Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1874, Page 5

known by every ln(e\llamt(nblarvnrh ‘be moro of lois | provalent all over the country, —\Whilo tho Jilnofs State Journal, the Albany Evening Journal, the Buflalo Commereial Advers tiser, and other pald admirors of * the progross- ivo apirit of tho Ropublican party,” all declare that the rosult in Now Hampshirois of ““nocon- 8oquonco,” the Hartford Post, in view of the Connoctiout clootion, noxt month, eays it hurta. The 2’ost, hoping to catoh votes thoreby, furi~ ously plodgos thnt s ltepublioan victory in' Con- nacticitt shall not bo elained ay an Indorsemont of ! tho progrossive spirit;" but the Iartford Dimes enys : + , No Blato can vate now and not cither. ndorss or ro- buko the Butler-Bimimons. ring, tho * divialon” con- tractw, and othor wroug-dolug {n which the Govern- mout at Wanhiugton s involvod, No State can sepa- ato it votu from nh Indorscront or rebuko of the Ad« miutstration, It uevor bas been dou, from tho duya of Jackson to Graul, No votor can cust hia ballot in favor of o mun or o pintform withot favoring or_op- Joaing Graut nud Gmgross, both led by Butler, It s mposlble, The Now Hanipahiro reauit is uccopted st ‘Woahington us rebuko, ond Dutlor, on tho first day after, wia woaker ; ond ona doy afior Connoetiout ‘Yoten hio will bo weaker still, == ~Tt in likoly that had old nemea and organiza- tions [in New Hampsbire] boon.absndoned and 10w ones substituted, coming frosh from tho poople, ne in somo of tho Weatorn States, tho opposition would have cono out of this cam- Dpaign with a largor majority than any party ever recolved in that State, Tho cleotlon was there- foro a vordict sgninst both the old parties, aud shows that neithor can be kept nlive oxcont as a bulauco to the ineficioncy and corruption of tha otlior, The finnl dissolution of both appoats to bo only awalting 8 now party foundod m princi- plo.—New York Evening Posl. —Thoro are four great names that represent - tho four coruor-stonos upon which the Republi- can party was orooted : Soward, Chanse, Greeloy, aund Bumner. 'Uhey wore born in tho sama do- endo, and died within two yoars of each othor. They oll outhved tho usefuiness and objects of tna party which they oroated and sustained, and dicd estranged from tho leaders of tho Radical outgrowth which supplanted it—two of them, at Tenst, with broken Lioarts, from the contumely hoapod upon them by the cregtures who camo iuto placo and power and procéeded to rob thom of thelr honors and blast- tho fruits of their labors—and this through tho genius and gon- crosty of tho men whom they hounded to tnefr graves, aud ovor whoso biersi they oxhaust their cliosp sud disgusting panogyric.—Pillsburgh ost. —_— CHURGH DIFFICULTY. Trouble in the Park Street Church, Boston, The Pastor Said to Cultivate Other People’s Vineyards Ralher than His Own. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Boston, March 18.—Thero is troublo in tho Park Streot Churcl, of which the Rev. W. H. H. Murrny e pastor. Mr. Murrny's honlth bas broken duwn, on gccount of too much work, Within o fow days, Mr. Murray notified the chareh that he was GOING TO TAKE A BIX MONTIS' VACATION to reerult his health, and desired that thoy should ecttlo au nesociste-pustor, s tho ciarch was too large for the aro of ono man, Last night, ono of tho largest weotings of the church over Inown was hold. Doacon Ezra Farnsworth, who hus herotofore stood by Mr. Murray, exeusing a1l his cecentricitics, announced that tho time Lind come for plain talk, and proceeded for about lalf nu hour in o strain that caused intonso as- tonishmont, Tho gist of his remarks was' that 3Ir. Murray's bealth had nut broken down in thoir service, but on account of the burden of outside worl ho had undortakon to the noglect of his parish dutics, Ho waw nltogether REMISS IN PASTORATE WOKE and socinl duties. Mo loctured more than ho should, and delivered such locturesns a man” in Lis placo should nat. It was not tho question of giving bim a vacation. Thoy were not small men, but it was importaut toknow what wounld Do afterwards, . Murray's proaching bad dono o good donl for Now England, but not much for chow. o had taken botter caro of othor prople's vineyards tham of his own. ‘They wero not so strong in the vital constituents of wchmeh us two youra ngo, and unloss the En»lnr turnod over & new ‘loaf they were not lioly to bo stronger for many years to come, A crowded church was NOT CHMSTIAN GROWTIL Numorous iustances of his eareless meglect to meko appointments at funcrals and mieetings wero namod, somo of them of a very embar- Tassing naturo, Tho short address was an quispoken and plain- gpoken pieca of eritlcism, apparontly coming fiom tho over-burdened heart of & man_who hud endured as much o8 ho could stand. Thero s some dobats afterwerd, nourly all sdmittiug o JOBTICE OF THE ORITICIS, and some reinforcing it in emphatic torms. Fi- nally, on motiou of Dencon Farusworth, tho pas- tor's salary was flxed at 7,000, n commitioe ralsed to corfer with Mr. Murray with regard to | his vacation, and tho supply of his pulpit, Tho n!u'a;r mskes o grest seusation in religious cir- cles, SIMMONS-BUTLER. Boston Morchants Give Thelr Opinion of the Disgraceiul Action of Gen. Xutler in the Sunmons Matter. Sypiectal Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, Bostow, March 18.—The report of tha doputa- tion of Boaton merchants who wont to Wash- ingtou to opposo the confirmation of Bimmons will bo published to-morrow. They report in * dotail the result of their visits to the President, Boutwell, and the soveral mombers of the Massachusotts delegation, and acknowledge the failure of their mission. Thoy speak fn the strongest terms of the impudence of Gen, But~ lor, of which they asy: Under the tuin voll of polite phrases, Gen, Butler, 10 bils kpeceh to us wald, ** Morchunts of Doston, stick 10 your Alsbamu claims, your bank etocks, and your 1money bage, and leuv your politics tome,” Gen, Butler’s appenl to class projudico, thoy characterizo ng sbaurd and untrue, for' they olaim that they, in common with thoss whom they ropresont, havo oarned their wealth by hon- est” industry, and they deny that thoy Jhuve ovor 'opposed tho appointment of any men fo any ofice on account of his ocial position or supposed poverty. The pending issue was & contest which must bo ought out through tho whole Jand,—with in- triguing politicisug ou one side, armod too often with weapons obtuined undor fulao pro- tonsea from the Fedora] arsenal,—and tho poo- plo on the other, standing flrmly for self-gov- erument. The roport closes as follows : Tho conclusion {u irresistible, ‘from Gen, Butlors own statement, coupled witl tiio evidenco of Lia col- Jeugues, thad, thstead of greab huste, there was aniple i for consultution, thut instesd of consulfation thore was studied conceaiment, aud that he lind every Teason to know thst n majority of his colleagues would ‘oppose bis unsuthorized sud unususl action, 1IIIE ERIE RAILROAD. Fublished Statement of ExeAuditor 1an—fe Alleges that the Com- Pany s Insofyont. New Yonx, March 18.