Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1873, Page 2

TOWN OFFICERS. . . A Class of Oficials tho People Know Littlo About, The .Assessor, Collector, Sus pervisor, and Clerk, How These Irresponsiblo Gentlemen Manipulate the Taxes. The Appronching Election---Nocossity of Choosing Good Men, Under tho now Constitutiontho towns of North, Bouth, and West Chicago will organize by tho slection of town ofiicors on tho firat Tuosday in April, which this yenr falls upon tho firat day of + April, ono weok from to-day, Thero nro to bo eloctod in oach town Lhe followiug oflicors : Ono Town Assessor, ono Town Collector, ong Town Bupervigor, ono Town Olork, and Constablos proportioned to the population of tho town, Tho law providoes that a town moeting shall bo called by the town Olork at least two days boforo the dato of such clootion, whoroat tho cloctors shall ballot for oficers for the ousuing year. The law also requires that all tho business transactod ab this town meoting must bo dono nt one place, and thus compels voters to visit samo distant placo, and thoro doposit telr ballots. This ia » great inconvenioncy to tho votor, and fmposes on him rathor more trouble than do oven the ordinary £all olestions, whoro tho polla are in his own immediate noighborhood, Honco it isnob improbable that the legal votor may not thinl {b worth his while to troublo himsolf about tho matter, In this caso tho parties moat intorested 1n good town officora would be absont, and thoso most interostod in porsonal benofactions would have tho thing all thoir own way. As above stated, tho law domands atloast ton days' notice shall be given by tho Town Clork by advertiso- ment in at loast ono daily paper, and by posting ‘s notice printed or in writing in throo consplcu- ous places. A notice written on a visiting card, pinned up nagainst » shodo troe, would fulfll the Ilotter of the law, and if one person saw it in 48 hours it would havo achieved a moro gratifylug result than could be oxpectod. Two of tho Town Clerks linve neithor edvertised thomoeoting for Tuesday, nor hoye thoy postod noticos. Whero tho votora of North and Wost Chicago nro to elect their Asgessors and Constables {8 a matter known onl: to the cliguo of intorested persons. Mr. Splegol Clork of gouth Chicago, hing advertised onco, an postod threo writton noticos on tolegraph polos. It {s & woll-known fact thnt tho number of Constables in tho city actually entitled to the office is vory small, oven suppose thoro i one man among thom who can show a valid olaim, Tne TRIbUNE has alrendy mode an ox- pose of this claes of * official vulturos, and has cautioned the peopla to loso no opportu- nltz, througl negligonce or want of information, to have the Juslfco Courts clonrod of these posti- lential persons, who, 08 o class, aro dishones! ignorant, snd avaricious, Undor the present system; they aro rosponsible tono living soul. ey can compromise, collect money unlawfully, +and swindle those who seok justico in the minor courts, without the remotest danger of convic- tion. Henco tho- position of Conatable is one which {8 enviably remunorativo to a rogue, and naturally a rogue would prefer to cling to it. Doces tho reader begin to porcolve why the subject of town elactlons hirs boon kept 8o darlk? Tho other town oflicors—Assessor, Bupervisor, Collector, and Town Clerk—are also £o Lo elected. Of thedo officers, the most important by far is that of Assessor. When it {8 remembored that, under tho now law, this official is responsible for every ponny of assessment mado for taxes of all kinds, it mny bo surmised that capmoity and - honesty become requisites of no mean order. In fact, tho Town Assossor bocomos one of the wmost important ofticera in the Btate to onch in~ dividunal proporty-owner and tax-payer. Tho Town Suporvisor 18 the Treasurer uf” the Town Doard, of which more presontly. His dutics aro toaudit sccounts an oy our_ uiouay, Tho Town Board boing a distinet and irrespon- sible body, the honesty of the Tronsurer of that Board is the only pgunrantoo to the public that the money collected for town urposes is properly spont, ‘The Town Collectos collects all tho taxer. Whon Lo bas secured all he supposcs possible to bo found, ho turne the moncy over tothe County ‘Treasurer, excopt what is reserved for the town tax, Thoremunoration is fixed at 2 por cont of tho whole tax collocted by him, until the max- imum of ©1,600 is reached, all tha money in ex- coss of whichis turned over (nominally) to the county. No othor remunoration is allowoed him by law. Provious to the prosent systom, ho was nfluwed 8 por cont of all” hio collectod, and not unfrequently bocamo a wealthy gontleman aftor fwo years’ occupancy of tho oftico, tho neat little sum of 280,000 having boen rolled up Ly one gentloman, and all *‘ honestly acquired." Tho dutios of the Town Clorlk aro neither manifold nor various. In this woll-rogulated Btate there are no sinccures, honeo oven the offico of Town Clerk is not a_ginecure, It is only by this saving goneral principle that tho office of Town Clerk oscapes being n sinocure. .This ontloman's duty i to attend the moetings of ghe Town Board, which rnu&'o from two to twelve annually, and to note down the miautos of those mootings, Thore s & provistan made for his eapecinl remuneration. If ho chinks ho noeds any, and tho Town' Board are induced to look upon him ns o modern clerical Horcules, thoy appropriate to his use any little amoun they may think proper. 'Tho amount allowed bim for actual sorvico ia $1.50 o day. This would make the dplnnsing sum of 18 a yoar, should the Bourd meot twelve times in” tho courao of the twolvo months, Now, thero are scarcely ten persons in_ench town, outsideof the town officers and Bonrd who know who constitutetho nuthoritics. 'I'he Doard consists of tho Town Supervisor, Town Clorlk, and five Justicos of tho Peaco. ITence tho com- poeitionof tho town machineryin thethres towns of Chicago is as followa: . NommmlsToE. Asgessor—Albert Tuteh, Collector—John: B, Walsh, Supervisor—Ald. Teter Malr, Clerk—J, J, Lealy, Justices—Uawkiuson, Kaufreann, Hamill, Rollo, and Ald, Caunon, BOUTIT SIDE, Asgsessor—Julius Rodberiu, Collector—Jolin ¥ Supervigor—y, I [ 3 Juatices—0. DoWolf, N, B, Doyilon, 11, O, Hinedale, 1. Cbarlos Iaines, and O, B, Daggott, WEHT BIDE, 1L, Teaford, Asscasor—. Collector—, Morrison, Supertisor—11, Pilgrim, Clerk—21, M, Miller, ‘To illustrate the value of any one of those of- fices, wo will give an oxtract’ from tho minute vook kept by tho Clork of South Ohicago, Mr. Lowla Bplo%nl,'\\'ho has neatly, and acouratoly, and without the least attompt at concealmont, rocorded tho various natonishing resolutions qnancd bfi the Town Board of that town, Under datoof Hept. 17, 1872, wo find tho following sutry : Juatice Doggott moved that tho sum of ono thousand dollars (81,000) bo pald to tho Town Asscssor, on sccount of pervices for the year 1872, Carried, Undor dato of Oct, 4, 1872, is tho following : On motion of Justico Daggolt, tho sum of §4,423,66 was allowed to tho Town Assessdr, Tho Town Olerk oxplainad to the reportor that from this lattor sum wns deduocted the first sum of 21,000 allowed, but ng there i8 no ontry on thls book to ahow it, thoe rondor ia not compollod to boliove that it was notan addition to tho first, 11 thisie tho case, {ho sum of £6,425.50 wan paid to the Asseasor for sorvices for the year 1872, In another entry of the same dafo, the Town Olerk is allowod by the Board tho modent sum of #0600 for his herculoan labora in making those berouloan entrios, Under the dato of Fob, 26, 1878, is found tho following entry: On_motionof JusticoIaines, twenty-five hundred foltars ($3,600) was allowod tho Town Colloctor, in addition tatio $1,6U0 allowod by law, moking lotai of 4,000, to be paid'out of the taxoa collected in 18737 alio {flireo thousand dollars (82,000) olco ozponscs, Tor tho cpllection of the taxes of 1874, Making o total of 7,000 for tho Tawn Clork's share ol‘ihe collaction of tho taxos of 1872, An additional por diamn of 1} a 'liufv to_the Town Olexls from Nov. 9, 1872, to April 10, 1873, was allowed, maling o total of 81,05 & L};Jy ‘Chis_makos u total of $18,121.50 votod by the Town Board, s l}mruon ot which Ja to ko deduot- el bytho Collootor from the taxes collackod during the yoar 1878, In North” Obicago thera havo boon five moet- ings slnce tho fire. 