Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1873, Page 5

Circuit Court in timo, wns postponod on acconnt of tho small at- le:‘dnnco, ‘:nde:flnnuldentlon of bills by soctions takon up, Tho following bills woro 8o conaider- od: Sonato bill 216, amending Scotion 2, Chaptor R0, of the Ravisod Biatutes, eutitlod '* Coats." Drdered to s third reading. House bill 120, amending the aot &n’ovldln tho_sdoption of miuora,. Ordored to n roading, Houso bilt 488, making approprintions for tha Nofl.(l:‘um Ineano- Asylum, -Ordored to a-third rondihg, A By coneont, Banntor HINQHOLITER @aamlcd o potition of . citizons of Prairlo du Pont, Bt Olair Connty, romonstrating ngaiust thoe salo of nommons ua provided by Houso bill ml'.horlzlnfi the anme, and praylug such amondmont as wi throw such dalo opon to compotition. Roforrod: Rogular order rosumeds” - * £ Bonato bill '428, authovizing tho establishmont for rd of o forry acrosy tho Iflinofs Hivoy. Ordered to s third nuullui(. ke : Bannto bill 10, concorning County Superintend- ont of Sehoola. ) Mr, BALDWIN moved to amend 80 a8 to re- quira the County Buporintendont to Lold a firat~ grado cortifionte. Adopted. 4 ' Y DY - Mr, OUMMINGS moved. to mmond Seo. {ronuln.- ont bo valdlng umt-o%y in conntios having a fon of over (0,000 shall tho Buperintond _zl‘l‘ow:dd to’ omploy au nesistant or deputy. dopted. . 5 Mg. BURKE moved to striko.out tho' ontiro soction, - Lost. 2 i 4 Bir. WAITE moved to smond 8o g8 to ‘grado o componsation nccording to population. of sounties, Adopted—Yeas, 20 ; nnays,.8. Mr. BURKE offorred a furthor amondmont, providing that the question of hereaftor olosting | & County Buperintendent be submitted to. tho +peoplo at tho noxt ‘flcuuml eleotion, with o view .of Seuoh countles disponsing with such ofticer as -desiro to. R s i Pouding furthor dobats, Mr, PALMER . moved i -to indefinitely postpone furthor consideration of 'tho bill.. Carriod—yens, 34; nnys, 0. : % ‘A motion to reconsider was made and tablod— “yous, 17; nays, 0. P A Y Bonato bill 230, In rogard to practice in courts: .of recorde Ordored to a third reading. i ... Bouate bill 200, amending tho law concernin, tha colloction of taxos thoroln named, Ordere to o third ronding. ’ ) House Lill 331, granting ri%bt of waytothe Chi-/ eago & Pacifie Rallwny over tho grounds of tho Northorn Insane .Asylum, was colled upasa substituto for the Bonnto bill of the sume tenor, and rond & first timo aud ordered to o socond rending, . & Benato bill 206, to socuro the frespassage of fish in oll the waters of this State, ways conaider- od and orderod to n third ronding. . “'Benate bill 858, 'proventing oxtortionate ohargos by auy stoct (i'nrd company 1n tho Stato was ordored £0 o thir mudlug. X . WAITE flled a motion to reconsidor. Banate bill 293, revising the Imw in rogard to Coronors, Ordered to a third reading, ' Myl PALMER introduced a bill antending the law ooncemlng roads and hrmxiea. Reforrod, Sonato Lill 901, revising law in relation to ro- plovin, Ordarod to a third ronding, Sonato bill 202, revising. tho law in rolation to Bherifls. Ordored to a third ronding. - - SHERIFF OF COOK COUNTY. On motion of Mr, WAITE, the vote adopting Soction' 3 of bill in relation to Sheriifa way re- considerod, and tho amondmeont incrossing the bond of the Bheriff of Cook County to $100,000 was adoptod. As amended-the DIl was ordored to a third “roading. COUNTY AGRIOULTURAL BOOIETIES. Benate bill 271, providing for tho olaction of officers of County Agrioultural Bocletios, was taken up. - Ponding consideration of the bLill rovising the lawiin relntion to Recordors,theSenato adjourned until 2:80 p, m. AFTERNOON SESSION, RECORDERS, Upon reassembling tho Benato resumed con- sidoration of the bill rovising tho law_in rolation to Rocorderv, and tho same was ordored 1o & third roading. TERMS OF COURT, Houso bill 555, fixing tho times for holding tho moveral districts, oxclusive of Jook County, was amended aud ordered to o third reading. . JURY BILL, Houso bill 204, concorning jurors, was called 1y, read o second timo, and arderod considered by sectiona, s . PRESENTATION, Senato bill 817, revising tho law in rolation to partition of real cstate, wns being considored,- when Sonator THOMPHON aroso and said : Mu, PRESIDENT: On Delsie of tho ionibors mad oflicors of the Senate, I have tho honor and the ploas ure, oir, to presen®to you o token of thelr respoct, ond in doing o to give cxpression fo tho kind 'feol- dng and sdwiration cotortained for you by tho ‘mombers and ofticera of tho Souste for iho enrnest, faithful, ofiiciont, and imparilal manner with which Eml, 8ir, havo presided over the dellberntions of the Jenato, and for thu considerata treatment and courto- 6 recolvod at your bands, After a longthy session, during which we iayo como to know_ you better, wo ean botter judgo and tho bottor npprociato your ability, your integrity, aud your carnest endeavors to do your duty firmly and impartially, and being thus propared to Judge, this is our decision, Permit me, air, to ox- erclao tho hiopo that this cauo may sorvo 85 8 memento 1o often remind you of the plensant assaclations of this wintor, In roply President Early said: GENTLEMEN : Tam deoply touched by this unoxe pected token of your consldoration. Assuming the dutioa of this responsiblo position without auy pro- vious oxpericnce, I am indebted to-your forbéarunce and co-operatlon for whatever success haw attended my administration. I value the- {okon highly, It will be 'a pouvenit in tho future:which I will always retain with nlfectionato memory, It will be an Leir- loom fu my fumily, sowmcthing of which wy uhildren’s children will bo proud, Gentiemen, from the deepest rctesdes 'of my hesrt, Ipouroutto you my elucorg atitudo for all tho kindnces yon Lave ghow nic, and lor this solid moumento of our plcasavt intercourse, SECOND READING CONTINUED, Benata bill 17 was roswmod, aud tho bill order- ed to o third reading. DEFICIENOY APPROPRIATION BILL. Sonate bill 81, the Doficiency Appropriation bill, alrendy passed tho Senato, was called up, and tho House smondment couenrred in, * = coryiNg, House bill 44, providing for the copying of the Assombly Juws and journal, way ordered to o third reading, Houso bill 892, rovising tho Iaw in relation to landlord and tenant, was ordered to a third read- ing. H fian&tu bill 289, abolishing tho Grand Jury aud providing for the commitment nrid indictmént of porsons accused of crime, was tabled. Hougo bill 245, appropriation for the Southorn Normal University, was ordered to a third read- g 3 ADOPTION OF MINOTS. House bill 120, providing for the adoption of miuors, was talken up and pasged, Adjonrned until 7:80 p, 1. ‘Thie Senato reassombled at 7:30 p. m,, and at ouce adjourned. , IIOURE. Prayor by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, GENERAT INCORPOLATION LAW. The Oommittoe on Municipal Affairs reported favorably Houate bill 104, amending the General TIncorporation Jaw for citios nnd villagos, ropeat- ing Sec. 25, and amending’ Hoc. 28. Ordered to a d remhnu. RAILRAAD DONDS. Mr. OONNOLLY called up Hougo bill 400, to roatrict the issue of first mortgago bonds by rollroad companies ; tho question being on & mo- tion to roconsider the voto by which tho bill was lost. Corried, and the bill yeforsad to the Judie ciary Comnitee, 2 FUNDS FOB THE RATLIOAD COMMIBSIONRRS, Housobill 578, appropristing 