Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE : MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1874 RAILROAD NEWS. NAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON ‘& THE I AN S RN, : &yectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, + THE TOWNSUIP DIOND QUESTION. Broowinaron, [iL, Jan, 10~In pursuance of Mo oall for a town mootig bf tho pooplo of Bloomington Township, to consider yrhat-action \w appropriato to protect tho intorgst ag stock- holdors who have invbetod ' $100,000 in tho Indi- anapolls, Bloomington & Wostern Railroad, and havo similar intorost in tho LinFayotte, Bloom- Ington & Missiasipp: Rond, wlarge bddy of_ 1ag, pasora mot in tho matn Cotirt-room thid aftor- noon. Tho mocting was tho laigést-and most orciting town-meeting ever hold in this town= ship. ‘Tho Hon, Thomas T, Mitcholl waa electod Modorator, and R, Waters, Scoretary, -, CALL FOR A CONVENTION OF ATOURNOLDERS. The sitbjoet was inttoduced by the following resolution, offerad by Mr. \Va‘tlur:: et ¢ N, 8. Bunderland, Suporvisor, e e, Y evontion of aticl aioiorders of the T., B, & W, Rtaflway Compauy na held tho stock of Tyzeitell Couity, and the clties of Pokin apd Urhuos, anil the following fownshipn: Pelin, Urbana, Elgin Grovo, Mackinaw, Clermoit, Went, apire, Downs, Dloomington, Daiivers, Santa Aunn, Blue Ridge, Mid= dlctown, Weat Urbaun, St Joscph, nud Danville, o bo held in conventjon at tho carliest prace Heable doy, for tho purposo of taking in- to consldoration means and meastires necessary to profect th intercat of sald atockholders ; that zald N, 8. Sunderlond, 3%, Bwann, and 2, Whitmer be sndare heroby appainied dologaton o attond atich cuvantior, Sith Pull power to take such atops {n tio premisen ot 1p thlr judgments tho inforests of tho town may ro- quire, Following this camo n long and oxeiting de- bate. THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY'S §TATEMENT. Charles Shncklaford, the attornoy retained by- tho Townships of Tmpire and Bloomington mado n statomont showing tho result of invosti- gations 8o far 03 could bo aucortained without roforenco to tho books of tho Covm)lm{f to which seeess had beoo denied him, He rea the fail- lowing communications shuwing that such ro- ruost bad been made snd rofused : 5 Broostrxazon, I, Dee, 30, 1873, 3 A P Lewin, Sceretary and heasurer I, B, & W' . ti., Urbanay il DeAiiSins AL mootivg held ln Terog, Emplre Townshlp, MeTiean Counts, 1il, on iho 11t lust. Mossre. i, M, Guy, Itram Buck, and James migt wera appoluted b committoo to_eriploy an atioruoy 1o sealt tiom and tho towu otlicers I tovestigotiog bud rotecting the interests of Lmp! ] Boction with tho stock fn sour road, P Com ve omployed tho undersigned fo ren- glelx!l“n:‘cax:nn ook anglstaice, Ad tho _mattors In hand fouch fho' monagement _of your n dnspection of {ho books of tho I, D. & W, B il el anetat the Comnlttee In aciving atne- enrato coucliilons, ond tlio rendoriug of 8 correct ro: port to tho town-meetlug soon fo b heid in Leroy, T Wrlte to_ nacertain whotler mich inspection, will ourlisafed or resisfed upon spplication ab tho obica of tho Company, at Urbaus, during tho noxtten dags. . Respectfally, CrinLrs SUACKLETORD, Tn auswor to tho above, the following lotter was roceived : i I¥DLANArOLIS, BLOOMINGTON & ‘WeaTERN RY,,) OFrice GryenaL MANAars, unisa, m'I Jun. %, 1814, hacklegord, Bloonington, T, ¢ e e vt ravor of the S0th it to Mr. A. P Lewin, our Treasurer, inwhich you roquest au oppor- thmlty'to cxamins the books of tiie Comjpany, wis u ly xecelved. ifad U sulkiorities of thi Town of Empiro com to our oflice for iuformatlon respocting tho nf~ fairs of this Gompany, it would Lnvo given me pleas- uro to hiave_furnished to them all tho facts In my pos= gcssion, Dut, 88 cortain bostile snd threaloning iction " has 'beon taken, aud a8 tho infor- magion yon seck s svowodly for the purposo of harassing this compnny, Ido mot foel at liberty, without {nstructions from. fio Board of Directors, fo assist you in your undertaking. 1 inolose, howover, & copy of our by-Juws, showing i what manber & Dirce- fors meeting can bo called, through tho setfon of which a called meeting of tho'stockholders cau boliad, F $850,000, ©75,000 1o dnsh :"nflé‘.’{:urg‘::fna':} o oAl entato o ‘cnrily; £100.000 wan Offorod for the SAmo prop- orty {our yonts hgo. “'CHEAP' TRANSPORTATION, _"V‘Amma-mn, D. 0, Jan, 10,—A number of mombors of the Houso of Reprosontativos mat to-night in tho room of tho Judiclary Oommittee, in pursuanco of a: oall numerotsly, sigued, to tako into -cohsideration ‘the - Bubjoct of ‘clibap teanapdrtation. Tépresontative. Dorinsn, ot 10w, (as dalled to tha chalr, And Roprofonts- ttvos Batroro, of Tllinols, sird Horotord, of Wost Virgioe, -wero appointed . Becrotarios, Roproe pentative Holman alluded to tho faot that during tho- lnst Congress tho npproprintions for rive and harbors exceodod $5,000,000, sud gald it was ourrantly ronorted that offorts woulq o mado to reduce thom thia sesslon fo 883,000, 000. What was to bo tho polley o Uongtoss on tho aubjoct of OHEAT TRANSPORTATION ? It- war n matior of, gront moment, If ap. propriations are reduced, thoy might be applied to & fow-spactio objests; whera tho toney woulld Do dpont for tha benefit of tho peoplo at larga, PIESENTATIVE MURLBUT, . - nmumhur'::?sx?nczmmiuon on m{u‘ruys n‘nd Canals, said ho camo hioro to roceive informa- tion, Thora wora beforo that Committon PROJEGTS INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF £190,000,000. All 6f them biad thelr frionds. Whilo many of theso projoots were local or sectional,. somo of thom woro national. Although in the section whora Lo lived thsro waa nio immodiate conncetion with tho Missie- sippi Rivor, yot that river was important to tho agricultural Intorests.of Illinols at large, and ho, thorefore, wai infavorof thoFort St. Philip c.m';'ns IMPROVEMENT OF TNXE GIEAT LAKES and means of making uavigation accesmiblo to tho sea wora kecond to -none of tho othor schemes proposed- for choap transporiation, whiok included the dncpunlug of-the St, Qhir Flats and Nisgara Canal, Then thero was nlso & projoot for o cannl neross New Yorx to- divort to tho eanal Western produce which now sought an outlet through the Bt. Lawrenco. Anothoer suheme waa tho oponing of the Tennessen Nivor through various channels to afford somo' outlet STATE LEGISLATURES, spectal Diavateh to The Chicago Tribuiite, NO FREE PABSES. > BerixarizLp, I, Jan, 10.—~Thoro was not the usual hogira of mombors yostordsy, and thia morniug both ITousos lind & quorum, Ho mugh for the abolition of dend-headiam, : o THE BTATIONENY GRAD, Tlio rosolutions passod by tho Ionso yostor. ay, Buthorizlg tho drdwin ot atationdry by tha Cletk of tho 1fdrida, the Déorkoopor of tho 1lonée, atid Chalrion -of. Committens, 1 ofa ploco with this. extra sosslon. .'Thore was no good ronson for holding this oXtra yossalon, sxdopt tho parimouit nocoskity of the membora 'dray- {ug 35 8 day, Tho ara determingd to'tibke all thoy can. r doys aro numborod, ' 1t ia sato to prodiot that not twony of those Roprosenta- tivos will bvdr como back. ‘Tharofaro, thoy foel a8 if thoy dld not care n continontsl, and that thoy might as well liave thoir *whack” out of the poople while tho chaneo istheirs, That part of the resolution diredting the Bocrotary of Stato to glvo stationery to tho Olerk of the Houses was perfoctly right, -only that {here was no nood of , mnking any guoh ordor, as tho Beorotary of Stato, asn mattor of coursg,supplied all tho stationory the Clark riced- od. But why give tho Doorkeopor authority to command tho Soorotary of Stato and