Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1874, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, , 1874, ——eeee e —— ————————— —— oo ——— e —————— e ——————_— s , STATE LEGISLATURES. The Wisconsin Legislature Exercisod About the Grabam Liquor Law. Numerous Remonstrancos Presented Against Its Repeal. Farmers’ Financial Propositions Before {he lowa Legislature. Two United States Scnators Bl- ceted from DMississippl. Procoedings in Other Stato Legis Intures, WISOONSIN, snecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE OBAIAM LIQUOR LAW. Map1soy, Wis. Leb. 3.—~Numerons largely signod ramonstrances against the ropeal or modi- ficaiion of the Graham Liquor law wore pre- sented in onch Houso to-day. ‘Tho Assombly, by 2 volo of 89 to 46, rofused to table tho Henato rorolution calling on the Covernor to specify what, in 1is opinion, wero the obnoxious pro- ~visions of tho Ciraham lnw referred to in bis an- nual mossage, aud how it conld be so amonded thnt it would not Lo an arbitrary Iuterference with tho rights of tho peoplo, and thon, by avote of 49 to 86, veforred 1t to tho Jndiciary Commit- tee, REFORM CAUCUS. Tho' legislativo reformers hiad o joint cancus to- night to considor nction in regard to thoe Graham Liquor law, which did not adjourn till newly 10 o'clock. Moro divereity of viows wero dovols oped than anticipated, aud the liquor men found they could uot have things their own way, and camo noar participaling n crisis by thoir do- mands. Au adjournmont was taken to Thurs- day ovening, and louding Reformers are ondeav~ oring to harmonizo their viows, with good pros- peets of succoss, BENATE. Tosolutions wore offered in favor of tho Niag- ara Falls ship-canal ; and requosting tho Com- mitteo on State Affairs to inquire into the ex- pedionoy of publishing tho roport of_tho geolog- ienl survey of tho State lnst year ; also, whethor tho law artliorizing sald survey ought not to bo | repoaled. s TAILTOAD LEGISLATION. Gonoral bills were introduced making eveiy roilrond compnuy operating within this Stato liable for all dnmages sustained to any of its agents or employes from tho carclossness or negligence ot suy othor agonts or employes of such company. CONYVICT LAROR, Two bills woro introduced to authorize tho Diroctors or Wardon of the State Prison to leaso the Inbor of conviets by con- trncts, bids to specify the amount al- Jowed ench conviet, and to bo for tho ontire or only for a portion of tho convicls; also, regu- lating their treatment. h Other Lills wero introduced to investigato tho Tooks and rocords of the Judge of I'robato; providing that noither husband nor wife shall ho compolled to be o witnoss against ench othor, but may bo for ench other; cnacting town licenses_for auctiongors nt 326; authorizing County Boards to instruct the ‘L'reasurer not to receivo bids for dolinquont lands, but to bid them in for tho county ; making holders of bank sharcs individually linble for the pur value of their stock, and providing for the appointmont by the Govornor of a Commissionor to examine the affairs of banlks aud report thore gront- i ch Jands to the Chicago & Northor Yacific Air-I/no Railway Company a mny be applicablo to_gaid railway, providiug that tlio rora nhnll bo Dt at tne rato of twenly milos per year from Geneva northward, and providing that railroad, oxpress, and telegraph stctions elnll Lear the aaing name-an tho city or villngo whero they aro located ; fixing tho eapacity of apple, péar, and potato barrels at 100 quarts, -dry measuro; re- quinng _dellnquent tax-lists to bo pub- fished in tho couunly whero said Iauds aro situated, in ® newspapor published regulaxly and confinuously in the English lan- guage for one year, UILLY WERE PABSED to submit to n vote of the peoplo an amendmont to tho Constitution limiting city and town in- debtedness; and to fix the salaries at $3,500 o vear of tho Sucrotary of State, Treasuror, and Attornoy-General, without fecs. ALSEMDLY. Tho Spenker appointed Messrs, Kahl, Blako, wnd Bartran on the Joint Committeo of Inguiry m vogard to the State Irison and Industrisl Schieol, i Roxolutions wers adopted instructing the Com- mitteo on State Allnirs to investigato the nction of Gov, Washbnrn concernmg tho North- ern Pacific Railroed and Superior Harbor in acrauging the controversy botweon them; also to inquire into tho expediency of legislation for the better protection of railrond employess or- «ering copies of laws from 1868 to 1872, in- cluive, for tho uso of mowmbers, to be returncd nt tho cless of tho session, Resolutions were referred to rmend the Con- stitution £0 a8 to prevont getting pay from tho Stute on claims alrendy roceipted for fn full; for tho reliof of the suffering Southorn Minncsotn soltlera; Jor 1,000 copics of tho Legislntivo Manual; fuvoring shear-booms at ail bridges ou tho Miesis i} pi River and ite tributaries. BILLY WLRE INTRODUCED granting swamp lands for construction of public bighways in EsaCiaire, Chippown, Bayfield, and Aehland Ceunties; o the preservation of gamo in Wisconsin by restricting killing within cortain times 1 oll countios; to grant the BY. Croix & Buperior Railvoad lands in Douglas County to the Clhicago & Northern DTncific Air Linc to build o road from the Fork to Suporior; to smoad Sce. 2 of Chap, 53, Gonoral laws of 1860, 5o that countios may bid off all lands that are offered for sale for delinguont taxes. DILLS WERE PASSED providing for tho appointment of Fire Wardona in unincorporatod villages ; providing that when o rokoaring hing heen deniod in the Supremo Conut, tho prevailing party may tax attornoy's fees for £25 to $100. A bill for the repeal of the Registry law was srdored to a third reading. —_—— IOWA. toecial Disvateh to The Chicaan Tribune, Des Moixes, In., Fob. 3.—There was a hoated disoussion in tho Houso to-dayon n bill to amend tho Insurauco laws of the Stato soasto allow foreign compauics to April 1 to filo their statements. Thoro reoma to be no particular objection to the moaeurs, but tho four that somotlung might Lo subjected that was ngrinst the policy of protection wmade the farmors ask fou time, and accordingly considoration was post- poned tall Thursduy. ADIOURKENT, Tha Tlouss {abled thoe Sonnte resolution to wdjourn Fch, 26, which meaus that tho House is orirous of doing all noeded legintarion, ‘Ihe Henato resolution that no bills shall ke Introduced oxcopt by committoes after the 10th wos tubled, It was suopected that this wasa 20v6 on the part of the Sonate to provent logis- ation on eerluin important quostions. : MAILIOAD LEGIRLATION. Hoveral attompts wore mado to get on railrond legiulztion, but tho committcos were not roady S0 Feport, and it iy foared that the subject will bo delayed to tho Inst days of the sossion, and shus be practically deteafed. TEMTERANCE BILL. The Committeo ou Intemperance will roport bill ngrinnt the manutactura of wine and beer, nud & strugglo 16 ahead, with tho chancos in favor of the passogo of such w bill, (70 _the_Awsoctuted Prees,) Des Morxes, Ta., Feb, 3.