Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1873, Page 5

TITE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1873 i1 THE STATE CAPITAL, Festerday’s Debato in the House on the Hildrup Railroad Bill, The Bill Providing for the Defense of Citizens in Railroad Suits Passed the House. Adverso Roport on the Proposi- tion to. Abolish Cortain Chicago Boards. Final Passage of the Ohiongo Teal Es- tate Exchange Bill Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE RAILROAD QUESTION. BrrivorF1ELD, April 4, —Tho Railroad bills were ronchad aa tho spooial ordor, Hildrup's bill, 517, boing under considoration, and the quoestion on 1ts roforonco ton spocial committee of fifteon. Tho motion was entored on tho dny of tho Farmors' Convention, out of dofcrenco to the farmors; but, as they had gone homo, the ob- foot of tho roferenco was removed, ond tho motion to rofor was lost—80 to 67, Mr. Mooro, of Adams, objscted to tho bill, be- cnuso it attompted to rogulate the ovidenco by | swhioh tho rensonabloness of the oharges should bo trled. Mo questioned the logality of sttompting to mako tho schodulo of rates fixed by tho Commiesioners pflm:-fr;ohln 0 of tho unronsonabloncss of 0 31‘:?”;;. Tlo quoted_from n doclslon by Juago Sholdon in_support of his viows, and criticised $ho atlompt to muko tho Commissionors' report primo-fclo ovidenco, Theso provisions sub- vorted the principlos of common law, and loft no barrior to the limit of logislative tyranny. ~ Tho Gonstitution guaranteod duo procoss “of Iaw, which the bill donfed. Glflgs thoso cnsoB pri- .ority of all othora on tho Aocket, wes spocial logitlation relating to rnilronds. ' It was also spocial logislation to dun{ ohange of vonue in par- ticular snits,and was contrary to tho Gonstitution, whioh prohibited. the passege of spacial lawa regulating procodure in ~courts, and nESAgO -of spoclal laws ** providing for chiangos of vonuo “In ofvil or criminal cases,” depriving the Suprome Court of tho right to pass wpon quostions of fnot was aimply absurd, as it eruvnnmd it from tevarsing Tardicta that might bo outragoous. ‘Tho right to fix ratos for one yesr implied the ‘right to fix thom for five yoara. ~Why ono year ? t’l'ga railroads wore bound to charge only reason- ‘Ablo rates, but what waa ronsonablo ono day :might be unreagonablo tho noxt, On tho whols, o hetlavadl o bill waa tnconetitutionsl nduse! iloss. s Mr. Armetrong, of LaSallo, wes opposed to tho.chance: mneedlnq. Tho provislon that tha cased ehoufi{:uvu priority incourt mennt that privaté sultors should danco attendance on rail- roads sl wait until thoy got through, Ho was opposed to glving 81,000 attornoy foos. Ho did not ko £ho iden of a Bhoriff stopping trains nt will. Thoro might o frult or some perishable commodity on 8 train that would bo destroyed bs dolay. 15 hnd objeations to that bill, and woul only voto for i as n Iast rosort, and with great roluctance, If that bill possed, theit railrond logialation would prove a dolusion and a enaro aod o would go homo convincod no _good had been dono. _ Ho had honrd that no ox fimut faoto law conld bo passed to impalr tho obliga- tion of n contract, and ho was disposod to think thero must bo an amondmont to tho Constitu- tion, Thoy should not binmo Judgos for “oboy- ing tholr solemn oaths and rondering thelr vor- dicts in accordanco thorowith. Mr. Oarpenter belloved thofl passod tho bill #hioy would bo tho Inughing stocl: of tho peoplo, +/na I Lis oatimation it was not worth the papor it “was printed on. Mr. Swan bad two objeotions to tho bill, «denying chango of venuo nand remov- Jng” tho facts from reviow by - the :Bupreme Conrt. On tho denial of change of - vonuo, tho railroads could tako tho oases to tho :Bu{mme Qourt and shut them all up for o year WO, T s 7731, Gollina billovod thio bill failod to moot tho bayrency of tho times. Ho was opposed to the chan ce = proceeding. The waln lfign mi gflt Bo in the bill, but it could not be seon with caso. Mr. Wood was satisflad tho bill was not the artiolo &osired. Ho believed it should be recom- mitted for' smondment, and, in she mel\l:!lmné jouse should pass the Benate (Donalue {!‘ifi.g\varu bo omnienltud to voto for tho bill, il ould lio wnder protest. o wn!r. Moffit wm?md the issue fairly mnde bo- twoen tho raflronds and the people. Mr. Morrison thought tho bill was a burleaquo, and went on to argne ngainst iton Constitutional grounds. Mr. Quinn belioved nng Inw passed should obey tho Constitution, and fix maximum rosson- able rates, ° Mr. Thortiton offered a resolution instruoting tho Railrosd Committeo to roport back in the .mnmh:j; oll billa in its possession, and it was :ndoptod. : r. Dunham prodicted that, if the bill passod, 13t would mect Lgu fato of its predocessor, an “tho fato that was in storo for the Passenger bill. Tt was basod on a falso theory. Hodld nat be- “liove the Btate had o right to fix the rates of faro, and he doubted very much if it would ba o good thing if it had. If tho Stato could say tho fare from Bpringfleld to Chicago should bo 87, it would follow that the railronds could coltect the fares from tho Btnteif tlio finsueu o1 YO- fused to ps{lit. Ho would not, it he could, con- for upon the Logislaturo this power. Ho was patisfied tho railroads would own tho Logisla- turo, and perhaps the pooplo would have to pay 7 conts o mile. HoDelicved tho railronds hed & -vosted right to carry froight at o rensonablo -componeation, becmuso the Legislaturo might + compel them to carry it at an unreasonable com- * ponation. The Buprome Court hold that, in Bpito of their chartors, railrords were subject to TR eommbn 1w romedios ngainst oxtortion and unjust disorimination. That was sufficient. Was thero any dnn%;:r ‘that they could not con- viet railronds? Would not juries find thom guilty ? His oxperionco was tkint juries wore al- Ways rondy to fnd sgainst corporations. Ho could convict any railroad of extortion or of un- ust diseriminafion if he ouly had tho facts oforo o jury, Ilia thoory was thnt thoro should bo o statuta to onforco , the -common Jnw. Buch _ legislation would * bo olenrly and without doubt constitutional. The . Benato Donahmo bill was based upon that theo- ¢y, and ko dofied any lawyer to find a flaw insuch . logislntion. 