Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1874, Page 1

f VOLUME 27. / ____ GENERAL NOTIOES. . oIy *\. COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, CNICAGO, Jau, 1, 1874, ATTENTION L TAX-BUYERS! A most Profitable Investment is offorod fn the Tax Certificates hold by tho city for the salo for city tares of 1873, whioh Twilt soll at spocial and most favor- Ablorates in amounts of from Ono Thousand to Ono Tnndred Thonsand Dollars. Buyors and holders of thesa eetificates will bo oatitled at once to tho amount of thy \ walosud 25 per cent advanco, boing for tho first slx monthis from duto of salos 50 per eent from 6 to 13 months: 76 per cent from 13t 18 months; and 100 *aprcent from 18to2¢ months, 5 Until farthor notice, delinquent taxpnyors may ufa{n snch of tholr cortifloates of tho abovn class n mny AitzLn onsld, npon parment of the amouat ot sala aud throo per cent preminm. A S. S. HAYES, y ity Comptroller. Room 3 City Hall. NOTICE. 4ENJ. BRUCE, JR., 18 no longer author- i3ed to collect, uottle, or adjust the nocounts o7 tho Into firm of BENJ, BRUCE, JB. & ©CO., a3 wo havo bought tho entire nssets of : " eaid irm, and aro alono nuthorized to settlo them in liquidation. W. P. DICKINSON & CO., 84 Washington-st. NNUAL NEETING. The annual meeting of the First itarian Socm}ywfll be held at the “wrch, cor, of Michigan-av. and . ‘gonty-third-st., Satur: 7an. 10, at 7 1-2 o’clock, By order of the Trustees. C. F. SINCLAIR, Sec’y. FURNITURE. l NOTICKE! “THIS DAY, THE BALANCE OF THE BANKRUPT STOCK FURNITURE! 'Will be Sold at Auction, oy Evening, Sale commencling at 10 n. ., 213 WABASH-AV. WILLIS, LONG & CO., Auclionsers. ARTISTIC TAILORING. PER CENT DISCOUNT On all Garmeonts Ordorod of us During January and February, 1874, + Wedding Outfits a Specialty. .- TDWARD ELY & €0, | AMPORTING TAILORS, Wabash.av., cor-- | uer of Monroe-st. ESTABLISHED 1854. HAVANA CIGARS, &c. IN HAVANA CIGARS, Fine Wines, Liquors, and Ciroceries, Toffer tho Moot Complete Stock nt THE LOW- EST PRICES, und deliver goods in all parts of the city. C. T ATUM, 1. No. 146 Fast Madison-st. | PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o. ROGERS, WOSTENHOLM, AND OTHER MAKEKS OF Fine Pocket - Cutlery, AT WHOLESALE AND RIFTAIL, {ULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO,, 118 &:'120 MONROE.ST. e SUMERS will find it profitable to gat auc prices. e e O 16 0 0 e ) Fieicauto 2nd fonot, Printors, and Biank llook Nlanufacty Ulnrk-st. FINANCIAL, Loans on Real Estate 0 or two loans of $10,000to 825,000 for & tomm et Tone wnnesud nproged Balineas oF ontionc | property in tho city, o Tt c-;l, ROBERT WINTHROP & €0, BANKERS AND BBORS,rOQ 70, 18 Wall+t,, Now York, exocute ordcrs for STOOKS, 3 ), alfow 4 por cent interost, an_ DI SO, &0 tramsat s Honrel Hankiug sud Hrokerags iefuesy, FOK SALE. TURS! GLOVES! Flneat Goody=-Lowest Prices, S. BARNES & CO., 70 MADISON-8T. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. Opteaa, Jan, €, 1614, rotofore sxiatiniz hywoon ‘tho tin. T athoet by O G ERG EREes Ky Y M mtinn: )y O, G 4| J‘F-‘é':-'x‘x"fllflyfilnln-"a".:}:nd: it aulhorizad to collost and el for i accunata s o fta s 01 BINGLH, J. _WANTED, WANTED. A partuor, elthar sotivo or epoofel, with £30,00 to 1 iv that | tainiug + 4,000, to oxtend an gatabliiiod busiiors. _Thia will ba ind 10 bn an unuxual opportunity fora prafitablo fuvonte it Addrosy 1L B, case Gorsicr Moo 4 STATE LEGISLATURES. Statement of the Operations of the Hlinols Grab Law Since 1868, List of Counties Interested in Its Retontion, Tho Resolution Condemning the Sal- ary-Grab Passed in the Senate. Resolution Requesting 'Gong'ress to Repeal the Banlrupt Law. Report of the Commission on the Re- vision of the Laws, Chioago Town Officers Seelc an Extension of Their Terms of Service. . Gov. Woodson’s Messngo to the Missourl Legislature. Svectal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune. THE GRAB LAW. Seamarierp, I, Jan. 7.—The , Governor called upon thoe Auditor, o sliort time ago, for & statemont of tho oporations of tho Grab law slu~ 1868, It will bo presouted to-motrow. An ‘examination of the tables furnishes the follow- ing resnlts : Bonda registered undor nct of 1869, Bonds pald nnd canceled. ... . Balauce now outstanding............$13,601,051.68 Which is apportioned as follows : !’(;Jny-flm counties iavo bonds amount. x 8 10,0010 «+.$ 5,380,204,00 Twiohunred wid tweiv Towships hive 13,600,051,68 108,000,00 bonds amounting t0...,.uuysree.ns vise 0,003,147,68 Sevenleen citics huve bonds. amountingto 1,049,600,27 Incorpornted ~townships hove boids amounting to e 467,600.00 o Jatal.. 13,601,031 onds registered $ 1,884,880,14 onds pebt sd cama ""51,082.50 Balance now outatanding. +++$ 1,802,783,04 WWhich is apportioned as follows: Boven counties have bondsomounting t0.$ 410,767.60 Four citics have bonds amounting to. ... 1,413,000,14 Of tho bonds roglstered under the nct of 1869, $588,100 boar 6 por cont intorost, $1,678,400 7 porcont, £8,600,504 bear 8 per cent, aud $7,744,- 047.58 30 per cont. Of the bonds rogisterod un- dor act, of 1805, 816,112.60 bear b por cent inter- ost, 81,767,671.14 bear G por cont, and £50,000 oar 8 por cont, The avorago rato per cent por aow'am of the total rogistored dobt 1s 8,596, CONDEMNATION OF TUE SALARY-GRAD. Tho Houso ppssed n joint rosolution last spring _coudomniug the Sonators nud Ropro- soutativos in Congress who voted for the salary- geab, This morning tho Seuate took it up, and Dr. Nicholson amended it by offering what,was renlly o new rosolution, condomuing tho Inw, requeating its ropeal, and advising an amend- ment to tho Constitution prohititing snlary- grabg i fu, By condewuing the law, ' all who bad any hand in mnkiuf it, including’ the Presidont, arc pupnosed to ho consured, That in how Hountors look ut it. oo vote was ananimous. ANOTHER RAILROAD REMEDY. Benator Voris brought a Railway bill with him Irom Shelby County, and introduced it in the Senate, 'L'ho iden is that ho will sscertain how much it will cost to haul & car one mile, and then allow 50 wuch for handling, For instanco, in the caso of grain, lie allows $2 for the use of a car while loading, $1 for shifting it from tha side-track to the main track, §1 for shifting it from tho main track to the alding at the placo of destination, and 32 for the uso of the car whilg uuloading, Hn.