Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1873, Page 4

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE TRIIMB OF EONSONIPTION (PAYANLE I§ ADVANOR), - Baroatttee S 00| ey, X Parts of s yoar at tho same rate. 3 To provant dolay and mistakos, be suro and give Tost Offco addrean i full, including State and County. Temittancos may bo mado eithor by deatt, expross, Post Offico ordor, or n roglatored Jottors, At ourslsk, TERMS TO CITY SUDACRIDENS, Dally, doliverod, Bunday oxcopten, 25 conte per wask, Datly, deltvered, Sunday includud, 00 eonts per wook. Addross THR TRIBUNE COMPANY, Coruor Madison and Dearbos Ohlcago, 11l TO'DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIO—Halsted stroot, hotwon, 1won_ agd Monroo. Kngagemont of tho Vokes %10 Bohos of tho Kitohon,"" Aftoroon and ov JIOOLEY'S THEATRE—Tandolph stroot, bat gliri s Lasatia. W e “Kfisimoon and evoning: MoVICKRER'S_ THEATRE—Madison atreot, botwoeon Doarborn and Btato,” . Eugagemont of Mish Netison 4itorncon, ** As You ‘Liko Te. Lvontag, ** ltomeo and MYERS' OPRRA-HOUSE-Monron atroet, betwssy Denrborn and Stato, Brirlosquo of ** Romeo and Juliet.™ Atinatrolay snd comioal ‘Aftarnoon and evening, SEQRE THATRE Dgilainenstroty Latnon Mad: . o A 'I'DEIK.IEW‘W..ILBI‘?XN?B ul’l;” of Erance,”" Afterncon sod ovening. INTER.STATE EXFOSITION-Lako-Sboro, foot of Adams streot. — BUSINESS NOTICES. 1F MOTITER'S TREASURE. - MRS, WINSLOW'S bt ol ono ot (ho beat fer Santhing S7eh 12 0 Praea i tho United Statat. 70 ONE AND ALL—ARE YOUSUFFERINGFROM a Cougdy dold, anibimn, tho. various cough, cols ies ihat g0 oftan tormuinate: b c 2% 223 omcnotous romoty, Fhis fa no vl im0, "a sn A e Tagularly proseribed by tho medical Jicbsration, butls, reuigry Proagrat o, chomt, Seiton: Mass. . Soid by all drugststa. KLOWS HAIL DYE, THIS SPLENDID [ O ost i 1h world, Tho only trua aud por rat 70, Tarmias, roliabie, and nstantancous nodisap. BIURRN dcta of bad dres nd washos,' Frodices o Snodiately a superb blo A Kate gloag, oft, age ooty drieiia e Sataralor, 2 RARI0%, Brogrivior, N. Y. VAN BOHAACK, FNIVHESR s REYD. Rionts. The Chicans Tiibune, Baturdsy Morning, INovember B, 1873. The Board of Rallroad and Warohouso .Cora- migsionera of this Stato, having instituted suits mgainst the Cbieago & Northwostorn and the Tiinols Central Roads;' aro-mow visiting tho" stations on tho Alton'& B ia. Railroad for the purpose of hearing complaints, Tho Unlted Statos ‘stoamor Tuscarora, which, Dhas beon making soundings in tho Pacifio Ocoan for cablo from Ban Francisco to Ohina and Ja- ‘pan, found & submarine mountain 1,000 foot in hoight, The steamer gounded for a distance of 1,100 miles, tho doopost soundings being 2,448 fathoms, or over two miles.and & half, ., — M _ Ex-Gov, James, of Nobrasks, bas boen jadict- ad for theft, tho chargos against him boing that ‘o appropristed £3,000 of tho State funds when Governor, snd nlso the proceeds of galos of THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, ;NO 03¢o cash, and 63¢c mellér January., Ments woro quict and pnchny_gafl,‘ at 83{c for shoulders, 53 @550 for short riba, 53{@56340 for short oloar, | a1t boxed, ellor Decomber ; and: 62{@0%o for groop hama, - Liako frolghta wore - dull, and }¢o- lowar, at 83o for ' cofn to, Buffalo. Highwinos woro quist'and oasior, at 870 per galjons TFlonr swng dull and wonkt, Whoat was dull and 2@2}¢0 lower, closing at 933{0 oneh, and 9do mellor Do comber. Corn was loss active and 1o lowor, Oats woro loas Aoltve and n shado onsier, closing Rye was quiot, and doclinod 20 closing with 880 bld,” Barloy was dull and very wosk, closlng ot $1.22 for No, 2, and 80c for No. 8. Hoga oponod firm pnd higher, but Iater tho domand foll off, and the lmprovémmt wan lost, prices closing woak at $3.50@3.85. Cattle woro dull and an o lowor. Bhecp wero noglected and woak, mr— The atook market in Now York; yosterday, was’ unnottled by tho reports from abroad, eapeciaily by the heavy docline of stocks in London, and the symptoms of & psnio in that clty. The un- settlod condition of rallroad affairs in this coun- try also tonded to increnso the goneral fosling- of ingoourity, Tho Directora of- tho Ponnsyl- vania Railroad Company mot yostordsy, and voted a 5 per cent sorip dlvidend, redoomable in Maroh, 1875, the Company rosorving the option of redeoming it any time sftor six months, Col. Boott tondered his roaignation as Vice-Prosident of tho rond, if tho Diractors deemoed it advisnblo, in connection with bis indorsoments on tho protested papor of the Californis & Toxas Construction Company, but the Direotory unani- atono from the old Tnasne Asylum, Itis rather n eingular cofncidenco- that- ex-Gov. Butler, whosa placa ho filled during 1871-73, was im- peached for theft. ] Mackenzio, tho new Csusdian Premier, has formod his Cabinet, tho leading membors of swhich sre: Mackonzle, Premier and Ministor of Public Works; Blake, withouy = portfolio; Ohristie, Beoretary of Bate; Cartwright, Minie~ tor of Financo; and' D, A. ‘Macdonald; Post~ master-Generdl. i Johu Macdonald will bo the loador of tho mew Opposition; but therels & very. general improssion in Onnedn that his days as o succossful politician aro onded. Parlisment w8 prorogued yostorday. ————— The capture of tho privatoer Virginius by the Spanish steamer Tornado has ‘had a bloody se- quel. The Cuban suthoritios, in oruel hasie and writhout awaiting inetructions from Medrid, sihich oventually came’ & doy too late pxccuted four of -tho passengers, Among them Gen. Ryan, tho Amorican sdventurer, who hasg for a long time been identified with the struggle for Cuban independenco, and who nob fong since enlisted men in Now York for that purpose. A strong ‘progsure Was brought {0 bear yostorday upon the Govornment tointerfore, and tho affair was discussod at & Onbinok meel- [ TR B Tha closing returns from the recont elections como in slowly. In Illinols, sixty-nine counties faveo heon heard from, in ten of which the Mo~/ nopoly issuc was not involved, Of the remain- ing fifty-nine, tho Farmors carry thirty-sight,’ $he tiopublicans eleven, and tho Domocrats ter Thore are atill thirty-throe counties to be hoar from. In Wisconsln, it is estimated that Tay- lor’s majorlty will be sbout 15,000. The Re- formera will havo a majority of fifteen In the : Aesombly and of ous or two 1 the Senato, Both parties now concedo the elcetion of Willlame,, Republican, in the Fifth Michigen Congressional District, We published yesterday iho roport of the Committeo appointed by the Board of Tredo of this ity to, invostigato certain mattors per- taining to the managoment of the grain waro- housing business 1n this city, The doonment was submitted yostordsy afternoon 10& special meeting of the Board. Tho matter wa¢ deomed to bo so important that the mesting ordorod the whole of tho testimony on which tho report waa based to bo printed, and sdjonrned meantimo. 