Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1874, Page 1

'VOLUME 27. - T CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1874. e Ohicago Dailp TPib nne 5958 110 1 anEte " NUMBER 139. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS, NEW YORK TO OARDIEE. ip Uompany's New et e e ol Hmig i v Rallroad Wharf, Jorsey atys LAMORGAN.. PEABROKR: Tob. 3. Bar, i: Carryl oods o : . caaly for the 16 Pro. e Lot armarita for tho oinfortand i PASSENGERS, TAGH: T35 and 8% autronor. [ ourrency. Etoorage S s W e b i tn SeT 05, o O RONTALD DAXTRR & GO Ao Saiing twce » ook from Now York, and oarrsing pas. jan, a1l parts of Groat Britain, Ireland, Unntinontal e iryn. amd the Moditcrranesn, Uabin from 68 toor. rge, Dritish aud Irish porte vast, 3 :WML1 . Couti. 7$htal ports samo na othor roguiac linos, All payabloin T8: enrrenoy. . Avply far full informaiion at tho Gom- iny's afcon No. 7 Bowling Groon, Now York, and N. K. Sorner Labaijoand Madison-ats., Ohlcago. HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agonts. NATIONAL LINE, ROTIORThia Gompany tae thoisk of insranco ‘&40, st af e stoamors, “’ nl'(;mnl:n%a" bm‘: nfil:fbln uatanteo for safoly and % nxor e oork -o'mmx Fotiie has alwars beon adoptod by this Comy Bni( to avoid ico and hoadlands. o LIV =5 [POOL and QUELNSTOWN, from Piors Tos. 44 and 47, North River , Now York. Spain e cdin, % Caa: Jan, Bl 1 Fgypt. abln Pasnge, ST0, 8RO, nnd 89D Currency, o Bi€ctage, 829 Curreucy. Retarn tickots st radued rater. Pawsonzors booked to o fgm Gertain wad Seandlonvin poloinat Tow rato. ThoBroarmabibs of to1s 1ino aro tho In Drateon Gront Deita(n, Troland, na o Continant, a4 Eorhuast corme Gl snd Kanaphaia"Gtonto fo Bicrman Housol, Ohicazo, ‘WILLIAM SACALISTER, Genoral Woatern Agont. STATE LINE. NEW YORK TO GLASCOW, LIVERPOOL, BEL. FAST AND LONDONDERRY. Theae olegant new Clydo-bullt steamers will sall from Plor 8, North River,as follaws: STATE OF PENNSYL Saturday, Jao, 10 TATE OFF VIRGINT aturan; Jnn. 34 RTATE OF GEORGIA Yob. 1 te Satarday thorcafter, taking pos: A oo ateh ratea to al garts of Groat Britainand Srofind Notvay, Bwolca, Doamsck, s2d_Gsnmacy. Tfor Irolght or pasasgo apply to AUSTIN BALDWIN & €O, Arotta, 7 Brondway) Siasrnga Paswago Ottion. No. 45 Brondwar, FINANCIAL. Allen, Stephens & Co., DOMESTIC BANKERS, a5 PINE-ST., INEW YORK. Organized for the businss of ont-of-town Banks and ‘Bankers oxolusively, to whose buslness a thorough sud ‘wnusual attontion will be given. Do No stock business and do NoT acoopt spooulative aocounts. i Gt Aot g 1 BALT LAKH OITY NATIONAL BANK, ‘B, M. Du Retx, Prost, J. B, BunrerT, Cashr. Omas. HEMPBTEAD, Atty, < afphstem e, Gl St oo, S i tes and ik can bo procured from our Chleago e o e tho Thivd Nattonal Dani of Ghieogo. Loans on Real Estate ‘Wa can make oue u:akwln Joans :" ?L&m’ ':l Dsr'flr,"a!?‘!‘(:ll’c: mproved. butines roporigin tho el T BAIRD & BHADERY, NEW PUBLICATIONS, The First American Story OoF Mr.WILKTE COLLINS, ENTITLED THE DEAD ALIVE! SPECIAL INOTICH. Janunry Qi to the large advance ordomy recolved uiring ovor TUREE ENTIRE EDITIONS to omand, tho {ssue of I DEAD ALI postponed until Wodnesday or Thuraday 2200130 coplos will bo tssucd o supply pablio. niust bo next, whon alory and tho Ono volume, 16mo, Cloth, Tilumlnated Covers, 81. Fapor, 8ixty Conts. For salo at nil Bookstores. Sent postpald by SEHEPARD & GILL, linlicrs, Boaton. PRINTERS . STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOOKS! STATIONERY and PRINTING furnishod promptly and at fair prices, by J. M. W. JOINES, 104 AND 106 MADISON-ST. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. Tho co horatoforo existing undar tho firm namo of DA BAPLIE & COr, of Ghicao, s thia doy ditsolved by utual consent. fiao, T Taoa will I iquidation, DAMON, eign in liquidation, A Oblvago, 1, 1874, DISSOLUTION. WOTICE,-The copartnership lerotofore existing ho- twoonJ, E, Wight and A. E. )y the fi Bame of WIGHT BVl 16 ol by swutest ent. i W ' ‘Chicago, Jan. 1, 1874, A, E, STEVENS, Haing purchescd tho Stook sad acoounts of of Wight & Stevans, 1 will cont t & bicvons, 1wl continao the' Leat "Tobscco bilslagss at D, 8, MILLS, DISSOLUTION CHICAGO, Jan, 6, 1674, ‘Tho copartnershin lieretafara exlating boiwocn 'tho un. Aersigned hos this day been dissolved by mutual consent. b businee will ho contiuned by O, G, SINGER, who willl pay ail linbilitiou of, and {8 nuthorizod to colloot and zoseipt for all accounts due tho late firm, O, 11. STOUGIITON, BINGE] ... STOOKHOLDERS' MEETING. Ofie Chicago e Light & Coke Ci, CitieAqo, Jan. 8, 1814, o annual, meoting of the csti;?fi,lg,nrflm G 5 . S earhor s, on MONISAY. dan, L hetwoan S hoirre '3 and 3 e atwhich o Yor nino Dlvoators (o surve tho tragsaotion of suol othor boviness sa tl Ing. Hemasting JAB. K, BURTIS, Boo'y. NOTEICE:. Cucaco, Das 13, 17, o Sitookulory of 110 Contral ootion of Dirsctors for the ta: your B ‘él‘ll)l"l”ukl"['l‘)mfl! on ".:llllvlly" i, Dotmoo tho hours of 1 el o ST Mol BANG L, U Tho annual mesting: of Natlonal Bauk, for tho Bulog soar, will bo hiold o :lillu N . SOCIETY MEETING. TINOTICH. All Dry Goods Merchanis of Soutlrost and s sfo repoutfully lovited 1o aticnd & m old at tha Turnor 1all, on Woat Tialith-at AY) ovaniug, for tho purposa of gouoral @iaanization ~ PROFESSIONAL. DR. HENRY OLIN, OUULIST AND AURIST, 187 Houth Clark-st., Chlcago, L., Oporating Burgeon for doafness, blindnoss, an discaros and doformities of tho Eyo and Car, Tho lazgest Mook of artiticlsl oyos in the West. COMPTROLLE 4th Grand Gift Concert TOR THE DENEFIT OF THE Public Lieary of Ky. OVER A MILLION IN BANK! SUCCESS ASSURED! A FULL DRAWING CERTAIN On Tuosday, 31st of March, noxt. Tn_odar to mootthe feneml wish aud expoctation of {he public and the tiakel-bolorarfre e foll Damont of o magnifontglls, supungel for tho, Xourth (irape ¢ o Tihrary A It OomeO {aen dotonminod 0. poatpond tho. Concort S Srawiog untty TUESDAY, the 31st of Maroh, 1874, dy alized OVER A MILLION DOL- 1AM, & broat many Agonts ot to hoar from. NO DOUNT 18 ENTERTAINED OF TIE SALE OF EVENY TIOKET DEFORE TIIE DRAWING, 11UT, WHETIIED ALL ARE HOLD ON NOT, THE CONCERT AND DNAWING WILL POSI- TIVELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY TAKE PLACE ON TITE DAY NOW PIXED, AND 1¥ ANY REMAIN UNSOLD THET WILL DE CANGRLLED, AND THE PRIZES