\'m§ provided for romunerating tho rond for the use of the car, he then allows much por mile—in the case of con, 10 eonts w mile—for bauling, no mattor what tho distance. Tho exe- cution of tha law is placed in the hauds of Btate's Attornoys. Ar. Voris soys *it’s tho biggeiit Railroud Iaw in this country,” which por- mits the thought that there might be n * bigger " o in somo other country. CLERKSIIPS, r, Jones, Chinirman of Contingont Expenses, is wrestling with the problom of committes clorkebips, and gays ho will cut_down oxpenscs ection 80 per cent, which it good for 80 Jones, A_COUSIS. Mr. J. A, Blair, of Monmouth, Warren County, cousin of Mr. Forrier, from Chicago, I8 candi- dato for tho third olorkiship of tho Houso, which i vacant, Dr. Ferrior is training him, ond will probably run bim in. "TINE GRAD LAW, Following is n list of counties intorested in re- tho Grab law ag it is, _and their repre- sentation in tho Senate and House. It will bo ncon that there is o large majority in both bodics agninet repeal, provided all the mombers countod Yoto in that way. Thero are some cascs, such as Will, Knuo, and LaSallo Countios, whero tho mombora aro not disposcd to sustain tho law, though & portion of their conatituents dorive benofits thorofrom, It scoms certain, however, that thoro iu at loast o majority ngaint repeal in ‘both Ilouses. ‘Tho list is s follows: Senate, IHouse, N 0 R A N s e Bl sunissaivsdosieniminaipind e 1 a 1 It would require 26 votes in tho Senato and 77 in the Honeo to pasy tho ropeal bill, The pros- poct of gotiing thom is slim, . CIIIOAGO TOWN OFFIOERS, ‘Tho Town Collectors, Arsessors, eto,.electod in West, Bouth, and North Chieago ' lnst Avril, uro to sond down = bill extouding their terms of olico until November, and providing that olee- tiona for thowo oflices bo hold horenfter in Novembor, at the time of the regular cltyand county election. The eloctions by which theprosent fown officers captured the ofiicos wbre ‘a farco nnd an_outrago, as the mon who distributed tho moat whisky won tho day. I'io town meotings were mobs peid for llmirdn{'u worlg, and thero was noither decenoy nor logality in the proroodings, While it will bo protty harl to oxtond tho terms of offico of tho prosent in- oumbents,—even if it can bo doue,~it will bo bottor to do that than ran_the ek of having succossors no hettor, and perhaps worso, NEW NILLS IiY BENATOR KETTOE, 3r, Keohoo introduced in the Sonate n bill to rapoal tho Grab law, uud also one logislating tho Board of Equalization out of xistenco, He pro- vidoa nothing ta take tho place of the Board, TIE POISON TRAGEDY, Mr, Honry, Chairman of the Bonate Peniten. COMONHOHNEON NN MRNOCCOCMESD0OMKNCHNEHE R, tiary Committos, intonds asking .leave of ah- sonce for his Commitice to go to Joliet and sift that institution, dovoting spocinl care to an fn- vostigation of tho pupisiimont snd tha cnugo of doath of tho convict Williama. Mr. Barklay, of the Ilouso Committoo, proposes to awalf 'in- struotions from the ilouse, which may or ma; not como. Ono committoo will do as well, an porhiaps bottor, than tio, COUNTY OROANIZATION, Tho mombora m{:rcnnntmg conutles not under township organization mot this evening to con- sidor what could bo dono to remody defacts in county organization, Commissioners hnve beon oleated putsuant to the Constitution, but thoir, acta have novor boon logalized. ‘Tho bill intro- duced by the revision Commission {s unsatisface tory to the mombors who hsve horotoforo dotor- mined tho mattor into their own hands, A com- mittoo of flve was authorized to draft a law and roport at & futuro mooting. 35 TIE GRAILAW, Clinton County is rcprosonted thors by Inw- yors who havo como to test the grab lww before the Bupremo Court in on agreed case. The amount takon from tho county this yenr to vay dobts it novor contracted is about §14,000. declslon ia oxpected thifs torm. . . ADJOURNMENT. Tho resolution to adjourn sine die, introducod by Mr. Shumway, was treated with nantun:¥t by tho House, anl wns so hurrlediv disposed of thut thore was ot timo to call for the yens aud nnys and placs the members on record, * To-morrow & motion will be mado to ndiloum sine dio noxt Bnturday, and members will bave to como to the serateh, nnd oxpross thomuelvos in favor of tho salary-genb or againat it. . REPRESENTATIVE SYLVESTER, Tho Judiciary Committeo of tho Houso have docided to roport thot if Mr. Sylvester, whoge sout ia contosted, removed from his district, the ‘Thirty-second, to the Twenty-ninth, with the intontion of rosiding in tho Intter, ho has vae cnted his seat s Reprosoutative of the former. ‘Thoy will 8o roport-to tho House, and recom- mond that tho Committeo on Eloctions furthor inveatigato tho matter, P ——— - PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. & SPRINGFIELD, Jau. 7, SENAT) Tho Bonate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 9:80 8. m, DILLS AND NESOLUTIONS, Aftor tho oponing work, Mr, VORIS Introduced his Railroad bill for the provontion of extortion andg diectiminntion, which was simply read by titlo, roforrod to tho Railrond Committoe, and ordored I)rinler!. Mr, NICHOLSON introduced a bill rolating to the Suporvisors of Logan County, which wns rend a first timo and referred. Mr. KEHOR introduced o bill for the ropeal of the Grab law of 1809: also a bill for tho ro- poal of Soc. 26 of tho Election act, concerning tho filling of vacanclos in eloction, Mr. SHEPARD introduced a resolution calling for an oxamination by the Committeo on Contin- gent Exponges into tho neods of the Senato for commitice clerks, Tho resolution was adopted under a suspension of tho rules, BILLS ON BECOND RADING. The following bills wero read a sucond timo: Senato Bill 898, for the establishmant of an Inebriate Asylum, Recommitted to the Commit- teo on Charitablo Institutions, Sonato Bill 217, a fee and enlary bill, introduced by Mr. Casey. Laid on tho table. Senato Bill 238, compensating military com- ponics on duty 88 militia during the Chicawo fire. Ordored