Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1874, Page 5

SR N, ’ TIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, ropeal, it was coneurrod in—177 yena; 49 nays, s followa: YEAf Alozandor(Oraw~ Grifith, A, Nulton, « ford), onry, Quirlyy Alexander (Mont- Yollcs, Orondnrey, gomery), Hollenback, Tonfleld, Andorncn, cas, Ponnell, Blakoly, Jnckaon, Pullack, Bocock, Jamen, Pyatt, Branson, Tono (DowWitt), Quinn, Bryant, Tomax, e, Dullard, wis, Tankin, Caoy, Liotze, TRogots, Colline, Loomis, Beott, Connolly, Marsh, Bliumway, Crotby, Masslc, Auow, Darnod, MeAdnm, Boule, Davis, MeGee, tarr, Dement, Meacham, Btroud, Dowaey, Middle Thornlon, Dolnu, Mitcholl, Truitt, Drosscr, Moora (Ntaraball), Virden, | . Enaloy, " Moore (Adams), ~ Waller, Ewing, Moo, Warren, Forth, Aonitf, Webber! Freolnd, Mulvatie, Weatfall, Grahom, Novillo, Wond, ' - Grant, Nowton, Mr, Spoaker—77, Grog, NATS, Armatrong(Grun- Gordon, Poltzor, 3 dley, Tlownisn, Blshop(McHenry) Halpit, 4y, l!nothl:( %) mr‘. Rountree, Bradwoll, Harvoy, Savage, Cassedy, Horrington, Seanlan, Gurpetiter, ndrap, Seni, Lnbors, opkin aw, Orawford,’ gm;}m;:," Btowart (Winne- Cronkrit obuston, o), Jottor, Jones, Stewart (McLean), Tunham, Mann, Washiburn, Efver, McPherron, Wa‘y):n.n, Ferrler, Morrson, ‘Wobater, Flanders, Oleson, Wymoro—43, NO TIOPE OF REPEAL. ¢ Soventy-savon votes aro & mojority of ono of tho whole House against ropeal, which is there- fore hopoloss. That onds the mattor in tho Teogialaturo, and loaves it to tho Supremo Qourt, The voters of Ohicago might mako s mote for future political roforonce, that among tho absenteos on tho vota woro Oondon, Kaln, ‘Wickor, Lomax, Cullorton, Shorman, MoLaugh- 1n, and Horting, THE VOICE OF 180QUOIS. Mr. Polmor prosented a long preamble snd Tesolution to the Benate passed by the Board of Buporvisors of Iroquoin County, praying against the repoal of tho *‘Grab law of 1869," and maguifying the permanent beuefits and_the in- Srossod valuation of the county, rosulting from -tho investmont made by tho Hooplu uuder that Jaw in the railronds running through thecounty. Sl Sl THE SAVINGS-BANK BILL. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, THE SENATE DILL IN THE HOUSE. Seamearierp, Ill, Jao. 20.—Bonate bill No, 281, which provides an act for ostablishing unv- inga banks, was roportod from the House Com- mittee on Banks and Banking, with amendments chianging tho dates so that it should bo submit- ted to tho peoplo in 1874, and take offeot in 1875. Tho smendmonls were adopted. Quinn offerod an amendmont providing that thodeposits hould not amount tomorn than twico tho capital ‘stock. provided by the bill, Tho amendment was voted down. Bradwell offored an amondment, which waa adopted, providing. that the officers should take onth to tho cortificate to bo flled with the Auditor that the capital stock was paid in, Another amondment of Bradwell's was adopt- ed, 88 follows : i Provided, That no officer or stockholder of such as- soolation shall by pormitted to borrow any of the funds deposited with or Lolonging to such associn tion. A violation of this provision shall work & for- felturo of the churlor of such ssociation, - Houry offered an smondment making overy stockholder individually rosponsiblo to the ored- ktora of the sssociation. . Connolly belioved the amendment nocessary if tho bill passpd.. Thore was NO NECESSITY FOR THE DILL AT AL, espocially if Congross made national banking Eree. . . Jones charged that of the fifiy-two members who voted for tho samo amendment last session, Ewonty-throe were atockholders in National Banks, and ho undorstood that Connolly was o National Bank stookholder. Counolly did not deny it. Jones wont on to say that it would be imyog- aiblo to induce them w enter tho' bauking busi- ‘mesu if they wero to be hold individually Lable. « Fire or other calamity might overtalte tho bank, snd & mon who held $1,000 of stock might be +held for $100,000, Casgody requested God to save him and his Prom the frands that might be [mrpntrmd under bhat bill. 1t offered no protection to depositors, ‘a8 tho officors might abscond sud leave tho g&ople in the lurch, The country had possed augh K AN DA OF FRAUD, A and thor should bo esrofal \\'lfu‘ kind of o bill thoy eont out to gull tho peoplo, Pgllonk said tho stookholdors would be liablo ander the bill for only twice the amount of their stock. He would. profer a privato banker who was rosponeible to the full value of lus property. ‘The bill would organize swindling institutions to rob poor depositors, Howanted banks found- ed on partnership principles and tho partners lisble. = ‘The amendment was lost—yens, 49; nays, 68. Hoiles desired to amend the section, compoll- ing the bank to invest at least one-third of its capital stock in United Btates or Illinois Btate bonds, and keop at loast 20 per cent in cash or &vailnble assats, so that it should keep 80 per cont available, but tho House refused, Oassedy, who had been bumming around tho floor, yolled from ono of the aisles that he would Like to atrike out the enactiog clauso. Armstrong, of Grundy, offerod an amendmont providing that the total amount of doposits should not exceed five timos tho smount of the capital stock, GONNOLLY charged that Jones was acting in tho interest of Chicago bankers; that ho (Connolly) should not be deterred from discussing the bill because he owned National Bank stock. .The ameund- mont before tho House was of no impor- tance, ns the bhill, - with or without t, was & trap nnd .a soare, It was dosigned to catch the pooplo. Thoro ‘was no distinctive fepture of savings banks in the bill, but it was ovidently dosignod to enablo banks to carry on s general banki &(bushmss. The capital might be drawn out the day after it was put in. Thore should be an Examiner to mako visitations, ‘Connolly made an ablo speech on hia aido, and showed, what haa long beon sus- &eclud, that he is the ablest debater in the use, ouse, Massio went for him, and argued that deposit- ors seldom lost money in saviugs banks, Moore, of Adams, contended that National Banks falled, and that Audy Johuronlost $60,000 in & National Bauk nt Washington. Alexander, of Montgomery, helievad there wero more banks than thoy had money to put in thom, 80 ho moved to strilto out tha enacting clause. N MORE AMENDMENTS, Armstrong's smendment was loat, ; ! ' Another amendment providing that the ayail- ablo aesots should bo deposited with the Auditor waa lost. Jouos offored sn amendment meking stook- bolders linblo for three times the nmount of thelr stock, Hae pitebed into Connolly and Con- nolly's bank stock, remarking that the worst failures biad boen thoso of National Banks, Connolly wae animated by murderous inten- tlons towards tho bill, Jones' amendment was adopted, Another amendment making the available agsots 26 per cent in cash was adopted—b57 to 44, Amotion to tablo the bill was defeated—31 to £1. Alexander, of Montgomery, and Cassody en- 4ered dilatory motions, which were lost, and the Dbill, after s protracted fight, was ordered ton 1hird reading. THE GENERAL YEATURES OF TIE BILL, in addition to the amendments sboya described, are that not less than five persons may organize » exvings bank,with a capital stock amounting to not legs than $26,000 in places having loss than 10,000, and not' loss than $60,000 in places of morc than 10,000, tho stook'to bo in equal shares of §100 each. 