Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1874, Page 5

Lrisy Ulilunuy wris for thomsolven tho oporations of ono, naud tho intorcst and value of tho other. 'ho Covornor ninton that o had effectod n nogotine tlon for o loan, based upon tnx-lien cortificates, sulfliclont to pay tho senlaries of school-tonchors and mombors”of tho Polico and Fire Dopart- menta; but, mflug to tho gravo and unfoundod imputations of the memorinlists affocting the Distriet Government, the realization of the loat was doferred, The mlaronrnunnlntlnnu of afow - dosigning poreons havo, tiio Qovornor suys. cost tho people of this municipnlity hundrods of thousands of dollars and much sufforing. Ro- Aforring to TIE BEWEN ORRTIFIOATES, “tho Governor indorses tho'opinion of Mossrs. Oughing and Black to sbow their logality .and ne Doing in the naturo of nescssmont cortifiontes, and, thoroforo, forming mO port of the iudebteduces of tho District Government, Referonco {8 mndo to tho watatoment in tho Asscssor's roport, that in- Tumerable toxpayors linve mot thoir nssces- ments uncomplnfningly, and paid tou-twelfths «of tho ontiro amount of thelr cortificates, TME NEPORT OF THB DUREAU OF IUNLIC WORKS wbiows Lhnt thoy huve recaived up to tho 28th of Tabruary $16,950,232, and oxln!ndud 914,600,062, Tho nusotn of tho Donrd ara stated at 83,700,207, and its total linbilition at 24,652,060, 'This I8 ox~ olusivo of tho amount due by tho United Bintes Govorumen for tho lmrmwmnut of thelr prop- crty. Tho total amonnt of coriiflcatos issuod ia 17,646,064, o follows: For' lifug purposos in thio prosecution of rovemonts dono under con- $12,204,004 Tor o 10 MCASMICMONIEs eee oerneesoees On neconnt of misceliancous oxpenditures other thon special inpravements, and pay= ablo by epeeial appropriation, .. . $1,320,010 On nccoint of contingent oxpenses, oy of cmployes, olC..viiiiiieee On nccount of tha water ful Tho nnswers of Gov. Shepherd cover from' 1,510 to 2,000 pages of manueoript, snd inoludo roplies to all the points of inquiry. it BUTLER'S MAN SIMMONS. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn T'ribune, Wasinaroy, D, C,, March1.—The fight over ‘the Boston Collectorehip continucs to bo the ab- sorbing topic of conversation and discussion ‘hore, and tho mattor scoms to have becoma one of nationn! interost, rather than of local concorn ‘to tho Btata of Massachusetts, The effcct of tho Butler-Simmons victory upon the politics, nobt +only of Massachuselts, but New England, and in fact the whole Union, is freely and goneralky discussed. 'This affair, although looked upon o & grent victory for Butlor and his intorests, is nleo deemed a correspondingly groat dofent of Sonator Boutwell, and an ircoversiblo sot-bnole tothe aspirations of tho Messts, Honr, Butler is supposad to havo i THE UPPER JIAND, nand it is oxpected that he will cortainly be able 1o so engincer mattors in tho Stato a3 to got the rogular nomination for Govornor, in epite of all -combinations that may bo formed agafnst him. Many politicians liere beliove thero will bo a so- rions and damaging split in tho Republican rauks in Masesachueotts, whilst others, among whom ‘are the friends and supportors of Butler, affoct tho boliof that thero will bo no bolting; that ns soon s things bocome . me- complished faots the gentlemen who threatou to bolt_ will hnul in their horus and fall in lino with tho regulars, just as if nothing had Liupponed. Thoy will accopt tho situation oven though it may not bo just what they would like to have it. Among thie poseiblitios discussed is tho oloction of DAWES TO BUCCEED BUMNER, in tho Senate, It is asserted that Dutlor and Tawes have quictly buried tho hatchet, and that they hieve o thorough undorstauding in regard to cnch pther's plans nnd wishes, 'I'o this 18 at- tributed Dawos' doterminution to keep out of tho Bimmons quarrel altogother; also, his conveniont departure on o visit to Massachusotts on privato busincss just at tho -commoncomont of the contest over the Sim- wons nomination. Theso assortions seom to bo protty well founded, and there are members of Tho House who say they linvo observed ot Iato an unusual degreo of cordiahity and politencss in.the mannes of these two Maxsachusotts mem- hers towards orch other; and tho fact is also anentioned that neither had found cceasion re- «ontly to attack or criticise tho other’s acts or 2omerks in tho Ilouso, a8 way their custom. Mr, Dawen is oxpected in Waehington to-mor- raw morning. Ifo has {elographed horo nslk- ing that no action b talen iu the mattor of mak- ing A BUCCESSOR FOR BRONS :as Internal Rovonue Supervisor until ho returns ‘to this city, It is understood that Manly, who 1.4 heen nominated to succoed Simmon, cons “templates declining the oftice, for reasons bost Known to liim and the powors that bo. Tho sug- gestion is mado that hois nob }uul tho man that T% wanted in that place nfter all. Dawes i3 snid to wout to got the place for 1L, P, Tinker, the +Collector of iuternal Revenue in the Tonth Dis- trict of Massachusetis. Oneof the oldost members of the Sonate, who 18 o closo observer and knows wherzof hosponks, rays ihat tho conflrmation of Bimmous 18 the #lir & intanco on record in which a nominco was -confirmed contrary to the wikhes, protests, or abjections of both Senators from the Stute incor- esiod, oxcopt, perbaps, whero those Senators wero not of the dominant party, SRR 1ot fucl 4,055,460 BAXLZ. Special Dispatel lo The Clicago Tribune, ‘Wasuisaroy, March1,—Thetrial that may grow out of tho rrest in Now York yestordny of Baoz, the cx-Presidont of Santo Domingo, is ox- pected to bo quito intoresting, especially as tho dealings of the United Sta tes Government with third or fourth rate foreign mnations will, to & greater or lesser dogreo, Lo held up to public gazo. DBaoz's recent rovisit to this city rud bis call upon Prosidont Grant brings to mind s historic fact on tho oceasion of his pre- vious visit to this conntry several years ngo. Bacz roquesied Scerotary Sownrd to grant him an interview in rolation”to the business which brought him hore. Mr, Boward declined, on tho ground that it was o woll-ostablished rale on tho part of the United Btates Govornmont not to treat with protendol or _robels ngainst friendly foreign pow Mr. Boward also informed Baoz that neither conld the President recelvo him, but that he might stato his_case to Sonator Sumner, tho Chairman of the Forcign Relations Committeo, unon whom thero rested no such restiictions. Thewupnu nmeoting was arranged, and BAEZ CALLED UPON BUMNER and made known his griovanees and wishes, but ruiled to obtain the recognition sought from this Goyernment, Dacz's status at this time is undorstood to be virtuelly the enme as on the occesion of his for- mer visi, although ho says ho poacefully and gracerully yioldod up the Prosidency of Santo Domingo some months ago, feeling conviuced that his succonsor wns duly nud fnirly elected by tho pooplo. — Dnoz's status being questioned, the propriety in President 's recent recoption of him'is oriticised, al- ) it fs gaid in oxplanution that Laez gave nees that ho simply desires to call in the capreity of a private citizon and pay biy respecis to the Yresident of the United Biatos, — THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaon T'ribune, THE MOIETIES BYSTEN, ‘WasnrNaroy, D. C., March 1.