Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1873, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN SSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, LH7 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, TTNMB OF BUDACRIPTION (PATABLE IN Dally) Ly mail.....$12.001 Sund R Raekdyaness: S 800 | eny it Partaot n yoar at the snmo rato, To provont delay and mistakes, bo sure and give Tost Offico address in full, including Stato and County, Remittances way ho mada olthor by dratt, oxpross, Post Oflico oxdor, or in rogistered lottory, at wur risk. TERNA TO OITY AURSCHILRNS, Dally, dolivored, Sunday oxcopted, 25 conte por weok. v deltvored, Bunday included, 80 cants per wook, Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Coruor Madison and Doarborn-sta,, Ohloago, Iil. FANC 28 TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. HOOLRY'S THEATRE-Tandalnh ' strost, hot Ol i Latatio,H Louny Soa oyttt Jotrosn and oventu. AGADEMY OF MIISIO—alatod atraot, botwoon Mad- o dnd Bloneoo. ¥ gagemont, of 'tho Lydi Thompron roupe, ** Lo Noa LA GLOBE THRATRI—Deapiniucsatroot, hotwoon Mad- lsop, and Waslifacton, awamont. ol oy Lindon. itlo Ban'ly, ™ Aftornoon and ovening, " MYGRS' OPERA-IOUSH—Monrao ateast, botwoon earbory and fitato, Burlosque of *'Tho Arrival of ugca." Minstrolsy Gnd comicalitios. MEMORIAL [ONUROT— ty-Ahird straot ol ieutean dsonen O'fg Comer, Fronty-(hind, Neos: Bubjeot: +* Astutio Woinen, Anciont aud Hodsrm, DR, KAHN'S MUSEUM, OF ANATOMY—Olark Miuet, Uitwaon Medhan Sl SHoaroc: BUSINESS NOTICES, HEADQUARTERS FOR BOYS' OLOTHING. C. O. JOLLINS, 184 und 168 Cla o , MOTIIRRS—TIY IT NOW, MRS, WINS. WY o Ktop e Ohdiiron cosChing, ot aud ‘wrost remody fu 1o srarld for all disoasus of chfldron, The Chidags Teibune, Wednosdsy Morning, November 26, 1873. Tho McEnory Convention at Now Orleans has adjourned after a briof sud harmonious secssion. A committeo of leading Louisianians was ap- pointed to wait upon Congross at ils noxt sca- sionand appenl for rellet from tho Kellogg usurpation and for tho rostoration of Louisiana to her placo as o froo and indopondent Stato of tho Union. . ‘Tho third trisl of Rafforly for the murdor of Ofticor 0'Moara began yesterday at Waukegan, A Jury of twelve honest men was obtained after the usual difieulty in securing that numbor, and the ©a30 wwas at onco oponed by tho State's Attornoy for tho people, who presented tho facts with which the pooplo by this timo Lave bscome 8o wearily familiar. The question of the Public Library building camo bofore the Board of Education last oven- Ing. Itwas finally resolved that the Common Council ehould bo approachiod for an appropria- tion to make the old Post-Offico habitable, and that when it was fitted for occupaucy the Tree Library might vee whatever room they wanted on payiug a fust ront for it. The yellow fever is still providing employment for our philanthropists. An appenl for holp has boon sent to thoe Mayor of Pliiladelphia by ono of tho Relief Committeo of Bainbridge, Ga., which has suffered severcly from the plague. He statos that thore is great destitution in the clty, and that tho fover is atill raging, as it has boen for montha. Tho appeal is addresaod to Philadelphians only, but it should not be un- heeded by tha charitable elsowhere. Bonator Hows, of Wisconsin, has taken in good part the reminder of ono of his organs that it would not be quite the thing for bim to accept tho Chief-Justiceship,—which, by the way, has not boon offered him. o writes a letter to tho Green Bay Daily Commonucealth, the paper in question, in which ho admits that, undor presont circumatances, ho feols sure he ought not to ac- copt the sppointment. Ho dosanot state what theso debarring circumstances ero. Bishop Cummins has isauod & circular lotter addressed to clergymon and laymon who are or who may hiave been membera of the Protestant Episcopal Church, informing them that on Tucs- day, the 2d day of December, 1873, n moeting will bo held at Asgoclation Hall, in the City of New York, at 10 o'clock 5. m., to organiza an Eplscopal Church on the basis of the Prayor- Book of 1785. He espeolally states that tho *“meeting is to organize, and not to discuss the oxpodiency of organizing," such Church, Gov. Boveridge hae {ssucd commissions to all the officors rooontly electod by Cook County, with three excéptions. Mr, Gardner 18 donied his rommission 88 momber of the Board of Equalization on the ground that thore was uo vacaucy in the Board which he could tako. Tho place which Mr, Trost rosigned was filled by appointment, to hold till 1870, Com- misslons aro refused to two Justices of tho Ponce for the reagon that there is no such olec- tive officer known to the law a8 a Gounty Justico of the Pance. A *“team” of the members of the Irish Riflo Asgociation, through thoir founder, Ar. A, Blen- nerbzesett Looch, of Dublin, have challungod an equal number of American rifle-men to shoot in tho United States, in 1874, for tho championship of tho world. The Irish “tecm™ {s understood to be the same which in 1872 best the English and Scoteh ‘“teams™ at Wimbledon and won tho Elcho shield. The challengo prescribes the samo Tules as govorned tho Wimbledon masting, ranges from 800 to 1,000 ysrds, ritles not excood- ing 10 pounds in weight and witbout telescopo #ights and halr-triggors ; and that the American vifle-mon shiall have boen born in this country and use Amorican rifles, This affords an excel- lent ehaucoe for our crack riflo khols, aud wo bavo no doubt that au American ** team will be spoodily found who will aceapt the challenge. Tho Chicago produce markats wore modorate- 1y nctive yestorday, for tho seacon, aud most of thom wero stronger. Mess pork was uetive und 25@37340 por Ll higlior, closing at §12.00@12.95 cash, aud §12,75@12.80 seller January, Lard was quiol uud E@100 por 100 1bs higher, ot §7.