Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1874, Page 2

2 . SPRINGFIELD. Bill to Amend,the Law Relat- ing to City Tax Sales. Proposition to Prohibit the Licensing of Nouses of Hi-Famo. Bill to Provide for the Organization of the State Militin. Talk in the House on the Subject of Final Adjournment. ' PAX COLLFOTIONS, DELINQUENT TAXES., &SpecialDispateh to The Chicago Tribune. : srmnarEep, 111, Maroh 14.—3Ir, Thompson's bill, introduced to-day in the Honato, changoes tho oighteonth soction of the city law commonly onllod ** 800, rospooting tho anlo of property for city toxes, All moneys poid at such salos shall bo paid to tho City Troasurer only, and all lots sud lands offorod at suoh unle and not sold shall bo forfolted to the Blato thm‘ ullm ¢ such oity, and 0 on- xmuu%lo‘%nnu I;w of the Stata shall to suchlots ond traots, Tho Tronsuror ::1‘:315 guch polos to the Comptrollor or City Clork, with o deaoription of tho proporty pur- chasod by the oity, and a list of lota or traots fore nitod to tho Btate : tho City Couucl to_provide by ordinanco for the oxponso of such_ falo, and tho Ramo foes are to bo pald asis pald for liko porvices_in the colleotion of Stato and cmmtx toxes. The dosign of tho bill is to Liaton an facilitato tho collection of taxes forcity pur PoBeE. e OHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. DILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT, special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Senrsorisrp, 1L, March 14,—The Houso ro- sumod tho considoration of Dill 787, provid ing; for the clootion of Commissioners of Public Charitios, and of diatricting tho Biato for that purposo, the pending question boing on thoadop- tion of tho substitute offercd by Mr. Bhaw, em- bodying tho proyisions of the bill roported by tho Special ‘Jolnt Commitico on Charitablo In- stitutions, Mr. Branson 'DEFENDED TILE PREGENT MANAGEMENT of tho Slate Charitablo Institutions, showing thot the cost of supplies for ench inmate for tho Jncksénvillo Tusane Asylum has not oxcooded 20 por sunum; that tho blind Dave cost for their kooping 87166 dnch; the foohlo-minded, §67.03 _oach; tho deaf and dumb, $66.04 ; tho soldlers’ orplinns, $42.10; anud tho inmates of tho Northorn Insano Asf'lum, £54.57 onch. In viow of thess tacts, ho said tho Tiowl about oxtravaganco vanishes Into thin alr. Iio stated that the averago cost of supporting iho Btnte charitablo institutions bave heen loss than the nverago cost of similar institutions in othier Btates. Rtoforringtotho clective feaiuro of tho bill, ho said that for tho first timo In the history of the State the ‘attemnt is made to de- grado our State charitable institutions and bring hhem Into thoarens of politics. As a compromizo, To favored tho bill reportod by the Specinl Jolnt Committeo. . Mr. Quinn mado a long talk on goneral prin- {:)i(plhe, in favor of the economy in Mr, Inscore's 1 Mr. Btarr advocated the provicions of tho samo M. Scanlan, roplylng to tho statements of Mr, Dranson, snid that ho did not.disputo or ques- tion tho figurca submitted by him, but the fact romnined that there had boon from 82,000 to £3,000 appropriated for tho support of eack in- mate of tho Stato charitablo iuatitutions, and Tiono of it had ovor boen ronmed to the Stato Trensury. It had been eaton up by | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, and was proporly chargeablo as o part of tho gx- onse of spporting the inmates of State institu- rhmu under the present managomont, Under o moroe cconomical system ho thought $150,000 might be saved to tho State por annum, o subatitito was adopted and was ordored to o third readiog. Tht original Insocro speainl | JOINT COMMITTEE BILL on fho same subject was then takon up. 8co. 8, nuthorizing tho Suporvisor of Stato Charitable Inatitutions to visit tho County Jall and Poor-Houso, wagstrickon out. Thesalary of {he Suporvisorto be clootod undor the provis- jons of tho bill wau fixed at £3,000, sud 1,500 Tor clerk hire ; also allowing o sum not excced- ing $1,000 por sunum for travoling oxpenses. 7. Bhaw offered an_amondmont embodying the provisions of Bec. 8 of tho bill regulating tho maunor of FURNISHING BUFPLIES of tho Stato institutions. Adopted. Mr. Efnor offerod an amendment providing 4hat tho Governor shall havo power to appoint fho Bupersor in cnse of vacaucy by death or resignation. Adopted. =S Sco. 28 was amondgd by providing that inmates of insano asylums shall not in any case be charged for board, and an amendment was adopted providing thnt tho Superintendent of the Insane Hospitelo at Jaksonvillo shall be paid o ealary not exceeding $2,400, The salary for the Superintendent of the Asylum for the Deat and Duinb was fixed at $2,000. Other amend- ments wero adopted, and, ponding furthor cou- sideration, the House adjournod. —_—— THE SOCIAL EVIL. BILL TO PROMIBIT THE LICENSE DUBINESS, Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, * Benmxorietp, I, March' 14,—Fearful lest Olucago might go into tho regulating businoss, and in that respect imitato tho old Fronch Village of 8t. Louis (about tho only thing Ohi- cago over etanda in dangor of imitating in said old villago), and with & viow to provont such & calnmity, and thus save the credit of the Quean of tho Lakes, Mr, McGrath introduced 2 bul, of which the following is a copy ¢ Ax Aot to prevent tho liconsing of houses of ill-fame, and tho fuspection or medical examination of fus mates thereof in_tho incorporated citfes, towns, and villages of this Blato, i Bzorion 1. That {t shall be unlawful for tho corpo- rato nuthoritica of any city, town, or vilingo in thia Blato to grant n liconse to any person, male or fomale, to keep whnt ia known as 8 hiquso of [il-fame or honse of prostitution, and it shall bb unlawul for any Bourd of 'Healths (or'sny membor or employe of tho_Aame) now exlsting, or which moy hereafter exist under thy Inws of this Btate, to Interfero iu tho maungement of any liouse of {ll-famo or Louse of prostitution, or to pravido i any manner for the medical inspection or Uxamination of sny lumato of tho sanie, Hr0, 3, Wherens, tho leglalative suthorities of certain clifes §u this State aro about to licenso housos of il Twno s Wherefore, an omorgency oxiuls why this act Whould {ako effoct immediately, Thereforo, thix act Whall take offoct and bo in force from and afier ity 7088080, PR CONTINGENT EXPENSES. A BUPPLEMENTARY ITEM, Speetal Ispateh to The Chicayu Tribune, Brriyariewy, Iun, Mareh 14,—The Bupple- montary Contingont Expenses bill, the soventl Item of which ronds—*To IL, B, Hurd, tho sum of $8,000 in full for his sorvicos connccted with tho rovislon of tho Statntos, from Aprll 1, 1872, when last paid, until tho adjournment of the progont Goneral Aesembly”—camo up, 3Mr, Ke- hoo mounted this itom rough-shod, proposing to amtid by paying Hurd §5 por dlom irom Juu, 0, 1873, until tho adjournment of this Assombly. Mr. Leo launched into u spocch full of invectivo, and donounced Hurd for lounging sround the Bounto, sud 1ohhylui,' to got such sbominablo bills throngh. On lookiug around, ho discov- ered Mr, Hurd inthe Sounte, whon tho gontle- man from Peorin subsided somowhat, and partly took back bis unkind thrusts, Ile then OFFEIED A “Hop” in the shape of a substitute to Kohoo's amend- ment making the sum £6,000,.fustead of 28,000, Ihe gontleman from. tho county with an orn mental court-house wanted to know, if the re-, vision of 1845 only cost £1,000, how In the name of God could this'one bo mado to cost 2,600 or 3,000, aud Liow long a froo poople can ENDURE SUOI BALARIES P P Mr. Kehoo's proposition only Ifm four votes, whon My, Loe amouded his from #£6,000 to £5,000. These amendiments wore all voted down, andd tho bill was mndo the speoinl order for next Wednosday aftornoon. ) i FINAL