printed for sectional considorafion. Sonato Bilt 427, a substitute by tho Committeo for n bill requiring tho futuro holdiug of tho State Fairs at or uoar Springfiold, and in Sanga- mon County. Recommitted. LEAVE OF ADSENCE was granted to Mr. Short, and indofinito leavo of absonco was gzauted to Mr. Waite. . AN AMUMING CONTIOVERHY took plnco-upou tho floor, botweon the Semator {rom Madison and the now mombor from Adams County, in rogard to their scats, TIIE BALARY-GRAB. By unauimous conseut, tho resolution and tho smondment by Mr. Starue, of last winter, con- deamizg the Congrossional Bhlary-Grab Jaw, wos taken up. . Mr. NICHOLSON offerod an amendment to tho pmandmept, which wos unanimously adopte od, condemnin alitiea Lerms; the sata- ry-grab, aud dalllng-upon Congross to repoal the some and take iminediste stops for an amend- mout to tho Constitution prohibiting any fur- ther increnso, and difforing from tho original rosolution in not condemuing the President or the members of Congress porsonally, and in not roqueating them to return tho oxcess of sala; drawn, and in not noming uny smount at whic the futuro salary shall bo placed. Mr. STARNE” strongly objected to omitting thesa casontial points, end to making so incom- plote and_inefTactive's rosolution, . JMr. WHITING moved tho provious quostion on thie resolution, which was ordered. ‘Tho question was upon Mr. Starnc's amond- ment of last yoar, as smonded by tho amend- ment of Mr. Nicholson, which was adoptod— eas, 37 ; nays, none. Absont—Dessrs, Brooks, rown, Canfleld, Donnline, Glon, Leo, McGrath, Datierson, Short, Upton, Waite, and Willinmson: The unendment of Mr. Nicholson to Mr. Btarne's smendment in offcet excopted Presidout Grant from_the effect of tho rosolution. Mr. STARNE, . in oxpleining his vote, charnc- ‘torized tlio resolution as it remained and tho manger in whick it was brought into its presont condition as a fraud and ‘s whitowashing of the principal of the rosponsiblo parties who perpe- tratod tho injustice of tho salary-grab, and voted no. Lo . Mr. ARCHER agreed with Mr. Starne fully, but wes tied band and foot .in lis action, but voted nye, a8 it was the bost thing which could be. abln{uod. Mr. CUSEY kuow of no right of the Tegisla- ture to condwmn auy persons at Washingtou, but was in favor of o rosolution respectfully and with dignity oxprossing & domand .for i unconditional repenl of the Iaw. Mr. STARNE snid that this domand really condemnod tho members of Congress who voted forit. He, howover, undor luluinrul.\uusiun Dud voted for an_omendment which oxcopted Preeident Grant from. the rosolution, and for consistonoy ho chunged bis voto, voting uye. Mr. BURKE changed his vote for similar rea sons, and voted aye. Tho resolution a8 amonded was adopted by the following voto: Yoas—Archor, Baldwia, Burke, Casoy, Castle, Crows, Cummings, Cunninghani, Cuscy, Dow, Forcoll, " Green, Gundlach, Hampton, " foury, Ilincheliffo, Hundloy, Jacobs, Kchoo, Kolly, Murphy, Nicholson, Palmer, Roynolds, Sanford, Sholdon, Shapnrd, Btarne, Strong. Stavle, Voris Ware, Warrou, Whiting, Wilcox, Yagor, . Youage bleod, Mr, Prosident—38. Nayu—None. Absont—Brooks, Drown, Canfleld, Donshue, Glonn, Leo, McGrath, Pattoruon, Short, Thomp- son, Upton, Waite, and Willininson. A MESMAGE FROM TUE 1OUSE, heing.a resolution rn?uunling reports from tho Tovision Committeo from day to day, and that the Legisiature consider tho sumoe from day to day until fluished, was received, TIE SBALARY-GRAB UESOLUTION, a8 ndopted, reads: Jteaolred, by the Iouse of Representatives, the Senate cancurring hierein, 'hat wo empbatically condomn tha Juw pussed by the' Forfy-scoond Congress incrensing {hio pay of membern of Cougross aud other aflicery of the tovernment, and dnstruct our Senntors uwud re- apectfully roqucs: our Ropresentatives n Congress (o ‘uso thelr best endasvors 1o securo the unconditionsl repeal of sald Ins:3 and we bereby declare our convie- tlon that tho Consfitution of tho United States alould Do ko amended u {0 provent any futurs Congross from increasing tho pay of {ls own members ; and we liere- Dy exyress onr enrnoat request that immediate mouy. ures be justituted by Congress to eocuro this ond. THE REVISION, Mr, UPTON and Mr. SLEELE introduced, on Bolinlt of tha Cosnmitteo for the Rovision of tho Statutos, one-ha?f of the bills prepurod by that Comumitton (the otlier half being introduced in tho Honwo), which woro reud by title and or- dered to a firs roading. BATLWAY-POLIOE BILL. Mr. UASEY iutroduced s railroad-polica bill, the prineipal featuro of which is making rall- rond-omployes rosponsiblo for damages ounsod Ly tholr carolossnons, malfeasance, and incapae- ity, Ordoved to o firat rending. DOUNDARIES, Mr, MINCHOLIFEE iutroduced a bill cone corning tho houndnvies of u looality in Bt, Claiv County, . TAX EXEMPTION, Mr, HENRY subunitted n joint rosolution look- ing totha mwondment of " the Constitution so that porons with less than 81,000 Iu properky should bo oxcmpt from taxation, Tho Bonate rofurod to make it the spovial order. * AT REVINION, The ruled woro suspandod, aud tho bills, as roported from the Joint Commlittee on Rovision, wero rend at Iargo tho flrab timo, as follows Coucerning County Clorks, Olerks of Courts, the Bupremo Oourt, Circuit Courls, the Buporior Conxt of Qook Coumy, time of holding Court in CHICAG g =1 g % =) = Cook County, County Couris, oriminal juris« pricdence. Ponding the ronding of Senate bill No. 448 the furthor rondig was susponded t1l. Thurg« day morning. . ™e Mr: CREWS presented n_resolution request- ing Congrens to ropoal the Baukrupt law, which waa lald over, R Mr, PALMER, for the Committes on Judi- clary Dopartmont, reportod Sonats bill 435, Oxing the times for.holding Cironit ‘Courts, which was rend a socond time and ordored to & third reading, ¥ THIE GOYERNOR'S MESSAGE. . Mr, REYNOLDS prosented a rosolution pro) orly rofarring tho Govornor's message to tho roapeotive etanding cummitteos. Adopted. TAX EXEMPTION, Mr. TIENRY prosontod a joint resolution pro- viding for an clection to amond Sco. 6, Art. 9 of tho Btato Constitutfon, add- fog _thoroto 08 follows : - Provided, Tbat the Gonoral Assembly mny exompt from' all taxation proporty not to oxceod £1,000 in: valuo to evory porson who resldes witli and is the head of n fainlly in thin Stato, aud whoso ontire prop-, erty doos not excoed, at tho tlmo of tho' asoss. ment, the sum of 31,000, 3! ‘'ho Bonate rofused to make the samo s spocial order, and it Iaid over. i : il Adjournedf - - - 5 HOUSE OF REPREBENTATIVES, . OPENING TROOEEDINGS, Tho Rov. Mr. PAYNTER iuvoked Diving blog- sings on the Housothis morn{ng, aud the journal was road for onco without being interrupted by o motion to dispense with that really necessary formality, Gl i - BWONN IN: : Mz, John Pyatt was mwdo an, honorablo, mem- ber by belng éworn in frowm tib Forty-oighth Dis- trict.”