Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1874, Page 8

WASHINGTON. (CondJnuod from the Wirst Page. it to invostigato tho Affaira of the Distriot of " Columlin mot this aftornoon, enator Boutwell proslding, and_ appolnted 8 sub-committes oconsisting of Mosara, Bout- well, Wilaun, Thurman, and Hamilton, 10 considor thio' bost mode of conduating tho in- swostigation, Thé Commiittoo onmo to the con- - ‘«lusion that it would bo bost to have tho invoati- ‘gation publio to tho oxtent of nllo\vlng to bo prosont nuthorizod roprosentatives of the proes, ond partlen especlolly intorested in tha investi- gation, with their counsol. The Jolut Commit- <teo will not moot ngain nntil tho Sub-Committeo is ready to roport. ¥ ¥ NOTES AND NEWS, + Bpectal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, POSTAL-OATL RERVIOE, ‘Wasnnarox, D. 0., Fob, 11.—8enator Mitohell of Orcgon, of tho Sonato Transportation Com- mitteo, bins hiad tho mattor af postal-car servico reforred to him for roport in sll ita bearings. Tho Committeo has nob ngmmlupun nnfih(u%‘ln the shapo of a report, but egpoot to do so within tho noxt wool. TOSTAY, TELE(RAPTIA, Thoe nrg‘nmnnla on the poytsl tclugfl?h #ohome bofore thoe Hensto Post-Opice Committea have boen closed, and ore now at the Government Printing-Ofilco to bo printerl. A CONRECTION, Congrossman Bnylor, of fndinna, did not voto ngnluu% Bmith's Grangor regolution Iast Monday, a8 roported. Ho should have boon roported as vating ayo. TIE OIS aro to hold » Homo-Rulo mass-macting horo to- morrow eveniug, at which Congressman O'Brion, of Maryland ; Joo Hawloy, of Connucctiout, and Bunset Cox aro oxpeoted to spoak, {To the Associatea I'ress.} DILLS SIGNED, ‘Wasnmarox, D. 0, Fob, 11,.—The Presidont has signed the act to provide for the removal of tho Tlathond and other Indians from Bittor Root Valloy, in Montann ; also, tho act in relation to the monumont orected to tho memory of Chev- alior do Ternay. < LEGAL-TENDERS, Outstanding lognl-toudors, $381,280,715, THE ARMY REDUOTION BIL undor considoration by the House Military Com- mitteo, has been printed -for the privato use of mombors of the Committee only. It provides for lwno‘ping reductions in the army, among othars, of flve regimonts of infantry, tiwo of cav- alry, and one of artillory. Officora who mny nec- eugnrily be affcted by tho reduction are to ro- colve one yenr's pay on being mustered out, Im- portant ciangoes aro also proposed in tho number and mode of selection of ofiicers as commanding Gonornls _of soveral militia dopartments. The Dill provides for the appointing of Assistant- Burgeons aud Assistant-Quartermastors from ofticers who have sorved in tho DModioal and Qunrtormasters’ dopartmont during tho late War, and that the first twenty graduates ench year from the Military Atademy shall bo assigued to regimonts, and the remainder discharged. A DENIAL. Beorotary Fish is omphatic in denouncing as untruo the statement of the Parls Palrie that +“Sharply worded notos have rocently boon ex~ changod botweon the Government of Gormany ond the United Btates.” Nor is tho Gorman “Mivistor aware of any subject of unkind fooling ‘betwoon the two countrics. —_— CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SENATE. WasitrnaTo, D, 0., Feb, 11, DISTRIGT AVFAINS, On motion of Mr, THURMAN, the memorial prosented by lim'a? fow days nfo in rc%ard to fl"' Governmont of tho Diatrict of Columbin,and Lo momorinl of tho Governorof the District, wore taken from tho tablo and reforred to the Joint Solect Committee to iavestigate District offairs, 4 MONE DLAOK-MAIL. Mr, BAYARD ssked thot the resolution of- fored by Lim yostorday calling upoun tho Presi- dent to inform the Senato whether any officor of tho United States army on duty in Bouth Caro- 1;n0 had beon instrumental in procuring legisla~ tjon iu that Stato to componsate him for ser- tyicos rendered in tho dischorge of his duty, eto,, Yo presed. South Caroling had beon deprived Pr 285,000, given a8 rowards for the conviction of poisons under tho Ku-Klux act. Maj. Lowie Morrill, of the United Statos army, it was charged, had recelved $21,400 of that amount, and had boen busy in obtaining the passage of thio act authorizing the roward by tho South Carolina Logislature, "Ho sont to the Ulerk's desland bod read a roport of the Com- wmisslon for tho distribution of the rewards, in which tho namo of 3Mnj. Merrilk appeared ns ‘having recelved tho sbove amount. Continuing his romarks, Mr. BAYARD said the conyictiong wero sccured by puying thoso who had committed murders to testify against othors. Buch things were shocking in tho his- tory of the vountry’s administration of justico. any of tho men thus convicted wore languish- ing in o New York prison. My, HOWE soid a fow years o the Congross of the United Statos distributed $100,000 among “tho ofticors of the srmy for arresting one crim- inal, and not such a bad one either a8 theso mis- creanta. DI, SCOTT eaid it had been his good fortune tomeet Maj. Merrill, and bo thought it tho Sonator from Delawaro (Bayard) kuow him por- sonally, ho would not think he wus a man to bo guilty of any bad conduct. If thero was any one man living to-dny to whom tho peoplo of South Carolina wero indebted for enforciug peaco aud ordor, and putting down those Ku-Klux organiza- tions, that man was Maj. Morrill, Ho (Scott) + did not oppose the passage of tho resolution. The morning hour expired, aud the Chair an- nounced ns tho regular order the unfinished business of yosterday, being the bill for the with- drawal of $25,000,000 of the Nutional Bank our- reucy from those Btates having an oxcoes, and the re-igsue of it to States not having their pro rata of cun-nn%u 3r. BAYARD movod that the bill bo Iaid asido informally, and that » vote be taken on his resolution without further debnte. Mr. PATTERSON objected. Mr, BAYARD'S motion was lost, and the resolution wont over. SILYEDR COINAGE, The CHAIR lnid before the Bonmate a com- munication from the Becretary of the Treasury, in answor to a resolution of the Bonate yostor- day, in regard to tho coinngo of silver to take theplace of tho present fractional carrency. The Seerotary says it will take four years to coin enough “silver to roplace the fractional ourrency. Roferred. CURRENCY REDISTRIDUTION. Tha regular ordor, the bill to withdraw 825,000,000 of Nationa! Bank cusranoy, was pro- coeded with, ‘T'he amendment offerad by Mr. SHERMAN to the section nuthorizing tho Comptrollor of the Currenoy to issue $25,000,000 to those Btates haviug loss than thoir proportion, declaring that the Comptroller might do so without waiting for tho return of the circulating notes of other banks, wau agraeod to. B Mr. MERRIMON moved to strike out the words * twenty-five " rolating to the amount to be withdrawn and re-issued, and insert in place thercof ' soventy-five.” Mr. LOGAN opporcd the pasange of the bill, and soid it would interfore with an incresse of tho currenoy, which ho desired. Ho was willing to let tho New England States have $80,000,000 oxcoes, but he wanted tho onrroncy increased so that tho peonlo of the West could have the samo opportunity a8 ihose of Now Eufilund. 