draw at Lilg owan swoot will for anything ho ploages, or any- thing bis friends, tho mombers, dosiro? Who I tho Doorkooper ? Thé man who keapa the door, nnd prosorvesilonce in tho lobbios and gallorlos, o is wot & disbursing ofliecor of the, Btate, » Quartermaster ‘or Commissary, Under tho resolution he has plonaty powors, and may eall for n gold pon, a roam of paper, or a bootjack,” Thon tho Clialrmen of Committeos haye tho same authority to bloed the Stato, nithough tho¥ and onch membor of their Com- mittecy gok 350 cach to pay for atationery, And thia * grab " wout through by nn oyorwholmin, vole. No voios but that of Cassedy was n\iaofi ngningt it, aud 'his: wne the- voico of one crying in tho: wildorness, . Where . waa Tarmor Iawos that timo? . Whoro cconomy ? ‘ab Farmer Savage, with bis Whote was Farnior Rountreo, all the way from way tho County-Attorues's ollico in Qook County ? Whero was Farmer Oborloy, the great enomy of to the Atlantio const to roach Georgin or South Carolina, - Cliore were other schomoy of o like oature_and importance. The cry - the West way for somo immediato action on the part of Congress to reliove thom from the engorgemont from tho avotflow of tho productions of tho' Mississippi Valley, 'horo was growing up a well-founded OOMPLAINT AGAINST TUE HAILROVDS. Thia bad boou going ou for ten years, aud had oxtendod to other States, A'Bub:-Committee hind reported to the Goneral Committee a bill which would ‘Lo considerodl by thom, providing for o Board with a view to Feduco the exorbitant rates now charged by rait~ roads. Ie thought the' Committes would in- dorsa this bill, and_report it poxt weok. Ho way satistied that Congress conld act.upon’ this subject undor power to regulate commerco bee twoen tho Biates, and gave his views in favor ofn . - FNEIGHT TATLIOAD 1,800 aMILes roo, shoiving the great advsniegoes which would re. sult both to Weatorn producers and Easat- orn ‘consuniors, whilo the rond itself wonld be s source of great profit .Ho could prove that iith an enterprise of this charnctor therg would be such s reduction of transportation rates as \ould enable us to successfully competo in Europesn markets with the wheat of 'tho At such meeting sll the affaira of the Compaoy can ba osamined, and a1l abuses (If any oxis) can bo cor- Tected, Yours truly, @, W, Srrir, Generol Manger, In answer to this communication, Mr, Shuck- leford addreesod the following to tho Goneral BManagor : <. ;l'. .fl:flh " rban, éozg'}avnr f the od Inst., in answer to my com- wubication of tho 30tk ult, 10 your Beereturyy iu whicl yoit refuse mo pud the stockiolders 1 reprosont tho Tightfo cxamino tho books of tho Comapany under otz manogement, 8 Just recolved, I regret (0 nutice thst you place your refusal substantially dn the ground that such examiuation. would be lkely.to en~ courage “‘Lostiloaction " on the part of stocklolders who desire fo know what your Company hus done th thelr monoy, sl “Tll:hcapyflf Dyelaws furnielied contalhg” B0 _clause for the protoation of stockholdars in the premiscs, 1 desirg to vall your attention to Siatutes of Ilinois, 1871-1632, 1, 300, Boc, 13, wa follows: “It shall bs the duty of fho Directors or Trustecs of avery slock corporation to cause to De . kept at s principal oflica or place of busiuoss in this Stato, correct books of accautnt of all ita bugucw, and every stockholder iu such corporation sliall have the right, st all reasonablo times, by Limself or by Lig_attornoy, {0 exawiue the records aud booka of account of ilic corporation.” Y assume that your letler of Tefusal was wrilten in iguorance of the foregolug statuts, in- asmuch a8 I conuot_presumo that you would willfully violaton law of tho Biate ; and, tlierefore, 1 again’ re- quest tho privilogo of such exatwiustion a8 herctofore asked. AA the attorney of the Town of Empire and others who own stock fu your Compony aud_hnve the right by law to examine its records and books' of acs count, * Very respectfully, . ) CLARLES SHIOKLEFORD, OEN. ORIDLEY, 3 formerly Director of (Le Lafayetto Road, repliad to him avd urged that to-sttack tho road now would bo to kill the goose that laid the golden 9gg ; that in ordar to build the rond bonds had to bo negotiatad at low figures,.and eo forth, . OTUER BPEECHES, Bpeeches wore mado in favor of immedinte aud decigive actlion ns stated in the resolution by the Hon, J, L. Rowell, W. C. Watkius, and others, 0. L, Treoves, sald to bo tho Attomey of the Toledo Rond, Gon, Bloomfield, nud others mndo speeches couuseling deliboration befare acting. L 1 General Manager Ly B. & Wy By FINAT ACTION, Gen. Gridloy offercd an amondmont to strike out all that part of the rerolution giving powor to the Commitico to act without further orders. This amendment was ndopted by a closo vote, ‘Tho numes of G. A. Davis aud B, R. Abbot were added to tho delegntion, ISR A T'ho moeting adfournod to reassemble st the eall of tho Suporvisor, IR A BIMILAB MEETING .. was hold at Loroy by thepeopleof TmpiraTown- Bhip, resulting in the empowering of Bupervisor Toward to expend the monoy necessary o em- ploy a logal expert to examine into the alfairs of the road. 3 P —_— SPRINGFIELD ROADS. Special Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune. S¥arxor1eLp, I, Jeo, 10.~Juoge I'réat made the order to day in tho Springfield & Tiituols ., BOUTHEASTERN RAILROAD CASH for the appointmpnt of s Receiver, 'The attor- noys ropresonting tho Interests: involved in tho cauee met ‘tho - Judge {his aftornoon in his privato offico, and agreed upon C. A, Boooker, ot present Vice-President of the road, the Hon. Alexander Starne, of thin city, and M, . Bloodgeod, of New Yok, for Receivors, and thoy wero appointed. It ia not probable, undor the Receivers appointed, that any radical changes will be made in the managemont, as Mr. Beechier {8 now practi- cally tho business managor of the rond, and all partios will bo satisfiod with his splootion. ‘Ihis places two of our railroads in the hands of Recoivors, ¥ Mr., Hinckloy ks changed the timo card on o GILMAY, CLINTON & SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD, 49 thnt the train which lefv horo at 12:10 p. m., and mrived at Gilman moking closo connection with tho Illinois Conzral at 6 p. 1. for Chicago, now loaves at 8 a, m., nmvm% av Gilman at 5. m,, oceupying four hours and ton miuutes Jonger i the rup, Thera aro to h'a no passonger trains, bntall traing carvy frolght. ———— THE DAVENPORT & ST. PAUL. Special Dispatch lo The Chicago Tribune, Davexront, In., Jan, 10.—Considerable com- ment and oxcitoment have boon ‘oreated here by :he published statoments that the gonuine bond- 30ldors of the Davonport & St Paul Railroad wtend to 2 COMMENCE PROCREDINGS againet that Company, to compol it to show svhat disposition has boon made of the money raieed on tho boads mnegotinted. It is statod that tho 'Coustruction Cowpany of this rond has, within the past two years, pego- tated l'hrouph u singla Gorman’ bank- Infihnunu, the New Yoik brauoh of which ly . Amy & Co., its bouvds to tho extent of £3,000,000, and it is charged that in the applica- tion of thoko funds #o raisod thero has boau : EVIDENT ¥RAUD, . ‘I'ho bonds suld for about 80 centy on tho dollar, heing about $32,400,000, and the stockholdors and finndhaldum aro in iguorauce as to the uso made of the amount. 