Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1874, Page 5

—~— THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1874. 5 _— e _——_ THE NORTH SIDE. It Rejoices in a Public Building. Approaching Completion of Jail and Criminal Court Wistory of the Ground Where They Are Locateds The O0ld Market Hall and the Police Station, Desoription of Jail, Court, and Resi- dence Building, o Well-Built and Fincly-Tin- ished Struclures. Arcangement of Cells---Heating, Venti- lation, Etc. Tho Total Cost $50,000 Less then the Estimates, Now that the North Sido has attained tothe dignity of holding onr Conuty Jail, and othor matters pertaining to that institution, it may not ‘o inapt, tspecislly ns part of the new edifice fs to bo immedintely uccupied, to give the readors of Tue TrmUNE somo acconnt of the naew ven- ture, —_— TIE SITE. Tho property which a port of tho mow Duilding now oceuples was originally owned by E, and J, Bussing, of Now York, Lieut, J, D. Wobstor, who was stationed at Fort Dearborn, aud a Mr. Daff. Tho Bussings owned the north Tots—Nos. 11, 12, aud 13 3 Mr. Webster lote Nos. 93, 24, 25, and 26, aud Mr. Duftlot No. 10, Thore \era no buildings on tho proporty oxcopt on tha Jatter's Jot, and his * improvements” consiited of o ahanty that cost, whon orected, about $200. JEALOUS OF OLD, Tho people of tho North 8ide were somowhat joalous of their neighbors on the South Side, who had a gorgeous market. Thoy iwero obliged tocomo over tho crosk in ordor to get their meat, and hence they thouglt it wns ossontial to their welfare and convonience that thoy, too, should have a market-house. ‘The subject was agitatod, and, in Octobor of 1850, tho Council Committee on Markets were dirccted to examino tho matter. Thoy requosted propo- sitions, and voceived throo: Ono from Mr. Burch, the agont of tho Dussings, who offered tho city tho throo lols nomed for + §1.00, stipulating, howovor, that the city should not imposo a tax or aesessment on thelr other property in tho uaiio block, aud dhat o warkot- | ousa should be erected on the land; unother from Liout. Webster, who proposed to sell his lots for 52,075, the city to poy bim §300 and u- sume the remaining payments to tho person from whom lio had purchased, bo holding tho property undor o trust-deod ; and tho othior from 4ir. Duff, who wanted $500 for his lot, and tho valuoe of tho * improvemouts,” which Iattor way 10 bo doternuned by threo disinlorested persons. C RAISING THE MONEY. After somo controversy, thoe Bussings modifiod their torms, and, on tho 26th of March, 1851, tho cxdlor was passed by tho Couucil for the purchase o theground and the_crection of tho market- house, ‘Uho Mayor aud Olerk wore authiorized to issue city bonds to the amount of 810,000, payable iu fiftoen years, auG to pledge for the payment thercof, iu addition to the faith of tho city, tho land on which tho buiding wus to stand. The Financo Committes wore ditected to mnegotiato tho ponds ‘‘on such terms o8 they could make, andto charge the “bonds to the ncconnt of the North Division, to be reumbursed to tho city from tho rovenuo of the market, or from texation upon tho roul es- tato and porsonal proporty in_that division, “in accordance with the Charler,” if any part of the principal or interest remained unpeid when the oiuls matured. In cass tho rovenues ol the cct were insufliciont to pay the interest, it srovided that the defleiency should bo raised by taxation. _ A npecial committes of threo Aldermen was uppointod, tomake contracts for the orection ol the warket-houso aud superintond its con- slruction. Wlho the Committea were, or when the erection of tho building was first commenced, is not kiiown detinitely, tho records of tho Council having Leen burned up. It was probably begun in June or July, 1851, forin April, 1802, tho Clerk was ordored to finish the lower portion, THE MARKET HALL, Trobably more then the 10,000 authorized wag ¢ ;panded, us the stracture was o substan- tial ong, It waw u brick buildiog, 60 feet wido Uy 140 feet, long, and two stories Iu height, Tho Jower portion was used n8 o markot, the second fisor contained n large Lall in the contre, and dressing and wash-rooms atone ond, and a kitch- en and storc-rooms in tho othor. There wna nn opea spaco around tho building forty-five feot wide, affording easy access to it. 1OUGLAS' BPEECIT. ‘The hall was one of tho largest in the city, aud was used froquently for balle and _political reetingg, It was hore that Stophon A, Douglas, 1 Septomiber, 1854, uftompted to spenk upon tho Tansus-Nobrasks bill, and was forced to desist, Tho auilionco becama too noisy, and throw rotten ey, chips, and other things at the Little Giant, bt Ald, Keith was the only one who was struck, Tho gas was turned off, and noarly evorybody got auozhor man's hat. A FOLICE STATION, The polica took posscasion of Lhe two cnds of 110 evond flaor in 1855, whon tho public market Lo came to an ond, the rear end belug fitted up for a lock-up, nud'tha frout on Michigan streel used ug quurters for tho oficers, ‘Thoy moved out in 1864, aud tvok posgossion of tho .0r0 convenient Tfuron Stroot Station. A DILLIARD-TABLL MANUFACTULER then moved in, and occupied the building when U was jurtially dostroyoed by fire in tho fall of i8CY. 'Lhe lowoer portion coutinued to be occu- +iued &+ u markot-house up to the timoe of * Ned .‘\lm;lxll whou only & piloof bricks remalued op o, TIHE NEW DUILDING, Abont three mountha aftor tho yreat flre, the ancotico of butlding o Jail wnd _ Criminal Gourt Sopnrate Trom the. Gourt-House was diacusiad, snd suvorsl consultations wore hiold betweon the Comittee on Conuty Holations of the Board of Cointy Commisionora nnd tho Mayor, Corpora- tion Counsel, nud the Couucil Committeo on County Rolations, & the 6th of TFobruary, 1872, the former commities reporied to tho Board, recommending £t Wi city give tho uso of those grounds for tha zmrnvnn of constracting o jnail ou it, tho county tu pub yp the buildiug. "y1.¢ roport was goncurred in, and aftor soma move cousullations, tho transfor was consum- ted, MORE GROUND WANTED, It was then found tlat the ground formerly oeeuyied by the market houso wau inadequute, @l tl.ue more Jund was nccossary, Bosidos tho properly-ownors on Dearborn streot objectod to o eraction of tho jail, as It had beon uugulutnd by tho Bussings that the ground should bo used for markot purposes only, 'Lhiey wero, however, to witlulraw their objeotions,if the county buy thoir laud, This the County Commis- #iontrw decided todo, Thoy had no aysilable funds, and proposed to pay in certiticates, but the jrropert, v-holdors woro disuativtied. After much argui tho matter was wmflmmiwl, and Londs wera given, _‘I'vo lota were bonght of' Jumas 11, Rtoos and 13, X, Beaoh for $15,000, five from Georgo A, Soyorus and Jarah D, Colo for :’1"} gsg. and two fiom Charles 1L Chapin for e GENERAL PLAN, . 