—Dunan, ox-Auditor of tho Erio Rmlwey Compauy, publishes & Iengthy statement in rogerd to the affairs of the rand, in which ho attompta to ehow that tho Company {8 insolvent, Tho document i8 being cirouluted i oot n pamphlet form by Duuan and his —_—— . THE WEATHER. ‘Wasumarox, D. 0., March 18,—For the North- weat, the Upper Lakas, and the Lower Missouri Vulloy, rislug barowoter, falling tomperature, oud cloudy wenthor, clearing in the forencon, GENENAL OBNEWVATIONE, Outoaao, Marck 19—18,m, Slaton, lar., 'w.rl Wind, | Rain) “Weather, Dreckinray N, fresh, . Tulr, Cheyenne, ulu.\ qentic].... folear, Ol “jund.,. b8l B, "frou, Gloudy, Cliluago A51H.V.) teutte, loudy, Dalut 20N, froal, Liuhtunow, * Butrol Mur, avenpos Cloudy, Danver, oy LaCrosss, Keokulk,, «Milwaukea , ‘Omsha CHARLES SUMNER. An Tneldoat on the Occasion of Mis First : Eloetion to the Senate, His Fourth-of-July Oration on *The True Grandeur of Nations.” Dr. Brown-Sequard’s Dingnosis of - the Disease Occasioned by Brooks’ DBlows-~-The Mothod of Trentment, An Interview with the Sonator on the 2d Inst.---Some Lotters---Mr. Sumner's Will, Two Incidents in My, Sumner’s Co~ reers o the Editor af Ths Chicago Tribuna s 8m: An inoidont which occurred on the oc- ongion of Mr. Bumunor's firat olection to tho Bon- ato, and whick fllustratos quito forcibly Lue po- litleal Lntogrity and firmuoss of purposo, I have |- nover seen roforrad to siuco that time. It will b rocollected that hia oloction was brought about by : A COALITION of the Domoorats and Froo-Soilors,—the two partlos baving prevented tho oloction of the Whig ticket (at that timo & mojority, instead of o plurality, being necessary to insure an eleo- tion), aud which, of necessity, throw the olection of Btate officors into thoe Logislature, A conlition of tho Domocratio and Froo-Soll members was formed, nud the Stato officos and the two Sen- atorial vacancloa wore apportioned somowhat ay follows : Tho Governor, most of tho Stato ofl- cors, and the Benntor for tho short termn wore Riven to tho Domoacrate ; and among thoss were Georgo B, Boutwell for Govornor, and Robort Roatoul for Sonator. Upon balloting for tho soveral ofliaos, the candidatos wero all elocted upon the firat ballot, WITI THE EXCEPTION OF MT: §UMNER, This wes too bitter a pill for some of tho Domocrats; aud thoy sbeolutely refused to voto for bim, notwithsiauding the Yrec-Soilers had fultilied their part of tho bargain. ‘Those Donto- crats said : **Nominate any other mun in the State, aud wo witl vote for "him; but wo_ocan't vote for Mr. Bumuer," and g0 tusy bullotod from Fobtunry until May, At Inst thoy said: ** Lhoro isono of Mr, Sumnper's politieal spoeches m which oceurs a soutouce capableof two construc- tions; if you will got Lim to wny that the come mouly-received one was not the one ho intended, wo will oud this contest by voting for him” (showing how small a holo these politicisus wore willing to erawl through). D friouds ?xmmmm tho subjact to him; and although, ot that timo, ho was lackiug bul two votos of au election, and it seemed probablo that ho would bave to be dropped and o compromiso candidate sclooted, ho replied substunually as follows: * What 1 have written I have wrikten, and thoro it shall stand ; I shall not utter a lino nors word, 1am in the bands of my friouds, If thoy chooso to elect mo to the Scunto, well aud_good ; Tehnll endenyor thera to do my whole duty. But, inorder to ronch that posi- tron, ' 1BALL NOT PALSIFY 31¥ NECORD.” Thoge, of counso, nro N0k bis exact words; but they convey the ides io exprossed, 1t was finally settled by nrosort to tho secrel ballot, a8, on the two provious ballotings, ous muro voto was cast than thoro wero in mombors ; and ic was also n sugor-coating for what the Domocrats deomed & ittor pil. Nut one of them, 1f alivo to day, we will gnarantee, will bo ashanod {o own that ho voted for Charlos Sum- ner for the United Btatos Bovato ; i fact, wo shiall expect to soe claimants for the honor of custing that finul voto. I may also moution, in this conneotion, that T Liad tho plensuro of listoning to tnat CELEBRATED FOURTII OF JULY ORATION, which he delivered before the city-authoritics of Bouton, upon the “'Urue Grandour o1 Nations,” or tho tottloment of natioual disputas by arbi- tration, aud which he lived to help inaugurate so sucoossfully in tho Alabama question.” But, av that tinie, it was #o out of tha comwmon courss of Fourth of July oxattous, it caused o great doal of comment and no little disentisfaction, os- pecially 88 ho referred to the custom of military companies calling thomselyes by tho name of some wiid beast,—~the ee- cort thut day boing the Dooton Light- Infantry, who for mauy Jeums utplad thomeelvea *tho Tigors.” For two hours Ld spoko, without roferrmy; to his notes, a8 hns always beon Lis custom; but his subject wus distasteful to a large portion of bis Learers; it was not the tenat to which thoy were usually wvited ou such an occasion ; 1n ather words, it lacked tho “blood aud thundor ™ elomont of Fourth of July ora- tions, and epoke ONLY OF “PEACE," But, although more than thirty yesrs have olapsed, I recall that ocension as one of tho most anjoyable of my life. And let mo-urge your rendora to rend, with now interest, .in hig pub- lished works, *' The True Graudour of Natious." . P HL Dr. Brown-Sequard’s Dingnosis of the Discave Occusioned by the Blows Mr. Sumner Reccived n the Senate —he fEethod of ‘Lrentuient, Krom the livston Advertiser, March 10, “Tho fifth of Dr. Brown-Sequard's lscturcs in hig courso on * Nervous Discusos” was dohvered i Lowoll Institute flall oo Saturdsy eveniug. Hoe did not fail to tako advantuzo of the oppor- tumty thus presouted him for adding & word iu bonor of the memory of his pationt and fiiend, aud paid ouo of the truest and most delicats compliments o Lis uamo thuthas yob boen givou. He was vory deeply affectod, wvon to_teacs, in which wauy of the sudionce joined. Ho bogan a4 follows ; * Tu thu, my fifth lecturo heto, I have to beg, far tho second time, your forgivouess for being moved. Bince 1857, the great man who hag left us s been undor my care, and has bocn, also, my very doar friond. I sympathized in' oyory one of the generous impulses which have aided in raising him to auch o bigh place of influonco 1n his country, and, thereforo, it is very easy for you to understand that I am now hardly abfe to say moro about lus greatness, and tho blow which our country.and you, 1’ this transition, bave suffercd. Ii o moment whon I am a little more in control of my norves, I will bavo to say something else about hiw,—something which 1 never mentioned in s life. I kuow thut the modasty, by far gronter in him than any bod know to 'exist, would have beon wounded if hod spokon a8 I will whou I om moro fron ‘nlmy thought, nud in the articnlation of my voico. . . . Whon Mr, Snmner first came under my caro, be was sufforing from a dnmfiumuut of some fibros of the nerves. Asyou all Lnow, ho Lad received o blow upon tho head, Ilis BPIM' a8 he was #itting, was beut in two places. His bont eplne had produced the offect of & spruin, and when I saw bim in Paris he had rocovored al- together from the first effects of the blow. Ho had then two troublos; ono was that he could not make uka of bis brain at nll, Ho could not rond s nowspaper or writo o letter. Ho wusin a fearful stute, It soomed to him asif hig bhoad would oxplodo, us if thero was some gront force in it pushing tho purts nway from onch other. Indood, his emotions wore fearful to me, Often in conversntion, if unything way snid tuat called for uny dogroo of ~ deep thought, ho suf- fored intenscly immodintoly, s0 that we had to bo extremely caroful with him, He had another troutlo'of the samo nature na rogards oxtornat. u}:pcutuucus, but ocoupying aunother portionof tho spina, and cunslng othersymptoms. 