Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1873, Page 2

il a ~ TIl CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN : "TUESDAY, NOVEMBER i1, 1873, \ = =S | WAREHOUSE INVESTIGATION. Evidence of E, A, Driver and « Murry Nelson, with Com- ments by Col. @ Hough. Large Shortages of Oats, and How Settled. Tho Way Grain Is Delivered and Bor- rowed, and What Is Thought of tho Chances of Going to tho Poniten- tiary, Have the Houghs Done Anything Out of the Genuine Line ? Registrar Clary's Opinions on Receipts for Grain Delivored by tho Floating Elevator. On Monday, Oct. 20, 1873, tho Committee to inveatigato tho alloged olovator frauds mot, pur- suant to adjournmont, aud the following pro- coodings were had N ) EDWARD A, DRIVER waa duly sworn, and tostifiod as follows : Tho Obatrman': Q.~You aro one of the firm of Bpgar & Dilver, aro you not? —Yos air. Q:—Tliore baya beon eertain charges of irregularities In tio press.and beforo tho publio in regard to tho manogomant of tho Hough warchouses, This Com- mittco 15 oppointed to Investigato those chiarges, 45 far 88 {hoy are nble t0 40 803 to Beo what grounds ihoro are for them. Mr. Drivor, do you knowaiything in rogard o drregularitios in tho Hough waroliousca; in rogard o the dolivery of graln, wlicre warchouso ecolpts Lavo ot beon prescated, and whothor grain Tas siot beon called for upon warehouse rocoipts when graln was not thoro? "A.—Well, wo sont around recepts for somethiog like 10,000 buslicls of wheat, I {hink, I don’t kuow tho ox- act numbor of bushols,—and among thom was moro e thia? Q.—When was this _ A—Somo day last week, T cannot fell the datoj imong thess rocelpta wore some ol recoipts dated bo foro the presant crop of oats, Lcannot give tho datea, Q.—Wero thoy dated fn tho spring or in the summer? A—T conld not eay, My partner looked aftor that business, I Liad nothing in the world to do with it, oxcept bearing thom talk about it, T sent theso oatd azound to get the elipplag ordor. They sald thoy had sdverlised for tho purpope of calling n tho old ro- ceipts, aud that wo should have sent {hem in ; and they fually took them up and. paid for ther, tho market ice, for No, 2 oats—for tho old roceipts, When tha Piia af laaing wero brought to tho oflico, the cargo waa shortabout 1,100 bushels, I think, of oata, which they andd thoy could not dolivor out’ of tho’ Hough ‘warehouso, —Waa that in additton to tho old recoipts X—Yes, sir. Thoro waa about 1,100 that thoy sald thoy could nct put abonrd, and they paid for thom ab tho price we paid for o cargo. g Q.—DId you undorstand tlioy did not hiave tho osta 1n tho Liousc to put aboard ? 3 'A.—Well, I didn't bave any conversation ‘about it witli tho Mensrn, Hough whotover, Ionly know that fh rovelpt of tlio propeller line satd thoy could ot get {ho oata, My partner went around and anw thom, 8nd they said sond o tho bill for thom und they ‘would yuy for them, which I bollove thoy did, Q.—Wliat ia tho naturo of that pdvertiscmont thoy roprescuted that they publistiod? =T nover saw it; I bavo mo fdes what it swas Intended for, r witnoss fu tho matter, hecauso I lind nothingto do with tho tranesction what- evor, My partner and my brother went to eco them, Q.—Your partner aud your brothor, you say, Mr. Driver ? A.—Yce, air. .—In thoro any one in sour offico who Lias & porso- nal knowlodgo of this matter? .—1 think not, than what T statod. ' I think those ara tlie facte n substanco, - In tho irat instance, they Claim that they hnd adveriissd for the old receipts. to be brought in. S, It, M. Hotigh: Wodid not _claim tht exactly; o did riot advertiss for them thore ia whero you ers mistaken, 'A—Woll, Imay be" mistakon; I understood it that way. “Fho Cusirman: Tho roport came to tho Commitice thiat sucl: trananctions had teken place, and we wanted to 8eo just what it was, Now, Lave the Committoo any questions to ask 7 ‘Nr, Warren ; I will ssk him if ho knows of anything olue 1n regard to this matter, ‘A,—Thot is all X lnow ; I understood thoy claimed that thiey wero old oats, and should Liavo becn brought fn, Afferwards thoy took up tho old onts and puid for om, Whon the propelior was brought in 1ho cargo swas 1,100 bushels short, and they paid for those, Tho Chinirman: Now, Col, Hough, 1f you desiro to 88X uny questions you can have an opportunity, 'Mr, 1t, AL Hough® I hav uo questions to ask, that X Juow of; fhioro aro somo questions, perhaps, that I willusk at proper time, ‘Mr, Warren : Q,—What was tho shortago T ‘A—About 2,200 bushels of the old oat, which could ot o doliversd when {he recoipte wero ‘sont to their office, and thoy paid for thoso, Thers was 1,100 bush- ‘els out of_the new reccipts also paid for. “Mr, R, M. Hough : I willsay to thio Gommmittes, toput thts thing ab Test, without golug any furthor, that 1heno outs were dlivered into tho Louse last winter ravioun to tho foundation giving way, e unlosded Fio hioneo and., lovated thoss oata in {he houss, Xhioy Jald thero during the winter and spring, Thoro was ‘about 10,000 busliels, They bocamo heatod ; wa falod 10 pos. them, nud they wero in our way there. I went 1o Afr, Clury snd told him, and Mr, Clary will say tho kame thing, 1told Lim tho condition of tho oafs, I fold him 1 wanted to take out {hose. 10,000 bushels of old cats, sull T zskod him what I should do. Ho totd o T lad botter advortise for theso recalpts, Which I e, Clary : T fold you fiat what tho law was, did I not 7 A.—Yes, sir; the storago amounted to about ono- Thalf what tuo oats w\f‘rn worth, Wo advertlsed for theso receipta, but beforo the receipta wero brought in wobad shipped tlieus oats away us rejected oute, Wo ‘bought thetu for No, 3, and had hard work to got them off as rejected, Wo pald for everything that bas come 4in since, whethier new or old, to make up the deli~ clency, _They were hented, andit wsa hard work to geot thie Tnspectors Lo pass them a8 rojected, Mr. Clary 3 You stated {o mo there was only about 4,000 buslols of theso Tecoipta? A.—Yes, air. f Afr, Drlver: If it would cloar up the thing suy, I could bring the dates of thesa receipta, Bir, I, M, Hough: We lave them, I guess, We did zot tako iu any grain from tho nllv.ld‘c of March to the st of August—uot a bushel, Our house was emptiod, snd wo were eclovating it, Theso osts wero in the Hiouse, and wo failed o get tho recoipts. “Tig Ohnirunan: Tio reason for ahipring thom out t tho oats were in a condition . i ¢ "fis, sir: and wo advortised for thorecelpls, and id for thom os thoy camo fu. You aro awaro whiat tho law prescribes? Yes, air; the law permits us to do that, The 1aw permite us to take and nhip grain when 1t becomes partially damoged, snd ship 3t at the risk of tho ownor, Q@.-And 3t roquires you 1o post the enta when you ascortafued they wero out of coudition, don’t it7 —Very likoly, B bers BST: Hougu told mo o bnd sbout 10000 Juslisls of oats heated and out of conditon; fhnt abont. 4,000 Duabils beloug to Lim, or, ratior, tore Iooe” ahout 4,000 bushcla of recoipta ouistanding Sniust them, ’ Tlacamoto mo and ‘wanted to know 24lat B shouia do ubout ity and X told lifm ho wanted 20 out that, sort of proporty. 1o eaid lio wanted to Gor'sid of it. Then L old him, @ You had bottor ad- $ortisc It fors cortaln length of time bofora you can FOlTE: {hat s what tho law requirea” "¢ Yes ko Anyered, but bo eald he did not want to keop tlio Dats, and’ conformed dircctly to thelaw, 1o sald Lo as about to. bip thom out, aud ho would tako tho Thances, oa thoy wero fu the way, undlio sald ho was Golng to hip thom off, Bays T, *If you sre going to 80" fiat, you had betler sdvortse them for a certain Jongths of timo. Ho elatmod tht tho oats—a yart of FiSie—wras his own, uud Lo hud only s thousand bush- e . 1 undorstand those 3,300 buskels ‘Tiio Chaluatt coyer thoss lota ‘Mr, llough : S0 far aa thoy iad been preaented, Alr, Priestly : Thoy are allin 1OW, ore they, (ougls 7 nAu.u—Tlmt s my understanding ; the recoipts wers advertiand by nutnbers, _Of course, f they aro uot all in thoy wiil como fu. ~Wo advertieed i tho Zimes and Titz THIBONE for the recelptu, Br, Clary : 1t would have beon a_very serious of- fenso, Mr, Dough, wonld {t not? Thad boen very careful to tell Br. Hough that it waa n Penitentlary offenso Lo cancel tho rocoipts, Mr, — every time, I undorstand I am gohig dawn hote’ bt doive Detlovo 3 wil e Just now, UURRY NELSON <ras duly aworn, and testitiod aa followa s by Mr, Wright: Q.