Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1874, Page 2

L] THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1874. SPRINGFIELD. "Another Day’s Sport for the Xllinois Legislature. A*Batch of Contumacions Witnesses ifarried by the Assembly. Brazen-Faced Defonse of the Print- ing-Swindlers by a Compe- tent Witness. Speciméns of the Proposed Amend- ments to the Revenue Law. Prayer for a Law 1o Punish the Ficti- tious Conveyance of Real Estate. Scheme for a Division of the School Fund Between Blacks and ‘Whites. The Methodists Induco Gov. Beveridge {0 Yorbid Daucing at the Receptions. PRINTING AND BINDING FRAUDS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, THE CONTUMACIOUS WITNESSES. Sepovorzenn, IIL, Teb. 20.—When prayers were over in the House this morning, the Clerk road a return of the Assistant Doorkeeper cer- tifying that he summoned Benjamin A. Rich- 2xds, Thomas 8. Pinkard, Prank Posey, George A. Webber, and Enoch Paine to appear at the bar, in accordsuce with the resolution of the Honse. Pinkard was called, aud furnished with & choirin frontof the Spealcer. Mr. Pinkard acted * 28 if hp did no: care very much for the House, and looked as unconcerned as a boiled lobster. The Honse was full. All the printers in town had rallied to the lobbies, and Scnators aban~ doued their prosy chamber to ztiend the House matinge. Everybody,expacted an eshibition of contamacy. ‘When 3r. Pinkard was comfortably seated,the Bpealier inquirsa if be was READY TO ANSWER, and Mr. Pinkard saidho was. Jones offered a rezolution that he be taken before the Commit- tee, and aftcr answerivg the interrogations be diecharged. That was all that wes neccessary. but three or four lawyers had prepered speeches, and the opportuanity to get them off was toogood tobe lost. Thero was nothing -profousd or original in them. The same disquisition ean be ‘made after consulting Cushing and other Iumi- naries on parlismentary law. Cobonolly deliv- ered the first oration on an_amendment of bia, to tho effect that tho culprit be not asked to crimizate himself, juss a8 if JMr. Pinkard was fool emomgh to do anything of the kind. Duntram, Rountree, and Oleson rolled off tkeir speeches, and then Washburn, of Cook, to keen Cook Courity in the front, moved tho pre- vious question, which was ordered. Connolly's amendment was voted down. At this point tho Spesker snnounced that ho 2spicd Mr. Baker in the suburbs of the House, and meybo the Honse wonld LIEE TO HEAE FBOM ME. UAKER. He was reedsy to sccommodate tho House. Somebody moyed that Mr. Baker be directed to como forward, -and forward he marched, one hand in his pocket, the other swinging: his bat, —not looking & bit like » martyr. Mr. Beker Rot o chair, The Speaker wauted to kmow if Mr. Baker would answer, snd what he had to_eay for himself. Not having au opportunity to address the Heuse very ofien, Mr. Baker wasn't going to miss the chance, so e got up and observod that, as his testimony was very voluminous and very important, he did W not wish to have a limited eudicnce, such nsa :} mere committee, but was willing to tell his story to the House, and would answer sil guestions, Then Mr, Baker sat down. His arcasm created amusement, and Tnscore inquired if thatwasa town meeting. 1t was romarked that it was not a town meeting. Mr. Richards wes found in the Houss, and. in resporse to the Speeker a3 to whelher hs wounld testify, gave an afirmative bab of bis head. He gol achair, and, after a few minuies, Mr, Posey Weus through the same counse of eprouts. Just hero tbe Sccretary of the Senate an- uounced that "the s Scnate had concurred with the Houso in the prgsags of the bill relating to the General Assembly. This bill provides for the arreat and PUSISEMENT OF CONTUNACIOUE WITNESSES, who axonot to be forcod to eay anything that méght criminate them. The four culprits were put in o resolution, setting forth that they be ‘purged from contempt after answering the in- terrogations of the.Commuttee. By this time the palleries wero crowded, including a number of Indies, who waded through the mud to be gpectators of an unusual scone. So fav, the proceedings ran smoothly, and would 8o have ran to the end had nots snag appearcd in the shape.of & communication from Webber and Paine stating that they roturn- ed ceriain papers handed them bya person claiming to be an ofiicer of the House; that they were orderly citizens anxious to obey the laws, but they declined ic appear until they knew whother they were witnesses of culprits,— *‘ freemen or in custody,”—and much more to the same effect. Connolly moved to postpone the cases of Webber and Painountil Wednesday, when the bill rezzlating such cases would have become law, and they would know how to proceed. Rountree moved to issue a warrant, have them arrested, and brought before the House. The House, being on 1t dignity, there were cries from several members for INSTANT VENGEANCE. Shumway moved to lay Connolly's postpone- ment on tile table, and it was Jaid, Now was a good time for speeches. There were lots of {adics in the gallery, and the lobby was crowded. Thorefore, there Were speeches. Some unim- portant remarks were uttered.—nothing very brilliant, however,—until Jones denominated ths edings a farce, & wasto of time, and an ex- ibiticn of foolishness. ] . Connolly made one of his good speechea in defense of personal liberty and the rights of the citizen, contending that if the Houso could exercise arbitrary power in thst case for the pur- pose of ferreiing out fraud, itmight, under more grave ciroomstances, exercise the same power ior purposes of oppression. Dunham and Rountree argued as to the power of the Honse. | 3 - Sorce unimportant motions being decided, ‘ROUNTREE'S RESOLUTION WAS3 ADOPTED,— 80to1l. The gentlemen at tho bar, being di- rected to sppear before the Committce Tuesday next, filed ont. The Printers followed, and so did thie Senators and the ladies, and the House rolapsed into the nuexciting exercise of reading bills & second time. Following are the reasops given by M. Web- ber before the Committes for refusing to be catechised. Itis A CHEEKY DEFENSE of tho practice of buying off bidders. Wehold that it is one of the reserved natural rights of the people 1o bid or uot bid when property or work is offered to the higheet or lowest bidder; tliat whens contract for printing or_other work is publicly offered 1o the lowest bidder, 20y one may, or_may not, bid ; or that two or more may unite ina bid with a private ‘understanding a3 to their respective interests, if suo- cessful ; and thiat there is 2o inquisitorial power in this conntry to extort from them a confession of their pri- ¥ato business arrangements. It may be for the interesis of the State to contract ‘with the lowest bidder for printing, and it is her duty fo gusrd against imposition by fixing the minimum priceat & fair compensation for tho work to be done. Put it may also be the intcrest, as it 18 the right, of rinters and other claswes of fadustry to oppose 2 pol- icy that wonld be injurions o their own professions or branches of business. If the maximum price for rinting is too high, the Legislature should lower it. 1£ there is too miich printing ordered, it is mot the Fault of the contractor. A great deal of work dono Tindor low-price contracis is very inferior—often n swindle s an@ the workingman is often compelled to Iive nt starvation prices. It seems fous that 3 great State shonld be the last to lead off ina policy that is 1ending all the time, in this country, to oppress the la- boring ciasses. WEBRER A.