Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1874, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO DATLY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1874, ———— THE NEW TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. A Hundred Women March Through the Sireets of an Ohio Town, and Hold Prayer-Mectings in ‘Whisky-Saloons, After Six Days of Labor, Thirteen Sa- loons Sarrender and Their Spirits Are Emptied into the Streets. A Prayer-Meeting from EarlyMorn till Late at Night. . Wasarserox C. H., 0., Jan. 2, 1874 To the Eitor of The Chicago Tribune Sm: Washington, the county-seat of Favyette, is » flonrishing town of somo 3,000 inhabitants, Josated on the Cincionatl & Muskingum Valley Railroad, and alont 70 miles northeast of Cin- cinpati. For years an effort hes beenin progress to " banish from the place all intoucating liquors, or, ot least, to prevent the ssle of it contracy to the Iaws of the State ; but only with partial suc- cess. For some two years, an ordinance pro- hibiting the sale of alcoholic spirite within the sorporate limits kept the demon at bay ; but the new Beard of Councilmen dropped this ordi- nance, since which time our town has been at the mercy of the dram-seller, and young men and old, and even wemen, were to be scen at all “ours staggering through our streets and alleys, and thure scemed to bono alternativeor re- demption for us. But there was “ A GOOD TINE COMING " which we little dreamed of,—oue that every town can have the benefit of, and sccure to itseli & lifs of hapoiness, just as easily 28 did this place,—the plan of which was brought into ex- 1stence as follows : O Chrisimss Eve, Dr. Dio Lewis, of Boston, lecturod beforo the Literary Society of tbis plzce on the subject of ** Our Girls,” at tho close af which he offered to deliver a free lecturs on terperance at_one of the churches on tlio fol- iowing day, avd_in that_address Le wouid gits his heaters 2 plan by which the women ¢f toa tovwn, t THEMSELVES ALONE, ) could abolish the liyuor-traffic fiom their midst, and forever keep it ont. e At the appointed bour on Ckristmas-morning, the citizens assembled on masse at the Presby- tgrian Church, eager to hear and see what was tflm done. The meeting opened with singing and praver; after which camo thoaddress; then commitiecs were appointed. An appeal to pre- eut to the liguor-seller was drawn up, read, and adoptod, and the meeting sdjourned to meet the following morning (Friday) at the same placs; ond then aud there the women wero to start ont npon their errand of mercy. The hour having srrived, the women—from the famiiies of the leading citizeds of the place— met and formed in procession, fifty or sixty of ther, and the march commenced: Dow acces- &ions being made to their ranks caily. Drug-stores and aaloons were visited each day, and BINGING AXD PRATERS wers held in them, -until the drag-stores all signed tho pledge. ahd_the Ealoons were broken up. When o galoon-keeper surrendered, the foct was made known by the ringing of all the bells in town ; people would gather at the sceno of nction to the number of scveral bundred, to ‘itness the destruction of King Alcobol. Women whose husbands, sons, or brothers had suffered most weze selecied as the ones to demolish the whisky-barrels, which deed was dono with axes; 2and they NEVER WORKED TWARDER in 3 more noble cause. One maxn, who had suf- fered ruch from the evil effects of intemperance, while assisting in gotting the barrels of whisky sato tho street, mounted the top of one and remarked that he bed often been under the Etudl contained iu the barrel, but now ho was on fop of it, and ho intended to keep on top. His “wife brolko in the head of the barrel, and let the whisky flood the gutter. During tho entize {ime that the women have ‘been praving aud singiog in the saloous, the Christian men of the place bave been Lolding A PROTCAGTED FRAYER-MEETING . st the church ; and that the women might bet- zer judge of the carnestness and sincerity they feel in Their bebals, they ceused tho bell of the churea to bo tolled at the close of eech prayer. The work that is being doue bere is creating quite & seneation throughout this partof the State, and already the ministors and several of the leadiny women in the wori have reccived letters from NEIGHBORING TOWNS, urging them to come rod start the ball to rolling in those towns ; 2nd they bave consented to go, and set the timo for the meetings. e el ANOTHER FINANCIAL IRREGULARITY. Defalcation at Concord, N. H.--865,000 Misappropriated from the National Savings Banlt. Concord, N. H. (Dec. 31), Correspondence of the Doston Journal. . For some weolis past there hsve been varions ramors afloat corcerning the finencial conditior. of the National Savings Bank of this city. Soon after tuo pemc commeaced & “run” was bogun upon the institntion by the more timid deposit- ors, and, after paying out some $25,000, the baak shut down, escept for small sums in extreme cascs. Al of the other savings_institutions in Coucord. with one exception, adopted the same course. Soon after thesc bonks gave informal notice that they shonid open Jan. 1, and pay off depositors in proportion .to the amount of cash then on hand. This arrangement generally quietad those who bad placed money there. As the time for reopening Lhe institution drew near. myaterions movements were noticed in and about the building of the National Savings Baul, which Les apartments in common with the First Nutiosal Dank on Main street, opposite tho Phenix Hotel: Trustees, Iswyers, aud 1nfluen- tinl moneyed men were frequently seen in con- Fuitation ib the mner rooms of the building, and their conferencss were, on 3onday and Tuceday evenings, held to such 2 ato hour that suspicions of something wrong nacurally suggested them- aclves. Explauations were given, to the effect that there was & geoeral examination being tmede of the papers and securitics-of tho bank, preparing for a 25 per cent dividend to deposit- rs oo New Year's day. This was literally true, but there was something transpiring more im- portant than outsiders wero dreaming of. Tho Frastees aud other ofiicers were sorronfally pro- paring to make knowa to the depositirs and the public_that the Cashier wasa defaulter in the sum of from £50,000 to £75,000. It was well-known to tho public that tae Na- tional Saviogs Bauk, as well as many other kindred institutions, wss preszed fof ready ‘money, but the Trustes male frequent, and, a3 ihey eaid, thorough examinations of its affairs, and expressed themsalves convincod that noth- ing was amiss with the bank, snd that its straitened condition was the result of the panic, and wonld soon be relioved. On Friday Jast the Trustees held their usual session in tho private room of the beuk. While they wera looking over notesand pepers, =nd congratulating themselves on their aoility {0 pay on ThursdaT o quarter pars of the doposi- tors’ accounts, tho Treasurer, Mr. W. W. Storrs, ceme nto tho room. There was &n ansious ex- pression upon his conntenance, which attracted 1heir atteution. Ho stood » moment withont ing, and thoa said, with a voico trembling with cmotion: ‘'* Gentlemen, there ie a de- ficioncy iv my acconnt with the bank. I think it il reach from £5 €30 to £75,600.” The astopishmenof the officials at this an- nouncemant cannot well be describrd. If a bolt from the sky had struck ithe building on that inter day, their dismay could not layvo been ceaier. No ‘drcasurer of a 8avings bank in Sew Hampshire had ever been more trusted or confided it by the Trustees thau was Mr. Storrs. For some momonts thero was scarcely a word Epoken.. Then Xr. Btorrs went into the bank proper, stJ, ‘Teruruing with books and papers, £a1d that he was prepared to oxplain the whole maiter. ~ Heeud