Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 22, 1873, Page 2

UNION STOCK YARDS. Report of tho Semato Investigating - Committoos it Onpital Invested in .the Yards and Profits Recoived, i Complaints of Shippors of Btool Exam- | ined---No Serious Fault Found, i Statistics of Recelpts ‘ana Ship- ments at the Yards., Recomniendation ihint tho Yards o Tlaced Undor {he Supervision of the Rallrond nnd Warchouse Commissloners, " Hon, John Tarly, Prestdent of the Senate ¢ Tho Bpoelal Committeo appolnted to investl- gato cortain alloged abuses charged to oxist in tho "manngomont of tho Unlon Btook Yarda' of Ohicago, Log leavo ‘to raport to tho Honorable tho: Sounte tho conclusions arrivod at' by tho Comnittee upon on investigation of sil tho facte. Tho cliartor under which the Union Btock Yards wore incorporatod was passod by the Tiwenty- fougth Goneral | Aseombly, and approved by the Govornor, Fobrnary, 1865, During that yoar tho Camgnnyioxpnn_dnq, a8 s shown by their books, and‘oxhibit ¢ A,” hioroto attachod, 1,700,000 in ‘oonskction of hiotol building, o railroad- trck ¢oungcting tho yards with the yarious lines of rallrénd contoring in Chicago, and in the prep- i 5 pufficiont in eapacity to nccom= modutg, thiedpmand for yanding stoclk ; and up to thinydats, in moking additions totho yards, thoro lisa-boén expended a littlo over £2,000,000. * TR CAPITAL STOOK OF TI(E COMPANY. . 1 917700,000; and ta dividod Into ehnros of 8100 cachy.;.- OF _tho stack, 6,267 shaxos, or moro than one-holf, aro owned by porsous living in Maosen- chusoiis, 785 sharos aro owned by persons living {n New York Stato,1,088 nyo Leld by tho Ohleago, Burlington"& Quincy RailrondCompany, and 1,000 sliafoh by,tho Lnké Bhoro & Michigan Southora Rafiroad Gompany. 'The remainder nre ownod by persons living in various othor Btatos, The books of tho Compnny shoy, and as will also ap- ponr by roforenco to oxhibit “ A,” that . TNENET RESOURCES OF TIIE COMPANY, . for tho alght yonra of tho oxistenco of the Stoolt Yards, upon tho actusl investmont, have nob ronglied 7 por cent, but for tho last flya yoars annually o dividond of 10 por cont hus beon de- clarod, - To complote tho flnancial history of tho yords the land, 843 acres, purchased for stock ards purposcs, and now ownod by the compnmyl ins .ncrousod ‘Inrgely in valuo, ng the Oity of Chicngo strotohed ouf toward it, mud must necos- surily continne to incrento in valuo, and will Lltinatoly ndd immonsoly fo tho woalth of ho oorportion ; biit from this source tho Company rocoive no- Rdditional reyenus, and theroford it ought not to be takon inte considoration in do~ tormining tho profits of tho busiuess of the Btock Yards, - WIIY TIE COMPANY WA ORGANIZED. At tho time of tho orgnnization of tho Union Btock Yards, and for years befors, there had Been conducted by individual euterpriso - four soporate Stook Yards, known and dosignated 08 the Oottago Grove, Michigan Southorn, Lalke. Bhoro, and Fort Wayno Stock ¥urds, It way be- lioved and urged 88 o reason_for tho consolide- tion of theso yards with the Union Stock ¥ards thal the lattor would afford advantnges to the roducers or shippors of stock which conld nob gfl " roalized undor tho old systom, by ‘Yringing tho sollor nud buser into’ im- mediato contnct 3 that it would . sorve to mako -the markeb botfos snd stendior; thet tho facilities which which would bo nfforded by the Union Stook Yards wonld be amplor and bet~ ter. It had beon questioned by some whether it were bent to offect tho consolidation, and thera sro gtill those who preferred tho old n‘yulnm who urged upon-yaur Gommitteo the proprioty of first Seformining’ thio fsmio thus prosontod. . Your Committoe thereforo prosoautod an inquiry which was intonded to, prove tho affirmative of tho propositions ndvancod by those who_favored consolidation, or, failing in that, to esteblish tha contrary to be trae—for it might bo possiblo that ALL THE ABUSES COMPLAINED OF had thoir origin in tho new eyatom, and tho sot- tlomont of that question would dotormiuo nll tho others. Thoy availed thomsolves of the experi- enco and obsarvation of mon who woro familiar with the old systom, and those genorally familiar with _tho now, and men, too, whoso interests would lead them to select the best, and their tes- timony lerowith eubmitted, and marked ““ B," Boou o ostablish by a proponderanca tho firat two of tho propositions submitted. And if the duty of your Committee had endod with a detormina~ tion of tho question as to whethor tho Union Btobk andst?! Ohiengo were n bonefit to the roducers at large, as compared with the old sys~ ms; they should unhesitatingly commond them, for now tho seller moots faco to face with the buyoer, and there aro no fluctuntions in the mar- koe of which the most Inexporiencod cannot bo ndvised at onco—iwo essontial elements in the prospority of the producers of stock, and tho absenco of which under tho old system renderod them o proy to shorpors and triokstors. But tho sottloment of this question to the satisfaction of your Committeo left unsottlod OTHER OmARGES = - which had been proferred, sud which they now bolievo had their origin in abusos which waro indepondent of, and might possibly oxiat under, Bny gystom, Tho visit of your Committeo to tho Btock Yords was mado on tho 8th of March, instant, and [t was with n view of satisfyin themsclyes of tho trath or falsity of eny an of tbo charges made sgainst their managoment, It becamo their duty flrat, then, to dotermine whethor " TIIE WEIGHTS AND MEARURES OF FEED H {ssuod to Hblm)mm doing businoss with tho Btoel Yarde wero short, as had been alloged. Tho thoroforo had soveral of tho baskets filled with' corn, and cansed thom to 1o weighed, and thoy woro found, whon filled full, £o weigh s good ‘bushol. But your Committeo obsorved in this connactlon that tho scales with which the corn wag woighed woro not stsudard, and that noue puch woro ‘kopt in any of tho foed barus, and whilo thoy bolicve tho baskets whon roporly filled ~ would hold n bushol, yot Yoy fasthor bolloyo thnt thero i enuio of com- iatat, an the tostimomy imarkod “13* wil Ahow, wgainst those employoes of the Compnny who aro Juunediatoly chargod with the issuing of tho fead, and that it does happon that BIONT WEIGHT AND MEAHURE, cithor from caroleksnosa or ovorworlr, ia metod out to consumers. It is duoto tho truth, how- over, 06 appears from the testimony mado'n yim of this roport, that the Conunitteo ‘should state that Mr. Sherman, the Buperintondent of the vards, is not directly to blamo for thin, as it will 1 soon that thodo poraont Who eomplain mosb ansort that ho alwrys corrocty abuses of any kind whon brought to his knowledge, But thls doos not lesson the abuso which certainly oxists, and which needs prompt and salutary correction, Y‘um' (’Iommmon next mado o personal examing- tion of = THE CONDITION OF TIE YARDS, ' tho bad condition of which at times It wan charged gevo groatest caudo of cmnPlnlm, and found them to bo luavox dirty and dieagreca- blo ulm{m, I'ho hogs which wora soon in some of the cattle-pens wers wading through the flth four or five inches doop, snd corn thrown to 1liemn would be worthiloss as foed, and the ehrink- sge, too, upon.tho hogs fu thin condition muut matorially losson thelr valuo, The testimony taken with reforenco to tho condition of the pens doos not vary but lttlo, and is to tho effcot thut for soveral months in tho lyunr tho cattle-pons gro yory muddy and dirty, This fact is nttrib- utod to various causes, but, whatover tho cause, Yo it ineuffclont drainage, or alack of holp to clear tho peng, tho oausoe should bo removed, and the yards put Jnto good shapo, and g0 kopt. I {8 #aid by tho managoment that THE NABD VDEEZE OF LAST WINTER, and its long continuance, rondered it hnpossiblo to police tho pons and clean thom out as was thelr habit, and that tho thaw coming on #o sud- denly, the largo acoumnlation of 'dirt mado it Ympraoticablo to place all tho pons in good con- dition undor two wooks, This ntatemient goos somowhat to mitigato tho condition n which the Committoo found tho pens, but it ‘doos not auswer all tho allegations by patrons of ‘the yards on this polnt, who wore bofore the Com- inittoo and gavoe thelr testimony, 'Tho question ot :;mn FAIOES ‘omnox(:’n Ton mn; 2 ay” and corn—and for yardage, was a grievanc goxlplnluud of, aud whl& commanded tho atton- tion of your Committoo, and was duly pongidered.” The prica mnow oharged for &AY [# and bas boen- for_ four yoars past $30 - kojl."ua. 1, that the nveragp prico fo ¥ ‘dm& s ling gl% -markots, abon, by |raterénoo.to tn}al o o, ng.ihit tmb lins boort-abont 19 & toheirt Uh&@ Chloago niarket,” and 1t commands ‘that prico now, Up to about tho 1st of March of thin yoar, for fonr Kcnm past, tho Company have chargod 81 a bushel for corn.. Itlisnow, .and sinco about tho 1st of March, sold for 80 conta n bushel. Tho nvorago price of corn in the Chicago markot for the same J»urlm] Tina boon nhuut‘é‘l conts—sao tablo markod * No. 2. Tus Company have Leen charging and recelving during tho Tast wintar moro than double thé smount which thoy paid for corn. The ovidence is that corn cotld bo and was bought- ab from 82 to 46 conts o bushel in the market, nnd tho (lomgnny olarg- ed for tho:eamo corn, aud for tho Inbor'in l’nefis fug it, ©1. por bushol. Tho evidonco 1r, howaover, that littlo or 110 complalnt would bo o nt tho prien of food If good, cloa, dry pons woxe furnishod in which to feed It, ‘. A BUGGESTION OF TIE COMMITTEE, | Your Commlties would suggoest that tho Btocle Yord Company should chargo & speoifis sum over and above the curront market prico of forago, from which tho same nmount of rovenuo may bo derived for running: exponees as {8 now from tho infloxiblo senlo of pricoa established by thom,. Tho quality of feod, of which some complaint was mndo, was found to bo good now and in tho pust, with oxceptions which aro worthy of attontion. 