\;D Pm’ll;_is £ 8 Bpeaker Cullom did not issue his warrant for zhea;prehwsion of Webber and Paine, and wiil not until Mlonday. They will be strested if the Doorkeepers can catch them.” Those who know » the men say they are stubborn, and will resist to the ptmost. Thereis considorable feeling in Springfield, and Judgo Zesns will ba called upon for a habeas corpus to {ake the prisoners from the custody of {En House. . g s e THE REVENUE LAW. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicaga Triliuae. SPECIMEN AMENDMENTS. SrerverieLy, 111, Feb. 20.—Mr. Nicholson in- troduced a bill in the Senate amending the Revenue law, apd it was ordered printed. When printed it will go to his Committee, and. may be taken as an indication of what the Senate Rev-~ enue Committeo will furnisk in the nature of euch amendments, Sec. 25 of the law is amended 80 a8 to class persona] property into one and two classes—ihe first class to embrace all kinds of personal prop- erty except moneys_and credits, tho second class to embrace moneys and credits. Scc. 53 of the law is amended so a8 to require telegraph companies to return ta County Clerks in May, annually, the length of line in the respective counties, towns, villages, and cities, throngh or into which the lines run, so that the tax may be pro rata upon the basis of mileage. Sec. 97, 106, and 107 of the law are amonded 60 a5 to allow County Boards and tho State Board of Equalization to equaliza the diffcrent classes of personal property at their discretion. They ‘may, or may not, equalize the separate classes of personal property, as established by the first amendment, npon the same basis. COOE COUNTY AFFAIRS. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. FICTITIOUS CONVETANCE OF REAL ESTATE, Srpixerxeo, I, Feb. 20.—Mr. Waite pro- eeated the following petition in the Senato: To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of Illinois “Your petitioners VIR fespecitully represent. that various evil-disposed persons re in the hable of cxo~ cuting deeds and other instruments affecting the title of Jsnds of which they are not_owners, whereby such titles are clouded, and tho real owners of such lands are subjccted to_serious expenso and inconvenjence in removing such clouds, These false conveyances have become very commoan of late, especially in Chics- g0 since the public records wero destroyed by tho fire. Your petitioners would thereforo pray that your hon- orable body pass such law 88 in your judgment may seem advisable to rrotect tho innocent wners of real estate, and euitably punish such offenders, And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. (Sigued) Craks, Lavrox & Co, A W. LEsren, BEnsaxo & Bravtyy, Saxczw M. Kxaroor, Caicaao, Feb, 17,1874, aund others, THE CALUMET DAL A petition was prosented in the Senate by AMr. Shepard, from citizena of Blue Iland, againse the removal of the Calumef dam. GERRYMANDERING TUE WARDS. AlcLaugulin's Fiftoenth Ward four-Aldermen bill, which gives the Council the right to gerry- mander the wards, was ordered to a third read- ing in the House. LAKE VIEW. ‘Waite reported from the Senate Committee on Townehip Organizstion the bill propared by Bob Clark, concerning Lake View, witha favorable recommendation, and it was ordered on file for congidaration by sections. t A'GRATICS GAS BILL. The title of McGrath’s Gas bill was amended toread : “ For an act to authorize the corporate suthorities of any city baving a population of over 200,000 inhabitants to provide for o nnpgly of illuminating gas ;™ and the bill was passed— yens, 32; nays, 2. NORWOOD PARK. The bill separating Norwood Park from the _Town of Jeflerson was passed by the Senate. ——e——r WAREHOUSES AND RATILROADS., Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, ALATDUM BATES FOR RAILROADS. 8eeixartern, i, Feb. 20,—1r. Dow intre- duced in the Senate the Warehouseman's bill, changing the maximum rates for storage estab- lished by law from those at presens provided by tho act of 1871 to those at present charged by the warehousemen. The bill was ordered toa first reading. THE YORIS AND DONATIUE RAILROAD EILLS were made the special order in the Senate for Tuosday next at 2:30 p. m. KANSAS PACIFIC VS. UNION PACIFIC. The memorial and resolutions of the Kavsas Pacific Railroad Company were reported back from the Senate Committee on Pedoral Relations without recommendation. Two members of the Committee medo & mimonty report, that the Legislaturo ehould teke no action in the maiter. A majority of the Committeo say that, as the is- Bueis forced upon them to approve or disap- prove the resolutions, oconsistency with the railrond policy of the State demands that it pro- test against unjust discrimination being prac- ticed by the Union Pacific Railroad Company against the Kansas Pacific Road. CLERGYMEN'S HALF-FARE. The Rt. Rev. Henry Whitehouso, Bishop of the Diocere of Ilinois, is not pleased with having to pay full fare on the Tailroads of the State. He therefore appeals to the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners to come to his relief. He soys that the fact i3 owing to the opera- tion of the Reilroad law, and that it i8 o great hardship on the clergymen of. all de- nominations not to be ablo to get their usual half-fare tickets. He waunts to know whethor, if tho railroads will relent and issue the half- faro tickets, the Commissioners wil lregard it an infraction of the law and prosecute them for it. Itis not understood what answer will bs re- turned to the reverend gentleman's letter. —— e REVISING THE STATUTES. Svecial Dispatch to The Clicago Tribune. BELATING TO THE G ENERAL ASSEMBLY. SerrserrELD, 1L, Feb. 20.—The Seuate has concurred in tho House amendments to the Re- vision bill in relation to the General Aesembly, sud it now goea to the Governor for his sigaa- ture. The House amendment &imply provided that evidence and documents produced before an investigating committee of tho General Assom- Dbly should not be used in any subsequent snit atlaw. The bill incorporates all the present coustitutional and statutory provisions concern- ing tho General Assembly, and adds six sections providing that: Any person may be compelled by subpens to ap- pear und give testimony =3 witness and prodace papers and documenta before either House or Com~ mittes thereof, or a joint Committes of both Houses ; may be arrested if refl to obey subpeena to ap. pear before a commitics and taken befors tho Houss for tho purpose of giving testimouy ; shall be punished a8 for a misdemesnor by a fine of from $200 to §200 for further refusal to appear or testify before the Committee; ehall be imprisoned for refusal to_testify beforo the House or Senate for twenty-four hours, or until he shall be willing 80 to testify, provided that no pemon shall be held beyond tho time of the adjournment of the General Assembly ; and that the Sergesnt-at-Arms and assist- ants sbeil have full power to scrve and executo all writs authorized by ‘the act from the hands of the presidug ollicers of efthier House or of any commite THE REGISTRY LAW. Mr. Reynolds introduced in the Senate a copy of the Compromige bill introduced in the House by Mr. Jones for & modification of the Registry law, aud it was referred to the Committee on Revision. BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE. The following bills were passed by the Senate: House bill to rovise the Iaw in relation to joint Tights and obligations ; House bill to revise the Iaw rejating o mandamus ; House bull to revise the law in relation to joefails; also the billa con- corning apprenticss, the common law, County Treasurers. THE EMINENT DOMAIN LAW. The Judiciary Committes returned to the House, without recommendation, Armstrong's bill smending the Emipent Domain law in some minor particulars, regarding tho condemnation proceedings, etc., striking out the proviso in tha ninth eection] which refers fo special assess- ments. The Committeo was equally divided on the bill, which went to a second reading. THE HUSBAXD AND WIFE BILL, Sanford, from the Judiciary Committee, re ported the Husband aund Wife bill, with amend ments, as follows: No married woman shall become a party to any civil action except with the consent of her busband, ‘She may not enter into or carry on any partnership Dbusiness. Sho shall not convey or incumber her real estate, except her busband join with herin the conveyance, 28 provided by law. . 