1t was o aprain ab the lovol of theslast dorusl vertobrate, Tho frritation thers was intenso, and any motlon was oxtromoly hard, Whon he walked ho had to Lfmuh forward his right foot and thon his left, holding on all the whilo to his buok with both hiaids to roliovo tho pain, It had boon thought that ho was parslyzed asto lum lower lbn; it had boon thought that ho bud & digoage of tho brain, and thut wos regarded au being the causo of the Amraly»lu of the lowor Jimbs. Fortunately tho discovery made with ro- gard to the vasor-motor nerve 16d mo ot onoo to ind that ho had no disease of tho bram and no puralysls, Ho had only nu irritation ot tho vaso- motor norves, at thelr cxit from the spine. When I asked lum it ho was consolous of any weaknoss in bis limbs, ho said : ** Gertajuly uot: I ouly caunot walle on sccount of tho paln," What was to bo douo thon was to apply conutor- {rritation on these twosprains; the only point to whiohs he led me to speak of this, I told Lim the Deat plan of troatment would conslst in tho ap- plication of moxuw, the most paintul application to the skin, Iasked himif ke would not tuke ohloroform to dull tho paln or remova it al- togother, I will alwaye romomber his impreasive assont wheu I said that, Hoeesld: + Doator, if. Jou ean say poaitively that X will derlye Just as THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1874, . much benofit if I take chloroform us if T do nat, then I will take ohloroform but if thore is to bo nny dogreo whatovor of groator ameliorntian in cnso don't tako chloroform, thon I ahall not tako it I didn't have tho courags to docoivo him, I told him thore wonld bo_moro good if he didn't “take ohloroform, 0 I liad to submit him to tho martyrdom of tha groatost sufforing thal can o inflicted by med- Ical practico, and buined him, I thought that, aftor thoe torturo of the firet timo, he would'af- torwards usa ohloroform L but for fivae timos at- ter, Iu accordanco with his own doterminntion, tha oporation was performod without it. I never s0w o pationt boforo that would submit to such athing, Tho only oxplauativn for his condiot was thin: At that tuno ho was much abukod, + Itoport ind renchod him that Aomne of his conn- trymen at homo considerod that he was amnsing bimaelt in Parig, protouding to bo ill, sud ho wanted toroturn as quickly as possille, A few days, theroforo, wore of gimnt importanco to him; so'ho pnosod through all that torrible and most Intendasuflaring, the greatost I have over bad tho misfortune to inflict, b it upon man or animal, 1 have montionod it on this nccount, only to show what kind of aman he wns. And I will only add hat I hnve secn him nlways sinco to boready to submit to anything for tho sake of what ho thought waa right, and in other sphoros, you nil Lknow that sucly was his character about “ovory~ thig.” [Applause.] Al thia point the apenker wan overcome by hiu cmotion, and, beggiug pormission to defor the romuinder of his’ locture to anothor time, ho hantily withdrew trom the stngo. A Recent Interview with Mr. Sumner, From the Boston Journal of Commerce, On a recont visit to Wasbington tho writer en- joyed an syotng (March ) with Mr, Bumner ot his residonco in Washington, ¥ On tho uccasion roforsad to, convorsation flrat turned to tho Contonuial aud tho speech Mr. Sumuor lnd made on tho previous Friday, op- posing tho Intoruntional Lxposition portion of tho Centonnial, 1Ie atated how hie bad recofvod many lottgrs alrendy on tho matter, indorsing his viewss and that somo of them were even from Philadelphin. Ho reponted mauy of the urgumenta advanced In hia great speech of Fri- day, Yob, 47 (which_ was only writton {lio oven- ing proviously), and exprassed himself entiroly in favor of a nationsl celebration, Tho Simmona mattor uoxt camo up, and Mr Sumnor stutod that he was not surprisod at tho' luttor's confirmation, It was only oncof the many indigoitios porpotratad by Grant. e then touched upou tho removal of Minister Motloy, aud firmly snid thas he was removed ontiroly bo- caugo ha was s feiond. Ho was much moved on roterring to this injustico, and wlluded fn touching tormn to the genoral conduct of the Administration in the matter of appointmonts, On the fhuuoial question, bir. Sumues sul i, Amnss Walkor ontored with gront spirit,—enon oxpressing confidenco that the gaod sonsa of the nation would prevail, und_that- spocio-paymonts could not bo long doforred, The conrervative ronction in England was then brought forward, when Afr, Sumner displaved a wonderful knowledgae both of {:ublio affuirs ood mou in England, He placad but littlo rolianco on tho pormnaenco of tho Disracli Cabinot, and stated that bad appoiniments and intornal dis- nonsluns iad temporarily paralyzed tho Liborals, e roforred to Mr. Gladstono in warm apprecia- tton of his wondorful talents, and atated that fow know whut great linguist e (Gladstono) wag. Ho was mastor of most of the modorn lunguages, and to his persoual knowledgo of tho Ttulian Tdfiguage was due the indepoudence of the Tonigu Isles, ho having made n spoech in jlmtlm befora the native Assembly on the sub- oct, On tho tariff and molety mattors, Mr, Sumuer exprossed bimuelf very distiuctly in' favor of spo- citio assossmonts o8 tho best ramady to simplify tho collection of the reveuue and to socure tho proteclion of importora, Healsofailedtosoe that Proteotion, a8 & policy, was necossary whan the article thus protected” undorsold the imported, Protection wus maroly to nid industry, and not to prohibit importations, Hohud rend tho lot- tors of the steol-consumors with considorablo intorest, aud looked for their euccess in obtuin- g tedress, Il also thought the Govermment would be enlled upon to rofund the biackmail of Joyne, Bauborn & Co. to tho merchauts de- franded, 1 desiro, 1n conclusion, to make just one nlla- slon o Mr, Sumuor’s roported Loughtiness and coldnors of mannor. Never having visited bim - bofaro, I unticipatod a. froideur of mauner from tho grent statosmun, sinco Lo had been thus rop- rescuted ; but, instoad of that, I found him most geuiud, warmly courteous, and & convarsationalist of wondorful brillinncy, * Neltber at tho Canitol (whoro I glvo mat. him) eonld_I ahaarve any uf that roportad Jroideur ; and Ican