—Mr, Nelson, you sre » fn‘el:nml:::gf be Airm of Viucout, Nelson & Co,? o, Bir, = Ths cloiatos e 1 ATIR Gommittco a1a not eat yog, a1, Nolton “you were callod ot tho request of the Messrs, Houih, Who wish to ask ,nk“ sowe questions, I think we huve 10 byl Bo auestione (o e : Q—Who composo (e firm of 3 clson & Co.7 Vincont, Nelson & 00T 1y, Stovens, and myslf. A:—Ynn ‘alsp bayo o conunisslon firm of Murry welion e 00.¥ Lcs, s A dimposss that Airm 7 S yedlf sud Mr, Btevens. GTNix Vincons aa no luleret n (a1 A Houulr, < iU avent, Neluon & Co, 1n tho babit—have tiey v 't habji~ot givivg Alurry Noison & Co, or dT. for gmain befora the rocalpts had boen presented 2 m""""" liave boon foing it all summer, baven't thoy . u A.—Woll, yes ; Tthould nay A0, from imo to time evor sinco tlie two concorns startod, Q.—To wiit vxtent have thoy hnd orders whoro thoy havo not d the recelpts prescuted, at any one tno 7 A—=Waiy | conld not tell without lovking at tho baoks, * Qu=Did they over have ns high na 60,0007 Eee A—Well, Tuow't know s oy had—sthil thoy migh T dont kinow wliat you mon by that, Q.—T meun this, My, Nolkon; I whitry to malko my= solf undoratood if' Lean z X0 ‘Murry--Nelson & o, {liat b, yoursolf and Mr. Stevons—ipply to Vincont, Nolson & Co, for au order on tho clovator, If you fsaua orilers to thom'to lond a vessel without thielr” prosont~ ing thetr reacipta bofura the order wan fasucd 7 A.—Not without thofr presentiug the recoipts—or wittiout tholr cancolliny tho rocolpis? Q.—Mr. Nolon, you dun't toll nio-that, you nlwa presented your receipts bofore tho order was lssued 7 A—Tho two oflices are togother, Q.—Well, thon, I wllisay Vincont, Hough & Co. since tho now firm started, I will confino mysolf down o tho othor ofics, X will ooutae myself to tho books oro, e 'A—T any thiat o havo delivered grain fraquently to Murry Neinon & Co, witliout tho cancollation of tho recoljta or the presoutation of tho roveipts at tho elo~ vator ofiico, A 5 'Q.—That Iy, you havo done that In your own offico— Qown bore whero this now offico is ? A,—In both oflices, Qi—Now, pr, wou't your books show how._that js— that Vincont, Hough & CGo,’s books will show that ordors Lave beon given from your ofiico to Murry Nolson & Co,, and 1o others, whero tho receipts huvo not beon brotght u for two or threo weekaafter, to tho extont of 76,000 or 100,000 bushiols, A—I oon't aay thal it was 50 long atime, Thoyshow that grain has boon doliverod to Murry Nolson & Co,, aud others, aftor the proaontation of ihe recoipts, Q,—When Murry Nelson & o, callod for tho ro- cotpta—whon Loy catiod for tho order—you brought in tho roceipts when you got roady? ' A,—No, not that; that grain lias slways boen doliv~ ored upon my order, —You are one of tho firm? A. , 8T, Q.—A miembor of all threo firms? A=Yes, sir, Q.—Then you gave theso orders to your own house, nn‘d ‘u;o]: thom at once, without buying up your ro- colpt . . A—No, sir; T Imow, a6 & rulo, whon I gavo them on my own louse that thoy lind the rccolpts, or contracts for tho recoip(s, before they camo in. ‘Q.—Tho contract for tho recoipis and the recelpts are two dilferent things? "A—1 stato thom as two thinga, ‘booke of your offico presiy soon, Dl you goto oo M. Olary, and tol im that ho had befter look after us; that wo wore in straltoncd ciroumstances, and wero pbipping out graln, and to aco {f our recolpta wero correct or uoL? o, sir, —Yois did not ? No, sir ; 1 dld not do any-such thing, ‘That is between you and him, theu? —I dou't know auything ubout that, QI sou bave' noi, of ‘courso, 1 fiave mothing morelo say, At the'time this investigation com= ‘menced do you know how much you wero short 7 A.—~I do not know, Q.—oll,_can you approximato it ? A.~—Woll, I donot know as I can, It isnot meces~ “? at all, becauss tho Looks will show. Our books and Mr, Clsry's both will show, Q.~Alr, Olary has given his testimony here, and I understand that tho books of Mesars, Hough & Co.'s oflice will show? A.—Yes, undoubtedly. —You throo mon comptian both firme, oo a coms smizslon-liouse and tho other an elovator firm ; and you isvo rando freo to understand cach othera’ bust- Tiess, and to drow on your house 88 you thought proper, and to order your roporta o you got in your Tocoipts and your contracts and shipped tho grain away 2 —No i I hardly say that, You say wo made froe, ‘Woll,_won't the booka sbow that 7 .—No, I don't think thoy will, though that {s not » definife rmnaull!un, anyway, Q.—Vol thon, sba't tuaf lino of busineas boon e i olovator offico will follaw my ordars always, ,—Havo you givon an ordor now toahip? A.—For tho sake of bolng definite, I would prefer to refer right to Mr. Clary’s books, Q.~Wouldn' Jou Just as soon have your own? A.~—Juat oxactly, Q.—DBecause they have been at my books, and I wonld like to havo {fll)n como {n, A.—1 would just as soon have my books; tlio books of Vincent, Nelson & Co, ato the sume thing, Q.—Now, is not that tha goneral. practico? Hasn’t ha practicé X speak of been tho genoral practico of the trade among all tho clevators? A1 supposo it was, I havo alwaze had graln ot thio othor Louscs whenover I wanted it, Q.—Thoy took roceipts for it? A.—Yes, sir; {0 rensonablo oxtent, The Cheirman: Q.—What would Lo a reasonable extont? I esk tho question now, so that we shall not ovarlook - —1 ose that {s in tho judgment of each man for hime 3 1 gave au order on Friday or Saturday on the propeller Halelgh, and she carries somo 38,000 uslicla, 1 gavo Georgo Walkor an order for 16,600, moro or less, ovor and nbova the receipts, They laok- od about that much receipts of filling her up. In the afternoon they Liad suothor vosscl at the Louse, which was short something like a thousand Il\lahslsl and I gave thom an order for that much, Tha has boen my practice over sinco 1 run an elovator with that kind of men, Ithas beena matter in my own Judgment ontiroly, Tho Ohairmsn : Q.~What would you considor & res~ sonabloamount ? Would it be 14,000 or 15,000 bushe els, or 10,000, or 20,000 7 A.—Tnst would depend upon tho quality of grain I Dind in the house, and tho receipts, sud go forih, and 80 on, Ifthe hiouso was full, aud grain was arriving zapidly, Tebould givo tiom an order for 0,000 oF T proposo to sond for thy Well, yon would 100,000, wouldn’t you ? Ar—Yes, T would 100,000'4f tho recelpts were large enough ; if wo wero running tlo house to its full ca~ pacity, and wero crowded for room all the time,—of ‘course, ou their promise to replace it with certified chocks, Bometimes wo require certifiod chocks, Mr, I, M, Mough : Q.,—Not from parties that you consider good, like Walker & Kent ? 'A.—T should not from a firm ko Walker & Kent, and others, Of course, that ia a matter for considera~ tion and judgment. Mr, Clary : Well, it 18 a Penitentiary offenso, isn’t 1t 7 AT think it I, nccording to Isw; that {8 my un- doratanding. Mr. Warren; [ think there has beon somo evidence brought in hero, reprosented ag coming from BMr, Nelson, ss tothe practico in his fizm and the ractico generally, I think it would bo proper for us &l nak Mr, Nelson somo questions ou those points. Alr, R, M, Hough: Inregard to Mr, Nelson's stato- menta to Ar, Olary 7 Mr, Warren: YM' that is ono of them. The Obsirman : There was another statement made here on the genoral subjoct of a transaction between Murry Nolson,—of his borrowing from Armour, Dol &Co! M. Olary: Thero was & cargo of some 20,000 bush- ols, I bolivo? .—Somo 20,000 bushels over and sbove ihe zoceipts proscated, 3Ir, Qlary: I stated anbstantially this: That Mr, Barroll, down there, had not returnod tomo (hat cargo, and roported that Blurry Nelson & Co, owed Lim & consldcrablo balance,—haw much I do not know. TTho Chajrmnn : If camo out horo that it was somos whore in the neighborhood of 100,000 bushols ; and that tho mattor ran nlong until the panlc commoneod, flor this maitor bockmo a subjoct, of publio talky d thon thio matter war in somo way stralghtonod up, Mz, Clary: No, elr; that Is - mot tho why. The -ibing 'was clored up on Fouday, Oct. 0, but there were no publie announce meuta’wado ot aay dllicully uailx dsy oF two aftes lis Ghairman : It waa publicly known thoro wera gsome irregularitics complained of boforo that Mon- day, In tha Iattor part of thoe proviona week, Bottiny aaido all theso points, there 14 a question of {he Port horo, ‘A-—Wall, X think I would ko to corract the part of my tentlmony relating 1o this subjoct; Iam rominded now of something 1 answer fow 'question by tho Colonal, 85 to how much wo wero short, I{hiuk tho Ty o ut i wasy at to timo thia fveatigation com- menced, Cot, Loughs At about tho timo wo ealled for tho Comumitico 7 A.