Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1874, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE:. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1874, ¥ight; I you do w0 T will wait Lioro, may bo, untlt you cunh{muk)' And ho says, that lsnll'rlght. o ho went, up, and found out that 'NO WARBANT HAD UGEN 16SULD. When hotamo buclt ho fotoliod s pint of whis- koy with Lim and we drauk it. Aftor ik was ono, brenkfust]wan roady, and ho nsked mo to hnyo some broakfast, aud 1 wont to the tabloaud Lnd o oup of ton. Wo thon stnrted out ond wont \to n waloon. I don't know whore the' plaed tu—tomewliore on Reu- bon stroot—h Uorman keops it. Weo had sovoral drinks, thote, and stald about an hour, Thoro was nobody but us two thore, and wo sat down {oatable and drank. Then wo cama out and brought anathor bottlo of whisky down to tho liouso, and wo draul that thero, Thoro was a party that worked in tho -brick-yards out thovo that Iwas protty woll scquninted with, and we - wanted to lhavo him over to share the whisky with us. Rynn want ovor to o saloon noar the brick-yard to got him, but he wasn't thero; and wo went to anathor enloon and found him thoro, Thia wag about 4 o'clock iu_tho altornoon, and wo staid thoro drmling until aftor dark. About 8 o'alook, 1 guoss it wos, or 0, I should sy, my fathor and anothor follow camo in, and I'called thom up and tronted them, My father told - ma ho wanted to soo me. I nsked him if that follow had got & warrunt out for mo, and ito ssys, ‘' No, Idid'nt hoar onything aboutit.” I naked bim if ho got it on Bolurday night, aud ho says *No," Isays, * Well, that 4x all right ; ho couldn’t got 1t to-day.” Ho sags then, * You had botter stay over hare to-night and go down to the Justico's office in the morniuy nnd pay 86 or 310, and bave done with it, -nfi 0 buek to worl.” I says, I am going over omo to-night.” Ho says, *You had botter not como: you aroe too drunk.” I told him I was not drunk, Io advised me to stay, and Ryan cutlod tho old man £0 one side and” talked with bim, aud bo wont. Whou I got nto tho etreot five or ten minutes afterwards I couldn’t aco them. Whon I got on the sidowalk I nta‘g‘iomu ond fell {uto the diteh, and o couplo of fellows hiolped mo up, - I dow’t know whore I wont aftor that, 1t must have beon 10 o'clock or some- whores about that thon. I lost my coat, butdon't remember where, Idon's think I lostit in the ditch. I didu't have it on whon I got to Mrs, O'Brion’s. It was found on tho prairio the noxt day on the South Side. I don't know what hap- poned aftor I got out of tho diteli. TILE NEXT THING I KNEW Lwas in Mrs, O'Brico’s. Bho was thero, and BUWIO MeD Were Ylnyiug cards, I was in thoroa miuute or two when 1 said, * Give us something Lo drink.”* Bho said to mo, * Wherse were you ¢ You are mnddy from hesd to foot.” I sald I didu't know mysel{ whore I had beon. Bhe “ sot out thoe drinks for the mon playing oards, and I told hor I wauted whisky, but siio said she wouldu't give me anything but pop, as . 1 WAS TOO DRUNK. Bhe says, * What are you going to havo?” *I pays, \\fh!sl:y." Says she, ** You are druuk, and you con't hayo it.” Says T, ¢ Tdon't want nuy- hing but whisky,” Tho men had thoir drinks, ond I snys, “Till thom up spain I was on the lablo, with. my elbow loaning on i, nmnd sbo “You are too drunk, Chris.” I suys, ond I want a drink of wlisky.” Sho snys, * Take o glass of pop, ke o good boy.” With that TWO OFFICENS WALKED IN, I kunow them both as soonss I saw them, as T Tiad drank oftou with them in the samo snloon, and thoy had called me into a saloon whon I met them on the street. I says, ** Good vight, boys, will you Lave a drink? I am just tront- ing. Says O'Mears, bofore any answer was made, ** There’s our man,” and Beanlan looks towards mo and snys, *‘No, not justuow, we won't ave any drink. Says T, #Wetl, tafio n cigar.” I thought becauso there was mon in thoro thoy porbaps didw't waut to tnko a drink. Says I, *“Tuko o cigar, then,” aud Mra. O'Brien spoko up aud nye, “No, Chris; it's my trest.” ;1 says, *All right," and both the oflicers then . drank whisky with Mrs, O'Brien. Scanlan then walked up to me, and says, CUMB T WANT You.” Bays I, ** What for?” Hosays, “Iliave gota wargsnut for you.”" Says 1, It you have got & warrant lot's hoar iy;mx read it." So hotook out & piece of paper which had no writing on it, I looked ot it aud sasw it had no namo or auything olse signod to it., Whon I snw that I got down off the table, aud says, well, if I have got to go I must go, and I Y‘uUed out o revolver, and I welked towards the front door, und, ssye, *If auy of you undertake to take ma 3 ‘I WILL 8H00T You,” O'Menrn was standivg with bis back towards the bar, aud whon he ssw me walking towards the door lie pulled out & sliug-shot sud put his baolk agninst the door aud stopped me. I was two or threo stops from him, and I looked sideways and saw Scanlan coming townrds me with bis hand bolind him gs if o' waa gotting his piatol out. Just ae I turned around, O'MEANA ORABRED ME, and commenced beating mwo with tho sling-shot. We had & tusslo, and whila lie was striking mo 1 BUOT AT HIN. Scanlan was coming toward me, and whilo O'Mcara had hold of mo I turved round—just ‘my hand lJiko—and sbot at Scanlan, ‘and just then be grabbed me. O'Mearn used his sliug- shot ou mo in tho tussle before I shot, He strucl: me-with it about thoe time I fired. Scan- Jan took hold of mo, both had hold of mo then, ond I fell, or he knocked me down, and both of thom foll onm top of me, O'Meara the most on top. I beat O'Meara with my rovolvor and O'Menra beat me. Ididn't know whother the man wos dead. I struck him with wy revolver. I dou't know where I Lit him. BCANLAX WAS DEATING M¥ with his revolver. Wao. tussled all around the dloor, aud 1 diopped my revolver in hitting O'Meara. Wo tussled around the floor, and right by the ice-box ut the end of the counter. Scanlan didu’t try to hold me down much; ho Dbud one hand aliold of me, and was boating mo with bis rovolver, Igot up onone knes and HCANLAN TUINED AND BAN out of the door. . I ran after him, and when I got on tho sidowalk I gave him a shove, and he 1l over tho beer-kegs. Then I ran across the atreet, falling two or throe times on tho way. I went up nob very far from there, but couldn's find tho way across the creelk by the brick- —you know whera it is. I lsid down there until about § o'clook in the morning, and when Tgot up pay for all I got, 1 WAS ABOUT ITALF DEAD, I went down to the locks, and walked out on tuo tow-path until Igot to & little saloon near the Springs, I went in thore, almost dend, X didn't know what to do. I took a couple of glussas of beer, and got a bottle of whisky, and walked on down the tow-path, and after an bour or #o I saw s wagon coming up, WhonI Baw it Teat down on some dry stuff, and tho Waogon came up, and tha fellow in it, who looked liks a farmer, says, “ HELLO, WON'T YOU TAKE A RIDE ?" By that o man who waa lyiug i thoe box of the ‘wagon got up snd gays, * Did you see & woman pass boro?” Bays I, “No,” aod the faymer spoke up and gays e, “Got in and take & rida 3 you must be tired.” I lookod at tho other mon und snw {t was Policoman Mahoney, and got into tho wagon, As soon 88 I°did so ke throw lumgolf on to me, and ssys, *If yon move I will shoot you" Bays I, ** What will you shoot me for.” He says ‘‘ What did you shoot O'Meara for ?” That was tho first "I know I had Lilled bim. I mays *I didn't kill lum,” * No,” ho says, * ho dropped dead himuelf.” ¢ Woll," says "I, *f why do you soy that I killed him if that i3 so.” 