Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1873, Page 5

TITE CITICAGO DATLY TRIBUN THE STATE CAPITAL. Toxt.of the Bill to Enable Rail- roads to Issue Improve- ment Bonds. The Revenue Bill Passed Without the Two-Mill Tax Pro- vision. Tie Henato Again Puts Iself on Record in Favor of the " Salary-Grab. Protest of Senators Against the " New Railroad Law. Jurors’ Fees--Printing of the . Laws and Journals. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, A NEW RAILROAD LAW. BrnivarreL, May 2.—Benato bill 380, ' For an mot to onablo railrond companies to borrow money, and to mortgago tholr property and franchisos thorofor,” was on ita third readingdn tho Houso, when tho rotion to rocousider tho woto by which it was ordorod to was ontored. .On motion of Mr, Swan, that motion was Inid on tho tablo this morning, and tho bill takon up for considorntion. Mr. Swan dofonded ,the bill, nnd Mosars, Wood, Groy, and Colling +'&_ pltched vigorously into it Thoy sald it was in tho intorest of tho 8t. Louls & Alton ‘Railrond, which wanted to bulld s doublo track, and should not bo pormitted to do so until it bound itselt to oboy all laws passed to rogulato rallronds, its_charter to the contrary notwith- standing, Mr. Collins movod to rofor tho bill to tho Hailrond Committeo, Loat,—65 to 63,—and thon the Dill was put on its’ passago, going through by 80 to 62, A subscquent motion to roconsider was tablod—G3 t902, Tho bill s pasyed roads as follows : A nivz. for an act to ennblo raflrosd _compantes fo bor- zow monoy, and to mortgago tholr proporty -and franchises (orefor, grovion 1. L it enacted by the People of the State of Tiltnos, veprisented in the General Assemibly, That ovary railroad company, organizod under auy inw or laws of this Stata in forco before tho Iat doy of March, A, D. 1873, Is Loraby empowerod from $0 i4mo 19 borrow such eums of monoy a8 may ho noc- gamry tor comploling, furnlehing, improving, or Opsrattag uny such rllrGad, and to asto sud disposo ot Ity esids for any amount 80 borrowed, aud to mort- @ngo 1t corporato properly and franclises o socure $06 ‘payment of any dobt contracted by uch corporation for tho purposcaaforeastd ; but thio concuir- ranco of tho holdore of two-thirds in smount of {ho stock of such corporation—to bo oxpressed in tho ‘manner heroinafter provided—shall bo meccssary to « thovalldlty of any such mortgagos aud tho ardor or xesolution for such mortgage aball bo recorded as pro- vidod in such act; and the Dircctors of such corpora- tlon shinll bo empowered, in_pursuance of sny such order or resolution, to confor on auy holder of any Yond, for monuy g0 borrowed as aforcanid, the right to convert tho principal duo_or owing thereon into atork of siich corporution st any timo not exoceding ton yeara after tho dnto of guch bond, under such reguls- tion as may bo provided in o by-laws of Wuch corpo- Fatio 820, 2, Tho conourronce of tho holdors of st lesst two-thirds in smountof tho capital stock of such corporation 1n tho creation of any such dobt and {ho execution of any Buch mortgages, shall bo mada mani- Test by tho votes cast by such_atucklioldors, in_porson ©r by proxy, on tho passago of appropriato orders or rosolutions st a meeting of tho atockholdera of such corporation, called by the Dirootors thorcof for such purpose, 80, 3, The Directors of such corporation shall givo xotico of such meoting by causing written or printed notices thorcof to bo citlior personally sorved or duly malled (postago propaid) to such stockholdora whoao namos aud addross sball bo known to enld Directors, auch notico to bo so mailed at least sixty dsys befors tho time fixed for such meoting. Tho sald notices shiall atato tho timo snd placo of stigh meoting and tho purposo thoroof, ta woll 1 the mmount of tho proposed indobtedness, ho eafd Directors sunil also cause like Roticos to bo ingerted in 6omo newspaper publishod in sch county through which aaid road shall run (if any mowspapor shall bo published thovein) at loaat aixty days prior tosho day appolated for such meaig, . 4 Whon such meotiug shall be old, tho raso- order authorizing the creation of such in- . dobtedness, and tho oxecution of the mortgsgo 40 se- curo tho same, together with tho result of tho voto thorcon, shall bo recordod in tho offico of tha Recorder of Deods of esch county through which said road ghall xun, and shall also bo rocorded in tho ofiico of the Bocrotary of State, PROTEST AGAINST THIE RBAILROAD LAW. The following protest was entored on tho jour- nal of the Sonato : We, tho undersigned * Senators, membors of the Twonty-ofghth Geueral Assembly, do hioreby respoot- fully ontor our protest againat tho nction of tho Senate in passing House bill No, 674, entitiod o bill for * An act to provont oxtortion and unjust discrimination in tho rates chinrged for tho transportation of passongers aud froighta on raflroads in this Stato, sud to punish tho samc, ond prescribe a mode of ‘procaduro and Ful:s of evidenco fn relatfon thoroto, oud o ropeal ¥ Annct to provont unjust discriminations and oxtor- tlons in tho rated o bo cliargod by tho different rail- roads {n this Stato for tho transportaiion of freghts onZenid roads,’ approved April 7, A. D, 18717 Znd aubmit tho following reasona Wo admit tho poswor of tho General Assombly to pro- Bibit uujust discrimination and oxtortion in tho tranc portation of passongers and frolghts, We sdmlt the mecessity of legisiation upou this subject, We claim it to Lo our duty as legislators in the entctment of Iaws for tho government of tho peoplo}: 1, to ob= mcrve the requiremonts Jof ‘the Constitution of tho Btate; 2 to avold the passage of Iawe dotrimental fo tho publio intorests upon Which dopend tho dovelopmont of our Btato, o nro also moved to mako this proteat becauso we aro conviuced that, ehould tho raflrond companios comply atriclly with tho provisions of tho bill, it would seriously paralyze tho commoreial and industrial inter- eats of the State, Tho avoed object of tho bill fato provent unjust Qiseriminntion—to cheapen freight tho practical ro- sult of tho bill 3 to destroy compatition,—to rajso tho Tato of frolght, And wo cator this protest bolloving ho bill to bo unconstitutional, sud from tho convic: tion that while wo 50 bolioved it would hsvo been o iolation, not ouly of our duty, but of our onth of ofilce, fof us to hava voted for (1o bill, and thoraby at- tompled to thrown responsibility upon_tho courts wuich proporly bolong to s, 1f wo, tho lnw-makors, shrink from onr dutfes through a latk of moral cour £g3 What security havo tho puoplo? Aro wo Juatified 1 dentandivg (hat virtuo 1n tho Judiclsry wo fack qus- Rolvos? (Signod) 8. K, Dow, TioxrsoN, EE, . MeGRATI, 'WIOLESALE PRINTING, The House pasyed a rosolution, prosented by MNr. Connolly, “orderiug tbe printing of 5,000 copien of thio Inws passed, ono copy to bo seut to cach County Clork, and 1 Joss than twonty-two copien to onch membor of the Gonoral Assombly, ~—to sey tho loast, a genorous donation by mom- Yors to” themselves. Mr. Bradwoll offored an- {ain county officiala to amend tho law which com- Enls tliom to turn over tho monoy twice a year, ut ag passed it is innoonous and falls to carry