Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1874, Page 5

‘THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WED mote anuant. It lookoil as it 8t Patrlok had special nlmrEn of tho colostial flood-gatos, and restrained thom from throwing cold water on thoso who woro parading tn uls honor and for the glorifleation of old Ireland, THK ENTHURIRAN all along tho points of the pagoant appoarad to bo intenso, nud no unplossantnoss of ‘any im- portance marrod the harmouny of th colobration, Ihe universal vordiot wa thiat tho dieplay was tho laraent, bost arrangod, aud moat dignified of all that have yot boen givon to Ohicago, THE REVIEW, X The Mayor, owing to serious indisposition, was nnablo to reviow tho procession, but DBishop Tolov aud othor gontlomen did o from tho baloony of the diocesnn residoncs on Wabauh nvenuo, ——— THE IRISH LITERARY ASSOOIATION. Of all tho Irish sociotics that havo beon ontab- lishodin Ohlcogo, that known as tho Irish Lit- cerary Assoolation, organized in tho spring of 186D, has commanded tho foremost attuntlon of tho commuuity, not so much for its numbora or itsinfluenco as from the priuciplos which bave charaotorizod it, from {ta incoption to the presont hour, THE ORGANIZATION was undertakon by a body of young men, chiefly connectod with the logal and journalistic profes- slons, for the purposo of fostoring Irish-Amori- can literature in our midst, sud also for the nobdler purpose of preaching tho orced of nmi- versnl toleration to_tho distracted otomonta of tho Irlsh raco. It was fouuded oun the Imllnv that was inaugurated by tho * Young Iro- and ¥ party in tho Uld Country, with the uxou?- tion that thero wore no great namos to givo it lustre, and that, boing American oitizon, huving the sympathios aud responsibilitios of such, the memuors could not, of courso, ven had they the ubility, dovoto thomeolves exolusivoly to the }uuu poses of Irish rovolution, Buv tho prineiplo of toleration—of kindnosy botweon croed and creed—of brotherhood botweon man sud man— of reapect for tho opinions of others, and caro for their feolingu—of, in short, unity, fratornity, and equelity, won the aliogiauco of all clasucs, and anudo’' the nmew Hociety popu- Jur boyond any other that a8 sprung up in Chicago. It simited fu life without vistblo resources—t hud no mssots—no0 ex- chequer, but it mado o bravo offort, and tinally succosded i inaugurating a sorics of LITEUARY ENTERTAINMENTS thnt won universal approvul sud recognition, ‘I'bo mombers mot, in joint debato, the picked spenkers of tho old Chicago Lycoum, on tho question: '*8hould the United Biates tolorato tne oxistonce of the Fenian organization within its linuts # an Amorican, Dr. Wickersham, pro- sidfug, Farwoll Hall waa crowded ou tho even- ing of the coutost, but, lu spito of the cloquenco oud ability of the Lycoum casmpions, they wero overwholmingly defosted,—whether by themerits of their oppouents, or by tha popular sympathy with tho "Fonian movement, romans an open question, ENGAGED IN CELEBRATING, Inany case, the Irsh sucioty wou the credit of tiro affair, and, us & matier of course, the meme Dors becatno at onco popular with their patriotio countrymon, A hull was engaged, and dobatos eud other ontortainments wore induiged in from timo to tume. Noxt the Bociouy resolved to celo- brato 8t, Patrick's Day in patriotic fashion, aud for the first time the combined plensures of a banquet and “vall wero introduced in this city, 2'ho colobrations of 1870 and 1871 proved cu- Lixoty succossful, and " the Association was 1n tho full career of prosperity when tho severo inter- 1uption of the tire ocourred, This lod toa to porary disorganization, but the ustional suni- Yyerwary was still colulm;tod, and the membvers et for business. ILEORGANIZATION, Tho imposaibility of sceuving & commodious ball, after tho fire, prevented o spoudy 10sump- tion of literary offorts, but now tho membors Liavo seoured & very handsome placo of meoting on LasSaolle atroot, near the corner of Lako, whore rogular oxercises will bo_held hiencefor- ward, T'ue presont prosiding officor is the Hon, A. L. Morrison, who 1 devoting his cuorgics to thio reconstruction of the Sociocy on a basis more wubstaatisl thon ever. ‘Tho Bt. Patrick’s night colebrations havo al- waya boen things of beauty, for she ladics turned out o all their Fomp and beauty, *in robos and eilks and jowels' shoon ;" aud, when the viands were disposod of, aud the wime hnd coased to flow, they formod the magnatio phalanx of tho Lallroom, aud led their wnle friends into the- loridus rovelry of the midmght dauco. —— THE BANQUET took place in the mawn dining room of the South Bide Briggs Houso, which was besutifully decor- ated for the occasion, tho walls of the room bo- iug hung with the flags of tho American and Inish nations, while the deods of their woldiers wore memorized with a portrait of Abraham Liucoln and au engraving of tho fiold of tho bat- tla of Fontenoy, over which were hung the words, Ou Foutenoy, on Fontenoy, Like eagles in the sun, With Lloody plumes the Iriuh ataud, the field iy fought sad won, Conspicuous on tho weat-side wall was an Amori- cun eaelo, from whose beak depouded the Stars sud Stripes nud the “Erin go Bragh " groon standard, and above which woro hung tho mot- toes “*The Memory of the Brave,"” “The Lund of the Froo," aud “The Homo of the Brave," Tho repast,’ was very elogant in its get-up, and refleotod crodit upon Cliiof-Cool Jones an Hond-Waitor Butlor, of tho Driggs House, Who lLava been workiug for soveral daye to produco the brilliant effoct which, it is but fair to ey, dazzled tho oyos of the banquetters as thoy outored tho room. The enlrf of guosts took place at about Lalf-past9 o'clock, thoe bands playing s lively march. The 830 soats boing Geetipled, the discussion of the edibleq was pro- cceded with and cousumed abont thr. §-quarters of an hour, at the end of which time TILE HON, MR, MORDIKON called the assombly to order and made s fow iutroductory remarks, He uaid that, instend of making a #peecls, ho would merely rolato n story of an aucient wonk, who, in years gono by, calobrated tho occasion of ' tho birthday of the good 8t. Francis by uttoring a sulo:fy over him, Wwaich pleased lis hearers so well that ey looked forward with pleasuro to the next anni- vorsary of tho aint’s natal day. When that day arrived, tho monk addressed his hearers as fol- Jows: ' My brothren, onp yoar ago to-day I Y_renched to you on the subjoect of the good Snint Francis, I have not heard from him sineo then, and, consequontly, have nothing moro to say about him." The speakor was in protty much tho same fix a8 the good old monk. A yoar bo- fore he Lind told sl he kuew about tho snint whaso birthday they were colebrating, and ho could not add anything to what be lind thon #aid. Ho belioved that when a man hod nothing to say it was best for him to say nothing. TILE HON. THOMAS HOYNE, In responso to tho toast of **’Uho President of tho United Btates," Mr. Thomas Hoyne said that the Preaident bad taken an unfair advantuge of Lim in placing him Letweon two goneral officors, one of whom hnd gained fame in the late War, He felt it would be dauinmus to speak anything but praiso of tho toast, but ho would respond, as