'He suya * You will find out,” and says I * Thatiaall right if I do," » By that time ecveral other officors came up and” the wagon was twued around snd drivon down the cansl bank aud soross to tho station, and we came back to towu on tho cars, In addition to the above, Rafforty stated that ho had worked many yoors in Hutchingon's lPrmk- ivg-houee, and In Walker's brick-yard, and that Lo was the rinel{ml support of his father and mother. The,lottor has been blind for uine yoars, —— AMUSEMENTS, THETENNESSEANS, The Tenueadonns, & body ofjten colored per- sons, who aro giving concorts in ald of & colloge far their people, which is to be located at Nash- “yille, Tonu., mude their firat appesrance befera ‘s Chicago nudienico at Kiugsbury ITall, last even- ing. ‘Che famo of theso natural singors, snd of tholr fautastio melodies had precodod them, and was suliclent to draw a very large orowd to their firat ontertainmont, an audienco, too, which, by their ropoated applaue, testifiod to tho pleasure tLoy oxperienced in the uvique concort. The troupe consists of the foMlowing per- sous, some of whom have beon hauds in Southern cotton flolds in the daya of slavery, and all of whom are untutored inthe art of musio ; ‘The wopranos ave three, Misses Calllo Ploket, Lizzio E\vhnfi, and Georglo Brown ; altos, LauraBownan;j and Belle Baylos ; tonors, James Lomar aud Frank Btownrt j uml bassos, Loroy Plokett and John Thomss, ~ Lhe distingtion of parts, though made by tho troupe, 1 no, vory clearly Gofined thraughoit, tho songs caonsisting mostly of the peenliar camp-meoting anelodies, which ars sung ipjchorus, and each in- dividual momber iutoning hus or her voice to the hartnony adds to iv as scome most offotive ab the moment, The melodies thus given, and the rords ulso, belong to the unwritten musio of o whiol' 1‘Mml moze than any othier to be t:; taled wilk ibé pasdldn of sotig. Thoy ofton plaintivo and touching, somotimes ring ont with an irroslutiblo drollory and jol“{. aud thon again swoll and” dio away In e pathos as_ tonder and end us tho summor wind sighlug through the magnolis troes of thoir own sunny land, Tho words got to this music, while often” rude and ns spontancous as tho harmony iteolf, still most froquontly expreas tho_thought with o quaint- ness quito as marked, For fnstanco, the chorus W Nobody knows do troublo I seo,” Iina o thrilling truth underlying it, botter worded than many o stanza of much moro protondo. Amongst othora ivon by tho troupo lnst ovening, tho most offect- va wera tho boautiful hymue, * Steal awsy to Joaus,” and ' Weopin' Mary, weep no more.” Of.the_choruses, * Como nlong Mo:tes,” *** Jor-~ don's Ribber I'mbound to oross," *Fix your foot for trablin’ hiomo," and *1f you love God's ohildron walk nont, wallk noat,"” woro irrosistibly touching nnd quaint. As a spocimon of theso, tho following lines will give vomo iden of the tonor of tho words whicl, it- ia noedless to say, originated inthe Bouthiorn hut, or woro com- ‘posod by somo camp-mooting bLaud, juspired by roligions enthualnsm: Yonder comea Jraus, yonder comea Josus, How 0 you kuow dat'dat fs Jesus 7 Guuso I seo is crown o giittorin’s Dar 1a Gabricl, dar {s Gabrlel, How do {ou know dat dat {a Gabricl 2 Causo I knawd im by his trumpel, How d'yo know dat dat's his trumpot 7 Caso I #eo da dead arlsin’, Yonder dore is Bruddor Noah. How d'yo know its Brudder Noah ? * Causo L saw do ark a sallin’,—ch, Aftor “‘"?“‘fi" song which expressed tho son- timont that* Tho Dobbil Lates do Methodist bo- causo ho shouts 80 loud," tho concort closod with o stirring chorus, in which the troupe shook onch other by tho hand, and danced in a_sort of rolig~ ious phrouzy. As a strangeoxhibition, not with- out mwootnogs, aud " ropleto with sy suggostive thoughts - of tho poculiari- tios of the negro raco;'-tho -concerts of tho “ Tonncssosnus” are woll worth uttonding. Tt will bo remombored that this is not tho Jubiloo troupo which favored us onco, and are now giv- ing councerts with graat sugoess in Eoglaud. We hope that the morit of the singors und the good onuse for which they aro working will insure thom gflod audlonces- 8o luus; ny they remain hore. 'The next porformauce is to-night, with & now selection of songu, TUE APPOLO OLUB PEBTIVAL. ‘fhe arrangemonts which have beon made for tho forthcoming sorles of concorta by the Apolle Olub, in conjunction with L'heodore Thomas' or- choalra, on tho 10th, 17th, and 18th insts., aro now consummated, and will result ina gront musical fostival, such ms Chicogo hns ravely over known, The first concort will bo miscel- laneous in character, and in it the orchestrs, the Apollo Club, tho Germania Maounerchor, Miss Claria Dorin, Mr. M. W, Whitnoy, tho groat bas- 50, nd Mr. Lubock, the violoneolle virtuoso, will talto part. The second concort will bo orchics- tral, and at the thivd, Schumann's great worl, “ Paradize and the Perl” will bo given by the Apotlo Club and tho orchestra, with Miss Dorla in tho part of tho Peri. In our noxt issue wo shall give moro completo dotails of this groat Toativul, TIHE NIGITS OF A POOR MAN, To the Edtor of The Chicago Tribunc: Bin: Iamapoor man, It is no disgraco to ‘be poor, but it {8 very {nconveniont. For in- stanco, T wantad to soo Salvini as Othollo. I obtained leave of abseuce from my employer on Woednoaday afteruoou for tho purposs of attend- ing tho matinco. Being poor, I lind to borrow monoy to buy o tickot, and, for the samo reason, Ilind determined to Luy one of the choapost tickets, for which tho prics, as advertised in the city popera, was 50 cents. I borrowed that amount and made my wayto looley's. But, mark you, whon I presented my haif-dollar sud saked for a tickot, tho mmnn Iu tho littlo glass- boxshoved my mouoy back snd told mo the lowest price was $1. I didu't awear. I didn't ~even get up an indignation meoting. I simply doubled up my groonback, tucked it in_my voss pocket, nnd walked off, & waddar and e’ \iser ‘man. I saw Mr. Bisbop standing on the sidowalk placidly smoliug his cigar, a8 if nothing had happened. It Lo bad known how much I was disappointed, T thiuk ho wonld have givon me a complimontary. But ho didn't, Porbaps ho would, if I'bad asked for it; but I was too madest. Nor, Idon't waut to le captious or fault-finding, but it doos ssom to mo that it 16 not fair to advertive firty-cont tickets oud then refuso to scll .thom. I saw sovoral other Eemuu sorved -just as I was, and I pra- suwo ther disnppoiutmont was as great as mine. T thunk tho public, and espocially the poor, have somo rights that managors ought to respoct, among which are Jifo, liborty, sud tho purchase of tickety of adveriisod r A. 0. Dovaras, Onzcaao, Fob, 4, 1874, LAKE UNDERWRITERS. Additional Facts Concerning the Re= cent Mceting in Buifnlo--Tho Action of Euvtern Companics, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trivune. Mmuwaukss, Feb, 6.—Boforo separating, the National Board of Lake Underwritors made sov- aral changes that bave not Loon publighed. Mr. Horton, President, returnod hore to-day, and gave your correapondent .information of all that was dono after the last telographic roports wero dispatched, Tho raport of the Committea to Rovise Tarifls on Hulls and Cargoes was adopted, making the rate on hulls 634 and leaving tho monthly rates on cargoes practically unaltered, It transpired that the Enstern compuuies had loat heavily during last season, and wero for raising rates to make up tho deficioncy this scason, which led to the fact coming out that the Eastorn companios had been in tho habit of making speeinl con- tracts disallowed by tho tariff, and thoy were thorefore deemed doserving of loss, and an sgreoment was mado binding the companies to & uniform tarift noxt sesson, 8o that ratos willbe atifily upheld by thoe combinatiou. A uniform form of insurauco policy was also ndopted. Yt was detormined to constitulo n ‘Bonrd of Inspectors, to issue certificatos of qualification to masters of vessols, and that pol- icios shall not bo issucd on risks commaunded by Captains not in possossion of such cortificatos. ‘I'he Executive Committes was instracted to have such o Board organized in time for tho adoption of the new system next scason. It was also resolved to organize a protectivo force in connoction with the Board of Underwritors to rotect wreoked proporty, aud to talo stops to mprove tho systom of wrecking, great dissatia- faction baving been expressed with the oxtor- tions now practiced, aud tho ineflicioncy of the servico. The Exccutive Cammitteo is to take stops to bave the new system orgaunized noxt #oAHOD, Throughout the Convention, t he feeling was strongly In favor of muking luke undorwriting next season uniform sud binding on all compu- nieg belonging to the Board, Noneof thoe com- panics will' retive from Iake underwriting, as throatenod,as present ratos will pay, 1f not dovi- ated from. —_—— THE INDIAN TERRITORY. The Ohoctaw Council Protest Agninst o Territorinl Governmont, and fie- fuso to Adopt the Negroes=--A Proud Bavago 'Ralls of War. Oappo Srarion, Indian Territory, Iob, 6.