WILL DE REDUCED IN PRO- PONRTION TO TILE UNSOLD TICKETA: Only 60,000 tiokots havo boon lssuod, and 12,000 CASH GIF'TS! $1,500,000 Will bo distributed among the tokot-holdors. ‘Tho tickots aro printad In coupons, of toiths, and all sractional parta will bo roprosontad in’ tho- drowing, just A3 wholo tiokats aro. LIST OF GIFTS: ONE GRAND CASIHI GIFT.. ONE GIRAND CASH GIFT. ONE GRAND CASH GIFT.. ONE GRAND CASH GITT., ONE GRAND CASH GIFT. 10 Cash Gifts, 810,000 ench. 30 Cash Giftw, 5,000 cuch 50 Cash Glftsy 1,000 cnch, 80 Canlt Gifts, 100 Cash Gifls, 150 Cosh Giftw, 250 Cnsh Gifts, 325 Cash Gifts, 32,600 11,000 Cash Gifts, 550,000 Total, 12,000 Gifts, ALL CABII, amounting to.. $1,500,000 The chancos for gift aro as ono to fivo, PRICY, OF TIOKKTS, B 50§ 2916 Tiokoln foru.vse. . B 1,000 Hnivos 25{ 113 Wholo Tickets for - 6,000 ifonthu GFSAGh EGifion & | 2 Wholo Tiokala for 16,000 int on loss than 500 worth of tickets, 'No discou o Tijo Fourth Gift Concort will ho conducted, in all re- rexpict: ks tho” dhivo whion hwro already beoa given: e Tl orifouiss may bo learaed from siroulass, Which 31 ho sent froe from this oflico to wll who apply fok thom. rdors for ticketa and avplications for sgoncios will be atfonded to In tho ordor ey 870 rocotvod, and t is boped thoy will be sent in. mmrt at thero may be no disap- otitmontor dely [ oy sl Liboraltorma avo ivea {0 thoso wia buy to eoll nxein. All ngonts aro porempto- ity sehlred o ot up el? accounts sud rotarn il ua- Sold tickots by tho 2uth day of Maroh. Faee THO. . BRANERTTE, ant Public Library Ky., and Mansgor Gift Concert, Fabitc Libiary Buiidtag, Loulsvillo, Ky, Or, Watts & Co., Room 47 Motropolitan Black, corner Randolph and La- Salle-sts., Chiongo, I, GENERAL NOTICES. B CIICAGO, Jnn. 1, 1874, ATTENTION! TAX-BUYERS! Amwost Profitable Inveatment Is offored in the Tux Certiicates held by tho oity for the salo for city taxos of 167, which Iwill sell at epocinl and most favor- sblorates in smounts of from One Thousand to Ono Hundred Thousand Dollars, Buyers nd holdors of these cortificatos will bo ontltled at once to tho amount of tho taloand 25 per cent advnnce, bejug for the firat slx months from dato of salo; 50 per cent from 6 to 13 monthe; 73 per cent from 12 t0 18 montha; and 100 per cent from 18 to 24 months. Until farther notieo, delinquent taxpayers may obtata such of tholr cortifioates of the above class as may 10matn unsold, upon payment of tho smount of sale and three per cent premium. S. 8. HAYES, City Comptroller. Room 3 City Hall. ANNUAL MEETING, The snnual moeting of tho Tirst Unitarian Society will be hold ot the Church, cor, of Michigan-av. and Twenty-third-st., Saturday Evening, Jan. 10, at 7 1.2 o’clock. C. F. SINCLAIR, Sec’y. BUSINESS REVIEW, CHICAGD TRIBUNES REVIEW FOR 1873. A Business Guido and Roforence Book to the Loading Moroantile Houses and Manu- faoturing Intorests of Chicago. E. COLBERT, Editor. Contains matter of intorost to nll business mon, Possessing o permanont value ag an Advertising Modium, Copics sent FREE to all responsiblo morchants and monufactur- ors throughout the Northwest. BUSINESS TEN in all branches who desire to roach the country trado_ should avail theinsolves at onoo of tho Groat Medium for that purposc. Speciul epaco, with tormu, can uaw b waonred. §500,000. Onpital Prize, $60,000. Missouri State Lottery. Grand Single Nnmbor Sclieme. Dramw tholastdayof ovory month. 5,80 Prizos, smionot- Ik 00 3000 Whioto tiolatn, B107 Tialvos, B0 Hend for A]:'E‘n:l'inz‘m IR, SHLERK & 00, ox’ 5, K. uis. Mo FOR SALE. "FOR SALE. a0 fook Bn g T i A A 8, T want offors for a carnor of Walsh. thne, augo cashy " Houthwest corner Madisun nud Clark FURS! GLOVES! Finest Gaods--Lowest Prices. S. BARNES & CO., 70 MADISON-BT. J. WANTED. - WANTED. A pattner, olthor uotlva or apeoll, with 850,00 to ?«r.é’ oeLuo0d xn Sutabilsod Ducidors: Tofel o found 10 b 0 witaiust GDportunity fora profitablo fuvosts 1 mont, Address H B 8, care Unrrier No, 4. 1 jeara ago af STATE LEGISLATURES. | The Ilinois Law - Makers Fairly Entered upon Their Work, Adverse Vote of the House on a Motion to Adjourn Sine Die. Iniroduction of Resolutions Favor- - ing the Inflation of the Currency, Bradwell’s Bill for the Simpli- fication of Pleadings Buried in Com- mittee. The New State-House-—Bill to Amend the Mechanic's Lien Law, The Revised Statutes Not Altogether Satisfactory. Reintroduction of the Bill to Regulate Jurors® Pay, Bill" Introduced to Prevent the Indis- criminate Granting of Superse- deases. Proposed Whitewashing of the Penitentinry-Bath Scandal, Other State Legislaturese--Message of Gov. Davis, of Minnesota. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE TDIE FOR COLLECTING TAXES. 8enmvorienp, Ill, Jan., 8.—A resolution was introducad in the Houge by Suwyer requesting the Rovenuo Committco to proparea bill ex- tonding the timo for paying taxes, and for ro- turning the collection books, to May 10, 1874, ‘Tho House refused to adopt it by 47 to 89, whjn‘h is o falr fodiention of l.'l'm' lnm\)nL“nt‘ t%\o suabe oz o ubjocu ¢ RN < THE RAILIOAD COMMISSIONERS' SOIEDULE, The Sonate spent an hour discussing whethor it was necessary for the Legislature to approve the sciedulos of rates propared by the Ruilroad Commissioners beforo they could take eiTect. It will be inquired into by the Judiciary Com- mittco. Tho sentiment of the Houso seoms to bo that tho schedules will take offect without legislative action. PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE LOARD. While thinking of this subject some membors aro also thinking of abolishiug tho Board, but it cannot bo done without o stubborn fight, as there aro many in tho House who believe tho Board has not outlived its usofulness. A pre- liminary moveoment in the direction of abolition was the adoption by tho House of & resolution, offered by Mr. Carpenter, requesting the Board to furnish a dotniled statoment of its oxpenacs since the adjournment of tho Jast seasion. THE PENITENTIARY DATIL Orendorff offored s resolution asking the Governor to submit to tho Houso all papers in Lhiis posscsion rolative to tho death of the con- viet Williams in tho Ponitentiary. The mover snid he war not actuated by partisan motives, but by motives of humanity. Loitzo said, if the oflicers of the institution killed half