Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1874, Page 8

v THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1874, SPRINGFIELD, Meeting of the State Legislature in Adjourned Session To-Day, The Rallroad Commission Fix ¢ Reasonable Maximum Rates of Charges.*® Arbitrary Classification of the Railroads by Groups. Movement for the Abolition of the Rail- road and Other State Boards. Appropriations for Charitable In- stitutions---Revision of _the Statutes. Investigation of the Penitentiary Bath --The Mayors' Bill. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. A LEGISLATIVE SALARY-GRAB. SPRISGFIELD, Jan. 5.—Tho members of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly will méet here to-morrow in sdjonrned session, and begin to drsw £5 a duy each from the State. This extra pession is & violation of the spurit of the new Copstitution, which provides foi biennial and not for annual seesions, but then this ‘General Assembly never had sny profound reverence for the Constitution. That there exists no emer- gency to justify the expenso of & session is ehown by the fact that, if they were not coming of their own accord and without an invitation, the Governor would never have called them together, o conld find 1o good reason for summoning them in extra scasion, avd neither can the mem- ‘bers themselves. They talk of the Railroad law. when it probably will not be touched, and abont rovismg the stotutes, asif that eould not be doue by tho nest Lemelature at least ss well, and porhiaps better. Thero is absolutely noth- ing that may bedone that could not be post~ poned for another year without detriment to the public weliare. But hiere they axe coming, and here they will abide and make a winter of it. The Farmers' Movement has scared many of ‘bem into & belief that taey 4ill never come back, and they Lave msde up their minds to make hay while the sun shincs. Prolonging the ecssion nd to-morrow is perpatrativg 3 sslary-prob on a small ecale. There i no hope they wiil lesve here short of two mouths, and it may be three or four. Legis- Jation moves in mysterious ways. There are no passes this time. It is worso than drawing their fcoth to muke them pay fare like their constituents, They cacnot £ home as often s of yore, and they may ctick cloer to their work while here, but if they ever do go home it will b hard work getting taem back ina hurry. They well be likely to remain three weeks and adjourn for. two moro, their pay during the interim being sufficient to take them home and bring them buck. Then ihere will bo three woeks moro work and another adjournment, and =0 on until fine weather scatters them for good. There are enough members in town this even- ing to make quorums to-mMOITOW. They talk about sojourning here three months, and wany of them will be disappointed if they have to leave sooner. Probably a resolution will be of- fered, fixing the date of adjournment three or four wecks hence, but thero is not tho slightest hopo of its passage. TUE COOK COUNTY MEMWERS. Ferrier, Rountrae, and Scanlan are the only ones on the ground from Cook County. Among country membera there is some tolk of extend- ing the time for collecting taxes. THE GOVERNOR'S MESIAGE. The Houses will meet at noon, when the Governor will send in 2 meesage. It will not be very long, 35 if is an extrs message, which, if he bad not liked, he need not have written. It is understood that he will report progress in the State, refer to the Railroad law, counseling that it be not meddled with until itis tested in the conris, review the work of the Railrcad Board, give some account of the Illinois River improve- ment st Copperas Creek, suggest amendments to laws which he deems defcctive, refer to the revieion of the statutes, and treat of the condi- tion of the State institutions, of which he has made & grand tour. THE BAILEOAD LAW. Tt is uot believed that the Railroad Jaw will be amended. 1n obedicuce to it the Commissioners have prepared and published *‘gchedules of reazopable mazimum rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freight” on railrozds in this State. These schedules will go 1nto efect on the 15th inst., when the law pro- vides they sball be prima facie evi- dence of reasonable maximum rates. To copstruct s schedule for ouo road tasks tho ingenuity of railroad men who have made thesubject s life study aud are ac- quainted_with the peculiar conditions of the road snd cven they frequently fail and their work has to be modified as time develops errors and defects. The Commissioners, who had not been in offico six months, had to begin and frame echedules—not for one rozd butall the Toads—about which thes knew littlo o nothing. They had no experience in rairoad metters, and bordly knew where to tosin. Lopg sessions Were held sud the whole matter deliberated. At first it was determied to make ono schedule for all the ronds, but tho pan was Icbandoned as - impracticable. S0 .o of the m.mbers of the Houze Special Committes wore rummoned, and they eaid that the Commities inteaded tlero should a achedule fur each roal, and that the law ex- licitly demanded it. The committeemen went ome again and left the Commissioners to their own devices. The latter soon discovered that to make & separate schedulo for cach rosd wonld consume more time than was at their disposal. Then they proceeded to group the roads as- fol- lows: Standard GFoup—Columbus, Chicsgo & In- &iana Central ; Indianapolis, Bloomington & Chicago, Alton & St. Loais ; Illmois Chicago, Durlington & Quincy ; Chica- g0 & Norihwesein; Indisuspolis & St. Lows Ghicago, Rock 1sland & Pacific; Toledo, Wa- bash & Western ; Ohio & Mississinpi; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. “The rate for passcngers in this group was fixed at three cects per mile. There was no dif- fieclty in_fizing an arbitrary raze of three cents per mile for passengers, though why it was fixed at three and Dot two, or four, or any other num- Ber, is not_apparent. The freighi rates were moto puzzling. Thero wasno baeis to govern except the pro rata principle. Having pothing elsc chey scem to bave adopted that, zading comelLing to eazh case for haudling. They had %o bear in mind all through that they oould nob chargo a grester sum for & shorter distance in any case, and in order That they might not_get too high before they resclied the end of the road they bad to begin Fith very low rates for short distonces. Tho railrosd men say it costs almost fie much to handle a car 10 miles as 100 ouco it is attached 10 n train, and that they cannot afford to haul {freight short distances ab the rates laid down in the schedule. In some caces the schedules al- jow bigher rates for long distances than are charged by the roads, but 1o every instance the rates for Lhe shorter distances are reduced. The rate for first-class merchaundise, per 100 pounds, Yor s distancs of 1 mile and less than 2 miles is 12 cents; for 30 miles and lcsa thau 51 miles, 27 cents ; for 100 miles aud less thap 101 miles, 37 cents ; for 200 miles and less fhan 201 mrles, 5¢ cents, and £o ou. These figures may givesn idea of the rates for firsi-class merchandive in the *standard group” The Zemalniug groups are as follows: - Sccond Group—>ichigau Central; Lake Shore & Michigan Southera ; Pitisourgh, Fort Wayune S Clicago—2l¢ ccuts per mile for passengors 2and 10 per cent below standard for freight. Third Group—Western Union ; Chiczgo, D villo & Vinceunes ; Toledo, Peoris & Warsaw ; St. Louis, Alton & Terro Haute ; Hllinois & St Louis—383¢ cents per mile for Pnsuuigurs and §° per cent above standard for frelght. * Fourth Group—Peoria, Pekin & _Jack- eonville 3 Peorin & TRock _ Island; Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis—8}¢ cents per mile for passengers and 10 per cent above standard for freight. { cents per mile for passengers and 15 per cent above standard for freight. No one seems to know why a road was allotted to a perticalar group, or why one road ghonld charge only 2§ cents a mile while snother may chargo 8 or 4 cents. Undoubtedly, _ the _ Commissioners will explain evervthing in their forthcoming report, which is eaid to contain some 500 pages, with s Tively introduction of 90 pages. What i going to be in the book in addition to the reports of the roads, 1o ono has any correct idea except its authors. 