Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1874, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1874, e e ———— e SPRINGFIELD. Half a Day Well Spent by the Illinois Legislature. It Was tho Last [alf of Yostorday, Ad- journment Being Taken ab Noon, Passage of the Dissection Bill---Its Provisions Limited to Chicago. The Printing Swindle Growing to Considerable Dimensions: Some Hope of Making the Revenue Law Less Ontrageous. Rnllrt‘md Elcctions and the DMi. nority Principle. What the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific Companies Say of Each Other, THE PRINTING SWINDLE. spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribue. Senmyorierp, 1L, Fob. 12.—Tho Printing Committoo examined Major Bailhache, ono of tho origionl contractors, snd his tostimony was quito hito¥opting., Ho said that no contrack wha pigned. His bid tvas put in, and beforo the contract was awarded he changed tho bid for fifth-class prose-work from 25 conts for 26 im- pressions to 83 conts for 26 impressions, bo- causo hio believed tho lnttor rate whs the maxis mum ailowed by law. - The bid was altored be- foro tho awnrd was mado. The contrack ‘was novor signed, the contractor bolieving it would compel them to print sixteen Instend of cight pages to & form, and as there wastobos ‘change -in tho Btate administration, thera was ‘ one ohanco in ten that the new Printing Com- misgionors would allow them for elght pages, [ whoreas tho formor Adminiatzation was ronsonn- blo it domanding sixteen, ‘Their oxpoctations ;wnror«:]n!!xndh the newv Commnissioners acceding to tho domand, u’.lt‘{‘m ngnclu!lon to bo drawn’ from Mr, Bail- hacho's testimony is, that the contractors io- tonded at first to chargo 26 _cents per 100 for fifth-claes prosswork, and did not expect to be aid at tho rate of eight pages to & form, Thoy ook advantago of THE COAMISSIONERS, WIO WERE SOFT, Why notther set of Commissioners insisted on’ thio contrnct boing signed is a mystery, Mr, Sturges, who was foretuan in the ofiice, fostifled thnt liv charged sixtoen pages to s form, under direction of Major Batlhuche, up Ln,Nn\-em» bor last, aud that his weokly reports to tho counting-room were not questioned. Tho Committee have got far enough to conclude that on pamphlet and book-work the Stato ues beon charged twice the contract price for press-work, nd on registry blanks four times; that on the ting sud binding of registry blanks alone “ate has been overcharged in the neighbor- “10,000; that coustructive composition ‘vged whonover thoro was o chanes § inting Commissioners did not do 1 enforce the law ; and that the s tho strongest gentlemen in the «ding business in this State, RS A REVENUE LAW. pateh to The Chicago Tribune. TMQPOSED REVISION. Fob. 12.—A temput was o\-e&me Housa mfitflhu\ oint special committed of nue law. Tho resolution -_ e, the Republican purty decided against a revision of vonune Committees of both 1 organizod with that view, * to amond so that the Com- tsuch amendments as may * "he resolutionand amend- aud others, saying that it ion till the 4th of July, that tho subject was can- ‘" of tho two Honsos ~~=rfon. E TWO COMMITTEES *ionof the law, and it taking the matter ont of -~ {hat the present idicted Mr. Cummings' ritteo. »of tho Bouate Com- reforred to was on - timo for collecting was adopted, and was pessod by the Palmer, Reynolds, Stevle, Uplow, Walle, Williamson, Yager, BN B TR arne, song, orls, urren, *x—18, om De Kalb uncoustitu- ** bo amend- *ons fido 10~ tion of wdo to the 'y all over " noy. le mannor, edeem ity ne. R, ) 8 law 380 that and two- od Wall +of Di- running nt of * atoal. s ' for re- = Y il 4 al to tho Houso bill liniting the torm for iesuing railtond ald bonds. K I\ YENAUS U, 1, RAILROAD, ‘The mamorinl And rosolutions of tho Kanang Pasifio Railfond Qonipany, which have hoon soat- torod nmong tho Logislatures of the West have alrendy been printod. Thoe special gricyance of of tho Kansna Pacifle Rallrond Company is, thnt tho Union Pacific Raileond Company, in violation of thetr logn! obligations, rofuso to pro-rata with the former Compnuy beyond Choyenne. Tho moemorial and resolutiony, were roforrod to tho Committeo on Federal liclations in tho Botinte, of which Mr, Sheldon i Obairmon, A noto from him to the Union Pacifle Rallrond Company oticlosing the momorial and resolu- tionis, and askiug ** What havo you to say in ro- ly?” lias brought n roply stating that theXansns Paoific Rnilrond Compnany ling appealed to Con- groes for rolief against tho Union Pacifio Rail- rond umnrnn{ but without offedt, tho roason bofug tht if tho domands of tho IKansns Pacifio Ttailroad Company aro just, they cau bo ocnsily enforcod in the courts. LRGAL THOOREDINGS s hinve beon commoncod in Colifornia, one in Iaw suing for damages sustained, aud onothor in chancory to compol the Uniou Paciflo Railroad Company to mni«’o conngoting rates aa contom- Intod by Congross, 'Ihoso procoedings have con stayed by tho Kanss Pacific Compnny for tho purpose of appenling to tho Legislaturos, and throngh thom to Congress,—not for raliof, 50 much a8 for additionnl legialation, Tho Kansns Paciflo Company domands s pro rating on freight to the Union Pneifle Raitread Company boyond Oheyenno on tho basis of mileago, The grade of that portion of the Union Tacific Railroad is 20 degrepa higher to tho mile than on tho Kansns Paciile Road, which doubles tho cost of construction or the smount of tho. roquirea investment, Thorefora the re- coipta on the investment should be twice ns ront, b So say the Union Pacific people, It s claim- od on the Kansas Paclflo side that $40,000 por mile was granted by the Govornmont to cover the oxtrn oxpense, Tho controlling objoction to an equal pro rating on the basls of mileago is, that tho Union Pacitic is & monopoly sud dosires to kill competition. [ R ey STATE INSTITUTIONS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SeriNgFIELD, 11, Feb, 12,—The Spocial Com- mitteo on State Institutions have boen looking into the mode of koeping the accounts, and havo concluded that they are not bnsed on any wu- form system, 'The itom of *‘Miscellancous” is froquently mot, and thoro is & suspiclon that it covers & multitudo of sins. TRUSTRES CONFINMED, Mr. Wilcox reported from the Committes, with favorable recommendations, the Governor's ap- pointments of Trusteos for the Iilinois Industrinl University. The appointments,wera confirmed a8 followa : For the Southern Grand Division, A. 3. Brown, J. I 8lade, and J, J. Bird; for the Contral Division, J. H. Pickerel, Daniel QGardner, and Alexander Blackburn ; for tho Northern Grand Division, Emory Cobb, R. B. Mason, andt D, D. Sabin, BOUTHERN PENITENTIARY, A petition from Paus, asking for the appoint- nient ot Commissioners to looats a Southorn Penitentiary, wns prosonted in the Scnato, ne- companied with a resolution, both of which were roferred. to tho Comuittoe on State Insti- tutions. The Governor will not appoint Com- nx:luulonoru unless instructed by joint resolu- tion, BUPERINTENDING COMMITTEE. Glenn introduced the bill propored by the Cowmitteo of the Domocratic caucus, providiny for thb election of o