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criticlao tho wrony committed by mombors of hin own party, thera is no lnuk of mon who at oneo jump Lo tho conclunion that this ia s sign of roturning Hfo ln tho Domocratio party. « . . o pooplo aro thoroughly disgusted with thoss Ropubticans who botrayod thoir trusts Ly dabe bling {u Crodit Mobllior, raflway subsidios, and tho unlnry-rmh. and every ono of them ought to be, and will bo, ratired 3 private tfo.— Waterloo (da.) Couricr, —Thoso Administration organs which have boon for woolis Pwl poouliarly jooular upon the pro- posed Ant-Monopoly Convention, predioting its collnpao, and ridiculing its protontions, will fecl that tholr foroknowlodgo was not nbaolute, nor thor Judgmont infallibls, . . . Such hand gronades ns ind beon industrionsly ulxrlnhlml among the ranks to creats disonsion, the * old Bourbon"—* Demooratio dodge"—** brond-and- buttor huntors,” ete., ote., wora all damp, and rofusod to oxplodo; tho radical oppoition woatod ity ammunition of vitnpera- tion; and old-party (}nejudlcea, old-party praclivities, old-time designations wore all forgotten in tha nno detormination to socure a suncossful organization In tho interosts of na- tional reform, and lionest Stalo manngemont.— Lavenport Democrat. An unoxceptionnblo [llntfurm wan adopted [at Doy Moinoes], nud ono that will ploase every man favorablo to roform. . . . Organization in now deomed the most essontinl olomont of suc- cess, and it is hoped every school-district will at onco tako monsures for porfocting the samo.— Winterset Vm) Newa. —The platform adopted at Des Moines haa the truo ring to it, and will rally tho forces of thio opposition in solid phalan. -~ The most un- hounded confidenco was manifosted that tho Btato can bo takon out of tho bands of tho cor- rupt parly now in power, this fall.—Burlinglon (Ja.) Gazette, was rojoleed to wee the Freo Trado bannor pniled to your masthond last weok., Icop it Ooating until vlcku\z shall crown Iyo\u' offorts,— N, Lallrop, o the Atills County (Ia.) Journal. «—Lnrgo rectlons of tho most fortile land fn the United States aro lying unocoupied in tho Biato of Iown, thousandn of emigrants yearly driving ovor them to far-dlstant and lons fertilo sections,—and why? Simply because Jands which ought to bo purchasablo at $6 to §8 por acro cannot bo wold by tho presant ownors at less than 916, on account of tho enormous amount of (nx L‘hny bave beon compelled to pay, —nonrly overy suceeoding Logislaturo piling up grm\tnr oxponses, with more courts, moio udges, nnd moio local ofiicers,—aud all this tino tho opposition party 8o fow fn _number as ‘1"., bo powerless to oppose.—Fort Dodge (1a.) imeg, —The Lower fouse of the Legislature at Des Moincs, pussed o resolution Tuesday, instructing Town Congrorsmen to voto for an inerense of tho ourrency. And now it would be in order if somebody would instruct the Legislaturo what to do.—Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Republican, ~Tho nonsouso that some papors talk about iInsuing moro g]munbnckfl for the benofit of the West, as if thoro wero any way of malung thom' go anywhoro oxcept * whoro tho prine cipal values are, is anizing, and would be amusing also, but for tho important and endur- ing intorests dopouding on o right docision of tho question involved. That question is whotlor wo shall rsturn to nntional golvency, and to ourroncy oqual in vulua to gold—the rocognized standnrd of values the world over—or ahall goon “taking brandy,” growing wouker and less ablo o resummo paymont ufter every additional issuo of greonbasici.—Jelle Plaine (In.) Union. —~Tho Iowa legislator who wrofe to the Lieu- tenant-Governor— Dear sir pleas tell mo what renltersair tho comity o viesit tho orfin asslum at glenwood— yoted to_inatruct our Sonntors and Roproscnta- tives at Washington, on nine difforont quostions of finance and stalesmanship.—Dubuque Tines. —Lf, howovor, an fu iucreaso of curroncy is ad- vocated becanso the Wost is the debtor section and tho currency should bo expandod 8o that what wo got will go furthor in paylng our debts, then tho effort is dishoncat, and wo biad as woll put io o plea for such oxpansion and debasoment of the eucroncy as will amount to practical ropu- dinticu, But in this mattor s in others, wo usy rest assured 1hat, in the long run, * honesty in tho best policy.” There is currency cnough in both tho West and the South for the legiti- muto wants of trade. , . . In this con- nection we oxpress tho opinion that the Tows Genoral Assembly would bo s great deal better cmployed in altending to its legitimate dutios than in momoralizing Congress for more cur- voney.~—Burlington Iawk-Eye CINCINNATI COT RTINS ANS. A Praying-Band are Induced by n Forged Note to Visit o flouse of Kil= Fame in Cincinnutis«A Possible Pres Jude to o New Crusade, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, CrxoinNATr, March 3,—A singular circumstance camo to light to-day. Boveral Lonevolent lndies of this city, tho wives of leading professional men and retired merchents, received 8 note yos- terday sigued by four courtesans, who professed pexitenco, and askod the ladics to call and pray with thom at the house of Frances Hall, the go-called Queen of tho demi-monde in Cincine natl. A Committeo was appoiuted by tho Phi- lanthropists to visit the house, consisting of Mr. Murray Shiploy, a retired Quakor merchant, Ar. IL "Thane Miller, of the Young Men's Christion Aerociation, Dr. John Davis, 8u old citizon and well kuown physician, and Miss Shipley, a Quuker lady from Philndelpbin, This quartotte took a corringe and arrived at Madamo Hall's mausion on Brondway yesterday at 3 p. m. Thoy wero reluctantly admitied by the housekecper, who soon convinced thom that tho lotter was a simplo forgery. The visitors proposad to hold o Prayor-mecling in the parlor anyhow, and ro- ecived pormission to do go. 'Thio inmates of the Thonke, however, rofused to como down stairs, and tiio propriefress wns said to be out. Thopo- lito housgkeopor, thoreforo, was tho only apoce tator. Mr. Shiploy prayed, the qunrtetle g several ymng, asnd Mr. Thave Miller cloaed thie exorcises with o forvent prayer Tor the couvornion of all the immates of tho housic. Though this prayor-meoung was tho result of a boax, it is not unlikely that it moy bo the yroluda to & crusndo of prayer ngainst tho socinl ovil, as tho incideut is the subject of gon~ oral comment. BUTTER-MAKING. ( Convention of Manufacturers and BDealers at Boeloit. Ipectal Disiateh to Lhe Chicano Tribune, Brrorr, Wis., March 8.—Thero waa o Jargo at- tendunco at the conventiou of manufacturers and doalors in butter at Duke's Creamory Liore to-day. Most of the day has boou spant in get- ting acquaintod with cach othor, and with Dake's procous of making butter. At 4 o'clock this af- tornoun the Couvontion agsembled at Goodwin's Opera-House, James Anderson, Esq., of New York, bheing elected Chairman of the meoting. D. W. Dako, of this city, read s carofully pro- pored paper upon thoe chemical propertios of milk and buttor avd importance of improving in their manipnlation. 'I'hen followed an inter- cnting disoussion of various matters portaining to bu‘ter-muking, and handling, which was ro- sumed in tho ovening and centinned until a late hour, ‘Tho attendanco from abroad was about iy, 1iiinoixs State Duirymon’s Associntion. Npeetul Dispateh to_I'he Chicaan Tribune, Arnony, 111, Mareh 3.