Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1873, W WISCONSIN,. Its Charitable and Correctional Institutions. Institutos for tho Blind and {he Deaf and Dumb---Soldicrs’ Orphans® Homo--~ Mospital for the Insane---In- dustrial School---Stato Prison. . $4,349,5(0 Spent on Them, $336, 307 Last Year. Appointments Still Unsettled. From Qur Own Correspondent, Maptsox, Wis,, Doc, 27, 1873, For Btales of like populstion and resourcos oqual Wisconsin in tho caro taken for olassos beroft of ronson, or doprived of the uso of their seuscs, or in tho oxtont to which liumunitarian idess bave controlicd tho mansge- ment of the Slata correctional jnstitutions. As gechered from last year's'.26port ‘of tho Btate Board of Charitios, aud tho prosent_years, ré- port of the Sccrotary of Stato, the" . . . > AYPHOPRIATIONS YOR KTATS INSTITUTIONS bavo been as follows: Iostituo for {ho Biind Tustitute for Deut und Solatloys' Urphars’ How stute lnsane Hospital.. Noruern Incuno Hoapital Tndustriaf Sobiool SUte Prisotues Aggregates.. $490,407 §4,349,610 Tho approprintions to the above institutious in 1871 ameunted to 348,866, in 1872 to $428,904, —mulang a total in threo years of 31,240,608; sud tho expenditure for last yenr for these - stitutious amounted to five-twolfths of the wholo oxpendituro from the goneral fund, ‘I'ho 10ports for the past yoar of all those fn- etitutions have boen printed; the Logielative Yisiting Committeo hnve gone their rounds ; and g riof shetch of tho presont coudition and year's work of ench may be of inlorcst, it bting premised that ench institution, excopt the State Prison, fs under the control of a Board of five Mauagors or Trustees, appointed, in classos, by *he Governor. INSTITOTE FOR THE DLIND. This is the oldest of the State inetitutions, Daving been estoblisbed in 1850, and is finoly Joeated near Janesvillo, Rock County. It hasa fiuo cut-stone building, the centro four stories and the wings threo stoilos high, besides the basement, with a bricl shop 40 by 60 loot, &o. ; the buildings, and grounds of & littlo ovor 10 aoros, worth 5162,000. It is tolorably well sup- “plied with apparatus and meava of {ustruction, 1t hue had soven Superinterdents,—the present one, % 1L Little, having been there sinco 1861, The number of blind porsony who have boen in- structed in the Institution, from ita opening to the proseut day, is 207, The nuwmbor Liea pretly steadily incronsed from 8 in 1850, tho year of openiug, to 77 the past year,—39 males and 38 females, Tho number of blind porsons (o the State, reported by the United htates census in 1570, ‘was 400, of whom 100 wero uuder 20 yoars old. The institulion has been in s prosperous condition tuo last year, Musio is made a specinity. 'Tho girlauro taught sewing, knitting, and faucy wors; tho boys chioly’ making brooms and canc-seating chairs. Many who Lave been educated thure have been able, wholly or in part, to support thomselyes aftor- ward, For uext year, £20,000 is asked for cur Tent exponsos, and 55,000 to build & briok barn. "Fhe report ombraces very interosting reports of visit wade fast summer by the Superintendeont £0 Europo, obaervations in rogard to schools and other aid for the blind there, and some raport of the flrst Congress of Instructors of the Blind, at Vieuna, in August last. It is romarked that the Dritish inshitutions bave devoted thomaclves to vroducing skillfal laboroxs; the American jusitutions hove striven to make iu- telligent nan; oud tho Tomnlt horo, 28 overywhere olso, shows that the inteltigout monn 18 tho moet succosaful laboror. ‘Che report nlso nlko cutbraces & comparlkon of Wik~ cousiu with other Stata in which tho twenty- sovon iustitutions for the blind in this country aro located, from which it appeara that nine ju- stitutions have more and seyeuteen havs fower pupils than the Wisconsin inetitute; aud that only threo Stutas,—Towa, California, and Kanuns, —have as largo & proportion of blind in attends ance as Wisconsin, INSTITUTE FOL THE DEAF AND DUND. Thig is well lovated a5 Dolavan, Walworth County ; was founded o8 a private echool, but adopted by the Legislature iu 1852, Isstruction is given by signs, tho manual alphsbet, writing, aod ono class by articulation. ‘Pwo trades ard taught : ecabinet-making end shoe-making ; and tho girls are instructed in various fomlnino havdierait, 'Lho ordinary brauches of an Iin- glish cducation are pursued. The inatitution Doy o site ombracing about 83 acres ; ‘& substau- tial and clegsut wain boilding of brick, mostly four stovics sigh. It has had ix Princ.pals, tho mesent bemng Gaeorgo L, Weed. Tho appearance and management of the institution sgemed to malie a puiticularly-favarablo improssion on the Logislativa Committes. In the firat twenty voars thero were 347 pupils instructed there,—38 the first year, and, during tle padt year, thero bave been 176 1n school,—a number uuduly crowding the accommodutions. In view of tho prospective inercase of those naeding the culture of such an institution, an appiopriation is nsled, by Prosidont A. L. Chayin, of Bolvit, for tho Tiustecs, and by tho Principai, of £35,000, $20,000 to be expended this year for sn audition, 'ho sum of §37,15V is asked for cur- ront oxpenses for tho onsuing year. ‘Ihe pust eur hus Lioon one of heslth und general prospor- ity. SOLDIENS' ORPHANH' MOME. This is located at Madison, snd was catabligh- odin 1866, by tho widow of Gov. Hurvey,—tho Yarzo aotagonal stono residence of Gov. 1arwoll, with wooden wings attached for ** Harvey Hoa- itul,” baving buen chieaply purchused of tho {liuil.cd Statey Government, aud since then a flue wstoue school-houssand chapst baving beon orect- od. 'he present Buperintendout, X, W. Durton, is tho fifth that has been in churge, Mrs, HUaryoy having been the first. — liore the wards of the Stute reocive a good schooling, and, Within the last Enm‘ or two, Lave been taught telegrophing, sbhoo-making, kuitting, sowing, gardeuing, oto. -Six pupiis Inst_year wero onti- tled to Lo zent freo to the Btate Normnl Bchoals, ‘'hio whole number of childron who havs beon cared tor here hins not been published, Iu 1869, there were 206 ; during last yoar, 243 ; number at present, 144, On rouching suitable ago, Lomes —uwith the consetst of the mothory, if unablae to eare for them thomeelvos—ure found for tho shildron wich good people, a wateh being kopt to ¥ca that they ate ‘yru orly troated, Ero mauy yeurss the work of the fustitution will be acoom- plished. The sum of 820,000 is asked for noxt year. ‘Thore wus n groat huo and cry raised about the wmunagemens of the institution last yeur, growing out of diforonces among the Trus- wes ; but athorough Logislstive investigation shuwed the soporss unfounded, aud with har- wony brought sbout by chuuges in the Trustoes, tue inatitution scoms to bo in good condition, Ou Christmus eve there was a delizliful guthoring there, und n morry evon- ing way gpont, with singing, brief spocchios, aud distribution of suitublo prosonts, oranges, candy, ate. Buperimtendent Burton spoke of somo of thw causes for thankiulness and happivess,— cutiouing the fact thut thore had beon peither doath nor serious illuess at the Homo during the year, uud that good reports como from thowe who hud found other homes during the yonr, BTATE INSANE UOSPITAL, ‘This Iy looated ncross Lake Mendots, 33¢ miles liveet, 7 by road or rail, from this city, and wae apencd in July, 1800, 1t has p Jargo and hand- “omo buildiug of stone, four gtorlos high, boside 4 busement, with & contie bulldlngL and fou .ungilmlumf and transvorse wings,—tho frontuga 34y feet, the oxtreme depth 120 [fect,—and zroumds, wood und farm laud, of somo 400 neres, It Jms hud five Buperintendents,—the present we being Dr. Mark H, Raunoy, recontly of fowa, o man of twenty-five years' experiance in she treatment of the ‘insane, und in all respeots admiracly fitted for the place, The same worthy and officient Matron, Mrs. 3 O, Hulliuny, has romained since tho opening. For the current expenucs aud needed fmprovements for the ensuing yoar, usido from 30,080 uxpeoted from conntas wud judividuats for part pay for mainto- nance and elothing, tho sum of $90,620 is askod. “T'ue money for_improvements wontad is 6,060 Tor reat building for kitolan, obupel, slocpluge rooms, and employes; #&0,000 for now gas- works; 85,000 for greon-houso, conaorvatory, ond improvement of tho grounda; $1,000 for ohango of air-flues, At the commancoment of the year thera woro {n the liospital, under treat- mont, 873 pationts,—~182 mnlos snd 101 femalos ; tho ntmbor admitfed during tho yoar fa 212,— 116 mnles and 97 fomales; making the total nnmbor undor treatment 585,—207 males and 228 femalos, Thore wore B3—31 malos and 18 tomales—discharged recovered ; thero were 70 —40 males and 80 fomales—discharged im- proved ; and 184—78 malos and 01 females—dis- charged wnimproved. 