out tho plans of tho schemors. Tho bill is moro oxplicit than the old Inw in_dircoling them to disgorgo twico a year, and allows thom in cnso thoy Liavo not enough on hand at tho ond of the yoe io pay tolr salarios fo. draw o dofclonoy out of tho County Troanury. APPROVED, The Barrel and Bottlo bill haa rocolved tho Executivo signnturo, TIIE EYE AND EAT INFIRMARY, Tho Bonate bill n[ipruyr‘lmflng 218,000 thia ear and 810,000 next to oroot & building for {"10 Byo and Ear Inflmary at Ohleago passed by vory clogo peratehing. "o absonco of some ‘| Oook County mombers in Clicago waa noarly fatal to the bill, NAILROAD IMPROVEMENT DONDS. Mr. Orawford offored a rosolution in tho attor- noon requeating the Governor to return to the Touso the bill allowing railrondis 1o issuc bonds to improvo tholr roads, pastod u the moruing, but tho Houee rn‘imnudly rofusod to suspond the rulos, Mr, Judd, who ongincored tho Dill through the Houso with consummate tack, kopt hus mon woll in hand all day, and all attompta to reconsidor failed. TEVISION COMMITTEH, Mosnra. Uglon aud Btoelo were appointed on tho part of tho Sonato, ond Mossrs, Hay, Roun- troo, and Dunham on {lio part of tho Houuo, o the Rovision Commilteo, to work during the Tocosd. X APPROPRIATION NILLS. The House coneurred in tho bill appropriating 09,000 to orcct tho contro building of tho Souths orn Insano Asylum, nnd tho bill giving $175,000 to build thoe south wing of tho Northern Insano Asylum, Ty lattor will completo the building, and is part of £468,1256 which Mr. Mann, the mombor from Elgin, got through this sossion for tho uko of tho institution. The Houso also passod tho Bonate bills glving $75,000 to jm- provo the Blind Asylum at Jacksonville, £20,000 {o ropiz and fumjgh tho_Executivo HMaualon, 860,000 to oract'a chapol, dining-room, and Isunt dry at tho Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and $26,000 for buildings at tho Btato Rotorm School, TIE END. The firat session of tlus Gonoral Assembly vir- tually onded to-day. In tho closing hours billa woro ruabiod through witls lightning tnpldltfl. Everyhody voted for overybody olse's pot biil, and overybody’s bill wont through to evory- body'a Infinite satisfuction, - Appropriation bills, raflrond bills, jury bills, ovorything that wae nocossary to obligo n momber, was considoratoly pagsed. A quorum nood not bo oxpected now until Jon. 6.5 ' JURORS' FELS, . Tho Senate passed the bill glving Jurors, in countios of tho first and second clnss, “$1.60 & dny " forevery day of nacossary attondanco ab such Courta as such jurors, and also 5 conta por milo aach way for necessary travol, ‘‘and pro- viding thntll‘umm in Courts of Rocord, in coun- tios of tho third class, shall rocoive only for thelr sorvices tho sum of $2 a day for each day's at- tendanco, and 6 conts por milo, nctusl traval, go- ing and coming to placo of holding court; but no oftnor than onco toming and going to placo of holding court shall ba considered in comput- ing tho mlloage of jurors during the term for which thoy ‘shall 'bo summoned to serve as jurors.” & Tho bill lsgrnprlauni' 44,556 for new build- ings at the Champaign University finally passed. TILE BALABY-GRAD, Bir, Cummings called up tho snlnrf-gnb T080- Iution in the Souato, Lut it was again dofoated by a party voto, which does not say much for the party, e LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. BENATE, BrrNo¥IELD, TI1,, May 2.—The Sonato mot at 9:8Q o'clock &.m., Presidont EARLY in tho chair. Thirty Bonators answered roll-call. A RESOLUTIONS. A rosolution waa adopted directing the Socra- tary of Stato to causo to bo published, in pamph- lot form, 5,000 coplos of Houso bill' amending cortain sections of the Revonue law, to bo dis- tributed pro rata to tho moveral counties and townships. A furthor resolutlon was offercd directing the other resolution roquiring tho journala to bo rinted in timo for uso at the noxt sossion, It au ndopted. Then tho Honate provided for rinting 6,000 coples of tho amondments to tho “tuvunuu Iaw, for distribution in different coun- 08, THE STATE-TOUSE GROUNDS, The Menato passcd o rosolution empowering tho Htate-Iouse Commissionors to purchaso & Yot of ground, ot & cost not excoeding £5,000, on whioh to oref tho nocossary steam-hoating ap- paratus, This shows plainly that tho land now owned by the Btate la not ciiough for the bulld- ing, and that thero is no intention on the part of the city of Bpringfiold to give anymore. "It was nnderstood whon tho Biate-Houso was located, and whon it was in imminent danger of remoral, that all the ground nooded would be given tothe Btate. That was svlr.lunt]{ o delusion, and the notion that Springfiold will give anolhier inch of it» muddy torritory for tho benefit of tho State House {s absurd. PASSAOE OF THE REVENUE BILL, A final and dosporato effort was mada in tho Touso toconcur in the Bonato amoendmeut to the (ienoral Itavenuo law, repoaling the % mill tax, and substituting 81,000,000 therofor. The Houso concurrod by 90 to 38, o the 2 mill tax is ro- yoaled, and tho Ravenua bill passed.y It pravides Tor a lovy of £3,500,000 in 1873, and of §2,500,000 1n 1874 ;791,000,000 of oachi lovy to- bo oxponded on the public kchool. FERIONAL, Booth, Lomax, and Condin, of Cook, wore ab- sont to'dny, Mosars, Poltzor, Bhorman, and Kanu arrived yosterday in timo to voto on mat- tora of importunco to their constituonts, In Justico to the lattor gentlomen it should Lo that thoy bave boon in thoir soaty during most of tho sosslon, ZND OF THE RUMMEL CASE, Tho Benato paesed the joint resolutlon direct- Ing tho Anditor not to honor the warrants of ex- Bocrolary of Slate Nummel, for copying, tho amount being about §8,000, which it was alloged e ovorcharged, Thms onds tho mattor, BTATIONERY, ; Bovoral Chairmon of Committees reported tho amount of thoir stationory oxponscs, none. of thom boing oxorbitant; tho mqst reasonnblo be- ing Mr. Itay, of Mines and Mining, who charged Ieilng. Mony Ohairmon Lave nat raporksd and nover intend reporting, ) COUNTY MONEY, Tha Benate paswed the bill eont hore by cer- publication at once of 500 copios of the numbor suthorized by law, of laws aud journals of tho Assombly for “*~tribution among membora and officors, " Refe .1 to the Committeo on Print- ing. %itr. STARNE offored s rosolution dirccting tho Commissionors of Public Printing to inquirs into, and report upon, a cortain ¢claim of E. A. Paine, ogainst the Btate, for binding. Adopted. ' BILLS DISPOSED OF. Houso bill 423, fixing tho torms_of County Courts, was called up and pnssod—yons, 87 nays, 0. Houso bill 53, to supprosa tho trade in ab- seeno litorature, and advertisement of samo; and articles for gwroouring abortion was called up, rond a third time and passed—yens, 84 ; nays, 0. . s TIE TUMMEL CASE, Tho rogolution, adoptoed by tha House, in'rola~ tion to allogod overpuyment for copying by ex- Socretary of State tummol. Adoptod—nyos, 22; noes, 1. C THE HALARY-GRAD. Mr, OUMMINGS moved suspension of rulos to considor Ilouso resolution censuring tho Con- grosnlonnl salury-grab. ~Lost—agos, 18; nocs, % : veAs, Broks, Hinchehfe, Slarne, Burke, Hundloy, Ware, Ciiliings, Niska Whling, )y rolaon, Whiting—13, Hampton, 