tue convicts the House could do nothing, it being strictly a mnttor for the Courts, o save time ho moved to table tho reolution. Tho motion to table was lost by 92 to 8—Bryant, Bullard, Dressor, Forth, Leitze, McPherson, Sheridan, Westfall. THE QURNENCY. Mr. Wicker offerod the following in the House: WirknEAs, We, the peopls of the Stato of Tllinofs represented'in tho Gencral Assembly, belug mindsul of the wants of commerce, and satisfled thut our great Stato Is, and that all the States of {ho Northwest are, in commercial troublo beeaneo of the want of o suf- ficlent cireulating medium fo do their business, the evldenco of whicti wo Lisve seen in tho late commercial nic—thoamount of such circulating medimn zuthor- zed by Oongress belng inudequats to the wanis aud requirements of the business aud commerce of tho country, which ls sufiiciently provon by the ulmast universal call from all parts of the Sonth and Weat for Va Increaso of clrculation; and, Winneas, The Cougress of ihe United States mauy fa ansumo powee to_control tho fai and imit tho volume of tho paper monov to be used in transacting tho business of tho nation, sinca which {imo the sottloment of new Territories with a greatly increased population hiaw 5o widencd and extended the boundarles of tho Goverument s to ronder on_iu~- jereaso of curroncy, u elther Nattonal Bauk or Jegul ‘notes, an _abuolute necessity, to the ond that {ho cltl- zons of tho United Btnten, uh b whole, may succersfully ‘maintain thelr commaorcial influence nud prosperity, and thus aid inthe dovelopment of tho great agricul™ tural and minoral resources of the country, therefors, Iteaolred, ‘Fhat our Ropresontativeo and “Senatars i Congreas Yo, aud they ure beroby reapectfully request- el to ure théir inluenco to obtain from Cobgress the possago of un ach authorizing un incvease of legal nder notes or national bunls paper of Hot lTess thinn $100,000,000; ond that wuch smendments slall be mada 16 the Natfonul Bank act ss will permit of the 1s8uo of Natioual Bank bills to the extent of the wantn of all partics who shall desire fo organize banks under the provisions of suid luw, Jteaolved, 'Fhut fu tho opinion of this Legislature, o reaumption of specie payments at thy prescut would bo disastrous to the commercial, manufacturing, and ngricultural intereats of tho Northwest, und, believing tiat the nation is not propared for & return to speciv paymonts, wo respectfully urge upon our Represonta- tives that'thoy oppose uny such meusires, Tho lnst resolution requests Senators and Tlepresentatives to vote for bills embrucing tho idoss in tho resolutions, 4 Kase moved to tofer to tho Committce on Bwamps and Overflowed Lunds, ‘Wicker moved to refor to the Commitico on Banks and Banking, It was Ao referrod, THE DATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS ANNIVEUSARY, Kaso tried to convinca the House that it ought to adjourn out of roverencs for tho anni- versary of Gon. Jackson's oxploit at New Or- leans, The Iouso could mot weo it; bulthe Honato dld in tho afternoon, and adjourned two hours earlier than usual, SIMPLIFIOATION OF PLEADINGS. Abill “ Lo Bimplify the Form of Ploading,” introduced-by Bradwell, was read s fieat timo, and was about being orderod to s seconud road- ing without reforonce, when tho lawyers, who aro opposed to innovations, moved to rofer to the Judiclary Cowmmittee, whoro the hill will probubly dio tho death of tho rightoons, Many of the farmors, not comprehonding the sltun- tion, moved to refer. Whis bill is patternod after the common-law procedure of England and the Massachusotts statucs, which are extromely popular in that Btate, MUNIOIFAL COURT ¥OR CHICAGO, A bill to establish a Municipal Court in Chicago has boon prepared, and will e {nttoduced in o fow days. WOMAN'S RIGHT TO OFFIOK. ‘Woman's alnlity to got offico will bo practically tested whon tho House olects o Third Aesistant Clerk to #1l & vacancy, Miss Charlton, of Chi- cago, who is rocommendad by Mr, Bradwoll and others, is & candidato, and 8o is. Bliss Kate Fitz- hugh, of Springileld, to say nothing of Mr. Fer- rior's cousin, who roprosonis tho sternor sox. o stands no show ngainst the ladios in & body a8 chivalrons as this House, THE NEW BTATK-HOUSF. Tho Btate-House Board furnish tho following statemont regarding tho outlay oi the new State- Houso and thio progresa of tho worlk : Tho total amount of vouchera issticd to date for the now Stato Houso is $3,201,07.21, Of this amount, $20,400.54 camo out of { ol mado payablo in 1874, leaviog on hend of (o ap- propriation of 1879, $19,638,93, Tho outer wrlls ara completo, oxcepttlio all, and opening of tho uppe ulory wnder e cast artico, The domo io broughit up to thie upper floor, “Tin stone to comploto (1ih aules -wally tho domo to tho apox of the roof, and the turtels fenli cut and nid for and ull delivéred on tho grounds, oxcept that or turres, The stono for the basomont of the porticos has been purchased, i all cut and ready for dsjigary, and two-tlirds of Uie cuttfag pald for, Tho bollovs (13 in number) for heating tho hones are placed n a scparate bunlding, are ull in position, and thoeo requlred fof uso (his winter will bo roady sl o fow doyh, 3 Tho {ron for (Lo entirc roof is nil delivered. Tho roof of thio nortl wing s nearly completo, nnd that wing {5 rondy for the plasterer, Tho iron-work of tho south wing s nearly all fu placesnd ready for the roof- ing, A part of tho fron-work for the roof of tho west wing is in place, If thercis no delay for Ihaulflnt og on of moncy, cutised by a suspenslon of tho colle taxes or otherwise, we hope to have the offices nil ready for tho Btato ' officors by Jan, 1, 1875, and rooms ready for tho nost Genoral Assembily. Thoroe has been g)urchnsod for tho heating ap- poratus of the institution a lot for which &6,000 was paid. This outlay was not authorized by the Ueneral Aesembly, hut there soems to have beon good renson for buying it, s the building will lisve to bo heated and thero is not room in tho basement for the mnchinory, Tue boilors aro vast and gave riso to tho rumor, for which thore was no foundation, that all the public in- stitutions in tho State wore to be hented from here and caloric injocted into the Illinois and Aicbigan Canal to keop it from congesling during tho winter. In