ADJOURNMENT. THE MATTER TALKED OVER, Bpecral Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, grmnorieeo, I, March 14,—r.. Bradwoll offercd a resolution providing for the adjourn. maont of the Genernl Assombly sine die on the 26th ingt, The rules wore susponded for tho purpose of consldoring the rosolution, Mr, Quinn moved Ehiat the rosolution bo postponed until Thuradsy of noxt ook, Ho ald not want this ndjournod wosslon to ond in n scronming. farco, andl would liko to know it tho gontlenan who offored the rosolution waa ready to lay bo- faro tho Houao tho rosulta of tho investigation into the supposod frauds upon tho Btate in con~ noction with TIE PRINTING CONTRAGT, Mr, Beadwoll thought the timo had como when tho Honse should fix’ o day on which it would adjonrn, £Io know of at lonst twolve mombera wiho lind to-day loft those halls to roturn no more. (Dr. £nsoy, nslde,! forover.) Mr. Brad« well, continfing, #nid tho results of the printing Iuvnxtlfiltlnn would bo rendy to lay bofore tho Houso holore tho day named. Mr. Iorrington was gratified booauso an adjournmont resolution lad boon pros sonted from tho other sido of tho Houso. Ho had ' from the boglnuing of tho son- slon favared an Immodiato adjournmont, had voted for the rosolutiona of adjournmont offored oarly in tho mossion by a gontloman who lind been eandomnod by the lagzaroni of the pross for offoring thom. Dlr. Johmson sidan ad- journmont on the 26th would bo peactically sn ndjoirnment on Friday of next wook, Much of tho most important businoss of tho session would bo loft unfinished. ~Tho motion to poat- pono untll Thursday provailed—yens 50, noys 30, —— STATE MILITIA, DITY, PROVIDING O ENTOLLMENT ARD ORGANIZA TION, Srmyormero, I, March 14,—Mr. Bhorldan, Ohalrmian of the House Committoo on Militin, mado an unsuccossful offort, this forenoon, to havo passed n substitute for Bonate bill to Toviso tho law ln relation to tho Btato mililin, Tho Commiltloo recommended that the original bill Qo not pasa, but_tho Houso rofused to conour, -whoroupon Blioridan woved to smond by striling out nll after tho enacting oclause, and iu- gorting tho proposed substitute, ~ This mo- tion provailed by s voto of yoas Gl nays, 98, o bill was then ordered to a third roiding by s voto of, yeas, 47; nays, 42, Tho bill a8 amended provides for dividing she militia anto two classes: the active, to ba called the Nntional Guard of the Btate of Illinols, and the inactive, to bo_cnlled fho Enrollod Mifttia, who aro not to porform duty unless called out by the Governor. - Compnnies forming auder this sct aro to bo furnishod with arms, and with an armory at the Dxpun!e of tho Biato, but tho horoos must pay for their own uuniforms, To rovidoe for such oxpense, ovory porson liable to To 0 militasy duty 18 nésessod a por capitn tax of G0 conts, from whioh only membors of the National Guard aro oxompt. —_—— MISCELLANEOUS, (COMPORATIONS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Trilune. SrmuNoriELD, 1lk, March 14.—Mr, Waite's Ht- #lo bill to amond an act for changing the numes, placos of busimoss, incrensing or deorensing the capital stock, number of directors, and for the cousolidation of incorporated companles, got smashed nwfully, ouly obtaining cloven votes on ordering to s third reading. READING OF DILLS, No attompt was made Lo pass bills in tho Sen- ato to-day, thora buinF ‘baroly a’quorum, and a8 the * Cooks,” who did not go homo last night, woro going to-dny at noon. At the instruct of Mr, Waito, bills by sootions were considerod, and o lnrgo numbor ordered to o third reading, mauy of which will never be passed. 'ROIT TRADE., The Presont Bonrd of Trade Out of . Favor-=Organizution of a Produce Exchange--A Chance for Genuine KEusiness Men. ? 7 Special Dispateh to the Chicago Tribune, Dernorr, March 15.—~Tho rupture botween tho grain-dealers and tho locsl Board of Trade as at present organizod is gradually nesuming definito shape. Nearly all the transactions of "tho pros- ont Board aro confined to tho leading produce- doalers of tho city, but tho memborship of the Board is vory gonoral, and includes “morchants in oll branches of business, most of whom do nothing on 'Chango, but aro in largo numorical majority, and theroforo can coutrol tho Board at ita annual election, or whonovor they may desire to do so. [Thin state of affairs Las beon chiofly duo ~to the low initintion foes, and to the offorts to got up & large memborship for financisl roasons. For some timo tho produce men have felt reative undor this situation, as thoy have found thom- golves without any fixed control over an ngso- cintion to which their transactions furnlghed all tho vitality. The recent chargoa of grain-mix- ing, and ti1o quarrel which followed, in which tho outniders took so nokivo o part, aggravated this feoling, nnd tho first outcome of this imbroglio lias been o quiet movement to organizo a Dis- thict Produce-Exchange, All the hesvy pro- duce houses of the city have signed articles of agroemont for the promotion of such an asgoci- ation, with a high initiation fee, The goneral rlnn of tho now association contomplates limit- g the notive membership to actual praduce- doalers ; and with this objeet in viow, they hayo oftected s tomporary organization, with Mr. H, P, Bridgo, ono of our foremost merchinnts, as Prosident. Othor proliminary stops have also Deen taken, and a codo of regulations s at ‘pregent in courso of proparation, nnd everything 18 waiting tho completion of that work. "When it is finislied, n now Exchaugo will probably bo formally insngarated, and commenco business. It is claimod that this is not necessarily an opposition moyement to the Board of Trade, but it ean hnardly fail to emasculato the lnttor by transforring the ;ftent mass of produce transac- tions from its hall to the new Exchange. Some compromise may yot bo mado, but tho prospect novw is that tho Board of Trade will becomo only & name and the now Produce Exchango will bo- como o controlling body in the g and pio- duco business at this point, ‘Che Board of Di- ractors of’ tho Board of Trade mot this_nfter- noon to try charges of fraud in tho grain trado proferred against Albert Botsford. Tho-latter was presout, and domanded an_immadinto trial, but the aceusers asked for delay to Rl’bpaw their testimony, and the Board ndjourned until Tucs~ D3 day. & —_—— THE TURF. Programme of the Juno Mecting at Luporte, Inde Suectal Diepatch (o Tho Chicnao Tribune, Laronts, IND., Mirch 14,—A Committca appolnted Dy tho Board of Agricultnrs to preparo tha progratunie for the Juno racea mot in {his clty and udopted the Tollowlng: Firat Diay—Tuesday, Juno 23: No. 1, trotting, purso 300, for Horsos that huye uover frofted better than thrco minutes; firat premium, $150; socand, $100; third, 30, No. 2, trotting, purno $100, for horsts that huvo Tover frotled belter than 2:43 ;" first promfum, $300; socond $160; third, $0. Second Diy—IWeanesdan, June4: No, 3, {rofting, ‘purse $350, for horsea {hit have not troticd Bottor (i 2:603 first prerutum, $200: scoond, $100; hird, $30, o, 4y trotiing, purao 2400, for horscs thal have tiover trottod better than 2:33 ; dirst premium, $230; socond, $100 7 third, 350, Third Day—Tluraday, Juns 25: No, 5, pacing, purss $200, 1's first promium, $100 ; secon: 163 third, $25. No, 6, trotting, finnoflWJlrr horscs Tind ove' novor trottod botter than 2373 frst pre- mifum, §250 ; vocoud, $100; third, S50, Fourth Day—Fridag, June 20—No, 7, trolling, purse $1,000, for horsay that Nover trotted bebrer thun 2:24 1 Feivat promium, $500 ¢ socond, §900 ; third, $200, No, B, trotting, purko $200, for horses owned ' Lavorto. Clounty, dune 1, 1874, which have nevor trotied botlor thun 8 aninutds—dintanco barred : Firat prombun, 053 sccond, $ah third, $45: fourth, 395, No, 