Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1874, Page 2

SPRINGFIELD. Proceedings of the Illinois Logisla-~ ture Yesterday. Bills Introduced to‘nugulale what Is Left of the 'Railroads, Companies to Haul Cars at Fixed Rates of cumpensallnp. The Watering of Stocks to Be Prohibited. Bishop Foley ‘Allowed to Remain a Corporation Sole. Tenor of a. New Burnt-Rscords Bill Introduced in the Senate. Rovision' of Jthe Statufes-s~Cost of iho Work. RAILROAD LEGISLATION. Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Lrabune, A CAR-IIAULING DILL. dentvaricuo, 11, March 9~—Tho Dailroad Committes réported to tho: House & now bill “for an act to provent oxtortions and unjust dlseriminations; in tho ratos charged by railronds for tho transportation of freight carson mil- ronds in this Stato, and to punisl tho snme, snd preseribo a mode of procedure and rules of ovi- dence i1 relation thorolo, and to encourago com= potition in freighting.”. Seo, 1 provides -thet: transport cars, - whether avd - whother owned by other mail~ rond corporations, Ly trausporiation companies, or by individuala without discrimina- tion in chargesor tho facilitios provided for safo and quick transit;” provided tho cars are of tho samo gauge as tho track in good repuir, and do not carry moro thau ton tone. Bee, 2 provides for roturning the ompty ears, 8kc, 3, Such cars shall bo bauled ot rates that ‘nzo Just, g lowful for, ln.m\lnm:rv ;‘r‘:;uspm‘x‘...,‘;‘ i - o the rafltond com 3 provided, suc l?\‘t)g!‘:{‘m]l Do npproved in writlig by the Raflroad anll ‘Warchouse Commissioners, Soc. 4. Sovonty por cont of the grows recoipti received for tho freight shall o to the corporn- {ion furnishing tho rondway nud motivo power, and 80 per cont to the proprietor of tho enar. Bee. b, Railrond compnnies-tolling or charging moro than the nmount preseribed for' haulin, Dby tho Rnilrond Commisgionors, shall ho finad from 2500 for the first offense, and u8 high as 28,000 for continued offeisos. s 8Ec, 6. The Rafirond Commisgionora shall mako echedules for each road in the State for * hauling or transporting ears ¥ owned by per- sons who do_mot._own tho road. Mo sehiedulos sliall bo published for two weeks in & Qhicugo newspuper, B SEI}. ’F 1f o Circuit Court devido tho schednles to b nnjust and unreagonablo, the Court ehall become n Legslatute on its own hook, and fix + and establish guch's schedulo of maximum rates s in the opinton of the Court shallbe justund rousonnble, such echediles to be btndwgand conclugivo Tor one yonr therenftor. Bee. 8. A compnny violating tho act five imes shall forfeit its fraichise mud bo sold, See. 9, Courts shall give procedenco tocases under this act, Hee. 10. This act shall not ropeel or affezt any Inw prohibiting unjust discrimination, buf shall be * cumulntive theroto.” WHERE TILE DILY COMES FROM. The bill is understood to have originated in the desire of some geuntlomon who bave s char. ter for a ear-building company, and wish to util- *izo the cars whon thoy aro built. WATERING STOCK. The Tnilrond Committeo_ also intoduced *n Dbill for an net mglflnling tho issucs of railrond gtocks und bonds.” It provides: Bee, 1, That no cortifiente of stock shall bo issued for any capitalized earnings, or upon the basis of any appeeciated yalne of the prop- orty or franchises, or in psyment of auy div- idends upon skck therclofore iseued, or in payment of any contraots for constructing or vepairing; or for any labor, matorials, supplics o caire, or for amy lands right of way purehaws of otlier corporations, or for any debt, Contingont Hability, contract, or obligation in Tien of money. Inall casos whoro it shnil bo lavful to issne cortilicates of originnl stock or to wicrengo ity capital stock such stock shall bo subeeribcd and paid for in wonoy at not loss Lhaa its par value. If thostock of such corporn~ tion is nbove par tho noy issuo shall bo offored ut public kale in Now York or Chicngo, two weoks' notico of the salo being given in a nowss roilronds “shnll ompty or lowled, aper. D2, When tiwo e mioro’foads &5 aomnali: dated, thoe capital stock of the now or consoli- dated corporation shall not oxcead the aggregnto wmount of all prior ta consolidation ; stockhold- ots may bo entitled to the same amount in the now thut they held in the old corporation and no more, When the new certiflento is istued the old certificato shall bo surcendered and ennceled; provided, thutif tho etock is nt loss than par beforo consolidation, such stock shall ouly bo admitted on tho busis of its actunl market valua at the time of consolidation. Sce. 8, No such railroad corporation shail creato o bouded indobtodnoss to u greater amount thau the amount of the capital slock subseribed and virtually paid inl 4. Bonds eanuot bo_issued by such cor- poration bearing grenter than 10 por cent inter- est payabloe eouti-annually, nor ruuning more than twenty years. s See, b, No dividend upon the capital stock shall be puid fu bonds of tho corporation, aud no coutract shall bs mado nor any Hubility incurred to ba dikcharged by puyment in snid bonds, See, 6. All houds and_capital stock issuoed in violation of this act shall be void. —e COOK COUNTY AFFAIRS. Speciul thapateh to Phe Chicago T'ribune, A DELINQUENT DELEGATION, Senisericny, Ill, March 9,—One-half of the Cook County dolegation are absout. Condonwas not hero one week lnst year, and has not been Loro don days out of tha sixty of this session. 1o must have drawn 31,000 for twenty days' ate tendunco, which is 350 n day,—47.50 more than Mr. Condon iy worth, It is a barofaced swindlo, Uerting nud MeLoughlin ero hero very seldom, and have been abseut for threo weeks past. Rountree hos not beon hore for o wook, and it is #oid ho iy not coming back. If wot, lot him resign. The Legislature can actually gec along witlont bim. In aggregato ability and avornge attendance, Chicngo way never worse off than who is wow., Country mombers Lave u poor opinion of their Chicago colleagues, and it is not surprising. LISHOP FOLLY TO NREMAIN A CORPORATION BOLE. Mr, Jacoby, from tho Sonato Commitieo on Cogporations, roported to-duy that tho bill intro- ducld by Hampton to repenl Dishop Foloy's ac- dleniuatical authority ought ok to puss. Hanco, innll probatality, the Bishop will continue u *corporation sole,” ANOTIHER TURNT-RECORD BILL. Mr. Daw's Burnt-Ticeords bill waa totirned to the Sounto to-day, with the recommendution that it do not pass 3 nud o substituto thorofor was Intvaduced by the Judiciary Committeo, Lt pro- vides that, in all procecditigs or actions now or beronftor instituted ns to estalo, interest, or cight in, or lion or incumbranco upon, any lotu, picees, or pareclsof land, whon any party to such sction’ orprocoeding, or his_ngont or attorney, shall, orally in conrt, or by afiduvit to bo filed in anch action, testify, undor onth, that tho original ot nuy deeds or records liwve heon destroyed, and that it is beyond the power of tho Coutt to produco thom, the Court hall regoivo all such ovudenco, a8 may have o boaring on the case to entublish tho sxecution or contents of the deeds, or otlior writton evidonce ko losty provided, thab (hu teatimony of tha partios themsolvos nlinll Lo recoivad subject Lo ail the qualitieations fu ro- spect of snch testimony which are now provided by law; and provided, furthor, that uny writ- Ings nwed uw testimony under this seotion shnll be rejectod if they slow uuy erasures or Dlomish, or” intorpolations, unloss the same are sutivtactotily oxplained, And snyanltorations, or