Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 " TRANSPORTATION. WasmsTay, D, O, Dav, 11—The meeling enlled for thin avoning bi tho liall of tho Houso of Represent- ativos, 10 compara viowa on tha subjoct of rapid sud zheap transporiation, was preatded over by Ropresont Mive Dungell, of Minmesots, Roprezeniutives Dlcmente, of Tilinols, wud Btoue, of Mlssouri, wero slosen Secrelarlos, Fifty or elsty Leprosentatives wero prosent, also Sonators Alcorn and Btovenson, MEPRESENTATIVE KYPILER soad the eall for tho mcoting, which was signed by aver 100 mombers, ‘tho moating, Lo ranarkod, wun not for the purposo of commilting sy Sndividual 1o any partioular project, Tho East was interested i shla question oqually with the groat West and South, tmprovoment of tho uatural chauuels wos (ho first question to which they shontd ai.dross themsclvas, This would sccuro tho ond sought to & greater desrco and ot less oxponso ihan nny obher project of .artifiefal moms which eould bo dovised. After spealting of tho vast products of tho Miestueippi Valloy, showlag tho exoess of Western pro- ducts secking Bastern and Enropean markets, bolug in smount over ouc-tenth of tho grons ylold of ccreals, tio sadd theso coreala wora transported by threo groet water routor, uamely, Bt Lawrcnco, Hudson, and Misslssippi Ttivers, ~Tho averago frolghl-rates per bushol aud tituo of transit arc s follows : 1y fho 8t, Lawronco toute, from_Cliitngo to Liverpool, 43 cents [oF bushol sid fifty-turgo daya? thae, By o Judeon Niver roule, 40 conts per buebol, and fifty-cight days' tne, By thio Missiexippl from Bt. Louls, 97 conts per bushol, and thirky daya' te, Tiio Bt, Lawroneo and Hudsorl routes wero feo-ound 11v0 monthis out of the twelvs, wherens tho Minsissippi Touto was pructlcablo tho entiro year, Whilo lio \ras on advceato id pressed tho advaitages of tho Missis- sippf ronte, ho desired §t to Lo (stinetly undaratood st o A nol autagiontza ¢ with tho athor projuct Of tho Yort 8t. Philllp Guiad o spolzs strongly, sh fug s advantiges, uot ouly (o tho Misslsslpp! Valloy, Ditl to the enro connlry. HPHESEN TATIVE TATIIS spoko ot {be improveient of tho Jomes Tuver & Rauawhn Canal, whivh wauld ufiord tho Great West 3n outlet to tho'eoa, It wanld not coat over $17,002,000 or £50.000,000, 0 sura not largo compared with thio ben- 20ty which would aceruc, Liverpool wos 1,000 miles nearor by way of Nowfolit thau by Now Orfoans, 1ry was propared, howsver, to give ilio proper finprove- ment projecta cordis) Support, NCPRESENTATIVE COLD, of Kausar, safd Lo should liko to know {¢ this was not 2 cnuicuy 0f members restding in tho Mississippl Val- Joy fo cansider tho futereats of that section, und not the morlts of tho Jamen Niver & Kunawha Catial, RECREACNTATIVE DURQIARD sald ho represented o coustituency doeply interosted fn llio trauapartation question, and did ot supposo tho object was o sgreo upon valy partientay plon, NELBESEN CATIVE CRHTTENDEN rieing, Tinports from Ol Oty ahow that the water fa 19 fect 4 fuchos, and about sintloary, | Consltoratle damugo ww donv, T iats uro floodsd, sudt tacro (n wator in tho baoinouts on Bonoc Kireot,” Tl {racke Atlantfe & tireab Wenteru Rjlrond aro washd away In somo places, ho business part of Purker's Tuding Is submeryed, Tho river 14 riaing stoadily, Groat dimapy e been rustyfed by tho buaiuges coms namity, Th mirks b Voxburg fudieato 20 fect or mark, ATt 0., Dee, 10,~Tho Ohfo River hioro hins hen 10 feol {it the 1t twouty-four_hours, and s 40 fort nt o to-nlglit, The Pocking, Sciota, 'and both Mbul Iivers nto very full, Jver men 'aro hopin {hat & dostewetivo flood fu (ho Obin will be provonted by crol and whidy weather, anil by the lower stream ranniyg ont hiefore iho uppor tributaries overtako the viso from thom, Prona, 1L, Dec, 18,—Aboul feot of tho embank munt on o Toledo, Pearin & Warenw Uaflrond; noar Ititon, hay boon wislied avay by Ue Tocout heavy raln, POMEROY. Epectal Disypotels to The Chicaga Tritune. Leavexwonty, Koty Dee, 1.—Tho truth about th whispered rovelation, mentloned i yeslerday's Aispateh, In comiugt to ight, I boliove nn sboniiunble chapter of erino will bo unfolded beforo many dnys, 1t 48 now dofinitoly asserted (hat John Mirtin, of To- poka, hos aMddvits from Pomeroy whlel sob forth that ho (Pomoroy) has pald sums of moncy to Ligh ollictals to prevent s prosecution an tho chargo of bribery, Thio tlidavits numo tho indivldiials wio ro- ceived” tho moboy, and ulso stato tho sitms 80 paid. Tt tranapiros that the agrecmont to hush the prosceu- tlon{atled, hecause Thomns Ryan, Connty Attorucy of Shawnea Qonuty, who s alao Deputy Unitod Btates Attorney Zor this Distriet, refusod to bio npproached, Ryan says Pomeroy munt goto frinl, with fo moro favor thun the ineatiost horao-tlief, and, i necoswary, Iio will resign hfs Federnl position, 1t Is alleged that o J. fiekt, United Biaten Dislrict Attornoy, who was appalotod Inst spring, will be feft fu an unpleasant position Leforo the public If the disclosures ave mado, OTItE DATATCII, Spectal Disputeh to the Chicwgo Trilune, Leavenwonsi, Kon, Dee, 13,—Tho Pomeroy- Scofield seandsl produces profound astonishment in political clrcles, nlthough the particnars of the lleged gals v nGt Uon giton o duily. papors, o Tinies to-morrow morning will contaln an_ editorial reeiting the aliegations in tho Pomeroy afiidavit, and calliug for tvmedinto investigation, yot cautioning tho rnhlla ot tu ronder Judgment untfl an oficial inguiry s 1o and all tho facta presented, It dnos nctappear now that others than Pomeroy and Scofield aro dircetly implicated in the bargain, Summed up briotly, the soondnl s this: Tomeroy, it s alleged, nppreliending a vigorous prosceution fn tho hribery fudictments in tho Bhawneo County Gonrt, ond, haviug no strong defence, sought to quaah fhe proceedings by ho uso of money. s aflidavit sys 1o paid United States Attornoy Scofield §1,000 to mecompliah the quashing job, and Beotield fwled to carry out tho ngreement, Scofield, 1t acoms, Was to have hind his Daputy, who is also Progecuting Attorney snid ho was r\-ndf to co-operate with uny, provided they coula earry thelr projocts, Congress hiad given willions to raflfoad compaies, and, while Lo did not mako war upon {liem, lio. thought How was tho tiiio for thoso living in tho Mississippi Valley to apply to Congress to glve them such assistance ns wonld do- velop tha resources of tho West, from whero tho Mig. sissippi baices its Tise to where if finds its outlet, wnd rcmo\'lufi obstructions at the mouth of that river, Ho Liogcd thoy would ullagreo beforo thoy left Wusli- {ngton upou tome plan, a0, Lovanmmon 2ald tho West had _poicr to oltuin redress if Repre- ntatives would but unito, Ho wished to takein the wholo country nud obtain such finprovementa s would be of uational beuefit. Tuo cost was nothlug, His coustituents were farmers, and, thorefore, wust have an outlut for thelr surpluas preduco RUPRESLNTATIVE STAYAND sald tho facilitics for transportation Luvo not increascd with tho productions, 'Titere was not s larger number of through lines now from tho Eaat to tho West than at the closo of the War, Theso rallroad lines havo bad the monopoly for years, especlaily during tho winter 1nonths, when like naigailon waa closed cud river navigatlon partly closed, and charged thelr own prico, TEPULSENTATIVE CLARK. (Kansag) wishied to offer resoiution declaring that the eeling was in fayor of the Govermment improving tho mouth of the Miscissippi either by the construc- ton ef the Forl St, Philip Canal or otherwlse, s coms petent cugincors deea foaeiblo at tho earliest practls :able momient, a8 tho first great work of futernsl lmprovoment, oTHED VIEWA, Ttopresentative Burcliard suid tio meeting bad no #ghit to bind members to any plan, 3r. Stanard exprossed the hope that no Tesolution xovld bg offered, uud_proceeded fo thow that tho ob- et in view could ke eftocted fn 1o Lotter way thun by e imyrovement of tho Misclssippi Liver, Mr, Clark (Kun,) safd the time had como when tho \WesL would demonistrate that thero is a West, 1Lo was in favor of tho Jmwes River and Kunawha' Canal, fu favor of tho &t Lawrcneo route sud the Atiantio and Great Western Camal, and be favorcd the improvoment of tho lharbor of Galveston, and now ho ssked hia Eastorn frionds to p the Mistlaelpgd BIver to tiw peoplo of that ffa ten offered & tezotutian, sliuded to al- After bricf dobato tho Obait declared it out of okder, also a rezolntion of Kepreseutative Fort, of Tliinols, ' providing for tho sppoibtment of & com- mittee fo collect fnformation us to tho fackitics aud cost of trankportatiou by tho verlous proyosed ways of communlcation, Ar, Port,safd that e hnd supgosed that the meet- ingg was {0 put nattora i such ¥hapo an would produco unity of action, and thus fecure rexults, Tpresontaiive MeNuita, of Tilinols, sald ho iad at- tended n Cheap Frausportation Contcotion, dn iis- sourl, without results, and now ho Lad been fnvited Dithet o hear upevches und compate viows, It struck him that It wero best TO QUIT TALKING AND TD DO SOMETHING. Tio was tow ready to commenco the fght and cone Uauait, If fhe genticmen of the East, iy intimated, attompl to control Ingislation, tho West and_Soutl shouhd unito Lo control Congrees Jn {ho perfornuco of ils