substaptially as follows: You will remember that aboat three years ago Robert S. Webster, ot ihie city, who ‘had been largely engaged in lumber operations in Ellenberg, N. Y., made freguent epplications to you for the joan of money. . His reguests were by you carefully conticured, snd you finally de- cided that it was zct for the interest of the bank o let M. Wekster have money upon the secu- yities thet ke Lod offered. Some monthe after- ward ho came to me and besought me, as lis ‘personal friend, to loaa him $2,000. He refetred o his recent financial misfortunes, and said a amall loan would set him on his feet and give him business standiug and financial character once more in ths busmess community. Toen ho referred to tracts of land that he owned in Northern New York, upon one of which was a valusble iron mine. I then refused him the money. A month or go later he came again to me and begged me to favor him. . He spoke of the fam- ily and many other relations that wers existing between us, and 80 besought me that in a faial moment my better judzmont was overcome, and I took 32,000 of tho bank’s money and loaned it secretly to him, and without recording 1t in any maooer upon the books of the institution. 1 bad no doubt then but that in & few months Mr. Webster would b enabled to return it to me with interest. Time passed onm, but tho money was not vepaid. Then he said he must havo more in order to get back that he had al- ready expended. I then let lum have 93,000 as before. I waited, but nothing was repad me. L had become involved. and wrongfully Ilet him bave more and more money in the faith that his operations would soon be successful, and that would be repaid me and the transactions nev- er become public. He assured me that his prop- erty was valuable and sufficient to secure me from loss. Deeds of the land were iven me for secunty, which I now ave. At last tho principal Joaned and the interest upon it bad increased to such a sum that I resolved to probe the matter to tho bottom, and if I could not clear it up to confass th wholo. Ieent a lawser to Ellenberg, who returned sith the information that the property mentioned by Webster was comparatively worth- less, and would realizo little or nothing. I then resolved to conféss it all and throw myself upon our mer: My position as Cashier of ihe Firat National Bank and Treasurer of the Savings- Bank enabled me to carry the acconat unbe- known to any of the officials of either instita- tion. Upon my highest Lonor, and in the namo of my famuly and friends, I say to you that I never took a single dollar from the bank with the intention or expectation of defrauding if, or with any view of & personal gain. This is 8 true history of the whole transaction, and in ief and sorrow over my conduct, I ask for your entency. The Trustecs then commenced, under the direction of Mr. Storrs, an examination of the accounts of the bank, and soon discovered that the deficieacy existed. The full amount they could mot then sscertain, but they were con- vinced thatit exceeded §50,000. The nextdsy sssistants were called in, aud from then to the gment time the examination has been quietly ut thoroughly and eecretly going on. Thiy evoning Mr. Thaver. the Assistsnt Treasurer, says that the defalcation atands at $67,000, but hs lthonght it might possibly be roduced a istle. Mr. Storrs came to Concord from YVermant some eight years since_to accopt the position a3 Cashier of the First Notioual Bank of Concord. Wo beliove he had previously beea connecied in that capacity with s Vermont National Bank, He came to this city with the highest persopal roc- ommendations, and with tho prestige of au ex- cellent family name. His appearance greatly pleased the bank oflicials sud gave um favor with the public. His bonds were iesdily ob- tained. Asking a Boston mercliant residing in Coucord, and & heavy stockholder in the bank, if he would stand for Lim to the amounnt of 25,000, the promptreply was, “ Yes, for £50,000.” Under such favorable suspices did Mr. Storrs commenca his ofiicial career in Concord. Tho bank flourished and soon took rank among the best managed in ho State. In his attendance upon his daties he was prompt, unwearied, sod diligent. In socinl lifo bis deportment was very correct, and his character unblemished. He bad not, to appearance, s single extravagant habit. His home was an attractive one, and bandsomely forpished, but not more o than would be in keeping withi Lis income. Upon the estab- lishment of the Natioual Savings Bank about 1869, he was mado its L'reasurer. In bis whole outward life in Coneord there was not a einglo circumstance that would tend to raise a snspi- cion in the public mind that he was liviog be- yond bis mesus. “His bondsmen were promptly notified of tho defalcation, and have been 1n session every day gince, examining into the affair. His bonds are either $100,000 or £125,000, and his sureties, twenty-five in number, are all reliable and sound men, 2ad represent largaly the business wealth of Concord. As will be seen from the above. the bonds of Mr. Sorrs secures the depositors from all loss on his_scconnt, The instituzion has depoeits amounting to sbout £1,760,000. The President i8 Mr. George A. Pillsbury, one ot Concord’s best known citizens. The business of the bank will be in no manner_interrupted by the Trpas- urer's defalcation. That he will be criminally prosecnted there is not the slightest probability. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. The Scheme Sct Forth in a Bill Before the House. From the New York Tribune, Honse bill No. 797, entitled ‘A bill to estab- lish and maintain a National Savings Depository 29 8 branchof the Post-Oiice Department,” in- troduced, on the 18th inst., by the Hon. Horace Mayaerd. of Tenneesee, Chairman of the House Committes on Banking and Currency, embodies the featurcsof the plan proposed by tho Post~ master-Geueral in his last annual report. It is modeled in part after the Euglish and Caaadian systems. The bill contains thirty-one sections. Sec. 1 recites : . *“That in order to furnish for the public con- venicnee kicreased facilities for the deposit and withdrawal of small saviogs, and to make the Post-Office Department_svailable for such par- pose, there thall be and Lercby is cstablished & branch of said Departmont, to be designated the Postal Savings Depository of the United States ; and, iu order to_give complete and direct secar- itv to all depositors, the creditof the United States is hereby pledged for the repayment to the depostor, or bis legal representative, of every sum of money depostied in accordance with theo provisions of said act.” Bec. 2 establishes a central depository at the seat of Governmeut, and authorizes the Post- mester-General to designate suitable money-or- der post-ofiices as sub-depogitories. the Post- master at which shall receive deposits of mouey from the public, upon which ihe United States shall allow interest not exceeding 4 per cent per annum, to the depositor ; and alsy provides for the compoundiag of such intcrost, ou_the 30th day of Juno in each year. Scc. 8 provides that each depositor shall be furnished with a book in which shall be cntered all deposits and with- drawals made by him, and further provides for the attesting of euch entries. Sec. 4 provides that no sum less thanand not a multiplo of €1 sball be received; that in- terest on deposits shall begin on the first day of the calondar month following the deposit,and on sums withdrawn shall cease on the first day of the month in which such sum is withdrawn; that nomore than $300 shall be deposited by any por- son in one year, and thai the total deposits and accrued interest to the credit of a single de- positor shall not exceed $1,500; also_that such deposits