Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1873, Page 5

RAILROAD NEWS, The Gilman, Clinton & Spring- field Railroad Credit . Mobilier. Judge Tipton's Decision in the Suit - Against the Direotors for Mismanagement, e Finds Them Guilly of Breach of Trust and Appoinis a Receiver. History of the Litigation Growing Out of the Case. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago T'ridune, BrooaiNaToy, Ill., Nov. 25.—Judge Tipton, of tho MoLoan County -Circuit Court, gavo his opinion in tho calobratod caso in which the Di- roctors of tho Gilinan, Olinton & Springfeld Railrond Company are alleged to bo fraudulently using the Company's assots and proporty. Io baa decided to appoint a Recoiver for the rond, which, of courso, moans an utter dofent for tho Directors. 1o hng not decided the quostion of ‘whother the stock hold by the Morgan Improve- ment Company is void, nor has he docided on tho validity of the numerous bonds issued by tho Dirootors, Theso questions e resorves till the final hearing, Tho opinion is o very longthy one, and recitos tho facts and sllegations in full. Tho following, bowever, is n fair synopsia of wuch parts of 1t as the public at large will caro about readwg. NISTORY OF THE QASE, Tho Galons, Clinton & Sprivgfield Ttaflrond Compa- ny was incorporated in 1867, Irivate citizens along tue line subacribed to its capital stock about $30,000 3 10 Pfir cont of such subscription was_pula in, Bome uol I, Bolvin, who waa clocted President of {he road In Ocfober, 1809, went to Philadclphia._ for the Dirpos of {nterexting capitalista to construct tha road, Whila ko waa in Philadulphia ho cubmitted In writing to the Proaidont of the lenusylvanis Central Rallroad Come peny tho proposliion in bokisl of tlio Galous, Glfaton & Bpringfold Railroad Company in offect s follows: AQGREXMENT DETWEEN THE ROAD AND TIE CONSTRUC- TION COMPANY, It tho Ponmsylvanis Centrsl Rafiroad Com- pany or constructing company in iis intorest will construct and cquip the Giimoro, Clin- ton & Bpringflold Rallroad in accordanco with plens and specifications, tho constructing party shall receive $6,000 por milo {n'tho bonds of countion and lownsbips along tho lin of the rond, theso bouds to_bear 10 yor «cent intcrest, except $175,000, whick bear 8 por cent in- dorest, To flurthor aid i constructing. cquiping, snd mecuring tho right of way, tho construciing perty sball recaive the Rtaflroad Company's coupou-bonds to an smount not to excasd $25,000 8 mile, which bonds will ho_u 10 por ccut intorest and bo sccured by mortgage. THE LEASE OF TIE NOAD IOk §1 TER TEAR, Ho_furtlier proposed fo leuso (ke railrond When comploted to tho Peunsylvania for 99 years, st tho rato .of $1 por year, provided {ho loase could ba miadu withe ‘ont projudico’ to tho rights of tho parties owning the ‘Campany's bonds, TUE TTOTOSITION AMENDLD, Mr. Beivin subsequontly cliaugad Ui proposition 1n that ho addod thio provision that the ratlroad would mecuro the right of wiy over the entire ronto, and pro- Yide sultablo dopot-grounds it cost to the conatruci ing party not exceoding $60,000, . 'THE MORGAN IMPROVEMENT COMPANT, was incorporated fn Peunaylvanin Ray 0, 1870, snd, so fus a5 the ovidence in thia case disclokes, it v organ- 4zed for tho sole jrnogw of constractiug this rond, It bad a capital of §:00,000, divided into {en shares of 0,000 cach, Fourteen days after ita incorporation it enterod into a contract wilh tha Gllman, Clinlon & Springfleld Rallrond, of which tho followlng la the substance: 3 CQONIRAOT DETWEEN THL NAILROAD AND THE OON- STRUGTION COMPANY, The sgreement reclles that tho Gilnan, Olinton & Bpringficld Xullvoad Company proposcs to coustruct o rajlroad from Gilman to Springtield, snd thot the Morgan Improvemont Compauy ngros to furnish the mocessary funds for its constrnction on fo condition that il contracts for iabor, matavial, ete., must bo approved by tho Morgan Improvemeat 'Compaay, oud all estimates of work douo must recelva tho indorremont of w enginoer selected by tho Morgan Twgrovement Compnuy, bo~ foro payment {8 made upon thein, loca- tion, end specifieations to Lo b cations #a tho Morgin Improvement Compeuy riny osiro, T fran rails, to bn Carnished by tho Morgan Tuprovement Coumpaiy, ero to Luof good quality, sud wolgh not less that 52 pounds a yurd, with fiah-bar conuection, ‘Chio Gilnian, Cllyton & Springficld Company avo ta poy tho y Tinprovement Compuny connty and ownabi, s, in_sccordsuce with thy provosition mado by Mr, Malvin 2a_given sbove, Th Gilman, Clinton & Syringtield Compiuny are ulso {o exocuto mortgugo bouds on their road, fo ihe amount of £2,000,000, Learing 7 per cent interest, payably thicty voara fromh date, i Osiro, naid bonds 1o o ekl jn rust by the Pennsylvanls Cential Linilrond Compuny, and delivered to thio Morgan, Improveuent Compuny, in accordance with a resolution of 1ls Bozzd of Direct- ord, Tho Gilman, Clinton & Springtiold Iailvosd Company aro nlso {0 fanue {0 (he ilorgan Dinproves mont Compuny certificates nf stock ~for tho re- mainder of tho eapital stock of = the rullrosd ot yot taken—$1,400,000, more or less—whicl: stock wra'to bo lold i trasr by tho Pennsylvania Central Eallroad v like munier, ‘Tuis contract {s pot Lo Le binding on tho Morgan Tprovement Company 3f tuy chaivse i3 made in the Bonrd of Dircctors or oficess of {he Gilman, Giinton & Springliold Iulirosd wilkont the spproval of the Morgen Tmprovement Company. UK CONTRAGT NATIFIED, ‘This contract was reporied by President Melvin to a mectiug of tho Dircetors of tla_ Gilman, Cliuton & Bpringticld Rallrosd on Juno 7, 1870, tud was ratl flad by tho Bosrd by tho adoption of u rogolution oifered by the Lon, O, I, Moore, tract pricoof building tho road wuder this contract amounts to $1,000,000. The proof, however, shows tho sotual cost Of construction and oquipment’ not to vxcecd S‘:(Ofldflm. Tho road wes coustructed and y the equipped Ifogun Improvoment Company, for which they reveived $503,000 of townzhip und county bonds; $3,000,000 first.nortgage bonds, and §1,409,000 tn the cupital stock of tho Company, DIREOTONE OF TUE N0AY BUTING IMPROVEMENT HITATES, On Sopt, 28, 1870, Mielvin, Black, and Willlams, thires of the seting Dircetors of the road, aud Melvin xeting as the Prewdont of the Bonrd of Directore, pur- chased thrco wharos of tho'stock of tho Morgad Tm- provement