50,000 to pay tho oxpeuscs of the Board of Railroad nui ‘Warohouso Cominissioners, eamo up, es%lfibsvflmzm mavgg tocut &lso\m the sum to —lost ; yoas, 88 ; unys, 68, Tho blil was ordered fo n)thlrd rending. THE HART GLAIM, ‘The SpecialCoramitteo appointed to investigate tho cluim of J. W. Hart for atnfloumiy, 0.y mado a report recommonding that the cfaim be allowed, Ordored printed, TUILD READING OF BILLS. Senato bill 05, npproprm(infi 7,600 to enlarge tho Court-llouse for the Buprome Court, ut Mount Vernon, was padsod—yeas 105 ; nays, ¢, Bouate bill 191, to cuable the authoritivs of in- ocorporated citios to flx salaries of thelr officers, was passed—yons 106 ; nuys, 7. Senato bill 814, providing for tho paymont of tho oxponses of {ho Biato Govornment prior to Jau. 1, 1878, was pnused—ycas 103 ; nays, 8, Sennto bill 170, to provide for tha removal of cemoterioy, was pussed—yens 80 i nayd, 14, Houste biIT 55, to provilo for tho publication of the eixth volume of the Geologival reports wag passed—yoas, 95 ; unys, 18, Senato bill 818, appropiuting 00,000, ote,, oto., fi Tomo, Wy hmnuml——yuu. 105; nays, 1, Bouate bill 841, appropristing vavious suma for tho Normal Univorsity, way lost—yeun, b9 ; the sum of or the Holdiers' Orphans' e et bl 105, rovhing th ona! ), roviuing the law in rolati %o offica uflf Btato 'I'l‘unug\*ar, way, pl:s;:;—gfiaz? uays, 2. ‘Tecous 1l halt-past 2 p. m, ALTERNOON SLRHION, Eouato bill 09, to ubolish the Alton City Court, wau puesod—yens, 08 ; nuys, 0, NORMAL HOUOOL, Mr. BHERMAN offerod a resolutlon providin, for gonverting the uufinished Normul Hchool' THE THICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1873 bnlldln%n Onrbondalo into an fnstitution for'{-wiadom to forenco tho tomptation to sink tho Feoblo-Mindod Clilldron. Adopted. Aftorward o motion to reconsidor was tabled. CORPORATIONS, Benato bill 170, cnugcnmlng corporations, was lost—yens, G8 ; nays, 20. ’.l'heyvoh; was ma’onsldorofl, #nd tho bill recom~ mitted. ) .. . PRACTIOR ACT. . Benato Lill 70, amonding Hoc. ‘80 of tho Prac- tico Act was passed—yoess, 07 ; nays, 8, * INDUSTRIAL ‘UNIVERSI (Y, . Bonato bill ‘808, approprinting 84,600 for the Induatrlal Univorsity was pagsed—yons, 80, nays, BPECIAT, ELEQTIONE. Bonate bill -17:, concorning rogistration for !pecln12 olections, - wns passod,—yonas, 112} nays, 2. 54 o NOWTHERN INSANE ABYLUM. ' Senato DbIIl 807, the’ appropriation for tho Northern Iusauo Asylun, was passed,—yeas, 03 ; nays, 14, N RIOGNTS OF MARRIED WOMEN. Bonato bill 44, defining- the rights-and Habil- itios of married women, passed,—yons, 88; noys, 16, T J B H TREARNTATION, . Mr. Swan roso to n question of priviloge, and on bolinlf of membors of tha liouso, presontod tho Bponker with- n gold-honded cano. Tho Bpoakor spoko ns follows : ENTLEMEN OF THE Houst OF REPRREENTATIVE ¢ BN w0 For 1hin sony. ALt b g your porsont good-will snd citeom, I uhall prize aud THacot among ihio froasuredl kbiwenis of my .ahall bo nll 10 oo valued by mo bociuso {t coulci; s tho gentloman stalos, from. il (o tewhors of tho dltouse, o honorati goutieman lius boen picneed to ‘atate that it Ju prorentod to 1m0 s n loken of rcgard for mo 18 your preelding oflicer, An puck'T aceopt It To Bavo, thus moglied your approbation in Indeed somothivg of which I amay Justly, without vauity, bo proud, You can acarcoly & nppreciato, ~gantloinon; tho-onxloly of 0 presiding "oflicer, By sotne mistake, in & monicut of oxcitemont, incldent to Iegislation Lo, moy do_Injustice, and Lfs molives bo miajiidgod by hin follow-mombers. On' quostions about whichthe lounorable gentlemon. differ, polnta of ordor, conatructions of ruleu, questions of parlige, montary Iow, arb hurriodly rafsed, *Tho presiding officer of & popular branchof u legislativo usgembly ust mako hiu” deolsion ot once, and without that thought and considoration which ars conduciva to nb- soluto_correctiiess, I 1Lave,in nuy manuer, suc- ceeded in proserving docorum emang you, or in ssslating you fn your delibovatious, or it properly con siruing tho rilos adoplod foryous govérnment, ot mo ansuro you that X owo not a Jittle of my sucteun o your. moderation, forbearanae, and nsaldtance, - Our peraon-; al oad offiolal relations to 1o havo inficed bean moro thon ploasant, Let ua trust that thoy may uot prove to have beou tnprofitablo o the conatiiientiea whoso reprerontadives wo nre, Illinofa i tho great Common- wealth of tho Wout, Bho uccupiea 'a_leadiug position in thio afstorhodd of Statés, and niready oxerts o potent and commanding’ {nfluonéo {a the scionco of govern. ment, Our prosont Canatitution, on which Liavo boen eugrafiod now thcories and maxims of orgauio lnw, Diao Lecoma thio miodel on whick tha oldor Staten of tho Unfon nre retniilding tho foundations of thelr civil structures, It hos been our duty to couforn our ptat- utory law to (ho changes fn our-Constitation, In doiug ¢, wo havo tograpple will questions vhich are not only mew to the Legislative Department, ‘but aro w{u.\aul. coustructions, which ~ tho Ju- diclary must givo {lem." Wo lhmve, ' 88 it were, 1o gropo iu tho dariaiess nd fool onr way througl the byrinths snd mhzes of .an wioxplored channiol,. Wo cannot say yot how wa shall succeod in defining and reasserting the rightd of the ‘floonln, or prescribing limits to oud placing bounds upon ho orations of the Btato; but wo may atlenat fool assured thnt soonor or Intor' iho contest il e soliled on tho basis of Hght and Justice to_all, and that tho glorlous Bialo ' which wo have the homor to ropresent will onward In tho' raco of empires o not only ranks them all In population, in graln pro- auets,and nanufacturcs, but lso in tho number of miles of railroads, and in the admirable management whifch bl yot be insugurated for thom by tha peoplo for thio peoplo, - Goutlomen, this cane which youlyo presented to mo Lelinll pldco in my study, whero it shall bo kept until my years and infirmitles slalt Justify s uso, Whon that dey comos I shall uso it a# & pup- groat monoyed co rt 08 I movo n!un;‘ over tho rough and doviating paths of life's uncortain jour- noy, ever romomboring, With a freshness I frust, us’of to-day, the many Eannrbnu-hmrmd men who jgin 1n this presentation, and, while I shall remember this glft as o tokon of your cateom, I aball to tho latest day of my lifo cherjals the momory of your undlvided sud cordial pupport In this Assombly, But I am tran. #ocnding the priviloges of tho Ohair, and must closo my romarke, again tondoring you thanke for the assur« onces which accompany thisgift, Imay truly eay to, you, *Tho rod and tho staff, they comfort me." JUDGMENT AND DEOREE, Benato bill 27, to annul Sec. 18 of the act of 18172, in xegnrd to judgment and deorces, was passed—yeas, 10 ; nays, 1. * DEAF AND DUMD ASYLUM. Sonato bill 79, appropriating 70,000 por an- num for this year and next for the uusport of the Doaf and Dumb Asylum, was passed—yens, 80 ; nays, 2, ARBITRATIONS, . Sonato Dill 204, in regard to arbitrations and BWALUS, Wuo praced—ycns, Gk ; uiys, 1. EYE AND. EAR INFIRMARY, Sonate bill 821, appropriating for the Eye and Ear Inflrmury, was pagsed—yeas, 92 ; nays, 1, FEEDLE-MINDED GHILDREN. Bonate bill 826, tho appropriation , for Feoblo- Minded Children for current oxpenses, was passod—yons, 88 ; mfs 1. Tocoss till half-past 7 p. m, EVENING BESSION. TOE BAILROAD BILI, Mr. HOILES ‘moved that the Solect Railroad Committeo be instriicted to roport back the Bonato Donaliue Railroad bill. Mr. BRADWELL moved to amend g0 as to includa ol tho railvoad bills. ~Adopted, and tho motion ‘prevailod. * OTIIER DILLS PASSED, Sonate bill 196, to revise tho law in relation to the Auditor of Public Accounty, passed—yeny, 104; noys, 1, Sounto Lill 80, the Wost Side Park bill, came up on a third reading. Jir. WABHBURN moved to recommit the bill to the Oook Connty delegation, .. . Mr. BAVAGE mioved the previous quention, ‘which was ordered. "Tho motion to recommit wes lost. . A motion to sdjourn wais lost. Tho bill pnssod—yoas, 83 ; noys, 19, Adjourned. S S CONGREGATIONAL. Tho Tricnnial Convention of Churchs K lection of Permauent Officersse Finuneial Statement--ficpost of the _Faculty. - + The Triennial -Convention'of the Congregn- tional Cliurches of the Interior and Northwostern Btates sascmbled yesterday afternoon in the chapel of tlio Theological Bominary, at 2 o'clocls, Rev. 0. 