Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1873, Page 5

THE COURTS. Tho Decislon of the Supreme Court in the Pv & R L R Ry Appeal Case. The Peculiarities of the Remittitur sssLotter from “ P. B. P." Another Suit for Unpaid In- terest on Railroad Bonds. The Chicago Smiith Family- as Traders in Distant Lands. 4. Curlous Bill Transaction in the l’pycdn IRR. Chandler Tstate. I PEORIA 4 TOCK ISLAND RATLROAD DECIFION. By somo unfortunato and inexplicablo mis- -ohanco, tho oponing paragraph in tho article hoaded **Tho Railroads,” in” yesterday's Trim- i, wos mado wholly unintelligible, andwe now summarize tho cnso as it ought to bave beenpre- :gontod bofore, The Coal Valloy® Mining Com- pany (Peoria) fled abill in chanoory sgainet tho Poorin & Rack Island Railrond Company to com= pol tho latter to porform a contrant and anjain a bronch of the same, The Court granted tho in- Junction prayod, and the case was carriod on ap- poal to tho Supreme Court. Itwas shown innt tho Conl Company had ncquired somo title to tho Rock Islnnd & Peorin Railrond Company (ovnors of a rond from Rock Islaud to Poorin), subjoct to a mortgago to sceuro tho paymont of $160,000 of bonds ; and on tho 4th of Soptember, 1869, tho snid Rtailrond Company mado &n agroo- mont with tho Conl Company respecting tho modo of paying.the intercst on said bonds, of which the following was ono of tho provisions : And tho adid party of the first part for iteclf, its suc. cestorn, and neslgns herehy ngrees 1o poy sold party of tocond part, tho sum of $10,500 per annum, aninter- «cat on tho siim duo eald porty of tha rccond part, on nccount of the surrender of amd wock mud kaid coupons, aud_tho releana of eald claime, which sum shall only bo payable in track rervice, for tho traneportation of coal over tho ' ruid road {u Rock Talaud County, at tho ratoof 1% cents per ton per milo, always computing the distatico as 11 aulles, thus mnkiug tho rato 15 cents per ton for tho ‘uso of the truck, whether tranaported that distence or ot and, fu coneideration tliat- tho eald party of tho recond part sgreen tonceept tho right to transport %0000 tons of cual during enoli md_ cvory year ovos 110 To3d a8 nforesaid, with its own motive power and Tolling stock, in full sulinfaction of said sum of £10,600, whether it trinsporied_thet mouut or not, and on or Taforo the 10th day yarty of the first yarb for nuy oxcom I may Erausport over sald 70,000 tous in or during tho year then nozt preceding, at tho rato of 16 conts yer €., it I hereby agreed thal said parly of the first Jart s wcconsors bnd uekigus, sl oy iald party of #ho tiecond purt, 60 conts per ton on nll tha coal trans. orted by any party, excopt aufd parly of the second yurt, over sad vullioad (o the north side of Rock River or ovor the bridges whick »e'd party of tho first part mny uso {n crossing aaxd river, which aum of 50 centa et tou thie sald patty of tho second part shali bo onti- ¥led to to ke up any deficit which may have oc- curred, or may Dereatter aceur, in tho 70,000 tona aforesaid,” *Payment fovoll {lie coal so traneported uring cach month shall bo mudo by enid party of the 3L pact, {8 BUCCLHIOT OF Wkald1tA, 0 Bnil parcy of the +ecoud pirt, wicin ten duys of (1o expiration ‘of said mouth, und If s porty of the firs par, iy stcess- rn or asaigus, sholl faii fo pay the samo’ within tho abovo limited time, (ho right of any and all parties, excopt gafd party of tho seeaml part, to trausport conl wversald roud to {hio north sido of Jonk Liver, or over «afd bridges, shall cczro and become exclustve i padd | urly of the kecond part, and 8o retasin unifl raid poy- ‘menit {s made—it tolug the objogt. and iutention of his coutract to give o paxdy, vacept exid varty of the socond part, any riht to tratsport conl over sad rond #0 tha noril side of Rock River, or ovor eaid bridges, ~ouly when fhers s nothing Ao ikder this provision 1o old party of the second part, -Aud tho eald party of ho second pars loveky aracs {0 perform ull tho duties whichasid party of the fitst st Its Aucacasors or 1y 0wo to tho public, Ro'ur as tho_travspor- 1 {8 concarned betweon Ozl Valley and Tock Islund, and nll futervening points, chargini such ‘Tates therel il conl wiih x ‘coagors or acsfim#, ny bring to Goal Valloy, destgued Lor Tock Tsland anid folervening pointe, the ‘said party Jariy of the eccond part will, 4t ull tlmes promptly {raueport, ut ouch ratcaas it tuay ressonably and Inw- fully chargo thereur,, < 1t will bo scen that tho objnct of thin agroo- ment was to restiain the Railroad Company car- xying coal for olher prties, or allowing other Jpartics Lo earry coal, over a certain portion of the road; in other words, granting runzing pow- ere over{ho lino used by the' Coal Company on tho north side of Rock River. 'ho toclk Ialend . & Peoria Raflrond Company iterwards consoli- «ated with tho Peoriz & Rock Islaud Railropd- Company, under the lattor name, and :weoro chinrgod with violating tho sid egreemont (which thoy had assnmed), and this bill was substan- tinlly to comjiel thom to pay tho 50 conts for all tic coal they bLad so carried, and to . restrain their cairying any coal in violation Vo _said sgreeinont, Vitlout pagiug tho 60 cents Tho ruling of the Suprome Cottrt was that tho ‘Conrt ¢f Chancory had no gowar to rostrain tho Coanpany cursying conl, thas boing on obligation -owed to tho public under the charter, and boing altogetlier n different question from the pay- anent of ponalties for e violation 6f & contract ns -between the parties, Whilst the contract might bo binding on tho rallrond company, as regards the payment of tho monoy penalty, it was not biuding on the raflroad company 80 83 to ro- virain 1 from necommodating - the publie, The grounds for tlia decision Dhave Leen alroady .given. BUIT OX RAILROAD DONDS. Thio cnso of tho Portemouth Savings Bank v. "Town of Concard eame up_before Judgo Blod- gett, in the United Slates Cireuit Court, yeutor- alsy.” T is on nction to recover interost'duo_on Boiids insued by tho Town of Concord, I, Tho Concord Common Cauncil voted £25,000 in aid of “Aho Chiengo, Liafayelto & Vincounos Railroad on -eondition that its lino ebould run through thelr o raigo thomoncy bond to that amount wero placed in the hauda of Mr, Young, Presi- +deut of tho Chicago, Danvillo & Vinconnos Rail- road, who succceded in solling thom down Enst. -Of the total nmount, tho Portwmonth Bavings Bank took $20,000, at tho ratoof 90 conts on tho dollar.” 1t uppowrs that iho railrond ~docs not fulflll tho conditionn upon which * tho bonds wero inaucd, but runs throo miles out- eldo of Concord, and consequontly tho bonoflt it sifords that place is by no moans What was an- “ticipated. In tho monutimo tho firet 10 per cent intoroot lina fallon duo on tho bouds, and the Baviugs Bank brings this nction to rocovor it. *Cho ufiy declines to pay. Tho only witness brought by the counsol for the prosccution waw Goorgo R, Dunning, the Supervisor of the town, avho provod tho issuoof tho bonds. "ho counsol Hor tho dofonno called Geo, Wright, Sam. Wara® avick, Robt. Carr, John B, Hill, and . Simons, who' testified that the ngreoment coma to bo- gmoen tho city and tho Tallvay was that 1t should wun through tho city, mako it a point, and build w depot theve; and. that it had not beon kopt. “Thoy kold that undor thesa_ ciroumstancen they 8. ward, on the 1at of April, 1878, doféndantn prom- Ised to pay the noto & complainant o roquost ; that, .though ofton requosted to do 80, dofend- anta hiave not yot patd tho smount, nor any part. thoreof, and complalnant sools dnmngos thorofor amounting to 80,000, TIIE COURTAIN DRILF, * Tn Judgo Rogers’ Coutt tho cnwo of Biasoll v. Blugor was triod. Tho plainlift wought to ro- covor §480 commission ona snle of the following ronl eatato for dofondnnt, viz. 1 Lote 45, 47, b0, 1,2, 19, by School Trustens’” Bubidivision, Boce ton 83, 40, 14, Jury found for dofondant. Another sult to ‘recover renl eatalo ngont's commisslon was brought Ly Ilenry P. Georga ngainst Jumes and Jomos P, Owon. Plainti rold defendant house No, 1445 Wabash nvenuo, and claimy 202,60 a8 his porcontago, Tho caso will be concluded this morning. Tho ecaso of Wolf vi New, in Judge Booth's Court, an action o1 an account, resulted in tho “plaintift gotling £2,011.08 damages, Tho day was consnmed in_ Judgo Troo's Court in hoaring tho suit P, Goldman v. Isnno nd Bortha Dahifng, an notion for falso arrest aud imprisonment. The bogiuning of the affair was o row botwoon tho partios o the suit, which resulted 1n Goldman's nrrest and trinl boforo Justico Iaines for disorderly conduct, Acquitted thore, ho was roarrosted and cast into tig clialis of Hunyon, who also xelonsod him, but not until ho had suffered somo hours' dur- auco vile, aud beon under arrest for nweok. Tho evidonco being henrd, the counsol for both sides walved argumont, and the jury wore in- structod to ronder & ronled vordict, .In Judgo Porter's Coutt, tho caso of Taylor v. Forbes wont by dofault, plaintiff gotling §1,801.85 danagos. - 1u tho injunction in the ‘cnso’ of Trigols v. Culver, bofore Judggo Gary, which was disniissed, tho dnmages wore augosred nt $107.60. One Willinm II Whilly is roquired at Justico Yant'Woud to nnswor wchnrfuot perjury; which hois nlloged to have committed in Judgo Gary's Court on the 2d innt. * * e .In Judgo Willinms' Cotirt, tho case of Warron aud Polton, of Now Yorl, agrinst Lovi Wing & Co., baukors, of this, city, wis up on o _motion of dofondants to dissolve an injunction brought l-\?' platntifly lil!nhmb thom-to restrain thom from disposing of t\o promissury notos amounting to over £8,000, which liad' beon pledged fo Lovi Wing & Co: ns collatoral stourity by ono Ontrom for “mouncy ho . had borrowed., Ostrom brought tho nofes loro in_ Bay, 1872, to bave them.. discounted .to- pay a debt owing by his principal to Warren and Por- king. Instead of o doing, ho pledged thom to Lovi Wing & Co,, and afterward sold ono of thom absol utoly: "Tlio_ ariumonts woro not cou- cluded at tho closo of, tho Court, Josoph Pollak, County Clerk, yostorday deliv- orcd. the Assossors’ books for West Ghitago to Adom L Amborg. e In the Criminal Court, Julia' Dickson was charged with stealing a watch aud chain from Mary Hendrickson., E’llo }mrtins to the suit aro not of o cluss onnoblod with o superfluity of vir- tug, Tho caso will bo concludod this morning. In the Circuit Court, Androw Robbing sucs M. Gollfind, in nasumpsit, for 82,000, of Janunry of each yor, to pay umid. &0 it liablo for the bonds. The cngo was takon undor advisoment. AN UNCONSUMMATED TRADE. TIn the Superior Court John W, Balcock files a - bill for upeeifle, porformance of agreomont on- torod into botwoon himsel? osud Charles M. and Goorgo ‘O. Brith, of Chicogo, and thoe “Iluron Salt aund Lumbor Muanu- Tacturing Company,” of Michigan. Tho par- itios in this suit entered into a contract for tho oxchango aud galo of proporty. Tho land in quostion i describod as an undivided 3¢ of 120 wactions of land In tho fitato of Wisconsin, which Babeack wus to receive from a Bonrd of Commis- ionors appointed by the Wisconsin Loglslaturo for buikling o military rond 40 miles in longth fron Fort Williing, Coppor Iarhor, Keowoonnw ‘County,toTort Howard, Groen Bay. Hiith was to eonvoy to Lubeock the Huron Balt and Lumbor «Comprny and mill, aud 52 aeresof land, and also 0 pay hin 24,500, Complainant alloges that ho 1x dadirous of fulfilling the terms of tho conlract, ybat that tho defendants hiave failed to fwrrurm stior puit. Complainant brings the Vil to on- iforco dolendanty’ fultliiment theveof, CURIVDH BILL TRANBACTUN, In the United States District Court, Bidnoy A, Hent, Aniguce in bunkrnptey of Poylon K. t Conndior, fu-mgu o uuib i assumpsit “agaiust iLwane It uud Willis M, itk for $8,000. Com- * plafuaut wvors that, on tho Iot of January, 1673, i Hofondants gave Glndlor a damund proniusor, Jsto for §1,432 21, with 10 per cont interost until paid; e on tho ab of June, 1872, bofore Casndler Lecamo bankrupt, he domandod the aymont of {ho noto; that on the 10th of Auguat, [ 2, Chadlor wan allogod a baukrupt, and com- that aftor- isiuant wid avaojutod Assigneos Benjamin O. Finnoy bringn action in treapass on the caro, ot the Buperior Court, againat Moses Hirsch, lnying damngos at $10,000. ¥ ' ORIMINAL COURT ITENS, Ono J, H. Farroll was n wort of villago office~ ‘holdor in one of the nascent suburbs of tho city, and, in ordor to_securo himself satiafactory ro- muneration, he, it ia nlleged, forged the neue of P. T, Itottonfen to an order for #5600, Tho case was continuod. Ayouth namied John Mullivs, 15 yonra of ago, was chargod with attompiug to commit & rapo ~upon o chilid 6 yenra of-nge. . Judgo Faraoll do- cided that the evidonco of o child of thet tondor ago could not bo admitted, and dircoted tho jury. to acquit tho prisoner, which they did. ... ... Yostordey Inorning, much to tho disgust of Iudgo Faewell, who i ndministoring the affnirs of the Criminal Court, ono of the grand jurors “was abgont, - Ho sent for and gecured, And, aflor a briof intorviow with tho Judgo, was fltic 25 and_costs for " hin contompt of Oourt. 'Tho Grand Jury vero thon Impanoled, Dir. N, C. Bouton was olseted foreman, and by noon ihey wore walking, with pruisoworthy zew, into the work bofore them. THE PLOULIARITIES OF TIfE REMITTITUR. o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune 5 On tho Ratrerty queation, tho latter fu this morning's Jober seom not quito tohlt tho mark, The question s, sunply, Low to get n cnso back from tho Supreme Gourt 16 'the lower Court, fter an appeal or writ of error ond reversal. Can this o douo by filing n copy of {hie opinion of tlio Supreme Court in the Court b~ Tow, or it it bo donu by what 1o called n remittitur * 1! thero bad not been 0 much said ou Loth siden, T sbould Luvo supposed that thia was n queption on which ticro could not bo Lwo opinfons, It iy jerfectly cortnin that, after o caso ouca gota fita tho Buprenio Gourt, §t catinot be ot out_aguin without the ordor of tunt court, It ia junt a8 certain that tho opinfan of tho Bupromo Court, {4 ot on_order, nor u detree, nov any- tiiig of Hko cluractor, 1t i simply ap opinfon, It orders nothing, and deeress notbing, It ik lang ro- spect different from tho opinion of & Clreuit Court, excent in belug bighor aulhorlty, It ol cven a pax of tha record, us tho United Slates Bupreme Court has decided agaln and ngain. After this optnion 1a prononneed, it may bo modified or roversai by tho Bupremo Contrt 4 often as tho Court Pleszos; untit tio Isuing of lio remittitur. Thiy may bo dous ovon ufter u certificil covy hus beex fled i tho Gourt Lelow., 1t I consiantly dono on motions for ro- Learlug, aud moy juet ca lasfully be dovo without, 1 iuppen to know of o cace whero tho Supremo Court ks reversed its own opinfon, moutha afier o certifled copy had been abiaiued from tho Clerk, withont cither party neilng o expecting tho chingo’; and though this proceoding wea deenied oxtraordinary, uo ono over doubted itk entire Tegality, In shioxt, tntil {ho fssuing of {ho remittitur tha caso In under the' completo coutrolof tho Suprome Court, Untl then tho cadoda wtill in the Bupremo Court, and nowbero eleo, And, cf - course, until then, tho lower coprl can havo 10 authority to try tho caso over again, Bubit s kald tho defendant ‘waived the ervor, I Xnow it tho defendant can waive many things, but this 13 not one of them. Ho cznnot Wwaive s caso ofit of tho Supremo Court, -Tbdskes moro {han two to make {hat bargain, “Tho Bupremo Coury must havo some-* thing o aay about it, Not even themont solomn ke Iation of tlio purtics ‘could dispenso with that; much leas t1o acts hero rolled on as n waiver. As for thostatute sbout which so much has been said, it clearly has nolhing to do with tho quostion, It cone cerus elmply changes of venue, But the error hiera fn not I thochango of vonto it {n not in one lower gourtirying tho case rathor thin anotlier it i3 hinply in auy of tie Iowor courts trying tho caso’ at all, until an order nuthorizing 1t to do-e0 has been nsued by tho 8npremo Court, -~ - o oo Thio rula hore sinted may ot bo applied- by tho Su- romo Conrt 80 as to offect cascn alrvady disposed of ; ut how {hey can help applying it, in o._caso where tho point is dircetly raised, {4 not ensy tosco, I, 11, I\ NEV/ SUITS, Unrrep SaTES Distiaer Count.—Sldnoy A, Kent, Asnignes of Peylon R, Chandler, v, Tanac R, 1itt and Willia 3T, Hitt} usouropsit, §,000. ——R. £, Jonkins, Amsigned of tue culute of Ferdinand 8, Ghandler, v, D, Huryoy, Recelver of tho Scandinavisu Nationad Banx, nnd Wilson XK. Kixon, u trusteo : bill, CinousT COURT, — b,i#d—Appeal. 