—The Ways and Menug Committeo oxpact on Tuosday to hear delgations from tho Now York Board of Trade, Chumbor of Commorce, and Grocers' Bourd of “Trada, hended by Jackson Schultzo, in favor of the Lill abolishing the moietics systom, Bpecial Agent Tayno, Collector Arthur,and Burveyor Laf- lin will be on hand ulso, to represunt the other sido of tho question. g JUDGE NOAM DAVIA i likowlso oxpected to appour, aud explatn cor- tain niattors that wero nlleged agoinst him by Juyne, when tho latror hud his recent hoaring before tho Committeo. It was charged that Davis, who was District-Attornoy at tho lime, trlod to cover up the frends olleged to have buen committed by Phelps, Dodgo & Co. ; that lio nlso wrote' s 16t or to the Becrolary of the Lreasury giving 1t a1 bis opinion thet tho firm in question had not Deon guilty of willfal fruuds, whilo ho at the Hnae tiwa wrote to Jayne, uu{iug that he bolioy- od that they bad boon so guilty, ‘Lhis latter lot- ter Jayno produced and rond to the Committeo, WCHARDEON'S REHIONATION, The early aceapianco of Itichurdwon's rosigna- tiou by the Vresident in atill discussed, and thoro 8. I enuiie to bolioye it I8 urgoed upon the President almont duily by some of tho }orumust mon of Hm Ropublican party, in aud out of Congresd, The mme old nrgumonts s to his in- «uffeiency and weuluoss aw o muan or, «an oflicidl aro used, and avo fonud to have only -grown sttonger in hlolurme of thuo, Thoss who advised this courso somo timio since are now Jolned by uew couvorts, who *wore then slow to meo the force of tho chargens, but are now. only tho more zealous in their crusado agalust the Massachusotts Judge of Probate. Tho faot that e 14 of 8o little force that Lo oan be, and L8, dally usod by thoso about | Nhim to nerve tholr own onds, which do not hinp- pon to bo thoso of thy public, hna been growlng Tnoro and more apparant ovary day, ‘I'bore iato doubt 10w that it is Grant's present purposo to * APPOINT COLUMINUB DELANO to succoed Richardeon whon ho accopts the rosignation’ of the Initer. 'Lho ressony upon which this beliof is nasscrtod aro conclusivo. Totween the shadowy timo in the future, whon tho rosignation will bo accopted, and tho pros- ont honr, many things may happon to clinngo tho mind of thao Prosidont, which is strangely and mysteriously affected ot times; but ab ‘)ruux;ub Dolano undoubtedly hsg tho insido rnck, Thoro I8 n strong desire on the partof many of tho boat and foromast Ropublicans in Cougress who Liavo boon lum‘rlod to kiok over tho tracos to brank looso and denounce the WROKG DOINGS OF TIE GOVERNMENT OFFIOIALS which havo rocently beon forclbly avparent to thom, '"hoy hositate, being affccicd by & dls~ liko to hiaving tho artillery of tho party, tho Ad- ministration and its organs, brought to boar uYon thom, and becauso they evon how do nob wish to beliove oll thoy bave beon mndo cognizant of, If thoy hold thoir poace thoy will cortainly bo fiullly of n ;fient wrong, 'Tho fact that, wiion dlacovored, tho oflielaly have mndo smonds is not sufliclont Thelr transgrossions ought to bo mado publie, whoroby they will BOFVO i & warning to porsons similarly situated in tho futuro, i OHFAP TRANSPORTATION. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE WORANY DILL, WasmNatoy, D. 0., March 1,—In tho matier of tho MaCrary bill, regulating intor-Stato com- merce by railrond, somo complaint is mado be- causo that gontloman has, by enter- ing & motion to recommit, out off all chancos for. offering nmondmonts, o has beon sppronched to kuow wlether lLe ‘will not yot an‘#«r amendments. o doos not manifost any disposition to acconinodate tho louso in tbis particular. The debate is looked forward to with o great don! of interast. (o the Associated Press.} TIE WINDOM COMMITTEE'S REPORT, Wasnixaroy, D. C., March 1,—The published statoment that tho Benate Committeo o Trans- portation Routes to tho Senbonrd had agreed to roport thas nithough Cougroas Lias tho Constitu- tionnl powor to rogulato railroad tarifls, it is not now expodfont to oxeicise that powor, I8 pro- nounced by the Obisirman, Sonator Windom, to bo wholly’ unauthorized. Ho states ihat tho Committéo.hios come to no uch concusion. —— ¢ NOTES AND NEWS, Spectal, spatoh to The Chicago T'ribune, THE DURRELL CASE. ‘Wasnivarox, D. 0., March 1.—Tho sub-com- mittes whom'o investigating tho Duroll caso say that thoy di> mnot expeet to summon Calob Cushing in tho imattor of tho tertimony of Mra. Gon, Gainos impllcating Cushing and Durell in on offort to oxtor L money fram her to procure a favorablo decision from Durell in somo of Lor lawsunits for tho yccovery of prop- orty in’ Now Orloans. Tho Committeo sny thatif Mr, Durell - wishes to have Cushing sum- moned to disprove ¢1 1ess charges it shinil bo dona. But unioss Durell do 98 wish it, and it bo submits no robutting ovidence , they will accopt the tes- thnony of Mrs, Gaines* au conclusive of tho facta to which it hes direct reforonco. Thoy oxpoct to-morrow to summon 15 Now York lnwyor o tes- tify with rogurd to tho sbankiuptey matter. 'ho Chronicle (Harlnn '8 paper) has ESPOUSED T, UE CAUBE o Judgo Durell, and attor apts_to show that tho efforty to havo him_impea thed wore instigated by lawyers of Now Orloana- who wora rebols, and who found the iron-clad os th, which they wero compolled to tako bofore they 7 Were permiited to rosumo practice in tho Uit cd Btatos Courls, vory distastoful, HARLAN'S EDITO.B. 1t I charged that the managit ' editor of Inr- 1an's Chronicle, who is afso a pov =it law_of Jus- tico Miller, of the Suprems Cow %, i8 Clerk of tho_United States District Coust of Iowa; thac Lie draws his pay rogularly overy i nonth a3 such officinl, taking on onth s required by Inw overy month that Lie has discharged the d.uties of the oflicos and that Lis brothor is Diputy-Glork, aud discharges tho dutios of the) oilico an drawa a salary thorafor, ‘SALES OF GOLD, Tho Scerotary of the Lreasury has dirocted the Assistant ‘Trensurer at Now York to soll £3,000,- 000 gold_for tho month of Darch, us Loliowa: On tho first and third Thursdsys, cach, 31,000~ 000; snd on the sccond and fourth Thursdays, esolt, B500,000% BURNED ON THE RAIL. A TPassenger Coach on a Canada Road Takes Fire. Eight Persons Fatally and Four Seiciously Burned. MonTneAL, March1.