Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1874, Page 5

LABOR. A Review of the Situa- tion. Valuable Statistics Compiled by the Relief and Ald - Sociciy. List of Manufacturing Estab- lishmentg---The Men and the Wages. Thero Has Been a Falling-Off in the Number of Hands, But All Expect to Increase Between Now and May. Many Establishments Which Have Been Closed Arve Now Open. The Prospects Are Encouraging for the Futare. Wo havo recelvod from Mr. Trusdell, the Bu- porintondont of the Roliof and Aid Soclety, the followlng atatistics in reforonce to tho numbor of men formorly aud now employed in the vari- ous manufacturing establishments in this city and suburbs, Thoy bave bLeen collected with at caro by sovorsl of tho subordinates ot the fi:‘flof and Aid Bocloty, aro unusually full xnd nccurato, nud givo a far botter idea of tho cou- dition of labor in Chicago than anything which has aver before boon published: Rock Island Car.Shops—In the Machino Depart- mont are now employcd 980 3mon 3 Wages from $1.60 to $3.76 por day ; usual numbor of hauds, 350, In tlo Car Departmont aro now employed 210 men: wages from #1.50 to §2.75 por day; usual numbor, 250; 8 du- Ccreaus of § per cent in wages; olght houra’ work in- croased to ten hours March 1, ~ No increase of men or ‘wagien is contemlated, futon _Stock-Yards—Number of men employed, 800, which s about the sverago the year round ; wages of the yord-mon from $50 to $16 per montls, clorks from §75 to $133 por month, No deduction of wagea us been made, The American Bridgo Company’s Works employ a largo number of mou, Tho clorks would not give purdculars without tue permission of the Buperin- tendent, who wag obsent, They are nob runuing a full complement of Londs ; busiueas is increasfug, Clicago Plow Works—Number of mon omloyod 80 ; wil not increass the number until July; avernge wagos, $2,25, & deduction of 10 por cont from last ear, Stosm Forge Worka—Usually employ 38 men at an averngo Of §4 por day ; are now cloved ; don's know when they will start up, ‘Union Iron Worke ot prescnt, 230 men employed § averago wages $60 por month ; & doduction of 10 cent from lnot year’s wages ; will increase the number of men in about thirty days § number usunlly employ- od 340, Fuirbank, Peck & 0o, now empluy 74 men ; Inborors avorago $1.75 per day 3 coopers, $2,00 per doy ; thoy also havo 150 boys and yirls, sverage por wouk, $4 ; sxo running full nuinber of louds ; Lusiness good, ‘Planing mills of Richards & Iunt, Grove strect, near Arehier ayvenue, now omploy 9 men at §1,60 per day will employ about 35 the 1st of April, Hutt & Johnson, Grovu street, employ thirty men at $2 por day; runniby full, snd expoct to right along. "Futt & Beliwan, Ninetoonth nnd Biackwell atroots running full, aud employing soventy-soven hunds af A1 avorage of $3 per d Blavens & Hutclings, box factory, now employ forty- sigut mon, ot an avorago of $1 por doy—a reduction of 2 per canl ;. omploy, whion Fuunlug full, elghty mon ; busincss {noreasing. Clurk & Hutchingon, box factory, usunlly employ eighty men ; now stoppad ; cannot toll whos thoy will atart up, Hioniio & Co., diick lmo, Holstod snd Twenty- Mixth atreots, usually omploy 75 bunds, st an averago of 1 por dn{ e hovo 18 men mt work; oxpect to ul wtart up in about March 1, ‘Waht ua manufsctory, now amploy 187 men nnd Loys nverage wages $1,25 per day ; also 83 wom= en und girls, average 50 ceuts bave been running all inter, and'avo fall complonisnt ot hauds, A. Nualey & Co., storago and dockago, Grove street, now omploy § med ut $2 per duy ; will ‘Probably om- ploy 28men March 1, Stein, lirsh & Co., chemieal works, omploy 33 hands, at aa avarage of $1,50 per day ; have run ail winter fu full, and expect to keop it up; some of the employea had help from thoe Reliof sud Afd Soclety this winter, anl bind work at tho tiino ; kiave made no reduction i wages, Nl & Cliappell, shomtcal worksy employ 12 hand M an ) sterigo of 1,25 per day, which 16 fhelr usu; aumber, ‘Union Rolling-Mills now employ 150 men ; will start ap full this weak, with 500 men, ‘Thosteel deparimont will not Tun before tho middlo of March, Thoir ustal pumber 18 batween 500 and 600 men ; wsgos from $1,50 o $12 por day. Hall und Troost now cmploy 65 mon st an nverage of & per day—o deduction of 10 por cent; oxpoct to sup tue full number of mon (85) very soon. ‘Joliot Hard Stec! Company ususlly employ 80 menj now closud ; will start up atout Moy 1, 1iraus Foundsy, Stowart and Archer avontios, ustally employ 50 men ; now buve 14 ; uvoruge wugos, $1,50 por Quy; busncen improvivg, Drowery, Btowart and Archer svenues, employ, whon Tunning, 7uil 30 men ; now hovo 13, at $3 por day sv- eruge; will run full cowplemont Junu 1, + “Toboy & Booth, packers, now employ 110 men § dur- ing tho packing sesson Lud 175 men; averago wnges ubout $3,50 per day; will probably employ the presdnt number duriug tho Bummier ; no docreaso of wuges, J, C. Mitcholl & Co, enb])lus’ 30 men, ut an average of $2.50 per day the year around, City Blnughtor-Ifouso omploy 20 men, regulatly, flurll\l? the year: averago wages, $3 por day, D, Kricgh & Co, omploy during packiog season 150 meu, ot $2.50 per day; are now closed, 3J,'F. Crosby & Co,, sul Perking, Foy & Co,, now closed, oach croploy Eixty men during the packing scasom, at §2.60 per doy: the mon work on tho d and the lokes during the summer, Frank Sturges & Uo,, offices No. 73, T4 and 76 Lako Mroet, monufactory No, %48 South’ Pooria sireat, tinned and japanned warcs, have fu their employ 160 porsons, about equally dividod botweon cn, boys, and girls ; boys aud girls averago about $4 per ' wook and tho meu $12; wagos roduced 20 por cent from lnst foar 3 uaually euiploy ubout 00 Lianda 3 prospects for crenso soou ; beon running all wintor, Bammons, Glark & Co,, cornico and ploture-frame moulders, No, 197 Clinta streat, now work about 10 men und 50 Loy s wogea for boys $4 por week : men about §12 aro’ gradually increastng forco tholx fall somplemont fa sbout 150 men and boys. Nortiwestorn Hors Nail Company, cornor Olinton and Van Bures atrocts, aro working all tho mon thoy can until they Jncreaso facilities ; buainoss good, and aro omploying, including {oamuters, 87 men, Toter Schuitler, wagon-munufacturer, No, 45 Weat Monroe strst: Their full forcols abous 225 menj Aro now working 140 men on_threo-quarters time, a¢ 10 per cent reduction on_former wages ; no compluint gusecount of doerouso ; will ncreasa fofce ba aceaslon ermanda, Minorva Maleablo Iron-Works No. 103 South Canal Mreot, usually work 8 anen and 4 boys ; closed for two '.'x'x'f?d" Taat,” and non huve been out of omployment 0 1, §, Towor & Bros,, cartlage munufsoturcre, No. 105 Sliton stooet, How elploy Kbout 20 men on full Himo ind pay’; dld ot dischurge u man through tho panio; iutend to jucreaso within u mouth, Geo. M, Grosa & Co,, No. 72 VWest Monroo strect galvanized iron works, unually work 0 men; worked xl thirough tho paufo, but out_down to 30 min in No- {ermber—vorked et until sbout, two wecks o, ot su avorsgo price of §3 per day; will start up again Dot weok with 10mans . V¢ el Scovillo Iron Works, No, 173 Clinton strect, usu- slly employ about 