— Tho Choctaw Council has just adjourned, aflor o possion of throo wookw, Tho rosuly of thelr do- liberationa may bo summed up we follows : Thoy passed resolutions protesting aganst a Lerritorial Govornmant aud allotmont of thoir landsin soverslty ; protesting against Chickasnw snrvoy and allotmont, and rofusod to entortain the prop- osition to adopt negroes rosiding among thom, Thoy appointed a Commussion of thrce persons o go to Washington to offect a sottloment of the Douudary line botwoen Arkonsas and the Choolaw nation, to porsonally urge Congress not to pass o Worri- torial bill, ~Thuy ropudiated the Cooclrant con- traot undor which 375,000 has alroady been ad- vanced. This action does 1ot reflcct tho sentimont of the intelligont portion of the nation, ‘e majority of the Logislature is composed of full-blood In- dinna from the mountain district, with the Gov- ernor at thelr hoad, who publicly stated that §f he head his woy he would hungi every white man in" the mnation, and 1t ho canld separata the littlo whito blood in himeelt, ho would opon his voins aud lot it out, Tho civllizod Indians of this ‘ortitory do uot waut to bo transferred to the War Department, but they do want Qerritorial Governmont, with courts of zualioo. and a Delogato Iin Congross to spesk for them, Thoy do not nead Government Agents, but thoy want citizenship and oqual rights with all. PAUPERISH IN MICHIGAN. Special Divatoh to The Chicago Tribune, LaxsINg, Mich,, 'ob, 6,—Tho repors of the County Buperintendonts of tho Poor have just Deon published by che Hecrotary of Btate. They ghow & groat need of improvomont in the troat~ of the poor Ju some counties, 'I'ic total numboer of poor-bousos and farms 18 fifty-ono; uumber of paupers receivod during the {enr, 8,708 ; num- ber of porsons temporarily rolioved outsido of oor-house, 18,7653 smount paid from thoe Poor Bund §409,090 | mverage oost per woolt par paus pot, 6198, : aud | THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE. No Abatement in tho Zeal of the Ohio Reformeors. The Movement Spreading in Villages and Towns. No General Uprising of Women in the Oities, Little Hope of Converting Saloon-eep- ers Who Have Much to Lose. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Omvomyaty, Fob. 0.—Whilo in two of tho sounties whero the Womon's 'Temporanco orusado originated the war against whisky-solling is sus- pended, in consequonco of logal fnjunctions, the movoment continues to sproad throughout South- ora and Contral Ohio. At Riploy, Brown County, 100 womon are en- rolled under the loadorship of tho wife of tho ox-Colonel and Mothodist proacher, Granvillo Moaody. Bixof tho saloou-keopers thoro have nequiesced iu tho pledge, but sbout twenty others yofuso to muke any change in thoir business. Immenso mass-mostings sre lold nightly in tho Tiploy churchos. The crusado hag renched Athens in tho county of the samo nsmo. A leaguo of ladies was form- od yestorday, - DIO LEWIS has offered his sorvicos, but the ladies thinlk thoy can work best without outside aid. Tho most promineut Indics in tho town are active in tho movomdnt, 1'ho druggiats aud sinloon-koop~ ors anticipate onlls from the ladios, and nn- nounco theéir intention to recoive thgm court- ously. For o loug timo tho liquod-trafia of Athons has been confined to wine znd beer, and the women now propuse to enforco total ab- stinonco. Pursunnt to & eall, 100 women met at Dayton yostorday tp considor tho now phaso of -tho tom- peranco quostion, A Committes on Organiza- tlon was appointed. 'Tho ladios whio callod thoe meoting, and thoso who attended, occupy high Sooinl positions, an d tho fonor of tuo nddreaso made was to tha effect that thoy were willing to bolad by God in wha tover paths 1o may muke plaiu to thom, YOLITIOIANS OPPOSE THE WAR. From tho spirit of this mooting, it may safoly ba predioted that 3 movemont will bo mado aftox tho Washington Court-Houso plau, but thore-| willbo 2 decided opposition to it among tho politicians, who are intorosted in tho result of tho coming spring elections, Tho Republicans: of Dayton aro straid of tho crusedo, sud, of/ courso, tho Damoctats take no atock in-it. Day-: ton has ovor 500 soloons, .. ‘The ladies of Oxford, Butler County, havo. boon circulating the-total-nbatinence pledge this! woelk, and hinve socurod the siguaturos of throo-! fourths of the male population. Tho arufifxlutu:v Iave nll signed contracts entisfactory to the la- dies, 'Tho saloon-heepers aro very unoasy, and in hourly expectation of finding a prayer-mect- iug in progreus iu their tap-rooms. At Lyndon, Ross County, & temperance mass mooting bay been held, and the crusade in- dorsed. &3 THE LARGE TOWNS USYIELDING. The war dooy not scom to . make much hoead- way in towns with more than 5,000 population. ‘Tho timidity of politicians Las much to do with this etfect, ‘Thero is nlso some opposition among the aristocratic loaders againgt kucoling on the dirty floor of a bar-room, . At Bpringfield, tho ladios are banded togethor yorsumllu§ men'to sigu thio pledge, bu thoyhave not as_yot invaded tho doggeries. The SBunday 1aw is bolng vigorously onforced. Boven saloon- Ilaopors woro lieavily flued there last Bunday for its violation. Tho wives of topers are BRINGING ON THEIR LAWSUITH, At Losburg, Highland County, two more saloon- koepors bave signed an agreement to quit tho business, Thenw stock of liquors was emptiod iuto tho street amid songs, proyers, and rojoic- ing. Elwood & Bro, are the only doslors loft, and thoy have roxlad a'notice warning tho tres- passors againsb logal consequonces, The cru- sandors have raised o large fund and sre confldent of a comploto triumph, At Logun, Hocking County, the proceasion of 1adies numed yesterday, commonced uctive opal ations ngainst two saloons, - JosophCraig ‘To- fused to admit them into his saloon, and they were compelled to do their singiug and praying on the sidewallt. At a doggery kopt by o woman thoy had botter succoss. Thoy SANG AND PRAYED MEL INTO TEARS ; and sho locked up hor door with a vow ¢o soll no more lignor. ‘I'ho procession of ladies in London, Madison County, yesterday numbered 140, und was_cou- stantly sirrounded by at least 500 mon and boys, mostly idlo spectators, Thoy bombarded thoe lending saloon in the city with their hymnos and pious supplications, Business men there com- plain that tho excitement cuts down their sales 0 per cent, The saloon-keopers of London have formod A MUTUAL PROTECTION ASSOOIATION, and say thoy will never give up. The saloons in several snull towns in Frank- lin County have beon vimted by tho ladies, but there are_no signs of_the orusade yob in Colum- bus. At Middloport, Moigs County, the ladies. liave convorted tho druggflst, and aro unremit- ting In thoir attontion to the saloou-koeopers, At Washington Court~House, o Mra. Frazior racovered $148 damngos yesierday In her suit apainst James Bullivan, & saloon-kooper. To- day thesamo woman commoncod suit agaiust Cliarles Beck, propriotor of the boer-gardon, tho only liquor ‘dealor whom tho womon had® failed to conquer, aud who is no longor dis.. turbed, on nccount of the injunction served! against the wowen, and the destruction of their: taberuacle. “ ‘I'he women at Chilheotho are reported to be organizing for the BYSTEM OF FIOUS MAINS. ‘The photograph-car that was being fitted up for a tabernacle at Now Hollaud, Pickaway Conuty, has been dismantled, aud the women aro now morching up aud down tho streots, on account of an injunction. Dr. Dio Lowis charges 850 a day for his as- gistance, and he is uot gotting any eugagomonts at this figure, [To the Aasociated Press,) THE QOOD WORK IN BIPLEY, O, ‘farLey, Yov. 6.