Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1873, Page 4

! | { 4 T — TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TERMA OF RUBSCRIPTION (PAYARLE IN ADVARCE). D B0 tunds 10| Weok Parts ol a year at tho santo rato. T'o proveut dolay and mistakos, bo sure and Of esaildress in full, fneluding Stats anil Co Remittances may bo mado either by draft, express, Post Office ordor, or in rogiatorad lottore, at. our risks TENMD TO CITY AUNACRINENA. Dafls, deliserod, Bunday excontad, 2 conte por wosl. aclivered, Bunday Includod, 20 conta por wook. Addioss THE TRIBUNT COMPANY, ‘Corner Madiron sul Deachornest,, Chilcago, 1il, TO-DAY'S. AMUSEMENTS, GLOBE THRATRE-—Dosplalues stroot, hotwaon Mad. ron” and’ W ., Lagagemens ot 'O, Kiog, Alftornoon, " liveaing, ** Msmlot," ACADRMY OF MURIO~Italstod atroat, batwoon Mag tron wud Slonroo. Lingayesiout of the Lydia Thom) Buclgtane Troupa. " Mophiato. " Aftornoou voniig. HOOLEY'S "TIHRATRE-Randalnh _strant, hatweon Qe -'nnyumu.. Steakooh Engllsh Opora-Troupo, avat,” M'VIORER'S THEATRE—Madison stest, botwoen nsbort St Eigoment ot Tt "B xtrogt, betwoon RS' OPERA-HOUSE oA B A Ty Taio Works Wou- Detborn and dora" Mo 0 of ors, " Minscrolsy and litie oni KINGSBURY MUSIO 1L Lako and Raudolph. “Aununi Chilosgo Mualeal Gullegs. “BUSINGSS HOTICES, TERS FON HOYS' CLOTHING, O, . P AR T TR ittt 1Lan DISUHLARUKD RER DUTY TO tlo ono, in wite opinfon, unill sho huy it of atra. Winslaw's. Hoolling Syeup. w33 Lry BE nuw. ¥ Olark sfroot, betwoen ort by tho puplls of tho ho B il Ton Ly L, mol The Chicaar Teibune, Weodnesday Morning, Docomber 10, 1873 Gov. Dovoridge hos vory justly decidod that Porteot must expiate on (ho gallows the crimo of murdoring his wifo. for noxt Frids) The *‘Reformed Epiacopsl Church" has re- ceivod anothor convert in tho Rov. Mr, Feltwoll, of West Farms, N, Y., but his congregation docs not follow him, It is now definitely nscertained that Mr. Choney will be ordnined by Bishop Cummins'noxt Sunday at Christ Church. Tho Postal Tolegraph schomo has already boen introduced into the Senato in tho shapo of bill proposed by Senator Ramsoy, providing for thio trauemission of corrospondence by tole- graph. It is enid to be matorially the ssmo as +he Hubbard schemeo, Becretary Fish denies that bis son-in-law, Mr. Wobster, who ia tho Spanish Attornoyin Now York, and who held this position two years bo- foro Mr, Fish eucceeded to the portfolio of tho Stato Department, has over communicatod with him on the subject of Spanish volations. Attontion Is again dircctod to the abuso known a0 “ straw buil " in tho trontmont of cruminals, in a communication which wo publish elsowhore. The assortion i3 made by the writor that thero have boon 500 indictmenta this year of men who bavo not been brought to trinl. It is announced that Mr. Herndon, Mr, Lin- coln's former law-partnor,will mako his promised reply to the Rev. Alr. Reed ou tho subject of Mr. Lincolu's roligioua bolief at Springflold on tho 12th inst. The subject {8 oue of such gon oval intorest, by resson of tho contravorsy about it, that the leoture will bo of unusual im- portauce. Sotne pooplo wero inolined to regrot that Judgo Slerman, of Olio, cut off investigation by his vos guation, but his oxample may bo productive of more good (han hari. 1t has atready reached Judge Dalubuy, of Kansas, whoso resignstion i annonnced after long waiting on the part of tho pubiic. Judgo Durell, of Now Orlenns, is still to bo heard from. ' AMoj. Lander, of Doaver, is at Washington, for tho purposo of dewsuding s Congrossional in~ vostigation iuto an elleged land-stonl, involving 4,000 acres, at Los Animos, tho terminus of the | Knnens Pacific Railroad. AMr. Chaffee, the Dele- gate in Cougress from Colorado, is cbarged with aaving an interest in tho luud, whiclis now very valuable, Local invostigation proves that the recruiting In the army and navy has been on the iucreaso of Inte. er, that the incroase is rather due to tho lard times and the fact thnt largo numbors of mon 2uve been thrown out of employmont, than to +he war sontimont developed by tho Cuben com- plication, The annual moeting of tho Ilinols Btato Srango convened at Bloomington yosterday, vilh moro tban 500 delegatos in altondauco, \sido from the opening address Ly Mr. Goldor, Tio tfaster of the Grauge, and the appointment if committoes, no business wa« transacted, It & probablo that theseasion will continue through- it tho weok. The Fronch now throw tho blama for the Ville 1u Havre disastor upou the oflicors of the Loch Eat, while tho Scoteh yestorday put the respou- sibility upon the Freuch. Wo hopo that inter- national erimination and rocrimination will not 80 confuso the mnttor that nobody will bo pun- ished for ono of tho most crucl casos of oriminal rocklessnoss that has over been known, Tho Houso Committoe on Approprintions have reported a bill giving Soctotary Roboson $5,000,~ 1900 extra appropsiations for the yoar's oxpensos 3 tho Navy Department. M, Roboson nsked for $14,000,000, but e he hna probably concluded ihat & third of & loaf ie better than no bread. Au the prospects of & naval war are excoodingly romote, it ju rather a question whethor this ia not too much instend of too littlo, Tho Chinago produce markots wore moderately active yesterdsy, strongor on grain, and weak on provisions, Meus pork was active, aud 5@ 700 por Lrl lowor, closiug at B14.50@14.60 cauh, and $14,36@14.85 sellor Fobruary, Lard was sotivo, and 16@20c per 100 thu lowor, closing at $8.00 cash, and #8.37)¢ sollor Februuyy. Moats were moro aclivo oud caslor, abt 630 tor shouldors, 65{@034o for short ribs, 6}@T0 tor short clear, all Loxed, and B@0igo tor mwoot picklod hams, Highwinos woro lous tive and firm, ut 90c por gullon, Drossed Yogs were moro activa and casior, at 5.50@d.76 pordUu Iy, Flour was quiot and unchanged at £6.80@35.76 for good spriug exiras, Wheat was teus activo, and 3o lighor, closing ab $1.113¢ cagli, and #£1,13 sellor Januaty, Corn was active aud 13@30 highor, closing easler at 523go cash, and 523qo sellor January. Oats woro qulot sud 2 higher, closing tamo at 8030 cush, 803¢o ualler January, Rye waa quiet and 2@3¢ higher, closing st §0¢, DBarloy wa neglooted and woak, %t 8140 for No, 2, and sleady at $1.05@1.08 The oxecution is fixed. Tho oflicors aro of tho opinion, howev- | THE CHTCAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: VVEI)NESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1873, for good No. 8. On Baturday eovening Inat thoro waa In store In this ecity, 676,701 bu wheat; 949,146 bu corn; 210,180 b onty ; 69,671 “bu rye; ond 409,183 bu barloy. Live hogs woro In brick dommand avd sdvancod 200 por 100 Iy, or to SL70@G.10, whord thoy clored stondy. 