43 men; now workiug 9 mon, on eight-bour time, but old rato of wages; business pick- ings up, and thoy expoct to increase by March Willfwin H, Cargill & Co,, buildors, No, 368 Canal streot, usually employ 12 mon {n ship: tow have T ‘men and 1 boy at work on nino-tentha tina 3 expect to Ingronao to full force by Mareh 1. Bopor, Bramord & Co,, planing-mill, No, 43 Polk strect 3 hot running mill Tegularly s only getodd joba ta do at proaent; nverago about two days a woek, with 20 men ; do not ozpect muck work beforo the opening of novigation, A, I, Andrew & Co,, manufacturers of achool furni. ture, Anther streot; huve been closed ubout four woekss when runnfug employ about 300 men ; will startabout March 1, ‘Tugq & Lolorudorf, furniture manufacturors, No, 400 Oanal streot, now eiploy 116 men und boya ou four- Althe time ;' woes about the enme us last yoar ; full force fa_ubout 1603 prospocts of increawn mot good ‘ofora Murch 16 ; 'Dino#s us goud NOW aw 4t Bame time last ye reduced wages Jan, 1, of high-priced workmen only. Babeoek Manufacturing Company, corner of Mather and Desplainca stroats, usuully employ about 79 men ; ero working full force now, and bavo all winter, on Aull time, but at reductjon of 20 per cent in wages, Chieayo Outory Manufosturiug Company, Now 117 10 187 Mather street, cmploy about 100 mun, womel, 1 boys, sbout ouc"half of tho mem work full timo} viagon of’ Uoys wid girla vamga about $3 por wooks ud thoso of the men about $10 ¢ they koep tholr Lelp ;lm Jeur round; are working full forco ; buslnoss im- roviug. Brown Drow,, sidowalk and vault-lights, cornor Diinton and Jackson slreots, sre now working 10 men, with proupact of & furthor reduotion, .3, Roollo aud Bous, doors, saeb, snd blinds, No, 841 Bouth Clinton stroet, now working 18 mon on four- fthe time, ot 10_par cebt reduotion of wagos ; usually work 4810 50 men. 1f the woather is favoralle, they #xpect t0 run full foree withiu a month, f, Mayer & Co, furniture mauufsotuters, No. 81 Bouth Olinton atroet, No prospect of incroasing force for s month at lenst, Colline & Tiuryls, Blove Monufacturers, No, 235 Clfuton_atroot, will not start up beforo Marols ; have only s fow mun empliyed on repsirs 3 sull forco is sbout 1233 oxpect to reduce wages, sud do not antici- peato any abjeation, ¥, O, Wolls, Unttod Sintes Brick Machino works, cornior. Monros and Clinton streots, not yot started upi beon closed for a year; will commenco oporationn, pre- Joradory to starting noxt Sonday ; oxpact o be in full lnst by March 1, with nbout 20" men, and to {ncrease thalr forco gradunlly, Bhierwood Scliool Furniture Company, No. 103 Canal strcot ¢ Now working 63men ¢ no proapeotof Ineroasag wages are rodneod from mmor; no objootion to work ot necownit of wa Wilcox, Btaveus & Co., Plnning Mill, Twenty.s0cond and Throop wtrcetn, omploy 10 moh and boys nt rovout ;- tiiolr full forco 15 abaut 60 o nat cxpoct ta. noreaso wnich for n month ; mci's wages $1,60 boys $1.003 eomo mon on mechatiical work roceivo biglior wagos. "Tha Binclalr & Atkins Company'a planing-mill, cor- nor of Twenty-socond and May Alrcats, 5r0 10W Work- ing about 28 mon and_boya on'9 hours’ tfno, Expect 1o double this number by wookly ndditions, Wages are reduced about 20 por cent, Men are beginning to find fault, and want to have tholr wages lucrcasod. Goss & Phillins Manufacturing -Company, Glark and Twolfth streots, now omploy 140 men sl boyas will ndd about 40 moro In thocotirso of & month; somo of tho ol Lnuds objecto to n roduction {1 Wages, but noazly all wont o work, ‘Atimoutr, Dolo & Co.’s elovator, now bullding, Dur~ {ington alfp, aro working about 320 carponters at $2.25 per dayy about 0 plonc-meaous nnd ricklayoers st 3 per iy, nnd sbout 60 comnion aborors ot $1.60 per day, of 9 Youiza : tota], 520 ; expoct {0 bave tho ‘bulld- o 0 far conploted by Mafeh 1 auto dsclargo aboue 0 men, ‘Ulrich & Teghtmoyer, planing mill, No, 703 Conal atreot, now sy 20 imoi at worl which 18 full. forco § wages averago sboult 8 por week, William Goldie, bulider and manufacturer of sash doots, nud blinds, cornor of Eighteonth and Cona streels; now employ 52 men, on full Ume; usually employ 325 men ;. wages_reduced 20 per conty sud no complatnt : oxpect to gradually incroagobolp if weatber continuea fair, J3,F. Templo & Sons stroots; now working 14 men sud 1 bo: busivess 00d, shd prospects falr for o gradual {ncreado until £20 Yorco of 30 man aro omployed, A, Matuska & Co., monufacturors of ¥ronch bed- atoadls ; now ompioy 33 man, with prospoot of incroaso avery wocks their full forca &8 over 603 haude aro wWorking on’four-0fths timo, Tark & Lopow, planiugsiil, No. 715 Cunl strect have 33 mon oniployed now § ‘duriiig navigation om- ploy 60 oxiea ou dock vud n'yard ; they Luvo nosrly thele full forco in mill, st & reduction of 25 per cont on Inst qummer’a wages, Talmer, Fuller & Co,, manufacturors of sush, doors, aud biinds ¢ Now workiug 500 men; full Hno; u0 complaint on necount of reducod Tagen; ufrospncl good for furthor incrosso soon 3 probably will amploy & more by March 13 business bettor than over boforo at thig tmo of tho year, T, W, Harvey, Planjug-mill, Twenty.socond stroet, 10 working 80 men and boya; doos not expect Lo muko any additious at presont; on oponing of uavigation will employ about 50 oxtra mon on dock, and will in~ creaso his forco ot tha mill, Thho mau who gotored fhie abovo atatistica visited a nnmber of the lumbor-yards, Tho propriotora re- ported no addition to thielr forco sinco tho closo of nnvigatton, Tho gonoral roduotion i wages s about 20 per cont for common Inborors, and 10 por cont for mochandcs, Monufacturors wore of tho opinfon that thero would ba work for all by April 1, Turst & Bradloy Manufuctusiig Ompany emaplos, when full, 250 muen; hove now sbout full force; busi- noss prospects good, ‘Grano Birothors' Manufacturing Company, manufac- turers of wrought frou Mipe, olc, wien Kl umiley 040 mon ; now bave over 500; huve put on over 50 since Juti. 15} in thelr machinery dopartmont thoy ox- poct to soon be fallt; prospect of buslnees good, Columblon Sron Works (Elmes, Furbar, & Co) ‘manufacturors of stoam-cogines, ote,, Nos, 65 and 61 South Clinton_streot, employ, when' full, 100 mien ; hoyo puton 25 o last montli; huvo 76 now: will b full by March1; prospects good; wages from $1.5 to $3. Sebougal & McKinlay, contractors sud bullders, and monufacturces of sasl, doors, blinds, etc., Noa. 42und 44 North Saugamon streot, omploy 135 mon wrhen full; now hava 76 ; have employed 40 during tho past month; business prospocts good; Wages from $1.50 to §3. Chicugo Whito Lead and Ofl Company, Green and ‘Fulton utrects, bave 35 men when full; now have 28 il havo ol af work in 5 fow daya; buslncssliss nover Deen 80 good as this winter, J. K, ltussell, planing-inill, No, 80 Fulion strect, em- ploya ‘30 men’ when runuing full; has 20 fiows Swill run full forco by March 1; averago wages, $176 por dsy 3 prospeets for busluoss good, ‘Excdlsior Iron Works (G Mason & Co,), Noa, 87 to 03 wnd 96 to 100 Narth Cliuton atrect, have now 120 tuen, which is full forco ; put on 60 meu during past month ; prospects good ; wages, $1,60 to $3,25, Vulcan Iron