—A foarful accident oc- curred on the Groat Westorn Ruilway Saturday night, The ;Sarnin accommodation train loft London at 6:31) p. m., and consisted of empty tank-cars, bagsmge, and second-class cars, and & passongor cond.a. When 7 milea west of London, tho coach : TOOK FIRE in tho enloon at: the forwnrd ond, it is supposed, Dby the falling of o lamnp, The firo was not dis- covered until th o incerior of the saloon was com- plotely filled wisth flames, which sprend thronglh the conch almost instantly, The passongors wero compelled to jump from tho roar platform and through the windows, Tho train was fllolfpod a8 qui :ldfl as possiblo, but befors thoy could ba oxtingtished TIOHT PENSOX'S WERE FATALLY SBUFFOOATED and burned, Thoso identified were Miss Iarriot Duun, of Komadkn; Miss Purvis, of Potrolin ; Mastor Burnham, of Potrolin; McKollar, o school-teacher of 8trathroy; Aunie Beartliff; a ¢hild, of Komolss; an Tudiad wowas, aud au lu- ant. Rl THOSE s(lmslowunnmmc ; are J. B. Hoorsom, of Simeoo; J. C. Robinson, of Watorford ; cGurgon, of Strathroy; J, O, Breathwick, of London, Thoso los sertously injured are MoKollar, of Lobs; J. L, Hav of Torouto; Martha Donaldson, of Komoln ; A. Jfesuing, of Stratbroy; Mrs, Kyan, of Londou; I, Monroe, of London; AMia. Grawford, of Trondon ; Miss Spiors, of Londou ; 0. . Orton, of Strathroy; Miss Lawrence, o Petrolia, Buch of tho injured as wers unablo to procoarl to their homes have beon mude as comfortabls ad possiblo at the hotels in Komolka and Loudon. FIGHTING A RAILROAD, The Caso of Scudder, Bartlett & Co. Against the Boston & Albany Ra rotd==Answer of the Compunys Speciut Dispatch to The chicago Tribune, Bostox, Mass., March 1.—~Thoro was another hoaring on tho momorial of Scudder, Bartlets & Co. agoiust tho Doston & Albany Railrond on Baturday, Tho auswer wos substantially that tho claim of tho momorialists is for shortages, which, necording to the memorinlists’ own nccount, nmount to no more than tho natural shrinkago of corn {u transportation ; that they refuso to pay froight bills amounting to abont £9,000 unless the railroad compauy ul- lows their ¢luim, nnd that, finding it hnd such partios to deal with, tho Compnuy dotermined to give them crodit no longer, and to vo- quire thom to propay thewr freight. Tho {ira had been allowea fo take frelght until, in May, 1872, bills had accnmulated to the amount of $8,000 or §0,000, The flun had nevor intle mated auy intontion of repudiating these billy, and the faots showed tho uttur proposter- ousnesd of the ides thuf tho road bad ouy hostility toward tho firm. At omo tlme, when 85,000 was duo on frolght, tho agont stopped tho whipmont of somo _gruin which was going aboard the stenmer, and the noxt moring tho memoralists nent u chock for 1,600 or 31,600, and the slpment wont on. Whon the £8,000 or 9,000 now 1 quostion was due, and they woro colled upon to pay it, thoy declined to ‘do #o unloss tholr claim for shortages was allowe:d on the goods which thoy had'obtained undor i ulg- enco, and declared” thoy would ro{vluvlu any i:nudu which tho Company rofused tolot thom lavo, “I'ho countol for the firm enid thoy did not baso thelr onge on thono instances of shortage re oltod to tho Committee by Mr., Hale, but on ¢ thors amounting to fifty, sixty, sud oy 'hlgu s of ghiy- three bushels to the car-load. Tho heariu g was closed thou, T S OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youx, Maroh 1.—Arrived, atoame r 8t Lawronce, from lavro; Lranklin, from .Aut- W ; orp. Il}lvznpoon, March 1.—Htuamum’m Oa nadn, trom Now York, and Iudians, from £'hilado) .yhls, arxlved ouby SPRINGFIELD. Additional and Damaging Testi- mony Relntive to the Printing' I'rauds, Bill Passed in tho Ifouse to Protect the Public Against Wildcat Corporatiorss More Petitions for a Modifcation of the Railroad Law. Proposed Amendment to the Rev- enuie Law in the Matter of Asscssments, THE PRINTING FRAUDS, MORE DAMAGING TESTIMONY. BramvarrELy, I, TFob. 28.—Tostimony ad- duced boloro the Printing Committeo proved that tho maximum ratos—high ns they wore— did not satiefy tho greedy Public Printors. Mr. Sturgos, who bad Dbeon foroman ju tho ofilco, statod that ho usually catimated tho cost of esch job, entoring it In a book, which ho took to the counting-room, whoro it was chiargod to tho State, A largo porcontngo wns ndded to his cstimatos, In ono ouss whero ho ontimoatod 8,83, it was raised {o 30.05, and xo it wont in tho ssmo genorous rates of lncrenso. Papor uod in fitth-olnss work was suppliod by tho Printor and CIARGED TO TIE BTATE. In their books nro two-columns, ond showing what the pnlpor cost tho Printer, and parsllel to it another aliowing whit tho Printor chayg,d tho Stato for tho pnmo papor. Thero 18 abuwdant ovidenco of chenting, A fow instances will 33ive AN IDEA OF THE PRINTER'S PHOFIT on this ono itom. Pupor costing A3 wna chargod to tho Stato at $4; po- por costing ©3.60, charged ob 6.0, aud ) 1n two fustaucos papor costing 88 was charged at ©17.76. It {s no wondor $10,600 was invested in bidders, for tho opportunity for * shonani- gon " was nulimitod oxcopt by tho consclonco of tho contractors, and thoy seom to havo had nono, C ——— THE RAILROADS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, TETITIONS FOIt MODIFICATION OF THE LAW. SruNorierp, ‘Ill, Fob. 28.—3lr. Nicholson introdueod in tho Senate tho following potition, sigued by 173 of the citizens of Lincolu, 1n Lo- gan County: ‘We, tho undersigned cltizens; reapectfully reprosent st tho Raflroad luw which wont into ojioration lost July Lins not realized to s the benefits unticipated ; Tins not reduced rates of transpartation : lias in it warknga prevented railroads leading to Ghicago from compet{ng with Huca erossing this Stato cant nud wost 3 Tinw in fack cut uo off o a great exteut from ull the hionetlts of Ohicago us n grutu markot. Wa, thereforo, Lumbly sk for n miaterial modification of the law. Whilo wo wish the provislon of the law fixing mextmum rates rigldly maintatued, wo would pray thiat the law bo o amended ~ that tho' rafironds muy Lo authorized totnko freight nt such rates less thon tho waximum rates s they may Aes ¢ botween any st tlons, ond 80 give the full Lenefit of all compotition that may sries botweon the difterent unmerous lines of {ransportation which traverse tho State, Mr. Steclo introduced o similar petition, sign- ed by dver o hundrod citizous of Matloou, Cales County. Tho Leadingstothese potitionsure in print, and all emonato from the same source s tho large petition from Chicago, introduced lately by Mr. Dow, askiug for tho unconditional ropenl or matorinl maditicntion of the law, ELEVATOR OLUALGL, The Warchouse Committec of tho Senate ro- ported in favor of tuo bill changing the maxi- mum rates for tho stornge of grain in the law of 1871 ‘he bill was read u second timo | THE DOUNLE-TRACK ACT. The bill repealivg tho act suthorizing rail- ronds to mortgagoe their proporty—the Double- Prack act—ecamo up in the Houso on its third reading, when Mr. Crawford, its suthor, moved to postpone until Thuraday, a8 _tho Houso was thin, and it could not puss. Mr. Crawford wag inyited to filvu somo renson why tho act should bo ropenled, but was silout, Mr, Hay stated that the anct was _passed to enublo roads to Ilay a double track for the beneflt of commorco, and ke could not seo why it should be repealed. Mr, Hart, who de- sirca to bo Governor, wanted repeal, ‘Thio truth in, this bill is one of the products of tho blind hato which nctuates some mon in their warfaro upon railronds, oris s bid for chenp notoriety. Buoh men aro capable of nunumylmhiug more harm than good to the people. ¥ho postpone- ment provailed, but the bill will hardly pass. s CORPORATIONS, AN ANTI-WILDCAT DILL. Snecial Dispateh to L'he Chicauo Tribune, S1mINariELD, 1L, Feb: 28.