'I'lio Assoasor hins heen al- lowed 3,600 for the {aur onding Nov. 2, 1874, and $2,600 for tho phort year betwoon Novembor sud Aprll, go far ag can be undoratood from tho TiTE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUERSD 1ARCIT 25, minutos, making a total of 85,000, -The Col- leotor waa nllowad $2,600 for tho long yonr'and £1,500 for thoshort’ ono of flvo mun{lm; tho Buporvisor and Aldormau, Mr. Potor Mahr, was niodost in nccopting #600° for tho flrat_year and 8800 for tho five months, Mr, ]Iunl{ for hig sovero and oxhnustive dutios rocolved tho suma of 5600 and 2600 for tho long nnd shiort terms rospootivoly, 0w tl-ono]fnuuomcu on tha North Sido—ihat in, tho Town Hoard—muss havo Loon vory poor, Tho Inw nllows them a por diom of &1.60 for evory day of actunl sorvieo, nud thoy took 1t pnd 60 cents ndditionn! ench timo, 'I'io Taw made no provision for oftico ront, au they approvrinted it. ilho mootings woro hold in tho mombors' ofticon in rotation, and then the membor claimed &3 ront for twonty minutes’ oceupaney, In tho West Divislon, whero the taxon clatmed by tho town wera very high, things woro dona on n Ilvu]ifir gealo yot ollicorn ch:u-[gmg Bums rang- ing s high ns 86,000 whoro tho inw allowod thorm nono. - Tho reador now can 800 plainly that the ponts tlon -.f town oflicor Is ono of tho most romunor- Allvo in tho city. ‘Tho Suporvisor i Tronsurer of tho ™ Board, and can _pay out what monoy Lo wants, and nobody con_call him to” account. Iio s ronpousiblo to the Board, but, unless tho Board worle in hint- mony with h[m. fw can quictly rofuse to recog- &lzu their opdors, It is A quiot family arrango- lont, and to placo in that family any unrogonor-, ato outgidor would Lo a munifost injustico, Henco tho effort to l(uuF tho olection n sccret cxoné)i from u clique, and honeo also thonocessity for turning out and voting for such mon as can bo trusted to lnnnnfiu town affaira. The Town Assessorship is an ofitee which, for importanco, cannot be over-catimnted, ARMY-QFFICERS AT THE CAPITAL. Order Forbidding Thelr Attendance Upon Congress ns Lobbyksty. Washington (3arch 20), Dispateh to the New York Tribune, Tho important Goneral Order just fssucd by tho Becrotary of War In rogard to the intorfor- enco of army oflicors with thologislation of Con~ gross will, if onforced, corroct n great nbuso. Almost overy ofllcer in the army has “gomo pot Plan for gotting monoy out of tho T'roneury, and ‘when the Approprintion bills aro beforo Con- ‘cas thoy come hero in scoren to engngo in lob- ying., Appondod is the full text of the ordors [Gencral Press_ Dispatch.] No. 82, Tho Practico which has proyailed to conslderablo oxtont of army officors visiting and romaining at the soat of “Government during sossions of Congress, with tho view of influenc- ing loglllalion upon military affaira concorning tho wholo srmy, and which have boen or can bo brought prn};fir y to the nttention of Congress only by the President, Socrotary of War, or tho Genoral of the Army, has become a sorious evil, highly detrimental to the public servico and dis= respoctful to authority., =~ Such aatlon on the art of army oficors mot only cousumes, ut is & task upon tho timo o mombera of Congress, cnusing them ombar- rosement and hindoring necessnry logisla- tion, of which thoy justly complain, snd injures tho srmy in public opinion. The nd- yautages, if any, to tho individua) cnunot coun- toract the disadvantago to the service. It is, thoreforo, ordorod that no. officor, nctivo or ro- tired, shall diractly or indirectly, without being callod upon by tho propor anthority, eolicit, sug- geat, or recommond notlon by membora of ' Con gross for or against military affairs. The fore- oing s not intondoed to preclude officors from ustrating or expounding a moansuro boforo Congress which may havo rocoeived tho favor or sanction of the President, Secretury of War, or Goneral of the Army. Tho oxporienco of ofil- nm;)s when 80 used, is and'will be viowed as val- uablo, Second—All petitions to Congress by offieora rolativo to subjocts of a military charnctor will be forwardod through tho General of tho Army fl?fiflfcrotnry of War for their action and trans- al, Third—An ofllcor visiting the sont of Govern~ mont during a Congrossionnl gession will, upon Xia arrival, registor his namo at _tho Adjutant- Gonernl's oftico, a8 now required, and, in addi tlon, his addréss, n lottor to_tho Adjutent-Gons eral of tho Army reciting the purposo of aud time that will bo cmbraced by his visit, and the authority under which he i8 absent from his commaud or station. Tho Purposu or object 8o rocited will bo the strict guldo of the ofilcer dur- iog Lis stay. By orderof tha Bocrotary of War, L. D, TownsEND, Adjt.-Gon, SUBURBAN. EVANSTON. The Presidont of tho Boston Conservatory of Music, Dr. Eben Tourjio, gave & freo praise meoting in tho Mathodist Church, last night. The Junior Exhibition of the Northwestorn Univorsity will take place nt the Mothodist church this evening. Willinm L. Martin, Mele villo 0. Wiso, Richard Q. Hobbs, Willinm O. Eatos, Elf MeClish, Martin O, Lowis, Willlam B, Robingom, and Matthias S, Kaufman wiil deliver orations. The public aro invited to attond. The Norih Evauston proporty, containing thirty-six nores, lately sold by the Universily for 341,00(){ was donated years ngo by Orrington Lunt, Lsq., of Chicago, Lo the Literary Fund of o Northwostorn. 1t lins proved to bo a princo- ift, yfir. TF. W. Mercor, who Las filled for soveral onrs tho position of Superintendent of the Sol- ilcra‘ 1lomo, at Houth ILivanston, has tondoered hin rosignation, which will take offect April 1. Tho ‘L'ry Literary Socloty, of North Livauston, will hold forth at the school this evening. Doctor and Mrs. Palmor, ndvocates of holi- nesy, conducted sorvicos in tho Mothodist Church on Bunday last and yostorday afternoon. 'They are to romain in Bvanston during the weel, aud will hold moetings afternoons and ovenings, Tho Northwostorn University and Chiengo Univoraity, havo cach appofuted a commiiteo to confor with tho othor on tho proprioty of tho two institutions jolning to form n Law School _ in Chicngo. Lyman Trambull, Judge Doolittlo and others ‘are spolen of rs lecturers, This Loaw School is & ** consummn- tion dovoutly to bo wished,” and theso two in- stitutions, both directing thelr onergies to this end, should be able to build up o Law School that would bo a crodit to the city in which it ia to. bo located. Chicago needs just such an institu- tion, and it is to be hoped that this plan will not end in smoko. TIGLAND PART, S Tho Latorary and Musical Sociaty of this place will hold & specinl meoting at tho residenco of 13, B, Preston, 1iaq. Tho new hotel has just beon comploted and will coat, whon furnishad, not less thun $60,000. Tt was orootod by tho Highland Puk Liuilding Company. BOUTI EVANSTON, Warron & Koonoy, Inrge land-owners in this guburb, havo built and are building twouty new dwalling-honses, rauging in prico from 82,000 Lo ©7,000 ; somo of brick, but mostly of wood. P NEWS PARAGRAPHS, Donison, Toxas, is built of Chicago lumber, and counts over 1,000 hounos, —'ha Tiiinots Normal Sohaol {s ropresentedby 574 tonchors fu 72 counties of this Ktate, aud probably 700 in all. 4 —Tha Marquotte Independer: ohroniclos tho death of soven peraons of Wostflold since Jan, 81—all dyini( with the smull-pex. —~Tho Chinose companios at Ban Franciaco ara now making proparations to accommoduto an ox-~ tonsivo immigration, ‘Cho next steamor will Dring 1,200, —-gluw harbor lings nre to bo oatablished in Dridgoport, l.