5L, ANTHONY enid his Stato had $31,000,000 onpital befora the war, and hava the same now, r, LOGAN—And you have not got onough now ? Ar. ANTHONY—No, sir, Mr. LOGAN—Then, in heaven's name, why do you stand hers obstructing the way of the Northwost and other sections which want moro currency ? Rhiodo Islend is o groat Siato, a rich Btate, Bho should have twico as much curroney 08 she hus now, and Illinois should have none. Then we could como and borrow from you, and pngv you a high rate of intorest. Ir, MORTON spid this bill did notgo far enough—not one-third of the way. If it was rllr'ht that the ourrency should Lo equalized nt all, 1t wau right that it shonld bo fully equalized, Tho bill would give no relief to Illinois, Michi- gan, aud other States in that seotion, because other Btates in tho South had a groator dofi- clongy than thoso, It was not very ploasant for the people of tha Wost to come here and have to beg for sunple justice, his unequal distribu- tion of tho curroncy was a manilost injustico, aud bittorly complainod of by the peoplo of his soction, When thoy asked to have the injustice remedied, thoy had bheen an- swored by Now England: “You would not take it whon ~wo offorod it to you, and it is not good for you to have,” Hia friend (Anthon; ox}guao& any withdrawal of the curronoy from Now Englaud, and in that he was right. Tha population of the m“nlfi), in the last fow yoars had incrensed at loast 5,000,000, three- fourths of which was in tho Weat. Rhodo sland bos not_increased in populntion at all, It had been amd that the Woat would not take monoy when it way offered Ler, Bupposo it could not, Would tho gentlornan mcoznlzo the fact that tho Wost was growing, and the question was not what she was “able to do in 1806, but whet I she able to do, what does she want vow? TLord Bacon had said that tho great ourao of philosophy was theory, snd ho (Morton) thought tho groat oursg of our financos was theory, Thoro was a porlod in tho history of overy country whon specio pay- monts could not bo malntained. ‘This country could not maintain epeclo payments during tho war, and had to rosort to papor owrronoy, It would got away from that curronoy as it got away from tho roaults of tho war, Thore was no more konso in o scarcily of moncy than thero was in n seavoity of food, * As an abundanco of food stimulates tho body, #0 an abundanco of monoy stimulatos business, Thore lind boon a cry that to inorease tho curroncy would only aid speotidntion, Ho bellaved in speoulation, “Tho man who went to Colorado, laid out & town, and built housos and storcs, was a speou- Iator; but ho waa a publo one- fnotor. Bpeculation hiad glven us 80,000 miles of railroad, Mo bollovad that to tako money away from the East wonld disorgan- izo busimess thero, and wns opposed to it ; but if thore could be no incrosao currency, ho favor- o tho pasengo of this bill and a_rodistribution. Ho argued that an inoreaso of National Dank notes would placo no obataclos In tho way of o roturn to spocic payment, and it forty, fifty, or sixty millions should bo added to tho Nnational Dauk olroulation, groenbacka would not bo chonponed 1n tho lonst, nor would there bo any moro promiumon_gold. In 1870, aftor] thio dis- tribution of §64,000,000, the Comptrollor of tho Curronoy aaid it 'still required £40,000,000 to oqualizo the curroncy, Iour yeors of unprocodonted growth have passed away pinco _then, aud if- §40,000,000 woro roquired at that timo to mako an equalization, at loost $80,000,000 would bo roquired now. The Bouthern seotions of the country should cor- tainly be put in n position to ot incrensed cir- culation if thoy wanted it. Nr, FERRY (Mk:h‘z argued apainst an_ un- ual distribution of the ourrency, and said the Woet was far bolow what sho was ontitled to. He was not horo to croato any division ot sec- tions on this question of finance, yob it was the great quostion which would divido tho_scotions, rising above all party questions. If New En- dand continued to protest in this mnuner, tho chat would domand, and that domand would bo folt. Tho West must have monoy to dovelop hor rosources, Mr. STEWART favored the immodiate roturn to specio payments. v l\lp. MORRILI: (Vt.), said until Now England consos to bring forth more maple-sugar and more protty girls than othor States in this Union, slio would _not escapo roproach in thia Chamber. Hoe Lind beon in favor of this bill, and oxpootod to seo it pass without debate. We aro now eight yenrs from tho closo of the War, and furtber off than ever from apecio resumption, The gontloman from Indinna (Morton) pro- claimed tho fact that spoculation lind built 80,000 miles of rallrond, and ho said let ‘the speculation go on. Iind tho gontleman rond the Inst documeut from DBancroft, our. groat historian, now DMinister to Germany, whereln ho soya that fifty-oight of these railroads to-day do not pay their divi- dends? Was that the kind of speculation ? What the gontloman wantod was to apply the thumb-serow to Now England. Mr. MORTON eaid'ho did_not desire to apply the thumb-scrow to New Evgland. Tlo lad said on all occasioun that ho did not want to take a dollar from that scction but ho had argued that the West and South should have more cur- Toney. Mr. MORRILL said ho regarded the idea of inflating tho currency with infinite drend. Mr. SHERMAN said it wes porfectly fair for the West to wish to have the Iaw carriod out, and got a portion of the currency allowed that section. The bill wonld not diminish the bank- ing estate of Rhodo Island ono cont,. He al; thought his friend (Morton) bad littlo causo for comrllint against New England. 1lis own Stato (Obio) had none. DBoth Indiava snd Olio had within a small sum of the amount due them. This_bill was designed to meot the local de- mands of sections, and give rvliof whore it was wanted. Nr. EDMUNDS said in 1864, when the Gov- ornmont was in influito distress, Now Englaud camo__ forward with her capital. When the United States Tronsury was empty, and the Qovernment was appealing to qvery citizon who had a dollar in his pocket to lond it to put down the robollion, it was thon tho banks of Now England camo forward, Tho old State banks changed their organizations from State to National Banks, in ordor to uphold the QGovernment, The uphsllats of Vermont had advanced their monoy, aud ho would be glad to know upon what syslom of othics any Benator could say the pooplo of his scotion wero violat- ing the law by having this currency when they had taken it in accordance with tho prn{msltluu wade 3{ roEruaontauvas of the National Banks. Ponding discussion on Mr. Merrimen's amond- ment to insort soventy-five in placo of twonty- five, tho Benate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TIE CIEROKEE LANDS, Mr, LOWE (Kan,), from the Committee onIn- dian Affairs, roportad o bill oxtending to Jan. 1, 1875, tho time within which settlera ou the Chero- keo strip in Kansas may moko proof of sottlo- ment and paymont, tho doforred payments to ‘bear b por cont intorost. Passcd. - COMMITTEE REFORTS, Mr. GIDDINGS (Texas), from tho Committeo on Indian Affairs, rapomd & bill authorizing the Becratary of War to conatruct and oporato a lino of telegraph connecting tho military posts on tho lina of the Rio Grande. Roforrod. 