Commiesion to Buperinten tho Stato Institacions. —_— MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, Special Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, THE DISSECTION BILL. SravarpirLp, Ill., Feb, 12,—The Houso con- curred in the Scnate nmendment to the Dissec- tion bill, limitiug its operation fo Chicngo. By tho passage of the bill, this Legislature lay taken a step far in ndvance of its predecessors, which repeatedly refused to indorse similar mensures, THE NORWOOD PARK DILL. Ex-Bupervisor Gray, of Jefforson, is hore lobbying againat the Williamson Norwood Park Dill, ASSESSOIL FOR 000K COUNTY. Clbmmissioner Boguo in hiro from- Ohisaga to urgh tho passoge of the bill providing for an Assessor for Cook County who shall suporcedo tho Pown Ausossors. REVIBION BILLS concorning estrays and dower were passed by tho Senate. The House passed the Benate Revision bill relating to forcible entry and dotainer. ADRAHAM LINCOLN'S DINTHDAY. Both Houecs adjourned at noon, in honor of thf auniversary of the birth of Abrabam Lin- ooln, —_—— RAILROAD NEWS, UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT TROUBLES, ‘There is » probability thas the fight between the Froight-Agent of tho Union Pacific Railrond snd the Frolght-Agoents of the Ghicsgo, Burling- ton & Quincy, the Ohicago, Rock Island & Pa- clfto, and the Ohicago & Northwestern Railroads, will be terminated in a few days, and that Chi- cago will come out victorious, ns usual, AMr, Vining places his ontire hope for Buccess on the Daltimore & Ohio, the Kansas City, Bt, Jo & Council Bluffs, and the Atchison & Nebraskn Ruilronds,. Ho succoeded with the formor Xoad, but the Freight-Agents of tho latter have just decided to domand pro-rata rates, tho same a8 the Chicago TFreight-Agents. This action outa the Union Pacific off from all their Eastorn conneotions, there bolng no other roads loading to Omaha, and there is hardly a doubt that Alr, Viniug, after having been driven 10 the wall by the otler roads, will submit be- fore having suffored too great s loss, If ha does tho ronds aro nll willing to assist him to thetr utmost extont in his fight against tho Pa- olfic Mail Stcamship Company, snd get all the froight they can over the rond, KEOKUK & DES MOINES, The hotders of $4,292,000 out of £3,810,000 of tho old DesMoines Valley tirat-mortgago bonds linve joined in the organization of the Keokuk & DesMoines Railroad, and have doposited their Louds with tho Purchiasing Gommittes, to be used in paymont for the rond. They have also raisod the necessary funds to pay tho holders of tha 16,000 of bonds not coming Into tho agrea- mont their proportion of tho purchuso mouey, which is 8405.61 for each 91,000 boud. The Dondkolders joining in tho now Compauy re- celve for cach #1,000 boud aud accrued intorest s new bond for $800, with 8600 preferred and £500 common stock. The new company owna 161 milen of road, and tho capital stock is $9,024,000, 824,976 per mile, of which 81,624,000 is preferrod, snd $2,400,000 common atock, Thore will nlso bo an issuo of £2,800,000 (14,280 por milo) of bonds, the aunual intercst on wineh will be $161,000, or $1,000 per mile, MIBBISYIPFL VALLEY & WERTERN, The Keoluk Gafe Cily statos that Goorgo ‘Bdinunds, Jr., President, and Col, Buell, Gen- oral Manager of tho Mississippi Valloy & West~ orn Railroad, sre porfecting arrangements, which, when carried out, will make thelr ' rond not only ons of tho most opular, but aolso one of the best pay- ?ug lines in tho Wost, It is thelr intention to have a continuous lino undor one managemont from 8t, Louls to Bt. Paul, with an oxtension south of Bt. Louis to & point oppo- sllo Momphis, Wenn.,, and ultimately to !flaw Orlogns, This Pm oct is backed by lguw York and foreign capitallsts with plonty of funds at thoir command. If oarried out as it now prom- inos to bo, in loss than five years this will be one of the bost poying rallroads on tho Amorican continent. UEDUCTION OF SREIGNT NATES, As predicted in Tue Trinuxe Lwo days ago, the Baltimore & Obio Railrond hus cub iates from this oty to Now York as well as from lev York to this city. While tho tates of all the olngses huvo been reduced from Noew York to Obiongo, from hora to the Bast the spooial claes rates nu[y have boon cut. ‘This olass includes pork, Iaxd, and provisions, snd will ba carrled at 45 conts per hundred, The othor freight lines in this city werathrown into confusion by this action, and nnuanfi{luomly roduced their ratos on specinl clngs to couts per hundred. ‘Uho ratos on atock have also been roducoed by all tho Lastern linos, special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, TIH PENNSYLVANIA ARD NORTHERN CENTHAL, PLADELPHIA, Pa., Feb, 12.—An informal mosting of the Diroctors of the Peunsylvania and Northern Contral Ruilroad Companicd was dicld yostorday aftornoon st the oflice of tho Teunsylvanin Railrond Oompauy, the subjeot of constderation being the propornd loase of the roud of tha latter to tho former Compnny, Tho Northern Jontral dosiro to loaso at an interest of # por cont Income por annum, T'he Ponnsylvania “ailrond Company offors but 0 Pnr cont but 1t 4 thought thnt a compromise will bo offocted bo« »wo the annuslmoeting of the Northorn Contral, 1 tho 20th ust. THE TRICHINA SPIRALIS. Further Accounts of the Cases Re- ported at Aurora, Ind. Death of Two Vicfims--anst-Mnflem Examinations Made. No Salo for Pork in Southorn In- diang, - Speeial Disoutck fo The Chicago Tridtine, O1NenNatt, 0., Fob. 12.—Two of tho vietims of trichinosis roported two days ago at Aurora, TInd., have dled from the effects of Lho polsoning, and the bodies have undorgone post-mortem ox- smination, the partioulara of whioh have Jusb como to hand. The vietims aro Houry, second son of Mre, Thronart, the Gorman Iady in whoso family tho infeoted pork was firat caton, and Mr, Bontor, the wifo of the Gorman Mothodist miniater, who camo to nuraso tho smitton family. Tho doath of this Iady undor tho circumstancos nlrendy dotailod, cast n gloom over the wholo community of Aurora,andoreated the profoundest rogrots for the loes of a noblo woman who Hiter- ally encrificed her 1ifé In the voluntary porform- ance of o Christian duty, Prof, Button conductod THE POBT-MORTEM EXAMINATION, . and submitted portions of tho flesh of both the victims to a thorough sclentiflo examiuation, In his first report of the developmont of tho trichinosfs, ho stated that tho triohinm apiralie wore found in ono of Mre, Thronart's hogs only —the ono that had boousick. But lio correots this statoment now, and says that thoy were found in both carcasses, but that the develop- ment was most in the animal thnt had manifested the peouliar symptoms a month or 80 bofore killing, He infers thht this provesths highly infectious charactor of the discase, and novw ndds that the poriod of nfootion s from twolve to twenty days; that the disense, like mensles and ewmall-pox, was solf-limited, aud, liko those discasos, ONE ATTACK EPEMPTS FRON A BECOND, This, howaver, Prof. Button olaims to liave boen advanced by him last May, and that his obsorva- tions of the Aurora cases conflrm tho correot- ness of his