'Tho ealtlo and* shoep markets wore qulol and nnchangod, Incldontal to yostorday's discusston in tho 1Touso on Mr. Dawes' bill for paying off the loan of 1359, Mr, Qarflold proposed o duty of flvo conts por pound on ten aud threo conts por pound on coffeo, on the ground that tho Governe mont oxponsos now oxcooed tho 10vonne. Though the proposition was thrown out s ircolovant to the mattor undor consldoration, it ia an indica- tion that thora will be a determined effart on tho part of the Revonuo Roform Congrossmon to restoro tho tea and coffoo duties which the Pro- teationists Laok off, Sonator Moritl's bill for tho resumption of specio paymont authorizes the nogotiation of a loan of 200,000,000 gold bonds at 6 per cont futorest, the procoods Lo bo nsed in r deoming Unitod Statos non-intozest-Learing notes in gold whon progonted in swms of not losn than $100, tho notos to bo rolssued at the divoration of tho Seerotary of tho Treasry iu poymont of ol Goverument dues oxcopt Unitod Btates bouds and the intorest theroon, Tho bill also repoats tho limitation of National Bank circulation, nnd provides for §100,000,000 loan-cer:ifientos, hoar- ing 3.66 por cont interost, which may bo hold by the Nationul Banka to thy amount of oue-half tlelr resorvo required by lasw, Two Illinols Congreasmon are anxions that this Stoto shall bo divided Into threo judiclal districts instond of two, a8 at prosent. This I not & uow proposition, but it is probably rovived for thogamo reason which firal suggosted It. Another judicial district would add anothor Judgo, aucther Clork, anothor Marshal, oto., ote. Thon why not four judiclal dietrlcts, which would add two moro in each ofiicial posi- tion? Poorin wants a District Court now. Oairo will soon want one afso, After Cairo fs provided, Galoua will probably grow smbitious, and go on. Tho fact s that tho two District Courts aro sufll- clont to trausnct the businoss, snd tho times aro not favorabie for increasing public offices. Qou. Shormoan and the ex-Coufederate Gen. Forront, rolative to the latter's tender of hia ser- vicos in onso of war with Spain, is, to say tho loast, not very croditable to tno formor. In viow of tho fact that Forrest was rosponsible for the Fout Pillow mnssacro, ono of tho most wanton and oruol outruges over porpatrated in any war,— a massacro uttorly without cause, whieh neither Forrost nor any of his frionds have ovor denicd, —Gen, Shorman might with much botlor tnste Dhave confned his lotter strictly to the subjoot- malter without golug out of his way to eulogizo tho “horo " of Fort Pillow. If it should happen that wo aro dingged into o war with Spain, wo want no officors to compete with tho Cuban Voluntoors tn acts of brutality. Gon, Shorman's oncomium is, thorefors, both gratuitous and offonsivo. | m dofiuing, somo days ngo, the awkward posi- tion in which Scnator Carpenter bns beon placed with roforonco to tho Long Brauch scandal, by the completo anawor which the Now York Trib- une made to tho hotel clerk’s lettor, wo predicted tbat {he Republican majority in the United Statea Senato would not develop sufficiont solf~ respect to domaud somo further and more defi- | nite action from Benator Carpenter before rein- statiog bim in the couspicuous position of Presidont pro tem. of tho Sonate. This predic- i tion is proved to havo beon corract by the action of the Republican caucus, which decided yestor- doy that r. Carpentor shall retain tho position. A movoment in the caucus to oxclude from the roportory' gallery Ramsdell, the Now York Trib- une reporter who made the charge against Mr. Carponter, was voted down, aud it is to tho credit of Senator Catpenter that ke was among those who opposed it. A fatal church quarrel rocently occurred in Toheson County, N. O,, the ciroumstances of which aro subsientially as follows: The Freo- Will Bapuists had worshiped in a church noar Lumberton for a long timo, but, a8 the membor- ship dropped off graduslly, the clurch was closed. It was thon takon possossion of by avother sact of Baptists, who worshipod in it until Octobor lust, when & Free-Will Baptist clor- gyman camo lnto the neighborkood and sought torevivo the scct and get posscssion of tho chureh for that purpose. Tho other Daptists took the casa into. tho courts, and, while it was pending, tho clwich burned down, Theroupon tho othor Baptists arrested four of the Froo- Will brothren upon tho charge of incendiarism, | This lod to a disputo, ono night, between one of the Freo-Will Buptists aud ono of the opposition wing, in which tho latter picked up a bludgeon and killad the othor. One man killed and o oluzch burned down, Is the rosult so fur. The featuro of Congrossional proceodings yes- tordey was (ko disousslon In the Louso of tho ropeal of the salary-grab, which was more ani- mated thau digmtiod. Bs. Cox, of New Yoil, and Judgo Lawrenco, of Oliio, kaving talion the most decisivo grounds agaiust tho grab, thoy woro mado tho targots for all tho shufta of abuso and warcnsm which tho apologists for the grab could invent. Mr. Cox's mo- tives in retwining his back-psy were im- pugnod, and ho produced u lotter written prior | to Mr. Drooks' deceaso, slowing that it was his intontion to return thoe ‘back-pny bofore he had nuy iden that there would bo o vacancy in Mr, Drooks® district to which he might succeed. Judge Lawrence, of Olio, who was & member of Congross in 1800, was attacked bocauss Lo par- took of tho Increase of walarles in that yoar, Though Lo was munifostly unable to bold his own against tho dogs lot looso upon him, his answor that tho public sontimont was ot averso to tho Incronse at that time wasn good ono, Dut nelther the increase of 1866, nor the porsonal attitudo of Mr. Cox, Judge Law- rouce, or w§ othor Individual, hud any bearing upon the real issuo, and tho spsriing was avi- doutly reaorted to for the double purpose of di- vorting publio attention and gratifying porsoual mallco, It was loft for a ocolored mombor, Mr. Lynch, of Misslssippl, to discover that it was just as bad to decrosso the pay of the Congress making tho de- croaso a8 to inoroaso it, and that, thorefors, tho docrenso should nol apply to the prosent Con- grass, While this may bo au evidence of tho in- gonuity of colorad Congressmon, it Is too #thin to docoive auybody. Altogothor, tho disoussion was tomporlzing, und unworthy of the ocoaslon. It [uctrated the contempt for publio oplulon which insplros tho prosent Cougress, The de- Late exhauatod the time of the Houso, aa it will the pationce of tha publie, and the vote was not roached bofore adjourn ment. NEW YORK & OHIOAGO AIR-LINE, Bonator Logan g iniro duced into tho Senata the bill gotton up here in Ohicngo, asking a. national