Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1874, Page 2

~“falthful He would do ro, THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE. . Mass-Meeting Held at the Moethodist Churoh Blook, Proliminary Arrangements to Form a Woman’s Temperanco Association, The Ladies Not Inclined to Be Discour-~ aged at the Mayor’s Action. The Women of Worcester, Mass,, Move upon the Saloons. Iowa Whisky-Venders Plagued by Prosecutions, Kbe War in Ohio, Indiane, and Other Western States. IN CHICAGO. THE UNIORN MASS-MEETING. The ladies hield another goneral prayor-moot- ing in tho First Mothodist Church, corner of Qlark and Washington atreols, yestordsy 'nfter- noon. The attondanco was not even two-thirds o large a8 that of tho first ono, mot over 300 bolng prosuut. . SELECTING OYFIOEDS, Mra, William Wirt calied the sssemblage to ordor, and nominated Mra. A. T. Jutkin for Clnirman, Sho declined the honor, though in favor of tho movoment, proferring that somo ano olse would preside, but was fnatly persuaded to assumo tho respondibility. Mrs, J. W. Dean: w8 appointed Sccrotary. S 5 . OPENING TRAYER, After tho singiug of n bymn, the Chairman prayed. Bhe askod God to be with them, as they had como to considor subject of tho magnitude of which thoy had but little idea, ‘They felt thoy wore in their right ploco; that God wae with them, and that Ho would holp them it they "sorved Him with their imight.” Bho prayed God to help tho womon to look to Him in such a manner that Ho would bo on thoir side. They should pray for wizdom, that He would lend thom to do Tight in overything, and in the truo way to sup- pros the torrible evil that had bLeen epreading ovor tho land 80 many years. She nsked that tho women might havo the ‘moral courage to stand in thoir places, ‘though thoy might bo un- pleasont ones, and the indics called to very unpleasant dutics. If all oxcused thomselves, who was to do God’s will ? 4 A NOVELTY. Tho Chafrman said sho had beon unexpectodly called to preside, and felt womewhat ombar- rassed, It was something beforo unhesrd of in tlie ninctoenth century for women to organize and control a temperauco socioty. She under- stood the movemont to be purely a roligious one. Thoy dependod npon God, sud not upon political intrigno, or anything aside from what Ho ?pm\'od. 8ho undoratood, too, that it coss 1,840,000 a year to sustain, tho ovil. Think of that] ' Every yoar $1,810,000 was spont to make drinkards; to make pooplo lose their good sense and becomo brainless fools ; to make thom cruol to their families and negloctful, Supposo that large sum was o bo oxpended for culturo aud education, blessing our country inslead of curs- ingit! Tholadies shonld think of that alea, TINE ¥OR WORK, 8he belioved it to bo Ligh time that they do- fined their position,—that thoy organized in the name of tho Heavenly Father to work and to battlo for the Lord in tho canse, Thoy might be suoored at by a groat many, and it might bo anid prayers would not nid thom, but ele ap- poaled to every heart that belisvad in God,—and Gvery ono would boar her out in saying that they conld do nothing without Him, "It was ouly through prayer that they couid Lold communica- tion witg dJehovah. Thoy must up}wnl to Him 1o help them in this emergency, and if thoy wore 1t was very important ;).ml the ladics not only organizo, but that there o A FROVISIONAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE, that evory church in the oty mighs bo roachod. There should bs some capnble woman or women tolead in the movement, She did not mesn in a movement to knock in the hoads of Doer-barrols or whislty-kogs, or in a movement of force, but in one of love and kindnoss,—a move- ment that would call down the blessing of God to suppross the great ovil. Sho called upon ovory lady who had undorstanding, and conld think and know what she was doing, not to shrink and put upon some one else hior own duty, Ervery ono of thom owed s duty to her country. 1f the timo had come to put down the evil, tho) could do more {han ever had beon done ; an thoy must think of what was dopending upon them. hid GOMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION. Mre, H. A, Hawhe moved that 8 committes of five be appoivted to suggest & plan of organiza- tion. . The motion was agreed to, and a requost being made that the temperauce socletios bo rccog= nized, the Committco was increased considor- ably, and consisted of the followin o8 Dryor, Leavitt Stroot Presbyterian ; Mra, G. O. Cook, Wabash Avenue Methodist Charch ; Mrs, C. E. Tolton, Grace M. E. Church ; Mrs, 1L, E. Underwood, Third Unitorian; Mrs. Goorge Dorr, Wostorn Avenuo Mothodist ; Mrs. Larmon, Quinn Chapel ; Mrs. Wirt, Contenary B . Church ; Mrs. Oharlos Tuckor, Oakland Congro- ntional Church; Mra, May Brown, Fifth Pros- yterian ; Mrs, H, J. Thomyon, First Metnodist ; IVIN. 0, II, Rauney, First Presbytorian; Mrs, Dr. Fitoh, Tirst Oongregationsl; Mrs. R, J. Gummings, First Congregationnl; Mre. A, H. Morrill, ReunionPresbyterian; Misa Van Osdalo, North Star Baptist ; drs, W, I, Lithgow, TFirat Baptist ; Mre. Dr. Binckall, Second Daptist; Mus, Tunbolla' Jonos, Frionds' Socioty; Mrs. Hawhe, Trivity Methadlst. OAPT. DUCKLEY AND DR, EDWARDS. Mrs, Dr. Blackall offored the following : WirknEAs, Tho morning papors of to-dny contaln neveral stafoments and o resolution in Lebalf of the Iadies who were present at the Council-Chnmber on ‘I:Ivugay eveuing last which secm to confllct, it is oro . l!uathl. ‘That, while tho statementa of Dr, Edwards 0 80 well substantiated that thoro ean be no doubt of thelr corroctuesn, it is equully true thut Capt, Buckloy and the vory smull forco under bis command scomod courteous 4o the ladics, sud appeared willing to do their beat to protect them in thelr exit from the Goun- cil-Chamber and iu its jmmediate vicluity, for which tho thauks of tle Committeo ware rendered, though we consider no sultable provision wss made for our ‘protection from the mob. DOWN ON REIM, Jr. Paxton eaid the gentlenion wero as much interested in the movement ag tho ladics, and desired to sny & fow words, Thoro was nOL # mau in Chicago who did not feel in his Loart that the Buperintendent of Polico hed shamoful- ly neglected Lis duty with rogard to pmlcctln% thio ladios Monday night. [Applause.] Ho foll indignaut at lhe trontmont thoy roceived, and did nat know but that it was tho bost thing that could have happoued, a8 it led the men of tho city to feel and know that it was time that not only the ladios of Chicago, but ovory mau that ‘haga spark of manlinoss about him,should riseup 1 his mightandseo to it that this city was no long- erruled and goverued by tho misorablomob that assombled at the Council Chambor Monday night. 1fo was there, and wheu the polico wero Bont for the officera bolinved courtoously to the lndica ; the misorablo crowd thut moved iu front of them waas driven back, After the ladles woro insulted by 'TITAT MIBERABLE CREATURE HILDRETH, who called himself an Alderman ; and when they lelt tho hall, the dirly, misorablo wretchos that wero on the outsido not only insulted the ladies, but ho saw one of tho mob put his foot forwar to trip up o lady. Hosald, *Shanieon tho police and tho authoritiea! The people should riso up and put out the party in contrel, aud . oluct decont ofiiclals,” [Applause.] . 