'They can loan mom)s on renl estate, Tho stock may Lo incremsed to £500,000. Bhares of stook “shall be porsonal proporty liable to taxation, Quarterly reporta nhnfi be made. The law shall bo eubmitted to tho people for adoption, ‘T'his bill haos passed the nonuta, aud will go through a full Houso. ——g— THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT, Spectal Disputch ta Lhe Chicago d'ribune, A POWERVUL BAILROAD LODDY, BramariFLp, Iil, Jau, 29,—8lnco the abolition of the frco-pass systom, railrond lobbyists have beon trying to invent othor moans whoreby to concliato memboers of the Logislature, keop $hom in tractablo humor, and pluce them under obligations. They have struck it atlnst, It conafste of railroad suppers, served in princoly atyloat tho rosldouce of a prominent lobbylet, whoin Lis day has murdered innumorablo rail- roadbills. TFalling to glvo honorable gontle- men froe rides, the rallronds aro giviog thom freo lunohes, and aro attompting to bribo n Lagislaturo.via ita 200 stomachs, Tho gontloman ailnded to has I.moP foeding tho Sonato and House iu dotachments, wiving thom tholr fll of good eating and drink- ing. 5 TIE LABT GORMANDIZING TOUNNAMENT} camo off Inst evomng and - was - attonded by Bonators Cummingy, Casoy, * Burko, Yagor, Glonn, and some ton or twelve gentlemenof tuo Houee, Tho Hon, Edward 8, Taylor, of Ohi- cngo, was proeont by apecinl. fnvitation, Bov- oral who wore honored with invitations doolined with thanks, one gontloman saying Lo * smolb o mice,"—whatever that meant, ‘I'heso rallroad jamborees . ara’vory plonsnnt, and doubtloss vory innocent, signifying no moro thnn that the lobbylet, out of the gonorosity of lis heart, entortsing men whom ho probably does not care o fig about porsonally, and whom ho would never have invited to put olbows on his mahogony had not conflding constituonts sont thom to "tho Legislaturo, ‘fhis goutloman is a brilliant host and - A NMILLIANT LODBYIHT, He is adrolt ond accomplished, and' can swallow an average mombor of tho Logisla- turo without turning a hair, While their sgricultural constituonts foollehly imagine their ~ mombors are gallantly fighting monopolics, many of thom aro devouring rail- rond vietusls, for which some roturn is undoube- edly oxpeoted. No ono Lnows what takes placa around tho flowing bowl, or how much wit {sout whon wino {s in. “The suppors may bo harmloss, ond, if go, tho Quo Warranto bill, now on its third reading in'tho Bonato, aud lho Railroad Pollco Regulation bill, under consideration in tho samo body, will probably i and_eo_will sovoral Joss important railrond mensures. Epl- curian mombors who have not yot enjoyed tho luxury of & railroad meal have ground for bnsn, a8 _tho sorlos of ontortainmonts Lias not ondod. The Houso RAILROAD POLICE DILY xecolyed a partial conslderation in the Senate to- day, and ‘wag_postponed, sftor earnost opposi- tion by tho Railrond Committoo, till Tuosday noxt—yoas, 19; nays, 18, Tho" provislon ~requiriog railroads to pay doubla tho cost of bullding or ropairing foncos whon built or ropaired by private parties was opposod by Gusoy aud othors, but yas rotainod, ; ono provision attorneys’ foes woro allowed to plaintiils in suits to requiro raiirond com- nnfes to build fonces, This was argued against cy Cummings, Wait, and Casey, nud_waa strick- on out. Dounhuo and Honry opposed all amend- monts to tho bill, Yagor mado a strong specch ni)xposlng -Com- munistio- legislation. ngainat railronds, Thoro aro fourtoen amondments propared for this bill, and it will proveke a long and lively discussion, Among the amendmonts voted down Wag ono requiring close platforms and power- brakes, Aftor an enrnest ncl?sgosluon by mem- ‘bors of the Railroad Committeo, tho bill waa postponed till Tuesdsy next. PROF. TURNER'S MISFORTUNE. ) Torrill could not find any mourner to condole with him at the funeral of Turner,and thoro- fore withdrow his motion to reconsider the voto by which tho’ Senate rofused to confirm him as Truateo of tho Insano An{lnm. Thoe Governor will probably sppoint Dr. Lloyd Brown, of Jack~ sonvillo, g ’ PARMERS' WEIGHTS, Tho considoration of . the Rovision bill on weights and measures consumed the entire sftornoon” in tho Sonato. The only intoresting amondment proposod was by Hampton, to ox- cept farmers' scales from being required to bo sealod, Btoeloeaid that rascality was in propor- tion to mombers, and thore wero moro farmera than other people. The amondment was loat, :_ REGULATING BTOCK~YARDS, The CQommitteo on Agricuituro reported its improved bill to rogulato stock-yards. ftin- cludes tho East St. Louis aa well as tho Union Stock-Yards, ~Hopkins eaid the agricultur- ists woro bull-hended, and know nothing about the Constitution; 8o he desired the bill reforred ‘t!n :ém Judiciary Cowmmittee, and it was so or- erod. ! LECTURE OF R, A, TREVELLIOR. R. M. Trovellick, President of the National Labor Union, lectured in Ropresontatives Hall this evening. Sonator Hincheliffo presided, The house was crowded, Trovellick advoonted tho union of farmers snd mechanics, which was cheered by tle farmera, : THE REPUDLICAN OAUCUS. 1t is understood tho Republican caucus was inepired from Washington, tho leaders being 1n- structed to ropo in tho agricnltural mem- bors, that thoy svd tho Anti-Aonopoly movement fiight be committed to futuro co-oporation with the party. Tho farmers fell into the t{rap so ingoniously sot. As all the farmers hero are ‘notsincore Anti-Monopoliats, and reprosont only thomselves in the Farmers' Movement, thoir_Tondiness to sell out will not dothem any fifmd nor tho movomont any harm, It is not lkely many of them will bo again elected to tho Logislature or to any other oftice, BUIT FOR EXTORTION, The Railroad. and Warchouse Commissioners have docided to bring sult against tho Tolodo, Wabash & Western Rinilroad Company for ex- tortionato chargos, ' The suit will be brought in this county, at the February torm of the Court, Othior suifs are in proparation, and it is tho in-- tontion to push oo or all of 'them .to a spaedy b‘t:nrlng, that - the efliciency of the law may bo shown, [ COLLECTOR HARPER'S CASE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, JIE 18 WANTED IN OHICAGO, Senmvorizwo, 1Il, Jan. 29.