—In the Henato, a pe- tition was prosentod asking tho establishument of a Btate Normal School, or the conversion of tha Agricultural Collogo into n normal ueademy, Bills wore Intradnced for tasing oxpross aml tologgaph companies thasamo e andividunts ; for roquiriug Hoards of Bupervisors to count all namos, and mako o statoment of the sane under the penalty for o violation; for compolling in- formanis aguieat liquor sellors to give houds for AppCAruCe 11 court, FINANCIAL, Tosolutions were adopted instructing Towe Congressmen to work for the reponl of the law providing for locking up b per cont of the Na- cional Banls cirenlation in the ronsury, und all ot the rosorve iu their own vaults, BTN DS, A reeolution was adopted for investigating tho Lil) pasaed by the Fourtoonth Gonoeral Assombly. | rolative to tho prosorvation of tho funds of tho Hlato inatitutions, which was not prosented to tho Govornor forhis signature, and dict not be- | coma a lnw, ANOTRER FINANOK REGOLUTION, A resolution to substitute logal-londer notes fortho wholo amount of Nationnl Lank nolos now in cireulation was roforred to tho Cowm- mitteo, TRANSPORTATION. Tho Housa Committco on Rnilronds rocom- monda bill providing for tho construction of a railrond from tho seabonrd to Council Blufs, MIBORLLANEOUS, Bovoral hills extouding tho timo to Lifo Insur- auco compnnies for making n ropors, Cerlain othor provislons wore mado the special order for Thuredny morning, ‘Plio Houso rofused concurronco in tho Bouato resolution to adjourn sine dlo Fob. 26, nlso to tako o rocess. 'I'lio improssion provails that the Logisinture will adjourn about farch 10, The Iuvestigation Commission on_the Agrl- oultural Gollego organized to-day, and will pro- cood itamodintely to tho worl of invostigation. oiachidie o MISSISSIPPI. Mesens, Tenn,, Feb, 8,—Tho Appeal’s Jnck- #on, Miss., special snys : In Lho Senatorial con- tost Lo-dny nil opposition way withdrawn, loav- ing the race to the Ropublican nomineecs,—1, I, Druce, colored, for tho long torm, and 1L 1. Peaso, Into Suporintendent of Lducation, for the short torm, who wero olected on tho flst ballot, Tho contested case betwosn Grefling and Shorloy, from tho ''wonty-fourth Secuatorinl Distriot was decidod for “Slorley, who was sonted, A resolution pnssed tho Senate to adjourn sino dio T'eb, 28, but it will never got furthor than tho table of tho 1Tunze, g i OIII0. Corvvnus, 0,, Fob, 3.—In tho Ilouso, this aftornoon, 1House bitls wero pussed so nmonding tho School law as Lo provide that cortificaton may be issued to toachors to toach specinl studien, and to meke Sec. 40 of the old Juw apply to citio; to authorizo fine and imprisonment for adultoration of milk; providing that the dis- trict clerks shall give note by posting up notices of the day and hour for tho eclection” of School- Diroctors, —_— FIRES. At Mlomphia. Lpecial Dinpeteh to Phs Chicago Tribune, Meaeus, Peun,, Fob, 8.—About 10 o'clock to- night tho car-shops of tho Mewphis & Lonisville Railroad woro fired by an incondinry named Mc- Carty, who was caught in the act by an omploye named Donnin, who wns shiot nt soven times by MeCarty, nono of the shots taking ofioch how- over. Dennis thon flred ouce, wounding JMe- Carty, who cscaped. The shops, with three passonger conches and o numbor of froight cars and threo locomotives, wore ncarly destroyed. Thio loas Is between $70,000 and £80,000. 3 V7o the Assuctated Press,y Meatems, Tob, 8,—Fhe Memphis & Louisville Railroml UDm{;nny’s machine-shops, in the northern suburbs of the city, wero entiroly con- sumed by firo at 7 o'clock to-night, togothor with five locomotives, weven cars, and oll tho mnchinory., Various reports are in circulation with reforenco to tho origin of the fire. The most plausible ouo is that o boy attempted to Xindle a firo in the eabooso with™ conl-oil, which beeame iguited, and the boy dropped the can. ‘I'ho toss 15 estimated at 130,000 ; no insurance, Dy tho fire 520 men have been thrown out of employmont, The building burned was a tem- porary wooden structuro. At Providence, IX. X ProvipeExcy, Il 1., Feb. 8,—A firo in Allon's Print Works, tn-nl{iht, destroyed tho ealendering sud stean-dying buldings.” Loss, $70,000 to $100,000. Insurance, 571,000, Tlio loga on tho mill:and mackinery burned in AMillville, this morning, is £125,000; insured for $103,000, Ou stock, $100,000; insured for $71,000. Incendiary Fires fin flamilton, €. HasLroy, Can., Yob. $.—During last night attompts wore made to burn varions churchos in thiss city, In tho Primitivo Mothadist, Weslogan, and Contonary Churches, ths Lools, seats, ofe., woro piled togother nnd get oun fire, but burned out without damago to tho buildings. St Andrew’s Chureh was, howover, mors nnfortunnte, boing slmost ruined, An in- condiary also attompied, unsaceesefully, to rob I{rul to the oftico of Willim Itourk, a lumber dealor. Prevention of u Conflngration at Chinriestovwn, Ri. Correspondence of e Chicaga_Tribune, Droaton, L 81.—As tho Enster train on ths Indinnapolis and . St. Louis Itail- voad, wan passing Charlestown, Coles Coun- ty, at about 5 a. m. to-day, some one of tho passongers obnerved (hat tho fnrgo grain-clovator of Messrs, Gago & Cinlton was on firo, Con- ductor Golden stoppod his train, backed it to tho clevator, and, calling upon the passengers, led thom iu horoie sfforts to snbduoe the {lnmes. By o gonerous; use of the wator in the tendor of tho locomotives, the clevator was saved from dostruction ; and, aftor delaying his train for three-quartors of an hour, this- model Conductor passod on his way, with o plonsant conscionsnoss of having nub:fv per- rormed bis duty, As tho olevator stood gomo distance from £hio main portion of the town, tho building and contonts, but for the timely action of Conduciee Goldon, must havo been a total loss. The fira was ovidontly slarted by some ma- licious person or porsons, Who are unknown. WDAI“’ILLE. A Determined Raid on the Rume Nelierss Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Danvinig, I, Feb. 3.—~The Fobruary term of ihe Circuit Ceurt, Judgo O. T, Davis presid- tog, opened hero yesterday. The Regular, Petit, and Grand Juries woro impaneled, and to-dny the lattor, who seem to Lring all ovil- doers, especially tha rum-sollers who havo been plying their nofarions traflio with n high hand among us Intely, to gricf, have alroaly sum- moued 500 persons heforo them to nnswor whothor or not they have purchased intosicating liquors ng a boverago einco tho new Liquor law weng into effect, Thore is a goneral quaking amoug the vendors of tho ardont. One is in ail, four havo left for parts unknown, and the alance, who all own ronl estato here, will prob- ably suffor tho full ponalty of Lho law. . CASUALTIES, Slixmor Maiters, Sveeial Dirpatzk to The Chiceqo Tribune, Foxp vt Lao, Wis,, Feb, 8,—Whilo n brake- man named Larkon was coupling cars at I're- donm, on the Milwaukeo & Northoru Lailway this foronoon, hus hend wns caught between timbers projecting ovarthe endsof tho cars and removod from his shoulders. Specrat Diryulch to The Chicago Tridune, Mavisox, Wis, Fob, 2,—As tho Milwaukee passengor train via Watertown was appronching the cityat 2:16 this aftornoon ot Dunning's Crossing, whore there is & cut and curve, tho on- gino struck n team, knoeking it endwiso, and dangorously injuring and maiming the ower, & man named Bradloy, of Cottage Grove, Wis. Two Men Burned to Denth, Provipexcy, R. L., Tob, 3.