ehartor for u through railway from Now Yorl to Chicago. Tho bill, as {alkod of vomo timo ngo, contemplated tho construotion of & threa-tracked stool raflway through tho States of Now Jarsey, Ponnsylvania, Ohio, Indinns, and Itlinofs ta Qhicago, with branchos to the Mis- slusIppt aud Ohlo Rivers, and a future extonsion wostward to the Minsourt Rivor. This applica- tion to Congresn for a chatlor for & railway com- pany is tho initial step towards n now sgstom, It is to Intorposo the National Government be- twaon theso railway companies and the States through which the roads aro run. If this char- tor bo grauted, thon wo may axpoct that overy railway company in tho United Siates will sur- ronder tho chartor it now bolds from (ke Btato Govornment, and obtain ono from the United SBtates, The now system J8 in- touded, primarily, to roleaso all the rail- ronds of tho United States from the legal con- trol nud regulation of tho State Governments; in fact, to make thom indopondent of Btate 1egislation, It is = quostion whother such n swoeping ‘messuro as this, involving a complate revolution of tho railrond polloy of tho country, ought ovor to bo considered possible at all, Wo can con- celve of no reason why it should ever bo tol- eratod, exeept in tho oxtraordinary caso where n State, or soveral Statos, should rofuso to author- iza the construction of a railway, or poremp- torily prohibit the construction of such a high- way within tholr limits, Boforo Congress should sssume the grave respousibility of adopting s now system of rail- way govornmeut, and of obliterating Stato author- ity over, and control oven, of a singlo rafiroad, it ohould bo satisfied that an overwhelining neces- sity oxists for such an intervention, Does sucha neaessity oxist in thincaso? Isthero auyobstaclo in the way of tho construction and oporating of auch o railway chartored Ly tho soveral States a4 calla for tho interforonce of Congress in o matter whero Congroes has never yet interfered or leglelated at all? Under the genoral laws of Tilinols, Indiana, Obio, Pennsylvavia, and Now Jorsoy, thoro 18 an opportunity for any person to organize n company, with capital to construct, equip, and oparato s railway. Thoro certainly ia no legal obatacle in tho way, save that, by tho torms of tho oharter, tho milway and its man- agomont and property shall be subjeet to the laws of the State. Befora Congrees shall even consider this application for a charter of a mam- moth corporation, it should be eatiofled of two thlugs : Firat, that the company bns oxhansted every lasful effort to obtain a chartor from the sovoral Statos through whioh such company proposes to build the road; that tho oustaclen which Lavo provented tho obtaining of such chartor nro insuporablo, and ave mot meroly the offect of prudontial provisions by tho States agaivel frresponsibility, and agalnst the fraud and extortions of railrond companies upon tho peoplo. If tho objnction to taking chorters from tho Statos be merely tho suborlination of the railroad company aud its property to the goneral laws of tho Stato, then that affords no such insuporable obstacle as will justity Con- gress in breaking down tho great protections of State authotity, aud calling into oxistenco a corporation exercising such jmmenso fufluences, and wholly irresponstblo to the people aoting in their municipnl cafacity. The second poinc on which Congress should be satisflod is that, in addition to tho insupera~ blo logal obstacles to lio obtuiniug of State charters, the rosponsibility and capital at the honds of\ the proposed company. Is 1b » bona fide roquost from men holding tho required capital to bogin and complcte tho construction ot this railway company, or is it a request for a charter which somebody is to try and sell horenfter to some other por- sons, the charter itsolf being simply an authority to borrow other people's moucy on bouds, issued without limit, with gtabs and construction com- panics, and dividends of stock, and all tho other familiar cxpedionts to ovorcomo the want of actual capital? If Congress is to churter a rail- way company, it ought not to take up the busl- noss wheroe the State Legislatures loft off, It should require that tho rord be built with actual capital, and not by the lssuo of bonds. Senator Logan can recall tho time when tho Logislaturo of Illinols was accustomed during s six-weoeks' ecasion to incorporato 1,600 to 2,000 cor- porations; snd whon mombors used to eko out tholr psy of 2 s doy by taking homo with them ono, two, or Lnlf & dozen chartors, which, durlng the re- coxn, would bo offerad for ale all ovor tho Btate, ‘The great chartor of tho Credit-Mobilior Com- pany was purchased for o fow hundred dollara. Congross ought not (o go iuto that small busi- news of granting clirters to mombers or otliors to be peddied all over the country. Would 1t not Lo better, aftor all, for Congress to pass a gou- oral law, whereby, in'case of tho rofusul of auy Stato to charter a railrond compavy, that thon, upon fliing wutisfactory ovidenco of that fact, & compsuy may be formed, with bona flde eapitals to construct and operate such railrond, upon such restzictions and torms as may be provided by the gonoral laws of the State ? AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD, Wo publish & lotter from n correspondent at Frankfort-on-the-Main, giving o very fall aud clea, atatement of tho causes of the collapss of American credit in Gormany, written by o gon- tleman having an futimato acquaintanco with the mouey markets and rastway sccurities of Europo and the United Statos. Embraced in this statoment is a tablo exhibiting tho actual shrinkego in the market valuos of American eoouritios in Germany, showing a doprooiation to the onormous amount of $30,000,000, two- thirds of which s upon railivaya {hat have de- faultod on tholr intorost, aud tho other third upon those which have not dofsulted but have partaken more or los of $he gonoral distrust, ‘This {8 & most molaucholy exhibit. Twelve Auwmarican yallways, ‘baving sufoiont influence and backing to got upan tho Gorman market, Dave fatlod to pay thelr coupons, Among theso are tho Alabama & Chiattanooga, tho Rookford, Rocle Island & 8t Louis (alnce compromised on tho basla of 50 per cent), the Oregon & Cali- fornia, the Kauses Paclfio, tho Midland, of Now York, the Bt, Louls & Southoustern, the Chicago & Bouthwestarn (gold-bonda guarantesd in our- rency by the Ohloago, Rock Island & Pacifio), tho Atchison Dranch, and the 1't, Wayne, Muicio & Cinolunutl, 'I'ho offeot of those defsults bas ‘Doen o disastrons upon our credit sbroed that the vory best seouritios uro now unsalable, Real catate mortgugos in tho Atlntio cltios can find