8, Doan, of Kalmnszoo, was ologted temporary Chairman, Permancnt oficors were elected, ng follows Preaident—Rov, O, 8, Dean, of Michlgnn, Firat Viee-President—Tov, M, K, Cross, of Towa, Second Viee-Prestdent—Olios, Penbody, of Missourd, SeeretaryTiv, Wm, X, Holyok, of 1ilinots, Firat Assiatunt Sceretary—3, L. Case,.of Wisconsin, Sccond Aswiatant Secretary—~Lov, J. 1, Fairbauk, of Indinna, The financial statoment of tho Tronsurer waa presented, ehowing net assots to the amount of $066,160,12, Thoro was & not increaso of funds for fho your of $41,006.00, Tho raceipts were $78,865.02 ; Qisbursomonts, &77,887.98 ;. leaviug oash on land, 8967.06. ‘Tho prosont ngeds ure estimated at 820,600, for bullding, ondowmont of professorships 'tud Holiolarships, the cancel- lation of indobtodnoss, eto, Tho 'report of tho Faculty showed fifty-six students presont during the yenr, twonty-two of wtlmm recoivod diplomus last evening a8 gradu- atos. Tho Convention meots this morning at 9 o'olock. This evening the aunivoreary oxercives of tho graduato class, numbering {wenty-two students, will take pflmo w the Union Park Church, commencing at 7:45. — 2 DECORATION-DAY. The Exeoutive Committeo appointed to make arrangewmonts for docorating the soldlors’ graves ou tho 80th of May met at the Garduer Houso last ovening, Gen. MeArthur presided. Thero were forty mombers present, Bub.committeca on transportation, musio, programme, flowors, eta., wero aypnhltud' Tho press wore requested to invite tho public tosend to tho Secretar: of the Executiva Cowmitieo the names nnX placo of Dburial of such mokliers and Ballors as thoy may kuow to bave boon buried in any cometery, wlio may have beon overlooked on Docoration Dry i yours past, Gon. MoArthur was eleeted Crand “Mar- slul, The publio schools will bo closed on Dec- oration Day, The Governor aud Mayor will fa. suo proclamations roquesting the pecple to ob- sorvo tho 80th of May by closing thelr places of businoss. A lottor way Tecelved from J, 1T, Mo- Vicker, onclosing §100 ** ay o mito for the doco- ration fund.” The Committco adjourned, — AIKEN'S THEATRE. Mr. Btuart Rolson commenced tho second wool of Lis engagonont at Aikou's on Monday ovening, in tho rolo of Wilkins Micawber in 4 Littlo Em'ly,” tho stago edition of Dickens' story of David Copporfield, playing on both Monday aud last ovoniugs to good houses, and apporring to muoh botter advautago than ho did last week., In his portraiture of tho occcontrio individual who is now rogurded g a caricaturo of tha nuthor's father, Mr. Robson hes had the fo,and it ahnraotor n brond burlesque, 1fe hna avolded thia orror,but only by n hair's breadth, His volco, rnrhnps mny havo sometbing to do with the mprogalon that Mr, Robson is eudeavoring to make tho part as fununy aa possiblo, for it is un- usunlly shrill and }mnucrnung in the nuppor rog- intor, nnd this, added to a strut which {s not by any moann crgential to nn Luporsonation of the charactor, and a malko-up which rathor exaggor- ates Orulknhank's portraits of this most scoon- trlo charaeter, improsa the feeling upon itho nuditor. Mr, Robson's olooution, too, is far from orfeot, nnd tho olovated fanclos to which Eo glves uttorance loso thoir full meaning, and the plquancy of tho contrast is loat with thom. Thoro 8 n lnck of enrndstness, too, which gives ono tho idon that the dovoted fathor of tho twing 18 not serlous in his_ protostations, nnd in sharing with the audienco . tho amuscmont bis rowntlks call forth, The pith of Micawber's cccentriolty les in his unconsclousnoss of it, sud the momont ho npprociates his own ludicrous appearanco it vaiielios to tho audlence. And honco the pomnosity which Mr. Robson occn- elonally allows in an oxaggorated dogree fm-~ poverishies hig ropresontation. It is not to bo im- aginod, howovor, that the portralture Is without morlt ; 1t could be qrar.fl improved by n little moro study. Mr. McKoo Rankin as Uriah Heep iu nlgo fairly good, though tho humility vouched for in his linos s sometimes lost uight of in his noting, to tho dotrimont of Loth, Mr, Frank Lawlor. a8 Peggoly was also most nccoptublo, o brlanco oty tho support wag not of sufficlont oxcollonco to warrant individual mention, WALL STREET. Review of tho Monuvy, Gold, Xond, Stock, and Prodnce farketve Speztat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune; New Yonk, April 22.—Wall stroot was dull to- day. Inthe monoy market there was n harden- ing tondency for call loans, and' some budiness waa tyansaoted at 1-16 por diom, but the bulk of tho lonus wna nt 1-G4'to 1-82, - A epocial from Albauy snya that o strong offort will bomade in o fow daya to pass Senntor Wing- -low's Usury bill, it s belioved with evory pros-; pect of succoss. Morcantilo piper bankers report a large busi- ness, and one fum sold $616,000 yestorday, at ‘very reasonablo ratos. s HTOORS X woro oxtromely quict at a dacline of 34 to 15¢ per: cont. Btocks are in strongor hands than ten doys ago, and tho boavy men of the streot, who have 10t boon ju Larmony for noarly o yenr, aro hieavy holdera. " : GoLp, - Gold spoculation waes wonk, Tho markot was unfavorably ‘affected by tho wonkoning of ox- ohauges during.tho aftoinoon, and tho largo ex- ports of produce from this port for the wablk, the total reaching the unusual sam of 6,047,660, BONDS, Governments closod firm at an advance, Tho domand was actlve from [oreign bankers, whilg tho syndicato brokers wero also buying, and somoe purchases wora made for Now England nc- conut, PRODUCE, Tho demand for needium grades of flour wag modorate, but thoro was loss. prossuro and more stondiness in the market, Low grades wore fimor and in fair domand for the trado nnd shlr- ment. Family grades ruled steady and fair] active., Fanoy Minncsotag woro freely offoro: ot yostorduy's pricos. Snles, 11,600 brls; re- coipts, 13,260 Lrls. Whout woes botter, wWith (utc nn active demand, chiefly for export, amu L fair for milling, Wintor is scarco au Lold higher. Sales 168,000 bu, including 70,000 bu No. 2 Milwaukao, to arrive, Tast hulf of May and first Lnlf of June, at $1.G0. Rocoipts, 25,840 bu. Pork was firmer. New mess for this month is quoted af about $20.00. For fature delivery 500 bris for June sold at £19.70, Reooipts, 1,744 pkge. Tor cut meats_thoro was some domand and pricos ruled stendy, Dry enlied shouldoers Bro quoted nt 734c. Bome busitess was doue in smoliod goldiers in bulk, with sales of 800 pioces at 8%¢c, and picklod bollies at_103gc. Iieceipts, 1,741 pkgs, Bacon wns stondy. Westorn an cliy long cloar in quoted at’ 0%6@100. Last night 250 boxes wshort clear for May sold at 10c. Lard was _ vory active, higher, and excited, Salea of Wostorn include about 7,000 tiorces at_10c Juno, and 10¥e for July. April ia quoted at 0% @)%o. City sold at 9}4o. Recoipts, 807 kogs, 1,434 pkga, GEORGE.FRANCIS TRAIN. The Examination of the Mental Cons dition of the Great MgoUsI=e=Dise graceful Proceedingu, > Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridbune, New York, April 22.