308, BTONL reada hor view. Blo had exprossed Ler opinion that they would e troated properly, but sho was mistaken, Aftor the Committeecrosssd tho throshiold of Mr, Robm's ollico & ruuner dartod into his presencé, wnd whisporad a word m bin oar, It might haye boen that the Philistines wure upon thom; but whst was enid was evidont- 1y expocted, as tho Buperintondont’s faco aesumed that stolid expression o charaotaristio of his race when thetr mind was fully made up, e donied Lis authority to rosorve oals iu tho Council Chamber, whioh might huva_ boou truo, Lut whou ho stated his lack of knowledge he ox- prossed one or two things—bis consummnte ig- Tlorance of tho subjects oue Tu Ljs poaltion ought to be familine with, or ol a falsohood, He furthermore donicd Lis right to dotall a squad of men to protoot tho, Iadios in what thoy conald- ered tho didohargo of shelr Christian daty, whon he would not have dared to dony to tho most nb- joot wretch in Ghicago tho right to porsonnl oscort whon apponlod to for protootion, "In faot, ho donied any power whatover ovor the polico, ‘whon the lm.lfnn roprosontod to him their fonra of the rabblo, and their ardont dosire that they might bo protected in tho dischargo of their 8ncrod right of potitioning tho Council, ANl felt whou they loft his ofilcs thnt Lo was foresworn, and she belloved it to bo the object to givo the ladies onhugh of tho rabble that thoy might bo cowed, or mada to baok down and conso working in tho couse ot temperanca, Blio bad o resolution, which sho would offer at tho propor time. DR, BLACKALL remarkod that no word could sufficlently sligma- tizo tho Lroatment thelndiesrocelvad at the hinnds of tho mob. Ii was true that somo efforts wora mado_by the police forco to do what duly re- quired, " Thoy did not hurt thomaolves in doln) 1t, but tried as woll as they knuw Low to protec! tho Indios, It was a simplo adt of justico to commond thom,—8upt. Rohm was' ncluded in the resolution,—nnd thanks sworo duo them for what thoy did. The resolution oreatod no mlsapprehension with rogard to Dr. Edwarde, His statemont soomed contrary to tho rosolution l’ml:llshml: but the resolution bofore the meot- ng would reconcile both. DR, TIOMAS had lonrned from somo of tho Indios that, in in lenying tho Couucil Chambor, thoy bocame soparatod from the geheral company, and fonid thoir way ont by snother way. T's police had intonded that they should all go in one diraction ; but, 08 Aome got mixed up in the crowd, the po- lice could not provont the trouble thoy had. NO WIITEWASH. Mr, Paxton thought if tho polico had dono their duty they wonld mot have sllowed ike orowd on tho stairway to insult tho Indics as thoy camo out of tho room. ‘There was no uso in trying to whitowash tho police; thoy bohaved slismefully. 'Thoy ought to bo made to undor- stand this; and no man should stand up and say & word in their Lohalf. [Asplmlnn.] Dr, Thomns snid ho did not intend to take anybody's part, or to consuro auyono, Ho was not at the Council meotiug, bub the ladies Lind told him that tho polico had dono thio best thoy could. Iudiscriminato strokes should not bo made, but tho facts considered. . Tho Chsirman romarked that somo of the po- licomen protectod the Indios and othors nctod vory discourtaously, Thonks had beou tendered tho policemen who protacted them, and uot to thoso who stood by and sav them insulted by Jow, vulgar falk. DR, EDWARDS oxplalned bis position, ropoating the points mado ngoiust Supt, lchm and Capt. Buckley 1 his card, and saying that the cpithets offered to tho Iadies by somo of tho mob couldnot bo found in the Billings- ate loxicon. Tho rosolution ll.]ulgwl by the adios puzzied him excecdingly. Ho liad nothe iug ngainst Duckley, but claimod that ho was afraid to do hia duty, and did not do it ; and he could substantiate every word ho had written. » LET THE NESOLUTION GO, Mr. TFolton hoped tho Iadies would mnot com- promiso themsolves by possiug tho resolution, Lawards and Buclkloy should bo allowed to take care of themsolves. Public sontiment would Judge of the facts boforo thom, and ho- thought tho best thing to do was to withdraw the rosolu- on. Mus, Dabbitt belioved the ladies would do thomsolvos groat Injustice by passing tho roso- Tution undor tomporary excitoment. Thoy did not want to reflect upon Dr. Edwards, aud cer- tainly did not mesn to commond thd polico. ho protection thoy got was scarcoly worthy tho mamo. They ehould not act hastily, but tako timo to consider, and not stop backward in their first moyomont in the causo of tompor- ance. [Applnuso.] T'ho rcsolution was then laid on the table. x DIt AEWAN, - : who wanted to speak beforo the last motion was put, now got an opportunity, and tnquired if the resolution was laid on tho tablo beeauso tho ladies did not wish to intorfero botweon Capt. Buckloy and Dr. Edwards, and because it did ot oxprosu fully and porfectly the fact thatthey Liad not beon {:l‘nleutod by the police as thoy ought to hiave beon 7 r, Blackall romerked ¢hat tho passage of the resolution would imply consuro upon Dr. Ed- wards, It was assumed by one morning In:{mr that the resolution adopted by . the Iadies Wednesday settled tho quostion. By laying thia oue on the tablo they voted ngninst Dr. Ed- wards, [Crios of *No," * No." AR TASSIVE A8 PUTTY, Dr. Edwardis'desired tho Jadics to know that 1o was a8 passivoas o pound of putty. Tho matter belonged to_tho lndjes only; but Lo would lilie to bavo it distincily undersfood why ,tho resolution was laid on the table. Mrs. Stons moved that tho card. of Dr. Ed- wards, published in the morning paper b ine dorsed. Tho motion was agreod to unanimously, A GENENOUS OFFER, Dr, Edwards eaid whonevor the ladies hnd any klnd]lnfi-woml tosplitor water to carryin, to call on Liim, [Loughtor.] A Lady—I biave somo wood at home. The doctor did not heac hoer, but took his hat and left the room. - The hymn * Nearer, my God, to Thee" waa then sung, 316, DR, PATTON could not soe the advisnbility of passing a reso- Jution with referonce to o matter of which thoy know nothing. The Committea who waited on the Council wore slone interestod. It waa not withiu the provinco of tho mecling to cousidor it at ail, It the Committoo recommended such sction, all right. Bhemoved to reconsider the action taken. " A lady enid they extonded thoir hoart-folt’ thianks to Dr, Edwards, sud. not to the polico- men. [Laughter.] The Chair thought there was a misundor- standing about the matter. She hopod Lhe vote on the zosolution would not be reconsidored, Mra. Patton should remember that 100 lnales ac~ companicd the Committeo to tho Council, MR8, DIl BLAINE folt vory sorry that so much had boon anid about the resolution. They had met as Christian women, oud it fhey took up the dofects of policemon, bhow far would {hey got slong 'on tho road leading to tho goal thoy dosired to rench? They had boon dofoated once, but what of it ? The Union troopn wera bontou’ at Bull Run, and everybody was crestfallon ; but they marched agaiu and conquered in the ond. BSevoralmonths, or years, might bo required to accomplish anything ; but tho{(ubonld stand noar to God by prayor, and work in a Christianlike manner.” They never could do snything by bickering and showing Tiard fooling. -~ Thoy camo to pray, and, by doing that, God would bloss thoir efforts. [Applaues.] A lndy romarked that Christianity taught thom to be just to othors, and, as the matter under consideration waa ono which would causo hard fooling, thoy should disposo of it in such a way 28 not to be inconalstent. ENCOURAGEMENT, . A lady folt oncouraged at the result of the Qouncil moeting. An Alderman of tho Law-aud- Order party Lad been olectod Oboirman, and there was confasion in tho ranks of the adhor- ants of tho Poople’s party. Thie burdon of her prayor hod boon that thore might bo confusion among them, and God bad heard hor. Thero was nlso s doubt in rogard to the vote on tho Bunday