14 will bo romombored that tho firm of Arm- niong & Egan, architects, drow tho prizo in tho Jentest of plans for huilding the now Criminal lourt and County Jail, Thelr plan tombined whophelty, boauty, economy, sud wofulness in & very marked. do- groo. Ald, Miko Dailoy, in conjunction with John Doyle, and another poraon, the lattor - two having sinco been thrown out by tho Gom- mon Council, soourod tho oontract for tho mnin work, and hiad tho say in tho mattor of minor coutracts. THI; WORK OF ERECTION was commencod in the nlmulng of 1873, tho foundations linving boen placed during tho pro- coding fall, and, slnce that period, tho work has mndo very sntisfaotory progress, Bomo account of tho plan of the structure was givon at the timo of the nwarding of the prize, but, a8 {lo onstorn wing will bo uccuulad on (ho 20Lh in~ stant, 'I'ne fi‘nnmuz Ianl:}ls o8 herowlth » full whotch of tho now bul dingg, THE GENERAL GROUT of the design comprises threo distinet or dotachs ed buildings, nanely the Criminal Court ouse, o massive marble-tront edifice, of massive prop- orties and lmgoamg n{ll)nm‘mlcu, which has o frontage of 145 foet on Michigan atreot nud of 05 foot, tho full dopth of the bullding, on Donrborn streot and the nlley way, runuing botwixt tho \\;okctwnll of the Btructuro and North Olark sireot. Tho residonce building, for the Bheriff and other county ofticialy, hau 197 foct front on Denr- Dorn slreot, and_n dopth of 46 feot on Illinols and Michigan &trcots, This portion of tho structuro iy faced with pressed brick and hoavy c\l:l-a:?uc, which hna quitoa Philadoiphian air about it. “Uho third membor of tho group, known a8 the Jail.Building, fronts on Illinols streat to tho ox— tout of 1441¢ foot, aud has o dopth of 145 foot on tho curriagosway, which divids it from tho resi- denco-portion. This seotion is aleo faced with brick and limestone drossing. gt THE ORIMINAL COURT. Tho Court-House front looks proudly down on Michigan stroot, and is deeignod on tho motlol of the Itallan palaco of tho sixtoenth sud woventeonth conturica—the stylo of architec- wre boing known, techuically, as the Itulian, or Palladian-Ronaissauce. Tho main frontago is brokon by tho projecting porticos of the Roman- Dorio order, supported by a massive arcado, on tho- first story, which givos a vory etriking ap- poarance to tho grand entranco, There are, Losides, two projecting wings, ono at cach sidey all 8f whick'gorve to bronk tho grea) oxpanso of frontage, 80 ns to loud a softonod - air aud plons- {ug varioty to the wholo dosign. 8 TIE ADCADE ENTRANCE is ornamented by grotoaquos on tho keystones, which contrlbute’ much toits beauty. The in~ dented and moldad jnmbs are nearly soven foot iu dopth, and the vigitor cannot fail to bo imme- diatel ? struck with tho boldness and grace of the artiatio coneaption. THE MAIN ITALL, ZEntering boneath cither of tho threo fino archos which composo the areade, tho observor will find himself in tho main hull, which is 26 foob in width, and is 18 foet in height, reaching tho entire oxtont of tho story, and strotchin through tho dopth of the huildil;F, the north oud being occupied by tho graud stairway, which ling ono central Hight of 8 feot; fu width, and two return - flights, with a landing on tho socond story, with & width of 6 foct oach. ‘Uhis stairway iu very nearly complotod, and is the principal ombeilishment of the interior of the great hall, 18, tho building being oxtended 10 feot to tho rear to recoivo ft, tho entrauco in lighted from throo sides by handsome windows of stained glass, which will sdd miteh to the geuoral offcet. THE VESTIDULE. Tramediately withun the srcado the grand ves- tibulo is situated. It has the full width of tho hinll and o depth of 6044 feot, The vestibulo is divided from ihie hallwny by fire-proof sliding- doors, 12 feot brond, All the wulls and parti- tions hro lined with irou ; garnished by flutod columns, having foliatod capitals, ‘Tho floor is composed of encrustic tiles, It s intended that {ho vestibule shall bo always open, placing upon the iron sliding doora tho duty of clusiug tho main building, thus giving Lo the arcade in front au ndditional character of depth and richnees, ""Thore aro side entrances, leading dircctly across the main hall, on Denrboru strect and the alley-way, each of thoso Landsonio by-ways boing 8 feot wide, Oftices and rooms for the Grard Jury, Clerlk of tho Criminal cnm“smu'u Attorney, and Sherift are situnied on both sides of the main ball, on the first floor, which is a most convounient ar- rangetwont for the publio, TIHE COURT-ROOM. By ascending tho main stairway, the scoond story is nttained, sud the vialior, eutoring through any ono of tho four puws of folding doors, 14 in tho court-room, “which oxtends through tho first and second atories, having an extremo_ longth of $13¢-foet, a width of 45 and o height of 86 feet. It is lighted, on tho Michigan stroct frout, from the sccond and third-story windows, A posaage way leads from bobind the Judicinl bench to the balcony benonth the portico whioch has been already described. A gallory for spoctators is plnced at either end of tho room, being entorod from n lauding placed midway on the staira which leads from tho second to tho third floor, Beneath tho gollepies aro corrldors, about 9 foot high sud 8 faot wide, which lead to the fron bridges that comnect tho Jail wards with the Court-Iouso, 80 that prisouers, when cou- veyed from their colls to tho court-room, can bo conducted through the corridor to the dock. ‘I'his provents all chanco of cucape, a3 tho pris- oner cannot_be scon by the omenta‘oni until the moment ho is placed ac the bar. Tooms for the Judgos, jurord, and witnesses, cousnlting rooms for lawyors, aud other noc- ossary npartments, occupy tho cast and west wings of tho Court-Ifoute,—beyond the corri- dors,—n portion of tho frout on Michigan stroot being dovoted to tho same purposes, THE GENERAL ASPECY of tho Court-floune is unquestionably fina,—it oyen appronches grandowr, having o remotkn- ble extent, and combining with this au intornni arraugoment not usurpassed in auy building of like character in tho United States. Tho walla ere decorated with pilastors aud capitals of elaborate workmanship, having o complete en- tablature to correapond with the oxternal design of the building. The coiling is richly moulded with doeoply-pancled and onvichod copper- work, The immensoe apartment has no internal columus, the ceiling being suspended from the great iron trusses of the roof, which Liave tho Gxtraordinary upan of 65 foot, oxtending over the court-room and corridors, and bearing only upon tho main walls. Theso Yatter hnvo a thiok- ness of 8 feot in tho basoment, and are, on the firat and sccond storics, from 2}¢ to 2 feot in thicknoss, Dy nscending ofthor of the iron stars placed at the onds of the second-atory corridor thio mid- way landlng botwoen tho sccond und third sto- rics i8 renchied. 'This landing leads to the public gallories alrordy montioned, From the landing tha roturn flights to tho third-story corridor aro attained. The corridor lends to tho osst and wost wings bofore mentioned, which are divided into throo storios, THE OTHER COURT-ROOM. ‘Tha reader will undersatund that the height of the court-room ronchos to Lho raof. Tho cast- orn wing will be ocenpiod by s sccondary court~ roont, which can bo nuned In case of emorgouey. The westorn wing is set apart for tho janitors’ rooms aud for spure oftices, ——— THX RESIDENCE. The west bullding entored is that known na #tho Residence,” which is intouded tp bo oe- " cupted by the various county oflicials and the County Bosrd of Commissioners until the new Court-ITouse ia orected, Tho original purpose of this building wWas to provido apartments for the Joil oflicials aud lodgings for detained wit- nowaes in oriminal cases aud for debtors’ accom- modations. Provielon wns plso mpde for hospital hands 1n tho interests of privoncrs afilicted with diseaso, This portion of the structure hasa front broken an d refioved by 8 main cpntral and north and south projections. It s not so imposing in apponrance as tho Qourt~Iiouse front, but