0y Tunbing, purke $200, milo’ Leatd, Lost tires tn five, calch-welghts ; Mirat promium,’ $160; socond, §10% Anit. third, $ 'All'autrios, oxcopt fn Olass No, 8, will closo Juno 16, at 0 o'clock p, tn, Al trotting and pacing will be milo outs, best threa in five, to hurness, Iuuning will ho governed by the rules of the Ameriean Jockoy Club, Burring weights, Trotiing or puoing will bo governod by the rules of the Nutlonal Assuclution, i QHIO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. CiNciNNATI, Mareh 18,—Tho Hon, L. D, Campboll, of Butler, infroduced In the Consti- tutionul Convention to-day, to be submitted to » soparate vola of tho pooplo at the olootion for *approval or rojeetion of tho Constitution, tho 5 oning ovornl propokitions : . First—Intoxiesting lquors shall neither bo ‘manufactured nor sold in this Stuto, Second—TIntoxicating liquors may only bo man- ufuotured orsold in tho Btate in quantities not 1ess than one gallon, on liconse granted in such mannor and on such conditions s tho Goneral Assombly may provido by Iny. Third—Intoxieating liquora may be sold In the Btate in quantitios less ono gallon, on lconsa grautod In sueh mannor and on smol conditions us tho Goueral Assombly wmnay provide by Imw. The profoulunu rocolving tho groatest ag- grogn(u voto I8 to bo u part of the Coustitution, ihould all threo propositions recolvo o mojority of those voling upat it, thon tho one recaiving tho grentost numbor of ap] |rov|niz volos 18 to bo an artielo of tho Constitution, Tho proposition PLOW-MAKERS. AND I‘LOW-]IM.DEBSu Tho Question. of Middlomon«-~Tho “Jting* and tho * Resolu- tion** Signs of Weakross Among the Plow- Makers, The Resolution Intended for, Only One Year. e From the fock Taldnd Unton, Mareh 12, Wo aro sorry to motico that mahy Granges throughout the Weat coutinne.to pass resolu- tlous denouncing the so—callad *plow ring" aud binding thelr mombers to biy no plows or oulti~ vatora of the firmb who aro supposed to bo band- od against publio intorost. Borry, boonuse thoso resolutions are founded-on an erroneons improa- sion, and aro caleulatod to provent the manutace turers and tholr agonts from wolling, and tho farmeors from purchasing, the bost and most re- linblo implomonts of the kind in the market, In alluding to tlus mntter horetofors wo have shown that the manufacturor and farmor are aliko dopondent one upon tho othor, and that anything which inlerfores with the harmony of thia relationship is ¥BAUGHT WITH BUFFERING to both parties, Tho farmers bave indulgedin n good many donunciatory epcechos, Jetters and rosolutions on tha ¢ plow monopoly.” One of tho manufacturors, aud only one ay far as wo know, has prosonted his sido of tho question, und tho bono of contention, the ‘middlemen’ have beon vory chiary of oxorcising tho right to be_hoard. ‘Wo have beon for somo time noquiring in- formation which should sorve for a falr presont- ment of the points involved in this one-sided controversy, ond nid to_n restorstion of good fooling. ‘I'hroo of the largest plow-fagtorles in tho West aro locoted hore~two in Molino and ong in Rock Island—and their woll-being in- wolvea to n moro or losn extént tho prospority of the two cities and the surrounding conntry. “We had s conyersation with an intelligent and.on- thuninstic Patron of Husbandry who Lnd read and mu'ufu\lr thought over tho points_mado in dofonso of the agenoy system by Mr, Charles IT. Decrs toa Cutroaao Tnisuxereportor. Wo found that tho farmers wero not as o ralo dissotistied with tho prices charged for plows by ngonts ot gompoting points, and woro williug to admit that their organization and facilities for handling and distributing plows were not equal to tho old sys- tom omployed by tho manufacturers. It was Tk © RING " AND THE ¥ RESOLUTION " thoy objected to. Said this man: “ IHoro are twenty or thirty firms who supply ninc-tonths of tho plows nnd cultivators of tho West rud Bouth banded togothor in one huge monopoly to koop up prices and squeoze the lnst cont out of tho farmer for the bonefit of themselves and their porasites, the middiemen. When wo told thom that wo proposed to bring producer and cou~ sumer closer togethor by abolishing these mid- ‘dlemen, who wax fat on big percentnges, instoad of meoting us bhalf way, as wo hoped and ex- pected, theso manufaclurars not ouly stand by thoir agonts, but refuso to sell to Clubs.or Granges in quantity oxcopt ot rotail pricos. It was equivalout to snyin% that thoy woro our may- tors; that wo were obliged to do businers ag suited them, and not as Buited ue; that we had no right in the world’s wholesalo market, though backed by our own cnsh, They must take that resolution back, if they.want to soll theic plows to farmers, who kuow, and propono to muintain,, their rights.” This little spoech contains the sum and sub- stanco of tho focling ngainst the .plow-mnkors. Lot us_see how much truth and justico thero is Tirst, a8 to b e “nve.” The very term “ring" is odious in the oyes of tho peoplo, It callsup visions of thé onormi- ties of the Tammany rule in New York, tho Fisk-Gould mansgemont of the Lrie ltnilway, and tho Credit Mobilier oporations. _ * Ring" hns como to bo regarded as the ncmo of infamy. This is well enough, but whon suchasignificance attaches to a word it should only bo nsed in con- nection with that which is infamous. Tho Plowmalkors' Associntion ia not a ‘¢ rln(;.“ Itis simply & body which moota occasfounlly to fur- thor tho intorcsts of its momburs, Questions of materinl intorest to tho trade, such as tho | purchasio of stock, the chonpening of Lransporta- tion, and tho ovils of the credit systom, aro dis- cussed, and also the most practical mothods of placing thelr goods In the hands of consumers nt the lowest advance on wholesnlo rates, It is gimilar in cheracter to the generality of trades- unions, and is no mors & *ring” than tho Grango iteelf, Lnst May this Assoointion mot for thio purposo of curtailing the cradit systom, againgt which the farmors are now waging sucli oarnest warfare, Tho evil bad grown to gigan- tic dimonsions, threatoning Lo cripple all olnssoe, and v,:xo resolutions they adopted -had o salutary effect. : Last Octobor thoy met to consider the propric- ty of solling goods to Farmors' Olubs at wholesalo rates, At that time tho organizstion of Granges had but fairly commenced, and no onocould foresee tho oxtont to which it lns sinco beon carriod. 'Ihoy discussed tho matter thoroughly, wnd docided thot they could mot at provont change thoir method of doing business for these GOOD AND SUFFIOIENT REASONS 3 1. Their dependenco in the past had been wholly on their sgonts, who know their trade perfectly, and can_ordor what thoy want for o Beason gix months in advance, 2. Those advance orders are nbsolutely cesontind, a8 without thom thoy could malke no calenlativn on tho demand, would not know how much or how littlo stock to lny in, and low many plows and cultivators to make during the winter for the spring trade, 8. Tho ‘ordors aro based on tho- entiro do- ‘mand of the country, and whon_thoy are fllled, a sufticiency of plows and cultivators bas boun mudo for tho souson, 4, To fill the ordors of tho agonts, ond after- wards to sell to Clubs and Grauges diroct from the factory, would bs to largely incrcase tho enpply without ouy increngo in the domand thoraby compolling the ageuts to keop on han meny plows, which, but tor tho direct snles from tho factory, they woutd have disposed of. 5. Tho impossibility of the purchasing agont of o Grangoseing ablo to order car-lond lota from any-single fuctory, on uccount of bis lim- ited torritory aud the diversity of choico nmong the members. 