—T'ho Pekin cascn wore called this atternoon, and wore postponed by agreomont of counsel until noxt Tuerday. The reasons whioh actuated Maj, Wilson, United Btatos Distriot Attornoy, in this courss, wore that Mr, John T, Harper had received subponas this mornivg, citing him to appear before Judge Blodgott, sitting in ‘tho United Btates District Court for the Northern District of Ili- nois, to give testimony ‘in' cases “soon to bo called for .trinl, . and . in. which Mr. Herpor isan important Govornment wit- ness. It oppoars that, io the summor of 1871, BMr. Harpor sont to J. O. Glover, United BStates Distriot Attornoy for tho Northern District, a sworn copy of tho official bonds of Bullock & Bertram, distillors at Bowling Green, in Wood- ford County, and Murray, & Matson, distillors at Bpring Bay, in tho samo county, and desirod him to hrln;f_r suit ngnlnae them, 28 they woro in bis distriot, for £16,000, for pounlties in- curred by alloged violations of the Rovenuo law. ‘The suit was brought, but before it came on for trial tho bond and docket were burned in the great fireof Ohleago, in October of 1871, An- other sworn copy of " their bonds was sent up subsequontly, and another suit waa instituted, After Harper wont to Canada, and during his abeouco, the dofendants in the causo_appearod to plead, and filed afildavits in which they sworo that thoy hod nover signed o bond such as the copy on flle in tha cnso, This was dono under tho beliof by them, as in stated, that the origi- nal bonds, like ‘thoso in tho Pokin cnscs, bad gono whero the woodbine twineth, Not eo, howevor; and, Mr, Harpor will rot only swear that the cupg i8 a truo ono, but ho will support his testimony by the production of tho original bond, which ho haa in his possession, Unliko tho Pckin bonds, thoy had been lnid away by themaelvos in tho safo, and the thiof who took tho other bonds, snd who had been bired todoa clean job, overlooked them, and thoy romain.to confound thoir makers. Harpor leaves to-night for Obicago, aud will return hero next Tuesday morning, G e e, MISOELLANEOUS ITEMS, Sxecial Dispatch to The Chicago Lribune, A BIIARP DODGE, BeriNarierp, Ill.,, Jan, 20.—It turns out that tho useless dobato on tho township organization yosterday was a ruse on the part of gentlemen opposed to the ropeal of tho limitation of 5,000 damages {u case of desth—tho bill on injurios being tho epeoisl order. Cassedy, Moflitt, Hart, aud other agricultural champions wero prodded until they mado spoeclies on mattors of little Intorest until the special order was lost, and will now be postponed indefinitely. Cassedy, Moflltt, ota,, aro mero pulty in tho bauds of sharp lawyers, B SENATORIAL VIRTUE, The motion to suspond tho rules to tako up tho resolution for & roceus till Tuesdsy next wos rofused by tho Bonate—yeus, 16; uays, 20. Of the nays, Palmor and Castlo are kooping houso hero; Btarno Mves horo; Oasoy, Ieary, Bhepe ard, and Youngblood have just roturned from oxtended absences ; Groen and Ferrell conld not get home and roturn; and of the other eleveu some will Eo home to-morrow, and somo won't, boouuso they would have to' pay thelr railroa fare. Baldwin, Guudlaoch, and othors, loft on the noon train. JURIADIOTION OF COUNTY COURTH, The consideration of tho Oullutl{ Court bill, aftor boing threo timos postponed ‘during the doy, was mndo the n}mcln.\ order for to-morrow wook, A canvaas of forty-fivo Benators presont ot the commencoment of tho session this morn- ing, and made by ono of tho Benators, showed 22 In favor of ropoaling the oxtondod jurledio: tion of County Courts, and 23 opposad. TRE PENITEN SIARY, :Tho Iouso passed tha bill prohibiting Judges from nontoncing poraons to nolitary confinemont in tho Ponitontiary, and ordorad to third ronding tha bill giving Ohaplaine of all denomiuations -aqcoss to the institution. i DELINQUENT TAXES, .Tho rovislon bill, providing for the collaotion (1)1( #ll delinquent taxes on one sult, passod the ouge. OATIOLIQ DISNOP OF GITICAGO, Dampton alfn Lo Las anothor leltor from another Cathalle clorgyman of Obicago_in fayor of roponling tho Bishop's ncts, but, a4 1amplon won't show the lottor, no importance is atiachod to tho docummt. It can’t mnount to much, or ho would bo proud to exhibit, it sud nppear important, . . A IEW HIND OF GORDAGE, Gen, John NoConnall, of this conuty, hns heen necordod lottata ]mm to munufactirg cordago from Indian niallow flbio. The woed ia uaid to row witlh Frdua(on in this county, Tho Boecre- ary of Stafo has issued liconse to tho Amorl- oan Cordago fompany of Bpringllold. Tho in- corporatora iro Mr, McConnoll, Aloxandor Btarue, 0. R.Bokor, and 0O, E. Lippincott, with a capital stook of $100,000, : | LICENSE I8SUED, - Liconse wm nlso issucd to tho Mot Air Dake- oven Compauy, of Chieago, aud & cortificato of orfimlmnllun was iseued to the Lady's Iriend gl;: &Iahlug Company, of Chicago; capital stock, 1000 i RAILROAD NEWS, Affoirs of the Lafayette, Blooming- ton & Mississippi Road, Meeting of the Bona-Fide Directors in Saybrook, Il Important Improvements Proposed by the Erie Railroad Company. Lafayctte, Bloomington & Mississippl Rond. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BAvenrook, Iil., Jan., 29.—The now Board of Dircotors of the Lafayotteo, Bloomington & Misalaiippt Railway Company, oleoted nt Bloom- Ington on the 20th inst., by the bonn fide stook- holders, in opposition to the old managomont, mot at Baybrook, Ill,, on the 20th inst. Thore ‘were prosont Prosident Hendorson, Attornoy Samplo, Becrotary Dunlap, Sackott, Bundorlaud, Dixon, Collier, Buttorflold, Youngblood, Van- Woldnor. Now by-laws ‘woro adopted, and all tho former by-lawa ropoalod. Attornoy Bamplo roportod progrossin tho invostigation, and Ool. W. ©O. Wilson, of Lafayette, lnd., added much to the information already beforo the Board, Col. Wilson hias boon malking ecarncst offorts in be- half of the poople of Tippecanoe County, Ind, in purging tho Indinua Division of the Lafayette, Bloom- ington & Misaisalppl Road of watered stock. The doliberations of the Board wero harmonious throughout, and EVERY MEMDER MEANT BUSINESS. The members reported that the poople wore indorsing thelr former sction, and now there {s no disposition to coaso the work until the road is placed mnder tho control of tho bona fide etockholdors. The session of the Board was private, Atthe clogo an adjournment was made, to meet at Paxton, subjoot to tho call of tho Prosident. Dariug tho atternoon a Iarge number of tho citizens colleoted at the law oftice of O. . Sa- bino, and addresses woro made by Dr. J. E. Morrison, of Paxton, and O. 0. Babino and J. D, Lowis, of this placo.” Resolutions woro adoptod indorsing the action of tho now Diractors, and plodging monoy and moans to support thom, Erlc Rallrond Improvemonts. New Yong, Jau. 20.—Tho Direotors of tho Erio Railroad Company this morning uthorlzod Prosldont Watson, who is now in Earopo, to no- gothm tho Company's bonds on favorablo orms, and algo the continuance of Inying doublo track on their rosd, and roplacing tho woodon bridges with iron ones, Elizabothtown & Paducah Roade LoumwvirLe, Jan. 20.—Track-laying on Cocilla branch of the Elizabethtown & Paducah Railrond was comploted to-day from this oity to Balt Rivor. Itis expecteds through connection will bo mado in about five weels, NEW YORK. The fMasons Unable to Xecover the Body of Grand-Master French Startling Revelations in Regard to the Intorment of Puupors in the Pottor?s Field, Nveciat Dispateh to The Chicaao Lribune. New Yorg, Jan. 20,—Strenuous efforts havo ‘beon made by mombors of the United Order of Free Masons of this city to obtain posscssion of the remains of Nathaniol Fronch, Most Worship- ful Grand Master of the Bahama Islands, who ‘waa beaten to death and robbod in this oity sov- oral months ago, and buried ia the Pottor's Fiold, In order that thoy might bo interred mn Groonwood with coromonies peouliar to their Ordor. Thoy appiled to the Commissioners of Oharities and Corrcotions for the body, but theeo officials avaded their inquirios, and said that it was impossible for thom to give up the remaine, On being pressed for an answer why this waa 8o, thoy made the startling statoment that the body was TURIED AT THE DOTTON OF A PIT, in which there were 600 other bodies, and that, a8 no