1'Lo officers of the Coms any and the ropresentatives of tho Construc- Flun Qompany here havo not as yob seen fiL to deny tho statomanty, VESIRARETS TR RN NEWSPAPER SALE. New Yonk, Jan, 10,—U'ho Zndependent nows- paper bas been xold, to parties whom Dr. Tul- Black Sen and Mediterranean. A proposition to oconstruct A DOUDLE-TRACK ROAD - from some point on the Hudson to Couneil Bluffs, with branches 1o 8t. Louis and Obicago, had been mado, but the projectors require the United Btates fo.guaranteo the payment of in- terest on cortain of their bonds, He hoped in coursp of a weok to préparo a bill embodying in it o pledge of the United States, with such guards snd guarantocs as would prevent thoe ocourrenca of such impositions: h{ rairoads as thoso to whish théy wéro now subjeot. ¢ REPRESENTATIVE HENEFORD 8aid Instend of voting to reduce, he shonld vote to incroase the spproprintions for rivers and biarbors. £ REPREBEXTATIVE M'REE oxplained that when:there was much talk about rotronchment all kuew that a good denl of monoy would bo apent, for many members of Congross | had i bills propaved for bwldings for tholr reapective locafitics, and they would rosort to log-rolling to pass thom. The Poat-Oflica build- ing in Now York could b stopped., It cost four tines oy much a8 was required to coniploto tho Fort 8t. Philip Canal, so that the commorco of tho Mississippi could reach the sea. Ho svould sy, in the words of nnother; Let us_place tha, wmongy whore it would do the most good, [Laugh- ter.] REFRESENTATIVE BASS. 2 spole of the importauce of immediate relief by deepening the St.” Clair flats, and channels of tho Ialbs and mouth of the Detrolt River, which in all would nat oxceod §2,000,000, TEPRERENTATIVE DOBOINE ’ declored himsell n favor of hoavy appropria- tious, and complained of dolays and insufcient accommodations. for stock from tho West to tho East. . d TEPRESENTATIVE LUTTRELL was for iupelling railroad companies to clieapen their freights; and would vote for every propo- sition to open up important rivers to commarce, REPRESENTATIVE S8FANARD felt gratified with the discussion, Thoy had all received tho light for which they eame. e .. DREPRESENTATIVE SENER anid his Stato biad long been committed to cheap transpurtation, nnd would indorso any and every proposition having that object in view. % ADIJOURNMENT. : The meating then adjonrned to moeot two weoks honco, when tho Committeo on Railways apd Canals will havo ‘matured some prectical monsuro whicli can be cousidor THE GRANGERS, * Meoting of Grangors tn Wayne Couns tyy Ind, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ricusosy, Ind,, Jan, 10.—Tho Orangers held their Cotinty Convention in this city to-day, and it wan attended by hundrods of farmers, repre- sonting forty-fivo Clubs aud five regular Granges, thio former having incroased of late at tho rate of four a weok, The meoting waas vory eninost ong, tho dlsonssions belng animated, and the in- terost manifested commonturate, Tho wonti- uiout, of the .meeting wna exprossed In do- mands for o roduction of oflicors’ sal- arics, 8 more ' judicions expenditure of county moneys on the part of the Commisaton« ers, economy generally, and'an-urgent appoul to tho farmora to unitoin the movement, Thoy also pasged o resotution providing for A oounty agent to mako purchases for the (fitl‘cmnt Clubs, and espocially to act for thom in nogotiating with manufacturers, 3 ‘Ihc Ponnsylvanin Grougers, - New Your, Jan, 10.—Tho Harrishurgh Stato Graoge of Ponnsylvania olosed its threo days’ #ession yesterday, after appointing deputies to ostablish nubordinate Grangos. Tho noxt anriual #oasion will bo held in Willinmaport. MANUFACTURES. New England Establlshmoents [Ro . suming Operations, « «Spectal bispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Bagroy, fase,, San, 10.—~Tho rallronds and millg‘all over Now England ara begiunlug to feol tho offcota of renowod confidonce. Tho Ar- uold Print:-Worlis, nt North Adsing, will resumo oporatians on tho 16th inst. The yonr opous with signs of great activity In muutifue- turing business in Plymouth. Many concerng oto flogded with . orders, which . driva thom to their fullpst enpacity. ‘The Cooheco woolen mill, b Ynst Rochoster, 'N. H., which has been' ‘runming on ' threo-fourths time, s now runming il time, with full wages. ‘Tho Mernmaok Company, of Lowell, lins rosumed running on full time, ' Or- ders linvo heen dgsued to put into full oporation Lhu mxl:fihlnu'ry of tho willy, o pazt of wfiluh L oon fdle. * AGRICULTURAL. " Dubnque’s Bid for tho Stato Fair Lo= cnllun; Special Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, vnu’éuz. lu,,”.{llml. 10,—Ab & mooting of cltj- sous lo-night tho Comimitteo of Twenty-fiva reportod having collectod 816,000, the swm ro. quirod to arpet buildlogs and propara tho - balunces, too, h railronds, by. tho way? Whoro was Farmor Monit, from Macon, & man. who bas stood up through thick end thin for farmora’ rights? ‘Whoto was ¥arner Hart, of LnSalle, who could abuso monopoly, but. Lad not a word to say ixgnmst tho Inrcany of stationerv? Where was Farmor Bradwell, 'who lesds. what is loft of the Republicau party, aud tiembles for tho futuro of .{he remnant? Where was ho then? Whoro, olt, whoro was Dradwell? Where was Farmor Gordon ywith his sympathy for tax- payors 7 Whore wero all the mbn who voted to donounce tho Congroesions! salary-grab, while at tho sano time thoy wero drnwlugx Nf, in tho naturo of o salary-grab thomselvee, dnd had it in their hoarts to voto for the additional iniquity of n * stgtionery-grab?" Had those mon the power to {ix ‘their own salaries as Oon- gressmon have, what would becomo of tho Stato of Illinois? The Sonators and Reprerentatives. in . Congress from this Siate who voted, for the salary-grab should meot in Washington snd pass rasolutions do- aguncing the snlary-grab nnd tho stationory- rabot this Legislatire and advise it to adjourn. t would bo only ** tit for tat.” | e CQOK COUNTY FEEA, . .Tho Foo nnd Salary bill for Cook County, in- troduced Ly Repregantative Rountree, ehanges tho fees collooted in the oftices of the County Clork, the Shoriff, the Recorder, and the County Treasurer, incronsing the revenue of those oflicos, ‘Uhe County “Frensurer will bo allowed, to colloct feos ou lots forfeited to tho Btate, provided this bill pasges, aud tho othor oflicors 1n whoee interest it has boon introducod will ‘colleot more munoy than will ba abeolutely nocexsary 'to run thoir offices. Thero is no telling how much thoy will Do able ta collect under this bill.. Thoy kuow, but thoy don'f teil. The bill was drawn in_Chicago, aud was sanc- tioned by thoso oflicinls before it came down hore., Is'there any necessity for euncting a law incrensing tho rovenuo of theso offices so tunt tho ncunbelits may swoll their incontes by, dravins intervat” on ‘balanegs in their lhands? Sudl aro a tomptation to speculftion. Befora this bill passes it should bo sl DW{I that ths amounts it will turn into the Tressutics of these offices does not greatly excoed thoir actusl ranning expevses. INBURANCE, " 3 Tha County Insurance bill provides that com- panies with & eapital of not loss thau 325,000 may be organized to inmire property in the couuty, y DELINQUENT COOR COUNTY MEADERS, Benator McGrath airived: from Chicago this morning. Isit qot about ' timo that Mesars. Waite, Thompson, and Willinmson came dows ond aftendod to ‘thoir duties in . tiie Sanate ? What were thoy elected for ? _Aud why ure Lhe chairs' of Messrs, Wayman, Lomax, Sherman, alpin, Culerton, Kanu, Coudon, and Me- Laughblin vacant in tho Houso ? ADOLITION GF THE PARR JOARDS. p . Benator McGrath will introduce a bill nest week sbolishitig the Park Boards of North, West, and South Chicago, and placing the parks fnd \m.rk funds under conitrol of tho Board of Public Worke. . . OITY FUNDS, A bill will bo in{rolue>d cuabling cities to bor- rowfrom cng fund 1.0 snkply deficionclos in othors, The object ii thiat cition moy, use mouni' on band instead of borrowing it at high ratos of intorost. Chicago is now paying 10 por cout for holl s million of dollars, when it has in the I'ronsury largo amounts to tho credit of the wator, school, and other fufids. 