Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1874, Page 5

- —————————————_———————————" THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, TAN ARY 26, 1874. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. Letter from the Author of the Bill. Mis Reply to an Editorial in the Chicago Timos, i iows of Other Correspondents. TLetter from the Slon, I, W. Snow, Representative frof the Twenty= Chairman of the Houss Committce on Bducations o the Editor of The Chiicago Tribune : B : Ircepeotfully ask tho usoof your col~ umna to reply to an oditorinl in the Times of the 22d fust., ontitled * Exit Freo Schools.” Tho writor Jof the article alluded to, among othor misatatoments, says: I oreaten by forco of statnts o now crimo, to-mits tho crimo of Mberty in education, It declares it to bo & erimo for parontd to ba the cducational guerdians of thalr own children, snd provides for the punishment, by licavy fucs (if not imprisonment), of parents who sl assume to exorcine tho righta of educational guardinns over tholr owh offspring, by praterring u iferont kind and mode of education from that which [pu-govermmont prcscribos Ly statulo, 1t declares hiat ehildren between the nges of 1 und 14 years *alial] be sent fo échool st loant threo months i tho year, of which ux weeks shill Lo conscoutive,” and 1t dofliien tho “education * which shall bo rmnpulnflrllr hu'luri— e to thom “at achool ¥ as consisting fn reading, writiug, Tuglslh granauor, geogrspls, and. orithc metle,” TUIS 18 A TISSUE OF FALSE0OODS trom beginning to ond. It i & wilful, malicious, and deliberale statemont of what tho bill known as tho * Compuleory Education” bill doos not contnin, instond of what it does contain, Tustend of declaring it to bo s crime for pn- ronts to Lo tho * educationnl guardisus " of their own ohildren, It substantially declares it to bo o crime for them ot to bo thoir ** educatiounl gunrdians ;" for, if they nogloct to act tho part of guardiens to their children by refusing them their righte (and children have rights which evon thoir paronts aro bound to respect), thoy rondor thomsolves liable to cortain ponalties. Under our present laws, o parent or guardian, who wilfully exposes his child to the luclomency of tho weather, or who noglects to properly caro for bim, whoroby the child ig injured in health or limb, is linblo to heavy fines and long imprisonment, Certainly no who refuscs an opportunity to his child to Jeam to read and write INFLICTS A GREATER INJURY UPON 1IN than if he merely neglected him to the oxtent of his sufforing from u frost-bito or an iujury fo his limb, A few weols of eare will restore the full neo of & broken limb, or Lool a frost- bito, pcrhaps; but Lo who witfully or negli- pgently condemns his child to perpetual iguor- anco, sl donies him an opportunity of earning an easy livelihood, and;of becoming a good citi- zen, inflicts upon the chitd au_ injury tiwe cau never henl, and entuils upon him “u lifo of ig- norance, stupidity, and disgrace, Thon why should not such noglect bo punish- ed? Why punish tho lesser oficnse, and not tho greater? Docs not tho welfaro of tho Siatoe, tnd the perpotuity of her institulions, depond upon the infelligence of hor citizens ? Again: the Times g that the bill declares that the * children uhall be sent to school.” THIA 18 BINPLY UNTRUE. It carofwily provides that they may be taught the rudimentary branches at school, home, or elsewhere. Under its I)rnviswnn. & parent or g“lllflil\u can send o child to_a publig or privato, Jatholie or Protestant school, outside or insido of the State, or lave him tanght at homo or elsewhere; in fact, auywhero, so that he is faught tho clomentary branches. Ag I am the authorof tho Dill in question, I probably undorstand its provisions a8 woll as the sstuto editor of the Times under- stauds ihem. Tho bill doos not define education in auy way. It simply enumerates certain branches which shall bo taught, becauso thoy are fundamenlal, and no eduention iy_possible withiout them., It expressly obviates tho usual objection_ngaifust such bills, to-wit: that thoy net prejudicinlly ngainst certain religious socts, The avimus of the writor of the Times' Rrticlo creaps out furtbor on whon he &poak contemptuously of the * Btate-School Machine.” Thot means the ¢ Frec-School System." Of course, tho Times 13 OPTOSED 'TO TIIE ** FREE-SCHOOL SYSTEA," just s it noturally favored Yuman Slavery, Secession, ote, WLy doos it not take tho bull Ly the liorns, throw off the mask, and openly op- poeo the wholo Free-School Bystom, just ns it openly oppogcs all roligious institutions, deceney ufl;mmnety in private life, a8 iy seon by the filthy foasts it propares for its patrons in its Sunday issuo, whon au olla-podrida of rapes, incests, and adulterics iy oxultingly paraded, antil tho commuuity is nauseatod aud sickened, lydlneupuutnbimy banishes it from the family- sircle, In conclusion, 3 WUAT GOOD REASON can bo ;fwen for compelling the wealthy to pay taxes, that aro burdensome and hoavy, for tho support of public schools, and net compelling thoso who need their benofit most to avail themsolves of thego bonefits, or teach thoir chil- dron olsewhore? o the end that your roaders may bo informed as to the real provisions of the ** Compulsory Education” bill, 1 append a sopy a8 it paesod the House of Reproscutatives. [Tha text of tho bill wae given in ‘Pue TRIBUNE of Suturday last,—BEp. TRmuNe.] V;lry ‘tvx_-ul More Statistics. To the Editor of L'he Chicago T'ribune: B : Compulsory cducatiov is an old iuslits. tion, Bavaria has known it for a hundred years. Other Btates have known it as long. It is un- doubtedly owing to this that tho percentage of thoso who can rend sud write is so great in Ger~ many (96). It your correspondont * Bob ™ doubts that ed- ucation is of bonefit in after-life, then wo must doulit “ Bob's " gaod senye, and commend to his porusal the first part of Sir William Ilamilton's Philosophy. Furtber, Mr. Bob " does not be- liove that education loads children from crimo or the occasion of crime, and presonts tho MMichigun prikon statistica as con- clueive ovidenco upon that point. But, oneo for wll, local statistics are not in placa bere, Mr, “Bob' is cortuinly no mnlnr‘lyul- cian, for ho faila to makae the important distine- tion between real education, that draws out the powers, and enducs one with higher aspirations and raiges one into that plano of wocial life “hero the incitements to virtuo are far weightier {han the indncomonts to crimo, and the simple ability to read und write, which is oftentimes worus than no education st oll. To read and rite is much capita! in tho trade of tho burglar and countorfeitor: thorefore we need mot bo surprisod to find thats great uumber of the Inmates of aur prisous have attained that degrea of cuituro whero they ean serawl their own sames aud read the Police Gazelle, Really, Mr. *“Bob” bas but ropeated what