Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1874, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1874. SPRINGFIELD. Inquiry Concerning the State’s Money Said to Be “in New York” Legislating for the Farmers---The Quo Warranto Railway Bill, . A Remedy Offered for Extortion at the Chicago Stook-Yards. Bill Introduced for the Establishment of a State Board of Charities. Cook County Aiffirs---Abolition of Town Boards in Chicago. Proposed Grab of the Loke-Front Prop- erty for State Purposes. THE STATE TREASURY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, COUNTING TIIE MONEY. BrmxorieLy, I, Jan, 28.—Tho Committea appointed by tho House to count the monoy in the State Tronsury have comploted their work. Tho committcomen agreod to tho proposition that if they counted the monoy oxcept on tho in- + vitation of the Trensurer his oficial bond would “bo vitiated, and that Lie was tho unquestionable custodian of tho funds during his torm of oflico. Ilo, bowover, oxtonded this invitation, counted 1he monoy, oxamiued the books and papors, and ‘oported among othor ilems $£358,316.98 de- poaited in Now York to pay intorest. THE MONEY IN NEW YORIK. , There shonld not boe 800 conts of this monoy in Now York, aud the deposit of this amount there is probably unaccountablo, unlessit is drawing intorest for the 'roasurer. According to the Auditor's roport for 1872, it roquired §231,420.77 to vav the intorost on the State dobt for tho two years ending Nov. 30, 1872, This amount must be decrensing year by year, as tho installmonts on the principal of tho debt aro puid. Tho January intorest hus just boen paid, iaud no more interost will bo paid till July next. ‘Aund oven thon, no_such amount as the abovo will be required. But the ‘* act to rogulate the payments of intercat on tho public dobt and tho purchase of Btato bonds" requires, in aproviso of the first section *“that the mouney applicablo to the prnyment of such interost shiail not be_withdrawn from the Treasury more than thirty days before the time fixed for such pay- wont.” THE TREASURY WATCIDIAN, Halpin introduced in tho Houso to-day, a reso- Iution, which wns ndopted, reforring that por- tion of tho report of the Finunco Committeo ro- gardivg the watchman in tho Treasury Dapart- ment to the Committeo on Contingent Exponses, with instructions to inquire how the annual ap- roprintion of $2,000, made for this purposs ast winter, is oxpended, and roport to the House. s g, THE FARMERS' GRIEVANCES. Speciul Dispatch to T'he Chicago I'ribue. RAILROAD LEGISLATION. SrriNer1ELD, Iil, Jan. 28.—The Benate order- #d to o third roading the bill to revise tho law in relation to quo-warranto. ‘Tho firat section con- tuins provisions of intorest to railroads, aa fol- lows I auy roflrosd company doing business in this Btate stiall_charge an oxtortionate rat for the trann portation of any freight or pasvenger, or shall mako wuy unjust diserimination in the rate of freight or pas- songer tariff_over or upon its railroad, the Attorney- Genoral or State’s Attorney of the proper county, cither of his own accord or at the fustanco of auy ju- Qividual relator, may present s petition to sny court of roeord’ of competent jurlediction, or any Judge thereof in vacation, for leave to file sn infors mution in tho nature of quo-warranto in tho namo of tho peaple of tho State of Illinols ; sud, if such court or Judgoshall e satisfied that thero is probable ground for the procceding, tho Court may graut tho Jtition, and order tho information to bo filed nd process to fseuc, When it appears to ihe court or Judga that tho several rights of divers parties to the sumo offico or franchise mny proporly be dotermined on ono information, the Court or Judge may ive lcavo to Join all such persons in tho sama information, {n order to try tholr respective rights to suck ofllcs or Srancliiuo, The sixth section provides that: In case tho person or carporation against whom such information is filed 18 adjudged guilty us charged i tho information, the Court mny glve udgment of ouster from tho oflice or franchise, and filia tiie person ar corporation usurping, intruding into, or unlawtully a0lding und executing such ofiico or franchlso, Lesides giving judgment fn fuvor of tho relator for the costs f proscention ; Provided, that instead of judgmont of ouster from o franchiso for un obuso théreof, unicsa Lhe Court §s of opinion the public good demunds eucl Judgment, the Conrt may fine tho person or corpora- Uon ot excceding $25,000 for eack offense, VINTUALLY A RATLROAD LAW. This bill {8 & railrond lnw under auother name, and will probably Lo found moroe offective in checking railrond abuses than complicated laws and of schodules. DEPOTS AT CROSSINGS. A bill was introduced this murning in tho Tousa to compel railroads to build depots at all sroesings. THE STOCK~YARD BILL. The bill amonding ihe Btock-Yard Incorpo- mtiu¥ act boiug tho special order, Moflitt moved to refor to the Agricultural Committeo, so that it conld bo fixed up in conformity with tho Con- stitution. HD\HHIIB oppased reference to Agriculture, in- timating that the membors of that Commitloe wero iguoraut of tho Constitution, and if it wont nn{whem it should go to tho Judiciavy. Agri- culture was incompetout to deal with the constitutional aspect of the case. Thiy caused merriment, but oflt rushod to tho rescuc of his Comumitteo, and had the bill referred. The proposed amondment to tho bill is as follows : Provided, that enid Company shall not be permitted to mako clisrges for Iy, straiy, corn, or other urticles used for the subsis{ence of unitmls ju thelr care, ex- ceeding in umount 50 per cent additional to the cur- rent markot prico of silch sy, straw, corn, or other articles supphied by them for the subslstence of such animals; And, provided, further, that in every caso properly certitied welghing tickets shall bo delivered 1o the owner or awnors of such aufinals, or to his or their agent or agents with each eupply of such hay, straw, corn, or other articles, e STATE INSTITUTIONS. ., Spectul Duanuteh to The Chicaan Lribune, CHANGE IN TIEIR GOVERNMENT, Srrivarienp, Ill., Jun. 28.—The House Com- mitteo on Civil Service and Retrenchment intro- troduced o bill for an act to provide tor tho elee- tion of a Stato Board of Charitios, and to rogn- Inte and define thoir duties, It providos that + the Bonrd shall consist of three men, to be elected one from each of three districts; tho firat district to comprise tho counties comprising tho Sonatorial Districts from 1 to 17 inclusive ; the sonond from 17 to 84 inclusive; the third from 84 to 61 inclusive. The Commissionors &bl Lold oflice for ong, two, and threo yonrs as determiued by lot, their successors to bo eleotod for three yeara, Ono of them shall bo eleoted Yrosident of the Board, and the Board shall ap- poiut o Secretary. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, The Commissionera shull visit ull tho: Stato Institutions oxcopt the Penitentinry, and shall porform ull tho duiles now porformed by Boards of Trnstoos, They shall appowmt the Buperln- tendents, and remove thom when they deserve it. They shall purchuso ull supplios, und let all contracts to the lowost biddors ; shall mado o dotailed roport of tho condition, financinl and otherwigo, of the institutions to the dovernor m Juno and December ; shall each give a bond for $100,000, with five sureties, to ‘bo approved by:the Governor, Ench Superiutendent shall give tho Camimissioners Londs for 10,000, The Comuwissionors shnll not make contracts for grentor sums than have been appro- irrlnted by the Gonoral Assombly for anch nutitution, The Commissionors can Lo re- moved for cause, and the Governor to appoint & suacossor to serve till tho noxt oloction in De- combor, ‘The Commiesionora shall furnish the Governor with an ostimate of tho wants of tho sovoral institutions, The salary of the Commis- sloners siell bo §8,600 por year oach, ‘Lhoy whall ontor on their duties Jan. 1, 1876, when the functione of tho presont Board of ‘Trustocs shall cense. THE PENITENTIARY EXCEPTED, It will be noticed that the Penitentlnry is ex- empted fram tho juriediction of tho Board, lof as now under the control of 1t Commiuaioners, Why should they bs retained while the other Doards are nbollshed? Are thoy any moro os- sential than Lrusteos who are paid nothing. ———— COOK UOUNTY ATTFAIRS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicwgo Tribune, CIE LAKE-FRONT MLL. RemsarisLy, Jon., 28.—Mr, Stools offorod the followiug ¢ Witenias, A il is now ponding bofora the Senato entitled * A bill to suthorize the legislativo n“(lml‘l(r of nny incorporato city i tho Stato of Tiimols to eoll Jurks nnd nriy other piblio. grounds,” ole,, which bill, #liould it becomo n Iaw, will cuable the Oity of Chi- cugo to aell the properly kuown ns the lake-front properly, i (ho Gity of Uhleago § and, Witknag, Doubts oxiats na to’ who owns the logl ttlo to kidd propurty, hera being many persons who Beltuve tho (il 1o Aald 1roporly 1o b tn the State of Illinots, or in certain ralirond companics, or the United Statos 3 therefore, ‘Retwived, by ihe Xenafe, 'thnt the Attorney.Gonoral hio, and i reqhestod, to oxaniing o titlo to mnld proporty, and “roport tho Temult of auch iuvestigation to thiy Goneral Assembly nt us early u day ns practicable, Bteclo sald the pending Wil is tho original Lake Front bill oxtended and continuod, If tho original bill, as Chicugo claimed, was concetved in sin and born in inlquity, this wes much worso, 1o was of tho opinlon that the titlo was either in tho Btato of Iltinols or tho Unitod Btatea, If {ho titlo waa In Chiengo, sho could transfor it without injury excopt to herself. If tho titlo was in this State bo did not want the titlo trans- forrod to Chicago by tho Stato in suny such roundabout way. McGrath wag not opposed to the resolution, but thought it promature, Tho roport of tho Sonato Committoo should be first received. The two principal objections to tho law of 1804 woro obvintoed by the present bill, in that tho proporty could now be advortised aud sold to the highest biddor. The combination of 1869, botween the park and lako-front lobbios, whoreby the monoy for tho Info-front should go to tho parks, and otber similar l‘unntlnna liad notbivg to do with the prosont bill, Whiting wanted tho proceeds of the sale to fio toiho Illinois and Michigan Cnunl, or totho Tllinois River Improvement Fund. Toynolds favored the passnge of the resolu- tion,” Undor the oporation of the provious ques- tion, the resolution wus adopted. PROPERTY-POWERS OF THE CATHOLIO BISHOP. ‘The Seusto Committes on Miscollancous Af- fairs honrd Mr. Larimer, an ex-Catholic priest, of Chicago, on tho bill ropealing tho property- powers of the Catholic Bishop of Chieago. e mado » long addross, making tho foilowing puints: irat, tho Bishop is an irrewponsiblo poaty; suuomi, it 18 nygninst tha spirit of our ovornmont aud of our new Constitution to al- ow any such sccumulation of propeity, espe- cially whon liold in trust; third, & priost canuot obtain redress for o malfeasance of o Bishop in & oivillsuit ;2fourth, the abuso by Bishop Duggan of his = power argued * ngulnst the continuing of the samo power; fifth, the accumulation of property amouuts in the City of Chicago to about 2,000,820, all of which I8 in tho hunds of tho Bishop ; sixth, should Bishop Duggan be- come sano, an endless contest for the title of tho proYlorl_v in question would ensne, 3 The Commiltee meots again on Thursday evening, when Kohoe will roply to Larifnor, and it in undorstood that the Shorifl of MeDonough County, named Murray, who has something to say sbout Mr. Larimor, will also be present. SPECIAL ABSESSMENTS IN CHICAGO. Tho bill to ropeal **Houso Bill 8C0," allowing special asscssmonts in Chicago, is wtill tho sub- joct of vory uncerlain speculation, Many of tho influontinl Sonators talk on both sidesol’ tho quostion, aud rofuso to commit themselves. It is not probable, however, that the act will bo ropenled, so many of the ablest Benators being opposed thereto.” Tho Cook Couuty dologation, for a wonder, are uuanimous on one question, and in this matter will bo aesisted by Strong and Stoele, and probably Sanford, of the Repub- licnn leaders, and Cnsey, on the othor side of the House. Palmer, of the Republicans, and Cummings, of the Democrats, are the only ones —and they don't lead auything—who aro avow- edly in_favor of repesl, The Sonato stands 24 ngainst to 6 for ropeal~ ing Bill 300, as far as can Lo ascertained. FEES OF COURT OFFICERS, Mr, Waite obtained the first readingof tho House bill -iucrensing tho fees of the officers “of the courts of Chicngo, and it was roferred to tha Committoo on Fees and Salaries. TOWNSILP ORGANIZATION OF GIICAGO. ‘The first section of Articlo 2 m_ the rovisod Dill roparding Township Organization provides o mode _for the people of Chicago at the next November election to got rid of tho cumbersome and costly lnxury of three Town Bonrds, Assessors, Clorks, and Collectors, who aronow fattening on the taxes of the people. Upon the petition of one-fifth of the legal voters of the county, to bo ascortained by tho vote caut at the last Presidontial election, the County Board shall cause to be submitted to the votes of the County, at the noxt genoval election, the ‘_l"ec?fi““ of tho continuance of Township Organ- izatiou. ——— TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION, Special Disnatch to The Chicago Lribuna, THE REVISED DILL, SenmvarieLy, IlL, Jan. 28.