Compuny, for which lheg pafd $10,000 In cash, und gave thelr notes for $10,000 euch, Lo uotes and ensh wero afferward roturned 1o the partien, Lut each waa roquired to pay about §3,600, It 18 iuslsted by the counsel for tha complaiuanty that it was con- tomplated and understood that thoy Wora {0 becoumo sharebolders in (ho Morgan Iinprovement Company whon tho contract wasmude; end that i suy event the contract fa vold, and ought to bo uot aside, and & dscrao rendered for tho complutnant, FURTAST MIGAPPROPRIATIONS, On Bopt. 1, 1830, tho ratiroud company fasuod to the Morgan fmprovement Company $2,000,000 first- mortgage bouds, under u resolution of the Board of Directors of the Giiman, Clinten & Springleld Rail- rood, pasced Juu, 17, 1872, Ono million dollurs of second-morlgago bonda word fhatod £or tho purpono of paylog for tho couipment and whopnacliiery, mud ware placed in tho hands of Thomas A, Scott, Trustee, DYALINGS WITH TILL; RATOLAY COAL 003 ‘The next action of tho Bosrd of Dircctors complain- of fs tho coutract they chtored iuto iu bebialf of tho road with the Rarclay Coul Come- pauy,—a_ company in which Molvin, Black, andwilllams © owned cach oho-fourtd of the stock, being ot tho sumo_thma Directors of the Gitman, Clliiton & Springdold Radiroad, ‘This contract providea that the Daiclay Uoal Compsuy ehall hnyo tlio rlgm to furnish coal to (ko rallrosd company ntu o specidled in tho contract, and at a spocial rate of neportation, Tho point first mado is, that this cous truct {s void ; that Lolvin, Black, ond Williams wero st tho (mo sfockholders fn'the Baveluy Coal Compauy'; sud, second, that o contract Void 1 agatast publid polley. PHOPOBED LEASE TO TR PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY, Tho bill furthor churges tht the Dircclors wero abouit Jensing tito rosd 1o tho Pennsylsanin Gompany In violation of the lawa of the Btats, and of the rights af tha complainants, LAND-URANTO 8AID TO DL bTOLEN, The amendment to the bill o Houe of land were made ta_tho Comyiuy by divers Aividuals, to aecure thy_location of statfons ; and it Melvin, Willlams, and Dlack, and thelr confe-rates, Qid ot tako the title of thts land to tho reilroad or nny ferson cxprously for ita iiags mil churgon tlnt thio inds wero conveyed to Melvil, Goorys 1, Roterts, and Wood without expreseivg that they wero in trust Cor thio rallroad cotapuny, BUNIORIPTION NOT ACCOUNTED YOR. The WU furtiier chargen {hat nesrly $10,000, pube ibed Ly tha eltizcan of Olinton to kdoura the location of machine-shiops at that point, hea uat beon a:counted for Ly tho Directors, LEMUILER OV TOE DECENDANTA, Mo tho furvpiiug fucts the defaudautr, Melvln, Black, and Withims, dowur, o tho Lill s amended, 50 far st wceke raltel i rolation to thy downtion of (ho lnndllnnnd tha moneys donuted tor tho fonation of the meobine-thopd, sid tho contract with tho Barclay Coal &mflnyv they ssy that the corperation fa the parly 4 hics oon Uefrauded, 1€ thieus cilogations Lo true’t and it, thercfore, should Lo tho yarty 10 oel Yodres § and that, I 11oF proper oxertions 1} Lad beon found incapablo ofdolngit, orind rofured todo 3t, thoy mfglty porliapa, obtalh redrera by ths proceadiug, "fo thls tho Gourl suya thut tho complaiuants show tiat they avo entitlod fo relfot ra _cgaiat tho defunils Bnts, OF 4 part o o, ‘Thu demurrer to M . Yaont £0 thio Lill Ln, tnesatara, ove Ao Al A azime Tho ““m‘lfi:flf:lf vin, 3! ! ar, Med an gnswor 1o tho 8 Gynoptds of whish wz pi Yotiod vaveral weckn'ago, Y dut QPINIGN OF THE Quu ‘The Qourt then rotupitudutes (ho plzsd e, fl‘mvaue.; couse sod disousea ot leugth the Eoglids nud law gonueruing the cirourustances under which trunt b tekon out of tho handn wio ire it g nad wpplzivg taa trust fands, 'Tho mudern do, o and Lae sivory wf Thilnola Jaw 14 (b i Jubio Rigaw T, ereeted Uy tho oveselm yever of th Btate, Bud tink th cozporation £+ withert ced, trongn {ts Bued of D:reotors, ta conklenet, cysp, rid operats aadel Divcelory el remadn .t G oived 1 L puthie eoapsation Mot of this oy ty, ' not, o converted fnto”tho cunitid, ctock 0f 6 vedenad cone yruy ngabnas sy will, buty by o 1o vore, £ could b compaded to douate y nropeety $o the.vey §k ) sttt of a rallroad company 3 ind Uit tho tivgersy of i 1 16 5 tenict fuud o tho hutids of ho Bourd T, s Lo townhiya thet iave Hecom pottlas to thly yro- ceeding did ot dounde (icit bundn volod {o_thy Gome PRbY ;- Lty on {uo.contrary, thoy subssribedto (ta copital ulock, for wuloh' thuy dssuwl Uel bonds, dulby for uoilari... and .. no.. Yoo s nliown by fhia proof . why iho capital stock of hla ruflroad company 1auob worth par value 3f the cont of eonstrueting sud aquippiug the voad id not cout o osveed $1,600,000, nud tho road bay patd Tunning oxpenscs oud’ Sntecest on £3,000,000 sicu lta complet®n, Witk fiio bonds voted alorg tho e, und « loan of $1,000,000 upon th road, whick onght to and would linvy_constructed -and emiipped tho road, the stock sliould bo worlh par fo-doy, I nemmo this fact upou tho avidonco fn thin record, that thaTennayls yania Compuny could oporatu the rodd, pay intorest on $2,000,050 tirut-morlgoge honde, and tho “eurrent ox- Deias of tho Tond, snd Jeava n 'surplus to spply on the $1,000,000 Incomo boncda atondod 1o Lo fsaned i Tou of 'tho'$1,000,000 sceonil-murtgago bonds now fu tho hands of Phoman A, ficott, If it s true thut tho stock of this eallrond company aught to bo worti dollur for dollaz, weure lad to fn- quira whothar it i propor to_ro wanago puch trust- property thut the stock shouid becomo aubatuntislly sorthilces and {ncwmnbered vith 4,000,000 of debt, Tha Company' books do not thow {lia'cost of constriction und cquipment, nor do (he defendunis deny tho proof of complainnuts as {o tho cost, Anollicr thing which a npparont from the proofn s, tut tho Board of Dircetora aro controllod by tho Mor @an Improvement Company, The Gourt then proceeds {o discuss other polnts of Isw fu tho cxo.and o cite authoritien whlcl lead to thio conclusion thub tho rellel pruyed for u tiis caso whiould be grantod, concludiug as follows : N “Th Court s of opfuion tuat, under tao_circum- plameos of {hin ense, 18 propor fo appoint o Kecalver 10 tuka charge of wid muuego the akd raliroad, until it can bo zeertadned who its legitimato stockhiolders are, to whom the custody and management of sald railrond should bo committed,” Raising the 'Fax in Muscitine Connty, 2a., in Ald of tho Weostorn Rails road. Anectal Disgtitch to Phe Chicago Tribune. DavexrorT, la., Nov. 25,—O0n Baturday Inst tho Trustoes of Bloomington Lownalip, Musca- tino County, allowed tho Muacatine Wostern Railrond Cum%nu{mo,o(lfl more, on the sworn statement of tho Bngineer rogarding ndditional itows of expense in covstructing the tond. Thia makes §190,000 in all paid in Diunscntine County oub of the b per ¢ont tax to the Company. Itis stated that tho Construction Company propoeo to purehaso ail tho Emperty in Wuscatine Couuty, to be gold for the delinquent 6 por cont tax on tho firat Monday in Decembor. Financinl Condition of the Now Al- beny & 9t. Louis Air.