shall not bo eabject to demand or seizwe for debt,and that, in case of the death of & depositor leaving widow or minor children, the Postmaster-General may direct the payment of {he balance due such depositor to hus widow or mivor children. Sec. 5 provides that married women and minors above the age of 12 years may deposit and with- draw funds in their own name independent of the Liuebands of such women, or the parents or guardians of such minors, and that deposits made by any woman previous to her marrisge ghall be exempt from controi of her husband. Sec. 6 provides for the issue to depositors of certificates of deposit and withdrawal checls, and for the prompt repayment with interest of sums deposited. Sec. 7 provides that certificates of deposit and withdrawal checks shall not be transferabie, and that withdrawal checks not preseated for pay- mest within one year ehall become invalid, but that duplicates of lost and invalid checks and certitieates oy be issued by the Postmaster- General. Sec. 8 provides for blanks and forms; Sec. 9 for payment of postsge on mailable matter of sn official character: Sec, 10 makes Poe:masters at eub-aepositories respousible, upon their odi- cinl bond, for all deposits and postal-savings funds in their posseseion; Sec. 1l permits tlre appointment, by Postmasters, of substitutes in certain cases, by pormussion of the Postmuster- General; See. 12 guthorizea the Postmaster- General to permit the deposit of fands by Pos:- masters in designated Naiiooal Bank deposito- ries: Sec. 13 requires daily reports from Post- masters; Secc. 14 provides for the settlement by the Postmaster-General of disputes between de- posttors and Postmasters, or between claimauts for monsey on deposit. Sec. 15 snthorizes payments and transfers of funds to be made by the Postmaste: Sec. 16 requires Postmasters to maio quar- torly returns of the postal eavings business, for use at the Auditor’s offico in ectticment of their accounts. Sec. 17 sutherizes the Postmaster-General to make and alter regulations for *‘ superintend- ing, inspecting. and regnlating the mode of Leep- ing and examining accounts of depositors,” and in respect to other matters appertaining to the postal savings business. Sec. 19 provides for the nocessary clerical forco at the central office ; for payment to Post- mastors of a commission of three-cighths of 1 per cent on deposits received by them, the samo to be full cotpensation for all labor performed by them or by their assistants; also provides for necessary allowances for stationery and inci- dental expenses. Sec. 19 provides for six ad- ditlonal employes in the office of tho Anditar of the Treasury for the Post-Office Dopariment +for the purpose of auditing and settling th> accounts of Postmasters under the provisions of this act.” Sec. 20, ‘*‘that the Postmastor- Genperal shall include in his annual reporis a summary Atatement of tho transactions of the Postal Bavings-Dopository of the United S:ates.” Sec. 41 provides that all postal savings moneys and deposits *shall be deemed and taken to the postal savings funds and_moneys in the Treas- By of the Unitod States,” . ; that they shall be forthwith paid over to the Treasurer of the United States, or to_some officer of the Treas- ry, to bo designated by him ;. that tho Tross- urer shall open n * Postal Savings Depository account ;" that the Postmasier-Goueral maz, by draft on the Treasurer, withdraw ench funds when necessury for the service of tho Postal Savings Dopository; that tho United Statos Treasury shall allow to tho Postal Savings Da- pository interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annomon sll montbly balances of postal sav- iugs fuads to the cradit of said Postal Savings Depository account, and permits the Post- master-Géneral to ~authorizo® & cortain re- gerve to bo held by Posimasters to mool demands of depositors. Sec. 22 provides that tho nct revenus arising from the transac- tions of tho Postal Savings Dopository ehall ba laced to the credit of tho Treasurer of the nited States for the service of the Post-Offico Department, and that losses, if any, ghail be Tmade good out of any moueys in tho Tressury to the credit of said Department. Bec. 23 provides that a fine not exceeding $100 may be imposed on Postmasters for faulure to ‘make re- taroe, - Sec. 24 makes it n miedemeanor for Postmasters or employes to divalge the names of depositors, or the datos or_amouuts of de- posits on withdrawal, Secs. 25, 26, and 27 pro- Yide for tho punishment of embloyes, ete., for false entries, forgery, and embezzle- ment. Sec. 23, that ¢ prosecutions for crimes and misdemeanors embraced within the provisions of this act may be commenced within five yoars noxt following the cause of such sc- tion, or the perpetration’ of such crimes oF mis demeanor.” 8Sec. 29, ‘‘that in sll matters appertainiog to tho subject of this act, not thorein provided for, and uot in conlict there- with, the provisions of tho goneval postage and other laws of the United States in force for the time being, shali be held to apply.” Sec. 30 appropriates so much of tho suw as 353,000 as may be necessary for payment of employes at the Central Dapository until Juno 30, 1875, Seo. 81 provides ‘‘that all the expenses of organizing aud conducting tho business ” of said Dopository, “‘exceps as berembefore pro- ~ideu, aball be paid out of the proceeds of said business.” . It ia estimated that the o¢enin of the sub- depositories at the 203 finst-c! Dost-Otlices in the Unitod States will require at the ceutral of- fico tho constant services of twenty-eight em- ployes (superintendeat, clerks, messcngers, end Iaborers), sud at all of eaid post-offices aa ad- dition of 112 cierks to the present force, being an avercge of about ons additional clerk ab each office ; that tho extension of the svatem to_of- fices of the second clzss (about 850 10 number) will require about 100 additional clerks (two to every toven oftices), sud thirty sdditional clerks at tho central oflice ; that its extension to third- class post-offices (about 750 1n numbor) will re- quire at those offices 150 clorks (one fo every five oftices), and about fifty at the cotral offico ; that the remaining 1,700 money order oilices no clerks will be required. and the busincss will be traugacted by Postmasters in person, while bat & small additional force will be necessary at tho central office. Tt is_proposed to open only first-class post- offices during the first year, and to extend the system by the addition of other offices from year 10 year, 8s tho public interest may roquire. I is provided that all expenses of conducting tho posial-eavings busincss at post-offices shall bo Daid out of the threo-eighths of 1 per cent com- missions on deposits to be allowed Postmasters, except that at ten exchango or deposit oflices the Lostmaster-General may allow an additional amount for payment of galaries of clerks em- ployed in receiving and forwsrding remittances from other offices ; and it ia intimated that tho total expense of conducting the business, sfter the first year. will not exceed five-eighths of 1 per cont on the dgpoit received. The account of each depositor will be kept ab tho central depository, and provision will bo made to aliow deposits and withdrawals to be made by depositors at any eub-dopository office, without change of book or transfer of account. THE DES HOIXES RAPIDS IHPROVENEAT. Congition of the Work at the Close ot 1873. From the Keokuk (la.) Gate City, Jan. 1. Yeslerany sfternoon & party of gentlemen, consisting of Maj. Stickney, United States En- gineer ; B. H. Worrall, J. W. Kittle, Maj. Mid- dlcton, C. P. Comegys. Col. Archer, William Browoell, Mr. Ihgbie, Robert Maxwell, W. C. Btrive, W. 1L Anderson, and a Gale City