right. Let it bo zdd tiat tho Weet and South havo ag inich power as the East, and will use it, ANOTHER IESOLUTION. Tepresontative MeLean, of Texcy, offered tho zeso- lution fulowing : Lesulved, By this meottng, that the membcra of the Houe of ltcpresentatives wiogo conetituents are fu- orentod fu chesp {ramsyertatiun will dijeet thelr of- forts to Lring about unity of action on tho part of eaid members b tho legielation of Congeces, IEPRERLSTATIVE HOLOY, alinded o the fuct that the Comndiccs on River and Inrbor inprovemonts bad been largely controlled by Westers members, aud {lat tho apprapsiations swero for the Miselesipp] River, Inclndiug luterveuing lncs of cenmunication bizd been i a fulf proportion to the appropriations for cuch purpore: BB, WILSON, OF 10WA, said tho East was is mutch interosted ns tho West in sncl fuiprovements, and_ lio was katisfled the Westarn members were a nuit and must fillrlmrl thuge mess- ures which would benellt the agricuttural inferest, Tne question was not Low micli moncy siould ba spent, but how far Cobgross ehould go, Objection wae rafsed 10 MeLvan's resolution, but the Cliair decided It in ordor, e, Purnian, of Florids, after saying tho South Lad_ futcrents fn comuon with the West, 1emarked fhat M b camo from the Migsis sipm Valley ho weuld, fn company witl_others, do- niaud the improvepient cf thul river, and organlze n eaueus, und ke (hot eaucus & powor hobind thy thronc, and_would carry measuro irrespeetiva of wioney'or sections, Mr, MeLean's verolutlon wan agreed lo, PERMANLNT ONUANIZATION, Mr, McNulta offcreda resolution (hnt, when (ho meeling adjourn, it adjourn to meet thred Weeks from ta-night, when 1t will tako into cousideration tho propriety of formiug u petmanent orgsuiztion i o Forty-tiird Congress i favar of cheap transporta- tion, and whl tuliv meaus for il accomplisiment, T¢udlug the resalution, a motion won nindo and ear- ried lo adjourn, It fa umderstood that future meet- figa wild Do held at tho eal of tho Chalr, e THE FLOODS. The Pavtially Completed Pam at Lawrence, Ban, Scrously Injured ity n llinouyy, Ohioy, and Pennsylyaniit. Special Bispuich to_ The Chicago Trtbuna 2, Kan,, Dee, 13.—The sudden risc of the tiver had made many apprelensive of dimger fo the dam in its unfulshed slale, Dbut up to ibis morning fthe work stocd thu fovers pressurc of wator nobly,and the niopo wwas Indulged that uo injury would result, Tho e, owsever, gorged an tho snlid. masouty, and trew the weight of the great pressure on the north, The wuter Jied gradually undermined tho north flume, und about noon to-day the solid masonty comprising the flumes suddenly sunk out of sight, und the water commenced to rush throngh the breach thus murda at o fearful veloelty, The north bank of the rivey commenced to cavo in rapidiy, and soon n corn erib, suld to coutain 2,000 buslicls of corn, owned Ly Oov. Robinsun, thmbled into tho rivor, and disappeared, The Vank contined to give way until another and larger el coutaining Aovazal thougind bishels of oovh, also the proporty of Goy, Robinson, wes under- mindd, and ono hde went down and hundreds of Duidicls wero preelpituted into the urging flood, Gov, Rohinson had ns muvh 08 5,000 bushels of corn stored in theso two eribs, His loth will reach ncar 4,000 ov KGO bubels, Whon tho - lumo went down, the cogine used for drawlng dump cata was gl . fot, aud- the ferr Toat broks loose, but ladged 'on the ico below, Itis foared that thu north sbutment of the Kuw Itiver Lridge Wil uo mwept away beforo worning, Gen, Baheack, President of the Bridge Qompuny, provnted teoms from croscing tho ridgo fhls uftornoon, aud pnt a large forco of men to work to protect the abut- ment, It s now finposaiblo to esthnuto the damage austainedl or what i may furthor gmount to, us sone 150 to 200 feet of tho north Lank has washud wway, unid the ‘water continues ity rnrm enctouche waents, Tho domage, howover, fs_cousiderable, The estimnted cont of tho'dam Ia S0,000, Tho work lad rouresrod finoly, und great cxpectailons wero ratsed Lv business mad on its Gual and successful compl them, Fho cliy hud slready voted $3,000 to aid ils constenction, ” Tt wan to havo been’ cowplelod by spriug. Speetal Rispatel o LiafarLz, 1, Dee, 1 The Chleago Telbune, “Tiio froquent aud Heavs rain etubiin v b i providled slice hust *Tuecday werg Bitcevodiad Just gt by o 21 of bout” Baveo ey of sy, and des fu forming “upon sull water, Tils' uvening the piver el continues to riro, howeyer, sl thore iy plenty of water now for navifa- tlon, thraughout fta longth heucu hoats bennd up with {to-burzes, anadously looked for hiero nnd at Pory ¢ ncounter the danger of holug frozen in, si uuu.\l vic t Divprteh to The Ehicaa Jyilame, Droari, T, Dec, 18St, Sry's Rivér fs vory T, vertiowing 16 tunks st deiuging tho furn - Lyl A%i3 feuces, lnmler, and’ Wovd, o oo Hoating town tho river, threntening diro I tho miu davs N0 wbATo to- {la Wt-lea whil bo gono_bofora w0 VI of p:7cat duwmage to onr town, B Dis 10,20 Allegheny Liver 18 fuig, wal hw FITIpusGH, of Buimwneo County, arrango for Pomoroys escape, Dt Doputy Ryan refised Lo boconie o party to Lo biars guin, or o intuenced by it The wholo truth will comd to {he Aurfaco now, Nothing whort of o {horough investigation will watisfy the people, It may turn ont tiat Scofield fs tho vielin of a Pomeroy con- apiracy, but hls easo looks deplorably ead fn th Hght of tho Present slatoments, POLITICAL. The Now Pennsylvania Constitution =eLitrge Jlecting of Opponents in Pailadelphia. Speetat Dispatch to The (hieago Tribune, PmaprLents, Des, 19,—A mass-mocting of citt~ zons opposcd to tho mow Comtitution was Lold ot Goncort Hall to-night, Tho Lall was crowded to its utmost oxtent, and tho several speakers wero hoister- ously applauded, Tho following gentlemen addressed tho meeting: Lx-Chicl-Justica Read, tho Hon, James Bond, Georin Lear, James L, Reynolds, and J. Alexe andor Sfipson, of the Cousiitutional Conveutlon, Troderlck Fraicy, and others, 'Telegrams regrettiog nabiiity to attend were read from Chicf-Justices Mer- cer, Gordon, ond Witlime, Deputy Goroner Lees proposed the following resolutions, which wera unani~ mously cdopted : WaEnEas, The peopls of this Commonwealth aro to vote on Tueaday next for or against u propused new Constitution to determiue tho fundumental law of thefr Government 3 . esolved, That the extracrdinary powers assumed by tho Jato Constitutional Convention offord in them- selves tho stronyeat grounds for n most deliberato and thorough study und consideration of tho instrument which they havo submitted for the approval or disaps proval of tho people ; that aster this Convention spent more than & yar_in reduciog to a delluito form {he changes which they deemed Meces— ary fn tho fundumental L, changes which offcct ulnost every brunch ' of that law, tho Iimited time allowed the peoplo for fta study and cousyderation I of {lself just causo for doubt and suspicion a8 to the confidonce of the Quuvention thomsclves In tho teault of their labora; that the re- fusal of the Convention to allow o freo chioles by tho peoplo botween sich articles of (e proposed now Gon- mitulion ns they may approve and such us they may leapprove, leaving them to take ull or none, botrays an urbitrary, despotic eplrit of dictatfon which de- serves an overwlbelniug robuke from the frcomen of the Commonwaealth ; that tho fllegnlity of the actionof tho Convention in thelr final acta providing for tho submission of the now Couatitution to the volo of th peopie as pronounced by tha unauimons opluion of thohighest Cotirt of tho Btatc, destrays all Jut reliuuce tipon tho wisdom and _gropriety of the wholo iustrument to be submitied ; that without attempting 1o specify the_crrory, defects, and_objectlonablo fea- iures in ibo new Conslitution, wo call "tho attontion of tho reoplo to the following prominent poluta: Tho inequallty of ropresentation o the Legislaturo ; the cumbersomo aud practically ineflicient provisious ngafust fnproper leglslativo nction ; tho sweep- ing restrictious wulch wnount ' to probjble tlon wpon appro-vintions for charitable, cducatfonal _ond Lenevolent purposes; tuo Jrobitition of 3 freo cloleo Dy ils oy of (s udes of {ho Snprema Court when more than one -Judge {s fo bo elocied at tho same timo; the taklug away of (le power of any discrimination in the fiupos s:tion of tnxea of #umo classos of ubjects within tho terrltorial limits of the authority lovying the tax, o mcasuro which will opersto with peculiar hnrdship upon the rural portions of tho city of Philadelphia, au utlexible uniformity which may work tho gre st e Justico; tho probibition of any exemption from taxn- tion of unfverellies, colicgos, academics, sud of al charifublo institutions, ¢xcopt thoso purely publio ; the direct and open fufriugemont upon the tovracy of the ballots the nuwrranted snd uncallod for Inferference With'all private corporations by tho Introduction of tho cumulative eystem of voting in clections for Directors or managers ; {he many details which liase 1o lllncnm w Constitution, Lut should be Teft to ordinary leglslativo enactments, The california Senatorships 8AN Frascrsco, Doc, ¥o new dovelopmenta of interest in the Seuntoriul contest, Tho etralght Repubs licuns and Domocrals hold_cauctisen