'Theroe were flaws in tho bill under | discusaion, and the railrouds would eoon find -them ‘out, Tho raflroads would furnish tho schodulo, but that waa_all, as thero was nothing in the Inw to enforce the schodulo after tho Com- ‘misoloners had approved the rates, Thore wos 10 way of gotting thom into court, and if tho 1did got Fhem e inchancory, thoy woul romain thers perhaps for yonra. If tho jw found the rates’ (o bo ~anrossonsblo there would, after all, bo only nn imaginary line dividing tho highost res- . sonable from tho lowsst unrcasonablo, Mr. Denham went on to_ oviscerate the bill, making an nble argument of two hours. Mr, Bhaw belioved the Legislaturo hod n com- mon law right to fix rates independent of the Constitution. Iinilronds took thoir chorters pubject to the common Inw restriotions ns com- mon carriors, and subjoct to tho right of emi- nont domain always inherent in tho peo- plo. Thoro was power under the Cousti- “tution to fix remsonsble rntos, but they hisd no way of finding out what reasonable ratos were, In dofonse to tho bill, be contonded that no powers wero delogatod to the Commission, whoso funotions woro morely ministerjal. The Commission cid not fix the rates, but loft it ton Jury, Ho belioved tho declsion of & jury on tucstions of fack was in nccordanco With' the gommon Jaw. The chancery proceedings wero objected to on the ground that hail woro todious, but hie know of no short cut to it fintu with raile vouds, Ile granied that tho delogation of ower to 51« Commigsions to rogulate ‘¥atos would Do uncouatitutionsl, but It wis ‘cortainly in nccordinco with tho , Constitution for u Jury to pres upon & queation of fact. That only was sought in tho bill, "Af- .tor tha rates woro fixed, and the road enjoinod *from charging woroe for tho period of n year, overy an who was overcharged cowld brin suit. ‘Thousands of auits would be brought, au ~po corporution conld reslst or dofend ifimll e dor such attacks, o ineluted tha it was logal .to prohibit change of venue, ana the Suprome “Court did not dealre to roview quostions of fact. It was none of tholr function, 1lo hollevod tho Dill should pass with slight amondments, Mr, Hart moved to recommit to s upecial com- *amittec of thirteen. Mr., Connolly bLolieved tho theory of all tho ills was to enforco tho common law obligations Amposod on_common carriors. ‘Ihero was mugh ‘inoro congolntion and comfort for the poopla in tho Supromo Court decleion than tho pooplo had ‘yot found out. Tho railroads wore dlstinctly de- clared subjoot to tho common law dootrine, All tho Logislaturo bad to do wns td provide mo-~ chinory to Y{nhlbu oxtortion nnd unjust disorim- inntions, o introduced his bill, 479, to most theo doolaton ngainet unjust disorimination. 'Tho Bupromo Court had gono aliend and blazed tho rond, aud pointed out tho way to provent un- {ust discrimination. On tho quostlon of oxtor- fon they, had 1o Moses to lond thom out of the wildorness, as tho Bupromo Qourt had not passed upon it yot, Ilia hl‘l wns intonded slmply to meot unjuat -disorimination, whilo tho Benato bill mized it up with oxtortion, By proventing unjust discrim(nation they would abolish nine- tontha of tho evils of which the people com- plained, Extortlon and_unjust disoriminntion woro ag differont a8 murder and manslnughtor. Thore might bo unjust disorimination, yot mo oxtortion, and vico voren, Tho Sonato bill mixod thom uP. and crippled thom both, 8o that it was oxtromely problomatical which was moant, The gontlo- man drow g fino-tooth comb through tho Bonate Dbill, eharged that the bill was partly copied from }fls, anddntutod that tho Senato bill was impotent or good. Mg. Jongs thought all the bills should bo ro- committod togothor. IIo boliaved the discussion waa _good, a8 the abrasion of onomind with another brought ont now ideas, Thoy should tay thoro until they got a good law, and be in no hurry to go home, and he hoped no Judgo of tho Buprome Court would resign while this ques- tion was to bo grappled with. Mr.-Cassody, thiuking the discussion shonld Do continued in tho Houso, moved to adjourn, which was carried. § TEMATKS, Tho railrond dobate to-day was Promnhlo, though it loft,mombors’ minds in a atato of indo- cision, and no one of tho bills is much ahead of thio others. All o tho vraro tom to shirads by their oppononts in n(ruuchua of moro than ordl- “nary powor, According to Mr, Dunhom, the Hildrup bill i n fraud. According to Mr, Shaw, itisn Jowol. According to Mr. Connolly thor Bonato bill is a delusion, and llmconnulg,b l1tho {rue panacon ; whilo, according to Alr. Dunlinm, tho Hopato bil lfl!ho only \{flf!luly. Out of this confuslon froo dinoussion’will eevolyo sowu avu- stblo mensure, whon tho conflicting clomonts should unito to suprort it. THE LARE FRONT LOBDYISTS have flown, but aro expeoted back noxt weol, when tho fate of tho repealing act will bo deter- mined in tho Sonato, BEAL ESTATE EXCIANGE DILL. Tho Govornor signed tho Ohicago and United Btates Real Eatato Swap bill, which ia now a Iaw. TAX BILL. ‘House blll 800, for.an act in regard to the ns- gossment of property..sud the levy and collection ~ of " taxes incorporated cities in this Btato, ' camo up_ by special order in the Sennte onasecond reading b: soctions, Benator Qumminga moved an amends ment to atrike out tho words {‘and ono Assoa~ Bor,” claiming that o clty Aesossor was an officor unknown to, and forbidden by, tho gonoral rov- enuo law, sanctioned by constitutional provislon in order to jusure tho oqusl valuation of all property in tho Stato subjeot _to taxation, In roply to o question by Benator Yagor, Mr, Cam- mings olnimed that the Oonstitution provided that thoro should be but ono valuation for all p‘lrpggun of taxation—Btato, county, and mu- nicipal, EEnntor Baldwin wished to nsk tho Sonator from Fultonif hiscounty had any reglstored railrond bonds. . Tho Bonator said tht’y-‘ ‘had. . M, Canflold argued that under the provisionsof tho Oonstitution of tho Btato It was _vory ques- tionable, to eay tho least, whothor a dollar could be raised for o ity cnrflu;nto mensos oxcopt di- reotly by tho olty authiorities. Ho citod o lurge numbor of casos decided by the Suprome Court, in whioh they held that tho clauso in tho Con- stitution . providing that for all corporato Purposes, all munioipal corporations may bo vested ' with authority to nesoss and collect taxes, was a limitation upon the pow- ors of the Logislature, and that no other porsona or authorities than tho corporato suthorities of the partioular municipal corporation could Iaw- fully be authorizod to nssoss and colloot taxes for the oorporate purposocs of such corporation. Ho insiatod that the attempt to right one wroufi lr; dolng anothor was unjustifiable ; that the oy of assessing proporty ot loss than its motual valuo could not be