0,685 — Androw Robbins v, M. Golltind; oswumprit, $2,000. 6,650, 7, 8, 0— appenls, 0,600—Lenfimin O. Finuey v, Moses Hinich § trospns on tho case, $10,000; 6,591—Joseph Marks v. I, Speoldoch ; confession of Judgment, §5,000, Burinion CounT.—4l,005 — Appoal, 43,004—8up- ressod for wervice, d3,005—Frederick Bureky v. jacob Grous ; nssumpslt, $2,000. 43,000—Larrict W, ¥, Wm, 1L, Tinglo ; divorco, 43,007—Paul y, Elizaboth Hefuer ; divorce on ground of denertion and ericly. 43,008—Jolm W, Caliirt v, L,M.Oroseman ; assumpsit, 300, 43,000—Joln W, Babeock v, Charles M. Smith, deo, G, Bmith, ond tho Huron St and Lumbor Msnu® facturlug Company ; bill for spocifio performance, C ————— BUBURBAN. EVANSTON, The mesting of tho citizens of thix villnge in Tiyons Iall, Inst night, to disonss tha issuos of to-day'a oloction, viz.: Wator-Works, was n vory spirited and lively occasion. Speeches wero mado hoth for and ngainst, but tho Improssion loft on_tho minds of thoso present is, that tho Wator-Works candidate will bo clected,” Wo givo tho two tlokets: YO WATEL-WORKS, Trustees—Tlomann G. Powers, - Wileon Phelps, Ohurlos J, Glibert, L. J, Gage, Willlam Dlanchard, O, A, Willard, Lulico Mugtstrato—George M, Huntoon, Village Clerk—Charles X, Danulstor, ANTI-WATEN-WOILKS, Tyustecs—Obadials Huse, L, L. Groonleaf, Goorgo E. Purington, John A, Tearaous, Edwiu Loo Brown, Wit on Pholps, Zalice Myiatrate—Orvia Frencli, Village Clerk~Clarles X, Banuiuter, Mr, L, L, Groonlenf has declined the nominn- tlon, as ho iu in favor of tho Water-Works, SOUTH EVANSTON ‘will try to olect tho following ticket, it beiug the only one in the flold : Truptecs—I, B, Adums, Nicholas Morper, Jumcs 8, Etr(l;.l Thoyuas 1, Watson, Bylvestor Goodendw, Orlandg ', Gibba, . "Police Jfagistrate=M, D, Knowllon, Village Cierk—A. X, Warnor, WILMETTE. Tho following six gontlomen will bo olnoted Trustees of thii villagoto-day 1 J, G, Westorfield, A, McDauiels, A. Uy Bhormun, B, M, Munn, 8, M, Diuggo, and A, Hohantz, ) e e : Reed’s Templo of Musio, Mensra, Roed & Hons, having removed ta the corner of VanBuren uud Dearborn streets, now oceupy tholr ows bullding, Thoy huve talien extra carein xolooting a fino stock of plunoa with which to open thelr new rooms, and now offer to the publle (he fincst nssort- munt f conoust Brands, peor yrands, wyuaro grands, uprlght grunds, wauuro sud prlght plinog, over suei in auy ono coltection in the Unlted Statew, Tho Mesara, Heed cnrd(ullf’ uvite ull who are futeresied to cull aud examnine thole now wurorooms aud fest fhe plauos for thewsclves, i~ FREIGHT TARIFFS. The Railrond Side Question. of the A Paper Road Beforo the Clvil Engideers’ Club, Views of Robert Harrls, Isg.,, Genoral Superintendent of ho C., B &QRT, A mooting of tho Olvil Enginoors’ Olub of tho | Northiwost was hold in Room 14, Gity ILall, Inat ovoning, Mr. Cliosbrough in the Ohoir. Tiore woro twenty mombors prosent, Mr. Horxis, Genoral Suporintendent of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Railroad, read o paper on “ Freight Tavifly,” which is subjoinod. i pawer that the poencaston of wanlth gives 8 g0 templing to most men thnb their utmoat offorta will alWayn Lo glven to tho nequiaition of it oud whatovor tonds tho most to this end will bo wouglt, ~Tho monapoly of n necosmary artici fa_ono of tho ot speudy mesns to it ond, and i moy therefors bo” oxpeolod, that s long 25 mon aro men, they will el 1o get.’ control of Aucl articlos, - Boclety, o far aa Inws Incicato {la views, nde mila that from tits mabitlon good comes n tlio Matn, and henco tho Patont Inwe,—stimulating offort by the hopa of gafni, s it 45 thotight tlut anpro desiro to help sotlety'in ita ‘onward morch would not ; and throngh ticso Iawa tho repultn of thouglt and sagacity aro socured to £h0ao who Lavo boen -ablo to dovies uso- {01 things,~and valusbla ouly becauso ey nro use- From the prominence that hna been givon o tho mibjoct by ita discizaion in tho nowpapers, it might woll by thionght that {ho monopoly of transportation 11 tlio most mportant of il monopolics, and the ono ihint Rocloty fa muffering fromn tho most, and thntevory o1 i o dntorested in transpurtation by stesm that it 1 of tho ulmost importanca 50 nocessary s thing should not. bo undor tho controt of any individual, Tnrcetrioted power, . Perhaps it I the liability to it abuse, rather than tho fact of abuso herelofore, about whieh thoughtfut mon ao tho most exerclsed, ’Th tho fonrth anual roport of tho Raflrond Commis- slonoys of Mussnchinctis, thoy say, in_thelr report on tho resolution instructing them (o consider tho aub» et of reculating fores wud feights by law, and report in fayor of o bill or otherwise,—after atatlug somo of {hio difMoultica they experienco fu dotermining wpon o Dill,—* eafortaining theso viows ng tho restt of tholy inveatlgations, tho Commissioners hinvo not (hought it expedicnt to roport any il or form of Inw,” iu which it would bo npputent that they themselves éntortained little confideuco, If, thierofove, in this dlacussion, I hould notAupgest ahy complote rolution.of tho difi- cultios, you #hould not bo surprised, Tu tlio ontsot; when Tailronds woro wntried, Mussa- clingolts and Now Hampshiro provided, fu n_ measure, ogaiuat tho unduo and uppresnive oxorclua of {ho powe er necessarily iuhorout in tho syatem, by limiting tho net osrniugs 0 10 per cunt per annui, by presoribing ihat tho Slato might, at its option, take tho Toads, ay- in 1ts ownora 10 por cent per muum from the Legli- ning.: Tu Tllinois thla rostriction was omitted, - - Waiving s discussion of tho logal aud coneittutionnl character, it will bo agreed that tho Slato, through its ‘propor clinnnel, invited the investmeht of eapifal in rallrosds with n promiso . that tho charges should only bo limited by common law priuciplen. Tt 18 1naintained by somo on tho part, of tho rallroads thiat tho rozdsavo suthorized by thelr charters, which aro unavoldablo under tho provisions of tho Uonatitn~ tion of tho United Statos, to chisrgo whatover tho Doard. of Diroctors in thelr discretion miny seo St to pro- scribe, It Ja now generally concoded that tho cxer- clso of this dfscretion muat bo charactorized by roason- abloness, T thins it will hardly bo claimed thot a rail- rond company hiam the oquitablo right to chtgu rates that would givo tho-owaiora 100 per cout per annum, although it may havo o legul right do o, “Iho cinim mada by fhoso who speak for tho farmers, that tho ronda are built for the good of tho peoplo who do not contributo to thelr construction, and not at all for the good of the peoplo who do contribute, it scoms to mois not tonablo, Why doca not tho mmio princi- plo apply betyeen thioso whio havo butlt & sallrosd and thoso who wish to uso It, belweon ono who has bullt & Touso and ono who wishes {0 uso 'it, to-wit, If it can~ not boused at tho prico at which the owner can afford to bulld and mnintain it, do not use it, 1t an nsliclo is offered’ fo onont a prico st which ho caunot aford nat to neo K, cortuinly thera can bo uo propor grotud of complaliit s long as the parly fur- Dishing It Is not recciving au unreasonably largoreturn upon bfs capilal and Jabor, Fhln simplo rulo it svems 10 mo glves the ot olld and roliablo ground on which {0 rest this questiou, Waterad slogl; §s o modern invention that does nek mueli credit to tho age, SKill in tho uso of argu- incut ond -logic mny build up ingoniona (heo- ries ‘fn its support, but’ I do mot think 'uy argument or logic 'can catablish the correctnesy of this practice. ~Tho utmost that emn bo made out i hat tho frauchise, or buro permission to build u roarl, or o fact {hat’ Jorgo gains can bo mado befors another competitor can bo croated, is very veluablo Lut why should tho capital stock over represcat uny thing oxcopt what is of pormanent value? If tho con- struction of another read wmay Iessen thio valuo of the franchive, why Blould that value bo ropresonted in tha permanont capital?. Who ever henrd of tho_value of. the franchises of tho Hoslon & Worcester, Woslorn, Toston Towell, or losion Trovidencs |- Hoads Leing reprosented in heir capital stock,” Mr, Adums lns eo fully hown (his up fn'bis urlclon in tho North .Americin Leview 18 to Teavo nothing moro to bo sufd about it, 1f 1 rullroud s constructed in tho nost economical manner practicable, sud ia oporated in tho most, caro- fulund’ oficient, miaumer ble, doveloping by ovory aucuns in to power, the business served by (Lo Jino, and thoso wHO huvo oceasion to uso it can-bofter nilord to uso it ut chiargea thot will lowvg et o reason- o return upon the investment than not uso ftat all, 15 not tho owner of tho property entitlud by all cous cefvablo rules of justico between ouo man and another to el rensonablo return 7 1 think thero would not bo any complnfat on {lio part of the owners of tho rouds If. (o Btute should Umit it t0 10 peF cont from tho beginuing, aithough thoy might zeasonably fn my jadgment clafi thut it wae on n- fringement on tho origiuul bargatn, Nor, Dprobably, would the owners, complain if. the Stato should pro: “vidu that tho burden of tho support of e roud should bo 88 oquitably divided on its Lusiness,us circum- stunces iight admit, provided {his were donoundertho principlea of commdn law (0 bo dstoruined liko al. | otuer common law queslions “through tho Courts, hich s thie Constitntiond menns for determining such questions, It 18 quito o8 much of tiction that Logls Ihtures can do o harm an thit the King cau dono Liarm, It s not necessary (hat tho Loglalature should kenow auytbiug whatover s b iho ficty and coudliions wWwiich determinio tho reasonsbloncss oF unrcasonable~ nosa of o thing fu maklng o law. If o railrad wero bullt from lero to {ho moon for $1,000,- , aud only omo pussonger por - 'year bad oceasion to go, and tho interest ncedunt on tie §1,000,000,000 wero $100,000,000 aud tho cost of operating $100,000,000, and ho’ conld 1ot go by an otlior meaus for Joss thaii $200,000,000, 1t might not bo unreasounblo for tho owner Lo churgd, {ho - paseonger 200,000,000, although Lfs (rfp wonld Lo worth nothing to bim after Lo got thoro, 'That would bo o mattor for {ho passonger himeclf to,_detormitne and iot tho care er. ‘o parition takon by somo gn lio part of tho form- ore, tlit thern (o o willingness to dwide, and whon the farmor's condition i prosperous, tho rullroads should yartake of tho prosperily, sndwhen uot, {hat thoy shall divide, does xot harmonizg with tho common nand generally nccepted principles portaining to common carrlers, Tn tho tirat placo thore fs not, in fact, n willingness (0 divido witl The ownens of tho rallrond tho resita of tho uystom. “Tiao wealth of tho conntry, dircetly consoqiient upon {ho construction of rallroads, is enarmous, vastly be« vond the cost of tho rondi, and theeo resulls it 18 not utonded shall bo divided ; nor is 1t propor that thoy sliould, Tho application of steam to transportation by railroad Lelongs to tho human race, and not to auy ‘clang, aud (ho uman raco 8 purtaking of it bonefits. “Tlic worvices af o common cnrrior aro n firat livn tp- on overytbiug carried, and therodn o phllosaphy why thfu shiould bo go. A producer can get nothing for his produce until it is oxchanged,—until it s prescnted in market ; and hence tha oxpeneo of gettng It Lo 1market is nocesnarily the firat. dobt to ho pald ; aud, fu tho ‘caso of & ratiroad, tho futereat on tho novtseary invest- ment §8 o part of tho expenso, * A toamator on bolug employed to team s arifelo docs not tuko Into nccount. thio fluancial condition of thoupplicant for i services, or fhe valuo of tho gt to bo carriod, but only consilora tho expenso and cost it vill Lo to bini to do tho work, and charges n- cordiug to that work. Is tliero nols reason why a raiirond common earrier shall do $ho samo? Whother tho shippey hus bought bis Jand at a Ligh or & ow rato 1 nothlug to tho railroad carrier. ‘Chey aro nob con- sulted, and, porhops, if (hey wovo, they would somo- times Adylso that the yaluo of tho land 18 catimated on # wrong bosls, Nor is tho carrier consulted as towhat 15 {hio most profilable artlelo o produce, In fizing tho prico at which work sliail bo dono vith= out any cousidoration of tho cost of dolng tho work, it will o adimittod by all an {njustico would bu done, and tho practical outcomo will_eauge firotriovablo wrong, for the reason that, iu Laving tho charges, snd honco tho income, limited, tho railvosd company might, aud in cuso of tho application of the Hresent law would, find tha net caruings Insuflictent ta inoct the futcrest n its bonds, in which csso tho Btato, througl tho dthior arin of it govermuent, tho Sudiclury, would tuko tho properly from tho owners sid deliver it to its crod- {tore,—{ho Axmo procens to bo continiied us loug as tho gitlaturo coutinuca to fix jricen without any proper Tetorouco to tho conditions, “Thio rallrond companies of tho Stato have borrowed money, wgreolug o gy uterenty volying wpon o promiva of tho Ktato thal, 1€ tho plopurty shiould bo so itmeful that tho peoplo could not nfford {0 ueo it at th piices ontablinticd by thow, they. might clarge cuongh for {110 horyices o puy tho éxpoitecs of dolug tho work, enpugh nore 0 give thew o means of peying the st on tho dubt, In tho nmaturo of things they comuot cliargo moro what tho Work can bo done for I pomo alhior way, T it rousons ablo for tho peoplo to wuo thia soud and decthio (o pay 28 much ay it {a worth to_thom, whon {hoso who havo invested thoir sneana i 1k troation of tho road are Rt roouiving o reasonablo . return upon thelr invests munt g “Tho Constitntion requires tho Teginluturo fo pre- sor.bo rousonablo snuxhum raten, Would w naxinium Tuto that . would ot leave net onough to Day o st o tho, fuvertinont b reinon- ublo? And would - mot properly como within tho proviico of tho juidiclary to wt aside o logllatiyo provision i the il eato el mol be enough ta glva reasonsblo rolur tpon the faveste ment 7 *As it {8 fmpossiblo to dotermina in advanco what rato, 08 applici to wny porticalor rond, will atford o resvonable rettirn wpon tho capital, would uot the : oursclves Leglsluturo bo justitiod, undor the Quistitutlon, in fix- ing 10 per caiit or ¥ouio olher reasonublo uwount ver nmim, a8 tho oxtromo (hat allroads ma ,~loaving tho mannoe of dotorming ¢ atos for onoh ariiclo and each locality to the railtond mniiagemont, subjoct to common law prinoiple 7 1t the L«fl.lnluro ‘willleavo a margln. i whicls tho railroad companios can carn n reanonablo return for thelr invostmont, tho raflrosd companiea. might Tinve no oceasion to complain, although in tho afMietfon of the Iaw differont localitios or differont .intorcsts might’ suffer. Tho oorrection of difMoulties, a3 Lo~ tween Toonlitien and intorests, tho rallrond companica conld woll lonve to thoso portions of the. community affected by the law § and fu thno theso would corcock m’i‘l""?'"'l tin g o Inw nt prosent in fores, and most laws that have Boeut ubmitted o tho Legalatre, prohibit tho tranne portation of thio products of othor Biates acrosatlio Blato of liinols nt Teea transportation rates than tho tranapor- tation of tha products of Tilinoia i done, notwitatund- Ang auch roduced raled mny atill Ienvo n prot, and ara sbaolutely forced «upon the -raflrond companies, Dy conditions owr which noither tho = rail- rond companies thomselves mor fho Stato of TlintM hwvo ooy pomhlo . pawor or Jurladiction. 