no talkers. TEvou the Governmont § por cent luan oould nos be negatlated in Germany—tho [ country where our 5-20 bonds found tho readiost salo during the Xobellion. Tho tirat chicok to tho sale of onr socurities in Gormany was given by tho claim for *indirect damages, " set up in tho Goneva Conforonce, which appearad to the German mind to presago a war botwoon tho United Slales and (reat ‘Britain. Upon tho presontation of this luckless and absurd domand, tho salo of American socurl- tes of ol kinds stoppod inatantly. It wag commonly eupposed that, aftor this kink waa stealghtonod, tho galo of our securitios would immediatoly recommonce, But it did not, and, befora sufllelont timo hiad olapsed to obliterato tho effcots of that shock, n more Kovoro ono was inflictod by tho fallure of the Alabamn & Clintta~ nooga and the Rockford, RockIuland & Bt. Louls Tallronds to meet thofr intorest. Theso defaulty wera followed in rapid succossion Ly others, until now wo find the pursoe of Gormany shut agailual even our Govornmont lonns, Nothing 18 gald about the dranges, or tho Farmors' Movement, os having any deloterions offcot upon rallway credit abroad. Nor would any such in- fluenco be needed to aceount for the facts, nmco tha failure Lo pay intorest fa sufclont in itselt to produco tho whole rosult. In view of thia stato of things, it must bo ad- mittod that it was timo to have & panie. It was timo that tho pale of American raflway bonds at the rato of §1,000,000 por day \was stopped, It was not possible for us to ruu in debt at so rapid o rato without defaulting somewhore, Tho ne- cumulation of wonith in thir country is not rapid enough to meet such extrnordinary domands for intorost. Tho Gormans are Lhomsolvos to blame, to alargo oxtont, for guiping down overything offered to thom in tho reckless and random man- nor deseribed by our correspondent. If thoy had shown as much prudence in tho case of the Rockford, Rock Island & 8t Louis Railroad as wag shown by the Derlin bankers who seut Horr Hass to oxamine the Northorn Pacific vonture, thiey would have beon some millions better off to-day. Tho policy of building raflronds in ad- vanco of population has como to a standstill noue too soon. It ia not likely to rovive again in » hurry on the basis of bond-selling in Ger- many. A FULL CONFE3SION, Tho Springfield Jowrnal, aftor two months' equivacation and quasidonials that the Railro ad- Grab law had anything to do with tho Stato tax and the action of tho Sfale Board of Equaliza- tion, ab lest contesscs that tho extrn $1,000,000 of tax imposod by tho Btate Auditor ¢s lovied to pay tho iuterest on tho railrond-aid bonds, It speaks for tho Governor, Auditor, and Troae- uror, and says that, iu addition to tho rato of tax necessary to produce the amount of rovenuo authorizod by the Leglslature, thoso officora computed o rato sufficiont to produco $1,025,000, to pay intoreut on theso railroad-aid bouds. Wa are, thorefore, to understand that the mxat‘lnn of tho wholo pooplo to pay over 91,000,000 ! sonually to meet the intorest on theso local debts is the declared policy of the Btate Ad- ministration, and that the Stato ofiicers look to the party majority in tho Logislaturo to suse tain thom in a flagrant violation of the State Constitution, The law and the Constitution aro #0 plain in their mandatos on this subject that no person can question their meauing, or igno- routly put ihem ot deflauce, The Constitution says: ‘Tlio Btate shnll never pay, assnme, or becorao ro- spousivlo for tho Aobts or labiillles of, or In any man~ ner give, loan, or extend iy cxedlt o, orin ald of, auy public or otlier corporation, association, or individual, (Sce. 20, Art, 4,) The General Assembly eball have no powar to release or dlachurgo any county, city, tawnsliip, town, or dis~ trict whatever, or the Inhubitants theroof, or tho prop~ exty thoreln, from tuelr or lts proportionate share of tazes to vo levied for Stats purnoses; uor sball com- mulation for tuxes bo wuthorized fa any form what~ ever, (See, 6, Att, 0,) All taxes loviod for Stato purposes stinll:be paid futo thie Btato Treasury, (Sac. 7, Ak, 0.) No monoy shall be drawn from tlie Treasury excopt in purauance of an appropriation mada by law, aud on tho presentation of a warrant issued by the Auditor thercon, (Sec. 17, Art. 4.) Euch General Assembly shall provide for all the sp- yropriations nocessury for {lie ordfuury and contin- gent expenses of tho Government unbil the expiration of tho first tiacal quarter ufter tho sdjournment of tho nost regular acssion, tho nggregnto smount of which shall not Lo fucreased withont u vote of two-thirds of tho iembers electod to cach Houso nor execed the amount of revenue authorized by law tv be raised {n auch time ; and all approprintions, generu) or special, requiriug money to bo paid out of the State Treasury, from funds Lelonging to (ho Slate, shall end with such | fscal quurter, (ATt 4,See, 17, Const, of 1870, Samo iu Cunst. of 1848, Act. 3, 1S0c, 87.) The Revenuo law, Socs, 118 and 120, ‘providon: 118, Tho Governor, Auditor, and Trensurer ehall, annunlly, on tho complotion of tho awessment and oqualization of proporty, sscertaln the rate per cent required to produce tho umount of tazes levied by the Generul Asseucd’y, 120, The Anditor shall, sunually, computo and cor- 411y 10 tho County Olerka wuch hopurate ates per cont auwilll produce the 16t amounta of Stuts (ues suthor 1zed to bo levied, Tho Legislaturo, by act of Aay 8, 1873, pro~ vided 1, That thero shall be ralsed by lovying a tax, by waluation upon the taxabl operty In this State, the followiug swms for the purpoves heroinafter ot forth : For geueral Statopurposes, to ho designuted * Reveuus Fund,” 2,600,000 upon the uskrssed valuo of progorty for the year 187, and $1,300,000 unnually the For echool purposes, to be deslgnated “ Stute Sehool Fund” (i lou of ho 2-mill tax (oztor), $1,000,000 anuually, 2, Tl Governor nnd Auditor shall, annuslly, com- Pito the Bopurate rates yier cout required to producs ot less than the abore amonnty, auyihing fn suy othor aol providing a different manner of ascertaining tho umount of revenuo requirod to bo levied for Stato pur. | pokcs to the coutrary notwlihstandiug ; and when so ascertained, (he Auditor sball certlfy to the County Clorka tho proper separato rates por cent thurefor, aud ulso nuch defiulte ratca for other PUrposes 18 aro HoW, or muy boreafter Le, provided by law to ba levied aud collectod as Stuto tuxes, In tho teeth of tho law as thus dofined by tho Constitution and tho atatules, the Auditor and QGovornor have computod the rate of tax, with the following rosults: Two and sevenstontl mélls for rovenuo, Nine-tenths of 1 mfll for sebicol