'IIE PRIOE OARGED FOR YATDAGE is bolievod not to Lo unressonsblo, oxcept on shoop, on which the .Company now charge per . hond 8 conts, Six conts, It s thouglt, on this clnag of stock wonld ‘bo sufMcient. ‘Thore wora recolvod in tho Stock Yards about 730,000 head of cattlo last year, 8,000,000 of Tibgs, 104,000 hend_of sheop, nud’ nbont 10,000 hignd’ of horses. Tho Btock Yarda Company ro- colvo ns yardago on all stock which changes hands in the Biock Yarda 'ns follows: Cattle, 26 conts por head ;- hogs, B conts n-hend ; shoop tio BAMO, nud for horses 70 couts por day, which inoludes focd and caro of thom, Tho Company furnish wator and woighnage frco of oliargo, and if stock i8 niot #old in tho yardd no yar ngu is charged. Tho nmount of stock recoivod last yoar nt tho yards, of cattlo, ono-hnlf woro sold in tho yards, and tho othor Lnlf. shipped to tho Eaotor mar- Xota, - OF hoge, 2,000,000 woro sold in_Chicago, and tho romaludor waro shippod tarougs fo allior The ‘sbeop ara all sold in Chiengo, Biuco tho oponing of tho Union Stock Yarda thoro have boon recefved in thom 8,200,607 . cattlo, 18,872,127 hogu, 1,076,001 sheop, 27,378 horsos. THo focoiptsof tho last yoar woro largoly in oxcoss of ony procoding yoar, nnd ot timas tho capacity of tho yards were insufilciont to accommodato tho stock received, from.-which fact it is bellaved to bo NECESBARY TO EXTEND TIIE YATDS to meot tho growing demand. The delays in the ards of the :mfmuuc of stock to tho Enst hnd oon attributed to the influence of tho mansgers of tho Btook ¥ards, and your Committoe submit tfio testimony of pertles who nre cogunizant of tllo facts, from which -there seoms to.bo no ouud whntover for tho charge. The wholo lomo isatiached to tho railroad companies, whogo linos load out of the yards.to tho Iast, and tho reson aasigned 1a tho want of rolling- stock. ‘It i in ovidonco that stock remains in the yards on an averago butono day. Wa call attontion to tho tostimony attached, "from which “much ‘information can be gained, but which is not relovant to the questions touched in this report, . H IN CONCLUSION, our Committeo m:ommnud_fime tho Superin- ondont of tho yards shall cauio to ba Fhwl in cach of tho feed-burng attnchod to the yarda standard scales, on which “any customor shall, if ho dosires, havo Lis food woighed ; that a sufli- clont numbor of men be omployed to do all tho work woll that tho Company are or may bo callod upon to porform; €t the caugo of the fthy condition',of the yards at times bo.ascortainad, and such sieps bo fakon as will put: them into a condition such as s domanded by the intorosts of tho producers of stock for whom these yards aro intouded to servo, and for which servico thoy sy, Tho Superintondont shall also ocauso to. bo’ printed’ ‘notices, solting out tho rules of the Company and tho righta | of _the . c¢ustomers, . and ..asking- all porsons who may bo aggrioved to malko thoir complaints known (o him. These notices shall bo poated, and 8o kept posted inall public placos in and around the yards. And finally, to tho ond that theso recommiondations muy ho carrled ont, your Committee furthor. recommond the glnngo of a bill, which they hova_propared and orowith submit, plu:in% tho Block-Yards of the Btato under the supervision of tho Bourd of Rail~ road and Warchouso Commissionors, a'ton. | It will | bo A DiL foron act to enlargo the dutfes and powers of tho Board of, Rallroad and Warehouse Commission- ers, 8roT10N8 1, Do it enacted by the Peopla of the State oy Tliinois, represcnted in the General Assembly, Thatin addition to tho dutics now fmpo#éd upon the Board of iroad and Warehouso Commissioners, it shall bo and §s hereby mado their duty at loust four timesa your, and ofloner {f Tequired o to do by thoGovernor, to mako an examination into the condition and work= inga of tho Union Btock-Yards at hieago, and shall ro- ort‘to the Governor such facts as may bo disclosod oniching abuses which need to bo_corrocted, Tho roporty, rocords, and accounts of tho Union Btock- Datita Shall at wll proper tinea bo open to inapection and corraction by sald . Commissioners, who Lo em- poverad to sdminiotor ostha and tako tlio testimony of ooy oficer, agent, or nm)flc?'er of auid Compeny, ot of ano-otlior person, concorning {ho menagemont of tho s0dd Stock-Yards, and shall bava power to compel the nttendance of wilneesca, Bhould any officor, agent, or |’ employe of said Company rofuso to 0 ANy roport roquired to furnish iuformation under this sct, or hin. der or obstruet {ho gald Commisslonors in their duty, shall forfult and pay o sm of not leas than §100, nor maore than §5,000, tobo collected in an action of debtin tho uamo and for thoneo of tho peoplo of tha Stato of Llifnofs, and theyshall bo tiablo for aliko penalty every ten days until such roport o4 18 required aball bp by them mude, or. such hindrante or obstruction ia ro- mioved, » P S PRESIDENTIAL PLEDGES. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Bin: Isubjoin & fow samples of Prosidentinl pledges: ' - % Biy offorts In the faturo will bo dirocted to tho res- !om{!on of good féeling between tho differunt scctions of our comuion country.—Grant's Last Inaugural, Wituose Louisiona; with whoso lamentablo history your readerd are familiar. To tho reatoration of our currency to its fixod value, as'compared with tho world’s staudard of gold, and, if possibly, to par with it.—Grant's Last Inaugural, Witness' tho paymont of dobts that aro not duo, and tho dishonor of thoso that are, Wit~ ness Boutwell's. disgracoful. bargain with the Byndicate, hls claim to issuo more debt duo but not paid, and ‘Lis- buccossful effort; to doprecinte this irrodoomablo curroney B per cont the lnst year. ‘Witnoss the spending of 818,000,000 more: monoy-in Graut's last yonr than in- Sohuon'a Iagy, and tho appropriation this yoor of £20,000,000 more Ly a demoralized gang of Congressmen, -with thelr arms up to tho shouldors in tho National Tronsury, Witnoss the navy, with an officer to ovory four mon, and not & veasol 1l to go to een; 'yot costing more ovary your than it cost in 1818, ‘when it #o glori- ously dofeated England on her own element, Witness tho army, with an ofiicer -to every sevon mon and » half, dotniled to polico duty in a Blato whose pooplo have boon doliboratoly cheated out of thoir votos, yot costing woroe thiin ovor Lofore during peace. g5, £ ¢ g Our superiority of strengthi nnd advantsges of clvill- zation ought o muko s lanjont toward the Tndinn, Thio wronga alrcady inflictod upon him oliowld bo takel into ncconnt,—Grant's Last Inaugural, : Witnoss tho Modoo war, which dven tho Indian Burenu charges on ith own unbordinates. Wit~ niess, too, thoe following from the Tlocho (Cal.) Teecord, . of: Jun, 80, Lub n littlo mora than-u month bofore tho duhvory of the Prosidont's promisos ; o i A train of annuity gooda for the Indians arrived yes- terday forencon, 'Tho avages will ceriatuly Tecaive, or bo oifered, all they are eufitled to of " these goods, for, it whot we ingpocted iy u sutuple of the wholo lot, ‘we don't bellove auy oua but u wretehed, npked Indian would nccopt them aw o freo gitk, ‘The blunkoty sro mado from tho very Tefuno of the woolon factory, nre acarcoly closo ouough b toxture to hold oaty,'mmd wouldn'’t bo wsed by whito men for horso blankels, Wo aro ‘eatlstied the original. cost conld not bavo boon over §3 a pair, aud in(rioslcally thoy aro not Worth a8 1ntoh a t L cost o bring_thom bovo, , 1f hifs fa tho kind of civilizing iufluenco woaro to oxert inn dealing with tho sborigiuali, tho best hops In_ thotr Dbehalf of tho philantropist st bo for thelr carly éx- tinction, Suth treutment ls outrageons and dibgiaoe 1ul tatlio Govornmoent, Tho ouda nro consignud ta #0%,Q, Cobleigh, Plocho,” Tho Indiuun uro clamor- Ang far thelr goods, but Acting Agout Tngulls - ahould ‘vorewmptorily decliio to Tocolve thow 1f thoy are ol as worthlean p tho portion wo suw, Wo will gunrunteo Libin ngatust conaiiro 3t Lo will snd on *to Waslifngton, and linng up fu {ho Capitol for publio inapoction, proparly Iabeled, o' tumplg o thouo ltuay . patelios of o woo) called Blanketa, 1f wa proposo to puy the In- diami forgiviug o Uelr hunting-grouuds, ot va 0 50, P ~—Tho Minnoapollsngwspaporial mind isal| toro up over the tax liut for uunuuslu County, 'ho County, Commissionors ordered the Anditor to 1ot it to tho lowest bidder. 