Horlert Snoncor argued many years ago, Tho followinug are a fow stutistics which bear on the ’pmnb in question: Of 26,202 porsons ar~ rosted fu Liverpool it 1808, 222, Or nbout one in 8 lundred, could read and write, and neurly 11,000 could neithor read nor write, Of thoso arrostod for drunkonnoss and drunken disorder, 40 per cent could mneither read nor write. Of 63,000 arrests in London, 17,000 could read and write well; 01, that e, one in & thousand, hed suporior instruction; 2,000 conld noither read nor write; and B4 por cont could read nnly, or rend and writo imporfoctly. Of nbout 20,000 ar- reats in_ Brooklyn, in 1808, nearly 10,000 were born in Iroland ;. and no more neod Lo kaid con- eerniug their edueation, Of 78,000 urrcsts in the Metropolitun District of Now York, in 1808, over 82,000 woro born in Ircland, and 1,000 wero ne- groos, Need I bring moro figuros than thoso? Du. G, O, WerLyen. Now. Onioaao, Jan, 21, 1674, Education of the Hfeart. AV the Editor of T'he Chicugo Lribune: Sin: “Bob's” lotter in your to-duy's paper la good, B fav us it goos; as i likewlso your odi- warial on the samo subjoct in & recont issue, But uoithor scoms to got at tho vitality of the ques- tion, W'o elmply oduonte childron—i, e,, to edu- eato tho lutelloct—is too often but to give grontor . tacilities for orimo, Mero intollootual education not ouly will not provent eriine, but i apt to inorense ita opportunitics, It scems to mo that, if tho head woro to Lo taught a litllo and the heart s great doeal, wo should have & powerful weapon againat orimo, *BPob," EaYd with Lis dxz old statlutics, §3 per oent of tho eriminala aitendod ohurch and 40 por cont attonded Babbath-school, and lio rightly arguos that such * attendance” don't hiolp us” any; but this is what wo want to romedy. Not only make odueation compulsory, ut let roligious inatruction be the chigf clement in'such oducation ; and then lob this roliglons instruction havo somo:lifo In it,—uot be the more patrot-liko ropotition of siercotyped re- ligious phrases, and tho moclianical readings from the Boriptures; but let the teachor have his or hor whole hoart in tho work ; and lot him speak to the ohildron out of hia own earneatnoss, sincoro convletion, and luman love for thoso ho tonches, and bo sure ho will not epoak in vein. An_ carnest man commands rospect from liis lioarors, even if ho i riding s habby of his own ; how much moro whon ho liny God for his thome and Hoaven for his hopos; but lot & man boa moro talking machine, and bo tho words ovor 80 precious, thoy will not tako hold upon unch young hearts, Truo, it i hard Lo got sich toaclives, but yot not impousible; thousands of mon aud swomen in this world aro earnost, loving pooplo, who would do this worle woll, * All wo want i3 to make the situation ot teachor n ro- speotably-paid aud comfortablo ono, and to k«e‘n out the parrots ; and, If wo can do this, wo shall have mnde anothor stride towards docroasiug crime. Yours truly, E, W. L. On10Aao, Jau, 23, 1874, FINANC Futllity of Arbitrary Legislation. v the Kditor of the Chicago Tribune, Bin: Tho gonerous policy pursued by Tus TrinoNe of londing {ts columne to the genoral public for tho froe discusaion of the many quos- tlons of vital intorout in politics, finances, and morals, rather thanof arrogating to itself tho possesslon of ull valuabloe knowledge, canuot bo too bighly commonded. By such o courso only cantho pross proferly fulilll its mivsion as tho oducntor of tho masses. : Allow tho writer to prosont s fow practical thoughts upon the financial question now under such gonoral dlscuesion, ln finance, a8 inre- ligion, many men incline to cover their faces with o thick veil of thoories, which obscuros thefr vision, and wraps the subjcct in & mystori- ourand umnatural light, Houce wo find tho most vaguo and kmpracticable theorios advancad, nnd the mosat absurd action advised. One would- bo roformor crica for logislativo enactmont ; anothor appoals as earnestly for co-oporative ac- tion; ome porty demands inflation; and stitl another counscls suddon contraction, Lot mo suggost still anothor romedy ¢ Suppose wo just lot tho pationt alone, I fanoy honeeds rost, and that a littlo vacation in tho dosing policy would do no harm. Lot ic bo understood, firat, that tho problem of financo iy, fundamontally, the smmo in all agos, in all lauds, in ail utages of civilization; and 18 not altored in d by rovolutious or chnuged fu nature by governmentul or political onuctment ; but rests upon ono uuchavging and onduring bueo, vi Thio inoxorable lnw of Sup-. ply andDoman No human_law can creato vaulue, noither cax it destroy it. Value is properly tho practical exponont of human industry, and can bo produced Ly mo other process, A gold coin i morely the tangible representation of in- dustry, ug agroed upon by comnion consent (whic] only ~is universnl ln\v? sinco intelligent sociely began upon onrth. Aud & country or people is rich in valuo just in the proporcion which il industrics, inherited _or produced, bear to its renl or fancied neods, "By industries I do not refer to agricultural sud me- chanieal mierely, but iuclude all industrics, whother of Lody or mind." It must be evident thiat any departure from this broad principlo in thie management of tho fluancos of avy peopls will, m tho end, prove diknstrous, In dircel op- position to this fundamental Juw of values may {m clasged ol arbitrary logislation regulating tho prices of any commodity, all Protective Tarifs (s0 called), Trades-Unions, Grango protocols, ete, — all of which are only futilo attompts to regulato & _principly which s o low unto itsolf, snd caunot bo doctored or mampulated, but moves only in ono direct and uurestrained channel, A country can becoma rich only when its In- dustries have produced an oxcoss, which tho world at large demnnds over its own neods ; and suy increaso of tho transitory monoy it inay manufacturo to supply a deficiency of industrinl oxchango only incronses its own demand, and thoreby decroases its creativo value. And co with rogard.to our own progent financial condi- tion. Lot s not. deesivo ourselvas i tho Lop that suy logislativo enactment con eulinuco values. ~An inflation of our currency may make money temporarily onsy ; but, the casier moncy becomes, 80 much loes is its purchasing powor. ‘The Grangers may stipulate the prico of a bushel of corn at 81, but by this procoss will ot Incroaso ity purchagivg powor & fraction, per- haps, The Trades-Union and Labor-Societios, in their suicidal and fooligh carcor against om- ployed capital, may stipulato that s working-day shall be five or ten hours long, and shall call for £3 or £6 in pay; but the samo will not nocessa~ rinlly increaso the J‘)urcbnulng powor of their iu«iunuy, nor force the employment of idlo cap- tal, Money may becomo go plenty that it will toke $100 to buy a mouse-trap, or a City Alderman, and still our actual value, by the world's in- dustrial exchange standard, will Le groatly do- creased. What woneed, then, is not legislation,— not Communistic orgauization, but the em- ployment of all our industries, tho curtailing of public and private exponse, Freo Trado, Freo anking, und u total cossation of arbitrary logislation upon s question which is not, and cannot safely bo, tho subjoot of logal ounctmont. ¥ree TravE, Cm1oaGo, Jan, 24, 1874, Greenbacks and National-Bank Curs rency. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. 8m: Tho prass scoms to bo moking » great effort to convinco tho public and Congress that o national currency issued through banks, and baving only the nutiousl credit for sccurity, is moro dosirable than the green- back-currency, dircotly from the Govern- mont, It is truo that tho bonks have a small margin of capital invested in the bonds pledged as security, which wonld bo consumed beforo the billholdor would suffer loss ; but how much of it would bo required to pay the expen- sea of converting the security into coiu, if the necessity should oceur, is not apparent, But it i apparont that tho largo clasa of people doing business, to & groater or less oxtont, on borrowed capital, are satisfled to use groeubacke for cur- roney, it their value can be made as unchange- ablo s tho nationul crodit; though capitalists, Daving their capital lonned or in curranoy, would prefer to make 10 por cout by raising the value of currenoy to the gold standard, Thero can bo no objections to National Bank currency thot dooca not apply nr}un“y to tho greenback currency ; but tho objection is to offering s subaidy to capitalists, who will ongago in bauking whon no mnocessity exists for it, Undor tho present state of things, o banker practically buys o $100 6 per eent bond, worth por in gold, for 840 ingold, and obtains £4 in wtorest, or 10 per cont on iy ontire eapital ; which may be cnesp for individuals, but is por cout above the rate asked by others on'tho eame socurity. I'his i8 on tho nu,)guuluon that 25 por cent of tho bank-isaue is held in bank to redoem bills with hat practieatly ara not offored for redemption, If it isuot Ho held, lesu capital is required to purchugo the bonds with. Whilo tho Govorn- ment could obtain monoy on its bonds at 6 per cont with only & greenback currency, tho whole of the present banking cupital would be on the market for commercial purposes, and would, to somo oxtent, supply the domand for mora cupi- tal, thought to Lo #o prowsing sll over the coun- try. 2 Bince b per cont bonds are at prosent worth moro than par, let the curroncy be made mntor~ chnnficn\fla for 414 por cont gold-lutorcst bands, which phould Lo ‘about par; aund,if 1t is de- sirablo to provont a contraction that might thero- by ocenr, lot the Beerotary of tho Treasury pur- chane all the gold ho oau at 10 porcont preminm, and apply it to the purchaso of 6 por cont bonds ; and when, it over, thoy were all redeemed, lot tho contraction go on. This wonld give all tho intlation possible without dopreciu- tion, This would place tho currency on a gold busis,. though not at par or redecimable, which oxporienco has shown to ko impracticublo, oxcept in large citles, though it muy approxi- mate i, ‘The opportunity offered for invost- ment in bonds ab par would bo 2 bonellt to a Jurgo class of mon of small moans, and oncour- agu economy ; for ab presont thoe opportunitios for loaning smnll sums are wo undesirablo to many that thoy prafer to consumeit ns fust g produced, und, whon unuble to earn more, alnmor foruid from tho Governmont, I might eny vhore are alwuys o plonty rondy sud willing to borrow und promiss good intorest, but who £ail to inspire suficiont contltence, GREENDACKS, ——— ~Tho grammar-solicalund building vonuos ted with Dishop College, at Lennoxvillo, Causda, burned hid sorning, The boys narrowly oa- capod with tholr lives, Loss, $36,000; partially ingurod, CORPORATE FARMING. A Bill to Encourage the Cultivation of Farm-Lands by Stock-Conipanios. Provisions of the Measure---How It Will Operate. SrnNoriRLD, 1, Jan, 24, 1874, To the Rditor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin: Corporate farmivg will opon a now flold to the plowsharo of the stookholdor, And it is coming. It will probably absorb all the sochomos for co-oporative farming that have gone to their littlo coftins, or that may be now undorgoing gostation, A loading Graugor in the Lower Branch of tho Logislasture has drafted o bill, which ho proposcs soon to introduce, spocially ''to encourage tho cultivation of farm-Janda in this Btate by stook-companies.” Toprosentativo 8—— ia not alona in this pro- Jeot to ronp a profit from the past yonr's study of railronds and tho way thoy doit. o tellsmethat several wealthy farmors in tho Houso are roady to support the measuro whenever tho times are considored favorable for ita introduction. And it is only that fricudly confidonce is sometimes to be rospacted above aven the popular appetito for eccontric news, that I withliold his namo for the prosont. And, if tho manipulators of the movoment shall be ablo to show, as looks plausi- ble, that nggregatod capital can bo made to lin- vost from 60,000 acros of land & botter porcont- ago of profit for tho outlay than 5600 singlo- hnnded farmers can from 100 acres onch, just as it can moro profitably operate 600 miles of rail- rond than cau 500 men ono milo each, thon b will not bo impossible that o fow yeats to tho front shall flud fayming as completoly rovolu- tionized as lLas bLeen transportation within the last twonty yoars, It would, indead, be one of the marvels of progress in tho views of o gront clags upon & great subject, if tho lorgo tarmors of the country,—farmers who plow with tho mold-board of intolligonce aud barrow their liendy ns well g thelr wheat-ficlds,—Irom bittor contnol with stocks and shares iu ralironds,— from fighting iron-whooled ** monopoly” with pitelifork and pruning-heok,—~should utilizo what thoy have lowrned of raflroad-ways in amasging wealth, cmineuce, aud powor, by apply- ing the samo pr ucil)lou to practicul tarming, "Iho bill whose titlo I have given will provide for cousolidation by teu or moro land-ownor of all theit lands aud intoreats in landed culti- vation, and tho Issue of stock to anch according to tho valuoe of his lands and improvements. Baid shares of stock shall not boigsued in sums of losy than $1,000; that is, no mun ean hold eny unlosy ho can take $1,000 worth. Stockbolders shall havo voico in the managoment of the affairs of tho corporation proportionate to thoir monayad intorests. Tho ofticors shall consist of a Presi- dont, Vico-Prosident, 'I'reasuror, aud Secrotary. They shnll bo chosen snnually on the first Mon- day in Jauuary, and rccoive such salary ns a majority in value of the stoelholdurs shall from time to time deom just ; thoy shall coustitute an Executivo Board, and siall mako annual choice of a Genoral