'here have 23 died,—18 lomalos and ¢ malen, The wholo number dla- charged during the year was 471,—148 males and 138 fomalos,—leaving in_tha hospital, ot tho clono of tho’ yoar, 811,140 malen aud’ 166 fonnlos, Tho daily averaga numbor undor trontment during tho yoar waoa 820,—101 malos and 108 fomalcs. Much valuable,information aud sound views as to tho trontment and olaasi- fication of the insane are embodied in the ro- port, and tho necossity for mora room strongly rosontod, Thore sro Hovoral tabloa of statise ics, some of tho most important of which are thus summarized 3 Admuasions and Dlu‘hrlrgn-—i‘mm the beginning 10 whiola number admittod has beon 1,816,~073 males, 592 fomaloa; dischmged recoverod, B4 3 improvod, 481 ; unimproved, 370, Thers wora 4 admitted tho 1ot year, 1800,—tho latgest number any year haviny Doom 213 Jn 1673, tho smalloat 42in 1864, © Tho larges| ntimber diacharged recovored waa 60 in 1872, noxt 66 in 1804, aud bout o8 mony for '8, 60, M0, 71, The Iargest’ puuwber of doaths Was 32 1n ‘1870, Yo largest number treated was 083 in 187, A of Admission—OF the 213 admiitod this year 70 waro betweun 20 and 90, 61 between 0 and 40, 35 bo- tween 40 and 70, 20 beliveen 00 and 09, sud 1 Tess than 16, From tho beginning, 684 woro bofween 20 and 30 When admitiad, 40 betweon 30 and 40, 837 Lotwoon 40 and 50, 148 betwezn 60 and 60, 60 ovor 60, 148 betwoen 16 and'30, and 90 oss than 16 years ofd. “Nattnty~O0f thoso admitted from the beginning 342, and thin yer 04, wero Germonai 223 in all, 21 this year, Irlah ; 05 fh all, 13 this year, English ; 100 i all, 11 thfs year, Norwegiaus ; 319 in all, 81 this year, born n New York § 129 in all, ‘83 this year, iu Wisconsin i altogothor represonting {wonty-Lwo States of tho Unlon ond twenty foreign lauds, with 86 unknown. Cwvil Condition—OF all sdiuitted, 074 wero marrled,— 413 males, 601 fomales,~and 95 of thoso recelvod tiiis yoor : 720'in xll—401 moles, 218 fomalea—were single, aud 07 of those tlls your; 16 wore widows, 20 wid- owers, 7 divorced, 63 iknown, Duration af Insanity—Of all admitted 533, snd this year 87, liud been insanie losa thau 8 moutha: 248 in nll, 20 this yoar, botweou i and months ; 930 in all, and 15 this year, between 0 und 12 months ; 194 in all, 22 thin year, bétween 1 and @ years; and 16 who had bren insaiio over 20 yoara beforo admisslon, HRecoveriea—The Iargest per cont rocovored, 493, ‘wero of tLose wiio wor betweon 16 and 20 wlien At- tacked ; thosmallost of thoso over 70, 21 por cent, The percoutage rocovored when insano less than six montha beforo aumission was 45, the percentago decrossing with the duration of insanity boforo admission, Tho averago lenglh of treatment of thuso recovered was a littlo over cight mouths, 340 laving been recovered with less than six monthis' treatment. ‘The average duration of insanity of tloeo reoovered was 14.u0 months, . The Progpect—0f the 841 prosent inmates, 201 are ro- garded Incurable, 63 cursble, NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. ‘Thia is located in & grove on tho banks of Lake Winuebago, 4 milos from Oshkosh, with o sito of 898 nores. 1ta plan is similar to that of the Lioss pital here, ouly moroe extensive and improved,— tho ceutro and tho north wing of the main build- ing baving beon erootod. It was opened in April last, undor tho charge of Dr. Walter Kempster, a gentloman of long oxperlonco in tho Utics (Now York) Hoapital. Patienta in the uortheastorn part of the State, from Osaukos to Jelrerson and Marquetto, and thence north, were naigned to it, Bud 117 were transforred from the hospital hore. Siuce tho opening there bave beon 214 patients—106 men and 108 womon— admitted; 3 dischargod recovored; 1 each im- proved and unimproved ; and 205 remainod Sept. 80, Of tho admisslons, 69 wore cases of clironio mania, and 73 demontin. ‘Thoro wore 127 who had beou insave from iwo to fifty yeors; 84 woro us\\'nrdn of 00 years of age, 4 over G0, 2 ovor 70, 2 over 75, snd 4 B0 years old. Mooy of the pationts wero infinn, and some of them extremely feeblo; eome were in an ad- vaneod stago of phthisis ; one was bliud ; one had both legs smputated,~—the rosult of froez- ing after booomipg insane,—and eleven weio epiloptio. T'here have buen five dealbs, Btatis- tics are givon to show that the provision for the insane of tho State is outiraly inadequate, and tho complotion of the gouth wing is urgantly ad- voonted, that it might be roady for the reception of 260 additionnl patients by Jan, 16, 1875, A total appropeintion of 200,230 i8 asked, of which $161,000 is for tho coustruction of the south wing; some $560,000 for fixturcs soa fur- nishing ; and 868,500 for subsistenca of 260 pa~ tienta In the prosont Hospitl for ono year. This report, like tho otlior, coutains much mat- ter of valug to all iutorested in tho troatmont of tho insane. 1SDUSTRIAL SHOOL FOR 1OYS. This—opened iu 1860 us & Houso of Retuge, the namo changed to lleform School, and then to its present designation—is lacatod just wost of Waukosbo, nenr the railroad and on Fox River, and is desigued 88 o placo of confinement ond instruction of vagraut, criminal, or incorri- gibly viclous boys betwoon 8 and 16 years of age, —Courts, doyn to Justices', Linving power ta sen boys hera till 21, Itis, and for soveral years has beon, under the charge of A. D. Hendrick- son. The wholo number who have been in the acliool is 996, The number last year was 862 ; of whom 281 wére tuero or out on leave Oct. 1. Tho boys are classed 'in families, ocoupying six difforent buildings, each under tho churgo of & man and woman ; aud tholr treatment in all ro- wpects is such a4 i8 calculatcd to edueato "snd train them into virtuous and industrious eiti- zons. Thoy aro taught the common branches of an English education, in four different depart- wents; and ara taught canc-scatiug, teiloring, kuitting, shoo-malking, omployed on the farni and otherwise. Tho following statistics are compiled from the roport Of the {nmntes 61 have been committed for vagran~ ¢y, 142 for larcony, 167 for Incorrigibility, 6 for burg- Tagy, 1 cacli for urson, Tape, and “neeatil mud batiory, 'Phg average uges of rovious years wus 14,20, of Jast seur 12,69, Altogethier there have Leen committed 63 10 yeara old, 0 17, 17 botween 17 snd 20, the Jaw now tinilting commitmonts botween 10 and 18 years, Of other ages of thous now there, 18 aro 10, 23 uro 11, 37 12, 6813, 63 14, 6216, As to naifonality, thero wero 200 born in Amorica, 219 of thom fu Wisconsin, 22 in New York, 14 m T~ nols," 37 in forelgn countries, 16 of them in Germany, in'Conada 3 aud 35 are unknown, Tho parents of 97 were Americans, 88 Irleh, 60 Gerinan, 45 knglish, 12 colored, 7 cach Fronch aud Bcotel, 43 wuknown. Tor tho next year thie sum of §46,000 iy usked, of which 812,000 is wanted to completo a new building. The opinion is expressed by soma of the Visiting Committea that there ara bays there who ought not to be, and that tha power of Jus. ‘(‘cqntt(:‘ sontenco boys here titl 21 should be re- stricted. o TUE STATE PRISON, Thig ia located at Waupuu, und was opeued in 1852, It hos large buildings uwnd shops, sub- stantially built and mulnum?. 