1t is understood, however, that it will recommend that no' change ke made in the law until the courts pass upon it; that they have begun enits Lo test its constitutionality; and that it would be foolish to amend or repeal it until the suiia are decided. This is also the view of the Governor. The report will probably commend tho echedules to the tender consideration of the Legislature, and per- haps explain on what principle they were con- structed, if upon any. The advocates of the schedules think they are good guesses anyway, and will do o bring into court in s suit against 2 railrosd and compel the railroad to prove the rates ucreazonable. According to the statuts, they will be prima facie evidence of reasonable maximum rates. In this way, they oxpect the raiirosds wil show what would be reasanable maximum rates, and thus get some illumination of u dark subject. The railroads are determined to iguore the schedules, but at the same time will give every opportunity to test their legality. They will not attompt to show what $ould be ressonable rates, but will attempt to prove that if their busiuess tor the last year or two was conducted in_ accordance with the schedules that they could not pay espenses, and would be forced to suspend business. A rail- rosd man bere estimatex that at the schedule rates tho Illinois Central and the Chicago, Buc- lingtos & Quincy Boads trould have lost & mill- ion dollars esch duriug the Iast year. Tho schedules make no provision for pombustible commodities taken by railroads at the ownet's hea been made by which freight on perichable articles can be cotlected in advance, asis the custom, which will compel them to collect in ad- vance on all freight, perishable or imperishablo, for, if thcy collect on the former in sdvance and nofon tho latter, they will be Liablo for *'un- just diecrimination.” It will be unfortunate, in 2 pecuniory sense, if in no othier, if the sched- les prove to be of no wwe, for much labor has beon expended in their preparation, and their publicstion i ho Spriogfield Journal will cost Bomething in Le neighborbood of 85,000 THE STATF BOARDS, There ia a strong [ecling of hostility to State Boards, and it is not improbable that an at- tempt will be made to abolish the Railroad and Warehouse Commissions, and transfer their au- thority to some of the State ofiicers—perhaps tho Attorbey-General. The abolitionists argue that the Doard has done no good ; that it never cag, and that the money it spends is spent in vain. It is claimed on tha other sido that the statistics gathered ara aloue worth the money, sud that it $ould bo injudicious to_abolish tha Board while the transportation problem remains noeoived. Tho Board of Charities is lixewize in danger, but it has been in the same danger 8o ofton that it is now used to it. There_is, however, a seri~ ous intention to do away with it, on the ground ihat it spends monoy for which it has nothing to show but a bulky bicanial report of visits to the institutions. Tho members of both Houses are auxious to adopt sny economical measuro, except that of adjourning sine dic, thereby eav- ing to the people S1,500a day, theamount it costs to kecp them here. APPROPRIATIONS. This is & bad year to ask money from the peo- lo, but therois no doubt that soveral of the Bfato institutions will demand _appropriations they could not get but for the kindness of the Logislature in holding an estra seasion. Elgm will ask for 50,000 or 8o to feed 225 new in- mates, for whom there will be accommodatior: in the new building befcre the closo of the year— if tho building s finished. The Reform School wants to enlarge its arca to the extont of $25.000, and thereisa billin the Senate appropriating 900,000 for a Feeble-Minded Iustituto at Jack- sonville. The Soldiers’ Home at Normal needs money for clothing and some nes furnituro. It would not bo a Lit surprising if the romaining institutions discovered thiat tiiey all needed some- thing. THE REFISION. The Revision Committee appointed to work during the recess have completed their labore. They “will report eighty-three_bills, making a book of sbout 500 pages. Mombers of the Committes boast that they have dome in soven montha as much work a8 has been done by the United States Revisers in seven years. This would indeed be high praise were the work as well aone, which is hardly possible. The Criminal Jaws bave been overbauled ; and the Printing, Dindiug, and other luws have been recon- structed. The Liquor law has been amended, making the penalty fine or imprisonment in- stead of fine and imprisoument. The repealing act isvery long, and will have to bo vory care- fully considered. From the beginniug, this work of revision bas been conducted in a slip- shod sort of way by different men, at different times, without any defined system. The Special Committeo seem to be prond of their labors, and hopo the bills will bo passed without amend- ments. This is very improbable, and it is not likely a single bill will become a law just as they reported it. . FINAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. A final meeting of the Committee was held this evening, when it was_decided to report tho bills without recommendstion, and let them stand or fall on their merits. arose on the bill relative to the election of Com- missioners in Cook Coanty. which provides that ten ehall be elected by the eity and five from the county by districts, whereas the present law pio- vides that tho eutiro fifteen shall be c!flctelrby the county on a general ticket. Mr. Rountreo moved to amend tho bill so that it should con- firm the present law, but the motion was_de- feated; Rountree and Steele voting for; Hay and Tipton sgainst; Duoham was absent. ‘DOUBLE-BARRELED LEGISLATORS. Tt is intimated that a resolution will be intro- doced instructing the Judiciary Committes to report whether members holdiug other oftices aro entitled to seats. This will refer_particu- Iarly to Cook County members, Mr. Rountreo being County Attorney, Mr. Washburn Deputy County Cleris, Mr. Keboe Hay-Weigher, Mr. McGrath and Mr. Cullerton Aldcrmen, and Mr. Lsugllin Warden of the County Hospital. Itis not likely they will forfeit their scats ; but the inquiry proposed will be a rebuke to the double- barreled system which ge2ms to Le coming in vogue. THE