caso tho boller over burats it will bo consolation to tho wives and swoothoaris of mombers to know ‘that it is nearly two blocks away from tho Stato House. AMNENDMENT OF THE MEONANIO'S LIEN LAW. r, Heaninn introduced n bill to amond the Mechanio’s Lion law. It is o8 follows : A Dis for an act to amend an net entitled an act smetdatory of tho Meclanics Lion I of (lis o Be it enacted by thio peoplo of the Stata of Tilinols, roprescnted in Genoral Assembly, that Soo, 1 of il et smendatory of tho Slechunic’s Lien law, in forco April 6, 1859, bo 5o amicuded nn to read o8 follows 20, 1, Thint every contractor, sub-contractor, me- chanic, workman, of other person who ahall horcafter, in conformity with tho termis of the contract botweon tho owner o lesaco of avy lot o pleco of groumd, or 1ns agent, and tho original contractor, porfor ny la- Vor, or furaish any materlals Jn buliding, altering, beautifying, or ornamoniing auy louse or Giher buld: ing, or in any sireet or ulley, and connected with such building or sppurtenance to'any houso or ottior hufld- ing in this State, sliall havo o lien for the vaito of such labor and materlsla upon stich houso or buildings and appurtenances, and upon tho lot of land_upon” which tno samo atands fo the oxtent of tho nght, litle, und iuterest of such ownor or lessco at tho timd of mhking tho original contract for such howso or tho finprovemeats : but tho aggregate of ol lieus hureby nutborized shal not exceod tho price stipulated in tho origiual contract between sticli owner or lesseo and the orlgnal contractor for auch mprovement. In no caso shiall tho owner or lesdco bo compelied {0 pry a greator sum for or 03 secount of such house, building, o otlior improvomentr, thon tho price or win ipu: Tnted in sald original contract, proided, it shnll not appear that the sum stipulatod in £afd original con- tract ws 3 lower pum or price tlian would fair prico for the Iahor or materjslx that. al Anto (hb COuBLIRCUIND AL6 ULy &) provements.; thon the Court shail ascartain he' 0f n difterenca exiats between o fair prico for-{no labor or matetlals ueed in sald buflding or oller $mprove- raonts and tho sut named in tho sald original con. trnct, sud snld differonce shall bo considered a part of fho conteact, and bo subject to o llen ; but n every cano tho orignal contractor's {imo or yrofits shall Lo securad by this licn only so far as tho sum or prico uumed in the orfginal contract ar agrecment. That Scc, 2 of thosald act be emended to read as toilows Seo. 2. Tho person performing such Isbor o fur- niabing such materlals ehall cause & notice in writ- ing to bo eerved on auch owner o lessce, or bis agent, substantially in tho followlng form : “To—r You aro bereby nottflod thst I am (or havo been) omployed by —— a8 a laborer {or iave furuished maicrials, or am wbout 10 furnish materlals) on or for_your houso or bulldiug; and tlint Ishall bold_tho hotse building and your Interest in the ground able for my services thoreon (o materials turnished),” If theroshall boa contract in wrlting Lelweon the orjginal contractor and the sub-contractor, a copy of such sub-contract, If the same can o obtained, shall o served with such notlee, and attached theroto, which shall bo served within ninoly days from the comple- tlon of such wub-contract, or witlin ninety diys after puyment should have been mudo to_the person performiug such labor, or . furnishing such materials, i ot B ollowa 8EC. 6, Whenover any sult shall bo brought by any Ia- ‘horor, sub-contractor, or parties furnishiug materials, the Court shall allow, if beforo Justico of thie Peaco, 5, and in courts of rocord, $70, attorney feev, if judg- ment shall be given agaiust the' defeudant, which fees shall bo a part of the costs in Lho suit, THE GENEBAL INCORPORATION ACT. ‘Tywo bills amending the General Incorporation law for cities, towns, and villages, wers intro- duced in tho House. Ono provides that, in caso the authorities rofuse or negloct to call an olcc- tion to decido whether tho municipality shall organize _undor tho gonoral lnw, that tho County Clerk be nuthorized to cull such an election, ‘This seems to bo o proper amend- meut of the law, 08 persons iu oflico aro very apt to hold on, and are naturally disinclined to tuko stops that may compol thom to vacate. Cases have ocourred where the authorities Lave refuscd to order the olection provided for in the net, und huve gadadled thomselves on the com- munity even when the community desired to bo rid of ‘thom. ‘Tho othier bill provides thut any city or town may elect to adopt any section or sections of tho oneral Jaw, In this way special charters might o amended indofinitoly, but whether wiscly or not may be questioned. . A JUDICIAL EXORESCENCE, At tho request of tho citizens of tho City of Ambay, Mr. Dement introduced a bill' to wipe out the Court of Common I'lens, commonly known in thut town s * Kenyon's Court.” This court was establishod by a special act of 1869, and siuce thoe Judge has dinwn with # dieguating regularity ” the samo salory a8 a Cirenit Judge, nithougli he has hmnd litdlo or no businosy to transmet. Ono by one the roses fall, and tho speeint Inwa passed for the benoflt of individnaly Dy the terrihio Logislature of '6) are comiug to grief, co. 0 of said act be amendod so 26 to read as HCHUOY DISTLICTS, Mr. Andorson's bill to rmend the School law contomplntes the rostriction of tho powers of Beliool Directors. They now are authorized to lovy 6 per cont on the proporty of the district —2 por cent for oducational purposos and 3 per cont for building. . Mr, Andorson .proposes to limit them to 1 per cont, uuless authovized by a vote of the district to lovy a higher rate, IR KEVIBION, Already thoro ia creeping over the minda of honoruble members a suspicion that the vovision i8 not as porfeot ns the moral Inw, aud (huta few amondmonts here and thore will be improv- ing. Though tho Committeo did *“ moare work in soven months thun tho United Btates reviscrs did in soven years,” it 18 doubtful if it hae beon done un perfectly, 1f it had beon, the United Bintes ahould lose no time in soouring the wer- vicenof the Committee, ns thoy aro oxtromoly valuable, An examiuation of the bills by the memhern shows the necessity of o earaful con- wsidoyution of all the bills, 1t