Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1873, Page 3

& THE COURTS. Final Judgment in the Taanor Brake Onse. Jndge Drummond Coafirms the Mastor's Teport, X Malliplicity of Now Suits-Danlauptey Ilems, THE TANNER DRARD CABE. Tho followlag {s an abstract of Judge Drum- mwonds’ decision ju tho colebrated “Tauuor Brako" cauo t Ths causo Laving boon bronght to a Learing, and on futerlocutory docveo Liaving Loen entered that this ©auso bo roforrad to Honry W, Diskop, Eay,, 010 of the Masters of £ald Court, to computs tho saviugs and ad- ‘Youtages realized by tho defoudauts in consequdnce of thelr uso {n the ¢ Stavens ¥ ear-brako of tho fnvention ©f Dacheldor und Thompson, and tho Mustor baving on the 8nt day of July, 38TJ, fled his roport, whoroby B reported and found that the complainant 18 entitlod to recclso from tho defendants for his dam- 2ges tho sum of sixty-threo thoussnd six hun~ dred and thirty-clght dollars snd forty conts (§63,83,40) and the defendants baving fled oxcotlons to tho sald ropott , and tho oxceptions having been brought loa hoaring tefore tho Court, and counsol having been heard thereon on behalf of tho rospective parties, and tho oxcoptious knving been overruled, sud the Court Baving declded that tho ropost ought to bo confirmod : Now, therofore, it s adjudged and decreed au fol- ws 3 v . Tant tho lotters patont on which thisauit i brought, Btuted ou tho ot day of July, 1853, o Lieary Tauher 8s tho Asslgues of Asabiol G. Bitcnoldor and Lafugotto F. Tuompuon for un *Linrovoment in Batlroad Qur Biakes," 8ro good and valld, . ‘That the suid Bachelder and Thompson srero tho rigiual sud first iuventora of tho comuination of the brakes of a roairond car with the operative windlaes, 20 tuut the brakemen,by oporating cither windldss, can Bpply all the brakes of tho car slinultunoously to tho Wueels of tho car, Tuat Bacheldr and Thompeon never neglected or abaudontd the safd fuvention, : That tho maid lolters patent properly snd?suf- Helently decribe aud clim tho iuventon of Tacbolder aud Thompson, and that the thing patentod and covered Ly tho sald letter puteut 16 tho combinatidn of nll tuo Lrakes of a car with tho windlaesos, 50 thot tho brakomnn, by operat. 1ng efilier of the windigeaes can apply siuultancoualy )i th Lrakes to tho whoels. “Tuat tue car-Liake known na the * Btevens ' brake, emuodies und contujus tho combination covered by the buid lottens patout, ‘Thut the Chileago & Northwestern Rallrond Oomlmn: the uso of sl * §ovens " brake, huve Infrlngod Lz righta of tho compluiunnt undér tho #ald lotfers atent, . v ‘Tuat the complainnnt recover of tho defendnnis the aunount repurted by tha said Mastor, 88 realizel by the defondunts 1 consbquenco of thelr uninwiul uso of auid fuvention, that is to say, the sumn of $63,008,10, Sogothior ~ith costs and disbursements, making o tho whiole §07,314,09, und that the complainants Liave ox= <eution thoréfor, DILL FOI NMELIEF, Lowis Emery filed o bill In the Superior Court against Mary J, Whoaton, and her lusband, Jool B, Wheaton, to enforco a lien. Complain- ant stated that in 1869, Mra, Whentou owned somo ldnd in Sac, 27, 89, 14, on which wasa frust deod, sud tho nofe for which it was glvon is overdue, Sho not having the money (2,600) to pav it; applied to complainnut, topresenting that tho land would be liablo, that it was ample security, aud would losure the ropnyment of tho indebtedndss: Upon these rcpresenta- tions, and the promiso that the sum lonned should bo & lien on lier soparate prop- orty, Emory lent Mrs. Wheaton #2600, taking tharefor her note, signed aleo by lor hushand, Deyabla in o year’ with intorest at, 10 per cant. On this note, there bas baen pnid $2,058.40, leaving $1,018.50 sull aue, which sho refuses to Pay. 'To bring s suit against Joel B. Wheaton, cowplainant thinks would bo uscless, and allcges Tis only remedy to bo by bill to enforce o lien on Mrs, Wieatod's soparato property, and for this purpose ha commenced his suit yoslerday. ONTRACTOR IN TROUBLE. 5 Teter Schunidt filed o bill fu the Superlor Court against his formor partnor, Authony 1. %aremba, aud A, H. Burley, the Comptroller. Ho slates that 11 1871 ho atid Zarombh mado o ocontract with the vity for curbing and filling cortam paita of Ontario and Suporior stroots, and wore to be aid thorefor §28,000. Thoy have reccived all EL\L 81,260. Schmidt alleges that Zaromba tried to dofrand him, reprosouting to tho Comprollor that ho owned the wholo claim of $1,260 by 2s- signment from complainnnt. IIo had an assign- ment drawn up aid brought it to Schmidt to sign, telling him it was oulv an ordor to enable themn to obtain_thoir money sooner from the Comp- troller, Bchmidt, naturally relyiug on his pact- ner's honosty, signed thoinstrument, aud didnot find out ubtil the 2jtn of Docomber, what its natitro or efect was, whon ho woat to the Comp- troller's offico and was told that Zaremba claim- ed tho wholo sum. Alarmod lest ]}\\rlu{l should Eny it over to the defondant, Bchwidt has flled is Lill asking that said protended nssigument may be surrendered nud thst an injunction may issie against A, I. Burloy to prevent him payiug any money to Zaremhs unlil tho mattor 18 inves- tignled. Tho wnjunction was granted, under a bowd for $500, ANNOUNCEMENT, m‘rfluum will be no Court or Clerk's offices open <dny. Judge Drummond will ho in Lls rooms to-mor- o', nid