Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1873, Page 1

& ooty Masrias. VOLUME 25. ROOFING MATERIAL. CARPET FELY, ROOFING PAINT, BUILDING FELT. BARRRTY, ARNOLD A IHBAL, 230 East Monroe-st. -~ _TO RENT. FICES. A few Very Desirable Offices are offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. ‘With and without Vaults. English Tile Floors through- out the Building. Elevator running during all bueiness hours. These Offices are not equaled In the city. 5 The best for all classes of business requiring a central lo- cation, W. C. DOW, Room 1 Nevada Block. T0 RENT, WITH POWER, Rooms 40 by 160 feet, or of smaller Bizes to suit, 8CHOOL FURNITURE FACTORY, at SHERWOOD’S 103 & 105 South Canal-st. For Rent. The firstclats A No. 1 store, 402100, northwest eorner kest. sud Filthav.: on oasonablo tormis (o, desirablo nant. Agont, Al 7 Bryan Block, 1 1l modorn ‘improvemont ZLaSallo. 1 HN A, YALE, TO RENT. O mees, frst PR aEh LaRailoet, first-class finish and oat /A1, H.'CONDON, Kooni 3. wall lighted, far $19, 81 T EourE Houio Sutace. By HALL TO RENT. ‘Tho large hall known as the H: s gomer TO RENT 0, four storics and by Opposlto now Tromont Houno, . H. CLARKE Room 14, southeast, corner A Ial Btoro 8 Takeat., %6xld vaultand elovator, alatod and Hy . on. ted Stroot Opera House, son-sta., with rooms adjoining, for soaloty meatings, orother inoat hall in tho Woat Divisin: 45 Clark-st., corner Madls urposcs. I the las ooy iod. 1, KRRLER, STOVES, RANGES, &c WARREN RANGES, STEWART COOK STOVES, RICHMOND RANGES, . AMERICAN COOK STOVES, DIAMOND FURNACES, REFRIGERATORS & ICE BOXES, HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS. DALTON & CO., 80 & 82 Randolph-st., near State, ‘Grand Rapids, FINANOIAL, WALKER, ANDREWS & G0, 14 Wall-st,, N, ¥, ADNDRIINWRS & O0., 10 Placo Vondomo, PARIS, Travelers’ Credits Taaued, both In STERLING, on UNION BANK OF LONDON, And in francs on PARIS, UNDER THE S8AME LETTER. Oircular» NotesS, Of £10, £20, and £50 on tho UNION BANE OF LONDOSN. Commercial Credlls: Exchangé on London & Paris. Btocks, Bonds, b - Bl e hnt ol gt aod sl on comml HATS. TER HATS! STIX and FELT. IN ALL THETR VARIETIES J, A STEITH & €0 513 & 515 Wabash-av. | Adam Smith & Son, - Bankers, First National Bank Bulding, southwist corner of State and Washinglon-sts,, Chicago, Dealors in Gold and Bilver Bullion, Bar, Loaf, Bheet, and Granulated farm, for mochanical purposos. hlhznllllt.hmm"i? in oithor ourroney or ooln, subjoot to ChgoK MOt BRSISSE llowod on all datly balancos. Oliwt lIupnflan through the Cloaring Houso as 2 drawn upon any of x bank, Totemit crodiiod, And accounts cdrront rondored montbiye ‘Goin 4bd Currenoy Dratts on Now York, BANKING HOUSE WRENN & REWSTER, 298 Washingtonest. Deposts Recolvod and Intorest Allawod, Goid, Goornment Bonds, Local Btooks, and Commer- ‘olal Papor Bought and Bold, Collateral Loans featars Ta ots busing liava unusual faclltti B CHARLES H. BROWER. R, PARKER PIEROE. PIERCE & BROWER, BROKERS, 98 MADISON-ST. Loonl Btooks, Uommen;hl Papor, Govern~ mont and Wostorn Boourities, Illinois 10 per cont Registered Coupon Bonds. mmorolal Papor form a leading for' the nogotiation of whioh wo “AMIDON HATS And every new style of Hats for Gents and Youths. : Low prices. 164 East Madison-st. d. 8. Barnes &.Co MEAT CHOPPER. REMOVAL. p‘i%g oo i k-] RN MOQE HEs ME S o gfi n3eEs | B oa EQEE- [} Sod In'l('lhn {?:r 1‘“‘“’?]" 7?,‘2"0 d‘fl"fln cut, mnl‘:: I:ma:,mkn. uf 1o mont 1 Goes, In”orte Thliuter e of tha bioak. - or salo by e ORR & LOCKERETT, 170 South Clark-st., Chicago, Donlora in Butldors’ and Gounral Hardwaro, Roal I o Gutiors, aad avery desoription, of Blax Real FEstate Loans. Mooy toloan In sums of 85,000 and upwards on im- proved proporty, at reasonable rates, SHELDON & WATERMAN, 80 Nizon's Building. $50,000 o loan, n sums ¢ i Randoiphat. for thros and six months, on o aut ls. EMIL JOSAPHAT, Bankor,' 164 GRAND RAPIDS EAGLE, Grand Rapids Fagle, Grand Rapids, Michigan, THE BEST MEDIUM BY WHIOH THR MEN WEO ADVERTISE COAN REACH THE TRADE OF Western Michigan. For rates address the pub- lishers, A. B. Turner & Co., ) or apply to COOK, COBURN & CO., Chi- cago. ‘WANT. 'ED. Wanted, Yard Forgman A man of experience and well aoquainted with the yard sorting in the lumber Chicago, to go to the mill to yard, Ta will bo given, ‘pected, amount of e " ences, 17, Tribune o: ards of take oharge of “the right man a pormanent situation Address, stating salary ex- orience, and refor- ce. " NOTICE TO LUMBERMEN. Bitustlon wanted, b a young man of axperlonce, sa salosmmen, o $0 taks ShaTed of & yard: plbrers. " Addrese 1L SL Teue ailon,t o- L0 Presont OPENING. - AT TELBR OLD STAND AGAIN! The elegant HAIR DRESSING and BATHING ROOMS at the SBHERMAN HOUSE will be o;enqd on THURSDAY, A b; n agrooal ptions, four gf hlon dilas ril Wi A, i T SN Openi pening. Pokin Tea Company will open to the publin itoro No. 878 State.st., on Baturdsy, the 12th inef ave, rogardless of expon: 12 tho oommtr, i ity to spond s or0. fitt atoro 2 moro ploasant place {n tho lf hour examining the decor- to tho_pracaes of_curing tea. Herrien 6l now 7 They od tp tho fineat LEGAL BLANKS, Legal Blanks, Ot Rogular Forms cr Printed to Ordor, by COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0., 118 AND 120 MONROE-ST. PRt e A ] HOTE BRIG RIOKCORDB & HUNTOO. A, F. WELLS W, D. REGTO! LS. GS HOUSE, REBUILT, Corner of Randolph-st, and Fifth-av OLD TERNS, 83 PER DAY. formerly ot i ely Iae of Barnes