Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1874, Page 5

e ————————————————— SPRINGFIELD. The Illinois Legislature Makes a Foeblo Pretonse of Working A Virtual Adjournmont Over Sunday. Proposed Reform in the Administration + of State Institutions. Beorot of the Alliance Betweon the Antis _ Monopolists and Republioans, A Resolution Advising Inflation of the Curreucy Favorably Reporieils ‘WORK OF THE SESSION, Special DispateA to The Chicago Tribune. DILLS ALREADY INTRODUCED, Srnvarieep, 11, Jon. 80.—A Wil waa intro- duced in the Ifouso to organizo o Stato Board of Heulth, and another to orgavizo companies to collect lifo-insurance policios, It i unfo to uay that nefthor of theso, nor any of tho dozon otliora introduced, will pasg, and that it is timo this Logislnture censed roceiving mnew Dbills, Thore aro already ovet 1,000 bills bofore the Touso nud Sonate—n number that would satisfy an ordinary Legislature, but this is a vory ex- traordinary concern ull the way through. LEGISLATIVE VIRTUE. ‘Thirty-four Sountors wore prosent whon tho morning session opened, and uinetcen atier the Jdoparturo of tho noon-train. 'Pwonty-six Sen- ators romained in town during tho dey, but less thon twenty wero in oconstont attondance. Iiampton, Casoy, Greene, Steelo, Wileox, Young- Dlocd, aud Btrong wero rouud town sonowhere, instond of iu thoir seats, Nothing of importauco +wah dong, and tho Senato adjournadin tho aftor- noon after an hour's session, to meet to-morrow and go through tlie farce of doing businous with barely & quorum, Thoro wore 100 members {n the Youse until tho noon train carried off o delegation, and twonty more will leavo to-night, so thero won't ‘be o quorum to-morrow. 1In tho afternoon they acted like Cmanches, firing paper bullels and doing no business. Cullom, who is an excellont prosiding officer, could not curb the unmasnarly crowd. AN ATTEMPT TO ADIOURN till Monday ovoning was boaten. Whon tho roll way called” tho demngogues, who intond going liome any way, voted aguinst adjournment to wavo theil procious politicsl records. Tho work done to-ilny, Saturday, und Monday must bo - done. The Legislaturo had hetter adjowen sine die, or go home, loarn to Lehave themsclves, aud return whon they feol like workiug, e STATE INSTITUTIONS. Special Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune. MAINTENANCE OF CHARITADLE INSTITUTIONS. SenrxarszLy, 1L, Jun, 80.—Tho Scaulan bill $o regulate the appropriations for tho necossary exponscs of Biate charitsblo institutions, pro- vides thnt cach Genoral Assombly shall appro- priste money sufllciont to cover the nocessary sxpenses of running the State charitaplo inati- tations nt tho following rates: Northern and Southern Ineane Asylums, 20 conts o day for inmato, oflicor, aud employ, to cover oxponses tor food, and 15 cents Lo cover medical, fucl, light, and miscellancous oxpenses; Feeble- Minded Institute, 20 cents for food, 18 conts for misecllnneous, including books; Blind Asylum, 256 couts for food, 26 couts for miscollnncous, including books, ete. ; Soldiersr Orpliaus’ Home, 16 cents for food, 15 conts for tlothing, 5 conts for schooliug ; Stato Reform School, 16 conts for board, 15 cents for miscel- lancous ; Denf and Dumb Asylum, 20 conts for load, 18 cenls for miecellancous; Eye and Ear [nfirmary, 20 cents for focd, 14 cents for miscel- ‘tnngous,” Tho officers of each institution sreto Tuko sworn statoments of tho number of in- mates, ole. THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES, Mr. Sturno’s resulution probibiting the ap- poiutmant of Senatoru represonting diatricta in which public institutions ore located upon the Comnttoo ou Apprapriations, vy roported ad- rersoly from tho Judiciary Committos, discussod \t length, and adopied : yous, 293 neys, 8— Brown, Cueoy, aud Wikcox, TUE TERMS OF CONVIOTS. Tho Sonate passed a bill providing for dimin- . ishing the torma of convicts for good conduct. s THAT REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, b THE FARMERS' BIIARE OF IT. Senxartewp, IiL, Jau, 80.—Tuo relations be- tween husband and wife, according to thoe de- tision of the Republican caucus, aro to bo sot- iled on the bagis of the Iast platform of the party. Boof alltho subjects contained in the tavision, and wo may expect domcstic animals 10 be provanted from runuing at largo on true Ropublican principles. Whon the caucus de- sided to make tho rovision a party question, it uado an ass of itself, Tho rovision must now proceed. If it fs left untinished, it will Lo be- xwso the party has not power to keop its mem- vers in the traces, and the failure of sny bill #ill bo a failure for tho Ropublican party. Tho srety hoa plodged iteolf to pass all the bills and aresent the peoplo with a complato rovision' of i3 statutes. ‘The caucus also bound itsolt vot to ropesithe Raglstry law, which was done in tho intorost of i3 Public Printer. Rountree and Waite spoke without authority trom Mr. Hosing. Thoy went into the caucus without bis pormission, and, though he formal- ty sovered his connection with the Republican purty, they seem inclined to baug on. He should skraston his childten nnd compel their obedi- ace. Horling and Washburn were also in the swacus, Thero is not & man of them who would a0k go down on his_marrow-bones boforo Mr. Houing, Did he instruct them what to say on ihia Rogisiry lnw # It is thought horo that thoy 1cted entirély on their own nceount, without in- Mructions or leave, As o party, Republicans are opposed to repeal- Iniz the Regivtry, although many farmors uavo bron inatrugtod fo voto for ropeal. What will thoy do,—oboy cnucus or coustituonts? It will b worth waiting to see. “Lhie truth iy, tho cau- cus was HELD TO ENTRAP TIE FARMERG, atd tho farmers' votos on Rovision bills and o1 Registry ropeal will fest, thelr feul- ty to the arty. Tho lawyers & .cked them in, 0 farmors are sorry thoy v.ont near the eaucus, They arc in a fix botweon K2ylln and Chorybdis,—the people and tho can- They fool that by stionding tho caucus tiioy sold out to tho lawyers, What aro lhey guing to do about it? What will Cassody do, and ioDitt, and Hurt, and Cunuinghum, snd Nich- o108, and Bocock, and Chmnbery, end Freolnud, 2 Freeman, und Gordon, sud Graham, sud 1iolienbeck, ' and McGeo, und Moors, of Tapslull, ' aud Oakwood, sud Poufield, wad _ Pinnoll, and Plowman, and Pyatt, 2ad Ramoy, and Rankin, and Rico, and Savage, wad Soule, and tho two Ntawarts, and Taggurt, ead Thomas, and Wurner, snd Wymore. What will ihoy do?~—theso Anii-Monopoly, auti-raite roed futmors, who protoud tobe makiug uu inde- pondout tight for thoir constituonts, andat the wumo time allow thomsolves to bo used by 0w lawyers, ——— A CO0OK COUNTY AFFAIRS, Special Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune, COOK COUNTY TAXES, SpniNoriELy, IiL, Jan, 80.