Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1874, Page 5

———— e ABLEL URRLULAW L FEVIVIPE Y AAADULS S LHULu DA 5y JALUAR L 1o, Imid, monoy Is paid until tho porformanco of the con- tract by a dolivery. Thora 15 nat n want of mutunlity botwoeen tho partios, nor {s this contract n unilatoral one, Whoro tho obligation {a all upon ono sido, consideration moyes from oach Fm to tha other. Donsloys & Wagnor on thoir sldo ngrood to pay, and ald, unconditfonally, n aum 5 of monoy, “thu’u undortaking ’and porforming at ~tho mamo tima, ~ Clau- dlor, Pomeroy & Co, on tholr eide, agroed to recolvo tho grain atd pay therofor the stipulated prico. It is truo that, whilo tholatter woro bound to recolve the grain, tho formor wore undor no oblizgations to deliver; but this docs not_deatroy tho mutuality of tho contract, bocauso tho monoy was paid for thin idontienl privilogo. It i nol nocossnry that oyary brangh of an ngroomaont shiould ho reciprocal ; it {s only importaut that for ench proposition by ono party . thoro should bo n considoration from the othor, In tho mattor of Jano Huuter, 1 Edwarda' Chan- cory Roports, pago 1, it is declded that the Conrt muy in a proper caro, whero a coveuant s on ono slde, and thoro is no mutunlity, decreo o spocifie performanco of it. In Gllos v, Bradloy, 2 Johnson's Cases 252, It I8 hold by tho Conrt thnt: * There ean be no doubt that n contract may bo so made as to bo nfl)fionnl on ono of tho partios, aud obligatory on the othior, or obligatory at tho election of one of thom. Tho convenlonco of parties . . may often roquire such torms, and thoro nro froqnont inatances of such agrooments boing held valid in Iaw.” Tho samo Court held that *A contrnct may bo optional as to ono ’mrly and obligalory as to tho other.” Tho contract is not vold, becauso of anythin not appearing on {ho faco of tho Iustroment. Again, thoro i8 no statuto prolubiting such o contract, In Eufilnndna(ntuto was_ennctod (7 Geo. 2, 0. 8), mado perpotusl by 10 Geo, 3, O.' 4 exproesly prohibiting contracts™*f to put upon another, atocks, Pro%un,y or merchandieo, lika the ono boforo tho Conrf; and this. nct {8 ro- forrod to fu tho English reports as ** The Stock- Jobbing Act.” In New York, and probably in othor of the Unitod Statos, thoro hny beon somo similar logislation, but nono in Illinols, - The rulo {8 well settled that whon two men make a contract, and reduco it to writing and gign it, that 18 the contract Lotwoon them. It cannot bo shown, vorbally, thal somothing dif- ferent was intendad at tho timo; from what ap- oars in the writing, Such n contract Ip, on its Toce, striotly Jogal,uid s ok wagor, wud tho do- fendant cannot bo permitted to show that tha in- tontion of both was, that no grain should actually be delivered, but that the ** difforeuce ” should ba sottled betwoen thom in cash. Although it may bo,truo that, by o sottioment of the “dillorence,” tho samo rosuit Is ronchod ns in 8 wager, - thnt circumstanco docs not mako the original contract tho same. The dofondant, in ordor to establish tho illogality of tho written coutract, eannot cs- tablish, oraily, a simultancous contract alleged «to be illogal. Mutunlity of obligation is not cssentinl to the validity of @ contract. 'This is hold in u Jargo class of cnses coming within the statuto of frauda. 'An agrecement within tlus statuto will bind the party who subgeribed it, although thero may bono legal romody at his sult ngainst tha other party, by renson of the fact that the latter party did not sign tho agreemont. Tho Illinois Btatute prohibits gaming with cards, dico, or any other instrument used in playing o gamo or games, but it does not apply to and cover all wagord. A wager was not at common law void perso, In ordor to make it void, it was nocas- sary that it should bo offected with a spocial olemont of illogality, as whon it. in its conse- uonces, was calculntod to injuriously afect ihm parties, or involve matters of scandal. By tho common law of England, wagers respacting indifforent matters wore lawful. ~ All wagors aro valid unless founded on a transaction which is immoral, illegal, or indecont, Theso ‘coutracts nre valid on thoir faco, and such transactions may bon part of logitimato trade and conunores, and no rule can or will be . adopted which will have tho offact of restraining trade, because somotimes such forms may bo usod for illogitimato purposes, 'The purchingo of o privilego, like tho walo of property not in actunl possession, or the accumulation of large ‘quantities of n particular commodity, or n sate upon a margin, or the contract for fn option iy ono of tho many forms of commercinl trans- actions now justified nnd sanctioned by trado and commerce, whatover the rule miglit have Jbeen under other circumstances yoara ago. TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT, The arguments, which ncnuliflud tho groator 1part of two days, woro conoluded, and takon un- snx advisement by Judge Llodgott. S Messrs. Harding, McCoy & Pratt, and Wal- Xker, Doxter & Bmith .appeared for tho As- signee, and Messra, Goudy & Chendler, Iitch- «ack . & Dupeo, Dent & Blaclk, and J,E, Mon- xo0e for tho claimauty, AMUSEMENTS, THE OPEDA. Nine yonrs ago, on tha 16th of May, 1864, tho opara of * The Huguenote” was givon to an im- mense audience nt the old McVicker's Theatre, with Virginia Whiting ag Valentine, Castri as MMarguerite, Morensi as Urbano, 'Famaro ag Zaoul, Morelll as St. Bris, Amodio as De Nevers, :and Carl Formes ns Marcel. Sinco that time it ihns been dono but once in Italian aud twice in ‘Gorman, The English troupes have performed fit six times, and wero it only for the Marcel of poor Honry Drayton, (when shall we have his like again?) thoy would Liave been notable. It is » work to test tho calibre and endur- ance of any troupo, and is bub ravely -porformed on thia sccount. It has libretto which is congistent, which cunnat often bo said of Itelinn operas. It has o story which i intensoly dramatic, and .at once appeals to popular sympathy. Ti has music for every one, Ho must bo ru exacting listenor who cannot find something in the firat threo acts, with their two exquisite arens for the Page, the Piff Paff for Marcel, tho taking of the oath, tho Rataplan chorus, and the Litany, tho Duel Boptatte, which will amt him, Inaddition to this, the two charactora of Raoul and Valentine require two .consumunnte_arlists to personnto thom, sud fortuuatoly thoso two are in this troupe—Cam- _poaini and Nilsson. It is utterly impossiblo at tho lato hour at “which tho opera closed, s it lasted until mid- night, o give & dotailed criticism of tho opora. . 