9 ' THB FAIR CLERK, Miss Chnrlton, the nowly olected Third As- sistant Clerk, appeated promptly this morning and entered upon Ler datios. THE BAILIOAD LAW. Mr, Morxison offerod hjs resolutions, printed in theso dispatebes yestorday, calling for cerlmn information us to tho cffect of tho Mailrond fay, Oborly objecied, as ha did yestorday, bub tho rules were suspended and tho resolutions wero bofaro the House, Mr, Oberly stated that only otie-half of tho law—tho worser hall—wont into offoct last July, and tho best past of It would not go into operatlon until the 15th iust. 1o be- lioved the law hould havo a fair trinl, and he understood this was tho frst stop of the enemics of the law to’ make it sppear un- just. Mr. Morrlion did ot like to sce the gontlemen 8o _tonder-footod about a regolution of mquiry, Ifo was in favor of, regulating rall: ronds, but ho wanted to understand tha offect of it. ' Mr, Racamoved to tablo tho resolution, which was last,—9 ta 11,—the yeas being Andor- son,. Ballow, Ci sor(!)y, Orawford, Davis, Dowoy, Mulvane, Noville, Oberly, Strector. The rosv- lntion was adopted, Another to strike outtho pronmblo was lost, aud it was adopted, Tho. vote indicaten n deairo for information ag to tho practioal working of the taw. RAILROAD EMPLOYEH. Oberly’s bill relative to railrasd employes pro- vides thint the companies shiall b finble for inju- ries to employes cansed by thonegligenco or mis- conduct of their fellow-servants, the samo s if the injutles wero dono to strangors, and that tho injured omploye, or his representativa in caxe ho is killed, shell have the rame reniedy at law. EXPENHES OF TIIE RAILROAD COMMIASION, Tt ‘weems that the Sceratary of the Raileaad Commissjoners has eatimated tho expouses of the Boatd since tho last acssion at about 85,800, of which &8,000 was for incmummu;(nrmfure, oxtra clork - hire, ote., and §2,800 for Inw ox- pankes. ‘This does not-include tho salaries of' ‘ho Commissioners and Secretary, nor tlhie print- ing of schodules, whick cost £56,000, nor the printing of the report, which will cost Hoaven l(uo\\'a Ea\v mugh, AN AXTI=V POT ! MOVEMENT, Bections in the revised criminal code- provide that whoever contracts for the-salo of grain, pork, stack, ofe,, excopt whou in_actual possas- slon of the samo, shall bo ligble to o fine not oxcoeding - $1,000 mid to imprikonment for one year, and- contraota for future delivery ehnll be primn facie evidonce that tho owner wag nob in- actual possession of ‘tho property, Ihis s in- tendod " to do sway with “ puté” on Doards of Traddi: % LEGISTATIVE PRINTING, Tho ‘Bénate recommittod- Whiting's bill for printing extra-copios-of tho journal to bo Jaid on mombore' desks encl morning, which wonld bo anothor prnting extravagance, and ordored an indefinito mimber of railround sohedules for the use of membors, but what uso they can make of thom is hard to divine, PENITENTIARY INVESTIGATION, Tlia Benato instruoted its rogilar Ponitontiar Committoo to go to the instituiion and investl- gato its disclplino, . . TAY OF LEQISLATOR, - - e, Hoplins, having In mind one-balf tho Cogk County dologation who ars diawing pay while in Chiengo, introduced & bill fixitige the compensation of the next Gonoral Assombly ab 28 a day for uctual attendanco, and reducing the srounds for“the next Htate Fafr, should tho State Association docide to mook in Dubnguo noxt fall, Bovon trustoas woro appointed by tho cltizons to tako chargo of tho wubsoriptiona, pay of Door-Kuopere, oto., to #1 a day, which i woroe than they earn, 4 HAD ON THE DEAD-IEAD, The Benato ordercd the propavation of a blll probibiting ‘ralttonds from Iuauing prssosto State and'oouyty offiedra. | | i 7.+ hURINERS DRAGS. llhlilnun flxll'UIumOolLln the Houso dragged Wwekrily, o mombors bolng iuattontive and)| lazy, “While thore wag.mioro than n quorim in attondance, it requited two or throe offorts to get a quorum to voto, Thero naro somo who never do snything vxeopt voto, but - thoy should do-that ableast. Ll n e TAX LEVIRY, - . 58 . Many towng, citios, and sohool districts acting undor special ehattora wors roquired by thair obiartdth t6 Wdlo refurds -,of ‘tho amount of iax thoy requited to' bo . ldvied on or Dbofore _cortain days in Boptembor, An ot passod at the last ‘scasion provided that suoh roturn should bo made op or bofors tho Bodond - Fugadny in 'August, anything in- tho oliartors to tla-corftraty notwithatanding: “The acts of 1873 not, having hoon digtributed until Inat summot, this provisidh was not dikicovered until too Jato to comply.with it Mr, Lano, of Hancool, offorod a respiution to. nacortain 'the meang of curing the omlisslow, if cure is neces- nary, ek S PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL, + BENATE. 3 A . BPRINGFIELD, TN, Jan, 10, TENITENTIARY INVESTIOATION. . Mr. PALMER, by loave, tutroduced s rosoli- tion loutructing’ the Committoo on Foderal Ine atitutions, to vists tho Ponitontlary, and roport tho rogult of their Investigation - concerning tho dlgt.:!pllnn and goveramont of that institution. Lho rewolution .\vas ndopted by a light, but rather cloge, viva voco voto. NOTAMIES PURLIO. Tho appolotmenta by tho Qovornor of Notaries Publio wero taken up, and -oonfirmed, yoos, 80 ; noys, hono, Bointor MeGrath angworing to his nanto for the fivet thme, ~ .. . THiE; CENTENNIAL OELERTATION, Mr. NICHOLSON introdiicod a Joint resolu- tion nuthorizing the Governor to appoint a Board of Commiissionere for tho' contonnial cole- brgx:&n at Philndolphin in 1876, and askod its on. - - r. 8I'ARNE thought thoro wore enough paid Commiysiona in the State, and I thora was nny compensation connectad with this Commission, Le wantod timo to considor the snme. Tho resolution was roferred to the Committos on Miscollancous Subjeets, . 3 THE REVISION, . The roponling -not of tho revision roport was read and ordorod to a second rending. TIAILNOAD SCHEDULES. 2\ Mr, REYNOLDS prosonted & resolution re- mesting the Iailroad Commigaioners to furnish tho Bonato with copics of their schodule of rates ot tariff, provided the samo shall not nocossitato additional printiug, A Mr. WASTIBURY sald that it thoir schodulos wore printod they -would be distributed ; if uot, tslmy t\mukl not be priuted by an order of the euato. % o eV e Aftor discnesion, Mr. SHELDON mpved to ro- fer to the Comumittde on Printing, which was lost-~yens, 15: nays, 23. 2 Mr. HINCHCLIFEL moved to Iny on the tablo. Lost—yoas, 173 nays, 21, Mr. STEELE moved to strike out the proviso agninst additional oxponso for printing. Mr, PALMER “gmd ‘that' Lo wantedtho schodules nt uny sxpotsd, - Thioy contaiiied some outrageous ratos, so far as therond on which he lived, a8 he know., ‘I'io mnin question was ordored on motion of Mr. VORIS Seu Mr. STEELE'S amendment]was loat—yens 7 ; nays, 20 ; and ho resolution adopted—yons, 20 ; nays, 19, & : TAX COLLECTIONS. 