—~The 8tate Duirymen's Asgoziation was organized in this city to-duy, and will hold its next mocting in Aurora in Benicmbor, when the time mld({:luco of thoan- uual meeting will be dotormine NEW ORLEANS. % in Xolation to ¢ Rudlrond=="T'uxs oincd from Exccuting the Fentures of the Fanding 151l New Onneans, March 3,—1he Chambor of- Commerce hns ndopted o momorial to Congrosa concorning the 'lexas & Paciflo Tailway, and recommending the co-operation of the Fedoral Government na nocousary to tho development of tue natlonal interests in the speedy construction of vaill rond, In tho cass of Stoln Brothors ve, The State Auditor, Judgo Wood to-duy signod tho roatraiu= ing ordor agalnst sundry Tax-Collectors, forbid- ding thom to executo the forures of tho Fund- iz bill, alleged to be unconatitutional, as 1m- pairing tho obligation of contract: LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Stnte of Ohio vi, Wlnmilton County, Cinarsriar, March 8.~Undor ordors of tho ton. Jamos Williains, Auditor of Stato, Williant M. Ruwpt, late Proseonting Atornoy, to-lay hrought_suit in bohalf of the Btato'of Ohin agalust Hamllion County to roouver &63,000, ‘Tho potition avors that 8300000 fu taxos hivo boon pald Into the County 'T'ronaury, appropri ated, and oxpendod for county purposes without E(vlnn tha ftate her dintridutive share, Whe tate now auos for Lor postion, MICHIGAN, Meeting of the State Logisla- ture in Extra Session. Gov, Bagley’s Message on 1ho New Constitution, He Recommends the Fleotion of Judges by the People. An Increase of the Salaries of State Officers Advised. Tho Governor’s Views as to Necessary Railroad Legislation, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lansivo, Mich, Maroh 8,—The Michigan Logislature mot hioro at noon to-day. A quoram of oach Houge was presont, and an organization was effectod in the nsual way. Boveral mow members wore sworn in, both in the Bonate aud Houso. Levi ,Walkor, jof Geneseo . County, and B. Walkor, of Bhiswasco County, membors of tho Houso, havediod sinco tho rogular sassion, Othor vacanotes ocourred by removals from tho Btato, and these woro filled by eloctions recontly leld. A committeo appenred in the House from the Bonato and nnuounced that it wasrendy for businoss. After a littio unimportant work, both Houses adjourned to 2 p. m. On rensaembling, tho Houses went into joint soselon in the Hall of the House of Roprogonta- tives, to hear tho message of Gov. Bagloy, which is as follows : TIE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE, Senatora and Representativea: 3 In sccordutico with the provisions of Jotnt Resolus tlon No. 19, pusscd at_your lnat sossion, 1 nppointed 8, M. Citelicou, of Washitenaw County § I, M, Crane, of Edton County; 1, D, Crouse, of Livingston Gonnty Jolin Divine, of 'Sanilic Connty; J, R. Devercaus, of Toughton County ; W. 1. Ferrs, of Oftuwa County ; ¥, W, Qiddings, of Macomb Cotnty; IL 11. Hatch, of Bay Conuty; D. M, Jeromo, of Bagluaw County 5 1, W, Meduaiigh, of Wayno County : 5. O. Molfatt, of Looluonw Cotfuby ; Atbley Tondsof Wayna. Cowily ¢ 1, 10, Titloy, of t, Joseph County ; Otiatles Upson, of Branol Colnty ; 1, G, Wells, of Kalawuzoo County 3 L. Willita, of Monros County; 8. L, Withoy, of Kent County s and; L, Woodward, of Onkland Coumty, 18 & Commiselon to propare such smendments and ro- viglon of tho Conatitution ng, in thelr judgimcnt, might Lo necessary for tho tha best jutcrents of to Blate and the people, Tho Commission met at thio Capilol on tho 37th day of August Luot, and completed {holr Inbors on the 16th duy of October, Linving beon i scsslon thirly-nine days, In tho appoiutment of thin Commission’ I endeavored to solect gentlomen ropro scuting, not ouly the vatlod interosts of the Stato, but Ao tho differont shades of opluion on puilo mutars, It ooms to bo te fmport of the resolution that thores port of tho Commission b submitted to tho preseut gislaturo; and thoro are many good reaconn why this shiould bo dono, which havo ffienced me in ca - ing you togethor in speclal scesion. Thesa are patont oty otie wpon & moments reloction, and need not ba cenumorated here, y Tho_resolution undor which tho Commission met Qeclares what {8 well undoratood by all whosa busis noss or inclination hos called upon thom to examine “Fho oxlsting Conatitution of tho Stato of Hichi- gan a defoctiva {n many resvocts, ond_noeds to bo umended to conform Lo tho growth and dovelopmont of tho State, aud the ndvanced ideas of tho people. THE WONK OF THE COMMISSION hiaa now been boforo the peoplo sinco October Inst, and, it 18 falr to prosume, has reccived eandid snd_caroful at.ention. In calling you ot this time to consider their report, thie proposed amendments will_bo kept bofore tho peoplo untll thoy shall Lave an opportunity to vx= press thelr will upou them at the Uallot-hox jn Novei- ber noxt, and_caunot fall to have a moro futetligent, fotr, and caroful conslderation thau If tho malter bo postponod by waiting for n regular. scasion, until the goneral clectfon in 1876, when tho lcat nud partison strifo of a Presidentinl contest will sauredly provent questions of Btato Intorest, of howover much fmpor- tunce, from roceiving tho unprojudiced Judgment of aur citizons, T doubt not that eacl ouo of you ias al- oty ivan tho miblosteartul ol earpentoationtion, spproved by tho people, give to tho Stato & Conatitue tion that will bo o cliart without crrora for every pub- lc ofticor,—a suro guarantee to overy citizen of Lis in- disidual rights, and by and undor which our Stte may continue its progressivo march’in fhe dovelop- moit of s materlul resources, and oatablisl economy, prudenco, and sidelity fn {ho mansgement of publia affairs, as {ho organic law. 1 fecl 1t hardly my province 1o express an opinion as to the morits or demerits of tho smendments, or to mako such suggestions or recommondations nw would bo oxpected upon usual matters of leglslation, yot I caunot refraiu from briofly ulluding fo somo’of tho propositious of tho Commission, I deom first in im- portance THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO FINANOE AND TAXA- TION, 8EoTioN 1) AnT, X, No coiinty, city, towuship, or otlier munfelpal corporation uball'bezouo n stockliold- cern, or make nny loan or gift to, or lend its credit in atd of, any pereon, private corporation, or assocla~ tion ; nor shall any ‘county, city townslip, or other munlcipality construct or bcomo tho owner of any Tailroud, o provisons of thia section suall nok pre. veut such munieipalities from atding eulistments and in the support of the fumilies of soldiers in time of war § or supporting thoir poor.in such manner ss moy be provided by law, &xc, 2, An. X, Lach organized county shill bo s body corporate, with sucl powers and lmmunities as shall bo [established] prescrived Ly law. All suits and proceedings by or agalust s county shinll ba in tho 11ame thereof, - The power of countiva to lovy tazcs, Lorrow monoy, and contract dobts, shall Lo restriet Dy luw, 8re, 15, An, X, No eity. or villago shall incur in- debtedness, jucluding that incurrad by or on behalf of any school dlstrict within itu corjioraie limits, 80 that ite’ agyregate dobt at any time shull excoed 10 per cont on tho valustion of ita taxublo property, ne sltown by tho nsseasient roll, Bue, 5, Ant, X1V, -Evory Iaw hereafter enncted by the Loglsluture, creating o dobt or authorizing u lonn, shiall provide a siuking fund for the paymeut of the same, §t0, 9, Anr, XIV. The Stato shall not ald, by gift, or pledye of iia eredit, any porzon or corporation, nor shall it wubscribo to, or Lecome interested In, the stuck of any corporation, nor wimo any indobtols ness of o mimfcipal or other corporation, 'Tho pro- vislons of this section shall not. u‘)pl)' 10 educational, charituble, roformatory or pemal ivstitutions which are, or iy be, under the care and control of the ute, These are golden word, and might woll be engraved on atono aud placed in the walls of every Capitol in the lund, Thoy say to us, *Kuep out of dobit if