re- porter, weut up to tae a look ac the work on tho Rapids improvoment. They were taken along the lino in a spocial car on the C., B. & Q. Road, and bad an opportunity of seoing the progress that had been made 'during the present season. Knowing that it would interest our readers to learn the condition of the enterprise at the close of the year, we gathered a few facts in 1elation thereto. A larga part of the work 80 far this season has been performed at the upper end of the canal. A cofer-dam, 1,800 feet in length and 550 1m breadth, was construcled, in order to excavate for the approach to the guard-lock. The dam was built under the immedinte supervision of the Government suthorities, but the work of ex- cavating_has been dono by the contractors, Messrs. Kittle & Co. This part of the workis about completed, and the dam will bo flooded with water in o few days. The engines and pumps will then bo removed to the coffer-dam below th:o lower lock, and thoworkof excavating commenced thero a8 soon a3 tho water shall Tave been pumpted out. The contractors have also partly excavated for tho prism of the guard-lock, have the masonry protections of said lock well under way, and have dome s jarge smount of filling thereabouts. In. addition 2o this thev have excavated in other parts of tha canal and have repaired the cmbankment in several places. Thoy have in all excavated 42,080 cubic yards of carth, 21,000 cubic yards of rock, and built 1,100 cubic yards of np-rap wall. Their working forco £t preseut nambers about 300 men. They have about five mules of railroad track, two engines and sbout sixty cars, together with all the nec- essary tools andmachinery. Under their admin- istrafion the work has progressed rapidly and satisfactorily. . It is estimated that exclusive of the Montrogo channel the work isabout three-fourths com- pleted. Tho work of excavating is nearly finish- ed, and the masonry of tho middle and lower locks entirely 0. The remainderof the work willlsba on the guard lock snd embankment walls. It will require about £800,000 to complete the canal, and the work could bg performed within o yoar if the monoy was available, but, with lim- {ted appropristions, it is impossible to ssy when the enterprise will be finished. The present appropriation will last until some time next spring. The work i8 divided up as follows : Maj. Stickney, United States Engineer Cotps, in local Charge ; 0. S. Willey, Civil Engiueer, in chargo of lowor lock and work appertaining thereto ; 8. L. Bayless, Ciril Evgineer, in charge of middle lock and guard locs, with all the work belonging to them; E. H. Worrall, Civil Engincer, in chargo of section w nk and’ channel approaches at head and foot 0. canal. Siate Convention of Surveyors. A call has been issued for a State Convention of Surveyors to be heid in Springfield, Jaa. 15, 1874, having for its object the appointment of & committeo which will be instrucied to wait upon the Legislatuie and ssk for such amendments to existing Jaws 08 oy be deemed neccssary to furnish each eurseyor with a full 2nd complete copy of all the fieid-noics, maps, plats, &c., of the Government surveys, in their respective counties ; fuel, stationary, &e. ; theraby placing tho survevors on & lovel with the other county officers, in that respect at least, even should thoy not bo ablo to insnre them half 80 goad wages. The call is signed by Joseph Ledlie, County Sur- voyor of Sangamon County. sacd in his circular toother surveyors, ho says that *the impor- tance of the officz, and the datics and responsi- bilities of the County Survesors, have nover becn Froparly presented to the members of the Legis- ature, for the reacon that there bas becn no concert of action on the part of the surveyors themselves. o Letgn s The Tomb of Lazarus. The most rece nt discoveries by the Palestine Ezploration Expedition aro such as o excito tho liveliest interest of the Christisn woild. The explorers have found on the Mount of Olives a nomher of Jewish-Greek sarcophagi bearing in- eeriptions. In these were tie bones of Christisn Jews., and one of them bears the name of Lazarus. Others aro inscribed with the names of Simon and Martha, and although the dis- coverers do mnot claim that these esrcophagi actually served for the cntombment of the Biblical individzzls known to the world mnder those names, thoy leave it to be inferred that such may be the fact. The tomb of Lazarns— the scene of one of the most marvelous of Christ's miracles—it is believed will be definitely located before the exploration is finished. IOWA. Approachieg Heeting of the Legisinture—-- Anti-Honopolist Hajority in " 1he House. Operations of the State Agency of the Patrons of Husbandry. Hog-Packing -— A Woman One Hundred and- Fifteen Years Old. Correspondence of The Chicapo Tribune, Drs Morves, Ia., Dec. 30, 1873. THE STATE LEGISLATURE convenes here in regular session the sccond Tuesday in January. Tho indications are, that there will be an eoxtcnsive moneyed lobby. Many of the best rooms in the firs: hotels have becn engaged for tho winter by well-known poli- ticians and lobbyites. Among the number are geveral ruilroad Republicane, noted for their lobbying successes at Washington. The Benate is conceded to the Xepublicans, but the *‘ Anti- Monops,” aa the Opposition are called, claim o majority of three in tho Honse. This will give them the organization of that body,—the first victory of the kind for the Opposition party in Tows. The Hon. J. W. Dixon, of Otwumwa, is prominently mentioned as the Anti-Monopoly candidate for Speaker. THE GRANGERS are cxpected to exert a powerful influence in the munipulation of tho laws at the coming session, and thoy undoubtedly will. Death to rings and monopolies! is the war-cry. Your correspondent to-day paid a visit to the office of Mr, J. D, Whitman, State Agont for the Patrons of Husbandry, with a view to learning something of tho workings of the Agency for the past year, and of its plans and prospocts for the future. He was informed that Mr. W. was at present 1n Chicazo, looking aftor the interests of the Order. The gentleman's Secretary, how- evor, vouchsafed all the information in bhis power. THE AGENCY +was instituted by the Patrons about eight months since, and was at the time almply 2a experiment The object was to make the Agency & medium of communication between the maaufacturer and counsumer ; andthe endeavor has been to roduce the price of agricaltural implements and machinery. That the enterpriso has been snc- cessful, the following statements, gleaned from the books in the Agent's office, will ghow = e Agoncy has handled over $200,000 worth of machinery. The saving to Patrons on sewing- machines alone saggregatesover £5,000; and, for tho past week, on reapers and moiwers, over £3,000. Direct ehipments of stock, grain, and farm- produco are now mada i lage quautitiss to the Agency in Chicago; and the difference in smounts realized upon grain, between thoso consigned to tho Agency and to outsiders, has been from 10 0 20 CENTS PZR BUSHEL. The wori of the Agenoy is constantly increas- ing. Last epring it gave its whole patronaga for plows to oae of the factories hers. The busi- ness soon grew too large for a single factorr, when a second ong was attached ; and Dow ar- rangements have heen made to run a third lers in tho city. In addition to these, there are thice othor large factories in tho State.controlled by the Patrons. Manulaccurers are fast awaking to the power and inffuonce of the Grango in Iowa, and are SOLICITING PATBONAGE of the State Agency, both in person and by letter. The Secretary showed your correspondent a large book, in which were filed propositions trom pearly all’ tho leading manufacturers of the country, asking for patronage, and giving lowest cash fifures. 