e1unures, or intorpolutions after tho samo Loy been onco made shull bo treatod ay forgery, and punished accordingly, Porwous muking ab- struoly, und furnishing thom to partios ou applls sutlon for afoo, shull mako the simoe Lonostly und rithout lteration, aud tho foo churged shull i | 10 engo oxcoed $1.50 for onch and avery convoy- nuce, or ofhior like ohunga of titloy and sl par- tios furnishing abatracts aro fo bo placed ou o footing witl common carriors; and if thoy rofuss to furnish fn n roasonablo time, or ohargo n gronter thian tho sum montlonod, thoy shall ho guilly of oxtortion, and finod not loss than $100 nor more than 81,000, Hee, 24 provides that in sulta now pending, or herenftor to bo brought, tho samo tostimony and ovidenco as speelfied in Sec, 23 aliall bo heard lily tho Court; and any abatract of Litle ‘mado in e ordinary courro of businoga ™ slisll bo takon when tho original is deatroyed. An omorgonoy olauso is attached to tho bills FEEB OF OHIOAGD CONSTABLES, Tho Houso bill intended to Increnso tho foos of Chicago Joustnbles coming up in the Sonnto, Mr. Cummings wanted a Constabla everywhero to have tho samo: focs, Ile moved to recommit ihls bill to the Toos nnd Ealary Committoe, which was done, TIE CALUMET DAY, . Whitlng made n vlgotoun offortto got up thobill for ranoval of the Calumet dam, and Roynolds objeated with oqual emphasts, whoroupon Whi- ting gave notice that Lo would call the bill up on ovory oceasion, g tho bonor of the Stato was in- volved, Itoynolds thought it of equal' impor- innco to rogard theintorcsts of citlzons, ‘ho Dill camo up in order {u tho nfternoon, aud was mads tha spocial order for to-morrow, TILE HOALPERS, The Hopkins, so-called, nuti-soalpera’ bill was roturned with n rocommendation that it do not pagy, thio Committoo bolleving it would maka tho Anlo of coupons and unused tickets illognl. Hopkins asked loavo to proach on the subjuct’ beforo tho Committee, and tho bill was rocom- mitted. u GHIOAGIO TIOTEL DILE, : The Chicago Ilotol anti-dead-beat bill was lost, in spitoof Horrington, It was recommitted for an nmondment to give boarding-houso keop- ord tho right to seizo dead-boat baggage, but it \vllllmnllf-pueu,‘ s tho Llon Juw covers the ground wuficiontly, HTOCK OF ' TIIR POST AND MATL,” The Post and Mail Company hava filed o cortl- fiento-of ineronso of capital stock from $160,000 to §:225,000, — e REVISING THE STATUTES. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago I'ribune. Brrixarieny, Iil, March 9.—Tho CGovernor signed bills to reviso the Iaw in relation to tond- er and to Recorders, Tho Housoe ‘passed Ilouse bills rovising the Inw in rolation to Attornays- QGenoral and Btato Attornoys; in rolation to gatoways, ronds and bridges; and Senate bills rolnting to idiots, lunatics, drnkards, and spend- thrifts, and rolating to toll-roads, Tho rovision bill reluting to pardons, failed to pass the House, 3 The Ilouse passed tho Senate bill rolating to injunctions, providing thoy may bo jssued on Sundnys. 'Lhis the Supreme Court has recontly decided might be dono under the old lnw, al- though it contained no provision to that ofoct. COHT OF IEVISION, "I'ho Auditor mgorlod to the Sonnto tho cost of rovigion in 1815 ns $1,000. For the rovision now undor wauy thero was approvrinted” in 1860, 1,000 ; in 1871, £6,000 ; in 1872, £5,000, and to the specinl committoo of 1873, $4,715. making n total of $19,715 for the present rovision, as far as it Lian gole, compared withe $1,000 Tor tho worl in 1845. g MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LICENSED BURVEYORS, Srixorisin, I, March 9,—Mr. Hineheliffe introduced in tho Senate this morning a bill re- Iating to liconsed surveyors, It pronounces the prosent oflico of County Surveyor to be & monop- oly, and for this reason doclares that it ouglht to bo dono away with, The bl provides that any surveyor In this Btate mny apply to and obtain from the Judgo of the Circuit Court o license to act a4 surveyor, and such liconsed surveyor may nck iu any county of (he State under such licenso, When so licensed the Survoyor must subscribo to an onth of ofticeand provide himself with Government plots and fleld notes. Afl work done by such suryeyors will bo prima facio ovidenco in”court. USURY. Tho regulating madness to which tho Iouse is linble broke out in au effort to fix the rate of in- terest ab G por cout. After o squabble, the biil was sont {o a committee. An effort will he mado to regulata the flow of the sea, aud comyol water to run up hill, FIRE-PATROTS. The Houeo bill tocnable Boards of Urdor- writers to establish and maintain o fire-patrol, tabled in tho Benate, was resuscitated on wotion of Reynolds, and reforred Lo the Commitice on Rovision, NAVIGATION OF TIE MISSISSIPIT. The Missouri resolutions usking Congressional aid iu improving tho navigation of the Stissiusip- pi and its tributnries by removing obstructions n its mouth, wore recommended for adoption by tho Canal and River Committoo, T'he Senate concurred. g FIREMEN'S PENSION ¥UND DILL, Thoe Benuto ordered the Fircmen's Pension~ Fund bill Lo third rending. LIMITING THE GRAR LAW. T'ho Railroad Committeo, by its Chairman, Mr. Tildrap, roported to the Houso recommonding tho passago of the Ray bill, providing * hat o bonds shall bo registered by the Auditor of Pub- Jie Accounts pursuant ™ to the Grab law aftor tlio taking offcet of tho act, Sheridan, of Kan- kalkeo, & grabvor, moved to Iny the bill on the table, which way defeated, 59 to 28, Au mnend- ment came from Linghata to the effcct that the timo bo limited afser Jau. 1, 1875, Ray made a clever speech in favor of his bill wiu&ung up with s motion to order it to third roading. I'hen Dalton, of Coolr, put his foot in it by objecting boeatse the bill was not_printed, aud after n whilo it was made o special ordor for Friday moruiu| Pt O THE PLATTE RIVER COLOWNY. CInoAGo OFvicr PLATTE RiveEr COLoNT, 94 Deurborn strcet, Ciieado, Marcl: 0, 1874, Ta the Kditor of The Chicago T'ribune : Sin: Inlast Saturdey’s issuo of Tue Trinuss an nrticlo appeared, written by a Kausas corre- spondent, urging you to ** go for” what ho calls o “awindling ndvortisement in tho Advance, hended ‘Tlatte Rivor Colony.'” Wao know tho instigator of this correspondence, his object, ay well us the ronson which prompted it. T'hrough mistako ko told ono truth, which contradiots his other statements, In alluding to the ontorprise ho gays, **This whole transaction is simply n confidence-gamo;” which is not the caso, as will be shown heroafter. In another place ho refers to tho fact that lots aro held at 3100 each. Chis being correet, stamps tho other romarlk as o falso- Lood; but in this ho doos not state the wholo Hgwindling " truth, for lots are now being sold for caeb, to parties who soe thom beforo making tho purchase, at much higher figures, DBut the most amusing part of his labored of- fort to bronk down n logitimate entorprise is in tho following languaga: * T sny it is an ovidouco of disgusting hypocrisy for such follows to nd- vortise sells such as this * Colony ' by using tholr supposad intogrity to decoy tho unwary,”” Now, Mr. Editor, perhaps tho roadors of Wne Unim- uxE would like to know who the ** such follows " allndod to sre ; so, with your perminsion, I will give somo of their names: The Itov. Loroy Chureb, of tho Standard; T'. M. Rockwell, of the Advance; the Rov. J. 1, Ambross; B. I\ Johuson: Willinm A, Butlers:,J, F. Fargoy GUeon, Jobn Imorco; William N. DByors, of the Jtocky Mountain News ; und Dr, U, C. Brad- bmr. Allof the ubove-named gantlomen nre well known in Colorado, and all but the Just one named havo boon known_ in Chicago from ten to forty yoars; und the renders of I'ne U'ninuxe will possibly considor it eminently propor and Just that **such fullows” should bo accused of decoying tho “unwary " by a correspondont who was ashamod to evon lot his publishers know bis real nume. Now for tho facts connected with this * dis- usting,” hypoentical, Chivistian swindle! Some fireo yanra ni, tho Hiatto Tivor Land Compny purchised soveral thonsand acres of land of tho onvor Inoific Ruilway Cowpany, ot pricos Varying from 88,60 to §10 pornora.”’ Thin was at o time when a fow peoplo who lived in that noighhorbood went to Denvor (45 inilos) for fumily-supplies, and oven to have their Lorsos shod.” Binco thon, however, tho country has hocome consldernbly sottled. " A railrond-station hay boon establishied at Plattovillo, the Colony- town ; & dopot, hotel, two stores, school-house, and ucvuml dwellings have beon orected, 1In faot, botweon §10,000 and $20,000 hus booh ox- pended by tho Platte River Land Com- any o improve tho town; and 1t v oxpected that from £20,000 Lo ©40,000 moro will be expended in improvements by said Company. Some of the land purelmusod hns boon platted tnto town und garden loty, varying iu nizo from ence-quartor of ‘an nore to 25 uerey oachi, 'he lowost-priced lots aro Jold to oolon- iuta tor ®60, nud the highous-priosd for 360 onch,—boing nnl{ B10 per aero for” a portion of the property, ‘I'ho wame mouth Lhis proporty Wi Burchinsed, & soctlon of Juud within' loss thai 3 tuilon of womo of theso lots was bought for 850 por nero, and was sold in January. 1874, for 510,000 in cayh, Wo montion this traiiunotion to show that land in Plntiavillo 1 worth moro now than when our purchnsa was mado. All wo dosiro to ey, innddition, s, that, If te investmonts in Plattoville provo’ ovon il ns Lrnlltl\l.vlu to colonists as thoy did in Groolay, ongmont, aud Fountain Colonies, where lous woro gold for 100 to 1,000, onoh in loss than oiglitoon months aftor they wore purchased for €100, wo shall claim thal the * confodoratos, roverond and Inity,” alluded to by your eorre- spondont, iavo Loon Instramontal In dolug & ronl Ohritian work in “ swindling " monoy, in 4l logitimato way, futotho pockats of colonists. . T, JonuNson, Tresidont Platto River Land Comnpany. To the Edilor of Tho Chicano Tribune s Bm: An editorlal In Tue Trmosz of the Tth inst. quotes a lottor purporting to como from Knneas City, which pronounces tho Platte River Colony, advortised In the Advancs and othor papors, * a confidenco game " ; and the editorial statos that tho writor aldo' ealls itn * swindling advortisomont.” If tho facts Lind beon such na your corrospond: ont indicnted, tho Advance would have thanked you for tho exposuro; Its woll-cstnblishod char~ actor for koopltig tho columns freo from' swind ling and {mmoral advortisoments, sustain- ed for somo woven yoars, tho prosont publishers propose , to - maintaln, Bat, having coneluslvo proof © that the Colony is ns gounluo ns that at Grooley orat Colorado Bprings, and 'that'thore is no swindlo in it, wo havo not hositatod to fusort tho advertigomont, And, when you say that th e Rev. Loroy Chureh, of the Standard, was Dresi- dent of tho Colony, and T, A Rockwell, who has beon so woll known in this city for soversl years, fivst ns Buporintondent for the Young Men's Ohristian Assooiation, aud, after the Liro, in the Reliof and Aid Socioty, wns Vico-Presi- dent, not to mention the other officors and ngonts, who have been kuown hore for from twenty to forty years, it ia surprising that you should have given place to an nnonymous lotter of that kind. T'he claims of ths Colony to pub- lic confidonco will doubtloss bo presentoed in de tail by thoir ofllcors, ' But your editorlnk conveys ono othier erro- neous impresslon, which we would thank you to correct, You #ny thas colonists are_ advised to soud for circulars " Lo - this oflice, No, 94 Dear- born streot, Chicngo, 11,"—impiying that thero in whero the Advanca is published ; whereas the Advance is publishod at Now, 151 oud 163 Fifth avenuo, Wo aro wware that the controvorsy which has - arisen coucorning the charactor of adverlisemonts would naturally excuse tho fn- sertion of tho anouymous lotter; but Ty Lriue will hordly, on that account, consont to becoming & patty 4o pngmblu injustico, . IL Howanp & Co., Tublisliors of {ho Adeance, -— “THE STATE-PRINTING FRAUDS,” “A Remarkablc Revolntion.”? SPNaVIELD, 111, March 0, 1874, To the Filitor of The Cliaago Zribune S Your jssuo of the Gth, Pago 2, containg on article undor the above titlo, signed * *," roquiring briof notlco. - As it may not bo quita gonerons to suggest tho name of the author who sooks coucenlmont-undor an anonymous signaturo, I will only rofor lo a paragraph of his own: **Third and last wag Mr, D, L, Phillips, the presont editor and- principal ownor of the Journal, who is too well known to neod further introduction.” *Too well known!" 1lad an onemy of the porson named beon the author of thnt sontouce, s frionds would lhave ro- sonted it a8 n biting sareasm, A fow truths, modestly told, will. disposo of your correspondont “*." In tho first place, Alaj. Dailhache, after honorable orvice in the Army of the Ohio, and at Springfield, Chiengo, aud Now Yorlk, rotired much poorer than he wont in, sud, though charged with tho disbursee ment and issuo of public money and property to tho oxtent of $20,000,000, promptly sottled his vast and complicated accounts at tho close, tothe lnst cont, and, on retiring, reccived n lottor of thanks and commendation from the Quartermas- tor-Genoral. Another ofiicer, ** too well known,” ote., during the sumo timo is woll underiitood to havo acenmulatod #100,000, more or less, throngh strict frugality and economy, out of & vory mod- erato snlary s Marohal of tho Southern District of Illinois. It was through tho persistont solicitutions of Mr. Phillips, who was hostile to Lis then nsso- cinte, E, L, Bakor, and -dotermined to oust him, thint Mossrs, Braymon and Bailbache cams into the directory of the Company, and joined Mr., Phillips in tho munagomout of the afiuirs; aud, as tho Journal was on tho throshold of Dbank- mlm:v, thoir enemy was noeded to snvo it. nstead of leaving for tho Lnst in dirgust, bo- ing “uttorly powerless, otc,, Mr. Phillips went on & political mission, leaving tho business with ontiro contidonco in the bands of hi nssoclatos. iy disgust probably resulted from finding him- sell poworless to carry the Jowrnal over to the sun}mfl of the Libaral nn!l{. r, Phillips returncd to flnd the Journal in a groatly-improved condition,—its businoss in- cronsing, its debts decrensing, 'Ihis is mudo pluin by tho fact thatthoress, beforo those gon- tlowen became n majority of tho Divectory, ha was Limsolf for miionths ongaged in an ondoavor Lo soll stocle at par, and to “plodge it bolow pur, ko was, in April, 1873, quite willing to purchasa at 60 por cout promium, That ix 1ot the usunt way in which o busivess or anindividusl becumes “ ruined." ) Tho factis, Mr. Dhillips, haviug succeeded, about that timo, in circumyenting and * freezing o™ cortamn stockholdors in tho Quiney 1¥hig, was encouraged to make a similar movement up- on his fellow-stockholders in the Jowrnal, but in which ho miserably failed. 