roached by hazarding tho Fownr of tho oities of the Stato to raisc money or the payment of their debts and destroying the valuo. of .tho - goourities in tho bands of innocont holders, but' that the fair, manly, honost, and direot” way * was through the ma- chinery of tho 8tatoc Board of Equalization, or, if that'was_insufiicient, to provide directly by logislativo .onactmont .o monsure stringont onough to romedy. the evil. - Buch leglalation he was 1n favor-of, and he- would join hands with thio Bonntor from Funlton in furtharing anp mena- uro which the Honator from Falton Tight pro- Ennn. Looking to thiat end, ko showed that tho 11l pormiittod corporato, nuthorition to tako whot ho deomod tho . hazardous way to raiso thoir revenne, by cortifylngundor tho goneral rovenuo law if thoy chooso, but ho insisted that tho citics which did not dosire'to embark in doubtfal liti- gotion ought to bo pormitted to raise tholx rova- nuo in & way that was not , of doubtful constitu- tionality. Ho stated that without reflection be had Loen . in favor.of the way ?nbutod out in tho Fonoml revouuo law, but, aftor caroful in- vestigation, hohad boon drivon from that opin- ion, and folt compolled to advocato the pnesago of tho bill," Ho'¢losed byinslating that no manin favor of popular soveraignty ought to find fault with & bill sshich simply’ pormitted tho pooplo of tho citios of the Stato to rogulato their inter- nal affairs-in thelr own way, subject always to tho Constitntlon, which hiad 5o carofully limitad the powor that nn‘l_n{ury to tho rost of tho Btate conld theroby possibly rosult, Mr, Voris remarked that Lo eould not consont to vote for so fiagrant o violation of the organic lnw oa this bill, whiol proposcd to give Chicago & Qity Assessor, * Sonator Murply, roprosonting & rural distriot whero thoro wore no groat cities, would bo com- polled reluctantly to opposo tho bill, Bonator Yagor conld not sco any renson yot ad- vancod by any of tho opsunenta of this bill why tho nssossmont, lovy, and collection of taxes for Btato and county taxes could not go on under tho Goneral Revenue law, or in what mannor tho asscesmont of taxos in citics undor this law could in any wiso intorfore with tho Btato and county taxes. Ho -ngreod that tho systom ad- vocated by tho opponents of this bill provided no remedy whatever for any error in nsscss- ment or injustice done by favoritism or othorwiso by tho Blato Assessor, ns had beon roved in the Coolt County nssessmont in 1872, ;’Ia dafled nniy man on the floor to point out any ‘sound constitutional objeotion to the bill. 1t merely provided measures for incorporated citios to {ako care of their own bueiness. In no oaso could the Stato and Oounty Assessors bo in- torfered with in tho discharge of thoir logiti- mato dutios by the provisions of tho bill, Benator Leo, in consideration of {he fact that soveral Sonators dosired to spoak upon the bill, moved a postponoment until next Wodnosday morning, which was orderod, INSPEOTOR HARPER. : In anticipation of tho refusal of Tompkins, tho Chief Inspector of Grain, to recognize his poromptory romoval when Harpor demands pos- Bossion of the oflico, the Railrond and Warchousa Commigsionors have decided that Tarpor shall {mmediatoly opon e new oftice, call on tho sub-. ordinatos to recognizo Lis authority, and in caso thoy disoboy ~ romove them = mud _np- point thoir successors, Tho Attornoy-Gon- oral L boon invostigating tho right of tho Governor to removo 'Pompkins without cause boforoe his timo expires. It s stated that tho opinion s in favor of Harper. There is an im- prossion amoug thoso in authority that thoro will bo trouble, sud that the Board of Trade, taking advantago of tho muss, will rosumo con- trol of tho inspection, The action of tho Board m the promisce will bo eagerly watohed. A TAIR OF OLATS, The two Oannl Qommittoos Lield a meoting and Pntlentl listoned to ufiumonls prosented on bo- hulf of fhe Xaukakeo Iver Improvement Com- pany, which, some twenty yours ngo, wore given posiicaion of tha river by tho Canal Trustoos, and invested money in improvemonts oxtondin, gome twonty miles. dom was bull at its mouth, and the wator beoame o foedor of fho canal, nnd improved £hie canal,it is clalmod. Tho dam was expenslve, and cost moro thau tho Gomglmy auticipated, Now the Compauny asls_the Htato to reimburso thom to tho tung of 32,000 on the flimsy pro- toxt that tho dun is useful to the canal. ~ This proposition has & cooluess about it that is invig- orating now that warm weather is approuching, Why sliould tho Btate como in and pn{flm losuen of ‘overy investmont that does nol return a profit ? " Tho Cannl Commisaloners will bo heard robably againat tho clain, which {8 not likely to EB allowod. It Is worth noting that the Ropro- sontatives of the Kankalkeo River in tho House votod sgainet the rivor improvement. Thoe semo Committee voted in fuvor of a bill to ay Pleiffor, who claims to_ hava boon damagod tho romoval of the Calumot dam, the sum of £5,000, being 10,000 loss than ho elainied. Lho roport of tho Conunitteo will not bo unanimous, and should not bo, Homo of tho Committeo think, MUNICIPAL NOATDE, Tha Cook County dologation hold a maetin, and finished its work by deciding to m\m\ against_the Bhorman resolution contemplatin thie abolition of the Boards in the Oity of Chi- cago, and. againgt tho bill of tho swino tenor, ‘Thut ends the husincss, ns tho Houso will oonour, THE REAT ESTATE SWAP. Tho 8enato nmorfinuoy bill, ceding the tight of the Btato in tho old Armory lot to the United Btatos In oxchango_for tho old Post-Ofice lot, was passod by tho Houso, and tho furthor pro- .coedinga by arbitration can now procsed. The Dill is a8 followa s BROTION 1, De it enacted by the peaple of the State Illtnofs, represented tn the Ggltmrjflmnhl(/, g Uuitod Btatea of Amorica may, pursuant {0 an nct of Congrens ontltlod * An nct to authorizo the Bocretary of tho Troaanry to disposo of tho old Post,Ofica proi- orty In Ohicagd, approved March 8, 1873, scquira tho following describod ' proporty, situated th tho city of Ohioago, n” thio Cotinty ' of "Cook ~ and Bisto of Illinols, at tho corner of Polk mtrcot amd Fifth aventio, frouting 980 foot on Tolk streot, and 1085 foot on Eifth avonuo, and boiug tho property of the kehioal fund of the Olty of Olifcngo, And whon the Unted Blatca shall po saquiro tho snmo, tho Stata of Tillnols horoby codes to the United States' of Americn {uriadiction over tho pro iy thus, soquired by the nitod Batos, togather with tho right fo iax or in any. Iino