Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1874, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WED DAY, MARCH 18, 1874, THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE. Prayer and Consultation in the Chicago Churches Yesterdays The Ladies Determined to Continuo the War, Roports from Ohio, Indiana, Towa, and Other States. Concerted Action of Catholic Total Abstinence Sogieties. IN CHICAGO. Tho stagnation of the temporance exeltoment yesterdny was quito marked. It was partly tho necossary renction from tho Iabors of tho precod- ing day, and was partly duo to the fuct that Bt. Patrick’s Day, and the procession which glorified it, turned people’s thoughts into nnothor ctnn- * nol. 'Tho prayor-meotings, of which there wero throe, wore thinly attonded. AT THE CESTENATY CHURCH, Tho Iadica of the Centenary Church, Monroo strect, near Morgan, held a privato prayer- meeting yostorday aftornoon, and spent two hours in pleading with Qod {o nid them to sup- press tho liquor-traflie. About sixty were pros- ont; Roportors wore excluded. Tho only min- ister thoro was the Rov. Mr. Peck, prstor of the church, and Lo was not admitted until tho Indies were sbout -disporsing, Ho addrossed thom for a fow minutes, saying, slthougl ho folt much interest in tho temperanca movement, ho had not taken an active part in it lately. o would be glad to sco & temporanco rovival, and tendorod his church for mooting.s He would co- operate, and wae suro all tho other ministers would, if their asslstanco was noeded, Mo hoped the Iadies of his congregation would not march in processions with flags and ban- ners, nor pray at the stroet cornors or ealoons, Nothing could bo accomplished by such o war- faro; En only (irunur way to bottle against drunkenneus would bo to speak to tho drunikards thomeolvos, oxpostulate with them, and show thom the consoquences_that would rosult from such _intomperato babits, 1f they wanted to bring angolic joy into the hearts of mauy wives and _dnughters, let them bring those drunkards, or rather fallon brothren, to the church to be redeemed and saved. Hourged them not to divido their work, but hond their wholo enorgy upon this work and spenk to ovory ono :‘hnt usod intoxicating Jiquors and Lave bLim savod. Aftor the adjournmont a TRIDUNE roporter conversed with eeveral of tho ladics, aund lonrned that thoy were very indip: nant ot thoir treatment at the Council Chsmber Mondsy evening. Suid one: “ My Dlood boiled whon Alderman Hildreth was speak- ing.” '"lhey are not discournged, anddo not pur- poso giving up tho fight. No dofinito_plan of action has yot been agreod upon, but it is not Jikoly that thoy will visit the saloons snd sing and pray, just at prosont. Prayor-maotings ara 1o b held every day, and efforts made to convort mon to Christianity. *Whon they come out from the world,” it was_swid, “thoy will not drink whisky or boor, and many of tho enloons will bo obliged to give up thelr business on ac- count of a lack of customors.” TLYMOUTH CHURCH. ‘The Indies of Plymouth Congrogational Chureh mot yosterday nftornoon fo pray and consult with roference to tho temperanco quostion and the proposed licensing of houscs of ill-famo. The moetiug was for ladies only, and the after- noon was passed in earnest prayer for Divine idauco and holp, together with the singing of yrus and an informal conversation upon the subjeots under consideration. No dofinite plan of netion was decided upon, but another meeting will goon bo held. GRACE OmURCH. A vory thinly-attended open meoting was also held at Grace Churoh, on the North Bide. About 5 dozon porsons wera prosont, who prayed for tho success of the good causo. THE POLICE BUPERINTENDENT IN HOT WATER. Cho City Holl, yosterday, wns as deeerted ns & bostoged saloon in sn Ohiovillage, The absence of Aldormon was partionlaly noticenblo, aud it tho tondency of the Indios’ visit is to provent the City Fathers from hanging round dog nothing all day excopt offico-bunting for their depend- outs, one_good result, at loast, will havo been accomplished by tho colebrated Comuittce of Fifty. His Honor, tho Mayor, wus sbsent tho wholo day : the City Clerk came not ; Comptroll- er Hayen dld not vonture within the walls, aud oven the frequentors of tho courts were fow in number and subdued in appearance. But tho Superintendent of Police Incattiously putin anap- pearance in tho Anyor’s oflico a little before noon, sud thoromet b certain Doctor of Divinity of the Methodist Chureh, who lad come in’ search of the Mayor, As the object of his visit way to nom];lnin of the conduct of the polico forco the evening provious, it was not strango that the malapropos np{mnmncb of tho head and chief of thodepartmont to which tho offenders belonged should bave actod npon the roverond doctor liko red rag upon a monarch of the bull-ring. §Lrnlgmwny lowering Ins horns and shutting his yos, after the manner of tho taurine species (to carry out the figure), all the mighty indignation of the Methodist bull was concontrated upon the foo, ‘The Pope's bull against tho comet ,was not o circumstance to it. Tho Doctor wauted to know whother Bupt. Relm was awaro that a personal friend of the lnttor hind said that Capt. Buckley had stated thut those women had no business in the City Hall the evening before. Mr, Rebm didn’t know whothor the atatomont was trug or not, If Capt. Buckloy Liad suid 80 he bad dono wrong. Whatover Lis private opin- lons might ‘be, thoy should no be oxprossed pablicly on m{ matter connectod with his ofll- cial duties, The Superintendent wanted to know tha namo of tha talo-bonrer, The religious editor enid that he wonld gousult his anonymous informant, aud loarn whothor his ‘nume couild bo made public. ‘The Superintoudent thought that woutd be & moro business-liko way of makiug complaints, The irate D. D, then assoried that two ludios had had their hats pullod over their oyos by tho roughs in tho ball ou roturning from tho Coune il meoting tho provious ovening. Mr. Relm wasn't suro that it was not some of their own followora who did the pulling, The sudacity of the chargewas ovorwholming, and the only roply was a foeble protest from the clorical combataut, 2 ‘I'he Buperintendont maintalnod his opinion with an oxasporatiug noor. The Doctor thereupon renowed the numkfiy nsking for a copy of the police rogulations. Hoe was dotermined to follow up this mattor if it took all the tume hitherto devoted to oxposing on ono side of bis paper tho swindles recom- monded on the other sida. Br, Rehm did not consder it his duty to bo- somo o perambulating encyclopedin for tho in- Btruction of olorgymen, and therefore suggeste ed that o CDYY of the rogulations could be ob- tained by ealling at Polico Hondquarters, The Doctor then wanted to know what buai- nens all those men bad around the City Hall the niFM bofore, The Suporintendent Hlous'hl thoy Lind as muol right thero as the ladies had; furthermoro, if the ladica had sont their husbands instend of coming themaolvos it wonld bave been much botter, Tho Doctor, with & suporcilious elovation of tho noso, remarkod that policemen could not un- dorstand those things, Mr. Rolim thoughit porhaps not, but Lo under- #tood his duty and inteuded to do'it, ‘Chis terminated tho interviow, the reverond goutloman, Doctor of Divinity, and chief editor doparting in search of the rulos and rogulstions, while tho Suporintendent wont in sonrch of the rotund Alderman from tho Bixtconth Ward who disponsos the roumiuglngor ucross the way. 1 diro threats and black Jooks are daugerous when coming from o Christinn editor, the polico farce of thie city is likely to meor o detormined antngonist vory soon. Copt. Bucklgy, who I8 oharged wilh this lan- ungo, donles that Lia over #utd anything of the filu , aud thot ho spake to nabody Monday oven- iug, oxoopt his own mon. The Cuptain’s word is cortninly bettor thau that of any wuonymouy ' personal friond,” Btill, Bupt, lehm had gi oxpress orders to Capt, Buckloy to seo that the wowen woro protected nud respuctod, and thoso orders were not carried out, evon iu the corr- dors of the City Hull, No arrouts wero made, ovon of the persous who wors using obscenie lan- ruage, and all that was dono was to presorve the pdies from personal violence, ANNOUNCEMENTH, A temporance prayor-meoting will bo Iml«l‘ at 2 o'olaok this afternoon ju the ahu\ml of tho Llurd Preabytorinn (.