ordinance, and somo talk of reconsider- ing it; and shie folt rofoiced that the mooting Mouday night took the turn it did, If the 1adies wranglod they would have troublo. They should work for God and His and thoir aim should be holiness nuto tho Lord and salva- tion in the rauks of thowo thoy wera sooking of ave. THE MAYOR. . A IM]{ led in praycr, usking God to touoh the Bourt of the Mayor, sud induco Lim nat to sign tho Sunday ordinauce, and to touch the stony lioarts of tho Aldermon, no mattor how stogped in Iniquity thoy ml“m Do, aud save them from damuation ; to lobtho Mayor fool that, if Lo gava up tho favors to bo roceived from thoso in Fowor, L name, would go down o yauzumy au Prosis dont Lincoln's would—iu the hearts of those he liad saved; and to feel that bis happivess in etornity dependod upon not signing the ordin- ance. Another praver wos made, aud the hymua bo- ginuing, “My faith looks up to Thee,” was sung, o THE WORK IN OHIOAGO. ‘Tho Chair aunouncod that thoe prosont meoting was preliminary ; thers was a gront diversity of opinion ; no plan of work Lad been agroed upoa ; and all wero anxious. Bhe hopoed that oandor, wisdom and judgmont would bo_oxorolsod, and that the Indies would look to God. ‘Thoy conld not be goyerncd by plans in Chicago which wore succossful in smatl towns, Thero woro suburby whore they could work by prayer and prosonting pledges to tho liquor-soller. Tho large oilics would bo the last to sucoumb, I'hey dld not oxpect ~thom to at firat, 'They were undortaking a work of groat mogmende, but did not doit in tholr own strongth, but in tho namoof one who was mighty ; and sho loped that tholr prayers would ba brief and to the poiut, There was no nocoskity for going all ovor tha world § but they ehould pray for the eradioution of tho evil, an presiens thoir potitiou fu such manyor and form and loud onough for averybody to hoar und wuderstand, Sho wishod al the ladies 1o tuko an_noiive part in the work, Ifthoy did, they did not lkinow what a blessing would coma; down upon thom, Ifthey could do anything’ yiold | THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 17714, . h ! to roliove the presont gonoration of thoe ovil, thoy wauld do » ml%hty work. She belloved (thoy could do romething if all would do tholr bost. Thoy should not lonve tho work for the fututo, bitt march on to Richmond at onco. 2 , ['ho Qhairman's domand for short peayors wan provoked by a lady who prayed for nearly half an honr, "86&’"8 in fashion, Noah, Dunlel, Jorioho, Jorusalom, and ove: tl’flng sud overy- Lody clo sho could think of.] GAUSE TILEA TO BEE. A lady prayod that God would sot to work in Lo causo such ladics as did not fear to. faco dif- {leulty—thoso who hnd soon and felt tho ovj). Bho called npon tho Lord to let thoe Mayor and Aldormen gco the band-writing on tho wall, that thoy might stop tho trafllo in lquor. ** Cnuso them to soo the orrors of thelr way and make them ropont,” Tho Indies expoctad defeat nftor dofeat, and tobuff ofter robuff; but they would stond up to tho cannon’s moutn and fight val inntly for tholr sisters in trouble and 'imlplnsq clildren, ‘ THFE LA OF ORGANIZATION, The Committec on Orflmlznuun rotarned av thin momont, and Miss Dryor, the Chalrman, submittod tho following report: I The Committce recamuiond a permancnt organiza ton Tor thia. temporanc Work, &9 bb. known o tip +* Womens ‘Tomperance Organtzation of Chicngo,” and thint this organizalion consiat of ninateen wamen ; and thut ita rosponsible ofiicera slall be n Presalont,’ ind two Vico-Dresidonts, and ectetary, aud fftoun olher managors—five from .each Division of the clty—to whomt shall ba fntrusted the goneral plans of tho work, and the dovising of waya and means to carry* it on, the Tresident to preskdo at tho moetings, and tho Secratary fo keop Ite Tecordn; and {hat theao fivo yepresontn- tivea from cach Divislon of thocity ahall constitute cach & committeo for thot side of tlie clty which thoy ropresent, ond ~ shall plan tho work for thot sido In accordance with the gouoral - plans of the Central . Gommittoe, and slall havo power to add to their number, by n ma~ fortty voto, such mumber of porsons aaaro 1 sipful to 6 work, Thie Uommitice also recommend {hat any woman stinll e s member of tha orgunization who will pledgo noraclt to tho following : 4 We, tho undersigued women of Ohiengo, soverally pledgo ourelves i fntegrity and honor beforn God fo abatain from tho uso aud trafilo in all fiwoxicaling Hquors as a bovorago, and that we wil not fn. any way offer the same to othors to be g0 used ; and wo further solemnly covenant boforo God hencoforth to*work and pray for ho suppression of intomperancy a5 a sl aguinet God and man, and that fn this wouk wo will 150 sich -moans and forward such measure as God shall direct through the Holy Spirit, in snswor to prayer.” [Many Indles loft the room during the long prayers, and not more than 100, probably 125, romainod and heard tho raport read.} MINCE PIE. Mrs, H. J, Whito hoped the word * bewerage " wonld be strickon out. A groat deal of wine was used in making pios. Bho did not bolievo .| in it, as the liquor in mince pie affectod her hoad. Bhio bad fought whisky all hor Lifs, Lint- ing and despising it ; sud sho novor drank oven uwoot cidor. t, TODACOO, Mra, C. N. Holden snid the Z)llm roported ro- somblod tho lemporance platform somewhat ; and she thought it ought to take in ali drugs which wore utod s slimulants—that thoy bo digcarded—as tha ladios must tako high ground and covor ovorything which was injurious’to tho body sud soul—tobacco included. Suo did not liko tho word * boverago,” and though it should Dbe stricken out. Miss Dryer dofonded the report, Thore socmed to be somo mlaupgmhension at the word * beverage.” ‘The pledga was to be oircu- Iated freoly, and was that the women should not voluntarily uso intoxicating liquors, An amendmont that a Corresponding Socrntary bo added to tho officers was accopted, andl the report, as amendod, was adopted and the Com- mittes dischargod. COMIITTER ON OFFICENS. On motion, Mrs, Jutkin, Mrs. Blackall, Mrs. Busby, Mrs. Arthur Mitoholl, and Miss btyer wero appointed a committee to nominate officers and manngera, Aftor somo dlscussion it was decided to hold another mooting at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, when the committeo will report, and tho work of the Association be more definitely marked out. ‘The meoting then adjourned. — MISCELLANEOUS., CO-OPERATIVE TEMPERANCE, A meoting of partios intorested in tha organ- ization of the Co-operative Temperauco Asso- clation was held yesterday evening, at No. 170 Iast Adams street. Tho attondance was quito small, Mr. 3, C. Kelly occupiod the oliair, and read and oxplained the constitution to thosewho bad not proviously boen present. BSovoral now members siguod tholr names, and tho mombor- ship waa incressed to o toial of tiwenty-fivo. The proccedings were in the nature of an in- formal talk, and thero was a gonoral expression in favor of holding s mass-meoting scon, with view to oxplaiuing the objeots of .tho Auuooin- tion, and swelling the momborship to tho 600 requisite befors a co-oporative store can be established. It was voted to appolnt a commit~ too to arrango -for & mass-mestiug, to bo hold within thres weoks, and aleo for two or thres proliminary moetinga. No other busincss of public intorest was transaotod, and the Assucin- tion adjourned until Thursday evening, at the same place. 