-Ho waa cleoted a year'ngo, but this was his firat appearauce. ' ¢ L . - NEVISION REFORT. Mr. ROUNTRELE submitted 'tho roport of the Revision Committeo, aud the bill on Abatement wao read o first timo. iy Mr. ARMSTRONG, of Lafiplle, offered a roso~ lution providing that the bills ba divided botweon thollouse and Senate, aud their discussion bo con- tinued from day to doy untid'the bills aro dis- posed of, Mr. Armstrong gave soma rominis- conces of the work of rovision in 1845, when it took them firty dn{‘u to got”ithrough the wark, 1t was stated, on the part of the Committeo, that the bills wore cqually divided botwoen tho House and Benato. g Mr, MOORE, of. Adams, was.not roady to dive into tho rovision until he had timo to read.the B, G Mr. BRADWELL sgraed with Mr. Armatrong, ond ndvised them to go homo if thoy did nol mean busineos, ' {'ho rosolutign was then adopted, The chapter on tho adoption of children was thon porusod for a first time, and ordered to & ticcond reading, Tho samo disposition was made of the chap- ters on amendments aid jeofnils and on apprens ticos. Attuchmonts of bonts: and vessols and Attornoys-General and Btate's Attoruoys were reforrod to the Judiciary. . - 3 The chaptors on attornoys: and counsolors, canal compauies, and Commissioners of Public Charitios woro ordored to & second reading, “The. chaptors on the Eye and Ear Infirmary and' tho Blind Asylum wore referrod to tho Commita teo on Public Charitios ; but, for some unac- countable reuson, the House reforred the ohap- ter on the Deaf and Dumb Asylum to the samo Committee, and it was ordered to a second reading. Adjourned to 2:30 p. m. | AFTERNOUN BESSION. THE SALARY-GRAB. In the aftornoon tho rules' were unsnimously susponded, and the resolution passod by the Honato relative to the Snlarysgrab law was taken up, ¥ Mr. BRADWELL moved the provious quos— tion on tho motion to concur, and it was ordored, by 69 to 87, “Phia cut off all amondment, sud tho yoN&* and nayy woro called ou the motivn fo conenr, result Yous, 1143 unys, 4, . Hopkins and Washburn, of Chicago, becom-. ing“conspicuous by voting \r the negativo, wore laughed nt, + My, HOPKINS oxpleined 35t he votad sgainst’ the rosolution, He did nolf beliove there wna any necessity for an smonéfuent to tho Consti- tution, i THE REVISION. Considoration of tho rovision was rosumed, "Lhe chaptor trenting of Insane Asylums was roferred to the Committeo ou Stats Inatitutions, and that relative t tho Industrial Untvorsity or- dored to o second reading, o motion to refor to’ tho Iiducntion Committea having failed, . The chaptor on Foeble-Minded Children was ordored to a second reading, ud tho ohaptors on Normal Universities, the Soldiors’ Orphans’ Homo, commitmont of lunatics, common lavw, construction of statutes, costs, and counties wore orderod to a second roeding, Adjourned. 3 — WISCONSIN. Special Dispatels to Tho Chicaga Tridune, MILWAUREE, Jan. 7.—Thoro is n rumor on the atroot to-duy that the Liborels liave opoued ne- gotintions with tho Radicals for tho purpose of &ecuring u commitice of the two partics of tho Lower Jouo of the Liogislaturo o offoct iho oloction of 1. I, West, of this city, as Speakor. ‘Lhe Ntopublicaus aro to have tho chiof clork- ship, and it is probablo that the organization of tho Comuwittoos will play & part in the nogotin- tions, ~ Wost was oxpectod to bo tho candidata for the Bpeakership in the reform caueus, but it was apperent that o would bo defoated by Gabriet Bouck, of Oshkosl. MISSOURL 8r, Louts, Mo, Jan, 7.—The adjourned sos- sion of the Alissouri Legislaturo met at JofTor- #on Clty at noon to-day. Aftor a briof sossion, during which uo important businoss was doue, both Lounes adjourned. Gov. Woodson's messago, in addition to what was tol iphed last night, advocates o Torrie torial Gavernmont for the Tudinn Torritory, and urges our Senntors rnd Represontatives in- Congross to support tho bill for that purposo; nsks tho Logislature to pro-’ tost mgainst tho outragos committed on tho peopla of Louisisna, If not at the in- etance, nt Jeast by tho consent, of the President of the Unitod States; advocates the immediato improvoment of tho Mississippi® River and its grent tributavios, and the construction of the Great Wostern and James River Cannle as o means of choap transporiction to tho scaboard, and urges the Logislaturo to memorializo Cone gress to posen bill to accomplish this objeot. Tho remainder of the mossage is dovoted to Kiato afTairs, g CALIFORNIA. | SaN Frayeisco, Jon, 7.—in tho State Senato to-day, Mr. Ronch introduced & concurront reso- | lution requcsting Congress Lo amond tho treaty with Chin so'nii to provent furthor Chineso migration. A stmilar resolution wus offered in tlho Assembly, ' MILWAUKEE. Lucas Polsoning roceedingy of the Board of Suporvisors. Swectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune. Miwaukee, Jan, 7.