louss, N, Propriotors. wve. ™t} Clorks, Brlgy mar Tt DISSOLUTION NOTICE. CHICAGO BAG FACTORY. DISSOLUTION. J. & 1. Chapma nt. Omaao, April 9, 1873, CHICAGO BAG FACTORY, The buain: The bastan 8 e Jog n will be continued by jatlon, 109 Bouth Water-af B, o s this day dissolved by IN E. d’ll P B N AN, formerly eonducted by Messrs, J, & Vidogned & B M. J, NEAUR & 00, REMOVALS. REMOV.AT. CLARKE, ABBOTT & (0, DEALERS IN RAILROAD SUPPLIES, And Bolt Manufacturers, From 60 & 523 Madlson-at. to 144 T.aalxeo=s REMOVAL. The andorsigned will romave on tho 16th fast., 6 Sonth Canal and 107 South Glark-s! now and spaclous quartors, Nos. 104 and 108 Madison-st., ‘Whore all branchios of his business will be continued as heratofore at the old stands. J. M. W. JONES, Statloner and Printer. CANDIES. JTAMES C. THE Confectioner, Has REMOVED to his Now and Commodious Bullding, NO.50 STATE-ST. REMOVATL. MRS, D, A. TACEKSCON, {gent; haa somored or, Millinory and Lattorn roums to 501 , from Nos. ohla STIMM, ., noar n, whore ahe will be pleassd ta see hor formor customers' and frionds, Sho {a now ready Lo supply the trade with all new and novel de- S0 ip ladienand childven's aortumes for shring wosr. the woll:known Modiate, Wil - ind Glosk Riaking Dobarisent. "0 BUSINESS CHANOES. HARDWARE. A firsol ik of Mardware, good looatiou—cliy, Wil take 34 In Tioal Katate bsiance casli—onmys | Houses. WABASH-AV, near Fourtoonth-st,, elogant homo, ; A'ulE”{l—I‘!:) 7.8, noar Adt, H-room bouso, 87,000~ oy it -han AR .&%n?.m'll)-a.v.h nd Van Duron-st,, Sroom G0L1ong e Shoap. $ . ‘JAUD“ USIIAGILL, EI:nd 83 South Olark-st, FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Lease for Sale. 50 Rooms, in a good looation in thia oity, do- ing a good business, on very advantagoous terms, Oansh required, about $10,000, ¥or furthor particulars apply te g 0. R, FIELD & 0O, Tioom 1, No, 161 Monroo-st, VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. ‘Owing to a change In our buaincss (haviog recently en- gagedin banking), we havo decldod to offer for salo, for the noxt 30 days, a part of our rcal ostate at a bargain : 104x150 foot on Jefforson-at., batwoen Madison and Washington-ats, with substantizlbriok buildings covering the wholo lot. 18342160 fopt, on Canalat., noar Harrlsons 50 feot (with'house) on Forost-av,, noar Donglas-place. Jilook 88, Canalport. Blook18.1a Watker's Bubdiviston of partof Sac. 81,00, 1. N 3¢ of fHilooks 18and 17, same subiivision, 403oros {n . o. 3 Seo. 30, .13, 0ac & . 80, 13, oing Block § ln"lé::dlny'n ‘Subiivison of w 3§ . 5800, . 0ingo. 3¢ of Blocks 11 and 13, and all of Block , 89, 13, W i Soo. 35, 10, 18, ., 8, 3¢ Boo. 10, 89, 13, just subdivided, o 1itg acros ln w. 3 0. w. 3 Sao, 1, 8813, 7% nores, grovo of lenid frantidg north sido of oanal, , 88, 13. 150 lotaln Adam Smith's Subdivision, 122 Iota in Plorsou D. Smith's Subdiviston. ADAM SMITH & SON, Bouthwest corner Stato aud Washinglon-ats. RAVENSWOOD, Ohoice Liots in Olybourn’s Addition, 60x 163 foot, high and thoroughly drained, for sale from $500 to $700 each, on oasy torms, One or two blocks for oalo at o bargain. Apply to ROBERT GREER, 4.9 LaSalle-st. FOR SALE. Acre Property In Scotlons 22, 27, and 28, Town 9, Rango 13, and at Riversido and {irsdalo. Also, & very shoicahroporty noar Weatern and Ogdon-av., east of Douglas Park. Loans nugotiatod on city resl estate. G. 8. HUBBARD, JR., 188 Washington-st. WINES, &c. CHAPIN & GORE, - Nos. 73 and 76 Monroe-st., ‘WHOLESBALE DEALERS IN Fine Whiskies AND IMPORTED Wings, Liguors, and Ciazs. ‘Wo havo socured the Storo No, 73, in connoction with our ald stand, and hava opened withi a comploto lino of rticlos, whioh we aro offering af CROOUIERY, &c. CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, LANMPS, dcc. ‘Wo keop the largost atock in the city of sbovo goods, In original packsgen or open stock, and soll at Now York pricou froo of frelght, Country morchanta are invited to ‘ozamino our goods beforo purchasing elaowhere. F. & B. T AEBEGER, 73 Wabash-av., near Randolph-st, FOR SALE, MATHEMATIOAL - INSTRUMENTS, At J. G, LANGQU'TIU'S, Opticlan, & Btatoste butwoon Washington ud Ratdolph, TREES! TREES! 820,000 worth, sl ““l.d:h."d sizos, for sale choap At the SHEFFIELD NURSERY, 44 Ratlne-ay, R, J. LEWIS, Prop. F7" Tako tho Obleago and Olybatiri-av. cars. - LUMBER FOR SALE. 60,000 foot, Iat Oom, aud Cleac Norway Floorlug. 84,0 foot 24 Com. Norway ¥laoriog, B, 000 feot 4-1noh Norway ‘1l\flflnyh 80,000 foet White Pine Flooring, Iat & 2d Qom, & Clear, 'l‘l'!lilmli-‘ll‘fih Fenoing Btri) " — This Jumbor was |0 your, and wa wi 0 sato 1o simal ot Found fota. A: B WILUOX & GO oo 5, Lumbermon's [£xchsnye, Ohi MEETINGS, Masonie, Serm Shantor Nl Meleqr Cong 3 ‘evoul ok, ~ Work an SR s o ey voulogy L U RINSON: feos Mnsunic.A S swial . B3, A F,and A, AL . mgi:lj:‘::i";llll‘:ljn s’ Nxflnlx“'m" 1?51'::%.' . Z{"fi{'{{x‘:‘uk."nfir » 0. Dogroo, _Hy o oG B0y R UUKER, Hoorotary, CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRii, 11, 1873 WASHINGTOR. - An Adminisiratfon Organ on the Death of Civil Service . Reformi, Ex-Senator Nye Ldoldrg After the Japanese ‘Mission, Whichi - CUole Deolines, The President Cotigratulated ' by ‘Some Quakers oii His Indien Policy. Furthef Argiiients 6n {ile Postal- Car Servico, T Mayor Mediii Resigns “His Position on thie Givil Servise Gontmission, What President Grant S8ays in Accept. ing the Same: Kpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasinyaton, D, O,, April 