1t has been for two torms uuder the meuagement of the Hon. Guorge F. Whoelor. After the firat Monday in Japuary, the management will be chiauged, and 1t will bo.under the care of three Dircotors, who will appoint 8 Wardon, The last roport says: The number of convicts confined i {ho prison on tha 40t of September, 1872, wn 180; totul number Sept, 30, 1873, 180, of ‘whow G aro womon, Number received duribg thesoar, 81; nnmber discharged, 57 number of life convicts now'iu prison, 86, Numbtr of United States couvicts, 7. Dally averaga during tho yoar, 180 1-5, Of thoso discliurged, 63 Were on redue- ifon of time; on Governor's pardon to restore to citi zonship, 13; on Goveruor's pardon provions to expira tion of seutence, 14; expiratiou of seuteuco, 63 deatl, 1; order of Suprewe Court, 1. Good health has gent erally provatled, aud good order haw ut ull tmen been mofitainod wifhout “resorting o cruoel or jubuman treatment Ju auy coge, Thero Liave been no escapen, and no case of mutlny or sorious lnnuhm-nllunlrnn. ‘The busiuess tables sLOw a gain in the covoral shops of £20,670,41, of which $106,708,2J {s from the cablnet and cbulr ghops, There 18 au indobteducss ot the preseut thme of $13,692.76, und vutstundiug accounts sud cus on haud of $11,84.47, “Ilug prinon Is entirely run by tho State, with no letting of conviet lubor. “Tho expenses of noxt your ure csiimatod at $101,043, of which it is expocted all but about 3,200 will ba met by wsules from tho ohalr, cubluet, and other shops, bourd of United Btates conviots, ete. Improve- mentin the water-supply, drainagoe, hoating, and lighting, and some otlior particulary, is dokired. ‘Iho Chapluin mukes sn eucouraging roport of reformations, attontion toschooling, udditions to the rmon—uhnmh, eto,, during the year. The total number of convicts in the prison has been 1,799, of whom- 9071 were of native, 828 of far- algn birth ; 791 wore batween 20 aud 80 yoars of 50, 987 botwoen 80 and 40, 819 botweon 12 and 20, There were 028 committed for larceny, 67 for murdor iu the first de o, ‘Ihore lnve been 75 soutonced for lifo, of w 86 aro thers now. APPOINTMENTS, Thero {a much agltation shout sppointments uuder the now Admimistation, —Mr, Taylor stuted to-day thut he hud not yot decided on his Superiutendent of Publio Proporty, and there Ia #ome doubt yei abont the Privato Seorotnryship, which was tondered to Mr, George V., Bird, of Jofferson, It is understood (hat fhore will bo 10 clean sweop of laborers abont the Cupitel ut Erusuut ; and, altogether, the powors that are to 0 seein to bo taluug a esutions and couserva- tory courso, looking to the interost of the State, and thoir own convenlonco iu getting thigs well in hand, Yrus, —_—— —A Connecticut man, while enling fish, got a hone in his throat, whiol irritatod and puined him excunnl\'olr TFor forty-eight hours o fusted, intho hopo that tho bonoe would lenvo tho throat, but it did not, A friend suggostod that ho should swsllow an ogg. 1o wiod the oxperiment uud felt tho bono movo; he then #wallowed another egg, and 1t was gone entiroly, I'hls may be worth remombering, THE LAKE FRONT., Some New Facts Brought to Light, Rosult of a Scarch in Conrt-Rooms, DBanks, and Raflrond Ofiloes, A TmnuNg reporter was yesterday detalled to ancortain tho tacts uot heretofore published, re- gording thie inkoe-front mattor, and tho injunc- tion sult In Judgs Drummond’s court. After & diligent search in ratlroad offices, lawyors' ofiices, banks, and in tho purlicus of tho United Btatos Court-room, o succceded in digging out somo things which may bo of interest to tha publio, 1t will be remombered that, shortly afor tho pnssngo of tho Lake-Front act by tho Legiala- turo, Mr. J, M, Watkor, Prosidont of fho Chl- cogo, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and two othor persons wont futo tho offico of Walter Kimball, City Comptroller, and tondered him tho sum of £200,000 as the first paymont, on tho part of the railronds, for the threo blocks of land lying cast of Michigan avonuo bolweon Tandolph and Monroo stroots. The city, at that time, was resisting the nttempts of the railronds to get posecesion of this land, and tho ratlroad offieials did not expect that the Comptroller would tako the monoy ; indeed, thoy wera go con- fidon ¢ that ho wonld not tako it, that thoy had made no provisions for paying it. They went to tho Union Natiounl Bank, aud enld thoy wanted to borrow 200,000 in greonbacks for s fow hours, in order to make o logal tendor to the Comptroller, Tho necessary packages of logal- tender wore handed over to them, and they wont into the Comptroller's of- fieo, ond eaid thoy dosired to make a tonder of $200,000 to thocity, being tho firat gnymunl on tho part of the Michigan Con- teal, Ilinola Central, and Chicago, Buriington & Quinoy Railronds for the said threo blooks of land. " To thelr surprise, Mr, Kimball said that 1o had taken logal advico on this subjeot, which lod bim to sccopt the money. o thercupon rosched his hands over the connter. azd took tho groen paokages, and lockod thom up in bis eafa, at the samo tume tendering a recoipt for the money, which tcceipt stipulatod that his nc- ceptanue of the monoy should pot in any way commit the city to tho ealo of the land, or proju- dico the rlglltu of the city it any way, Mr. Walk- er declined to tako tho recolpt, saying it wos suliclont for his purposes thnt tho Compirollor Lind taken the money. He added tha$ the only stipulation be bad to mako in regard to it was, that the Comptroller sliould roport to tho Goun- cil at its next mocting that tho monoy had boou puid to him, which b did, When Comptrotler Kimball wont ont of oftice ho deposited this §200,000 in the First Nationa Bank to his own credit, and is supposed to have recoived at least 6 per cont interoet therofor during tho past four years. Tho City Govern- mont declined to reliove Mr, Kimball'of the re- eponsibility of this fund, and it does not nsmnnr that he was spocially anxious to bo relieved. It is gencrally bolieved, however, that My, Ximball 18 rondy to turn over the Frluclpnl, whouovor ro- quested to do so by tho city autboritics, Shortly aftor this tranezation, tha Hon, B. C. Conlt, at that time member of Congress from the Ottawa Distiict, was provailed upon to go to Washington and urgo President Grant to divect tho Attoruoy-General to direct the Dise trict-Altoiney of this district to commonce an action in the United States District Court to on- Jjoin the railiond companies, tho city authorities, and averybody elea, from ocoupylug, solling, or in any way disturbing tho threo blocks in quoss tiou. Whon the caro was broupht to o Lonring, Judgoe Drummond granted an injunction, aflirm- ing tho right of the United States to maintain such an action, sud intimated that anybody could maintain such an action, 1o nlso intimated tuat, if tho railronds wantad this land for o pub- lic use, their proper cowso of proceeding would be by condemnation, Binco the_granting of the injunction nothing bes boen done excopt {hat, shortly after the firo, when there secmed to o a genoral dispo- sition on tbe part of tho public to have o dopot buile on this ground, one of, the attorneys of the ‘railronds went {Vasbingion and requosted that the wjuuction suit should be withdrawn, inagmuch as the United Statos wnenot a party iu interost, sud sinco & lorge majority of the Droperty-holders frouting on tho three blocks in question Lnd signod » prpor sequoating tho iscontinuance of said suit. After o good deal of palaver it was conoeded by tho Attornoy-Gen- oral thut tho United States had' no- interest in the case, but it was alleged that, as Mr. Scam- mon was publishing the Administration paper in Chicago, and was the 1cal party to the suit, the Goveinment could not theu back out, unloes the formal requeet of the city authoritics, or the Souator and = Roproseutative from Chicago, should Lo 1irst obtained. Siucs that time wmat- tors_remajued iu statu quo until the ropeal of the Lake-Froat bill by the Legislaturo. During tho past year, tho Ympertyholdou on Michigan avenue, between Randolph and Blon- roo streets, with porhaps a fow exceptions, flud- ing real eatnto in that quarter pacticularly slug~ gish, havo been pushing the railroad companies to take nome decisivo steps in reforonco to the dopot, but the companics, Leing moro or loss altectod by tio goncral finnuoial stringency, havo not been at all forward in putting the remaiving $600,000 nlongside of the $200,000 whiok Mr, Kimball bholds, with the cortaluty that they would have to oxpend l)rohnbly £2,000,000 more fu dopot construction. T'hoy bave prolesged, however, to be willing to pay the money whenever the city is willing to Teceive it. . Wiien. the Legislatura ropoaled tho Lalto-front ‘uot, the requiremant, that tho pur- clhase-moupy should bo appropriated to purk purposes in the three divisions of the city, in propottion to tha taxable property 1 ech divis- ion, was repealed also. 