1lo found that, if “his nssociates must go out," thoy must bo bought out, not foreed out by robbery and leger- demain, ‘'ho contract for Stato printing was honestly exccuted whilo Maj. Iuilhache remained busi- ness-manager of the Jowrnal, How it was aftor” it cmine_undor tho control nnd menipulation of Alr. Lhillips, may bo lenrned when the report of tho Priuting Committco aird the astounding dis- closures of the testimony aro known,—espocinlly wheu the testimony of Mr. Phillips is weighed in tho balance agaiust that of numorons it~ nosses, written records and docmmnonts, directly contradicting him on o dozen material points, "Lhoso who huva rond tho Springtield Journal, and hourd tho busy talk of its manager, under- stund the etnruclor of the assnulis constantly mado upon all witnenses who vontire to testily trudy in bebalf of tho State, Slander, threats, and browbooting have beon in constant play. Aud thisis the renson why the man who ia “very rapidly becoming * too well known " sooks to sall Maj. Baillaclio in I'ie Circago Tninuse, a8 woll 08 in his Journal and about the stroet- cornors of Springfiell. Iustend of boing o “willing wituoss,” Muj, Dailbaohe did nob 0 befora the Commitico until aftor olug six times notifled. Tlie troublo is, that, In tosifylng to tho plain frath with franknoss aod foarlossness, ho conld noithor swoar 3 Mr. Phillips wished, nor as Mr. Phillips did. 1Tad lio ovedad quentions, provari- cated, coucanled, pretonded to forgat, and con- sonted to pervort tha truth.—suy twonly or thirty timos,—ko would not have beon nssailod in the Journal, nor wonld I'nz TrinuNe have. been called npon to ropent the injustico, "Ihis is sufisient for tho prosunt, When the anonymous writer, “ who s too woil known " to muke concenlmant possiblo, will sign his real nume, rend namos and abundsnt blows will ba givon in oxcliungo, Lex TaLioNis, a0 A male Rovelt, Tho Spanish peoplo uro #o aceustomed to rovo- Tutions that even the womon lonrn the trick of it. A couplo of woels ngo a manufacturor of cigarettos in Madrid wanted to put up a nowly- invontod muchine for thelr munufacture, nnd dischargo most of tho womon in Lin_omploy, whoso fair hands had bithorto wrapped up ‘the delieato morsols ; wheroupon the women culloot- od togothor, sworo an oath, issued pronunoia- wiento, and innuguratod s roboltion. "Il Mayor of tho oily wau compolled to vall out the gnard and shut up tho munufactory in ordor to sup- press tho revolt, Pondlng ™ the yestovation of olr;i)ar, tlio prico of elgaratios advancod considor- ably, SRS Dog Htory. Trom the Hoston T'raveller, \ . I, Richurdson, of Lowall, owna a magnifl- cont Nowfoundland dog, - Mrs. Richnrdson took tho children and dog to the photograph suloon to have tho group taken; but tho dog was ma wilitul moad, and wontd riot pose, and was turnod out. The noxt day the dog put in an sppenr- uneo at tho saloon end seratohod at the door till ho was admittod; ho thon procoaded diectly to the spot sssigned him the duy bofore, aud ;lhwml Bimwolt in tho oxnot position doslrod by tho arlist, ‘Tho - photograpli was takow, sud, Wwhon compiotad, put into n hox and given ' to tho dog, who cursied it dircotly to his mustor, THE COUHGIL. Liquor-Sclling Sunday to Re: Legalized. The New Ordinanco Will Only - Re« quire the Closiig of Doors . and Blinds, It I Roferred for Engwossxfient Af- tor a Hard Fight, Mayor Colvin Did- Not Appear at the Meeting. A Presiding Oflicer to Be Elccte ¢ed Next Monday, Fixing tho Pay of City Officers--Polices man’ Jacobs. ¥ Ordinances for Strect Improvements. ‘The Common Council mot Inst evoning, all tho Aldormen bolug prosont oxcept Spaulding and Dickoring. 'L'lic lobby was jammod, n ropetition of tho disgracoful scono of last Monday Leoing antioipated. A, O. Hosing and 1. B, Millex wore thero, and, beforo the mooting was callad to ordor, circulated among tho Pooplo’s Aldor- mon, aud instructed them to voto for no ono for DProsidont who was not o mombor of tho prty, Tho Mayor did not muke his appoarance, Lo hav- ing como to tho conclusion, it was said, that the Mayor's bill bocano o thing of the past Satur- dny night, and that, thereforo, It would be use- loss, and only engondor strifo and bad blood for him to attompt to proside. Ald. Quirk moved that Ald. Mooro take tho chir, wud it was agreed to. A PLRMANENT IPRESIDENT, Ald. Campboll moved that the Council procoed to eleat » pormanent presiding ofiicor, Ald. Reidy moved to amond by postponing tho election for one weole. The amondment was Jost—yens, 17; nays, 17, Ald. Richinrdson and Cooy came in nt this mo- mont. Tho former voted f'u!\ nud tho latler nay, and, ono of tho othors chunging his vote, the motlon was agroed to—yous, 19 ; nays, 17, On motion, the olection was made the special ordor for 8 o'clock next Mondny mght. A communicallon wns received from the Muyor, withdrawing the name of Dr, Paoli for City Phystcizn, It was placed on flie, MISCELLANEOUS, Ald. Tongacher offered n resolution instrict- ing the Comptroller to ?l\y $1,000 to the widow of Policoman Jucobs, who wus shot by bucglurs in_August lnst. 1t was reforred to tho Com- mittee on Finance. Ald, T, F. Bailoy presonted n resolution re- quiring thio siibmission of all plans and speeifl- cations for public works to' the approprinte Council committoen for consideration nud ap- proyal bofore contracts are lot, It was roforred to tho Committeo ou Public Buildings, OnDERS, "Tho following ordors wero pnssed: Directing the Board of Public Works to proparo an ordi- nance for o sower on Quincy street, from Des- plaines to its westorn torminus; to propare an ordinanes for curbing and paving dorgan strect, from Madison to Indiana ; to comploto tho sow- oragonow under contract; to causo C. G. Rus- sell to immodintely rosimo the cleaning of streots by tho torms’ of Lis coutiact, and toro- port to the Couucil cnch weok the streotsclenned, Ald. Campbell submitted a resolution Instruct- ing tho Board of Ifenlth to rcport ub tho next maoting whethor tho location of o post-houso ou the Lridewoll grounds will bo dangerouy to tho lives or health of the prisoners conflned in tho Houso of Correction, and to dofer the move- mont of patiouts in tho old hospital until thoy malo their report. It was roforred to the Com- wittee ou Bridowell, TAY OF MUNIOIPAL OFFICERS, Ald. Stone submitted an ordinauco In rolation £o the compeneation of municipal ofticors. Sco, 1 providos that thoy sbull bo paid such sums a8 may be fixed in tho aunual approprin- tion Dill; See. 2, that oflicers compeneated Ly feos shell Land 'over to tho Comptroller every weol tho fues collectod, and give him s sworh statemont wolting forth tho exact amonut, from whom, nnd for what rccoived. Referrod to the Cowmmitteo on Judiciary. BINLET INPROVEMENTS, Tho Donrd of I'ublic Works roported that they Dbad not submitted ordinances for lamp-posta ol Woestorn avenuo _and Harrison streot, becanso the People’s Gas Light and Coke Company had not roplied to o letter of inquiry. Referred to the Committeo on Judiclary. Aa ordinance esteblishing the grade on Madi- son nlract, from Oakloy to Liockwoll streels, was passed. WATER-BONDS, A communication was recoived from the Board of T'ublic Works n(ntm‘f that 245,000 of waler- bonds would full due July 1, 1874, ‘aud inclosing an ordor authorizing the. issuc of a like amount of water-bonds, to liguidale thoso falling due, to run twents-tive yeurs and Loaring 7 por cout iulorest, 'Llio order was pussod. HOUTIL OLARK SIRELT SIDEWALKS. A communication was rocoived from (he samo Board requesting the Couucil to repeal the ordor directing them to requiro the Ttook Island Kail- rond Compauy to build o