—3y intontion was to say at tho time thia investi- gation commenced wo wero 1iot short any, snd had nat Deen for somo thuobeforo, I kuow our shortage waa in process of being mads up. Iwentlo New York uome days boforo, and the shortayo wus made up soon after Iloft. You went to Now Yorlk bofore this ‘The Chinirman 3 ‘panio commeneed A,—During (he panlo; about the time tho round danco commenced hore, 1it aut, Q,—Wo were asking you, at tho timaof this inter- rupiion, about the cargo of Portch—if you Lave any explanation tu muko i regyrdto tiat 1 .—1 donot know that I have, That mattor, asT underatand it, would belong to Armour, Dolo & G0, Q.—1t cama in here incldentally in the course of our - investigation, As to the mattor of that cargo, A~1donot know what the investigation is, I am surd b X supposed 1t was pertinent to Mr. Hougl entirdly, 'Q.—Tho examination of thus suboct has brought fo, incidentally, the practico of loaniug grain out of {ho ‘warchouses without returnh‘lg tho receipts 3 that camo 1in as an justanco in which it had been done; thut came in eimply {ncidentnily, Just ns your examihation has come in incidontally hore upon that sumo subjact, ‘A~ do not want to bo technical at all, or put any- {hitig I tho way of the Comtnitles; but lint 1 a mat- tor that I know nolhing about of my own knowledgo, oxcopt {hat Ar. Btovens told mo that he borrowed o cargo so-and-s0, and it was ahipped, but I hind notbing 10 'do with the busiuces, and I think, thorefore, my tes tmony canuat bo very competont, ¥ nMoso tho Loughis want to show what tho oustom s, ir, 1, B, Tough s Mc. Noloon saye Lo suppores vo sso bieré {0 faveniigato tho Irregulariiics of our bouss, Jtis truo wo are tho figure-head, Now, what I want to get at is, that thoso irrufiulurlflnl 8t our house et no ular tuan thoy do_ in to othor houscs furoughout the city, In order to do that, I proposs fo ghow—which I thiuk I lavo' & Tight to do—how Lusiness had been conducted by ofth- o liouses, in order to indicate the courso I Lave taken mysnl{. ‘o Chalrman ¢ Tt strikes mo {t s ontiroly legiti~ m:lu?n\d the Houghs huve s right to do that, g do nlgl'! kklll)"w V;hl:l the othier members of tho Committoe think sbout i, ‘M, Telestly ; I Wbink 3¢ 18 no moro than Just to om, ALr, B, B, Hough : Tho only way I soo this {hing can mbx you fn with Armour, Dole & o, s tho fact, Mr. Nalaon, thint your house borrowod this grain froth them, Thby cani bring them fu to show wliy thoy gidit.” You belug tho party that recoive th graiu, you should lat, the Cutamission kuow how you got that targo of wieat, A—Mr, Btovéns would bo s beltor witness sbout thaf, I know, in & genoral way, thut such s thing oo curded; Tlis dotalls I da not know, uor Just win it wau paid, n.?. B, M, Hougli s Br Nelson, I want o ask you “ises, ani another question, Supposo you should deaw your Honso right dovi until thoro Woro no recipta out, and ot ahiould i you liad 20,000 hustiola of geain loft {itoce; mow how aro you going to got it out, under tho ot Wo nover Had any auch oxporienco nh that, N ow o baplied our hoino Jant. Apring for ro- pois And tho honeg ovorrun Ao much, Qi—Ye, sl 3 now, how nro you golui to got that out of your e tmdor tholaw?” . L . A—T dowt ki, - QiNow let i nnk you anothor anention : You, sir, wn i olevalor man, luvo na sight to tako n verar slongaldo of your: houso nid load {t from cannl-boata on floaters, havo you, without making & roport (o Mr, ur, 'Nhwell, 1 think that fs the futorprotation or cone striiction of tho lnw, Q.—Conld Mr, Howard Pricstly do It withont making sny ropori~iot th veasol anchor iu fho middloof tho stream 7 ‘A~—On floaters 7 Q.—Yon; 1 am {nlving about flontors; you, ass warohoussruan, and Mr, ifoward Pricatly’ not being conneclod with ho warchouso; and you loaded tho vewsal from tho floater, That'vessol In roporicd for cancallation na loaded t your house, Now, thon, Liow &ro yon going to roport that 2 —TLiat {5 o now question to mo, I guess : T dont think the Warohiouse law mentions floators t all, Q.—Vory truo ; but ft mentions you, and your dut a8 1 warchouseman, You hiavo n vessol loading along: sido your elovator, and yon buy five or aix canil-bonts, or ton or fifteen, and unload thom, and_ilint vessel {8 reporled as londing from the Nationnl Blavator? Aw—That, 1 sliould ik, would put a difforent as- pect on ks Q.T;!on, sir, howaro yon golug fo report that easl A—A vesacl loaded ot tho Notionol Elovator would e reported. Q.~No; I am talking about floaters,—whero it don't g0 1nto (o hiouso at ol A~—Woll, T don't think that floators aro montioned 1n tho Warohiouse law, and have nothing to do with it Q.—But It mentions your duty nsa warehousoman, Now, can you, as o werohousoman, do what Alr, Pricatly can ? A—Lgruces that t oo, T guces Y cannot, Q.—That o can goand fond a_vessel from flontors pitiout”repertiog ta 3r, dlazy, while you cannot do AT mipposo thatfaso; T novor thought of it be« foro, ns I know of ; I do not know why it {en't, The Slontors hiava nothihg to do with tho warehiouso or tho Warchouso law. Q—Dut you, 58 o wareliouseman, have somotbing to l]DA ‘with them ¥ ‘8, Bir, 1t Murry Nolaon & Co, aro slipping n cargo of grain, wo will ssy, and your houso s full, aud you buy canal-boats enough, and you are Lroko down at your place, you have got n shaft out of order, or have broko a driving-whoel, or your ongiuo gots out of lovel, and you buy canal-bosta of corn anc load © vesacl, and sho lays alongsido tho National Eloyator, the duty of tho louss Inapector {8 to roport that vosoel loaded thoro, to the Inspector's ofiice, A—TWholher tho grain gocs into the hiouso or not? Q.—Ycs alr ; becuuso sholoads at sour house, Then I want toknow how you Aro golng to report hor s ‘coming from your hoso? A—urry ‘Nolson & Co, havo nothing to do with tho dlovator. Q.—Wall, 1t fa tho samo thing, You sre n warc houscman nd a commission_ man both, ‘A.—Yos; but they aro run entirely separato, and tho w0 concerna want to bo kopt sepnrate. I guosa I un- dorstand what you waat togot at, 1f I do, lot mo stato it in this way: 1f my houso was brokéu down, and T tako & floater and transfor boats, I should ay that by that operstion, in connection with tho way you slofo ~ it in rogard 'to tho Inspector, Lo reporis it at tho National Elovator sud that T mako tho floater n patt of tho elovator, Then thero would bo no differ~ oncoat all, ; Q.—But it _your grafn don't go into tho houso? Your raceipla don't gointo market becausa thore are no recolpts lssucd cxcept for collection, Now, would Mr, Howard' Pricstly havo fo imako auy ~such roport, belug outeido of tho wore hotiso? That is, are tho dulies of a warehouso- ‘man any difforont ‘undor tho law from tho dutics of tho trado outsido townrdsltho roport of tho Registrar and Inspector 2 A—Wall, T supposo thoy aro, Tho duties of the warchoteemen are difforenit from tho dutica of the commission morchnnt, Mr, Priesily might tako o floater and load vessols in ‘wators ndjacont to ony Do 18 not accountablo under {lio War- house law. Mr, Warren: I think Mr, Clary could oxplain this thing In s fow minutes, For my part, 1 can't seo whether thero is any difforenco. 