conclusions. Ho says that after an attack of trichinosis tho poison stiil remaing in the flesh for {em, ready to develop disonse when this flesh is eaten or taken into the stomsach, but after hogs recover from hog-cholora thoy oro fottencd and sold to our butchers, and the moat becomes ono of the principal artiolos of food in the West, under tho form or bacon, sugar-cured hams, ote, He concludes, there- fore, that, if tho trichina is & causo of TUE 1100-OHOLERA, which is now l]Erawlllng to a great extent in somo parts of Kentucky, thero aro nono of tho usual signs nccompanying it. Nona of the carcaseos of cholers hogs show - any signs of the triohinm; whilo thoso of which tho human victima partook us food exhibit as many 08 80,000 to the oubic inch of fesh, TIE AMICIOBCOPIO EXAMINATION of portions of Mrs. Bouton's flosh and of tho bof Thronart developed tho startling fact that millions of the trichium wero scen alive, coiling and uncoiiiug in the tissuos. This fact bas created a profound sensation throughout that section of Indians in which Au~ rorn {8 situatod, and,}takon in connection with tho deatha .named, hes complotely killod the snle of pork as nn arti- clo of human food. Exporiments mado with the Infected pork show that 195 degrees Fabrenheit will destroy the worms; but as it ro- quires 812 degraes to boil wator, moat thoroughly boiled would be harmless. But tho question is, who would eat meat, no mattor how much it was boiled, that was known to Lave been infected with trichinm ? [ S — THE DAIRY. Northhwestorn Dairymen’s Assoclas tione«Third Day’s Procecdings==The 'Frunsportation Quenstion, wecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, [ e &ncjumz OF MIKEZ O TR FATAY. 3 , Woopstocxk, Tll., Fob, 12.—8, K. lhrtlml;inow gavo ag the best essentinl, absoluto cleauiess. "I'no udder should bo earefully cleaned, but not by washing, unless carofully wiped. W4he use of cloth or brush is bottor, It s a good plan to milic into cans with straluors over-top, Milk shoutd biave access to air to cool and allow the escapo of odors, The butter to be placed in vats. If for shipping or checss, it should bo ag- itated. No whoy sliould bo earried in milk- caus, In carrying fo tho factory, tho cans should bo filled to avoid partial churning by the motion. If insisted on, patrous con and will tako good care of the night's milk at homo, and delivery onco o day ; it malkos less labor at the factories, If cang aro filled and carried in 8pring-wagons, the millk can bo drawvn 10 or 15 miles without injmz. J. R, LeLean, of filgin, gave the usual mode of cooling milk in that region. The cight-gallon can is used exclusively, Tho milk is strained nto theso aud placed in vats filled with water. The millc js stirred when put in; the wator changed as necessnry 5 milk reducod to 60 dog. and kept thera. Morning's milk is cooled in the same way. . For slupping to Chicago it is not dosirable to ugitate tho milk in the can, The four essontials in caring for milk are: Olean- liness, Order, Obsorvation, Honosty, 8. W. Kingsley, who Las shippod milk to Oni- cago twenty years, cools in the samo mauner described, in wator of 62 to 54 dog. Mr. W. Tuttle, of S8andwich, 111, practices the samo plan. It o important that the wator in the vat bo dechr than the milk in the can. Mr. Lupham called attontion to the impor- tanco of onrlu(i for the milk bofore it is drawn, by not overheating or abusing the cows. DUILDING A FACTORY. ‘W. H, Stewart, of Woodstock, gave a valuable tallion this subject, Ho advised commenciny cnutiously, Somothing may happen to make it ndvisgble to nbandon the busincss, and un- necessary exponse should be avoided. Make tho building” 28 foet wide and a8 long a8 noeded ; then add to length ag neoded. Lot building bo 92 foot Liigh, 11 foot for cach story, Have vats and presscs in ona room. Use upper-story for muin curing-toom. A room, latled and plas- tored, will bo noeded for curing In spring and fali, with means of heating, ‘The fuctory shiould bo locatod on high, dry ground with good drain= nge; not in asfough, Buch a factory can bo put .in running order for 81,600, of which $600 will purchase the necessary flxtures for a factory of 200 caws. i Presidont Favill thought not loss than $600 or 8700 would be suiflciont for the necessary appar- ratus, Miss Cotman, of Caledonis, & cheaso-makor, mado some interesting statements corroborative of tho views before advanced. UUTTER-MAKING AT FACTORY AND PARML J, H, Manzor, of Elgin, said ho belicved the factory system was to rovolutionize the butter- waking businoss, but great care should bo taken in selucting locations for factories, At his fac- tory mulk i8 raceived once a day. 1f it could bo done hie would profer having it delivered twico o day, It is set in caus 22 inches deop. These aro Hobt in vats of runnluE water, The old-fashioned dash-churn, rn by steam power, is used, Tho butter Is washed whilo olng worlod ; salted 20 ounces to 25 pounds ; atands 24 hours and is again worked. The milk stands boforo skimming from 12 to’ 48 hours, ac- cnrdin&{ to tho demand for skim-milk cheoso, which 18 alao made, The croam stauds 48 hours aftor sklinming. DBolioves moro butter can bo made by lotting the cream become acid boforo churning, Thoe buttormillc caunot bo satisfae- torily used in maliug chocso ; 1,000 pounds of il will mako 67 to 00 pounds of skiw-milk chgeso, and about 80 pounds of butter, Skim- milk clocse now solls at 19 conts; butter at 40 to 46 conts. Joln Tortor, of Mozomonie, Wis,, has beon dairying about nineteen years in Wisconsin, and likes it bottor thun over, Mo elims milk in 86 howrs, whon it has just got thick, ‘T'ho milk is set in common pans filled full, Ono ounco of salt to tho pound of butter is usod, 1o uses tho Dlanchard Churn, Ho colors a \'er&flllluu with auatto, Ho 18 solling 126 pounds of buttor from 25 cows, many of thom having been milked for months, Lo foeds well, but thinks ho will foed better. 1fo rocoives 80 conts net oll tho yonr, i UEEOLUTIONH, The following resolutlons offored by 0; O, Buoll woro adonted after brief discussion Ltesolved—That this Assoclotlon, whils laboring es- poclully to proinoto tho dalry Iitesoiln uuiony farier +extend cordial sympathy to uesoclations of every kiu swhick aro putting forth efforts to fncereaso tho produce tion of reul wealth, aud to educstosud ennoble the wealth-produciug class, Jicaolv=d—"Thnt this Assaclation is dooply interested in the question of transportation now ccoupylug publis attontion; that whils dalrymoun eujoy poculiar advantuges over thoso belonglog 10 somo othor industries, so far as tho transportation of thofe manufactured products s concerned, thoso holng valuablo du proportion to buik and weight, yet, on the ‘niola, oy aro litto, I£ at ll, Temn Intercatod than any otiers in the proper and Just dotermination of thin peation, T Reaotued, ‘Thint_ wo offor to tho Oedor of Tatcons of IMunbandry, Farmera' Cluba, and tho labor associn: tiona of varioun kindn, whosg form of organization and purposcs of associstion adapt thom fo the work of ox- Dosiug abuses of tho rallroad system of transportation, opprarsions of {ho midalo mon, a6 well s tho disotise sfon of the questions of vilal inforest to the ndristties of tho country, such us the_curroncy laws, tarift lawe, civil sorvico Iaw, patont right Inws, olo., our hearty aympithy, and, 80 far ae the objocts of ihis Associs- [on will allow, our eo-oporation in tholr just offorte, NEXT ANNUAL MEETING. Tho Excoutive Committeo announced that it had deelded to hold the noxt annunl moeting at Eigun, Ilk,, commenoing Fab, 11, 1876, . OHEEBE-MAKING. Mliss A, O. Coloman briofly gave hor mode of manufacturo, not Iargoly difforent from those of other good makora, 1, Buohnnan rend n papor, in which lio inslat- od that ns good chooso can bo mado In tho West as in Now York, and that most good Western cheero {8 sold by Westorn doalers 18 Now York chooge, whoreas those doalers should do all in tholr powor to build up the roputation of our choeso. 