Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1874, Page 2

SPRINGFIELD. The !Legislature Playing with the People’s Money. 118 Fino Sport for Thom, but Hard on the Taxpayeis. The Senate and Sam Buckmaster Waont a Southern Peni- tentiary. The Governor Requested to Carry Into Effect the Law of 1867. The Printing and Binding Investigation Makes Darkness Visible. A Wholcsome Shock to the Sen- .ate Revenue Com- mittee, Serious Defeet in the New Jury Law. Jurymen Not Allowed to Serve More than Once a Year. STATE INSTITUTIONS. | special Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, PROPOSED CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT. Srmixarierp, I, Fob. 19.—The Hart b, abolishing Bontds of Trustaes and establishing ono Board to mnnnge Stato metitutions; was ro- torred to the Special Committeo on that subject, with the expecintion tbatit would bo Blnugh- tored, Tho Houso interposed to save it, and, by retolution, ordered the_Committee to roport it back immediatoly. Crawford, who site slongsido Mann, of tho Elgin Ineano Asylum, subscquently moved to reconsidor the vote by which tho bill was ro- catled, ) Gordon, of tho Jacksonville inatilutions, did not desiro tho bill to bo roturned. Blierman denouncod committeos which sup- preseod bills, aud Morrison charged the Com- mitteo with . ATTEMPTING TO SMOTHER THE DILL, which wns in the intorest of reform and aconomy. Inscors, the Chairmen, rose in a wrathy framo of mind and ropelled tho chargen against tho Committeo, snying they would report whon thoy Lind closed thoir resoarches, Thoy had dis~ covered that tho institutions were unnecessarily expensive, and they would report all tho facts whon they wore ready. The motlon to recon- sider was Jost, and Mann, who engineored tho vaconsideration, was chopfallen. SOUTHERN PENITENTIARY. Sam Buckmaster has captured the Senate, and Casay's rosolution for tho l;)poiu!nmut, by the Governor,of Commissioners for a Southern Pon- itoutiary, under the law of 1867, was fnvarably reported by tho Committeoon Ponal Institutions, and put upon its paseage, * A long discussion followed. The nocessity for au additional Peni- tontinry was assorted and denied, Itwas claimed that tho np})roprlntinu made by the law of 1§67 had Japsed by provisions of tho Constitution of 1870, aud that the whola movement was in the intorosts of the combination to buy Buckmaster's rookery ab Alton, Bectional bins was charged on both sides. After an hour's discussion of this kind tho resolution was adopted by the following vote: TEAS, Brooks, Dow; Kehos, Brown, Ferroll, McGrath, Burke, Gleun, Starne, Catey, Heary, Stoole, Crows, Hinchcliffe, Varis, Cunningham, Mundloy, Youngblood—18, NAT, Daldwin, Patterson, Waste, THumpton, Reynolds, Warren, Jncobs, Sanford, Whiting, Kolly, Sheldon, Williamson, Nietioloon, Shepard, Yager—1T. Palmer, Stroug, ~ Munuy Sonatora dodged tho vote, Dow entered & motion to reconsider. It is understood that TIE GOVERNOR WILL NOT APPOINT the Commissioners unless the Legislaturo again sppropriates $150,000 to build the Penitontiary. Xpuh of the Governor's difiienlty with hiy appointmonts for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum was obviated by the withdrawal from the Sen- ate, at his own requost, of tho name of J. A, Ouestnut. A CATOUS OF SENATONS opposed to & Bouthorn Peuitentinry was held this evening, for tho purpose of strengthening tho woak-kuoed onos, who dodged the vote. 1t is probable that Dow’s motion to reconsider will pmvnil, and that the resolution will be defeated. The Goyornor will not make tho appointments anyway, for tho Sonate is so divided that s wa- jority vote could not bo bad at any one time to confirm thom, and he has had all tho snubs from 4ho Sennto in the way of rofusals to couflimn ap- pointees that ho desires. —— PRINTING AND BINDING FRAUDS, Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, INVESTIGATING THE INIQUITIES, 8rerxorrery, 1L, Feb. 19.—~The Printing In- vostigating Committes, under the loadership of Judge Bradwell, is still at work ferreting out {fraud and corruption. Tho meoting of the Com-~ mitteo draws abont as well as a cirous, Follow= ing is THE LATEST TESTIMONT OF INTEREST Mr. Webber, an old printer, said Lo had pre- pared o bid, bue did not put it in becausa it was moroe profitable to keop it out; won't say whether I pgot monoy to keep it omt; I don't chooso to answer, lest it criminate me; had dealings with Ilarmon G. Reynolds; don't propose to say whethor Le gave me money; did not get a checlk for $1,000; I won't answer whether I got any othor smount; I don't want to go to the Ponitentiary; there sro a great many ruscals in the country, but I did nothing wrong any more thanif = lot of men agreed to buy & lot of cotn, and thon some fellow went to sue ‘em; con’t tell who induced me not to put in a bid; it'sno uso to pursue the investigution in that direction—not that that I would bo disre~ apectful to you gentlomen, 1 think you aro gentlemon, but I won't answer; I TOX'T WANT TO GO TO THE PENITENTIARY. Mir. Gross testitied that ho was on Davis' bood, and that Davig got £600 for not bidding. Ar. Phillips was recalled and testiied clearly and positively that Lio kuew nothing of the man- ner in which tho bid was ooured, that ho was absent at tho 'timo, that the bid was assigned to tho Jowrnal Company, that Bailhache got the bid and did all the manouvreing, Ho rofused to tell bow much he puid for the assignment, it be- ing a private matter; ho gotit for a valuable congjderation, * Mayor Bailhaoho tostified : Most of the names bavo already appeared before the Committeo ; thora woro_Johuson, Richard, Pinkard, Davis, Roynolds, Hudson, and some others ; did not disburse the money myself ; do not romembor tho exact amount paid; tho total was aboug £10,000. I raised half of it at tho Spring- fild Savings Bank. Tho understand- ing. wns that Morrit wuas to raise tho other kulf, Johuson got $1,000, Duvia §000, Tichnrds I don't remember; Pinkurd recoivad over o thousand ; Roynolds was ono of tho thon- sand 1oen; Lowis got $300; John P, Bakor got #5005 don't know if Ludlam got any ; Liewis gob #3007 Wobber I don't remomver, Enoch Paine got gomothing through Molvin ; Hudson I don't remomber; Roynolds wont round and got the figares ; the money was ‘rajsed on the noto of the Jownal Company, wigned by him e Becre- tary; it was & six months' note; mnde aw, nsslgn- ment to Phillips boefore tho bid was afvarded ; Phillips didu’t pay snything for the assignment; suppose the £5,350 was charged on tho books of the bank; 1t wus my oustom to mako a variety of bids, using tho namea of omployes of the oflice, and to mako all sure. I always gob an as- signmont of the bids, so a3 ro make the Qom- pany safe; I arranged the bids so as'to hit iF pustible; in that way some of our LIDE WOULD LE BURY TO SLIP IN, Tt was always easy to geb out,—thero would bs = dofoct in tho boud or something ; could not do that with Gov, Palmer; I nevor did thut mysolf, but have Luown it to be dono. Meruitt sald he would raigo’his half of the amount necessary Lo buy of compotition, ¥ho Journal Compny geta G5 per cont for dofug tho worls, and 45 por cent Is divided equally botwoon tho aontractors, tho Journal Gnmpuus and Merritt—thnt ia 221¢ por cont, Vhillips {fy not anquire ny°to tho menns used Lo got tho contrdct § ho was nbsont whon the bids wore mndo, Mr. Qross toatiflod that the binding for which 53 -conts was charged could bo done for 25 conta, & volumeo, and lio' would willingly take the con- traot at that rato, The bindor brought tostimony to the offect thnt his oharges worn rensonnble THE PENVENSE ‘WITNESSES, Dunham - offerod o _resolution dirscting the Spealor to summon John P, Baker, Uoorgo It. Wobhor, Enoch Daine, Bonjamin A, Riohards, Thomas L, Richards, and IFrank Posoy boforo tho bar of tho Houso, to suswer cortin quoa- tions touching the printing contraots which they rofused to augwor whon boforo thie Committeo. T'ho resotution further provided thal, if they porsistod in tholr contumacy, thoy should bo tronted na for contempl. Connolly argued that the IHonse had no right to punish witnossos, but tho resolution was adopted—81 to 12.. 