Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1874, Page 3

ITALIAN POLITICS. A Ministordal Crisis—Tho Rejection of tho Obligatory-Education Bill. Proximate Transformation of the Roman Churoh. Ara the Protostants Capable of Profit« Ing by the Opportunity ? Importaut Discussion on the Papor-Cur- xoncy---0fficlnl Irrogularitios. Workings of the Jury-System---Exten= sion of Privato Enferprises. Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Tronzsoe, Feb, 16, 1874, An ovont of supremo Importanco, at once un~ oxpectod and unjustifinble, has occurred in our House of Assombly, Tho project of law for tho purposo of ‘ MUAKING OBLIOATONY ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION has been rojected'by n mnjority not merely im- portant, but overwholming, Tho entiro press of Italy, from /Etns to the Alps, has hoon vividiy impressod,—some erying loudly, **Soandail Beandal I"—others condemning the ineapacity of the Assombly; others hinting at corruption; whils each and sl are in porfect untson in la- monting tho doflofoncics of the law itself. In this projoct of law, as it fa hore denominatod, indopendent of many grave omissions, ihoro aro two capital defeots: Tirst, tho mania which it oxhibita of regulating ovorything; socond, {hat gratuitous instruction s mnot necossarily aud absolutely o condition of ita obligatory ohnraoter. It s ovidont that, in this country at loast, if you dosire to mako education obligatory, it must assurodly bo given gratis,—uuless, indeed, you aro contont to bravo o tremendous commotion, ‘Having soon and studied this matter carefully, and living boon pormitted to watch tho ‘“got- | ting up " of this malter, with all tho advantages of £roe ncooss bohind tho curtain, I protond to bo nble to givo you some vory ourious and intorest- ing Information. Ono of tho principsl charac- teriaticd of the Itallan Parllament is o etrange, and apparently anomalous, aptitude for Parlin- montary disoipline, in union with an incredible amount of i PARTY-BPIRIT. No individnal member has any fdea absolutely his own; ho prides himself on beiog nothing bo- yond o fractionnl portion of tho party to which o bolonge, and ko sacrifices to this ides all por- sonal considerations, It is for theso rensons that, sinco tho unification of Ttaly, tho devolop- mont of Parliamentary lifo has been so rapid and 80 groat. Unfortunately, thoro Is, for tho most part, no real renzon for tho oxistence of this spirlt of party. Wo are not yot sufficlontly matured iv olitical oxistonco to have pormitted tho formas tion of currents of political idens woll defined and firmly catablished ; and thus you will find & body of Republicans whoee sole metit is that of having foundod s monarchv; a party of Con- sorvatives more liberal tban the Domocrats themselves; an aristocrnoy favorable to decen- tralization, and & poople who desiro to sco all and overything in tho bands of, and rogulated by, the Government, even to the questions of sunshine and of storm, At first sight, ono would imugine oncself in a vory babol of con- fagion,—in the midst of a porversion of 1deas and & lack of principles scarcoly to be con- ceivod; and yob thoro is, in fact, notblng moro logical, or more rogular. 1 will even youture to nesert that there is NOTHING NORE PROLIFIO than this apparent confusion, For instanco:, the Sicilian anstooracy natur- olly inclines to decentralization. What ean be moro rational? It remains faithfal to thoso principles of liborty which spontancously dic- tated the Constitution of 1812, by which, with- out & traca of prossure from witlout, it re- nounced tho priviloges conscorated by agos. Tho Lombard aristoeracy inclines likewiso to de- contralization, simply becaus it recalls tho ad- vantagos (the material advantagos) of the Aus- trian administration, which, na ia woll known, feft to tho Communes and to the Provinces an amount of liborty, in the matters of local gov- erament, almost unlimited. On thoe othor kand, tho peoplo and the trades-pcoplo—both ignorant, and both rejoicing