'Thoro were many dofectivo spots in the per- formance, owing to the gonoral throat ail which Luns eizod upon nonrly all tho performers, - Thia was specially truo in the ense of Nannetti, who had tho role of Marcel, and who had to cyt much of hia‘music in consequenco. But thoro wak ono oasig where nothing was defootive, and that was in the great scene of tho fourth act—the grand duot for Campinini and Nilsson, We shall allude to this moro in detail hereafter, and have only time now to record it ns tho groatest tri- umph which has ever boon nchieved in Chicago. Nileson's eplendid vocalization and consummate dramatic powor found o worthy countorpart in Companini’a artistic porsonntion. It was »_ splondid outburst ~of histrionio powor ‘whi wa have never before wcen equal- ed _on tho lyric _ stage, . and created n perfect storm of applauso which did not quict until tho artists had appeared threo times before tho curtain. Nilsson is poerless in “The Huguenols” at losst. Tho sudi- once was an immonse one and to-night will wit- ness anothor crush to seo ** Mignon." ‘Wo ro- gerve s dotailed criticism of **'Lho Huguouols " for another time 5 ¢ MOOLEY'S THRATRE. The military drama, entitled *Not Guilty,” <was played last ovening for the last timo at Hooley's Thoatro, not having met with the suc- -cess anticipated. = What approbation by the pub- Yio it did meot with was owing principally to the excellent mounting, uot to the merits of the piace or of the acting. Thero is one featuro of the drama which J)rnmhms somothing Dbettor from tho author, and that is the occasional crisp- ness and wittiness of tho dinlogne. Tho plat of the piece i not new, nor aro tho situntions al- ways highly ingenious, It rosemblos n groat many piecos wo have scon lately in dif- prent parts, tho firat two acts being unpleasantly suggestivo of “Mary War- ner," this E“B!iflflflfl boing strongtuonad by the playors, who do prociecly In this what thoy did in that. T'ho acting was not vory lnud- able, Mr, Bislhiop alone playing his part with of- fect. L'o-night Mrs, Antin Oora Mowat's comedy, ¢ Tashion,” will bo played with almost tho samo cnst as whon prosented bofore at thla theatro. Monday tho general comediny, Mr. Bishop, haa n benoflt, when threo eapital plocos will bo givon. 1t i understood from utatoments medo by dif- foront partios that at tho conclusion of his gen~ gon ot the Acndemy of Blusic, John Dillon will roturn to Iloolay's, unco more to pleaso with his drollerles and plenunntries, so that Monday noxt Lo mny bo expected, if tho rumor Is truo, whora Lo was wont to apponr nightly. LEGTUNE BY JISIOP OHENEY, The Rt. Rtov. Dr, Chenoy dolivored n Jooturo In the Union L'ark Congrogationul Ohurch, Tucsday evaning, on Wyekliifo, In the oponing af tho loc- ture, which wis listoued to by u largo andionce, no stated thal tho sixteonth coniury was tho ora of roform, Martin Luther's idens had gained round, tho printing-pross had gained sway, At the sumo time Philip tho Boucnl. of Bpan wag (avoring the works of the inqmsition, | Jngland ahould *uwu boen the seat of Jiburty ut tho thwe, but tho aot of uniformity hpd wade sugh a thiug impossible, Tn contraat to tho mon of the time, who wwero hehind thoago, it was ploasaut to think of thoso who were In_advance of it, The loc- turor roforrod to John Wyckliffo na o mnn who bolonged to tho ninctoouth, rathor then the fonrtoonth, contury. e and his compeors wore nn earnont of what was coming two- couturios after. Uho locturor roforred to an unususl ox- citamont in tho Villago of Wyekliffo in tho yonr 1924, whon on holr was born to the lord of tho manor, The joy of thnt ovent was furnod to sorrow in aftor times on account of tho . hores of this bhelr, Awa proof of the light in which John Wyckllffe's opinions wora held by his fam- fly, tho lecturor reforred to the fact that tho namo, John Wyckliffo, did not apponr in tho Tumily podigroe, ft Lnving beon orased, Tho Teeturor refotrad to the Europoan history of the fourteenth contury, especmlrv to the war be- tween Enpland and France, It was during thoso wars that Wyekliffo entered Oxford College, nt thnt timo attonded by somo 80,000 youths. . At that timo tho l»rlenthood wnA the only position in which n pleboian could nitain rank. Tho groat intelicotual contost of tlie timo was bo- twoon two clagros, tho nominnlists and tho renlists, For twonty yeara aftor Wyckliffo's unlurlur college nothing was heard of hin enrcer, ot during this time was going on_in bis min hio porfecting of Gad's wotk, tho Reformation. Tho firet utioranco of John Wyckliffo was mado n time when two rival Popes wore uttorin; auathomas against ono another, and it oxalted tho Boripturea to the throne of tholr supromacy. This work showed him to hnve been o Protes- tant 200 yoars boforo the reformation, And gained him the hostility of all churches of his dny, who ~ wore at tho Hmo ~ divided into two clnescs, the parish pricats and the poripntetic frinra. At that timo an Internccine contlict was carrled on by theso two-classes. DBut whon ono man un- voilod the orrors of both classes, ho longued them topether ngainst him. They massod their forcea to crush bLim, but he stood up in' the thickest of tho i‘my aud dealt ont square blows right and left. The leoturor drow a strong pio- ture of the immonso powers of tho clorgy of tho nge, who woro ownors of one-half the land of Bngland, and wero profligate,rapacious, nod arfogant in'the oxtromo. Againgt this imighty array John Wyckliffo hurled Limsolf with the impotuosity of an avalancho. Luther led tho Roformation with half the European Princos at his back, whilo Wycklifo had not a single strong ‘man to support him. With a viow to its _political * importance, Edward tho Third favorad the attack ot Wyckliffo on the power of tho Church. In his struggle with the Pope it ‘wag-natural that-he should piteh \Tnn Wyokliffo a8 tho right man to strengthen his cause, In his works, John Wyckliffo had shown that he was_an..apostlo of buman liborty, as much 80 in fact aa tho writor of the words of tho Doclaration of 1ndopeandenco, * All imen aro croated equal” In the darknoss of tho fourtoonth century he fought for the r]{hl of privato judgmont.” Tho-cone- quonce of his boldnoss was that the Parliament bogan to foar tho consequencos of his nots, and fivo Papal bulls wore issucd from Rome ngainst tho horatic. Tho toila of the Papaocy were draw- ing steadily around him, aud it was due to fortuitous circumatances that ho wae not mado to suffor for his temority, The last gront work of W{c'klifl‘n was tho translating of tho Yulgato odition of tho Gospols into Saxon. For fiftoon yeard ho worked at his translation, do- spito tho opposition of . tho friars, and beforo his death many copics of tho Baxon Biblo woro in circulation.” In his conclusion tho leoturor reforred to tho Immonse influenco which the works of Wyckliffo had iu yoars after his bonos had boon buried, disentombed, burmod, and earried wonward by the tido of the River Swift. Coneiderablo disnppointment was caused by the absonco of music from tho evening's_onter- tainmont. It appeared that Louls Falk, tho organist of tho church, was not engaged to play the introductory and closing piecos, in con- soquonce of his high chargos, nnd folt’ 8o much hurt at tho slight that ho rofusod to give up the koy of the organ to tho organist of tho Third Unitarian Chureh, who was engaged for tho ocenaion, FIRES. A Dozen Business Blocks Destroyed at’Alion, il Damage Estimated at. $100,000---Fires Elsewhere, ¥ In Alton§ Loss, £100,000 j Xnsurance, 865,000, Spectal Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune. Aton, Til,, Jan, 14,—Tho largest firo that over visit- ‘od this city took placo carly this morning, consuming nino store-buildings, including Kirkland Hall, fo- gother with tho greater part of thelr contonts, Tho firo broko out, about 1 o'clock {hia morning, in T. M. Boyle's alioe storo on Third sireot, nud spread from thera to Kirkland Hall, the Iargest Luilding in tho city, which wns sgon 8 masa of flames, and then to the next six odjoiniig buildings’ on 'Third and Piazza sircats, Tuo losn will not fall short of £100,000, with' Dotwoen' - $63,000 and . $64,000 insurance in_th following Compantes: Frauklin, of Philadelplifi, $11,250 ;" Ztna, $7,000 ; Orient, of Hart- ford, $1,000 ' Lathar, of "Now York, $7,000; "Hartford, $2,000; ‘Novth Dritish and Morcautile, 37,000 ; Phcuix; . of Harlford,” §2,000; North American, of Philadal: pliin, $1,000; Home, of New York, $4,000; Liverpac and 'Loidon ond-Globo, * $6,000 ;' Americin, of St. Touis, $7,600; and {n otlier compunica, $7,500, The custond'of Kirkland Iall fell on tho stores Leneath, and futally injurcd 5 man named Grober, and_sori- ously fujured soveral otars who was carsylug out Toada et ‘¥ New Yorli. Nz _Yong, Jan, 14.