1o insiated thnt factory mon should brand their oheoso with the proper brand, Mr, foftmnn, of Bt. Louis, thinks thore in no discrimination botweon Enstern sund Westorn ohecse. 'Ihe Bouthorn market, however, de- mouds o thin ohooss,—nob more than 4 or & inchios thiclk, and 16 inches or less brond. CHEESE FOR THH BNOLIBI MARKET, 0. H, Wilder, of Evoansville, Wiy., who has Just roturned from n trip to f.ivntnnul rend & papor, in which ho stated that, as the English demand roally controls tho price of chieeso hero, and n8 wonre producing much moro than the West can consume, we_should ship Inrgely to Lvglaud, Enough hins beon dono in- thig lino to show it to be profitable, Tho size nnd shapo of choase;, domonded by English markets is 16 inches in diameter, and welgbing 60 pounds or s littlo Jess, Tho toxturashould bo closoand eolid, sund flavor mild. It should bo shipped when new, High color I8 nowhero required, but some markots want no color, It is impor- tant that we make known more goncrally what wo l:m doing in dairy matters in the North- west. A roport from the ELGIN DAUY TOARD OF TRADE was read, showing tho weokly enles from March to Dec. 80, 1873, Bixteon factories sold noarly,all their produots, and twonty-cight othora wore represented, besides private dairics, The sales aggrepatod 1,726,816 pounds of choese, and 63,061 ponnds of butter, amounting to $210,177, In two yeors it is estimated to have saved 822,600 to dairymen of that rogion and mon of thiy Board, BUTTER-MARING, Prof. R, R, Stoue, of Blgin, rond an interest- ing papor on butter making ahd solling, Stato- ments wore mado by difforont succossful butter- makers, givibg the dotails of their practico, "The Gommittes on Dairy Products commonded tho buttor exhibited. The usual resolutions of thanks to citizens for hospitality, and to the Chicago & Northwest« ort1 Railroad for reduced frres, wero passed, and tho Convention adjourned. The memberslilp is 125, The attendance was, of course, much larger. Throughout the meeting has beon profituble and iutoresting. BRITISH COLUMBIA. An Account of the Izecent ‘Troubles at Victorin. Vicronia, B, 0., Feb, 11.—On Monday aftor- noon citizens numbering noarly 1,000 marched to the Parlismont building in" an orderiy mon- ner. A lnrge police forco was on hand, but no disturbance occurod. Dr. Helmckon prescuted ~ potition passed at a meeting on Saturday, the gorm of whiol ig that thia meoting doouss it in- sdvieable to entor into any negotwtions for capitalizing tho dry dock guaranteo, or to borrow any monoy from tho Dominion Govern- mont until the scheme of the Mackenzlo Minia- try for the rovoention of the terms of union shall be made known, and further, that it is distinetly opposed to the Provincinl Government interfor- ing in any monnor with iho torms, or agreoing to any now terms offered by tho Mackenzio Gov- ornment until that shall have been submitted to the peoplo for adoption, ° Au application Dy tho Ministry for a gunbont to bo stationed ab the Governmont buildings was refused by tho Commandor of tho Fleot. A rosolition was also sent to tho city mom- bors who eupport tho Government, ealliug upon them to/5 The same afternoon Decosmos rexdstralil 2 einca loft tho city, it in eaid, to start £dr in fulsids district for the Comrmons, To- dny Waikonh Adtornoy-General of the Decosmos Lalled by tho Govornor to form o 1t is undorstood that ho mnkes no ohnll&;us in tho porsonncl of the Cabinet. Considerablo excitoment still provaile. Mor- ton, one of tho leadors iu the attack on tho Par- liament buildings, is out for the Commons, and Higgins, nnother londer, baving boen threatened with ariest, publshes a card nceopting thoe entire respongibility of tho domonstration. "I'ho Houso mests on Friday, when tho petition will be considored. The Press, in opposition to the General Goy- ernmont, snys nothiug but dissolution will entis- fl[vl tho country, aud eharges that tho attompt to chango the torms to union was done to vitiato tho railway clause. SPORTING. Curting Matchk at Bufialo. Suecial Dispatels to The Chicago Tribune, BurraLo, Feb, .12,—Quite an exciting match was played hers to-day at the skating-rink be- twoen tha Toronto Curling. Club and the Caledo- ninns, of this city, for the Thompson-Scovillo modal. The Bufislo Club won the victory by 1 point. Thoy scored o8 follows : Tink No. 1—Buffalo, 853 Toronto, 88, Riuk No, 2—Buflalo, 20; Toronto, 23, Tink No. 3—Bufalo, 30; Toronto, 27, Rink No, 4—Buffalo, 26 Toronto, 26. Total—Tuffalo, 120; Torouto, 119, —_—— SOVEREIGNS OF INDUSTRY. 8r, Lowms, Feb, 12.—The Bt. Lonis Council, No. 1, of */I'he Boveroigns of Industry," was or- ganized liero Inat night by A. W, Larle, of Wor- Contor, Mnss,, Master of tho National Council. "T'hia i8 the first subordinato Council of this Ordor orgonized in the Weat, Groat intorost in tho Grdor has been excited hero, aud Mr. Earlo lins numerous invitations from the mechnvics of this city and the interior towns to organize Councils, Subordinate Councils aro now organized n fivo Statos, sud the Order is sproading very rapidly, —— e THE STOVE MANUFACTURERS. Axnaxy, N. Y., Feb, 12,—Tho Stove-Aanufac- turers’ National Convontion to-dsy adopled the following resolution: Resolved, 'That, fa tho judgment of this Convention, the reduction in tho price of stoves, hollow-ware, and castings should nct bo more thun $10 per_ton below :.l.m_l nco recommoaded at the moeting in Pittaburgh n 1873, fho Convontion adjourned to moot at-Loug Branch in June, e THE MENPHIS MARDI-GRAS. Mearms, Fob, 12,—King Momus bns issued his proclamation aunouncing that he will malko "his entranco intd tho city on Tuocsdsy next at 4 o'clock, 'Fhio ptocossion of the Memphi, the grand fenture of the oceaslon, will tuko place at night. _Strangoms are already pouring into the city. Forty additional policonion will be placed on duty to keep order during the carnival. —_—— Mr, Puleston, From the New York Tribune, Amoricans will take a partienlar interest in tho succoss of Mr, J, 1L Puleston, who las just boon roturnod to Parlinmont for {ho borough of Do- vonport. 