3. Glary : Tundomiand it o bo thias 1t Tough, inthe transnction of his busincss, bronks down bis elevator aud gots a boat slongside, and puta Lis geain into that, it 18 a part and parcel of hia elovator, snd wo should réquiro lum {o roport lie rocelpts for caucolla= tion Just aw mauch a8 wo would If the olevator Lad not heen broken down ; but if Hough should take n vesscl down the creck horo_somowhere, and, {ndopendent of any oporstions in hia olovator,’ shotld transfer six or elght bont-loads, our Inspecfor would report that trunsactlon to us, sid wa wonld have it an_our books, o bavo got yorlipa G00.000 or 700000 cbusheld of; that kind of trausactions, sad wo dow'h expect roports for eancellation ; but tho caso I pponk. of I regard it me o differcut thiug, and wo hold him to o strict sccountability. Mr. Warron : If Mr, Hough should-como 1o you and esy to you thera were certuin canal-boats ¢ o iito corlaln veanols, you would got a Teport of them s {huy aro pald for, - Now, why ia ho placed in any alfferent position fcom, any oller shly that hna 0t gono into lus houso? ‘There ara the hoats, and ther 1a tho pay for them; if Mr, Hough fusucd tho Tecelpta for theno bonty, und (heao recelpts went into Tarket, then they would huve u right to call for tho gralu o4 though it wont into the houso, Br, Nolson : Mr. Olary requires mo fo iseuo thie recelptu for tho amount of grain, not for issuo, but for cancellation. in Mr, Clary : Most of the elovators writo out o ro- celpt for overything thoy tako in storo, but thero is a Iargo proportion of it nover {ssucd, Smith & Thomp- Eon 4o that, and roturn tho receipt ot once, 5 though 1t hind never beou out of thelr possession, AMr, R, M. Hough: What I was trying to getat was, tho differonce in tho law Letween us aud ehippors hore, If T, ne a_wareliousoman, tako o canal-boat along- sldo our docs, T would biave to'mnko & roport; but Mr, Trieatly could tako boat alongeide avy dock ha was o mind to bire. The law discruninates bulween he and I as ngainst warehousemner, Mr. Clary : Holds sou to o stricter accountability, decatisg you B0 & warchouseAL, Mr, Nelsou: If wo tako u floator at a house and load two or threo boats by o floater, and_run oue Loat or moro outof the house, why, then, I doutt think you could separato them, Thoy would all go togetlLer, The Chairman : Bupposing iu this instunce, where Mr, Clary considers that a canal-boat is on your prem- ‘another instanco where it is not.on your promisea, your ripurion righta exond to tho middlo of tho river, and it is,in fact, transferred ou your premiscs, thon you areon the promises of the clo- vator—that 1s, on I\IIK walers included within your riparian fl‘fllll. Tn that coso, lio aska if that fs ot s traneaction bolonging to tho elovator, Mr, Clary : That is what I mean, and a report must ‘bo made, Outsido of {haton snybody else's waters docs not Foquize any return, ‘The Chairman : It las boen shawn horo that theso floators do trnnefer juto the houze: spout a lot of corn into a houso ; thut covors the sub~ Ject, T should think, r. Nelson : I think I mado mysclf understood, It scems to Lo a matter of opinion rather than evidence. Mr. Olary : I think we substantially ngreeall round, 31r, T, 3, Hough: T bring out this evidene to shiow that Thivo ot bowu avy mure culpable tan thosest of thiem, Ar, Notaon : T donot know as ever any such caso oo- ourred at our place, Thio Olintrman ; Dr. Nelson, do you know unything about o (ransfer by Lo Hougls, oF rather {ho matler of warcliouso receipta being lsstied by tho Houghs for o slomc-lonts—comn from two wlono-boats {roma the river? "A:—T do not kmow s word ‘bout it, If T evor told anything about it, I told it o8 something Lold to me, Tiover sald thut 1 kuew anything about it from my own kuowledgo, 1 bavo bech aeked o hundred iniea sbout i, and T hovo alwayy lake tho paius (o say st 1 didu tmow nnything ahout it : T reforred to 1t us Bomo nowapapor gossip, or eomething of (hat kind, | o Olinfrman ¢ Mr, lough, bavo you auything fur- ther t offer 7 Mr. B, M. Hough : T 0 not kmow that T wish to offer anyting furllior to tho Committeos I think T havo produced ovidencoenouyh tosliow what tho prace tico 1 among the elovators of this city, The Commiltea thon adjourned to 9 s, . Tuouday, Oct. 21, 1878, —— “THE WORLD DOES MOVE.” To the Edilor of The Chicayo Tribune: tho intelloctual capital of tho world, thoe Chair of Philosophy was filled by & young woman, bonutiful in porson, sud of irroproachablo vir- tuo, whoso wisdom and eloquonce drew to her acndemy tho learning, wealth, and fashion of that cultivated but luxurions motropalis, Ro- ligious fanaticism, comprohending tho * jrre- proseible conflict " botwoen philosophy and dog- ma, sought to strongthon the foundations of tho Church by the total aunililation of education aud freo-thought. To this polivy tho boautiful Hypatia foll o victim, Hor brutal nssassina~ tion, and tho burning of the unrivaled library and musoum of Aloxandrin, aro fitting preludoes to tho long conturios of darknoss whick followed, Doubtless the gouius of Uypatin was the flower of Grook oulturo, disonthralled from tho proju- dices of mora provincial Athons, whose Aspasia, to satiafy tho inantisblo hunger 'of her suporh intolloct, woro the badgo of suspected virtue, All oras of unusual moutnl activity have brought wowan, ilustrating tho dignity and capncity of her gox, Our now clvillzation, most like that of Alexandrin, is the product of the bost elomonty of the nations ; and projudices of casto, ouse tom, and religion, in this mingllug of ail custes, oustoms, ~and religions, ~ are hocoming disintograted and roudy to orumble away, Thought is making titanio straggles to- set itsolf free, and oducation is fitting woman for that splendld destiny whioh elernal Nuture moant man should share with her, IIypatis ie hor star in tho East,—the propheoyof & moro porfeat duy, whote dawn bogins to filow upon our horizon, TEvonts crowd rapldly, 'Chree yoars ago, a young gir!_graduated from ono of our ublio #ohools, Her genius led her irresistibly to the Inw, Coko und Blackstono boeamo her prophots, Fatherless, nnd not rieh, conscious of hor talents; #ho was oager to onler the lists, to win not only Dbioad, but au honorable cateor, iu tho line of hor Woll, that cnsa nevor prescnted itoelf to me, | ; sometimos they ! it At ono timo, whon Atexandria waa still | to tho surface typos moro or less brilliaut of | gontus, Heor appoal for privilege .was roturncd without comment by the gnpromn Cotlrt, which, by subsequent docrao, declared that woman may ot atteat logal dooumonts, ontor our cotirts ai adlyoente, or Y]und beforo our jurion ; nnuorlll‘g further, tin human® Inw to be banod_upon d qualifications {nhoront In the sox. Dismayed, DLut not utterly_cnst down, rncoguizluf tho fact that the strurglo was no ' longer an individual one, Al satd, ** My fato 15 Indviteblo, 1 eninob cohsont Lo bo o faffure ; T will bo whab I nust " and. In the faco of wornings and_onireatios in doflance of the Buprome Conrt itkolf, sho hay knocked with so divino a porsistenco thaé alt doors have oponed bofora hor, until Alta M, 1fulott stands within tho Bar of our olty to-day, crowned with completo success na tho advocalo of n moro fuat and liboral interprotation of tho " highor Jaw " andits_incorporation Into the :l‘lnmtnn of our Btate, Honor to whom lmu;)lr is uo. v 3 o e THE COUNTY BOARD. Tho Now Jnil to Be Ieady for Prise oners in Five WeeltwaeItoport of the Financoe Committeo on 'Inxcs--RRca- fusal of the Bonrd to Advance Money on Contracts=-A Lot of Routine Bus~ mness Transncted, The County Commissloneras mot yosterday nf- tornoon, President Miller.in tho Chair, and presont Commiasionors Ashton, Boguo, Olough, Crawford, Galloway, Harrison, Herling, Jones, Lonorgan, Pahiman, Russoll, The minutes of tho last mooting wore roadand approved. A communication was road from Armstrong & Egan, architects, stating that tho now Jail would bo ready for occupanoy in flve wooks, and sug- gosting that arrangemonts bo made . for bedding and othor necessary furnituro, Roferrod to the Oommitteo on Jail and Jail Accounts. Judge Troo complained of defective henting in s courteroom, and tho Committed on “Public Buildings wero instructed to romedy tho dofects. It waa reportod that ton bodies had boen ro- colved at tho Morgue during lnst month. Tho County Agont askod for the appointmont of threo additional visitors to look atter the in- toresta of the poor. vy Roforred to the Committeo on Poor Houso and Paupers, with power to act. The Gounty Physlcian suggested the proprioty of incroasing tho capacity of the tank for sup- plying tho Insano Asylum with hot and cold wator, Reforred to the Committos on Poor House and Paupors, Tho Judges called attontion to tho defective %nn arrangomeonts in the Court rooms and the lork’s ofticos, oy =% ml’lufnrmdto the Committeo on Public Build- 8. - fi‘ho villago of Jofferson askod an appropria- tion of 2800 to construct tho approschos of the Ol{hn\un Avonue bridge and * Carponter's " }]{l dgo over tho North Brauch of the Ohicago vor, Tho warrant was ordored to bo drawn for the amount askod. A number of bills wore submitted and referred to nppropriate committeos, The Judiciary Committes reported that the bill of the Hon. W. W, Honton, for $60 for hold- g;g cfia&m in this county was correct, and should paid. It was g0 ordered, The Tinanco Committce reported that they bhad oxamined tho statemont of the County Trenauror nnd bolieved the samo to bo correct. 