Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1874, Page 8

. 8 TIIE CHICAGO DATLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1874, WASHINGTON., (Continnen from th Irat Pnges) ato Joint Committeo to invostigate tho affalra of tho Distriot of Colnmiia Mossrs, L'roling- liuyson, Boutwoll, and ‘Clwrman, THUE BANKRUPT BLEn "Tho Bonato then rosnmod consldoration of the Bankeupt bifl, the ponding amondment. boly that of Mr, Sherman, limiting the operations of tho thirty-ninth section, as amonded and roport- ad by the Commitico, to porsons owing 23,000 and over, Tho amendmont of Mr. Bherman wag lost—yeny, 20; tnys, 26, After roll-call, str, Robortson snid that ho no- tced that_the Olork had enllod tho namo of Amon, of Misslasippl. 150 (Robortson) thought that gontloman bad vacated bis eent in the Sen- ato by nceopting the offico of (lovernor of Mis- sissippl, ‘The CIIAI fiCm‘pmllur) raplied that ho hed not heen oflicin)] ? notified of that fact, and could ot direct that his namo bo omitted in tho call, The Governor of n State, however, nught bo n member of Congross ton, ‘Fho question was ono for the Senate, fiut thore had beeu no official no- tification yet receivad. WOULD NE_EXCURED, Mr. FRELINGILIUYSEN askod to bo oxeuned from sorvico on tho Joint Cominitte to inves- tigate the District of Columbin matters, My, SIIERMAN hoped tho gontloman would not declino to servo on that Committee. Tho investigntion should bo as uovoro nud thorough ?u 1:753\\:10, aud sottlo at once these chargoes of Tund, Mr. FRELINGIUYSEN sald lo, nqprucln(ml tho linducss of his friend (Sherman), but, as ho hnd eerved on ono of these Investigating Com- mitteos ot tho last session, and his friond (Shormnn) hnd not, ho thought the investigation now proposed‘wonld be Juat as woll conducted if_he (Shermmn) would serve; besides, le (Frolinglnyasen) was on four standivg commit- teos, nud had most of his time ocoupiod. Again, hio was o taxpayor in the District, and ho thonghl it would bo botter for same Senator who did not pay taxes hero to sorve on the Committeo. Mr. Frolinghuyson waa oxcuned. . BIHERMAN moved on nmendment to the Takenpt bill to atrike out ¢ho word ** forty " and to insert instond ¢ ninoty,” o that porsons who bovo stopped or suspended and not resutnod ayment of their commoreial paper should not Eu deomed as having committed an not of bank- ruptey until aftor tho expiration of ninety dn?u. Ir, Shorman, In ndvoenting (he passage of hia amendmont, raid ho bolicved the goneral senti- mont wae against auy Bankrupt lasv, His own opinion, liowevor, wa that thore should be such “;,‘fw' und that it should bo made as easy as pos- sible. Mr. MORTON eaid the period fixed in the old Inw was fourleon days. The Committeo had deemed it oxpedient to increnso the time to forty days, and the snme rengons which urged tho in- crenso to forty would hold to increaso the timo to ninety. Tho CHAIR annowaced as mombor of tho Committeo on the District of Columbin Investi- gation Conkling instead of Frelinghuyson (ox- cused). Uy, WRIGHT opposcd any chango in the period of time fixed by the Comniittca’s amondmont to tho Bankrupt Iaw. Ho thought forty days long lmulugh. aud to oxtond,it to ninety would bo in- urious, 4 Mr. CONKLING sasked to bo oxcused from serving on the Commities to investigate the Diatrict of Columbin nffairs, Mr. EDMUNDS gave notico that ho would sk tho Scnato to romain in session and finish <he Bankrapt bill to-morrow. Pending digcussion on Shermnn's amendment i0 ingert ninety mstead of forty days, tho Senato yout lnlto exccutive session, and soon aftor ad- outned, 1IOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TERRITORIAL DILL. Mr. POLAND, from the Committce on Re- rinion of Laws, reported n bill concerning prac- dco in Totritorial courts and appoals, Passed. ADVERSE REPORT, Mr. 'COWNSEND, from tho Committee on Public Lands, roported back ndvorsoly the bill to incorporate tho Colorado Cannl lrrigation and Lond Compnny, was laid on tho table. YOREST TRLES. Mr. DURRETL, from the samo Committee, roported n bill to amend tho ret of March 3, 188, Lo encourago tho (?ru\\'th of timber on Wostern prairies, Pauwod. ARNY BILL. The Iouse thon wont into Committeo of tho Whole, Mr. EELLOGG in the chair, on tho Army Appropriation bill. Aftor o good doal of discusslon over the ques- tion of incrensing or diminishing the work ot the National Armories, tho Committea roso with- out disposing of _the bill, aud then the Hougo took a recoss until 7:30. 'I'ho ovening rossion is to be for tho consideration of the bill to revise tho statutes, —_— NEW YOXRI. Investization of the Allcged Election Fraudu=-iCalcs of tirc Kationul Crot= ting Assovintion, Special Dispatchto The Chicago Ty{bune, New York, Feb, 5,—Judgo Darrott, sitting in the Supreme Court, rendered & decision to-day in tho cazo of tho charges against Police Com- missioners Charlick, Garduer, and Smith, graut- jog the applivation for their oxamination. Tho subject hns been earncstly discussod in political cireles to-dny. Mombers of tho Tammauy Mall party and Counc:l of Political Reform both nssort thut the two parties have no political afiiliation, but join Linnds in this cnee in belnif of an undofiled bal- fot-box and to tramp out ofticial corruption. This sounds very uicely, is sweet and oncourag- ing to hesr, but it is difiicult to avoid (ho pelief that euch party has its own little grievanco to 8ot uright, nud its ax to grind. The Police Com- mingionors under accusation dony point blank that they havo been guilty of the illegal acts lnid o their tcore, and ali lave flucutly cluborato stories in oxplanation of their nets during the luto election, A fow days will dirclose who is in the right, the accusod of ueeusern, T NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCTATION met this norning, when the credentinls of nad- ditional newly-arrived delogates from Ilartford, $yracuso, Ienry County, Squires’ Park,and New Hzven Associations were presented. The Com- mittoeu on Ttules and By-Laws aud on Nomina- tions not being roady to roport, the meoting was adjourned until 8 o'slocl p. m. On reassembling, the roport from the Commit- teo onBy-Liaws was read and adopted, tho altora- tionu mado comnprising Lho appoiutmont of a First ond Second Vice-Tresident; ompowering tho Tresident with suthority to suspend the enalties of fino aud suspension imposed by the Associution, on tho presente- fion of such sworn testimony as to justify such action until the next meoting of tha Bowrd of Appenls; incrensing the number of mcrbors of tho Board of Apponiato twolve; the holding of biennial meotigs of the Associa- tion, und the eleetion of Tresident, Vice- Presidont, and Board of Appeals at such moet- iuge. niLEs, The ruRan: of the Committeo of Tules was then vead, ‘Cho rules were rend with the altera- tions proposed by the Committce, and an oxeit- ing discuesion ensued ns the rules with the pro- potied alterations wore voud seriatim, Rute 8 was mmnended soasto prevent tho reception of any conditionnl ontries, snd that £uspeusion for non-payment of entrance money nh:\Yl not be logal uniess made within sixty days from the close of the meeting. 