1o hag not only mado himsoif cspecial- 1y popular with ourcountrymon ubroad, through liig connoction with the London houso of Juy Caoke, McCulloch & Co., but he has had a pros- perous career iu tho United States also, Mr. Puleston i8 about 45 yoors of age, and a native of North Walos. e was oducatod for & Burgoeon, belng nitached forsome years to the Choring Oross Hospital in London, Coming to America in 1855, ho editod & nowspaper in Dittston, o, Ho was Hoorotary of tho Peace Convontion fu 1800, aud Military Agent at Washington for tho State of Ionusylvanin d\mue tho war, after which we fiud him in Now York, organizing, for Wolls, Fargo & Co,, the great trans-continontal expross businoss formod b{ tho consolidation of tho soveral compaulos whivh thon divided the trafiie, Ho was tho sonior member of the Wall stroot banking firm of Puloston, Raymond & Uo,, when Mr, McGulloch, appreciating “his remarka- Dblo abilitios, invited_him to hecomoe & partuor in the now house in London, with which ho has siuce beon connooted. e e R, —Tho Cheyoune Leadersnys that thoe Arap- nhoes and Oheyennes at presont located noar the Red Cloud agonoy, who assume the right to vonm st will over Northwostorn \Vyomln;g, and who have committed many murders and _depro- dntions upon our citizons, have resolved not to abandon their hunting ‘grounds for o resorvation on tho Arkausss Rivor. Tho Arapahoos numbor nbout 2,000 and the Ohovennes more than 6,000, aud thore will bo trouble if the Indian Doparte 55'2""5\ iugists uwponits purposo tosond thom uth, WOMAN-SUFFRAGE. Annual Meeting of the Coolk Oounty Assooiation, A Very Small Attendance and General Public Indifferences Adoption of the Usual Denunciatory Res- olutions. . Speeches hy AMiss Hulett, Dr. Thomas, and Others«=-Eloction of 0fll~ cersy Eto. ATTERNOON SESSION. Tho anniversary of tho Illitole Blato Woman'y Suflrago Associntion took placa yostorday, In the afternoon o meotlug was hold in tho lecture- room of tho Mothodise Ohurch Blook, It was callod for 3 o’clook, but ib was not until nearly 8that o snfolont numbor of poople kad ap- peared to warrant calling the meoting to ordor, At last, whon there wora about forly Indies and six mon in the room, and everybody had finished chatting and visiting, Mrs, Loonard called to the chair Mrs, Loomis, who is Prosidont of tho Cook County Association in tho abaenco of Mra. Jonos, now in Buropo. TRELIMINARIES, Mra, Loomfs eaid prayer could bo disponsed with, ns the meoting was & prayer in itsclt. The Secrotary, Mrs, Loonnrd, thon rend tho annual report, and remarkod that a fow regular mootings Liad beon lield, of which no formal xo- port bad beon mada. Mr. A, J, Grover moved tho appointment of n committeo of five to nominate ofMicers. Tho motion prevailed, and the Chair appointed Mra, Van Winkle, Mrs. Blake, Mrs, Speight, Mrs, Day, and AMr. Grover. Tho Charr suggested a Committee on Resolu- tions, and sho was invited to appoint. Miss Hulitt was suggeated a8 o mombor of tho Commiitee. 8ho snid sho did not belong to tho Assoeintion, and did not know anything about its objects, though she should Lo happy to assist somebody who did koow in putting the resolus tions into form. The Chnir appointed Mivs Hulitt, Mra, 8peight, Mrs, Loonard, Mrs, McCormick, and Mr. For- nando Jones, who retired to consult and draw up resolutions, though Mra, Speight had provided a full act in ndvance. THE BPIRIT DID NOT, MOVE THEM. Mrs, Haztitt, of Mlohigah, was invited to u}mnk. but proferred to wait until o Intor stage of the proceedings. The Chair remarked that something would be oxpeeted of her before thoy got through, T'hen ensued s pauso, during which thoro was much whiuPoriug, but no business, The Chalr thought somebody ought to bo say- ing womething, as many had come, oxpecting to hear speaking, Upon invitation, Mrs. M, A, Campbell, of Bos- ton, took o seat ou the platform. The Chair aunounced that tho X"“ng ladics who were to sing would bo on hund at 4 o’clouk, Thon Mrs, Jaue Weaden, Agent of the Ameri- ean Penco Socloty, procceded to tho platform and sat down, me, ammzml on clderly Indy, with a very pleagant face and ‘musical voico, filled up the gap with a fow ro- mnrks., Bho said that womou were asking tho right, not to bo men, for that was impossiblo, but to lot women, tho grandest, trucst women possible,—bo themselves the jutlges of what was womanly, Goutle and womanly women 'were wanted in this movemeat, oven though thero n fow of the other sort identified with it, No man kept out of politics beenuso conrso, bad mon wera mixed up in political nffaira; women, for tho eame reason, nced not keep out of the suffrago movement. Objections had beon urged to granting suflrage to women on the ground that there woro 80 mauy jguorant foreign womon In tho country, Thowny o obvinto this objection wan to jusist uporau intelligont qualification. Sho had jusk as soon trust her lito aud hiberty in tho Lands of Bridget as in tho hands of Patrick. [Applouso,] 1lor romody was, to educato both foreign mon and women. If women had o voice in locuting the polls, thoy would not bein ea~ Joous. It would bo a good ides to have the Tax-Colleator take women's votes when he came around to collect taxes from thom., 1t was pos- uviblo that tho time_would come when the hus- baud and wife could onclose their voles innn cuvolope and send thewn to the judges of elec- tion. Meu were assuming & fearful responsi- Dbility whon they refused womon the exercise of tho right of suffrage, znd thoy would be brought to accountnt the Day of Judgment for their neglect to nceept the assistance of women in in- auguraling social and political roforma. TIE FINANCES, The Chair gave tho T'reasuror's report for the year, At the last anuual meoting enough money was collected to pay for the hall and give Susan Anthony §27, Sinco thot time the Troasurer had received 92 as mombership feos. Myr. Grover suggested tho appointment of a can;dmmco of two to raiso what moncy thoy could. The Chair cxplained that it would be well to raiso £10 to pay for the hall, Dr. Underwood, Mre, Dr, Johuson, and Mra. Dlake were ap- pointed. A lady inquired whethor thoy wero to solicit for memborships or monoy. Tho Cbair said for both. MU, WEEDER, belng invited to spoak, said it was only just that women should have o shara in tho houeokeoping of tho nation. In Lurkey thoy did not boliove womeon had gouls, and 8o Wore not pormitted to participate in politics or roligion. Ln Amerioa, women were ncoreditod with souls, and wore al- lowed to participata in_ rollgion, though not in politics, ‘Thero was o prospect, however, that they would got this privilego soon, If women -hiad the brains to comprehond the great social probloms of the ago, it was npgravating that thoy wore debarred from oxercising thoir brains toward the amelioration of racial evils, Mrs, Hazlitt was invited to talk, but shook her ead. Tho Chair said speakers must volunteor, as thoro was no money to pay them. BUF¥RAGE AND POLITICH, Mra, Hazlitt jumped up promptly, and eald tho allusion to monoy atarted hor. Bho didn't know much nbout suffrage in Iilinols, but sho did in Michigan, whors she bad boen listened to with some attention by the Governor, because sho hod stumped the State for Grant. Mra. Campbell—You are sorry for it, I pro- sum Ara. Hazlitt—No, I'm nob; but X dou't want to dlsouss politics now, Mra, Campboll—I