10,—Tho Balti- moro American this morhing, & staunoch Admin- istration crgan, has thd follotring melancholy tail ovor Clvil Bérvicd Hoform: It dnys i o Wo don’t know o it ia in otuér_Btates, but . Hivil Borvice Reform hus been entirely sbondoned in Marys lnd, Tho Collector, Naval Offlcer, and Burvoyor bavoall been removed, and tho work of -slaughter among tho innocents {n the subordinato ranks hns commenced, 1t is nothing but simplo justico to eay ihat all these officors wero regarded at tho Dopartment 2 among tho moat cficlont in tho servico, Therohavo ot only beon no promotions, but nearly all thosoin the line of promotions go out with tholr principals, Wo nover belloved Olvil Sorvico Roform Lioly to last long tnough £ got it in full operation, and supposed it wan sure to ba disragarded justed aoon as thoro houl boa chango of Prealdents; Wo, \I&nu, howavar; thal ita death will bo officlally promulgaied; and that thers will bo no_mofo announcemonts abbut Examining Boards, and the other impossibilities bred {n the brain of the dbfunct Jencks; Whilst bolleving it, when adopted at Philadelphin; to bo & mbre * cainpaign cateh, we wore willing ' to givo it a fofr telal, andl when'the President announced in his tnaugural hfs do- termination to adhers to it in lotter and spirit, wo thought that it would likely laat during tho Presidona taltorm. It soems to hovo takon bub a fow days of actual experience fu enforcing it to have bLrought alout & chango of mind, as it lina been graduaily ap- proaching dissolution from the timo of its birth, TIHE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN. Tho Virginiang are working thomselves into a, considorable oxcitomont over their forthcoming comprign this summer. The distinctive foa- turcs of this canvass aro that it involves the election of o Legislaturd, whith is to chopso a United States Benator in the place of John Low- is, and tho enactment of &' freo railroad law, which shall tako tho building of rallronds out of tho hands of a fow monopolists, and give ingross to tho Northorn companics now seoking admis. sion into tho Btate. Tho lattor lasue particular- ly influencos tho Conservatives. ’I:hu Inttor nim that on tho Presidentinl eloction their voto fell ono hundred thousand short, but no expoo- tation is had in any quartor that this roserve will rally around the Democratic standard in the com- ing” election, Personal considerations in the nomination for Governor will alao enter Iargoly into the contest, Tho ox-Confederates. aro omorging from thoir oheourity, and their namos are being. ?suurally used for sitions, 11, AL, T. Hunter, who was Chairman of tho Senato Financo Committes prior to the war, ia prominontly montionod na_the Conservative candidato for United Btates Senator, whilo ex- Confoderate Commissionor Oulds ecoms to stand the best chanco for the Gubornatorial nomination. TIIE JAPANESE NTSSION, " Ex-Sonator Colo has informed the Prosident and the Socrotary of Biate that he is not a can- didate for nny foreign appointment. He does not want tho mission to Japan, nor will he ac- copt of any appointmont. The general impros- nion now is that ex-Sonatar Nye will bo appoint- od Minlator to Japan, CONGRATULATORY, Calob Clothior and Willinm Daraoy, of Phila~ dolphia, with James 8, Hulme, of Now Jersey, a delegation from the Socicty of Frionds, calied upon tho Presidont to-day to congratulate him upon tho succoss of his Indian poliey, and olso upon -tho gonoral managomont of tho Administration. They endeavored to koop their visit ss private as possible, but of course it lonkod out. The Prosidont received the delogation with great cardiality, and thanked thom for their visit, He stated that it is his in~ tention to carry out the policy ho hea bitherto pursued, ¢ ANTI-MONOPOLY. Tho Natlonal Ixocutive Committco of tha Workingmen of Amorica held a moating hero last Tueaday. Bpesker Blaino, it appears, was among the liberal contributors to the object of the association, Bevoral roports were received from the organized movements of the agricul- turists in the Wostorn States, assuring cnrnest- noss of the poople as against the opprossions of ovor-grown monopalies, and clup{r? hands for tho practical work that is to 'come in the first ront offort to securo more just and equitable ogirlation. " [To the Asuociated Press.) GREENTACKE. + ‘WasnmNatox, April 10.—Logal tenders out- standing, $958,705,109, TPRODADLE APFOINTMENTS, Itia reported the President will appoint Gen. Lafayotto McLowe, United Btatos Marshal for Georgia. OBDERS I8SUED, The Prealdont to-dny inoued an order chnnfln tho boundaries of the Omulia and Grand Islan Land Districts i1n Nebraskns, as recommended by tho Socretary of tho Interior and Commissionsr of the Gonoral Land Ofics, Senator Hitcheock and ox-Ropreeentative Taato, : Tho Prosidont also divoctod an order to bo is- auod l\?”mg tho rlfizht of way to tho Tlint & Pers harquette Railrond through Township 18, North Rauge 16, Western Michigan, formorly an Indian reservation. APPOINTED. William L, Scru¥gn, of Georgin, has boen ap- oluted Miniator Residontto the United Btatos of ‘olombia. THE POSTAL-OAR BERVICE. New Yonx, April 10,—In tho postal-car in- vestigation, fo-day, Mr, Hinckloy arguod in favor of railrond companios being paid k{ mensuremont inatead of weight for carrying mail matter, and against being compollod patent honting apparatus {n postal-cars, N. Davin, Assistant Buporintend- ont of Postal Sorvice, replied for the Government, and read a’' statement showing that tho Middle and Eastern States railronds were paid an advance of- 20 per cont aince 1867, and in somo instances on Wostorn roada aa high as 100 and evon 150 por cent. . Mr. Davis sald he con- sidored tho poatal-cara’ s nocossity, because of tho time saved in delivoring mail matter, andtho rolie? given the 1.