-Line Izoad. LowmsviLLe, Xy, Nov. 25.—A meoting of tho stockbolders of 'the Louiaville, Now Albany & ft. Louls Air-Lino Road was held to-day in Now _Albany, to take mensures to provont tho_ bankruptey of tho road. Reporis woroe road showing that the Company's asscis aro above {ho liabilities about §2,000,~ 000 at tho present time. 'Clo . amouut ro- quired {o comploto tho rond is $2,501,321, with iirst mortgago bonds cnd uncollected subserip- tions to meet it, amounting to about £4,000,000. Tho flonting dobt, for which the Compauy ia threatoned with banliuptey, ia only §184,616. Aftor discussing thio situation, o committeo was npéyoinl.ml to call on the creditors and securo an oxtension of time from oroditors, chiefly banks, Verdict of 86,500 Agaiust the Chicngo, Dubuque & Minuesota Eailroad. Speainl Dispaleh to The Chicago Trabune, MoGnEoon, Iowa, Nov. 25.—John Walter, ad- ministrator of the cstato of Ienry A. Nionan, who was killed at Clayton, Iows, in o collivion on the Cbicngo, Dubuquo & Minnesotn Railrond last fall, obtained a vordiot of §0,500 against the ruad to-day, in the Circuit Court of Howard Counly, wlore it was taken on & obange of venue, A New T'runk Railway Ifetween the Lnut nnd tho Wests New Yonk, Nov, 26.—By an ectrangement of tho Eautorn Railroad of Massachusetts, the Tortlond & Ogdonsburg aud tho Montreal, Chambly & Borrel Railronds, & through trunk 1ailway has been eseurad betweon tho West and the Atlnatie. The negotiations havo boon some timo in progress. Tovouxerrsie, N, Y., Nov, 26.—Tho inability of tho contractor to got moucy has compolled a nub\mnslnu of tho worl on a scotion of the Now Yorlk & Boston & Montresl Railrond. Xnfjuncilon Restraining tho Sale of thoe Missourd Bacific Iailrond., 8r. Lours, Nov. 25.—Judga Dillon, of tho Unitod Ststes Circult Court, to-day made per- potual ihe tomporary injunction grantod at Da- venport last summer, nn’|ninmn Gov. Woodson from adyertising for sale tho Missouri Pacitlo u:u::’llggbvl to eatisfy tho Btate lien for some 38,- ,000. Injunction to Enjoin the Payment of FrauQuient IRailrond IXomds. 0OswEao, Kan,, Nov. 25.—Prccoodln§;u to en- \[,nln the paymont of $80,000 Oswego ‘Township ouds, issied fo tho Memphis, Carthogo Northwestorn Railrond, havo beon commenced in tho Labotte Couuty District Court. Tho bonds were fraudulently obtained, and efforts arq bolug made to soll thom, Pacitic Railrond Litigation. New Yonx, Nov, 25.—Judpe Barrott has ro- fused to appoint . Richard H. Drown and Den~ Janiin O. Wetmore Trustoes ror the benofit of tho bondholdors of the flrat mortgagoe Central Brauck of tho Union Pacifie I!:flrong, on the ground of iheir counection *' by blood and busi~ ness " with tho Company's oficora, ‘Fhe Utah Southorn Lallrond. 8aur Lank, Nov. 25.—Wo havo a grand cele- Lration to-dn{' of the complotion of the Utah Bouthern Ruilroad to Provo. POLITICAL, The Now United States Senntor from Iienons==Nowspupor Condemnation ol Gove Oshorn?s OnolcessA #ice Lit- tlo Schome for Bividing the Official Spoals, Lrpaveswonry, Ran., Nov, 25.~Thore are fourtoon diily newopapors in Kausas, thirtoen of which have squaroly repudiated the eotion of Qov. Oavorn unmim\zin;; Hobert Crozior to the United Btates Sewate, 'Iho only papor that dofenda tho action of the Governor is thu Com- monuealth, of Lopokn, editod by Postmoster Honry Iing. I'ublic soutimont almost unpnimously condomns the eppointment an o Caldwell _ victory, Beumator In- galle et for Wushinglon {his affor- noun. H. W. Gillett, at whosa suggestion the Governor appointed Cruzior, went with him, It is undorstood that Crozier is not a candiduto for re-election, but that contracting powets agreo to mako him Uunited States Distriot Judgs in Delabny's plnco, Gillett, Caldwell, Smith & Co. agroctiz o ald Osburn’ in Liv olection to the nited Btutos Bonato, Croazier, it is undorstood, goett to Washington with Judge Dolubay's resignation in lus poclet, to bo uacd in cave” it will do him euy good, It is gouerally bolioved that ~Benstor * Inpalls lad noibing to do with tho appointmont of Crozicr, and that ko, with tha balunce of the dalogation, will not aid in earrying out the ngrooment which is go dis- lionorublo to tho Btate cud nation, Tho mom- Lora of the Togislaturo from Leavenyorth County did not ask, and dld not know, that the QGovernor intorded to sppoint Crozior, Ihero in goneral Givgust among all classes of cltlzons nt the eppointmont excopt with tho immodinte por- sonal f1ionds of Culdweil, Lo five daily papors in Leavonworth, tho homo of Qov, Osbom:and Robert Crozicr, agreo in denounciug tho point- ment ea unwise, The Anti-Iielloglr Uonvoatlon ut Now oOrlouns Appoint a Gommittn to Lay ‘Thelr Griovuikces Iekore Congrosis Nzw Ourzans, Nov, 25,—The Pooplo's Con- vention to-day adopted sn sddress and rerfon of rosolutious and ndyonrned nubjact to tho call of tho Proeident. 'Tho scusion “wae bomnonious, The followi: S adovted Heastved, Thet var Ll itlzens, Cantz b, e Hou, Randad Hunt, Ry (Marr, Lioe T U fam B, Sponear bo appolited o commiltee va tae past of {he peopls of Luafafans (o re- puir to Washlngiol and preeeut thiele meworiol {or re- ]101 frons the Rullog wsurputon, auil tko rostorution of TLoulslua to Ler rights sud Ulorsos ww 8 freo {51, ns guarutesd Ly the luts of tho Amorleon, ] Cousttintion of the U 28, by Qov. MoEnory, and JI?qu John A, ¢ tpuochoa wove made olhery, Action ¢f Southern Grangerd. Arnanta, Gr., Nov, 25.