would ho hard to oxpect perfoction from tha Comumittee, Thoy tinve probably done as well s can bo expected under tho ciroumstancos, but it is absurd to say thay their work is faultless. CONTESTED LT, ‘The Judiciery Committee reported on the caso of Mr. Sylvester, whose sont in contosted, {0 the effect thut if Lo hnd changed hisrosidenco ho hnd vacated his sont, Tor further investign- tiou, the matier was reforred to tho Committen on Elections, i . JURORS’ PAY. I'ho Jiiry bill passod lant year, but rendered useloss hy incorroct ongrousinent, was agein in- trodueod in the House, By it jurors, in all coun- tion but Cook, are to roceive 1,60 n day, and in Cook County 24 a day snd b ceuts a milo iravel- ingz oxpowsics from aud to thelr liomay, 1t hag boon vovenlod this ovoning that o fow !mmou aro dotermined that it any 'i‘umug.uou s mado juto the eruelties practiced {n the Peni- tentlary it shnll not roflect on the administra- tion, and tbat themnrder ot the conviet Williams must bo whitowashed, In ordor lo carry ont this schomo, Ropublicans havodsolded to intrust the inventigution to a sub-committen of the Houso Pouitontiary Committes, a body that ot portion of the appropria” rticos, pediment of tho wost sion, It is atated that Jull;iu Bradwaell, tho Re- publican toador,—if thoro {8 any such party or auy loader in ‘tho Houso,—approves of tho schomo, but if so it is ngainst Wis provious dis- [manlml. which has always boon humauo. If hiero 18 to bo an invostigation, it should be in- trusted to & nonepartisan committeo, selectad without fenr or favor, THE GRANTING OF BUPERSEDEARLS. Abill was introduced In the 1Touso providing that tho Buprome Court shall not grant snpor- sodonsos in casos like that of Tiafforty, it, upon oxamination of the whole record, thoy find sub- stantial Justice would bo dono by pormitting the oxceution of tho sentonce. TOWNSHIP ORUANIZATION. Thoe Committeo on organization of counties not under townshiy nn}mlznunn have agrood upon a bill which will give Commissioners the powers formerly vested fn the Court. TIE RAILIOAD SONEDULES. The Judiclary Commitice of the Sonate mot this ovening to consider thoe railroad schodules, but noither docided nor discussed the question whether farihor legislativo action was ncccosar to rendor thom oporative. Another mesting.will Do held for that purpose. & — PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. SENATE. BRRINGFIELD, Jan. Tho Senate mot ot 9i4 o, m. Rov. Mr. Shaw. COLLECTION OF TAXES. Mr. VORIS proscuted & petition for oxtending tho time for the collection of taxes, which was read and referred. DILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. By unanimous_consent, the following resoln- uo‘ns woro introducod snd laid over nudor tho rule: By Mr, YOUNGBLOOD—That whon the Leg- islature adjourn on Triday, the 20th of Fab- rusry, it stand adjourned sine die. By Mc, STARNI—That the Btato Auditor in- form the Sennto, first, of tho number of miles of railrond conatructed under the provisious of the law of 1869; sccond, of the assessod valuo of all tho property and stock of enid companies for tho yoar 1878 ; "third, of tho assossed valuo of all proporty excopt railrond pmimrty in the conn- ties through which snid railroads rus, for tho years 1808 nnd 1873, Tho roading of Sonate bill 448, ** To roviso the Btatutes Concerning Criminal Jurisdiction," was resumed and comploted. Mr. MURPHY introduced ¢ A Bill for tho Or- gonization of County Commiesioners in Coun- tios not Undor Towuship Orgunization,” which was read o first time. THE NEW SCHEDULE OF * REASONADLE RATES," Mr, BHELDON, by unanimous consent, intro- duced a reeolution calling upon the Judiciary Committeo to investigate aud roport upon the question of the legality of tho schedules of roa- sonable maximum rates for railronds, without the ndoption of the samo by tho Lerislaturo in atatuto form. Mr. WASHBURN said tho Conutitution re- quired tho Legislaturo to poss * ronsonable max- imum rates,” and the resolution was, simply, Has tho Logislaturo donoit? Ho thought not, and dopreeated the delay of tho resolution, r. SHELDON thought that tho rates fixed by thie Board woro usoless unless ndopted by tho Legislaturs, but thero was a groat difforonco of opinion upon the subjoct, and he dosired o re- port from the Judicinry Committco upon the question of the delogation of power. Mr, HAMPTON wantad all.contingoncies sob- tled, and if in the mind of any of the Judlciary Committeo there was an open question concern=- ing this specinl dologation of power, he wanted thd Legialnturo to settlo the samo In_ndvanco, &0 that the only question which should go up to the courts should be tho constitutionalily of tho control by the Legislaturo of this tariffs of roilroads. ¥ Mr. SI'EELE #nid that the Iaw nowhere ro- 8, 1674, Prayer by the |-quirad_ tha_ Comminsionora. to foport - thie weliedwdes Lo the Soual: Inst wintor balloved, maw1ros: vontigation was firmer in the bolief, that tho cighth scction of tho lnw of 1873, rflqiuh'hlg the Commissioners to make theso schodules, was in direct conflict with the Coustitution of this State 2nd with the Constitution of the Unitod States. 4 Mr. WHITING said thot the Constitution re- quired tho Goneral Assembly to onact reasonable Tutoes, and tho question of thoir roasonabloness wonld come beforo the courts in no soneo, but the right of tho Logislature to do what in Sre- ecribed by the Constitution for it to do would be the only question at issite,. 8lr. AROHER, last winter and this, hud no doubt of the logality of tho dologation of power in this caso, The oftice of tho eighth section was simply to Rrovldu a rulo of ovidonce to nssist tho courts in doterminiug what are reasonablo rates, Ho proceeded in o general speech, saying that the crented could not be greator then tho croator; the railroads were public corporations by reason of their exercise of the right of emi- uent domain, and, as such, wore subject to pub- lic authority, Ile was in favor of obuying the peoplo and letting their work stand for ono year, nud not interfore at all with tho Inw of 187, for ho polioved in the constitutionality of tho law of last winter. GOVENNOR'S DUSINESS. g Tho Governor, by his Private Secretury, lnid beforo the Senaten list of tho Notaries Public uppointed by hum ; ulso the report of tho Seore- tary of Statu on public printing, TIHE DISOUSSION CONTINUED. Mr, STEELE continued the discuseion by say- ing uo one doubted the premiges of Mr, Archer, thet the created wus inferior to thoe creator, and thut railronds are public corporations. Ho staled the reilrond doctrine of vested rights under their eharters, which wers contracts which cannot bo violatod. 