PENITENTIARY BATH, Action will ba taken looking to a thorough ex- amination of ths case of the convict Willisms, who was drowred in the Penitentiary. Probaoly » special committes from both Houses will bo appointed, as the regular committees could never agreo last year. Being too numerons, they were inharmonious and unwieldly. THE MAYO'S BILL will probably be introduced at the opening of the session. If the Cock County delogation is solid in its favor, it will go through; otherwiso it will have ahard road to travel. They arc not solid; they never were, and_they never will be. A FEE AND SALARY DBILL. Mr. Rountree has propared and will intro- duce a Fee and Salary bill for counties of tho third clase, mesning Cook County. It aims at jncreasing the fees of tho County Clerk's, the Sueni’:,and Recorder's offices, which it 1s claimed do not produce rovenue sufficient to pay ex- penses. In the County Clerk's department, fees Will b> imrosed on receipts _of sale-redemptions, on tax-certuicates and for the cancellation there- of, and for other services now performed gratis. The increase in the Sherifl’s fees will be general. The Recorder will bo allowed 10 cents a folio, inutead of 6 cents,—the present rate. Whatin- crease of revenae will be produced by the bill has not been estimated. . LECTURE OF ANN ELiZ\ YOBNG. Ann Eliza, nineteenth wife of Brighsm Young, lcctured here to-nigiit to a largé andience on** Tie Wrongs of Mormunism.” The histori- cal part of hier lecture coutained nohing nerw, She dweit at leagth on the wrongs which sho Dad endured, and which epened_her eyes to tho enormity of polygamy. Sho said {hat Brigham wasnot & blind, entbusiastic believer in-that which be preached: on the contrary, he did not. She is & very good reader, with rather a fine presence, and she succeeded from the first in gaining the sympathy of the audience. - BUFFALO ITEMS. Snecial Inspatch to Tar Chicago Tribune, Burraro, N. Y..Jap. 5.—The new City Gov- ernment assumod control of affairs to-da; Boyington, the Chicago botel-builder, Las re- ceived the contract to build the new Union Hotel in this city. . | The quantity of grain handled by the Westarn A discussion |, Elevating Association of Buffalo during the past season, 88 reported to the Board of Trade to- day, was 60,068,285 bushels. POLITICAL. The Political Revolution in Wiscon= af;;{g”‘,,cg’ 'i‘m;‘g:’;;,fi‘:ff;‘”xfi,}:;";’ Ef‘]fl,,‘ sine-State Officers Installed=-Con= Lincoln & Decatur ; St. Louis & Southesstern j | test - for the Milwaukce County Springfield & Sontaeastern ; Cairo & Vincennes, Judgeship -- Probable Tie in tho and all other organized roads in the State—4 Legislature, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Manisox, Wis., Jan. 5.—The Republicans who first guined & foothold in ‘the ‘Wisconsin Capitol by the election of Bashford over Barstow for Governor, in 1855, und elected an entire State ticket in 1859, to-day EVACUATED THE STATE OFFICES, and the Teformers entered in aud took posses- sion, the State officers elected in November last being inangurated with but little ceremoty in the presenco of quite a number of citizens of this and other parts of tho State, including several prominent men who have been i the minority for some years. The old ofti- cials who wero in the city and all the new State officers asscmbled in the Exccutive oftice at poon, and under direction of Judge L. B. Vilas, Chairman of the Committce of Arrange- ments, proceeded to the Supreme Court-room, and thence. with the Judges, TO THE ASSEMDLY CHAMBER, Gov. Washburn, Secretary Breese, Treasurer Baetz, and Attorney-General Barlow escorting ihoir successors, the other old Stato officers not being in the citv. In the presence of numero! spoctators, Chief Juatice Dixon : ADMINISTERED THE OATI OF OFFICE to the now officials, the band playing ! Hail Columbis” &t the beginning, and the *Star- Spanpled Launer” to close. The oflicors then Tetired to their respective offices, where thoy were congratulated by their friends. This evening there is & reception and danco in the Aueggly Cbamber. Lieut. G. W. Bird, the | Jew Governor's privato secretury, was uot prosent, having intended to ride” over {rom Jefforuon this morning, but being prevented by bad ronds, aud Col. C. J. Martin, Gov. Wash- pura's secrotarry, ofticiated. There are varions rumors in regard t0 . APPOINTMENTS, but the following are all that the new officers, on being interviewed to-day, would admtt wers sot- tled: Lxecutive—Lieut. G. W. Bird, of Jefler- J._ Morting risk, which, in effect, ‘makes the roads insuro the | gon, Private Secreiary, vice C. : | Safe ‘delivery. of the property witbout extra | Secietary of State—Jobn 8. Dean, of Madison; componsation. This the reilroads think | Assistant Secretary, retained for the present; D. mnjust. They alo complaia that no provision | . ‘rallis, of Madiuon, Bookkeepor, retained ; S. Cadwallader, of Milwaukes, Pruntiug Clerk, vico Levi Alden ; A. B. Alden, of Portage, Insurance Cletk, vico D. 0. Bebb: Ihomas McBean, of Chippews Falls, Genoral Clerk, vico Col. Robert Montioth; Maj, C. W. Kempf, of Milwaukeo, a clerkship not sssigoed. State Treasurer— Jeff. J. Kuehn, of Milwaukee, son of the Treas~ urer. Assistant Treasarer, vice Wm. Ketchum; A Monges, of Madison, Boolkkeoper. rotaed ; W. D. Carr, of aupaca, o clerkship not assigred. School Loud OBice—A. W. Potter, of Green, Chicf Clerk, vice V. W. Gibba; C. M. Foresman, Dookkeeper, retajned; B. F. Cram, Recording Clerk, retained ; J. Lasche, Abstract Clerk, retained. Attorney-General Sloan will appoint os his assistant his brother, I. . Sloan, of Janesville, now in partnership with B. J. Stovens, Esq., if he will accept. There is some talk smong the Bourbon. Democrats here of starting a paper in oppoition to the independent and plain-spokien Madison Democral. TOE MILWATKEE COUNTY JUDGESHIP, Spectal uspateh to The Clacaao Trjbune. MILWAUKEE, Wi8., Jon. 5.—1t is| ‘'underatood that tho Hon. H. L. Palmer, the new County Judgo of Milwaukee County, who took his seat on the lst inst., will resign within a few weeks to accept tho pokition of attorney of the Chicago & Northwestern® Ralroad. There is already & spirited contest for thesuccession. The chances are understoad to bein favor of the Hon. Jozeph . Maon, formerly Judge of the Washington County Gircuit, but now of this city. The Hon. D. H. Johuson, a_Liberal Republican, is also strongly urged. Tne appointment rests with the Governor. THE PENITENTIARY WARDENSHIP. The best position in the gift of the incoming Reform Administration is the office of Warden of the State Prison at Waupun. Sat Clark, a noto- rious Democratic politician of tho old regimo, and Peter Rupp, & henchman of Congrossman Eldridge, have boen the most conspicuous can- didates. ' Itisnow probable, however, that the position will be given to the Hon. Joseph Rankin, of Manitowoc. A SSIBLE TIE. An accident of a serious character occurred the other day_to the Hon. Francis Campbell, Senator from Lafayette County. The political importance of the casualty consists in this: The Republicans have a majority of one in the Sen- ate; Campbell is a Ropublican; and, if the ac- cident should detain him fiom taking his seat, the body wiil bo a tie. Campbell's infury was jutlicted by & runaway, and the question is much mooted : ““Who ecared the horse?" The Anti-Monopoly Party in the lowa Legislature, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Des Morxes, Ia., Jan. 5.