—Tho examination by Judge Daly and n Bhorif’sj nry of tho montal condition of George Francis Train, which has now occupiod the bettor part of o weok, hae par- taken largely of tho charactor of o broad farce, but to-day it doveloped into downright burlosque. The examination ig for the purporo of testing his capacity to proporly dofend himself sguinst the cliargo of sonding obeceno publications through tho maily, for which bejs indicted. A numbor of oxperls who exnmined him Liavo lostifiod that his mind is unsound, or, in othor words, that- his natursl ssnity and avarico havo becoms abnormally developed, Tha prisoner himself was called {o the stand and questionod covcorning the authorship of the nl- leged obeconities, which consist of three columns of oxtracts from tho Biblo carefully arranged, Lorded, nnd_sub-headed,,with the apparont ob- foct of producing n certpin effect. Train ac~ mowledges tho nuthorship of tho hesd lines, but saia it would Lo difticult Lo tell who yrote the remaindor, Previous to l'em.\luq tho filth to the jury, Judgo Daly requested the ladies, thero bojug o lnrgo numbor of strong-miuded present, tolenvo the room. At this, Utica Brooker, who wau prrtinlly intoxleated, apreug to her feet, and wildly shrieking “Evil to’ him who evil thinks,” Degan = a haranguo, tho offoct’ that her rights whowld. ot be donted Lero on acconnt of any mandlin sonti- mentelity, and go on. His Honor.cnt Ler short by orderlng tho room cleared, Thon ensned seono of dlugraceful disorder. Shouts, curses, cheors, and laughtor aroso on every flidu, aud in eome {ustancos forciblo resiglanco was offered Lo tho Court oflicors, who nucceoded, howover, in a short timo in driving tho mob pofl-mell iuto tho corridors. 'fho investigntion was thereupon rosumed, and tho testimony of auother medical oxpert was takeu to tho offect thnt Train was in- Heno. In the meantime tho ojected crowd held an fn- dignation ineutivg In tho hall, which wan ad- dressed by Mosdutaes Eloanor Ilotchor Bishop ond Utien” Brooker, A protost was formally deawn up and signed by about sixty persons, many for o joko aitixing such names 03 " Hurry Hill," “Ton Wood," * Ulysses Grant," ete., to tho docuwment. Theso procecdings were ucen- sionally varied by rapping loudly at {he doors of tho court-roow. to THE GREAT STORM. Further Detaily of the IRecont Snow Blockndo in Nebraylinsseden, Yos meny und Children Frozen to Deaths 81, Lous, Mo., April 22.~1he Democral prints tho following special : Lixcoun, Nob,, " April 21,—The train on thoe Burlington & Missonrl Rivor. Railrord camo in this mornjug, tho firat time for o wook past. Re- ports of the lnte storm show it to liave boen tho Bovorost ever khown hero, Men were frozen to death within two rods of the houso, irying fo got to the stock to feed them, oar CGrafton, o man namod Kealer nttompled to roach o mneighbor mearcely half o milo WAy, accompunied b his wife and child, and the twa lattor wore frozon to doath, M. Marhall, ncar Hastings, porished while trying to reach his stock from his house, Tho wifo sud child of My, Brent, near Red Qloud, froze whilo attompting to rench a nolgh- Lbor'a aftor the house was rendorod uninhabitable, Thoir bodios woro found ou Friday, ton rods from tho house. Familicy wero compolled to take rofugo in collars or Leop_theiv beds for threo days, Houses wore biown down and filled with snow, The dentruction of cattlo and horsos was great, Somo lost all they had. Ouo party lost a wholo Liord of seventy-five head. Cnliics on the railways woro filled “with suow a8 Lurd as leo, aud anow-plows were ugoloss., 'I'he Evio Investigntion. New Yong, April 22—At tho mootiug of tho Erio Investigating Committae, to-dny, counsol for tho Company read a statomont, rociling thut tho Company was ready and willing to furnish thio Committoo with all tha {uformntion thatnay bo required on any mattor concorning the no- counts or managemont of tha road, ouly asking that tho luformation deslred may bo des| gtmtmt Objootion being nade to the raceptionof the offor, on tho ground thet, holng mada in the closing hours of tho Committeo's oxistenco, and, thoretore, not seemingly fn good faith, h Wil ordored to be striukon from "the minutes, on motlon of the Chafrmun o tho Committeo, 1t 8. Rvans, of London, tostified regarding tho actlon of Dischoffschielm aud MoHonry in ovorthrowlng tho Gould Direotory. 1o uaid the formor wautod to miake mouey for himsolf and friends, and tho latter to beneflt tho Atlantio & Uroat \‘\Ynutoru Road, "It was nocessary to gob xid of Gould bon;r‘e any ca‘nmlunco' eol\id Do created in Er:lglnml in Erlo stock, woul Tha T Ruglish peaple Lave nothing to do with anything he or Fisk controllod. Hornoo ¥, Olarkt oxplainod the Iaw rolative to lonsing roilronds, o knew of monay legislation, tho' pro brigands, demandlng pay for thoir bnd kuown membors, however, who i boin, tostiflod that he nover paid to nocure favorablo ho introduotion of such bills as rata freight bill nro loglélative 0800, o nd intro- duced liko billa and did not demand a prico. Mr, Olarke hiad o lottor from Goorge MoHonry, of London, statiug that thero was n project to loage tho Erlo Ruilrond to tho Atlantio & Groat Woste ern, but this Mr. Watson denied, . Tho Commitioo thon adfourned to Albany, and will wind up tho invoutigation to-morrow. - STATE LEGISLATURES. OHIO0, 2 Covrnrnus, April 32.—In the Houne, this morn- ing, tho Houeo bill to of damingos eaused by raid wod dofeated. %‘uvldu for tho_payment nion forcos during tho Tho Hougo bill nuthorizing lands to ho appropriated for the uso of public stitutions wae pessed. in- Diiring s discussion of tho bill to_establich tho Ohio Biate Universit) by consolidating tho Miami and_Ohfo Uniyorai- tlos with tho Agrioultnral Cullngu fund, an amendment, proposing that no dist] notion In ap- ointmont or admission to the univorsilyshall® o mado on account of Box or color, atlor a lively ; discunsion, was vole voto—yead, 30 ; na) In tho Sonate, Gonoral Railrond nct as to roduca the: distance beyond which railroads may chargo maximum ratos of § conts par tou por mile for froight, and 8 conty por mila for passengers from thirty to. ton milos way.passed, In tho House, thie aftornoon, during the, i cunsion of tho UL to 1ito the Mismiaud Obl Universition with tho Agricultural Collage 50 as to form an Ohio Btate University, an amendmarit’ was agroed {o for the admissfon of pupits without to sox—yons, 413 nays, 45. “thon put on its passage and defented—yens, 28; nniu, b2, Tho followin, citios an lony of the national rond ea lia within their Toga! Tt 5 Cho LI was bills passod: Sonato bill author- towns to tako. control of such; imita; Sonate bill, providing that'tho convicts of tho flrst and socond-class cities” ean demand. one-half of the taxes lovied' on_city property by the Camn?y House bil requiring the ships, citlos, 3mniesa an port fo the Stato CUommissioners for bridgo purposes’; ropor oflicers of town~ sohool districts to ro- uditor a complote atatement of thoir indebtednees; Housa biil to authorize tlie takors-up four month 5, ———— MICHIGAN, Spectal Diepatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. LAxsING, Mliah,, April 22.