'his was understood to have removed tho objections of ono of tha two property-Lolders who bud boon contesting with tho railroads, Bome time in Qotober Inst, tho City Govern- ment, belioving thit the shrinkigo in valuos bud braught the value of the land 1 question down to about 800,000, or believing, ot loast, tlat, if the Tand was put up at nuction, it would Not belug moro than £800,000 cash, and bolieving that the creetion of o fine passengor-dopot at that placo would bo o great publio advantage os well a8 an ornamont to the aty, contemplated making o proposition to tho_ railronds that, it they would take stepa for coudemning the land, tho'city would futroduco evidence that £800,000 was & fair prico. But no steps wero actually taken in the matter, This brings tho bistory down to tho Inst Council meeting, so far as tho roporter could usecrtain it, - THE STRAW-BAIL NUISANCE. OFr10K OF BTATE'S A'n-ommx,} Cuieauo, Dee, 40, 1673, o the Editor of The Chicugo Lribiina: Biu: Inan editorial in Tui Curcaco TRINUNE of this morning, entitled *'ho Straw-Bail Nuisnneo,” the following statemonts occur, viz.: “®The churacter of the surcties in Crimmnal Courts is malnly ander tho control of the Stuto's Attornoy.” . . . . “Ib I8 tho business of the Btato’s 'Attornoy to nscortain whether these Huretios aro good or not, and if he doos his duty honestly and eficiently, worthless buil- bonds shiould siot ho so vory numerous,” This is & grave misstatement of tho Inw and of tho duliea of tlio Slute's Attorney, &s I will show, Tho Btate's Attorney hea no right or powor whatover to nceept or rejest bail inany criminnl case whatevor. That dutby dovolves up- o tho Judgoe, Justice of the Poace, or Bhorifr, oxclusively, The Blioriff, or other officer noting in the cnflndt)’ of 8horifl, can accept bail only when b bas n capins for the arrest of the ac- oused, with tho amount of Lull indorsed thoreon, Irofer you to tho law on this subject, 8o thay sy person can easily ascertain whothor or not I am correct in what I huvo suid concorning bail in criminal casos, Seo Socs, 1, 2 and 3, pago 202, and See, 1, page 208, and Boces, +aud b, puge 200, and Hoos, 7, 8 and 9, page 210, of the Btatutos of Tllinois, Grosy’ edition of 1871, Whenever I am presont or notified to be prosent ot the taking of bail, and ain requeatod 10 assist the Judge iu such examinations, Ido* #o a8 best T ean.” Onw fow occupions, when I liavo objectod to tho bull offered, I bave heon wilaly robuked by the Judge for iuterforivg with that which was not my ofieinl duty. Tt is my duty to proseonts ull defaulted buil, and this 1 do us'efliciontly a8 I can, Tho * straw-bail * ubuse (and Iconfoss that fsis o im“ and sbameful abuse) caunot be thorouglly cotrected till a law i3 passed making the bail-bond a lien upon the property ot the aceunad aud tho suratios. I huvae tricd at two sosnions of the Legisluturo toseoure the passuge of such & lu, but failed. T winh to un{)n word about {ho case concorning which Mr. B, 0. Qivius has sald so much, I was not prosont, or notitied or vequested to bo pros- ont, whien tho bull was tuken in thut caso, and did'not know that it was taken till somo timo afterward, Mr. Barrott, the oflicient and honest Doputy Clork of the Crimiual Coust, iuformume that the bail was taken In the Olerk's offico by Judge Farwell, in $he ovoning, aftor the court had adjourncd, and just as ho waa about to closo tho oftico forthe night, Thus are Mr. Glving ‘baso inelnuntiona againat mo in that mutter ut- terly untrue and gratuitous, Yours, oto., Cuanvs I, Rrep, State's Attornoy. THE COUNTY. BOARD. An Afternoon Devotod to thi firead Quention. An adjonrned meoting of the Board of County Commissioners was bold yesterdsy afternoon, Presidont Ashton {n the chair. The following Commigsloners woro also present: Durdiok, Busso, Clough, Crawford, Ilarriy, Harrison, Horting, Johueon, Jones, Lonergan, Russall, aud Bloger, TREAD. On motion ‘of Commissioner Johnson, the rulea wero suspended {n order to allow tho Com- mitteo on Bupplios ai opportunity to amend an orror in tholr report. Commissioner Johnson moved to reconsider that patt of tho report of the Committee on Gro- coiies which had reforence to bread, Commissionor Olough snid that brend had boen submitted to the Committeo for #2.75 & hundred, quito ns good as that sclectod by thom at 83 lundred. This Lo thought unjust to the tax- puyers, v wns orderod that the proposals be rend to tho Board, which was done, suowing tho bids to bo 06 followa : Schweinfurth Bros., 8 10-100 conts por nound ; A..MoGowan, No. 1, B3¢ cents por pound ; . Volg, for the County Agont, 3 10-100 conts por pound ; for the Hospital, 51{ cents per olmdi August é)bnr, 8 2-16 cents por pound ; Froderich Bohr, 8 conts per pound ; J. 8, Kloin- hinus, 84 couts per pound ; Thompeon & Tem- yélseon, 83¢ conts por pound ; C. L. Woodman . (No. 1, patont, BS:{ conts per pound ; O, Woodman & Co., No. 9, 2 95-100 cents per pound. Commisaionor Johnson moved that the roport of tho Committee bo amended 80 a8 to give tho contract for tho Wost Bido to Schweinfurth Bros,, for the Bouth Side to Bohr, and tho North Bido to Kleiuhaus, Aftor consderablo dirouselon of o mysterions naturo, Commissioner Clough moved to award the contraot for vread 1o C. L, Woodman & Co,, that firm haviug bid lower than any other, Commissionor Crawford moved ‘to amend by rejecting all tho bids and advertising pver again, Commigsioner Orawford &nld tho Committoo ‘woro ot responeible for Mr. Woodman's orror. o bad made an error, it ho moant by No. 3 bread No, 1 broad, Commisslonor Harrison eald ho could sco through this matter. I'ho rules of bread woro according to Mr. Woodman’s scale ; but tho bid- der had eubmitted samples of his bicad, and ovory Commissionor had admittod that it svas tho bust brond offered, ovon If it was not called in the bid the bost bren.). The roll:call upon Commissioner Crawford's nuhutl;um showed the vole to be—yenw, 6; nays, 7. +The smendmont offered by Commissionor Clough camio up. Commitsionor Marrieon insisted that, by Mr, Woodman's corrmunication, s No. 2 bread was cquul to tho No. 1 of any other bidder, and that ho would be Lound to ‘supply tlis quulity by tho contract, if given to Lim. The amendment wns lost by tho following vote—yeas, b ; uaye, 8. Commissioner Clough moved that tho bid bo awarded to tho next lowest biddor, Mr. Bohr, 1f not, then let the Board abandon tho fnrco of ndvertising, and saye the county tho expense, On motion of Commissioner Crawford, tho wholo mattor was_laid ovor, and the Bonrd' ad- Journed until Monday at 2'clock. o s datansn WU THE DEATH IN THE JOLIET PRISON. To the Editor qf The Chicagn Z'ribunes: Bin: Bhall men in prison bo deprived of lifa with fmpunity? A sick manis compelled to sleop in * solilary ™ on a cold stoue floor, for the offeuse of doinga emall day's work, aud is brought thenca and plunged into cold water until Qeath ensues, The testimouy of Wardon Hall will mako the blood of overy humane man run cold; hear bhim: “Ho was immersed head undor. When he got outof the tub, ho was seated on its edgo, e breathod bard. . . . . Ho was then immersod agaln. . . . . Tor- dored lum_bothed o third and fourth time. . . From tho time I saw him put fn, ke, did not wspeak.” Toor man! cold and atiffened, * breathing