6. ‘Cho fact that their own agents, who rocoive thoir supplies by the oar-load, could, and wers authorized, to sell in quantity for cash at fally as low rate as tho furmier would have to dpny it ho ordored diroet from tho fuctory aud was chargod the higher froight-rates of broken lots, 'THE MANUPACTURERS g waore on the ove of arranging for their immensa supplies of iron, steol, wood, paint, grindstonos, omary, sud coal for thelr winter's work, and tho nocesglty was thrust upon them of deciding at oneo whether they wonld abandon thelr old and woll-porfoctod systom of dolng businoss, always | cortaln ant entisfagtory in its results, aud adopt in its placo o now system, whilch, though simpio and just on its faco, their busincss experienco told thom was impracticablo, 'They looked with favor on tho Farmer's movement, and wore dis- posed to do what thoy conld to aid it, but thoy wora not propared Lo abandon thoir old methiod of doing bushicss aud cithor allow their facto- rios to remidin 1dle doiug the winler or mgke their regular supply and trust to Inck for orders from Graugers to make them wholo, Hento thoy passoed TIIE OFFENDING NESOLUTION, 'his rosolution rends: Jesolved, That wo will soll no plows to Farmers' Olubs or Grunges oxcept ut rotail prices, but wo rocome mend Lo our sguits in all loculitien to zoll to partios, wiwhing to buy largely for cash, ot rates'a much res dued s Lo Gxpeics ‘incldental to doing bustuewswill pesnit, “Iho resolution is short and abrupt, and bardly doos justice to the kindly luullu}i‘ which was be- Lina it, The munnfacturors had been com- Puuod, it thoy dosired to do business, to retain hoir agents, aud in rotaining them had noright, oven if it would not load to. ovor-production, to soll plows in tholr torrltnrx\; diroct from the fao- tory. 'Thoy did tho beat thoy could, which wos to authoriza tholr agonts to sell In quantity at ay wmall & marguin a8 vonld pay o frofghs atinrgns and tho troublo of baudling. Thoy know that plows ould bo obtained chenpor thls way than nny other, sud in maklng this concosslon thought they had donn overythiug whioh could roasonubly bo oxpeoted of thom. Thoy cortainly did notgoxpaot to have thelr motlves ‘misropre~ sentod nor doulro to give offonso to the atrons, and, if tho many Grungos which have voted for non-futorcourto had lnid losa stross on tho first {nfirt of tho resolution and wore on the last part, 0 fooling which now existy would NEVER HAVE DELN OREATED, was roud onco, snd ordored printed. p-Seitteinginns il iy ~The Conunisaionors of . Vigo County have docided to buy the bridgo over tlo Wabush :cti'é'urm Haute for §80,000, and make it » froe ridgo, The resolution oxpresues siuply the poliey of tho manufacturors for tho sonvous of 1873-4, nud oxpites by limitation next Qutobor, ho eontin- uuhee of the same polioy is dependent on the CGrangoers thomsolves, 1f thoy ean suthorizo yoe spousiblo parties to make timely contracts for tho usual yearly product of the sliops, the manue THE CHICAGO. DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1874, e faoturora will soll to thom at tholr lowost whold-, 'enlo prioo for onah or on customary tinib for Dankablo papor, It the Crangorn aro not pro- pared to do this, wo do not think that' thoy ehonld blamo the manufabturors for conductin, tholr businoss in the only way which they rogard a beat ealeulntad to bo” bonofiolal allke to pro- ducor and consimer, TIIF SIONERS of tho resolution lnnt Octobor are! Molino Plow o, Maollito, , D, Buford & Co, Diellin & Orehdort Cubgune , & IL. Binih & Co,, T'okin, L. D, Browaier & odl, Dot urat & Bradiey Manufngturing Co,, Ohlcago, it, Jonopli Monufacturing Co,, Milwaukoo, Muorlioffor, Dont & Ca,, Oltaws, DBrigga & Enoch, Rockford, . i, dumiun & Co., Dizon, 3 J, K, Orvis & Co., Diyon, e Deeatinr Agricuitiiral Worke, Deoatus, . Huney & Co,, Toorla. Wier low Co,, Toorin, Kinwoy Manufacturing Co,, Genesce, . Walton, Dicomiuglotl, . Tiapgood & do,, 8, Lotiln, Monftor Plow Go., Miunenpalts, Laraway, King & Co,, Miuncapolis, Dauber, McKennoy & Co,, Mankato, 4 Horo are twonty-ono mhnutnoturing estab. Iishiments, each producing from 5,000 ‘to 50,000 plowsannually,and furnishing cmploymont whiely foods 60,000 poruons, A disarrangement of their buniness would bring gront loss upon the pro< riotors and distroes upon thoso dopondont upon hom, 1lud thoy not adopted the policy Indi- cated In the resolution thoy wonld linve recoivad no order§froin their agonta for the summor of 1874, and purchnsing ngents of tho Granges could have given them no_orders in Decombor and January which would lmvg worrnnted them, 1 making their usual products® They woro com- pellod by cvur'Iv dictate of prudence and common #cngo to stand by thelr agonts, snd no man of intelligenco, underatandivg thoir situntion, can blame them for not abandoning one system until anothor, equally satisfactory and corfdin® in its roaults, is presented to thom. i ¥ TO ABOLISI NIDDLEMEN 8 would be to rovolutionizo gociety and drive thewo men, who aro - mow cousumers of the products of our farms, ‘into tho rolo of praduc- ers, thoreby incroasing the quautity of grain and livo stock ratsed, while tho demand {s Iossoned. It would bo to strike n deatls blow at all the lit- tlo towns and villages in tho country, leaving them po element of prosperity save such manu- facturing ostablishmonts as thoy posscssed. It i truo thot the war at prosent i diroeted mainly against the” denler in agricultural” implements, bt every argument ngainst, tho nccossity of his oxistonce applios with oqual forco to tho grocor, the dealer in dry fiaodafimts and caps, clothing, boote and shoes, hardware, and overy othor com- modity sold at rotal. 'They axo all middlomen, and make a living by buylng goods eithor from first hands or jobbors, who aro but o higher zrado of middlemen. ‘Tho farmer who demnads ho right to buybis agrioultural implomonts from the factorics at wholesalo rates might, with equal propriety, demand to buy his dry goods, groceries, and evory articlo of food and raimont 1n the samo manner. Chis would be to f SWEET AWAY THADE from tho intarior of the country, loaving noth- ing but largo supply-depots nt manufacturing and importing points, compol overy farmor to bo s own stocelcopor, or to co-oporate in tho os- tablishment of Grango storos, ' The latter, whioh would bo the moro_convenicnt, allowing all to buy what thoy noull,h much a8 thoy do now, wold bo bt cstablishing @ now ordor of middlomon to tako thio place of tho old. Tho truth is thot rotoil tradors il o, necossary part in socinl economy, snd were never more useful than nt prosent. They havo tho sanction of agos and {o abolish_thom would Lo to throw order into chaos and chango tho country from nation of divtrsificd pursults, composod vory nearly of equnl proportions of producors and _comsiners, mlo & 4 NATION OF PRODUCERA dopondent on foroign markets for the snlo of tho'immensely incroased surplus of wheat, com, cattlo and other staples of the farm. Tho middlomen who now obtains o profit, soliing iumlu, and-oxponds it in tho necessarios of lifo or the uu&lpofl. of his family, would become an agriculturiat, raise his own food and aid fn swoll- ing tho surplus aud bringing down tho prices. Ho must Iivo, nud this would bo his only ro- courso, uless tho wholesalo dealors and manufno- turers found it necessary to call &l the middlo- men to their places of Dusiness to help handlo goods, in whioh ovent tho sdditional wagos would swell the cost of goods of all kinds from the present . WHOLESALE OR RETAIL RATES, when the gain hoped for would. be swopt-away sud tho disnrrangemont of businoss pursuiis, with ita nttendant train of evils to tho entire communily, bave boen mado in vain, 4 “Ihio farmiors have many just compiainta of tho oxlsting. system of dofug *businoss, but thoy shiould flud what the evil roally is and fight if, and it nlono, High prices and “onhanced profits are the result of tho credit systom, sfid whon they resolve to buy at the lowest prices for cash ouly, thoy will find that tradesmen will readily conform to tho uow order of things, every de- scription of merchandise will bo lowor and tho rolntions of trado and indusiry bo ull that auy oue con doslre. MINNESOTA. Railrond Commissioners Appointed-== Distribution of Seed Whoat to Needy Farmerse-Slandorous Disputches, Snecial Diepatehto The Chicago Tribune, 81, PAUL, March 14.