“.1? ‘post-oflicen, which othor- ‘wito wonld Liave to be provided with additional apartments for distributing and rogulating the mails, dr. mnoklog belioved tho new Postal blll would compol the railroad companies to carry tho mnil at a componsation which they mfinrdml in- adoquate, and loavo it optional with the compa- nies to carry the mail or not. Adjourned. MAYOD MEDILL'S RESIGNATION A8 A OIVIL BERVIOE GOMMISHIONER, New Yonx, April 10,—The Times to-morrow prints the following correspondesce : Mavow's Ovrick, Onioaao, April 1, 1873, Ttk_{l? Excellency U, 8, Grant, President of the United ates ; Dian Bin s, An Excculivo order was promulgated on tho I7th of Jauusry, 187J, agalnst the holding.of Btate or municipn] ofiioes by Federal appointees afior tho dih of Mureh, 1873, Usidder this order it would Lo fllegal for mo to continuo to hold the ofliceof Commissioner 0 uso of e Civil Borvice loard uuless I resign {ho ~ Mayoralty ~of Ohicago, .Not fecliig that t° would be expodient to do tho lattor at proaent, I therefore tender my roslgno~ tion of the appointment from you of Oivil Bervice Commissioner, and I hereby tender my thanks for the confidenco you reposed in me in making such l&t}pu‘nh ment, Ialto trust that the rules prepared by ihe Board, and accopted and adoptod by you, will not be abandoned, iguored, or ueglecied of oaforcomnt, b~ Yaticus Tending po-' Hoving a8 T do that thi irmlfmllox_i will texid 1o im- prov and olovate the Givil Horvies, and, hat thos sro ndorsod by tho gront mans of Very respoctfully yours, | tha Awmotfean péople: Jorefii MEDTLE, ExrouTive MANRION, Wasimaros, D, 0., Aprl 0, 1873, DrAn 8 s Upou my retutn o Washingfon I find your latter of tho 1t imatant, resigniug tho position of Commisslotior of the Civil Sorvice Board on account of syour inabllity to liold that position, - togollter With y6ue tesponsiblo ofileo of Bayor of Ohicago. Tappiecialo yopk renaon wiidlo T regrot that tho Board will lona yout valiabls aexvicce, sud in ncoopting your sesignation I beg Lo thank you for your sarncet lahors in tho causo of o?vu Borvico teforud; alld to neure you that tho pirit of tho rulos adopted Wil bo mafutiltied, Vory reapect{ully yours, U, B, Gnaxr, 1o Josopt Mcaly Hony Chicn, i T NEW YORK. The Acquittnl ot Van S16{6iny tho Brooklyn Uxorlcidos=Tha RRecent 213 Joged Smuggling-=Prospective Trous blo £0r tho Colloctor of the Porte=The Lyon StatucwsA @urions Snuitemills inrde--The TacfNow Sllver Oninsde Tho Bull’s ond ix Ernuduseiline collancous Locnl Ne 3 Spectal Dispateh to Ths Chteago Tribund, NEw York, April 10.—United Btates Doputy Mdishat Prvls loft for Chicago to-night, armod withi © weirkitt for tho arrest of o prominont ros- idont of that city Ofi th6 cliirgs of dofrauding “tho Govornment. .. Tho prinonier 14 td &y brought. Toro for trial. s Tho acquittal, in Brooklyn, yosterday, of Van Biokols, on the oharge of poisoning his wifo, chibél & groat deal of dissatisfaction, and tho District Attorney .and Judgé aro severely con- sured,—tha formor for tho wosknoss 0f the pros- ccution, and the latter for thg partiality 6f kil chargo to tho jury, To-day thé omimunity has boon much oxcited over' thd distovéry of two facts that weronot aven roforrod to in tho trial,— that Mrs. Van Bickel's life wana insured for 28,000 and socond, that tho will roforred to so Eonfldontly bg Mr. flpnnnur counsel for the ac- cused, was Hrawit drid sighod after Mre, Van Sickeld wila fiolsonéd; . Hnd theso facts been brought out in_tho triai; they would certiinly Tayo givon Aow forco to BOMD other parts of the euidonce. Mr, Bpencer, in unmm(nfi up tho cusg, 1ald groat omphasis upon the fact that thote hid boen no motive shown why Van Sickels should havo committed the crimo Iaid to his charge; but, whilo doolniming in that way, ho had tho in- surance polioy on the woman's life in Xis pookot. Tho British Consul hns made an informal do= mand upon the Collector for: £60,000 worth of fgoads sizod on tho Algoria o Satardsy, on oiito td tHo Tted River conntry. Ho claimn that thie goods werd in transitd, and that tho authori- ties hidd no moro right to totch thdi tha they wonld articles intondéd for himself: n,lu}fnmffi fblo that he will bring silt dgainst the Colloctor- for dnmnfi?s arising out of - illogal ddtention, Br. Archibald's vlowa dro austsined by thid bost legal talont of tho city; and the wordt of it is, that an oxamination of the Fnekngoa thus far haa uttorly fafled to bring to light any cvidonce of Bm\lggulzfi'. The seizure was mado on'account of the discovery of silks packed in crates of crackery washed ashoro nt the time of the wrock of the Atlantic. J, Wilson MacDonald hos completed his statuo of Gon, Nathaniol Lyon, and it will soen bo given to Castor to be put into bronze. The group ian coloasal one; and ia posullarly notewortiy for its symmotry and vi;.:mudn.m- of action: . 