1t is understood that the evidanco undor cone pideration will bring ‘to light eomo. ¢ascs of gross misconduct, involving sorlous broachos of the Warahouse Jaw, as well as acts which bave jeopardized the rights of the plruag_nf ‘whose grain tho warchousmon aro the pald custo~ disna. e The returns of the election in this Btate have beon recoived from fifty-nine countles, and the Farmera' or Anti-Monopoly ticket bas boon suc~ cousful In thirty-oight countios, the Ropublican ticket in eleven countics, and the Demooratio tioket fn ten counties, In all thuso countios the progress of the political rovolution is marked ; large party majorities havo beon over- come, and thore s hardly & county in which - olthor of the old partios can clahm that its ox ganizatlon has not boon badly shnttored and de- moralized. The Farmers and Anti-Monopollstp havo mado tho loea! eloctions of 1873 the occaslon for torming an organization that will be effective at tho Logistativo and Qongressjonal olections of 1874, As & prelimiuary, thoy have routed tho old ofitre-lioldors, and deprived them of the uso of the publio offlces g A moans of perpotuating party control. Naxt year the rovolution will ke comploted from Chicago to Cairo. —————— Sm—T Y “Tho Ollcago producd ‘marketg woro again hoavy goutordsy, but with & falr amougt of trating. Mess pork was dull, and 100 per brl Jower, at £11.25@11.80 gash, 8nd £10,873@10.40 sellop Dovembor, Lard was loss activo and oasior, ab mously deolined to accopt it, Our Washington dispatchos indicate that tho feeling of opposl- | tlon to the .Hoerotary of tho Treasury, and to Comptrollor Knox, in coonection with his trontment of cortain National Danks, ls growing in intonslty; ond that Genm. Shorman has exprossod his viows of the finan- alal ‘mituation, his soldlor-like idoa being thnt the failures and susponsions ought to continuo until the * consoloncelens idoa" in eliminated from business, The most important failuro roported yostorday is that of Irs B, McVay & Co.,’ bank- ors, of Pittsburgh, Pa, THE WAREHOUSE BUSINESS, Tho report of tho Committen of tho Board of Trade, published in Tae TrUNE yestorday, makes ‘some’ unpleasant revolstions ‘ touching tho way in which tho warshouse businosa has boen oarried on in this clty. ‘From timo to time. thos isregularitios havo boon mentionod fa tho’ papers, eligiting prompt ‘suggestions from the Board of Trado that the warchousomen woro all ‘honorable men, and it was not ¢ legitimate journalism™ for neivspapors to.intimnto, that they could or would violato law. Thoy seem to haye got some now mon for committeo sorvico, thia timo, for they roport a state of facts more than confirming tho strongost intimations of the’ newspapers. Tho twonty-fifth weotion of the Warehouso act of 1871 is vory ol ar upon cortain polnts:. 1t roads s followat . .~ Any warchousoman of any publio warchouse, who olosing at 393¢e onsh, and 943¢o sollor Docombor. | at 2620 for. ,mh. and 873{c for sollor Docember. | with a forgod banlk cortifleation would bo kicked from tho Board of Trade and hurrled to Jollob; tho man who hawks flotitlous graiti-rocelpis, Vorrows monoy on them, or solls thom for cash, olarod s intonded to covor tho pirpose and af violation ot tho ontire Warohouso act, of 187; mont of tho law. ' Thoy eay : . Publie opinion must no .longer be minled, and f o instance of such Livorty, it must bo borno In mind it fijctions, othor manner bo onfosced, then, wo should eay, bo made to experienco the ponally of that Inw, [ —— BOME CAMPAIGN PREDICTIONS, orlele, trenchment. then a - yoar ago, It was pal themo of discussion during tho ihre months of aclive osnvass prior to 'olootod. - Wise bankers warnod the poople hard times unless they averted it by their votes Groeoloy was not .elected,—on tho_ contrary, i {cant echo, ** Wo told you sol” The Liberals woul brought ruin and dosolation upon us. {8 it now 7 . Gon. Grant was not only elected, ¢élal majority. than ever bofore. shall be gullty of iasulng any warehouse recolpt for any property not actually in store at tho time of s~ ing such, warchouso rocolpt, or who shall bo guilty of {ssuing any warchouse rocoipt in any rospect frandu- lent in 1ta character, elther in respoct to ita date or tho quantity or_mspected grade of such proporty, or who shall remove any property from store, excopt to pro~ Horva it from fire or other sudden danger, without tho return and cancellation of all utstanding rocaipts that moy havo been issued to fepresent such property, shall, upon conviction thoreof, bo doomed guilty of a crime, and shall suffer, ii addition to any other penale tied prescribed by this act, imprisonment in tho Peni- tenitary for not tess than o and ot more than ten years, .- - This is & definition of the two crimes,—iesuing of frandulent warchouse recoipts, and the fail- ure to cancal receipts npon the delivoryof the grain ; it slso provides punishment for these offonses, Tho offensos defined by this scobion aro not now ones ; they are now forms of an of- fenso s old aa dishonesty itself. Bubstantially, the issue of warchouse recoipts for grain not in atore, or the rolssue of certificatos of grain al- rondy shipped, is the uttering of forged, falso, fictitious, and dishonest paper, and selling the ‘game for a valuable consideration. And yot this Committeo roport that the evidence bofore them showed that the Mesars. Hough have ignored the above seotion of the Warahouse. Iaw, and thoy add that, according .to.the tostimony of Mr. Murry Neleon, 8 warehouseman, all the othor ‘warehousemen in Chicsgo have in Uke manner ignored tho provisions of- this law; What: doos this déclaration of tho Committeo moan ? Itis that Messra, Hough have persistently issucd grain-receipts for grawn never received in storo ; and that when grain was shippod thoy have rela- ‘| suod the receipts, instoad of ‘having them can- celed, and kept them afloat £ ks, Thoy give the history . of cortain sp nets, But _tho statoment goos farthor. It declors that this practice of issuing receipts for grain not in *atore, and tho continued nso of recoipts which should have bgen returned for cancellation, i tho - general " practice " among all the elovators of Ohicago, and that in this respeot tho Mosard. Hough ara not exceptiona, Whon the case of Munn & Beott rovenled warehouso practios that wore astopnding even to thoso who expooted to Tear of frands, thero wse s genoral underatand- ing that outside of“the elevators controlled by thoso men the businoss.was conductod Lonestly. Now.comes the rovelation ‘that tho issuo of fraudulent secoipts, and the relssue of recoipts on which the graln has boen deliverod, is the genersl practics, and {hip ith the knowledgo that thie Jaw had proscribed imptlsonmont in tho Ponitentisry as a ponslty for such orlmes. 