Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 7, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY, TRIBUNE: FRIDAY ' GRAII‘/I-WAREHOUSING. Report of the Commitice on the Wough Elovator, The Charges Proved. Numerons Irregularities in the Businoss Pointed Ont-~-0Monses Against the law, Measures Necessary ‘to Prevent Fraud. The following docnment was rend to the Board of Tradd of * Chicago at noon yestordny, and will he considered at a full meoting of that body nt 4" o'clock thig afternoon. Tho document is o hjghly fmportint one, nod - tho Committeo do- gerve tho thanks of the trado for having 8o woll + porformed the duty imposed npon thom: CliaFled E, Culéer, Kug,, President? Bue: Tho commiltieo nppolnted to investignte the eharges of {rregulayity in tio munagenient of fhio ware- loueo of Messrs, I, M. & O, 8, lough & Co. beg Tenvo to hand yon thele roport, mid the "evidenco on which thnt report 1 based, As the evidencd iu qnite voluminanis, covering a number of _collaternl subjects, wo linil refuin from mukivg uny general summary of tho eume, proforring to hund & to you entiro, anu part of (1is report, for thn freo exumination of sucl us miy desiro fo acrtain ita defnlls, Wo ahnll conse- quéntly conflno our repot to n_ mention of the eliviges whith wo deem 8 proved ugainst Monars, LM, & 0.8, Hough & Co,, and to the collateral facls elfeiteil in the oxaminution, with such conclu- slons and remarks in suggest themsclves tothio Come witted, 1671, 15 24 follows = ¢ Any wurchouseman of Any publia warcfiouse, who shall be guilty of issuing any “warchiouso recoipt for amy proporty not actially in storo et tho fime of isen. ing aucl warehonko receipt, or who sball bo_guilty of issning uny warcouse roecipt Sn_any fespect fratidu- Tetit in {15 character, either i1i respect to its dateor tho ainantity or inspiceted geade:of such property, or who shull rémove any property from slare, cxeept to preecrve i6 from five or othier endden danger, withot tho retnrn and_cuncellution of wll onlatanding receipts thnt may lnvo Leen issued to ropresent sicly praperty, shall, wpon_conviction thereaf, bo deomed wullty ofn crfthe, niid sl auffor, in addition fo auy ather penaltics presceibéd by this act, fmprisoument 1o the Penitentrary for not Teas thai otie and not morg Ahant fen yeies,? : Thix scetfon of tho Warchoueo ant clearly defings two Rrave offonser,—tho dusning of feaudulent wareliouso receinte, and tho shipping of grain by warchousemen hthodta rotursnd caneciation of outatanding To- célpta for the full amaunt thus shipped. g "IN LAW TEAR DELN IONORED, In ibia tnvestigntion it uhpeazs from tho ovidence of Stephen Cliry, tho Stata Registrar of Warolouso Re- ceipts, and Joln H, Ailet, hia deputy, thut_ Measrs, 1, MY 0, 8, Hough & Co,, in common with all othor o proprietors fn thia cify, luve, in tho goneral et of {helr busificss, fractically ignored tho pro- foniof the above section of fho Warchouso act. is Fiet, 80 fae o the general practico among all Ol ¢ag0 cleyitors {4 concerned, -8 confirmed by - tho evi- denc of Murry Nelson, embriced iu the tostimony hevewith submitted. Y Norw, as {o the speciilc violations of tho Warehouse wil as alleged and proved agaliist flic Houghs, They ato ud follows : ) TNE TAW, ¢, % of {ho Warehonso net, approved April 5, SHITAED WITHOTT CANGELLATION, evidence shows that, on ot sbout the 18h duy of September, 187, tho schooner ¥. M. Knupp was Toaded ab tho Hough' Elovalor, ond tha the ware- liouso recolpts.for the. grain thus shipped ont were nol returned_and canceled until somo ten days or two weeks thercatled 1dénco aleo shows that on or about I of Septomber, 1874, the kehoouer Nabols waw Tonded ut the 1iougn Elevator, ad. that the ivure- hauo recelpts for this cargo were nob returned und vanceled until kome t¥o weeks and more thereafior, and then unt until the Houghs had been adyised by tho Regustrar thut S CRININAL TROSECUTIONA wore about fo bz commenced ngainst all closator pro- prictor swho shiowld remnain lange? fu defouit wil thielr cancnilatione,—by order of the Rafiroad and Wares houss Commissioners, “Tihmvd—It appeara in ovidened by Edward A, Driver, et tho firm of which he fs u member, on_or about e 16th day of Octoler, 1633, presentod R, M, & O, S, longn, & Co.s warelionso raceipta for”doio 4400 buehield of . No oulg in cxcesw of shch s then in liouse, the grain repro- senting t ving, as sdmitted in this evi~ denee by Col bren xifped out tor the alleged . Hog) rexson that J6 L become heated whflo fn sforo, ko Waveliouse act, Sec. 16, 34 vory explicit 43 to the dutiea of pubife warcliousemen in respect to Leated grain, Phis act of tho Tougha was, therefore, i diatinct vio- ation of Hecs, 16 und 3 of tho Warehbuso liet, RECEITTS YOI UTAIN NOT STORED: h—1t 18 iu svidonco by Stephen Clacy, Tolin v, bulsiter, s N tho period (rom ! \ Becbe, aud Henry T, fio0th to (ho ptember, 183, tho Fotiths—(lclr awit elo- ¢t then dirabled—tmploged o transfer elesator awiied by the Chlyogg Flouring Elevator Cown- .40 truuster direetly from canal-bonts to vessels u . ‘Chricago River, thio cargors of {be followlng named “hots : Tho' 4 F, Crotty, the . 1T, Adama,? » the “ Decr Park, the ' “ Melropolin” Neno of the g ing ono of these soveral eqnil-boils was 1 §loro in the Mough warelouse, S:lll ware. 1ee-recoipls were femued by tho, Totigha for escl s oun of tho cargoes of the above-nnmed its, and tho &anio wero Feintcred by the State Stephen Clury (or by 1t order), with a full 50 on s pact of ol tho fucts, dnd more, with 1 prenrraugement oxisting etweeu o Houglin ond niiuself that such receipts should bo thus registered, 71 14 cluimwied §n estenuwtion by the pirties to Uis triue eaction thut 3t was sntended € aiford RELTEF 70 THE THADT, an_especially (otho canidl custofiers of fhe Tough Tlevaior. . 'hls may scem plavaible enough when itis nut remembored tat corn exclumger for simple ware- bouse receipts, Which_ropresciit nothing but pro. ces, b5 vomcilnes frrcsisibly clicap. © It 18 tited by slstrar that, a8 o condivion to this arfshgement, » Honghs were'to pufchuss aid vancel »° Corre: ondiiyg quantity of thele theii Gatafuiiding rocéipts, How noutt_ such plirchuso was .completed ‘does tiot seomt ¢leut by the testimgms, « At ail evente; it was sov- vl g (gt ey wert thus uforded (he sy of this ulne lot of corn, ‘The cargoes, “E, 3 Tuapess on the 1800 wiid the “Natoh " il the 20ih of Septeaber, then cumno out of Uwir warebonee nt an oppottund moinent; ag L wolild seemi, t0 aford the nacesknry menny for replacing thide fietltious rdeetpta, | ne cancellation indeltedness of (e 1tughs won thus fiouted uiouy il eurly i Oclober, at. whielt thae, on acconut of dums e e the % Guba,? the “ Comme [ 3 éct o mid warm i pice o e Reglitiar; AL this dtige of tite com- wtionh, ocenes nnbther feainetion, whicki, f not aracterized by high-niuded coinmerclal integrity, tasnt linst, the snerit of novelts, The Houghw, is Ay éfated, were lavyoly hohind In thely cncolla- A the theiat from tho Commiseingers wus their ventivo fagitlties,” Cherdipon tiiy e expodient of mumifaclurhiy sorita 0 Niholh clotlf, Res Wix canal-lioat eargoed wera out—mming _cofidl-logts known uhd to the wrainettade—nltogelher fietijious, stered fn tho ollice of thy W &t yestrl to varcliouso receits ot celpte thns Tor i uiknovn 6 Hion' enfered fof” vineellu tedness, Bub this fuvention e, o tinn ta cover thelr fudeht fatled of ity uldluneto purgose, ; [ AR DISCOVEREY ek the Houghs soon ufler made the retien atud cancellation of 1954y of oelober, the Commien enused a masrcraant of wl tho gerft i th Mongl, Flovatoe i 5 TIE GUATY MEARUTED, * " Caleadio, Ogt, 21, 147, Wright; Howard Priesttes, aivd Jobe 1, Covnittes & e X 1 Aho undersigued, sppolutad by voi € HoURT of genit i tho warclioind of st ho Hrain receipts fse be fouud in the parerd such mensttrelunt b isag, i with e uatatuly sued by fit tiw, altof which w! fultovriu tabde We deairn (o 5oy {int the Mesars, Hough cordially aldedd s i tho discharge of (hiy dufy s Anctafprictn Aol at gradn AMY aqrain by it i Rengtear's rea'nla ot went, atudig, I . st 1lorn. .. 