'his moana o day's fun to- morrow, begluning at 10 &, m,, when tho culprits aro to appear, —_— THE REVENUE LAW. Apectal Dispateh to The Chicaqo Tribune. SemixarieL, I, Fob, 10.—The Houss hos, up to this time, adopted threo rosolutions for tho amondiug of the Rovonuo law, ono leaving tho work with n speolal jolut committoo, the mocond to tho regular standing committoes, and tho third to Ja special Honso committeo. Tho Benato took up the former one firat, and adopted it. It subsoquontly took up the sccond, and ndopted it, and Mr, Palmor then moved to ro- conslder tho voto by which tho resolution ap- pointing tho spocial joint committeo was adopt- ed, nnd lot his motion lic. Binco then, it hos appenred ihnt the MHouso haos not any confidence in tho disposition of its standing commitico to do this work, and congequontly have taken no action upon an amendment by the Benato to ita roso- lution instructing the standing oommittoes. Tho Benato standing committes lave dona nothing, and have evinced a strong disposition to do nothing. This morning, Mr, Palmer camo to tho con- clusion that pulence had corsed to bo a virtue, and called up his mation to- reconsider, saying that ho hoped that it would nol prevail, but that the rosolution for A BPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE would bo roturned to the House, and tho com- mitteo be appointed. ‘The voto was rocdnsidered, and tho resolation again puban its pnsdngo. A party _discussion followed, being modostly iniroduced by Mr. Nicholson, Chairman of tho Senatoe Revenuo Committce, with an appeal to Iot his committoe do the work. o should have naked the Sonato to leavo the matter with his committec, 5o that the work should never bo done. ‘Hessis. Sanford, Bholdon, Whiting, and othor TRepublicana cchoed tho decision of that party, that nothing should be done to correct the in- conslatoncios and tho injustico of tho prosont Iaw, under cover of deprecating sny such insnit to tho worthy stonding ocommitteo a8 the passnge of the resolution for o special commit- toe. Mossre, Palmer aud Youugblood showed in plain language tho TIINKESS OF THE REPUDLICAN PRETEXTS. “Thoy wero followed by Mr. Campboll, who was from the first_in_fuvor of the spocin! commit- teo. Ho mpid the standing committoes have ‘boon porsistently idle, notwithstanding the puti- tions from tha poople and tho opinious of tho Logistaturo. It had been froquently roprosentod to thoso conunittocs that tho presont las wont upon tho principle of taxing a man both for what ho had and for what ke not. But thoso represontations liad no woight. Mr. lloyno[:!a wns on the Sanate Committes on Revenue, and know that it would necomplish or proposo nothing, 1o wanted tho spocial committee appointed. NO SIECIAL COMMITTEE. The resolution for a special committeo was defeated by the following voto : iAs, Brovks, Kchoe, Steele, Burke, McQrath, bpmn. Canticht, Tabmor,: Waite, OW, Tatlerson, ‘Williamson, Jacobs, Roynolds, Youngblood—1s, NAS, Daldwin, @lenn, Sholdon, Cazoy, Tampton, Shepard, Cnatle, Heary, Starne, Gunulhgham, Mundloy, Strong, Cusey, clly, Warren, Dountiue, Nicliolao, Whiting—20, Torroll, Sunford, ‘The following regolution was adopled by tho Senate, on recommendation ,of tho Railrond Committeo : WriAg, Tho Contitution of the United States makes it the duty of Cougress fo regulato commerco between thia Stutes, thorefore, “Resolved, by tho Iionse of Itepresentatives, tho Sone ate concurring hereln, That our Senators in Congress e instructed, and onr Representatives bo requosted, to nse all lawful means to procure o lsw of Congress preventing raflzoad or transportation companies doiug uriness through or between tho States from making unjust charges or discrimiuation for suck services, Tho vote was: Yens, 26 : nnys, 7—DBrooks, Brown, Burke, Casey, Dow, Kelly, and Starne, A HEALTHY BHOCK. ‘Tho morning discuseion in tho Senato on the appointment of a Bpecial Revenno Committes 80 shocked and showed up tho Chairmnn of the Benato Royenuo Committeo that ho alrondy has prepared two bills to amond the law, which he will introduce in tho morning. TIE HOUSE SPECIAL COMAMITTEE, Thg Chair appointed as the Special Committes on_ Rovenue, Dlassic, Snyage Counolly, McPherran, and Halpin, wlich 8 probably as good u soleotion ns conld bo mada out of tho material in the Iouse, Tho first two aro aver- age men, Connolly is something more ; McPher- ran is ono of tho strongest, though tho quietest, manon tho Democratio gide, and Halpin knows more on the eubject of revenuo than any of the Cook County delogation. i THE JURY LAW. Special Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune, SERIOUS BRIOTS IN THE NEW LAW. SrRINGFIELD, 1L, Fob, 10.-—-At tho first session of this Geueral Assombly & Jury law was sup- posed to have been passed ; but it turned out that the law, as published, bad not passed, At the beginning of tho second scssion a new bill wase introduced, and, under the spur of neces- sity, was rushed through with an omergency clauge, It sooms that the more lurry the less speed is fruo in this case, ay lawyers have die- covored that under tho law no juror can serve on more than one jury at each torm. ‘ The inton- tion of the framors of tho law was that jurors shonid not serve at more than one term, but might serve on all the jurics impaneled during the torm. Tho fonrteonth section reads : It shall bo sufficient causo of chnllonge of a petit Juror that ho lacks any ono of the qualifications men- tioned in Sce, 2 of thig act ; or that le Las served o8 a Juror on the trinl of o eausie fn uny court of record fu 1l county within one year previous to the time of his Delng offercd as a juror, cte, BUT ONE TRIAL A YEAR, 1t secms that Judgoe ‘Lree construes this see- tion to mean that a juror can serve in but ono trial during the year. ‘The bill introduced isin- tonded to remody this defect. ILis lamontablethat auch an orror should have passed all the lawyers in this Qonoral Assombly. 1t Is o samploe of the kind of Inws that aro being passed. Lhig in the third attompt to pass a Jury law, What a num- ber of errors muy ba expooted in the revision, it nico eare is not exercised in considering aud ex- amining the §bills! That the revision should not have been umdertaken may be trite, but, once entered upon, it should bo made ay pnrmul us possible, i, REVISION OF THE STATUTES, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, 1IN RELATION TO ESCIEAT, SrriyareLp, Fob, 19.