—~1ho Houso passed Torp'er's bill amonding Soc. 8 of tho Incorporation act w.dh tho intontionof guarding the publio againet wideat cornors, As amended tho gection will read? ax follows : Every suafgnment or transfer of stock, on whioh {here romans any portion unpald, sball be recorded in {ho oftice of tho Hecorder of Deeds of the county with= in which tho B:!uvlpnl oflico 8 located, and such stock- Holder shiall bo lsbio for the debts of tho eorporation 10 tho extent of tho amount that niny bo unpaid upon the stock hekl by him, to be collected in the mauner horein provided. No assiguor of stock shall be ro. Joase from nny such indebtedness by reason of any nssignment of 118 stock, but shall remaiu lablo there- for jointly with tho Assigneo wotil tho suld stock is fully paid, The Bonrd of Directors shull, somis annually, file in the oflico of tho Seeretary of State, and in tho oftico of the Necorder of Deeds of the county withiu which tho principal ofiice is lo- cated, & statement, vorliled by ufiidavit of the Svcre- tury, aud attesied by the eeal of such corporation, ahowing tho amount actually pald ou cach sharo of utock subscribed, until the stock fa fully paid, Whon- ever any oction 18 brought to recover any indebted- niess aguinst tho corporation, it shall Lo coipotent, to procecd against any ono or tore stockholdurs at the samo time, to tho extent of tho balance unpaid by such stockholdors upon tho stock ownoil by them respect- igely, whotlier callog in or uot, a8 in cascs of garnish- ment. Lvory nssignee or trausferer of stock shnll Lo Tiable to the Comupuny for the umonnt unpaid thereon to tho extent and fu iho wuine mauner 68 if ho b beeu the orlginal subscriber,” + ——— TAX COLLECOTIONS. spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, TROPOSED AMENDMENTS, SrniNarieLD, {11, Fob, 28.—Lho Senate cleaned out all tho business bofore it this morning, ex- copt tho ordor of resolutions and consideration by sections, Tho first bill taken up under the latter hiond was tho following bill introduced by Mr. Snuford: 810, 1, Be 1t enacted by the People of the State of Uinow, renresented G e General Assembly, Thut 20, 24'0f uu act ontitled “Au act for the nusessmont o’ property, wud tho levy and collection of txes,” ap- e oved March 30, A, D, 1872, boand s sinouded so us to.read n follows & Bro, M, Any perdon Toquired to st property shall ‘muk-o ot und dehver o tho Assessor, at tho timo re- quir ud, & acheduloof the numbers, amoitts, quantity, und quulity of ull porsonul property in his possession or utider hifs control, reyuiced to be Luted for taxation by hivn, which geliedule shell bo subseribed sud sworn 18, ncvordiug to hlw beat knowledge, information, snd budlof, by i, L plull bu the duty of tho Assesvor o detersn o und fix the fofr cash valuo of ull Stemns of porsonal propurty,” Mr. Brown moved to amend by adding in tho bill, **Provided that from the vuluo of the propor- ty, ng found by tho Assessor, thoro muy bo do- ducted tho swount of suy boun fide iudebted- ness duo onthe eamofor the purchase monoy: theroof.” A discussion followed on tho monts of the amondmont betweon Mossrs. Sunford aud Brown. TOBLPONED, Tho discussion of tho bill, smending tha revo- nue law in tho Henate, was postpuned uutil Wednosday noxt. . i PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, DACK CHARUES INVEHTIOATED, Speciul Disputel to The Chicayo Lribune, SrrinorieLp, Iil, Feb, 28,—A correspondent of a 8t, Louls paper, laut winter, prided hinwsolf on starting n startiing Invostigation Into tho back churgos paid by County Clerks for putlio documents rovvived from the Becrotary of Stuto, expocting that it would appoar that the railrond compauios wore collecting from tho Secrotary of Stato, und or the hond of buck chnrgoes, feos n udvance of puy servico rondored, or aven of tho valuo of tho documents rcolved, ‘Lho Bocrotary of tho Sonato, D, A. oy, was inutruot~ od by the Honato to investigute, and this morn- ing submitted £ written roport thoreon. It appears that the ue- tual oxpensos of twine, paper, and oxponses af pueking wero charged botweon 1807 and 1863 mitted tho anmo to the Govornor. Tho misun- derstanding on tho |mrt of tho County Olerks mainly arises from the fact that whon public dncuments pasd over, nn{, threa ronds, the last rond colleotn, nndor {he hend of ** baok charges,” the _trausportation oxpenses of the two formor roads, na well ns thoe vory small amount of ox- ponno charges by th Sceratary of Btato, though tl:o Inttor gotn the crodit of tho wholo amount of back charges, ——— THE OCODE. Sneetal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune. PHOGIUESS MADE IN TIR REVIBION. ‘Srrivarrny, 111, Fob, 28.—The House got ns far ns tho 200th section of tha Criminal Codo at tho timo of adjournment, But fow nmondmonta wore ndopted. Beo. 169 was untouchod. It ombracos the provisions of the Now York criminal Inw, It providos that in cage of & sco- ond conviction of the OFVENSE OF TETTY LANCENY by auy person over 18 yoars of ago, the punish- ‘mont shall boe by imprisoument in tho Poniten- tia'y not to_oxceed threo yonrs, and on tho trinl uador nn indictmaont for votty lnrcony, a cortitiod copy of tho record of o formor conviction and Judgment of any court of rocord In this Bint Tor o liko offonso against tho party indictad shall Do prima facio evidenco of such former convie- tion, nnd may bo used in ovidenco against such party. ¥ Mr. Johnson smended the 208th section, so that any potson DIVENTIRG ANY PURLIO MONEY. from tho purpose for which 1t may have boon ap- proprinted or sot apart, by or under authority of nw, or who shall bo gutlly of contracting,diroct- 1y or indiractly, for tho expendituro of & greator sum or amourit of mcney than may bave boon,at tho time of muking the contract, approprated or ot npart by 1w, and authorized by law to bo contrasted for or oxponded upon “the fiuh{net mnttor of tho contrnet, shail bo fined not loss {han 8200 nor more than £10,000, This will pro- vent & good deal of souldnggory pracliced in counoction with State Charitablo Institutions. e—— MISCELLANEOUS. special Dispatch to The Clacago Tribune, B0V, PALMER AND THE CONTEMPT CASE. Srnasoris, 1, Fob. 28.~Cov, Palmor be- ing in tho lobby whon the Honso was badgoriug tho witness Paino, who was defensoless, his no- Dler instinets wero oxcited by what Lo concoived to be tho tyranny of tho membors, and, taking pity on o man who waa boing pitched into by dozen men, without a chanco to roply, ho sent 4 nine word to call for counsel, and hio would do- Tond him without monoy and without price, 1o did, %0, and, in hie spceeh, took bis whack out of tho'Tonso, and no mistake, Whon the now luw Wonts nto operation Lo virtually throw up tho BPONgS and advised Paino that, 88 tho law pro- teetod In'm, bo should testify, That was how tho Govornor ot in tho caso, Ho made no monoy out of it, a ud at the boginning of tho muss sent Tnine o "olie.