Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1874, Page 2

TICAGO DAILY TRIBUN SATUR Y, FEBR SPRINGFIELD. Proceedings of the Illinois Leg- islature Yesterday. Bradwell’s Bilt for the Simplification of Pleadings Read a Third Times ' Tho Revised Bill in Relation to Hus- - band ard Wife Considered, Affairs of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Jacksonville. . Reckless Expenditures Made in £ Iixcess of Approprictions, / 4 4 Proposed Change in the Terms of tho ¢ Supremo Court. A Log-Rnlline Rntarnviea in Bahalf of o State 'fn:fit.ufions. REVISING THE STATUTES. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tridune, BINPLIFIOATION OF PLEADINOH. SentyapiEL, Ill., Fob. 6.—The proposod sim- plification of tho forms of pleading was beforo tho Houso this morning, Bradwoll's aud Truitt's bills boing tho specinl order. Bradwoll's bill pimplifics .tho forms of ploadings only, and Smith's simplifics both practice aud ploadings, Tho Judicial Dopariment Committeo reported againgt any chango, which ia only what might ba oxpected from nntiquated lawyors who aro afrald of their bread and buttor. IIny bolieved it impossiblo to pass such billg through tho Sonate. Leitzo suddenly discovored that the time of tho Houso was vory precious, and the considera~ tion of thoe bill would consumo two weoks, Aloxander twittod tho gentloman with a sud don fronk of economy. Moore, of Adams, foared the matter would oc- cupy & mouth, though be was not economically disposed a8 to time, or money elther, whon the T'lllson claim was iu his hands. - T'raitt oxplained that his bill provided for THNEE FONMS OF ACTION. Tirst, contrncts, including covonant and debt second, torts, including trespnsa snd trover; and third, roplovin and assumpsit, These were tho logical forms of action.* Ho warned lnwyors that it they did not mccopt theso simplifica- tions they would have to take something much moro radical before long. ITis Lill was al- most a literal copy of tho Massachusotts Prac- tico act, Somo lawyers should be arrayed in wigs and gowns, They talled about time ns it thoy werae in o burry to go homo. Ronkin charged that the gontlemon who talkod about waut of time voted against nd- journmont, Time conld not be more sensibly spont than fn simplitying tho forms of. ploading. ‘Ho heard a Cook County Judge rewmark that thoy did not want gimplo forms, 8o that farmers could ractico Iaw as they-taught uchool in the winter, o trusted tho b][vla would be trented fairly, properly considerod, and ono of them passed. CONNOLLY'S BPEECIT was & criticism of Truitt's bill, intended to kill it, without any sincere purposo of amending it. He wns moro merclful to Bradwell's bill, think- 1uR ITCOUL by haciaded on s £0 RUSWOT, - irdon snw but little chanco of any bill in th diroction of reform going through §o wsisy Tin~ yors, 80 ho was in favor of postponing the sub- ject until tho Twouty-ninth Ganeral Assembly, which o was suro would 1ot contain many law- yors, and the farmers would make pleadings sim- plo cnough. Quinn favored the Bradwell bill. The lawyors, who wero hostile to innovationa of any kind, cousulted during the dinner-hour, and concluded thoy had batter accept tho Lrad- woll bill, or Triutt's would b forcod upon thom. Bo, when the House reassembled, the bill waa road and slightly smended. TIUE SUBSTITUTE, Truitt offored hig bill n naubstituto. Ifocrit- icised tho Bradwell bill, becauso it loft the forms of action untouched. The substitute did away with tho gonoral isaue, aud compolled tho do- fendant to maka a specified defengo, Olegon offered a ridicnlous amondment. Tho substituto was not mlo}:tod,—-ls to 65,— and the bill was ordered to o third reading, THE NEVIBED CORONER LAW was signed by tho Governor, UUSBAND AND WIFE. Tho rovision bill concerning Lusband and wifo was discussed in the Senate, Candield pro- Puuad an amondment preventing married women rom ongs‘ging in sny commercial transactions thoy orboted witoreworkn ut & cost azcoeding the ape propriation for that purposo $7,059, 1In 1871~%3 tlioappropriations for ropates wan $2,000, ‘The amount oxponded for Topalra was $10,822,84, In -1870 the amonn of tho approprition for repairs’ was $2,000; tho amownt expended tvaa §8,794,64; b THR COMMITTEE SAY that “tho gonoral maungomont and the discl- pline of the iustitation, and the rosults attained, ara doeserving of tho highest commondation. T'ho oxcoss of the presont contract over the ap- proprintion for tho building i $30,000.48, and Iha’{nllldlllg 1o unfinishod.” : THE CONOLUSION OF THE REPORT is na follows 1, | 4 Yaur Gummities nro of tho opinfon: 1, Thnt the Toard of Trustoes of tho Institution for thin Eduen- tlon of tho Douf aud Dumb linye, without authorits of law, enlerod Juto coutracts {nvolving an oxpend(e ture of mnna}”{’l l'lc?fil of ‘tho appropriation made by the Goneral Assombly, ’9. ‘That sald Board have nuproperly diverted funds from o olucts for which thoy wore uppropriated, and ! 3, Tht thio Board of Trustoes, contrary fo {ho exe preas provisions of low, croated an \ndebtednenn by entorlng fito au areangemont with M, I Ayrea & Co, for Ioan of monoy to kald inatitution, In conclusion, your Committeo would_rom ly recommend_ tho Pasaago of au nct roorgunizing tho Tonrd of Trustocs 8o that tho Superintendent shall Dot bo o membor thoreof, and providing that {temized nccounta shiall bu kept of all recoipts and exponditures, i1 which shll appear tho dato of each transaction, the party from whora and to whom money s Tecoiyed and pnid,’ and for what purposo; ond, or for tho fling of vouchers for ' all expenditurca with tho Auditor of Publie Accounts, aud for an nn- il report to bo filed with the Governor of the Blate coatajuing a fnl and corroot copy of all such accotnte, And furthor providing for tho Tolurn to ilio Stato Treanury of fllrmmx]mmlnd balancns now on hand to s credit of apecial sppropeintion funds, whoro tho pproprintions have boon accomplistiod, i pro ol o wiharawal from tho Bt easry of ony money alrendy sppropriated or that may lieseatier bo Supropsiatcd for the nia of salil bnaith: pérformed on_sccount of aty Auch approprintion; ox copting only the annunl sppropriation for ourrent ora diuary expenscs, 10 bo drawn o8 now provided by law, Allof which {8 reapectfully submitted, RicutAn B. Tuoxrsod, Chatrman, E, A, Wioox, Joux HINOHOLIFFE. ———— ORGANIZATION OF COURTS. Special Dievateh to The Chieago T'ribuno, BUPREME COURT ONANGES, Brnrxorixen, L, Fob. 6.—Tho Revieion Com- mitteo, undor instructions from the Houso, ro- portad tho bill abolishing terms of the Supreme Court at Ottaws, Mount Vornon, and Chioago, aud providing for sossions at Bpringfield, to bogin on tho firat Tuosdays in Jan- uary, Juno, aud Soptemboer. ‘This consolidates threo libraries, wipes out tho threo grand divi- sions, though tho clork from cach will continuo to tako chiarge of casos from his distriot, and locates the Court pormaunontly at Spring- flold. A tost voto showed 84 forthe bill and thorois no doubt of ita paesago. It is stated that tho entirc Bonch, except Chic? Justica DBreeso, favor the change. Tho bill was ordered to a third reading. ) TUL COUNTY COURT BILL came up in the Senate ns o spectal order. An effort was again mado to postpono. It fallad, and two-thirds of tho dny was occupied in the discussion of tho oxtonded jurindiction. . It camo np on an amendment by Sanford giving Count Courts jurisdiction up to £600 in all but land- titlo cascs, by procoedings on Informntion similar to indictmont, and providing that courts shall be opened for such trinls in January, April, July, sud Soptembor, z 7 Cummings moved 'to amond the amendment sllowing o County Court to walve any of the law terms at {ts diecrotion. Adopted. Sanford's amoudment was sdopted as amond- od—yens, 22, nays, 10, Amendmonts perfecting the bill wore offored and opposed during the ontiro afternoon by votes of 19 to 18, 'Tho blll was orderod to a tlurd reading by 24 yoas, as follows : ~ * Avcher, owmpton, Sheldon, Baldwii, Tenry, Shepard, lirooke, Ilinchclire, Bivong, Cummings, Kelly, Were, Guonfugiam, Nicliolson, . Whiting, Casoy, Palmer, Wilcox, o, Roynold: Yuger, Grean, anford, Alr, President—24 Sanford was champion of the incropsed juris- diction. FEES OF SUPREME COURT CLERKS, Kaso introducod o bill reducing the fees Clorks of the Supremo Court one-half, e COOK COUNTY AFFAIRS. _Swecial Disnatch to Tha Chicago. Tribune. AANITARY REGULATIONS. Beervarterp, Feb, 6.