and Assistant Su- perintendont ; and these shall lLave iho supervigion in dotail of tho praclical working of the plantation, the distribution of tho laud to particular crops, employment of Iaborers, and purchuso of provisions “and such farm-machivery as mny not be manufactured by tho Company. ~'The Executive Board shall also choowo o Suporintondent of Maunfactures, and anotber of Transportation, whonever tho Company shall decide to mako ils farm-tools and 1uu railroad-tracks ncross its lnuds, "This novel bill will also provide that any such corporato Farming Company iy issuo stock boyond thie actual valuationof its property,—pro- vix{cd that its snnual not protits shall at al! times bo equal to at least 1U per cont of the full amount of stock {ssued ; and that its maximum of stock ehall mnover oxcood $1,000,000. And it shall have power to manufacture farming imploments for {ts own use, or salo to others at such figures ag it shall deem roasonable ; and mny build and operatej railrond-tracks across ils owi lands and tho intorvening bighways; and ndjncont farm-corporations may umito their tracks and operate thoir soveral “lines ss ono body, on such terms as thoy may agree upon ; aud may fix such rates for froight aud passen- gers for their mutual bonefit, and for thoss not membors of citber corporation, as they may deem expodiont,—provided that Btate froightaand Btato officors, inclnding members of Lhe Lugisia- turo, nud Judges of the Supremo and Circuit Courts, shall, at all times, rido freo of all tolls. Tach Company sball also Lave tho power to fix the prices of its own farm-products, and may hold the same until such time as it may deem judicious to eoll. Ang the rolling-stock upon the united railroads of such corporate F'arm Compnuies, whenovor 100 miles or more aro oporated togothor, shall bo exempt from State tazation, s also shall bo sll farming imploments manufactured by such Company, and in actual uso by the Company msking them. Buch Com- panics may also have lands for o torm of years. And the bill will further provide thnt any Com- ‘pany organizing under it ehall bo deomed enti- tled to bold as vosted rights and iuterosts what- over powoers it may acquire under tho law prior to any advorso logislation on the subject. 1 do not bolieve that tho 11l can pass, cor- tainly not without several vory sorious amond- monts, Butb it showa that the spirit for united offort and gronter profit is just as stroug among tho sgricultural cavitalists, whon once thoy lenrn hovw, a8 it i8 with men bred to handle railroad or other stocka, Nor, if such an absorbing, grasping system of land-culture ehall over come into genera] adop- tion by land-copitatists in this_country, will the oondition of those men who will then Do the uct- usl diggors in the dirt be nuy batter than that of tho eerfs of Feudalistn; wor will thoir rieo to mastorship of tho soil they will till be any more possible than with sorfa. Thoy will bo as tho hosts of hired hands whose muscles now do duty for the braing of capital in railroads and other combined ef- forts to make the most monoy for the smallest number, Lhis ia perfectly logitimate ; it is busiuess, and com{m sory upon no man. But, when tho representatives of o half-million or o million of capital unito to pool the earnings of thoir awn landy, and buy up or leage_that of their neigh- bors, until towusbips and whole counties aro abgorbed into one grand corporate ranche, undor & single corporato ownership, und the dicta- tion of from ono to a dozon men, then will the etatus of the farm-laborer be as fully fixed for lifo 08 i that of the railvond-roust- about, engincer, brakeman, or iron-worker iu the shops ; and the chances for ownerships in lands Ly the man who plows aud sows for wages will bo o4 the chancos of o Duke's coachman to come into ownerehip of lis castle, or the pros- gnutu that ench of the 50,000 mincrs on strile in ennsylvanis will some day own a cosl-mine. A form of 500,000 acros, with o single head, would undonbtadly e abie to produco the fraits of tho soil ut prices below the progent ratos, and such us gingle-lunded farmers could not cowpate with at» o profit. Bo that o fow such immenso corporate farms would crowd small landholdars into rotircment ; auil o county would becomo simply the wheat-flold of o siugle cor- porate owner, and political profits and positions would bo wholly in tho hands of a handful of men, Presont railronds will theu have to take back soats in legislation, The first aunouncemont. of this agriculiural schomo will, of conrso, mcot with ridiculo,—ns much as did Fullon's tirat stesmbont ; but 1o iy fully 08 possiblo nvd practicul as tho steambont, and'not unlikely to work a rovolution so vast, though loes glorious for the magses. Yot no one can gainsoy ity legitimacy, 1t slmply meous that tho groat farmors have studied the thoory of ruilronds and learned something, ‘I'hey propose 1o liavo o pieco of that same poile; to uuite, not for charity or public benefit, but for tho szme privato, seliish onds whick nro tho stimull of ull usiness orgunizations, from peanut-peddlors fo wuilrond-rulers, 'ho polivy of the movers will not difter from that of the farmos of » quurter- seetion #o much ny tho abilicy (o _onforce that polioy by concentration of effort. Xvery furmor now lu o monopohiet us far as ho hag tho powor, and takes advantage of tho ubuonce of competition to wecure high rates for praduce Just us rewdil; as dood tho yuilroad compaoy to secure high rates for carrying, A good crop, whon surroundug crops ute poor, may have sosy Lt uo move than wsttal s but Lo dooun't usually offur to woll it bo- low thut murkot-price whioh searcity malios ligh, And ho is sound, though Lo thinkys tho xaihrond i4 not, 1t is not improbablo that, In the coming days of furming by corporations, strilos amony farim- hunds will bo ay }rmmunz N4 now wmong coale minor, And tho duigor of it ut the aponlng ot hurvest-timo might oler o vory sorious druwe baek to the movetnent, Aud “yet such com- binations among farm-laborers to promots thelr own own ntorests (| rolnunum{) ure oqually aa practioablo now us thoy would Lo then, ‘Lue farmers became dissntisfiad with rmilrond- ratoy, aud struck by the orgauizations ot yooret soololion and unlied aotion. Would there be auy difforonco in tho thaory it lired mon nupon farma, lmenmlng dissntisiled with tho rates of pay fixed for thnm by tholt omployera, should organizo » * Bucolic’ Brotharhood" in ovory town of the State, and sirike for botter ralon {from thoso whom thoy might stylo landed wmo- nopolists ? Or, a8 has boon alrendy romarkod in Pk Tninune, conld farm-hands tako control of the Logislaturo and fix thoir wages by lnw, thelr conduct might boa looking-glaus to the farmera of to-day. 3.0 A AMUSEMENTS. THE GERMAN NELIEF CONOERT. The concort givon at Iooloy's Opora-Ilonse Inst ovening, for the bonofit of tho Gorman Rellof Hooloty, wag attonded