—Thoe Honee spent soveral hours discussing township organization as get forth in tho rovised Dill. Bections wore pessed quickly by, uutil Armstrong moved to amend ko that no town officor should hold more thau one office, but, a8 = majorityof tho mem- bors are Supervisors, Justices of the Ponce, or Road-Masters, of course the amondmont was not adopted. ADDITIONAL TOWN BUPERVISORS, Wostfall desired to amend so that towns hav- ing over 2,600 inbabitants be allowed an addi- tionnl Bupervisor, and ono for each additiona 2,000 inhabitants. Dunbam offered o substitute making the num- Dors 8,000 and 1,600. Bloomington, Quiucy, Paoria, and other cities spoke for tho amend- mont. A motion to table wes lost, and then Dunham made & strong argumont in favor of iving cities n represontation in proportion to eir population. Moore, of Adams, was on the same side. Snvago aud Cassedy, in tho intorest of the agricultural clement, and against county-sent rings, spoke at somo lougth. Herrington held forth on the samo side. Quinn spoke for his Peoria, and Dolan and Moflitt insinunted that tho. citics ouglt to e thankful to the county for furnishing them Lhonest county rulers. UOURS WERE CONSUMED IN TALK. Finally, the Dunham proposition was votod down, aud the Wostfall amendin adopred, Innumerable minor smendments wore offored sud rojected; then the House undid all it had done by roconsidering tho voto by which Wost- fall's amondmont was adopted, and, aftor muck wrangling, adopted a compromise, providing that towns huving over 4,000 inhabitants should be entitled to an additional Bupervisor, and one for each additional 2,600 inhabitants. A provise was ndus)luul that nothing in tho section should reduce the present representation. Lvery man in the House offered locnl amend- ments which ware laughed at, adopted, or re- jected in such o hury that no ono know what thoy meaut, and iho bill was ordered to o hird rending, whon it will go to the onato, with tho carnost prayors of its frionds thut thoro it will receive moro doliborato coneideration. The gon- oral fenturcs of the bill are rogarded as suitablo to the whole Stato, but dotails, that suit eno lo- cality aro inapplicable to another, henco wide diversity of opion. e COLLECTION OF WAGES. Spectal Dispatch to T'he Chicayo T'ribune, A'LAUGHLIN'S BILL IX THE MOUKC. Srinorieep, I, Jun, 28, —MoLaughlin's bill in 10lation to the collection of wages boing tho special order, on o motion to reconsider tho voto by which it was lost, McLaughlin oxpressed sur- prigo that nwmong tho members who voted ngainst tho bill were twenty who professed to belong to tho Farmors' Movoment, organized to stay tho eucronchments of aggrogated capital on the rights of tho people, IIe went on to show low hard tho low's delay was on tho poor, and how they might bo worried to death by omployers, who could appeal to the Supreme Uquxz. With corporations,—rnilronds, manufucturing, orany athor,—the rights of workingmen wore of sco- ondary mnportance. Homado a good specch on big slde, and then | Cassedy camo to the fore on bohalf of farmers who were frequontly TAKEN IN DY DEAD-DEATS. Btrond nrgued that mou should bo paid, whotlior doad-beats or not, so lonyg as they aid the warle, Bradwell oponed brilliantly, and gavo remi- niscences of the time whon he worked na a car- penter, and got out a slrong upeoch for tho bill, Jones unrrutod bow ho wawed four cords of waod at 26 couts u cord for a.man worth §25,080, and had to suo him for f1, . Kago—aud what would this ITouse do without Kase and Aloxander, of Montgomery, for wre thioy not oasesiu & dosort 7—delivered himsolf of many words, and so did Alexandor, One wa for, the other againat, the bill, It survived their ologuence, and, aftor recousideration, was passed ~T77 {0 41, It will inve » much hardor passage in tho Banato, Bubjoined is THE DILL, A Diut—For on act in relation {o the colloction of wagtes, SEGHON L, e foanccted by the neopl of the State of Niinota, yepresented in the (eneral Asombly, Thrt whonever o employor of nny laborer, workmun, workwonan, mecliniic, or artisan, shall withliold oF Tofuo Lo pay to siich porson & enploged by hin ov hier, ntty wagea that muy bo dus £o (hem, or any of fligin, beyond n roasounblo time_after demand_ mads for stich Wagges, auch cmployer sliall bo hiold liabla to Aich person in nh appropriate nctlon far the amount o dit, and dumages for the dotention thereof, not to oteced 10 por centon tho wmonut of Judgient obe tained, and nlao rossonablo uttoriicy'a foos, to ho laxed un coats by tho court, - : B1:0. 2, Tho lorm *employor,” na used Sn this act, sl Do hold 10 mean ny corporation, firm, of indls vidunl for wham tho Tabor or korvico, vu decount of whicls suit In brought, was rendered, j - A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, 8ravarien, 1L, Jan, 28,—The Republicans of tho Senato and Iouso hold o caucus thin avoning at tho Loland. Nearly all tho members of tho party, the Olerks, Doorkecpers and hangors-on of the Logislaturo and ropresonta- tivos of the Internal Rovonue Departmont in Bpringfield crowded into the room. Iampton culled the meoting to ordor, and Bhaw, of tho ‘House, fook tho chair, LEFONTERS EXOLUDED. TUnlike the Opposition, which invited report- ors to be presont, this body ruled them out on motion of Ferrier. They also wanted to turn out alittlo boy who happenod to boin, but lot him remain, ono of the wmombors guaran- tooln, tho purity and potency of his Republicanism, Tho roporters gracofully withdrow. Tollers were uppointod to gunrd the doors, and Canfleld uu;iguawd they procoad with businoss, A motion to roconsidor tho volo oxcluding the -roportora was lost, in 8pito of a pathetic appeal by Carpentor. Shaw toponed the ball by reforring to tho meoting of douse members held Saturday. TIIL; NEGEYSITY OF TAKING UNITED ACTION wrth the Sonate, so that tho iutorests of thoe party might be consorved whilo tho intorests of tho poople were nos neglected. Sovoral gontlo- men dobatod on the tronblous timos in “whioh tho lot of the party was cnst, just now, and on the necossity of being circumspoct in their ac- tions, so as not to offond the people, who wora inclined to becomo rostive undor party dictation. No wliocp could bo allowod to wandor {rom the old, - THE ANTI-MONOPOLY MOVEMENT. o It was intimated shat the party should capturo sud run tho Anti-Mouopoly movement, which would give itn new lonue of power. Thoy should do somothing sensible on tho railroad question, or farmors would go back on tho party which was responsible in tho Logisluture. In accordanco with theso notions, it was do- cided to nglmiut & committeo of olght Benntors and eight loprosonlatives to take charge of railroad legisintion, and chalk out o line of pol- icy, 'I'ho same goutlomon wore subscguontly in- structed to hlq\l?fl) into the necessity of rovising the Rovonue Inw, It was decidod that tho Speakor of the Houso and the President of the Sonato—who, Ly the way, aro ofllcers of tho wholoe House and Henato, and not of factious thorcof—should appoint the Committeos from their respective bodies. TIE REPEAL OF TIE REGISTRY LAW was dobated. Walt and Rountree opposed its repeal, beeausio In a city liko Chicago tiio Demo- erats were full of iniquity, and had gangs of re- ouxtura who would reduce the Ropublican ma- ority. Counolly and Steele, from Coles, were on tho samao side. Caussedy spoke in the interest of economy, snd rominded the Republican party that it would havo to render nn _account of priuting bills, which were already awful. Tho sentimont wog that the safely of the party in _cities demanded the nlteration of tho Registry law. It wasconcluded to mako the rovision n party measure, and an oxeuso for tho sosgion. - hey should hurry it up, too, and get away 88 Boon a8 possiblo. NO REOESS. To save tho crodit of the party, it was likewise docided Ly o small majority not to take a rocoss, but to allow members to go home in squads, but always maintsining o quorum to keop tho ma- chino running anyway. T'ho party by its action assumos the rosponsi- bility of tho session and its work, and will have to abide thoe issuc. ey MISCELLANEOUS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE SENATE GEITING TIRED, SenmiarieLp, IlL, Jan, 28.