—Mr. Peltzer introduced & bl gent here by tho Sanitary Superintendent of Chicngo, providing that Boards of Ioslth,in cities shall have general jurisdiction and super- vision of all packiug-housos, slaughter-liouses, lue-factories, rendering establishments, dis- tillorics, fertilizor-monufactorios, ehemical- works, emolting-works, aud ' all othor oatablishments local within flve miles of the city limits liable to taint tho air with offengive or injurious gases, The pen- alty for rofusing to abate a nuisance shell bo {rom £25 to $100 & day.. Incidentally tho Buper- intendent approven of a State Board of Health, PARK LOARDS, MoGrath has proparad a bill repenling the Park Bonrds of Chicago, and resting their pow- era aud dutles in tho Common Couneil, SUBURDAN WATER-WORRS, Canficld reported Thompeon's bill for the pay~ ment of Water-works indebtedness by instails ments, which was introdaced for the Lenetit of Obicngo suburbs, with & favorable recommenda- tion from {he Committes on Municipalities. —— THE STATE PRINTING. of {\lllpnrnfiu rom hor husband, oxcopt in cases of s disability, which was not adopted. On the motion to order to & third reading, Canfleld arguod that the bill would promoto the luxtmmusb octrine of womau's rights, or freo ove. Undor the operation of tho previoys question, tho bill was ordored to & third roading—yona, 26; nays, 13, S STATE INSTITUTIONS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LOG-HOLLING, Senmyarrerp, 1., Fob, 6,—1ho proposed per- mancent location of tho Bupreme Courtat Spring- field is part of an arrangement by which At. Yornon isto gt the Feeble-Afinded Tnstitute, Garbondale ita normal achool appropriation, aud Alton o Southern Penitentinry. Tho friends of cach will voto for the other. In that way thoy Liope to carry all. Other interests ure involved inthe combinution, and will ba exposed in due timo, DUAF AND DUMB ASYLUX, The Speciul Committeo to invostigate the af- foirs of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Jack- sonvillo, made a roport this morning, a synopals of which is as follows: Tho act_approved Moy 3, 1873, provided that the sum of §60,000, or so mitch thorcof as may b neces- eary, bo appropriated for tho orection of n chupel, dining-room), und school Luildings ; $7,000 for wirm?’ [ Log oud ligiiting wstd buildings aud the ercction of “Loller-house ; and $2,500 for tho erection and Aittin Il o laundey ¢ whicl suld amounts, i i provide +in tho act, shall bo in full for the compietion’ of sald bullaings and wmprovements, Tho Jourd of Directora eutervd nto the following coutract ; For dinfug-room........ Chopel and school Building $20,640 5,600 Total,...,. But, by tiio to: 10 be inclosed, XOEAKIVE: EXPENDITURES, Thio cost of completing auld building will be 9,800 s tud thio amount already pald out for extras on thawaid building in $2,000. 48, which will muke an cxcess of tho zoet of bulldings over the appropriation of $20,000.89, By tho provisions of tho act ubovo named tho nppros printions for the warming nud_lghttuy ntd bulldlng énd tho erecton of u bolle-hoao sud Taundry wor not payable till funds were recelved from the lovy of 673, “Dut the Directors contracted for maid loundry, boller, and hesting upparatus, and havo i#wued orders upon tho- State Auditdr to tho amount of $16,801,38, Of thicso urders (here nve boen paid from tho Btale Trensury ant of tho $60,000 Ipere: printed, tho wum of $16,747.41, witkout wiithorlty of . A PLAIN VIOLATION OF LAW, The Directors explained that thoy srranged with AL £, Ayrus &Qo,, of Jackeouville, to advanco tho mouey snd carry this dobt for the justitution, By the act of ¥eb, U, 1849, the Directors are oxpressly pro- Libited from borroving moucy on any prolost Wit cver, CONFUSION OF TIIE ACCOUNTA, 1n he oMicial roport mado by them, thoy have mado o montion of the umount for which 'they have fssuod orders for tho boilor-Louse nud laundry, aud report ilio £00,000 appropriation us haviug n haluca on Land Nov, 80, 1873, of SMI,UW.M,‘ while, in fact, o8 shown ' by ' tho * Auditor's looks, tho {ual balanco wud $26,785,11, some of the vouchers aving_boen improporly fssued and not pafd at that dnto, “On July 1, 1873, the Directora drew fromn thia Htata Treasury prior {0 any expenditures on sccount thoreof the untire amount of wpeciul approprintion wunder tho act of April 39, 1874, mmounting to 11,760, for which 1o voolior liss ever boon filed. " THE PUAQTIOR OF I BOAD ' * 1ias been to trauufor moneya from ono fund tosuother awithout authority, and to constantly exceed appropri- atione, In 1807 ull appropriatlon wus mado for Lieut- ng apparatus of 30,000, 1l amount oxpenled, vas $16,248.23, At tho wesalon of 1857-8 thuy erected a ‘hulidiig | witiout, autborlty. nd - ithont ) riation, for Fpose f ovor atry spprop! . iHposs af o { Thio tolal amount’of doflclenc! caus & rintlons, waa $28,05 ey "E::enu o “ithant nuthority $5,000, T 1670 | Snecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, HECRETARY HARLAN'S REPORT, i SenisarieLy, IiL, Fob, 6.—Secrotary of State Harlan hine taken groat paina o prosent to the Printing Committeo a full and claborate state- mout of tho munnor iu which tho State printing, viuding, ote., were let. In rosponse to interrog- atorica by tho Committeo, the Bocrotary has giv- cn copies of all bids _and contracts, which il 93 nnggs of printed matter. Tho report Lhen pro- ceeds : “Who total sinount patd to tho Etate Printe:rs on tholr contract for tho Btate printing, ns is shown by my Looks and the records of tho -Auditor’s illco, from Nov. 4, 1673, untll ¥ob. 1, 1874, 1s $70,244.41, leaviug unpald on calimates made up to the 1st'day of Fob- mary, 1874, the sum of $9,403,52, 'Tha total estimated cost, in ross, of preas-work and composition, binding done and paper furnishod under flio present contracty will Lo s Jollown - Pr;'sa work, from Nov, 4, 1872, until Feb, 1, Composition Uaring e wame pertod ports, ete,,.. Paper for tho Geological Yaper for blanks, ., Ot isssaeseeriansesanisvonsveessones i $197,080,20 “Ho states tiat no boolts or pampliots 'huve boen hound that wers not contracted for, but somo like the geological report wero bound in more expensive style than ’f:rnvidud for in the coutract, The report concludes ua follows: Tho Gommiusioncrs of Publio Printing, after due consideration and Inquiry, fixod the price fo Vo paid tho Btate Binder for a| jui'l of this class of binding or- derwd by the Agricultural Dopurtment, and by tho vorlous” Stato departments mentioned below, ' nt 68 conts per volumio, which Lo loved to Lo mitch less figuro than hoa heralofors Loeu pald for tho same kind of work, Aawill Lo an- certained by reference to the coples of tho roports sont herowith, o certain number of tho reports of the Anditor, Superintendent of Publio Inatruction, Hoard of Yublle Uhurltics, Iudustrial University, snd Doard of Rullroud und Wurehonre Commigsioners are bound in cloth and paid for at 48 centa per volume, The right to have such oxtra work dong, for a linited nume ber of volunios for o pirposo of oxchinuges, by tha Yarious Blate Departmciits, lina nover been queationed, aud by precodent hus Lecome n scction of i liw Of courtesy/ e i i for fhe purposs of properly curyiug into efeot (hoss . Litle nele of courteay pafd by ono officcr - of the Stato to tho othor Stato_ofiicars, membura of tho Gone oral Assembly, a1 to officors of othor States aud Tor= ritories, and forure of the various public lbraries in thin nmfi other ftates to which they aro sent, A suille cient nuber of coplos of tho laws of 1873, passed at tho first sesslous of the present Gonoral Amsombly, and 180 of tva Journals, for thio uke of membors, were finished i more aubstantial Linding, The authority for this extsa binding is acknowledged Dy the Com- 1missloners of Printiug to Lo in tho Btate officers 3 and 1n the eatymates mude for such oxtra bindiug, the pri- cea fixed, by the Cowmnlseioners of Publio Printing ligge bogh sy rido b, making fio Corcolng samaios ‘Ihe ruls adopted for estimating the work fs that spociflod by {ho law under which 1o work is bein done, - Tho work not et laving beon comploted, and 110 tiual eatimato ond Count, sy Toquirad. by faw, Laye ing beon muado by tho Cormisslonurs, the yueatlon 4y o whethor the contractors have or huve uot over- charged for the work alroady doo, caunot bo anawor ed, A completennd fnal estimato and count by tha Coluizafoncrs L, becw sesorve il o oraple” thon of the work, Tho number of words. entimated, and upon which' tho contractors Lavo alrcudy boe paid, 18 2,740,170, which, at the coniract rico (2 1+10 <cents per 100 words), amonnis to the suin of $503,10, Ta this connectiony T wll (urthor buto hat s vum tructors for tho abuye work have on filo In fhia oflico & good wnl susticlent ond for the aceurato uud faithfal porformanco of o work, aud which will uuiply socuro ho Htute agafnst any poastilo loss, A was tatod on (1o aubjoot of printing, i my ane nual roport (o the Governor, which beara date dua, U, 1874, no flual eatimato or sottloment hus beon mady by tho Goumisstoncra of Publlo Triuting vt tho ituta Trinters, ‘This will not bo done untll the oxpiration and fulditmont of thelt contract with tho Btate, but. I ordor {liat paymenta could bo made irom tima'to time #a 1ho work Jirouressod, ns s x{mmmx In tho act mak~ sy oppropriationa for {ha cost of tho Stata . printing, cotinjutes ated upon the- declaions of tho Commist ! 'MISORLLANEOUS MATTHRS, \ Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. TIE NEGULATING MANIA, \ ArriNaFrELD, 111, Fob. 6.—~Tho mania for rog- ulinting things is sproading in the Loglislature, on thug strongth of the Warchouso dooision, and tho oniictment of tho echodules is only a quostion of o foyw weoks, Blocping-cars aro atirncting at- tont.fon from membors who bave to travel on thoti, and it is now proposed ta rogulate them. Mr, /Pullmau ix belleved to be miking too much monbyg, and tho opinion soems to bo that knlt & cont ( mito for diatancos over 100 miles would roturiy him fulr profit on his Invostmont. It {s arguod thot 82 & night I8 too anuch ront fora G by 4: by 2 compartinont ; that it would pay for :upel!ir, Lod, and bronkfust fu o good Lotol ; and that gibout 76 conts & nl;iht would bo a ** renson- ablovanximum rato,” 1f the session holds out ‘*gleepors,” stock-yarda and many othor thiugs will by rogulnted, " Tho mombors are gotting in & rogulating’ mood. s REVENUE MATTERS, : The' Revenuo Committea reported saveral bills to tho Houso this morning. Ono to chango tho timo for collecting tnxes was Inid on tho table, and 60 was ono roquiring all porsona who list smpnrlq to swoar to it, as bankers have to do, treotor's bill doduoting indebtedooss on por- sonnl proporty, was ordored printed, and made the spoclal order for Wednesdny noxt. THE REGISTRY LAW. The Committeo on Elections Introducod a sub- stituto for tho Jonos Regletry law, reducing tho number of ‘duys for roglstry Irom four to two, tho oy of Judge from 8 to $2, tho blaulks from ning to five. aud dimitin, Jln veiatrs to ganaral 0" Uidunlat doctions, " Atore was soulduggery about tho bill, & majority of the Committen signing tho report without consultiug tho mi- unoricy, and when it come up tlo Houso wasiu con’uslon, An hour was lost in tho nftornoon iu exchanging accusations of meanness and un- trnth, which, in tho daya of tho duollo, would havs rid tho Btato of somo clmru who are not ossential to its welfare, T'he bill is bottor than the oxisting law, in that it saves 100,000 o yoar in exponeos, foners of Pulilo Printing, beforo - mentionod, ‘hec made, and parinl prymonts mado thoroon, \ ADIOURNMENT, Kago offored a resolution’ to adjourn until Mouday ovening, which was objected to, l- tuongh there will barely bo a quorum Satutdny or Monday, Andorson moved to adjourn sine die on the 28th inat., put was yolled down, and o was Cas~ sedy, when Lo moved that, a8 koveral hundrod billa wero befora the House, no new bills should bo introduced or considorod, TIL BENATE HAVINGS-DANK DILL, Lknown as No, 181, foiled io pass the House, ro- ceiving only 43 'votes, The vote by which it failod was Toconsidered and” Inid on the tablo. Thoro issmall prospect of any bill on the sub- ject succeeding this sossion. LITTERY SWINDLE, Maynard & Co., of Magnolia, Ia., 4 ' Exposed, Their I’eculfl\r Way of Dolug Businesgess M. Sawyer on the War-Path, Bome time ago, W. I. Bawyer, who is s rosi- dent of the Villago of Three Onks, in tho State of Michigan, was mnde tho ‘recipient of n tickot in the grand distribution of prizes for the bouefit of alibrary tobo established at Magnofia, Tu. Ho surprisod his ‘children with the nows, and it is no oxaggoeration to add that thoy were su- promoly happy at the promise contnined in un ' accompanying prospectus. The -induce- ments * held ' forth by Msynard Co., who. lhomored him with their confidenco, woro flatterng in tho last degree. Tho billot was consigned to the keeping of a secrot pocliot in_Dis portemonnaio, and o, withs bis family, calmly awnitod the Irresistiblo logic of events. Tho drawing oocurred s ndvertised, and the Sawyora looked auxiously for tho arrival of s communication that ghould unuounce to them the fact that thoy had bocome wealthy. It camo in duo conrso of mail, and_thelr brightest antic. “patiols “waro roulized. T - lottor; Loweyors advised the lucky possessors that, in order to obtaln the = fruits of thelr gratui- tous venture, 1t wenld be necesspry to remlt n $10 nioto to_the flonncial agents of thoe schomo, Mossro, N. 1, Bancroft and Co., whoso offico i locnted at No. 143 LaSallo stroct, Hoom No. 50, But Sawyor was_suspiclons, and, atter drenming ovor tho alleged dispensation of for- tune, concluded to confer with two prominent contlomon In tho city, Mossru, Ellis and Dison, 'hoy roceived his lottor {cslnrdnr morning, and aro at present ongaged in devising ways and woans to cstop Bancroft & Co. from a continue anco of their wily ways, x This i8 o potly swindle which lina beon runnin for somo_timo, carried on at first in Towa, nnfi afterwards, as tho subjoined eircular * shows, in this city, Tt Ia o tranéparont fraud, oud yot has gulled mnuy, Ono would supposo {liat n porson would havo sonse enough to know that Maynard & Co. would deduct their percentago from the prizo mouoy, but that did not occur to the yig- tims 6, Maynard & Co. first advortised & grand Libra- 1y coneort, with innumerablo prizes, tho prico of tickets €1, Thero woro meny purchasors, of course, each ono gotting a ticket of which the | followlug is specimen No, 168,019, 5 MAGNOLIA LIBRARY CONOCERT. $150,000 ADMIT ‘l_ll‘ BEARER,* This tickot slso ontitlcs tho holder to jany Gift awarded to this number, Tickets, $1 cach, * AAYNAUD & Co., Managors, After tho drawing, tho hoidor of tho ticket ro- coivod tho following : % PEIAT, ¥oTIOR, MAoxov, In,, Juu, 2, 1674, My, et DeAn Bin: At the grand award of gifts, Ton, 20, wauro plensed to inform you that your tickot, No, 168,019, wak aworded ono of tho miscellaneowis gitts, valuod at $200, ‘You will sco by zeferring to circular sent to yaou, thal; on all miscellnugous gifts 5 per cent ou the velnution of