2 Letters of inquiry and orders for produca are continually. being received from all parts of the countrs. Within the past few days, orders hava been filled for partiesin Vermont, Massacin- setts, Weet Virginia, Alabams, Mississinpi, Mia- souri, Ohio, Illimois, Wisconsm, Now Yors, aud Maryland. The Agency has dove an Immeuse business, and proved an unexampled success, It will be seen that the farmers of Iowa propose to have a voico and exert an influence in all matters por- taining to_their interests, whether on the farm or in the city. d Tho indications are that the State Agency will o A MUCH LABGER BUSINESS the abmingdyczr than in the past. Within the past thirty days, cash-orders for machinery, to be filliel withn the next two months, Lave deen received to the amount of ovor ¥18,000,— on which Agent hitman estimates a saving of at, least 81,000, as the ssme machinery could not have beon purchased for outsiders for less than §25,000. All machines are subject to severe tests before being offiered to the Patrons. A. B. Smodley, Mastor of tho Stato Grange, asserts that, through the influence of Iowa Pa- trons, agmcultural implements and machines bave boen reduced in piice OVER 25 PER CENT within the past two years; family supplies for the same Furiad, 15 per cent. ‘A moral will be found in these facts 80 plain to be seen that he who runs may read. THE 1OG-PACKING SEABON -~ closes here to-day. The total number of porkers Killed foots up just 87,910, against 53,000 killed last season. ‘The decrease is owing in a great measure to the inability of DasMornes packers to perfect their money srangements, one or two old firms being totally unable to carry on business. Windsor & Co., from Chicago, killed the largest number,—21,000. The prices eaid this season compare favorably with those of last yoar,—the lowest prico aid being $3 per hun- dred, live weight, and tho highest 3i. THE OLDEST WOMAN LIVING. Des Moines is the bome of the oldest woman living (if she isn't tho oldest, she certainly ouglit to be), Her name is Coleman. She is of tne colored persuasion, and was born *‘down in Ole Virgiony,” A. D, 1757,—makiug her at pres- ent one hundred and fifteen years of ago. She is ablo to walk about the house snd perform ligh chores; her sight is good, and her memory apparently muimpaired by sge. She has beoo & resident of Des Moines for the past thirteen yoars, living with grandsons, Carters by name, and barbers by profession. A Financinl Prospects of 1874. From the New York Times, Jan. 2 Now that 1373 is dead, what are the financial prospects of 18747 As there bas been an un- heard-of dopression, o there will be a much sharper reaction thun hss as yot been experi eucod. The confidence of the people is beiug rapidly restored, and money is becowming abun- dani.~ After the first week in January, green- backs will be cheap in Wall street, although for a few days they may be somowhat stringent, owing to the large number of loans called in for uso on the first of the year. The money is nearly back from tho grain crop; it is coming in all the time from the cotton crops the people who have been boarding greenbacks aro disbursing them ot of will or nocessity. and they come down to Wall strect for safo keeping. -Tho 344,000,000 reserve has been largely drawn upon, and the supply of money, with much less busicess to employ it, has been largely increased. O!d rail~ roads aro worth money because thoy will not be forced for years to come to competo with new ones, sud their crodit will not bo injured by the failure of wildcat schemes. The failure of the striko on the Pennsylvania Railroad is a forerunner of lower prices for Iabor 2long all lines. which will of conrse put more money into the treasuries of the companies. At present preparations are being made by nearly all of the leading lines for a general reduction of expenses, aad if the money #o paid is paid ous in dividends to bondholders and shareholders bouestly, the greater part of our railroads can- not fail to prove pnyiu(i F—operty. New York Central, Clilcago & Itock lelsud, Milvaukee & St. Paul, Chicago & Northwestern, are all in good condition, and their securitics are still much lower than before the panic. With a large reduction of expenses, an immonse increase in freight, and a determination_on the part of the moanagers to consult the public interest. it would Dot Le strange if for Beveral yoars to come there wonld bo & steady incresso in their valua. A scheme is now on foot; which failed about a year' azo, to ‘consolidate the Milwaukes & St. Paul aud the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Companies. Tho stocks of both roads, if tho proposed arrangement is carried out, will bs combined under the narna of tae * Chicago, Mil- waukes & St. Paul Raidroad Company.” fhero will be an addition 0f,85,000,000 to’ the share capital, which will be &}\fid&d smong the shares | holders of the old companies, 10 per cent apon Milwaukeo & St. Pant Tiailroad stock, and 20 per cent upon Chicago & Northwestern. The failure of this scheme for o lease, or coneolidation, which was attempted about o year ago, was due to the opposition of the Cnicago & Norihwest- o Germun interests, which were represented here by agents from the other side. It is un- derstood that these interests are now anxious to bring about the arrangemont dofeated a year ago, the Germans belioving that it will be greatly to the advantage of both roads to have no com- potition betweon thom. Tho esraings of both Tosds are greatly in advance of 1872, and ehould a consolidation or lease be perfected they would be still greater. Pacific Mail. with its row iron steamors and moro ecozomical management, is likely to en- oross a large share of public attention by the finctnetions of its stovk, which are as changing 28 tho waves over which the ships pass in their route by the Isthmus or across the Pacific to Japan. It is not likoly that Commodore Van- derbilt will suffer Western Union to remain sub- ject to *¢ washings " in the Btock Exchange for 2 great time, and sharp turns up and down may frequently be expected. New York Ceatral, with its great improvements, which sre rapidly being made, mll como in for o share of the pub- Tic nttention, and other losser reilroad projects w):l:dnnt be allowed to remain entirely in the shade. . It soams probable that the year 1874 will wit- ness a complete recovery from the effects of the panic, and that prosperity will rute, both in Wall street and throughout the country. THE FARMERS’ MOVEMENT. Press Comments on the Illinois State Farmers’ Convention. From the rock Ieland (IIL) Arqus (Independent). Among the various stories set afloat to preju- dice the people against the farmers’ anti-mo- ug[mly movement, i3 one asserting that they not o yorsnnized o' political party at Decatur, but 1erolved that mone but land-owoers should be admitted to memberehip in their garty. Neicher of these statements is trao. Tho Farmers’ Asso- ciation did not organize itself ino a political purty at Decatur, and decided that it would not, atter s quite lengthy discussion upon tho subject, both in the Committes on Resoluzions and iuthe Convention. There were certsin members who were anxions to effect such an organization, for personal advantage. but the Convention was op- posed to the acheme and dofeated it. They passed a resolution codsuring the old parties for corruption, and severed the party tics which had before controlled them 28 individuals,—but they formed no political organization of any kind. That matter is left to the developments of the future. The State Grange of Patrons of Husbandry, which previously met at Biooming- ton, resoived that no person was eligible to membership who was not sctuslly & farmer or owner of farm lands ; but the