2 % av, Baldwin, Ferrell, Btoolo, Cantleld, Jucobs, Btrong, QGastlo, Talmer, Thowyson, Cunningham, Pattorvon, Walte, Quscy, Banford, Wilcox, Douabue, Bheldon, ‘Williamson—~29, Dow, hopard, Bonntors Palmer and Steslo changed thoir voton, OTHER BILLS DISPOSED OF. House bill 581, smending tho act prohibiting stock running af largo, Pussod—yons, 20; nayy, “Houso bill 474, consolidating the offices of Assessor and Treasurer in countics not under townsgip organization, Passod—yess, 84 ;. niys, 0, onator KOHOE rosoto aquastion of priviloge, to romaln thirty days u; cothploto tho work of i Lils dopartmont was adopted. PRINTING. Mr. CONNOLLY offorad # rorolution prnvldln% for the -publiontion -and distribution of 6,00 m':{)lnn of tho Iawa paesod at tho presont wosslon, Adopted. : RAILROAD OREDITS, A rosolution providing for the publieation of tho journal of procoedings was ndopted. Hotinto bill 580, to onnblo railrond companies to borrow money, #hd to mortgngo Lholr propor- ty nud franchison thercfor, V'asuod—yony, 80; ninys, 63, NEVENUE DILL. Houso bill 567, préviding tho necossary rovenio for Btato purposos, was agnin considorod, aud tho Bonata amonlimont, subslituting 1,000,000 to hb raisod fn lisu of tho 2 mill tax, was concur- rod in—yons, 00 ; nays, 08, *IURY BILL. Thoroport of the Committoo of Conferenco on the Jury bill wns submitted and ordored printod. EYE AND EAR INFINARY, Honato bill 520, nppm]lu‘lnlhlg $28,000 for tho Chlengo Eyo nud Ear Infivmary. Passod—yons, 185 uuys, 41, DAILIOAD OREDITS AGAIN, Mr. BPREETOR moved a reconsidorntion of tho vols Dby which Souato bill 380, aboyo mon- tlonad, pnssod the 1ouso. Dlotion tabled—yens, G4 ; nnys, 62, Honato' bill 400, reorganialng tho Ihinois In- dusirinl_ Unisorsity, and moklug approprintion thorofor $14,000. I'asuod—yans, §6; nays, 0. BOUTHERN INSANI: ABYLUM, Senato bill 916, lpFroprlntlng 00,000 for tho B‘guthnrn_lnsnnn Asylum, passed—yons, 85 ; nays, SURY DILL, . Tho Houso concurred in tho Conforonce Com- mittoels auondmonts to tho Jury bill—yeas, 104; nays, 6. NOMTRERN INGANE ASYLUM, Bonato bill.3, appropriating 3187,000 for tho Northorn Inkano Asylam, pasaed—yens, 79 ; nays, Rocoss till half-past 2 p, m, A¥TLERNOON BESSION, COUNTS COURTS. Sonate bill 411, dofining tho term County Court, and court 18 usod iu tho nots providing for the removal of county-seats, Tho Senato amondmonts wore concurrod in, aud tho bill presod—yons, 89 ; nays, 2. TEFORM BONUOOK. * Sonnto bill 7, relating to Roform School for ju- vonilo offondors, passed—yons, 90 ; nays, 7. ANOTIER TROTEST. Mr. ORAWFORD offerod a resolution allogtin that Senato bill 880, aboye mentioned, In passod tho Houso under the gag of the provious quostion ; thnt the bill wns not undorstood, and shiould be reealled, and roquesting the Governor to roturn it to tho Iouse. Tho House rofusod to suspond tho rulos. INBURANOE COMPANIES. - Bonate bill 45, in rolation to dissolution of in- surance companios, passed—yeat, 95 ; nays, 4. . BLIND ABYLUM. 3 Sonato bill 1£9, making an nppropriation for tho Blind Asylum of £75,000, passod—yons, 93; nays, 17. o EXEOUTIVE MANSION. Senate'bill 423, approprinting $20,000 for re- pairing tho oxocutive mausion, Passod—yens, 11; nays, 0. L 'LEGISLATIVE EXPENAES, Bill 302, approprinting monocy to pny the ox- pousca of tho noxt Gonoral Assombly. Passod. and, on bohal? of tho Cook County delegation, prosentod Senator Voria with an oroide-lieaded * cano, which had proviously beon conflscatod from Bonator Hundloy, ns o tokon of rosyoct for hisy ablo support of Cook County logislation. Bonator YORIS roplied folicitonely, announc- tn bia uadyig hostility to bill S10. i ouso bill 471, concorning feos and snlarios. | Pmned-—{unu 2!5; naya, 0, H ‘Hougo bill 816, smonding tho Fecs and Salary | act. Passed. BECRETARY OF BTATE. Tho foato rofised, by voto of 23 to 10, o concur in tho Houso amendments to Senato bill 279, for revising tho law in rolation to Bocretary | of Btato. THE JURY DILL. = Tho roport of tho Conferonce Commitfée on ' tho difforenco batweon tho Sonate and Houso on tho Jury bill was conourrod in—yons, 80; nays, . DIBSECTING BILL. Touso bill 463, to promote tho scienco of modicine and surgery, was considered and ro- committod. PROTEST. Sonator DOW, on behalf of himself and Sona- tora Lan, Thompson, and MoGrath, prosontod & Tmtcut l%gluub tho passago of tho Compromise Railrond bill, and tho sumo was ordored sproad. upon tho journals, PRINTING BILL, Tho Houso rosolution providing for tho publi- cation of the laws and journals of this Assombl was conourred in. journed until 8 o'clool p.m. AFTERNOON BESSION. OTHER DILLS PASSED. The Sonate conourrod in the House smond- monts to tho following . billa : Senate bill 86, ‘making appropriation for tho Bonthorn Insan Asylum ; Henate bill 411, to dofine the torms of County Courts ; Sonato 'bill 7, in regard to the mansgoment of tho Stato Roform Bchool, CONFIRMATIONS, ‘ Excoutive mossages were taken up, and sun- dry poreons confirnied as Notarios Publio, : INJUNOTIONS, Houso bill No. 140, sutborizing the fspuance’ and sorying of srits of injunctions on Bundaya, was tabled, INSURANCE, The Benate refused to concur in the House amondments to the Insurauce bill, i p LOTTENIES. Benate bill No. 428, prohibiting the advertise- ment of lottories, was read a third time paased—yoay, 27 ; uays, 3. COMPLIMENTALY, A resolution was adopted dirocting tho resolu- i tion complimentary to ex-Lleut,-Gov, Dougher-+ tx, adopted by tho Sonato upon his refiring from that body, to bo suitably ongrossed aud sout to that afiicor. Lo, TIE REVISION, Tho President aunounced Sonators Upton_and | Bioolo a4 appointmonts on the Rovising Clom- mission. Adjourned. IIOUBE. Prayor by the Rov, Mr, lialo. FINISUING OP, OTIER APPROPRIATIONS. Sonato bill 80, appropriating $60,000 for tho eraction of a cl I]ml and dining-room for the Alguylum of the Blind. Passod—yons, 79 ; unys, 5. onate bill 820, approprinting $25,000 for the Btata Reform Bchool. Passod—yeas, 91 ; noys, TIHF TEVISION. The Sponker appointod Messrs, HH' Roun- trao, and Dunbam, on tho part of the House, on tho Committoo of Rovision. 