Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1874, Page 8

.THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1874, ’————-—T___———————————-——_—_——"———————_‘_—_ WASHINGTON. (Continued from the Firat Page.) t of thoe consldoration to bo givon by the %‘:l‘l.:ltx!‘;:ry for grants of lands and bonda mado by ef, col‘!‘;‘?[r‘.’ KELLOGG—Abolishing tho offico of Apyraisor of imported merchan ias, appolutod under the not of July 14, 1810 Dy Mr. PENDLETON—To inoroase tho tax- ion on whisky. ml(}‘:" Mr. OROSSLAND~To abolish the rovonno marivo service ; algo, to abolish cortain Quatom= 1lonsos and to dlscharga usotoss officors. By Mr, HIUNTER—To limit and_rogulate tho olotlenl force of the War Dopartment. By Mr. PHILLIPS (by requosb —To_enablo tho Contral Branch Unfon Pacffio Railroad to submit its olaims against the Unitod States, undor cglullng Inws, to the declsion of tho Bu- prome Court. By Mr, WOODFORD—To provide for a com= mlnghm for tho reorganization of tho customs o e RILT—To ravive tho T, 3 -, land for the ;nvnml linos of the Bt. Paul o ond, nu}sylkli'rFOANNON—-A momorial of the Utsh Logislaturo askiry Congross to ap oiut & Com- Tmission of Investigation to be sout to Utah to inquirs into all tho atlogod abuscs in torritorial offaira thoro, and in tho monntimo to suspond all action for aponinl logislation in rogard to Utak, ‘Mr. LAWRENOE—To abolish Ponsion Agonts, and provido for paying tho gonslona by Pout- mastors and Collectors of Intornal Roevenue, thus offccting an aunual gaving of half & million dollars. ants of & Pa- JUDIOIAL EXPENDITULES. Mr. HYNES offored o rosolution inatructing tho Committeo on Contingent Exponses in tho Dopartment of Justico to inquire into_the judi- olal oxpenditure in tho Westorn District of Arkansss, Adopted. TENBION AGENCIES, Mr, BUTLER introduced o bill to amond and eodify tho lows in rogard to tho payment of pon- pions 80 a3 to secure oficlency aud cconomy. propogcs to abolish the now oxisting pension ngoncics, and make Postmastors at_ocach county gont ox-oflicio Ponslon Agonts, and muke it the duty of Postmastors to correct thie rolls and re- turn thom to the Ponslon Ofilco, noting tho doaths, romovyals, otc, wheroupon cheoks or drafts for. tho amount duo onch pensloner aro forwarded to tho Postmaster for dintribution, for whioh Horvieo thoy aro to ba allowad a foo of 10 conts each, to bo pald by the Governmont. QUBRENOY LILL. Mr. MAYNARD moved to suspond tho rulos and mako thobill reported from tho Bankiny Oommittes in relation to curroncy a special ordor for Thursday noxt, and until disposed of. Tho motion to suspend the rules waa dofeated —yens, 143; noys, 90—less than two-thirds in the afirmative, Mr. MAYNARD thon gavo notico that, if the Touse_wont into Committeo of tho Wholo on Thuraday, ho would move to sot asido the other Dills on tho calendar that preceded the Curroncy ill, CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY. 3ir, KRLLEY gl’n.) offerod a resolution that members'of the House and Honato reagsomblo in Carponter’s Hall, Philadelphia, in informal joint scasion, on Monday, Sopt. 6, 1874, in contennial commemoration of the nssombling of tho dele« gntos from the several Colonies and Provinces of North America, on Monday, tho 6th of Boptom- ber, 1774, nnd that th Bpoaker of the House bo invited to preside ovor tho mooting, and that Vico-President Wilson bo requented to doliver an address appropriato to the occasion. Aftor romarls in support of the resolution b Mossrs, KELLEY and WADDELL, Mr. HAL (Me,) opposed the rosolution a8 an uuprecedont- od thing. Tho fundamontal objection which ho Lind to 1t, was that this was but ono of many mangures proparatory to having Congross ap- propriate mon:{ to pn{ tho oxpenscs of the great Coentennial Exposition of 1870, to amount {rom £6,000,000 to 810,000,000 G. F. HOAR uuggoetml its roforenco to the Committee on Centennial Exposition. Ho thought it something disrospecsful to tho Benato 40 propose that its Jmuidm ofticor_should de- Avor an address; and that tho_Bpenker of the douse should proside ovor the Joiut-Gonvention, r. KELLEY moved to suspend the rules sdopt tho resolution. The motion to suspond was soconded—96 to §6. Tho Houso rofused to suspend the rules by 125 yous, to 95 nays,—not two thirds in tho afiirmative,—s0 tho resolution was rejected. * TEVENUE DECIBIONE. Mr. KASSON, from the Committee of Ways and Meons, roported a bill providing that moneys paid into the hands of suy Collector, or into the Freasury for customs duties n accord- anco with any decision or ruling proviously mado by the Secrotary of tho Troasury, shall not bo refunded or ropaid, oxcopt in pursuauce of special approprintions made thorefor, or in ac- cordance with the judgment of tho United Btales Court giving construction to tho law, and from which the Attorney-General shall cer- tify that no appoal or writ of orror will be taken by the United States; also, providing that no ruling or decision onco made by the Sucrotary of the Trensury iu regard to customs duties, ehall bo changed by the same, or & succeeding Becre- tary, excopt it be in concurrence with an opin- fon in favor of such changes given by tho Attors noy-Genoral, or by reason of a_judicial decision of tho United States Court affccting the samo Crom which the Attorney-General shall cortify that no appeal or writ of error will bo taken by $ho United Bates. % Discussion of thuubz oct was participated in by Messre, BUTLER (Mass.), DAWES, WOOD, BECK, BURCHARD, KASSON, and fiELLEY, the Iatter stating that » conspiracy of Now York Iawyors had been formed to procuro the re- funding of duties, they to have one-half of all tho sums recovered, aud that an onrolled bill in tho State Department had been tampored with by the chango of acomms, inorder to enablo that couspirncy of lawyers to secure a rovorsal of tho docision, and this bad cost the Govern- ment $2,000, Mr. BURCHARD explained how the error oc- curred, aud hold that the Btate Dopartment wos not retfimusiblu for it. 3 Mr, KELLLY disclaimeod tho idea of holding that department responsiblo. Mr, DAWES went into o furthor explanation of tho matter, and argued that the Sccratary of tho Treasury was flghtln his decision. What ko (Dawos) objected to was, that any Becrotary of tho Creasury should have the power to make his own construction of the Inw, and then draw his warrpnt on tho Treasury for the amount which ho decides should bo rofunded. That should roquire action of Congress, r. KASSON moved to suspend the rules and poes the bill. Agroed to, and tho bill was passed. TIE CENTENNIAL AGATN. Mr, KELLEY then olfered his resolution for tho colabration of the 5th of Boptember, 1874, which was roforrod. GENERAL APPROPRIATION DILL, Mr, GARFIELD), from the Committes on Ap- propriations, reportod tho regular Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Ay])]proprhtiau bill, and moved that it be mado the special order for Wodnosday next. Mr., WOODKORD argued that tho first great quostion which called for o decision by the Houso waa tho ntatus of the $14,000,000 