4 Rule 6, 2o umendod, providod that the name of & horto slivuld not be chinnged unless by por- mission of the Doard of Appezls, and the pay- niont of o rocording fea of $10 to the Asdocia- tion, under & peanlty of 3100, with suspension or espulsion for viclation of this rule, Tiulo 8 provides a ponalty of 825 for faflure Lo givo tho post-ofiico addrens und rexidenco of por- Bous making eatries, Ttule 18 was umondod to read thnb postpone- monts must bo made to the next fair doy and ruod track, nnd that Associations or proprietors miny exorciso this power of postponement bofora or after the races commoncon, A long dobato occurred on Rule 28, asto the suspension and oxpulsion of drivors who may rofuso to_aot as substilutes for other drivers romoved by tha Judgos, 1 which nearly every dolegato ook part, It wus protractod Lo so luto an lronr that the meeting was adjourned until next morning, [ the Asaociuted Presy,) "T3E NOOK ISLAND YOOL, Nrw Your, Feb, 5,—A suit arising ont of the oporations of the combination kiown us the “Ttock Teland Pool" came before Judge Van Breuut yostorday, in the special term of tlie State Bupreme Cowrt, on & demurror to the complaint, T'he plaintifty sro William 3, Earlo und Lindell W, Saltonetail, and tho defondunts Georgo B, Scott, Willlam 13, Btrong, George Wood, Frank Worls, Frank K, Bturgis, Cornoliug K, Gavrison, John B, 'Iracy, and Willism 7T\, Woodward aro allegod by the plaintiffs to composo the pool, Tho plaintifs wook to mako the defondants ro- sponxible for tho lllhl‘;ml loss af $300,000, which thev suffered, as thoy allogo, by wt\ng (] brokers for tho dofendants. "THE GRANGERS. Address of Grand Master Adams Before the National Grange, His Views on the Question of Cheap Transportation. Contributions in Aid of .tho Suffering HNomesteaders in Iowa. Remarkable Increase and Prosperity of the Order in Wisconsin. Stophenson County (1Il.) Farmers in Council ‘fhe Nationnl Grange. Special Dispaich to T'he Clicago Tribune, B, Louts, Mo., Fob, 5,—The National Grangoe hos got safoly through tho socoud day of its Inbors. Yesterdny the roporis of officers wero rond, and proporly referrod to tho appropriato committeos, and all day theso committees have been attoutively considoriug them, and getting their own roports on the various mattors presented into prop- or shaps, As most of the mombors are un- acoustomed to active business, thoro hins been a good donl of perploxity and trouble. Every committeo, so far as your corrospondont has ob- sorvod, bnd on it @ lndy. The ro- port of tho Exccutivo Committeo waa roforrod to o sub-committec, of which Mastor Colton, of Vermont, was Olisirman, and which had fora member & voluble Indy from New Jersey, wife of Master Howland, of that State. Mrs, Howland iy from tho noghborhood of Vinoland, hut ia not bolioved to sympathizo very hoartily with peou- linr Vineisnd doctrines. THE ACTUAL BUSINESS of tho doy amounta to littlo, #0 far as tho public in concorned. Not ono of tho commitieos has finished ita labors. ‘Tho reporters havo bLeon o great annoyanco to tho Tatrons, who aro littlo nooustomed to such inflictions, and thoy have gloanad littlo. The report of the Executive Committes will ba given out to-morrow. TNE PERSONNEL OF THE GRAND MASTENS plensos most of those with whom thoy come in contact, though thers nre some exceptions, Mr. Kelly, the Becrotary, is rather fres of spoech, sud contemptuous in rogard to ihe world al large, 1IIo sayn that they are not work- ing for the good of the public, but for the good of tho Grange. NO NEW LIGIT has beon shed on tho topies to be disoussed, but it is quite ng[ummt that o difference of opinion will bo doveloped on several points bofore ad- journment. Members say there is worlt enough for three weeks, though "fow can stay longor than one, CO-OPERATION. It has hoon decided by tho State Agents of tho Ordor now horo to leave the question of co-ope oration entirely to the National Ql‘nn%u with the viow of having a constitutional provision mado for it. This will dofor tho sottlomont of the matter until noxt year, as an amondmont to tho constitution must bo ratified bi vwo-thirds of tho State Granges beforo it can tako effact, CUARITABLE ATPROPRIATIONS. St. Lours, Feb. 5.—Tho Nations! Grango to- night approprinted £3,000 to tho Stato Grange of Tows, in considoration of the great oxpanso incnrrod by that Grango in rolieving tho wants of distrossed brethren in Northwestern Towa. Appropriations of 31,000 to Minncsotagand 750 to Dakota were also made. GRAND MASTER ADAMS’ ADDRESS, At tho first dey’s session of the National Grange, Girand Mastor ..dawns dolivered tho fol- lowing addross : Drothers and Fiatera of the National Grange: The work of the NutiouaLGrange for tho past year has been almost exclusively one of ORGANIZATION. In this direction it success Lias boen such s to oxclto the constant wonder of cven its own mombers, whils {hioso outsilo tho gates havo belicld our growth with undisguised amazement, At our last annual moeting thero wera representod nino State Granges, aving undor tholr jirisdiction alout 1,300 subordinata Graugos, Tolay {hero ara Stato Granges in thirty- two Siates, two 'A‘umwmn, and the Provinco of Que- boc, n the Dominion of Caniads, all of which aro to- dny present through their chosen represcntatives, and cliim_under their jurisdiction nearly 12,000 subordi- nate Granges in America, Tho causes which havo lod to thiagreat uprising, which have reudered the work of orgonization posst- Lle, and even casy, are fow but grave, and matuly of o nature nover comtomplated by the orlginators Of the Order, In its incoption It was intended to bo chiefly a 6OCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL institution, something after tha nnturc of & farmora® club, only fnoro comprehiensive in_ita pla, inchuding botl'sexos, and renderod moro atiractive by n pleasing ritual and tho subtlo chnem of secrecs. It Wwus futeud- edto bring togethor at froquent and stated period tho sgrlouliural populition, fo iatershisiige views, discuss ngriculttral, Lterary, nnd sciontitic questlons, and”| oultvaty, tho “Bocial ament tles of clvilized life. Tn short, it wus intended to improve tho standing of tho tillers of the goll, mon- tally, morally, and sacflly. ~ As such it has been sud 15 belng o wiost mugnificent success, Though Eomo other festures, which have beon engrafted,on tho porent stock ot olater dsy, havo occupled & moro promiuent pluco in tho eye of tho public than this, yet 1t cannot Le denled that nono are of cqual lmportance 1o the permanent welfare of the Order snd its mowm- bers, for, really, moral worlh, mentul power, and social culburo lio st thie foundation of all renl progress, There is danger that, in grappling with the gigantic «quentions of the hour, we ymuy lose sfght cf TIE 10CK ON WHIOK WE: DUILDED, ‘When the fiest subordinate Granges had been or- anized ono of the first and moat proper subjects for Ginctanion was, How 10 malto two bladed of grass grow wwhiere ouo grew beforo, Durlng theso disciiusions tho £act soon Lecamo prominent that Low to sell crops wan fully us knotty a question ns how to grow them, It cania to tho conviction of mombers that wo recelved €0 cents for & bushol of wheat, while tho man who ate it paid $1.20 for it, We wero selling corn st 20 cents per. bunliel, whilo tho consumer was poyiug 80 cents for #t, In what wo bought there wus the same lllecmp:allri? Dbetween first cost nud what we were obliged fo pay, For mowors, gewing-machincs, plows, murical {nstrunents, ote,, W' were paylng ' from 30 Lo 200 per cont uhove thi originul coat, Wo asked ourselves whether Uiis ronz- ing difference was a necessity, or the resnlt of circum- atances over which we lad control, Tho solution of thia problom soon becume A LEADING IDEA In the Order. Subordinato Granges, County Coun- cils, and State Granges liave given this ono polnt more thotight and_nttention than perhaps any other, and I am linppy to know that satisfactory progrees lias been made,—millions of dollurs saved to tho meme bers of the Order,—and still the outlook 18, that wero ‘aro ma’ o ouly o tho hres old of this great work, Almost universally wo find monufacturcis and consumers aqually anxions to bo relieved of so ‘much as {s possible of the loss in transit occusioned by & surplus of middiomon, ost of thioso mantifscturers of emall‘agricultural imple- ‘monta kiave beon found rendy to soll direct to Granges ut wholesalo rates, With tho manufacturers of reapers nud mowors tho cnso hes been different, not that they wero unwilliug to do o from any