0, for tho romaval of the Alabnna, Ounchi- tn, and Mugcatine Indians from Toxas and Louis- iano to the Croek Nation in the Indian Territory. Roforred. b Mr, SHEATS, from tho samo committee, ro- ported a bill relative to private contracts or agreemonts with the Indians prior to the 21st of ay, 1872, Tho bill requires that all contracts shall be subjectod to the Becrotary of the Intor- ior for official oxamination, and that ho shall dorso either as not boing exorbitaut or fraud: lont, or a8 being exorbitant or fraudulont, and, until contracts ara indoraed by tho Sccrelary of tho Interior and Commissioner of Indinu Affairs, thoe logality must not, boxecogizod by any Governmont officials. _Tho bill was passed. Mr. COMINGO (lo.), from thesamo Commit- too, reported a bill to ‘secura moro efticient ad- ministration of Indian affairs, Passed. Tho Dbill makes dotailod provisions in the direction of prohibiting the porpotration of frauds upon Indians, Mr. AVERILL (Minn,), from tho same Com- mittee, roported o bill to securo to tho Epis- copal Board of Missions land in the Whito Enrth Indinn TResorvation in Minnesota on ‘I\;h!cu dlu situated its church and othor buildings. ‘agged. TNE NOWARD OASK, Tho Sonato amendments to the joint resolu- tion for o military court of inquiry in the case of Gen. O. O, Howard woro takon up and con- curred in, TNE BANDORN CONTNAGTH. Mr. FOSTER (Ohio), from the Committeo on Appropriations, asked loave to roport back n substituto for the resolution offered by Mr. Ran- dall, of Pennsylvania, in rolation to the Sanborn contracts, dircoting the Scorotary of tho Troas- ury to furnish full copies of thom, and of all soliodules, correspondenco, and orders of the dopartments relatiug to thom, and a etatomont of the amount 1Enid under them, by wham, eoto. Mr. BUTLER (Maes.) objected, nnd the roso- lution was not rocotved. Thoe Houso then went into Gommittee of tho Whole, Mr. Kellogg in the chair, on . THE ARMY APPROPRIATION DILL. ‘The SPEAKER stated thiat he had roceived a communication from E. H. Roberts, of New York, stating that his time was so engrossed by bhis dutios 08 mombor of the Committoe of ‘Ways and Mouns that ho could not sorve on the Joiut Bolect Cummittoo on Affairs of the Distriot of Columbia, Iio was thorofore oxensed, and his colleague, Bass, appointed in his stoad, Tho amendment offered yesterdsy by Mr, COabb (Kan,) loukhxpi to the transfer of the Gov- ornment transportation from tho Atchison, To- oka & Santa I'e Raliroad to the Kensas Puoific Rallrond, was lost, aftor a Lriof dobate, in which Mr. HOLMAN claimed that, under {ho torms of tho original grant to the formor road, it was bound to transfor troops and nunitions of the Governmont absolatoly free of chargo. Mr, BROMBERG moved an amoudmont, that the two additional Commlssloners provided for in tho bill ahall be solooted from the Bouthorn Btatos, Rejootod, Mr, BROMBERG also offered an smendment prohibiting the payment of monoy to scoure agents or nformers in the service of the South- ern Claime Commission, Excluded on point of order, as new logisla- ion, Mr. COX offored an additional saction, that no monsy shall bo paid oxcept for tho purpose for whioh It is speotfically appropriated. Mr., WHELLER statod that that {s the law at present. Mr., COX—But it is not enforoed. Mr, WHEELER—I know it {4 not. Mr. Cox's nmendment was rojectod. Mr, ''ODD moved an amendment probibiting tho paymont of mouay to oivilians for exainimng and mgmclhu; work dono 1n and about the Na- tlonal Cemeterios, and requiring that tue work shall bo done by the Quartermastors of tho rogular army. Rojected, r. O'BRIEN moved un amondment forbld- ding the cmployment of the army in the enforco- mont of any aot of Congrees, or proclamation of tho Proaidont, that hos any tendenoy to interfere with the right of Btato to rogulate and con- trol tho olection of Biato offlcors, Excluded on a Rolnb of order as now logislation, fr. 00X offored an amondmont that tho army shall not bo usod in ald of tho protonded Biato Goyornmont known ns tho Xollogg Government in Louisiann, or no a8 to intorfore with olections in that Binto, or any othor Btato, Mr, WHEELER mado _n point of ordor, that the amondment proposod was now logislation, and wns not in ordor, Mr. BYPIIER hoped the amondmont would bo admittod, na the Knlmfig Govornment had troops onough to thrash out the robel Damooracy. Mr. BANDALL—It haa rascals onough, Tho point of ordor was sustained, and the amondment exaluded. Mr. ORUTOHFIELD offerod an amendmont roviding that nono of tho claims reported by {'1,., Quartormaster-Genoral or Commiseary-Gon- oral ghnll bo affected by the provisions of tho not, Rejocted, * . Tho Comtnittoe then ross and roported the bill, and the Houso procceded to vote on tho amondmonts, Theo first vote waa on tho amondment offered by Mr. Young, extonding the time for the pre- sentation of clnims to Nov, 1, 1876, ‘Tl amond- mont waa agrood to—yeas, 181 ; nays, 104, All the othor nmondmonts wero agreod to in bulk, and the bill was passod. DIGLS NEFERRED, Tho Houro thon wont to tho business on the Bponkor's table, and reforred tho elevon bills thoroon to their appropriato committoes. TFORTIFICATION BILL, Tho Houro thon went into' Committee of tho ‘Wholo, Mr. COX in the chair, on the Fortifioa- tion bill. Tho disoussion of tho bill ranged through the whole question of the necossity for forts in coneroto nand in detail, Tho tostimony of Qon. Shorman, taken boforo the Military Committos, was quotod on both sidos of tho ar- gument,which prompted Mr.BDUTLER (Mass.) to say that while ho had vory high rospect for Gen. Shorman a8 & Goneral, Lio thought him tho worst wituess Lio had over mot. Theitom of £80,000 for n fort at Willett's Point, Now York, was'a point of nténcle by B, IIOLMAN, who moved to reduco the amount to $5,000, rostin on tho statoment of Gon, Shormon that thal fort wonld be important in tho ovent of tho widoning of tho channol at Holl Gate; but until then ho would not spond & cont on it. Tho reduction was opposed by Messrs, STARE- WEATHER, KELLOGG, WOODFORD, MEL- LISH, POTCEL, WHITEHOUSE, sod W. R. RODERTS. Tho amendmont was rojeoted, and the full amount ($30,000) approprinted. Aftor progrossing through about onc-half of the bill, tho Committce roso, and the Houro took o rocoss till half-past 7, tho ovening sossion to be for considoration of revision bills, pesheshte i, BUTTER AND CHEESE: Second Day’s Proccedings of the Northwestorn Dairymen’s Associoe tion. ‘Woovszock, Feb. 11.