1n case of desertion, of ill-ussge, or the imprison- ment in the Penitentiary of the husband, the Circuit Court may suthorize the wife fo sell of convey her properts, snd act in all matters s in femma sole. A series of verbal amendments makes the homestead subject to all the provisions concern- ing the dower in cases of insanity. —————— MISCELLANEQUS MATTERS. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. THE SCANDINAVIANS' PRAYER. SerrxoriEL, TII., Feb. 20.—The Scandinavian petition ssking to have the American mis- eion at Stockholm raised to the firsi-class has been sent to Senstor Cameron by the Governor, with the following irdorsemont : ‘The petition is efgned by the most prominent snd inslential Scandinavian citizens in 0—many of . whom I know personally, and some of whom sre my fnends, . . . The commercial and social re-. | Itions beswezn tke two countries, becoming more 2nd” more important every year, would, in my opiitioa, J iy such action on the part of our Government. X THE SCHOOL FUND. e . Ferrell introquced in the Senate o bill for the. more equitable distribution of the Schoal Eund, which provides that the County Superintcndent shall repors to the State Auditor the proportion- ate number of colored and white children, and receive from him tho proportisn of the Schoot: Fund due to tho colored chitdren, on the basis of Dumbers, which shall bo distribnted only on the ozder of the Board of School Directors, aud ex- clusively for the use and cducation of the col- ored children, 'This may. Or Imay not; necessi- tate separate schools, in’~ the discre- tion of the Trustees. Mr. TFerrell a great many colored cunstituents, and, ik onc-balf of the Senate, is juclined to do & little Congressionzl _pipe-laving. - Were Congressional aspirents climinsted from the General Assambly, much more work would be accomplished in much less time. © JNBERABLE SINNERS. x The Governor has acceded to_the demands of the Methodists, aud heroaftor fiddling, dancing, aud card-playing will ko probibitedin the Execu- tivo Mansion. Croquet will be allowed. Those who ean’t live without old sledge must ga else- whore. The mapsion ia the Governor's louto, and he has right to manago it to suit himsolf! Springficld fashionable circles are much excited. But what's the odds ? COMMERCIAL AGENCIES. Scsnlen’s bill regulating commercial agencios was read 3 eccond time in' the- House, amended by reducing the bonds from $20,000 to 10,000, and referred to tho Judiciary Committee. APPHOPRIATIONS FOR INBANE ASTLUDL. The House Appropriation Committes recom- mended that £61,000 be |p}}rop\‘iuted for the Southern Ineano Asylam. The Northern insti~ tution asks for nearly the same amount. Mann, from the North, and Iuscore, from the South, are putting up s job to carry both appropria- tions by umiting members from the two sections in the usnal way. ADSENTEES. The noon train carried away a large number of members, leaving tho House minus a quorum, and tho Scnate nearly so. Nothing was done at the afternoon sessions, and Doth Houses ad- journed until Monday evening. CANADA. Bank-Stocks Excmpted from Taxae tione--flanufacturers? Meeting-ein- dian Visitors--Complimentary. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Tozoxto, Ont., Fob, 20.—The Ontario Legis- lature yesterday enacted a law exempting bauk- stocks from municipal taxation. The law has hitherto been considered partial and unequal in its working, and tended diroctly to the disadvan- tago of Ontario as a commorcial rival of otber Provinces. The exemption was declared ona vote of 49 to 14, TPolling is in_progress in sl of the British Columbis constituencies to-day, but'the result cannot be ascertained for a day or two. The manufactarers of this Proviuce meet in convention on Tuesday noxt, Otraws, Feb. 20.—Amoug the notables just now in the Capital are seversl Mohawk Indian Chiefs, from the Tyndioaga Indian Reserve, to bring claims before the Indian Department. They are a most loyal and pesceable_tribe. MoxTarAL, Feb. 20.—Erskine Preshyterian Church congregation have passed a resolution rogretting the probablo separation of the Rev. Mr. Gibson from the church, and sxpressing their senss of the importance of his past 1abors, Ou his roturn from Chicago, ho will bo presented with an address. HAY AND POTATOES. Estimates of the Perceutage of the €Crops of 1873 in ke Ilands of Pro= ducers of Six Northiwestern Stateyess The Fruit Prospects JacesoNvitre, IlL.; Feb. 20.—Tho National Crop Reporier will publish to-morrow estimaten in relation to the percentageof the hay ard po- tato crops of 1873, in producers’ bands Feb. 1, in tho States of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wiscoosin. Che following is an ex~ tract of the mnin features preseutod: The States nomed, prodaced last year over 9,000,000 tons of hay, of which there was on Liand Feb. 1a littlo over 43 per cent, or about 4,500,000 tons. Illinois retains tho lichtest per centage, a triflo legs than 45, and Wisconsin the heaviest, pearly 5. Oflrish potatoca the States above mentioned produced, in 1873, somo 20,000,000 bashels. Amount on hand now (approximate), 10,000,000 busbels, or about per cent. The rela~ tive proportion on hand in the several States varies considerably, running as low 88 28 per cent in Minnesoia, and reaching 553§ per cont in Kansas. 'the average prices of whest and potatoes in some of tha States, rela~ tively considercd, aro someowhat anomalous. In Tilinois potatocs average b cents per bushel higher than wheat, in Iowa 7 cents highar, and in Kansas 10 conts higher, ‘The prospectafor fruit in SouthernIllinoia and Southwest Missouri are flattering. THE SOUTHERN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILROAD. | Washington (Feb. 12) Dispatch to the Boston Post. So much has been gnessed and surmised about the programms of Col. Thomaa Scott _far secur- ing Government 8id in tho_construction of the Southorn Trans-continental line of railroad, that the following abstract of the memorial and bill which he has prepared for presentation ta Con- grees will be of interest. The memarial - sets forth that the length of the Texas Pacific Rail- road is 1,975 miles, and the Atlantic & Pacific 2,713 miles. The land-grant to the firat is 17,- 000,000 ecres, and to tho las 49,558,018; that in both cases the construction has been arrested by financial embarrasement; that the money ex- ended in the constraction of the Texas Pacific Fai roud is private capital eolaly, and that the abandonment of the two soparaté lines and the construction of a common line will savo 1,500 miles of road and restore to the United States 30,000,000 acres of land. The momorialists also Emmnb that a system of railways, based on nglish capital, has been inanguratod in Mexico, the lino from tha City of Mexico ta Yera Cruz being completed, the