it is conatructed In o munnor suitablo to tho matorials omployed in ity orcction. THE COUNTY CLERK. I'ho office for the County Clerk—an apart- ment linviui on aron of 60 by 40 fvot—and tho County Court reom, J:ro tom, also of amplo pro- portions, are situated on either side of the wain inllway, sown 14 feot in width, which opens from the Dearborn-streot outrauco, and i ronoh- ed from the sidewsll by a flight of stairs. ‘Tho apartmonts mentioned re suitably provided with rooms for Judges and jurors, ‘Thio height from flour to colling s 14} foot, and all tho yooms are thoroughly lighted and Bup- plied with amplo natyral ventilstion, The Clerk'a ofico s provided with a conynodious vault, aud tho counters are fit for tho pegopnnodation of auy humber of citizons, From one gorner of this room a hand-clovator Qozgonds to the basoment, or ssconds, with pRsEOngCrE, 88 oceasiun muy require. IN T BABEMENP the srohitects have plucod gnothor firo-proof yault, for the pafety of Looks and rocords not in jmmedinte nvo, It is 30 foot loug by 8 foot widu, snd opons into & writing coom which fs 60 foot {n Jougth by 12 in broadth, COUNTY THEABUNED, Dy asoonding tho main starway leading from the basoment-tloor tha socoud story is resvhed, sud thero the Conuty-Treasuror's offico is, for the noaoe, 1oouud4—{mupymu thio north wing,— 34 Iis quartors boing of the samo aros aa tho Clorl's ofico, which {s situatod bononth, This room la'aleo provided wllhinunty of vanlt, gas.and wator nccommodations, T'ho south wing of this floor Is entiroly occupled by the mootiug room of the County Commissioners, and i 60 by 22 feet, with an aliitudo of 14 1-0 foat. 1t bas two com- mitteo rooms, nud an oftico for tho Beorotary. ————— THE JAIL, Tho Jail bullding is, as alrondy stated, entirely detached from the othor structures, ns thoy are from onch other. This divisionis necomplishod by meaus of o carringo-wny, which s 20 foet wide, and by & conl-yard 66x45 fect, tho former soparating tho prison from {he rosutonce, and tho Iattor tho jail from the Court-House, From tho alloy-way n sliorter carrisgo-drive, of the samo width ag the main oue, opons on the court-yard, Passing through the lattor spaco, by oithor of the diives mentionad, the visitor comes to tho GUARD-ROON, . which is reached by n flight of iron staira lead- ing from tho yord. 'This room opons on tho novth eido, diroctly into tho graud uorth wing, or ADULT MALE WARD of tho prison, which, a8 bolng o typo of the ro- mainiug wards, shall be first dencribod. It fs o piain, solid, and welllighted apartmont, 1871 oot In longth by 67 1-6 foot in width, and has o Lelght of 46 feat o tho coiling. Tho coll-block, surroundod by corridors some 17 foot wido, risos from tho contro of this immonso room. Whe blook comprisos 186 stone colls, ar- ranged In four tlers, onch coll boing 8 foot long, 6 foot wido, and8 feobt in height. DBoth sides of thosa colls, as woll as tho floors, are formed by singlo slabs of limostone, varying Irom 8 to 10 inchios in thiokuens. ‘Iho tiora aro voachod by monnu of iron fnllarluu, oxtonding all around tho, coll-block, at tho lovel of ovory tier, aud thoao are, in turn, ronchod by iron stairwayy, placed ot tho ends of tho gallorios, and pscending from the ground floor, . TIHE WINDOWS. Tho ward is lighted by fourteen windows, each 6 foot wide and 14 foct in height, The uills aro placed 20 feot above tho floor of tho corridors, tho latter boing at a lovel of about & foot nbova tho eidowalks on tho oxterior, so that, should s prisoner succeed in bmu\du§ through his coll, ho would then lave to climb 20 feot to tho sill, and then, after cutting through the iron gratings of tho windows, risk a fall of 26i¢ feot to tho sidowall, Lho only other moaus of escape—if that can bo called one—is by passing directly through the guard-room. On both sides of the lattor apartment aro placed batl-rooms, ono sot for malo and the other for fomale pris- oners, A corridor oxtends enat and west along the south side of tho bath section to tho wings of tho jnil building. In the wostern wing are placed forty-cight Btono colls sot] upurt for tho fomale captives, and, iu all respects, airangod ay in tho mulo ward. TIHE EASTERN WING isdivided intothroofloora. ‘Lhe fivat contnins fonr- toen iron cells for juvenilo malo offonders, while the cells on second and third floors are sot upart. and pndded for tho recoption of insans persons of both sexes, T'he guurd-room iy provided with an olavator, so that a prisoner, in ontering the room, can be placed on tho landing and trans- portad to tho bath-rooms, whero the scrubbin and searching process ean be baudily performed. “I'he prisoners' clothiug cun bo sent to tho lnun- dry ond drying-room for reformation iu tho way of cleanlinosa, THE KITOUEN is plnced in tho enst wing bnsomont, and is quite oxtensive, having an ares of 40x20 feot, and an allitudo ot 10 feot, It opons in tho laundry, and tho lattor opens in the drymg-room, 5o that ail Tousehold facilitios ara convenlently arranged. A largo food-otevator is placed boneath the malo ward, It is worked by stoam, aud convoys the prison provender to the different tiors of colla. THE BABEMENT is divided into o labyriuth of vaulta, resembling catacombs, arranged #o &y to give cusy accoss to the sewerage, gas, and other nccommodations of the building, snd ‘also to give suliciont ventila~ tion for the closots, which are numerous uud woll arranged, 'VENTILATION. 'This systom of vontilation deserves a apeeint paragraph. Tho soveral lincs of sofl-pipo which extend through the cell-tiers are connected in the bagemeut, or rathier in the voults, by » 14- inel pipo—Iuid horizontally. ‘Ihis pipe in turn opens futo four large ventilatiug shatts, which extond through the main contral hall to tho attig, and thouce to the outor atmesphero. Theso shalts aro heated at tho bottom by a series of steam-colls, tuuy orenting . poverful upuird current of air through tho attic, and, as thiy ourrent can only be supplicd_through tho soil- pipo, tho arclutéets Liold that tho foul nir, as fast 88 genorated, is takon downward aud upward througl tho roof, I addition to the forogoing, a gories of vontilation flues open into evory cell, and also into every apartment throughout tho structuro. TFrom tho cells and rooms they lead to the attic, carryiug off anyimpure air gen- arated by tho prisonets. - UEAT. Tho Jail is heated . in an admirable maoner, immousa stoai-coils hulng placed bhencath the oponings iu-the corridor floors. This system s known ag that of indirect radintion, To ox- plain thie * principle moro fully, it will bo necossary to roview tho arrangement of tho Dboiler-room, situsted in the bnsoment of the Court-Houso building, Tho first boiler-room contains five boilers of thirty horse-powor oacly. Tho engno room is supplied with one eu!iinu of ilio ganio harac-power as Uio bollors, sud is wup- plied'with two steam pumps. The fan-room is noxt the ono last mentioned, aud contains o double ten-foot fan, oponing into a tunnel nine foot wido by six foct in height, This tunuel ex- tonds through tho building, undor and across tho mussive walls of tho stricture to the divers slacks of stoam coils, which abound on every side aud which supply the warming of tho rooms nbove. The building has Loen alrondy suceesafully beated Ly half tho actus) working-power of the apparatus, without tho aid of a fan, which, the architects have al- ways hold, will bo necossary only to cool the sev- eral apartments in summer by driving curreuts ot cool