—Gov. Davis has appointed Gen, A, 3. Edgerton, ex-Gov. William R, Starelnll, and 3, J, Tandall, Commissioners under tho now Railroad I, Thelr commasefons were iasued%o-dny, and they will enter upon thelr duties nest weok, a8 soonas the bonds ore fled. Mr. Edgerlon lns been Commissfoner vmder the old Iaw, e s o lawyer, nud bLas dono tho Stato protty good scrvice, ThoMnralwl is now engaged in Lanking ond resl estato, Randall s o furmer, Nono of them cvor lind nuy practical Fniiroad oxpe- Tlenco, but the law allows them to employ experts, Py Commiesioners appoiuted by the Governor to distributo secd-wleat 41 countios dovaslatad by roas— lioppors aro actually ot work, and commenca (hulr dis~ tribution about tho 14 of April. Tho transfor of Mra, Robinson's houso, tho most famous ono of i1l-reputs in tho city, to the Trustces of tha Magdalen Home, was nol conaimmated ns pxpact~ ed. Blio wishes the' Iadies in charge of tho Magdzlen Tigmo to sccure hor 8 purchuier for the furniture, aud this muy provent tho transfor, A apecial Committea of tho oard of Fducation hng Yeon inveatigating tho charges against the Principal of one of onr keliools and one of his sasistants, and it 18 understood will ropork o the Board on Monday night exoneratiugg thom, . Lrof, Taylor, tho gontiomin o~ cused, proposes (0 bring sult for libel sgaiuat tho Ohi- cogo Finiea and Inter-Ocean for slauderous dlspatches wiiich they publishied on Lo Oth fust. st i el FATAL SHOT AT FREE-BANKING. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Bm: ‘The following tablos show the profits on circulation of National Uauks. Tho United Statos 5 por cont bonds are taken as securlty at par valuation in gold, about the Londou quota- tions, and iho gold promium, 12 per cent. A small variation olther way will make but trifling chavgo in tho result. : 1. Bauks keeping 26 por cent resorvo. $100,000 gold, intorest, & per cont aees$ 5,000 Promium ou'sawe, 600 40,000 bank notes, 2,600—25 per ceut for resorvo againet circulatjon. $07,600 toanod at 10 per cent... TLoss tax, 1 por ceut, on $00 40,762 v 5,850 Total InCOMO: wvess Incomne on cost of bond cent, ‘Balanco in favor of bonk {sstics . On busfs of 9 por cont for lonus, 4o, On basty of 8 er cent for lunnn, do. On basln of 7 per cent for lowne, do. On Lusis of 6 per cent for loans, do. T'o nit banis who can lonn thro vesorvo to redoomiug agonta at 4 por cont thera is ndditional proflt of 640, Tho smaller the curront rate of interest; the grenter will be the Lalance in favor of Lank s, 9, Bauks koopiug only 16 per cent resorvo 1 $100000, gold futorest, § yor cont, 5,000 Uramiirh o KATG., s o SR et Eort resorvo, 55 of whiali ar 3,800—15 per cont resorvo, A G100 can o Toicd L0 redeemiug sgenta ut's por contu... 70,500 lasned ot 10 por.oont.u s "Lown ux, 1 por cout, on $90,0 Total IHCOMB, 111 saeo o Inoomo ou cost of onds, 115 Balaneo in favor of. bauk sauo, On busls of 0 por cont for lonng, do... On bauis of 8 por cent for loaus, do, Ou busis of 7 per cent, fax lonus, do, On busls of 8 por ceut for loans, do, What, thou, oro tha probabllities for iuflation ? Less, t0 bo suro, in tho West and South, whoro additlonal banks aud eursenoy aro uu;)fiougfl to Do wanted, but deoldodly prabuble fn tho Last, whoro banls und ourrenoy sro plonty, sud mini- mum rates of itoresy provail, Tonll theso in- ducomonts_nre o bo added tho proiits of do- Josity and oxchango, which tho prestige of ational Banke nttroots mora than privato insti- tutions, Thauking you for your courlesy in oponlug your columns to my tocblo ‘pru(unb agalost inflution fu’ the gmnnt abjeotionablo form of ¥ freo banking," X lonve the nuh{ont to your own oaidid troatmont, ro. " THE MUTUAL' LIFE. A Motion to Have a Rec;eivcr Appointed, Abstract of the Bill of S. E. Sey= - mour . Prominont, Cltizens of Surlngnoid Coneerned i the e AMain : i Somo tima ago n bill was filod In tho United Btatoa Circult Court, but supprossed in ordor to got servieo, by Samnel B, Soymour, of Brook- lyn, N. Y., ogainst. the Matusl Lifo Insuranco Compariy, of Chioago, Its stacltholders gom- prising tho following “partios: Olarles . Chureh, Willlam Aldrick, William O. Grant, Williom L. Church, Frasklin D. Gray, Mary T\ Mooro, Goorgs Bolineider, Morrll Ladd, Charlos 0. P, Holden, Ohauncoy N. Bhipman, Eltham R. Paul, Trumon -W. Millor, Goorge H. Bruco, Froderiok E. Bradloy, Samuel G. Bafloy, Chatles 0. Holton, Adolide T, Wolft, Gurdon P, Ran- dall, Willinn H, Onrman, Lincoln Dubols, Jesso K. Dubois, Davld L. Phillips, Ozias M. Hatoh, Ldward L, Baker,, David ¥. Brandt, Potor I, Willard, William II. Turnor, Olarles N. Iloldon, John Do Koven, sdministrator of tho catato of B, I, Hadduck, decensed, Sarah B, Sanford, ox- ooutrix of tho estato of Charles W. Banford, do- conked, Luyinia B, Day aud Frod §, Day, adinine istrators of the catnte of Teano 0. Doy, toceasod, Morril Ladd, administrator of the estato of Georgo Churoh, daceased, and Henry W. Iins- dnlo; nlso, against the Bafoty Doposit Lite In- suranco Gompany of Ohicago, 1t stackholdors, Louis Nelko, Joseph_Sampson, H, B, Horton, G, P, Trondway, aod Edwin W, Jowoll, and anid Prul and A C. Culking and Stownrt hlarks, A LITTLB HISTORY. The complainnnt firat sots up tho formation of tho Mutusl Lifo Insurauco Company under & spocinl act in 1865, and an amondment theroto in 1867, Tho Snfety Doposit Lifo Insuranco Com- funy vas organized In 1800, On tho Ot day of ccember, 1873, Boymour was tho ownor of 2,449 slinros of tha capital_ stock of tho Doposit Company, on which Lie had pald fn cnsh §01,326, or 25 }mr cont, ‘Tho stock of tho Company at that timo was' $1,000,000, on which 109,875 was paid up. ‘Boymour was also o croditor for tho sum of $18,000 for sorvices ns Vico Prosidont and Mausgor in Brooklyn. The Company also owed him 35,850 on'a noto, 81,125 on on socount transferred to him, and 83,470.60 for cash ad- yanced, Ac that timo the Doposit Company had lodged withi the Trensurer of the Btate of llii- nols about $110,000 in gold seenritios, At the samo doto tho aflairs of the Mutual Lifo Insurance Company woro controlled h{a Ioard of Monagers known as tho Excoutlve Committbo, composod of Willinm Aldrich, P, H, Willard, W. L. Chureb, 0. O. Ilolton, W, IL. Turner, T. R. Paul, W. O. Grant, T. Y. Miller, A. 0, Caiking, and ‘Stowart tfarks, who wero rightly to bo choson ‘annually. TIIE DEPOSIT COMPANY, Prior to this time, Decomber, 1872, the man- ogors of the Mutual Insurance Company bad frequently suggested to Soymour, and the other stookholders m tho Deposit Compauy, that it would bo advantageous, s _tho Doposit Com- [mu{ was small and dulmi' littlo businosy, whilo having Inrge exponses, to fuse tho Doposit Com- pany into the Mutusl.. Choy slso_represontod that tho Mutual Company was doing & large business, and that its stock was worth more than par. It was algo proposed that Soymour and tho other stockholders should sell “their paid up stock for GO cents on the dollar, and take tno wholo paymont in Mutual Company tock. protended roport was_mado, showidg the assets of the Mutnual to be $532,426.17, while its linbili~ tios did not exceed, lncludiu;: tho pmount noces- sary to insuro all outatanding risks, the sum of §608,614.44, ¥ e TIE ;TRANSFER. $ Telying on these assertions and ropresenta- tiond of tho officers of the