oach miscellaucous it 15 roquirod bofoxo {he dee, livery of the gift, aud 10 per cont is to be dedluelad | from cach cash glit, Whcrofores por cont on your gift amounts to $10, which must bu scnt to us, tojether with tho ticket, within fiteen days from tho diyy you receive this notice, or the gift will be forfeited, | Ty exporience wo find thint t s Just ua easy o) sottlo | up gach enterprisodn o ehort time, us_ o lot-thew' drag uu indofinite Iongth of time to thoannoyanco ar'd ine convenlenco of Loth purties, Then eacli cntarys'iso i out of tho way whilo the uoxt is being conductud), Our next gift awurd will take placo March 16, {ind it ou prefer to exchange your gift tor tickets 1 tho Text, we will send tho full valintion {n tickets ion ro- turn’ of sour tickot aud tho amount of snonoy above Iil ‘u itied, which ia 5 per cent on tho valual jun of your gift. ’tThn'rc[om if you deaire the gift to bo ent, mlnu $10 ot onco, Tu ending monoy fncloso tho bills fn your| letter, caratully folded, scal_closoly, write our siame!, town, and Btate plafnl}, and sond tho Tetter by reguls'r mail, and it will como safe, or if you desiro you ean 1 egistor your letlor, or you can sond us drafts on Nowi York or Chicago, but you must not send postal mouoy-orders, 88 tono but dlstributing oflices lave ‘sufiicient funds on hand to pay, rwd it might bu two montls Yefore we could get. {io '3oney, which would provent our fllling your order that ' length of tiine, #o be particular to send bills in lottoror drafts on New York or Chicigo, Iu easo your tickot Lins beon m or lont, th o facts suust bo atated aud tho gift will bo soit, and thei nume= Bor canceled of record on recelpt of mouey, N, B,—Pleaso sond fnetructions whera you dot ro tho glft went, giving the audren planly, &0 o ertor or mistake can ocoir as wo do not want any misu ko or bad managoment to affoct tho success of our ¢ xlos of gltt awarda, plaiuly Address your lotters containing; tho noney iAnD & C o, to MAYN. hy Dealora in Publio Lands, Stocks, ote,, Magnoli a, fa, If o man was silly onough to remit, Lo vms out that much, _If ho'was wike, ho put up with tho logs of his dollar, ‘Tho trausfor to Ohicago was announced in tho following NOTIOE, Sinco printing our notifications we have dis conlin- ued our oflico gt Magnolla, owing 1o tho fcony ehienco of its mall fcilitivs, and horeafter in uo coso must Any monuy or communication bo et to ue ‘at that office, " - ; Wo havo arrangod with Messrs, N, I, Baacroft & Co,, Fluanciskugents, to rocoive thu 5 per cezit dunon tho award mada to you, aud all communicaf jons cone taining woney muef bo tent to them, ‘Owiniis 1o tlio strong desiro ou the part of ¢hur people ana {he Leglslature to discontinue this line ' of “busi- nees, wo kave decided to lond our uid in the | causo of moral reform, und consequuntly will condus t o more distribntfons, aud b clowing “up our bu'stucss wo simply follow our 1o of duly to our patrons on promlses wado i tho past,” sud with | many kiud (Wisdies, wo ure, very {ruly yonrs, MAYNAD & Co,, N, I—To snro fo nddresn il communications con- taining tho 5 per cent on awardsto . . N, H, BANONOFT t Co,, Financhl Ageite Toom 80, No, 143 LaBalle ptrest, Obliugo, 111, Tt is to bo hoped that tho police will take fm- modinto steps to etop a continusnce of this swindlo and bring the offendors to puninlimont, RAILROAD NEWS. ~ ' Possible Strike of Tooomotive-En: ginecrs, Important Circular from Grand Chief Engincor Wilson. Freight Difficulties with the Pacific Roads. The Chesapenke & Ohlo Compet~ ing for Business: STRIKE OF THE RAILROAD EN- GINEERS, Deo. 29, 1873, when the OLEAT RAILTOAD-ENGINEERS' STRIRE occurrod on the Pennsylvanin Company's lines, Mr. Charles Wilson, the Grand Chiof Engineor of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive-Engincors, issued = pronunclamento disavowing any con- nection with tho stmkers on the part of tho Brotherbood, in which documont ho mado the following nesortions : . in quitting work, ncted upon thelr e 3:"‘5!.3?%1;?;1'50‘.55 A SHolstin the Fulen of fho Drotherliood,’ b Hrofherhoodsof - Loconotive- ZEnginears clalms to bo nblo, 88 o gonoral rulo, to ob- viate ntrikos, nndono of the main’ features that’ hos recommended tho orgenization to publio favor §a tiefr nction in regard to strikes, Whilo ft is gonerally nd- initfod that o man has a right to quit 1€ not satisficd, yet whon thiat man nccepts o posltion that involves tho Wolfaro of thousands of other peraons tho caso s quite differont, and tho fact that tho Brotherhood bad voluntarlly obligated iteclf to go fnto no ntrike uniil overy honarabla means had been tried o settla tho difiiculty gavo it more influance nud poy tian sty otige Iabor soclety over obiained, It will bo” lamentablo if, aftor guining so much, cur membors, through it tomporod and basty action, loso all, ‘Tho duy aftor this pronuncinmento sppearad, Trts Trinuse, kuowing woll Mr. Wilson's pro- ponsity for 1ssuing .such documonts after tho {ailuro of strikes, mado tho following assortion : It will bo observed that Chief Engineer Wilson In Lis Telter to tho pros yoatordny saya tist tho Drothorhood lind nothiing to do with the striko on the Penneylynals roads, Inthis Mr, Wilson i8 correct; tho Brothor- ‘hood did not want tho strike on tho Pennsylvania Rtoad nt this time, but thnt n atrike had been and 12 noiw con- tempiated by tho Brotherkood cannot bo denied by tho Chiof Englneer, That Tne TRIBUNE was correct in making tho nll:m'n assertion i8 now borno out by the fact 137 THE FOLLOWING CINCULAR, issued to Bubdivisions of the Brothorhioad by Cbiof Tngincer Wilson on tho 2d of January, threo days after tho above assortion_vas mado, and two daya after tho strike had ended, hos just come to light : i . OLEvELAND, Oblo, Jan, 3, 1674, o the Oficera and Members of Stilalivision No, — Bror A crisinhus arxived in the affairs of tho B, of L, ‘Wages havo been reduced on many of {he principa] rallroods fn the country, and tho mem- Dern of {hio Brothiorhood geverally complain that the raduction {liat hins talen placo u thelr wages 1s unneo- easury. Two etriken bavo slready occurrad of a reduc- ton {n wrges: the lant ono on tho Icased linos of tho Pennsylvania Contral Raflroad Lins boen mannged with an avowed object to disregard oll rulos of tho 13, of L, L, and open threats have been made by many of our ‘mombers that they would break up tho B, of L, E, and organize a now oo, \Vith thisropon tutiny exlsling, your Grand Cliof -felt it to bo Lis duty to denounca tlo men that wero cogaged In an unlioly crusade, avd fo cxpress thio sopiafon that it would Lot be diskonorablo for any man fio accept & position vacated by a member acting in Airec violation of the rules of our Order, : Tho gencrnl fecling among {ho Divisions whero agos Linve been reducod ncems to bo in favor of mok- g s united demand for thotr restoration. ‘our Grand Clifef does uot think you wonld ba stio- uessful if you suthories all Divisions and mombors fihat havo boen ont to join in o striko at som future 4ime ; novertbieleas, Lo Is willlng to usmimo bis siaro of the responsibility if the Divisions will givo the sithority to muko the trial Tho reduction made {s gonerally 10 per cont, and we presumo our mombers would bo genorally safiafiud i€ 1oy could obtain a restoration to prices received Loro tho puple. - :T}io appeals for help ato 80 numerous 2wt £t would bo Iibponsibly to AuDMIC them separately, Therofora wo nsk cach Subdivision to voto on the uestion—* Will you suthorizo each and every Bub- sdivision and member of & Sulidiviaion to demund tho seatorntion of thoirpny upon a given day (to Lo agreed ‘apon heraattor) u tho tnms ratg tiey recalved bofore ‘tho panic or tho late reduction 7 If you vote to suthorize this demand, wo proposo and adviao that all keop quictly at worlk, but in tny at- tempte to reduco wages that you wes