possible, but if you must muke a debt, lot it Lo for a legitimato purlwxe, restriet It to your ubllity to pay, and provide for lLs payment.” Happily for us ns n people, we have ot boen us wasteful und Improvident in contracting debts for schemes which ought either to be paid out of current taxation or not ssuctioned ut all us wany of our efster ttutes have beon, Whilo onr State debt {8 decreaninyg unuually, every your sces the DONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF OUIL O1£1E8 AND TOWNS inerense, Tuo policy of iusuing bonda for ‘munfcipal and local puirposca s unwiso, oxpensive, and leads to Imblla oxtravagance. Tho people of n ' wmuniclpslity n voting for the lesue of u thousand-dollar 10 per cent bond for twenty years, forget that tho moment the bond Is jsauod they huve assumed an obligation of §3,000, Thera {8, of course, a clags of county, city, and towne sap improvements that the future should perhaps holp puy for, Thls, kowever, {8 nmply provided for by permitting on indebteducss cqualing 10 per cont of thio valuation, “he adoption of tho soveral provisions ubove cnumerated in the orgunio lnw of the Stute will forever closo tho door ngaiust the schiemes of aclfish speculstors {n Hmper ratiroads and other wild finnnclal plung, Wo slull bo prudout in our publio oxpondi= !m-ea, out of debt and out of dungor, tnd Sot un ox- amplo, 08 a State, worthy of imitation by each cilizen i bie ‘wrivato buatness. - 1Ind tho spirit of theso pro- visions beon tho ralo of action fu tho mansgement of privato and public ul¥aira, wo should not Lavo wit- nessod such a panio 8a tht which 0 rocontly swept ‘over our country, 1In no dopartment of its Inbora have the Commiseion slhown mare wisdon: D in the provisions in Soc, 8, Ar, 1V, BEATHIOTING BPLOIAL LEGISLATION, confining the Lukluess of lawe dnyg within it proper bounds, and thoreby waviuyg an fucalculable amount of yubile timo und inoney, Fully ono-nlf of he tHmo of cach leghilative session s consumed in cuscting apecil Iawa for individuals, localities, and privale interests that aro of no fterest or neceselty to the gencral pubile, - Bpecin] und local aels recelvo loss careful couniderstion thun thoso fu which the public ut Inrge aro futerceted, und thus mucl uuwlss ond misclievous legislation finds it way futo our stutute books, General laws aro sufer and botier in every caxo in which they can bo 1ade to uccomplish the de= sired end, Over-poverning is u growiug evil thut tucso rostrictlona would do mugel to cure, THE CUANOES VHOFORED IN TILE JUDICIANY DETAT- MENT, in Ast, VI, oro radical, ‘Thy proposod fucrease in tho numbir of Bupremo Conrt Judgeu ta tive would give u permaneucy and solldity to judicial decliions it an ovenly-divided court’ cansiot give, whilo tho m- creuse of business coming bofore the Coutt will soon require an ndditional Judge, ~Beloviug thut oducu- tion 1 u nocossity to good self-governmont, wo spend yullions of dollars sunually to edvicato onrolyes nnd tho8e Who are 10 cono afior us, to ko Kur thut our ment ahall Lo good s sid, &0 long uk our peo. plo aro (hus educatod, Just o lohg will thoy by fithed cot thelr own Judied, Our experience f0r tho past twonty-ivo years with at olvetlvo Judlclivy s, oy mind, s sbundunt proof of {hlu Atatomeiit, 1n vory suany cased parlisuiebip hus boen slent, and tho peoplo bave uudted in casting their 'sulirogos for Judyos whom (hey knew to bo upright capublo, rogardloss” of all olhor cousidera- tlons, There cau bo. uo_bighor ovldenco of tho fitness of au futelligent peopls 1o solect tholr own Judges than this, 1 bellove that whenovor political power is taken away from & peopla, thole Atncks to Lo entrustod with power 1s_decreusod, and tliat wheuovor thoy are called upou to perform new duties, thoy are TIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 1874. atimulated o ¢ thomselves to porform thom Jutelli- frently and wolt, BALARIKS OF RTATR OFFIORTA, Tho Commisslon, fn Socn, 1 and 3 of Art, IX, Eruvllln (hat in Jon of the present salaries pald the tato officers and Judges, they shall Lo fixed Ly the Legislature, 'Tlint (ho sularics of some of tha i;lnlu ollicors, and enpoclally thoo of the Clroult Tudes, dor mand a rovialon, scomu to bo generally voncodod, Very many of our counties have, st diferent tinoa, mado apyropriations Lo bo pald dirsctly to the Olrcnit Judgo, Thore 18 o practics o roprolionsibln ay thin § bt tho nocessity of It inn keened Ao apparont that the smyropriety nnd iilogality of It hna beon overlooked, 1 trust that by no action of yonrs or tho Jreoplo wilk our county” authorities * bo tompted in {ho futnre o mako theso unconstitutional approprintfons, Slneo tho Ist of Januwry, 1873, five of our Cireull Judcon ity resfned, for’ o veanan Uiat ey conld 1ot pay thelr exyionseh and snpport thokr famylles with hoir malnries, Theso frequent clianges in the Judi- elary, i tho matier of oxponme nlony, cont mors Linn o falr shiury, wiilo thoy fuko from our judi 1] syatent what shonld bo Ha loading eharacterfatics, viz: por- amanency aud alability, The present Conutitution woa ndopted In 1850, neatly & quarlor of a contury ago, Our unly Stalo in- rtitutions at thit e wera (o State Prixon and tho Univorsity, Tho receipts and disbursemonts of the Blato Trenaury woro lesa than $100.030 por annun, whils to-dny tiiey nro noarly $2,000,000, Almont overy Btato oMceor at that timo recolved in fees moro than his salury, Nomonoy wan palil the Blate by its Treanurer for futorest on dopesit of Stato funds, To«luy no 8tato oflicor rocoives a singlo foo of any kind, Irom Tablo "N fu thu Auditor-General's report for 1873, you will_learn that tho paymunts info tho Tressury of (ho Btalo for futerest an pubile doyosite, and fues from tho Stato ofileora from 1854 to Sopt. 0, 1872, woro $201,485,47, and tho receipls from the enmo sources for the year cloaing Bopt, 0, 1873, worn .$10,« 160,88, T'romn 1838 to the year 1855 not n doliar was recelved from any of theap sources, 1 fail to find in tho financial reporta of other Stntes any auich nggro- gato of recelpts na this,—in many of tliom none ut all, ~from almflar sources, I call your attontion to theee figures, for, thougl often publislied, I beliovo thoy aro not often read, X Theso facla show overy plainly that whatover may havo been the intention of the franors of your prescnt ‘Constitution, the greator portion of tho State ofticers vacelved fn 'fees oach yoar amoro than tholr salary, Tho practico of paying tha Doputy Htato ufficers o greater sulary than thi {vrlncl]k’ll woitld moem to fndi- cato that it was oxpectod tiat the Doputics should do tho work, and tho priucipila draw tho fees and wear tho honors, The business of tho Btals lma grown into such volumo that mny Stato oflicor who 1aitifully porforms his duty (f ho doca §t porsonnlly and not by ")mx)? must givo to it Lis entire time and attention, 'That thoy do not, is simply bLecauso some Ao wtud aitention mivat b given to fume purauit or oceupation by which thoy can live, Ought wo nat, In Jien of thia perniclous aystem, to say to our publio : *Your mnlary shall bo's reasonablo ono3 you 6 et nsistinta as tho bitsincss of your oilico demands; but wo ospeet and domaud of ‘you your pergonal attention and_your mdividual cato of (ho dutfes of your position,”” i fs tho siralght, plain, and econowical way, 1 do not belleve fu high ulnrics for public ofiicern, A salary that will induco men to seck position for tho sakie of the salary would tond to detorforato tho public Aervice, It {a not plowsant Lo rofleet {hat tho best men oftan cnunot afford 1o Aerve tho Btsto, and that a privale fortuno must an indispensable condition in filling cortn_ important public positions, This, too, will ~ dotetiorato tho public