1o balieved tho doctrine to De umply sustained by tho Bupremo Court of tho United States and tho Suprome Court of overy Stato in tho Uuion, and by courts of ‘lTust resort in other countries. Thero wore, how- ever, smple remodios for oxisting ovils in enforcing the provisions of these contracts, as dofined in tho common law obligations of theso corporations a8 common carriors, which Tequire tho corporations to offor facilitios for doing busiuess, und prolubit thom from churging unronsonablo rates and from practicing unjust discriminations. The Legislature, howover, cau~ not iuterfore with tho original right of tho cor- poration to fix their ow: ratos, buc it con pro- vide rules of evidenco purely, and provide mcuns 1or the carrying out of the coutracts eutored iuto, It was compotent for the Legislature to fix prima facio evidence of extorlion and of wu- juet diserimination ; to fix o schedulo which Bhould so act; and every ehargu in oxcosd there- of should bo held to "be pima facie ovidoneo of extortion. But it wus not compotent for tho Legislaturo to i u rate for any company above or undor which it should not go. 8o 1t is competent for tho Legislature to fix primna facio ovidenco of unjust disoriminu- tiou, but not to say whot discriwination shall bo unjust, and what @hall not bo unjust, Mr, VORIS was upon tho floor to rapresont all the interosts of tho Thirty-third Dietrict, and was not eeting ns o stool-pigoon for uny one class of Lis coustituents, Ho belioved in tho honosty and intogrity of the Commissioners, but was in favor of reviewing all their work which had not boen bnsed upon correct information, ‘Lhoy had beon guilty of & discrimination that no railrond company had evor hoon guilty of. The Commissioners' schedule for the Iilinois Central Tturlrond, charging 71 conts for tho fimt mile, wut more thau was charged for the last 150 miles of tho rond. On motion of Mr, Crews, the previous ques- tion was orderod on tho adoption of the rasolu- tion, nnd tho resolution was unanimously adopted by a viva voco voto. BILLE READ A FIRST TIE. Bills wore read a fhist tiao ag follows Henata bill 410—To reviso the statutes con- o apsrapes, 153 corving_animals running at large, 450—To revise the setatutes concerning dower, MIBCELLANEOUS, On motion of Mr, OANFIELD, the hour of tho worning sossion wus chunged from 0:40 to 10 a'clock, . The Benete bill on forcible entry was, by leave grauted to Mr, Dow, takon up and ro- forved to tho Rovision Committoe. Adjournod till 2:80 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION, THE REVISION. Mr. DOW, by leave, introduced o jolnt reso- Intion keening the Rovislon Committoe in ex- intanco nud forco during the sossion, which was adopted uhder o suwponsion of tho rulek. CONTINGENT EXPENSLH. The Committes on Contingent Iixponses roport- od buok Lho rosolution of instruetions nnd tho roe- ommendations that tho Committes on Lnvolled ulml LEngrossed Bills alono should bo allowed u olerk, VIAUDH AND PERIURILH, Senato Bill 461, for an not to ltoviso the Btat- utes mncamuu; Teauds and Porjurios, was road a first time und ordored to u sucond ronding, ILLINOIS OERTUAL KEILROAD, Dy ununimous consont, Mr. Cagey introduced showod ituolt notarfously incompetont Tant sos- | ‘aaiicu * covout tu T & rosolution ; which was adopted, requosting tho Govornor to sacertaiu from the Attornoy- General what stops had beon taken to compol tho Trustoos of the Illinois Oentral Railroad Com‘p-nito orform thefr duties undor the ach :7! l‘m oglalature for the oxocution of thelr rust, DILLE TEAD A FIRST TIME. The following bills woro road o first timo, and ordered to a socond reading ¢ Sonato Bill 452, for An Act to Reviso tho Btatutes Concerning Fugitives from Justico. Henato Dill 463, for An Act to Revieo the Btatutes Concorning tho General Assembly. Bonata Bill 464,” for An Act to Rloviso Statutes Concorning Iabeas Corpus, Honato Bill 455, for An Act to Raviso Statutes Concorning Husband and Wifo, Benato Bill 466, for An Act to Rovise Statutes Concorning Injunctions. Bonato Bill 467, for An Act to Reviso the Btatutes Concarning Jalls and Jailers, Honate Bill 469, for an Act to Roviso the Btat- utes Concorning Minos, ‘ Benato Bl 460, for an Act to Roviso the Stat- utes Concorning No Exoat. Sana‘e Bill 461, for an Act to Reviss the Stat~ utes Concorning Officint Bonds. . THE DATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. In doforouce to tho anniversary of tho battle of Now Oclenns in tho war of 1812, on motion of Br. Misholson, tho Bonato at 4:16 adjourned. HOUSE O REPRESENTATIVES, Tho Roy. Mr. Payntor mado prayor in tho Houso this morning, and the reading of the journa! was dispeasod with. MOTION TO ADJOURN FRIDAY. Mr. HARRINGTON, of Kano, offered 8 joint rosolution to adjourn sine dio Friday. It was received with Inughter, and the roll was called on o suspension of rules, whon tho Houso re- fused to suspond—yoas, 48; nays, 70—as fole lows : YEAS, Alesandor (Craw- Dunbam, Newton, ford), Ferrler, Oberly, ndorson, Fortl, Oleaon, Barkley, Grabam, Tlowmin, Dishop ' (Mo~ Grant, Ray, Henry), Hawer, Toiibtree, Booth, Henry, Savage, Bradwell, errington, Heott, Brysnt, Tofles, hummwag, Casoy, opkins 0w, Casvedy, Luno, (Hancock), Streetor, Carponiter, Lemina, ruilt, Counolly, Lawls, Waraer, Gronkrits, Marall, Washbuitn, Darnell, Matsic, Webber, Dolan, McPhorran, Wickor—48. Dressir, Morrison, naS, Aloxander (Mont- Harvey, Pinuell, gomery), llto (Madison) ollock, Armstrong IHito(Sl. Clair), Pyatt, rundy), Holisuback, ~ Race, Armstrong’ (La Jaquess, Mankin, Salle), Jackson o, Baliow, Jamos, Togars, Diakeley, Jesaup, Sawyer, Bullard, Tones, Seanlan, Chiambers, Kase, Benne, Crawford, Loowls, thoridan, Davis, Sonn, Soule, Dement, AdcAdoms, starr, Dowsy, McGee, Slowart (Winnos Dolton, ‘Meachnm, Lago); Eanley, Bitcholl, Stroud, Tfucr, oot (Marshall), Taggart, Tianders, Moore (Adams), ' Tloinns, Frecland, Moose, ‘Virden, Freemau, Moffett, Walker\, Grangor, Mulvaue, Wobster, Gridioy, Novillo, Welnheimer, Grlith, Nultou, Weatfall, Hulpin, Daliwood, Wymare, Hart, Orendorff, Mr. Speaker—170, AUSENT OB DODOING. Bishop (Edgor), Hidrup, Quinn, Bocook, Inscore, Tinmey, Dranson, Joliustan, . Bhaw, Collins, T.ano (Do'Witt), Sherman, Condon, Liete, mith, Cullerton, Tomns, Stewart (McLoan), dolden, MeDonnld. Bylveater, Gordon, Thornton, 8 ey’ - aymane - - Ao f, At WAL gy 5 INTRODUCTION OF DILLS. "The order of busingos waa tho introduction-of bflla.