only meant to eay that tho suffrago movement should be kopt out of polities, Mre. Huzlitt—"Then how aro you going to got votes enough to allow you suffrago. Mrs, Campbell—I'd tather walt and vote in Teaven thon to sell mysclf out to any political nrty. 5 Mra, Tazlitt went on to give her opinion of olitice, and the mannerin which parties woro Kopt togathor, which sk did lu n vory fiprlgml,v manner, Bho sald the great bano of politics was iguorance, and ucoded reforms could never ba brought about until men accopted the Intelli- onco of women a8 on aid. Women pleaded for fibrty to try what they could doj they simply wanted an’ opportunity to tast their ability to holp moen govern woll. * Blie chinllenged any one to bring an argunient against woman suffrage which wns not alto an argumeut against mou. liood _sunifrage. Tho ‘whole thing was grounded upon projudice, But it was folt that at Jast they could appoal to iho souse of right ond justice of American gentlemen, and could Do heard. Women were hterally compelled to mnrry—marry, ftarve, or do worso, ‘the men of the uation would mourn iu sackeloth and ashes if thoy ouly knew how many of their wives mar- yied them without love, but through motives of solilsh intorest, anoyER, AMr, Grover wasprossed to sponk, and complied with alacrity. Ho wna formorly identitied with the movement for tho abolition of slavory, and it used to be_the practics, when o fugitive slave was on haud, to lot him do the talking. Womeon, for the samo reason, should do most of tho talking., It was the fashion now to apply hard names to tho men and women who n}ood upand_epoke for woman suffrago, and many who favorod it wore frightoned out of avowing it. Moral oourage was noeded among tha women themeolves, ‘hoy wero, a8 a olahs, unabto to staud alous; they followad publio sen- timent, and it was for this reagon that so many women oxpressed thomselves as opposed to fo- malo suffrage. ‘Lho work to be duno was to odu- cate tho publio mind, Many ministors roally fu- vored snffrage, but few dared to stand up in their pulpits aud eny o, Il belioved that in fifL: yoars wo should look back upon tho prosont posi~ tion of woinon vory much as o now.looked upon iho timo whon slnvery oxidted.. . b THE RESOLUTIONS, 2 o Obinfr anld_that sho noticed thnt tho Rov, Dr. Thomsé was prosont, Bha would like to hear trom him, if only a fow wordti, ‘T'he Dodtor was spared tho necessity and the embarrarsmont of roplying by the appentanco of Miss ITulitt, of the Committos on Rogolutions, who read the fol« lowing: Wukneas, In the goodness of God wohavo beon agaln permitied to assomblo in our annual meoting fop H1i6 promotion of cqual rights among 1118 children; g, Wreneas, Te hold to the great docteine that Ho createdd tho humon family, Malo aud femald, snd placed them or o pland 6f ‘eqiiality as regards rights, dutles,, and_fenponaibilittes, which law of ot being hda beon violated In all ages” Ly afi shsumption of Bt porlority aud control ou the oo part, aui 1 too long and casy acquiescenco on the éther ; {horefore, bo it Regolved, “Lhat wo Lold 1t to bo n polltical trath, and a fundamental rrlnclpln of all truo civil government, thint thero should bo no distinction of wex in tho rights and feanchises of citizenslip, it that they should Lo enjoyed equally by ali, whetlior malo or foiale, rewotued, Thint wo do not bollev {hint God ever in- tended that one-hialf of Jia rational creatures should bo fu subjugation, or bo debarred. from the civil and oltfeal privileges claimed and enjoyed by the othbr linlf, Ttesolved, That thero is no reason, cithor in_mocinl plillosephy o politenlethics, why sioman shoutd mot Galoy tho ght of francbiag nnd of oldlog ot - dor o Ropublican form of Covornment, Teesolved, 'That the diasbilitics undor which woman in clvilizod nnd Obsistian nations now reals are a rolio of barbarism which has como down fous from s aavago atato of socloty, nnd which,'in a modified form, wa have triod to carry alvog with onr Ohristinnity, Recalted, That tvo demand and_aesers our right to 0o gositioh God dealytied unto oestpy by, (ho sida of man, and that wo will uneensingly robol at tho position ranit'lina asefmicd us ot his feot, Resolved, That wo hatl aa » g augliry of tho principles whioh undorlio our move- nent, tho recognition of our claims by tho President of tha Unitod Btates in tho appoiutment of womnn to oftice, and tho relazation of tho proscriptivo lawa in soveral Btates, whotoby Womah may practice lnw and Do clocted to 8 cortaln class of ofiices, regarding it s & Leginning that sl lead us to tho full rcign of Juatico and right to our eex. Resolved, Thet wo took forward to suffrage In the hands of woman to work out o radical curo for tho corruptions and demoralizations that pormeats tho body politle through and through, s ia constantly matifested in our Natioual, Stato, and Munieipal Goy- ernmentaj yet, Whilo wo wait for the suffrage to con- summate our enrthly misslon, lot us nover fafl to do what our hatuls ind to do i cleansing out tho datk political poola in our midat, 4 Resoleed, That, Inasmuch a8 our municlpal rulers lave becyimo foby voluptuous, and ecnaual o tho spolls of tho WidUtw, orphian, nnd tar.ridden citizen, atd thoy now confemplate liconsing prostitution 1 our midat, and all tho othor sins tho tlesh Is hotr to, to cater (o thio necessities of our natures, wo uso overy olfort §n our power to citeurnvent snd’ erush out tlio socinl ovil movement now boing mudo by our Board at Polico and Board of Health as auack bofittiog tha foul nutures and carrupt hearta.thnt aro nuraing it ; Jetoa act thntullhouest pooplo ook ot with ot Ing and coutompt. jteaolved, Thnt, 88 wo look upon our munfeipalflend- ora o mon whio Are 1ost £o all ordinnry means of grace, that wo cntreat our evangelical sistera of Obfo to como speedily and surround our City Hall, and send up such prasers s will_open_tho heavens in behinlf of our sordid city, and send down 8uch i shower of tho Divine Spirlt as will strike our rulers to tho carth, snd causo thom to cry out, as did Soul of Tarsus, " Lord, what wonldst Thiou lavo mo to do 1 Wo have signed tho bittle-call for freodom, and wo have no cownrds in our land, but wo cannot go baclk if wo would, for wo ore cdnstantly moved forward to Ligh grounds by an fnvisiblo band that s mightior than all our foes, and whon wo aro all gathered into thio foldl of frecdom, thon all tho nationa of tho carth will rojoies that right hns provailed, and Ropublicanism 15 not a fallure, of_progress and sn BOCIAL EVIL. Tho following, propared by Mre, Leonard, was snbstitutod for tho *‘socinl evil" clauses in the above: Resolved, That all women who are guilty of tho “‘crime of omisslon,” by their non-interfonce in be- Dalf of their slstors’ who are branded with lho name of “outeast,” aro hold by this Soclaty to be the most daugerous women of the nge. _ Resolved, Thnt on nttempt to licensg prostitution in our midst s an fnsult to tho marrisgo license, and do- stroys the sanctity of marringe, ‘Mies Hulott thought thoe resolutions ought not to bo adopted without discussion. Mr. Grover then suggestod that the resolution boe nccepted