by an immonso audienco, noarly all our prominont Gorman citi- zong bolng predont, as woll as many Amerioaus, The proceeds of the concoert must have netted n vory lisndsomo sum to tho charitablo fund, and tho carrying out of all tho dotails was in overy way credilablo to tho wman- agomont. It woutd bo uncharitablo, upon s charitable oceasion to eriti- clso minutely, Buch occcasions only call for a notico of what is good, and a plensant recogul- tlon of thoso who lave contributed their sor~ vico for swoot charity’s sako; and, first among theso ig Mra, Clara Iluck, whosoe singing of the *Mignon" arin, ** Kovnst du das Land,” was ono of the flnost offorts of our local concort-stagoe. With almogt any othor singer it would have boon prosumption, the nex day after Nilsson, but in this justance the fair cantatrico did nob seom overbold, Miss Konkol tho slater of Mrs, Huck mado her dobut in public here, and was very heartily rocoived, S8ho hau o light, swoot voico but the timidity of a flest appearacd provented hor from giving horsoll completo justico. Itis to bo boped that tho public may hesr hor agnin under more favor- ablo auspices and iu o house _ Dbottor adapted” ~ to musie, Mossrs Dischofl and Toltz added greatly to tho ecclat of the occasion with thew admirablo singing, nud both wore repaid with onthusinstic oncores. Tho orchostra, under Mr. Dalatiw's baton, ployaed with nusnal caro, especially the allogrot~ to of tho Eighth Symphony. As o wholo, tho concort was romarfably sdccosstul aud o vory plenzant aftorpiece to the oporn season. TIE OPERA MATINEE, Tho Strakoseh troupo, which closed jts season at MeVicker's, Baturday nftornoon, with the por~ formanco of ** Miguon,” to o crowded hotieo, lort yeaterday for Milwaukeo, whoro thoy appear to-mght and to-morrow night. Wodnesuay thoy roturn to this city, en route for Detroit, and wiil improve their brief stay by o matinoe nt Ilao- Iey's in the aftornoou. Tho opora of **Traviuta” Ik been melected for tho oceasion, in which Nilssou will appear us Violetla, one of her best roles, Those who romember Nuilsson's splendid singing of tho **¥ors e Lui," in concertlioro, will De delighted to have an_opportunity to liou her in tho Erillllml and very dremmtic music of tho “"Traviats,” 'Tho matinee will conumenco at 3 o'clock. Sents may bo lad at the box-office daily from 9 . m. to 5 n. m. CONCERTS, Wao print bolow the programmes of two con- certs, which we did not recoive in time for cur Sunday jssue. Tho manegersof concorts in order to insuro publication Sunday should hand their matter in T'riday, A'ho first of theeo s tho regular Boiroe Musicalo of the Chicago Musical College, which takes placo at the Collego Par- lors, Jan, 80, The programme will bo us fol- lowa 1, “La Dolla Capricelos Stigs ++ Hummel 2, Boprano solv...... Crlo for piand, Vi et Ev. lutler and Messrs, Seper 4. Boprauy solu Mr. Henry Hart, 7, Trio for violin sud ‘coll Ary ¥, Burnhany and Me . 1Shie fs Mino ¥, ++02 Indlossohn d Hoeckmann, Curschmann 9, “ Tutte le Feato al Tempio,” from * Rigo- letto " seosseness ous VORI Mrs, William Maguire and Mr, James (hll, 10, Capricelo brillante,..... ++eondelssolin Miss Sarah Conley. Mr, Fred W, Root also gives s_concort at Christ Church Thuradsy eveuing, Jau, 29, tho programme of which will bo as foilowa : PAT I, 1, Quartette— Eceo quel fiero Tetanti ™, ......Costa Misy Lewis, Mrs, Watrons, Slessrs, Pheips and Root. 2, PIAN0 8010 1 ovstrerrne . Sfisa Jacksom, 3, Bolo—** Ave Maria"..,, ra, Hall. 4, Bolo—* What Must it be to be Ther: 5. Duat... 3fiss Lewts and hex puptl, PART II, 1, Solo—* Bong of Home evasooDaradon 2, Bolo—*' Balshazzar «+s.Behumann A, ¢, 1\ Toot. 3. Solo—** 8he Wundered Down the Mountains ”,Clay Anna 8, Lewts, Biza 4, Plano solo— Rigolutio * MroL, A AL Teiceth, THE TENNESSEANS. The Tonnesseans, & company of ten singers, all of whom wore once alaves, but who aro now studonts of the Contral Tennessce Colloge, will be iu this city in the courso of two or three weoks 4or tho purposo of giving a sericsof thoir unique slave-cabin concerts. They are singing to raive money to orect & new Colloge buildmg at Nashville, I e THE LAKE-FRONT QUESTION IN THE COUNCIL. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: 8m: Tho question is Leing frequently asked, ‘Whyis the Common Councilso dilatory in bring- ing tho Lake-front question to an issue? The iwmportancoof early sction isclear. If a salo is to bo mado at oll, tho sooner it is mado tho bottor, Every day of delay is & loss of in~ torest to the city. The city will soon need avory dollar it con raiso to meot ite liabilitien and maintain its credit. Under such circumstances, hesitation i unwise, Wo havo 1o othier means of providing for the doticiency in tho Treasury than by the enlo of & portion of the public property. Itis our dutyto faco thiy fact. Itcannot bo ignored. We have 1o authority to borrow. In tho woy of debt, wo bava already goue s8 far as our charler will nllow, and o great doal farthor than wo ought to have goro, It it high timo that an ora of retrenchment sud cconowy should bo in- augurated, MHow cau we make a bottor com- moucoment than by selliug, as foet oy buyers cau bo bad, tho usproductive property of the city? Buch a polioy would net only be a sub- stantial reliet to tho tax-payors, but would add to the cradit of our city abrond. ‘Wa have gona on borrowing until the end has como. We have boen squandering so much monoy, and increasing onr taxes so rapidly, thut it has become a difienlt matter to collset thom, and, if_this evil is purmitted to grow, the timo is not far distant vhon tho legality of our taxes will be gonerally questioned, and whou tq:-)mx\- ora will ouly pay up at tho end of o lavisuit, In view of such facts, it gooms strange thut the Council should pestpone action on this Lake- frout quostion 7 Why lave not tho Committeo reported to whous was roferred Mr, Pickering's Tesolutlon some weoks ago? Thoy have had ample timo ta post thomsolves, 'Ihe matter {8 pluin and eimplo. 'I'ho railvonds waut the ground, and aoffer more for it than any oneg ¢l s wonld give, ‘Whey propose to Luild npon the ground an 1mmonisa depot, 900 fect Jong by 200 feet wido, Tholr offor fs o _cash_onv, and they wiil go to work at once. ‘Theeity ubsolutely roquires tho manpy, aud hus no other logitimute way of rais- g it, The propeity bholders are unanlmously in fuvor of the proposed snle, Tho businern interesty of the city will bo lurgoly promoted by uoh sulo, wud tho publio sentiment s decidedly tayorublg to it, It ko Cily Legislators liave auy renpeat for sueh voicou, oponly und loudly expressed, they will if need Dbe, drop mwttors of' less momont, und glyo tholr nttoution to thiy, tho most premsivg quostion uf the hour, 1t will not do to wait until the oity hos drifted upon the shosls of bapkrupwey. The wisust ceonomy is that which * {ukod uitio by the foro- lock,” and cautlovsly provides for coming cone tingoncion, The peoplo look to the Allormen for reliof, The timo hss gove by whon important matters enn b buried In- eonnntiteos, aud no questions urlse 08 to why sich bural s tuken place, Mombors muy doliverately sud oviminally post- pone uotion, but thoy cannot stitlo nquiry, nor utisnglo susploion, nor provent criticm, Wo have bnd too much such busitess in the past, I'ne publie ntorests kuvo too olten Lsou triflod with by mou Iueilice, who woom to Lo uncon- soious of tho ggront consticnonoy thnt is watohiug thom. It 14 true that unanimity of opinion 18 rarely attalusble, but houesty of opluion und houunty of action are expectod, and wny reagons ably bo demunded. o aotion of the Counoll upon this Lako. | ssugs .