—Tho foronoon disous- slons wore genorally froo conversations. T. MoD. Richards and O, Powers, of Woodstook, raad vory intovosting and well-writton papers of a somowhat gonoral nature. On the question of tho profitabloness of dairying in the Northwest, J. Boris, of Marengo, Iii, propriotor of ono of tho most successful butter-foctorios in the coun- try, gavo his oxpericuce, showing very largo profits from butter-making, sold in Bastern aud othor markets. For threo yoars past he baa re- coived over $100 each for his cows, in buttor,and valuo of sour milic fod to pigs. o focds very high, bas bis_cows calve in” Boptembor or Octo- ber, sud milks until July noxt. He fecds 10 pounds corn aond ontmenl, mixed, daily, and one pound of oil-moanl, with porhmpa ton pounds of hay ouce & duy, and o little unhusked corn, He is now mllldnf 184 cows. The aver- ago amount of purchased feed por cow per yoar is 327, Tho sour milk is fed to hogs, whicl'are purohased, fattened and sold, LLEDORTS, W. O. Whito, of Konosha, Wis,, who has been a dairyman for many yoars, mado n favorable roport. During the Ligh price of chicoss he re- cotved $104 por -cow. Binco prices hnave boen lower ho hos recoived from $70 to $100, His choose-maling season is from April 1 until Janu- ary, E, Boward, of Marengo, mado a vory favora- ‘ble showing from milk Hofd to butter-factory at 1 cent n pound, receiving. $80 per cow last yoar. o foul(lln about 316 worth of grain to oach cow sonually, + Mr. O. 8. Tannard, of the sama noighborhood, from 40 cows furnishod 288,491 pounds of milk in 1873, nn average of 7,212 pounds of milk each cow,—a romarkablo yield, Burchinrd & Mozzy, of Kankakae, Ill., reported snles of $3,021.87 from & farm of 240 acros, with an averago of 32 cows; including calvos oud hogs, Tho testimony was conclusive that dniri'iug is paying very largo profits when properly con- duoted, but whoro the profits wero largo high fooding was practiced, 1t was the opinion of all the spoalors that the dairy farmor had beat make noarly or en- tiroly an exclusive business, Mr. Mamsh gave an_ intoresting account of steaming food for cows in large numbers, show- ing a fino profit. ELEGTION OF OFFICETS, Tho aftornoon session was opened with the olection of officors, resultingiu the 7a-alacuon of the presont oflicials : President—8. Fovill, Lako Mills, Wis. Secrelary—G. E. Morrow, Madison, Wis, Assistant Sccrefary—W. H. Stowart, Wood- stock, Iil. . Treasurer—R. R, Stone, Elgin, Iil. With a list of fittoon Vico-Prosidonts repre- senting Illinois, Wisconsin, aud Iows, Au annual salary of $100 was voted the Seo- rotary. TEED FOR COWS. Oneof tho bost papers of tho meoting was read this afternoon by N. Eldred, of Iows, on * Summoer Food for Cows,” His summing up was : ** Tho food should be abundant, and, thay it may bo abundant, o system of goillng should be adopted during summer droughts and autumu. Tho food should bo of a nature snited to tho production of milk, Ground feed ehould 1ot bo omitted, night or morning, Anabundance of pure wator should bo providod close at hand. ‘Lo cows should receive salt evory day. THE INFORTANCE OF GOOD FOOD, ospecially tho finor sorts of grass, and of a sup- iwly of pure water for the cow was insisted on at ength in a paper by H. C. Drako, of Wisconsin, An intorosting discussion wos_bnd on tho best timo to faed dgmin or meal. The majority in- gisted on feoding this after cattlo have oaten hay or other conres food, as tlus will sscuro its ro- mosticatlon, 'U'he samo eflect was partially pro- duced by feeding corn in the huslk, 8. K, Bartholomoyw, of Illinois, dofonded those who did not fced high, and reported moderato yiolds, claiming that the not profit is equal to thoso under the h!gh-tce\!lnF system. In many cages ho claims that Jarge yields are produced. WITHOUT ANY PROFIT. Prof. T. J. Burrill, of the Illinois Induatrial University, this ovening delivored an extompo- rancous uddress on tho microscopo, with rofer- onco to dniry and other agricuitural mattors. Tho address Was_ illustrated with large charts, Tho attendanco is vory large, and the interost marked, Freo convordationnl discussions have been tho leading fonture, rather than elaborate papers. BLOOMINGTON. Mecting of Oitizeny to Secare a Manu= factory=s=-Operation of the Grabs=Law i Mclean County. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BrooumiaToy, Iil,, Fob, 11,—A'mesting of oiti- zoug wog held last ovening to consider certain propsitions made by the Zino Collar Pad Com- pany, of Buchsuan, Mich,, whiok corporation ocontemplats tho removal of its shops to this city, It was determined to purchase for tho Company tho building-spot indicated by tho Company, and a subsoription was started to sgouro o sufliciont: sum of monoy, The Com- pany proposes to build o factory of large dimen- slont, and to romove hero within a fow months, The Pantagraph this morning published & very olabornte artiolo on the property and taxoes of MoLean County, which devolopa somo intor- onting fuots not gencrally considered. Among those i3 a stutement giving the effect of the Unsey Railrond law, as follows: Tho law Enllud. by the Leglslature in April, 1609, kuown as {he Casoy law, s’ b present o vory plesss ant elfect on (ho taxpayers of this county, Tho law was intended to induca raflroad bullding, and to offeot the rapid devolopmont of tho Biato, It provides that whore any Ifllr, tawn, or county has voted old to o roilfond, mid fesucd bonds for the debt €0 incurred, it aball iava part of tha State tazesreturned for s perlod of ten yeais—), e, therashall bo roturiod to aich county all Rtate taxen, except the Htato nchool fuz, 1hat war fovied ou tho Sncreavod ‘valuation of property ovor the valuution of 1868, This law operates to thirow back into thia county over $70,000 of its own taxes this yenr, This ianearly $8,000 moro than enough to pay & year's interest on all the roilrond fudobtedness in’ the county, fur tho wholo smount of such debt {s $625,000, ‘Another fact not wucrally known in Bloomiugton, and which ovinces o munifest injustice of this kind of equalization, i Uit tho Doard of Bupervisors of Auls cornty has reduced tho valuation of farm-lauds this township—which includes ol lands describod by motes and bhounds—14 per cent, but has made no re- duction in town-lots, A hrffl‘l‘llfl of tha property in this city hold an farm-Iand Is described by metes and bounds, aud thorefore i taxed on a valuation of 14 ‘per cout losd than olty-lots adjoining It . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1874. STATE LEGISLATURES. The Massachusetts Legislature Re- soinds its Censure of Sumner: A General Tax-Dill Introduced in the Ohlo Legislature. The Agricultural College Investigation in lowa. The Wisconsin Legislature Asked to Let the Liquor Law Alone, Proposed Aholltion of the Normal School System in Minnesotn. MASSACHUSETIS. Donrox, Mass,, Fob, 11.