principlo or preju= dice, but no ono Slate was atrang cuoiigh o show thien that thoy could offer 8 more cortaln markot for their wures than could bo obtatned through thelr pree- out systom of sgencies, Tn uch casos us these it fs tho duty of the National to'loud its nid to tho Btate Granges,or by itself grapply with tho difiiculty, Tho subject of co-aporative stures 15 oue §u whicl subordinato Granges buve muuifeatod uitch utereat, but tho want of dutinito information s to the wost spproved and successful plan for conduct~ ing them has provouted their gencral cstablishment, 1 ain of opinion thut the Natloual Grango should pro- poso carcful and olabiorate plan for such atoros, usiug thierofor tho abundant materlals which tho oxpericnico of tho Rochdulo and ofher socleties afford, This would b lallod Wil delighit by, Wiousinaa of Patsona who ore now groping iu the dark, TRANKPONTATION of farm products to murket 15 on_outgrowth of aud properly o part of tho samo question, uud & purt of ihe eamo question, ond a part which hua Iafl Hirm Yold on tho comsclnce of our pro- plo. In o country of magnificent distunces, (he trans- ortation of Leavy farm prodiicts by Wagons to mar- Bor i of couren, owt of tho question, - Laliroads ara n noceksity of tho timea und clroumnstauces, Fully Tecognizing this, tho Govorument has kindiy fostered aud Vb«m ly subsidized thiem, ‘Tho people have heavie Iy taxed thomsclves to nfd i thelr constrution, ox- Peoting substuntial bouofts n return, Whil' wo Toadily aswont to tho propostion’ that rail- roads, oven pa now conduetod, ndd hunmenscly to tho developmont of tho country and tlie convenlanco of o people 3 atill, i onr inmost koul wo feel decply wrongud st tho return made for the kind and lberal splrit we have shown them, Rates of frelght are often cxarbitantly Ligh uod fraquently clunyed, Often u Targer bill Ju cburged for a short distanco than a lang one, thus discriminating agalost placos, and often Niglier rates aro cuarged ono individual than auother, thiw disoriminating sgainst porsous, Wlen wo phint n crop wo can only guess what it will coat to sond it to mlrdkul, for wo ure the sluves of those whom wo created, WHAT IIALL DY THE REMEDY 7 Where les the alflienity? Foroven in our own rankn thers §a u bubelof opluion, Home advocate new routes Faat, subsidized by Government, olthor roil or cannl § othors would have now roads mado by privato onterpirles and trust to competition, Tho first of these woulkd require many yoars before thoy cau ufford ho rallef whicli We WaGt BOW { oud Doatden will suraly dovelop fntn othor Credit-dobil- jors, Tlio eecond will only ndd ono mioro ik to the cliafn which now binds ua iand snd foot, 1 seo 1o wolution for this quostion but for Congreas to avall it- solf of ita Conatilutional right to_regulate commerco Twbween tho Sttes, and for tho Statea thomnolven ta regulato ho tariTe within thoir awn houndarios, Thnt 1h right §8 veated In tho Governmont of tho Blatos nnd natlon seowma wholly clear, Whon a rallroad is to lio bidlt the lino of which erosses my privato proporty, mhd Tdo ot whshi to linvo this property mitilatud, T frankly so inform the raflroad, Govornmont now stepn in and very proporly saya : * This raiirond i for tho devolopmont af {ho Btate, and ontho ground that tho piiblio good demands ta_constenetion, you must woll thom your right of way and wo witl alfnw you o roasonablo compensation thorefor,’ ~ Now, Acomn clonr to mo {hab tho samo Government which can take my land for tho public_good and fix tho prica therofor, can Aay to ihis raiiroad, “ Tho pubilo good domanids it you curty {rolglis siud por: Hona nt reasonabio 7atos, wcl 3o Lencaforth st 9, pu WE WILL DEOIDR whtat hoso rates shall bo."t Anwollss iy ono I fiilly appraciate the difonltios which nro ju {hie way of o trafiic lixod by lav,—I can canlly aco whioro 1t may_sowotimos work latdahip and even actunl wrong, " But it {s amazing, it acoms to mo proposterous, thiat _disinterested ‘men 810 not aa ‘compolent aa {hoso inlerosted to fix rates which ahall Lo just to (he raiflronds and the poo- ple, To rely on competition for relief will only briug renowed disappointment. Our past history showa that tho raplil increaso of tallronda Lioa only resulted iu more ;II nntie combinations, Tt will doubtloss bo diffiouit to fnduce our national Loglalnturo and most of our Btato Leglalatures o pass nny sieh Inw which will bo offcient, for thoro 8 no monoy Inft, The propositions which will bo most Tikely to meet with favor in thoso august bodics will Lo (e building of now raflronds, or digging vast caunls, which will allow thom tho opportunity to speud $50, 000,000 or $100,000,000, which wo will at last iavo TilE PHODUCEI'S PRIVILEGE OF PAYINM, When such nmounts ns tiat nro to_bo oxponded, it fs cany {0 advouce o class of arguments which usuall carry couviction to loglelators, Besldcz thoso orii- ficial Lfghways soture hus pluced a most maguificont tivor right through the heart tho ngricultural rogin of our country, reaching from (hio whoat tiolds of Minneeota to the sugnr plantationa of Loulsiana, which, witlt n smoll oxpendituro, can bo made capoble of boaring on its bosum tho producta of a continont, Even now o ainglo rapids, & sand-bar, and & mogt Tcartlesn towhoat ring are all thint serlously fmpodes its novigation, Matters of such impottanco n thoso should racelve ot your handa most patiout juvestigation and carcful coustdoration. “Tho clatiko of Art, Gof our Coustitution which rends, “ Any porson intorgstod In agricultural pursuits,” i3 capablo of puch vorled constriction tint miteh confit- slonand misunderstending ins resulted, Durlug the infancy of tho Ordor, when membars_werofow, our strongil puiy, and’ oue chiaf alm simply soclaf and educational, thiero was liltlo donger §n construing this clauso Uberatly and_ admitting nearly all who would Doy tho feo anit consont to join_auch weak and un- popular institution, Iut now all theso circumstances aro cliangod, To bo o Patron of Husbandry is no longor o doubifut prapeicly, but the proudest in tho Jand aro kuoking ot our doorn, Tho Order luun be como recognized s ous of tho greatpowers in tho Tnud, and TItE GATEA ANE DESIEGED from ocenn to ovoan, by hordes of spoculntors, dema onues, smull politicians, grain-bnyers, colton-factors, inwyerd, who suddeuly x‘lnonvcr that they are ' inter~ eatd i gricultual puranits.” It s trug thut they aro infereated in * ugricnltural pursults,” but only 88 o Dk fo interested n tho sparrow. You wonld do well to givo this matter n most care- ful roviow, and by lnw " determino the proper con- struction of tho Conetitution, so wo may bo ablo to Xeep our gates closed sgainat {uogo whose only inter- eal conslats iu what they can moke out of us, To have such admilted {o our connucls can only rosult n ovil and sow needs of internal strife, Art, 12 nlso demunds moat sorlous considoration to definitely deolde what interpretation shall bo put upou tho word FOLITICAL v I am gratified that our membors are aubstantially's unit in the opinfon that the Ordor should not, in nny scose, bocomo & political party, But, at the mamo time, thero aro questions most fundaments ally “affeclivg our moloclal inicrcsts, whicl ean only bo teached through logislation, It scoms imporativo that such questions bo discussed in ~tlio Grange, Shall it Le ruled that such questions aro political in {ho monning of tho Constitution? Tuo quentious of {rausportation, tnxation, fosuce, corruption in public places, wero 'siich s como Lome o tho conaeloncos aud pockets of our members, and they wishi fo know whethor they will bo donlod tho prh‘ll\me of canvaealng thom on tho ground of politics, "This body ehould clearly sct farth nu suthoritative in- terpretation for tio guldanco of momuers, Mr, Adams hore made referonco (o the Boston Grange, bis remorka upon which polut woro glyon in the