—Tho Houso bas da- featod bills for appoluting o.Stato Entomologist, and for defining a dny's labor at ten hourd a The Honee passed o bill for 1878-'74 for tho Stato o bill reditcing the number of Townshi) way Commigsioners from three to ono, 'he Govornor hos signed tho bill establishing | nflpmprhting 217! 1,6 tho. Bupremo Court pormanently at Lansing, thereby defostiny an aitompt to rocall au d ro- congidor the anid nction: Thia s a flotd-night in tho Sonate over tho bill to tiro system by what 1s callo tho practico of contralizing tax ealos for all the counties at tho Auditor-General's offico. Bills tho * agsod - to nuthorize life-convicts to cor-4| respond with noar frionds and relatives; also, to doflne and establish reinsurance reserve for:| firc and marine compautos in tho Stato; also, a Loinb resolution providing for the ap) olntmnnhf y the Governor of n Commission of eightoen to ravise tho Constitution; also, for taxing palace snd sloopin, nsscd making the ownors of the building where liquor s #old responsible under the Liquor law ; nud for ko Er s Bl Murdercrs Convicted, Oarno, Iil,, April 22.—W. H. Groen, againat whom an indictmont was found for tho murder b to be couclusiyo, has of Bheldon, a bincksmith,~in this county, some been riod in_tho Circult Court of this county and goos to Jolict for four years, The jury was out- sbout eighteen hours. New Yonx, April 92.—John Fitzgibbons, for+ Lilling John O'Hara, was to-day sentonced to imprisonment for life. A Inrge fleot of lumber vessols arzived this LUMBER. . TUES] April DAY EVENTNG, 22, d-down, failing only by onol 6, 90, ‘ tho Houso bill to so smend tho; of catray animals to sell thom after 800 oform School ; algo, | ip ‘High' - rovolutionizo the en- dollul}\lnnt tax enlos, substituting county system,” instead of -cor nedociations, TLast night, bills ping moro complote accounts in Btate - institutions. b timo ago, and ngainst whom the evidenco was- germm ly thoug! mioruing,’ and the supply was far in excess of tho demand, Lho weathor wan unfavorablo, Lowever, aud hero wero vory fow buyers in attendance, ‘Thare was 10 chauge n priced, tuough thoy aro raflier weskc for moat do- scriptions. Wo note: Soloct boards at $23.00;3 bourds and strips, £16.15; jolsta aud acantiing, §1 common ‘2?;'?"‘;'18%5‘(‘19. &t $12.00312,50; lath, $3, ‘and’ seantlfiig woro erroncously roported in shingles Jofsts " fe.nd.. {his morning’s issuo $1,60@1.75 lowor; 1t aliould havo ‘been 50@780 lowor thau Saturday’s rates, Qargo echr Prescott, from Muskegou, and strips at $16.76, 41 m lath at $3,25 Cargo cehr L, Jolata and seanfling at 31143, 70 1 £t common - boards nnd atrips at $12,50, 1o alhier cargoes woro sold, but tho sgent rofueed fo roport them-unless hio conld'bo gratuitously adver- tised as the neller, Lumber waa in me AT THE YARDS, oderate domand, Clear ‘grades aro gearce and fivm, Split cedar posts and lath are casler + Blovks at-(he yords aro moderalely lurgo but badly Mardwood was quiet and unchanged. Drokon up, Wo quote : Tirat clear.,, Becond clear, 1 fuch to 2 iuk, Third cloar, 1 tnh, ¢ Tnird cloar) thick, First and scond ¢l ‘Wagon-box boards, selected, 14 ing upward. ... ..., A stoek Loarde, B stock bourds. Comuon boards. ... Jolst, acantling, small. timber, and undor. Fonelng, Jolst ond Pickots, square, cas Pickuts, flat,, Codur pouta, spift. gzdlr Pposte, round, ‘which eharge follows tho shugie, lear flooving, od, i ressed, ecco 125G 1.50 tranisterred, 88,00@40,00 45,00 91.00@40.00 o 97,00@40,00 "Ihickuess—I'ivo shiugles {0 bu two fnckes o thioke nee, Tength—~Rixfecn fuches. Osk (dry. Dinck walit, AARDWOCD, G 20.00@25.00 50.00G40,00 12001400 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Now York Einancinl News. New Your, April 23, —Fluancial afairs wero dull, witha slight reaction from tlio late extreme Luo, ‘Monoy louned at 7 currency 10 1-16_and intercs tho ulk of tim busingss ut 1-04@1-93, clostng at § renoy to coln intorest. Tho oxpross compunics brought 100,000 curroncy. Outstanding yuer. wlil eur- Tegal-tendern elow an increase of $71,- Bieritng advanced to 1083 for afxty-days, and 1003 far stqlt, Lt closed dull ut 1083 oud 10034, Gold réao from 11734 to 1173, oud closod we MIN@1173, portoot ak at Thio décilue wus vatved by the large ox- produce this woek, smounting to $6,047,6¢0, Loans rauged at 1@6 per cout, Cleariuga, $0,000,000, ’él‘rullllry disburacments, $146,700, 1 Cusloms roceipts, dovernmonts woro fu active demand from tho for- elin bunkore, nud gonio purchuses mado for New Eng- Innd nocount, closfug strong, Stato Londa rulud very dufl, though Tennossoes wero sirong. Htocks wero dull, with a dealine In prices of @15 por cont, the fluctintions avoraging only abou cent, Mo reactionafter tho roceut suarp udvailco s cousidered naturul, sud duo to realizations, Among the utive stocka Tucltic Mall fell from 00}y Western Unfon rose from 855, to B0, uud fell to to Bt, Paul rose from 60 to 613, closing at 0137, Laub sold at T0M@E0N Island at 100410845, th lowest prices, but the marky ull, Hierling, 108, Coupons, %5t 5-208 of (7 Qoupons, '04. Coupons, '05, CGoupons, 05 (uoy Missourla.. ‘Tenuounoes, Tennessect Virginias, n Canton, W Ul ol o Lew, W, by (2" at 0673(3054(, uid 0 et e GOVENNMENT BONDE, 1 | Qoupons, '07, 1184¢ | Coupon, 68, 833 Nu: B4, 774 | Currency 6s. BYATE BONDE, 4 345 | Vieginlas, old... 93 | North Cutoltus, old. 9" | Nortu Garoliuss, e TOOKH, 20 l B8t Paul pf ¥ | Wabaeh, § per B84, (h Wa- Rock it el Were ut o closed ateady thongh A3 a7 18 9% 00} 70 m £t bonrds * ., A¢Donnid, frow’ Manistec, 70 m £t - Quicksilver. Adama Exproas. ... .. 03 Wolls Fargo.., 803 Amorican Express, . 68 Unitod Btatea Ex, ... 76 | Ohlongo & Afton.. Taciflo Mail...., 181 (Jhlulmo & Alton pf( New York O Obilo & Misslasipp! Tudiana Cenirdl Tiiltiola Central, Union Paclflo stocks, 8335 Union Pacifio bonds., 87 Contral Paclfio bonde, 103 Del, huck, & Woatern, 100 F o O Plitaburgh, Northwentern. Northweatorn yis TRock Island, , N, J, Contral, BE, Toul : Forolygn Mavikots, Livenroor, April 23—11 o, m,—] nuhfll 0d,. intee wheahy 1oy 21} spriug, 11s@12¢ 20 Lard, dle, At unchan, . : Trvinroor, Apeil 29—3 . m.—Bmall American arrl. vala causod an advance {n California wheat ; white, 118 l}i@‘ll: 803 club, s 10d@12e 1d, - Gorn, 278 3d, 7, 428, s i LONDOK, Aprit 93—Cannols, 9337 3 5-20a of ‘65, 013¢ ; 0 of ‘07, zcs 10-403, BIN S new s, 903 Erlc, 01 - Pantg, Aptil 19, —Rontos, 01 T, Fnangronr, Apiil 32,—6-20 of 02, 937¢." Livznroor, April 23,—Cotton dull; middling up- land, 91/@04¢d; Orleans, Ulgd ; wale, 10,000 balea 3 ‘Awmorican, 6,000 balos ; spootilation and. oxport,’ 2,000 " 3 5 Dréadstuffs—Tho small Amotonu arrivala causod an | advancain Qalifornis wheat of avorage quality, which 1a quoted at 118 5d@11a 8d ; club, 118 10d@12¢ 1d ; red lpfln%,flfl@l‘lufld. Flour, 278 64, Coru, 278 34, Beef, 808, Cumberland middles, 50 90§ ohort rib, 408 3d, Choese, 089, b o Tacolpta of wheat for tho plat: ttroa duys, 1,600 qre, of whill 500 qra wera Amcrican ;. rocelpt of €orn for thio samo time, 0,000 ; Amorican, 4,000, .. Yarns and fabrics' at Banchesfer are quict and un- chunged, ., Buffalo Live-Stoclk Markets DUFFALO, April 22.