'TT0 mos mont of action is wher, At tho battls of Wiélo 'a Croolt, the Union forces pAnio stricked an 36—: storalizod, Woro crying for o londor, and Gon. Lyon rodo to tho front and said, “{ will lead {Dll'," and then dashed forward to bis doath. It 8 to Lo placod in Liafayotio Park, 8t. Louis, Judi;e ‘Noilson and jury, in the Gity Court of Brooklyn, have yosterdsy and to-day bosn en- }ufi;fl in the trial of a curious suit, between ohn W.-Scaerff, an artist, and the Andos Fire Insuranco Company. Four yedrs ‘ago, Mr. Besorff spont sevoral yoars in designihg and oxooutinga yory largs historicel worl, Fopro- sonting the ‘¢ Trlumph of Libdrty,” which wis paintod at B Louls, Mo, - After its complation, tho srtist toolt his work to Ohioago, and afters ward to Washington, whero he exhibited it with a view of gelling it fo the Natjondl Gov- ernmont, Not : being -ablo to disposo * of it, ho broni;ht it on_to Brooklyn for thie purposs of having It rotouchad, end sfored it in & vacant room of tho building, ¢orner of Marcy avenuo and Hoopor stroot, . D, In tho latter part of Julylast, ho offdcted an fusuranco upon the work with the Andos Insurance Cpmpml?' for $7,000. Ono morning about tho middle of tho following August on §oing to Lis studio, ho found a largo “holo had beon burned nont.the contre of the picture, which hae claims rendered tho pfintiuivnluulum, and he lmn(i\l!‘film suit, to recover the amount of insurance, alleging that tho painting was worth about $15,000. Aftor fim picturo was burned, ho cut the canvass into threo pioces. Tho Compano contost the suit’, firat; ur‘on the ground - that the picturo wag not worth anything like tho smount ‘it had beon insured for.” Various artists wore examined to provo that it was a vory indifferent work of art, and that, undor favorablo circumstances only, it might sell for from §500 to $1,600; aoc- ondly, that tho picturo was not destroyed by the injury it sustained, but could have been easily ropaived, and rondered mearly as valu- able os bofore, sud that thoy are lisble only for ' the mctual injury resulting - from the firo; and, thirdly, that, under the circumatancos, thoy wro justifiod in olloging that tho owner himself damaged tho picture with a’view of recovering the insurance, the painting being o sort of elephant ou bis hands, which ho waa unable to dispose of. Mr. Beaerfl states that, on the morning he discovered the picture burned, he found s lighted candlo and & box of matches bohind tho can- vass, placed thore he knew mot by whom, although Le Busgunlud that the vandals were somo young men who wore actunted by tho spirit of rovenge, ho baving rofused .to allow ifiom to see the work. - During the trial the car- toon, which is sixteon foot long by twelve foot high, was suspended from tho gaillery of the court-room, and gavo the placo the appenrance of an art gallery. The trial iu still in progress. 170 the Astociated Press,) New Yonx, April 10.—The rainors’ and Driv- ers' Protective Association, Inst evening, ex- pressod their gratification at tho friondlinoss of the Doxter Park Associntlon, of Chicago. A forfoit of 8250 o side has been doposited in the billiard championship game between Uyrille Dion and Maurico Daly, t0 bo played May 16, The_speoie dealers” aro complaining " of tho United States Mint for delaying tho iustie of tho now- silver coins. Officinls state that tho new dies are not ready, and that thoy cannot issue coins from the old ones. John Hanlay, the youthful heva of the Allau- tlo disaster, visited tho Btock Lxchinnge, to-day, aud recoived 288, Frosh ovidence is boing discovered dally, at the Bull's Head Bank, clontly pointing out the dofautters, nad toading to inculpate othors mot ot montionod. One of the bLookkoopers- has eon placod undor bonds to apponr as o witnoss on tho trinls of Morritt and Yock, Tho firet yellow fover pationts seon at quaran- tino this senson arrived yesterday from Rio. Jauelro, Tho authoritios Liave taken overy pre- caution to arrest the pruf;mu of the disense, and bayoe no fear of a goueral opidemic. James O, Kiug, awaiting tuinl onan indictment for the willful murdor of Anthony O'Neill, ia in an advanced stago of consumption and linble to an early death, Nixon, who is uudor sentunce to be hangod, is improying, and Dutch Hoinrich, the colebrated boud robber, is insano, United Statos Marshal Harlow tu-day, attached the steamor Oity of Mexico, of the Alexandria Lino, under a ponalty of §400 duo tho Unitod Btaten for violation of the Shipping lnwa. Mrs, Meyera rewains in prison, not having yob furnighed the required surety for hor appear- anco o8 & witness in the Goodrich case, 'The in- quost will bo resumed to-morrow_ oveniug, whon o vordiot will probably be reachod. . Tho romains of J. II, Trico, one of the viotima of tho Atlantlo disastor, arrived hevo to-dny, ‘Thio docensed was n residont of Mount Vernon, Waostchostor Qounty, whore tho funeral will take placo on SBunday, ‘This aftornoon Carl Voght, the alloged mur- dorer of Chevulior do Biauco, was arvested by tho United Htatos Marshal, ‘Llie aftlduvits in the case woro mado by Roiuling, tho Gorman Consul at this port, who maiutaing the case comes with- in the jurisdiction of his Government. Tho Labor Quostion, day was brutally boaton and unnaturafty muti- Intod By strikors, ‘T'hé sttike of the gas men 18 consldered o fail- uro; To-dsy o mimber of gns mon from other cltién arrived it the Now York Company's worka 1y stoamdy, and nioré Itafinns woro rolioved trom dlty fo thélz, gront foy. Tho gas motors aro filling, and boforo the ond of thd wack tho officors nay ovorythirg will be qnlng on with the old timo -roguinrity. Tlid polica aro atill on guard, and tfils morning arrestdd two etrikors for nnunull(nr; workmon. Tho car drivors on tho Bolt Lino, to havo struck to-doy for £2.76 have £2,28 by tho Company. New Yonrg, -April 10—Midnight.