‘l:urch, ocorner of Washington und Jarpenter strects, CAp vaud mooting will be held this evening in ) the L'irst Congregational Oburoh, corner of Anu and Wnahingion stroots. J. H. Cole and otnora wiil load it e ELSEWHERE, ILLINOIS, AT ODELL, Bpeetal Diepateh ta The Chicaao Tribune, Opecy, I, March 17.—Tathor Hunley, in chargo of tho misnion at Odoll and Dwight, haa heon indefatigablo in his labors connectod with tho fomporance roform. To-dny the socioty of which o is tho Prosident is holdng w celobra- tlon horo, and the stroets aro filled with poople. AT DIXON. Spectal Dispateh to The Chiengo Tribune, - Dixox, IlL., March 17.—Tho temperanco peo- ‘plo hold & mooting at the Court-Houso on Fri- dny ovoning noxt, to make some un-m:immomn‘ 80 that ail denominations mn{ talko Lold and pu down whisky-selling in tlna eity, AT BTOOMINGTON, : Snectal Disvatch (o The Clincano Tribune, Broomixaroy, Iil, March 17.—Durloy Hall Was again crowdod to-night, socond grand tom- Rumucu rally, 3,000 presout, addressod by Fathor TeGovern, Catliolio pnator, and Reve. Fallowa avd Dinsmoro, Popular sentiment is torribly oxelted on tho liquor-quostion, and heavy fight- ing is immiuent, AT JOLIET, sueedal Dinpaleh to_ho Chicago Tribune, Joragr, 11L,, Mnrch 17.—On Suuday tho Roy. James MéLaod, of the Firat Prosbytoriau Church, avo his congrogation o iemperanco sermou. n it he approved tha work of the Ohio womon for tho lolfil\vhlg rousons: First, bocauso nocos- sary to thelr protection ; recond, patriotism ; third, bocauso of tho topchings of 'tho Christiau roligion concerning the drunkard’s fulure. Hia eormon Ig vory highly spoken of in the commu- nity at Iargo. Anather roligious masa-mooting is on foot, ond the question of circulatiug potitions asking tho nuthoritios for tho strict enforcemant of the Bunday law and the 11-o'clack ordinance is moot- od in’ roligious cireles, The disposition of the teraporanoce ndvocates hors seoms to bo, for the prosont, to simply domand that our laws gov- crning ' tho ealoof intoxicating drink shall no longor romain s dead lottor. Areport s rifo on'the stroot to-day, which is m'cuy ‘well authenticated, tint ono of tho lenders the temperance movement hore, and n promi- nont man, bas a $60 whisky nccount at ono of tho Blufl atreot drug atores, Tho report hns cre- ated o groat deal of talk already. AT SPRINGPIELD. Suectal Diepatch to The Clicago Tribune, Seamartru, 1L, March 17.—Another onhthu- alastic temporanco meannF was liold to-night in tho Hall of Ropreeentatives, in which earnest words wero anoken in bobalf of the cause. 'Tho work [s steadily, yot surely, progressing hero, AT YORKVILLE, Special Dispatch to d'he_Chicago Tridune, Yonxyirre, Iil,, March 17.—The temporance war has beon earried on with considerablo vigor to-duy. Tho Iadies hold n mecting this aftor- noon, attor which several of them procooded to Bullivan & Beck's snloon, where they hold ro- liglous sorvicos a8 horotofore. ‘I'o proprictors ihemsolves tronted thom with proper deferonce, but Mra, Bullivan followed them to the streot, end henped wards of xepronch upon their devoted heads, which, of course, passed off vory harm- Iessly. Tins ovoning another meoling was liold” at the Congregational Ohurch, at which wovoral onrnest spoeches were made, and o col- lection taken np to dofray tho expenses of prose- cutiug thg saloon-keepers. Saturday, Beck and Bullivan will be tried for gelling liquor to minors. The whisky mon bogin to think that the ladies aro in oarnost, AT QUIXCY, Special Dlflmlth to the Chieaao T'ribune, . Quixcy, I, March 17.—~The temperance peo- plo effected an organization here last night, but id not succoed ‘in starting a orusado. The greator part of the uvcmupi wag spent in a dis- tracted ~ ondeavor to find & " namo _ for tho mooloty, whioh was ot length hap- plly donominated the qm"uy - Tomper~ ance Union, A great deul of eloguence wad unbottled. Tho” women woro fervently ex- ltorted to go manfully forward and do tho fight- ing, ond allow the mon _to etand aill and seo thelr own salvation accowmplished ; but the Indies ;11 l?.:lhlny dunot seem to see tho thing in that tght. r GALVA, Correspondence of “Ihe_Clieago Tribune. GAzva, 111, March 16.—Purauant to s call by the President of the 'emperanco Loaguo of this EM“ for 5 mass-mocting, tho citizons assom- led nt tho Mothodist Eplscopnl Church ab an carly hour this evening, and filled tho house to ita utmost capacity, which indieated the deop intorest folt by om pungla. Stirring speechos woro made by Mossrs, Holmes, Ford, Higginy, and Brown, of this place, and Mr. Dean, of Maesnchurctts, Tho intercst was doep ‘and sirong. At the close of thomeoting n rising voto was takon of all those that \\'ou!d“ voto at the coming olcotion for No Liconse,—all tho- people voting in the afilrmazive, 1 understand that all tho saloons of this place Lnve been merved with a written notico by the Indies to stop wolling their liquid damnation, or tlu:y would call at an early day and pray them out. —— OHEIO. AT CRESTLINE, Snecial Dispateh te The Chicago Tribuna, Onustrixg, 0., March 17.—The following im-~ portant telogram, received Inst mght from the Vico-Presidont of tho Ponnsylyauia Compuny, was read at the church meeting of tho women to-duy : TirTasunan, March 16, o the Ladies nf Crentlinn : Your communiention of tho 11k was rocetved nnd presented Lo the Board of Direstors of {his Compony, who, nyimpathiziug with yon iu your offorts to remedy tho evila o provalont winoug thie people, havo, by reeoluitfon, dirccled the Genorat Muunger of tho ‘rosd o tuko sncl nteps us mny bo uecussary to provent tlio salo of Intoxicating liquorat its lotels and catings liouses, and confing them solely to providing the com- forts ueedful for thie traveling public, ns originally designed, (Slgued) WILLTAN THAW, o This commoudablo nction of the Rullrond Company virtually closos tho Continontal Hotol hnr. tho lending retnil establishmont of Crest- ne. AT TOLEDO. Torrno, March 17.—Theinterestin the tempor- ance moyemont is increasing, Meetiugs arc held nightly in differont ports of the city, and all aro well nitended, Dio Lewis arrived to-day, and will Rpenk in the First Congrogational Church to-night, AT WOODKTOOK, special Duspatah to L'is Clacago Tribune, Woonkrock, O., Maroh 17.—Ihe temperance ‘war horo euided to-duy, DBoth druggists signed tlm]plod ge. Ono ealoonist refused to sign the plodgo, but eaid ho would not soll any more, and aflowed the ladios to takoe ull his liquor aud send it away. AT CINCINNATI. Cixorxyarr, Mareh 17.—A temporance mnss- meoting was hold iu §t. Puul’s_Church to-night, Targoly attondod. Judgo Weut dolivered the prine cipol address. The whole management of the meetings will hereaftor bo cummitted to women, Judge ‘Wost presonted in tho Constitutional Convention to-day a Fmpqfled amondment to the Constitution, roquiring ‘the Logislature to rogulato the traflo in liquors, ompowering coun- :lehnud townships to take steps to prolubit the raflic, AT DAYTON, Dayroy, 0., March 17.