sidowall on Clurs stroot, north of Sixteonth, for the reason that thero aro B0 many tracks in the vicinity that it would ondsuger the lives wnd™ limbs of peoplo by inviting thom to wallk along thero. It was re- forred to uho Committeo on Streots and Alloys, South Divisiou, ORpINANCES. The following ordiusncos wera passed: For tho filling uud” paving of Tuylor atroet, from Clavk to Btate; for vpening, widouing, aud ox- tonding Winchostor sveuuo, from lurrison to Lolk streots. TIE BUNDAY QUESTION, Tho roport of tl:o Connnittee vn Licousos, rel- ative to tho ualo of liquors on Sunduy, was thon tuken up, ‘L'he followiug is tho wmended ordi- nanco, the pasunge of which was recommended ; Dot ordained, ete, 5EOTI0N 1, Thi Mayor §s horeby authorized to grant Heenres for tho vul of spirituous iquors to uuy person who shntl upply to him fn wriliug, upon sald ywrson furnishing sutiielont ovidenco to sutlsfy him that o or Bho 8 u person of good chiaructer, und Upon Bucl per- #on executing to tho Oily ot_Ohicago u boud, with ut Jeast two wuratics, to bo approved by tho Mayor, in tho pens] sum of five bundred dollars (3300), conditionsl thot tho Neensed party shall fulthrully ‘observe and keep all ordinunces now {u_foree, or Nereafter to bo passed, during the perlod of such'liconso, und that o will on’ each unid overy Sunduy, betweon tho lours of 5 o'elock u, m, und 4 o'clack p, i, keop closed ull doors opening ot upon any strect’ from tho Lur or room whera such Tiguors uto sold, or oxposed for salo ; nud will also, fbetween the *hours uforckald on Hundays, provide il windows opoutig aut upon any strost, witlh biluds, shutters, or ourlaing, o us to obstruct the view ‘from such streols foto sueh rooums, and paylug for the wsw of the city fifty-lwo dollurs {§32) und 1o ofhwr fees, On compliauce wWith theso ro- quirements, Uconso uhull U fssiod to the applicant, under the corporatosen), sigued by the Mayor, and countergigned by the Olerk, which shnll uuthorizo the Punoul therein numod to soll, burter, give away, or de~ vor wines und othor Hoquors, Whethey vinous, or ure oty o fermontod, iy uautitles o that ouo' gallon 1 the pluce deslgnatod u the application ; provided, il Heensos Jagued i purauanico hereof shull ¢xplre on tho 1at day of July fu cach yeur, 5E0, 4, If any porson sliall keop n common, fil-goy- crnaly oF ddsordorly house, or sulfer uuy pervon to pluy oy game of chisice o his or her promiscs for imoney ‘o athoy valuablo things, uy such person, ou coivletion, shall bo Snod iu 4 sum of not lesy thun il.\‘u dollsrs’ (§3) nor mors thun one hundred dollurs (31 100), Web 5. Bee, threo (O, lapler twenty-sight (28) and See, one (1), of Glupter Oty (30), of thu reviuo ordiuanees of the Ulty of Ohicago, ure hersby repenlod, Hro, 4, This ordiusnce shall be in force from mul after ity pansuge, Ald.ll\‘nugarn](l moved that the ordinauco be pussod, ! Ald, Woodwnn did not soo the justico of shut- ting u\x a suloon whioh had only” a front door, snd atlowing ono that had s back door to yun, Ald. Fitzgornld sald tho mun who had ouly o frout door need nov look it, Ald, Woodmnu thought, if it was proposod to allow liquor to bo sold Bunday, it should be done oponly, und not bobfud screens and blinded doors, CONPIOMIBH OVFERED, Ald, Bchaffnor Lolieved carofuliors was nocos- Hory thut no wistakes be mado, T'he volo last (ulfY whon tho question of Bunday lquor was botora the peoply, lind determined whit wis do~ mandod. Suet a largo mujority ahould not bo ignorud, but, nbthe sumo timoe, thore were o Iarge number of poopls who wers nvarse to hav- fug the suloous opon Bunday, and their views waro outltled - to cousidoration, ‘Chore should boa compromlue offeoted, #oay to avold the fight which was fought ot the last oloction, Nothing but tho onforcomont of tho Sunduy law brought about tho roault of tho Inst olection, o moved to_amond by striking ont tho words “on cnch and overy Sanday, bobweon tho hours of & o'clock n. m, and 2, p. m.," and *hotweon he houts aforosnid,” line or'two below. T'ho obJect way to keop tho doors uhut all duy long, Ald, Richardson moved to place tho roport of the Committeo on filo, Ald. Longachor movad a substituto, Ald. Campbell ralsod & point of ordor, A'abe atituto could not bo ontortninod, Tho substituto was rond for information. It wan $ho snmo o8 tho original, with tho oxcoption ;!h;:h l:.ll.u) duors oro to Bn shut from’10 o, m. to Ald, Foloy movad to lny the substituto on tho tablo, Tho motion provailed by nvotoof 24 to 16, ns follows : Yeas~Richardson, Foloy, Warren, Dixn, Coe: Tliziteald, Sidwell, Btono, olintize doldy, Onilarion, Tintloy (LD, ildrotls, Dalley (1L, Clirk, Wilte, Mlzlzl‘cr, cath, Gatnpbel, Cloveland, SclintTnor, Murply Niys—MeOlowry, 0'Brion, Waodman, Kohoo, Moora, Quirk, Fekhinrdt, MeGratli, 'Malir, Stout; Lorigachor, Ganon, Brand, Lynch, Gotcoran, Jonns—10, FILIRUATENING, Ald, McGrath raisod tho point that by the vota the wholo question was Inid on tho table, Ald, Holifner olatmed that the swholo subject mntter was not laid upon the tublo, "I'ho Chair hold that his position was corroot. Ald, Hildroth moved tho ndoption of the ra- port af tho Committoo, aud the pssago of the ordiannco, Ald, C‘nmghnll inalntod that tho motlon wasnok in order. I'ho wholo subject mattor hnd been 1aid upon the table, Ald. Schaffnor moved the reconsideration of tho yoto by which it was Inid on tho table, Ald, Richardson moved that the matter be tnlien fram tho tablo, Ald. Warron moved that the Connell ndjourn, The Chair ruled this out of ordor, and tho [ vota was called on tho motion to take from tho tablo, It was carvied by o voto of 28 (o 14, Ald. Cullorton moved to rofer Ald. Longa- chor’s substituto to the Committeo on Licenses, Hlo was opposed to tho substitute, and favored tho ordinanco neZrocommonded, 'Tf, whon tho doors were closod nand tho curtaing down; the saloon-keoper could not keop an orderly house, ;ubhlm beflued to the oxtremest lotter of tho . Ald, McQrath hn[wd thio mubstitute would not bo reforred. Lot it Do voled down if such way tho seno of the Council. Ald. Oullerton withdrow his motion torefor tho uubstituto, Ald. Woodman submitted that it would bo necessary to waivo el msment, Ald. Sehinfiner moved to utriko out tho clause flxlnfi tho hour of closing doois at 10 0. m, Ald. Reidy moved to adopt the minority ro- ork, T'ho Chnir ruled this motion out of ordor. Ald, Cooy ynid that tho whole ordiuanco was n farco, from bogiuning to end. It would be in- Jjurions to tho ssloon-keepers to pnss it. 1o movod to lay the wholo subject on the table, qs'l‘hu motion was lost by & vote of 16 yons and 28 nays, Tho motion to ndopt Ald, Longacher's substi- tuta wus lost by n voto of 15 yens to 23 nays. Ald, Ricliardson moved tho adopfion of the minority roport, ns follows: SroTIoN 1, The Mayor ia heroby authorized to grant Jiconncs for ilie saloof apirituous liquors to any person who shait apply to him in wriling, upon said person furnisling sutiicient ovidenco to eatlafy bim that ho or 8l 8 o person of good character, und” upon such per- Bon exceuting o tho City of Chicago a bond, with at Teast two suretios, to Lo approved by tho Mayor, in tho penal sum of fivo hundred dollar (8500), conditiounl tint tho Heensed parly shall faftbfaily observo and keep nll ordinices now fu force, or hereafter to bo | passed, during tie porloil of el license, and that ho Wik keop closed all dours opeulng out upiou any strect from e bar or room where such liquors aro sold on Sunday, and thet all windows opening upon