influence of which will ba to divert the southwestern trans-continental trade into English_chennels and away from the United States, to which it.properly belongs. In view of all theso facts, the memorialists proy, first, that the Atlantic & Pacific be allowed to defloct its line from Vinitor southweatwardly into Texas, and the Texas & Pacifia deflect north- westwardly 8o as to offect & junction at some point not westward of the152d meridian ; second, that for each gection of twenty miles or mora of conlinuous road constructed and equipped by cither Company, the Secratary of the Treasury, in the name of the United States, shall guaran~ teo the interest at b per cent in gold on bonds to be issued by the Company for road con- structed in the plain or open country, say for one-half of the line authorized, at the rate of £30,000 per mile, and for round and mountainous country $45,000—an additional $5,000 per mile 1o bo issned by each Company, and be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasary until after the completion of the road, which each Company is authorized to build, the ssme to be then ex- pended in the purchate of additional improve- Toents, rolling stock, etc., such aa tha officors of the Company shall certify under oath the increas- ing business of their roads shall require; third, 2 restoration to the Government of about 30,000,- 000ecros on the Atlantic & Pacifio old route, along tho thirty-fifth parallel ; fourth, 35,000 per mile 1n bonds out of the 40,000 authorized, one- eighth of the entire iscue, to be ratained 28 al- ready specified by the Secretary of tho Treasury and kold by him, if ‘at any time during con- struction the proceeds of the sales of land Government transporiation, postal and Govern- meat telegraph service, and the entire net earn- ings ot tle road are not suflicient to meet the maturing interest. The memorial then -con- cludes with an appeal on behalf of the interests of the Soutbwest. The_bill which accompavies this memorial is entitled ‘* An act amendatory of and supplementary to the acts of Aarch 3, 1871, aud May 2, 1872, incorporating the Texaa Pacific Railwav Company, and the act of July 27, 1866, incorpoiating the Atlautic & Pacific Railway Comyany.” The preamble recites that the Texas Tacitic Company has now constructed and in | operation 815 miles of road, together with 220 ‘miles partielly constructed and in various stages of completion, and that the Atlautic & Pacific, including the line from St. Louis to Springfield, bee in oper- ation 968 miles of road; also, that the surveys of both lines tivongh to the Pacific coast hove been filed in the office of the Secre- tary of the Interior, and reservation of the alter- nato odd-oumbered sections of land granted has been made. It is further set forth that the in- terests of the Government of the United States, as vell as of the people of Californis, Arizona, New Merxico, Missour, snd Toxas, and all the Southern, Wostern, and_Northwestern Statos, now connected by lines of road with the esstern termmus of said Atlantic & Pacitic and Texas Pacific Roads, will be promoted by the immediate completion of one great Southern line through to the Pacific, and by the union of the two pro- posed lines into such common line, whereby 80,000,000 acres of land beretofore_granted will revert back to the public domain. This billjanb- stantially embodies the wants set forth in the. memorial and preamblo, as above given. _ THE_ GURRENCY. ~ Meeting of the Merchants’ Ex- change. Resolutions Adopted Deprecating Any. Inflation of the Ourrency. Chicago and the West Opposed to Any Such Policy. The ~Course of ihe‘lllinuis Senators Condémned: . Remarks by DMessrs. McVeagh, Bliss, and Others. A meeting of tho Merchants’ Exchange—com- posed principally of wholesale grocery dealers— was held at {herooms, southwest corner of South ‘Water and State streets, yesterday afiernoon. This organization represents ono of the largest business intorests in the city,and numbers about 100 membors. As Friday is generally s busy day with them, only the following-named gentlemen were present : P. H. Willard, of Willard & Co. ; William Stewart, of Stowart, Aldrich & Co. Fraaklin McVeagh, of Franklin McVeagh & Co. J.B. Briggs, of Gould, Briggs & Co.; H. M. Mey, of Ingraham, Corbin & May; S. S. Dliss, of Bliss, Moore & Co. ; E. J. Warner, of Sprague, Warmer & Co. ;- T. E. Bradley, of J. H. Dunham, & Co.; W. T. Sharer, of Sharer & Young, and George Leslie. . OLJECT OF THE MEETING. The Association was called to order by Mr. Willard, the President, who stated that the ob- ject of the meeting was to take some sction re- garding the proposed inflation of the currency. Someof the merchants had feltaggrieved because the Senators from Illinois did not state fairly the petition sent to Congress deprocating an increase in the volume of greenbacks, holding that it did not reflect the views of the solid business in. terests of Chicago—the solvent merchants and eolvent banks. Hence it was thought advisable that there should be an expreseion of views, un- der the lead of the Merchants' Exchange, and that the action, whatever it might be, be for- warded to our Senators and Representatives in Capgress. RESOLUTIONS. Mr Stewart moved that a committce be ap- Dointed to draft resolutiona expressive of the Viows of the Ex change on the subject. The motion was agreed to, and thq Chair ap- go_mted Messra. Btewart, McVesgh, Warner, liss, and Briggs. The Committes left the Toom, and, upon their return in half-an-hour, submitted tha following Teport : WuEREAS, Measures are pending in Congress, and advocated by $uio Senatoss from Lilinols and others, having for their object anincreass in tha volume of currency, 3 Resolved, That we belicve the action of our Senators 48 influenced by misapprehension of the wants and sentimenta of the merchants of this city, whose inter- ests are identified with those of the peaple of tne Nerthwest. g tesolved, That a forced circulation of irredecranble poper as money con only be justified by great and ne- ceasitous emergencics, and Ought to be restricted as speedily as consisteat with public aafety ; that 0o such. emergency now exists, and zny increaso of currency would only depreciate’ that already existing, and dis- turb and derango values generally. Rosolzed, That the faith of the Government bas been solemnly pledged to the redemption of its eurrency, and that its bonoris involved in the fulfilment of pledges already too long delayed ; and that we recog- izo no distinction between tho Government and our- sclves fn respect to the ordinary obligetions to fulftt ‘promises. Resulved, That when the aignatures of the members of the Merchants' Ezchange of Chicago are aftsched to thesa resolutions, they be forwarded by the Socre- tary to the |Hon, John Sherman, Chairmsn of the Fi- nance Commmittee of the United States Senate. BENATOR LOGAN'S POSITION, Mr. Leslie moved that the report be adopted. In uo doing he bad. one or two suggestions to ‘make, which it might be well to consider, from the fact of his extensive acguaintance with the Views and ideas of morchants generally. If any ono of them wero approached on th street, it would be found that gls ideas were clear, and his mindmado up—his opinions crystallized, as it wero—upon the question of inflation. The reso- lations, he thought, 8o completely expressed the almost umanimous opinions of the wholesale merchauts that little need be said in ad- dition. He found, from ccnversations with them =t different times, a universal feeling of indigoation at the position taken by Semator Logan, on