bard,” unable to spenk, ho * for stubbornuess was ducked again ] How torrible must bavo been the teong before the last immoreion! A siok fellow-being, who hiad striven hard for life, but, overpowered by numbers, had been chilled and nearly sufTocated, sits dumb on the drendful tub of destruction, with the monstor denth contendivg for the mas- tory. Tho heavy heavingh of s breast, nud lig gurgllugY strangled struggles evoko no sympathy., ‘Tho poor creature, with no vgico to interpose, no friend to ivtercodo, is hurried to deatkts dgor by stil anothor plugo u tho frec- ng tub, UGrent God! {a there no punishment for out- rage like thin; or, will it Lo glossed over by legal technicalities 7 A person in n state of nudity very readily parts with animel heat when wholly immersed in cold water. Tho bddy stiffena and hardens ; the blood becomes thick, and flows with great dilticulty ; the reslsting powors over- come tho propolling ; the heart 6 checked, and nction censos, Whether tho hentt, by overstrain, Dbursts or not, iy immaterial 08 far as the nature of tho offenso is concerned, for in cither cuse the meu is kiled, JustIcE. rpr PARK, Dec, 29, 1873, Despernte Encounter with o Crime- inal, From the Dubugue Herald, Dec, 27, Unitad States Detootive Stattuck und Marshal Tiel Hull arrived from Cedar Ltapids this even- ing with Borry, tho noted Linu County smug- gler, Borry has beon before the United States nuthovities in this city a number of times pro- vious to this, his orime haviug been an attempt to defraud his ereditors whila taking advantuge of tho bankrupt law. United States Commus- wiouer Whittam, at Codar Rapids, accopted of his Dbonds n fow days ago, which relensed bim from custody 3 but tho authorities av Lubuque contended that the proceedings wore not logal aitor threo indictments had boen found againet the prisonor, aud Dotective Shattuck was ordered to renrrest him. A-cordingly Mr. Sint- tuck took an carly train £ Cedar Ropids and arrived at his housa ot Beri. . nbout 7 o'clock this morning, found Mr, Berry at home, and made known Lis busincss, whoreupon Alr, Detry roquested 8 fow momonts’ thme to dismisd Lis achool, which ho was engaged to toach, und to Dbid adiou to n fow filonds, 1lia request was cheorfully granted, Mr. Shattuck amusing himsolf with tuo little-| ones duting his absenco of about ono hour. Borry enteied tho back way and solzed his ritle, whilo tho dotective was upon the outside of the honso watching for the traw, and upon his on- toring the door, o shot from the gun took him through tho Dreast, the Lall passing through the overcout nud just breaking the ekin neur the hoart, as it glanced outward, At this unexpectod uttsek tho detective hastily drow his rovolver and roturned the flre, the ball _striking the prisoner ou tho lsft temple, and morely ]muezmung tho skin. At this juncturo Derry oveled tho dotective to the floor with o heavy Dlow from the butt end of Ins rifle, nnd, assisted by tho 0ld Jndy (who contented Lersol? with pull- ing thoso long auburn locka—woman-like), pro- ceeded to punish their victim in a mannor most sovers, Shattuck managed to freo ouo arm, with which he seized his londed jhuiny and dealt a fow sound blows ncross Mr, Berey's pato, and cansed him to ory murdor, which caused tho neighbors to guthor aud quiot the disturbanco. Lorry admits that his intention was to ond tha dateativo's life, and theu terminato his own ox- Jutonco. _— A Suicldal Family. From the St, Lowis nepublicun, John Tarper, of Gilpin County, Colorado, owned o largo ranch, on which fs n_rich gold mine, near Central. 1Io had boen bndly om?mr- rassed in his flnaucos, but tho procoads of the ranch snd mino had brought Wim _through the trouble, and he was out of debt, 'Ilily wus aboub @ yoar ago, 1o thon committed suicide, and loft & largo family woll off. John Harper neyer told what made him do it. Apparently when life was {nac beginning to bo easy and pleasunt, hio cut off Lo Inst ond of it and _threw it away. One of hils dnughtors 18 Mia, Duvid Doomert, at Long- mont, Miss Muttlo Iarpor, snother, hived with her murried wsister, Bhe was o young lady. Thero wero seyeral younger children, Dattio locked horself up in hor room ona doy and would not lop Mry, Boomert in, 'Then Mrs, Boomert ran to a’welghbor's und enid; **Mattio hus locked herself in hor room and I'm afraid sho will do somelhing to horspt." Pl sud ond of her fathor was uppormost ln the womnn's mind, ‘Tho neighbors came and looked into Mattic's room through s window and saw lhor stunding In ano corner with hor fuco to tho wall, The door wana broken open and Mattie was found Imuglnf; b{ & white woolen comfort to a olothoes-hook lu tho wall. Bho was quite doad, Ble lofe s lettor und s will, but no reason for her eudtlon departure from the world, 8ho wanted Der shave of the estate divided botwoon bier two Mttle sletors nud them weil educatod, WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS. Proposition that Elovator-Men Shall Give Bonds. 1t T5 Dolfoved 16 Wonld Add to tho Security of the Reecipts, and Donelit the Entire Tynde of Chleago, The recont disclosures relative to tho condi- tion of nfTalrs in tho iongh Elevator, Lave had n tondency to make the banks disinclined to ad- vance monoy upon warehiouso roceipts, and con- soquontly to impair thoir valuo ns’n securlly, 1t has boen rumorad for a day or two that soveral porsons intercated in tho grain trade had been trylng to rostore confldonco in theso roceipts by introducing » systom whoroby tlie warchouso- men should glve bonds ; and in ordor to learn somothing definite on tho subject, & roporter waa directed to call upon Mr. Thompson, of the firm of Flint & ‘Ihompaon, elovator men, and who wore undorstood to bo in favor of this pro- poscd plan, Mr. Tlmmgunn rondily respondod, with the following result, Tteporter~1 have boon informed that'monsurea aro on foot to furnish security for grain waro- Tiouse receipts, 18 it true thut such o proceod- ing 18 contemplated ? Lr, Lhompson—Not that I know of. The way tho matter stauds‘js this: ‘Cho Prosident and somo of tho Directors of tho Bonrd of Trade cntne to me, and suggosted that bonds Lo givon for tho_sceurity of warshouso roceipts, fa- vored tho project, and have advocated it, Lo lioviug that 1t Is tho bost thing that can b dono, R.—Did tho movement originate in the Board of Trado? - Mr, 1.—It originated, as I understand, with tho President and one or two Dircctors: 1 do nat know that thero has over beon n discussion on tho mattor by the Board ns & Board, but 1n- dividug) membors Lave talked about it, I—Ts tho security Ympoxod to bo offerod in tho natute of porsonal bonds? Mr, T.—Yes, R.—Would such secutity in_your opinion tend toimprove tho crodit of thid city 28 a grain market ? Mr. I.—T do not sco how it can help it, That is tho very objoct I liave in view, and the only object, Asn warehousoman, I do not want to give & bond of 1,000,000, unless I kpow it is going to do some ood. R.—What objections, if any, have boon urged agninst giviog o bond? Mr, ', —Icanseo none to glving theBond. The Board of Tendo hunvo it in their power Lo regu- Inte tho mattor. You know that warehouse ro- coipts havo to be * rogular on tho Board ; thoro cann bo no trading with them unless thoy are regular; and if the Board will poss n - resolution roquiring the _warchouso- men to ood and sulticlent ive o bond, thoy il be obllged. o do 4o in order to mako their recoipts reguine. My lden is to have the bonds appioved by interested partics,—that the Committeo to whom ihey aro submitted should consist of two of the Directors of the Donrd and somo of our leading brnkers, or the Clearing-Houso Committce, o8 they ropresont ull_(he banks; others ntorestod to be also added. I claim that tho banks are as much fn- teresied ns auybody i COhicago, and more than any one_elvo, beeanso they advance mmmiy on the receipts, 1t is so now that they,will nob advance money on a good many recoiptsy R.—Is your thm willing to furmeh tho so- ourity ? Mr, T.