7 Adjournod. THE NEW POSTAGE-STAMPS. Description of the Difforent Varicticss Iushington (dpril 28) Correspondence of the New York World, I havo had a look at tho new postage-stamps . that aro to bo used by the meveral Government Dopartments after tho 1st of July, whon tho now Postal Inw abolishing tho franking priviloge talcos offcot, Tho stamps that ars to bo usod by the Dopartments will bo difforent from thoso in gonoral use by public, of which there are eleven varioties, onch of a differont donomination. ‘Tho 1-cont stam taken from Rubricht, in imporial blue. Two conts, anlmaui rofllo bust after Powers ; color, volvet brown. ‘Three cents, Washington ; profilo bust aftor Houdon ; color, groon; Six conts, Lincoln ; after Vollk, in cochineal red, cents, Stanton; profilo bust from plotograph ; color, English vormillion, Tonrcents, Jefforson 3 profilo bust aftor Powora® statue s _ckocolnta color. Twolva conts, Clay ; profilo ‘bust aflor Hart; purple. Fiftcon conts, Wobstar; profilo bust nfter Olovengor ; color, orango. Twonty- ' four conts, Scott; profile bust nfter Coffe color, purd purplo. Thirty conts, Hamiltos rofile bust aftor Cerrachi; color, blacl. Ninoty couts, Commodors O. ‘bust aftor Woloutt's statuo ; color, carmine. Those same medallions aro to be used onythe stamps for the departmouts, but oscl one to_bo in ditferont color and design with tho excoption of the profile. Thet for tho War Daoparrtmont hns beneath tho modallion in the lowor corners o shiold, and in tho uppor cornors the letters © U. B.,," with “ War Dopartment” writtou across tho' top and tho donomination across the bottom of}) tho stumnp. ‘Iho Navy Departmont hng o cable oxtending around tho stamp outsido of the medallion, with “Navy Dufinrtmun: " and two stars in the ipper cornois, tho denomination writton across tho ‘bottom, aud tho lottors “U. 8. in the lower corners. The 'Tronsury stamp has nothing particulmly emblomatical, " The sidos around the medallion * aro filled with folds of drapory and hewvy cords and tasgels depouding, *¢'Iroasury” is written across the top, the donominstion scrosa:tho Lot- tom, aud the lotters * U, 8."intho cornors, under the word * Trensury.” Btamps forthe White House have ' Exocutive” yritton across tho top in large lotters, and * U. 8. in tho uppor cornars, plain sidos, and do- nomination amoss tho bottom. The Intorior stamps aro tho handsomest of the lot. The namo of the Dopartmont is writton noross the top, extonding from sido to side, with ‘stars in tho upper corners, and pillars on the sldes, running from tho top and torminating- with tho lottors U, 8.” sot in reliof. Lo Btato Doparimont stwmp 1y vory plnin. Tha name of the Dopartment is vrinted across tho top, pluin sidos, with largo lottors “ U. 8. at thoe lowor cornors, and douomination across tho bottom. The Dopartment of Juatico has a plain and sovera-looking stamp, with plain sides and cor- nera; * Dopartmont of Juatico ™ written norosa the top, and tho letters * U. 8.” in large typo sot in stars at tho lower sidos. TTho Dost-Oftice Dopartment stamp, instead of tho modallion, will liave the donomination in lurgo figure, and full relief in white on o black ground, The border of this satmp is of ox- Quisito workmanship, and iscomposad of & doli- cato wronth of lowves entwinod around tho madalifon ; the lettors “ U, 8." aro in the lawer corners, and Lwo balls in upper cornors, = ‘Il rouson for making the Pogt-Ollico stamp differ- ont from tho others is that tho Post-Ollico Do~ partinont hns to distributo thosa stamps to §0,000 Postminstors thronghout tho country for ofMclal use, sud it will oce- sion loss confusion and lond opportunity for coreloss, iguoraut, and dishonest Post~ mastors to disarrange tho syatom by having & dis- tinotivo staump for thoie own uss. - Eucl dupat- mont hias & diffarent color, so_that thoro will bo no oconsion for thio corrospondenco to gob mixod. The color for tho War Dopartmoat i osrmino ; tho Navy, blue; the Intorior, vermillion; Stato, oren; ‘I'ressury, velvot brown; Post-Oflico, finok; Agrioultwral, traw-color Dopartment of Justico, royal-purple; Excoutive, chocolato. Congrosn approprintod for tho Bxccutive Do partment postago, 8000; Doparimont of Hiate, 83,000; Pout-Offico Dopnrtmont, 800,000 ; onsury, £604,000; War, $163,000 ; Navy, S08,+ 0005 Inforior Dopartmont, ©340,000; Agriculta- ral Department, 62,000; Dopartmont of Jus- tico, ©16,000. 1t was at firat proposod to give to ench department a difforont aud emblomatio do- sign, without regard to color, Lut upon consulta- tion it was deolded to make the color distinative, Toaving the gonoral design tho ranio for all. Tho shados used for tho dopurlments will bo entively differont_from thoso in genoral uso, o that u lance will dotormine the diiforence, Tho soloc. ions of colors hayo noarly all boen medo aud tho designu solooted, Thore i in course of prn}:nrntlou a dosign for special stamp to bo used by tho Biate Dopart- mont, to covor matter sunt i disputoli-bags to foreign countrlon, 'Phis is to bo done in two col- ors, with s medallion of Soward eugraved from {| the portrait of Lim in Carpontor’s painting of tho aigning of the Emanoipation TProclnmution, which iu gaid to bo one of tho boat ever taken of Sovonx H. Porry; profllo\d tho Dapartmont are marveld of boauty, . In ev- ory line and figuro is bosuty and strength com- bined. Tho work stands oitt ns if carved ingtond of angraved. It Is pronowucad by oritica to lin the bost work of the kind over done in this country. Tho roquisitions of tho differont dopartmonia for tho st quarteraro hogluning to como in (o tho Post-ONlco. Tho Wroasury Dopartment for thio first quartor nlono wanta 200,000, the Btato Dopartmont 20,000, tho - War Dopartment 0,000, Tho Bighal Sorvics, . bureau of tho War Dopartmont, makos requini- tion, in addition to nlmn{m, for 250,000 ono- cont wrappers for one month nlono, Thig s for tho weathor roports which aro sonts ont avory day all over tho conntry, Leu. Meyor's coquisition for pootago on what fs tormed “the farmer ro- ports nlono for tho yoar was 206,000, Tho de- partnonts will mako requisitions on tho Post- fico for stampa; the DPost-Ofico will send ordors to tho Bauk Noto Company, and they will doliver dircotly to tho dopartments. 'The do- partments will mlppl{ the sovoral burecaus with stamps for ilelr own uso, ‘Those do- partments linving to furnish ofiicial stampn to ofilcos situatod at s distanco from thoe Capital will bo suppliod with thom for auch disribution by the 1at of Juno. Tho appolntmont of o mail- ing-clork will bocomme ncaossary n onch depnrt- mont under this new postal rulo, for the groat- ost caro will have to bo oxorcluod in the mattor. Tho snme rules will be enforced in regard to tho propoymont of postago, and the samo ratos ox- fotod, 80 that groat ntfontion must ba glvon to tha dotnila at first to insuro a prompt dolivery of ofiicial communieationa. Undor the lnw tho Post-Ofice Du{m‘tmunt nt Whaskington is roquirod to furnish stamps to all porsons uunder ils diroction ro- uiring the samo for official ~ use, Theso atampa aro not fo bo furnished by Postmasters to the public or to be kold to nny. orgon. They are for tho exclusive use of tho sapnrtmnnu. All spooial Inws granting thg franking privilogo to privato porsons aro nlao nbolished. Not oven Mrs, Lincoln is oxcopted. ‘hoso stamps aro objoots of groat ourlosity, snd overybody s anxious to got a look at thom. Tho day ‘I was taking an inventory of thoir propor- tions noveral mombors of the diplomatfo corpy called for tho samo purpose. Among them waa tho Fronoh Ministor, who was onthusiaatic in his ux{)rnulnna of admiratlon, and 'hnEgod 8 {ull sot at tha earlioat moment conyontont, The now postal will also bo rondy for uso at tho samo timo tho now stamps aro out. Thego cards are nbout six inches long, and threo or four inches wido, Ono sldo {8 blank, for the mesaago to bo writton upon ; tho other § neatly ornamented with o scroll boaring ¢ United Btatos,” with o flourish, and *Ono cent post- ”50" btampod in tho ‘cornor, tho samo a8 on stampod onvolopes. ‘'U'hoso cards will bo used vory oxtousivoly for advertising purposos. Tho Agrioultural Dopartmont has ordored a large numbor of them to print tholr circulars upon, THE VIENNA