'The Z'ribupe bid 10 conts por donoription, tho Témes T3¢, = Tho Au- ditor quoted tha law, which says *thoro shall horoater Lo allowed the sum of 16 conts," oto, 1lo omphasizod the “/shall,’” and held that ko was not allowed to award It ab auy loss sum, and accordingly gave it to the News at 16 conta, This was in accordanco with o bargain made by tho News last fall, whoreby tha Yows supported Au- ditor Bchofter, The Zribuns offered o take 15 conta if 1 was forced on it, and %lvu b contd por description to some charity, hut thoe Auditor way infloxiblo, ~‘The law aald"** ghall,” und **shall " 4 i with thab ofloial. . . _CHICAGO GHRISTIAN UNION, ' First Annual Report of the Soclety. - - An TIndependent, Unscctarion, Unpartisan Association, Objoots of the Sooiety, and What It Has Accomplished, Tho firat annanl roport ot the Chicago Cliis- tian Union hns beon published, and is substan~ tinlly as follows: Thig soctoly was organized elght daya after tho groat fito of Oct, 9, 1871, toextend enconragomeut, rolcf, ond ald to {ho young men of Ohicngo, largoly thrown outof their ifuntions and homes_ by that calanilty, Whilo_amplo provision wan mado for'all othor clasecs of ufférers, tho wanta of tlie young men ald not scom to como within the scopo of nny of - the oxisting rolief, orgnizatione, Yot thousandaof thom wore without tlio, meatia of Aubsiatenco, uttorly nnablo to obiain employmont, and, {uolr moctal and religious connectlons 80 rhidely movered, woro in great dane or of phyalcal and spiritual demoralization, Othor howeauds weora leaviog (ho oity {o sook thelr fortunca clowliero, To put & stop to {ufa gonoral exodus, o induco our_young men {o atand by our stricked but undaunted city, to rollovo them in tholr. distresn and need, snd capeetally (o nfd thom to help titomaolves, the Christian Unfon was first eatablished, Tho inspiration for such a movement camo_from Willtam 11, Dalidwin, Prosidont of tho Bonton Youn Mon's Christisn Unlfou, and a membor of tio Rollo Commit{en from that' city, - At hlu. suggestion, n meoting of geotlomen waa field ot hin privato houso on Oect, 17, to conslder tho practicability of auch an asdociation, After nddrersca favorablo to tha now movomont lind been mado by various genliemen Jsont, Nr. Bakdwin stated tiat Georgo 3, rullmny Eoq., liad authorized Lim to_nnotnco that ho would gIvo'$5,000 towarde sich on cntorpriso, Much en- couraged by this nct of liberality, and inapired by tha proapeet of naofulneas opening out before them, the meaoting docldod unanimously {o effeol n permanont orgenization, uuder the unmo of tho Objcngo Young Mon'a ‘Chrfstian Unfon. A constitution ond by- laws were ' alao’ adopted, and tho _followlig Doard of officors clocted: David A, Gago, Prosidont Clinrles Tall, Vico Trestdent; W. X', Coolbdugh, Trean + 0. W. Wendto, Corresponiing Secretary: John 1. Roborta, Recording Sccrotary; L, T, Chamborinin, Goorgo AT, Puliman, L Ln Gowirn, Buniel Collyer, Georgo V. Montgoriory, W. A, Slénlon, Goorgo D. arpen It was furthermoro resolyed that tho mow association should Do indopendent, unsocta- rian, nnd - unpartian dn dta ' ohract Thio'gonoral objecta of Lo Socloty woro stated to bo: First—To furnfsh the Young mou of Chicago a placo of resort, whoro thoy will moet ngrecablo companions, and whefo (Lo influencea will bo benololal gnd olo- vating, . Second—To maintaio 6 freo rending-room snd M- braxy, famished witl tho leading nowopspers and periodicals, and o colloction of ontertaining and in- Btruativo hooks, < Third—To encourags physleal culturo by opentng a gymnasium na soon ns practicablo, Fourth—To_provido opportunitics for solf-improve- ment and liealthtul rocreatfon st littlo or no oxpenne, Fifth—To givo its membern an gpportunity of dolng g00d Ly enguging in charitablo and henovolent work, Stzth—To aid them In getting good boarding-places; and to nreist them in gotting employment. Seventh—Especinlly to seck __out,” uld, and cncourago - {ho young men of thia clty in ihotr prosent _despondonoy - aud necd, snd tolend o helping hand{o tho thousanda who como to our city, strangors in o strango place. o objects nnd clatms of tho Unlon were firat brought Loforo tho publio by maes meoting in Btand- ard Iall, Oct, 20, 1871, at which addregsos wero nundo by tio ‘lova Tiobert Collyor, David Swing, C. W, Wondte, and Dr. Flandors, and & collection of over $800 takon up. Much ontiusiasm provailed at this meotfag, end tho movemment was successfully inang- rato v Tloneant rooms wero Boon aftor eugaged at No, 812 Wabanli avenue, and mado attractive to tho members by means of 'plotiires, games, s pluno, tho current porfodical and nowapapor lteraturd, and s library of Tearly 9,000 volumes, roceived from Enatorn friends, through tha oston ¥. M, Clirlstian Union. Freg ovening classes for. instruction in Gorman, Frencli, vocal muslc, English literaturo, Shakspoarc, nnd otlicr branchos wero also cstablished, aud so woll spprociated that o raoms wero often incomfortably crowded with a largo number of members in attend- ance, n common with othor organizations, during tho ter- rible wintor succecding tho fire, tho Union devoted ita spcelal attontiol o tho work of slfef, Early nppofuted tlio. doposltory of tho supplies forwarded by tho' Doston °Young Unlon, and other - Esstern -socletfes, 1t was cnabled to tako n prominent pluco among {ho relief asnocintlons of the clty, From ita two roliof depots, ono on tho Bouth and tho otbior on the West Sido, thero wero digtributed supplios s;mounting to noarly 1,000 cases ond barrols ‘merchandis, containing over 160,000 countod rticles, ‘valuod at $175,000. This work was mainly performed by gommiitees of (1o lady mtnbors of tho Union-—aid be- ng extended to nearly 10,000 needy upplicants: iy Soro Gomon Ttk Al oF 1 Lo In Bl cago, hus been establlehed by iho Union at No, 163 Moutog streot, and 1y now in succsaful operation. ‘Ihis {5 o humanitarian natitution, deslgned to' fur- nieh o good ment ab Just what it nctually costs to pro- ate and gorve’ I, and ihus supplement ho glendor resources of clorke, Iaborors, np- prontices, sowlng women, crrand 'boys, ‘and_ tha Public generally, whilo it tendato discourago saloons Whiere choap fard {5 offered as o lure fo intemperance, A courso of cloven Buuday ovening services for the young pooplo of Chicago was Leld in Standard Holl Quring the winter, ot which clorgymen from soven differont denominations oficiated, Threa mnss-meelings wero aléo held during the wintor, and addressod by prominont minlsters and laymon, "T'he rooms of tho sociaty fimving too small for its rapidly-incroasing mombership, larger quar« tors woro ongaged at No, 768 Michigan avenuo, which woro opencd to the publicin May. branch has been openod at No. 205 West Mndison straot, cornor of Groen atreet, and with gratify- ing results. - Ilio Unfon now sustaina two _catablinhments, both Uborally supplied with Looke, paners; and mugesiues; whilo Ip tho class.rooms’ adjolning tho lbrarg, on both tho. Houth and tho West idg, freo cvening elnsd@ ero held in Gorman, Fronch, bookkeoping, Euglish literaturo, Bhakspearo, nnd tho drams, Vocal musle, prospoctive drawing, oud other branChes, Two liferary soclotios moet weekly for casny nnd dobate, aud courses of lectures on Eng- 1sh Ltorature, art, und nstronomy aro given by abio instrnctors, 'Théso clnsecs and lectures aro very Torgely attouded, In buk liftlo over ouo yoar from ki insuguration, thio membersbip of tho Unfon Lss risen to more than 1,000, thoaverago daily altendsnce being about 400, Elghty iifo members bavo been seeured, includin somo of tho most promient snd intiuential cltizens of hicago, A gymnosium s been established {n