% @7.30 cash, aud $7.00@7.55 cellor Junuary, Moata wero qulet aud flim, ot 43(@43¢o for part alted shoulders, Go do for short ribs, Glge do for short cloar, and 7@73{o for grecu hame, Iigh- wines woro quiot and 3¢e lowor, ut 893o por gal- lon. Lako froights wore innotive, Drosacd boga woro quiet at ©4,00@4.55 por 100 lbs, Tlour was moro notive, und sleady. Whent wan more active, aud 23go higher, closing at 31,07 cash, and £1.043%§ seller Docombor, Corn was lous active, and 20 highor, closing frm at 419¢c cash, and 42){@43%¢e seller Dacombor, Oatu wera more actlve, and o highor, closing at 82)¢0 cauh, aud 837geseller Juuuary, Ryo way quiot, nnd 34@1e higher, at GCo, Barloy wes dull and onsler, cloaing nt £1,80 for No, 2, and Gl for No, 8, On Saturduy ovoning last thore was in stovo In this ity 801,208 bu wheat; 863,172 bu corn; 226,236 bu eara; 86,700 bu rye; and 401,104 bu barley. ogs woro active ot 100 dooline, clog~ g wenl at $3.00@8.95, 'Who cattlo and shoop markols wera dull sud unchanged Tho Madrid and Washington Cablinots both disonsrod the Virginius mattor yestorday, but tho publio are none the winor for tholr delibora- tious, Alllunds of rumors aro in olrenlation, but vory fow provo to ho facts, Thoro avo contradictory roports about the warliko proparations of our Government. It {a assorted that work on tho iron-olads las boon suspondod Dy ondor of tho Govornmont, the transportation of ordnatco stores to Koy Wost susponded, and officors who Lave been ordored to vessola placod in commission dircotod anow to await furthor instructions, and on tho othor hand it s axsorted that warlike preparations aro boing hurried fastor thau over. ‘Phoro 18 & denial of tho roport that Spain s willing to submit to arbi- tration, and a ropotition of tho rumor that Cne- tolar Ia about o bo ovorthrown and roplaced by Borrauo as Dictntor. Tho roturns of tha Assossors in Massnobu- sottsare nonrly allin, and shovw & falling.off in taxablo proporty for 1878, Tho total valnation for 1872 incrensed noarly $200,000,000 over 1871, but thero will bo a falling of of about $125,000,- 000 for tho present year, tho causos of which aro sot down to the Bosdton fire, tho failuro of in- surance companics, and the general decline in values. Tn real ostate thore in evorywheron gain, tho totals from tha cities showing 81,197, 300,007 for 1878, ngninst $1,108,620,010 for 1872, In porsonal proporty, howover, tho docrease is vory large, as may be soen from the following figuros from n fow of tho citlos which aro fair samples of nearly all: In Boston tho loss is $15, 095,050; Worcostor, $603,26; Obarlostown, $491,788; Lynn, $384,848; Nowton, $020,120; Havorhill, £316,850; Gloucestor, $260,518; and Newburyport, §11,600, ‘Tho Philadelphin Ring knows very woll that it tho speclal acrangomonts made by tho Coustitu- tional Convention for the noxt election are car~ ried out tholr powor 18 gouo, and aro toking measures accordingly to save thomaolvos. Through ono of thoir tools, thoy have piayed for an Injunction to provent any of the city's money belng sppropriated to the useof tho Special Commissionera apvointed by the Convontion to conduct the loction. In this way thoy hopo to disable tho Commissioners 8o that tho election may full into tho hands of the corrupt Board of Aldormon, who lave boon so successful with past clections. The iujunction is sought on tho general ground that the Convention has transconded its powors. Judgo Sharawood, to whom tho application was made, deforred its considoration till next waol. The sedimentary politics of Kansas are again unploasautly atirred by Gov. Osborn s appoint- mont of Crozier to tho vacaut United Statos Benatorship, Crozier was Caldwell's attornoy in the Congressional investigation lnst wintor of the charges of electoral corruption. Caldwoll saved himwolf from imminent exputsion only by rosignation, and itis folt throughout his Stato that tho sppointmont of his attorney to suc- cood bim is o public affront and disgraco. The oppointment is bolloved to bo pieco of political huckstoring, Crozior is to bo made easy on tho expiiation of his term with tho United States Distriot Judgoeship now hold by tho Judicially-minded Dolabay, and Caldwoll, Crozier & Oo. in their turn aro {o oloct Gov, Os- born United Statos Scnator, 'Theroe are fourtoen daily nowspapors in Kausns. Thirtoen of theso denounce the action of Gov. Osborn a8 ill-ad- visod and unfortunate. Among thom are in- cludod tho five dally papors of Leavenworth, tha homo of the Governor and his appointeo, S s The bankiug roforms proposed by the New York Cloaring-Houso make no very rapid prog- ress. A meeting of tho Clearing-Ifouse was hold yesterday and & new committes appointed to cousider tho proposed roforms, and reduco thom if possible to a shape to ploaso everybody. This action is intorpreted in Now York to mean that tho attempt of tho Clearing- House to assume legislalivo powers over the bLanks bns foiled, and that hereaftor oach banle will be left to mouago its own busi- ness inits own way, and to ubido the rasulls, ‘Tho question of interest on doposits . and certification of checks is considered vory ex- baustively by tho Comptroller of the Currency in Lis annual report. Alluding to the viclous practicos and the demoralization of business and banking inducod by tho practico of paying interest on depoeits, he says that tho adop- tion In all tho citica of tho country of o regulation like that proposed by the New York Cloaring-House would do much ‘more good than can ever Lo necomplishod by nny leglelation of Congress. What Is really wanted, is & law applicablo aliko to sl National snd Btato bauks, nnd this there is no prospect of getting., The Comptroller recommends tho abo- litton of the tox on domand doposits, sud on incronso of the tax on doposits on which iutorost f{s- psid, 8s o measure that will mitigata thinevil, Io gives the names of National Banks which have beon placed in the lands of Recelvers for their violation of the pro- hibition sgninat cerlifying chooks not soonved by deposits, snd promises to enforco the lnw with cqual severity aguinst all Lanks that offond in this way, Judgo Tipton, of the McLoan County Oircult Court, rendored a decision yestorday in tho caze ‘brought against tho Dircctors of the Gilman, Clinton & Springflold Railrond, chinrging thom with gross miinanagemoent of the Comprauy's affuirs, and praying for the appointment of a Recolvor. It apneers from tho evidense, a4 sume medup by the Judgo, that th actual cost of con- slencting and equipping tho roud wns abont £1,600,000, whilo tho Morgan Tinprovenont Com- pany recoived, for rendering this servico, sbout #4,000,000, Throe Directorsand the Presidont of tlio road, who had been priocipally concorned in lotting tho contract to ke Improvemout Come pany, aro shown to have beon “lotIn" to its ouormoua profits for merely nominal considora- tions, It s also ehargod ngalust theso raflvoad officials that thoy mado o ruinony contract (for tho road) with tho Barciny Coal Company, of which they owned o throc-quartors Interest; that they made au unlawful loago