—Sanford’s motion lo recousider tho rule by which the Rovision bill in rolation to csohioat was ordercd to a third voad- ing camo up in the Sonato as o special order, Tho mation was made to meet objectiuns to Sec, 8 of the bill, which reads ay follows ¢ 8ro, 8, * The Bm crly In this Stato of persons deemed In law Sllegitimato, who had died Intestato irior to the 12(h day of Februnry, A, D. 1833, {s horce Ly roleased sud vosted du tho heirs and descendants of sald persons, according to the lowa of descont of prop- erty uow in forco : provided, if the Stato whall lave Loretofore sold or conveyed nuy Auch proparty, the provisious of this seciion shull hinve no operation, und shull uot affact the 4itle to euols property so sold or couvoyed.” Mr. Hanford thought that in cortain casos, where speciel oircumstancos warranted it, the property of illogitimate childvon should vest in tholr helrs, but It was quito questionable whethor a Faunml law should bo passed oftedting this in all onsos, On Kob, 12, 1858, & law was passed, aud hus sinco been in foreo, allowing nll prop~ erty of illegitimate childven vesting iu the State, it evor couvayed by tho State, to bocoms vested in tho heirs of suoh childvon, Tho rovision seg- tion mado the rule pr to all illogitimato chil~ drou dylug intostato lore the passage of tho Iny of 1858, , Mr, Uptons oxplained that the Rqvision Com- mittee had Icorporated thy seatiou bocauso tho Touse liad almoat uuanimously pussod o bill to tho same purposo, Mr. . Watto was in favor of striking out tho acotion, aud of lenving tho oquitios of tho helra of illegitimnto childron dying intostato prior to tha nct of 18563 to tho courts, | "Tho soction wau strickon out, and tho billagain orderad to a third rending. NELATING TO THE GENERAT ABSEMDLY. Tho Houeo pairod the Sonato bill revising the Iaw relating to tho Gonersl Assombly. THE NUBIAND AND WIFK DILL wae roconsidorod on molion of Btaolo, aud ras- forred {o tho Judiclaty Committeo for thn con~ sidoration of a compromiso nmundmonlrropnlcd Dy Canfleld, Ife wantuto smond tho bill o nu to provent tlio wifa's entoring commoroeial businoss contrary to tho wishos of hor husband, and to malo aé many amendments proventing the sop- nration nnd cstrangomont of” tho businesa roln- tion ?E husband and wifo 88 tho Committeo will orinit. % . PN IELATION T0 TIE BEONETARY OF RTATE. Prosidont Enrly appointed Bonators Canflold, Btoolo, aud Btarno to confor with tho ilousc Committeo concerning the Rovision bill in rola~ tion to tho Secrotary of Stato, s COOX COUNTY AFFAIRS. Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, THE LAKE FRONT PROPERTY, SreiNorieny, IN., Feb, 10,—Jncobs roportod from the Sonnto Committeo on Municipalitios tho bill for the salo of the Jake front proporty by tho city authoritios with an adverso rocom- mondation, and tho bill was Iald on the tablo. TIE WANENOUSE REGISTRAR, Williamson's bill taking tho Warohonse Rogia- trar's offico out of tho hands of tho Rallroad and Warchouss Commissionors and putling 1§ into the hands of a Registrar to bo appointed, which menns M. L. Bykos, nt £4,000 a yoar, was road onca nud ordored to a sccond roading. TIE EVERTS-BORROUIS CONTROVERSY has changod its venue from Chieago to Spring- fleld, and Mr. ;Tlenckloy, tho railroad man, eaid to bo o mombor of Dr, Iivorts’ church, hias boon m)rklufi against - tha - Chancellor bill in the Son- ate, omo local DBaplists are taking sides agamst tho Dbill, whick will probably pass in spito of many ouomics. . ponste S COUNTY COURTS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ESTENDING THEU! JURISDICTION. SrnmNarienp, I, Fob, 19.—The bill for an act to oxtond the jurisdiction of County Courts was on second reading in the HMouse, and ocou- pled the greator part of tho day. Tho bill gives the County Courts concurrent juriadiction with tho Circuit Courts 1 nll’ that class of casos wherein Justices of tho Peace have now, or may hereaftor have, jurisdiction, when the smount claimed on thé property in controvorsy doos not oxceed R500; and in all criminal ceses and misdemeanors whore the punishment {3 not imprisonment in the Poniten-- tiary or death, no appeal shall be allowed from Justicos' Courts, 'Tho bill slso fixes iho time for holding torms of the Court intho mevoral conunties, A vory excellent provision of tho bill scoms to e that, botweon torms, TILE COURT OAN BIT IN VACATION, and summarily dispose of the numbor of eases which crowd the county juils, in many in- stances inflicting great injustico aud bardship u}von innocent partios,andincroasiug theexpensos of the county by thoir detention. ‘I‘he party do- fendant may, lowever, domand trial by jury, when the Cotrt may fix the amount of bonds for Liis appearanco at tho next torm of the Conrt. Cook County is silccinlly oxcopted from the oporations of this bill. ‘Tho hill speocifles whon extonded jurisdiction totms shall Lo held, some connties Liaving thom onco or twico, but the majority throo times a year, At other terms, the Court shall exercise 1o moroe than the usual probate jurisdiction. g o MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. Special Dispatel to The Chicago Lribune. TLISON REFORM, Srnixorierp, Iil, Feb. 19.—The Legislature receivod an invitation to attond tho National Prigon Roform Convention to bo held at B, Lonis, May 18. That will be about the time they will adjourn. TEUTORATY ADJOURNMENT. Tho Iouso adopted n joiut resolution to ad- journ till ‘Tuosday, but the Senato rofused to concur, Hampton, Shepard, Crows, Warren, aud Whitiug, who hinve Loen away for a weok, patriotically voting no. Tho House dotermined to adjourn [rom to-morrow ovening to Monday ovoning. - Tho Senato will keep at work. THE PRESIDENT OF TILE BENATE in going away for sovoral days. Ho to-doy ag® pointed the statesman from tho chair iu bis absence, THE DAIRY. cDonough t0 talke Mecting of the Wisconsin Dairymen’a Associution=-ilow to X¥un n Dairye= ‘he Cheese Product of Wisconsin, Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribine. TFoxp pu Lac, Feb. 18,—The Second Annual Mecting of the Wisconsin State Dairymen's As- sociation commoeuced to-day, with a good attend- auce, especiully of darymen from the northern part of the State. PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL ADDRESS. Tho President, Chostor Hazen, of Ladogs, rend a vory practical address, in which o re- ferred to his exporience whon he commenced dairying in Wisconsin, twouly. yoars ago, nt which timo ho mado chicese of good quality and peddled it oul at 6 or 6 couts o péund, Even then there was talk of overdoing tho business, but the demand has incroased a8 faut as the sup- ply, and will continue Lo do 80, oven faster than tho incresso of populntion, as peoplo are grow- ing to huve a L gher rogard for checso as an’ articlo of food. Over 80,000,000 pounds of choosae wore shipped from New York lost year. Tho amonut wused will in- crouso as most advauces in price. Many rotailors «oll at too high prices, chnr(?'ing from 4 to 10 cents & pound for their labor. There is no danger that all farmers will ongago in dairying, even in g:oud duiry regions ; they will not as- sume the labor and responsibility, and many are nov adapted to tho business, ~The older dsiry sections nre working up nearly to thoir full ca- pacity., The South is not adapted to the buei- noss. The inereuso must come from the North- west and Cunada. In Northern Oio, Iudiana, and Illinois, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota thoro 18 an inereasing intorest in flu’ryiugl. Our climato is well adnpted to dairying, Cows should have other food in summer than grass, Dairymen are paid for the pounds of milk de- livered, not-the number of cows, Thero are dairies in Wisconsin which averagoe over 6,000 ounds of milk per cow for the season; others os than 2,000 pounds, The Stato Asyocintion was organized two years ago, and has done much good; by the meot- ings for discussion of practical topios, and by co-operation in regard to transportation, & liboral reduction 1n freight