may boableto writo dispatches in balf-a-dozon lane gueges, oculves perhaps a salary of 2,000 thalors, YProfound schiolars, mon who are familiar with sclonco, with philosophy, with litoratuze, with law, sud who might fill professorships in any of theso dopartments, .work faithfully in a Government buresu on salarics ‘which baraly savo thoir familics from aotual want, And Jihuy do not stesl, They donot dabblo fn stocks, Thoy do not attend caucuscs, nor stuff ballot-boxes, now * mako combiuations,” nor Uo and cheat, and boar Vourno, April 18, 1835, 6 yoara and 138 daye ; Bir | 3 Iw'u\vflnun. They aro honest by oducation, by in- sct, by patriotlem, They work falthfully yeor attor s4ar on tholr riengro snlaries, pronder of tholr spot- 188 nnmen than of all tho trensures of tho world, and Jonding thoir lotsuro fu (ho #consolations of puro Lillosoply.” Out of auch material s tho abovo haa grown $ho fineat, military and olvil servico in the world, * Prot. Tyndnil bing et mm‘(m; gratitudo of all students of sclonco in this coun-~ try, by disposing of tho surplus funds which ho mado i his looturo-courso g0 that thoy may bo oxpended in nid of studonts who dovote them- solves to uriginal rescarchos. The gross recolpts of Prof. Tyndall's locturos, thirty-five in num- Yor, woro §23,100. Of this smount, tho snrplus abovo oxponses, amounting to upwards of $18,000, hag boon convoyed in trust to Prof. Honry, Gon. Tyndalo, and Prof, Youmans, for tho purposo above mentioned. It will bo ro- mombered that Prof. Tyndall is not n mnn of woalth, which makes his noblo contribution all tho more prafsoworthy. Tho Now York World makes tho oxcollont suggestion that some of our millionaires incronso the sum to £50,000, and that tho fund ehall then be known as the Tyndall Fund, and tho original researches mado :| Dy its nssistanco na tho Tynddll rosearchos,—a emall part of the intorost belng rosorved for ‘modals,—to bo awarded only to original inquirics in the domain of sclenco. Buch a noble and disintoronted contribution aa this should bo so gonorously supplomented as to carry out tho in- tontions of tho donor to.tho vory utmost. —e——— Gon. Fromont has publishod n long communi. catlon, in tho New York papors, in which ho do- fonds himself trom tho charges mado against him in connection with the negotiation of the ‘bonds of tho Momphis & El Paso TRailroad in Paris, which tho French Courts havo rocently mado & sebjoct of inrestigation. Tho main poldts of bia dofonse aro, that the bonds wero nogotiated ol lonst nine months . boforo ho be- camo Prosidont of tho road, and that whatovor misropresontations wore mado concerning thom originated in Paris, sud wore not mado by him or mon known to him. With an abiding faith in tho Momphis & 1! Paso Rond, ho further main- tains that the bonds are good,—a point, how- evor, which tho Fronch Lolders fail to appro- clate. NOTES AND OPINION, ‘The last Congrossional stosl was not unlike manny 8 private thott,—done in hnste and trop- idation, scattering plundor that was not carrled away. © Thus, tho bill mokes the Prosidont’s vidod bylsw; butof thls discovery, it s said, ‘the Prosidont “will not tako advantago, Tho in- .tent was olso to increaso salaries of Congres- slonal omployos (of the Capitol) 15 por cont; but the law, ne it stands, roada Capital,—thus, by decision of the Comptrollor, ombracing all the Dopartments. Itis little comfort to Imow that the Comptroller docs not, as yet, find in tho bill any monoy to pay these omployes, because wo foar ho will findit, ashodid tho money to pny Congressmen, *‘upon a closer oxamination.™ ~—Tho temperance mon of Rhode Island have adopted the Republicsn ticket, With, however, Latimor W. Ballou for Licutonant-Governor, in~ stoad of Van Zondt ; and Honry Goff for Toas- uror, inatead of Clark. —The Now York Conatitutional Commisslon, at Albany, completed ite labors on Saturdsy, and adjourned. Its work, 8o far us approved by this snd tho noxt Legislatures, will bo submitted to tho poople in 1874, The proposed amondmonts contomplato tho groater rosponeibility of Gov- ornors and Mayors, snd limit logisiation to gon- oral laws, i —3lombers of tho IfcEnery Logislaturo have orgnnized a permanent caucus, to assomblo weekly in Now Orleans and adviso a8 to the situ~ ation. —0. W. Lowoll, Bpoaker in the Kellogg Logis- laturo, and late Postmnster nt Now Orlonns, is