—CATTLE—To-day, including 66 cava toarrive, 1,807 total for {ha weoky 6,882, Tho run of stock s O good quality Tho matket ia slow for goodcattlo at last weok's clostug pricos, Slockora aro fn poor domund nud A(o off, chero. sra bt fow Eastorn buyors in attondance,’ About 700 wore dis- pored of.. Salon : 210 Iiiols steors, 1,10 to 1,330 tta, ot $5,40@0.12)¢ ; 131 Town sleers, 1,204'1bs, nt $6,25 317 Micliigan ‘stoers, 1,092 tos, ut $5.40; 20 lioad Stato steors, 1,105 fhs, at 85,00 ; 191 Toxas steers, L,107 Ibg, ot $5,03 ¢ 77 Mimsour] inixed, 1,205 1be, at $6.00 ; 18 Ohio atdckars, 004 tbe, ut 86,00, ." ' ) ' BHEEE AXD LAMDS—To-dny 1,000; fofal for (ha fower than lust weok's ock, 6,600, Blarket 3@k bbby i o’f\umm.m wooled sheop, 87 closing Totea, Bnlea: 8 10 114 b6, 8L 30,35@7.16; 231 Michigan clipped slieop, H v, 77 Ibe; at $4.60; 200 Ohto clipped slicop, av. 102 e, Toas—To-4v, 300; total for tho wook, 0,000, Mar- et slow at g slight ndvanco_on lut weck's closlng . xatcs, Prices, $.60@5,00, Sales: 500 Tllinofs hogs 168 10 185 1o, at £6,8085.00; 107 Mssourl ioge, av. 119 Now YVark Dry Goods Market, New Yons, ‘April 23.—Tbero waa a quict fecling in trado to-duy, ‘and tho cold weathor chocked business, ' wore fairly activo, but other bronches lou. Pricca for cotton goods aro un- chungeds» Tho beat makes rulo stendy in priee, bt low qualities sro irregulor, Browi ducka afo in brisk demand, and cottonades met with a good do- mand, Woolous and shawls sro quict, Prinle and ginghama aro in good demand, Forolgn' white goods and alpacas rule lively, but otlior fabrics aro dull and solling low at auction, 5 Foston Cattle Market. WATERTOWN, Muss., April 92.—DEre CATTLE~Te- calpty, 766 ; market activo ; prices nearly tho samo na Inst week 3 'sales of cholce, $10,50@11.00 ; extra, $9.60@ 1095 ;- firat-cloas, $8,0039,00; second, $0.00@7.50% ihird, $5.0085.50, SikER AND Ladms—Receipts, 5,703 ; pricesof sheop declined X per Ib, A fow spring lambs aro fn mar- oty bué st auiliént fo mako quotation, Sales u Tots a4 $9.60@475 onch ; oxtra, $5.00G7.00. Pittsburgh O Maricets Prrrepunan, April 22,—Crido petroloum weaker and quiet ot $2,3714@2,40 per brl at Parker's Landing, oqual to 693@E9 9-160 per gallon here, . Refined quict and unchahgod ab 1640, . The Produce NMarkots. NEW YORK, Niw Yonx, April 23.—GorroN—In modorato de« mand and ateady ; middilng upland. 193ge, Bueapsrupes — Flour moro activo ond firmer. Rocelpld, 13,000 bLrls; suporfino Westorn and Btale, 5.10@0.25 ; common to guod oxirs, $0.75@7.55 3 good to clioico, $7.40@8,26; White whoat 6xtin, $8,60@ 10.60; Ollo extra, §8.85@10,50; Bt. Louls, $7.60@) Ryo fiour unchanged. Corn meal toro aclive ; Wes cn, $0.25@3,30, = Wheat moro sctive and Lighor recelpts, 20,000 bu; No. 2. Milwaukeo spring, in store, $1.67@168 ; No, 2 Milwaukeospriu, atlont, $1.0545; No. 2'Chicago aud Northwest $1,58@1.08; red Wester $1.85@1.89, Tiyo firm, Burley duil, ' Corn sott and firmer; rocelpls, 23,000 b ; old Westorn mix instore, 0Gc 3 now mixed, 664@6Txc; old do for June, 64c, Onta » shade firmor ; Primp scarco § rocelpts 14,000 bu ; now mixed Weatern, 52@64c; now black, 50 @53)g0 ; new whito, G3@36c, Croven Beep—8teady ; Western, 8%@8%0; timo- thy “scod quiat §3.05@4.00, 1ags—In falr demend ; Western, 10@16)e. Ha¥-Quist ond firm, Horg—Duli, g Grooxuizs—Coffao stendy; Rlo, 16)/@183c. Bugar steady; Tolining, TH@8C. 'Moldsscs quict nd. un- clauged. Rico quiot; 88k, PrrooLruM—Urude, 9¥c; refined, 10740, TunreNTINE—Dull § 83)5@54c, Provistons—Pork firmer; now moss, $10.75@20,00 3 primo moss, $17,60@19,00, Deof stoady and unclianged, Cut ments castor ;. howmp, 13@130 5 slowldors, Tigc, Middlos strady, Long oléar, 970} sliort clcar, 946 00; short cléar for May, 106, 'Lard firmer with a gooll demand; - Westornbieam, 05G0Xe; otte, 97:@1e, Hurren—In buyers' favor; fafr to primo Westorn, 30@u8e, Cukese~Dull ; 12@10c. V Wanky~—A shade firmer 3 01@013c, MILWAUKEE, Mruwauxze, Aprl 23.—Bueansrurss—Flour quiét Jsnd unchanged, Whoat in falr demand and finn ;* No, 1, $1.U5; No. 2, $1.30, Oata Ateady; No, 2, 30c. Corn in falr demnnd and bigher; No, 2, 4lc. Ryo scurco and firm; No, 1, Gc. Barley dull snd nomfiual ; 2, 850, ! FrErants—To Buffalo, 140 Oswogo, 20¢, . Recerrrs—Fiour, 10,000 brls ; whout, 16,000 bu, BrrestunTe—Flour, 8,000 brlw 3 wacat, 5,000 bu, GLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, April 43, —BuFapssurrs—Flour a shada fewor, Wikat uery airdug und highor ; ulea No.l rod ot $ 174, closed "$1,70 bid; No, 2 beld at §1,09, Corn firin; 49@50c, Oats ry sold at 42¢, Prrioukun—Active and unchanged, TOLEDO, Torzpo, April 22, — Busabsturrs—Flour firm, n, $1.70R1,70% ; spot $171: May, $1. X 0. "2 rod, S 611,08 spot § $1.60 Moy 3 Now 0 $1.00, {Corn active, higher s Ligh mixed, 450 spot ; 45@ 155 sticller Mey ;' 4035@405¢0 uoller Jund: 47ige seller duly ; #low mixod, 435/ @44 upot ; nograde; 4c, Oate firm } | No, 3, 373{@38Xo, : OLOVER BEED—$4,05, REorirTs—Flowr, 00 brle; wheat, 4,000 bu; ‘corn, +nono; outs, V00 b, s SnirMeNTa—Flour, 1,000 Lris; whost, 11,000 buj corn, none ; oats, 1,000 bu. ROLT. DeTnort, April 20,—BREADSTUFFS—Flour quiet, unchanged, Wheat ateady ; oxtra, $2,003 No, 1, 31,94 nber, 173, Oorn steady 3 47c, Oats, 470 Western, CLOVER B1£0—$6,00, CINOL Crxopmazs, Aprl 92, - $7.60@7,76, Whoat ptead firm st 80, Oatafirm; Bi@ile, Barloy fiva, ProvisioNs—8tiong ‘and bighor, Pork nominally $16.00 spot, with snlea nt $19,00 melier May ; $20,00 buyor July. Lard strong and higher ; steswm, yo; kottlo, 93(¢. Bulkmesta slrong ; shoulders, To; cleas rib, 90 8pot'; saloa 90 buyer April Do biyer May olear sides, Di{o; spot sales, Ui¢c; buyer April gen- erally old 70 blgher ot close, Bacon in good do- mund; Tiold" Lighor ; elioulders, few out of anioke, nominally 8o; clear M, 03ic; clear, 100, Witisey—A{eady at 830, BT, LOUIs, 6, Louls, Apri] 22, —BRrAbRTUFrA—Flour quiet and wenk, Wheat—A baler feeling but unchangod ; No, 8 noft u‘xrmu. §1.10 ; No. i red fall, §1,05, Corn nctive aud bigher at J7@U7)¢¢, in olovator, Onts higher; No, 2,81@0130, fu elovator, Barloy qulet and unolanged, ilyo quist; 'No, 2, 67c, Wrisky—Firm st #7¢, T'RovIsIONs—Fork nctive for futuro dellvery; $18.50 for spot ; $18.00, up conntry, seller Junes $18,75 seller Juuoand July : $10,00 solior July, Bulkmeits fom § shioulders, 630} clear aides, BX@820, all np country, Tiacon actlye and strong for futiive delivery ; shoulders, Tico meller Moy cloar Fiby 10@10%e sollr Juno 3¢0, July;: 1ic,'August; cliar, 100 soller May; 1lc, iy, Tatd trh bugquist, il oon—Steady at $4,60@6,20, OaTrLe—~Firm and unchanged, BUFFALY, Burraro, April 92.—Markot frm, Wheat, No, 2 Milwaukeo Ol salos at 540 in store, Oats, 42c, W ORLEANS, 22,—Hay—Dull and lawer ATI, KADSTUFFé—TFlour firm ; 1,05, Corn flrm ; 430, Rya oncrally quiet and n{, $1,55@1,65, Corn, New Onvneaxs, April primo, $22,00, Liovisrons—Pork excited aud bighor hold at $18.75, Didu ot $18.60 refused, Dry aull meata Avmor ab 710G TAGBIEE I3 ; ucon netiver aud higher ot B @104 @ 103sc { humb, 1H@14)¢c, Lurd—Firwer; tiorce, refined atlo; keg, OX@I0e, Grooenizs—Sugar dull; good falr to full falr, 8@ B3go, \Vittaux—Enslor at 83G97c. Corron—~Sleady sulos, 41,000, Recolpts, 1,010 bales, Lzports—fo Livorncol, 839 Leter,’ Btock, 163,760 bidew, MARINE. PORT OF CHICAGO. ~ ARRIVED, JApril 92, Schr 0, J, Rosdor, Muskegon, 130 m f¢ lumber, Belur Hoventh OLid, Muskogor, 140 m £t luuiber, 6 m ath, Behr Adriatic, Muskegon, 120 m ft lumber, el Porala, Riuskogon, 85 1w £t lumber, Bcnrll'r::m. o g faven, 100 1 ft lumber, 20 m. af Prop Unlon, Abnapee, 6,700 tics, Behr Emme, South 1avon, 6 eds woodl, Btur Goraut, §t, Josop, 45 xa oy, 35 Lrls npples, 10 pliee plauta, 1 plveio, Behir @, W, Wescolt, Muskegon, 85 m ft lumber, St J. A, "Travis, drend Luyen, 00 m ft lumber, 1 m ploktu, Bchr Ninorva, Muskegon, 200 1 £t lumbar, Belir l.;.