220, S50 3 ikny U, Thén report will shiniy the rlb(li(‘f‘omnl uc which medinreienin dan Do thade; and that really there are 1o grentnr obstacles in ufiwny of ny- riving sl the uear spprosiimle comlenta -of 3 watchiouses by compututions of disinterested pariies thap there 18 1 ascertoinéng the coudition of Natioual Bauke through public-exuunnere, . Youtr Connstteo woulld gliddly alnitan Uia subject of their mveetiigations et thix poltit, dld not their duty i compel thum fo notice n fow of the COLLATEISL FACTS Joped 0 1ho contun of thely iuquivies, which fhow L cranagrenitons of dhe Doughs do uot sinad gether ulono ond sngulae in peepeet o han- sent of te Wavator bisineds fu Culengo, 1t beets o5 the eviden s 10 SOT TIEY ALONE: wio viifp ont gradn fran) publlo Warolioitses, epceipts for whicli bave ol been vetarved rad ' caieoled, Hiouglt prriops all have not beon equally hnprudint 100 paautiog I whicl §1 hae Teaw aondueled, Dut W rutaed o vernerbeeed at the' Hougla urg, coinie- alively, nocteon b o olovater Diuass, oy’ il peehnps, mprove n thelr sethuds, *prosidel iind Jniutico, nrodsind by tho viiilant Warchouee Iiutrat, does nct fnterposo mote than ordinary restounty, | Considering i uass utid thy proecity wo whall bo huas {164 n the tuférenco that, what has happonod man, timed, and, fndosd, lian bobom almast. & Shronie 1o fletfon, whl conflano to happcn, Thnt & syntam bt " permitn wich licenee, revcn(a o olatacion o bomlbly yrentoe irrogniawliios than” any” ot complnined of,” Tn this connectlon, wo 46 stot constier It nuy part of anr duty to overlook defects in one huste ness ayrtem, which this investigation Iins mnta_con- nrlnlmllx, nor (o offer ay paliinting excusea for devin. tlona from saund businées muxtu, nor for violaHons of tho laws of the lind, Tho jnatanees of' such npses aro ahown to bo very common, \Warchmtremen are CONKTANTEY LENDING GUATN which fu not thetrs to led, and, Wonast belleve, not unfrequently whip 1€ olit” for théle own scconnt, 1t would, wo_appreliénd, bo diflenlt for_au_ovdinary miud fo trace the moral distinetions between such ncls wud {io, moro vulgar offenses which ure known mnder’ Tuo low na lorcenies; Dotl ato_punbhiable by lio pewnllies, nnd bolh are of exnetly equn degroe lefore tho law, except that thern 1wy be pielty litéeny, whilo there fa no petty exeoplion in,_favor of worelitso peoulations. Duriug the progresd of thiy investigation great em- Dlinsds lids beew placed upon the AFSUMED NECERRITY {oxLonding indofiut, bt yoneraliy amall qvantties of graln to 0l enrgoes, It 14 nssuméd that great in- convenienee would result to the phipping tnferest by o siriet observance of the law, This “might, perhaps, buppen i occunlonal {nwlinees for n tini, 1ati] whige pors had becomo accnstomed to . new order of thiniga s bt tho temporury dlsuilvantagea would, n wo Delleve, bons nothing compared to the permancut benes 1ts thereby restiting, Wonssumo it the genoral prbils cocern it the fteqrity of warehouso receipta, would vastly ontwolgh any fncouvenionees of dotnfl neces- sary to preservo the property which they represent, in- tact, 1t f& not probuble, however, that fln publie mind would huve been disturbed, or that this investigation wonld hayo boan rendered nccessary, huil violations of the Warelouss liw boen confined to the secommodations which nre thun alleged e wecessars, Sill, wo o not admit {hio ecoasity, T it dac oxlat, we' can o o oba{ncles in the wny of warehutisomen providing nll the menns necessary for tha trankaction of thofr business,- There I8 no faw which would prevent (hem from lendi thelr own (1!'.“!-1. - It 1w, howovér, appurent (o 18, an we think it bna long been patent to tho members of the Board of T'rade, that tha wraumed uecesdity for such nccommoduiions covers tha purporo and APFORDY LI TRETEXT for a whiolesald and unrestrafued violation of tho en- tirenct of 1871, But whether the hostility of the yrchousomen io {his Taw in honest drnot 3 whether thioy au ar eannat percelyo {hat owniers of graln nlong Ly fho riglit to fta cntiro disposal, we sppreliend the business public hus pretty much attained 1o u full apptecintion of i rights, onil that it will Srisla npon {hielr * enforeoment—nnder thig—or if nccesmary, tuder n st move exncting Inw. As warchonso rex celpth liavo hecomo go vital an clement in tho cconomy of our dafly Lusiness, and n9 their perfect integrity §s B0 Tiecesnary In impartig these value, o o Recurity, it in of pamimonit mportauce that' every anfeguard should Lo thrown nronud them, Jivery daor to Ir- Togularity should be kopt earcfully shut, Swmall de- ‘viations, fike small loans to shipyers, ANOULD NOT 1Y PERMITTRD, Then tho probabilities of futura roriou defaults will bo exceedingly romote, 'The fact that uo great Jogses to tho general 'gllh"u lave yot ocourred ia ng ar- gnmient in fasor af 1ho prearnt hietiosn systen of one warohousomen, Tt i enongl thint wo can sce ita evila and can_approciato thelr loglcal tendoucics, 1t i enotigh thal wp know of fmmense privato losses it hiave cakucd, that might bave reached tho publie but for & sivgic fortnitous clrcumstance which might never futerposa to ahicld the publio again, 8o long na public warchiousemen have a sivglo privilege conceded 1o them in the genin they bold in trnst, juct eo long will tho tempiatlon to an abuso of that privilege bo ‘A CONSTANT PUDLIG MENACE, Public opinion must no_louger by misied, and fa- ‘miliarily witli paet unouthotized shipments’ must i 0 wiso bo nllowed fo dull the public renso as to the true nature and tendency of such offenses, Tn every inntunco of such liberty, it mnst be borno in mind it 388 breach of trust and a erimo PUNISHADLE IY PENAL INFLICTIONS, 1, in {lio courso of cvents, it nlould ppesr in thia " respect that publi¢ Iaw dnd public honesty can i no otbier Yitanner ho enforced, thien, wo shiould soy, it would bs high time fhat somo such Inw-hreaker should ‘be madlo to oxperienco the penalty of thnt law, As {hio books of the Inspestion aud Hegiatration offt- cen aro publio records, and coneequontly open for pub- Tic exnuination, wo déoru it proper to Anggest, that (o Board appoint u Kultabla person to examino duly the Tehurna of fnepection, of shipment, and of cancollatl with & viow (o (o discovery of farthor irregularitis anit the enforcement of the law, Wo further recommend that, if any public ware< louseman bo detected in loaning or shipping any grin not s own, tho warchouso receipts of such wareliougeman shall {horoupon bo declured and TREATED AR IMREGULAR and an fnauficlent fender (n tiio fulfiiment of con- racts between membera of this Board, Ttds furticr suggeolod that some additionnl legis- Intion I8 hectnsary to cumipel registration for cancelli— tion, by ehippors, ‘Also'thnt legislation may properly Do fnvoked to afford adilitioual protection {0 tho holdors of wure- houso receipla, by making . such recelptan first and pirmnomut lien on the warchouse and graunds des voted to warehonsing purpoces. oUR REAISTRY ST Conaiderable of the ovidenco fukon in (hid fnvestt- gotiott hins hind reference to (he manner in which onr roglatration ervico hins huen pecformed under tho present State control, ¥t was bolloved that anup- right and intelligont. administration of that depart- ment of tho Inspection sorvice might, under the present Jaww, I 4 geeat mensuro havo proveuted innuy of the irregularities that we havo been called fa coustdor, Tho evideneo upon this puint is part of tho record, Wo refeain from any general comment upon i, ax it hns been submittéd to the Raflrond and Warcliotire Comminsiouers who will doublless apply all Jiecessary correctives in'order to n restoration of pifblic confidoneo I the Integrity and efMciency of thut oMicer, 5 AILOf wihicl 13 respoctfilly submstted. A, M, Wriant, JHomt, Wanues, HOWARD PrassTury, Comnuittéo, Caicaco, Nov. 6, 1873, —_— ‘THE IMMIGRANT BILL. The Irish Immigrant Soclety, now organized in this city with the view of promoting tho early passage of the Immigration bill iefore Congress, are desirons of submitting, for thé éxnmplo and encouragement of all good Irishmen, the fol luwing ovidence of sympathy and