1f n common carrlor might ot Liin option team serons tho Blato of Iiinols thio pro- ducla of Taws, ot o loas, It hio suwy fit, why may not o aiirond comthon carrler transport the' products of Towa acron IHinots, provided it doen not tax the peo- wio of Tlinols for the privilego of doing 7, If tho Btate, in oxorclsing its right of cminentdomnin, should purchuea tho rallroads in tho SBlato, or any one” of them, . would not bo' bound in - cquity 'to Ty tho ownera atch o sum an it would' cost o creato tho properiy? Aud wanld it not,in cago 1t owned the roads, bo bound to cliargo for 'itn sorvicen onough to poy tha coat of meintenance and thoe intorest upon tho cost of the roads,—tho samo cxactly su it docain the casoof the cnnnli 7 -+ 3 Aftor a briof discussion of tho poluts made, tho Clul ndjourned, THE COUNTY ‘BOARD. A‘ " partioular Award-of Contracts forihe New Criminal [ Court and Jall. A 1f No “*Exiras” Are Allowod Horonlter, fl'go Build- thg WIII Cost $373,478. The Board of County Commissioners held a rogular mooting yestorday afterncon, President Miller in tho chair. Prosont, Mossrs, Galloway, Asliton, Palilman, Roolle, Clough, Bogue, Singer, Jones, ionurgnu, Crawford, Harris, lfnrrluen, and Russoll, 2 A number of bills wore prosented :and ro- forred, e T'ho Committeo on Publio Buildings submitted’ o tabular statoment of the various bids mado for tho Jail and Criminal Court-Room. Tho follow- ing rosult is arrivod at by sdding togothor tho cheaper bids: i 4 gd=s ‘W. O, Deakman, Iilinos aton M, B, Bailey, moson woik. Btraetor & Co,, iron. T, Sllvorman, carpenter worl Boyd & liufTton, plumbiig, Totakis.. ‘Pakiug W. C. Doplimon's offer for Eankakoo' stono, tho bids for'othox things being tho Bame, the total ia 8368.130. Taklug his bid for Amherst or Columbta stonoe, tho total is £373,478. Taking E. F. Douno's consolidated bid for masonry, E]Mlnrlnx, and sandstono, tho total is £087,600. ‘aking 1: F. Done's consolidated bid for mason- ry, plastering, and cut stone—limostono—tho total is 8599, 1 i Z “Iha roport was tomporarily tabled. Tho Committeo on Equalization ‘of Taxes recommondod n robate of tho sum of $102.60 on the county tax on porsonnl property of Hurlbut & Edsall, instead of a rebate of €500, proviously Tocommonded. B 1t was ngrood to. Tho Committoo on Poor-House nnd Paupers rocommondod that tho county nsmimo tho chargo of Ellon Ends ot tho Elgin Insane Asy- Inm; the'sending of the cluld of Johanna Krougor-to tho Doat and Dumb Asylum ; and thnt tho' county assumo tho chargo of Mary Daly, now.at tho Insano Asylum. The roports woro ngrood to, RN Tho raport of the Committeo on Public Build- ings was again taken up. - 'lio recommondntion that the bid of Agnow. & McDormott bo thrown out, not being signod :fl\un submitted, was discussod and was sgraed $110,703 5000 0. g Mr. Crawford méved to rocommit the--bids so the Committeo could put thom all on ode scot, of paper. P 'izlm Prosidont; opposed any motion involving dolny. It any occurred, tho papers ‘would ray mombers_woro getting moro timo to fix up things. For himsolf, ho had mado his*arrange- ments, and Mo intonded to vote for tho lowest bidder. ‘Tho report already submittod gava all the information that-was necessary. It was his duty to Lis constituants to got the worlk dono ag chenply ag possible. Ho offered tho fol- lowing 3 s W . 5 Jteaolved, That in. tho consideration of bids wo Umt™ fo linols stono for all thestono work, - Ar. Crawford withdrow his motion, but op- poued Mr. Millors, Thoy Lad advortised for #andstono s woll aa limestono, and thoy shiould! Jook and seo if. tlio former was enough choapor to maka it worth whilo to use it. But to do that members should have better chanca to investi gato tho roport and find which was the cheapest. Mr, Clough moved to adopt Amherst 'or Co- lumbia stono oxcept where otherwiso specified. The merits of Keukekeo sandstono were di oussed, aud Mr. Galloway, after long’ examina-- tioh, ind been unabla to And thut any good stone hiad been brought to tha city from thoso quarries. It was prinble and - looked -badly, owing to. tho" e o, tho architeet, anid thoie Mr, Egan, the architect, snid their proforénce would Bo ‘Awmborut. or Columbia,’ Thora was much iron in tho Kaunkakee stone which.mado it objoctionablo, \Lr. Clough's motion was ndoFtud.' AIr. Millor moved tho Committeo bo instructed® to contract with Deakman, Bailoy, Btreotor, i vorman, and Boyd & Buffton, e A question wan raised in rogard to the tiling. 3Ir, Boguo said bida wore limited to the Johpaon {mttm:lt. ‘Which was exponsive, and hod not boen osted, P Mr, Millor said he should offer. a rosolutfon, providing the Committes should fo draw their contracts ag to rocoive the right to change gny matorial and subatitute another kind, so that the cost wab not incronsod., Mr. Bingor suggoatod that, under the adver- tiroment, n bid for out. stono could not Lo con- siderod separately from ono for ‘masonry and ‘plastoring. a “Tho point was not considered important. Mr. Millor's motion was agieed to, and the Committeo ordered to muke. bids with . the fol-+ lowing porsons : % W. 0. Deakman, cut tono. 2L G, Balloy, mason work and piasterin) Btreotor & Co, iron work, ¥, Bilvorman, carpontoring, 1oyd & Bugiton, plumbing, Total.... . Mr. Bogue voled no, thinking some of the men wore not rosponsible, Messre. Clough, Gallo- way, Hostlug, aud Singor, also Voted in tho nog- ativo, AIr. Millor's motion in_jegard to chango of matorial was adopted, with a modification’ thab tho Committeco mako no chavges without submitting it to tho Board, Tho Board adjournail till Monday. —_—— mportant Docision, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MADI8ON, Wis., April 14.—An opinion of Judgo Dixon, of tho Biipromo. Court, conourred in by tho other Judgos, is publishod to-day, virtusl) roversing tho doclsion of tho Court, glvon abou ayoarsgo in n_ tax-titlo oaso, appoalod from (anitowoo County, which was in confliot with former doolsions. 'Boing convinced, on roar ment and re-examination, that its provious cision was incorrect and would bo producive of tho groatost misohief In unsottling rights and divesting titles,) which in o groat varioty and numbor of cases throughout tho State have boen acquired on tho faith of such, the Court thoro- foro holds that tho constructive possession of unocoupied Iands shall bo held to follow the tax- dood, and vost in tho granteo aud thoso claim- i!ng under him whonover tho deod is valid on its aco, . Pt ) S 3 A Famous Hotel. N, P, Willls' Iome Journal contains tho. followlng motico of tho well-kuown Blurtovaut Iouso, -Now York: As s resort for strangers tomporarily In the city, or & permancut dommicilo for' New Yorkoers, tho Blurte- vant Hanso, Browdway and ‘Tweniy-ninth wirect, Tocammouds taclf, Locatod at a poiut from which the buslest dfatricts ara quickly renched, bolng within o fow minntes’ distanco of tho principal places of amuso- ment, and having for propriotoru such populsr hotol rincos ay Mosars, Lolaud,it' 1 not surprising that lio hoteo I woll patronized, aud s eurucd an envia- blonome, We kuow that'tho spariments aro fur- nished in good tasto; and that tho tablo is woll kopt fs mado cortuin from th fuct that {ho Bturtovant cooks aro {he samy who mado the fama of tho Motropolifan, Nolthor iu {L unfmportant that thio offico is in charge of #uch gontlomanly clorks ns Mensrw, Burrett and Silicck, whons, it st bo acknowledyed, s lways s pleasura foniect, "o price of board at this home-like hotel 18 #4 per day. e California Luxurios, Now that tho Lonten season {4 ovor, and sack-cloth aud ashes huve beon 1aid ssldo, vory opportunely comes along Booth, the well-known ‘ogstor man, who yosterday rocelved 8 large couslgnment of Californfa salion and yegetables, ull of which Lo {s_propared to furnish bis vustomors at {hio mont reasonablo ratos, . . SPORTING NEWS. The Spring Revival Come at Lastes= © A Lively Day at'Lin- : coln Park. A Prize Fight Matineg---Thrilling De- seription, Tlorso Race Extiaordinary---The Folico Dlstnuced, For somo timo past tho oftico of our'‘sporting oditor hns boon a sinoeure, Tho squenmishnosy of modorn socioty has quonchiod the manly spirit that was the dolight of our sturdy ancostors. Tho sports hiavo basu apparontly dond, and moth and rust havo gathored on the srmory of adjoc- tivos whorowith it was- tho reportor's glory and prido to dock tho solid columns of narrative of doaporato encountors of gamo cocks, gamey mon, - and gemior stoods. Tho glorion of the chickon maotolvhave dogonorated to o tusslo with tough fowls at tho boarding-houses; **P. R." has fallen %o a plug-musy ovor.night, and sawduat and Jus- tico in tho morning. ' ‘W'ho racing calendsr shows nothing but tho fents of Wabash avorine omuibus drivors, Wondorful i the influonce of spring. At hor touch buda spring on frowsy bark, and tondor Llades ou the dingy sward. It must’have been . xosponsive to thio influances of epring that Lin- coln Park yostorday, among ita bursting buds aud sprouting blados, brought ont nctually o prize-fight and o horse-race, and our reporter notes that soveral of tho participants were sprung, which suntains tho iden. Tho ovonts wora 80 far apart in timo that they can bo givon withont confusion, and to this task wo addross oursolves: s . THE PRIZE-¥IONT. At 10 o'clock a. m. hack, contnining six-mon, camo