all poacenblo means {0 provent n reduction,” and that you all con- tinie your efforis in a peaceable manner” to obtain a restoration, but In cases whore nll your oforts fafl, and you wish to mske the demand 04 authorized h& all 1hio “Sulidivisions, you will go inform the Grond Offi- <cera at this oftier, and when two-thirds of the Divisiona affected by the reduction aignify thelr wish and roadi- nesa to maks tho domnud, iho Grand Officors will des- ignate tho day for them to doso, and notify tho Divia- donsaccordingly, Ko Division will bo obliged to atrike ufter lh(:( obiain autliogity to do so, Each will bo groverned by the circumatances of thelr case, and act Tipon thelr own ndgment, : Our advicois” to wait until businesa genernily re- ives, and to be cantious in all your movements, ns & falluro would bring sore diatress on thousands, aud the utter rulnation of our organization. Each Division will pleaso givo {his elrcular their fmmediate atfontion, and.cail spocial meetings, if necessary, to act unon it, At tho same Lime use every cffort pasiibloto obinin the Yolo of ns many of yous membors aa can bo.reached, and report to thia offfco at once. Brothiren, wo urgo you not to think ightly of an or- ganization 'that bas now the proudest nning any Jabor orgonization over bore. Join hearla und honds ltke men, {nalsting wupon u slrict observonce of all our Tules, and renowing our plodges to cach other for unity aud Kuccoss, Our ides 1a that porslstont offort in n manly way, corabined with tho iniluonco of promiiont men taking # deop {nterest in our orgnnization nll over the coun- try, will oventually obtau moro for us than any com- binntion can by force, Wo must not overlook the fact that, If wo ro ablo to compel rallrosds by force to mocedo to our erma, wo then ahall Lo nblo to demand ond obtain all thetr earnduga it wo desire to do so. Lot ua bo reasonable, a4 judgo carefully as to tho beat policy to purse, (8igued) OuaRLEA WILLON, G, 1, 8, INanax, A, G The above elreular, which is most probably genuine, does not speak very well for the truth- fuiness of Itr. Wilson, who ohsoyoral occasions, and eapecially of the time of the strike on the Michigan Sotithern Railrond soveral yoars ago, was guilty of tho samo coureo of action, and ia- sucd similar documents disavowing any connce- tlou on tho part of the Brotherhood " with the striko, while in fact hio was at the bottom of the wholo difficully. Whethor any action on this cireulnr hos as yot boon takon by tho vartous lodges of tho Brothorhood has not beon learned ; but, judgiog from all appearances, A NEW BTRIKE isin contemplation, and will oceur as woon as business hes geuorally rovived, according to tho advico of the Chiof Engineor, who says in his olroular that thoy bave to bo cantious in all thoir movements, a8 a failure will bring sore distress &n thousands and tho uitor rain of tho organizn- on, P e FREIGET MATTERS, FIONT WITI TUE PAGIFIO ROADS. ‘Tho dend-lock betwyeon the Union and Contral Pacific Roilronds and ail tholr Eastorn connee- tions continues, tho lattor rond still ‘rofusing to tako frelght furthior than Omoha, THE CENTRAT, PACIFIO RAILROAD scoms to be willing to submit to tho domnnds of tho other roads, allowing them pro ratn rates ; but the Union Pacific Railroad still stubbornly reslsts, Mr. J. O. Btublos, the Genoral Froight- Agent of tuo Contral Paciflo, will arrive in this city to-day or to-morrow, and will hold privato conguitutions with tho Gonoral Freight-Agonts of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney; Chicago, Tock Island & Pacifio; and Ohicago & North- westorn Rallronds, with n viow to effecting a sat- isfactory.arraugemont. THL ROADS IN THIS OITY are firm in thelr dotormination to submit to wothing short of pro ratn rates, claim- ing to be cntitled to soma considora- tion, having f\lfi\‘. a8 much expense as flio Pagiflo Stailvond. "It 1s to bo hoped that tie difieulty will be speedily sottled, as not only our shippors are sorely aunoyed by tha fight, not bo- ing sblo to ship their goods ‘dircet and laving inoronsod freights to pny, but the comniorco of tho city 1y nlso sevoroly offected by it, tho Luat- ern froights Lefng shipped by the Pacific Mail Bteamship Company’s steamors, instoad of rail via Obieago, THE ONESATEAKE 4 ONIO, Anothor railrond company has just como in the markot s n compoetitor for Wautern frolght husiness and offors to tuko froights to the Knsb u low as any othor rond. This is the Chasne poake & Ohifo Railroad which owlug {o the many lmnu!am novesrary to bo mude on it causing gront wasto of timo, will probably not becomo vory popular with Wostern uh]flwm who aro onerally opposed to transfors, This line sooms fu lavo heen started in the intorost of thoe Poun- sylvanin Compuny aud agalnst the Balthnoro & hio, which lntter fs rapldly Locoming n grent favorito with uhlp}wm und doiug o vory largo frejght business for thin sonson of tho your ; ington (0.), thionco by stoamor to Clncnnati e on ity lbonn Tatia any g, to Ouloago, — MISOELLANEOUS. BNEAK THIEVES, : The manngers of tho Michigan.Contral Rail- rond nro grontly aunoyed by somo snonk thioves stonling from tho frofght and passcngor cars at thoir dopot hero, tho composition rasses for tho hontliigs of tho journnls, and contalning tho oll for tho wheols, These Lrasses aro worth about 88 oach, but It s not so much tha pe- cuninry loss that tho mnnagors caro:nbout na the dangor of tha cara culalhu! firo from the overhiented axlon, Yeatorday twonty-nine of these Lragacs woro stolen, and, although tho Company Lins kopt n strict watcl, no cluo to tho robbera has ns yol boon obtained, TIHE DTATE NONTIHERY RAILROAD. BALT LARE, Fob, 6.—Tho Utah Northern Rail- rond is comploted to Ogdon, and tho flrat Lrain Rnnucd over tho rond from Ogdon to Lognu to- ny. ; & A PETTY DEFAULTER, A Varnish Manufacturing Company Victimized. ‘What Gambling and Women Did for Mr, N. P, Lane. The readors of this morning's TrinoNe will notico in the advertising column on tho fivst page o notification, emanating from arepresonta- tivo of tho *Osborno Varnish Manufacturiug Compzny,” Tho purport of thig advortisoment is to warn all porsons owing money to that Com- pany not to phy the same to Nut. P. Lano, nor to trust him on its account, for thoy will rofuso the payment of all bills contraoted by that individual on their bohalf, The provocation' for this action on “tho part of the Company is tho nlloged dofaloation of TLano to an amount over £3,000. The causo of this breach of trust wag tho fact that ho had como to mako wine, womon, and cards tho trinity lio ndorod, It is a ropotition of those cases whero nmbition for dh:rby on u glondor fugomo oorleap itself nnd lands in ruin, Quito two years ago, the *‘Osborn Varnish Company,” in consequonca of tho increase in their businoss, felt tho nood of a man who would ho ablo to conlrol patronage, and protect their interosts throughont thocountry, Their roquire- ments wore conmunicatad to Liane, who at that timno was employed by tho Star Rubber Com- pany, of Tronton, N. T, and ho applied for ' tho (Posltlnn. His' application ~ was accompauiod by gilt-sdged credeutinls, and, after .THE COURTS. Important Decision as to Set. Off, Two Ilotcl-Men Who Cannot Agreo. A Widow Buing for Her Hus- band’s Estate, DECIBION A8 TO BET-OFF, . A 'vory important decislon waa rondorod yostor- dny by Judgo Blodgott in tho matter of tho ap- lication of the Commorclal National Barik for o sot-oft againat tho catate of Farnsworth, Brown & Co., bankrupts. The quostion in aa to the privi- loges of morchants and othora to have bonn fide transnctions uphold or overturned by s subsc- quent adjudiention in bankraptey. Tho opinlon statos the faots: Tho firm of Farnawortl, Brown & Co. wero practically known to bo in an indolvent condition on_tho 18th day of Decomber, 1872, Prior to, aud ot that timo, thoy