1t Is fartbor reposted by tho Committco that in - the cases of aix canal-boats, whoso oargoes wore Aolivorod direotly juto vesgols without passing through any olovator, tho Messrs. Hough fssycd warchaouso receipts, which, with & knowlodge' of “thio facts, werd rogiatored by Mr: Btophen Cliry, the State Rogistrar; indeed, tho Committee. ro- port that this pondust of the Roglatrar wag by a pre-atrangament to that effoot botwoen him and tho Houghe. On another occnsion, tho Messra, Hough-jssipd rocolpts for tho cargoss of six im- aginary, eanal-boats, and. theso fraudulent ro- coipta wera Fegiatored in Mr. Olary's gfice, and woro {hion gancalad, tho attemnpt belog to bide previous “noglops’ o have’ roceipta canceled. Heré, thon, wo lavo the eyidanae thab the ofiigor appointed under the law for the protection of the publig againat thesa over-lasuos of warohoueero- coipte pormjte tho samo, and sactunlly stamps thp fraudylent papers wjth tho soal of official authen- Helty. Wohaye, therefore, the proof that tholaw, despite its pennltios if generally Jlarogarded, snd that at logst in ono csse the' ofticer whese duty b isto guard agelust such illegal Isaues, with full knowlodge of the orispinal o)ungler\nt tho papor placed wpon ft ks offfoln} opptificato of its genuinonoss, withoys whigh 1t oould obtsln po "aurrency. [t Ju mfe to peaume that this offctal woakness (4 but past of tho goneral low morality which " chardatoriZes fhe warehouss -businesy. Tho man who would some one of tho oracles who forosaw the crisi and told us just how to avert it. Thora could havo boen but fwo ways in whiok tha oleotion of Gon. Grant was to havo avorted tho orisis. Eithor his elootion was to have th equate romody for & panio, tho ghost of the lato Mr. Grecloy. in their- predictions Mr, Jay Cooke was tho bo invulnorable in olcotod to save us from a panio. confidence then becamo wide-sproad. It infoote tact. his confidontiat friends. that thero wil ot bo gold onough in the Trea oountfy, to do about it? e jt et s orials, what ia it? The wholo systom Is donounced by the Com- mitteo ag markod with crimos in no wiso morally ‘dintinguisliablo from larcony. Tho practico of lending grain bolonging to oftier peoplo s do- ‘tord tho protoxt for a wholosslo aud unrostrained The Committes, who, by the way, deserve tho highost praleo, inaist upon tho stern onforco- miliarity with past unauthorized abipments must in 10 wise be allowed to dull the public sonso as to the true naturo aud tondenoy of such offonscs, In evory » broach of trust and o crimo punishiablo by pounl in- 11, in tho courso of ovents, it aliould sppoar in this, reapeot thiat publio Jaw and publio honesty can in no would bo high timo that somo auch Jaw-breaker should Hard times, have como. Thoro is no doubt abont that., Tho shrinkago of values, the loss ot confidenco, the slowness of colleotions, tho dlzcharge of laborers, the foroboding of & bad could bo dono, viz. : (1) For tho bankera to con- winter, all concomitants of & genuino financial aro folt in s groator or less dogroo “throughout the entire country. It is bottor hore, worso thoro; tho poll is overywhore. Copitalists aro norvous and wery, merchapts. the caatlous and forsboding, workingmon pinched | benke s and approhonsive, and ovorybody forced to,To-’ All this wos talked about: more tho ‘princl- tho Iast Prosidontiad oloction. Pollticlans prodioted | the curroncy to the amount of &B54,000,- that the crisis would como unless they wore .against Greoley and tue Groat Panio, COonsorv- ative businoss mon wore mado to npprohend All that has happened was forotold—if Mr. Grooley should bo elocted Prosidont.. But Mr. died,—and atill the groat finaucial crisis has como; - What daes it sll moan? If Mr. Grooloy had boon olected and lived, wo could have under- stood it; We should havo heard throughoub the length and breadth of the lend the signif- hoeve gone sbout tho land covered with.sack- cloth and nshes, boating their brossts snd erying Peccavi! We shouldzhave kmown, thon, that it X 1 was tho olection of Mr. Greoloy. which had cursion upon tho so-called * resorve.” Bo long d Bat how but | $360,000,000 removed from & apoole basts ; if this elected by anoverwhelming numerical and finan< Ho entored upon his second torm with bl own chiosen people about him, and a largor Ropublican majority in Congress They hava had their own way in nll things, and havo increated their sala- ries ad - libitum. Tho groat moral streugth ot tho united capitalists has boen with them, Why, then, all this trouble? Woawait s reply from miraoulous effect of restoring conifidence in any financisl and commerclal condition, howeyer, un- sound initself ; or, if not this, then his profound talonts wors expocted- to flad a quick aud ad- Tho first hypothosis haa proved to be incor- ract, if, indeod, thoro is o crisis upou us, snd wo aro not doceived by somo mischiovous prank of ‘Tho ro-elec- tion of Gen, Grant falled to accomplish what was promised of it. Among tho very first to be capsizod wero tho intimato frionds of tho Presi- dont and'thoso who had been most vociferous that ‘ho slone could gave tlio.conntry from financial disaster. first to loso confidence,- although he was foremost smong thoso who..declarod . that confidenco would tho ovent of GranPs | much intorest as thoy could realize if the capi- election, - Mr, -Henry Olows was -tho next to lose confidénce, thiough he prosided over pub- Mo mootings and led off with circulars, the bur- den of whioh was that Gen. Grant must be re- 3 Tho loss of the very classos who felt assurod that con- fidenca could not bo lost with Grant at tho helm. Evon tho groat Iron and Btoel Association scem to hiave lost confidence, and, in point of fact, tho entire constituency of rich men. The bricks tbat have tumbled have beon ‘mostly golden brioka that lay oloso to tho United States Trens- ury, and ought to have kept warm by the con- Wo aro constrained to beliove, therofore, muol: sgoivst our inclination, that tho ro~oled™ tion of Gen. Grant has not sustainod confidenca | 80 confidontly 8 was confidently predicted by Wo must evidontly fall back upon the second bhypothosia, Now that the crisis has,come, in apite .of Grant’s ro-clection, wo must putb our faith - In - tho -promiso. that his financial gonlus will rescuo us from overvholming disastor. Gon. Grant has overything his own way. Whon poor Mr, Grocloy oponed hié iouth on’ the sub- jeck. of ‘specio paymoit, tho whola conti-, nent trombled “With fonf and “anxisty. Gen.' Qrant, on the other hand, may descant on ox- pansion snd contraction, tho 944,000,000 * re-, sorve,” on silvor poymonts, on convertible bonds, eto., eto,, and the people aro pnflone‘ stlll walting for tho.promiged rollef. In the ' meantime, the Governmont rovonuos are falling doolining so fast -that thero is o serious dengor, ury to pay off the intorest on tho public dobt aftor January, It ie not at all unlikely that tho Government will yob "hayo to goll new bonds to pay luterost on tho old .ones. - Rolying upon the | ble extont, and Wo prodict that thoy willno} fight sssurangos of John Sherman, O, P, Morton, Em- | to retain 1t 3 ory A, Btorrs; and all thoominent sfatesmon in the Ropublican party, of Mosers, Jay Cooke and Henry Clowa and their companions in bankrupt: oy, of tho conservatiye moneyed olassos of tho thongh he had not bees in Coungross befors, ha a1 of whom tald us that tho only wey | sot hjmaelf up tojustify tho sajary-grab as soou to stoor oloar pf § great crlsia was to re-oleok | 8a it hecamoa law, on tho ground that Qongress< Grant, wo now ask thom « What are you going | mon ghould bo bettor paid. A mogt *timely ane Something s tho mattor. We | who was ono of Caunon's moat active supporters; wore to hayo good times if Grank was > ] n grinding process now golog bm, it wonld be st 1a but doing bualness accordlng to tho * goneral* | lonst modost to admit that'all the jargon abonut practico among all olovators,” oithor ignoranco or-fraud, ‘We don’t protend that tho eloction of Gracloy would havo mado things any bottor, Do you still think 1t would Lbavo made them any worso? t- S——— : THE WAR ON THE NATIONAL BANES, 1, | Thorols no doubt that s firo will bo mado al} along tho line, in the noxt Congress, at tho National Banks, It will' bo domanded thoir monopoly of issning olronlating notos bo broken up. It might bo boneficial to tho commercial intorests of tha country if thé wionapoly featuro could bo romoved, though wa hava shown here- is | tofore that it has novor' yet urt anybody. But thero. is strong probability thsb the plan for romoving tho monopoly will bo-in the wrong direction, 1¢, for {nstsncs, the National Cur- rouoy nct should bo fo amended as to prohibit tho National Banks from iesuing suy ciroulating notes whatover, Congross might got the finans ofal ‘fntorests of tho. country into & worao muddle than ever. It would thon be necossary to rotiro tho outstanding clrculatlon of the bonks, and wo sed but throe ways in which this 1 vort thoir bonds held Ly the Govornment as se- ourlty: for thelr clroulation, and redeom their niotos with tho prosont volume of logal-tondor ; or. (2) for tho Govornmoht to uudoriake samo process on tho part of the or (8) for the. Government to koop the bonds and issue s now baich of legal-tondor oqual to'the -smount of their out- standing oirculation. In eithef of the first two o | 0asce, the ratirament of the present volumo ‘of . National Bank notea would be a contraction of 000, or sbout onc-half of the whole curren- o | OF of tho conntry. It wonld be impracticable to attompt ta do this in the prosont flnancial con- dition of tho country. .The third plan would bo 1 | simply to substitute for§854,000,000 of currency, which is securod by & doposit of $400,000,000 Unltod Btatos bonds, and also by tho entize Na- o | tionsl Banking oapital of the country, & like amount of legal-tender, or irredoemablo papor- monoy not seoured at oll. The amount of legal- tondor could not be doubled without deprociat- iug it vory matorially. As tho case stands now, the National Bank circulation must be redeemed a | out of the present volume of legal-tender, or, if, mot ,in’ that, then in specio, The amount of logal-tendora outstsnding is now ovor $960,000,000, Inluding tho reont in- a8 this logal-tonder is- irrodecmable, wo ara smount bo doubled, wo shall bo just twico as far romoved. To rotiro tho National Bank notoa and substitate. graonbacks in thelr place- would bo to dopreciate ‘tho latter in a greater proportion than that of tho increase, and to make the pros- pocts for specle sosumption mora - dlatant and obscure than thoy are now. 7 = Thoe main ground of objection to tho law suthorizing tho National Banks to issue aircu- u | Inting notes is that thoy ara unable to draw, ss the poople bellovo, .double intorest.on their capital. Thoir notes are secured. by the deposit of United States bonds to the-amount of 116 o { por cent. They thon draw 6 por cont intorest on the bonds thus doposited, besdes the 7 to 10 per cent interest which theyare supposed to ‘realizo on tho full amount of thoir circulation. 1t this wero the actual ‘condition’ of ‘things, the National Banks would be carning from 13 to 15 por cont on their cireulation, which is above the wsual avorage rata of interest for tho country. Wo showed in & former. artiole; howaver, that the smotual profit - on ciroulation, - over and shove tha averago interest, is mot mors “thian 15 conts on 9100, If this in tho' casp, the country can well afford to loso it to onjoy the absolute . soourity of tho present law, The smount ‘of the National Bank cironlation is £354,000,000, whilo the amount of - bonds de- posited, t0 mocure this cweulation, 'is nonrly 400,000,000, Thiaro aro, thorefors, $40,000,000 _on which tho Nationsl Banka draw only hslt a8 ‘tal wero activoly: employed. Besides this, the banks aro required to koo a reserve of 25 per cont on their circulation. Thoy are also ro- benefit of tho country. Tne ‘proportion of elr- d | culation to bonds ia abont 890 to $115, and tho account resily stands thus: XNatlonal ‘Bank Circulation. TUnited Etates § per cont baand... $118 { T Gold prem, Qurrancy issued on same Leas legal resorve, Tass tox 1 porcentonguses sivsessrersirsnssses Aortgaga Loan, 10 por cent interest on $115.... ‘Diffcrence between tho two Jnvostments, 1 At this rate, tho loss to tho peoplo.is only ‘15 conta on 100, which s not & loss if it bo rogard- od a8 & compansation forthe socurity conforred by the doposit of bonds. If,-in order to'save. doubling of_tho groonbsck ciroulation, without of gold tonflgire which will make spocio r gonoration. ¥ dificuly matter to make' the peoplo underatand off; the Syndluaug hms collapsod; the ex- prammin_x thelr clreulstion, it is 'not unlikely’ ponsos of tho'- Govarnmont' aro "outrunnivg | thiat the ratiring of this ciroulation will be de- tho _rocolptd; the .customs’ rovenuo s | torminod upon. We do not boliove that the Dbanka will offer any serious réslstance to such e 1ation Is not a source af profit to any considora-~ 1ast fall, was one J, G, Cannon, of Danville, Al gwor haa been mado to this by Mr, Josso Harper, and who now Bays Fecslectod, and we haven't got . thom. nfl’:.