—A resolution was mtroduced in tho Senate for a recoss from Thursday evening till Tacsday of next week at 6p.m, Itwaslaid over, and will bo acted on to-morrow. Thoro was a very thin attendanco in the Senate to-day, and during tho entiro after- noon there was o much restlossness that at no time more than half of tho Seuators presont know what was belng done. CONTESTING TAXES. 3 Forrell's bill, requiring all parties’ wishing to contest any taxes in court to doposit tho amount thoreof bofore commencing any legal procoed- Ing, excited & long aud stormy discussion. Tho Senutor from Hurdin made his maidon specch in favor of hie bill. Waite moved to recommit, but the motion failed. He opposed the bill on a techuical ob- Jection. Banford and Cascy followed in strong legal srgumonts, arguing that no person's right to bring bis complaints to tho courts for edjust- ment should be in any manner impeired. Sanford read from tho Constitution, tho Rov- enuo law, and from the Statutes of 1845, finding in all objections to the bill, Tho bill failed to pass,—yeas, 11; nays, 21. A motion to lay on tbo tabio a motion to re- coueider wns lout,—veas, 10; nays, 24. The motion to reconsidor was also lost,—yens, 25 ; nays, 10,—it requiring 26 votos. BILLS PASSED DY TUE SENATE, Tho following bills were passed by tho Senate: The rovision bills; concerning the compensation of ofticers of tho Genorsl Assembly; tho Circuit aud Superior Courts of Cook County; tho Crim- inn! Court of Cook County; tho terms of Court of Cook County ; the administration of ostates; and Cantield's bill concorning the sction of nc- counk, COUNTY COURTS, The Sonato Commities onJudicial Department roportoed tho bill ropealing the increased juris- diction of County Courts without recommondu~ tion, the sixtecn mombsrs of the Committce present being equally divided on the subject of tho repeal, The bill was pluced on flle for con- sideration by sectious, THE PEKIN OABES were not called to-day, lmh)(?'I carriod over by the Cairo & Vincennes caso. John llurper walks around unmolested. Tliore ure no now develop- monts in Lis case, but thero is still g{mnt auxioty felt to hicar hig tostimony. Daniol Munn, I ternal Rovonue Supervisor for this Stato, ar- rived here this morning, and Mr, Rymn and Mr. Bridges, Iovemuo Agents, havo boon here somo timo. 'They are hera to tostify in the Pekin cnses. Thoso enses will undoubtodiy bo called to-morrow, when an ex- Daustive effort will be made by tho attorneys for the distillers to got a continvance, and it will not bo strauge if ove is sacured, for a guod law- yer can always draw au nfidavit that it would be an orror for o Judge to overrulo, OERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION, A cortitsto of orgnnization was issued by tho Scoratary of Stato this mordiug to tho Retullers' Proteotion and Collection Bureau of Chicago, TUE TRINTING INVESTIGATOUS hold anothor sesslon this evening. Socretary Gurluud, of the Board of Agriculsuro, defonded the publication of the last volume of transnc- tious on the ground that it was authorized by custom, and that its contouts, including the roport of tho DBloomington Couvention aud Purnor's nddress, rolated to Agrioulture. o justified the publication on ths ground of custom, but his oxplanation is rogarded by tho Committea an rathor wonk. Witnosseu wero called by the public printors, and, as might bo oxpeoted thoy. testified that cight, and not six- teon, pages constituted u form of pross work, finm}nflng to theso witnosses everything is vely, THE INDIANS, Reportod Murder of n Son of Lono Wollse'l'lhie Indians Throaton IRe- Yoenge. Wasianaroy.,, D. O, Jan, 28.—A lottor from the Clieyenno eamp, Indian Torritory, dated tho 19th fuat.,, montions that a son of Louo Wolt was recently killed whilo raiding i Poxas, Lhis news occasioned muoh excitemeont among the Kiowss. Louo Wolf showed his riof Ey entting himuolf frightfully with u knife; tilled his_Lorsos nnd burnod Lfs wagon and Jodge, with ull big effocts, Homo of tho Kiowas tulk of going toTexus to avenge Lono Woll’s son when thogrusscomes, Itepurtu\mvnhuou recelvod of thoilr huving killed & white mun botween Camnp suppln ond tho Choeyenno Agonoy, and burning his body to gravuut dotoction. In tho Iatter part of Docembor Luftalocs wera toported aa plontiful, and tho Indlans wucoessful iu bhunt~ ing thex, B’NAI B'RITH. Proceedings of the Fourth Day’s Session, Disoussion and - Settlement of the Endowment Question, Visit {0 tho Board of Trade---Specch= ¢s by Mr. Wolf and Others, Rearrangement of the Dis. tricts. The Establishment of Asylum. an Orphan Proposed Magazine---History for the Contennial, Grand Banguet at the Sherman House. MORNING SESSION. Tho Constitution Convention of tho Indepond- ont Order of B'nai B'rith commenced its fourth dny's session yostorday morning at 10 o'clock at Kingebury Music Hall. The Chairman called upon the Rev. J. H. M. Chumaceiro to offer prayer in accordunco with tho rulos, and thiy duty was performed mn n vory improssive manner by the roverend gentleman. Tho min- utos of the proceedings of the provious day wore rond and adopted. ENDOWMENT. A number of dolegates who wors absent when tho voto on tho eudowment roports was takon lask ovening statod how they would bave voted lad thoy been presont and asked to be put on rocord. Ou motion of Judgo Xoch, the Committes on Eundowment was discharged. The following rosolution was iutroduced by Mr. Adolph Moses: Reanlved, As tho rentiment of this Convention, that District Graud Lodges may provido for nu oudowment aud eudowiont fuws ua geriaui 10 Lho futosest of our order. Mr, Goodhardt offored tho following amond- ment: 1, Evory D, G, L, shall by law provide for an endow= ‘ment und endowment laws applicablo to tho lodges. 