had - kopt & bank- ncconat with tho Commorelal National Baulk, and, in the duo courso of business, had doposited with the bauk duly indorsed drafts on thoir country customors, When tho money was col- Icoted onsuchdrafts, it was to bo passed to the crodit or gonezal balauce in favor of the firm. Somo fow days after tho 18Lh, or about the 24th of Decomber, a potition in bankruptey was filed agoinst Farnawortls, Brown & Co., and thoy wore adjudicated bankenpts. Aftor notice of tho in- solvency of tho firm, and partlally aftor the pati- tion was flled, tho banlk coltected on thoso eprrent drafts somo mouey (over $1,200), and the quos- tion was, whethor the money waé to bo rotained tobe applicd on tho note held agaiust Farvs- worth, Brown & Co., or paid {o the Ausignoo to o applied on the Indobtoduoss of the firm, The Judgo held that this could bo applied on the indebtadnoss to tho bank, ¥irst, thero way o gonoral lien in favor of them s bankers ; and, socondly, it would neslst in the ndjustmont of tho accounts botwoen tho bankrupts and tho banl, ‘undor tho20th soction, ns mutual dobt and crediz.. : OAN'T KEEP A HMOTEL. Nicls P. Lasson and Gustavus Shopard havo boen Intoly engaged in_running what wns onco tho Michigan Avenua Hotol. A disagreement hos, howover, arisen, and Lansson filed his bill sestorday, in'tho Cirourt Coutt, against Bhopard, nskivg for an account and dissolution, Lassen Boys 51“ the partuorship was formod in Soptem- bor, 1873, ouch party agrecing o contributo o liko rmount with tho othor. Complainant has, however, contributed much mora than Shepard, duly weighing tho chnncas, ho was accopted, and enterod nipon thodutlos pertaining to tho chargo, Ho, it is eaid, is dosconded from ono of tho bost Fomilios in tho Commonwealth of Now Jeracy, and bore s_repuiation for busincas tact, ontor- prise, aud intogrity enviablo to the lnst dograo, 1o sorved througl: the fate war with honor, gain- ing nstar on the bloody fleld of Gettysburg, and being ono of tho band who helped to storm tho hoights of Lookout Mountain, He roturncd from tho army and ontored upon the dutios of " civil lifowhore eversthing promisod him prosper- ous days. Ho loft the emplo{ of tho Company in "T'renton, bearing with him tho henrty congratu- Intions and kind wishos of his cmployors, to en- ter tho servico of tho gentlemen whose confl- donco ho Lins 60 cruelly violated. So nssured wns tho Company of his integrity and capacity, that thoy hesitnted not to_yield to his cliargs & general superintondonce of “their business, par- ticularly 1n tho West, Tor n senson lo discharged his dutios with a {idelity that commended him to their continued indulgenco, and thoy rojoiced at tho fato which had scoured them tho servicos of so fuval- uablo an ngont. It was duriug the spring of 1878 that their confidenco roceived s shoclt, but they viewod _ his shortcomings charitably, and continued him In servico, gt that scuson Lo, actiug under instructions, visited tho Paclfic coast in tho discharge of s spocific trust. His employers watched for tho result of Lis return with anxioty, for tho mission waa of o delicato business oharnctor, and roquired tact, diplomacy, and finesse to win success. Not ro- ceiving any informntion ns to his progress tho Prosidont of the Company nddrossed . confidon- ' tnl n{;em at 8an Franciaco, with a_view to_n: certain o roason for tho silence of Lane. Thoy learued from thas person, that ho wos loading & Jifo of reckless dissipation mingling. with tho lewd nud dopraved residents of that clty. His drofts were numorous and hon\‘r; but thoy wero promptly honored, in tho Doliof that tho procceds wore oxponded in tho furthoranco of their busiuess intorosts, Tho nows foll liko n' thunderbolt from a clondless Bhiy ; and, whilo it was belioved that tho in- formntion was cxaggerated, thoy docmed it novertholess expodiont to recall him, Thoy did 8o, and, in rosponso to tholr lottor, 1o prosented himsblf at tho beadquarters of tha Compnuy end gave ‘an account of Lis stow- ardship,” 1is " statements soemod to bhave lulled” suspicion, So .plausibly @id * he plead his cause thot thoy were in- duced fo eond lim to Chicogo, to represent in u fduclary capacity the Intercsts of” the Corporntion, Ho arrived liere in July lnst and eutored upon the dlflchmg;u of his dutics at tho Company's oftico, No. 175’ Randolph strect, At first matterd progressed eatisfactorily, and it seemed that tho Company would bo raqaited for their indulgenco, Tidsprobable that Le hada monentary pang Wuou roflecting on the wrong ho lad been guilty of, und resolved to reforar. Bat, being of tho carth, ho was earthy, and ho vory soon bogan n renowal of the course of lifo hio "had lod in California, and this, too, at tho expense of the vory men who had indul- gently passed over provious offonses, Ho bo- camo lnown on tho road, and bis establishment was ono of tho many rocagmzud at “Bunny- sido,” Tlo soupht tho high-toned resorts of fast young men, and 1o ouo shono more resplendont n oli the ologanco of fashion, than his mistress, who lived on Olark streot, * Tlo beeame an oxpert at billfards, and was ro- gorded as tho best playor among o numorous coterio of ammateur oxperts. Iy nccomsllsh- mouts did not stop Loro, for it iu nlleged that ho * coppered ou tho ace " with an unorring cor-, tainty of ——Iloso, and bot ngawnst a full hand with tho usual reault, and the Inttor has rofused to mnke up his balanco, Bhepard hus also fraudulently givon n trust-dood to ono Morris in trust for his (Bhopard's) wifo, and to acouro & note for §2,000, Mo hos slso made a chattel mortgago to another , party, purporting to convoy an undivided half- of the pordonal property in tho hotel, whorcas complainant allogos hio only owned thro>-cighths, Varions fraudulont aud orroneous entrios wore mado in the books, and thoy bava bosn kept in such a looso mnanor that it is imposgible to do- termino the condition of the firm's affalra from thom. Complainant, thereforo, in_viow of theso circumstancos, ' asks & dissolution of tho partnership, and an injunction against Bhepard to prevent him from collecting tho firm dobts, or intorfering with its affairs, This was grantod undor o bond for $3,000, ONLY UER RIGUTS, Anuetto Stonrns, widow of Jumes T, Stearns, fossion ngainat John Ficldkemp and Valontino Knobloch for 1,795.55. BUI'ERION COUNT IN nnInr, Nelson Bliorwood bogan an action ngninab Foonoy and Idward Burkhardt for 3,700, 1 Nolson IL, 1iddy, for tho wso_of tho L'eahtigo Compnny, #itod tho Town of Cleota, , 1. Mo Caffory, . M. Tiico, audJobn Crawford, Inying damagea at £2,000, Trancis A Blia ond Honry Hollon began sult for 10,000 agalust W. L. Wiley aud M. B, Wiloy. COUNTY COURT. Tho claim of Thomas lorford, amounting io, 9,060, ngainat tho ktato of tho lato Jobn 1) | Btarr, was allowed by the Conrt, Martin - Cusick waa ngpnlu(oll Administraton of the entato of the Into Christdpher Boyd, undor an approved bond of 82,600, THE GREAT WESTERN. Supplemental Ifc@ltlon Tiled by the, Company. * Messrs. Reove, Gage, Milton, Snow, and Othors Are Requested to Pay Over. TINE GREAT WESTERN TELEORATIL COMPANY, A supplemoutal petition was filed Yestordoy in tho Circuit Court by tho Gront Westorn Wolo= graph Company against Solah Reovo, David A.' Gngo, Josiah Bnow, John Clarlk ilton, the Com<' mereinl National Dank of Chicago, Goorgo L. Otlg, Edward McDonald, Rodnoy, 8. ‘Whitcomb, William D. Snow, and Charlos D. Boalt, Tho bifl first sota up the facts attonding the come mepcement of tho suit by Jereminh Torwilliger, sgainst Reeye, Buow, Gago, and tho _complaiu« out, which was bogin' Nov 19, 1800, By tha corlifionto of Incorporation, tho Wholo mango mont and control of the corporation wes nttempted to bo vested in the Direotors, to tho oxclusion of the sto kholdors, and {ho articles of eesociation wore nover oxhibited to tho stockholdors, so