--A maed maoting of tarwors aud Pations of Jinsbundry was hell to- duy, "Whoy resolved to plant ouly one-third of thelr crop next yeur i cotton, to favor cash pay- moutu, and doclare thelr right to control "tho price of collon, BSDAY, NOVILATLIL Lo, An Altempt Made by It fo Control tie Constitutioial Eleetioms Applioiztion for on 'Injunction Upon . tho Bleotion Ubmunis- ‘sionors, < rpertcl Dispated to T Chivaay rionne, : ¢ Pumivenens, I, Nov. 26,—Mr, Famos B, Gowan, tho goneral counsol of tho Reading Rails rond, appearoed bofore Judgo Bharnwood in niul prius to-day, nud moved that an injunction bo ivarted agaiunt tho Commieslonors appointed by tho Couatitutionn! Conventiou, snd thoe Oity Commiasionory, restraining them from uslng tho public monoy to carry on the constitutionul olec- tlon. Mr, George W. Biddle, who, in'conjunction with J. P, M. Newlin, ropresented tho Con- vention Comuieslonery, oxpressed aurprine that tho motion was mado, nud wanted to lnow in whose behnif Mr; Gowan appenred. That gontle- man eaid ho REPRESENTED TAX-PAYETS, nud gavo Uieir names as Francls Wells, Gibson Peacoctr, and Tordinand L, I'othorston, of the evening Bullertin, Chmles B, Warburton, of the evening Tel cgroph; end’ Hermanue Neff of the firm of King & Baird, who have lbeon doing o great deal of ring printing. --Mr. Biddlo enid bo was glad to leatn the namos of the gentleman even ab 8o Inte.a momout, . o .might have un- justly guossed that great intorosis as woll as nmnl( Fulorosln wero invoived, This indiroct alluslon to tho Reading Rallrond crented A LAUOH THKOUGKOUT THE COULT. Mr. Gowan snid that thore wore no interests, great or small,, behiud tho rcones, save those uphold by the names montioned in tho bitt. TUE COMPLAINANTS BET FORTH that thoy are tax-papers of tho Oity of Philadel- phia, and thorofore interested in preventing an unlowful uso of "tho public money; that tho ordinnuoo of .tho_Conatitutional ~ Convention nuthoriving the Commissionors n}zpo(nwu by that body to hold the election in tho city, and thoreby requiving the city to provide for tho ox- pences of such “an election, wae _in violation of tho not of the Asscmbly of April 11, 1872, calling the Couvention ; thac tho aysumption of wov- oreign authority by the Convention was & falso ona ; and that the pending elaction should law- fuily bd conduoted the election oflicors appoint- ed Ly the Board of Aldermon, THE YOLLOWING LETTED, which was read to iho Court by Goorge W Biddlo, was tho notica.given to tho Conunia. stoners of Election of this proceeding : ’ PriLApELPiiA, Nov, 24, 1878, Ienry S. Hagert, Esq., Secrctary of the Loard of Lilection Cominsssioicr Dean it Pleaso notico that an application will bo mnda to-morrow, at 10 o, m,, before ouo of tho Judges of theSupremo Court at niai prius, foran injunction to restraln tho Board of which you' sro Socrotary from Lolding au election on the 16th of Decomber noxt, for tha adoption or rejoction of fha proposed-new Con- stitution, The ouly object of {his proceeding s to obtain, o8 speedlly o yossille, s judicial decision as to tho mode in which tho clection can legally bo held; ond also to detormino whether tho Convontion {s not bound to submit the judiclal articlo ton soparaie vote, I laka it for granted that tho gons tlemen who compose your Board will bo disposed to facilitate, in every posslblo W:P tho object which my clients have in viow, Very truly youra, Jaxxs E, Gowax, MR, BIODLE, - after reading tho notice, said : **1 stato furthor, in addition to whot I havo already statod, beforo I sit down, that Mr, Henry 8, Hogert is not Soc- rotary of {ho Board of Election Commissionors, but one of ths Board.” QLN, COLLIS, Qity Bolicitor, esid: I caunotanswor for what the City Commissioners will do, as I linvo had no opportunity of consulting botweon yesterduy and to-day. JUDOE BIATSWOOD then romarked that Lo waa the regularly sitting Judgo at nisi prius. He lLad ap itimation at Pitteburgh that such a motion would be made to-dny, and had given the matter some thought and study. Novortheless ho could not violate his usual rule and hoar tho argument now, as b waa not the propor person to address. Judgo Qordon would hold nisi priug on Tussday,and if all partios agrecd ho would adjourn tho hearivg of tho argumont to that day. ~Tho mattor wos of so wmuch importanco that o would notify his agsocintos to Bit with Ji udfo Gordon, so that tho whole boneh could hear the argument, Both Mr. Biddlo aud Mr, Gowanacquiesced in this areangement, but the latter hopod that in tho meantime the City Comumissioners would reapect tho application that had boen mado to the cowt, and govern thomselyes accordingly. Ttis sald by outsidars thab Judge Roud is vo woll plensed with this srrangoment, a8 it will rolievo him from o responsibility Lo did not care to nssumo, RAFFERTY. Third Trinl of the Noted Chicago Mur~ derev-wfhe Tostimony oll Ine=Argu- ments und Verdict To-daye Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘WaukzoaN, Nov. 25.—Tho third trial of Chris Rafforty for the murder of Policoman O'Mears, of Chicago, was commonced before Judgo Mur~ phy at 10 o'clook this morning. To fnsure the gotting of o jury nspocial venirle had boon issucd, ond 100 jurymen were in altendance. Fully two-thirds of them were examined bofore twolvo aaceptable men were secured, Aftor tho opening statements of Mr. Reod and Ar, Swall had been mado tho Court adjourned. Upon resgssembling ab half-paat 1 o'clock the witnecsses for the prose- cutlon were called and cxsmined. Officors Bcan- lan and Bedoll, and Dr, Miller were tho most important oncn., Tho dofonso called Sorgeant Hood to prove that the warrant by suthionity of which tho officors attomptod to arrost Ratfort, was irregular, ‘Tho notes of tho Rhort-hau roportor, taken ab tho sccond trial, woro ad- mitted to prove that O'Meara ausisted in tho ar- rest, and algo ss proof rogarding Rafforty's charactor, Tho testimony waa allinat halfe gasb 5 o'clock, when tho court adjowrned until o'clocle to-morrow morning. ‘Tho attornoys stato that their arguments will be briof, and "it 18 oxpeoted thab tho caso will go to the jury about noon. SAGINAW LUMBER. Report of tho Inspector-General of Laumber tor tho saginaw District— An Xncrense Over Last Your in the ‘Amount Xnspocted of 750,000 Feot. Speclal Disvateh to The Chicage T'ribune, East Baorsaw, Mich,, Nov. 26.