—Smith's woolen mill, storo and tenemont, and & dwolling, in Millavitlo, Mass,, wero bhurned this morng. ‘I'wo mon wero burned to death, and two were sorlously burned, Two Men Kun Over and Killed. ' CLEVELANYD, 0., Feb, 8.—The Galion accom- modution train, in backing out of the Union Dopot thls evoning, ran over Charles Hiteheook, ~ Assistont Dopot Master, and his father, who wero ntending on the track talling togethor. Thoe lattor was nlmost instantly killed. ‘lio formor had ono hand eut off, and rocolved sovere injwrios to his spino, 1is ro- covory is doubtful, " ‘Lho nolso and smolio of & nssing freight tialn provented them from sec- ug or hearing the sccommodntion, Gescnod from o urning Counl Min Wirkespanug, Ia,, Foh, 3.—A fire in the Km- pire coal mine broko out yestorduy in the maln- way whora the men wero working, and whero it was thought to have heon subdued, and drove all the mon out, Iighteon of them woro brought to the surfaco inseneible from the ef- feets of gas and sulphur, but recovored oftor Loing nttended by o physiciau. The firo s worse than at any time duriug tho sis weeks which 1t s beon burning., it e b SR 4 OCEAN STEARSHIP NEWS, Tavenroor, Fob. $.—§teamuhips Portlero, from Now York, Casplun, from Portiand, and Iintavin, from Joston, havo arvived ont. New Your, Fob, 3,—arrived—Steamship Min- nesotn, from Liverpool, ROLLING-TAILLS RESUME. OatAsAvQus, Pa,, Lob, ,—Tho rolling-mitls hore, which huve loen idla since Inst Octobor, rosumo this wook, Over 500 mon will obtuin cmploymont, FOREIGN. The Conservatives Gain Large- ly in the English Elec- tions, Serious Rioting R.eported at Several Polling-Places, The Military Called Out in the City of London. Archbishop Ledochowski Imprisoned by the German Government, i GREAT BRITAIN., TLonpow;-Fob. 8,—Dispatches from a number of placos repart much oxeitement and some riot- ing at tho eloctions to-day, ospocially in Bury, Loncastor, and ‘Tralos, Iroland, Tobert Lowo, without opposition, ks been elocted to rapro- sont the London Uiiversity. Tho olection in Gréoniwich is in progress. The roturn of Gladstono i8 thonght suro. A dispateh from that borough nat 8:30 this afternoon says thoro havo beon o number of fights and much window-smashing ot Libornl and Consorvativo meotings in tho motropolitan districts. Lnst night nddresses were mado by tha respectivo candidatos. ore was much dis- order at onch gathering. Hamuol Morloy and Rirman Daniel' Hodgskon bave been returned from Bristol,—hoth Liberals and mombors of tho late Parliwmont, Of the mombors of the now Uaddinment, thus for chosen, the Cousorvatives bhave n majority of 16, g ‘I'to total number of membera of Parlinmont clected or returned without opposition to-duy was 41, of whom 27 wore Conservatives and 14 Liberals, Tho Conservatives gainod sonts in Kuariborough, Aaldon, Potersicld, Searborough, and Winchestor, Tho Liberals gained two seats in Behrewsbury, and John Corbett, a Liboral, has dofeated Sir Joln Ilnlliufiluu in Droitwith. At the lust olection Sir Jobn lind & majority of 187 over Corbott. ''he llome-Rulo candidnte Lias beon olected in Kinenle. 3Mr. Chtlders hns Tl been re-oleoted in Pontefract. W'he City of Lincolu, roprescuted iu tho last Partiament by two Liberals, returns Col. Chaplin, Consorva- tive, and Charles Zolly, one of the formor mem- bors, Tho contest in this place was close nud cxoiting, and attended by groat disordor. A large mob at one limo held possession of tha stroets, Altacks wore mado ontho poll~ ing places ; windows smnshod, and an_attompt made to eot firo to o hotol. The military wore culled in _and eharged upon and dispersed the riotors, Furthor disturbances wore foared, hut at lnst accounts they had not been renewed, tho declaration of tho result of the olection having tranquilizing offoct on nll pastics. Loxvoy, I'eb, 4—7 a, m.—Gladstono lias been re-clocted in Greenwich, 3lr. Boord, Conserva- tivo, is clectod in placo of Sir David Salomons, lato Liboral member, The voto for tho two suc- cessful candidates is announced as follows: Gludstono, 5,968: Boord, ,193. CGladstono’s vote in 186S was 0,986 Consorvatives have Doen returned from Chontonhnm. This is another gain for tho Op- position, ‘Cho Hon, Edward Cardwoll, Socretary of Stato for War, and Vernon Harcourt, Solicitor-Gon- eral, have beon ro-electod in tha City of Oxford. A mob broko inton Liberal moeting in Wol- vorbampton last night, and disporsed tho nssem- Dlagoe and destroyed the platform. ‘I'hare was gerious rioting b the polls in Dud- ley yosterdny, and the authoritics tolegraphod to Sheflicld for nssistance. Much fightivg is ro- ported at Nottingham, Loxpoy, Feb. 4—8 p, m.—The clections to-dny rosulted m an avoragoe loss of fifteen seats tothe Liberaly, tho Couservatives thus gaining thirty votes in the House of Comnons. A Lelh\si0l 0 GERMANY, Denury, Fob, 8.—A dispatel from Posen mays thut Archbishop Ledochowski wan nrrested to- day, by order of the German CGovernment, aud sout to Fiankfort-on-the-Oder, where ho will be imprisoned. 3 ¢ Benriy, Feb. 8.—Archbishop Ledochowski, who vas arrested yeslerday, has been sent to Ostrowo, in the Provinco of Posen, whore he will bo immisoned, in nccordunce with the sen- tonce of tho Court. g, OCEANICA. New Yonr, Fob, 8.—A Syduey, New South Weles, letter say: * Reports Trom the new homes of tho French Commuuists indicate con- tinued disquiot, ‘Cho wives of about 600 had mrivol at Noumes from Drest, and were, in most cases, permitted to re- join their husbands, = depriving {hem ot ono ground of cum‘xhlut. A_fow who anticl- pated tho ])rivilu o lind been delogated to a so- ciety of folons, at Precipico, where the discipline has becomo wmoro rigid, their irons heavier, and other modes of punishmont moro claborato and Irequent. Officinls ovinco their distrust of those at the Islo do Diues by Lkeeping a gunboat alnost conalantly stationod thore,” HLast wool Ior ajesty’s ship Dido re- turned from o cruise, bringing as a passon- gor a soaman who la_tho” wolo survivor of tho erow of tho burk Plato, which loft hero for Chins with coal somo months ago, but struek o reol morth of Now Caledonin, Thoe crow cseaped fu ono of their boats, and made for Solomon’s Ilnd. On ronching their desti- nation, thoy wore mercilesaly slaughtered by the natives. Tho Malo shot himeelf rather than to bo tortiwed by tho savages, and the survivor was ppared by the natives from & superstitious boliet that as half n dczon arrows by which he was piorced had not touched a vital past, it would bo unlucky to attuck him aguin, 'Tho Captain of the Dido, hearing of a whito man being in c:uxti\'ltf thero, resened bim, and ar- reuted threo of the principal murdorots, ono of whom committed suicide by poisoning on thoe followiug night." —— YRANCE. Pamns, Feb, 8.