}t.i which - will recovor an aron of roal oatato varl ouulgoguflmntod In valuo from $1,500,000 to £8,000, —Duns goet up tholr ““littlo romindors” in enameled paper with embossed monogram, and got some fominine hand to addross thom, If i thia isn't honrtloss trifl i %wuh tho bost feolings 3; lil;o youth of the period, what {s P—New York a —Albort B, Keoler, the Jad_who murdorad the Bponcor girl in Syracuse, N. Y., and was himsolf Jillod by a train'of cars whilo attompting to on- enpo, was from North Troy, Vi., whore his mother, o widow, at prosont rasidos, —It {8 undorstood that the Boston Pencn Ro- ofety hns vont out & Commissioner to convineo the Indinu Chiof, Capt, Jacl, that ho can mako much more by Mml“‘f East on n lecturing tour than by whipping United Btate troops in Oregon. ~Whonover a man nl)pnnrn indnckson wearing o rusty black coat, pants that have soon better days, & papor collar, and woatherbenton atove- Ipe bat, and mauifosta o yearning to shake Fifta wlth ovorybiody, its o suro thisig that he ‘wants something ; gunumuy COounty Buperin- tondont of Publie Education, Numbors o theso nlmbuz follows nre hore waiting lungrily,~ Vickaburg (Miss.) Herald, —Thore iy upnruhnr iden that tho climate of Ttaly is beautiful, pootical, sunny, serono, and all that soft and scronc sort of dlhlg; but a writor in thoe Loudon ZYmes, glvln{; hls poraonal oxporionce, gayn thut in Aprfl ho wad noarly frozen in the bout hiotel in " Palermo, wes fami= {shod 'in Byraouso, doublod up with cholora in Messing, and, though ho has mado many voyagon, evorsing the Atlautls four times, ha novor suffored so much 8¢ ou the way from Pyl- ormo to Naploo. COUNTY AFFAIRS. Tho County Preparing to Assert Ifs Rights in (ke Jonathan Burr Bequest, Complaiuts Concerning: the Slovenly Mauner in Which Deeds Are Rocorded, Who Shal! Be the Final Arbiter as to the : Court-House Plans ? Tho Mattcr Seriously Discussod by the Commissioners, Tho County Commisnioners mot yostorday nf- ternoou, Prosident Millor in tho chair, 'Thero wore prosont Commissionors Iloguo, Clough, Orawford, Iarrls, lEnrrison, IHorling, Jonos, Lonorgan, Pahiman, Roolle, Russell, aud Singor. Ald. Hehnffner waa prosont a portion’ of tho {imo, but did riot malke a specclt, A communication was recoived from tho Coun- ty Tronsuror, auking tho Board to fix the pny of six oxtra clorks to ho omployod by tho month, oud tho rato for clorls omployed by tho dey. Roferred to the Committeo on Financo, A commuuication was recoivod from Dr. B, O. Millor, asking that tho walls nud coilings of tho gaugreno, orysipolas, and puerperal fover wardy In the County Hospital bo seraped and whitowashod and othorwiso renovated ; also that oo carpot and matting Lo purchased. Roferred to tho Committeo on Horpital, with power to act. In accordance with a rusolution proviously possed, Dr. Millor roportod tho number of - matos in the County Insano Asylum who are not paupers. Thero aro fiftoen unfortunatos whoso kooping 18 vaid for in wholo or in part by frionds or rolatives. Tho subject was referred- to tho Judicinry Committeo, ‘Tho Commilteo on Financo, to whom was re- forrod the communication of tho County Clerk, calling attention to tho Inst will and testnment of Jounthan Burr, roported that tho will of Afr. Burr dovised to Thomas B, Bryau tho cnst half of Lot 6, Block 83, Original Town of Chieago, in trast for tho beneflt of an inseno asylum, to bo * organizad, located, and establiehod in the northern part of tho Stato of Iilinols, under and by virtue of some Stato or municipal authority,” Tho County of Cook, soon aftor Mr. Burr’s daconsio, and nctunted by the provision of his will, eatnblished such an asylum. The Commit- too is of tho opinion that tho county is entitled to the benofit of the bequest, and recommend that tho County Attornoy be dircoted to filo n bill for tho purpose of socuring the righta of tho colx‘ui\ty in the promiscs, Tho roport waa conour- red in, A communicition was received from D. 8. ‘Wentworth, l’rllmlgml of tho County Normal Bohool, inviting .the Commiesionors to nttond :‘l:obcxnmlunhnu ot the mstitution on tho 23th 8t, Commissionor Harrison atated that e had ex- amined 2 Jargo number of the records, and had found many intorlineations arislng from mistakos hfl'x follo-writors. Under tho rogulations of the oflice, nuy porson might go there and mako nn Intorlinontion on the record which would sori- ously affect tho titlo to property. Ha therofore submitted tho following resolution, which was adoptod : : Resolred, That tho Recorder of Cook County bo and Lo la horeby directed to examine all therecords written upin lis oflico sinco Lis term of ofice commenced, and, when thoroaro any erasures or interlinations, homake & proper nota of tho samo, in tho murgin, aud fttack his namo thereto ; aud thut, hercafter, whoeu any such Interlineations or crusitros hro medv, 1o shall mako auch noto when the records aro compared and cerllfied to, Algo, {hat tho Committes on Publio Records oxamiuoe the reoords, nud seo that thoy are properly kopt, Bundry proposals for koeping in kopale tho gumblugrzvufi; in tho Eul)-cgllnr of .tlul: Court- louso woro raceived, and tho contract was awarded to tho lowoat biddor, Boyd & Bufton, at £30 por month. . Comimnissionor Uarrison raised the point that tho Board had not delegatod toits Building Com-~ mitteo fnllgmwcr {0 join with tho Common Coun- cil Committoo and Board of Public Works in tho {innl golootion aud adoption of the plan for the now Court-1fouse. 1lo contended that the action of its Committea was not final or binding until indorsed nnd concurrod in 'hly the County Board. Commissloner Clough held thnt the Commit- too was yested with full power to act in the mat- tor, and ho doprecated any action by the Donrd which would toud to complicato minttora. Tho torms of tho advertisemont, and the undorstand- ing of tho competing nrcl:llnctn, was that tho two Committees and tho Bonrd of Publio Works lind full powor to adopt tho best plan and award tho prize. Commissioner Harrinon took a difforont view. It bnd nover been intonded by the Board to dologata to any commitloo the' ontire powor in 80 vost an undertaking, It was contemplated that tho County Board and the Commou Council should bo tho flual arbiters. The Clorlt read tho original resolution prssed by the Board in_Juno, 1872, in which it 15 cx- prossod that ““the Building Committeo shall ro- port to the Donrd beforo making any pward.” Commissionor Ashton, who was a membor of the Building Comnittoo of 1872, underatood that tho two Committecs woroto roport to their respoctivo bodies, rocommonding tho adoption of tho plan golected; the plan to recolve tho sanction of both the Bonrzl and tho Committos bn[«in‘u it shall bo finally adoptod, and tho award made. Commigaionor Clough enld that, unless thero was 6 tacit undorstanding that the Roard would concur in the netion of its Conuitteo, tho wholo affuir must fall to tho ground, 'Cha ad- vortisemonits for plunsspecifically statod that the solection would bo mudo and dotormined by tho two Committeos nud the Board of Publio Worka, Commiusioner HUarrison lukistod that tho Build- ing Commitico had Deon vostod with no such Eu\vur, and the Bourd could not baheld rospousi- lo for tho nets of tha Committos in oxcces of tho authority grented to it. 5 Commiesioner Logue, o membor of tho Build- Ing Committeo, nid that it was not contempluted