the lnwyers eay, vi el armis, Perbaps tho bighost achievoment of our civilization was to Lo found in the fact that, ou au occaslon lika the prosent, differont partics could unite in honoring tho ohief of the ustion. It should not be forgotten that we wero at the prosont day tho only nation who hold the power of choosing their own ralers. Civil aud religious llhurg wora tho cnnranteed facts of tho National Constitution, 'bis was pever more shown than whon at the close of tho war Gens. Grant and Bhoridan stayod tho hand of those who would have ar- raigned tho dofeatod rolels ou & chargo of trosson, This should teach tho despots of Tiuropo that thoy weore balund tho age iu this matter. This should teach Lingland that she could not safely coutinua to oppress Iroland, ‘Tho apoaker olosed Lisspecoh with an oloquont peroration, The noxt toast proposed wana that of tho #United Irishmen of '08," In rosponse to the toast, Mrs, Agnes Bullivan sang the popular national balled, ‘“The Red BLOVO the &neu," in uplendid atyle, hor rendi- tion of tho beautiful melody and tho exprossion which she lent tothe words beiug asbsolutely fi:rteut, and soourivg the vociferous applause of @ banquotars, 3, J. PITZGIDHON, 4 The Unitod Irishmon " was then announced, =nd respondad to by Mr, Johu J, Fitzgibbon, as follows : . Prosilent, , and Gentlemon : e Trayisy s somtomain 1s ooesuirlly enfolned upon Stn wpeakers, | willtrospass upon your stisution only fow moments, Tho toast which has Just been read Brluxu us back to & period ever-memorable iu Irfsh history, Tho last quarter of tho ecighteenth century was pro-omucutly a rovolutionory age, Hoio of the Eé:muuv. eventa that over happonad in tho world's tory lnd thelr biril 1 those gloriows und eforuy a1t sk duving: this opoch {hac, the Coloniats of America tool up arms under tho lesdorubip of Woshe n_and, by their valor, military genfuy, and pa- B cultabe "for, tho. frat® timor fn 'its leus 4omm, tho principlo of ' papular vorelunly, ' It was thon fhat iho Freuch evolublon,! lko ® storm in the soutnern 1, suddenly burat forth, and _bofore ita force sub- s iad strewy Europo with tho wrecks of institu- and dyusilos which wers previoutly wupposod indesructiile, Toen # was thet Lnlaud, im. [ bued with the apirit of tho times, urflnlzw 100,000 voluntears, to whoss prescnce -aud milltary besting sho n privelpaly cbiad for +"short DL glotions rurlnd of leyinlaiive ]lldflpnllflnl’ll'fl. It was thon thnt io oloquotico of Troland s orators. glorified Tier caiiso andl shed an fmmortal lustre upon the gonius of hor. race, Bit, viowlng thls epoch from an Irish national atandpoint, by for tho most dmportant svent that origiuated in flhiego timens, 50 prolific of grond move- aneits, wan tho orgalization of tho United " Trishmon, Though succoss (id mnot crown the offorta of thix horalo body of mom, yet the principles for whfoh they diod " nud fho pirit which tlioy ovoked, liva in the hoarts of tho Triah raco today, 8o deoply rooted aro thesa ||r1ncl‘1hu'ln tho Iriwh race, they have become on_Insoparablo law of thelr belng, and, impollod by this law, tholr aspirations can never bocomo satiaficd until fho sun of liberty, In oll ita uwondny wplendor, sall liumine Iroland, [Ap- Plaure, From the Anglo-Norman invasion to thb ers of lbfz- Isiativo tudopondence, the {nsurroctions that porioi- cally took place in Ireland to overthrow English domi- antfon partook of an internecine and roligiois cliaracs tor, Thowarcry waa ' Colt -pgainst Hoxonm,” and Drotostant was triflamed by Euglaud ngatnst Catholic, Aud thua countloss troamiires wera apent and rivors of blood hod flowed without restoriug Ircland to hor place smong tho natlons, But tho tima Lind come, and with tho H{mo cama tho man who saw how suléidal it s to have Irisbmen {ivided, un thoy waro tien, Into fhren Loatllo campsy known as Gatholive, Protestants, anil Dissentors, This mon, whoso sdveuturous lfo furnishes ono of the most brilliunt and tragla opi=odes fn Iriali bistory— the founder of o now gospel of Iriah natlonality, and of tho Unitod Irishimen—tho mon whom no_disnstor comd appal, no disappointmout crusti—ono of tho Eurl.‘ll patriots thnt ever served a holy cutine,—was the igh-spirited and {ndomitabio Walf Tono, The firot great puryo:o of Touo'sify wna fo llay tis ununtural strifo which grew out of origin of rice and diferences of roligion then provailing in Ircland. To sccomplish this ond, Tone and n small band of compatrinla catabe lished tho Socloty of tho United Irishmen in Boifast fn the "your 1701, The principles upon which tlie sociol; was - founded were, in thelanguago of its noble foundor, to forward a brotherhood of atfoction, an idontity of intoreats, comununion of rights, und an_unfon of power among Irishmen of ofl religlous denominations, In a fow ara 600,000 Irinlinen, 100,000 of whom ware from Tistor alotio, waro sarolicd 4ad aworn. to estatiisn s Republle In Irclind, ut, inving placed too much confidence fn forelgn ald which proved futile, on account of inevitablo do- Iays, the organization, belug without arms and military stores, thon faflod of its objoct. Howover, when in- surrection was precipitated in the county of Wexford by brutal and sanguinary provocaion, the undiscl plined nnd poorly-armed patriot soldiers of thal county mado a gallant coutest, bold the forces of England at Lay for nearly threo inonths, and won a serics of splon- aid victorics, But the principles of the United Irishmen aid not snls away with their goneration, Thicy survive sud louriah, becuuso thoy are founded upon tho inalicnablo vights of the Irish "people, Upon thess priuciples, scalod by tho blood of tho Tones and Shears, Lord Eward und Emmet, and the unwritton litany 'of tho hiorole dead of *08 must be rearcd the templo of Irish freedom, On ita portuls nuet bo inscribed the max- ima of tho Uulted Irishmen,—*fraternity, justice, and cquulity,"—and from its lofty dome must_foravor streain tho Louuer of universal toleration, When tho Ttish pooplo are truo to tiemsolves, aro thoroughly ‘fnbucd with the patriolto spirit of the men of 8, whon they earnestly resolvo to be an_indopondent nation, ax the God of Noture intended from tho boginning, then wili come tuelr deliveranco from {he * boudsgoe sud slaughter " which they havo suffered for ages, Oh lot ua romem- ber to-njght tho salutary teachings of tho United Irisimen, Lot tho lessons which they have taught sink deop in overy Irlsh heart, Could thoy srise from ot gory gravea, thoy would” eall upou ovary man of Irieh birth und lincage to swear by the martyred dead of *08 to be truo to tho cause which lias been kanctifed hg tho Llood of (wenty gonerstions. ({Prolonged cheoring,) Mrs. Cowoll thon recited the poom beginnlng “Who fears to speak of '18 7" ‘The President thon announced the noxt' toast, “Tho City of Clicugo tho baud _playing * Homo, Sweat [Tome,” No response was mado; the President apologized for Mayor Colvin, who wag absont through sickness. Ho then g:n- nsd" tho tonst of '““The Nationality of Iro- and, Aftor the singiug of a song by Mrs, Agnes Sullivan, the rosponss to’tha tonst was made by MR. JORN ¥, FINERTY, who, aftor rofefring briefly to the historical momories of Iieolaud, snld ‘some people might aconso such of Lis