Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1873, Page 5

s i on el e il i et THE CHICAGO DAILY 'RIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1Y, 1873. 5 THE STATE CAPITAL. The Railroad Question Under Con~ gideration in Both louses Yesterday, The Propositicn to Abolish the Rail- road ~and Warehouse Board Defeated in the House. ill Introdnced for an Investigntion Into the Lake Front Legis- * lation of 1869, Majority and Minority Rcports of the Rummel Investi- gating Committee. Final Passage of the $1,000,000 State’ House Appropriation Bill. Special Dispatoh to The Chicagn Tribune. STATE CONTROL OF RAILROADS. BreivarieLp, March 18.—T'ho Jollowing reso- lution, introduced by Mr. Biowart, of MoLean, camoe up as tho spocial order: Do it yesolved by the House of Representatices, the Senate concurring, That Congrees be reaneatod to offor on smendment o the Conatliution of tho United g, in subntanico s follows: Decluring all railways iu the United Statea public bighways, und authoriziug Congress to eatablish and control inter-Stnto or through rates of chargen for tho transportation of persona aud property thercon, nnd nuthorizing tho State Legislatures, respoctivaly, to es- tablish snd control tho local rates, Mr, Colling dosired Congress to include an nmendment providing thnt tho provivisions of tho Fedoral Qonstitution prohibiting the impnir- ment of contracts do not apply to railway tariffs. ' After much talk, tho mattor was referrod to the Railroad Committoo,—T79 to 24, TAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. Noxt camo Mr. Jones' proposition to abollsh _tho Railrond and Warchousa Commiasionors, -which he supported on the ground that it wns ‘ugoloss and unnocessury ; that it could do noth- ing that might not bo dona s woll by the law ofllcern of tho State. Ho desirod an expression of the Houss, Houndoratood that n llc]flglxuun of the Board of Trade was coming from Chicago .40 urgo changos in tho Inw. Why not wipe it all out? Ho had no objection to the mon porson- ally, Mr. Johnson believed tho movemont to abolish tho Doard was prematuro. ‘Tho reposition to divide tho Bonrd was rojoctod };y tho Warehouges Commuttees, thougb those ‘Commitiees wore willing to make changos in tho Inw on tho subject of ins]mcl.lnu. He did ot know what tha car-lond of lobbyists wanted. If they dosired to abolish the Board, and take tlio inspoction of grain out of tho control of ho Btato, thoy would fail. It was o difioult anntter to hold the halance ovon botwoon the Board of Trado of Chicago and tuo Stato out- sido. Tor tho sake of the warchouso-laws that hud | to bo enforced, the agriculturists of tho ‘Btate should oppose the abolition of thnt Board, His Committos (Internal Commerco) would roport amendment to the Waro- diouso Iaw, o believed the oftice of the «Commissionor shonld Dbo trensferred to Chicago,—the groat foous,—whors appoals could o taken at any momont from tho decision of the Iospector. Thoy would also provide for flexi- bllity in the grading of grain. Mr, Shaw belioved the Commission came vory mesr being o grand success, s it would have been but fora flaw in the law, for which tho; woro not rosponsiblo. tho contemplato: logislation was based upon_the continuation of tlio Commission, ns tho Houro would find in n fow duys, when the Committce reported its measurca, Mr, Morrigon Jid not think thero wns any use for n Commission. | Mr. Dunbom was of tho same opinion. Tho Commiesion woro simply oxeccutivo oflicers, to eay whon o suit should 1o brought, und had sim- 1y chargo in & goneral way of railtond lligation, S ot toes: wise. siok. P dlon B law, and tho Attornoy Goueral was moro competent to sn; when o suit should ba brought. If, as was al- foged 1n the papors, tho railronds carried tho Logislaturo of Ilinols in thoir poclkets, how uch more easily could thoy pooket & commission of thoso men. He snid nothing agninet the Com- mission personally. Why not givo tho powor of instituting suits to the peoplo, to thelr Btatos Attornoys and County Boards ? The fast Commisgion produced a book by its Bocretary, which could havo cost farloss. There might bo 1 row in tho now Commission, ne thera wag in the old. Ho believed that for administor- iug tho law the Commission was a useless in- strumoentality, The Logislaturo could not fix a tariff, nor could it confor tho power on any Com- mission. Thai was & question for a jury only. Ho thought the power of tho State could be ar- raigned ogningt railronds without tho interfor- euce of thewe Commissionors, who were buman. Bupposenocorruptintiucnces could bo brought to boar npon them. ,Ho would profer to trust tho judgment of tho peoplo in_their county and towuship organizationr. The ralironds could not buy up thie wholo people. The judgment of the people was lenst likely to err. ot them provido that violations of the Iaw bo presoutod oy in other criminnl cases, Ho would novor voto for a Lill that would give a Comumigsionor tho right to fix rates, as it would bo futilo and illogal. He Loped that the malter would bo loft with tho people,’ A motion to order the rovious question” failed, and dobato was ad- journed to the afternoon, Mr. Gordon, 8 momboer of the Farmers' Club Committeo.on Railronds, considered the Com- Toigsion a fraud and o humbung, The caso of the. rnilronds was parellol tothatof & man who invad- «ed domestic life, and got killed by tho outraged nusband. Undor the law, he was guilty of mur- der, but wps ncquitted by n jury, and the com- mubity spprovad tho yerdict, 80 the community would” Justify vordicts against railronds, Tho naggrogation of capital robbed the people of tho rights” of Inbor. It was openly proolaimad that railronds ‘pwichased Legislutures, and oven Congress. How much easior would it bo to invest in three Commissionora? Wasg it any wonder tho peoplo distrusted three Commis- sioners, when great meu in Congross succumbed to rilrond money? Let no body of men stand betwoen thepeople and tho railonds. Lot the peoplo ;E;:t directly nt them. There wore too oany ofticinls in Tllinois. 'The Commisslon was on uonecessary and oxpensive luxury, The Bacxutn1¥ of thie Commission told the 'Chairman of tho flouso Committee on Agriculturo that tho farmors woro making consummate fools of themselves on the railrond question. That was nico tallt for a man to whom tho farmers wero giving food and clothes. Away with the Com- suisgion, Mr. Moore, of Adams, did not believe thera w8 money nnou%h in 1llinois to buy the gontle- mon on tho Boerd, but,unless they wore of prac- tical uso, ho was in favor of abolishing them, | Fo hiad heard 1o good regson why they should bo_continned. What good were thoy except to gollato statistics ? Thoy woro paid largo ualaries to do nothing, and furnisbed e olerk to help them. Tho docision of tho Supromo Court showed that the Commissioners could nob fix maximum ratos ; that would bo prima facie svidence of oxtortion or unjust discrimivation. It thoy could not do that which was a - question of fact fora jury, what were theyfor? IHe desired to mako the people of tho Studo a Com- mittes of the Whole to enfore whatever laws woro enncted. Mr, Counolly thought it was wrong to precipi- tato the proposition to abolish the