connoction with “tha West Bido rooms, nud 1 already largely at- tonded, On tho South Sido, tho gymuusium, lataly known a8 Kormondy’s, lna been opeued by the Unlon, -and {8 now in succesaful operation, ‘b st mossuro huy prosd vory popular symong {ho mombors, whilo tho rules and regulatlons enforcod place theso eatablishments under tho proper influences ond rostenints, . "ho cmployment bureau of tho TUnlon 16 now under- oinga tiorangh xeorganiaation, nad il soon, 1t s oped, becoms one of tho leading sgencies u 165 bo- novoldnt olfort. The following oxtracts, mado_from the reports of tho Committoos of the Board of Governmont, presonted b the annusl meeting of the society, "Oct. 17, 1872, are ir;\‘cn to show moro fully tho oporations of tho Union during tho past yoar: The soirces of fncomo of {lifs £ocloty uro its annual momborslfps at §1 3 subscription memberolipa at $5, and lifo memberehips ot $100. In addition, it dopenda vory lurgely upon tho donntions of_intercstea friends, and tho 2oeceds of various eutertuinmentn given in It behnle, 3 Durfug tho pnst seor, tho Unfon has recelved very material aid from foreimi sanrces, und {his Commitico returna ity hosrtfelt thanks fo the Bonton Y, M, Ohra~ tian Ustlon, and ather donorhat th Enst, wlio bave contributed 60 generously to 1ta support, Tho rooms of {ho society provinis (0o small for its rapidly fucressiug memborship, Jarger, and_ very ate tractiva_quarters, wero engagod -in tho now buliding, No, 768 Mickigan’ aveuué, near Twyenty-recond ntreot, aud opend 1o tho publls by n dodicallon und iouss: yirmdug 1 My, ol whicly soma G0 pereons wero present, . Hoon after ita orgenizatlon, (o larga attendanco of Indica at the meelings nnd cassen of the Union, und tho noblo sorvice rondored by them n ita vavious Dranches of work, mado it Inperativo that thoy should bo ndimitted to membership and full oyquulity of right n thiooclety. Ty s ugan] ous voto of tho mombors prosent, at tho Livd MATESFY mecting of tho Unlon, o mecéanary violifiggllons {o thi oud wero wndo it tho constitution, ko namo of the socloty changed fo'1lip. Chicago. Christian Unton, uder whldh ttlo it Lo sluco hoon fncoryayated. For tho first nine \ionths of s Listory, tho Union i nuder {he gunor$ aupervision of its Corrcapoud- fug Bocretary, Hov. O o, who dovoted u lurge slinro of hia timo und vatultously to ita in. oreats, Mucls crodit i lso dug, Rugsoll, for hie eiicloney: encrol enlulusin iy Qcorga N, Carpenter, Waly o] tandent of the Unlons o' “ho oluim of tho sud upport of tho cltizous of enerul usefulness ln{l'ull Curator, Mr. O, T\ izing classon, and Juuo Juit, Ar, [ Genoral Soporine to the, gol 0, G614 -, Tt i3 abwoliylely unfcet Htucharactor, Blakifgno unjy count of rice, kox;'opiuion, or alllo to tho circlo of ia fellowsh) Lyt Chetattni « Ideutifying Christinnity with nprightnoss of ghar: for uud a noblo. life, the Uulnn’ ol‘l!dou\?orfl.‘{oplfllm;:; carly dofloloneles in education, to assiut tho needy, (o reform tho erring, and to incresse mental aud wpiritunl cn¥nrn L‘l““‘;'l'," l‘lln ;uum)mn Second—The Union conbecrates {tn dorvico to o_closa too mitch nogleeted by tho philanthiropy and. religlon 0f thia cily,—{ho young wun wud youug wous i our 2hird—Tho Unlon Is an offspriug of Oheagos gront calamity, and porhups the fiest cheerlng dustitution that, o tho urgenoy of or muterial need, the demanda of tho spirit woro ot averlooked by our off{zony ; that tho roconstruction of the outward city was to be ac- companlod by tho Foaurractiou of its montel aud moral Tho rocoipts have nmountad to §5,850,60, and tho dlsbursomonty for vout, alarlos, voilof and ‘rotumed to thelr hotol to pro) ald, ofe) to. G5172:98, LA plan to sostro a por- manont Incoma hns béen hogun, Lifo mombor- ,tgila‘:)u-nm‘m bo #olialted, fho momhors paying —ona-hhlf to bo'a contribution to tho per- manont fund, and the other hnlt to be used for curront oxponeos. ‘I'ho pormanont fund consisty o{'.m,eu,mn,pnm -by-dir, Pullman, and somo other suma, 2, Thé}»rmht mombersliip of the, Unfon connlats, of B2 1ifo, 77 subsoription, aud 526 pununl mom- Vers;' Tho Ubrary conalata of over 1,800 volimes, "I'iora aro algo 82 monthly, magazinos, 80 weok- iios, and 26 daflics, ' 3 Tho_roliof "doparbment has hoon closed. Tts p{lculnl alin woa to supplomont the larger work of tho Roliof nnd Aid Bocioty by scoking tho Dotlor .clnss of sufforera. Acknowlodgmont is mado of contrilmtions recoivod from the Bos- ton Young Moen’s Ohristian Unlon, amounting to 754 enAon, oontaining ovor 120,000 articles, valuod & B160,000; from tho Tov, Robort Collyor, of noarly100 ensen of merchandiao from tho Brool- Iyn Unlon, Rochdalo Mills, Chicago Reliof and id Bocioty,-ote. The nnppfi(on wora distributed |- 78 follows: To the Ohlcago Reliof and Aid Bo- oloty, 00 casos; to tho Good Samaritan Soclety, 15casos; to tho Boldjors’ Homo, Womnn's Hoa- pilal, Protostant Orphan Asylum, and othor in- slitutions and woolotos, 78 cases ; to privato in- dividuals; 71 onses, 'Tho balanco of “tho stock was dluhfhutpr] diroctly from tho Unlon depots, affording reliof to 8,874 Individuls, Adding to tho amount tho ostimated numbor holpod by the goods disponaed through tho othor chanuelg onnmorated nl‘:uvo, tho grand total of orsons nided by the Unlon supplies will resch 0,000, Aieay bnpcnlnl thanks aro tondered to 1L W. King, Eaq., O. 0. Gibbs, Col. Hammond, and W. 1. Haldwin,.E, L. 8pragug, asnd othors, of Boston. The Holly Troo Inn is roported to bo » great snccos. Boven hundred dollars wore oxpondod l‘n faxrglsblng it, mout of which Is now being re- unded. —_——— AMERICAN NUNS IN ROME. Throe Southorm Iellcs Taking tho \Vllil’:‘e"cu- Rtome (Feb, 32) Correspandence of the New York Sun, 1 lu(vn Jjust loarned that thr?)’u Amorican ladics woro recoived on tho 10th inst. at tho Convent of ibo Prosontation, In conventus! phrassolopy, recolving menns taking the white voll, During their life-in tho world theso ladies wore Miss Qlara Dovine, s nativo. of Bavannah, Ga,, and Miss Alico Furlong and Miss Mary Fonolon, both of Now Orleans, ~ For nearly two yours thoso young women woro associated ab tho schools of tho French Bistors of tho Bacred Ifenrt on the Pincian Hill. In thoso famous schools ladica rnpmmmlufi alinost . ovory civilizod nation con- grogate, and our own Ropublic hina now several of her worthy daughters imbibing culture and grace from thoro fountains of loarning and virtue. Two of tho newly-roceived Blsters, the Misscs Dovine and Fenolon, were wrapt in the onjoy- ‘meont of & Continontal tour whon they paid s easual visit to tho Convent of tho Bacrod Meart, It swna moroly ono of the lions which nbsorbed their intorest whilo in tho City of tho Soyen Hilla. ‘T'he visit made, the light-heartod Amorican girls ro for the opern at tho Argontino, and plan ‘tho programme of tho morrow, During tholr visit to tho Fronch Bisters, Misses Dovino and Fenolon promised to cnll Bomo othor day, and at an oarlior hour, in order to oo the schioals in working order, and bo introduced to sevoral of their countrywomon who woro holng oducated thero. It was this second vislb which -probably shapod the des- tiny of tho young and buoyant tourists. They wero captivated by the oxce lent discipline of tho institution, by the manners of the pupils, and tho benevolenco of the nuns in charge. ~ The Amorican glrls thencoforth called ofton af the Convent ni tho Bacrod Henrt, Miss Dovino wns nccompanied by hor father, and Miss Fenolon by hor brother during thelr fiurnponn travel, and thoso gontlomen while prnEurlng -to leave Romo woro urgently pressod by tho duughtor and sister to consent to ' thelr bocoming pupils of the Fronch Slstors for at losst tho poriod of ‘six montha, Dir. Dovind calmly sucoumbed to his dnigtor's ontrention; Lut Mr. Fonolon, twho isof the Presbyterinn Church, ns strongly protested agaivst his sletor's . wish, M. Venolon's fathor nnd'~ brothers, are _Irosbytoriaus, hils 'mother ‘and sisters TRommn . Catho- los. . Through Mr, Dovino's porsnasion. Miss Fonolon's brother somowhat_roluctantly consonted to negotieto with the French nuns for hin sfstor's six monthe’ taition and board at their convent.. Thoso six montho wero oxtonded to n yoar, when, about tho auniversary of their ontranco’imto tho ohools of tho Fronch nuns, o fcono was prosented in tho Convent of the Trogcntation “which proved that threo young American Indios had cloged their accounts with tha wnrld—that. Clarn Davine, Alico Furlong, and Mary Fenolqa had dovoted thelr young livos to tho cold, soleinn clolstor. In dosoribing the rocoPflon of tho postulants a Roman Enpor pays: *‘Tho cchoes of, encrod musjc might still be supposed to lugor around