service, Wo oll huve an carnest and commendable desiro to procurs aconomy in adinlulstration, anl patterns of republican wimplicity in public 1ifa ; Wo can do this, nol by parsle mouy nor by oxtravagance, but by occupying come mon ground of common scnso hiat lies betwoen tlia two, "I have sald that au educated, intelligent peopla are abundantly qualified to olect thoir own oflicers, also Lelove they nrs willing fo pay thofr public ser- vonts decently and fally a8 they would do §u their privatosfTuirs, LAILEOAD LEGISLATION, Tho articlo on “ Coryorations Other than Munteipal contains oo niow provisions, and makes changes in oxistiug provislons, all of which I think are improve- ments, But I refer to this article not ko much for tho purpose of calling your attention to what it contaius, usfor what ft doce not contain. See. 1L of this avticia §s left to stand as {u tho prescnt Coustitution, It upparent that tho solo and slmplo purpoeo of tha Airst paragraph of this section is to sccure and presorvo to the publio tho Lenofits which como from compotition of raflroadw in tho carrying busi- ness; thera {8 no other thought or idea n it, Auditis equally apparcat that tho provision, as it stands, will fail of this purposo, * Consolidation of stock” i3 ouly ono of tho modes by which i parullel or competing linos ¥ mny combiuo and be- como ono in intereat. A very cominou method of effocting the samo result s for'one of thoe compoting companies to lease tho road of tho other, Anuther Iy 10 sequire tho controlling interest in tho stock of thoe competing company, sud thus securo control of the road, Thero are nlso other duvices for securing tho sumo result, If 4t bo conceded that tho policy of ad- vautuged of competition i railroad transportation i wholusome and just, as I think it must Le, then this provision should Lo so aitored and smonded a8, if posetble, to uccomplisk this end, Upon reference to the proccodings of tho Comminsion, it will be seon that tho eection, ns reportod by tho Qommiites on Corporation, reads o foll “ No raflroad corporation shall consolidate its atock, property, or frunchises with any other rafiroad cor- poration’ owniug u parulic or competing lte; and fn 10 case shall any consolidation take plave, oxcapt Sy rpbteveolyis Magget pvg kg ol PRI R 1 such mannor an shall bo provided by Juw, * Nor ghall any ruch corgoration Jeaso uny paraitol or competing liuy of road, und o Lwo or_more paral- Iolor cowpeting Jines of ruilrond whall be run or operated, directiy or indirectly, wholly or fu part, un. der tho same munagement or supervixion, or under or subject to nuy arrangement, agrecment, or wuder- standlng with reforenco to rates of far o frelght to be charged, or for the division of earnings,” 1f any attempt to prescrvo the sdvantages of rail- road competition fa 1o be mado at ol in the Coustitue tion, it hould bo Lroad enangh o do it well, WATERED BTOCK, The fesue of stock, bonds, and certificates of in- debledness Ly railvonds, oxcepl for valuo recelved, ix ulfke un Injury to the houest stockholder or ereditor sud to tho people, Tho practico in wrong, and i unlversally condemned in fndividusls, ‘Lho Slato should, §f Joasiblo, put it voyond thio power of thos: bemgs which it creates to pructice it, I suggeat tho propriety of requiring all corporations organized un~ <ler the laws of thls Slate {0 maintain an offico there- iu, whero its books sbull be kept, showing the amount of capitul stock sbbscribed and pahil in, tho names of its wtockholders, ond (he nmount owned by each. Such books should bo kt:}!l. in the Stato for the jn- spection of stockholders, and for tho lenofit of credit- ors, It frequently Lecomes the duty of tho State to iuvestigato the attairs of corporations within it, whon such buoks uro absolutely nooessary ; fudusd, tho Btato tw largely futerested fi roquiring overy tax-pay- ing corporation to keep and malutain within tho such books, not only, but in addition thereto, Looks slowing fully its finaticlal condition, LIND OF LEGISLATION WANTED, This, togethier with thoe otlior matters referred fo in ‘cannection Wwilh this article, I bey to commiend to your most carcful cousideration, Tiese suggestions aro made from no spirit of hostilily to corporatious, Every citizon of this State must approcjato the vulue of railroads in dovelopiug our natural Tesanrces and iu promoting our prosperity. They ean only bo con. structed und operated in- the future, ns in tho past, by means of cnrrumlc sxistonco, -In all (heir rights and in thelr legitimale intorests ihey dererve, aid I havo no doubt will recelve, as they liereloforo huve done, 1he fostering care and protection of wholesolo laws, UnJust legislation against them would have (ho offect to cripple their powora for . usetnluces, and thir, in its offect, would resch aud injuro us all, Tuo self-inter~ cat of the peoplo of the State Is, thersfore, alono sufli- clent to provent such logislution, Dut, on the otlsor hand, 20 unduo sennitivencss should deter us from impos. {ug upon them such rostricidons and regnintions as are demanded by tho futereats of the pengle, und. ars of such o churactor na furnlsl to the corporations no juat cnuso of complaint, and aro equully u protoction’ for the corporators, There is 1o Stato in the Union in which tho rates of frojglit wro lower than fu_this, nor in which the rouds are managod wmora directly for the interests of the peos plo, Cowpotition is tho cuief causo of this condition of thingw, whilo the fact that tho monagers of moat of onr rouds uro our own citizons and intorested in (Lo prosperty and welfure of the State, also hay much o o with it, ‘Fhe moro roads wo biavo thio inoro compi. titlon we shall Luve, and lHberal legislation invites the buildiuy of roads, oud thus compctition {s kept up, “The propositions nbovo enumerated ara proponed ju this spirit of liberulity, nnd should havo s pluce fn tho orgunie law ok bafeguards for tho peoylo, the roxds and the stockholders, OTIHER PROVISIONS, Thero aro many other provirlons in the reportof tho Committeo that uro fmportant and warthy of mon- tion, but I fenr that T have ulready trespagsed upon your time and paticuco dn what I lisvo nafd, I do not Torget that T Liave no voice in tho bullding of tho con- slitutfonad fubric, except through tho Lallol-box, In cousldering tho question of remodeling tho organio Inw of tho Stato, I presume o ons of yotl, or any cltl- zon, expeets you to adopt ou fustrunment'ting will gult oach{ndividual mind.” Slucere belfefs ud docided oplnfons. muy offen Liavo to lo given up that tho groatest good to tho greatest number muy bo_ accom- [lished, 1 trust bt tha s tho spirit i whicl you 1avo como together, nnd that from it you muy croato Constitntion that wiil incot tiio approval of yonr own Judgment und thutof the people, whoso_ropresonta- ives you ro, Joux 1, BALEY, MIBOELLANEOUS BUSINESS, Tho hours of beginning sexsions woro fixed at 08, m, and 4 p. m. in the Houso. .11, A. Bbaw, of Euton, moved that the Houso oporato ns Committoe of tho Wholo unless othor- wiso ordored. Tho motion was lont by n gront majority, tho sentiment bolug in favor of laying out the work and reforrivg it to appropriato committees, Tach momberof tho Houso was voted 26 worth of stutionory during tho rossion, despite detor- minod affort to roduco the sum to $2, . A committes wus appoinisd in tho Iouse to firnrt 1es0lutions in moemory of doconsod mom- ore, : Cha proposed Constitution was ordored to be first rond in Committeo of tho Whole in the Ilousc, aftorwardsto Lo considerod in committee, Lo Sonno ducidod on similar aotion, Ade Jowrned. —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonx, March 8,—The steamship Wyo- ming, which loft Liverpool for New York on tho ';Hut u[l February, had to put baok with a broken unnol, Liyznroor, Murch 8,—The steamshlps TBuropa and Egypt, from Now York, aud Marathon, from Baston, havo arxived out, New Yous, March $.