—The orusadera con- tinue crowding suloon-keopors, Tho area of 1parch was extonded to-day and now saloous sub- Jjwcted to visitation. No new incidents, Tho wuathor boing ploasant the ladies wore not fn- vited inside, but wore just as sorious oa_ the curbstono ns in front of tho bars. The solem- nity s crushingly = opprossive to en- laonists, but “inakes no favorable improusion on thom, Elevon days havo passod without o distinet conquest, but the women are nu rosolute as ovor. A grent tomporance weeting is boing lield at Graco Church to-night. The liquor-dealors propose & slrulgiht fight at tho #pring elections, It the Republicans make wise nominations they will sweep tho city, but if thoy compromise againgt the moral seutiment thoy will be washed under deck, IN GENERAL, special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Corumnus, 0., Maroh 17.—Tho snloons in tho following placos surronderad to-duy : Gallon, 0., one ; Stoubiuville, 0., one; Ulrichvillo, 0., one; Orbang, O., ealoon and biliard-hall combinod: Nows from all along tho lino shows a detormina- tion on tho part of the womon to push forward to vitory. —— INDIANA. AT BOUTIT BEND. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicupo Tribune, Bovri Bexp, Ind,, March 17.—This city bas been dlstrioted by thio tomporance ladlos; aud sbont forty ludies have beon at work to-day ciy- culating their constitution for siguatures, and, on thae whole, havo mot with good sucoess, Thoy hovg also hind some vobufly, yot their work Is be filmnln to bo folt, and the oxcltomant. is nsmt,. ovoral kaloon-keopors aro said to bo auzious to dinpose of thoeir business, while ouo of the prom- inent oneu hins closed bis bar, Ono on tho east sido of the river s’ getti™s\ Lis oourugo up on does of lagor, and makeu throats of using a eovolver if, disturbed. A ‘n‘nmhmllt drugglst doolines to slgn the druggist's plodge, onthe grouud of its siringenoy ; on tho other hand, a minister of one of tho leading chrnrches says that it Is hard work to koop tho lndies of his oburch from orfianlzlnu into u prayer-band be- fora what ls cousldoered the proper time arrives, -he Anti-Monopoly Yarty Another businoss mooting of the association is ealled for to-morrow morning at 0 o'lock, and it ia thought by many Dbost to have thom here- aftor every ‘morning, for tho purposo of ocom- paring notes. AT FORT WAYNE, Sneetal Disnateh to The Chtcago Tridune, Tonrt WaynE, Ind,, March 17.—The Indies hold & accrot mooting this aflornoon, and deelded on & courao of action in tho tomporanco causo. Tho Drogsadinga woro kopt vory qulsk, but it iy un- derstood that tho Indinuapolls plan will bo adoptod,—that of dotocting Irauda in obtsining pormits. A gontlemen’s mooting will bo hold to- morros to raiso funds to buck up tho movomont. AT BLUFFTON, syecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brurrroy, Ind,, March 17.—Whon tho Indlos »{ bogan holding anloon and stroot prayer-meotings horo punrlu woro inclined to tront the mattorass Dbugo jolke, Whon thoy visitad tho snlaon of Aloxander & Gillinn, tho propriotors would nak thom to conduct tho servicea on tho sldowalk, ns tho saloon wos full of dend-bonts. Whon thoy liold mootings ontside, Gillian would prosoryo ordor in & vory officious maunor. At ono of tha drug-atores tho womon wero treatod In the same way, but finally ono of the druggists signod tho donlors’ pledge, Tho joke began to got tiresomo, and tho next timo tho Indies vluuus tho saloon a pincard was oxhibited inviting them to pernso Matlliew, 0t chaptor, 80, 4th, 6th,and Gthverscs. They looked at thio placatd, and wont on with the mooting a8 boforo. Ihe war went on without chinngo until yostorday, when tho women mnde a chnngo of tactics, koopimg tholr forco Inthe ono romaining enloon, and taking down the namos of all customers, This exasporited tho propriotors, who Lisve fssuod a formil notifics- ion to tho womon, addrossing tho ladios of the movement by name, warning them to dasist or suffer eriminal prosecntion. Tho mattor causod great excitomont, but tho crusaders are dotor- mined to utoud their ground. AT LAFAYETTE, LArAvETTE, Maroh 17.—1ho Ladies’ Commit~ teo of Thitty is busily engaged in catvassin tho city with varions Jladgen but. mo for wwith poor success. A committoo of four ladies waited upon tha Oity Council at its last mooting, and progonted potitions prayiog thoenforcement of tiio Tomporauco law by’ tho city authoritios. They wera courtcously rocoived, and the poti- tions filed, but wero honored with no further attontion. AT RIOIAOND. Speetal Dispateh to the Chicago Tribune, RiouxoNn, Ind, March 17.—Tho crusado grows mioro ‘nmreulng. Tho systom of espion~ agoat tho front and back entrancos of saloons ling nlmost uta{:pnd tho trafllo at all kavo tho only liconsed one In tho oity. But it doos suim- mouso business, Lot night it was the sceno of olmost & mob, Tho propriotor bad tho Ohlef of Dollco to put tho waomen out, and while they kold sorvices on tho B|dn\\'nlk.‘ Germen women sang aud wimicked them, Tho German men laughed and shouted whonovor a good thing was gotten off in their native tonguo, and filed in aud took thoir boor by droves, making recmarks® such na “Tally one,” “Chalk it down,” etc., to tho crusadors. IIalf tho polico forco was stationed about the crowd, in anticipation of troublo, To-night tho enloon {s frequented as Inst night, but o far without any such domon- strations. The womon are also giving & suppor m tho room occupled by a converted saloou- keopor, for his bonofit, aud it will not & heod- #omo Aum. e owa. ., AT KEOKUK, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Kroxux, In, March 17.—At an adjourned maey tomperauce mooting, Leld last evening, rosolutions woro ndopted favoring tho prosout prohibitory Liquor law of Tows, nnd its proper and prompt onforcement ; appoiuting o commil- tea of Indies to_clroulate pledges, wait wpon snlgon-keopers and the owners of pn:‘purlywhorn intoxicating liquors are sold, and to adopt and earry out such other mensures a8 thoy may deem best to stop tho wrongful traflic in such liquora ; appointing & committeo of gentlomen to co-operato with the polico force in gotting facts and statistics respocting intom- poranco, and to assist in prosecuting offend- ors agninst tho prohibitory law and recommend- ing that wines bo dismissed from sociol gather- mgs. The temporance sentiment lora 8 very mueh dividod ns to tho proprioty of tho crusade- method, and it is doubtful if that plan will be ndopted. AT MUSCATINE. Snectal Disnatch (o Ihe Chicauo Tribune, MusoATiNE, In., Maroh 17.—The first move- ment of tho fadies in this place in bobalf of the groat tomperance crusado took placo this after- noon at about 4 o'clock. ‘They “visited four or five mluons‘ iu some of which thoy bold prayors. Some shut their doors aud refused them admis- sion, Mr. Lombort sutrendored and promised to sell no mora, and signed the plodgo. A wholo- snlo dealer promised to closo, provided they bought him out. As it was lato thoy clored op- crations for the day. e NEW YORE, NEW YORK CITY AND VICINITY, New Yonx, March 17.—The temperance pro- grammo for Luo present weok is not extenslve, 80 far ns publie maotinga nre concorned, but au incronsed number of ladies are ongaged In visit- ing tho ealoons and grocerics, aud Indics’ tom= poeranco prayer-meetings are springing up in many parts of tho city. 4 ‘The ( ommitteo of Ministors hns decided that meetings shall bo held al the Calvary Baptist Church ou Tuesday, the 24th inst., hegiuning at 8:30 In the morning, and at 7:45 in tho gvoning. A real ostate dealer says that many landlords, in loasing their property, now stipulato tbat no liquor is to bo mado or so0ld on the promiucs. A circular has been {ssued in bohalf of tho Catholio Total Abstinonco Unfon of Amorica, ex- plaiving tho plan of & permanont and efTective organization of tho total abstinence forcos, and calling upon the societies_in all quartors to con- nect themgelves with the Union. ~ It is purposed to rotain the temporance socictioa undor the su- pervision of the hoads of the Churoh, POLITICAL. in _the ‘Wwelfth (%11) Congressionnl Dis- trict. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, JacrsoxviuLg, Ill, March 17.—~The Twolfth Congreagional Anti-Monopoly Convention met in this olty at 10 o'clook this morning, and or- gamzed by tho eleotlon of the following office Prosidont, J. C. Iunter, of Christian County, Vica-Prosidents, Thomas Miller, of Christian County; James Ktout, of Saugomon County; William T, Beokmnn, of Monard; J. I\ Black, of Cass County; J. B. Tumer, of Morgan County ; A. B, Moore, of Beott County. Beoro- cary, Lonry Minor, of Scott Gounty, Committees on Oredentlals, Pormanont: Or- ganization, and Resolutions wore appointod ; and wiile the Committees wera out, Prof. Turnor was called upon, snd responded inn spocch of twenty-five minutes, strongly urgiog organization, Tho Committee on Credentials roported evory county in the District represented but two. The Convention then adjourned tull 2 o‘alnuknbl. m. Tho Convention met pursuant to sdjowrn- mont, and the Committeo on Pormanont Orgnu- ization roported in fuvor of continuing the abovo-uamed oflicers, aud it was so ordored. ‘Iho Committeo on Resolutions thon reported, which report was unanimously adopted. 'Tho following ia the gist of tho roport ; Resolved, That 13 soon s may Lo desirable, wo will it s comdidato fn tho Ocld to roprosont our yrinciples n (his district, Tho object of the Convention was to make arrangenients for a thorough organization of tho Distriob proparatory to tho olcotion noxt fall, Though uot lerge, the Conyontion was composod of intelligont and substantinl men who doubtless monn what thoy say, Aftor oncouraging wordu fiom soveral of the dologatos, the Conveution at 4 o'olook p.m., adjourned sino dle, Tho Munioipnl Election in Ottawn, N1k, Special Diepateh to The Chicuao Tribuns, Orrawa, I, March 17,—~The Oity Council mado tho oftioial count of Lhe votes cast at the municipul eleotion yostorduy, and declared the result,” Tho tomperance question did not entor into tho fight, dospito all the offorts of the Indies. The now sdministration is as follows : Miltou 1. Bwitt, Mayor; P, tyan, Collector ; Arthur Lock- wood, Assossor ; Thomns Larkin and O, Leavons, Polleo Magistrutos, The Aldermen elected are B, B, Porter, Firat Ward ; ¢+, W, Jaokson, Second Ward; Lowis Howard, Third Ward; Thomas F. Brown, Fourth Ward; B, MceGinuie, Pifth Ward ; U. Maltos and John I{obou, Bixth Ward, and 1 1. Grifith, Soventh Ward, ' 'Thio Sohool Board {4 un excollont one, averaglng bottor than for years, ——— Nonutor Wigfall. Tt I rolated of tho lnto Bountor Wigfall that on thoeollapso of the Contederacy,- while cros- sing the Missiesippi to mako his way into Moxico, in the assumed charaoter of an ultra Union man, he way informed by » Fedoral goldler, who was ou boerd the foiry-hoat, of the intense mntiafao- tlon Lio would oxperionce if bio qould !nl} in with aud havg to the topmost Himb of tho tallest tres th:b'lj.‘unn‘ nmh-tml‘ior.‘ "‘hYu, 1too viloulfl l!:‘u pulling at ono oud of e ropp,”. vehemen| Toinarlfed Wigtal, Py iemely i SPRINGFIELD. Charges of Fraud in the Build- ing of the New State- House, Passage of the Revised Quo Warranto Bill, Some of Its I'rovisions Inicresting to Railroad Companies Precedence Given to the Work of Revis- ing the Statutes. THX NEW STATE HOUSE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, INVESTIOATION WANTED, Senixarirep, 1N, March 17.—Mopkins fntro- duced a presmblo and rosolution sotting forth that contracts for worl and matorials on the now Stale-Houso,over and nbove £2,500, should bo lot to tho lowost bidder, after notico publicly given; that it ia obarged that the Commissloners aro lolting contracts withont competition, and hav- ing such work dono by the dayin violation of law; thorofore, the Committeo on Public Build- ings bo fuatructed to inquire into such charges, and roport to tho House, It was adopted. Thore aro geutlomon horo who cluim to bo ablo to provo, that -the ornamental plastoring, tho carpontor-work, the gan-fitting, and plumbing sro boing dono by tho day ; that tho Asslatant. Architect, Piquenard, 18 making & Inrge numbor of uscloss modols at tho oxponss of tho BState; ia employing a draughtsman at $200 por month to do somo of his worl; thattho Commissioners overruled TILE OPINION OF GOOREANE, tho principal architeot, aud pormitted Piquonard 10 construct plastor of Paris arches betwoon tho iron floor-beams, whon brick arches are moro durablo that Plquensrd nesorted that he had an interest in a gypsum quarry at Fort Dodgo, and that ho owns forty acres of lund a that place, from which is quarcied the stona to make plastor of Paria ; that ho compels contract- ors using plastor of Paris on tho building to bu, it at his quarry, although it is of inferlor quali- ty, and costs moro thaa o botter articlo ; that tho Uummmellfnoru ordored the stona-contrator to Linve at all times o suflicient number of mou and dorricks to sob 1,200 cubic foot of stono per day, but fuiled to furnish more than 400 cubio feot, thoroby entailing & hoavy loss to the Stato; that walls aud parts of wallshad to bo torn down and robuilt; and that thoro has boon uscloss expou- diture of iron in trussos. X ———— RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES, TOR QUO WARRANTO DILL, Spectal bispatch to ke Chicago Tridtne, Braryorterp, Il., March 17.—The House passed the Bonsto bill revising the law in rela- tion to quo warrauto, It is important on account of itu application to railroads. Following is tho text of tho bill ¢ A BrLL for an act to rovise tho law in relation to quo warranto, S80TI0N 1, D8 1t enacted by the People of the State of Iliinois, represented an the General Assembly, Thint in cusonny person sholl usury, intrudo iato, or unlwfully hold or oxeculs any offico or frondhiso, or auy offica in any ~corporation cr by o allority of Ctils Siste, or any publio oMicer ahiall buvadons or uffered auy act whiely by the provisions of Iny, works s forfeitura of 1ta onles, or sy asoclation of mumbor of persons shall act withinthis Btate s a corporation without eing legally incorporated, or any tucorporation does or umita aoy act which amounts to a surrender or forfelture of its rights snd privileges o8 o corporation, or exercles puwers not conferred by law, or if auy mailrond, compuny doing business In’ thia Stalo shail charge on oxtortionato rato for tho trans- porlation of any frefght or passenger, or shall ‘make any unjust discrimination fn tho rate of freight or passeugr tarifl ovor or upon its ratlroad, the At- tornoy-General or State’s-Attorney of tho projar coun- ty, elther of his own accord or at tho instanco of any individunl relator, may present o potition to any court of record of compotent jurlsdiction, or any Indge thereof in vacatlon, for Jeavo to file' an information in tho naturs of a quo warranto, in the namo of tho Teoplo of tho Btato of Tiliuois: and if such court or Judgo sbnll bo sutisfiod that thore is prob. ablo ground for tho procecling, fhe Court or Judgo may grant tho potition, aud oxder tho in- foranution to bo flied and process o issus, Whon [t Bppeard to e court or udgs tint tho sovoral rights of divors parties {o tho samo oftice or franchiso inay properly bo dotermined on ono nformotion, tlo Court or Judgo may give leavo to join all of such'persous iu tho samo informintion, in order to try thelr rospective ‘righta to such oflico of ranchise, 8z, 2. On tho fling of such fnformation, the Olerk of the Court slinil fanug o summons in iike form an atlér Miminons, commanding tho dofendant to appear ot tho roturn term thereof, to suswer tho relstor i an {nformation {u the naturo of u quo warranto, If the infarmatiou {u fled fu vacation, the pumtnons shall bo ‘made roturnablo on the first dny of tho next succeed- fug term; A€ in torm time, it may bo mndo_ returnablo on any dny of the simu term, not leas than fivo days after tho dato of tho writ, as shuli bo diructed by the ‘ourt, . 