telegraplic ropart in yesterday's TRIDUNE,—LD,] Brothors and sirters, tho {uturo progrosk, Preserva- tion, nud usefulnesn of our Order dopend Targely tpon our action at this eession. Without doubt, this is the 3OST INVORTANT MEETING OF AGMCULTURISTS ovor lield in any lend, ‘The rosponsibility resting upon us I# enormoun. The wholo country, bath within and withont the gatos, is_scarchingly watching our every act—tho cnemy to find n_weak point, to atlack ; our friends hoping aud oxpooling much food to résult, Tho ngriculturists of tho uation oro now on trial. ‘The Order of Patrous of Husbandry lins brought them qogether in councll, and it remnina for our acts to prove whether wo have adminisirative, exocutivo, and byt &4 capacliy equal o tho occaslo ‘With patlenco in inveatigation, wisdom in enacte ment, ficmness in execution, and Justice in all and to all, wo may place our Order o nu enduring basla, aud confidentiy look to tho future In tho just cxpectation of scelng tho agriculturiss of tho country intelligent, happy, Drosperous, yowerfal, deawn togother by & pilken band encireling tho wholo land, and. permaited all through with thio Kludest sentiments of frateruity, The %visconsin Grangors, Special Dispateh to The Chicago L'ribune, ELECTIONS. Mirwaukeg, Wis., Feb. 5,—~Tho officers electod for 1874 1n (he Ewmpiro Grange (Foud du Lac) aro: G. . llorsey, Maetor; George E. Wright, Ovorscer; Franklin Swott, Lecturer; Thomas Brownuoll, Stoward; Georgo Lyous, Assistant Steward; I E. Johnson, Chaplain; Wilham Adnms, Troasuror ; J, H. Shoemaker, Secrotary; Jnmes Fishor, Gatelcoper; Miss Sylvia [lersoy, Ceres; Miss Mary Shoemaker, Pomonn; Miss Ella Brownsell, Flora; Miss Josio Meiklejohn, Lady Acsistant Stownrd; G B. Wright, John Vioron, and Johu Binning, lixecutive Com- mittco, ‘Che following officers woro inatailed for 1874 in Hudson Praivie Grango I, of IL: W. M, T, W. Hitchings; Overscer, L. M., Deadloy; Lec- turer, John Hodgins; Secretary, Georgo [itch- iogs. T, W. Iitchings takoes tho plnce Ieft vacunt by the Hon, C. D. Parker, as Stato Ageut to organize Subordinate Granged. NEW OROANIZATIONS. Tho farmers of Halo's Corners, the social aud busincas centro for the residouts of tho Towns of Muskego, Franklin, Noew Borlin, and Greon- field, will shortly orghnizo & Grange. A good workiug party can bo got togethor al almost any timo. 'Tho story of the impositions practiced by nfinutu of patented mnchines in that section, told o your correspondent, is enough to drive shom to hunt the ngonts out of tha country. They are detorminod to havo an agent of their own, and to meet together in a social manner more than they do. Col. Crounse, n wenlthy and whole-souled farmer, is interested in the movement. In Waupnea County soveral now Granges are ready to bo organizod. One at Northport, and one ut Clintonville, will Le immediately com- moneod. e NEW COUNTY ASSOCIATION. The Delegato Patrous of Husbandry of St. Croix County, havo organized n County Associ- ation, with tho followiug oflicers: A, . Poory President; Asa Parkor, Vico-Prosident: E. B, Holmes, Secrotnry; G. M. Streot, 'Ireasuror; John MeMillan, “Daorlopor; ‘Uristoes, Byron Brown, Tred, W. Iitchings, and O, Campboll ; the President, Sccrotary, aud threo Trustoes, to cemposo the Executive Commnttoo. The follow= ing Granges ero members of tho Associntion ‘Warren Grange, Hudson Praivie Girango, Ileas- ant Valley Geange, Lono ¥'ree Grange, Rivor Tnlia Grange, and Hammond Grange. The pro- amble of the Coostitution states the object of the Association, a8 fallows: “Whorens, Other cluseos and professions of men havo formod combinalions to protoet thoir own intarests; and, * Whoreas, Muny of these combinations are working vactly ogninst tho bost in- terests o Tarmor; thorefore, in order + moro perfect union, #Hocuro ad protoot our intorets against tho wonts of such combinations, we, tho rep .wlives of subordinate Grangoes of tho Patr ¢ IHusbandry in 8t. Oroix County, act- ing nwider tho State Grange of Wisconsin, do horoby form ourselves into s Mutual Oporativa Assoclation, sud adopt the following articles of confedoration.” Aud furtber, in the artictes, it la deolnrod a8 follows 1 Art. 3: “The objocts of this Asso- ciation shall bo tho promotion and attainmont of united and uniform action of the Grangos of which it is composed, in all mattors aftocting tholr inforosts and welfare in bringing the pro- ducors and consnmers of agricultural imple- monts and produets oloser togethor, by buying and gelliug throngh this Association, gr through such parties us mny make srrangemonts with it, to buy and soll such acticlos and implements as wo may nood, to proeure choap transportation, and to transrct such other bueiness ns ey bo necossary to socuro theso ends,” Stophenson County (11L) Farmers in Council, Special Dispatels to The Chicago Pribune, Faerronr, I, Fob, 6, —The Farmers' mooting at this poiut to-dny, in splte of the misrepresen- tations of n loading local papoer, which, through misinformation or malovolonos, advertised o pontponement, and iu the face of tho faot that the speakory advertisod wore delayed until noon by o bolated train, was well attonded and olicited great intorost, 'Tho moeting was addrossed by tho Ton, 1, T, Pincknoy, of Oglo County ; Pres ident W. O, lagg, of Madison County ; 8, M. Bmithy, Hoorotary of the Illinola Htate | Farmers’ Ansociation; and J, A, Dattor- son, ot Whitomde County. Tho Court- Houso wna woll filled in tho nftornoon, and tho nudlonoe listonod with deop interest to Prof, Pinclnoy and Mr, Fiagg. At Lho evenlng sossion thore was o large attendance, the andi- :mcn hoing addressed by Mr. Smlth and Mr. Put- OrHON,. ‘I'he meoling, notwithatanding the drawbneks, wan n declded success, nnd ono that will tell for the movement in the good timo coming, Farmeoers? YMcotings in Oglo County, e Speetal Dispatch to Phe Chicaan Tribune, Toro, 1ll, Fob, 5,—Tho farmors’ meoting hold at this placo to-day 8 _the third one in tho coun- éythlu woek, Prof. Plncknoy presided. 8. M, mith addroesod tho meoting in tho aftornoon inn spocch of nearly two hours. 'U'ho spocch way mostly dovated fo the politionl phingo of the movement, urgiug the farmory to forgot that thoy had bolanged to eithor of tho old partics, oud voto indopondently in tho future. 1le ad- vised them in, volooting mon to reprexent thom in tho various oflices, to considor ouly their com- potonco and honesty, aud to nomlumte no mau for any oflie who aslked for it, Tho mooting camo togethor again ab 7 o’clocls, ond was firas sddrosacd by Mr. Bmith on tho nd- vantages of co-operative buylng aud solling, Ho wna followed by J, A, Patterson in n logical spaoch on railrond logistation, showing how ut- terly it liad failed in effeoting roformms in tho cost of tranaportation. Altogotlior tho three meot- ingn have been n decided succoes, reaching, as thoy hiave, 8o large n portion of the farmors of the county, and arousing them to tho impor- tanco snd’ necossity of porsaverance, it thoy would emanclpato themeelves from monopolios snd roform our Govornment, Now Grange in Indinnn, Speetal Disvateh to 4'he Chicann Tribune, Tont WAYNE, Ind,, Fab, 6,—A\ Farmeys' Grango was organized tioro Tast night by the Patrons of Husbandry, electing L. M. Androws o8 Mastor, and W. W. 8hoaff as Ovorsoor. IRON AND STEEL. Mass Qonvention in Philadelphines Resolutions Adopled in Favor of Assorting Ores More Carcfully, Do ing Away with Unions, and in Sups port of Government Subsidics to Fransportation Schoimnos. Special Disvatch to The Chieaao Tribune, PmrAvELPUIA, Pa,, Feb, 6.