‘ front mattor will Lo watched with tho doopost intorest, An o simple bualnees-transaction, outsido of vings and lirlvnto or political intorests, the quos- tlou ought vory onsily to bo diuposed of. No substautial objection prosents itseif: whorons tho rensons for solting to tha raflrond compankos, M.lor]wu aud for tho sums offorod, aro most pow- orful. ‘Tho sum offorod {s nol only a full prico for tho proporty, but thoro can bo not tho slightost doubt that, on the consummation of tho sala for such o purpose, tho romaining portlon of the Lako Park will notually ba worth much mors than tho ontiro front In at present. 'he $800,000 will thus bo ncloar not gain to thoelty. Re- speotfully yours, J, Esaas WARREN. e AR R Annual Report of the New Yorlk Come mingionors of Emigration. Erom the New York Ezpreas, Tho nnnunl roport of tho Commissionots of Emigration statos tuat the entire number of passongors from foreign ports who arrived at this port in 1878 was 816,056, of whom 200,818 woro alions, and (0,188 woro cltizons or porsons who had bofors lauded heve, Tho number of thoso who landed at Cautlo Gardon, aud thus cama undor the immediate caro of this Bonrd, won 208,288, Of theuo, 262,083 woro aliens, 1,859 wero born In the United Btates, 11,247 had proviously landed at other ports {n the United States. Ot the whole numiber of alions who arrived 104,214 wore from Gormany, 08,612 from Iroland, 55,180 from En- lund, 8,302 from Scotland, 8,090 from Swodon, 487 Trom Italy, 6,417 from Norwav, 0,850 from Austrin, 6,102 from Franco, 4,287 from Holland, 8,760 fromt Donmnrk, 2,970 from Bwilzorland, 2,408 from Polaud, 1,817 from Lussin, 048 from Belgium, 62L front Walen, 517 from Luxanihonrg, 816 from Wost Indios, 221 from Hpaiu, 119 from Bouth America, 71 fram Can- ads, 69 from Chive, 60 from Last In- dics, 63 from Moxico, 20 from Contral Awmori~ ca, 24 from Turkey, 16 from Portugal, 1t from Nova Scotin, 14 from Groece, 19 from Australin, and 10 from Afrion. Tho destination of #5,951 was tho Btato of New York, 43,582 tho Middle Btates, 98, tho Westorn and Norch- westorn Statos, 2,408 Lho Instern Statos, 2,703 the Southern Stntes, 8,201 Canada, and 33 Souti Amorica, On Doe, 81, 1873, thore wore m tho hog- pitals 646 pationts ; during 1873 there wero ad- mitted 6,681, Tho total numbor treated duving tho yoar was, including 360 children born alive, 7,892, Of these, 6,818 woro dischavged, aud 89 died, leaviug on the 81at Decombor, 1872, 625. On tho 818t of Decomber, 1872, the whole number of emigrantd on Ward's Island wns 2,134 5 during 1973 thore were ndmitted 10,5642, and tho nunther rematving Dee, .BY, 1978, was 1,717, being 117 less than at tho corresponding dato of tho provious yonr. In conclusion, tho roport rocommends ihaf Chuptor 802 of tho laws of 1873 be so amouded that tho Prosidont of tho Irish Emigrant Sooiely sholl bo entitled to voto on all guostions that may como befors tho Board, — ‘Fhe Mg Ruinoceros, Mr. Frank Buckland, writing in Land and Water in referenco to the rhinocoros lately killed by tho fog, and which is said to have weighod threo tons, snys: **Tho skin "wna of groat thickness, in somo pinces two or three iuches, aud as_hard asa plato of an jron-clad man-of-war. It will re- quire & good deal of tauning before it will bo fit to sct up. This is tho amo rhinccoros whoso horn was somo time since amputnted by Mr. Bartlett, Whon knocking about tho cago in o bad tompor, Tam sorry to eay nnbural to hor, sho mannged to severcly iujuro tho bneo of her lorn agninst the bars, aud it became necoesnry to cut off the loose portion, but this oporation had to be done with care, and without irritating tho animal. Mr. DBartlott, thoroforo, fod hier with apples, &c., and so in- duced lor to pub hor nose through the bars, Whilo Lo wag foeding her, for soveral cousee: tivo days ho rubbed the horn gontly with w atick, Tinding that this friction did not hurt hor, tho auimal allowed tho rubbing to go on withont taking auy notice. When at last she became quite recustomed to tho friction, Mr, Dartleth substituted a thin sow for the blunt stick, and aftor two or threo pittings managoed to pass tho snw almost entirely through the base of tho horn. Somo fow hours nftorwnrd she finished tho operation hiorself by knocking the looso bit complotoly off; it woighed elovou pounds,” — e The Wife of a Bandit. The wife of ono of tho masked baudits in Now York called at the prison toseo her husvand tho othor day, Bho kissed bim through tho ba, and, after wiping a tear from hor oyo,sho banded Iitm o box of cigars, a Iarge paper of chowing to- bacco, and some clothing, Bho wore four sparkling dismond rings, a palr of superd din- mond ear-rings, and an elogant solid gold gquara-barrad piu, whioh nestlod in a whito face collar. Bhe woro & black silk dross trimmed with real laco, over which was a fine bluo velvet clonk, algo trimmed with black lace, She was accompanied by & young gurl, a waiting-maid, whom sho callad Mary Atn, Blio carriod s Itus: sinu lenther raticulo and a camel’s Lair shawl be- longing to hor mistress. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Forolgn Markets. Loxpoy, Jan, 24— y, m.~Tho_amount of bullion withdrawn from tho Bauk of Englond on' balance to-loy 18 £160,000, Consols for money, O1%G03; on account, 92@03% ; 0-204 of '05, 1083 ; do /a7, 108§ 10-40, 1033 now 6s, 102X, ~Now ¥ork Central) V53¢ Erie, H4@434( ; preforred, 09%, Bporm Oil—Yis@V7a. Pams, Jou, 24.—Tentes, 08¢ 30c. L1vERTOOL, Jim, 2.