to s balton tho turn of the Lake Bhoro Drivo on Diversy strect, 8ix mon got out. The drivor climbed down, selectod with caroful judg- mont & large straw, which ho stuclk in his mouth, and beeame o spectator. Mwo of tho men strip- ped. | One, it was cbeerved, wore for his colors o pair of rod susponders, tho othor s vory dirty ehirt, Tho two walked into tho middle of tho drivo, Blook hands.. Four mon and the driver looked on. 1t was ovidently n dellborato nffair and mennt busivess, Aftor somo sparring, the combatants got woll at work. Owing tolong disuse of our admirably suppliod treasury of torms, it is ruaty, or wo would give what fol- lowad by rounds, only whon tho mer: gob woll at work thoy did not stop for rounds, Both put in hard hifs, Rod suspendors knocked down dirty sbirt. D. §. got handsomoly homo upder R. 8. loft poopor. D. 8. down again, Euwotion smong obsorvors. Bus-driver- pit _ ot his straw . aod _.got up. on * his box. D.8. clinches R, 8. Both.down. R. 8. fastons histooth in D, B.'s car. Groap exeito- ment. Small man with ono_ eyo iosislsan stop- fing this thing, Torge man in shabby .overcont ia him to hold off.” 8ido show' of s socond fight imminent, Bmall man knocked down. Rushes nbout to find a_stone. Don't find suy. All this timo R. 8, and D. §, xoll . over .and over on tho park wa, 'bleodifg freoly. Unclo Toby would have withdrawn *our arnty in Flandors”” from comgnmiun. D. 8. iu the moleo logess his distinguishing ‘raimont, but is clothed . with curees a8 with a (inrmont Bmall man at this Juneturolifts up his voice like n pelican in tho wilderness, ‘‘P-o-l-i-c-.”” Buro enough ono of tho cily gunrdians is Geon in tho dim distance coming meditatively up around the beud. In throo woconds the six mon (that in half & .socond apiece) wore in the heck and away. it went up Diversey street, and our re- porter climbod down from o small sapling into which Lo had asconded, not merely becausio Zac- chous like ho iu short, but becsuse in all yuch canos ho desiros to bo o atrictly impartial ob- sorver. Total moan timo Ok, 20m., 8s. + THE LORSE RACE. % At 8 o'clock p. m. thore was a gathoring o tho Lake shoroe drivo north of the Lo, thiu time o largor one. ‘Tho party came in soveral vehicles, whioh, oxcept £wvo, werd carofully removod from tho track. A scratch was mudo with u boot-hoel cloar ‘acrose tho road-way. Judges took Lheir Places. Tho stoods, a litgo biack roan and »- ‘doggy * by, got ‘s good ~send off, and .awsy thoy wont up tho helf milo strotch. “-Now ™ the roan whisked his flying tail in tho oyes of tho bay. Then tho bay Inppod bim. Rona broke into o run. Bay stuck to bis trot, and 60 they camo to tho score, Iine. meneo oxcitement among fifty mon aud boys, who looked as if n stako of §2.60 on either side would beggar tho whole squad. Timo not notad by ovr rportor. Intonso oxcitomient tiround tho grand stand, an oak stump. Partyevidontly had . picked up and wore using frecly the profanc ex~ prossions dm};)p d %y;u'okus party, Red Bus- pondors and Dirty Bhirt, as you cateh floas from whoro tho boggnt's blanket™ lay. At the markt again; falao ‘Binrt, both stéeds up in tho mir, drivors ovidontly warming to.work, when thus {from oyt the mid-nir, as the Latin usod .to read, ‘““voico’ and nothing olse.” It fell upon the upurts g8 falls tho hawk on tonder chickens. i Say, you fellers betler git; the polico ara com~ ing up round the bend.” 3 AR! then and thero wos rallying in hot speed | * Tho mustoring squadron and the clatteriug car Wont pouriug forward with impetuous epced. And out npon Diversy stroot, whero the prize- fightora went before, and with such a alattering and banging, that our reporter could not ask for & singlo name, and could not have heard it if he ad. ~ And up around the bend six stalwart, po- licemen roared thoir stag-like frontlets, and poace;roignod over tho scone. - Alus! wo have no mesnns of chronicling who owned roan or bay, and which was tho favorite, or whother Wilkes Eflliflt hiad a roporter presont. We. have pur- ohauad n Bibloy tent, a camp stool, sud two blankets for our sportiug oditor, and o will be dotniled to spond tho rest of tho season in Lin~ coln Park. this bo ono day’s fruits, and not a 00d day for eport oithor, what may hot suoh o dal"d rondor if worked by a- ropprtor nover off uty. - ; THE CITY IN BRIEF. Tivo violators of the Sundey liquor law wero finod by Justico Scully yostorday morning. About 850 worth of napkin-rings wera stolon from tho boarding-housq -of Mra, Ward, No, 44 Bouth Sangamon street, on Sunday nvou(ng. Patrick Flynn was bofore Banyon, yostorday morning, chargad with stealing & quantity of butchor's toola. Tho case was continued until Wodnoaday, An Iutorestlng revival Is in progress at tho Obristian: Church, cormor Indians avonuo aud Twonty-ffth street, Thero will bo proaching and a soclal mooting-overy ovening dnr&g the, woek. A boy waa arrested on Wost Madiaon atroet, Inst Bunday evoning, who hiad in his possossion o Toll of loathor. Ihio owner van have it by apply- ing at tho Central Polico Station. Tho prominent'arrivals nt Andorson’s Euro- poan Hotol, yostordny, were the Biato Railfond and Warohouso Commissionors, and Duvid Btors, of New York. A meoting of the Dacoration Oommittees will bo held thig nvnnluf, at No, 180 Michigan avonue (Garduer ouso), f0r tho purposo of making urthior arrangements for the proper obsorvance of Decoration Day. A heavy brick-wagon, driven by Thomas Hmnall, vou into & Jght B, Whiclt et e ing In front of tha Gty Hal, on Adams streot, Jeitordsy attornoon, sud coniplotaly domolishod A mass tomperance meoting will bo Liold this eyoning at tha Fifth Baptist Ohurch, cornor of Harrison and Bangamon_stroots, Bfr. A, D, Flagg il dootuso, aud othor upesicors of prom- inouc in tho causo will be in attondanco, Tho alarm of fira from’ Dox 132, yoaorda; doy morning, at 4 o'clock, was caused by fire b iug discovered in No. 85 Fast Indinna stroot, salaon, kept by Patriok Thelan. Damage, 91! no insurance, Onpt. Elisha Loo, ono of tho oldest enginoors on tho Iakos, dlod at his resfilence in Iigin on Baturdny oyening, and was buriod yostorduy with ?l]uunlu bonors, Ik formerly camo from Luf- alo, Tho rogular montbly examination of ecandi- datos for sltustions ns fomalo touchors in the Eub)lu sohools of the city will bo held at tho lormal School building, on Monreo streat, noar Halsted, noxt Friday, commencing promptly at 0 a.m. ‘osohors of exporience are neadod, A rogular meoting of tho West Chicago Ty- coum will ba held this ovening at the Leavitt Streot Congrogational Churoh. The following subjeot will bo disousded: #That vousl trang. ‘| portation of convicts in mora offcotivo In pro- Vonting orimo than solitary imptiscumont,” On Bunday nftornoon, in the absonco of the tamily, tho housa of Mr. John Titsomb, at Tiiveraide, was ontored by burglars, About 000 wortl of Jowolry and clothing was #tolon. Ao houra was euterad by a back window. Lho prop- erty ling not been rocoverad. . On Saturday ovoning, wo mon wont into tho bardwaro ul.m!'o of W. L. Lundy, No. 850 Btate atrook, nud offored Lo soll n packago of knives and frk and somo spoons. _Upon bolng quuss tionad, they wnid thoy would lonve thom aud roturn. , ‘Tho, proporty was sont to the Contral Station, whore it swnita Idontification. Jnmott P, Gammon was nrrosted on Sunday ovoning, on tho,supposition thnt bo had onticod an old gentleman named J. P, Gammon Into the natorious bunko don, No, 66 West Wnshington streot, and nided him to dispose of §200, witliout value, recalved. Gammon sworo thot ho was o bunitioss mon, nnd know nothing thout tho gomo, ‘L'ho onso was continued until Thuradny. Among tho atrivals at Burke's Iuropesn Totol, yostorday, woro D. W. Munn, Cairo; Gon. W. W. Grant aud 0, 1L, Dwinoll, 'Vormont; A, Bruco, Marsoitlon, 111, ; Johu W. darden, Soneea, 1.4 I 3, Nichol, Honnepin, Til. ; W. T, Caroy, Ottawa; IL. A, Tostor, Now Yark; 0. Armor, Pittubiirgh ; J. M1, MeIntyro, Troy, N. Y.; H. O, Goulding nnd wifo, Lowoll, Masr.; Judgo R, Lowry, Yort. Wayno, Ind. ; F. A. Hinman, Corpa Enginoors; U. 8, A, s I'ho survoying pnrly of tho Chicago, Milllng- ton & Wostorn Railway reached Millington on Bnturday. mght, Leving run their firat lino througli, Warrenvillo and Aurors, and thence down the west-bank of tho