—Tho Budget Committeo have -voted to recommend an npproprintion off £800,000 Tor repairing the damage done during tho inst duys of the Communuc to public buildings in Laris, ivcluding the Tuilories and Palais Royale, —— SPAIN. Mapnn, Feb. 3.—Tho Carlists threaton to open the bombnrdment of Bilbon to-day. Tho city has two months’ provisions, Gon. Morrio- nez is receiving reinforcements, and will advanco to its relief, ——a RUSBIA. T.oxpox, Fob, 8.—A special says thnt Russin rofuses to send goods to tho exhibition in Phil dolphin, in 1876, on the ground that it I8 a pri- vate nfair. MRS BOUTHE AMERICA. TLspox, Feb, 3,—Mait_ndviecs roport that the chiolern Lins apponred in Buouos Ayres, MILWAUKER. The Curling Gumoesa'The New City Charters Spectal Dispatel te The Chicano Tribune, Nwavkse, Feb. 8.—The Milwaukos Curling Club played st Portago to-day, on Bilvor Lake, defeating the Portage ciub by a scoroof 53 to 48, ‘Phe_mew clty chinrter has beon takon to Madi- son, It lonves inthe hands of the Council tho power to tax insurance companios what it plenses on their total recoipts in this city, - SUICIBE. Epieclul Diapateh to The Chiteago Tribune, Prquys, O, T'ob. 8.—Alr, Brit, s woll-known oitizon of ths plueo, was found deud in bed this morning, at the Gorman Hotol, in tho lower port of tho city, 1t 1 suppoend that ho com- wmitted suicido Ly tuking poison, domestio difli- oully having beon the cause, —_— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Upwards of 10,000 head of Toxas cnttlo aro bes g wintered fn Woslorn Nebrasks, without suy hiny or giain, it Hownrd Assoolntion, of Memphis, by n unanimoun vote, hes reluntated Capt, Reynard, recontly fuluely accused of cmbeszlnmont, us Vice-Prosidont and Ansistant-Seerctary, —1'ivo oy of foreign muil divect from T.ou- don to San Franclsco, for Australin and New Zonlend, passed through Omelin youtordny, —0a Monday ovening worowd of men and hoyn wore hothng n golmu married conplo at the residence of James Bhang, who beeamo onragod, und shot und very eoriously wounded John Ial- ver. —A man named Witkinson, from Missourl, on- tored n nstoro In Omaha yorterduy, and while puschuslug & puir of bluukots Lis packot-book, co:’nl::fl}xlng 8400, was snatohiod from his hand by A thiof, —Tho stocl com[nmy at the Ohontnut Stroot Thoatre, Phitadolphin, struck on Mondny night, a8 is alloged, on account of the mnon-paymont of thoir snlaries, proventing the performauco —DProparations for tho Carntval at Memphis nro actively progressing. In nddition to the Momiphls and Myatlo Krows, some twolve other organizations will participnte, includiug all the lumll m socioting, —'{'lio City Councll of Dos Moines hnn ordi- nanced that city Into a city of tho fivat clasy, for which n population of 15,000 is required. An ontiro now Council will bo solocted, R. Heister, from Binking Springs, Pn., was found dond yesterday on the bank of North Fork Oraok, in Nowark, O., shot in the Lowels and tomplo, the bulloty prusing nenrly Hirough tho body and head, IIocamo to thaé place on Baturday Mnst looking for work. —A specinl oloction was holt in Omnbn yestor- dny {o decido whothor the city should fssue 920,000 bonds for borlng for conl. A light voto wng called ont, and the proposition to issue bouds was dofoated. It scoured a majority, but not two-thirds, as rc;mlml by law. —The rotoipts of Iutornal revenue in tho Peorin District for Tanuary, 1874, woro §409,- 113,17, ngainst £483,008,71 for the corresponding montli lnst yoar, This is the lurgost nmount of anonoy over recelved during ony ono month, ox- copt August, 1873, when tho rolurns wero up- warda of haif miliio Additional Particulars of the Gad’s Hill Railroad Robbery. Interesting Incidents Related by the Conductor of the Train, Other Criminal Items. ‘The Plundered Train-Story of the Conductors . From the &t, Loss Ttepublican, -cb, 2. Mr. C. W. Alford, tho conductor, makes n stntemont substantially as follows : Train No. 7. Little Rock express, left St. Louis Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, and arrivod ot Gad's IMill, 120 miles from St. Louis, at o quarter to 5 p. m., nonrly an hour behind timo, being dua there at 6 minutes after 4 p. m. Wo always stop at Gad's Hill, although there is no station- house, but simply o platform. The placo is in tho woods, has but two or three houses, and thoro was once a saw-mill in oporation thoro, Our train comprised tho mail, oxpress, and baggage—all in tho same car. The train con- sinted of two conches and o sleoping-car, Ou arriving nt Gad's Hill, thero wero nbout twon- t{;-flvu pnssongors on ihe traim, going throngh to Little Ttock, ilot Springs, aud pointy boyond, On nearing tho placo 1 snw some people on the platform, and one of them waved a red flag as a signal of danger nhead. On coming up {o tha platform the train was halted, and tho awitch on tho south was turucd on the sido track, whito tho switch on our roar wns also thyown on the side-track as quick ag wo passod it, 50 that the train could not move forward or run Dack, Soou the indications showed the true coudition of mnttors. A number of persons wora on the platform undor guard, and it was ancortained that all_tho rosidents of tho placo, fucluding boys and ri',irlu, had heen eapturd(, Thoy were gathered about a fire in the opon nir to keop them warm, It turned ont that tho placo was in poseession of fiva dusperadoes, threo of whom wore armed with double- barrel gune, and all had wnvy rovolvers, As soon a8 I got thero, on secing tho rod flag, 1 Jumpod olf tho train, thinking that tho track swis tonap. A man advauced aud canght mo by the collar and stuck r pistol in my fuco. He was ut Jeast six feot in hoight woro & mask on lis face composed of whito cloth, like a land- kerchier, und tho -'lower = portion was tucked = in bis bosom. Thero wero Tiolen for his oyos nnd nose, I was n little sur- prised,but undorstood his object when ho shout- cd, on'thrusting his pistol in my faco: ** Stand gtill or I'll blow the top of your head of.” Ilo at tho spmo time yolled out: *If o ehot ia fired out of the enr I will kill the conductor.” By this time two of tho r alike, went to the engincer ax train and mnde {hem come down. Another of the robbers, also magked and armed, took a po- sition on tho opposite side of tho train, and ns nuy of tho pussengors stuck their hoads out of tho windows he “drew a bead Jon them with double-barroled shot-gun, and shouted: **I'ako your houds in and not move out of tho car!” —n pummons which they thought Pmdenc to oboy, or take ihe conteuls of tig gun, Tho captured ongincor ond fireman wero brought to tho platform where I was hold o prisoner, and wore told to stand thero or thoy would Do shot, The robbers, then ordorod tho brakeman oud haggagemah to stauds beside mo. T'wo of the desporadoes then went into the mail-roomof tho baggnge- car, and, accosting tho mail-agent with threats, demanded the registered packages. 