any street from sich bar_or room iera sucl: Hquors uro sold #liall bo provided with blinds, ehutters or curtains on Sundays, 80 o fo obatruct the view from such streots iutosuicli roome, aud paylug for the uso of the city Afty- two dollnrs (302, and 1o othior fees, On compliunco with these requirements n liconso sliil Lo fssued to the upplicant, undor the corporato seal, sigued by tho Muyor, und cauntersigued by the Cierk, which shall anthorlza tho persons named therein {o sell, barler, givo away, or doliver wines and ather liguors, Wwhothor viuous ot ardent, or formented, in quuntitics Tees than oo gallon, in the placo desiguated fn the npplication ; provided, all Beenses funied T pursuanco liercof shall xpiro on tho It day of July i each year,, BEC, 2, If auy person whall keopn_comitnon, ill-gov- erucd, or digorderly house, or sufer any porson to play iy gimo of clijuco on L o or breni(scs (or” mouoy o othier valuablo things, any #uch persou, on couvic tlon, shall be Bued Ju 4 sum of not less than_fiva dollazs (#3) nor moro than one hundred dallars (3100), 8£0, 8, Sectlon thres (3), Clnptor twenty-olght (23) and Scetion oun (1) of Clipter fitty (30) of tho Rovised Ordinances of tha City of Chicago, aro liercby ro- pealed, Ald, McGrath claimed that this could not bo entertained s & substituto. Tho Chair ruled adversely to tho polnt of order, : The voto was talion on the minority report, and it way ndopted by a vote of 20 yeas and 18 nays, a8 follows Yeas—Richardson, Foloy, Worren, Dlxon, Titz- gemld, Teldy, Calloston, Mafley, O D), Tiikireth, O'Birdeln, Bafley (1. fiehoo, White, Quitk, Schuf~ Gotcoran, Jouod, Wood- ner, ¢ Murpliy, Nays—Cocy, Sidwell, Stane, Sshmitz, McClowry, Glark, Miner, Heath, 'Monre, Catpbell, Cloveland, Eekhurdt, McGrath, Mahr, Stout, Lengacher, Braud— Ald. Lengnohor moved to amond by inserting s clanso thul tho doors shall be closed Irom 10 o, m. to 2 p,m. Ald, SchaTnor moved to waive the engross- ment of tho minority report. T'ho vote rosuited in 25 yons and 13 neys. The motion was logt for lack of the requisite majority. Ald, SchafTuer moved to rofer to the Olork for engrossment, Ald, Campbell moved torefer tho wholo matter bacl to the Commttee, Ald. Sehaffnor moved to lay the motion to refor on the table. Ald, Schalfnor snid that nearly every momber of the Connuil had promised to voto for suoh a compromise. Ho resonted the insinuation that w mujority of the Couuocil was pledgcd to tha intorests of saloon-keopors. 'I'no question whonld be soltled without further delay. rA.ld. Cooy wsisted that it was a saloon ques- ion, Ald, Schaffner—0, you wounkin't voto for auy. Al. Caoy—Ilow do you lnow ? Ald, Dison #aid ho hnd an_amendmont whioh he dosirad to offory if it could bo cutertained, A HOLEMN TROTEST. Ald, Bidwoll read » written specch protesting agaiugt the opening of saloons on Sunday. Tho rosult of the last eloctién by no_menns proved that tho peoplo wero in favor of it. Ald, 31, B. Builoy moved that Ald, Bidwoell's specch be reforred to the Commitieo on Licouses. [Laughtor.] Ald, Cannon—I move to lay over and publish. Ald, MeGrath hoped that Ald. Sidwoll would bo allowed to go on with bis speach. Ald. Sidwoll did go on with it. He Lelleved that tho city's prospority domunded thut tho Council shonld not logaliza tho opening of snloons on Sunduy, Capital would not como hero for investmont. L'he ordinnnce was n vio- Intion of tho Stato lnw and of the new Coustitu- tion, aa it was the most offensive kind of spociul logislation, Tho peopla wonld hold tho Council responeiblo for all iujury to lifo and property committed on Sunday., ALD, 2'GRATIC denied that it was spocinl logislation, Thorowns nothing in the ordinance conirary to Stato luw. It hiad beon found utterly lmponsibln o enforco (ho ol ordinanee. If tho Council was respon- siblo for erimos committed Sunday, it was equally responstblo for ciimes conmmitted week duys, It Ald. Bidwell's nrgumont was t good ono, seloons should bo kept closed all the time, Suloon-keepers swonld koov Dotter order than over before, A mnjority of thom wero tax-pay- arw, and woro in favor of proserving tho peaco. 1r (his low was passed and rigidly enforeed, erimo would docroano, and tho Sabbath would bo hettor observed, Lho proccedings in this Coun- cil Tast Mondny evoning did moro to losson con- fidonco in Chicago than all the snlonn-keopors in oxlatonca, [,\Vplnusn Ly tho lobby.] Thoro wos in the Fiftonnth Ward n Inrgor number of sue loons than in_sny othor ward, aud yot thero was lous orime than in any other ward, Uudor tho old Inw, liconsos wora given to ovorybody and anybody who had 52, Infumous porions woro civou leonuos, Thin now Inw roquirod thut tho f\lnyar should oxercive some discretion, and in- tho character of the applicant, It wonld help to lesson orime, instead of increasing it. Tho ety would be more peacosblo and tho laws more rospeotad, if this ordinance woro pussed aud lived up to, It was an improvomont upon the ol one, and should be passod. Ald, Woodinun moved that the platform of the Poopla's party, ndoptad Inst fall, bo publishod, "'ie motion was not ontertained. Ald, Campbell fouud anlt with tho ordinnnce hecsuso it contained no elause authorizing the Mayor to rovoke i liconso, Ald, Hehaffnoer hoped-thoro would ba no fur- ther discussion, Lot tho ugliating quostions bo sottlod, Ald, Cullorton moved tho previous quostion, and 1t was ordored. 'Pho vote wua thon talen on tho motlon to tofer the ordinanca for eugrous- ment, nnd 1t wus earvied by o voro of 2740 10, ay follows 3 Yeas—Tolnrdnon, Foley, Warren, Dixon, Fitrgors ald, Hehmitz, oldy, McGlowry, Ouilrion, Hafloy (M, 1), Bildeoth, O'lidlen, Ballsy' (1, 1L), Kbhoo, White, Lokbardt, MoGrail, Blaly, Btout, Hoknuer, iwue quire into gaolior, Gannon, Murpiiy, Drand, Lynch, Gorcoran, ouns-—a7, Niyis—Uony, Blidwell, Btone, Clark, Woodman, Hoath, Maore, Gamplell, Quitk, Clovelond=—10, Ald. Cullerton moved to mako the ordinance the apoolal ordor for noxt Monday ovening st balf-past 7 o'clocle, Ald. Richnrdson 1noved to amond by making it hinlf-past 8 o'clock, Ald. Citllorton's motlon was adopted, atid the Councll adjourned, THE METHODISTS. The Orgenization of Praying Bands. Influences’ Which Contribute’ to Con- k versions. Sunday-Mectings in the Jail. The Methodlst ministers of Obiongo hold their woekly mooting &t No. 67 Last Washington slroob yosterdsy morning, Dr. Thomas in the chafr. About forty woro prosent, including quite a numbor from othor Confarances. TIHE WONK DURISG TILE WEER, Tha roporta for the past weok showed that fn- torost in religlon {8 still alivo, and that many peoplo are bolng recolved on probation. Tho mootings are well attonded, and sovoral of the paators siated that their congragations, Sunday, wero tho largost thoy had prenched tosinco thoir coming to Chicago, Mr. Ilolmes eald’ that ho had deliverad a ser- mon on ** Tomporance,” Sunday, and asked tho pooplo prosent to wign the plodge, and nenrly every ono did 8o, Anothor ministor reported that Sunday had Doen o plonsant doy with thom, the presenco of God bolng manifest by the melting of honrts sud the saving of souls. UNION . MERTINGS, Evory ono announced that the revival meotings would bo continued during the present wook, TUE DEVIVAL IN Offt0, Mr. Cools, of the Northern Ohlo Conferenco, was futroduced, and siated that the revivalin that Stato was great, tho intorost unabatod, and thoro hnd beon a groat many conversions, A FALLING OFT. Mr, Wakeman, from tho subnrbs, noticed o falling off in his