rocord was kept of the row in which tho desired body was placed, they could not daliver it to his frionds, This bas naturally excited in- tonso indignation whorever known, and to-day o resolution was offered in tho Council setting forth.tho manner of his death so fur as known, and his burial, and recommending that a com- mittoo of throo be appointed to investigate the case, and also to report an ordinance which will provent the rocurrence of such DISORACEFUL PROCEEDINGS on the part of tho Commisgioners of Oharities, It was unanimously adopted. Though tho Pot- ter's Field is in a distant suburb of Now York, to open this pit_would seriously endauger tho health of the inhabitants of tho eity, so it I3 not likely the Masons will have the opportunity to do honor to their doparted brother, (7' the A ssoctated Press,] OUEAR TRANSPORTATION, NEw Yong, Jan, 20,—At the annual meoting of tho New York Choap Trausportation Compa- ny to-day, B, P. Banks wae olected Prosident. A resolution was adopted protesting againat tho increase by the Legislalura of tho capitation tax on emigrants arriving hore. Tho Committco on Torminal Facilitios favor &n improvement of the dook aud waroliouse sys- tom, togethor with tho moany of transfor of mor- chandise. ! Tho Committeo on Railrond Transportation roported favorably on tho projected Pooplo's Frolglt Nallway from Now York to the Missouri iver. OBITUARY. NMrs, Gene Walbridge. WasuiNaToN, D. 0., Jan, 20,~)rs, Gon. Wal- bfll{fo, widow of (he late Gon. Walbridgo, died suddonly at hor residonco, Mount Pleasunt, in the subiirb of this olt{, this morning. Blho was about to go out in her carriage, and dropped dead I tho lull of hor rosidence, Ier death was oaused by apoplexy. S e ooy THE WEATHER. ‘WasniNaroxn, D, Q., Jun, 20,—For Southern Now Enfllud and the Middle Atlantio Stutes, ynrfly oloudy wenthor will provail, with light to rash variablo winds, and no decided chauge of tomporature, For the Southern Btates, entt of the Misslsslppl Rivor, elenr or fair wonther, and eantorly to southorly winds, with falling barome etor and s slight rise in temporature, For the Olio Valloy, end thonco westward to Missonri, southeasterly to southwostorly winds, with in- oreasing cloudioss and falling barometor duving the night, followed by low temporature, risin baromoter and throatoning weathor during Fri- day, Tortho lake region and the Northwest, northonstorly to unrthwumofli‘ winds, cold weatlor, sud occaslonal snow, For tho Lowar Lalke rogion and tho Bt, Lawronco VIUB{, eloudy woather, with light snow, aud lowor tompora- ture, IS IT HANDY ANDY ? And if Not, Who Is It ? Repidly-Inorensing Depredations of Burglars, List of Iouses Reeently Entered and Articles Takens Inoidents Conncoted with These Depre- dations. Perils Attending a Residenco in Fash- ionable Quarters, Porsous of an approhonsive disposition, or those swho at tho derd hour of night are wont to suddenly sssumen sitting posturo in bod, and, thumping the companion of their noo- turnal hours, ask, in a stage whisper, “Didn’t you henr s mnoise down-stairs?" had botter skip this chapter, for it donls in midnight horrors. On the noxt pago will bo found n roport of n mooting, or a sormon, or something much moro soothing. To those, how- over, who dara voutureinto roalms which nro more strango than flction, thora 15 & too truo talo or serics of toles to bo told, which may prove bhumorous and ontortain- ing, Poor peoplo who Iwve in lhuts may ovon Inugh at thom. Ex-army officors who arc accustomed to flelds of blood may allow tho diadainfal smilo to ourve about the unbonding mustacho. Young braves who havo yot to flush their maidon swords in sconcs of couflict will also allow tholr imagination to dwell upon fonts of strongth and valor that they will por- form when tho dabgor intrudos into the house- hold that rosts undor their protection, but ordi- nary poople will cogitato plans of socurity snd dovolop operations looking to prndent ways of rotreat and snfety, for tho muscular oraoks- man with a revolver in cach hand and a dagger botwoon bis teoth prosonts mo joya worlh montloning to thom. Thoy snif tho battle afar off, but ono sniff s enough. Having thus clovated tho sign, * Dangor hero for tho nervous,” the tales of robbory and bur- glary, of midnight persccution, of stranganoisos 8t tho dond of night, aud of tho voico of mourn- fulnoes carly in the morning, will proceed, and though it is not stated as a fpct that all the cascs to bo mentioned ocourred last night or tho night bofore, it will, novortholess, appear that Chicago has at tho presont timo almost & complota cornor on the burglary market. The cascs mentioned bolow are so new that THE VICTIMA STILL MOURY, Bomo of them will eay to-day, no doubt, in & mo- mont of forgotfulness, *How handsumo my poarls will look with this dress,” or {ntrlmum 8ot corals and this silic aro such & mateh,” and, suddenly remembering that tho articles referred to aro numbored among tho dopartod, further lachrymal offorings will bo poured upon tho altars of sorrow. Whether * Handy Amfy," tho _reuowned, {a tho Captain of the troupe of trinket-takors, and tho cause of all the grief and apprehension nbroad, tho evidence will best do~ termine, and to tho ovidenco wo will now turn. It will bo obsorved that the keen wenso of humor that was such a pleasing characterlstio of **H. A." & not altogothior wanting. < Tuesday_evoniug, the house of Gurdon B, Hubbard, No, 310 Indiana siroot, was rovisitod by burglars, ontrance bcluF ©offacted under tho stalrway, Nothing valuable was taken on this occasion, but e call was made a woek 8g0 and soveral hundred dollars' worth of proporty was npfmprlnte(l. The ologant dwolling of Mark Kimball, No. 9841Prairio’ avonue, was entorad two weoks ago, and very valuablo' clotbing and other proporty adherad to tho fingors of the oporatora. A vel- vot clonk valuod at $160 was thought to bo suit- ablo to the tastes of the abstractor. Mrs. Ballard aud daughtor, living on Indiann ayoung, noar Eighteonth atroot, wero robbed of all their jewolry aud Christmas presonts at & Iato date. Mrs. J. N. Jowott, living in the Winston Block on Buporior atreot, fluds s bandsome st of corala and o poarl cross is also missing by resson of buglarious calls at her residenco, THEY WILL ITAVE THEIR LITTLE JOXE. The houso of Mra, Gray, 8564 Michigan avenue, was entorod recontly, Aftor rifling it of all ite valuables, tha jowel cases, of which there were a number, woro piled up in_tho middle of the floorin o fantastic pyramid. Tho chairs were drawn around this heap, and the playful purloin- ors then silontly stolo nway, smiliug a ponsive emilo as they withdrow from the mirthful oxhibi- tion. Mre, Kato N, Doggott, as wns proviously mon- tionad, discovered sovaral -dnys ago that her homao, on the cornor of Michignn avonue and Harmon court, had yielded to tho porsuasions of burglars, who captured jowelry and other per-~ sonal propertv of gront value. NOVEL WEDDING-GUESTS. Tho home of Mr, David Kelley, on Nichigan avenue, nenr Trontioth stroot, waa ontored by burglars while the family were holding & wodding-reception down-staits, The visitors to tho upper portion of the houso invited thom- 6elvea In by the way of tho skylight. Thoy did not dance, and no refreshments wore sorved. Thoy prosented thomeelves with s diamond pin and other jewelry, as momontaes of tho Lnppy oceasion, and silontly withdrow without;disturb- lng the other festivitios, T'he houso of Mr. Glover, No. 424 Michigan avonue, has boon ontered twice of lato, but noth- ing valiablo wag stolou on either occasion, tho roguos boing frightenod awsy before making ap- propriato folections, o = Tho resldence of Dr. Havon, No, 862 Michigan avonue, wes entorad by way of tho basomant inst week, Tho blinds were cut out, the window- pano deftly removed, and the family-silver found & modo of exit throngh the space thus orested, A FELLOW FERLING, A ahort timo subsequont to this, the gentloman of tho house while enting hiu dinner hoard a ring at tho door-bell, and diepatched the sorvant to answer thoe summons. 