2, The object of this fund is to socure on tho doath of & member to bis widow, clildren, or other porson or body by him designated su jnhoritance of such sum ra 8ald D, G, L. moy defermine upon, 3, Iu the ovent of tho eatablishinent of such s fund by any D, G, L, thoy sbiall make provisions for o re- seeved fund to bo ereated and to bo uuder tho direo- tions, management, aud control of tho D, G. L, or of suich ‘Trustees and officers as tho D, G. L, may desig- nato for that purpose, 4. Lvery member of a lodge in the district in which on endowment fund sball bo establiuhod by its D, G. L., in conformity with this general law, shall bo o con- {ributiug member thoreto, Mr. 1I. Folsenthal moved an_amendment to strike out the word ‘‘shall” and insert “may” in Art, 10f Mr, Goodhardt's resolution. Mr. Hamborger raised the point of ordor ns to the propricty of any of theso ameudmonts, be- causo the majority roport, which was adoptod tho dny pravions, declared 1t was inexpodient to recommend suy ondowment plan at present. Mr. Folgentlinl's motion was put to & vote, and lost. ''he yens and nays on Mr, Goodhardts smendment wero called Tor, nnd it was doolared carried by a vote of 76 to 61. The question was raised by Judgo Koch whethor under their Constitutiou it would not ru«Fflm 8 two-thirds vote. ‘I'he Chnir decided advorsely. Nr, Adolph Moses ns of tho Chair, and tho by n vote of 71 to T4, 8Ir, Goodhardt's smendment wag then again put to a vote, and lost by voto of 64 to 81, pbiicks-L: 1534 BOARD OF TRADE. A motion was then made and carried, that the wholo body visit the Board of Trade, in accord- ance with the resolution passed thoday provious. I'he mombers of tho Convention, on arriving at the Chamber of Commerce, wore taken in chargo by tho President and Socrotary of the Bonrd and conducted to the large hall, B, OZORGE M. HOW then mounted the platform, and said that it was woll known to tho members of the Board and the community at large that a Convention of Ieraclites wos holding in thia city. Somo of those men bad o nationsl roputation, sud Chi- cago in gouoral, and the Isoard of T'rade in par- ticular, wero happy to wolcomo thom, and Lo hoped their stay amoug us might bo as pleasant aud enjoynblo as possiblo. Ho took pleasuro 1n introducing one of the most prominent Israclites in tho country, the Hon. Simon Wolf, of Wash- ington, the Chairman of the Convention. MR, WOLF. Mr. Wolf, who was roceived with applause, stated that they hud not come with o desiro to interrunt the pmflcndiu‘ga of tho Board, but to thanlk thom for the kind foclings oxpressed to- wardg thom everywhero in this city, ~Chicngo was just as great in honpitality and kindncss as it was in enterprise ana commercial superiority. 1lo did not tako theso expressions of good fool- ing and brotherly fellowship as a compliment for thomsolves, but;hailed it with joy 83 o roe- ognition of thaJewish religion. ~ Ilo hoped Chicago would continue to mareh onward in its careorof greatness and prosperity, until it would celipso all other cltios insll that was great, noble, and good. [Long-continued spplause.] MR, JULIUS RIEN, ot Now York, the Chairman of the Exccutive Committee, was thon iutroduced, aud mado n fow very Lappy romarks, stating that Mr, Wolt bad not only expragsed tho sentiments of the dolegates to tho Convoution, but of all the Jews in tho country. oaled from the decison nir was not sustained LEWIS ABBATIAN, one of the Becroturios of the Convention, then addressed tho Board in & fow words, o soid that tho Convention that was in seusion in this groat city waa practically solving ono of the most momontous probloms of tho age, the prevention of pauporivm, An institution having such an objeot in viow was meating tho groat quostions of tho hour that undorlaid and agitated in a most egniticent maunor overy atorout of this great country, gocinl, political, industrial and ocommerecial. It was_thoroforo gratifying to tho Association that had tho honor of sittiug in this wonderful wotropoliy, that thoir offorts to meot such great issuos by striviug to ameliorate nud improve tho condition of it membors met the approbation and applaues of their follow-citizons. [Ap- plaues,) A, E. FRANKLAND, the Memphis hero, being callod upon on all sides, enma forwmed vory reluctantly, When ho n‘mum'w on tho platform he was loudly ap- Eluded and introduced to the mombory of tho oard by My, How in a fow bighly-onlogistio romarks, Ho thanked thom for the compliment bostowed npon bLim, and assured the people of Chicsgo that the peoplo of DMem- vhis would nover forget their moblo gonerosity oxtended lowsrds thom in their hout of dire necessity, 'This noblo uotion on tho part of Ohicago would Lind tho pooplo of tho two citios still olosor togothor., Several athor apeeches wore mada after which the dolo- gatos retirod und ropuired again to Music Hall aud rosumed thoir business. Eromesons S AFTERNOON SESSION. ENDOWBMENT AGAIN, b A motion was mado and carried to adopt Mr, Adolph Mosey' resolution relative to oudow- monts, A motlon to reconsider was mado and oarried, Mr. Jullus Bion then offorod the following substitute, Rewolved, Thiat the establisbment of Widows' and Orplinue’ Eudowinent Funds by Distelot Graud Lodg- €8 Ju within the legitimate seopo of the aimu and vb- Jeots of the Order, ‘P'ing rosolution wau carriod unanimously. BOUNDARIES OF DISTRIOTS. Mr, Lovenstein, of the Commitieo on Terrl- taries, presonted the following majority roport : ‘Tl undersigned bog leavo to submit the followlug 28 thelr report on torviterial Jurlsdiction, sud that the following States and Territoriea be ullottod to tho kev- cral Districta, us follows: District Gruud Lodyo No, 1—-Muine, Now Hamp- sbire, Vormont, Massachusoits, Rhodo’ Jsland, Oou- necticut, Now York, Distriot Graud Lodgo No. 2—Indians, Ohlo, Ken- tucky, Missouri, Kunauy, Golorado, .Yalx?-x: n:]t mflnudwlmz ukNin. 3—Ponnsylvanis, Now . Delaware, Wost o Dlitriol Gred ' Lodge Hor &—Oalforas, Oregos, Novads, Washington Toreitory, Utab, Arizons, Mon- tans, Idnho, Didtrict Grand Lodgo No, G—Maryland, Distriot of Golumbla, Virgiuin, North Carolina, Botith Carolina, eorgin, Dlstrict Grand_Lodgo No. G—Tillnols, Wisconsin, Tows, Miunesotn, Nobruska, Michigan. District Grand Ludgo No, 7—Tonie Askanasw, Missinsippl, Loulajann, Toxan, “ecsolued, Tint the yarious District. Grand Lodgon aa conatituted wndor thia report, ainll havo {mmediate control of tho territory ullotied {o tham for Lo formu- tiou of now lodges, and nftor April 1, 1674, lodgos amigned fo uow Diatrict Grand Lodgos: shall mako thelr roports, ud o undor the contral of said D. G Lodges, "1fiie roport waa uignod by Slmon Rosontols, Clinlrman ; A, E, Frauklund, B, Weil, I, Adler, J. L. Blont, Ii. Nowland, M, D., M. J. Mack, Abrabam Kohu, Moritz Ballire, leracl Cohon, aud B. A, Fornomann, My, Haas presentod the following MINOWITY REFORT, 1 proposo that tho Districts shall soverally comprise llm'l‘ihm na follows : e i li ‘Diatrict No, 1—Now York ond all tho Now Eoglsnd Statos, Dintrict No, 3—Obio, Indlans, Michigan, Colorado, District