fund, Watalisu v sin s ssons 0,600,093 Amouut authorized by luw. 000,000,00 Excess over authorized rovouuo,,,. ‘The rato of tax for rovenue produces... Aunount uuthorizod by laW,.vss e, Excoss of 1ovy Dy AUdLOE v svasss o 81, 122,035,50 If the pretonse bo that the Rallroad-Grab law of 1800 **made anapproprintion * of tho revonuo oollected on tho jucreased asscesmont ovor that of 1808, tuat appropriation, by the expross torms of both the old and now Constitutions, oxpirod in two yoars thereaftor, and has movor in any form boon ronowed, Tho Roveuuo law of 1872, morcover, ropealed all provious laws incon- sistent with ite own oxpross stipulations, and the Audltor had no more logal authority to inolude In tho tax for Btate revenue a rate to pay tho - toroat on theso local debtathan ho had to inolude ataxtopsy his own dobts, Nover, in tho hls- tory of Btate Governmonts, has thero bosn such u glaring abuse of muthority in order to plunder the publio for the benallt of a ot of holders of swindling bonds as this tax-lovy of 1874, for which, tho Springliold Jonrnal wags, the Gove omor iy oqually rosponsiblo with tho Auditor, Our opinion is, that tho Gavernor gave his slgna- ture_to the tax-lovy pro forma, bub his respona bility under the law1e just the samo ag that of tho Auditor. RANSAS FINANOES, ‘The roport of the Btato Auditor of Tansns, which has just boen published, containe somo very intoresting and significant facts, showing liow tho people of that Stato are bled by tho rallroad corporntions and othiormiso, It ap- peara from the report that tha railroads are as- sosaod ab 90,076,010, This amount, at the tax ¥ato of 3i4 por cent, would biing to tho people tho rovonuo of $338,671. Tho pooplo have givon the rativonds bonds emcunting to $7,650,- 256, and pay an intorest of 8 per cent on them, which ylolds tho raflronds an annual reyonuo of £604,020. In othor words, tho pooplo aro pay- ing tho railronds, in interost, $265,340 more than they recoivo from them in taxes, In addition to theso, thore aro municipal bonds for building bridges to tho amount of 1,057,650, sud $2,141,630 for other purposes, Tho condition of tho State Treasury presenta anothor intoresting chapter, showing how tho finances Linve beon mismanoged, Tho law pro- vides for tho indorsoment of Stato warrants when thoro 18 no mouey in tho Treasury to pay them, and, after tho indorsoment cortifying thoir prosontation, they draw Iutorest until tho prin- cipol {s paid. Tho Auditor states his belief that wariants havo been frequontly presented and not paid whon there was wouey in the Treasury to pay them, and that tho money which should Lave boou applied to the paymont of the Btato serip has boon used for purposes of speculation, Mo oxprosses his conviction that in this msnner {he people of IKausas Lave beon swindled out of $93,000 in tho last twelvo years; in othor wods, that Kaneay hag paid futorest on her own paper to that amount, Agaiu; tho laws require * That tho Treasurer shall be required to keep snfely in tho Stato Trensury, without losning, using, or de- positing in banks or clsewhoro, all public monoys of whatsoover churactor, paid into such “Troasury or othiorwise, and at any timo plsced in his possession aud custody, till the samoe is or- dered by tho proper dopartment or officor of tho Stato Government to be transforrod or paid out nccording to Inw.” This Juw was g0 ropeatedly -violated that, in 1871, tho following concurront resolution was adopted by the Legislature : Resolved, That tho Stato Treasurcr bo Justructed to convert at onco all the checkn, Arafis, and cortificates of deposit roported and hold as assots in tha Btato Tronsury in ourront funds, such as aro rocelvable un- der tho luw for taxer, and deposlt oud eafoly koep tho | samo i the Btato ‘Creasury, Notwithstanding the provisions of the law and of the subsoquent resolution, they Lavo been continually violated, and the Troasurer bas paid no attention to tho roquests of ecither tho Gov- ornor or tho Auditor to do his duty in tho prom- iscs. Considoring the rafltond bond-grabbing, tho intorest-swindles, and the mismanagoment of tho financos, it is no wondor that tho Auditor concludes bis report with tho following bit of gloomy eatire : ‘Thore bavo beon a half-dozon investigations of Au- ditors and Treasurors eluco tho removat of an Auditor by impeachment, Tho lostenanied caso was, to 80 great an extent, tho Tesult of partisan foud that it has not served a6 o warning—sud, indeod, waa not {n touded to doso, Leglslativo committecs make oxami- natlons of oflicers, find aud report violatious of law, und there tho matter ends, T ghall probably be censured for thie plan talk in this roport—rather for that than, beeauro tho veport ends in talk, It may be, however, {hat onco In thirteon years a little frankness will do no Larm, If thoother plan i botter, then wo can Lave twolve more years of ellence after this. FIRES AT IIYDE PARK. Contlicting Thuories Causc, About 2 o'clock yesterday morning the resi- donts of Kenwood and Hyde Purk wers sturtled by an alsrm of firo. A large rumber of citizons woro soon assembled at tho sceno of the firo, which bhad alroady obtaived such Leadway as to render in- effectual tho efforts tosave tho buildings firat soon iu flamoes. Thero were threo in number, and as one of thom was over two blocks distant from tho other two, aud us they woro all sblizo at tho samo moment, it wae ovident that the firo had been staried by incondiaries. The bullding first seen burning was o emnll shed belonging to Dr. Asa Keuncolt, near Iorty-noventh | atreet, 'Tlsis was soon lurned down, sud, though the mnin barn was. in donger ot first, tho Tows was small, amplo pracautions having beon talion to pravent tho fire from spreadivg.’ Tho other firo (sinco_ thero wera practically two burnivg ut once) was first observed in tho south houso of n conplo of Gothio twe story _and brick basement reside on = Madison nvenue, near Tifty-Brst steect, Phey woro built Iast epring by John M. ‘Waite, and Liavo boen vacant ever since. Tho wind wag from the southwost, and the fire had gaived #o wuch headway boforo tho arrival of as to Thoir tho villagors that it was impossible to | provent it from sepreading to the ad- oiving one of the pair, which was only 25 foot distant. Tho sparks aud cindors woro blown ovor to the school-houso and Episcopsl Cuuich, opposite, but thoy were quickly estin- guisbed, aud no damage was done 0 elthor of thoso bilildings. Tho loss on_ theso louses in not far from ©10,000, thoy having boon built fua yory substuntial and thorough manor, with all modacn conveniences, ‘Thoy wero fusured in tho Livorpool and Loudon and Globa Insurance Compnuy for §8,600 cachi. It is difficult to o Jecturo Eho object of tho incandiarios. No su: picious charactors hid boon soen noat thoro pro- vious ta th five, nor woro thoro any scou whil tho buildings wero burning, It has boen sug- gested that it wos done for tho purpose of showing hiow wnproteotod the viilago i until tho Water-Works aro cumploted, —but it this alouo waa tho objoot, it Ecoms ntrango that two hies should Luve hoon kot the rumo night, instead of keoping up tho excitemont by burning one aftor tho other, ‘Tuero aro many theoriea in cirentation st liydo Park, neutly ovory residont thero Lnviue specially fortified limeolf with on original ono, in ordor to Luvo ssmothung to talk about, The causos of Lo firo aro invostigating by tholocal police, and undoubtedly the Duard of Under- Writors or the company which fusured the prop- arty will causo a rigid ecrutiny to bo mado. Meanwhiile tho polico forca of the villaga will bo employed almost wholly at uight, a8 a moasure of protoction, until the Wuter-Works aro com- plotod. — CITY IN BR! An ontortalumont, consisting of musio and tablouusz, will bo given to-morrow ovening at Plymouth Congregationul Chureh, John V., Farwell leads tho noon prayer-meet- ing to-day. The subject is, ** Counfessiug Christ,” Prof, Havon leoturea this efternoon at No, 114 Enst Madlson street, on * Burkely and Hume,” Tho Hannibal Zouaves (colored) will moet this ovening ot their Lall on Clark sirest, north of Hairison, to trausact impoitunt business, ‘fhe anuual meoting of the frionds of the Chi- eago Protestant Orplian Asylum will bo held at the Asylum, No. 780 Miokigan avenue, to-mor- row ovening, A full attendance is desired, A man nemed Thomas Clifford foll at the cor- ner of Ashland avonue and West Lake streat last avoning aud broko his lower jaw. e was ro- moved to his Lome bya police oflcor and at- tended by a physioian. ‘I'ho Nov, W, H, Danlels, of tho Park Avenue Mothodist Churck, lectnrod vesterday evening at Whenton on Dishop Asbury and the Plonear Proucbors, 110 will delivor the eamo looture at Lewont Thotday, Yestorday shout noon, Mr, Joln 0. Hiltan, o residont of the lown ot 'Austin, died vory sud- enly of hoart disonso at his house, AMr, "Hilton loavaos no family, Ho was much respeoted by thoso who kuew i, T'he alarm of firo from Box 808 at baif-past 7 o'clock last eveulug was cuused Ly & fire in a baru awnod by Mr, Moxs, at the corner of Lin- coln aud Blue Iulaud avenues, Toos, $200 ; no iusuranco, 3 Yostorday & muaioal young man named John e e e e ——n Smith triod to rteal s violin from Joln O'Drion's Lionso, No, €27 Blato ptioot, 1lo was dotceted in tho neb_ by Mr. O'Lrlen, who called in Oficor Ttyan, who took Lim to the Armory Station, Jumes Bmart thought ho was, oxcoodingly smart when ho tricd to' dofraud J. 11, Barnon of fily hnrd-earned monoy, but tho latter hnd James arreated, and yestordsy hio waa exawmined bofore Juatice Banyon, who beld him to the Crimival Court i bafl of $500, ‘Tho Luavonworth Timer of tho 7th statos thint Joln Dillon failed to appear iu the Opora-ITouso of that town on the provious evoning, according to aanonncomont, bocaae Lo was not sober, an moralizen at groat length on this atrange and un- gantlomanty canduat of Dillaw's, "Tho Chlcazo Acndomy of Iomoopatlio, Phy- slciana and Burgzeons whll moeet to-notrow eyoii= ing in the lecturo-room of tho Mothodist Church Block, Dr.I. It. meglg‘ of Buffalo, will addresn tho Socioty on tho Natural History of Con- umnmlun(,lnumm LPulmmmnn), illustrating new pathology au trontment. P'hynioians, mdmuaxu, aud” othors {nterosted avo fnvited to attond. Coronor Stophons yeaterdey recolvad tho cor- tificate of oxamination of tiro stomuch of Mrs, Louisa Guilford, of No. £03 Mouroo streot, Whouo death was_supposed to have boen causod by poisoning. Tho chemist, Mr. G, A, Marinor, cortifled that there wos no polkon in the stomach of tho decensed. An inquest was hold on the bedy yostordny, rosulting 1w o vordict that death was causod by cholora morbus Yostorday o nogro namod Blaum Jamos was arreated by Constable Morrls Ciuno for commit- ting nn assault with o deudly wonpon, He was {aken beroro Justics Banyon, nad bonnd over Tor trial at the Criminal Courl in bonds of £500, Whilo tho corpulont Constable was taking him to tho County dail, tho usgro broke awuy and oseaped down an niley, 1lo had not beon ro- arrested ot o lato’ hour last night, Last evening it was rumored sbout the city that Clrisoplier l\nfmn{. tho murdorer, hLad umnjmd from the juil nt Waukegan by sliooting tho Joilor, Thio ngwa wus brought by train-mon on the Milwaukeo Duivision of tho Northwostern Railwsy. It lucks conlirmation, and ovory offort to gob uows from Waukegnn was unavailing. Tho roport is belioved to Luve wome foundation, At 1 o'elock this moruing no information had boen rocelved about tho mattor. John Harvay hus atlendad too many anatoml- cal lecturos, and lonfed around digsocting-rooms too much, "Ile has beeome morbidly inquisitiva on tho subject of investigating the feaviully and wondorfully-constructed bodies of his fellow- boings. Ho uudertook to pry futo tho secrct worlings of Thomay Dillon’s” inner man, with tho ald of a shoomuker's knife, but Lo was ar- restod wiitlo cugogod i This #ciontific rosenrches, and placed undor bl of £500 by Justico Banyon. Stealing ovorconts 1o o pastimo whick s boing froquontly indulged in lutoly, to the groat an- noyanco ud lows of many of our citizens. Withm tho momory of tho oldest inhabitauts, vothiug liko it bos taken place. Jolm Wright faleifiod Li yumo when o wrapped about, im tho tnga of V. J. McKay, who livos at No. 12 South Sangamon streot. 1f tho latter bud not bean playing billiards ho would not e placed tomptation in tho way of Johw; uud Seully would not bavo fined tho latter £25, as ho did. Parick Rogor bas a queor way of making calls. o na et den of respact for Alr G, 1% Goto torill, who lives at No. 559 South Clark: treot, and Moudsy ulght, vitliout suy intodustion, ha entered tho- bacl-parlor window of Lt gontle- man's houso, and atolo all his woaring apparol, 8o that it shiould not bo missed, lio_triod ‘Lo aof tho iouso on fire. Thus nwakoned Alr. Cottorill, and Patrick was arrcated with tho stolon cloth ing and o carpet-bag full of combustiblos, Ban- yon hold him to the Criminal Court fn £600 bail. Solomon Androws goins an_honest livelihood Dby advancing to Joung won wkio are"too proud to work and too lazy to steal n small qnmtlt{ of Uucla San's promuses to pay, for tho privilege of taking caro of a watch, an overooat, or any- thing else. Robert Aunderson is ono of theso young men, ouly ho will stonl, Audrews says, and ho took & stolen cont to Solomon and ob- tained some money thorofor, and now the lnttor las