—A gouornl con- vontion of iron aud steol manufaciurors, sald to bo the grentest mooting of tho trade evor held in tho Unlted States, at which over £300,000,000 of invouted capital was roprosonted, way hold this morniug in the parlor of the Continental Hotol, to consider tho propriety of forming a National American Iron and Stool Associstion, and to oxchango views on the great questions of tariff, finance, ote., now agitating the country. In view of the immonse importance to which tho iron and stool trade of tuo United Statos has grown, it has beon THOUGHT ADVISADLE TO COMDINE the isolated nusocintions formed Dy the differont branches into ono national body to look aftor thoir combined interests, Samuel J. Reoves presided. Jumes M. Bwanks, Secrotary, read s momorinl to Congress, an abstract of which appoared in yosterdny's Trinuxe, Recommendations wore apponded ns follows : First—Limitation of tho issuo of legal-tonder notes to $400,000,000. Second—Repenl of the limitation upon tho curroncy, and freedom of bank circulation under tha Nationnl Banking laws, subject to such rogu- Intions s will tond to afford ot all timow an ndequate supply of currency for tho needs of logitimate business, aud to provent ;mclh periodical gluty as lead to injurious specu- ation. . Third—Consolidntion of the Nntional dobt in nloan, bearing o low rate of intorost, which shall be tho sole basis of banking, aud may be redecmad and rotirod only by purchase in the open market by the Govoruniont. ASSOLTING ONES. Mr. Stobbins. ropresonting E, B. Ward, of Detroit, stockbolder in the North Chicago Roll- ing Mills, Milwaukeo mills_and furnncos, and Wynadotté, Mich., rolling mills, offcred tho fol- lowiny ‘Wirneas, It is of the ‘h!qllo!l importance that the question of fron ores be weli known, In order that ths (unlity and cost of iron mnde therdtrom can be cor- rectly dotermined § nnd WHERFAS, Tho want of any accurato syatem in this matter, and the largo demnud for orea in_ tho past fow joars lavoled to o wint of caro i amorling, uud to & fowerlug of the stendard of purity dotrimental to sil interested ; thereforo Rtewulved, That we urgoamoro careful assortmont of kinde, and n moro eritical classification of qualitica and porcentage of fron iu tho ores, a8 of great im- portance to producer and cousumer. Unanimously adopted, TRADES-UNIONS. 3 Oliver Williams, of tho Catanaqun s1tolling Dills, submitted o resolution doprocating tho nocessity of Trades-Unions of oitber omploy- ers or omployes for the rogulation of wages. Five hundrod mon in his concern wero out for fourteen weoks beeause his flrm would not agroo to be regulated by tho standard Jgov- orning Philadelphia mills. Thoy rosumed work cstorday nt o compromise rate that will nett hem £4.76 per diom jthrough the winter, and on the understanding that future disputes will bo mutually settled without reeard to outside inter- ference. ¥ Alivoly debate ensued, aud the proposition wag withdrawn, CIIANNELS OF TRADE. James I. Benuolt, of Pittsburgh, moved the following Retolved, That tho general policy of employing a portion of the mationul reveuus in tho improve- ment of uatural chonnels of treade and transportation, and of extonding Government ald to transcontinontal linea of raflroad, the construction of which involves greater risks ond oxpenso thau *;l'lvmn enterpriso is willing to encounter, bus been cnoficial to tho wholo country, and wo ud- viso that such furthior aid’ bo oxtended to unfinished national | luos of rond a8 will render productivo the inveatments alresdy mado in thowm by the Govornment, aud tend to improve the Weatern and Southern Statea through whick thoy ex~ tend, to rovive business, nnd give employment to labor “!‘."I' idle, with other resulting benefits to tho peoplo at large, lh'ngh'al. That tho eatisfaclory progress of ship- Luilding i the United States, and {ho especial notivity i the coustruction of jron veasels for oceun commercd, in natisfactory evidence of the benoficial operation of the Reglstry Izwe, which should not be changed g0 a8 to allow freo teado it ships, to tho seclous duiriment of this growing industry, without conferring upon the earrying trado any roal or pernmncnt advantago, ADIOURNMENT, Tho Association adjourned. [0 the Aasociuted Press.) Purapcrpitia, Peb, 5,—1ho muss Conyontion of iron and stool manulacturers offected n por- manent orfuulzutlon this morning by the elec- tion of W. J.Reeves, of Philadelphiv, Prositout ; 3. B, Ward, of Dotroit; Abramilowitt, of Now York; 8. M. Fulton, of Philadelphia; Jumes Ben- nott and Jamos Park, Jr,,of Pittsburgh, for Vice- Prosidonts; Jumos M. Bwank, Sccretaty ; and Charles Wheelor, Treasurer. It was moved that tho National Association of Iron Manufacturors and the Amorican TI0-IRON ASHOCIATION, as consolldatod, report to the Convention a Committeo consisting of flvo representatives from onohs of tho followihg iutoroste: Bat-iron, plato-iron, iron.rall, ond pig-iron trades. Agrocd to. Tho memorial read in committes last night was ndapted and sent to Washington : I'ho following vosolution was olfersd ¢ Resolved, That wherons tho cost of iron i ralironda and rolling-stack s about ons-third of the total cost of such roads ; und ‘Witzneas, Tho domand for iron for railroad build- ing I by for tho Iargest upon whicl fron-masters de- peind for their businesa; and Wieneas, The mntual indopeudence of railrouds and fron-malers, both s to coustruction on the one hand, and employment on the other, s such that thero «can bn uo cessution of oue without s cessution of the other; “Rexolred, That a committeo of this Association ho appointod to considor whethor tho Iron-mukora of the country o8 a wholo ean do anything o develop new ralrosils and cheapen the cost of tholr conatruction, ‘Tho rosolution was roferred to the Executivo Committeo. THE LABOR QUESTION. Proposced Strilko of Shawl-Weavers in fhilndelphin. Special Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune, PumnApeLeiia, Lob, 5.—A strko of tho Land- loom shnwl weaverd fs imminent. At a meoting liold yostorday afternoon, thoy adopted a scalo of prices making an udvance of 16 por cont on prosont xates, A numbor of manufacturers to- Ay ausorted their intention of rosisting tho pro- posod advanee, ‘The Printors! Strike in Indianapolis, Special Dispaten to The Chicugo Tribune, IxpraNarovws, Iud, Feb, 6,—The printors’ strlko is virtunlly st an end. Tho nowspaper ofticon aro il supplied with non-union inon and othiors are still coming. A sooro or more of tho latost arvivals failod to mecuro situations, and loft the eity. A doxzen of the uow employos of thie Journal wore to-day discovored 4o bo union- ists, sud wero immediately discharged, Loy oamo from Ulueluuati, —_— STATE LEGISLATURES. A Host of Bills Introduced in {ho Wis- . consin Legisiature, Petitions and Remonstrances Against the Repeal of the Graham Liquor Law. The Railroad Question in the Mine nesota Legislature, ‘WISCONSIN, Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, TIE GRAMASL LIQUOT LAW. MapteoN, Wis., Fob, 6.