—Arvived, ateamuhips Adriatlo, from Liverpool, aad Btato of Virgiuia, from Qlugg\v. S Y EX-PRESIDENT FILLMORE'S CONDITION. Toryaro, Maroh 8,—Tho condltion of ox-Tros- {dent Mllore rowmaing unchangoed, STATE LEGISLATURES. Passeso of the Vozel Exeisa Bill in tho Wisconsin Senate, Tho Sale of Liquors on Sundays and Eleotion Days Prohibited, Discussion in the Agssembly on the Potter Rail- road Bill, Passage of Registration and Election Laws in the Louisiana Legis- lature. ‘WISOONSIN, Special Dispatch to Tie Chicago Tribune, TEMPERANCE, Mapisox, Wis,, March 3.—The Sonato Inst night liad a sharp contost ovor the Assombly bill consolidating and codifying ol tho lawa rolating to oxciuo and tho snlo of intoxicating liquors. Some amendmaonts wero adopted, among othors, by a vote of 25 to 8, ouo prohiibiting tho enlo of liquors on Sunday and cloction dmys. Many othor amondmonts woro rojeotod. Indefinite postponemont of the bill was refusod, aud it was ordored ougrossed by a volo of all the Reform- ors and Quiinby—17—in favor, and all tha Re- publicans, oxcapt * Quimby—16—agninst. This morniug the bill, as amonded, was conourred in, ~—17 to 15,—nand now goos back to the Assombly. YINAL ADJOURNMENT. Tho Bonate this morning tabled a rosolution for final ndjournmont March 6th, A motion to roconsidor was concurred in, TAILROADS, Tho Assombly bill limising tho corporate pow- ors of countios so that thoy cannot vote ald to rallronds waa taken up. Amondments offored by their roprosoutativos oxcepting cortain North- orn counties woro adopled and the bill referred to the Judiciary Committoo. Tailroad-bills wore the spacial order, but the Asgombly amending the act rolating to railronds, and ull bills relnling to the taxation or tarifls of rutlronds were postponod till to-morrow, Ilio Bonato bill doclaring railronds public high- ways and comprnies common earriers, and pro- hibiting tho accoptanco of freo-pasics, was called up by Senator Barron. Numerous nmendments woto propared, govoral of which wero adopted, and, afltor somo dobate and some earnost pro- tosts against dlkcrimination, by which railvoads often enrried freight much cheaper for long dis- tances than for shiort ones, the bill went ovor to this ovening. Among tho bills passed was one authorizing the incronso or decroaso of Director of iucorpo- rated nssoclations or companies. ASSEMDLY. The Bonate rosolution roquesting the Secro- tary of tho Inlorior to withhold the patouts of lands on certiticatos issued by Gov. Taylor to tho Central Railrond Company was re- ported from the Judiciary Committee, with nn oxplauntion from Chairman Winaus, thut when suddonly called homo ho loft the resolutions to Do roported without recommendation by anothor gontlentn. 1t was suggosted to defor tho con- wideration of the resoluttons {ill 11 o'cloatr, with & hopao that monntime o compromise might be agrood upon that would bo gonerally satisfac- tory. ‘When 11 o'clock came, considoration of tho resolutions was staved oft by the protracted discusgion in progioss over the Senate bill known a3 THE POTTER BILL, to regulate railroad charges, provide for Railrond Comuissionors, ete, Wiion the Dill come up, Mr. Wost moved to amound by striking out tho first oight scctions and substitating fonrteon sections of bis bill, which lio claimed fixed n MAra Inifnem awd Giaeb vate for smesying Fiuight and was more porfoct, sinco1t designated o rato por milo boyond which railrond companios could uot charge, ; Mr, Carswoll exprossed his'decided proferonco for the Senato bill, and pointed out, among other things, that in My, Weat's bill tho rates in sov- cral cases woro bighor than now charged. He might vole for it if theie was nothing better, but was atraid if it.was adopted it would rosult in_ disngroomout with tho Sonate, and vothing would bo done e thought it bad polioy to tio up the railrond companies so that thoy canuot compoto witls tho nuvigation on the Mssissippi River. e was willing to, give the compnuics overy ndvautngo 1 this respect, ‘I'io Sennto Lill was also ndvoeated by Johnson and Sawyer. Mr. West's nmendment was loat—36 to 53, Mr, Bouck offercd somo smendmonts prolublte ing discrunination nt difforout points, o thought tho poople domanded protection in that respeet, Ho claimed that ratlroads should bo comnpelled to treat all places and oll porsons in the spme way; thnt they should not be allow- o to discrimincto #o s to_injure any place or individual, Theso corporations were subject to logislutive direction, ‘Uhe peoplo sbould b pro- tected upainst their beeoming monopolios and dis~ crimmating apuinstany place orbueinoss, Hode- precatea adopting un smendment which would eut off tha right of ruilronds to compoto with our routes ol trausportation; also, the loadin, down of the bill with nmendmonts whic should stand ns on fndependent proposition, and would endangor the passogo of o bill ostablish- ing maximum rates. Mr. Winans showed how railrond companios did discriminato on fruifi'uts to the injury of Junesville, and expreseed his beltof that there was no ono thiug the peonle had so much to complain of oy ubout this unjust discrimnation by ratlroad companies, Tho bill was moado the special ordar for to- morrow evening. LVENING BESSION. Both Houses mot to-night, the Assembly to consider a special order bill 1o prescrive heonso 1cos to bo puid by insurance companios, In be- Lalf of this bill, in Comittoo of the Whole, last night, Bpoaker Boucic mudo un elaborate spocch, wrging that lifu insurauce compunies ghould pay o much Jargor (ax to tho Btate. IOWA. Special Dispatch to 4'he Chicago Tribuna, U CAMPIELL BILL. DesMorses, In, March 8.—The Campboll Tallrosd bill luckily mot with disnstor in the House to-duy. Msuy mombers had exhausted thomaelvos in specch-making on the subject of roilrond logislation. This was the grand oppor- tunity for dostruction—the timo for a racord— oud thoso who happened to favor amendments were warned to get ready for a funeral, when tho discovery wa mado that in the schedulo of rates for thoe different elnssilieation of roads, ronds of tho first-class wore allowod highor rates in cor- tain casen that socond and third-class romdls, The Houso was thrown into o flutter and the pill nkouce SUNT VACK TO TUE COMMITTER for re-oxaminatian, *The guestion now s, Mow camo this Wil to pnss tho Senata with thasa orrors ? 1L cnino tlius from the autlior, who suys Lo npent many days upon it boforo tho Legisla- ture mot, It passed the Railrond Committeo of the Benate, thon tho Benato, with only eight dis- sonting votos. It passod the House Lnilroud Committeo, and, but for the discovery this al- tornoon, would have passod tho Houso to- morrow, The. Committea s in session thin ovening, and Los agroed fo roport a bill fixing maximum rates for one class of roads, and Incrensing-tho rates u cortain porcentago for othor classes, 'Tho sohedule Is to bo re-oxam- ined, aurl an effort will "bo mado to fusort the Cownussioner, olause, ITho orror to-day has wade friends for the Commissionor systom, ——eee LOUISIANA. New Onceans, Lo., Maroh 8,—In the Legisla- ture to-duy an act passed both tho Ilouses re- penling the eleotion lnw lnown as Act 19, of last seasion. Tho act ropealod roatorad some of tho obnoxious featuros of tho old oleation lows, Its ropeal lenves the law of 1873, which Gov, War- mouth approved after the oloction, in forco, L'his I8 rogarded a8 o fuir law, Doth Housoanlio pussod an notorderiug a new reglatrationthrough- out the Btate, . ———— OHIO. Covounug, O, March 8,—Inthe Iouso ihis afternoon, tho following bills passod: House Lill making it the duty of County Auditors to keop a spocial record on which the coneotionns of eryors on tax duplicate shall bo plucod ¢ Sonato bill to fix defiultely tho comnensution of Asrignoos; ouke bill to reduge tho timo within whioh game Lirds mny bo killed from ono month to fiftecon days in October, aud the wama in Tobruary. Dilla wera Introduced to amond the Ditch law so a8 to proveut the uhunghqi of natural wator- conrsed § to amend tho P'eor law #0 04 to provido for a resorvo of 8200 with which Buporintondouts of County Infirmarios may pirchase cortnin sup- ’)lleu forinmntaes; to 1ix tho ratoof lognl advertis- ng, not now fixed by Inw, at 1 for 1,000 oms for tho fltst Invortion, and 50 cent for onch ad- ditional tnsortion, —— NEW YORK. ArLvany, N. Y, Maroh 8.