EXPOSITION. - Charges Against tho Amorican Come mivslonors, un It is to 'bo hopod that tho Amoerican Govornment will instituto o Chflmfifgh in- vostigation into tho manner in which the trust confided to tho Commissioners for this Exhibition has boon observed. The Supply has arrivod at Tricato, but no papora have boon for- wardod to facilitato the discharging of her cargo, tho Commiesioner who was charged with this duty not having boon henrd from up to this dato,” No plans havo beon rocolved, 8o far as L cen ind, for tho arrangomont of th goods, sud our trausopt i, alono, empty and utferly with- out o sign of prepdation for tho xocelpt of oods. The English Commission have boon hero ‘or months, and have their spaco all mappod out, and goods aro already in courso of srrangomont. No one hns any knowlodge of the disposition of affairs, and ou Mr. Van Buren hn just arrived it is only now that exbibitors, somo of whom haye boon walting hore for woels, can hegin to make their arrangoments, Of tho Commission thore aro thus far only four working mombors hero, and in consoquonco overything in tho Amorioan dopartmont is in confusion, aud those wlio do work havo not tho materials to onablo thom to work 1umlllgon°|.}¥. But for the incidental pros- y onco of r. McElrath here (ho not having had ‘any part in the proparation in Amorica and %nowing nothing of tho plaus beforo comin, horo), nothing would be donoe to-day oxcopt whal hied bettor not have boan done. Tuquiry smoug exhibitors and contractors dis- closes tho fack that o systom of black-mailing has tho profilo bust of Frunklin, 4 aud corruption Lins boon appliod by aertain men- bors of tho Commission which, whon fully une ravoled, will excite tho indignation of tho wholo eountry. Exhibitors have beon nssigned pluces by paymont of monoy to Commissioners ; faxes havo boon lovied on contracts ; tho stovedoros ovon, wha loadod the ehips, arosald to havobeon [ blod to o ruinous oxtent for tho privilogo of ‘londing, and, of tho constructions hore, ono job, the roofing of a court for tho machinory, Los boon givon to ono contractor for 118,000 francs, with the irovorsion of the building ot the ond of the Exhibi- tion, while another contractor hed offered to o the samo work for 115,000 fraucs, paying b per cont to the Commissioner who had charge of tho job, and giving up tho building to Govorn- ment. To oxtort these bribes from oxhibitors numorous applicants hevo boon refused places, and now thero is spaco unfilled, and Wo noal moro articles to meko a show consistont with our protensions, Tho fittings up for tho depart- ‘mont havo boen assignod to & contractor with tho \mdumtundhlfi that 60 per cont of tho profits shiould be paid to tho Commissioner in charge. Moanwhilo, tho building being cqually bobind innd, we ehall not Joso s wuch a8 wo dosorve. “2ho tino arts hall will not bo ready boforo tho middle of June or tho 1st of July, tho walls Leolng damp. Our goods by tho Supply &r0 all landed, and a part bas arrived, so that wo shinli bo roady so far for tho oponiug; but our spoce, thauks to our - ingonious Commissioner, not bélng full, it witl bo pormitted to ndd nutil June 15, when tho jurios commence sitting. In tho dopartmont of stesm onginery the in- ventive genius of Amerien has one itom of prac- tical approciation whichia worth mora than many medala, Of the eight stoam ongines contributed by tho wholo moclianical dopartment thera are fivo Corliun (Amorican) onginos, and_ono of tho othor threo hus a Portor's governor (alao Amori- can). The section assignod to the ma- chiory of . America has only o smail art - of . tho extent nssignod to England, bul it will have o featuro not shown by any other dopartmont, in that the lightor ma- chinory in tho side gallerios will all bo in motion, sido shafting and drlving bands having boon al- lowod by tho fiouoml diraction, o that evory Amorlean machiue in the Mechnnical Hall will il- Tustrate its mothod of action in a_manner com- prohensiblo to auy observation, In this dopart- ment ospocially tho friendlinoss of the Imporial directlon has boen shown to tho nited Satos, In tho offairs of tho disputed ball (and In smovorsl othor minor iu- utoncon), thore haa been o hearty good will shown to tho Americana which is exceeding- Iy fiattering, ‘That the* entanglomant should hove had oxistonce is,I am adsurod, owlng to tho noglect of our Commission to dofino its plans, or to make unywuulso claims for spaco until after the timo at which tho B}mcn bolong- ing to us was assignad, in dofault of such oluim, to England. Naturally in such o cnso, with the nbsoluto assignmont of the space in quostion to England by Fho management, tho Britieh Com- misslon doclined to submit the question foan arbitration, as proposed by our Commissionora, pol vl e R b i The Indin Press Association. Inpranaroris, Ind, May 2,—Tho Editorial Con- voution met at 10 o'clock this moming in the Lol of tho House of Reprosontatives, I'rosident Langsdale in tho chatr, Thoiuvitationto attend a recoption at the residence of Gov. Hondricks, accopted yosterdny for this ovening, was post- poned until tho next mecting of the Assacintion, owing to & want of timo to prepare for tho ocea- sion, Papers wero road by D, O. Caldwall, of tho Induatrial evicw, upon “The T'rue Basis for Advortising Ratos ;" by J. O. Mardosty, of tho Anderson Herald, upon *How to Mnko tho Country Pross Indopondent of Local Rings ;" by 8. G, Baine, of tho Martinuvillo Re- ublican, upon ¢ Co-oporation Amang Coun- ry DPublishors, Tho Comuitico upon the uostion of establishing o Htate Advortising koncy, roported that tho thing was practicablo, but tiine must bo givon to propsre a plan_for organization, A committos was appoluted to }!rnpnm this plan, and n:{mrt at tho noxt moet- ug of tho Astociation, A number of resolutions, oxpronning tho sense of the Amsociation upon va- rious matters brought befors it, wora presont- od Iy the Committoo on Rosolutions, and adopt- od. “A committeo, consiating of Mouurs. Blator, Gwin, and Alnsworth, was appointed to arrange for an_oxcursion by tho Association to Wyan- dotte Onve somo time next month, Tho Assock- ation thon adjourncd sine die. "Phis aftornoon the members of tho Assocla- tion nro lnldmi a drlve through tho city, undor the oscort of tho mombery of the Board of Trade, Buicide, him, 'flio contract for all adhesive stampa used by tho Post-Ofico Dopariment, has beon givon tho Continentsl Bauk Note Cowpony, of Now York, at tho low flgure of. 16 conts por thousand. Tho formor rato for the same work was 27 conts, Tho work- A resolution reauiring tho Oork of the fopeo | munship of tho epecimons sont for approval to ‘Winona, Minn,, May 2.—Josoph Kroupke, s carponter, committod ~suicldo, with morphino, 1ast ovoning. R R, Plttaburgh Ol Market. Preranynan, May 3,~Orudo petroloumn at Parker's Laudiog, 2,68} rolucd, 17@11)c, larkeb quiot sud rong, Vie (April 10) Corresponde the New York enna (April 10) Corespondence of the New Yor MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Now York Einancini Nows. Nrw Yonx, May 2,—Manoy was activo and stringont $41-16@ por cout Tor day, wntl about 230, wiien the Faten liroko to § per et jer annum, clowiig onay nb ulm’e "2,(': tho h;m:lfl rfim’.