by tho two Committoes to make the finnl solec- tion and nward. Tho course as talked among thom, and tacitly agrced upon, waw, that the Joint Committoo should recommond Lo the Bonrd and Council threo rlm\u, fromn among which those bodics shall malia the cholco. President Miller (Comminsioner Galloway in the ebair) thought that s serious quention way linblo to Ariso ui to the respectivoiights of the architeets and tho Duard, and_before auy nction i taken, tho mntter should Lo reforred to the Judiclary Committoo nnd County Attornoy to exnmine into and yeport upon the Tights and lisbilition involved. ITe balioved, howovor, that the wishos of the Board would ho consuited by tho Committeo boforo taking action, and that on- tire doforenco would ho paid to thoso wishos, Commissionor Ashton scouted the idon of any linbility of the county to the srehitoots. That wag all talle, - A commiliteo of tho Board had no righit to blud thoe Board by any ofticinl nct, unless espocinl nnd specitio permission wero firat grantod. Commiesionor Clongh holioved that tho threat- oned diftienlty could bo easily avoidod, for he was 8ure that tho Comunitteo woirld ba wholly guidod by tho wishos of o majority of tho Bonrd. Commlssioner Bingor snid that objoctions bad boon made by the urchitects and by tho cily roprosontativen to allowing the Bonrd’s Commit- teo on City Relations to act with tho Joint Coin- mission i an ndvikory cepacity, The objections had boen originated by tho architacts, who wore o]wtonml to inoreasing tho number of {he Come mittoo, Lrosidont Miller méved that, when the Board adjourn, it ba until Fridoy next, at2p.m,, to meot in seoret sossion, Tho question was raised ns to tho right of the Bonrd to hold a socrat sosslon, Nr. Millor withdrow that part of tho motion, nmqykhlg, that “Wacan turn thom out, any- way. 5 'fxgm Board adjoured until Friday noxt, at 2 L A PAIR OF PICTURES. Bananoo, Wis,, March 21, 1873, To the Elitor of The Chicago ribune 3 Bt ''wo historio seones might thus bo de- pioted sida by idos On tho lott hand, Gov. Dix turno away from Dr. Tyng, and other respeota- blo-looking gontlemon, to dellvor oyor Fostor, tho car-hook murdoror, into the hands of Jus- tico, enylug: ¢ You, madum, have tha prior claim,” O tho right hand, Prosident Grant is about to hund to O'Drion, the Washington mur- dovor, who iy prosoated to Lim fn hls folon's dronn by MF, Batler, & papor indored * Commut tation, ith hope of prdo Justico- attomptn to Intorforo, but tho I'rosidont tollu or s * Don't Inow you, nisa; It's 1o use for you to como Lo ma without a recommend from tho (lenoral huro, or from ono of my brothorn-in-lnw.” L il THE LACROSSE BRIDGE BILL. TuRhing Attempts nt Bribory to Nos Ity Passngo Over Gove Wiwhe burn’s Voto, Spectat Corvespondence of The Chicago Tribune, MAntsoN, Wis, March 23, 1873, Tho most unblushing attompta at Lribory wors mads to Aecuro tho pansage of the Milwaukeo & 8t Panl Compnny’s LaCrosso Bridge bill over tho volo in tho Honato, Bubsequent dovelop- mouts and acknowledgomonts of ropontant onos in tho Ausombly show that its prsango’ thoro could not havo beon sccurod hind it not boon rughod through boforo mombora had rond, or had thna to appreciato tho forco of, tho Governor's objections. Tightaon hours were takon to labor with Sonators to obtain tho requisite two-thirds thore, Thoro were wlx moembers nbsont or paired,—onch ono paired for tho Dill befng worth two agmnst it; and thoro woro attompts, without ~ success, to got up ono or {wo moro of these unoqunl paira, Thon siogo wag laid by tho Milwaulkeo & St. Panl nfiautn with what yrore rogardoed tho most formid- ablo and favorable approachos to tho Sonators, The utmont Yn\mrn of poraunsion woro tried with wome who lad voted with the Bt. Paul folks on tho land-grant, but agninst on this, Ono Honator was told by an old friond that ho could malo it groatly for his pecuniary ndvant rgo to go to Milwaukoo that morn(nF. hie scorn with which ho wns asked to explain himsolf struck him spoachlons, and heleft in disgust. Two or threo othor Bonatora wara appronchad with dircet offors of handsomo sums for thoir votos, ond told thet monoy wns no object; that tho presaga of this bill was regarded of more im- portuuco than tho land-grant. Ono man, it fa snld, was told that ho could have §20,000 if ho would voto for tho Lill; and afier, thai 980,000 wes rondy for throo votos for the Dbill; and, from what wrs said to theso Bonators, and others, thore is no doubt that fully $100,000 would have been paid to sccure the passngo of tho bill. Threo votes wore lacking, aud thoy could not bo bought. Ono Benator, sbsent on nccount of slekuosy in hig farnily, who had voted with the Company onithe land-grant question, for local rensous, was about to bo sent for; bu it was found that Lio waa ngainst them, and ho wasnot brought in. The rago of the railrond men, whon they found themeolvos foiled, waa fonrful to behold, and thoy left for Milwauloo, “ broathing out threatenings and slaughtor.' All bonor to the immortal twelvo who could noithior bo cajoled or bought,—Honutors Eaton, Tinor, Holloway, Irlsh, Johuson, Littlo, McCord, MeCurdy, Nolson, Praft, aud Polter, % LUs. — THE ILLINOIS FARMERS. Mecting of the Patrons of ¥usbandry of Livingston County, Dwianz, IIl, March 22, 1873, To the Editor of The Chfcayo Tritune : Bm: The Patrons of Husbandry hold a con- vontion at Pontiro, Friday, March 21, and formed ncounty organization for the purpose of pro- tecting themnolvos from fraud, decoption, and monopolios of overy kind., Twonty granges havo been organizod sinco Jan. 1, 1873, reporting nonrly 1,000 members. DBrownson Bmith, of Yorrost, was clectod Master, and B. F. Fitch, of Tairbury, Overscer. Tho followlng rosolutions wore unanimously adopted, and ordored printed : WiEREAs, The ground lios beon 8o thoroughly can- yassed by our difforont counly nnd Stato organiza- tions that 1t 13 now timo to commienco bunincss; Resolved, ‘That wo will support no man for aftico who Ly boon, éc nowr fs, opposed to thio lboring clazrc oand wo will hold thoso that wo have advanced to plac of truat {o slrict nccount, 7 Itesoluved, That, while wo recognizo the fact that wo aro griovously onpreased by tho great raiirosd manop- olles of our Slat, wo cannot forbear expressing our conviction that tho so-called sgatem of Protection to Amorican industry " 1u faet reducing ua to o condition far below that of tha “ pauper Iaborers of Europo 3 oud thiat our Senators and Ropresoutatives in Congrefn Do requested to voto tho ropeal of all dutics upon plg iron, sult, and lumber, Rceolved, Thal tho Bfato bo requestod to_provido monoy and moana to proteat 3, 8. Morgan, and’ othors of Ouell in ohoying tio fawa of the Siuto, HResaltiedy Tyt publio ollicora sliodld bo ablo to act fres and unhiased in tho Leglelaturo, wo do Lorcby requiest our Souators nnd Represontatives toreturn any freo paases that they may have received from the rail rond monopoliea thiey ara profesaiug to fight, Itesolved, That wo, a8 Pairons, do encourage {hioss ‘businera firma that propoo to 6 business with us, Jicaolved, Thnt we shull support no_paper which sus- taing rallroads or any other monapoly which §s in op- position fo our matorial interonts, ZLceolved, That tho farmora af this county will never give up tho truggle until the principlo Iy rocognizad that tho Stuto huo tha right o oxcrcise tho power to control tho railroads, aud all other inslitutlons sho bas oreated, Baxorn T. K. Proye, Socrotary Patronsof Musbandry, Livingston County,Tll, Grand rally of tho pooplo of Livingston Coun- ty} ngainst ralirond monapoly : 2 'ho farmors, and oll athors op{lmgod to railrond monnrly aro requestod to moet in mass conven- tion, in Pontiae, on Friday, DMaroh 25, A. D, 1873, et 1o%lock p.m., togive