3r, KELLY, by contont, presented & bill for post pbning the time for the nsscssmont’and col- legtlan of.taxcs in citios: for nine monthe, which bill provides for repa‘ring some irregularities in tho election or appointment of Assessors aud Collectors in 1878 'in Quincy and some othor oities, ~Lho bill' wns read o firat thuo and ro- forred to tho Committes on Revenuo: SOLDIENS' 1OME, Leave was grauted to Mr, Shepard for. tho re- cording theiret timo of Houso bill 410, appro- priating 60,001 for tho , Soldicra’ Orphons’ Home, = Ordered to ' socoud reading, and ra- forred to the Committoo on Arpmpr atfons. -A resolutlon of last April, instructing the Secretary of Btate to ordor the Btate Printor to do tho printing of the Rtailrona Commissiouers, was roported by Mr. BSTRONG, from the Print- ing Commitioe, with th recomimendation that it lio upon the table, . TUE REVIRION. _Mr: UPTON, from tha Revision Committdo, and SANFORD, from the Judiciary, reportod bilis from thoso Qommitiges, with the motion to lie on the tablo; tho subjye$ matters thoreof bo- ing incorporated in the Yoport of the Joint Ro- viuion Oommitteo, : FINST READING OF PILLS; Thea following bills were road a firat tima : Making railroud employds responsible for caro- lessnoss, Ordered printed and roferrad to Com- mittee on Halronds, | xaitrond co!mnkrm OLENRS, Tha Chnfrman of Contingent: Fxpansea ,ro- ported f favor of employing (hirtoon committon olerks, ¢+ Adopted, | : NEW JITLLA, Dilly wora introducod s follown : . By Mr. HAY—T0 amend tho Municipal Incor- poration not, ‘By Mt. OBERLY—Dafiilng tho 1anllity of num}v‘nnlon to their employoa, By Mri NULTON—To smond tho not in rogard to classlfication of countios, To amond tho Foos and Balotigs not. A o * By Mt, MOORE (Adaiin)~Ih regard ta SkHon- eors and Collectors In “cortaiil Indorporated citios, | S ST WMAN—To amend the Revonue .2 FLANDERE—To ropeal tho Roglatry s, ' Dy Mr. LAWYER—To extond the tima forcol- l“""fi:'“““' By Mr, IARVEY—To amond tho law fn rogard to comotorios, g BTATE'S ATTONNEYH, : ‘Tho bill relative to Btalo’s Attornoys was again taken up on a motion to reconsdor, “onterod by Mr. PLOWMAN, his object boing to strile out tho claueo inilicthg o fina on_potsous practioing in_Justicos® Court withows o llconsa, Mr, OASSEDY balioved anyono ehould bo al- lowed to practico in a Justice’s Court, Ttiey lind enfranchisod niggers and women, but tho Inw- ors, though whito mon, had no rights.tho pro- foselon was bouud to respect, Tho élod-liop- Enra, ho snid, wore ready to moet tho lswuo, and 0 advised tho lawyors to Iny on Macduft, 5 Mr. LANE (Iiancock) thought no mon but o Inyyor shonld appoar in any Court. Mr. ‘HART, on tbo pntt of the farmors, thouglt thov fhiad a right to employ anyouo thoy ploasod, and farmers were not to tio brow-beat Ly Inwyord 1n the House or out of it. Mr, POLLOCK—Poked funattho farmors, and Mr. GORDON came to tho resoi1¢ ina fair speech on tho agricultural side, . Mr, TRUI'I'T—DId not boliove lnwyors should ho hadged iu, Mo deslited freo drado in law, Lot tho farmors and mechanics study lnwv and prac- tleo it if thoy liked. and they would botter under- stond tho Iaws of the Ind. The farmoers wero victorious—tho reconsldoration being carrl«d: 67 to 18, ‘I'ho Inwyers offered an amondment intended to pull the wool over the farnier’s oyes, but they couid not do it—by 72'to 84 and thon tho far- mora’ amendment oliminating tho scétion punish- ing unliconsed persons from practiciug in Justicos’ courts way adopted—71 to 20. Thus ended the contest botween farmers afid lawyers, boing n i VIOTORY FOR THE FARMENS. This antagonism botweon the tillors of thesoil and the lozal profeseion in the House is ono of tho remarknble developmonts of tho sckion The lawyers nto more fertile of oxpedieuts, but the furmora have tho numbers, and can bobaaten only by finosso, MOTIEN TO ADJOURN, \ A motion to abjourn till Monday helng mado, it waa carriod, but tho yens and nnys wore de- manded, and thoee who would hke to. have nd- journed hated to bo recorded in that way, so the motlon was lost—G0 to 4. v Adjourned to 2:90, AFTERNOON S8ESSION, ¥ CANALS.. In ho aftornoon tho bill relative to canal cora- Fnulos and thair modes of oporation was ordered 0 4 third roading, PUDLIC GHATITIES, The bill relating to the Bonrd of Public Char- itios was amended 8o as not to roquiro all the couuly-{nllu and poor-housos to be visited ycar- 1y, and limiting tho Secretary’s salary to §2,000, Ordorad to o third rending. BTATE INSTITUTIONS, Bllls on varions Stato iustitutions wero re- forred to the Committeo on Btato Institutions, ‘The bills on Nornsal universities wero roforred {o the Education Committeo, e LUNATICE—~COMMON LAY, Tho bill on commitment-of Junatics was or- dored to n third reading, and so wore billd relat- ing to common law sud to (Lo coustruction of statutes, OTHER NEW BILLS. Bills wero Introduced as follows: DBy Mr. SNOW—To provide for & townilip schaol fund, By Mr. TRUITT—In regard o tho adminis- tration of catates. By Mr. MOORE (Marshall)~To amend the scliool law. X By Mr. TRUITT—To provide for the paymoiit of taxes on real estato by peisous holding s life intorost, e , By Mr. MASSIE—To oncourage tho reclama- tion of swamps and ovorflowed Iands. By Mr, HOPKINS—To 1i% the pay of membora of tho General Assembly. 3 ADJOURNMENT, r . Tho House adfourncd, pending consideration of the Uill in relation to costs, IOWA. For the'collection _of wages. Roforrod to the Committeo on Manufactures, Coucorning roads and bridges, for converting any surplus in the State Treusury to the credit of counties and towns for- railtoud purposcs, Coucoyning Mastera'la Ohancory, Adjourncd till 5:30, AFTERNOON BESSION, . .- ONDER OF DUSINESS. . Mr. HINCIICLIFFE introduced a rerolrtion making tho consideration of all bills sccond to tho consideration of the revision bills, Laid over undor the rulo, LEGISLATIVE JOUBNALS, Sonate Bill 890, for the publication and dis- tribution of the journals of the Logislature, came up on tho ¥ocond rending for “tousideras tion by uections, snd oliclted a great deal of dis-- cussion conaerniug the cconamy of the move- mont. Aftor an - hour's talk, tha bill was recom- mitted to tho Coinmitteo on Printing. CUATITADLE INSTITUTIONH. 3Mr. BALDWIN, by leave, called nLyl» Bonato Bilt 484, raluting to .rroperty convoyed to tho State in trust for charltable” institucions, which was orderod ongrossca and printed fora third reading. ” . i TAILROAD ECIEDULES, ‘A communication . from tha Sacretary of the Railroad Commissioners, saying that 1n compli= ance with tho resolution of tho Seuate, copies of the schedules of tho Board of rates for rail- roads hiad been ordered printed. = MISOELLANEOUS, - Beonto Bill 486, repealing the Court of Com- mon Llens of Amboy, was ordered engrossod and printod for a third roading. A motion to adjourn was lost—yoes 13, nays . Mr, WARRE Introduced o bill provonting tho obstruction of public streams, Anothor motion to adjourn a8 lost—yeas 14, nays 17, B RAILTIOAD PASSFS. Mr; CABEY moved to- suspend the rules to tako up his resolution calling upon the Railroad Comuittes to roport the bill” probibiting tha - suanco of railroad passes to State and county ofiicors, Carrlod—yons 30, nays 1, ‘Phe Sonuto again rofused to adjourn—yens 8, noys 23, 3 dor tho previos question moved by Mr, CUMMINGS, the resolution was adopted by a uuanimous vote. ‘I'ho Seuato thon adjourned—yens 17, noya 14, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. . CONTESIED BLECTION. 