tho precinota of tho littlo conventual sanctuary, for on tho forogoing Bunday sweet voiccs wore chanting tho a})pmpnutu hymus on tho occasion of the profession of fivo other forolgn ladics, who, on that auspicious dny, aacred 'to the nnmo of J’nnun, took the herole vows of perpetunl pov- erty, chastity, and. obodionce, pronounced by Him to bo the ‘bettor part.” Tho nun pro- feseed irrrovocably dodicates hersolf to God in tho raligious lifo. Tho nun recetved but enters on a probationary torm of two "yoars, at tho ox~ plration of which sho olthor assumos -tho black voll, should sho feel assured of hor voention, or withdraws again into tho world to-serve God In that stato which bost may plénso him, Tho convont-boll had just tolled the ‘Angolus,’ which bade tho small congregation — pros- trato themselves in_prayer to utter the responsc of the Blossed Virgin to tho angolic snlutation, and ' to eseoch- of hor motherly loveto guard and pray for them “now and af tho hour of . thoir denth,’ iwhon a Emcnsuiun formed by liltlo girls, buurin;f ob its ond o rich and massivo cruciflx, bogan to wond ita way from tho reception room to thoe chapol. Yho briiliant hues of ého littlo onos' dresscs’of blue and white; over which flowed a long whito voil crowned ,b{ wreaths of flowers, contrasted not uuplensantly with .the graye and sombro garbof thio Bistors proceding 'tho postulsnts, whose rich apparel far outshono even the faghion, gayaty, and magnificonco of- ball-room wardrobe. 'l‘hoi passod to tho foot of the aliar and knelt while the appropriate prayors wora said Dy tho Bishop, Monaiguor Fillippi. - Throughout thio imposing coromony the chioir, led by our illustrious Coppaloni, thnge approprialo piocos. Aftor the necossary rites hed boen porformod, tho postulants withdrow from the chapel, the choir chanting *In Exitu Istaol do Egypt' dur- ing their absonce,. In a fow minutes thoy ro- turned divosted of the gay drosses iu which they firat apponred, being now robed in black gowns ‘of conrso serge and wearing white linen veils. The Rovorend Mothor and ono of tho Bhitora horo tho cinctures, beads and orossos with which the Bishop was to Invest them, and for which. thoy joyfully sncrificed tho bracolots, chains, and ornaments of precious motal which i rradod thelr persous on the first cntranco, o tho usnnl quoation put to anch by tho Bishop, What seok you my daughtor?’ bath angworod that’ they desired to .ontor the lifo of ho clois- teri’ Tho Bishop then turning to tho Reverond Mothor, askod ler whothor shie hnd mado tho ugual inquiries, and whether sho wni satistiod with tha postulants, and rospoding in the aflirma« tivo, o pronoeded to inyost both with the lusig- nin of their religious yécoption, And coyoring their heads with the white veils, ho prayed that thnt might be an outward oniblom of tho jnward purity of tho lives tliat they had chosen. Tho choir thon bognrn & {uyllll anthem!™ Many Amorican ludics and gentlemen wore prasont ot thoeo coromoulos, nnd:nmony _thom o fow porsonnl acquaintancos of tho nowly-received Blutors, A e A Charactory " . 01d Judge W,, of ——, in_tho Old Dominion, i o churaotor, Ho was a lawyor, legislator, Jitdye, nud leading politiclan among tho old-timo Whigy of blessed momm{; but, alusl like them, - Lis glory dopnrtod, and, like muny othors ot hin confreres, {um gona ‘‘whera ‘tho woodbine twineth.” . Notwithstauding tho loss of proparty and thotoo freo uso of applo-jack, he main- tainod the dignity of ox-Judge, drested noatly, caaried o gold-honded cene, and whon lio hag takon moro then his usual “allowsnca af the fo- vorlto hoverage, ho was very plous at such times, l\l\\'r?u attonding church, and’ aitting nonr tha wfand .as erectly as cirenmstancos would admit, , and mnlmudlu% forvently. QOun_ono ogoaslon - & Buptist Drother wus holding forth with enorgy and unction on the oviln of tho timos, and in.onaof his flights ho oxclaimed, * S8how mo s drunkard!” Tho Judge rovo to s foot, and, IlllHlDl\(l_Ili' balaneing him- golt on hin eano, unid polomn y, *Hora I am wirs boro Iam!" hoolder, thougha good doal nonplussed by tho unoxpeoted rosponto, mon- ..ng to go on vith his disconree, and, soon warming up to Liswork, agan ealled out, “Bhow mo u hypooritol Bliow me s hypoorite! Show mo & hypoeritol” ‘Judgoe W, again vose, and roachod forwnrd ngroks o aeat which Intervoned, touched Deacon D. on .tho shoulder with hig eano, and gnld, ¢ Dencon D., why don't you ro- spond, sir? (Vhy don't- you rospoud?” I did when they eslledmo! ™ ot AT ] Bonators Camoron and Iowo, ‘and soveral rominont gontlomon, expeot Lo start on an ex- anded Southiern trip on Monday, tho 24th jnet, Phoy will vislt In'thelr journey‘all tho principal citios from Riokmond to Now Oileane, ‘wo© designato thoso | * THE LIQUOR QUESTION, S gt s Defeets in the Present Lawa--- IMore Legislation / ""Wantod. An Appeal by the Temperance Bureau to the Legislaturo of Illinois, o the Editor of Tha Chicago Tribuns: Bint The ordor-loving people of (io Btato lavo walohod willi somo nnxiety to 8oo what ac- tlon, it any,would bo taken by tho presont Gen- ernl Asgombly upon tho lquor question. - Tho nct passod at tho st sosslon, * Providing against tho oylls rosulting from the snle of in- toxicating liquors,” was protectlvo only so far 88 tho ovils had accomplished tholr work, and woro capablo of bolng ostimated in monoy-dam- ngos. Tho law loavos the trafilo lu intoxicating liquora froo to accomplish all the ovils possible, and incident to-1t, guerding it with tho logal sanction of s liconso law, and laylng nupon socte- ty, or individusls who may bo damaged, tho bur- don of proof o show damages in onch particular case. It forcod injurod partios, wivos and faml~ lios of drunkards, to Inocur tho ‘onmity of . tholr husbands, and to fight battlen with organized liquor-denlers which socloty con- confosses itacl{ nnablo.to gain. Consoquontly, provisions of tha law ns unyiso which ghift tho burden of its exeou- tlon from. tho oxecutive shouldors of the constl- tuted nuthorities of socioty to tho wenkest and most frogilo mombers of it, Bo far, it falls in the most ossontinl yoquisiton of a good and wiso Inw, viz.: to shicld thorights of tho wenlkest from tho aggrossions of the strongost mombors of saclety. e Tho prineiple that underlics thislaw, “to pro- toot socloty from tho ovils of intoxicating liquors,” waa fully sustained at the Inst election, It is tho samo princlplo which underlion all crim- inal and protoctive logislation, and is as old ny luw itsolf. I only romains to decide tho most practieal mothiod of carrylng it into effect, ... Trom tho roports rocolved and statistics gath- ered by this offico since tho Inw wont into offcet, wo. deduco tho following conclusions, viz.: That tho bonoficial offects of the prosont law have leon chlefly observed in the country towns and small villagen, whero {t hea boon com- paratively easy to collect eovidence, and prove violations of 'it. In such places, many of tho avils of tho trafo have boon.abnted, and tho ordor-loving portion of tho community aro warm in {to proiso; but, in most of tho large townu and citios, the diffioultios of abtalning proof, tue waut of courago or sirength in injured partics to undergo tho ordeal of n court of law, aud tho orgaulzed roslstanco before adverted to, and, abovo all, the waut of exccutive officials whoso duty 1 i oxproscoly mado to exseuto tho law have - provented hopes of its frionds, aud of the principles upon which it {a founded, Casos froquontly arise where tho husbands, in recoipt of largo wages, have coustantly spont the ontiro ¥rncnuds at the ssloons, loaving thelr wives and families to starve, or subsist on char- ity; aud yot it bas been found to bo impossiblo, in most cnses, to prove that thoso husbandg are drninlkards, orin the habit of gotting intoxicated, sufficlontly to found sn action on the fifth section of tholaw. Tho liquor-dealers may take all their unming:fl unless . drunkenness is proved, aud incur no To this oxtent tho law g]x‘nl«mtfl the rum-sell moro than any other busiucss is_protocted. Again, tho famflics of drunknrds aro in o stato of continual fenr of personal violonce, and, in many cases, dolicato womon have boen thrust out of doors all night, and othorwise inhumanly trented ; yet tho Inw offers no romody. Also, in caso Gdoath results immediately from intoxication, no damagos can bo rocoverod by.tho surviving hoira and widows, And 80 cases might bo multiplied showing that nine-tenths of tho ovils caused by intoxieating liquors are totally unprovided for. Tho Ohio statute, of which ours is n copy, with gomo lntvr{l’olntiuus, discountenances tlio snlo of liquor to bo drank