Bourd at the haol of lEc session, and aftor tho Railrond Com- mitteo had boon working on the basis of a Com- missfon. If mombers waited a few days, until the Rallroad Committoo roported, they would find tho commission was s bulwark betweon the ‘:coplo and the railroads, Without some such ody, the poople would be acling as a disorgan- ized mob und rabble, against the combined capi- tul of railrond corporations. Thoy should be very caroful how thoy commonted on the lon- csty of the Railrond Commission, whon they wora liable to similaruncharitable comments from their constituents. Corrupt o commission of thom, Judecd] Why not nny thie Governor of the Btute could bo corrupted? No ono dured do 8o. ‘Would it not bo chennor for the railronds Lo cor- rupt amajority of tho Buprome Court and ron- der all legislation nugatory? The ory of cor- ruption waua raised by railroad men to undermine ho confldonco of the peopla in any logislation against railroads, Tho Commisslon was pro- mounced oxponsive. The people ex; pocted monoy to flow like water before rallronds wore Togu~ lated, Ralironds paid tho highest salarios to tho best lawyors, and the Biate slould moet them with an oqual amount of ability, Thoy would entrust tho case to Blate's Attornoys, mm\{ of whom ware not law- oy and oxpoct, lhom fo_contond with the bost ogal talont on tho continent, Tho most joyful nows tho rallronds could hear would ho thint the Ilouso of Reprosontatiyon hnd voted to nbollsh that Doard. “Buppose thoy had abolished Gonor-~ als during the war, and lot the soldlors nctran disorganized rabblo ; what would have beooma of them? Tho Commisslonors, {f they could not fix maximum rates, could do somothing olsc. Untl tho poopla demandod tho abolition of the Board, it should bo suntained. ¥ Ir. Massio, of Pike, moved to rofer tho resolution to tho Committon on Civil Borvico, or Totronchment, which was lost. Mr. Armstrong, of Grundy, did not boliavo the Commisslon woro of any sorvico. Thoy woro excellont mon, no doubt, but were not Inwyers, aud what sonsiblo mnan with o lawsult on his hande would ontruet it to them or other mon who wore ignorant of law ? ‘0 provious question waa ordored, mud the regolution was lost—38 yons; 71 naye, Mr. Morrison’s rosolution to~ declaro 8 conts n milo the logal maximum rate for passon- gera wad roforred to tho Ratirond Committeo, TUE LAKE-FRONT ACT. Mr, Binw enused n little oxcitoment in tho Houso by introducing o bill providing for tho np- pointment of a specinl Committeo of threo Bon- ators aud four Roprosontatives'to investigato tho menns used to paas the Lake-Front bill through tho Leginlnturo of 1800, Thore is—if the bill nsscs—to be an official roportor to take tho ovi- louco, Powar is to be givon the Commitice to gond for porsons and papers, and contemplates arriving at, aa far as practiosble, the incoption and pnsenge of the act aud the inilu- onces used to accomplish that ond. Tho bill requires tho Committco to make.n full and detailed report of its work to tho Goy- ornor for tho uce of the General Assombly, It roquires sald report to show, if tho Committeo ehall bo ablo, tho history, Pnndnncy, and pnusago of said Lake-Front billy with tho ‘inflnence snd menns uked to prooure its pasunge, whother by tho railrond corporations or othor poreons inter- ested in such bill ; with tho influonces and means used to securo votos in tho Gonoral Assembly that passed the ill. It nlso roquiros the Com- mittao to state the prosont valua of tho proport; ntod, its valuo at tho {imo of the grant, an he conalderation rendorod for such grnnln by tho l{mruuu to whom such, grants wero mado. Tho bill contains an emergoney clause, and con- templates o report to the adjournmont sossion of tirx)n General Assombly. "I'ho Iouse Railrond Committee has decided to roport the bill, with n recormmendation that it do poss. It will bo presonted in the moruing. BENATI: HAILROAD DILL. The Senate spout the day profitably discuss- ing tho bill Introduced by its Railroad Commit- teo, Mr. Donshuo and Mr., Voris making spoechos in its favor. It was considered by sec- tions, nnd romo vorbnl nlterations made, when it was ordored to a third reading. It will pass tho Benate. TUE SENATE ATOOE-YATDS INVESTIGATING COMMIT- TER hold another secrat seasion this nvaniu;{‘ when My, Bhorman aud other officinls avo said to bave given testimony. The doingy of this Committco aro surrounded by o strange’ myulm;ly, roporters being oxcludod from ity seanions, and all its pro- ocedings Dbelng hiddon. Auother committeo should bo appointed to find out why this Com- mittos is nfraid to lot tho publio seo what it is doing. Soma of them sy they will report in tho morning. GRAIN INIPECTION, A joint mcntinf of tho two Warchouno Com- mittos was ealled this ovoning to henr Mr. 0. E. Oulver, Prosidont of the Board of Trade, and Mr. Thomas Wright, o Dircctor, on the necessity of amonding the lnw so a8 to allow a floxible grading of graln. JIr. Oulver road.nn addross explaining tho hardships of tha law, and how dotrimontal it was, not only to Chicago, but to tho shippor aud producer. Mr. Wright oxplained tha injustico to Oldeago of {lio tast of wolght, which did not prevail ‘n other cities. Senator William~gn Lins propared n bill providing for s Committeo of Appeals to bo il}lpoh)md annually Dy the Govoruor, which shall adjudicato cagen appealed from the Inspector, and change tho grades whon necessnry. The sentiment of the Committoo socmed favorablo to abolishing tho arbitrary rulo of inapection, and an attempt will bo mado to pass such o mensure. STATE-HOUSE APPROPRIATION, Tho Benata bill appropriating 1,000,000, one- holf out of this yoar's nssossment, and ono-lilf out of noxt, to_continne work on the now State- Houso, passod tho Houso with tho cmergonoy clauso—yons, 107; nays, 5, Cassidy, Forth, Granger, Hart, and Mooro, of' Marshal. On ro- coiving the Governor's signature, tho not will bo in forco probably,—to-morrow. OTIER BILLS PASSED, Tho Houso pnssed the hcGrath Sennte bill muking it n migdomenuor to throaten, in#imi- dato, or unlawiully interfere with any porson to prevent him from warkine. or from obtaining worle, at any lawful bueincas on any terms he or sho may sce fit. This provents interforence by trados-unions. The Houso nlao passed tho Sonato bill making MMr. Btovenson Clerk of the Superior Court in Cook County aflor the expiration of Mr. Jacob- son's term. The House bill ropealing tho Registry law in towns casting loss than 1,500 votos was passed— 106 to 7. BANITARY. Mr, Andorgon offered & resolution reciting that tho old State-House is unhenlthy, and tho Commissionors baving 51,000,000 at their dis- posnl should hurry up with the -now bullding, o ag to havo it roudy by next wintor, Adopted. 1t is undorstood the Commissioners say they can have tho two halls ready by October noxt. THE PONTIAQ LAND OASE. Tho recont docision of . the Supreme Court in the Pontine land caso e bolieved to soriously af- fect the interests of tho Btate with roference to nid recolved or promised by othor places. For instanco, Chnmpaign County issucd bonds to tho Agricultural University, and tho United Btates guve, a8 an ondowment, public lands, which woroaold and thomoney realized. Of thisamonut B115,000 was invosted in Champnign County bonds belonging to the institution, which wore transforred to tho endowment fund, {rom which tho money was takon. 