—~A bill was intro- ucod in the Bonato to-day providing thut every rson who shall knowingly clreulnto falao Intel- igonca with tho mtent of duprnclnun‘?‘ or ad- vaneing tho market prico of public fuuds of the United States or tho woveral Stotes, or suy of them, or tho stooks or bonds of nny corporation, or the matket price of any meichnidiso or comn- mutity whatevor, #hall be deomed guilty of mis- domeanor, aud may be punished nfter convic- tion by & fine of not more than §5,000 and lmprisonmont not to oxcoed three yenrs. ——— RHODE ISLAND. Trovinenor, R. I, March 8.—In the Logisla~ turo to-day_tho Ilouso Bpooial Commiittoo on woman wuffrage prosented & majority roport recommending submission to the peoplo of the following projiosition a8 an smondmont to tho Constitution : * Mon and women politically and logaily shall bo entitled to equal ri‘;mfl and privi uf;os, and shall be subjoct to equal duties nnd liabilities.” C ——— . XANSAS, Torexa, Kan,, March 8,~The Honso to-dny naased o fslll mn‘thm it a misdomonuor for mem- ors of tho Legislature, or any Stato, county, or townshin ofticer, to nccopt o railrond pass, undor o ponalty or fine of 100 to §1,000. — CAPITAL AND LABOR. Strikes In and Near Philadelphines Silky Woolen, and Cotton Manuface turcrss~Tho Shoemulcors, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pmrapereina, Pa., March 8.—Tho striko among the workmen on the new IFarmount bridge endod to-night. Mr. Wiley, tho principal contractor, abont 10 o'clock, notified the laborers on n striko of hin willingnosa to pay them $1.50 pordsy of ten hours, 1lis offer was immadiately accopted on condition that no Baltimoroe hauds be omployed. A small forco resumod waorl on the west ond at 6 o'oloclk this morning, but aftor worling for hinlf an hour consod oporations, feariug violonco at tho hauds of tho strikers. The coutrnctors lind sont to Baltimoro for hands to fill the Klnm of tho striliers, A squad of polico hinve con slationed on the ground o prevent any rivtous demonatration, WEAVERS’ STRIKES, Iu consequenco of the dischorge of a fow of the londors in the meoting on Saturday avening, the weavers in tho Comden Woolen Mills struck yostorday aftornoon for an advance in thelr Wages, and the remstatomont of tho discharged men in their pinces. A atriko for last summor's prices has also taken placo in the mills at Gloucestor City, The silk and poplin weavors have again ro- lnlvm:(ll to stand out until iheir wages aro nd- vanced. A mass-meoting of tho striking weavors of tho cotton and woolen mill m the southorn part of the oity wes _held this afternoon in Fedoral Hall, Henry Lowe presiding.’ It was roported that’ two mills, em= ploying upwards of 360 bauds, had rosumed work at the advanco desired, viz: 15 per ceut, Ihe hands of ono mill started work this morn- ing at tho old sealo of wagos. The hands of the following mills in this section romain on astrike: . C. & J. B, Garott mills, 250 hands ; John }lVillénmu, 40 hands ; and Jobn B. Nolson, 85 ands. Resolutions oxpressing the determination of tho moctivg to hold out until the employers ne- cedo to their torma having been adopted, 1t was unanimously resolved that tho employes of tha southwostern soction co-oporate with those in othor parts of tho city in forming a protective union, 1t ;was nlso reeolved that, in case of dostitution’ oxisting among the strikors, they must givo tho Chnirman private information of it, and tho junion vill rolicve them, so dolicately that tho'parties roliovod will carcoly know tho quartor whenco the roliof comes, At & mags-moeting of the chacz and gingham weav- crs of Konsington, hold to-night in the old ‘Chompson Streot Church, Jamos Moonoy pre- aiding, it was unanimously rosolved to organizo « peatactive uninn, and permanent oflicors Wore olected. THE BIOEMARERS' BTRIKE still continwes, aud there is littlo probability of an early settlomont. The Strike of Laborors at Xeoluik, In. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Kroxuk, Ia., Alarch 8.—A small force of men rosumed work on the rapids ;improvemont this morning at tho old prico. ' A large crowd of strikera agsemblod near by aund undertoolk to intimidato tho workmon by threats, One of tho [.:muz armed himself with stones, and tried to nstigato a riot, but tho polico arrested him, burried him off to jail, aud dispersed the crowd. Tho workmon continued oporations all day with~ out buiug further molosted. It is thought that othiers will go to woric in the moruing, and that all tho strikers will gradualy fall in at the old wagos. Erie Railway Emptoycs on a Strilke. New Yonx, March 3.—Sorious dissstisfaction oxists among tho workmen conneotod with tho Erio Railway on nccount of the irregularity with which they hnvo boen paid. Tho Fost says the wagos for Jauuary were only paid yesterday. Tha *wipora” [n tho onginc-houséa of this Cowmpany wero cut down from $1.36 to $1 por day. A Binghampton paper says S00 of the Eiio Ruiiway mechnnica at tha Susquolwnna Depot, iueludint; nllin tho groat shops, have struck, und ore lying idle. Tho men demnnd a8 & con- dition upon which tnoy will resume work, that i :wngns shall bo paid thom every Saturday night, The Pennsylvi Railrond to Ine crease the Wagos of its Employes. New Yong, March 8.—It is rumored that the Pennsylvania Raiirond will return to the rate of wages paid prior to Jun. 1, whon a gonoral re- duction of 10 per cout was made, Strilke of Canul-Laborers. Corresponience af The Chicago T'ribune, XKrokuxk, In., March 8,—The men at work npon tho canal hero struck yesterdny for higher wages. ‘They havo boon rogoiving $1.60, aud sk for n rind of 25 conts, During tho winter they frot $1.86, which was incrensed to 21,60 a month ago, Now they want $1.76. The con- tractors havo not yot acceded to thro demand. RAILROAD NEWS, Tho Fortieth Parailel Xond, Speeial Dispateh to The Chicado Iribune. Senixoriciy, I, Aaroh 3.—1'io Convention to consider tho subject of building o railrond slong the fortioth parallel of latitude, from Dhiludolphia to St. Joseph, Mo., will assemble boro to-morrow in Ropresontatives' Hall, I'he movemont was incorporated at Quincy, at o meating liold o littlo moro than o mouth ago, and errenlars wero #ent out by the suthoritics of that meating all slong tha liuo, requesting towns and cities to sond delogates to tho Convention to be hold here. It 18 not known yet hiow genernl hag beon tho solection of dologatos, bLut it is supposed that in this State and Missourl most of tho citios havo apvointed delagates who will Lo horo, 'Those from Jacksouvillq snd Quinoy have alrondy arrived. Gov. Palmor, o dologato from this city, is spokou of for Chnirman of tho Convention, Rumors ‘aro curront that Tom Beott will have an omissary horo to watch tho proceedings, and possibly, too, somo ono may bo hera to loolt after tho futorosts of the taltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tha Convention msy bo au important one, and it may not, Travel on the Pactfic Railronds. Bavr Lake, March 8.