—From figures obtained {rom thoe oliico of the Inspector-Gou- oral of Lumber for tho Baginew District, and which will bo embraced in his anvual report, the following, showing the total amount of lumber ingpocted nader tuo law iu thia district duving tho past soasun, is givon: Feet, Upgor 21,157,03) Gom: 149,706,033 Gulls, 24,160,054 Monvitved ‘(strafght. . gt 17,198,162 TOHL s estasnansranessunennroniesone oo 218,611,073 Thia i nn Incroaso of but 760,505 feat over lasy oar. ‘The amcunt {uspeoted under the law iu o¢a . than hal? of the amount shipped from tho river by weter, . —e TelE YELLOW FEVER. An Appeul from Zeinbridge, Gu,, to the Mayor of LChilndelplinstirent Bestitution in the Former Qity. Speetal Dwwpateh to The Chicago Fribune. Purzaorirnss, Nov, 25,—Muyor Stokloy ro- ceived the following lottor this morning : CLEAX's OVFIOK OF THtk BUPRKAL: COURT, BANLRIDGE, GA, Nov, 19, 1873, 2ayor Stukiep: Dian B The yellaw fover 1a @Ml raging in our city, but i on fho decie slovdy, ANl Lisdtess g oo wipended fortmouitia, 1 o B elerza of (o oo cours aud cousl sid have jensfued il whllo at my pes Cuir M yor io week, Thiero 14 contiier vasuient In our clty, Oa: we, through you, got roma nld fvom your cltizgun e city £z uur pooyle? 1780, telemaply g, rasd wond tho contnbutions to Mevsrs, Dickindon & Bligall, bankers, Uainbildge, Qu, Odr =rvg!n will uppreciato o contvibution from your elty fglly, Iaw, very reapecifally, i ¥, T, Hanrroy, ono of tha Re'fef Gomunditeo, tnd Clerkk of the Hu- pramo Cours, Leeatur Oonuty, Uuorgla, n)l)u!.vnmlptioym will bo recelvod ab the Mayor's oftiee. et PRILADELPHIA FINANCES, Spectul Dapatel (o 4%e Clicuuu ywhune, PrinavsLriia, Pa., Nov, 40.—~1ho Uity -Qone trollot’s statoment for 1874 shows oetimated ox- nonsos of §14,676,764,14, sn incresue o f &007,- l 2 .rosidont stockholder of tha Compony, {u order )mbnc ulldings | Lanmitico of the 100 apprapris Liovieion was :toid favoral arte for 1874 waew glxed ab attax far publio butldings o an’ bl of &1,110,000, [ i ikl at Walnu ‘sbrot, was rocouidosed aud posthonad. LEGAL INTELLIGENGE. Importunt Becisfon In an Insnxanco casy In Now Yo Clty. Specad Dispalel o Tha Clioign Trybune, Kew Youx, Nov. 26.—~A decition of espocial importance to holdors of insnrance policluy, was ronderad in ho Bupremo Coust to-day by Judgo Barrett, In tho cage cf th:o Poople of tho Sloio of Kow Yurk ugalust tho Cratisman'y Tifo Inmire nueo Compauy. o ordored that tho Recciver hold tho funds, tho prococdn of nocuritios de- positad by the Company with' the Superintondont of the Insurance Departmont, and niterwords by ordor of Court dolivarad to the Recelvor for distribution for tho exelunivo bouetit of policy- holdora in preforenca to tha general eraditors of tho Compuny, nad that tho Iteccivor ho allowed 1o uso safd funds to dofray tho expensors of sich nuits on policiea x-,fulm;h iho Compniiy y, in iho Judgment of tho ltucaivor, kliould by dofended, but defenso is ouly lo ba mado in caucs whers succeesful dofenss would inecronue the fund left for dlvision among the polioy-holdors vther tian thoss who bring tho suit. A CInsh of Jurisdictions ISetwveon tho United States nud State ‘Courts.. Fudge Treut About o Commit Of- fonding Porties for Gontempts Special Dioputel to 'Phe Ctcago Y's{dune, Senisariewy, Ill, Nov. 25.—A caso in whiel it {1 probnblo that thore will bo o clash of Jurisdies tion botween tho Federal and Stale Courts comes “l[i in the United Statos District Uourt, fn this city, noxt Baturdsy. Tho facts sve thoso: Tho Ht. Olair Connty Tarnpiko - Company ercoted o toll-gato on their soad, at & point Which after- wards camo within the incorporatdd “limils of Iinat 8t Lonis, and tho rond became ono of the streats of that'clty, Racently tho toll house and gato wore burned down, aud, whon the Company stiompted to robuild, tho city nuthoritics by forcs provented them from so doing. A non- to glva tho United Btates Court jurisdiction, zm:yml for an injunction, on tha'gronnd that .}mhflomplm)' were doing nothing to protect his rights. 8.Iudgu Treat issned an_injunction rost:aining tho nuthorition of Eaat St. Louis from iuterfor~ 1, o o g of Willia hu iy dlametoy Crrront Hpeculation i iderard to the LI i3 - SUUED AWy tor L tha Comang tEn sy cbion of 120 30080 RAyguns et Dic WasHIEGTON, 5,10 toport that Juatieo Noah H. Bwayne, of Ohlo, will b ep- poiuted Chief=Justles, i ngatn rovived ; andikiy timo the breezo that brings tho rumor blows from ~ tho dircetlon of the White-Iousa, Bwayuo's frionds vro entivoly confidant bo will nedivo the prize. Judze Swayno has tho oldent comminsion of au, publican on the Danch, Judgo UlHTad raakis bim n tho dato of bls com- miswion, but lie 1 0 Demoerat, and thorafors not contidored nvailable. In caso Hwayno Is pre- motod, there iy ovory reasoa to ELaliove that Judze Jo 8, Frozier, of Tadinua, will bo nomi- nuted to fill the vacsny, Ile is at present on- gased professionslly in the Wreasury Depnit- ment, and it is known that the Proxidont roguvds bim 83 n man of uausual logal attafumenls wnd peculiarly well-fitted ¥or the placa on tho Su- prame Oenel, 1Y 310X, A, T, BTEPILENG, OF GCORUIA. ‘I'he sennation of the weel i Wachington s the arrivaloZ tho lon, Alexnndor 1L Siephons, of Goorgia, who reached the city lnst night, an tool; n suito of rooms ut the National Hotel. 1o lafbeen berioged all day by a deneo {hrong of old friends nnd aduairere, nud the eurfous of both soxod. Il henlibin quito feeblo, and ho fs very thin wnd won, but his spirite aro goed and he converues freely and cheorfully with all who ure admittod to his prasonce, Ilo usos crutchos, as ho has done for flvo years pant, and sils np in an easy chair, iy hair has grown very wlite, Altogother, Lo doos not lievo tho appesratce of & mau caleus lated to onduro the weaving oxcitement of the coming wesnion which promises to be ons of . the ot prolonged and fmportant gessfous for meny yeam; but hig will is strong, Ins mind {a clear, and ho oxhibits tho spirita of aman in the beetof health aud eager for tho fray, Ie {8 conuteutly watchod by his bogy-servant and his private socrotary. . REFEAL OF THZ BANKRUPT LAW. It is anuounced that Neuntor Dorton will ing with thom, either i thio robuilding or col- lecting toll. A citizen of £t Louls, liv~ ing outside of tho elly, goes befors Judge Bingleton, of the Btato Court, and, upon a statemcent, obtnina an injunction rostrain- ing tha company from the collection of tolls ; and now Judgoe Treat has issued his mandate, requiring all tho parties fo appoer here noxt Saturday, to show causo why they should not stand commitied for contompt. Ths onse in re- gorded by lawyers a8 o very interosting one, in- volving nice points of jurisdiction, Decision of the United States Supromo Court Regarding Special Anscss. ments by Countics. G &pectal Dispatcl to The Chicago Tribune, OrpAn Rapips, In., Nov. 26,—A private dia- pateh receivod Lero to-day from Washington, szys the United Btatea Bupreme Court las re- veraed tho docision of tho United States Cirouit Court for Iown, in the caso of Oarroll County v. John Royuolds, relntor, thoroby couflrmlug tho decision of the lowa Supromae Court, viz: '[hat special sssosemonts cannot bo levied to satisfy judgmonty nagainst & county for default on an ordinary county warrant. MISSOURI. A Mucnh-Taxed State-~Tho Poorer Clnsses Cocoming Uncasy nt the Dos mands of the Collector. Special Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribune, Br. Lous, Nov. 26.