reserve. The Iouse refused to makethis bill the special order for Wednesday, and it was roferred to tho Committeoof tho Wholo ontho Biate of tho TUnion. I'ho Houeo then adjourned. e e i TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Alexander H, Btephens is seriously 1l in ‘Washiagton with nouralgis of tho kidneys, —The wife of James M. Mason, ox-Unitod Btatea Sonator and Confoderate’ Minister abrond during tho Lobellion, died near Aloxandria on Saturdny lost, . —Tho total earninga of the trafic departmont of tho Union Pacific for 1878 uro stated at §10,200,103 ; oxpensos, £5,043,212; net carn- ingH, £0,222,801 ; net iuoreasio of enrnings over 1872, 31,150,859, —Chief-Justico Waite has been intorviewed in Now York, and the reportor concludes that he (Judge Waito) has no projudices, but decided zp‘minna. He proposes to make \\f-sblngton his ome, —Honator Ingalls and wife roached Atohison, Kan,, lnst night, baving beou summonod from Washington by a tlm{‘rnm aunnouncing the dan- gorous sickuees of thoir cldest daughtor, The child, agod 0 yours, dicd on Bunday morning. —~Qov, Daxter, of Arkansug, to-dny issued o rmclamallon offering a raward of $500 onoh for ho ot Springs Gads Hill mail robbors, aithor alive or doud, —Dotitions are in circulation in difforent parte of the Indian Territory asking Congreus to give squal rights to the negroes, and praying for a Territorial Government, and agaiust the pro- nosed transfer of the Indians to the {Vnr opnrtmont, —Inquiry at the large plow factory of T. Cumming & Co., in Dixon, Ill.,, showa that the pumbor of their ordors for plows and oultivators Is fully equal to former years, This fact is nd- yauced ng evidonce thatiho Grangers have not Injured the trado of agriouitural-implomout mnnu{ncuuure 6o soriously as has bosu repro- sonted, —Danlel McOlaron has ‘resignod the Presi- dency of tho Cincitnatl, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad to give, it is thought, his undivided at- tontlon to other of bis rallroad interosts in another part of Olilo, ITe came to the road 25 {onm ngo a8 o master mochanic, was Buporin- ondent 16, and P'resident 2 yoars, Iiis rosigna- tion takes offoct April 80, T. X, Bhort, many yoars Beorotary and Treasuror, is his probable Bucoessor, —Tho olection of olty officorn in Bonrdatown, N, yostorday Enuuod off quiotly, and resulted in tho choico of the followiug l&zunl.hmmm Mayor, A, I, Blolecholt; Yolico Bagiatrate, J. L. Blank }'clty Marshal, Thomns Doyle; Aldor- mon—Pirst Ward, Ganr‘ya l’lulmi Bocond Ward, Henry Garvin; Third Ward, G. T\ Frauman, —Arttlolos incorporating the Indiana Doublo- Stave Darrel Company woroe filed with tho Socro- tary of Stato yeatorday § m\Eltnl £200,000. DI~ rectors, Hilas Colgrove, fartin B, Millor, Mlelmul W. Downoy, Charlos H, Colgrove, Heon- derson Willard, Tho principal offico and manu- factory will bo in Indiannpolis, ~—The fifty-fifth aunivorsary of the establish- mont of Odd I-‘olluwulg}) in'tho Unitod Statos will bo_colobrated at Dixon, Iil, on Monday, April 27, 1874, Tho Hon. Bchuylor Colfax, Past Grand Roprosentative to * the Grand Lodge of tho United States, will deliver tho oration on this occasion, In the aftornoon thore will bo a parade through tho rxuclrn\ stroots, and In tho ovoning » ban- uot at the Nachusa Houso, aud dnnciug at wion Hall, Past Graud Col. Iloury T, Noble, of Dixon, has charge of tho arrangemonta, THE FARMERS. Wisconsin Farmers and the Insur. ance Question. special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Micwavkee, Fob. 16.—Tho farmors of Jaok- gon, Jefferson, Trompealenu, and Buffalo Coun- tles aroin astato of oxcilement at the appear- anco among thewn of tho Unitod Btates Marshal, for tho colloction of the unpald stock and pre- mium notes of the baukrupt organization for- morly doivg businoss sy thie Rock Rivor Insur- anco Company; aud it seoms likely, 08 ono ro- ault of this indignation, that tho Grangers of thoso countios will tako advantago of their now- ly-learnt oxperionce in associntion for mutunl support and bonofit to establish fire-insurauco compaiies of their own. From tho roport of a gontloman who has boon ongaged in invostigat- ing tho causoof tho oxcitement, your corre- spondent loarus that tho Compnny roforred to found almost its only support among the farm- ora; and that, whon cortain logislation was had, with tho view of searching out the rotten fnsti- tutions of tho Btate, it went to ploces in bank- ruptoy, Its nssots consisted mainly of = largo lot of farmers’ notes, taken undor a sohome for mutunl josurance, and, when it'was declared bankrupt, its dobts hind to bo paid out of the proceeds of thoso mnofes, over 200 of which were givon by the farmers of tho sbove-named counties. DMany of tho farmors, who had given such notos, had suffored lossos, and been unablo to procuro o settloment, and they’ now found thomaolves threatoned, in addition to tho actual losses sustained, with actions for tho payment of notes for which no benofit had beon” or could be recoivod. When the croditors of the bankrupt concern obtaned judgment on somo of theso notes, tho farmers refused to pay, looking upon tho whole affair as » logalized swindle of tho worst clays, but until Iatoly, boforo the organizntion of Granges bogan to givo thom an idea of tho power of co-opera- tion, nothing moro sorious was dono than moro growling. What action will Do takou to resist tho colloction of tho hotos does not appenr; but it is cortain that n \mlglnnlnx; bas boon mado in tho formation of Farmers' Insurauco Clubs, which 18 expocted to extondto whorover Grangers aro to bo found. Tiro or throo prominent furm- ers, with this end in viow, have nlrendy placed thomaelves in communication with various local insurance organizations establishod in differont purts of this Btate during tho past yoar. In rosponso to their inquirios on this quostion, information was furnished from the Oaklan Farmors' Insurance Company, of Jofforson County, which was first organized in May of lnst yoar, and is now in a prosperous condition, with b capital stock of $70,226, and carrying sovonty~ thrao policios on buildings in tho township. It charges for insurauce a policy and_survey foo of 50 conts, aud assnmes s five yoars' risk for ong- fourt of 1 por conton the property insured. From foos, surveys, &o., & fuud of $211 haa al- rondy boon brought into it wreasury, and tho whole expenso, thus far, has beon covered by tho trifling sum of §b1, leaving £160 to be thrown toward tho liquidation of any small claim for losn that may ariso. Tho plan meots with favor in Oakland, and just ss fast as policies expirein other companies they are roissuod in this, The Jackson County farmors have similar en- couraging roports from & local company in Foud du Lac County. In this casc, a survoy and policy feo of $1.50, and an additionsl som of ono-tenth of 1 per cent on property insured, is obarged. This moans of income bas omnbled thom to moot soveral small losses, supply thom- solyes with stationery, printed matter, cte., for flve years, and loave o balance