‘] Tho xpmm’mnpmlmn l.r;rm lz L aflpmn Colnpany b peying of - 3061000 of udtired muoes Nl eeabid ki Htorling dbclinod to 108! for alxty days, sni 100 for .,mfld TOICDVBflRu to 108K@108); aud 100X(@100% ro- spactlvoly. k¥ 2 Gold wan qulet at 1162¢@1105¢, * Toans, 7 por cant to 1.0 for cartylug, ond 70 fint, for borrowing, Olears ings, $73,000,000 "rennury disburscmonts, $861,000; Outomn receipts, £204,000, E Legal tenders cutstanding, $367,140,000, Govoruments woro dull nd atendy, Blata bouds rulod {quiet and unchanged, Blocks ware dull, with prices niternatoly woalc and stroug, tho doprosnton being most prominiont in tho aftoruoon, Wealern Unlon waa tho most activo slock, nnd quila firm_ throughout tho dny, Tho svholo matkot closod steady at sonia recovory from tho lowest Aigures. Storling, 108} OVENNMENT TONDS, Gouponn, 181, 11203 | Goupone, 67, 5:208 of 103, 1114%¢ | Coupous, '8 Goupoun, '04, ox int. 1143 | New 5a, Goupony, 63, ox int. 11757 Gouponn, '05 (uow). ., 117 Minsourla.. Tonnouwees, Tonnosseos, noy % Virginiss, tow. 4 ATOOKR, Canton.... 03 | Gt Paulpfd, . Ty W, U, Tal.,\\\. 863 | Wabsah,., L a0 Qufckallvor.. 24" | Wabanh'pfd 81 Adams Expros 43¢ | Fort Wayno, 00%¢ Valls Fargo. .. 79" | orro aute 16 American Expre 40 Tllinofs Central 116 Unlon Paciflo atockn, 293¢ Unlon Pacific bondd. 80 Central Pacfla bonds, 1035 0l, Lack, & Westorn.101% Eirla. Forelgn Markets, Tavenroor, Msy 311, m,—Fiour, 978 6, Win- tor whont, 124 24 ; spring, 1is@i2e 21 ; white, 118 0d @“‘?u,"}{j club, 12@i% 2, Corn,'7s 0d. Pork, r LivERroot, May 2—1:35 p, m,—Droadstuffs dull snd Tower, Whilg whoat, 11a 8d@118 10d; club, 12s, Corn, 27a0d, Lard, 40s 6d. Pork, 03 LoNDON, May 3—5 p, m,—Gonrols 035 ; 5-203 of 'G5, 93 o of '0T, 093¢ ;" 10-40s, BUX(; Now York Ga, 603§ o, ¥ 2.—Rentes, 54 Ir 856, Iavenroor, May 2.~Cotton flat; middling upland, 0@92¢0; Orleans, DX @93{v, Builen, iQ,M)D bales; anrl- can, lation ond export, 2,000, Bales of the export, 7,000: spoculation, 6,000, ,000. lock afloat, &' H AR000. Aty Gpart g0 T gl 1”?1“"1‘1““8‘11@‘1‘1‘;' iOl -(Ilro{n;;‘whugmtm, averngo nl 8 8 104 ; clul H 128 2, %1;:;—’57. 8d. Cora, 27 32, Bk 2 rk, 08, 'Choeac, 725, Qumbotland middles, 98 9d, Bllort Hbs, 806 #d, : g Ttacelpts of wheat for the past 3 days, 10,000 quar- {ors, all American. Roceipts of corn’ for tho samo time, 11,000 quarters; Amoriean, 5,000, . Albany Cattlo Mariot ALnaxy, N, Y., Moy 2.—Derves—The opening of o markai yeatorly prosontod to wsuel fosturor-—a amall attondance of ‘buyora and limited salos, about 700 Lead hiaving been dispood of, 100 slort of that duy Inst wock, To-day tho attondanco of buyors from Tthodo Island, Connecticnt, Massachusotte, and river countlos snd Viclnity lina boen Inrge, though thero aro fow from Now York and Driglto, Tho supply 18 large, Thorocslpta of yosterdey woro 231 cars, includ- 1ng 14 of tato,. Wo-day tho rocaipia amount o T2 eama 4 vhort of this day Inat weok, ‘Tho average qualily of tho offerings {s atiil botter than Inet weok, Among ro- colpta are samo vory fino Tllinols atcora, fhio “best soon in markot this yoar, belonging to Paiterson, though not ® hoad of ' fhom wna &0ld to-dsy, Tho sales of to-day pro very fow. Thero has beon To dullor market this yoar, and nono whicl Tuas resultod moro diasatroualy {0 sl concorned, Tho opening of tho matket on Thuradsy waa fully 3¢0 low- or than Last week, To-doy prices, compared “with lnst Svank, aro from 1¢0 to 70 lower, As buyera Liuvo obsti- nately hold off, sellora woro obligod to mako lsrgn con- Fessions, which will eauro heavy losscs, Mirort Cows—Raceipta amount to_nbout 60 head, and o fuw havo boon sold at. $45.00@60.00, There s Doon littlo done in this beauch of trado. Supie AND Lastns—Falz supply snd moderato de- mand, only s fow hoad sold, aud_thoso at fully Xe off from fast wook, ool shoop, S1/@Te por Ib; shorn, e, Now York LivesStock Market. Nzw Yonx, Moy 3,—Drzves—To-dny 23 cars or 800 head, ml\klm‘:,l‘m for four days sgainat 4,200 thosama timo last week, Prices droppeil anothor notch, buyers not willing to pay more than 11)o for good Wesiern stoors, and but fowv of the fat nafive cattlo were soldg Bales Jucludo: 3 cars fair Kentucky steors, ov, 11owt, at11@11)0; 1 car Missourl, av, 7 owt, af1lc; 0 cara Toxans, av. 5% owt, at 10c; 5 cars, av, b3 owt, at 10Xc, snd 4 cats, av, 6 cwt, ot Oc, and $1 por head, £EP—3 cars or 420 lioad total 6,800 for four days, againat 8,030 tho saamo time laat weok. ~Tho dopression notad yeaterday continues, and a fow forced salca woro mado at very low prices, Salca fuclude: 2 cars good clipped Ohio shoap, 108 iLs, 5y(c; 1 ear, 87 Ibs, Sei 1 car, 00 1L, at 5)go; 1 car oxtrs, 110 s, ot Gc; and 1 par good unshorn Ohio, 103 s, at To, Blicared sheop aro quoted I)é(fl%: uushorn 6@7e, Hoas—To-day 33 cara or 4,100; making 24,300 sinco Monday, mfxlnll 23,600 tho samo time last week, Good corn-fed allvo are quoted at Oc, but thero is an’ unsots tlod fooling, Euffalo Live Stock Marlet, BurraLo, N. Y., Muy 2,—CarTLE—To-day, including 32 cara Lo arrivo, 783, Total for {ho woek 4,690, or 670 ‘oars, oguinat 661 the'snmo tmo last weok, 'Market flut and dull ; not suiliclent anles to mako o quotnbla mar- Xet ; no buyors in atfendanco ; nearly all the atock wos'shippod East {n first handa, Salos 3 77 Iliinols steors, av 1,135 to 1,300 lbs, at $6.80@0.00; 14 Illinols Duils,'sv 1,601 Ibs, at #4.00, Sukee AND Laans—To-loy, 0,00, Total for tho weck 0,000, agoinst 16,200 tho'saiuo timo last weck, The market closed dull aud hesvy at #,5086.50 for Wostern-clipped sheop, and £5,80@6.60 for Weatern- woolod ehcop. No sales roported, Toas—To-lsy, inluding roported orrivals, 6,100, Toal for tho wook thus far 97,200, sgalust 20,80 'tha same thno tast weok, The mirket continucy dull, nnd the pens sre full of stock, byyers holding off ond very cantious, Prices rulo ot '$8,25@6,60, Sulen s 200 Mis- s0uri Logs at §5,25@5.00 240 Ohio hogs, 107 bs, at $5,60. Now York Dry Goods Market, New Yoni, May 2.~Thore was o very uict moye- ment in tradd owing to tho rainy weather. Cotton oods aro in_freab rogquost nud gencrally stoady. wight, Ster, Booth, 8., and Lawrenco's brown sheot~ inge aro down ¥c, and’ Blackstons AA, Amoakeag A, and Rodbank loavhed shceliugs aro_ sovorally 14, 15 smd 10)jo. Hoposheetings aro lurgoly nold shoad 1230, * Colorod cottons aro in brivkc demand, Prints and dress goods rulo quiot, Woolons and slawls nro Qull, Forolgn goods are quiot {n private Lands, but native at & decliue, Pittsburgh Onttle Marlkot. Prersnunay, Pa., Moy 2—CATTLE—Market bad; arrivals vory heavy; best, 6i@Sic; stockors, 4@ B3¢ common, EGEXG". meer—Markot dull; arrivals henvy; bost, 6@ 53g0; medium, 5@53;c; common, 4@43c, hovy ] Philadolphla, Tloas—Markot lowor arrivala $8,00@0,15 ; Yorkes, $5.40@06.60, The Produce Markots, NEW YORK, Nrw Yons, ¥y 2.