ey give sowo deaisions. Judge DBlodvott will boin town Fridey and Taesdny, for Chambers work. " Judgo TRogers and Judgo Booth will have no farther call of the calondar until Jan, 6, 1874, Judgo McRaborts aud Jud ;0 Surphy will hosr goz cases duning the greater part of the holi- ays. . Judgoe Wallace will trananct no businose until January. Judge Tree will closa the preseut torm of the Crimiual Court Saturday, by sentencing the prisoners. . Judge Jameson announces that Attorneys who enterad motions for new trials iuthe * Hyde Park condemantion cnses ” will take notice that 110 will oull said cased tor tho purposs of diapos- mi of said mozious, ku the followiny ordar : ‘riday, Doo. 26, Calumet nvenuo: Monday, Dec. 20, Forrestvills and Soulh Pard avenuo; Tuesday, Dec, 80, Michigan avenuo; Wedues- aay, Doe. 81, Wabnsh aventio, VANLRUPTOY ITEMS, Jncob Patterson filad & petition in bankruptoy sgaiust John I. Pattorson, of Buraln, alloging tont he is the creditor of tha lattor to theamonut of &1,478.77, and oharglag, bowmdos the suspon- slon of paymont of his unmnmrulu“m[!el’ that e has allowed judgments to go agatust blm vy default, A rule to show cause, provisional warrant, and injunction were issued, Tu tho matter of Root and Ca:ly, Willinm Der- vis was ordered to bo discharged. In tho caso of U, T, Marhon ot al, an order a8 onterad _suthorizing the Assigued to pay o dabt of €3,500 due tho First National Bauk, and tako up tho collntorals, The case of Franz Behrelber was tried on a Aeninl of bankruptey, and tho potltion orderad to bo dismissad at petitioner’s costu, Balkey & Gerson lad n triol boforo Judge Bladgett and wera found guilty of tho nels .alleged, and adjudicatod bankrupt, A moeting of tEu araditors will be hield Jnu. 28, 1874, Kicfor & Co. filed o potiiiou aznainat D, M. Pol. Inck ond A, P. Lovi, basing thoir eluim on an un- paid cheek for 944397, nnd eharging them with nttempting to settlo with thelr craditors at 8) couts on tha dollar. A tuls to show causo, and provisionul warrant of soizure, werae outerad for Jan, 9, 1874, . Itleld, Leiter & Co. flled a petition ngainst Honry 'Gray, of Btorling, Whitesido County, Thoy olaim thiat Gray owon thom $3,304 on notes and open neoount, and ehnrgo thom with making profarontial paymont to somo of thoir crechtors. A rule to show canso, and provisional warraut, swero issnad, the rule returnablo Jan, 8, 1874, In tho oaso of tho Hlome Insurance Comphny, the Asrignoo was nuthorizod to sattle the follow- ing judgments in the United Btatos Oircuit Court, unloss objeotions are flled by oreditors within ten days: Ono Judgmont againss Auton Hehott for $1,024,25, one againat Joneph Behott for $5,057.95, one against Hobastian Hcliott for £65,056.60, and one ngainat Josepl and Hobastian Sahott for wlflufl.fi' —tho settlamonts to Lo made on tho condition that tho Aasignoo receive the title in feo simplo of tho houso and lot on the northwest corner of Abordeon and Horrison atroets ; and on rocoiving such titlo tho As- signoe |8 Buthorizod to relonso the lious ennctod by wuch Judimonts, or by tha trust doed, to so- siro tho notos on which judyments were ronder- ad ; aud tho Behotts aro to roloaso all claims thoy may havo sgainat tho bankrupt, SUPERIUR COURT IN DHIEY, Samuel B. Munson, Jr., and Willism 8, Mun- son bLrought sult for ¥8,000 agawst Asuhol Pierco, Tho Mochanica' National Bank commenced an sotion agulnet Obarlen L, Rice for $12,000, Charles O. louthors waed William L. Windi- ste and Bamue! Buith for 11,000, Aloxandor Boul, Ueorgo K, looper, and El. dridge Coflin bogan & wult for §1,000 againut Lews Tott, The Germau Natlonal Bank brought sult in weumpuit sgainst Honry Nouborger and Moyer Reuborgor for $10,000, E THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1873. Hall, Kimbark & Co. began an action agiinat Georgo 8, Morrlok for §10,000, Oharles Mu‘;mlglllhl began nuit in trospnes against Alfred Borrington for £3,000, Lambert Eltol sued Adolpho L, Katg, David Worthelm, and Gottlieb Hnago for $10,000, Olinton D. Wing, for iho use of Honry Tovmba, sued Edwin Pnrdrldgu for $4,000, 1, K. Dickford & Qo, brought suit 'for #5,000 sgalnat 'thomns Foator. ‘T'ha Bouth Bido Bavinga Bank suocd tho Becond Nationn! Bank for 87,000, JamosH, Baseott, Asahel O, Basgott, and James £, Boamo huod Joiwn Iting, Jr., and Lucratia W. King for 1,600, Alfred Waed and_James J. Holdswortls bogan snit ngainat Jacob L, Piosthon for $1,000, Tyng & Co, bogan suit agalhst Atklus & Bur- gon for $1,000. The International DBank brought suit for £8,000 ngainst Christian and John W, Kassing, lenry, Ranlkin sued Charles W, and Auson W, Vaueln ‘for $2,000. Tho Intorndtional Dank commenced suit for 84,000 agaivst Biincon Moars, sud for $2,000 against E A. Nenrs, Thoe Homo Nutional Rauk rccovered judg- ment b{ contossion against F. B. Gardner for $0,222.22, allup & Ponbodv entored np jndgment by authiority of n poswor of attornoy agalnst Lawaon 8. Warnaor for $2,802.70, Goorge Scoville brought suit in ajoctmont agalust Henry 1. Dalo aud Emmoline Dalo, luy- ing dnmages at $2,000, John B; Logrinrd and John Blintll flled a potl- tion formeahanic's 1isn againet Honiy I, Piokot's intereat in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, b, 8, 7, snd 8, of tho rosubdiviston of Lots 1 to 10 of Holmos' sub- divieion of the w. 1 of the 8. 