firmly assort tny beliof that'Mr, Bumnor was not in any way laughty or proud, but wild, genial, suuny, syni- pathetio, and a courteous gentloman, Letters From Mr. Summners ON TUE OHILF-JUSTICESHIP, IN 1864, My Dian — : Iam not a eandidato for “the Chiof-Justicoship, aud nover lLavo boon. In onrly days, when 1 atill folt tho * fiuo fronzy™ for law, T might have looked thnt way, despuicingly, of dourso’s for 1 nover supposed I should Liotd un ofllco of auy kind, Bus that pussed long ago. ‘Theretoro I am out of the question, Aund yet L feel the grandeur of the otilce, now that groat questione of constitutional aud public law are to Lo decided. And I am not iugensible to the honor dono mo in supposiug that [ am not untit Tor its duties, But Iam out of tho quostion, and would not bave it otherwise. You know woll my estoem for Mr, Noyes. He would make an excellont Judge, aud I suould be glad to bail Lim Cinot-Justico, If there woro any opening, Bu nothing hes occurred to changemy fixed Gou- viction that Mr, Chinse will be Chicf-Justice. The newspapor-roportsa go for nothing. The Prosidont, in' my Lumble opinion, errs by Lis delay. Tho appointment ought to bLeve been mude on the ovening of Taney's funcral. Dut, sdonor or lutur, Mr. Chaso will be nommated, 1 have always beon impresned oy Mr, Noyes' char- acter, atcainmonts, aud abiliies, Ho is fi for anything on tho Beuch or in 1ho Cabinet, and I uave ofton gaid 8o, Ever yours, CuanLes SusNend TO A FRIEND WHO IAD NAMED A OHILD AFTER . My Dean: Dou't make s mistake, Novor unme o chifd after a living man, ‘Lbis I the conusol 1 give always, and most wicoroly. Who kwows that I may not fuil? I, tao, moy grow Ioint or moy turn aside to falsé gods. ‘Ihopo unot. But this i ono of the mystories of the future, Thereforo, name your boy soms good Christian name—it may bo Charlas if you will, for that is goneral, but do not compol him to boar all Lis aaya a tobol which Lo may disliko, 1 once mot o strong anti-slavery youh who bore the numo of Martin Van Buren. Ile was born whilo New York sat in the.Presidontinl chair, snd his father namod him aftar tho ohiof of the Isud. But the youth did not find tho soutiments of tho lato Mr. V. B. such a8 he wished to be associnted with, Ever yours, y CirAnLES SUMNER. TO ABOLDIER WIO IIAD ASKED HIM FOR SOME FRANKED ENVELOPES. Dean8m: Iv would be unlawful to comply with your roquost. Yours truly, Cuanzes BuaNER. Mr. Sumner’s Will, A Washington telogram to the Philadelplin Press sayn lhnt, in Boptember, 1872, just before Bonntor Bumner loft for Europe, he wrote in Lis own hand bis will, by whioh he' boquoathod all his popors, manuscripts, -und letter-books to Houry W, Longfollow, Francis E. Balch, -and Bdward L. Pierce, ns ‘Crustecs; all his books und sutogiapha to tho library of Harvard Col- logo; bhis bronzes to his friénds of many yonrs, 1lenry W Longfotlow und Dr. Samuel G. Howo. Ho given to the Cily of Boston, {ar the Museum, s pictures and ongravings, except the pice ture of tho *Miracio of tho Blave," which ho bequoatlis to his friond, Joshua- 1. Swith, of Buston. o Mia. Iaunah Rickmond Jaoubs, the only surviving sistor of his mother, he givos an annuity of 8500, Thers in u buquust of $3,000 to the daughtors of Honry W. Longfoliow; 2,000 Lo tho daughtors of Dr, Samuel G, Howe, oud 33,000 to vhe daughtors of James I, Tur- neas, of Philadolphis, of whom ho says 7" I ask thom to accopt this i tokon of gratitude for the friondship thoir parents huve shiown me.” The will diroots thut tho rosiduo of his cstato shall bo distributed fn two equal molstio, ono molety to hiu siator, Mra, Julla Hastings, of San Fran- cisco, Cal,, the other mofoty to the Dresident ond Follows of Huorvard College in truat for the benoflt of tho cullaliu library, the incomo to bo nyp!lad to the purchase of Looks. In roforouco to this last molely the will adds : “Thie bequest I8 mado in fllial rugard to the collego. In uuluouu[g espocially tho library, 1 am govornod especially by tho consideration that nll my 1ife I huve boon n user of boolks, and, hav- ing faw of my own, I linvo reliod on the libraries of frionds aud pubhio libraties, so that what 1 now do s only o roturn for what L freely ro- coived.” Yrauois B, Bulch, of Toston, formorly QClork to tho Henato Comniltteo on oreign Nula- tions, when Mr. Bumuner was Chairman of that. Commiltoo, 18 designated wole excoutor cf the will, B, Sumnor's ostuto by valued ut $100,000, —At o mooting of tho New York Produch Ex- change, on Tusday, spooches were made in favor of puttiug stosm on and dooponing tho Lrlo Cunal, Rasolutious to that ‘effoct, and for tho appoiutent of & committeo to procced to Albauy to jufluonce the legialation nosdful to the objeos dosired, wers adopted, .- STATE LEGISLATURES.. COlosing Hours of the Towa Legis- laturo, Adjournment to Bo Taken this Morn- ing, The Woman’s Suffrage Section Pagsed by the Nichigan Legislatures MICHIGAN. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Laxging, Mich,, Maroh 18.—In tho Benato, Cook, of Hiltudale, attempted to havo an fuvesti- gotion into tho offuirs of the Btate U'rensury, ‘The mombers wore gonerally opposed, saying no invostigation should bo had until somo chorges wore mado, Nothing specitlo Is chnrgod, In the Sonuto nu atlompt to regulato the nystom of railroad-tarifis by the Corscliution was lust. So wos an attompt to put a provision m }n‘uvndmg thut uo slreet ruilroads suslt bo buls excopt with tho consent of tue mumicipal authoritius of the town interosted, ‘Lhie Seunto refuxed to concur in a proposition of the livuse to make tho oflico of Attosney- General onlior oloctive or appointive. The Ilouko voted, by G/ to 27, just tho two- thirds vote nocucsity, tu submit fomalo suilrage to the pooplo. Lutus, of Wayno, Brown, vf Dorrion, and Lomer, vt Bt. Olair, cunngeu toeir vuley, Biving just the roquisite number for the flunl Punage of the soctioi. AFTERNOOY BEHSION, In the House n resvlution to acknowledge God 1 the Cunsutution was ordored o third reuding by 74 to 24, ‘Lo House concurred in the Bonate resolution | AULLOTIZINY Eho LOVELOL b UPPIOVE KoM dLows of un uppropristion, bul, though disapproving othors. Attempts to introduca a provision in the Iouse forbidding tho Logiature frum altorig sny -Bpoctal nce of u corporation except Ly a vote of twa-thiras of both MHouses failed, ‘Ihe Sonnte adopted the soction added to the articles on privato corporauons doclaing that the right of emiuont dowsin shall never be so construed as 10 prevonl o Logisluture from iak- ing the property or fruuchizes uf wicorporatious, aud subjecting thom to public uso. .'Uho House und Sounnto do uot agroe s to the mode of appointing tho Attorncy-General, and a8 Lo the number of terms of court to be Leld in lnrgo countios, 'Iheso mnttors go to & commit- teg of coufereuco, “L'ho State i anthorized by both Iouses to bo intorested in the Portage Lixe and Luke Buperior Shup-Coual, ‘Lo Nonato adopted a new section forbidding public oflicers frum usiug public funds for tuew owu bonolit, or louuing taem to othors. "Lhe Senato rofusad o forbid rmlways from is- suing f1co passes to ollicors of the Stuto, ‘Lus aricie on the olective franchiso contain~ ingr a sectiun providing for tho sopurate suumise siou of fomalo sulruge was Hualy passed by the Bonato—47 to 4. —_— IowWa, Sneeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Des Moryey, In., March 18.