rates has beon seoured by shipping in_lsrgo quantitics, By shipping direct: to New York commissions bave been paved to tho amount of at loast one cont a pound, Eastern cheese-buyera have boen at- tracted to us; wo have learnod of them the style of cheese wantod ; they have learned of us tho valuo of our cheese, and the prejudice agnhlgfi ‘Wisconsin cheoso has largely disnp- enred, £ Much yot romains to bo done befors Wiscon- gin choaso will have tho reputation we wish forit. Wo must know how to make good cheoso -and make it uniform in quality, and we mus have our patrons tanght to deliver only pure milk; on this eucoess or failure depends. Thers must bo healthful cows, plenty of good food and pure water, and the milk must Do thoroughty cooled and nived 05 soon as it comes from tho cow. Dairying is slmnd{]ona of the londing in- dustrios of Wisconsin, Dairy farmers have dose Lottor than grain-raigers, ‘They fmprove their lands, and savo much in transportat®n. BECRETARY'S REPORT. The Secrotary, Mr. D, Hoard, of Fort Atlkine ron, prosented an intorosting roport, in which ho astimated tho total cheoso product of Wisconsin in 1878 was nbout 10,000,000 pounds, and stated thet no marketuble chense was sold at lous than 10 couts, vo far as known, o spoke i high torms of tho valuo of tho Association, but thought the eale days hiad not accomplished their fult design, as many factorymen used them only to mako arvrangements for shippiug choose on “comminsion, They should como to the salo dnyn datormined to eoll thore, and only thore, fnlu year thore ig promiso of a larger number of uyors, Eastorn buyors, while acknowlodging that much of our ¢licosio is of fine quality, complain of aluck of uniformity, This should be romo- dlod, 1L is suggonted that poblio oxhibitions of ohocse and butter bo mado, and also that the rosolution Lo adopted asking tho State Agrioul- tural Society to give larger promums and moro attontion to dairy products at the Btate fairs, ‘I'ho importance of full statistios of dairy pra- d‘mitud Loing furuishod the Becretary way strongly stated, MAKING CIIEERE FOL FOUEIGN NARKETH, I, ¥, Dousmon, who shipped clisese to Livors .| which rises during pool in 1871, satd wo should make onr cheoss of n quality sullod for {he foroign markots, which wa most roly upon to take our surplus, and which controllod prices to a largo oxtont. Prenldent lngor also quu hit wo should make onr obieoso with roferonco to tho foreignmarkets, o sont chooso to Bt. Louis lnst sonson, but suf- forad in price boeauso tho choeso was too thlok, E. 8. Joukina thinka wo shiould conform our choosa in aizo and shapo to the Now York atyle, to which tho English havo becoms noonstomed. Bovaral agreed In the statements that chiooso should not oxeoed 15 inchos in dlamotor. TNOCESS OF ONEESE-MARING, Thore was some difforonco of opinion s to whother it was best to draw off tho whey baforo lotting tho acld dovelop, Mr, Dassott thought thin dopondod on the quality of the milk. If the milk 18 poor, the whey shonld bo drawn off be- foro pouring, It tho milk'ls good, lot tho acid dovelop in the acid, Prosidont 11azon thought Lad flavor could bo provonted by norating tho curd aud letting the acld dovolop fully, 8. Fayill thought it thechooso was to Lo used at onco, tho reld ‘must bo devel- oped but slightly; if dosigned to,keop, thoro sliould bo more aeld, As to tho question of whothor tho oream the night ‘can bhe * sworked back” in the milk, H, 8mith thn:fl;ht nlncln¥ i box with Ieo in it on tho milk would, by cooling tho croam, enuse it to sink. DREEDING COWS FOR THE DAIRY, Becrotary Hoard advocated tho plan bf sach dniryman breeding his cows, pnyllnig special at- tention to solosting tho male, H. Bmith bady| practiced buying his cows, with good rosults, and did not believe it would pay to raiso tho calves, 8, Favill bolieved the only wey inwhich tho quality of our dairy stock eonid bo improved in by duirymen breeding from thoir best cows. o hnd one cow which last year gave 0,000 pounds of mill, 8ho was fed grain in spring and fall, but not in summer. President Hazon vo his exporionco fn broeding cows. By care- ul goloction Lio had much iinproved tho quality of Lis cows. He profers the Kyrflhirun. MANAGEMENT OF DAIRIES, Mr. Morrow suggestod the importance of im- pressing on the ownors of dnirics that their profits c;?emled on recolving good and large olds. _ Ho gayo romo ncoount of tho high food- ng of Measra, Boioa & Son, and Mr, Soward, of Marengo, Ill, aud the Intgo returns_gnined, uhowlusinrgo roturns for tho extra feed givon. Prosident Hoegan gaid bo could not give the oxnet roturns of his dairy in 1878, In 1872 his cows brought him about 860 each in milk, pork, ete, ilo foods rogulatly in summoer, but not as Liigh a8 ho thinks would pay him, T, Smith, of Blicboygan Couuty, said hig fifty cows avoragod 446 pounds of choeso last yoar, Highor feeding would pay bottor. CURING ROOMS IN FACTORIES, On this topic thoro was a very mteresting dis- cuselon. Tho polnts desired’are to have ability to control tomporature, keoping it nbout 70°% t0 have the room dry as woll ns cool. Basomonts wore genernlly found to be too l’lum{. Tor use in hot wenthor tho rooms should bLave an air speco in walls, Mr. Morrow suggested the use of somo substemco to absorb moisture,—bittern would bo tho choapest,—thus making it praotica~ Dlo to make uso of coliars aud basements. Sccond Duy?’s Praceedings. Speciat Disvatek (o The Chicago Tribune, DAILY BOARDS OF TRADE, Toxp pu Laog, Wis., Feb. 19,—Becrotary Honrd sald : Wo Lave progresscd as an Association toa cortain oxtont ; have ostablished tho Board of T'rade, but have not done all wo would liko. Thero is & tendency to lot tho Board dogonorate into & meana of working against the buyers. At first this was necessary, becauso the buyors op- posod tho Boards. Wo had then to scud somio cheeso on comimnission. To furtliorcontinuo this system will drive the buyors awsy from tho Boards and discourage faotorymen. Now it is of littlo valua to thoso who cannot unite in making shipmonts, If we continue, we may tarn baclk all our choose on tho home markots, instend of sending away the surplus, thus casing the homo markets. The practice of holding our choese or sending it on commission ‘will fluall work grent damage, This year thero will bo & large imcrense of manufacturo; wo con safely ostimuto tho chocse product of Win- consin_at 11,000,000 to 12,000,000 pounds. At Elgin thoy have sold rather thau sond on com- mission, and are in a botter shape for it. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Tho discussion wos hore interrnpted to hear tho report of Committee on Nomination of Of- cors, who recommended the following ticket : Prosident—Chester Hazen, of Ladoga; Vice- Prostdents—H,' Smith, of Bheboygan Falla; H. F, Dousman, of Watorville ; Soorotary—W. D. Hoard, of T'ox; Trensarer—H, O. Drake, of Lako Mills.© Thego officors were unanimously electad. On motion, the follgglug woro clected }Ionnrail? Vice-Presidents : I, ¥erot, of Greonvillo ; 0. H. Wilder, of Evansville; H. L. Eston, of-Lone Rocl; N, H, Wood, of Portago City; W. C. White, of Konosha. DOARDS OF TRADE AGATN. 