‘ElIg’nwootl ‘Whito River, 160 m i lumber, 25 m. uth, pkge fiuls, Hohr O, 1, Joluson, Bavgatuck, 120 m lumbyer, Bchr 4, T, Holmos, Ludington, 130 1 lumber, Eoow Bannor, Boul Haven, 04 cds wood, Bcow Gronger, 8t, Paul's Bfor, 35 m lumbor, Trop 8, A, m\’d\wn, Milwaukeo, 550 tona fron ore, Totier, Adlsaukac, 480 tons from ore, Hoow J, A, JohnAon, Baugatuck, 00 m lumbst, Belir Fishor, Tudwig’s Pler, 65 m lumber, Scow Hea Htar, Muskegon, 56 m lamber, Behr Tugeols, Grand Haven, 160 in Tumbor, Behir Tumlot, Muskegon, 110 m lembor, Bime Ralolgll, Muskegon, 150 m Jumbr, Selir Ollpper Uity, Ludington, 116 1n Jumber, t Bebr Gom, Saugauck, 60 cda slabn, Trop Ira Olinflce, Hutiqatuck, 10 rolls leathor, 2 brls pork, 70 m Inmber, Selir Myrtle, Maskegon, 160 m Jumbor, 100 m Iath, 8ehr R, B, Tiug, Bsugaluok, 80 m Tumber, Trop Oconlo, Milwairkes, 100 brla flour, 100 brls lism, Hfld)kml measures,; 76 bnga bran, Hohr Eililo Gray, Ludwii's Plor, 60 eds wood, Ull‘ SARE] vesn s ApTil 22, Hehr 0, J, Rocder, Muskegon, I it Behr Beventh Ohlo, M\vnkrgmx‘l ight, t Behr Wostclicator, Muskegon, Schr Adrintte, Muskegon, Ught, Hobr Honost Johu, Munkogon, Hght, Sohr Geo, W, Wentott, Atiakegon, light. Schr Torais, Whito Lalie, tight, . Btmr Coron, 8t, Josopl, 43 {mm dry goods, 116 pkga grocerfos, 14 hria ofl, 1 ton cut stolie, 66 plows, 78 pkga hardwaro, Schir Minerva, Muskegon, Ught, Bebr J, A, Travis, Muskegou, light, Behr 0. T, Jobuson, Bangatnek, light, Schr J, A, Juhnson, Saugatuck, light, Trop Ira Ghuffeo, Gnugatuck, 400 green hides, 140 dry Iider, 40 brlea oakum, & hhds ugar, 40 bx8 gro- corieg, 26 cancs dry goodls, Behr Gun, Haugatiol, light, 8chr Loufsa MoDonnld, Manistee, lght, obr E, Ellinwood, White River, 1 ton fuel, Beow ‘Trio, Grand Haven, 50 bu oats, 135 tons hay, Beow Banner, South Ilaven, Il‘(\lh Hcow Granger, St, Paul'a Pior, lghit, e B, Taudvig'y Por, g, Hehir "Lugcoln, Pontyator, ligbt, Seow Dan Hases, Moniatee, light, 8ehr O, Harrison, White Hal, 60 bu oats, G0 bu corn, Seow Bea Star, White 1ail . Seow M, Dixon, Whito Hall, lighit, Hchir, Mygtle, Muukegon, ight. Sehr BB, Ling, Saugatuck, light, ni ot Mot atmkegion, Tt © i Prop 8, C. Daldwih, Milwaukes, light, ! Behr A. T, Potler, Milwoukeo, light, i Schr G, Eilen, Ludington, ugm. i Prop Ocouto, Manitowoe, 207 pkgs groceriee, 210 pkgs liardware, 28 pkge dry goods, 1 car cliair stufy, * Prop alsigh, Buffalo, 60,180 bn corn. . Belir 1, P. Ward, Whifehall, ight, ) Sebir Lillio Gray, Ludig's ey, light, 1LLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL. © OANAL COLLECTOR'A OFFICE, April 22,-~ARRIVED=— North Stor, Ottawa, 6,000 bu corn : M]nnucknorrlu, 6,060 bu coin; Graclo Griswold, Minooks, 5,800 Lu it ", ety worth 4 clg,” go} Tiaclet, Scicea, 0,000 bih corn; ot Whalo, LaSulle, 3,800 'bu. corn} Friondship, Ladallé, 6,600 b comm, CLEANCD~—Georgin, Bemeen, G0 brla alt; ond 12 stone Losts, light, for Lemont, . LAKE FREIGHTS. Tho propoller Montgomery was reported for corn to Baruda, tlrough rato, capacity 25,000, ‘Rates by sail to Butflo were nominal, at 16 and 10¢ for corn and wheat respectivoly. LUMBER FREIGHTS, Man'stee, §3,00 : Ludiugton, $2,62@2.75 ; Muokeg $2.60; Oconto, $3.60@4,00; Mouomlneo, ' £1.25@3.6 Yentwater, $2.050 llto River, X S275@2.00 } Grand Ifnven, $2,5@2.00; Baugatuck, $3.60; Bay City, coming up, $3,60. " FROM ‘THE STRAITS. MAQuIRAW, April 22.—Wentlior clear, Wind nortli- onat, brivk, 'Thormomoter 40 degrec, - Water appoars botiween Mackinao Teland and Nortl Shore, and. Do tueen North Shoro and 8t, Heleia Taland ; also, 1 mile off Old Fort Mackinac, to'the extont of 1% miles long; by half milo wido, . . Yorr AUSTIN, April 22.~Wind northesst, Weather cloar, cold, Lako covered with broken fco, AUSADLE, April 22,—Wind northcast, brisk, Weathor cloar and ocol. Teo firm yot, Thio mpression Lins gone sbroad that sovaral vossels havo already left this port for Bufalo, from tbe fact thiat tlioy hiuve been roported among tho clearancos at tho Cuatom-House, but this Is not sctually {ho case, Vosnols ofton mako out. thelr clearanco, papors & fow daya beforo loaving tho porl, n ordr 1a be resdy o safl at o momonUs notica, Wo havo not beard of auy sall vesscls leaving for portn on nny of tho other lakes to dnto; but it is probablo that, if overything ia favor- able, veasoly will start for Buffdlo the last of this week or the firet of noxt, ITEMS, Tt sobr. Kiltl Grant, wiilo balng towed up siver this morufng, run fifo tho scow Mermald, and broko off her bowsprito aud jibboom, ‘Cho ‘mchr Raleigh run {nto tho pler and waa damaged somewhat this morning, : —Tho chra Halkine and 3, V, Taylor arost Muni- towoo nnd eannot got out on account of theico, Tho Halkina Las been out somo fyvo woeks, ~—Pho sehr Higglo & Jonca was sold here rocently for 52,000, aud $500 addiifoual far blacksmith bills, Tho sohir wis bullt last seasom, sud has only mado one thraugh trlp, Her meeaurtment ia 709 tois, —Thero s 1o change u tho condition of tho icont Grecn Bay. —Tho gchr Tuscols, which arrived to-doy from Grand Hoven, was nboult threo days in the ica going out, aud paw feveral otlior veseolsdn {ho some 0, A vesael which loft boro for Bhoboygan o day or two ago was obliged to return, not belng nblg to get through. —The steamers whicls run on tho Ohieago and Sarnia Line liava boen thoroughly overhauled for tho coming Bcason, Following 1a 6 1ist of the steamera and fheir commandors: Stmr D, ¥, Wade, Capt, Aloxandor Stowart; Montgomory, Cipt, It Nicioison: B D. Caldwell, Capt. J, 3, Léwia; Gity of Detroit, Capt, I, Rydor § 'schr Guidivg' Sior, Capt. M. Daffett; ser Ofivor Oromoll, Cupt, Jobn Tbbotson. : ~Tho Bcotia, {hie now vossel just Inmchod at Clove- 1and, is to run'betweon Ohicagd and Buffalo, Shio will bo commanded by Cspt. . H. Brown, —Tho steawor_Benton left Dotrolt on Saturday for Suginow and Tawas, —Vesscla drawing 13 feot of water can get into the harhor at Sandusky withont sny ffculty, —An exchango calls attention to the fast fuat the fol- lowing clansifed ralo of frolght wero provalont dur- ing tho groater part of tho scason of 18€0, which, in cumpnrison with tho present_figures, exhibits a wide discropancy, Lumber from Sspinaw' to Onwego nt $4 jor 3,000 Tumbor from Ssginav"to Duifalo, $5.60 lnuber from Snginaw to Toledo, $25' lumber from Sngivaw to Saudusky, §3% lumber ‘from Baginaw to Clovelond, $2.95 ; lnmber from Iake shoro to Oswego, $1.60; lumber from lake phoza to Butialo, $2, Staves Trom Dutrott wera $4 forlioguhozds, and $5 for pipes ; from Now Baltimore, $5 for Logaheads, and. §8 for pipes; Monroo to Buftudo, famo 6a Delrolt, Hoamen's wWages'wre $10 por mouth, and paflors plenty. —At Oswego, on tho 17th, Measrs, A, Miller & Co, succesefully launched o new’ vessol for O, M. Tondy: afier whoni sho wos namod. It i thought slie will