No, §—Ponnlayivanin, Now Jorsoy, Delaware; aud Weat Virginta, District No, 4—Galifornia, Oregon, and the Torrl- torles, vll)ll]lh;lcl No, 6—~Maryiand, District of Columbis, and ryinia, : Diatrict No, G—Illiniols, Wiaconsin, Miuncsots, Iows, Nobrauka, Missourl, Kanmus, x Dlstrict No, T—Kentueky, Tennessce, Misaiasippl, Loufslann, Arkanan, Loxus, District'No, 8—Southi Csrolies, Georgia, Alabama, Tlorlda, A glatico ot tho map will convinco you liat I liave grouped tho States a6 ucar, geograpliieally, correct o8 can bo done undor the circumatances, and I think tho beat intoreat of the Order und the conveslence of ita mumbera will bo promoted by the eatablishment of o diatricts us indicated abovo, District No, 3 will in part Le compensated for {ta lors of territory by tho acquiaition of Now Jorsoy and Woest Virginis, ‘District No, 1 will romatu us it always o, nud always muat Lo thy Inrgest and most powerful i tho Order, Iho new” District No, 8, which I propose, in nccossary for tho welfaro and rapld growlh of tho Order fu thint oxtromo soutbuorn ssctiou, "1t would bg but an uot of justico to give them o Grand Lodgo thnt will Lo more ventrally nud couvenfontly located, in ordor that our brothren in ‘tiicss Statea 1ay also tuke purt in Grand Lodgo leglalation, It {8 truo that X pro- poso to tako Alsbums away from District No. 7, but also proposo to give lier Lonialatu, "Toxks, nnd Arkeu- 01, to which sho {8 cntitlod by ffluity of iuterest oa well us by goographicl,position, I bey the Convene tlon to givo thus report o calin considoration, A motion to go into Committeo of tho Wholo was negativod. Mr, Drucker moved to accept the majority re- port. Au amendmont wns offered by Alr, Sommerich to take Now Jersoy from District No. 8, and ro- stora it to Distriot No. 1. Mr. Folsonthal moved to recommit the report for smendment, which motion was loat. Aftor sovernl othor motious had beon lost, & motion to adopt the majority report was carriod by n vote of 101 yoas to 18 nays. Mr. Koch moyed to recousider the voto just trka:n. A motion to luy on tho tablo was car- ried. £ 3 Tho Convention then adjourned until 4 o'olock p.m. co, Alabania, ————— EVENING SESSION. On roassembling, Mr. A. E. Fraokland, Chair- man of the Comnitteo on ORPIUAN ASYLUM, submitted tho following roport : Your Committeo on Orphen Asylum would beg to roport thut after duo cousfdoration they subioit tho following us the result of their doliborstions 3 WitknEad, We, the membors of the Comumitteo on Orphan Asylum, considor that it will sorvo tho bLest auterests of the entire Ordor, would recommoud that this Convontion do not 1n any munuer futerfery with tho local charitablo institutiona of tho Order iu tho soveral dintricts, Jtesoived, Thak tho establishment of n geueral or« Phan ssylum of the I, O, B, B., located ox to be located citber in the City of Cloveland or {u_any other city of tho United Btates, i inexpedient ut tho present timo, Zexolved, Thot Whenover the exiuencies of tho Hnics nd tho bullding of o genersl orphau osy- 1um, this Order will over deom it {ts imporative duty tol¢nd its nssistance, morslly und Ununclally, in aé- complishing #o great i obfect, Mr. Sulzberger moved that the roport be adopted and tho Committoo discharged, which motion was agroed to, i Ou motion, the Committea on Territory was algo discharged. TECOGNITION OF SERVICES, Mr, Bloom offerod tho following, which was adopted: ‘Witeneas, Tt has been tho rule of this Convention to recogizo worth andl exemplary wervices whenevor shown or rendored by suy member of this Order, al- Shiough Uist snomber 12y ot bo 2 delogato to this iox- slon ; aug Witenkas, Tho Rev, Max Sumflold, of Momph! Tonn,, by his untiring duvotion to tho’ sick and desf tute, iils conatant sorvices to tho dylng and dead, r gardiess of creed, sex, or natiouality, at all hours day or night ; therefore, be 1t Atesolved, 'That this Convention recogniza tho efli. clént sorvicos rendered by him fn the causo of suffer- ug humouity, und tender him the thanks of this Cou- vention, 4 DEFERENCES. A resolution to oncomnsge the Amoilean Hebrew Publication Society was referred to the Literary Comuuilteo. ‘Pho samo was dono with o resolution to om- ploy o compotout person to write up the history of the Order. Resolutions of condolence to Mr. . N. Herr- mau on the death of his little daughter were adopted, Soveral othor resolutions were referred to tho proper committeos, On motion of Adolph Moses, it was resolved to hiold o Bacrat session at 3 o'clock p. m. to-day, for the purposo of roheursing lodgo work. LITERATORE AND CENTENNIAL. Mr. Adoiph 8. Snngor, Chairmun of the Cor- mittee on Literatura and Centenniul, submitted thoir roport. It proposos that tho establishment, under tho guidunce and control of the Executive Commit- too of tho Order, of o mugazine or publication of sowme description, that shall be an official organ of the B'noni B'rith ; aleo, that o commission shall be formed to collate, Brapnro, and codify & work for tho Conteunial Exhibition of 1876, such boolk to coatuin the history of the Jows of tho United Statos, both statistical aud social, as well 0 thelr influenco on the civilization of iho age. Acopy of tho worl is to bo handsomoly bound for prosontation to tho proper Committed of the Commission, aud o copy to be deposited in tho Congrossional Library, and one to bo fur- nished to the Becretary of Stato and tho Bacre~ tary of each State of the Union. DISCUSSION. The motion to adopt the roport called forth tho most snimated dobate had since tho opening of the Convention. Tho Rev. Isazc M. Wiso made an cloquont ui\ounh ngainst ostablibing an organ, whife tho Ton, Slmon Wolt, who lud taken the floor for thoe purposo of speaking on this eufleuz. took strong grounds in favor of it, and made one of the most eloquent speeches ever made in u Con- vention of this kind, Many other delegaies mule vxcellant speechos, pro and con. Mr. A. L. Banger closcd the intoresting debate with au ablo spocel showing tho bouofits that wouid accruo to tho Order 1f his report were adopted, At the conelusion of Mr. Banger’s argumont an ameudmont by My, Drucker was rojected, and thoreport on literary and Centenninl adopted Ly a lurge majority. Tho t‘onvuutlon then adjourned untd 10 o'olock this morning, ——— THE BANQUET. A grand complimentary bauquet, in honor of tho Ropresentatives to tho Socond Constitutional Couvontion of the Independent Ordor of I'nai Brith way given Inst ovoniug at the Sher- man House. The dining reom was splendidly Gecorated und fostooned, and embloms of tho Ordor graced tho walls and tho table. About 275 porsons took part in th fosst, wud itia uso- loss to say that thoy all enjoyed ' thomsolves to thoir hearts’ content, ‘I'ho bill of furo, was ox- collent, and roflect great oradit ‘on tho Superintondonts of tho culinery doparimont of tho Bhermun, Mesura. Doylo, ulfnud, and Ringloy. Mr, Paoarson, the gontlomouly