nsscas satd “1and or tho property of tho United Blates that mny bo thareon, during the time tho Uuited Btaten shall be or o romain tho ownor thoreof, B0, 3, Whorens, owing lo tho burnifg of the publlo Lulldings {n_Chicago, and_tho need of publio build- dnge, an omergoncy oxlat ro iztag this sct 1o tako $ics immadiately trom and ‘Niep Enssmm; thero- fore, this nct shall tako offoot from bnd eftor s pes- ago, ADIOURNMENT, Tho edjournment rosolutions camo up this morning, when Mr. Andorson moved to postpono tholr considoration -until Tuesdsy noxt. BMr. Bradvoll opposad the rofaronco, so did Mr. Obor- loy, but {n spito of thom, tho postponement provailed. Tho trouble will not be over for two weoks yot. TIE REPORTING MONOPOLY. Bomo months ngo the County Commisslonors dirootod tho County Tronsuror not to pny for offloial roporting in tho'courts o Cool County. Tho mattor was taken by tho roporters to tho ~ Buprome Court, and it I8 undor- stood " "that, tho conatitutionality of the law . under .which tho roporters onjoy o monopoly will e -sustained and tho monopoly bo aontinued so long as tho law romaing un- roponlod, That is why dosporato offorts 'aro belng mndo’ to dofont’ tho pasnngo of tho bill ropealing tho aok, which suufoin vavlusive prfvllo 08 on mon who havo mado fortunas out of it. In thoso daya of anti-monopoly this pro- tootivo atatuto should be wiped out, #o asto #avo tho County Treasury and tho pockots of & victimizod people. ] RATLTOAD 8UITH. ‘The Houao passed its emergenoy bill provid- ing for tho defenso of the oitizens sgainet whom tho Uhlnnggo & Alton Raflroad has brought suit in the United Btatos Court. Tho voto was 106 to 25, sbowing ‘o ‘:galuvu doterminntion on the part of the Houso to onforco tho Iaws. The bill 08 paased is na followa: Szoxton 1, o dfenacted by thy Proplo af the State Tllinols, represented in tho General Assembly, Thnt it Bhall be tho duty of tho Attornoy-Genoral of this Stato 1o appear and dofond any_sction or actions Lerotofore Instituted agatnet eny cliiren or citizons of this Blate cithor in (ho ocourts of this Stato or of tho Unite Btatos, or which may hercafter ba fustituted in any auch courts, for the rocovery of damages for any nct or aota horotoforo or herenfter done, whoreln tho alleged causo of nction grow out of tho acts and conduot of such oitizon or citizons, in good faith dono or performed, in pursusaco of on act ontitled # Anact to eatablish o ‘roasonablo maximum rato of chargoa for tho transpor-* tation of pnssongers on railroads this Btate,” sp- provod April 16, 1671, or who, In good faith, may have Tolied upon tha oot aforeantd s a fustification of sid wcts and conduct 3 Provided, that ‘as to any action or saotions that may bo brotught for any st or acts horeaf- ter dono, tho Attornoy-Genoral shail not sppoar and do- fond unloss ro by the County Doard of tho county in whioh such acts may bo dono, Tho aid At torney-General {8 hereby authorizod to call to his ald in defense of such nction or actions such additional ©ounscl as ho may deam nocessary, 8x0, 3, Tho costa of such addiitonal counsal shall bo certtfiod to tha Ralirond and Warchouso Commission, and by said Commission to the Auditor of Publio Ac- ounts, who shall deaw his warrant thorefor upon tho ;bmmq, ‘payable to such nsaistant counscl, out of any unda that may bo appropriatod by -dhts Gonoral As- sembly for the use of said Commisaton. And whoroas, by reason of tho ponding of suoh suits, and tho neoeasity for taking early stops for tho dofonso tlioreof, an_emorgency exiats, requiring that this act shall tako offect immediately ; thereforo, this act sball tako effcob snd be in force from ond after its pessage. GRAIN INSPECTION, Mr. Harper, tho new Graln Inspector, will loave for Chioago In a day or two, 8o that ap- lioants for situations need not como here to sco Bim. " Eto haa fomo sixty appointmonts in_ thin ift. It Is rumored that the Board of Trado con- omplates ignorin§ tho Inspector, and sppointing an Inspootor of it§ own, 68 formorly. THE ODENLY INVESTIGATING COMMITTER ‘has abont got through with its comedy, They havoe not 8o far found out nnytmng except that thoy aro engagod in a very foolish businoss, and aro timid about aoknowlodging that fact to the House, afraid of being laughed at. The Gover- ‘nor and Sonntors may bo found gullty of having opinions and of oxprossing thom. e LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. % BENATE, SenivariELD, T, April 4, 1819, Tho Sonate mot at 0:30 &, m., Prosidont EARLY gmn(dlng. Roll-call was. respondod to by forty Benators. REFORM BOHOOL. Benator FERREL oalled uiflnnl!n bill No. 7, relating to tho Reform Bchool for juvenile offendors, and it was read a third time. - Bonator KEHOX was_opposed to the bill, ox~ prossly. the clause pormitting the *placing out * of childron of the institution. " A motion to rocommit the bill was mado, and discussed at considorablo length. Tho motion to rocommit wag lost, roconsidored, and tho bill roforrad to the Judiciary Committee, N SPECIAL ORDER, Bill 800, vegarding tho nesensment of proporty and levy snd collection of taxes, was takon up, eod the bill considered by soctions. Mr. GREEN rosigned his position as Chatrman of the Committos on Geology and Scionce. Boction 2 of Houso bill 800 boing undor con- sidoration, Benator CUMMINGS moved to strike out the words ** ono Aesosgor” in tho firat lino, dosiring that the dutics named should be per- formed by a singla ofiicor. Adjourned until 2 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESBION, SUDICIAL, The Senate reassomblod nt. 2B~m. By consent, Sonator YOUNGBLOOD called up hin bill to attach Gallatin Copty to the Twenty- fifth Judicial District. Road o 8econd timo, con- c‘;hlored by soctions, and ordered to a third road- ng. JUSTICES AND POLICE MAGISTRATES, Bonate bill 20, concorning tho jurisdiction of Justicos and Polico Magistratos; was_similarly considered, and ordored to n third reading. TIE TAX COLLECTION DILL. Consideration of Houso bill 800 was regumed, Mr. CANFIELD sponking in its favor, Sonator VORIS roptad ot loxfiuh against tho Dbill, ae did also Sonator MURPHY.: Bonator YAGLR, of Alton; followed in favor of o bill. Turthor conaldoration of tho bill was post- pored until Wednesday next. . . TOADS AND DRIDGES. Mr, IINOHCLITFE callod up Iouso bill 421, in regard to ronds and bridgos_in counties nol under township organization. TRead a flrst timo and referrod. . TLIOAD AID. TATLI Sonato bill 881, suthorizing munieipal corpo- ratlons to transfor subscription or donation