—Missourl iu bound to col- ect hor taxes if it takos tho lnst pig, the last chicken, and tho last feathor-bod in the Btato. In 1861 the Ropublicana took hold of the State Governmont, finding the Commonwoalth $36,- 000,000 bohind hand. Bya gradual procoss of reduction, $10,000,000 wero taken from this bur- don in the noxt nino years, With Gratz Brown's election to the Guberuatorial office in 1870, ox- travagance agnin bocame tho rule, and was car- riod to Buch an extont that land dopreciated ju movy intorior counties, causing not ouly "a cosation of immigration, but an notual omigra- tion from tho Btato. Tho ovil was agpravated by the lawlessness that provailed In sevoral lo- cations, Botwoen tho two causes, population showed a dectdod deorease. The lust Logisla- lature, which was largely Domooratic, incroased the taxation to the utmost limit, and provided that not the slightest articlo of porsonal prop- orty should be oxempt. Tho poor peopla of Miggouri aro just as much at the morcy of tho law to-day a8 ever wero tho peasantry of Iroland, ‘Thousands of mon with familios aro out of em- ploymeut, snd, if they fail to pay thoir tuxes, thero {8 not & single articlo of Lousshold gooda thny can gavo from the clutches of the Bheriff, Taxeus in 8t, Louis bave been coming in very slowly this fall, Tho city omployos hLave boon paid off in scrip, snd tho teachers in the public schools (hus far have boon paid but half t@ ic wages in curroncy, and been obliged to rec .o tho rost In notos duo in Decomber. Stato aud County Colloctor Charles A. Maniz has au- nounced that ho will carry out rigidly the law relating to tho collection of taxes. 'Tho poor peoplo ot the city and 8tato have already begun to show uigns of uneasinoss that may ond fa sorjous disordor. Mootings have boen™ held in the intorlor to protost agninst tho law, and last Saturday avening thoro was & gathering at El- loardsville, 8 suburb of thiy city, at which & strong fnollug of indignation was oxpressod, Ono or two instances will show the in- croase of taxation within tho last two yoars, A clork in ome of the stores on Fourtu atrot, on §260 {hot ho made m 1871, pnid $1,25. On 300 this yoar ho pays £8.28, or an incronso of. over 600 por cont. Another clerl peid 75 cents on §150 in 1871, who pays this year on tho same amount $4.60. The pro- ortional ineroase i iu all instances the same. ot less than 60,000 small tax-payers in Bt Lows Oity and County are in tho ocondition of the Lilxxirlrs m]ent!uno L A Sidney Smith {s wanted in sgourl, DENVZR. The City Alive with Emigrants to tho San Junn Gold Digginge--Formidtion of the Colorado Foultry Associntion —A New and Remunorntive Zranch of Agricultural Xntorvsts. . Speciud Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Deyven, Col, Nov. 25.—Quito an influx of poople from the East are now In Denver, en route to tho Bau Juan gold-diggings in the southwostorn portion of Colorado. Monday, party of twolve persons from Lee County, Illinols, started for that section, with the view of nnxfizmu in agricultural pursuits. Another and a largor party will follow on & similar mis- sion to-ioreow, and several othors who are now outfitting will godown nox woel. 'These people all have an oyoto the hoavy bualuess which must necessierily occur noxt spring, by renson of tio facs that tho largo influx of miners to ihe rich gold-diggings will ko o great demundior farm vroduce, and at very profitablo ligurea. A meoting wag held In this city this eveuing to perfect the Colorado Poultry Ascociution, und euatablish an sunual ehow of poultry. It i8 pro- posad to rrive an exhibition of thevarious grades of fowls Iato in the spring or carly in the sum- mer, Tho Intorest roprosentod by tho Assocla- tlon ja ranidly growiug in etrengti aud impor- tance, Maay ranchea, or farms, i the Tertitory aro being ozclusively dovotod to tho raiaiug of chickons and turkeys, and tho businces {s bocom- ing very profitablo, At present thoro ara In the Deaver market many turkoys, brought in for ;‘haufigwluq salou, which will ‘welgh ovor forty ounda, £g CASUALTI =23, Two Porsons Brownod. Coratuwy, 0,, Nov, 25,—Yoaterday afternoon T 3¢, Brandieo and B Taceor, n;i‘uutu of tho Towo Bowlu Machine Company, of Lhla city, left horo Wwith o hargo and wagon to doliver mn- chines t9 partios near Bludesvitle fu this county, Whilo crotsiug Big Walsug creok tho lovso gob Veyond his depith und wes drowned, The wan introduco o Lill at the coming sossion, for tho ruqunl of the Daukrupt law, 1o regavds the in- volunlary clanso in tho lnw, whicl it now con- taioy, o5 opposod to tho spirit of ourlnstitutions, .and burtful'in the hishest dogreo. A MIGH TABIFF TO B PUSUED. Tho concossion is made on all hands that the rovonues must be increased, and the quastion is a4 to tho method. The orgamzation of Cougress is a high-turif organization. Tho Speaker, tho Chairman of Ways and Means, and of the Senate Tinauco Comuitteo, are high-tarif mon, ¥rom all that can bo gathered at presont from Con- grossmon axrivod ond Treasury Corrcspondonts, thero will be little opposition to a return of tho tax upon tea and coles, and tho Protoctionists from all quartors will insist upon an increaso of duty on matsls, cotton, and wool- en goods ; and staple productions with an abo- lition of internal taxes, provided for by Schedalo C, which includos taxes on patent medicines, cosmotics, soaps, perfumory, matches, bunk checky, drafts, and_orders. ‘The rovenue re- formors and low tariff men will ipsist uon the