—Yes, wo would bo yvery glad to fur- nish all tho security demanded. Tt would bene- fit tho ontivo trade of Chicngo. If 1 did not thiuk so I would not advecate the project. R.—How would other business bb benefited ? Mr. I'.—Grain is the basis of credit in Chi- caco, Everything is dependent upon i, and what helps the grain trade helps all ather lines of_business, dry goods, provistons, eto, TR.—Hnve you avy informatiou as to the opin= ions of other warchouseuen in ths ronpeck ~—Nono of thom approve of it. R.—What ore their objections to it? Dr. 2\, ~I don't know, [ am sura. A viele to Mr, Culver, the I'rosident of tho Bonrd of W'rade, brought out the information thut he is strougly in fa™ v of the mousure, an intonds to disouss it fuliy in his annual report, soon to be delivered, I'or that reason, ho de- clined to make any detailed statement regarding the subject at the prosont time, . THE ALLEGED: DESTITUTION 1N [0WA. What an fown Paper Says About 1t Lrons the Lemars (In.) Sentinel, Dec, 98, - A GIGANTIO BWINDLE. A speclal to the Cincaco TrIBUNE from Da~ veuport siys A cireular isaned by tho State Grange shiows that in Osceols County thoro ure 00 fumilien necdlug linme- dinteaids 1 Lyous Counts, 100¢ i Clierokee County, 10; in Bioux, 4003 in O'Lricn, 250; fu Plymouth, 105 Tn Oluy, 50 3 $n Dickiugon, 163 in Enmett, 303 fn Koe antby 60 % in Tuona Vista, 43; in Yalo Alto, 30, Total 50 fomilics, o 4,000 peraous. The urticles most neaded are clothing, fucl, und provisions, beaides sced $0 soW 75,000 avres of lun, W aro curious to know, and the people of Northwestern Iowa haye & right to knuw, who furnished tho Stste Grungo with the abovo figures. Food and olothing ore asked for 4,000 porsons for at Jenst slx miouths, and sced for 6,000 acres ! Lot tho honest men of tho North- wonb cholko off this gigautio swindla if possiblo. TIE DESTITUTION DUEINESH. Wo protest earnestly and solomnly against Plymoutl: County being placed on the oharity ln{. Some good-natured fools or scoundrolly scallawags havo bud ber so placod, nnd we beg horo and mnow to protost against it ay wa outrage. o day of calamity mny como when we will have to up- eal to the charity of the worlp, Lut it 18 not oro now, aud if & cent las beoncontributed for that purpose anywhore in the Btato, wo pro- nouncoe the contribution a swindle, and the party or partios who recatve chavity 1 bohalf of Ply- mouth unmitigated awindlers, Our name bas Doen piaced on' the Slate Grange list of aline- bogging counties, but by whosa authorily wo caunot divino, Its bolng there i an' insult to tho poople of this connty, snd & fraud on the genorous-hoarted pooplo of tho State. Thero probably are some poor, even destitute people in thin county, thero probably always will bo. Wo of l’l)'moul]x can take care of our own poor this onr. : % IBut Plymouth County is not the ouly victim to this destintlon howl. Cherokeo Lms boon dragged in, and the Cherokes Z'imes utters a vigurous protest against le. % ke hondquartors of thin howl {s Sibloy, in Oeceoln County, If the people of Osceold are destitute, it by no means iuvests the Relief Committeo at Siblu{ with tho right or authority to proclaim the ontire Northwest in o stsio of puuporiem. Osceola County s tho sonsation of tho Btato, and always has beon, und so long as slio contines hor performancos to Osceols, we have nothing to say, but whon Plymouth is mado, throngh lier, to stund hat in hand asking for ra- Yiot, wo feol like donbting somowhat as £othe ox~ tont nnd reality of the destitution, even in Os- coola, T'he only rasult of such & courso is to throw discredit” on the wholo dostitution buei- noss, for, if Osceols lica about Plymouth and Cherokes Counties, may she not also Ho phoug harselt 7 Bus Dickinson County is also aggriov. ed at the sudacity of the Hibleyites, as tho fol- lowing from the Bpivit Lake Zeacon fully shows 3 T'ho Bibley Gazelle sayu: Tho Distrlbuting Committee I8 giving rolief to_per- sons from Lyons and Dickiuson Conntics in thls State, 2l 4180 to som from Nobles County, Minuesotu, And tho Beacon commonts ¢ ‘Wo wish to soy a word ubout this relief busiuess, ny far as thls county s concerned. We have mado care- ful fuquiries iuto the mutter, uud ure fully convinced {ht the number of destitute families n tivis county fs very smail—not excosding & dozen fu sll, Our detinle tion of tho word deatitute 18 to bu without tho necessu- ries of life, Wo kuow of muny fumilies who canuot aflord to drivk tes und cofive at every meul, and who even go withaut cakes sud pies, aud perhups wear ‘putchied alothea, and i) havo plenty of wholcaomeund substantial food, Our county uainply sbla to piovide for overy renlly noedy fumily’ within Its borders, As yet mo measures have been taken to ascer- tuln tho rellef needed by the fubabitonts jof this county, and {n oup opliijon uo _orgunized niove ment {n thid'diveetion fs neceasary, us thuss eutitled to ‘aid can obtuin 1t through tho propor chiumnd by apply- ing to the Townsip Trusiees, Yef, if our citzous wish {0 exereio thele benovoletice, n cureful Inquiry {uto wha are worthy subjectu of charity, followed by tho contribution of “Buch artioles us muy’ bo needod, would be emiveutly !rmwr. St there {s o ocesslon for any residont of this county o becomo (ho recips {ent of supplles donatod to tho poopleof Qsceols Couue- ty, and aliould notbo sllawed todo vo, Wa have na Huowledgo of whnt {8 alleged by tho Guzetfe, but presume it spesks advisedly, “In this conuec- tion the fdes presents itsolt that it might ‘e well for Towusbip Trustoes to Inform themsolves a6 to tho wynts and necessities of uny destitute fum. illes whicl there muy be in their rospoctive precinets, aud luy the matter Lifore thy Board of Bupervisors ul thelr meoting noxt Jayuaey, in ordor {lat thoy may tuke such uction an shull bo deemed propor, Though tho Lyon County annr lias not yob. endd snything about the matter, wo have boon wesured” by (he most intolligont and trust- worthy mon In the county that thoro i & foolng of indignation at the way in which Lyon County has beon pushod into the dos- titutlon buslness by tho Oscoolnitos. Yast year thosa Oacaola folka wero the champlon cor- tuptionists, thin yoar they aro the chnmpion Doggars—but agaln, and ngain wn protest againat Plymouth County belng put in Osceola'a plon for slins, Plymouth County haa prospered this yeor, snd ront ostate in firmer than it evorwesbeforo. 1ler clitizons, now and old, are moro satisfiod than evor with the country, and aro sparing no {u\lnu 1o induco aa many of their friends ns possible to coma to this fraltful and glorious lmlts‘. Wo aro o quiot, moral, industrious pooplo, but we will not submit qulutly 0 bo mado a ont's paw of by those ougaged in tho Destitution Businass, —e THE LIVE-STOCK MARKETS. au10AdGO, TLUEADAY EvERING, Dec, 30, ‘Tho recelpta of livo stock durlug tho wook have boen oA follawat 4 * (€ Tops, 8heep, .Caitle, 018 10,208 1,008 000 00 TUEBURYeseeer % X Totl S48 o0a0 10T Bumo time lnst weok. BO0R 000 2,160 Weok beforo Jasty. DUsL g0 1020 Shipmentas woro us followa ; Cattte. Iloga, Sheen, Mflnd"y" eessseesvennsns 1,060 1,003 [38 OAT/(LE—Thera was an ncitvd demand Tor ahippin grades sud fair Inquiry for butchoring oud stoc aile, tnd, wniloe coutiniied ight secepl, tho marick ‘maintained tho firm tone that has eharactorized b for a half-dozon dnya past, Tha quality wns exceptionally oo, the nropartlon ‘ot tuln, roigh_ cors aua cons fog; notlceably small, snd tho acerape prico pald was tho highieat for many, weoks, Vory few sold undes $4.00, und not many bolow $4,60, whilo by far tho Iarger portion chnuged. hands' at prices rangiog from $4.76 "upward to $5,50, Among tho more notu- bio sales of the doy woro 15 head, avoraging 1,687 1bs, nt $0.12)—by 1, E, Mallory 'k Bro,; 90 bead, averaging 1,658 1bs, ot $6,13%, and 3 hicud, syeraging 1, , 0t $0.25—by Conger Drothors. A st Uunch of ‘fancy iaors, averaging 1,801 1be, also found o buyor at $4.70. Dulchiors operated principslly at ,00@4.00, though 58 low aa $2,00@2.25, and as high 08 $4,66@4,76 was pald by thom, Tho market closed ateady and firm, with sliout sll desirablo atock dis- posod of, Advlces fram the East wore ogain fayor- able, aud I our receipta can bo kopt down o aliout tholk preacnt dimenslons, thio prices How current may casily bo sustainod. QUOTATIONS, ‘Extra Dooves—Graded sicors, averagiug 1,400 10 1,350 18, ov. o .. $1T6@0.00 Oholcd Beoveac—iis, fat, well formod §ycar to & year old stecrs, averaging 1,300 to 1,460 Ihs o0 BA@BH0 Good Be o stoors, avoraging 1,200 to 1,850 1. .. ..., 4.80@8.00 edfum Grades—Stoers in fair tlosh, aver~ giug 1,130 £0 1,20 s cuvaeres iadsssass 440@LT0 Butehers' Btock—Common to fair slecrs, and good o extra cows, f averaging B3 o 1,100 lls. Btack tio—Conunon cal it tleah, averaging 750 to 1,030 1 . 