—The 'bodding wareliouss of James Flanigan, in Chitham’ Square, was burned last night, with a loss of $190,000, ' NEW YORK. Survivors of the Virginius Orew in Destitute Circumstances==0Only En= Zlish Subjocts Provided for. "Speclal Dispatch o The Chicago Tribune, ‘New Yonk, Jau, 14,—Soveral survivors of the crow of the Virginius have boon sufforing greatly from want sinco thelr arrival in this city, When they first landed, it was underatood that they woro all met by kind friends, who took them {o their own homes, providing for tho immedinte needs of the poor fellows from thelr own pockots, and promising to do all in their power to Bocura for them sultablo employment a8 soon as thoy recovered from the offects of the great hardships thoy hsd boon subjoctad to, To-day tho fact Locame gous erally known for tho first time, that soveral of those men hove been efther ovorlooked or Leartlossly unheeded by their fellow-countrymen, from whom they bad right to expoct sid, Now thal tholr destituto cons ditlon Liua been brougli Lo tho notico of tho citizons of Now York, thelr wante will, doubtless, bo soon sup- plisd, P Aifred Parlior, a negro and a Dritish _subjeot, nnd who {a one of tho survivors of the erow of {ho Vir~ gindus, applicd to-day to United States Commissioner Shields, and asked if it was not in the Coinmlesioner's powor to seud home five Oubaus, and ono Frenchnan, also survivors of tho crew of the Virginius, who are iu this city, aud . UTTERLY PENNILESS. ‘Tho Fronchman bad asked tho French Oonsul to send him home, bui that official ryoplicd that those who brought him liero must take caro of him, T Oubans applled for ald to tho Quban League, but Wer told tlat thoy must shift for thomuelves, T'huy bave Deen boarding in Greone stroct until to-day, wheu, having no money, they woro ofected, Parker kald they had not lnd any: thing durlog the day, Commisstoner Shields told thom Lo Lind 10 power $n tha matier, but would take counsol with the United Statos Districk Attorney, 1o advisod them 10 goton corlain charitablo fnstitution for tho present, which thoy did, The United Btates District Altoruey noys that’ wheén tho crow of the Virginius arrived hiore thoy wera told thoy could go_ nslioro or ‘o sent abosrd & recruiting abip until the Govornment could provide moans to send thom home, They went ashiora, and now, therefore, the Government of= flolula a8 such can do Kothing for thom, Parker saya he does uot uak old for himsolf, bocanse ho * belongs to England, and sho carca for Hor subjects, ¥ 110 the Asaclated Press.} A WALKING MATOH, New Yonx, Jan. 14.—Tho walking match between Edward Mullfu, of Boston, and A, E, Hurding, of thia clty, wan won by the formor, Tho distanco wus ten milés; the timy ona hour, 22 minutes, 4) seconds, Tarding was 4_seconds bebind, . TUE GUERLEY ALDUS, Tho presentation of an illuminnted momorial album to the fumily of Horace Greeloy, a9 8 gift of the city, wil tako placo ut 8 o'clock thiw Gftoruoon, ot tho redls denca of dobn F. Cloveland, whero 3ir, Greoloy's daughtors aro reslding. THE ARAPILES ACTIORT, Tl Bpaniah frigalo Aripiles went nuliore at tho foot g{”!rl(#{‘; oot rooklyu, to-dey, while lesving tho Yard, "N Arayiles, whioh wnt on tho rect In T'ast Rivor this_morning, hus floated, and e now auchored off the Vattory, —— THE RAIL MANUFACTURERS. Cavuspus, O, Jan, 14.—A weetiug of rafl mamu- facturors was Nld fu ihls city to-day, ‘Tho aftornoon swan apent §u discupaing mattora connooted with thelr buslucus, A promlneut fostura of tho discussion was 1ho elfoci of tho panic, nnd it woa unsnfmously sgrood that, fu order lo lllwcn{ullf' prosocute busiiess dur- Iug'tho coming yoar, it will b nocessar, couductad on & fnoro cconomical principlo, and that a groat reduction must Lo sccured upon all skilled Iabor, To effoct this i3 was decldod to call o mesting ut Cloyeland next Tuosday, when ropresentatives of tio differout brauchos of akilled Inbor are requestod £2 mogt tho ropeosentativey of ali the mills fu tho Cloyelayd disteict, that 1t bo SPRINGFIELD. The State Legislature Work- ing in a Leisurely Faghion, Animated Debate in (ko House - on the Railroad Tariff Schedules, Opinions Concerning the Deca- tur and Bloomington Conventions. The Judiciary Committee to " Dispel the Prevailing Ignorance. The Roilrond Commission Account : - for Moneys Received. The . Advisability of Abolishing ihe Board Entertained by a Large Majorily. Inharmonious Session of the Farmers’ Legislative Club. The Railrond Sohedules a Subject of Discussion. THE RAILROAD QUESTION, Special Dispatelto The Chicago Trlbune, TUE BOIEDULLS, SPRINGFIELD, Ti, Jan, 14.—Mr, Stowart, of McLedn, offerod a resolution in tho Ionso, staling that, as thore 'was somo doubt whother the rallrond schedules should ‘bo-adoptod, tho} Judiciary Commmittea roport whather furtlier legislativo nction was necessary. Tho rules bo- ing suspendad by 98 to 21, and tho resolution brought beforo tho Houso, Mr, Oberly, of tho Bpecial Ratlroad ‘Committeo, defonded tho law, and urged that it bo per- mitted to stand untouchod and unamended until it was fully and fioally tested, Nobody found fault with tho law but tho mllroz)g o Tholaw waas indorsed by Tnd'broaTun ooNveNTION, body composed of tho class whio woro to govern the- country in tho years fo come, and that body knew ns much probably s tho Inwyers on tho Judiciary Com- mitteo of the Ilouso or Senato, That Jaw ehould ro- ‘main until 46 courts teated #t, Tho day would como when courts would reflect tho sentimont of fhie peoplo Just 08 woll oa the Legislaturo, Hart, of LaSalle, another member of tho Bpecinl Committes, eaid there were two conventlions of tho peoplo rocently. hold, and thoy emplutically requested that tho law bo allowed to stand, WHO * RUNY TROSE CONVENTIONA? ° Mr, Morrison asked him if ko (Hart) did not attend thoso sumo conventions, and introduce resolutions indorsing tho law, Iiatt replied thot Lo was not at Docatur, but was at Dloowmington, where he introduced no resolution, but resolutions favering the law wero ununimoualy passed, Ifo wanted no exprossion of opinion from tho Judie clary. oy 1d mot think the Chafrman of the Judiclary Comuaitteo would givo au opinion favorablo to tho Inw, &8 it was known bio was opposed to it, Tho rexolution was A DAGE-TIANDED SLAT AT THE LAY, : Jones defended the motives of the nuthor of the res- olution, Where were the schiedules that were adopted 7 They were never Leforo that Liouso, Whers was the Clu\{rmnu of the ltuiirond Committea?’ Last winter every man who opposed thut law was necused of. inu sold out to raliroads, No man dare express his viows without befug accused of eelling out, As for tho - Docatur _Couventlon, Le wislied (o jnform tho -mon. who . Wero thero thot thought - froc-trade,. caliod for by one of rosolutions, as the sentiment of tho Hate, thoy were miwtalon, Thero vas such {hing as pubfie clamor, and {boro wera mon feoding public clamor, Whord wero tho schudules? WIAT WAS THAT ADJOURNED RERSION Xom, if not to consider tho sehiedulen? I they did not got tho schedules, e would vole to go' liome. Was tho TRaoflrond Board greater len the Legislature,—iho created groator than tho creator? o was told by ono of tho lmmortal 6500 who assambled at Decatnr that ho did not know anything about prima facio evidence, or anyihing elso fu” tho Iaw, Thoso schedules wero & grost queation, Tho dologation of loglslative power ‘Waa involved, and tlio opinion of tlio Iawyors on that subject would bo o good thing to have, ‘CABHEDY OFFENED A BUDSTITUTE, . which was morely 3 sifglit modification of tho original resolution and confiued, tho attontion of the Gour- ‘mitteo to the question of {he necossity of taking action on tho schedules, “Tho miitituto being accepted, Mulvono moved o amond, 5o that tho question of the schedulas Leing prima acle evidenco should Le pussed upon "Tho discussion on the resoluifon wos continued fn an cxcoasivoly auimated atrain, until il was LNLIVENED DY STEWART'S INSINUATION {hat Oberly was au insignificant creature, which pro- ‘yoked Ohorlyb‘lntl((zh “t‘] oxpression of opiuion that Stowart wae.a blockbead, ‘Cassedy mudoa tatmo spooch,—for Cassody,—and wag comparativaly, mereiful o roilronds, but Bl e thought tho schedules shiould be adopted, Iiopking was ‘bpposcd to enlighteniug resolations, law and all ; snd Hart feared the schedules would loso their pliabllity. by being cnacted into law, Many othor Spcochcs woro mado on citar sids, but nothiug now nor bright waa uttered, Finally, it was docldod to voto on the mation to fn- atruct ifo Judiclary Commiitea to roport §f iho ‘schodulos aro yalld aa rules of credence, without boing enacted .by tho Leglalature, The resclution was adopted—yeas, 75 ; nays, 45, as follows : ¥EA8, Armatrong (Ls Hart, Quinn, Ballo), Harvey, Tiace, Dishop' (MeHen- Hawer, Ramey, 1), Herrington, Rice, Bocock, ite (Mudidon), Rouhtroo, Tooll, Hollenback, ~ Savage, Bradwell, Jaquess, Sowser, Dranson, Jumes, Scune, Bullard, Teltzo, Suerman, m Mann, Shumiay, Coliing, Murold, Smitl, Crawfcrd, MeAdaime, Soule, Qullerton; McDonald, Stowart (Winno- Demont, MeGee, Lago), Dalton, McPlietran, Stewart (McLean) Drossct, Middlecofl, Streator, Dunbam, Bfoors (Matshall), Thomns, Frecland) Moftit, “Thornton, Froenun, Mulvane, Virdon, Golden, Novlle, Warner, Gordon, Nuito, Waslbuirn, Graban, Ouerly, Waymin, Graugor, Toltzér, Wobster, Grant, Tlownian, Westfall) Gridicy, Tallock, Wood, Grimtn, Pyatt, Mr, Bposker—is, NAYS, . Alozander (Mont- Ewing Maral, ‘gomery), Flauders, Migehell, Armstrong Fortl, Bloase, (Grundy), = Groy, Morrison, lakely, Hilo (8, Olalr), Newton, Bryant, Holles, Oakwood, Cninely Hopking, Oleson, Citpenter, Inucoro, Orendért, Cliambors, Jackson, Ty, Cronkrite, Jeosup, Scatllan, QOrosby, TJobuston, Scott, Darnell, Joucs, Shuw, Dasls, TLouo (Uoncock) ~Shorldan, Dewey, Tano (Do Witt) Tuggatt, Dolau, Toowmis, Truitt, Rfuor, Wymore—is, “THIE RATLROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONERS in responso to o resolution of tho House, submitted s statewent of cxponges from Dec, 1, 1879, to Dec. 31, 1873, Thoy sel out Ly stating that (wo lawyers have Leen retsiued to nssist in {ho caeo instituted against tho Northweatern Raiiroad, aud two in the cuse against tho Illinols Central, with whom no definite coutraot ad beon mado, but who iad agrecd that their faos sliould bo reasonablo, ‘Tho oxpenses incurrod in investlgations, inemploying - legal counsel amounte £2,105,64, which fucludes 3500 fo each of the two Iawyers, $800 to namother luwyer, and $050,89 for oxtn elerk hire, This was takon ‘oul of tho $10,000 appropriatod at tho last soasslon, loaying & balance of $27,204.31, ' Thio {ncldentol oxpenses of tho offico smounted to $3,018.48, which lofbon band o balanco of $1,881,63, autof the fund_of $5,000 from which it Wb paid, Theso figures do not Jucludo tho salaries of thio Comumisulonors, which como directly out of tho Blate Treusury, nor something ovor £6,100 for printing tho echedulos, which fa pald with other [Irlll“nfl bills, ‘Tho raport Avnu reforred o the Commltles o Cone tingent Expensc, PROFOSED ALOLITION OF TIE DOARD, At tho closa of tho soasion this afternoon Hoflen pro- sonted a resolution Inulrufli!lt{ {hio Committeo on Olvil Bervioo wnd Rotrenchniont Lo lnguiro fus tho advisas Dility of abolishing tho Ralizond Cominisalon, and. tho Touso adoptod 1t almoat unnulmonaly, Whtlo s numbor of wombors woro dlscunsing tho “Rallrosd I in Hio Sonato to-day, oo of e Juged of tho guprome Court quirud, Wiy tho dovil ‘ot you try and regulato thio raics of board fu Chicago 79 DISPOSITION OF COUNTY BURPLUSES, 1n tho Sonute, Br, Glenw's bill, providing that sur- pluses in the Btata Troasury to tho oredit of tawns, Gitioa, or counties, whnll bo sod in the prymont of their raflroad fndebtodnass, by buying up outhtanding bouds st pary or whall bo fuyestod 2 Unlted Biates and to bonds, wan read n socond time, diachargod from tho ordor'of reading by sectlons, and orderod to & thir rending. ———— FARMERS' LEGISLATIVE OLUB. Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, THR RATLROAD LAW CONSIDERED, Bramxarienn, T, Jan, 14.~Tho Farmors' Tegis- Intive Olub holdl 1ta firat mooting this ression thin oven- ing, Bouator Takdwin in tho clintr, 1o sald thoy wore called to conalder the Raflrond law, and moved {o dis- cur flic queation wwhollior 1t was polley for {ho Legls. Tature fo ounct tho achedules, Tho motlon provailed, and Hart repoated tho wpeoch Lo made in the Houso this morning, corlending thot thero was no neceerity for Leglalntive nction on the cighth section of tho Taw. Mr, Doro, of Marshall, anfd 1t was a vital subjoct, on which o waa very ek fu the dark, and would ko to b illumiunted, Ho voled for an ndjourned sesslon, axpecting to take oma nction on tho law, bl 1t acome el to be gonorally thouglit thoro wan no meceasity for cnncling tho achicdiilos, e feared thoy woro EXPERIMENTING TOO MUoit, . If tho courls decided tho clghth scetfon wnconaltin- tlonal, where would they be, and what wonld they do? 'Ia folt certnli tho Legislnturo phould invo or tablished the acliedules by law, ¥ Motlit belleved tho Hciwdlllou would bo useful to brhlfl tho busincss bofara tho courts, Let tho Iaw ntand nntil tho conrts ook tho reaponaibility of pro- nouncing it uncoustitutional, Ho bLelioved that to- morrow, whon tho scliedules Lok offoct, tha law would e na perfect os thoy could mnke it, Castlo was willing to voto for whatover seomed to Lo tho judgment of tho Genoral Assombly i tha main, Whilting roilollvered tho apecch ho made n tho. Sonoto Commitico Monday ovening, and, iu sddition, oulogized thio Taw, Lecausn 1t compollod 'tho railroads to namit they could uol rosfat 1t. Insomo parts of tho Bluto, fault wau found, but gunctally tho Jaw waa pope ular.,” Tho inhabitandn of Lurcat County, whore ho came from, saved $200,000 aunually under the lnw, and o pesplo of tho ‘Btato. maved & million dollacs’ Tho timo was coming Whon thioy wonld DFOLALE AISOLUTE NATES, i 80 absoluto that courta could not go bohind them, 1t necassary, the Gonstitution should bo smended toal. Tow tho dolegatlon of power to Commisaloners; aa would bo diflicnlt for largo bodies to fix ratce, M, Granger thought tho Sonnte and Houso wero fully’ compotant o oxamins schedules, and.decido whother thoy wero juat sud_oquitable, Then {hey could make thefr’ law, Tho Legialatura woro Just 08 competent to comstruct schedules na any threo Commissioners, ‘fho poopls clam- ored for n practical working, railroad Jaw, and ho dld not agrea with thiosa who held tho law wah popular evorywhora, 1o did not oxpect tho Commise slonors vora poug fo nverlin, patel up, and rovamp schednles to suit the caprices of raliroads, He woul nol givo much for achedules that would not lat two )‘cnllfl,—(mln ono session of the Leglslature to the noat. M, Mulvano would set Is faca aa n stono sgainat onnacting schiedulea or ottempting to establigh maxi- mum rates, becauso