the grounds that sny further erpan- sion of tho currency wonld be detrimental to the interests of business, detrimental to the best intereats of the country, and exceedingly wrong in o gational moral point of view. ‘We must look at the question as patriots, ss lovers of our country; and, when we refliected that, eight years after the great difficulty, the nation was stitl bankrupt, the situation must be contem- plated with shame. COMPARISON WITH PRANCE. ‘When he considered that noother nation occn- pied the position which we did ; when he consi ered, further, that Franca went through a terri- ble and bloody conflict, and, in the shapa of in- demnity and expensos, accumnlated s debt near- Iy balf as Iarge as that of the United Statcs, after the rebellion. When he considered that nation with its limited resonrces, and ite population im- ‘bued with the ideas of the middla ages, and con- trasted it with wonderful America, with all its liberties, its riches, .its intelli- gence and civilization, he confessed. he falt like hiding his head out of shame. And when he thought that the Senatorsand lepresentatives in Congress proposed 1o make matters worse—to make our currency less vala- able—to make our indobteduess greater, and to defe: payment longer, he could not but believe them guilty of nothing else than a moral iniquity and cnme. - [Applavse.} ME. M'VEAGH 4 seconded the passage of the resolutions. A i ar state of affairs existed. The West was oredited with opnions uwpon the subject which were &t variance with the facts. All over the East the impression prevailed that Chicago was in favor of inflation, and that the Weat was also. Wo would ba a set of geese to be 80, because no other portion of the coun- try was batter off than the West. If any section could go through panicsit was the West. The impression arose from the position our reprosen- tatives in Congress bad taken, and should be corrected. The resolutions, if passed and eigned Dby the members of the Merchants’ Exchange,— and ho bad no doubt that they sould be,—would show the feeling of our merchauts, and that they did not agree with Senator Logan and other inflationists, and would dissipato the present misapprehension of their Dposition, which obtained at tho East. It scemed to him that inflation would have a very poor chance if it were felt that it was not backed by tho West, and that the sentiment here was not in favor of it, If it woro made clear that Chicago, the rop- resentative city of the West and Northwest, deprecated expaneion, the fact would have great weight in gravenfing the issue of more paper money. _[Applause.] ) The President remarked that the members of the Exchange had signed the petition sgainst inflation slready forwarded to Congresa. Mr. McVeagh stated that the petition had been signed by almost cvery one to whom it was pre- sented; but tho Exchange was not represented by it, nor was any particular body. The President understood that. The members of the Exchange, however. almost unanimously signed tho petition. JUSAPPREAENSION OF WESTERN SENTIMENT. Ar. Stewart did not think there was a neces- ity for further discusaion. Tho resolutions, he resumed, expressed ti-a senge, not only of the imited number present, but of the whole mem- bership of the Exchange. They had his bearty concurrence. As had been said, there was a great misapprebension existing at the Lastin Tolation to the sentiments of tLo people upon this vital question of financa, and a little trouble ghould be undergone to dieabuso the minds of thoso who entertained the false impression. The nation had been flooded with paper mozey for more than ten years, yet while the patient was _ convaléscing and getting to be strong and able to stand nlome, it was roposed to administer another dose of green- Ear_esif the influence of the Illinais Senators and Representativea waa strong enough. They did not believe in furtker druggiog, 2nd hencs should protest against the misconstruction of their sentiments. They had been ASREPRESENTED BY SENATOR LOGAN. Money must have a standard value,and we conld 1o more hope to get along with paper, irredeem- able and fluctusting in Yalue every dav, &s & sound basis of mercantile business, than wo: could if weights and - measures were changed eve: hour or from time to time. Standard weights and measures, and a standard valne for money were indispensablo’ for the legitimate transaction o business,—and it was for the purpose of seouning this,—to se- care equitable dealings between merchant and erchant, and man and- man, that the resolu- tions had been prasented. 1n expressing thelr views they were upholding the cause of justica —the cauite of the working man, who lost on every purchase of provisions for his family as longas the currency remained vitinted. - The only clase which could possibly reap any benetit {rom inflation wonld be the spoculators, The tendency of the ficod. of paper monoy for the ;1agt ton years had been to DEMORALIZE THE PEOTLE, to make them extravagant and turnua into & Tnation of speculators aud gamblers. And it was in hopes of being restored as rapidly as posgible to the direction of our forces and our intelli- gence towards the best and honest industrics, which wera capable of producing the greatest wealth and the greateat beneflt to the -greatcat number of people, that we were inteosely in {avor of the restoration of our currency to such a valuo as could be at oll times depended upon. [Applanse.] UNIT OF VALUE. B Mr, Bliss said it recmed to him that the unit of vaiue was being lost sight of. A dollar was s certain weight of gold or silver. A cur- rency mot was A romise to pay, and it promised to pay what our Government constituted = dollar. For the last ton years we bad_had what the Government called ‘a‘dollar, butit was not. All weasked was to go back to the principlo that the uuit of value should bo the sameeverywhere. Therecotild not hea promise to pay unless there he a promise to pay something, and that something we asked should be specific, tangible, and real—something that we conld carry in our pockets snd doposit in bauks and sicep on at night, llx\pphmue‘] Tae resolutions were then unanimously adopt- ed, and tho meeting sdjourned. RAFFERTY. Another Diversion in His Favor. Sorgt, Mood Arraigned for Issming That Xllegal Warrant, The DMatter Is Postponed for a Week. An important gcone in the effort to save Chris Rafferty's neck from the rope was enacted yos- terday afternoon bofors the Police Commission- ers. This was the ARRAIGNMENT OF SERGT. HOOD for trial on tho charge of conduct uubecoming an officer, as shown in the specifications printed below. At tho hour appointed, President Sheri- dan and Yesyrs. Klokke and Reno being pres- ent, Mr. Jamieson, City Attorney, was sent for to prosecute the caso. Sergt. Hood was called in dn.nd asked if he was ready for trial. He said : T am certai nly not prepared with my defense, a8 the charges that I havo scen are £0 vague and reneral that I do not know how to moet them. B alcnisie tr et Aqty ova counsel, but I want to know what L am charged with.” THE CHARGES. 