'hoy then rummaged over the pnckages, tore thom opon, throw them on tho (loor, and then placed tho mail-agont in compavy with the erowd under guard, Thoy thon went to the express-messen- gor and mado bim give up his keys and his pls- tol, Thoe oxpress-messengor lad his pistol drawn on ono of tho robbers, but unother one of the gang covered him with o shot-gun, and was ready to blow his hozd off Liad ho not immedinte- Iy surrondered. Tho robbors noxt went to tho snfo and toolk out tho money packages. 'Thoy ovorhiauled ono package marked * wateh,” opened it, and, find- ng that it was o silver time-piccd, throw it down on tho floor. Ab this time the gang was digposed a8 follows: There wore two of them in tho buggago ear rummaging about tho money packages aud valuables, one stand- ing gumd on oach sido of the iruin, und one guarding us uear tho platform. They loaked thirough the boxes, broko open my wateh- ol and took therofrom my pittol. Thoy then started through the train, robbing the paesen- gers, Inthis operation they were boisterous, and punched xomo of them in the ribs and face Wil their pistols, ordering them to pivoup their monoy. ‘hreo femalesin tho ladics’ car and two in_tho slecping-car_ouly cecaped from being robbed. One Indy—>Mrs, Scott, of Denunylvania —and hor son were robbed 1 the slecping-car of §400. Thoy wero only the way to HotSprings, They lett Mru. Scolt onton cents. One lady was robbed of three handierchiofs. Thoy got 1,086 from tho Adems Iixpress, shipped from St. Louls by J. T Dowell Co. for Arkansas, This flm embraces the Messra, Mundovillo and Col, Willinm Allen, Algo the following amounts fromthe passongors: From Bilas Ferry, 97503 from O. D, llcury, 164,25 ; from Col. G, L, Daxt, Poru, Ind., 580 ; from Mr. Lincoln, of 8t. nui, $200; from Col. Morriam, of 8t, Paul, §200; from O, 8. Nowell, the slooping-car conductor, 220; from John McKnhn, of Wabagh, Ind,, €15, aleo a ring worth €30 and & broastpin valued at $100; from Jamoes Jolmson (solored), sleeping-car porter, £2; from rain boy $10, Anotlicr passengor, who_declined Lo give his name, lost a gold wateh, I lost €50 wnd my pistol. ‘Chore™ wero twelye or fifteon gold watchea on. the tenin, and only ono was takon, hoy took my gold wateh, but the baggage- mmtor eald: **For God's sake! you won't teke it, for it is o presont,” and the watch waa _givon back to mo. They got away with four or five pivtols in all, Thoy didu’t bother the Laggago in ine lonst, Besiden what thoy got from tlia passongors, thoy got £800 from o citizon of Ged's il and also Lis rifte. They did not appenr to bo undor the in- fluenco of " liquor, but wore very noisy. “Thoy wonld exelaim: ** Qivo mo your pistol, you son of a b—h f yow'vo yot moro monoy thun atl that comas tol” “ Shell out, or I't blow your braing out!" with such liko ‘thteats and ofucylations. Col. Morloy, chiof ougincer of tho Caivo & I'nl- ton Railvond, expentulatod and made an offort to recover some of the property, but n platol was gloved in his faco, and ho was told to sit down and mind his bueiness, Iaskad tho robhers it they had got through, so I could go ou with tho train, ‘Thoy said yes, ‘They allowed mo to slinb up the switeh in the front, and the switeh in the roar was cloned by the braieman, A membor of the Leglslature got off hore lo 20 to his homo, and found his son, who came to meot him, under guard of the rebbors, 1 don't thiuk the legislutor waa robbod, Whon wo got rendy to start, the robber shook hunds with the wnuginoer, \\'llihlm Wotton, and told him when- evor lio unw s veld flag out ho ought to stop, “Choy then strolled ait to thelr horses, thed up aboitt 100 yards distaut, and rode out of vight lmfnlru wo pob under way. Thoy wont south- ward, 1 thinl thoy nve & repular vot of robbers, and am positive thoy ato the namoe gapg who robbed tho couch nt IIot Bprings, and probubly wore among tho fowa taull-Leniu robbori, It wa ascortuipod thaf fhoy took dinmer on Tuondny ot Monks, nonr the State line, and alro at Mill Bpringa on’ Fridny, tho day boforo tho robbery of our irain.” They loft o wpecial with a mnnm};:or of tho aleoping car for the Bt. Louls Nispalch, . which reforrad to tho misropresantation about the ot Bprings rob- bery—and _thia contalned’ a true nccount of tho presont affeir, It is avident that thoy nro men uged to tha business, Onoof thom, when rob- bing tho oxpress-mossongor, ontored on the book, “Robbed at Gad’s Hill," and ro- marked that ho hnd signed that book hefare. Doforo onr nrrival, they bad beon at Und's i) o counto of hatra, and woro with s abonb forty minuten, ‘The result was that they toolk in il nbout 132,800 from the teain, four rogistered puckagen, ono gold watels, five pistols, onn ring, ond one pin. Ind they made their raid tho dny boforo, they would liwve got about 05,000 or 36,000 which was being shipped by oxprous, Sent to Prison for Driving Ot Sheep. Spectal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, Drxveg, Col., Fob, 3,—A Dittor fond has for o long time past oxistod botweon tho cnitlo and shoop-raitors in the southorn portion of the Territory, resulting in the frequent dilving nway and killing of sheop, Who ovil ~ having hecoms so great nnd the clvil suthoritics unnble to copo with it, tha cmployment of the military was ono timoe con- tomplated to tako offenders into cnatody. Ono of theso, an exteneive and woalthy eattle-hordor named Montgomery, living sbout 80 miles south of DPueblo, having Dbeon identiliod ny ono of a party of raiders who drove nway aud killed o lurgo number of sheop belonging to n Mr. Toddhunter, has beon non- tenced by Chiof-Tustico;Hullett to two yoars' Im- prisonment and & fino of 8260, This is tho firat conviction of tho kind that bhas taken plico in Colorado, and it cousos groat oxcitemont and au incroased intonsity of onmity botweon sheop and cattlo intorests, Suit lins also beon inatitutod for £10,000 damage against Montgomery, sud the property of the convicted man hus been attached, Reportod Absconding of a Town ‘Wreasurers Special Dispateh ta The Chicaan Tribune, GraNp Rtarios, Mich.,, Fob. 3.—Information received from varions sources hag given riso to tho statemont that thoTown ‘Lroasurer of Janos- town, Ottawa County; named Pratt, has been missing sluco yostordny, His slop-son's wifo is nleo roported mianing; likowise funds belonging to tho tawn, stated at from 4,000 to 28,000, 1lis bondsmen, two of whom resido in this city, aro quito unbnppy nbout it. 1o has resided in Jamestown ot vicinity only about two yenrs. The St Louwis Dinmond IXobbers, Svectul Dispateh_to The Chicago T'ribune, 3 Oxtaua, Fob, 8.