aseistance on thio part of German-Americans in betalf of their owu immigrants und others : ‘Tho National Immigration Convention, called by the Governors of the Norlhweatoru und Westérn States, mot at fudfunapolis, 1nd,, on the 231 day of Novembor, 1870, ‘Thero were (wenty-io Stites and {wi Tertito ries taily and ably represented ot tho Gonsentiom, o following presmble aind resolu{lons were adopted by tho Convention; & “The Commitice on Renolutions reapectfully submit the fotllowing report; as gnbstantfally embracing the predominunt sentiment of fhe members of the lin~ migration Couvention, ad vontalied i {he resolution redrred to us for conaldetition : It must be munifest {0 afl wha have heard tho delib: eratlnis und dlsoussiays of {he Canvention, that fus- tice, patriotism, nnd phitlantheopy dentend the fnimes «inlte uterporition of endightoued public weutiment and law for the protection of tha rights wud interests of flio peoples of ofher fauds who ate sunuully le.wum[ thelf native counitries and cowtig fo vur great nationa Lome of Freedom, That great and pgricvous \:‘run. 8 hirve hicen perpetrted, ¢dutiot bu doubted ; und It s equally elesr that full and etliclént remeilles Yor exist- iug ovils ought to Lo supplied, 'T'hut upon our Na- tloual Goverument s devolved the duly of controlling, Jotutly with otlier Goverunienty, tho cnibarkation and transil of Sinmigiants, aud caoberatively icith auxilic aty teshtulions ineontrolling their debarkation snd protection, and i obiaining o permauest home lt Hio place of Oiedr eholew fo the uud of thee sdoption, “This 1§ ominently & question of nstlonal iwportanee, wd upon_the propee proteotion, vare, and_owiture of thin eluss of the population lurely depend, not only Uselr projgress amd prosperity, bl ‘ulso the fulleat do- veldpmient of the resoureed of ot counlry, end the permueney uud . perpetuity of our Ropublicin princi= les and histitntione, : Tho Connnittee, thereforr, present the follawlng res. olutiony as dontzining briefly, bt substantially, the viows of thix Gonsention: teantved, ‘Chat additional leglelation, and a mory lfid entofecment of xblfug lawe, on 'tie Kubluct of sramlgration, are neceyniry o provent netiel whuees il frsttela, s protect Sutereata of (he emi. graut on Wl arcival and white In transit w Wls deatinne tion fu this conntry § aud flut, tor o wecomplislnent of this ptepoge, 36 tho apinioh of tho Convention, ajw wroprlata leglslntion In fmperntively demunded of the Federul Governnwnt, Jieralved, Thit a Iurean of Tmmigration siovld bo extublikied under the suspices of the Federal Govern- et s ufid Ut o dommitien b appaluted to meno- riullzo Congress for such leglelution ns whit more fully weeamplisls tho foregoing vinws, A Dermanen® Committos was accordingly formed to earry out (Lo spivit and Intent of the rosolutiotis adopted by the Conventlon; amd from this Commiiteo, reprasenting ull the fore- going Ktatos and Territories, an Excontive Com- milttoe whr ippomted, who have forwarded to the soveral (lermin societies, from tho Athntio to the Puciflé, a printed form of mermorldl, sono- whnt gimilar to the following, for signature, and prerentation, through their rospective Napre- sontrtives, at the approaching sesslon of Con- (sremH ¢ BMGHANT-BILL 3 4 the Comgpress uf U Unled Statex s "Cuis moworia) of the undersigued adopted cltlzons raspoctfully Rhoweth ¢ ‘haf Ll for the Lettor pratectiois of huislgrants fn now heforo your Hanorablo hody, awidting’ legisle tion hat of e Prisldny of hnmdgrants hmiuu‘{‘(ul‘ arrival, n Fedorul nfe Titne, ot e yar of wuwe Govoryment ; “ilnt, feclingt long nnd bittorly the hogléet shown o nmighatita npon ek arrival I I8 counies, o well as om thele voyage hither, ntid belug nwive of {ho Whominationa iclent to i neleet, wo hudl witl gratetul pleasuro the presentution of the present bill, g oy i cunly s by your Honorabls hody, Andt, s i duty haund, & Now, tho anxlons dosive of the Trlsh nmi- guunt soelety In, that the sovaral frish societion throughout the Union witl, i emntation of the CGermun novietles, cither momorinlize Uimgresy throngh their nevornd loprosentativon rospeotive Iy, v tranumit tholr olicial sigintures at oneo to ilils Haciety, For submuription to ono gonoral mos morinl insupport of_ths bill in quostion, 7, MoDoxNELL, Chairmnn, loKpoN; Seurptary, inty § 167 Madison streof, MOTIAL, s L, prediested upou tha spolal mesiago coutcmplates wuking the protoction ey, mud inelr hope af, for the Nrst B 1 Ivish Immigration fou Chicago, 'WASHINGTON, Whot the Board of Public Works Has Done, Vast Tmproverents in the Way of Sewers, Paving, Bri|lgps, & 4 'The Debt of the District of Co- Iumbta, Som Our Own Corresporident, ; ‘WasRINGTON, Oct, 80, 1873, Tho Board of Public Worka wout into effcot June 1, 1871, and has, therofore, bean in exist- onco abous Lwo yonrs and threo montha, TUE EXTENT OF ITS WORKRS, In that timo it has lnid 115 miles of pipe-gow- orago, 140 milos of sidewalks, 130 miles of wood, conaroto, gravol, or Bolginn-bldck pavement, 80 miles of water-main, 45 of gog-tanin, and 20 miles of maiu sowernga, Tlify MAIN BEWLRAGE hap beeri » stnpendous work; throughout the entire length of it, & buggy oon bo driven with enso; it is all arched brick-worl, Inid on stona whorover tho foundation is exposed, nnd on hoavy timber whero there s no oxposure. In essontialy, it consiats of ono groat culvort com- ing down from tho northern part of the city to tho Potomne, tappad hofr its sotireo by n sccond oulvort of nbout oqual leugth, which dischirges iuto the Esstorn Branch, whilo o third sower, boginning near the samo source, carries tho wator around tho back of the city into Rock Creok. Into these mains the vast sys- tem of pipe-sewerage dischargos,—the object being to retiovo the middle partof the town from an unhenlthy and unsightly cauval, which wae dug in the oarly days of tho Capital, ms well ns to provent such freshets as the Baltimore peoplo suffor from, almoat annuatly, from the overflow of Jones' Falls. Baltimoro and Wash- ington ar6 very much alike iu their tapogeaphy ; both aro bisccted by n.ntrcumm'dinn.rl]{ insignift- cant, bnt, after heavy rains, liable to turn inton river, [n tho time of M. Jofferson, bodies of mon dud animals usad to be seon whirling down this stream 28 thoy camo from work on tha Cap- itol to go to Georgotown. ‘Tho Posuflxlliclan of & froshet hinve inno wise diminished, but rather incrensed, sinco that timo; and henca tho sys- tom_of sowernge now dovised is to roliovo the lovel plain of the vity by drawing tho wator from the source of thia creok hoforo the wholo drainnge of somo thousands of acres can collect in one ¢hannel, . THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON wors originully 1aid out on the most extravagant plan. Fifty-fon¥:por cout of the whole cify s notually conanmed by theso highwnys; while, in Varin, the streots ocoupy only 26 poP cont of the inhabitod nres, and, in Philidelphin, only 20. 'The ptoblem has alwnya baon Liow Lo pavo atreots s wido a8 _these, without consuming the entire roporty of the placo. Shepherd mat this prob: lem with a good deal of skill, Withiout dimin- ishing tho brendch of vista of theso fine, nalted avenuos, Lo extended their side- walks 8o es to narrow tho nctual swrfaco of the satreat, nid, behind the sidewalls, tronted thio strect, bnek as far ag the lotses; witlt greotl sod, which ho protected wilh a cheny but Aarable ivon railing, sich as con bo turued out by any foundor, Short, ornamental posts, abont 217 feok high, connocted with cothmon iron }n]m, sud painted, give a pictaresque nniform- ty to tho strects, nud, besides, indulgo every hotiseholdor witlt s groen yard boforo his door. In the ontly ages of tho improvements, the city-au-~ thoritiei endoivored to acéommodatd the chengo of griido to individuals; but this was found to tho porinlty for having put Washiuglon In tho rank of presontablo oitios.” 