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4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATERDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1873, _—_— e 1 TERMS OF THE TR@HNE. P i -vnlsemznmu (PAYADLE IN ADVANOE). matl o, S 12,00 | Sund & T Weokly. 0.8(\“ Woeih TPartaof & year at the samo rato, To prevont delay and mistalios, bo suro and gise Post Office address in full, including State and County, Remittancos may bo mado olthor bydratt, oxp: Otlico order, or in reglatorod lottors, at our risk, TERMS TO CITY BUDCRINERS, Dalls, delivorod, Bundny oxcopted, 25 conte por wook, Dally, dellverad, Sunday fncluded, 30 conts per wook, Addross HE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Coruer Madison and Dearborn-sta., Ulticago, Til. — TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S 2 —Randol; Oliek and Lagatia A Heky Ypmdl svening. MOVIOKER'S THEATRE-Madison street, botweon d ugsgement of Misi Noflson. Aftornoon, *8ohool” for Scandal.’ Lvoniog, ** The unchback,” Dearborn aud_ §tate, AOCADEMY OF MUSIO—Ialsted strogt, betwaon Msd. Chanfrau, n_and Montos, Tngagemont of MFe. A Woman's Wrong. A(leroon s0d sroning. ** Hazard," Al!a‘rnwnlml‘ emont of Frank Huseoy, ning. MYERS' OPERA-HOUS) Dearbarn and tato, Luriosq Minstroley and comicalities. onroo streot, bstwaen “'Guy Manuvoring," ‘Aftornoon and ovenlng. | OHRISTIAN UNION ROOMS—No. 117 East Madison tteoot. Leoturaat3 p.m, by Mrs. Loonowens. Subjuot: Asiatio Womon, " BUSINESS NOTICES, ¥ . WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MRS, WINSLOW- Kaow hor only thiroigh tio proparatiou of hior Soothing Syrup for chillrau toothing. ([ wa had the power, wo would mako Lier, a3 sho Is, & physical savior to the infant race, WILBOR'S COD LIVER OIL AND LIME,-THE groat popularity of this safo aud eiescious proparation in slono atiibutablo to its intriuslo worth, In thi on mas,: Bro sohitls, \Whooping Cough, snd"all Consuniotivo, Symptonis, 1 or. If .qual. Let o ons uoglect tho oarly ptons of dficaso, wlienan azentis this at liand whioh wil alloviato all cowplaints of tho Ulioat, Lungs, or rost. Sianufactirod ouly by . B WILEOR, Cliom- ist. Boston, Mase.Sold by nll Driaaists. The Chidage Tiibune, Baturday Morning, November 15, 1873, 1t is seldom that we obtrude our business af- Iaira upon the notico and attention of thoe public, ~—frequont pufiing and blowing\of one's own trumpot being tho recognized work of sccond- fato journalism,~but the repeated complaints of our city subscribers, on account of the late- oess of the hour at which Tuz TRIDUNE has becn gerved to them during the past six months, require a word of explanation. About one yoar ago, Tne Onroado TRIBUNE completod an {nvestment of nenrly £800,000 in building and machinery to take the place of that deatroyod by the fire, Wo anticipated that in time wo should require still further printing {facilities to meot the growing demands of tho community, and accordingly leftspaco in our com- posing, storcotyping, snd prass rooma for tholr “accommodation, Wo did not anticipate, how- ever, that thoy would be required so soon, as ‘wo Aiready had machinery for maling from 16,~ 000 to 20,000 impressions per hour. During the past six montks, however, it has been manifest to us that our printing machin- ory was wholly inadequato to moet tho de- mands of our Increasing business, as we found it {mporsible to servo our patrons at %8 eatly an . hour as they dosired, Wo nccordingly detormined to incrosse our printing facilities by tho addition of three new, prosses, and in pursuance of this plan wo havo already placed in our press-room one of tho Iatest improved Bullook printing-machines with double delivery and other new improvements, bolng the beat specimex of a ** porfecting " pross ever produced in this country—its capacity being 15,000 improssions per hour. Tho noceusity for introducing ' this additional apparatus is shown by tho fact that a single issue of Tur Trinuxe, with its supplomentary shect, requires 240,000 impressions, Tas TRISUNE holds the same relative position hero that tho London Times does in England and that the Herald doos in New York. The quostion whether the New York Zerald or Tue Cmicago Tamnune is entitled to precedenco in the journalism of this country, is sn open one, Tho Philadelphia Press, not long since, in dlsoussing this point, said: Tho New York Herald of Sundsy printed a twonty- vege papor, containing ono hundred und twenty col~ «ns of * mattor, and claims thot this was tho itost feat of American journalism, Tui CmioAGo £AIUNE, published in 8 city with ono-thizd tho popu- “stion of New York, on tho ssme duy printed & six- senepago paper, containing one hundred and twelvo :olumng of matter, but sald othing sboutit. Tho olumns of Tue TMDUNE oro threc-quariers of uu uch longer than those of the Herald, and, by an ac~ 2l measurement, tho Herald only printed thres col- +ma more than tho Chicago journal, But tho Herald leads * more profusoly, uses larger typo and longer - ‘uploy-headings ; aud wo think it kafo to suy that tho +-cdit for tho *greatest feat of American journelism," +the matter of sizc, belonga ton provinelsl journal, ath papers, howover, doserve credit, aud are splendid. «:amples of tho wonderful growth'of the American -mroal, T TRIDUNE of the dsy mentioned, in all + features,—news, editorial, litarary, and local,—was ~obably tho best paper over fusucd from the Amarican ‘That the publio apprecinte our offorts to -4ke ' the best paper issued from tho Amorican *os8," I8 ovidonced by the fact that our net ra- «pts are probably aquhl to thoso of all tho othor uly papers in Chicago, English and Germay, «ed together, The Tichborne cawo comea up again on tho “tinst, Tha joyful snuouncomont mado somo 10 g0 that it had been postpoucd for & yenr i o mistako, ——————— he prospects of & compromise betweon tho :7t nud Right of tho French Assembly aro not wright a8 they wera. 