expression to their viows on railroad monopoly. Dixtinguished public spoakors will be on hand to nddross tho meoting, Tet this be tho lurgest gathoring yot hold on this subjeat, By ordor of the Iixecutive Committoe. J. H, Srir, Chairman, PoxTiag, Ill,, March 21, 1873 % —_—— NORTH AND SOUTH, Tho North and fouth—that {8 to say, North Easton aud South Bond— Have welcomed homo, ovation-wise, Oakes Ames and Nosbitt’s friend 3 Like chlldren fresh from Bunday-soliool, tho “ peopla” Tent. their cars, And smiled und cheered, aa-childron con, delighted smiles nud cheors, "I'vas Louahing, vory touching,—it waa thuilling to tho core,— To seo puch patriota” weleomed s they nover wero beforo ; o Mieir to uubought worda of pratss, tho tnuoeent replien, s And to know'thoso good men didn't steal, don't swear, and don®t tell lies, O liappy, proud constituents | the carping world must How *undiminishod confidence” unlimited shoud What hniration for tho good, tho noble, pure, and For honor, honesty, and truth,—both North and South, —cati do! Awoy with sourvy demogoguos who never hnd n “ friond 17 5 Tho * people™—yes, “tho peoplo”—of North Easton nind Soutl Bend Koow what 18 what, s who s who! No knave will tliey bellov, Who'd # ixiter n b double sense,” aud malto the truth decuivel They know that, tiough (oatr 4 Alled with accusa- ons dire, ‘The men thoy clicer hnve garments white, unblackoned Ly tuo firo | ‘Thiat ool puro man Awoars from bimself sll staliia of gullt, ull shames, That Colfax sllll Is Colfax! and Oskos Ames Ia etill Onkus Ames | 4 Butone thing moro {8 needed now-lot North and Bouth attend : Let Colfax to North Easton go; lot Ames go'to South Bond; And iz ench’placa lot each ropeat his apeoch to willing curs And ot tho “poople™ each mau greet with practisod smilen uud cheors | TOSTORIET, Yot must Tho Peoplo painfully, reluctantly bollova That men In highost puces aro'uo low aa {o rocolvo ho damning bribo; and theu, to keep thelr foul cor- Tuption hid Binkto u daoper, dumning dopth, swearing they ¢ noy- or J 0 for llh(l) l;luyl when Patriols held place without a atnin O Truth aud Honor! but, alas! your words would now Lo valn | Gorruption wold bo unabashiod, and perjury 'd reply [ O for uug hour of Washington, who' could net foll ot y Bioney, O1ioado, March 21, 1879, —_— Contoiplated Reductlon of Yelce graphic Xntos, From the -lmm}nlo" the Telcgraph, March 5, Tho Wostorn Union 'Nalej 'rnllh Compauy havo under consldoration, and tho plans nearly nutured, for a furllior roduction of tarifra, which {5 to Lo of the most radical and swooping nature, The change contomplatos tho use ol only ton difforont rates for the entiro country, and will ostablish n uniform air-line distance ruto betwoon all oflicos In oach of tho divisions, ———— —Tho Qovernmont Crinting OMoo s just issued the rosults of astronomies! obsorvatlony wndo ot Washinglou from 1853 to 1860 ; aud a memolr of the founding and progress of {ho United Htatos Naval Obsorvatory uow 81 years old. Both theso publications ara of considora- blo selontlfio interest, THE RAILROAD QUESTION, Opinlons from Various Qunrteys, TEDUCTION OF HATES ON TIIF OIIUAO, DURLING= TON & QUINOY BATLIOAD, Trom the Kewance Liwlepndent, The 0. B. & Q. It. R, Co. bnvo takon the fni- tintivo in tho reduction of froights—nnd wo think thoy have neted wikely,—sliowing that they gro disposed to meot tho demandy of the farimors fairly, and do willingly what it would porhaps talo years to forca thoin Lo do. Lo freight on grain Lns heon redneed from 17 021 conts por 100 iha from Kowanos to Objcit- g2 This 18 0 falr Dogiuning, nud wo do not doubt will bo duly apprecinted by the farmors, Thig reduction enables our producoe dealers to poy a fractlon over 2 conts por bushel more for corn than tnn{ could do under tho-froight tarif, ‘Tho intorosts of tho railronds nro nut autag- onistle to those of the farmers, aud o wiso p&l}l- foy on tho purt of their management will fostor tho Intorosts of agricullurinte, am it is from that cluss that thoy Teceivo ol prinoipal sup- port. If from high froights, or othor cnuse, farmora eannot protitably raigo grain and othor products, tho Lusiuess of tho railronds would doul‘onsol and of courso thelr intorcstn would Lhat freighta Jinve beon Loo high, none ur.m'f othor things—onn deny; bt tha gost of building aud runiing raiironds i also beon too high. Amond tho Lariil laws so thnb roads ean o built and oporated cheapor, and wo Linvo littlo doubk that they will, as o' rule, ho willing to reduco their freight and pagseugor tarifts correspondingly. It any ono iy curious to inveatigate this quos- tion, lot thom tako thoir slato, nud figure up what the tarifl on railread iron couts the U., 1, & Q. Railrond Company avery year ta ropair nnd kaep tho voad in order, and” then thoy will bo able to form somo faint iden of what tho taril on iron vusts tho farmer, in the ftom of traus- portation alone. 5 ‘Ihis in n sBubjoct of quite ns much Importanco a4 tho froight quostion, for it not only forces tlio rallronds to raiso thoir chinrgos, but it compels the farmor to pay . much highor prico for all articlos of iron which ho buys for his own uso,— not an iron fool of any doscription oscapos ; all aro included in this tnx—this tribute whish hio is forced to pay,—~not to Govornment, but to manufacturers, But the tarif is not confined to iron,—it cov- ernall sorts of manulactures, aud ovory tox, of whatover description, imposod by tho tarift, not only adds to thocost of what tho farmer buys, but the raiirond cmngnnies having to palv theso tuxes, tho same ag thoe farmor, but, unlike tho farmor, they havo a romody,—they increaso their freight tariff—and got it back “ngain, and tho farmer and consumer have it all to pay, not only thoir own but nlso the tarifl’s tax of tho railronds. Ts it any wonder then that undor all this lond of taxation, froights have become enor- mously high and are eating out the very vitals of tho farmer ? Whilo railronds ean, probably, and may, re~ duco their freights to a very considerable ox- tent, and still recsive o fair equivalont for their gorvices, tho only pormunent and real remody for this great complaint s tho m‘mnl of tho tariff—doing awny with the protectivo nystem, To that it must come at Inst, aud tho soouer It i3 undoratood tho bettex for the fatmors. INFLULNCE OF THE TARIEF, From the Champaign Liberal Demoerat, The farmors nro fust feoling thoir way out of tho labyrinth of difffeultios which surround thom. Asthoy participato in tho discussion of their clubs, thoy bogin to discover that other burdens arc oppressing them besides extortion~ ate freights and faves, and that the question now 18, low to romove them, The freight aud fare queation comes first, be- cnuse it appoars to bo tho ncarest homo, but oven tho ratlroads cannot raduco their rates ng muchi s is needod until the high tox on iron is talion olf. This samo burden algo afllicts tho farmor in many ways. On most of tho articles consumed by him there isn heavy trx loyied in the form of u tariff. Fogovery 5100 worth con- sumed by him, ho had Lo poy wtax'of about 830, making it $130. On woolen and cotton fubrivs, and ou lenther, anlt, ivon, and steel, all of which outor #o largely into tho consumption of farm lifo, tho dutios re #o high ng to bo unbeatablo. Tor ovory S100 wortlh of Tron, ho payu to tho Pounsylvanin iroumongora 160, For ovory §100° worth of cotlon nnd woolon goods, Lo puys our Enstorn manufacturors #165, and for ethor articles in the samo propor- tion. I'rom thowo urticles the Governmeut do- rives but littlo yevenue, bacauso the groat bulk of thom aro supplied from home sources, While thio farmer is paying those high laxes Le is com- polled to goll his corn for 20 couts a bushel, or starve. When tho wenlthy msuufecturers can- not afford to seil theiv products o low as for- oiguors can, they got Congress to lovy & tax on tho foroign article, so that they cun raiuo their own prices. DBut tho farmers’ corn is, in tho menu timo, not raised to offsot tho ralsad prico of tho manufuctured miticles wsed by him, aud horeln thore i3 n greab injustico dono him. A systom of tazation that works such inoquali- ties in our industrind life—enriching o f3w and impoverishing tho many—is all wrong nnd must be righted, or a rovolution will soon tollow. 