incroase lmlnE accomplished by maintaining, it not raising, tho taxes and inoreasing the dutios on all fancy goods and articlos of luxury. THL TASES ON LIQUOR ANS TOBACCO, A slroug persiglont ctfoxt will be mado to in- creage the taxos on spitituons and malk Jiquors, of nll kinds of tobaceo in ull its various forms ; but it does not meot wilk favor, it is waid, ex- copt smong thoeso who can hold large stocke, Tiio Becretiry of the Treasury, tho Commis- sionor of Internal Rovonue, tho Chairman of Ways aud Moang, and coll other officials who havo anything fo do with theco matters, testify that our laws governing tha collection of taxes upon thago articles aro working boltor now than Hicy ovor Tievo Lefore, ad they desive no change, Lolters ara received daily from dis- tillers, Lrewors, denlors, und othera interesied in distulled spirits and malt liquors, ns woll a8 pro- Qucers of tobnooo aud eigurn, oxprossing tho nt- most _salisfaction with tho workings of tho Intornal NRovenus laws s ragards thoir products, Tho oply persons complaluing are tho druggists, who object to tho aunoysnco of tho prtti}:l'mtn[\' tex on medicines and por- fumery. - Under these circumsiances tgo dis- position” appears to ba (o let iho ghtornsl evonuo laws alone, rs wmeddlinyg with thowm is usually for the worse. As Lo 2uiniayg {he tax on upirita and tobaczu, sa is feclly suggestad, na one appenrs to favor it. MAURIAGY, OF BENATOR THURMAN'A DAUGHTER, . "I'he marriago of tho Hon, B. C. MeCormick, Dologato {rom Arizonn, to Mias Elizaboth Young, cldost daughtor of Senator Tuurmat, took pluco to-night, “Tho wedding way not an oxtousive affair, ‘Che President and Miss Neilis Grant, tho Britiuh Minister, Mrs. Scerotary Iish, Secre~ tarios Bolknap and Richardson, and Attorney- General Williams, witha few of the porsonal frionds, woro prosent. (1% the Associated Press,} PARDONED, g WasmNarox, D, C.. Nov. 25.—Secth Hudson and Jamey A. Patterson, convicted in the United Btates District Court of Now York of depositing unlawful circulars in the mally, and sontenced to fine nnd imprivonment, havo beon pardoned by tho President. TIE ANNUAL MESSAGE. ‘The President's mussago will nol bo printed in advanco of its tranmission to Congress, 'Tho report of tho Secrotary of the Tressury will bo printad, but not distributed, beforo the messnge shall bo sont so Congresa. LEZIUBLICAN CAUCDE, The Republican Congrepuional eancun will bo hold in tho Hall of tho Houso of Reprogonlatives on Baturday, for the solootion of candidstes to bo voted for on Monday in the organization of the Houso, FIRES. At Sturgiy, Miche-Loss, 5,500, Spectal Japateh to T'he Chicayo Tribune, Srunars, Mich., Nov, 25.—A fire broke ont at 10 o'clock last night in Roed's brick block, in tho grocory ptore ownod by ‘T, O, Nowhall. The iu- sido of tho building aud tho stock was totally destroyod. ‘Tho loss fw ©6,600; covered by in- surance, Hevoral thicvey wore arrosted whila in tho nct of utesling goods that Lad beou moved out of adjoluing storen. Kn San Francisco. $ax Fnanomwco, Nov. 35.—A boiler oxploded to-night in the hookatora of A, L. Bancroft & Co., Markot utroot, Tho tlnmes oxtonded from the engine-room to the furniture store of Hen« vies & Co., damaging it to tho oxtent of nbout 810,000, During tho firo Jumos MeGiun zad two boys wore suffoonted wourly to doath, but wero ‘fot out and taken to their homes, It 'is foared that tho wan will dio. At Facksonvillo, JackRONVILLE, 111, Sov, 25.—The ologant fam- fly mansion of 3L, P.'Linrrie, lccutod near Wayor- 1y, wad consumed by Hire a day or two singa. ‘Tho loss 1u probably €6,000 ; fusnred for £8,000, In Now Or . NEw Onueans, Nov, 25.—Tho rosidence of Mra, If, D, Dickson, Meaazine stroet, way bura- od to-Cay, Losa £20,000, i CLEVELAND. 'Lhe New Lake Tunnel ldias o Bad Mresdc in 0t OrevrLanp, O, Nov, 23,—\When tho connce- tlon botwoon the two scclions of tho Water- worka tunnol was mado anout two months azo, 1t was thought that tiao work was sulmtuntiaily fiufghed, but i cloaring out that poitivn af tho tunnel whicl waa tllad with sand, it uuy boeu found that tho curth hed washied away undor tho tuunel, and tho briokwork had sostlad ivom tsvo to six feot, oanaug n bad broek, It dnnot known Liow far tha broak vxtends, ao tho shora ond hng uot yot Loon cleanad. ‘Cho troubla Loglas ot o point 8,609 for i uhotowarcu from the oril, Tt ;mfl hinon deci el Lo inako & detour aronnd tho break Ly constructing Lud or G} loat of now tun- nel, “his will delny tho complution of thio worlk for woms monihy. and woman cluug to tho wagea for four hanrs, ond alihough thiolr pirugglod wore witnossod by sovelal persons o the ohioro, o vory vigorcus fturts woio mada to auve thom, and just ab dusk tley disappearod from mghe and o doubt woro drownod, “Mlss Tayner's” famlly vomide in thiv elty, but it by supposed that Brandise's fumnily all les.de In Gormang, Four Mon Injured Ly a Oyluder L.z« ploslone Ar, Loy, Mo,, Nov, 25,—The head of ono oylnder of an euglue in tho Cotton Comprows- % e ART IN CALESEHURS Srectal Diepatels to s C 9 ¥ibune, Qanesspua, ML, Nov, 25,—Tho Loy, Dy, For- roster vrened the Art Bxnposition, iu thiy efé: this ovening, by un addvers nnon Frea Magony, Tio Lxposition han boen well attonded, and tho oxbibition of articles in good. Who hull will bo filled Dbafore to-morraw at noou, with arlielen (hut _enme fn {o-doy, too late for exhibition, If tho weather remalim oud, tho vomstniug days ot the Bxpoxition wil Eu woll atwowted,” Thankeglving will ho the cloalng aud the best dny of the Bxpoaition, CANATA, Afnrming Gprend of the Smail-PoXe-s DNowfoundland Eloction, al Lifapalehs to 2'hs Chivago d'ribune, 10, Onty) Nav, 25, ~Betwoen sixty and rovenly cusas of smnll-pox nre reportod in this city, oulyiwelvaol whish srent the honpitnl, A man who died frow i ths othor dny recoived o pubku fanoral, wnd hones the diseado has sproad, 1t in nluo reported 1o boupreatiug fn vovoral pro- vineinl towny and yillagou, dlanreas, Nov, 95—t tho recont olootion in Newlvegdland, fourtooa Govetnmand and Lide- Loen."Ofponition. tiumhors wera. ghoson. The Louse wsots i1 J, 3 ARRIVE! Ilans Grorker, Tonenttliee, Tambir, st i Clty, Buflalo, sindrios, - Peritors Buffalo, coul, 0, Crawford, Monisteo, Tumiber, Gizuite, Manintee, limor, - dumes G, King, Biflalo, coal, Hcur Norndnn, Petmiukeo, lumbu Bahe A dne, Lndington, lumber, - . Wade, Ludington, lumber, Eghr Trop veoll, Greou oy, stndels, Tron sitotin, Bittfalo, undrier., Hehir L, Van Valkenburg, Bay Olty, salt. Hehr John Miner, Bhoboyyau, lumber, Bark Pensantee, Suglnaw, sait, Barl Veahtigo, Ford Itiver, umber and salt, Selie W, 8, Uronu!h\\'ull‘[lhk(\'nlfl. conl, EARED. sussuoaens N ) o} ov, 25, Trop Fountain Olty, Mackiuaw and Pino River, 16 bils - ilour ond sundrics, St Oilnn, Duffalo and_ Erle, 32,600 wheat, 500 brls flour, 1,050 bags nced, 430 bulcs hiay, NIGIT CLEARANOCES, ¥ G, 7, Truesdcll, Oconto, 17 bris beef, 7 brla pork, 40 'brls npptes, und sundries, Trop Jay Gould, Dutialo, 16,000 bu whoat, 13,000 bu corn, 1,700 brls flour, Veancls Passed Dotroit. Dernotr, Mich,, Noy, 25.