—L'ho Indics, detormined in the tomporance moveinont, bave porsovered through storm and slush alldoy. More liquor- sollors havo nurronderad ; others arc obstinute. L. Reinhnrt invo tho lndios an invitation to come to-day, and then shut them out in the .storm, wliero thoy sang and prayed for theso meu,nsking God not to shut marcy’s door ugainst thom, They knocked, nnd Lo slammed his door angrily, sud’ duiplayed o rovolver. ‘Yhe ladics sang sndprayed ontsido bofore louving, Busincss houses were, closod sl day for prayor. 'Tho intorest iu intenso, | The ssloon-keepers ave all willing to be bought out. 'I'bis iy positively daeclined. LATER, Jtreey, O., Fob. 6.—Rolubart, who shut the Indios out this morning, has como to torms, aud ‘quit the business, Bubr ulso quits in two daya. vor half our saloons have succumbed bofore the prayors wnd tonvs of u hundred women. A diseardod pricst, now & Lutheran ministor, tried hard to rally the lkA\\or forces, but tho women | prayod ot bim and for bim till ko rotreatod in :‘m]ljuulan, and loft thom rapldly possossing tho old, ‘'he Liguor itnid in Boston, KFrom the Livston Post, Feb, b, Tor sovoral duys past the visits of tho State Constables samong the liquor dealers have been quita few, and tiio amount of liquor seizod was, in oach case triting, DBut during ‘this briof ro.' spitoit ngpm\m that certain places wore subjoct- ad ta o sirict oaplonnge by tho prohibitory ~ofli- cord, and tho result was that yesterduy afternoon moro than 314,000 worth of liquors were taken from the hateld in this city, as will bo seon by the following account : About half-past 8 o'olock Qonstable 'Tabay, nesistad by Constablos Bouth- or, Bu!l:y, Hinokloy, and others, ontered tho bar- room of YouNa's HOTEL, in Court avonus, aud, surroundlng the batkosp- or, M. Jamea B, Flold, diracted him to call Mr. Youug, as they had come prepared with the nee- guuary wartaut to seavch tha Louse for intoxi- eating lguors, The barkeoper- immedintely fu- formed his employer of the matter, and in the menuntime Toboy, nmPplux nimbly fohind tho bar, raised tho trap-door to the wino vaults rud desconded, followed by tho others with tho ox- ception of Imokloy, "who toox posecssion of the bar and began to remove tho coutents from the ghelves to the coun- ter. Mr, Young, in hls usual quiet manuor, simply requeated Oopt, Toboy $o show his au- thify fof seirebdog bl promise, id MieE eatislylng himeolf that tho officer’s dooument waa corroct a6 far o8 tho so-onlled Prohibitory law is concornod, ha informed thom that they might procood with thelr work, Tho nows that o raid was in pmfirnuu at Young's sprond with olootrlo speed, and 1n & romarkablo shiort apaco of timo tho avenuo and all approaches thereto woro densoly packed with peopls, all of whom _oxprossed tholr disapprobation of tho Coustablos’ vroocodings within tho houss. A fow minutes before 4 o'olock n double-team bneked futo tho court from Wash- ington stroct, and tho object of tho sloigh waa Immediatoly divined by tho great orowd, who Dissod and uthorwlno oxprossed their opinlon of tho purposo.for which the vobiolo Lad srrived. Aftor tho oflicors hiad boon in the wino collar for a 1itlo over 1ifty minntes, » door on tho south nide of tho hotol and loading to the wino vaulls flow opon, and Cupt. Toboy was tho firal of tho Commonweslth ofticers to nscond tho steps aud confront tho denso tliroug, 'To say that his ap- pearance croated a slorm of dorislon would but oorly convoy an adequato idea of tho himillnt- ng sceno which took pluce, When ‘Tobey hind roaohed the sidowally, the crowd surged towardy Lim, and for the spaco of ono minute thero wan n desth-liko* silonco, hundrods of oyes boinj conterod on tho now nearly bewilderad ofllclnfi who stood upparontly rivetod to the spot, Sum- moning tp courago, ho thon started towards the tonn, and, u8 ho did o, ho wns greated with a chorus of Liiascs, cat-calls, and a vory Babel of doriaive sounds. Ouoman, standing on a window- oont of a noighboring building, oxprossed him- wolf o8 boing nuxious Lo 8oe a Btato Conatable ongaged in _his **dirty work of conflscating proporty,” Voices woro now henrd asking tho ofler It ho was uot ** ashamed of himsolf to Lo found in such cmploymont?” A gontlomon mounted tho driver's soat of tne sleigh and do- sirod to kuow if this was 8 Jand of froodom, and the anawor was & deafening *' No." Lvory wiu- dow of tho buildings in the court was filled with coplo, ond all mado derogatory omarks on tho Proliibitory law. On tho roofs wero a numbor of men and boys who amused themsolves showering thoso bouoath them with snow, oll but tho oficer nppoam:{,f to rogard the matter 18 & pood joko, With con- siderablo difficulty Toboy xenchod tho sleigh and ordored tho driver to ot bis ropes in readiness for holsting out barrcls and othor articles. As tho Constablo und driver roturned with the ropes Bomo porson in tho crowd sang out, *Oh! lio ls sorry ‘for what ho las done, and is now oing to hnng himsolf in Goorge Young's cellar,” T'his remark eaused great merrimout among tho spoctators, but was not so well roliskod by the onstable, who cast sullen looks towsrda tho placo from whenco tho voico came. In the wins cellar busy scones were being enacted, tho ofli- corg hurriodly removing various bottles, cases, and barrels, and taking an inveutory of their contouts. "Whilo thoy wore engaged” g above statod, ono of tha Coustablos, in Toply to o quos- tion rogarding the oxact quantitics to bo tuken from the cellar, said that ** ho would tako all ko could flnd, and aidn't cnro for nowspapors, Judges, jurics, nor auy ono else, Ie was going toofd in shutting up evory — —— rum shop in Boston.” _When the passage-ways leading to tho cellor, and oven the cuisivo departmont, ?md beon almost blockaded with the contents of the wine-room, iu order was given o begin londing tho tonm._ ‘Tho sido door was again opened, aud this timo Hinckley, Bailey, and tho tenmstez ap- poared, and soon after began removing the liquors, ‘I'e flrat justalmont consisted of five casks of Enghsh ale, valuod at ®40 por cask, The number of agectators on the sidowalks hod groatly incrensed, and extremo difliouly waa ox- porienced by theofficors in rolliug tho ensks to the team, but little attontion boing mado to their domands to clear o passagowny, Whon tho ofticors woro -roturning to tho cellar s littla boy in the crowd happoned to throw n suowball, which accidentally struck gne of the Constables, who turned back and took Lold of the lad. As ho did so the spoctators, who cortainly wore not loss than 1,000 in number, pressed around tho officor aud demandod tho boy to be released, ~a roquest which, from the threatoning looks and meuaces, the ofilcer did, after ordering tho boy to **cloar out.” At this point o riot scomed im- minent; ond, were it not for somo pacificatory counsol from a prominent aud well-known liquor-dealer, & serious disturbance would havo undoubtedly resulted, Tho romoval of tho goods then continued, and tho next lot whicl was put upon tho toamn was botweon twenty nud ~twonty-five dozen- boitles