8. Tavill concnrred generally in the statemonts made. In establishing theso Boards, our main iden was to got rid of the middlomen gs far as practicable. - Tho Chicazo_buyors held off ; wo shipped on commission to New Yorlk, doing well, but wo have made few oash gales at tho Board meeting. We have chunged our commission men. %Vn should oncourago oanital to come by nelling at a reasonable price. We must give o fair margin to the buyer, who takes all the rigk. At Elgin at first they received loss than we, butb they uold, and last year they everaged botter than wo. More than half of iha chouso sold at Tigin last yoar was gold for tho English marlot. We must get rid of the reputution of being speculators, Prosident Hazon said e did not beliovo in lot- ting tho Chicago dealors got n commission on his cheose. 1le prefors to wend direct to New York. We must got the fall prico. Mr. Dousman gaid tho Chicago dealors ob- jectod to tho fact that we wonld not rell whon thoy wero_able {0 offor a8 good & prite s wo cau{d get in Now York, leas cont of shipping. G, Ii, Morrow reviewod the history of the Westorn Boards of Trade, and urged that a lib- oral couraa be purauoed towards buyors, 8o as to induce them to buy; not asking thom to pay all that can posaibly be gained by sending forward on commission. No absoluts rule can be on- forced. Fairnoess should characterize all deal- ings aud all reports. . D, Do Lond roported for the Shoboygan Tally Doard, Ithas dono good by gwing tho factorymon bettor information, bitt wo have not made sales direct. Facforymen should not be too stiffi-necked. It is botter to sell when wo can got a falr prico, 11. 8, Barrelt said on the whole ho obtalned Ioss last soason by shifllng on commission than Lo was offerod cash. 0 botter plan is to sell at home, as a rule. WHEN 70 SELL, OHEESE, H.8mith said no absolute rule canbo laid down, If homo pricos are fair, it is best to soll promptly, If there is an opon markot, and no good prospect of n rise, it is, of courso, desirablo to sell promptly. Wo must oxpock to sell June and July at comparatively low prices, It is bottor to wmoll this ohooso promptly, It can bo shipped mueh nower than was fnrmurxiy supposed. It can bo startéd at ton daysold. For August, Septomber, and October choose, it i advisable to price, W, D. Honrd, said that in New York tho rulo is soll promptiy. When you soll cheoso groon {‘nu run no riek ; tho buyors takes the risks ; nd qualitios nre not duvuh};md. Solling greon also saveu tho shrinkago, It also gives battor old for a good paying satisfaction to tho patrons of factorios. They wont to know what tho results will bo, and do not want to wait, . Tho systom of selling ever; thirty days will {n the ond “pan out botter™ thau that of Lolding. 8, Favill suid wo act wisely in solling our oarly made choeso, but if wo hold the later made cheeso wo check consumption, Belling steadily, provonts acenmulation of stock and lots pricos come up later 1 tho sorson, Whon choess is high, consumption is checked. Thore in some dougor that iho presont bigh prico wili have this offect, and that wo will have & supply of od chease on hand next May, Soven yoars' experience shows that asnrulo, it pays bost to soll prmul:lly. In suswer to question, Mr, Favill said hepud 0 mills a pound for mhk, glvxni the putrons the whoy. Whey is vory poor feed; has little value, 15,8, Jonkins seid it would pay bost to eell in Lome markets Rrompfiy. Choogo should un- doubtadly be sold promptly, Blr. Maxwell snid whon we roise hogs or beof wo soll at tho market price ; but wo are often not willing to take the market price for choose. Mr, Orvis naid’ to decido this question we ehould congider what market we aro making oligeso for. ‘Thoro is no portion of our furmors a6 well posted us to prices as our dairymen. Wo must soll whon the market domands the choeso. It is a question whother our selling groon chiooso will not flually injure our reputation. Un- doubtodly we should sell June and July chooso 88 00N A8 zmnsnxln. Progidont Huzen snid e had known & fow oases in which sending forward, choeso when very new lLad rosulted badly. Scorotary Hoard said tho modo of muking aales was fmportant, It is not bost to ask caoh pat- ron of tho factory where to sell. It is bottor to appoint oae manto mako tho sales aud.lot him attond to that business, ADAUTATION O ‘FilE: NORTHWEST FOR DAIBYING, Hiram Smith, of Bheboygan Couuty, rosd n paper on this subjeot, 1o said tho opinion com- mon & fow yonrs ago that but n narrow sirip of our country was adaptod to dalrying was proven incorreot, - Wa lear of succossful lln!rylnr in tho Boutl, and Canadn ia quite a daity rogion. "I'ho only rolinble protection daicymen linve How, or ought Lo havo, a in tho oxcollonen of their produots, One poor factory will do much to in- uro the reputation of n largs section, Tho adaptation of tho Northwont to dairying neéd not bo nn}uefl. 1t [a provon by facts, "We bavo & hoalthful olimale, good grasses, choap lands, olionper grain, It 18 iafo to sny that 820,- 000 invested fu dalrylng in tho Northwost iy equal to 830,000 Invested in liko maunor in Now York, Lnst scason wns moro prosporous to Northiwontorn than to Now York dairymen, Tho prospeots for tho futire aro good, REPORTS FIOM TOARD OF THADE. Mr. Toard roported for the Watertown Doard, In 1873 thore wore 40,020 Loxes of cheoso of- fored. Bhipmonts woro made from the Board of 5,200 hoxes to New York; 5,285 to London, ‘I'ho anlon wore very limited. A, D. DoLord, of Shoboygan TFalls, raported from tho County Bonrd, organized April, 1873 Of tho 1,070,000 ponnda’ of; choose mado in tho county, 452,000 pounds woré offerod at tho rog- ular somi-monthly salo dsys. Tho first sales sroro small; 1,200 hoxos wero roported as sold, Large consignmonts wore mado. Practical questions wero discussed nt tho muaungiu, and much good was dono by keeping tho dairymon wall posted. ATTERNOON SESSION, Tho Committoo on Resclutions raported. the following: Ttesolved, That, In viow of the Increasing importance of thio dairy interests in this Blate, we woild reapect fully vkt of tho Stato Agricultiral and tho Northern Wisconsin Agricultural Socloties tliat thelr premium lista be 8o amended ns to givo addltional promiums on dairy products, iz, : of fitst and rocond preminms on Juna clicese, do on July, do on August, slso on tho best firkit of Uuttar, Welal_tub, Jag, tius giving opportunity for greator varloty of conipotition, tesoleil, That this Amsociation recommon to pro- pristora of cheoso factories to supply patrons with printod rulen of tho mannor in which they proposo to comluct the factories, tho price of manufacture, dircc- tions for care and treatmont of milk, timo of delivery, salo of chiceae, timo it will bo kept By the factory, aud n copy of the Iawa relating to milk, [teaulved, ‘That chicoso factory proprictors bo requests ©d tomake n roport of tho amount of milk recelved in 187, nmount of curd chooso, amount. recolved, nud Turnish cach patron aud also the Becrotary of this As~ sorzation with a copy. Resolved, That we recommend tho dairymon of the State to mike {helr clicers with viow to ita ealo in tho Eustorn aud foreign markets, and would recommend {hiat they uss hoops not over fifteen fuchies in dinmetoc, making s choeso not Iess then ofght inches high, and lling tho tryer, Htesolved, That we recommend to the Dairy Boards of Trade in tho State that thelr business he so con- ducted us to make a8 largo an_amount of cnsh sales na osslble, and also harmonize tho interests of buyers and sellera o that it will be to their mutual futerest to meet together,: Theso wero nnanimously adopted, ne well as ono of thauks to the Mayor and Common Council of Tond du Lae for the uso of the room. DUTTER-MAKING. 