—Cotton dull nnd depresse ‘middling upland, rloans, B3d, Saled, 8,000 b Ameriean, 6,300 ¢ speculation ‘aui export, 1,000, Haled of upland, 'nothing below guod ordiuary, shipped Decomber ‘and_Jnuuary, 713100 ; shipped Fobruary {o Msrch, 715-16d. Salen of Orloans, nothiug bolow good ordinary, shipped Decombor, B3-16d; do Dow cember and January, 8)4d; deliverable Docember aud January, 8 3104 Dreadhtulis—Quiot ; corn, 42, Lard, &s. Tork, 0a. Othor articles unchanged, Merldwer County Dalry Market, LITTLE FALLK, N, Y., Jon, 24, 1874, Ther fa uo materiul chatka 16 otd' I e’ market o ut prices far gaod to fair lats may bo quoted at 1d6 to 133¢c aud for poor, bedly skirammed late-smade {50 6o o'tle, 1iero was no factory In market thls week, but buy- ora aro nfl'urln’z 14c for good “ late ends,” and, if sny- Uhing, tho feeling fa stronger in the trade that stocks will go out, leaving u fulr murgin of profits to holders af ¢heeso i elty aud country, Thero lu moro inquiry for Lutter this Wweok than Isst, and thowglt prices ro- snaiu about tho wme, an_advanco 1a_expeciod, Tho sales ot Little Fulla for ordinary o falr winler-make wers at 43¢ to Sde, but extra Gue winter sold al U6e. We Lienr of 380 belng offered fer a loug Lino of butter runuing into full mike, but we oo unable to zevort any trausietions ut that Aiguro, Our letlcrs from Bnglwd aro for the first woek in Juuuary, Our London correspondent says that Englinly chice: PK( dearer in all the conntry marlkets, with small supplics, Amerdcan cheesw s Nield for on_ advance, ‘Tho brst solls at 724, noxt quulity at 703, and thirda at €8s, English cheddar brings from 788 to 004 por cwt, Butier 18 very searce, with moro inquiry for inter- madiate qualities of Kuropean and Canndlun, We give quotutions us follows: Olonmels, 144s: Corks, 1603 ; Normandy, 148s ; und Couadian, 110@1206 por ewt, Iu Merkimer County, N, Y., unfavorablo reports contiuue to comv in renpcctln‘; abortions among tho herds, This mukes it oxtremoly hurd for those havin, ‘aflocted hiords, slnce, With the high prico of huy ung other feed, thy it of wintering stock s at best oxe penaive, Albnuy Tive Stock Market, Sppectul Dispnlch ta The Chicuto Tyibuna, Arpany, X, Y., Jun, 25,~Deives—Tio aitondance 1t thio iurket for tho yust weel hus_beon composed priucipally of Eastern tud Brighton denlers, ond # few rivor courty buyers, vory few New Yorkers having been i alténdanee, Tho averago quality was about tho sumo as lust week, Very few chioivo sleora wore ambracod fnthe recoipts, but a lurge number of leavy and coarso stock not suitod to the prosent roquire= meuts of the trude. Thusa fn witendunca wero slow buyern, und the market rated dull, cloalug ut u roduc- ton af 3o per Ib from lust week's Fullng prices, BEED AND Tawni—1Tho recelpta wero over 10,000 head, Tho alicudanco of Eastern buyers hna Leen small, end Hidlo ity han been nnifosted, The ruling of tho wmarket "hus been fully 170 off from luat weels ruling pelee, clastng dwll, Bhesp, 4K@0%0 3 extr, 6Zge, Very fow lamba huvo beon receivod, Now Vark Dey-Goods Murket, New Vouk, Jan, H4,—Thoro was su madertono of activiey in tho smurket to-day, with a brisk detand for printe, perealed, snd worsted dress guods, Cotton goods' steady and firm, Cottonuden nelliny freoly, Grain boge inore active, aud Migher, *Glnglsme woloraty request 6-1 fino ensalimeras und warated smtings folrly wetlve, *Dry-goods inporta show u great decreaso from tho luat twa yeurs, The Wool Trude, Tostow, Jou, 34.—Wool I beon activo tho pust weuk 3 #ulos of domestie, 1,203,39 b4 § Ohionnd Ponne sylvania tleaces, edfum,’ ex ouble extrs, wnd treblo oxtra, Gw8Ye : Michigan, fllg@Sde; Westorn, Verinout, and Now [lumpshire, 4@51v; comblug and duleine, 85@G80; tub al B0GRGT3i0 ; weoured, 38@EL.00, Plieburgh Ofl Murkot, PiTrABuRai, U3, Jan, U,—~Crode petroleum quiet ; salos st 3LA6GLO0, Refinod quiot st @160, The Produce Markets, NEW YORK, New Youw, Jan, 24—Corron—Nominol: mid iy, 104503 Tiuturcs closod weak 3 sales 25,000 bulea ; Janyury, 16 16-160, numinslj Fobruary, 13 B-die; Marth, 16 116Gl a1 Auell, 16 £l Bak, 3 irly aotivh and utchangod ; rocoipt ) our und corn-meal un- Whoat ™ and igor § No. 2 Chlcago opring, $1.59@1.00; Milwaukee, $1.61@1.09; Town mpring, $LIBRL03; cholco whits Miclfgan, $1,055 No, 1 Minnerots, $1.0%@1,05, ' Iiyo firm ; Westorn and Alato, Ql.fll@‘.l". Darloy rearco aud advancing ; stedutly primo Cannda Weatern hold nt £2,00, Malt quict and firm, Cory in moderata do- nand, and in busora favor ¢ recelpts, 10,000 bit 3 now Weatorn mized, 83@80o: hiow Western' vollow, 8@ 690+ old do, U1@302c, Oats in moderate domund aud higlier 3 raceipls, 11,000 bu ; mixed Western, 60@030 ; white Woalarn, 03@84Mc, 11aY AND 10~ Unchanged. GnockmEs—Coffno firim § ko, 373¢c, Bugnt frmor and unchangod. Molassa aud ficoinchanged. T'iTnoLrUM—Quiet and onsler; crude, ¢2i@0X0; reflnod, 140 spot § 143¢e February, TUNPENTINE—4Do, Liaga—Tesvy ; Cunads, 2@25c, Latngn—Unelisnged, Woor—LVirm ; domestie flocco, 40@700 3 nuwashed 18@:wic; pulled, 25852, TioviRtoNs—Tork firmer ; new meas, $16.00 3 mova, $16.00; Beof and eut’ meats unclisnged. Alow firmer ¢ Jongclear, 82{c; short clear, 8303 long aud shart cloar, “Fobriiary, 8e, Lard firmer ; primo ;:,anxl, l}‘U-lfl@n!;G 8pot ; U2{c Fobruary and March; 2 April, BUTER AND OntkrE—Unchiangod, Miars—aun(acturd coppor icady; fngot, Lako primo Aka- Suporfor, nuchanged ; 1ig_fron quict ; Baotel, 410 bid ; American, 20@300; bar quiet; Hussia Shoot, 104@1734e gold, Nars—Unchanged, ‘Wutsky—8teady ot 00¢, MILWAUKEE, MILWAUREE, Jan, .—BUEADSTUFFS—Flour qniet at£0,0020.60, Wheat firm; No, 1, SL27¢: No, 2, .25 ¢ $1,253; February; $1.28)¢ seilor March, Corn firms No. 4, 600, Oata slendy No, 2, 4tc, Ryo gl"fi‘. No. 1,77, DBarley oxciled and higher; No, 3, Provistons—Pork, $1450, Bweet plokled Liama firm at 9@10e; bulk shouidorn, 63@63(o, loose, ~Middles, 124380, 'Lard firm ; Lettle, D3¢@930; steam, Yo Hoan—Livo, $5,25; dressod, $0.35. ircepra—Tlour, ‘5,000 brls, \Whoat, 71,000 bu, Togy, 800, BrirseNTs—Flour, 14,000 brls, Wheat, 18,000 bu. Hogs, non, OLEVELAND. OLEVELAND, Jon, 91.~LReADSTUPFA—Wheat quict and unchangad, Corn dull und steady at GA@080 for - mew, and 70@71e for old. Outs quict af blc for whitej 48¢ for No, 3, p PernoLEuM—Firm aud unchanged, TOLEDO, ToLEDD, Jan, 24,—BREADRTUFEA—Flour firm} wheat activo and higher ; No, 2 white Wobasb, $1,01; No, 3 do, $1.503 No, 1 whitc Michigan, $1.65@1.563 No. 2 do, ainber, $LG0 cxnli; SLU0 Blarch; No, 1 rod $1,64% ; No, %, $LA5@1.40, Corn steady s hiyh mixed now, G3io; low mixod now,63ge, ~ Osts dull and a8 Dreanot, fem ot $0.40; fanes, $5.60 0as—Dressed, firm ot $0,40; fancy, $6.50. Groven smig_.’nnlu gt $5.. ”‘ rorteTA—Llour, 1,000 brla; wheat, 4,000 bu; corp, a0000 bu; onta, 1000 25 Rt SHIPMENTS—Flour, 300 Lrls; wheat, 4,000 bu ; 16,000 bu; oats nove, A0 L oot PIHILADELPIIA, PINLADELPIIA, Jall, 23,—DBREADRTUFFS — Flour dnlly wupor, 2@t Wikconaln und 2dinnesota extr mmly,‘z' G, ‘.ls,xlm, om:;, ;nd Indiaus, 7 A rocelpts ligity red, $1.603 awmber 175178, Ryo steady ut 0ic. Corn quict; 'old yel- Jow, 8fic s now, 81@§3c; now white, 89c, Oats dinll; white, G7G03. Corver—Active ; Rio, 21¢@283¢0 in gold, PETROLEUM—Crude, 10%o; refined, lde, ‘Wutskx—teady at 1,01, NEW ORLEANS, b3 NEW ORLEANS, Jau, 2{.