of $40 in tho Trensury. ‘Tho l{nwnrk TFarmers' Grange of Rock County, it" is thought,” will immediately move in tho mattor, and will bo_followed by othors all through tho Btate. It is oxpeoted that tho sub-Gronges will join as soon as tho plan hos bocome understood, and that & formidablo or- gauization can bo ostablished during noxt sum- mer that will effcotunlly protect farmors' n- terests in the lino of " fire-insuranco, Thoir success in_tho matter of purchasing supplios without the intervention ~of middlomen on- couragen them in the eoxpectation. ‘Tho idea is to start with a :n%ilnl of 60,000, consisting of notes given by tho farmers coustituting the orgnnization, 80 a8 to commence with tho means of creating a fund by which the first hoayy losses can bo paid, Several mootings aro appointed for this and next week, with tho result of which Tug ToIBUNE will be duly informed. New Granges in Wisconsin, Epecial Dispatch to The Clicago L'ribune, MILWAUREE, Feb, 16,—Amongst tho Intest Qranges cslablished of which no particulars lave been received except tho fact of their catablishment, are Qranges at Baugor, LaCrosso County; at -Arlington, and B8cott. Indocd, .thero ara only four countics u tho Stato now in which thero aro no Granges, namely, Laloiuto, Adame, Douglas, sud Marathon. Two more Granges aro ro{urled organizod in Columbia County, lust weok, namoly: Leods Grange, at Leeds Gontro, on tho 10th fnst., with William Barbender Master, aud 11, Baker Secre- tary; and Springvale Grange, In the Town of Springvale, on tho 11th inst., with M, J, Row- Jands Muster and J, R, Rowlauds Sccrotary. The first commonced with & membership of 25, aud the latter with n mombershio of 52. Grange Institnted in Fond du Lac, WineseDairymen’s Association, Snectal Dispatch o The Chicago Tribunc, Fonp by Lac, Wis., Fob, 16.—A Grango of the Patrons of Husbandry was institnted in this cit; Baturday night. Its’ memboership is compose of farmers residing near tho clty. Mr. J. L. Cole- man iy Mastor. 'WIBCONBIN DAIBYMEN'S ABBOCIATION, The third aunual scesion: of the ‘Wisconsin Dairymen's Association will be held in this city, commencing to-morrow, and lasting two days. 5 —— OBITUARY. Thoe Eon. Xl Ik Swoopes Trrrsnunan, Fob, 16.—Tho Hon, 1, B. Swoope, United Btates Distriot Attornoy in this city, died this morning. A —— THE WEATHER. WasnvotoN, D. O, Feb. 16,—For the Ohio and Missouri Valloys, northeasterly winds, and nnrt‘li\l\\'out to southwont winds, and partly cloudy wonthor. GENERAL ONSERVATIONS, Oucaao, Tob, 17—1 8, m, Wind, (Jliain, Weather, Thr, Choyenue, Oloveland, | ——— SUICIDE, Spectat Disnatoh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Torepo, 0., Feb, 16,—This evening nbout 0 ololock, Prazier . Ells, » bookkeepor om- ployed by the wholesala deyyoods finn of G, mins, Wasson & Dolos, of thin city, committed suiclde by shooting bimeolf in the mouth, No causo js known for tho deed, Ells waa a young man, undor age, and of good hLabits and falr ;ll;‘i!l.nlu. Hls paronts rosido in Milloraburg, FOREIGN. The Gladstone Ministry Re- golve to Resign Im- mediately, ; A Conservaiive Majority of Forty- cight in tho New Par- Hament. The Russian Czar Magnanimously Guarantees the Peace of the World, Shipwreck and Loss of Life Off the English Coast. GREAT BRITAIN. LownoN, Fob. 16.—~Ircland elects fifty-one Homo-Rulors to tho new Parliamont. Tho Telegraph eaya that the Marquis of Salis- bury will bo Secrotary of Btate for India. ‘Tho Cnbinet will moet to-day, to considor the courso mnde nocesaary by tho olection, Lonpox, Fob, 16,—Tho southeastorn portion ot Europo has boon visited by heavy galos, Nu- morous disnstors to shipping on tho Blaok Bea are roported. Tho steamor Wyoming, whishleft Livorpool on tho 11th inst., for New York, ro- turned to the former port to-day, and wont into dock, Sho oncountorod a torrific galo on Friday, and lost hor funnel and hifo-bonts. Tho Abra- ham Lincoln was wreoked whilo on the voyage from Cordiff to Mossine, snd five of the crow drownart. Tho House of Commons noy stands 348 Con- gorvatives to 300 Liberals and Home-Rulors, 'Tho joutnnls gonorally apprave tho dotermi- nation of the Gladstono Govornment to rosign, ‘I'bo Tinmes says : *Only ono momber opposed tho decision.” ’ Loxpoy, Fob, 10.—Tho Ministry yesterday ro- solved to rosign immediately. Mr. Gladstone goos to Windsor to-day. ——— RUSSIA. 8t. Prrrospunon, Fob, 16,—A grand dinner was given last ovening by the Czar to his_royal visitors. In his spoech ho eaid that the Empe- ror of Gormany, the Quocn of Englond, Fhu Emporor of Auntrfl, and himsolf, would proserve thio posco of tho world. Tho Prince of, Wales bowed his acquiesconco, whila the Emperor Francie Joseph answored by roitorating his sen- timonts, : 8r. PErenepunan, Feb, 16.—The Czar ie in- disposed. In tho meantimo, the Emporor of Austrin is ontortained with brilliant fotos by the ?ra{:ld Dulkes and othor membors of the Imporial amily, Tho Russian Envoy st Vionnus, and Austrian Envoy nt Bt. Patorsburgh, have been ralsed to tho rank of Ambassadors. Gon. Alexander Voo Ludors, of the Russian Army, who held command in the Crimean War, diod yostorday, aged 84, g SPAIN. Maonip, Fob, 16,—Tho Dritish Miniator has Tiad o long conferonco with Bagasts, Miniator of Torai airs, it i8 supposed on tho subjoot of & British vessol dotalned in o Spanishport. Maoniv, Feb., 16.—Sonor Castolar, in the ovent of o J)loblncltu. will support Marshal Sor- rano's onndidaturo for tho Prosidency of the Tepublic. BAvoNNE, Fob, 16,—The report of the doath of Gen, Darrogartay. )s)rnven falso, erald Special. Mapnp,, Fob. 16.—The Madrid GoYernment intends taking & plebiscito of tho couniry to suthorizo the ropoal of Bee. 83 of the Consti- tution of 1869, relating to the monarchy as imporatively nocessary for the stability of tho prosont Govornmont, It also contemplatos substituting the' ordinary for tho Constituont: Qortes, with Marshall Sorrano as Prosidont of tho Consarvative Ropublic. GERMANY. Brnumy, Fob. 16—In tho Roichstag to-day Gon, Yon Moltke, in the courso of & spaoch in support of tho now Military bill, said: * What we acquired in six months, we shall have to pro- tect by force of arma for half a contury to como. France, notwithstanding a majority of her poo- ?Ia aro convincod of tho nocessity of peaco, is mitating our army organization,” 6 con- cluded: ¢ Wo roquire an nrmy for dofenso ; not ;wnqunst." The bill was reforred to a commit- oo, A Doputy from Alsaco moved that a plebiscite bo taken in Alsace and Lorrains on the quostion of nationality. e, ITALY. Loxpox, Fob, 16.—A dispatch from Rome staton thal the Pope_will hold s consistory in June, whon eight Cardinals will be created. Archbighop Manning is to be one of thom. — ATFRICA., Lonpon, Feb, 16,.—Tho Pall Mall Gazclle pub- Jishicn o roport that tho British forces took poa- sossion of Coomassio, tho Copital of Ashantee, on the 20th of January, and would commenco their march back to tlic const on the 2d of Fob- ruary. =4 —_— CUBA. New Yonx, Feb, 16.