ho belioved thoy could not do it, Armatrong, of LaSallo ; MANKERED YOR A OLIMPSE OF THE SOHEDULES, Ho took thoe Springfleld Journal, and nevergot but ono slicot of a rehodulo, Ha could not go homo and Ia3 his herd comfortabis upon bis pillow unless hio hiad dono hils utmont to catablieh the maximum rates demanded by tho Constitution, Had they oboyed tha Conatitution? Iad they ostablishee mazimum rates? Woro thoy ‘mot qualifled to . do e0? DIid tucy not "tell tho feovlo tist when thoy ruuning for office? (Laughtor.] On them foll tho burden of establishing fates, for . tho Inwyers had opposod tho movoment alf throtgh, The farmors de- mnnded it from tho farmors in tho Leglslaturo, Let thom Lave mazimum rates, Rico felt, winco hacamo to the Loglslature, Wko & ‘mariner toéacd about on a tompestiious ocoar! without 8 compans, am, after tho luocking about k" found Iimaclf back at'tho spot whoro ho started, Thoy would fix ratca, , Thoy wera boitnd by onth to do it. Gassedy inquired If tho Commmissloners or the Legls- Inture mido law, Had the Commisslonors o right oven t0 catablieh n rulc of ovidenco? Could thoy get fusida o courk with their achedulos? Not much, - Thoy frite tored away & year waiting for these schodules, and now that thoy had thom they wero AKE A MAN WIMI AN ELEPIANT, Thoy wero trsing to mako tho roform ail nt once, Tho poopla wauld be flung out of court on tho schad: os, : Gordon was convincod thnt If & cuge under tho law oy beforon fury closen from o Ginb no ratizoad couli bo convicted, for no two of thom wero i accord in anything, 1o conld not. convict a railrond §f on any jury himaolf, His county (Moryan) auffored from tho lay, 8 it et off compotition to [he East by way of Chicagd, Jacksonville morchants went to Now York to purchiasa goode, becauso froights from 1iew York weroaa low s from Chicago. - Thoro must bo somo- thing wrong with tho Inw, wioen thore was so much difforenco of apinion aa to its working, 3 Whiting was roady to voto for fixing absolute rates if thero weron probability of unauimily among tho farmors, Tio Chofr was sure tho scheduls would be thrown out us ovidunco unless enucted fnto law, Thio moating adjourned (o el F+iday oveniug lo continuo the dis- cushion, it having een first decided to hold regular weakly nootings every Wednesduy ovoning, | - “TII HONEDULES, 1t #8 underataod Liere, will go Into offeet to-morrow, and tho Zeglulaturo profcaaos (o bevory nnxious tosua st tho railroads wiit do, though it's_generally underatood thoy won't. do nuyiliing but igiote tho schedule, It Tooks now a8 f thiey would bo ombodied fu o Lill, and an atteinpt wado to paus it 3t all the figures cin bo read in ono day, which can’ be ouly nocomplistiad by yor smart. youdin, lat tho farmor sontimont, Tho meeling to-night was inharmonious, Somo aro trying to czouso tholr voles for un adjourned ossion by fusiating they destred topnes the scliedule, which s & 'very lamo cxeuso, e LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Snectal Dlspateh to The Chicago Tribune, 2258 IN CODK COUNTT, SPRINGHTELD, Til., Jan, 14.—Tho bill regulating the foos of ofiicera in Cook County, now beforo the House Committea on Feos, promiscs o have a hard rond to travel, tho Cook Gounty delegation belng far from: unanimons in ita favor. Oleson aiya that, If nocesenry, hio can provo that fome of the clerka recoivo a per- centage of ihelr subordinaten, salaries o8 o roward for tho nppointments, ‘Chis s 3 specica of simony that wo't help thoDbill, Oleson speaks of ono ease in which a Rubordinate Is compelled to pay $200 a year out of & salary of $1,200, To Feo and Salary Committeo. hinvo doctded to ro- port tho Cook Gounty Lo Lill to the Louse withion rocommondation. . COUNTING TIII! MONEY, Carpenter reported from tho Financo Committeo that'tho Trensurer was in Now York at the timo of the pasaago of tha resolution requesting thom to count the State’s money, and would not bo back until tho 25th, They asked an extensfon of timo to mako flual'roport until tho Troasurer got back, Bhorman-insisted upon counting the moneyat onco, Why should they walt i1 thoy Trensurer got back? Thoy waited ton long in Chlcago, and the monoy nover camo back, It was fur- thier oxplainod Uat tho Treasurar way pasiug tho Jn- tercst provided for in tho grab-law, and lind vouchers and coupons with him, and they could not bo counted, “Llie coromony of couniting was posiponad, ASSESSMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL PURI'OBES, Senator Murphy introduced a bill repenling Ll 300, pasecd lost, scsion, providing for soparnto assess mants fn citioa for’ municlpal purposea, Tho Bena- tor's dintrict {a pecunfarly interested in_tho and this s o flank movement to provent Cool from voting for its ropeal, . AMENDING THE LIFE INSURANGE LAY, Senator Yager Introduced o bill to amend the life- insurancy Iaw so that 10 compuuy shall contract or enforco provision to limit tho thno for commencing suits for the smount of policics toless than fivo years, A PAWN-BROEER'S BILL. Wayman's il to protoct porsons plédging proporty a8 collatoral security, was promoted tou third_reading in'tho Honse, It rofors 0 puwn brokers; probibiting them from collecting moro than 6 por cont & month, and allows threo months o redeer: pledges, BENATE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. Tho Presidout of tho Beuate announced tiie follow- ing; committeo appoinimentato Il vacancioa : Ir. Kelly, on Gommittees on Ronds and Dridges, on Contigent 'Expeuses, on Mines snd Miniog, and o Tederal Rolations; Nr, Faftorson on Cominitice on Geology and Sclenco; Mr, Strong on Commitico on Enrolled and Engrossed Biila; Me., Groon on Commil- teo on Municipalitics ; B, Daldwin on Committco on Rovouuo, and Ar, Castlo o the samo Commitice, 77 TAN AnseNeL, Sonator Palmor offercd a resolution declaring Sena. tor Short's place on commitioes vacant, on nccount of I prolonged sbsonce. 1t was referred to tho Co mitteo on Miscellsucous Bubjocts, which will conimu- nfcate witle tho sbsentes, BIr. Short represonta {ua "Thity-irat Disirict, comprising tho counties of Vermilllon and Ldgar. Tho questlon of sup- plylug his ' position on’ committors has already commenced to bo_ogitated, Tt was thowill of tho TRopublican caucus lagt wintor, that Mr. Strong should Lo Chalrman of flie Committco on Flnonces, but Mr. Bliort’s defeat for tho Presidency of tho Senato gave Lim tho place, M, Strong was yesterday sppoluted on anotlicr comuliter, which may excltido him from this favor, Mr, Daldwin would siiceood 3r, Short on {ho Comuiton G Punal Tnattutions, whieh, b vow of the ponding Tonitontiary investigation, is an Mufipl)nilllcfil, vt b Wil not nexont. Trestdont Karly to-ufight Ju porfecily nt son us to tho appointments, snd ants u cancus to dover him from tho predicanient; Lut thero 18 no dieposition to hold it, parties belug rather mixod just now, AN I'DUCATIONAL DILL, Tho Education Commilteo roports o bill providing that in schuol distrlets o tax of 1 por conteould bo lovlen for educationn] purposes, and o tax ot oxccell- ing 4 por cent for buildings, tho latter by a voto of tho Qlstrict, It was sent to a socond reading, CLAFBIFIUATION O COUNTIES, Tho Touss Feo and Sulary Committco recommonded tho passago of o Lill elagsifylng tho counties of tha Blute, pccording to tho last'census, ‘Tho first clay comyriscs counties not oxceoding 20,000 fnlmbitantu ¢ thin socond between 20,000 and 70,000 : und tho tuird over §1,000, Tho bill tiames tho cauntics, €0 s to ix thelr atutus beyoud doubt, EASY TIONonS, M, Walkor introdticed in tho ITouso o bill to allow