'This endowmont fund the Btate egrocd with tho United States to keep intact. Now, if Champnign bonds aro worth- logs, must the Stato supply tho doficioncy of ©115,000? : TEASONABLE TATES, Mr. Lano, of Huncock, offered n resolution construing the word * reasounble " in Soc. 13 of Article 11, #o that it shall b simply mandstory, and not & limitation of tho powors of the Gen- oral Assembly, aud vai( g that maximum ratos fixed by law ehall continue reasonsble until changed by tho Legislature, On Tueaday it will be & special order. TIE COPYING OHARGES, Tho Committeo appointod to investigato tho charges ageinst Mr. Rummel reported this morning through its Ohairman, Mr. SBavage. Thiis gontleman refusod to allow the mombers of tho presé, with one oxoeption, tocopy the report, and it would be proper 0 ask why lio, gave tho documeut to a Bt, Louls paper eund rofused all others, - % The report sota forth that Mr. Rummol has chargod for copying lsws and journnls of tho Twonty-seventh General Assombly, a8 follows : Tor copying laws, 3,628,600 words, at 8 conta PEr 100.1evvvasres ceeen$ 2,020,04 For journal for record, 14,167,800 words, ot 8 cents por 100, . . 11,814.24 For jourual for i’ 8centa per100,., 11,814.24 Moking a total of.vvesses Tho Committes, aftor comp , fing tho total number of words in written journals was 7,084,086, which, at 8 oconts per 100 words, vould amount to 86,8872, in- stend of 211,814.24, Tho writton journal {)ngea averaged 24,172 words, and on that ~uid thore woro 4,842,660 words, which, ot 8 «conts por 100, atiounts to 3,000.12, 'belng £7,908.12 logs than tho smount charged for tho work.. The 4,100 printed pngos of journals averagod 481 1-0 yords onch, aud tho numbor of words copled for tho printer on this basis was 1,770,870, whioh, at 8conts por 109, would smount to 81,416.30, inatond of $11,814.24, boing an ex-~ cess of $10,807.81 over the nmount oharged. Tho number of words In the Inwsof the Twenty- goventh Goneral Assombly aflflo DAgOS, avoraging 500 words each) wau 400,000, which, nt 8 ceuty er 100, would amount to £820, instead of 52,028.04 chiarged, making an ovorchargo of §1,723.04. Mr, Rummel oxplains the discrop- anoy by saying it inoluded copying billa which nover becamo laws, Tho copfllu s rule s to reckon 800 words por page of the wrilten jour- nals and 250 words per pago of legul cap in corying the Iawa for the printer, Making tho eu{lum s based upon thia 1ile, tho bill for copy- ing, taking the journaly s thoy wore writtten, would bo as follows : BECAPITULATION, Copylng written Junrnuls, 7,081, Copylug printed Journals, Copylug laws, 400,000 worda. ., Tolalyeeiitieresres Amount of bill charged by thosauo worls,, .. Excesn of chinrgo ovor our catimato. ... #/T'he amount drawn by Mr, Itummol from the Btate 'Pressury is $17,260.64, from which amount taking our estimato above, leaves tho sumof 80, 1155.45 already overdrawn. {itl: roforonce to pritting papor, they roport that the contract calls for forty-flve pounds per ream, whioh in some instancos foll short two pounds por ronm. Tho paper seemed to be of quallty equal to lnmgle. Tho roport is signod by Amos Bavage, John Pollook, and B, R. Iampton. Thoy rocommond thio adoption of the following : Witeneas, It appeara that Edward Rummel, Ialo ccrolary of the Binta, has chnrged agaiunt lio Btate, and recatvad from Blaie Trensiirer for copying tho Inwanand journals of tho Twenty.sovonth Genernl Ae- sembly, & much Inrger sum than o was by lnw entiled -to_recelvo thorefor, notwithstanding which tho maid Edwnrd Rummel oluima that ho fn_ entilied to_demand and recelve from (fio Audilor of Btato a warrant upon tho Troasirer of Btato for an_ndditional sum of moro tlinn 28,000, for copying said Inws and Journals ; there- T oo, J1d {t resolted, Ty tho Tonne of Toprercntatiyen, tho Sennto concurring horoin, That tho Auditor of Fublio Accaunta bo, and ho i horoby, dirooted not to (saio any furthor warrante to Edward llummol, or to any ollior porson on his accont, for nld copying; and ie 1€ further resolved, That the Altorncy-Goneral bo, and ho is horeby, instructod to take such measures as muy bo necossary, by ault o otliorwino, to rocovor from tho salil Ediward Rummol tho amount by him overdrawn 0s afaroanid, WIIAT THE MINORITY BAY, ‘Tho minority roport s ns follows : Mz, Speaker : The underaigned membors of the Bpoctal Joint Gom- mitiea of tho Bonate and Houss of Reprosentatives ap- pofuled undor n resolittion of both Houses, with fi« structions to invostigate the charges ngainat Edward Rummel, Into Becretary of Blato, for nlicged over- chnrgon for copylng tiio lnws nnd Journain of tho Twenty-sovontll Genernl Assembly, nob concurring ontirely fu tho report of tho other mombers of tho Comimitice, now reapoctfully submit the following for tho purposo of Inying before this Ausembly, moro full and complotaly, o facta oleiled during thia fnvestle gation, Under tho lnw of 1809 it was mnde the duly of tho Bocretary of the Blate to copy the laws aml {ullrnnlu of both Hnuser, which proviaialy had beon dono under contract, Tho sum nllowed tho Soorolary for thiy work of copying 16 8 conts for oach 100 worda, Tho Constitution of 1870 requires that all bills, e~ foro they are flually acted upon by either of tho Ifouses, sholl bo printed, Under this provision, the Tonty-govonth Goneral Assembly orderod many bills printed aflor thoy woro ongrossed, which woro hnudod y tho ofilcers of both Honscs to tho Sooretary of Stato, aiid vora thon copled by him for tho printar. Yor this work Mr, Rummol charged also ot the rate of 8 conts for each 100 words, to which Lo was un- auoationably ontitled undor tlio law. This latter work was imporatively roquired, a4 the billa whon ouco ou- rossed could not with safety be allowed to go boyond o control of tho Stato authoritics, In tho account ag presontod in the rapart of tho other members of the Committeo there {8 no pay al- lowod to the ox-Scerotary for billa coplod Which wero uot paseed, lley Laving ersoneotaly pit down tho amount for lawa only nt $2,023.04 (;,5 800 words) whilo the whiolo chatgo of Mr. Rummel for Inws aud engroascd bills a but £1,870,32 (3,337,900 words), as will appear in tho bill bolow. It was proven by ol witnesses oxamined on this Jointy oven by tha nowapaper corrospondont who orlg- nally preferrod theso chinrges agaluet tho ox-Socros tary, aud who clafmed much oxperienco in such mat- tors, flat in all cagos whero work of copylng s dono and esthnated, it 18 tho universal practico and custom to cstimato ll pagea in documents or books written pon 18 full pages, tho famo 03 tho printer dooa in catis mating his worlk, 'Tho necossity of averaging instead of notuslly count~ ing tho words (which of ftealf would be s work of im- menso moguitudo) must bo apparont ; 1t 18 4 oustom aiopted throughout the country. It was oworn to by all the witnesses that the es- timates adopied pnd customory in the Department of tho Bcorctary of Stato for many torma provious to thet of Mr, Rummel, in mnking up tho accounts for the copylng of the yournals aud lawa, wero