Mutual Life, Beymour transferrod his 2,448 sharen of stook iu ihe Bnfe- tyDnémuXt Company, on which lie had nctunlly oid §61,225 casls, £0 the Mutual Company, aud reccived thorefor $30,000 worth of stock, and $19.60 in cash. Tho claim of 918,000 for servioes aud commissions, und the other dlaims for loans, cte., wore reduced from $27,043.60 vo $18,048.60, of which 33,473 was paid in_cash, £8,475.00 was sgreed to bo paid on demand aftor January, 1878, nid the romnlning $12,000 ws liquidated by that auionut of puid-up stock n tho Mutusl Lifo. . TILE OREDITOLS. Tho Excoutive Committeo, in order to com- Elulo this gastronomio’ font of swallowing the nfety Doposit Jompany, possed tho following resolution on the 4th of Dogembor, 1872 Wusnzas, It is denmed . advisablo to increaso tho capital stock of this Qompasy, not to exceed tho nim of $300,000, and to thiat end for {his Compauy to pu Chat o1l (e capital Btock and assots, and, a8 a couse quence thoreof, asauma all tho tivks nnd liabiiities of tno Sufoly Dofst. Lifo Iusuranco Company of Ohl- cagio, upon the torms snd conditions hereluattor spec- ffied, therefor : Tiegolved, That tho Mutunl Life Insuranco Company of Chifengd do horeby authorize and empower tho ofieersof the Compiny to purchaso and securo tho trausfor of all the eapital siock and_nasote, of every 1ame and kind, of said Safety Depoait Lifo Insuranco Company, upon the busls_that' such stock sball e takon at 60 por cont of tho par valua thoreot, and pald for in tho capitl stock of this Compnuy at par, and thint n suficlent amount of ‘interest-bearlng mortguges and othor goouritios bo thorewith reccived to meet all debts and lnbilitics of the said Snfoty Dopoeit Life In- suranco Company, * On tho Gth, tha dny of the transfor, the Do~ posit Company alao’ rociprocated, and “content- ed to the deglutition by a resolution that it was oxpedicut tliat the Company should ceaso for tho prosont to do busincss, und that tho Com- pauy should ratify tho proposed sale to tho Mu- funl Company, aud conflrm tho sle of the atock, franchises, and askois theroof to it, in consider- ation of tho Mutusl Lite paylug tho Doposiv Company's dobts. TITE BOEME. Tn pursuance of these ncta noarly all the stock of tho Daposit Company_was - transforrad snd swrendered, but mannged in such a way by the ofticers of the Mutunl Lifo thut that Company appenrs to own thae atock, Sixty-five shures how- ever, including flve held by Seymour, nover were translerred. Baymour ‘slatos that the schemo was fo ‘koop tho charfor of o Doposit Compauy alive, ond thon advortiso one or_ tho othor company, and ghift businoss buok and forward, us . seemed to their ndvantage, T'o further this, the Execative Committeo of tho Mutunl Lifo and Seymour wero olected Directors of the Deposit Compauy. THE SPMNGFIELD PEOPLE. - Jesso I Dubols, prior to 1874, bad borpowed from the Doposit Company 830,000 David L. Phiflips, 935,000 E. L. Bulker, 88,000; 0. A, Hateli and L N. Phiilips, £6,000 ;' and two otliors, 31,000, at 8 por cent {nterest. Tho scouritios givon for theso louns, togethor with some bonds, coustitutod the. doposit’ of 111,000 with the Blato ‘Lreasurer. The intorost on these loans, it was agreed, when paid iuto the Du{)oult Compo~ ny, shiould be paid over rnmblflm ts old mtock- hildors, and notolaimed by the Mutunl Life, Soy- mour, belngw large stockbuldor, onloulated thut his_incomo from this sourco would bo sbout $2,600 anuoually, but ho charges thit Lie has not recoived any iutorost mnce the amalgamation, aud alloges that the mmnungers of tho Muinu Life krvo colluded with these debtors and nog- locted to colleot any intorost. In faot, Phillips, Dubols, Hateh, .and Baker had a privato wrilton nagreoment by Which thoy woro to gain o bonoflt ovyer the othor stoskholders, Under tho chartor of the Mutoal Lifa it was providud that tho arauteo cnpital should recolvo 7 3-10 per cent ntorest annually, and this Soymour allugos bad great intiuouce fu imhmlmil il to go into thut Gompnuy, but bis hopes havo been fatlacious, aud tho dividonds, so fur as ho is coucerned, visionary. No payment has boen paid to him, though ho thinks that some other stookholders Duvo recoived tho interost, au sgreed, in July, 1675, and hie chargos that tho managord, not huys ing sufliciout fuds to puy tho whold iutorest, ?qvuflpuld what thoy could to thoir upquh\\ vieuds, OTHER PERFOIMANCES, Not only this, but somo of the prosent officora hiove lonned the Company's aceoplances for con- pidorablo amonnts as accommbdation to portics of littloe vesponsibility, on no sccurity, and buvo exchanged ~ checks with lrro- sponsible partics, when = the — Company lus boon obliged to- loso tho wmount of tho cheok. Targe sums havo also boon used fu privato speoulations, which arog likely to bo loat. ‘Cho mauugers apparently folt ihat Beymour was ou hmportant flsh to catoh, aud o o further inducement offerod that If ho would hocome u stockholder of the Mutual Lifo, Do should bo v.plmlnmd speolal u%nnc at 8 solury of 8300 & mouth ahid oxpenses, Noymour statos tbat es ho had more prolitable businoss thisway asmall inducemoiit, but ho undortook the duty, add lins olidosvored to subsorvo tho bost intorests of the Compuny, with littlo suceegs, howeyer, ns his offorts, ho alloges, hsyo boon constantly l“wnrlod and overculed, 3 b VIAUDULENT RETODTS. b8 T'ho spagious reprosontations and, apparently toistworthy roports mndaiu Decombor, 1874, a¥e, a4 Boymour olinrgos iu lis bill, ‘entively un= true, The atatomant of tho Compnny rogarding ita manots on tho 90th of Boptembior, 1874, In ox~ nggorated by moro than $50,000, Morothan thi, tho Mulual Lifo was at that time Indebiod for monoy borrowad more than 10,000, whioh fnot was concealed from bim, Instead of boing inn flourishing condition, the Compnny wns ronlly fusolvont and its stook worthlonn, Which fact was kuown to the managors. Soymoutr's suspicions woro flrst aroused In May, 1873, by n publislied statomont of tho Com- Y whioh did not correapond with his provious uformations, 1o inmiodintely enme lLoro aud had an {nterview with tho manngors, whon their nssurnncos of {ts sound condition sgain placed him ab reat. His enso, however, was_ but short, nw lio-again beoamo alarmod In Juno, 1873, whon B R I‘nlfli’lllu Tresidont of tho #nid Mutual Life, flled his reaiguation, and Stowart Marks, ownfug no stock and tho Company's dobtor, bo. ing uttorly irrésponaiblo, was mado succcasor, * ORNTATNTY, This suspicion was chianged in a fow weolks to a cortninty by the writton ohnrgoes of fraud mado by Itobort P’aton, onco the. Actuary of tho Do poait Company, but after its amalgamation the Actunry of tho Mutual Life. Theso ohargea woro *firat, thnt tho lisbility of the Mutual Lite for rolnsured pollcies of the Doposit Company, amounting to about $00,000, wns not included i tho statamont of liabflftles 'se mado to tho Au- ditor of Binto; socond, that linbillties on atock or borrowed money, amounting to 844,200, were omitted ; and third, that cortain liabilitios of tho Doposit Company sssumed by the Mutual Lifo woro omltted altogothor, Tho oharges wore addresscd to Willism O. Grant, the Aliornoy of tho Compnuy, a Trustee, sud also a mombor of tho Excoutive Committog, snd » mombor ‘of a committeo appointed in Dacomber, 1872, to in- vestigato tho alfuirs of. tho Compaay, . AX OFFER, J Immadintelyaftorhonring of thosa oharges, Sey- mour took every step ipmm blo to ssgortain tho truth of tho facts, and learnod that thoy were, in tho main, true, Ho thiereupon mado o ]:Irnpm- sition to tho manngors to ol hia stock at 76 por cont of ita par valuo, or to buy up a suflioiont number of shares to have tho control of the Onm‘rnn(. Shortly after, by Boymour's raquosts, H. J. Barber and J, L. Moutoguo, oxperts in lité ineuranco, made an exeini