at Sucramonta Jnst uight, They accomplished nothing, Ex-Gov.J, G. Downy, Doimocrat, lisa declined to bo a_candidats thiua fur. Nelther of these parlica busa programme which thoy dare to preseat, 4 ————— BAZAINE. Lettor from the ExeMarshal to Presis dent Macliahone=Comnnents of the New York Frunch £ayers on the Sens tenee of the Cour Tam, Dec. 13,—Maréhal Dazaino has written alet- ter to President MacMahou, in which ho saya ¢ You romember that lu tho duys in which wo eerved our country together, I fearad tho impulse of your heart would bo over-mastorcd by Stile considerations, I should linyo died without regrat sinco the recommicnd= ation of tho Court for mercy vindicates my Lonor, Lochaud, Buzadne's counel, thunlon Thicrs for ox- pressing lila_opilon (lint Buzafue was inuocent of the churges upon which ho was tited, New Yous, Dee, 1,—Tho papora publithed in this clty i tho ¥rouel lnguago dovots much space 4o the Taznine trial, Le Measayer upproves of thio spariug of the §ifo of Tazadno, but thinks tho corsmontal of tho forma! degradation from rani shonld not liavo boen omitted, Thio Conrricr dea Etata Unit, thougls belioy- Ing liso Marshal descrved n liard gentence, can respoct tho feoling of merey which fuspired tho judges und whieh dictated the modification of thu seitence, but admita & the samo timo that if_tho sontencs had been enforced in ita fulleet vigor thoro would hnvo been no Tt {0 dissout (rom iho atriel puulalimient it dic- uted, OBITUARY. Ex=Yudge Sumuol Nelson. Coorznstowd, N. Y., D:e, 13,—Samuol Nelson, ox- Tudgo of to United Ktatos Supreme Court, diod sud- denly of apoploxy, while sitting in bia chalr, at half- it 1 o'cdock this oftornoon, at his residenco Ill this elty, Judge Nelson had been for somo montha puwt n - good hoolth and spirits, On Monday tio complained of luving taken o slight cold, and wus confined to hls room thl Tuesday sftornoon, 1o thien enme downsstairs {o ten, and spont tho ovenimg in his parior. 1lo cimedowi o' hreakfust this morn- ing ut i rathor lato hour, as was his custom, uppatent- Iy us well as usual, Whilo sitting in his chnir, between Tand 2 {hia afternoou, lstoning to tho reading of a Jetter by Mrs, Nelson, io made Homo fuquiry in regard {0 it, naid then, witholit word or eigh, auddenly dicd, ¥sane Eclcorty Rending, Pa. Reaping, Pa., Deo, 18,—Tewno Eckert, aged 78, Tending fron munter und Iutluentlel eltizen, dicd thia eveniug of apoplox; CASUALTIES. Foll from a 'Train. Spectat Dispatch ta The Ehicngn Trib BrooxNaTon, Lil, Dec, 1i,—Jumies 1, :patrick, of thifs cily, quits s noted chinracier, who foll” from a freight trafn of tho Jucksonvilis ltond, between this colty and Blanford lnot nlght, roccivingu probably fillul fraoture of tho skull, Was Yomoved te this city to- uys —_— WL OF THE LATE SETH ADAMS, Tostay, Mass,, Doo, 1h—"Tho Iato fisth Adams left on extato Vatied ut S1,700,000, winl provided in his will {or tho establisbiment noar Doston of u bome o tho troatmont nud weeatrmodation of {hoso siifeled with }u‘[.n.‘hum\rln, from which mulndy Adems suficrod O yeardy e NOG-KILLING AT CINCINNATI uteael Ince 0 I this c) 3 H o s ino Jast yoar, 2w, A0 GBS WASHINGTON. Speedal Dipateh to (ha Chtcagn Tribune, THE WAYA AND MEANY COMMITTEL IN AEANCI OF IN~ . FONYATION, WasiNaTON, Dov. 10,~Tho Commilteo of Ways and Meava hnd o droadful timo to-day, Thoy had intended to hold a meting Lo recolvo any communleae tion which Beeretary Richardson mfght bo pleased to mako, but, funsmutclt a8 (L was Baturdoy, and no scse slon of tho Touro waa iold, they conolndod rathor to call on tho Presldont and the Scoretary of tho Troae ury, which tuoy did. Thoy aro a Httlo bit bowllderod about thess calls bo-night, nnd bnvo nob much to my regrding them, Tho first call was mado on 1lis Excollomoy, snd losted, ns near na tho oxact figures e bo gob at, Just about nino eoconds, Grant recolved thom i a manner indfenting mora surprisa at tho yialt thau overwholmiug oy nt acolng them. 1o stood while tolklug to tho respoctablo body of uncoverod gentlo- mon, who atood listonlng with thoir hate in tholr nuds, Aftor atating, in an automatia sort of way, that Lie wan glad to geo tliem, ho went on {o oy that ho lioped they would socura leglelation providing for in- creaeed tuxation to meot tho requirements of the Govolument, ond, fn conclusion, cordially bado them good-day, Tho Commiitco of Ways and Moans atonco withdrow in good ordor, bowing a they wont, and it was not until they got falrly out on tho avenuo agalp that thoy rocovered suMiclently to ullar tho thoughts that aroso Jn thom. ‘Then It wos (hat Dieck, of Tentucky, aud Kelly, of Penusylvania, mora fmpule sivo and heated {linn tho others, gava' vent in langiags forelblo and woll choscn, 1f inelegant, to tho rospective tudividual opinfons in regard to tho mattor, whils thefr vory much dazed companfons lstened approv- ingly, without estimaling very highly tho amount of good thnt hiad reaulted from tho conforonce which thoy Iind sought with tho Ohlef Maglstrato to consult as to tho pelicy of increasing taxes, Tho Commitico menn~ dered fnfo tho Trensury Building to interviow Bocrota- 2y Riclrdson with (ho samo end in viow, Thoy did Dot tarry more than two minutes with tho lattor dig nitary, and thelr Iuterview with him waa smilar in a1l respects to that with tho Presldont. {In noither in- stance woro thoy invited to elt down, nor treated with any dogreo of Lospitality, Tn Loth' cases thoy with- drow fecling vory much a8 though thoy had boon o~ willngly gullty of &n unwarrantablo intrusion upon tho timo and attention of o coupls . great ‘men who woro properly surprised at tho Lreach of propriety they had committed, Whilo tliey havo sinco tried to restrain thelr foolinga at the treatmont they recetved, yot they hnve not been ablo to cntirely cou- ceal them, Theroason why Grant and Iehardson bebaved 0 uncourtaously towards them s supposcd to Lo that thoy did ot at onco accept {ho writton orilors of Grant throngh his staft oflicers,Douglaas nnd Richardson, dirccting them to introduco bills to ine creaso taxation, Tuo stafl oflicors were not treated well when the Douglaes lotter, transmitted by Richard- Bon, was returned to tholatter with the statement thatif thio Secrotary of tho Troasury had any recommond- atlons fo mako tho Committco wonld bo glad lo give them ntteution, The President feels this, and ko does Tiehardson. Douglask docs nob, Lowever, runk Ligh enough to bo entitled to feof o slight, which o manifestly threalens the good of tho service, and when the Committes blundered into his room after leaving Rlelnrdson, ho trented thiom with such distiugnishod conridoration us fu nomo degreo molll- fled thieir lacorated feelings. 10 EXTIIA TASATION. ‘The Committeo of Wuys aud Mesns will not, it is safe &) way, recommond the legislution asked for by iresident Graut und Mr, Ricbordson. Thoy feel in the;frst plice, that tho deficit i not entirely duo to tio Focent pantt, but $n a large meawureto misinanu mont aud 1guoranco in thasa Who admiinistor over tho fluaices, 09 well 08 _extravagauce on tho part of re- spousibly oficlals, Government ofiiclula Liava como to coustrue tho laws wsuthorizing the expendltures of aums of moucy e mandatory, compelliug them ta spoud tho money whetlier it 4 actually necessary or not, Thoy feel that i this regard there must bo amcndment, or 1t will oventually 16 €0 that upprogria- tions cannot be made large enough to keop the officials employed {n eheeldug them out, TRENCIMENT. Tho oxtrayoganco of tho approptistions that bave gumacterized Congressionallegiation for a {ow yeurs Lina como under genoral consideration, and the dispo- sition of n largo majority of the leadorh of tho present Congress {8 to cut down wherever retrenchment can e made, The large suma for tho croction of publha buildings which wore appropristed lost year will not Le duplicated by tho pieaent Congress, uniess the in- fluence of Treasury Jecchies shall be sullicfent to o como n great many who ura nt preaent sirongly opposed 10 such leglslation, Another consideration thut will weigh heavily in the matter of tho fucrease of taxa- tion i urged by leading Republicane who eay that the party cannot aiford to go before tho country with a record of having imposed addilivnal burdens upop tho people, and capecially at this time, This lust will, of conrse, ey welghty with mauy who conld not b affeetod by any other considerations, Tho Ways aud Meaus Comu.it:ce will incet Monday morning, whon NICUANDSON'S STATEMENT, which he had ot i ehapo to_submit (o-day, ovon If {lio Commition bad been in seasiou to hoar it. will re- celve atteution, The feellug of the House on tho question of increasiug the taxes, as far nsit con be ascertulved, f_pretty well indiatod by tho viows us given above of the wmajority of the Committee, A il nppra]!rlnflng $2,000,000 for tho relief of tho Bonrd of Public Worls, ls, 1t in stated, about ready to Do reporied by tho Appropristion. Committee, This will ot compriso nll that will bo asked, but will bo the smul, sum pressingly necded just now, to be followed by i sppropriation of o fullsuionit required st a uter duy. . 