3¢ of thoa. o, 3 of tho s, w. 3 of Seo. 84, 80, 14, claiming 1,400 to bo atill due them, OINCUIT COURT I¥ DRIEP, Timothy M, Bridloy, for the use of Marcus Persot, sied Bonjumin J, David, Mlorrly David, and Abraham Lipmun for $1,000. foors aud Cuulfield commonced an action agninat_Gustav Mondolson for §3,000. Lovi Brothers brought suit for $1,600 against 8. R. Nickerson. ‘I'ne Commarcinl Natlonal Bank recovered Judgment by default againat J. M. Tibbouts for 2,020,565, e CIININAL COURT. . Moriis Kolly was tried for iarcony, found guil: ty, and sentenced to one yosr at Jollet, John Keary was tried on n cliarge of larceny, and found gailty, and under 16 yoars of ago. B COUNTY COURT. In the mattor of special asspesmont rolls for Hyde Park, an order was made dlsmissing Noa. 17, 18, 20, 31, sud 22, Ta thio matior of tho cstate of Tonry Monsch- ing, minor, Honry Russoll ivas appointod guar- dian under a bond for $18,000. SiLK WORMS. A Cdrgo of Eggs Worth Two Mil- lion Dollars. How They Are Traveling From Japan to France. Ouo of tho mort valuablo conkighments that ovor passed * across the continent " mtrived in Olicago yesterday afternoon through the Amor- lean Express Company, viz the Central Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads. ‘o public will be startled to lesrn that one fralght car contained goods (* time goods * they were marked) whose valua exceeded $2,000,000, The suormous cost would bo in itsclf a civcum- staoce worthy of note, but the peculiar charde- tor of tho goods gives to the affair ndditlonsl in- terest. Tho consignment was nothing more nor loss than » car-load of silk-worms’ oggs, onronte for Francé. They wore purchased in Yokehama by the French Government, and arrived in San Franclsco Dec. 15. Only thfeo diys wore lost in tiansforting them to tho froight-car. and Dec. 18 the precious packagos commonced their trans-continontal journey. ‘Tho ttain waa due in Chieago at 8:15 yesterday afiernoon, and o reportor of Tii ITRIBUNE was cunbled to obtain & glimpse of the cargo. In this countty, very few are famillar with the silk- worm, aud ean have uo {des of the appearabco of tho eggs. In England, where the climate i leas subject to extremet of lum{)m‘nlum, thosllk-worm i8 as common s pet 85 the esuary, Bogs snd glrls all boast s box of turiving silk-wormy, and tako as much prido in winding off tho golden thread from the cocoon, s tho youth of this country {u the posscesion of marbles and such toys. ‘The silk-worm's egg 18 sbout one-guatter ho sizo of a pin’s head, and tho reader may goin an idea of tho number of 02gs now on their way to Paris, when ho learns that on {his ono car thora aro 93¢ tons of oggs. Mr. Whitney of the American Express, mot the car at Omaba snd accompanied it to Chicago. He will not leave it uutil its arrival in Now York, when its contents will bo transforred to o stoams or and landed st Livorpoos, to be thenco for- warded to Parls. It is conslzned to Mosars, Stopel & Forari, who have followed tho precious goods from Japan, and will not feel comfortable until the Governinent of Franco hos given thema receipt in full. Two other Freuchmen aro with them, and ono Jap, from not ous of whom could {he reporter elicit & word of wformation. 'Lhe Jap refused to sponk o word of Lagiish, and the Frenclimen made only an accagional remmk in & mixed aud searcely futelligiblo dialect, Tho eprga mto packed in lonves, layer upon fayer, and placed i mr-lifiht tin boxes, which aro {n turn covered with matting. Tho ear is kept at » temperature below the freozing polut, aud no light is ndmitled. Tho mafting-covered boxes nre piled ou either side. There s noti- ing to bo seen Lhere but matting, and tho ap- pearance of the boxes is cortainly not indicative of tho value of their contents. This is the first attempt yot mado to import silit-worms via tho United Statos, snd if humau foresight svails anything, there is avery roason to look for suc- cees, The car was switched on to the Michigan Coutral track Inst night, and started for New York by the 6:15 train, o publioc will look for- ward with interest to the annonncement of the safo arrival of tho precious iusects in Franco. — THE CITY FINANCES. No Money Can Ro Rorrowed from the Relief and Aid Society=«The NMayor Wishes to Sell the Luke Paric, Mayor Colvip callod yesterday upon the man- ngors of the Rolief and Aid Bocioty, aud re- quested tho loon of $200,000 or $300,000 for the nso of tho city. Ho was Informed that the Society could not loan ita funds, ‘Ihe Mayor (i not presa tho mattor, but i confldont hie can ralso money elsowh to mcot tho oblign. tiona of ~tho city, It s understood that His Ilenor regards with favor the wdon of roviving tho propoition to sl the lake frowt to tho raflroad companios; on tio grounds that no hetler_ disposition could Do mado of the land; that tho city could get £200,000 on tho spot to relieyo tho financial gtringency, and that the remaiuder of tha 000, 000 would reduce taxation noxt yenr. It is stated that tha raitzonds ‘are Empurel.l'm fulfill thoir Enrl of the contract, aud thas Mr, Scammon can a pravailed upon. to withdraw his objoctions. T'ho offeot of the ropeal of the Lake Front aot Tast wihtor romalus to bo considered. It iscor- tain, howover, that the revival of the proposition to disposo of the land acoorling to the terms of tha act 14 favored iu oBlcial circlos, = - HE REAL FACTS, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuna : Bin: I notice in your issue of yextorday, under tho head of * Orimo in Clileago,” an item to tho effoot that I, as Tronsuror of the Behool Board of Maino Township, was arrosted some wooks ago on charge of embozzling 1,200 of the sohaol money, snd that, upon an examination be- fore Justico ITaines, I had boon sent to Jail to awalt trigl'before tho Criminal Court. Inusmuch ag tho foots theroin stated aro not wholly correct, I trust, in justico to mywelf, you will sllow me a briof #paco” in your paper to set them rightly before the hublio. Thero has boon no charge proferred against me of embozzling the funda which I held, nor bave I beon sont to Jail to await tiial Loforo the Criminal Qourt, On the coutrary, my deflcit arises solely frem tho fuct that I had losuod the pehool funds, unnmhorlzndifl, I admit, to a firm in tho city for whom I have beon acting as book- koapor during tho last year, and who wero un- able to puy mo the enme bacl, whon demanded of them, sud for which failure I have sinco flled & putition against thom, and ocausod them to bo adjudicated bankrupte, Iu thus loanin, tho money to my omployors, I am awaro chat ditl not comply with tho “strict lotter of tho law, but T most cuphatically dissvow any criminal intent, aud huve to say that in & fow days [ have every resson to ballove every dollur of my doficit will be medo good to the township, aud thut I whiull pocket tho loss occasioned by thus trying to accommodata my sald employers. ¥ Horaxio L, Roumisod. STATE TAXATION, Bl vl“l.lml Dby the Chicago Plow Company, How Shall Capital Stock Bo Assested, end What is the Value of a Franchise. The Actlon of {ho State Doard Claimed 1o Be Illegal and Vold. Yostorday aftarnoon Mr. Bennott, on bobalf of (he Cbicago Plow Company, filed in the Ciroult Court a bill for an injunction agatnst Hormann Lieb, County Claik, and P. M. Clary, Town Coltector for Bouth Chieago, to resirain tho one from oxtending, and tho othor from collecting, tho Stato and othor taxes for 1873 on the valu- atioh of tho property of the orator mnda by the Hiato Board, and on the rate por cent cortifled by tho Audltor of Btato, The Dbill scts forth that the Chleago Plow Company fs n corporation existing by virtuo of the Btate Inw, passed April 18, 1849, providing for tho organization of man- ufactiiring, agrionibiral; snd othor corporations; that its principal offico is in tho city of Chteago, and its property ia tuxablo thore, Ite ronl cstato consists of sovoral lota In tho South Branch Ad- ditlow, Its authorlzed capital is 8165,000, aud the slook iesizcd 165,000, 1Its ronl aud porsonal proparty was nasessod May 1, 1878, by tho Town Assossoy, for tho taxes for that year, and was_altorwards equalized vy the County Board of Equalization; whioh fixed tho valuation of the real estato at $7,714.10, and of the pursunnl and tangiblo pronofty at 916,- . - Thoso yaluations, 1t ia olnimed, are fair and just, snd o fair Lasla for the oxtension of tho various tazes to be raised in 1873, ‘T'he orator owne ho othor proporty of - any kind subject to taxation under the Constitution, ond is not taxablo upou any other property. Tho only otlior tax which conld bo imposed un- der tho Constitution would bo one impoeed on tho corporation by reason of its oxorcleing, cor- orate fratichlses, and that can bo imposed only y tho Legislature, by goueral law, But no suc law has yot beon passed. 1n addition to the renl and personnl proporty asnenad, thoro are debts duo thie cobporation to the amouut of $50,000, occurring in the rogular course of busine+s, by selling goods on crodit, and itg franchise, it n franchlse for making plows, derived undor the Goneral Incorpora- tion Juw, onn be called property, Its indobtadiics, contracted I the ordinary courso of businoss, exceeds $50,000, and, thereforo, ttn- dor tlio Revenuo law tha corporation is uov. lia~ blo ko (nxation on what Is duait. All the prop- ety liablo to taxation has, thorefore, beon as- sesred, oxcept it bo wlint is ealled the franchise, which hus no peciniary ¥aluo whatevor as prop: erty, It is a meto right to make plows, com- mon to all the citizens of this State, and {ts cor- pornto existence is dorived_ solely from the gon- erdl Incorporation law, which is common to all citizons. Tho capital stock belonging to all the share- holders was worth, May 1, 50 conts on the dot- lar, and tlint value was derived from the1eal sud personal proporty which had slready beon agsersod. In obedionco to the law, the capital stock paid up was reportod at 8165,000, and the actual valuo, £66,000; tho total amount of fn- debtedness, oxcept for curront expenses, boing £140.000. ‘I'h Btato Bomd of Equalization nssessed tho cagital stock and fravcluses bt $117,400, by ddding togother tho debt and ascertained value of the stock, and dndunklufi tanpible Blopantv, and calling the result the vatue of the stock and frauchises, Tho shares, howevar, should bo taxed against the share- Lolders, and it {s unjust to tax tho orator on all its proporty linblo to taxation, and then on tho stock roprosenting it, thus taxing it twice. Tho entira capital stook 18 owned by persons other than {ho potitioner, and all living in this State, and it wos tho duty of tha Asscssors of the towns whero these people lived to assdss it nfu(nxt them to tho oxtent of its value, All the stocl wna nesésned agninst