—Tho firat item of interost in tho House to-dny was Walkor's bill to sompel tho colleation of $120,024.22, which the Olurk of Cook County failod vo axtend in 1807, The bill boing on thivd reading, Mr. Huy gavo hua opinjon that tho Dl was unconstitutiona) thatit would bo impossiblo to collect taxes on proporty deutrcyed by firo, that the rocords wers burned up, und he did not sce how the proporty llablo for theso taxes was to bo found. Mr. Walkor argued that the county was liable and if it was not, any county might refuse to ex- tend taxes aud thoy would never bo rald. Shaw belioved it wauld ba uunjust to per- #ons who had removed to Chicago sluce 1809 to jolleet tho deficiouoy now, Moorg, of Adams, aud Armstrong, of Grundy, spoke for and agitist tho bill rospectively. “Che bill was lost—yons, 33 ; uays, 04, Dunhan moved to reconsider and rofor to tha Todicisry, whore he belioved the bill could be 2l 1) licked into n constitutional condition. o be- lovad tho ronl estato which was not bound up was lnblo for the taxes, Tho roconsideration grovniluu, G0 to 80, and the bill waw sont to udielary, OATHOLIO DISION'S PROPERTY POWERH. The Honate Committas on Miacollanoous Bub- Joota mot laat night, and disonssod at Jongth tho Catholio Bishop's praEany owors, A lswyer wasg prosont from Cartl nfo n opposition to the DL, It s not probablo this morning that tho bill will ever be reported by tho Consmitteo. PAY OF TIIE STATE'S ATTONNEY'S ASSIETANT Tho Dbill' compolling (ho Cook County Commlsslonors to pay the Slate's Attornoy's na- sistant not lons than $2,600 o yoar will not pass tho Cook County dologation bolng of " tho opinion that the County Donrd knows bottor than tho Logilature what & man is worth iujthat position. EVANGTON'S TAXES, Bonne introduced a bill in tho House rolating to Evanston, It scoms tho authoritics of tho Town failod to cortify to tho County Clork the amount required to 'bo_raised by taxation at the proper time, but did so aftorward, and there boing doubls as to tha logality of the proceeding the bill is intonded to romedy nuy possiblo dotlct. THF, LINCOLN PARK DILL, Somothing i8 wrong with tho Lincoln Park bll), now in the lisnds of the Committco on Municipal Affairs, aud it will not be reportod baele without smoudmonts, in order to rectify constitutional dofects, Tho history of tho bill, a8 told hore, {8 that Judgo lrumbull and Judgo Bockwith woro both engaged to draft separato Dills, nnd whon thoy woro finished tho product of each way submitted to tho othor. Each pro- nounced tho othor's bill unconstitutional, and thon both bills wore givon to another lawyor to compilo n third, Hedidso: it wus sont down and futroduced, and not Mr. Goudy doclarcs it defoctivo and illofzalin somo of ita provisions, Ono point made agnivat it is, that tho power to lovy sEncinl nusossments should resldo iz tha “Lown Board of Commissionors, PO RAILROAD INDEBTEDNISS. Speciat Drspatch to The Chicago Lribune, A PROVISION FOR IT8 PAYMENT, SpniNoFieLy, 11k, Jan. 80.—A biil was intro- ducod in the Senate by Mr, Glonn to provida for tho paymont throngh the Btate officors of tho rogistored railroad indobtednoss of the Btate, which, it {8 understood, wes propared by the Su- perintendont of tho Auditor's oftico. Following sthe full text of the bill: A bill for au act to provido for the payment of the reglatered indobledness of countles, ¢itica, townships, wud towns ¢ SECTION 1, On thelst of July of cach year the Treas- ror and Auditor shall cetimato tho smount of surplus funds which will remuin to the crodit of cach of the Tocal bond funds, atter deducting tho amount nocessars for tho poyment uf all lutereat on tho registered ralis road Londs, which will fall due bofore tho recoipt of tuxes by tho next lovy, Aud on tho third Mondsy of Soptomber of cach year such surplus shall bo applled to the purchase of such registerel bonds, at not moro than pur, on tholr prescutation at the Stalo Treasury in the manter provided i tho following sectlon, 8E0, 3, Tl Treasurer ball, durlng thy month of July of cach year, publish sucli detailed catimate, show- ing tho murplus, if any, to the credit of tho bond fund of cach county, city, townalilp, or town liaviug a regis torod raflrond dobt, with the announcement thiat, ou tho third Mouday of Septomber following, such surplus will bs used ot tho Btote ressury ju tho purchage, from {ho lowest bidder, ot wot more than_par, of tho indoblcdncss of countics, cities, townships, and towns registered in_pursuanco of la Tho surplus to tho credit of cach county, cit township, or town eball only bo applled to the pui chaso of thio registored bouds of such county, city, township, or fown, Tho publication required to bs made by the Troasurer_shnll bo mado for five days, during the month of July, in sumo daily papor of geueratclroulation, In tho” Oites of Springiold and Chicago, Sec, 3, Dide shall be recelved until noon of such tuird Monday of Soptomber, when tho Treavuror aud Auditor shail open them ond mako nwards to o low- estbiddors, And upon such payment or purchase of such bondw, the wnount pald upon tho priucipal thercof walf ba indorsed on waid houds, aud recuipts {licreaf whall ba taken and fled fn tho oflico of the Stato Troasuror, Aud the bonds, when fully paid, slall be toturned to the offleo of tho Stato Treasurer, and canceled in tho #3190 mauner a8 State indobteds ness 8e0.4, Tf there shall bo no proposals fo sell tho Londs of any county, city, townshly, or town at not more than par, sufliéient 'to wbsorv ‘such surplus, it sliall Lo tho duty of tho Treasurer to fuvest fu_Unlted States bonds, b their niarkot value, such eurptus not expended int hurchase of bonds, And thoreafter {ho inferost on such United States Tonds sball be added to tho fund to whicl suck bouds Delong, and on {ho st of July of each year tho valug of aucli United Btutes bonds belonging to tho soveral Tunds shall be considored in tho cstimato made by tha Auditorand T'reasurer us_aforesaid, aud tho United Stalos Louds shall be sold and {he praceeds applied to the purchiasa of registered bonds otfered, at not more thau par, on the third Monday of Soptewbor. And_whenever the investcd surplus of any local bond fund shall bo oqual to the amount outstruding of tho registerod indebledness of tho county, city, towne ship, or town to whiclisuch fund Lelongs, such county, clty, township, of town shall censoto derive the bonsils of the act of April 16, 1669 s and tho Auditor shall only luvy for interust, n cans {he Interost Zoarued by such inyested surplus shall bo fusufliciont to pay the inter- oat on the regivtered bonds outstanding, THF. STATE DOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Youugbload intraducod & resolution, pasaod at & meoting of citizons of Ewing, Frankiin Coun- ty, denquncing tho Stato Doard of Bqualization as incompetont, usolesy, and unjust, and pray- ing for v abolition. it REVISING THE STATUTES, “pecial Dispatch to Lhe Chicano I'ribune, BIMPLIFICAT(ON OF PLEADINGS. SrniNaFIELD, L., Jan, 80.—The Judicinl De- partmont Committoe roported on two bills, Bradwell's and Truitt's, rocommonding (hat they do not pass. Bradwell belioved the subjoct of pleadings desorved the caroful considoration of the House, It was whother they would change the cumber- some snd ancient pleadings for moro simplo forms. Tho object was to sbandon tho old ox- cart pleadings, sud come up with the oge of ral- roads and telegrapl, in law as in other mattors. TLutzo and Lowyer moved to postpons the bills to July 4, but on motion of Orendort? tho post- ponement was tabled, and the bills wore made the specisl order for Waduesdny next. I'he lnwyors are inimicnl to change, with tho oxcoption of a fow progresdive mon -like Brad- well. 