'Tho farmer, who is tho foundation of owr industrinl fabrie, will not long bo mnde n slave in ordar that other dopartments ol business may thrivo, Anotlior onerona burdon upon the furmer is tho heavy tax hio hins to pay nnuiially to mako up tho loss which our national treasury snstaing by ronson of tho sloalago nnd oxtravamanco of Govornment ofilciuls, Mypocritieal politicans aro disposed to cover up this stealage, but the facts are kmown to all. Dy tho rovent increano of Congressionul and Presidentinl salarios, our ulrendy tax-ridden favmers ave seddled with an inereased tax of 81,500,000 por year, The samo rocklossuoss, thicvory, aud eitravaganco are shown in ovory branch of thio public servico, and they must bo stopped, Tho farmors havo tho powor to do it, and it is to bo hoped thoy will voto againat oyery candidete who i not com- miliod to n reductiou of salarios and taxes, and an houest und ceonomioal ndministeation of the CGovornmeut. Thousunds of puro and ble men stand roady to go to Congross, voto a ropenl of 7,600 salavy, end serve the country for 5,000 o car, Farmers, mechanies, and businoss mon, ot Lhis thing bo done. From tie St. Louis Republican, Tho oarncst and iustructivo diveusisn of tho subject of transportation rates n ng on in Tllinois botweon tho farmers and tho vailroads is at lagt doveloping tho main cause of tho troublo. The feriers supply the grain to Do carviod to thoe Bust, and the railvoads rupply tho carriago. The diaputa is ebout tho cost of carringo, tho furmeys complainng thet theronds chargo higher rates Lan corw nud onts at 25 todf conts v bushol can afford to pay, and tho ronds roplying thot thoy caunot atford to milko tho rates lowor, At the beginning of tho dispute, tho furmors thought tho wholo blumo wag with the roads, and thoy mnde them tho sole objoct of denuucintion in thoir moetings. It “fs possible that tho ronds are extortionato aud inequitablo in their chavgos to n corlaln oxtent; but the Tarmovs' Club of Rock Inland Comity hag probed deap iuto the subject awd fonnd that an oxorbitunt und incquitablo tariff is at the hottom of it 'That Club, ut n racont meating, ndoptod thu following resolution ; % Itesolred, Lhut onr Benatora and Representatives in Qongrens bio requested and fustructed (o uzo ol hon- Oralie ments (0 socuro a roueul of fho driten o e Vor, salt, pii tron, fron and sleol vails, und_thoso artle cles which enter lurgely juto the construction of lalts and gea-going vessels sud ngrioultural machinery, If “our Senators and Ropresentatives in Con- ress” sholl succced in duing what they ave fore Tamontod and instruetad (o do, wo should hear little moro of oxorbitant transportation churges, tnilrond companios ara now raquirod to pay 1540 twiff ou overy ton of iron ruils, aud 45 per cont, or 533, on over ton of uteol riils thoy uso; and, in addition to this, they pay n pro- ortionnto duty on alinost evorything olse vised n (ho construction nnd equipment of their rondn ~—3 couty a pound on locomeotivo tire, 124 cents o pound on bar-fron, 2! contn & pound on chuing, 134 conts o pound on rods, aud similar ratas on tho materfuls wiod in tho ear-shops, The companies pay thoso dutios firat, and thon nusoss them on tho farmers in transportation charges. ‘Lhig is the fountain of the griovanco; a larga provorliou of tho traunaportation ratos that the Illinows farmora now complain of i, in roulity, o tributo thoy are peying to tho home mnnufncturors of tho Bast, 1f they think thatiho tariftaystom which forces this tribute upon them in talr and reasonable, thoy ought to continue to ay it without complaing ; if wot, they ought to Kun)m\ “instructing onr Bonators and Repre- sentatives In Congross” until thoy secure its ropeal, UNIDST DISCRIMINATIONS, Frow the Cariinrille Enquiver, A lot of prominent railrond mon wore boforo the Loginlative Joint Ruilroad Committve u fow days ago. Among the number was Mr, Hurrly, Buporintondont of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Raitroad, Mr, Ilarris mndae tho state- mont that nt compoting polnts his road had to ut the froights down at a vory low rate in ordor o do any business; and at non-compoting points tho freighits had to bo lmhlphi h in ordor to mako up whnt was loat abcompotl mi points, o wan asked why It would not be a good idon to not do ony businoss at compeling polnts, und anawered limc such n conrso woukl sond hisrond into bunkruptey, Lo did uot oxvlaiu hoy doing businosn nt what ho olaimoed was n losing rate would sond his road into baukruptoy, and wo doubt if oithor ho or nn{ one olso could patis- fmln;:rlly or logleally explaln any such n prop- osltion, Dut nside from any romarks upon snch & fool- Ish proposition, the rest of his statement s one that cannol be tao soverely condemnad, Iathera any right or Justico in the U. & A, Road ohnrghxi more from hero to 8t. Loula than they woull from Hpringfleld to 8t. Louls, and all boenuso ab the lnt[ur point thoy have compotition and hero thoy have nono? At compoting points, all rail- ronds should recelvo o freight” and passengor- tarlf? that will pay o just and ronsonable intorest upon the amount of " capital Invented ; but to n&opt 8 freight tariff at compoting pointn which in unjustly low and then ndoPI ono at non-cons- poting polnta that is unjustly high, s robbory direat und simplo. Thepooplaof Carlinvillo nnil Mngoupin County have no right to ba forcod to muke up what any rafiroad may logo at Spring- flold and Bangamon County, TRICLS OF AGRICULTURAT, MACHINERY, To the Editor af the Winona Hepublican : 'Will you permit mo to gay o word or {wo tomy brothor farmers through tho columna of your Impor on the sBubject of eo-oporation and organ- zntion ? 1t 1a ovident to any thinking mind that tho timo hing nrrived for the furmers to orgruizo for the purposo of defending themuelyes ngainsg the powerful monopoliea thrt have them bound haud and foot, and weom to bo inclined to mako thelr enndition but llttlo dliforent from that of o slnvo. Now, whoro aro wo to look for o romedy? Wo bollevo thin power is in tho farmers themselves. Thero is no roa- son why - farmers caonob organizo as woll na other trades and profossions. Woll, then, enppote wo all join tho Grango, or Farmory' Club—thia will nccomplish_tho much- desirod regalt. DBubt will thoy all join tho Grango? No; nnd not hecause this is not o good uocioty; for I can Lestify that tha objocts of theso organizationa aro grand and noblo, nnd their benetlcinl ofoots are boing folt nll over our COuntry. Lhon why oannob LG Tutmary bo all organized into oluba in this way? Iecuuso thoy don't g0 pecuniary beuefit onough to induco thom to “nttopd tho mnclln%; Therofore A thinka thoro will be onough if he doos not at- tond; B thinks the same; O follows auit; and ihe result Is, thero is no meoting, and thoso that do attond go homo sick nnd dishenrtened, Well, tho question mv Do anked, \What can wo do bottor than this 7 Well, suppose we should sonrch tho Btato of Miunesota over and find 200 fumors that would cubseribe 8500 each ton capital stock for tho purposo of manufacturing agrioultural implemonts of all Linds. Reapors, seodors, plows, horso-raltes, fanuing-mills, nne ovory tool that a farmer uses, can bo made in Miuncsoto just as well as anywhoroe olse. Helect a central location, whore the railronds cross ench othor at right angles. 