3r. Sheridan said be could read tha charges, and the paper was handed him. They read ag follo Crmanox 1. Conduet unbecoming an officer, SreciricaTios 1. Thatou the 4th of August, 1872, Edward Hood, whils acting asa police afficar of thi city, procured'a blank State warrant, and, without as thority, fnserted-the name of Chnstopher Rafferty, and recited thereln, among other things, that upon cath made efors A. s, Banyon, Eaq., £2id Raffarty nad been charged with the commisaion’ of an’ offenss against the laws of this State,—the said Hood well kpowing at he ttme that eald Rafferty had nat been charged with the commission of any offense against the laws, either before Justice Danyon or any. other Justica of the Yeace, upon oath or otherwise, tricATION 2. In this, {bat maid Hood, at the time and place aforesaid, delivered said warrant, so made out by him, fo Juinea Scanlan, a police affcer of said city, to e exccuted,—he, the ‘Hood, well knowing nt the time that fhe sald warran{ had been iesued without authorityof law, snd was there= fore iilegal xnd vold. SprcrricaTioN . In this, that sald Hood, st the Hime and place aforeantd, and after dolivering said warrant to said Scanlan, well knowing the same to bo illegal =nd improper, commisaioned the said Scanlsn to bring in the body of said Rafferty at all hazards, and that Scanlan, in obedience thereto, in conjunction with one 0'Mears, snother police officer, proceeded to esccuto tho mandate, and, in doing which, 0'"Mearn was killed. (Signed) MicraEL McDERMOTT. NOT GUILTY. TUpan finishing the reading of this docnment Sergt. Hood asked for a continuancs, saying that he would plesd % mot guilty” to tho charges. He then coutinued : ** It is my be] gentlemen, that there haa been a conspiracy et tered into by certain parties to deprive me of my osition. I understand tha charges havo been a Fong time Ercpuiug, and I thereforo desire one weok in which to considor and answer them. In ono week {ram to-day Christopher Rafferty is to be.hung, or disposed of a8 the Btate may see fit, and should be glad, if I must be tried for this offense, ta be tried the same day. The act alloged was committed eighteen manths ago, and I tbink I ehould have ample time to make my de- fense.” NO AGREEMENT. Mr. Jamieson remarked that perhaps it wonld ba . eatisfactary to the gentleman to have the hearing adjourncd until to-morrow, when tne witnesses 1or the progecution might be examined, and then adjobrn for one week, and give the Sergeant a0 opportuaity to propao hia defense. Bergt. Hood objected to thie. Mr, Sheridan—I think it will be of value to Bergt. Hood to hear the side of the prossontion at once,—that is, to-morrow,—so that he may better prepare his defense. Sergt, Hood thought he could not prepare under a woek. : The City Attorney again pointed out the ad- vantages to be secured to Sergt. Hood by baving a week's time in which ta examine the evidence for the prosecution. Mr. Klokke favored the postponement of the trial for ono week, as desired by Sergt. Hood. +1 will havo to cross-examine the witnesees far the prosecution a8 part of my defense,” said the Sergeant. G OBJECT OF THE TRIAL. Mr, Sheridan then cleared his throat and made such other indications as heralded an_ approach- ing speech, at which the members settled back in thair chairs. = «] think, gentlemen,” he procecded, **that the charges were elicited mthe interest of the peoplo, and tha desire is to show that Christo- pher Rafferty was approached and arrested with- out a warrant. It is tho object of this trial to show that his arrest was not according to law, and, if this is to be done, it is necessary that the evidence should be produced before ho is swung into eternity.” 318, 3'DEBMOTT. The complainaut in tbe charge, Michael Me- Dermott, hero arose, aud, in & rather flustored manner, endeavored to explain his evidence, to which Mr. Klokke said that that was not a Court of Juatice, and that Rafferty had had his trial, ond the advantago of all tho evidencs in his favor. He did not want to hear it. The complainaat (McDermott) continued, however, to eay that he proposed to show that Tafferty knew perfectly well that O'Moara had no warrant for his arrest. “I can also show,” 1ie said, * that Chris was chased into the house for his Jife. William Burns, and Dr. Hood, and Teter Burns will swear to this, snd Hood told me on the 14th of September, 1872, pointing to the enn, that as sure as that sun sets to-night so suro will Rafferty be hung."” Hood conouzred in this, and said he would say it again, and Gid not think is was conduct unbe- coming an oflicer. “Iwill aleo prove,” continned the excited Celt, ** that Hood waa seen back of a saloon drunk.” Some one here asked Hood how long since he bad been potified of the charges. * I received the first notice last Sunday,” he replied. MB. SYALL IS PRESENT. Alr. Jamieson—I am not hera for the purposo of forcing the prosecution. Ihave been sum- moned by the Doard of Polico to appear and prosecute this case. and will not object to any 1easonablo time being given to Mr. Hood to pre- pare his defense. . Small desires me to ask the Commissioners to allow bim to make.a state- ment, r. Reno—L, for one, object to being made nse of in this war. Imove that tho matter bo postponed for one week. : “1 recond the motion,” said Alr. Klokke, ex- citedly. President Sheridan said that he could nof agree with his condiutors. 7 THE MATTER POSTPONED. ‘“We suppose not,” said both. *The trial therefore stands adjourned for oue week.” MR. SMALL EXPLAINS, v Mr. Small, counsel for Rafferty, here arose, and #aid that he wished it undarstood that he bad not made the charges in the complaint, and ¥new nothing about this matter until suhoeened by the Buperintendent of Police to appearasa witness. ‘The Board then proceeded with tha considera- tion of other mafters. e W—————————W THE CQURTS. The -Riverside Improvement Company. Pacific Hotel Company and Its Taxes. Tico. Moters Again---The Cheney Case. TRE RIVERSIDE IMPROVEMENT COMPANT. Four suita in trespass were commenced yester- day in the United States Circuit Court against Boujamin V. Page and Scneca D. Kimbark. N. 8. McFetridge, 1n his smt, claimed 25,000 dam- ages, 0. A. Cooper chimed $30,000, H. C; Davis $40,000, and E. M. Hukill 100,000, The declar- ation of Hukill alleges that on the 1stday of August, 1870, the Riverside Improvement Com- paoy delivered two deeds of trust to said Page and Kimbark as Trustees, on a large number of lots in Riversids, to secare the payment of fifty bonds for g1,000 each. Hukill bought all these bonds for value, and held them. On the 23d af Fobruary, 1872, Page and Kimbark made are- leaso of these trust deeds, which were, on the 12th of AMarch, surreptitiously taken from the custody of the porson who had them and filed. The Iands thus appearing clear of all incumbrance wero subsequently eold ious corporations and private parties, and plaintifi’s bonds being without any security be- came neatly worthless. Ho allegos that it was through the gross negligence of said defendants that such relcaso was filed, and brings suit to charge them personally with the amount of the bonds,—~$50,000 and intorest. Tho other declar- ations were similar, all baing on bonds. It sppears aliunds that Childs, the President of the Riverside Company, represented to Page and Kimbark that, as they were away frequently, it was necessary that ralesses should be reads, 8o that if the bonds were,paid they could be filed. They, thorefore, execited them and lefs them, and, in some unexplained manner, they were put on record without the bonds being re- deemed. This, it is claimed, is such a grosa act of negligence on the part of Page and Kimbark s will render them liable, even though they may not be privy to any fraud. THE TICE-METER CASES. About a month ago a full account was publish- ed in Tne TRIDGNE of the scttlement of all but two of the so-called * Tice-Meter cases," One of those remaining unsettlod was that of Simon and Adolph Nusbaum against Enoch Emery. Tarrell refused to band over the moaey which it was claimed wuufflfl to bim by