01 the delinquent [’mmnmfl proporty tax amount- mg to $76,620.77, $31,040.80 was ropro- gonted by tho Natioual banks, and §9,070.83 by insurance mm?;mln!, loaving a balanco of 41,- 607.14, of which amount o considerablo portion ‘would, no doubt, be collootod, as it was the duty of the County Collector to sond mon out to hunt up tho dolinquents, The County Attornoy in- formed tho Committao that the right to tax the shnres of atock of the Nutional Banks iad_boen arguod boforo Judge Blodgett, of tho United Btates District Court, who had the mattor undor advisement, but unti] Lio decided tha cago tho in- junction restraining the County Collector from £elling hold good, 'Tho Committee ware grati- fied Lo find that oul of & lnv{ of 81,174,534.88, judgment was rofused on ons £1,264.21, Tho report was roceived and filled, Tho Finance Committeo rn]rorud ogoinst ad- vanciug 26,000 to Bocker Brothors on thair waod and noal contraot, an.the ground that the county should not advauce monoy bofore contraots wera tulfiiled. Adopted. < 1t was ordored that £5,245 be paid to Boyd & Buckion on account of hoating apparatus in tho now jail, aud 19,878 fo AL, n,gnn'fiay on account of ninaon work -on tho sama building; slso, §8,782.40 for mason work on the additional story to tho Insane Asylum. Tho joint Committeco on Poor-House and Paupers and ~Hospital recommondoed that tho_cogtract for ‘potatosa bo_awarded to 0. F. Doriolat at the following rates: 850 bushola of peachblows at 98 cents n bushel, and 850 bushols of early rose at 95 conts, also that bonns and hominy be given for city and couuty outdoor rolief in lion of potatoes, ] A loarnod discussion oneued on the rolative amount of nutrition contalned in a bushel of beaus and & bushel of potatoes. Beans wan, and the report of the Cormittes was adopted. Dnliffs’ wagee for thomonth of Octobor, l\l‘q(i\lllfll\g to $5,040.83, woro ordored to be paid. The Town of Malre got $800, Lomont $400, and Lyons $1,000, to help to build bridgos, = County Buperintendent of Schaols Lane asked and privato tho ~ local pormission to havo printed 2,000 copics of Lis’ annual roport slowing the condition of schools in tho county, + The Committeo on Education were empowered to print tho document. Mr, Bogue offered & resolution calling on the heads of tho various departments and offices for statements of supplies used by each dopartment during the year, Adopted. Tho Board adjourned until Monday noxt, ———— " BAILROAD NEWS, Consolidation of the Wisconsin Con= tral and Milwoukee & Northern Railwuys-=Olcrks Panic-Stricken Dir. Cook’s Succeasor,. Nogotiations have been completed by which tho Wisconsin Oentrnl Railrond will bo trans- forred to and consolidated with the Milwaukaeo & Northern Rsilrond Company., This aotion malos & continuous line of rail nnder one man-~ agoment from Milwaukes to Ashiand, on Lako Superior, 'Tho advantages Milwaukes will ronp from this transfor aro many and abvious. Tho country through which the lino runs abounds with Hmbor in almost. noxhaustitle quantitios, and thoe producers of that seotion will gladly avail themsolvos of tho opportunity naw afforded tiom of shipment to H}lwu\flma and ‘this city, 1t Is anid that tho officos of the Wiscousin Con~ tral, which are now looated in this city, will be removed to Milwaukop In a few daya, Tho clorks at the oflioss of the Oblengo, Tocle lea, Toinnd & PacifioTailvoud wre in & grontafato of exuitomont, Iyostordny on account of the rumor that Joln T, Tracy, tho President of tho road, had como to this olty for tho purposo of reduc- ing tho puy of all tho employes of tha Compauy 10" por cont, Mr, " Ilugh Riddle, tho Buporintendont, 1s eald "to be strong- ly opposod to & roduction, bocauso the omploycs aro already gotting abon 25 por cont loss pay than the omployes of, some of the other roads, Drukemen, for oxample, who recoiva 245 to $60 & month on the Iiinocis Contral ro- celvo_ouly §36 to 840 n month on the Rock Islond, MR, COOK'S BUCCEBSOR, Although Mr, 1L, D, Cook, lato Haflway Com- missloner, who died suddenly dsy beforo yes- torday, has not yot been nauulgnex to his grave, the rallway managors in this city wore, novers {holoas, very much sgitated yeatorday about his succosdor, ‘Most of them favor the appoint- mont of Mr, Charles Randolph, Enurntnry of the Board of ‘Lrade, or Judga Lawrenco, L'hey, are strongly opposad to auy more farmors heing put on the Board, Thoy want & business man or sound good souso, —_—— Septic Polsons, The Commission whioch wag organized for tho purposo of ascertalning tho causo of tha plague which for so long » period ravaged certain Irov- incos of Porsla, attiibute {ho sourso of tho pai- son to cavorns in tho eerth, in which thosa who diod of the plaguo forty yoara ago wore buriod, and which civerns hiave rocontly bieen reopened. “Thio prosont plaguo commenced alinost immodi- ately upou tho oponlug of theso cavorus, Ono of tho parsons first seized had boon engagoed in this work, and is eald to bave disintorred a r‘unnmy of human bones ; another porson, who likowise had romoved some bLones from ono of theso cavorns, wne sleo nttacked, 'The plaguo, thug bogun, spread from theso sources ay & nuclous; and from othor facts gathored by tho Commissloners thoy doolded &nt this was the oricin of tho disease, - PRESBYTERIAN NEWS, 'I\Ioe[:ing. of tho Chiongo Presbytory--- . A Suspended Member Re- % stored, "Tho Rov. 7. M. Faris Appointed Financtal Agent of 1he Preshytorian Theo« Y logieal Seminary, ‘_n}. William Fleming Stovenson, of Dublin, Ireland, ! tho_Probable Succossor of Dr. Pntterson, An ndjourned moeting of the Prosbytery of Olicago was hold in thoe Preabytorian Rooms, MoCormiok's Block, yesterday morning, the | Rav. Dr, B, L. Hard prosiding. Tho meeting | waa opened with prayer by the Rov. Joln For- | mytho, of Englowood, aftor whioh tho roll wan called, and the minutos of tho last mooting road and approved. Tho ministers presont woro: Dra, R, W. Pattorson, Hurd, Post, Profs. Bwing and Blackburn, and the Rova, L. IL Roid, 0. L. Thompson, Bon E, 8. lly, Arthur Mitchell, D. 8, | Johnson, E. Davis, G. O. Noyes, A. B, Kit- tredgo, Waltor Forsytho, J. H. Walker, J. T, Matthows, W. B, Truax, 3. H. Trowbridgo, J. Taylor, W. O. Young, J. MacLood, 0. Barnard, and J, B, McOluro. The Rov. John Weltzol, & suspendod member of tho Prosbytery, presented a lottor of confos- slon, thraugh tho stated clerk, and a roquest to o restorad to momborahip, which, aftor consid- orablo disoussion, in which Mesers. Trusx, Swing, Blaokburn, Thompson, Ely, Walker, For- sytho, snd othors took part, was unsnimously grantod, Tho Rev. J, Harrigon, in charge of the Church of tho Pilgrims, presentod a letter from tho Con- grogationalAssoclation of Ohicazo, and, aftor an oxamination and assent to tho conatitutional uestions, was rocolved a8 & membor of the reabytory. Tlhe comimitteo nppointed 'to inatall the Rev. | Dr. Poat as pastor of the Holland Presbytorian Churoh, roported that work accomplished last Bunday, Prof, Bwing prosiding and delivering the addross, the Rev. L. II. Reod prenching tho sermon and chiarging tho pastor,and the Roy. 0. L. Thompson charging the people. A similar - ort was mado respecting the inatallation of the Rev. Bon E. B. Ely as pastor of the Grace Pres- bytorian Chureh The Reva. Robert Boor, of Valpraimo, Ind., and Lewis Thompeon, of the Presbytery of St. Paul, being present, eat a8 corrosponding mem- bors of tho body. . Tho Presbytery, after a ploesant and har- monlous session, adjournsd to meet in tho samo rooms on the first Nonday in Docember, at 10:30 a1, The Tov. Dr, R, W. Patterson offered tho cloaing prayor. A FINANCIAL AGENT APPOINTED. A jont meeting of the Exeoutive Committoo and Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Thoo- logical Sominary- was held_in the Presbyteriun Book Rooms, McCormick’s