in idloness, desiro to impose tho eoliro rosponsibility of the general woll- being upon the sloulders of tho Executive, for tho eimple roason that thoy have wo faith in rivato enterpriso and indusiry, and that tho Pirotdes of porsoual exortion irightons them out of their lives. Unfortunately, if political faith be wanting on the ouo side, there is plenty and to sparo on the olher. CHURCI INTERESTS of nn almost unlimited importance (intorests which are by no means to boconfounded with ro- ligioun soutimant, now, alas| vepresontod by tho most sbsolute indifference) oxist. If tho Catho- lio clergy finds eupport, it 18 shnply because it is rogarded ne o ladder by which to armive at, and o forco by wilch o rotaia, plco sud power. You will ask, probably, Why, then, bas tho law imposing_an obhgatory education beon thrown out? I will'tell you, and I answor for the corrcctness of my conclusiond: When Minghotti uesumed tho Ministerinl _resus, Lo porcoived ot ouco thal, in ordor to create v mojority of any kind in the Touso, and uvoid political complications with Toreign Powors, it was indisponsable to bow to tho wishes of that portion of the Ohamber which desired to reopen in some form the cooridera- tion of the *Papal guaranteon” The popular oloction of a curato In Nevthorn Taly sppeared to domand now laws, or at least to rouder de- sirablo komo fixed regulations. In the meou- time, tho AMiniaters was compolled to scok a means of ratistving this desire without disguat- ing the Leftand Left Contre; and ho imagined Locould coutent_ovorybody by making ot the Eanwo timo two atops,—ona forward, tho othor ‘backwaid,~—giving to tiie Clerical party & groator ‘mousuro of security, aud to tho Liboral Gonsorva- tives tho long-desired watisfaction of obligutory clomentary education, 1o found bimsel? IN A FIX— compolled, on tho one haud, to allow tho Clor- ical party to percolve his inability to givo thom auy tanglble advantages; and, on the othor, to Vring forward o drati-law on the educational question very mcomplote, snd in cortain aspoots bizghly duugorous, 8tifl; among. all partios, thore reigned, spparontly, an abiolute accord. Allat once, tho words utterad by I'rince Dis. marck in the Gorman Astombly gave to the crim- Inal stupidity of LA MABMORA'S IMPORTUNATI: LUOUBRATIONS a mguificauce which might esily produce an in- tornatioual and deplotnble unmpfic:\tinn. Trom this oment tho Minister of TForeign Affuirs do- clared that our position, vis-a-vis to. Gormany, was o longer tanuble, and (hut, ot all costs, 1t waa nocessary to ro-gstablish our relations of nmity with the Cabluot of Berlin, Togivo upLa Marmora, to tho indigoation of the musson, g out of tho palo of possibile ity, the entivo Diedmontoso eloment would have brokon . out in open revolt, and the Tlouso ilsolf would with difficulty nave beeu induced to imporch Lun; and, furlhor, Wo aro as yot without dofined Lnsos on which to nct fnsuch o caso, Ono oxpediont only ro- wnined in order to appenss_the justly-excited indignation of Germany,—id s/, "the sseump- ton, in respect to church-maitors, of a line of nction idontieal with that of tho Borlin Cabinet, This is the explunation of the interruption of all the negotontions relativo to the rooponing of tho question of the P‘TM guaranteos, aud to the botter socurlty of tho Popa's suthoricy apisitual, and more oupooiatly on the quostion of the lowor ordora of churolimen. ‘Lho Minfstor fluttorod bimsol? that he might oarry otit this expodlont with impunity, bovatse all tho more hmportant poiuts of tho eduostional law hiad boen already vated, Ha counted with- out his host ; in other words he hod forgotten TIE BEORET VOTL, ‘Chus, contrary to all expectations, tho hill was thrown out, and, what is worso, its rojection cnued tho fmmcdinte ratiremont from ollico of S:(uloju! tho Minlster of Public Instruction, It {a clear that tho Clorleal g}ny hnvo sufferod autmportantdofedt. Now, it Minghotid heaitates one momont to accopt frankly the Jino of polioy into which ho has boon driven by