8o, 3, The simmons may be ‘served in tho samo misnner as olber summons in sults at law, butif any defondant resides or 18 out of tho State, ho may bo served with ncopy of the {nformation in tho samio manuer and with liko offect, and tho servico mny Lo proved in tho samo woy 28 provited in the case of il in chancery. BEo, 4, Evory defondant who shall bo summoned or sorved with n copy of the luformation as required ihis act, sl bo held to domur or plead to thio infor- mntion on the rotury day of tho summons, of when surved with a copy of the information at the oxpirne tion of the time required o bo_glven, or within such furtlier thno as niny bo granted by tho court, or in do- fanit thercof, judgment may bo tukon nil dicit, Bko., 6, Tho court fu which any information, an aforeanid, is filed, may ollow the relator or any dofendant such convenfont Hmo to plead, reply ar demur, neit ahall deom just and reasonable, 80, 0. In cnsoany person or carparation against whom any such {nformation s filod 18 sdjudged guilty, an churgod fn° the juformation, the, court muy give Jndgmeut of ouster ugainst siich porson or corporie ton frony tho office or franchise, and fine such porson or corporation for usurping, intruding into, or Unlaw- fully bolding and oxecuting'such otiice or’ franchiuo, sud'also giva judgmont fu fuvor of the relator for the costs of “tho prosecution: Provided, that ine stoad of judgmeut of oustor from o fraus chiso for an abnao thoroof, unlesa tho court s of opine fon that tho public good domauds such judgment, tho Court may fine tho pereon or corporation found gullty in any auin not excceding $35,000 for cach offenta, noiiovor judgment s glven for any defondunt it such information, lhofim‘lou or corporatiun to whom {udginent i givei sl recovor costs against the ro- lntor, Soc. 7, Appenls and writs of orror may be takon and prosecuied fii the same manuer ond upon the sumo torims, aud ith liko offect na in othor civil casies, BAILROAD AID SULSCRIPTIONS. Tho Governor slgned the bill limiting the time for which subscriptions of citics, couuties, and towns shall bo holdon for raflroad aid votod undor any law to threo years from July 1, 1874, attor which no bonds shiall bo fssuod, ¢ THE WANENOUBE BILL. Cummiugs called up tho Warehouse bill, which tailed to bo ordered o a third rending the ather day. Whiting proposod to smother the Dill in figiron ; and, for that purposo, it was postponoed uatil to-morrow morning. —_— REVISING THE STATUTES. Spesial. Dispateh to I'hs Chicugo Tribune, TIE MILITIA DILL. Benixariswp, 1, March 17,—Walker moved to racousidor the voto by which tho bill of the Militia Committoe was substituted for the Ro- vision bill ou the same subjoct, The motion gmvsuua, aud, ou Mr. Dunliam's motion, the ‘ommittdo bill was Inid on the tablo aud tho Ro- vision bill'put on its passage, Thia bill is no Lotter thon tlo old law, aud gives no assistance to militia compavios, Oloson, Wayman, mud Wicker woro the only mombers of” tho Cook County troupe who voled for tha bill, which pessed by & baro majority, TIIE BUPNEME COURT CONSOLIDATION bills camo up on_third- vendiug in the House, when there \vere not 100 membors prosont, and it was impossible to got the coustitutional majori- ty. Ouly two Cuok Connty membors voted' for counsolidation, tho others being elthor absent or dodging, ‘Tho bills wore recommittad, tho con- solidation sections stricken out, and the mattor mnde the special order for to-morrow. THE GENEBAL INCORFOUATION AT, Tho Houno passed Counolly's bill amonding tho Genoral Incoporation act,so that oltics having adopted the minority system in electing Alder- ‘mou shall voto for threo iustoad of kix, and, it thoy get tired of tho minority uynmm,-liwymuj vote it dowi. TIE REGISTRY LAW, The bill to modify tho Registry law was up in the Bonuate. Btarue proposed to wtrike ont all aftor the enncting clauso, and to repeul the law entlroly. Burke, Starue, Oasey, aud Kelly ad- voentedl ropoul ; ‘and Roynolds, Btoele, sud Whis ting defonded tho law, siarno's amendment was lost,—nyes, 15 nays, 6. Onasey offered an amendment providing for registration at Presidentiul elections only, which was adoptod by 10 to 16, and theu tho bill was postponed till Thursday, TEVISION TO T8 FRONT, %he Houso resolution instructing the -Jolnt Qommitioo on Rovision to docida what bills bad boat bo rond for l‘pnuumu waa takon up in tho Bonate and adopted. PULLISHING THE REVISION. Tho Gross and Hurd billa for publishing tho rovisad etatutos aro running o raco in thoSonato, and aro now about neok-and-neok, Gross Liny- ing boon ro):nrwd upou fnvnmbll by Lhe Print- ing Committoo, wos roferred to propriations, and Iurd, having boen indoracd by the Judiclary, 18 on tho ordor of considoration by wsections, Gross' proposition 18 the chenper, and does not involve tho Btato ns deoply ns Hurd's, but tho best thing the Bonato can do is to lonve the mat- tor to privato entorpriso, DBILLA PASSED, Tho Houge passed Sonate rovision bills rolat- ing to paupors, to township fusurance companios, to County Clorks, to sircets and alleys, and to tolograph companios, Thoy modify the prosent laws, but contain nothing rovolutionary, TiY BTATE TREASURKL. Tho House failad to pnss the Revision bill ro- lating to Btato Tronsuror, aud fixing tho amount of hif honds at 2,000,000, 1t was recommittod, with instruction to fix the bonds at $1,000,000. —— BTATH INSTITU TIONS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, TILA FEEDLE-MINDED. BramarieLy, Ill., March 17.—Tho il to ap- proprinto $125,000 for tho oreation of a building for tho fooblo-minded mado o atir, and called out opponition from Btrong, Cummiugs, and Burko, The Iast-named declarod that Lo would not con= sent to start anothor ring ot anothor point in the Stato, Ono of tho mmondmonts propoed to striko out * Jeoksonville” and insort ‘' at somo point in tho Stato.” which ouly moant to start an ]l:!nonni Board of Qommisaloners looking out asito, . Mr. Palmor anid ho had heretoforo voted to ordor bills ton third_ronding, intondlng to voto agninst thom whon thoy camo upy, e should now chauge the rule aud try to kill this bill on tho spot. I'his school was an exparimont, and & questionabls ono ab that, whils tho Stato was {ull of curable and inourable insaue,.all unpro~ vided for, and theso callod londest for ald. Do sidos, tho Btate Trossury was not in condition to stand such rafds; aud ho worned tho Ropub- licans of tho SBononte that, if their wastful appro- priations continued, enough of thom would not como buck hore to furnish tho Bouate with pagos, L ‘Ihompson amended 80 na to locate it in somo county whoro nn institution alrendy oxists, whon it wis ordorod to third ronding,—ayos, 24; uays, 6, WINES' FERQUIEITES. Tho Committea ou Bato Institutions reportod that the Sccretary of the Board of Charitics charged each iustitution 310 for drafting thoir appropriation bills, and a lottor from Mr. Wines statod that ho drafted thom in his privato and not in his oflicial capacity. —_— IIISOELLANEOUS MATIERS. Suecial Diapatoh to Tie Chicano Tribune, SQUELONING MILLER AND SHERIDAY. Benixarienp, Iil., March 17.