—I'hreo long sos- sfous wore hold by both tho Sonato and Louso to-day. Numorous local bills wore passed. Tho poruoual bills, usually kopt for tho closo of the sossion, whon dobate is limited, camo up, and gouorally passed. PMINTING AND BINDING, Alst grand struggie was mudo to cut down tho price paid tho Ktate Printer and Binder. T'ho Senate thus morning pussed tho Houso smond- mouts to its bill reducing thro prico paid 26 por cent. This aftornoon it roconsidered the vote upon the vl and defonted it, L'he Houso thers- after rofused to recede, A Conferenco Contmit— teo [uiled to agroo upon if, aud the subject was dropped. THE OENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL gn&snd i us Tollows : ialarics for Suprewo Judges, two years Suproms Court, contiugent oxponges, Distriot Judges (sulurles for two yoars Cireuit Judgen (suiarles for two yoars) o District-Attuiney’ salurien. . . ‘Attoruey-General's sulary und por diom. Btate otficers’ saarles, oto. . ‘Total, JOIN NTIC This evoning both Houxey me in joint con- veutiont for the eluction of State Printer, Btate Biuder, and members of the Buard of Trusteas for the Agricultural Colloge, Ou the first bul- lot R, P. Olarkson, of the State Register, was olectod Printor by 76 to G weattoring. ‘Lho Anti Sonopoiisty hud made no neminacion, and did not vote, IL A, Porking, 'of the Biux City Journal, was olected Siste Linder by a'vote of 74 to 8 scaiteriug. On the voto for members of the Boud of Lrastees for the Agricultural College, thors was much scat- toring in the vote. Tho Auti-dMonopolists made un appoul for roprosontation on the Loard, aud mauy of tho Ropublicans wore dispoted to con- codo this. Thy badiut Was takon, und resulted i tho election of J, Summors and E. 0. Whiting, Auti-Monopolists ; 8, Kirkwood, 0. C. Warden, and A, Frazy, Ropublican, TILE CLOSING JIOURS. Tho Joint Convention adjourned, and therc- aftor both Houtes rosunmied busines, and nie still in scusion aud engagod 1n business on local billa. Everything is on a rush, aud both Houses will adjourn to-morrow at 10 o'clock, Many of the membors huve already gono homo, and thoso romaining will dopart to-morvow. Tho closing Lours of ‘the scasiun are mutked with the usuai sports of throwmg pspor bulls, aud payiug for- mal compliments, —_— OHIO, Covuamus, 0., March 18.—In the Senate the contestod election cuso of Weimor agains, Walsh was called. Ono Seuntor was absent, Counsel for contestor aunouuced their reedinoss to pro- coed with the trial, Contestos's counsel ~ob- jected to going forward witn tho trisl at thiy time, on account of vanances bouwesn tho smendments specified in the motion for luave to amond the notice of contost, und the amond- monts notually filed. ‘I'ho motion of coutestee was ordered printed, 5 McSweoney, of counsol for Walsh, stated that & mution, which would bo heard to-morrow, had beon made i the Supremo Court for leavé to {lle nu information in the mntter of o quo war~ ranto, to bo sorved on tho President of the Sen- «ato, L0 inquiro by what authority tho Bouate 18 Proceoding with the trial of this caso, ‘he ouso was then adjourned until to-mor- row. ‘I'ho Bonato bill reducing the rates of taxation on munieipal corporations nbout 10 per ceut be- low Ll(x]uue provided for in the ack of 1871, was passod, I'ho densto resolution directing tho Committoa on Public Works to inquire into tho loasn and managoment of the publio works of tho Stato was ndopted. In tho Houso, the following bills wore passed : Touse DLill autborizing County Treasurers to Dring suit for the recovery of delinguent tnxos, Houso bill autkorizing Murshols of iucorporated villuges to exconto civil praogusos, After o spivited discussion, the Sonate jownt resolution providing for tho adjournment of the Genoral Asiombly from Blurch 27 to the Iut of noxt Decewber, was adopted—82 to 9. b oA CALIFORNIA. Ban Fraxoisco, Maroh 18,—It is gonerally be- loved that Gov, Booth will sign the Lacal Op- tlon Liquor bill, pasued by the Logisluture, ‘Iho Souato hug passed the Compulsory Eda- catlon bill. - ‘o Governor has approved the bill ErDVldhlfl for I.A'nlu‘nl'c sbip for boys fn this. lurbor. Ap- Dlication will now be mudo to the Faderal Goy- ornment for a suitable vessol, 1le also hny up- Provcd a bill for gmnmfi right of way to the Texas Pacifio Railroad to Ban Diego, e ki MISSOURI, Br, Louw, Mo, Mareh 18,—The soclal evil question camo up again in tho Stato Bonato this altornoo, on u tuotion to recunsider tho volo by whioli the Ropeal bill was dofepted last weok., ‘The motion to raconsidor was earried, and tha bill thon pavsod—10 to 10, Tt s said that the bill will pass tho House by a larger mujority, s G, il MASSACHUSETTS. BostoN, March 18,—In tho Benato to-day tho ‘Pon-Hour bill was pessed to bo enacted by & voto of 19t 18, A effort will bo made to-morrow to rocousider this voto, Y ———— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, The papors of 8an Trucisco in tho interest of the railvoud companion are jubilant over tho do- ;nut of Irooman's bill rogulating froights and aros, ~—Tho lottery war which has beon so florcely wagod for tho pust fow yoars in Missouri, Keu- tucky, and Loulsinus, botween the Hon, B. Wuod, aud 2, D, Bimmons, New York, sud Aurrey Mllor & Co., Bt. Louis, ené'd by the purchase on the part of Murray Millor & Jo. of lus entire interest of Wood aud Stmmons, —8t, Androw's Church, in Grand Rapids, Mich., toman Catholio, afono attuoture, ono of tho oldent landmarks of tho early yoars of tho sottloment, 18 to Lo domolished noxt week to minko toom for & handsome stono business block. Dishop Burgoss {8 to conduct tho fiual sorvices in ft on Bunday next, —A. Qarnier, tho billiardist, in anawer to the challongo of Rudolphio, says he will play in Now York s gamo of throo-ball Fronch caroms, 500 Eolms up,.for 81,000 & ido, with P balls, on a x10 tablo, to. tako placo threo weelis after bis matoh 4ith Mawidco Daly for tho championship of the world. —Gov. Dngk:,v. of Michigan, has np[l]nlntml A, H. Me:shou Inspector-Genoral of Lumber for tho Buginaw distriot, in place of B, ¥, Williamy, re- eigned. Mr, Morshon received hls commission yeutorday, snil hias already outered upon his dn~ tios, ‘Lo oporations of thio Inspootion law in the dlstriot namod hns not_beon ni ontira succoss, many of the londing lumbor oporators socking ta ovado tho law, and thus reducing the rovenuos to loss than the expenses, ‘Fio appointment of Mr. Mershon to the position ts unanimously conourred 1 a8 the beat that could bo mude, and groat good is oxpectad. THE WAY IT WORKS. Result of an Overissue of Paper Cur- rency in Cuba. The Specie Suddenly Leaves the Country. And Now the Holders of Paper Money Would Like to Glve It Away, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, March 18.