—Men bearing the description of the burglars who aro supposed to have been the parties who robbed n store in St. Louis of & largo amount of dinmonds.lust Fridey night, havo been traced to Plattsmouth, in this State, whoro they left the cars. ‘Trial of o Car-ikobher. Special Dignatelt to The Chicuzo T'ribune, Newalg, 0., Feb. 8.—C. 1. Roberts was pub o tril to-day in tho Comt of Common Plens for robbing the Laltimore & Ohio Railrord eurs ‘in Docomber lnst, Tho caso was given to tho jury ab 5 p. m., and they nro stiil out, A Naturai Consequences LouisviLLg, T'eb, 3.—A special to thoe Cour- ier-Jowrnal says : Tielding Qallior shot and killed William King, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Inot Sunday, It is snid thot King was suspected of intimaoy with Gallior's mother, and Gallier with King's wife,, and this was the cause of the quarral. A Woman Brutaliy Murdered Near Carbondales Oatro, 111, Feb, $.—Yestorduy morning, a mile west of Carbondale, Mrs, Ryan, wife of & section foroman on the M, F. & Carbon Rnilrond, was found on the flooc of hor own Louso d{;iug {rom wounds inflicted with nn ax BoMwo unknown person. Yho right side " of lier liead was crushed and the jaw broken, Her husband loft bomo with hig mon nt 7:15 a, m. The erimo was discovored at 9:30, and the victim died ot noon, - It iy snid that robbery was tho incentive to murder, nnd that the murderor sceurod the sum of & No nrreste. AMUSED. INDS. BALYINT, The sccond night of Sulvini's brief scagon was no botter in point of audienco thau its predeces- sor. Whnt nudionco there was, however, wag enthusiastic in the extremo, and bestowed its plaudits and bravos heartily and intelligontly, “ Queen Elizabeth,” as it i8 gonerally remeimn- bered, is in tho reportory of stars of the softer sox,* tho lending charactor cortninly tho Queen. Stars who travel upoa this drama are generally accompanied by a *support " to play Essex. 'The Italiau version is tho samo ny that which wo have beon accustomed to, tho great difforence betwoon the performan co of last ovoning and that which wo havo scen boforo being in tho perfeot symmotry and ovonuosy of the former. Tho -suthor of tho drama las not scrupled to invest tho Virgin Quean with cortain attribules of tho most contomptible sort, whilo at the eame timo hc has carefully allowed hor a moasuro of tho dignity of character that tradition concedes her. To presorvo an cqui- poiso botwoon the eublimo aund tho ridiculons i = dificult task, and wo aro rcady lo yleld to Signora Piamonti tho praise which her careful interpretation of tho churacter deserves. It is, so far as weo bave beon tblo to judge, tho best opportunity for displaying her full power that the ropoytory of tho company gives. Tho grent tragedion, upon whom tho interest of an nudience centres, bero assumes o part of secondary importauce only, and, by tho subdued tono of his acting, throws out in brighter contrast tho glowing colors of hers. Tho porsonage to whom the hauglty Earl of Esscz bends the kueo is necos- sarily worthy of tho serious attention of the au- dionce, Sighora Piamonti bears lor queenly honors with casy graco, oand exercises her arbitrary authority with perfect solf-possaesion, Tho incense of flaltory per- petually burned beforo her is enjoyed, but not ostoutatiously. ‘Iho tteugglo betweon hor love for L2ssew and hor own prida of place and rolue- tanco to yield her dignity oven to the mau sho loves, are delicalely delineated, The audi- ouce fully npprecinted tho fact thobt Sig- norn DPipmonti had the elaxe, and Invished - their applause upon her. Tho part of Essex gave Salvini another opportunity tor displaying in the picturesquo atliro of that picturesquo ngo tho massive beauty of Lis lowor fimbo. Salviusi fu as graceful n Lis movemonty os he s majestic in Lis figure, nud in this, o winor purt, his easy sud gracoiul mauner of corrying _Dimself was partientarly obueryv- able. He only appears in Lhrco acty, and ko ~ fist two of them posess little dramatic intorost, so far as ho is concornod. It is only in the third act, when rebuked by Zlizabeth and fiunlly gtruck by hor, that he riscs to tho hoight of passion and shows himeelf the truo Intorprelor of ungovorned roge. The intensity of anger which blazos in is oyos, his mortill- ention, his self-humilintion, find reliof in a outburst of teavs, and, a8 ho strides from tho presence of - Lis kovoreizn, his action tells more plainly than words the ntter, chnotic disappoint- ment which ovorwholms bum, At the conclusion of this act both Balvini and Vinmontl woro twico cnlled before the curtain and loudly applauded, Aftor such o quurel as this, the audionco was dolighted Lo sce the lovers np}mpr lieforo the foot-lizhts hand 1 hand, and quite oblivions of tho hord of supors eeamporing in vonfusion off the stago, ‘The illusion wos uomplnuzlfy de- stroyed, nnd there was not a pereon in the houso who could bolisve that Z¥izabeth could bo guilty of seutoncing her rash lover to the bloek after that, ‘I'his afternoon Salvini \\'Hln)mcur for {hio Inst timo in bis peorlosy role of Olhwllo. Iew ponts yomain ungold, sud thore is overy reason to be- liove that the house will be crowded, JVIOKER'S THEATRE, Now that Miss Moris' briol term at MoViek- or's ‘Vhoutre is drawing to oloso, & disoriminnt- g publio is begiumugg to learn thot eho in here; 1lnt sho i3 an aclress of oxtinordinury eapaeity ; {hot sho diffors from anybody they have evor beon or henrd of. Tho houne Inst evening wan Inrger than any siuco her “first appearunce, nnd the nudienco was, a8 is always the cuse, thrilled through by hor wondorful magnatio in- iluence, Alixe is the part in which she mado her it nppenranco at Daly's theatre, and her por- formauce of it is what ereated tho itmost furoro in New York, 1tis nob surprising that It did. Alixe, us wo anticipnted, givos Miss Morrly far morae keape for displaying hor histrlonia genius than Cora. Itisa subdued, siudied, lifelike, vivid fllustration of humau wisery, infensoly pa- thetio, nud painfully vealistio. I effect upon tho nudience is poworful, and in tho third und fourth aets thore is not & dry oye in the house. Want of {imo snd spreo pravent a moro extond- ed notice ut presont. 'Cho publio does not real iz what it I8 losing, *'Alixe” will bo played to- night snd for thorost of the wook, THE GRANGERS. An Interviow With Grand Master Adams of e National Grange. The Question of Memhership Consider- ed a Very lmportant One. List of Arrivals of Delegates in St. Louis, Grange Orgenizations in Illinois and Indiana, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaqe Tribune, Br. Louis, Fab, 3.