of Aadeirs wine, r:mgiug in value from $2.00 to 84 per bottlo; thon came a similar quantity of sherry wing_in pint and quart bottles, valned from 32 to 98 per bottlo, 'I'his, with the Xn- glish alo, comploted tho firat lond, aud, aftor that liad boeun driven off, anothor team arrived. Tho noxt lot consisted of soveral hundred dozen of Lottles'of English and Scotch ale and porter ; thou come a large number of cases of cham- Bngno. the n% egato valu of which is said to o about $500. The sccond Joad was then driven away and third vehiclo took its place snd ro- coived 8 froight, consiating of thirty-two gallons of whisky in bottles, valued ot from 82 to 86 por bottlo, 'he romainder of the proporty soized was made up of soveral hundred dozen bottles of Californin and Ssuterno Wines, braudies, and aquantity of Banta Cruz rum iu casks, the ag- grogate valuo of all boing ostimatod by Mr. oung's chiof stoward at not loss than $10,000, Bome iden of the S'rant quantity of liquors soizod will bo obteined whon it ju known that eeven doublo toams wore required to remove the gouds from tho hotel to the Commonwenlth wtoreliousy, The work was not comploted_until nearly 6 o'clock, when the Inst lood waa driven off, nnd tho crowd, which until that time had not. ‘Qiminished in numbers, thon dispersed. AT THE TREMONT HOUSK, While tha scones of conflscation were taking placo nt Young's, & posse of Conslables visited the bur-room of tho above house, and, after o few proliminary romnarks with the young man in attondauce, ono of them took a document from Liis pockoet, and, showing it to tho bar-teuder, fu- formed him that that was a warraut for * seizing rum.” The yom:{,- mon_goid that hio waa not 8o sure about i, and would like to have tho docu-~ ment rozd bofore he would permit the search to begm., The Constable thoroupon read tho watrant, and thon, without furthor coremony, stopped bohind the countor and began smolling the contents of boitles, decanters, and jugs, after which he romoved tho aforosnid articles to tho counter. Threo other oflicers then pssed into tho wine-collar, and from that department soized nbout $4,000 worth of Liquor, consisting of twenty dozen of various brauds of foroign and domestio wines, twelve boxes of valuablo whisly, several casks of brandics, of tho brands of Otare, Dupy & Co., Heuncasey & Co., Martell V. 0., the vintages of some dating back to 1820, und, of course, being of excellont quality aud highly valued, Infaddition to tho above, & largo quantity of English and-Scotch alo and portor ; nluo, varions brands of rum and several casos of Holland gin, wero takon by the Consta- Dblos, The work of soizing tho property at this house was vory quistly conducted, and but fow, outsidors witnossed ihe transactions of the offi- cors, I'ho guests, upon loarning that tho Stato Constablos wore 1 the houso seizing tho cou- tonts of tho wine-rellar, bocame quito Indignant nt snch proceedings, and nob a row expressed their disguyt that such outragos would bo allow- ed in the rightcous City of Boston, THE SUEUMAN HOUSE VISITED. Provious to tho ‘“rald" on Youug's Hotel Qouetablo Tobov, with o dotail of ofticers, visited the Shorman House, in Court square, and, after surveylngs (bo bar-room, sout for (ho'propristor, Capt. tTull. Upon the ‘sppearauce of that gou- tloman, who camo into tho bar-room wearing his usual glacid oxpression and smoking o fragrant Havans, ‘loboy informod him that Lo Lad como toseize all jntoxicating liquors found on tho promisos, ‘¢ Well," roplied Capt. Hull, “go ubioud ; thore is my stool.” * O, yes," roturned the Conatable, ** but that ain't ull; I have got & warrsnt to soarch every room in the house.” “ Whnt do you moan?” inquired My, Hull. * Do you eay that you aro golnq to soarch tho rooms of my qnnstu for liquor ? + Certainly,” ropliod tho oflicor; “my war- rant authorizes mo to do so." Then,” sald 3lr, Hull, “ I tell you that you will do 1o such thing ; nor willI parmit any man to soarch the npnflmeuh of my Lourders oh suy such & protoxt.” *Wall, thon," said Tobey, * all I havo to say Is that wo will break open tho dourd of evory room in tho houso if it ¥ necessary to do so." ‘This throut wus too much for even as calm aud cool Pm«m as Capt, ITull, und, aftor satisfying bimself that he perfoctly undorstood what the Countablo said, ho roplisd: *You will? Well,, sir, I am landlord of this house, und it is my solemn duty to protoct the property of my bonrders and guests, and I will do &o atany gost 3 and it you resort to such vielence us you bave intimated, you and those with you will do so at their peril.” A private consulta- tion was thon held smong tho oflicors, and the matter rested in aboyzuco for about thirty minutes, duriug whioh time ono of tho Coustables wos dispatchiod to the Tombaerton square ofiico, whore anothor cousultation was beld, and the yesnlt was that the messeugor ro- turned with ordors to Capt, Loboy and Lis forco to confine tholr operations to tho bar-room and wina-collars, but on no account to meddlo with the rooms of tho bonrdora. Tho Constablos thon seizod about 500 worth of alos, winos, whisleys, and brandies, The liquors were quietly romoved to a wagon in front of tho louso, and from thence taken to tho Droomfleld utroot stororooms. Tho sjzures at tho abuvo ‘iouses scomod to be the gonoral toplo of conver- satlon last evoning in Liotels, ssloons, depots, and otline publlo plades, and the pravaling soutimont wag in condemnation of tho odlous Liqnor law, and » univorsal dosiro for ita roponl.. As tho groator part of tho liquors solzod yostarday woro 1 original packagos, sevoral: ominont logul gon- tlomon wore lonrd to #ny that, though it was very annoying to the ownors of tho proporty, yot thoe tranenctions wero illegal, and the liquors wonld bave to bo returned to tho ownory, ab groat oxpenso to tho Btato, e AGRIQULTURE. Annunl Scsslon of the Wisconsin Sunte Agriculturnl Noclotyss=Intorosting Papors on 'Uho Doiry, General Freme- ing, Eish Ounlture, EtCws=Socrotury Fiold on the Credit Systom. Special Diapatek to T'he Chicago Tribune, Mavisos, Wi, Fob, 6,—Tho scsuion of the Agrioultural Couvention to-dsy was highly in- torosting, Tho flrst papor was by J. M. Smith, of Green Bay, on * Genoral Intolligonce in Farming," showing its groat inorenso in tho lnst linlf contury, and tho bonefits resulting thore- from, and sugyostod, as practical measurcs to farmors, having oll manures possible, and judic- 1ous spplication with pationt waiting for rosults ; also studying tho markots, and noting tho ocon- dition and prospects of crops at lomo and abroad, and urged the LIUERAL TARING OF PAPERS .to keop postod. Ho also urgoed the importanco of malking farmors' homos ntiractive, ncluow=- lodged the bonofita conferred by railronds, and nppr‘nvofl of thoGrangos as s monny of improve- wont, I, L. Sxanlen, of Roclk County, set forth tho Dovofita of farmors’ clubs as » means of liber- allsm, the unifying of views, diffusing informa- tion, 'in ohenpening purchases mado by wholo- an ngont. He proforred clubs. to Mr. Chestor Hazen, of Fond du Lac County, one af the largost dairymen iu tho State, cxpn- tintod on the benefits derived by farmery from momborship in tho Patrons of Husbandry by liboraliziug and unifying their views, enabling thom, by combination, to got FAIL PRICES FOR TIEIR PRODUCTS, and purchaso what was wanted choaply, and socure choapor tranaportation. ho paper was dlscussod somewhat by NMra. Casowoll, Mossrs, ‘'ubbs, Grahmmn, Stoddard, Shormau, Alleh, Jonulngs, Bird, Koltogg, Smith, Uriswold, Anderson, Stiflson, Ball, Palmor, Ilint, Warner, and Seerolary Fiold on tho comparative MERITY OF GRANGERS' OLUDS and othor organizations of--farmers, and n xos-, olntion wau adopted deprocating any jonlousy bo® twoen theae organizations, aud declaring that all should work togother for