—Mr. MoGrath's bill to preveut the liconsing of housca of ill- fame was read second timo in the Seuato, aud sont to tho Miscollany Committco. Hampton, tha Chairman, is at home, but thero are others on that commitice nbla to grasp tho question aud,write n suitablo report. NEGULATING STUCK-YARDS, ‘Tho House pssed the bill rogulating stock- sords by 81 to 1. Tuo bil probibits gharging more than 50 per cent abova tho current murket pricos for foddor sold at the yards, and providos that it aball bo weighed aud ticketed, Mr, ITop- Ling says if tho bill becomes law, nund i8 ou forced, that tho yards must close. z ~ YOLICE MAGISTRATES, ‘Tho Houao bill increasing the number of Po- lico Magistratos failed to pass in tho House for the want of an emorgency voto, BOUNDARIES OF WARDS, MoLaughlin's bill grnv]diug that tho Council could chatge the bouudaries of wards was beaton in the Houso, Hopkins oud Wickor talk- g against it, and only Oleson and its suthor for ft. Complaint was mado that thore woro too ‘many oflicials in Ohicago, sud there was no good ronson for inoreasing the multitude, Tho Houso distinguished iteclt to-day by slaughtoring sev- eral bills for which there is no earthly nocossity. BUILBING WATER-WORKS, Tho House passed tho Senato bill providing that, in cagos whoro water-works can be built by special nssessment, tho assessments may bo paid in annunl installments, - This is known as tho Hyde Park Wator-Works bill. The Governor signed it, . CODRTS AND RECODDS. The bill providing for courts of record in cities was amended by the Sonate go as to be ap~ plicable ouly to citics of 4,000 inhabitanis ous two-thirds voto of allltha voters, and all the costa of snid court to be paid h‘v such city, It was ordored to third roadiug in that shape, LUMBER. The Scason?’s Prospects in the Wiscon= sin Lumbor Fiolds. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MILWAUKREE, Muroh 17.—From an exhoustive lumber roport now being compiled, it appoars that tho latest returns from the lumber camps on the difforont strooms of this Stato show that & much larger crop of logs will bo brought out {han was oxpeoted when oporatious bogan lass fall. Btill tho crop will bo much short of what it was o yenr ago—ptobably about sufficient, when addod to tho surplus loft ovor, to moet tho demand in Wisconsin without ovetdoing tho mnrket, 3 THE DLACK RIVEN, whioh in 1872 produced 350,000,000 foct of logs, will produce not ovor 113,000,000 tlus year, whioh. is nbout 33,000,000 mora thau oporators on that stroam expectod when work bogan 1n the fall, 1In 1878, the Wiscousin River produced & log- eut of 130,000,000 Fect ; but, for sotmoroason not explained in tho report referred to, only & moro fraction of that pmount, ssy nbout 22,500,000, will bo the crop thia year. The figures for THE UPPER WOLF RIVER and ita tributarios aro not regularly. gathered from tho various oporators on that stronm, but aro laid on the statomout of un ox- perionced lumberman of Oshkosh, who wriless “ This stroam carried 2‘!7.000,0h0 foot of logaIn tho spring of 1873, Last fall, when oporations began in the woods, tho llronpuntlvn out was closoly estimated and put down at 95,000,000 ; but tho favorable conditions of tho winter aud improved prospects of financos and trado Liavoe oncournged oporators to oxtend their pll)lan#, aud I now figuro up tho crop at 112,000, B : o loga loft ovor from last your on THE 8T, OROTX NIVER AND TRIBUTARIES are catimatod at 28,000,000 foot. ‘Tho cut of the prosont yoar s pat st 116,000,000 agaiust 105,- 000,000 lst yoar, or, in othor Words, the mills oix that siream will Lave about 143,000,000 foot to work up noxt summer, the wintor of On the Chippows, in 1872-8, 275,000,000 foet wore put in, and on tho Eau Olaira 105,000,000. Ou the former siroam the outof tho prosent winter, added to what was loft on hand at tho alosing down of the mills last fall, will make, a8 near as can ho catimated now, 200,000,000 foot; on the lnttor o vory much smallor proportion, say not over 0,000, Lant voar the Yellow River and its tributarios furnished 02,000,000 feos, of whioh 17,000,000 wero loft ovor, Adding this amount of ola logs to this winter's out, 84,000,000 feotis the amount ot down to this stronm, These figures give the EMTIMATED YIELD of all {ho Wisconsin lumber rogions oxept that knowu ag tho Green Bay distriot, of which the figuros recoivad up till Baturday naou, wore only of a fragmontary naturo, Out of those, howover, it can bo statod that tho Peshiigo, which last yeor used 40,000,000 foot of logs, and bad 16,000,- 000 lofu over, will this yesr bring out only 26,000,000, On the Menomones, tho cut will foob up 109,000,000, ngainut 128,000,000 Last year, An offort is mude to Bhow approximatoly LOW MUOK LUMDER may bo oxpeotod to go on the market from the wills eatablished slong the lines of railrond pounetrating tho pino woods. Hitherto this item Lins beon compnrativaly insignificant; but duriog tho lnst yoar has evlarged till it is now worth considering in the total product, Estimntos gathorod from tho three ronds, tho Wost Wis- conein, Wisconsin Contral, and the Groon Bay & DMinnosota, place the ylold at 6,000,000 feet, which, added to the flgures alroady givon, oxcluelve of tho dreen Day district #ix tho crop ne 802,000,000 feot, not including, of cougsc, any portion of the snwoed lumber left over from last "yonr, The faot that theso figuren show a much shortor supply of logs than that for last yoar is tukon among lumbor- mon to be a most cncouraging future. ~ While it is expeoted that theso figurea will be of value to tho trade in judging of tho probablo course of prices, thoy will alyo assist to provont ovorstook- 5 herenfior, - ° : > e e % —A steor owned by J. T, Cowles, of Caunon City, Miun., oamo up missiug Inst fall, in throsh- ing [(mo, and ho wad »nvpoued .to bo gone for- over, Judgoe ofMr,"0.'s ‘astonishment, then, whon, ouo day Isat weok, on diggiug into n straw- staok, ho found the oriminu] alive sud. lively. T'ho orenturo hind oxistod for seventy days wit out. light or water, aud when roleased ~was It and frisky, SebR el ST THE COURTS. Litigation Between Brothers-in-Law. Salo of the Natlonal Lifo Insuranco Com= pany’s Building, J’udgmaneu and New suitn.v ATANDS ON I8 LEGAL, RIGITH, A voluminous bill was filed in tho Circnit Court yestorday by Edmund D, Taglor, of La #allo County, IIL, agafust David Kroigh, ‘his brother-in-law: Complainant utatos thatin 1848, TLoing Prestdent of a bankat Michigan City, Ind.,, and Krolgh boing Cashior, Lio also invosted in 1 Inrgo packing-houso and distillory at Beardstown, 11l Doing occupled himself he fixed on Kreigh- 4 the proper person to tako care of the packing busincss. An sgreomont was sceordingly made Dy which complainant farnished the monoy and Krolgh gavo his services ; tho profits and lodeoy woro to bo divided oqually ‘after refund- ing the nmount 0 loanod the now firm, Complainant accordingly purchased gooda which, as valuod by Kroigh himael{, amountod 10 $26,700. In 1855, tho firm having Inourrod lassos, sold out, and camo to Ghiengo, whoro a goneral commigsion, and also banking, business wags osrried on unill the wiator of 185D-'0,. whon tho firm was ascertained to bo hopolessly insolvont, its liabities awounting to $14v,- 084.97, and its asgots, much of which wora doubtful, amounted to £07,062.04, On the 1at of February, 1860, when tho balauco was struck, tho amount charged to complainnnt way 850,- 13467, and the amount to Kreigh £46,891.5. Taylor ohargcs that this was grossly erroncona; that bo, having nmflln means of his own,.did. not drow but slightly on tho firm nesots, whilo Kreigh, boing poor, supported himsolt from the profits of the firm. 