—Morchants of this clty trading with Iavans have had their business in this quartor somewhat interfored with by belng unable, for soveral days past, to procure ox- chauge on Havana, Untll to-day this condition of things has beon A TIDDLE THAT NONODY COULD SOLVE, bnt cortain Cubsn merchants recoived privato advices from Havana to-dsy, under dats of March 11, that a Commission bus Loon engaged in the examination of tho Affairs of tho Bpanish Baok, and have ascortained that they bave issuod $104,000,000 fn paper ourroncy, in- stond of £60,000,000 which tho bank hnd acknowledged in its published state- monts: nnd that its capital is only $0,000, 000. It s alio learncd that the renson of this overissuo is a loan to the Captain-Gonoral of not less than 350,000,000 in " PAPER CURRENCY, WITHOUT BPECIE to back up thonotes. It isunderstood thatthe Sponisi Bank is not a Governmont institution but a private concern. In additiou to this im- mongo overiseuo of currency, it {s uudoratood that & very larg quantity of counterfeit bills on this bauk " hovo been discovored, All this has ecaused much oxeitomont in_Havana. Spocio is going up rapidly, and many. pooplo are convertiug ~ thoir currency into renl cstate, An effort has beon made to huvo foroign speclo {utroduced in Guba 18 _coinago, but tfius tar the specio has gone no furthor than the ports, bolng soon absorbod in foral 3u trado. The advices above referred to close by stating that theso discoveiies have thrown the flunnces of tho country into comploto chnos, and must disturb tho calculations of foreign morchants dealtng in Havana, MABMMOTH STEAMSHIP. The Largest Ever Built in the United States. Crearer, Pa,, March 18.—The steamship City of Peking, for the Pacitic Mail Stoumubip Conie pany, wag successfully launched to-day in tho presonco_of a very large number of poople, in- cluding Congressmen and reprosontatives of the mercantilo interests. As the vossol touchod the water, shio was grooted by cheers of the people, tha soronma of ateambont whistles, and the music of severnl bands on steamboats, and » saluto of guna on the wharf. The Gity of Peking glulhu largest vessel ever built in tho United Latos, The ship hes boen built for the Pacific Mail Compnny, nnd i3 second only in size to the Great Eastorn. The dimensions are agfoliowa: Length over all, 420 feot ; longth on load line, 899 feot 6 inches; longth of boam, molded, 47 fees 4 inches ; tonnage, 5,000 tons, e —_— . LOCAL ITENS. Mr, E. Ricoman, residing at 163 South Jeffer- #on street, was knocked down and robbed of his pockat- book, containing all his moneg, in front 0f 160 West Monros stroot. Early_yostorday rnornin% the cigar store of Josopli Kohn, No. 175 Wost Harrison btrent, was entared by partion who stole 9,600 cigars and tobreca to tho valuo of 8107, George Forrestor, residing at 11 Contre avenuo, went our with his family to enjoy the sights on St, Patrick's Day, whon thieves took advantago of their absonce to entor tho houso and steal $40 in moncy and 230 worth of clothing. An old man, pamod Patrick Kerwin, residing in tho rear of 897 Third avenue, while sitting in his chair aud conversiug with bis friouds, abous 7 o'clook lnat ovoning, fell over on the floor dend. Tho case ws reported at tho Armory, and the Coroner notifled, Tho alarm of fire from Box 62 was cauged by the explosion of an ethor tank in Mahln & Chap- pol's chemical works, corner of Twonty-first stecob und Stowart avenuo. 'Tho flames” were quicldy put out and no damage was done. John Smith, a dircot doscondant of John of Pocahontes fame, and & mun 50 yeurs old, has not lived long onough to be convinced that hon- caty ia the best policy. Hesaw o harness placed in'n tnm‘)llug{ vosition in the barn of Jay Gouldenburg No, 913 State streot. e took the barness, and Oflicor Stowart tool him and locked him up in the Armory, whore Lo now i, to- gether with Mr. G's Liasrnoss, Deputy-Coroner Pilgrim yesterday held an in- 3nnst ou tho body of Mis. Jane Hannon, who ied suddenly at lier .residence, 168 Wost Jack- son stroet, yostorday morning. — Doconsed was o marrled woman, about 35 yenrs old, and was at- tonding to Lior houschold duties at tho time of her suddon denth. The jury roturnod s vordict of death from heart discaxo. Hotel tronbles aro_not ended, Lant ovening Mr. Bkinner, of- tho West 8ide Briggs, had one Jumen Morrissoy arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, Morrissoy and a friond of hils—the Franch cook at the hotol—got into s discussion that onded in o rough-aud-tumblo fight. Tho_bolligoront James waa discharged, but soon aftorwards roturued, loaded with Joor whikky and ready to depopulate the hotel. Tlouce bis ingloriuns arrest, Yosterday was o good duy for mad dogs. Ear- ly in the morning ono was killed In the roar of 404 Bolden avenue, nnd Inter in tho day & great commotion wus crented on Randolph streot by another ono, thai ran alovg biting at poople. A policoman finally killed it on the corner of Clark r‘trnnt. As fur o8 could be loarned, no one was urt. John Murphy eame dawn ‘from Grand Rapids to uea the olephant, a8 it is oxhivitod in Chicugo, 1o was tuken into n_*Polor Funk " shop und Pumllmlod to (.slva 314—nll his monoy—for n ‘utulfod " wateh end n box ot bogus jewelry, o was undoubtedly intorviowod by *Appetite 1ilL," but when tho polico went out with him Lio could not fiud the place, Youterdny mnrnluE. a8 tho workman employed in Bunmachor's brick-yara, at Lake Viow, wero golnyg to thelr work, in passing w shed 'at the cornor of Fullorton und Honthport avenues, they discovered tho body of o man hang- ln§ to o bosm, Ilo wus’ well drowsed, aboub 5 foot 10 inches in hoight, dark bair and mus- tuohe, aud ovidontly about 35 yoara of ago. Coronor Btoyons lold an inquiost on the body of the decensed, but no now faots could ho oliolted, nu;lltdlmjury rondored & vordiot of douth from suloide, WOTEL ARMIVALS. @rand Pao{flo—Ilenry Falmndge, New York ; Doxtor Bolkuup, Loumvilla ; Dunn_Bstes, Bows ton; Willism Havomayor, ' Now York ;' O. R, Tordick, Gincinnati; G. M, Barbor, Vicksburg, . Iremont Iouse—B, Darby, Now Yorlj W, 8, “Chomas, Montreal; 1. Ford, ,Mhmom}m( J. B, Wilkon, 'Towa; 8,' Luli, Grand Raplds; O, F. Kondall, Topoka,' ., ', Sherman Hotise—W. H. Hunter, Brio; B. Spoiln, Vielsburg; W. Jones, Momphls; 8, May, New York; M, B, Bwift, Dotroit; A, O'Connor, Toranto, . o Palmer. Houso—R, Aldrioh, Eugland 5 E, Whitto- morg, New York 0. A. Dunn, Boston; O, H. Buol, Quiney; J, D, Gillets, Boston j Os N, Buxe 1ol ‘Boches! 