‘ck for tho rent of u bawn, which bo owed him, a0 that Paine might not think ho Watitod Lo puy it ront out of tho caso. JURIEDL OTION OF IEALTIL BOANDS, T'hie Houro res 'ousidered tho voto by which the Bord of Health , Juriadiction bilt waa lost, and roferred it to tha Aunicipal Committes, This is tho bill that 1o, "king sealped yostorday, aud 1o i6 still on tho way “Path. : D3 PEORL & LIDRARY DILL. Tho Housos puased 1, 110 bill atlowing library ns- sociutions to soll real atate after n mujority of Hito memmbers, subsozibon,» and stockholdors hnva authorizod the officials ta mako tho conveyanco, “Tho bill f primarily for {he benefit of Pooria. OENRYMANDERINLG WARDS. = MoLaugblin's Fiftoontl Wa vd gorrymandering Dill, boing on third rogding, .. Scanlan advo- caléd its pnesnga, but Mr, Loping, fresh from gory fiolds strown with dond billa,. Postponod it until Wodnesdny noxt, It provides ¢ "That it khall bo Jawful, aad suthority 18 Lereby given to tho legislutive. nuthority of any”clty, by or- dinance passed by m mojority'of oll the' members elocted, to cliange and define tho ward boun durles of uny snétrelly, and to divido wny wardmio' bwo ur ‘mora wards und numbor the aamo s Provided, hi6,Iebers That no ward shll Lo Wivided, or the bound.irles thercof changod, unloss tho_population of the wury! t0 ho divided, or whoso boundaries aro to bo_changad, whall exceod 50,000 fbabitants, ns ascertained by tn' Juwt Federal, Siate, or sclaool 'census: And provided Jurther, Thut whon any ward shall bo divided, the houndarics of tho wards ct tablished thoreby shail be fixed with reforenco fo the number of inkabitants thorcof, 70 t to coutaln. as nearly g8 posuible 3 falr proportion thereofs And precided further, That no such division or alteration shadl bo mudo within threa months next preceding any goneral city oloction, LEABING LEV.EES. Tha bill “to authorize incorporated oities, towns, or villages in this Stato situated upon tho banks of navigablo rivers, to Jonse parts of thoir publio Inilivgs or loveos,” being n Quincy mensure, recoiwad only 28 votes iu tho House. “ho Cooks, hnving an iden that in some woy or anothor it might sifect the lnke frout, voted #olid agninst it IN THE S8ENATE. | Thero was no quornm presous in the Senate, and bills on a socond roading wore taken up and rend 8 second! tino, including tho ** William- son-Byles Registrirs bill," and tho 13l providing o special school fund for tho education of col- ored childron, NIG'T BCHOOLE. Tho Houso passed \ bill to allow portions of two or moro Districts to cstablish bigh schoola PECIAL DILLS, Tho Houso did iteelf crodit, and the peopte sorvice, by elaughtering & batch of specinl bills. Icwill bo preity eafo for mombors to vote nflluut all but rovision bivle from now to the time of adjournmont. RETRENOIN TNT. Mr. Jones is sbout to imiist upon chopping tho honds off & number of Committee-Clorks who havo not boen hero, or, Leing hers, have boon loafing ut &4 per diem, 1'heso fellows are mostly editots of country newa papers, who are bribod by olerkships to support their Chairmon for Cougross, Tho suonor they ** light out” the Dbetter, und Jonos will have tho blessing of all good peoplo in bis crusade ngainsk this tax-ont- ing gang. COOK COUNTY BILL. Mr, McGrath called up the bill allowing tho Comptroller of Chicago to transf'er moueys from ono fund to another, aud {t was ordlered toa third roading. pa THE SIAMESE T;V[NS. C Speculations RRexnrding the Possibile ity of Sufely Cutting tho Zond ‘Tt Round ‘Them During LileeseDispo- sition fiade of the Rodies. Speetal Dispatch to I'he Chicaqo Tyibune, TumAperria, March 1.—Dur. Louis A. Bayre, Professor of Orthopwdic Surgery in Bellevuo Ilowpital, Now York City, came to the city yos- terdey and oxamiued tho bodics of tho Siamese I'wing, now lying at the Collogo of Physiciang. geon in his specialty—the deformity of tho hu- wan body—ig thoroughly couvineed that theso twins might have been separated i life with porfect enfoty by o simplo process well known in tho profession and froyuently practicod, most often in cutting homios' tails off. This prozoss is run o silver wire or a picco of sille through tho centro ~ of tho band, By tying tlie ends togothor nud mak- ing o stricturo around tho part of tho band en- aireled, tho tight improssion would causo the wiro to gradunlly out through the bund, tho flesh sloughing awsy unti! the wholestructure wascit intwo. The sevoranco iu this way would havo Deon go gradual that the shook to the system und tho danger of peritouitis would have been avolded. I'ho arterial ciroulation bofween tho two was #0 shight that whon one twin was chafod by tho Daootor at Apollo Liall, Now York, in 1813, though Liis pulso incroased miontly in 1apidity, thut of the athor was porfeotly regulir, the Doctor was then convincod that his theory could have baon carrlod out in pructice. ‘Lhe Professor, then & voung doctor, actually proposed to nttemjot it ; ut tho twing preferred to continuo their proit- nablo partnorship. Ho returned to New York ab midnlght. “Iho” hiearty, livors, and othor viscors of tho Dodios havo heon romovod, und aro prescr vod soparately, ‘o bodies, nceording to Dy, Bny o, uro in & remariablo stato of prosorvution, owing to Dr. Panconst’s skitl in ombulming. Thoy a1 now subjcot to the orders of the Tamilics, Ay dotailed seiontifte reporl, with n large numbor of drawings, will bo mado in & woak or two, and pubbshicd eithor by the Smithsouinn Tustituto or tho Philosophical Socloty. THZE INDIANS, A Fight on the Bruzos, Nrew Onrzans, Murch 1,—1ho News' Ban An- tonio spceinl sayw s It fn now fully uscoituined that oloyon Indlaus in.ono sguad wero killed fu | n1ecent fight on tho Double Forl o the Drazos. Lieut, Tarnor, of tho ‘Yonth Cavalry, narrowly | osenod denth, (o ind v earbrldioiu his pooket split by au urrow, o SIS FIRE AT LEBANON, ILL. 81, Louts, March 1,—T'ho Hligh-Hehool build- by Boorotary of Btate Rumumel, and that, ale | puivate ncoount of parsioulaxs phorvuf, and sube though he was not roquirad ko to do, ha kept a 1 ing st Lobanon, 111, was burnod nt 3 o'elook you- torday morning. Tho loss is aboue 80,000} in- aurod for §16,000, The Profossor, who is a most distinguished sur- | ASSAULTING BACCHUS. The Attack on the Citadel of King Alcohol, Tho Temperanco Peoplo lolding Their Ground Wells wn Dr. Dio Lewis Sends Cheering Reports from the East. Koentucky Topers to Bo Encom= passed by Legions of ‘Women. A TRousing Sormon Preachod in Yowa City. AT THE EAST. NEW YOIK OITY. anecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, March 1.