of rallroad atock horetofore mnde from one corpo- ration to anothor, was mado the special ordor for ‘Tucsday noxt. TAX DILL. Bonate bill 263, in rolation to the colleotion of taxes and speclial assossment, was_considorod, nmended, and ordered to a third l'omllug. The Committoo on Miscellancous SBubjects ro- orted favorably upon tho bill_supprossing tho Erndu in obscono literature, nnd advertisoments of articles for procuring abortion. Ordered to & second reading, Tho Sonato refused to adjourn until Monday morning. Adjournod. II0UBE. RESOLUTION OF GENAURE. Ar. QUINN offored o resolution consuring tho Farmere' State Conventlon for ity refusal, whon in yosslon, by courtosy, in this i, to allow Mr. Dolan, & momber of this Houno, to'act a8 a delo- gato, Tils county being unreprosented. Objocted to, aud not entertained, HPECIAL OBDERS, Houso bill 592, tho Citizens' Dofense bill, ro- quiring the Attornoy-Gonoral to defend rallroad gults, was rond a third timoe and pagacd—yons, 106 ; ‘nnys, 25. Thoso voting in the nogative are: 3 Alozander (Mont- liay, MoDonald, gomery), Heury, Bitchell, Ballow, Hortlig, Morrlson, Bishop' (AlcTon- Hopkius, Novillo, Ty), umes, Nuiton, Booih, wis, Bhormay, Gullorton, Liotzo, Thomas, Furrior, Lomux, Wayman, Yorth, Muun, Weatfall--25, . Bonate bill 872, trausferring gronnds in Chi- un?n to tho Unlted Statos for tho post-ofitae bullding, passed—yoas 126 ; nays, 0. Tho ad iournmcuc rosolutl antil noxt Tucsday, MAILIOAD BIL 13, Houso bill 517, Iildrup's Raflroad bill, was takon up, the question boing on the motfon to rofer to a soloct committeo of fifteon, which was lost—yens 57 ; noys, 80, Megars, Mooro ™ (Adums), A\'ml!ml:F ngv Bello), Bwan, Collius, Wood, Matitt, aud ot opposad the bill on various grounds. Ponding its considoration, Mr, TTIORNTON offored o resolutlon roguesting the Rallrord ous wore postponed ors, | Committoo to roport bnck to the House to-mor- row all raflrond billa in Its possosaion, Adopted. Mr. QUINN ngain offored his rosolution con- anring the Farmors' Gonvontion for refusing to allow Mr. Dolan to act as a dolognto, and for ox-~ pollln%h!m from tho hall, Ar, DOLAN remarled that ho did not wish to bo hold up ns a martyr in this oseo, Tho mom- Dors of the Convention voted in good faith, not undoratandiug the situntion. Ho wna willing to forgivo them, for thoy know not what thoy did. 'nm rnflg{lfl(&nn wod withdrawn, 086 . m, o A$X‘£RNODN BESSION, TOWN ORGANIZATION, Honso bill 648, to onablo towns to ouro de- foctsin tholr organization, was pnsscd—jyoas, 112; nays, 1. THE RATLROAD DILL AGATN, The Houso resumad the consldoration of the Tailrond bill (Hildrup's). Tha ontire "attornoon wos ocoupled in n very ablo discussion of tho bill, Mr, DUNHAM tgl{mn!nn it, and Mossrs. BHAW and OONNOLLY dofending it and op- posing tho Sonato bill. Mr. ITART moved to rofor tho bill to n spocial committoo of thirteen, e On motlon of Mr, CASSEDY, adjourncd. —_— NOTES AND OPINION. The renomination of Gov. Noyes, in the Ohlo Ropublican Conventlon, Moy 21, is a forogono concluslon ; and, 05 hia clectlon alms to n soat in tho Bonata (vico Thurman), thore is much rival- ry for the place of Licutonant-Governor. Sonn~ tor Brinsmado, of Cloveland, Speaker Van Voor- boos, and Senator Alphonso Hart, aro candi- datos. i . ~—Tho local paper hends its roportof o Far- mers' Convention in Ogloe County ¢ A Power Abroad in the Land—The Peoplo Rising in Tholr Might-~Ono Common Grave for Monopolics of Evory Description—* Tlints Picked," and_ the * Long Roll b Honnded—Tuinols. Turus Her Faco to the —Tho 8t Louis Globe is ** constrained to haliava," frnm ita_mnnigips! olactinn returns, that tho Grooloy Ropublicana have not, to any considorablo oxtont, returned to the fold. ~—Tho farmors of Jowa nre boginning to talk of candidatos for Governor, Licutonant-Gov- ormor, eto., -indopondent of the old party ma-~ chings, 3 —R. B. Light, Secrotary of the Orogon (Til.) Grange, writes: But or railroad frionds say * thoy can't noo it," and they ampear to by Just aa, certaa of capeylog thelr ends with tholr *charters” ond their *irrovocable contracts” aa thoso porsons wero, who want so Inrgoly in tha Bocession busincss aboutn dozon yests ago, Wo nliknow how that business turned out; and wo think our ralirosd frionds will succeed in riding- roughshod ovor the pooplo about sa woll oa the other chaps did 1n_thoir pleasant Littlo buainess, If thoy will ot “geoit,” lot us not be_discouraged, but como nptxl"l);n“m accord and findsomobody thnt will “show —Wo cannot onduro the rule of monoyed rlngu, corrupting loglalation nnd robbing labor. This ‘enormous power now wioclded by railroads must bo hold by tho pooplo atlarge. Wo want laws which aro In acoord with this fundamontal law, that rafironds oxist for thosnke of the poople, not the Fmplo for tho salo of rallroad corpora- tions, The lnst groat fight was againat slavery, tho next will bo ngainst monopoly.—Rockfor: (1) Register, —It is'a. gront mistako, In fact, to reprosont the movoment emong the farmers of tho West s simply an offort to socuro botter railroad fa~ cilitios. - Whilst it is that, it is also ranch more. In truth, a great reform movomentis now swoep- ing tho ngricultural rogions of tho Wost like & whirlwind, and it bids fair speedily to extend to our own Blate. At last, tho prairics may bo lit- orally eaid to bo ablaze with a florco politioal fivo.—Albany (¥, ¥.) Argus. —The Farmera’ Conventions and Olubs in Illi- nols nro on tho right track. Thoy want railroad transportation cheaponed. How can it bo whon tho raflroads havo to poy, owing to our oxor- bitant tariff, two prices for tho iron and othor ‘matoriala that are usod in making and running thom? This tho farmera understand.—Cincin- nati Enquirer. » ~While tho railronds aro justly censurable for their highond oxorbitant chm’fius, thoy have 8omo oxcuse, wheroas the protectionista i.'m no excuse tor taking from tho farmer dollara whore tho rallrond companies take cents. When the farmors learn to comprehond this fact, and are ag dotormined to remody the evil as the; now seom fo bo to Booure oqual an equitablo mx%mu, they have but to put forth their power to secure tho ro- moval of . thoso dutios whioh are robbing them at avory point, Thay hold tho powor fn_tholr own handa to throw off tnis cnormous burden,— » burden #0 hoayy ' that, woro it imposod in di- - root taxes, would produce a rebollion ngaiust tho GQovernment.