—Yo temporarily fill the place of Judgo Miller, rosigned, in the United Btates Court hore, now in .session, Judgo Ifop- king, well known in Chicago 88 tho occastonal voadjutor of Judges Blodgeit aud Drummond, i now acting as Assoointe Judge. Judgo Drum- moud was lioro for n fow days, but was rocalled to Illivois by sicknoss In his family. Not a sin- o Lunkruploy potition hiza boou filed. in ik lilwaukeo District Court sinco lnst Beptombor, and in tho Oircuit Court of Milwaukeo County the last caso oommenced was that of Jay Oooke & Co. against tho Alilwaulkeo Construction Gom- pany, which, by the-way, the Milwankeo pupons ilvet hioard of frow tho columus of T Cittoaao Trinuxe, = This aftornoon the juryin tho Mrs, Bridget Lucus polsoning case ‘sgaln met, this (ime to Licar tho chomical evidenco as to tho contenta of tho stomach, ~Aftor - pationt sittng, they re- turnod a vordiot of death trom n{mpluxy, cuusod by ovorloading the stowmach with, indigostibly food, Who jury was shown a vial containing part of tho contonts of the deconted's stomach, tmong which wote piccos of tho rind of pork two anehes square, Osher food In equnlly im- modorato proportions was found, At n mooling of the Board of Bupervisors of Alilwaukeo County lo-flar. tho roport of the 8pe- oinl Comtnittoa on Logiclation way smended and dinally passed in tho following shape; Lirat, that the law bo o changed that porsous BOrVIng 89 jurors in the eoveral courts of tkls county DANKNUPT LAW. o £ | Fourth, i . tho cloro of tho yéat of ©21,058.43; may recolvo the samo faos a8 now provided b; law to bo paid jurors in othor countios of this, Btato, and that tho jury lists for tho goveral courts’of this county may bo incrensed at loast 50 }mr cont, and that tho law in relation to jurors or this county moy bo mado to conform- to tho gorieral Iaw' na nonrly as practicablo, .and thok tlio jurors “should not be obligod o serve moro than ono weok .in oach yoar,: and tho talosmen’ for not more than ono trial. Beoond, that tho Iaw providing for tho olection of a Suporintend- ent of tho Poor of the connty bo repenled, such renonling ‘not to take offoel ori the first Monday of January, 1874, Third, that tho compongation of tho Olork af. tho Circuit: and County Courts of. this county bo limited to a salary. of 55,000 and the per diem allowanco now provided by law and the focs now allowed for copies of rocords or flnpum, commisalons to travacripts, and uxnmfl fleations of judgoments and records. at tho enlary of tho Municipal Clerk of this county be fixed at $2,400, the sainc to bo in full of all Borvices required of him to bo dona d8 Olork of said Conrt, Fifth, also appropriale legislation for tho Imrpouu of maldug availablo tho balanco loft of the Court-Houeo fund by transferring it to tho goneral county fund. .. Tho County 'Preasurer reported for tho yoar tho rocoipt of $500,827.70, and tho disbursemont of £485,238,98, lonviog n blanco on baad up to: RAILROAD NEWS. Facis Dovcloppd Respecting Springfield & Illinois South- casiern, the Alleged Heavy Steal in the Decatur, Sul livan & Matloon Enterprise. Other Railroad Items. Tho Springfield & Illinols Southenste ‘orn~=Docatar, Sullivan & Mattoons« Parls & Docatur, Special Disvatch to The Chicaao Tyibune. Bruixarrenp, Il., Jon, 7.—The motion to ap- point a Recolver for the Springfiold & Illinois Southenatorn Railrond was mado’ to-day, oud Judgo Troat took the caso undor dvisomont, Tho facts developed in tho case are that John Bloodgood & Co., who spply for tho appointment of a Receiver, are the owners of £2,700,000 of the mortgago bonds, lonving §700,000 of the bonded debt in the hands of other partics. It Acoms that DMr. Dunn, of tho firm of H. B. Claflin & Co, of Now York, s tho ownor of $44,000, upon which be bod herotofors suod the Company, sud ob- tained o judgmout for acorued coupoi interest, amounting to 81,600, He was procredivg to colleet his ]udfimnnz by oxecution, and to pro- vent one .bondholder gotting the advantage of another, a8 would be tho case should ho succoed in collecting his judgmont. Bloodgood & Co. filo this bill %0 got a Recelver appolnted, with instructions to pay, first, the pay-roil of the Company ; socond, supply bills; end, third, to apuly tho oxcoss, if any, the payment” of tho . intorest on the bonds pro_rata. Tho only porsons who object at all to the sppointmentment of a Raceiver aro the attornoys of Duun, The Itailroad Comgany does not resist it. Tho arroars of tho Company upon ita floating dobt, consistiug of .oporating expongces, supplics, and ropaira, aro $260,000, - ‘The next in order is the Docatur, Sullivan & Mattoon Railrond. ‘Phis rond was chartored to bo built from Mattoon to Decatur, 40 miles, end mortgagod for §19,000 per mila to the Farmers' Lionu & arust Compauy of Now York, All tho bouds secured . by tho mort- gago wero issued, but only 20 miles of "tho roud built—from Mattoon to Dolton. The Com- ‘pany was afterwards consoliduted with the Chi- cogo & Illinols Southern Railywy-Corpany, and. avother lot of mortgage bonds:iosubd,’hub no- more work was dono on tho rosd. T'ho Patis & Decatur Railroad ran withiu three. milos of Dol- ton, and built a branch from their road to con- neet the Decatur, Bullivan & Mattoon Railroad with it, and leased the lnttor_road from tho Chi- cago & Tilinols Bouthorn Railroad Company, which compnany hns paid. no intorest on any of the “mortgogo bonds, and tho payment of rental Ly the Paris & Decatur Lailroad kas boon garnisbeod by croditors of.the Chicago & Illiuois Bouthern Railway Company. The Farmers® Loan & Frust Company now apply for & decrao of forvolosure of tho mortzago made by the. Chicago & 1liinois Southorn Ruil- road Company, and by the Dacatur, Sullivan & Aattoon Nailiana Company, nnd for tho appoint- . mant of & Rocolver pending tho foraclosuro, It is nid this caso, whon*it comesto trial, will de- velop the biggoat stanl yet perpotrated in railroad buil(’l’lug under tho Grab-law. It will probably be heard in o week or tiwo. In conncction with the Paris & Decatur Raile xoad, o statoments coplod into Chicago-papors from the New York Times of Jan. 3, that tho Poris & Decatur . Railroad . had not paid its in- terost on Jan. 1, was, it is claimed, incorrect. Its coupous wore promptly paid in gold at tho office of Grant Brothers & Co., London, and also at tho agoncy of the Compovy, No. 346 Caunl stroct, Now York. The Xeokulkk & DesMoines Project, Speciul Dispatel to The Chicago Lribune, Keoxux, Jan. 7.—The Kookuk & DosMoines Railway Company has filed its artioles of incor- poration. The Company was orennized xor tho purpoge of owning aud oporating that portion of ll\u DesMoines Valloy Railrond botween this clgy and Desloinos, ‘Tho capital stock iy 8,924,801 and Keoliuk i to bo the principal place'of bus nogs. ‘Tho indications aro that that portion of tho road from DosMoincs to Fort Dodgo will bo oporated asan indepondont line, as no consolidation of theintorests have beon effectod. Dubuque & Minnosotn Raiirond Glecs & tion, Dusuur, Ia., Jan. 7.