—Another awarm of ro- monstrances ngainst tho ropeal or modiflention of the Grabam Liquor Inw, one signed by Gov, Taylor's wifo and othors, were prosented in the two Hounos to-dny, and it 18 threatoned thero will be 10,000 nnines here insido of & wook. Alexander Ginham, of Janosville, author of tho Inw and o supportor of the Reform ticket lnst fall, is hioro to opposo ropenl, SENATE. Tosolutiona relative to rallroad charges, taxa- tion, and o Bonrd of Control wero offered yostor- dny. A subatituto was adopted this morning of similor purport, but providing for rates of transportation not oxceoding those of the Insb weok in Juue, 1873, and not #o fullyinstructing tho Committee in ro- gord to thio dutios to be devolved on tho Doard of Contral. After n long debato, the substitute was roferred to the Joint Sclect Committco on Railrond Tariffs and Transportation. TUDLIC LANDS, A rosolution was offered to tho offoct that, un- der tho policy of the Btato of disposing of its lnuds at low figures, thoy hinve largely falleninto tho hands of speculators, to the injury of actual sottlove, while tho intorosts of tho Behool and othier funds have not beon benefited as much ns thoy might havo been, and directing inquiry s to tho propricty of incroasing the minimuwm prico of laudy, nnd limitiug the amount sold to one porson to 160 acres, REGENTS OF NORMAL SOHOOLS. The Govornor sout to the Bennie the namos of Charles B. Woeisbrod, of Oshkosl, to hold un- 1 Feb, 1, 1876, and A, II. Wells, to Lold uutil Teb, 1, 1877, a8 Rogents of Normal Schools, BILLS INTRODUCED. Thoro wero fiftoon bills introduced, including soveral of n local character. BT. ONOIX & SUPERIOR LAND-GRANT. Among those bills was a substituto for the bill to “confer tha St. Croix & Superior land- grant on tho Northwestorn Iinilrond Company, conditional on the building of forty miles of road tho firet yoar, aud twenty ench yoar af- ter, all within sevon ycars, from Dros- cott to Buporfor, with ~a bond of 86,000 = omile for the firat year, and §1,000 per milo sfterward. Anothor. bill conforred thegrant to the Wisconsin Railway Company, conditioned on the building of tho above road at the rate of 40 miles a year, all in fivo years ; also on tho condition that within threo yenrs a rond shall bo built from some point on tho Missiseippi River to Eau Claire, Chippo- wa Talls, and Mouominco, provided ench of thoso placen gives $26,000 aid ; atso that in the same time 1t shall build a rond from Monroo to Shullsbuvg, provided $100,000 aid bo given on the liue, TAILWAY OTANGES, A bill was introduced to establish a uniform tariff of railrond charges ut § conts n milo for pnesongors ; and on fital-cluse froight 11 conts por 100 pounds for tho first 80 miles, and 7-10 of ncont for onch additional 10 miles, and in Em ortion for othor classes of froight; and pro- ibiting digcriminations, oxcopt in favor of porighablo articles. . OTHER BILLS wore introduced to prevent ombozzlemont by carriors ; to require Assossors to kwoear persous to n atatemont of porsonal proporty; providiug that malicious intent shall bo proyved_in actions for libel ; to inveat o portion of the Stato L'rust Fund in tho bonds of fowa County. DILLS PASSED. Among the Lills passed wero the following: A momorial to Congress for the improvemont of tho harbor of llewnanueo ; & resolutiou to amend the Consiitution by providing for bicunial sos- slons of the Logislature. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, A bill concerning o State Board of Equaliza- tion, which was ordored engrossed yostorday Ly o vote of 16 to 15, coming up on its passngo gavoe Jso to filibustoring, calls of Sonate, atc., ote., which wore cut short, without action, by adjourn~ ment, ASSEMDLY, Sponker Bouck presented a commmunication from tho Stute Grange of Patrons of IIusbandry with resolutions asking the action of tho Logis- lature in regard torailroads. MNomorinls to Congress wero preaented for tho ropeal of the Banlkrupt law ; for tho protection and im){l‘ovnmnut of tho nuvigation of the St. Croix Liver. = A rosolution probibiting leavoes of abeonco ox- copt for good renson stated, was killed, 'I'horo woro forty BILLS INTRODUCED, . largely of n loeal naturo, several contemplating eity cliartar royisions ; also Lo organizo tho Thir- toenth Judicial Circuit outof tho Sixth, Snvunlh‘ and Lighth 3 to prohibit the use of inspcctors ncale, commonly callod toster, by wheat buyers and doslors in graly; to onable railway cmployes to rocovor dmmnoges for injuries sustained in thio dischargo of their dutics; to provide for tho Leoping opon of United States mail routes in the Stato; to provide for Justicos of Poaco aud Constables in incorporated vil- lagos; to legnlize and ostablish o rallway poutoon bridgo at Prairio du Chien; to put tho salary of County Buperintondonts at tho discre- tion of County Boards ; to provido for tho com- pletion of improvewonts about the Capital Purk, and appropristing 210,000; to ropeal all lnws ox* empting porsons and corporations {rom taxutions to graut cortain lands to the Wisconsin Railron Campauy, similar to the Senate hill; author- jzing tho organization of industrinl schiools for givls; to organizo Tuylor County out of part of Marathon, Chippowa, und Clucl, BILLS IASSED, To roponl the law of 1873, precluding the use of imperfect coe;lou of papors in logal ncttons ; to provide for the recovery of costs and foes in cases romoved from Justices' Courts to Courts of Rocord by o writ of cortiornri ; to ns- certain anmnnlly the numbor of principal farm producty of the State, RAILIOAD ATD, Bynvotoof G to 74 tho Assombly rofused indofinito postponomont of the bill probibiting DMarquotte County from giving aid to sailronds for ton yenrs, amonded it 50 as to mako it appl to all couutios, and it wae lnid asido to bo por- fected. COUNTT PRINTING. ‘Thero was gomo dobats on tho bill to allow esunty printing #> bo bid for by any paper thrao months old, for which the Coinmittoo on Print- ing roporled & substitute requiring a paper to be estaplished oue yoar, instend of two as now, and adjournment was had pending final action, TIE ADJOURNED CAUGUS of tho Legislative Roformors on the Graham Liguor lnw to-night, it is undorstood, resulted in tho sdoptiou of & bilt to bo introducad au n substi- tute for the prosent Graham law, mnteriall molifying it, and waluly cunuumfi the ponnl- ties to sales to pavtly-intoxicated moun and miuors, P — IOWA, Special Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Des Moines, Ia., I'eb, 5,—Tho Houds to-day passed tho Insurance bill oxtondiug tho time for compnnies to mmle thoir roports to tho State Auditor to April 15 of cach yenr. Tho Sounto adopted and tho ITonsa reportod a resolution roquosting the Patrons of Mnsband- ry Lo submit a Linilroad bill for the considoration of the Goneral Assembly. ‘I'lis action is re- gaurded ag oxtraordinary, bocauso the Bonatogon- orally hng boon rognidod as unfriondly to any railtoad logislation, such ns the Graugors want, The Ropublicans holding over aro espe- clolly engor in tho matter, and thoir desigua are g8 yob » mystory to the obsorvor. It isnob likoly !hou[fh that auy opposition will be made to any bill looking to tue taxation of railronds and t{w rogulation of froights and tarifls, Tho Agrieultural Collego Investipating Com- mittoe mot to-day and commonced work. Prow- dont Welch was Dofore tho Committes, aud mnde « longiny statomont, ‘Tho Comumittes s not ex- pected to mako much progross for a fow days, Cl?lmmly not much is expected from the Com- mittoo, - S — OALIFORNIA, Bax Fnancisco, Fob, 6.—The invostigation Into the churges of corruption fu councetion with tho rocent Bonatorial election commenced at Baetamonto last night, B3I, T\ Boruok, f thiy clty, tho editor of the Spirit of the Times, n wporting Tnu-nnl‘ apponred s counsol, Doruck tentitiod that J, C. Cartor, an Assomblyman from Yubu County, told him thut Lo had boon offored £2,000 to lonvo Bhafior and vote for Doath., As- semblyman Northrop had baon roported aB say- Ingg thit ho bad boon offered monoy to voto for Booths Ho donied this wnder oath, but snld that o drunken man, Thomns Jlllflwu, had told Lim that ho could hayo £8,000 if ho wonld vote for Farloy for Assomblyman. ¥, Swift testificd that Booth oxpreased himeolf strongly againat any kind of gitt, or brioe, or promisg whatover. 1 smid ho would rathor be hoaten than compro- wino himnelf or his frlends inany way whatovor, I'he investigation will be renumed to-night. gt OHIO. Cor.unnus, Fob, b.