~BurADsTurrs—Corn quict at, "ia@mm Onts quiet at O, e AN~ Uax—Duil ; primo, 420,00 ; cholce, $25.00, TuovIsIoNs—Lacon sesrco' und firmor at 8Y@DHEG 9240, 1lams lower at 41%c, Gnooxnts—Cofles ficm § o stock ; Jobbing 24X@ 290, All othiors uncliunged, Corzon—Douuud good bt at Tow prices ; mles, 0 balea ; good ordinary to atrict goad ordinary, 11 o; low middling tostrict Jow middling, 1656 16xc ' good middling, 17)e. alen, Exports—To tho Confne Biciatu, 4,703 stock, 231,11 to Great /124 nusold, 162,300, nr—Gold, 1114, 8iht, X discount,” Blor~ Ting, %. % i BALTINORE, DALTINORE, Jan, 2L—BREADATUETS ond uncusuged, Wheat Lieavy, cxeept hion cholce white, $L05 + fair to prithe, $1.76G31.85 to prime red, $1.80(31.40 ; common to tair, $1,63@1. Corn, dull wid licavy ; mixed Westorn, Su@8ic. dull ind weak ; Wesloru, F@60¢. Ityg wenk, ProvIsioNs—In good ‘demnnd, mid nono offering, Torlr, $10,60817.00, Bulk shouldors, 6%@Te; clear b, ¢ 3 clear, 93¢e, Lard, Oc. . Corria—Unthunged, Wininkv—A liado firmer at $1.01G1.02, Buizen—-Steady. CINCINNATI, (e SponaNAaI, Jum. 34.~CorToR—Dull snd nominal of Lneapsturys—Flour quiot aud unchianged, Wheat drooplug nt $145@1.58, Coru dull and drooping o G8@02c. ~ Oats quiet and unclianged, Iiyo firm ut dic, Bardey quist and unchaaged, Otws—Uncliauged, ProvistoNs—Pork firm ot $15,02}@15.76, quict aud rin for steam ; salc, uf at Y% @035c. Bulk shouliers, cash 1 sales of 160,800 18, vellor March, at 0 7403 elear, 8o, Bucou vory firm ; ahoulders, Tige ; clear rib, 8Xc} cléar, de. 1ious—Iu good deraand ; Haht, 35,2 $5,50@5.05 3 Tecelpts, O Wisiscr~Sloady at Lard Xettly quoted 5.40; ooy, < uhipmbnts, 60, § Louss. 87, Lopis, . 24, —CoTroN—Lowest grade o fraction lower; otlior qualiiics unchauged. BrrApstUrES—Flour—Low grades soarco and medfum swl bighor brauda i o N0 g BlNG St %5@Los ¢ o, No, 2 do, $1.03, ' Corn’ uctivo ti 1¢ on east track; 63@03)4c in cle~ afor, spot; 62350 seiler Inat it 'of February ; 6iko March, ~ Oats jusctive, but finn; No. 2, 440 ‘In clovator, Barley frni und bighor; Iowa wpring, $1.00G1.35, ltye flem at 8ic, Winsky—Steady at dile, PriovistoNs—Porls firm at $16.00 for hard slde. Dulk ‘meats bield highor for futuro; shoulders, G ; clear rib, 8o clenr, 8Yc, seller Marcli ; small salen cloar rib at T3{0; clear, 8c on spot, Lacon tirm ; shoulders, Tic; cloar'rib, 8%¢a ; cloar, Yo, Lard firm at 83¢c; small lots oy ippl dos, $4,75@4.85 ; pack. Tocs—Tirmer ; shipping grados, L .85 5 3 ing, $,00@85.40. 'Reectpts, 1,010, . ' ¥ OaTTLX~Quict and unchunged, BUTF) . BUrraLo, Jan. H.—BurADSTOFFE—Wheot In_good demand ; sales, 8,000 bu Milwnukee nt $1.47@1.48, Corn quict ; 5card on truck at 74c. Oats held ut Gic, Barley in goad depiand ; seles, 7,500 bu No, 3 Weatern at 52550, LOUISVILLE, LouwsviLty, Jan, 34,—CorToN~Quiet at 161c. EneapsTurzs—Fiour fivm; snpers, $4.90; cxiras, Dihier ; N 5,25, TProvistoNs—Firmer; mess pork, $15,25@15,50, Bulk shoulders, 6c; clear rib, 17;@8c; clear, D@isc, Hams, 12%@12c, Bacon shouluers, T3gc ; clear rib, Bx@8s | clear, 0G9)0. Lard, tcres, VK@IN0] prinie ateam, Vo, 044 @950. WHIBX Y~ FINANCIAL. ROBINSON, CHASE & 00, BANKERS, No. 18 Broad-st., N. Y., Transaot & genoral bankiug businoss fn all ita dotails, llowiug futerew npon doposits to BANKS, SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE BANKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS. Parlicular attoution paid to the inveatmont of ESTATE AND TRUST FUNDS, And Information regarding tho samo furnished upon application, Buy and soll upar commisston’ Guld, Unitod States Btocks, and all socuritios doal.in at tho'Now York Btockk o, Munfclpal and Rallroad Jouds nogotatod, OuiNEoY, it WiLLIAN R ©i - o OKE OF THE OLREST-ESTADLISHED PASSAGE, EXPORT, COMMISSIONY AND BANKING HOUSES IN BDERLIN, GEINANY. IN DIRKCE COMMUNIOATION Wipit ALL THE ENGLISIL GERMAN, BELGIAN AND FRENCH STEAM -SHIP LI Wanfs Good Honges to act as Agenls I all tho Prizctpal Citioa of the United Otater, FOTL INPORMATION ABDRYSS . BARLD $45 Brondway, N. Y. s VTR LITHOGRAPHING. UNION LITHO. C0., 1,8, 5,7 & 9 Michigan-av., Chicago, Lithographic Printing aud Hngraving, in the very best style and finish, ot the lowast prioes, UNION LITHO, CO., 1,3,5,7.& D Michigan-av., Ohicago. o DIBSORUTION NOTIOE, DISSOLUTION. ‘Tho firm of I W, larvey & Co, hias this day dissalved by mutual sonsont, ‘I, W, Harvey will puy all labilities of sald tlrm aud colloet all monoya duo sald s, and con, tinuo tho buelness as hiorotofore, ut thoold stand at the cornor of Morgan and Twonty-sccond-sta, T, W, MARVEY, 1. D, RUSH. In votlring from tho fiew of . W. Marvey & Uo. I de- sira to oxpross my thanke ta our patrous A woliclt & W, SOALES, _ FAIRBANK® BTANDARD SCATLHS OF ALL BIZLS. FAIBRBANLE, MORSE &00 UL AND 113 LAKE-6T: COLOSING-OUT SALE, e S S EXTRAL! Last Week BUT ONE OF THE IS0 A i % Simpson, Horwell & Co. WEST SIDE STORE, 196 and 198 West Madison-st, NBAR HALSTBED. As our immense stock of DRY GOCDS must be closed oul ati once, we have again MARKED IT DOWN to prices that will in- sure o speedy sale, Exira Inducoments THIS WEEK, in all Departments, Store to rent, and Fixtures and Herring Fire-Proof Safe for sale. DRY GOOD: GOLDEN OPPORTURITY IR ELATT Annual Glearing Sais, RETATL, DEPARTMENT OF CARSOR, PIRIE & (0, MADISON & PEORIA-STS, Peremptory and unresorved eale of ono o} tho largest and finest stocks of DRY GOODS Intho Wost, at such sacrificain prices as will insure tha specdy disposal of the entire win. ter assortment. TueGeldsnOpportunity For those who care to ECONOMIZE in purchasing. Cheap Dress Goods Tables, Table No, 1--At 30 conts j,Containg Colored Mohair Lustres, Strips Poplins, Valoncies, &o., timost halt price, L i Table No, 2--At 35 _oonts: contains Hoavy Lustre Poplins, Rich Brocade, Mohaird, Ceshmeros, Sorges, &o,, mostof thom form~ orly fiold ot 60 gonta. Table No, 3--At 30 conts; contains Figured Cro;{? Oloths, Plain Berges, Batin Stripes, gnd Venotian Oloths in ohoiéo shadoa ; aoat argeing, Bmpress Cloths at an enormous saorifice. French Merinos, cholce shades, heavy and {ilnfl qualities, at 60 and 60 cents on the ollar. ons and Irish Poplins below coat. nck Alpnoas, the beat and finost make im- portod, from 35 conts per yard upwards. Great bargeing in Bluok Caghmaras, TPelt Skirts, 75 cents $1, and upwards, Black Silks, %en\xinn imported, all silk, at 00 cents, $1, $1.35, $1.50, $1.756, and $3, une doubtedly the o m?ouc goods in tho oity. Colored and Fancy Silks at o sacriflce, Roal Lyons Ologk Volvetn, 48-inch, $0; 332 inoh, $10, $11.50, and S13; worth 512, $13, $15, ind $18. Bargains in Linens and House- Xeeping Goods. Cottons and Shoeetings at inmresfinf prices, Bargains in Flannels and Woolen Oloths. Hamburg Bmbroideries at a great sacrifice, Madison & Peoria-sts. FLANNELS FIELD, LEITER & CO. State & Washington-sts, Will offer, on MONDAY, Jan, 26, some BARGAINS in hand« some Embroidered FLANNEL SKIRTINGS, $1.37 1-2 and up. A line of FINE BERKSHIRE SHAKER, at 2bc, and 44 REAL BALLARDVALE, 86c. per yard, Fine 4-4 DOMET, 26c.; a large assortment of standard makes, 2bc. and up; Plaids, 26c. and up; Plain Red, R0c. and up; and a fine selection of FRENCH STRIPES and PLAIDS suitable for the pres- ent season and Spring Wear, and extremely desirable, to which they invite attention. I Bl