Fox River, Bovoral Jjues will bo surveyed from Mllllu{;lou to Chica- 0 Deforo n final loeation {y docided upon, ooking at the map, their natural line would Boown to crosu tho Desplainos iver somewhora neor Lomont, nppronchiug tho city from the Bouthwest, 5 1t in rumored that at o mooting of plous people of nll.denominations, hiold st some myaterious placo yostorday nfternoon, It was rogolved to ro- mest all thio clorgymon of the city to incorporate the folloying in Cholr prayors noxt Bundsy. Tt has spocial” Foforonco to tho infldel oynio who walks among thoe churches for the Sunday-4'imes : #‘Mpy that person tn our midst who has_from tina to timo beon sending forth unsought-for tidings to the public, be restored to his right framo of mind, and relensed from that stato of montal derangoment which makes him sack aftor public notoriety, .3y ho bo gronted that cher-- actor which ho would have us helleve ho pos- sesnos, but appoars to Lo devold of." . agniost 0,420 tnst weok, Market o0t alvancn 6 S, Ting i e st of O, A1 heforo nooni, “Flie “"miw“ Voltor on the avorsga than for sovoral weokn, Native atecr and oxeny 11 140, bullé ot 600 lva woight, and Tozan and Ohere: Koo Gattld at 103(@T13(o0, {0 droms 60 and 61 Ihe fvovs owt, The mnrket for dresscd beef wen atrongof an more nctive ot nn_ ndvauco of JeGye. mulle ing rendily at 0120 In Wnehugton - Masket, Among tho mles of Dooves worn! 19 ok ol bxed | welguty” st sgatoiio; cara good, T owt, 12)¢e: 1 cara do, Tig o, 12igos 4 cnm extrn o, § cwl, 1%@14%03 1 'enr do mirong, 03gewd, $1,38 por hend’; 0 carn fulr Misnourl eors, 03@156 113461240 4 4 cars do, 01 ewl, 11503 0 cars 1o, 03¢ owl, 13@idi(os © cara Clioroken ciltic, d cwl, 1103 61 do, 0 cwl, 11%a; T cars Texwm, Gi cwt) e, 'ond 10 earn do, b3 @0 0wty 103G 1ige,” HUBED AND TAMDBS—2) carn OF 4,630 hioad ; total, 14, 020 for tho work agaiunt 14,150 'lnnt_weck, *Markét firm, with & rising tondenoy, ' Tho offorlps” foludod @ carn falr (o primo_clippod_Blato ond Oblo’ aheap, swhioh 8ol at 0%(@74z0, aud 17 cars common to eliofch unstlor at Ta@vice, honlly B, Spring lamin aro dull at 10G3206, with only o few nmall lota offorad. Dreaved mutton {8 dolng beiter than ut any thno fop ‘many wooks, sna sells quickly nt 8)$@13)gc, chicly 11 i 1 @1 O onn—vesterdny and to-dny, 108 cars or 19,850 head, ‘muking 43,830 for the week nipaiust 39,050 Innt” week, Morket noflve nud Orin 1t6@0}¢c for livo lioge, and T@T3e for cily drossed. e New York Dry Goods Markot. New Yonic, Aprit 14.—Tho_weole_opens with d mora * activo markof, and dealors from the Northwest and and near by weetiona aro operating moro frecly, Aty lantie, Tnalon Tead, and other leading malics of atati dard sheotings nro 'Inrgely wold nhiond, Pocarset B ‘brown alicolings are roduced to Bige, Ticks,- siripes, and denfus aro actlvo, and checks aro dull, Glazed copilivies ara active, Doubleand twiat cottonaies oré scllinyg frecly, ShIE(ng atripo prints avo nearly all re- Guved'to 116, Forclyu goodancd quict, 3 Torelgn Markets 3 Livenroor, April 14,~1loliday In London and Livors ool, & B The Produco Markets, B NEW YORK, ‘Wiw Yonx, April 14, —CorroN—Dull land, 1930, . . Wi ; Dilpapiztves—Llous quist, with somo export do- ‘mund, but businesa ehilely for home trade. . Itweelpts, 10,000 brla ; superfiia Weatern and Stato ut$6,00636.60 common 10 good oxtra, $0.06@7,605 goud {0 chol $7,05@8.25 ; white wheat oxirg, $.50(310,50;, Ohio ex. tré, $LOG10,60; Bt Loutw; $1.60G1476, Jiyo flour quiot, $4.10@5,75. Corn meal quiot§ yellow r oo o. Whent qulots hld tnely, b bigh priced Bakod cliocks trado; rocelpts, 19,000 bt + No, 3 $LE3@1.66% whito Westorn, $1.00@104 ; choico No! 2 Alifiwaukoo pring, $1.06 bid ; fairdo held -at $1.,65, Tiyo dull; small enles ; -Wedtern, -3, Darloy quiet; Western, $1.03@31.02). ' Mult neglocted. Cora fi falf domand for ol ; recelptn, 7.000 bu ; now mixed West- ern, G3@B4}e: .ol do ntlost, G53e: do In ploro, 63403 yollow, £1@C5e. Onte fu_good demund, sud 3 middling up- Thora was considerablo. oxcitomont oreated on West Madison stroot, yostorday morning,.by o aco betwoen Oficor Butlor and & thiof named Juling Taunor. Tho Taco roslted_from tho fack that Tennor hnd seon & man named David Ryan, rocontly from Dagyton, O., placo o small quantity of monoy In nn onvelope, and after scelng it senled up, had snatchod it from his “hand, and zou wway, Tho raco wns continned on Madison sivvot to Unionpand thoro tho thiof was caught. Ho was_brought to tho Mndison strcot Station, whera Judgo Seully was holding court, and af ouce oxamined, and bold for trial in the Griminal Court, in bonds of $1.000, 5 Deoputy Coronor Pilgrim hold threo inquests” yestordny. Tho firut was hold at tho Morgue, on the bady of. tho man suppood to bo Jamon Wil- sou, who was fouud in o ditch noer Englowood crodsing, on the track of tho Pittaburgh, Tork Wayno & Chicago Railrond. Tho fury rondored » vordict that deconsod was killod by n locomo- tivo utriking him, Tho sccond inquesk was upon the body of tho man who was found lnst Satur~ day morniug in the roar of James Dawrock's, on the comer of Loomis and Evergroon stroots. Dr, Emmons mado a posl” mortem *examination of tho body, and found that denth had resulted from inflsmmation of the hesrt. A verdict was rondered nccordingly, Tho fhird Inquest swas upon tlio body of a slill-born child, found in the rear of a houso on Halsted stroot, noar Madi- son, No vordict was rendored, there Leing no «ovidenco. ° At au early hour last Sunday morning Mr. Prcifl by 12 in Lreadth. accompanics tho parly. A cablo dis ~uouncas thut noarly 100 Garmans loft tho 3d inst., dflwlr intoution being t6 éottlo,on the samo road. Mpnuger Moad, of the Northern Pacitle, announces that on the 1st of May Lo will baready to handlo froight for the -dissouri Rivor, and that tho rond will ho formally opanod to “‘:‘th pointon the 15th or 20th of tho same menth, 3 ——— HEALTH DEPARTRENT ES:'FIG!ATES. g Comptroller Burley hns has rocoived .tho . fol- lowing ostimatos of the Honith Dopartmout for tho ennuing yoor: For ralaries of slx members of tho Board st £5.00 cach.,. 3 3,000,00 For silary of Sanitary B 21600.00 For salary of Health Otticer, 2,400.00 ¥or salary of Sceretar; 1,600.00 Tor salars of Registrats 1,200.00 For ealary of Nuisanco Clerk, 1,100.00 For salurles of cightecn Saniia ¢ 080051120 ok oadaseisnios = 16,200.00 For aanitury inspection and vacciuniion 3,000.00° For renvenger work por coutract. 1,247.00° ¥For moving dead animals por contraci 5,600.00 For disinfectants, 600,60 For yaceino viru 500,00 For Small-Pox Hospita 6,000.00 For printing and stationery, ... 21000.00 For {bdidoulal exnonscs, postage, siamps; &0 1,600.00 For doficoucy iu laat yoar's appropriation,. 4,429, Total for Health Department. $88,676.84 New York Financinl Nows. New Yok, April 14—Monoy was dear agaln tos day, but on 110 \wholo tho markot wao easior than on tho'closiog dnys of lngt weck. Tho morniug rates Fouked ut 434 nor cont o day, with tho bulk of tho ‘Dusiness at 2, but in tho afternoou thorows n decling 10 1-16@5, With Into doalings largely nt Y. Btreot rumora generally agreo {hat thoso brokera on. tho witngss atand beforo the Grand Jury fo-day wero naked moreabout o conspiracy than any violation of tho usury.Iaw, and readily answorod in tha negative, “Tho oxpress companics aro in receipt of ovor two mile Hons of currency to-lay, Kumors wuro adoat that Bocrotary Richardson was about to scll fivo millions of gold snd buy fivo millions of bonds, and ordor the Yropaymout o tio May latore, but ollher could bo verlnod, “Tho faflaro of o minor tox houso is roported; tho namo 14 not given, Storllng was heavy at $107G1073¢ for 00 days, and 1083 @1033¢0 for aight. : Gold waa early I tlio day advanced from 118y to 118%, which brought_conglderablo futo tho marlot, and the prico foll to 118}, closlug at 118)/@118). Tonns, 4@7 per cant to 4-52 per diem, Olearinge, £31,000,000, Trensury disburscnicnls, $110.000, Cuss foma recoipts, $132,000, Outatanding legal-tonders show o zeduction of Y,000, ‘Gavornments were about i lower, closing sleady, Blalo bonds wor dull and heavy. Btocks rulod frregular, At tho oponing prices_ wora a frctlon lowor. than ot tha closo on Batur- dny, but & sfrongor feoling oon met and the market continued to improve, until tho firut call was over, Thoreaflor thera wan » goneral docline 11 2 o'clock, whon tho stringoncy in mony uitigated somowhut, and tho marke bocamu firm, and a0 continued untit’ tho closo, with the Inteat figurea s trifle bolow tho highest of tho'day. Somo in- oatmont sharos sold durlng tho day for cath at lower pricor, Tha most activo stooks hava beon Paciflo Mail, jow York Central, Wostern Unfon, and Took Islsud, Pounma mnde o brilllant_dash froth 10655 to 110, clo- inics fraction off, Paciflo ranged from 5k 10 613G, Now York Contral froia 10055 tu 103, Rock Isfand frons 108 to 1094, Luko Shoro from 91X (0 934, snd Wost- orn Union from 843 Lo 60, Btorling, T4« Conpons, 91, Couyone, 67, 6-204 of 103, K Conpouy, % Qoupony, 0k, i( [ 10-40s,. Goupons, 165 112035 | Curren Coupons, 165 (ow) Now B, HONDS, Virginos, old... North Gatolings, ol North Oarolinus, uaw,16 Migsourla.... ... Tonnoseeos, olid..., Tennsscos, now Virglulss, tow.., Canton, W, U, Tel Quicksilve Adnins Ex)n Wolls Fargo Amurican 1 Unlied Siatos Pacltio Mail ‘Terra Inuto p Olifengo & Alton Ohleago & Allon'y Now York Oldo & Minslesippi fir}a. i hy % &0, .