'The farmers should rolly round him, for simplification of the forms is in the interost of every man who iauot & lawyer, and isin the dircélion of progress. TUE GENEBAL INCORPORATION ACT. Ferrior desires, Dy means of a bill, to amend the General Incorporation act, go thut Boards of Directors of corporations shall semi-sunually filo in the offlco of the Secratary of 8tate, and in the oflico of the Recordor of Deods of tho county in which the principal oftice is located, & swori stat ement showing tho amount actually paid on each thare of stock subgoribed until the stock is fully paid. \ i MISCELLANEOUS, &pecial Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, TUE STATE TBEASURY. BeniNgrIELD, 111, Jan, 30.—A good deal of in- quiry was mude to-day about the custody of the public funds. Au inexcusnblo ignorance of the luws governing tho Troasury is shown, TnE Ti1pUNE's roport simply quoted Iaws which are unrepealed, ono of 1855, aud two others found in Chapters 23 and 28 of Gross' Statutos of 1869, STATE TREASURER'S BOND, Tho House Judiciaxy Commitice roported the bill fixing tho bond of the State Lreasuror at 5,000,000, with a rocommendation to strike out Wivo™ and insert *threo.” Joncs moved to imsort “ove,” contending that, if tbe sum wus mado * threo,” tho Trons- uror would have to loud the Btule's monoy to Lunlkers to get thom to goon lis bond. After threo hours’ debate, the boud was fixed at $8,000,000, INFLATION. Wicker's regolution ssking Congress to issue 100,000,000 of eurrency, came from the Danking Committeo with the unexpecied rocommondn- tion that it bo adopted. It wus thought if thoy weroe guing into Congroagional business they had better bogin in Erlm. #o tho Btate Printor will Liwve anuther job, TIUE DODGLAB MONUMENT. The Senate Conunities on Appropriations has detorminod to raport fu favor of the appropriu- tioue for the Douglas monumeut, but is divided whether to strilke Mr. Guge's name from tha lise of Commixsioners constituted by tho bill, The Benato hositatoy to take the step, aud doubts the concurrouce of the Houso theroln, The bilt possed the House last wintor, BARK REMOVAL, A cortificate was filed with tho Seoretary of Btute to-duy, slowing thut the Bauk of Com- nerce b chlnfied its location from Now Athens, 8t. Cluir County, to Chicago, NEW CORPORATIONS. Licenso was jisued to-dsy to tho American Lightulng-Rod @ompany, of Chicago ; capital, $100,000; and tho Iydraullo Ore-Ssparator Compnny, of Chicago; capitul, 160,000, A cortiticnto of organization was issued to the Al- toonn Iron Company, of Chicago; capitsl, $300,000. TUF TATLROAD LOLDY fn not innotive, und u_desporate ffort will be 1nude to kitl thie Pollco bill ou yuo warranto, and the revised bill on Injuries, which ropoals tho limitation ot §6,000 domages in casou of doatl, Amony; othor n;énnolnl. it in underutood pasves are bolug wiad, but aparlugly, %o faz, THE TICE CASE. Itis DiMculties with the Peoria Distil- ler Seitieds Farrell Hag Agreed to Pay Over #$13,000. The Antagonists Sink Their Anilmositics and Aro Reconclled, Tho long-contosted and well-known sults com- monly called tha * Tice motor” canen are ot lat decldod, and in a somowhat suddon sud sum- mpry maner, JI0W THE SUIT DEGAN. T'he trouble arosa in the following way: About throo yoars ago, whon thore was o tax of 82 o gallon on apirity, the fraud practiced in endeav- ord to escapa the rovenue tax induced & move- mont to rogistor the manufacturing capacity of onch distillory in some way which woulil infalli- bly show the smount of spirit manufactured onch day. 'I'he Ticomotor was offered, aud undor direc- tion of Congresss committeo was appointed to thoroughly test this moter, with a view of its_ndoption by tho Government. After n alkilled and impartiol in compotition with othor registoring apparatus, this moter of Ieanc P, ‘Iieo’s wna declared to be far superior, and its use recommended. A law was theroupon passed, moking it obligatory on onch distilior to pur- chnso iind uso ong of thoso metres, whoroby bis production would bo nscortained and Lnxes ovied, This mado o commotion ameng the liquor manufaoturors. . 5 TEONTA DIETILLERS. Tho metor Was, Llowevor, put into use, and among other places in DIoorin, whore thesa cases in question were com- manced. By n provision of tho law, it waa provided that thio cost of tho metor, rauygin from $760 to 2,000, should Lo doposited witl the United States Internal Rovenuo Collector of tho district in which tho diatiller ordering thie samo resided. Under this las the varfous plain- tiffs and mexhhm“m intrunted in thoso enyos, doposited with Enoch Emory, tho Collcctor ub Teorin, tho smounts domanded, sggrogating about $16,000. 'L'he meters wore sont by Tico, Lut, a8 is alloged, were fouud to bo totally worth- 1esd aud inefliciont. Philip Zoll ot al.,” Robort M, Cox, Jool IL. Wicker, DeWitt . Farrall, George Bpenck ot al., W. B. Thayer, Gardnor ', Barlker, A, Nusbaum, aud U. L, Wood COMMENCED BEVERAL ACTIONS agalust Emory, or Kmery & Tico, to requito the mouoy advanced. Thess uits wore subso- quently brought by & chango of vouuo to the United States Cirenit Court hore. They re- mained thero some two years, wheu Judge Blodgott finally deoided thom against the plain- tiffe. To prevent o complote bar on furthor proceodings the partios took non-suits, THE OTHENR BUIT. Farroll, aftor Judge Blodgett's decision and ‘before tho non-suits were taken, brought up the claims and commonced an uction ngalnst Emery & Tico in Peorin, for tho recovery of (ho money. Sorvico was had by publication, andn decreo taken by dofuult, Acting undor this do- cros, Emery patd the monoy ovor to Farrell, BUT TUIS WAS NOT TUE END. A suggostion wae made hioro of the facts, and thio proceedings taken iu Peoria, and an order was made by Judge Blodgete requiring Emory to pay the monoy into this court. This order was pubsoquently enlarged so a8 to include Farroll. THE BCREWY WERL THEN YUT ON, The order was mado absoluto that ry and Farroll should pay the mouoy into court by certuin day or bo arrested for contempt. Tha ruto was not served in time, and anothor was is- sued. Yarrell did not appreciate this. Il had heard enough of Caolc County Jail to knaw that the food provided thore wns not thoe bost of its Lind, and that Folz would not allow auy whisky. A SETTLEMENT wasg then proposed, und Farrcll and Tice came up to Chicago last Monday to talk the matter over with the attornoys. But tho partics intor- csted folt wo ploasant over the fuct that thoy wero compelled to imbibo a littla Chicago liquor, just to compare it with that from the Veorin distillerics. Tho flrst drink, however, was ouly & taste, and a second sud third wore takeu, ~Old animositios were uttorly forgotten, and, they set out for tho oflice of Farroll’s lawyors. A sonso of their condition gradunlly dawued on their minds, and an agroo- Mot was made to postpono the caso on account of indisposition. Who parties accordingly weut to tho oflico and mede their oxcuse, * BREAK IT QENTLY." “ Breals it gontly” to Judge Doolittle was thoir request, and thoy left. I'or the nbove rea- sons the egolintions were not closed Wednesdny. Mr, Tico appoated o the fild Thuredsy, bub no Farrell. Yestordsy, Lowover, the popors waro drawn up and signed