of the road to the Ponusylvania Company ; and that, fu other rospocts, thoy wore guilty of breach of trust, After reoitlng thoso fucts, the Judge gave It as Lis opiulon that there was no remson why tho capitul stock of this road should not bo worth pov value, 1o hold that, i the Pennayvivama Company could operats the vosd, pay inter- o3t on 2,000,000 of frst-mortgage bouds, moat enrrent expousey, and loave o surplus fo bo upplied to (ho paymont of inforost on the socond-mortgnge bonds, thero was no reason why the Company, of ite own motion, cruld not koop faith with it stookholdors, It was thore~ foro apparont that thoro lind boon a bronoh of trust ; and the Tudgo folt Justified i appoiuting n Recolver to tako ehargo of tho road until it enn bo nscortained who its stockholdors wvo, upon whom must ultimatoly devolve the control of tho proporty. THE BUNDAY OBDINANCE, © Yontorday wo printed an inquiry from Messrs, Kirchoft and Eckhardt, as to tho powor of the Common Councll, without tho consent of tho Btato, to ropeal that port of tho lleconso law which makes it a condition of the liconso to sall lquor that tho snlocn shinll bo closed on Bun- doy. Tho power of the Common Council in the promiscn {s ample. The clty charter providen that the Common Councll shall huve powor— o rogulate tho selling o glving away of any ardent oplrlto, by any shopkeopor, trader, or gracer, to bo drimk in any ohop, store, or grocory, ont-housc, yard, garden, or othor placo fn thoclty, * To forbid tho welling or glving away of nrdent spir- ita or other tntoxleuting Nquors to any child, apyrene tleo, of servant, without tho consent. of hia or lier pa- Tent, guardisu, mastor, or mistress, o Heonno, regulate, snd restrain tavern-keopers, grocors, nud keopera of ordinarios or victualing, or ottior Liouses or placon for fho eclling or glving away of wines ov otlier liquors, whothor ardent, vinous, or formonted, Tho powor aud control of the Common Coun- cll over this subject is comploto, Acting undor that power, it las In sovoral instancen andin sovoral ordinances prohibitod the sale of liquor, ote,, and tho keoping opon of tho saloons on Sundny. It hos made SBunday-dlosing onoe of tho conditions of tho licenso itsclf, All theso ordi- nnances having boen enacted by tho Common Oouncil, that bpdy wmoy as roadily repeal them all. Thoro being, therofore, no room for contro- vorsy as to tho power of the Common Council to repeal tho Sunday ofzuso in the liconse law and tho other Sunday prohibitions} it ia & portinont question why tho Common Council should not do so. If thero was ono thing moro distinotly at issue than another in the lato olection, it was tho Sunday ordinanco, That issue was distinct~ ly mado months beforo tho olection; it wos thoroughly undorstood by all votors, and overy mau who wout to the polls or staid away on oloc- tion day knew that tho ono tioket ropro- sonted the Bunday laws and tho otuor the abolition of such laws, Every mon elooted to the Common Council was olootod on that iusue, "Tho peoplo clected tho anti-Sunday law ticket by & mnjority of more than 10,000, ‘Thore can be no doubt of tho popular will as oxprossed at tho polls. Why, then, skould not the City Coun- cil earry out the popular domand ? What reason can they give for not doing 50?7 We trust that thore is no intontion to resort to tho cow- ardly and demoralizing polioy of lotting tho ob- Jectionablo law stand on the boolt without on- foreing it. That policy is of all othera tho most despicable aud unworthy, It is disgraco- ful to tho city, and involves o per oistont disrogard of officlal obligations and oaths, Mayor Colvin must, upon his onth, exveuto tho Sunday law 08 rigorously as Mayor Modill, Mayor Bond, or any other Mayor. Tho polico will bo under the samo obligations to arrest, aud tho coutta to fino and imprivon, and the Mayor to revoko tho liconses, If thoso laws De not repealed, wo will havo tho old controversy all over again, and made porpotual. Tho rofusal of the Mayor to enforeo tho law will rondor him liablo to impeachmout, and that ita enforcemont will bo domauded thoro is no doubt. The Com- mon Council cannot shirk this question, nor throw the responsibility on tho Mayor. The Council was clected to ropoal those laws, and they should tako the responsibility, Tho opening of tho ealoons on Sunday by no moans involves the countenancing of disordor, If tho public peace and ordor can bo maintaiued in the naloons six days and nights in the week, they can bo maintsined on soven days equally well. It was tho doclared purpaso of the Peoplo’s Party to suppresa the disorderly placos ontiroly, and to lenvo the ordorly and well-con- ducted ones fros from Sunday molestation. Now let thom doit, Thoy will not find tho sup- porters of Mayor Dond in tho rocont eloction whimpering at avy honest, monly courso thoy may tako, But if they como short of thoeir plat- form; if thoy proclaim themsolves in favor of tho Sunduy ordinence but opposed to its en- forceraent, thoy will win rospect from nobody, and breed & row in their own camp wiuch will trouble thom heroafter. THE PRESIDENT'S WAR-FEVER, Geon, Grent's voico is said to bo for war. He bins rosorved his declarstion of it until the war spasm which soizod o portion of ihe peoplo abated. It is very evident now that the desiro for war with Spain has not at any time taken a very atrong hold upon tho publio, and what there wup of it has prottymuch disappoosrod. But just a8 tho peoplo are beginning to cool off, aud are discovoring that wo have as yet no cause for war with Spain, Gen. Grnut, if wo may credit the dispatehes, imparts to a Western Congrossman that he fuin favor of war; that he will moke s strong statement of tho Virginius case in his mossoge to Congross, and that he would have deolarod war boforo this {f ho had not beon rostrained Ly tho Constitution of the United States, which vests this privilego exclusively in Oongress. QCon. Grant, it is well to romomber, lLaa gonerally boon in favor of war. Ho l4 n soldior by profassion, educated by practice and nuccess to believo in war, When- aver uny clash of authority has ocourred in the Bouthorn States sinco tho closo of tho Reliollion, his first step Lias beon to order tho intorforonce of United Btatos troope, regardiess of tho merits of tho contliet. This was his action in the Louistaun troubles, end it was pointodly con- demned by tho mentimout of Congross subse- quoutly oxprensod. Imwuodintoly nftor tha sur- vandor of the Soutbern