—Kewanee (11, IndepemE‘nl. —We plainly soo in this great movoment on tho part of tho farmers to redress their griov- ances ngainst rallrond corporations, tho bogin- ningot anenlightencdjundoratanding amongthem of tha relations of all corporationa to communi- ty. At the bottom of tho farmers' griovances againgt ratlroad corporations lies the monator callod protectivo. taxlff,—n schomo that robs both individusls ond’ the nation for iho excluaivo boneflt of the wholo pestilontinl brood of potted monopolies, The discussion of tho railroad monopolios in tho farmors' olubs Ia suro to opon tho oyosof tho farmers to tho mounstrous wrongs inflicted upon socioty genorally, by tho combined influence and EDWM of all the great monfod gorporations—such as nationel banks and incorporatod capital engaged in tho numor- ous manufactures which, under tha specious but falso plonof protecting American labor, rob and plundor the laboring classes by increasing tho gost of uvcr(thlug that" tlLo I[aborors eaf and wear, or uso in the prosecution of their avoca- tlon,—Keokuk Constitution, ~—Woaro o natlon of farmars, and it bodes well that the farners are beginning as o class to discuss thoso questions wlich concorn thom sonontly. As botwoon tho mon who -own the oil and fead thonations, who ought to hold the pover, aud the railroads’ that nctunlly Lold it, ho battle fe not uncertain, The farmers will, if thioy aro wise, make tho lotwa and onforco thom. —Cincinnati Buguirer, —The farmers of Illinofs, in their domand for choap transportation of frofghts aud_thoir fight sgainst railroad monopolies, sroterribly in earn« est. Their meeting in Bpringfield yostorday was protontous, and tho serics of resolutions adopted means that thoy proposo to wago tho war to the ittor “ond. It is tho first boginning of the awakoned enorgy of the poople, which is resistless in it power,pud before which tho woak mohoss of cor- rupt laws and logislation will bo dissipated rs cobwebs boforo the storm. Tho meoting yoster- day has o decp significance, and the railroad cor- porations may look to it that it does not extend to tho whole pooplo of the land, Illincis has sufferod most by tho oxactions aud thopillage of stock speculators, but every Stato hos its com- plaints to make, and s demonatration such as that of yostcrday is very apt to sweop over tho Tongth and breadih of land, gathering strongth aud intonsity as it goos. It is the lightning and tho thundor and the firat dashoes of rain that pro- an!in o gonoral storm,—Zouisville Courier-Jour- nal. e Compnrative Cotton Statoment, Nrew Yonx, April 4.—Tho following Is tho cotlon statement for thio weok onding to-duy : Aialea, Nt roceipts at nll United Btates ports during the 9,120 Bamo work last 'yea 94,631 Total receipts to daty 049,018 Batno dato last yoar, Exports for th wool, Bume weok last year, Total oxporta to data. Bame dato lnst year. Stook at all Unifod Staton pori Bamp timo last yoar Stock at al interlor Samo t{mo last year, 61,683 Btock ot Liverpool, 045,000 Hamo timo lnat year, 4,000 74, Htack of Amerlcan adfoat for Great Driiain.... 105,000 Samo timo lnst yoor,, 218,000 b o b e v doiia Domestic Tragoedys ABHLAND, Ohio, April 8.—William Lowls, n wonithy farmor lMuE near Lodi, Medina County, was ghot by his brother-in-law, Oarrolton, Tuos- day night, about 6 o'clock, Mr. Lowis died soon aftor ho was shot. Onrrolton eays it was acel- dontal, but thoro wero unplensant domestle ro- Intions botween Lowis and his wifo, and a roport that sho attompted to polson him causcs o sup- position of oul play. .o Coronor will Lold an mlnost ovor tho body, when it {s expeoted more light will bo thrown on the mattor, ———————— Yopulution of 8t. Loufy. Br. Lous, April 4,—Advanco sheots of Clould & Co.’s now “ Directory " give tho population of twelvo of tho thirtoon -wards of this cily at 4‘%8&3#—!\“ ndvance of 117,202 ovor tho consus o . ———— Notioo to Tax-Payers, Tax bill No, 10 s boen approved by ikio Governor and o copy received ot this ofiice, Thu bil} nwkes it my duty to enforce collection by suit agolust ench person eparately, in addftion to returniug tho lsud as clinguent, Tax-payers wishing lo suvo costs_should pay Uiolr tazes imniedintoly, 5 g, Yox TlowLxx, Oity Colletor. ot X i S ER R S * Now Life to tho Hair, Purngtt's Gocoalne glyos new lfa to tho hair, a Ou0aG0, April 4, THE CITY IN BRIEF, Tho salo of tickots. for the Bellow readings noxt wook will commonce this mormng. "Thero will bo an t?-ulor and ico-oronm onter- tainmont this evoning nt the Wicker Iark Olwrolt, noar the cornor of Milwaukee and North avonues, Tho ndverlising columns of to-lay's issuc of Tz TRIBUNE contain the flual aunouncemont of tho oponing of the now Bhierman House to the travoling world. Thoro will bo n mooting of tho Liadles’ Auxili- ary Ald Socloty for tho Oloveland Orphiou Asylum to-morrow sfternoon, at half-past 2 o'clock, at tho achiool room of tho Pook Court Bynagoguo. Thero will bo n. praiso mooting and Bunday- #chool concert in the Baplist Churel at Highland Park, at 10:45 to-morrow foronoon. Tho pro- grammo Liaa bioen arranged by Prof. E. Tourjeo. Tho malo of tickots for Goorgo Macdonald's locturo to-night on the poot, Tom Iood, hins boon 80 largo as to fororhadow an {mmonso andienco. Those who dosire to hoear the gified author shonld logo no time in proouring tho paste- ‘board nocessary to admisslon. Bupt. Washburn waa proparing rules for the govorninont of tho spooial. polico yosterdsy, Ae #oon a8 finighed thoy will ho submitted to tho Board of Polico, who will roquost the hoad ofil- cors to call o tho police hondquartors and give their viows rogarding tho schomo. J. M. Armstrong, the swindler, whoso traneac- tions in this city during tho past wintor wore givon in Tne TrinuNE of Wednosday, wns ox- amined bofore Justice Scuily yostordny momhlg and held for trial at tho Criminal Court in 2,01 i) boil. Tho prisonor mede no dofonso, and treated the wholo procecdings with contompt. At an oarly hour yesteaday morning tho storo of E. J. Hobaon & Cv., Nos. 426 and 427 Wnbash ayonuo, was entored by burglars, Entranco was obtained by prying up a bnek window. A *spo- cial " watchman, who s employed for tho block 1n which the atoro Is situated, saw the thioves n8 thoy woro dunm}ll o, snil wont ofter them. His pnrmfi! was & nfiuru, and, not belng, aa yot, under the caro of tho Bonrd of Police, ho davos not shoot. Aboht 3800 worth of ribbons_and volvots was carried off. Much damago wna dono to a show-cago of ribbons by throwing them out on the floor, A dologation of flgropnrt -owners_on Oanal siroot visitod the oflao of tho Bonrd of Publio ‘Works, yestorday, aud had o tall with tho