Works, Nos, 80 io 90 North Olinton strect, employ 100 mon when full; now havo 637 put on 25 duriug Inst mouth ; expect to increase till ‘full ; ‘Prospects good ; wages from $1.50 0 83, Swansca Silvor Bmolting aud Rofining Compsny, Nos, 51 to 55 South Jefferson street, employ 100 men whon full ; havo 80 now ; puton 10 during thomonth ; wwill §ncreasio more sl : businces prospocts good. Ghicogo Load and OHl_Works, cornor Glisiton and Fulton streets, omploy 60 men whon full ; now havo 10, ¢ full timo nnd wagea ; will soon iuereaso to full force ; wages, £1.60 to $2. A, Palamondon & Co, (Clinton Iron Works), Now, 67 to 63 Clinton street, aud No, 50 Bouth Jefforson stroet, amplor 125 men’ when full; have now 05; will have on fuli force by Muy 1 ; wages, from $1,60 105, ‘SBmith Drotliers & Co,, sash, doors, blindy, mold- tngs, cut‘.l Now. 15?r &u a2 fl:ms':) streot, m N‘ol. 8 and 89 Waymau o employ 3 men, Wi now Lsve 'ax; will soon run full; prospects good ; ‘wages range from 1,60 to §3, Chicago Bhot-Tower Company, No. 70 North Olinton street, employ 12 men ; have full forco now ; business ‘prospucts good ; wages from 175 cents to $2.35, Dako Bakery '(Bloko, Walker & Co.), Nos, 34 and 26 Nortl Clinton sircet, 'omploy, when full, 100 men 3 now havo 85 ; will soon be rutning full forco; wagea from $3 Lo §6 3 busiuces prospeots good, A, L, lnlo & Bro, furniture manufscturers, Nos. 1010 16 Counl stroet, employ usually 100 men ; now employ 603 30 not expeot any increave beforo March 3 I;I‘MN raugo from $2.50 to 3 havo a largo stock on nd, 3 oltalandor, Randall & Daufols, msnufacturers of sash, doors, blinds, snd_moldings, corner Fulton and Desplaines !Lrae(l‘ have omployed Lerstofora 150 mon; bovenow 125 ; expect to increaso to 250 in » short llu;; 3 buainesa prospoets unusually good; wages avoruge ) Trauer, Ohalmors & Co., manufacturers of engines, boflers, die,, Nor. 19010 145 Cultou etrest, omploy 123 mon when full + now Lave 803 will contfnuo incroas. ing; never had moru work $n machino-shops ; prose Pocta vary good ; Wagos 52,60 Lo §9.5, Zino Roofing and Ornamontal Works, No, 104 snd 166 Chicago uvenus, usually cmploy G0 men ; have now only 13; cannot say when thoy will increase their force; will depend upon busintss; wogos, $2.75 to $3,50;' pue houra’ time, Mol Dros., twnners, North Halsted stroet, are now working 60 mon § in smmer sball iucreaso thelr forca {0 about 00; working full Yime; have beon runuing all winter; wages from §0 to $16 por week, Voglér & Geudtner, trunk manfacturors, No. 197 North Olark streot, employ 80 men and 10 boys ; w of men, $2,50 to$3 por day; boys,$10 per month; orkdug £ull tmo s thoy (bl they sl ot nood ouy moroLolp, Yaton Brass-Manutacturing Oompany, Nos, 108 to 109 Ohio stroct, usually cmploy 80 mon ; had Jan, 13, 50; huvo not incroaged their forco sluco; canuot eay whicn they will ; will dopond upon businéss ; averago ‘wages, $2.50, 8, G. Taylor, chialr works, Nos. 98 to 100 Indlana atreot, nro now working 14 'mon ; When running full capacity omploy 80 men ; expact o {ucrosse forco next pouth; working clght boury ; wages, from $2 to 60 nvoboen runuing all winter, Btraus, Harbino & Go,, brick-yaris, Hawthorno ave- nue, foof of Roose strect, ara now working 12 men, as tsamaters ; usually start making brick about Amil'15, Zhon thoy omploy sbout 100 meu ; Wages, $L75 15 I, IL Shufeldt & Oo,, distiilers, Chicago avenuo bridge, sro_runuing thelr full force, cmploying 30 mon, re lin# been no chinge sinco Jan. 13, ‘They inform me other distilloriea are running the samo. Rickots & Mav h and doors, corner Kings- bury sud Illinois streets, This establishment Los been clossd for repairs alnce Jan, 15; will etart in about & weck ;-they uauslly employ about 40 men ; had at work ot time of closing 28 men ; they will give omn- ploymeat, whsiy thoy utart, t0 9 0o ; Lva now only + will Tan on full tlme ; 0versgo waizes, $3. ‘Rousow Bros, & Qo,, \agon Munufscturers, Nos, 128 to 134 Chicago aveine, wera closed from Nov, 18 until last wook, whan thoy startod, giving employment 1096 men, Wagos from $L6D to $3.00. Warking throe-fourths time, Thillips & Liebonateln, Ohalr Manufacturing Com- puny, cornor Roborts and Chicago avenues. omploy 50 Tuan sud boys, wrlk by tho picco; Liavo been rupning all winter tlio same forco a8 in sulmer; uow working elghit houra; next weok will work ten hours, North Clicago Nolling Mills wero workitig, Jan, 12, 600 men; thoy oo now working about 1,600 men thoy caniiot uay axactly when th . will incroase thelf forces 1t wil dupond B0DIOWAAL v VRlON ; When FUD. ning full capacity omploy sbout 1,500; men will bo p&(g off noxt week for January; wagea from $1 fo §8 x day, PR oriwestern Distillory, North Dranch and Fallor- ton aventio, ‘This distillory has baen closed all winter; will commence operatious on Monday, 10th inst,, giiug omployment o from 30 fo 36 mew nll run Gl full tine, ‘North Bide planing-mill, corner of Ohlo and Frank. Mn stroots, omploy, whon' running full capacity, 103 vo not fncreased tholr force nice'Jau. 127 cautlot sy when they will ; it doponds 3llogatler on busiuioss ; orklug ninio Naire; wagos, North Hido brass works, No. 70 Waahington strcat, sre now workiny 25 men, which f thelr full capaoity} work full time ; Liave been running all wintor ; Wages Subpiontces, §0 per weak akliod workmen, $2.75 per duy, J, D, Marshall, tsnnor, No, 74 Hawtliorno avenuo, ia bW workug 40 fvon, wifcl i thole usnal euwbor ; i summer shall inoreuso to 80, including doy laborors § bavo been running all wintor, working ton hours { Wiged—$1.80 lal day 3 Lavo fue corper of Folk and Canal borars, $2.60 ukflled par creased pinco January § men, John AMcArthur, lzrchllw:mnl Iron-Works, Noa, 70 10 80 Erio etreot, usually omploys 150 men ; had, Jau. 13, 05 mou ; they are now worklynu 10 men ; cannot Eay Whether thoy wiil noed any more ; wil depoud on tho monoy murkot, Working full tine; averago wages, .35, John McEwen, Bullder, No, 243 North Wells sireo usually employs 135 men ; now working 60; has nol increshed bu force aineo au, 12 tho probability is that bio will reduco ruther than incroane, unloss he has uow orders, Is working full thno ; wagea from $1,75 to 2,76, Marine Diofler-Works, Noa, 01 o 07 Michigan stroet, ave working 80 1non ; wiil increass thole forco in abou oue wesk o 48 piou | working olght boura nozt ook ‘Wil work ull tine, ' Wages from $3 to $3.45, Lill & Bullen Mutting Company, cornar of Pine and Tiucly stroets, ure uow working 30 Lands, which s about their ususl number ; may increase sowo} thoy are runpiog full time ; ngfl 0 per month, Kaasberg & Bimm, Batk, Doors, and Dinde Oome pany, Di aud Grosby atreats, usually wiploy 6 .on him to appoint & Repul menj are now working 23; will probably Increate forco noxt weok; work oighit hours; wages, $2.5 to 3470, Knyatono Mnchine Works and Mill Furnishin ‘Worke, No. 80 {0 03 Erlo.Airoet, ustally ampioy 53 mon 2 Wory Working, dan, 1, 20 mon s ar now working 24, cannot muy whon thoy ‘will increaso thar force, thiok they wili put on more men nezt week; working nino and & balf Lotirs § wagen from $1,00 to §1.35, , 8, Xirk & Co,, soap manufacturarn, Nos, 854 to 304 North Wator