Block, yesterday, the Hon. Judgo 8. M. Moore preslding, and the Rev. L. H. Rold acting'as Seéretary. Tho report of & Bub-committos, sppointed ot o previous mooting to look nfter & Financisl Agent for the Somina- , waa prosented, in which it was stated that the Rov. J. M, Faris, of Anna, Ill, had been recommonded ns o euitablo porson for the Agenoy, but the Committeo proforrod tho moet- fug to act in the matter, irroapective of tho rec- ommendation, After due consideration, the Rev. J. M. Faris was uoanimously olectod Tinsucial Azont, his salary boing fixed ot 82,000 per anuum, and pavment of the same to begin &t tho timo of assuming charge, should ho ac- copt. Mr, Faris was the Financial Agont of this inatitution soveral yoars ago, and of Iate hifw Dbeon tho ngent of Westminister Colloge at Ful- ton, Mo., for which he has just comploted an en- dowment of $100,000. SUNDAY-S0H00L BUPERINTENDENTS. Thore will ba a.mosting of the Buperintend- onts of tho Dresbyterian Suuday-sohools of tho city in the Ministorial Rooms, McCormick's Blook, next Thursday, at 4 p. m., for tho parposs of _arrangin for tho orgavization of n Sundsy-school Association in conmec- tion with tho Ohicago Prosbytery., It is furthor announced that J. Bonnott Tyler, who i n ohatge of the Sundsy-school Buresu of the Proabyterian Chureh of tho Unitod Btates, will cre loug visit Chiicago, at which time ha will nddross_tho Prosbyterisna on * How to Utilize tho Sabbath-schools.” 1t ia desirable that o full meoting be hiad next Thuraday, IT_18 BUNORED thnt the Becond Presbytorian Church are on- deavoring to secure tho Rov, Dr.William Fleming Stevonson, of Dublin, as successor to tho Rov. Dr. R, W. Pattorson, Dr. Stevenson is a lond- ing minister in the Irish Presbyterian:Church, who has racently become welk kuown in religions circles by his "active }gnflulnuuon 1 the Iate Evangelical Allianco, He is about 40 years of ngo, and colobrated 88 & acholar aud author, his fmu‘E popular work being ** Working and Proy- ng. BOARD OF POLICE. October Report of theo Fircsfiarshnles Trinls of T'wo Now Stenmeorse=Lrott= bley of Policomens Tho Board of Polico held a regular somi-week- 1y mooting yostorday aftornoon, Prosident Clave~ land in tho chair, Presont, Commissionors Wright and Shoridan, and a score of politicians. Firo-Marshal Bennor submitted his roport for Octobor, Thoro woro 40 fires, iuvolving o loss on buildings of $30,050, and on goods of 389,950 ; total, $70,000; insurance, $221,850. The causes of the fires wora: Accidont, 2; carclosencss, 8; lamp oxplosions, 3; gas oxploeion, 1; overhonted stove-pipo, 1j; sparks from stove, 1; eparke from furnace, 4; sparks from chimnoy, 1; dofactive tove-pipo, 13, do- Tective chimucy, G ; dofective furnace, 1; chils dren playing with matches, 1; known and sup- posed indondinrism, 11; spontancous combug- tion, 4 unknown, B. g ' The report of a trial of an Ahern'and a Bilaby steam fire-ongino, at the foot of Quiney street yesterday mom‘:f‘ was also submitted, The Abern ateamor had wator at tho nozzlo of 500 feot of Loso in 6 minutes and 43 seconds oftor lighting tho fire ; wator was thrown 100 feot in 8 minutes 85 soconda; 160 fost in 9 minutos 95 seconds ; 200 foet in 11 minutes ;. 226 foot in 18 minutes 80 seconds. Tho grentest distanco thrown was 228 foot, Through 250 foet of hoso, with 13¢-inch mozzlo, water was thrown 295 foot; through the samo longth of noso, with I-inch mozzles, two streams wora forcod 177 fest B inches ; with o 136-inch nozzle the wator foll 377 foct from tho pipemen, Tha Silsby engine forcod wator out of the nazzlo, through 500 foot of hose, in 11 minutos and 7 seconds after lighting the firo. In 14 minutes :88 soconds the strean onded at 100 feet, and at 160 foet in 16 minutes 85 soconds. Tho qrnntunl distanco thrown was 169 foot 4 inches, Through 250 foet of hose, with a 13¢-inoh nozzlo, wator was forcod 213 feet 4 inches; through tho mame length of hoso, with n 1-inch nozzlo, 189 feet & lnaEnu: with & 13¢-inch nozzlo, 229 foot 9 inchos. Pl Firo-Marabal was dircetod to xomoye the ateam firo-ongino from the Exposition Building to-day, and to orgonize twonow compauies, No. 23'will bo locatod at the corner of Lwenty- fleat aud Paulinn slroots, and No, 25 ab tho in- toracction of Halsted and Luke streets, 'Phocaso of Policomau Frederiok O'Cartor, who was found guilty last Saturday of maltroat- ing George Kornan, and of conduct unbecoming an oflicer, was colled up for judgmont, . Commissionor Shoridan said O'Carter waa a ooward aud a poltroon, and unflt to be a polico- man, Tho Prosident did not apree with him, consid- ering that the bealing was in & moasure justitiod by the ciroumstances, Comissioner_Blioridan moved that O'Carter bo discharged, e dosirod to discuss tho evi- ‘denco, in order that the press might loarn bia viows nbout tho maltrontmont of citizous by brutal polioomen, Noither the Prosldont nor Commissionor Wright were in & mood to indulge in commont, and, on mation of tho lattor, it was decided to reprimand tho officor, Ex-8pocial Policeman William Honry, the al- Toged bigamist, who was droppod from the forco an Saturday, appearod, aud desired to show tho Board that fnjustico Had boon dono Lim, Ilo mado o statement, dovying that ho had married another woman while Mra. Nelson was his wife, ond was 80 earnost in aesorting his innocenco that he waa requestod to bring in his papors and witnessod for oxamination this atternoon, Tho Board then adjourned, The Liconso Low in Sweden, Many poople advocate & liconso syutew, ana thoir argumonts have found & uotidoablo’ sup- vort L tho suvooss whick bos nttandod that avas tom in Bweden. Forly yoars ago: there wors 173,000 stilla in that conntry, sonding forth, an wunual deluge of alooholio stimulants estimated nt ton gallous por hoad of the outiro population, ‘Tho offeats of thin enormous consumplion of. intoxloants beaama 8o deplorablo that the Diat, in 1854, ostablished % Bystom of liconsos, grant- ing to local nuthioritios the powor of fixing the niimber in ench-dintrict, tho prico theroof, dv- tormiued by anction, to go to the rolief of loaal {nxos, This eliocted a great reform, but ten youra ntor tho hoople of dgthoburg'(a place of about 25,000 fubnbitants) resolved upon anolher ulou forward, aud probibited all private wain from the rotail galo of spirits, by putting lio publio houses *‘under charge of mana- nFnrs‘ on tho joint-stock limited linbilly prin- ciplo,” and the offoct of this change was so snt- {sfactory that *“ the polico oason of drunkennoss, which in 1864 wore 6.10 por cent, decrozsod to 2,69 por cont in 1870." In n financisl aspeot tho systom {8 no loss succossful, for in the Iast- finmod yoar tho profita handed over to the town tronsury nmounted to mesrly $60,000, besides whioh the town sold to grocers and wine mor- chanta rotall liconsos for ono yoar for $87,000. To-dny the qulnu? of intoxicating liquors con- sumed sonuslly fn Bwaedon is rather loss than ono-fitth of the consumption of 1864, THE STEAMER BAVARIAN. Furthor Particulars of the Lako On= tario Disaster. From the Toronto Mail, Nov. T, Tt appoars that thoe stosmer Lavarian, an iron boat of tho Canadian N!.vl?llmn Comypany's lino, loft this port at tho usunl hour on Weduos- day aftornoon, bound down the lake for Mon- tronl, Thora Yore efx passengors only on board. Tho orow coneistad of Capt. Carmichaol, John Hondorson, first mato ; Chiarios Bradloy, socond mato ; L. A, Mnc{lhurwn. purser, and twonty- sixmen. Up $ill 8 o'clock, whon tho stoamer was about opposite Oshawa, all went well. 