—Tho temperance move- mont Loro hink at Jaat nssumed decided propor= tlous. Dloetings woro held in soveral churches o wnich were largo crowds and gront cnthusl- pem ; and thero was nlso n demonstration ina low thoatre which hnd skillfully advertised iteolf, but tho spoakers there wora all mon, and only throo or four women woro presont. Dio Lowis epoko at threo differont meetings, with indiffor- ont succews, Lowls snys the moatings hero aro a8 promising and moro enthusinstio than any ho had attonded in tho Wost, If thia 18 true, tho roports from Ohiolave boen grently oxnggor- ated. . (7o the Assoctated Press,) New Yonx, blarch 2,—Temporance meotings wero held this oftornoon in varions chwiches thronghout tho city, at two of which addrosucs woro delivered by Dr. Dio Lowis, 1o advocatod the samo plan of procedure as that adoptad by tite womon of tho Weat, but was of the opinion that tho women wero not orgauized sufliciently to opon n campnign at presont, and advised them to boud togethor ond make ready for the fray, AT NEW HAVEN. New Hayex, March 1,—All tho Catholie con- gregations in this city united in o public moss- meoting, this ovoning, to promoto total abati- nonco, Tho movement, is conducied by tho Catholic iotal Abstinenca Union of Amorica, which lins recently roceived tho approval of tho Pope, Pius IX. All the Catholic clergy of the city wore on the platform, znd Jovor 8,000 poople in sud around tbo hatl, o Rov, Dr, Carmody prosided. Jamos W. 0'Brien, of New York, Natiouni Sccrotary of tho El:lion, was tho principal speaker. 1IIo enid thoy a bo wih th NO FAITH IN THE WOMEN'S WAR; the Union bind eurollad 50,000 testotnllers in the prst two years, aud would have 2,000,000 within wigned the pledge. uring tho eveni tha next two years, AT PHITADELTIIA, PmAbELIIA, Morch 1.—A tomperance megt- fng was held at Riuth and Bpring Gardon stroots this aftarnoon. Speochies were made by Georgo K. Buydor, Dr. Lecch, Alfred 1I Love, Dirs, Tilis, and others, In tholr romarks, the speak- ers oll gave encourngement to the crusado movoment. Mra, Ellis, in her addross, alluded to tho City Solicitor’s opinion,which is to the effect thnt saloon-keopors aro ontitled to the protec- tion of law, and snid that should tho blood of one womau bo spilled in the causo, it would be moro disastrons than the fratricidal blood shed by Cnin; ond that the whole country would bo delugad, ‘Au immonso mocting was held this afternoon ing sovoral hundred men CoLuMnus, prayer ‘mootlny night, partioular Tnocessury thoy who clty on agread to. porance, sustain the cauee. AT XENTA, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Xenia, 0., ob, 28,—The Jadics scom moro do- termitied than over in tho temperauco causo, "hoy sny they haye undortakon it as » lifo work, Honty Garland, horetofore an anti-tem n it tho Wesl, Ind, surrandored, and bis wifo signed the pledge. I Rmporty for walo, ir, Cooper on tho spat. ntrongthonlng fuslead of wonkonivg ns many pradictad, AT COLUMCUB. 0., March 1.—The tompernnco g8 to-day, ono for ladios and ono formon, woro largoly attended, and intones in- "I'ho sonse of both meet- Ings soomed to bo thnt 1t would never do to lob the work flag, but rathor that the time hnd now come for beginniug au active crusndo, 'Tho Itov, torest was monifosted. Btedbam, o, aunounced. Hoxtiraroy, Ind., capecially agilated, to such a movement, any praying band that may chooso to The time which was fixed b{l postal-cards was yestords, had notifled tho that he promises, o npers ) ghnl;! day, 8 (Bunda (Guuday) appointod timo, an modicine would wero in town yestol monts in eonrch of prayer-movoront, but o movomont {s now considercd to Lioax, gotton up by s clique of irresponeiblo por- 008, Loaansronr, in Wood's Museum. My, Dr, Freuch said tho Beyuour, Ind., women would not ontor the ealoons, but | lemperauc would use moral sunsion with tho _rumscllers, They will not block the sidewnlks ox ‘0 unything sgainst the law. It wns nccossary 1o arive on masso. Sho called upon the Mayor to protect thoe women iu their plous duty. In tho ovenipg thore was nuother mooting held, at which & number signed the pledgo. Otber meotings will bo hold during the wook. ———e IOWA. Special Digpateh to The Chicago Tribuns. i AT IOWA CITY. Jowa Ciry, March 1.—Tho announcoment in Jast overving's paper that Mr, Osmond, pastor of tho Prosbytorian Church In this city, would pronch toNight upon the woman's crusade against tho liquor trafiic, rosulted in bringing ont o crowded Nouso. o chose for a toxt the pussago from Seiiptare, **Holp theso womon," und poid o glowing tributo to tuo woman of Obio who inatgurated the movomont, and pro- dioted thot it would sweop ovor tho whole coyn- try. Ho diapellod many objootions raised to the proprioty of the work, and closed by saying the flold horo iwas vipe; now was the timo to egin | fleiont pumber of votes to prohibit tho salo of the good work. _ At the closo of tho meryice, | liquor in the city. potitions to tho Legislature for o more strivgent & 18 probubla that a movement agninet the #a- prohibitory law, to Tncludo wine and_beer, ivere | Joons in Now Albany will be inaugurated during Eiroulatodfn tho congregation, recoiving nearly | the prosont weel. 400 signaturos, ———— AT KEORUK. Special Dispatels t0 e Chieago Tribune, W}f‘f&’fi’g" K'eorox, Iowa, Marclt 1L.—The first indications of niy outbreak of tho the tomparance crasado horo c.me to the surface yeslerdoy, Nearly all tho salosu-kecpors in tho'city received through tho mail jostal cards on which wero writton ro- quosts somthing like tho following ¢ Dean Smn; Xou aro liensby respectfully roquested to qmat, tho kellin,” o intoxlcsiing liquors by Saturday, {i1.28th Inst, 1fy-on contiuuo ufter this ‘notico, the \odiza of 'the Ohrls‘an Tempersnce Association’ will Vislt your unl ray for your redemption. S waloon 8 G e ov ru: CoumitrEs, p olty, proanc| Opera-Housp $o-day to an jms which he anunouncel would bo he Methodist Church, 1 offored for tho suppression of the curso o Much interest was mauifestod. wore many more ladies than goutlomen preg- 1 tho city bad ap canvass tho oity t ‘Pemperauco Inw recently pi ture, which leaves the soll with' overy county, town, or preciuct. Itis the aitn of tho temperanco socletics to obtain n suf~ Chnreh, enrnestly favorod baglnnln? worl at oneo, saying that whilo prayor in and in tho ehurch wos well onough, that if any work wne to bo nccomplished it was that faith and work should e united. The Itov. R, W. Clark, of Triutty Episcopal Ch‘ureh, atgo pronched in favor of n street cru- B ‘A monster temperance masa-meeting will bo hold to-morrow ovening to bo addrosscd by ox- Cov, Donnison and other prominent gontlonen, at which time tho progrnmmoof tho crusade will 1o pro tho trinl tho court-room has tho Indles, who havo not boon visiting at tho galoons for tho last fow days, To-dny thoy visited them again in n body and requestod tho lxm rletors to stop selling. ~I'ho ordinance pro- hibitlug bilifards and similar gamos passed tho Counoil Friday night. pstor in and his offor wos necoptod by 1t nerowded with orance 10 and To offored his "The movemout s of n the Tirat sormon to- ntroot socrol FOREIGN. Probable Fall of Bilbca at an Early Day. Parliament Expected to Hold a Threo Weeks® Sessions The Forthcoming Budget of the Disracli Government, 8PAIN, BAvoxNE, March1.