those rhareholders, Atz 17, 1873, the State Doard of Ei]‘unflznnon, pratonding o nct under & law of the Logisiature, increased tho valug of tho personal propers of tho orator 68 por cont, and that of the real os- tato 107 por_cont, thus valuing tho personal Emnun nt $20,830, and the teal estato 316,- 3020, tho total belng £42,010,20, Tho Doard slso made n ditect assosement on the capital stock and franchisca s tho basis of furthor tax- atlon, and declared that their value for taxation was $117,400. ‘I'ne samo Board, it is alloged, incressed the aggregate valunlion of the State moro than1 per cant, in violation of the statute. It inatso clpimed that it is not withiu the power of the Board to nssees and valuo capital stock nud frouchizos, By the law, individus! stockholders must lst tneir sharce, aud, in that caso, thoy connot bo nssossed agaitst tne corporation. Tho authorizod capital of joiut stock compn- nies, 8o far aa their stock has not been issued, i of no vnluo whatover as proporty in_tho Linnds of o corporation. When issued, it is valuablo only as the property of the inuividual holder, aud not of tho cnmlmny. Morcover, a franchise croated by s prant fiom the Btate is not proporty such as cah bo mado subjaok to the taxing powar of the State. o admit (ho power of the btate Lo imposo an ad libitum tax of this uhnrnctcr_uxon fianohises of its own creation, when vested rights havo attached, would bo in wiolation of that provision of the Constitition prohibiting intorferenco witis voated rights, and would allow {ho Stato to dostroy its own crea- turo. A frauchide has no fixed marketable or cortain valus, and any attempt to ascertain one by tho State Booid is & burden imposed by the State upoun the lifo of o corporation it crostes, oaud s aaainst publio poliey. Tho Legislature, in creating the Stato Bonrd, has attompted to creato o judicinl bodv with power to pronounce judgment upon the property of atizeus without ovidenoe and noticn, thereby dopriviug them of their property without duo rocess of luw, TheRlevenue lnw also glves the oard legislative powers, since it auiborizes it 10 make rules rolative to tho valuation of piop- orty,—a powor which the Legislature cannot del- tho value of tho gaco, Tho Bonrd has omitted to assers many joint 8tock compautes, and the law is illogal, vince it digerimluntes botweon difforent kinds of prop- orty, and gince tho Gonoral Assembly bns nover dirogted tho maunor of nscertaining the valuo of taxablo property in this State. The old assoss- mant n o fair one, and tho attempt to iucrease it inoquitablo, Tt ls alleged that {he Auditor has proceeded under the ltailrond Ald law of 1869, which wus uaconatitutional, aud hud heen repenled when tho Stato Board mec, This act withdrew much propetty from taxation in many countios, and wus, therofora, unequal and unjust, especially to the County of Cook, The rate of {nxation has been fixed ot 8.6 mills, and $1,000,000 of the amount raised thereby will bo used for the "pay- ment of cortnin local bonds issued under ‘this Tailrond Inw, and which is & quarzor of tho on- tire amount to bo raised. The legal rate is only 2.7 milly, which tho orator is rondy to {my. Thq orator has been forbidden by fhe stock- holders to pay this tax, and a failur to oboy will load to o mulliphcity of suits, Thereforo, the iu;unctlou in proyed as abovo stated, 'fho Attornoy-Goneral demurred to tho bill, It waa dismissed pro torma, an appoal takten, ro- \*ivlnq tho lu]uuc;lum sud the case cortified to gw toulml Graud Division of the Bupremo our! e LOCAL ITEMS. TPatrick Cumlsky was held, by Justice Scully, to the Criminal Qourt, in bailof $800, for ataal- ing a cont belongiug to Bdward Jones, I'homay Bowors, tho young mun who was run aver by an engine of the Rock Tsland Railwav, Monday, dlod at the County Hospital yestordny, The Coroner held au inquost, the jury giving a Eurxtlul that Lis deatn wau tho result of an acoi- lout, A gontloman found s bundie on Btate street, neor Rundoiph, yerterday afterncon, conlaining two knit baby socks, A 110te acoompruying thoa said that thoy woro for n Christmas present, and ware the proidueta of many hours of labor, Tho acticlos mny be fonud in the ocounting-room of Tux Trnune ofice, Tiie man Shorlday, aling Valontine, lias Joln- sou, who was arrested in Lord Tarbot's room in tho Pacifle Hotel, was trlod by Justico Doyden yosterduy sftornoon, who fluod lhim $100° and sout Lim to (he Bridewell for ninety days, Jamen Johnson is an associate of tho man Lrn\u. who was eliot, whils trying to make off with some stolen prepsrty Sunday night, e was arrested yostorduy morning, and locked up in Union Btraet Btation. Oharles Andorson fs an opleure but ho las no monsy, ‘This {8 extremely ombarrassing, but Charles thought he saw his wayoutof tLe dllomma Tuesday night, He also saw & fluo twrkoy bauging in front of B, W, Darton's store, which ho took for n Ohristmas dinnor. Ilo waa cavght, howover, and fined yontorday $16 by Justico Benlly. Tho Common Council of Morrls, Ill., hinve unanimously pnssad an ordinance authorizing tho issuing of 19,000 in bands, to ba sold at not. tawa than their face, with a viow Lo inducing the Bhotwood Manufacturing Compatiy, of this clty, to loants thoro. Tinat wook a raid was mado upon Brionnan's blacksmith ship, Iivanston, whicis was deapolled of & quantity of tools, On thosame mght the samo parly of burglars oalled at anothier place in that village, and n.fnn ‘made a brief but profitablo stop ot Hogors® Park, willo Xeturuing to tho city, Bergt, Carnoy, of the Evanstcn polico forco, gob on tho track of iho maraudors, and arrestod Jobn 10l and Georga IDN, two well. known hurglars, from whom tho greator part of tho stolen property ‘was recovored. Both wore lodged fu tho Couuty Jail. o Polico Commiseloners hield a meoting yos- torday alternoon, all the Board beiug present, Dresidont Shovtdan in tho chair. Bovaral bills wero nuditnd and throo cases of charges against oflicorn wero takon up. ‘Tho first wos {Lat of Coruolius Connor, chinrged with mnltmnun% o prisoner, As nelthor sido was prnpnrml for tha trinl, the case way contintod. 