countrymon A8 wera nation- ol of entortaining a fond and foolish sentiment. Ho for one wau willing to-plesd guilty to the charge. Evory nation that had shous with honor in history 'had boon snimated Ly that sontiment. It inspired tho Carthagonian hero to swoar at tho altar of his gous **oteinal hato to Romo ;" it bada the Inurel which sprang from tho blood of Wallace to crown the Bruco with tho wreath of viotory on the heath of Bannock- burn ; it fired thoe American heart and nervod tho American arm to strike the dindom of Co- lumbia from the brow of King Goorge. [Greatand continued cheoring,]* 1t animated the chivalric represontntives of Alsaco and Lorraine, in tho toath of tho Gormau Chancollor, Bismarck, in tho midut of tho Gormau Parfinmont, to 'do- clara their allagianco to their French tatherland [cheers], and to declare that no_efforts of Prus- slan arrogance could tear the tri-color from thelr honrts, [Continuod applause.) It moved the constituencies of Iroland, from Orange Fer- mauagh to Greon Tipperary, whero * robols " al- waya lived, in tho late olection to send to the British Parliomeut_ reprosontatives pledgod to sccuro to Ireland her autonomy, and to uhow Disracli aud Queen Victoria that Iro- Iand could rule hersolt, and that tho English could mind their own business, [Applause.] Ho would not trospass furthor upon his audienco, but wonld concludo by apostrophizing, in the words of an Irish poot, the green flag of his country, which ho eaw before him: Flag of our land, thouyh acornod and banned, And seldom seen thou art, Thy fadeless groen is worn with lifo _In every Irish heart, Our fathers’ blood liath nounshed it, Our mothers' tears have wet; ° And with our love "twill tioat above A glorious nation yet, MR, M'HUOGH, The President aunounced tho toast,' Tha Ora- tors of Ireland.” Mr. McHugh ruagnndad in o briof spocch, in which he suid that Irish orators nooded 1o praise, Their fame could not be in- creasod by any laudation. Buch men as Burko, Plunket, - Grattan, Sheridan, 0'Connell, nn others would hnvo shed a lustro over the palmient days of Roman bistory, The spesker, in bis olosing remarke, stated that Irish soldiers, on tho tontad flolds of thoir own, this, and othor lands, have challenged the admiration of tho brave, won undying honors and lasting renown; but of all tho arts, the nrt of oratory is thac in which tho Irish have attained tho highiost oxcollance, and won the grandest and most varied triumphs, Amongst thom wero no empty echoes, no servile imitators ; their voive was the Yoice of cultured genius, which clothed its sub- limo idons in tho beautiful pooticlanguago of imagination, or gave them oxpression in tho foweat ond most simple words, bare aathe bleaching bonos of their anoestors who had fallen in defonse of that loved land for whose rights and Hborties their descendants are bat- thng still, W. 0. M'OLURE. Tio next toast was “Orango and Graen,” which was respoudod to by Mr. W, O, McOlure 08 follows: iy, President, Ladles, and Gentlemen : ‘Tlio sentimont to which I atn culled upon toreapond recalls to my mind this fact, thut tho disunion of tho Irlsh pooplo hus been ths hrohilc sourco of all tho woss a1d bittor recollections of the past. Suloldal strife, througir the agancy of raliglon, has ‘boony Uy, the Lusis of disunion. The titho was whet the Oathos Ho hated the Protestant sndtha Protestant hated tho Gutholic, aud the pooplo wore taught to matrust cacl “otlior, FFlorco snimosiliea worw engenderod, and all thio machinery that ablo aud_solfish rulera could de- }'km to lu:o;x tho peoplo usunder was put i oporation, pplauso, iy nectarian feeling overcame thelr lovo of con- try, They loved Ireland well, but not wisely, They were willing to die for Ireland, but wore not alwys willing that thelr blood should’ minglo on {ho somje flold of batile wil thelr fellow-countrymen, who (id not worsip God preciscly after tholr own' fashion, Thoy Wasted thetr eneryles and aplendid fighting: ubility, instoad of consoliduting iu ono solid mass and aclloylng that liberty and indopoudenco which a come Linad oot could it havo fuled o securs, [Ap- Plaune, ‘We bolievo tho tmo lins como when we must appeal fo the Irlah peoplo on tho brosd prineiplo of Jriuh nntlonality, easting nald overy veatiys of narro ves- tariunism which has too loug divided the Irisls peopla both at lomo and abrosd, Ircland, slnco 1782, hos heen liko tho soiting sun in s wintry hortzon, but ¢t us hope that tha day {8 not. far dlstani ‘When 8o will riso sguin more resplendent it hor pris- Sino niajosty aud glory 1o iluminato tho astern Hem. aphiero, ‘Chank God tho signs of the times raveal a bottor doy, Irishmen ovorywhero ara throwing aslda thelr soctardan anlraosities, and are bolng rafsed to higher standurd of thought und iudopendenco [sppluise], stondiug upon broud platform of s common country, and, sldo by side, are working zealously for tho wele fare, prospority, aud iudopondeuco of thair mative nd, Can T botter jilustrate the blending of the Orango and tho Green tusn by drawing your ottention to the rocont clection in " Trelan ‘whero Protestant us well aa Cathollo cftics uud counties roturned to the Dritish Farfument ropr sontativen with uutruotions to duwuna for Irohng #1joma Ttule,” 8s woll ua Lo advouata the doctrine of tho divine right of overy nation to govorn a7 [Ap- plause,] T might go furthor in {liuktrating the sentl- ament embodied in my toast, and diroot your uttontion 1o the mou sasembled around this festive bLourd, Wo aro lioro from tho bloak North, from the wild Weat, and from the morv genial Boutls, men of ull croods, Outholioand Protostant, united” for ono purpose s to promote love aud unity among the Trish peoplo, to pro- sunt u dewoustration of our ustionsl priuciples, to comont tica of frivndship butwoen the Orungo and ' the Qroen, und to leslity in undying lenguago our ablior- rouco Of ilio forelgn yoke thrust upaii tho Irish raco by tho tyrannjeal baud ofu bitter snd unrolenting foo, We dealra to unito the Orange and tho Groen fu ordor to prosent a solid front, aud win back fram Euglund {hio procious gom of liberty, which ahio sfole like n thiuf in tho nigut, [Loud applsuse,} n concluslon, lat us hopa tiiat the day s not far dis- taut when the poopls of Irelsud will riso in thoir united streugil, dsmanding the independance of thelr native Iand; then, indeed, will the world ccho the sone tluent that tho udivorsal Witl for Uberty coming from an cualaved race is the voleo of God aud an_nvonging peoply, ond, rising fn thoir might, with & Just and holy causo, British Davylon sball e overthrown, Ireland rodoomed and regenerated, and once ogain from the halls of an Irish Parliiment will bo heard oloquenco {nat distingulshed & Gratiau, & Cutran, snd an 0'Con- nolk Thon, and not tiil thon, will Ircland lave resumed her placo smong the nations of the carth, [Olioors,] GEN. BUERIDAN, The Prosident, In a fow nppropriate words, roposod tho tanab of #Gon. Phil Bhorldan,” o which the gallant soldior mado a orief but po- oullarly happy rosponso. In it ho atated qum was takon by surpriue in bolug eallad upon to n{mnk. uy hs thought it wus tho undorstandiug that bo waa not to make n spocclt, 1o Etated that 1f his falhor and mother had not hurtlod up in their dotermiuntion to emlgrate from Irolan Lo would have been born thero ine londs of in tho Unitod Statos, It was hard for him (o toll what would have beon hiy Iot had be been born in Iroland, but ho could safoly #ny that he would have beon & much bet- tor Fonian tnan Lo wans at prosont. [Choers sud lnu%v)itur, during which the Generul took his soat., IR LADIES, Thotonstof “Iho Latlioa" was then deank by the bauquettors, and respouded to by Mesars., Good- willo and Gampboll, and tho tonst of *The Pross" was drank, but fallod to olicit response. The room was then clearod for dancing, which waa kept up with the utmost spirjt uutil an oarly Llour this morning. o - ELSEWH ILLINOIS, AT DILOOMINGTON. Syectal Dispalch to The Chicagn Tribune, Brooxinaton, 1ll., -March 17.