and not adopted. The Rov. Mr. Thomus was again invited to spenk, but deolined for the prosent. ‘'he mooting then adjourned until 7 p. m, TRIVILEGES OF NEPONTERS. ° The reporters wore pressed by drs. Blake to jolu the Asgociation, but they renily cold not, Tor lack of the membership foo. Theit distress was relioved by the kind intorposition of Mrs, Loomis, who said that roportors were considored lionorary membors. i EVENING SESSION. j In tho evoning the attendance was quito small, LAt 7 q'clock, tho bour to which tho meoting ndjourned, threo ladios wore proseut ; half an Thour later thero wero soven, aud nonrly ns many gontlomon, At ton minutes beforo 8 the audi- enco numbored about forty porsons, Mrs. Loomis nomiunated the Ttov. Dr. Thomaa 88 Ohuirmnn, and ho was chosen. Dr. Thomns eaid he was wholly ignorant ot their methods of doing business, but he would do the best ho could to sorvo them. He re- questad Mrs. Loomis to como up and act a8 Asslstant Chairman, and the lady complicd. In the nbsedco of Mrs. Loonard, who was tardy, Mrs, Van Winklo was chosen to not as Temporary Secrotary. The Chair inquire@if the Committes on Nom- iuntions were roady to reporc, ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mrs. Van Winklo, of the Committeo, 10ported the following as oflicors of tho Assooiation for tho ensuing yonr : President—Mrs, June Groham Jones, Vice-Presidents—Ddiiss Alla M. Hulett, Drs, M, W. Campbuli, Mra. 0. E. Grover, Mra. Hoag (of Blooms, ington), Mrs, Tracy Cutler, tho Rev. Dr, Thomas, , Correaponding Seeretary—Miaa Alta M. Hulett, Rtecording Sccretary—Mrs, C. V, Walte, Ezecutive Commitlec—Mrs, W, Camphell, Mrs, M, A, Day, Mrs, H, 8, Towle, Mrs, 8, llake, Mrs, Dr, Uhdderwood, Mrs, Harriet Bpolght, Mre. Binke, Mrs, Susan B, Richardson, the Rev. M, J. Snvage, Mrs, Matt, Mrs, Fell (of Dloomiugtor), Fernando Jones, A, 3. Grover (of Earlsvillo), tho lev. J, McGown, ‘Tho report was concuwrred in, aud the ofticers doclared olocted. TUE REROLUTIONS. Tlio Olnir suggested that it wan proper to tako up the resolutions reported by the Committee in the aftornoon, and Mrs, Van Winkle attempted to rond thom, but sho mado sad work of it, for Mra, Bpolght's chiragraphy was simply. awiul, Dr, Thomas tried bis band at it, with a little bottor sucoess, v.houfi)‘.x he occasionally camo to griof before he got through. R ‘Tho preamble was adoptod separatoly, a8 were nll the resolutions, tho Chair asking in each cago: ‘*What'll you do with this resolution? Tho only discussions excited wore occasional motions to ndopt, There was at least ono aflirmative voto in overy instance, but nover a nogative, Thoroforo, tho resolutiong may Lo gatd to have beon unanimously adopted, ‘Whon it come to tho reference to * the erimo of omission,” Dr. Maria Jolnson wanted to hoar it read over again. TUE SOCIAL EVIL, ° 3 ‘This was dono, whoroupon Mr, Grover moved to lny this resolution on tho table. He did not sed whas this Bocloty had to do with the ques- tion. There wero atlenst thres yons, and bub ono nay, sud tho resolutions rolatug to tho saciol ovil were laid upon the table. I'he Rov. Mr.. Savago, who was down for a specoh, was called for, but, mot beivg in tho room, bo did not address the mogting. _ Noxt was Misa Iulatt, but she too was miss- i ug, (A'\'lr. Grover's turn came now, but ho suggested that Dr, Thomas take the placo of Brother Bav- ago. DR, THOMAS #nid he was disposed to say s word or two, but ho hind no prepared speech. Ho bad not studied the movement . extousively, but he could not say he had nob glven it moro or legs thought, e nd favored the movement from a conviction that thero was al- ways good in,any greab general ?nenupn . which agitated tho wholo country. 1o felt willing that this movement should have a fair trinl, for ha belioved {hero was much more work to be dono in tho world’s roform and redemption than was doing by all partics put togotlior, and he wag quite willing to admit woman to any fleld in whiol: sho could work., Bomo good would como out of this movomont, for all agitations resulted In good in the loug run. o Lad beon in favor of trylng tho ballob in the hands of woman, and ind beon suro that In the effort to got the ballot, though she might fail in that, she would jucl« dontally gain many things which sho ought to have, Such has boon tho result already. 'This movemont reqnired time, pationce, and pradence in its mansgomont, It must be borno in mind that socioty was o thing of growth and mot of reconstructlon, 'omen must work Jong, aud Dbo content to wait, though Lo was not surprised that some of thom got arazy, and wanted to pull men's Lair and fight thom, Thero wore fanatica {n overy move- ment. The suifrage movement seomed to be pathering vew and good strongth, and was rals. ng higher and agher, 1t must do 8o sy civiliza- tion advanced, ana ho could wish from lis heart groat and good succoss in tho right diroection. . MIB8 NULETT, Migs Alts Tlulett, tho **lady Inwyer" of Chicngo, was the noxt spoaker, Bho snid sho hind novor before sttended o conventioh of this kind, but if sho could help tho movement she wa# disposed to doso with bor heurt sud souls 'Thord scomed to bo o spontancous ery for poj lar yeform,—n hunger for Eolnothll{g hf&u’& truer, noblor, Onlya little over two yoars g womon worg obliged to pload with an Intolligon pooplo for tho right to enrn their living in thol own way, Now 1t wnd not an unhear of thing to hoear, In the Ohicnge Courts, My loarned sistor" romrmfi to as woll s My loarnod brother.' Sho roturned tho ncknowlodgmonts and thanks of Ler sox for the grace and politeness with which tho now order of things ind boon accepted by thomen, A dino illustration of man's peculiar Aud exclusivo tulont for managing public affairs fvas Tatnislied {n ths prosent ohnotic condjtion of politics. It was n mistake to enll o gitl an angol. Bho was uvothing of tho sort ; she twaa human, 8o must losrn_to disregard flattery and nlll?' compliment, and soe that hor destin; was o higher ono than feeding lior vatiity—that 8ho was'a truo American citizen, not an Ameri- cab ponrl and lily, Tho speaker had great {aith in tho suffrngo movomont a8 o menns of improving woman's intellectunl and moral posi- tion. Bho mado an oxcollent impression by both thomatter and manvor of hor nddross, and at its clogo wae warmly npRhmdur!. BIr. A. 7, Grovor thon resd from n monuséript fwhicl hio had propared for the occaglon, AMRI, HAZLATT was eallod upon, and only consented to spoals on boing nsgured that thore wore prosent, inciuding threo roporters, as many a8 six people who wero not in_favor of woman-suflrago. Sho snid sho notioed an_apathy; it was indleatéd by tho emoll attondanco, ~It was not vory oroditable to a G-yenr-old organization. 