—A Koy West (Fla.) dis- patch states thabit is roported by o stoamor from Ilnvans, that 7,000 voluntocrs have takon possession of that city, compelling the Captalu- Gonoral to talke refuge on board the Spanish war-gtonmer Arapiles, Wasnmvotoy, D, O, Feb, 16.—Tho Depart- mont of State has no informatiou in relation to the report that martinl-lnw has boon declared m Havana, and that 7,000 volunteors havo posses- sion of tho city, compelling the Captain-Gienoral to take refuge on board tho war-ship Arapiles. MARDI GRAS. At Memphis. Special Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribune, Menems, Fob, 16.—The influx of strangors to witness the grand pagonant of King Rex and his Bhrove-Tuosday spirits continues unabated, All dav the trains ‘on the fGve ronds loading to tho clty bnvo been crowded, and ton steamboats Liave arrived from both up and down the river londed with human froight. All tho hotels are over- crowded, and each has boon compelled to lay down cots in the parlors and recoption-rooms, sud yot sro not able to accommodate the thou- sands, mauy of whom are compellod to sook lodgings in private bearding-houses and on the boats. Buol was tho orowd to-night that the Overton Hotel, which has boen closed many montho, was oponed by order of King Rox, and some §00 porsons will bo lodged thero. lon bofore novn to-day Main stroot was tluonsmgl with a vast multitudo to witness the ENTRANCE OF KING RE: who eame through tho south gate with his court and rotainer., numbering nearly 800, aud dressod in all gorts of faninstic styles, tho King being soatod on an elaborately-docorated car, drawn by olght horges, After domanding the nl‘y koys,— all except tho keys of the Troasury, which is un};)ty,—um King and courtiers paraded the dilferont streots, aud to-night mado a visit to all tho theutros, which wero crowded to overflowing, T'he atfeots will be cleared at 10 in the morning, Lvholn tho graud triumphial entree and par: eglne. At Now Orlcans. New OnreAns, Fob, 16.—A saluto was fired at tho hiead of Canal stroet in honor of tho King of tho Oarnival, who arrived at noou oo the Unitod Btatea stonmer Johm A, Dix. The Mayor and City Administration mot the royal party on tho | loveo and oscorted them to 8t. Charles Hotel, whoere the ladios presented the Xing with & hand- some silk banner. Tho Rox afterwards visited each of the thoatres, whore throejmatineos were givon to crowded houses, At Evansville, EvangviLie, Ind.,, Fob, 16, — The clty is crowded with people, who camo in on tho oven- ing train, and overy dtoamer up to midnight, to ‘witnees the Mardi Gras colebration. The prep- arationn are magnifioont. — - THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE, At Springficld, 0. Speefal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, CiNoINNATI, O,, TFob, 16.—A special from Bpringfiold, 0., to-day, says of the whisky war #iPho” tomporance mlssionaries have put in o full day, ‘I'wo bands woro out this morning and four this atternoon, and & womsnly ndvance was mnde aloug tho whole line, now ordor of batile was imaugurated, that of denlfinntln a dozon prominent saloons and literally bosioging thom with succossivo via- its by the sovoral committoos. Itwas found to work well. Tho dotachmonts remain out in the foronoon until 1 p. m. to catoh tho mechanics and businoss men who @D FOR A ''Nip." at dinner-timo. At 1 o'clock thoy go to the Tlrst Prosbytorian Ohurch for an liour's rest, a Commissionary Committeo providing dinner in thoohurch forsuch aa do not chooss to go oma. All start out again at 9 o'olock. “The saloon-leepora hold a meoting in Lorsch- eor's Hallyostorday. It was unanimouslydoolded to Iook tho womon out in tha futuro. The suthorl- tion wore alao callod upon to keop tho sidownlka oloar from all obstructions. Thasaloon-koepora are undorstood to be ralaing s fund, to hinve abandoned thoir position of insctivity and indif- foronce for ORGANIZED DEFENSE, - whatever that may be. Wodnesday snother all- day prayor-meotiug is to bo held. Tho women doolaro that thoy will nover abandon thoir posi- :(nn"unul the Lord gets hia own, end tho Dovil oo, AT CHILLICOTITE. The moyoment hangs firo ot Obillicothe, The adjourned women's tomporanco meoting at the ‘Whalnut Strect Church to-dsy was s flzzlo, Noth- ing dofinito was decided upon, Tho movoment is ovidontly weakoning thore, though Dio Lewis s anxiously looked for thore noxt woek, STATE LEGISLATURES. Irregularitics in the Accounts of the Kansas State Treasurer, Several Important Bills - Introduced in the Ohio Legislature. EANSAS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune., OuATnE, Kon,, Fob, 16.—Tho Committeo ap- pointed by the Logislature to examine tho af- fairs of Btato Tronsuror Hayoes visited this placo to-day., Col. Hayes ‘boing ill, the Com- mittoo wont to his bouso to take his teatimony. ‘There is no doubt but Hayos violated tho law in rocolving payments from County Treasurcrs in uxnhnnige, ond in depositing “large sums of mung n the banks of this and othor Btates, Tho Gommittoo will no doubt roport that the law hns boon violated, but will hardly recommend impeachmont, —_— OHIO. Covnumpus, 0., Feb, 16.—In tho Houze, this morning, bills woro introducod amcndiog tho Juatice’s' codo, Bo thero shall be no atay in any judgdment rendored for labor performed by omployes; to amend theact oxempting specific artioles from exocution, 8o as to exempt ono- half of the personal carnings of the debtor and one-half of tho earnings of his minor child or ohildren. In the Senato thin aftornoon, a bill was intro- duced to provido that when a porson ia indicted for crime, saud tbs dofonso pleads insanity, a | special jury shall dotormino tho quostion of aan- ity, in ovidonco on trial beforo the Court, 1If they prononnce the porson eane, ho shall at once bo put upon trial, but if inssne, thon ho shall be committed to a lunatic asylum, and put upon trial whon pronounced cured. ey sy ‘WISOONSIN. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘MapisoN, Wis., Feb, 16,—Both Housos of the Lopislature had sessions this morning, but there woro many vacant seata, THE BENATE procoedings wore quito briof. A bill was introducod by tho Ohairman of the Committeo on Finauco to appropriato $10,000 for stationery for the use of tho Stato for the enaning yoar. A folut rosolution was introduced to compol tho Union Pacifio Railroad Company to build tha north branch of thoir-road in accordance with tho proyisions of the act of Oongress grantin :public lands for that purpase. This branol ‘makes important connections . with Wiscoosia and Iowa rallroads. Asnembly bills wore concurred in.to sscortain annunlly the numbor of scros of the principal farm producte of tho State; relating to tho col- lection of statistics from towns, villoges, citios, and counties; to amend the rovised atatutes con- corning annnh from Juaticos’ Courts; and to suthorize the 8chool-Land Commissioners to ro- covor cortain lands. A ASBEMDLY, Beveral remonstrances wora prosonted against tho change of the lino of the Wisconsin Contral Railroad, On the othor hand, tha Portagoe City Council have unsnimously momorislized the Logislature to authorize » straight route from Portago to Stevons Point. A rosolution waa adopted under & suspon- sion of the rules sotting forth that, as Wiscon- gin soldiers did their whole duty in the lato war and captured many robol battlo-flags now in ‘Washington, theso trophios captured by Wis- consin mon should bo sont to badison to bo pilncnd in tho rooms of tho State Historical So- cioty. Billa wore passed to authorizo the 8t. Paul Tailway Company to build o bridgo at LaCrosso; to enabla Racine to adjust ita corporato debt; to provent the use of poisonous substances in tho manufacturo of candios; rolating to the rdoption of ohildren. —_—— MINNESOTA. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Paur, Feb, 16.—Tho House, by postpon- ing the bill, indicated to-day = disposition to unite with the Sonate for the ropenl of tho law appropriating an aunusl subsidy to Stato and county agrionitural societics. The Grangoers proposo to establish a bottor system of annual fairs without help from tho publio funds. ‘Tho Sonato mado all railroad and _ treight bills the speoial order for Wednosday afternoon, and enoh following altorngon till disposed of, The Commfiteo on Education rnflurlod n sub- stituto for Donnelly’s Toxt-Book bill, providing {for the appointment of Commiesioners to cou- track with publishors for o supply of school- ‘books a wholosale rates, the State establishing aud conducting the supply departmont. Pl oot iy IOWA. Des Morses, In,, Feb. 18.—The oxpert ac- conntant has discovered an error in favor of AMaj. Rankin, the defaulting Stato Troasuror, of $8,300, which hos pup him so far ahead, Ho hiad rocolved bonds to that smount of the Agri- cultural College to sell, and oharged himeelf with thom, and when hesold thomhe again charged himsolf with the ensh. Tho error is confirmed by the Committee, —_————— FIRE. In Now York. New Yonrx, Fob, 16,—The largo five-sto bulldlng, No. 525 to 631 Weat Twenty-four: street, burned to-night. The two lower floors were occtipied by the Combination Rubber Com- pany, and the upper storios by 0. E, Boacker as a window-shade factory. Tho total loss is §210,- 000 ; insurnuce not ascortained. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lrvenroor, Fob, 16.—Bteamelips Weatphalia, from Now York, and Ponnsylvania, from Phila~ delphin, havo arrived out, Ew Youx, Fob, 16,—Arrived, steamer Hum- boldt, from Biettin, Livenroon, Teb. 10.—8teamships Cornwall and Amerique, from Now York, haye arrived ous. Nxw Yonk, Fob, 16.—Arrived, steamor Egypt, from Liverpool. _— A NEW HORSE DISEASE. New Yonk, Feb, 106.—A new disease affeoting horsos of the atago and atroet-car lines has made ita appearanco, A large numbor of animals have boen prostrated, but tho mortality, except in tho case of ' ono of the ninge lines, ia amall, aud, in most inatances, -tho disease yiolds ropidly to modloal trontmout, Mho ulvlmlixtom- are, loss of appetite, awollon oyes, which discharge {8l mattor coplously, and swollen logs. follows, with groat woakness, follows s return of anpetite, THE POLARIS SURVIVERS. New Yonx, Feb, 104—To‘ntlfht o raception wag g&van by the flnogru;{}ded; ocioty iu tho large all of “the Cooper Union, to the oflicers and crow of tho DPolarla, Tho bLall was crowded. Ohiof-Justico Daly Vrnldnd. Addreuscs wero delivered by Dr, 'I', 7', Iayos, Capt. Buddington, Oapt. Tyson and othors, A rosolution wan sdopted recommending sdditional componsation, beeidon thoir pay as railors, to tho survivors of tho Lolaris Expodit:on, Dr. fIayes exprersod tho bellef that there 18 an oron som at the North which can yet bo traversed by the Robeson Channel, Adjowneds yellow- Btupor Rapid recovery the’ s .~ CRIME. Further Developments in Re- gard to the Quinoy Bank Robbery. Three Persons Mysteriously Mur- dered at llalifax, Mass, Other Criminal Items, Tho Quincy fank Robbory. Spectal Dioputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Quivoy, IlL, Fob, 16.—Tho air is thick with rumors concorning the bank robbery hore, but only o few facts can bo furnished concerning tho affair In addition to what has alrendy boon published. It is now known that tho burglars had headquartora in the building noar the bank sovoral wooka prior to tho robbory.” Tho man glving his namo s Bigolow rented the room and carried proviefons to Lis pals, who remained conconled during tho day timo. It istho opin- {on of exports engaged in working up tho affair that not loss thun four mon were concernod in tho robbory, and that notloss than four weeks woro spont on tho work; that two mon came first aud worked down to the top of tho voult, and %ot‘ overything propared to ontor; thot thon tho safo-blower came on, and fins ished the job on the first favorablo night. F. H. Worner, of Plnkerton’s Dotective Agon- oy, says thore is no doubt tho safos wero rifled by HOPRING, who ia known to havo managed tho Ocean Bank robbory, in Now York, and who is rogarded as tho mobt adrolt, daring, and_successful safa- blowor in the United States. Ho has been con- corned in all tho princlpal bank-robberioa. that havoe boen porpetrated in this country for sov- oral yonrs past, and, as ho was soon in this aity five or six woeks ago, there is not tho lonst doubt that he did tho business for tha National Bopk here. As ho 18 known by slght, howover, to but fow porsona outsido the profession, ho is A VERY SLIPPEDY MAN. Certain partios in this clty aro suspeoted of boing implicated in the burglary, it boing bo- lioved that thoy Yut up the job, and fur- nished tho robbers all nocossary information. Buperiutendont Warnor left tho city this morning, sfter having obtained all tho informn- tion possiblo, e says this robbery was ono of the most skillful and daring operations that ever como under his obscrvation. It is expected somo dofinito devolopments will be mado in & fow days. ‘Threc Persons fysteriously Murdered. Bostoy, Mass.,, Fob, 16.—Thomas and S8imeon Bturtovant and s maiden lady named Mary Buck= loy were found murdored at their residenco in Halifax, this State, this morning. No clue to tho murderors, Throe Murder Cases in Lee County, K11, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dixon, Iil, Fob, 16,.—0Owon O'Conner, who was cbnvicted of tho murdor of Donnis Allen at tho November torm of the Circuit Coust,and son- tonced to tho Penitontinry for lifo, was granted o now trial, and has takon o chengo of vouuo to Trincoton, Bureau County. ‘The trisl of Michaol McGraw for tho murder of Michaol Egan at Amboy, last fall, commencod hero to-dny boforo the Hon. W. W. Heaton, The circumstances wore a8 follows: Tho two mon commenced wrestling in fun, McGraw, getting fugry, drow his knife and stabbed Egau, who died 1n a fos houra. Honry Freedonbach was indicted on Friday Inst for the murder of Frederiok Mitcholl at Bugar Grovo, soma ten days sgo. On tho oxam« ination boforo the Coronor, Freedenbach waas diacharged, it being shown that he ncted in self-defenso, Since thon tho Grand Jury have discovored somo now facts, which puts a now faco on tho affafr, Freodonbach s in jail. Probable Murder in Philadoiphin, &pecial Dispatch to_The Chicago Tribune. PHILADELIHIA, Pa., Tob, 16.