—To-dsy was & dny of benutiful sunshino and plensant at- mouphore, most auspicious for the colobration of tho auniversary of Ireland'a patron Saint. 8ix large temporanes . and bonovolont soclotios formed in procession and paraded the streots in rogalin and with bands. Tho sight was magnifi- cont. At the Gonvent ouch standard was crownod by Bistor Baptiste with a wrenth of flowors. At Qen. Gridley's rosidence an ologant stondard floated in the air, and when the procossion halted it wos nddrossed by tho Genoral. At Pumnix Hall addresses were delivored by Father McGovern, Gon. Bloomflold, Charlos Shackle- ford, M. J. Fitzpatrick, aud others. *AT SPRINGFIELD, Speeial Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. Srnivoriewy, I, March 17.—T'ho Irishmen in tho Logislature, togothor with invitod guosts, held & banquet at the Leland to-night in honor of their patron saint. ~ Tho colobration of B, Tatricic's Day was duly observod st tho Irish Catlolic Church and with o street display. The V\innrlug of the groen was o foature of tho occa~ sion, ' i AT PEORIA, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Proia, Iil., March 17.—St. Patrick's Day was obgorved hero by tho Iathor Mathew Tompor- anco Socloty turning ont in strost parade, and by @ coucert and ball at Rouse's Hall to-night, The procession was not a vory imposing one, and but little intorest was mamfosted for tho ocea- sion, Tho Hon. Wa W, O'Brieu addressed a Inge assemblago at LaSnlio to-day. AT ALTON. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Avroy, Iil., March 17,—The anniversary of St. Patrick's birthday was celobratod to-day'in this city with great onthusiasm by the difforont Irish societios. The day was very fair and pleasant. The great feature of tho doy wae the imposing procession which marohed through the streets, after whick the societies adjourned to thoir Lall, whore a grand banquet was sproad, and, during tho afternoon, songs, speaches, ete., wore indulged 1n, AT DECATUR. Snectat Dispatch to I'he Chicago Tribune, Decarun, Ill, March 17.—St, Patrick's Day wag colobrated liere for tha first time. About smflm?-flvd Irishmen appeared in procession, hondod by tho Deoatur silver cornot band, and mndo tho tour of tha city, ‘Iha stars and st1ipos nud the groon _bannor wore jomed togather, and doubtloss inspired n gront deal of patriotism for both countrios. ho fostivitios of the dny closed with & grand ball to-niglt, AT JOLIET. Special Dispatch to Tha chicago Tribune, Jortet, ‘IIl., March 17.—5t. Patrick's Day was obsorved hero, toa tor.extent than for a numbor of yoats, Tho procession lofs St, Pat- ricl’s Church about 11 o'clock, headed by tno Wilmington brass band, The two bauds of this city also took part in tho procossion, Tho pro- cessfon was twico ns large as was ovor befora seen hero upon o similar occasion. The socie- ties of tha Gorman churchos participated for the first time, ‘I'boRev, Fathor Nolto couducted the roligious excroisca. A temporanco ball is now in progress at Worner's Hall, ns a close of the fos- tivities of tho day. AT LA SALLE, . LASALLE, TIL, March 17.—Tho 1442d anniver- mnry of tha birthday of . tho patron enint of Ira- land was colobrated in LaSatle and Poru to-day in & monnor truly magnificent. A procession ‘was formed at half-past 10 o'clock in the foilow- ing ordor: Clul‘g{mon of the Irish Catholio churches of LaSulle and Poru, in carriages; or- ators of the day in carringes; band in nmform; Zine City (LaSalle) Fire Departmont in full uni- form; steam lirc-engine, bonutifully decoratad ; Ottawa Total Abstinenco Socicty; Br. Mary's Total Avstinonco Bociety, of Peru; band; Stronter Total Abstinonce Bocioty; Lostant Total, Abetinonco Sacloty; Wenons Total Abdtinence Bocioly; LaSalle Total Abstinonco Sneioty; LaSallo Tomperance Crusadors, over 200 boya; Streater Ancient Ordor of Hibornians; LuSalle Auciont Order of Hibernians, and citi- zens on horseback, ~ All thoe various socletics woro docorated with beautiful and approprinto Ludgos, and each bore & brilliant bauwer; but the American Stars and Stripos wuved at the head of cach. ‘I'ho procession was over a milo in length, snd numbered about 1,600, Tho lmo of march was through the prineipal strects of La Ballo and Peru, * Banquots were sorved to jmn- monso multitudes in bothcitios, lollowed by many approprinto toasts. Sobiioty and good ordor pro- vailod throughout the day, and a_ grand bafl at the Chambers Houso in FPoru closed the dny's foutivitioa, AT ROCKTORD, Special Dispateh to T'ha Chicago Tribune, Rockronp, Ill., March 17.—5t. Patrick's Day wos observed hero with all appropriate core- monies. s INDIANA. AT KOUTIL BEND. Snecial Dispateh to Ihe Clucago Tribune, Sourit Beap, Ind., March 17.—The ouly fon- turo bore to-day in honor of Bt, Patrick by his followors was & quiet ohioken disputo held out- sldo of the oity, at the Fair grounds, in which several chickons wore killed, An advartised Re- publican candidate for City Marshal mannged one sido of the affairs. A noliconble feature was no whisky. Special Di e to e Che {bu ial Dispateh to_1he Chicaan Tribune, LooANsroRT, p(iud‘, March 17,—8t, Patrick's Day waa duly Louored bere to-day. The Father Mathow and Hibernian Socloties turncd out in full forco with three bands of musie, Hou. \Vflzlltnm Cumback mado a temporance speech to- night, : AT VALPATAIEO, Varraraio, Ind., March 17.—The Oatholies colobratod St. Patrick's Duy iv full forco. The procession consisted of ovor 100 persons mouut- ¢d on horsobacls, about 800 with tonms, and two bands, one of- them from Chicago. AT INDIANAYOLIH, Speoial Dispatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune. InNpranavorss, Murch 17.—S8t. Patrick's Day was grandly celobrated horo, Delegations from Conuoruvillo, Rushvilie, Liborty, Bouth Boud, and other citios of Indizna joined. Grund mass was held in the morning, and an_imposing pro- cossion and immonse meoting nt the Acadomy of Duslo In tho aftarnoon, Addresses were ,mado by Muyor Mitohell, the Hon, B. B. Daly, of Delphl, aud Father Cooney, of South lend, Threo balls are in prograss to-night. * AT FOUT WAYRE, Speetul Disnatols to The Chicago Tribune, Forr Wayne, Ind., Maroh 17.—8L. Inirick'a Day was colobrated fn an_imposing manner, sud high-mass waa obsorved at tho Oathedral this mourning. In the aftornoon, & procossion num- hurln{: 600 mon paraded tho principal stroots, To-night, the Rov. J. P, Gallaghor, of Oinoiu- uatl, 0 nddrossiug on immeouse audionce at the Cathodral, [ WISCUONSIN, AT MADISON, Spectal Dispatoh to 'he Chicago Tribine, Mantso, Wis,, Murch 17.