'Then the facilities for nhl{mlng toany part of tho 8tate will bo good, oand - the facilitios for procuring u\mermi will bho alio pood. Then with tho £100,000 wo ghould build & factory thnt ahould be ownad and conductod by tho farmors, or o board of dircctora electod by the farmers, Than wo should say to tho Clubs and Grangos that we will sell yon anything that wo munufac- ture at o small profit,—in fact at cost, nil things oonsidored ; bhut you must eatisfy us that you are o mombsr of ono of theso organizations, in 0od standing. Bhow aman that ho can save g'm on r reapor and £5 on o plowy, and other im- Plontonts n ko ‘proportion, and how long will it be before tho farmers can bo organized ? Now, thet we pny two or threo times the cost of agricultural machinory, I have boon making o fow figuros that road in {nis way ¢ 0Ono McOornilck ren; Ono Belolt reapor Vanbrust gocder por, Four plows, each. Total 2007 Thus you will geo that T have paid $497 profit on $200 worth of muchinc:']y. The question mnay bo nsked, Whoro id you get tho cont prico of this mnchinory from? Tho prico of roapers is based on the sworn testi- mony - of McCormick — before tho In- vostigating Committoo in Cougross. Tho plows and fanning-mills aro the ackmowl- cdgomnt of eu extonsive manufacturor. The other is guesged at—nud it is probablo it is ghossed too high, Then thoro sre kowing ma- chineg that cost £11.85 that we pay €65 or §70 and the snmo machine ia sold in Boglind 5. Now don’t toll mo this is not truw, for I can show tho papors if necossnry. If you ask tho manufacturers why they chinrgo nsuch oxtor- tionate profits, most likely they will tell you that thoy aoll to poor customors, sud therofore loso n rout doal, and this deficionsy must bo made u fn some way ; thorefore we will charge our good houest, paying customorn doubls prico, and tha will mike ug wholo. Now, this s tho meancst thing that could bo done. It robu_ the good, honost man aud lots the dishonest and moan ras- cal go free, thus offoring a promium for raseality ond meannoss. p 2 The plan of manufncturing our machinory at liome would kaep a vast amount of wenlth ‘that 14 now lost to this Stato and save a groat deal of expense in transportution. ‘Wo froquently heur favmors eay thet farming doos not pay.” Whare did tho 104,000,000 of taxablo property that Minnesota is taxed for como from? Wo thinlt tho most of it was pro- duced by furming, ns thoro is not n groat deal of mnaufecturing m Prapnrtion to thio amnount of farming. Wo think that farming doos pay ; but the farmor lots the speculator chont him out of all tho profits, and ho ouly gots the cost or losy, Mow, there is no need of my dotailing the ‘wrongs of tho farmor, for you knoy them well, Aro you entisfied to fold up your srms and say to tho monopolies and middla-men: “IHoro we aro; takeus_aud do just what you ploase with us,— wo #hell nob resist? " or will you como up aud damand your rights, and_demand thab thoso rights shall boerpastnd ? Wa think tho response will bo: Wo will defond owrsolyos and dewnud a fair doal. 5 : Now, brotlior farmers, in_ this I have thrown out a few hints and advaneed » now idoa, not ex- pecting it is tho wirest that conld bo invented, L\xt that it would sot bottor honds nt work thau- mine, and iu this way o plan will bo reeelind that ill bo satisfactory to atl, J. lora. THE GREAT BANK-FGRGER. McDonald, the Jont Skitlfnl Scoundrel of tho Age-=Eiliu Arrest in Lowisvilie 1572, . 'rom the Loutsvills Commereial, March 22, Tho dispatohes of tho Assoeintod V'ross, from Now York City, printed yosterday morning, na- nouncad thabnmau named Gsarq\a JdeDonald had been mrested by the Now York deteotives, it ay hio s stopying ashoro from tho siamor Thuringis, but recently Innded from Liverpool, MeDonald was arrestod upon the churgo of complicity in tha leio heavy frauda on the Hank of England, and the Atlantio cablo was used to aid in his captuvo, ‘Tho divpatclios of this morn- ing annonnco that two more of his confederaton wora nabbod whila tisembarking from tho steam- or dave. ‘They are all to start bucel to London to-duy on Lho stoamer Iallic ghor arrosty wore mado at Iluvana of partles™Wwilo Lind eseapod from England through France and Spain, “T'his Georgo MeDonald camo Lore from Now Orlenns in Decombor, 1871, o wng watched Dy Bligh and Gallaghor, snd, beforo ho or lis companiony could do n hoavy atrilio of busthoa, hio was arrestod. 'Lhoir business Lore was to Luy 0 deaft on o distant ity for a nominal sum, then ralno it into tho thousands and colleot it, MeDonald camo hove prepavod for husiness, In MeDouald's trunk wora fonnd printed lotter~ lionds and m:\'olnv\un of tho Ninth aud ‘Chird Na- tionnd Banks, of Now Yorl—u large quantity of cach, 1o had also inks of difforont kinds, pens of overy description, orasors, and u stzmp with tho initinls ¢ G. AL" ou it. A Inrge bouud chock- boole of tho Btuto National Banl:, of New Orlonns, wan found, two of the blank checla being signed 4 Baxtor, Boll & Co.," alargo firm of cotton factors In Now Ovioaws. 1o Lad sacured n lottor written by the firm of *John Smidt & Co," laukors, of this olty, and by somo chowmicsl process _oblitorated all the writing excopt the dato und signaturo, A lotter from u bauk in Nushville had” been sorved in the gumo skillful manuor. Thoso lottors ho oyidont~ 1y intondend to fill ent advantagoonsly to himself. l’}u also lind sovornl strips of cards, n foot loug, with the name of Baxtor, Boll & To." upon them in bold, black lottors. MeDonakl romained in conflnoment hero about & woolk, whon somo Influontial friends in Now York ougaged onoe of tho most talented Inw firns 1u this clty to defond Lim, and romitied 51,000 for his bond, Ho was brought to court, and held to auswor in this sum. Tho bond was for- feitod, MeDonnld Immudinluly gulni: to Now Yorl, When wrrested horo, he ofated Dligh 8600 to getb his nemo, George MoDoneld, kept out of tho papors, o was passiug thon nudor the alins, l{\mat. In an intorviow tho writor and Dotoctiyo Bligh held with this [ionflnmnu forger, ho dotnil- od tho munnor in whivh stolen honds wore sold in England, adwmitting indivoetly that Lo lhad negotinted the snlo of noarly all tho bonds which had boen atolon in thokant, 110 was s ro- markably shrowd, genial, intelligont man,and had & wondorful powerof telling a great denl with- out committing himwelf. 1lls address was that of n enltivatod fiou(lumnu, and his couversation showod liim to-bo u perfoct mnn of the world— Just the man, we imagiue, to carry out to a sne- Cusutul ond the voudorfu syulom of forgorioy printed aud frauds In tho Bauk of Tnglaud thas ‘T, Iataly been exposod, aud for witich lio and other hiave beon arrestod. ])urlng his ivoarcoration, wideh Inatod_abor ona weok, ho way visited by detectives and b-_* ors from Cinclonatl, Chiengo, 8t, Touls, an many other pinces, s woll ns thosa of ot o clty=all of whom et kim improssod with 01 canviction that he was docidodly the shrowdes the most ologant, and alwo thio “most dungeroy rasenl of modorn times, 'Phoro who ava familis vith him oxprews tho opinion that tho stole woulth socrelod by him nmounts to mif fons of dollurs in value. Wien i In Now York, tho ollor day, thirly-u thamiand dollars in gold and colaterali wi 1 in his posunssion, but this swall amoun 1t id'snid by our dotectives hore, was only pock ohiange. 1f hio conld ho provelled upon to di closo tho rmucmm nud rocrotn of his caroor, would meke ono of the most valurblo contril tions in exiatonco on tho subject of fraud, I nllunlm sovornl lnug?ngnn iluontly, has travoll all ovor tha civilized world, nud fln:l mado dup in nlmost overy climo. 