-Corzo—Dull, with limited ex- port domand'; middiing uplands, 1030, Bueapsrorrs—Flour heavy and sower on poor aden; ntesdy for good ; *rocolnts, 11,000 brls ; auper- 0 Western and Btate, $5.76@0.! ommon to good extra, $71.00@7.50; good to choice, $1.55@H25: white whoat oxtra, $8.60@10,50; Oblo cxtras, $6.90@310,60; 8t Tonis, $7,50@12.60, Ryo flour stendy nt $4.10 Corn maal quiet und unchanged, Wheat—Prinio spring & sliads firmor, with moderato demand ; receipts, 31,000 but; Minnesota apring, $LOIG1.67; chofce No,2 Mil- waukee, in stors, $1,64; N0, Milwaukoo aflons, $1,08@ 1,09, 1iyo, barloy, and malt unchangod. Corn duliand hoavy; recclpts, ‘31,000 bu’s car lola new Wostern, 867003 0l i atoro hiold at 08c, with 670 bid} ' 7103 unsound Wostorn mixod, 38c, Oata firm, ith rathdr moro demapd ; rocoipts, ‘15,000 bu; now mixod Wostern, 50@520 3 White Wesforn, 53@3{0. ‘Brxps—Clover ao0d qulot at B@83¢c, Timotby firm. Iy bold nt $4.25, . ‘Eaos—Duil and hosvy; Westorn, 4@ 14xo, MaY AND Hors—Dult and unchasigod, Gnoorsrxs—Cofleo atrong; Rio, 1T@104(c, Sugar in goud domaud and very firm { fair to good rofining, 75 @80, Rico steady, ot T@lgo, ‘Qriun PrrnoLKuM—103 ; rofined, 203(c, TouresTixe—Dull and heavy, ot 5, Tnovions—Fork steady niow nicks, $18,76@10,00 1m0 mess, $18,00@16.60, 1,000 brls, ncinding erito roquést sud ugod, Total stock My 51,000 brls, {ncluding 16,000 brla now., Qut meats u cliungod ; middlos lowors long cloar, 1003 long rib, 1030} shiort cloar, 10;@103(c, Lard'n shalle osulor } Wentorn ateam, 0 5-10@80%0; Lotlle, 95ic, Turren—Dull; Wostorn, Ki@ddo, irm, at 19@10%0, “Loss activo; V20, € * Niw Ontiing, May 2.—DiEvsrures—Tlour dall ; superfine, 85,25 (reblo oxtre, SUB0@T.78; famlly, $8,76@310,00. Corn lowur; white, 85@5o ; yellow, 670, Oats quict at 44, Duan—~Dull ot 800, 1ax—Dull ; primo, $23,00; choice, $28,00, Provistons—Pork fiemer’ st $18.60, Dry_enltod 7;¢, U360, and 10c, lacon flrmor ut 8340, “u)f’ 1055¢, and 10370 lnms 14}@160, Lanl —ltofiued scarco ; tlerce, 030 ; keg, 10X @030, Grocemes—Sugar sud molasses, N0 miovement, Coffeo, 17@1930. Wisthicy—90@98e, CorToN—Quiot ; uales of 3,000 bales; good ordinary, 15570, 1670, and 1705 middliuge, 1850 3 middiing Ors Toans,; 18%c. ll«uell)u, 5,073 bulea ; osportw, coast, 107 bulea’; ook, 180,304 balds, S BALTIMORE. Davtivong, Msy .—~Lueivsruyvis—~Flour dull, un. chionged, Wheat' quiet, firm; Wostern rod, $1.80@ 1,00 wmvor, $1.95@9.00, CJorn In good demand and acarce ; wnized Wostern, 6430, Osty firm, with good demand ; mixod Western; 40@s0e; whilo, 52@bU0, Tyo firm'; 85c@3$1.00, " TRovisioNs—Firuior ; mess pork, $18,75@10,00, Da- con u bettor demand aid frw, Shoulders, (@830, Olear rib, 10X@10%c, Bugar-ourod hams, 135@18c, Tard quict, firin ; D@40, -Wostorn, licavy ; rocelpts largo, . 0BWEGO, Qrrmao, Hag 3 ~Disaperorre—Theat Jul. —Wontern, 5. Jiarloy quict, unchanged. ! GINGINNATY, B Crvornatr, Moy 3,—BREADSTOFFA—Flone in folr demand and higher ot $7,00@7.85, Wheat firm at $1,68@1,72," Corn firm at 450, Tiyo firm at 83c, Oats fi¢m and wnchangod, Datloy e, Mesn pork hold Corn TrovisIoNs—TLown nctive, but firm, L $18,60, Lard quictand firm ; salos of steam, 00 ; gonorally Liold at 0i¢o; ketlle, Digo, Dulk meald firmly held ; phouldors, Tas clonf rib, D40 ;- sales, 9470, buyer Juno. Dacon held Grmly at 8¢, 9%c, an 101¢¢, ith good demand al 3o loss, Witane—bloady at Boo, MILWAUKEL, Mitwaukez, Moy 2.—BRiADSTUPFA—Tlour quiot and wnchanged, Wioat stoady: No, 1, #196% s No, 9,$1.20)¢, Oaln firm; No. 9, le, Uorn stend 0, 2 430 Iyo et ' No. 1, e, No. o, Fueranta—Quict and unchanged, REokreT#—Tionr, 5,000 brln : whoat, 44,000 bu, BirseNTa—TFlour, 1,000 brln ; whent, 48,000 b, 'DETROTT. L Barloy firm Dernorr, May 2,—DBueavsturra—Tlour quict and unchanged, Wheat stoady ; oxira, $LU8@1.09; No, 1, 81807 nmber, $1.744, Corn ateady at 47x@18c. Oata in good demand nt §73;@Ho, a OLEVELAND. CLEVELAND, May 2,—~BREADATUFFS—Wheat quict 3 No. 1, 8170 ; No. 4, 81,68, Corn dull and nominal ab 51@52¢. Oata dull'; No, 1, 46c ; No, 2, 430, VrTuorsus—Sloady ; slandnrd whito in car lota, 10)g¢c ; Ohfo Blate luut{ M@M)fa. (A PHILADELPHTA, PIILADELPIIA, Moy 2,—HBugapsTurra—Tlour in bot- tor domand ; suporfino, $4,.76@06.60 ; extra, $0,00R0.75; Wisconnln and Minnodota, $.76@8.10, Wheat firm red, $2,00;3 ambor, $2.00, Rye steady at 85c. Corn sctiva; yollow, 64@050, Oats unchauged. TroviatoNs—-Lesk nctivo and tending lowor, TeTnoLrus—Crude, 1403 refined, 193@200, Wittskr—Tirmly hofd at b BUFFA BurrATo, May 3. —PnovistoNa—Market gonerally ull ond buyers awalting arrivals from Went by lnke, Whent—Snlos 3 cara No, 2 Milwaukeo club In sloro ot $1.65, Oats—8aloa 1,200 bu Wentern ot 40@46)5c, MEMPHIS, Mesreins, May 3,—CoTToN—Activo: good ordinary, 164@163{0; low middiing, 17@17, Bugapsrurra—Flour nctivo and higher at $5.00 10,10, Corn dullat 67@38c., Oats ecarco and Grm, Cornmenl, $2.50, ProvistoNs—Dorlk acarco and firm nt $10,60@19.76, Lard uncliangod. Bacon dll aud droopliig ; sloule dors, 803 eldes, 104 @104c, LOUISVILLE, Toussvinie, May %,—UnEApsTUPTS—Flour active; oxtra family, $0.50. ProvistoNs—dladerato order demand ; held firm ; ‘mess pork, $18,60@19,00, Bacon—Bhoulders, 8@83c} clour rib, 1044(@10%c's S, 10igc, wl packed, Hi- gar-cured lmms hold 0t 14@1430; fancy advancod to i6e, Bulk meats unchanged.” Lard—Tlorces, 9%@ e, . Wintsxr—Firm at 87c, BT. LOUIS, S, Tours, May 2,—DBREADSTUFFA—Tlour quict and unchiangod, Wheat dull and drooping, only samplo Iota gold, Corn firmer for bulk; No, 2 Inized 87c on track ; 5o sacked, Onts a shndo botter for hulk ; No, 9, 313(@%%0 on track; 300 sacked, Barloy snd ryo quict “and unchanged. Winsky—Firm at 87¢, g Tnovistons—Park quict ; no domand for round lots, Jobbing_ sales ot $16,50. 'Bulk meats firm, Baloa of shouldora ot 630} clear riba at 8%0 ; cloar Oe—all at Muscatino, Towa,” Bacon quiot, firm, and unchangod. Lard nomfnul, Toas—Lawor, at $4,0@6.25, Onrrte—~Dull and unchunged, TOLEDO. Totepo, Mny 2.—DREsDurUrra—Flour qulet and unclianged, Whoat tendy ; No. 9 _whilo Michigan, $1.08; ambor Michigsn, $1714@1.72 apot : $LTA 1.6% eller Juno ;' No. 3 fod, $17@LI2. ~Oorn dullsnd s shade fowor; Ligh mized, 453¢e spot ; June, 4tc ; July, 47c; 10w mized, 46c; yotlow, 40c. Oat quiot and whchanged. Rronrers—Flour, 400 bris ; wheat, 14,000 bu ; cora, 20,000 b ; oats, 6,000 bu, SirearliTs—Flour, 1,000 bris; wheat, 17,000 bus corn, 126,000 b § oatk, 3,000 bty Vesscls Pnysed Dotrolt. Suectal Dispateh to The Chicao Trivune. Dernorr, Mich., May 2.—Pasarp Ur—Propellcrs Seott, Bholllon, Richmond, Burlington; barks Hossio, Barwick, Jonnlo Grahinm, Gonstitution} schirs Cortoz, Lilllo Parsons, Ifarvest'Queon, Amowkong, J, Burt, ‘Prido of Amarles, Wm. Ifome, John Molt, Anns GroX ver, Porlcli, Jamos Norris, Alva Dradley, Refidoer, Maelinn, Morrill, Knanp, Gard, 0. M. Boud, TApED Dotwn—Bark Josoph Jaster. Wrnp—Northeasf S Ilinois River nnd Conal Nows; Spectal Dispateh to Tho Chicago_ Tribune. La uar, May 3.—Tiio sigamer Ieavor wrvived from §t, Loula this morning, towing tho canal-boat T, Ryburn, light, hiaving droppéd ono feo bargo n¢ Pern and doparted, towing from this ozt tho canal-boatn J. D, Loonard, Gipaoy, and Banner, ol loaded with Ume ber for 81, Louis, and s bargo of ico from Peru for Now Orleans, inténding, also, to take two barges of ico from Kingwton to 8t Loujs. Tho propeller Storm, ‘Which hnd Tain hera slnco tho 30th ik, waiting for a it doparled this nttornoon, foaded wif Iumbar for . Loufs, The T. Ryburn passed dnto tho canal light, dostination wnknown, and tho Johnston passed out Jight, and tho Bliermun londed ‘with pig-iron for Ca- zondolet, CaAL, COLLECrOT'S OFTIOR, OItIGAGO, May 2.