—At the annual election of thq Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesota Railroad Compnny, and of the railroad from here to Clin- ton, the following Diroctors word chosen: J. K. Graves, J. T, Jl;y, J. M. Welkor,. J. A, Rhom- borg, Nathaniol Thayer, H. II. Hunnowoll, J,W. Drooks, Bydnny Bactlott, J. A. Burobam. = J. K. Graves was again olectod Presidont of tho two ronds, and other officora us last yoar. 'SPRINGFIELD. Premium List for the Siate Fak Arms for tho Militiu=«itopert of ithe ‘State Treasurer. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. SrnivarieLy, 1L, Jan, 7.—The State Board of Agriculture has boen evgaged in rovieing the promium list for thoe State Fair of 1874, It bLas peased through tho clagses of cattle, horses, and hog, oud thus far hos ralsed tho’ aggrogato amount of premjums £2,000 over last year. ‘Tho Tair for this year will bo hald at Peorin, begin- ning Monday, Bept. 14, and continuing one woel, Tho Adfllltllllb-flmmml of this Btato having adjusted tho large bolance claimoed by the Gen- ernl CQovernment . to bo aue nt the clogo of tho war, snd for which rosson the Ad- Jutaut-Goneral hes boon unablo this far to gt tho quota of arma duo this Btate, to-duy made a requisition on the Gonoral Govornment for 100 stand of Springfild broceh-loudors and 10,000 rounds of amunition, which ho. has assurances will now be honored. « Speetal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, SraiNarieL, 1L, Jun, 7.~1Tho Iiailroad and Warohionse Commidsioners go to Mattuon mnoxt Monday, to look into un oxtrome case of extor- tion, which iy said to be ];mutluml on the Deca- tur, Sullivan & Matteon Rallrond, {n which the maungomont are waid to charge more for flve miles than they do for 100, ‘Pho following is u statomont of the receipts aud disbursomonts at tho Btato Lrousury during tho month of Dacember : 2 1EOEIPTY, 182140 10,4i4,59 Canul redemption fid Tui sl Totalyusivone $ 3,700.61- Rtoveuus fitnd, Heliwol fund Iilinols River Imy Qanal rodemption fund Totaliseenne STATE: PRINTING, Annual Roport of Secrotary of Stat Harlow, 4 The State Printing Contraot—-Fx- penditures Thereunder, A Suggestion that the Printing of . Election Registers Be Dis- continued. The Printing of Department Re« ports and Legislutive Journals, Speclal Dispatel ta The Chicago Tribune, SrrivorteLp, I, Jou. 7.—The annual roport of the Secratary of Stato, justsubmitted to the Governor, is aa follows: BTATE OF ILLINOIS, SrORETARY'S OFFIOY, BrRINGYIELD, Jan. 6, 1674, + o His Execllency, John L, Beveridge, Governor ; Sir: In accordanco with tho instructions contained in Sce. 24 of an aob to provido for and rogulate tho public printing, in forco July 1, 1872, I have tho honor to prosent the following roport: BTATE PRINTING. Tho prosent contract for State printing was awardod to Mocers, William H, Bailusche and E. L. Merritt on tho 7th day of Soptomber, 1872, pursnant to law, said contract to tako effect on the first Monday -of November of that yoar, whicl was tho fourth day of that month. Sal m‘vlnnl is in the words and figures as follows, to- wit s J BTATE or ILLINC SranormL, Sopt, 7, 187 In socordance with tho liwaudt an advartiscrient dated Ji 10, 1872, the Commisaioncrs of Publio Drinting met at the oflice of tho Secrotary of Stato on Wedneaduy, the 20th day of August, A, D, 1873, for thio purposo of opening and considering tho proposals for the publis printing for two years from tho firat Mouday fn November ncxt. One bid only hnvin been fiied, thio sameo wos opened, when it was foun, that sald proposal was signed by W, T, Batthache aud E. L, Merritt, both of Bpringfeld, IIL, at the follow- ing prices, to-wit: & Z5rat_ Clasi—For composition per 1,000 ems : composttion, G0 conts; figure work, 90 conts; rule and Aguro work, §1.20," Press work, 100 imprestions,’ 25 cents, . Second.Class—For composition per 1,000 oma: Plain composition, 60 conts ; figure work, 90 conta ; riilo and flgllrnlwurlr, $1.20. Pross work per 100 impressions, 5 conts, : "'hird Class—For composition por 1,000 ams: Plain composition, GO conta: Hgure work, 90'conts; rulo and Sguro work, $1.20. Frss work per 100 impreasions, conts, Fourth Class—For composition por 1,000 ems : Plain composition, 60 conta;_figure work, 0 fants ; rula and figuro work, $1.20, Preas work per 100 fmprossions, conte, Fufth’ Class—For composition per 1,000 ems: Plain composition, GO cants ; Ayure work, 90 ceuts ; rule and Sgure work 81, TPresa work por 25 impreasions 5 conf No afhier bids having boen recelved, ond one of the Commissioners. being abseat, namely, Hon, E. N, Bates, Stato Treasurer, tho Commissioners adjourned their moeting without awarding nny contraots, until Tucsday, the 3d day of Soptembor, 1672, . On Tucsday, ‘Sopt. 3, 1873, tho Auditor of Publio Accounta. beibg abecnt, tho Commissioners of Print- ing further tpoued the nwnrdlnq of the coutracts until Buturday, Sept, 7, 1873, on_which doy they met and awarded tho 624 contructs for the soveral elasses of public printing for two-yoars from ths first Mondoy- of November uoxt, to ho sald bidders, W, H. Ball- bacho and E. L. Merritt, at tho prices for tie several classes as above speeified in their'sald proposal, - (Signed) Epwaup Ruxry, Secrelary of State, C, E. LireincorT, Auditor Pub, Ac'nts, 5705 N. BATES, Stato Vroastiror, Commissioners of Public Printing, Uudor tho provitions of tho said award ,eéa tontract, -#ha Ste Printes. v pesforrd) their dutiea in a sntisfnctory mailict. Biato Irintors, and will not be until tho term of their oontract ospircs, tho exact cost of worlk cannot bo stated ; buf, upon carerul estimntes of tho work dono from the commencoment of the present contract, sud until tho 80th day of No- ~vembor, 1873, inclusive, I have to report that Tho cost for all classcs of printing for the Btate under tho contract will a: t to.. . $58,003,68 ‘Cost of printing Faper, xtra work aud paper A comumisslons, sud cloction reglstors, 11,141.32 Total cstimated cost from Nov. 4, 187! NoV. 30, 18Thervenrvaerens $60,003.46 * - This aggrogato is mado up for work done sud .papar furnished for. tho following departmonts wud objects, viz, : . For printing bills fntroduced in both branches 1. af the General Auscubl 41,072,583 Printing papor for same. . 