atrost, aro employlng 100 men, which in thelr full forco; huve boen running night and day all wintor; wegoa fromn $2 £043 per day, Joal Bullara & Bons, bulldera, corner Kinghury and Indians stroat, unually employ 130 tmon ; liad Jan, 13 06 men ; have 1ow 76 ; eanuok_eay whothor thoy shiall incroass or not; dopenda on busincea; working full timo; nverngo wages $2,80. Tiempatend & Jicobo, lumber deslors, No, 14 Ohleago avoute, omploy i summor about 40 men § hiavo 10w 83 shall nat inoroasn the number bofore tho oponini of navigation ; wages from $1,7 to 3, ruy, Olark % Cou, tanuers, North Tinlntod atract, on Norili Brancl, aro working 45 mon, which fa aboiit tholr fitll nunibor until opouing of avigation, when thoy will fucroano from 10 to 16 mon ; workibg full tino; wagea—Inborors, $1.80; skillod, $2.507 Lavo been running sll winlor. “Duwad Goadwilllo, planiog mill, No, 95 Oblo atroet, usually employs 160 mien ; wos 'working Jan, 12 100 mion ; now warking 120 cunnot say whottier Lio_ shall neod mora ; working olght aud a Lalt Liours ; wages, $1to 83, Globo Foundry, Nos, 70 to 80 Tlinals atreot, are now rorkdng 13 meir uatlly omploy 30 willprobabl Tacronse forco next mouth § hovo been runaing all winter, and_working ton houra; wages—laborers, $1.75 ; mouldors, $2.00 o $3.50, Engla Droa,, ourriors,” No, 74 Hawiliorno avenuo, employ 40 meii, which 18 thele full forco; working ton hours? have boen running tho ssme all winter, Aver- ngo wagoe, $12 per wook. John_Daviy & Co,, stonm-heating-machines _and stoam-fittors, No, 122 “Michigan stroet, aro now work- ing GO men; ustially omploy 1003’ mny incrosso roh: are working elght hours ; Wages—for mnchinlata, $2.25 (o $3,00; stoam-fttern and carpoi- tors, 8 for'ten Loura; hava beos runniug all winter, Cliicago Tallway Lantorn Company, corner Franklln snd Ontarlo streets, employ about 60 mon and boys, which §8 their full forco: thera has beon no changs sinco Jon, 12 ; wagos, 81 to $4 por day, Clark & Raffen, Ztus Foundry, corner Kingsbury and Obfostreots, usually cmploy 100 men; wors work- ing 30 Jan, 13; are now working 403 counot sny hether thoy shail furtbier fncreano; will depond on buniness, Working elght hours; waizos, 2,75, Clicago Btem lioller Works, Nos. 00 072 Michl- g troot, usnally employ 80 mén ; aro now orking 803 bnvo fiot dncressod thole forco sinco Jau, 13; can- ot any when thoy will; think not much: beforo' April ¥ averago wagos, $1.75, Continon| ks, cornerMarket and Huron ntreots, usually employ 30’ men ; waro working Jon, 12 13 men ; knvoniow 25§ caunot’ eny when thoy sliall furthor’ inersase; ik will dopend upon bisinoss. Working on throe-fourtha timo 3 wages, from $2,60 por woek to $4 per day, artholomso & Leloht, Esgle Browory, Nos. 083 to 700 Sedgwick atrcat, ato now working 38 mon, whicl is tholr sual number tho yonr round, Working full timo; wages, $46 to $75 per month. Brown & Van Osdalo Nanufacturing Company was closod Jun, 133 has been closcd three montha; are now running, giving omployment to 100 men; Work- ing nino houts ; syerage wagos, $1.76. Moars, Bates & Co., Kinzio atreot bridge, work in summor 160 men ; thoy do not employ laborara in win- ter; tho measurers handlo tho lumber; theso the keoh tho year round ; samo with othor yarda; shal not need oy mora bofora tho oponlng of navigation; ‘wagos from 31,76 to $3, A Strike Among Railrond Laborers. TLoweLx, Fob, 16,—Tho laborora ongaged in grading tho Lowoll & Anderson Railroad atruck this morning, Saturday waa tho pay-day, when many found thors was no monoy for them aftor the price of thoir board was deducted, Thoy now want morc than $1 a day, their presont Wagos. S NEW YORK. Custom=House Scizurcs, nandiHow They are Managede-3 Conspiracy Rotween Agents and Lawyers to lob Meorchants-=iiemoval of District=Ats torney Britton, the Leading Spirit of the Brooklyn Ring. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Nuw Yong, Feb, 16,—The inquiry into the im- positious of Specinl Agents on morchants by Con- grees has causod & groat fluttoring here. Efforts are making to sccure o Congrossional invostiga- tion, and it bhas beon ascortained that, in tho ovent of a committeo sltting here, it will ba shown that tho wholo syatom of eoizuros is sim- ply a couspirscy betwoen Special Agenta, Ous- tom-Houio Iswyors, and tho United States Court oflicials to defraud merchants, Special- Agont Jayne is eapecially oxcjted ovor tho prob- ablo repoal of the law nnd the possiblo inquiry into his conduct, and vows vengeance on the mowspapor people who published thoe tablo of Lis receipts which led to tho inquiry started in Con- gress by Mr, Dawcs. Among the developments which may be auticipatod, Is proot that the opin- lons of the Attornoy-Gencral and of the Solicltor of tho Treasury on rovenuo cases aro writton by ayew firm in this city ; also, ,that tho principal Ogatom-Houso lawyera ‘usually coneulto by mor- chants whoso books are rcized, aro really part- nors of the - Custom-Houso oflicials, and advise their clients to sottle on tho bost terma they cén got from tho Special Agont, Morton, Bliss & Co, roported to-day that thoy had effected o loan on tho Loudon market of $500,000 for the Iliinols Central Railroad. The news was doubted for a time (though afterward confirmed), on tho Smund that it was singular that tho Illinois Contral, of all roads, wanted money. Tho announcemont of the removal of District- Attornoy Winchester Britton, of Brooklyn, the main stay of the Brooklyn ring, will probably bo mado this weels. The ordor of tho Governor ro- moving, him bLas boen roady for noarly two wocke, but the difffculty of securing o succossor bas beon vory great, Tho ring in Brooklyn take heatt from this dolay, and bonsst that Britton will finally bo acquitted. They do not hesitato 1o say that Thurlow Woed hns intercsted himsolt in Britton's bobalf, sad exerted his in- fluenco to save m, Thgé froely do- clore, also, that My, Wood sccopted a large foo for his influence, but this showa thoir desperation rather than thoir success, Tho truth is that Mr. Woed was inducod at ono time to write Goy. Dix to tho effect that Britton was prosecuted by porsonal onemies, and in this way rejudiced the Govornor's mind to somo effoct, oorning what e hnd donoe, Whitelaw Reid, of the_Tyibune, couvinced Mr., Wood that ho fna mado o mistake, and ho wrote to the Governor withdrawing his first lotter. Gov. Dix had meantimo read the ovidonco, and o it had con- vioted Britton. A great Em“m was brought licau, but ho insisted on finding & Domocrat,” 'The search sooms to have been a long and fruitless ono, Tho romov- al of Britton is looked upon 88 the doath of tho ring in Brooklyn. MILWAUKERE. Tho ElevatorsRing Fighting the Ree form Bill in the Legislature, Special Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune, Miwaukeg, Fob, 106.