Com- missionors abouf the proposed viaduct over the Chicago, Burlington & Bulnuy and the North- wostorn Rnilrond tracks nt Bixtoenth and Canal sirots, Tho Board agrood to advertiso for pro- posala to suiso tho dwellings to grado, tho oity bear:tho oxponso, and placo tho houss in ood condition. This scomed to bo sntisfactory tho mejority. A fow talked of domagos, but a3 tholr land will bo bonefited by tho viaduct, thoy cannot possibly make tho city pay for en- hanolng its valuo. Providonco and potations pormitiing, the Sunday Times to-morrow will publish n brief article — say two pagea In kmflth — on the :'né)dvnllng aubjoct of Mixed Drinks,” The tor upon whom has devolved tho rosponsibil- ity of composing tho esany, has beon scon soy- ornl timos during tho wook ontering firat-olass saloons in a veguo, droamy, and uncortain sort of way. The othoer evening, while tho gontie- manwas making o straight pathway very cir- cuitous for himsolf, ho was followed into driuking-hongo on_ Monros & woll-known stroot., Approaching the Dlar-tender (an old scquaintanco of his, by the way), ho informod Lim that it was his misalon to wr{ 0 an article on * mizdriks " for the Sunday Times. The bar-tondor supplied bim withjeomo samples {froo of cost, and under thoir potent influonce tho ossnyiat wont to sloop standing against the bar. Ho was aroused in timo to continuo his investi- gatlons at other snloons bofore oloalog-up timo. A pickpooket named Tom Tn{lur, an old man in tho buslnoss, was detected ‘in tho sot of ro- loving tho pocket of o Indy named Mra. E. P. Lowis, of No, 183 Howa_streot, on a Madison stroot' omuibus, yestordsy ofternoon. Tho lsdy, with more wisdom® than s usual, suspocted from his movoments that ho intonded torob her. Whon his hand was n hér Bonkul, sho suddenly graaped it. The thiof roke Awny, and jumping out of tho stago, which ‘was thon {n front of tho Bherman Houso, ran ‘wast on Madison stroot. Tho lady shouted for liceman. Ofiicor Hogau, boing near by, and nving scen the man Jjump from tho vohiclo, fin\'u ohase and caught him at Clinton stroet. 0 was taken to the Madison Strcot Btation. Taylor s well-known as n_‘‘bunko’ man, and boasted at the station that ho had monoy enough to buy up any Justico in town. Justico Scully will give him an opportunity this morning to 8how his wealth. Willlam Hains arrived o the Bherman Houso Inst Friday, from Indiana, Ho {8 a hoavy denler in stock, and a man of considerablo “woalth. ‘While standing on tho covnor of Canal and Madi- son streots, he was spoken to by a wel& drossod young man, who called him * Unclo Tim." Haina thought ho must bo mistaken in his man, and to make it all right, hoaccopted aninvitation to walk out Madison stroot. Tho two brought up nrt No. 60 Wost Washington stroct, & ‘‘bunko” houso. There * Unclo Tim" was swindled out of 81,848, Ho roturned to the Bliormnn House wisq enough to say nothing about the matter, and has stood on the steps, watching for his young friend, until yonterdgy aftornoon, whon Lo was delighted by Booing Lim approach. Ho waited until ho came up, and thon collared Lim, and handed him .over to a polica ofiicer. 'Tho swindler was taken to the adlson Bireet Btation, and, JusticoSeully boing in his judicinl seat, ko was takon bofore him. Ile eve tho name of J. D, Leo. ‘[ho caso was eard, and Loo fined £100, the highost penalty for such cases. The boilorat tho Tifin (Ohio) agricnltural works burst o steam gaugo yosterdsy morning, gealding tho engineor, BIr, MoCormick, sbout tho faco and neck ovorely. : SPECIAL NOTICE! Best Food for Inf{unts, **H. R. H, Prince Albort Viotor thrives so woll u|wn it that it must ba vory S:ad.' " M, Kondall, Medlcal Attendant to JI. R. Highuess the Princess of Walcs, *Flifs food resumbloa Mothvr's Milk as olosoly oy Fe:lb blo."'—Dr. II. Barker on Rlfillb Foods for Inl **Highly nourishing nud vastly digosted. "—Dr, Ha . It combinos the most valuablo Flosh and Bouo-forming Bubstanoes, and diffors cseontially from other farin- acoous foods, whioh, belng gnite unable to afford proper nponrishment to n growing infant, froquently lead to a rickety and Idlotle condition, vory 0070's propara- Llun has also lhundvnnmuonllmmf frood from the usk of tho corn, whioh produces [rritation of tho and Intraotavie dlarrhea. uiro round i 5" bol . . Hold io ting, Proparod by Hu\'nr’ & Mooro, 143 ow Tond. ndon. Procurablo of ali cliomlsts, drugglats nd storokoopora throughaut tho States, Schenck’s Pulmonie Candy Embraoca n a great degroe all tho princtplos of Schonok's Pulumoufo Syrup, aud, whilo as ploassnt to tho palata as 0 purcst af confaotfon, its medicinal proportlos rondor it aifostuat in congha, colds, bronohis] and otarchal af- footions, ko, 1t ix tlio moat accoptablo romods for child- xo or Infants, and oan bo givon with tmpunity: while for Brofousionsl goptlcumon, or thosa wiio suffor {rom lass of olco, it Is fodleponsablo., ‘hoso candies aro putup (n 25 cont. boxes, convenlont for tho pakoat, aud afo for sao by all denaivts and doal: ar. 5."11. BOHIENOK & BOR, N, E. cornor Stxth and Archzats., Philadelyits. __DRESS GOODS. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. CARSON, PIRIE&00,, 329 West Madisop—st., OFFER,TO-DAY, 1,000 Lindies' and Miasses’ Whito Aprons, at 12 1.3 conts, worth 40 conts. 1,000 Liadies’ Linen Collars at 6 conts each, ‘worth 20 cents. Lindies' Linon OCuffs, slightly soilod, at 10 cents per pair, very chenp. Tho cheapost Hamburg Edgings ever offered here, now atyles. Bost $1.00 Xid Glovo in the olty. Bargains in Ladies’ Tios, Fichus, and Ribe bona. Hondsomo Now Siripe Ottoman Bhawls, $4.00 upward. New Lot of Black Ground, Colored snd ‘White Stripe Bilks, at 756 conts and $1.00, vory chenp. CHEMICAL BATHS. Vergnes' "Eleotro-Ohemioal Baths, grmanuntly ourlug thowsands of pationte yostly, s Do Wocks Beela: Tt and at No. 76 Wabnansv, Tor casos of Tthouuiatism, Daralysis, Belati ‘and all Norvous snd Uhronlo Diso fhatooabat e {edaliont, itsiaors oiry and othur poidsnons substanoos from (ho systoun. Burtidulars, wiol ofutenocn’ of o gt cliaraotor, b ol i roblonen o webualar uTE.