104110 Tror printing binnka for use of both branches of the Guuoral Assembly............ 1,010.97 For printiug blanks for Governor's oilico. 1150 For printing biauks for onlco of Secrotar: intec ezl 1,923.00 Tor papor for bianis, elc., Dbly, Governor, Treasurer, Becretary of State, Attornoy-General, and Blnte Boird of Equalization .. Lo 604,05 For printing blanks for office of Auditor Bub- lic Accaunts, and Insurance Department.. 2,165,00 , for Llanks, &c., for Auditor’s surance Dofartmont 06,70 For printing blanks for ollico of 5t urer, ETENE, 4180 For gflnunc blanks for oflico of Si tendent Public Instruction..., . 1,910,52 For paper, &c., for blanka for ofice of Super~ intondenit PULHO IBLEUCHOR . 00 vv,svnr 288,00 For printiug blanks, &c., for offics of Attore - nes-General........ .. an49s Tor printing Liakiks, o Board of Equalization. .68 Tuling, stitching, and packing amo. .25 Yor priuting paper for laws paseod, &o...... 10,108.68 For printing payer for Railroad and Ware- bouse Comniesionors.. ERS. . 1] Tota eeveren. 885,003,468 1t will bo observed by your Excellonoy that tho item of cost far eleclion registors is ono of 8omo maguitude, amouaiing in the aggregate to tho largo sum 'of $18,075.79. 1t is u question in my mind if this axponsoe could not bo eaved to the Stato, either by tixmg o maximum prico for the cost of thews docu- mouts or ropealing the law eutiroly. Whethor the Iaw as now in forceand carricd out is of onough value to the Htato, or is a sufficient pro- teotion to tho bons fide electors of this ‘Com- mouwoalth, to outweigh the oxpeneo to the peo-. ple, is & mattor of gravo doubt in my mwd, aud, feoling ~ that tho mongy #o oxponded should bo saved to tho Stato it possible, I have tuken the liberty to call the attention of Your Exccllonoy to whar, in my humblo opinidn; i & mattor of considora- blo importunve. TUBLICATION OF THE LAWS. On tho 2d duy of May, 1878, during tho first sossion of tho wenty-cighth Genoral Asgombly, tho followiug resolution way edopted : Wueneas, The cuaciments of the Twenty-cighth -Geucral Assombly huvo mado great chauges In-our Statuto laws, and it is desirable that the prblic throughout tho Stato bo mado acquainted thexowith 4t tho earlicat posaible moment Jiesalved, By tho HMouso of Represontafyves, tho Sounto concurring hereln, that 5,000 coples of (ho Iaws of this sexsion of the Twenty-cighth General Esembly be publighed i th:o usual manuer and stylo of inding, and in lion of tho number required by law to bo madé; for fmmediate distribution, and that the Secrotary of +Btato bo and ho is horoby dircctod to forward, without delay, a8 soon o8 publistied,. one copy thereof to the ¢lorks of euch of tho Criminal nnd County Courts of 1o tate, and twonty-two coples thereof ta each mom- ber of the Qoueral Azsembly, tho Socrelary to pay the costof diatribnting saia Yaws, and of copyloy tho #amo for the printer, at not oxocediug 4 conta per 100 Words out of the contingout fand of hia ofice, In accordanco with nid resolution, I have dis- tributed tho coplos as dircotod, the number so distributod mmounting to 4,488, Thoro wero still lefy in my poescasion 1,613 bound coplon of ho laws, for the distribution of whioh thorowas 10 dofinito iustruction, and belioviug it was tho intoution of tho Cleuoral Assombly that tho shonld bo distributed among tho peoplo, I took tho rosponsibility to set aside enough coples for the uso of the mombors of the Twouty-cighth Gonoral Ansombly nb it adfournod scke #lon, and thon distributed the balance as fol- lows, viz ¢ One copy to eaoh Judgo of tho Su- premo, Ciropit, and County Court in tho Htate, ona copy to eacht eollece library In the Stato, ono copy to overy publio library in the Htato so far ug ltnown to'mo, ono copy to encia nowspaper {u the 8tato go far as I was able to ascortain, and thereforo, be it oue vopy to each Btate and Territory in the Unitod’ gman. . Inmyopinfon it would have been wise it the i A8 thoro hns been no final sottlemont with thy 10,708.06: nforesald ronolution of instructions to mo &mv!uo_d for the printing of a numbor anfllclfil‘l‘: havo glluwcd for the distribution of o copy not only ‘“~niombers of the General Assombly and oth but alto to aach Justico of thy E’.{]ncc:r,‘ vltl'::u mn{ngmmzo,( o dudicial ! 0 Stato, but aftor complying vith 8 Lutructions’ of fh- resolution) numbor & soplos loft hclnlf Imsufciont, T Gould mination,” distributo ?gt,“\;l’ D h“élxlju!tdé:ianl o 2 0 County Clovks for dintribubi such of =3, T thorofora doterminod (\;ldg“ll&g bost I ¢ _‘Hllu got tho Inws beforo the peoplo, and py 2 1 tho courso ag dosignatod above, and fn whig = 10pe and bolicve I will bio sustained H u%_lunuy nrml‘ lllhu gennml Al“umhlv. 080 of tho firt mession of thy ~ 1ith Genora] Asombly, the lullowlng = lution of justructlon’ was adopted, ., o LEGISLATIVE ramvtiva, Resoloed, By the Honse of Reprosontatives, the Sen: Mo conenrring hercin, that tho Sacratary of Stata by directod to havo publiahied during the ecers ang fo thio regular form, the Journals of both Housea np 10! tho timo of the adjournment of tho prescnt reguls; seaslon, provided that thls publication, no -far a8 .1 foem aatl e fm o of i e uired by faw o bomnie, sama fime, 48 1f tha Goters sdjourncd sino dio on tha Oth day of Mays araay o1 U A tho number of cenlen of tho Jourualh o by published was not lonigunted ’Lu tho nbm': resolution, I was oblized to net, on my judgo- mont a8 to what I bollovod was tho intontion o¢ the membors of tho Lozislaturo in thiy matter, and therefors ordored thoe public printor to print 500 copios each of tho Senato and }flwunn Journals, and at tho samo timo t; ying to rofect tho wishes of tho members af oresaid, T in. atructed tho Btate bindor to bind 225 coples of &aid journals in o moro substautial mannor then ordinary, for tho use of_ thomombors of tha prosont