2,05@3.05 Inforior—Light nud thih cows, hoifers, ‘stags, bulls, and pcslawag stoers ) 176@2.60 Cattlo—Texus, cholco corn-fed, + 40063460 Cuttlo—taxns, summered Nortir, \ B.0U@:.50 Quitlo—Toxas, through droves + 176250 OATTLY BALES, No. A Price, 33 extra atoers 1,000 $6.25 10 good ateo 1,086 4,00 13 chofce nteera. . 1414 . .60 18 cholco siear 1,306 540 63 medium steor ,177 4,63 18 good ateors. 246 5,10 17 stack steors #0950 3 choico steers 1,280 5,20 11 chioico steo 450 5,40 165 4625 4.80 6.00 5,23 6.60 135 g 00 555 6.70 108 cholce ateors,, 1% 15 ool aleors. . 515 18 fulr steors 4,05 40 good steers. 485 13 cholce stee: BATY 17 good steers 513 35 fair steers 275 80 chofco stee: AT 612 b6 6,45 5,00 490 53ty 6.00 1,658 5 in and agafu ad- vauced, Tho supply on ealo acarcely reached 20,000, and, s’ that numbor proved entiraly insdoquato 10 satisfy tho legitimato wauts of the local and_shipplug Intarésts, tho compotition for the offorings was livoly. Tl wmarket carly advanced to $1.90@8,00 for good to oxtra, at which Tango it rulod firm to thie closc, Thoso extroino rates causcd 8 curtatlment of operations on tho part of bippers, but, hnd thoy antiroly withdrawn {ho market trage wonld' probably not Liave sutrcred any drawbaok, aa the requiroments of packers exceed- od the supply, Tho morket closed firm at. $4,9035.00 for camman, At $5.10@6,25 for mediun, and 4t 3@ 6,60 for good to oxira, Tho qunmyy was_conslacrably Tetter than yesiordny, and was fully os good ns on any duy of lust Wook, Tho following transfurs ave notad ¢ oG 0G BALES, No. An. dv. Price|No, v, Price, 6% 271 X0 $5.35 | 64 201 05 803 310 535 80 980 45 285 520 | 67 169 T 14 103 490 |46 3% 01 M8 281 40 803 80 201 e 83 W 3 11 420 85 218 8 a7 340 40 B4 40 2 441 47 W 47 920 366 05 366 05 340 270 60 1U6 6 A 369 193 335, 6 201 a0y ™ 178 65 211 B 54 205 8 427 350 41 817 86 481 165 41 33 02 3y 800 88 IT4 45 ol 182 65 9713 49 306 204 367 200 63 280 $30 04 210 41 30 196 .67 aL i 3 st 4 250 47 253 20 3 40 T 851 61 280 45 3 305 oL 169 [T 08 AT 260 42 EK’JI 201 57 254 051 ‘BHEEP~Tiic supply on sale to-loy. was much small- er thun that of yostorday, and aithough thoro was onl a stnall dowand, there Was firmer fone to tho markel for all descriptions. We quote at $3,00@4.76 for poor to common £ nt #4.00@4.25 for meditw, aid at .00 4,76 for good to ulioico. NEW YORK, New Yo, Dec. 10, —Hoas—iiccelpts, 2,403 nono on suloalive, Clty dresscd moro active atd higlor, closiug firin ab 0%@7340 ¢ extreme welghts Westers Gresiod sleady at B (@d3¢e. - “BUFFALG, DoryaLo, Doo, 50,—C0aTTuE—Recelpts, Inclnding ro- ported arrivals, 1,080; total for the weok, 3,331, 'tha markot is sctivh at &/@o advance on lusf woek's clos- Suig pricea, Tho ntiondaneo was good, sud tho quolity generally of inforlor grado, _About’ 1,00 wota dis- ponod of. Bules fncluds 350 Oblo steers, 1,401,470 avorage, nt #.50@7.00 ; 300 Ilinols steers, 1,111@1,60 1La, nt $5,0637,00 150 Michigan stocrs, 830@1,334 bs, at §4.00@5,45; 64 Yndinon steers, 1,852 1ba, at $3,60, ‘Suke AND Lasus—Reccinle, Inoluding roported ar- rivals, 1,400 total for the weok, 3,000, Tho market is siroug dt @0 advaico from' Jast week's closing priccs, Y cis—Tecotpts, Including roportod arrivals, 1,4007 total for tho week, 7,200, sgainat 13,700 for lust weck. The market §8 alniost bura of stock, ' Prices sro @10 udvanced, Yorkers, $5,19@5.37 ; eavy hogs, $5.508 WATERTOWX, MABS, WATERTOWY, Miss,, Dac, S0, —DEER OaTrLE—To- colptn, 447, Last week's prices but poorly sustatuod, w considorible quuntity of stock Belug of inforlot grade, Salos of cliolcoat $10.00% extra, $9.007 m-»;)zfi m""?"y' $6,00@8,50; second,” $0.006 0 " Bukkp avp Lasns—Tecelpts, 2,108, Supply lights thudo dull; aboor, fn lots, 2. 5@L; oxim,” HUE 7.00; spring lambs, O@8S vor W EABT” L1BERTY, PA. E. Essr Louenty, Deo, 30.—CATTLE-YAtrived, 4 cara, common, $3,10G Doet, §0.25; medium, £.00@5.5 4,007 stock ers, nonos 'bulis, £, 1loas—Arrivals, none. N eale Bueer—Arivals, 1 cur. No salos, " MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Forcign Markots. Liverroor, Dee, 30.~—~Wheat—Flour, 23s@38s 6d, Winter, 124 3d@123 0d; epring, 123 1d@12 8d§ while, 138 60@19n B; club, 138 Ud@Ha 30, Corn, 389 Lard, d0s 0d. Pork, €08, TAVERPQOL, Dec, H0—1 £ m—Unchiged. Lavenroor, Dec, H0—~3:30 p. m,~—Ciub, Hs@14s3d; white, 13 7d@18s 118} n’rrlnu, 124 30@12 1 winter, 125 4d@128 B4, Cornt STu 8.’ Rest unclunged, Livenroot, Deo. #0,~Cotton quiot aud stead; Qliug uplands, 8d ¢ Orleans, Bj@8%id. Halos, 52,000 bules; American, 8,300 ; speculition and export,20,000, Yurns and fabrics at Alsuchester quiet and unchunged, Tiroudutnfs firm. Callfornfs white whist, average quality, 10s 0@ 14 Gl do, MeMa A ved Weatorh apriug, 120 J0@l20 100 1 7od Wnter, 124 41@ 128 8d, Flour, 38a@204 6d, Oorn, §7s 0d, "Hecelpts of wheat for tha pust week, 1,000 qey, o widel 21,000 were American, 3 Lonbo, Dec, 30—5 p. m.—~Cousols, for mionoy, 7@U2 ; ou account, 02@93). Unlited Btales Seci- ritles=5-20 of 03, !nDi 0 of ‘07, 108} 3 y 1037 ¢+ new 6%, 105y ; Birlo, 41¢@4l%, ~The ubove prices of Amer{oat soeuritics ure Lased on the now metliod of vockouing the American dollar, whch went Iuto offoct to-dsy, By this method Amorican fonds arorated at the rate of 4 to tha dollar, not 4 6d, as lieretofore, T'aws, Deo, 80.—Tentes, 58f 87i5c, -B+204 OF %3, 075, FraxuvonT, Due, 30, Now York Dry=Goods Market. NEW Youx, Doo, $0.—Thoetrade movement continues slow with sgents and jobbera allke, The market for cotton goods rematum quict, Lut prices are uichanged, aquict, and Arm, Ageuty 4k o for best makes of paper cambrics, but jobbers aro sclling st 8)o. Wooleiis for meW's wear ara g botler rerpiost i fatioy cassiniorey and worsted coutiuge fn steady demund by clothlers, The Wool Trade. Pusnaperpnia, Dec, §0,.—Wool is quiet, firm, aud scarco, Ollo, .l\a_nnnylvunll, and West Virginia douvle oxtra and nbove, 85@500 ¢ exten, B1@50 3 medium, 55 @Afo; conrae, 60@h20; Now York, Michigan, Tudisna, and Weatorn fino ut 48(a320; medfim, 613803 coatany Bo@sia; combing whsliod, G0@30s Somiing - snt swaihied, 402420 Canadn combiug, G0@G33 fint une wanlied, $1@305¢ conrso snd mediuta wanied, 36@37o; tub-wasliod, B@HT40, Pittshurgh 011 Markot. Prrranunats, Doc, 0.~ PETROLEUM—Crudo, 03] 1,05 ; rofiued ‘quoted nt 1340 tor Janunry, Ha Tho Produce Mnrkots, NEW YORIC New Yonx, Deg, 90.—CorToN—Dull and lower} ‘middiing uplands nt 163ge. BarapsTuvEs—Fiour moderately activo and firm § roe gulpty, 4000 Lriss superino Western and Blate £.00@0.00: common to o0 nstrs, £0.000.8% 1 o {0'choleo, $0,00@7,40 ¢ white wheat, oxtra, $.408,00 ; ¢xtra Olifo, 4 Bt, Louls, $0.70@11.00, Rya flour and_cos rinchangod, ' Wheat scarco and higher ; roccipls, 117,000 bu, No, 9. Ghicago, $1.58@ 3,60 3 do Northwest, $1.68 ; Iown spring, $1.88@1.00; No, 1 Chicago, $1.03; do Milwaukeo, $1.65; No, 4 Milwaulice, $1,60@1,63, Ityo firm., Lirley, and mut unchanged, Oorn a slinde frmor ; ‘recolpla,'3,000 bit¢ mixed Western nfloat, Bis/o; doin umru,hs.