oir through tho tunmol into the uppor roomd. PIRE-PROOF, The Court-Tlouso and Jail buildings are ontire- ly fire-proof, tho floors and partitions being laid with rollod-iron bosms aud Johuson's patent fire-clay tilos. The roofa are constructed of the snwo mintorinla. THE CoST. The architccts havo succeedod in effecting o creditablo saving in tho construction of tho edi- flce, or sories of edifices, ‘I'he Conuty and City Building Committeea also aided in this economy, and eserye some praise for thoir virtuo in the matter. Tho differonce betweou the original estimate of tho talonted nrchitocts, Mossrs, Armetroug and Egan, and the aotual cost of tho buildiug, is newrly $50,000,—n con- siderablo gain to a uot over plethorio exchequer, 8UB-CONTRACTS, i Tho following is o statomeut of tho sub-con- racts ; . Cut-stono, W, 0. Doakman,_ contractor, §117,~ 728 3 masonry, plastoring, and flm-Y‘rnot waorls, M. 13, Bailoy, contractor, $198,000 ; hoating and vontilating, Boyd & Baftin, contractors, $34,- 0003 Ylnmhl ¢ and gas-filting, same firm, $10, 9010 % iron-work, Hoater & Co., §108,200'; car- ponfor-work, Honnessoy Brothors, & $20,600 paiuting and glaziog, ‘Thomas _ Noluou, 5,980 ; oflico furnituro, Bwconoy DBrothers, 14,267 ; ostimato for paving and grading tho court-yard, ole, and for gau-fittlngs, $10,000, Misceflancons mattors nocensary for the entire complation of the building will swoll the aggro- gate cost to §448,021,—tho architocts estimato nt tho outsot being $618,850,—oxcluding, of courso, furniture, and gus-fictures, 'Tho oxtras will swell the grosy oxpense of tho edifico {o abont 687,000, full §50,000 loss than what the cost would have been had uot rigid economy beon practiced, BUPERVISION, ‘Tho bullding was superintendod by Mr. Will- iam Gleason, Wwho hing lind - longs exporience with building, but the goneral supervision way cou- fined to tho architects, Chicago will soon Lo in a position to placo hor county olllcors in something lilo civilized quar- tory, for tho enst wing of the old Court-Houso is fit only for the undisputed partuership of tho ruta and owls. T'ho ontire b\\fldln{; will bo roady for ocou- panoy on tho 1st of May, Tho county officors will move into the rosidonce buildiug, as beforo statod, on tho 20th foat, —_——— Monroo. The *Monroo dootriup™ will have anothor moaning if a story told by a correspondent of the Frederivksburg Star concoraing tho lato I'residont Monroe i Lrue, After lsaving the White IIouso, Mr, Mouroo resided in Now York, Hore lio becatne amburragsod, and went back to his farm nonr Chslottosvilla, About & yoar aftora New York creditor sont to Jamos W, Saundure, lawyor, & claim of $100 to collect. Baunders was woll rosoiyed by the ox-Presidont, preakfastod with him, aud had a delightful timg nutil he politely Lroached the subject of tho £400, r, Monvoe gquietly listened to the re- quest for paymont, went to s drawer, took out, not the money, but two pletals, and fuvited Mr, Suundera to a grove noar the house, I'ho law- or domurrod, sud Monroe said ho wonld profer Lmn to haying his peace of miud deatroyed by bungry araditors, \ THE LAKE TRAGEDY. Death of Another Child. Tho Nurse Suffering from the Same Bick- nesg--=The Cause Yet Unknown. A shocking tragedy ocourred Triday, in tho Town of Lake, in the house of David Thompson, whouo wife was confluod to her bed with s young babo, and was boing nursod by n Gorman womait- namod Susan Bolirons. A neighibor called to ses Mus, Thompson Friday afternoon, and, finding: no sigus of lifo about tho houso, foroed hor on- tranco, when she was horrifled at the discovory of two of the childron doad, o third dying, the mothor insensiblo, and the nurso in an idlotio condition. ‘I'hio third momber of the family died yesterday morning ut 1 o’clock, and it is to Lo hoped that: Nellle ''hompson is tho lnst vietim of this most. incomprohonsible tragedy. TIE CAUSE. Thero scoms to bo no settled opinion among tho modiczl mon 8 to the causo of deatly but tho goneral deoision inclinos to bo that it rosult- ed from asphyxin, and this s the judgment of tho nfllioted father, Tho roudents of tho Town of Lnke aro suspicious that {tis o caso of poison- ing, and are cousidorably exercised at tho rolonse of Unthavino Bohrons, A, THONPEON is attonded by Dr. Boechor, and is said to be im- proving slowly, though Lot chango for the Lot~ tor is scarcoly percoptible to others than thoso familiar with hor. ‘Chough still mffering from domontin, she is_fortunately quint, pave whon thoughts of hor children occupy har brain, While temporurilvin hor mind sho frequontly auks in n boseoching volco for hor children, and what hins bocomo of them. Thoso in attondance an- swer hor questious by stating that thoy are carod for by their grandmother, which soothes hor juto u restloss siumbor, from which sho is again disturbed by tho over-recurring thonght. TIE INFANT was tho lonst affected by tho mystorious agent that hins boon tho woons of killing ono-half of this family, and 1s regarded o bo out of daugor. ‘A TOBT-MONTEM EXAMINATION will bo mada by Dr. Honrotin, this orning, of the body of the ono who died yostorday morning, with tho hopo that *if poison was adnsiuistored it will havo dovoloped itsolf sufliciently to bo recognized, The report wus currout at s late bour last night that THE NURSE who is suspeoted, hud died about b o'clock. A TrinuNe roporter traced tho alloged fuct to its source, aud nscortained it to bo without founda- tion, In the pursuit of bis investigation ho visltod the hiouss of Mrs, Bohirens, on Burnside atreot, two doors north of Thirty-eighth, The woman was found aflicted with symptoms idonticul with thoss '.Imt, it s snid, preceded tho death of Willio ‘Thompson, aud wag soomingly suffering intenso agony. Bhe complained porticularly of & dizzinoss in her hoad, and that hor body and limbs _woro racked with tho most oxcruciating pains, The physicians who have vigited hor offor 1o oxplanation of tho ailment, and it 18 by no means _improbablo that tho enmo wystery attending tho denth of tho Thompson = childron will bo contimued by or death. She statos that sho was - in [y to speak, dozo, Ho Inst Fridny, aud hor friends allego that, upon her relenso from custody, thoy discovered hor to bo 8o neorly puralyzed s to roquire assistanco to enable bor to reach hiome. Iler husbnud, who was me' gtuted that hor sickness mavifested itself whon sho had arrived at their homo, and that she had grown gradually weakor, boing uu- able to retnin any food ou ber stomach, and af- fected -with an uuconquerable nausen for overy substanco thut would tend to re- store ler to lhealth and strongth, It seems that she had been nursing patients for somo time, being forced theroto in cousequence of tho inability of Bolrons to worlk, on account of asorious injury received during the fall, I'ho cago is shronded in tho doopest myatory, and its golution is_reserved to tho medical pro- fossion, who aro duun}il interoatod in tho Coron- or's inquest, to bo Lield this morning. If it was not poison that was usod An compaseing tho death of the three victims, could it be asphyxia? If it is not asphyxis, what is.it? LOCAL MISCELLANY. ST, PATRICK’S DAY, A mooting of the delogates from tho various Trish #ocictics in tha city was hold yesterdny af- ternoon as Father Mnthow's Tomporance Hall, coruer of Harrison and Halsted stroots, for tho purpose of offecting arraugomonts for tho colo- ‘bration of 8t. Patrick’s Day. Mr. David Walsh, in calling tho meoting to order hoped that outsiders