—Per contra 1t 1n statod Hink tho strikors hield a privato moot- ing to-night, and to-morrow night linyo o ,mnss mooting. The President of tho CGasmon's So- cloty snys tho organization is now comploto, and that a gonoral strike will result Dsforn a wook, WALL STREET. Roview of tfi¢ Ffioriey, Itond, Gold, Stock, nnd Irodti¢s Markots, Speciatl Dispatch to The Chledqe Tritnne, Mew Yonx, April 10.—The monetary sftiation wes marked by fncrcased case ontly in tho day, whoti 6@} loand wera mado at 1-10 ovor to Batur- day. In tho aftérnooir, wiion It was announced that ulxty"i brokers had beéu subpamsed bofore tho Grand Jury on the b A L s e diym in lato siroot doalings, This opparent’ scarcity Wad attributed by somo to foar of the 1aw, and by otiidri to & disposition on the part of londors to rotalinte by withdrawing thelr capital from market, ‘Tho roceipts of onrranty to-doy woro smallor than on yosterday, ofiimg io intsrruptions to railroad travel with tho Wost érvged by tho recent froshet. The total roceipts to-day weré dbout 81,600,000. Thore was an im-~ roved feoling it meredntile papor, primo - being E'ufl ot 10 to 12 por ¢ént: 3 goty uiet snd stondy, betwoen 1177 sud 1183, a‘rnna\u-y sold éyf,suu,noo to-doy at current COMMERCE OF THE fORT. Tha imports at this port-will be very light this swoek, The dry goods are estimated at loss than. gi,gu_o, 00; aud the genoral morchandiso at aboltt 4,760, % " who werg boon offored was Tho rates. B EXOHANGE, Forolgn oxchitigd wwiis atrong and higher, with s moderate busincas, STOORS wore qulot but firm durin, the' gredter gmlkm of tho day. Tho Jeadin; o8 advanced. 3{ to b 13 por cent, but tow: 8 o'clock they tuined, and general doclino i ces of 3¢ to 1 per can‘, was noted from tho highest point; Panams was axooptionally weak, and doclined ffom 108 to 0d; with _onI‘y o _alight recovory ab th clong, 'ho most notivo dealings wero Pacitic Mail; Woutorn Union, Moy York Central, Lako Bhore, and Rock lsland, In tho late aftornoon” doal- ings, Rock Island sold at 1105 ?lflfl%, ox-divi- dond, Smafl’ purchases "of ~difforent stocks ander tho rule were made during the attorncon, The lending featuro in tho véry latest dealingd was PacificMail, which advanced to 6734, and imparted n firmor tono to tho rost of the Jist, t was somi-officially reportod this afternoon that the Now York Central loan of £3,000,000 storilng, or $10,000,000, Lisd baen nogotinted in London at about 96, gold. Pacifio bonds wero firmer, Boston, Hariford & Erie firats advanc- edtod's A 2 DOXDE. doverniments woro firm, with an active demand from foreign bahkers, HOLIDAY. : To-morrow will he observed 29 j5)}19":1;1 in the ftock, Gold, Produce, and oll"" £ Yxchanges, bub the Treasury, bauks; and bankars’ oflices will ba opon for business. e S e PRODUCE. Tho domand for_trade .and famf flour is light. Those are- irre; -ados oro steadior, and in fair roquost.. . Bales, ,800 brls i recoipts, 10,882 brls. - Holders apring whoht werd fifmer in thair vii¥s, but! domand is Umited, nhlufl{‘fnrmilflng.- inter is’ woll hold: . Sales, 47,600 bu ; receipts, 17,860 bu.. Pork was moderately adtive and stondy, with. salen of cash and regular, 160 brla at 17.874¢ for now mesg, and 816.635¢ for Woatern primo mesy - and 517,00 for thin meas) for futuro dolivery, 760 brls ot $17.60 for May and June. Receipts, G35 mckages, Cut meats wero moderatoly active. Bry enlted ehoulders have declined, and 260 tos Bold at 63¢0, tho busor paying brokerago ; also, 75 bxs piokled bollies, 13@14 Ibs, at 1 guo}:o, and 5,000 1bs do, 10 1bs, at 103a ; pickled hame, 11}¢@130. Roooipts, 8,208 pkgs. DBacon - was rathor quiet. Bhort cloar has sold to tlio extent of 800 boxoes Westorn at 91¢c, and 150 bxs city at 96-160. Long cloar quoted at about Di¢o, and senrce for Westorn, ~Lard was modorately ac- tivo and sbout steady. Westorn for April waa quoted at_834@8 15-160, without businoss; For future delivery, 1,500 tcs for May sold at 81-160; 40 tes city sold at 83¢o. Rocoipts, 2,010 packagos. [Z0 the Assoctated Press.) A commotion has boen creatod in Wall streot by the announcemeut that the Grand Jury has summoned several leading baukors, who aro in- clined to toll all they kuow about the cliques al- ready formed and now forming, and to give tho names of usurers. Thoro wore minotoon bids for gold to-day, amounting to ©06,072,600, st from 117.88 to 118.19. The smount sold was 1,500,000, at from 118.13 to 118,19 CINCINNATI The Tract Soctety~The Musical Festi« wval == Elcction IReturus == Women’s Foreign Missions. CiNeinNaTI, April 10.