'Tho mecomd was that of Joln Nolan, oharged with dennkennoss, and tho Honrd decided to take it undor navise- ment. ‘Lo Inat caso was that of. Charles Wig- glus olinrged with boing a von-residont, 'L'ma was ovidently o trumped-up chargo and it was dismigknd, notwithstanding ono Butler tried to impross unon tho minds of tho Board that Wig- Eimfl was & bruto and had been in thuis couatiy ut two yoars, THE HOUGHS. Large Shortage at Their Elovator, Thelr Recelpts Thrown Out by thoe {Board of Trade. , Tho official investigation into tha nifairs of the Clileago & Alton Elovator, ganerally known as the Iough Elovator, has rocently brough that con corn into unonviable promiuenae before the pub- lio at groat exponso of tho Chicago Board of Tinde. Au additional entangloment of tho af- falrs of Moskra, ougls & Co., resulting romoto- ly from that investigation, is the presont topic of conversation on 'Ohange. The affair is, unlilke most affairs of tho Board, wilhin the grasp of tbe ordinary citizen, and may bo condensod into the following narrative: In Octobor, durlng the oxcitomont which at- tended tho investigation of tho affairs of tho Hough Xlovator, Messrs, Guruey and Munch wero nppoitited by tho Board of Trade a commite toa to measure or cilimato the amount of galn stored fn tho Hough Elevator. They made an estimate, not, porhaps, in o yory thorough man- nor, because thoy were unot oxperts, hut as well a8 thoy could. Their roport showed that there was stored away in that elovator 20,000 bushels of grain in excess of tho amounts stated in the outstanding mrain recoipta of tho firm, On tbe strengih of this report, Mesirs, Hough & Co., Uct. 25. shipped nwoy 20,000 bushels of grain—~tho amount doclaved to bo in excess. A fow dags ago tho rumor spread sbroad that the elovator was short this amount, aad, in consoquenco, tho receipts of this clevator wero avoidod in the fulilment of contracts, just a8 ordiary mortaly avald an issuo of geooubacks of any denomiustion which los been succoss- full{‘ counterfeitad. The affair beeamo notorious, and the Grain Inspoctor was -called in Lo monsuta the amjount in store, and compsre it with the = grain rocoipts oustanding. AMr. Tyndalo, notivg Graln_Tnspector, mado the measurement, and found that thero was a stor- ago of 14,000 bushels of corn, and about 1,000 busheln of cats, These tacts were mado kuown to the Board of Trado Tuesdsy, whoteupon the following tesolution was placed upou tho Bonrd, to be acted upon the following day, yesterday ¢ Resolved, Thot, nosmuc as tho_ofical report of tho Chlef' Inspector of Grain and ‘tho Warcliouso Reglstrar sliow o large porcentags of doficlency in the amount of corn in the Chicago & Alton Elovator, as compared with tho outatanding wutehouse roccipts for the samo, it is hercby geclsrod that no warchouto receipta for grafn in anid elovator shall hereafter, until futtaer action by the Toard, bo considured a proper tender on aales or contracts for grain, Thera boiug only one side to tho question, the recolution was paesed unavimously. A reporter yosterdoy made it his bueinose to call upon the nities interested, and succeeded in collecting &\l’nrmntmn abo'ib ag followa : Ar. Fyndale, the noting Grain Inspector, nar- ratod tlio facts'ne given nbove, and etated that tho pounlty provided by tho swatute for tha ship- ment of grain, witliout tho canceling of oute, standing receipts, was imprisonment in the Pon- i:ontiary for a term of not losa than one yenr and nat more than seven years. In roply to n question whether he supposed tho oxcuso givon by tho firm = was valid and eotisfactory, Mr, 'Tvndale said that his official opinion wae basod upon the statement mnde under oath by tho tirm, which was that thoy behoved that thore was such o siir- Jus us tho report of Messrs. Guiney and Munch indicatod. Iis private opinion Le de- clined to glve. Tho reportor then oallad upon Mr. Hangh. o s oue of the gontlemon of that namo, who roforred Lim for particulars to Mr, Powors, Vice-President of the Illinois State Lrust Com- pony. He seid that tho firm wore making efforts to rotire iho recoipts for the amount of ~shortage, and had made ar- rnogemonts to pu.chaso the recapws for 5,000 bushals of corn, leaving 9,900 busbels still outstanding. IIe said, also, that the firm 1ad no idon but that thore \aa o surplug, as ro- posted. by Mosars. Guiney aad Munch, ahd thut ut for puch an assurance the shipment would nover have boon made, Mr, Powers, trustee of the elevator, had very littlo to sav. L'ho revorter told him what he had learned from Mr. Hough, Mr, Powers rophed that thore was uothiug moreto sny. Ile