3 THE TEMPERANCE WAR, (Continued from Hecond Page.) OHIO. &wecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, AT TOLEDO, Torevo, March 18—~The German eloment horo iy trylng politieal fntimidalion to ohock the tomperatco movemont, At a mooting horo last night thoy passod Atrongly donunalatory resolu- tious against suy one ongaged in or countons sncing tho movemont, and appolnted a came mittes to demand categorical nnswors of the differont onndidates at tho comnty municipal oloction, which ocours the first Monday In Apetl, Tho Republicans fear thar, owlug to this attitude of tho Gormans, .and tho mise managomont of the cily's Intorosts dming thie past year by s Ropublican Oity Council, tho Domoorats wil carry the city, VIO LEWIH SPEECI horo was vory oucournging to the temperance poople, Ile stated that he found botter indica- lons of succosd biore than ot any place e had vistied. AT FOHTORIA, to-day, the ladles wero insulted by the wife of annloon-keoper, who dronched thom with a bucket of slops, The Indios wore not discouraged, but roturned to the place again in the aftornoon, whon the snloon-woman attompted to give thom o similur rosoption, but was doterred by the mon present, Tho movemant has begun AT TONTOGANY, Wood County. Boveral un]aun-kunpura aro bosloged, butmone have surrendered o far. Troliminacy meotings aro now golng on ab White Housc, Lucas County, BTATE CONVENTION AT COLUMNUS, Coruxuus, 0., March 18.—At tha afternoon sousion of tho 'State Tomperance Convoution, tho Committoo on Busiuoss roported o resolus tion, requesting tho Gonoral Assembly to amond tho Adafr law thiatany oitizon may make com- plaint, and enter Auit for tho passage of tho law providing that any person found Mtoxieated shnll bo nrreBted and detained until ho mnkos known wheto ho obtnined bis liquor, and for an nmendment of tho laws so that the furnituro of n knloon, suchos glasses, bottles, otc., shall bo takon as prima facie evidonco of unlawful sale, Asling tho Coustitutional Convention to inwert in the now Constitution o clauve against licenso; but nllowing prokubilion by acts of the Genoral Assombly ; Tavoring the appointmont of a com- mitleo to inquire iuto tho dosirability of formung a Biate Lowperance Loaguo. Thiy report was tho signul for an earnest cone tost bolweon the mojority of the delogntas pres. ent and a fow gontlemen prominently known as liquor men. heroport of tho Conimittos waa finally Jaid on the table. A rosolution was then adopted declaring tlint, as this Convention was called at the roquest, and o tho advico, of the tomporance women of Ohln, or, of tho Uity of Columbus, it is impropor for this Convention to assumo tho protection or guardinnship of thom or tho causo thoy are lnvoring to promote. At the eyouing sossion m resolution was adopted benrtily iudorsing the Women's Movement. Sl BIISSOURI. Br. Lous, Mo., March 18.—The Temporance Loogue of this city iusugurated a sories of tom- porunco mootings at Masonlo Hall, Notwith- standing tho honvy rain, soveral hundred per- eons, principally women, wero prosont. ‘The Rov. W. Potorson, pastor of ihe Mayflower Church, and who participated somo time ago in the temperance movement in Ohio and Jows, made & spocoh in which Lo gavo much good advico to _tomperanco pooplo, and wmiged Larmony and dircctness of ‘action, Ho enid temperanco should bo proaclied more in churches than it is, and sclon- tifo explanntions os to tho manufacture of lig- uors_and their offect upon the human systeur should 'be mude on the platform and through the pross, He spoke in high torms of the womon’s crusado in other Statos, und urged its adoption overywhoro, and suid the womon aro the muin strength of tho temperance organizntions. Take out the fomale cloquence and two-thirds of tho societios wuuld bo disbanded, T'ne Rov. John H. Aughry, President of tho Loague, and soveral other goutiemen, made ro- murks, Robert A. Watt said tho ministors of this city had not come up to the work as thoy ought to, only comparatively fow of thom having signified thoir intoncion to join the movemout. Ife wanted the luwyors to be invited to attoud tho moetings, aud stand raudy to speuk for the causo on call. Auocther meeting will bo held on Friday night, ittty MINNESOTA. AT MINNEAPOLIS, MiyneArorss, March 18.—A large and eu- thusinstic tomperanco meoting was hold in th city this oveaing to take into consideration what tho tomporance men shall do iu the coming oloction, April 7. sirring speochos woro made by four or fivo speakers, who urged all tomporanco men to attend ‘tho ward enucuses aud voto for only Law-and-Order mon. The issuo of the coming election will bo botween whisky and temperance. Q Goorgo A. Drackett, the prosent Mayor, will provably receive tho nomination of the inttor cloment. Btrenuous efforts will be made by the Law-and-Ordor mon to control thn Counvil in favorof temperanco ordinances, The lndios of the “Lemporance Alliance are diligontly ou- gaged in_ cauvassing the city to ascertain the standing of overy fomily on - the tomperanca uestion. 'Thore s not much probability that thore will be o crugade lisro. e it SWINDLING LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANIES. To the Editor of The Chicagto Tribune: Siz: Innocont proplo who take out policics upon their lives suppoee they nrs maiing an in- vestment which will inure to the Lenefit of their wivos and childvon, In sowo cases this may be true; but, on genoral principles, the in- wurors are only paying their monoy out of pocket for laving their own business doue, which they could do Just as woll themeolvos, and much cheaper. This applies to companies which hold & respectuble position, and which may be considored of reputable charac- tor. DBul thero is another class of corporations professing to do the business of life-insurance, oud which old out inducements of the most wondorful and extraordinary oharacter to rope the flies within their toils. Somoe of them do busincss on what thoy oall the *haud-in-hand,” “ prosectivo,” * clnss,” or * mutual-nssossmont” principlo ; and, while thera may be s show of honouty at tho back of it, yot in practice, nud undor the guiso of ** protection” or cheup ratow, tho most monstrous and iniquitous frauds are perpetrated on unsuspecting people, who ure robbed of thew mousy upon systoin at onco tho boldeat, and yet the moxst unserupulous, ever devised by the mind of man, Tho plun ls thivs _Thoy Isue policios of, say, £5,000 ouoch, until they got 1,000 persons of un- dor40 yonrs of age iuncluss, In tho same munner they geb up nvothor class of persons uuder 50 yoard, and 50 on until they have 10,000 policy-holdera. Thoy charge o momborahip foo of $20, 5 an- uunl dues for tho expenses of the ofice nnd oflicerss; und, whon o donth ocours, thoy wssest tho nuount of the policy npon all thoe membors of the clas in which it hnppeus, and then charge fee of 10 cents for expunses of waking collec- tion. When tho assossment is mude, tho main oflico collucts it, and puys over to the represent- niiven of tho nswurced, Lhe amount to bo paid upon oo doath, upon this bosis, would, of courao, bo 5 upou euch wember. ‘'his 14 tho thoory, wnd upon the surfaco thore {8 nothing faivor of more uquitablo, The fneur- ed porsons simply pay the oxponsos of transuct- ing the buslnoss, aud then mutually contribnto to make up aloss whon it happeus, No othoer sehome 80 simple and so just could be dovisod ; it in porfoetion, as woll us protection, But now look on the other side of the picturo: ‘I'ho Company starled npon such just princi- plos has seeured 5,000 polioy-holdors,” It desires 1o increnso