—Prominent Republi- cans here concedo the organization of the Lower Housa to the Anti-Mouopolists. Most of the Anti-Monopoly Representatives are expected here this week, and 8 cancus will be held on Saturday evening. Through correspondence it has been ascertained that, with but two or three exceptions, tho members elected opposed to the regular Republican ticket will gointo the Anti- Monopoly csucus. These will not go into the Republican caucns. Appointment ot State Officers in Michigan. Specual Dispateh to The'Chicago Tribune. Drrnorr, Mich., Jan, 5.—Gov. Bagloy has appointed Dr. Stephen S, Cutter, of Coldwater, Commissioner of the State Public School, in place of J. §. Barber, resigned, and Charles Russell, of Hastings, to be Oil-Inspector of Barry County. MILWAUKEE. Judge Miller-s=A Bar-Mecting---Suit by Jay Coolie & Co. Against the Mile waukee Construction Companye Special Dusvatch to The Chicaco Tribunc. MILwAUREE, Jan. 5.—On the retirement of Judge Miller from the United States District Court of this district, certain individual mem- TDers of the Bar resolved to present him with an album as a sort of indorsement of hir conduct as Judge by the Bar. With this mark of apprecia- tion the Bar, generally feelsstrongly dissatisfied, a0d Edward G. Ryan—the Edmund Burke of Wisconsin—has been particularly outspoken on the subject. A meeting, *for important business,” of thoMilwaukee Bar, being called for this morning, there was quite o larze attendanco, it being_fully expected that Ryan had made up his mind to hri“-ig forward and denounce the con- duct of Judge Miller's friends in thus, a8 it were, surreptitionsly obtaining s falso crodit from those who bave practiced in his comt. The ostensible businees of the mecting was to pay a farowell compliment to Judge Mayon hisre- tiring from the County-Court Judgrhtp, and wel- come the Hon. Henry L. Palmer, oa his as- suming the vacant scat; and this was all that was done, the denunciation of Judge Miller being reserved for some other time, and the sorchcads being unable to rouse their courage sufficiently to attack the Judge and the album business. The dixcontent with Judge Miller arises from the fact that his wons and sods-in law are practitioners in his Court, and from various circumstances supposed to have arisen ont of such practice. At the Dar meeting resolutions were only passed eulogistic of the retiriug County Judge- May, and the now Judge, Henry L. Paimer, the latter of whom took bhis seat. Asuit bas been commenced in the Circnit Court of Milwaukee County by Jay Cooke & Co., of New York, against tho Milwaukee Construc- tion Company, arising out of two notes of £69,000 and £70,000, respectively, on which $20.000 ie claimed to be still unpaid, for which & renewzl-note for that smount 18 held by Jay Cooke & Co., who affirm that they pur- chased the originsl ~notes from the Northern Pacific Ratroad Company for money, less tho disconnt. Jesse Hoyt paid the money on acconunt of said notes, redycing the indebt- edness to $20,000 a3 aforesaid out of his own ndcket.—tha Construction Company not having _the money. The latter ctaims an offsct in an unsettled sccount between it and the Northern Pacific for defective material, et o SUICIBE. New Yoek, Jan. 5.—Robert R. Johnson, Jr., a partner in the ehupping-house of Crocker, Wood & Co., No. 52 Souths _street, in this city, commisted suicide at bis reeidence in Brooklyn yesterday. He had been very uawell for a few dags povionsly. * B i R L NEW YORK ITEWMS. New York, Jan. 5.—Margaret Fitzeimmons, sged 62 years, died in the Bellevue Hospital yesterday, from want and exposure. Tle filthy dress which she wore containcd nineteen pock- eta. and in them was found 8300. ! FINANCIAL HEWS. Fearly $75,000,000 in Interest and Di vidends to Be Paid in New York - During January. One Hundred and Fifteen Railroads Now in Default---Twenty-five New Ones the Present Month. List of Coupons Not Honored. January Xnterest and Dividends-- Twentyofive MNore Defaulting Rails ronds. From the New York Tribune, Jan. 3. The January interest and dividends, the pay- ment of which was hegun yesterday, will aggro- gate nearly §75,000,000. Of. this ths Government will pay £25743,279 gold intorest on various bonds, ©1,938,705 currency interest on the Pa- cific Railwaysocond mortgago bonds,ana $11,500,- 000 in redemption of 1874 bonds, though a por- tion of these will be exchanged. for the new fives, The iuterest on State and city bonds 13 & Iarge sum, and the January coupons on various railway bonds_represont many millions of dol- Jars. Fisk & Hatch pay out $1,143,600 gold on account of the Centrgl Pacific, the Westorn Pa- cific, and the Califoria and Oregon 1ailways ; Morton, Bliss & Co. pay £817,110 on Union Pa- cific bonds ; Drexel, Morgan & Co., $438,000; M. %K. Jesup & Co.. £190,000, and Winslow, Lanier & Co., $1.050.000 on various miscellaneons 0,000 bonds, Tho Reading Railroad pays £2.250,C interost and dividends ; Lake Sbore, $875,00C in- torest ; Rock Isladd, 8315000, Atlantic & Great 83 Western, SBlS,OOO?hAlumura & Ohio, §249,000; Atlantio & Pacific, $210,000 ; Missouri Pacific, 105,000, and California Pacific, £300,000. These are only s small part of the &aymentu tobe made during the prosent month by large corpo- rations. £ The vorious institutions at which coupons were redeomed presented an animated appear- ance yesterday. Clerks and cashiers were kept busy from the opeuiufi to the close of business hours, aod the sums disbursed were very large. The number of defsulting roads was much smaller than had been expected, aud the fact that they would default on their Jnnn@g in- terest bad been previously annouaced with the reasons, cscept in the caxes of a {ew unimpor- tant ones. Of tha seseuteen compsnies whose coupous are redecmed at the Farmers' Loan & ‘I'rust Company’s oftice, only two faled to pro- vide the necessary funds—the Fort Wayne, Juck- gon & Saginaw, and Missowri River, Fort Bcott & Gulf. ‘These will both fund their coupous, aad the former has already mado arrangeients, The St. Louis & Soutbeastern Kailway, whose coupons are payablo by George Opdyke & Co., Lave defaulted on the interest oo $100,000 first- mortgage bouds. ‘This road is represented as in » prosperous condition, but is suffering, like many others, from the temporary scarcity of moncy. ‘The Company have made arrangoments for payng the November interest about the middle of ‘the present month, and the January interest somo time in March, atter which time they expect to meet their engagements as they fall due. The Cauada Southern & Chicago and Canada Southern Roads havo made arrange- ments for funding the coupons falling due in January, 174, July, 1874, and January, 1675, a8 was fully explaiued in the Company's circular, published a few days ago. 3 iy The ontire number of railroads in default is more than 115, represonting an indebtedness on interest nccount of more than 827,- 009,000. ‘Ihe following are the new defaults of the present month., The following table is taken from the advance sheets of an article carefully propared for the Commercial and Financial Chronicle by Charles W. Hassler, s broker in railway bouds: LI3T OF NEW DEPAULTS. Principal Lengihin of bonds Rate Name aad description, miles. outstand'y. per cent. Atlantic & Pacific— 18t mortgage land grant. 