1t might hnve boon added that na_much forco and mora pationco wonld lisve mndo fower op- pononts; but it was an irresintiblo forco on- countoring an immovable bnd{. Tho loenl pressy abused nil the correspondents who appronched tho _subject, and the correspondents moroly ro- marked, ns they drove nlong, “ You hit mo whoro Ilive, Garir, IOWA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Last of fombers. Frowm the Desdoines Journal, Nov. 4, Below we print n complotolist of the Honatora and Reprosentativos of tho General Assembly, togatlior with their post-offico nddross. As wo have rocolved our information direct from. the COounty Auditors of tha respootive countios, it iy rolinble. o have printed Kopublicans in Ro. man, aud all who'wero olected in opposition to tho Ropubltean nominaos in Italies : Nume af Senator, Port-0fice, +Heury W, Rothert Keokuls, “Jumén . Petse.,. Dig Mound, “Hioratia A, Wonn, Delknnp. bo 80 costly and unsntisfactory that, ad the Bonrd grew stromger in its own confidence, it becams no respector ‘of persons, and would “grado" Senator Pompudour 40 faet into the air, and cover Judge Jeffreys with the clods of the valley. Some of ‘the grading hos been very costly, beeanse thore was no grading whatever dotie before, worthy of the iame, and the outor parts of this town nro brokeu irith rolling hills and deep gulches ; but the Board his been vory norvy on all occasions, and, with ity ample negro forco, hag not hesitated to levol o stone-gierry or to fill up a polder bottom. DRINGES, 'To connect the grades of fluurFolo\m, whiclt stands on « lofty height. overlooking Washiug- ton, hay beou o difiicult_but offective perform- auce, and foiir new bridges have beon thrown neross Rack Oreole, of wuclt n nature that the streots of both towns cross nearly on their own grades, and tho pedestrinn, passing over ab night amongst the gad-lamps, ecarcaly por- ceives thet ho Ling left tho street behind him. ‘The enormons urcas laft opon by the designer of this ety ut flie intersection of the avonues, and which ho vainly expected the diforent Stales to orumnent ab their own oxpenun, have been bandled with oqual doxterity by these yonng nntives, The agstem of ivon poats with pipe or chuin panels, which had been appliod to tho streots, is_horo estended, and tho groon grass nfiniu soddod down ; and, fn tho centro,—nt what the Frenoh call the carrgfour, but for which wo have no ather.word thon lm\ut-pfajxmubinn,"—— an unpretonding fountain, surronnded with gas- tamps, hus generally been placed. Ihe whole aron of tho town hng thus beon transformed into a driving-park, where & woman need ok soil o whito shoe, and a men cin tako o buggy at o trot through the city almost na onsily as a horse, AGCESSOLY DEPARTIL Tho operafions of the Local Government liayo boen dotncldent with the réadjustmicnt of the grades of Capitol Hill, which tho architect there- of ussumed, und with tho rebibilitation of the other publis gronnda by the Buaxd of Army E: ponees, With thoso works the Lodal Govorn ment had little to do. At the samo Lime, the Soldiers’ Homo—n regular urmy institution—has added the Corcoran_fwrm of ¢ Havenwood to its fornior eren, und the ol pike-ronds out to the Diutriot limits hnva beon macadamized, so that the conntry part ot this District is iraproved liko the town. ITorty miles of Iinear stonn- track have been Inid” within Cohimbia during the past year, at nh oxpense of $2,000,000, Tho Inerenso "of popdution betwoon 1860 and 18707 wut 78 per cont, and botwean 1870 gad 1873, 60 per cent ore. There aro now ninety-nine charehes in Uhis oity. T'he real-estata irausfers for 1871 wera 7,417,000, against 24,937,000 In 1970 5 this year thoy will bo 310,000,000, The value of the proporty in tho Dintrict is ndvor- tired In Lurope, where the bunds nre eold, to bo 190,000,000 ; but the private propoyty for the eurrent fisenl yenr is uksossed ab only ahout one-hail of this sum. 'The Income of the Diktriet (tovernmont is sot down by its friends y g 00} ; by ite onomies ss 31,884,000, In the Iattor cuso, thore is & defivit of S150,000 tho former, an exoess of 1,000, Lhiers hava boon Liselvo great public sohools orected, ot u voRt of {185,000, THE DENY of tho Didtriet in varlonsly stated,—somo run- g it un to $12,000,000, and avon to 15,000,000, ‘Phe Governor han becona embroiled with tha ITChS On this sitbject, and he ktates it as fol- o Tlijal—A lomi of &4,000,000, 63 por cent gold intorest, runmun’g for twenty yéurn, sold by Solig- mau & Co. in BEuropdab 87140 When aulied un~ der onth if thedo houds woro #old s guarantoed by the National CGiovernmant, Mr, Seligmun re- plied: ~**No, or Ishonld lieve got a difforont pric & Second—A lonn of #4,000,000, bondded on the properticholdors of Wishinglon, inslusivo of 52,000,000 of wowerago bondd which the tiover- not 611l holds fu his Yonnuuslon,—thu Enmo lie- lngx not negottabla in tho prasont panie. Third—1ho old dobl of tho corporations of Washington, Goorgoiows, and the Lovy Court, whiel aggregated £12,938,000, but which T am uns able to traco up thraugh any of the documents of the District, "Yotal linbilitien ru;’orlcd by the District Goy- ornment Nov. 1, 1872, 87,080,212, Total debi roluted by tho Governor Qub, 16, 1873, ** loss than 310,000,000, "' cortitieatos of indebtod- ot i rvate propoel,” o, # aro dobt fo the District, wnd not of it, ne Black and Cushing contivm by o legal opinion,” Llud the prosent panle nob come untimely, My, Bhaphord says that the bulk of work wouldl v boen so far advanced us to anawerall arraignors, Ho thinks hat the Govormuent shold tto no mace thau its proportion, necorting o the mens- nre of its Inud and possessions in the Distuiet, but that it shonld tinish up the émmsut worlt, b loust, s0 u# to get the subjoct ant of the way. Last’ yoar il approprintivns for the Distrivk from Congress were 131,250,000 juclusive of its own: coustruotions a3 tho State Dopnrtmont, “This sum,” siid Gov, Bhopherd, * fs the only roupestable approprintion over wmade; it Js tho cheapest — ovor mude, i tho ' Hght of tho liealih, aomfort, und tubllity of tho Capital ; it in lows than Now Yorli, Boston, Chiougo, Uine cinunti, 8. Louw, and Philadelphi gob for their respectivo Post-Qflioas, 1 um denounced for usking Gongrenn to da touly Justics to my native Ltown, whon avery Cogressman .rushos 1n and sots whut ho likes for his own olty, Bui the work has boon done. I will stand no snd teke - By Gititaes. - Clnclinatd, Lol Seftyroere » -Corzdon, . A Dagc..... . Oteola, S 1, Siitihe s - Bodford, L. 8. MoIntyro.. ..Clarindn, St X, Stoun, .. Glenwood, \ > W, Willlamise. . JREor, *John P, Weat.....Mt, Pleasnnt, fcCold. . - Fairheld, ‘Thlrtcentii, ‘Mol Fourteenth v Fiftoenth Hixteantls, Bevenleent Eighteanth Ninctorath Tyvoutlell, Fivonty-fire Twonty-second o.ds 11, Murphy. Tventy-tlirde. os e A, Meireiles Twenty-fourtii,...J, 0, Chambers, ,.Bpringdale, Twohly-tifth ...+ Sanl 1T, Fdirall.Town Cits, Twenty-sixtl’ ., N. W, Rumplo.MArengo, Wisonty-revenih,.F, 'F. Gamphell, . Newtot, wsenty-nightt o . Thios, Alftahell, .., Mitchellville, Twonty-ninth . Now Lrovldenco, Thirlfotl, . Moumouth, Stonicollo, Western, Titon, Sior . Marshalltorn, ‘Cooloy Dulitque, +Albort Boomor.,. . Delll, Georgd \. Demis. Independenco, ol Conoreay . Lrooklyn, Nutlonul. Torty-0rs Forty-secoi Yortyathird .. Forty-fonrth. Forty-ffib. Cambridge. Forty-atxtl olund... Jinmipton, Forty-sevenih. .. Wiilfun I1, Fiteh. Lake Oity. Forly-olghth,. .. Hiram Bailey..... Willlamatown, Forty-ninth ToiTerkon, TR0 1. Bloux City, HOUSE. Namenf - District, Revreaentation, _ Tost-Offce. Edy. A, Laylon, Wever, «vves] L. Uolfingsicorth Montrose. AUs, Andereon..Primiros, b 2, Gear, ., Burlinglon, WilliamTamme. Buriington, J, G, Newbold, . I1illshoro, Hugh It, Lyous. Winfio} William Hopkirk. Lockridne. Jaseph Wor. ... Mowt Zion, Jacab Siboreli: . Binkosburg, itco IF. Dizoikttumiyin. W, 8, Montoe, ... Bloomfleld. Eddsville, Fourteonth Fifteenth Bixtoonth foney Creok, tad Oak, Tayenty-frit . THolidns, Twonty-second. Doxter, Tventy-third, e Tadiauol Nreckihiridpe Knoxville, Eapeniy:foard (Grde 7. Clard.Enoxyile, Veloan, Conc, .. Eddyville, Toeuly-0ih Thon, G, l'llmclx.gs)}r‘glmi'slg Davig Areher., .8, English, Twonty-sixthe.... Jared T, numrn:xunf-". Twenty-soventh,. § G J}» JirockiéyWashington. Twents-olgbil. .. en). Jeantagi - Gnturmbua Gy, st 135 0, Hor{on uaoatirie, Twenty-ninth.... 