Emery, on tha ground that he had never received any in this case. A rule was, therefore, issucd on the 31st of January againat tho Nusbaums and Emery, to show cause why thoy shiould not pay over the £2,000 deposited with Emery for Tice's benefit. Yesterday was the return day of the rule, and the anawer of Adolpk and Simon Nusbaum was tiled, which states that some time in 1850 their firm deposited a check for 32,000 with Eaoch Emery, tho Collector, to pay for a_Tice meter when it should be properly placed in thoir dis- tillery. It never was put up, as the Revenue Department subsequently prohibited the use of the Tice meter. Farrell, who bought up all the claims of the distillers, having received the check from Emery, delivored it to thesa Nus- baums, and they delivered it back immedintely 8. gifer & Co., bankers. ‘They, it sesms, nally certified the chock for the Nus~ ‘baums’ accommadation, though the latter had no monoy in the bank to their credst at that time. The check was, therefore, delivered back to them to equare the transaction. Simon and Adoiph Nusbaum also state that they are mow unablo to get the check again, thomgh they have asked Pulsifer & Co. to Vo it q but they refused. he Nusbaums bave since that time been un- fortunate in buainess, and are now wholly un- able to raige the 32,000, and therefore ask to have the rule discharged. The case will be bmuFbt up some faturs time for » heanng on this rule and answer. ¥ THE PACIFIQ BOTEL COMPANY. A supplemental bill was filed in the case of the Pacific Hotel Company against Pollak. It sets out that Pollak naa gone out of office, aud makes Gen. Lieb and P, M, Cleary parties. Ii is algo atated that since the filing of the original bill the taxea on cowmplainant’s propert bave been extended on the basis of £35,- 000 capital, making the tax $3430; that the State Board did not uao the rules made by themselvos, but gave the matter into the hands of & committeo ntterly nnfamiliar with the value of complainant’s property, and that committeo simply adopted an estimate farmshed it, and that Cleary is prepanng to collect tho said tax, aud therefors an 1njunction is necessary. It was granted by Judge Williams for sixty days under a bond for £7,000. This waa the second case ever commenced against the operations of the Siate Board. It ‘was argued baforo Judgo Williams, and ho has the case still under advisement. It is expected o decision will bo given by the Supreme Court very ahortly, as other cases involving the samo principle wero heard befora that Court last month in Springfeld. THE CHENEY CASE. Judge Willisms was {urthor enlightened on the subject af the tenets af the Episcopal Church, and tho difference between “Illligh " and *‘Low," by the depositions of Dr. Adams, Dr. Hc:fkinu Dr. Stocking, the Rav. Mr. Kinney, and Dr. Morgan Dicke, read in tho Cheney case, ali on behalf of the complainants. The cross- oxamination of Dr. Adams and Dr. Hopkina was especially . brilliant and amusing. ‘The following is the doctrine of the Episcopal Church on the subject of infant baptiam, as de~ fined by Dr. Adams: “Infants are born in ori(ginn\ #in; therefore, they need reganeration, 2nd a8 regeneration takea-place in baptism, and all who are baptized are regencrated, cxcept of their own will they put o bar against the work of the Holy Spirit, and infants pat no such bar, —all infants, therefore, are regenersted in baptism, and sre hagfizo‘l in the Church for that intent and oge,” This, 3r. Fuller alleges, in exactly syndnymona with the definition given Dby the Church of Rome. Mr. Judd, on behalf of the complainants, will Mmpil:.b“m & day mare with his evidence, ‘when Mr. Fuller will introduce testimony on his side. A DAD 3USTAKE. Samunel B. Egan filed a hill in the Circuit Court yesterday against * Bell Mann” and Sam- uel Ray, to have a mistake in a deed and trust deed corrected. It appears that in iarch, 1872, colfiglh.inm: sold the cast 30 feat of Sub-lot 1, of Block 2, in Ellis' West Addition, to Bell Mann for $1,800, 2600 cash, and the remainder secared by’ trust-deed. By a mistako the words ‘‘tha east 30 feat of ¥ were omittad, the deed conveyed the whole of Sub-lot 1. ~ The trust deed was also erroneous in & similar man-~ ner. Complainant ascertained the error shortly afterward, aud asked ** Ball Mann " to quitclaim the West 20 feet (Sub-lot 1 having 50 fect front), and allow the mistake in the trustdeed to becar- rected, but ha refased, alleging that he had con- veyed the whole sub-Iot to Samuel Ray. Egan statea that Ray ia the father-in-law of Aaon, and that the conveyance is frandulent, to hinder Egan, from correcting the error, or riving posa- =ossion of the 20 fees” accidentally deeded. I;I-, therefore, desires the Court, by & Mastér in Chancary, to decids the above deed void, or cor- rect it 8o a8 to only convey the east 30 feet of said sab-lot. and ITENS, In the case of Barry against Crosson, brought by an old lady to recover damages for being Idcked down staira by her son-in-law, ths jury gave her a verdict for 3200. The leava which was saked in the Howell case, to restore certain depositions which had been burned, was yesterdsy denied by Judge Blodzett. Forty-seven cases were commenced in the Su- perior Court yesterday. . TNITED STATES COURTS. George W. Ferris gued 8. E. Miner and B, M. Woods for £5,000. The Mechanics’ National Baok brought suit againet Henry Stephens and G. W. Clatk, Jr., for 23,000, Georga D.. L:hi?:' mx}menud ‘; suit ilx‘x 8- sumpsit agains| maey Brothers & Co., ing Gamasgos ot $20,0000 ke Robert Mitchell began suit for $10 000 against Samuel J. Walker. BANKRUPTCY ITEXS. John Q. Hewlett & Bon filed a petition against the Crown Brand Leather-Stufiag Compauy, of Chicago. Petitioners claim 2670 due them on & draft. Itis charged that the Company owes | more than it can pay, and that its President has acknowledged it tnszolvency, and that it has made various payments in fall lately. A rule to show cause on the 28th was made. 1In the matter of tho P. O. B. Company, W. D. Matheny dled nfi:afifion asking that the injunc- tion against selling under a mortgags i his favor may be dissolved, that a refercnce may be bad to the Regiatertodecide on thevalidity of the woxjgege and the smount dus, and that ho be allowed to buy in the property ata eale, A :ir:a u::g; &n the Re;awcr ;lljdélm'-' cause in ?:: o property sho & i} w‘!tge‘?a Sho Droperty not be deliversq n tbe matter of James Thomas D well-kaowa ten dealer, s moetiag of poirion hold yesterday moring, at which G linck vas slected Abipase, o Laobird - imilar meeting was held in the : 2.3 Norris, who was declarod o bankrupt e years azo, but fuiled to fornish bis soheduls, a¢ which B. E. Jenkins was chosen Assignea, ! BUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF. Field, Leiter & Co. commonced a 81'191?0 nsgnmséupt:hcsv P. Emlgam e Bvea Sociely brought suit agail Alsaiul for 31,000, ’d & gi R ennis Ryan and Danlel Ryan sued J. -G—'?fffi and Albert A. Munger, laying damageg‘rg £5,000. . B. Bateham brought suit for 35,000 agai Adum Smith and Piarson D. Smith, | SR Samuel Carey began an action against the 8amo parties to recover 32,500. Henry A. Bromléy commenced a suit for $50.- 000 against Engene C. Long and J. Young Scaq- mon, The Mechanics’ National Bank sued David 7 Kendall for $1,500, and James McNair far & sime ilsy amouut. James Robb, Edward King, and J. H. Robh began suit against Eva Lawrenco and A, G, Lavrence, claiining $3,000. John Mattocks and E. G. Mason also susd tho saume partiea for $500. * ‘eter Marr brought suit againat the cit; i in;i_ Elz,noo.