8ho snld sho bolleved that the suftrago-movement‘wonld be adopted if it could only bo brovight to o direct isduc gutm”o the people.” It was {-rom(sed'thnt thia‘should bo dona in Michigan, Politicians'woro boginning to coutt woman's influence, for they knew titnt upon hor thoy must moon dopend for thoir politieal power. A politician feared & ballot more than a cannon ball. Tho ballot '\vuuld ben woman's protector against insult. Mhoro would bo a groat improvement in publio behavior, Mon would bo'arrested for trontin ladics discourteously, and 1(n)lll.lm\ capital wmflfi Do mado out of tho strugglo to soo who should troat women tho hest, If women Wore not unit- od in asking the ballot, b was becauso they wore bonumbaed with n false gonso of'satisfaction with thoir positions, Tirst arouso thom, and thensca if thoy woro contented with subjochan. Tho Secrotary ro fixaxmfm;f ing £ f poti- 0 Secrotary road tho following form of poti- tiona to bo oirculated ‘aud presouted to thupnu. nofs Logislaturo: We, the underaigned, ot {o paes o law entit!] Ao, S methareiat EERrnr 10 bn aowed 1 voto on all school questions, and -that-all tax-paying women, who hava 110 husbatds to roprescnt thom, bo allowed fo vote at the regular olections, We, tho undoraigned, pray your honorable body that all women in tho Btato of Ilifnols, who nre ndt repre- sonted by husvands, bo cxempt froin taxation, Mies ITulott was not satisfied with oithor of the potitions. Bhe wanted marrietl women ta voto as woll ns tho othors, A man could not mpreauub anybody. . Thero was nothing furthor to do, and the mooting adjourned. AMUSEMENTS, THE ADELPHI. Lnst ovening was tho first dovoted to the smusement of ladies at the Adelphi, and ‘smok- ing and beer wero susponded. Tho house, in spito of tho rain, was crowded, and thero woro many tmoro lndios presont than nny legitimate theatro in the city could boast. The ladics' matincos have been well attonded so far, and linvo becomo a very attractivo featuroof the manngoment, During the presont woel, a change has been mndo in the programme, thongh not &' very docided omo. All the bost acts have beon retalned, and one or two minor noveltics introduced, to the genoral improve- ment of tho ontertainmont. The performance opens with a farce,—* Peculiar Box and Cox,"— - with Messrs. Frod Woodbull, Rennie, and Blood in tho cast, after which comes ** O, Como Along Mosos,” by the Roynolds Brothers, Billy Rico, and MHoward, tho character actor. This is followod by Mies Beltram in songs, tho Lavarnies in thoir speclalty, and Charles and Carrio Austin in & clover military drill, which in itself would be a romarkablo attraction. Mr. Alexander Davis, the ventriloquist, with hig “hoys” Sam and Goorge, and tho speaking bead, * Grandfather Davis,” keap tho houso in o perpotual ripple of lnughtor. Ho has changed tho dinloguo comewhab, and now introduces a number ‘of very clever local gags which ars deftly thrown into the conversation and provoke hearty lnughtor. Tho rapidity with which the different voices ara assumed Is marvolous, and would demand applause even without illusion, and the jokes, conundrums, 'and crisp ropartao carricd on by the dummics are fresh and ncat. Mr. Davis remnins for the reet of this week and noxt, after which some other novelty wi tho place he fills 8o agroeably to the audi 'The Iteynolds Brothers follow Mr. Davias in their Iudicrous act, and deserve tho place they occupy on the bill, Their burlosquo gons d'armo song is very good, nud their drill irresistibly fanny. ‘I'he Licon Brotliers, a8 cverybody Luows, are good, as also are tho oducated dogs, goats, and monlmya of Willis Cobb. Verhaps thio most eue grossing,certainly tho most striking, porformanco of all is the during trn}wzu act of Leopold and Geraldine, whoso rapid, daring gymuastic feats are nmong the most brilliant ever soen in Cica- g0, and becomo almost painful in the intenso anxiety they produce in tho audience. The per- formanco ends with Mr. O. Howard's comedy, in cork, ‘‘After tho War,” in which he; Billy Rico, and George Davenport find. amplo scope for the display of their comicalities, "'ho bill is & most atteactive one, and is relished by thio audionce, who applaud continually, Man- agor Grover s cortainly shown the public thab » varioties entortaibment can be medo profit- able and genorally agrecable withoub any de- goent into.coarseness or vulgarity, and, so long oy it is kopt up to tho standard of last night, thore is no reason why, on tho mntinecs ang Indics' nights, the Adelphi shonld not bo among tho mnost popalar entertainments for all clossos of wooloty. Mr. Grover claims that while tha admission of Indies is profitable to tho manago- mont and plensant to all parties, it bas the ad- ditlonal recommendation of impressing on tha porformers far Letter than a written contrack tho ncoessity for abstinence from anything Like coardonces. 'This is woman's influonco. TUE NEWSNOYS' DENEFIT. 2 The union matinoe at tho Academy of Musia this aftornoon, for tho bouofit of the Nowsboys' Home, appeals in o doublo gonse to the publio. Tho objoot for which. it is given is ono which will meot with universal sympathy, and the ex« ample sot by AMr. Gardiner and tho membors of tho dramatio profossion appouls to the pride of the genorous public, who will not allow them« solves to be outdono in 8o worthy an enterpriso, Dosiden theso considoratious, the varioty and excollonco of the performauco are a guaran= too that tho bonofit innob a slip-shod, caro- lossly-arranged affuir. The Academy company will "opon _with one of _their bost pieccs, “Liitlo Mothor," and Mr, Hooloy's com- bipation comclude with o _ farco not boforo given in Chicago. Botweon tho farces, MNessrs, Coffin, Nimbark, Lefler, and Allen, the well-known looal quartetie *club, will disponso .molody, a8_also will Miss Badia Burne aud Miss Jounie Morgan, and Mr. C. D, Armstrong will give o recitation, Punctual ate tondance will be ouo of the favors conforred by the publio, which will bo appreciated by overy- body. ’ HOOLEY'S TIHEATRE. ¢ Enst Tynuo " waa played at ooloy's Theatra for tho lnst timo last eveniug to a good Louse. Miss Lucillo Westorn will appoar &ua evoning in hor spocinlty, Nancy Sikes, in * Oliver I'wist," with Mr, Whalloy a8 Bill Sikes, and the full strength_of the company to support her, "Tho roles of Bumble, T'he Ariful Dodger, Fagin, and Ay, Brownlow will be “taken by Messrs. Bishop, Giddens, Snlsbury, aud Boggs roe apeotively, and the cast could scarcoly ba im- proved upon, 8o far a8 these four artista are concorned. JES ' SOLDIERS’ REUNIGN.--REDUCED FARE. To the Kditor of The Chicago Tribuno: Bin: Tho following rates of railway-fare have boen grauted to all wishing to attond the Ra. union of O1d Soldiers of the Northwont, at Stec ling, 7L, Fob. 201 'Obiocago & Northwestern Railrond, ono and one-Afth fare for round trip from all points between Chicago and Fultonj l!oul:tnrd.f]::mk Tuland & Bt. Louls Railvoad, one and one-fifth fare from all polnts botw Island aud Storlingy lulngln Cuntr:n‘l‘f!olxl?ofi{‘ for the round lri}) from any polut on tha rond to ronds connecting to ronch Storling, 40 por cont discount, Good from tha 10th to tho 21st of Fobruary, inclusive, Arrangoments arc hoing mado with the Wastorn Union Railrond, for re. duction of faro from points aloug that rond. Very rospoctfully yours, W, M, Kiraoun, ) Chairmou Exeoutive Committeo, Rty st e s sty =1t i8 & yory curious fuct that the I hio Behool Cnm{umnn voted to ndllnlth:fim.lusl mombors to seats, while tha clos votod agalugt thom.—ZLoston ya;