belioved overy effort would be made to rofire tho recoipty which exceoded tho amount lu store, and nothing moze could be duny THE GAGE MATTER. Suit Begun by the City Against Tlis Bomismen—ilis Proposition to ‘Turn Over Klis Property Wil e Accopted, ‘Tho Hon. Jesso Norton porformed one of Lis first oflcial mets yestordav, ss Corporation Counsol, i commancing (by the filing of & prro- cipo) au actiou in dobt against David A, Gigo, Willam ¥. Tucker, Albort Orosby, Jobn B. Shormaa, James If, McVieker, John A. Rico, Nathanicl D, Wilder, aud Goorgo W. Gago, bhis boudsmen, to recover (he amouut of Mr. Cages's defalca- tlon trom the City Tressury. The damages are Inid at $1,000,000. T i intonded to push the procerdings with all poselvla speed. In the monutimo, tho ity will ac- copt Mr., Giago's proposition o turn over bis proporty, which will be placed in the handa of o lrusteo. A logol doscription of the various items is preparing, and in a few days the proporty will Lo surrendorad, and conveved to the trusteo for tho bonefii of the city, Who tho trusteo will ba is not doteimined yet, but the names of 8. E. Goodell, Mr, Watkins, Prosi- dout of the Gas-light and Coke Cnmpnny. AL C. Btoarns, and_olher gentlomen are mentioned in connociion with tho place, Notbing will bodoue to-dny, aud it is doubltul 3t furthor stops will bo takon boforo noxt weal COL. EDWARD WRIGHT. Yeatorday m roing Col, Edward Wright dled suddenly at his houso in this city, No. 78 Rush stroot, ; 110 was tho .youngest son of the late John Weight, who wad ono of tho earliost sottlers of Chicago, He was born In Willismatown, Maes,, 11 1827, and wos, therefore, 46 years old at the time of his death, He was the youngost brother of Joln 8., Timothy, and Waltor Wright, who wre promineut businiess men in this city. At an corly ngo ho entercd Willinmu Colicgo, in his nativo town, and was graduated thero. Mo aftorwards _rocoived a diploma from the Ilwrvard Law 8chool, at Cambridgoe. Ho roturncd to this _eity, and beyan the praciice of the law with Ebonozor Peck, naw Judge of tho Court of Claims, and Mr, O, B. 1losmer, undor tho firm name of Peck, Hosmor & Wright. 1le had proviously married a duughter of Judga Pocl's, At tho opouing of tho war ho was among the first to volunteer from this city, 1T onvolled his namo as a private, Soon arter ho ontorad tho symy ho was appointed a Mvur im Col; Tom Marshal's rogimont of llmols Vol- unteors, Ho wan soon trausforrod from this placa to n‘}muman ou Qen, Huntor's staff, He sorved under the lnttor ofticar through the cum- palgng ot Port Rcyal and Hilton TIlond While st tho latter placo, Col. Mor- row, a dashing oflicor, whe commuuded o rogiment of Clormans, organjzed a daring slir- m&h movoment agslust the emomy, Col. Wright, eagor for actiyity, volunicered to ao- compnny the rogimeont. In tho slirmish ho ro~ ceived n govore gun-shot wound in ono of his Togs, shioh Infd him wp for Aix months or morc. ‘Whon he recovered ho was sppointed Paymasler, with the rank of Major and Brovet Licutenaut- Colonel intho rogular army. Ifo rocolyed the ap- pointmont of Paymastor vt tho23d of "Fobruary, 1864, About the month of Decombor, ona yenr ago, weary of army lifo, and desirons of attend- ing to hisinterosts hero, hosont in his resignntion n8 Paymastor, which was ruhmtnnu{ nceepted by the Becrotary of War. 1o wns sintioned in ow York when ho rosigned. He rowurned to bis homa in this ellz’ Inst Augnet, and hos been tiving o life of quil rotiroment aver since. 1o was worth fzom o quarter to half a million dol- lars, owning mitoh rnrurty on Lnke sireet, n houss on tho North Bide, "ete, His wife still livos to mourn his doath, —_— PERSONAL, THE CITY. ‘We ars indebted to Tom Foloy and Mike ¥on- ohnn for tilo usual liquid courtesles of Christ- mas Evo, . ‘Washington Bullard, Esq., Genoral Manngor of the Union 8teambont Company, is at the Pal~ mor House. Lnat oveniug the wallors of the Pacifio Totel presentad the hond walter, Daniol J, Landor, with a handsome gold watch, clinin, and locket, Mr. Thomns Brenuan, cashier in the. Oit: Treasuror's offico, was yostorday prosented with a vory handsomo ink Siandish and gold pen by Mr. Goorgze Yon Hollen, City Coliector. Mr, I, W, Kelly, foroman of the Wheeler & Wilson gowing-mnohine adjusting-room, No. 165 Btato stroot, was presbnted with a hondeomo amoking-caso, ns n Christmas presout, yostorday, by the adjustors and fnspactors of the Company. The omployes of tha Union Iide & T.eathor Company yesterday prosontsd the Picsident, Mr. J. L. Ghapman, with a very handeomo Ink- stand. Tbo preseutation was mnde by Mr. J. W, Watts, who inado a fow appropriato romatks, dr. Chapman ru[mudm! by prosonting overy momber prosont with s fat Christmas tuckoy. Tho Rav; Goorgs W. Waldon, of London, writing to 3r, C. C. Waito, of New York, rola- tivo to tho escnpe of Mr. Waito's son Charles from tho Villa du Huvro dieaster, says: " Char- loinforms mo ho swam for o quarter cf an hoir, during which time two of Mrs. Spafford'a cluldren floated. to him, caunht s pockets and thua held on till ho got o plank, Thon ne took both in his atms and held them till thoy (tho childron) worb oxhinustod and died.” Tho namo of Mr. E. B, Talcott 18 mentioried in connection with tho Board of Public Wotka, and {t is sald tho Mayor considers. him an excol- lont man for the placa. ITe wus formerly Chiof Englnoor of the