—Thoro has boon con- sldorablo troublo from snow on the Contral Pa- cltio, within tho past fow dayw, botweon Elka and Toano, Tho ougines of the truin duo at Ogden, from tho west, yestorduy morning, wore aitehed botwoon Ello and Youno, and traing did not ar- rivo at Ogden until to-day. Thore has beon no matorial deiay on ths Union Paciflo thus far during the wintor, BILLIARDS, Maurice Daly Vanquishes Oyrille Dio . New Yonx, March 8.—fo-night Cyrillo Dion and_ Maurice Daly played u match gamo of billiards at ‘Commany IIall, 600 polucs Trench ecaroms, for 53,000, The gamo was won in tho gixty-nevonth inning by Duly, by u scora of 600 to 517, In the forty-socond inning Daly van 413, tho largost run over made in & gamo of this kiud, Dion's highost run was 81. S CONDITION OF EX-PRESIDENT FILLMORE. Suealal_Diwvateh to ‘the Clacuyo Tribune, Burraro, N, Y., Maroh 3,—~The I Nillard Fillmoru’s condition is very critical, Ialuo re- Euxlu of his doath woro olrculated this ovening, ut ho wua alivo at last accounts, U'wo wooks ago ho waa afflioted with paralyeis, which has stendily inoreased in effeos upon him, g THE FARMERS, Wisconsin Grangers Try tho Co- operative Sysiem, ‘And Report Favorably Thereon, Meeting of Livingston County (lIL) Grangers. Wisconsin Grangers and the Uosopoers ative System Speeful Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mizwaukges, March 3.—Fond du Lne aud Win- nobngo Countios have onch about twonty CGrangos, aud aro slill organizing moroe, the Intost one being started at Fond du Lao Inst Frl- day night, A yoar sgo the QGrangos in theso conntics woro organized into Connty Couneils for the purpose of bottor CONCENTIATION OF EFFORTH in co-operative purchasing, and undor their guidnnco srrangements wore made at Fond du Lae, Ripon, and othor points, whero members of tho Order Liavo over since mndo purchnses of ovorything iu the line of dry goods, clothing, hats 'and caps, boots and shoos, hardware, gro cerlon, ete. 'Theso arrangmonts linve embraced a8 many housos ss thore aro ilemns montioned, and have proved outitely satisfactory on both uidos, 'Tho gonoral publie, of conrso, doos not Itow whnt spocial rates mombors got on goods, or what per cont of profit_denlers ronlize, but tho morchnnta assort that thoirnow customers TAY CASIL MORE PROMITLY thnu they ovor did bofore, and have almost en~ tiroly quit the practico of **jowing." Bo sntis- factory havo tho arraugemonts proved in thiy portioulnr that thore does not secom to Lo any good renson for thinking thoy may not con- tinuo to sorvo Indofinitely for tho purchaso of houschold goods. But thoro were olhor mattors that demunded tho attention of the County Conu- cils, and they havo taken hold of thom withs vigorous hand, viz: Fond dit Lno and Winncbago Counties use g much agricultural machinery and farm imple- ‘ments as, if not more than,any othertwo countics in the State, aud the Councll nvo bogun an oxporiment by which thoy will tost tho pur- chases in thia line, to soo whothor more favora- bio lorms canuot bo had. Accordiugly, large sums of money nro alrondy pledged, partionlarly in Fond du Lac County, to go into oue or moro JOINT STOCK ABSOCIATIONS to keep on hands a fuil supply of il machinery needed on the furm, the sume to bo bouglt di- ractly of tho manufacturors. Theso associations aro Ao constituted that, in easo thoy fuil to got such terms as thoy thinkk just and oquitablo Bo- tween thomselvos and the mannfnoturors, thoy can eulargo the amountsitvested and procood at anco to manufacture on their own acconnt. As tho Mastor of Ladogn Graugo oxprosued it u fow days ngo: **We donot complain that tho manufacturors of our machinory and imploments realize toc much out of them; " perhaps they do not. Wo ouly complain that THEY COST U8 TOO MUOI, They are handled by & sories of ngents, none of whaom aro content to work for trifling profits, and when they como into our hands thoy have tho living of_ sovoral mon taxed on thom for us to pay. Bosides, tho traveling agents who bo- giege tho farmers at their homos often impooe on those who are not well informed, soll them artiolos- they do not reslly necd, nud, finally, talio Bomo of thelr property to satisfy prpor given in such casos. Thesa transactions teml fo impoverish n_part of tho farming com- munity, aud indireetly nffect ug oll, wnd we are, therefore, determined to have supply- stores of our own, whero farmers can go to purchasgoe for their actunl wants with porfeet assuranco that {liey aro_paying no moro than a Just profit to tho manufacturers,” Theso sup- ply-stores aro to bo oporated in the intorests of the Graugos in connection will the purchasing dopartment of the State Grango, i}‘]m‘nmrs and lnmbor-yards will also be oatab- lished at suitablo poluts during the coming summor, and already n projet is on_foot to build o joint-stock tlouring-mill at Pickol's Station, in Winncbago Conuty. This also is projected by the Grangos, but numerous farmors not of the Ordor aro londing it both their money and their favor. Meeting ot Livingston County ning, buildlog, and solling vessola, now 1u proceiss of construction, agalust tho middlo of Apnl, 'n threc-mnsted ?uhsulljml‘ onilnfimfw:h]l tll:;lulo, f 141 foot konl, 20 wob bonm, 11,5 feot hold, ‘with a enpuclty of 23,000 busliols. ! plip Moro worl lin boon dono at tho i 5 ‘mm'ro\mf susi-Anng ian elsowhore on this part of the lake shore, Vanco & Iibbard, of Milwaukeo, aro having o largo sohoonor bullt thoro for the Duffalo grain trado, Bhoroats on n kool of 210 faot, hnsn eapnolty of 563,000 bushols, and will Lo out ne soon as navigation opens. Anolhor schooner of about tho same proportions Ia In procesn of construction for parties at Rnoine, and will bo rondv in Lho oarly part of April, ' Windiate & Butlor aro building n fall-sizod cannllor for the rain trade, and Goodrich's slde-wheel stonmor §lmmn\voo has boen dismantled, ber maohinory sud cabin removed and placed on & new hull, and tho old hull is boing converted into a bargo, In addition to thoso thore aoro five foro nnd aft schooners boing built of smallor dimonsfon than thosa already montionod, Theso nro all intended for tho wost-shore trade ard contracted to bo dono at dates ranging from tho st to the 15th of April, Tho wschoouor I M, Scove, built at Mnnitowoo Inst fall, hos just Loon rigged, and the firat enst wind of suflicient force to brealk up the ico in tho month of tho Manitowoo Rivor will lot hor out to como hero for hor first lond of tho sensou, 8ho Is expected to bo the first arrival on the lisk of grain vossels. A BHIP-YARD WA TEGUN at Two Rivors Inst fall by Mossrs, Hansen & Beovo, of Mauitowoo, and this in it first wine tor's operation. It is equipped with & saw-mill, rigead to ot hip framos and bovolod pleces and is tho sccond one of tho kind on tho wosl ahora of the lnko, 'I'hia yard hus had from fitty to slxty mon b worlk all ivinter, and is now em- rloyed on & schooner for Mr. John Bortschy, of Shoboygsnn, o vessol of 26,000 bushols cnpacity, to bo tinished Juno 1, aid anothor Lo go intd tho grain trado for Messra. Cushman & Coch- ran, of Chicago, the latter boing 130 feot kecl, 27 foot bonm, 86 foot hold, and to bo comploted nyainst tho opoening of navigation, % SUSPICIOUS CRAFT. Trial Trip of the Bdgar Stuart Watchs ed by the Government==Ier Armas ment, Btce New Yousx, March 3,.