Farmers' Asso- ciation, which met a week afterwards at Deca- tur, not ouly passed mo euch resclution, but had ective memters_at ita session which knew 1o moro about farming than Grant does about statesmanship. From the Wayne County (11Ly Press (Independent), Tne platform of the Farmers' Stato Associa- tion is an admirable statement of foundation | principles of the organization, and will meet the hearty approbation of the laboring classes throughout the State. It heralds a new era of purificd and elevated politics ; rolief for tha op- pressed; retrenchment of Governmental ex- penses; and, in general terms, # equal and ex~ 2ct jusiice to all.” From the Clinton (IiL Register (Independent). The resolution passod by the State Farmers' Association sound like the beginuing of busi- ness. ‘They are the utterances of men who have become thoroughly disgusted with the corruption of the old parties, and proposo strik- ing out a now line for themeelves—s lino that shall lesd the administration of public affairs in the direction of honesty and decency. As an evidence of the dotermination of the men who composed the Convention, we note the uncquivocal manncr in which they con- dema the evils brought about by dishonest officials. Thero is no minciog of words, no beating around the bush, no mild censare ; but = plain, outspoken condemuation, such a8 can- not be misunderstood or misconstrued. These rosolutions will be indorsed by the people, be- cause they represent their sentiments. They meke & platform upon which all who are op- posed to corruption, monopoly, and extortion can stand—s platform upon which the majority of the people 7aust stand if they wish to pre- serve & Republic in principle as well as name. Frrm the Centralia (71l.) Democrat (Tndependent). 1u reading tho averaze daily Republican nows- paper of ont citios, one can scarcoly escape the couciusion that he is wandering through a fillad- full graveyard, as every dscaying sepulchre seems to give out & hollow sound ngainst having that graveyard plowed up. Thero is ono of thes sopulchires between two aceans, in Chicago, that is not picased because the farmers at De- catur. in obedienco to instructions, afirmed, Dot “assumed,” that tho Republican party in Illinois twas dead. Mas this whited brother so soon forgot the namber of counties in Illinois in which partiean Republicans wero last fall elocted to ofico—ebout Oue-Afth? . . . . What force, virtue, or truth is thero in the asser- tion that s party is worthy of consideration which, pledging itself to abjure srong-doing, and having put on the garment of Ropublican Tighteousness, goes fortls to moncpolize, through contralization, the sudustries of tho people, and, by high salaries, immense official appropriations, defaleations, aod ring steslings, Tobs the labor- ing wan of his toil? From the Boston Poat (Democrati). The Farmers' Association of Illinois, like thoso of the other States of the Northwest, though declining to fraternizo as such with any political organization, is yet positively political inits character. It is quite unneceseary to make any such statement, iu view of what 1t ef- fec.2d in the late judicial elections in that State. 1t now announces its purpose to continue thab ‘action in the satmo spirit, and to apply its com- prebensive tests to overy candidate wio is sub- mitted for the popular approval. There could scarcely be o more direct and cffectivo mode of instituting reform in politics than this. Stand- ing outside of all parties, it employs that one a8 its agent that most nearly embodies its con- trolling principle. . . . The at work is but just entered upon, that is to extend itscll over the whole land. The doom of the existing dynasty is too visbly written on the wall. Tbis- farmors’ movement is to swecp the Civil Ser- Yice clean of all incompetency snd dishonesty. Farmers’ County Associations. WAYNE COUNTY, ILL. The Wayne Connty Farmers' Ciub held its rog- ular quarterly meeting at Jeffersonville, Dec. £7. Reports from tho delegates to tho Decatur Con- vention being called for, Mr. James A. Creigh- ton said it was the grandest success of any meet- ing he ever attended. Every county, and slmost evory township, was ropresented by iutelligent and influential citizens,and their harmonious ac- tion and the spirit that moved the Convention indicated that they are engaged iu_a movement that no opposition will be powerful enough to ride down. All worked together for the common good, making the Farmera' party o power that it lo impossible to crush out. . Creighton read tho resolutions, and explained the business machinery of the organization, which is_very perfect, and swhich promisos to make the Farm- ers’ Reform Party of Iilinois oue of tho bost or- ganized political aesociations that evcr oxisted. After simiiar statements by other dolegates, the Club approved and udopted the Decatur 1esolu- tions. LAKE COUNTY, ILL. Notice is hereby gizen that a convention of the farmers and workingmen of Lake County will be held at the Town Hall, in Libertyville, on Wednesday, Jun. 14, 1874, =t 1 o'clock, for the purpose of reorganizing the County Associa- tion, 1n accordnnce with the constitution and by- laws edopled by the State Farmers' Association, convened at Decator, Dec. 16. The various Farmers' Clubs, Granges, and Workingmen’s ‘Associations in the county are requested to send five delegates each to this Convention, and tske patt in forming the County Association as afore- mentioned. Time will be afforded for the discuesion of varions questions sgitating the farming and other industrial classes, ivcluding thie matters of transportation and middiemen, and speakers from abroad may be expectod. W. C. Panss, Vice-President of the Illinois State Farmers’ Associa- ton, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILL. XNotice is hereby given that. on Saturday, the 10th of January, there will bo a regular mecting of the Montgomery Fanmers' Association, st the Court-lonse, in Hillshoro. Farmers, Te- member that the County Association was forred in order that the Clubs apd Granges might unite, and by unitiog they would be ready for any emergency, which we proved to be of use Iast November. All the members who could not favor a nomination (for tho only rcason they feared defeat) will now have no_such excuse to hold back: bat wmall bo expected to come for- ward and put their shoulter to the wheel of the “ Farmers’ Wagon,” aod help to rollit up tke bill. And, if the big wago: freigited with their own precions goods,—which they declare to be the case.—then they will HNSIL act in better judgmeut by re- maining within the wagon ; aad, if the team is mclined to leave the track, they can then s hold of tho lines aad holp to keep them straizht forward ; or. if the teamster proposes to sell out, they can remind him that a part of that load belongs to them, and they intend to have o word to Bsy whether the load shall be sold, or given away, or carried through. Such actions a8 those,. it reems to mo, would be far more wise and honorable than at the first sight you did not Tike, or the firat move you could not belp, to leap from thé wagon and rau the team, wagon and all, into theditch! * In time of peace prepare for war.” In the winter season farmers are not burried with work. Let us prepare for tho com- ing contest. Letusshow to our ememies “lat this movement is not to die in eix montas; "t must livo uotil the ends for which it was cr: is accomplished. : L. C. AuLy — - DZATH OF ANTI-SLAVERY LEADERS. Sarah Grimkc--Charies Lenox Ree mond. 7 #rom the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Jan, 2. One by one the loaders in tie anti-slavery rev- olution are passing away. Last week wituossed the death of Miss Sarah Grimko. of South Caro- Iina, and Charles