Northwestern Railroad, and his fllled other responsible positions, The Aldormon are moxing o desporate fight against Mr. Conley in favor of Me. Driscoll. It in belioved the plice now lies betwoon Messra, Conloy, Taloott, Dris- coll, or 500 new man. —_— The Enabo Pilano. Owing to tho avidity with which musical people seck tho “ Knubo " plano, - Messrs, Julius Bauer & Co, have been without a singlo indlrument of that celebrated manufaoture for tho lust fow days, The factory nt Baltmoro {s running full bands and osortime, snd a {reah supply fs now in tranait, 80 that yaurclinsers of this Justly colebratad natrument can make n seloction during the coming weok at Julius Jsucr & Co.’s, cor- nor of Stato and Monroo streels, in Palmer House, Gunther Open All Day. “To-dny, Christmoa-Day, in consnquence of the great crowd that were unable to get to wis counters, nud in order to nccommodato his host of customers, ha will Kkeep opon o8 ueual untl 10 p, m., with & full Ling of s candies, fresh, The Metropolitan Hotel. The proprictors nnuounco sn informnl opening Christme night. Al ard wolcomie, G, E. Gorduer k Co.. proprietors, BY JOHN MITCHEL, “’CONNELL,” Hooley's Theutrel;T81mday Evening, Dec, 28, at 8 o'clock, Tickots, [0o. Can bo bad only at tho Box OHice of the Thentro on tho avoning of the leoturo, HALSTED-ST. OPERA HOUSE: MATINEL CHRISTMAS, 2 c'clock, Frank Mac Evoy's New Hibernicon, AND IRISH COMEDY COMPANY. ‘Tho most amuri; i i tortal 13 geramil e iR Stk SUNGS, DANCES, WIT, and HUMOR in ono perform- saco, anid concludiag wth tho Soreamtag Facco, THE HAUNTED GUIDE. Popular Pricos—50, 5o, and o, Mar clstmas at 2 p. . ~ Matinoo Pricos—Admis- sion, 2¢; Childron, 1o, MoVICKER'S THEATRE. LAST WERK OF MERRY CHRISTMAS, Matince 2 b, . LOTT.IZ%‘. fis primim o ] TEE LITTLE DETECTIVE: Nost wookoh el BRI, S RACTLRS. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, REOPENING of the DRAMATIC SEASON? MONDAY, Dec. Saturduy matiuoos, ning and_ Wedneaday snd Satae cotia Ruwo's urmat Scenle THE GENEVA CRGSS! Wath New Scenury, Now Muslo, Pawarful and Origiua 1feots, Now Gosisimos and 8 Geear Ciar: & Tupropacatton—T11E SLLVER SPOON snd the thrill- ing piny ALAGNOLLA Grand Matluos un Chrlstmas Day, ACADEMY OF MUSIO. MR. 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LEGAL, ESTATE OF HORACE J, BENNETT, DECEASED, Notico Is hiaraby givou to all personn havl; datiiida sgatiat (5o oetato b Thwves 1 Biomert, S 118 Weat Washington o , to presvnt tho snime fur wajudication and suttle- uont et a regular tenm of the Couuiy Cours of Cook Cuune- t¥, to bo holuun at the Coutt Houso, in tho City uf Chioa- B I‘l:alllu hird Monday o1 %fll{ifi'flgih‘{wlfilflmn 100 o : GUliiio, Deo, & A, D 1878 Aduiisten 10AGO TRIBUNE. THBH Dol b i LR T CEICAGO WEEKLY TRIBCNE. THE LEADING NEWSPAPER I THE NORTHVESE THE PAPER FOR TIE FARMER, MECHANIC, MANUFACTURER, - MERCHANT, BANKER, PROFESSIONAL BAN, AND THE FIRESIDE. PROSPECTUS FOR 1874, The coming year promises to be the most eventfulin a political €onso that we have seen sinaé tho .closo of tho war., The questions which havo engrossod and divided the public mind during the past twonty years are rapidly passing away, and we find growing up in difforent parts of the country & party called by vari- ous names---in California the Inde- pendent party, in Iowa tho Anti- Monopoly. party, in Wisconsin tho Reform party, in Illinois tho Farmers’ Movement---having a com- mon purpose and inspiration, and exhibiting a strongth which provos that it answors one of the chief do- mands of the houir, Tho CHICAGO TRIBUNE will give a largo share of itd attention to this NEW IZAN- IFESTATION OF PUBLIC SENTI- MENT. It holda: 1st. That tho old party orgamazn- tions are essentinlly corrupt and {raudulent. Having no longor any prineiples to carry into offect; they have bocome mero business enter- prises, making a show of opposition to ench other, but really sharing in the proceeds of profligate and dis- honest legislation. To supposo that any healthful reform can flow from the pretended efforts of theso worn- out and demoralized partnerships is altogether vair and illusory.. 2d. That the tariff system now in vogue is a cunning dovice to rob the many for the benefit of the fow, and that its eflect is to cause farm pro- ducts to exchange for about one-hulf the guantity of foreign or ¢ pro- tectod” goods they would otherwise buy. 8d. That railroads cannot exact more than a fair rate of intorost on the capital actually invested in them, and that when, in addition to this, they claim dividends on wateroed * stock and froudulent bonds, the State may rightfully interfere for the protoction of the peoplo ; thatunjust discriminations between different locelitics are in violation of law and should be prohibited. 4th. That subsidies or bountios of money, land, or public credit, to railway, steamship, or other corpo- rations, are flagrant abusos of tho powers of government, fraught with the gravest dangers to tho people, and tending to promote corruption, extravagance, spoculation, and financial disaster. Tho general character of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE is too well ostablished to need recapitulation, It is always independent and fear- less in the expression of its views. In its nows departmont it is second to no paper in the United States. 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