‘ and the roll was' called, with tho following result By Mr. ANDERSON—A bill to amend'the School law. By Mr. ARMSTRONG, of Grundy—To amend theact in regard to tho Administration of Es- tates. Bi' Mr, EFNER—To amend tho act in regard to tho Administration of Estates. Dy Mr. DEMENT—To m]?onl oo act establish- i(:x;;n Court of Common Pleas in Amboy, Loe Jounty. Ty Mr. ORONKRITE—To ropeal the Rogistry law. To nmend the Municipal Incorporation act. By Mr, WALKER—To provide for recording oxcentions. By Mr. ARMSTRONG, of LaSalle—Rolntive to Coulnty Courts, and_repenling the Rogistry Inw, By Mr. SOANLAN~—Yo amond the Mechanics" Lien law, By Mr. ROUNTREE—Providing for increns- ing the faes in Cook County ofllees, and provid- \nfifflr jurors’ feos. 3y Mr, BALLOW—To amend the Municipal Ingorporation act. By dfr. MORSE—Concorning Masters in Chan- ery. By Mr. PLOWMAN—To provide fortho organ- ization of county firo insurance companies, AFTERNOON SESSION. REVISED DILLS READ. In the attornoon revised bills were read onoo und ordered to u socond -readiag, a8 follows : Euschent, Forrios, Foncod, 1llinola & Michigan Canal, Inquirios, Joint Rights and Obligations, Limited Yartueranips; Mindomus, Nemes, No- ticos, Oaths, Aflirmations, Plats, Promiesory Notes, Bonds, Due-bills, ete., State Library, ‘Amendmont Lo tho Rovenuo Law, Township Organization, and concorning bail in civil cifses. This comploted tho firat_reading of the revised bills introduced in the Housa. & THE CALENDAR was takon up, and thereading of the hundreds of bills lying over from the last scssion was be- glnn, several of the members passing the time in sloep, o DILLS INTRODUCED. Bills were introduced as follows : By Mr. LEITZ—T0 amend the Practico act. By Mr. ARMSTRONG, of Grundy—To cor- rect an orror in tho Jury law. d By Mr. OLESON—To0 amend the Justice of | Penco act, By Mr. GRANT—To amend tho act o fix the salaries of State ofticors, By Mr. HAMEY—"o protect the eitizens of tho Stale from Empiricism, and elovate the standing of tho medical profossion, Aftor transacting othor business referred to olsowhero, tho House Adjourned. S — MINNESOTA. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, B1. Paun, Mion,, Jan, 8.—Gov. Austin's vale- dictory mestage and Davis’ fnsugural will be do- livered to-morrow (Friduy). Austin proposes a Commission to rovise the Constitution, and ar- gues traneportation at longth, fuvoring the TFrench systom of suporvising railroads by Btatos for local linos, and tho United States for through lines ; also advocutes the unprovement of all wator lines, sud tho construction of a double- track railroad from Miuncupolis to the Atluntio by thio Government, GOV, DAVIS sposks of the people of the southwostern countics suffering from the grasshoppor plague of last summor, aud recommends that the Log- iulaturo inke action for the rolief of the 800 families sottled on lunds claimod by the Northern Pacifie, the Gonoral Lena Office at Washington baving decided that tho lauds belong to the Ruilrond Company. Eminent counsol advise him that the decision is erroncous, o recommends an increasod num- bor of Assoolato Justicos of tho Btato Suprome Court ; argues ‘PILL; TRANKPORTATION QUESTION al longth, doprocating the power rajlway com- Dinntions have obtained, aud the action of sov- crnl companies, including tho Milwaukee & 5t. Puul and Ohieugo & Northwestorn, for con- trolling thio valnes of products, and limiting the markoty for tho samo; nlso, for couspiring (0O provout ubipmonts by Dulutli, and a refusal to oboy tho Inw of 1871, prosoribing rotes aud pro- ib{ting disorimination. o concludes thut the final romody mwy bo for the _ilato to assort ifw right of domain, #nd con- domn the ronds, but rocommonds & consti- tuclonal nmondimont proseribing, ~whon any stututo is ennoted for tho bonefls of & Ruilruad Company jat il instsnco, the Company shall thoroby bo subject to Btato control as the Logis- Iature shall presoribo, BEGARDING RAILHOAD TAXATION ho recommeuds Pmeucdlnn:‘ to colloct §01,800 claimed to bo owing by tho Winona & fit. Petar Road, but denied by tho Company : also month- ly accounts of onruings and paymont of taxes thorcon montuly ; also a measuro to collect toxes on bonds Lold na sxempt undor railrond chartors, though the, titlo is in Mlmrgwmonuuml corporations, ns tha lands of tho St. Paul and Paciflo, and Winona & Bt, Poter, hold in trust for tho bondholdors, and of thoold Central Company which #old {ts roud and franchisca to the Mil- watkeo & Bt. Laul Company, but reserved tho lands and corporato namo to protect tho lunds from taxation. Othor roads not nawed aro oper- ated by onw orgauization, - whils suothor holds tho lands, Ho grgued in favor of the soparation of tholands, subjoct to taxalion, which would bonefit the roads by causing tho lands to be sold to sottloys. Ho rccommends the colloction of taxes dating back to tho transfor of the lands from oxempted companies; recommonds n cons u}llutlunnl ameudment requiring the investment o : THE §CHOOL FUNDS, now over $2,000,000, and, under tho amondment of lnst yoar, unl:}ecb to loan deposits in banks. Ho rocommonds uction with rogard to the Ta- dian Buroan, sales of the pines of Looch Lake aud Red Lake Resorvations, to protact the intor- eats of tho Stato, NEVADA, Vinoryia Crry, Jan, 8,—The Logislaturo met at noon on Mondny. Thore was a full attond- anco. Goorgo Btaploton was elected Prosident of the Council, aod J. H. Rogers Spenker of the Uouso. Gov. Potta’ mesaage gives genoral eat- igfaction. Ho gives tho total dobt of the Terri- tory at £432,087; recommends fower oxemp- tions in taxation ;-a further reduction in foos and salarics; tho probibition of thesaloof fn- toxicating liquora on clection days; the enact- ment of n Bunday law, and o memoial to Cou- grosn salding for the oponing of u military road, vin Wind River and Yellowstone Lake, to Mon- tana. Ho thinks tho policy of tho Gonoral Goy~ ornment toward tho Apachies of Arizonn shonld be ngvllud to tho Sloux, iu ordor to facilitate the bullding of the Northorn Pucific Rond. —_— QOHIOo. Covunnue, 0., Jan, 8.