L. Remond, of Salem, who were buried on Friday and Saturdsy in_tho vi- cinity of Boston, with appropriate eculdgies by Mr. Garrigon, Mr. Phillips, and other personal triends. li»s Grimke died at the houge of her sister, Mra. Aogelina Weld, in Hyde Park, and Mr. Remond in Reading, where ho has Iately lived, lLolding an appointrest in the Boston Custom-Houre. Ho was upward of €0 years old, and Miss Grimke bad reached toe age of Sl Doth were amoag tho sdrocates of emanciva- tion Lefore 1¢40,—-in tho early period of ine agitation, and when mobs 2nd social ostracism were the teward of such as veotured to plead the slave's cause from the platform, even in Massachusatts. It was 1n 1836 that Sarahand Angelina Grimko, daughters of an eminoat Judge in_ South Caro- lina, first appeared in New York City as public speakers on the sin of slavery, which they knew from the daily contact of their wholelives. Thoy were members of the Society of Friends, but in South Carolina their father's position as & jurist and 2 magistrate Lad_placed them in a high so- cial rauk, and thoy had looked down upon slaze- holding from that point of view. Probably they Dbad held elaves themselves, or profited by the servico of slaves, butthey had left the South de- tormined to do what they coald agaiast slavery. Angelina had just published s stirriog ** Appeal to the Women of the South™ on the subjuct of slavery, which mado so deep sn_imoression_on the Amenican Anti-Slavery Society (Arthar Tap- pan being thon the President aud Elizar Wright the Secrotary), that Mr. Wright was instructad to invite the two sisters to visit New York, and ad- drees audiences of women in sewing-circles and city parlors, on the slavery question. They did 0 upon this invitation. and, bewng fitted by therr Quaker habit of speaking in meoting to ad- dress others eflecxivelg, they drew large sudi- euces in New York. Soon it was found thatno %:rluu would hold their_hearers, and first the v. Dr. Dusbar opened Lis vestry, and then the Rev. H. G. Ludlow his ¢hurcl in New York for their addresses, which were listened to not oply by women, but bv maoy mea. Early in 1837 the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Saciety, with Mr. Garrison at ths head, invited the Misses Grimke to visit this State and lecturehere unaer its auspices, chiefly to sudiences of women. For 8o litcle progress had the woman question then made, that even radical reformers (who were not Quakers) were shocked ab the thought of public lectures by women. And the ministers of Massachusatts woro particularly aggrieved that, by iuvitng women to epeak in pab- lic, 'the Abolitionists were ‘‘resdy fo set at paoghc the order and decorum of tho Christian Church,” as established by Sk 2ul. Sarah and Angelina Grimke came emong us ; they spoke to groat aud admiring audionces i various parts of Massaclusetts, butparticu- larly ia tho O:d Colony, at Plymouth, Scituate, Marshfield, Hingham, aud elsewhero. 'This success of theirs, or the prospect of it, led tho i Genoral Association ” of Congregational min- isters in Massachusetts, assembled at Bookfeld in the antumn of 1837, to issue one of the most singular docaments, judged by recent staadards, ever scnt forth in” Massachusetts,—the onco famous, now forgotten, *‘ Pastoral letter,” which the poet Wlittier Ecoffed at snd indigoantly spurned in one of his spirited auti-glavery poems. These Congregational ministers drew on them- selves tho lash of tho poet by such sentences as this in their ** Pastoral letter, "—** Deferenceand subordination are essential to the happiness of socioty, and pecaliarly so in the rolation of a peopls to thoir pastor. One way in which the respect due to the pastoral office has been vio- lated is in encouraging lecturers or preachers on certain topicsof reform to presont their subjects within the parochwal limits of seitled paslors, without ther consent.” Thoy spoke of this in- trusion of anti-slavery lecturers ianto their parishes aa “a violation of sacred and important rights ;" they asserted (not for the first or last titne by some millions) that * the power of wom- an is in her dependence,” and added, *‘ When sho_sssumes the placo and tone of man, a8 & pablic reformer, our care_and protection of her seem uhinecessary,—she yields the powar God has given her for protection, and her character be- comes unnatural,” with much more in the same veiu. Whittier pounced upon this littla bit of clerical arrogance with all the vigor of George Fox, declaiming against priests aod * steeple- houses,” crying ou! So this {s all,—the utmost reach Of priestly power the miud to fetter ! When laym:n think—when women preach— A war of words—a “ Pastorsl Letter; "’ A Pastoral Letter grave and dull— Alas ! in hoof, aud born3, and features, How diferent is your Brook#eld bull From him who bo'lows at St. Peters! Your fathers dealt not as ye deal With “ non-professing ¥ frantic teschers; They bored the tongue with red-hot steel, And flayea the backs of * female preschers.” 01d Newbuary, had her fields.a tongue, And Salem streetz, could tell their story Of fuinting woman dr:gyed along Gashed by the whip, accursed xnd gory! But ve, who scorn the thrilling tale Of Cirolina’s high-toned daughters, Whick echoes here the mousnful w: Of sorrows from Edisto's waters, Clos» while yo may the pullic ear,— With malice vex, with slsnder wornd them,— ‘The pure and good shall throng to bear, And tried and manly hearts surround them. For some years tho two sisters continued to | spenk togeiher as nnfi-slavery lecturers, and while thus engaged made the scjusintance of another lectuter, Thomas D. Weld, the eloguent theological stndeat at Lane Seminary, who had convulsed that school of the prophets, nader | Dr. Beecher and Prof. Stowe, by bia anti-tlavery agitation, which finally led to his _withdrawal from the school. Angelips Grimke became ths wife of Theodore Weld, thirty-odd years ago, and with ber the maiden sister had a home for tho rest of her days, whenever other duties al- lowed her to abide with the Weids. Sue lived with them at Eagleswood, N. J.. when Mr. Weld had his celebrated school there, and the bundreds of friends, young and old, who enjoyed the hos- pitality of that house, remember her with affece tion. Many of these fiiends attended her faversl in the snow-atorm of Saturday. among them Mr. Garrison, Lucy Stone, Edwin Morton, and Mr. Weld, who all spoke in the eervices. Others prosent_wore Elizur Wright, Samuel L. Sewall, James N. Baffum, R. P. Hallowell, Mr. and 3rs., W. L. Garrison, Jr. There was also preseat 3 colored nephew of Misa Grimke's (ner rother’s son, whom ho and Mrs. Weld eonght | out after tho war, and aro edacating at Harvard Iaw echool. She lived long enough to fulfill the prayer of Whitticr, eix aud thirty y2ars ago, that God would endow the two eisters : With wisdom and with strength from Heaven, With Miriam's voice and Julith’s hand, And Deborah's song, for triumph glven. They shared together the joyof seeing emanci- pation completed and assred. Of Mr. Romond 1t could hardly be said that he enjoyed tho triumph of mancipation, great aa it was, and actively as be had Iabored for it. Ho was one of those unsatisficd men, who 1arely or pever attain to the pleasure of success, becauge they are continnally making pew demsuds. Torn to the inheritance of contempt aud disfran- chisement which was the portion of the colored raco in America till within the lest dozon years, ho felt most keenly tho sting of thbis injustice, aud it seemed to rankle and feste: his eonl. o was never 2 slave, nor was he, like mos: of his people at that time, poor and without educa- tion. I bad cultivated his talonta sasiduously, and when he began to speak as a yourg man, from tho anti-slavery platform, he did 8o with f00d