'I'ho mistake, Lo thinks, waa occasionod through a lonn of $20,000 ho made for tho firm, glving the firm-note, Tha $20,000 was credited to Lim_ when patd over to tho firm, but also charged with tho same sum for tho promissory noto issucd by the firm, when it was Ynh] out of his own private funds, and he waa obligod to soll two stores on Water streot to raisc tho money to pay the same. Tho origi- nnl books of the firm wero destroyed in the firo fn 1871, but & balance sheot was proserved. Whon ‘thero :in 1840 Taylor found that thoe flem had becoma insolvent. Ifa ot onco, a4 ho chargos, kot sbout paying its dobts, aud, a8 hio claims, in sddition to the $20,000 lns prid $64,895.83, Whilo Kroigh hns only paid about $10,000. The firm had s Iarge amount of reol estato, which was wholly under the control of Kroigh,' A part of this has beon used iu pay- ing dabts, but Taylor charges that the proces of o great portion havo been diverted into othor chisunels, In 1867, Kroigh paid 91,600 on ao- connt of lus indobtodnosa to complainant, and, a8 bio charges, recoived a recoipt in full, which Taylor donios. An arbitration wag ontor- ed’ into in 1873, but tho arbitrators disagrood, the majority finding o balanco of only $1,800 duo complainant, This, Taylor thinks, 18 grously ortonoous, b ovn, o Inion Lelng that there is & balance of about 380,000, aud in ne- cordanco with & olause in the contract of nibitra- tion Lie hus dotorminod to abide by his logal rights. TOLDEN V., CASE, In tho cose of Charles O, P. Holden v. Charlos 11, Case, a final docreo was ontered by cousont of the prtios, porpetuating tho fojunciion hore- toforo issued, This wasucase in which the complninaut, Holden, obtained a proliminary in- Junction some waeks'sgo to restrain Caso from prosecuting au aotion of attachment agamet him in the Siato of- Jows, which Caso Lad _inetituted without tho knowledgzo of Holden, tho attachmont boing lovied on & valunblo farm of tho latter in fowa, whila both partios resided within tho jurisdiction of tho courts hore. Cnso olajmed a domand of about 81,100 fu the sult in’ Iowa, whilo Holden admitted an indobtodness of sbout $800. Upon poyment of tho Iuttor sum, Case was porpotually onjoined from further procecdivgs in Iows, and orod to dismiss the suit there at his own costa, THE NATIONAU LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANY, An ordor was mado in the above caso, about tou days ago, allowing Nr. Huwes, the Recolver, to soll the now building of the Company at auc- tion after duo notico by Hul)fluntiou. On potition flled yosterdsy the order was so far modiflad a8 to allow a private ealo, it nppoaring that the Unitod Statos Mortgage Company’ lind already ndvortisod it for enlo for non-paymient of n lonn, TAX MATTERS. Josoph 8. Thomas and Willism R. Fosdiok filed & billin tho United States Clrouit Court, against tho Indianapolis, Bloomington & West. oru Railyway Company, and tho Cotinty ‘Colloo- tors of tho countiog through which that lino pasges, t0 Trostrain the Company from paying, or . tho Collestora -from rocoiving, ony faxos on tho prosent valuation a8 fixod by the Stato Board of Equali- zatlon, Bubstantially tho same argaments nce urgod agin tho lato caso of Josup agalnst tho Olifoago & Alton Rallway Company. A tom- porary injunction was grauted in tho present ¢nso until the 25th of the month, when an argu~ mont will be bad, DANKRUPTOY ITEMS, Qrifiln & Bloan filod a petition against IT, R, Tunko, o rotail druggist in tho city. Thoy buso thoir petition on anunpeid noto for 81,650, givon in paymout of the rtock and fxtures of & drug- store, aud charge that Fuuko is attompling to froudulently eoll out and nbscond, A rulo to show cause March 26, and a provisional warrant of seigure, wore issued. A petition in bankruptoy was flled by Kimbark Bros. & Co., against the Illinols Coal” Jompany of Joliet, Potitionors olaim there is duo them 550,04 on an overduo accoptance and an ac- count. They charge, besides non~payment of commoercial papor, that the Cnm[muy has allowed itn proporty to be taken on legal processes, nnd that a salois advortised to take placo to-day. In tho mattor of 1, 0. Lighte & Co., adividond of 20 por cont was declared, ¢ Georgo Wi Gawpboll was appointed Assigueo of tho oatato of Joshua Walker. J. L. Warno & Son flled & bill ngainst Bonja- min O. Willdns and J. T, Snalding, busing thoir ¢lnims on two notes for $207.78, and an account for 015,12 which aro overdue nnd unpaid, A fraudulont asaighmout of thofr stook to one J. A, Craig is alao charged. A rule to show cause on tho 27th aud a provisional warrant of seizuro were issucd, : ‘Whiting, Young & Btavens, of .New York, filed & potition nguinst Walter D, Stavous, of. Joliet, olaiming an account for 1,151, snd charging that Stovons made n. fraudufont’ agsignmont of Lis stock to 0, B, Soymour & Co. It1s also al- logod thnt ho Lins made socret. transfers to his wifo, hismother, Mrs, Frank Bush, to E. T, Chaso, and P, J, Hobbs, An fnjunotion was nsked and issned against onch of these parties to provont them from disposivg of any money or othor proporty Stevens may have given them. The usual rulo and provisional wairant wero also made for March 25, . . _ BUPERION COURT IN DRILF. « John B. Loguard began & wuit for $1,000 against Don O, Thutcher, Snmuel E, Dalo, Asslenco in bankruptoy of Kalo & Cobn, filod o blll against Sigmund Ad- ler to sot asido a salo by the bankrupts to him of Lots 6 and G, Block1, of Storoy's Milwaukeo Avenuo Subdivision of tho N, E. 15 acres of the . I¢ of tho B. E. X of Bco, 20, 40, 15. “Hattie May Pioréo, Execntrix of thio Iast will of Botsey N. Holmos, sued Spoor Mackoy sud N. 2, Laraway for 83,600, The Woukosha Natiousl Bank brought sulf for 31,600 against Honry L. Piokot. 3, H. Hunt slso sucd the sawoe party for alike amount. E. Hamilton Hunt commonoced. a suit- for 81,600 ogainst W. V. Jobuston, aud for & like sum against B, T, Downing. 4 § nrad and wife bogan ® sult fn tres t Conrad and wife begau & sult In tres- o Db, sgainnt Bndolgh Zorth, The Corn Exchange Nutional Banl fited norod- itor's bill sgafnst Lovi D. Boon, on a judgmont Bealoy & Wrightman commenced a suit for o aamtan Foniina, . & oot Rimball & Bheridan sued Edward Hudson and John A, MeLeunau for 13,000, s Agust Fislor bogan anit fn trospacd againet 2.'0. Williams and B, J. Molion, laylng damagos at §10,000. COUNTY COURT, Christian Pfolfor way lwoluud Admiulstrator of the_ostate of Phillip Widmor, under an ap- provod boud of §525.. 5 Lottors of guardianahlp were lssued to Patriok Markey, 88 Gurdian_of Michaol Briorloy, ot ak,, minors, and bis bond of $800 approved: Claims against tho followlng ostatos were al- lowed, viz: Percy W, Bonuor, $450; “Theodoro Kraoft, $290.60. ¥ All porsons desiring to objcot to the conflrmn- tion of auy of the fol !mvinfi numberod spocial nsaossment rolls of the Lown of- Linko View, viz: 4,9, 13) to 18, and 25 to 37, inclusive, are orderelt to.flo their objections -therato in Writ- ing, by 10 a'glock a. ro. Thursday. i .. THE GALL. - 00, o1d WQndn 15,17, 2L to Juhoe;Roarn 85, now oalendar. - Jupor Tope—004, 1,880, 1,805, 168, 1,543, and Jupax FARWELL—O51 to 076, Junar Gany—100, 104, 100, 118, 114, 116 to 119, 124 to 131, Jupar JAxrsoN—3 to 26, oxcopt 0, 14, 21 and 22, Jupax Bunys—T8 to 100, oxcopt 83, 80, 52. JonoMERTS, Byrrnion Oount—UoNZEsMONA-Clintgn D, Shey herd v, Eva Bingor afd Jacob Bingor, $577.08,—Tha Gommeralal Loaa Company v. sl 1T, Gronkiua and A, IL, ronkhite, $1,020.33, s Jupal: GAnY—Frank IHoopor of 8l v, W.W, Nute ting ; vordict,$16, Motion for now “_‘ga:'nol Buns—Join L. King v. August Fiskors RAILROAD NEWS The Suit of tho Tlinois Roilroad Come missionors Against the North- western Railway, The Caso Brought Up for Trial at Freo« port, and Contluned Tl the September Term. Alllnots Rallrond Commisoioners vse Northwestern Railway. * Spectal Dinputeh to The Chicauo Lribiene, TFnreron, 1L, March 17.