8ho presently roturned with o note, which the gontleman leisuroly rond. It said, * Blr, your overcont s not good enough for you. Oall and got anothor,” Upon gflm§ to tho hall it was found ¢hat tho messon- gor had vanished with sll the garmonts that Lung in the vestibule, and tho advico was there- fore found to be apropos, ‘The cool customor passed the houso tho next day, with the stolon overcoat docorating his por- son. Ie took off his hat and smiled with great Ynllnmxy to tho girl who stood at the window. t i gratifying to rocord such iustances of courtesy, ;. Quite different from this was an incident that occurred at tho dwelling of Mr. Bisbae, on Wast Adsms, nonr Wood strect, lnst wook, The aer- yout-girl, Lioaring & noluc in tho kitohen, pro- oured o pistol and silontly stole down-atairs, Upon arriving at the foot of the stairway sho was met by disguised man, who knooked her down and ran for tho door. ''Tho girl, howover, recovored in timo Lo display her courago by firing ot thoe; rapidly-yanlshing " intruder, and, as no bullot marks could subsequently bo found, it is presumod that ho welghs “more by an ounce of lead than be did previous to h}ut\'iult. Thie 18 all Lo carricd off in the way of plato, 3 As has been already statod, tho roasl- donco of Mye. Porry II, Simith was robbod lately of £8,000 worlh of Jowelry, A short timo ago the family of Mr. Wilbur Honderson, living on Indinna avenuo, wore {n- vited out to a dinuer party, Upon returning homo in tho evening, an unusual light waa noticed in tho dinning-room, and Mr. 1L, pio- ceodod to mscottain who litit. o found the baclk door opon, Lut no onoe Jm:mmt within, An elogant volvot Jroun, trimmod,with laco, and jow- elry of valuo haddisnppenred. No olow. Ara, Wiitism Dlair, llving on Mickigan avenue noar Congross sireot, {a nlso s sufferor from houso robbors, who drow on her residence for & very houvy amount, Mrs, Blair was in the noxt raom whils tho thiovoa were operaling, but Lieavd them not, NUMBEI THINTEENS AT THE SOUTTLE, Birs, Hodges, living ut No, 780 Michignn avo- nue, Lnving oceusion 1o go to a closot fu tho up- or iart of the hougo, was surprised upon opoii- ng the door to see a pair of boots with pauta- Toons attachod hanging pondant from tho wky- I F ik, A vociforous remark cnused the Lopls to dikappenr, showlng plainly that they were anj- wuted by something morg nctive than eured calfeltin,” The ludy rushod down stuirs aw) found a man glanding at the front door. She culled wpop him for esistance, stating that there was & burglar on tho roof, but the ingi- | vidualuidled g wesdonio gmiley aud eweetly ro- marked that ho guessod it wanm all right. Thore woro ovidentl, two of them, and +he knew who the othor was, Souttlo waya_naro favorite ways, by tho way, for o awolling of Jobw 8. Boldan, No. 1109 Prale rlo avonue, waa algo ontorod through this private doorway, 1ast wook, and many fue_jowols woro abstractad, tho iotnl losa bolng #1,200. Tho robbory was not found out for soveral daya af- torward, the first discovery resulting from n do- slra to wour a cortain ot of pontls to tho oporn, Bimilar_theroto is tho cnko of Mr. Lyman, liv- ing ot No. 1396 Prairlo avenuo. IIis family had Just roturned from tho Enst, and the nccolmmo- Uating cracksman, coming down_through tho roof, oponed tho trunke, and purloined jowaly and silver worth 81,500, Tho resldenco of 3r, Btonrns, on Twonly-fitth strcot, hns boon ‘“‘mttompted” twleo, but in both ‘instances & burglar-alarm aeared Lho thioves away. IMr. Haskell's dwolling, No. 764 NMichigen avenuo, was nlso cssayed a night or two ngo. ‘Tho burglars tried to romova a window from tho roar of tho houso, but it foll :lu\;nrdn and awolo tho family, and the burglars lod. COMFONTANLE DETAILS, Tho honso of Ars, Darrows, on Michigan avenue, noar Twenty-ninth streot, wau entored recoutly. ‘Ilio birginrs it thogas In tho dining- room and sat down and deliberntely londed thelr pisiols, Caps and ammunition were strown around on the tablo aud floor. A vault which wag supposed to contain family silvor 1was broken olmn, but, nothing rowarding their on- doavors, the cracksmon withdrow without fur- thor altompts, Miss Boono, daughtor of Dr. Boone, was a sufforor o fow days ago from & felon on bor hand. It sooms thero was nuothor folon on baud; at tho timo for which slio was proparing n flax-soed poultico for tho one, the othor made a noigo in the ndjoining oloset, to which Miss Boono procoedad, carrying tho oup of modicino in Lor hand, Upoh oponing tho door sho was confronted by n villainouss looking ruffinn, who, deoming digcrotion a wiso courso undor the ciroumatances, procooded to " dopart hoatily through the apertura in the roof. ‘Cho young lady, wonkenod by sufforing, made for tho atairway leading down-stairs, intending to rouno tho family, but on the way her sirongth failed lior,” and sho foll fainting to tho floor. Tho fomily woro rousad, howover. A momont after, n nelghbor from across the streot rushed over and said there wore two men hiding on top of tho house; rho snw them. Asit was in tho daytimo, no gontlomen wore about, but the nowa flaw round, and the ladios of the neighborhood congrogated’ on the sidowalk ond formed themsolves into & committeo on ways and monns, _ Aftor tho meoting had been proporly organtzed, one of the numbor was dis- atohod for a polico oflicor, but in the moantimo ho burglars ind become woary of tho procras- tination and had withdrawn, ~The scone, at ila hnl%ht, was vory elmilar to that attonding tho capturo of Bill Fagin, DEWARE OF CONVERSATION, A lndy, who desives to remain uukuown, was tha recipiont of uniquo and ologant Christmas prosent, hci_l:j nothing losa than a diamond croes Worth sovoral thousand dollars, A few doys ago, Bhe was displayig tho jowel to somo visitors and doscanting upon Iisbrilliancy,little drexming that Mossiours Boppo and Guillimo were around, when the tea-bell rang. As tho strong box was up-Btairs, the lady said carelessly, I will loavo the cross hero until wo roturn.” Boing waruod by one of tho guests that such a course was not prudent, sho said: “Thon Iwill hide it hore under tho safe; I'm ot afraid.” It is noodloss to ndd that whon thoy roturned to the room and sought tho treasuro it was found to have boon Iaidup “whero moth and rust corrupt and thieves bronk through aud stoal.” Bho is a rela- tiveof Gov. Bovoridge, and blosses tho day when ho liberatod him of the handy talonts. STEALING FROM THE SBANCTUARIES, A fow nights ago, Graee Chuzch, ou Wabash avouue, was ontered and five surplices of fine linen