8, 00X, Luclus Q. G, Lamar wiil, it {8 said, tako ocesslon to re- view Snusct Gox's record on the Spnuish_complieation on Mouday, Mr. Lanur was oue of tho last_men who racelved wncty, tlo bl removing Lls dleabilitics Diaving ben passcd by tho laat Cougress, Ho 1 now Dere 16 o Ropresculative from Misslsippl, 118 repue tation 04 u thinking man ond an orator I8 vory iy Cox scems to liuve lost heavily fu influenco recontly. Ho Lias mada mony enemies ot ho Damoeratio slde, With uo corresponding galn among tho Ropublicans, where 4t ds sald {hat bas no | convictions and will mot do to ta to. Io never takes the floor nowadays without Ducominig involved fu 8 quatrel witl some ohe, out of whicls LiS wit ducs not briug him so caslly’ 2 for~ merly. RAILTOAD LoBDY. A strong lalby fu the futercet of throe trans-conti- ‘nental lines of railway 18 hore,and thereare .3 of u coming strugzleof B0 mean macnitude, on L qu tlon uf securiayg Government id to bulld them, An- drow J, Plorco uud Gen, J, M, Dodge, olias Gieorge D, Melton, lale coutrictor, on tho Union_ Fa- chle, fater n membor of Congress from Towa, and’ It of all o fugitiva floeing undot Dis alla from tho Assistant Scrgeunt-at-Arms at tho Houe, to avold teatifying s to tho disposition ho mado of & fund of §250,60 which Lo hield to bity votes in Cougress In the lnterest of tho Credit Mobilier and Uiion lacitlc Road, aud cortal of Jay Cooko’s parte uorsarout tho head of tho lobby. The threo roads nru tho Atlantio & Pacifio, tho Toxas Pacifio, and the Norilern Pacitle, and Congress will bo sskod (o afd thom by guaraneelng tho Interest on thelr Londs, Tha toll amonut of the bonds on which the intorost 1 to bo guurantecd will not fall mucl_short of $230,+ 000,000, ~ Tho fuck thiat (heso schemcs aro to Lo preased at this tme, whou the country s sulicring from the effeels of {Ho luto nuonctul panic, and tho furtlier fuck that, thoy Invo already secured the ald and comfort of woma most prowlient member of the Senate from tho Waeat, aro ignificant of the measuroof the prepuzation tliat thoy have taken 10 meot the liliculties tiat aro Ju their way, T VIRGINIUS, Thoro Is nothing 10 suy of tho Virginins case fo- night, oxcopt th fho Avsoctaled Prese uewd to-ay 1y substintlally corcect, and that thero fs a contlict of opluion iu olficiul eircles as to whotler the delivery I8 to Ue mudo at Bantiago or Babifa londs, It fa posi- tively cortaiu thut the originsl agreomsent provided for the dolivery at Bautingo de Cuba, and that the navsl proparations were mudo with that unilerstunding, 1¢ iny clianges in that programme have beon mude, thoy liave oceurred in the lnst forty-vlght hours, {70 the Asancinted Fress.) BSONAL, Wagiryazoy, D, ¢, Dec. 15.—8lr Hugh Allan, of Canads, it liero with Lib famil VISIT OF OEREMONY. The Committes of Wuyu und Meand to-day called on the Presideut and Secrotury of the Treasury, fu uccords auce with the annual cusiom, merely to pay thelr ro- spects, The subject of finances was not mentioned, THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, Tho Sonato Committeo ou Appropriations will hold & mepting on Monday to consider the apeelal apprapriv- tlon bIN of $4,000,000 asked for by tho Scerelury of tho Navy, which passed tho 1louse yestorday, Tho Gom- mitich will awond tlia bill, maklug Uio appropriation $3,000,000, tho sinount originnlly usked for by tho Bec- Totary, tho amount appropristei by thio Touse not bo- ing sullicient to moet the necessition of the navy, TILE QOLORED MEN'S CONVENTION, ‘hio Natfonul Civil Rights’ Convention, ‘which ad- Journed elno dle lust night, eny, in thelr addresy, thut thoy tako it for grantod that uction will bo lud by Cone grens protecting thom from invidious distiuctions fn tho onjoyment of righta us comnon carriers, In hotals, and ofher publio pluces of convenfenco and refrosht ment, (n places of amusument, and onjoying other clvil rights, inclndiug an entrance to the public schools wwithout regard to race, They waut the doniul of theso righta puntebed, TUY VIRAINIDA, ‘Trustwortby fuformatlon f recclved lere, showin, that tho Spuulsh, Government s procuring perjure wilidavits in New York to prove that the Virginiis was 4 Cuban vestol and her crow oulisted Oubon aatlops, Pl e THE ST, LOUIS MUTUAL. g, Lovts, Mo, Doc, 13,~Tho 8t Louis Mutunt Tifo Tumirunta Gompany, agatet which go mucl; liti- galton lias been dircctod for Komo nionths pust, s Herunged o tolnsuro s policies in tho Moind City Autual, of thlseity, Gon, Blufr, tho Blato Superin- fendeut of Insurdrice, approves of this arrangomant, antd will withdraw the fult of tho Slate Depurtment, whieh §s now pendiny agatnst the &t, Louis Mutual, The agrosncut batween tha twa Gompaules will Lo wigghied to-day, damen B, Eads will o Proaldent of tue Mound ity Compuny, itdor the new arrngerent, and noa of o ald or new Direclory of the Ht, Loul Mutual ure to Lo fn uny way conuocted with the future manugomont of afiiirs. 7, Lowws, Dov, 10,—Tho contract bobweau the Mouiid City' Lifo Tustranco Qompany and tho *Kf. Taufy Mutusl Lifo Insurance Company, under which o polfcles of 15 lattor Gompany will be relusured js 1ho foraer, wu sigurd to-day, atid (ho formal transiur of tho buslnees property, ot of the 8, Louis Lif will be mado woou, Pl Clrouit Coutt “approved tho arcugomoat, Tho Mound @ity 4 4 sfock und oot & mutusl company 88 provious): wtalod, with & coitad staok of $300,000, Thia sto will be {noreased {mmodintoly to $1,000,000, and will then hava a surnjus of $300,000 over tho legal rosnrve of &i¢ por cont, All the poliey-holders of {he Bt Toula Mutual who' have mlmltully forfelted thelr yolicie by witliholdiug premiuma, for Inck of confl- tienca in tho Conipany, Sl ho allavid to ronow thoin, and will bo rolnstated in thelr rights, and receivo tho DeneZta, aa though thoy had not been' dolinqueat, CRIME. A Youttful Hurgiar Onred Cors Spwelal Dispateh ta The Chicaza Tribine; Grans TAbton Micie, Doe. leDurioy ihe past fow wockn (wo Dardwariestoros, 5. W, Mnvkharv aud ‘W, I, Kutchos, havo beon oiterad nt_nighi and robhed of quito o winbor of oxponalva rovolvors and othir Limylar gonds, Profeselonal burglars woro atis- pectod to bo prowllng around, On Thuraday, how- ovory 8 hoy of 14 yeats, named Gualavo Tioyer, whils atuchool, ubiowed fompor a¢ balng reprimanded sovore- iy byt ‘tencior amu wion k- rocoss (o his com= panfons (ot ho wonld shoot. that teacher yet, at tho saino Umo_ showing an _olegont fovolver, This led to o soarch by the oliea, who fomd eix ‘mor rovolvers wlero ' Moyer lind weorotcd them. io confentad, pleaded Rullty, und Janbeon seb (0 ia form Sclcol 21 yaars o ae, Tivonty to thirty othior rovolvers ond_other articies stolon ‘ara ot Yot recororad, aiid donios heving lolen then, 1o entored tho store with also koys, Suit to Iiccover for Defamution of Charcters Spectat Dispatch tn The Chicago Jribun Pronta Tily Do, 13—willfam A, Walkor, of this city, baa commionced anlt sanst Garrolt Vauzwall, of Qliltago, for allened defamation of character, placiug {lio damagon nt §15,000, 1t will bo remombored that thu Chicayo Times of Nov, 30, contatnad n scandalous story about the Vanzwall's, il which Walker figured in ratlier an unenvinblo light, Bolloving that Vanzwall in- aplrod the uuhumuun,‘(mku lina brought suit to ro- caver damages, Absconded With n Brothers Propertys Spectal Dispateh ta The Chicuun Tribune., Davexront, Tn,, Deo, 13,—A young man named Sommel Ninaldo, of this city, hitely absconded with $2,000 in money, & gold walch and chai, and somo clothing, alt bolonging to his Lrother, Herman Rinnldo, Into s wholesalo doalor in hats and caps hore, Tho monog takou was colloctions that the young man had for thio firm, and tho othor nrticles woro stolen from his brothior's room whilo hio was sick, Alleged Colloction of 1llogal Feos. Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BrnncatirLD, Til, Dec. 13.—Edwird Giark, of Gras- ville, Whito Gounty, an_attornoy, was arrested and Lrought horp to-dny undor a chargo of collecting flie- gal feen for obtalning pensions, Ho entered Into bonda of $5,000 for Lis appoaranco at {he January term of tho Unitéad States District Court EFatal Quarrel at Quincy, Ind. Louwwitts, Ky., Deo 10.~On Erldsy morning Vanco Dent went to o sehool-bouso at Quiney, Owou County, Tud,, on the lino of tho Loulsville, New Al- bany &'Ohiengo Radlroad, and seked Balom G, Hardin, a_toacher employed thore, ta lond him s broom to sweop tho Olirfstian Clirch, Thoy got into o quarrel about the broom, aud Dent Struck ot Hordin with a knife. Hardin ran off, puraied by Dent, Who again steuck at hiw, inflicting 5 bad wonnd, and ‘felling im to the cartb, ' Hurdin grasped a block of wood as Lo fell, uud browglit §t down on Deat's hend with fright- ful force, causing instaut death, ~ Vance Dent bas al. waya toou n peaceablo man, and i8 A wealthy farmor and old eitizen. 