ilia” good of tho farmors. UEESE-MARING. The 1fon. Hiram Smith, of 8heboygan, road an oxcollent poper showing thoe ndvnntnion of dairy- Ing 08 an exclusive oceupation, 1o had realizod 800 » cow from choese-meking, Mr, White, of Kenoshs County, gave his exporiouce, having Tailed in getting a (fl)ml living by grain-raising gixteon years, but had found chocss-wmaking o Buccess, gotting 600 pounds apioce from 76 cows, and his sales reaching 88,000 n year. 1o advo- cated gonorous feeding, preforring middlings ; novor lots his calvos run with the cows, but feods thom on milk ; and preforred graded cows to full bloods, Maj. C, H. Willlams, of Bauk County, made domo excollent suggestions to farmors, depreca- ting continuance in tho samo beaton path yoar after year ; iu caring for tho prosent not to for- got the future. Farmers ‘having n epeclally #hould always aim to produce tho very beat ar- ticles whicll would bring tho best prices, Il urged co-operation in improving tho Dblood of horaos and cattlo, und all means for tho botter condition of farmers, AFTERNOON BESSION. GEOLOOY ARD AURICULTURE, This afternoon Prof. - C. Clinmberlin, of Beloic College, and Stato Goological Survey, gavoe an oxcellont talk, Hlustrated by dingrams, wore particularly shuwinf: the ndvantagos of the anal- yals of soils and gelontifle study of adaptability to various cropy, branching off on the ohemics with which the farmor Loa to contend in the shapo of insccts, worms, ote. A brief discussion on the paper was started by Prof. It. P, Hoyo, of Raciue. ¥IBI CULTURE, 2 Dr. Hoye rend' an oxcellent and instructive paper on tho valup of the fish of Wikcousin, and the best moans of _their artificial propagation to stock our lukes aud rivors, and u{wke of the yal- unblo natives like trout, bass, alsco, whito fish, and others, IHo gave somo good suggoestions in regaid to fish culture, which could be made vory ¥xumnhlo, and our lakes well stocked with good o od. Clinton Babbitt, of Beloit, read a vory eloquont papor on * tho Dutios of Wisconsin Furmors to the State and Natiou," T'he last thing on tho programmo, from which there were several necossary omissions: for lnvk of time, woro somo PRACTICAL THOUGUTS by Secretary Field, Mr. Fiold suid that #he who haslearned to keop out of debtand save u portion of hig in- come, howover small,has found voo philosopher's stone,” Tho iden intended to be couveyed by tho abovo sentouce to Ly mind was not that ono should noyer run in debt, but that in contract- ing such liabilities there should bo a réasonablo rospect of payment when tho papor matured or he contract timo oxpired. To run in dobt forn farm, tools, stock, &e., to successfully run and operate the same, such property having been wigoly and judiciously purchased, and only thoso implements bought which were absolutoly gssoutinl to its succossful and propor cultiva- tion, and to the attuinment of the most profit- ablo results wero ofton to bo considored. 1f one can make his labor more romuner- ative by the purchaso of property and applying bis labor thercon than by working for - otiors‘or, I othor words, If thoro i qny prott in his labor above tho market valuo of tho game, Lo is to ba commended who endenvors to obtain it. Ono who has lesrned tho art and seience of manufacturing in auvy of its varied branchos, thinking that his skilled labor cau bo made more Hmmnbm to bimself uudor Lis own guidasnceand iroction than under others, but who has not the roquisite monns to purchase buildinge,mnobinery, tools, aud stack to ouablo him to turn out o valu- ablo and marketablo acticlo of gouds, may some- timex wisoly aud safoly run in debtto accomplish Lis object. Lo bo nafo, Lowavor, he must watch withi care every oxponditure, both business and fawily oxpensos, take au uccount of stock ofton, turn his profits to the cancellation of debts, tho intorest on which acoumulates with wonderful rapidity, and econornizo g nul{ thoso can who hiave ai houest desiro to pay. 1f all this is done with & dotermination to inect maturing lia- bilitios _success will _slmout universally crown his efforts, and he aud tho world bo gaiuers thoreby. Debts of this class nro often stimulants aud incentives to economicnl munage- ‘mont and prudont, frugal living, aud when so, are to be encouraged and approved. But whou one contracts dobts with no reasounble assurance. that thoy euu be mot at maturity, uudor s reek- Tess oxpondituro of money in Lis businosa and fumily, ho is disbouest with himeelf, dishonoat with thoso with whom he douls, is Llunting his moral sensibilities ut overy step, and establish- ing a reputation for want of jutegrity and fair- deuliug whichwill sooner or fater bring to him- solf and family fluuncial rain, want, and distress. ‘Ibo farmer, abovo all others, should pay promptly, us lio derives his income dircotly from tho soil,” tho great sourco of oll supply and wealth, He sbould sco the vital importanco of paying his debts "(nmnptlv, that_nctivity, life, sud vigor may be imparted to all depurtnionts of trado and judustry. * T'ho various trades and business intoreats are 80 Intimatoly connectod and interwovon that the furmor should consider himgelf o business man, und in ona sense a commercial man, and that his roputation for lntogrity nud squaro business dealing s trembling in tho balance, und can noyer bo rightly adjusted In his iuterost aud weltarc oxcopt by tho prompt poyment of bhis lutnlities at maturity. Speaking of tho oxtravaganco and dls]lllny of tho presont day, tho Beorotary suld: Iistory tolls usof many people who, having rison to power, promiuonce, and woulth Dby cconomy, simplicity, and manfuily battling with tho etern roulition of ifo, who, iu tho doys of their pros- perity, surrendored ' to all the oxtravagance, vices, aud follies which great weslth endangers, and who, in their mad and wild career, carriod down with thom thousands who woro depuudent upon thom for thalv duily subsistence, Our country is not ot in thio samo dungor, for wo linvo thousands of norcs of the moxt fortile luuds yob unoccupioed, whero tho surplus popu- lation of our cltics and manufscturing towns may 1leo to, and wring from tho soll o subsist- ouca sud make for thomsolyes comfortable homod. DBut, when one carefully surveys the ontiro situation, and soes tho extortionate do- mand lordlsplni in almost overy wulk of lifo, to support which the producing and laboring classes aro called to nevor-anding and oxhaustivo labor, giving thom litle time for intellectual oulturo snd the enjovment of woclal Intercourso,—with exhausted physionl natures, sp that thers is lil- 1lo desiro for eithor,—the future s not espeolull oheering and hopeful, Lot us pauso and ask oursolvos if wo nre uot lving boyoud our menus; it we are not speoulating recklessly, and runuingin debt dishonostly § if wo nronot spend- Ing anore thun we aro oarning, Lot us sce if louosty, lategrivy, aud republican slmplicity snd frugality aro not lost sight of in thoinsano denlre of ourpeople for apoculation, aud o obtain much ain without rendering an oquivalont therafor, Janks nra susponding, wiping out in & moment tho lttle snvings of tho poor man and woman, who by industry aud tho most rigid economy fun living had each Ilaid by thelr mite to eunble thom ore long to start in lifo on a highor plan, snd onjoy mora of lifa'a comtorts nid blessings, Our poople must loarn that real substantinl “wealth conists in logitimata montal and physieal Intor, aud ok in gumbling and spoculating on the produot of tho labor and industry of othiers, Whatovor Iabor of the hand or braln s noedod to produco that which I really nocessary for the production of food and clothing or comforts, snd oven luxurles, which habit and an advanco stato of civilization have shown to contribute to mnu's mornl, intellectunl, and physioal well- boing, nro propor and logitimnte, if coming with- in ono's Income, It thoso of lnrge moaus chooso to live in costly palnocs, furnish them ox- ponsively, adorn” the walls of thelr roomsy with beautiful pictures and olaborato works of art, drossin purple and fino linen, and fare sumptuously ovory day, It is no concorn of mine if thoy sre dofug it within their incomo. By so doing” thoy encourago and bufld up cortain branches of art and induatry, aiding to food and clotho those ongaged in legitimato cnllings, Dut if the farmor, mechanio, or professional man, with only the incomo tbat oncls duy's labor affords, attomts to live in tha stylo of his moro weallhy neighbor, whoso praperly porhaps Is tho accumulntions of many gonerations, he is pos- nossod of Jittlo commion sense, and tho prospect 18 not flntmrln&: for him evon to havo that scauty stock Incronecd. 