—A strong attompt ls being made by tho railroad eclovator-ring to quash the Roform bill cutting down the elevator monopoly by reducing tho storago rates one- half. The Diroctors of the Chamber of Com- morce unexpoctedly - to-day, without a word of warning, sprung the following resolution on tho trados WirEneas, The present elovator capacity of the city 18 ‘ot moro than ono-fourth thoumount neaded to houdlo properly the great and increasing amount of grain Becking this markot ; thoreforo, bo 1t Tesolved, That aby legislativ action tending to reiluca prosent rates of storage would discourngo in- ‘vestmont in clevator property by elther railroad corpo- ratious or individuals, and tend to provent any iucresse to the present capaclty, so much ncoded, and would scriously damago tho intercsts of the' city and all territory uaturally tributary to it. Resolived, Thut this Chamber of Commerco horeby reupoctfully remoustrate fo your honsrable, body sgaiust sny such leglslative “metfon, and espoclally agatust the passage of a Lill now peading before your Jonorablo body, entltied #A bill toregulata the storugo of gralu In butk in public storchouscs,"” % tis claimed by the Board thatif tho bill is passed, Angme Bmith's two olevatars, undar the now Northwestorn agreomont, and othor olovu- tors, ropresonting a total capacity of 6,000,000 bushicle, that were intondod to bo erccted, will not bo put up. Ontho othor hand, 1 hinve it from soveral commisgion-mon that if this bill will kill off tho railroad-monopoly, a8 it doubt- loss will, thoy havo amplo assurance of private capital stepping in_snd bullding all clavator and dock accommodntions required, and that it is ouly tho prosont high rates that mako it worth the railyond companios while to keep up their monopoly and choko off private enterpriso. The resolutions are to be prosentod to the Chambor ot Commerco at noon (0-moOXrow. MICHIGAN LUMBER. Estimntes of tho Cut for 1873, Speciul Disputch to The Clicago Tyibune, East Baaixaw, Mich., Feb, 10.—From the osti- mato of tho amount of Jumber manutactured in this Btato tho paat yoar, the figures in u ma- jority of distriots belug oflloial, it appeara that tho total cut of the Btato was as follows : ‘Eastern Michigan, Weatorn Michilyal Upper Pouinsula, Interior and railread mills, Total drea e 831,027 !flhlngh ware taken into. account, the total ont ot the Blato for 1670 would s closely 0 8,000,000,000 feot, SPRINGFIELD. An Average Monday’s Session of the Illinois Legis- lature, No Business of Goneral Interest Transaoted, Roviow of Several Important Re- vision Bills That lave Passed. New Features of the Forcible En- try and Detainer Bill. Ohanges in the Act Concern- ing Fugitives from Justice. The Printing and Binding Frauds As- suming Large Proportions. Senator Doolittle Anxious to Get a Chan- cellor for His University. REVISING THE STATUTES. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, FONCINLE ENTRY AND DETAINER, BromverieLp, 11, Fob, 10.—A bill has been paesed by both Housoes, and signed by tho Gov- ornor, concerning this subjuct, and boars tho stamp snd approval of the Revislon Committes’ ‘The history of the bill is na follows : Mr. Bur- gosg, of Chiosgo, propared a bill and sent it down last winter. It was roforred to the Bonnto Committee on Rovision, snd by this Committeo was tarned over to Mossrs, Upton and Bteclo, who propared tho bill which passed as a gubstituto for Mr. Burgess' bill. It is the complemont to the Landlord-snd-Tonaut bill, passed last winter; and tho two, taken togothor, purport to cover the ontire legal relations of, and proceodings concerning, landlords and tonants. Tho Judges of Chissgo held tho bill to be of such importance that thoy convened and sent a roquost that tho emorgency olauso should bo attached to tho bill, which was complied with, and the law goes into immedinto offect, Among the important provisions and vhangoes in the law aro the following : Procoedings of forcible entry and datainer may now be commenced in s court of rocord, as beforo Justices of the Poaco, who formerly held exclusive jurisdiction, Soveral sub-touants of soparate parts of a rm‘\:cd building may now be juined in the same suit. Probably the greateat improvement in the bill concerns the mattor of sorvice of process, notico to vacate, and demand for possession. Formorly personal servico had tobo had on the party renting, sud, if he happoned to bo o commercial travolor, by staying away from ‘homo, he es- caped the payment of ront, and could not bo ousted beeauso eorvico could not bo bad upon him. According to the prasont bill, summony, notices, or documonts, as afore- unid, may be' served by loaving & copy thoroof with a membor of the family of over 10 yoars of age, oto., 88 provided in chancory sorvices, or by publication in & newspaper. Tho sbove summary covers the changes snd new provisions of the bill othor than verbal. TAXATION OF MORTGAGES. 'The House Bevenue Committee roported sov- eral bills, tho nnl{ ‘important one boing tho Btaruo Benate bill providing that mortgages shall not bo taxed whon tho mortgaged propott; in taxod in this State. 1f, however, the propertyis in anothor State, the morkFaga may bo taxed. This bill was made tho specisl order, with othor ‘bills on deductions, for to-morrow morning, whon tho subjoet will bo ventilated. FUGITIVES FROM JUSTIOE, Tho Governor lias signed tho bill concorning fugitives from justice. Tho'principal change in the law is, that formerly the' Governor provided by proclamation the manner in which appliea- tion sbould bo made for requisitions, which is pow enncted jn tho statuto. Potition must bo made in writing, in which shall bo stated tho county in which the erime was lloged to have been committed, tho time of the crimo, tho Btato or Torritory to which the cnminal has fled, and giving all” such other facts in tho promises a8 are gluaiblo, all of which i8 to bo verifled by afdsvit, 'Tho old law allowoed County Boards to offor rowards not oxceeding $1,000, for horge-thioves, and not exceoding 200 for other criminals, The Rovis- jon Committoe hins roconciled these proyisions, and tho law allows n roward to_bo offorod for all criminals, by theJCounty Boards, not excoeding 1,000, FRAUDB AND PERJURIES, Thore is only ouo change in tho latw concorn- ing frauds and perjurios, and that is, the putting Iuto a yoparato saction of tho provisions con- corning contracts for the salo of lands, tono- mouts, or hereditaments, or any intercst in or concerning them, TOWNUHIP ORGANIZATION DILL. Tho Bonate Committae on Countics and Towna havo agroed to roport tho tcllowiu‘; amondment to tho Townsbip Orgunization bill," the provi- slons of which, conocerning Buporvisors, exclted 80 much discussion in the Houso: Dut in case such city or town {s now ontitled to & groator ropresontation than ia given by this Section, it Sl bo dntitled Lo additional seprodoutation under this scction, and tho membors of visors from such city or town mow provided for by law shall continuo to Lo clected us now required by law; sud provided, furtler, thnt Whtniover the roprasentstion of auy city oF tows Ia or shall bocome Iuws than {s given by this oction, no n- cressed represcntation under any spocial acts shall be Bagt by such city or town, but ita representation shiall ba as provided for iu thie section, TILE CRIMINAYL CODE. The third ronding of the Oriminal Coda occu- od tho Benate from 11 a. m. until 5 p. m. The nal vote will be taken ot 11 v'clock to-morrow. e PRINTING AND BINDERY