~This treatinont s ontirely unlike T ot oal Hatia givon ia this olly, os, Noural at mor DRY GOODS. A, . DOWNS & (0, “324 WEST MADISON-ST., ‘Will open, this day, a line of Dress Goods, unsurpassed in shades and quality of fabric, including Canton OCloths (ele- gant goods), Cashmaeres, Serges, Poplins, &c. ; Iron Frame Gren- adines, Fig’d White OCrepes (something new), Beautiful Plaid, for Children; Blk. and ‘White Stripe Alpacas and Jap- anese Silks, of New Styles, in great assortment. In addition to their regular stock of Hosiery they also will open a full line of Ladies’ and Misses’ Real Bal- ‘briggans, end very cheap. Their DRESSMAKING Department is under the man- agement of the most competent artistos, well known to Chicago ladies as reliable, and giving perfect-fitting and artistic gar- ments. I~ Oar gnd Omnibus linea from Twonty- socond-st, pass the store. HAMELIN, HALE & (0. Are now receiving . a line of Extra Choice Prints and Medium-priced Dress Goods. Also,’ a Special Drive in 4-4 Bleaghed Cottons. MADISON AND FRANKLIN-STS FINANOCIAL. ‘W, A, Stephens, 11, Blennorhassott. WILL DO Business that terms that safe Bankers do it (Do no Btock RNualness) Domostlo Banker: REMOVAL. On and after May 1, the Chicago AL LIFE INSURANCE CO. will occupy the Basernont Office, No. FRISBIE & RAPPLEYE, Goneral Agonts, ‘Wo will romose XMay 1 to tho spacions stores now being oraoted for us at Noa, 4 and 48 South Water-st. Woaro fruits, otc., at reduoed prices, tosavo movingsamo. ‘Btore now acoupled by us to ront. MISOELLANEOUS, NOILELOTD. notes for twelvs hundred and slxty-nino dollars cach, dated July 25, 1871, and due Oot. l‘“{yfl?l: algo one other B, F. Allon, Allen, StephenséCo. Bankers do on 20 Plno Strost, Now Yorlk. REMOVALS. Agenoy of thoe MASSACHUSETTS MUT 170 LaSalle-st., Bryan Block, REMOVATL. now offoring our atock of fanoy grocories, groen and dried. M. GRAFF & CO., [9 and 61 Markat. All porsona are horeby notifled not to nogotiste for two noto for elghitoon Lundred and alghty-five dollars, samo o Sopt. b, 1873, Al of sald notos boaring e ight per cont por annuwm, and. ')lyr:bklu e lor or ordlor, and signed by Uto. G, Morriek, it on GO, D MIERRIOK, ta Honry Wi a1 havo an offack to sald notos, Hoom 6, No. 160 Doarborn-at. Plauts, Fruit Trees, Vines, Tmportod from France by Iast stosmor. Bfr. K. OpDOUX e tho hono to Inform anmatours that ho llaa résoutly ur- elved with a largo assortmont of tho nowest plants, tirst- claw fruit treos, now kinds of Roaos, Flawors, Onions, and Bulbs, imd’ Flowor and Vogotablo Beods, Evory" thing is in porfeot condition, and {s offoruc mod- orato peioes, Tho stora ia looatod at No. 865 Wabash-av. Iron Bedsteads, PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL, AT THE OHIOAGO TRON BEDSTEAD (OMPANY, Van Buron and Dosplainos-sts, HOTELS & RESTAURANTS! Bramball, Deans & Co.'s colobratad FRENCH RANGES and BROILERS, Imparlal Colfeo Urns, Carving Tablos, &c., at GIRAUDAN & TRESTED, JR.'S, 49 Stato-st, BARLOWS INDIGO BLUE Iz, no shonpost aud bast asticlo in tho markot for BLUL- “Pho gpuulnolics hoth Baclowls aud Wilthorgors namos gn the tabal ut wi st Williegor's Drug Btoro, = WD a ] '35 Rorth Hocand- Eaiiadelphin, . 8. WILTBIRGER, Propriotor. EB~ For salo by Grooors and Druggists, NOTICH. Tho undorsignod, harotaforo manufacturing at 163 and 105 SontlyOanal.st.. have kold and transforrod thoir sohool- dosk businoss to G, Barnoe, who will pay all ills figia and aftor thia dto, All clafnis on th firm of Henry M. Shorwood must bo prosonted this month. Al partios in- iabtod will plosto sko friniadita paymons 1o ooty M. orwood, 109 Houth Canal-st. 1. A, RHERWOOD, GEO, BHERWOOD, 3 O, W, BUERWOOD, Uy nlve for Buroa, Bolls, CORNS! DR. BTEPIIENS, 134 Dearbornat, YOUNG MEN ! Alnko anoto of this and call; you that wish an * UNU. BUAL OPPORTUNITY" to us Duudeod ors & choloo lut for a iowo, 11, OSBORN & RO! 2 Houth Clarkaat. REAL ESTATE, Washingion Heights. Wo offor to clorks, moohantos, and parsons of modorate inconto, thulr cholod of fluo realdence lote at Washiugton THulghts, to bn pald far in monthly payinonts of 810 to $10 perinanth, Porsons doalring to'soo thiosa lots, or athier broporty ‘At Washington Holghts, oan sccombany aue ir. vk ({roo"of oxponao to thoth) any day dusini tho wolk, by oullfng at our offow hoforo 440 pe + CLARKE & €0, Bl 7 3R A TS Torty Acres. Tho hatdsomost biih grovo land. around Washiogton Holghts, ‘I'wo resldol anid llnsfl ul HD‘{N tino e ey tos b tviston on Tyrasmants Hor walo by ¥ 07, BEORWiviL, Chlengo, OLOSING-0UT SALE, CLOSING-0UT S AL HUNT, BARBOUR & CO., 103 East Madison-st., ‘Will make Special Sale, for a fow days, REGARDLESS OF COST. Berlin, Velvet, and Velvetoen Clonks nnd Sncques, ‘Watorproof Cloaks, Paisley Long and Square, Ottoman, and Thibet Shawls. These goods are this season’s im- portation and latest styles, and will be sold for ONE-HALF their value, HUNT, BARBOUR & 00., 103 East Madison-st., Botwoen Olark nnd Dearborn, STOVES AND TINNERS' STOCK, 'EXCELSIOR Manufacturing Co. : 6172 and 614 NORTH MATN-ST,, BT. LOTUTIS, OUFER TO THE 8TOVE DEALTRS OF THE WEST D BOUTH 52 SIZES OF THE OELEBRATED TEN WITH LOW RESERVOIR. Also, o comploto and wall solected stock of Tinners’Goods OF EVERY DESORIPTION, From tho loading Factorlos of tho country, which are of fered at as low ratos ss samo quantity and quality can bo purchased In any Wostorn clty. Ploaso oxamino our list befora purchasing elsowhore. ; AND A FULL ASSORTMENT OF FENCE WIRE And SEAPLES, TIN PLATH AND Netals. Ordars by Lattor solicltod, guarantosing that they ‘will bo promptly and faithfully exacuted at LOWEST FIGURES. TO RENT. TO RENT, Several very desirable offices, suites, and single, in Tribune Building; fire-proof, ‘English tile floor, with and without vaults, elevator. W. C. DOW, Room 1 Nevada Block. T0 RENT, A very large room on Fourth Floor Tribune Building, north light, suitable for Architect or Artist; English tile floor, mar- ble mantels, steam heated, ele- vator. W. C. DOW, Room 1 Nevada Block. T0 RENT, Very large room, with wvault, Dearborn-st. front, third story; English tile floor, steam heated, elevator. W. C. DOW, Room 1 Nevada Block. ~TO RENT, Four 4story and basoment Briok Storos, Nos. 63, 65, 60 and 70 Wost Washiugton-st. Stoam pawar it wanted. Also, 2d, 6d and ith floors, contalning 20 rooms, No, % Bouth Cllnton-at. _Inguiru at 16 South Joflorsou st TO RENT, - ‘With or without steam power, round floor, 16 1-2 by 110, No. 74 ‘o8t Washington-st. A.KNISELEY & CO. HAVANA LOTTERY, Royal Havana Lottery, THIE GREAT Txtraordinary Drawing of April 99, Ouly 16,000 Tickets, with 2,007 Full Prizes. (Ono Prizo to ovory 7 Tiokots Whole amount drawn, o, Price of Tlckets In Curroncyt Wholo, Holvos, Quartors, Efthe, Toutlye, Twont B A A R i g Wo ato now propared tg fill or ors. To provont luss b 1, o arpnay Oriae erieel oy e BRI Post ora, 1 Wal P 0. Addrow, Bo¥ 4473, Ranl SCALES, FAIRBANKS® STANDARD SCATmS OF ALL SB1ZEB, ) FAIRBANXKS, MORSE &00 65 WEBT WASHINGTON.81,