1ardin I well known und greatly enlcemed, and tlhe offair bas created groat oxclioment in Quincy. Express Robbery in Kentucky. NasuviLzr, Tonn,, Dac, 19,—W, B, Wood, Agent of tho Adams Express’ Company ot Frauklin, Ky,, had Lids skull smasticd and his safo robbed of £4,200, about 9 o'clock Tlhuraday night, Thers were threo mien cot= cernod fu_tho oasault and roblery, Ono of tho sus- pected partics was_shorlly afterwirds orzestod, and two ofhers, John McGuire and Duncan McPherson— wiio clandéstinely boarded s routhern-bound froight. trufn roon oftor tho occarrence, wern discovered and lockod up by the conductor, and guarded until their ar- tivel fu this city, where they wera turned aver to the lice, and yesterduy ulternaon were returned to Franke in, 1t fu feared that Mr, Wood iy wortally wounded, The Boctticher Murder Caso iu St Lot 87, Lou1s, Dec. 10,~Tho Coronor's Jery in tha Cronenbald-Boctticher murder caso rendored vordict this oveuing 10 tho effect that B, I\, Croncnbold Lilled Doctticher by shooting him, and that Charles Crouon~ bold wan aceessory to tho crime. Tt was also n evidenco that I, W, Wober urgod Gronenbold to commit tho decd, and Inte this oveniug Corouer Voorster swore out o warrant charglug B, ¥, Croncunbold with murder in tho first degreo, and Charles Oronenbold and T, W, Weber o4 nccessories, All fho partica wero arrested o-night and connnitted o jail, Murder in o Hotel at Oairo, ¥i. Catmo, 1L, Dec. 1.—At Garbondalo, this oventag John M, Brusb, in registering his name at tho Danter Touse, apilled the Ink on tho register, which provokod the clerk of tho house. They got'luto s aunrral, fn which tho proprictor of tho Liouso, J, W. McDonald, fouk the part of tho clerk, nnd the result was that Brush was shot and_instantly Kilied by a rovolver in tho hands of MeDounld, The sffulr creates intense oxcitement, owlug to th popularity of Brush and tho fact that (Lo Frovoeation was trifliug, Brush was un ald ariny ulograph operator, and bigily caloomed Ly all who know him, Railread Ticket Frands. Prrrspunan, Dec, 1 ho partfes who wore con- victed nomo tiny sgo of unlawlully seliing ralroad tickals, not belug authorized agenta, wero called up fn {lie Court of Quarter Scasions this morning, aud eon- tenced to pay vosts of prorccution and o fine of $400, Judggo Sterrott announced that Lo Lind taken into con- siderztfon (he fact that the constitutionality of tho uct had becn questioned, and sume doubt existed as to the law, but "that hereaftor Ly would impodo kevera penaltics and imprisonment in addition to the fino in Buch cascs, ©onvicted of Forgery. OLEvELAND, O,, Dec, 13,—Loring S, White, allas Willlam _ENfs, of Weymouth, Mass., Who was arrestod in New York list FoUruary, aud ‘brought hero on o requisition o bo tricd for forgers, was to-dny found gullty of issbing nnd passing forged Unfon Puctfo in- comio bonds to the imount of §1 on_(he bank of J. V. Painter, of this cily, I tho summer of 1873, Whlio alro_pussed & number of theso forged bonds in Now York apd othior Esatorn cities, Shot Down at Iis Own Door, LrriLe Hook, Ark, Dec. 13.—James Collins, a farmer, was called wp from Lis bed of bis residenco, sixtoen milcs above this city, this morning, and, as he appoared st the door, wus shot down and killed by some unknown person, Suspioion rested upon George Pledgor, o youug man who worked ou {ho faru, aud 1o was arrested, pouding fuvealigation. Verdict of Not Guilty, Drs Morxes, In, Deo, 18.—Tho Jjury in the Yard murder trisl bronght in a verdict of * not guilty * us to all tho defendants, The prisoners wore (ninedis atoly discharged, ana_received the congratulativn of thelr friends, shook Lauds with the jury, sud retired from tho court-roum, n the Penitentiary. New Youk, Dee, 18,—Willism Doogan, jointly in- dicted with Willlatn Garrall, nlready convicted on o churgo of robbing an Ttahan veasol i tho harbor, gag~ ging those on board, aud wounding tho Captuin'y & pistol-shot, was found guilty to-dey and eeateuced to tweuly yoars {u the State Prison, ‘Twenty Yeurs Murderer Neantenced. Nrw Youk, Doc. 13,—Micknol 0. Broderlck, who killed his son nnd was convicted of mansiaughter in the thivd degree, has becn senteuced to eighteen ontls in thd Stats Prison, ‘Womun Arrested on o Chargo of Mure dering Xor Hlasband. Rraevinir, Ont., Dec. 13.—Williom M found dead in'bed on Thursduy, and his wife arrested on o chargo of killing Him, o was s been ‘Phe Udderzook Case. WeaT Criszen, P, Deo, 13,—The murderer Uddor- Z00k was refused & uow trial io-duy, aud sentenced to o hanged, RAILROAD NEWS. The Proposed Lino of Rond Xotween Ohicago und Charleston, 8. C. Qmanwesroy, B. G, Doo. 13.—The Convontion in sexalon hero thio past two days in the futerost of the Spurtanburg & ‘Ashioville Xisilroad, onoof the pro- posed luks in the Clhicago & Oharieston Raflroad conucction, wad miarkod by smuch onthusl- s, Tho city wos orowded with dolognten fromi poluts “sloug fho roules, including some representatives from tho Northwest, snd the visltors were entertainod fu aspirited and liberalstyle, Tho results of the Couvention luok to the fmmedlate construction of the Spartanburg & Ashevilla Raflrond, and hsvoawakened a uow and geueral intorest n the rmjnr:l of an alr-lny \‘nll\\'n{ from the grain region of e Northwest to the Atluntlo seabourd ut Oharleston, THE BENDERS. Arrost of the Father and Mother at Wivingsville, S, C. Cotunpia, 8, 0., Dec, 10.—Tho Dender family churged with a number of murdors in Kangas, weto urvesicd at Diviugevilly, Bpartanburg County, & faw duys ugo, ‘The fatlior and mother ave I custady, and i soi i, duvghter livug In North Garollud, aro belug sought aftor, ‘Tho fanil;numo i Wobb, — SUICIDE, Sypectal Dlspateh ta The Chiearo Tyibune, Davenront, In, Dec, 13,—A weultly faymor of this couity, nunied Alg, Schumun, yestorduy committed sufelde by taking » dose of strychulue, ~ Aftor taklug tlio poison b repented dolng the sl deed, and ate templed to counteruct the effoct of tho poison, but withiout success, us ho died Iu five minutes, o was temporarily insute, ——— THE ERIE CANAL, Ngw Youx, Dev. 13,—The Produce Nxchange re- celved a telegram to-cuy thut uuder the most favorabla elrenmytances §t will fuko threo or four days to move to tide water the fifty boats lylng within ten milos wo‘:t of ;’uhllec{;fll)‘.u A N f \ nyy Youk, Ded, J—A snow-storm s reporied af n‘fil“laol Qawego, and Rocheatar, Thummml‘ n\‘\:r! aglug 34, THE FARMERS. 'Cho Xown Nitiite Grange. Sppeclal Dispatch G The Chleayo Trllune, DesdomNgs, Is., Doc. 10.~Tho Siate Granga wos engaged ull day in consldering reports of committcos, A resolution wns adopted denouncing tho Illinols agri- cultural imploment manuifacturers, and discountc- naucing tho purchaso of aey of thelr tools, TAX BALES—IEREE DANKING, The following were preaanted and roforred ¢ Reaolved, Tt tho Iown Btate Grange ls decidedly opposed 10 tho prosout law in relation to tuo sula of utitls for tuxes, 4 1L tewda Lo n monopoly of our Tnnds, placing thein in tho bauds of speculators with= out uny returi 3 ond, furtlinr, bo it Jtesvived, That wo recommend onr Stato Loglala- tira 1o paws & law Liat will romedy this, uud give the titlo to ull auch land to tho. Stute’or cotinty instead ef individuals ; nlao Mtesulved, "Thnt a committes of threo be appointed to g0 amend tho Lankiug Law that uby Person can ougage 1t tho banking buslness wio wislis, by cowpiglug with o luw, < { OONONEARIONAL ASBISTANOE, Tho following resvlution, affored by ‘Sllas Mofmit, was referred to the Execativa Comitteo, Jtesolved, 'That o committe of threo be appolnted, of which the Aluster of tho Stato Grango shuil bo Chaire wmutt, whoso duty it shall 1w to prepare o sultablo monlorlal to_Cougress askig for such_nasistanco, aud 1o such o way 4@ they may deom sufliclent to meot tho neccknfthes of tha casc, and that s copy thiereof bu sont o cach 81 bordinato Grango In the Stute, with o requost (at oveizy mat ih tho nefghbor- 1i00d'bo given ai opportunity o sign it, sftor wuch {t shall bo returnod 80 tho Scorols.cy of thd Btate Grange, and by im given in cliargy of OUT proper reprosenta tlves in Congreas. . THE PLATFARI, The Committeo on Rusolulfond, the Jon. John Beott Chwirmau, modo tho followiug report: WuEREAs, Tho.Amctlean Taople aro pre-cminently and pooullurly o néwspapor-reading people, aud as wo acknowlodgo its power sn an oduwatiotal agont on every toplc of comuon iuterest, und yince good sgricultural Hbraries are nol withln tio reach of uur rural popula~ tion ongaged fn agrioultural om paloymont “Hesutced, That'wo would eartacatly recommend that o clrculatiiig Mbrary should Lo woniected with evory subordinate Grange, and also that o nowspaper pub- lished under the sitsplees of tho i3tate Grauge sliould Lo takon by cack mower of ovary subordiuate Grango, wd Jrgoly distributed outwde of tho Order of tho atrous of Iuebondry, sald paper to bostrictly on_cducational slieat, 10 bo the mentor or toaclier of each Grange, having at least threo spoeial depurtients,—ano for tie adult le, sud ono for the adult fomalo’'motnbers § ono also Aor 'tho minor mome tors of thoir fumlies, ' Lach department should con- tain, cleurly oud_distinclly, such speclal instruction ‘pertiiuing o thoir vocation t will ft them (o porform worthily, us woll 08 auccosatully, every duty dovolving upou them, Jtesalved, That wo recognize that Buo education of our etifldron should be of & moro practical character; that such bratiches of kuowludgo shoubid bo tuught s will sccuro this end ; sud 0 1o etops Mave yet Loen taken by the Order of ‘the Fatrona of Husbaniry Lo educate {( members fn thoso branches whith espectally relate to sgriotiture or horticuiture, such ns ngricuitural chomilry, botany, zoology, naturxl philosophy, aud yegelablo physiology, thuse bolug ta most ussful and fuiportant branehes Of tho naturalscionces, with