sucd Robert™ for ubtulnlnfi mouey undor falso pretensos, and Banyon has hold him to the Crimiual Court in bail of §200, Romo was not built in o day, but Oflicor Dit- tors Liad bia nos bitten off in just two soconds. It Lappenad in this way. Miehael Crowloy, got Qrunk, and wont to call on a friond, Della Wat- gon, who livos on South Clark street. Ie ex- Libitod his rogard for ber by stealing o bead pin- cushion, mado for Dolin by * Wecping Waters," tho daughtor of o Mingo Chiol; and, upou Ler romonutrating, Lo choled ber, and triod to tako from hier poclot & purso containing much gold. Dolia criod for lelp, and Oficer Ditters_want to hier rescuo, aud, for bis pnins, ho hed his faco disfigurod in the mpuner abovo aliuded to, Jus- tico Banyon partly hoard tho case, and continued it till tho 13th tost,, in bail of $900, Tho quarterly mooting of the Woman's Forcign Missionary Socioty of tho Mothodist Tpiscopal Clinreds, will bo hold In tho_lectura- room of the Firs” Church, cornor of Clark and Washinglon sivoots, at 3 oclock to-morrow attornoon, Upon tho ndjourument of this weeting & * Missionary Tea” will Lo sorved, Al tho frionds of miwsions aod mission work, both gontlomen and lndies, aro most cordially invited to bu present, and to participate in this social rounion. Tho’oponing of tho ladics’ now ‘miawion room will add interost to. the occasion. In tho ovoning, addrossos will bo dolivered by tho ey, 7, O bcly of tho Contonary Chmeli; Mrs, Jennio I, Willing, Correspondlug Secro- tary of tho Northwentorh Branh of tho Society, and Mies Mason, Modieal Missionars-olect for Kin Kiang, China. The Rov. Washington Gladdoen, of the Now Yorl Independent, gove & lecture in the Union Dark Cougrogutional Church, yestorday evening, | his subjoet bemg * Guod Gold.” e oponed the lecturo by showing Low, from the begiuniog of the world, muukind had divided themsolves into opposing factions, and stated that tho ono sole thing in which men showed unanimity was their lovo of pgold. ~IHe compared tho many qualitios of gold to certain qual- ties of tho bLuman mind, frequently Lelping out the poiut of his remarks with good old utories, which woro duly appreciated. At the snmo time he showed up tho many imimtions of ths truo metn), comparing thom to qualities of the miud, The lecturo, which was quite in- teresting, was listsued to by a vory small audi- oncg, A usual, there was a pleasing prelude to the lecturo by thio organist of the chiirch plaving & couplo of ploces ol music in splendid stylo, Tho evil effecls of o %rowcflvn tarlif wero | nover more clearly oxomplifiod in » moall way than thoy woro yesterday morniug, in Justico KouMwa’s Couss, 1f Congrons had doclared ull Wine fro from duty thore would Lo no oxeuso for tho froodom-loving suloou-keopor of tho North Side to charge ¥1a bottlo for vin ordina.ro, but Congtons hat, to pratect the villawous com- pomnds manvfucturod in Now Jersoy aud called champagno, port, sherry, clarot, otc.,. nccouding to tho ‘amount oOf sugar. logwood, oce., each may coulain, pui & dut; on imported wincs, ns curi found Monday afternodn whon he wonk ine tu tho ualoon of John Folashor, 210 North Welis street, and called for a bottle of wine, Qusluve s w wou of Ttuly, tho oonntry of boautiful skioa, orgau-grindors, brigands, eio. (lo lay boon ac- customed to got gloriously drunk on all tho ral- inn - wines Lo could drink, and ouly bad to pay for tho sumo a fow cents, and not Lo arrosted oither, tho forekuowledge of which adds much to ono's comfort aud complaconey when about to get dinnk, With bavits vo strougly formed [v fa not at all strango that whon ho Lesrd Johu remark thut the claret wau a dulluc bo abould think thue it was moant as an insult, aud an insinnation that he was an_ignorant_ forelzner, who was to bo imposed upon, o did think s, and, wish- ing to resent such oxtortion, struck Johu hotween Dbis boory oyes, oud murmured something about furnishing tho dogs and buzzards of Wells streot with somo food, at the saae timo drawing from his bolt a tickly chissed siilotto nud making for John ; who wado the circuit of a base-burn- ing stove with & uimbloness that sstonishod bis wite, who appesred at this moment, Comprehiending the state of affaivs at A _glanco, sho gmu]xlml o truaty pokor aud - dealt the asealianc a blow behind the enrw, which surprised Lim and kuockod him down, allowing his Teutouis vietim a chianco to oseape into tho freo uir of heuvon and call ofiteer Myer, ‘Tho lattor arrostgd Deloura, but not untll the lutter Lind ealon patt of Lis ofticinl nose, and rocoived a sevoro clubbing. Deleura told Justice Ksuffman that bo knew nothiog of tho tarilt on wino, Dbut it was & point that his judiols] mind could not grasp, 80 ho fined Gustave $100 for disorderly condiet, §100 for asaaulting an onl- cor, aud held him to the Criminal Couis in bail of $800 for wuldng au asault with inteut to kill, SUICIDE. Wrezrino, W, Va, Deo, 0,—Lyman Sheppard, of Onoids, N. Y, residiug In (his oity, committad suloldo by whootiug hlmsele thraugh his houd, at 2 o'clock” this morning, 1lu doath way alnont wstantaneouy, 1o loaves a wifp and ono ohild, 8heppard eamo howme shortly befora committing tho dood, and instend af rotiring told his wife (hnt o would read i while, 1o sonted bimself b{ tho fire, und, without a word, drow a Flnlul‘ plaved it agaiust Lis head and fired, Hia wite was obsorving hLis actions, but oould not atop him, so quivkly was it cousummated. No resson Gustavo Dal- | ean bo aselmnad for tho act. Bheppard was Iighly estoomed by n Ineeo cireto of frinnda, 7w OnLEaxs, Dec, 9.—J. Kingaton Boyd, fore marly well known in connection with {Ho 8t Chuilos Hotcl oflico, commiltod sulcido by tuke Ing morphino to-day, Tho reason for Lho ae} was that 10 was out of monsy and employmont, - FINANCIAL. The Commonwenith LifesInsurance Company to Retive from Active Business. &pecial Diapateh to The Chtcago Tribune, Now Yons, Dee. U.