“::fg:f&'g‘x?:d'.";I::"""“:‘lur';:"‘l: 7t 1a manifostly p mistako, but 1t ia » Arondfully | Gongress wore all eloolad s only 5,000 fellows, wo sk trying ono, Bomething muat bo done, pomething olsp will happon, Wouldn't {6 be jnane # ghegk | dloted a orisls fu tho event of Grooloy's elaotion, | ouly s 85, orolso | themto rosignsosatogiva usa ohance to fll thelr ‘pinces with 7,600 mon, T our Qlstrict thore 1a 3, G Odnagn, who 18 only & $3,000 gun, s range is nob well to confoss at tho outact that, whou you Pro- | jong'gnough for tho woney hio coils, "He know Jio waa you didu't know what you wore talking about? Confesslon ia good for -the soul, and sinco nothing you can do will avort or evon arrost tho .| Greoloy and tho Great Punio was mado up of quired to pay & tax, which is for tho gonoral’ 80, { xegret.: sa5 [ %0 tho 16 conta on evory $100, the’ National Back notos are rotired and groenbacks substituted to! tho full amount, it 1s ot at all unlikely that the’ any plan £or redosming 'it, will put up tho prico sumption an impossibility in the lifotimo of this It is protty ocertain, nevertholoss, thint the n});tf Conigross “will feel it Inoumbont on thom ‘o’ tinkor tho Nationsl Garrenoy sot, and, as it s . that the banks do not dorive an'extortionate, raid, Notbing that Congross can do can disturb’ tholr capital, thoir doposits, or any part of thelr, Dbusiness whioh in really profitablo, Thelr clron-' Among the Congrossmon oleoted in Iilinols, sdalr rhenlis waa cloctod: aad Bo oY } EMBER. . 8, .1873. Xnows woaro paylug for bolter falont, This s hLia own atgument, anil wo axk him to retire 8o that & man $2,600 bottor thinn himsolf can tako (be place. Wo fosr Llist e, Cannon,caunol b porsuaded to accept this view of the case, though we are convincod that it {a not opon to controversy as to corractnous. END OF THE OANADA PACIF10 BUANDAL, Tho groat joust botweon the Maodonald Min- fatry and tholr oppononts, 1o tho Cauadion Par- linment, has como to an end, Bir John and his thirteon Cablnet officcrs are floored at last. The verdiot of Canads {s that official faver shown to Individunls in consideration of money sdvanced to, oarry the clections ia intolerablo, 1t fa to bo hopod that we may loarn somotlungin the way of pablio morality, on this side of the line, from #o conapicuous an exsmple. - : It will bo romembored -that Hugh Al 1an dosired to obtsln the charter and mub- sidios for building tho Canads Pacifo Rail: way, and that the Minlsiry sgrecd to give it to him provided ho adyanced thom monoy enough to oloct a Miniatorial majority in tho Patliament. Tho mbnoy woa paid, tho mejority was sooured, and tho chartor grantod, Whon the faots wero discoverod, Parliament ordered an investigation. Tho Ministers and tho Governor-Goneral, sus- tained by tho British Government, intorposed to provent this investigation, and had one made by tholr own ‘appointess. Whon Parliamont met, tho Miniistors presented the roport of tho Com- ‘missipners, but Parliament rofused to accopt it. For wooks tho quostion was discussed, and, pond- {ng a motion of want of confidonco and *'severo censure,”. the Ministers xesigned. Practically, tho motion was carriod and the Ministry dia- missed, This action was taken by the very Par- liamont of whose membors a Iarge portion were olacted by tho money contributed by Bir Hugh Allan; * Publio abhorrenco * of bribory over- ponored party allogiance and discipline, and tho Parlismont vindicated tho national honor by drlving tho Ministors from offica, 4 % This victory of the Opposition ia a remarkablo one, The Macdonald party has been in power substantially for oightoon yeara. Bir Jobn is, in mauy roapoots, tho abloat man in tho Dominion. Ho hasboon s succoseful Minister, and by his adfoitnoss and ability has carried tho Govorn- ‘ment througlh more than one serious crisls, - Ho waa ono of tho Joint High Commisslon which nogotiated tho troaty by which tho Alsbama claimp and othor difficultios botween the United Btatos and Great Britain were adjusted, The provislons of that troaty were very objeotionable to many persons in Canads, and tho opposition to it made a strong offort to dofeat its ratifiea- tion, The excitemont was 80 groat, and the atake &0 importont,that the Ministry,in 1873, wera com- pellod to fesort to oxtraordinary efforts to secare & majority in I{lrlhm‘nnt. Tho Osbinet had re- fused to listen to Bir Hugh Allan's proposition to take - the Pacific . Railroad, and' that gon- tloman undertook to dofort tho Ministo- rial candidates in Lower Canads. Mr, Cartlor, ons of the Ministors, slarmed, made a writton agreoment that in consideration of ‘tho support of Allan, and the contribution of his monoy, the Governmont would give him the charter, .Allan aftorwards olsimod to have advanced to ' the Ministers, for eleotion purposes, over 850,000, The Parlismont olected contained a large Minis- torial majority, and it onacted all the logislation askod for by Allan, but it was stipulated that thore should be no alliance with sny capitalists or railrond in tho United Btates. In ondeavor- ing to get rid of bis American friends and part- ‘ners, Allan was altogother too garrulous in his oxplanations ;. and his correspondence on this subject with Mr. BMoulion, of this city, fur- nished the latter with the materials for an oxpld- sion of the whole aftalr, Tho rosuls ia that the samo ‘Parlismont in which the Ministerd had such a largo majority. » year ago has now com- .pellod them to resign under oircumstances that oannot bo regarded as ather than disgracetul. It romaina to bo-seen howlong the Opposition, whicl has mucéoodod undor suoh oiroumatancos, “will biold. togothior - with ‘sufclont tonacity to maintsin tho sscendancy, Its mejority is very small. Thoold Ministerial party is under strong, vigilant, and ‘exporienced loaders. Cauada is in- tonsclyConsorvative, and it will requiro” more (han ordinary sagacity on fl.m‘ part of the new ‘Ministors to presérve s majority in & House,. where, upon the groat quostion of bribery, they _had only fiveo more votes than their convicted antagoniate. : o ————— NOTES OF THE ELECTIONS, The Providence Journal (Senator Anthony) thinks the elactions were ** genorally devoid of interest.” iy - —The Hartford Courant (Gen. Jo Hawloy) conoludos that— Thare have boen cnough promopitory symptoma to “make such a resull in the present elections fur from: rising, Noris it, by sny meaus, a’ mattér for —Our Tllinoia oxchanges come in radiant with, flags, sproad eagles, booming cannop, and dls- play type. 