—In tho Senate to-dny tho resolve annulling and rescinding the rosolve of 1873 which censured Charloa Bumnor for his action rolativa to the battlo-flogs was passed by & vote of 26 to 72, OHIO. Corvamus, Fob. 11,—In tho Housoe, this morn- ing, the following bills wero passed : Tho Son- ato bill allowing modical colloges to fix tho timo for their nnnual commoncoment. Tho Houso bill to prohibit Lilling wild door between tho 18t of Docombor and tho 1t of Octobor. In tho Honse, this afternoon, tho House bill providing for forfeituro in opon court of rocog- nizances when persona ofther fail to appear and answor or toatify in court was passod. Bills wero introduced to provide for thoe trans- for of a caso from ono townabip to another when n Justico of tho Poaco or his fricuds aro intor- oated in the cogo, and to no amend the Building snaclnflon Iaw a8 to provide for aunual divi- londs. ¢ In tho Senato a hill was introduced proseribing ratos of taxation for 1874, Tho following are the rates fixed by the bill : For goneral rovenuo, fivo-tonths of amill on the dollar; for benovo- lont and roformatory Institutions, nine-tenths of amill; for intorest and reduction of the State dobt, oight-tenths of amill; for the support of common #chools, one mill, This aftornoon boing the timo fixed for the considoration of the contested eloction coaso of Woimar nagainst Welch, Stato Treasuror, both gontlomon appearad, and wera authorized to appoar by counsol, A special committes was appointed to propare a bill for the povernment of the trial, to roport on Friday aftornoon, at which timo it was agroed that the trial should commenco. ——— ‘WISCONSIN. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ABSEMDLY, Mapteon, Wis,, Fob. 1.—A Iarge number of romonstrances were prosonted against tho ropeal of the Graham Liguor law, and soveral against » obango of tho route- of tho Wisconsin Contral Railroad botwoon Portage and Stovens Point, and potitiona for the construction of flsh-ways on tha lower Fox Rivor, Bills were passed relating to the publication of dolinquent tax-lists; conforring cortain powers on the Codarburg Firo Company; declaring part of Wnu(pncn Rivor & publio highway ; rolating to stay of procecdings; for the salo of do- linquent lands of 1873 in Donglass Coun- ty; rolating to coats and ‘feos; rolating to the compensation of tho Spoakor of the Assombly, by making his salary the samo o3 merabory’ ; rnlnungl to thojcourts in Milwau- keo ; for n pontoon bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie dn Chion, A bill providing for a Commiesion te roviso the atatutes was indefinitely postponed. IN THE BENATE N a largo number of petitions were also preronted against the repenl of the Graham law. Mossra, Charles A. Waisbrod, of Oshkosh, and A. H; Weld, of Rivor Falls, wore confirmed a8 Rogonts of tho Normal Schools, A bill allowing the publication of logal notices in othor than English papers, provided the no- tica itaelf is in Lnglish, was passod ; and bills rolating to coats in the "Supremo Court, and for tho reduction of the quantity of public printing aud a memorial to Congross in favor of wnnting bouutios to tho soldiers in the Mexican ‘ar, woro concurred in. The speotal order, the oonsideration of a bill gm\ting the 8t. Croix land grant to the North \Visconsin Railroad Company, consumed most of tho morning sossion, boing discussed by Bonators Barrow, It. E. Davis, Moore, Johnson, Potter, Burchard nnd othora. Without final aclion on the bill the Henato adjourned. e IOWA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ELIOIDILITY OF A BENATOR, 5 Des Moines, Feb, 11.—In the Sonate, an in- toresting discussion was had on & resolution of- fored by Bonator Chambers, of Cedar, asking for-a Commiltea to inquire whether Sonator Murphy, of Scott, was Mayor of Davenport, and whother such oftico was a lucrative one within the moaning of tho Constitution, and if so, whother Mr. Murphy was entitled to a eeat in tho Senate. Lho disoussion arrayed the law- yora and farmors sgainat each ether, but tho wholo mattor was setiled by a dofeat of the resolution. EX-TREASURER RANEIN. The Senate passed the bill appropri- ating 5,600 to rolenso the roper- ty of ex-Btate Treasuror Rankin from tho incumbrances against it. This is doemed to be necossary in order to realizo n fair amount of the dofalcation for which tho property was deodod to tho State. AGRICULTURAL COLLEOE. Prot. Jones continuod beforo tho Inveatigating Committee to-day. He cited numerous iustances in which moneys hnd boon appropristed without suthority. His testimony shows that thoro was a geno dium;iml of law, and that the fundsof tho Agricultural Colloge wero used for porsonal benefits whonever the oceasion suggestod, M, Ranlin was called to tostify as to tho apparent discrepancios discovered on Mondny, Ho know nothing of the wheronbouts of the book whioh Mr. 8horman handed ovor, and failed to give the Committee auy light on the testimony given by the accountants, (7o the Assoctated Presa} DreMorxes, Ia., Fob, 11.—Tho testimony of ox-ftate-Treasurer Rankin was talen bofora the Agricultural Collego Investigating Com- mittes to-day, eliciting mnothing of im- ortance, The doficit roported for ho year 1866 occurred provious to his connec- tion” with the collogo, and no_new light was thrown upon that subject, Ex-Professor Jones rosumed his testimony, which, in tho main, agreed with that of yostorday, charging m[scfix- propriation of funds for lmlltfing purposca. No new facts were brought out. kS e MINNESOTA, Special Dispateh to The Chicano T'ribune, NORMAL 80HOOLS. 8t. Pavr, Fob, 11,—In tho Benate, Mr, Meighen presentod s minority report from tho Judiclary Committeo on the Normal School bills, arguing that the Btate bag a cloar titlo to, aud may soll, tho buildings and lands, or convert tho ssme to othor uses. He also roported favorably bills by Macdonald, for converting the Winona School into an incbriate asylum, and the Bt, Clond nsohool into a socond iusano hoapital. Thore- port will be tho special ordor for Saturdny. BAILROAD LAND-ONANT, Mont of the day was occupied in considering & momorial for tha ronowal of tho laud-grant for tho Brainord aud 8t. Vincont extonston lines, the opinion of the majority boivg in favor of renow- ing the grant to the Stato iustend of to the Bt, Taul & Pacifio Company, but mo toat voto way takon, The House, by ong mn]orlty instructed s com- mittes to roport the bill provi ding for tax-colloo- tlons by Toww instead of County Lrensurers ; also pasied Orandall'slt allroad bill, ixing maximum freight ratos, by a mujority of 84 ; alto passed momarinl for the improveraent of Hio Misstesippi for steamboating above Bt, Anthony Falla, BROOKLYN. Oporations of the MRinge-Mystorious Disnppenrnnce of Books from the Tnx-Colloctor’s Officos Spectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tridune, New York, Fob, 11,—Further inventigatious in tho Tax Commissioner's oftice at Droaklyn re voal tho startling fack that somo of the most {mportant books which should bothero have suddenly doparted. Consoquently, money pald to Oolloctors cannot bo traced, or recovored, or dofaulting Collectors pumshod. Tho fact ks boon nacertained that there is