which a farmer wionld havo an futimato soguaintince, fn or- der to rendor bis offorts 3t otico mora useful aud #ubis factory, as well as moro hohorablo, wad also to remove tho odiiun of Ighorance aud drudgery” which otlierwise ay naturally attach to his vocation 3 therefore, Ttesuled, "Chut wo whiould immedintely taka such steps ay niny scom best Lo scouro Sucth o modification of our School laws 08 will {ntraduco iuio our rural dis- triels such branches, and also to socuro auc: teachcrs as slinll bo qualitied to impart justruction in thoso branches before named, 8 knowledgo of which fs an cusential condition of eminent success. in ngricujtural lifo, aud tho only modo of creating u carly ilfe o tasfoand lovo for thoso studics whilth aro dltted to clevato our nobloaud natural calling €0 o profession 11 the most digmiled sonse. Reaulved, Tiat tho subject bo referrad to a commit- tee, to develop form und arrange such o plan ns sholl Ecein to bo {ho most adyieablo under {Ly prosent cir- cumatanees for careslg out thls citorprisc, and report tho sama to Lhis mentiug o action thorcen, Tt {ho furmer needs moro cducatic for tho in- tolligont performunco of his duties than 43 required in uny othor calling, 18 10 lcas truo than the patuful fact that his ucquiremenis uversgo lcas, ‘This ought not s o Lo, and your ‘Committca bhopa and Delleve Mot cro lomg it will Dot bo fruc, Tho press, tho common achool, the ugrlculbiral college, tho school of -cllamn,—nll of tiicso aro doing o noblo work, aud rapidly breabing tho chafug that havo hicretoforo Leld thailler of tho wofl in positions far bencath tho place ho should long sinco hnvo attalned, Wearo unwhling to_biellovo that this condition of thitngs will continue, anel cun only urge him to sustain tho library, tho fowspaper, and the xchvol, and regard them a hid beat friex ds, ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS, A resolution waa ndopted ealling tho hoxs moeting of the Slnte Grauge at Des Moluca, By o two-thirds voto tho Grango paséod aaesolution fn favor of abolishing tho oilice of County Superin- tendont, THE 0SCEOLA COUNTY SUFFERENS, Tho Committco o tno Northwestern' &ufforers sbiowed that 4,000 persons woro known to be destitute, and asked for tho appointment uf & commiltes to cons for with subordinste Granges with o view te glving immediato rallef, Hl'b the Associated Press.] Des Mowgs, In., Dec, 13,.—Tho Stato Grango held three sessions’ to-day. Tho business tranwactod was gencrally, #0 far a8 can bo made public, of ap unim- portant chavacter, The resolution nduptod yeserday, that the right to control railronds rests cxoluedvels in tho Btato aud not in tho National law, was recon- sidered, and o memorial adopted asking Couygyess to rogulutd tarifts on rallways, Several resolutiony wero iniroduced iu favor of admitting all laborers to tho order, but nono of theso were ndopted, An effort to havo cach subordinato Grango taxed $10 cach Lo build o reaper factory was tabled, ' A rosolution to change tho location of tho Stato Grango from Dos Moines was defeated, A resolution asking tho Stato Logislature to make tho “Slock sct” o genoral law, Was, aftor o loug: de- bato, tabled, A resolution asking tho Leglelatpro to pass a ririn- it Dot e was adonlads mlio oto i fuvor of ubol- ublug tiio ofllco of County ‘Suporiutendent of Schaols, ond giving cacl township threo School Examiners.. A tesolition that whien lands uro sold for taxen the titlo sbmll bo vested In (Lo county or Stato, wag tabled. Tho Stato Muster's salary was fized at $1,200 o year and oxpenses, About bulf of tho delegatea Jeft for liomo to-day. dm.:m Comuittees will probably not adjourn till Wed pes- ay, Platform of the Elgin Farmers? Club. Special Dispateh fo The Chicazo Trltune, - Eror, 1L, Dee, 13,—Tho Elgin Farmers' Club 1net ot tho Courl-Llouso this afternoon pursuant to tMl- Journment. At a meoting held a week ago, the How, D, B, Hummond was unauimously eleoted as dolegade to thie Decatur Couvention, At that moeting a corn- mitteo consistiug of D, 8, Hammond, I E, Perkina, and B, Healy was appointed to prepare resolutiorms oxpressive of tha eeusa of tho Glub, aud roport ta tha meoting to-day, ‘That Committes roported tho follow= ing, which woro taken up seriatim, and discussed oud, adopted unauimously. DECLARATION This organization is opposed to raflwoysteals, tariff-steals, salary-grab-stenls, bank-ateals, and overy other form of legalizod thleving by Which the in- al‘!]ulrlulclu“u are robbed of the fruits of thulr abiar, 3 FLATFORN, ‘We aro in favor of voutrolling by law the railroad corporations of this Siate, Wosnbmitto taxation to mieot tho nocessity of” Government, hut_denounce ns unjust aud oppressive all taxation and Custom-Honse duties on whatsoevor loviod for the bonelt of special classes, We are opposod to Natlonnl Lank curreucy, wnd In favor of Govornment legal-tonder notes on .n speelo basls, Wo ara opposed to Lo salary-grab e of Congreas ond the rallrond-grab = faw of tlls State, and demand tho uncauditional repeal of both, Woare oppozed fo _corruption In ofiice, and wo Liave no contidenco in_ eithor of the old palitical par- tics. We are opposed to oll meddling by State or munfeipul Governments with the private rights, babite, and custows of the people beyond what s necessary to the preservation of public ordor. We demand tho cutira abolition of the frec-pass system on railroads, We urgently invito assoclation and co-operation of tho industelal classes; in ebort, ull the peoplo of every natlouslity who a0 opposod to ‘monopoly, oppressiou, unil pubide extravagance, Wa Lold that our patout Inwa aze too ofton mudo to subserye tha interests of metiopolsy aud bould.bo carofully rovised aud vo- stricted. THE TURF. Races at the Fall Mecting of the Louw isiann Joclkey Olub, New OnLEaNs, Dec, 10,—Tho Loulsiuna Jookey Olub fall wmeuting was inaugurated to-duy, ~Ioavy yaius during the week and Jast night rendored the track al- most unfit for racing, tho mud being fetlock doop, The ‘weahor clegred olf glto cold this 2. ni und o in- creasiug culllincss of tho temperature diiring the duy Intorfercd with the attondance, although uearly 1,000 visltors, including mouy ludies, witnessed the sport, i MouisL Included threo events, Ieading off with a dush of ono_ milo and thrce-qiartors, bringlug (o post a flold of uix starters, Ricound Wanderer was tlo favorite, wWith Fanndo A, for socond chojce; Nellle R, third, Nelllo led at thio start, and wos novor headed, gotting home ax casy winner by o length ; Carrington ‘second s Tannfo third, and iho favorite Ok, whore e Lad boon throughout tha race, THE SLCOND EVENT on tho card was tho inauguration of the Slocumb Sthlko for two-year-olids, s named In honor of tho Tato O, 11, Blooumb, i caruost potrou und supporter of ftho fiucf, sud up o “the e of his death, one 'of tho leading ephits of the Olnb,’ For tho atako thero liad been vade twenty-siz nounations, nud of thoso nie_youngsters camo 1o port, Of Cultrill's original seyon entrles, two startod, and thieno wore firas favoritos in the botting, Jenning's Deing taken for second chofco, Tho knowing ones were right this time, for Cotirili's Day Ium was' firat away, and maintainii his advantage won as Lo ploasod, THE PININE was o raco at milo heaty, fur all ages, bringing out Port Toanurd, Tom Leathicrs, Ralues' Quartormuster, upe Ttace, Romplug Gltl, and L O, U, Cape Huco und Quurtermanter sold about ovou i (he pool for tho Hrst cholee, Yort Leoutrd selling in the fold for o oy, ' Tort Loonurd was first away chaly followod by - Tomping Qi and Lapo Race, and at the quartor these threo, huviug drwn owey from the balutico, had it out togathor,— iho othor outrics being out of the race, aftor tho nurtor was passed, Leonurd and Romplog Girl van d6wn tho streteh head and head, uutil tho threc asrtor was yoached, when Ilmnp\ny Girl and Capo Hace, moving up, misde sherp play for tho lead, tut "fa'“".ix beat him howe by » lengtli~ilie balanco werq €anicod, O ofsea" o vecoud liet_hotting was twa to ono on Port Loouard, Onpo Raco wes third ouf, sud ~thot hls faculties are gradunlly weakening, and tho slthough o ruhed awny with fhe lead ! Leonnrd passed him at the turn, and ot the lilf mile ;. wag olght lougih In advaneo,’ Gapo Raco hud quit ! ‘Dadly and coulil havo been liug off with onke, but the Fidar of Port Leonard walled for Lim so Wit ho saved hin distanco, BUNNMART, First race, 1 miles, for all ‘agos, wlth 100 pounila on eachi, year olds to carry thelr propor welghte, elub fl\lruu,flflfl Nirat horeo, $350; wecond horac, $100 ; 1ivd iorae, $30. ch, m, Nelllo n,d @, 1, Morr! & years old, by Lightning, dam Nova Oromin, 07 s, Py 3,0, Orowley'a ch, ¢, Cariinglon, 4 years oid, by Exohequer, dam Tribuinton, 100 [hs., ..