—Your corrospondont hoa hnda tolic with Mr. Adems, Mastor of the Nn- tional Grango, in regaxd to the business to coma up at tho saventh aunual meeting to convone to- morrow, sud also respecting gonoral Grango mattors. Mr. Adams doos not think that tho question of open organization will sorionsly dis- turb tho meoting, Ilosays ho has not henrd of. nany one yeb who wants open organization, or be- Hoves it would Lo boneticial to the Order. Tho chief charm and mugnotism lios in kecrecy. All that tho Ordor desives to accomplish in a politi- ealway ho belloves ean bo offected indirectly, nn shown by what the Patrons have slready dono in the Iowa Loginlaturo. WIIO SHALL NE MEMBERS in ona of {he great queations to bo decided, I'ho Weatern Granges conslst almost ontirely of fnrmors, n!ug!t in the large citles; but thoro is hardly on Enstorn Grango that has wot in it some mombors who do not obtain their sub- slstenco othorwise than by eultivating tho woil, Mr. Adams oxpecls the Boston Grange question to bo rnixed, but does not know in whnt man- nor, though it will be discussed in connection witn tho exnct amountof farming interost casen- tial to memborshin, THE CHICAGO GRANOE wna formed somo timo sgo, aud containa cle- monts that are nob agriculiural. Tho rule regu- luting ndmicsion cannot bo abaolutely changed oxcopt by subeoquent reforcnco to tho Stato Grangos for approval. All that tho National Grango is likely to do Is to place o cortain intor- pretation on thio clauso *intorested in agricu ture,” which will excludo porsons not entitled to bo admitted to thugr_lvilogea of tho Ordor. The Mastors of Sliate Granges are, muny of them, accompanied by their wives, who sit in couueil with thelr lords, aud have TILE FREEDOM OF DENATE, it not of ballot. TIL NATIONAL GRANGE, Tho sessions will be held in the ladies' ordi- nary of the Southorn Hotel, whero most of the mombers of {he National Grango are staving. No ono pretends to sny when the mooting will cowmo to au end. ARRIVALS. T'ho following havo already arrived in tho city: Dudley W. Adnms, (trand Slaster ; Thomas L'ay- lor, South Carolinn, Mastor and Overseor; T. A, Thompson, Minncsote, Locturor: Gen. A. J, Vaughan, Miesissippi, Master sud’ Stownrd ; G. W. Thompson, Now Jersoy, Assistant-Stow wd; Rov. G. W. Grosh, Washiugton, D, C., Chaplain ;3 M, MeDowell, Now York, ‘Crensurer ; 0. M. Relly, Washingfon, Socrofary; ®Oscar Dinwiddio, _ Indiana, Gate-keopor ; Mra. D. W. Adamw, Ceros; Mra, Kelly, Pomonna; Drs. Abbott, Flora, will not Lo present; Miss C. A. all, L:ul?‘ Asgistunt Stowurd ; Mosses, Saun- ders D, Wyatt, Alken, and 1. R. Shemblaud, Excentive Commiitee, und the following Mns- tors of Stnto Grauges: D. R IHinkloy, New York; 'I' L. Allis, of Mussnchusctis; M., D. Davie, of Kontucky; Columbus Mills,'of North Carolina ; 'L\ J. Smith, of Georgin; L. 1, Ward- law, of Floridn ; Danicl Clark, of Oregon; J. 3. Humilton, of California; A, B. Smedloy, of Towa; M. R. Allen, of Missouri; Jolm Cocluane, of Wisconsing Ii. 1., Crew, of Dakota; 8. F. Drown, of Bichignn Alonzo Ciolder, of Illinois ; 8. 1T, Lllie, of Ohio; D, B, Muugor, of Iennsylvania; Edward How- land, of Now Jersoy 5 II. W. Lowis, of Louisiana, EXPECTED. : The following State Musters are expectod to- night or Lo-morrow moruing : Jones, of Arknusns; Chambers, of Alabamn; James, of Indinna; Hudson, of Kansas ; Parsons, of Minnesota ; Mnx\mli, of "ouncsgeo, will somo othors from tho Last. (7o the Associated Press.] b 8, Louts, Mo., Fob. St sventh annual seswion of the National Grange, Patrons of Tus- bandry, wili commence horo to-morroyw. Al tire States in the Union except Maine and Delnware wilt bo ropresouted, Neawrly all thodelegatos are accompuniod by tioir wivos. Among THE NOST INPORTANT QUESTIONS which will coma before tho = convention aro o revision of tho ritual, who shall bo eligiblo for mombership of subordinate Gramyes, tho co-oporativo sys- tem, &e. Tho eessions will continuo a_woelc or moro, and bo secret, but it is understood that an abstract of 8o much of ench day’s proceedings as ean properly be made public will bo furnishedby the Secretary for publication. Earmers? Recting in Oregon, . Sneeiud Dispatel to e Chivago Tribune. Onzgox, 1il., Ieb. 8.—The farmers assembled at the Court-Ionso in this plece to-dny. Mr. Raife presided. Tho hougo wag crowided with carncst, enthustastic farmers, Prof. Pinckuoy was tho fivst spenler, and held tho audionco for over an hour with ono of his hnppiest efforts. flo was followed by 8. M. Sinith. J, A. Patterson made the closing spoech, Tow moro enthusins- tic mectings than this bave beon held in this part of the State. 'I'he speakers were frequently applauded, and ail felt thnt a continnauce of such meeetings would insure o perfeot organization of the farmors, und complete the roforms thoy sgek, "This iy another of tho meelings_appointed by tho Vice-President of the T'ifth District. o next ono takes plico at V'ojo to-mbrrow, Thoy will continuo until one or more have been held in every county in the district. Lhoy are dos- tined to thoronghly nrouse the farmers, aud are doing thoir work eftectunlly. IfZocik Rsland County Grangoers, Snectal Dispateh to P'he Clreago Trivunc, Rocx Isngsp, I, Tob. 8.—The Lwentioth Grange Patrons of Iusbandry in Rock Island County has boon organized noar Port Byron, 1t is enlled tho Itosehull Grange, DI, Shatffer, Mus- tor; Samuel Richardson, Secrotary, Allstha Granges nro steadily increasing in memborship, and bid fnir to embrace the whole of the farming community, I, 11 Ilnrris was recently elected County Purchaging Agont. Winnebago County (Wis.) Firmerss speetal Dinmateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Osirxosit, Wis., IFob, 3.—~1The Winuebago County Couneil Patrows of Husbandry has organizotd andapplied to the Legislaturo for a charter, and i n fow months will bogin manufacturing agri- cultural implemouts and solling goods hore, A New Grange in Fort Wayne. Special Dispate to The Chicugs Tribune, Tonr Wavse, Ind., Feb. 8.—Another Urange was organized in this township last night with l.hlr((f members, The movemont is spreading rapidly in this connty. A Movement fov Legislativo IReformses . Stoesk mad Cornoat flaseatine, Correaponddence of The Chicago Trivunc, DMuSoATINE, Tu., Jun, $1.—At o maes-convens tion of citizens of Museatino County, held at the Court-1Toure to-dny,—the ITon, Samuol Me- Nutt, Chalrman, sud G. W, IT, Lucas, Sccratary, —redolutions ware adopted aaking for o law mek- ing it o criminal oftonso, Punlslmbln with honvy ponultics, for any railrond to water its stock, or ]ua\m stock above its actual cost: aud limiting railvond charges on freight ; ulso, in fuvor of eutting down our Btato Jndiciary, aud oreating n Bourd of Arbitration for cortain olnsses of suits; and of cutting down the number of county ofti- ces, Btouk here lins wintered woll so fdr, and pricos for cuttle and hogs aro ranging high, Corn is Lecoming searco in this county, notwithstauding tho roport that (he Grangers aro holding off their corn, Tho supply is not equal to tho home-domand, and prices are varying from 55 to 0 conts por bushal, Tho bull of fat enttlo and hogs liave gouo to market, 'Ihe Grange I'noki- g Company are muking s good thing out of thoir pork, ‘Plio Auti-Monopolists of this county meot in convontion noxt Suturduy, ‘Phore is much sur- mising in rogurd to its avtion. Grangers v Plow=§anufacturerss Correwpondence of e Chicaao T'rdbuine. Avradost, 111, dJan, 30.