First—T0 cstimate each payoof tho large records of tho follmnlfl as containing 800 words, then take tho wholo number of written pages contained in each Dook, multiply tho ono with tho other, and fake tho result of this'caleulation as the total number of words contaiued {n cach book respostivoly., ‘Sceond—To catimato ench page of legal cap, upon which the ongroaned lawu aro copicd, as containfiig 250 words, thou cotnt thie number of written pages of such s, altply to on wit the other, nad s aerive at tlio number of words in each of such bills or lawa reapoctivoly. fpon thiis basts and euatom, cotablishiod by Jong pre- vlons usago and custom in thé Scerofary’s Dopartment, Ar, Rimmel’s accounts are made up and arc_correet, ‘with the oxcoption of 449 Yu"cl {to bo counted donblo, for printer and record), which were orroncously count- od, Pt notritton upon, making s doduction of $633.48 from bis Lill nocessary and proper, widch deduction wo undorataud, was previously wede by Mr, Rumm Dimself on oxumining (he Lecountk prercrcd by bis pa- slatanta, With tho abovo deduction 1s bill " ns fol- Town; For copsing Inwa and engzcesed bills for ‘printor, 2,337,000 words, si & cents per 100 words, . sroreeionsone i 1,670.80 For n?pyiug Journal for record 14,367,200 vor(l words. . .. 11,500.76 For copying journnl for printor, 8amo num- ber Of WOrdB.veesenress 11,600.76 “Total amount of bill -0, $24,650,04 Tho undersigned, uft tho facts and tho custom, o8 et forth abuve, did not think it thelr duty to undertako tho hicrculeart task of innking an_ne- tuaf count of all tho words writlen nnder this work ; yet, by ndopting tho - method of counting singlo written Tull, wo are satis flod- that - the avorsge aclual ° number of wards contained on each pnge of tho laago journal records cstimated at 800 words fu the accountof Mr, Tumnmel falls somowhat short of that number, whilo tho aversge estimato of o legal-cap page of 260 words is Yery correct, A Ii wun furtlior proven by tha sworn lullmun{ of Mr. Rummel's coe‘)ut that Lo pald them upon the camo ‘baeis of caleulation (800 words to tho rewnl“ewugn and 250 to {ho logal-cap pago) s o, Mr, Rummel charged to the State, y It nppears from Mr. Rummel's sccount-book of ‘moneys paid his copylsts for copylug this work, and au appears from an ailldavit (2 copy of which 16 Leroto attachied), Mr, Rumniol has thus far pald out on no- count of this work tho sum of $10,627.70, 3 Ono witness, tho presont Bocratary of_Bialo, ‘alio awora ot froin Lis oxperionca durlng overal yesra’ councction with that otfice as chief Clork under Mr, TRununel ho was satisficd that Mr, Rummel had not only sought to conduct that doparimont with tho grent- o8t regard for tho ntorest of tho Stato, but that he {Mr, Rummel] liad strictly endeavored to save money 0 tho State whenover ho could, oven though it wore to Xl own pecuniary disadvantago, Tn proof of thi tho presc::¢ Scerotary of Btsto callod thio sttention of your Gommittos to o letter writton by Mr, Rummol to tho Licutenant-Governor, dato of April, 1871, suggesting the discontinuanco of certain conying, {A copy of which lotter is nlso horoto st~ el Tn conclusion, the undersigned would most. reapect~ fully stato that, in their estimation the faot that Mr. Rummel follood n custons cstablishod by his pro- deceseors upon enteriug what to him was a new De- partnucnt, and whero, in muny respects ho was com- polled to adviso with persons who wero formerly con- Dected with tho ofiico, 14 1o its manogoment, doce nok sppear to the nundersigned to deserve censuro—ho haviug boen gulded in all bis actions by & eplrit of honesty nud caro for tho propor conduct of tho busi- 1oes of bl olic, aud fur the fntereats of tho peoplo of o State, With theso statements wo hopo the Genoral Assembly ‘will bo cunbled to take dofinto nction on thia subject understandingly, Orro Pertzen Grouce GUNDLACH, ‘The roports and resolutions wore made the speciel ordor for Tuesday noxt. P i LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. BENATE, SURINGFIELD, March 18, 1675, TOLL' 0ATL. Tho roll was called, showing 81 Sonators pro- sont. Three Sonators word subsequently allow- ed to rocord as prosont. SECOND RFADING OF DILLS, On motion of Mr. WAILE, consideration of Henato bills on socond reading was resuned, and soveral bills appropriating money to Stato in- stitutions Tn!ecul o socond reading and woro ,or- derod on file for considoration by seotions, ISTRAYE, The Committco on Revision reported n bill in rolntion to outrays. .. NEW BILLI, By consent, tBenator WILCOX introduced o Dill” for an uct_relating to marriago contracts, By Benator BUNKE—Exempting. property of blind and {nflrm poraond from forced salo. By Bonator CABEY—Rolating to corporations, and proseribing the duties of the Attorney-Gon- ernl In roforence theroto, and fixing Lis compon- sation therofor. BY Bonator BALDWIN—Providing for tho publication of finoleulcnl reports. By Bonator YAGER—Iopenling tho not for {ncorporation of -tho Pjoneer Insurance Com- any, 3 B; Aonator DOW~—Prohibiting advertisementa of lottories aud gamos of chaucs, A BPEQIAL ONDLR. Oonsidoration of Senate Bill 857, m‘mrlcd by tho Railrond Commitleo, to provent discrimina- tion and extortion inrates of froight, was taken, up. The gnsungo of the bill was ndvocated at longth by Bonator Donahue, in o legal argument, Benator Vorls followed. THE RUMMI'LL INVESTIGATION, Sonator HAMPTON, by consent, prosented the mnjority report of the Bolect Committee to luvoatlglntu the churges against ox-Socrotary Rummell, on behialf of Bonstor Gundlach, ab- sont on account of sickness, Sonntor OASEY prosonted a minorily roport of Lll:f »znéne Committos. ‘The roports wore ordered nted. b Further consideration of tho Railrond Com- mittoe’s bill regulating frolght tarift was post- poned until 2:30 o’clock p. m. Bovoral House bills presed a second reading. + Adjourned until 2:80 o'cluck p. m. AFILRNOON BESBION, Conslderation of Benato Lill 857, was resumad, A numborof amendments of minor inportance woro proposed, and a majority loat, Ono ap- pointing (hoe Attorney-Gorieral to conduct sll Buits, uPon propor notifleation, and to employ such nsslstance oy uncuuuufi, was ndopted. A soction offered by Mr, FTARNE, [irovnutlng railronds from discriminating in rolation to cars and their distribution, was lost—syes, 14; noes, 28, The bill was ordered engrossed and to s third rouding. Sem&o rdjourned, 1IOUSE. NEW DILLS. By Mr, MOORE sAdlmu)—To reorgauize tho Fire Dopartment of Quinoy, By Mr. BISIIOP—In m?nrd to bridges lying ontsida of Incorpornted oitics and villagen, By Mr, BTAW—To amond tho Foos and Saln- riognot. Aleo n blll for an act to inquiro into tho moans used to socure the pasnago of the nek known as the * Lnko-T'ront act,"” By Mr, WASHBURN—In regard to tho salo of Intoxicating liquors, CONBTITUTIONAL, AMECNDMENT. Mr, LANE (Hancock) offered a rasolution as a Fra[\nnml amoudmont to the Couutitution, defin- ng the mesulng of tho word * ronsonable,” ny usod in tho soction suthorizing logislation to rogulato railroads, SPECIAL ORDERA. Tho resolution of Mr, Btowart, of MoLonn, roqnesting Gongross to submit an amendment to the Constltution of tho United Btntes deolaring all rallways public highways, and authorizing Congross to ostoblish and control intor-Btato raton of tmnu[inrtntlon and authorizing tho Blates to control local rates, was taken up. Mr. COLLINS offored an'smondment, provid- .