carry to Buflalo 25,000 bushels of whost, aud to Oswogo 19,000 without lighting, ‘tho Bond 18 a fore-and-aft sy, 142 foot 6 inclivs I longth, 26 fect 2 Inclies beam, and 11 feet 4 fuches dopth of Bold, with cuatom-houss measuremont of 915 #7-100 tons, 'and Tates A 1,—0s. wego Palladium, SPEOIAY, NOTICES. N Virus in the Air, Wo know that a poaullar polson fs evolved from marshy ground and from tho decomposing flth of citles by tho sunshine of spring, and that thii oloment, which fs too subtla to bo dateoted by sclontifia analysls, produces opi- demfo and endemio fovers, agyravatos dyspopsla and all billous disordors, disturbs tho howels, relazos tho neeves, and dobilitatoa tho gonoral aystom. Luokily an nntidoto to this atmospliorlo . virus, and a spoolfio for tho dlscaso 1t gonerate, hos beon provided, For a perlod of mora thiau twenty yoars Hostottor's Stomach Blttors, a modl- oino i whicl: tho finest vegotabla tonics and slteratises aro combinad with a porfuctly puro stimulant, lss takon provodenco of overy othur proparation as a spocifio for tho . atluonts wost provalent ot this scason of tha your, Itis 1o a8 woll ax olfuotua), aud ominontly safo and tho GENERAL NOTICES, Great Westorn Rallway of Canad, * Tho Directors af this Uompany invito Tendors for the Grading, Bridging, &e. roquirod for doubling the track of the Main Lino from ‘Windeor to Glencoo (74 mnllos), tho Junction of thelr new Alr Lino trom Glencoo to Butfalo, Plans will bo roady for oxhibition at tho officaof Br, Johu Kannody, Chiof Engiuoer G, W. 1., Hamilton, on Raturday, tho %ath Aprilinat., fron whoni'Foius of "iton. dor, Bpocitications, tud all Necossary Inforwation can bo Ltained on lication. ondurs lor tho Mok, sealod and Indorsod ¢ Tandar* Tendurs lor tho, work, for Daublo Lrack, o wust Lo In. tio anda of tho uudor. 12(h May noxt, Wigued by 19 o'closk on MONDAY, WJOSEPH PRICK, Treasuror, Ubifot Ottices, Huifton, Cauugla, April 18, 1878, DRESS GOODS. BEYOND DOUBT CARSON, PIRIE & 0. No. 329 West Madisonsst., Aro solling Droes Gooda and 8ilks choapor than thoy cag ho bought olsowhore. Japanese Silks ahout helf priea, n'flf:‘l’(c; (;’elamwl \White Stripe Sitks, ol silk,at 75 id 90 cts, , Cu'llm'ed Stripe Sitka at $1.00, very chieap, 4 Elegant quolity Grey Stripe bilks, $1.20, veally worth #fl. 76, Bh‘wk. nl& slfix, @ros-grains at $1,00, good sight- o0ls, ) 3 Bet’t'elll ond richer qunlities Black Tyons Grog. groins at $1,10, $1.25, $1.00, and’ $1.75, vory cheap groods, Richest and finiost makes of ** Guinels,” ** Poit- sons,” and * Bonnet's " Black Gros-ginine, from 75 cte. to 150 por yard below the murkgt rice, ; m‘c)h un]“;_’ Sillc and Wool Enlurglines. chofco shades, 75 cts;, well worth $1,20, : Finest qul‘;llt.,\l' Gusgllnfér_es, new shades, 90 cts, rice elsowhero 1,25, 4 Clx‘:»lce new shades in hest Roubaix Poplins, Tandsome shades in all-wool Cretones, at' 40 and 00 ets,, regulay value 65 and 80 cle, Plain, Figured, and-Striped Mohaits and Pop- lin Alpaces nt 37 1.2 cts., cheap. £ - We defy competition in Black Alpncas, Moliafrs, and Brilliantines, ¢ s g Burgninfl on the Cheap Dress Gopds tables nt 18, <20, and 20 cts, ¢ ! ‘ . REMOVA! Simpson, Norwell&.Co, 146 & 148 Twenty-second-st., - AND 196 & 198 West Madinon-gti, - Continuo to offor tholr ontire. 35 NEW STOCE AT GOST Silks at Cost, " 3 Black Goods at Cost. iy Shawls at Cost. Housgekeeping Goods at Cost. - o ‘White Goods at Cost, Prints at Cost. T . Parasols nt Cost. Hosiery at Cost. 3 Gloves at Cost. Ribbons at Cost. : Neck Ties at Cost, Laces at Cost. ! Notions at Cost. Ladies’ Underwear at Cost. ‘We shall remove May 1, to 79 and 81 State-st., betweon Rendolph and ‘Washington, the old location. SIMPSON, NORWELL & CO. REMOVAL. On and after May 1, the Chicago A%?nc of the MASSACHUSET‘J%S MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. will occupy the Basement Office, No. 170 LaSelle-st., Bryan Block, FRISBIE & RAPPLEYE, General Agent: B THREADS, - §& P, COATS 1 B Are soft finfslied, without tho use of any subs stauco whatover to produce an nrtificial wloss, thereby preserving tho saporior strength. of six-cord thread, Tho new shudo of bluck Las o sillkien polish, und ol numbers nre warranted sixscord to 100 inclusive. For fale by all Dry Goods Dealers, ASK FOR J. & P, COATS’ BLACK, And uso 1t for Maohino Bawing, REAL ESTATE. T RAVENSWOOD, Splondid building lots, 50x163 foat, in Cly. boun's Addition, $500 {0 $700 640k OB Sady poaymonts, Quick aud frequent communici. tion with tho city; cheap fare, and lively, thrifty neighborg. = No bottor invostmont of! fered in this market than thosolots, Apply ta ROBERT GREER, 8 LaSalle-st., Room 2. Elogant Comtry Seat for Sale, AT WATKBRGAN, ILIT. Tho proporty known as “‘Glon Florn, ™ containing acras witl firatolasd improvoments, inoliding large uns commodious rlok dwalling, splandid horio, stable an o o onch Louso, oold grapaes, larga. varloty of frult, ‘o¢ fiouao, chicken Houss, s AFas comsantyat gotils basn, all {n first-class ordor. ‘The roperty is aituated ono mil popth et rallvond depoty on tho Biuf, ‘with sino "viaw o Laka Michigau, Thislsa bosutiful ban home, an: fscllorad ot s fiyorablo prias and o tormis. AD%’J 00, 8, 1) LN, 0. 0., S, Weugugad, Or 5. P, ERSKINE, Vonrd of T'rado, Olicago, o CHEAP LOTS At FORREST HILL, onmonfhly paymonts: beant focatedsiroota aradzd . Mesk donch snd nsos selieeiis) wost of Englowood, on Westo A nedi by B DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. The copartnorship horetoforo oxiating undor tho name of 0. K, Beckwith & Uo. ta this day dissolved by mutual "holr succossors, C. H. Beckwith & 8uus, as. Unbilities of said firm, wud aro suthorlzed tg wako all colleotions, 0. H, BECKWITH, F. H. BEOKWITH, CiIAS. . BEORWITH, L. T, MASON. Chieago, April 29, 1870, Reforring to the abovo dissolution, we anuounco the continuance of the Wolesalo Grovery businesa at our old stand, corner Doarborn sud South Water-uts., yader thy d stylo of sneAd i1, BEOXWITH_& SONS. MASS MPETING NORTH STDE SAT0OK KEEPERS, ‘o bo hiold on THURSDAY AFFERNOON at 2 o'elack, at Yoltz Hall, cornor North-ny. and Larralice-at., ta farnt 4 Unton ot North dida Saloon Kuopers, By Comuwlttoo, PitTEl NOTICE. All intorostod in Gau and Water on South. ‘wostorn-av., will moat at 342 Bouthwostern- this ovening at 8 o'cloo] 10 RENT. TO RENT. Four four-story and Lasomont. brick stores, Nos, 63, 05, 69, and 78 Wont Washington-st, ; stcam power (f wanfed Also, throo uppor floors, coutalnlng 8)roems, In brlek Lulldivg Ng, 83 Sonth Olfnton-st. ; furaiture if voyuired, Restaurant {n samo building aleo for salo, Inquire at 16 Bouth JoMorsou-st, " TO RENT. Fino Stores and Cornor Basement in Bri) dy 1 s {1] 9 House, cor, I'fth-av, and Randolph-at. LSE & ADAMS, . P OHABg *dtyan Bldox, CHEMICAL BATHS. VERCGNES® ELECTRO CHEMICAL BATHS, 700 Wabash-av. ‘Wonderful Buocess in all Nervous and Ohronic Disoases, Nots - Olroutars glving nannor of traatmont on appli- eatlon, OHARLES H. SMITH, Jr,, LAWYER, Commissioner for 1linols and All the States, 318 Brondway, Rooms 6 and 7, New York, Rzporionced n taking testimony on com o, __NEW PUBLICATIONS, Will Be Issued April 25, A OILARMING NOVEL ENTITLED, “ Above Tempest and Tids" attor tho Goruan of Bophla Versus, by Aubsr Forestior, 1 vol, 18 10., 6 pagox, i’n:m BLW. X’o‘rnh’l by ’}1 Booksellers, or will bo sent postpatd ox rocelit of lefi PISSIOKINNRY & 00, Philsdelphia,