2 ANNOUNCEMENT. A mooting of tho ladics of the Wabash Avenne M, B, Church _was hold Wednesdoy eveniug, at which time a Homo Bocioty was formod to labor in the temporance cause. The Socioty will hold ita flrst scusion this aftornoon at 8 o'clock, in tho church, for consultation and prayor. All tho Indies of the South Bide intorested iu the work are jnvited to attond. TILE ORDINANCE. As is stated elsowhere, Muyor Colvin signed the Bunday liquor ordinance yosterday morning, a fow hours bafore the timo when prayers wore offored that ho would not do it. It was sont to tho Clerk for publication, and will go into effect by Bunday weelr. ———— ELSEWHERE, IOWA. AT OEDAR TATIDS. Specral Disvateh to The Chicage Tridune, CEpAR Karivg, Tn., March 10,—Tho tomper- ance quostion is absorbing much intercst Lore at presont. Tho Indios bad & moeling this aftor- noon, aud & crugade i8 liable to break out scon. At M'aREGOR. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MoGuzaon, Ia., March 19.—3rs, T D, Albert- son, of Bassct, In., has commenced suit againut the enloon-keepers of Bassott, Ionia, aud Chick- asew for $5,000 damages for eolling her husband liquor, which led to his embezzling funds bo- longing to Bassott, Munthng & Co., of this city. Albortson’s wife is complotoly brolion down undor the reversos that have overtaken her Lusband, Tho family aro destitute. AT DAVENPORT. Special Diapatch to_The Chicage Tribune, Dayexront, Ia., Darch 19.—Iu the Cirenit Court of this couiity, Judgo Ellis has rendored o decision in a case where s liquor-dealer of this city rofunod paymont for liquor bought of a firm in Louisvillo, and who took refuge under the Liquor law, finding for tho Louisvillo firm on the ground that, inasmuch as the contract for the Tiquor was mado in another Stats, the Liquor Inwn of Towa would bo of no effect. 'L'his os- tublishes a precodont that liquor-dobts mnay be collgeted evon ugainst the provisiou of tho Iowa law by outsido dealors, AT MAQUOKETA, Youtorday was a day of excitomont in Maquo- kota. One hundred and_fifty ladies nssombled at s designated place, and merchod in procession to the Court-Iouso,.whero Judgo Brannan was [u‘nflmiug over the District Court. They entered o court-room, aud thoir Presidont pre- sonted & paper to tho Judgo, which gave o statoment concornivg tho iniquitios of the liquor-traffic, In thoclty on'F'ucsdny several parties who hnd been fudictod under tho Liquor lnw ploaded Fnllly, and, on thostatoment Lolng made that they had rosolved to quit the business, woroe fuod 325 ench with costs, Yos- torduy a snloon-keopot who had plonded guilty to thia chargo of solliug Hquor to s minor was fon- toncodto pay s _fingof 8200 with costs, Tho sxloon mon of tho place uta greatly excited, the moro beoaugo the Grand Jul'{lh! in segsion, and soveral cases of violation of the Liquor Iaw are being invostigated b{ that body. Probsbly there aro more saloons in Maquoketa thauin auy othor pluce of its size in the Buate. il el INDIANA, AT VOLT WAYNF. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Pribune, Font WAYKE, Tud,, March 10,—Anotuor iadles' tompurance mags-meoting was hold thin after- noon. Who attondance waa largo, filiing tho Dorry Btreot Mothodist Ohurob to roplation. Torms of pladges for votors aud proporty-own- era were adopted and & committon appointed to cireuluto tho samo; also to ralso funds to back up proseoutions against liqnor-sellers, to bo bogitn ghortly. Mo cluuse i tio vaton! plodgo comumitting the siguers to vote sgainmt any in- tomperate man for oflloe was stricken out, s it was thought best not Lo oarry the mattor into politics, _ Auother unfon fonipotance meoting will bo beld next Bunday at the Buptist Ohuyel, Spectat Diosaté to Ths Ghfeqan Ty pecial Disvatch to s Chicago Tribune, Wanasy, Ind., Maroh !l).—,‘l"‘m toperauce movement {8 progresuing in Wabash fincly, Tho. ludion orgenizod & loaguo a fow dsys ago, which — hna boon busy tho past weok oxamining algna- tures to applications for lloenae, and clronlatiri plodgos for proporty-owners and volors, olso total abstinoncs rledges. The committeo appointad to oxamina lconso applicntionn filod with tho County Commissloners show many cndon of fraud and forgery. A loading lawyor haa voluntoored his morvices free of ohargo to proseoution all violations of the Baxter bill, AT_ BLUEYTON, X Brurrron, Ind,, March 10,—The tomporance excitomont is fucronaiug, if possiblo. Tho warn- ing of tho saloon-kaopora to tho ladios, tole- grophed Tue Tamuwe, bad no effoct to-dav. Two old ladiea wont ta ¢hio patoon of Aloxander & Gilloom, Liold maotfn to pravent them, and compolled thom to leave, The ;Gity Marshal this morulng notified ~tho. ownar of the ouly drug-store which solls liquor that if he desired to continue ho must Efly $200, tho usuni liquor liconao, into_the City 1 This settled bim, aud Le will probably drop tlio soloon branoch of his business. The Indics are still hopeful, and confidont of oxtorminating the Iaut romaining saloon, WARNAW, Corresnondencs of Ths Chicano Tribune, WarsAw, Ind., Marol -The tomporanco womon ef this olty aro vigilant. Thoy keop wateh over the saloon of one Lathrop (tho onl; one now doing business oponly) from 6 o'clock a.m. until 9 p. m,, at which timo hois compolled to oloso by law. Although the ladiea make it warm for him, vot the stony hoart of snid Lath- rop shows no signa of melting, The crusaders eay that thoy shall conguor, it it takes them all n\lm&gur. Two habitual tipplora have signod tha plodge. whero thoy had been acoustomod to AT INDIANATOLIS. Snectal Disvateh to e Chicann Tribune, Ixpianaronts, Ind., March 10.—The Christian | ‘Woman's Union, at a meoting to-day, adopted ragolution oxprosaing the strongest sympathy for tho ladios ongagod in the tomporanco move- mront in Chicago. ore appoars to be no dimi- nution of futerest in_the cruerde horo, Ward maga-meotings nro hold nightly, and Iargoly attended, 0 Mayor has instructed tho polico to enforco the.law. Havoral saloon-kespers were nrrosted to-day for keoping opon aftor 9 o'clock at night, —_— ILLINOIS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Triduna, AT DANVILLE, Danviure, IIL, March 19.—Notwithstanding tho raw and disagrooablo stato of tho weathor, tho Iady orusadors atartod ont this morning in force, making their flrst call on tho saloon of Michnol Hart, but his bartondor obsorved thoir ‘appronch, and closed and locked the door. Thoy, socing his intentions, attemptod to gain the door boforo ho could closa it, bt be was too quick for them, so they wora compelled to earry on tholr religions dovotions on tho sidewalk in front of the ssloon, A number of pray- ors wero made, and soveral hymns oung, but the bartondor would have no conversation with them, or admit thom into tho saloon, The other saloon-keopers_ say, hod the propriotor been fn tho city, the ladios would have beon invited to ontor, "From Hart's thoy entored tho saloon of Paddy Miteholl, whoro seats woro furnished, and “pormission grantod to carry on thoir dovotions. From tiis snloon they proceeded to the plnces of Frank Kavennugh and Frank Brady, but found thom, n8 yeatordoy, closed. The proprictors were dis- covered in & meat stora a few doora distant, aud tho ladios Iaid slega to them there. At ‘this place, for the first timo, tho bystandors falled to arent the lndies with that respoct which has been shown thus far. This afternoon tho ladies revisitod the whole- sale and rotail liquor storo of P'. Caroy, who on their firat visit promisod to discontinue the ro- tailing trade, and spent most of tho afternoon pleading and praying with him, trying. to induco him to discontinue his wholesalo "business, but without effoct. From Carey’s thoy wont to John TLong's establishment. Ho is the only Amorioan-born ealoon- ' keoper in the place whoadmitted them. To-dry, following the oxample of Johnson yesterday, Lo immodintoly locked the door and ‘excluded the crowd, His Amorioan heart remmined a3 obdu- rate againat all prayers and oxortations as have the foroign hearts of his conteruporarics. After an hour's visit, evening coming on, tho Iadics disporsed to their homes, S AT BLOONINGTON. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicage Tridune, Broonvaroy, I, March 19.—It is genorally bolieved hore that a raid will bo made by the women of tha Temporance. League on tho Oity Oouncil to-morrow ovening, hoping to prevail on that body to revoke the present saloon licenses, and rofuse to issue now ones. It is noflikely that tho Council will comply. AT CHENOA. Speotal Dispateh to The Chicaqo Tribuna, Cngsos, Iik, March 19.—The temperance movemont goen on here, and grows apace. Nighitly prayer-mostinga are hold, and are lnrgely attonded. Yesterday a committae of four ladios viaitod the saloons and urged tho propriotors to attond tho ryrnynr-mnoun';:fl. and bring their fam- ilies and frionds, A potition ia boing ciroulated by the ladies ur@iing the_City Council to probibit the enloof intoxicating drinks, aud to revoka the licenses alrendy iuuug. — OHIO. AT ARCANTM, Speetal Disnatch to The Chicago Tridune. DAyTON, 0., March 19.—While the temporance women wero praying in front of Tom Cavin's snloon, in the toin of Arcanum, Datko County, between 9 and 10 o'clock last night, two mon, mamed Jos Creighton ~ and Milo Porkins, ongaged in an altercation, in wlitoh tho former rocoived o mortal'wound from & knifo. Tho lattor ad his right eye knoclked out with a stono. The fuss originated in o dif- forance of opinion in rogard to the woman'smoye- ment, ‘Lhe ulfruy oreatod & groat excitomont in tho town. . AT VAN WERT, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Van Wenr, 0., Mnrch 19,—Tho Iadies' mova- mont has becn progrossing here somo time, but has accomplished Jittle. The esloon-keopors, howevor, havo agreed to hereaftor obey the law strictly, Which {s ono atop gained. Tho rum- gollers have formed a counter-organization, all members pledging not to stop business on any naccount, but stick by cach other through thick ond thin, Any momber, howevar, who violates the Iaw will ba at once dropped from the soclety. - e ‘WISCONSIN. 3 AT FOND DU LAC. Svectal Disnatah to The Chicago Tribune, TFoxy by Lac, Wis., March 10.—An immonse and most improssive tlemporanco demonstration was witnessed in this clty to-dsy, all the Cathiolic total abatinenco sacioties jolning in the coromonies, The processlon was the largest and most imposiug ever seon in Fond du Lac. The Catholios are thoroughly aroussd in favor of temperance. Tho exerciacs closed with Inrge moeling at Armnory Hall, which was ad- droswed by Father Willard MoKenoa, J. A. Watclous, and othors, On Sunday next every Protostant minister will proach on temperance. ———— * MIOHIGAN. AT ANN ARIOR,® Spectal Dispatch to L'he Chicago Tribune, Axy - Anuon, Mich,, March 10,—The firsb temperance mooting 0f auy importauce was held to-day. 'I'ho men formed a union temper~ ance socioty to include men, women, and ohil- dren ; also, a political party, to nominate a tomperanco tickot for the municipal eloo- tion, ~to Lo hold next month. Thin meebing, which consists of mon only, was not vory hormoniovs. The ladies also held o soparate moeting, and formed & temperance gooioty, A canvaus of tho oity is to be made, to sco who will support tho causo. A gouoral mags meating 18 to bo bold next Wednes- dny, and_something more declsive will shen probably be dotermined npon. Visiting the an- loons s disenssed, but it Is not likely that any- thing of this nature will be undertaken, — g NEW YORK, NEW YORK OITY AND VIGINITY, New Yonx, March 19.—Delogates roprosent~ ing fourteen police disiriots of the Protective Associations of - tho lagor-beer dealers havo or- nnizod s Central Association, and aro consid or- g 2 Lill to mnend the prosont Exolso law, Ita chief featuros ares That rotallors of beer shalt bo allowed to soll on Sundays; ealoons to bo closed from 1 o'clock in the afternoon until & o'clock in the evening ; & uniform liconso foe to ba euacted, and the samo law to be applicable all over the Stato. Lnst ovoning g temperanco domonstration took placo in the Hanson Plnco Baptist Churoh, Brook- lyn, wheu the Ray. Dr. Fulton spoke on * Prayer, the Hope of Temperance leform,” ‘L'his even- ing a groat mesting will bo held In Plymouth Chureh, ‘I'ho Hon. Rufus F. Andrews, tho now apostie of total abstinonco, aid, in a sflmnuh in this oity, Inst eveniug, that e was proud of _Olhio, his na- tivo Blate, which Lad bevome tho 3radlo’ of the gront temperance movoment, ovon a4 Indopond- once Hull was the eradlo of liberty, s il PENNSYLVANIA, AT PITTRLURGIT. Bpecial Dispatch to I'he Chioago Tribune, Prrrssunait, I, March 10.—The intorest in tho temperanco movemont iu on tho Incrense in this eity, as was “evidoncod by the large meetin whioh “was hold in the Iirst ' Qumuerlai (8ve Fifth Puge.) 6, whon the propriotors used force: ‘toagury.. . SPRINGFIELD. Attompt of the Legislature to End Its Session Decently. Features of ‘an Iron-€iad Bill Con- cerning State Contracts, Oollusion Made More Dangerous and Diffioult, 4 Final Passage of the Criminal Code in Both Houses. Probability that Adjournment Will Bo Takon Next Week, STATE CONTRACTS. svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, TIE CONTRAOT COMMIBSIONEUS, SranvarieL, i, March 10,—The Houso con- sidored tho Bonato bill relating to Stats con- traots, and amonded it 8o that tho Commiaston ora shall consist of tho Bocrotary of State, the Auditor, Troasuror, and Attornoy-Goneral. All supplies shall bo ndvertised for, and lot to the lowest bidders. Porsons Lnibing bidders not to Dbid shall bo ront {o tho Pevitontiary for not loss thon three yoars, THE PRINTING 18 divided into six clossos—firat, bills and roso- lutious ; second, reports in book-form ;. third, Tegislativo Journals ; fourth, roports of the Ex- ocutiye Department ; fitth, election rogiators; sixth, all other printing. 'The printing shall bo done within the Blate,—tho first, sccond, and sixthi olwesos, at tho Slato Capital. The bidsshall bo for 1,000 ems of composition in the differant branchos of work. Maximum pricos aro fixed at about the old rates. The styla of work {s spacified, Thero shall be & Emctlcnl priutor oxpert to propars spacifications, ave charge of the work, and draw 26 a day, copy of onch dooument priuted shall bo kopt by the export. The Socratary of Stato shnll ordor all printing, and supply tho papor thorofor, CONSTIVUOTIVE COMPOBITION is attompted to bo ayoided by printing eertain pumbers of cach document’ aud-laylng aside 1,600 copies of ench, to bo bound in the volnme of reports. Thore areto bo published8,000 Goy~ ernor's mosearo,s 8,000 roports of the Booretary of State, 8,000 Auditor's roports, 8,000 insuranice reports, 2,000 Trensuror's Fopariy, 6,000 of tho Suporintondont of Publio Iustruction, 32,000 of tho Adjutant-Gonoral's, 10,000 of tho Blata Agricultural Board, 6,000 of tho Industrial Uni- vorsity, 4,000 of the Board of Olarities, 6,000 of tho Railroad Commissionars, 8,600 of ‘all otbor reports, 8,000 volumes of tho public laws passed at each scssion, No report shall contain moro than 300 pages, unlesa nuthorized by the Contract Commisslon- ers, The export is to continuo ordors for print- ing, and as much as possible prevont construc. tivo composition, THE BINDING is divided ioto five olagncs, and maximum rates ave fixod. The Stale shall, as far aa possi- ble, buy printing-papor from tlio lowast bidder, and in cases whera the paper ic suppliod by the Printer he ahall not charge moro that 6 per cont above tho current market rates in Chicago, Provision ia mnde for advortising for bids, and all bids must bo accompauied by bouds, to bedo- posited at tho snmo time. The bill will be ordered to third reading to- morrow. E ——— REVISING THE STATUTES. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune. THE CRIMINAL CODE. SrriNor1erp, 1., March 19.—The Houso re- coded from the amendment to the Criminal Codo prohibiting the imprivonment of boya 16 years old in the Penitentiary for burglary, robbery, and arson: and tho Seuate concurred in tho Houso amendment punishing junk-dealers for buying marked railroad iron. There s no donbt about the bill being signed; and, now that it has possod, thero will be urrying to get Momo. LEGAL FENCIS. Burkoe opposed tho passags of the Housa bill making 434 feot the logal holght for fences. Ho had monsurod his own fences; thoy wero nono of them that high; and therefore tho bill was wrong. It passcd, howover,—34 to 1. PUBLISHING THUE BTATUTES. Hurd and Gross Lad a lively little mill on the Bonate floor this aftornoon. Hamptonhad the rules sugponded to take up tho bill introduced Dy him for publishing the stntutes, ‘Casoy moved to ainoncy> that editing, annos tating, and published and nll should not excoed $2 por volumo. Loat. Casoy denounced the proposition to pay ITurd §2,000 for editing as an iufamous outrage. ‘The engagemont beeamo goneral. Hampton, Waite, Sunford, and Stoslo backing up Hurd, whilo Loe, Hincholiffe, and Strong did their best for Gross, The battle will be renowed &b 10 a. m, to-morTow, DOMESTIO ANIMALY The revision bill to rovise the law in rolation to domostio_animals runuing at largo was ob- jectod to by Steole, Vorls, aud Hampton, be- cause it would not allow tho cow of o poor man to gdt its lving in the highwaya. Farmors Whiting and Burko favorod tho bill, which of courso killod it. It got only 10 votes. The yoto was reconsiderod, and the bill sent to the Revision Committeo, for suitsble smoudmonts, DILLS PASSED IN TUL SBENATE. The Souate passed the revision bill relating to husband and wife, and the bill to provide for %’Ill (ivl rights in cortain casos before the County ourt. g RELATING TO INTURIES, The revision bill relating to injuries was ro- turnod from the Judiciary with tho recommond- ation that the section making the employer llnble to damagos for injurios dona by oo employe to anothor, should bo strickan out. DILLS BIGNED, Tho Govornor has approved and signod bills authorizing Qourss of Itocord in cortain cases to order lands to be subdivided and platted ; to re- vise the law rolating to limited partnerships; to raviso the law in relation to promissory notes, }mnda, duo bills, snd other instramonts in writ- ng. | & TOLL-BRIDGES AND ROADS. The Conferonce Committeo appointed on the Rovision bills, relating to *‘Loll-bridgea” and “Toll-roads,"” reported in favor of tho Benato concurrivg in tho Honso amendments to their bills, which roport was accopted, i, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ETO. Speoial Dispateh to The Chicago Lribuna, BTEOIAL ASHESSMENTH. BrivarizLp, 11, March 10,—The House passed Halpin's bill amonding tho Municipal Incorpor- ation act aftor an elaborate explanation from tho author. ‘The bill ameuds Bocs, 6, 7, 0, 24, 26, and 53 of Art. 0, undor which Chicago and tho prinaipal citios in the Stato operate in the Jevy of spacinl assessments for local improvemonts. The amondment to Sco. 0 provides that whqun the owner of property to bo affcoted by the im- provoment {8 unknows, the Olerk of the court shiall causo publication to bo made in the same manuer a8 prosoribod undeor the old statutes, -Boo, 7 provides thut any defondant or party in interoat may domand soparate juries to be im- pauneled as to the compoensation or damages to *m peid to such defoudants or parties in nterest. Seo. 0 provides that tho jury may rolurn thoir vordiot a to the compeussilon or damsge to bo' paid for tho pmlmrty and for the entire wtorests theroin, whoro the owners are unknown, Bee, 44 provides thet it shall not bo necessary for tho Commisaionory to oxamine the locality, oxcopt where tho ordinanco provides for tho opening, widoning, or improvement of strests and alloya. F Beo, 53 gives the court power st any time, on tho filing of & :vlllpplumuutnl {mllt(un, to appoint threo ~ Commissionors to make such sesossniont, and to necortain, aa near as may bo, tho coats inourred to the time of such appointment, and tho probablo costs of the pro- cooding, ineluaing thorain the eatimated costs of making aud collcting such assossmont; and shall hlmut such costa 1o bo included by such Commiselonera in making such ssossmont. ‘I'bo bill passed with tho emergenoy clause, EMINENT DOMAIN, Tho Iouso passod tho Armstrong bill amend- ding the Eminont-Domnin law so that cases of damages khould bo tried boforo n Toglar Jury in torm timey that in yacation only 18 iustead of 4 jurors need bo'drawn, and (hat's rnrtywhouo namo or proporty is not included iu tho iirst pu- tition " may at auy'time flle bix petiiion and haye hin dsmage assossod tho pame a8 by petition of adverso party, Thoe costn are to bo paid by par- tl;mn[‘;:mnk ¢he lands, unloss othorwige provided aAB. The Renato passed tho bill, of which Xehoo is tho paront, “providing that tho Com- mon OQouncll “of nuy ingorporated city in _this Btato having ovor 300,000 iubabitants shall havo powor to pass all such ordinancos as thoy may doom oxpodiont for tho protaotion of tha citizens of sald city, rogniating the quality of the gas furnished to sald citizons by auy gas company or companies dolng businoss in anld oity, and the maximam prico which smid company or companios may olargo therofor. i THE REVENUE LAW. Spectal Disvatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, BTATE REVENUE. Brnvarrenn, 1L, March 18,—MNr, Starne in- troducad tho following rosolution in the Sonato, which laid over under tho rules: JResolved, Dy tho Benste, tho House ‘of Ropresonta- tives concurring horeln, that thiore sball bo stbmitted 1o Ut Votors of this Btato at thenext general slection 2, Proporition to amend Sec, 1 of the Gonatitution of this Slato, entitled Rovontio, an follown: “The Gonornl Assombly’ sliall finve power to tax peddiers, auctioneers, brokers, bankers, merchante, comminelon-merchants, Jugglors, inn-kecpors, liguor dealern, oll-bridges, forzios, instirance, telegraph and expross-intereats or business, vendors of patonta, pot- 3018 on their snnual incomes, and persons or corpora- oot awniag or wing franichfses and privilogea in auch stall, from tme to time diroct by gone ofal law, uniform’ aw lo tha class on which it oporates, 1 And'the Gensral Assembly shall nlso have power to provide such furthier rovonus ns may be naodful by lovying o tax by valuation, s thot evory porson and corporation shall pay a tax i proporiion Lo the valie by s, her or iis property, such valuo to bo ascortained y #ome porson oF poraons ta bo elected or sppointed in such manner as the Gonoral Asscmbly shall direct snd not otherwite, . Btarno triod a voto on suapandiug the rules to cousidor tho resolution, but tha requisito two. thirds wns not obtained, and it was ordored printed, AMENDMENT OF THE LAW, ‘Tho Benato passed tho bill to amend tho Rov- onuo law, prosoribing tho mode whoreby tho Auditor shall_procood agatnat dolinquené Gol- lectora to compol settlomont. —_— MISOELLANEOUS MATTERS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DEMANDING SATISFACTION. Senivarierp, IlL, March 19.