'hore was no high wind, and what thoro was camo from the north—from the land side. The mato was in chargo, ‘mclng the hurricaue deck, Tho ladios wero in tho forward enloon, and the crow ocoupied botwaon docks fu various ways, On o suddon tho ory of fire was heard, and in= stantancously, as though the lightning had struck lor, tho Bavarian was wreathed in tlamoy, I'horo wore throo lonis in tho davits, one of which was immediately lowored by tho pilot, who, with oight of thoe crow, jumped aboard of her and pullod off. The second boat wes push-~ ©od_overboard, fllled, and swamped. Tho fire- flond wa bohind and a third was pitehed ovor in $ho samo rockloss fashion, and _though dipping considerably she righted, and futo her got the firat mato and & dozon others, But the pluy ‘was out, and gomo procious momoents passed mtg the wator gaining on those in the boat, when Honderaou found tho lufi and_eventually the Elnce in which' it fitto Two bLats ‘woro rought into play and vigorous efforts made to lesson tho water, Mean- whilo, floating on a plank, prescrvor round him, tho Oaptain was soon padaling towards tho boat, and was roquosted to ‘wait & moment till tho water was got under; but n boy who had sorambled on to tho samo lauk clamberod into the mate’s bost ; and the aptain slioved off, apparantly with the intention of making for the pilot's boat, which was tho lagt seen of him. The Indg»guuucngom on _the ill-fated vessel were Mrs. Bibbald and daughtor,.of Brockvills, and Bliss Ireland, of Kiugston, all lost. The 1y otlior woman'on board was tho stewardoss, aud she escapoed in tho mate’s_boat, Tho threo malo pnssengers wore Mr, Hillyar Wolr, of Obntham, r.” J. J, Parmenter, - of Loronto, and s young boy named Jamos Clare, ~ who was on ° his way o Montroal. His paronts reside in Manitoba, and the boy, who waa going to joiu frionds of theirs at Montrenl, i & pupil at Trinity School, Port Hope. The poor little follow Liad a very nac- Tow o#capo, for which hio s chiofly indabied to’ the purser. Mr. Weir is not among tho passcn- gors saved, Tho Indios, boing in the forward cabin, would bo sure to run to the bows, for, the firo broke out amidships, sud probably arose from the burstiug of tlo stoam ohost. Tho boats woro nt the stern, aud thoy wore' thore- foro seperaled from tho mosns of esoapo. ‘Whon last seon they wore huddled togother on tho forecastle. Thoso in tho mato's boat had all they could do to savo thomselves and kaop the bont afloat. ‘Why the pilot, & Frenchman named Napoleon, and Dis eight mesamates, in o boat capable of liolding thrico tho number, wers unable to ren- dor nsuistanco, to paddle round tho burning wrack and save those who jumped into the water, wo_oannot say. Tho Captain, the engineor, William Finucan, tho steward, Willism Spenco, Mr. Weir, and savon other monare nelioved to have perhod, About two Liours after the bonts pulled away from tho blazing wreck, assistauco Wwas seen to e coming from Bowmanville. One of the bonts renchod Oshaws about an hour after miduight, and with & lifo- and the other landed a couplo of miles lowor | down, tho pilot’s boat having two oars, and tho mate's three to propel her. Our 1nformant do- clared that ho thought that loss thou live minutes elapsod betwoon the firat discovory of the firo, and the two boats being on the” watar laden with those who reached the shoro, The mate's chook was burned and the boat he was in was seorched, g0 flerco was tho progress of the flames, = Ilio Bavarian was o now paddle steamer, woll found in all ropects, and only launched on the 1t of July last, Hor hull was the, huil of the Kingston, which, it will bo romomberod, was burned, and Capt. Carmichael, who was then in command of Afr. Hamulton's boat, oarned_groat credit for his daring bohavior on that oceasion. e smoking Lull was towed into Wiutby by & tug from Newcastlo, and when wo last heard of Tt tho steam fire-ehgino of tho -town wna play- ing on tha wreak, witi tho viow of axtinguishing tho lnst remuants of the fire, Tho boat’s cargo consisted mainly of 1,300 bushels of apples and about fifty tons of bacon, Authentic Statemoent as to the Causo of the Steamor’s Loss. From the Toronto Globe, ‘Nov. 8,” Thofflllnwin%lu an suthontic statoment mado by Capt. Thomas Howard, General Superintendent of the Usuadinn Navigation Btommers, Oapt. Hovward states that tho cuuse of tho accidont was through tho walking-boam breaking at thecontro; the forward pait of the beam being in connco- tion with the connecting-rod of tho engines, was thrown forward, broaking through the- front of thio Baloon on to the main deck, where was storod twenty-five barrels containing apirita ; the boam being of gront weight smashod in the barrels,, causing tho spirits torun down into tho fire- hole, whero it ignited. Tho flamoes spread go rapldly that nothing could bo dono with wator to 4ry to oxtinguish tha firo, Capt. Howard fur- thor statea thet the Company aro delermined to wuish, if in thelr power to do 8o, tho pilot, & Froncliman, and tho mon Who wout away from tho burning vossol in tho first boat, contrary to the Instructions of tho firat mate, Mr. Hondorson. Capt, Howard ‘spenks in high terms of Mir, Hendorson’s conduct, and adds that had thomen. in tho flrst bout only done. tholr duty as they were ordored by the first mato, and romained alongsido of ‘tho steamer, it is probuble that not o lifo neod huvo boon lost; the bont loft the burning veasel with ouly nino persons in her, whilst &ho was cupable of Lolding twenty-fvo orsonn. It is bolieved thore are twelvo pooplo, ucludiug the four passougers, who lave Fost thoir livos, bubuntil 2 roturn is mado of the crew savod the oxact numboer lost caunot bo stated. Capt. loward oxpecta that the Bavarian will bo in o condition to adwmis of her being towed down to Montroal noxt weel for ropairs. ‘Tho valuo of tho steamer was $100,000, but she was only insured for 860,000, —_— e Bost Romcdy for Obesitys From To-Day. B Obosity hns boon rogarded {n all agos and by nently alMpeoplo a8 8 great misforlune, Somo of tho dontoads entor thoir dwellings by & lLole In tho roof, and, if & person is so fat that he cannot got in, thoy rogard Lim ns an outlaw, sweltod out bijs with uib. - In Ohina, obosity is considored a blowsing. Iu that groat country o wman's mind is mensured by his corporate bulk, * Ovor Dr, Btafford, who was' énormously fat, thoy pinced tho following opitapl : Tak hioed, olt, good traveler, and not troad Liard For hero Yoa Dr, Btafford, §i all thls chureheyard, Over tho corpulont chandlor they inseribed thig opltaph : < Hero Hes in carih an honest fellow, Who disd by fut and lived by tallw, Dr, Boddoos was 50 stout that a lady friend used to call him the ** walking feathor-bed.” At tho court of Loufs XV, thoro wore two vory fat noblemen-—cousing, Tho King rallied one of thom on his corpulenoy, and added, I gupposo you take littlo or no oxerowo ?" ¢ Your Majosty will pardon me," roplied the Duko, * for I gon- erally wulk two or threo timoes around my cousin every morning,” ' Many romodios have besn resorted to ; vinegar and other acids have beeu used, Dr, Tleming advisod the swallowing of a quarter of an_ounce of common oastilo soap overy night., Darwin thinks that salt and salt moat aro etlionolous, Mr. Banting, an unglislunan, bocama very fat, and strova by all sorts of monns to rid himi- 80lf of his incumbranoe, and at last hit upon mothod which he took great fiminu to commu- nicato to athora, 'This was to live oxclusivoly on mont. In 1863, Mr, Dauting published a pame lshlnt giving tho seorat of by roliof, Ho tells us lnt tho sorty of food which Lo nartleularly ads viaos fat pnflfiflo to_avold aro *buttoer, potatoes, milk, and beor.” Ho urges thatthord nood bo no atint in quantity, The only thing roquiriug attontlon {1 tho quality. Ho wrgos _with much forco and_splrlt against sugar and other sweat things, ITo thinka that snccharine mattor I8, of nll food, the most fattening, Tautlugs's nyatom hau_ atirrotod considorablo attontion, Thousands of the waddling Gormang Tinvo tried it, but now fow boliave in it—not that it will not reduco the flesh, for it will corlainly do that, but beganso 1t roduces 16 by produclug s disoasied condition, partlonlarly of tho kidneys, Many ;ilrnve ceason of dinenso of tho kidnoys, pro~ duead Dy the Danting system, aro roported from Gormany. The only safo an d effeotive troatmont of obos sity is a roduction in tho quality of tho usual foad, an Inoronno of exerolso and a roduction of the liowrs of sleop. This should bo gradually pushed until thereducticn in weight tsone or two pounds a weok, This caunot fail, snd will in- varinbly improve his health, ——— PENNSYLVANIA. Tho Now Constitution, From the New York Tribune, Nov, 8, The Constitutional Convention of Pennsyl. vania praotically concluded its labors on Alon- day, aud formally adjourncd to Deo. 27 at ar~ rishurg, unloss convenod gooner. The Constlt tion sa adopted will bo presonted for tho concur- ronca of the people at o apeaial election to bo held on the 3d day of Docembor, Saveral ime portant chongos, of