'Ilo hng nuccoode complotely in c:oncm\llui,:l from tho world his rc charactors, that, until his exposure ahout ty anrs 0g0, thoro way searcely s moneyed man ow Yorl, London, or Il but would ha Plvun him thelr aid and assistanco in the large ransnctions, Aswoon ns hls arrest in New York beear Tmown in thin city, n roquisition for him was o tained from Exankfort, and Now York wan mr fiod to hold him if tho England sailorcrs fail to make out n cagn, P10 mot who know him_here nro confidont thoir prodictions that Iio will not bo convietad takon buelt to England, a8 Lo L casaped di culties and dangord quito ag formidable thnt now hem Ium in, THE WONTREAL HOTEL FIR Terriblo Scones Among tho T3o: - natd Sorvantse=A VWoinun Frangs to Windosvalczane for ¥alf an o Uiwvo Lives Lost. "'ho Montreal papers-como filled with dola of tho horriblo sconcn connoclad withy tho pat! dostruction of tho K. Jamas Hotel, in that eif by firo, on Monday nli:hb. Tho hotol was n fiy story structure, and it wna with oxtromo dis oulty that the firemon woro ablo to drogs U 1080 up tho stairs to tho fourth story, whe fl:m&us firub ragad, Moanwhilo tho' rery tho hiotet an tlig uvpor floor, blinded I and bowllderod witly {orror, rushorl fr for tho staiva, but in meny inatnnees woro nind fo flnd them, and, driven back by the flam: Dotook themselvos to Lho roof or windows, I Witness vays : Whe fire was flrat dincoverod nt 1 o'lock * m., skipping from the rearof the laundry a forcing ituelt townrda tho front of tho bujid: whoro sovorul sorvanta slopt in the upper atl At this timo thn¥ wore making their aseapo fro the windows, & Inrge volume of smoko comi out with thom. 'I'Wo of tho girls who eame « of tho aitio winddws on the roof wore infg act of jumping off, but M, Yorty, who I poned to bo on tho spot Lefore the ‘lerm 1 gwnn, appaled to thom to remain quict, m hio Brigade arvived with tho laddors, hut lattor did not gome, whilo the unfortunates maiued seroaming for help. In o fow minu more pooplo had arrived, rome of whom, oo tho porilous position of {like girls, went ovor Bhaw's new buildings, noar the ruins of fit. I riol's Hall, and rolurned with n Inddors soved tho women., Ity this time the fiva: ot into the lotel. Having roseued these 1 ortunates, Mr, Perry and a momior of the 1 Drigado turnod thelr nltention to parties wero calling for nssistauce from tha topm story of {ho building. Ona of Lhem, & viom had gob outsido, nnd was lalding ' on hy/ hands to tho sasl ; hor foet rostod on ths mc ing of the window bolow, Tho black nm emanating from the windows Loucath envelo the Lelpless mufforor in its folds and paraly her enorgios, I'he woman conld bo seoit oy hor hands at intervals, but thue flow, and tho ladders of tho Firo Department were pvailablo. Badding sud all sorts of male woro flang from the lower windows on tn pavomont, aud piled up by the spe tors, go if the Iladders did not o in tima the woman would not ba braing dashed out by the full. Mr. Bax in tho mean timo, secuved the lade: took ot least ten minalos to {il ogaingt the walls, when, to the horss they ware found to be thirly feol ton short, Baclam, of Point St. Churles Station, by Johth Nolun, gragpod o thiryb-fopl, and, reising it aloft, Bockam, with his bazh tho wall, held it frmly n an upsight posit. ir. Porfy grasped tho butk and stentied i the ofher ladder in the mannor of splic Nolan managed to bring it 80 that it vi the womau's feot; ho immedind encomraged tho woman to pleo her fect rounds and descend, - Whilo thig sconoe was being enacted ¢ o breathless silonco amons tho upe moment it was soen that the womun on Inddor tho feelinga of tho populace foru. in loud choora. ~ Tho momont £ho ynt ty th tom of the Inddor she fainted, rnd was o to tho Bt. Lowronce Hall, From tha tin fleab got out of the window until nho vns ton wag at Jeast thivty-five minutey, Tho attontion of tho firemon was nosw ¢ to another porson In danger, nt tho wou! of tho bulldinp{r, whore AMcCulloch nnd sui his nsyociates, in tho most horoio manner, * roscuing the inmatoa by means of Auch lod o thoy could procare. 'Th POrHOL Was O roof, and, by dosperate oxortions on tho pat tho tiromon, waa rlao saved. Aftor tho fivo was well subdued, the fire procooded to look for, possible vietims in atties, and, groping their way through the st aud smolko, thoy came neross o woman, | porfectly nude, in tho middio of o ol Bhe was not burned, but had evidontiy beon focated. Mr. Acton, the munagor of the b ways uhe lind como upon tho roof with (e girls who were reseusd, but, lusing her } cneo of mind, roturned fo tlo staivi and so to find her way down, £he had ovil got lost andt wandored jnto o bed-room, and o victim to tho wmoke rnd flama. Iler s wna Mary Brounan, 8ho boro o good chav. and was a liwd-working laundress, At 6 n tho Balvage corps conveyod Ler hody to Genoral Hospital, whera it lies in tho dead-l: ‘When the bonrdors wha roomed in th 1lats woro firs sed from thoir slumb. s woro filled wilh smoko, not a’ligh viciblo but the gluve of the fire i (o o They imuodiately turved Lo the wing enpo, and thode whone oneo off m donorted them, bogan tying teir bed clotliin gethor, nnd thus formcd rozes of blenk 4 far a8 we can learn, ouly oue, » made_hin_oxit - theroby for, a4 tho fir foread thoir way up, thoy nssisted the inmel. tiud thoir way down, g A, Acton slates thot at tho tima of the o Lie was in bed on tho foncth ilut,"nnud, spriv up, ran inko the hatl, The moko wi s then dongg, and bo saw immedinioly that aftairs gorious. 1o procooded to nronso tha inm and was nssiniod by others. Bub the o mont was £0 great, ud the omolo a0. bliv: that even tho oldor boardors got ko confu to bo wnablo tu find their way d "0 about helpleasty, nud ho ia only i was nok gieater lony of lifo, Ono Tud her child, ocoupied room No. 89, on tuo fith way nwalcened at the lust woment und exe in hor night elothos Lo tho fosrth story, W sho wue saved nt ono of tho windows, J. B. Thomas, of tho Ontavio Banlk, Mont and a ntive of Ningars, wa3 n bLowrder at hotel, ffo wau aslesp in Ded until the five made grent progrews, Upon nwnkening, he | 1y donned tho first clothes that came to b and ran to tho mtalrway; buc tho smolo d him baclk, and he onterad another yoom, w he found'n woman_answoring to the dosbri; of tho deud Mary Bromnon. Krowing uow Dis only ohiauco of oscapo was by tho windo rushod to and amashed it, and by soms managed to got to tho window bolow; thin i Inst recolloction, 1o is sulering from b. riba and other injuries, e by fall from tho four-story window, i tho mocond tihmo that ho has beon bn out in n_hotol, St Jamen, Ottawa, | bis lnst, 1o Laa Jost ovorything, he noxt. foror visited was Mr, Ilwity Deleher, comua travolor for Mowsrs, Nicld & Co., Lewnoino st a nativo of Suullmm})tun, Onturio. His ap; anco wag pitiable in the cxireme, tho binckonod and wswollon and the skin neore Trom Mr, Nield and tho sufforor’s bro who woro nt the bedside, were glonned tho that nt the momont ha wolke to tho dirco of tho fire he uttomptoed to oncapo by tho & way ; Doing Lafiled in this, ho rushed for roof, and agaim hoing bLnflled, ho onter. ohamber and made a lust dosperato attom escapo by tyivg togothor six shoots and « menced e "porilous doscont from the fo story, but when uuu}mndml in mid-nic tho sl Dbrolto tholr conncetionn and ho foll to the o Tho untortunnto goutlomnu lies in o very carlous condition ; ho tells his brother tl thinka hia baol 1 brokon, aud. thnt ho doc: for o momont think of living, 1o had tho of tho ‘‘haudsome traveler™ in counne olrolos, Bamuel Georgo Hilditchwas noxt seen, }u ho lay delirious, all that could bo gleanbd thut ho was in tho emplay of Meksrs, By Morcor & Oo., Monlvoal, and _that hiw thiz. Drolcen ; bio Tonked ghnstly whito ns ho luy b down in bed to prevont his i::imji 7 himoalf ther, Lo sunk gradually, and diod'at 11 o'c