by Tico and T'astoll, Ly which it is agreed that all the suits, oxcopt those commeuced by Wood and Nusbauw, should bo settled and dismissed. Each parly to puy his own costs, and Farroll to pay over tho $13,400 Leld bfi bim. But it will be remembered that during tho course of the litigation JUDOE DOOLITTLE waa arrestod for contompt, togethor with Tice, and tekon to Peoria, where he was dischargod. In thae decreo which Farroll obtained at Poorin after ho hud bought up the various other plain- 1, there was iuserted n_claugo cnjoining Tice or his attornoys from evor scttling up suy cloim or commencing any suit, or proscouting nny suit for tho vecovory of this moucy. On o motion which wns mado in angwor to & motion, subso- ?uuub to the ordor for Emery to pay the money, udge Doolittlo WAS ARRESTED for contempt of the Circnit Court at Peoria, in disoboying the decrce. But, on the condition of alfairs boiug kuown, and tho fact appearing that 10 suggostion had boon wiada of the pendency of the suits bere when tho case was _commonced in Pooris, the Judge was discharged immodiately, and also Mr, Tice. ‘I'hnt caso, the decres having Leen opened, was subscquently romoved to the United Slates Cirenit Court, and still romuins, but will, of course, terminate, tha matters in con- troversy being adjudiceted by this settloment. JAY COOKE & CO. The Elcction of Frustecand Croditors? Commitice Confirmed by the unke ruptoy Court, Svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PHILADELPUIA, Jan. 80.—In the United States District Court this morning, Judge Cadwallador mado the following order in tho matierof Jay Coalte & Co.: ‘Cho report and certificates of the Teglstor, flod yesterasy, having been duly considored, it is ordered Tunt the same, sud the resolution of the'creditors and thio numiustions of tua Trustce und Committes of Craditore, roported therowith, bo uud the same are Dereby confirined by the Court. Whoreupon it i furiher ordered, that tho Recelver and tho Lankrupts trausfer aud deliver ull tlo proper ty ond estuto of the bLankrupt to the Trusice so nomjuated, and that the bankrupls couvoy and trausfer tho sumo to tho suid Trustee by deed of the foru prescribed Ly thu getcral orders of tho Supsewto ourt, “Clicin orders ure to e oxecuted under the directlon of {ho Negister, who 18 nuthorlzed to make sll neceasa~ ry wud proper {ueidontal orders, sud to direct thefr euforcement, 1Mo will report. tho execution of theso orders when 1t shnll husva beon completed ; and forus- ol os Edwin M, Lewis, tho Receivor, will thus be. com the Trusteo of the éatutc, (he Court is of tho opiufon thot the setilemedt of his accounts intho formor relation must be closed bofore Lin new relation of Truatoo cun tako effoct, or at tho unmo thme, Wherefore it fa further urdered, tht {lie said accounts b finully scttlod forthwith in the maunor di- receed in the Court’s order of Nov, 90 last { oud ‘Thioman P, Stolesbury, of Philadelphin, merchunt, and s Hobert Sliocuialicr of th same Hlace, merclant, wilh auch olher ono'or moro of tho Commitice of Croditors ua sy daslro to putllcipate, Lo Comuuls. alouers to represent the Inforests of tho croditors iu the matter of the Recolvers accouuts, which aro go~ cording o the true fntent of thiese ordurs (0 bo audit- ed, sottled, sdjusted, and closed summnslly, CONTEMPT CASES. The Enst 5t. Louis Purtics Agree to Purge 'Themsclves--T'he Macoupin County Court-ltonss Caso o Como Mcfore Judgo reat 'To=Day. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Senrivorizuo, Il Jan, 80.—In tho Euss Bt. Louis contempt case, Mossrs, Hite, City Attor- noy, snd Dowman, Muyor, appearcd beforo Judge Troat to-day, and informed the Court that, In accordance with his provious intimation, thoy had nrranged for the dismissal of tho suit in tho Stato Court, which thoy bad instituted, and on account of which they woro in contewpt, They nasked for furthor time in which to purgo thomselves of contompt by ueuurlnfi ho dismisind, and and thoy were granted nnti noxt Tuosday, a¢ which tmie Judge Lrout will entor up his final ordor, whioh, in cuse the suit is Qlsmissed at tho time, will undoubtadly bo & dis- charge, aud this will end what appeazed to bo at one time & coadition of thuge 4o much foarad, and consoquantly to boavolded—s olash of juria- digtions botwoon tho Fedoral and State Courta, Thoe Macoupin Huporvisors, part of whom nro novw hero, aro cited to apponr in the samo Court and angwor to tho msmo Judge to-morrow for contompt. This caso is o woll known that it would bo superfluous to add anything to tho statemont that tholr contempt consists In tholr rofusnl to oboy an ordor of the Court to usess o tax of 1 percont on tho taxable proporty of the county to pay Judgmonts in the courts which have boon obtaiued for Intorest duo and unpaid on the bonds of tho county issued to build the colobrated Macoupin Court-Houso, which cost noarly 81,500,000, BILLIARDS. Garnjer Defents Ubassy in New York. An Easy Victory and Not a Brilliant Game, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Youx, Jan. 80.—Tho billiard-match to- night botweon Garnlor and Ubnasy, 600 points, Trench caroms, for 1,000 and a silver oup, ro- sulted in favor of Garnler by 141 pointa, THE OPENING, ‘When the game was openod, Garnior stepped forward looking rosolute and cooler than usual, for his mannor is quick sndnervous, Ubnksy wore thiat chicorful and balf-bonovolont smilo which ling won for him very goneral sympathy in his ill-euccoss in formor conteats lLoro, Tho load wasg gained by Garnier, but o waa kissed out of his first shot. Ubassy thon mado 3, and missod a very easy shot. Qarnlor followed with o run of 19, quickly and onsily mado by nursing tho balls from ono end of the tablo to tho othor. Ubassy mado noruns of any momont until the seyenth luniug, whon o made A DEAUTIPUL BUN of 80, which was characterized by mony fino draw- shold and aolmon plays. Meanwlilo Garnier inado two runs of 14, but aftor that, until the fifteonth inniug, when Lo seored 25, his runs wore small, In the oightoenth inmng, he scorod 40, his twantioth hot thercin being o superb masse, In tho same {nning Ubassy mado o fiuo round-the- tablo shot, but missed. G rnior followed with a noat run of 83, which wam gwlized by soveral dificult masse shots. "Clho gamo now stood—Garnior, 172 ; Ubsssy, 19, Up to this junnl;lm ETTING wag 100 on Garnier to about 60 or 70 on Ubaasy, but hers Ubousy’s backera began to waver, though tho mujority still bolicved thoe gameo would bo very elose. Ubassy's Cwouly-firat ioning was short, ho scoring only fifteon pofnts, but brilliaat, boing markod by two round-the-table, ons immenso draw,~—nearly the wlolo length of the table,—and soveral fino follow shots, In tho thirtioth iuning, Garnier counted 47, missing s compnrativoly easy masso. . During this run ho mado, iu & bonutiful style, & very long cusliion draw. nusy then followed him with a run of 20, and nuothar of 24, when the game stood—Gar- nior, 258 Ubassy, 172, From the thirtv-firet to the forty-fivat iunings, runs on both sides wero swmsll, but at this point GARNIER MADE A SUPERD RUN af108. In tho fittioth inning Uarnier mode o run of 22, which Ubsssy followed u{ urun of 11, sudin the fifty-fifth inning Garnier made 49, uud Ubassy 60, but tho play toward tho closo was not brilliaut, DBoth playors grew norvous, and Ubassy got vory irritable aftor Garnier mado his big ruu of 108, Ubassy had many frionds in tho hall, which wan litarally paclied, and & great deal of monoy wag lost on him. LAKE UNDERWRITERS, Last Day of the Session in Dufiafo. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Burrato, N. Y., Jan. 80.—The National Board of Lnke Underwriters held ita Jast moeting hore to-duy. "The committeo reports wore discussed. A Committes of threo, consisting of A. A, Tustaphieve, Capt. W. D. Robinson, and Will- izm Lovering, was appoiuted to correct orrone- ous adjustments of ratos. The tariffs on hulls and cargoes romain prin- cipally tho same sa last yesr. Among the changes iu tho equalization of tariff on iron and woodon bulls. A resulution was adopted requiring that no compensntion abovae 10 per cont of the premiums Do paid to any sgent for the trausaction of busi- ness. It waa resolved that Y‘raminm notes will here- after maturo on ths 16th of October, instead of on tho 1st of Noverbor, sa formorly, On motion of Capt. B. P. Dorr, a resolution was adopted asking Congross to make appro- priations to remove obstructions from the mouth of the Detroit River. "T'ho Convention adjourncd sincdie, to meet at tho calt of the Exccutive Committee. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, Damages Awarded for Infuries Ro= ceived While Xntoxicated. Smeeial Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune. Toxtiao, Jan, 30.—About & year ago John Stark, having become iutoxieatod ‘with lquor sold to him by s saloon-keepor, Patrick Confrey, residing ot Dwight, nttempted to reach his home, o distanco of 12 miles. He ways nearly frozon to death, and lost both of his hands, His wifo brought suit agaiust Confrey beforo Judge Burns, who is lemporarily occupying Judge Pillsbury’s Court, the resnlt of which domou- strates tho justico and eficacy of the present Liquor law. The jury gave the plaintiff & ver- dict of 1,000, The Michizan Suprcmne Court Passes upon Certain Cases Affectng the City of Dotroit. § Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, “Lansing, Mich., Jan. 30.—The Bupromo Court adjourned this morning sfter rendering decis- ions on two important casos affocting the City of Datroit, in what are kuown ag the Eloventh Ward and Public Works cases. In the fimt, tho constitutionality of last winter's legislation in adding, now territory to Dotroit is donied; bo~ canso involving tho division of State Reprosont- ativo Districts, Holiban, Aiderman from tho Liloventh Ward, in whose namo the tost-cuse was submitted, is thoroforo ousted, In tho Public Works case, where & mandamus was prayed to compel the Common Couucil to nct upon tho Mayor's hominations to the nowly- constituted Bonrd of Public Worls, a majority of the Court decided that the mandamus should bo grantod, although hinting in possible doubts o to the regularity of cortuin foatures of tho act, it considered oparately. Justico Campboll dissontod, Lasalle County I ‘ond Iond Cases, &peciul_Dispateh to The Clicugo T'ribune. OT1TAWA, 111, Jan, 80.—1hoe recent decision of the Supremeo Court, udvorsoly to subscribors to railrond-stock, causos much comment here, and goes deuplf’ futo tho pockets of many meun who took a lively intorest in building tho Ottawa, Oswego & Iox River Valloy Railvond and otber uoyw lines In this locality. T'he Cireuit Court will bogin tho trinl of cases on the criwinal docket, which is uausually large, on Mouday next. Suit for Slunder. Speetal Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, MoGueaon, 1o, Jan. 80.—Obn. Epple, Post- master at Old Miesion, Winneshoik County, In., haw instituted s slundeor-suit agased olin Pitzol- berger, for nccusing him to i, G, Yan Louvel, Bpeeial Agent of the Post-Oftice Departmont, of opening lottors addrossed to defondant, and ab- wirucling tho conteuts thercof, Mo claims dam- ages to tho umount of $10,000, Tatent Cavo in Milwaunlkee. Speetut Digpateh to 'he Chicago 19ibune, MrLwaukes, Jou, 90.—The great woedor-ma- chiuo pateat’ cao, Rowell ot al. v, Tho Harriu Manufactuviug Company, terminated in tho United Statos Circuit Court to.day, the jury flud- iug for tho defeudant. MINNESO'TA. Ald for tho Suffercrs in the Southe western Countios. Minxearoris, Jun, 80.—~Lhe millors of this city lutely nont nixty-three barrols of flour to tho suilorers by tho grasshoppors in tho Bouthwest- orn countion, To-day they sent 310 more. ‘Y'ho suftering is vory sovare, T'ho Logisluturo bay appropriatod” $6,000 to the sufforors, and will probably loaun thom $25,000 on two, tluoo, and lfunr youra' time without iutorost, Tho Inutern wtockboldors of the Bt, Paul & Boulx Qity Naile road Lo dontributed §1,500 BOSTWICK-HESS, The Suit Dismissed for Want of Bquity. Reoapitulation of the Chief Features of the Case, The suit bronght by Mary N. Dostwick o nl. against David Hoss ot al., wes dismissed yostor- day by Judgo Moore for wont of oquity. Tho nction was commonced by o Dbill in chancary brought by the holvs of ane Joln Bost- wick agninet David Hesannd 112 othor defend- ants, to rocover the possession of tho W. ¢ of the 8, W, X{ of Boc, 8, T. 98, N. R. 14, contain- ing 80 noroy, and sliuntod botwoon Stato stroot, Indiana avonue, Forty-sccond, and Forby-sixth strootd. In this bill plaintifts sot forth that, on the ist of Octobor, 1899, tho Unitad States convoyod by patent to Potor Pruyne tho 8. W. 3, of Sac. 14, ', 88, N, . 14 L. ; that aftorwards tho titlo to tho land beeamo vostod in one Mark Skinner and Elizabatl, his wife, who, by deed, for tho conatd- oretion of 819,000, sold the same to John Lost- wick, of Uppor Alton, Madison Co., IIL; thab Jobn Dostwick came to resido in thoStato of Illi- nols iu 1832, and from thence until his death ro- gidod in tha said town of Uppor Alton, whoto hio improved a slx-acre proporty and built theroon o mansion whorein Lo residod up to his death with his fomily, Bostwick at divors times vieited Chicago, and boarded whilo thore at tho lLouso of ono Bonjamin F. Downing, n_man professing Lionosty aud pioty, aud a Mothodlat class-leador ; Nostwick was & man of poworful frame, but lato in life foll through tho huich of n sicamboat, nnd doclined in health thoronftor. In August, 1855, tho plaintifr, Mary M, Bostwiclk, who was then at oo in Upper™ Alton, was sont for by said Downing on account of (ho illnoss of John Bost- wick, hor husband, and, on sniving at Down- ing's house, found hor husband paralyeod, in which condition ho coutiuued until his donth in tho following month. Bostwick, as long o8 ho rotainod consciousuess, appeared to have someo Luatucss mutters on his mind whicls ho wishod to communicato to his wife, and Gied at divers times to communicate them, but, owing to tho parnlysis, ho was not able to do so. Paul Corncll had boou intorosted with Bostwick in business, mel from Dostwick's monoys fur- nishod the funds necessury to purchndo & cofiin aud carry tho widow and corpge to bis home in Uppor Alton, Bostwick dicd iutestate, leaving Dbohind him soven childron, On the tho 23d of August, 185, John ligham, tho fathor of Bostwick's wife, went to Downing’s houso to augist in the caro of said Bostwick, and remained thero until