'ho Right and the Gov- sment have combined together to iusiat that :3Mabon's term uhall be hold ut ten years, ag 7 at first inuistod, he iron trade, after twelve years of Govern- ital coddling, finde ltscl? in g criticsl posl, . The American Iron and Btoel Association :neet at Philadelphia on the 20th Inat., to de- «what moro needd to be done for thelr iu- wmenufacture, + 8t. Louls Republican hus given moroe spaca columus to proving that Chieago ought to .o railrond-aid debts of other Ililnow towns + suntios than it hos to suy home interest, -sopting tho Bt. Louls prize-fights, Tho' sont sud voluminous argumontstiou of + noestion, which really doos not conceru Bt, - ono way or the othor, can only be ex- 25:00 Post strat, botween Aftornoon and trost, betweon Mnd. pluined in the hypothesla that the Lepublican is intorosted in tho bonds, murder of his wifo, hns potliloned Gov. Bovor- idgo for n commutntion of his sontougo. Mo is joined in this potition by & lnrgo number of the citizons of Jollot, Ho nsks for this moroy on tho ground that lio Is not guilty, and that o wau not afforded o fuir trinl, ‘Wo havo not yot recoived the opinion of tho Supremo Court roversing the decision of Judgo Williama in tho Liucoln Park nsecssment case, Privato dlspatchies from Mount Vornon state thnt tho decision is reversod for Iack of powor in tho town nuthoritios of North Chicngo and Lako View to make tho assessmont, aud also becauso tho assossmont was nuequally lafd, ‘Wall stroct spoculators, as was to bo expected, do not take kindly to the reform proposed by the Committeo of tho Assoctated Danke. Rather thnn forfeit their right to have chocks certified which roprosont nothing but the com- placonso of obliging Cashiers, or givo up tho eapital which they get through tho practice of paying intorost on deposits, they throaton to establish a Stock Board of their own, witha capital of $10,000,000. Tho Cloaring- Houso Committee’s reforms nre nleo opposed by ono of tho stiongest Wall stroct banks, which is 80 addictod to paying intorest on doposlts thnt it will secodo i il Associntod Banks forbid tho practico. — Some of tho frionds of Mr. Poole, the re- ocntly-clgoted Librarian of tho Ohicago Public Library, feol that ho ought to bo dofonded ngainst tho blackgusrding of tho Chicago Zimes. Wo do not think it is at all necessary. Tho Times is on indecont nowspapor, which no modoat woman can opon the socond timo, It gaina nccony to fow familios, and Mr. Poolo will find, when Le takes up his residonce among us, that scarcely any ono, in the society in which ho moves, will have heard that the Times had over agsailod him, Mednwhilo wo_ obsorve that tho Ciucinnati papera are urging that Mr. Poolo's salary bo rawed, 80 as to keep him thero, Tho Gazette snys thot no question of o thousand dollars of salary more or loss can justity the loss, to that city, of tho man whose fostering carc Lis raisod tho Ciacinnati Publio Library from insignificanco to o rank among tho bast institu- tions of its clnss in Amorica, — The Chicago produce markots wore rauch highor yosterday, and;gonerally oxcited, buying ordora from othor points boing quito numerous, both in grain and provisions. Moss pork was active and 20@80c per brl higher, closing at $11.80@11.873¢ caeh, and $12.00 sollor January. Lard was active and }go highor, at 6340 cash and e e e R R R R R R R R R R EEEEEEEE. of tho yoar 1808, Provious to 1872, the Auditor certifiod to the County Clork tho rato of {nx which thoe Iatter ofiicor oxtended firat on tha val- untion mado in1868, and ngain on the increass of valuation since 1803, ‘The law of 1872, repeal- fug oll provious laws on this wholo subjoct, roquiros thut tho Olork shall In overy cako oxtond the rate of tax on the valuation made annually by the new Bonrd of Equalization, and upon no other, 'Tho lnw of 1872 ignoros tho valuation of 1863, and js poromptory in ity roquiromonta that tho tax for State purposes and for all county purposes shall bo oxtonded according to tho assossmont mado and equalized by tho Stato Doard. If it bo claimed that thoro aro vosted rights under tho nct of 1809, such claim Is not againss tho Btato, whoso doaliugs aro with the countles and munici- 7ifc soller Janusry. Moats woro activo and strongor,'at 834c for part ealted shoulders, 63{c for do short xibs, 53c for do short clear, and 64@%7e for greon hams, Lanko freights were moro active and firmor, at 6@034o for corn to Buffalo. Highwines wero nctive and strong, closing at87@8734p per gallon. Flour was in bot- ter demand, and 123¢o por brl higher. Wheat was active and 83§@4c highor, closing at $1.013¢ cash and $1.04 sollor January. Corn was active and 13ge higher, closing at 393¢e cash and 893go sellor-Decombor. Oats wors quiot and 1c highor, closing at 80c cash and 803¢e sellor Decombor, Rye was quict and 3¢@1c highor, at 61@061%4c. Burley was quiet, but sold 6@7c higher, closing at 81.25 for No. 2 and 880 for choico No. 8, Hogs woro active but lower, the declina reaching 10@10¢; sules chiefly at £3.70@8.90, The cattle and aheep marlkets were shado firmar, Wo print this morning the lettor of the Rev. Goorge D, Cummins, Assistant Bishop of tho Episcopal Churchin the Diocese of Kentucky, renouncing his office and his connection with that Chureh. Fis reasons ara: 1, That he can- uotconscieutiouely exorciso hin offica in churches where the servico is symbolized to lonch. doc- trines subversive of tho truth. He cau no long- er by his proscuco and oflicial scts indorso the practices of tho Ritualistio churches. 2, Be- caueo ho has lost all hopo that Ritualism can be erndicatod by the Church authorities, 8, Bo- cause ho participated in a communion service in & Presbyterian chureh in Now York, during the sesaion of tho Evangolienl Alliance, and is satis- fied that, aftor 8o dolug, ho can no longor hold his position without disturbing tho peaco and harmony of tho Church, He doca not announce his intontione for the future, furthor than that ho will “transtor his work and ofice to anothor sphere of labor,” Dr, Cummins is woll known in this city. Ho was pastor of Trinity Ohurch when ho waa olocted to tha Eplacopal office which he lins now resigned. Subsoguently, he was fuvolyed in o wharp controvorsy with Dishop Whitehouse, growing out of some {uterforenco in tho Chenoy matter. Ho Is o man of bility, but uncompro- mising on tho eubject of Ritualism, Tha torrible ennouncement was mado yostor- day thut all tho remaining passongers aud craw of tio Virginius bad boen shot at Santingo do Cuba, Later in the day this nows was moditied by tho statemont thut they had been simply condemnod to death, with the exception of ecightoen, four ‘or five of whom woro to bo rolensed, und the vost put in the chain-gang. ‘This nows, which in cither nagpect Is sufliciontly norlous, was the subject of discussion at n Cabinet meoting, styled fn the diu- patohes tho most important that Las yet been beld under President Grant's Adminfstra- tion. It s given out that somo ded- oo poliey was decided wupon, but as tho deliborations nud doclalon wero uacret it ig not known what it way, ‘Lo navy-yards from Portsmouth to Norfolk aro hard a¢ work ropair- ing and equipping all tho veusols that are rosdy Yor sen. Tho Brooklyn and Franklin hinve boen ordered to ses, nud the Knusas has alrendy salled, ond will bo followed to-dny by fuo Juniats, Mimster BSickles was to have had au jutorview with tho Spanish suthorlties youtorday, but thoy, on hearing of the second excecution, bogged for n postponvment of the conference, which Lo nceorded. 