8, Favill maid tho best buttor-makers, thoso who got 40; 35, or aven 80 conts a pound for tho butter during tno year, mado more monoy than tho choese-makers, But fow got this; most farmers mako no monoy from butter, o bes lioved tho Jersoy cows, or ucross from this breeds decidedly the best, Bomo accounts were given of the modes prac- ticed in somo woll-known duiries and buttor-fac- torios, leaving the improssion that thero was no mystory about making good butter ; that cloan- linoss, good care, and common senge sre the lending requisites. Tho highor prices obtained aro largoly from tho eartainty the buyers feol in regularly receiving tha desired amount of butter of wniformly good quality, - Secrotary Ioard spoke at Tength, giving many intoresting fucts, - . H, Jones, & denlor, enid at best half the butter now offered him is uot only white, but rauncid. ‘o nso of common barrel-salt is still common. The uso of genuine Ashton salt males Duttor worth 8 conts & Pouud more than that mado with American salt, B TOOD FOR COWS. o Socretary Ilonrd said tho sulvation of thisdairy uestion dopends on recoiviug the largest yiold ;lmm the laud, aud the largest yield from .each cow. His ftlior hind kept 15 cows, 12 sheop, nnd 2 liorses on 35 acres of rather poors Iand in New York. Ho grew corn-fodder largoly, and bought no corn-fodder, and but littlo grain, It is & mis- take to think dairying will not succeed in our uplands ; they are ofion bottor than tho marsh Inands,' Our uplands are, howover, too dry. It will help thom much Lo dress the meadows and pastures with muck. Bir. Jonnings, of Roscdale, nsked about cur- ing clovor hay. 'Tho comimon practice horo is to cure principally in tho cock, ¥or two sensons io hnntsowed corn for fodder, drilled thickly in rows 814 faot wide, Somo fino oars were prodaced. The fodder was very valuable, L, Perrott has n different method of growing corn-foddor. 1T sows threo bushels of corn to tho acre, broadeast; plows deeply ; cuts with a strong reapor. It only grows flvo or six foot high.” ITarrowed five or six times to tho acro whon thouroughly dry. In curing slow it is_botter to cock boforo it i much wiltod. M, Hlodge houses his clover the same day it is out; cut whon greon : mixes with equal bulk of straw, This works vory well. 1e does not like cloyer or summor feed for cows, when it gots n little old. If caten when young it hes no bad effeet on tho milk. . Mr, Morrow thought the corn-fodder grown in drills north aud southard, s0 as to allow the production of some cars, would givo the best re- sults, Mr, Porrott admitted the quality would be botter, but thought the qunutity less. Dlr. Ioard thol:&hl we did not sow corn for ears, but to got succulont fond, Lresidont Iazon hag sowed broedcast and in drills; best result when drilled inrows 3 feol apart, ono bushol of soed to tho acre, 1u feoding in sum- mor, Lo lots the stalks wilt twenty-Tour hours. Tor winter-feed, outs boforo _the stalls have be- como dryand hard, ‘Lho Senford corn it the best vavioty he has over tried. DBoth corn and stalks nvo siveetor than Dent corn. Mr. Bayrot has no difliculty in cutting the corn when drilled, two bushels of sced to tho acre, ‘Wwith a reaper, cutting ono row at n timo. ‘I'ko Committee on Dairy Implements made a gonerally complimentary report, A rosolution was adopted inviting tho oo- oporation of dairy produce dealers in tho dis- semination of information of interest to all ofi- gui(ml in dairying. . Prosident Ilazon commonded a simple ap- paratuy for mreating milk. It consists of o tin puil, with a row of minute holes around the bot-~ tom, which 14 fastoned two or three feot above tho ean, Tho milk is strained through this, ADJOUNNMENT, At 5 p, m, the Convention finally adjourned, aftor an interesting and useful mooting. 1t was docided to hold the flrst mesting of tho Watertown Dairy Bonrd of Trade for tho yoar, undor the suspices of the Convention, on the firat Wedunesday of June. ———— THE BOSTON COLLECTORSHIP. Efow the News of the President’s Lato Nomination Was IReceived in Boston eIndignation Expressed at the Favor shown to Butler-eZiussell Forced to AResign, special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune. Dostox, Masy., Fob. 18.—Nothing sinco the great firo has produced so much despondency-in Toston as the nominution of Supervisor Willinm A, Bimmons to bo Colloctor of tho Port, Thia indigmty has fairly shaken the groat faith of Massachusotts In the wisdomof Prosident Grant’s administration, No ciroumstanco is wanting to porfect theinsulting chnracter of the transnc- tion, No man was ever, by any Administration, proposed for this placo, who was less Ukely to fHll 1t rospectably. Bo far as can bo ascertuin- ed, not » merchant in Boaton was consulted in tho matter, TOLITIOAL, AND MEROANTILE OIRCLES have been profoundly agitatod, aud the nomina- tion lns been tlio staplo of convérsation wherover men meot togothor, Yostordny, every Lusiucsa man of noto on State streot, sdorss of commereiul fivms, and politiclans. without num- ber sent protesting dlspatches to Wash- ington, To-day the leading meombers of tho Morchauts' Exchauge had a con- foronce with Judge Xussoll, and provailed upon him to consent to withdraw his resigna- tion, If theteby ho could Lo reinatated, “There- upon » dispateh was forwarded to Washington requosting the Preeident to withdraw SBimmons nn‘& reinstate Russoll, It cawe out fu tho course of theso proceedings that RUSSELL RESIONED ON COMPULSION, Tho troublo with lum was that, althongh not re- narkably sousitive, ho shrank from doing eomne of the work Jiutler required, Many potitions, nnmerously signed by mer- ohantaiu all branches of commerce and’ trade, hiavo boon to-day forwardsd by mail, ‘Thero was this morning a hopoful facling that tho nomination would bo withdraivu, but the re- wult of tho conforonco of Massachusoits Oon- grossmon hay dashed it. . TIHE CONDUGT OF DAWES in the afMair is rogarded as no bottor than a baso Dotrayal of all wihio have horetofore trusted him, #ince ho was an accosdory bé¥oro the fnot to the outrage. Mis motivo iy _supposod Yo bo o spitoful resontmont beosuso Lioutwoll dofoatod Lim for the Sonatorship, x Tho foollugs of Judge Hoar, who nover hos boon ablo to holiove the President was unbser~ yiont to Butlor's inflionco, aro not envied, Dut 1o 18 only & typo of ucores of Masanclinaotts man, who hiave this wook got thoir oyes opon for tho first Hmo to tho roat degradation of the Repub- lican Administration, and the dangors thal bo- gob the country, TIE NEWAPAPERY, excepting the Traveller, which is Butlor's organ, are unanimous in tholr condemnation. Tho Advertiser’s lendor, this morning, bogan by sey- ing : *1f tho nomination of Buporvisor Simmons for Qollagtor of the Port of Dsston is confirmed, the forces of domoralization in the Republican party will linve won n dangorous victory;" and it closed with the following nentencos ¢ “T'wico havo ihe Ropublicans of Mlassnohn- solts givon Prosidont Grantis mojority of moro than 70,000 votos; twice have the Ropublicans of Massnohusotta dofontod tho ambition of Gen. Butlor to bo their Governor ; and now the I'resi- dant, whom thoy hava twico honored, at tho so- licitation of tho man thoy have dolullm), strikoy thom & foul blow." RAILROAD NEWS. The ' Canada Southern Road. Fight Botween the B, & 0. and Penn- Sylvania Road. The Freight Trouble with tho Union Pacific Still Unsettled, THE CANADA SOUTHERN. A communication written from this city to the Buffalo Oommercial Advertiser contains tho fol- lowing Interesting facts in regard to the Chioago & Canada Sonthorn Railrond, which has recontly beon openod to trado and travel : TIHE START. Tho Canads Bouthern Railrond was projected in 1808 by two former citizons of Chieago, Will- inm A, Thompson and Milton Courtwright, asan air-lino betweon Buffalo and Chicago, It was designed for tho solo object of effecting a quick and cheap traneit between the fim“ produc- ing regions of the West and the Last- ern Btatos and soaboard, No dovia- tion from an sirlno was sllowed in any pousible contingoncy that conld bo avoided, and 1o exponso spared in bullding and equipping tho rond in the most porfoct mauuor. 