that thoy could know of tho dnalfinu of tho “Dircotors. No meeting of tho stockholdera had over beon hold, but Koave, 8now, nnd Gago associnted themselves togothor into & Board, Gagoe being President. A Somoztimo nftor; Roove resigned, and an sgreoment was thon made with um by which Gngo and Snow assignod tho capital stock of thio Company to him, lteave agracing therofor to build tho litios of tho Company for- 8300 por milo, and lnve the right to sell tho stacl to puy Limsclf. ‘Chis was all dono in bad faith, Reove glving no scourity for ‘the performanco of tho contract, and ull combining together to dofraud tho subseribors, Terwilliger subscriberd for 100 shares at 825 oach, and paid 8600 thercon, He algo tondered $400 moro, making 40 l}mr cont of tho full amount, aud demanded. pai -up stook, 88 tho Company had advertised to give, buk thig request was refused on tho ground that the 40 por cont had nob boon called for, and noed not bo paid until then, % Terwilliger thon brought snit asking that the contrnob with Reove bo doclared fraud- ulent, sud that an account bo taken, tho Company bo onjoined from puying any morgc mouoy to Reeve, Ioove bLa onjoined from solling any mors stock, and a Tocetver bo appointod. A decros was mado in favor of Torwilliger in March, 1871, which was appealed, sud i Beptomber, 1872, the Bupremo Court rondered o decision declaring the contract with Reeve o frand on the staokholders, and thereforo void, and dirccted that the caso ba remanded aud au account taken, An election of Directors was also ordered. _An nccount wug ) deconsed, filod o blll“yustflrdny in tho Cirenit Court ngainst John W. Btearns snd Jobn W, Btearns, Jr, Blio rolates that in 1807 her hus- band formed o partnorship fn tho wholefnlo gracery business with tho two defendsnts, which continuiod until his doath, in April, 1879, Iiis intorest _was one-third, but she com- plains that no stops. lavo been taken to divido the firm nsgats, and givohor her ghare. Tho remaiuing partnors claim that thoro is notbing owing ; that thode- censefl& in Jpuuary, 1878, a fow months heforo Do dicd, withdrow from the partnership and took aplace as clerl, The complainant, howoever, thinks this a very insuflicient oxcuso, ns tha profits of tho firm woro about 825,000 snnually, and sho_theroforo nsks that an account may Lo hind, and the dofendants decread to pay over the amount of hor husband’s share, togother with intorest from tho time of Lis death, TIUE BINGER DEWING-MACHIRE COMPANY AGAIN, Another bill was filed by tho indefatigablo Singer Machine Compauy yesterday. in tha Civ- cuit Csz agningt “John Pearson and wife. 'The Dbill sets out the princi- pal facts allogod in the formor |, bill ngainat Nichols and Pearson. It appoars that in Octobor tho firm owed tho Company 84,850,89, which Pearson said was all right, and agreed to pay. Ho ropresentod Limsolf aa owning a largo amount of renl eatate, and credit was allowad, fo o great extent, on theso ropresentations. 'I'ho complainants bove since ascortaiued that Ponar- Bon Ens conveyed gsome of bis property to one John Morris s Trustoo for Poarson's wife, and Lic now boasts that ho caonot pay tho indobted- nees, nor can ho bo forced to pay it. Tho Com- pany foars that ho may 8o cover up his romain- ing property that it will be ont of rench of logal process, and thorefore asks for au injunction to provent Ponrson or wifo from further disposiug of their roal ostata. 5 A BOOK-DINDERS' QUARREL. Michael A. Donahuo filed a bill in the Cireult Qonrt, Thuraday, sgainet bis formor partnors, Alfrod I, ox and Isnac . Hendewon. Com- plninant states that in July ho entered into n. copartnership with the defondants in tho book- binding and manufacturing business, Cox and Douahue contributed more than Henderson, and it was ngreod that thoy shomld be paid 897964 out of the firm funds,” Two notes wera nccord- iugly drawn up for this rmount, pr'?'nhlo] inthreo yonrs from ~dato. The flre destroyed the ansots ond stock of the frm, and it was dissolved. Tho partnership debts wore all paid nxcu(sfl. thesa two notes, and a balanco of about 8900 wne loft. Cox and Henderson are now both ingolvent. Donabuo hos ru{;uumy apphiod to thom for an ncoount of the bulanco, b\lE thoy have rofusod it, He maintains that ho ig entitled to one-half of tho #9800, nnd nlso & ehnro in tho book accouuts which have not beon collected, Ho was n vory Brummel in his *gotup,” end 80 excossivoly fastidions that his tailor mourns to-day over au olongated bill, tho rosult of his eredulity, But ho 18 not alone, tho drapers and tailors can bo consoled with tho reflection that behind them, woeping for thoir losses and not to bo comforted, atand the ‘Osborno Varnish Manufaoturing Company,” Their books show a doficit of upward of £8,000, and thelr ropro- eontative Lns oxhaustod his patienco watching and waiting for tho coming of the dofaulting Nt Tho ngent camo hither from Newark nearly a woek ogo, to investigate the rosources of tho Chicego branch of the business, and whilo not nutlcl{mhug bis ability to declare a dividond, yot hopod to bo #oved from loss. His nrrival whs unoxpeoted, but Nat romnined as cool as s frosty morning, when his lmiulul!at made his advent into tho oftico, Tho visitor filed his potitlon for nsuets, to which Lano demurrod, 'Ilo' oxplained that thero was o largs amountof monoy dus the Com- pany from parties a shors distanco from the city, and ho proparod to go in soarch of it, This was one weelk ago to-day. 'Cho rondorsof thooo alle- gotions sympathizing with tho ontorprising young man, who wan rogarded by tho lndios “too sweot to livo,” mumy oxpoct that ho yoturned and balanood the books with the fruits of " his oxpodition, But o has not ssyot joinod Issue with tho agont, who must by this fimo havo 'bocome belligeront, and 1ils confidenco in humauity, and moro partion- larly that man who rojolcoa tn the nsmo of Lanag, is sudly impaired, Rumor has it that ho had enptivated a vory ologant and accomplishod ln- d;’ residing about forty miled from tho city, but 1ils coursio will boforo this havo munifosted to lor his uttor unworthiness, and ho must Lo discardod. Mg ond ia that of overy men who lives on means *borrowed ™ temporatily for the I)lu’pusl! of maintalniugappesrances, It admon- slies ovory young man to proserve u siriot ine togrity, if” prompted thoroto mnrolg by polioy, ‘Lhio gontloman who {6 iu the city endeavorlug to biing ordoer out of the confusion that rolgns in tho booke'of tho concorn, regrots excosdingly {lut his agent should havo closed life, just bogun In promiso, with an immortality of infamy that euunot bo washed aut, The.Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Rall- road Lias the Bunday traln out of Chlengo fox, all points fn Nebrasku, Golorado, Utal, and Californta, leaviug the Oontral Dopot, fout of Lako street, at 10 5, m, Bunday, Lob, 8, Through tickets reading via the Ohicago & Northwestern, ond Ohleago, Rlock Tsland & Pucifio, will be good on thlk train, g cm ~—Bui1 Franciuco ng o now Clty Iall in prooess of construction, ko enthmated cont bofore it while the Baltimoro & Ohlo Lny to make [runge fors at Philadolplily, Richmond (Va.), aud Hunt- | was commenced was 31,500,000, and now it looks as though $41,000,000 Wil prove to be au jusido fguro, l DILL TO ENJOIN BALE, Abrom IT, Barstow flied a bill in_the GCircuit Court against 0. D, Wethoroll and Henry War- rington. Complainant owns Nos, 130 and 133 Thirty-firat stroet, and No. 442 Calumot avenuo. In 1808 ho mortgaped the property to Wethorell for £0,600, The mortgago s 'due, nand the dofondant has ad- ~ortised it for salo. Complainant objeots, ou the ground that tho east door of the old Court-Houso 'i8 not the I)ln.co intonded for tho salo ; that tho mortgago is not recorded and purchnsors will not poy full valuo ; and that Warrington is tak- ing advontage of the fact, The injunction was grantod. E UNITED BTATES COURTS, Tho Lifo Assaoiution of Amerios commenced an action agalust Clinton Briggs and II, L. Aldrich, clnitning 3,000 on notos indorsed by defondants for Wade & Huling. -DANKRUPTOY ITEMH, W. I, Rolto, Assigneo of the Morchants' In- surance Company, filed a potition asking leavo to sell a ot of tho Company's naseta in Daven- port, In, for 810,000, to William Allon. This sum the Assiguoe ‘thought was the full valuo, sud the ordot was granted, Bonjmmin J, Bartlott, of Lake, filed & volun- dary potition to be declared bankrupe, His lin- “bilitios foot un $82,930.78, while his ssucta are only §10,600,12, Tho cnso was roferved to tho Registor, Valentino Bohncke of al. wero adjudicated ‘bavkrapt by dofuult, and a warrant. fssued ro- turnablo Murch . 