3, 6, Nicolond, Museatino, ist aeller. . Drvouport. Thirttelh Cicansnt Valley, Round Grove, Thirly-frat, Berant [hirty-firat,.. ryant. : 3G atis: - Wiltom s l', . 1, Q, Tufte, on Junctlon, Thirty-seconds.. Yifuyy it ouden, George Pad. ... Tow Ulfy. Thicty-third. ... {.Inlm Fiindman.Town Gitv: Thirty-fourth, ... J, C, Clazk.......Lyilo City. hiet5-el.. . 700 Moord: L1 Furcal Huine, . P, Cowman, , Pralrio Clty, Thicty-atxth igw. 1, Wilor Groenenaile, e sano Braudt. .. Den Moltins, Thirty-seventhi... 4 wim,' @, MaddenGiraensond. Thirty-elghths ... ol Aeitce,, .- Redflol, riy-nint W. £, Cardell.... . Advance, et oo osoo, [s Holiers..s s Maguoia, A I T Fawies N, Miler, :Sac City, “Stlao Corer Fort Dodge, oguon Dejore. ... Dooud; i+ Q. Hognatt. . Amet. Forty-sixtizge .0, 1, Ohupies o+ Uniot, Forly-seven Moninger. Mariatta, - Forty-righ( Teacy, v Now Hirtlord, Torty-ninti. alin, ... - Fania City. 2 Raymbnd; Codir Falle, Viuton. t Diirstown, ‘%, Spangey. .. Castlovil i W, D Ttz Fitty-tbird... Tl 000 g A AL ool Fifts-tourth,. ... {4+ G 4ithor. o, 0. Hobor- Piity-0fth. ... g, |p, atitefelt,. . ‘NMuquokota, Wendelin LaiticrLattnervilly, Fiftyslsth,......{ Chas. J. Nogera, Dubuque, " Jolnslon..Rock(ale, Fifty-sovonth ....C, T, b Tidgewnoil, Fifty-clghit., . Belvarler, darueiic, .2 Brnh Creck, Hairy Daglon,. v, Wakon, Warreh DanforthCresco, aR1) DECOD. v OSIRN, Liuls Cuse. Waveriy, Erederickaburg, B Bixty-uinth Soventioth, Saventy-irst.. 1. Hevonty-recond, +Henty B. Woad Soventy-{hird... . B. Glililsud E - THE RAFFERTY CASE AND THE SUPREME COURT. : Lo the Editor of T'he Clivuuo Tribune: S : I regret to soe the press of this city, aud agpocially regret to seo Tz Lrinune, alwnys in- telligent and genetally just, eonsuring tho Su- promo Conrl for fts decision in tho case of Huf- terty, Tho dooinion wes unanlmous, ns Judge Soott, thongh he lod n soparalo opinion, cou- curred with tho othier members of tho Court Iu rovorsing the judgmont, ou the ground that the oxeluded ovidenco: should lwve heen admitted, I do not keo how any uuprejudiced porson can rond the opinfon delivered by Judge MeAlliter in behalf of the Caurt, and entertain tho slight- ost doubt as'to tho corroctness of the declsion, They comld not have deelded otherwise withont Loing falko to their savrad trusts, 'Plie opinion shows thnt tho charter .of Chi- cago glvea the police tho vight to arrest without w warrant only-in endes whore they find persons “in the act ol violsting any law or ordinunce, or widing or abotting In any such violation.™ "Flie opinion also shows, by citations from Lhe highert authorities on eriminal law, that, where an officor attempts to nrrost u porson nuder n voud warrant, and is killed in tho attompt, the lomieido is nob murder, bub mauelaghtor, Honco the Court say (aud gtho inferenco 1 nu- ayoldnle), ns the evidenes tendod to show thet 0'Menra, whon Killod, was alding Seanlun in tho arrest of RuiYerty, and nd thora Is no protonse that Rafforty was found in the act of vialting ahy Inw or. ordiuanco, the E)runcmltlou' it it dosired to keoure w convietion for murdor, shonld; fteolf, hwvo introducell iu evidenas a warronp uathorizing the nirost, Aw tha proso- eution did not do this, the defendant hnd tho right to inkroduce the warrant, and huve the quostion” anbmitted to the jury, under the lu- struotions of the Gonet, whather O'Menra wus nttompting to arvent Roiforty under o vold war~ rant, _Judgo Beolt, weoms to ho of opinfon that, in order to redueo tho grade of the offonse to manslaughtor, tho iuvalidity of the warrant should uppone upon its face's bul ho also held thui the warrant should have heen admitited In ovidonue, in order that tho jury, under the ine stynetions of tho Court, might pass upon the yolidity of the attempted nrreat. Indvod, the wholg “caso burns upon Lhis, 80 far ny relatod to the distinetion betwegn murdor and manslnughs tor, Yo this vital olomont of the cauo was with~ drawn fram tho furv, and thay found & vordiot of murder. Ao I havosnid, the Rupremo Court cuuhll not do otherwige” than roverse the judg: menl. 2 ' Iwould ngrco with your oditorial where you say, it the Appeliate” Court in sntisflod, upon thio ontiro vocord, that justico has boon done in o crimingl eaxo, thoy nup('hb not to nward o now trinl,—if you would coniine the remurk to those casos whora the ojoetionn taken to tha convice tlon aro of purely” n technienl charneter, Dut hare tho gronud of raverunl is nob tochnieal, ~ 1b gnes Lo the very marrdw of the cano, . You complain of Judga MeAllistor Tor saving, iu tha opiniail, that the svidshco fonded to show tho homicldo wnu committed whilo O'Meara Wy engaged, in conuection with another police- man, “in tho act of commitiing an illegul and wholly.wuifustifinble iuvasion of plaintiirs 1ib- orty, by atlompting to soizo his potwon, dnd tako nn off to prisou, without any authority in law 5o to do." » You must remember tho Court spoko of the Iacts apponving by the record ; and, ns thoe faots were thore disclosed, wan nok this . statoment in tho opinion strictly frua 7 Was it not called for by tho case ? s §t not a disprasionate nunounco- mont of a ndked logal proposition lying at the yory foundation of tho Conrt’s judgmont? And io it far in Win TrivoNe to oheracterizo it os o “tributo” to lmn‘er?"n “ horolsm ? " 1t In uoid RafTorty {s guilty of murdor, and hns heen twico fonnd guitty by a jury. No mntter how guilty lio may bo, or "how ninny times ho it heen tried aud convictod ; whon the rocord of iy conviction is taken to the Supreme Court, tho salo duty of that tribunal it to dotormine whether iy trial hns been conductod in conformity to the rulos of the law established for the protection of us.all, o mny detorve donth; but it Is far bettor that he should escape with n milder pun- ixliment, or oven eseape nltogether, {han that well-cstablished rules of Jaw shonld o disro- garded in ovder to convict him, If {he pross of Chicngo think that rulo of Jaw unwiso which makes tho killing of nn ‘oficor manaluughter, and not murdor, if ho 14 killod by u porson whom ho is “endoavoring to arrest undor & vold warrant, then ask the Legislature to chunge tho rule, but do not abuse a Conrt for honestiy en- forolug It until it is changed, As brave old Dr. Jnh:x:!yn suid, “Tot ug clear our miuds of cant. So far from censuring our Bupremo Court for their judgmont in this cnso, wo should lonor them for Lheir noble firmness *and integrity. T'ug Trinuse bas often and ably oxpounded, durmF the past nine for fen months, the trus fuuctions of a Judge. It has said, aud rightly, that Ius duty ia simply to declara tho Iaw, aud not to make it. 1o is gometimes enllod npon to deolaro it in o mannor that will thwart popular ‘passion, and bring about lis liead o storm of oh- loquy. 'If, in thomidst of dll this clamor, ho ean still porform his duty, firm as o rock amidat the angry waves, the sober-minded portion of society skould como to his support, U'o do one’s duty with the applause of the multitude is cagy. To da it in the tace of thair angry clamor, is a different thing. ‘The Supremo Court has shown thoy can do even this, Wo owo thom, not abuse, but deep respect and Lonér. A DMEMnEr oF TnE Ban. — ! SIMPLIFICATION OF THE LAWS, _ Brooumaros, IiL, Nov. 3, 1873, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns Bin: In Donglas Jerrold's “ Firesido Saints,” tho following pnseago occurs: *“A voics of walling aiid misory, & sohbing, & groaning, as from o cruclflod spirit! Though the notes are fno, an unsophisticated ear may catch thom, Trom whenco this undying lamentation ? Wo answer, from poor Commoit Scuso, locked up, gyved, disfigured, racked by o thousand monials, somo called Whereas, somo Notwithstanding, sonio Aforosaid, aud some with names of gib- berish counting more syllcbles than the Span- iard, Even a8 the deinty Aviel was imprisonsd in tho pine by 8ycorax, that bluc-cyed hng, so i poor Common Sonso eaptive to an unrolonting Bedlam.” It is n subject of sorious complaint, among the common peoplo of our State, that our com- mot stntutes