quite in the fashion es a dofaulter. Iiis prode- cosgora, dating from the War poriod, havo lott this rocord : J. M. G. Butler, brothor-in-law of Bon Butlor, & ** disoropanoy” of 10,000 ; Talin foro, acousod of “ombezzling” ©23,000; and Col. Bmallwood, poorer than whon he took the offico, went out,on a ‘“deficiency” of $20,000. ‘—Ben Butlor's brether-in-law has beon con- firmed as Burvoyer of the Port of Now Orleans under brother-in-law Casoy. Thero is nothing liko tplnd(rlxg Trothore-in-law whora they will do mosf ood. 0 right to voto is held vory cheap in Ar- kansas, . A constitutionnl amendment rostoring suffrago to some 20,000 citizous of that Stato, has ust boon submitted to tho people, and approved y & large maojority of tho votes cast. About 2,000 nogroch voted ngainst it, but the Topublicans gonerally refrained _from voting at all, and permitted it to bo carried by about ono- {hird of the Domocralio votors, whilo the other two-thirds woro silont, _‘Tho Republicans hovo tound out that they can hold ali the State ofilcea under Grant's Administration in spito of any opposition voto, and tho Domocrats havo discoy- orod that they only gob_thomsolves into troublo and gain niothing by pnllin% o muojority againat tho proteges of tho groat Ulyssos. Ienco the Epathy with which tho quostion of anteaueliing 0,000 more Democrats was rogarded by botl eidon.—St, Louis Republican. ~ - —DMassachusotts ia entitled to something bet- tor than five capitalists, one of whom leads tho othor four, by tho noso, and all legislating for tholr own intoresta. Of courso the substilution of Mr.. Harrls for Mr. Ames, and Mr. ‘m““X for Mr.- Twichell is & groat improvement. great victory over tho capitalist theory of repro< gontation was gained by tho clection of Judge Hoar. Dut Butler, aud Hoopor, and Crockor ro- maln, and tho new Roprogenative from tho Tighth District is, by evory fact of his carcer, bound fo oympathizo with thom. Thore is every' romson to fear, - inoness of our capitnlist Ropresontatives Fu about to givo tho control of the SBtato Gov- ornmont into tho most odious domination that Massnchusetts hay ovor known. Twicholl, and Hoopor, and Crockor, sud Amod are littlo bottor thian orfand-boya in tho morvico of an ambition thnt aspires to reach tho Pmai\]onc{ of tho Url- ted Btutos throngh the Govornorahip of Massa- chusetts and the coliesive powor of the Ropubli- can party, and which alroady confirms its pog- Eosulau of tha ontire Fedoral patronago in tho Btato by. ronching ono hand into the Sonate Chambér, while with tho othor it manipulatos zhe'l‘ll;}manry of tho Nation.—ZLeller to Boston Herald. The Eric Bailway, Inyestigation. . ATADANY, N, Y., March 18.—Tho Committeo of the Assombly appointed to investigato Erio Rail- way matlors mot this morning. - Gen. Francis O, Barlow, Attorney-Qoneral, mado & statomont showing that his counoction with Gen. Bickles in tho procacdinga to offoct n chango in the Lrio Dircctory was porfoctly logitimato, and that monoys paid by Bickloa were paid to speoial counnel. . New Yonx, March 18.—An Albany (N. Y.)lat- tor says that tho proposed Erio Rallway invosti- gation bng awakoned much interest, Lobbyists who have boen heretofore hoayily subsidized by Gould and Figk are waid to Lnvo instigated it, owing to their fallure to_lavo derive anything from the prosont Diroctors, Tha manggomont of the Now York Contral Tond is a littlo alarmed, as mnon;; tho mat- tors which will bo soarched iuto is one just disclosad, which shows that William H, Vander- bilt had beon voted £80,000 by tho new Erle Directors for services in shaping logislation. At gllu\b timo Gov, Dix was Presidont of the road. Supposcd Loss of n Schooner and "wolve Lives. New Yong, March 18.—Tho flshing schooner Josioph Garland, which was roported as loat in o Portsmouth (N, IL) dlspateh, had s crow of tvalye mon. ~No tidinga hayo boon hourd of the Garland since Fob, 23, but & portion of her wrook s supposed tohavo boen soen by o steam- er Feb, 20, ' Stewmor Sunic. OmNoINNATY, March 18.