FRAUDS. Mpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune, UESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION, Semixar1zL, Lik, Fob, 16,—Judgo Bradwell is covering himself with glory by tho mannor in which he s conducting the nvestigation of tho printing and bindery swindles, Ho has *atruck his galt " this time, and as an investigator ia do- ing good sorvice. Fow mon would have exhibit- ed somuch pluck and sbility in discharging a disagroesble duty. Ho is assisted by a foarless Committeo, who are exposiug alljthe iniquity of which tho Ring has beon guilty. It haa beon provedbeyond doubt that the contractors bought off all tho bidders, aud tho contract had to bo swardoed to thom. A, JOHNEON tostified that Lo was pald $1,000 to withdraw. BIr. Johuson {8 & churoh deacon, but he took thomoney and aided and abotted tho conspiracy to defraud tho Btato, He thought tho bid was Lis own aud ho could do with it ns ho ploased. Frank T'racy, of tho First National Daulk, tos- tifled that ono Pinkard asked him to goon his bond und they would divido tho profits, Lo aigned tho bond, and: soon aftor Pinkard gave bim 300, balf of what Pinkard got for kospiug out the bid, Posey was another who sold him+ solf, and 50 did Davia, 0 Board of Buper- TOBEY was on the_stand, but would not teil how much bie got, whioh amounted to coutompt of thoe Commiltoo. Davis would not toll elthor, but then Davis is dead aud wust bo oxousad. Thoro wera othor follows who #old out In the samo manner, bul soversl witncsses refused to tostify a8 to tho sums paid. Thé amouut in- vostod in lower biddors by tho contraotora was 918,600, aud Ilarmon G, Roynolds dlatributed the bribes. Bome of tho bribed claim that the middleman knooked down 25 per cent s his own commission, which wss shnply mmhz? from thiovos, Whon tho bids wera awardod fo Ball- huche & Morritt, Phillips subscquontly buyingout DBallbneho, they appolnted Mr. Molvin, Drosi- dent of & eavings bank, Wrustee to draw tho money from the Btate, ai thoy wore unwiiling to ‘tlnm oach other, Melvin drow tho ‘mousy, an THE BWAQ WAS DIVIDED between the Journal and Reglster officos, on tho ‘basie that the Journal .offico should do all the work and et 55 per cont of the coutraot prioes, }umns 45 n by Jn’um 3 snd Merxith, oand, T TICITICAGU— DALY —INIDUNE: TULSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1874 ritt did nonoe of the work, hind no responsibility and got 233¢ por cont for abaolutoly doing noth- ing nx:t:ft alding the l:mm{)lrncy. They have sucooeded in chlrfilnu somowlera abont 20,000 ovor and abovo what tho Iaw allows, not to mon- tion tho loss to the Blato, bocauso tho ontiro contract was not lob at rossonablo ratos, a8 would linve happonad had all the bida proparod been put in, Tho Committee will probe to tha battom, and have dotormined that witnosses who rofuse to toetify ahiall bo Lronght boforo the House, and be compelled to divulgo. TIR DINDING INIQUITIES have not beon fully dovoloped, but will bo thin wook, In tho monntimo, tho House hnu in- atructed the Auditar not fo draw his wavrant in favor of thoso contraotors, uutil tho raport of the Committeo hias boon acted upon. Thoy drow $17,000 in January and thers {a nonrly an’ equal amount duo thom now. Tho Committeo will probably racommond that tho overchnrges ho not allowed, and tho Mouse will bo very n{xz to_instruct tho Attornoy-Goneral to hava the gflntern and oll who wora in the Wing in- dicted for consplring to xob tho Stato, HSuch se- voro monsures will havoa |ml||mr‘1,v offect, and it 18 to bo Liopod thoy will bo adoptod. An_unintontional impression hes boon con- voyod by Major Bailhincho's testimony that lio expectod tho presont Blate ofticors to construo tho contraot in favor of tho printers. What ho did moan, ho ways, was, that if Phillip's frionds on tho Grocloy ticket wero olccted, Phillipa might induco them lo strotol the law to suit him, DBailhacho intonded to bo snrcastio on the Grooloy candidato, HEORETARY OF BTATE NANLOWE acted under legal ndvico in chanping the amounts charged for II’JT"“-W""I‘ for fifth-class work to four timos what waa on tho oxperts’ booke, and uo blamo attachos to tho Sccrotary in the matter, Ho sooms to have doue tho nquaro thing all through, and only under advice from the Attorney-Genoral and othor cminont lawyers, . COOXK OOUNTY AFFAIRS. Svectal Disvatch to The Chicagn 2'ribune, GHANGELLOT YOR CIIICAGO UNIVERSITY. SrninarixLp, Ik, Fob, 16.—Judge Doolittlo triod, through a friond on tho floor of the Bonato, to got up tho bill for tho appointment of a Chan- cellor for tho Chicago Univorsity on Baturday, but falled, through thie objoction of Mr. Sau- ford, from Knox County, His objoction was, that it was a specles of apecial logislation, and & put-up job for the benefit of that institution only. The bill originally applied only to such univorsities as tho Govornor was ox-officio Chan- cellor of, which included only the Chicago insti- tution. The bill was reforred this morning to the Committao on Education, for the purposo of amonding it #o a8 to rond : Tuat in all univorsitles ‘of learning not placed under the control of the officora of this Btato, whether organized under any genorul or apoctat Inw, {ncluding {hose wherein by law tho Governor is mado Chancellor ex-oificio, tho Board of Yruste Il hinye power by & by-law to croato tho offico of Chancallor; to prescribs the powers and dutles theroof, not {nconalstont with the provisions of law, and to fix the term thoreof; and from timo to time to il he same by election, Provided, whonover the :Govornor is by law Chen. callor ex-officio, and shall bo ablg to attond and act ns such, his rights, prerogatives, and dutles shall not bo sbridged or affected by the provislons of tho act, Tho institution might sond down & fow honor- ary dogrees to encouragoe members and help tho biil slong, Whv not make Sanford and Joues LL.D.'s ; Bradwoll tho samo ; Steclo, Mooro of Marshall, Quinn, and Dunham A, B.'s; Rountres, Orawford, aud Caasedy M. D.'s; and Hart, Kaso Roynolds, and Mofit' D.D.'s, Thoy would all lika tho honors. 'PROTECTION OF MOTEL-EEEPERS. Horrington introduced a bill prepared by the propriotors of tho Commercial Hotel, Chicago, and approved by other hotol proprictors. It iy to proteot them from dend-beats, the present Iaw being inoffoctive, Tho bill provides that thoy may soize baggage when a guest is trying to ot out \without paying, and hna other provisions ntonded to equoloh dead-bonis. FREE PUDLIC LIDRARY. Counolly reported favorably, from the Judicia- ry Committes, allowing Free Public Library Boards to purchiaso rosl estato for tho erection of library buildirga. NYAWOOD PARK. The sama Ccmmittoo has ngreod to roport in favor of & gubstitute, proparcd by Willinm- son, which dilfers ouly in verbiago from tho original bill, which allows Norwood P’ark to sop- arate from the Town of Jefforson. TRE LINCOLN PALK BILL was roported from tho Committeo, read s socond gmn,l and ordored to & third readingin the ounte. —_— . RAILROAD INTERESTS. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ELEOTIONS OF BAILROAD DIRECTORS. SenrNosierp, L., Fob. 16.