'Pho crodit system is a ruinous system, Farm- ors, and thoso engagoed In othier pursuits an well, buy what ¢hey do not nbsolutely need, just be- couse poy-day is iu the distance. Thoy are madoe to boliove by tho shrewd dealor that tho ‘machino or othor article will be suki o wondorful saving in tholr businoss, and so chon, that purchages ars mado which thoy donot want, and would fiaver mako to pay cash in hand. Ro- form must tako place in thase matlors, or tho produeing clngsca will ere long bo hoj dobt, and their mortgaged and ruined condition praduce o marked and dopressing influouce upon tho other industrios aud bueiness intorosts of the conntry,’ In speaking of somo of the ways by which tho condition of the farmers may bo boneflted, and bo ‘onabled to huve snd enjoy moro of tho. rood things of this lifo, ho safd thoy muet bot- or understaud thelr business, They must thinlk, study, and investiato tho undorlyivg s)rlnvlplou of their avocntion, To illustrale this moro foreibly, hie rolated an ineldent of Honry Ward Boecher, who, when visiting tho.\White Moun- taing somo yeurs since, was urgently solicited by n friend to addross the poople tho following Sabbath, and _consonted, conditlonal that o contemplatod visié to » point of intoreat bo postponed until another time, for he sald ho must bavo time to prepare.for tho sor- vice, as he nover allowod himsolf to go into the pulpit withont thought and proparation, Of courso the * conditions woro complied with, and ot Wadnoadny morning of tho weok provious to the Sabbath appointed, Mr, Boochor invited his friond to go febing with him. They went on that and oach succoeding. day until Baturday, whon his friend remarked to him that his timo was limited for preparation for - his sormon, and waa somewhat: astonished when tho great man said: ¢ Mysormon is ready.” Beucher had flsh- od, and gt the snma timo bad studied the works of the Great Crontor until his mind was filled with fresh, vigorous, original thoughts, which foll from his lips ‘on tho following day like “manna " from Heavon, furnishing mental Tood, and folovating ton higher planeall who hoard him. . Buch ideas ag nre given us by this class of miuds aro not coined, polithed, and muda of ' forco and value but by study, deep thought, aud constant application. ~There should be Beochers in agriculture o8 well 88 in theology, ns such mitds afford exoraplos which stimaiato othors to do better, ruige them to s higher plane, with b?“{“ profits aud moro of the higher enjoywmonts of life, Hocrotary Field, in conolusion, urged upon formors tho importance and necessity of bring- ing to their aid tho observations, oxperience, and Jowledgo of tho best minds in tho country,—to loarn from thosa who theorize and thoso who practico; from tho worker and the tallor, and thiat ono of the best ways to do this was to take a good woalc? agricultiral nowspaper, or ouo containing a department or corner oxclusively dovotod to this calling, and other valuablo industrial works which the age nffords. Baid ho: The Imyyer and physician are not contont whon they recelvo thdir diplomns and start into tho practice of thoir msgflutlvu pro- fessions, Tho;{rmel that they have but just be- gun to loarn, “The formor reads up enrefully all tho best suthors upon the theory and practice of Lis profesulon, examincs critically the docisions of conrts, and if new cases wariso involving nice, fine points of law, o watches tho argu- monts of counsol and tho decision of tho Court with engornoss, hoping to storo bis mind with goma herotofore hiddon truth 'in his profession. ‘I'lio latter notes with caro every now ceso which arises in his profession; reads and thoroughly digests many of the medical aud surgical jour- nals of this and foroign countries, that not nn important diecovory shall bo made and escapo Lhig knowledge. Farmers must understand that the world movos, aud unlosa they ara willing to fall to the rear anud bo unnoticed and quickly forgotton, thoy must bo up and doing. It takes & pgood deal of square . hard work | to carry on the varied activitios of tho world ; and, dopond upon it, somobody is going to push them forward. 1t you waut a haudin the labor, tho honors and rewnrds, you must undorstund and attend to your business, Do propared for tho work you have to do by woll-matured snd well-directed plans, Koop out of debt.. Make two blados of grassand threo bushols of whoat sm\v where only onegrow botoro ; reduce oxpen- itures of public moneys by plncln{,: men in ofli- ciul positious of integrity aud fidelity to princi- lo,—micn who sympathizo with “yau, and who fiuow your wants sud wishes, hen all this is done, it matters littlo to_you whother financial ponics or flnancinl facts disturb and eweop over the country. Youare safa.. NULIOLUTIONS: Resolutions in substunco ne follows were ro- portad from the Committee, und adopted = Roc- ommonding the orgauizetion of Granges und TFarmors' Clubs in “every townahip, to advanco the matesial intoroste of farmors ; that a law re- quiriug dogs to bo liconsiad sbould bo mado uni- form throughout the Stute ; thu the monopaly and extortion charged (o mannfacturors of farming machinery is lorgoly duo to tlo unjust oxtonsion of _tho protoction afforded by tho pa- tont Jaws, which should bo so amonded us to par- micany one fo engago in tho manufacture of any aorticle by psyiug o royalty; that tho importance of tho manufacturing intercsts is fully apprecintod by this Convention, wlhich will'do ulkin its powor to fairly and justly ad- vauco tho same; that the prosout Leginlature whould passau act for tho appointment of threo TRuilroad Cowmmissionors to juvestigate thoroughly railroad uffuiva in the Btato, in ordor to recoive judicious und Just legislation ; that {hie interests of Jabor aud capital ure identiex, doprocating all attompts to array them nggainst osol other, and_euggosting mutual for- bearauce in offorls to secure o just sottlement of questions betwoeon them; ‘that tho intorosts of munufactuvers a8 woll us farmors would bo wnbserved by a disposition to deal directly with tha latter'a agents on as favorablo torm us with their gonoral agouts; favoriug the prosecution of the geologicai survey of tho State, and ex- ressing the opinion thut tho dissomination of acts and obscrvations nequired theroby will tend to devolop both the mining und mechani- cal interosts of the State, and subsorve tho in- tarouts of ugriculturists. A rosolution oftered by It. J, Burdge, of Rock Couuty, was also adontod, after somo sharp de- bate, sgainst purchosing of Chicago manufac- tuving firms who signod the compnet sguiust solling to Farmors' Clubs or Granges excopt at rotuil pricos. Thoresolution was offered by that voteran Froo- ‘Irador, Maxon, of Washington County. After o Tivoly dobute, ih whick Moseru. Maxon and Gor- Twm ‘spolo for, and Presldont Stettson, of the Osilions Wool-troicer, aud othors agalust, the resolution was tablod by & strong vote, and the Couvention adjourned. TIHE OENTENNIAL, ‘Chis evening en, 11, 8, Lunsing addrossod o meagre audionce in the Assembly “Clinmber, in bohalf of the Coutounial Bxposition, endoavor- ing to enlist popular enthusiasm therofor, bub Victoriu Woodhull and other shows provml Bu- porlor attractions, OBITUARY. ‘The INon, 'Thomav Rogers, Dubuques. Duvuque, Tows, Fob, 0.