nation of -the Company's affairs, -which, slthough incor- reob by roason of falso iuformation, {nt showod that the Compony's linbilltica aro much Inrgor than its assots. The present mnnagors, boing tho samo as those in 1872, it 18 claimed, hinve nover paid a dotlar for thelr stock, but havo deposited various securitios which have noyor boen .f"'m' Their namas are: Willlam Aldrich, holding 85,000 of stock ; P. H. Willard, hiolding 95,0005 O, W, Oburoh, $10,000; C. O Holton, 86,0007 W, I, Turnor, " $6,000; W. O. Graut, 85,0005 'E. 1t Paul, £3,000; T, W. Millor, $8,600; and A, O, Calkins' and Btewart Marks, who have no stook. TIE OIARGE. Boymaur, theroforc, chargos that the managers have \vflltullg’ nbused their trust and misapplied 1o asots of the Omnpnn? thus renderiug thom- selves personnlly lmblo; that the con- diton of tho _Company is daily growing worso, and that its nssots aro being consumed by 5 crowd of officials and Tiangers-on, and that it hns been doimf businoss at o loss for more than two years. All attempts atn compromise have falled, and ho now asks that tho affairs of the Com'.mn{ may bo wound up, nnd that the respectivo rights of tho various stockholders and othor partios interosted may bo determined, 1lo also asks that his transfer of stock mny bo rescinded, lLaving ‘been ob- tained through finud and gross misreprosentn~ tion; that tho officors bo compellod to digcloso fully thoir donlings, and their disposi- tion of tho assots of the Company ; that thoy bo restrained from any further prosccution of tho business of lifo insurance, or from collect— in% or paying out any mondys, or intorfering with the proporty of said Mutus! Lifo or Deposit Compnny. Lustly, it is ssked that n Recaivor mey be appofnted 'to take chirgo of both tho Companies’ affairs, and closo them up, 80 that complaivant’s intorest may bo proporly pre- servod. Mosers, Sloeper & Whonaton appoarod for Mr. Boymour,. and Grant & Bwift for tho Mufunl Tifo Insurance Company. A motion for an injunction and the appointment of a Recelver was partly argued before Judge Drummond Saturday attornoon. STATE. LEGISLATURES. IOWA. Special Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tridune, Dzs Moxes, In,, March 14.—Tho Sonate- to- dny passod & Herd bill, tho cffeot of which is to malko it options! witl counties whethor stock sbinll run of largo. The Iduse was engaged all day on tho Approa priation bill, and tlie combination botwoen the different institutiona was broken through someo cause, Thero scomed to be an ambition among the members to amend oach itom by tho lowest possiblo figure. . * 'THE ANANOYA PENITENTIARY APPROPRIATION ' was tho chiof subjoct to-day. Tho Committeo oskod $26,000, snd §12,000 was ineorted by a good. majority, Thin has - oxeitod _ tho frionds of tho Anamosa institution, “who sny now that tho Univereity and Insaoc Asylunis shall have but 60 per cont of what the; asked. Tho lobby was crowded all day by frion of tho various institutions, and to-might the rooms of. the ropresentatives aro ongerly sought to got an intorview, Itis claimed to-night that tho combination {8 restored, and thab ench will got what is asked by tho Committee. TThe varions committeos are cugnged in - OLOBING TP THEIR REPOITS, and, whilo a strong effort will ho mndo to closo tho nession on Tlnirsday noxt, it is Lhardly possi- blo for tho House to transact its buuiness by that day, and the resolution to adjourn ou that day will probably be rescinded. beaics et % MICHIGAN. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Lansixg, Mich,, March 14.—In the Houso a macmorial was receivod from tho Common €oun- cil of Dotroit praying that thoy might bo & au- thorized to lovy municipal taxes on buildings and Iands of railronds within the municipality, Teferred. The Committeo on Womnn Suffrage rg::o od, recommending that tho queslion be submitted soparately to o vota of the poople when'tho now Constitutlon in gnbmitted to. No action takon deflnitoly. Anu ‘nrticle makibg such provision will be considored hereafter. % TRosojutions of eunlogy on Mr, Bnmnor wero adopted, tho fing is_placed &t hulf-must tall tho funoral, and resolutions orderod to bo-sout to thie Goyornor of Massachusotis, The Supreme Court {8 ordered to consist of five Judges, each sorving ton yoars, and the ono Laving the shortest timo to”be Chiof Justico. Olerlts of countics where tho Supreme Court is lheld sro not mado'clorks of that court. Art, b, .concerning tho Executive Depnrt- mont, waa ordored to s third rending. Bo with Art, 0 concerning tho iTudicinl Departmont, aud Art. 8 concerning Stale Officors, Art, 7, continuing the provisions concorning the Elective Franclse and Womon Suffrage muts tor, was roferred to tho Committeo of the Wholo. Tn the Honeto s rosolution was adopted ex- prossing Bympathy with tho women's crusade against the liquor ollors, - "Tha House votod, 48 to 87, to rdfer Art,.9 on Balarics to s commilteo to report it in form for separato submirsion, , - ' Avt, 10, concorniug’ municipal . corporations, wae ordered to athird reading. . Bo with Art. 11, 12, and 14, i : Art, 18 was not tnken np, ag it contains the Bulfl'eaulty sootion, over whiclh = fight is yet to o Lind, Art, 14 may yot bo slightly changed as to ex- omptiong, but that is doubtful. ‘Tho Benate did littls this afternoon, Doth Houses adjourned till Monday morning, i —— OUALIFORNIA. TAILROAD LEGIALATION, Bax Fravoisco, Maroh 16,—The Sennate Com- mitteo on Transportation was ununimous in ity recommondntion that Freeman's bill rogulating railroad fares and froights ahould not pass, Tho Committeo reported a bill cstablishing maximum ratos, which may be obarged on all raflronds within the State, and recomimended its pussago. ‘Tho samo Committeo progonted’ & substitute for Bartlott's bill, recommended by thoe Chamber of Commorco of ' this city, providing for & Bonrd of ’hun!rur(ntlnu. It i stated that it substantially ombodios Bartlott's bill, snd recommendod its pasungo, Both bills are ‘said to bo fairly favor- ablp to the intorests of the railrond, compunics, Thoy asled ti)l: Mondny to prosont a writton ro- {mn glvlnl: the argnments ou which they reachod Lioir conclusions; aud s Mr. Stanford was be- foro thom in ecorot sousion, the rofmrt 1y mwalted with much auxioty, The goneral fmprossion hns been thut all theteslimony given in publio was in favor of Freoman'u bill,” . 5 —_——— OHIO, & ¥ Covrussud, O,, March 14.—In. the Iouso, to- day, bills were introduced to so amend the munlcipal codo as to_provide for olection by the people of Oivil Enginoers; to suthorize In- firmary Dircotors {o fuorensa ordors on Oounty Auditor for psyment of outside roliof ; to pro- vide for submitting to s voto of tho paople the quostiop of parchusing lands ou which to arook county buildjugs;- to prevent the saloof auy liquor at places declared » nuisauce, - ® DA THE COURTS. i A’ Number of Important Disposed Of, Cascs Now Buits and Judgments 1K DREP WATER, | * ‘Bilon Bnowhook flled & Lill in tho Olrcult Court, Saturdny, agalnst: Daily B. Mooro, Blina Dovoo,and & finmbor of olhors, for aninjunction. Sho states that last July. she eiaployed Moora aud Dovoo to build a throo-story and bnsomout hoted for liex, on tho wost half of Lot 4, Block 6,. of Woloott's Addition, the contract prioe’ belug: ©6,000, Moore snd Dovoo stopped work whon thoy lind boon pald about two-thirds of the con.’ trnot, thoy not being ablo to got & flual cartifl- cato from the arohiteots. Complalnant states that ntter dodusting. what it will ‘ost bor to flu- 1sh the houso thora will bo loft about* §700, Sinoe the stoppnge on tho contrack soveral worke. mon bava filed maohanlo's lions ngainst lln&gmm- isos, Threo flm"m’ J._W. Olarke, Oharles Palmer, aud William Lrice, havo commencod gars nisheo quunmn s against lor, and