—An- mivep—Nortl Amerle, LaSalle, ' 6,950 bu_cors Caturaot, Lafalle, 5,800 bu corn; J, Menard, Ottawa, 6,000 hu corn ; Stintlse, Marsoflles, 5,000 bu corn, 5,000 bt oats ; Bollo of France, Morris, 6,900 bu corn j Onio- duga, Morris, 5,600 bu corn s Board of Trads, Mar- solfics, 5,600 b corn; Monarch, Lockport, 20 bila flour, 700’ brln meat, and sevoral boats londed with stono, Jeunio, Morrls, 6,000 L corn; Contest, Mor- iy, 5,000 bt corn Dolpbin, Oltawa, 5,800 bu’ corn; Cubu, Oltaws, 6,660 bu coru. CreAngD—{l{zaboth, Tovkport, 5403 bu wheat: Constitution, Lemont, 350 feot lumber, and several Douta for various poiufs, all light, SPECIAL NOTIOES, You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar That thora oxfsts 1o 0az0 of Rhoums tiom, Nouralgla, Swolling, or St Joints, which the Oentaur Linlment whito wrappor, will not allovisto and ouro, Mark tho diftrence, 1t Is tho Con- taur Linimont, sollow wrappor, which 5 15 again placing so many wsod-up hor- "—aX_a="a 503 In tho harnoss. Wooaro not whoth KEHTATPTE or tho cazo bo Bpavins, Bweonoy, Seratehor, Btrains, or any Swolllng—tho offoct fa wondor- ful, ? Children Cry Tor Pitchor's Castorln, It ragulates tho sto wind colie, aud oausos natural sleop. It is for castor oil. Schenck’s Pulmonic Candy Embracos In a grostdegroo all tho principlos of Sohonck's Yulmonlo Kyrup, and, witlo as wlossant. to tho palate us tlio purost of cunfootfons, ita medicinal praportins ronder it utfectunl in on"fihs. coldy, bronchlal and catarrhal af- foctiony, &o. It 13 tho most accsptablo ramedsy for child- r nts, and can bo given with hwspunity; whilo for 1 gontlomon, or those who suilor from loss of volcs, 1ndisponsablo, “Tiioso candios aro putap {n 2 cont boxes, convenlent foe tha pokoot, and aro fo il dmpsists aud doal: ors, HENCK & BON, N, I, oornor SLxth and Arch Philadoihta. DISSOLUTION NOTIOES. DISSOLYUTION. Tho firm of Wriglit Brothors dlssolvod partnorship April 1, 183, by mutusl consont. Al vutatanding debts and ungottiod olatna will bo adjustad with tho undorsignod. A.J. WRIGHT, At Wright's Livory Stablo, 1, 16, 17 Quincy-ut., noar State, 1854. 1873. WRIEHTS LIVERY. A.J, WRIGHT has movod into his new Stebles, just orected at Nos. 13, 16 and 17 Quincy-st., ono of the most complete Livery premises in the Northwest. = His old frionds and patrons for ninotaen yoars, and the public in oneral, will find him propared to 1 all ordors with ANEW AND ELEGANT STOCK OF CARRIAGES, Comprising some of tho Finost Tonms and Turnouts in tho city. ° A.J. WRIGHT. DISSOLUTION. Notica 1s huroby given that the copartnership horotafora ortabig DoLOR I 1V Lronika A L D Coror g businioas undor tha iirmi nemo of Bromnan & Covur, fs thls duy dissolvod by mutual consout, P, D, Covur rollelng from aatdtirm L W dironmun wll vogsipt sl by dus LW BRENNA i . *Clhdongo, May 1, 1833, B ¢ DISSCLUTION. Tite firm horotoforo oviating undor the finm nante of Dan'l Toglo & Co, was thia day diviolvad by limitation. Da'l Boglo will colluat all aatote and pny all llabilitios of tho lato tirm, DAN'L BOALE, O, L. BAILKY, JOHN BTEALNS. Obfeago, May 1, 1878, Thoundorsignod have this day formod a copartnorship undor tho firm hame of BOGLIE & CO,, and will contliua tho Coal buslucas of tho lato firm of Danii Toglo & Co. W, B, BOUL, JONN STEARNS, 149 and 161 East Madizon-at. oClongo May LS e SHIPPING TAGS. Orer 0 il lava boon usod witkia the AL yonke, srithowt compinint ot los by 150" {ag Dovoming dotaohud, Al Kxpress DENNISON’S PATENT SHIPPING TAGS, Compuntos use thum, Hold by Priuters and Ntatlonors Evorywlore, DRY GOODS. Garson, Pirle & (o, Having lensed the elegant and spacious Stores, Corner West Madison and Peoria-sts, Undeniably the largest, best lighted, and finest premises on the West Side, respectfully give notice that they will close and vecate their present Store, No. 320 West Madison-st., on Mon- dey, May 6, and WILL OPEN TUESDAY, MAY 6, In their new quarters, 230 & 232 WEST MADISON-ST., CORNER PEORIA. Their new Store, on its open- ing, will contain one of the fin- est and largest dssortments of DRY GOOLS in the ¢ity, and their rent and other expenses being less than one-fourth that assumed by their South Side competitors, they are in a posi- tion to make such INTERESTING PRICES As will draw old customers and ‘mnew from the remotest parts of the city. i = REMOVALS. REMOVAL, We shall ‘open during next week at our former location on STATE-ST., With & magnificent stock of Fresh Goods, and would invite the attention of our customers to the unusually low prices at which large specially advan- tageous purchases enable us to offer them, i 106, 108, 110. Chas. Gossage ¢ Co. REMOVAL. On and aftor May 1, the Chicago A%mcy of the MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. will oc cufiy the Bagement Office, No. 170 TLaSalle-st., Bryan Block. FRISBIE & RAPPLEYE General Agents REMOVAL. LOUIS LLOYD & CO., REMOVED T0 94 DEARBORN-ST., near corner of Washington, LAKE NAVIGATION. NAVIGATION OPEN! Goodrich Steamers GRAND HAVEN, GRAND RAPIDS, MUSKEGON, MANISTEE, ETC. On and aftor Monday, May 5, the elegant Bide-wheel Stoamors MUSKEGON, Capt. Bmallman, and ALPENA, Capt. Goldsmith, will make dnily trlps, loaving Chicago at 7 o’clock p. m, Tho 8ide-wheol Pasacngor Steamer CORO- A, Oopt. Napier, loaves Ohicago for Bt. Jo- soph Tuosdny, Thursday, and Saturday, at 11 p. m,, until further notice. WEST SETORE. Tho Splondid Passengor Stoamors SHE. BOYGAN, Capt. MoIntosh, and MANITO- ‘WOO, Oapt. Bwoonoy, will commonco dail trips to all West Shoro Ports, Monday, Ma 5, loaving Chiongo at § o'clook o, m. Offio and docks foot of Michigan-av. T G. BU TLIN, Suporintondont. STOOI{HOLDERS' MEETINGS. BTOCK-HOLDERS' ANNUAL MEETING Lake Shore & Michigan Soutbern Rallway Co. OFrIOR O¥ Tire LAXE Smonx & MioimaAN SouTaeny) RAILWAY COMPANY, * OLrvELAND, O., Maroh %7, lza, § ‘Stookholiors of this Com= pany, for the eleotion of Dirsclure for the cnsulng year, it for tho fransautiun of othor. mportat busigoss, wil Do hold at tho oifica of tha Company, i tho clty of Oleveland, 0,, on Wednesday, 7th Day of May g0, Datwasn tha hourwof 1 oldok fn ho fooroon ud X in the aftorn . o ty <0t Tho Colapany will Lo closod at the ol fi |lI the glfl l';{ll", A“’f"\'“:}‘xl‘l.nx.lnd will Fo-opon on the IOTAIRK f L1k 1Y, KLY, Boorstary. OFFICE OF Ghicags, Rock Istand & Pci AILROAD COMPANY. Apriios, 1o, "The aunusl maotngaf tho Btockholders of tha Unloaga, Took falaud & Paoiic Railroad Gompany, for (o elootlon of Dirocturs, pursuait o law, and tho franssctivn of such othor business a4 may coma before thom, will bo hold at o’ oill the Gompany, T tho City of Ohioswo, o0 3 Wednos 4ulsday of duno noxs, af $1 orclook o LAOY, Prosident, P 1, TOWS, Bocralary. cocklotgey Joliet & Chicago Railroad Company. SHORETARY'S OFFIOH. 0110400, My 9, 1878, The Btookhioldors of tho Jollot & Chlosgo Railroad Company aro heroby natiflud that tho snoual meating of aald Company, for tha oleation of Dircotors and transso- tion ot othior busincss, will b held at tho ofiico of Chicago & Alton R, R, Ou., on Wodnosday tha 1ith tust. at1go'slock a. m, W. M, LARRABEE, 8¢