—The American Tract Sovioty, of Now York, and the Western Tract and Book Bocioty, of Cincinnati, huve united, Heronftor thero will bo only ono depository in Cincinnati, whoso fleld consists of Ohio, Indians, XKentucky, and Tennessco. Tho funds con- tributed in future will go to the Goneral Bonevo- lont Fund, and ono-tenth of all tho Amorican Tract Soclety gives away will be used in the Cin- oinnati fleld. The rolioarsals for the musical festival, to commence on the 6th of May, are now occurring froquently, and are of the moat satisfactory naturo. Prof. Bingor, the representative of Theodore Thomas, highly commonds tho ofi- clency of tho Cineclnnati chorus, Worlamen are busily employes in getting the Lxposition Hall in roadiness for tho great musical ovent. The sale of scnson tickets commoncos on Mouday. It is claimod to-night that tho ofiicial connt of votes elocts D, T. Wright, Liboral Rngulnlnnn, to tho Constitution al Convention over John W. Harrod, Ropublican, by 16 mejority, The result will, howevoer, not bo promulgated officially till to-morrow, Peck, Liberal, ia cloctod over War- rlni’;lon, Ropublican, for Gity Bolicitor, by 17 bisiids of majority. ‘The t{lrd annual moeting of tho Woman's Torelgn Missionary Bociety, Cincinuati Branch, was hold here to-day, with Mrs, Bishop Ciark residing. Tho reports of the Corresponding gnumtnry shows muournfilng progress during tho yenr. Ono hundred and six auxiliarysociotics hiave organized, making the whole numbor 811 distributed through Olio, Kentucky, and Wost ' Vieginia, Tho rocoipts for tho yoar ware 810,050, 5,000 of which have gone to Indis, and 85,000 to China. Dr. Dorsty, Ropublicau delogato to the Constitutional Couvention in Minmi County, ncoording to o docision to-day, Is elacted by ama- Jority of 620, THE WEATHER. Waor Dopartment IRoports and Proge nostications, War DepAnTaENT, OvvicE o¥ TnE Onier Bia- NAL BERVIOE, DivisioN or T'ELEGNAMS AND Re- PONTE ¥OR THE BENEFIT OF COMMEROE, WASHING= 70N, D, 0., April 10,—Drobabilities—Tho barom- etor will continue highest on IFriday over tho Bouthorn and Middle Atlantio States, with gon- orally olear-.wenther and rising temporature, ‘Tho prossure will fall decldedly, with possibly a storm-contro in tho Bouthwost, For Now Lng- land and tho Middle States, rising barometor, cool wosterly winds, and olear wonthor, Ior the Lake roglon, wosterly winds, backing to tho Bouthwost, with partly cloudy weathor. The afterncon nlogmfimu reports aro misuing from tho extromo Northwest, and the Florida and Toxaa conuts, po R New Yonk, April 10.—A Worlingman's Con- vontion in to bo lield in this city, on the 22d in- siant, to take action to insurc the spoedy on- forcomont of tho Light-Hour law, Tho work- ingmen in gonoral have little sympathy with tho ngnnmm, aud donot care to Invite & Tepotition of the dlsastor of & year ago, A Gorman on his way to tho gas-works yostor- ftallrond Now: CLEVELAND, O., April 10,—A Iarge number of atockholders of tho Cloveland, Columbus & Oln- clunati & Indiunapolis Rallroad, among whom are such woul knuwn citizens as W. D. O, Ot(ad T, D, Orock, F, Brown, Judgo Caldwoll, an othors, have determiuod to reslvt tie propossd itiotiy . money, | ar, ‘but low- 1 "Wt away with tho ombaskmont Jusf NUMBER - 235. inoreaso of stock and {lio Josse of the road to the Atlantlc & Groat .Westorn Company, &Thoss stotitholdors claim that thio 85,000,000 now stock in wholly ftnaalled for, and is proposed only for fraudulont dtid corrupt purposos, and thet the At- Inntlo & ‘Groab Western Company, with its 100,000,000 bonds, i opolossly insolvent. Spectal_Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TLASALLE, Ill., April 10.—The work of making # trroliminary survoy of tho route of tho Lafuy- otto, LnSnlle & Olinton Raflrondhasbeon pushed northward t0 the south bank of tho Illinois Rivor, opposito tho city, and the Oblef Engineer voporls .that _the farmom along tho lino Lavo, witlt romarkable unanimity, oxprossod tholr wil- lingners to donato tho right of way, Tho oxact poiut at which to cross the Illinois River, to con- noct with this city, will probably be determined ina day or two. Ravgtan,. N.' O, April 10,—Thoe Btato to-day anod out before Judge Wntts o writ of injunction ngainat A. 8. Buford, Presidont of the Noith Carolin Tatlrond, and sil omployos of enid road, revonting o change of geugo of said road from. Erennnhum to Charlotto, aud the injunotion was forved.' Tho gango was to hnve boon changed in o day or two, -which would ouable trains from the Danavillo Toud to pass through to tho South, and to bo dono in the jutorest of tho Ponnaylva~ nin Contral, [ * WasmiNaTon, April 10.~Tho Bixtli Presby- toritn Oburch has boen nwarded 11,600 dam- agos from the Baltimora & Potomac Railrond, for lnfllug o track in immediate proximity to the church proporty. i % SPRING FRESHETS. Wil Stages of Water In Enstorn and Westeril Xtlvers -we Destruction of Proporty =an Fritniifes - Heeking tho MNighlands-<iYotention’ 0of Inilway ‘wrainn. A Dernorr, Mich., April 10.—~The rainy wenther during the'past four days has hod o disnstrous offoct upon tho railroad business of tho whole Btato. %?vdi"y’ fine is pufforing_moro or leus in- convenionco. Tracks ont tho Flint & Pere Mar- uotte, on tho Jackesor & Lansing, and on the Dotroth & Lnnsing aro all aufferug from tho wa- $ar, and all tho roads of tho Stato uro throatencd by riaiog ordeks and large strodme, At Chatham 6 water is flliflltolm feot_high, threatuning groat dafifgo fo the ship-yards, TrrusviLLy, P .April 10.—Tho Alleghony Tilyer still continues at tho floud-etago, hnving risan four inches to-duy. ‘The wator is nearly up to tha docond floors on Senaca and [Low streotd, at Oll City, whilo portiona of the ‘fiat on both the onat and wekb sidos aro flovded. Trains on tho Franklin Branolt of tho Atlantio & Great ostern Railway. are discontinuod between Xunklin and Oil City. The track in some places i tniéo to four foot:under water.. We hour of no extentive losscs of property g0 far in conse- -quonce’of the high wator, D Onsana, April 10.—~Tho river is 14 fook 6 inchoes above low wator mark, and on tho stand, ruuning full of. hoavy ico. ' Spectal” Dispatch to The Chieage Tribune, La8atts, April 10.