- e 5 Ay el o Mechanics’ National Bank began a snit 55,000 agalont W. 0. Skt e Sidney B. Johnson _sned Simaon AB‘X‘:"Ia r Moses for 160, At illiam Ramsey began an action against ert Hill to ‘ecover G000, ot har Carson, Pirie, Seott & Co. bogan suit against Andrew Gharles, claiming 92,000, o Willism H. Tarnor brouglt suit sgainst the Union Hido and Loather Company, claiming fb,ago dtnn{lgnsz igorhtbu Urnmpauy‘s refusal to ronsfor to bim 210 whares of its stock sold hi by Leverett B. Sidway. A Jobn D cigcuir COgB'X\ ¢ ® ohn Duane commenced o suit in tres againec the Chicago & Northwestorn naifw“:; Company, claiming 5,000 for tho loss of his {m::, which was cut off by a train of the defend- ant. Jumes Prindle recovered judgment by canf sion against George A. Allen fo 1357, o Malcolm Staker brought snit for 310,000 agninst the City of Chicago. ‘Thomss Darrows and tho Victor Sewing-Ma- chine Company sued C. A. Adams, Joln Lang- bam, and Newell Daniels for 52,000, Ezra Marfin began a suit for 33,000 against J, A Donuell, Libbie Drinkman, and Jobn York. COUNTY COURT ITEMS. In the matter of Joseph R. Biokerdike, an in- solvent debtor, a Detition for ralease having been atresteaundor a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, issued by the Circuis Conrt in favor of Charles McLaughlin and Timotay Ryan for the sum of 31,250 damages and $20.95 costs, 3 bond of £3,000 was filed, tho potition granted, and the case con- tinaed nhtil tho 17th of Marek. ‘Tho return for the election of trustees of fha Village of Washington Heighits was entered. ‘The will of Heiurich Oberlavnder was proven, and letters testamentary wero granted to Sara Qbesiaouder, undor an sppraved bond of 920,000, A PILGRIMAGE TO ROME. TheMovoment Organized by the Cathe olic Union--~The Grotto oI Our Lady at Lourdes aad Shrines ia ftaly to Be Visited. From the New York Tribune, Feb. 18, A pilgrimago fo Romoand elsewhero by the Roman Catholica of thia conntry is abo ut to ba- begun. The departure of tha pilgrims will take Place from thia port not later than tho middle of next - May. The movemen: has boen thus. far under the supervision of tho Catholie Union, Circle of New York, who appointed a committos 1o ascertain the stato of the lay Cathe olic feeling in America on the subject. Having obtained what was deemed encouraging iniorma- tion, an additional committce was appointed wo organize the movement. ‘I'his Comnmittes con- sisted of Mesars. J. D. Keily, P. M. Haverty, F. H. Chuxchill, and C, Jlore, with an ex-officio addition of Dr. H. J. Anderson, Chairman of the Catholic Union, andtho Rev. P. F. Dealy, 8. J., its spiritual director. This committss waited on Archbishop McCloskey, and ascer- tained that he not only approved of the pilgrim-- age, but promised it his blessing, The Committes- tilen issted a oirqular lettor to the Hierarahy, ox- plaining the objecs of the pilgrimage, and thie propased date of departure. The pilgrims will leave this city and land st Havro or Brest, whers they will procecd to the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, and after one or perhaps two days of devotion, continue on their way to Rome. After paying homaye to the Holy Father and obtaine ing his blessing, » visit is t0 be made to abrineg of the Apostles and ‘zoma other of the mosd famous sanctuaries of Rome; nfter which, 2t tho option of the pilgrims, they will either pro- ceed severally or in groups to otber sanctuaries, protract their visita in the city, or return home, It is stated that the whnola pilgrimage may no} ocenpy more than fifty days, nor cos: mare then 350 m gold, including all necessary expensca for a seven days’ scjournin Rome: but even this sum, it is said, may be reduced by s larger numoer than fifty joining the expedition, Ifiz propoged, however, to limit the party tq the 3o commodations of one first-class steamer, or.from, 150 to 250 persons. If 150 persona deposit 315" each baforo March 20, to secure the Commitica from loss, arrangements will be made to engtga exclusive roorus in a first-class steamer, thoereby’ enabling the pllerims to euggy such dsvo-, tional exercises sa may proposed by tho Spiritusl Director, who will hase charge of the discipiine of the eom- any. it is tho desiro of tho projeciors at the party shall embraco Catholic men from erer{ diocesa in tha cauntry. Thero sra yet soveral details ta be perfected by the Com- mitles of Arrangzementa whea the pilgrims have all been gathered tozether, and among other things the :dvlu:\bilili of visiting the Irisb and English_shrines and also the shrines of thg Sacred Heart at Paray lo Monial. The Commits tos, before deciding on theso points, will receive’ the proposed plans and taka into considerstion the wisiies of thoss who may join the pugrime age, and thereforo are desirous of having sug: séstions sent to tho offico of the Catholic Union, No, 59 West Fiftacnth strcet, at as early adats as possible. NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS POULTRY ASSOCIA- TION. suit for Correspondence of The Chicage Tridune. Poro, [ll., Feb. 18.—The eccopd meeting of this Society was held in this city last evening. The meeting was called to order by Mayor W. W. Buros. A largo numberof citizens of Ogleand adjoining counties wers presont, aad much ea- thusiasm was mazifested. . The object of the meoting was stated to betke adoption of a constitntion and by-laws, aad the election of ofiicers for the ensuing year. A constitution was adopted, which provides fa¢ tho annual election of & President, ten Vit Presidents, Recording and Corresponding 6o taries, a Treasuror, and an Executive Cemsit- tee of ten; for the holding of an aunual exhubi- tion of poultry ; requires honesty and fair deal- ing from ol its members upon pain of expul- sion ; and fixes the initistion-feo at £1. The following oflicers wera thon elected: Presi+ dont—Dr. W, W. Burns, Layor of Polo. Vice= Presidents—J. L. Moore, Polo: Dr. F. W. Byerty Lcna ; Miles Z. Landon, M. Carroll ; Valentie Hicks, Leo Contre ; Dr. J. C. Allaben, Pnlo:flif Rev. b. G. Bal, Polo; Heury Lower, Luflily; John Tattle, Sterling ; Frank Sammis, Paio: K. Schofield, Freaport. Recordiog ecratary— Solomoun Beard. Corresponding Swalail;{‘ Daniel L. Miller, Treasurer—J. P. 3iller. Executivo Committee—J. L. Moore, Polos Charles H. Rich, Sterliog ; H. Fonlds, Lanask; Dr. C. H. Kenegy, Polo ; Dr. E. M. Light, 01 gon ; Alexander Fraser, Polo; J. Brown E}x_ lor, Freepost ; J. P. Scott, Buffalo; E. B. lagher, Falo; J. A. Holmes, Polo. B A communieation from the Ogle Connty Mmfl'o cultnral Society was received, tendenig to b Association the charge of the Poultry Dcrop ment of the Ogle Connty Fair, to be held af egon inSeptomber next ; and Mr. E. B. Galug her was apgointed to take charge of that dopar mont and mako the necessary arrangements, Dr. F. W. Dyers, of Lens, then addressod the Asgociation, and gave, in anawer to qucs.l‘fl-’-n s :umb]kz 1n1:lrtm.\gon gonccm!ng matters o erest ry breeders. - J. A. Holmes, of Polo, addressed the m!d‘—:a upon the necessity of organization bere, 7 pointed out the advantages that would w:rfl!m the members and to the community, WeId, principles faithfally carried out. espech recommended that article of the Co ] requiring honest desling from all me:m‘l ihe Association and hoped the time ozl et when the intelligenca of the paople wonld it 1mpossible to palm off on them poor lnd'\’“‘?. less birds. The remarks of the gonllemwflm received with applause; and, amidst the IEZZ0) harmony aod feeling, the Association ndlflg. o to meet on Wednesdsy evening, Mareh Polo. . L. 3lien Corresponding Secrtis T é'. e