| Ing that the proposcd amondment shall construe tho clauso in tho Constitution in relation to im- pairing contracts ns not_applying to leglelation rogulating rates of tariff on rallronds, iont. g? . CABBLIDY offored an nmondmont striking! out the word * authorizing” and substituting the | words ' deolaring tho powor of.” 5 Mr, COLLINS offored an amendmont substan- tially tho samo 08 tho ono praviously offored by m, 5 Mr. BALLOW movod that tho resolution and antondments bo reforred to tho Committeo on Tedetnl Rolations, Carrled—yeas, 70 ; noys, 21, COUNTY-SEAT RENOVAL. Bpoclal Ordor No. 8, the resolution of Mr. Jonoes to abolish tho Board of Railrond and Warchonso Commissions was taken up and de- batod at consldorablo length ; the yoos and noys wero ordorod, and thorosolution was not adopted ~—youg, 88 ; ninys, Ti—ns follows: VRAS Aloxandor (Craw- Enaloy, Tl e ox Flandors, nsi, m;‘x"-‘:-g‘;g(mnurm;:, t %(c!‘hu:'mn, y elnn oors (Adamns) Armptrong (omn.cumn.d’ mm.én, h ay), Groy, Noville, Armitrong ny, Beott, Ballo), Hooty, ° Sorman, Caroy, Hoplins, Snow, Chambers, Jacknon, Bylvoater, Cronkrite, James, Thorntod, Darnell, Jones, + itt, Dolan, Lano {Hancock), Washburn, Dunhdm, Tommn, Woyman—39, NA! Anilerson, Hildrup, Rico, Ballow, Iolles ogors, Bocock, Hollonback, itountroe, Bootl Tnscore, Buvago, Bradwell, Jnquess, Batyer, Branson, Honito, Caualdy, Bhas, Colins, Bhuniway, Qonnolly, Marsli, Btarr, avi, MeAdame, Btowart (Wabgo) Domoiit, Meacham, Blowart (MoLcau), Dewoy, Middlecolr, © Sireater, Efner, Mooro (Matshall), Stroud, Forrler, 00R0, Bwan, Freomnn, Malyano, Taggart, Gratiom, Nulton, Thoruos, Ganger, Overly, Tiligon, rant, Orendord, Watnor, aridicy, Taltzer, obber, art, Tonfiold, Webster, Harvey, Pluuell, Wick, Harrlugton, Plowman, Wood, Hito (Madidon), Pollock, Wymore, aito (8¢, Olatr), Raioy, r, Bpieaker.—~T1, REFERRED, Bpecial order No. 4, Morrison’s resolution in regord to establishing rates of transportation on railronds, was roferred ‘to the Rmlroad Coifi mittee. = 3 DILLS PASSED. Tho following bills wero passed : Senate bill in rogard to tho ndministration of estntos—yeas, 10; vay, 1. Sonsto billappropriating$1,000,000 to continue work on tho new Btate-House—yons, 107; noys, 6, Senate bill 66, concorning clorks of tho Suporior Court of Coolf County—yens, 833 nay, 10, Nenato bill 78, to provent strikes among coal-miners—yons, 945 nays, 8. Houso bill 870, amending tho Rogistry law—yeas, 106; nayag 7. Mr. Andorson offerod o resolution justructing £ho Btate-House Commissionors to Liave the new Btate-Houso ready for an adjournea sossion. Adopted. Adjowrned, E —— GRANT VICE FORSYTHE. Tho announcoment that Lieut, Fred Grant was about to finish his ncadomic courso at one bound, by assuming cortnin duties incldent to his appointmont on Gon. Sheridan’s staff, has already created a vory strong fooling in tho city. Not beeauso Fred CGrant s coming to Chieago, for fhat is a mattor ontirely for Frod Grant's ‘bonefit, and the people of this oity arc genorous onough to wish for Improvement wherever nooded. TIf socloty likes Mr. Grant when he comes, Mr. Grant will'be made aware of it, but if Lio docs puccoed in making himsolf popular, it will not bo Urough the clroumstancos which bave brought him_ lere, for there 'aro much againat him, It i8 now known that tho gnllnnb oflicer whose ramoval is to pave the way o Mr. Gran’s promotion is one from whom Ohicago i most unwilling to part, ono of her most cherislicd sona, o gontleman in ovorfl m»K worthy of the cily's nffection; who, thoug quile quite young, has won by horoism tho ex- alted position ho holds in the army, and by bis many social qualitios the estoem and regard of his follow-citizons. Gen. Goorge A. Forsythe is to be romayed and reduced to tho rank of Major, and sent to join his rogiment in tho fleld, to make room for Ar. Fred Grant, a young man of whom nothing is known except that he enjoya tho distinction of being tho son of o living Presidont of the United States; has travoled to Hurope in sn United States war stonmor, tho bills being paid by the people of tho Unifed States, - No roason is assigned for this change. Thero is probably no officer in_tho’ country 6o much esteomed at home as is Gon, Forsytho. Nothing has ever beon dong by him fo_morit such tront- mont. Itis tuo duty of s soldier to oboy, but tho citizons of Chicago hold that tho ordorisa dirogt insult to them, and the publio feoling at prosont ig about as bittor as it can bo. ‘Whon tho war broko out, George A. Forsythe wag bookkeapor for J. V, Farwoll & Co. At the first call for 75,000 mon, by President Lincoln, in April, 1861, Lo enlisted in the Barker Dra- goons, & company formed in this city, Ho sorvod for throo months in this corps, in Wost Virginia, aud returned at tho expiration of that timo to Chicago, Ho immediately jomed tho Eighth Tllinois Oayalry, Company G. and was aguoin in activo service In Virginia. IIo was pro- moted to the Captainocy of Company A, of the samo rogiment, then to theMajority, and finallyto thie Lioutonant-Coloneley. . Whon Gen. Shéridan mado his famous raid in the S8henandoah Valloy he made tho scquaintance of the brilliant youn, officor. Hia dash, conrago, sagacity, and’ mili- tary style won the admiration of Gen. Bheridan, who tranaferred him to his staff, whero he re- mained to tho ologe of tho war. Binco that time ho served on the plains undor Gon. Ouster. Iis conduot on “ Beecher's Island” has beon imnortalized in the poriodical literature of tho country, in Gon. Custor's history of that terriblo gonllok, publiskiod in the Galazy for Docambar, 1672, and subsoquently in Txz TainoNe on Sunt day, Dec. 16, 1872, Iu thls ongagomont, with tho moat forocious of Indian tribos, who out- numbered him tiwolve to one, Gon, Foraythe waa twico woundod. With a Minio ball in ono thigh, aud tho bono of the other log sbattorod, he ?xmvnly maintainod his position for fivo days, until aid arrived. Tho artioclo to which wo alludo concludos as follows: * Foraytho tho gallant leador, aftor a long perfod of sufforiug, and loading thie lifo of an invalid for mnearly two years, finally recoy- ored from tho effeotd of his severo wounds, and is now, I am happy to say, as good as new, con- tuutedly awalting "tho noxt war to give him ro- newed oxcitemont,” 3 It was only fair togive the brave officor s chanco to recuporate and onjoy the soelnlhnmaqs ho had so dearly won, o was aocordin l{ found onco moro on Gen, Bhorldan's ataff, wit! brevot rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Hince tho headqunrters of Department of the Missouri were locatod horo, Gen. Forsythe has beon one or the most popular men in the soolaty of tho city. Itis u long skip from Becond-Lisutonsnt to Licutonant-Colonel, and Mr, I'ved Grant iato make that gkip. On what grounds this whole- sale promotion of n raw Weat Polnt graduuto #hould be made at tho expense of n brave and sorely-tried soldior, o truo_gentloman, and g clovor a fellow as evor lived, is what tho poople want to know, A NARROW ESCAPE, The wife of Mr. Lyons, of No, 377 Burnsido stroot, mado a mistake yestorday which camo uonr causing hor death, Bhe Liad been siok for somo time, and, suffering much pain in tho fore- noon, picked up & bottlo which she supposed containod the mediciue presoribed by the physi- oian. Instead of #o doing, however, she took & dose of laudenum. The offect of tho opiate soon bocams apparent, and Dr. Mignoult was oalted in, Tl succceded, with the aid of ometics audskillful treatmeht, in romoving the drug from Lior stomach, and last evening pronounced her to bo out of danger. i A Life Insurance Compnny in ‘Crouble. Br, Lous, March 18.