tho death of the lattor, whon Lo do- partod with tho corpse and tho widow to Dost- wiclds lato homo in Alton, and roturned aftor- wards to Chieago to take charge of tho offects and sottle and arrango tho afiairs of decensed. Iligham . then puaid Dowping the sum of 249,60 for Mr. and Mra. Bostwick's and his own board. Cornell and Downing aud thoir con- fedorntos fraudulently concenled from plaintifls tho dead of eaid lund, so that they had no inti- mation thoreof until tho yeur 1872. At tho timo of Boatwick's doath he was in posscssion of 80 ncres of land, being tho W. 3¢ of_the . W. { of Sco. 8,1, 88 N. R'14 B, Cornoll and Downing aud tlioir confederates, for tho purposo of rob- bing tho widow and hoeirs of tho estato, and proventing tho administration of it upon the potition of his creditors, porsuaded Lighnmn that the land was of littlo value, and protondod towoll the intcrest in the samo to oue Ralston B. Palmer for the sum of 35,000, notwitustand- ing the same was worth $50,000, nnd supprossed the contract of salo to John Bostwick, and ap- plied tho monoy to the payment for the land aud Udebts of Bostwick, adjueting aud paying the sanse 08 thoy pleased, Cornoll, on the samo day, let Iligham Lisve 150, which was given to him 10 got Lim to loave Cook County and got out of tho way, so that n plan of rabbory might “bo erfocted and carried out whoroby the title to both tracts of Ilnud might bo obtained by said vartios und thoir con- federatos, and the widow and hoirs of Dostwiclk despollad theroof ; thereaftor Downing, conspir- ing with Cornell, Ralston B, Palmor, Lowis W. Stone, Donjamin I, Smitl, David 1oss and_oth- ors fraudulontly prosented to the County Judgo of Cools County, and Iraudulently managed tiut the ndministration of tho estato of said Bostwick might bo granted to Downing, who thoreafior filed nn iuventory of the yenl estalo be- longingto Bostwick's ostate,including tho 8.W. fi{ of Bee, 14, and representing the samo to be subject to an niticle of sgrecment for tho enle of one undivided half thereof toTaul Cornell, and also tho intorest in Soc, 3, which Downing, s & land ayout, in connection with Cornell, hia protonded to sell, and that there wore only three claims filed against tho estato, but said Cornell sud Downing and their confederates concenled from the county certain sums which they had re- coived from tho pretended sale of land to Palmer ; in 1856 Downing prosonted his potition 1o tho County Court for authority to soll the lands for the purpose of paying dobts duo by docensed, and was duly authorized so to do. Theso Jands ~ weyo sold aund bought in, Panl Cornell buying the 8. W. }¢ of Sec. 14 for €50, and Rslston B. Palmor buying the other picca of land for o like amount, Neither the widow nor heirs of Dost- wivk had notice of the proccedings for the nd- ministration of tho cstate, uutil tho vear 1872; aud the coufedorates contrived thnt Bostwicl's intorest and title iu the W. 14 of 8. W. X of Bee. 8 should appenr forfeited uud of no valuo, although they knew that_tho fall payments bad, up to tho time of Bostwick's deuth, been mada upon it. The bill sct forth an intricate maze of transactions by which it was elaimed tho widow and heirs of the decoased woro defrauded of thoir rights. ‘Tho trial commenced a week ago Wednesday and was concluded yesterday. An immense amount of ovidence was taken, a large part boing oral, and considerublo interest was shown. "bhe bill was, howeyer, dismissed for want of equily, it_not appearing, even after the volumi- nous evidence taken, that such a state of facts oxisted as_ontitled the complainants to thoe aid of & court of equity. An appenl was of course taken, and tho coso will bo sont to tho Bupreme Qourt noxt October, i B RAILROAD NEWS. The Rockport & Cincinnaul Railrond Projects EvAnsyitig, Ind,, Jan, 80.—A special dispatch to the Jowrnal says that to-dny at Hockport, Ind., {ho proposition to appropriato & fund for the building of the Rncl;gun & Cineinnati Rtail road, was yojected by the County Commissionor Afterward however the proposition was a coptod by the Nacknort Dauking Compan: aud . tho boginmlug of tho build: jog of the roud s now waid to bo newured. ‘Uhe proposition, s accapted hy the bank, is to create & fund of '$40,000, $10,000 to be paid to the Company for every five wilos Duilt. ho_peoplo of Nockportaro intonsoly oxcitod, aud the kesaranco thut tho road is now to bo built ls rocoived with great atisfnetion, It still romains for the contractors to acoept the proposition of the_ bink, bub thore is no doabt Telt that their decikion will be fuvorablo, BITUARY, Clark B. Albee, Grand Ilavern. Svecial_Disputch to The Chicugo Tribune, GRAND lhvx‘;\', Mich,, Jun, 80.—Clark B. Albeo died at Grund Ifavou to-duy, aged U 1o wos formerly well known In tho-jumbor and shipping business botween Grend Lavon, Chica~ o, and Mitwaukao, but for the past fow vorra hus boon ont of business, Ilc hax lived in West- orn Michigan thirty-eight yours, Mys, Hlendriclis, Special Dispuleh to The Chieano Tribune, TInpranarouts, Ind,, Jun. 80,—1ho wother of Gov. Hondrioks, of Indiuna, diod this morniug at tho residence of hor daughter, Mrs, Dr, Pairce, at the advanced age of 80 {mu-u. Bhio hnd boon gradually failing in boalth for some months, and even yesrs, and Lier death was nob unexpoctod. — THE WEATHER. WasuINaTON, Jan, 80,.—For New England, the Middle States, aud thoLower Lake region, frosh and brisk northeastorly to variable winds and gonarally cloudy weathor will provail, with arous of suow, tho tomporature remaiuing nbove frees- ing north of Viginia, Lo the Upper Luko ro- gion, und thenoo northward to the Olo Vulloy, ureay of snow and continucd cold weathor, with northonstorly to northwestorly winds, followod Dy clouring weuthor in tho Northwost. For tho Gulf Stotcs, coldor and partly cloudy weathor, with light to gentlo vorintlo winds, sxcept wost of tho Lower Misulsaippl, whoro they will shifi to nortberly with increasing forco, For the South Atlantio Btatos, easterly to southorly winds, with Talling buromotor sud v slight chango of tom- porature. MARDI GRAS AT NEW ORLEANS. New Onveans, Joan, 80.—Iu obedlence to tho command of His Most Graclous Mojeuty, Rex, King of Carnival, tho managora of tho oporn and theatros, nided by oll tho artists and pro- fosulonals ongagod thorotn, will give grand froo matinoon at noon Fob, 16, MARKEDS BY TELEGRAPIL Forelun Markeis. Tavenroor, Jan, 30,~11 n, m,.—Flour, 28x@298 0d, Wheat—Winier, 398 463124 Bd; apring, 12a 20@124 0d; ‘white, 133 advalu- 0d; elub, 1w 11d@1ds 44, Corn, 4ln, 'ork, 08, Lard, 445 00, Lavenroot, datl, 40500 p, m.—Droadstuffa dull, Bpring wheat, 135@128 7d 3 while, 18 60@: club, 13990@ 148, Corn, 308 CA@{vs, Reat une JavERrooL, Jon, J0—3:30 n, 1 Taykuroot, Jan, Miidling uplah, 7 19,000 balen 3 Awterlenn port, 2,000, Bales uf tho upectlation, 5,080, ‘wooli, TLUW | oxport, 7,000 ¢ SBtock, 638,000 ; Amorican, 230,000, Ttecelpts, 93,0005 Amerlean, 70,000, Actunl oxport, 0,000, Htock nfloat, 407,000 3 Awerican, 302,000, Yarns and fabrics at Manchestor quiet and unchanged, Ireadstufia—Dull § California white wlheat, averago quality, 14 bA@) ;3 club do, 138 Dd@1da; red Westorn, spring, 1 8d ; red winter, 12s 40@124 i, Rocoiptn of whoat for past threo days, 3,000 qre § American, 19,000, Uorn, 392 0d@40a, Drovislons—Bacon—sng elenr, 416§ aliort cloay, 424, Loypox, Jan, 30, &p. m.