'Even tho Bloomington Anti-2onop-) olist. goos victory nhend with the Republican majority 1o McLeau County reduced from 2,606 to 178,@nd say# in it head-linos : 3 ‘Hay-aced Alls thé afr 1—Old-liners badly befogged I - —Fearful Tavages of thio potato-bug in Central Iill-! nois ¥ And the Bloomington Pantagraph snys: | 1f tha Repubilcan baniar hors has boo lowered atmost {0 thegrotind,and in othor Ropublican countics Lias been traled {n the'dust of defeat, it s no great , conzolation o know, that we of Illinols appear to have come off as |. well aa Gur comrade in somo otlior States, —~Of tho rosult in Livingston Connty, T, " whoro the now party starts of with 1,200 majori- ty agalnat Grant's 1,300 of last yeat, tho Pontiso : Sentinel (Adminiatration) aays : ¥ 5% We are beaten, routed, but neithor dlaheartened or aoured, . We fi Wostill . beliove that the Ropublican party now in esslon of tho Goyerument will sottls thel questions of publia palicy in the right Way. beforo party becomos a National one. . —Wayna County, in Southera Illinols, rolls up 1,500 majority for tho Farmers' tiokel, opposed. by a ticket upon which the old-time .Republican| and Domooratic managers wero combined; and’ the Wayue Qounty Presssayay U . = ! The olection of Tueaday lsat catablishod the fact that the Famers' Mlovemont iu Wayne County ia not unuabstantist dolusion, It ia real, live, und power-. S Darty—a party huving s hold upon the'botter Judg- N Dt Yo vhssica of (ho peoplo—a party formed o 10 wido-spread dumands for govertimontal rof-: fion snd for roslatance to all forma of monopo~ + » Tho Fai emont, in ita initial can.! in’ Wayne County, woun & glorious, victory, vaus iblo and ardudus duties rest upon ths ofiicors. m‘: Dad thoy owe it Lo tha oryanization and to them- 2 s wi Qeparture,” © o oo oot .p_’l‘ho' Dloomington Paniagraph (Administra- tion) nacks to fattor itself with tho fdea - that! Qi In the ¢ of-year! in politica ;" # Next yoar! thoro will ba mora at stake, sud It Ia bub' roason- abla [7] to expeot that thoro will-be a return to somothing liko the neyal Ropublioan msjoritles.” Daos tho Pantagraph 6o soon’ forget ‘this ove littlo ** whergas " o which tho whole moyement; {8 hasod, viz,t . 'S Witergas, Tho obliteration of all partiea ufid r];l‘:‘l{ organts mtchinery 1 ono of tho grest objooty of . g zation, ‘the farmers snd tholr allles took al} thero was this year, just to got up an appotito for next year, whon there will ho'“more at stake.” The' ‘Administration and ita allies shonld not bein any hurry £qr the coming of next yoar, It will como foon ‘enough for them, —1I¢ sny Qongreagman ehall xise In bis place, this wintor, and ask what the veonls of Illinai to, see ouything in tho result to con-' |~ | vinco us that thoy were in tho Tight and we. In.tho want, lot some ono of. our dologation (Ar, Far- woll, for inafance,) anewers ~ : ., i First—Dus Togard to the rights of the poople; tho sbollshmont of privilegos ; -fid sich lo; 11.’1\1; on, aud, sugh only, na motes out equal Juatice Lo nll. Secend~Tigonomy fn tho adminislration of Govern- ment—connty, Btato, and National, Tird=Opponltien'to all ringa, licvies, corgorationn, snd combinntionn tht no sockii to aggrandiza tho Tow nb tho oxpoun of tho raang, by trlegory, briborss and oxtortion, 2 . Fourtn—~Purily n cloctions Ly tho advacaoy of a hight standard of morallty nnd Individuality, totilon Tty oo Mzersivly Gumsndod of s M- njers - Eulu 0 voturn for aultragos. | o nd REALE ok Ar.: Farwoll oan have any smount of theso platforms, in varlous atylos of oxprossion. Then 1ot Gon, Jon McNulte, the Congressman from Bloomington, sond up to the Olerk's desk, to bo road, tho following oxtract from the Clinton Register; printed In his dlatrlot, &8 showing what the people of Iiiinola do not want, vz, : 1Manb Traes, . Corn 22 conts por bushel, The Presidont’s salary $50,000 § year, Park $2.20 por hundred, Congrossmen’s forward pay $628 per month, Laboring men turned out of employmont at the commencemont of wintor, Railroad Preaidont’s salary $10,000 per yesr, Taxen {ncroasod ono-thir Harpor s dofaulter Lo tho tuno of $110,000, God ulp tho oor ;- tho Govomment profects the Uorruption smong the Upper Tons-—starvatt tho Tawor Miioane 7T PG Lot overy laboring man and cvory buiness man of moderato osus look upon this pletire snd thon ask ‘himeolf how far ho 4 romoved {rom Lolng » pauper- slaya; how long it will bo baforo all tho motey powors 6 country aro concentratod In the hands of's fow men; how lnn? it will be beforo this country will be | froo other than In namo, ~*Wo have mot the enomy and we are thoire]” Wo borrow this quotation from the Domocracy, bocause it ia now applicable to our caso. From all parts of tho country whoro olec- tions havo boon hold, the Xepublicans havo meb with heavy lossos; and sithough party papors and convontions have condemnod the salary- grab and Oredit Mobiller in unmeasured torms, the Ropublican party was in power, and the poople thiuk they should have prevenied these swindles, and nothing short of ropealing the unlnr(-qrnln act, and retiring all of the '‘grab- bors," including Prosidont Graut himself, will restore confidonce smong the %flopln in tho in- togrity of tho party,—ZBurcau County (IU.) Re- publican. WASHINGTON. Tho Smali=Talk of the Capital-Gossip About Mompors of the Cabinet and Other Public Men--Overtures from the Otfice~-Iloldors to the Liberal-IRo= publican Scnators—A Mint for Ohicas go—Consnlar Appointmonts. spectal Diepateh (o The Chicago Tribune HOME PERFONAL GOSSIP, ‘WasnmnoToN, D. O., Nov, 7.—Postmaster-Gen. oral Croswell ‘has rocoived s presont of $50,000 {from Jacob Tome, his aunt's husband, a woalthy oporator on tho orstorn shore of Maryland. Richardson, Bocrotary of the Troasury, has just occuplod an exponsive residence upon their property. Carl Schurz has come back from Earops well satisfied with the rolative prosperity and discre- tion of America, He says that Austrin is rotten, France haggard, Spain hopeless, and North Ger- ‘many dobauched with the sudden influx of mon- oy. -Bohurz lott thiv morning for B, Louls. 014 Mr. Dent, the Prosidont’s fathor-in-law is on his death-bed. - His domise will have the ef- feat.of closing up tho socinl fostivitics at the White House for the wintor. There are very fow membors of the impending Congress 1n the city, drew Johngon has beon closoly closeted horo for more than a fortnight. He has com- posed a vigorous roply to Judgo Holt, sud has road parts of the 8amo to critical frionds, Your corrcapondent called npon him to-dsy to got the pointa of Lis statement about tho execution of Mrs, Surratt, and ho said he would bo somewhat dolayod by the embarrassments thrown In the way 84 to obtaining an iesue excopt in the old robel circlo, There ia very littlo curiosity as to what he may have to say. 5 Gou. Bolknap, who has been miarried slmost daily by the corrcspondents, eaid to-day that ha L8’ boen vory much amused at ' the wodding items printed about him. He conveyed the jm- prousion that ho should mako no chango for tho proaent in Lis widower affairs, * THE LIDEDAL BENATORS AND REPUBLIOAN OFFICE- - HOLDERS, A A roview of tho situation sppesrs to indicate roftera of renewed consideration to the Liboral Republicans, Sumnor, Schurz, ete,, by thoRegu- Inys, ju order to stave off s Bourbon roaction. AMr. 