would take uo part in tho procoodings, and that tho mecting would bo more harmonious than that of lnst weols. On motion of Mr. Philips tho roll of the varloussocictics aud ordors outitied to reprasen- tation was called by the Becrotary, aud the delogntes took thoir sents in regular ordor. T'horo woro about 100 dolegates and 260 spoctn- tors prosent. Mo delegntos of tho Emerald Assoclation, No. 7, nad the Roman Catholie Tomporanca Guards prosonted their crodentinls snd poid their imtiation foo. Quite su animated and ex- cited dobate followed in roguard to their sdmit- tanco, aud, after considorublo wrangling, they were declared cutitiod 1o souts in the Conven- tion. Frank Lowlor offerod & resolution passed by the 8t. Patrick’s Denevolent Socioty, ropealing tho ralo of solecting o Marshal by the body of {lio Convontion, and goiug back to tho system in voguo o year ago, whereby n Marshal was nominated by the oldest socioty and then votod upon by the Convention. Themotiou was adoptod, Ou motion & Committee of One from cach so- ocioty ropresouted iu tho Convention wasop- pointed to consult togethor and docide which was the oldest socioty entitled to make tho nomi- nation. On motion tho Convontion took a recoss of fiftoon minutes to give the Commitloo time to 1mako tho selection. b Aftor about an hous's absonce the Committee returncd and roported that they had chosen the Luborers’ Union a8 tho soclety to make the seloc- tion of a Marshal. A gontleman moved that tho reportof the Comnmitteo bo nccoptod. Ix-Aldermau McCaffroy spole iu favor of ac- copling_the report of the Committeo. The La- Lorers' Union was tho oldest socioty, aud enti- tled to the honor. They must show the world that thoy could govern thomsolves, oven If they woro laborers. Ex-Alderman Rafforty and soveral others aldo spoko in favor of ratifying the roportof tho Committeo. ‘I'he motion being put, the roport wus uunulmously accoptod. ‘Tho Laborers’ Uuion then nominated as Cliof Marehal on St. Patricl's Doy Mr, Atichael Mal- loy, \‘vho wus unsnimously conflrmod by tho Con- vention, I'ho sunouncomont of tho solection was ap- plaudod, sud Mr. Malloy, boing called upoun or & spoceh, thauked thewm for the howor be- stowed upon him, and nssured them that Lo would try to do his duty to the satisfaction of all, Mnrk Bheridan then Jeft tho ball, scoming to bo disgusted with tho procoodings, Everybody olso seowod to bo sutistiod st tho result of the olactlon, The following Assistunt Marshuls were {hen clested by the various Bocictios representod in tho Convention : Edwurd flayes, J, I, Don- nellan, Redmond Bhoridan, Johu Connell, John Grimew, Johu Caseldy, James O'Niol, John A. Shundley, Charles Blaney, Iugh McDermott, Martin Ityan, Mark Shoridan, J, B, Ford, John Norton, Donnis_Gleason, ‘I N, Wright, Uatriok Teayoy, Jolin_B. Yoloy, Maj. Mooro, Jobu Mo- Kuon, und I, P, Driscotl, On motion of ox-Ald. Ilnfforty, the Marshal was instructed to insort a notico in all the papors that uo borses would be asllowed in the pro- ceasion excopt those ridden by the Marshaland his nide, sud by tho oflicora "of sociotlos, tho squad of horsomen usnully ab the rour of tho procossion, beiug considerud & nuissuce, On motion, the Convention adjournod to meot agalu two weoka from duto, ——— THE TAX COMMISSIONER. It [s authovitatively stated tha, Triday, Mr. O, N. Holilen, who Loy boon ax Commissioner for tho last six yenrs, toudored Lis rosiguation to tho Mayor, by whom it was promptly acceptod. It fs enid tiat Lhiy nction on Mr. Holden's part was ot duo to uny dislilie for tho oftico, but to his understanding that his roslgnation would bo ox- ocacdingly ngreepblo ta the Mayor, Ip ylow of ihe fyut that tho oftice Lias boon “sbolistied for about o year, u resigiution was hurdly necossary, Mr, Holdon hus hetd on, sud boen paid, not bo- onuso thore wod uny law for it, but by » sort of acquiesoonce on tho part of the Moyor and other cn;{ oftlcers, 'ho question as to who shall be Mr, Holden's succousor iaof fur thare ipartauge than the fact of his resigmation, Whilo Mr. Modill was in office, an ordirmnco was introduced into Lo Couneil providing for the appointment of & Tax Commixsionor, undor tho law which waa passad by the Genoral Assombly last yoar, Lhis ordi- nnnco, n it went to tho Moyor, declared that n 'ax Commisstonor should ho elocted by tho Councll, and for this, ntnong othor rensons, it was vetoed by Mr. DMedill, aud the mattor wns allowed to drop. It s undorstood that this ordinancs, or ono like If, I8 now to bronght up again, o aud that it will provide thst tho Tax Commis- slonor shail bo clected by the Common Coun- cil. 'Thon it s tho (ntontion, it Is sald, to hnvo Aldorman and Senntor J. J. MeGrath put into tho pluce, if ho will rosign us Aldermau und tako hig chiances, It was vory woll known Inst énnr, when the old ordinancs was boforo the Jouncil, that hio was working to sootiro tho posi- tion for himeclf, and, failing to fim ir, foll buelk on tha oftico of City Clerlk, which he alao falled Lo obtuin, l.Imu(‘h his aspirations delayod For- rest's conflrmation, It Ia undoratood - that the leaders of tho Peo- plo's party are nearly unanimous fu their sup- pork of "Mr. McGrath, and somo of them sny that, In cowo ho gets into oflico, tho assessmonts will bo equalized so ns to be Just to tho workingman aud to tho eapitallat ; that is-to suy, tho usscssmont upon the * Puri- tous” willboso heavy that the best thing for thom to do will be to soll out tholr proporty and loave town, while tho Empurty of tho working- mon will bo assessed at so low a figure as to win thom over ctornally to those who did thom ko great a favor, If Mr. MoGrath fails, John Comiskoy and Tom Ialpiue will press their claims, —_————— THE NEW PAPER. Tho first number of the Vorbote, the organ of the Workingmen's party, was lssuod Baturday. 1t i & four-pnge papor, onch pogo laving four wido columns, aud is printed in Gorman, sinco it thereby reachos a lavger constituency than if printed in ouy othor langunge. All Gormans road, which {8 moro than can bo said of working- mon of other nationalitics. Tho address of the Agitation Committeo con- tains tho following ¢ Tho recent financlal and manufacturing crisis which lins diffused fts disturbing influonces over ail cnguged in profitublo prodiiction uud throatons s gon- oral ruln Lias caused tho neceusity of o chaugo in' tho prosent untenablo condition of atiuirs, Thy Workingmen's party now organizing sprang from tlis necessity, It embracos not merely hand~ workers, but_ brafu-workors, andall mewmbeis of so- clety wlio contribute to ita wolfaro and profltable pro~ duction, With {he organization of the purly o neces- sityarisen for tho conteol of & owupaner by it. Ilnow oxlsting Lovo shown tlat they aranot ed- ited fu the Intoreats of tho people, but of capital; thoy cast distrust on tho oftorts of tho workingmen, falsify fhoteporia’of thielr mostlngs, et wanlouly dscelve the public. The party can resist this course of uction of tlio ruling clws only by luviug a paper of its own. ‘The party looks on its platform as n\xdod ouly to the present momont, Thio great nntional quostions which ‘must bo dealt with hercafler can lio passed upon suitably ouly by n gonoral Congress of tho ropresen- tativos of tho party Tho fundamental dos of thls platform diffors cs- sentiully from that of all othior political purties, whilo those, whether called Xopublican, Domocratle, or Reform, fight meroly for ofiices, ‘and beguile’ tho peoplo ‘with fino words. The Workingmen's