'womass moet- ings Linve been ealled in Now York to oxpross tho sontimonts of the indugnant paople, ouo of thom under Cubau, th other under American, auspices, Mr, J. P. Root, the County Attéroey, In an- swor to our roportor, gives a vory clear atatement of the present logul condition of what is known a8 tho Grab Iaw of 1809, Xo claims that it hns been repenled. Tho act iteelf provided thatit ‘wag to be oxcouted undor tho machinory of the Tovenue law of 1807, which law hos boon ro- poalod, Tho Rovenuo law of 1873 makes 1o pro- vislon for tho execution of tha nct of 1869, but does niake sevoral direct provisions requlring tho lovy of taxoea for 1873, to bo mado in &ll counties alike, on tho valuation declared by the pal corporations, which corporations can sot up noclaim of veated rights agalust tho Stater Thero aro somo sixty countics in Illinols in- torestod n this mafter with Cook County. They aro all robbod by this Grab Iaw, and we commond this subject to thoir aurnest nttention, that thora may bo united nction taken to dofont thiy iniqui~ tous schiomo. CHE CUBAN DEVILS. Tho lateat news brings tho roport that all tho passongors and orow of tho Vir- ginius havo bacu shot by ordor of the nuthorities at Ssatingo do Cubn. The total number of lives sacrificed to tho blood-thivsty pirates kngwn as the Volunteers fa sot down at 111, Tu th8 con- templation of this massacro, wo need not trouble oursolves, for tha presont, with tho tachnieal ‘pointa of the capturo. It iu tho first duty of tho Government to nscortain whather there wore any Amerlean citizons awmong the murdoered, If thoro wero, it is thon tho duty of tho Govorn- ‘mont to domand from Spain tho fulleat ropara- tion in tho punishment of tho murderors, nud to fix a reasonable limit of timo within which such roparation shall bo given. If Bpafn shall foil to avengo tho death of theso murdered Amorican citizons within tho specfied time, it will thon be tho duty of the American Govorn- mont to take the job into ita own bands. ‘Wo need have no war with Spain unless Spain socs fit to champion tho caugoc of tho outlaws and piratos whom she cannot control. But, war or no way, tho interoats of humanity and olvil- izotion demand that & Government shall ba set up in Cubn that is either indopendent and ro- sponsiblo for its own acts, or that con bo con- trolled by & Government recognizing interns. tional comity and tho rights of man. England, Franco, and Germany aro oqually interested with ourselves in wiping out the anomalous nnd barbarous dominion which now holds sway in Cubs, and they should bo invited to co-oporate in tho offort to substitute o civilizod Govorn- ment, if Spain sball be forced to seknowladge ber incapacity to control tho Cuban Voluntoera. But whether those nations join tho United States or not ; whothor thero must be war or not, wo must no longer permit o band of pirates, domincering ovor an island not moro than 500 miles from our own coust, to slaughter our citi- zens, to intorcept our official dispatches, and generally to answor our long forboarance with contumely and ruffianiam. The Government of Cuba, a8 & mattor of fact, is that of an rrosponsible mob, *The Voluntoers rulo the land, dofy the Captain-Genoral, and commit thoe most brutal outrages upon Cubang, Spaniards, Amcricans, aud Europeavs alike, This notorious corps consiats of 60,000 transe ported communists and outlaws, who wero cap- tured and sent out to Cube soon after the insur- rootion of 1808, ngainst Isabolls. Thoy wore really Spanish insurgouta who wore given the alternative of belng shot or of ** voluntoering"” to put down the Ouban insurrection. Spain re- quired soldiers in Cuba, but she necded still moro to rid herself of the roughs of Cadiz, Barcolonu, and Maluga, whom sho shipped off in this capacity. Novor wns thero such a body of men organized ina civilized country, untess it was Billy Wilson's Now York Zouaves,—and tho latter worg not half so brutal. Theso Volun- teers, who aro avowedly making the war upon Cespedes nud his fellow Cubans, ackuowl- cdgo heither law wor authority, In 1869, when o shrowd theatrical man~ ager at Hovann onoounced & bonotlt for the Cuban causo to increase his own re- coipts, o body of Volunteers, who lay in smbush till the audience asacmbled, fired upon the un- armed and helpless peopls whohad come to- gether, including the forelgn sojournors and tho officors of the forolgn ehips that wero in port, The Captain-General issued & proclamation noxt day, deprocating the outrage and promising to punish the offenders ; but no ono was ever pun- ished, Onthe 10th of January, 1809, a batial- fon of thoso uamo Volunteers, without provoea- tion, and for womo resson that has nover yet been explained, fired upon the Cafo La Marina, iu which waro assembled a large crowd of Span- iards, Kuropeans, and Americans, as well as Cubans, and killed fifteon porsons, including a Colonol of the Spanish regulars. Thore was no authority in the Islaud of Cuba that dared to call thom to account. Tho Captain-Geuoral, ‘Vnlmasede, on one 'oceasion, announced his in- toution of roviewing tha Voluutoors, and was potified by omo of their Colonels that Lo could wot do it In the uniform of o Spanish officor, 1T wna forced to puton & Volunteer uniforin, It was tho lnst capitulation and unconditional Burrender of Government to this mob, Gen, Dulee once bosought Cespodes for an fnterviow, and Ces- pedes eont Augusto Arango, one of the, insurgont loadors, to make arrangemonts for it Arango was the bearer of n safe-conduct from tho Spanmsh Goversment, but tho Voluntoers wmurdered him, nevertholess, in tho Town of Puerto Prinéipe. Tho Cuban medlcal studonts were likewizo murdered without provoeation and in spito of tho protest of tho Spanish authori- tios, . These avo instances of Volunteor rule in Cubn, which no wan, not even the Captain-Gen- oral, daro disputo, The Spanish officials contont themselves with collecting oustoms dutios nnd pocketing hulf tho procecds, whilo tho Voluu- toers havo froo scopo to pillago and massucro, .moro unscrupulous and desporata than tho buceancers and freebootors that visited (ho jsland in the sixteenth contury. It is timo that this barbarism of the nincteonth century was obliterated. If Spain caunot do lt, tho other civilized powors muet. There has boon almost o continuous insurrection in the {sland evor sinco Joseph Bonaparte was mado ruler of Bpain, whon the Cubans adhered to the Bourbon causo, Till the your 1837, Cubn followed tho for- tuncs of the mother-country, enjoying constitus tional liberty whonever Bpain lad it, and rolaps- Ing into dospotiem whon Spaln relapsed, Binca that time, Cubn has hadnove of tho privilegon of tho Nouw Goyermmont, For more then thirty yenrs the fuland has been undor tho