'Sumnor rotains no fil-fooling for any of his fellow Benators with whom he was' embroiled, but persivtontly refuses to have any rolations with the Prosident. o S i CONBULAR_ATPOINTMENTS. ': Maj.~Gen, Alfred Torbert, of Delaware, who a8 bacn sent to Paris as Consul-Goneral, vice Moredith Reod, is s woslthy peach-grower of | Delaware, who for some time commanded Sheri- dnu's army in_the Shonsndoah Valloy.- He ia rogardoed 08 & discroet officer, but his sympa- thies with tho insurgonts in Ouba have not rac- ommendad him to Becrotary Fish and Sydney Wobster, tho Becrotary's son-in-law, who Is tho Amorican attornoy for Spain, ° 2 Toed, lé0 of a Delnware family; ‘takes tho lace of Francis, editor of the Troy Times, at thens, 7 9 (7o the Associated Press.] 3 Wasnmaro¥, D. C., Nov, 7.—J. Meredith Rood, ab prosont Coupul-Gonoral in Patls, has boon’ promoted to be Minister Residont to Greceo, vico J, M. Franois rosigned. A. T. A, Torberh, at prosent Consul-Gonersl at Havans, Lias boen promoted to bo Consul-Genoral at | Paris, vico Reod promotod. g THE OHIOAGO MINT. ‘I'he proposition to cstablish a mint at Chicago woots with favor among high officiala ‘hero, who have a potent influence in the matter. -~ The Uulud%nm)s 1has but three mints—Philadolpia, Ban [rancisco, It Is concodod that anothor must be established at an intermediate | polnt botywoon Careon aud Philadelphis, and Obi- | Gago s admittod to bo thio place. Tl boat oquip- rpw and most complete mint in the world ia thio now oue at Auatralla. Noxt is that at San Fran- olsco, snd next st Philadelphia. Ohlcago will Tiave'an opportunity to improve upon thom all, a8 improvomonts are constantly boiog mado in ‘mint machinery. g PN TMMIGBATION STATISTICS. Thoe total number of immigrants srrived during the quarter was 201,613, of yhom 123,929 _wero malog, and 77,684 fomales. Of the whole number, 198,804 landed at New York, 18,629 at Ban Francisco, 8,60+ at Baltimoro, 2,481 'at Port- 1and, #nd 1,038 at Now Orlopps. Nationalities— . From' Englend, 0,216 ; Ireland, 45,979 ; Scot- Jand, 5,030 ; Walos, 478 } Talo of Mau, 2 ; Jersoy | Jeland," 115 total from Britlsh Iulos, 81,320, . Fiom Gormavy, 61,167 ; Austria, 2,007 5 Swadon, 17,1003 Norway, 10,304; Donmark, 8,433 ; Nather- londs, 3,097, L * "I TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. _ The Henate Transportstion Committes will ‘moat hore on the 17th, and then visit Geosgls, —_— DAKOTA ‘LAW. " Executive Intérforonce with the Su- diciary==An ‘Obnoxious NMembor of | the Supreme Court Sent to & New Ficld of Labor, C. speciat Diapateh ta The Chicago Trivune. YangtoN, D. T, Nov. T.—Acting-Gov. Oscpr Whitney haa just isaued a. proclamation, rossaigning tho Judges of the Bupremo Court, - Judgo L, H. Barnes being assigned to the Third | sndJudge Shaunon to the Hocond Oircuit. This {8 rogarded as an unwarrantod act of executivo interference with tho judiclary. Thig stop grew out ' of the deoision of Judga'w Darnca in relation to the Dakétah Bouthern Railroad bond' question, and the tomporary injunction ranted by him, Gov. Burbank Uu\:flg ab_that . fitaa one of tho Dircctors of tho road, and the - decislon of the Judge bolng contrary {o his wishes, The Judge, notwithstanding cortnin thrests, sctad in the promises in duo nccordance with law. Honce ho 8 gont out of this distriot, Turbank, at tho time of the decislon, had threstencd to remove Judge Darnes, but was informed that if he attompted to interfere - with the actlon of the Court ha would bo grroats ed for contempt. A tay daya bofore court ad- journed, Burbunk slippod off Last, andab tho adjonomont of Court, the 8d instant, Judgo Barnes stavtod to Wisconstn to briug on his family ; and to-dsy Acting-Gov. Whitney, acoord- iug to & pravious ~sgreemont batwson him and Burbank, issued 'thie -proclamation romssiguing the Judges, and Carson. SUICIDE, * specia} Dignatoh to Tha Chlengo Tribun anrm{x. ?‘ v Nov, T.—A fow dnya" ago & oung mun named Jossph Littlo, In Pre-omplion, 111, shiot Litauglf iu ‘tho forchéad yhile tempo- terlly insano,’ Ho Mogored along until last night, when be dicd at lgxuld.n Plulls, 11}, A then whoko nsmo I8 uinknown, bu who took passago at Leclalro, landed from tho steamor 'Minnosota at Lansiog on the npight af tho 2dfist., aud was found doad inhis gfl!vl ‘the Bankrupt law by Congress, a yo || been roo‘m tho noxt morning, having polsoned him solt. 5 3 . ' Trroavintg, Nov. 7.—A colored man Tou Wiliams started ot gunning from Grllllglll,.g this moruing. Hia body waa found shortlyaftor. wards with n terrible giunshot: wound noar the' tomplo, The gun wag found near him, with’ both barrols dixchorged. It {s thought that ho commitied nulaido. Rronsosp, Vo, Nov. 7.—fohn Oloy, aged 09, committed sulcide to-day. Tho ol ugufi PITTEY +wan that lifo was & burdon to himself and fami. 1y, and death swaot, according to the Biblo, = —_———————— NEW BOSTON. A Qlty that fins Rocontly NReon Rulle in Enstern Maysnchusctis-Spedinl COnro Talken to Provent Large Fircses An Annlversary Occaston Next Mone dny--The Insurance Companics and Khsolr Lo Spectal Dispatoh to The Chieago Tribune. Dosrox, Mrss,, Nov. 7.—Tho coremonies hera on the annivorsary of tho great firo will not be remarkablo’in interest, thoe City Govern. ment being disposed to mako no domonstration that will seom oxtravagant in view of tho unset- t1ed condition of busiuoss intorests, Tho papors will publish s full rosume of tho progross of re- bullding, and of the improvomonts which have boon effected, with sn account of the condition of tho various interosts affeoted by tho ocalamity, The following aro somo of tho notablo facts that will bo brought out in this wny. The city's wenlth has beon inoreasing st o rato nover bofore known until to-dsy. Im oneyoar fromtho fire, not only has tho onormous= 1y largo loss of $75,000,000 boen mado up, but the valuation shows an incroase over that of last yoar of something lilo $11,000,000, and on the 18t of January next, tho Now England motropo- 1is will; with its new scquisition, show a popu- lation of over 800,000, and a valuation -hard upon $800,000,000, while Now York, with three times tho population, {8 in valuation only £000,000,000 ‘shead; snd though, during the yaar, tho city has boon subjocted to extraors dlnary expenscs in carrying out tho strcot im- provoments in the burnt district, other im- provements dectdod upon befors the firo have notbeon dolayed, but, on the contrary, have boon. prosocutod vigorously, ~ Wo lave, mora- over, taken cate of tho nescdy, tho suf- forors by tho firo, and & .surplus . of $40,000 still romaing from tbe reliof fund. - Tha portion of tho city destroyed has_beon rebuilé entirely with homo capital, not a dollar having beon borrowed from abroad, To uso a