- rio prd, Wy B & Harlom, .01 Tl o Harlem pfid Tudlana Central i Alichigan Central, Titnofs Gentral, 14 Pittsburgh, .. Union VPavitio stocka, 'y Narthwestorm, ... Nortlyweatern pfd Rock Tulaud.. Union Pactflo honds, 80 Coutrol Puelile bondy,10: Dul, Lack, & Westorn, 98)% By Uo & Erlteeerreer New York Live Stock Markot, NeW Youu, Apvil 14,—OarrLe—Ye:tojuy and to. day) 250 cuyg, oF 4.000 hoad: tain) tur tho week TITV, &, In Wostarn Missour] or Minuesot. They Broor tho most 1 et pen of means aud_oducas have sceured o tract of Tond 24 mile in longth | “"40GT The Rov. Goorge Rogers atch an- roman on firm;’ rdcipte, 8,000 bt 3 now mixed, 0@5Igo} old do in) store, Gi@bic 3 white Western, 64@60c, % Oroven Seeo—Qulol ot BX@83c. Faas—Quiot and casior b 184(@10%c. TIAY AnD Hobs—Btendy and tnciaiged, ¢ GnodEnzzs—Coffeo dull and fower; Rio, 16}@10c, Sugoe caslor ¢ ale to, good raflulug, 114GekeE, o Insiics iron 3, Now Orleans, $7@760, Mied quiot at 1@ B)Go. 3y ETROLEUM—Orude, 10@10%¢0 ; refined, 20; ’@2!4‘,‘.“ u Brook oF Grats—In warohouso: Wheal, 436,000 corn, 1,677,000 bu; oatr, 665,000; rye,’ 63,000 bu atey, 10,000 bu; malt, 72,000 bu ; Dens, §,000 , ¢ Tnovisions—Pork quict and o phado easlor; now mesn, $17.87¢; prime mose, SI0.00@I7.00, . Beet steqdy “and uncliouged ; miess, $.00GILT6; extra, $12,00@13.00, Out mests, quiol; -bams, 12@1Se! ehiouldors, T3@8c; middlca steady } short clenr, D11 e May and June, ‘Western long eclear, 0ic. La finm ; Weatern steam, 8 16-16@0c ; kettle, 9 1-10c, Buirren—Firm: fine Olifo, J0@3¥e; fair. to prima now ftate, 40@45¢, Citexst—In good domand at 12@10/¢c. Winsgy—A shade firmer at Do, . ¥ 1 BU.\"%\LU n e lendy; DurFALo, April 14, —InfcapsTurra—Flotr ateady. ‘Wheat Illlll’; mflns 1 car’ No, 2 Milwnukee Club at $1.65, Corn_highor ;" sales 1,000 bu No, 3 at 5o in mnmi 4 carw on frack 't 5%, Oats dull but firm; no sal Tyoand barloy negiccted. Block of graiu very light. ’ MILWAUKEE, MILWAUKEE, April 14, —DBreapsTurra—Flour quict and \Incl:nnxu\l." \¥henlnflnn; :Sll\;;,fi 1, ch'fli‘;“m?‘.yfl: 203{., Corn_steady; No, 2, 3 C. H £ A)Tmm. ‘o dull; No. 1, 056, Barley steady} 0, 2, T, x anc’mm—mnur, 2,000 brla ; whent, 10,000 hu, ButrasNTe—Floiir, 1000 bris; ‘wheat, 3,000 bu, 18, . Toums, April l4,.—BneabsTusss—Flour dull at drooptag s Bomo gradcs lowers specine fal $4.5095.00 ; axtra, $6.25@5,75 ; XX, $00GLH0. Wheal Frank McLaughlin, Agent of tlio Northern Pa- D wnehangod s No, 2, apring, $1,18:¢G1.19 : No. {fl Raflrosd t'omlmny arrived in_ this city in gu}fxl‘l‘, G160, " Chrn dull ard rovpings X0, 5, WAG ‘churge of efghty-five Tnglish omigrants, from | d4yo’on ‘enst track; 40)6@4LiGo for -_J% M e Xeqvqllu in Somersctehire, The party is on lts | qufot; No, 3, 880 on cast track 3ic ancked. Burley Way to sottlo along_tho lino of the Northorn | quict. Ryedulls prime, 67c, Winsex—No kalcs. ProvisioNs—Porlk quict at §16,60. Bulk meats firm 3 ehoulders sold at 03;c spot, ~ Bacon eironger; clear on. ~Sntend te call_ their mnow “0¢o moller May; 10%c sollor hustholf July TR el Diing the L et h:rrlwrs\(sd_x’nfil £, bt hotd higher, 5 e -, Soing y | Hous—Frrm, ot 3460575, o ! mtat Q;g‘,’gyn“m\:;llfmnil’:‘,m hage, Jocality, | | Garrne—Dully o, $L00G600; fa natives, who ywill noftlo oix tho tands to ho purchgp. L DY | SENTE geaneran, tho pioneer band. Tt fs underdtood thidt the ¥ | _Crsonvears, April 1—luripstyrea—TFlour dull, 65, \heat stendy ut $1.05@ 1,67, Corn steady Tyo quict ot 8¢, Oatasteady of d1Gide. a10Nu—Srong. Meas pork Leld nt $16.75, with Bid, Lard quict and firm 3 wleatn Biie ¢ Sl mentw, atvong sal ouldors, G(@ L. rales, clear mib, Bifc: clear 8ie ] 2 x April ~orings at close, and held higlior. Veld ak 850 oo "% offorings ; shoulders, 70} Bacon 'sirong, with ‘e, cloar rib, Oc; Clar, hold At b, Ky Wittsr—Steady'nt 830, : B : OLEVELAND, “~Flour qnist OrevELAND, April 14—Bresvgzues, 08l 8L, and unchanged. ~ Wheat dull; No. 1 red he. 0t | No: 281,63, Corn quict ut 4d@47e. Oats quie. . o FEROLEUACTielinod o gliado wenlor, hut u3chn. S Gsect 100 vunall lots, 19@200 3 Gho togal taat, TOLEDO, Torzpo, April 14.—Dneanbrorrs— Flow ‘Wheat strobg nd %0 higlher ; minbeg MIhigsg. St G, 1.60% spot; $1.083¢ hollor May: No.'1' vod, ‘$1.130 1733 ¢ No.'2 4o, $1.60, Corn aull nud nominel; whits 4i0.” Onte dull 'No, 2, %50 ; Michignn, Sigc, -+ * " Tzorrers—Fiour, 3,000 brla; wheat, 9,000 bu; iy harEou, 1,000 brh irestkNTa--Flout, rls ; whieat, 1,000 bu 2,000bu ; oats, 700 b’ 0 b tisats = corn, ek % M ,* Hlineis and Mickigan Canaly. OANAL COLLECTON'S OVFICE, OnicAao, Apri] 4.— Anuiven : Wasp, Summit, 35 yas slono; Aflantle, Mgrrla, 5,600 b corn, 5 Leanen ¢ Rescuc, Lemont, light; Rellanco, mout, light; Edwin 'Wallcer, Tomout } Travelor, 74 mount ; 1L, 8. Carpenter, Lemont; 8, & T., Lemant ;. R. 1L, Atkingon, Lemont; Col, Martin, Lemont ; Martin Hogan, Lemont; Constitution, Lemont ; Auguata Hogan, Temont; Moy Flower, Willow Bprings, Bun Rive, Marsoliles, light. “ . SPECIAL NOTICE! Schenek’s Pulmonic Candy ‘Eobraces a & groat dogreo all the princlplos of Schonclda Pulmonlo S8yrup, and, whilo as plossant to tho paloto as tho purast of confootfons, its medichunl Yrapuetion rondor It of Onl\ln“ncn“flll, colds, hrouchinl and footions, &a. 1u1s thio muosk acoontablo rouedy for Oltld- zon or lnfants, and can b kivon With Laaminity; Whia for ‘Drofossional gontiomon, o hoso wha BUITGF ko 1088 of Yoo telsiniispentabie. ' © ; ‘Thesa oandied are put up in25 oent boxos, convenlo; for 15 pulkcar, and a1o Torsaly Byl decli Sl ot . 1, comnor Staviand Aveh:atat, Phiindaiyhia. LAKE NAVIGATION, NAVIGATION OPEN! FOR GRAND HAVEN AND MUSKEGON, The Elogont Passonger Stonmer: MUSKH- GON, will lenve for abovo-named ports, = ' - Tuesday Evening, 16th inst, at 7 o'olock, The Passen; Bteamer CORONA will 10ave for 81, JOBEPL | ! This (Tuesday) Evening, at 11 o'olock, Offige aud Docks foot of Michigan-av. T. @G. BUTLLN, Supt. = 00k, REMOVAL, "REMOVAL. On and aftor May 1, tho Chicago Agonocy of tho MASSACHUSET'I'S MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. will ocoupy tho Basement Offico, No, 170 LaSallo-st., Bryan Blocl, . FRISBIE & RAPPLEYE, Gonoral Agan!s. alo olianp: 500 Wall, Touso, and Hotol Toats, cam. mastly new, and'tu fiext-class_order, sultahlo for migration, * Vamflios golng Wust, Colonization tiow, Tuatlrond Building Dartics, Luibeeion, Bialo Huntors, Staty Fatin, Gunp-Moctings, &0, dust te. culved, nnd with athier klids of Quartormastor and-Ord. nanoo Btores, to bo sold chenp. i, 0. LIPPINGOTT, Gavorminont Gonla Depot 105 and 197 Enst Lako-st,, Chloago, 111, C. H. DYER & CO., Goryer Wubasli-av, and Madison-st., dualors in all kinds of Fuol, INinos Conl por tun, dolivored, 35; Kirkland Qrato Conl (hust Indiana) por ton, doliyored, §8.50; Wae bash Coal (Tudiana Bituminous) por tan, dalivared, 85,60 Hard ool and Wood of all kinds always on haud. . DISSOLUTION NOTICE, DISSOLUTION. The partnegahip horatoforo’ oxisting’ botwoon N, O, ubaoh and Ko 3. Jolvibon e (his Sy Aissobyga by mak tunl consout, " AL dbts wing by satd o will o pal by suld N, UL Jotinsun, aud atl dubts dun saii) finn are ta o coll otud by litin, L 0. 0 Datod Ublcago, April 14, 1658, A1 by ) b