which the following is a summary, havo boon made in noarly all tho pro- vinions of the presont, Coustitution, Tho ortiolo on Lglalatare inorousgs the Monsa tonot less than 200 mombors, and makes the Bonato conaist of 83; tho numbor apportioned to Philadelphis s 88 mombora and 8 Scnatora, The sossions ara to be bionnial, instond of annuals the term of Bonntors will bo four years, and mombors of tho Houso two. Salary and mileago aro to bofixed by law, with the provikion that angar, durlng tho torm for which the membors are sit~ ting thoy shall not inoresse thelr salaries. In apportioning tho Houso oach aounty shall have one membor at least, and an additional mome bor for every 17,600 inhabitants, ‘Cha citics ara to have soparate districts, but no distriot shall havo moro than four Roprosontatives, Ono important provision roguires overy Dbill to bo read on threo differont days boe foro its flnal passage, and on tho latter the vato 18 to bo taken by yeas and noys, ‘which pro to bs recorded on the journal, m{ [y majority of all tho membera are roquired to vota on tho final passago. Bpecial or local logislation ia 8o rostrioted 04 to provont the abuses which ‘havo Loratoforo occurrod. Any local or specisl ‘bills not covored by cortain limitations are ro- quired to be ndvertised for at loast 80 days prior to tholr introduction in the locality where thoy are to take effect, In regard to contracts for providing the Logia Iature with stationory, etc., it is provided that the contract shall bo awarded to the lowest bid- dor, and that no membor shall ba dtroutl; or ine diractly intorosted in such contract. The con- tracts areto ba approved by the Auditor-General, Btato Troasurer, Governor, and Liontonant Governor. Appropriation bills are to embraca nothing but the ordinary expenscs of tho Execu- tivo, Logislative, aud Judiciary Departmonts, intorost on publio debt, and publio gchool fund. All othor appropriations are to bo made by epecial bills, Executors, administrators, and guardians are forbidden to invest trust fuods m bonds or stouks of any private corporation. ‘Tho article rolative to the Exeoutivo branch of tho Btate Governmont incrosses the torm of the Govornor from three to four yeors, and oreated tho oftico of Licutonant-Governor, who is to be elacted by the poople, and slall. be Presidont of tho Benato, 'Tho articlo provides for tho ap- pointment of & Board of Pardons, consisting of tlie Govornor, Licutonant-Governar, Secretary of the Commoniwealth, Attorney-Goneral, and Bocrotary of Intornal Affaira, Ono of the most important provisions'is that which allows the Governor to vato any item in on_appropriation Lill, and approve the reat of it. The Socrotary of Internal Affairs will sorvo o form of four yours, the Auditor-General threo years, and the State Trensuror two yonrd. The Auditor-Genoral aud Btato Treasuror cannot hold the same ofiico twa consecutive torms—an applioation of the ono torm " principlo, Theo articlo rogulnating the Judiclary inoreaser tho Judges of the Supremo Court from five &t - soven, whoso torm of office is to ba fwenty-ont instead of fiftoen yoars. They aro mot eligibl for ru-olection. A soparate judicial district it establishod for eoctions laving 40,000 inhab itanis. Tho principlo of minority ropresenta tion is adopted in tho election of Judges of the Bupreme Court, it boing direoted that, whonevel two Judges of the Supromo Court art to bo choson for tho samo term of sen vico, ench voter shall voto for one only and when throo are to ba choson ho shal voto for no moro than two. Tho article furthel ‘providos that convictions for homicide and othet crimos dofined by law may bo removed to thy Supreme Court for roview. Judges are requirod to audit and settle decodonts’ accounts fres of charge. Porsona may by ngreoment disponsa with trial by jury in civil cases, aud submit the samo for tho deoision of the Court. Important changoes are made in rogard to the timeo of clocting Stato and loonl oflicdrs, The genoral cleotion is to bo changed from the sec- ond Tueaday_in October to tho first Monday in Novembor. ~ Local electiona ars to be held on tho third Tuosday of Fobruary, at which the city, werd, borough, and township oflicors ara to Le olected. Each votor must have rosided af lonst twolve months In a district to entitle him to yote therein, aud in tho case of foroignora they must be citizons of tho United States for one month to ontitlo them to tho eloctive fran- chise. An important provigion is that every bal lot shiall be numbored and rocorded on the list of .votera opposite the name of tho cleator. An- other seotion rofors_all cloctions to the courts, including that of Eloctors for Prosident sud Vice-President of the United States. *2The.article on Taxation and Finance reqniros that all taxation shall bo uniform upon the samo olass of subjeots, and shall bo lovied and col- locted under general laws. It provides that tho Legislaturo ghall continuo aud maintain the sinking fund, ied the intorost of the public dobt, aud annually redugea tho principal uot less than $260,000. It prohibits tho use of the sink- ihg fuud for any other purposo. It decluras making use of_tlia public monoys by auy of tho officers of tho Stato or mombors of the Gencral Assembly & criminal offonse, g Thio articlo respoctiug Railronds and Canals authorizes any ussocintion or corporation t organize for tho purposo of construoting ‘and operating & railroad or canal, botween any points in the 8tate, It prohibits railroad i and canal companies from making auy undue o unreasonnblo disorimination in freight charges, and limits the charge for froight in the same dis rection to_an amount not oxceeding the chargo ' to o moro distant station. It also prohibits tho congolidntion of railroads sud cauals with com- : peting lines by lougo or otherwise, aud will not allow any company doing tho businoss of a com- mon earrier to cugago fu avy othor business, or to hiold or acquire lands, No ofticer of any rail~ rond or canal comgany shall furnish materials ox supplies for such compauy; and no company shall mako any discrimination in charges or fa- cilitios botweon trausportation companica and individuals. No freo passes shall bo grantod excapt to officora end employos of much coms pany, and no passengor-railway in any city shall oxteugd or construct thelr roud without the con- sent of tho local authoritios. - * The now Conetitution furthor dircots that the Logislaturo shall maintein a thorongh and offi- olont systom of public achools, and appropriata §1,000,000 annually for thnt purposo. Women over 21 yoars of ago are: oligible for. any ofiico under thio School laws, County oficers are to bo salariod, and the feos which thoy aro authorized to receive shall be paid into the State or Oounty ‘I'rensury, Provisions aro made for tho eloction of throe County Commissloners and threo Au- ditora on tho minority o raprosontation hi aeh'bonrd. In pris vato corporations, the cumilatiyo systom of voting slipll Lo applicd to tho olaction of Diroes tors and mariagors. Tho Convaution appolnted & committoo to attend to tho voting on tho now Constitution, printed shoots of which aro to ba suppliod to nowspagiors, which are to rocsive 13 conts for each copy cleulated with the regular odition, " 3 —_— A Jugglor.?? From the Phowmaavilio (Gu.) Enterprise, At the wale of the Brunswick Railrond Joo Brown was a bidder, aud aunounced that ho was buying tho xoad to {ako up the iron. This was slarming—nd Joo know it would bo—to tho frionds of the road, sud In a faw minutes ho cullad to the crier to hold on for him to *jug- lo” a littlo, 1o rotired nud © jugglod.," Upon is roturn ho announced that hie wus no longer a bidder. o had jugglod™ himsolf out. Now, can it bo that the shrowd ex-Governor was playing o blufl gawmo for a day's wages? o evis dontly intended to fiighten somebody, aud for a purposo, That ho did not want tho road the Boquel proved, as also did his anucuncemont that hie would tuko up the iron, Did thoso Gore wman bondholders allaw him to flocco them by 8o simplo a monouvro? If g0, how much did Jo- seph make by tho operation ? —A Virginia City, Montana, lunoh-flond ¥ Dot H160. that b oun aat 1,0611':.'2,'1:4 fl:‘(l,(}n'»g houre. Ilo is at it now i one of the restaurants of that vlace, inlted volo system, giving the -