+ Georgo Cadwllader'n b f, Fatinio 3,, ‘4 yéara o1d, Ly Lightulug, dom by Yorkshire, 67 118, «sssee W, A Wolla' b, 6, Fulmouth, 4 yeara old, by Flanoty dam Xed Roso, 100 1A, ..o faneey &' years oid, by Loxin ~ o o8 - @oorgo IT. Rlea's Wanderor, v ton, dam by pallon, 07 1ls 55 16 Tlmo—1.313, Becond Raco—Tho Blooumb slnke, for 3 year oldn, 25 entrance, play or py, with $700 added, sccon harse to rocelvo $300, and tho third, $1003 ono miloj {0 carry 3 year old wolghts, Wi, Goliriils b, g, Bay Rum, by Daywood, dam by Losluglon..... s Abnor "Purncrs ¢li, T, Tarylee, by iifawatbo, doin Tougot, by Bullafin, 00 pounid. . A Wn, Jenuing's br, o, Ballankot, by Astorotd, dam Bohottlacho, by tmp, Albion, 00 pOunds..u..ss.ses Wm, Cottrillla cl, 1, lionaveriture, by Hatty of the Woat, dum Moyglo G, 87 potnd 4 ‘W, D, [alg's br, ¢, Jhin Alexander, am by Waguer, 90 pounds. o Jolin 1, Btone's b,'o, Col. Nolligan, by Harry of the West, dam Erncatine, by Brown Dick, 00 pounda, W, M. Conner's ch, ¢, Stampeds, by War-Dauco, dnm Dolly Morgan, by Revenue, 90 pounds, A, Bonnobel's b, £, Sweot Bay, ;;y Baywood, das Tiruns, by jmp, Bolshazzar, 87 pounds. Timo—167). ‘Third Raco—Xile hoata for all uges, club purso $5( Brst iome to recolve $400, and tho socond horse M, Walsh’s b, g, Pori Leonord, 4 years old, by Vouclior, dnin Prunolla, 101 pounds, R N S T ‘W, W, Jeaninga’ b, o, Oapo Race, 4 yeas Y Lexinglon, dom $mp, Zone, 104’ pounds, .22 E, Warwlck' b, ¢, Tom_Leathors, 4 years Y Camp'a Whalo, dunDoubloon, 104 pound Bonuabellks ch, g. Ralnesen, 8 years old, by Ki Lear, dam Miss Muic, by Whalo, 87 ponns, 3. Growloy's eb, b, Quartormaater, § yoars old, ‘Bounte Seotland, dam Rosotta, 101 pounds, Wm, Coltrlll's ch, f, Rompung Gitl, 4 years old, by Jack Malone, dam Fandlo Hoallister, 101 pounds o J. 1, Bloi 100, ; 13 Weat, damh Ipadora 11, 100 potads: Time, 1:30—2:231¢, The meoting wii_bo continuod ‘on Tuesday, Thurs- doy, and Buturday of noxt weels, JOLIET. Penitentinry FinanccaseCorrcctionss Pertect’s ConditionesPersonnl. Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. JorrsT, Doo, 13,—Your correspondont to-day wea suthorized by the Board of Penitontiary Comrmission- ors, now in sosslon, to deny o Springfeld dispatch published In tho Times & fow doye agu, in which it was atated that oflicers of tho Poultentiary would sk an appropristion this winter, Thoy assuro mo that tho institution nover was in a bettor condition finan- clally, and that, besido poylog oxpouses, 1t will actually be o sourco of rovenuo fo tho Stato, The_dlspatch in Tmuan was doubtless prompt- ed by the friends of tho old management, They also wish me to make correction of o dlspatch which appoared in Tne Trmus to-doy, from this city, in which it was stated that the boot and shoo confract with tha Prison, hold by Solz & Co., of Ohi- cngo, had been declared null and vold, Iustead of tho shoo contract, it should havo boen the clgar con- tract. Although tho cigar contractors aro still work- Ing quite » number of men, tho suthorities buvo ad- vertised to let tho mon fn thoir employ, ° Perteel reated well lnst nlgh{. and to.day bas beon quite cheerful, He has been vislied by Alr, McLeod, his spiritual adviscr, and several others. 1To talks With moro freedom sinco his ropriove, and I frea o eay that ho_cutortains no hope for & commuta~ tlon of sontence, Ho spends a good sharo of Lis tmo in roligious dovotion, ‘und feels moro Genalbly than ovar the character of tho doom awalting him, Thcro is a controveray Lere amang his moro fntimato friends as to whether ho has made any wrilten con- fesslon or not. Ouo gontloman contends that 1o ine, and that ho haa read it, whilo Br, Fellows, who is in tho confdenco of Pertect, insista thot ho (Pertect) Las medo no other confeasion than tho diepateh sent the Governor on Fridny nkln% for n weok longer to proparo ta e, Al doubt of hia guilt, howover, i con eot aalde by tho public hore, Ttoliglous exorelses it bo Beld with bim to-100row by soiao of tho clorgy of thoclty, Our ncwadenlers bave been nnabl o supply tho do~ mand for Tiz: Tamuxz tho lst faw dnys. Ex-Superintendent Washburn, of Obiéago, was in tha clty, Friday, looking aftor tho Jeasing of & number of convicts at tuo Penitentlary, SPIRITUALISM. Mecting of the Northern Illinols As- sociation at Elgin--The Woodhull Froe=Love Doctrine Repudiated, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribu Erory, Dec, 13,—The Norther ilinols Association of Spirituslists commenced in this city yestorday (F'ri day), The attendancais quite largo, Tho organiza~ tion was effected by mcking 3, 0, Moward Chiairman, In tho morning 1 business couforence of one hour was hield, and then specches of forty-tive minutea each wers fu order, Saturday's mcaflu? convened at 0a, m. Resolutions were ndopted repndiating tho promisculty of soxes, advocated by Mrs, Woodhull, but demanding freo speach upon all questions, Among the speakers wore W, F. Jamison and 0. B, Lynn, of Cllcy V. Wiison, Lombard; Judgo olbrook, of Joliet'; Mrs. Beverauce, of Milwaukeo; and Mrs, Parry, of Boloit, Tisa Qonventlon will be continued on Bunday, dis- cuksing quostiuns germano to Spirituslism, aud will close at 10 p, m. RELIGIOUS. Action of Now York Congregational Churches Begurding Beccher’s Dec= Jaration of Independence, Nuw Yong, Dec, 13,—At tho prayer-meeting in the Uhurch of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn, last evening, the Tov. Dr. Storrs, the pastor, presiding, a resolution was adapted to tho ofTect that, if Piymouth Oburch (Mr. 2echer's) abides by tho terms of the resolution intro- duced by Honry Ward Boccher and sdogted, proclaime ing tho soverciguty of that church fn matters of Church polity aud government, then the Church of the Pilgrima would bo eoparated from fel~ R R T T T o P | FOREIGN. GERMANY, Loxnox, Des. 19.,—A epcoinl from Berlin aayn tha tho commandor of onoof Iho German yessols that wore solzed Ly a Bpanish man-of-war {n thie Soolon Archipelago and earriod to Mauilla, writes homio that himscf ond tho crow wero ent fo prison and kep thioro for two months, rocelving very hursh treatment attho hunds of tho Spanisl olficiols, This dispately ala soya thnt tho pirbllo forling in Germany Is much oxeltod avor o solzuro of (ho vosels, atid o fulicet satiefaction for tho insult tothe Germen flug is dee manded, St CUBA. HAVANA, Dec, 19,—Last night rovoral hundred mon marched, cheoring aud shouting, fo tho Ploza do Armes, and gutliering In front of the Captalu-Genoral's 1fal ace, gave notay expressions to their dissatisfaction at tho doparture of tho Virglulus, and thelr disspe proval of th cotras of the promiuout nersons wio wvorad thio delivery of thio vesscl, Two Spaniards wha endeavored to pacify thio mob ‘wece rudcly hiuse tled ahout, and soveral sliots, believed to bo necidenta ware fired, - Thocrowd lingered sround tho palaco i midnfght, whon Oapt.-Qon, Jouvallar addressed thom, and prevafled upon tlom to go to thelr homes, il e AFRICA, Loxnox, Doo, 19,—Capo of Good Hope ndsices & the 17th of Novomber, roport that nesr Natal 8 tand of natives, led by o chiof, are commilting many ex. ceages, and tho Govornment hoa scnt volunteorsagainsl thom, The son of thio Colonial Becrotary was killed i lhllulklrmhll.m 1d Gablo Spectal.] orald Cable Spocial, Loxpox, Deo. 10, —Advices from the Gold const atate that Bir Qarnelt Wolsoley wus on board tbe sbig Bhnoon, suffering from fover. Ho had boen 1l siy doys, Tho medical staff declared tho attack siight, ‘The Dritlsh auiborltics and untive chiefs had deiere mined to enlist forcibly ali Fantees as carricrs, lobor- ors, and police. The law went Juto operation Nov. 16, The Ashantos hinve rotrented to Jwussld, o day't march boyond Mandu, Al tho skirmishes so far have nervod merely 88 oxorelro to the nutivo nllies, Until u{: white troops arrive nothing declsivo will take placo, pea e . SPAIN. Mavur, Dec, 13,~Gon, Dominlqicz hes sssumed command of tho forces bealeging Oartagena, Yestere day thero waa a roviow of all tho troo; ‘Tho bome burdinont has been temporarily suspended, FINANCIAL. New York Financlal Nows. New Yonit, Dec. 18,—The bank slatement shows a net gain of 3,002,600 in legat rescrve, Tho banks now Lold over $10,000,000 atiovo tho 25 por cent requlrod by Money closod up casy ot & to 6, Toreiyn cxchango closed firm ot 1083¢ for prime eixty doya? niorliug, oud 109 for sight. Gold closed ut 110}, after selling down to 1003, Tlio markot strongthoued on eablo udvices that Gore many had domanded atisfuction from Spain for the veuscls recontly captured, Tho rates pald for carry- g wro 6,7, aud 4 por cout, and for boerowing ot Trensury oporations for the ‘week at tho Now Yoris offico included tho dishurecments of $1,240,000, an. tho recelpta of §1,712,900 for customs, 'Spocle ‘shij~ menls. for tho sama {imo wero $713,208, principally aflver bars, Importa~—Dry goods, $014,461 § morchan= dise, §3,00,700, Governments strong snd dull, Slato bonds qulct. Tho stock market was weak carly in the day on s small volumo of Lusiness, but in thio afternoon thers wai more actisily, and speculation was strong in tlo culiro liet, Tho ndvanco ranged from 3 023 por cont, and fho principl features woro Difon, Fielte, Pacllic Madl, Wostern Unlon, Northwest, Iako Shoro, New York Gentral, 8t: Paul, Wabash, and G, C. & IO, Tho closing quotations wers goncrally tho highcst, Sterling, 10874, OVERNMENT DONDS, 119 Conpons, 67, 125 'Gaunons, '04, 115 New bs. 1133;(10-40s.... 11817,Currency Ga. STATE nONDS +e0 0255 Virginins, ald, . 8" North Garolinas, old 70 North Garolluse, new 5100319, . 