‘ @84} naw mixed nflont, 80@c, ~Oats unsottlod, but firmers Tecipia, 23,000 bu; mixed Weslern, 60@010; white, 03 1iaY AND Hors—Unchunged.3 Grookniza—Coffeo quict, Sugar quiet and firm, Molusses firm ; Now Orleans, 19@770; Porto Iiico, 05@T0c,_Tee quict. TrrnoLeus—Dull;_crude, 5o} rofinad, 130, TonreNTINE—40 @410, Eaas—Steady, Provistoxs—Park firm § mess, $10,00@10.25 3 nnin. spected, $10,00; now moss, soller March, $10,25@ 16,60, Beof quict and unclianged. Cit meats qutiot; ehouiders for Junuary, dife, Middles bighors lon clear, T@73gcs ebiort clear, B@8kc; long on #hort clear for Fobruary, 7 15-10@80 ; nnuur‘{.mm o, Lard wonk Woaterd atsum, ige, spot; 813-65 i Dige, Fobruary § D33@3ic, Marcl TutrRR—Tirm, Viliiahe Onerpsp—Ktaudy, Witsry—Quiotat 070 UFFATLO, Burrato, Dee. 20,—BnEAnaTures—~Wheat higher | mlca 10,060'bu Apring on private terma ; 10,000 bu N 4 Milwaukeo ab $1.40, Corn activa: 'sales cargo o %‘a.?m:‘ I Nln‘.lc;‘(\cnl e oaot w0 k“ 1o whdu 700, 8 firm, Byo firm, Darley in yood demand ; eales of 5,000 bu No, 3 Wostern at £1.50, MEMPIT Meseus, Tonn, -BREADSTUFYS—Flony firm and highor, o $6.25@0.35. Corn moal dull, of $3,16, Coru dull and Qrooping, ot 08¢, Oats duil gng \lrmp{mfi: at 60@52¢, J{Av—Flrmer; inforior to cholce, $14.00@22.00, }Jll.u?—flcnre\!l.’:&d flnn,lllllt ils.u\!.h uld " PILOYIAIONS~] me er 3 shoulders, 13" CH alios, TG0, icafs Liglier § ' 6@0X0;5 LOUISVILLE, Loumvitee, Ky, Doc. 30,—DrzApsTures—Flons firm ut $8.35@7.00, Provisions—Quiot and firm, at $15,60. Bulk meaty firm and quiat 3 shoulducs, 6@0Nc 3 clear 1lb, 7X@ 3403 cloor, T@T34¢, Davon stoady ; ahouldérs, 1Q L} cloar rib, BA{@8%0; cleor, 8Y@8sc, Bugare cired name, 121 @104(c. I unchianged, WinsRY—93) (@dc, TOLEDO, 4 ToLEDD, V., Dec. 30,~BurApsTuers—Fionr firm, Wheat in fair demnnd, and higher; No, 3 white Wabash, $1,50; amber Michigan, $1.50@1.61 cash s $L.61Y January ; $1:50@1.67 February { No. 1 ved, §Lotly. Comn B bighnixo, Glio cash 035 hruary ; now, 57360, Oats quict: No, 3, 98)40, o Drennid fm at E5INB0D, A REoerrrs—Jlour, 1,000 bris; wheat,2,000bu; corn, 10,000 hu 3 oats, 6,000 bu, Binieace'Ne—Flour, 600 brls ; wheat, 1,000 buj corn, 17,000 bu 5 auts, 3,000 bu, - CINOINNATI. CrvomnaTs, Deo, B.—BREADATOFFE—Flour” firm. ‘Wheat scarce and frin at 31.40@1.50, Cora firm ok 5@57c. Ryo fivm at 03@d5e,” Outs qulot at 43@4%0, Tarley anict und unchsnged. LiNseep Or—Firm ut e, Trovistons—DPork ficmor at $16.25. Lard firm; nales_steam at 8¢0; bold ot Bje at the cloeo ; kettle, 8X@87{c. Bulk moals In good domand at full prices; sioulders, 6@0Yc ; clear riv, 7@T4e ; clear, TH@THc, the outside for fully cured § ralca of eloilders, huys or January, at 6%¢c, Bacon firm at 7, B, and 8kc. Green meats. teady 3 shoulders, 530 3 clear rib, 67505 clear, TH@Tie, Hame, 8% @3Ne, Ions—activo and Ligher ; Jght shipping, $1,008 603 3 goad pacldng, $5.16@5.40, Recelpts, 4,40, Wittgky —Aolive tnd firm st0fe. DALTIMORE, Baurrdons, Doo, 30, —BREADSTUFPI—Flour firm, Deat, grades und oxfra scarco ; quotations uachangeds Wheat steady ; Obfo and Indinn, $1,60@1 Went~ orn amber, $LK0@1.55, Qoru—Mixed Westorn, 78c. Oata firm ;' mized Weatern, 60@5%c; white, 53@35e Ryo firmer ot 80@08c, Provisions—Dall 3 mess pork, $16.50. Burren—8earce, drm, and winted ; Northwestorn dajry tub, 350 : rolt, 31@a5e, Wintsiey—Dull and drvoptng al 06@07c. O0SWEGO, OsiwEGo, Doc, 30.—Wheat duil; No. 1 Milwaukes, $1.65. Oorn quiet at T5c, DBarley dull, OLEVELAND. OLEVELAND, Dec. 80,—BnEapsturya—Flour quiet held firm, ; PrTROLEUN—Quiot, Steady, nnd unchonged. DETROIT, Drrnorr, Dee, 30.—Bhesbstirys—Flour quist and uncliunged, Whieat active and bigher ; oxtra, SLEON § No. 1, §1,35@1.66% ; amber, $1.43. Corn eteady at 016 for old ; 400 for new, Oals 3 : PHILADELPHIA, PrraDELRRs, Dec, 90, — BREADRTUrES—Tlou firn 3 euperflue, $L60@5,603 State, Ohlo, snd Ia- diann extras, $7,60@8.00, Wheat quict und steady ; red, $1.65@%.00 5 uznber, $1,67@1,70, 1yo steady at 9% @dle. Corn firin ; old yetiow, 840+ now do, 70@7603 old mixed Weatern, 830 now' whife, T2e. Oats quicf and steady ; white, 55@38c, PrraoLEUN—Crudy; 32 3 rofined, 183, Witse¥—$1.00, o ST. LOUIS. 8, Louts, Dac, 30,—BneAbsturre—Flour quiet and unchinaged,’ Wheat, apring uctive aud bighers No, 3, $1.21; wWinier firm ; somo sales highor; SL4L4@142; No.'d do, Qrooplug; now mixed, 53 on eat track and elovator. ' Oata firm but nuctiv ; No, 3, 40c, on cast tuack 3 420 i clovator, Bard st grades firms othora dull and weak ; No. J, §1.20 ] No. 2, $LI@L43 Ryo ateady at 82@82%c, Wattsiy—Sloady ot 93¢, ; ProvistoNs—Pork hield firmly at $14.60 for irregulary snles standard nt 315,60, Bulle meats firnior ; shoule dery, 63¢0; clear xib, T@Tkc, looso, ia higler cled 3 matos cloar b, ub conntry, 8% Tie, moller <b.' Dacon frm, at 170, Bc, ind 8o, Greon 1meata fiem 3 sales of hame, 15 lbs uvorage, at 9¢, Lard activo uud higher, ot 8@857c. Hoas—Firm sud higlier ; shipping lots, $4.50@4,00 § pckinge, $.0096.257 most salos at $.00A610. Be- celpts, TrLE—Firm %and_wanted ; (hrough Texnos, 136 ‘g00d to chdice, I@3x0 ; good to cholce natlves, o 41@50 NEW ORLEANS, 0, 3 red fall, @1.05, 'Corn dull aud v Onvsxs, Dic, 0 —Bigapsiurys—Corn quict Or, ‘Mor.sszs—In falr domand, Prices easfor ; cistern Dottom, 48c; fuir, 60@Ele; prime, C2GGic] strictly primo, U3¢; otbers upcusuged, orroN—Demund notive ; salos, 0,700 bales, Yestor= duy'a prices uachingod, Recolpts, 11,028 bnfes, Exe ports—To tho Continent, 1,837 balcs; fo Great Britain, 16,313 bules, Stock, 240,017 bales, Uusold, 119,303 Lulea, N < Failure of o Boston Book-Ilousce From the National Bapliat, Tho statenent that the finuuciul troubles of tho times havo fallon hoavily upon the publishe ing-house of Gould & Lincaln, Boston, will bo roceived with wincors regrot by all who appre- cisio tha value of an clevating nnd salutary lit- eraturo, This houso is one of the oldost in tho couatry, baving bogun its existouco curly in tho century under the namo and style of ** Lincoln & Edmonds,” ‘'ho senior mombor, Mr. Ensign Liucoln, was not anly o successinl mon of busi- ness, but an ominonuly usoful laborer for Christ. Ho was himself o Btato conveution, evangelizin, at his own charges all tho region lyhxk}nhvn Doston within u radius of 15 milos, Mr. Ed- mands, though less widely knowy, was o mun of sterliug charactor, Upon th doath of Mr. Lin- coln, and tho rotiroment of Mr. Edmands, Mr. Joshua Lincolu_took his father's placo, and the firm beeame #Gonld, Kondull & Lincoln,” sub- soquontly * Gould & Lincoln,” “l‘hu history of tha firm has boon uniform. They have {usued uoue but the best boaks, An oxumination of thoir list would fail to discorn n singlo volumo of oquivocal charuster, Amang thoit reprints have been Chambers' Cyclopedin of Enghsh Literaturo, tho_ works of John Har- xis, Bir Willinm Hamilton, Hansell, Kito, Bayno, Rawlingon, and lugh Miller. Among their orlginal issues have been tho works of Agaesiz, W, R Willinms, I'rancis Wayland, and Josoph laven, In 1818, Lincoln & Iidmonds published Winehell's ** Watts,” wiich wus very succossful. Lhis wae followod by the ** Peulmist,” whicl Liad a unccess quite unpuralloled at tho timo, More rocontly the house Lus Issued the +Borvice of | Song,"™s traly admirable collection of hymuns aud tunes, S == Tho London Foge London (Deo, 1) Correypanieucs of cho Koo Yok or d. Tha fog hns loft us ab lgst—buz it loaves ba- hind it many victime. No less than twenty- thvea dead Lodios have been takon out of the docas cast of the city: oight athor Puruuuu have baen drowned in the cunals aud in the river, and the list of pevsops fnjured 1 various wuys in conwequonco of tho toy voads lke the ropurt of the wounded after a grout battle, Many of iho Iujured were knocked down aud run ovor by ear- viagos having wheols with India-rubbor (ires—a new invention which has lately become vory popular in the West Lnd, Thoso caccinges aro almost noisoloss, and i o fog thoy ara vory dane goroud, —— A Valuable Discoverys My, Edward Atkinson has made o discavery for which tho people of Mussnchuuoits will bo duly grateful, aud that is, thot o simule railroad conneotion of eightaon miles around toston, so 2y to bring all “'f I‘]‘M‘“‘x’l {n!lr&;filu" l; ;)ur:xl:l- a on tho South Doston ate, wi ny for tho ‘Xlluutnnm tinmol and the Hurtford & Beio Ruilroad too, 'I'hose flats, whon thoy rise aboye wator, will monsnuro 1ov Jess than 700 uores, and, {u the ayont of their utilizatiou in this way, will be worth 60 centy o foot avor tho ¢spousd of tlle g w3