1t bas but ono doflection from tho Niagara River to Tronton junction, s distance of 220 miles, . _ CONSOLIDATED TOADS. Tho Canads Southern Railway Lino is o work- ing consolidation of the following chartored organizations: The Canads Bouthern from Buffalo to Amb turgh, Taledo, thern & Gldcagh & Canadn Southorn Michigan, Midiend & Cansda Soulhers 8t Clair Branch, Canada Southern Caada Soutlcrn Bridge Comyany. Yotal Miles, ™ The distance from Buffalo to fio. when tho unfinished link is put In (which will ba this year), i8 479 miles, or about 53 miles shorter than tho Lialo Blioro & Michignn Sonthern Air-Lino. Til¥ WORKING CONNLOTIONS of the Cnnada Southorn aro with tho Central, the Erio, and tho Philadelphin & Now York Ronds, at Boffalo; with the Dayton & Michigan, TPonosylvania, and Toledo, Wabash & Westorn,at Tolodo; aud With tho Mtchigan Contral, Dotrolé & Bay City, and Detroit & Milwaukeo. The Cauada_Southern also has a brauch from Tort Erio to Niagara, About tho 10th of March tho Wabash & West- orn Bridge will bo completed at ‘Coledo, whon all trains of tho Dayton & Michigan and Toledo, Wabnsh & Western Railways will connect in the samo depot as the Ponnsylvanis and Canada Southorn Roada, Thia rond has many advantages over other Ghicago lines owing to its* direot_alignment, shortoniug Chicago 08 miles, AND IT8 EARY GRADES, Tho cost of transportation by rail dopends lnrgtulg ou the grades to bo overcome, (tho nd- mitted formula being an equal cost of moving a loaded train over an asconding grads of 20 foot per mile, to 2n additional milo of level road) tho eaving of cost by thisline will be a matter of reul importanco. With tho combined advantag- cu of short line nud ensy grades, it is eafe to ostimato that 25 per cont can be_saved in the costof transportation over this rond. its grades aro 80 uniforin and light that tho same ougine con Jeave any givea polut on the line nud with its forty cars proceed in any direction over a comparatively air line, COST OF CONSTRUCTION. ‘Tho cost of coustrueting this road wzs 816,~ 000,000, 'The money was raised by salo of bonds and cash subscriptious of stovk. Its whole bonded dobt is but £3,000,000, and when the di rect line fjto Chicago is finished and in operation theso bonds will furnish a most desirable fuvest- 1ment to capitalists. ‘Those bouds originally sold at 90 oglu, and so ready was the salo that enough might have been rold to finish and oquip tho entiro road hind it been advisable to put thom into tho markot any faster than the monoy was neoded to construct the rond. —Unfortunatoly tho panic came, tho! brokera of tho vond failad, and no monoy could be raised to finish it. When the morits of this groat intornal highway of com- morco aro_fully underatood, an abundance of money will_bo , forthcoming to completo and equip it, and, this dono, tho Canadn Southern will be ono of the favorite routes to travol and transportation Detweon the Esst and tho Wout, bbb ot THE RAILROAD WAR. Ths wer betwoon ths Baltimors & Ohio sud the Pennsylvania Railroad is still ragiug with unnbatod fury, the former leaving nothing un- tried to broak down the Pounsylvania Company. REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS, Yestordny a reduction in tho passenger rates from this city to the Eost was announced, and to-day tho Company makes anothor move and reduces tho rates on pork and tlour from 60 conts 1o G5 conts per hundred. Bub it is not meroly in tho Westoru cities and along tho line of tho Dal- timore and Ohlio thnt the battle is carriod on with the same vim and vigor. Owing to:the fight botweon tho Chicago ronds and the Union aud the Coutral Pacific Railroads in regard to pro rata rates, much of THE CALIFONNIA TRADE is going via the Baltimore & Ohio Railyond and tho Kansns City, Council Bluffs & 8t. Jogoph lines, And, as many intorested porsons have atuted that fho Baltimore & Onio could not enrry froight to San Fraucisco, Mr, Charles A, Chip- loy, the General Agent of tho rond, hias just is- sued the following GIROULAR : The undersigued, haviug Leen informed that cor- tain anfsrenresentations huve been made by frresponsle ble and intorested parties to the putrons of tho Balti- more & Ohlo Rullroad Company, deems it proper to acquaint the publio with the following facts : . £4rst—The Baltimoro & Ohio Company la tho only suthorized raflroad line giving throug] hfilu of lading (o Ban Franclsco, §au Juss, aud Sacrumento, ' Second—1t g transporting nine-tonths of il trafc 1o California, having such through arraugemcnts to the Pacific s ate porscased by no other line, Zhird—It trausports Californin froights on special fant trajus, and unnecessary delays or transfors are carafully gunrded aguinst, "Cuvs cross the Ohio River ‘upon the ilus iron briges owned by the aliimoro & Oblo Railroad Company, and ths” Mississippl River upon car forry, without breaking bulk, Wa coufidently offer to the public the best line to the Pacifio in overy rospact, wilh Foasomable ratca. of freight, CONTHADICTORY REPORTS. Tnspite of this circular, it is confldontly as- werted by the Froight Agents of opposition linos that the Daltimore & Ohio has no connection whatover with the Uuion Pacific Railrokd, tho Frolght Agont of the Kausaa Clty, Council Blutta & St, Josoph Railroad having recoived a dis- rntuh from Mr, Joy, the President of the road, nstruoting him to tako no freights for Ban Franoisco oxcept at local rates. Afow days will ‘undoubtedly reveal the correctness or falsity of this report, and, if true, the fight betwson the Chicago rouds and tho Union and Coutral Pacifio Ttuilronds must soon conte to nn end, sueh action oompelling tho Union Paclfio to coms to torms, and the war between the Bultimore & Ohio Ruilrond and the Ienusylvania Company will bo confiued within the liniits of their ewn torris tory. — MISOELLANEOUS. ¥ TOE ALTON TOAD, The bridge over the Kanhakeo River at Wil mington, on the line of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, which was dsmaged by tha accldent last Tuosday, Lins boon ropaired, and traiuy aro sgain running ovor it as usual, LEAVENWORTII, LAWRENCE 4 GALVESTOX, Oharles ', Peck, Genoral SBuperintendont of tho Leavenworth, Lawrouce & (alveston Rail- road, i8 ju tho city making arrangoments for ad- ditional faoilitics in transportiag live stock over Lis rond, 'This is the shortest route to 'Woxas, aud s doing an innuense business iu the traus- portation of Toxas cattle, * tho distanco botwoen Buftalo and | GRAIN. The Warehouse Oommissioners Fa- vor a Roduotion of Ine speotion Fopa, They Have Ordorod the Raflreads to Put In Traock-Sealos--~Its Nocess sty ‘aud Cost. Their Opinion of the New Wares : house Bill, The presonce in Chilcago of n majority of the Btato Board of Itailrond aud * Warchouse Com- misstouers, Messrs. 