upon the promises ; and by this means, whenover ofliciently onforced, cuts oft many of tho ovils of tho traflle, Thua tho State's Attornoy for Noble County, in that Biate, has been "enabled to ' report that “There 13 no place in that counly for the sale of infoxicating liquors, and no_criminals.” Ono of the wisest provisions of tho Ohio Constl- tution prohibits the granting .of licenses to soll intoxicating liqnors,—thus rofusing to legalizo or indorgo & gront ovil, as it is acknowledged to bo by nearly all mon, except liquor-dealors, or thoeo pecuniarily interested in tho profits of tho ‘business, - b 'Wo rafinrd tho granting of logal suthority to thousanda of snloons in: all our -large cities to den] in thoao dangorous boverages, ns an alarme ing procodent, and fraughu with ovil to ovory cit- izon. In mostcnses, theso plucos aro thorosort of 'loafors, gemblors, vagrants, thieves, and criminals, and are haunted by tho most disor- derly and non-producing olemant of socioty;; in othors, thoy aro gilded palacas of vice and dissi- {ntlon, ultrnctin‘i the most respectablo citizons 0 ruin and moral dogradation ; in all, they min- igter to depraved sonsual appotites, cncoumfo idloness, manufaoture eriminals, squander tho earnings of honest industry, disturb the peace, and ontail misery upon the familien of all classes of_socloty. = N 1t becomes, then, o grave quostion, whethor tho body politic, by ts supreme governing powor, -shonld; in tho slightest dogreo, Tegalizo and pro- toct so great an eyil, Aro they not dorolict to duty when they thus ignoro the highest interests of tho masses, aud graunt liconses to men to tompt thoir brothor-mon to wrong? - - - T'he rovouuo derived is ono argument advanged in favor of prauting liconses, How stands tho ability. account 7 - The municlpal nuthoritios of Chicago. Lnva rocoived for tho' curront year, for liconscs, about $128,000; from fines liquor-ordinances, about 4,000 ; total, $192,000. Oin.the other eido, nt loast ono-half of the ox- penge of G00.polico ju cpused by tho ealopns, 280,000 ;' one-hulf of tho ammual oxponso of tho Criminal Court, nbout ©25,000.; onc-half of the ‘annual oxponso of feeding and cering for prigon- ers, about ©5,000 ; one-half of annual punpor and insane exponses, 890,000, One-hulf of theno oxpensos are directly n\mr%m\b\e to the salo of hltuxicl\uu%flfllmm, aud wo hieve a grand total of £410,000, Deducting the nmount recoived from licenees and finok, and we havo & balance of -§278,000 against tho license: system. In the unme of - tho tax-payers of Chicago, wo protest agnist o revenue which costs the poople nearly €3 for overy dollar recoivod. 2 It woshould tako into nccount the valuo of Inborers' earnings spent in thesp satoons in Ohi- cago anuually, from $12,000,000 to $15,060,000, wo hinve an appalling balanco againgt the liconse systom, It might nlsobe bormo ininind that tflu snles of liquor In the State of Illinots equal in amount tho value of eapital stock of all tho sallronds in tho Stalo; that ovory yoar §140,000,- 000 of capital is drank up, and the vacuum' thy creatod supplied by foreign capital, .. - - .- ‘I'ho powor of rogulating the traflie is anothor roagon why licongcs aro granted; yob fow at- tompts to regulato it, or to revoke Heonsos, aro ovor made i citios, ~ "I'he power of rovokation i placed in tho!hands of oxecutive oflicors who soldom oxereise it, although proof of violation of* llqzlt:]r-oxdjmucos iu numberloss casos is undis- puted, . - 'I'ha regulation of liguor-gelling by means of liconscs s n dolusion, ~‘The essenco and valuo of all laws rogulating or %u‘avldlux ngainst tho ovila of tho ealo of intoxicating liquors, rests ontirely upou thomenns adopted to oxacute them. The bost of laws will romnin o dead letter with- out & praper oxscutive poser, romoved from the influenco of political considerations, to enforco it. . Enpecinlly fs this tho casio. in citios, where vico, ignorance, and orimo congregato sonie- times with sufiiciont forco to tako posscesion of o)l departments of the Oity Govornmont, or to| Becure tho non-onforcement.of luws obnoxious to Litom ; thorofore wo suggest the propriety of onuoting lave similur in ¢copo and oporation (o thoso onncted by Mussnchusctis, Now York, and lulutor Btates, for tho onforcoment o . similar . ‘'lio_following oxtracts from n lettor recoived from Dr, MoFarland, upon tho oporation of tho now law in Jacksonville and that portion of the Bluto, contaln munly and noblo uticrances, show- Ing it dofects. Wa canuob inprovo upon them: As_our law nmow s, yery ‘man enn soll Nguor who can glvo the bond requirid by tho Jaw, It was douitlees supposod that posalblo penaltior, nising out of thio promiscuous walo of Myuory, wonld dotur sy from pinelng thomselvea fn slicl Toaponsibilltios, and thua tho number of ncllrs would have Lmit, But, practically, thia {s found of wo forco whatover, ~With & wize uniloratanding of what thows ponsitics smount fo, men rush furward (6 slgn thieso bonds Just se oy~ merously ss mon nro found ywho wish to sofl, - Our ox- Jertaned1s, that tho solur and Tl bondsmen oro from 1y sano soctal class, and cloavly bound from commu- nity of intorest ; yob tho boud cunuot bu disputed as not pocuniarily good. S "Fhore 8 with us, a4 tho consequonce of tbis atato of things, nolimit whatovor to _tho sulo of Intoxicating Tlyuurs, oxcopt tho Mmit of demand, Just us sovn ust mun of & cwtaln clasd inde Bo can make & lvihg by’ tho esry work of deoling with Nquof, he ch k0. 1. | Bvon 1¢ Do can ouly mmake half b Hviug _{it! that- way, i attachos t Lo somo othor Luninesn, Warthua linvé nently or quite 4034 some timo ago, by actual count—plnces whoro Lquor {8 oponly-sold, bo- Bides agonts and meny more not to bo reachod in onumoratlon, And {his In & city of 10,000 inhabitanin, profossing capeoial distinotion-for aobrioly and intelif~ geneo, Tho pnaliies under tho presont law amount {o Just nofhing. Thoy nro mainly basod upon a cdldiah idos it Ws. Lnobeiat's wifs wil, an 8 groat abiding rle, Jut horself in tho \m{ of his fi‘[: etite, or Lins tho nerve 0 opon n quarrel botl with him nnd the man who feods this-oppellio~a siop whici not ono womngn fn ton thousand s tho inclination to do, oven if sho mensures all thio. poworn sliohns got to confront, and hing tho State nomfuslly to fight et battlo for hor, It 1a tho otd diMculty attending tho offenso of wife-beat- ing; tho wifo pays lialf the penaty, and only got Deaton tho moro, Tho only casea’ In our knowle edgo whoro this' lins boon® attomptad—not moro than, ono or two—have been whero tho wife hua o domastio quarrel on hor Lands, and goen Into thls o8 n .means of inoro aunoyanco aud apito. Tho truly wiso intontioned wife chiookcs rathor 10 bear (o {ila sho Iing than fly fo_others that she knuows not of, eho valiiga what littlo poaco slio has With & man somctimes 1dnd, too muoh to codvert that man into a porpotual ‘cnomy, whetlior drunk or sobior. Tho presont Inw Ja cowardly in the oxtreme, The Yigllaut anid wnbonding publio prossontor s, Tnds to etand vack, and dologaio his storn duty to a few spicit-broken wamen, and sbusod and dofrauded ehil- dron, A contost whish should bo diroctly bobween the publio and the offender, bo ha seller or drinker, i consigned over to bo fought out over the domestio hearih, with tho odds fearfully ngainst tho feoblo party that matntaius the Hght,. Thip polut would bo frulial of illustration, but it is too suggestive to raquire more. 1 beltova tha law of tha last Goneral Assembly utterly. worthicss, §f tho nim fmplied in s tltlo i considorad, Roverso thio mosniug of ita. titlo and tho Jow am nn cnd, would bo firsterato, It han plainly quadrupled the amount of intomporanca in this community, and dono overything leglalation could o, ehort'of glvng promiums to the moat entorprising Tiquor sollor, to mako tho traflic respeetablo, 1 bellovo na legtalntion fa worth anything which doch not unro- serveily put tio trafl dn Intoxleating liguorn uudse tha control of mon who hold to_tomporanco an & prin= clplo, that tho Lond of this principlo may liold s gras on it A0 firm as to bo irrostatiblo; that it may hold averyenlo undor rocord, as to who bouglt, low much was patd, by whoso medical order, &c., &, Holdal cohiol s n mechanical ngent, aa a poison, or as a medi- «cluo, a8 you ploaso ; but let us know who sold, who bouglt, how much, and for what purposo; but, shovo all, let a tomperance rln!!l‘]ln, ‘undor full control from tho power of any individual, presido at the fop. . What has baon tho xesult in Chicago? A fow convictions have beon obtaincd under the law, and n fow indictments are pénding for violations of its criminal