—A Baltimoro (Md.) dis- Kulah states that the stenmuhip Edgar Stuart, in cr trial trip yostordny, _was contined by tha Governmont to o point 15 miles below tho bay, whore a revonno cutter was stationod to bar tho Btuart if thero was any intention on her art of uhl&!plug oft to soa. She carried the Rmuflnnn ng at her gaff, tho Cuban flag at the foro, the Britieh flng winidships, and bor privato pounant at tho main, Ior armamont consisted of two brass boarding-swivels, and bosido thoso sho carrled o plentiful supply of side-nrms for thecrow. Hor trisl trip is thought to domop- strate that the Stuart cannot make more than 10 miles an hour. ——— ~The gorge of brokou ice between Depore and Honry, which for s number of days barred the passago of boats up or down tho Ilinois Rivor, has pussod out, and the River is agnin open througliout its navigable length, with an abundouco of wate: KEARNEY'S BUCHU, KEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCHU, The only knawn romody for Bright’'s Disease, And a Positive Romody for They hava tobo finished Gour, GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, DROPSY, Non-Roteation or Inaontincncoof Urluo, Trritatlon, Ine flammation or Ulearation of tho BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, torrh L orrhcea or Whitos, Disoases of the Spsrmstanbos Loy ion gL T Grangers. #pezial Disnateh to The Chicaqo Tribune, PonTIAg, IlL., March 8,—The Patrons of Hus- bandry of Livingaton County have been holding two days’ session hore. Tho most of the time yestorday was tukon up in the prozontation and examination of credontinls. This showed (hat there were twonty-five Grangoes reprosented, and oighty delegates presont. The Executivo Com- mittee roported that, sinco the last sorsion of the County Gravge, thore had beon flve Granges organized, and that the Order is in a highly-prosporous condition. Tho majority of the Granges ara now purchasing tho most of their groceries direct, and soveral Granges are buying from importers. Tho timo has been occupied to-dny i por- facting the county purchasing systom. Its do- fects linvo been shiown, and romedies suggested which will no doubt greatly improve tho presont system, and advanco its matorial growth, Tho FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS wore ndopted. dtesolved, That from past experionco we re stiaficd with doing our bueiness dircet, and wo recommend to the Granges iu our county to porsevera uniil wa seenro a more equitablo syatem between buyer and scller, Rtesoleed, ‘Thot the Secrctaries of thosubordinate Granges bo requosted o furnish to tho County Sacre tary the amount of thelr direct trado, and roport tha saule at our next meotiy EFarmers? Meeting at Geneva, il Sveciul Dispatel to T'he Chicago Tribune, GENEVA, Kano County, Il., Mureh 8.—Thors has been o heavy rain for the Inst twelve hours and the ronds are vory heavy, The farmors gathering for thia county was, therefore, not numorous ; but, as the speakor paid, * na intelli- gonea representod numbors, thero was a Iarge attendanco.” Tho meeting was addressed for about Lwo Lours by S, M. Smith, Secretary of the State organization, in au intoresting man- nor, on tho fundamontul principlos of political reform nnd the necersity for such reform. Tho spooch wns upon n broad basls, ndvoenting a ro- form for tho people and the nation, and not s class or sectionn! movoment, Tho mocting ad- Journed with a voto of thanks to tlio paople. Fulton County Earmors? Associntion, The aonual meoting of the Fuiton County Farmors' Associztion will bo hold at Canton, ou Alarch 18, 1874, commouoing at 10 o'clock o, m. YROGRANNE ¢ Teading minutes of list meotlug: Commiiteo on Credentisis ; Appoiniment of Comuiiliees ; Roport of Standing Committecs ; Roport of Spocinl Commiitecw, Discuasions— ow Can tha ¥ Mon of Fulion County Lost Ad for 18747"—L. ¥, Ross’ leading, * Tho F Laboring-Maivs Intercsts witl Conimers factures, us They Ao and as ‘Plioy Qught to o, —y, B, Negly leading, Iow Cun Hotuo-Indugtrics, Other thiau Farmiug, Yo Best Advaneed, to Prave Mosk Beneflolal fo AWV Duvid leading. “ Twxution, Natiouul, County, and Township, =M. Walkor lexd fug, 4 hio Duddveloped Resources of Fulton C ty,"—Prof, John Wolf leadiug, * Forest, Tree, & Ttortieullure,"—N, Overmun ladlug, *tho Fulton Gounty Agriéultoral Fate-Grounda : “Should thy Tuo- o of Fulton Gounty Own Thom ?—Tob Walker fead- ugg, ¥ Btook, Orops, &n,"—L, W, Row leading, Ituports of Oflicers’s Adoption of Now Constitution ; Election of ONicers for tho onsuing year; Report o Committeo on Itesolutions, A cordial invitntion is oxtonded to all Meohan- ics' and Luboring-men's organizations to poi- tleipate in tho mooting, Joun Prrokerr, Prosident. W. T, R, FenNzssy, Scerotary, MARINE NEWS. What Is £eing Done in the Wisconsin Ship.Yuvds, Swectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mrrawaurer, March 8.—A feoling of activity bogins to porvade marine circlos, nud reports aro gatherod from & fow of tho principal ports ulong; the shoro lndicating what s being done to Proparo for noxt season’s trado, AT THE MILWAURLY YARDS thore has Loon unususl aotivity for the past ten days, Mossrs, Allon & McOlellan aro hnston- iung work ou o lurgo throc-mustod_schooner of 50,000 bushols enpaoity for Merrill, Fitzgernld & Torters, to bo done ageinst the oponing of navi- gution, Lhey are also 1enniring the schooners Goldbuntor and Buena Vista, and tho stosmor Qity of Talada. Mossrs, Woll and Davidson have under wny, to bo fininhed carly in April, » schooner of 52,000 bushols cupooity, “T'he stonmor Metropolls s in dry-douk at thiy yard, umlorulnln(,' ropaly, aud Joln Ponuy iy Luflding o small vessel to go into tho Jumbor trade for Mesurs, Tuylor & Co, EANLY IN JANUARY LAST, o company with 50,000 capital stook was formed at Bheboygun, called the Shoboygan Vessel- Building Llw'huun. for the pm-’;’zemnl Tune STONE IN THE BLADDER, Caleutus Gravel or Brickdust Dovosit, and Mucns, or Milky Dischiarges. KEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCEHU Positivoly and pormancntly curos all Disoasas or Affeos ; tiolis of the BLADDER, KIDNEYS, and DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, Existing fn Men, Women, and Childron, NO AATTER WHAT THE AGE. Prico, $1 por Dottle, or Six Bottlos for 85, Depet, 0. 104 Danc-st, New York, Sold by Druggists Everywhere, RURNIIAM & SON and VAN SQH. BTE. N{};‘l(l‘_‘lfl. itotunats Avents. Oniote and VIN NEW PUBLICATIONS, SCHOOL MUSIC BOOKS. HOUR OF SINGING. 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Ditson & Co., # 711 Brondway, Now York, PRINTS, Ladies wanting o good Calico that will nelthur ‘wash out nor fado our, wil tlud in the “RICEMOND PRINTS” Bomothiug to thetr purposo, In tho larga varlety of thoss guods, the “(QHOOOLATE STANDARD STYLES" (Copyrightud Ticket), "QUAEER STYLES" (Copsrightod “oko), AND "STANDARD GRAY STYLER" (Copyrightod 'Tioket), Especially rocommend thomsolsas for ohastonoss of de- sizn aud durabillty of olor. Wholosalo buyars aut tho conntry cutisidor them unoqualod, 1% tlokot (o b sure you ¢ot. s RIOHIMOND PRIN CKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. " The ational Watch Company, Oflleo, 74 Monrao-st,, Near Btate, Cu10AGO, Fab, 28, 184, At & mosting ot tho Diroatorn of tho National Watol Cumpany, hold at itw oliive tn Chicago, L., ou Fob, 33, 1674, tho Tolluwing resolution was aduptod, 10 wits TEROLYER, 'Thut o mooting of tho wtooklolders of the Natlouai. \Va(oh Oduipany ho st saiio 1s lerahy callod, 't ol ‘at ti o of tho Uyt i Cbi* cag, on Baturday, Aprll 1, ot tho noue of 3 olack b, 1y for tho purpus of votie non 140 question of ohung: 1034 thio yanio uf tho waki Cospany front ++Th National Aitot Uompany 10 &lgin Nathonal Watoh Uompany.s ‘Now, thureforo, ploase tako uotio that thore will bo & mieatliy of the stuokhiolders of this curporation at tho tno £nd placo, aud fur tha purposo vat farth in tho sald ™, M. AVELLY, AT, LATLIN, J. T RYEISON, W, L PRASE, B, ' ATWATET, 1L, Z, OULVER, Dirssterd of the Nattonal Watoh Compangy rasolutien,