—About 1 o'clock this morning Loonard ‘Wombaldt, agod 48 yours, and keoper of & lnger-beer saloon at Passyunk road, shot his wife, aged 86 years, injuring hor to such an extent that it ia fearcd doath will bo the rosult, 8o far ss known, there was no pro- vocation for tho sct, The woman rofuses to make any statement. Wombaldt appoars por- fectly cool, and was not the least discomposod when committed to prison. v Now York Oriminal Items. New Yonrx, Feb. 16.—In Hobokon, N. J,, Iast cvun&nf, ox-Constable Johnson and David Bowle quarrelod about the arrest of a_boy who was ac- cuned of snowballing, Bowle finally ran, whon Johnson fired at him, inflicting a sorious wound. Johneon then fled, followed by a crowd, who kuocked him down aod kicked him so severoly that he is not expectod to live, Donnis Killard, of No, 425 East Beventy-firat strect, yesterday fatally stabbed Michaol Barry, a boardor. Jealousy is esid to Lavobeen tho caudg, Willinm Conkling, ox-Doputy Shoriff, was to- dny convioled on » charge of stoaling $15,000 in gold from Burr 8. Craft, Sentonco deferred. ‘Co-night James Purvis, & brakoman on the Now York Central Railroad, shot and instantly killed a nogro ngmed Isane Honderson, as ho was passing tho cornor of Broomo and Sullivan streats. Iurvis was arreated, and acknowlodged tho erimo, Ho soys tho negro hos repestedly insulted him. Counterfeiter Pardoned. Spectal Dispatch to L'he Chicago 2'ribune, INpIANAPOLIS, Ind., Fob, 16.—Tho United Btatos Marshal, of this District, was to-day noti- fiod of the poardon by President Grant of Isanc Lang, the counterfeltor, convicted hore Deo, 5, 1872, and sentenced to flve yoars in tho Paniton tiary. Tho recommendation was siguad by Gov Hondricks, Senator Pratt, and other influontin- men. Laug was belloved to bo & momber of tho Kokomo gang. % Another Defaulting Cashier. Atnanta, Ga,, Fob. 16.—Philip D. Corrio, Cashier of tho Atlauta branch of the Froedman’s Suvings Bauk and Trust Company, was arrested liere yostorday for ombozzloment. Tho dofalea- tion 18 cxtimated nt $10,000, ‘The Oase of the Ex-Itov. Willlam Rices Corvespondence of The Chiczgo Tribune, LaxsNo, Mioh, Feb, 14.—In the Cironit, Court at Mason, tho ex-Rov. Willinm Rice pload] not guilty to tho charge of adultery with Mrs. Mary Nichols, Ilis counsol domurred to the complsing, but the demurrer was not sustained, and ho will romain in jail uutil the apring sea- sion, tho complaining witness not appoaring to prosecuto. = ' LECTU: : ANNA DICKINGON, 'The advent of Miss Auna”Dickingon was an evont which the locture-loving pliblic of Chica- go liad antioipatod with pleasuro for many daya. Perhaps what liad the grontest effeot in inoroas- ing those antioipations was tho fact, as an- nounced, that the locturer would mako an on- tivoly now spocch on a subject so onigmatically named that the moat aatuto guesser in this land of guesaers coutd not - divino in what dircotion lady bad last turned hor thought for_the benotlt of her highly-favored Chicago audionce. Tho subjoot of tha lectura waa sot forth in the words ' For Your Own Sake," than which it would be difficult to find four words moro comprehonsively suggoative. As o consioquonce,tho Michigan Avonne Baptist Chureh, in whioh tlio new lecturo was advertised to ba delivered, undor the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Associntion, was last night crowdod, All sorts of poople went thero. Thoro wers men and women of all Ni“' profos- wions, und religlons, all gathored togothor to hear ofsomething which had boen sald,or dono,or which had yot tobe eaid or dono **for thoir own sako.” Mise Dickinson, b{iss Dickineon's agont, and the Young Men's Obristian Association had pro- pounded o rladlo during tho preceding fortnight, and Iast night about 1,200 people Lad como to hear it anaworod, Mius Diokineon was rather lato in coming upon tho platform, and the excitemont consequent ‘upon the antloipation of heariug somothing good “eor their own sako" had been thereby in- creatod [nto & norvousnoss which ~ ox- hibited itself ot futorvals in an unms- takable manuor. And whou sho did appear it was to obill the audience with the announce- went that she hiad nothing new to glve them for thelr own sako, ntter all, that thoro had boen ‘s mlunmlomundlng botween bLersolf and her sgont, that sho had no now looturo on hsnd, and thiat thoy would have to put up with her woll-thtymbod discourso on Joan D'Aro. At thig unwelcomo anuouncoment soveral in the md(amn aroso and loft tho church, and in- torviewodl tho mau who s0ld tho ticketa for the 1 i monoy's anko, whoroby tho progoods of tha leo- turo woro diminished by somo #50 or moro, Miss Diokinson wont through hor leoturs, ‘which haa nlrond{ boen givon twico in Cliongo, making tho uaunl points with as gond offect as l)mvlonuly, and if thero was a total lack of on- husioam’ in the audionce as she toid of tho strango careor of tho somi-innpired poasaut girl, 1t was not that tl\u{ do mot think it good, but bocauso thoy had boon lod, and hnd s right to oxpock nomotl.unf bettor, Tho only applauco which grootod the lacturor was at tho clono, whon a fow faint claps followoed hor to tho anto- room, whero Tne Trinuse roportor obiained from hor o fow words of explanation with rogard to the unfortunato disappointment. 8ho atatod that hor agoent, in arranging for hicr to looture in Chicago, hind nctod ontirely on his own respon- aibility and without her instructions, It was Inst Baturdny ovunlnr whilo at Tolodo that sho flrat hoard of the Chicago ongagomont, and of its nature. Sho had thon no naw leoturo of any, kind, and no timo in which to proparo one. Bomo timo ago sho had propared & locturo on tho relations betwoon Bpnin ,and the United Statos, but, as the ciroumstances which ‘would inve made such a locturo_interesting hiad consed to exint, it had nover boon dolivered. With rn{:n\rd totho locture ** For Your OwnSake,” sho stated that that was motely a now title to an old lecture alrondy dolivered in Chicago, and eho thought that, under the circumstances, it would look better for her to doliver an old lec- turo, under the old title, than an old lecturo un- dor the now one, Mr, Van Aradalo, of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Asnociation, who introduced tho lecturor to the audionce, handod to the reportor tho follow- ing card which oxplaius itself : Wo made a contract with Miss Dickinson's agent to delivor beforo our Ansociation s mow lacture, ontitled “For Your Own Sako,” but upon her arrival in the city laat ovening, lio told us slie had no much locture, auil intended to 'doliver an old ono, much to our sur- prisc, and regrot for tho housc-full which had slready gathered to bear hor upon tho subject advertised, Wo 1nake this oxplanation to show tlat wo wero complote- l{ldecfilved in regard to & mow lecture which sho allows her sgont fo advertine ber to daliver, Wo promiso not o allow hor ogent. to deceivo us in the uture, eithor