provisions,” Theso provisionn hove boon 8o narrowed by udiclal *conatruction or legislation, that not one case. in n thousand cau ovor bo proven Lo the satisfaction of the court; and this construction has boon adopted for tho sole rosson; na declared by the Judgos, that licensos are granted. At-tho presont timo, thore are 2,660 saloons liconsed to soll intoxicating liquors in this city, or about ono saloon to evory sixtoon votors at the Inst olaction, As soon a8 the senson of active employmont opons, and mon bogin to earn wagos, .we Jook forward to a plantiful crop of murdorsand crimes .of violetico, ougnmfin,f in tlicgo placos, The firat Trulta wero roapod yestorday on tho donth of ouo citizon nnd o murdorous attack on another. There aro about one-third more saloons now in oxistonco than ever bofore in this city, and the oylla flowing thorofrom are not loas,—a bad com- mentary upon tho liconse systom of the now Iaw, althongh the quor laws wero novor bottor on- the roalization of the ardont: or violations. of. forcod than sinco it came into oporation; what 1itlo thero s of thom, Can wo hang murdercra on rose-bushics, or dam ‘the Misslesippl with balos of cotton? i e In conclusion, we appesl to the Leglalaturo to raspond to the sarnast crics and heart-throb- Dbings of the peoplo throufhcnt the couutry, craving greator {mrlty of character in its mublic scrvants, tho enforcomont of law, and lo onnctmont of just, wiso, and praotical laws which shall protect every member of gocie« ty from the opprossion or rapncity of the strong and tyrannioal. The late messagesof our two Governors racognize these domands;-and the Pnsengu, at the Inte scesions, of temperanco lawa in tho Btntos of Maine, Vermont, Masgachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Ponusylvanin, Obio, Mickigan, Wisconsin, Indiann, Towa, and last, but'not lenst, Illinois, and the City of Chicago, whioh has latoly ronflirmed in her Council tho Bunday lquor ordinances ne .boing cesential .to tho ponco and good order of tho eity, nro indica- tions of an nrouscd public sentiment upon theso ?Imal[m’m of vital intorest. Illinols has been ‘aremost,_in tho work of constitntional reform ndapting hor fundamontal 1aws to the spirit and which has beon generally commended aud re- Bpectod by othor Btates; so we beliove that, in tho. temporauce reform,—tho groatos! of tho roformitory quustions of tho day,— Dy tho oxorcise of practical wisdom, and tho onacimout .of Iaws founded upon immutable Bympathy and mercy for tho - frailtios and temp- tations of her citizons. - Illinols may. rlghz(nl? toko tho lend in establishing protective lawa ‘which sholl dofend soclety at largo,” and its lnmblest conatitnont, from tho terriblo offecta which inevitably follow tho unrestrained licouso and gratifleation of the nppetites of the drunk- ard, It I8 duo to the dignity and integrity of tho fioullion which sho ocoupies fn the ‘heart of tho ront Northwest, to plant hereelf upon such foundations of IaW an X mornl greatness, the porpetuity of ler inatitu- tions, Eho hoppiness and welfaxo of her people, . and realize the noble Ohristisn truth of .** Ponco ou earth and good will to mon,” O ** ''EMPERANCE BUREAU, Onioaao, March 21, 1873, 2 _THE SYRACUSE TRAGEDY. A Little Girl Benten to Death with an Iron Bar--Eer Murdorer Ricets with Speedy Punjshment, b "From the Syrasusg (N.Y.) Journad, March 18, . The vietim of this most cold-bloodod of mur- ders is Tda Rosecrana 8poncor, an adopted daugh- tor of Mr. .Robert IT. Spencor, -residing on the corner of Titeh snd Dudloy streots, and was ouly 11 yonrn of mge. 8ho was n bright, nttractivo- 1qoking, cbild, sud_was greatly boloved by hor adopted porents, Tho murderor was & young man named Albert Xoeler, who was in tho omploy of Mr. Sponcer. His sgo wns 21 yoars, uml in persomnel’. was sbout. five- fook four iuches in huifihc, -fair complexion, dark- bluo oyes, ark haoir, slim of | build,.and weighing about 125 to 140 pounds, The murder was committed at tho_residenco of Mr, Bponoor yesterday aftornoon botween 2 and 8io'vlock, At tho timo tbe murder wag dono thare.were in tho Honso Mrs. .Ilcolor, mother of Mrs. Spencer; Mrs. Spencer, mothor ' of Mr, Spoucer, two aged ladios, tho victim, and Albert Kegler, tho murdorer—MIr.' Spancor hay- ing boon absont from home _in Kansas, and Mra, _Spoucor having startd for Oswego abiout half an hour beforg the murder. At_tho*‘timo “of* tho murdor_tho two. old- ladies (ono ‘of whom is troubled with palsy, and tho other being ~doaf), wore in the silting-room- off from tho kitchon, {fu which tho wicked dood was committed. 'Thoy had just eaton dinner, and, o few momonts bo- foro tho dood was committad, Keoler, who is o néphow of Mra. Bponcor, and who had been liv- g with Mr. Bponcor for several —weoks ast, - wan in tho room with tho old ndies, caring for tho. fire, -oto. Ilo ‘emarked whilo in the room lhat Lo was going to try lin hond nt housckeoping to-mor< raw, and would go end make a pudding. With that hio passed out into the kitchen, whoro the il Idn wad ongagod in clearing off tho dinnoy gnhlmi« What-oocurred for tho next fow momonts will probably nover be known. ‘Aftor bolng in tho Litchon for & fow moments, tho attontiou of Mrs, Kooler was attrncted” by sqmething falling iu the kitchon. Bhoe got uj nnd went to the door, and on looking into l£ Xitchon, sny. thechild Iying on tho tloor, and sho tlio'child and found her gaspiug and’ grouning, aid thut blood was pouring from a guping wownd on the forohead, Mrs, Spencor went to tho win- Aow and screamed Lo Mrs. Nichols, who lived next door, Mrs, Nichols, hearing the screnms, hurried over to tho houso, and on_entering the Xitchon, Lior vory blood waa chilled at tho #ight which met hor eyes. TLying on tho flcor aa.the little girl Idn, and hanging over hor was Mre, Koeler trying o rouso ber up. The girl was lying on ler right sido, hor hond was nénrthe atoyo, tho foot pointing toward tha wood- shed door, ' Bho, was baroly siivo when Mre. - Nichols arrived, and died soon after, Around tho room was spattored blood, and ono of tho doora of & cupboard Iny on tho floor, having beon tarn from its hingos. Noar tho hond of tho ohild on the floor was au_iron claw-bar, covered with Dlood aud hoir, with whicls the doed of blood Liad boou committed, Nows of tho murdor soon aprond, and tho uoighborg flockod to Lho houso, Tuformation was sent to the Polico Oflco, and Inadienl aeslstanco surmmoned, thelattor boing of 1o uynil, howover, On learning of tho murdor all was bnstle at tho Polico, and the fack that tho murderor had cseaped, called for tho offorts of tho whole force to asslst in hi appro- hieusion. On visiting tho premisos, aud hearing hio statoment of tho old Iadies and Mra, Niokols, who saw Keoler lonvo tho house just beforo tha daed was discovored, the Identity of tho murder- or was ot onoo ostablished, When last ueon Koolor was going in the diroction of Dolnwaro slroot towards tho city, lnstanily moasures woro talon to provent his loaving'town by rail, and tolograms wore boing propared to sond in varlous directions, when Information was rocoived that o {qmu; man had boon run over at tha wost ohd of lie dopst, the desoription of whom correspondad Wwith that of the murdoror, Trocuring the pe- progress of the ago, and thus setling an oxample | - principles of’ justice nnd right, tempored with. ordor.as shall {usure her, called to Mrs. Sponcor, ~ Togetlior thoy wont to | elatanco of n young man who was pornonslly act quainted with Kooler, thopolico pracoaded to tho inderinking rooms of J. & M. Ry, to whicly Pinco tho hody had boon conveyed. : On viowing tho body of tho young man, it was ot onco prononced {0 ho that of tho murderer Koolor, by tho young' man, *whono assortions of !dnntll}y\mm aubnequoutly conflrmed by otherss The whoronboutu of Keoler from tho timo tha murdor was commitied up to the timo ho was Xilled havo not yet transplred, but it is probablo that ho, aftor lonving tho hotno, socroted hime #olf somowhoro in tho ward in the immodiato vie clnity of tho dopot, for s the 4:40 froight train wan crosslng Went' sircot, golng onat, ho was soon to mako a rush to got upon the rear end of tho cabooso, In attempting to got upon the Intform of tho cabooso ho misgod hin ooting, and was whirled forward and thrown to tho ground just in front of tho brake bat of tha renr truck. " Tho thickness of his clmut pro« yented bis body from pasaing undor tho bar, and ho was shoved along tho planks soveral feot, when by somo moans hio way thrown cloar of tha wheols, Tho accident waa obrerved by sovoral who hurriod to tho epot, but tho mnn wea pask Juiman holp, his neck in some mannor boing Dbrokon, and aftor a fow gaspu bio consed to live, The body waa talten up and conveyod to Ityan's, and Coronor Dallna notified. Shorlly aftor the above ocourred, nows of Lho horrible tragedy be- eamo known, and tho switt uulnhmoug cty tho murdoror, tho whorcabouts of whose dead body holng learned caused erowds to ropeir to the wi~ dertaking rooms, full of thnt morbid curiosily pocullar to. such cngos. 