party coutemplaten a total chunge of legistation, or of thoso lawa mado merely fu tho futerest of capital. At prog- ent tho exploitation of tho peoplo hins becomo o syatem, Privileges huvo been created, which onnble & fow to Plunder the peoplo logally in every way, Lvery sower or water-pipe, every tax, direct or jn. diroct, n n spring of corruption, and o swarm of droucs thus feed themselves ou tho sweat of tho pegpic. o gloomier tho presont, the more splondid tho dnwn af o bottor fubure, when wo liuve gaiued (¢ with our own effortk, our own knowledge, and will. Let tho work of agitation begin wih {ho watchwords “ Death to {dlencss in overy form,” * Down with ex~ ploitation,” * Hurral for ¥reo Labor,” % Sl THE APOLLO-CLUB FESTIVAL., Mr. Thomas' orchostra, accompanied by tho soloists, Miss Doria and Mr. Whitney, will arrive in tho city this morning, and the first concert of tho TFestival will ocour this eveuning at Me- Cormick’s Mall, with tho best programme ever presented to s Ohicogo sudionco. In this con- nection we nre requested to aunounco that tho first rohoardal will take place this forencon, com- mencing at 11 o'clock, Tho male chorus for *Tho Omuipotonco” is called for 12 o'clock precisely. Tho seccond and last roboarsal will tako place to-morrow at au lioyr to Lo announced horeaftor, Witk such & suporb programme, and 80 mony and so excollont porformers, nud with such admirablo convenionces for reaching tho hall as have beon made by tho management, wo shall expeot to seo tho Lull crowded to overllow- l‘u'l this evoning. The programmeo will bo as ollows s rART L Overture, Euryantho. ... Arla, Non plu'Andria, (Lo Nozzo ul Figaro r, Myron W, Whitnay. Andante, Marach "Tompo,{ Symphiony No. 5, Lenoro.....Raff Dlo Allmacht (s Omnipotoneo). . Schnbert (Adaptod for chorus of men's. vo orchcstra, Ly Lisut,) The Germania Mannerchor, the Aollo Club, and Theodors Thoniae® orcieatra, Tenor soto by Alexander Lischof, Soloctions, Flying DUtchIuan, . veesssevesess Wogner PAUT T, QIPBY Lifbure suernenverrserseorsone oevess,Sohumsnn Ghiorus for mixed yoices, The Apolto Club and Theodore Thomas' orchestra, Sorenade, No. 3, D minor +eessVolkman Tor strl = .. Halovy dir, atgron 31, Whitnay, Bcherzo, La Reino Mab, vu In Feo des Bonges,.. Berlioz March und chorus, tuins of Athens. .......Beothoven Chorus for mixed voices, The Apotlo Club and Theadore Thomas' orcheatra. —_—— GENERAL NEWS, The Young Men’s Cathiolic Total Abstinence and Benovolont Socloty will liold their first an-~ nuat Ball at Union Hall, corner of Mouroo and Clark stroats, this evening. ho Irieh Litorary Socioty met in Nixon's Building yestorday afternoon, the Hon. A, L. Morrison” in tho chair. Divers roportod considorablo nrogross, especially in the matter of solling tickots, nud 'the chances aro that the 8t. Patrick's Night demonstration at the Bonth Bido Briggs will bo one of tho finest over witnessed in Chicago, AR, 4'CARTHY'S OLD CIURCH. Yosterday morning the Rev, Mr, Mitchell, of tho Baptist Thoologienl Sominary, Prououud in tho Ubion Park Doptist Church, in tho pulpit which was formerly ocenpied by the Itov. Mr, McCarthy, Ile took as his toxt : And Le said, 8o 13 thu Kingdom of God, esif o mon should castvoed futo tho ground ; and should sloep, and riso night and day, and tho seed should spriug up aud grow up, hokuoweth not how, For tha carth bringeth forth fruit of herself ; iirat the blade, then tho ear, after that the full corn 'In the ear, But when tho fralt i brought forth, immediately Lo pitieth i the ickle, becauss tho barvest is come. NMurk iv, e ‘o rormon had no relation whatevor to the difiloultics between the old pastor snd the'cou- grogation, but wus & simplo "oxposition of tho toxt, I'ho attendance was uot very largo, and thore were no domonutrations cither of satisfac- tion or dissatinfuction. At tho closo of his dis- course, Mr. Mitcholl read a notice for o chusch- mootiug on the 23d inst., at which timo it is pro- sumed tho connection Detweon Mr. MeCurthy nuld tho congregation will be formally dis- solyed. Cavating,..... e PERSONAL, E. Miller, inventor of tho patent ear brako, in- troduced and adepted by railwny companics throughout Europe, {8 at tho Bherman ITouse, The Hon., Jobu J, Ingalls, U, 8. Sonator from Kansus, is in tho elty en route to Washington, aud iy stopping at the Sherman House. 13, 7, Halford, late of tho Inler-Ocean, is reg- intorod at the Bherman House, A HOTEL ARRIYALS. Sherman House—D, D. Dans, Boston; Sam- uel Gaodman, Yittsburgh; W, P, Armstrang, Indisnapolis; W, D. Lo, Newark; William Ilorney, Now Yorkj T, J. Yerry, Detroit: W, .. Hour, Ioughton, Lako Suporior; Oliver Doud Byron, *Aocross tho Continont”; John Btillings, Onuiou,(l v e o o Palmer House— W. £1. Wood, New Yorks Bpongor Olywean, Sult Linke City; Dgnicl \V, Ogdon l’lulut\ei}mln; Jumes Jaolwon, U, 8, A, i, Thomas O, Butes, Hoskon 1 9. B, ennét, Cingiuhatl; G O, Smithy Putabargh; 15, 0, Gotl, Tndigungolly, o oo Grand Pacilo—ile Ito LA B, Vart Howard; William_Milter, Londan, i Col- lins Gore, Now York; 4w, l!m-ioy, iggouri ; J. N, Pptrlek, Bt, Louidy 7, IT, Murdoch, Poughis Kuopslos T, A, Fhompson, Jr, New Yorks . L Day, New York. e HYDE PARK, Tro regular meotlug of tho Trustees of the Villago of Hyde Park was lold at tho Village Hall Baturday, All the members woro prosent exuopi Mr, Doyle, of Bouth Ohloago, Tho minutos of last meotiug wera road and appyoyed. A CALUMET PRAW-RBINGB, On the sugiostion of President Oady the rege ulnr businoss was spepondod to take up the Ualue mot bridgo matter, (o #afd tho bridgo ovor Ninoly-fifth etrovt wad & gront necossity, and in otdor to bulld it prouavily the propety-owness committeos | [ ind agroed to advanco €2,600, It wan roportod by Commissfonor Boguo that the County Com- missfoners ind ngrood to pay onc-third the,gx- ponue. On this bnsisadvortisoments wero mado, proposals racelved, aud tho contraot had boon awardod to Mr. Olinrlos Crelghton at $8,060, without tho appronclios ;- but owing to n faflurg to ngeuro that promised $2,600, the contract had not beon lot, Mr, C, H. Vonto explained that some property- ownota had bnoked down, but they nould raise B1600 without dotay, and’ would pay it as soon ny tho last nall was driven In the bridge. ‘I'ho mattor was roferrcd to Cominittes No, 4 to prooure s cortified copy of the action of tho County Commiasionera on the subject. BAILUOAD CROSHINGS, Many places in Hydo Park aro innccessiblo on account of tho waut of proper crossings ovor railways, Some of the com{mnluu are \vlqllu to {ix thom in nccordance with law. The M!thnun Southern Rord docs not nppear willing, and will liave to b coorced. ‘Ilho ordinancos on the sub- Jeot wore roforred to tho attorney for rovision if nocossary, before commonciug tho war, DILLE, Thao rogular order of businesa was taken up, and tho following bille approved wore ordoro to be paid Post and Mail for ndvertising noticos, $23.50; Edgar L. _Jayne, copying nsscesmonts, 96,40 Itand, MoNally & Co., ordinanco buoks, %120,60; Jolin Atkinson, robato on Prairle avenue, 300 ; Wm. Farnsworth, rebato on Prairic avenue, $200 ; QGoorgo II. Walto, copylng asscesmont rotly, §116,92; Hyde Park Gas Compouy, lightlog stroot lnmps, e427.1fli Mary Grady, scrubbing stallon-house, 856.40; Thos. R. Morgan, copying contract with Lako, $3; D, W, Coble, fouding prisonors, $10.25; puy-roll for fivo woeks, tost- mf«rmr'flpfif\'} 8145 d total, elz,znu.m. 1o o s and pay-rolls, amo 203,00, woro prosentod and ofcered: Al 0 Finnnco Commitias reportod back ty o roported baok the po- tition of Nolson & Bonson tophn.vn warrant ‘;nr 70,23 chianged from Btony Island avenuo ime Pprovemont to general town fund, and recom- mended that the prayor be granted and tho war- raut bowade payablo only in payment of the porsonal tnx of tho payeces, On the potition of Wing & Farlin it was ro- golved that tho resubdivision of Block 8 of Ly- man, Larnod & Woudbridge's Subdivision of It 1N, W. 2 aud N. W. 3 of N.L. 3 of Boc. 11, 1. 