—8t. Patriok’s Day dawned dinmally here, bub it cleared up during tho foronoou, and the day has been duly celo- bratod by aur Irikh Tollow-oitizans, ‘Thore was a large concourse at Bt. Raphnol's Churoh, whore High-Mass was colobrated, and an cloquent dis- courso sppropriste to the day j)rnnehofl by Fathor Vahoy. Led by the Bt Joseph band, and with banners and rogalin, a prooossion, con- aluting of the Bt, Josepli ‘Lotal Abstinence So~ oloty, the yonng mon's Hufl(etg of Gorman Qatholics, and tho 8t, Raphael's Hocloty, march- ed through tho priucipal streots, ‘Lhis ovening the ladies of Bt, Raphael's gave » giand bane uet at Olty Hall, presided over by Ald, Tom urke, As for some years past, liquor was lofé - By “out, but tho tonsts and responses waro none tha lous Bploy. 5 AT FOND DU LAC, W8, special Danatels o The Chicgo Tribune, TFonp py Lag, Wis, March 17,—8t. Patrick's Day was duly colobrated in this eity, All tho bonoyolont nnd total-nbetinence soglatios turnod aut, forming n proocssion half amllo in langth, ’l‘o-nlfilt a geand ball s boing enjoyed at Ar- mory Hall, . AT MILWAURER, Special Dispatsh to The Chicago Tridune, Minwavkee, Wis, Maroh 17.—8t. Patrick's Dny was suinbly observed, A procession of Irish bonovolont” sooloties and military compn- niea paradel tho sireots, which waoro ‘crowded with thousands of .apectatorn, The celobration olosed with a banquot at tho Newhall House, AT DELOIT, . Bpeciat Ditpateh to The Cileago Tribyne, Berorr, Win,, Maroh 17.—Thoto wan much in- torest hors in conneotlon with the colobration of Bt, Patrick, Dny servicos wore hold in tho 8t Thomas Ontholic Church in the foronoon, TFathor Bullivan bolug nssistod by & priost from Dolovan, Dalogates from Jaueaviile, incluaing & brass band, arrived about noon, and nt 2 11’1 m, tho Bt. Tliomas Temporance Bovloty and band, necompanied by Lho Jancsville ~ delogation, formad in procosslon and marvhed through the vrincipal ptreots, After tho parade, a vory largo nudienco listonod to a seholarly and oloquont ud- dress by Prof, T'aul Brodor.” A foutival ocou- pios the aveniug. e IOWA. . AT DUBUQUE. Specal Dispateh‘to The (hicago Tribune, Dunuqus, Ia., Mareh 17.—8t. Patrick's day was colobrated in this city by a grand parado, participated in by tho Irlsh Catholio Bocloty, in- cluding both womon and claldren, _Aftor pa- radlug through thoe prinvipsl stroets, hended by & band of musie, they marched to the Cathedraf, whoroe high-mass was celebratod, nud a panegyric of 8¢, Patrick waa deliverod by the Rov. Fathor Burke, Nono of the business-liouses were olosod, but the duy was generally obsorved as s holiday by Catholics, AT DAVENFORT. Special Dispateh lo The Chicaqo Tribune, DAvENFonT, In,, Morch 17,—8t, Oatrick’s Day was_celebrated in this city to-dsy by services in all the Catlolio charches this morning, and by & purado of tho Irish socictios of Davenport and Rock Isloud, Tivo woclotios, numbering over 00 mon, turned out in regatin, with banners and muslo. 'Tliofo waro apooclion this ltornogn ab the German Theatre here, This eveniug thero will be balls, festivaly, and the like. . AT KEOKUIC, Snecial Ditpateh tn The Chicago Tritnne. - Keorux, Ia., March 17.—8t. Patrick’s Day was abserved Liore to-day with approprinte eeromo- nigs. At 9 o'clock ‘this morning, sclemn high mass wns colobrated in 8t. Poter's Catholic Church. At the conclusiongof tho roligious ox- orcises, tho Catholic sociot®s formed in proces- sion, and dpnmdnd tho principal sircots of the city, headed by o band of music. 'Tho procession was o very large nnd imposing one, uumbering abont 1,000 men all in regala, To- night o grand banquet i being held in one of the Inrgeat holls n the city. Suppor hns beon sorved, and uddresses aro being made by prom- incot citizons. Tho atlendance is vory large, and much interest s manitosted, placanats s ity MICHIGAN. AT EAST SAGINAW, 310K, Snectal Disnatch to 'ne Chicago Tribune, ‘Easr 8aaryaw, Mich., March 17.—8t. Patrick’s Doy was colobrated horo to-day by a procession, in which tho St. Joseph Booisty joined the St. Patrici Sooloty. Thore' were about 500 in tho procassion, which was preceded by o band, and the police force of tho city aa oscort. ‘Iho pro- cession formed at B8t. " Mary's Church, and marched to Bt, Joseph's Church, whera High Muss wos obsorved. In the evening, & lecture was dolivered at Irving Hall on Christian and Pagan Iroland, by tho Rev. Father Bweenoy. Tho lecture was largely attended. 3 AT COLUMNUS, Coruninus, 0., March 17.—8t. Patrick's Day was velobrated to-day by & procession aud ban- ;;uut this ovening, " Dolegations wore present rom goveral neighboring towna. - AT TOLEDO, Toreno, March 17.—Tha various Catholic so- ciotics, religious nnd clvie, colobrated St, Pat- riclcs Day in an imposing wounor, Ona of the largest processions over witnesscd here paradad tho' principal streots, and o statuo of Irdlaud's patron saint, which had been placed on the tap of Bt, Latrick's Tustitute building, was unveiled with approprinto_coromonios. Gov. Allen was ‘prosont and participated in the exerciaes, MISSOURI. T 8T. LOUIS. A Sveetal Disputch to The Cluacago Tribune, 8. Louss, Mo,, March 17.—8k. Patrick smiled. seranely on' St. Louis to-day, and from carly dawn till the sun went down, and after, the prin- cipal thoroughfares of the city wero crowded with citizens of all nationalities and compiox- ons. The neighboring towns and villages de- liverad their respoctivo quotas, both in mupply- ing matorial for tho procession, aud in adding to tho gonoral mass of lookers-on, Tho proces- sion, which was the lnrgest ever on the stroots of 8t. Louis on & similur occasion, commonced organizing at 9 o'clock a. m., and it wag threo hours boforo tho difforent sooiotios ond companies were fu line, 12 o'clock tho march through _tha rincipal strests was commenced, led by the Lin- oll Grays, & fine body of home_military. Tho QGrand Marshal of tho day was Pat Monahan, to whose skill as an organizer much of tho sucecess of the occasion’ is due. Over forly societies wora in the procession, which was _ostimated to have embraced not less than 7,000 men. The Knights of St. Patrick did not mareh, but held o banquot this evening ot the Southorn, st which Cal. Goorge Knapp, Prosident of the Knights, dolivered an addross, Tho day passod without n singlo nccidont. A grand calico ball is holding forth ot tho Comique, at which there is an ine toresting display of Pat aud the shamrock, i, NEW YORK. IN KEW YORK CITY. New Yong, March 17.—8t, Patrick's Day was honorsd hero by Pontifieal mass in the Catho- dial and high mass in mostof the churchos, The customary march of tho Irish societies took pluce, notwithstanding the unceasing rain, Tho start was doforred till2 o’clock, Brooklyn, Jor- oy Citv, and the neighboring towns have their processions also, but the rain plays havoo with thoir glitter and show. 