—In tho Houso this morn- ing, tho following billa wero passod : ‘Fho Son- ato bill for the appointment of a Board of flve Centonninl Commissloners for Obio, and the 1louso bill to forbid the sppointmont of partnors of yrosgeuting attornoys to defond oriminals, 1In tho Sonato, o bill was inttoduced to amend tho clvil codo #o as to provido that tho Court of Commion Plons or District Court may vacnto or modify {ts own judgments or ordors at thio torm ot which tho snme aro made, where such judg- mont was obtaiued by falss tostimony. A bill was Introduced providing that married women may suo or bo sued alone, whou the ac- tlon concerns lior soparate propurly. or s a part- nor in n mercantilo "business, or as botwoen hor and her msband, and making hor soparato prop- erty liablo for any judgmont rendered Ihnr}n agninsther, , 1louso bill Incronsing foos of witnossas in civil cancs was indefinitoly postponed. Tu tho onso thig p. m. bills wore introduced progcribing » mode for tho =approprintion of proporty by & corporation, to protect foot and sidewnlks, slindo and ornamontal treos along highway ; to amend tho act establishing an In- surance Dopartmont 8o a8 to roquiro tho amount of valuation of policies of lifo insuranco companics 10 he considored a8 n logal liablity of such company; to provide for j’ndgmnuls by dofault bofors Juaticos and othor oltlcors; to suthorizo incoxr- Homlud villnges to lovy n tox of two mills on the olinr valuation for general purposes ; to roponl what is known as tho Wright amendmonts to tho Southern Railrond lnw; for the Corporation Asgociation to buy and soll roal ostate. In tho Senuto, & bill was introduced to author- izo tho Commissionurs of two or more counties to unite in the ostablishment and mnintonuuce of 1 Children’s Ilome. pr SRS MINNESOTA. Specral Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8T, PAur, Minn., Fob. 5,—Tho Sonnte passed o bill providing that the Governor should with- hold tho lands appertaining to the St. Vincont Tstonsion of tho 8t. Paul & Pacific Road till | tho dobls duo Minnouotinus for consiruction, ote,, aro ndjusted ; if not within six months, tholands to bo sold and tho proceeda nppl(ud to paying off tho debts whioh aro owing DeGralt & Co. and their 'sub-contractors, the amount being about 500,000, A motion pravalled looking to the enactmont of o lnw for the taxation of railway lands iraug- forred by companies by instruments not of rail- roads, The smount thus traneforred, ns to Trusteos, and oxchanged for bonds is cstimated at 600,000 neros. In tho Ifouso, a bill repealing the law requir- ing tie goneral lnws to be published in all tho Stuto papors wus indeflnitely postponed. RAILROADS. The Gilman, Clinton & Springficld IEailrond Casc==Motion for Dofoult Entercd by Complainants. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Broomixorox, Ill, Fob. 5,—TCho complain- ants’ attornoy asked that a dofault be entorod in the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield case against tho Ponnsylvania Company, who have failed to make appearance in court, It will bo recollected that theso two coiporations aro among tho dofendants in the procecdings against tho Roilroad Dircctors, as thoy woro builders of the road, and aro owners of a major- ity of the stock that is now tho subject of con- troversy. Gov. Palmor, up to the present time, bns_roprosonted only the iailroad Compnny and its Dircetors, In order to bring the Ponusylvania Compnny and the Morgan Improvement Company within the jurisdiction of tho Cowrt, they being I’ounafilvmlu corporations, notice to thom way published in this county’ for forty days, ciling them to plond answer or domur to sho bill filed ngainst thom, and acopy of the notice was mailed to ench of them to Philadelphia. TProof of this wna presontod to the Court, and zha dofault asked for. Judge Tipton did not graait it, how- over, saying Lo would wait till Gov. Palmor was notifled of the application, so that ho might linve opportunity to come in and filo anewer, Whother that fiuntlamlm will appear for tho parties roferrod to is not known. If no-. body sppears for them by #he third Mon- day” of this month, the bil will be considered confossed by thom, and dopositions will then bo taken in Philadelpbia, from Thomas A, 8cott and others, in order to lay boforo the Court additional cvidonco going to show tho legitimacy or illegitinzncy of tho atotk held by them, and the amount of profits made by the Mnrfi:’nu Improvoment Company. Their stock and bonds in disputo will not be declared void until the procecdings are hind. Milwaukee Northorn Railrond. Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, MILWAUKEE, Feb, 6,—It transpirod to-day that in addition to the leasing of tho -Milwaukeo Nortbern Railroad Company’s lino to the Fox River to the Wisconsin Central Railrond Com- pany, the latter was givon tho option of pur- chase on cortain torms within six or twelve moaths, Rumora were prevailing on the stroot to-day that the mortgago to socuroe bondholders of tho rond in question had been foraclosod, but, on inquiry, your correspondont fonnd this not to ‘o tho case, tho coupous having beon paid. The oflicinls say the June coupons will b provided for, It was also stated, in finaucial circles, that Jamos Ludington had transferred all his real ey~ tato to his brother and othors, in order to avoid responsibility on tho notes of tho Dlilwaukes CQonstruction Compauny. Mr, Imaington being aslked as to the truth of this chargo, eaid ho was proparod to trko his share of tho sottlomont of the Company's affairs, and had donae nothing to evado linbility. A scarch of the rocords revealed 10 such transactions as wera charged. Logansport Railroad Conncctions smeciul Dispateh to The Chicana Tribune. Loasvsvonr, Ind,, Fob. 5.—Tho question of whotherornot to tax the city to the amount of 240,000 or £50,000 for tha.};“mo“ of building tho' Logansport, Orawfordavillo & Southwest- orn Railrond, from Clymors to thi city,a dis- tanco of mix miles, ia just now being agitated. At prosent thoir trains ore boing run iu Lere over tho Toledo, Wabash & Westorn Railrond, It is nlso proposed to remove the general oflices of tho t(omml: rond from Orawfordsville to Logans- port. New Western Connection of the Miche igan Southern. New Yorx, Feb. 5.—It is understood that arrangements arc being completed by tho Lako Shore Company to horeafter connect by the now Tel Rivor Ntond from Butlor to Logansport, and with the Columbus, Chicago & Indinna Central b tho latter point for its Westorn councetions. Opening of the Torre Elnute, Paris & Docatur Ruilrond. Tenre ITavTe, Iud., Fob, 65.—Tho first train ovor the Torre nute, Paris & Decatur Railrond arrived here nt 11 o'clock to-dny. Whis opons o lino from ‘lerra Haute to Docatur, Springficld, and other points in the Nortiwest. The com- plete line is open for froight to-day, and will be opon for passengers on the 16th instant, LOCAL ITEMS, EVENINGS IN ERIN, Aurora Turnor Hall was crowded with an on- thusiastic audienco last night, to witness Sulli- vaw's New Hibernicon, a grand musieal and historical entortainment, roprosonting the beau- tiful sconory of Ireland, interspersod with up- propriate voeal and instromental musio, comio songs and donces, 1lr. and Mrs, Sullivan have alrondy takon a strong hold on the Ohicago publio, whilo il tho other porformors did them- solyos credit. Prominont among them are Mr, Trank Newhball, balladist; Mr. Dan Gooloy, comedian ; and Mr, Davis, comic vocalist, This ontertainmont is given for tha boneflt of tho poor, and to-night will bo positively thelr last appearanco, All should avail themuolves of the ohinnce of witnessing this grand entertainment. The first annual ball of the Dluoc-Btooking Bosge-Ball Olub is to bo hold at Wahl's lhlh cornor of Ilalsted and Adems stroets, this evoning. Beunsgon, who was slot a few nights since, way roported last ovening to boa little more uu- comfortuble, but no worse, A boy named Willism Lamb was run ovor by o carriago on Bedgwick streot, near North uvenuo, about 4 o'clock yestorday aftornoon, and sortously injured, Ho was at ouco tekon to ity home, No. &4 Norbh Carpontr viroot, auda hyslolan eallod, who pronou inot Hloly to bo fatal, i od B latartonf Ono of the boldest and most audaci - ‘berlen that has talen piaco in Chicay }“c{g:x: lrr?y:)g timo was committod [nst ovoning