a doficlonoy of #50,000 In one branch of tho offico not horeto- foro montioned in tho lpnblla prints, Books con- tnining statomonts of paymonts, tho amounts collectad, the namos of,Uolloctors, and property- ownors paying taxes and nseossmonts have boon’ dostroyed, Lvidence has boon obtained that tho 'books wero vorly suddouly nbstracted from iL:o offico in which Ehey.bolonged. = No traco can Do found of .them, - The official roports on the subjeat, it {5 undoratood, will bo prosonted by tho suthoritios to tho Aldormon In o fow dnya ; if not, tho facts will be given na tho investigat- ora_have discovorod thom. Tho abstraction of thoso books Iy nlroady alluded to by officials a8 n countorpart of the famous voucler robbory in | the Comptrollor's office in this city. WHISKY AHEAD, A Olenir Cane of Rovenue kraud Des clded Agninst the Government. Spectal apateh to The Chicago Tribune. CrxoIsNATI, Fob, 11,—Thoro lisve boen ouris ous featuros in the whisky trado for somo timo past, which ecoms to have puzzled tho Govern- mont agents and oflicials, Large quantities of row spirite have been thrown upon the market b prices less than it is poseiblo legitimatoly to manufacturo aud pay tax thoroon, but it has boon equally impossible to detoct the frauds which undoubtedly exist, To-day a caso was tried bofore Judge Biing, of tho United Btates Court, which scomed to throw womo light on the' mystery, but strangely enough the Government lost tho case. Samuel L. Herr, Bilas W. Turner, nud Jamos Hock, dis- tillers, and their bondsmen, Mr. ruor and_ Isaae Hay, wore sued on _their Dond ~of 830,000 for frauds alloged to hinve boon committed in 1807 by the removal of 80,000 gallons of whisky from their distillery at Drookville, Montgomory County, Ohio, thoraby incurring o linbility for taxes and pon- nlties of $320,000. It appoared in evidence that Silas W. Turner was only 21 years of ago ot thot timo, and served in “tho capacity of agent for the Dayton & Union and tho Dayton & Weustorn Roads; that ho way aleo ngont for tho expross companios, carricd on & gracery and dry goods store, kept n large warchouso, and dealt in grain, oll in addition to running the distillory noar Brookville, He bought 1,000 barrels of whisky over and above that, Ho run it through tho distillery, and sold it for $126 por gullon to tho partics in Unmilton ond ~ Cioclnuatl. It was nob m&mm, and whon asked how ho managed to avold the tax-paying, he sald ho paid tho gauger and storekeoper 81 per barrol to lot it put. Joseph M, Turner tostified to buying six or oight enr londs of whisky, or about 400 bar- rols, and escaping the tax by com- {m\mdlug with = tho Govornment™ officer n the same way, It is impossiblo how tho jury,in the faco of mnnifest fraud, found a vordict for-the defondants; but tho Fred that all thelr books were consumed in tho Turner Opora-House whon that beautiful place of smusoment was destroyed by fire, and that there was nothing to show but bard swearing, may have operated uwpon the minds of = the jury, especially a8 it appoared from firat to last that the firm was rotton, the bondsmen roiten, and the Govern- mont oflicinls thomsclves tho rottencet of all. TRemoto as the canso i in this case, it sorves to show how whisky ia thrown on the market at lesa than honost pricey, and thero is no doubt ‘but it is oporating uow a8 thon, B — AGRICULTURE. Mecting of the Indiana State Board— Premium ‘Lists—Finances. Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Pribune, Inpranarors, 1nd., Fob. 11.—~At the meoting of the Btato Board of Agriculture to-day, the following were adopted : Resolved, 'That tho Secrotary, Treasurer, and Cen- eral Buporiniendent of {he several departments fur- sl the list of numes of thelr omployes, togother wth, tho nmotinta allowed et dy, at Go'clook a. m, cacly’ sy duriug tho exposition, to’ {his Board, and, upon failuro to furnieh sl lst, etc., sholl pay s fno of $5 fl;geu.\u first offcnae, and §10 for overy offense thero- after, Reegolved, That tho Buperintendont and all Deputy Buperiutendents shall bo' required to ko nll con- tracts for labor und material in their departments in writing, stating sif conditions, 'Tho preminm -on thoromghbred hLorges is raigod to §100 Tho work of rovising the promium list of 1874.i8 comploted. Fow important. changos will, be mndo. $iger 17 g ‘I'ho Boorotary of State submitted a suggestion that n Committeo of this Board be appointed to assist in porfecting and prosenting & bill to the mnext Logislaturo ostab- lishing o State Bureau of Statistics, The Secrotns enys: ‘It s believed that, by n judicious distribution of tho labor to Lo performed, very valuable rosults can bo ob- tained at small cost. Thus, if agricultural st~ tistics aro colleoted through your Bocrotary, edu- cational through tho Buperintondent of Tublic Instruction, oriminal throngh the Attoruey-Gon- eral, those of taxation and flnanco through the Auditor, and vital and mercantile through those omaos, but little new machinory would bo ro- quired. * A committee will be appointed to-morrow. ‘The Tinanco Committoo submitted a state- ment of the financial condition of the Board. Mr. Dowling offercd the following; Reolved, That the Treasurer be requested to roport {ho namos of the guarantors yet in nrrears to this Toard in payment of the call of 60 per cent, and the amount due by each, Adopted. Adjourned until to-morrow morning. POLITICAL, e Anti-Monopoly DNMovement in Michigan. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Nines, Mich., Feb, 11.—The Democratic and Liberal Committee, in session hero to-day, de- colined to make a nomination for the Legislatura, sutl adjourned, ‘Chercupon n moeting wng organized which passed resolutions in favor of an Anti-Monopoly party, and callod a convention to meet on tho 18th inst., to organizos party and make o nomiuation, This district has o olear Domocratic majority of 300, Nomination for State Michigan, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BarrLe Cneeg, Mich, Fob. 11,—At the Lib- eral-Democratic Convontion hald ot Marshall to- day, William I, Howitt, of Murshall, was nom- inated for State Scnator, to fill tho vacanoy in this district caused by the resignation of Philip H, Emorson. Senator in Connectiont IRopnblican Stato Con= vention. Hantrorp, Conn,, Feb. 11,.—The Republican Blato Convention met bere to-day, and ‘nomin- ated Henry B. Horrison for Goveruor and John ‘I, Waito for Lioutenant-Governor. John J. A, Btone, editorof tho Windham County Transcript, was nominated for Secro- tary of State, tho Hon. David I, Nickols, Troasur- er of Btate, and Col. Ii, P, Packer, Comptrollor. Teeolutions were adopted doolaring that States should bo loft to regulato their own in- tornal nifairs; indorsing thoe course of the Nationnl Administration in refereuco to the rocont olection in Toxas, opposing any further increno in paper ourrency; favoring the early resumption of specio payments and ecqual taxation ; do- nouncing land-grants to monapolics ; domanding tho prompt punishment of dishonost ofticials, and strict cconomy in National and Btate Gov- erumonts ; favoring the formation of a!Bureau for the purposo of obtainiug statisiics and in~ formation relntivo to tho condition of the labor~ ing classos, upon which to Luso propor logisla- tion, and submitting the question of the revision of tho Stute Constitution to Lha people. A tologram was received from Mr. Harrison, Iccupthlt{ tho nomination for Governor, sud tho o Convontlon adjourncd sine die. — CASUALTIES. Sixteoh Moen lmurnna by Ilot Metal, Prrrsnuna, Pa,, Fob, 11.