are so yoluminous, most of them #o fillad up with words, phreses, and repetitions, that the real interest cud ineaning of many lawa oro so Lidden away and covered up with the rubbish of phraseologies end unmeaning words, ao to hido tho meanlng complotely. It is further urgad.that the largo amount of business before our courts of law is causcd to a great extent by thia serious ovil ; thet the common pouple have nelther time, talonts, nor patience sufiicient to study out tho points far enough to keep out of it, Wa havoa State Superintendont of Public Instruction, who is the chiof advisory officer of our school laws; aud, after overy gession of our Legleluture, hois compelled to issus o pamphlet of instructions and explanations on tho eehool laws, nearly as largo as the laws them- solves. A similar ofiicor s as much requived for townsbip organizations, to oxplain the compli- cated acts on bridges, Township-Trustecs, Sthool-Diractors, their duties, and the timo of olaction,—provided tho diuties do not cooflict with tho Stato Superintendent; and, in that czse, it will only require another ofticer to tell ua the reason and give ns nu oxplanation. A Su- periutendeut of Public Justice would next bo re- quired, whogso daties shaould bo to annlyze and abridge our laws for Justicesand Counetablos, so a8 to bring them within tho .understunding of *We, tho People of the Stata of Illinols," It would indicato in a ligh dogree our prog- ross, if « Burenu of Rovieiohs was appointed to prune off and grub out of our statutes all the sonaeless vepatitions of words and phrases, and reduce thern to about one-tenth their presont size, so that one muu in ton could understand or contprehond them, while, in thair present form, not ono man in fon thousazid ewn comyprehond their meaning with large dwaughts of sharp guesuhg, "The same ovil pervades alt of our deeds and conveyanees of real estate, The sama repotition of wordd has beon crowdod into tige, until a sheot of paper lurge onoush for a rich mau'y bed-quils 16 raquired to couvey v picco of ground Lialf that gize, whon o etrip of papar eight mchos suaro conld ocobteln all that is necessary, and infuro no ono bt the Recorder, by eatting down hiz fecn of oflice. Theeo ovils have glown out of the parnicions Lahit of olecting for our legialators thy proutest tallors of tho timos, who always’ float into ofilto on tho surface of public opinlon, while vur deop thinkors, who wonld make our best leglslators, are born to blush unscen and waste tholr frugranco on thelr sllont hamos. Wo want for our atututes Iaws which ave short, plaln, simplo, sud_compraliensivo, and for com mon use, sieh 4s the pluin tenchings of vommon yonse require and tho common pevple undor- stand, Laws which sve prosed ot ona session of tho Legislnture, ond require au umendment nt tho noxt, show thit they huva not tho tight ring ohout them: and such luwa an require an export to explain thom aro worse thinn uone, Give uy faws \which can stand alono five yoars withont au amendment or explunation. W. A B, S e S COLLECTION OF NOTES. Nroaa, TN 2o the Editor af The Chieago Cribune : Si: Ahmost all tho leadivg nericaltural im- ploments aro sold by ngenis on time, taking tho purchaser’s noto (as strong w one as they can got up), payablo at the oflice of th ugent, with uxchango on New York, But Inotico thet it is becoming ¢uito comnion for the manufnoturer to send there noies by oxpross for collaution, with inatructions to” colleot veturn charges, which, gonerally, aro thros or four times ns minch na the o ab vates of exchange, Whis is an imposition wl the farmors ought to resist by refusing to puy the roturn charges. CINCINNATUS, - Sieepiug in n Cold IZoom, Hall's Jowrnal of Health says that cold bhod- chambors always fmperil hoalth and invite fatul disouses, Itobust porsons muy satoly slaep in n temporature of 40 orundov, bul the old, the infaut, and tho Irail, should noversleep i room whora (ho atmosphoro is much under 50 dogrees Falronlioil. All know the dangor of golng dircot into the cold from u very warm roout. Very fow rooms, churches, theatves, nnd the like nro over warmer than 70 degrocs, I Is freazing oul of doors it is 40 degrooa—tho dilferonca hoing 40 dogracs moro, ~ Porsous will ba ehilled hy shioh'n chungo in’ ton minutos, although thoy muy bo actively walliug, But to lie siill in hod, nothing to prowmato oir- culation, and brouthae for hours ww atmosphero of, 40 and oven A dogroes when the lungs, are always ab 03, is teo great o chouge, Mauny pordons wake up in the morning with intlemmation of the luugs who wait to bod well, and aro surprised that this should bo the case, T'ho eauso muy ofton ho Lound In sleoping nw voom tho window of which Ly boen foolishly holegod for vontiletion. Whe wator-via memln af the country hinvo douo au Inealenln- 1o [njury by the biind and indiseriminato advice of holuting tha window ut night. ho rulo should be, ovorywiiora during tho pact of tho yeur when flron uro kept hurning, to avoid holstiug outside windown, 1t is safer and botter Lo leavo tho ohmmbor-door opon, ay rluo tho flreplnce—Lhon thoro I8 n draft up thoe’ chimnoy,' whila the room in not o likoly to beooma cold. If there 1y sowe fivo fn the room all night tha windme wev ha ananad an fnnh. T ov. 4, 1870, i gator to sloop ina bad nlr all night, witha tomperatuta over f0, than Inn puro nir with n tomporature undor 40, Thé bad alr may sicken you, but cannot kill you ; the cold afv con aud dues kill very ofton, ,,,,, SN THE IRONSIDES. Officind Eeport of the Stonmbonteine ctorn o tho Loss of the Vesscls Found Seaworthy mnd Not Overs londed. Lirom the Mitwaukee Winconsin, Nov, 5, ‘Wo presant the inll roport of tho Btonmbont- Inspoctory Iu regard to tho Irohuiden, It mots at rost many of tha rumors which wero provalent at tho time of the disnster, and should Lo read by ail who hiave boon watching the cano, * Iho report has heon forwarded to \Waeshivgton, and \\-i?l suon appear oflicially : Deter J, Raiply Eaq., Supercieing Inspector Lighth District: % Sun: In complinnes with your orders of the 16th inst., wo have the -honor to report that wo have mndo n thorough fuvestigation into the fucts attonding tho loss of tho steamor Iron- sides in Lanko Michigan.on tho 16th of lant month, eud have to mako tho following atate- menty in relatiou thoroto : The Ironsides Inft Bilwankee, bound for Grand Haven, ol 9i20 o'clockt, p. m,, on the 14th of Beptember, with o crow of #2 men, and carry~ ing 18 pnssengers. Hor dargo consisted of 13,450 bushels of whent, 600 burrels of flour, 100 harro!s of pork, 420 kega of beor, and a smail amount of miscollancous morchnndiso ; in all about 500 tons, ‘The wheat and flour was towed in tho hold, tho baianco was on deck, It is cloar that the vessol was not ovorlonded. Sha rogisters 1153 tons, and hor cargo of 500 tons would bo abotil: balf her carrying capacity. From nll that wo can learu wwe aro aatistlod that the vessel was seaworthy and woll supplied with lite-saving nppliances when she loft dMilwaukee. Wo mado every possible inquiry necessary to g cortain tho tnie condition of the vousel, moro eupecintly ng statomonts wera in circulation to tho offcot thntshe liad boen lenking badly on previous trips, but no evidence was obtainod that would warrent any conclusion othor than thnt sho was safo for the business she was cngugéd. The wenthor was not bed, but dark and throat- ening when tho steamor loft Milwaukoe, At abont 12:30 o'clock, tho wind, however, sinfted from tho southonst to tho southwest, and blaw very hard, croating soon n hoavy gale. ‘Uho stermer mudo good weather nntil about 4 o'cloclk in the morning of the 15th, when the sturbomrd midsbip gangway was stove in, admitting fage quantities of -wator to tho main-deck. Lho Droach wag partially cloked by shoving up fhe gang-plank, bnt it" is evident the vousol was umlking somo water at this timo, for it réqnired mora than tho usual work of tha hil -pamps to loep her free, Tho stenmer, however, kept on ber course until 6 o’clock n. m., being thon in sight of Grand Heven, but the Captain, con- sidoring it uumnfo to onter the