—Tho amount of bullion withdrawit from thio Bank of Eugland ou balanco Lo~ dny fa £243,000, Consols, V23 for monoy und ac- count, United Statos Becurilics—5-308 of 15, 1082 3 do, '67, mu,lf 3 10-40s, 105} 3 now Gs, 1023, Now York Contral, ‘053 ; Erlo, #4)4@443(; do, preforvad, LI 'Anrs, Jan, 50,—Tontes, 68L 160, Faankront, Jan. 0.~Five-twonties of 1802, 07, Albany Live-Stock Market, Spacial Dispatel to The Chicayo Tyibune, ALDANY, N, Y., Jau, 30,—~DBreves—Tho attendance ot thio opening yestordny, composed mainly of local country dealers and buichers, was moderate, aud tho {rade limited to ubout last weok's cloalug prices, and AL feeling wos rather unsteady, To-day, Losides reg- ular Eatern buyers, n good many Coinmirsion mon and butchera wereat the market, * Tho cold woathor tonded to strougtiicn the feeling on tho part of sellers, Who nre asking fully last weel's prices, 'Tho mupply i nearly s lnrgo as Iost wook, and purchauers avo liolding off in bhopes of a dooline, In cousce quonca of tha very licavy markol ot Drighion last weok, Mo wauts of that 1narket aro not very presslng, snd_very Hitlo dono, ho re- coipta for tho weel are 402 car loxds, Tho averago quality, includlug 16 cars of Texans oud very choico steors, 18 nbout equal to last weuk, BuEur AND Lastus—Receipts for tho wock 49 car fonds, o fulling off of 6,400 head. Tho largo decroase in (1o ruu of woop lins adyanced prices 3o por Ib, note withrtandiug the average qualily ia somowhat iuforior tolast woek, Plght corloadsliavo becn sold to Laate orn declers, ‘I'ho offerings were 16 car losds, Mohl- cra are demandivg tho full advence, while Esstern denlens aro ready to purcliase froaly at i(c per lbre- duotfon, and #n aonsequence very itlo 13 doiug, By rescut tudications kittlo change will take placo be- woen 10w and tho clos, 13 The Waool Trndo. PuILADELYHA, Junt, 30.~Woul quiet, firm, scarce, and lighter than for many years ; Olilo, Pennaylvanis, und West Vergiuls double-cxira ud above, 66)@580 § oxteu, S6@ae; medlum, 06@07c 3 courwo, bU@Go Now 'York, Micligan, Iudlans, aud Westorn' fiuc, GG 50+ medlum, 6i@s80; conrae, G0GA: combiug, washed, Gii¢@oc; combing, unwushed, 42X@dlc} Cunadu coniblng, G3@6Ge ; Aud unwashed, J6ESTKo : coarso aull meditmi waslied, 36@380; tub-wusliod, @37 ; No, 1 superfiuo pulled, 45@500; Lexas fine and mediuni, 27@I3e, New York Dry~(ioods Market, New Yons, Jan, 20,.—There waa o moderately etivo trade movement with munufacturers’ agonts to-day in sluplonnd fancy fubrics, Cotton goodaaro firm, With an upward tendeney on standurd sheelings cud medi. wn grades of bloached shirtings, which aro sclling freely, Prints and shirting stripes'aro in good demand Irou fimt hands ; pereslos und cambrics aro etivo ; coltonides ure fu wioderate reuent ; worated coatings realized fulr pricos at an auction sale lo~dsy ; forelgn goods Improving, Plttaburgh O Marlet, Prersnonatr, Jan, 3,—Crudo quiet ; salea 160 brls, Rotined quiot ;' nothing doiug ; Junuary, 1976 ; Februs ary, 12/@He’; Mavell 4@ 143¢e ; April, 142/@16c. Tho Praduce Marlets, NEW YORK, New Yonk, Jav, 30, Tand, 16775 futures closud stead; February, '15¢; May, 16 7-10c, LiteavaTurrs—Flour—Dull and lower; recaipt sales, 38,600 Il 3 March, 16 174 Corror—Qulct; middling up- i April; 16 1020 — demn.ml .b“t lower ; wh II;, REl ; 3 Somand, lnt | § whi @780 ; yollow, 700, Osta TIRAN—Se wreontlos, AY—Taor_ quallty dull; pri 005 ncr{lmnl&'}l.flfl!r ly‘ i u: TR0 ol PitovIRtoNA—Pork dull al $10.05, Dr. o T QoA o o0 arger Drcon soasen s in fulr domand nb BL@I% @ {@10%e, Hama hold ot e, tard eston i e o, tdfyco o, 108 fo. HuoAn—Dull; Inforior, 43@6%e s common, 6 Oige folr o fully fair, IS s s flnéurdx(\g, Baad k Motiassra—No fisles to-day, Btock fu shods, 0,400 tria & tnostly lald by denlors, Wittaice—Quict ; Loulriana, 000§ Cinclnnnt, $1,08, Coprrr=—Quict al H@2We. COnNMEAT—ITC. CoTrox—Qulct § anles 0,000 tntes’s gaod ordinary to steictly good ordinary, @140 ; Jow middhnge to atrlcl low middlings, TH¢N161as middiing e serfotly middling, 163@L03C g 2lings, 1T4@ 174¢¢, Rocelply, 10,7023 oxports to tho coetinent, 1, Groat Britain, 0,200 ; coustwlne, 815 ¢ stock, 200,53 178,600, week’s nales, 48,9003 rocolpts, = 1162 ¢ exportn W Great Tiritafu, 20,0813 , 25,0873 cocatwise, 5,100, MoNrrany—Sight oxclizvge, A discount; goid, 1113 § wtorling, $5,06@ 0.0, OPPORTONITY. TEHE GREAT CLEARING SALE Garson, Pirin &G RETALL DEPARTMENT, Madison & Peoria-sts. Tho followin, ot 85 BARGAINS will_be TORDAYS saLm, oPened Hamburg Embroideries, &c. 2,000 pes. Hamburg Bdgings, at 5, 6%, 8, ‘A0 10" 615, Y, BHALOSHORABLY tho Hbats ost bargains over offarad. 1,000 pos, Homburg Edgings, flno qualitios ‘and rich styles, ot o groat saorifige. 600 doz. Ladies” Linon Collara at 5 ota, onch. B on T Gty et pat th 30, 8" inon Cuffs, ots, poir, wort] . Tadion’ Fanoy Linon Sots, in bozes, 45 ois. onch. Embroid’d Linon Sets, in boxes, 40 and 50 otd., worth double. Misses’ Embroid’d Hdkfs,, 10 cta. Good Linon Hom-stitched Hdkfs.,, 12% ots. onch. Ladies’ Linen Combric Hakfs., 6, 8, and 10 Dot Qui d Yol L nrgaing in Guipuro an nl nces, THaslk Dace Volls, 85 ots. aothe Hogiery and Underwear, Targo lino of Childron’s Fancy Wool Hoso, ot G, 10, and 15 cta., 1oas than half prico. Great roduotions in Childron’s Fanocy Cash~ mere Hosa. TLindies’ Ribbod Morino Hosg, 10 cfa. pair. Lndies’ Whito Morino_Patent-fashioned 1fose, worth 35 cts,, for 16 ots, pair; a slaughtor, Lndio:;; Good Honvy Whito Cotton Hose, 16 and 20 ets. ‘Ladios’ White Cotton Flooced Hose, full rogular mado, 36 cts., worth 60, Dargning in Mon’s Hoslery. Lndios’ Fine Morino Vests and Drawers, 60 cts, enoh, voduced from $1.00. Mon’s Hoavy Morino Shirts and Drawers, 50 ots, each, half price. GLOVES. Torge lot Ladios' Winter Gloves, 26 ots, 11,000 bris 3 suporline Weatern und Stute, $5.45@0 worl A common to gond extra, $6.95@6.70;_good fo choice, | Regular $1.76 quality 1-button Paris Kid $0.75@T.10; whito wiieat oxira, $T.10@7.00; ex- | Gloves for $1,00, tra o, $0,50@8.00; B8t Lows, $0.70@11.00, | “Thomson’s Best” Kid Gloves, 3-buttons, Diyo flour’ mid cornemeal ~ unehanged, Wieat | _$1.50, worth $3.25, dull oud lower; receipts, 85,000 by No. % | Lupin's 2-button Kid Glovos, Opera Shados, Gliteago, $1.63G1.68 ; do Blihvaulies, L56@T.i5: Towe | SL-00, 3 barain. SLEY@LA0; Nu, 3 spring, $1.52@L53 3 No. 1 Miuncso~ CORSETS , SLOU@Lols Nebraski spring, SLIS@LGG Ryo | 43 09 quality Fronch Wove Gorsots for 40c. nteady ;. Weatern und Btate, $L03@LI0. Barley | S5-90 qu h Ym A o 100 ondlng upward, Alalt quict, Corn dull and 70 0 flmn od Frgnch Coraots for $1. ecelpts, 43,000 il ; now mixed Westeru, afloat, [ 2:50 1+ fino % % Jor L3O old inized, ear'lots, 000 now miizd, vory “-gg Y Anaik » & o for 400 lrd s "i{l’,,.“‘c,fi"gfl@”.',|,g“,“."