2045500 6g. 1st mortgage South F: 00 6 g Atlantic & Rich, Alr Line— v 18t TOMEOGE. v msese:seoenes 180 2,000,000 B Allantic, Miss, & Obio— Norfolk & Detersburg Int AL.. 81 206000 8 Norfolk & Petersburg st M.. 81 17,000 T Norfolk & Petersburg 2d AL.. 81 o500 8 South Side— €500 8 616,000 6 452,500 6 6 8 8 8 Interest funding bonds. 5 Atcbizon, To. & Santa Fe— 1st morigege. 47 Wichita & S, W, Tst, guar. Canads Southern— 18t mortzag Cayuga Lak 18t mortgage. Chesapeake Exteueion bonds. Detroit, Hillsdalo & Ind.— 20 MOPEARE. cvevveanaeees +on Biver & Tad— Detroit, Eel 18t MOTtEIGE. cevnzna FL.W., Jackson & Saninaw— 18t morigage. 100 Kan. C., 8t. 1st mort,, C. B. & S.J. 52 500,000 7 Ransas Pacific— Land bonds on 2,000,000 acres .. 1,821,250 7g. 1., Superior & Mssissippi— 1st morigagoland grant......158 4,500,000 7. Mo,, Kansas & Texas— et mort, on road and land...183 3,335,000 6g. Ao, Riv., Ft. Scott & (hulf— 15t mortgago land grant......161 5,000,000 10 N. Y. & Oswego Midland— 15t TOFERRO- o +-e- - 8,000,00 7g N.Y., Kingston & 8yrace— 18t mortgage. T 2,250,000 Tg. New Jerse; 1,500,000 7 30,000,000 7.30 St. Puul & Pacific— 15t m, 5. Punl toSauk Rapids, 80 700,000 T st. Louis & Southeastern— Evansvilie, H. & Nashv., Ist.. 98 1,000,000 7 Toledo, D. & Can. South’n— 15t mortgige eeeeees 65 1,500,000 7 Wilmington 5 20 mortgsgo. o 175000 T List of Coupons Not Honored. From the New Yurk Times, Jan. 3. The following is a list, g0 far as could be ns- certained yesterday, of the several compenice whoso coupons were not paid, but the list cannot bo taken as altogether complete. The conpon list exhibited at the Bank of Com- morco, as indicating the conpons which were be- ing puwid, did pot include the following, an- nounced 58 payable thera: Knox County, Rao.; Chariton County, Mo.; Douglas_County, Kan.; Linn County, Kan.; Livingston County, Mass.; Touisiana City. Mo.; Mieeissippi State; Rock- ville, Me. ; Cairo. Ill. Tae Cashior 2t Allen, Stevens & Co.'s office eaid tbat the payment of Ganeer Town, IiL; Towa State; Kankakee County, Kenkakes Town, and Limestown, Il., coupons, if made at all, would be by them. At present there are no funds to meet them. It was stated ot Juus & Co.’s offico that there were no fands to provide for the payment of the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad coupons. Tho following coupons, which were payable at the offices of the Union Trust Company, wero not redcemed, there being no fithds provided for the purpose: Toledo, Cavada Southern & De- troit Railroad, West Wisconsin Railrond, Arkan- €as State, Troy City Railroad, Canada Southern, Warsaw, N. Y., Chatbam, N. Y., Covington Town, = Dunkitk, Wallen & Pittsburgh Railroad. Jamestille Town, , Hannibal City, Mo., Indianspolis & St. Louis Railroad, Jamestown _ & Franklin = Railroad, Mid- dleburg, X. ¥., Lebanon Springs Raiiroad, New Londou Northern Railroad, Niles & North Lis- bon Railrond, Paris & Decatur Railroad, Payilion, N. Y., Petersburg Town, Sencca Falls, N. Y. In reference to the Canada Southern Railroad Com- pany, the Directors state that, cwing ** to the finaoeial difficulties growing out of the late panic, whereby a large amouut of tho funds of this Company becamo tied up, aod, though se- cure, are ndw unavailable, and the imposeibility of negotiating the sccurities, which aresufficient, at & fair valuation, to meet all the ovligations of the Company, it becomes necessary to ask the boudholders to fund (in 8 new bond, baviug three years to 1un, from Jan. 1, 1874, and bear- ing 7 por cent_intérest) the three coupons fall- ing dueJan.1, 1874, Julyl, 1874, and Jan. 1, 1475, from each of the Company’s first mortgage bonds ; the exchange to be made by the Union Trust Company, of New York, who aro to hold in trust the three coupons nucanceled untilthe interest bond is paid, thereby giving the bond- Lolder all his original security in case of non-payicent of the interestbond ; and in the mesntime not impairiog his rights under the mortgage, if otber bondholders #hould cause it to be enforced. ‘The interest on the registered Londs will be arranged in a similar manner, with such variations only as zre rendered necessury by._the form of the bond.” ' . Wcod County, Wis., bonds. The City Bank, the agents, report that the Sccretaryof the | County haa not collected the taxesyet, and ia behindhand with the money, not paying the coupons. . > ‘At the Continental Bank, the clork stated that the Utica, Clinton & Burlington Railroad Com- pany have leased the road, and the Ieseees have ot been able to pay the rent. The Company hope to pay in sixty dsye, bub at present have no funds. 3 ‘The Toledo, Peoria & Wabash Railroad Com- pany did not poy the semi-annual coupons. General financial difficulty is assigned x4 the cause of non-payment. The Continental Nationsl Baok did_pot psy ;.Jha a:nuponu on the Louwvills City Itailroad onds. The Texas & Pacific Railroad Company paid its coupons by Tressurer’s certificate, f The coupons of the International Coal & Rail- roand Company, payable at (.o Leather Manufac- turers’ Bank, were not paid. The {ol!nwmicnupuns. which were announced to be paid at the Dank of Ametica, sore not paid :Buchsnan Counsy, Mo, Chariton Town- uhi{), Cincinnati Branch L. C. & Lox. Railroad, and Lafayette County. George Opdyke & Co. did not pay the follow- ing for want of fonds: Atchison, Topeks & Santa Fo Railroad, and Mount Vernon City, Md.. ‘The Bank of North America had no funds to pay the coupons of the Fort Howard, Wis., and Green Bay, Wis., Railwave. N he Delaware & Hudson Canal Company did not pnfifl.\c coupons of the Glen's Falls Railway. H, H. Kempton had no funds to pay the Greenville & Columbia Railrosd coupons. The Faimers' Loan and Tiust Company did ot pay tho following, funds not baving heen forwarded : Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galves- ton Railrond ; Michigan Railroad ; Yankton &, Dakota; 5c. Paul Water Company ; Fort Wayne, Jaclkion & Saginaw Railroad, and the Council Bluffs & St, Joseph Raurond. Messrs. Lloyd, Hamiltou & Co. announced yesterday that,,owing to their suspension, they made no arrangements to pay tha conpons ou the hends of Altoona City, Pa. Meesrs. Lancaster, Brown & Co. yesterday in formed the hiolders of Savannah & Charleston and the Savannah & Mewphis Railroad bonds that no provision had been made. to pay the in- terest on the same. H. H. Kempton aonounced that he had no fuyds to pay coupoos of bouds of Savanuah & Charleston Road. The interest on the bonds was not provided for last September. The First National Bauk did not pay the cou- ons due on the Atlantic, Aliesissippi & Ohio Railroad stock. The agents of the New Orleans, Mobile & Texas Railrond have not recaived any instruc- tion to pay for tho present. The New York, Oswego & Midland Railroad is in the hands of & Receiver, who will not pay for the pressnt. ‘The New York, Kingston & Syracuse Railrond ssill probably pay when the oxtension of twenty- fivo miles, from Stamford, Delaware County, to Oneoats, in tho Susquehonna Vulley, is com- pleted. 