Robels, ho was in favor of going to war, I order to drive tho Fronch out of Moxico. Tho opposition of Secrotary Btanton proventod tho consummatiou of his do- slre, vihich thight othorwite have Loon brought about through his popularity and influenco at that time, Io likowiso wanted togoto was with Great Britain on the Alabama quention, which was ultimatoly decided in our favor by arbitration, Thero are, undoubtedly, mavy politiclans hav- ing the ear of tuo Prosidont who look upon & foroigu war as an avonuo of aecapo from tho doom which swift-coming ovonts, and especlally the financial erlsly, are visiting upon their heads, A war would scrvo ag a covor for tho fraud and corruptlon which ean no longor bo Lept from the people if thelr attention I8 not distracted by somothing a8 terriblo as a clash of resounding erms. [t would also serve to direct tholr thonghtn from tho hard times, and, perhupe, to restore fa part tho decoplivo appoarance of prospority iucldont to tho inflution policy whioh would nat- nrally bo adoptod, Bucli a thought is at onco solfiult and wicked, but it has been ontorlalned by cortaln legdois of the Ropublioan pusty, Neve orthelous the masses of tho party, so far as can bo judgod from tho tono of (ho pross, aro not for war; and howover much thoe Prosidont may bo In favor of it, mombors of Qongross will bo woto likoly to heed tho volca of tholr countitu- onts in tho rear than that of Gon, Qrant in the front. et e ANUTIIER REFORM TOR TIE FARMERD, Wa printod youtordny n statetaont of tho lnw- sult brought on the part of the Pooplo against tho Chieago & Northwoutorn Railroud Company It was mado up from n glgantio copy of tho orlgiual doclaration in tho cawo, which suggestod ©ovou groater necousity for law roform than for rellrond reform. ‘Tho document covored 09 pagen of Jarge legal eap, closoly writton, aud, it printed in full, would havo occupied nesrly an ontire page ot ‘Tux Tnmuxe. The work of copylug it cont £17.60, and was choap onough at thnt. Tho flrat count was wordod as follows : Tor that, wherens, horotofore, to wit: On tho 2iat day of July, A, D, 1873, lowit: ot the Covuty of Blophenson sforesatd, tho satil defondint was a raile road corporation, orgonizad under tho laws of tho tates of Wisconsin nud Iliinots, und dofu husiness i1 unld Blnto of Tilinofs, and that rald defendant way thon and thers owning and opesaling o certaln, ol road Iying wholly within sald Btate of Tilinofs, Tin- ning from Oirfengo, in tho County of Cook, fu matd Stato of Tilluols, to tho City of Freoport, fu the Coun- ty of Steplicneon aforceald, oud then wad thore doing businees o8 & common aarrler upon aud ovor kald mit- road, ond that afterwards, to wit: on {lo day und Yyoar aforosaid, ui the Couuty of Stephonsen aforcaald, tho eafd defendant, na such common carsior, ot tho speclal fustanco and roquest of Lewls X, Scofteld and Loyal L, Duun, copartuers, dolng butinets at extd City of Freoport, undor tho frm namo and styls of Beofleld & Muann, carrfed and transportod for mald firm of Scofleld & Munn, from sald City of Ohieago lo Bald City of Freoport, upon and over sald rull- road, o lorgo quontity, to wit: ninoty-olx tons of coal, tho goods and chattels of eald firm of Beoflld & Munn then snd thero being, and that sald defendant, aftorward, o wit: on the doy end year aforeeckd, at tho Connty of Stophonson nforesaid, charged, collected, domanded, pud recetvod of und from safd tirm of :ofleld & Munn, ag and for {ho xatd defendant, toll and componsation for tho said carrlago and trausportation of eatd coal upon and over anid raflroad, from eafd Clfy of Chicago to sald City of Freoport, fu mauner sforeseid, o largo sum of money, towit: tho sww of §252.%, nnd that sald sum of monoy ko charged, collocted, domanded, ud recelved by said defendant of and from sald firm of Scofleld & Muny, for tho carrying and transportation of taid conl o aforeand, then and there oxeeeded b fult ond reason- able xato of Loil and compensation for tho carrying and transportation of sald coal fu mauner aforzastd, fn n Iargo mum of moucy, towit: in tho sum of $104, and waa then aud thero unjust, unfair, unreaconuble, and oxtortionnte, contrary to tho form of the slalute in such caso mado and provided, and sgainet (ho peaco aud dignily of tha safd pooplo of tho Stato of Iilinols, and lereby and by forco of tho said slatuto on nctiou Diath accrued to tho sald Yeoplo of tho Stato of Tilinols {0 demand und Lave of and from tho safd dofendunt tho eum of $5,000,—pareel of o sum above demanded, This may bo translated, with a complate and intelligiblo statoment of tho cago, as foliows : July 21, 1873, tho Oblcago & Northweatern Railway Company, a common carricr, carried ninoty-olx tons of coal, bolonglug to Lowis K. Scoflold and Loysl L. Auun, doing business under the firm nsmo of Scofield & Munn, from Chicugo to Freoport, ik, and chargod and collected for such sorvico the sum of $232.15, which complainant charges Lo bo an excessive and un- Teagouable toll by the awount of $100, and contrary to law. Thore woro twenty-six counts in the declara- tion, and every one of thom ropeated, with * dsmnablo itoration,” tho incxtricable mass of usoless and harrowing verbiage contained in tha firat, which would perplex tho cloarost mind un- used to logal forms, and whioh could be stated moro Iucidly and intelligontlyin fivo lines. There is 0o unusual verbosity In the present case, per- hapa not 8o much as will bo found in nine cases outof ton. Inevery paporof logal form,—in indictmonts, declerations, demurrers, plens, answors, deeds, articlos of ngrecment, ete,, ete. ~—there s tho samo cndless and confusing sur- plusago of words and phrases, repeated ad nauscum. Binglo scnlonces aro dragged out to an intorminablo length, iuterlarded with oxe- crablo Latin and bostard French. These legal sbsurdities, which are the accumulation of whole agen of stuff aud nonsonso, Lavo plled up until Iaw has become synonymous with ambiguity, the courls clogged with slow and lumboring businoss, tho rocords enceinfe with sonseloss trash, and tho oxpensos of going tolaw Incroasod accordingly. A rosidont of Washington City was aggrioved, somo yoars ago, at being called tn d&—d niggor," when that titlo wea ono of supreme contempt, aud, in applyiug for redress, presented forly-six counts, which sel forth forty-nix differont construotions of the objoc- tionable designation, In othoer words, he not only complained that ho had boen called “a d——i