rule of war- tlal law, the Captain-Genersl baving tho same Stato Boaxd o Eauslization, and not uvon thab vowera s thoao gonforred on s Governor of & city In n ntato of slego, TFour years ngo, tho Captaine Gonoral practically abdiestod these pbwors to tho Volunteors, who have used thom with a Dbloody cruelty unparalicled in tho bistory of civilized countrios, Iour yonts ngo, Cospedes, on ablo lawyor and rich planter, raisad tho bannor of fusurrection, with 147 mon about him, armed with knivow and fowling-plecos, In threo days, Lo hind an army of 4,000 men, and in wmonth ono o£ 9,000, 'To-day, ho s an army of 20,000 mon, flghting from puro patriotism and entronched in fastuesses that aro sinply improg- nablo, with tho active sympathy of 160,000 froo Cubuns, roprosentod by nyProsidont and Loglsla- turo of thelr own olection. Monnwhilo, Bpain hos encriflcod 100,000 liven that tho rich and lovely island may bo turned over to a pack of murdorous outlaws, who dofy at onco tholaws of 8pain, tho laws of nations, and tho laws of hu- manity, It Spain desiros furthor to sustain this mob, slie is at liberty to do so, but tho United Statos must protect ita citizons from tho mas- ancro that throntons them whenover business, plensuro, or sceldent takes them fo Cuban shores, It is truo that we Lavo neither navynor monoy at tho prosont timo; butif the facts alhiow that wo have n just cause we must croato a navy and plodge our oradit for tho monoy necessnry to dofond and maintain our rights. THE DUNCAN WILL CASE, Tho famous Duncan will caso, which has boon on trial in Michigan for, tho past two woeks, closed temporarily, nt leart, on Thuredny Inst, by » disagrroomont of the Jury, tou of them be- ing in favor of sunulling the will and two of sustaining it. As a new trial will bo ealled very Boon, aud tho case, owing to tho large amouunt of property involved, will becomo vory celobrat- ed in the history of will contosts, wo presont herawith o summary of the loading fontures of tho caso. Mr. Thomas G. Duncan, the testator, lived for many yenrs at DBattla Orook, Mich., whoro some of his brothors and othor relativos atill rosido, During the Pounsylvaula oil excite- ment, ho went to the oil regions and Iaid out the plan of Pitholo City, Ho bought up soveral hundrod aoros of oll lands, aud, by solling at tho proper timo to the crowds of oxcited fortune- huntors who flocked thither, ho ronlized very handsomoly on tho investment. By tho ime that the purchesors had discov- ored the innumerable pit-hotes in that rogion that swallowed up their money, Mr, Duncan bad amnssod & fortuns of over balfs million dollars. During his stay at Pithole, Mr, Duncan roceived & blow upon his hoad,—a fact which was usod as ono of tho strong points by tho conteatants, to show that his head was thoroby affected to such an oxtont that his pow- ors of roasoning woro impoired. In 1870, ho wont to Irelaud, and in Juno, 1871, ho died at ‘Whoatfield, noar Bolfast. In tho month of May, 1871, ho mado four wills, One of thom he him- eolf destroyed, in which his Irieh physicians wero logatess to largo amouuts, 2fr. Duucan satisfying them by giving them promissory notes to the amount of their legacics. On tho 20th of Moy, just ten doys boforo he died, ho made tho fourth and last will, Jamos Long, of Philadel-" phis, and Bishop Simpson wore named the ex- ccutors and are also legatecs, the former to tho smount of 80,000, and tho lattor to the handsome little fortunc of $50,000, Tho testator had al- ways beon & zealous Methodist, and o gront part of hia fortuno was bequeathed to Methodists, both a8 indlviduals and ws churches. Among theso boquosts wero sovoral of o very singular nature, e loaves, for instance, 25,000 to fin- ish & small church in Plummoer, Pa., & building that would not require more than $600 to finish. Ho also lenvos $10,000 for remodoling & church in Pithole, Pa., on which could not be expended one-haif that sum. In another provision of the will o disposos of & house in Pittsburgh, but the contestant, his brothor, Willlam Duncan, produces & deod mado by his decoased brotlior, conveyling -tho property to his mother, and, though tho Liouso is a small ono on & disreputa- ble streot, Mr. Duncan wills $10,000 to furnish it. Tho chain of testimony to break the will was vory strong. Tho dopositions of the Irish physi- cinng showed that Mr, Duncan was ina very fechlo stato of henlth when homado tho wills, and somo of tho Amoricnn physicians tostified that tho medicines which wore administored to him wore caleulated to stupofy Lim and bonumb bhis sensea, Threo of his brothors testified to soveral instancos when the tostator sppoared in- sano and vory unreliablo in business matters. Ona of tho brothors furthor testified that at varioua times ho was obliged to transaot all the testator's buelnoss, ue tho latter seemed to have lost his momory. All of the Mlohigan physlelans who wore summonod, among them some of tho most noted medieal mon in tho Btate, averred that, for a long timo prior to his death, Lio had beon suftoring from a valvular disease of tho leart; that ho was incapable of traneucting business and unablo to comprohend tho naturo and spirit of the will in queation; and that from his woalr, physical condition, and tho effect of the btow ho received upon the head in 1871, he waunot in & fit state of mind to mako a willat all, Innddition to the testimony of tho physicians and tho testetor's brothers, thero was a long array of morchants and others who had known Bir. Duncan woll, who testified to tho enmo offoct. Ou the othior hand, the witnosacs for the will wore equally positivo that Mr, Duncan was of gound mind and bad oll bis faculties unimpuived whon ho made tho will. A nwnber of Chicago physiolans, among thom Dra, Allen, Guan, Frear, und Johnson, upon tho samo bpsis of fucts which tho Michigan physicians had beforoe them, rensoucd that tho teatator's mind was cloar, and that tho blow upon the head nud the disenso of the hourt conld not produco tho offocts sworn to by their Michigan brothven,—a vory significant commontary on the value of tho testl- ‘mony of wedienl exports n u caso involving an fmportant rasult. Tho romaining witnesses for tho will wero Mothodisty, who fought stubboruly for tho handsome sums which tho tostator had loft to them individually aond for the benefit of tholr churches. Among thom wero Dishop Simpson, half-w-dozen minlstora, nnd o largo numbor of laymon, not ouo of whowm hud ovor noticod anytbing poculiar in Ar. Duncun's conduct or sny defect in his momory. Nono of them lad evor heard him complain of huving received an injury on his hond, and all agreed in counaidering him n man of sound businesy habits of moro then ordinary intolligonce, and por- foctly capable of maklog & will—and leaving anug little fortuues to tho Mothodista instead of to lis rolativos, ‘Thelr engornoas and posltlve- ness to save thelr bequosts only shows that Bishops aud eclorgymon aro compoundoed out of tho samo olay a8 tho worldly, sud havo the samo traits of shuman wature whou ** fllthy Jucre fu involved, The diveot conflics of testimony in the czue, &y might naturally bo expectod, produced n diea- Rreomons o the yart of the fury, although ton of thom woro in favor of breaking the will, and the olovonth ono was williug to voto with them if theftwolfth wonld. 