'At present th earnings aro mot sul- ficient to pay mterest. The Omahs School coupons, payable at the Fourth National Bank, were not redeemed, but payment will be made in a fow days. ‘The Missouri, Fort Scott and Gulf conpons wero paid at the Farmers' Lo and Trust Com- pony, No. 26 Exchange place. This Company announces that it will be unable to pay tho con- pons due on the $5,000,000 of its first-mortgage 10 per cent bopds. 1ts carninga for 1873, estimat- ing for December, will bo about £700,600 groes. and £230,000 vet, ngainst $681,910 gross and 2241,079 in 1872; and the reccipts from land sales, etc.. wore 396,818 in 1873, against 3102,355 in 1872, Thus the net receipts of this vear are about $316,818, which is §27,214 lees than last year. The Coml;nny, however, has s floating debt of more thaa 2360,000. The land sales bave been large, but comparatively o emall part of tho price is recerved during the yesr of the ealo, and tho Company has duo more than £9,600,000 for lands, with $245,000 of unpaid in- terest. . ‘Che value of the lzods, unsold 1s esti- mated ot §2,641.84S. The Company also owns $505,600 of county and town bonds, the validity of many of which 18 pending in court. A8 3500~ 600 13 required to pay the intcrest on tho fitst mortgago bonds, which is one-half more than thoe disposable receipts of either of the two years past, sud_as the second_mortgage bonds tequire £194,700 moro—together more than twice the surplus of 1872—it is concluded that the Company cannot hope to pay all :ts interest for some years. The Company proposes that the bondholders accept 8 per cent preferred siock for the coupons of 1874and one-half of the coupcus of 13 the holders of second mortgage bouds aro asked to exchange their bonds, with*ihe coupon due last October, for a preferred 8 per cent stock. The exchange of a 10 per cent bond for an 8 per cent stock may be unpleasant, but as, if it is not accepted, the roal must b sold to satisfs the first mortgage, and tho second mortgage bonds aro made worthless, the exchange will, after all, bo an_advantageors one. ‘Tno Company announces that *several years nill elapse bLefore their interest can be carped.” By this plan the only payments re- quired on account of interest for two years will be §250,000 in 1875, aud this will probably per- mit the retiremeat of the floating debt. The coupons of the Atchison, Icfla:ln & Santa Fe Railroad Company were not paid. The Com- any havo itsued a circular to the stock and nd-bolders in_relation to the present condi- tion of its affairs. The floating debt 18 now $386,000, besides the January interest, and faxes amounting to £50,000 nearly due. The Land Dopariment also owes $350,000, being ex~ cess of jexpentes over receipts. Since April 1, 113,000 acres have boen soid at an average of $5.50 per acre. but nearly all the sales bave been on credit, whilo the expenses have veen paid in cagh. These net carnings for the nine months ending Dec.. 31, aro estimated at $425.000, and it is belisved the net earnings for 1874 will reach ~2675,000, and for 1875, £825,000; swhile the in- terest on the first mortgage bonds is $492,870, iul!l. 1t is “belioved that the receipts of the 2and Department will soon be suflicient o pay the interest on tho land bonds, which is $241,835, iold, per anpum. To meet the wants of the aud Dopartment, it ie proposed to issue at par _§700,000 12 per cent currency income bouds, running 5, 6, and 7 years, to be paid for in pthree equal installments, Jan. 1, 1874, July 1, 1874, and Jan. 1, 1875, in cash or land mortgage coupons due three months later. To provide for the other needs of the Company it 18 proposed to issue 1,852,000 consolidated 7 per cent gold (second mortgazo) bonds at 50, the first coupon due Oct. 1, 1876. " Theso bonds are to bo paid forin three equalinstallments, Jan. 1and July 1, 1874, and Jan. 1, 1875, in cash or coupons duo three months thereafter. Each holder of twenty-five khares of stock will have tho right until Dec. 20 to take §500 of the con- solidated bonds and §200 of the land income bonda. "The coupcns of the city bonds Rockville, Me., were not paid by the National Bank of Com- merce. The coupons of the levee bonds of the Towns of Bolivar and Waehington, Miss., were not paid by Lancaster, Brown & Co. The coupens of the following eecurities were refused at the Fourth National Bauk : The town Londs of Berlin Wis; the bouds of the Arra- pahos Company of Colorado; of the Town of Breckenridge, Ky. ; of the Town of lronton, Ohio ; of the Knoxville & Eentucky Railroad, and the bonds of Madison Couanty, 3o. The coupons of the Vicksburg, Miss., bonds wore not paid by the Manhattan Company. The coupoue of the Kanens Pacific Railroad swere not paid by Drexel, Morgan & Co. The coupons of the Lafayette County, Ky., bonds were not paid by Gilman, Son & Co., No, 47 Exchange place. _The coupens of the bonds of Merrick County, Noo., were refused by the same houte. ‘The conpons of the bonds of Westchester Gounty wcre not paid at tbe Butchers’and Drov- :hs‘ Bank, owing to slowness in the collection of axcs. The following roads were algo announced as not baving paid the mterert: Northeru Pacific, Chesarenke & Ohio, St. Louis & Southern, Mis- souri, Kaneas & Texas, and Cleveland, Canada & Detroit. _OBITUARY. Samue! Easton, of Pcorin. Special Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pronu, 1L, Jan. 5.—The death of Ssmuel Easton, an old citizen and & well kuown grain and commission merchant, occurred yesterdsy. —_—— THE WEATHER. SYNOPSIS FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOUZS. . ‘WAsSKINGTON, Jan. 6—1 a. m.—Tho barometer has rigen, with lower temperature, light to tresh northerly winds and rain in New Lngland and the Middle States. Light and gentle variable winds, with continned shght changes of tem- perature, preval in tho Southern States. The* tompersturs has risen slightly in the Nortbwest and the Upper Lake region; where generally cold and clear weather continues. Easterly to southeasterly winds with paruy cloudy weather are reported from the Lower Lake region. The Ohio has risen five feet at Cincinnati, and the Cumber- lan River has risen threo foet at Nashville. PROBABILITIES for New England and tue Jiddle States, contio- ued cloudy weatiter:and tan:, with north- erly to casterly winds and without & de- cided fall of temperature. For the Lower Lake region, and thonce southward to West_Virginia, and southwestward over the Ohio Valley and Tenuessee, castorly and sonth- erly winds, with a alight riso of temperature and .| intlueuce. areas of light rain, followed by cloaring weather m the afternoon. For -the Southern Atlantic and . Esstern {Gult -States, winds veering to easterly and eoutberly, with contioned threstening weather acd rain, the temperature rising in the Mississippi Valley. For the Upper Lake region, and Rhence southwestward to the Missouri Valley, light sontheasterly to southwesterly winds, rising temperature, and clear or fair weather. The Ohio River will rise slowly at stations below Cincinnatr. - MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. Special Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Foxp ng Lic, Wis., Jan. 5.—The moderate weather of the laat weel, together with the warm, drenchiog rain of Ssturday, resuliedin a goneral break-up, leaving the roads in an almost impassable condition. Eatly Sunday morning. betore the mud had & chance to frecze, a furious snow-storm commenced, and lasted until over a foot had fallen. Tue smow and mud mixed havo rendered the r~adsin Northern Wisconsin in worse ‘condition than the most venerablo man remembers to have seen there. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Ladies Aid Socioty of Hahnemann Hospi- tal will meet at the hospital at balf-past 10 this morning. ° Sonth Division tax-payers will find Col. Cleary, the South Town Tax-Collector, on duty in bis office, Room No. 1, City Hall. from 9 5. m. to 5 p. m. overy day, and tax-receipts will be far- nished them ou payment of that which they owe. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Councillors of the Hospital for Women and ¢nil- dren will be held at 436 Wabash avenue, at 2:: o'clock this afternoon. Po-day being the Feast of the Epiphany, or Twelfth Day, will be observed the members of the Episcopal Church. The Holy Euchrrist +will be celobrated bythe Rev. G. C. Street in the chapel of St. Petor's Hall on Btate street, op~ posite Congress, at 10:30 a. m. Tabernaclo Division, Sons of Temperazce will ?nblicly install their officers in the chapel of the WVashingtonian Home this eveniug, after which & full programme consisting of music, siogiog, 1ecitations ete., will be given. The exercises begin at 73§ o'clock precisely. No charge for admission. The week of Emyer will be held in a series of meetings at tho Wabash Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, corner of Fourteenth street 2nd Wabash avonme, every evening at 75 o'clock, and in a children's meeting every after- noon at 43¢ o'clock. P. P. Bliss, with s choice quartet of vocalists, will give & concert this eveniug at the Matne Tospital in Lako View. The gross proceeds arc to be used in purchasing books for the hospital library. The Police Protective Aid and Benevolent Association will bold their regular meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock, in the West Side court- room, 14 North Union strect. The officers for {lio ensuing year will bo elected and all mem- bers ate eatnestly requested to be presont. The Christian Union advanced class in Ger- man meota this eveniog. The phonography and Evglish literature clacses meet to-morrow even- fug. The astronomy claas will also open in charge of Alr. Colbert. Tho Rev. Charles E. Cheney, D. D., Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church, is togives lecture under the suspices of the Young len's Cbristian Association, in Union Park Congreza- tional Church, Thureday evening, Jan. 13, The subject iz, ** Wickliife the Reformer.” —_—————— LOCAL ITEMS. The National Bank of Illinos declared & semi- annual dividend of 5 per cent out of its earn- ings for the past six months, and carried 810,000 to surplus account. Spaulding & Merrick, manafacturers of chew- ing and emoking tobacco. manufactured and gold during_ 1873 nearly 2,500,000 pounds of tobacco. '[hey paid the Government in taxes Senator Kehoe interviewed the Mayor, yester- day afterncon, in reference to the “Mayor's bill” His Honor said he did not care whether it was re cnacted or allowed to expire by limita- tion. Ho thought if the People's party got along wichout 1t for tho mext threo months, there would be no necessity for it. The Board of Police beld a regular meeting yesterday afternoon ;_preseut, President Sheri- dan, Commissioners Reno and Klokke. Officer James Murnane was arraigned on the chargo of maltreating prisoners, arrestiug without cause, and conduct unbecoming an officer. The testi- mony of three witnesses teuded to show that the officer had been unnccessarily rough in ar- resting two men, especially as they claimed to “have been guilty of no oficnse, buc the officer’s own iestimony, partially corroborated by that of several other « dicers, directly contradicted the story told by tho com- ghimmtu. He stated that ho had been attacked y alt threo of them, and had been obliged to use his club in self-defense. The case was taken under advisement for the purpose of look- ing up some additional testimony. Officor Jobn C. Westfall plead guilty to the charge of intoxi- cation and neglect of daty. There being some extenuation in the fact that the cofficor took Now Year's Day to got drunk, the Commissiouers were satisfied with jmposing a fine of five days' pay, and & paternal caution to do 8o no more. “‘Che Board then proceeded to audit a number of bills Tor the Fire Department, and to discuss the pos- gibility of getting an‘amendment to the charter to permit the appointmeut of two additional Fire Marshals, the districts being too large to o easily handled by the presont force. PETTY CRIMES. Daniel Sullivan and Josoph Jordan, two hack drivers, indulged ina shooting match ab 125 West Madison street, Saturday night. Sullivan was brought before Scully yesterdsy morning, and beld to the Criminal Court in bail of $50. William Dodge, who tried to steal a horse and buggy from W. W. Rounds Ssturday, was fined 2100 and eent to the House of Correstion for ninety days by Justice Scully yesterdsy morning. Miko Scanlan and William Shaffer wero held to the Criminal Court in bail of £500, yesterday; for stealing a horee and buggy from A.S. Sweet, of No. 16 West Van Buren street, Saturday. James Fleming was before Justice Boyden yesterday charged with stealing a lot of silks from No. 41 Harmon court. The case was coa- tinued until Saturday, Fleming being held in 2500 bail for his appoarance. Etta Wilson was arraigned at the West Side Police Court, yesterday moring, charged with stealing o watch and chain worth 8150 from Etts Puffenberger, of 124 West Madison street. She pleaded guily, sudwas held to tho Criminal Court in bail of 2500. i Richard A. Winston was charged by T. T. Davis, of No. 91 South Water street, sith lar- ceny os baileo. Winston collected $200 from Davis, aud kept it. The case was heard before Justice Haines, who held Winston in ba.d of 3500 to the Criminal Court.. Mrs. M. D. Wellsand her tvodaugbters, Achsa and Helen, were yesterday charged, before Jus- tice Daggett, by a man named Smith with per- jary. 1t will be remembered that Smith was arrested some time ago on a charge of nssaolt by Mrs. Weils, and now bhe has her and her daughters arrested for gerjnry. Justica Dag- gett held them in bail of 3500 till Thursday. comfortable than they had been in Yurkahhei 8 they were all-resolved to come back, an supposo by this time they have done So. Tgay very vague in giving their objections, said that they found life in Americzl \'oi?i !ufb:fi intercst for workingmen. They found none of those little clubs in which ai home (York- shire) thoy wero wont to meet and talk over the politics of the day. They found nolearned gen. tieman anxious to lecture to them occasionally. The amusements wero of the most miserabls description,—chiefly negro minatrelsy. Theloca) newspaper never had an interesting srticle, and was o tissue of the drvest local items. The preachers preached a dall, humdrum orthodoxy, and wero rarcly a6 well edncated as their own English rasons. Altogether, life in & New York town they found intolerale, and preferred their crust in Yorkshire, with the old surround- ings. IKANSAS CITY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Speeial Dirpatch to The Chicago Tribune. KA -Reced N5AS CITY, Mo, Jan, 5.—CATTLE—] 368, ith good induiry from ehippers for fair grades. Sales of good native steers at 4.87%; rough fai .45, loce—Receipts very small, with prices advanred Shippers taking most of i uumfz'?