and urbauo mauagor of the houso, wua around himself sccing that ovorything was por- formed as it should bo. The Rhoin-wine, ng woll ns tho mative champagne farnished by Mr. Isidor Bush, from the stock ho had grown himself, wero as good ne thoy make thom, Aftor the viauds had boen d!urnund of, aud the iuner man satisfied, Mr. Phllip Stein srose und offered us tho first tonut ¢ 'The Order of I, O, B, IB,,~—tho teachor of be- nevoleuce, the promoter of brotherly love among oll men, and tho dispeuser of charity.” Re- sponded to by Mr, JULIUS DIEN, who sald _that to apeak of the Or- dor of DBual Drith wea to spoak of the civilization of the country. ‘Ihoy did not clulm to be possossora of groat minds or of extraordinary knowlodgo, but ono thing thoy did claim, namely, goodness of the hoart and brotherly love. In bun- dreds and thousands of instances they bad granted instavtancous rolief, and tholr system had aslways showod itselr offctive, Tho bent inetatce of their wide- sprond systom of reliof was tho asslstance granut- ed to oumanis by tholr Order. Auy mombor of tho Ordor would at any time put ks life at stuko to grant roliel to & distrossod brother, Io then referred .to the roat . calamity of Memphis, and how fhn great lov% tor humussy 'ln {mplanted into the honrt of overy brothor had given their mito to glvo rallor to tha distroased. Brothorly love oxtended far beyond the walls of thiu coun- try. ‘Tnke, for luninnco, tho morvices of thoir Lrothor, B P Poixotto, who haw rondored suporhuman ald to tho opprossed in Roumania, and who would at any timo do tho samo thing for thoso of nn{ other folth, Anothor man who lovad his brothron in distross, and avsiatod them whorover called upon, who hnd dovoted all his timo and his aniorgy Lo the nlloviation of his raco, was Dr, E, L. - Friodleln, -who was among thom as a dolegato, The principle that- umted them into one grand band taught tliom the groat love thioy bore to each othor and ta their Groat Fathor, Tha gront alm of Judaism, and of their Ordor, way to unito tho wholo human raca into one groat band of Good Somaritans, Ile closed by proposing tho hoalth to “ Our Country," and may it bo o beacon to load the oppressod to thoir froddont. 2 I'ho noxt tonst proposed was, “The Hocond Coustitutional Convention—may its Ilnbors bo ’)mducuva of the beat rosults, not only to the raternity but to all mankind,” and was respoud- od to by THE TON. BIMON WOLF, of Washington, Xocommonced by snying that Do “did not wish to trospass = on thelr voluable time, espocially as the Prosident, Mr. - Bion had alroady uxom};lmed the meaning and intonts of the Ordor, Ho would only stato what were tho future prospects of the Order. Their labora thua far had bosn conducted with oo unusual degroo of unanimity, and he had no doubt thoy would got through thelr work bar- moniously, and offect great boneflia for the good of tho Ordor. Thoy dld not some hore to re- colvo orations or ba ndmired by strangors; their purposo of coming here was for a highor, noblor "mrpnuu,—to altor and porfoct their Constitution, Thoy wero but the sorvants of the poople, who hod sont thom bors to loglalata for the good of tho Ordor. Logialation should be limited a8 much a8 possible, bocause the genoral tronble in this country was 'too much logislation ; and, morse than all, thoy should not come together to watch onch other, but work with each other for the purpose of wolding moroclosoly togetiier tho links which bound them, and united tho wholo ‘brotherhoodintonaharmonious whole. 'Chesecond Constitutional Convention would lay thoe found- ation for future coliborations to guide thom on in their good work, not only for themselves but for . futuro gonerations, Ho hoped by their Inbors thoy wonld show tho citizons of Chieago, and of tho whole world, that thoy had not for- gotten tho precopt of their Order. In roligion they may bo oxclusive, but iu oll othor things thoy were national and invinoible, *"The President of tho United Statos"” was ro- sponded to by W. LOWENETEIN, He said that whon tho sontimont proposed was first handed Lim he thought it very strauge that Lo, on ‘old rabel, should be callod upon to respond. But still ho was delighted to bo afford- cd pn opportunity to spenk to theso experienced and intolligent men that were assombled hero from all Purts of our grent country, and to sny to them that tho President, our glorious flag, our groat country would stand togothor for our fiunuuu institutions, como weal or woo. 0.and all tho Isrnchites wore under obligations to tho President for having appointed an Isracl- ito as Consul to.Roumania when the Jews in that country wero' porseccuted. In conclusion, ho proposed threo cheors to tho hoalth of the Prosidont of the Unitod Btates. I'he noxt toast, “ Qur Guests,” was respond- od to_by our well-known and distinguished fol- low-citizen, NENIY GBEENEDADM, Whon Mr., Greonebaum arose, Mr. Simon Wolf proposod threo cheors to the little ginut of tho Weat, which woro givon with & will by nll prosont, Aftor hoving mounted o chair that all could Bee a8 well oy lLenr him, he maid the compliment bestowed upon him wns ontirely uundoserved, but, novertholoss, ho was gratoful for tho same, In the name of the good and wnoblo poople of Chicago, ho would wolcomo them to our shores. With a great cham of lnkes and the nuclous of nu immense railrond systom, this city had be- come nationnl, and we, thorefore, felt like ourselves whon we had nmong us ropresentative men from all parts of the country. “Tho First Constitutional Cunvention,—tho Originator of Boverciguty and of the Declaration of lndopoudeaca of tho Order,” waa respondad to by M1l ADOLPI MOSES, who commenced by saylng that the Convention held in New Yorl iive years ngo was the flrst Constitutional Convention of the Order. Bince that timo the Order had grown immensely in in- flueuco and wealtl, owiug to the oxcellent con- stitution adoptod at that time. Of what wng dono oand nccomplished by tho Order sinco thon, would be to go into an clabo~ rato eulogy of. tho ‘many charities and benefits of tho Order. Ho thon spoke at somo leugth, advocating the' principle of sovereignty. his priuciple, ho said, was a living prin- plo, aud opplicabls to’ the Distriot” Grand Lodges, ss woll au to the Constitution Grand Lodge, Ho nuluglzod the services of tho Hon, B, I, Poixotto, of Roumanin, and wsid a dis- pateh should be sont to him {nforming lm of what was being dono by the Order and tender- ing lum the thonks “of tho brothron. 