—Tho Sonato Choamber is pormeated and absorbed by s sense of excitomont moro nbsorbing than the per- fumod precincts of Bridgeport, and moro ex- cliting than the tramp of the fominine crusadors, This excitoment flnds basis In a rumor that Youngblood and Voris have exchanged courto- sles, and will fight it out it it takes all sammor. Youngblood is said to bo the challenzing party, and the effeot of tho noto has toned down the Voris, The numbor of speechos 1ade by {he lattor contioman has "boon much reduced, oand his legs aud arms aro undor much bottor control, Youngbload looks calm and dotormined, and tho roault may bo awaited with great oxpactations. The scconds, Weapons, an unds havo not yot boon choson, bub will bo bofora eithor gontloman's Dblood is up to fovor boat, ADJOURNMENT, This Logislaturo will probably adjourn sino dla ono weok from Saturday. . BTEALING DILLS, “Whore's Thompson ?" waa tho Inquiry in tho Seuato this morniug, ~Yostorday his Hydo Park Special Assossmont Wator-Works bill wna sigu- od, 'so ho packed up his duda and silontly stolo away by tho midnight train. Porbups ho might isve boon spared—a few toars would have moistonod the soat of the chalr which bio_loft vacant, aud he would havo van- ishod from tho rocollection of kis brothor Bon- stors—had hie not taken with him tho billa pond- iug boforo the Municipal Gommitteo, of which Lio was scting Chnirman. Among them was the Bob Clarkoe Lako Viow Bquare-Mila Anncxation bill, in whick Mr. Waite's constituonts oro’ iutorested. Mr. Waito got down from the North-Side this morning, aud bogan to ~ssk for that bill. Ho now wandera round in a digconsolato mood muttering ‘Thompson — Congross — Congreas— Thompson. It was unfair in Thompson to take nway bills which aro not bia pmfcrty. TPeltzor, in tho Houo, is telographing all ovor Chicago on be- balf of his Lake View friends, _ POLICE MAGISTRATES, The Houso pasaed the bill allowing but one Poltco Magistrato in cities outsido Chicago. THE REGISTRY BEPEAL DILL. Tho Sonnta reconsidersd Casey's smendment to the Registry Ropeal bill, providing for regis- try evory-four years ouly, and the bill, which al- lows rogistry evory two yoars, was ordered to a third roading—22 to 8. SUFFERING IN IOWA. Proceedings of & Mecting in Clay County. Correspondencs of The Chicago Tribune. Secyora, Ia,, March 14, 16874, At » meoting of tho citizens of Clay County, In,, held in the Court-Houss hall, in Sponcor, Ta., March 12, 1874, for tho purposo of taking aotive moasurdls to secure seed-grain for thowo unable to obtain ths same, 0. W. Wells presid- od, and Dolph Edwards acted as Bcoretary., The following resolutions were adopted : ~ Watznzas, Dy investigation of the condition of thy people of Ciay County, Ia,, the fact is developed that the poople for 1674 want'for seed 11,308 bushels of wheat, 7,001 bushols of oats, 885 bushois of barley, 874 Duslicls of corn for seed, sud 7,213 bushels of corn for foed ; and ' Witzneag, Tho paltry sum of $50,000 donnted by tho State of Towa for the purchate of secd-grain for il Northwest Towa will not near supply our wanta in the line of socd ; and Wieneas, We will need many supplies of food and clothing beforo our condition can be alleviated by an- other erop; and . 5, Wo cantiot supply thess our wants by our Warafors, bo it Reaolved, That wa Lieraby ask the genorous of other focalitiea 0 givo us a fuir abare of their Hberal dona- tions, thanking them for what we have already receiv- ed, And be it further Rerolved, That we hereby dononnco oll privato and ublished opposition sgaiust any effort tuat may Liave beon made, and may yot bomade, for the procuring of or s, Hegolted, Thot Willlam II, Tunter and Dr, C, Mct Allfster are lioreby appolnteit o sollcit seod-graiu und 214 for us; and tha fall falh and credit bo placod in em, = . M. E, Grifin was choson to confer with the Committea appoiuted by the Governor to dis- tribute the $50,000 donatod by tho State. James Goodwin and Bamuel Gonsor wore chosen to gall upon the Board of Bupervisors, to ask that war- rauts be insucd to dofruy the exponsos of the So- liciting Committeo, ‘The President of the County Council of Pat- rons of Husbandry, the Board of Buperviuors, and tho pastors of the sovoral churolios wore ro- uested to dgivu their sanction and approval to 0 progcadings of this moating. Sub-Dircctors wero :{Jpoluln toascertain the amount of socd neodod in tho mnpcet\vo sub-districts, and report the samo to the Prosidont of the Board as carly as possible, ‘The proceodings of tho moctivg wera ordered published inT'an Omioado TrinuNe aud other papors. e A THE CURRENCY QUESTION. CenTRAL ILLINOls, March 17,1874, To the Riitor of The Chicugo Tribune s . Biu: A yearago to-day corn sold for 19 conta por bushel in Central Iiluois, Tor two yoars immensae crops biad boon produced, unt/l corn was bardly worth gatherlng, Bome people told us that tho cause of this grent depreesion in its valuo wes from tho *railrond-stoals;” others again were sure that the * tariff-steals” woro at tho bottom of the Lilt; and lest, but not least, a oodly number were satislod beyond all doubt bat the trouble aroso from the *‘bauk-steals,” Thio stato of affairs continued untiloit actually soomed as though we should soon be reduced to onury and want, About the laut weok in Sop- rnmbur, s froat killod over ono-Lalf of the grow- ing crop of corn; and it soon commenced to ad- vauce, until it is now worth 150 per cent more than it was then, Now, the question arises, Would we luve ro- coived muy more for our corn & year ago Lad wo issuod 800,000,000 of groenbinck; or, if wa wora to mako » similar iksuo to-day, would we rocelve any moro for our corn than it is now worth? In it not the taw of supply aiid demand which has rogulated the prico of corn, and not a coutraction or expansion of currency? I huve upon my farm, say, 6,000 bushols of ocorn, 500 head of cattlo, und (00 Liead of hogs. Now, if I wish to ralso $25,000 or $30,000 in eurroncy, all I hava to do is to soll my cotn, oatile, and’ hogs, and tho ourroncy comos rxight. along with- out any ' troublo. What has made tho curroucy ? have crealed i from the resourcos of my farm. Now, suppose I wished to raive o similar amonut of inouoy, aud had no corn, oattle, or iogs to soll; what difforenco would it mako to me whothor thers were 84,. 000,000 or $400,000,000 in oirculation, as I do not hava the basis upon which to realiza? Z'here- re, ¥ seema to me common-sense that; Yefore 100 U8 MOre Qurvency, we must crealp more wealth, 1dopot pretend to know as much about this subjoct Ry Ofileub and Logan; but I do know this: that, whon X'hava lots of corn and hogs, I }mu i.