the folly of Ln Marmorn and the onorgy of Bismnrok, ho must fall; and thon, the only Minlutry possible would bo one ontiroly Radieal, In thie manner our Olorienl Ioputies flud thomsolves hotwoon the nil and tho hammor': oithor thoy must join tho Tiboral majority, and Lo excommuntentad by tho Vntfean, or they will adhors to tholr old princi- plos and abuscs, aud thon Oairoll & Co. wil tnko mattors in band, and, standing on no ropairs, will hand tho entlre olorgy, without distingtion of rank, to tho tondor morclos of tho genoral Inw of tho land, It would bo, of course, possiblo to dissolvePar~ liamont; bub thia_oxboodiont -sulta no ono. Sinoo tho rojection of this Inst lnw, the frritation ia ro groat that tuo Clarical party would hnva no bopo of boing roprosonted at all. Tho Miuistor would pain’ nothing; for just now all partics doslro n ocloar nositlon” of affairs, and 1o one would forgive any mystitication, Mine ghotti hopos to ward off the dangor by holding the le(nflo now vacant s the prizoof that Pulinmantary group which will secure bim s working mujority, 1 kuow, irom a reliable sonrco, that a minnto nnd oxhaustive oxamination of tha lino of con- duct to bo followed in roligious mattora hoa beon mado, and the brond privciplo of action docided. The most compotont versona hayve boon cons sulted, aud tho resule fa as I tell you, I much donbt if tho Vatican, anxious to hmrry mattors and to oblain too much by nsingle blow, will not ombark in rome folly which wil bxlu;i about, ng rogatds its oxistonco, what may bo catlod TIHE BEGINKING OF THE END. I do not by tnis moan that Ontholiolsm is abont to disn) TBM in Italy ; bus I do boliove that tho hour of its complote trausformution la at band. Aro tho differont branchoes of tho Protoatant Chuzoh capnblo of profiting by thls opportunity ? I dosiro it, but I doubt it much, o rouso ltaly from the indifferantism and lethinrgy which,in ro- ligious malters, opprossas hor, domands o sup- }lfimeas and abifity of which, for the momont, I 8co no sign. On all sides I observe, however, o aymptom of the deepost import, The tendency of all thinking men is to bring about tho roturn of the Roman Catliollc Cburch to its oarly fusti- tutions. If this bo realized, farowell to tho droam of Protostantizing Italy, At this moment I loarn that thore is o question of & very important modification in the formation ofour fourParlinmontary groups, brought abonut tho discussion of the paper-moncy law, now undor consideration. Tho Ministorinl deaft will bo complatoly modified. I haar, too, that tho “ gyndieato for tho fall," which was formed lasb yoar for tho Crodit Mobilier, hns beon disap- proved, and will bo roplaced by s now one ! for the rige.” ‘The administration of thoe civil list in tho heart of the Court itsell is the subject of sovere roprobation. Now comes tho circular of the Ministor of TForoign Afars upon the subjeet of tho rocsnt CREATION OF TWELYE CARDINALS. 1t in olear that this circular touchoes simply s question of Inw,—nothing further; but tho adroitnoss of the' stpis only equalod by its want of good falth, and of that mbvral logic which has becomo tho ** black swan” of tho world,—not loss of the political than of tho privato world, Wo agree with Venosta Venosti, that the Popois nbsolutely freo in Romio; an that, if necossary, woshould even lond him thoaid of our carabinoers in ordor that ho might ox- communicato us at his aase. Wo_ admit, too, that, in bis eleotion of tho Cardinals, Pio Nono wag subjected to no sott or kind of external prossure, But doos it at all follow from thiu that & conclave would be free ? ¢ Tho law upon tho Papal gunrantecs oxists, " is the roply of the Quirina), " Yes, but the Bersaglieril are thore too, " will bo tho ocho from Versailies and from Bavavis, Poople will not understand that, ina time in which everybody weara a mask, tho best wuy of concealing onosolf is to wonr au opon front. Tho truo siguificanco of this circular in this, and I defy any sorious or well-informed maui Lo gainuay moi_ The Intolligant