2 The Committes on Llections reported in favor of vacating tho sent of Mr. Bylvester from the I'hirty-secoud District, and of seating Josepn 1L Erving ag his succossor, This case i8 import- ant, if itoatablishes as the precedout that & mom- ber removing pormavontly from his Distriot va- cates -his sost, Mr. Bylvester sent n lotter sbandoning his claims, but, owing to an fuform- ality, tho roport was rocommitted. It was aub- soquontly coneurred in, #ud Mr. Erving took his seat, EXTENSION OF TAXES, Mr. Rogors introduced & resolution ivstruoting the Revenue Committco to prepare o Dbill ex- tonding the time for collocting taxes to Ml:'y 10, 1674, and it was adopted—yons, 03; uays, 87, ATATE'S ATTORNENS, Tho Dbill: defining tho- dutios of Btnte'a Attor. noys was reconsidered, aund -Mr. Armstrony, of Lasalle, moved to amend o that thoy should ba compelled: to proseouto snita agalbst railrond .gompanies for extortion and unjust disoriminn- tion, -Mr. Operiy mado‘s speoch agamst tho motion, and-Mr. Hountree attompted to ridicule it by moving that State’s Attorneys should wear two haty, cto,, but the: joke foll flat, and the Bpenker very- properly ruled it ont of order. Mr, Armstrong’s amendmont was thou adopted, 65 to 83, sud-again the bill was ordoredto a third roading. % INTERESY ON-CODNTY BATLROAD BONDS, Mr. Walker introducéd tho following, whioh was roforred to tup Rovouus Committeo : Srecial Digpatch to Ths Chieaao Tribune. DesMorxes, Jan. 10.—The mombors' of the General Assembly azo noarly ail hero, and in- formal cancrises woro hold to night by both p ar- ties. On roll.call tho Anti-Monop olists had 44 in tho Lower flouse. Four othors wore in the. city, but not present. "'bo Ropublicaus counted 47. Tho 5 Indopendonss also had a caucus, and cnough hus beon ncertained from them to warrant the assertion that thoy will divido their volo _on tho organization, and most favorable to tho Re- ublican side, The Ropublicans are especilly j]ul,vllnnh to-night, whilo the Anti-Monopolists feel loua confidout. ‘Il Ifon, J. W, Dixon bas frionds among (ho Ropublicans, and his chuucos are not hopeless, J. Q. Tufts has withdrawn on_ tho Ropublican eide, and QGonf, of Dos Moines County, has n clear field, Tho improsslon s~ gainlng that the Ropublicans will organizo, s thoy liave the applinuces to sceuro the Independents, aud will not hositato to uso thom. In tho Auti-Monopoly cuncus to-night it was dotormined to implore no oua to join tho now party, but let each mombor chioose for himself, and bear the responsibilitios of hiu choice, The cauous adjourncd at a late Liour, to moot on Monday ovening to make nomi- nutions, + ——— MINNESOTA, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8. Pavy, Minn,, Jun, 10,~Iho - Sfato Sonato occupied tho day debating Donnelly’s resolution for a commicteo to invéstigate Smith's salo of Andian pinos. Thoro is & strong opposition to declnring that the State’s prospective iuterest under the school and swamp grants is & prosent titlo in feo to pare of the ruservation of pine lnnds, but it is thought & committeo of inquiry will bo ordored noxt week, Dolano's Commise ‘sion, invostigating tho samo subjeot, meots in Washington noxt weok. Chargos against Smith hayo boon, or soon will be, formally proparcd, being forwarded to the Secoretary of tho Iuterior through Agout Douglas. Ry 2 S LOUISIANA. New Orreawns, Jau, 10,—Tho MoEnery Logis- Ilature to-day ndopted a resolution sutherizing ol membors who may sea fit to do so to abeont themsolves nntil such timo ns.the Logislature shall not Lo provented by Jfedoral authority from procoeding with its legltimato busincss, THE KELLOGG LEGISLATURE, The funding sohome recommended by Gov. Kellogg, with the concurronce of the Chamber of Commerco, passed tho Senato to-day by a lrgo munjority, Tho bill provides for_tho fund- ing at the option of tho holder, at the rate o G0 conts ou tho dollar, of sll outstanding in- dobtedness of (ho Stute in new consolidatod Donds, bearing 7 per cent interest, tho exchango to bo made in Now York and Lurope, through ngoncies to bo appointed. A tax of bl mills is to be annually lovied to meot tho. in- terest on tho now bonds, without further appro- priation, T'ho tolal taxation for all Btate pur- poes in limited to 12)4 mills, and the debt is imited to the smouut of tha consolidation, All existing contingont linbilitios of the State sro roposled, ‘'hte constitutlonal nmundment ratify- ing the provisions of this act wore unanimonsly adopted by the Bonate. Tho billis expested to pasy tho Ilouse on Monday, —_— TEXAS, QALYESTON, Toxmt, Jun, 10.—The ANews has tho following speoial s g "Aunm,h.!nu. 10,—T'ho boliof is gonoral that tho Logislature will meat, 1t Is thought that their detion af{terwards has not yot been detoer- winod ov, as thoy aro awaiting » consultation of the wnjority, which bas nat yot reached hore." BAN ANTONIO, Toxas, Jan, 10.—It 18 pasitively known that Gon. Augur, commanding this Dise triot, hna no {nstruotions in rogard to the late notion of the Buprome Court, I'ram the higheat authority it is reported that Con. Angur gavo “Wreneis, Many of tho counties in tho State haye {astied bonds i sfil of raijroads, the intercst upon enid Vonds bolug dus aud payabls oft tlis 16k doye of July aud Jautiary, whilo tho Iuterost duo on wafd bondy fs Al to tho Blato Freanuror o OF beforo 'tho 1at day of Fily for tho payanent of hotb the July aud Joiary o ioret, and fio countica uro Uspei¥ai O 1 uno of s 1oy for tho six niontlia, whilo the money 14 fx tho hunds of tho Btato Treusuror from tho lat day of July to the 16t dny of Juntury following, Jtesolsed, ‘That the Rovenus Comuittes bo dnatructed 10 repart & bill to thls Mouso 8o amondiug the Levenus Taw a0 to muko one-bsif of el ruliroud tax. colloctublo ovory six niouthwand providing that tho sirplus, iy, his impression that the military would not iutor- foro, b VIRGINIA. Rionsonn, Va,, Jan, 10.—Two scssions of the | Virgluia Gonsorvative canous for the nomina~ tion of United Btates Bonator, were hold to-duy. "Tho highest voto oast was for It, AL I' Huntor, who vocotved Bl votes. on the soventh Lallot, ‘I'ho ninth and Inst ballot to-day rosultod as tol lows s Liout,-Gov, Witthaus, 25; 1t M, I Hun- in tlio Trensuror’s bunds,after puyniout of fntorcst,may bo tiscd 84 o blukivy fund 10 buy tho bonds of thy countles, - - tor, 34 ; John Goodo, 433 Jamos Narbour, 28 Judge Jasoph - Chulstian, 21, Neoossary to a ohiolce, 03, Lhio cauons adjourned ¢ill Monday, WASHINCGTON. , Snletal Diapateh to The Chickpo Tribttna, TIE CUIEF-JUSTIORRIID, ‘Wasnmvaron, Jan, 10.—A strong offort was -madg to have Caloh Cnshing confirmad yoater: day nttornoon, and it cumo near bolug succosy~ tul, but {t was lald ove tho objection of Hargsit, of Callforili ; tiie Bahute had no soeblon to-day, tha'dolny will enabld ' thd op- positian to confirmation to belng. uch Inflnonces to boar that it #ooms without doubt ha will ho rojactod. Tho Chrondelo ila morning comtalus four .parographs violontly opposing tho couflrmation. Tholr tono bordoked on.that dis- loyalty to the Prosidont which cheractorizes tho ingepondent aid fsusually unknown to tha party press. Lho sentimonts ovidontly hnd the BUp- port of othor than ox-Sonator 1arlan, who has. never beforo boen kuown to sponk out like a mart on party questions, . Durlag the isltolo diy thero bas-hoen n gront doal of oxoltamont 1n nll officinl civeles in_disouesing 1o mominatione, Sountors have Béen elcotionecred, aud have Sog:rollad on their owh accouint on the subjeot, and whon thoquestion . of tho confirmation comea up thero will bo a ot and bitter fight. Iho maln ground for thia opposition les fu 8 < CUSHING'S POLITICAL NISTORY, The Iopublicans of the Konate ato not satis- fied that ho is ontitled to bo classed 18 ono of thon 1le i8 undorstood to oling still to his old Btato's-rights - dogns with a8 much fnith in " them o8 though ho had slept througl ‘tho laat fitteon yoars, _ Ilid ophonents clafm that, it ha is made Chicf Tystico, Lio_caunot be dépended upon to administor bis offico in dccordanco with the nEIm of logislation sinco tho war., Tho fact that tho ) ; -, DEMOORATIU BENATOTS ALE UNARTIOUS in favor of Cushing alko oporates falnat hind, Willisms hos somo -vory warm frionds who aro interested * in . defeating Cushing. thoy can succeed in doing w0, they think it will have Williguia i6s bottor shapo than beforo. ; 3t woooo- ... . NUMEROUS GitARGES bavo sprung up in the courso of the diy that Cushing bas Dboen a lobbyist whose abilitioy have been at tho servico of auy man or job, liowover buee, it large foed woro gunranicod him; that Do bos boen . the paid: for '!om)gn' GoVernmonts, It {8 gvo'n a“..