- B LS008 MICHIGAN FREE MASONS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Dernorr, Mich., Jaz., 5.—The nest annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Fres Masons will be beld in tbis city, coramencing at 12 o'clock of Taesday, Jan. 27. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. LIvERPOOL, Jan. 5. —The steamships Pomera- nia and Celtic, from New York, have arrived out. New Yonk, Jan. 5.—Arrived—Stesmships Australia and Peonsylvania, from Glasgow ; Washington, from Stettiu. Municipal Guzzling. The Edinburgh Town Council has beon much agizated by the question of wine drinking at tho pablic expenzo at Council Iuncheons, a Mr. Hopa objocting to the payment of two_items, amount~ ing to over £14, for wine snpplied to the Fathers. Mr. Hopo thooght that all the wine and spirits and the beer barrels In the lnchcon- rooms should bo put ont of the Council Cham- bers together. The Lord Provost kaid the wino ~t%ras for the clergy when they were there on Sunday; the Councilors came thoro on Suaday and were occasionally honored with visits from some of tho essions in connmection with the churches, and tho wino was in coonection with that.” A, Mr. Millar “thought Do gentleman ought (o partake of stimulants there, io view of the evils of popular intempersnca;” to which the Lord Provost responded with s plea for “the duties of hospitality.” His Lordship's view npaturally prevailed; sod tho Ednburgh Town Council will continuo to guzzle ab the ex- pense of the Edioburgh tax-payers. DEATHS. FRICE-Sanday, Jag. 4, vers seddenls, littlo D A e e ek aidence, S West Harrison-st., aged 2 years and 3 months. Rowains taken w Saaron, Pa. SKELTON—Tho funcral services of ths late Rev. W, D. Skelton will bo attended trom Centenary 3f. E. Church this (Tnesday) mornipg at 12 o'clack. Frionds of the fam.ly ana Methodist elergymen in the city and vicinity ara raepact(ally invited to be prescat. DOAINICK~At his reeidence in New York, on the fth tust... Willism F. Domiaick, Exq., woll kaown to maay of our 0id citizons, and st oo’ (imo 3 promiucat bardwara merchant Lo this city. WILSON—Jen. 4, of pnzumouis, Freddlo A., son of Robert and Jeania Wilzon, sged § wocks, o and Mon.real, Cauada, and Detrolt, Mich., papers pleasa copy. AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. BANEKRUPT SALE OF A TOBAGCD MANDFAGIORY, WEDSNESDAY MORSING, Jzu. 7, 1674, at 10 o'elock. Tho catire Machinery and stock of Tobacco ia manufas- toryat, 153 MICHIGAI-AV. One Steam Boller, Tubes, &c. Qas Steam Engiad, 10 Lorse power. S Shafil less, Drums, &cs cwt, Sealo, 5 Ono largo Platform Scal=, 20 cwt. Two large Platform Scalos, 5 cwt. each. Qno large Herrlug's Scie. Quo large Safa. Guuntat Scales, Stoves, Clocks, Gas Fixtares, ks, Ofico Furniture, 4c., &c., &o- Cupy Press, Desks, Two Horzes, Express Wagzons, and Trucks. Also, & largo Jat of Soulf, f and Manafactured To pacey Cigare, Fipes, Paper, Pels, Tobecco Bozes, &c. c., de. $31a by order of R. E. JENKINS, Exq., Assignoe. ELISON, POMEROY & CO.," Auctivnsers. Regular Friday’s Sale. FRIDAY MORNING, Jan. 9, at 8§ o'clock, large stock of New md Second-had Formifuss, Carpets, Bodding, Blankots, Warcrobos, Loang et o SGlamenate, Platednare, and Gensral Berchandise. " ELIS 0% ¥ co. Rzndol BY GEO. P. GORE & C 68 & 70 Wabash-av. DRY GOODS. Tuesdsy Morning, Jan. 6, at 10 o’clock, Clothing, Dress Goods, Pleco Goods, Hoslery, Notloas, Hats and Caps, Gloves, Underwear, &c., &c.; lavolces of Flawers, Festhers, Knit Goods, &c.; fall lizo of Far Goods, in.Maffs, Caps, and Collars: also, Goverament Clothing, Cocos Mattings, White Wool Blankets, Gray Wool Blankets, Stecl Shovols, Bed Comforters, Cigars, &c. GLO. P. GOEE & CO., 83 and 7) Wabash-a. Bcots & Shoes AT ATUCTION, WEDNESDAY, Jaa. 7, at 10 o'cleck . m. GEO. P. GORE & CO. By TAYLOR & HAR On Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 10 o'clock, 204 & 206 EAST MADISON-ST., LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF Diamonds, Watches, AND FINE JEWELRY, Just recctred from New York, Flog Sar-Drops. Kings, Ladies' and Geau® o-Buttoas; Se's in Coral, Etruscan, Amsthyst, Rubs, Pearly ') and ochier. Gots and Hings:' Leontino nad Chatelzing Canins: Vest and Guard Chins, aad a large ssortment of tine goods. Tho stock can be scen on Mondsy. all oods warraated, or the mancy refanlod. TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auctionsers, 204 and 26 £ast Jadison st THIS DAY, AT 12 O’'CLOCK. WE WILL SELL ONE CLUSTER DIAMOND SET, ‘Far Rings and Pin, et fiftecn hundrod doflars. TAYLOR & HARRIE N, Auctioneers, 204 and 205 East Stadisonst. Guld Watchor, Si and Reman; Gold, On Wednesdag, Jan, 7, at 9 1-2 'clock, ATTRACTIVE SALE OF DryGoods & Notions, Gonsistiag of Scarfs, Nubias, Felt Skists, Underwatr, Heary Woolens, Readymade Clothing, Meas Womea's Horters, Goves, Fancy Goods, aad oar ussl el linesof desteablo goods. TAYLOR & LLARRISON. Auctioncers. LOT & 1 20 Pant Sladicorst, e THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. It is very doubtfal if Philip Conley willbea member of the Board of Public Works. For a time his chances appeared to be good, but he Las fallen go far in the rear that there is now no show for him. Two other candidates have asppearcd, ome of them, Philu Warner, las been urged Lefore, aud the other, Orrington Lunt, is backed 0y astron Gen. McArtbur, Architect Ranl and other Goveroment officials are advocating the claims of Mr. Warner. and bad a long interview with the Mayor in reference to him yesterdsy afternoon. His Honor bss B0 many to please that Le scarce- ly knows what to do. A _propositicn +as made to him to appoint an Irishman from the Socth Side, his successor to consider the claims of & German from the North Side when Mr. Prindiville’s time expires. The Jdayor dit not approve of tlhis, eaving it was better to act now, while the People's party have the remns in_their bands. Accordicgly, it is stated tnat a German architect, ono whom fr. Baumann indores, will be the fortunate man. Who will really get the oftice will be known ouly after the Council has confirmed him. —_—— Why Englisk Workmen Don’t Like tize United States. London Correspondence of the Cincinnats Commercial. The other day I had shown me some letters writtes varions poor men who had gone out from Yorkshire and settled in a town of Central New York, and they eaid that though they could earn enough there to make them more By WML A. BUT’I‘EIiS & CO. AUCTIONEERS, INO. 108 MADISON-ST- (Between Dearborn and Clark.) Carriages, Harness,&o. On WEDSESDAY, Jsu. 7, at 10 o'elk, st 108 Madlson st DRY GOO0DS, CLOTHING, FURRISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, BUFFALO OVERS, Rubbers, Glove Gauntlets, &C.» On THURSDAY. Jan. 8, at 10 o'clock, at 168 1,000 LOTS [ TS FORNISHING CO0DS And General Merchandise Wil be sold at our REGULAR BATUE- DAY SALE, at 108 Madison-st.y __OX SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. . WILLIS, LONG & CO., Anctioacers and Comimissiun 3eronants, 195 and 197 Kaudolpu-st. * Regnlar Auction Sales, Weducsday and Satardsy. FURNITURE A SPECIALTY. Special attention given tooutside sales. l RETURNS MADE 36 HOGRS AFTED BALE. ‘Consignments. solicited. oxen, $4.00; native and Texas cows and steers, mixed, D WSS