—Tho ateamor Clarks- ville, owned by Bamuel B, Adams, in tho Arka) sns Ttiver aud Now Orloans trado, way sunk you- tordsy at MoKenzio's Landing, thirty-threo miles bolow Pino Blutf, with 800 Lales of cotton, The 860,000 additional to the $25,000 already pro- |- too, 'that tho mu-’ ator §n threo feot over her deck, Tho stenmer a4 yalund at 16,0005 uninsured, The cotton boiug removod from tho wraclk. WALL STREET. Roview of the Moucy, Gokd, EBond, Ntoelk, and EProiaco Mariots. Speeial Dispateh to hicago Tribune, New Yonk, March 18,—This way tho dullont dny in Wall streot for months, Money wae markod by incronsed stringenoy, tho ratos boing 1-16 ot tho close, T'elograms from Washington ropork that tho now Beerotary will use Lis powor over the $44,000,000 legal-tendor rosorve with oxtromo caution, Thore is nothing importaut doing In commercial papor, and cloico grados aro hold at 9 to 12 por cont. ' HTOCKS, Btocks wore quiet throughout tho day, and tho chianges in the goneral list wnwsunlly light, Tho only show of activity was in Pacific Mail, West— orn Union, and Lako Bhoro, Now York Contral, Rocl Ielaud, and Bt. Paul, which were fairly aotive for a short timo during tho early part of tho day, bocamo dull in the aftornoon, and re- corded fow changes. Tho maiket for rallrond ‘bouds was firm with o small business. GOLD, It was rumored In the morning that the ap- {)olnlmunt of Becrotary Richardson had enuned ho formation of & now gold clique, and gold ad= vanced to 116J¢, but in the atternoon it declined 10 1143¢ on alittlo moro prossure to soll. Much of the Lorrowed storling on which the stock spoculators Lavo beon trading for the paat thirty days is belng oxchnnged for mew bills drawn sgninat rollrondwortgnges recontly negotinted. LONDS, Govornmonts wore strong and higher, and snlos amountod to $182,100,” Tho largest deal- ings woro in roglstored 1806s, coupon 1867, and coupon 1808s. I'ho’ ndvanco was stimulated by the rise in gold and incronsed purchnsos for invostmont account. Thoro is somo demand from Now Lnglond and othor Btates, whoro taxes aro lovied on April 1, as capitallsts thero can oscapo local tnxotion by invosting -thoir ‘monoy tomporarily in Govornment bonds. TIODUCE, Tlour was morg gotive, with a stendier fool~ ing; sales, 11,800 brls. Whoat was firmor, but dealors woro apart in their views, The demand is cbioily for oxport. 'I'io millers hold off. Pork was modorately activo and stondy. Balos roport- od of 55 brlg now mess at $16.25@10.813¢. For futuro dollvery, salos roported of 760 bris ot about 10813 for = Juue, nnd ©10.50 for July. Cut monts oxhibited 's light busi- nesy, nnd pricos were without essen- tisl ' chango, Dry saited shouldorn aro quoted nt 636@03c, the lowor figuro being bid. Picklod do sro quoted et Gigo. Bacon wns firmor for long cloar at 73{@7s5c on tho epot. Bhort clenr {s quoted at €1ge. “Hales 000 boxes short cloar lnst night, solier 60 days, ut 8 1-16c, and do to-day at 88-16c for April. Lard was rather frrogular and unsettled, Wostorn for March was quoted at an mfi 6 B3go, without snlos; city, 8o bid; 8ic neked. For future do- livory 60O’ tes for April at 8Jgc; aftorwards quoted 8}¢@8 9-10. GAONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. February, 1873, ‘WA DEPARTMENT, OFrICE OF TAE ONILF BINAL Orricen, Divislon of Telegramp and Roparts for the Dendht of Commerco and Agriculture, BTORMS, - During this month ton different storms have crossod “portions of the country cast of tho Tocky Mountaing. Tho paths of tholr centres have, approximately, been tracod upon thd War Departmont wonthor maps, Signel Borvice, U.B. A, That of Feb. 8 and 4 passed over Nobragln, Town, Wiscousin, and Michigan into Canada, ac- companied by rain, at places hoavy, from Toxas to Town nnd enstward to tho Middlo Atlantic conat, but by gonerally ul;ut suow or rain thence nortlivard ovor Now Lnglund nnd tho Inkes, and by brisk and high winds over tho Jake rogior, westorly winds_being most novero, thunder- storm raported from Knoxville, dth. Feb. G, 6, 7, sud 8—ovor Gulf and South Atlantic States, and thenco northonstward off tho Mid- dlo nnd TEast Atlantic consts, and over Nova Beotis, nccompanied by hewvy Tain to Massnchusotts, snd by frosh and briek winds over Gulf coast, and brisk and hlfl\ over Atlantic Const, ensterly to northerly winds most sovere, Teb. 6 ond 7—Eestward over Northern Minnesotn aud Lako Superior into Cannda, ac- companied by areas of very HFhI: suow, and brisk and high winds ovor tho Inke region, s ath- woatorly to uorthwesterly belng most sevora. Fob. 9, 10, and 11—Castward from Dalota over Minunesotn, Wisconsin, and Michigen into Cana- da, nccompanied by genorally light rain or snow from