—Aftor o onroful oxaming tion of thie affairs of the Company, aud « thon ough canvasslug of the futuro prospects of life _Insurance, the Board of Directors of the Com: monwenaith Lifo-Insurance Company has doctded not to {enue moro policios. Btookholders and policy-holders bavo beon notlfied of this fuet, and Informod thnt tho Compauy haa sublcient ansety to protact iia otaditora, and has mndo ave rangomentd to transfor thom, as far as practica. ble, to the National Lite-Iusuranco Compeny of tho Unitod States of Amorica, 'he latter Com- pany will take the policies insucd by the other Gompany. whoso_owvers nro willlug (i ta Lo roinéured. Bhould any policy-holders bLe unwilliug to assent to this propasition, their policios will remai in force as long as paymonts aro mude on them. Tho Company does 1ot prrg out of existouco, and docs ok surronder it chartor, Bhould the outlook bo botter three years loncs, it la ponible, though not very prob. ablo, that tlio Company will rerume, It soomt that the life-imsurancoe business hoa been over dono of late, and thero ix_gront compatition ba. tween the varions companics. Lhis fas baon va much tha case that the majority of tho compm nies bnve beon stoadily losing for wmora thau 1 your past. Suit in New York fo Doterming Whether Hroters May Regaily Charge for Interost on Halnnces Vue frosn Customors, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribiine. New Yonk, Dec. 0,—~Whothor the Intorest charged by brokors on balaucas duo thom from thelr customora fzom timo to time on ssocl transactions In logal, Las long boen & mosted and undecided question. Birdsall & Trioud, ate tornoys, No, 1 Broad street, havo hnd u layzo numbor of claims for manoyu paid a8 interest on such bulances placod in thoir Lands for colioction, on the sround that it was usurions, and theioforo il ogal. Hovoral of thoso claims have hoen routled by brolors, who chargod sud recoived interost, but Dralto Bros., No, (5 Broadway, Linvo 1efused to sottle a claim mads ngaiust them by Mauriec Cavillior for $15,566.,16.~ Sait b boen_broughi againat thom by Birdsall & Friend, counnol far Cavillicr, and tho complaint was sorved to-iay. ‘i ia tho smallost of many casos in thoir hands, and they propose maiting it tost case. Baukruptey Procecdings in Now Yoric Speciul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Doc, 9.—As previously telegraphoi you, & potitlon asking that Howes & Macy, ths bankers, who failod during tho panic, bo ad- judged bankrupts, waa flled in tho Uunitec Btatos District Court last Snturday, but it was suppressed until to-day. The potitioning creditor is Alunzo R. Morgau, of Long Islaud City. Hig afidavit assorts that tho firm’s libilitica are £1,287,000, while ther assots aro oaly §930,000, Judgo DBlatehford grautod an injunction rotur ableon tho 13th inst., restraining Iowos & Macy from disposing of their asuets. NEw Yorg, Dec. 9.—Lho lossoe of tho Grand Union Hotel and the St. Jomes ITotel, Eliaa Hotchkisa, has been forced into baunkrupte; with linbilities smounting to $220,000, His fa; umllu atiributed sololy to the offocts of the panic. Another Bankrupt Spoculntor. From the New York Times, Dec. 1. William 8. Woodward, u Wall stxeot wpeonlator, who, xbout two vears sinco wanipulaied & pool in Ruck Istand stock whon tho marict wan cor nerod, aud who thon failed, yosterdsy notified his ereditors that a warranc had beou fssued out of tho United States Court against bis estate, adjudged bankrupt ou his own petition. A meet- {ug of croditors hns been appointed for Dec. 18, at o Court-Houwo, in Brooklyw. Mr, Wood- ward's liabilitios are ostimatod at about £4,000,- 000. The following are » liat of the larger croditors. = 1. Rennody & On, $58,000{Dater & Timpson, . M, Kimball & Co ~25.000,11, A. Deunison, Loavitt,Gould & Co 74,000, Waller .. Plumo & Vou [Lockwood " & Co. 3 81,000{L:, J, Capron mbull % Teylor,, 48,000'Ttobinzon, O E, 8. Quapin & Co, 54,000 Co Faushaw & McDoue Batlo el Bkl 3.W. Glllespy. 63,000/ "gtail.., <\ 220,000 205,000\ Jobn F, Trcy .10 62,000 209,000]Clise, K, Quisiey’ . 145,000 Kegal Tenders. Wasntyoroy, D. O, Dec. 9.~Outstanding logal teuders, $370,436,715. The Now York Loun Certificar~ ¢ New Yoni, Dec. 9.—Tho loau certifica.s o tho bauks bivo boon reduced to 38,000,000 Eosumed Woils Portsxwourn, N. I., Dec. 9.—1t'ho Kearsarge cotsou-mill has yesumod work, full timo at ro- duced wagcs. The tentes Wasar¥aToX, Doc. ).—The European membere of the Syudicate have siguiflod their intention withdraw it Jay Cooke & Co. comiirue toLe wmembers. SPRINGFIELD, Expense Account of the Railvond and Warchouse Commisvions-ithr. fZern. doin on Abrahoam Kincoln’s Lator Lite, Smeednl Disvateh to The Chicano Tribuns, BprisormeLy, [, Dee. %.—Tlio exponeo no- count of the Rulroad aud Warehouse Commise | wioners for tho last yoor Lins Just beon comploted, aud i8 to bo ombudied in thoir anuual roport, Boon to be mado to the Governor. In view of the fuob that stntomonts of the amount altos gotier boyond tho rea! expendituros have boon 1nde, tho itoms below will bo of intorost, Incidental expenses of tho ofic Autorneys® focs. ... Trinting, ete. Expwnses of Harl und Oberly, of thin Logisla- e, wiio wero summioued hora 1o szplain 0 faw. 109,99 494,29 12,000,00 This atntement is exclusive of the chares for printing sehodules, but tho Prosident of the Jonrnal Company gnaranteed that it would not 1ie above 7,000, which would make the expondi- turos of the Board. in round numners, 223,000, Hon, William H. Herudon, the whilom Inw- partnor of Abraham Lincoln, 18 down for s loce ture to be delivered w the Court.Llouse, in thig city, on tho ovening of Dec, 12, Ihe subjuct iy * Mr. Linealu's Lator Lifo and Religious Senti- monts."” It in intanded to bo reply to the lecture of the Rov. Mr. Reod, of thia city, RELIGIOUS. YWammond in Alton. Avroy, I, Dec. 9.—Ihe Rev. B. P, Hame mond, the noted revivalist, has acvepted the ine vitation of elght ovangelical churchos of this city to conduct n sorles of nnion moetings, Ho bogina work In his own peonlinr maunor, at the Firat Congrogatlousl Church, next Baturday p{iuht.d Qrost intorest in this movenont is man= itasted. Prosdbyterian Misstonary Convention in l'uurlfl.’:ll. ok Special Dispateh to T'he Chicaao Tritiuna, P:on‘m’f\\ Iil., Deo, 9.—A Missionary Conven tion, the oall for whiel was lssuod Somo time sincs, mot at tho First Prowbyterian Church in this city this ovening. and wah oponed by an ad- drosg from tho Rev. Arthur Mitchell, of Ohica; Tho objoct of tho Coavoution is to awakeu a dagper interest In forelgn missionary worls, and to this ovd a number of missionuries will bo presont and tako part In the proceediugs, Mra, bnrnh Rhen, tho famous Porsian mluuluunrf. and the Rev. W, F. Johuon, of Iudis, aro already hero, and ojhors are expectod, ‘I'ha Convention will continuo through to-morrow and to-worrow oveuiug. ‘fho Now Episcopnlinn Movements New Yori, Dac, 0,—1'ls Doy, Villism V, Pelt- woll, Rector of Grace Church, Weatfarm, hav- ing joined Dishop Cumwin, Lias been compolled to resign his position, oA A DES MOINES ITEMS. Special Dupatoh to The Chinago Tridune. Drs Moies, In,, Do, 0,—Prosident Woloh, of the Agrioultural Golloge, Ia iu tho oity ondoav- oring to oxplain tha revent charges made ugainst him by Profs. Footo aud Mathows, with rfor~ onco to tha itlogal uo of the funds of thooul- lege, %lov. Carponter hina ordered a speocial eleotion for Jan, 7, for the election of & reprosentative i Laoo Couuty, In place of Layion, decoassd