diggor,” but that he had been so called in forty-nix different ways, cach more ob- Joctionablo thau the othor, This is an apt in- siance of tho senmAcleas and burdensome vor- bosity with which pleadings ave londed down undor our practics at common law, long since abandoned by moro progressive communitics. This isu't the worst of it. Tlie same flux of words, ordinarily used a8 & remedy for conatipation of ideas, fraquontly sorves tho purpose of dofeating justico. Thoro wag n famous lawsult in New York, beforo the days of Law Reform in that Stato, which laated & number of years, producing doouments cnongh for a MS. library, and spocohes onough for o eosslon of Congross; and, whon it had ronched the Appellato Court, after yoars of timo and thousands of doliars had been oxpended, it was doelded by o majority of tho Court of Ap- peals that tho action had boen brought for tres- pass, whon It ought to have beon brought for trespass on the cas ; consequently all partien had to bogin de novo. In tho moantime, thoman who hiad commeoncod tho action died. If a thief is indleted for burglary, and tho indictmont omits to state forly or fifty timos that bo commited tho burglary feloni- ously, the iudictment falls and the thiof o8- capev. Ins thowsand different ways, too nu- morous to mention, tho ends of juutico are re- tarded and dofeated by the sonueloss roguire- monts of the autiquated logal forms utill em- ployed in thiy State, Various constructions of Jarndyce va. Jarndyce aro possiblo in Illinofs which were abandoned twenly years ego in En- gland whore they orlginated, und Judge Bouvier roquired two hugo legal volumes to meroly de~ fino tho perploxity of torms ewployed in our bungling practico. ‘Wo ndvise tho farmore, when they obtain con- trol of tho Legislature, to undortake Law Re- torm at tho samo timo thoy underiako Railrond Roform, In Mossachuselts, Now Yorl, Ohlo, Towa, Wisconsin, and many othor Btatos of tha Union, tho autiquated practics, with its Jjumbled technology and incomprohensiblo distinotions, bos long sluce boon nbeue donod, and a Codo establishod which iv denigned to atato tho law end tha facts in s ctoar and conoiso & shapo as the bost-fuformoed logal minds could dovise, Tho Code practico alyo nbolishos tho distinction betwoon law nud equity, which bafles the comproionsion of ovdi- nary minds, aud yot domands an entively diftor~ ont modo of procodura, 'The dofiultlon of & court of oqulty, or chanoory, Ia a # oourt which adminlsters justice according to the principlos of equity ;" which would seow ta hnply {hat un uetion ¢ Inw doos not sooure equity, It is wob necusaary to ponotyaie tho subtloty of (ho dine snotion, but only torecall that thero aro certaln cayos which mupt bo Lrought under ono form, ond othors undor the othor, thal hoth havo thowr inextricablo labyrinths of teche nfenlitlos and that 1t fatal to got them mixed up. 'f'o abolish the dintine- toa I to wirapllfy tho practico, and at tho samo thmo promoto rathor than impada tho enuno of Justico, Who objoot of = Code 1 (1) to bring ol tio stututory enactmonty, alloration@ wud amendments luto o systemntio’ and hnrmonlony urenngemont, and (2) to Introdieo fnto tho nyn- tem all tho othorrulos veaognizod by tho common, or unwrltton, tnw, Incidont to tho Inttar In the purposo of dropping tho accumulnted synonymmn nad the tedions owumoration of dotailn which harans all formy undor the practics at eommon Inw, aud substituto therofor o conclno stntanant, uotting forth tho principlo In tho fowent posle Dblo wordw. Undor our prosent praotice, wo sls wayahove tho ltoration and puraphrane, the inirlonoy and obrenrity of the L'raoport eane quoted nbove ; undor & Codo wo wonld linve & plaln and mattor-of-fact statemont cortanione ing 1o tho tranalatton wo havo mada of thi loygal form, "o oppouition of Inwyara to the adaption of u Codo Is axplatned by tho fact that u. young Inwyor who mastors it standa on eqinl footing, ns rogards move machanical oxecntion, with old. e lawyory who know it no botter ; while, undor tho presont practico, un Inforior luwyer of longor esporionce aud greator familinrity with mora Jorm frequently bas an edvantage over suporior obliity and belter information in tho maller of law. It s to tho fntorost of tho paoplo thas' thio rovorso ahould be tho cnse, and wo ell upon tho farmers to givo tholr attontion to it, ninco tho Inwyers fn this Stato Liavo beon 10poatadly appealed to {n valu, A flagvant act of injustice s being porpotrated overy weolk in tho staid and sabor submb of Lvanston, which demands public notico nud tho adoption of immodiato monsuren for it corree- tion, Tho Northwestern Univorsily, located in thiat villago, long ago throw its doors opon to womou and offered tho uamo privileges to both soxes. It was nunouncod that thoy would bo on torms of equality ; aud, on the strength of such au announcemont, the young ladies flocked {o tho Univorsity liko doves to tho windows, Tio young gontlomon enjoy absolute freedom,—that is, thoy aro only obliged to keop up with Lloir clussos and to bolave themsolves like gontlomon. The wwo goxos loving ostonalbly tho esmo privi- loges, tho young ladies should only be obliged to keep up with their olossos, and maintain o lady-like doportmont, In placo of this, tho young ladies aro compellod £0 go to a confouslonal once a wook, and answer thirteon quostions, muuy of thom of tho most exasperating charactor, which are furnished to them in tho form of a printod blank, and to cach of which thoy must write *Yos” or “No," astho cnse may bo, Evory wook thoss young ladies muat inform tho Principal if thoy have devoted the entire timo of their study hours to study; if they have left town without pormission; it thoy have madd or rocoived calls without permission; if thoy have accepted luvitations; if they havo boon out in the evening to the Post-Offic or tho depot; if thoy have been out with fower than four fn tho company; if thoy have loft tholr boarding-places without pormission; it they have walked wits any gen- tleman or nccopted company to or from any placo, or boon at any timo in tho socloty of gon- tlemen oxcopt at a sehool oxerciso, without per- mission; if thoy have boon quict at all times; if thoy hiavo oxtinguisbied theirlights and retired at tho proper hour; and if thoy Lave refrained - entirely from whispering in classos, chapol, and at prayors, Humiliating aud absurd as many of theso quostions are, aspocially to a girl of spirit, they find no spocial fanlt