wero carriod off. It is difiicult to concgive what uso can Lo made of thom. Tha wildest stratch of imagination could ecarcely deom them Labitablo as_ehirts, and thoy sro cortainly nat stylish outside garmonts for summer wear. It may bo that thoy could bo stitchod togother and mado to do duty as cauvas to covor a colloctionof throo-logged animals and unlimited anacondas,— “ndmission only 10 conts;_walk up, tumblo up,” —iu which case a Times philosopher would havo opportunity to draw those pleasing annlogios s0 doar to his hoart, such as, * From tho sauotuary to tho circus," or "' Tho robe of tho saints torn by tho boasls of sin,', eto. Bo_ this nu it may, thera is mo doubt ' the habiliments wore worth soveral hundred dollars, and their loss was tho occasion of onlling an extra mito party with o specinl @ocret object in viow. ~Tho theft ocourred tho night provious to Communion Sundny, aud it is supposad tho " roliglously-informoed ~ scoundrols expeoted to got tho silver ssoramental plato. If thie was tholr object they were disappointod. Tho Wostorn Avenuo Baptist Church was slso entered during sorvice last Sunday., Tho thioves mado away with tho hats and overcoats hanging in tho vestibulo, Upon lummi of thoir loss, tho Doacons and congrogation had to summon all thelr Christian fortitude to bear it in silenco. No explosions are reported. FUNTUER DISASTERS. Lost tho impression should galn ground thnt the cracksmon had made an invidious distinction avd neglectod tho West Division, ic may bo stated in ponoral terms that no less thau_twenty houses in tho neighborhiood of Union Park have boen * oracked * within a fortnight. Of these Mra., Georgo Webbor liv- Ing on Monroo near Throop stroet, sufferad tho most soverely. Her husband is n conduetor on the Northwestorn Rond and was absent ab the time, Mre. Wobber was invited out to diunor and upon returning found that the dwelling hnd beou mmug *scooped " during the intorim nothing in tho way of ornamouts or apparel bos Ing loft to hor, excapt what bhe wore st tho mo- mont. 'Tho_dwolling of Drs. Tomploton, 581 ‘West Van Buren, was also the scenc of o vcri similar affuir, "Mrs, Temploton was robbes most mercilesaly. Tho dwelling 580 Van Buren was also entored by the Liallway and convoniont olotbing Lnnging on the hat~rack changod own- orship. ‘The dwelling of Mr. C. . Cnse on West Adams stroct is wminus cousidor- able tablo wato, silver naplkin ringn, spoons, otc. No clue found to the thioves T tias boon thou glit by somo that tho eccom- lishod rascals who bave turued their attontion o this mothod of putting othorwise stuble prop- erty into motion, Lavo suck fine tasto thnt thoy ignoro anything less valunblo than tho housce hiold treasures of wonlthy familios, It yos s peculiarity of tho intorosting consumptive (into of Joliet) and his accomplices to do the busi- noss in an elogant manner, Thore are certain indications in tho forogoing dotails which bonr the marks of the samo rofined villainy and acuto wit, but the boldness of the porsonal offors to Bttlo with oustomors on tho payment in hand of oquivalent curroncy is wanting, and whethor it is that Mr. Lowe has concluded, after long cogitation, to cut this artistio feature and soitio down to plain, unvarnishod busincss, or whother tho presont thioves aro upt disviplos, is bard to detormiue, VANDALISA, Tho house moxt door to Mr, Kelloy's, on Michigan avonuo, alrendy mentioucd, Lay beon for somo fime vacant, aud. littlo was ' contained therein worth stealing, What little it did huve, however, Las attracted tho mflldny of some vandals who lavo, to uso tho exprossion of the owner, litorally ruined it, Every particlo of Ioad-pipe_has beou out awny, tho fioor baing chopped up in many [:Iucoa in ordor to got at it. Tha bath-tybs in thie Louso were nlso torn from their beds and catried off, ‘The damage cun scarcoly bp romodied at @ loss cost thun soveral thousand dollars, whilo tho propotty taken would haydly goll for a dollar, ~ Srich nots a8 theso &ro oveu moro sggravating than tho steallng of articles "of moro marketablo value. On toforring to Mr. Edmund Jossell, who lives at No. 663 Wabnsh ayonye, it in found that he carcoly agrees with this senti~ mont, asho is Inconsolable aver tho loss of $1,600 diamond pin which sucenmbed to tho muguotism of tho light-fingered a fow nights 8go, ATOREE ENTERED, < Thq following ntores which have heen broken Irlnm within o night or two muy porhaps furnish o olue ¢ Samuels’ hint-store, 424 Blate stroot, was at- tompted Buturdsy night, ‘T'he lmr{.;lnm bored lioles all around the panel of the back door, pro- aratory to bursting it in, but, for somo un- Euowu oauso, dosisted from tho atlompt. A storo on Wabnsh avenue, noar tho Matteson House, was ontered Monday night, Boxos of plate and glaauware wero brolten open, and hox of wino which was in the store was eracked in hionor of the successlul vonture, Enough has beon shown by the examplos cited above, which were not obtained from tha police reports, whieh it is noodless to_ suy uro partiou- larly mongre, to lndicate very plainly thut Chie ow50 b6 tho flold for the oporations of o gang of robbere wha are adepts in all the prac- tlees of the dark profossion, What thore ara formalos among tho numbor 18 ovie donced by footmarks And lundmarks Joft upon "dusty etuirewnys and bonisters, A watolman at Mr, Coon's house on Wabash ave- no saw two of thoe number attompting a houso oppotite, and gave chuse, bug his fuotstops wora ot suficlontly agile, and they encaped, Uhogo wera burly fuflisns acoouding ta- hin story, Othors who havo scen the thievos desorlbe ono fshod and ronovated. that Is tho gonoral themo of conversation among It 18 not wonderful the fosufMolenoy of tho polico foros householdors. Policomon nro said to Lo as goarco a8 hena' tooth In the Houth Sido rosidence nulflllborhnod. nnd on the North Bido thoy nre lookod upon with the snmo dogroo of reveronce and ourtosity that one brings to tho examination of a hehomoth's teoth or othor fosefl romning of on oxtinot raco, On the Wost Sido it i thought to bo an fmportant [tom of nows whon ono makos his apponranco, and it furnislies food for family converantion for noveral days nfterwards. FRANK WENTWORTH. Unfortunate Complication of His Afrairs, A Totition Filed to Pub Mim fn Bankruptey--Jlo Doos Not Expect Any Serfous Dife b flenlty, Tho oatablishment of n socond adition of Dot- monico's in Chieagohns not beon without difoul- ties, aud it scomed at firat as if such an undor- taking might bo s llttle promaturo -in n clty so now to epicuronn tastes and sybaritic ploasurea Ay this bustling contro of manufactures and trado. ‘Those romarks are drawn forth by a petition in bankrupley filed yestordsy in the United Btates District Qourt by the Thayor & Toboy Manufaoturing Company agalnst Frank Wont- worth, In this councction some acconnt of Mr, Went- worth's caroor may bo of interost ns an exampl o of tho enorgy of his charaotor and tho divorsity of pursuits in which ho has boon engagoa, For a long time Mr. Wontworth was in charge of tho old Briggs Houso in its palmiost days under Tucker, and afterwards undor Bkinnor. In 1807 ho was elocted City Trensnror for Mayor Rice's socond Administration, and, having mar- rlod a daughter of Mr. Rico, tho offico was thus retained in the family, In 1869 ho ran for the soume office, but was defeated by o Isrgo mojority, with tho rost of tho Re- E]uhllmm tickot, aud then embarked with Mr. Hees the business of opors mnuagors. They ob- tained tho managoment of the well-known Paropa-Rosa-Soguin troupe, and produced tho best reprosontation of English opora ever givon boro. Whether tho soason as a wholo was a flnaucial nuccoss, ia not known, but tho troupe corlainly drow.well in Chionga. Later, ho and Waolworth bought the BXIEQ:! House from Mr, Skinnor, aud it waa undor lioir managoment at the time of tho firo. It was understood that thoy nad mado proparations to loso the new Bigolow Ilouss on tho presont Custom- 1louso sito, but the fir loft only a slngle plc- turesquo arch of white marbla whore that hotol oneo stood, aud the old Briggs Houss wont up in smoke and down in ashos at the same timo. 