\&{m\;l:hhfinqu[t ‘:‘unwwy :thtlm whon T inve Jitle of either, oW samne tight ~+ =o' L MoNe THE COURTS, ants His Xonoy---J. Y. Scarimon Agaln, Judgmonts ond Now Buits, = - MANDAMUS WANTED, -~ ‘Willism K. Reod filed & potition in the Circult Court_yostorday for & mandamus sgalnst the- City’ Comptrollor, Politloner statos that Loy ‘about the 10tk day of Beptombor, ' 1871; bought ‘of J. L Porkins s tex-salo cortificato of the, onst 80 00 foob of the west 40 D-10 foot of Lot 1, Block 141, Bohool Sectlon AddMion, for the sim of $352.79, sald lok baving beon sold for tho taxes of 1808, Juss prior to tho " timo limited for redowmptlon, tho owner of .the lot paid into the Oity Treaaury 8042.40 to rodoom his land, Potitionor's cortifl« cato of the tax-salo was destroyed in the groat firo, but on tho 12th of March, 1874, ho prosented to the Gomptrollor an alMdavit stating substan- tially the above faots, offerod -& bond to indomnify the oity, aod domanded tho $642.40 paid in to redeom from his cortificato of salo. Tho Comptrollor rofused to pay, and . and the patitionor theroforo aeks & mandamus to, compel him to do so. . . MR, BOAMMON, ’ Mark Kimbail, Assigneo of the Mutual Socu- rity, filed a potition stating that J. Young Scam. mon had some property olaimed by H, H. Ionore, and the latter wishod it o bo cleared of the lion whioh covera the proporty, by roason of » emall acoount of §54,000 owing by tho for- mer to the Mutual Beourity Company. Mr. Kimballis in & quandary whother Honora Was aware of Bcammon's keoping the proporty in . his namo, and 80 must allow it to ba uugjuntnfl to tho llen of judgmonts sgainst the latior, or Whother Bcammon ™ {8 in fact s Truatee, and thorofors the land ‘msy bo conveved to the real’. owner, In hix porploxity Kimball calls in tho nid of tho Court. An order was made reforrin, tho matter to tho Register for proof, It iy probable that My, Scammon may therefore bo called on to givo a sobedulo of bus proporty, real and apparont, and Low much of it {s hold as & Trustee. . TIE RIGUTS OF MANSIALS, A point of considornble intorest was raised soslerdsy bofore Judgo Drummond. It sooms that tho Marshal had taken posscasion of the proporty of a bankrupt namod Miller, aud als took some goods sold by Millor to a party namod Baldwin, on the ground, as allogod lis tho poti- tion, that tho salo was preforentinl and frandu-, lont. Baldwin thorofore brought swit in the . Btato courts in trospass, Au order was made to restrain tho suit, and yostordsy a motion. wag, m.io :ud ’Brgll:g to dissolve u:g injnnotion.’ r hearing tho argumeuts, the cas takon undor advisomont, ! e DOWER WANTED, Margaret MeCormick filed o bill asking tohave 8ot off to her her dower in Lots 2 nod 8 in Church's Subdivision of the 8, I, 3 of Biock 97 in the Canal Trustees' Bubdiviaion of ‘tho W. Jqof Boc. 27, 89, 14, Theland is at present in the posscesion of Iszao Marks, o whom come plainane’s husband sold it, but without hor joining In the doed. 1TENS. A The caso of Kribs aguinst Adsms, au appeal from the District Court, will be heard by Judgo Drummond this mornivg. > The cage of Oulbertson against Lyonis etill on e s amoupyiog tho attontion of ; r. Fuller is ocoupying the attontion of Judge ‘Williams in the Chienoy gnm:. A 5 , SUPERIOR COUNT IN nnIme. John B, Kondsll bogun a mudt sgainst John Gaynor, olslming ¥3,000, i A John A. B, Waldo iiled & bill azainst Charles W. Wotherill, A. IL Porkins, Nellio Porkius, and Jeanie Porkine, to foracloso a_trust dood for $1,606.60 on tho weat hulf of Lot 5, Blook 18, of Wolcott's Addition, . AL P, Ludlam gued Isaac W. Hondorson for 1,000. - Jobn M. Roynolds brought suit for 1,500 againat Robert McOlolland. 5 Froilev & Workmnn_be an action againsg C. C. Davis and H. 0. MuCloary, claitaing $1,000. \ CIRCULT COURT. 0. & G. Cooper & Co. commonced a suit in roplovin sgainst ‘I M. Bradloy, Sheiiff, fo roe cover & lot of. iron valued at 5,000, . T. Thomas began an sction for 1,000, againat J. Toluor, g TIE COUNTY COURT. Jomes V. Bronson was appointod guardinn of Robart M. sud Samucl Rigby, minors, undor an approved hond of $1.000. e Spocial assosomiont rolls “Nos. 4, 9, 12, 18, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, and 27 of the Town of Lako Viow wera confirmned, excops as to the roal es- tato describod in the objoctions filed. A jury was impanueled to try the question of tho lunacy of Chrjgtion Poterson, ,and returned a verdiot of insanily, THE OALL. Juncr Roarrs—iv, 41, 45 to 67. Juper Tuee—904, 1,493, 1,805, 168, and all cavos S0t prior to Alarch 23, . Jupor FarweuL—1,000 to 1,025, Jubai: Gany—114 to 137, excopt 115, 112, 131, 123, aud 138, < Jupae JaMESON—16 to 84, except 18, 21, snd Junar Buans—108.to 129, exoept 109 and 112, JSUDGMENTS. Jopox. Roaens—. W. ontott v, City of Ohieago, Jupax Tnee—Unfon Rolling Mills Company ¥. Jouuph G, Colotnan, $307.00, i SUTERIOR COURT—JUDOE BUna—Willfam J, Flom. ing et al. v, A O, Andereon, $184.01.—George Dodge ot 'al. v, Peter Wyman and Williat Aurph $63,60,~Frederick Vilmar v. Jarcd Gray ond Willlam Barlow, 3,6 Samo v, Jarod Gray, $1,30,00,—~ Thowa3 Guo ‘Thomss Mackin, $410,9% o ‘Ehe French Census. Owing to tio destructive, though happily short-lived, rule of the Commuuo in Paris, the publicatiou of tho rosults of tho Fronch consus of 1872 s bown winvoidably postpoued, aud is only justnow finisbod, 1tis full of intoresting statomonts, aud, uccording to La Patrie, shows the prospority of Franco in 1872 to have beon Jretty hoasly aqual to that ‘of 1806, whea *rance had roackiod the highost point of bor in- toruot devolopmont. In 1866 tho total popula- tion of Franoe amounted to 38,067,064 inbnbi- fants; in 1872, after the war aud tho'loss of two Provinces, it was 86,102,931, Of this popula tion, 21,805,625 inlabited ~ oities, 13,105,310 lived in tho country, ‘ho npumber of housee hos boonreducod from 7,811,540 in. 1866 ta 7,704,018 ju 1873, Of the 36,102,041 inhabis tauts, ouly 18,000,000 could " noithor road nor write, which, considoring tho relative proportion of infauts and young childrso to the whol¢ population, is » suall wrorage ; 9,780,000 could only rond; all tho rost could both read and writa, , The Catholic roligion clains 85,000,000 of ‘thé population, the Reformod ‘Clwrch 530,000, sl the Jewish Church 49,000, The 90,102,841 inbavitancs aro divided into 13- 500,000 boads of fomilles, 10,000,000 meme bow of familics, and abont' 3,000,000 seryants. Of thoso, 6,000,000 hoads of ' funnlies practica agrculture, and Liave 11,000,000 mombors of fumilies, which shows thom to coustitute thie st prolfile clows, and cmploy 1,233,045 sor- vonts. ‘Tho number of clorgymen in Franco amounts to 161,005 of vagabonils, 489,000; of insanc, 63,000, 'of which 25,000 aro mon snd @8,000 are women, : France barbors 30,000 malo and 16,000 fownlo idiots; 18,000 male aud 13,000 Sfomalo bliud persons; ‘and 18,000 malo sud 10,000 fomalo deul and dwmb, . - Tu tho way of domostic auimals, Franco bossta 8,000,000 horses, 399,000 mules, 451,000 asses, 11,000,000 pairu Gf catilo, 6,000,000 hogs, 25,000, 000 shoop, 3,000,000 goatu, 4,000,000 'turkeys, 8,000,000 geoso, '11,000,000' ducles, 115,000,000, ahiokong, 7,000,000 prgeons, 3,260, 74 dogs, and i untold numbor of " cats, making ali in sl some 160,000,000 of aufmals, 'or about four o every inhubitang, - g % B [0 e, W T Soup Kitchonws in Paris. It appoars that thore is much destitution in Taris, A correspondut of tha London ' Z'mes romarks that it 18 sald indoed to’ those who on- ly view Paris on'the Doulovards, which aro sa gy and bustling au at tho best of times, to learn on ofiicial suthority that an sbuormal amount of distress exists in mony populous . quartors, Madumo Maoblahon made quite & long speoch tho othor day to the editors of the Paiis pross, convoked by horsol! to consider monsurcs of prowpt reliof, Sho rocommonded the oxiension of tho systom of soup Litehous, of which thore avo alroady forty, Wloso ostoblirhments furnil for five contimes a plate of meat and soup, tho prime cost of- which is ‘twolve and a half centimes, The Ducheas of Magonta would have brond given a8 woll for the sou. Bho has'boon ‘a‘l“\‘?:ll‘:wul by Bluhmi 1‘ Ohmi)ityldm: the poorest hrink from recelving absolut tuit food; but they readily acoept fh{ ;::u‘;hm\:‘; olting it at anominal price. At present ton housand rations uro daily distributed on this plan, Madame la Mareohalo desiros to increaso he number to thirty-five thousaud, and for thia Pnrpuun it 1o calculated that u' sum-of two inudrod thausaud franos will ‘suflico up to the 1st of May noxt, Hho trusté the pross will- uss m&lufln«n to gob .ty sum, imme- TS mer o e s R ST A 7 S ey 2 5