—Tho Carllab forces have oceupled tho City of Tolosn, in Guipuzeon, and Andodiu, n small town in Biscay, noar San So- Dustian. ‘Typhus fovor and amall-pox aro provailiug in Diilioa. The fall of Bilbon iy imminont. Thy forolgn Consuls have loft tho city, = Don Carlon aud S havo boon in that vicinity sinco tho 23d of Fobruary, Manup, March 1.—Gon, Ban Bobnatian, Gan, Rivorn has beon wounded. . Marshinl Sorrano and Admiral Topoto have fon to Santander, g GREAT BRITAIN. Tosnon, March 2—It i said that the now TLoma lias arrived at —— INDIANA. AT HUNTINGTON. Spectal Dispatch to I'he Chicago Tribune. March 1.—A Woman's Tomporanco and Anti-Tobacco Lenguo line boon organized in this eity. It in understood that J:ro oso to try moral suasion with thoso vink, and to canvass tho city to mecuro plodges of total abstinonco, thus desiroylug the Busiuess of tho snloons, Drayors will ‘b ueod with thoso who aro obstinate, A strong fecling in favor of the movement is manifestod, and though success is doubtful the women oxpross & dotermination to fight to the bittor ond. AT LATORTE, Special Dispatch to I'he Chieano Tribune, 1.—Tor tho lnst two Laronte, Ind, March days tho snloon-keepors Lave recoived many ot~ tors aunouncing womon's prayor-meotings in cortain saloons ab cortain hours, sud our pooglu hiave boen moved witl: nnusual excitomont, Sa- loon-keapora who received such notes havo boon and not vory much adverse Thoy aro ready Lo rocoive invited aato. {'"; but Mr, Seol enter thoir tho ntt, dies through tho would bo too busy thom to como aftornoon at 2 o'clock, which was [xrlulor, his family, sud wait- ors arroyed thomselves in Sundny attiro ot tho d gathered around with their frionds and waited for the praying women—oven prayed for their presence, just to geo how tho But the women failed to como nccording to announcement, slany people rday looking at tho cstablish- some judications of tho ilod _to find any. The e o protended AT LOGANETORT. Spectal Dispatch to The Clicago Tribune, Ind., AT BEYOU Smecial Dispatck to Lhe Chi =Marcl Touso wns jammed Fridny ni{z numbors wero unablo to obtain ad tho Ifon, Willinm Bnxter and othors speak on tom- A largo nmonnt was subscribed to A ministors’ meoting is being hold to-day to discuss somo dofinito modo of ne- Monl.‘ Exciting timos aro anticipated for next sweok. 1,—1ho O{:m\- ht, and large mittance to hear eago Tribune. Tob. 28.—At un cnthusinatio crusndo taovement in o day or wo, £30,000 was raired with which to prosecute vio- Iutors of tho jiquor Jaw. meoling meoting horo to-night tho women orjauized, und will probably commence & A fund of et KENTUOEY, AT LOUIYVILLE., Special Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, LoumsviLie, Ky., Muvol 1.—A largo tompor- ance meating was hold at Graham's Iall this af- tornoon. Addressen wero mado by Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, of Indinnnpolis, aud much interost wns mnnifested. Mre. Iunt stated that over 500 snloons hud Leen closed by tho women in In- diana, and argued that, if the husiness mon and churches would take an interestin tho move- mont, much good could b nccomplished. No deflnito action was taken by Ltho meoting, but iv was stated that the various temperance sociotics pointed o committoo of thres to o obtain voters for the now assed by the Legisln. ling of liquor optional Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Manisoy, Wis., March 1,—The Rev. IL Btone Richardson, a tnlentad Mothodist divine of this led a temporance scrmon in Iooley's monso throng of d that the war had aud that n meoting 1d ovory pight next woel in tho in which prayers would bo f man- Thero eople, In The war will prob. b}y be insugurated to- | kind. morrow. The enloon-k ¥pers buvo not dotor- uucd npon auy courso of . *Hon 88 yot, but are | ent. waiting furthor developments AT DECORA Snecinl Dispateh to The Chigy "0 Tribune. McGzoon, T, Moroh 1Oy Soturday sty at Decoral, Lo, the snloou-keopo, " bwenty-ono in numbor, wero indioted boforo th ¥ Graud Jury for solling liquor, Thoy will bo t,"icd ot tho noxt torm of the District Court, Th ? Citizons of Docorsh are doterminod to make the® Jquor- commenced in_Mpdison, THE BOSTON GRANGE. Xt fins Established a Now Order. Special Dispateli to T'he Chicuao Tribune, losToy, Muss,, March 1.—Our *trooly " agri- cultural Grango has at Inst beon organized -e tho Mugsachusetts Grange. The Stato Gringo Pmlmnent, immediately after nssembling, will ndjourn for n fortnight or three weoks. Tho Queen’s specch will probably contain a recom- mondntion for a grant of money for tho reliof of sufferors by the famino in Bongal. N "Iho Lrensury ofcor is proparing nn oxact no- count of exl'mnnflu of-the Ashnntco war, to bo ingluded in the forthcoming budget, . 1t is nusorted that Dr. Xonoally, connsel for the Tichborne clnfmnnt, will move for a now tri- al, on tho ground thnt tho Jury woro misdirected Dy tho Chiof-Justico in his summing up. e FRANCE. Panig, March 1.—The Fronch Exhibition o bo hiold ‘in 1876 i6 a private enterpriso. _ - — SUICIDZE. Thomas C. Chisholm, of Chicago. New Yonx, March 1,—Tho body of n man found flonting in tho Contral Rnilroad docks in Jorsoy City, Hnturday, has boon identified a8 that of Thomas O, Chisholm, of Chicngo. Chisholm had boon _ox- tonsivoly engaged in the grain trado hroughout tho Woat, but ur[nt; the closing months of '78, it i said, sustoinod largo losses, His misfor< tunos nre helioved to have affected his mind, nud thoro scoms to bo no doubt that ho committed suicide. On tho 18th of Docembor last. he ar- rived in Now York from Chicago, nnd put up at tho Stevens Houso, Haviug oaten his suppor, he went Awny from homo for nn evening stroll, a8 wag_ supposed. Binco that thno no tidinga of his whoresbouts have beon received by his friends, When the body was taken from tho twater thero woro found upon it » valunblo gold waich aud chain, » considerable quantity of moncy, & gold draft for o largo amotnt, and passes upon several of the Westorn rallronds. ~No marks wera found on his body. ‘'ho remuing willlieat tho Morgue, hut the Cotnty Physician will probably grant a pormit for thir burial g s , TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The wife of Dr. Robert Iopkins, one of the most eminent - and widely-known ph}‘u{chuu in Northern Ilinols, died at Yorkville, 1il., yester- dny. Tho deceased wns o isterof Dr. J. A, Coolk, of Aurain., —The Gelveston (Tex.). consus, just coms ploted, shows o population of 84,050, not in- cluding the floating population,—an incroaso of ovor 20,000 in threo years. —Lx-Prenidont Bioz, by thondvicoof counsel, refuses to givo bail in the Hateh caso, instituted in New York City, Snturday, and remams in chiargo of & Deputy Sheriff at bus hotel. . ——}i'hc celebrated divorce suft in which Col. W. W. Price, tho millionuiro brower, is dofend- ant, onded Saturday, in Warron County, N, Y., \ith a decroo dinsolving the marringe, loaving the custody of tho children for fusther consid- eration. <. —~T'ho Superintondent of the Yollowatona Na- tionnl Purk writes Seerotary Dolano that $100,000 01 'be nocoskary to ronder the park accossible, prosorve it from spolintion, aud complete the survey of its bounduries. o Bonrd of T'rnde at Ransns City, Mo., assed n resolution yesterday asking tho mom- ors of Congress and Senators from Missouri ta urge the House Committee on 'Lerritories to ro- port favorabiy on the bill to establish n Terri~ torinl Government ovec tho Indian Torritory, and calling on the sub-commitiee Lnving thig mutter specially in churgo to hear the views of tho West hofore making o report. —A dniegation from Colorado, ieaded by Gov. Tlbort, was in Bt. Lonis yesterday on routo for Washington, —'Ths Bt. Louis Globeof yesterday morningag- gorts that appeals aro being made to tho Logis~ turo to -rotain tho socinl-evil laws of tho city aa Mlemnnl of political sirongth, DRY GOODS. GOLDEN OPPORTINITY ! CARSO, PIRIE & 00.