inatitutlons of loaruing othor thin common sehools to al-lay, County coufor degrecs, This {3 fntondod lo fuclii- {ufo tho mamifscluro ‘of Mastera of Arts Doctors Laws and Diviuily, ete, If | yusses, thore won't bo 4 man, womun, or ¢hild that swill not havo thele names followed by the alphabot, and Lionora of thfs kind wil Lo &o cheap and common thiut thoy won't bo worth rush, The bill is intended to upply an unropublican eraving for titles, READING LILLS IN TIE JIOUBE, Thio Mauso amuicd Hsalf fu tho affernoon readin Diily untll o}t fun tho Touso wore ordered to o {hird rouding or convlgred Lo a Commitleo, Nono woro of Taviul Litoratt, nud thoy Wit {lough tetiousd. Au nttompt was twico wade to put rovised Lills on thelr pausage, but it was no_uso, and tho House fell Duok ot tho J nexhaustablo calondar—tho legaoy of tho ‘ chauge will be made, Iast nosslon, Many of thoso bills woro virtuslly dend, and it wea silly to resurroct them, But thoy wors dragged out of tho torab ono by aoo, only to.ba reisld ou the table, At length Bradwell's Hill RREGULATING CONTEMPT OF COURT in fury trlnls in samo cascs romo to tho surface, An altempt Lo Jay it on tho tablo was defeated—83 to 42, aud 80 was an sttompt to behead it by striking out the onscting clause, Aflor fooling away an hour, it was annonnced that tho Revialon Lnlnmlrlnn lad propared o Lill on the samo subjoct, 80 the wholo mattor was ‘postyoned for a weok. A ey REVISING THE STATUTES, Svectal Disnateh to Tha Chicayo Tribune, CONOENNING COUNTY COURTS, BennovieLp, 1L, Jon, 14,—Tho rovislon bill con- corming Gounty Gourls being on second reading fn tho Bcuate, o two-liour debate onsued, on'sn amendment offered by Banford, providiug, in the torms of the law of 187, for an incréasod Juriadiction for County Courte, oxcopt in easca whero titlo to land s favolvod, and confining the sitting of tho law sido of tho Court to the monthis of January, April, July, and Gotobor, the torms {o commonco on tho third Aondays thereof, Bpecches wero mado i favor of tho amondment by Sauford, Bheldon, Baldwin, and Archer, and opposed to tho amondmont by Grows, Donahuo, Cummings, and Btoole, Tha voto on tho adoption of tho smond. ment was aa follows: xFAS, Archer, Hampton, fenford, Baldwin, undloy, Bhieldon; Brooks, Kehao, Strong, Gy, NeGthin Yegeiot, Ay, Groth, oger—17, Glon), Nicliolson, # NATA, Burko, Jacobs, Upton, Canfiola, Murphy, \‘};rren, Crews, Tatteraon, Whitnoy, Qunimings, Blarno, Youngblood, Donahue, Btecle, Ar, Presideht—17 Green, Thompson, |, The voio bolng & tlo, tho amendmont wns lost, Pouding & motion to refor, further consideration was postponad till Wednenday. . COOR COUNTT counts, The rovielon LUl congorning the Griminal Court of Qook County, which- makes no important change in tlhio present Inw, was read a socond time in tho Benate and advaucod to the third dogree, ‘Tho bill ixing timos of lmh?lng court in Cook Conn- &y, was treated in the samo way. Tho Sonate_discussed tho " revised bill on Clrcutt Courts, and incidentally aroso a dobato on the conati- tutionality of paying County Judges for sorvices ron~ dered whilo silting oo the beneh in Gook Cuuna'. It ‘was fnally concluded that it was perfeotly legal, and tho bill went to o third reading, JURORS' FEXS BILLA, Tho Jury bill passed at tho last nession, and signed Ly tlio Govarnor, ifTora from the bill on record fu tho | Journal, so & bill was introduced in the Benate to-duy to remove the varfanco in tho secoud section, Tho. curative bill was on its third reading whon it wna re- forrod to tho Judiciary Committea for cxamination, 1t 4a clatmed that thoro can’t bo n logal fury in the Siato a8 the matter now stands, thoe old law having been ro- ‘ealed and tho Inat ono pussed boing invalid, OROANIZATION OF COUNTY TOARDS, Tho Dbilt relating to the organization of County Toards in counties ot undor township organization was ordored to third reading, an amendment Loing adopted Pxovid.!ng that all acts herotofore done by Boarda of County Commissloners which might have bog dons by County Gourla i cauntios in which tho 881 Courts hava not_continued to do the businose of safdl counties, aro heroby logalized, PROTESTING DILLS, Tho bill in rolation to promissory Totes, bonds, efe., which had been ordared to n third rending, was rocon sidored, and a motion mado to strike out the clause by which the drawor or fudorsdr of & protested bill of ox- change hins to pay #5_per cont damogea® In addition to logal intorost and costs and charges of protest, Tho obnoxions words were biricken out, " Leltzo moved further to amend, 0 that In caso sut hind to bo bronght o dsmages ahéuld bo aliowed. A mation to Tay this on tho tabla fafled ; it was adopted, and again tlie bill was ordered to a third reading, B MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. XENTOMOLOGY, Senmvorrzso, i, Jan. 14,—Willlm Lo Barron M, D,, Sinto Entomologist, hoa presented his roport to tho Governor. It containa about 100 pages, and s tlustrated with engravings showlng how the codling worm and other ingects oxcavato apples and injure frult. Tho. clrculntory, rospiratory, mcoroto- ry, and muscular sysfoms of fusccla aro ox- plained by diagrams, and tho pamphlct seems to have & vractical bearing which i8 moro than can bo said of much of (ho matter printed by tho Stato, Tho follow- 1vg oxtract. from the Introduction will give an idea of THE ECOTE OF TIIE WORK, . It must be borno i mind, that the main objeat of this oflico fa of directly practical nature, and If re- ports of a more scientillo character arp occasionally published, the subject should bo so treated ue to shiow, s much an possible, the connection between sciontine and practfeal ontomology, ~With this ond in viow, T have, in tho present report, made the food aud tho food-habita of tho insccls troated of tho basis of aification, it beiug in this conuection chiefly that insects aro injurious to humau futerests, By this mieans, the student who has acquired the art of refor- ring inaccts to thelr natural conucctions by (o cxom. instion of thelr external structure, will be abloe to de- {ormino whotlicr any specics o mhy Live 1 band be injurious, or liablo to become 80, by knowlng fhie habits of the family or tribe to which it belongs, Tho prescnt report consiats of two paris, the firsé part Loing dovoted, as usunl, to the conslderation of inju- rious insects, and tho sccond part being tho flist {n- stalment of the elementary treatiso in goneral, refer~ Ted Lo du the preceding remarks, In my next report I contemplato completing that part of tho work which treats of tho large sud important order of Coloopters, or beotics, GUUERNATONIAL JAMDOREE, *_Gov, Boverldgo will giv Lis firat reception at the Esocutive Mansion noxt Tucsday eveniug, The houke lina been nowly furnished by, tllo expendfturo of tho approprintion of last winter, aud this will bo o kind of bousewarming to glvo members au apportunity to gazoon fresl carpoting and fino upholsfery, Aem: ra bavo sont Lomo for whito. vests sud frog-failed conts, B0 na to danco gracefully. with the beauty of tho capital,. Tuo ontertainments whl Vo, ropented fart- nightly.” The entiro population of the Gommonwealih is fnviled, Exercises begin at 8 p, m. el it el ) CASUALTIES, Colliston ‘on tho Cloveland & Pittse burgh Road. Prrrspunon, Jan. 14.