—Information has besn filod In tho Oourt of Oriminal Corrontion againat Charles I, Pock, Prosident, and tho other ofil- cors of tho Bt. Louls Mutual Life Inouranco Company, for falling and rofusing to furnish n sworn stntomont of tho businoys and condltion of tho affaira of aaid company to the Insurance OCommigsionor of tho Biato ag required by law. THE CITY IN BRIEF. An ndjonrned moutInF of tho 'Chieago Photo-~ aphio Assoclation will be held this ovening at 0. 168 Btato stroot. Nowapapor atticlos on the psmpered aristoora~ clos of offoto monarchios aro now in order. Vide Froddio Grant, Tho cases of Buckhorn for oponing lottors, and Harmon for porjury, bofore Commisslonor Hoyno, yostorday, wero continued to Thuredsy. Michaol Scarrott, o profosslonal robbor, was held by Justico Banyon, yostordny morning, 1un- il Thureday, in bail of é’wo. Bnoak thiovos carried oft throo valunblo ovor- conts from tho hail of No. 1020 Wabash nvenuo, yosterdoy morning, about 11 o'clools. The presontation of the now cnntntnh"’flm Haymalkors," at {ho_University Plnco Daptist Ohurch on Thuraday evoning, will bo under the diroction of it author, Dr, Goorge F. Root. Tho romaing of tho lato W. R. Hoffman woro talon Kost Inst ovening by his family for inter- meont at Brooklyn, after brier funornl morvicos at tho Iato rosidonco of deconsed on Wost Adams atroot, whero Rov, Dr. Bwazoy officlated. John Bolon, reslding at No. 346 Fifth avenue- ‘waa robbed of & valuablo watch yesterdny morn- ing about 0 o'clock, Ho had loft a vost contain lm{ Lis watch in his room, expocting to bo absent but a short time. When he roturned it was gone. 'The military circloa of tho city aro of the im- prossion that thoy have slept, Yan Winkle-wiso, somo quarter of & contury or 8o, and wakoned to ?]:lfl 1;\;1 ).;eir apparent to tho throno of Ulysscs 0 First, . Professor Blackburn dellvored an entertaining and instructive addross lnst ovunlnfi’ boforo tho Young Men's Association of tho xnubymrhm Beminary, on # Oromwoll aud His Times." A man namod Henry Glanco was arrested by OMcor Harrla yostorday morniug about 8 o'clock, with o largo chooso in his arms, Glance was hold yontorday morning for furthor trial, aud tho chooso I8 at”the Armory, whero the ownor will find it, until noxt Baturday. Aftor thnt timo, it will, probably, rapidly disappenr. Yestorday morning about 4 o'clogk tho dry- goods storo of J, Baum, at No. 252 State stroct, was entorod by thieves. Soveral vatunblo picces of sllk woro_stolon, valuod at $400. Entranco was obtained to tho store through tho basemont, by eawing o hole in the floor. Tho thloves turnod tho gas out in tho store to concoal thoir operations. 5 The mortality roport of Dr. Rauch, submitted at yostorday's meoting of - tho Bonrd bt Iaalth, shiows a totnl of 150 deatha for tho weok onding Maroh 16, beeidos 1 promaturo birth and 20 still Dirths. Thore was an incrense of 10 ovor tho mortality of tho precoding weok. Among tho decedonis 48 wore infants. Thore were but 8 ncnthwiamnu-pox during tho weck, and there was no change in the number of infected. Mr. Longloy, one of tho court bailiffe, is the objact of tho doopost sympathy of all who know bim. Maime M. Longloy, agod 3 yenrw, 11 months, and 14 days, died, yosterdny morning, at Horlom, 1L, of Ecarlek fovor, boing tho third of Mr, Longloy's family that ns beon swopt dowlz: by thosoytho of doath during the past ‘Weok. J. 0'Connoll, John Conners, and James Brien, woro bafore Judge Soully yostorday mom!ntg, on tho chargo of assault with intent to commit rob- bery. J. Deckor, who preforred the. charge, sworo that, whilo standing on Bluo Island ave- nue, near {talstod atroet, on Monday, watching the procossion, tho defendants assuulted him and enatchiod Bis wateh. Thoy wore held to tho Crimival Court in bonds of 1,000, 8700, and £1,600, respoctively. Tho alarm of firo from Box 884, at 1 o'clock yostorday morning, was caused by flnmos issuing 1rom n two-story grocery utore and dwolling, No, 164 Lako stroot. Tho building is owned by a Mr. Sohubert, and was damaged to the oxtont of $1,000 ; insurod for $600 in the Lomont Com- nny. 'Tho firat floor was occupiad s s grocery gy .'z)lm Tandish, who lost 8 ui insured for 8900 in the Milwaukoo Mutual. Thomas Par- konson occupied tho scoond floor as & dwolling. Hia proporty was dmn§cd 2600 ; no insuranco, “Tho fire iy supposed to Liave boon tho work of an incondiary, On Monduoy ovoning s fine audienco assembled 1n tho leoture-room ot tho American Iteformed Church to listen to the readings of Prof. Georgo Blish, for the benofit of tho Ladics’ Fund of the First Congrogational Church. Prof. Blish has racontly come to Chicago from St, Louis, intond- ing to mako this city his bomo, Ho has' alrendy ancceoded in mrfldng nmost favorable Impres- sion a8 o_reador, blonding n mico degreo of dramatio dolinoation with admirable elooution. His soloctions from Mark Twain wore particu- lurly well rondored, 08 woro also Ins oxtracts from Dickens. In his x‘andin% of “Tho Lost Hoir"” ho introduced the Irish roguo with great offact, whilo the ** Caudlo Lectura” was given ns if ho hiad *boon thero” himsolf. The ovening's entortainmont was peculinrly enjoyable, and Prof. Dlish muy safoly congratulnto himeoll upon tho fiattoring estimato which his ability s & ronder has socured for him. e e = Houschold Goods at Auction, Having disposed of tho ontiro contents of No, 268 Park aveniie, wo aro now ready oud will scli tho entire contenta of the two-story dwelling, No. 674 Fulton streot, Thursday, March 20, and at 10 8, m, ook out for Lirgaing, 1odgos & Co., No, 013 Weat Lako atreot, D. Long, autioneer, Seo unotlon column, ——— To X2e Hlangeds LousviLig, Ky., March 18.—The Governor has declined Lo pardon Thos. Smith, convicted in the Cirouit Court of this county for killing Josoph Breden, on tho 10th of May, 1871, a gontenced to bo hanged on tho 28th inst, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Now Yorlk Financial News. New Yons, March 18.—Finaueial affairs oro uoarly staguant. Money oponed at 7 gold, and udvanced ane- cosslvely 10 1-84, 1-93, und 1-10 per'day, closing at tho highest ratc, i Bterling ruled dull at 10810814, Gold was firm In tho forencon and lower in {ho sftornoon, It opened at 1167 and closed at 1163, Louas pix cent (0 102 for sarrying, Oleariugn $4d- 00,000, - Troasury disburscmnnts, $08,000, Gavernmonts aro strong and highier, Blato bonds rulod dull ; Teuncssoss firm, Stocks wera very dull and tho changes throughout {ho list unusually light, Frices ndvanced by noon X to 3% r cent; fell off somowhat thcreafter, but oventually becamo steady, : Eterling, 108, OVERNMENT BONDS, 1183¢|Coupous, 7. Coupons, '81, B-20a of "02, flg ffi pous, '08, o ‘Coupons, * o 7d Couponn S HoxGurreiicy Ga 7 Coupons, 85 (uow). .. 