with any of thom, ex- copt fthe ono which catechizos thom with rogard to thewr escocistion with young gontlomon, and to this thoy emphatically object, Weo submit, in their defonso, that they have excollont rensons for so doing. It must bo romombered that no restrictions are placed upon tho young gentlemon. Conso- quently, the latter aro vory lisble to walk home with the prottiest girls thoy can find, and to in- vite thom out whonover they can got & chanco. ‘This is one of the weaknosses of human nature, Tt has boen a oustom of young gentlemen from time immemorial, and wo presume it will bo till tho final trumpot blows. If is oneof the rola- tions of socioty, which is as inevitable as fate. Now, what is the young Iady to do undor such circumstancos ? Sho goos out on tho stroot and moets o young geantlemnn whom sho knows, or 1o ia takiug & stroll on the lake shoro, enjoying tho beautics of Nature, whon the afcresaid young gontlowan accidontally, of courae, happens to bo in quest of tho boautics of Naturo at tho same timo, and thoy meet *by chanco, the ususlway.” What is mora natural than that the young man, unless ho is woman-proof, should offer hia com- pavy, and thot the two togother should proceed to cojoy the grand expanse of the lake, tho ocoloszal majosty of tho erlb, and the distant white-winged veasols, dipping bolow the horizon ? Evory ono knowa that tho solitary onjoyment of the boauties of Naturo {sn't a touch to ita dual enjoyment, and bosides this, the young man can't help it. Ho isn't rosponsible for wanting to ahare all this beauty with tho young woman, nor for asking pormigelon to wall with her and Lolp her enjoy it also, Tho collogo rogulations themsolves rocogmizo tho impossibility of the young gentlemau's acting nuy other wuy, by placing no rostriction upon him. Now, wo ro- peat, under suoh ciroumstancos as theao, What in the young wemun to do? Is sho togive (ho young gentleman tho mitten? Is sho Lo bo imy volite and rudo to her friend? Is sho to nond bim away miserablo, and bo miscrablo herwolt 7 ‘Thore {8 anotlor fearful omergency. Buppoes the young gentleman won't take “No™ for an anawor, and Insints upon walldng witl hor und helplug lier oujoy tho bnautios of Nuture, 1s that hor fanlt? Munt tho bo subjectod to n mortifying discipline for doing somothing kho caunot Lielp 2 Wo prosumo that, in nlnaly-nine cagos out of ono hundrod, the young ladion of thiy Univorsity aro compollod to writo ¢ Yas" attor tho quostion,—that [s If they aro mado out of tho same atuft as other yourg ladios, and in overy ono of theso caves tho young men aro to ‘blamo, nlthough, of courao, thoy can't halp it, us thoy aro human Lelags, Wo submit, thorofure, that the young ladies aro In tho right whon thoy domand that thls obnoxlous question shall bo romoved from thelr confessional, Ifit1s not, and If on that acoount thioly mowmborship in tho Univorsity is to be proj- udicod, then it s only & slmplo matlar of juu- tico that tho young geutlomon should bo put {hrough o confeeslonnl alvo, uo that the boasted oquality of tho soxod in this Inetitution may bo a fact und not a myth, Lot then also bo com- pellod to kay whothor they have hcon out of town, whotlior thoy have mnade ealls, whether thoy lave walked with any ladles, whother they hiava Leon quiok ot all G, sl swhothor thoy hove pub out thelr Nghts aml gone to bl ab the oonveisional enlingints howr? I Lhens days of sullanohogoly, Hino s ng Justlen I mntibige disrlningtions ngatnat the young Indion In Uil srunl stgle, aspatinily 1 an Anntitutlon whiol i b hostow onquat priv- Hogos 12 tha eollegiato Aathoritin will wob roeind tha obnoxdonn enls, or meks b sqnslly Dludingg m hoth wxen, thny Ly yeninge Indlon Jinvo tho Hight Lo dntsnd Uial whion they vlolste B they propar prrtion shindt bo onishod, As iu neatieln ok pronenb, Ui tulo 11 o potty bt iiabion, aned plutws overy young Indy b s iy muelityity pnitlont 1F Uiz inea oy split, thiy ail gon. Ut bo peiban moil protest il Uidn olonr Stotunten High b guneedad, Ly Whe Hpelngfiabd (Maxasy Hopuhllogn dovntay ruted dalutunn Lo & stabomntit 6f thn gond)- Hon ot the tubasoo ooy e il b yory fntors watlingt dazeliptiant It o sunmsrising Ui el Wity ol Wobnecy I thy Cotestiot Yallyr, 14 uppnes Do ben sbabement Hing L oudture hinn bon st profitably st Ieanrs lisrg e o roly nygon 14wy thsle minka dagondsnsn fur fue comn, withont any rototesn Lo the ot of whutthng sl tnrkob or a fnsnstsl punls, 1o ronull by dint Wing find thotngol 7o with oo cropm o hisud, with 1tbs prospect of ofisining any mnvkob for 1t anrl s protabilivy of uititslsly obtaining vory low pricon fur 16 In wddivion to Lhin fact, thora In U othior unplonsatit foatiro that tho lohneeo tn rululug the sull for uny olhor orops. Tho Reblican naya s * Lorhapn 26,000 canon, contalning fram 025 to 976 pounds oach, would bo o tolarably enrroct ontimalo of tho amonnt of 1872 tubnceo n the pusoknion of the farmora of How Lngland,—thly, in addltion Lo tho considorably larger quantity, inclnding tho Lobueeo on hiwnd of provious suars' crops, In the hands of loeal speculators, who abound I overy considorablo Lobucco-ralaing town, Now, ou top of this rodundant crop of 1872 is piled tho abundant ous of this yoar, which, although at this stage its qualitics can- not ho positively predictod, yot promises sxcood- ingly well, indicating » good proportion of wrappers, which will norvo to restoro tho aqui- Hbrium somowhat disturbod by the duflciency of last year,” — If tho French Monarchists have failod in thoir purposo of solzing tho Government of Frauce, ug seoms to bo tho case, it is not because they havo not tried, undor McMakon's direction, to ¢ logitimatizo " all tho dopartmonts and em- ployos of tho Btate. Tho extent to which this policy was curriod may bo inferred from the fact that tho sorgeants-de-villo woto compelled toshavo off thelr chin-whiskers, commonly called impo- risls, Thoe Fronch peoplo havs & way of magni- f5ing littlo things Into great importanco, and tho suggestion of acertain melody, ortlio styloof 2 Lint, or tho cut of a board may excrt great influ- ence over tha political thoughts and actions. The Fronch policoman, who would not have been recognized a few yoars ago without Lis im- perial, haa boen compolled to sacrifice it as the Inat veatigoof Napoloonism. Thofact is, however, that, though tho imperial has of Iate years been assoclated with Napoleon ITL. and his regime, it dates back & good deal farthor, and might, with #s much