harbor, the stoamer was hoaded down tho lake, running ba- fore the sea, Bho .coulinued on this conrss somo 9 miles, or to noarly abroast of Muskegon, whon it wos concluded to turn tho slonmor's Lead to tho sen. Up to this timo the pumps hed no difiiculty in keeping the vessol frcs, nothwithulanding the largo quantities of water on deck, and thero wna no yob no nimrm folt 13¥ the safoly of tho boat, Aftor tho vessol wns Leeded _to the son shio ran about 13 miles, straining aud laboring very Lied, shipping how much Iargor quantities of wnter, Which flood- ed her cablos and van down her forccastle. Abont 9 o'clock Mr. McGluo, tho Chief Engin- cer, sont word to tho Captain thet the pumps would no longer keep her free, aud requestod that tho stesmor be put boforo thie wind ~agnin. An attompt' wns mado to put the vesscl about, but gotting into tho trough of tho sea sho would not 1aind her helm. Ier port gauzways wero stove in and Lho wator mada a clean sweop over her decks, belug n foob of moroe in dopth, huge uantitics running through the grating over hor tirc-room and around the stenm climmeys into the hold, : Every oxertion was made to relievo tho vessel. Hor.cngines wero worked, one ahond and tiwo other abaek, aud sail wrs made, but of no avail ; #ho would 1ot come about. Her fires wero soon K‘“ out and alt hopo of saving tho vessel hnd to o abandoned. I'wo howrs theran(ter the Iron- siden wont down in 20 fathoms of water, throo or four miles distant from Grand Havon, T'ho Tronsides weg fucnished with eight life- boats, threo of metal and five of wood. Seven of them were lmmc&wd, and gix of them wero uged in taking from the wreck all the prusangers sud tho crow, the Captain and the Chicf Gn-, gineer being the Inat to lenve ship. Five of tho boots reacked shore with. six passongers nud twenty-threo of tho crew. Tho boat n chorgo of the Captain, a mctallic. life-boat, was cap~ nizad, and ol were lost. Good order scems to have pravailed throughout, and there soemed to be but littlo confusion in launching the sinall bonts, end Capt, Sweotland appears to have sclod w‘;th o cooluesy nud bravory commeunanblo in auy oflicor. s We aro compelled to eriticize, Lo Judgment of tho Captnin in puting t avont off Muskegon and driviug lor heavy sea, theroby grontly andatizorin; R sol, vihon; by keopng lior before thio wind, could have run to the Mauitou, Island, and medo thore a good harbor. Captl Swect- land had sniled soms gixteon years on the Inkos, aud was well noquainted with the harbor of Grand Hevon, and with his opinion thas. it would ba entirely unuato to attomnt.to _ontor it in such n galo and with sucl.n son, wo fully con-. cur, bub consider it o gront mistako that ho put Lis vossol head on and ondedvoved to weather tho galo instead of running befors it to tho island roforred to. In reviewing this disaster, it is our opinion that the Ironsides was staunch and sen 1y ; was not overloaded ; way woll wupplied with Tife-raving appliances ; was woll oquipped wifh pumps, syphoug, and other = mesns for discharging ~ water from the hold, and if tho sfenmor Iifd beon proparly managed &ho would liave weathoved the stormin safoty, The dignster was only initiatad when tho vessol was put about or heud to the sea, and it was com< ploted by keoping her thersmntil she mado so much water that tho pumys conld not keop her freo. The attempt to reguin tho formor course, Doforo the wind, only bfought- Lor into the trouglis of tho sca, wheu all the gangvays wero stove in aud the sca soon inaking u clean hroach. over hor, and throngh botweon decks. In this coundition the stedmor was of course b ouee un- uanageable, and soon to flll and o to the bot- tom was the natural and immediate consequovce, CGapt. Sweetland sustained n gaod ropuitetion au 3 commandor, and was enteemod i good railov. In this onue nll evidenco shows that ho was the Inst to leave tho versel, at tho expsonue of bis life, Ilis great msfortune seems to havo been ovor- confidenco in his steantor, undoubtedly thinking that slyo could ontlive tho storm, and make Grand Huyen harbor when tho wind had abated and tho sea decrensed,. It aooms to us appurent that had she heen kopt (ai hofore stated) bofore the wind, ahe would hive made e safe retuge, aud notn Jifo woild have beon loat. 'Thig, together with vopies of ull tostimony taken rolative to tha dis- uster, is respectiully snbmitted. Josepit Coox, Inspector of Hulle, Disiriel of Deétrolt, . G, Peansoxy, Inepector of Itulls, District of Mienigan, T, tha 1o nteamer ugaings n o8- he D, G, Dioky, Tospector of Baflevs, District of Micldgan, o 10 Tombs of Hingn. . Hrom the New York Eeening Post, * Dean Stauloy, fu Lis udmivable work on West- minster Abbey, betvuyed to the world the fright- ful condition of the charuol vaults containing the tombs of the Stuarts—how the decaying cofling wore thrown oue u{mn tho other in hidcous confusion, the wholv interior. of the veults reeslling tho scona which the morbid faney of (ho terror-strickon Julic! conjures up when #ho i5 about to drink the sleoping- potion, It now appenrs that tho towbs of the Vlantegenets are in muoh the samo condition, This roysl family was in- torred in tho Abbey of Foutevrault, uonr Saumur on the Loire, which, In tho middlie ages, was on of tho wenlthiest and moeet colohrated of monustio institutions, Lu that abbey lie bar- fed Honry 11, eud Queen Bloanor, Richord Coeur do Lion, sud Queen Inabolla of Angouleme, At the tlo of tho ravolution tho royal tomby wota despoiled, though tho monnmonts woro nat muuh hurt, At presont_the ubbey is used us n \u‘luuu, tho royal chapel is paviitioned off into dormitories tor prisouers, aud tho tomnbs have heon removed to w durk side chapel. It .is proposed that the Frouch shouid eitnor rostore the abhey or prosent 1o tho Ruglish nation the Lombs aud ronwius of their unolent Kings, to bo piaced in Worcsstur Cathedral, or somo othier ap proprinte pluci ‘Tho tourist nEngland will remember that King dotn_wloens in tho cholr of - Worcouter Cutbos dral direetly boforo the high altur, In 1707 tio tonth wan exnminoed, und tho rommius of the Kiuge wero, found drenned precisoly au ropro- sontad iu tho eflgy on thetomb, A correspond- ont of tho London Zimes complning lhnL (his aflliy linb Iately oon gildod “fram head to foot, nlthougly it Iv nuthenticully known that it origi- nally was palntod s0 a8 to roprosent the King **iu hin hubit s he lived," namely s in n evimson dalmatio Jlued with green, w yollow tunie. red hosc, golden »purs Wil Biuo utsupe, il Haoi shoos, The tombs of tho Bonaparie family ab Nuno- | loon tit, Len will now have & curions futorest Tov travelors, and it {y interesting to speoulnte ok to whathor Nanalean TIE will over rost thera, R h T ——————— Bhould his son evor emccoed in ronohin, flirono thoro will bn n formm tranaiati iy the romuing from Chisclhurst to France, Evon thould tho Tourhous Lrinmph, 14 in wot iiely thut thoy would sofuse Lo pormit the body of {ho dead Emporor {o reposo in tho sofl of Tranco, Louls Philippo accorded thin grace to tho mortnl romaing of Nn)lmhmn T, nud his ox- amplo will nrobably be followed In the crso of #tho nophow of hils unele.”” Jivon the republia eouldl gearco refaso thin boon, which will proha- bly bo roupht s Boon as Frunce hus nutable govornment, % Thao lnst erowned head to ey low 1n tho duat wat that of tho lato King of Bwedon, who reats with tho other monarchs of tho Bornndotto dynrety in the vaults of the Riddarshoim Church nt Stockhiolm, where the vast volvet pnd gold~ covered narcophagi stand on podestals seon dimiy in {ho cold, gray light which in scantily ndmitted through barred windows, The coftin of tho last Uzar of Ruesin is kept exposed to view In a pars ticular spot in thoisland church of 8. Peter's, in tho Iusgion capital. TFrom tho windows of tha Winter Palnes tho spiro ?ml roof of this fortresse guarded church ia in full view ncross the Novn. fhe Nlomanoffs can always sco thelr tomba: and tho Emperor knows tho oxnct spot whora Nicliolna Liew until Alexandor shall como to taka Lis placo, Tho ancestors of the Kings of Ttaly aro all buriod at Tuving and