—PAsskp Dowx~—Props Prop Moutyomoty, Caldioll Almie, Apiolope and Laryo: nehirs Annfo Vought, Mystic, Hattle Johnson, Dick Somers, Higglo & Jo Yassep Up—None, WiNp—~Weat, Dzrnorr, Mich., Nov, 35—Evening,—~PAsiED Down —Prop Miftwnuked ; solirs Mary Poraw, James Sawser, Willis Keller, W, 8, Crosthwasto, Join Huichinson, Nassat, Harlforil, HippogritTe, Passep Ur—Prop N, Mills, Wrin—Weat, B __SPECIAL NOTICES, #250,0001 - $100,000! 50,0001 $25,0001 $17,5001 Aro only a faw of tho prizes to be ziven away atthe Fourth Grand G122 Concert, at Loulaville, on tho 4 day of Deoembor noxt, Tu addltfon to thosa larga fortunes, which will oarich ticket-holdors, thero aro Ton Gifts of $10,000 Each!™ "' Thirty Gifts of 15,000 Each | Fifty Gifts of $1,000 Each | And s atill Iargor numbor of smallor prizos, the wholo aggcogating $1,500,00018 Tiokots must bo purohinacd this wook, All {aformation of (Lla immensy_sobomo oan bo had of tho Chicago Agents, J. R, WATTS & CO., Room 47 Motropolitan Blook, cornor TaSallo and Randalph-sts, Snmm‘ltan"—s_ Gift, MARITAN'S GIFT, 84 A SAMARITAN'S OTFT, A poritien cleo in from3to4 duys. Hold at 8 Lakost, and 163 Wot, Madizon.st, FURS! FIELD, LEITER & CO. Will offer, this week, still further attracticns in Ladies’, Misses’, and Children’s TURB. Ele- gant Sealskin Sets, war- ranted genuine London Dye, from $25 up; hand- some Mink Sets from $18 up; and a complete asgortment of all the fashionable Furs of the season at prices to suit the times, In addition to the above we desire to call attention to a variety of Gents’ Seal Caps, Gloves, &c., &c.; also, Fur Lap ‘Robes, iIn Wolf, Bear, Fox, Hair Seal, Colored and Natural Beaver, Buffalo, &c., all of which we offer at our usual low vrices. FIELD,LEITER & CO., STATE & WASHINGTON-STS, _ WILSON SEWING MACHINE, VIENNA THE WILSON SHUTTLE SEWING DIAGHINES RECEIVED THE GRAND PRIZE MEDAL And Medal of Honor I'OR THH Bost Sewing Wachine, THE BEST MADE SEWING MACHINES, Co-Operative Medals The Best Macdoe et of arness, The Bost Mude Bide Baddle, The Bast Root and Shoe Worlk, And the Beat Samples of Cloth Sowing. Na othor Dewing Machinos roselved Pro- it on thede Merity, whish wo will prove by ovidenoo ul our Ofdco, and that all reports relating to the contzary ero falso, Inohinos Sold u'.\’f:\_sflxout’.‘ly Tayments, SALIIROOM: 107 STATEST, qui 370 WEST HADISUHST, fipret 1] oaaglive of Bt.ilam No, 68, 15 i Madsteaday vicilin o0 Wik ol i o P o dor o 2 sk ? 5.0 Bididkru0N, Recordar. i THEISE STOCK Harked Dovm 20 P (! | “ This is the best stocl: of CLO- THING in the West, all goods being made expressly for city retail trade, and at our present prices, offers bargoins greatly superior to other stocks now displayed for retail buyers. An examination of goods and com- parison of prices will demon- strate the bona fide nature of this offering. WILDZE, BLUETT & CO,, State & Madison-sts DRESS GOODS, &e. 2 PANIC PRICES| CARSON, PIRIE & CO. OE R The following rmong lundreds of Special Bar. gains now.selling at corner Madison and Feoria-zts tho ceatia L s 16 Tiva | On e Gantarbury Shu Tod Wil D W 4 ot auld upwards. Sinols, 10 ote., fon merly 63, ‘a0 AllWool doublo.wldth Shiriug Flannals, 75 ote., tormorly Z1.55. Red Upera Xlanaals, £ Great tflil’nfllul 1 1i; Wool Zanoy ots, yard, usy Caueline 'a wear, 63, 1), aad 8 cts, A Jarzo ot of nonvy dask Scoteir’ Caselniuzus ub $1.00, wall worth 31.£ 4, oavy Black Waterproofs at 74 and 85 ots, Tinvy Bluo Watorproots. Groat bargatus i Black Hoavors and othar Cloakings, CORSETS. Franch Wovo Corsata 40 conts; would bo choap at 760, Rogular 81,60 Fronali Wovo Coranta for $1 par. iho following genuing uapoctod Frauch Coroats are warrantud bust ehapes and gualitioy, & o bs tho goody usually ratailod a3 tho prics quoiod, They Aro 8n Buos tlon purchess and & anutual hargain: “Rogulur $1.60 Corsac for $2.50, 0 (inzvat ot L1 00 U Coreot for &1.60. EIOSIERY, UIWNDERWEAR. Lndics’ Fleceu-Tinod Iuso, 18 ety,, Liult price, 1tibbad Aeriva 1 one, Wiita and Colozed, (25t oxular-Mada Whit Cols ba Cifdsua's Fsnoy Aoy Guildrou's Scarlot aud Have, Weis, p Whita Morhun Hoss, oslars,, nhowi. ; Tacied blorino Voits aad Desw Huis colorad Bluri Shicts s Tarn avsorimont of finoe ndoriwear, voi Giildron'y Knft Lasgins, % cre, pair. . GLOVES. 3,000 pales goiulin Parls Kid Giores, aquil to sny iz il frum 8178 t0 41 u pniE B oulors il wiso's flort B-button Tcd Glavas at 31,50, regae Iar prica 13 .21 oolors only. Good Zbutton K1 Gloves, Colorodand Blzc, 81 a pa Gaod {-button Jiid Glovos, Golared kud Biack, & co apale. Y\l&!rwtl lot Ladloy' and Cblldron'a Wintor Gloves, 25 ots, & pair, IT PAYS T0 TRADE ON THE WEST SIDE. Cor. Madison & Peorin-sts, gond articla, Gia, el KEARNEY'S BUOHT, EEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCHU, Tha only known romoedy for Bright's Disease, And » Positive Romedy tor GOUT, GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, DRCPSY, or Inoontinonso at Uring, Terltation, Ine NonRotontton flammation or Uloosation of the BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, Spormatorrhooa, Lousosriicea ex Whitcs, Dlsaaces of tht Proseta Olaud, STOME IN T BLADDER, Caloulus Gravol or firtckdust Deposit, snd Aluous, o) SMitky Bivcissezsn KEARNETS EXTRACT - Y EGCELU Posltively and postnanuatly caeas wll Disonses or Affoo taia uf tho BLABDLE, KIDKEYS, and DROPSICAL BWHLLINGS, Bxistlug in Moy, Wumen, aud Childron, NO MATIER WHAT TIE AGE Dilco, $4 por Battle, or Sis Nottles tor 5. Depat, o, 104 Dumagst, Now York Bold by Drugiats BEvorywhers, o 18 WHRNTTASM & 50 i VAN BOIAACK, 022 VitioN s ikl Whidloanio Asopia, Unfoiade cts. Rich qualitics of Ladles aud Uaildran's’ Faney Wooi *