justico, be regarded as a symbol of monarchy. Tho fashion was firat set by Riche- lieu, snd beforo the dsys of the Bonaparte family it was known 28 royal instead of imperial. It appoars that tho Monarchists havo not suc- coeded, in spite of the sacrifice of their police- mon's beards. A Bcotchman, named J. K. Campbell, has been discovered at Chelsea, Maas,, who has tho faoulty of seeing ghosts in the daytime aud con- versing with thom. The seor is & common la- ‘borer, who oarns his living by piling lumber on & wharf, Ho has had sevoral conversationa with Macsulay, Dickons; Byron, Shakspeare, and otl- ors, whilo engaged at his work, but not one of thom has ever offered to help him pile lumber, or alloviate his condition by any matorial aesist- anco., The most of tho ghosts who sccompany Lim, however, are of a very mischiovous kind, and amuso thomselves boxing his ears, pulling bhis cont-tails, sending cold chills down his back, and dispatching him on tom-fool errands. One of the number 18 » long, lean, lank, ugly woman, nomod Mary Ann, who has more than once thrown the unlucky Scotchman acrosa the street o8 he was on his way homo. She seoms to have & apecial aversion to bim which ho does not rol- 18 in fact, ho dooa not seom to onjoy the asso- ciotion of any of thocrowd; but is ot prosont unablo to deviso any method of getting rid of thom. Disraoll, in a political spoech made at Glas- gow, on Baturday last, predicted & groat atruggle in Europo between the spiritual aud tomporal powors. It 18 uot tho firat time, howover, that the prophecy has been made, Tho Chovalier Buasen, somo yeara ago, and beforo tho spiritual and temporal powers wore arrayed sgalust osch othior as they aronowin Italy and Gormany, made tho samo prophacy, and was laughedat both by theologians and politiciana, Tho rapia antago- nlsm of tho two, howovor, since that timo, sud tho rocout avents which have transpired iu Italy, in tho controversios botwoon the Vatican and tho Italian Government, in Germany betweon the Ultramontanes aud the Old Catholics, and other parts of Europe, all polnt to the samo re- sult, which must como sooner or lator. NOTES AND OPINION. Tho Logiglatures of Wost Virginia, North Oar- oling, Sonth Caroling, and Alabama uro now in wseaslou, and ousl Is confrontod with the most worlous wapeots of Stato financo, “I'ie Toginiuture of Culiforsia moots on AMon- Deo, 1, and “will, in due tims, procced to oleot o United States Scuator for the tona beginaing in 1875, Tho Sau Franclsco Aita (Qrant orgou) points ont o wey to defcat Gov. Booth tor tho Senate, by coucontrating Ropub- Hleann nd Democeatie votas on Caserly ; or, if that Is ot expediont, thon by n union of votes (o posipone tho eloction two yoarw, Lhe Alla inginty that thoro ls room only for tho rogulur Domooratis and Bopublioan pertios, nud (hat the Intending third party must be Lioked out of bod. ho Alle ly, par exccllonce, tho Ropublican purty organ on tho I'ncifle coast; and out thoro thoy don't eall it, na horo, botory tho eloctioun, ‘**the Ropublican Anti-Moiopoly party,” *“tho only truo party of Reform,” aud-that sort of stutl, Indeod, tho Alla sayss Tho prearut political fover will pans ovor, sud Dem- acrat vl Nopublican will Gonido the fita of the country un Lefora, Dath tho ohd parties cau contom- plate the postonomout of the Eeautcilal eloction wity buth faction, Tho Des Moluon Register (Poatmastor, and Qrant organ) Lins beon {adulging fu n liko strain of talk, addreszed to half-a-dozen Domooruts in tho mambioranip of tho Iowa Legiulature, —Tho Baktulo Kigicss (organ), 1 an editorial leaturo upon ** Congresn und Tateaponeilility,” spaakn out 1 * ko ehtef demand of the peopls in for Lionest govornment, Thin i plalnly enouh wdicatod by tho vesulta of tho lts elections,” 1r, then, the absonco of Republican majorition *+ plaluly enougir fudicatcd ” thin demand, what would Ropublicun msjoritics have Indioated? Doun the Kirpress no noon admit that Ropublioss prowison aro valitelosy ? —in ofleinl vola of Oregon for Congress (vnunney), iy your, comparen with the volo lagd Jonr nw Follown ¢ Lonrenn, 1 Hrotaith, Opp, itnittls, Atbilin, Healt ring hin bl volo of Mussnchusotia s o e, N Hamhlire | hisint, D il ey Jasnors, ) Ulamberiain, It atior, 10 1L Pltinun,,.. 0,508 ~~fu Sonnrd County, 1L, the Farmora ran agnitml U Domocrate and spilled things; and now L Sonard County Demoeral discovors, i sl int— - Filtusn Uit ntes ofentionn prombnent mombers of tho Oranin I il county hiavs duslsrad 1hat the Grango i1 golitient urganization, ol hat a el Uhoy” tae bl Uy 11 %a" by el noxt year foe tho olaztion of uatirbsiatundy legladators, on Uy oilicera, 1 what am iy heeves aliatodd I tets of thin orgontzation, 1t i frudy fo b lepresated, A Chnton Cointy, T, the Parmers beat » Paoplols teliot on wlich lopublican and Dom- tistwies loxdoru wotn combined, and the Carlyla Union ey vayn s “Daantgg e glsyed out ainco tho colorsd vutnra o Gdviandaviis wont ok s unft for the Domim el wtih Tgniiliean Puoglo's Uekot, and wero great & i peatid insiuod prapasad for thoth by tholr now= Sy ek Drottie v, ~Lognn County smust bo(horonghly organized by the naxt slazion, and v would nnuggunt thas toannsthing: o held sowo timo in Docerabor, for thins parptnn of adopting s 1ino of policy to ba purand the future, 'ho farmers of this eounty npecd nn longor dopond upon o poli- besianis for sarintance,—they huva gotto pu“ off Hhoie eontnand gnintothe gt thomacivos, Whon n tan rewolven” 19 do his vork himeolf, 1t witl ha duna, 11 tho Boform tovamont snccoods b1 thin_ oy, the faranm have gob to take the Vg, — Lineuls” (1U.) Stalesmen, e o8 ik oegane, freighted with rom- nantu of conzeisnce, 2ro dovintng viays for the re~ penl of thagenb, . L. 1T Grant lind any of that skt corzmon oo for which his parti- wruis pavn Bl erecit, hio would sunounce in hiz larshicoming teskage Lin purposo of atouing for bl nine by sefuning to take & penny of the il Bottan gaing whitu the country is in such a stiaftennd condition, Althougn thls s the merent dictato of proprioty, it wonld bo recelvod Wil irrepraruinle saliefaction by tho country 6 s Gieneral Lo o of Ly sucient popularivy,—ludicnapolis Kentinel, —There 14+ law of Cougress that protects a porson who hun toatified befors a committes of withsr branch of Congrens frum conviclion for tation to which kuch per: 0 by £ien Coulting, of New Yort, hod tiiin {n viow wiren lio had Murphy, Lect, Btocking, vie., exainined before o comaittes sout to tho City of Xow Yorl: uomo tie ago; his objest way no: wholiy or maluly to havo thoke Lad mou winttewastied, butto’ bavo them out of bLara's wayin tho eveut of achango of ralers i this corttry, when all the supprossed facts would be Lenught o light. Thronghout the country the wame thing cecnrred, aud 18 still gofug o, prosont Congrens howng largely Ropublicau, speciel committees will Lo the order of tho day, ths Standing Cotamittes not being vumerous cuongh to #ave tha greal number of Graut's appointacs from prosecutions for their cnmes, Prands, corruption, pscalatiou, stoahng, and rouberies i3 to-day trinmphant iu all ofiicial Hacen.