88, N. It, 14, be approved upon potitionera’ camplianco with tho riles of the Bonrd, | The potitien of Martin Andrews, Goorgo A. Emory, aud_others, reprosonting 5,604l fook frontage, asking roscinding of the ordinanco for the improvement of Indiana ayonuo on a front of 15,880 foot, was rocelved, aud on motion of Mr. Barnoy was placed on filo. Tho petition of 0. B, & 0. V. Waito_for ap- }n’ovnl of their plat of rosubdiyision of Lots 4 to , iuclusive, of Block 20, Hydo Park, was pro- sonted, reforred, discussod, and withdrawn for amendmont, Judge Waito stated that it waa his intention to orect & block of four brick housos on Jofforson avonuo immodintoly. On motion, the Board adjourned to Saturday. THE GRANGE. Is It o Political Organization? Tho answer of every good Granger will be, emphatically, No; and I am almost certaimn that, when o avswering, cach one foels convinced inhis own mind that he sposks tho truth; at lenst hio fools thab it ought mnottobo. Now, I Propose to answer IN TUE AFFIRMATIVE, and to glve the reasons why, Noris it suy fault- finding or Liypororitical splrit which prompts my deninl of the Grangor-farmor's answor. On the othor hand, although no partisan mysolf, and baving no dosive for office whatover, with no prodilections in favor of ecithor of tho old lmmicnl parties, with. both of which I havo votod, it s, in- my opinion, ono of tho ~grandest ‘features of thig Frent movement that the farmors aro giving po- itical questions such discussion’ ag Wwas nover kuown bofore. Tt in n first neceasity to every industry that the g}ovorumout under which it i3 conducted shall o BTADLE, EQUITABLE, AND EGONOMICAL. ‘Whatever its form, whether monarchical or re- I)uhlicnu, thoso conditiohs must bo observed to nRuro gencral prospority. In the monsrohical governmont, the intolligence and enterprise of the individusl ruler may give to all of his sub- joots tho amplest oecurity to life and. proparty, und afford evory advantage for the promotion of their business intorosts, This has not beon the rule of their action, howover, accordiug to his- tory, and wo noto o menifest disposition in all Imtu of the world to adopt, as fast as possible, lio republican system, In theory, our Goyernment is probably MOUE NEARLY PERFECT than any ever Leforo ostablished. It presumes that the pooplo aro tho rulers, oxpressing their will through tho ballol-box, and intrusting its oxcention to officers of their own choosing., It naturally presupposes that thepeoplo thomeolves are compotent to think and voto intolligently upou_all publio questions. Upon such s sup- Ynflition, it cortainly cannot bo intended to ac- knowledge their oflicers ay, in any sonee, rulors or loadors, In the discussion and decision of all questions, they act only as the represontatives of o constituenoy, giving exprosaion to its viows, and uctiufi(n nccordnnco with its instructions. Whilo the theory is all right, we all recognize 1OW FAR FROM PERFECT is the practice. 'Thopresupposed intelligence is, in groat degroo, wanting by a large mnjority of tho vators. Quostions of finance, of taxation, of rovenuo, of commorce, are diseussod upon the stump, orare presumed to bo, always in & most suporficial mannor, and slmost invariably withja view to mystifying the ?npulncu. In too many cases, appoals to personal or partisau projudicos aro mado to substitute legitimato srgument ; and, indoed, experienco las proved that such oppeals have boen most effective iu securing votos ; which, of course, has boon the chiof ond of tho spenkers. The pooplo Lave gonorally been divided into two partics, nearly onough equul in strongth to make the contests oxciting. Party-spitit has run higl, aud those who have boon mout succosaful in securing o victory for the party have boeu rewarded in tho division of tho spoils. Bolng recognizod as party-leaders, thoy have natnrally assumed to be the dictators of public policy; aud their as- sumptious have been so long recognized aa lo- filiml!n and just, that they can almost claim ho nuthority by virtuo of established custow, But contralized power EVENTUALLY JECOMES OPPRESSIVE ; the inducents for its abuse aro so manifold, that wenk, human nataro cannob withstand tompta- tion; and wo havo seon these abuses growing in moguitnde ot the samo timo that public intclligence how beon steadily advancing through tho doveloping ngoncies of tho pross and the common school. Under such cirenm- stanvoy, o conflict between the politiciane who have been leading, snd the pooplo who have Toudly flattered thomselyos that thoy wero the ruling powor, must be, sooner or later, inevita- ble, Tho contost ia fairly begun. ho poople are becoming aroussd Lo a comprohoension of their rosl wonknosy, and are struggling to froo themselvos frowm tho chajus which have beon riveted upou them by their own sufforance. 1t is under such condtions that tho Grauge, in common with other forms of organization, has mada its vapid growth, Tho nocossity for com- bination and co-oporation as against tho central- 1zed power of wealth has forced overy man into gomo orgauization, and the Grango, having best provision for solf-extonsion, hug made a MOST WONDERFUL GROWTH. Po claim that it is not political in spinit, is to deny the sources of its oxistonce, Ithns made most rapld growth in thoSouth, where the polit- joulides is uppermost inthe thoughts of the peopla; where foalty to party is aimost as poei- tivo as fenlty (o the church of one's ohoico; whera mononolg-quwuulm 18 hardly realized, But let us judgo it by its notion, It canuot bo denied that Bubordinato and Stato Granges have dlgeussod queations of voform for tho accom- plishinont, of which thore i no mesns save Liyouysh the ballot-box. Tho attempt to make a distinction botwaen Pullm\u politica and ques- tlons of egonomio policy must fall, since it is jm- poesille praotically to draw such a lue of divislon, The proceedings fn ull of the Hiate Legislatures the prosont winter aro ovidonco of this, Tho influence of tho Aranges in all of the Statos necured tho sloc- tion of Auu-l\louupo‘!{y and Roform embora to ull of thosp bodics, No sooner do thoy meot ub thoir rospoctive Cupitals than we see’in Iowa u dead look, lasting for days, botweon tha two ovenly-matchod parties, Iu Knuspd, tha olcotion for Houator cocupied sovoraldays’ time, owlng to thio stubliorunens af tho respogtive parlies, In Lhie othor Btates, the Neforuiors have evideatly becomo JUHT A BIUOIL YANTIEAN a4 the Republicans or Domoorats, the provocdings aroscerot,and partaki ronaral cliarnctor ns all ofhor p(}mu;: film:x Cortninly thelr netlon, it it meany anything, glven oxfiruunlon totho viows of their constitiie cnoy,—thoroby diroctly Involving the Subordl. nnto Grengos fn tho reaponsibility for anch no. tlon. 1t s ridlculous to supposo that a Hubordi- flf’:'ulyal:at:gounppmntr nt di:luw:_m without giving ruction, or that it rofus roport vrlmr; ho rul\ixlfnu Lu"lllum.m o pdsalyo Lis 0 ono who considers all of the circut and has in mind tho actlon of the vurl:::lnlr:gzzl Grangos, can fail o goo that things oo con- eidorably mixed. Everybody ndmits that n secrot ])ululunl organization’ should not, and cannot ong, prosorvo its oxistonoo io this conutry, It is bocnuse of this that tho doninl i so stoutly maintained. Buch danial {5, under tho circur- slancos, AN ADSURDITY. It stultifies tho organization, and orl usofulnoss, If palificll quost’ionn aroh:xr:}? ?lii: cussod, it is contrary to Iz"’"‘“'"‘ opinfon, andany man who ronds at2ll will bo slow to cradit tho i botlovo that auct ully boliove that such questions are prop for discussion, and that tlm'tllu the best p‘:’nug:; use which any furnors’ organization can bo put to. A successful romstanco to tho eucrosch- monts of contralized wealth-powor is tho only lope for tho porpetuity of our republican in= stitutions, This iy only possiblo through tho combined nction of the people. 