—Blodound Grango, No, 737; Wost View Grango, No, 614, nud Iimo Ouls Grango, No, 518, in joint wwsombly, huve pussed tho tollowing resolutions unanimonsly : Heanlved, That wo will let those plow-firms known ns the Biack List " soll thuir plows to thelr sgeuts, and v let tueir agents uso them 3 and of mm;\, l'|gur Ul mzcuu;“ellhur.wu Jol v et siesoleed, That wo Wil encourago home-manuface tures by patronizing tho munnfact who wil)deal l'nlrlygwmn us, e s S Winniast VAN Atiey, Tacturer of Urango No, 727, —_—— LOCAL ITENMS, A young womnn named Carrie Mitchell was arrested nnb ovening h’y Officor Luughlin, clinrged with larcony, and locked up in tho %lmu- sou Stroot Blation, “Buon nftor slio hnd boon disposed of, tho erles of hor eompanions in the unmo coll warnod the ofiicers thal o prisonor was uuftoring from o complaint, luducul‘r by enuses other, than thoso tho result of a gullty con= sefonco. On proceeding to tho cell whore< in sho was cagod, tho poor girl wam discovorad writhing in the agonies of an epllep- tic fit. Borgenut Garrity had her romoved froin tho cell to more comfortable quarters, and one deavored to rollove hor distress, Iler afiliction rapeated itralf at briel intervals during tho night, and during her paroxysms 1t roquired the united strongth of movoral ofiicors to prevont her doing heigolf sorfousinjury, She will prob- ubly bo sont to the hospital this morning. It is rumored that Prof. T, . Safford, of ths Dentborn Obsorvutory, has ncceptod n position in tho Obmorvatory at Washington, which was tondored to him nenrly two yeurs ngo, when it way known that the fire of 1871 had burn- od up the visible eans of _supporb of tho Doarhorn Obsorvatory, This an- nouncemont of Mr, SafTord's probable departuroe will bo recelved with deep rogret in this city,; whero hig high scientific attanmonts and socinl «qualitics havo won for nim so much rospoct and admiration, It must also profoundly mortify all Chieagonu who have any pride in calturo and #elenco to think that aplace of this size sud wonlth is unable Lo retain tho services of such & person ns the distinguished gentleman who hos or sone yoars given the Dearborn Observatory world-wide reputation. . Mistaken ldentity. A ludicrous cuso of mistaken identity ocourrod in Moutreal, rocontly, through tho unfortunata resemblaces of two young genllomen. Ouno of thom waa rocently marriod, aud tho othier is still a bachelor, Thoe marriod person wont to u diu- ner-party, while tho unmarricd one weut to o convivial onterininmont, nnd, owing to n mis. caleutntion of his capacity for wino, Lo spoiled bis night’s amusemont, ™ While o glimmer of veason remained, ho ondenvored to get homa.| Ty thio time tho yonng man renchod o cab-stand, | us mind had becomo so confused that ho wag unable to remotnbor liis own namo or tho stroet in which he lived. As he wna engaged in gestioulating to the cab-driver, n friond of tho married _gontloman noticod his plight,. and, confounding his identity, pushed him intoa cab, whispered to the driver, and coutinued on his way. ‘Tho result of this act was tho convoy- ance of tho unmarried man to the home of the married man, where his condition created any- thing but o pleasant surprise. The wife was, of courso, mortified. Subscquently the fathor-in. Iaw entered the room to romonstrate with him, After wasting much good advico, the father-in- Inw divcovered tho mistake, nud was in the act of trying to persuade his dnughtor, probably, mitch ayainge ber will, that the young man was not her husband, when tho real hwsband put an end to the disputo |){ lotting himselfl in at tho hall door with n latch-key. Propa TORS Both Green, baving stocked innumerable rivers with all worts of fish, now proposes that frogs should be renred for tho markot, o urges that the hundreds of stagnunt pools that abound in overy locality of Now York could énsily bo stock-} ed with frogs, and that a large profit conld bo' mado by sending the full-zrown frags to the citios and largo towns whoro thoy avo a roc nized and popular articlo ot food. In the menn-' timo there comes n wail from Massachusctts concorning tho lobsters, which aro gradually; disappoaring frorm Massnchusetts Lay, Protecs! tiou for young Jobstors is clrmorously demanded, | and oven woro Mr, Green to stock the pond on the Common wilh willions of frogs, the Bostons inn would still be unhappy uuless his lobsters continned to flourish unzl multiply in tho waters of the bay. TIRTES, SIER-On the 28th ult., hio wifo of Mr. David Ay Joutis-st., of 5o, « MARRIAGES, DT AYLOR—AL thn Clinton Court Jlos the lou. Judgs Boyden prosiding, Mrs ‘of Cticaio, siad Aiss Holon Tayior, ol DEATHS CAMPRELLFob, 2, 1874, nt 1083 Wabasb-nv., Fann Towlor, anly cllld of Ttobort J. and Jeuuts Campbell. Ago 1 months, b v, nd Mres. Campbell took tho remains to Dath, N, Mordny, R AUCTION SALES, WIiLLIS, LONG & CO., Auclivncors aud Cammission Merchauts, 193 nud 197 Randolpliest. Regular Auctiou Sales cyory Wednesday and Saturdag, PN B ST CTA LY Shovial mitontion givon i outaido snlos. Advabers o aud Consiuuenta Solicitod. Ttocurns o i 21 bonrs attar salo, REGULAR WEDNESDAY SALE - ¥ob. 4, et 9 1-2 o’clock, Of New and Scecond-Hand Furni ture, Parlor and Chamber Scts, Desks, Carpets, Bedding, Stoves, Croclkery, Glass and Plated Ware, Also one Carom Billiard Table, complete, WILLIS, LONG &EO Anuatloncors, BY GEO. P, GORE & CO 68 & 70 Wabensh-av, A Tine Assortment of Seasonable Boots and Shoes v, Foby i 70 Wabush.av. Will bo offerod at our Auction Balg on Wed GEQ. P, GORE, 4y ation, m. G By WM. A, BUZTERS & CO., AUCTIONERRS, L INO. 108 MADISON-ST., (Betwoen Doarburn aud Clark.) BUGEIES, PHAETONS, & CUFTERS, RARNESS A, On WEDNESDAY, at 10 u'slook, at 108 Madison-at. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &o., __On THURSDAY, nt 10 a'clack, at It$ Madiron. HOUREHOLD FURNTTURE By OSGOOD & WILL West Sidu Auctlon House, G South Canal HAVE DALY SALES OF Hew and Second - Hand Furnitnre and Goneral: Honschold Gaod reliandise, inchid iz Fluo Marble-Top Cliaber: Sats nad Ko Patfor S Carpote, Cooking und Neaiing Sto 1o pay advaices. _on H, SON & CO., uti Crualist, WEDNESDAY, ¥ v 10 8, 1., will bo sold HOUSEHOLD (00DS And Goveral Mershandiso, Tarlor Suits, MaibleTop Ehambe: , 'Pables, Hodsteads, Bureans, Ci i Tediting, waral twuts of stnves, Bruuseld and Woolon o dvelliag, 1 BIUSH, T By BRRUSH, SON & CO., 41 Bouth Canal-st, On WIDNESDAY, Fob. 4, at 10 o, m,, Wil bo sold a FULL assortinent of a .‘l )i In fact, KVERYPIUNG ueud for housokooping, Wo moan. 10 oloar nut thy Storoas facas possiblo, as Ll 0 Coine, ant B o fullof goods, Come, If you wan ""H e e PANACEA from Rhounatism, Nou. AND FAITILY LINIMENT. Uouww Colie, Pain i tha s, or Bide, wo ‘e Hoven. s and LY LINDHENT fu of all others tho remedy you want for inferual aud ox- tornal uso, It has ouvad tho abave complafut fo housands of easos, Vhose fauo mletako about i, Try 1t. Sold by all Druggluts.