1147 New 6s... 4 4TATE DOXDR, J04 " |Virginias, old.........40 +853|North Garolinag, old. .30 b ng;mzrm Carolinay, new. .17 y BTOOKS, -.100 {8, Taul pfd 804 Wabash, o |Nabauh i Fort Wa B0 ‘Tonnansces, mow. Virginins, new... 105 Xilinols Central . 835¢|Unon Paciflo atocke, 61 |Unfon Pacitio bonds, 88 |Oentral Pucific bonds. 033§ Dol, Lack, & Wostern,10L3¢ 10358, 1, & Erle...... L] 863, . 0% & Forolgn Markets, avenvoor, March 18—11 u, m,—Fl Wiater wheat, 198 92 ; ving, 1is krr 1&3‘55!:”31.1&"‘ 11a 7d@1n 100 ; clut, 10 SaG@1%a . & Qoru, 20s 9d 30, Larg, 86, @w. Pork, 58 Livknraos, March 18—2:00 p, m,—Droadstutts quiet 4, Corn, 279, but sleady ;' olub whoat, 13@1% Lard, o8 i, ltnl’m%hm,mnfl.g LONDON, March 18—G 1, 1,—Consols, monoy, 935@ 943 3 accouut, @033 5203 of 'b5, 935§ do of T, 934 ; 10405, 60 ; now O, 0083 ; Erio, 5255 Tanis, Morch 18—Tontos, 55¢ 45 Livenroow, March 18.-Cotton irteqular, tending dovnwards iddliug upland, 0303 Orloans, 9%d 3 anlos, 10,000 bals ; Amurican, 7,000 ; speculation ' hu export, 1,000 balcs, Droadulutty atoady ; Oaliforniu whilo wheat, avorago guilty, Tls 1091181007 olub, 125@12040; rol aprini, 116 20@124 803 wintor, 128 30, Vo, 28a6d, Curn, Hioof, 82460, Lard, 88s d, Cliocso, 734, Cumbere 1auds, 505 60 ;" shiort Tibs, 588 8, Tallow, 423 0d, Hocolpta of corn for tho paat (lizos days, 13,000 qre, Tiocelpta of wheal, 03,000 qes, of wLidl 64000 weri Yarna and fabrics at M down- ward tanionogs anchoster dull with a down Huffalo Live.Stock Markote Drrvato, N, ¥, March 10,~Qarre.s—Rocelyed fo- day, 6781 lotsl £0F tho weok, 8,179, - Markat slow, at X6 off ou comuton eattlo; 3;0 off on medlum, cud &ood ot Jast woek's oloslng pricos, About 600 wore dis oned of, Balen: 170 Tilinots stocrs, 1,120 {01,607, at .40@0.023¢ 1 '82 Michigan nteors, 1,220 to 1,004, at 76@5.90; 80 Indinnn ntoors, 1,000, ot 85.00@5.60 § 18 Olio atobra, 1,026, at #15 ; 4 Toxa ntoors, 1,007, at BIEED AND TAMns—Tiecolved to-day, 1,0005 fotal for tho waok, 1,280, Markot not yot faitly oponed, Hoan—tecofvad to-day, 1,000% tofal for tho woek, 1,360, Mnrkot oponed madloratoly nctive, pricor ran: ing at $5.40@6.65, Salen 1,000 illinols and Indianin hogs, 108 to 476, 8t $6,16@6.60, New York Dry Goods Market. New Yonr, March 18.~Thero was an incroasod no- fivity fu nll branches of the jobbing trade, and tho commisslon agenta were well employed making doliverics, Drown, bleached, and colored cottons nro vory brisk, and the ing makes aro clossly sold up. Corsot jeans ruloactiyo atid firm, Prints nnd ging- hama move (mal{ with the jobbers, Cotton hags ara vory finn, Woolons aro {mproving, Forelgn dress fabrics aud black molnlrs aro ingood requost, Linens sroquict, While goods are botlr, Black silks rulo moro active, ¥loston Cattlo Mnarket. WATERTOWN, Mnan,, March 18,~Bkry OATTLR—Roe colpte, 260 éo-upply light : pricen unchanged : cholce, $10.76@11,00 ; oxtra, $9,50@10,60; first, qualily, £8,00 83"@3' ond quatlty, tosaT s § {hird aality, £5.00 SErp AND LaMms—Terelpts, 1,00, The shoep trado confinvion quiet, with snlos'of 'siall lots st 33,00 @4.76 ench ; cxtra, $5.60@7.60, Pittaburgh Coule Marlkots Prrzanunalr, March 18,—OATTLE—Market dull ; ar- rivals fair; Lent, 0 fo O3go; stockors, ) to die; common, 43¢ to 63, Buree—Market dull; arcivaly folr ; best, 6 to 03¢0} medium, & o 53¢o; cotamont, 4 to 41c, 1oas—Dull ; arrivals hoavy ; Plilladelphis, $5,00 to $5.60 ; Yorkors, §,25t0 5.3, S Pltiaburgh 0il Market. PrrTanunan, Morch 18,.—Crudo petroloum firmer, moro netive, and a shado highor, at £2.05 por brl at Par- ker's Landing, equal to 53¢c por galion kero, fi quict at lfl?fig‘m‘,"ic. pLOper et lione: , Tietuod 'Fhe Produce Markets. NEW YORK. New Yonr, March 18.—CorToN—In moderate re- quest 3 middiing upland, 193c, BrrapsTurre—Fiour {n bettor domdnd, and prices steady snd unchianged ; Tocepts, 10,000 flour qulet, Corn meal sleady ; yollow Wostern, $3,00 @05, Whost, quict, bt haldl *frmly 3 Toighit room chiccks ‘export demand ; racelpts, 1,000 bu; Northwest, $1,60 ; whito Michigau In atore, $2.03 No,2 Milwankeo' ofloat, $1.06 bid, $1.00G167 askod. Ryo dull_and unchanged. ‘Barley oady; Western, $1.10. Mult neglected. Corn nleady s recolpts, 19,000 bu 3 new mixed Western, 65@600 ; sellow, 63ic. Oata moro_activo snd igher s receipts, 28,600 bu; new mbxod Wenlerm, 40X @030 ald d iu store, il bid, S1c asked 5 White Westorn, 48@5lc, CLovrn 8Erp—Quict ot 83 @83, —Steady, 26@20e. AY 45D Jlops—~Unchanged., Gnocrurs—Coffco quict: Rio, 16X@1%, Bugnr firm, 8@103¢c, Molasses firm; 'New Orleans, e, Rico'tira, T3@8go. Ciupe: PETIOLEUN—B3¢@82(0; refined, 1DX@105c. . Fompuiive—pull, C10STce, B0 vIsIoNs—Moss ‘pork, §10.95; primo mens, $14.76 @13,50. - Boof dulland undhansed:. Dut moateeanont: derw, Bigoz middles firmer ; long olear, 8o se, Lard firmer; Wodtormt steart, A0 T10n] TR R S8R, Citzor—Quich, 13giter” OO Wizsky—Firmor, 9o, UrrRALO, Buvrazo, Morch 18.—Elour qutet, barley noglécted. Corn dull; stlea : blc, “Oats held ot 42¢. Wheat, rve, snd & cars on frek at LOUISVILLE. ZLousvrire, Murch 18,—TovAcco—Very firm and highor ; sales, 200 hds, : Yroun—Quict ; exira family, $7.25, Provistons—hess pork steady nt $i6.50@16,00, Ba- concasy ; shoulders 6%¢o; eloar Tib, TH@1%0 ; cloar, 0, ncked, Dulkmenta easy ; slioulders, 5@ Sffo; clear, THGT)go; cloor, 736 ; homs, To@ins aillooso ; 37 highor' packed.’ Biacon hamn firm, with active shifping domand ; plain, 13u; sugar-cured, 13)gc; fonoy do, 140, Lard firm and unchanged, TisRY—88@A0c DETROIT, Dernorr, March 18,—BreAnsrorrs—TFlour dull and unchanged. Wheat quict and unchanged, Corn stendy ot 42@42%c., Oats dull and lower st 363c, CrLoven sszn—s'x.ln@‘ri;lAl‘.’ BILwAUXPE, March 18,—Bresnsrorss—Flour quick snd unclunged, ~ Whent sfeady; No. 1, $1.97; No, , 11934, Outn stoady ; No, 2, 2640, Corn scarco and fir; o, 2, 884, Ryo drooping, but in fafr demand; No, 1, 650, Barloy stoady; No, 2, Toc, Tixoktrrs—Flour, 1,000 brla ; wheat, 43,000 bu. BurrsexTs—Flour, 5,000 brin ; whoat, 3,000 b, PHILADELPHIA PuILADELPHIA, March 18,—DueAnsTurrs—Flour niet, on nccount of want of stock, Wheat dull; red, 043190 ; hwhite, $2.10@200, Riye snd oats unt chisuged. Corn firm; yellaw, 60c, PernotzuN—Cruds, 19%@1c; rofined, 18c, ‘Wmsgy—9lo, BALTIMORE, BarTIzonr, March 18,—BREADSTUFFS—Tlour un- NEW PUBLICATIONS. “Thero is not n dull page be« tween its covers,”--New York Thnes, THE GALAXY. THE APRIL NO. NOW READTY. CONTHNTS : THE WETHEREL AFFAIR. By, J. W, Do For- ost, DREAMS, By Mary L. Rittor. JOSEPIT ARCIH AND THE NEW EMANCI« PATION IN ENGLANI). By Justin McOarthy, THE ANTCITAR, By I 8. Turgenaf. SONNET. By Bayard Taylor, TRANCE AND LOUIS NAPOLEON. By Rickard B, Kimbnll, - SONNET TO MRS. CHARLES MOULTON. A VAGABOND HEROINE. By M. Annlo Ed. wards, A CONTRIBUTION TO SHAKSPEARIAN HTUDY. ByJ. Durand, TIE CITY BY THE SEA. By M. R, W, THE LOST WAGEIRZ. By Ruport Grahame, LIRE ASSURANCE. AyJ. H. Van Amringe, TEREAT. Dy Edgar Faweott, A SNOW-STORM AND A DADY. By Francls E. 0P S8T. PAULSS, ByJonquin Millor, WANDERINGS, By Lady Blanche Murphy. . DRIET-WOOD. By