'Thero is no timo to lose. After the dangor i past, if tho farmors wish to Pmunxvn tho “social features of :l‘:nosgrd‘m Iahal ltcfimhl"ydhu glad to #oo them . present, thoy iad far bettor sube gracofully to the luovlh{lflu. B st Cuannes W, Gneex. STATE LEGISLATURES. it piVASCONSIN, Snectal Dispateh to The Ohicugo 3 MADISON, Fob. 14—In (Lo Benato, touiay tha Jofnt Fonolution froaslng sn ameudment (o (o Conitita- tion reguiating ralrouds; momorinl rolating to the improvement of harbors and rivera ; bill to ropeal an act to smend an act for tho Incorporation of villages 3 rolating to minoral watera in Oopital Park, and {o dos fine (ha labilitios of radirosd companies, wero passed, Thio bill to ropeal tho nct fo provent tho use of im- Josfoct coploa of papora i logal actlona ; to ameud hio nct rolating to Luwkers and peddiars, and to smend au act to provido for tho incorporation of insuranco companivs, wero indefinitely postponed, ASSENDLT, Three romonstrances against & chango of the line of tho Central Railroad botweon Dortage and Blovons Toint wera presented, Lills wore passcd t0 amond the act rogulniing ratl- roads, providing that tho lconso (o bo pald tho Stat ::;‘1 o & o cont on_gross earnings, fn'l'n':'md of g‘;‘af» o 04 heretoforo rmh'r; to prohibit the recelving by publio officers of freo paises from enlizoad oampation relating to claima against companica for forfoltures of certiflcates and tax-teod ; to amend the nct changing tho name of Indopendent Acadomy in Milwaukeo s roe Inting tho nulo of real eatato of infantn; 1o repeal Sec, 6 of the law o incorpoate the Wise consln Tatirond Farm Mortgago Compatiy; to smend tho law authorlzing municipal corporations to oid fn the construction of railronds; to amend tho laws of 1869 for the prororvation of fish in Green Loke: ta amend the act for tho incorporation of Biblo and Hitor- ary assocmtions s amending tuo charlor of Blevens Point ; memorials to Congress for mail routes from Hudaon to 8t, Crolx Falls, aud from Kiel to Mcomo, and aakiug the coaal of tho Bankrupt law, i CALIFORNIA. Sy Fnaxciroo, Fob, 14.—Tha Legislaturo hins adopted o concurrent resolution prayimis Congress to appoint a committeo to fuvestigato tho uffuirs of the Contract and Finauce Compavy, The investigation of tho Senatorial brivery caso &t not yet concluded, Tho testimony for the prosscution iy tlll vaguo and unsatisfactory, st MISSISSIPPI, Mestrms, Fob, 13,—A special to the Avalanche from Jackeon, Miss,, kays, notwithatunding {he defeat in the Tiouse on "Thursday to adjourn Gl ufter tho catnival, botl Touges udjotirned to-day il Wednesday noxt, Many hava already gone, and by to-morrow night tha Misslsaippi Leglslatire will bo in New Orleans, T Houso resolution requesting Senator Alcorn ta reslgn waa defeated in tho Senato by o vole of 20 to 4, Lieut,~Gov, Daviw, colored, in o] pnarug tho resolution, said Alcorn was the ablest man in the party, nud was now workiug for tha Taveo bill, which wold do the State more gooil than tho fifty-four men who voled {ho resolution in thie House would do in thelr Lives, —— MINNESOTA. Specinl Dirpateh to The Chicugo Tridune. BT, PAuL, Miun,, Fob, 14,—In the Sensie, In the dobato on the bill relating lo fees of county ofilcers, AMr, Cox stated that the Sheritl’s feea in ono cauo oce curring in {he Stato last year wero §18,000, $14,000 of whith s for tho Bervice of papors, all by olo man, in two day’ timo, - Tho Senato agreed upon tho bill requiring that a ro- port of tho apgrogato amount of fecs recoived by cach oMeer bo mado to tho next Legleluture, ‘The House agreed totho Seuato resolution for s meoling of tho Railroad Conunlttees on Monday cvening, to hear {lio arguments of all intereated in the sovoral ~bills proposiug tho regulation of rates and othier walters relating to railrond transportation, g e for IISSOURI. KANsAs CrTy, Mo, Fob, 14.—A spoclal to the Journa af Comnerce from Jefereon City says that thero ww & Democratio caucua at the Cupitol last night, It Lo 10t trangpirod an to what it means, Aftor soumo dobat tho resolution in regard to tho Paclfic Raflroad liey was discussed, This throws tho reaponsilility of i sale on the Governor, Several members were absen withont oxcuse, creatiug cousiderable indignation Thobill mnking's Probate Court for Jackson County passed tho House, The Revenuo bill was then takes up, but the House ndjourned during tho discunston, Worwell & Co. Announce that on Monday, Feb. 16, they will offer a full line of GUINET & CO.’S ‘Widely Celebrated BLACK SILES, From $1.50 Per Yard Tp. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS OF THESYE CELEBRATED SILKS-« Be sure and seo that the name “Antoine Guinet & Co., Lyons,” it woven in either end of the piecg as none are genuine without this - ONE CASE MORE OF BLACK GASHMERES At75CentsPer Yard, Usual Retail Price, $1.25. Open Monday Morning. 79 & 81 State-st. FIRM CHANGES. CHANGIT OF IFIRMS. MIt, JAMES 0. FRABER ia admitted a partuor in oss fivm (roms Uhis dato, lignod) SAUNDLRS, NEEDUAM & 00. Livorpool, Ist Januaty, 1874, MR, JAMES O, FRASER, having bocome a partner in tho fm of Mosars, Saundors, Neodham & Co., of Live arpoal, il interest, i tuo firm of James O Fraser & Oo. {u Row suproeantod by Bossr, Saundurx, Noodiiam & Oo, Blizuud JAMES . FRABKR, Siunod \TAMKES P, MOLLISON, Yokohama, lat January, 1874, Wo haye this duy admittod Mr, EVAN J, FRASRR te boa partiier Ih our firm. . gned) v JAMES O, ERASER & 0O, Yokiohinia, 1at January, 1874, DISSOLUTION. ‘Tho partnership Lotwoou Bt. Johin Dusse fs thia day dis. solvod by mortgsgu salo, Tauontina Cardinal Duseo will carry on the businoas fa the samo lnoatini. Agalu ; 1t i olaimad thut, while they do not Aieenss portisan policics in the Grange, onch in- dividual ¢ froo 1o wet policdeally as lio ihinka bost, always prosuming that thinke just a4 his ~ follow-membors he do. ‘Ihe Qonnty Councils have boon established wndor tho favor of tho State Oranges, und hiave not boon forbiddon Ly the National Grango, ‘Iioko avo professedly for the detormination of political avtion, 'Thoy uro composod of delogates rom all of the Bubordivute Grungos, and are con- Uined to sucl ropresuntation & portion as loass of WMEDICAL, 11 I Lo whou ovurys Ot Ryuiody, ool and hoallng lhuln|lllnmu|l‘ parsagas, Iu {8 ngrooablo an i i iatisfaotlon or i tho Prioy, W conts, VAN T Gan bo ourad by tha Dinmond in thio huad, cloansing, soothing, ensy ta take. N I‘nw“kvuérmumhulll At pro= Priotors cxponws. L lfnl; autharlzed to guaranten i A HONARGI WV ENSON & TeiD, Agonia. 3R] 3 ! L U Pl r of the yyhors il o g R e e TR i B W atidol)) . Al tho wowbers aro n sttuudgive, Vibiu Brethor curdially n i SRR W) wwyun, Hessar.