'Tho day following tho _fira,. Mesgra. Wontwortl & Woolworth loaged the building on the northeast corner of Canal snd Madison stroots, and thero eninblished the West Sido Briggs House, which sd as great populnrlig 68 tho old ono. This was understood to havo beon a great succoss financially, and, Emb previous to the uom{tlefinn of tho now riggs Houso on tho old site, the proprietors ®old out tho Wost Sido Briggs, and loft the pur- chagors the legaoy of a chaucery suit, in which their xight to tho word ‘‘Briggs" was tho con- toated point. Lost August thoy ombarked in the restaurant business in o building furnishod in & most re- gurdlesu style thronghout, and oponed asa highe oned, gilt-cdged, aud cream-Iaid place. It wag the expoctacion that the boputy -aud faskion of Ohicago would patronizo it to oxtent, and, in consideration of tho quality of * tho cooking and the amount of atyle in_ tho furnishing of the houso, that o ?oml charge for ovorythiug wonld bo favorably regarded by tho Lord Dundrearys and Lady Gay Spankors of our sooiaty. Thoy werc, and tho concern proved reasonably prof- itablo, though tho pricos woro rathor too high, Mr.. Woolworth retired from the firm about two' monlbs ago, aud with him went tho bills_ of faro. with the _extravagant charges, Mr. Kinsley was admitted as moongor of tho houso, and, ‘With remsongble pricos, n steady run of oustom sot in and has ¢ontinued up to tho prosont time, ‘Exactly what ato the grounds upon which the otition in bankruptoy is busad are mot known. Ir. Wontworth stated yestorday ovening to a ro- K:n‘h)r who vidited him, that thoy woro ‘Wholly sufliclent to obtain en ordor in bank- rptey, aod that thoe matter would probably bo adjusted before the expiration of the thirly days allowed by tho rule to show 8 liboral M. THE MECHANICS' NATIONAL, It Will Remain in the Cloaring, House Associntion, Mr, Scammon Resigns tho Presidenoyess Improved Condition of the Bank, Proposition to Form a Now Assoclationses Reagons for Favorlng It. The Olearing-Touso Exccutive Commltten hold n mooling ¢ Lnlf-past 8 o'elook yostorday nftornoon, to considor tho condition of tha Mochianics' National Bank, and what notion waa necoseary from the Oloaring-Houso Association, 3IR. BOAMMON'S NERIGNATION. On asgombling, Mr. E. B. MoOngg appenred beforo them and atated that Mr. Soammon had roilgnod the position of Prosidont of tho bank, and that he (MoCagg) hiad boon olocted to the plnco. Ho thon prosonted o now statoment of tho condition of tho bank, which showed a great improvemont ovor that published s shorff Hmonago, Tho linbilitios had boon roduced ta- $820,000, whilo tho cush on band had boen ine crensod from 800,000 to §112,000. Tho amount of bills payablo was greatly roduced by the pore, sonal sssumption of $100,000 by Mr, which'had boon due the Motropolitan Bank of Now York, Tho smount of tho doposits hiad nlao boon' roducod sbout $100,000, so that tho statoment showead o fair condition, Mr, MoOlay N to cnali on isnd was actunlly fn mogvg“u‘c;&i ‘:‘n‘; was tho proporty of tho bauk without any hume bugging whatovor, REFORT OF THE COMMITTEE, On this showing, tho Execoutive Committea l)lrcplrnd the following roport to tho Cloaring- ouso Assooiation, and at tho meoting at 4 o'clock it was presented and conourred in o/he Cleart ot dasocuntion of Chteano: chunice’ Natlonal Tanic hns beant soveusian B mada a eatlsfactory atatoment of tholr condition ot the proacat time; thorafaro, tho Committos unanimonsly Soconnea 3t o Torbes s ooy AU T Tl or actlon 18 needod by the MEETING OF THR ASSOOTATION, Mr. McCngg apponred at the moeting, at 4 o'clack, and anawered to the call as tho ropro- sontative of tho Mochanica' National Bank, = It wau quiolly suggosted that Mr. Scammon sould still o tho controlling epivit of the bauk, and Mr. MoCagg o convenient figuro-liead to iwithe draw public attontion, but tlils ia' nat probable, McCngg 16 not the mort of man act oA catspaw for any it is generally " undoratood that ho aud Lis frionds Liavo gone into tha bank with mone; to back it up, and " influonce to seouro it & goog busmess, Mr. McCagg stated positively, in roe ply to somo suggestion or inquiry in tho abave diraction, that lio should give his time and infin? onco to the ank, aud that tho chango of mane sgement was boun fide and completo. In pre. um;llng tihu ilt:.émga nandifl?n,htl;n ‘Committos did not roquiro it to bo sworn to, ol 1t HIr, McCngg's atatemont. e batiadod witl TUE RESULT, Tho resnlt of the action of the Assooiation hag thorofore had » most bonoficial result, and one whick will bo much more satisfactory than the throwing out of the bauk could posaibly bo. The smiouo which the Assigneo of the Mutnal Soour- ity Insurance Company has on doposit can now :;« Enh] to the creditors of tlmtpunrormnutu an ruptconcorn, and tho funds of ofhor bankrapt gstates will bo forthcoming whon called for. That this result hag boon &0 {)romptly attained is iu no small nieasure duo to the fact that tha publio was mudo acquainted with the condition of thobank by Tue Trinue, and demanded uumistakably that it should Lo strongthened. The Association bus, throughout tho progross of the affair, endenvored to keap ‘its action gocret, yet, in theso columns, the wholo hiat bas boon given as It ocourred, and tha #o-calleq scorot mootings might ag woll have baon open to the reportors, thus eaving much TUNDOCOBEArY trouble, A NEW OLEARING-TIOUSE ANSOOIATIf, A matter which this Mechinuics Bok business Dos ogain brought up, is thq entablishment of n now Clenring-Houke Agsgociation. Duriny tho panic, the subject wak soriously discusse aud urgad by the slronger banks, which feared that they might be outvoted numerically by their wonker "brothren, who would thus be able to commit tho Assoointion to an unwise and dungerons course in #pito of tho greator eapital and intoresta at stako of tho strong baoks, As ab present constituted, the Asssoclatiom can compol any bank whoso condition it notoris causo. Te is npparently untroubled, and iy st iufled that no intorferonce will take place in tho business of his populay restaurant, Lven should he bo forced into tomporary difficultios, the houge will bo kept up in its present style, so that no ono need foar losing the chanco to -eat a Dolmonteo meal in Ohicago on account of this petition in bnukru]{lez'. i It is understood {hat whon Mr, Woentworlh went into this business hie wns in dobt ; timi his oreditors grow prossing after tho pauic, and that