Lomel: E‘bmu, wo hisve * paddled our own canoo,” sn tho torda of tho New York Nation, * Boston stands forth to-day a8 tho most prosporous city in the country.” About three-fourths of the now buildinga hava flat yoofs, and .the romaining one-fourth are Mansard, thero boing fow pitoh raofs. The now Mansard roofs aro not the perilous ones of old, which hurry along the work of destruction to sa great an oxtont, Tho Mansards which now cap 60 many of the rebuilt structuros sre fully as safo as tho flat roofs, every procaution boing taken to make them Beoure sgainst firo. Mauy of them are entirely of iron, whila n stylo that is now popular is to construc the upright part of the Mansard of brick and to covor this with alata or motal. Nono'of the new buildings eroct- ed thus far aro absolutcly fire-proof, tho groat cost of auch etractures precluding guch construction for ordinary morcantile edifices ; but soyeral banking and insuranca ‘buildings aro contemplatad which will bo thors unghl{‘ fire-proof, though, owing to the oxtroma care that bas to be takon in pianning such atrue~ tures, progross must necossarily bo slow, Thero were 776 buildings destroyed in the great fire. Whon the ontirg district is restored the numbor of buildings will bo much smaller than tho ' origloal, owiny to tho tal- dog of land 'for sircot-improvemont, and to the fact that many of the new structuros ;:nvnr ground ocoupled by soveral buildiugs be- ore. g One of the most important, and on the whole tho most atifying Tesults of tha fire, to be found ‘in tho epeedy sottloment of the insuranco losses. Of the $56,+ 000,000 ot insurance within tho burat district, & little over 68 per cont has boen pnid, and that this ratio s very lnrq«ly, in excess of that realized ‘in tho Ohicago onlamity is & fact of which Bostoniana may well be proud. Oge hundred and ninety-two companies were doing business in Boston ln Novomber of lask year. For some days tho wildest ramors pro~ Jailod Gvorywhoro in rogard to tho' atanding of some of tho homo and foreign companics, and it was- not untll the Hon,”Julius L. Clurk, and the ather members of the State Insurance De- partment, camo to the front with facts and fig~ ures obtalned from trustworthy sources, thak confidence was again ostablished. : 'A singular coincidonce of the Chicago nnd Boston fires should not bo overlooked. "Of the ompanies involved in the fire in the first named cits, 108 wera doing businogs in Massachusotte, ‘nd'thoir reported Josaos footed up, in round numbers, §56,000,000. -Tho 192 compavies in- Yolvad in tho Boston fire lost onslly tho same amount, tho average ratio of losses varying but a traction’ from 87 por cont. Tho rovisod list of loyses of fifty-sovon Massachueotts, compa- nios- by tho firo -of Novomber Jost appregate nonrly $96,600,000, in sums ranging from $425 of the Dedbam- Mutusl—having ouly that small amount at risk—up to noarly $3,820,000, to which amount the' Mfil’flhln!!"‘fif ‘Boston, suddonly found itsole- liablo. Tho assots of thodd companics smounted to'828,500,000, thus ‘showing o dofiolt of neatly 84 por cont. Of tha twonty-six Massachuuetla compnuics compeliod to close thoir doors, four wers couducted on the mintual K;iualplu and bwenty-two_on tho' joint= stock principle, 80 that thers wofe only eleven survivors of the Inttor class. I3 It ie » mattor of copgratulation that the Re- coivers appointod by thio Qourts have sucooeded ‘8o woll 28 thoy have in the casos of the com- punios montioned ; for a porsistent nuomgt waa mad by interested partios todefeat tho suthority of -tho "Commonweanlth by flflng potitions in bankruptoy beforo tho Unitod Htates District Gourt; and, but for the prompt smondmont ot disestrous stato of affaira woyld havo rasulted thorefrom. The affaira of the compauics ara‘ now full: wonnd -~ up, thoe -~ Court —having decido upon tho - amount’ dua tho ‘Rogeivers' aud tho final dividond dubo tho insured. * In the caes of the Lawrence Compauy, & furthor dividend of 14 of 1 per cont is ordored to be made in addition %0 the two dividonds alrondy ‘ pnid, while tho Tromont Company pays its last dividend of 6 -110- per cent. - The the Suffolls Company aro also wound up, does not'appear that there 14 mora mondy on hond thian1s needed to componsate thie Recetvard, Tlio dividonds declared range from 20 to 75 per ‘cont, * amounting *in tho” aggrogate to near- Jy 48 ‘per, ‘cont’ of --ascorealucd liabilitics, witli's probability of fucthor increaso. ‘Tho Bay Stato and the Mnasaohusetts aro both expeoting to awoll their’ dividends na soon as their affaira ‘got sottled, No less 'then forty-six com- poanios have, -dissppanred from _the flold dusing tho” your, bub thelr places hava “talkon by fifty-four others, fifteen o them homo Gofupanies, and_thirty-nirio from other Btates. and countries, Fiftcen compauiea have takon advantage of the provielonsof the Goneral * Insurance * low, 'Ynuaad at _the special sossion -of tha Legislaturo in 1873, Elovon of them ' are ‘roorganizations of old companics, with a elight chango of namo from thioso which went into the hands of Recolvers. TFour campanies aro new organi= zntions, ten are jomt-stock companies, snd fve ro mutuals, Of tho ninofoon companica of othor Stntos that have witsdrawn, the mujorlty are fiom New York and-Clovebwd, 0., - i « - .7Ig NEW FIDE COMMIBSIONENS, ° The Mayor to-day appointod the new Board of Tire Commissioners, ant they will come fato of- fico on the auniversary of tha gront firo, Thoy aro Alfrod P, Rockwoll, David Clinmberlaiy, and “Limothy T, Sayyer,—all good men. Rockwoll s areaident of Oouncoticut, a gradunto of Yalg Collego, and for somo timo conndoted with the TInstituto of Tochuology. 1le sorved wnder Gon. Hawley a» Cotonelof {iio Bixth Counectient, wha sporks of him as tho prido of tho Btate, Ho ronigns ® Profoesorship in ‘tho ' Shefficid Sclentifio Bohiool to " ‘come to Mos- tan. to _ take s now _ ' position, David Chamberlain {6 the prosent Inspector of Buildings, snd has boon a prominent momber of the Board of Engincors iy past yoars, Mry Bowyer was once Mayor of Oharlestown, and s at prosont Presidont of tho Myatic Wator Donrd, o mndo his monoy in the ice- irm of Gsge, Hittingor & Co, The oity paya the Commiseloners oach 4,000 ayear, Tuoy will have supremo chargo of the Tire Department, purchage supplios, and fur« plah everything conneoted with 310 Dopartment, Y :Xwfll immodiatoly make ®chango in tho hend of the Dopartment, establish & Firo Patrol, and make arrangemonts for having s systomatio service from tho polico in cago of fires, g TR UTAH ITEMS, sur Ligxe, Nov. 7.—Largo quantities of ora gul‘ uhlpm::ul.' s 1t onnuoy be suvnd for want of ara, g * Vaak doposita of fron and cosl hiave boon dies coyored noar 8t, Goorge, in the southorn part of this Territory, # i