by two une Jmown thieves upon A, Androws, pawnbrolor, iNo, 461 Bato ntroot. It lias tho Lruo dnck Shop: spard ring about it, It ia cortaluly n vory sovera commontary upon our polico system “that it ila poustblo Lo rob so prominent a store on o <rowded a atroot an Stato s at 7 o'clock in the ovoning, aud for tho thioves to eszapo with their plunder. The facts of tho robhory aro these: Mr, Ane drows lins boon contined to hla room for soveral dnys by o #overo indisposition, and loft tho store in tho chargo of Lis clork, Isaao Now, a youth about 16 yours old, As nsunl, laut even~ ing Now was waiting upon customers, when a mnan eamo inand wishod to kee a gold chnin, Ho attondod to n customor, who mado his pur- chage and loft, and then went to the stranger with o bundie of chains, Whilo lio wns protoud- dng to oxamine a chain, Lo stoppod behind Now's back, and, scizing him by the thront, car- zied him to the rear of tho Htore, whero ha ohioked him i1l Iva was inscunible. Meanwhilo twa other men, confoderates of the first, ind como in tlio front door, and, whila tholr pal was attond- ing to Now, thoy woro going through tho snfa and show-cages, golling #1256 in monoy, threa watchos, some unset dinmonds, and jowelry to tho volue of &3,600. Cooliy walking “out of tho store, thoy oscaped. In aboub & quarter of an hour, & Mr. Dpy ontored tho store, and, soeing overything oxposed and no one about, lio walked to the roar part of. tho store, where ho found New lying on tho floor insonsible, and covored with blood, thnt hod spurted from hin mouth snd noso, Thlnklng it _at first to Do & murdor, Mr., Day wag greatly shocked, but,+ oxnmining him, ho found La wad nlive, and, ‘upon the application of rostora- tivos, ho was quickly brought to. Being quone tionod 08 to why Lo was in such n condilion, Now rolated (o fucts as stated nbove. Tho ofiicory on boat were notifled, and tho oficors at tho Contral Station, but up to a lato Lhour laak night no arresty hind been mado. omo burglars ttied to enter tho shoo-storo, 78 Washiugton stroot, sbout o'clock last ovon. ing, but tho patrolman coming up, the would-ba thioves excaped. . Tiichard Ellis iw & gay and festivo youth of the colored persunsion. On Tucsday ovening ho took tho family ot his omployor, Mr. Smith, to iho theatre, nnd then drove tho horses down to n Drothol on Tayloristroot,and, filing thosloigh witl datle-skinned mairlons, io 'drove nbout tho city, to tho groat edifleation of tho aforesaid mnidens, but to tho almost total destruction of tho team, 80 far a8 bolng of any sorvice, At last, nbout 10 o'clock, oflicer Oronlt foumd the horses on the cornor 'of 'nylor strect andf Fourth avonue, bardly ablo to walk, Ho tried to arrest Els, but tho latter drove off, overturned the sl«iglx, and escapod. The officor recovered the teom and restored them to the ownor, and last evening he arrested BEllis, who will be examined by Justico Boydon this morniug, August Lamnart keops o tailor shop at No. 178 South Halstod strect. ~ Last oveniuy pn ummgér came in and wanted tho best suit thet could be made. It I8 noedless to say that Mr. Lon- narb likes such & customer, 60 ko showed ~ him with _ great n&ncrhy L3 picco of goods worth 39 & yard, Whilo tho strangor was oxamining it, Mr. Lannart's atten- tontion was calted to somo othor ranttor, Bub on roturning to whoro ho had loft tao cloth and would-bo customer, both were goune, and Mr. ZLannart mourns for his $9 a yurd pieco of goods. Tho good people of Barrington, u &tation o tho Northwastorn Tailzond, elghtoon milos from Chicago, wore startled Tuesdny to hear that Smmn Schufeldt, a girl of 14 yoars, Lad oloped with & Bohomian named Mrthow Botsout, Tho girl bolongs to @ Lighly rospectablo family wnd all her family nre in roat distross, Botsout worked for Mr. Schufeldt st summer, and a8 ho is & man about twonty-five yoars old of ploasing addross, ho ~ doubtlesely insinuated himself into tho girls aflcotions and has now carried her off, Miss Schufedt looked lice a youug Indy of twonty, and would ensily passfor Botson's wife. A Drother of the misguided gitl was in towu yesterday trying to discover traces of hor, but'wns unsuccessful. o states that she loft homo ‘Tuesdny morning, as usual, to go ta gchool, and that shortly atterwards o lndy saw ber and Botsoot togothor, Thabis the last trace of l‘mr ho Lad, but, a3 the caso is in tho dotect- ives' hands, the-whoresbouts of the couplo will be discoveroed. IOWA. The Osceola County Sufforers, - Broux Ciry, Ia., Feb. 6.—Senators Perkina and Fairall, the Sounte Committeo to investigata tho condition of the homestenders, arrived hova from o tour through Lyon, Osccols, O'Drion, and Sionx Counties, roport great destitution among the people, and the necousity of immodis ate action to prevent suifering and to enablo the farmers to soed their land. —_——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Livenroon, Fob. 5.—Stenmships Stato of Vire gh:in and Elgin, from Now York, have arrived out. New Yonw, Fob, b.— Arrived — St i Colsbrin, from Tivorpoot, L o oomebip DEATHS, WISH_Toh. 5_at 13 ., i e Potor iab, 318 South Pootacste Phitte Tian ha o sk Sorof bleaga, T unoral ou Saturday at 10 a. m. .u;.;u\anu ‘Comotory. Ericuds aco bavitod toratiana 109 CMILLAN=Fb. 4, 1874, of : it fi“‘;’;‘.’,‘,”w""f“& ‘paonmonls, Elizatieth, aral from No, 343 Weat Monroo-at., Saturday morn. dng. Sorviacs at St. Patriok! 3 dhtheo by cirrisgos to Caivary Comptony, o0 0 -+ und RRIFFFob. 3, 187, of ompl eral from rosldouco st Lako-st., and by cane riaga to Rosohill O - ' Fiae do Ttoaenill « omotery to-day, at 11 d'clock a.m. KELSEY—Tn Ohill, N, Y., at th 3 Nirae, Tob. b, 1674 Alre- A, b Kotog, ansnts yene V* Ani'atil] Another” victim of that, torsiblo Chicaga fire, Tho decossod hiad Jived In Chicago twanty yoars,nnd by ins dustry and goonomy hiad accumulatud a fale gompetobiy, ‘most of which was swopt away by thofiro, Hor ramaing asato bo takou to ltosoli Gomotory for tntermant, and v cajto ot ' Companiod by trioads. - oo HOmINg, Yeb. 7, do- BRACKIN-Rosauns Drackin, 3 Iato ostlones, 125 Caolicreost” Toe dentih Shails mournod by two survisi: pranaty ving daughtors and s largo ciralo of Funoral to leavo hor lato rosidonco at 8 o'clack Saturday morning, by earriage to 4 ) by Touts Iticbnd Gopos to Laymens, OLuFcs thuno o 5t AUCTION SaLES. BY GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabnsh-av, AT ATCTIOIN, On SATURDAY, Fob. 7, at 8¢ o’clock, REGULAR SOUTII SIDE SALE 01 Household Furniture Chattel Mortgago Snlo of 30 Rooms, in part: Parlo Clinmbor Farmiture, Brdatoads, Turoans Ten. Poye, i W. S, Burgaus, Mattrossos, ding, Pillows, Mirrors, Orpot, Stovas, Hopo. Matting, Lace Ourtaing, Spring Hlods, Crookory, Shaica, Iinglich Jirusssly, and’ Throo-Ply Carpots, Sowing Machines Of- 0 and Patlor Doska, shotr Casea, (1,50 Gann of Gorn, PRS0t Gt -G 101 & By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, NO. 108 ¥ REGULAR SALES BUGGIES, PHAETONS, & CUTTERS, RARNESS &t., On WEDNESDAY, at 10 'elook, at 108 Madison-st, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &o. On TIHURSDAY, at 10 v'olock, at 108 Madiso OUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAL DMERCHAND, .0n SATURDAY, st 8 o'clack, at 109 By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Friday Morning, Fob. G, At 90X o'clock ke REGULAR WEE) Ok of R e KON D RN R O IR FURNITURE, Rlogant Parlor aml Chamber Buits, Murhlo-Toy )] I el e e B b A boards, Burea Casgs, Cacpots, Bedding, and & large Uonort Morolaug ON, POMEROY & . d ‘Auctionerrn. By OSGOOD & WILLIAMS, ‘Wost 8lde Auction JTouse, & South Canal-at, HAVE DAILY BALES OF New aud Secoud-Hand Frnitnrg aud Gonoral Hongohold Gooda o 2 T Fla0 Rrarlo.t ol Ghmaror: ota ‘."-f”?:.',' Partorismid Unrpata, Uonking and Hoating Stusos, &o." Must b said o anoat. THE MENU ATSOHWEIZER'S RESTAURANT, &’sfilfi;m gear Haduon, UNAUMPARSED i awals