Philip Quilibet., SCIENTIFI0 MISCELLANY: 1. Tho Futuro of Amorican Solonco; 9. Phyaleal Constitution of the Sun; 8. Rattlosnakos and tholr Iabits; 4. Amorican Enaginooring Abroad; b, Improvod Papor Cartatas, ota. CURRENT LITERATUIRE. THE GALAXY CLUB-ROOM, NEBULZE. Dy tho Editor. I'RICE, 35 CTS, PER NUMBER, Bubscription prico &4 por yoar, SHELDON. & COMPANY, 877 Brondway, N. ¥, IRVIIE PARK, The only suburb near Chicagowith ‘Water Works in complete operation. The most desirable residence-place in Cook County, 8 miles from the Court House. Trains every hour by tho C. & N.W. and the C., M. & St. . R. R.; fare, 7c.; dopots on Madi- son and Kinzio-sts. 50 houses, cost~ ing $2,000 to $20,000 each, com- ploted during past year. 100 dwell« ‘Ings will be erected here this season, No other place is growing as rapidly, or possesscs equal advantagos n.nd attractions, among which wo have & fine now_ church, a graded school, and a splendid store; wide streets, larpe .1ots, each bordered with for« est troos. ‘Wo now have for sale several new dwellings, containing 7 to 10 rooms oach, with marble mantels, closets, water, etc., complete. Price, ms,ood to §6,000, Others will be finished in April, May, and June, Will also build to order, after your own de. sign, on shortest practicable time, and very casy terms. Sidewalks an water-pipes laid to evory lot sold by us, without extra charge. IRVING PARK LAND COMPANY, R.T. BAOE & 00,, Sols Agonts, 187 Madison-st. changed, Whoat dull; red Weatern, 31.05@1,60; nm- ber, $1.85@1.95, Corn—Western mixad dull at o8)c, Oata duil and unchangod, Rye quiet ; 80@00c, Provisions—Unclonged, Wisiy—9ic, 0SWEGO, Oswrao, March 18.—Wheat' scarco: whito- State, $1.006s2,00, Corn dull at 60c, Oats Qull; Stato, 43c. Barloy firmer; Bay of Quite, $L10, NEW ORLEANS, NEW, Onueiws, March 18,—BArApsTurFs—Corn easler it 03c, Groornirs—Sugar firmer er 3 common, TH@TAo ; fuir to fully olr, 8G0; prime, 93(@01c, ' Molasscs, com- ‘mon to gaod formenting, 40@50o, Othors unchangod, CoTToN—Activo, Bles—T7,200; good ordinnry, 1650 ; Tow middling, 173¢c; middiing, 18%0; middiing Or: lnmnl§ 183c. Racelply, 1,474, Exports, 1,101, Block, . TOLEDO. Tor.xpo, Mareh 18, —linransTurra—Flour dull snd michangod, Wheat dull and lowor: oxtra wallo Michigan, #1703 No. 2 do. £1.80; smber Michign, $1,643¢ spot; $1,00, soller April; No.1 red, $LO7!73 No. 9,$1.65; No, 3, $1,65, Corn steady; bigh mixed, 03c’; low mixed, d82{c; yollow, 40kt s while, 4lo) o grade, 730, Oats quiot No, 2, 83xe; rojcuted, c; GLOVER SrED—$4.70 ; mammoth, $5.70, 1trorrrra~Flonr, 1,000 brle; wheat, 5,000 bu; 14,000 bu ; oato, 1,000" bu, Bureseima~Flour, 1,000,bxls ; wheat, 5,000 b 19,000 bu; oats, 8,000 b, CLEVELAND. CLEVELAND, 0,, March 18.—DREADSTUFFS—TFlour dull and uuchanged, Wheat very duil; No. 1red offcred freely ot $1.68; No. 8 SLGJ, Corn’ dull ; 436 4dc, Oatsdull; salos to axrivo, 38, TrrroLyust—Refined firm ; car lots, 150§ Ohlo legnl teat, 25@24}c. ST, TOUIS, Sr, Loums, March 18,—Bnesbsrers—Flour quict and unchanged, Wheat dull and unchanged ; No. 3 spring, 8113% ; soft Towd, $1,06 ; sumplo lots No, 3 foli, $1.63, Corn stendy; No, 2,39 on eant track ; 8i@ 8430 th clovator. Onts firmor 2, 270 on oast truck; 285" in clovator, - Barley and rie, notling dofng. Wriszy—Held at 88c, 3 Provistons—Pork casler at $16,76@10.00, Bull meats lower, with littlo doing. Clear ribs nnd_clour sides, up-country, TH@12¢, soller April. Bacon sleady and unchanged. Lard nominal, Hoos—Quict at #H.,60@5.00. Carrii—Stoady snd unchanged, OINOCINNATI, OrNOINNATY, Barch 18,—BaeavsTurrs—Flour dull | and lowor ot $7.76@7.00, Wheat quict nt $1.70@L72, Corn quiet at 39@400, Ttye quict at B0G8e. ~ Onts, 30 @380, Barloy quict and unchanged. I'novisions—Dull ; pork held at 815,25, with $15.00 bid, Lord dul and nominal ; steam, 7350 kottle, 6@ 85, Dullimoats quiot nud weaks ‘shouldors, 0(o; car rib, TA(@7340; cloar, Tige. Dacon quict; sliouls ders, 630 3 ‘clear rib, 8Y(@8370 ; clear, 83(c. . Winsny—Steady ot 88c. 2 SPECIAL NOTICES. A Triumphant Record. Tn gloncing back at the history of propriotary medicines In this conntry, it bocomes at onco ovidont that Hostottor's Btomach Dittors bas boon tho most successful of thom all. ‘Cho rocord of its triumph covors & pariod of about twonty yoars, and during that timo it has probably restorod to hoalth and vigor a greater numbor of dobilitated invallds than all other tonies and alteratives combined, Tho amount of disonso and suffering that has beon provonted by 1ta oxtonsivo uso as a proventive medloins is, of course, unascortatublo, but 1t 1s & woll-known and undisputed fact that tho malaria which gonoratos periodio fovors and many othor distrossing and dangorons disardors acldom, 1t ‘evor, produced any injurious offoct upon systems that havo boen fortifiod in advance bya courso of this invaluable yogotablo tan! TINANCIAL, ‘W, A, Steplhions, ¥I. Dlenucrhassett. WILL DO 1B Business that Y i terms that safe Bankers do i¢ (Do no Btock Tualncsw) Domestlc Bankers. TR L TSR A SPLEUNDID NEW 7 feot ord 02 havo no use for it in ppw1pos! PENNY, WHE Allen, Stephensés Co. Bankers do on FOR SALE. MARVIN SAFE sold for muoch loss, forotsh, L IEK olnala, A QWELOTS Wik an-10 ar1ia7T | o CARPETS, ‘We rospectfully call your nttén- tion to our NEW and PRIVATE de- signs of English and Amorican Car- i:dets, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Felts, ats, Window BShades, Lace Cur- tains, Cornices, &ec., just received, and pronounced to be the finost pat- terns ever brought into this market, which we shall gell AT EXTREME LOV. PRICES. ‘Prime Feathors, Pillows, Mattross- es, &c., at tho lowest market rates. JOSEPH WEST, 299 West Madison-st., CORNER CARPENTIR. ROOFING MATERIAL, &o, ROOFING ATERIALS BUILDING & CARPET FETT. Send for samples and circulars, BARRETT, ARNOLD & KIMBALL, 230 Monroe-st. PAINTINGS. The Kensett Colloction OYF PAINTINGS. By ords tha Exoout tho sula of ovor FIVEE HUN i 15 of tho FINIHT STUDIEN and PICRURES by the “JOHN T. KENSETT 1 tako placo fn Now York Citw, at. ASSOCIATION TR soncing HONBAY 1IARING, March 3 e closing BN oo MRS at tho Galtorlos o il b an 1 of o NATIGRAL ADRDERY of DESIGN for soveral “é:&i'?.'-‘"fi?-;fi;""ufi.lfiof.a o aslo sy caufido thels It ho following gentlemont O Tttvetan, 30 Hast Tivontiotiioat 111, G, Marquand, o et BeeRatat W Citiae: B Wt ontinat et By o Wt Waltersdyy o WortTanthat, It W, irol Oontiuat. Vine ouit Calyor, Tiganis . MISOBLLANEOUS, _ . T. CO3 oz CO., Manufacturers and Luportors of Artificial Flowors, Rosos, . Leaves, Etos Tor Milllnory uso, ) 182 Enst Madison-st., Up-stairs. OFFICE DESKS, Chntra, nud Libeavy Furntome. BISTFICE'S, ""‘"g"’{i‘s';".‘i.g"@,“\if;‘.‘; Waushingtonsst, Tapasyny DEPANTMENT, = 3 oLLER OF UURIENCY, Orriek QF OO, Doa. a4, 1618, ) glvou ta all’ hersby a a1l puvac nlm‘.c:gfiml tho Seandinailia’ Natlojial Bank of, Ohi- hay atw callud upau tp present the satne, “fla(‘ol:::k‘lhl.n::kll\!'!ml thwivad, .tai Josl 1) Haevey, Ro- b the oftloe of sald Ba; at Chigago, 111, i HJOUN JAY KNOX, ptroller of the Ourcopay. Yo Monor Tagi i Fatablahmont, of X, P; LASSHI, gornor of TR Stk kdam o, 177 Bout fonran, whoro ho will continuo fn the _Lus 1o wouy on voliateral and otliys peousitios