in Octobor he made eu arrangomont with them and obtainod an_extension of -six, nino, and twelve months, But not lon, ago & judgment was obtainad sgainst him by \snn Holinnak, who recontly loyled on some liquars in thoe bagomont of tuo ontablishmout, and this, it ia undorstood, Las made tho othor croditors somewhat uneasy, LEGAL INTELLIGENOCE. Testing the Legulity of General Taxe ation for Aigh Schools, Snecial Despatehs to The Chicago T'ribune, Gnraxp Ravips, Mich, Jan, 29,—>embors of tho Grand Rapids Bar have gone to Kalamazoo to-duy to manage tho defepse in u suit brought in tho Gircuit Court for Kalumazoo County, to restrain and onjoin the Donrd of Education of that city from colleoting tnses to support the Kalamazoo High Behool. ‘Ll Hon, Charlos B, Btuart, of Xalamazoo, is the plaintitt. His caso 18, that tho lovying and collecting of generul taxes for tho support of echools m_which an oient, or modorn Iauguages, oxcopt Englisn, ava taught, aro illegal ; that tho money fo dufray th oxpongos of supporting such schools muat, undor tho Iaw, ho raised by rato bills, the pupils paying tuition foes, A number of tho leading mombors of tho Kalomazoo bar prosooito tho ense for tho plaintiff. Tho lssue, of which Ty Tyony aholl be duly informed, is lookod for with greut intorost, ng affocting the High School eystoin in many other placos than Kalamazoo. Railroad-Bond Suits it Grand Baplds. Smeciad Dispateh to The Chicago 7y ibune, Graxp Rariy, Mich,, Jan. 20.—Suit has boen gommenced iu tho United States Court for the Westorn District of Michigan, against tho City of Grand Rapids, foy jnterest now dua on abouit 30,000 worth of {ho city's bonds, issucd in 1861, to aid iu the canstruction of the Grand Rapids & Indlaua Railrond, The caso will probably be triod ut the May tovm, and, judging from’ do- olsons in mmilir ousos'in Uhitod Bttos Courls, Judgmont will bo rondored ngainst the clty, In this caso L. B. ‘Lalcott, of Ofi!ungo, is »luf;llm 3 his attornoys aro Mossry, iuglies, O'Brion & Bmalloy, of "this olty, It ia oxpuctod tint suits will gaon Do brought by othor holdera of thoso bouds, tho wholo amount of which issuod was $100,000. 'Tho city's dofense haa not yet been mado known. EXONERATED. Mexrans, Tenn,, Jan, 20.—Capt., A, G, Ron- aud, Acting Seorotary of the Howard Associn- tion, who was nrrestad luat Friduy, charged with of them as bojng of alight and elegant build, the plass of fashion and thoe mold of form, This WoRld woew to be the voriteblo ** Audy” repol. | da cmbozzling funds of the Assoclatlon, ab the in slauco of his wifo, who aftorwards admitied that sho was prompted Ly jeslousy, wag dis- charged to-day by Judge "Flippen, of the Criminal Court, Dofoio whom Rensud was brought on " 8 writ of habeas corpus, there boing no evidence whatover to substantiato tho ohargo, On the contrary, the Auditor's Committoo of the Assoolation tostifiod that the recoints of the Assoclation amounted to over ¥133,000, and dlsbursmonts about 80,000, Dofendant's books showed o_discrop. anoy of about 26, which,was explained. Capt. Touaud lind handlod this ;sum, rocoived from vavious sourcos, and in evory mnunor possibl, o was warmly congratulated by hig frionds on Lis reloaso, ously woak, to atrengthon or withdraw, but the smallor banks would probably rosist any nttempt to baso tho voting power of a bank upon its ecapital, lfi:t such an arrange~ mont would bu manifestly * tho correct oue, inasmuch as the intorast of oach bank in tho Olearing-Houso Association is oxactly oqual to ite capital. Itis now proposod, therae fore, to . BEORGARIZE THE ASSOCTATION on that basis ; or, if should bo impossible to ob- £aiu the nocesuary voten, to form a new assacia. tion which would havo capital the basis of Ioprosontation. ~Even amiong some of the strongest banks this movement would moot with some o%pyamoxl. sololy on the ground of expenee, thero being a conaiderablo fixod ex- peneo connected with the manngoment of Clearing-houss which Is now shared oqually. 1f capital is made tho baso of representation,’ tho oxpenses should bo dlvided in proportion ta tho amount of the cloarings, sud pog- oibly euch. an ° arrangomont® s thia would satisfy all partios, tho emall baoks baing wlmns\( to forego an equal vota In considaration of a lightoning of tha expengcs. Tho moves ment at present is not a vory decided one, bub the scave given by tho panic may ba sufllcient, incontive (o tho lurgor banks to strengthem thomsolves in tho management of = the Associstion. None of tho members soom das sirous just now of stirring up the question any farthor ; but hg the timo t{:n troubles of tha Blochanics’ National Bank Lave fadod out of mind such & movement will probably be resumedy ——— ITHE FARMERS. Stuto Purchasing Agaue for 1llinoiss Spectal Dismateh to T'ne Chicagn Z'ribune. Brentixg, 1L, Jan, 29,—Tho Exocutive Come mittoo of the Btntd Grange adjonrned to-dny. J. Frow, of Alodo, Morcor County, wus appointe od State Purounalng Agont, and instructed to Fmeum tho lowost cash prico of all goods used by the furmors, and roport the resulé to all Couuty Grango# in the Stato, Mr. Primo and the State Granges Corresy u(lglk‘b of The Chicago Tribune, Dwian, Ill., Jan 28, —Tho following rosolg- tions woro puesod at n_masting of tho Diwight Grange, hetd on Snturday, Juu. 24, 1874; Witnzas, Wa beliove thut by our informal 1 Leld on the 20th of November, 1873, that lnjl:mflc?‘\}i‘;: douo our Mustor and Brothr 8, T, K, Frime, and that ho wus placed in a talse position heforo the 'State m’:lmizn l;i its meoting held ot Bloomivgton, Dec. 9, PR Jtesolved, That we rogret an sclaim a| our part of doing him l‘}n nju Tlfrr:nl,rigl:‘i?.‘vl:: done him this wrong, wo doalre, ns far as we nre ablley o romedy 3t aud call upon tho ftato Grango fo Qo the saine, Qleinlted, 'That o copy of fhiese resotutions bo sent ta our Blaster, 8, I, It, Prime]; nlso to the Executive Come mitleo’of the Bt Grunge, oud that they bo spread upon {ho rocords of our Grange, ll‘miflll'cd.£ ‘That a copy of theae resolution be sent ta }IIII ?\\'i%h Smr,ll’(l'%ll‘url'l?t‘z‘-fl”mgn, Weatern Rural, raris Faraer, Industrial Age, Oiioaao Tamgy aud Zimes, for yublication, - Ay I, OADWALLADER, Jaxed 1L, B, 7T Rawran, Comimittee, Dilght Grange 7. HAunioN, Secretaty pro tem, NoJ 28, - &Y ~— —The Fromont (Neb.) Tribune says that dlfir(ng tho yoar of 1873 thor yina 1,000 cara of wheat shipped from Fromont, 3 would about UDflp 00 bushols of wheat. G make 5 0, A P e PV U U U SV OAT, Now { the tiime to buy your Oual, U | galfipprlony seembl sl SR ol oy pail, ' b Alnxwoll sud llllflhnll-l{l“. Branch n\‘)’lfi«’:&. &;Jr;‘-r'i:‘{'fi:l“: N, PRI o - SUICIDE, Quiney, 1L, Jan, 20.—Humuel Lloyd, a well- kuown morehant of Gantou, Mo, attomptod aul- olde on Tuesday night by taking sn ovordoso of morphine, whlch “fulled to (i'u tho work for which he intouded it. Mrs, Lloyd alko trled, and sucoeeded in killing horeol? about throo weoks ngo, Iawily troublo was the causo of tholv vash ugt. Zuuom, Jan, 20.—Fiold-Mavahal Daroa Von Goblenz, of Austris, commltted suipldg horo tos SOCIETY MEETING. DMasonie, Lodge, No, Instalinti; d nat will i AR B B o AR A. T, LARGE, See. Masonie. F. &AM, EN B ] lu:chul thie Mastor, Y i, N, TUOKED, Beqys 014 10 voqu Orlontal Ladgo, No. 83, A minleation ihls dlm«ng ‘0¥ on the I, O, Logreo, Beammon, -