no nrmmi\emencu have been madd which would indicate that the houso of Bavoy futend removing their buriel-pluce to Ttome, I'ha Popes of Into yonrs havo boon buried in 8t I'oter’s, though their tombe aro indecd to bo foundl in ull' parts of Itnly and'ab Avignon, “Elio present Poutift hias selocted his lnat resting- pluce bofore the altar of the Dasilice of Sante nvia Maggioro, Tho tombs of Kings in all parts jof tlio world aro kopt a8 show places, and aro oexily scoossi- ble to the curlous tourist, Tho only royal tomb which visitors are unot perniitted, on_any torms, to hehold, is that of the Inte Quoou Dow- ager of tho Belginng in o little old church of Tiagken, near lrusecls; but, when tho royal tombs fn tho splendid new church at Lacken are finlshed, the coffin of tho ox-Queen will be re. moved to tho new place of sepulture, THE WHEGLER EXPLORING BXPEDITION, Letter from Prof. John Wolf. Canton, Ill. (Nov, ), Correspondence of the Peoria “Franseript, I ~m onee more amony my friends in Canton, after n vory Yieassnt trip o tho Rocky .Moun. toins, -The Wheeler expedition, of whick I was « moniber, recéived no appropriation from Con- gress I winter, but was titted out by thio topc- graphical and military dopartments, and_ a3 di- vided ivto throo companies, to-wit: Wheolar's }mrly. fitted out at Sauta Fo ;. Hoxoy's, ab Salt ka3 and Marohall's, to which I waa aesignod, at Denvor, Tho work to bo accomplished, tha mapping of tha country and tho collecting and doneribing of the nolural resources of tha country, 8o fesb ag ngcertained. Tho .oxtent of tie fleld worked up. this season by Mar- shall's party was o little_ovor 1,900 square mtles ; the time cmployed, soven munths ; aumbier of mon, 28 ; number of mulos, 89 ; num- baor of bosunieal specimens collocted, 9,000; of sheily, fishes, reptiles, insects, and goological nfm:lmunu, & very latge roprosentation. Park of tha timo wo hnve had excoilont ronds, the rost of the journoy oniy mulo trails, Grasa insufilcient at Loth onds of oor routs, whoro wo had to foed ow' oninals oats at 4 conts per pound, . Water abundant, cold and always palatablo. Ttouks iu place showing their primoval condition under the ocean producing them, or budly broken oud mixed g0 thab their strata could nut ba tracod far in any dirdction, puzzling tho goola- gisii nb overy stop. Cimber mostly ngainst tha mountain sidos, cousisting of pines, firs, poplara (cottonwoods), uud willows, besides t| speoies of ghmbs, Tho game ‘is rmostly difiereny from that of the States, and praity plenty, but oxtremely difiouls . to get, on account of tho innccossibiliy of somo of ilia mountains, froquented almost solely by the wild goets, whoro also tho antolope seeks safety from the hunter's ritle, Fish—tront aud suckers—are plonty in o fow strerms only, aud very lnxge in Englo River and the Rio Grande, weighing fron @ Jialt pound to four pounds, aud biting frooly aé o Ltook baited with n grasshopper, and no lack of bait, Mines rich, mines overywhoro. Sensons austere, aboub fivo months” summer, frosta nightly duriug the buminer, no chiance for tame frait or tho farmor., Tho parks aro not as rich ns L oxpectod ; good for bunch grass and prickly poary and rushes along tho watoer-coursds ; good to lkeop stock during the summer montha only, and no cheueo to make hoy. Stock winters 200 milos furthor south on tho seant graes, which retains somo of its strongthi tillanow erop comen, ‘We were not troubled with Indiuns, Yours truly, J. Worz. 'Fhe flotternicn Wincs 02 all the Jogends of the Rhine, none, enys tho TLionden Slandard, are moro romuatic, aud i tone are moxo fmproballe, thun {ho told about tho prices which bave been, from time o time, puid for the rarer vintages of that bonntiful valloy. Many of theao legonds civclo around- the conical and not vory pictur- esquo hill thet ‘is surmounted by a large avd plein white building, sn) :uuu:lfxtwlno fuctory, but in reslity Princa Iiiternlel’s castlo, In- deed, tho miost common beliel is that tha choiceat products of this seme Johannigberg at into the market at all; fhat_they ava roserved by their illustrions owner to bo sont ax prosionts to tho crowned Liends of Burope; aud that tho Jobannicoorgor of ordinary life—inctu- ding that which tho curious travolor is-per midted to purclinso at the ocastle itself—comes, from the less favored portions of the vineyard, and from the distvict Iying immediately around tho hill. ‘What scoms to be an authentio state- menl, howoy las just been published of the ualo of the fincst cask of winoin the Irince's cellar ; and the prioe given for it is snid to b tha highest over puid in the Rhoingm. For thia sk, confainiug 1,50 bottles, Mr. Cousul Dauer, of Mogeow, hus ngreed to vay at the rate Of £1 135, 4d. (about $8,60) per hotile. "Tis m woodly prico; ulthough it destroys some of the Deaufiful superstitions connceted with {ha fumon vineyurds of the Lhine, By the tima" this cestly ton has arvived nt Moscow, and tha wine been bottled end kopt fora timo to ac- climatize itself, wo bhould funcy that the 1,660 bottlaa of Johnuuisbergor would be Indeed valurble. ‘Wo trust the huoky foilks who may drink of thia exponsive lgnid may find .tha wine wortit tho monoy thrt has beon given forit. Folitics in Fashions. Fiown the Plitledelphia Press. In 1814-'15, batween tho banishment of Na- poleon Bonaparto to Libs and his return from thie mo ignty of that little island, hi» u'\rere redognizable, though thio ofticinly knew it uot, by the’ wearing of . violet i the bufton-holo of tha cout, ind 28 ax ornument on ludies' atlive. There was a lil. 1o dinlogue of re tion “when ‘two_ of tliesz peraons meb : do you not love ths violet 2" which was understood to Ns Tho reply was,. 2" Altor that it whs undorsteod that political convorratior would ke sefe. Just now, thongh fiok seetetly: ing of the eama churactor id ebservable ignification of politien] sentimen u¥ luciies’ hend-vovesings. Thiny, it i3 end, the chupean Chamoord ia in blna velvet, with a long whito ostrich feather nttuched oh one wide 4 flowr-do-lis, tlie quillng i’ In. white not, sown over -at the edgon with small blue bends. ‘Tho Marle Stuntt and the Lambollo nre alvo Legitimato head- dresses, The lattor i in black velves with Ioopa of biue riblon and black velvel, and o lnige niothor-of-pdnr] bucklo I front; on_ tho Joft s uvmall wronth of roses‘with u bluo aigrette com: {ing out of the coutre, Tho Pamola is decided!s Ohemxh(t, tha Morvolllenx is Ropublicai; thi Gomumonx has & bunoh of Tmperiul violete; tha ehaponu Fnsion s in felt, vors (l’uaevurouco, with o plumo of caok'n fonthers and a silver flous-de- lin, ‘Fhere s somothing very Frenchy in thus comneesing fashion and politic: Restoring @1d Looka. A Paria pipor stutsa Hint In tho Frouch capita) an indus Lnrt i proszoutod, of the oxistonca of which faw por ravo ruy nowledge whab: aver, 'Lhin art conzists [n tho restoration of old books and wanuseripts, and bun been roised by s fow oxperls to o nmrvelous perfestlon, "The wkill of thone artists le, indood, so great no hool is conslderod by thein to Lo heyoud thoir tyane forming touci. They tuke out the most i: voterato stains nud merks; thoy rewstuata the surfaco wlhicre holos hav o boen gnonwed by rais or entcn by wormmj they pluce miso. jug Hines and lenves in such & way {hit no one can dlscover tho interpolation; "(hey remukas marging, giving thom oxaotly the color of the originnli—in faet, 0 woll {8 'nll this done thal froquontly the most discrimineting judgo car wot tell tho reutored cony from the porfoot orlginel work, Omamental frontismesas, edit: or's marks, vignottos, coals of wrms, manuseript, ov printed pagsn, sl wvo imitntod to n degreo of aeenrnoy that insks ovon tho most practiced oyo. such restoratlon, howovor, is, of courso, ¢x- pensive, Thus, at & sulo of books somo timo w50, o (ntlored, filthy,mul ropulsivo, but in somo ruaneets quuts & unigue, copy of tho Breviary of Ganeva bronght ouly 9100, on acoount of th dumugad conditloy it was {n, Tho purchaser ol anea took it to n Deak-restoror, who suiad his teenis Lo ba #I00, nud thab the proeesy wonld o ayive a veur,