—A collislon cccurred bo- tween o north and south bound frojghtetrain on the Cloveland & Dittaburgh Rafirond yestorday, threa miles south of Summitville, 0., both locomotives and four cars belng bedly wrecked, A brakeman named Frank Frazer had bis foot cut off by rolling o the track after striking tho ground. Tho engincer and conductor of tho southebound train sro charged with criminal carolossness, When arriving at the meolin, point they went to sleep, aud initead of waiting “L\lfi tho northi-bound trafn_passed, thoy waited by twenty- fivo minutes and startod, Tho conductor am 10 bavo been alck and uot abio to attond tokis duty, Killed by o Fall Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BroouNazoN, I, Jan, 14.—Mr. Daniol Spellman, formerly a resldgat G this ey, ms with an accldonl 2t lowo, nour Xappa, yostordsy, which resullod fu instant doath, Ho was working about the collar slaire, and occidentally fell from thoe top to the bot- tom, ' His back and nock woro broken, Spolimun waa 80, M NEW ORLEANS MARKET. NEW OnLEANS, Jan, 14,—CorroN—Domand _modor- ato, and prices irreguiar, but lower ; salos, 6,000 bales ; od ordinary to strictly good ordinary, 13X@1450 } jow middlings to strictly low middlingt, 16):@1670 § middiinga to strictly middlings, 183;@17c; goor middlings, 173c. Recoipts, 0,305. bales, Exporte— Coastwise, 32,117 bales ; to Great Britaln, 5,283 bales; stock, 205,675 bales ; unsold, 13,900 bales, MoNETARY—Gold, 1113; sight, Ao dlacount; steriing, $5.34@5,35. DneapsTurss—Flour firm; XXX, $7.00@6.00 ; Corn easfor at U@7c. Oats Hay—Primo dull ‘and lower st $20.00; cliofco scarco ot §23,00, ProvisioNs—Pork firm at $16.75@10,00, Dry salt meata—None in first hands, Hacon firm atZ8X @0 u@ngg.x Now hnnn‘.\,l@dlgél‘ at, 120, Lard quief’; flerce, 34@930; Keg, 0% LooRnrEs-Buges In fuir demand and frmor ; in- ferlor, 4X@60; common sugar, S}@6X0; fair to fully fair, 64 @80 ; primo to striclly ‘primo, 8 @830, Molasscs dull ; falr, 85@5670; prime to strictly prime, %fi”“ falr, 20@3T0 § good, 273@280; prime, 6@ 150, A — CRIME. Col. Thomas Stillwell Killed in a Quarrel at Anderson, Ind, Important Arrost of Mail Robbers in Towa, A Series of Fearful Murders in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Murder of Col Stiliwoll in Anderson, Ana, Spectal Dianaleh lo The Chicago Tribune, Awpengox, Ind,, Jan, 14,—Col, Thoman A, Sillwell, Iato President of the Tirst Natfonnl Baulk of this city, was shot nnd inatantly Xilled this ovening about 6 a'elock by Johin F. Corwin, Tt 18 claimed that SHil. woll fired firat, ud that Corwin ahiot in- self-defonce, sliooling tho Colonol in tho temple, Tha troublo arord out of an old finauclal trouble, [ 70 the Amociated I’r!u.] IuprArATOLIH, Ind,, Jan, 14.—~Col. Thomas N, Btil- well, Minister to Veuezueln during Presidont Jobn- son’s Adminiatandion, was shot sl instantly killed -b; Joln E. Corwln, at_Auderson, Ind,, ahout 6 ocloc thia afternoon, ' Corwin snd Sillwoll wero disputing about somo financial mattors connected with the Biil- well Iinnk of Anderson, whon Stilwell drew n pistol and fired. 'Tho ball atruck o allver dollar in' Corwin'a pocket, wounding him slightly In (ho leg, Corwin then Srad, hitting Btilsvoll in tlio tomple, tho ball yass- ing through tho brain, Corwin guve himself up, Henvy Matl Robbery. Special Diepateh o The Chicaan Tribune, Roox Tetawp, 1ll, Jyn, 14.—Mail-Touto Agent Cowles, of tlio Rock Iland Railrond, wos arroatod at Avoca, Ia., thie morning for robbing the malls, Threo ‘months 3go & morclinut of Davonport mado complaint, to tho Post-Ofico Dopartment of tho losn of n lotter contnining $20, between Davenport and Marengo, and athor lottora have einco boen missed, Tho npocial agents traced the crimo to Gowles, Who, on hofng ar- Testod, confessed his guilt, Cowles in'n middio-sged man, well off, wud s’ brotlior-ln-law of Blusler Goi~ fax, 4 To the Assoclated Press,] Des Mons, In,, Jan, 14,—One of tho most exton- sivo moll robberies in thin Stata has been ferroted oub and tho porpetrator arreated, For somo timo many lottors linve been missed on the Rock Ialand Ttoad, snd Bpecial Deotectives J, I, Stuart and J, B, Furay wore dotalled to work up the matter, Tho TObLEry Was yo&- torday fnstened upon Route-Agont Cowles by a decoy lor, 'Tho money was found on his person, and ho mada o confeanfon, ¥ho robbory fina boon going on for two or three years, and over $20,000 Lina proba. bly been taken, H6 wae arrested at Avoen this morn- lng, bis wifo befng with hiw on tho train, iio was the oldcst sgont on thie road and tho losst auspocted, The Assault upon Col. Covingion, XKy, Special Dispaich to The Chicugo Tribune, Torrelly, of Orsemsaty, Jan, 14,—Col, G, W, Terroll, whoss at- templed ascassination o fow wooks ogo by Tom Francis in Covington croated auch n sensation, appes odon tho miveot yestorday for the firet timo, and ws warmly rocolved, not only by Lis Hc“’aflmp{:r frlends, but by tho many' newspaper foadera in both cities whi niave watohed bia_fearioss attacks upon fraud; and hia irresiatiblo exposures of the oMcial corruption. It oppears -now thnt tho atab was in tho pitof iho stomnch, to the right of the modian ltuc, and, thers- foro, fortunately tao high to injure tho intestinos, ‘Tho stomach was ponetrated b{ tho blade of tho weapou, and the blood voinited at tho Limo undoublod. 1y eierod the organ from tho wounded {ssiios, Gol. Terrell aaya hio oxpectod to live througly tho at- {tack after tho first day, sud attributes his recovery to thio fact that lio had nothing In the form of food in his body at tho time, and to o naturally strong constitu- Uon, Hols now quiotly working up matatil for o conviction of Esquiro Francls, fafhor of the would-be- assassin, 08 an embezzler of funds belonging {o the Stato of Kontucky, nnd us o perjurar, in vatloiis viola- tions of hls ofliciuf onth, 1o i nlzo attending to tho Jugsosution of Tom Vedncls,for iug ailempt upon bia 0. Fearful Tragedics in Now fiexico. 81, Louts, Mo,, Jan, 14.—Tho Republican haa o lot- tor from Santa Fo, New Mexico, dated the 7th, which gives un acconnt of n scrles of bloody tragedies thnt oceurrad in Lincoln Connty Inst mouth, 1t appears thnt on the 1st of December o party of Texan desperu- doea visited o rorort of tho deml monde In the town aud created o disturbance, They used revolvers free- 1]";' The Constablo of tle tosn, Juan Martin, ordered o ruffians to desist, wheroupon they riddled him with bullets, Matrin’s posso returned tho fire and kitled threo of tho desperadocs. Tho remainder fled to 0 rancho of Herald Brotbers, mx miles distant, whero, tiree days later, they killed {wo farme ors. A dayor two afior {bis aifoir Sherift Miller, with » posso of Lwenty 1non, went to Hernld's raunche to arrest tho murderere, but was met Ly fifty well armned men, and forced to rotreat, A fow doys subse- quent to {his, aud whilo a_weddig party woin progress at the' residonco of Tsadors Patross, in tho samo nelgliborliood, tho samo gang of desperadbes sur- rounded tho bouse, burat in the doors and ‘windows, aud commeucod an indiacriminato firing pon tho men wouien, and clfldren assomblod there, Slx peron: wero killed on tho apot, and_two women scriously, nerhaps mortally, woundod, The nssassins then flod o their stronglold, whore they still defy tho authorities, The mntter wus reported to the Governor by the Pro. Late Judgo and Justico of ho Peace, ths only Judicinl authoritics of the cflllllt{. who deelared their nabillty to make urrests, but up to the time the leter was writ- {en the Governor was not known to kave taken any ac- tion. Lynch Law in Kentuolcy. LovrsvirLr, Ky, Jan, 13,—~Dudloy Whito, colored, charged with tho murder of Jonathan Gassott under very bratal ofrournstances, in Mecklonburg County, n few days since, was taken out of tho County Jail b Greenvillo on Thurudny night last by a body of prmed men with their faces covered, and hanged to a treo near by, The jailor attemptea to resist, but several men presentod gons at s breast, and ordered him to deliver tho keys, which lie did, At tho examining trial of White, tho day before, tho prisoner was guarded by n large Bherif’s posse, and such was the disorder in tho court-room thial tho oxaminiution was finally poste yoned. . 