—Quiney (J1.) Herall, ~ —From the Leginning of the Cuban complica~ tion, the press diapzatclies from Washingion have presented none bus the marst feawnres of tho cane, and often accompanied by warlike cowmn- ments. Many of them resd as if writia in the interestof the Cntan boadboldsrs, sad itiy quito likely they are. A considerabla pumber of theze bonds, iasned by a parzsl of adventarersa fow yoars since, aro lield in Washingzon, and tha holders would like uocthing betier thaa to have tho United Staies captara Cubz. The momaent that Lappena, 1f it sver dces, a fowerfal labby will kpring iuto existenco to recura the paymenl of theso bonds by the Government.—JIndianagolis Journal. —It is worth observing that the cry for an in- stant war with Spain is scrictly condned to New York City. It finds no echo ia any_respectable nowspaper outsido of this city, Thers ia un- doubtedly a strong desire everywhere to aee the righsa of our citizens and the honor of our Hay thoroughly vindicated, but the pecple manitastl wish to have all the facts placed beforeth:m be- fore plunging 1ato war, ‘Chero is no doakt thal what is sbsurdly called the *couniry press” takes a {ar moro sober and sonsible vieir of this sudden difiicalty than we ind in some New Yok papers.—New York Times. —It looks asi? tho Government, instesd of takiug counsel of its own wiadom aud presory- ing tho friendly policy with regard to Spain which laa bitherto characterized it, Las allowed itself to be infocred with the excitoment of Now York aud hurried into an uuscemly naval panio, Active vroparation for navalwar is not the propor approach Lo o friendly nation, and a mes- bago of poave ueking Juatico of & frioudly power is 0ot usually conveyed by u gunboat with shot- ted guny. Tho United States i3 pormitting itself to be n tool of the Cubau filibustors,.—Hartford (Conn.) Courant. —It 1 tho contomplation of tho spoila that would bo tho result of war that induces thess clagies and otbors like them to clamor for it, and 80 conduct thomaclvas as to involve the caunlr{’, in spite of the Goverument, in hostilitios. 1f the Governmeut would turn its atention to theso filibustors and punish somo of them as thioy doserve, it woulddo a servico to tho couns tey; for it is these speculntors, sdvonturers, vagabonds, and bummers who hovo produced whtovor thero ia of unfriendliness botseon this country and Spain ; and who, if war bocomes the rosult of thisunfrivndliness, havo baen thecause of it,—Dubuque Telegraph. —~Certainly our people do not want war merely for war’s sake. Wo Luve liad enough of blood- shed, enough of sorrow, onough of the inumora- blo and untold burdeus which war imposes, without desiring anything moro in that direo- ton. . . . . Itwillbo far moro croditable to the Admiulistration to mako an honorablo set~ tloment without war, than it would be to enter into a bloody contest with Bpain the end and far-ronching consuguonces of which would ba beyond human comprebension, ‘*Let us have peace.""—Burlington Hawk-Lye. BUTCHERY OF SWITCHMEN Dontanarox, Tows, Nov. 24, 1873, To the Editor of T'he Chicago Tribune : Bin: Within the last few years, not less than four yardmoa car-couplera hiavo been killed in this placo alono. The numbor who have boon severely wounded or maimed for life in tho same period aro too numerous to name. Many of theso accidents proceed trom two causon, both of whioh might bo remedied, The firat is tho carelosanosa of thomon. If they al- ways kopt eloar of tho track, thoy would very seldom be hurt, But, in steppiug from one track to tho othor, they do not pay attention onough ulways to keop outaldo of the rail. This iu an {ndisponsenblo roquisite, which the men alono ought to look attor. Tho othor causo concorns tho companies, In ihe hurry of coupling while running with the train, tho men catch their feot in the ' guard- ail," placed at tho oido of tho main rail, ‘whick provents the car-wheols from jumping tho track as thoy paas over the frog, ‘Tho guard-rail is bunt opon at oeach oad, aud when the msn eatchon bis foot in i, oxttication is impossiblo, as tho wheels ero upon him at tho same morment, Wharo tho irog iutoo short, tho foot may be canght in tho two rails which }nlu up tolc; but, ut both of thowo #ro outside of tho traok, jnjury rfi\'ely rosults from it, it tho man docs not fall on the track, 11 tio raflwaya wonld place a wedgo-shaped wooden blocis, about 8 iuohed thick aud a fool lonug in each ond of tho guavd-rail ut overy switch in thoir yurds, snd conspiouously post orders for tho mon'to koop outside of tho raily, thoso nocl- dents wontd b much loss troquont, Tho block ought to slant wo us not to trip whon a fool strilics it, aud be Inrgo enough to make it impoa. siblo to got u boot in it, whtlo room may yet be loft for tho flango of tha whoel, Tho Loginlature of this Stato hao passod & stiingont faw requiring tho boxing of tumbling- whafLs to throshing-machines. Alaw roquiring tho guard-rail of railrond-switohes to ba blocko w8 nbove sugpasted is even moro neoded. A ‘very simplo selt-couplor has boon invented, which, if zdopted, would savo many livos, an mavy moro handa aud fingors, It is slmply & clapper »\mue atone oudin the old-fashionod duaw-hond, When tho phu is rainod, tho olappor Tully, and bolda tha pin up till tho link 1ifts the elupper untwo cars moct in confling, whon the !»lu sdrops, ‘Tho lattor hing s emall crosu-pin in t, whicl prevonts its bolng drawn vut from the heud, If generally adopted, it would not only savo muny livos, Dut also many ping, that ore now lost uiid thrown away, Lurrove. SUICIDE, 4, Nov., 45,—IToraco W, Mysrs, une” Zporter, forniorly ol #, publinhews of tho Hals Linke Y committed suiv.do Jout uinl cluno, Ly Ly g laudasum, Ho l ter to his wothor suylng ho wan tirod ot life -A REMEDY, Flusuclal troublos oro assigned aa the cause, ~ ] 1