'Tho procession took ane hour and twonty minutes to pass City Hall, marching close and fast_on account of the rain, and numboered betwoen 15,000 und 20,000, Tho-annusal dinner of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick took place this evening, Justice John T, Drody presdiug. The Knighta of tho Iod Braneh also gave their annunl dinner commemo- rativa of the oconsion, Grand Commander John W. Goff, presiding. Letiora and upologics woro recoived from Prosident Grant and William O, Drynat. BUFFALO, AT Spectal Dispateh to L'he Chicago Tribune, Burravno, March 17.—The largest and most euthusiastio colobration of 8t, Patrick’s Day that has ocourred hore for years took place to-day and ovening. St PENNSYLVANIA, AT PHILADELPHIA. Spectal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, PRILADELPHIA, Pa., March 17.—The mont im- posing purado evor colebrated in Lhis city was that of to-duy. During tho forencon n drizzling, disagreoable rain foll, and many, dotorred on thol account, chioro to stay at homo rather thun travel all day through the mud and stush, Atu yory oarly hour, tho various socictics intonding to parade assembled in thelr rospoctivo churches to participato in the solomn service of high mass, This roliglous duty being atiended to, the vast procession formed in lino wloug Broad strot, from Berks to Market stroet. ‘I'hie streats through which it passed were literally ammed with gight-eoors, and every ishman—and woman, too, for that matter— Doro some omblem of tho day, in the form of n badge, sprig of shamrock, or evorgroen, Many business toams woro simllarly decorated, Tho various publio works were stepped for the day, rud tho vast majority of tho busittoss establish- ments were gaily docorated with bunting, THE PARADE, with upwards of 80,000 men in lino, was o grand porupectivo of bauners, the groen outviciug every othor buo ; and aa it filad by onthusiastio choors grooted it at overy atep. ‘Lhe men aud boys composing it marohied to the tunos of thelr uu- tivo land, . INTENESTING FEATOURLS intho line wera barouches fillod with children drossed in spotloss white, and decked with rib- bouu ; Hebes, similarly npparoled, holding the typical harp or the dolicate shamrook ; the AMnid of ¥rin, an ideal so adorable to every Irish heart; & beauiifully decorated wagon coutaluing an n%nd hinrper, his hoad bowoed upon his harp, whiel stood silent iu front of him. Through the linon wero upward of 250 ba- rouches, vontaining tho clorgy, aged and honor- ary membors of the different sociotios, oto., and alto omulbysos, or opon wagous, lod"with littlo givls baring flags and standards insorlbod with tho namesof the States'of tho Union, and of the counties of Iraland, Iifty-ono tomper- Ance socioties, numbering 14,500 men, were a distinctive featuro of the procession, oach go- oloty wesriug a distiuguishing unitorm, Tiwenty-a1x bouevoleut soclotles were repro- sented by 10,000 t0 12,000 men, boariug appro- SDAY. MAKCH 18, 1874. printo badgoa, flags, mottoes, ete., forming the socond divisian, Ihe third divislon conalsted of the literary and sociul rooloties, numboring about 3,000mom- orH, The Inst nnd most romarkablo divik- fon contaluing 8,000 to 10,000 men, was compored ol ho Ilibornian Creons, Qnllow-Glnsses, Knights of Bt, Phillip, tho An- clont Ordor of hlbom(nns, and_Irish Nntional- {ats, Tho Gnllow-Glasses mado o fino show phyaleally. ‘Thoy aro a splendid sot of won, all over 6 foot bigh, and their noblo bLearing wny much commonted on. 'Tho procossion, hoadad by o dotnil of mouuted polico, was roviowed by Mayor Stolloy and tho Conuells at Fitth and Cheatnut straots. Dutrlng tho- evening thore were numerous colobrationn throyghout tho u!lt'a- ‘I'he Hibernian Society at ils annual dinnor this aftornoon lonstod with much enthusiasm our Irish Brothora in tho West. AT PITTHOURQIL Swecial Disputch to the Chicago Tribune, Prrrapunan, Ta,, March 17,—8t. Usirlcls day was_observed liero to-day by thoe Irishwoiti- zens with & grand mlllbnrfl and civie procession conslsting of 6,000, whic] pnnsml in roview ba- fore-tho Mayor aud City Council, Appropriato #orvices wore held fn iho Cuthodral this morn- ing, and to-night in il tho hullk bnils axe in progress in Lonor of Iroland's patron eaint, st i, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AT WABHINGTON. Speefal Diapateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, Wasinnarox, D. C., March 17.—The parado and other domonstrations in celobration of 8t. Patrick's Day were on o largor scalo and moro intoroating to-day than ever befora in this city. It was getorally romarked that there was moro of ademonstration than on ono of our untional Liolidaya for Reversl yenrs, LOUISIANA, AT NEW ORLEANS, New Orreans, March 17.—8t. Patrick's Day wag colobrated by the Hibornian Boueyolont As- nociation and other Catholio sociotios in proces- sion. Tho Catholic Total Abstinenco Boocioty, nbout 400 strong, formod & notablo foature in the procossion. O ~— TENNESSEE, AT MEMPHIS, Mearruis, Tonn., Mareh 17,—S8t. Patriok's Day ‘was duly observed by the various Ilibernisn so- ciction ‘with a grand procession through tho principal streats, in which the Italian Soctste do Union do Frattallassorn took part, after which ligh moss was coleprated at Ht. Patrick's Church, AT NASHVILLE, Nasnviure, Toun,, March 17.—St. Patrick's Day was celobrated fn this olty with grent on- thuginem by the Irish citizens, The differont societics combined and paraded the streets this morning, To-night three grand balls are in rufi:fias, ous rt tho Btute .Capitol, largely nt- onded, ‘WEST VIRGINIA, AT WHEELING. Wneeumvo, W. Va., March 17.—8t. Patrick's Day was obsorved in this city with appropriate coremouy, The parndo of difforent sooietion was lurgor and finer than any former parade, — CANADA. IN MONTREAL. Spectal Disnateh to the Chicago Tribune. Mo~nTnEAL, March 17.—8t. Patrick’s Day was eolobratod flero in tho nsual mauner to-day, about 50,000 peoplo joining in the proceusion, which paraded tho priticipal streots. . AT TONONTO. Special Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tribune, TonoxTo, Ont., March 17.—Tho Romun Cath- olio portion of tho community colobrated their duy In this city by o grand procossion, after tho morning sorvico, which was over a mile in longth, On no previous occasion did thoy make a finer display. A largo numbor of bands wora engagod, and_some sections turned cut in wniform. The day horo aud at other poiuts throughout this Province passod off quictly, save & fow-msignitl- cant rows, a usual concomitant of large gather- ings. e IN GENERAL. New Yonx, March 17.—Dispatches from the principal cities axd towns of tho Middlo, Ehatorn, and Southorn States report Bt. Patrick's Day to Lioyo boon observed with more than ordinary enthusissm. At Baltimore, two colored societios formed part of the procossion. The day has boon nniverssily free from unpleasant feature of any kind, excenting tho weather, CASUALTIE; Drowned at Dixon, I, Special Dinpatel to The Chicago #yibune, Drxow, Ill, Maich 17,—Thomas Bishop, fed 17, and ouly son_of Mra, Bishop, of this city, wag drowned in Rock Rivor, near' the dam, to- day. The boy was out alone in his boat; got- ting in the currcut, Lis bost was upset. 1Io struggled maufully, but, no one.being near to holp, he wout under. His body has not beon recovored. ¥ Narrow Escape from o Fearful Dise 4 astere Speeial Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Haxiuron, March 17.