—Tho Houso Ril- yond Committes reportod favorably on the bilt providing for tho cloction of Railroad Diroctors on the camulative plan, and it was ordered to soocond roading. DEPOTA AT CROSBINGS, Tho same Committee roported, with recom- mondation that it pass, the bill to compel rail- roads to build union dopots at crossings where thore are none, BENATE BILL, AMENDIG THE PRACTICR ACT. Tho Governor vetoed tho Bonato bill amondiug the Practico act relative to railroads, bocauso the Houso bill, passed on the samo subjoct; covers the samo ground. It was woll the Governor discovored this, or thero would have boen two 1aws, idontical In theirintention. This is a spec- imon 6f tho carclossness with which lawa are run through tho logislative happor. SECRETADY OF TIE ZAILIOAD COMMISSION. Mr. Upton introducoed o bill in the Sopato fixing tho salary of the Scorotary of the Railrond ond Warebouso Commission hereafter ot $2,600. Tho bill was roferrod without reading to tho Committeo on Foss and 8alarics. It is probable that tho bill will not Am«a. The Bocretary loafs most of bis time, aud has an assistant, who doos tho work. He.isywell paid st $1,000 & yoar, sud, in these dsys of retrenchmont, he won't got sy more. THE RAILROAD DRIDGE AT OLINTON, IA. Tho Houso adopted a joint resclution, intro~ ducod by Duvwey, potitioning Cuufimnu to puss & 1aw compoelling the Northwostern Railrond to al- low other ronds to uto the bridgo over the Mis- slesippi River at Olinton, Ia., on paymont of roasonablo compensation. ‘'he Chicago, Dur- lington & Quincy wants the privilege of crossing, in order to lund'its Prophotstown Branch iuto Jowa, Tho resolution, which bas passed the Iowa General Assembly, will be adoptod here. —— MISOELLANEQOUS MATTERS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago L'ribune, A OANAL WANTED. SrrNaFIELD, Ill,, Feb, 10.—Domont offered & resolution sukiug Congress to dig n canal from tho Illinols River to the Mississlppi, without spocifyivg where it was to bogiu or ond. It was adopted, and now Congress, kuowing what to do, must be happy. i UETRENCHMENT. The Houne cut down committeo clorks from fourtoen to seven, which should have beon dono long sgo. SERVING WRITS. Tho Housoe refused to order to third reading tho bill allowing anybody to sorve writs, flfl‘ Hopkins, assisted by Mr. Hay, killed the : INSTRUCTING CONGRESS, Oasoy introduced a rosolution requesting Con- gross to pay oue of his coustituents for nino wonths’ service in the army whilo Lo was raising & company. 5§ SPEAKER QULLOM gove b roception this evening ot bis ologant ragidenco, which was filled with legislative and fashionnble folke, ‘Ihey had a good timo. Tho hovors wore done by Brs, Cullom aund her boautiful and accomplished dsugliters. BILLS BIONED, Tho Governor signod bills na followa : Rovis- fng tho law in rolation to Oircuit Courts aud the Buperior Qoure of Cook County ; to _revise the Jaw in rolation ‘to fraude oud perjuries; In relation to fugitivos from justico; to promote tho sclence cf medicine and surgory (the dissecting lnw{‘;l anthoriziug the salo of au acro nud n balf of Insanc-Asylum lond to Jacksonvillo for public wator-worke. LIOENSE was granted to the Wyoming Fair and Btock Halea Association, capital §5,000; and to tho Elgin Moss Miniug Couspany, capital $100,000 —— A MISSING GRAIN-DEALER. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago diribune, Kaxgakee, Fob. 14,—Tho town of Chobaneo, nme miles south of thisclty, on tho Illinols Contral Ralilroad, 1 1uflt now tho scouo of mouraing. Bome months sgo, ono 0. I, Bils- worth, voprosented as a Bouthernor, appearod in the village and bought out tho sgricultural- implemont ageuoy of E, §, Richmand, aud con- neoted tho entablishment with the business of buying and solling grain, In tho lutter brauch of tho businoss lp nssocluted. with him Alr, Bmith, tho statlon-ageut, w? & Mr. Grogory. ‘The aggregata: dmount. (nveytod. by theso two past , 84 baporied, will nov resclis @400, The firm virtually acted as tho farmors' sgent, buy- ing thoir corn nnd oats with tho undorstanding that they were to bo_ pnid whon tho grain was sold. _Lnut Saturdny, Ellsworth wont to Chicaga and drow the monoy from tho commlssion- mon—a sum amountibg to nbout 810,000, 1o soturnod to Ohobanpo on Tuesdny night lant, On Wednosday morning ho was missing; nnd ho is yot invisible, 'Tho monoy, of conrso, has nil ‘yanighod with bim, It is gonorally belisved that Mosars, Smith and Gregory aro ontiroly inno- cont of any complioity in the swindlo, If uch it 1o but as thoy aro worth but little, thoy can- not bo held finble for tho rocovery of the money, It iuy only rocontly that the Chobanso farmora Tost 816,000 by E. 8. Richmond, the agriouttural imploments doalor abovo alluded to, who car- rled on quito an extenslve businoss {n pross.m hny, Tiohmond was adjudged a bankrupt, an tho nbove amount is inclided in his Liabilitios. THE INDIANS. ftecont Outrnges Committed by the Northorn 'Tribos. e Ognlalin and rnle Sionx IReported Peaccful, OmAlA, Fob, 16.—The following was recelved by Gen. Ord to-day from Fort Lawrenco: ** My mossongor haa just roturned from the Agency. Dr, 8avillo, Agent, writes that tho Northorn In- dians havo all gone to Tonguo River, and that thoy alono havo committed the rocent doproda« tiona : thnt tho Ogollalasbavo faithfully guarded the Agenoy sinco Frank Appleton was killed, and Lint thoy will prevont the Northorn Indians from coming to the Agenoy or passing through this country. Ho aleo aays that “L TRE INDIAN WO SIOT APPLETON WA# KILLED by the Brules, who also rocapturod the mulos stolon by the Minnooonjous from Oharlos Geucron.” A§0u6 Howard writea through Bavillo that Bpotted Tail as o guard over his agonoy. The party who killed Licut. Robinson and his cor- oral consistod of Minncconjous, Uncpapas, and aus Arcs, Sovon Indians were scan a few miles from Camp Btsmbaugh on Baturday, which is thought to indicate that D Bavillo's judgmont is correct. Two Loncos and his band are supposod to ho Bouth of the South Platto, Notbing is heard of thom. CAPT. MILLS' COMMAND, who started aftor the Indians r‘?smud near Big Bprings, Nub., has not been hoard of, Liont, Itobluson's wifo and hia romains loft Cheyonno to-day, bound East. VILLAGE BURNED, A spocial to tho Omaha Daily Union eaya that on Saturday two men camo into Lowell, near Yort Kenrny, and reported that s band of roa- rauding Sloux Indiana had attacked tho sottlo- mont at Red Willows, on the Ropublican River, tho day boforo, nnd burued the houses, five in number, and run off tho stock of tho eottlors, No montion s mado by thom of other outragoes, and the poople are_waiting with much anxloty for furtier news. Rod Willows is a new settlo- maent, 200 miles west of Lincoln, near the Colo- xado fino. : ANOTHER SURDER. It {a roportod that Royal Buck, formerlyof No- brasks City, and a prominent citizon of this Btuto, bas boon killed by tho Indians, e e iy THE SOCIAL EVIL. A Gonernl Raid upon Tlouscs of Pros- titution in Noew York City--A Law Discovered which Vitintes the Leaswe of n fllouse Used for Snchk Purpoucsss A Grand Exodus in the Direction of Chicago, St Louis, and New Ore Jennse Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Feb, 16,—Noticos to tho numbor of 2,000 have been