for a new lectura or an old une, In bebalf of tho Y, M. C. A, W. W. VAX Amsparz, RS . b o AMUSEMENTS, . THE FESTIVAL CONOERT. The firat of thosories of concorts by the Thoodore 'Thomag orchostra and the Apollo Olub of this city was givon last evening at Mc- Cormiok’s new and eleganthall, aud brought outs largo and brilliant audience, Thero has probab- 1y never boon s flnor progeammo presonted to n concert-audionco in this city, and it was for- tunata that for once, at least, sinco the firo this splondid orchestra bad s hall in which thoy could play without ‘having tho offect marred, and whore their comploto excollonco could make iteclf apparont; and tho samo was truo with regard to tho singing of the Club, which for the firat timo mndo its appearanco as o wholo before the general public. Tho orchestral solections woro very varled in charactor and enlenlntod tosuit ail taates, and yet did not lower Alr. Thomas' high standard of musie, Thoy wore tho always popular over- turo to Wober's *‘Euryantho™; solections from the “Flying Dutchman™ of Waguor, which wero greotod with hoarty np{flnuan show- ing thnt tho musio of the futuro only neods to bo intorproted by s porfect orgauization liko this toba appreciatod; * Volkman's Sorouado,” for string orchestra, tho 'cello obligato in which was token by Mr. Lubecl, whoso artistio and ox- pressivo playing, as woll as bis admirablo exoct- tion, creatod for him long and hearty applauso, which camo near bolnq an encoro; tho scherzo from Dorlloz’ “Qucon Mab,” wilh s odd and pictureaqua fail bueiness; and the andanto aud march from Raf's “ Leo- nore” symphony, built up on Burger's woll- Imown raw-head and bloody-tones ballad of that nome. Tho last number was mont decidedly tho orchostral foaturo of tho evening, and. the two movoments only provokod an appetito to hear tho wholo of it. Tho vocalnumbors, belng from Bchubert,Schu- mann, and Bocthoven, wore, of course, admira- bly solected. In the flrst, tho * Omnipotence” of Schubert tho Apollo Club, was augmented by tho (termnnin Mnonnerchor, tho whole chorus numboring about ocighly malo voicos, which brought out its majestic thythm in a very mas- | sivo and solid style. Mr., Bischoff, although not in his best volce, took hia solo in & vory spirited way, and his ringing higli tones wora at timos vary offontivo Fn tho body of tbn work. The othor two numbers wero ~Schumann's %icturuuquo “Qipsy Lifo™ and a chorus from oothovon’s * Nuins of Athens," which woro givon bfi tho Apollo Club, vith sopranos and altos, tho wholo chorus numbering about 100 voicos. Mr. Dohn, the conducter of the club, had tho baton, and led his forces through their work in n manner which did creait both to_thom and to him, and elicited enthusisstic applauso. Mr, Whitney aléo camo in for a large shnre of tho enthusinsm of tho ovening, singing the' *“Non Pln Andrai” of Muzjnl and an arin from Helovy, to the latter of which succeedod o ringing encoro, for which the rol- licking song, *I'm & Roamer," from Mondols- sohn's *Son nnd Btranger,” was given. Tho concert 88 n wholo was . remaritable suc- coss, and was a splondid opening foreits’ threo days’ festival. Mr. Thomas has paid the Club a splondid compliment in coming ont hero ox- rossly to play with it, and the Club is avidently gaturminn' to morit thoe compliment—a purposo which will be stul further shown when they attack Schumann's great work, * Paradise and tho Peri," on Wodneaday ovoning. ' This ovening tho programmo will be a8 fol- ows TROGRAMNE, PADT 1, Ovorture—* Nachklacngo von Ossian,!". Arietta—* In questa toinba oscra.’, Mr, Myron W, Wiatney, Concerto for violoncello. .. .. ... AMr, Loufs Lubeck, Aria, Dovo sono, **Le nozze di Figaro " Misa Clara Dora, Rhapsodic Hongroise No, 2. TART Overturo—* Tannhacusor, Song—* The Two Gronadicrs . Myron . Whitnep, Theme and varfations—) Soptett op 20......Beethoven Scherzo— Klaengo aus der Xinderwelt, Finale— German songs {(flonu s from Ohfldhiood) a, The Boy after the Dird, b, The Bparrow and tho Thrasher, Hiss Clara Doria. Ovorture, Lo Carnaval Romain, LOCAL ITEMS. The alarm from Box No. 82 at 2 o'clock this morniug was caused by tho discovery of a fire in o three-story brick house at No. 870 State stroot, ‘Tho firat story is occupied by E. Mosoly as a grocery stors, the socond ond third floors, by lodgora. The boys ro- n‘pundmi promptly to tho call and oxtinguished the flames bofore thoy had gained any hoad- way., Damogo cstimated ab about $500, insur-, anco unknown, Causo of firm a dofectivo flue. The drug-ators of Mesurs, Bakoxj& Camp, at tho corner of Btato and Adams streots, was ontored by Dburglars at bLalt-pust 1 o'clook this’ morning, and robbed of =& unntity of fanoy goods, valued ot about $200, ho bitrglara offcoted an eutrance into tho building by bursting tbrough tho large plate elass contained in the, show-window at the cor- ner of the streots, Their oporatious wero Theard by policomon on the beat, who hurried to tho acene, bus the prowlors had vanished befors they could ba ** come up with,' — - y The Farmors? Manufacturing Coms= puny, of Clevelaud, £l Correapondenca of the Rock Island Union. A publio’ moeting was hold in tho Town Hall of Oleveland, Iil,, on Friday, Jan. 30, for the urpose of organizing s company to manufac- fuxa plows_and othor sgrioultural implomants most neoded among tho farmers, thoreby ren- dering thomselves indopondont fof * othor manu- footuring companies who rofuss todoal with thom oxcopt through thoir agents, A numbor of towns woro ropresentod from both Henry and Took Island Counties, Tho Cloveland lydraulio and Bridgo Company haying made the farmors an offer of laud and wator powor, the meeting procoeded to busincss by chooslng & Chairman and Beoretary, It was then resolyed to organize a stock company for mauufacturing purposes under tho General Law of 1872, with a capital stock of $26,000, consist- ing of 1,000 sharca of $26 cach, to bo called the Farmors® Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, IIl. Tho following Commissioners wore then choson a8 Incorporatory, vizs Ambroso Denton, T.. D. Edwards, I', K. Hanua, Fred Osborne, J. H, Paddlotord, George D, Govo, J. L, Doom. Tt was thon rosolvod that olausa be inuorted in thoir stock-books giving farmers tho right to buy of this company, or of agouts whom thoy 1} Taubort +e.Borlloz onco by buying out a manufacturing company now in’ running order, and using thoir atock, mnnhlnmz. and buildinga until auitable build. ingn con bo oroctod of tholr own, g0 that farm- ora will be abla to ;‘“’“““‘ whnt implomonts they aro in nood of from this company by the oponing of apring. . —_— . ANGLO-AMERICAN CONVENTION AT RICH. OND, VA. Oreasg OrrY, Mocklenhurg o, Vo,, Fob, 11, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: + Bn: Blnco tho War, a numorous body of odu. cnted and outerprising Englishmon bave sottlod in Virginia, and are succeeding satlefactorily fu evory dopartmont of agricultural and morcautile lifo.” The State now offors unoqualed climatie nnd otlior advantages to tho emigrant, and with aview to