'Uio Jattor, howevor, stub- bornly rofused, and o now trlat will probably bo tho rosnlt, tho jssuo of which will bo looked for with great intorest, both on account of tha largo mmonnt of proporty Involved, aud the high atanding in tho roliglous world of the wituessos who aro contonding for the validity of tho will, THE UNITED STATES NAVY. Tho possibility of sorious complications bo- tweon this country and Spaln, owing to tho recont brutalition in Cuba, hos drawn public attention to tho condition of ournavy, Whiloa war at this time would bo o gront msfortune, and while it is probnble thint no resort to arms will bo necessary, it is woll to know what our strength would be fn caso o war waa forcod upon us. A briof investigation into the number and character of our ships-of-wur will give a cloar 1do of the matericl of our navy. Oun tho 18t duy of January last, tha war-ships of the United Btatos consisted of tho following : Stosmors—Tirat-rates, b, cnrrylng 186 guns; uvecond-rate, 83, carryiug 568 guns ; third-rates, 24, earrying 147 gunfs ; fourth-ratos, 6, carrring 16 howitzers ; sailing-vosaely, 30, carrying 245 guno ; irou-clads, b1, carrying 127 guns; and 27 tug- boaty. “Chere aro thus totals of 51 iron-cled stonmors, 07 woodon stoamers, 30 sailing-voss sel, and 27 tugs, making quitoan imposing nggre- gute—on papoer—of 176 voesols belonging to our navy, Tho tugs and sailmg-ships may bo dropped out of tho ealeulation to start with, bo- ing uttorly usclosa na shipsof-war. A firat-class bonflrs would bo tho most judicious ugo for most of them, and a largo oxpouse could bo thus aved, Lot us now examino the wooden oud iron-clad steamers, : Of $hio fivo firat-rates, tho * Niagara,” 12 guns, is so hopelessly rotten that nothing short of a complote rebuilding would ever make her fit for sorvico. Tho othor four, witha tatal of 174 guns, can be propared for son in from one to tareco months, 0t the second-rates, five are stillon the stocks, liaviug romumed therountil toorotten to launch, two havo beon sold this yoar, two aro old stylo paddle-wheol steamers, unfit for action, and the #Tlorida " and *Tlinols,” though lsunched, are Hko tho fivo first mentioned, too rotten to take aboard their machinery and guns. This loaves twentystiwo of tho scoond-rates,carrying 856 guns, which can bo made ready for service probably insido of six months. The third-rates aro mere gun-boats, omrying gonerally 6 to 8 guns oach, excopt six of the smalleat, which carry only 8 guns cach. They could only bo useful in attacking small ports aud in mainteining o blockade against werchant vossols. Tho fourth-rates are mere paddle-wheel dispatch-boats, The iron-clads aro all monitors except ono, not yot Inunched, uor likoly to bo. ‘They aro *laid up” at Leaguo Islaud, Now Orleans, Mound City, Washington, and Doston, and threo of them aro on tho stocke. The “Ajax,” 2 guns; * Die- tator,” 2; *‘Mahopac,” 2; ‘‘Maubattan,” 2; “Minntonomeh,” 4; *Rosnoke,” 65 “Saugus,” 2, and **Torror,” 4, are about the only ones that con ever bo made fit for &ca, sud they are so lt- tlo suitablo for goneral servico that no Admiral in his senses would over attempt to make use of them excopt along o const whero he could at- tempt sheltor at short notice, WWithout entor- ing into o detalled account of their deficiencios, it is suffioiont to eay that all naval officersrogard them as admirable for const mervice—and for nothing olso. A We hiave thus twenty-six woaden stoamers, car- rying 630 guns, for effective uso in tho avent of o foreign war. It is well known that not over three-fourths of o navy can bo kopt in commis- sion conostantly, ropairs and remunitioning keoping the remainder out of sorvice. We should thus havo about twonty ships; many of which are old-fashioned &nd slow, to opposo the best iron-clnd frigates ufloat. Spain possesses eloven frigates of tho first clees, including such shipa a8 tho * Numancia,” Yille do Madrid,” and ** Aragonis,” all of which aro superior in every respect to any vessol in our navy. Withour doubt, sho could maintain on the high seas a larger flest of iron-clad ships- of-war than we could put aflont of wooden ships. Spain was not a party to the Tronty of Paris, nor was the United Stntes, and she could thus issue lettora of marque without limit, It hap- pons, however, that wo hava vory littlo com- morco for her lotters of marquo to wago war upon, NOTES AND OPINION, Thoro woro spocial cleotions, Nov. 4, to fill va- cancies in the Dlinola Leglelature (viz.: one Bouutor and four Representativea) vico Ropubli« cans resignod, and not o singlo Republican was olected! ‘E'his, porhaps, don't count for much, but it happoned to bo oll there was to do, this yoar. Thecloseat ught was in the Centralia Dis- trict, for one Roprosoftative, viz.: F. 4, Taylor, A, P, Croxby, Geo, V. Lolt, Farmers', * Ind. Dewn, Reg. ltev. 1 63 1,148 1,262 "5 1,601 —Tho Warren Sentinel uvérs that tho Farmors' tickot iu Jo Davices County wasbenton by Domo- cratio votes, in the City ot Guloan, for tho straight Republican ticket, —0f tho *glorious Republican victory " over tho Farnors in Maruhall County, ItL, tho WWenons Index (Ropublican organ) says Tho general result s much bettor thau wo snticl- putad, ulthiouglt tho yoto §11 some of the tuwnuhips wns ronlly surprisiug, In Evans, wo hava nearly doublo Tho susiority vxpected, and Robert, ulways 60 Dowmo-~ eratic, acquitted borsclf nobly, and gave » Republicin majolity, Mony leading Ropubliouus in the lntter town bid Jolued tho unti-Rupublican paty, and took the atuap for tholr pot ackiome, Tho voto inust bnve Lo nurprising to thom, It aliows titeo niow party naungerd that Lemocrals have i red all party and voted it the Repulican party, A larce Jmmbor must have voted n the muuuer indicuted, clse Toborta would not huvo given & Ropublicun majort ity, Tt i Juat 6o n overy townslip in the county, ex- cept Nortli Corofins (Hupowell) aud Koutucky {Sara- togn), Thoso towns nro a Hitle ont of the world, aud Dud It bad, —Mcllonry County used to voto about threo to one (3,000 to 1,000) Repubican ; Lut now the Harvurd Iudependent bonsts that Lhe numoved Ltepublican votors of its own town naved