—The Geueral Assombly apont tho day in joint conventiou, canvassing for State oficors.” The rosult was found to by substantially the same ag horetoforo aunouncail. A motlon to refor the ofticiu! roturns to aseloct committoe to soo if they wero correct was de- clared out of ordor. After the joint convention adjourned, = simi- lar motion was made in the House, nnd after a lon% filibustering was agrood to. The recoption” givon this ovunlnfi by Gov. Noyes to Governor-clect William Allon was & {lue affair, and was attended by membors of tho Gonoral Afsembly, Supremo Court, State officars, and prominont citizens. 9 — MASSACHUSETTS, DBostoN, Jan, 7.—Tho Legislature convened to-day. ‘The old officers wore re-olected. S CAPITAL AND LABOR. Enilurc of the Workingmew’s Mass Mectings in New York. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yok, Jan, 8,—The workiogmen's masy meootings which wero anuounced to take placa this morning at Union and Tompkine Squares were total fuilures, A fow men’ gathored in Union Bquare about 11 o'clock, but the number was 80 small-that the leaders suggeated that they maroh through some wards of tho cliy in which the workingmon resido, iu Liopes of augmenting thewr numbers, Thia proposal did not meot with general approval, and i% was fially decided to march to Tompkins 8quare, where it was sup- posed another weetiug was boing hold, Thiy no,-but an.reanhing thoir deatination thoy foumk baroly £neuby-1lvo pertons prosent. Thoy Teld a conference, and, after o sbiort discussion of the matter, concluded .to adjourn till noxt "Tuesday, when thoy will meot in Union Squaro, procoed fioncs to City Hall, and .o committos from their mombers will call on tho aszembled Aldermon, and again domand of them the work they nro 80 much in need of, A riot was antici- ntod, but the mon deporled themeolves propor- ly. Throughout the day a largo forco n(p police patroled tho squares above montioned and the streots in their immedinto vicivity, sud the re- serve forco wes kept in each of tho down-town stotion houses. Polico Commissioner Gen. Duryen was b the City Hall all day with a forco of 100, and was notified by tolograph of tho pro- ceedings in Union Square as thoy oceurred. The Enginoors’ Strilces Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Inpianarous, Iud.,, Jan. 8.—Tt is beliaved Liere that tho othmum‘ strike ie only held in abeyanco. For the Inst day or two the Lau-Han- dle Company Lins boen runniug irregular, and its refusal yesterday to recoive more froight from the Vandalia or othor roads muy be talon as an indication that thoro is more trouble on thal line then tho managora care to have the public knn'wa Unusual dovelopments aro daily ex- peoted. NEW YORK. Excitoment in the Prodnce Exchango df the Advance in Porkand lfe°Coal Commotion. Apecial Disyich to The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, Jan. 8.—Tho ugitation in the Produce Exchango causod by the rapid advance in pork and lerd, nnd tho consoquent failure of throo operators to Leop up their marging on short sales, hag 8o unsostled businecs as slightly to lower prices. Dealars think thiore will be no immedinto advance, and thereforo thers can ba no further call for marging, This will avert tho disaster, which on Wednesday scemed to bo im- minent. The houses that failed to keop their margine are looked upon as financially sound. Contrary to oxpectation, thore was no meeting of ropresontatives of tho various conl com- llmuluu lers to-day, they having all gono lo Pottsvillo, Pu., where a strike of miners now scoms imminent, Prominent conl-denlers say that the meotings of ‘Fuesday and Wednesday, which wero held for the ostcusible purposo of forming o combination of coul-dealers strong onougl o contol the prices of that article, ware almost, if not wholly, fruitleus, tho subject dis- cussod’ belng comparatively unimportant, and haviug no relation to the subject which it viag announced tho meoting was called to discuss, EIRES. AN Ccdar Rapids, $1. 5 Loxy, 820,000, Specta apatel to The Clicago Tribine, CepAR RAvIDS, lu., Jan. 8.—A firo last night partiully destroyed the large browery belongtig to C. Mnguus, Tho ostimated loss an tho build- ing, machinery, and stock is_from $20,000 ta $30,000. Insured ns follows: Undrwritors’ Agen- oy, Homa, of New York; and Phanix, of Hart- ford, onch §3,040; Royal, of Livorpool, &2,600; Hariford, of Hartford, 22,200, Losses in Grana Raplds During the . Year 16‘1:;‘; =S Speclal Iispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Glm’:: Rarips, Mich., Jan, 8.—A flre inenr- ance ugont informs mo that thoe losses by fire in this city during 1873 foot up £413,000; total insuranco, $162,000. Over throe-fourths of the total losses wero by the gront firo of July 15. Tha five blocks desolated by that conflagration aro now nearly atl robuilt Witha much better cluss of buildings than thoso thut were do- stroyed, At Loavenworth, Ind, CrvomsNary, 0., Jan, 8,—An Evansville (Ind.) speoisl to tho Gazelte roports the burning, lnut u]ght‘ at Loavouwoith, Ind,, of Tyoa and White Yo stroots corner, compruing Tuckor & Durly, dry goods_store;’ Stolt & Vorkina, boots mid whoes; . 1. Thorubury, dry goods; Mrs. Gil- bort, millinoty ; and the Lonveuworth tudepend- ent printing ofices, Loss not cstimuted. At Indinuapolis. Inpraarouss, Ind., Jan. 8,—Tho agpregate Toss by tho buraing of tho Soudder Livery Stable Inet night will roach $12,000. Insurance, $1,000, in the Franklin and Gormuu-Amorican, s gl DEGRADATION OF A METHODIST MINISTER. Special Dispateh to Ll Chicano Tribune, TFonp ot Lac, Wis,, Jun, B—Lho Dev, Lli Hloopor, who was Intoly found guilly by an ceolesiautical court of inunoral conduet, and ox- wommunioated, throo waoks 6o took n appeal to tho Quarterly Conference of his Churol, hold at Waupun, A jury of fiftoon waa called. 'Tho trial lagted two doys, Mr, Hoopor bad ablelogal talent umloynd in his defouse, but tha Ci Jot forence uitinnod tho deaision of the lawer soust,