—A apeolal to the Commercial from Jolnetown, Pa., states that, by tho an:izlug of nopnt of meltod motal at the Bgzol works of tho Cambria iron Company, to- dony, sixteen mon_were soriously burned, and ono, it {a thought, will die. Bovoral had their olothing complotely burnod from thoir bodics, Tho Cambria Iron Onmyuny will take care of tho inyured men while unilt for work. ‘Wreele of o Freight Train. Special Dispatch to The Chicano ribune, Brroit, Wis,, Fob, 11,—~I'welvo londed freight cory und & caboose wero wrocked threo miles sido of Afion, on tho Chicago & Northwestorn Railrond, this morning., A broken rail threw tho _entlro traln, oxcopt the englue, off tho track, part of thom going down the embankment elght or ton foot ; and therest blnu\dnfi up the track, whiols will not be cleared before to-mor- MOTIOWs , CANADA: The ‘Troubles in Dritish Colnmbifes Eloction Roturns==grnancint Condi= tion of the Province.of Ottawa, | Sneetal Disateh to The Chteago Tribune TonoxTo, Ont,, Feb, 11.—As might bo ox- pectod, tho rumor of trouble'in British Colum- bin oreatos much intarost hiere. Up to tho pros- ont time no furthor information has boon hind from that Province, owing to tho telographic communication being cut off. It is undorsiood that Promior Mnokenzie has sought communtea- tion.with tho authorities ab Victorin, Chnatigan, ono of the Now Brunswick mombora who formerly withdrew Lis support from Bir John A, McDonald, aud wns consoquently countod among tho list of Ministorialisis, has again allied himaolt with Sir Jobn and tho presont Ogmonltlun. Charlotto County has at longth beon heard from, and roturns a Ministorialist, ‘I'he mom- bors for that Province aro now: Ministarialists, 12 ; Opposition, 4. ntario Lios nlao roturned another Ministorial- int. - Only thirtoon membors in all romain to bo olectod, The public accounts of the Pravinco of On- tavlo were brought down in the Provincial Yeg~ islnturo yestorday by Treasuror Crooks. 'The oxponditures for 1878 amounted to $2,400,21%, The cash surplus amounted to $4,072,442. : Sinco tho first of the yoar 8560,000 moro haa boon de- onitaed, mnklng the total surplus ovor $5,000,- 00, Tho nesots of tho Provinco in Lwo yors have incrensed 82,600,000, 0 OrrAwa, Fob, 10.—Tho late Bishop Guiges, whoso romnins still lio iu slate, bequoathed his pm{mrtv to thio Church. MontneaL, Fob. 11.—Dr, Fonwick, editor of the Medical Journal hore, i8 thoe recipiont of an addrons and purso of 1,000 from fifty-five phy- sicians in the city. ; —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nrw Yonm, Fob. 1l.—Arrivod—Steamehip Pommorauis, from ITamburg, Also Arrived—Steamor Europs, from Havre, MARRIAGES. OARPANTIL TSI _Toh. 10, at the roxdence af Mr. Charion Carpentor, No, 56 iValnat atroot, by tho ltov. e 5. N. Pawre, D, G, . Oacponter and Miss Bylvia. i . 'No oarda. t27*Hacing, Wis., and London, Ont., papors pleaso copy., DEATHS. GIT~Tfob, 11, of mombra Tlaronco, in: Lo BN eE ot D G T T Bl SyIvIe KCr 1Couh, aged 7 months and 33 days. 3 from parents’ residenco at1 o'olack p.m., ob, 12 DEWITT—At Bluo Island, on tho 10th nst., Mr. M. T, DoWitt, aged 8 years. INGITALLAM—On Manday, T'ob. 9, I£. Foster Ingzatiam, aged 25 yoary, oaly son of Granvills 5. and Francos In- graham. Tuneral servicos will be hold at the Commerelal Motol, on Friday, Fob, 13, at half-past 10 o'clock. Frionds of the famlly arg invited, AMUSEMENTS, " KINGSBURY MUSIO BALL. TENNESSEANY' Liast Night ~at_Mnsie Hall ONLY FAVORITE SONGS, Trom the programmes of tho preceding Concorts, will & bosung, TO THE LOVERS OF THE Sweet 01d-Fashioned Music of the Plantation, TIIS WILL BE A RARE TREAT. Good sents may bo eocnred, BARLY, at the Hox Offioo, or at Cobb's Library, undor tho Paler Houso, BUNNESSEANS at Trinity M. . Ohureh TOMOR- MATINEIS s Kingsbury Busio Hall SATURDAY AFTERNOON, "CHIC TINNESSEANS at Oontonary Church on SAT- URDAY NIGHT. M'CORMICK MUSIC HALL, UNEXAMPLED COMBINATION & GRAND FESTIVAL CONCERTS. . TITOMAS? GIRAND ORCITESTIR T!lEoAl’ULLfl CLUL, (!}‘AE‘(\‘K})’IIHTIA\’ GERMANTA M/ENNERCHOR,. MYRON W, WHITNEY, And the most eminent Salo lalent of the city. MONDAY NIGIIT, 16th—Grand Vooal and Tastrumon- tal Conoort—Thumas' Orchestra, Germania Maunerchor, Apollo Club, Tanix Iubeck, and Myron W. Whiiney, 'TURBDAY NIGHT, 17th—Grand Thomas Thomas Orclieeira “lfifllml of Clara Doria, Lo . Whltney. 3 ESDAY NIGILT, 18th—Tirst time tn Amorles, * Paradiso and ibo Pori"'—Thomas Orcheatra, dpolla Glub, tyron W Whithey, Clara Doria as the ¢ Terl, v WEDNESDAY P. M.—GRAN. R MATI- NEE, for. which sala of tickots bogins thin inorning at fol- Towing pricos: Adwission, 81 no extra charge for rasorv. od soats inain floor: rosartod sost, in baloony, &0a oxtra. PRICES OF RESERVED STATS (for salo thismorning. for avonivg porformanes): Main floar, LG0T baloony, 9: admisslon, 81, Scats sold only atJanson, MoOlnrg Cou's, 117 Blatost. Carpenter & Sheldon, Managers, THE ADELPHIL, THIS (TITURSDAY) EVENING, FEB. 13, FIRST LADIES NIGHT. This Wock—$~ LAST WEEK of CHARLES and CARRIE AUSTIN. Tast Week of A X IR, . Last Weok of LEOPOLD and (TRALDINE, tho LEON BROTHERS, FRANK and CARRI LAVAR. NI, CELIA BELTRAM, and WILLIS COBB'S ‘T'roupo of ldueated Animals, First Appenranco of MISS IDA ERANKIE. T'ho Lour ticeat Comodiany, BILLY RIOE, HOWARD, GHALES AND GIORGR CHARLEY JIOWAR! i the Full Dramatie Com- ‘pany in tho Benutiful and Realistic _Cuullu Drama, AFTER TIHE WAR. Now. sl:cm‘l:f, Muslo and Buperh Cast, Bmoking is prohibited and tho saloons are clozed to-night. Prices, %0c, 850, 150, Bceurcd Urchestra, 250 extra. Slt\m.lu‘f Fab, 1, at figx m., 8T, VALENTINE'S MATINKYE, " Exira Grand Matinoe for'Ladiea and Chil- dron, _Adm Zic, ; ohildren, 15¢. MICHIGAN-AV. BAP'T CHOROH. MISS A & Dickinsan Wil dellvor a now losture, entitled ** FOR YOUR OWN SAKE," Monday Evoning, Fob. the Michiganav. Baptist Church. _ Admisglon, A0 couts; Resorved ot 5 conta oxtrn. Rescrved Beata can bio scouroil on and aftor Thursday, Keb, 13, at Javson, McOlurg & Ca.'s, 117 and 119 Stato-st., and Dilsa & Sharp's, cornor Twonty. socond-st, aud Wabasti-av. GLOBE THEATRE. This Afternoon at 2, Evening at 8 o’clock, Bidwoll & MacDonough's famuus - BLACK CROOK! Tho ranowned Cbild-Wondor, BABY BENSON. Tho Promicre Dansouse, M'LLE LUPO. Tho poyiar MISK JENNIE BENSON. And tho famaus IIERNANDEZ TROUPE, GRAND BALLET of 4() Young Ladio: GIAND MATINEE BATURDAY, MYERS' OPERA-HOUSE, Boarce.st., bet, Doarbur and Stata, Arlingion, Cotton™ & Kemble's Minstrels. AN ENTIRE NEW BILL THIS WEEK--First woek of tho Grand Spoctacutar liirlosaue, ontitlod - NAZEPPAL Or, TIE WILD HONRE OF KAN-KER-KEE: with Now Boenory, Drossos, Mochanical Lillcts, and Propor- tiow, _Bohby Nowoomb, Waltorsand Morton, Bllly Court- wright, Jirriost 1inden, Georgo Davenport, Willlam Av. Titigton, 1ot Cotton, and doba K. IComblo, fn now aots and suglnltios, ovory ovening and Saturiay’ Matinco, MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, Engngoment of the Distinguishod Comedian, J.F. STODD.ART, }:xom w:lhek'- ’l'h!ll{v. N':'Y- :lll? m‘l}oht‘\‘uvw'md 1o ctmniany from Now ek, dndor tho } Hont P WINGEDLD ‘& ROCKWELL" Hooty wvontis and “S,IHINIY Matinoo will be presonted Boucloault’s roat dxninn: TEHE LONG STRIKD, tiful domostle_skotch, A DANGEROU! B s 50 o ootoR Bevvaats and Blotioypbny, s Lawyor, AQADEMY OF MURIOC. ‘Tho Wildeat Entbusiaam produced by DOMINICK MURRAY, In his wondorfully thrilling drama, ESsSoAP@mED FROBE BTN G, The Bensation of tho Prosont Soason, AMUSEMENTS, " AUADEMY OF MUST0, UNION MATINEE. BENEFIT OF THE BOY®S HOME, 44 LA SALLE-ST. GARDINER ACADEMY COMP'Y IN TIE PETITE COMEDY OF The Little Mother. HOOLEY COMEDY COMPANY IN THE CIIARMING COMEDY OF GERTRUDE, -or THE LITILE TREASURE: VOOUAL QUARTETTE, Messrs, COFFIN, KINBARK, LEFLER, & ALLEN, Miss JENNIT MORGAN, Roprano, Miss SADIE BURNS, A . Miss BADIL: BN Sprantinc, mosden Acadamy Orchopten....... GEO, LOKSOII, Admission, 50c, Rosorved Seats, §1. Ourtsin risesa( 2 o'olook, <4 ON HALL, 181 Olark-st., cornor of Mouroo. Secure Your Tickets in Time, As only s limited numbor aro for salo, for ST. VALENTINE'S GRAND MASQUERADE BALL, h utof Mewsre. 1. TIOMPSON, A, o AT Wond T TONA IO, 15 o hond SATURDAY EVIENING, Feb. 14, 1871, Musloal Dircctors, ,.:\lm.--n lll\‘c’gllc)rg?n} -,:u’l Wedgowood, DTS ¢ DOLLAR. Tickata are aon b afa B M, JoUA Mpltor's Musla tors 100 B Fikalacu's. : atso, ot tho kol ovoning of o Tith. THE PRODIGAL SON, At tho Haposition Bullding, A0 Unparalleled Snccess ! This wonderful work of art, intereats all olaseas of socioe 1y, and attracts crowds who sit quiatly for hours rapt In should bo visited early, for mast porsons witl weisl to roturn again and ngafn, Do not dolsy your vialt 83 ftwill aoon loavo tho citys Dny Exhibition, 10 to 5. Eveninag, 7 tlll 10, Tiokots, 500, Heason Tickets, 81, Childron, 20, REDUCED PRICES: Provious to removal to anothar olty, tho propr.'otor of the cclobratod TR, KAHNS ANATOMIGAL EXATGYTION, 148 CLARK-ST., Has reduced admission feo to 25 CENTS, To onabla rioh and poor to sea tho most wanderful colloos tion of works nf Art and Naturo over exbibited {1 thisolty, AUCTION SALES: By WM. A, BULTERS & CO., CTIONEERS, . 1O et = BUGEIES, PHAETONS, & CUTTERS, HARNESS,&t., On WRDNESDAY, at10 o'clook, at 108 Madison-at, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &o., On TITURSDAY, at 10 o'clock, at 103 Madison-st. SPILCIAL SALE 00 Paintings, Chromes, Photouraph Portraits Of Prominent Mon of Ohtosgo. Also 5 Tino Paintings . by Loomans, which havo beon on exhibition ‘at tho plane stors of Jullus Bauer and Oo,, on THURSDAY AFTER- NOON at 8 o'clack, at our Auctlon Houso, 108 Madison.st. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionoors, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, On SATURDAY, at 9% o'olock, at 108 Mndison:st. Desiranle Marbl Dwelling, BRICK BARN, AND LOT, No. 5868 Van Buren-sh, near Ashland<y, On Monday Afternoon, Feb. 16, at 3 olcz. . ON THR PREMISES. Tho hous fs finshed in tho best styls, with all modarn improvemonts, liot and cold wator, Marble Iinsins and Marblo Mantela throughout: contalus two Parlors, Li- Lrary, 4 Chambors, Dmlui-'flnom, tohion, Sorvants Room, Pantrios Cldsots, and Bath. ‘orime casy, Titlo porfeat. ‘WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., ‘Auctionacts, Valuable Property Enst Front on Fourth-av. (botwoon Van Baren ar Harriaon-stacd, ad On Tuesday Afternoon, Feb. 17, at 3 o'clocks OIN THH PREMISES, Lot 3 foot by 100 foot desp, boing th 24, B P e e Bt afT(nL ""fl:" Bllllt‘fk I'H,SOPHOI Boction Addition. ‘etras caay titlo portogt; 73 e poriosian, A. BUTTERS & CO., ‘Auctionosts. 48 Residence Lots In Blook 8 Atwood's Addition to Washington Helghts, On Wednesday Evening, Feb. 18, at 7 1-2o'clock, At our Auction House, 103 Madison-st, Partiouls ro- altr. VA A NUTTERS & GO., Auctionoere: — 2L uoors. BY GEO. P. GORE & CO., 88 & 70 Wabash-av, AT ATCTION, On SATURDAY, Fel. 14, at 9 1-2 delock, Our Regular South §ido Salo of Household Furniture, Wa will offer an Immenxe stock of Househald Gooda, (AT % 0'LOCE10 Cratn W, G Orackery, b Cavks of Vailow and Rockingham Ware. 'CLOOK—Parlor and Chamber Sot, Wal ditrada L Tlo A W 0066 Tebiva: Bodsteads and Bure k}' 8. umrbnxl‘u. \vmfi te, Xl.mml 'Van?xv'.?‘" 'la]a,kn{n, Y irrors, Lrussols and ) s, Parlor ant Ol Dasks, Show Cases, Bldoloards, Book' Oasas, Wi 1, AT 0'0L00K—Top and Open Buggios, Csrriages, Harnoss. 3 » Dauble and Sing) Ex. Wagons, s A n'b‘n'l; : & CO., Auctioneors. By WILLIS, LONG. & CO., Auctioncors and Cummission Merchants, 106 & l(_)1 Rundolphe-st. 148 S. Halsted-st. AT AUCTION, THURSDAY, Feb. 12, at 10 a. m. Tho entira contenta of & noatly-furnished Cottage, con- sisting of Marblo-top Ohamber Sots; Parlor, Dinlug. Tooni, and Kitehon Furaiture: Irussols, Sarpou: " Laco Curtaing Plotdre gm ory, Glass, and Plated Wai ves, 010, orc. WILLIS L Auotlonsers, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Regular Friday’s Sale. FRIDAY MORNING, Kob. 13, at 83§ o'clock. Household Furniture. Parlor nd Chembor Furnituro, Nodstcads, Buroau R s, Maclovtop s Wainut Gentro Tapioa: Gorpota, Stovos, sada Targo varioty e roc Py, nud The Mills House, Charleston, 8. g;, ?,t Anction, bost biddor, at ton, 5.0, an Al Resold to the highostIUReE Motel Knvea'as’ Ritla Houso, Ghatluston, 8. O, containing 160 chambers, with all the convenionces of & modorn first-olass Hotal, For torms apply to T By 0OSGOOD S, Woat Blde Auctlon House, 63 South Canal-st, dally Auction Balos of Furuiture and Housohol ety dulion il ot g, o Honaeed and varloty of otlicr goods. Wo aro doter- 0 out tho fargo line of uufi:{{l‘munl& tomaka HOOLEY'S THEATRE. To-night positively last performance of BEAST INT 2. Miss LUCILLE WESTERN In her geeat dusl characterof LADY ISABEL and MAD. AMIE VINE, supported by the omntnont artist, MIt, W, 11, WHALLRY, as Bir¥ranots Lavison. Triday, Baturday Matinos, and Baturday Night, OLIVER TWIST. Lucllle Weatera {u her tazious cbaraotar of Masey PITTSBURGIH ROLLING MILLS AND NAIL FACTORY, At Auotion, WEDNESDAY, ¥ob. 18, at 11 o'cl e Moy .nun?:u"}: Thirty-fourths Ward, Piitshurgh, °:k iniag Warks of J, Paintor & Son and Hlnger, Nimlck & Oo, ‘Jll'l‘!"i 16,000 to 18,000 tons Tron and Nails porannun Coal, *,l ilmr ton {n Mill, Labor abundant, and Wurl(‘i contd he quiokly put In opotation. ormé—Ono.thied cashi balanco 1, 9, 8, 4 and b yoars, with {utore or dowailod statemont of ‘Maohinary, &6., addross 1., ANDERSON, R %"1’1 'O As w?hh b ERTE OO