'Tho goneral oxeitds mont wag considorably sugmonted by tho are rival at Rynn'a of thio budy of the murdered child, which tool placo about 6 o'clock. Jor sovoral Lours tho rooms woro bosieged by largo crowds, nll anxious to lanrn overy particulsr of tho bloody doed. When our roportar visited tho nbovo locality, Lie found four dend bodics, sido by sido, all of whom Lad mot with violont denths within Hhirty-six hours, and wer thoko of Honry Smultz, William Kiugsloy, Albert Keoler, and Ida n.fidmncor. Thio wounds upon tho Liead of tho ohild wers of n fearful nature, Across the forohond whs a terriblo gneh, an inch in width ond thrcb in longth, Across tho top of tho hond was o similar wound, whiloin frontof this and halfway botwog the two was n third one. Enach blow of the enfol iron liad crushoed iu tho skull, which was literally bLroken into atoms. No otbor wounds appoar on the hody, and upon the faco rosted o smiling oxprossion, yity body of Icoler m{ within o fow feot of bhis victhm, and presonted u Btriking contrast to that of tho murdorad innocont. Upon tho chost ape Ecnrnd o lzmin blaco and bluo place made by tho rake bar, which Lad orushed in the chost at that poinf, tho ribs and broast. bona heing alko crushod sid broken. Along tho buck woro Inrgo abrasions of tho skin, cauved by his hoing shoved slong in front of tho truck., On his faco rested o villainous expression,strongly tinged with suimnl Yropouumcs. A _post-mortem examination of lo body of tho litilo girl wis made this morn- ing by Dr. Plant, whichi rovenled the fack that hor porfon lLad not been violnted ns wes nsgorted on all sides. Tlho wounds showed for thomselves that thoy wore produced by some round instrument [ike a bar of iron. Either of tho throo wounds would Lave roducod death, from thoir terrible mnature. From the naturo of tho wounds and their posi- tion on the skull, it would scom probable thut tho child wan in s slooping posture when thq first two blowa wore struck, and that tho third was givon aftor sho foll to tho floor. Tho iron claw-bar with which tho deod was committed w8 about-two and a-half feot in longth, en inch nud one-quartor in diamotor, with o claw on ono ond, and wolghs from four to six pounds. It ia covered with blood snd halr, and i8 & murderous~ Tooking fustrumont. Tho caugo of thig horriblo docd will probably novor bo known, Keoler, since his rosidence at Dira. Bponcer's, lns beon on apparently good torma withhia victim, Whothor ho attempted to ravish hor porson, which sho rosisted, or whother thoy had ‘tome suddon quarrel, in ho struck hor down, aro subjacts for thoorizing, but .the true motive of the doed willdoubtless romain vnmyslory forover, Buflicient, howevar, for the publlc is tho fact that the murdorer met with prompt and dererved punishment, through other thian mortal bauds, Keelor had a mothor 1esid- ing somewhero onst in this Btato. Henlso hnd a brother, whoso whoroubouts we bave boon un- sblo tolearn. His agois snid to bo about 21 yeara, —— SNOW=BOUND. Ineffectunl Attempt of o Train from St. John to Ieach IfalifaxXesEivo IPays on tho Road=-=Fiftcen Feot of Snow and a IXestetiess Storm. JFrom the 5t. John (N, ll‘z Netes, March 8, About 1234 this mornilé, ho train which Jeft hiere on Monday laat for Halifax got back to this city. Tho paskengors on board, many of whom roturned to this city, and tho ofticers and cm- ployes have passed through dangors and difia culties to which the history of railroading in this province scarcely furnishos & paralicl. IFrom one of tho officors who was on board tho tiain our roporter hog finfilflmd the following particus lara of their five dnys’ oxporience on Tantramar Marsh and vicin£t¥ : The expross train for Halifax loft Sackvillo on Moundny sfternoon lust, botwoon 4 and G o'clock, boing about two hours behind timo. At thik time tho wind waa beginning to blow freshly, with indieations of a storm. While crossing tha Trantramar Marsh, and within about two miles of AuTac Btation, tho squall struck the train. _Thoso on bonrd say they never exporienced any- thing so sudden and terrific, Tho train was al- most mmediatoly brought to n standstill, the fury of tho storm yud the quantity of snow elog- ging tho whools so that it was impossibls to nd~ vanco or go backward. After soveral inoffectunl attompts to start tho cngine, all hands saw that from the fury of tho storm they must make tho most of tho ciroumstances in whi¢h they wora Elnue:l, and tho firoman proceeded to cloar tha oilors, In doing this the ongincer and firoman Wore 80 cmuplufuly onvoloped in snow and ieo from'the escaping stenm and the pelting snow, and 80 benumbed and oxhnusted from the cold, ond from thoir oxertions, that they wora forced to draw their flres gnd croep into the box. After gotting thawed out they mado thoir way with tho groatest difliculty to tho pnusuufinr and mail cars, 'This they hind-to - do by fooling thoir way, tho storm raging with such rosistloss fury that thoy could eeo nothing before thom, ; . In the paseonger-ears tho wind wns so terrifio that no fires could bo kept up, and tho fins snow sifted through ovory crovice and drifted inta tho cars to such an oxtent that thoy soon bo- camo untennblo, and tho only placo of rofuga loft was the mail-car. This was protected from _tho storm by the passage-way through it, which, ‘Wwhon morning camo was drifted half full o gnow., ‘Thore were about twenty-five male pas. songers on boprd tho train, aud four fomalo, ong mrried Indy, two uumarriod ones, and & colored irl. 'Thoso wore mado as comfortablo as possi- Elo undor tho circumstances, and, after tho firat great fury of the storm hiad spont, lhofl Huccoeds od in keeping on g fire. Nortly everything witle in the ear had beon used a8 fuel excopt tho mail- Toxes, and it was thought that thoso would have o ba sacrificed, but Conductor Cannon and Mr, Blizzord, tho postnl clerl, dotermined to moke an nttompt to ronch tho engino and get Aome conl. 'bhis thoy succooded in doing, after which tho inmates of tho ear wero made nore comfort ablo. Provious to this nn attempt had boon made by one of the employas to reach tho fonce, in ordor to procura fucl, but ho lost his way, and heing unablo to 8eo the cars or Llio fence, bocame be< wilderod, and, with difiiculty, made bis woy back totho train, boing guided anly by tho shouts of -thoso on board, which could carcely Lo heard above the din of tho clomonts. ‘When the morning dawned, nothing could ba more cheorlers than the prospect which pro- sontod itsolf. Tha inmates of tho posial car had to shovel thoir way ont of it, tho anow boing noarly as high 4 tho daor. ‘Phoy lnd no provision On bonrd but a barrel of crackers, wwhich had boon opened and tho confonts dis- tributed during tho night, but as thoy Lind noitl= or butter or water, il was impousible to eat thom, Mhe ladios oxhibited tho grestest cooluous und courago in tho trying position in which thoy wore lacmi‘, and not & murmar escaped their lipe at ho privations they endured, - At great porsonnl risk Conduotor Uannon and Postal-Olork Bliz~ zard tramped through tho storm to Snokville, and roported thoir condition, and n force was sent out to cloar tho track, Tho frolght-train from Pruno, in chargo of Conductor Allinghum, had sleo worked woll down toward tho snow-bound train, and communication was thus ro-estnblish- ed. Tho Bnow at Brown's Out, botweon Au Lag and Amhorut, wis roported by Gonduotor Aling- hiam to be two feot deep, and'at I'ort Lawrenco £ was from ton to fifteen foet deop. . Qroat praiso is duo to Conductor Cannon for his unwearied and kindly efforts to pravido for tho comfort of the passongera and omployes of tho train, When thoe storm had somewhat abated, ho went to Cole’s Iuland, a distanco of about o mile and » balf, sud procured *n team, conveyod the lady parsengers to tho houso of a formor named Pattorson, whero they wero most kindly_{ronted, and provided with food aud roat, - To thou prooured other tonms and sont * thom forward to Amhorst. Rosidonts iu tho vi~ ciuity stato that no such storm ns that of Mon- dny Jast has been oxporiencod there for ten yoara, and the railwey omployos euy that no drifts hayo proviously formed whera thoy wore compolied to ouduro such a night of dangor aud discomfort.