portion of the Vatican party have at last come to under- stand that their solo chauce of oxistenco lies in a roconcilintion, morae or less sincore, with Italy, Houco the sudden chango in Antonelli, who haa alwaya beon opposad to the crontion of the Car- dinals sbove mentioned. Later, secing n cor~ tain tendaney to couciliation at the Quirinal, it wos sottlod to carry out theso creations, the Tope thus giving up, by implication, the flction of his imprisonmont in Rome. Haviug givon this signal proof of power of freely exercisiug big wilf, tho rond to & genuine reconefhation WAS OFEN, The La Marmora incidont, and tho necassity of appeasing lho just indignation of Gormany, camo unfortunately to ovor-clond this fair prog- poct. Has tho Minister done well to publish this circular nt a moment when 8o gront a chango was working its way ? Assuradly, if it was intonded to carry out the process of Tacon- ciliation, 1t was a decided orror; but it would toem boyond doubt that tho idem of our Goverument is no longor this. At tho prosont womont, tho indignation ovalked tiroughout Italy by tho rojection of the Jaw of obligatory instruction, the sbsolute no- cosgisy of cultivating friendly rolations with Gormany, and, finally, tho fall of “tho Gladstono Cabiaet, counsel us to rojoct all approach to a policy of reconoiliation. The fall .of Gladstono undoubtedty opens up thoe prospect of au event- ual undorstanding batween Franco and England; antl, although wa do uot beliove thia woufil aver asaumo an active form, tho prospoot is sullicient to rouso thocourage’ of tho Clerical purcy at Vorsailles; and our allinnco with Germauy, al- ways tho strongeard in the combination, be- comes of more and more importance, The POSIIDILITY OF A WAR asBumos a moro positive charactor, and onr Left, 1 ..regardy church-mattory, will inovitably go ! 1o upper hand, and tho Vatican will, ero long, ne¥thoe it Lo lost the procious opportunity ot bettering its condition. - Novortholess, for tho momont, political con- siderations hold quite a sccondary place in tho minds of our legislators, wholly absorbod in the congideration of the pupor-circulation, which Lag assumoed_proportions of o veritable political evont. Thero did not provail, oven on the eva of Costozs and of Lisss, o more profound in- uietudo. This is readily’ to bo understood, I'his Jaw is, fu fact, 8 law of finance, and not of administiotion, It doos not so much aim at giv- ing & fresh impulsion to capital as it does fo ils concentration, snd to invest it with & capueity of porpetusl rotation,—ratation having for its polo tho tragsury, and for lts"oquators tho sharohold- ers, The national resources will becomno ity “contribuallis” in this country, fu whioh al- roady tho coucentration of capital is 80 torribly groat. A law which nugments by a million the paper-circulation, with & sinking-fund of éuly ton milllons, mast, of necessity, exorcise A MOST FATAL INFLUENCE. Such a Iaw must chenge tho position of all for- tunes, and will end by the ruin of ngnculmrnl euterprise, by raising tho prices of the public stocks, and ‘increaging the dividends of the bauls, 1t will oppross commoroial industry, by ineronging tho promium on gold, and by turning capita from its logitimato employment to fling it wholesale into the vortox of speculation. It will render importation still more onerous, by inoroasng the valuo of gold; and will compel the people to exhnust their strongth in tho pro- ductlon of materials, which they could procura on bettor terms clsowhero, You will see that this law will iutensify, in o frightful de- grao, tho alroady. 