congrogation, which had boen largo all winter, and ho could not account for it on any other ground than that there wore no sidewalks out thére, NEEDY MINISTERS. Mr. Clondenning called attontion to tho oase of Brothor James 13, Titch, of tho Wisconwin Oonference. Mo had beou burned out, and lost nenrly all ho possessed, his largo family boing almost dostituto, na the poople among whom ho " was located were vory poor. Drothor Fitch cnmo to Chicago shortly after tho firo, nud spent all tho monoy o lnd with him in rolieving sulor~ ors, boing obliged to borrow money to roturn Thomoe. Mr. Edwards mentioned tho condition of n suporannunted minister of the Towa Conferonce whouo houso had heondestroyed by fire, and who was in nocd of assistanco, Ou motion, Mr. Edwards was appointed Trons- arer, and all Who desired to contributo tome- thing toward_restoring © tho savings of yoars” wero roquested to sond {hoir donations'to the oftico of tho Advocate. Sovoral of tho prstors handed to Dr. Peck the collections telien up for the Bmil Cooke fund. BEUVIOES IN THE JAIL. Dr, Thomas said a band from his oburch had beon holding services in tho old jafl ovory Sun- dny for two years past. ‘Tho prisonors wore soou_to ho moved to tha uow building on tho North Side, and arrangemonts woro making to have preaching thero, — 1lo wanted to kuow how much help would be offerod, 1f the brothren took hold tho sorvicos might bo sustained, s the ofileinls wore favorably disposed toward the Sun- day meotings, On motion, Dr, Thomas was dirccted to tako chargo of tho mattar, and, when he wanted ministor, to notify any ono ho suw fit to visit the Jail aud doliver a bormon, NMr. Licher understood that tho Shoriff and Jailor Lind objeoted to the Lolding of maotings in the jail. Dr. Thomns said thoy had not to those Sun- day; onlyto weel-duy mootings, as the crowd aud noige interfored with business, A PERSONAL MATTER, 3Ir. McChosnoy. romarked that the roports of the meeting last Mondsy placed him in the posi- tlon of gecking notoriety "by roquesting that his eormon bo published in & cortain paper, aud then fuiling to got it in. 1Io had not askoed that it bo gerted in any papor, end the porson who said that Lo hind done so had *evolved the statomont from his innor conscionsness.,” Ho was glad to stato that tho Zwncs nnd Infer-Ocean had volun- tarily printed his sermon from the samo notes furnished to Tsx: URinuNE, TRAYING BANDS, Eldor Jutkin, who came in late, inquired if anything hind boon dono toward organizing lay companies with tho viow of oxtending tho worl, and, if 8o, what results had followed from tho oxporiment. r, Pock snid he hind not organized a band for the reason that hie had not timo to givoe it atten- tion. Somio of tho mombors of his church had voluntarily gone to the Woo.l Streot Mission nnd conducted the servicos, aud last Friduy uight fiftoen enma forward for prayors. o did not in the lonst quostion the success of bands, if they waro wisoly orgnanized in all tho churches, ‘Lhoro must bo a leader, and tho members disci- plinod like eoldiers, Tho New Bngland bands woro thua organized, the leader understandiug his mon and their characteristics, and knowing just when to order the infantry forward, tho cayalry to chiargo, and tho axtillery to limber-up, b—l!lz\[ving comploto control of Lis forces in tho atilo. OROANIZE THE LAYMEN. Dr. Thomas urgoed that, instead of laving praying bands, the lay portion of .the OClurel should bo more thoroughly orgonized, Each church should havo & baud ‘or bands., The re- vival should be carried into tho outakirts of tho congregation, and sockors bu gathored togethor in private houses aud prayer-moetings. Ildor Jutkin said growth was Tooked for in all things, and ko shonld like to seo tho Iay cloment grow uto consecration and notivity and put it- Holl to work, IIo desirod to know if thore was & aposition to Inbor on thoir part. If 6o, Lio wns zlad, Thoy might go on in an unwise diroction ; ut it was bottor to move blundoringly thun nob at il Olosely conneoted with the worlk was the organization of the churohes into little compa- nles to porsonally intorview probationers and the portion of the congrogation outsido of tho Chutch, Ho did not think thera wus uny neces- ity for it outsido of tho class systom, if that was enrried ont ns it should Lo. Whe Beeretary bad beon a membor of the ‘Wesloyan I’raying Band, and was not nware of any such military discipline as had loen spoken of, It wasioft with tho Spirit to prompt a brotler to sing, gpeak, or pray. TIHE TIOTAN BAND, My, McChesnoy nnid Josoph Hillman, londer of thio Loy bund, know how to fight tho battlo with hiy thoroughily drilled company, and his tactics would *“malko or break " an ordinnry congroga- tion. 1o iMcOlmunny) would_give & grent denl to havo that band let loose in Ohieago, What an awakoniug thero would bo! A BHOUTING METHODIST, Dr. Peck romarled that somo people wore not pormitted to pray st his meotings. Discipline was cssoential to succoss. Oung of those Mothod- ists who roar like tho bull of Bashan came to Ius churoh, and whon the sponker askod the con- grogation to imlul;}o in silont prayor this man shonted ® Amen! Glory to God 1" aud o disturbed tho meoting that n mau had to bo sont to tell Lin to koop quict, 110 fuyored praying bands, Thore wore.some pronvhors who eonld produce convic- tion, but hud not tho talont to bring the poople to tho altur, pud tho magnotism of tho bauds would assist such an oue immonsurably, Lldor Jutkin was convinced that people knew whut thoy ought to do, but tha great poiut was to get thom to da It, 2 v, Peck did not think thore would be any ditlleulty in getting proper lenders, Mr., Edwards boliaved practico would bring out good men, and it would never ho found out who woro compotant until an offort was mnde, Ho was of oplnion that the muterinl was in ovory churoh, PEIHONAT MAGNETIN, Dr, Thomas snid ho would like to seo such & bend in every chureh, The humen oconditions of roligion wore not ns woll attendod to ns thoy domunded, * Clod worked throngh His ohildron, He hud folt that ho- ¢ould produce conviction, but Incked the powor to {;lvu impulse, Thoro way a gront deal in wnguotimm: Mru, Van Cott, for initanoo 3 sho could eat or sloap ab any and ull tumos, autl Lo boliovod lior to by ono of God's Iusteumante, Bhio was n perfoot snagasing of olestelelty and p)gy-loul foveo, 'Lhoy would not accotnplish what It wan poasible to achleve until they studed humun comdibons taore, Qompare tho churches with tho theatren, ay rowarded meolng amd henving! - Man 8 good sormon—tlo rosult of a hard woek' work—had beon lost on nccownt of n Doorly ventilatod church, [%Thatly 80,1 Churchen woro shut up ufihc, and all tho folld mattor nud carbonlo nold thrown off from the Tungs pettled nbout the pows, and it wan that which put mon tosloop, and not the prencliing, Linughter,] There wns 1o use in ignoring thewo things, ha onrly Molliodisis thought “of tiewe oouwditiong moro than tho presont ones. Thoro Wwas u pro- found philosophy in THE AMEN 00RNER, ‘The good old praylng brothors utid alstors, with thoit'bnftories, wero pul nonr tho pulpik, und woro n peculiar power, niding tho ministor mu- lnllnllfi in onding the strugylo in tho honrts of thoeo broughs uidor convistion bytho preuchor's diseourso, A nentber—~Iow ahout the old exhortor who used Lo go {uto the pulplt with tho ministor ? Dr, ‘homan was not afeald of pioplo prayln too loud or too long. Mo liked to soo n Brang gothoring of forea und onthuslasm that Hwopt cimm ‘]n-ar