'David A. Brown aud Judgoe Btoele, afforded an opportunity for au interview on the genoinl subject of railroad and warehouss matters, and accordingly a TRinUAE reporter waited upon those gentlemen yosterday. The convorsation whith onsued wis carried on joint- 1y by tho Commieslonars on thelr part. ‘ WEIGHING GRAIS. Tlio reporter inquired -what stgps had beon takon to enforco tho law requiring raflroad com- panionto oroot and melntain track-senles for wolghing grain at tho points of shipment, - Tho Board—7hat is not a new provisiodt of the law, a8 your question would imply, though it was allowed by the precediug Board of Commis- sloners to remnin a dead lottor, Thers was no spocial demand for its enforcomont, and we did uot detormine upon enforcing it uutil & fow duys ago, whon, in consequence of various let- teru on tho subject, we issued & circular to tho differont railroad companios, calling their atton- tion to tho fact that thore was in existenco o law requiring . thom to supply track-scales for the ‘welghing vof+ grain, and glving them notice that we should roquire complianco willa the Iaw, Wao wished to malo no threat, but merely exprossed the hope that the railroads would at once proceed to com- ply with tho law, Reporter—Have any of the companics taken atepy to nccedo to your request ? Lho Board—Not that we know of, Itisal- most too eoon a8 yot. Wo expect no troublo nbont it, but wo moan to enforoo the law so long a8 it romains & Inw. IMYORTANCE OF THE PROVISION. R.—Yon regard it as vory important that grala ahouég bo weighed at tho first point of ships menl ‘Tho Board—It ia of great importanco that griiu should be weighed in thoe car, and that tho shiippor’ should gdt o receipt for the actual awount shipped. “'his would hold tho Company mx:fmuuxbla tor the amount named in the recoipt, and would do away with much of tha trouble an nnnoyanco whick uow arise from shortage, wast~ ago, stoalaye, otc., beeauso it would: mako it a matlor of State rogulatlon, and the - railroad dompanien would havo_to (PM for deflciencics,- without compelling individusl shippers to eithor onter upou exponaive lawsuits for small amounts, or clao tolet it go b{ defoult and give the Com- pany tho bonofit of It. : * R.—In what obhor respects would tho ostabe" lshmont of track scalos prove bouefleial 2 * _ DISOUININATIONS. o o 4 The Board—It would bo of great gorvice in. stopping up a loopholo which is now uscd as'a menny of avoiding tuo Iaw forbidding diserimi- nation in rates, Without the scales t.Eo Compa~ ny can crowd into o car and carry for ons man or from ono station 5,000 pounds mora 'grain than it carries for somo other shipper who is charged tho enmo rate.poer car. A grain carin supposod to earry 20,000 pounds, but, without tho acales, the CDmpnn‘y can put in just na much moro a8 the car will hold. Iustances have becn known of cara filled to'bursting with grsin,—~so full that the Inypector couldn’t get in his tryer. NUMDER AND COST. R.—Have you made any estimato as to the number and cost uf tho scalos which would by requirod undor the law. % : ‘I'he Board—We have mado nothing like an ac- curate ostimate,—have only gnossed._at it. Tho law requires that scales shall bs put in_at every station at which, during ihoapreceding year, 50,000 bushels of ‘grain wero shipped. It would Lako somg time to ascortain tho exact number of such stations, but 1t is probable ihat it would cost, nll told, at least a half million of doliars to put in all the scales. Thou there would be tho oxpenso of extra sido traoks, otc. REDUCTION OF FELS. R.—Tins tho quostion of the rcduction of fees for grain juspection been "vonsidored by the Board? 8 The Board—Wo Thave come to the conclusion that tho fees ought to boreduced, aud shull soun adopt a new schedute. R.—I notice that in ono of the Ohicago courts it has been Leld, in effeot, Lhat tho Chief Grain Iuspector canuot be compolled to turn over & surplus of feos ovor expenses, a Judgo Stecle—Such was tho decision in the case of Tompkins, but 1t was beeause of the form of tho decluration, and not on account of any dofoct in tho law. We hold the Inspector vesponstblo tor bis surplys fees, and Mr. Iar- por's bond oxpressly binds him to turn over to iy Buccossor in oftico all: foes remainiug on haud, Itiganew form of boud, differing, in that respect, from the bond exccutoed by Tomp- vs, . WAREHOUSE LEGISLATION, R.—Is there not now pending in the Leglsla- ture o bill which couterplatos important changes m the warchouso systom ? Mr. Bond—Thero is, It iy called, varlously, Sykes' bill and Williamsou's bill. It pro- poses to consolidate the inspection ‘and rogistration departments under one gone oral head, who shall bho responsible to the Goveruor only, and not to the Commission- ors, aud shall .uppoint all bis subordinatcs, wherons they are nominated by the Inspeclor aud Rogistrar, and contirmed by us. : R.—\Yhat do you think of the changes men« tioned? : Tho Board—We haven't thought much abouk it, and should not care particularly if it wero adoptod. Wo should liava cnougls to do to keop us busy il the inspection and registration were taken from®our control, as would "be_the caso if the Lead of; the cousolidated dopartmouts ware alone responeiblo to the Govorn- or, - As "to the provosed consolidation, it might be effectod with ndvautage if the right man could be secured to fill the position, R,—Is there any cousiderablo Lostility to the pregont plan of inspection and registration 7 The Lioard—There is an elemont—we don't know how large—in the Chicago Board of Trade which would like to have ihe inspection nuder the control of thau body. Mr. Culvor and Mr. Horox seom to favor this plan, but thoy have assurod uy that they do not proposs to make any olfory at presont to securo any change, in the presont aw. Curiositics of Ultramguiane Litora- % ture, The Echo de Fome is publishing a scries of “Lives of tho Buiuts," which constitutes the most extravagant runulué imaginable, Speak- ing of Bt. Josoph of Cuaportino the suthor 4oy8 ¢ ** Instend of percolving men aa they arointhe world under thoir visiblo aud extorior form, St. Josoph saw thom frequontly wnder the shape of the auimal which ropresented the stute of thoir souls, Ho smolled odors which existed only for Limsolf, #piritunl perfumes, but which to” bim wero matorial, Irfhe met a man whose con- #oienco was in & bad state, Bt. Joseph would toll him, ‘Go and wash yourself,’ and aftor confos- sion the odor was changed, When yet a child ho would stop'anywhore, eeleed by the spirit, and remained 80 with gaping mouth for very loug Euriudn of time. Iu fack, tho Saint passed bis whole lifa in that attitude, and that causod people to eall him ¢ gaping-mouthod Josoph.' Ity own uature was of the mout vulgar Lind, for Lo was in roality an ass, Yot e had the faculty of flylnf in the air hlo & bird. . Thero Is scarcoly another examplo of suchi power cnrried so far in thelivos of tho Saints. Whonovor the name of Jesus or Mary was pronounced {u his prosenco, Haint Josoph loft thig world and tlow nway, emit- ting a plercing ery, which frightoned peoplo. ‘This fact, which was proved, wns of groat im- portance to procure his canonization. One duy rothers Josoph and Authony were taking o wall in the gurdon. ¢ Brother Josoph,' snys Authony, ¢ what & bonntifal sky God has oreatod I' Joseph omity his ory, flios to tho top of an olive troe, and alights, knceling on the ond of a branch, "Tho branch ouly bent gracofully, as i{ it had only supported a bird, He remained in tXat situation wbout helf anhour.” o ‘The wriler adds, and the roader will aequiosoo, without n doubts . J ** Buch wag 8nint Joseph of Cupertina, Tf ha m\d not really existed, nobody would invent m, e —The Uppor Tllinois River isnow froe from foo, and stoamers will arrive at LaSalle’ from bolow within a day or two to eommeuce tha ‘| towing of burgesof ive to Southorn marketa, B4