'Iho eyos of tho civilized world wore upon Roumania [eries of Delaware],and Brothor Poixotto needed oncoursgement in his noblo work. He hoped that the Third Constitutionnl Convontion would io hold in Philadelplia, the City of Brotherly ov0. I'he toast ‘ Our District Grand Lodges ™ was responded to by the Hon, 1SIDORE BUSH, of 8t. Louis, who made a very able speech, both in Gorman and English, “ ‘1‘1 Our Court of Appeals” was sbly responded 0 by JUDGE 8. W. HOGERDALE, of Albany, who for flve and a half years hns prosided over this Court, e “Tho Press, our grent auxiliary in tho causo of moral and iutelloctual onlightenment of the human race,” was responded to by M. ELLINOER, ° . of the Jewish Times. He said it was truly sid that the press was the nuxilinry of clvilization. It was the Btate, snd to it must bo awarded the first place, To the press it is duo that tho Israclitos were acknowledged and recognized all over the coun- try., It tho Jows expected a symbolic Savior, they might call the press tho Savior of mankind. Nothing counld staud bofore its cnticiem, because it ropresonted tho truth. Itwas the ropresont- ative of modorn times. The Jewa had always boen*the protectors and nostors of tha pross—the engino of modern civ- ilization. In Austria, ‘Prussin, Italy, and other Europoan countrios it was the Jowish mind which bocame tho expounder of civilization and progress. Tho Jows supported the press boenuso through it they had recoived tho moral advancomeny which thoy wore now enjoying averywhoro. 'WOMAN, The last tonst was, ** Woman—joined with us in aevery principle wo advocate, shining by their bonevolence, rovored for their charity, and loved in raturn for that which thoy 8o oxtentively prac- tice, brotherly love,"” was happily respondod to by Mr. Goodbardt, of Now York, who said that God croatod womau for angols onty, aund to plagno maa with their beauty. Whon a woman asks men for anything asnd he rofuses, judg- ing by Dhimself, God holp that man. Laughter,] Women wore gontle and kind, but t was just this that played the dovil. Was it falr of Lve to give Adam tho applo? But sho Lad an object in view. Adam bad mot the courage to got tho ap- plo himsolf, and she, having. more courage, did it for him. Women should bo admitted to the Ordor, bocauso wowmen admitted mon to their sociables, Now they bad laughed at tho subject of tho Indics long cuough, Lot them look at it from tho othor side, We had soon'the generous, kind woman sit doy aud night on the sick bed of suffering humanity, offering hor charity, disposiuz of tho great noeds of the poor, an shines moro lustrous in the aphere of her mis- slon, There was n time whon woman was but a sorf,—a slavo to man,—but that had passed, sud to-dsy thoy wers oqual, 1f not superior, tomon, Let thom march onward in their path of progrous and join tho B'uai B'rith. He closed with a most nlmzuunt pororation on the good- ness and .chority of womun, at tho close of which ie was yapturously appisuded, Mr, A, E, Fravkland and others also made very eloquont speoches, and the britliant com- pany did not disporse until a lato, or, rather, carly hour, Ar, Haus Balatks, with Lis Groal Wostern Light Guard Band, did all in his power to hnlfihuu tho enjoyment by his fine seleotions of orohicstral musio, OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. OxomNnaTr, Jan, 28,—Hon, Rufus King, of Olnoinnati, waa elooted President of tho Con- atitutional Convention to-day, Messrs. Camp- bell, of Butler; Hitchoook, of Geaugs, nud Audrows, of Cuyahoga, were the othor nomi- 1008, S, S THE WEATHER. WaanNaTox, Jan, 28.—For New England and tho Middie Btates and the Lower Lako 1(511 ou, tho barowmotor will riso, with o elight fall of tomperature, northwesterly to southwostorly winds, sud partly oloudy to clearlug weather during Thursday, For the Bouth Atlantic Btates, lowor tomperature, rlalug barsweter, southwesterly to northweatesly winds, and clear or fair wentlhior, Tor the Quif Btaten, wost of thio Missiuslpnf Tvor, and llouco uorthward ta tho Obio Valloy, contiuued high baromoter, with lght to freah variable winds, and_purtly clondy wonthor, For tho Uppor Luke Region and Northwoat, bt slight chango of tempera- turo will oceur, and clear and fair wenther wilt provadl, excopt possibly near Lake Suporior, whero light snow is probabl EXTRA | LAST WEEK BUT ONE OF THH GREAT CLOSINE00T S SIMFSON, NORWELL & 00.%8 West Side Store, 196 and 198 WestMadison-st,, NBAR HALSTIED. Our immense stock of Dry Goods must be closed out by Saturday Night, Feb. 7. It is now marked to prices that will insure a speedy sale. EXEE}A INDUTEMENTS 196 and 198 West Madison-st, DRY GOOS. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ! + G IREATTT Anmmal Glearing $als - RETAIL, DEPARTMENT OF CARSOL, PIRIE & CO, MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. Poremptory and unrosorved snle of ono o he Inrgest and finest stocks of DRY GOODS In tho West, at such angrifice in pricon as will insuro the aneody disposal of the on- tiro Winter assortmont. TheGolden0Opporinnity For those who care to ECONOMIZE in purchasing. Cheap Dress Goods Tables. Table No, 1--At 20 conts; contnins Colored Mohair Lustres, Stripe Poplins, Valoncias, &o., almost half grine. Tablé No. 3--At 26 _conts; contnins Heavy Lustre Poplins, Rich Brocade, Mohairs, Cashmoros, Sorgos, &a., mostof them form= orly sold at 60 conts. ble No. 3--At 30 cents; contains Figured Cropa Oloths, Plan Sorgos, Satin Strigos ond Vonetian'Oloths in choico shades ; groat borgaing, ‘Empress Cloths at an enormous sacrifice, Fronch Merinos, choico shades, heavy and gnfi qualities, at 50 and 60 'uontsvgn the ollar. Lrtmu and Irish Popling below cost. Black Alpaoas, the host and finest malte im« ported, from 35 gents per yard upwarda. @Groat bargaing in Black Oashmeras. Folt 8kirts, 75 conts, 51, and upwards. Black Bilks, Tmuinn imported, all silk, at 00 cents, $1, $1.45, $1.60, $1.76, and $3, un- doub{odly the choapest goods in tho eity. Colorod and Fanoy Silks at a sacrifice, Real Lyons Olonk Velvots, 26-ingh, $91 32= inoh, $10, $11.60, and $13; worth $13, y $15, and $18, Bargains in Linens and Iousc= keeping Goodds, Cottons and Sheotings at mmmunF prices, o Bargains in lannels nnd Woolen Olothy. Hemburg Embroideries at o groat sacrifice, Madison & Peoria-sts. ABRILLIANT NOVEL J. W. DE FOREST, Authorof **Overland," and ** Kato Boaumont," NOW READY. 2 THE WETHEREL AFFAIR, One Volumo, 8vo, Oloth $17.6 Paper Covers. 1,00 yndor who l||ullknnl find ** It will bo a hardonod notol stary bright and frosh.—Nation, Now Yorl A most uatural, bumorous, and plquant lova story." —N. Y, Tribuno. ** Hu is to-day porhaps ‘#“r;bh" American novolist," —Galazy Magazine, Now York. ¢+ +Qvorland,’ by J, W. Do Forast, placos tho author in tho frantrank of Amerloan writors of 1iction,"—Baturday Kvouing Uazotts, Lost RECENT PUBLIOATIONS. OVERTAND, By J, W, Do Forest.... A FAHLSAXON, By Justin McCarth, 'IiE RUSE OF DISENTIS, From the der- mun of Zschokke. .. 52 TLADY JUDITIL, By Justin McCarthy MRS, ANNIE BDWARDS RECENT NOVELS. Ought Wo to Visit Ho Tho Ordosl for Wives. Archio Lovell. Stoven Lawreonce, Susan Fielding,. Philip Earnsgcliffo.... A Vagabond Heroine Miyg Porrestor Rithor of tho ahove sont by mall, pust-pald, on recaipd of tho price, Aduress, SIELDON & COMPANY, No. 677 BROADWAY, NEW YORiZs