Misgouri, Tennossce, and Virginia northe ward and northeastward, and by brisk and bigh winds, southeasterly aud southwesterly being mont sovers. Fob. 11 end 12—Northeastyware over Bouthern Btates, and beyond middle Atlantio Const, accompaniod by leavy rain from Kentucky to Southern® Now Jorsoy and southward to Qulf, but snow - from Ohio to lower lakes and Conncctivut, and by brisk to high southorly to wostorly winds over fvestern Guif const, brisk and high southwaestarly over Bouth Atlantic States, and -brigk and lnxil}; 0adt- erly to northerly from Virgiuie to Massechu- sotts, thundorstorm roported from Knoxvillo, 12th; “storm very sovere from Capo Cod south= ward, Feb. 15, 16, and 17—Northenstward from Toxay over tho Ohio Valloy, thonco castward over and boyond middle Atlantic const, accom- panied by rain, genovally Leavy, from lowa to Conneoticut and southward to the Gulf, but arons of light rain and snow thence northward to Maino and tho lnkes, and by brisk and high winds over = wostorn Gulf and Atlntio consts, sovero thunder- storm roported from Momphis on 16th. Feb, 17 and 18—Northeastward from Dakotu, over Min- nesota and Lake Buporior into Canad,laccoin= aniod by light rain and cnow, and by briek abd Righ winds, followod by loy tomporature, Feb, 20 and 21—Ono over the Southern States, and thonce northeast along the const, with fresh and brisk goutherly winds over the west Gulf, veer- ing to bigh northorly; brisk southorly- over south Atlantio const, and brisk and high north- onstorly ovor middfo and cant Atlantio consts; othor nortlieastward over Missouri, Illinois, ang Michigan, into Canadn, with brlsk and high Winda: tho two nccompanied by leavy rain over tho country onst of the Roc\lty Moun- taing, oxcopt suow from Iowa aud Minnesota cnstyard ovor tho lnko region and Northorn New England. Teb. 26 and 27—from Nebraska and Missourt northoastward over- Michigan into Cunads, accompaniod by brisk and high winds; at the same timo s diminishod pressuro from Toxns eastward over Gulf and South Atlantic Btates, and thonco nortlicast off middlo sud esst ‘Atlantio coasts; with brisk and high winds; the two nccompauied by rain from Missouri to North- orn Louisiana and oastward to- Virginin -and Bouth Atlantio const, but'by snow thonce north- ward ovor Northwest, lkos, aud Southern Now England. Thirty-throo cautionary signals wore displayed at tho Bigual Servico Htations on tho Atlantio conat, and two on tho gulf. RAIN-FALL. As comparod with tho means of & number-of yoars for tho mouth, tho rainfall roturns from tho Sigual sorvico Btations show a doficlency ovor tho lalo rogion, Northwest, Gulf Btates, Bouthorn_Goorgia, and Bouth Carolina, Now York, and Northorn England, but an ‘oxcess from the northorn portions of Alabamn, Geor- in, and Sonth Carolina to Tennesse, Southern ndiann, and Ohio, Ponnsylvanis, and’ Southorn Now Jorsoy, being most' marked over - Fonues~ seo, also an oxcoss ovor Rhiodo Island and Enate orn Massachusotts, and Connecticut. TEMPERATDRE, > From tho mean temperaturs for the month, takon from tho Signal Bervico roports and com- prrod with (hat for & numbor of - yoars at the somo stations, or closo by, it is obuerved that tho former hus boon somowhat higher ovor the Gulf States, onatorn portions of Kontucky and Tonnossoo, and southorn portions of Ohio and Indinng, by from 1° to 4°, but otherwiso ehst of the Rocky Mountaing lower by from 1° to 8°, bolug pFiucipally ovor Now Yo, Alichigan, Wist conin, and Miunesota. —_— Xilinols River News. Special Disvateh to L'he Chicano Tribune, TLaSAzLE, Morch 18.—Arriyed at Poru—Btoam- ors Friondship and Jod Flemiug, both light, from Bt, Louls, Departed from Peru—Stoamer Friendship, towlug throa bargos of icp for Memphis, Tenn., snd two for Little Rocl, Ark.; steamor Joo Tloming, towing flvo barges of ico for Nash- villo, Tona., and one for_Bt. Louis ; also canal- boats Col, Taylor and Door Park No. 3, both with light loads of lnmber for Peoris, and Ry- aum and Industry, both light, for snumle destina- jon, Rivor slowly falling, A good demsnd for canal boats below is nfitloipahfil -— ‘The Modo g BAx Franorsco, March 18,—All 18 quist at the Modoo Iava-bed. "‘I'he military are awaiting the action of tho new Ponco Commission. Tho prospeot {8 favorablo that tho Indians will como out for another talk, If not, tho soldiors will preeeed to the attack immediatelv.