‘?fl that Do was mot only in sympathy with tho Robellion, but was also & gpy in tho sbdrvice of tho Confederacy, and communlicated with Jeff Davie up to within forty-eight houta of the surronder at Appo- maitox. & G s .’ ROSCOE CONRLING loads tho party. In favor of tho conflimation, which i§ compogcd of the Demacrats, (ho Libor- alg, tho carpot-baggers, and a few of the régulur Republicaus, orton,* Sherman; snd that itke, aro enld to bo prominent in tho faction againal: Wb confirrintion, * 2 THE COMPLICATION IS A SERIOUS ONE . for tho Ropublicab party, and the oud is not yot. ‘The excitemont rogarding . the . confitmntion is gonoral and lutenso, Tho Herald is, tho only. ono of the New York morning papers that uno- quivacally {adorses the nominaiion. DELEGATIONS WEKE WORKING WITH THE PRESI- . DENT s = up to tho time of hir decision . yostordny in o- half of Senntor Hoywo, of Wiconsin, Morton,and Lvarts, Tlowo, 1t is enid, callod in_ person to urgo his olnims to “escapo tho complicitions, Tho Presidont decided to nominato Cushing, and 03 apparently jumpoed from the frying-pan into In the fira, S ) iy [Tothe Asiociated Prew.] OALEL CUSHING CONGRATULATED. . Wasn:Natoy, D, 0., Jan. 10,—Caloh - Cusliing waa congratulated by a large number.ot fricuds {his morning on his nominntion a3 Obiof-Justice, Lhe Genoral mnid Lo had no intimation of the Prosident’s inteution until is nawe was sont to tho: Bonate. Ho wns reticont on the subject or conflrmntion, but was assured of it by several prominesnt gontlomen who called. AN UNAUTHONIZED EDIOT. 2 8 The CGovernment -of Italy has - notifled oiir Governmout that the odictof Cardinal Pacia, forbidding, under severe -ponialtios. Lh exporta- from Romoy, is withont potr- tion of svoriss of ait migsion of the Govornmont. | THE VIRGINIUS AGATN, .. . - A avalofficor, weitihz from_ Koy Wost, Fia., concerning the Virginius, says it was underatood among naval officora that the Virginkus, would go to tho bottom bofors reaching fiuw Yotk The roports of tho ‘Weathor Burean wero evon con- sultod to ascortain tho probnbilitios 'of & storm on the passage uorthward. The Gourtof In- quiry, here, 18 delayed to await tho arrival of oflicors from Key.Wost. - i BEPUDIATION: A% A dispateh from- Now- Orlonns enys: “The dosiga for an ontire ropudiation of tho State in- debtodnoss is growiug nmong the niakses,” . INTERESTING. BTATISTICS. - - Tho Secretary of the ‘I'reasury has comploted bis roply to Sonator Windom's résolution calling for information s to the money oxnonded for public works, railroads, canalg, aud wapon- ronds, Yho' tolal amount expendod for public works, from 1865 to 1873, Was $100,204,601, .The . total for railronds, oanuls, and wazon-ronds, from 1789 to 1878, i3 $104,705,168. Tho totnl for both purposes, §107,999,664. ' Tho'reply will dis- appoint tho framor of tho resclution, who had oxpected it would show thét tho Atlantic Statos hind had a much larger share than'the Woatern, The following comparative table shows tho re: spectivo_smounts for Now England and for the leading Westorn States, for public vorks, from 1865 to 1873—Maino -83,080,600: Now Hampshiro, $1,286,212 ; Vormont, $209,266 ; Mnssachnidetts; €6,071,197; Rhodo Island, £880,211; Conncetic cut, 967,724, Nono of thoiio Staten bid appro: - printions for railroads. or cinals from 1789 to 1873, -cxoépt Maino, which had $187,008, The' Western list is subjoinad: - For public works from 1865 to 1873—Ohio, §1,080,975; Indiana, £647,354 ; Tllinols, $8,699,177 ; Michigan; $3,091,% 4973 Wisconsin, 1,781,105 ; Town, 82,544, Minnesots; 8810,481. Tor raflronds, canils, wngon-ropds from 1789 to 1873—Ohio, 82,10, 838: Indians, $1,751,271; Illinols, $747,879; Michigan, 81,380,034} \Wisconsin, $422,508 ; Miunesotn, $562,775; Towa, $84,220. - “NONTHERN PACIFIO RAILROAD EXAMINERS, Tho President has appointod Edward R, and Btophon P. Loe, of Orogon, and George Inrlbnet, of Illinols, Commissionors to exan tho Northorn Pagifio- Railrond from tho noarost end to T'acoma, Washington Tarritory. s LEGAL~TENDERS, Ontstanding logal-tonders, £381,891,003, TOYTAL EXTENSIO! Extonsion of the poatal service is ordered on the Chicago & Northiveatorn Railroad from Elroy to Winoin Junotion, 49 miles. THE LABOR QUESTION. The Potisviile, Pai, Mincrs Will Not .. Submit to a Xcduction, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PizapeLrma, Pa., Jan. 10.—~Dispatolics just rooeived from Pottevilla announce the men votipg upon and generally 'rejecting. tho. pro- vosition of Pregident Gowen. Over Lilf. tho rogion has beon haord from in strong opposition to auy reduction of pricos from tho $2.50 basis of Jost year, Some of tho collleries liave ceased work, and - will not resume. until the queation Ig gotfled. 'Thomen are firm and vill not yield, 80 that o striko is inovitablo unloss Gowai nud his association ngree to lust yonr's basis, The Jersey City Locomotive Enginders Accept the Reduced Wagens Special Dinpateh to -T'he Chicagn Tribune, - 4 PrILADELPUIA, Pa., Jan, 10.—T'he Jersey Oity locomotiva engineors met lnst night, and; aftor neatly threo hours' discussion, accepted the report. of . their Committeo from . the Philadel- lfl.\lu Convention, L'he mon aceopt. the _reduc- ion of 10 ‘por cont on tho undoratanding that tho Ponnsylvania Railroad - ofticials rafuo their l\;‘ngoll; a8 5001 a8 tho pressure for money is ro- oved, ., 3 Indications of ‘Kroublo with Y : York Workingmen, " . .. New Yonk, Jan, 10.—~The Committce on Pro-. cogeion of the workingmen for Inesday noxt wero informed to-day by the Police Qomin{usion- ops that thoy could not go below Cnunl streot, and the fornior informed tho latter that the pro~ cosslon would mioye to tha City-Ilall iuany oyont., Tho . Commisalonera . then. stutod . that thoy would hold the Committeo responsibio for thio'consequonces, and deolinod further parley, NEW YORK. Tho Lucea Diyorce Case—Iiaron Von Rhidends Plon=Spuuish N, 1 OFfi= cors Foastod, - LUOCA’S DIVOROE: 2 New Yonx, Jan, 10.—The Hon, Edward: Salo- moy, ox-Qovernor of Wiscously, appeared in the Buperior Court Yonturdny, iy Iaoh‘nl; of Baron Vo Rhudon, of Borliv, Prussls, and mede an argu- mout on the motlon proliminary. to. asking the Court to sot aside the dacroo of - dlyores ob- tuluad by his wite, populurly kiown s Madate Paultue Lucea, 'Wlio cadg 18 mada” complicato, uwlu,; to tho fact that Mudume Iupcn wae marriod to ong Von Wolhoffon, soon after sho abtained a docreo of divorco from Von Rlindon, I'ho Barou says that he and hla wite lived bap- o New | plly togother until Von Wolhoffon, who wounded abont tho snmo tims as himeelf in TFranco-Prugsian war, como to his houso, TIE ARAPILES, Tho officors of the Spanish war-atenmat Arupllos Iinvo beon entertainad at n dinuor ab Delmonico's by tha Spanlsh rosidonts of this city. It is sald that the notion of Admiral Polo was denounced in tho spoeches, . OANAL IMTROVEMENT, |, . Tho Produco Exchnn?a is to potitlon (ho Lep Inlatiiea for the complotfon of tlio Eiis, Oswego, aud Obamplain Cauals Ky vutlding vortical stone walls and removiug the obstructions on: -the c?n;}hoélomo. 80 thoro may bo & ualform depth of 7 foof K et wa tha TIORAGE GhERLEY'Y DAY {8 to bo commowmorated on "Luesday next by & e FOREIGN, | SPAIN, ' MTADRTB, Jaf, 10.