jte busiuows and the uumber of it mombers, It sppolnta au agont olthor in tlio Btate of Illinois or in another Btato, It makes o contract with the sgent to this offoct: Lho Compuny issucs to the agont, slgnod sud eouled, bt with the namos Lot biank, five thousand policics of 76,000 onuh,— twenty=five millions of dollars,—for' whivi the agent pays the Compuny in oush $1 u;mh', or §5,000. "Whis Is for l}m memborship-fes, The agout, on placing tho polivy, roceives §20,—519 of widan. bo. ecains © ot thow, 13 & aaiell profit to the agent of B95,000, but a mere baga~ tolle whon wo considor what follows, “I've ngont now procveds to * place ™ tho pollclon in someywhat the following maunor ¢ In goes to u town fn bis district, gots togothor, suy, tou men, whom bo formu iuto whut ko aulls n Witppus Assoctation,” but who are roally sub- agonts, ‘Lo this Tyust Assoolution ho dolivers, i'tho town ina large, suy G600 policies, The Trunt Asgociation, compesad of mon of infinence and position, now undertuke to place tho policien on tho lvos of persous who utiil live ; but, tho nearer thoy are to_death’s door, the sconor sud the largor tho proflt, s will be ueon, Appliountsare nob waited tor, but walted upon, Any ono, bigh or low, rioh or poor, not fin par- tloularly good healtli, is fit subjeot, The fol- e e e e——— lowlng conversation ensucs: Q- Uan you nf- ford to pav 850 » yoar to hnve your life insured for 35,0007" A.—~'*No," Q.—"g257" A— ¥ No,” " Q.—Can you lpny_fluu dollara?" A.— “You" Agent—* I will plico a £6,000 polioy on your lifa'{f you will assign ning-tenihs of it o me in caseof your dealk; mako the whole loss payublatomo, and I will pay your heirs $500, and will guuranteo tho paymont of tho nuscss monts, #o that you wlll have nothivg to pay bae yond tho firat 5, * _Of courso the poor man, already atrickon with digonso, jumps at the chunco of gotting $600 #ooured to his childron for the paltry sum of €5, ‘The transaction u conoluded, tho_polioy. placod, and tho procoods mesigned to tho 7vust Come pany. In this mannor Lhe entire 6,000 policies ara placod, aud roported to tho Gompany at its home-oftico, It is doing o tromondous busie norw; it has 10,000 pohoy-holders; it collocts and pays out hundreds of thousands of dollars ovory six months, It publishos’. tho -names, in long nrrny, of polisy-holders who have roceived tuoir ooy, It advortisos for now businoss, and it gotw it. Leforo long tho doathi-roll commences, From tho 7'yust Associations tho roposts como in, ono aftor anothor, 85,000, incransod soon to $10,000, 50,000, or 8100,000, nasossmonts must bo niade, monoy collacted, loskon paid. Tho policy-holds oré wre notiflod, sud puy up; tho cash comos in like an avalancho, But who gots it? That In the question. Nob the honost pnllc{-]mhlur' or his widow, or suffor- Ing-hoirn, or ohildron; but it all goes into tho puckets of thoso bonevolont Trust Associations, —theso fraudulent swindlars of tho poor and Ignorant. Loy take tho money, every dollar of ity and grow rioh and groat npon tho chent. ffuis sohomo is g0 cmmxnfilydumoa that it may bo suspected Lo bo the child of the imaglontion, Lut X um proparod to austain ovory itom of it by proof, aud I know that companios sro now doiug businoss and ongaged in tids frand, . Ouno iurolvent company, recontly doing busi- noks in this city, hns, for the protection (1) and Anfoty of ita policy-holdors, rolusurod thém iu anolhor compuny whiok is openly doing business on this plan, It writo this_statomont to Tue Tnmune bo- caugo I know it docs not hositate to oxpons and denounco fraud and wrong everyyhero 3 and to cantion peraons who_are about” insuring their lives, to muke inquirios about companios in which thoy aro molleitad to take polictos. This thing is an notual fact, right hore nt our own doors, and should Lo donouncod and oxposod until tho awindlors pask into soma other line of business, Gronar A, SiureLor, Jo, et A Child’s Death. Littlo Georgio Gough was sliding down 1Ml fn Tast Hampton, Conn,, about & half & mito from home, His mother stood at tho window and snw Lim slido into o pond at tho foot of tho long bill. Nobody wns with him and ho was too young to holp himsolf, Sho started for the pond 1a fastag alio could run, olimbing fonces aud stumbling through banks of snow. Dofora renching the placa the bocamo so broathloss, seared, and oxbaustod thut she foll, Il foint ingz; bt shio got on hior foot again and ataggered ou, ' Whon slio came to_the water, whicl - 8t000 throo_foot deop ovor tho ice, she wadod in and drew her boy out—but ho was doad. SILKS, TTO BUYERS OF BLACK SILES, EREATATTRAGTIONS Madison and Peoria-sts., Offer the following Extraordi- nary Inducements: Tuot of choap Black Bilks for trimming, meks ing over, &e., at 76, 86, and 900, Lot of Blaek Glace 8ilks, nice bright goods, at $1 and $1,10 per yard; 25 por cent un- dor value. Lot of Black Gros Graing, ol silk, at $1 per yard; good sightly goody, and very cheap. Bl'k Gros Grain Silks, bottor goods, .at $1.30 ond $1.50; groat bargains, BI'k Lyons Gros Grains at $1.70 and $1.80; bright, handsome goods. $2; o spocial bargain, worth $3.76. Richest and flnest qualities Black Lyons Billes at equally low prices, FANCY SILEKS. Juat received from Auction, and will acon be 8old, s line of Fanocy 8ilks in dark and light colors, ot 75 and 85 ots ; o docided bargain, Two casos new style grey ground and black ground Stripe Silks, great bargnns; being from 35 to 60 ots & yard below ragular pricos. Bargnins in Roal Lyons Oloak Velvota, Bargaing on Cheap Dress Goods Tables as previously adver- tised, Hamburg Embroideries at a great sacrifice. Madison & Peoria:g‘@: GLOSING-0UT SALES CONTINUED TO.-DAY AT 60 cents on the Dollar, OF 1131 ENTIRE STOOK IVLX, s or Cr. DENTISTRY, TEETH FOR ALLI o MEOUESNEYSS. Dowtal Roums onlarged an hoattitully ratuted, 8 16, cor, Glrk and Randolph. 10 fs fuserting il upper of looe vorw beat, G ‘Teorts for ouly w8, Plaiu bost, 96, Munoy rofundud {p svary Instanos Wiiun parioct g3ifstac:on I3 not givon. 'Cooth 0xtraotod without pain freo’ of chmrgo, - Resnombor the placo, o chin sauthonst gurnor Glark mud Randuijpivaw, DISSOLUTION, Citioaao, Marol 10, 16874, Thio copactaorohip huratofora kuuwn' i URDIVAY' & QUIWAY Hit, lu s day dlssalsod by mutiial dgcose monts 3, W, Ordiay t sssumoall Habilitios snd colluot all auutanding dobis. M. W ORDWAY, ok SCALES, % FAIRBANKS . BTANDARD SCATHS OF ALL BIZES, A TATRBANKS, MORSE & 00 1L AND H3 LAKE.ST, SPECIAL NOTICES. e e, Premature Loss of the Halr, which Is su common nowadaye by Ut uso - uf Henott'a Uooonino. 1t has huen usod n tionsands of o whore (ho huie was coming out in Dundatul, and sy tovor aflod 1o arrost ity dusay, aull 10 promate’a bualihy and vigorue #3ma timo unrivallod as a dresslug for applioatin will romdor it saft and g Yor salo by drugglets evarywhoro, SOCIETY MEETINGS, Masonie, aige, No. 100, wnots th ook g .&'{i‘lu.z i T S Rk, Don g s lAll 13 Iaselioat, toe Tiviteds "ty ordor of ‘s W S A singlo 7 108 sovaral duges Rich BI'k Lyons Gros Grains, satin finish, o, fuay bo nmln;lr proventod |