over all,—womon. includad, [Ap- plauso, Mr. MeOhesnoy—Women and all 2 Dr. Thomas—Women aud all. The ntudy of hlumnu couditfous would givo Cod & much bottor chance, Mr, Whitehiouso Lolioved thnt 75 por cont of tlio forco noeded dould bo found it thoe Ghinreh, It _soomed to bo forgotlen that God Lud many difforont iustramentalitics, Ihoso who lud ouly ono talotit should uso it, and riot allow it to bo ovérshadowed by tho tan of othor wiaw, In the words of Neluon, tho Ohmrch oxpected avery man todo his duty, nud thoy sbiould worl togothier according to tho gitts Gud lnd givon thom, Mr. Baylias, of Indiguapolis, montioned two cnfcs of prayiug bands of laymen who had bullt up “promsing ohurches - by their offorts. ‘Lliore wa4 1o formul organization smong thom 3 thoy had no rogular loader ; and had not conee tratod thefr worls at any glvon point, Lo wupe plemontod his remarks on tho quostion under discussion with nn account of tho rovival i lu- dinunpoliy, and tho doings of thoe ndvoontos of tompuranco 1 that city. - Forly applications bad booa made for o licenyn to soll liquor, but the women hnd boon sucesstul in huviig thom all rojected, . THE WOMAN ORUSADE. Mr. Edwards said o falso improssion had Rono all ovor the conntry with relntion to the’ uction of tho Mothodist preachors u week ngo—un falso olomont baving been injected fito the maoting. ‘thoy woro united upon the rosolution passcs " nud Mr, Kittredge had made a drivo at them. bos causo ho was misinformed. $ Dr, Thomas did not think Mr. Kittrodgo Lad misropresonted thom at all, A Mr, Edwards rojoined that his improssion was #ot right by & convorsation wuich Dr, Thomus did not honr. "This onded tho procoodings, by DMr, Baylies and ofbors journod. and aftor prayer tho maucln’;; ade P RAILROAD NEWS. FREE PASSESIN PENNSYLVANIA. Tho now 8tata Constitution of Ponnsylvania, ‘which went fnto offect on the 18t of Fobruary, provides that * No railrond, railway, or other transportation company shall grant froo pasaos, or passos at o discount, to any porson excopk ofticers or employes of tho company,” In consoquonce of tho above clause, dead- hoading in tho Koystone Stato is moro offestus ully dispoed of than it is in the Btato of Illinois, All tho ronls running through that State havo {uuued cirenlars that 1o moro froe pasyes can bo oxpected from thom, FREIGUT WAB, The froight war is still raging, and cutting of ratey is still tho ordor of the day. The various roads leading from this city to the Bast docided yosterdny to etill further roduco their ratos on fourth clags and on flour. ‘Tho new rates will bo a8 follows : Ath clagy, lour per 100 1. per brl, Boston. 3 .60 Now Y 3 Philudelp) Baltimore, .. Wilington, Del “Washington, D, 6. Pittaburgh, Cleveland. Norfolk, Va. Wilmingtou, Charleston, 8, Savaunaly, Ga, Totersbu Richuwon 1. THE QIICAGO & PACIFIC, Tho Chicago & Pacfic have a contract with fifteen rosidonts of Hampshire, IlL, who cone stituto o commitico on bohalf of the subscribe ots Lo tho stack, by which_they obligated thom- solved individually to furnish tho right of wuy through the town, froo of cost to tho Compuny, oxcopting in instances where tho Company h specinl contracts with individuals, and ,also ex- copting licir to estatos, "o Company has Iately brought suits to con- domn property, and as sume of tho citizous do- clino to pay euything moro ou_the nsscssments until tho worlk on tho road bogins, aud until ovidonces aro given of its tarly completion through tho'town, 5 mocting was held last St~ urday at tho Contre School-Llouso, in the Town of Ilampshiro, and 6 committen appointed to confor with thg Compuny, aud, if possiblo, agreo upon o basis of sottloment of clnims, TAILROAD ACOIDENT. Yesterdny morning, as tho train on' tho brauch rond from Ceneva to St. Ohnrles was midway betwoon theso places, the- engino jumpod tho track, and was thrown down an embaukmont titteen feot high into o ditch filled with water, dragging after it the baggare nud smoking cars and ouo of the passenger coaches, Both tho engineor and firemen wont down with their engine, and were covored up in tho wreck aud seriously injured. A numbor of tho passongers wore badty bruised, but none of thom saverbly lu(jurcd. ‘L'he pagsengers claim that tho Company 18 responsiblo for the disnstor, tho teack ut that point being in an exceedingly dan- gorous condition. MISCELLANEODS. Tho onrnings of the Michigan Qentral Raile ropd for tho third weok in Tebrusry wero 195,801, ngainat 3103,175 for the corresponding weok 1 1873, belug an incroase of $22,127, or 213¢ por cont. : A moeting of Wostern Froight Agents will be Lield to-duy at the Bouthorn Iotel, St. Lonis, for tho ]:\u'pouu of arranging uniform ratos for live stock from all Wostorn points to the Baut. GILMAN, OLINTON & BPRINGFIELD RAILROAD. Sneeral Dispateh to Lhe Clicago Tribune, Spursraicip, Iit, March 9.—A mecting of the Directors of the Gilman, Clinton & Springlield Itnilrond was called to meot- here-to-day, by the President, Dir. Cnrtor. ‘Lhoy”assombled ac the Toland, and tho conundrum of-how to pay tho intorest of the bouds which fell duo the Ist of March, anmounting-to $140,000, was first dis- onesod. It was stated that thero was no.menay in the hands of tho Revciver, and that Lils man- agemont had not in any way mded the road; but; on tho contravy, had rin its unrnluzfi: down mora than oue-hell. The Directors, however, re- golved to nttompt to find the intorest coupons, Tho suit botweon tho stockholders und the ofli- cors of tho Company, Deforo Judge Tipton, ab Bloomington, is wot for next Saturday, and tho result of the suit, it was thought, would holp to cleur away oxisting difiicultics, D S — Elospital Elenting and Ventilation, Lilloient_ventilacion and uniform warming, With economy in outlay and it maiutenunce, aro the great desidernts in il hospitals. Ono of the hest mothads of realizing’ these, us claimod to lisvo heon proyed in sonis of the most important hospitals in Burope, i the Gorman plun, In which tho frosh air is propolled slong an uiv cliunol, by the operation of a suitable fun, into an air clnnbor containing a warming apparacus, whore it {s wermod aud moistened, and whonea itis distributed over itie building. An ane- momoler aud o dynumonotor, placoed bofore tho fun, indiento, 0t any momont, tho oxnot amount of alr supplied to tho building. ‘Lo amouut in tho hoapitala is 2,200 cubie foot (minimum) an Yiour per bed, but It is onpablo of boing donbled, This quantity of air is furnished without uny poraoptiblo draft, and the thermoniators-in tho wards Indicate n coustant temporature of 60 deg. Fah, In summor tho nir iy coolod, and it is warmed In wintor, ‘Tho vitiated niv escapes through flues, each having froo access to tho oxternal alr, Tho warming lsplmumu ulilizos tho hont of the waste smoke; the warm butha and vapor baths are also suppliod by the wasto atonm and tho small ongine which works the fan. e ol A, B ivd=-Dxhibition, An oxhibltion of canurios and other soug and cago birdu nt tho Bydonhum Crystal Palico ro- contly wi the mosi extenslve thut had ovor buen hold “in Kogland, There wore no fower than 1,900 outrics, of which 600 wero cauntios, and tho romaindor thrushes, bulllinohes, gold- finchios, mmles, nightingnles, sturlings, 13rios, parrats, aud paroquots, ‘I'he cages woern ranged lunduuhlu row in & handsome pavilion, whioh lad beon erccted i tho sonth mive for tho ape commodation of the fosthered wongsters, talkur, and ourasnom, and avary cugo was ug placod 84 to be esslly acuouaible 19 the (LI