“,\l.,‘,‘, i 'éfi'g'u';‘,’,',f"""" T~ Aliove anotations mny bo reliod_upon, as wa gan vl h 403 WULEy Vic. STIOW customern the largest atock of Roul French Cor. Akl sots {n Chicago, and aro ovs—Steadly; good to cholc, 20@40c; low to falr, pi¢ 20@24e. GuockniRs—Coffne, sugar, molasees, and Tico un- 'x.enu—crwlo, 03@00; rofined, February, chavgoed, PrTIO UG iy April. B Lard steady; Mare Burren AND OnEEsE—Unchanged, Wurscy—Quict at $1.00, PUILAD! primie stieam, 93¢o spot and Februar, Sy ) Ry i PiarapEcrin, Jou quiot; superiine, %5 winand Mivuesota exi Olilo, and Indl:mu do, $8.00@8, $1.00@31.65; mmber, 31 Ttye stendy at 95@90c. white, new, 8T@8c, Oats dull; while, 57@60c. Tranorun—Steady ; crude, 1050 ; retined, 193, Wittsicx—-Steady at 31,01, BALTIMORE, DALTIMONE, Jun, 30.—BuEADsTUFFE—Flour quictand unchanged, ' Wheat dull; cholce white, $1.95; fair to prime, $1.75@1.90; choleo amber, $193@1.955 rood to prime red, SL80@1LY0; common' to tafr, SLG0@L. TPeunsylvaniy, $1.76@1,73; Ohio and Indiiva, ¥1. Weatern uyring, §1.50@1.65. Corn dull und’ heavy} aulxel Wostern, 7He, Oata dhillaud neglosted. Tyo 8m ut Uge, . rovisioNs—Qulst, Bless pork, $16.60, Bulk meata —Shonlders, 02;@7c; clear rib siivs, 85@83e, La- con—Cloar rib sldes, UX@0%e. Sugar-curcd hams, 13@cld. Lard, 96Yice Hurree—Unchauged, Corrze—Unclmged, Wiitsiy—Firm, at 31,02, MILWAUKEE, MILWAUREE, Jau, 40,~DBueADSTUFFS—Flour quist and unchanged, Wheat steady ; No.1, §1.24% : No, sl 253; neller biatch, $1.48 seller April, ial; No. 3, 40i¢, Corn in fair do= nund, but lower; No, 2, 6de, Liye firm ; No, 1, 773ge, Barley fivm 3 No. 2, $1.05, Tnovisions—Yicss pork at $14.02%, cash and Fel- riary ; $16.00 March, Sweet plekicd Lams, 0N @103ge, Bulk suoulders, 67;@c, Middles, bosed, 8@B%e. La ¥ ¢ stoamm, 93(c, + dressucd, $0,60 ; receipts, 1,600, 000 brls ; 'whuat, 85,000 b, 14,000 brla ; wheat, 60,000 bu, DIELROIL, Dernorr, Jan, 30,~Burapsrurrs—Flour quict and nuchuuged. Wheat dull and a shiado lower ; extra, $1595 No. 1, $1.57, Corndull snd lower at 65¢, Osts dull and lower at 405ge, Hoas—Droesed, $6.70@0.80. Crovin SELD—306.10, OINCINNATI. Orsonaty, Jan, 0, —Corron—Tirm ol 15}e, Luzapsroris—Flour steady, Wheat vory dull at $1.43@1.50, Corn quict ut CO@tic, Oats steudy ut H@ Gig. Ityo finn atde, Darloy firm and unchuuged, TrovisioNs—Pork dull and nomjual at 15,25, spot; #15.76, seller Fobruory, Lard fivm : salew of steam at $9,00 ; country Leltle, §U Bulk meute yuiot ; shoulders, Gisc @79-10 dezs, @LE0: white, $1,8061.00, Corn dull ; yellow, 78@bic § ; clear rib, T3¢ clunr, 8ye, all luose, Hucon steady ; shoul 3505 cléar b, De: cloar, SN @YNe, rm light, $5.20@5.80; heavy, $5.85@0,00; rocolpts, 3,963 1 bipmon(s, 1,000, Wasky—Active und bigher ut 95, LOUISVILLL, LovtsviuLy, Jon, #0,—CorroN—Quiet at 15c, Buavscurss—Flour quiet ; supers, $4.60 ; oxtrag, £5.85, Grain quict und unchanged, covistons—Quict uud firm, York, $16.25@16.60, Dalk meate—Shoulders, 6i(c ; cloar xib, Bic; clear, 830, looso, Lacon—8houlders, Tige; clowr rib, 9@ 9i%0's clear, 93(@027¢, pucked, Bugar cured haws, 12)¢@12o. Lard unchanged, WasiY—94 )0, TOLEDO. ToLD0, Iu, 30,~BurabsTurrs—Flour firm, Wheat Quif and 1ower’; unber. Michigan, $1.48 5 spot, $1.48¢ Fobrary ; $107 seller lust hulf s'ebruary ; §1.67 suller 1 dull znd o shado lower ; bigh' mixed, 60¢; obruary, 7103 June, uew, 63i0 ; new nlxed, Pork heavy ; now mos, $16,40, spot or cof and cut meats unchanged. fiddiey firm ; lny ciear, 80-100; short cloar, 874 spot, B3¢ Marcl, 75; Slate, eat, dull 3 red, otormined to soll thom. LADIES® TIES, 8C. 1,000 Fur-trimmeod Silk: Tios, 3¢., worth 75, sl Ribbons at roducad Pricos. Marseillos Cotton Trimmings, 25 ots. po. worth $1,00, Oambric Rufllings, 26 cts. picce. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY, IADISON AND PEORYA-STS, EEARNEY’S BUCHU. TTTKEARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCHU, "The only known remedy for Bright’s Disease, Aud o Positivo Remodyfor, * GoUT, GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, DROESY, ‘Non-Rotontion or Tncontinoneo of Urlue, Irritation, In- Hammation or Ulcoration of tha BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, Spormatorrhora, Lougcorrhwe or Whites, Disoasos of the Prostato Gland, STONE IN THE BLADDER, Caloulus Gravel or Brickiuat Doposlt, and Mucus, or eloutug Graal o B v KEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCEU Positively aud permanoutly ouros all Discases or Affooe tious of tho BLADDER, KIDNEYS, and DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, Existing in Mon, Womon, and Chitdren, NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE. Prico, $1 por Boltlo, or Six Battles for g6 Depot, No. 104 Duanesst,, New Yark. Sold by Druggists Evorywhere, and B, BURNHADM & SON and VAN SOHAAOK, S8TH- VKNEON & RELD, Wholosalo Ageats, Chieago. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. Tho copartnership horotofora existing lotwoon John J, TS masn wnd ok AV Muraii, has boen dissoizad. “Elia understinod will continug th praoticw of law and Inaniug: on oAl Estato seourity at fio same placo, No. iy Onjengo 5 Olack-st SOHNWY HARE. DISSOLUTION. Tho copastnership herotofora oxlstiug batwoon tho une dorslgnod undor stylo of iobsun & ileran, s thls day dis- Chicago, B . ar, Dh e ol it maial solved by mutual copscnt. Hither party will sfyn In ilqui- lx‘m;d—DEn-uml, firth at $0,76, dation, R, M. [LOBSON, CrLovER S IA—Q\llcloull,Sx.’i ik 5,000 B UObloago, Jan, 81, 1674, . D. HIRON, RecxirTs—Llour, 800 brla} whea uy corn, | S =T = 14,000 b 3 vats, 7ud bu, ks 2 ___GENERAL NOTICK! Gureackivra—Flour, 000 bris; wheat, 700bU; com, | m R mama mmmERAE E A RPTIA 16,000 bu 3 outs, noue, it P! D wensers—Wheat tnact UFrALO, Jan, 30.—BuravsTurrs—\Wheat inactive, Corn dull and Jowor 3 7o for old No, 2 Westorn, Oata Ior 1878, neglected, Itye negleoled, Barley nominal, Hyebs—Steady, LOUIS, rron~Stranger but not quo- 8r, Tours, Jun, 30— tably ehonged BREADSTUEE Spring dull; N com pales ighe ot 167, Coru lirin @ clovator, 4, £5@ito lu ol lour quict and unchanged, Whost— ), $1.U5@51.05)¢ 1 winter stroug, B 3 o of Xod T, $1.48 + No, 8, 61@01e, cunt {racl Osta firm aud w shindo Lot Are now duo and poyable. No, 254 Madison-st., up stairs, ROBENT GRELR, Collector. Stockholders' Meeting—Cook County Land Compy. Tho snnunl mooting: of the Stocklioldors of tho Cook County Land Company, will be held at {ts goucral olfico, {u tha Oliy of Ghicugo, ou Tuvaday, tho 10th day of Fob: Fuary, 1674, at 91 Donrbora-at., ot {1 a'cluck o, in. WIRANKLIN 1 WATRINS, Secrotary. Ohleago, Jai 1874, o fov i SLED. g0 e at ¥5@ULS. SPROIAL NOTIOES, Vit eady ul A~ O A A VA I AN ProvIsioNs—Tork it at$13,00915,23, Dulkments | Prarne! Flavoring Extracts. T g sy ey utioar 5 | o suportorlty of theso uxtragts causlsta in tholr por= it s ot auotiiont Dol e i, gl | ot el (AN RS R clear, 1@ g, Lard nominully uncliaged, Soihponttlon of many o 1ho (aocitious Tt ilavors ow i lqos—Lirmor ; shipping grados, $4.80085,007 packs | the miarkos, Thoy wro nut only truo to thuir natas, bt erw!, $5.00135,00 1 extru, $5,00@G,T5 § rucelnty, 3,750, ra uropacad feum {rutty ot tho bust dualllye sed ar 1o Ve v Gomiuon 0 fair buisliors’ wack, '§,60@ | Dighly ooncentrated that w comparatlrely siuall quantlty 9,065 o0d 0 clioico uative stoerd, $4.00@3,18'; extra, | ouly nood beuesd. soul, NEW ORLEANS, New ORLEANS, Juu, 30,—Bucavsrurse—Flonr dull trable, 37,00@8.90 | fawtly, $4.80GV.50, Cora in good 4l boat fu the world, " Fifth Avonualajal, N, Y 4o find thom the bost," Southorn Hotol, Bt Loul 493 use thuns exclnsively,” Slernian Jousy,” Chicago. ‘WoF aklo by sl Uroaers aud Deuggtiigs