% RETAIL DEPARIMENT, MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. vonders pay tho full ponalty of the law. CFI= | of Muswuchusotts has deolured that it hng been inal prosocution I8 tho romedy resorted © in | grondulmnly ropresented in the re- Towa. ported indorzoment of tho Stato Btroct e Grango, wwl orderod overy roforgneo I ILLINOIS, 10 sucl'a Grango crased from it Tocords. Tho AT GALESDURG. Spectal Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, new Grango will the difforant bravs ~ill bo sevarallyre! ronstituto a body of experts in chos of agriculturo, to whom ferrod tho correspondencowith Fancy Stripe, Spring, and Summer Gavesnuno, I, March 1,—A second temper~ | - %o oy, ariges of tho country. 'Lho orgavi- anco meoting waé hold this aftornoon iu Citle- | 2 o othor Grongen O L Tor o control of donia Hall. Rain and mud did not svom to piro- ‘2:‘“. ‘v.ut\ral power ‘ilu_lgmv qu‘l‘nt‘ld}ml‘l;‘l:t»[xg:u‘lfl oy dugo much offect upon tho mocting, us muny | o dista ¥ COIFoRPondent xequira fnfop 3 » \ero obliged to loavo, not boiug ablo to gain ad~ | soeds, n. "PIouONts Lortllbagm, br;‘;gé;:fii[::":}} any other of mittance. Tho Rev. Mr, Lyndall, of tho Swedish | fruits, or < “yilj “po opsy to rofer ses now Gray and Blnck Luthoran Chrureh, was tho first sponkor, o | f0llE '\ 4 rouoived ™ export .on J‘Efi&f&‘%fl{,fi&"&'{&pi::"sum, Vary dosirabla glwt:ra short fi‘ddruuu in botn Euglislll‘ a0d | fiiet purtionlar :2{'{“:;«:?1“ ;niw {‘:a%i:‘m&\[:flu%g :g{l‘gfl#\; rilx;!::’x:l 50 to 76 ots, por yard bolow ?::fiuw," w‘n‘f{'m“?.‘?;“é' a‘l))faulygurl:m%ll‘:: meots | Grango, und the 19U o "f‘im;, oo mow | Good ali-kilk Binok Gros Graing at $1 yard, commenced by Inying off to tho Chuirmun tho propositivu that wo Wwero gomotimos compelied to rostraiu our appatites. Ie rolated how the place waa first founded on = temporanco prineiples § that it was out of that element had grown the beautiful city and centro of learning ; {ilat inco July 6,200 keis of boor find boon sold in the oity, sud 435 barrels of whisky ; and that tho Uity Fathors and tho voters wero responsiblo for this, 1o thought the offorts nt porsussion by the Frunclmm lind Loon tried so ofton that to supplied in an ¢ G, ou i Fa will thus all tho rost. that portnins Lo and way voiy properly bec'ume A practiosl sithority Now England agrieu] o cadled repprpsent e CRRIDLE, Mhe Stonds Found nt Nauvewe sweciad Lvspateh to Pne Chicage 1ribune, Quivey, lil,, March L.—The contouts of lture, tative “the woll worth $1.40. 23 lity Blnck Lyons Gros Grnins ot 33‘1515?“5‘2}25,‘51.%5. 511.50. and $1.75, tho st goads offercd, B ftios. lnok Tyons Gros Graing at loss than can be buulihb elanwhero. Bargains in ronl Lyons Oloak Velvots. Cheap Dress Goods Tables. pable Ho, 1--At 20 contt contains Colored ol a |~ Mohnir Lustros, Stripe $oplins, Valonociat, they failed to produca any offect upon those who | box found at Nauvoo tuins out to have boan - o half prico. e o wp el miuds. (o Tk oll i tho | lot of countorfols Govornment bonds, scoroteq w5 WogLab B conta; containg Honry liguor-trafio, 1lo claimed thné whot o person | by a gag of concntorfoitors aud thioves that | - Lustro Fopline, Fioh Brooide, Wosoy fitted up & placo for u bar, ho was | the dotcetivos have for some timo been trying to f’nuhn\eros.flgfflfl"-tfi“’-- mo rokponsible for tho minery eausod by it Every | forret out. Lty gold 4t BO SONKL ta; contains Figurod ono should rully to the yokeus of thoko who uro Lo wShe - D Gtoths, 2inin Sorgos, Sntin BLripes bumlz ruined by that whioh is worso thau fire or Murdor=Trial it Kontucky, Srene - Aotan Gloths in @ ico shiados ; groab o e renrcdy for tho antao, tho- spouker | TomeviLLe, Ky., March 2.—Tho triul of Millor [ andVe, . beliovod, was in the power of our Logisluture | Alfred (colured) for the murder of D, Alfrod in | bargains, atha from 35 cents a yard up. and olicialy, Washington County, Ky, commonced at Spring- | Bmpresy Ol, - ‘BOFONS e hoavy and “ho tomporanco movoment horo Lus vot ng- | fold, Ky, fo-duy. = Tho cwio 14 iutorcst~ ‘V“"d"i,[““" 1'-%“8‘0“%::1“53 Gonts & yard smed iy form bt that of Sundny apocetiow, | inie ‘becitiie tho wife ‘of the mardorod mau i | Fench Motine. - “Lopehale prico. B T 108 thus pikco In al- | imDlicated in tho erimo, Tl Courier-Journal | 29 Aunlition, v lontly workiy, what mannor, takon, . thongh it is not yot Iuown in Euh & detortormined "stand will bo ——— OHIO AT COHIOOTON. Sveofal Diswutoh to The Chicago Tribune, Cosnocron, 0., Fob, 28,—1he wowen's pray- ing haud have won » grand victory sinco 4 p.am, youterday. Ton suloons huve surrondored, Thera now romain buy eiytht more, Tho drug storey huve nll signod an agreoment not to soll but for wodionl putposos, Urent oxoitomont provuils, AP LOUDON, Special Dispateh tw The Chicano Lribunes Louno, 0., fab, 28.—Tho teiul of Tieshor, for turowing wator on ludles, torminated to-dy In n vordlol of gulity.. A molion for o uow trial waa made, and will be; hoard Monday. . During to-morrow morning will publishan Interviow with Murs, Alfred, in which sho nssorts that thocharge iy tho rosuft of malicioun persceution on the part of hor husband's rolatives, Dr, Alfred wus 4 prominent citizen in tho intorior of Koentucky, and the murdor is surrounded cireumstanoes, by vory ntroclons i e, THE WEATHER, WasmunatoN, D, C., March 1,~Tor the Ohlo Tlaing Valley and Misroun, northward over tho lake rogion, falling burometer, highor temperature than on Bunduy, wouthorut to sowthwest winds, incroasmg to brisk, increasing clondiness, and probably rain aver the northern portion of this aten, A storm-contro 8 apparontly advanoing oantward from Moutaus toward Mnnesot, Tho Oumborland and Lowsr Obio Rivers continuo {ailmg. Tho Missiselppl, bolow Mowmphis, gon- uok y 1ins bolow cost, ncic Alpacas, tho bo. 9%, ’,;"?,SJ’,‘”‘“ i g emin i, argains in L * Tolt Bkirty groatly roducea, L =) 1 House= Bargaing in Linens anc Ikeoping Goods, Cottons and Sheetings ata. osting prices. Bargains in Flannels and Woo. en QOloths, Hamburg Embroideries at & great sacrifice. | Madison & Peoria-sta. ‘ater- v