uniting tho tostimony of {0 notust nettlors, thore wili bo an gy mfinln moatin, Riohmond on the 25th of May noxt. Gov, Kompor aud many other ominont porsonnges have promised to honor ua with thelr prosonce, and tEn oceasjon will bo in every sonso an intor- uunfi ono, Natives of the United Kingdom or Canada deairing to ba prosont will recoive every informatfon on application to R. J. Farrar, No, 6 Fourtconth street, Richmoud, or to yours rospeotfully, TuoMAs JONES Brnp, Tlonorible Scorotary Britlsli Committeo. s o e it The Tremont House Billiard Room, whoso opening yeaterday morning waa nttendod by s Intro number of gontlomen;” ranks {n sizo only aftoy the glant rooms of Foloy, Brunswick:and ono or twa athera in the clty, Laving no loss than ten tables, whils ineleganco of fitting and complotonens of arrango= mont, it §s sccond to mono, Tho tables nre of the famous novelty bevel pattorn, in rosowood with mapla inlaid, with Phalan & Collender cusbions, and ara from {ho monufoctory of the J, M, Brunawick & Balke Company, No, 62 Lake atrect. Tho room ia urpoted with tho best Brussels carpot nnd tho furnituro ig covered with rod lenther, nnil is oxtremely ologan¥ Last night it was filled with ladies, e —Tho jonrnnla of Antworp onnouncing that Jtho two Rtubons' oxbibited in tho cathodral—the “Dercent from tho Cross,” and the ‘‘Elova~ tlon "—which wero skilifully ropairod a fow years ago, will cortainly Lo destroyed bofore long by tho humidity, the air, and tiio cold of the placo whoro tho authorities poreist in leaving thom. The Autworp artists domand thot they should be transforred to the museum of that city. MARRIAGES, BALL-DRNIAMINFob. 1, at tho Becond Daptist Oluieahu Ty the Rev, DF. docasrond, i, J: Wonloy ik aad Hilta Kntmin, 8. Nenjamin, your T e abics oniawmin, both of O Lot 1 saw Lo morning olouds, Tiut ora tho evoning sun Thoy floated on, thny floated on, ‘Aud mingiod into oo TAYLOR—TOMPICINS—-On tho 16th inat., Rov, Bishop Whitehouse, at the Cathodral of SS. Pe and Paul, Col, Honry M, Taylor, of Austin, Miss I1attio Tompkins, daughtor of Mr. A, ¥, Tol of Chleago. £~ Cincinnatl papers ploaso copy. DONALDSON—-COULTHARD~On tho 13th inst., at 401 Buperiorst., by the Rev. Prof. 5\“\)?" Mr. A. M.. Donaldson and tiss Robina Coulthard, bolh of Uhicago. SIMPSON—CHASE—At tho residanco of tho bride, 215 Fulton-: Tab, 12, by tho Rov. Flurenco McCarthy, Me, Willla I\’V n, of Bulso City, Idaby, and Mies Dora Chiaso, of (nloagn. No eards, DEATHS. PATSONS_At tho rostdonco of his mother, ot Wond= stock, 11l,, vory unoxpoatedly, on tho morning of the 16Uk that., 'uf homorrhiago of 1ha lungs, Gooigo W. Pars pons, cldestson ar tho Jata John B. Parsons, Ksq., of this city, agad 13 yonrs. ASSELIN—-Sundsy, Fob. 16, 187, Louls Assolin, aged 7 yoors v ‘o Iirench Mutual Ald Socloty and Flat-Finishers® Ase intion aro {uvitod to tho funcral, which will tako placa osday, ol 17, drom. ato realdonos, (65 o Urncolsud, SPENUER. W, Kmelino W., wifo of D, D. iponcer, of this cl ALLEN—At the rosidonco of Lis brothor.in-taw, In Now York Clty, Saturday nizht. Fob. . Ane thony L. Iassott, 187 South 1 -at., of Bl di Eh0 Rl o Kdays, Buiars S. Allon, aged 31 years and 8 mnaths, bflffgfl Taesdag, 100, .y trom St Jorlatis ffurcty EXOREN-In Oblongo, Tob. 16, 167, Ann Eliza Ex oo, Tuberal rarvicen at hor lato rosldenco, 850 Woat Adam( st on Thasday aftornonn nt 3'glock. AUCTION SALES, By WM, A. BUI'TERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, INO. 108 M.ADISON-ST., ” {Botwoon Doarborn and Olark.) Valuable Property Enst Front on Fourth-av (b Van B ‘ront on uurnmm(m::::(’z:m ‘an Buron ans hi Tuesday Afternoon, Feh. 17, at 3 o'cloch ON THH PREMISES, Tt 2416 foot by 100 foot deop, holng south 2436 foot of ! arth 303 ook, of Lok 11 (06 Lot 8ot Racancs Divia uf Lot 17), fa Black 134 Sohool Soction Addltlon, Torms asy; titlo porfoet.. WM, A. BUTTERS & CO., ‘Auationocre, 20 Buguics, Phastons, Harness, &, WEDNESDAY, at 10 o'clock, at 103 Madison-st. 48 Residence Lots 1In Block 3 Atwood's Addition to Washington Holghts, Weinesday Evening, Feb, 18, at 7 1-2 o'clock, At our Auction Houso, 103 Madiron.st. Particulars hora atfor, WAL, A. BUTTERS & GO., Auctioncers, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTR, SHOES, &o, THURSDAY, at to o'clock, at 108 Madison-st. Two-Story and Basement Frame Dwelling, Barn, and Lot 1681 WALNUT-ST., Honday Aftornoon, Feb. 23, at 3 otlock, ON THF PREMISES, Partioulars horonfter. WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionsors. BY GEC. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. ASSIGNEES' SALE, AT ATUCTION, OF $10,000 WORTI HATS, CAPS, FURS, STRAW GOODS, Bolng tho ontirn stock of KLAMKE & LEVISON, by ordor of LOUIS BORDEN, Assigneo. The abava stook conslsts of 1,000 LOTS of Tall Whator, g Shovmcs Gonds, fn oa0, orsand Youthah wear, and will ba sold on TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 17, Commencing at 9 o'oluck, Alio, rogular sala of DY GQODS, inclnding large titon 5t Natons, Whito Gaods.. Hostaty, Embrafdoriots Rutllings, Ladive'and Gonts' Undorwear, Fanoy Overs sliirts, &o. Tlnd juvolco of Silver-platod Goods, Knlves, Forks, er. Bpoons, Caaten, Goblots iardicaco, I hwaro, Nawa, e, : Harsa Dlankots, White Wool Blankats, Bied Sprands, ‘ible Damask, Liaen Tow ols, Umbreltas, Window Shator, &0, 1so, & lino of Shlrting, Caselimoros, sighily damaged, toloclucdout. ale of (ngrain Carpots, Al o'clack, di0, P, GORI: & CO., 68 and 70 Wabashar, OPENING ATUCTION SALE, BY OATALOGUE, OF SPRING STYLES BOOTS AND SHOES On Wednesday, Feb. 18,at 9 1-2 2. m,, by G EO. P. GORE & OO, 08 & 70 Wabash-av., And wo dostee oity and sountry morohiants to know that, Tor_convanionco of Toention—belng in tho centra of (he WHOLESALR TRADE-slzo of walos and storcroonis facilitios far dlsplaying and handilng, and amouu of 00ds on salo and i1 atora, wo lavo un oqual In thiis couns ry. A oall upon us will aailaty sny man of tho truth of our atatoru By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Friday Morning, Feb, 20, at 9 1-2 o'clock, Furniture, Carpets, &c. Largo sssortment of New and Buuumli-lllnfl FURNI. nd Strivos, may appoini, at wholosalo prices, Ambroso Denton was appointed a8 a dologate to Bpring- fleld to prooure the uccossary liceuse for open- ing utock books and solicliing wsubscriptions Tho moeting was thon adjourncd. On Tueedny a telegram was recoiyed from Mr, Donton, saying that the licenso had boon grant. ed, and the stook-books wore at ouce placed in the hands of the Lommissioners, who aro now ready to receive subgoriptions, ~ Arrangoments are alroady being made for begiuning work ab TURE, Parlorand Chamber Sots, 3 i ATuor 50 e Wosl Catpors 25 vote. Bankets + Orookor; are, Platodware, sud & Gone 0 ¢ 86 Randolph ¥ OSGOOD & WILLIAM Aucifon and Commtssion 1ouso, 63 South Cansl-at. This week, Auction Sales Wad: ariay of SO AR 85oomdoand Junaiiere, bodias Mare hle-top Cbamber Bets, Carpots, Cooking and Vlesting g 'l.n fl.nn IIIw{I!:m sy, ..Ollh- s tks velve: to 00 Uzls, of choloe Fiokles N WRITLAND KROB Avsitonsrss