—At the Desjardines Canal, a1 n spot where some sixty or sevonty ives were lost by tho brenking of the railrond- bridge, o few yoars ago, the passenger-bridge yesterdoy gave way whilo throo teams, with volicles, wora crossing, all of which, with their occupants, fell into tho canal, adistance ot near- ly sovouty feot Lelow. Strange to say, sll the people escaped with their lives, though limbs woro broken and other severe injuiies rocoived., Tour horses were drowned, and two of the men were just rescued in timo to save their lives, 1 Steamboat Burncd. NEw Onieaxs, March 17,—~Steambost South- wostern, which sailed on Thursday, for Shrove- port, with & fall list of passangora aud 600 tons of nugorted cargo, burned at Colfax on Sundny morning, Tho bostand cargo sre s total loas, Value of cargn unknown, 'I'ho boat was valued at £30,000; insured for $10,000, The passon- gora loat their baggage, Tho ofilcers and crow il’ tho Bouthwoestorn roturned horoe by the Mario ouis, Run Over Killied. Spectul Dispisteh b The Chicusro Tribune, ‘WiLRESBARRE, Pn., March 17,—This morning tho down train ou tho Lobigh Susquohanun TRailroad, coming into this city at 8 o’clock, ran ovor aud Lilled Isabells MoGauldrich, The wo- man was 80 years of age, had heard the whintlo and stoppod from tho tiack, but ag the express rusbed by her dicss caught in tho whooels, draw- ing hor under the train, 3 AL 2 o'¢look this afternoon, the up train on the Laoghawanuo & DBloomsburg Railroad ran over aud justantly killed John Quinu, a minor, walk- jug on the traok near the Union mines, four miles bolow this city. The uufortunuste ran leavos & wife aud soveral children, ‘ RELIGIOUS. ‘Cha Catholic Sce of Milwaulico to Bo Made an Archbishoprics Minwaukie, Wik, Morch 17.—It brs beon lostned bove with groat satisfaction that the Ontholic Soe of Milwaukee Is to be rawsed to nn Archbishopic, aud that- Bishop Honni will be promoted to the Archiopiscopacy. i e /A0 THE WEATHER. ‘Wasumaron, D. 0., Murch 17,—~PRonAnmaTies —Tor the Northwast and Upper Luko rogion, Yull- ing tompocature, northwostorly winds, cloudy wenthor, und suow, ulearing in tho foretioon. GENERAL OUSELVATIONS, & Ciwano, March 18—1 a, m, Statlon, | Bher o Thr] IFand, [ fain Weather, Brockinrdg20,791 29IN, W,y frosh. ... [Oloudy. 0airo, v o oof20:88 GO]S., Lilsks, Light rain, 20,74 Rt 6] ¥, Gibeon, Keokuk s LuCrow 5 Leavon: o' Phrest'ing, Milwaukoo Cloar, Omuhu 46 N2 daght, Fulr, Pombu Iy it L Ead 4[N, W B9I8.E,, troah,. e s THE LAKE UNDERWRITERS. . Swecial Disuateh to Tha Chicago Tefbune, Dorrato, N, Y., Maroh 17.—The lixecntive Uomnnttos of tho Undorwriters holl & mueting at the Lifft House, In this oity, to-dsy, AL the aftoruoon sossion, audionce was given the dole- Enteu of tho vosscl-owners, and thelr griovances oard, Although the Commitiea have nob com- plotad their business, it was detormined at the ovouing #osnion to receda from thorr former ace ton with rogurd to the sbandonment clause, S e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nzw_Yong, March 17.—Arrived—Stoamshi Italls, from dm;fiw. b2 S REVENUE FRAUDS. Workings of the Moicties Sysiem in New York, Distriot-Attornoy Bliss' Share of the Spoils, The Treasury Department Reports the Recelpts from this Source. Spectal Dispateh to Tho Chieago Teibune, New Yonx, March 17.—Distriot-Attornoy Goorge Bliss, Jr., wag the only United Btates oftteinl who could bo induced by Jayno's appenls or throats to appear in his support before tho ‘Ways and Moans Commiiteo in ita investigation of morchanty’ griovancon undorjthio molaty laws,, iy nction was doubtless impelled mors by fears of exposuro whtch Juyno had threatoned than by love of tho man. Somo throats woro uttorad against tho Sooratary of the Tronsury and the Custom-ITouse offuinls, and it is now asscrted at Washington, and roached lhere, that Jayne I detormined to carry out his thronts ogalugt the latter, The District-Attor- ney ondenvored Lto strongthon his atatomentu boforo the Committeo lnst "I'hunidoy by doclaring that **his Intorest in the moities wns an {ndivect one, and,” ha addod, * compara- tivoly small.” e intorest in all such cases in fixed by law at 2 por cent, o that it in nolther in~ dolinito or indirect. That Mr. Blisa had anothor ond “indirect " intovest in all Juyno's cnsos in indicatod only by his own statement and tho groat nctivity lio has alvays displayed in aiding Jay in bis *squoceing brocowcs,” of by s pincticed in the Sanborn business, whero bo re- coived 6 per cont by a Erlvntu Arrangomont with _that” contractor. That it is truo that tha direeb reccipts of the District-Attorney have beon comparatively small, doponds wholly upon tho comparison instituted, Thoy wore only nbout one2twolfth of the receipts of thoe Spocial Agent, but Mr, Bliss has divided with no one as tho Jaynes wore compolied to do. His feos woro only about one-fourth the shareof tho Colloctor or that of tho Naval-Oflicor, but they have boon fully doublo the recoipts of any other District- Attornoy for the Southorn District of Now York. s shnaro of tho “squeezings" from thirty-five diferent morchants, all of which infamous work way accomplished in nine months,wns£22,562.03. ‘I'his is the insignificant nterest of District-At~ tornay Bliss in the customs casos. Tho calenla- tion does not fnclude his feos on remiseiona aud protests, [To the Aasociated Presa.) FINES AND FORFEITOR ‘WasmsaroN, D, €., Murch 17.—1he Treasury Departmont has propared a_statomont of flucs, ponaltics, and fortoituros in New York from Nov. 40 to March 1. A portion of the colleclions for Jamuary and ol for Fobmary romain undistributed in the Troasary, "The Rrosy proceods nro swated at $195,24G; duties, 134,078, and oxpenses, $7,027. Net amount cov- ored into the Trensury, $183,241. "Tho Collector, Naval Ofiicor, and Surveyor of. New York ench raceived of the amonut thus far, 31,430, Jayno 18 montioned in ono enso involving £48,401, but his claim to moicty is couteatod. STATE LEGISLATURES. IOWA. Special Disnateh to The Chi eago Tribune. Drs Moixgs, In., March 17.—As predicted in yosterday's dispotches, the combination on the Appropriation bill wae rostored Inst night, This morning Mr. Paul moved the roconsiderstion of tho voto by which tho approprintion to the State Univer- sity was dofoated. An amendment was offored that tho amouns be fixed at $46,000, which pro- vailod; and tho bill passed. Tho approprintions to other institutions, which were cut down or defeated yesterday, were immediately brought wup in the semo way, and ench got a fair amount, though all wero cut down from tho figures originally asked for, The Annmosa Penitentiary, which was apparontly loft aut in tho cold altogether, got 24,000, Tho House had anotuor lively debats on tho Dbill to abolish the office of State Printer and Bindor. Tho Senate bill which cut down tho lmy 10 per cent to the printer, and 16 per cont 0" the bindor was virtually . dofoated by an amendment that ~ the poy bo cut down 25 per cent, This tho Sonate will not paes, and u0 offort will bo made to pross thio matter any further. ADJOURNMENT. The opinion of members to-night is that all the businees will bo dono by Whursday., Tho Assombly will adjourn on that day, sftor an af~ ternoon seesion. BTATE PIINTER AND BINDER. The Ropublicany_hold g eancus for