14 (N, Central,. Tig.8L Paul ..., Coupony, "81, Coupans, 6 Gaupous, 'd4 CGotpous, 'G5, Coupons, '05 (uew) 8% Missouria Tannestocs, old. Tounewsccs, now Virginlos, 0w, Canlon..uuises s, Weatern Union. Quicksilyor © 273¢ 8t, Paul pfd Adams Ixpres * 80 (FL, Wayno Wells Furgo . T Terro aulo, Amorican Expres United Blates Ex, Pacifio Mail, . » 53" |'Terre Hauto pfd. 68 [Obicago & Alton ...10 * 30%0ulcago & Alton pfd. + 95%,0blo & Misalsalppl... veers 45K G, 0, & C PO Ty e 4 1120 |Lako Bhora, Iinrlom 'pfil.. ... 21120 [Tnddana Centrai! Michigan Geniral.... 74| lliinols Central Pittaburghk Ft. W... 83 [Union Pacifi atoc Northwiostern.. ..., 633|Union Pacific bouds. Northwestern fd,1 . 60%|Contenl Pacifio. Rock Taland . 99 HHlartford & Lirlo Wabseh, ... 22;(Del, & Lack, Wabash pid. ) Now York Central. Erio.,.ius vens seeroae 10 The Jay Cooke KEankruptcy Oascs Special Dispatch o The Chicaio Teibune, PHILADELPIIA, Pu,, i Dec, 1, United Btatea Marshol for tho Pennuylvanis, to-day announces ofiictally that & meet- ing of tho ercditors of Jay Cooke & Co,, lately adjudged baglrupte, wil bo leld at. tho Asesiubly Dulldiugs, Philadelplifn, on tho 15th dsy of January, to Prove their debts and chooso ono or moro Assignces, outstanding Legal-Tenders. WasunxaroN, D. C., Dec. 10.—Outstnding legale tendere, §I73, 2! 4013, The Fislko & Hatch Settloment. Nrw Yonr, Dor, 13,—The claim af $4,000 held by tho Ioboken Savings tauk aguinat Fisko's Hatch lias been bonght by ditferent peraons, who cre sconrad by tho dopusit of Olfo & Olicsapealio Latlrond atock for 125,000, Tho buyer also guarantes tho payment of depdeitors of the baulr, THE CROPS. QComparntive Statistics of the Whent, Corn, und IMog Crops. JACKBONVILLE, TiL., Doc. Ii,—Iteports dated Doe, 1 lowship with thot, Tho Congregational Ohurch of Qlinton svenuo took simflar action last_ovening, tho Tiev. Dr. Buddinglon, the pastor, deciding that if Plymouth Church perssted in its doclaration of indo- pendenco thera must bo a formal recognition of sep- aration by tho vroperly-constituted council, An Apostate Pricst Recants, §Ax Eraxaisco, Dec, 18.—Tho Rev, Father Duggan, whoso declarations of spostacy from tho Cathollc faifl} caused such o sonsation hero, and who wae_advortisod to locture, cxpoeing Catholiclsm, fafled to appear, aud hias wriltén an humblo, abjoct letter to Archbishop Alomnny ackniowledglng s faults and sin, aud pray.. iug to 1o takon back into the fold. AGASSIZ. ‘Tho Great Naturalist in a Vory Oritical Condition, Spacial Dispatch lo The Chicago Trfbunes Boszow, Dec, 13,~Until to-day it bad boen under- stood that Prof. Agasaiz still relafned Lis reasoning faoultfes unimpaired, and that tho ususl clearness of lis intelloct waa not dimmed ; but to-day it is sald ravest fears aro aroused for the rosuit, The condi- fion of Lis thiroat In atich tunt Lio caunot swallow, thie ophagus belog paralyzed aud arlifcly mesui axa resorted to carry food to hls stomach, Thero can be no doubt that this fliness 18 duo tohis severo and un- sromitting labor, novep greater than durivg tho past car, i [ 7o the Astociated Press.] Dasrow, Mass,, Deo, 10.—Prof, Agisslz's condition 36 worse, ind Lis Tecovery 1a conaldered imposable, 3. dinpatch to that effoct has beon sent to his daughtor 13 Brooklyn, e AURORA. fitrike of Engincors on the Ohicngo, Burlington & Quincy Railrond, Special Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune, .Aunona, 1il,, Deo, 13.—Tho engineers of tho Chica- g Burlington & Quincy Rallroad aro Loiling over wikih excitement, and tho prospect scems good for an fimhmediate and gonoral strile, Some days agoan or- dee was posted up in the round-houso to tho oftct that englnoora must afler tho 108 int, miffie 025 mifles o week instead of 800, vocgifred formorly, and that thoy must Bubmit o o ro- duation of thoir pay of 475§ cents por day. Tho bit- termit focling s tho reault, and {hey proposo to stand ahouv lder to shouldor, A ulo ha bean i forco {hat cornels & fireman who s ratsed to the responsibile po- siticu of enginaor, to work onoyear for fireniun'a pay, and this cut down'so 1nuch a doy produicos the trouble, Thaino are 1o bolsterous or outward manifestations of defopmiuation to Tobyl, but matters aro boing fized up fn thw Brothorhood, Tho men domend work and pay sy fmerly, SPRINGFIELD, wWarchousc Xegistrar Elected, Spectal Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, BrayyarixLy, Iil,, Doo, 13,—Tho Nallrosd and Wure- housa Commisilouers to-duy formally accepted the roafguptlon of Btophon Olary s Warohouso Tontatrar, and appointed to the vacandy T, P, Tyndule, tho First, Aslsttin tho olico, tLus exciaplifiing Civil Service eforpa. —_—— 'SOUTH BEND ITEM Aal Dispateh to The Chicugs Tribune, Sowres B, T e Aie-h Tueotha of iho erode tors of Jolu 1, Ki fl{ wae beld §n . Qoold's Operas Tiousa. 6rday, sid Eiliolt Tutt, lntiort dillor, and Georgo 11, Alward were sppajufed 8 comuiitieo to "mar Keolyw mills for ihe benedt of s croditors, This weemn ho hest {ing tiat can bo dogs In Uiese (gt tmos, ua great Bartfico wonld bo sicceasary with forced proccodings. Ch 8t q debaker Wagon-Works closed fo-nfght for an aro receivod at tho oilice of (ko Nuttonal Crap Reporter sorrecting und verifyfng provious catimates indicate for tho corn crop of 187 I comparison with tlut of 1873, 0 follows: Tn tho States of Tilinols, Minnosota, Wistonsin, Towa, Oblo, Tennossee, Kunsa, oad Mis- sourd, whidh produce in the uggrezato over ote-lialf of tho ehtire crop of tho United Statcs, there i o total loss of 205; per cont. The licavicat loss s in Kunsas, 44 por cent, and the ghtest in Wieconsin, 11 per cent, Thio Tilinofa {8 nearly 48 por cent, Towa ever 25 per cent, Ohlo moatly 22 pes oty and Missouri 933 per cent, Tighuras olafivo o tho tolalquantiy of pork fattencd for market, ns compered with tho last, ' Indicates, in tlio States above mentioned and in Georgi and Arlnna sns, » tolal falling off of 10 pur cent, Of this, Lilinoiy losés 47-10 per cunt ; Jows, £ 110 par cent + Oho, § percout Miwourl 1410} oud Wisconsla Ty yer cont. Corccspondonta stato . 10 order to supply the dox mand fram packers the reservo of stock Loga ks been dravn upon quite extenwively, snd that s o rule the supply of hogs 1it for market 1§ noarly or quifo oz« nausted at points of production, Tartial returus rom Iilinols, Missourd, and Georgla 28 to tho averago of wintor whoat 50w this neason, in- dieato an avorage in theso States of 8 8-10 per cent ovor the avoraga kown in tho fall of 1873, The condition aud prospects in nearly ull localities is very much more fuyorablo than fn Decomber, 181 dintnctaivariod s i LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, A Battlo Creek Teacher Is Upheld in Walloping u Pupil. Speetal Dispateh to The Ohicago Tribune, Darri Oupkk, Dich,, Doo. 13,—For the past twa ‘mouths our city has beon considerably disturbed, ond much excitement has ensued in consequence of & sult brought against Prof, Montgomery, Snporintendent of our publlo_schools, by Poter B. Goulng, to recaver dunizges for an alloged whippihg Mr. Goninc's boy had lind at tho huuda of the Professor, 'Tho public wore protly ovenly divided, though our rst cltizons sided with "the Bchiool Board, all of whom wore unan. linous in Jusifylug M. Monlgomery'y chistiscmend of thy boy, Tho otfense was that of writlng obscena sontences upon the side-walk in front of the school building. As 1 common in_like casus, tho most 6%« travagaut rumors of the Professor’s brutallty werosent out to faflame publls pentiment, which was kept alive by tho postponement of tho wult by Mr, Coniuo_ until eaterday. Tho oyidonco against the prosocutiun ing w0 sirong, an attempt was moda to subdue fir- ther action, but, this being stronuously opposed, the trinl ended this ovening wiih o wnuniniaus yopdict of # No causo of action,” ‘Xhia is & descrved (rlumph of Mr, Montgomery, The Gilruthh Will Oase at Davenports Diepatch o The OMcayo Tritune, Davibest Ta e, Tl 1o tho Gilruth will eass, in the Clreuit Court of this county, » verdfet was ren- dored by the jury to-lay, declaring that, while the {oatator, Ttoy, Janica Gllruth, was uot insuno, the will was. procured by fruud. thy wil, cousoqontly, ix sot abde, aud fho propierts, whiely s valued ot 3130, 000, will 'be. divided umong tho helrs by the Court, Thi cuse bad beon on triul tén days, Vermont Ruilroad Litigation. g1, ALuazy, Vi, Due, 19,—Tho application of the Centrul Vormont Ruflrosd Company for sn Injuuction to restrain the Vermont & Ganads Railroad Qompuny srom Lolding or atiempiing 0 hoid funds due' (L Contral from tho lower rauds by Trustces, process was rauted to-duy by Obanoslor loyoe, It rus elaimod Lowever, by the Vermont & Canada Company that thoy wor ot attemipting (o hold funds duo e Oou- tral Veruont, bub funds dys J, O, Smith, W, O #ulth, snd Joseph Clark, Vrustocs under the firsl mortguge, and who ulone are defondants in the Massa. cligits uit, ‘he fujunction, therofore, was limitod to funds dug'theVermont Gotral, and s futonded ¢ apply to any sitilar sulta (hat oy’ be brouglls ———— CUSTOMS FRAUDS. Niw Yonk, Dec, 13,—Tho books and papers of #lx oF clgbt dry-goods fiFme huyo boon sulzol by customa aflicrs o chusges of fraud fn the fpurtotion of inventory, and will resume Jaw. 5, During e inferiin tho ot of 1heir commoi laborers will e kept in employpneut. hmadierchiefs, Suils have Leen qutored aguinst throg of tho firme, _Tho others are undor inveatigation, Lige twoen $100,000 aud $200,000 {a thio amouns inveolveds " “ o >