the Re- publican tickot in that, county at tho lato clec- tion, ‘The Independent, howevor, uays ¢ Tt 14 wacless to uaatmo that this ix the “off year,” and that our rovorscs ura wholly attributablo fo tho lght vote, . + o The increased ualsry bill wasu great outrage. Prevident Grant slgned it, therchy Buitting 45,080 o your nduitional nto his owi pocket, Vlion, by withbolding hisaignature, 1o could luvo de= Toated thio measnre, Yot mol ono’ Republiean papor T bud tho conrago tosay that the Presient sliould o held to uccount for bis act, The people, tux-ridden ug thoy aro, do 1ot desirg ut this tiny to fhcreaso thy walary of uily Dreviuent, bo b Republican, Denjoorat, or Matmer, €0 450,000 o _your, capeclally when by ree celvas neutly s nuch mioro'sn tho wity of aypropla. {iune tousintain tho White-Houso, ~Who peoplo are ufek nud tired of dishonest politiciaus, aud thoy will 00 longer sustain auy party that upliolde them, —Angon County, Il., used to bo rellable for good blg Domocratio mnjoritios | but now, though Republican managors camo to the holp af Democratio menagors in distross, tha Degpo- erutio tioliut was ravolr chattered by the Tarms o' Movomont, and the Democratia Clarion, of Tayane, couohudes: “Thus s (he convontion eyatam, which was oneo poweriul Dwlriunent to poniol the rdvane ot iemctjites, Lecomo i uuclens (ormua, by the i “of pactied, tud tho abanco of aily ¥ sinetilen or dunorable adberaco to obliguiiony, ou The part of & lerge portion of the peoplo, aud a rrupt aud soldah aystem of canvasaity un (hu'pard of “oandie dates, whono principles are all comprised in tho “yoven loaves and two flulion,” It will bo soun that neither of the old partica Tiave any Lold upon the honent sentiment of tho people. ~ 'There can bo no_donbt that next your tho Anti-Monopolists of Iliinois will bo ablo to earry 70 out of tho 102 couutios in this Slate, and, outsido of Chicago, carry noatly ovory Cone greselonal and Logislative District in the Stato, an well as such Btuto officors a4 nro to bo olecled, Koop tho ball rolling—honesty and capacity will follow iu ity wake.— Centratia (Zil.) Demociat, —Tho Republicnn parly, whiely ma bod full swuy nud overything ila awn way for yoars, sits ta~duy by itw torabstono, lunenting tho downfull of its onco groatness aud powoer, Thot tho new movement an foot will toototully swallow up tho old insuon of dnys gona by, wo_doubt nat i the lenst. Tho finger-bourds point {o a now aud hattor ern in political and flusucial mnttors,— Edgar County (1il.y Gazelle. —It oannot b too ofton repeatod that tho RRe. publican party i responsiblo for all tho finanoil distrosy of thio prescnt timo, and tho porsonal sufforing which seoms cortain to be folt this wintor. . . . . In short, all tho intorosts which tho Republicans declared ousential to tho woll-belug of the country hinvo fuiled, and thoso which the Ru[mbllcnllu thought to tax out of ox- islonco remain staggeving along under hoavy buvdens to earry tho whole wnlfim of tho Gav- ernmont, and t6 give hope and courago to tho dopressed and sutfering nation. ‘I'he " causo of tho trouble is tho {mruul enforcoment of epub- liean poley, and the only chaneo for sutvation is i tho fet that tho purly wus unnblo to carry that policy luto complote oporalion.—Illinols State Register, It railvonds have been subsidized only to ena- Vla themn to further rob tho Governmont and the peopla: if monopolist have boon encouragod and built up at tho oxponuo of the musses, in tho intorests of the fow, und by dishonest prac- tices and corrupt legislation; if o Congress and tho great ropresontative of tie nation, its Prosi- dent, can plan and perpotrato s * Snlary Grab," cau tho peoplo bo blamed, can_honest Ropubfi- cans bo blamed if thoy domaud o reform? For yenrs tho_cry hag been * 0 Lord, and yot how lTong!™ Rotrenchmont and Civil Borvice Reform huve long been promised, yot the inquitios of our rulers havo increased till the peoplo in their might huve resolved that theso things shall no longor exist.—Decatur (LiL.) Magnel. —Dhiy isnot n class movement, und cannot, or nhould not succoed as such, It was n move- moit orgauized by tho paoplo to” proteot thom against transportation and all other monopolies ; ngainst Crodit-Dobilier echemen, walary-grab steals, and oflicial corruption Enncrnlly. No ono class of pooplo were alone the sufforors from this rascality, which lad become o rampant throughout tiio laud. Nor is it within the power of any ono class of pooplo to correet thaso ovils. I'he co-operation of tho farmers, the morchants, tho mochauiey, the laborers, and all producing clneses must Lo had, or tho movomentis s fail- ure. Tor * Farmors' Movoment " must be sub- stitutod People's Movement, . . . Thisisthe grandest uprlumg of tho people for reform over witnossed in this Jand, Now is the timo to dis- cuss theso mattors, and to propare for tho roal countost,—to shape & platform broad and liboral onough in its principles and construction to em- braco all classes.—Champaign (ZiL.) Union. —Bofore another election n goneral mooting should bo had, and o platform ndopted, embody- ing, in a clonr and concise manner, tho prinoi- pled advoented by thoso slticd with' the move- mout, and all invited to co-operate, vogardloss of occupation. No cluss party can succoed, and neither should it. The interests of labor are identienl.” , . . All aro mutually interested iu o pure administration of Government, and aliko opposed to tho illogitimate burdeus im- posed by ringa and corporations.— Charleston {m.) Courier. —The Anti-Monopollats should, therefore, be speody in perfecting their organization sl over tho country, it they expect it to be & success. It must bo organized in tho city as woll ns country, It must bo confined to no class, but ombraco every one who hold to the prin- ciplos which it counclatos. The principles of tho A\“tl'Mflnongy party aro suited to the in- torests of all tho logitimuto trades and business of the country, and therefore it ought to om- braco them all.—Peoria (Iil.) Democrat. —We may 8 woll. look tid facts squarely in tho face aud admit what eannot be denied, that tho scoptro i passing nway from us, and’ that unloss tho noxt Congross can do somathing to rodeom the party aud convineo tho peoplo that it is working in” their interest aud thus rotain tho confidence that is fast wavering, the day in which we will march to battlo aud victory hay forevor passod, and our star has forover sot. Let the salary-grab business bo perpotuated by the noxt Congross, aud_tho poople macked, a8 .they were_ by tho last villainous, . thieving Gone gress, and we may throw up tho sponge aud re- tire from the ring. . . . We havodenounced theso corruptious a3 loudly as anyone, aud ex- pressed our faith that the party “would weed out tho thioyes, and lofiluhm! for the people, in- stead of tHe monopolies, and wo look for tho next Congress to do 1t. If it refuses to take the back track, and éare for the people, then it will e timo for overy man belonging to tho indus- trial clrgses to-bogin to look about for some one who will lock after their intorvest.