~T'lio suit iustituted by the Illinois Iailroad Commissloners agalust the Chlongo & Northwostern Ratlway Company for violation of the now Railrond law,—charging the Company with discrimiuntion and oxtortlon, ~—camo up for trial in tho Cireuit Court at Froo- port on Mondny Isat, Tho State was roprosented by the Hon. J. M. Baiiey, of Freeport, and William Lathrop, Esq., of Rockford; and tha dofendant by its General Solicitor, the Hon. B, 0. Cook, and by tho Hon. "A. M, Horrington, of Genova. . & The dofendant submistted tho affidavit of its President, Albert Xecop, Eusq., setting forth ronsons for a ocontinuanco of the oaso until auother torm of Court. ' This was supple- mented by the offidavits of E. H. Johnson, Esq, Obiof Lngineer, osnd Mr. J. W. Midgloy, Gonoral Solicitor's Assistant, ro- citing tho diligoncoe thoy had obsorved in propac- ing matorial for the defonso. The muin alidavit wos & Btroug snd convinoing dooument. - It r«?msuntud that, immodintely after tho decision of the Court on the domurrer to tho. pleadiugs last Docomber, the defondant’s counsel Lind on- gaged a compotent assistant, who had sinco boen constantly aud oxclusively occuplod in propaving the caso for trinl; that all constiuction accounts, notes, measurements, and ytofllna of tho I'ree- ort line wore destroyed in tho grost Chioago {iro, and the only way of ascerlainng its valua~ tion was by n now nnd comploto suryey, which was now boing mado; that Setonfl-ub biad hone estly endeavored to ,iut digintorested, compotent engincors to undortake this work without suc. cesy, and had beon compelled to detatl a foroe of its own for tho servico ; that it was slso esson- tial to have acournto. statements .of the gross enrnings, the gross nmount of froight moved, tho numbor of tons of freight moved oune mile; a dotailed statoment of the tralu-mileage, and of tho oporating cxpensos, for the your 1878 ; that thoso statistics wore boing mado up ne rapidly as possiblo, but could not ba_procured in_time for uso during this tenn of Court ; that James 1L Hovwe, now United Btates District Judge, waa Gonornl Alauager when tho rutos woro mado, fixéd them in tho Dbeliof that they wore just and ressonable, and had ocon. sonted” to oppesr ne n wituoss for tha dofondant, but woa compelied by sicknesd to ga to Lloridn, whore ho now i3 that David A. Weils, of Norwich, .Conn.; 8, Wright Duuning, of Now Yorl, and Wil A. Crafts, of Loston, Socretary of the Maussachugctis Boord of Radle rond Commissionors, wore also itnportant wit- uekses for tho defondant, but cuutd not pive opinibns rogarding tho rates unioss furnishod with the aforo-mentioned statistical infortun- tion; that commissions have been issned to tuke the dopositions of - twenty-two witnesaes, four of whom rasided iu Canada,’ four in Eugland, and the others in the United States; thnt thres dopositions ouly had Leon returnod ; that, in tho absence of the witnesses aund evidonco roforrad to, oounsel advised it would Do uneufo for dofondunt to -pro- ceed to trinl Aunexod to the afil- davit was & sohedulo of rates of froight'oborged upon sovoral ronds {u the New England, Midalo, Wosatorn, aud Southiern States, ull of which wore Lighor than tho Obiage & Northwostorn rates alloged to be unjustly disorimiuating and extor tionate, If sufliciont tlmo, wero allowed, do- fondant would undortake to provo that the rates named in the schedulo woro tha actual rates cbarged upon those patticular roade, Mr. Johnson’s aflidavit merely aftivmed that his corps of ongineors could not completa tho sur- yoy and valuntion in timo for uso at tho prosent torm of Court, Mr. Midgley'safiidavit represonted that ho had diligontly sought and ascortained the nuwmes of competent witvessos to dotermiue what were aud what woro not roasonuble rates; belioved tho oxports whoso depositions wora boing tukon by commissions ho hnd proml)(ly forwarded wore compotent to dotormino the questious at issuo ; had served a uuhgmnn. upou Col. J. H. Howo, on_his way Soutlh; and telioved suid Howa's (ndlsammlou was the solo reuson of his going to Florlda. The formidablo character and longth of tho main aflidavit somowhat slaggered the pluintis conpsel, oud, to onablo thom to recover, the ;uuttur was taken under advisomont until morn- g, . When the Court mot, nt 9 a. m. on Tuesday, plaintifi's couneel announcéd that they had cone oludud to leavo the decision to the Court. I'ho Judgo said ho should very much dislike to over- rule the motion for a coutinuance, although he had groatly desired that the case should bo triod this tormn; etill he could keo it was a work of much time to propare such an {mportaut caeo, Dr. Bailoy nsltad, a6 tho term would Inst six woels, if it would not bo possible for the de- fondanit to got ready in two or threo wooks. Mr, Cook roplied that, thoro being no prece- dont for the case, it was oxtromely dilicult to ‘propare the ovidonco, because thoy wero pursu- ing an entwrely unbeaton track, 1o could nobt snfoly procoed to triul this term: T'ho Court objected to taking up the case late in the term, bong assured it would consume much timo In_its trial. Tho motion for a cou~ tinuance until tho Septomber term was, there- fore, granted. Pittsburgh, Cinciny & St Louis ; ‘RallrondEiection, Speoial Disgiatch to The Chicago Tribine, - SrevnesviLLE, O., March 17.—Tho annual meoting of the stockboidors and Directors of the Pittburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railrond camo off in this city to-day. Tho followiog per- sona wero elocted Dirootors: Tliomas A. N . I, Roborts, Thomus L, Jowall, - 1T, XI. 1~ ton, K, J. sewatt, William Thaw, J. N, MeCal- Jough, William Phillips, R. Shorrard, Jr., David Gray, Goorge W. Adams, Alfred Garthe, snd Strickland Knoase, Thomas A. Scott was olocted Presidont; H. J, Jowctt Georal Manager uud First_Vico-Prosidont; William Thaw Second Yico-Prosidont; aud ' J. N. McCullough, Third Vico-Prasidont. _CANAD. - Contosted Efection CascassSmall=Pox Futalitics, Snectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, ki MoxTnear, March 19.—The Election Court for tho trinl of controverted eleotion cases opened: licro yestorday, but ag the Judyoes collod to pre- sideontortained doubts as to tho juriediction of the court it was adjournod, 'Tho quostion sooms to bo," *‘ Han the Federal Governmont power to interforo. in #ny depsrtment of publio aflaire over which & looal Parliament has by confodor= ativo aot exolusive control 2" Fivo deaths por day during the past weok have rosulted from malignant small-pox. —————— FINANCIAL. SherifP’s Sulo at Joliets Joragr, March 17.—An furoad was to-day mado on tho celebratad Iilinois Osr Gompany by the Sheriff of this county, who soid to the high-, out bidder about §1,600 wortl of its machinery, * ‘Phis is the Company which soretime since leased convlet labor, und whioh lina boou more or lesa mixod up with the Penitontiary managemunt in times {Mt' ‘Tlero are numorons - othor olaims ng“:gn:l the: Company, all of which sre being pushod. ! & Mixed Plokien, ‘Oommodore Hewott, of the Ashanteo oxpedi- tion, wus recoutly presented by his sailors with & smiall blaok g Loy, “Ihis’ youth, about two foot. high, bud been rigged out in full saflor costume, with a cap adorned in front with lotters almout big enougl to cover tho wholo little head, ‘The boy hind boon atriotly drllled to stand up to tho full of. his diminutive height ot *attention," to alute, and on belng asked his namo, to w‘;fla with the utmost gravity aud solomaity, **M . Plokles, Eug," i i { f t i ! ! |