sozston, In thie T am sustained by the gther mombars of thioioard of Commissionars of Rubli Printing, and hopa to bo by the Genoral - Assombly, . DEPARTMINT REPORTS, TIu this connection it may be proper for me to report that uq’u_n consultation with the Commis- sioners of Public Printing it was docided that it would bo for tho intorest of the poople of tho Btate thnt the various roports which were laid baforo vour Excollenoy and the prosant Gonoral « Assombly, . nb its first sossion (which aco to bo printed ‘and distributed " pursuant to law), should “bo privted and " distiib- uted 148 “specdily as possible, in ordor that tho pooplo who ste to bo benefited by the informution contaiuod in said roports ehonld ros coive them soon, I thorefore ordored tho Public Printor to print the roports jus provided by lawr, ond the same oro now in the hauds of the State bindor, who has orders to finish his work ns spoodily a8 possiblo. Tho Commissionore, be: lioving thoy hinva acted in this na well as in othor matters for tho best intorcats of the Stato and tho Jxeeplu, hnFo tobo suatalned in their notion by, Your Excolloncy and tho Logislaturo, In accordance with Sec, 16 of tho law for pub- lio printing, a practical printer has been employ- ed by tho Socrotary of State nsince Novomiber, 1872, and s still employed. Tho prosont lnw vopulating tho public printing ith the fon changes a8 suggestod by tho Oommittes ou Ro- vision is, in my opinton, a most oxcollunt law, and I do not think could bo mads moro setisface tory in any respect. Georer H. Hanpow, Seorotary of State. “HE ICE-RAFT VOYAGE. The Rescuing Party of Six Porsomy Supposed to Xave Perishcde=Thotr Boat Found Rottom=Upward Float= ing in Saginaw Bay. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Easr 8aavaw, Mich., Jan. 7.—On Sunday, a porty of six persons loft Alabastor, on tho bay- shoro, in a flghing-boat, in soarch of McEwan and Emith, of Bay City,. who had beou afloat on * a plecoof ice on Baginaw Bay sinco Wednes- dey. Tho party conuisted of Capt. W. M, itchell, owner of thie bont, W. Whilbw, G. Ewat, W.D, Wilson, L. Hattou, and J: Soder- man. The boat left”at half-past 10 o'clock Sundsy morning, ond - tho ir to go to tho Charity Islnnds, :- 'nothing was 'soen of McBwan o yronun aeszit wnvd toward tho ‘f-flw‘{) o return to alabaster on Monda; ¢ MEwan.aid Smith wero rosenoe having ‘flosted to tho shore, ti beon adrift wix doys and six might thing to oat except o small picce but tlo rescuing party he henrd from. Ajfnrivato dispatc Bullard & Co,, of Alabastor fivst announced that tho men and fears wero entertained of ! speolal to the Baginaw Couricr o ovening statos thot the sail-boat which wonu 1w scaroli of McEwan has boen found capsized iu tho wator, six rods from ghore, noar Whito. stone Point, leaving no doubt that the mon have beou drowned. An oxpedition to search for tho bodiea wili leave Alabrster in tho morning. FINNY TRUANTS, Fish Dred on the Upper Fox River Go Over the Dams and Fail to Returnes The Upper Fox Peopic Petition for Liun=Ways at the Dains. Svecial Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Toxp pu Lac, Wis, Jan. 7, Tho peoplo of Foud du Lao, Oshlrosh, Noonal, Menasha, and Apploton” aro signing a potition to tho Logiela- ture, praying for the enactmont of a law com- pelling the Fox and Wisconsin Tmprovemont Company to make run-ways in their sevors| dams on theLower Fox Rivor, 8o us to permit the larger claosos of fish to como up from Greon Bay and Loko Michigan, Wkile they can go down to tho bay.ond lake, 08 Lundreds of thousands do, not ono can ro- turn beyond Defoo, whero the first dam is lo- cated. 'Unless the suthorlties intorfero 1t will not bo long bofore there will bo an _alsrming scarcity of fieh in Lake Winugbogo and tho Fox Rtivor, " Lost summor the Govornmont Lired Soth Groen to put 75,000 young shad in the Fox River, just above Appleton. All roports go to show that thoy nro growing finoly, but it is foared that thoy will go below tho dams, and fail to relurn, a8 others havo doac. STORM AT THE EAST. Prostration of tho 'Telegraph=Wiren in Southern Ohio. Cverssary, 0., Jam, 7.—Tho forco of tha sturm soems to havo cotred about in this paral- Iol, and 100 milos enst of horo. Superintendont Williams reports tho tolograph lines on the Mae riotta Rousl, botween Chillicotho and this_city, for a distanco of forty milos, entircly gono dowii. Tho lines on the Muekingum Velley Road_aro Irightfully dieablod betweon Lancaator and Wil- mington. " No word has boen raceived from Co- lumbus yet, and it is impossiblo to . ronch iy point furthor east than Xenin or Springfield. Men linve boen put to work on all the routes, and telegraphio communication will e rosnmed as far ag possiblo. No roports aro roceived yob of damago of railrond nud privato property, Ab10 a'cloclk -to-night thio snow changed to sleat and rain, It las fallen sinco last night. ‘Pelograph poles and wires aro down on tho Mariotta road, and communication botwoon hero and tho Enat and tho North hayheen abeolutely cut off, Tho extont of dnmngo to the wires is is not known, CoLonnvs, 0,, Jan, 7.—Tho storm Iast night prostrated all tho tolograph lines leading from this city axcopt ono. tho sidowalks in all parts of the city are covered with brauches of trees brokon down by tho weight of ico collectod on 1. 5 Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune, WasuixatoN, D. 0., Jan, 7,—The Wostern mails are dolnyed over-iwolvo hours by the ftorm. Tho woathor is quite warm, and lower- ug. DUBUQUE BUSINESS ITEM. Speciat Dispateh ta 1o Chicago Tribune, Dunuqug, Jan. 7.—The Pacific Fouring Mills ne this pines, ocoupyla tho promises of flio fn- mous Riomborg distillory, which fured. for Sonio yoara in the United Statos Courts, aro roudy for business, Tha capacity of thoso mills is 800 barrola of flour a day, ‘L'hls it ono of the new mauufaoturing entorprises inavgurated in l}‘nu clty. Croat efforts aro making to encourago them, UNION PACIFIC LAND SALES. Oaua, Nov, 7,—Unlon Paciflo lnnd sales dure ing 4378 waro 177, 083 aorcs, worth £033,080, nv- ornghui 108 acres to cach purchaso. ‘Tofal salos from the beginning 845,082 moros, realizing 98,840,685,