—The Hon. Thomad Rogers oxpirad this morning b 8 o'clools, afier an Jllness of ono wosk. 1lo was o native of Fork Edward, Saratogn County, N. Y., and cmme to Dubuque thirty-threo yonrs ngo, aud hns ocou- led during that time muny ofilcial positions of lionor aud trust, Ilis age was 60 yoars. aron Moyor do Hothuehilds Loxvox, Feb, 6,.—Baron Mayer de Rothsohild diod to-duy. —There isno law in Michigan to provent an unoffendivg ohild Loing oalled Michigamme 1joenyohen. olaauly in, NEW YORK. Edwin Booth Files n Petition in Voluntary Bank- ruptey. Ohinese Commissioners to Oubn and Their Businass. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, EDWIN BOOTH A DANRRUPT. New Yonk, Fob, 6.—Edwin Booth, tho great notor, i n bankrupt, e has filed in the United Biates District Court n voluntary petition in Dankruptoy, That this hay ocourred beeamo known go lato in the afternoon that it was im- possible carofully to examino the document, hut it has beou learnod that the following are his vrincipal croditors: Esta b s e ] Mary Francis Booth, tho wifo of Edwin and daughter of Mr, MeVickor, of McVickor's TlHOAtED, CHICAROL . v ovsesrenserve 5 Socond National ik of New Yori, :»Im Glarka Boll, bis atlorno 000 oattrity Dank, of thiacl 2,000 1. M, Medonofal. an 10 ichard A, Robor 1,12 Theno are all secured, oxcopt ¢l to tho oatato of Oakos Amos, MMr. Booth says, in his nchedulo of persounl proporty, that lio owns no houschold goods or furniture, * Ilo estimates tho valuo of the jowelry lie wears on his porson at £39,000, tho worth of Ius books and pictures at §9,800." 1o nllegos that Lo has othor por- soual proporty to tho smount of $3,450, CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. Bince tho munagoment of ooth's Thontro anned from Edwin Booth to his brother, Juniuy rutus, Lho reputation of the tucatro hay de- clined sndly, and, of courso, this hns Leen accompnniod by s lieavy decrease iv roveipts. "Tho ill-success of tho new managoment is prob- ably nttributablo to tho light, and in many cases uncertain, character of tho drawmas that havo of lato boon produced in° this magniticont play- house. Itisundoratood that negotiations aro making botweon Jarrott & Palmor, mauagors of Niblo's Gardon, and Mr. J. B, Booth, for tho purchuso of the theatro. OHINESE COMMISSIONERS. A committco sppointed by tho Emporor of Chinn, consisting of one Chinnmau and threo Englishmon, to (nvcuu‘;nm the condition of coolies omployed on plantations in Cuba, ar- rived here yostorday. ''ho Committea was ap~ {mxnml ou tho roprosontation to Ila Borone Iighness that cooties sont out to Cuba and thoro hirod out to pisntors fora torm of five yoars wore badly tronted and dafrauded of mon- oy that, by thelettor of contracts with thom, was their dua. They leave hiore for Cubu on tho 19th inst., and will be nccompanied thithor and nssisted by two Chinoso Comumigsionors to thiy country. They intend to remain on thae island two montha, and will then roturn to their native land and roport to their sovoreign. (o the .\Bsociated Press.) New Yonx, Feb., 6,—Edwin Booth, the well- known actor, has filed o chiuu in bankruptey. Awong tho sceured Jinbilities is a claim of the Oakes Amea estato for £100,000. NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION. ‘The National Association for the promotion of tho intorests of the Amorican trotting turf, {n weasion yostorday, resolvod that o fine of $103 be imposed for changing the namo of n lorae, to- gother with anusponsion or expulsion. Also that tho full namo and post-ofice address of tho awner must bo entorad. - Rulo 28 was umendod 8o us to fix the driver's feo ot 250 as » maximum, iu caso of his hiriug o Bubstitute, and to provent bis being punishied 1 cnse of his rofusing to act as a substitute, ox- cept by tho judges, who may expel him, subjoct to tho decision of tho Court of Apponls, Tule 36 now stands ny follows : *Y¥honevor o lorse shall keve distanced all compotitors in ono heat the raco is concluded, and the winnor sball receivo the entire purso and stake, 1f thoro are fourlioruos entered, and ouly two start, the third and fourth mouoy re- verts to the association.” TRANSPORTATION. Government EBugincers xamining Anto the Feusidility of Establishing u Central Froight Line from the Seis board to the YWeats Rionnony, Va.,, Feb. 6.—The Board of Tn- gincors appointed by the Unitod tates Senate, nongisting of Gen.J, G, Bathard, Gen, Godfroy Waltzol, Gou, Quiney A. Gilimoro, Col. W. 2. Craghill, aud’ Liout, Thomis Lurtle, togthor with Benjamin H, Latrobe, of Baltimore, ava been for two anys in this city ex- omining into tho practicability of a ce tral line from the Ohio Rliver to the so board. Yesterday thoy muado an excursion up the Jomes River and Kanawha Canu, accom~ panied by Col. Carrington, Prosident, and Capt, arriy, Engincer, of tho canal, To-dsy the Board wera formally received by tho Senate, and oleomat in & pocel by Liout,-Gov. Withers, United States Sonator-oloet, nftor which thoy woro presented to Gov, Kemper, by whom thoy wera cordially rocoived nud _eutortainod, Tho Board will feave to-night forCharlestown, W.Ve., to continua tho investigation. HEW ORLEANS RIARKET. Niw Onreans, Vob, 0.—CoTroN—Damand good j sales, 5,800 balen ; prices firmor: good ordimry to strict good ordinary, 13%@142; lov middlivg to strict low middling, 142:@15%¢¢ ; middliug to strict middling, 16X @184 Good middling, 17c,” Recelute, 14,517 bales, ” Exporta—Coustwigo 2 bules § st 319, 097 ; unse 184,600 ; week's sale: 0, Remlrtz_ Net, 02,05 a8, Lxports—To Groat Dritain, 14,0137 tho 5 3 constwlse, 0,89, ‘Monerany—Gold 1117 ; eight, i discount ; ster- ling, $5,00@5.87, Bheapsturks—Flonr dull; XX, 8.12%; XXX, 20.50@7.00 ; fmlly, $7.75R0.00, Corn quiot’; White, e ynll«:‘\:' 80c, Oats irm at §3@5%c, holee, $22.60, Pitovistons—Vork qifet at $16.76@17.00, Dry salt moats—Nono i Srat hands, Bavon duld at 1@ 9%;c, Homs dull st 1112@18)ge, Lard firm ; tlerce, 0)¢ @070 ; keg, 10@1%. Grocinizy—Sugar dull ; common, 03¢ ; primo, 8¢ vallow_elarifled, 9% @97, Molauses—Nothing doing; jow prime, Ofc. Witz y~Quilot ; Louisiana, 09c@$1,00; Cluclunatl, DIELOL, T Price Currentsays the 96,000 bu of bullt cotn roccived to-diy {3 ll thore fs oo sale, previons lots Deing shipped for Grea Britain, Shipments to arrive uro oifurtug at T8¢, which 18 aboyo (o it of buyers, KEARNEY'S BUCHT, KRARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCHU, i oaly known romody for Bright’s Disease, And a Positive Romody for @our, GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, DROPSY, Non-Ratention or Tncontinenco of Urino, Teritation, In. tlamsation or Ulcoration of tho BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, Bpormatorrhicea, Loucoorrhicea or Whites, Diseasos of tha Frostato Gland, STONE IN THE BLADDER, Oalculus Gravel or Briokdust Deposit, and Muou: wloulus Gravel OpEy Disobiargos. a2k KEARNEY’S EXTRAOT BUCEHTU Positively snd porunuently curos all Diseasos or Affoo. tone of (hy BLADDER, KIDNEYS, and DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, Kxisting {n Mon, Womon, and Childron, NO MATTER WIIAT TIHE AGE, Prico, $1 por Bottle, or Hix Bottles for $5. Depot, No. 104 Doane-st, New York, Sold by Druggists Tvorywhoro, IURNIIAM & SON and VAN ROIAAOK, STE. N & ILELD, Whiolosals Axouts, Chicaito, BEYE AND BAR. R B A e S S P AN REP AR DR. HENRY OLIN, OCULIST AND AURIST, 127 Sauth Clark-at., Chicago, 1il., Operating Burgeon for deafnass, Lllnduoss, and all disoares and dofarmities of tho Xiyo sad Kars Tho largest stock of astificial eyes in the Weat,