—Afarshall- town (la.) Times, THE CITY 1IN BRIEF. The Board of Managers of tho Woman's Ald Asgociation will meot at their rooms tlus morn- ing at 10 o'clock, The membors of the Young Men's Litorary Associntion will hold their regular meeting at tho Northwest Mission Chapel at 7 o'clock this ovening. Tim Grifin, Frank Simmons, Aunie fooro, and Muggio Oakes aro = quartet”of vagrants, who were sent by Banyon to the Bridewoll for two months. Thora will be a meoting, this evening, of the property-owuora of Hyde Park, at Clesvor Hall, to disouss matters of vital importance to Hydo Park and its citizens, Tho sale of tiokets for Do Cordova's leoturo, Tuosdsy night, in the Star Coursg, begins thi morning ot Janson, McClurg & Co.'s, and at the Box-Ofiice, Musio Hall, Tho Philosophioal Socioty will hold its regular mootiug in tho Mothodlsi Church Blook thiy evening at tho usual timo, John A, Owens will rend & papor on * Tho Idoat Lifo.” John Rodgors, the houscbreaker and burglar, & full history of whom was publishod somo time sinco, waived oxamination yesterday and was held to the Criminal Court in"bail of 88,000, Justico Kauffman ocoupied Justico Scull place yesterday at the West Sido Polico Court, tha latver huving lost a beloved child, He has tho nympathy of o lnrge number of frionds in his aflliotion, Thomas Roading was found with & harness, which ho was trying to soll, at a late hour Thurs- day ovening, Ilo was arrosted, and yosterduy id e was contiuied by Koufiaon under bail of §200, In o gomblors’ brawl that tuok place on Madl- #on streot & month ago, John Luwlor shot Georga Dovvol, tho Lell taking offect in the lattor's arm, whero it romuined until yesterdny, when it was succesufully oxtracted by Dr. Baxtor., Tho sym will be saved. Aunthony Kriol is n sad examplo of what whis- ky will do to degrado & mau. A fow yoars ago, ho was well-to-do, with n happy family, Thus- day night lio was ' found oo tho sldewalk, drunl and yeuterday Banyon sont him to tho Bridewell for six monthe, Officer Barry. {nemrday arreatod o well-known thief, named Willinm Scallan, for atealiug a suit of clothos and an overcoat from u_boarding- houno at tho cornor of Westorn and Blue Isluud nvonuos. Scallan was locked up at the Union Street Station, and will haves hearing this morning, On Wednesday a girl numed Callio, aged about 18 yoars, who renides in the vicinity of Boedgwiel and Division stroota, swgro out a warrant betora Justies Vaut Wond, for the wrest of Lor alleged |, utepfuthor, o wan named Carl Matlew, ou the clinrgo of haviug outraged hor, Tho cabo camo up on Thurday aud wus continued until yestor- diy, Mathow bolug placed wuder bonds to appear, The cuse was again called yostorday. and nelthor party apposrivg, tho bonds wero duclared forfeitod, : Capt. Bull, of Capt,. Willlam 'Turtle's force, wan this morning triod bofore Bunyon on tho churgo of representing himselt as un ofeer, It weens Pull got out o wonrch warrint aud weut to tho junic-utoro of Juoob Worthoimor, und found nlotof stolon railroad iron and urresiod Wort- hioimer ou the ohargo of recolving utolen prop- erty, knowing it to Le such, Bunyon continucd the caso, bolding Bl m bull of §£00 and Wort- boimer in bail of 91,000, till noxt Tuesday. In addition to tho omulbua line on Wabash avonue, starting from Twenty-socond und Twen- ty-ninth streots, & third brauch is to bo upenod. ‘Chis will start from tho cornor of Thirty-first stroct end Praivie avonuo, run north ou thet thorougltaro to Bixtwenth street, thenca 1o Wa- Dbash to follow the route of tho presont outh Hide noeds this line, and it ‘probably, mest with u huarty wolcomo, & chango hay beou made In tho 1nte of faves vwhich will not meat with such hoarty approval, After to-day, inntord of buying twonty ticiots for gl tho pussongor will unly reccive iMtoen, ‘The rocently olectad Muyor, Ay, II, D, Qolviu, visitod the Clty Iall youlevday morning tu com- Ir. Joo Torrast, wha will probably be mdor tho noxt adminfatration. Tue abfoct of Mr. Colvin's enll was to Jontn how {he difforont _deparimonts wore manngad, Ho o celved soma onlightaument from th lionds wig woro in their ofiicos, Ahont the Board of Pub. lie Works ho loarned nothing, nouo of tho Coma nissionors boing prosont when he walked into tholr raom, Mr. Colvin had n protractod con- versntion with Mayor Bond, and was * posted Dy the latter as to'the dutics which he wiil haye to dischargo when ho aysumes conlrol of the City Govorument. s Yesterdny morning, nbout 3 o'clock, a bold at- tempt was mado by two burglara to socuro theit Tiborty, by uvor[mwurln‘,' tho lock-up kaopor, Olicer Millure, at the Union Stroet Polico Btne tion, At the hour namod, » prisoner called ta tho oflicor, aud roquested pormission to go out into tho ball. 'he ofMcer granted the pormis- sion, and had opcued the coll-door, whon an occupant of tho samo coll, namod Maurice Kelly, raquosted tho samo privilogo. Tho ofticor ros! plied, * One at timo, if you ploase,” and was: nhout to closo tlio door, whou Kelly struck him. with o boot, inflicting tivo sovero gashes on the Dridgo of tho moso. Tho ofilcer was Algo nse sisulted by tho othor prisonor, and would have boon Dvm}luwomd bied wot Oflicor Britzka come to hiis asuistunco. Hoth prisonors wore seourod, placed in irons, and locked up. Dotoctivo Jamen Morgan yestorday re-arrested & crazy man, namod Dion Swift, who whs div churgad by o jury Inst wook bofore which ho woa oxamined for unsoundness of miud, Swift sooms to linvo manifested more soundnosa of mind, at tho examiuntion, than the jury. Ho was na soonor Jiberated from custody tian ho resumed, his unaceountablo actions, somo of which were broaking open doors, aussulting his friends, une! hitehing horsea in tho utroct, and moking mure dorous threatn, Yestordny o warrant for his ar- reut was sworn ont by N. D. Thompeon, of No, 06 Ashland avonue, and placed in the hands of Dotoctivo dlorgan, who found Swift in Foloy's bitliard hall shout 38 o'clock. When the officor informed Swift that he had a warrant for bis nrrost, the latter bit s lips un- 4l the blood camo, and thou, without utteringZa word, durted off. Morgan_followad, and was about to Iny his hands upon him, when tho crazy nian grabbed up a club and dealt Morgan a blow upon tho wrist, Ho then ran to o side door, and vian sbout to go out, whon Morgan oaught him, Swift strugglod, gnashod lis tooth, and frothed ot the mouth, but