effect, thongh often with great violence of language, ‘Samuel J. Mayeaid of Robert Purvis : “Ho has been more annoyed, chafed, exaspera- ted by the cruel wrongs of tae colored people than any other I have ever met with.” Kat next to him, ‘)erbapu, Charles Remond would have stood. Theso wrongs were the food of bis thoughts, the burdea of s speech: they warped his mind and impaited his infiuence. But. making allowsnce for this trait, there was much to respect ood to praise in Mr. Remond. He hsd much success ir Great PEritam snd Ireland 28 o public speaker, and could he have come forward in America, for the first time, Whor emancipation bad raised kis race into | snmething hke due recoguition of their rights, [ ctnses, to bea ledor of his i later political contentions iy, ’3}’5;”?:;1‘2"" boliovo he has sided with Batler zad Goa abandoning: the company of s0ma who Sy with bim in formr duys. s Costom iy appointment was dus to Lis past services, oy a3 not mven for devotion to the men in pore It savobim a susport in Lis docliniog 3 o performed its duti e ¢ and ho performed i duties almost to i oy lfl;;::nu Disasters, 5 the Boston Glodz. The perils of navigation wera never m; more manifest than as presented in the detailed statement gT\"Jan in our shipping depariment thiy morning. @ £hip property destroyed last year was valued at 811,783,000, whilo the sea hay clrimed a larger number of ‘victims than nma;, Storm, fire, wreck, and collision have character, ized tho sad recital of the year's rocord. Wity comparatively fow excaptions, the losses hasy been chiefly due to unusually tempestiony weather, and all the efforis and precautions which buman ingennity can devise seem fatile to prevent such disasters. The losa inciudes g¢ stoamers, 51 ships, 102 barks, 64 brige, and 413 echooners. The most serious loss occurred in the month of January, involving the destrastion of property valued “at $1,514,000. February, March, April. and December were also sever months. Included in the list of steamers arg the Atlantic, lost on the cosst of Halifax, the meirncholy dotails of which are stil fresh ik the pubiic mind, and the Ville du_Havre, amon whode vicms were a number of Boston peopls. Rl An Absconding Flour Broker. 1t w I‘rmrth:dl_?man Jn.i;dfilrr. Jan, 1, ‘&8 repol in the Journal yesu ¢ Charlos Sruing. & well oo, Mo b Ly bas had the reputation of being oas of the sbrewdest operators 1n the city, had absconded, leaving behind him liabili:ies variously estimated st from $20,000 to $£30.00). Ho left Boston abont a fortaight sincs for St. Loats, ostonsibly £0 100k after a law-suit in which ho waa interest ed, and since his. departura thres lotters have been received from him by goutiemen 1o this city, one of wwhom is his 800, stating that hia affairs were in such a condition_that hs shonid never return. Alr. Spring has had the exclusiva patrouage of several of the largest flour com- missionhouses in this city, sclling immonsa quantities of flour, and baving _carte-blanche ta transfer flour from one perty to another, and to remove flour at his will from the places whers it was stored. It is alleged that in this way be has reduced a Iot of flanr belonging to ono of his principals from 2,000 barrels to 16 barrel thia without their knowledge. Saal The Kinz’s Nose. The late King of Sixony wasin the habit st Al tha Stata s tins £ oot they were kept in working order. One day King John appeared at the telegraph offics of a smali station, takiug the clerk by surprise. This oE. cer had only jast time to telegraph_to his col- leagues et the next station, ““The King has just arrived oo o visit of iaspection,” before he was summoned to give all possible detauls 1o bis sor- ereign with regard to the amouat of tradio in the place, the namber of dwspatches received, the number sent out, eic. Presentlya message came along tho wire, which the clork resd in much embarrassment. ** What are the contents of that dispatch ?" inquired tho King. The ofi- cial stammered out thas the contents were unim- portant, but, as his royal master insisted on being informed of them, tho unhappy clerk was at length compelled to acknowledze thet he bad telegraphed to his neighbor, “ The King bss just arrived,” and that the saswer be had re- ceived ran thus: * Toe King pokes his nose into everything.” MARRIAGES. IR—AL C: L i o Nair, st MITCHELL—ROBB—Jau, 1374, at tha Parsous 408 Wost Slongoc sty by the. e, J. U. beck, Joa 1L Mitehell aad Miss Eila’ E. Robb, daughter of ‘3. Caacke Hobb, all of tbis olty. PEAGOOKJan. 4, Joarph C., von of Rebart and Fane niy . Puacoc gl hmone 0 O sl sarvisos Tuosday, Jad - B L I e ol WOOD~Tz0. 3, fn Keans, N, H., Jao Louiss, wiles Alonzo 0. Wood, aged 5o 5 At e e e AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. BANKRUPT SALE OF A TOBACCO MANUFAGIORT, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Jan. 7, JE71. at 10 o'clock. The eatire Machinzry and stock of Tobaceo in eanuts torzat 153 MICHIGAN-AV. Ono Stasm Botler, Tabes, &c. Qao Steam Fagiae, 30 horse-power. One Stcam Pump, Shal:ing, Palleys, Drums, &e. Qas largo Platiori Scate, 5 cwt. Ons largs Platfonn Sc: Two largs Platform Scals Q0 large Horring's Safe. One Iarze Safo. Countar Scales, Stoves, Clncks, Gax Flxtures, Copy Pross, Desks, Otficy Furaitare, &o., So., &c. Two Hoi Expross Wagnns, and Trucxs. Also, alsrge Int of Snud, Leaf and Sanafsctnrad Ta hacco, Cigars, Pipes, Paper, Palls, Tobacco Bozes, $e, &c., e $31d By order of R. F. JENKINS, En., Assizase. ELISON, PO. RUY & CO.. Auctivncers. Regular Friday’s Sale. FRIDAY MORNING, Jan. 9, at 9% o'clock, luze ateck of New and Secondhand Furoitom, sts, Wardrobes, Loance e MEROQ! BY GEO. P. GORE 68 & 70 Wabssh-uv. DRY GOODS. Tuesday Moraing, Jan. 6, at 10 o'clock, Clothing, Dress Goods, Pisce Goods, Hosiery, Notloas, Hats and Caps, Glures, Underwear, &c., &c.; iavoice of Flowers, Feathers, Knft Goods, &c. ; fall lias of For Goods, in Muffs, Caps, and Culla 40, Goverameat Clothing, Cocoa Mattings, White Wool Blankets, Gray ‘Wool Blankets, Steol Shovcly, Bed Comforters, Cixass &e. . GEO. P. GORE & CO., £4and 70 Wabash-av. Boots & Shoes AT AUCTION, WEDNESDAY, Jas. = 10 o'cleck 8. m. " GEO. P. G! & CO.._ Auctionsens, By TAYLOR & HARRISON. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 10 o'clock 204 & 208 EAST MADISON-ST., LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF Diamonds, Watches, AND FINE JEWELRY, AT AUCTION—Just received from Now Vori. T3 Dixmond Plns, Ear-Drops. Rings, Lagles’ aad Gmis' Guld Watchos, Sleave-Buttons: Se's i1 Coml, Ktrweis and Roman; Gold, Amethyst, Rabs, Pearl )h!u:(u!; 32d o-Bor, Sets and Bings: Leontiae acd Chavclisy Chatas: Vostand Guard Cnafns, and a largo avorzeit 1 R0 koods. The stock cin b3 seen on Sfoaday. guods warranted, or ths monzy refund=d. Y| 2] tirneors, Aok & b Sdlen On Wednesday, Jan. 7, ot 9 1-8 o'cloch; ATTRACTIVE SALE O DryGoods & Notions, Consisting of Scarfs, Nublas, Felt Skirts, Underweiyy Heavy Woolens, Readymade Clothiag, Mess Women's Hoelory, Goves, Fanoy Goods, a3d 03¢ fall lines of desirabls goods. s By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. AUCTIONEERS, INO. 108 MADISON-ST. (Between Dearborn aad Clark.) Carriages, Harness, & On WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, st1 aelk, at 103 Madkroa DRY G0ODS, CLOTHING FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, BUFFALO OVERS Rubbers, Glove Gauntlets, & 4 On THURSDAY. Jan. 8, at 10 o'clock, a1 108 M 2 1,0C0 L:OTS ] HOUSE-FURNISHING CO0DS And General Merchandise Le might have been among the first colored men to take & high official position. Bat by that time the services of Remand had become an old story, and he had ceased, through sge and otber ] d ot REGULAR 8ATUB, wa :B’A%alsfii:% 108 Madison-st.r OX BATURDAY MORNING, JAN. lfi