1t in £oid that tho namea of somo of iha partica fo tho Lunging ore known, and proceedings S b taken fo belny uom to sortiea - T " Mysterious Disnppenarances CINOINNATY, O, Jun, 14,—Much oxcitemont exiata on nccount of tho dlsappearanco and waol's abacico of W, J, Dresknell, under singnlar circumstances, i waa o married man, Junjor Warden of St, Ihfilip Chureh in Qumminavillo, which 1s ibe northwestorn part of Cincinnnti, and was tho Tay reader, Iiasifonnd friends aza concerncd about Lis absonce, and hinv beon telegraphing over tho country inguiring for him, What fncrencon tholr concern is that ho hus tccumu Iated debts left unpadd to (he amount of $2,000, and was Inat secn at tho depot with a young Indy, for whom 1o had purcbasod gold ring, and_somo of 'whase lote Lera to il 1eft ainoug by papers buve cxclted gravo ‘surmises, A Sufforer from Three~Card-Nonte, INpIANATOLIS, Ind,, Jan. 14—A drovor named Calvin, from Doorls, Tl was flooced out of a draft drawn by the Penn Dank of Pittaburgl on Now York, for $4,080, by u parly af thzao-card-miunto playora on d railrond trafu coming into the city this morning, Allcgod Wilc«Murder, New Yonx, Jan, 18,—Siiney McLeod, a carpenter, Las boen nrrested i Jerao, of causing tho death of Lis wifo by vi ship- City on a charge olence, LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, Xmportant Casos In Rockford, Xl Speelal Dispatch to The Clicago Tribune, RoowronD, 1L, Jan. 14, ~Tho. Oirelt Goust opened hero on Monday, ' Two suits, involving $200,000 of city Proporty, and fuvolving tho clatms of siztcon fund. ownere, have caused great excitement in real-estate circlea In tho city, Tho rallroads azo also favolved in sovoral suits for porsonn! daniages, a— e OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, OINCINNATY, O,, Jan, 14,—~Tho Constitutional Con- ventfon to.day relnstated the ten-years term of tho Bupremo Court Judges, This will not bo likely {o bo clisuged hereafter, “The Judicial articlo will probably Lo disposed of next weel, when the suzilisry aubject of minority represenation will bo discussed, Mem. Lers aro proparing speechiea on that subject, YELLOW FEVER, Hatzrax, Jan, 14,—Hor Majcaty’s steamer Sphynx, which_arrived horo from Jamaica on Sunduy, broughi 101 officars and men of tho frigato Aboukir, who ure mora or losa affected by yollow fover, tho disouso baing contracted by them whils on n'general leave from tho ship,” Ninetecn of tho Aboukir's crow died from the fever st Kingaton, besides Licut, Thompson and wifo ; tho Commodora’a Sccrotary, Mr, Drcwhnml a Mre. Morton, wifo of the naval-clork, 4'he Bphynx loat two of her crow from yellow fever, sud avother liza died sinco tho vessel arrived hero, Tho remaindor of thip fover-atricken crow were removed to Lo bosple tal, and are now convalesceut, ] SHEBOYGAN COUNTY PIONEERS. Spacial DY alch fo The Chicago Tribure. Fonp Du Lo, Wie,, dan, 1.—Tho_elghtli snnual meatiug of tho Mlonoets of Shwboygan County occurred at tho Oity of Blicboygun last ovening. Tho excrcises conslstod In a serial reinion mid banuct b tho ock- man Hovso, ond o party ot Turucr Uall, At tho bane quet, suftabla tosutu wro yespundod to by tho lion, It , Smith, tho Hon, &, A, Hentley, Col. Gonrad Rutz, BMr, J, L."Trowbridge, Ool. J. A, Watrous, the Ion, John B, Thomay, aud'J, B, Bmith, This fa proneunced Ahio plossantest of tho Dlonleer meotings, ———— JONES COUNTY (iA.) COUNTY-SEAT. Special Dispateh to Tha Chleago Tribune, OENTK JUNGTION, Ta, Ji 0, 14,—A lirgo and ous thusfnetio meating of citizons wax hold ak Ui placo to- duy to conelder tho proprioty of romoviug tho county goat of Jones County from Auumowa to this city ut ihu coming genoral cleotion, Committoos were appointed, potitions gotton up, aud s} tho preliminaries taken for dyoloby the peshle. Thoro 8 3 yrowing fecling throughiout tho county that the present location Iu nu tho proper oue, and it now looks as If the deslved FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. Tho firm of STEPHANI, MONIEIMER & HART 1a this day dissolved by mutuil t 1 : o Witdrawing. o R ARG, ey honbutia HENRY NON] Chioago, Jan. 13, 181, RUM, ““‘Tz\uuhmn. The romaining partners will [ B UJ.J‘A )U{"‘"A l!‘!‘éflAEHFA"@'IAX"()';l\‘”‘IQ‘nlh:ll?llnl:belfi’l(zE aro, L £ho 33110 AUAELDEe, S Hindolph-at., widor tho firm nutno o =+ Sud 1W lask STEPHANI, HART & CO. sollaving dlaposod of my inforont in the abovo fomy, T ue asurs {0 my frlouds, Eiany favors sHown ino 1Ay bo O3LeAdse Lo thame ot 11O to them, HENRY MONIEIMER, OFFICE OF THOMSON & TAYLOR, 38 SOUTIT WATLER. Oute, ), A 3 NOTIQH,—3lr, GRORGK TATDIS his this dby beon {ttuid 03w pastior in oue bl 10 0T o ik Wil vanuada wyolinn JASL it Tho nsnio and T, THOMSON, FAYLOR, CIIANGIS O ¥NIIRDL, Mr, B, FRENKLI, % . kel & iy Cincliinats B2, Ses L Seb Lo orled™s & webibard o g, R Chicaga, Jan, 1, 1874, £ e Aol o SOCIEVY MEETINGS. Masonic. B gy bansia Lodge, No. 169, Jugots fl:‘i;,(l"[.‘g:nlr'zl:hfi: ?\"E'Iil: Ing, at Th o'elook, i Orfontal 1all, e BaTivon coraieiy Inviiec - oy prta o oo W, . LN, Beo' FURS HEAVY REDUCTION I PRICES T0 CLOSE OUT. FIELD, LEITER & CO. Will offer during the halance of this month their magnificent assortment of Ladies) Misses, and Children's Furs, embrac- ing all styles and qualities at amarked sacrifice, to close the season, presenting by far the most favorable opportunity for purchasing yet offered, STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS, BANK STATEMENTS, REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TIE National Bauk of Gommercs OF CHICAGO, At the Close of Business, 26th December, 1873, RESBOURCES. Loans and Dlscouats...., 8375,350.38 Overdrafts.... . M i B ol iisidac; 13200008 oo d ‘333;051-18 36,308.68 31,757.87. bihor Natioa1 ¥ e A0S, . oo 0 Feaotionai Gsrroncy S Cols O 00 —_ 210,438.0% 8608,005.47 LIABILITIES. Gapital Staok paid [a.s.. 260,000.0) 8 s 1 $200:008:08 Distount wid Eicinage.: S1 ;. Profit and Los 133 Dividonds unpald...,..... Cirgulation outstanding,. Individual Deposits Cortificates Dopos Cortitied Chucl . 4 Cashlor's Chic . 1, Bevaitia Dational 1{(-\1&.& 127, ehoaila Stato anks o i, L 112,047.84 §808,005.47 Stato of Tilinols, County of Gook, 1, “Rawiu Hamacd, Casbior of tho Natlonal Bank of Gohmirso o Chicuye, do sloyinly s (HRY o 3t ruo, 10 the bot of myknaw : Siinod) RBWIN MAYNARD, Casbier. Subsoribod and aworn to bofore mo ¢ g ey, T, O R N BT T - Totary Publlo. 7. . MoVIOKER, REPGRT GF THE CONDITICH OF Tili Hide and Leather Bank OF CEICAGO, 4s Made to the Clearing-Tlouse Association, at the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873, Correct—Attast: RESOURCES, Notes *and Bills Di hiand Las et i Cofedncs o Dbt v Buspended Fueniture, Fix ture Qurront Kx Dua from ta G .78 TR 22,8402 Remittances in trausit, Chacks on otlior Iank: Gaah on band in_Legn Tonders and Nailonal Baak Notos., 8G,17R.70 —— 213,622.00 BG28,550.19 LIABILITIRS. | 3 Discount, Fichango, Tudividual Dopoa 5.1 4629,850.19 1, Thomas L. Forrost, Gashlor of tho Hydo aud Leathae Bank,do solominly swon th + 0t bost of n.y&;n:«l;g*:‘-g‘: B gmanttatrasy - v HOSAS', FoitnzsT, Gasbier. worm to and subsoribed befare mo this 14t d uary, 184, ROBIETT U] GRS o2 ‘Notary Pablic. 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