addressod by Distriot-Attornoy Phelps to all ownors snd agents of houaes ro- ported by tho polico 88 kopt for "purposcs of prostitution, and thore is a general oxodus of all tho prostitutes living in the Eighth and Fit- toonth wards, These wards includo tho streots parallel with Brordway, and runuing rrom Canal stroot to TFourteonth, probably the most thickly ponulated and most dissolute district jn the city or country. Tho noticos woro poromptory, and it was addoed that, if the houses thus used wero not vacated in five days, tho ownors would bo indioted. A law lias boen discoverod which vitiatos any loaso of & house usoed as n Louss of assignation. Tho goneral rald on those places s rosulted from tho fact that many of the pub- llo Kohools wore surrounded by thoss places, snd that the worat class of procurcsses oponly plied their trade among the school.children, many hundréda;of whom have been onticod into theso lncos. Gront excitoment provails, snd tho po- ico say that groat numbors of the inmates of theso houses Liave loft tha city and sailed for Havaua, New Orloans, and taken the trains for Bt. Louts aud Chicago. Tho favorite rosort, howovor, is your city, snd tho goneral ory is Westward, no! IMatcct-Attornoy Phelps de- claron that ho will prosecuts all owners of houees ronting thom for such purposes. Tho Board of Educalion has lhoratofore beon in- different to tho mattor, but tho action of the District-Attorne has roused them, and to-morrow thoy will resolve, on compulsion, ihat they aro virtuous and docontly disposed, umlt :llunlnrn that tho great ovil must bo up- rooted, —_—— POLITICAL. Call for n Roform Convention in the Fourth JSudicial Circuit of Wiscon= sin, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Miuwaunes, Feb, 16.—A Peoplo'aRoform Con- voution has boen called, for the 9th of March, at 1:80 p. m., at the County Clerk'a Office, Blhe- Dboygan, for the Fourth Judicinl Circuit of this Btate, for tho purposs * of placing in nominn- tion a candidato for tho ofiico of Judge of the Cirouit," - "The following is the ropresontation : Fond du Lac County, ten ; two_ for esch Souato and Assombly District. Bheboygan County, oighit ; two for onch Senato and Assombly Dis- tricl, Manitowoo County, eight ; two for esch Souato and Assembly District. Calumot County, four ; two for cach full and » fraction Senato and Assembly District, Xowauneo Counry, four; %vlut!?r‘ oach troction of & Benate and Assombly strict. SPECIAL NOTICES. A A e A Premature Loss of the Hair, whloh 1s 20 comumon nor , may be entirely provented by thoure of Burnot Codoalne, Ithas been used In thousands ol whero tho hair was coming outin handsful, sud hay never falod toarrast ita dscay, and to Drumate’s hualth, [ o tia unriralled application will roud for aalo by droggls! Husband’s Calcined Magnesia T txoo from unplensant taste, and throa timos tho strongth of thg comwon Magnasia, U'ho World's Falr Medal and four First Premlumn Sliver Modals havo beon awardod ft 88 betng tho boat {u the markot, Ioe sale by druggists aud countey storokespors, and by THOS. J. HUSBAND, d., Philadelphla, FINANCIAL, RODINSON, CHASE & €0, BANKERS, No. 18 Broad-st., N. Y., Transact 8 general banking businear in all ita dotails allowing intorest upon deposits to BANKS, SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE BANKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS. Particular attontion pati to the luvostment of ESTATE AND TRUST FUNDS, Aud iuformation regarding tho ssmo fumished upon applicatiou. Buy and soll upor. connnisslon Gold, United States Btocks, and all scoutitlos doalt 1u b thy'Now York Stook xohaly o Tficsl-clusa Munteipal and Rallroad Boads nogotiatad, RucENE N. ROUINSON, OMAS B. ATKIN: Gronox 1. Ouase, WiLL1aM T, Monni HAVAN. 3 HAVANA LOTTERY. commencing Jag, B, 1874, Cirouteva withfust nterisiion sos routive with full, InGarissiion 5 lo"and prizou cashod by 1 O. DIV ul aud Gonoral Aont, 50 Liburtyte, Now York, Royal Havana Lottery. 450,000 distributed in nrizes ovory 17 daye. Whol 'afkm Tofbd to pis Teasiianal Marts L JRODORIOR, ottt infscanels alshiod, VLUK &G0, No. 1 Wall.at,, N, ¥, ROYAL HAVANA LOTTSRY 000 ds 17 days, O \! . ettt ow orks’ B0 Box ibiy, v B Dreddway 5 ——— . LADIES' GOODS, JACKETS, SIMPSON, NORWELL R 0, Announce that they will offer, THIS MORNING, a large Auction Purchase LLAMA LACE POINTS JACKETS, At an IMMENSE REDUCTION from cost of importation, Lodies who anticipate buying this olass of goods during the coming sen~ son will do well to examine this lot, and moke their purchases now, as they, will be offered at & FEARFUL SAGRIFICE 79 & 81 State-st. BEDDING, FEATHERS, &o. Bedding, Feathers, BLANKETS, &c. FIELD, LEITER & CO. ‘Would invite the attention ot their patrons to their BED- DING DEPARTMENT, which will be found complete in all respects. Hair, Moss, Husk, and other Mattresses constant- 1y on hand and made to meas- ure. The Lane Patent Wool Mattress; Pillows, Bolsters, and Comforts, Sheets, Pillow- Slips, and Shams ready-made and made to order. Spring Beds of the most approved styles. .All the above offered at the lowest prices. STATE_AND WASHINGTON-STS, For Rent. The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors of our State-st. front, 64x125 feet, perfectly lighted throughout, with entrance on State-st,, ad- joining the First National Bank, These premises have also a frontage on Calhoun-place of twenty-five feet, contain an elevator, are heated by steam, and are specially desirable in location, light, and general convenience either for whole- sale or reteil trade, CHAS, GOSSAGE & 00, BIRDS. BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS! CHAS. REICHE & BRO,, OF WEW YORK, ‘The woll-known lm{larlau of Birds and Wild Amimals, og leave to inform bird-dealors, fanciots, and ths publia in goneral, thut they hiavo vpoudd a Brauch Stur a 226 South Clark-st., Whare thoy will always find & complate assortmont of al Kinds of BINGING 2 FANOY hiiDS,"at Now Yorx prico for oxport livo Tacky Mountain Antolopo, Black Tall Doer, Buaver, nnd Wild Turkay Eostue bl OHONGES, 5 0z CEIANGIZ OF IIRMS. Mit. JAMES O, FRASER W adwittod a partnor in ony ils dato. e o) " SAUNDIERS, NEEDUAM & CO. Livorpoul, ist January, 1874, . S 0. FRASKR, be tnoy MR, JAMES O. FRASEAR, hnvln%unma?fm:.;:'-’r ng i tho firin of Mokars, Saundury, Neo rpos bl foercat ol Jamos; aite't Go. o wers, Saundaie; Noo 3 ey by et NS b, MIARTR, Bignod) JAMIES I, MOLLISON, Yolshinms, fat Jununty, 18 Wa hava this day admitiod Mr, EVAN J, FRASER t4 b parthor§t oae Bl Mis 0, ¥RASER & 0O, Yokolinws, 18i 5 TOILETINE. EAUTY. "The charin that snothios tho savaga hronst, camos ta peas: antand princes, wiolds tho Indlo aud wenptre, dothronos fouton and Kings, beesks hears and nuplrass | 1¢ gousa to thie muld'of the datey with tho Tark' sony to Bollw of tho avonue with TOTETING, DE LA BANT 4 Aladisonest, Nrlek Buillding, within 10 fool of Rallwad Dopat, § 1t stonos, bust machinery, in perfect running order, ‘{'&lglzlluufi-‘l. “u\)‘d winter F:ill“ll]ltwlhm. largo nl:lhl"l R e e e S i KIENSENY, BINLCOM, & C0n Hrunwiok, Missourl, DRY GOODS SALESMEN, !;.;n .'-‘I:"a‘lffi‘f!. capable men, (hotoughly poated is ariment, at T