—Tho Intrinslgspts fhetrs rection broke out in Barcelona on the afternoon of Thursday Inst, and Barrieatdea wbro orocted t tho suburbs, Fort Monqnl, in tlo vouth, haa openedon thoelty, "7 N It is roported that the Carliste have anptured Portugolots, and aré éannonading Bilbogs - - —_— CUBA, ; S 1 AvaNA,Jan. 10.~Tlic Vona dé Cubasayss “The Inborantes aro clreulating nows of n gravo char adter from Porto Pritcipo. .The'fdck In, o fak soldiers furngln({ woro surprised by a large forea of the onomy, Ve shialinot have to wais long Tor revenge,” % i Y TOARDED DY A SPANTAIl GUNDOAT. - Thie brig Margakgt'Capt. Blakenoy, from Now Otlenns, arrived hord this inorniig. Tha Cape taln reports that the brig wos boarded Jast night by & Spanish- gunboat, ton miles off. Morro, and ho was required to .shpw tho, voasol's papors, The commandor of; tho ‘gunboat wanted -~ the brig's Lntehies removed; but Copt. Blakoricy to Tused, aud tho ghirib Lot A Sei ¥ L <GERMANY, =W Yonr, Jan, 10.—iho Detlin correspondent of the London Telag aph_explalas hat Arche bishop Ledochowslu'y, detormination not to bo- como_a_candidate " for a dont fh tha Irapsrial German Pavlinment {8 nseribablp ta two motives s Airst, Ledochowsl fs said to hnve rocoived from Rome a bint not to mix hinsolf up with Parlin- mentary ipstitutions; and,. sccondly, he feols that, ‘it oleoted, { be ; wosld bo obliged to joln-- {bo < Ceptral party ‘in gho Houso, snd would thbrolly run gront risks of: Liuoal” party, which hag offending tho Polish’, imsthiuily baoked bim in his nots of disobedience to the Government, o et ., FRANCE, . PAnms, Jan. 10.—Menibors of the Cabinst bave agreed to socopt theposdago of .o resolution oy ;\l{unl.)].].ly to immadintoly rosumg discussion of 0 bill- for-the appointment for Ma; vote of confidence Hglm Governmont, 'WHAM ® CRIME. The Bloomfield Tragedy at Danvilis, : 1, T 5= . Swecial Diapatch fo The Chioago Tribune, DasviLLg, 1., Jan, 10.—Tho particulars of tho tragio eud of Roubon ‘Bloomfield; nnd the murdor committed by bim as tolegraphed you lagt night, . 08 ‘vear aa can bo ‘ascortnined sbout a8 followa: Ahout elghteon’ are months' ago, - Bloomfield wont to ~ Kan- #as and provalled upoh .a . nsighbor, .bus ting onoy: conld lenry Routto, to accompany him, Lo Rtoutto thats lo¥ge amoiint of i bormade thiio fd'd fow yenrs by prdirds For" ‘dctunl gotslors. oy divived in Lobotte Connty, Kan,,-Routte having a good team of horties, harnos, wagon, and about $600 in _monoy. N6t findiug . tl6 ‘prodpect na bright as” they, anticipated they staited: for ‘loxns, but in about- fonr diryis Bloomflsld ro- tunad to Labétte County 'with the korscs, \\'fion.. and barness, and ropresented tint ha luld bbught tliem of Routt, who had pushd on to Toxad, Susvicion way immodlutely sroustd, and - strict ° inqui was- mado as' {o tho whereabouts of Routto, but,without svai, until nliout thred inontls sinco, ' when his bydy wos found, with his ekull crushed, ina wid, desolatp *spot-nbout ono Ay’ jolikuoy from Labetts County. Circunstaiial avidofios boluy 4o strong, the . Grand Jury Ilougd & bil for murder agalhet Bloomilold, -whé hn o fow months after the dln‘p]m:unuco of Toulla rblirned to this county, whore he lias sihce cas sided, Ycaterdny, 03 stated in my dispnteh, ho was arrested, but | befora_they, reachad the clty with him bo wase corpse, haviig, aathe ovidénco showed bofors tho Coronor'y ynry, scerotly talion' strychnino aftr his arrest, p.aferring doath by his own bauda:yather than be turued over to tho n_Kaugas jury. Dloowflold. was a sorved ono term in tha, Panitontiary, and carried’a” bulfet in his head, . racelved in a yow thite or four years sinco. Ifo lenvea n \ifo and fhail; 3 i Dold Robbery N £ < Special. Digpdteh to Tlhis Chicago T5ibiisie, - BEanpuTOWN, 1lL; Jan. .10.—1ast: night. for men_ outored, tho_houks.of John Siuckey, a firmer 4'mileu soitth of, this place, and carried off what valitibles théy conld” find, which _consisted of * somo jawelry, s rovelver, and a sl gur'of moiioy.” * Mr. Stuckey mado n desperate’ Feslutance] Untiivas ovarpowared ond Imdiy-benton—about-thothend with a-chub. - “Iho robbicra then bound him'snd mildo, Thibir cgétno. +Mr. B, fiilly succeeded. in gatting freo, abd went to & noighbor's .and: told- what:-lind -haproried. Ono of the, robbors. hns been sccured aud tho othors will probably tio eaptured soon. Genet’s Whoronbotits. . Loxpox, Jui, 10.—Houty. W, Genet. the fu- gitivo from New York; was soen in Bolfast, Ire- d, yesterday, - Ho was-not -arrosted, a8 tho offenso:for which lic was convicted doos not como under the extiudition tront; .. FIRES. - ‘The Gelona (Mont.) Conflagrntion, leLesa, Mont.,, Jan, 10,—A firo broke out about 7 a. m. yesterdny -in~ the -upper part of Chindtown. A lLoavy wind ‘was blowlig at the timig dircotly towards tho hoiet of the city. Tho flamias soon pread over tho wholo of Chinatown, and, desplts tho- hofolo, efforts .ot , Ehio Jiremen and citizons, jumped Bridgoe stroet, thenco down both sides of Main streot, ontiroly dostroying overy building, oxcopt Kessler & Millor's saloon, .until dtoppod. . by = Millar & . Rosserans' - storo . .and., Dobm's- old bauking-hoio. Tlis' gash aido of. Clover stree), and thio buildiiigs botiveon 16 atid_Main, ware dor stroyed; also, everything on Jackson streot.te the rear of tho 8t. Louts Hotul ivas Litrned, ané up both sides of Woodund Bridgo strects to the firab oross-streot-onst of ‘Main, Among il buildingis destroyed aid . heavy lossca. wore tho Intornatiotial aud . Cosmapolitan 1Totels, ‘Lravie’ livory:stablo; {lio First Nattonsl ant Daople's - Binks (tho coiitents: of - Eheir fire-proof _voults .aro ol _enfo), Gaps & Klein, Goldberg Tiros,, Lincnbovg. Loeb -Bros:- dry. goods; Western, Unton Tulngrnph offi¢e’ Gazelle printing eblablishment, Koonigsber gor.Bros,, tobsceo; Bachon & Payner,. drugs.. ‘The firo jumped £6 Tifth. avenuo, outiraly do stroying S *nr:Gcnm‘nl_mnjno‘e rosidence,aw n_Toridenco xgmnlng, oboupiod ,by.the Hop Daniol Searls, Bosldes tho lesson by Kra,'n groy mauy suffer heayily by moviag, oto.; as ' ab- on tiine it-way thonght tho whole. town'wonld be lald in ashos.. . Total loss estimated at $550,000. Iusurauco light. S . ©o v Mietigaik Fives, .. Sneetal Dispateh lo Th Chicdgo Tribiinia, - DETROVr, Mich., -Jan. ‘io,—'l‘ho i of O: 3, Reynolds, at Alabaster, was destroyed by an in. coudinry fire this morning, .Loss, 8900; no iusuranco, A fivo ‘at Fort Wayne, :bulnv ‘this olty, this: morning, burnod » part of somo' mili. tary quaitors tlicre, aiid, biirnod to daath thy ine faut son of Private John Bullivan, of Compay E, First Infantey,. ... .. s 5 ¢ Svectul Dispateh to 7! pune - RaNp Lixe, Alol, Jov. 10.~Two!, largo piles of lumber were destroyod b?' firo last night, ono containifig 8,000,000 fot, tiolongiig to” Stana & Hooley, 'The other coutaiugd mneatly 88 nuch, and was owned by Beaver, Millor. & Co., of Fort Wayno, . Total loss, botweon $80,000 aud $100,» 0003 insured for 88 por 1,000,. It wan undonbt- adly tho work of an incendiary, The firo was Lindled by piling sticks botwoen the two piles of Jumber, “No cluo to tho porpetrators, One Lundrod edi-loads:of the lumber burned was sold this woek, to bo delivered noxt weol. ook el ckimnia ~Somebody resurrcots, ag npm‘pou of cogtain. {m-,v trinls -of thé perind,- whnt Olcero wroto to i friend Attiows twonby conturibs g, . Said thogreat uman lawyer: “ Wo have {1““ such # ‘)uvy ad Wwo Wikh to got, and huvo the best por- #ible understandiug with the prosooution,” Yorily, Civoro _must havo boon s man afior dvaids owe Licagt, .