the nomi- nation of State Printer sud Binder. R, P, Clarkeon, of tha State Register, tho prosont in- cumbent, was nominated oo the first ballot for Stato Printer, by n vote of 62 to 80 for J.T. Hull, Bacrotary of the Senate, Mr. Porking, of the Bioux City Journal, was nominated for State Bindor. The Anti-Monopolists also mot in cau- cus, and rosolved to make no nominations, An improssion has gone torth that the Republicans olmmmd to Clarkson may unite with the Anti- Mougpolists and eloet & new man, but toe mun i8nob yot namod. THE HAY-SEED PARTY.' To-night the hay-seed party is in progress at the Aborn House. The Governor and many ‘mombors of the Loegislature are prosent, and nu- morous guests trom various parts of tho State, 1t iy the grand party of the soason. TREABURER RANKIN, Tu tho Distriot Court this morning, the attor- noys for Samuol E. Rankin, the defanlting Treasurer, moved to quush the indictment againat him on the ground that the Grund Jury was not summoned according to the provisions of tho statute, ana for the further reason that tho testimony bofore the Grand Jury was not writ- ton, s required by law, Aftor the argument by connsol, Judge Maxwell sustained the motion, This releagos Mr. Rankin, as also all the crimi- nuls indicted by the enme Grand Jury, iucludinfi' & iumber of saloon-keopers, who wore indictes under tho liquor law ————— MICHIGAN. ial Dispatch to The Clicago Tiibune, Laxsizg, Mich., Murch 17,—The Senato deter- mined to raise again the question of tho taxation of the liguor trallio whou the body wus full, in order {o got a full voto. The Committeo on Eduention reported the sec- tion coucerning tho coutrol of the University substantially a8 in the prosent Counslitution, T'he Committee on Ruilronds roporied recom- mending the ndoption of tho article as roported by tho Cummission, . Iutho caso of Speod, of Wayno, who was reprimandod yesterduy for abxence witliout lenve from the House, the sentencos way susponded, "Tho Houso was oceupled during- the morning considering tho salavien question. ‘Tha Sonato agreed that fines and forfoituren throughout the Btate slill go to the support of libravies. A joint committee roported the rosult of the conforence on judicinl wrtiole, Tho Benato ro- fuse to conewr in the. ameudments, and the whole nrticlo must bo submittod to s Committeo of Conference again. Asceotion was ordered by the Bonato to be added to tho railrond nrticle Fruvnuug for tho crossing oud intorsaction of railways, Tho Ifouso agin refused to submit a proposi- tion for taxing tho liquor-tratiis by a amall ma- Jority, The question will probably bo trled again, Not much artielo businoss way done to-duy, —_—— OXIO, Corwnus, 0., March 17.—In tho Senato to-day tho Houso bill to umand thio Inw to proserva tho PUNITY OF ELECTIONS by providing that, whenever s ballot with e cor- tain desiznated honding shall contain printed thereon, in plnce of any othor namo not found on tho rogular ballot bhaving such houding, or which uanio shall be found oa othor ballots witly other devignntod hendings, such numa go found shall o regurded by Judgoes of Election ns hav- ing baon placed thore for tho purposo of fraud, and snid ballot shall not count for the namo so printed, I'ho Henato, by & vote of 15 fluns to 17 naya, rafuscd to reconsider the voto by which it you. torduy ndopted a joint resolution to adjourn” on tho 27th inut, {o tho 1st of Dacember, THE WEIMER-WELUIT CONTENTED ELECTION OASE waag continued until to-morrow, owing to the ab- gonco of two Bonator: 9 ‘lmd Bonute bill prescriblng rates of Btato taxes anued, h 'lio Bonato bill to amend tho net ta authorlze tho increaso n‘§ cupitul stook of raflroad com- panlos was Indofluitoly postponed, A bill was futroduccd making the willtalkill- ing or oruol treatmaut of hired horees a orimi punishable by fine sad imprisonment, and th VIR = 5 wl&‘ ful dsmaging of a hired vohicle punishablo by o fino, - ORDELTY TO ANIMALS, The Sonato bill to amond the nct for the pro- vontion of oruclty to anhmuls ko ns to impuso an jmprisonmont in tha County Jril for not moro then ton days, and flue from %6 to £40, or both, waa pnegod, Bonnto bill roducing allowanco to Bhoriffs for subnisting prisoner iu Jnil from 60 to 40 conts por day was nlso passed, . 1In the Ilouso the Houso bill providing that, n citlos or villnges whoro gas companlos have been orgaulzed a second company may bo organizad upon an afirnative voto “of tho poople, was passed aftor o long disonskion, X Komp's bill 1o protect land-ownors by provents Ingg the Killing of gamie on fuclosed lands was dofentod by thrao votes, — WISCONSIN. Speetal Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Maptsoy, Wis, March 17.—Iigures obtnined at tho Becrotaty of Stato’s oflice show tho follow- ing oxpondituros for logislativo employes por diom during tho sovonty-two doys' soaslon of 1873 ond tho mixty days' sossion of 1874 ; in tha formor caso_hoth Houses wors Republican, and the Assombly of the lutter Roform ¢ k) 1870, Sonate... J$100.71 Assoinliy. T 12095 Bonte, $76.00 Assombiy.; 89.40 A VOLCANIC SENSATION. Alleged Upheaval of Bald ffountain in Western North €arolina, A Voloanio Eruption Oonfidently An- tioipated. New Yonx, March 17.—A Raloigh (N. 0.) dls- patch soys that Bald Mountain, in tho woatern part of that State, is baving a voleanio eruption, and that the houses and cottages on tho sidos and at tho baso of tho mountein have been thrown down. Tho mhubitants of that locality, torror-striclon, aro sooking sn!al{ in flight. A thin vapor siults from tho top of tho mountain, ‘and o low rambling sound ix coustantly heard, Raretan, N. O, March 17.—Passongors from the weat on this moraing's train confirm tho ro- ports of the rumbling noisen on the surface aud genoral upbeaving of Baid Mountain In Western Curolina. ‘I'ho peopla lving on and near tho mountain are moving, and & voleanic oruption is oxpocted. Reporteis loavo this ovoning for tho mountain, GRAIN INSPECTION, Amendment of the Rules by the Warehouse ¢ NIANIONCrN,. Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Srnivarienp, IN,, March 17.—Tho Rnilroad Comminsioners decided to-day to drop tho word * new" from their inspeetion 1itles rogarding corn on and nfter the 20th of April next. This was the rosult of tho potition to the Board from tho Board of T'rade, mdorsed by Inspector Harpor. ‘The Board also directed that sub-inspection feod for grain for city delivery should be puidat once, or, in cnsp Of failure, tho Inspeotor is to euforca the samo, in nccordanco with law, wupon the grain, for the foes, and thus compel puymont, AMuch of tho unpnid inspection fees are on thig pecullar class of inkpection. "DRESS GOOD3, New Spring 8 GOOBS! SIMPSON, NORWELL & G0, Ave Opening Daily Large Lines of GLACE HIOHAIRS, Mohair Pongees, All-Wool De Beges, Col’d Cashmeres, Silver Gray, Silk and Wool, Plain and Twilled Pongees. ¢ A most magnificent assort- ment of BLACK CASHMERES, At $1.00, $1.12 1-2, $1.265, and $1.50, extra value. : Just opened a large importa- tion of our celebrated E “INVINCIBLE” Double Warp Black Alpacas and Pure Mohairs, and “Dragon” Brilliantines, At a great reduction from last Season’s prices. 79 & 81 State-st. 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