—Tho Illinols River has consed to rlse, and is now at & stand, Twonester, N: Y., April 10.—The flood is about tho nnfim aaty::;to ay but much higher in @ uppor valloy of Geneseo, wAm‘l’Snn, N. Y., April 10.—Tho Oswogo Rivor i the highest since 1865. Bovoral frame build- ings wore uwep: away and others injured. The dsm at Noye's woolon factory was also torn awdy, and fiflmlu carried down stream, involving o loss of 5,000, : A Lrrrne Rook, April 10.—Threo iron piers, onch B0 foot in longtls, of tho bridge now being eonstructed here: over. the Arkandss River, for tho Cairo & Fulton Railroad, wore washed down Inst nigiit by tho sapidly rising river.: ‘Che losa in eatimated st 30,000 Tho rivor has rison about 20 foet during the post forty-eight hours, and ia il ising rapidly. o Liftle Itod Biver is overflowing Ftu banks, Tho Whito Riveris et Velrly hl%x“. fl’l::[g Misslesippi Rivor ia 22 feet, il ray 3 @ a“d'stflfi(ufgl l)%m(ehgu The Chicago Tritnne. ‘| . Orréwa, Dl April 10.—About 100 foot of the ok on the "Fox Jliver Valloy Brauch of the Ohicago, nrllngkgln & Quinoy, -two milos above on, énd six miles north” of Olluwa, wore % t night. No trbins have croasoed since, but conneotions have -1beon made on timo by traneforring pqflaongfi:fl +[.and oxpréss goods to trains.on eithor side. 8 track {o being repaired ag fast as possible. Auvnona, Iil,, April 10.—For some days tho watbr of Fox Ifl.v_nr has been on tho rise, though witHout doing sny sorious damage that we hear of, until, Iast eyening, it 8o undormined the rail- | tond bridge and thie track of the Fox River Rail- way, at Bereus, as to pravent tho arrival of trains at Aurora this morning trom Ottawa. A large forco of workmdn, howover, aro to-day ropairing tho damage, and it 18 oxpectod that trains will bo ablo to pags in'a fosw houra. - ! i THAMESVILLE,” Ont., April -10.—The groatess flood known lierd for fifty yonrs, is dovastating _this locality. Many families have been com- polled to' movo, and others have taken refuge in tho upper storics of dwellings, Farmhouscs aro inundsted, and horses and cattlo are etrug- gling to roachplacos of eafoty. In tho principal stroots the wator io four feat GOBP, and the Post- Ofico and soveral storea can_only bo roachad by boats. Tour bridges ou tho Grand River have beon,carriod away. ., ; PN S AP — RINCETON, ILL. Anti=Monopoly Convention To-Dry— Suit for Damages Growing. Out of % ¢ g,egalPare ? Tendor on the ook Asland Railrond. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Priyoeton, I, March 10.-The Burozu County Anti-Monopoly Convention will bo held to-morrow, April 11, for the purposo of selecting delogates to the Fifth Judicial District Conven- tion, which ia called .to moot in this place April 80, to nominate & candidato for Judgo of the Sa- promo Court. - 8., V. Riloy, of Miuoral, in this county, who was ojocted from the Rock Island curs as that plnco a faw day sinco, has Just brought suit agaluist tho Company in tho Buronu Cireuis Conr for §5,000 damnges, having beon serioutly in- {umr.l in his fall from tho cars, Cond: r Wheoler Lad attempted Lo put a numbor o! ot er passongors off the train, who had tend fhio " logal faro,” and, supposing that Mr. bolonged to tho pacty, protty rouzhly b him,and finally threw him off the train. Riley arhoumatio eripple, but tho conductor scensed 1o boso much oxcitod that ho did nob wait Lo eca whother the regular fare would bo tendered or not. If Riley's statoment be correct, tho aciion of the conductor was a gross outrage. OMAHA. Heavy Shipments of Silver Builion.= Expedition Up the Yollowstoncs=Seca rotary Bellkknap and Party. Ouaa, Neb,, April 10.—Tho shipments of sil- ver bullion ovor the Union Pacifle Railroad for the first nine days in April amounted to 40,480 pounds, or an nverage of 4,600 pounds 083’ day, the value of which it not far from $675,000, The bulk of the shipments wore from Californis, Utah, and Novada. Thly evoning tho steamer Koy Wost is sxpoct- od to loavo Bioux City for tho Yellowstone, Cant. Grant Morris in commaud, 1t is oxpeoted that Socrotary of War Belldap, Gon. Shoridan, and thoir party are to muko tho trip, Bteamers have gone a short distance up the Yellowatono at various times, not furthor thau thirty milos, and this expedition proposos cxplor- ing “for a considerablo distance up the stream. Luminent soiontists have long pronounced the Valloy of the Yellowstone as ouo of tho most re- markablo sections in Amerios, and it is to be lioped that, during tho coming summor, wo shull bo told somothing of its wondors. —_———— A Murderer Wants Anothoer Trinl. WasminatoN, April - 10.—The counsel for Wright, convicted of tho murder of Rogorski, to- dny ontorod a motion for a now trial, taking ox- coptions to the chargo of the Court and also on the ground of nowly-discovered avidence, The motlon will be arguod on Monday. i o il B8 Lulke Navigation. DETRoIT, Altn'll 10.—The steamor Dominion, which came through from Wallacoburyg this nmrnln{; reports that tho 8t, Clair flats ura ull cloar of foo, and_tho Olovoland nteamors this morning roached their destiuations promptly, finding no ico to contend with on Lako Lviv, g e Califormin Farmerss 8an Fravotaco, April i0.—1he Farmors' Btato Union adopted ronolutions in favor of muking thia & froe port, and have under diioussion a rosolution in favar of adopting Wnited Biaieg ourrency throughout tho itate,