was fluslly secured, with tho assiutanco of 'two of tho ofiicor's frlonds, and was takon to then Central Station, Aftor being placed in n coll, ha attemptod to wronch tho bars olll!' :‘l;u window, and tore his bed-clothing into shreds. any with M Bily clo e CHEATING THE GOVERNMENT. The Way in 'Which Frauds Upon tho Revenue are Accomplished in New Yorke=The Mcthod of Compromising SuitsesThreceQuurtors of a Million Deliars Paid to Informors and RRevos nue Ofricinls Since 1869, Special Disyatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, Nov, 14,—Much intoreat is mani= fested in the investigation into tho affairs of Woodruft & Robinson, by a spocial Troasury Agont nud tho Custom-Houso officials, Rumora that the charges against thom are to bo compro= mised uttract attontion once more to the systom which is in voguo here of compromising suita for fraud nnd smuggling, This systom, it is woll known, bas frequontly subjectod Custom- House offlicors to the suspicion of oncouraging smuggling by concealing the names of smug- glors, and has brought desorved odium on tho whole practico of giving 1ewards to informers and sgents. THE WAY SUITS ARE COMPROMISED. The extent to which compromises have beon conducted in Now Yorlc has hardly boon suspeot~ ed, for tho reason that court ofiicials and United States District Attornoys lLave carofully con= cealed tho facts in each compromised caso. The sottloments are always privately made, and tho suits are discontinued in tho courts by an in- formal process which attracts no attention, and does not briug out the facts, After a firm is de- tected, its books soizod aud cxamined, and the amount of fraud determined, the suit bogun {8 compromised, the monoy paid into the Treasury, and then divided among tho oficials interested, and tho suit {s discontinued without the slight- est interruption to tho business of the accused, and without the knowledge of the publio that thore lhns beon any such process, Suits ara ontered in the books of the United States Courts in such a manuer that ouly cer- tnin ofticials kuow thoir charactor, and” thus firms committing frands aro protocted. It ia only when firms, like those of W. E. Dodgo & Co., oppose the suit, that thore is anydieposition to mako the caso public, A Now York Tribune roporter has obtained the koy to tho mothod of outry of such enses, and thus scoured from the official records L' OWS AEL/ U0 Gl JGSEER Gl BINCE 0 This liat shows that during the pnat four yoara tho total receipts from compromisod cases in this district_alone is ©1,488,618.95, of which loss than half, or 8717,800.97, went to the United States Tremsury. Tho District Attornoy and officers got sbout 850,000; tho and the Collactor gut for himself certifier 268,978, coived a similar amount, out of which the informers. THE LIST OF NAMES comprises seventy-seven, noarly all of whom aro not_ prominent firms, Tho books show that Dodge & Co. compromised for §276,000, whioh is the largest cnse on tho list. One Iizra Wheeler Prid $121,000, and Baker, Wold & Co, paid $75,000. 'With the oxcoption of Dodgo & Co. and Bakor, Weld & Co., none of those 8 have ‘made opposition to the charges, and in this way the facts havo boon concenled until now. —_— MASONIC. Tho Supromoe Council Thirty-third Degreo of Masons, in session in this clty, has eloctod offi= cars for the ensuing throo yoars, as follows: To Hou, Josish Hoyden Drummond, of Maine, M, P, Sov, Gr, Com, ‘Enoch Torxy Carson, of Ohio, P, Gr, LtCom, giSlinton Ersoman Palgo, of Rew York, Gr. itin, of ‘Hotman Ely, of Ohlo, Gr, Trens, Gon, I, E. Dantor Slekdot, of Now York, Gr. 806, Gon, K, B B, G. Lawretlce, of Mssuachuseits, Gr, K, of the Archives, Elvridge Gary Hamilton, of Indisns, Gr, Mas,-Gen, of 0. & Ilomer Btanley Goodwin, of Ponneylvania, Gr, Mare ion, Tdbert Harrls Fosy, of Tiinois, Gr, Standard Boarer, W. B, Higby, Gr, Capt, of the Guatd, DEPUTIES OF THX SUPIESME GOUNOIL, Goorgo W, Deering, Portland, for Maino, Oscur King, Noshith, £or Now Hampahire and Vor- e paid mont. Sihuol Orocksr Lawrence, Doston, for Madsaohue wette, Natban Hammott Gould, Newport, for Rliodo Island. Chrlea William Carter, Norwich, for Gonnoctivut Orrin Welch, Syvucuse, for New York, Jobu Siovlle SpringReld, fox Sow Surser. ‘Authony T, Sfocker, Philulolpliin, for Pcunsylvanta, David Jsurabum Tricy, Petorsburg, for Mickigan, Euoeh Terey Careon, Gluciumati, 0r Ohlo, ‘Alvin Dlodget Alden, Portaye, for Wisconsln, AMcGregon, In,, Nov. 14.—The Conoroe's Come maudery No. 8 of the Graud Order of Knights Pemplar hold o public instulintion of officors in this city this ovoning, followed by o banquot, Prominent mombers of thoe Ordor from abrond were in attendauco, and gavo zest to tho ocea- sion by spoechies and toasts. Tho followiog ofticora’of _the Commandery woro {nstalled: R. Hubbard, Eminent Commander ; J, G, Rounds, Gonerulissimo 3 T, ank Captain-Gon= aval; D, Buugh, Prolato: A.J, Jordan, Sonlor \\'mieu; Willinm_Moncaoriff, Junior Wardon; W. R, Kinneard, Treasuror; J. A, Hoisington, Tecordor. Osraia, Neb,, Nov, 14,.—Last night, as & clfla]ug ovent in’ honor of tho gathoring of the Hig Masons_in this eity, a Teception and ball wua given thom, It wus tho graudost affair evor Lold in this State, ——— ARERICAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION, New Yons, Nov. 14.—ho flnal_kession of_the Aworieun Piblic Health Associdtion was hold this afternoon. Dr. Suivolly read s intorosting report on the cholora ut Vittabuygh lnst summor, Trof, Wallor, of tho Bchool of Mines, Columbla Cotlogo, read o_report on dieinfection and disine foctants. Dr, Bou. C. Millor, of Chicago, read a paper on the oholers T that city last stmmer, eud tho modo of treatment resortod to in so sue- cossfully atamping out tho discago. Tho paper attragted muoh uttontion, particularly the por- tion doseribing the isolation of Eatlm\l!, and tho caro of chiluron who are exposed to tho disordor, Dr, Hicknian, of Hanuibal, Mo,, sent s valuablo and brief roport on yellow fover, Presidont Smith aunounced tha roceipt of a lottor from Aayor Bond, of Ohleago, inviting the Associa- tlon o moet in Chicago next June, It {8 probae blo tho invitation will'bo acceptod, . et MORTUARY, Seoial Dispateh to_2he Chicago Tridune, Brocdusaroy, Ill, Nov, 14,—Tho annonncos ment of the death of Dy, John ¥, Houry, atHur- ling.on, La., cansos profound rograt In this clty fud county, v wan ono of tho tirut wotclers of thin clty, awning tho land on which the northern Linlt of Bloomingten now stonds, aud rosiding ow thoth\uok north ‘nl lh‘l: Oourt-fl‘nlllnu. Ho \:fil o contomporary of such mon_ s Mogouu, MoOlun, Foll, Giidloy, aud Siiph, who yob fomal biere, * , whilo tho spocil agant o

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