2 An order was entored in tho cage of Jonks G, Barnes that the adjudication bo sot aside and tho procoodings dismissod if no objections are ,mu(rln ton days. . “ Leayo was givon to B, I, David et al, to apply for o discharge, and an ordor was issucd for a croditors’ mooting March 10. CLROUIT COURT, R. E, Jenking, Assiguea of J. R, Butler, com- monced an notion agninst Oharles I, and B, A, Munson for §1,000, Luther G, Tilloteon and Edwiu 8, Grooloy suod Ferdinand E, Cauds and Henry R. Payson for §4700, "Ji‘nwmn and Honry T, Valentino brought suit agniust Tordinand I Cands and onry &t, Pay- son, olulming §1,500, Patrick MoKittrlok bogan au notion In trospaes against tho Lako Bhore & Michigan Bonthorn Railway and Chicago, Rack Island & Paclflo Hailyvay Oompany, lnying damages at 810,000, Crogin Brothers & Chandler brought suit for &2.006‘ against John Mugues & Son, T'ho Citizons’ Bank of Chicago sued Nathan Whitmalor and B. F, Stauley for 33,000, Margarot Heldenrofoh ~commenced a suit agmnst Honry Kranse, Rouben Slayton, Daniol N nu(ou;:y, und Walter A, Sargent, claimiug 10,000, Tho Lifo Assoclation of Americn brought suit against Wade & Huling for &3,000, Charly Ratsoh outored up judguwont by gone 1o bo taken of the nmount due Reove, ‘Uhe Cir- cuit Court accordingly eutored n final decree, in ucccor:lnucu with the decision of the Supreme ourt, A mooting of the actudl bonn fide stockholdera was lield Jan. 48, 1873, at which, besides nbolishe ishing tho old by-lnwa and framing now, an clecs tion of Dircctors was held, whon Jouhua Stark was made President; James Il Doyd, Vice- Trosidont ; A. II. Bliss, Gonoral Buporintendont ; 0. D. Boud, Secrolaty; and Morvin Tabor, ‘Creasuror. The Company, now “being permit: tod to sponk aud act ns the voico of its netunl siockbolders,” brings its snllplnmentnl bill prop- er, clniming all the rights givon it by tho Torwil- ligor deereo. It nlso states that tho Bonrd, after its election, attompted to make a poaconble sot- tlement with Reeve, and prooured an order of roference to tho Master o ascortain tho amount paid for tho construction of linos, ihe compensntion duo for Reeves' timo and Inbor, mnd aleo to ascertain whut smount Reoye hiad recoivnd, and on which side the balance lay, 'This reforence is still pending and_undotormined, the Company baving beod enjoined until withii o fow days past from pro- ocoeding thorein, It is thought that the amounts collected by Reeve exceed the amount due him by at lenst 160,000, Reeve, since tho decision of tho Terwilliger oaso, has continued to carry out tho fraudulens contract, and made fraudulent voprosentations for !nuurln;i subseriptions, Complainant insists that it was Roove's duty to stop work undor the contract during tho pondency of (he suit, and QGuaga’s duty to ]"‘ru\'ent tho construction of any moro tolegraph lines thoroundar, Novertheless, it is alleged, Gasge assisted Reove in his nofarious schomes down to tho meoting of tho Board in Januery, 1878, directed Pnymantu of monoy to bo mado to bim, and suf- ored Iteovo to issue stock, and uso tho proceeds for bimself. Ovor 910,000 was 8o uscd in o=~ ploying coungel in tho Terwilliger case, Snow, in April 1871, mado & protonded sottlo- ment with Lis asgociates, and retired, recoiving for bis eharo, undor a protonded paymont to a third person, $17,000, and haviug over $18,000 of dobts. Josish bnow is charged with being o partner uuder the names of Albert or W, D, Snow, George L. Otls, Aesistant Cashior of the Commorcial Noifonnl Bank, of Clicago, was put in Buow's placo g Treasuror, but honoither lopt any books nor toole any official action, excopt under the immediate supervision of David A. Gago and Solah Roove. Undor their direction, Otis sigued cortificatos of stock, and aleo several promisgory notes, made to various partios. It is charged that Otis had no power to make any notes, or sign the Company's name, it boing necessary that all coutracts bo signed by the Presidont. Thoso notes were discountod at tha Comumorcial National Bank aftor guarantoo by Gago nud Roovo, ‘Tho baul, it is olleged, was not'w purchasor in good foith nud- without knowlodge. Somo of the notes were renowad, ond threo of tharenewal notes hnd powers of at. tornoy aktaclied, glven utterly without authority, Julgments word onterod up on thoso last Doc, 12, 1872. Throoe notes for $6,603,16 oach, werg givon to J. 0. Hilton after Gago know of the docision of iho Bupremoe Court, in ordor to doprive tho Company of any dos fovso, It ‘s chorgod that Hilton i not tho real owner of the notes, nnd holds thom in socrot trust for Gago and Reovo. Hilton subsoquently enterod up judgment, and issued oxecution on his notes.” One judgment was also obitiined by dofault in Milwatlice, Soon after the election of the now Doard, and beforo it could take any stops to avoid tho judge monts, Lilton, at tho. luatixation of Gago aud Roove, commonced proceedings in benkruptey, ond hod tho Company adjudicated. Thoe deois sion was, howover, on the 818t of Janunry, roe varsed by tho Cirouit Court, and loava givon the Company todefend its claima in the State courts, MoDonald, and Whitcomb, aud Boalt, defend= anty, havo, ua. sub-contractors, built' quito a number of milos of lino for Reeve, and claim & lrgo amount still duo them from the Corpruy, aund a lon ou tho linos constructed. Tho pofi= tion then statos that although the ‘docres of No- vembor, 1872, Is offoctual as rogards the pringj- nal matters ot intorest, yot as to the nots of eovo, Gago, Ois, Snow, and the sub-contragte ors, done while the suit was in progross or uudos tormined in tho Suprome Qourt, aud aftor ita do- clsion, tho deerce is Insufliciont; and for this purposo this supplemental bill is filad, : Complainanty therefore nak that the unauthar izod nud fraudulont Jlld{;muntp may bo set usido; that tho atock wm"fi ally issuod mny be cane coled; that the lines built’ by the sub-contracte ors mny bo left froo to cam})lmmut from ul} lions ; that Gago and his associntes bo hold to n strict account of their doiugs aud unlawful ox- ponditures ; and that all partios may be decrood to surrondor ail atook and notes unlawfully held by thom, An fufunction is also asled ngniust tho Commorcial Natioual Bank and Hiiton, ta provent them from farther prosecuting thoir }udgments and a general lnzmmfiml ugainst all tho defendants, “to- prevent them from intore moddling with tho affairs of tho complainant, ———— THE FRONTIER SERVICE, OxARA, Nob,, Fob, 6,—Ordors have beon TO~ coived at ih6 hoadquartory Dopartment of ( Platte roduolug the Tands for the pnymnm.l::: oivilian cmployes from £20,000 to €0,000 por month. ‘This will bo & herd’ blow to many of theiny being nt remote postw, unablo to travel, it transportation can be obtained at all, on neoonng of sovera wenther, Tho order will fncludo tho dischnrge,of tolograph-oporatora in tho" Govern- ment omploy, which will leavo tho fronticr ponts without this modo of convnunieation, whioh ig at all times Imporative, espovially so in view of tha reportod uprising coutomplatod by tho Ine nug.