Carlilo and Georgo Magon, John Mohr, and J, A, Mason have tlied o oroditor’s bill againut her to disoover how much slio 1a indobted to Mooro nnd Dovoo. Several other partios .alno aro throatening ta file mechanio's lions, D, 8, Mooro, ling Dovoo, Willlnm Prics, Carlilo Mason, Goorge Mason, Jobn Molir, J. A. Mason, J, . Walsh, D2 Watsh, Obelosing Hodo, - Pauiang, 0. N: Straet, W, B. Chatflold, Gronkwhlto, I~ Whituey, W, Maver, John Orr, 0. Nottorsou, R, Grabom, J. M. MoKay, J. W.' Glarko, Chatlos Falmor, and Thomas Jannon nro mado dofond= anta, and complainant asks that thoy may bo de~ oroed to iuturn\uul to sattlo thelr mutual nghts, that gho may bo roloased on paymont of tho ros” mainder due from auy furthor Lability, aud that - the dofondants who Linve commoncod sults muy Do restraiuod from thoir further proseoution, DOWER WANTED, Julla A, Rummill fifed o Lillin the Buporior Qourt against Patrick Coonoy to haye her dower in cortain promises sot off for lor. Blo statea that her husband, Lucius Rummill, was, during his Iifotimo, possossed of Lot 23, Block 9, of Sohool Sootion Addition to Chicngo, whioh wae sold without Lor jolning in the dood, and lina since come into the possession of thy defond- ont, Tho- sawo complainaut also filed n ball agninst James B. Drow and Ashahel H. Ieath for dower in tho west Lalf of enid above-de- scribed lof. GONGLUDED, 2 Tho case of Mary J. Vou Kotren againat An. notto AL, Hockaday and Robort MeFootey, which Das bean ou trial ovor . week before Judyo Treo, . was concluded Friday, and o verdiot rondoved” Baturday for the defondents, after a long-and vory warmly contestod ttial. Tho st was brought to rocover damagos for thoalloged dam- nges oceasioned to tho. furpituro in tho houss No. 508 Wabnsh avonue, which had beon rented to Mrs, Hockaday for a torm of years.. 'ha damagos wora only laid o 85,000, buian extraor dhmr{ amount of ovidenco was introduced,- and the gourt-room was “woll fllled during tho wholo trlal, Mespra, Story & King appeared for the plaintiff, and B, A, Storrs for the dofendant, O'CALLAGHAN. Mr. 0'Callaghan mado another of his poriod. ool visita to Judgoe Willisms yostorday, snd loft 2125 a6 o token of his estoom. It was not until- ho had started on o plonsuro trip to the County. Jail, however, that he dluplnyml‘-’ lis gon & wity, Tlo hius had & plentant timo for over & year i e fusing to pay the alimony duc hiu wifo, but o re- cont declsion of tho Suprome Court has binsted hishopes. ‘Che rule for disobedienco, on which he was brought up Saturday, was mada in Janue ory, 1873, and he reiused to puy until sont to joil, whon he wuddenly “weakencd,” -to tha gront benatit of his wile, DILL T0 FORECLOSE. Georgo 8. Bowon flled a billagainst Winchoster Tall, iu the Superlor Court, to foreclono & trusi deed for §12,600 on Lots b, 6, 19, aud 20, Block 1, of Pryor & Hopkins' subdivision of tho west balf of the northwest quarter of Bection 8, 88, 14. Joln G. Rogers, G. O..Christian, Taylor Beattio, Jamos L. Tyler, J. Q. Minslall, Charles A+ Beldon, Otwiy Watson, John Miller, tho Unlon National Bank, John Norcott, ‘Ihomaa "Tobin, J. H. Bordon, «J. . Flaod, 3. Heins, aud Leopold Mayer nre also mado defondants. 'THE DIVONOE BUSINERS, Judgo Moore was bLustly engagod J'oslorfluy in lioaring divorco casos, and_randored doorecs in tho followinz cnses: Anua M, Loronzen v. Polor N. Loronzen; Frederick v. Louisa Golduer; Mattlrow v. Gorirude Dondor ; Jurettn A. y. Ane drow J. Bn;:}r 3 Julius v. Aune Kluefer i Chfr-, lotto v. Andrew Auderson ; Elizabeth v. Prahk Beunotk; Lizotta v, Orville W. Green; fud Julia v..‘Thomas O. Froat. 3 CONDEMNATION OASES. | A potition was filod in the Buperior Court for oponing Fry stroot, from North to Rosojand auothor for oxtending Quinn street from St¢arna to tho morth line of Lota 8 and 9, Blodk 24, Canal Trustoos' Subdivision of tho # fraotin of Sac, 29, 89, 14, 1rENS, Judgo Buruos will hoar motious for newtriala this aitornoon, & ! Judgo Troa will takoe up the ciso of Culborte son against Lyon this moruing. UNITED STATES COURTS. ! John Tebor bogan on_aotion agulngt William Tatrick, lnying dsinnges at £2,000, 5 . DANKNUPTOY ITLMS, A In tho mattor of the Chicngo Firomnu's In- suranco Company, an order was mado that W. 1. Parlk show ontiso bx Weduesday noxt why tho dividend on policy 71,737 should not bo paid to Ilornce Buckministor, William T, Huut, of this city, filod a volune tary petition 1n bankruptey, Ilis schodulea show his dobts to bo about $8,000,- while his assota nro only 1,800, & good part of which are . oxompt. The caso was reforred to the Rogister. BUERION COUNT IN BRIEF, Goorgo I, Whoelor bogan o suib for 1,000 sganinst J. N. Stowe. Horace M. Moxber sued Henry Honoro, Iaying dumages at $6,000, aud brought suit for a like sum against Samuol J, Walker. Trodoriok R, Wilgon bogan an. action in as. sumpsit against Julin W.. Yan Siyels, Frodoric Burlthardt, and Jacob Shotsoll, olaiming 820,000, Godfroy Bnydacker and DMoses Bnydackor broughit sult in cjoctment againat James Lomax, Inylug damagos at 81,000, ‘Jolin Wrago bogun n sult in trospass againsl the Chicago, Rook Island & Puciflo Ruilroad Compaay, climing 95,000, Roun Armsbaoh sued Bormaun Groodle for 95,000 Teabolla D, R. 3. Wilson sued David O, Nicol for $2,000, . i QIRCUIT GOURT. B, V. Page, Willlum Spraguo, and A, R. Smitt' commonoed o suit for 52,000 agaiust Wilson K Nixon. 7 John T. Jarnecks brought sult in roplevix agninst Johm H. Jarnccke, to recover ©1,000 worth of goods and fixturos in storo No. 46 Hite ‘waukee avouue. TILE OALT. Junar Roorns—399 and 400 on old calendar 1 to 90 on new ealondar. - Junon Tnee—1223, 064, 1838, 3146, 8140 #( 153, and mixappeala, dupas Fanweur—No oall, Tunor, GAny—Y5, 97 to 100, 104 to 100, an{ 112to 123, Jupue Janesox—1 to 20, Calendar No, 8. Juput Bunxs—77 to 98, oxeept 86 aud 93, ITDUNENTS, ‘onfessions—Ludwig Thomst S, Carpenter v, Strickler Torroy, Company, fol Burtuon Cousr. v Joaeph Varsel, £11 JUh0x: GART.: ‘ho Sluger 3twnufacturing James 1k, Fairleld, $87.20—Erunuitia 30 Dofrott v, Bamuel J. “Walker, —Willlam O, Hurris v some, $0,020.03—Cleveland Co-operative Sloua Company v, Jorusha WY, Johnson and_ Nathaniel T, Johnson, $321,39, againat N, T, Johmson ouly.— Firet Natloua Bank, of Gencsoo, v, Josopls . Young Honry _Grawford und . Judgment v, Young fos {023—Wilian Tendosa Y. Thomae O, Gurlaudy 8, Record restoreds ot Counae - Convrmios—Jonathan W, Riot v. Tnuuc Dnvies and Jobin L, Davies, $31.90, Junar, Itoaxns,—Bumnucl diyers ‘v, Joshua Gonry, $99,08.—8usan Yosburgh ¥, 1Y, 1. Docker, $98, * Excentricitive of Exterminutlon, In Mrs, Amos' **Ten Years in Washington " sl deseribes Lhe rc:}hosal of o philanthiropio Fronch. mau who uppqie through the American Lega: tion in Pais for o patont on an invention te Tigxtorminata all the. lions and tigors in the United States by tho use of cnt_nlfi. Tho plag was simply to dl;{ an immonso pit in some Weste orn prairie and i{ll it with this malodorous herb, when the wall-known love of - tho folino raco foi catuip will induce tho lious and tigers to rush mto the pit, whero masked artillery can pley upon and destroy thom, —‘Fho patont was denied on tho grounds that thoro woro 1o lions or tigert 0 bo dostroyed, bht had the Commissioner re tlcotod that the plan might bo equally offective against domestio: folinos tho_appliontion might bave boon granted, Not to bo undono in this lino of philauthropy, an American bas sont in elnborate plang aud spocifloations for tho anui: Dhilation of grasshoppora in Kansagand Utah by tiio uso of artitlory, not by first cooplng tho vie- time into a pit and pouring phot and sholl inte thelr vitals, but by flving ovor their hopds while Fuqcnln]l{uruzing on tho plains, and so dostrop g thom by concuesion, - - e e et e M B it s b e