00 frightful madnoss of speenlation, will add to the price of articles of food, aud thus rondor still mora intolerable tho position of employes whiose incomo fu fixed ; and will thua perpotuate Iwas ouo dny at theoilico of tho Minister of Fo: eiggn Aflairs, tho bosror of & mass of work, forget on_what subject, Tho employe whoso business it was_to receive my work, gave me 1,000 francs, I proposcd to give him a raceipt. “'Quito unnecessury,” be replied, * How will you, then, verif; ‘yuutdinbumomcuz to the cours Wescomptes?" "“Wo do not insort this kind of work." “Where, tlion, do you find tho necessury funds?" I gave mysolf muoh troubls, and 1 found that, when the extrnordinm&y funds votod hy the Chamber are oxbausted, and the Ministor lins need of money, ho does not trouble himsolf ovormuch; he takos from the cupbonrds of the publio the coupons, staok, cto., not disposad of, and #0 provides himself with whai Le roquiros. The friguttul nature of this faot will enhghton you as to the state of our accamnts, uud THE TOSITIVE IMDECILITY which provides for the so-called * vorlfication ® of tho Budgots, Thoro ls not a Doputy wlto is uot coguizant of theso faota; but the spirit of party, and, etill more, the foar of s war with Franco, roused bytho ill-faith of every olnss of Frenoh diplomats, rendors ovory one doaf, blind, and dumb. Bosides this, wo aro In a phaso of optimism. Wa talk of Corlsicn, of Bavoy, of o 1. tho nocossary incroass of our zeverues, 0 tho tunneling of Kt. Gothard; of. the ;l]zwnn:pmunl of Driudisi, of Baris, and of onoa. Apropos of this last-montionad city, I will give you anotber gimpse of the brightost Interost. Tho Fi:{’fll‘-mnuu! law will pags, bub groatly moditlod by tho Baatoggi project, and by various amendmetits, at the hoad of which, gulded by tho mmxler-n?hli of Ricosoll, I seo Torrogiant, Our adoiinlstrative codo, too, damands our at- tontion, uud you will soon age n law introduced, Liaving for its objnot & rodical reform in tho Jury syutom, Your readors, fod on Liborty ns fife is fod by ‘air, will, with diffoulty understand that tho im’y, far from bolng » #ourco of progross in montterd relatiug to panul offonsos, is A BTANDING BOANDAL,—. & perpetual source of shumoloss white-washing of the most adlous orimoaand of the vilewborime inaln, Troud,grobbory, Indeconcy,—tho jurios abrolvanll, Thoy linvo oven gone go far ns to avoka *oxtonunting ofroumatnnoes” for parris oldo. Tiot ungo on for nnother two yeara in this stylo, and social ordor will bo the vietim of carmrtlon tho moro dangorous becaneo it {sun- conecioun, An Itallan jury is not bought snd gold, but it fitds on oxouso for ils woaknoxs in its indignation at tho horrora earried ot undor former systoms. The Itnlinn {nryman is not vonnl, it ho hins no faith in the police, andless in the agonts ordmbllu seourity ; nnd ho fonrs responsibility, To has tho grontust horror of orime and of orimiuals, but ho hink & wholosoma fonr of tho sovority of tho * Imperial Procurour” and of tho * Jugo d'Inatruction.” Ho has por- sonal knowladga of thodo wio logislate, and of thoir inoapacily; and ho fonrs that, in punishing tho guilty, ho may injuro an innacent porson, ‘I'io truth ia, that liborty is liko ull othor good things in this world ; one muat kuow how to nse it. As a prineiplo, Tadmit that it i impossible, ond that 1t would be impolitio and dangerous, to Buppress tho trial h" Jury ; but it ts indispousa- blo, on thaono hand,” to regulate its functions, 3“ % on tho othor, to extend tho authority of the udgo. Tfinnk Ienvon ! if {ho political world is som- broand threatoning, if the financial sivaty bo throntenad with n plothoriu pence, if the legisia- tivo machino, and especinlly the fudicial braneh, presont symptoms of paralysiy highly alarming, Wa 800 in the dovalopmont of privato entorpriso evidences which aro, TOBITIVELY MARVELOUS, "Tho hour of tho post Lurriew me, It s for this renson that I do not speak of various_mno- logical sacioties which aro 2uuz formed in slcn?. "I'lits 18 fnportant, bocauss {hoy will onable us fo givo you flrat-rato Marealn, and unmistakablo, or rather mistakablo, champagne, oxtremoly cheap, Nelther can I tallk of various linos of railwoy projceted in tha same_country. in order 10 put tho contros of production in diract com- muvication with the son. Noithor can I do moro than notify to you the formation of tlio fivet Ag- rioultural Board, & mattor of vital import, 'Ll contres of notlvity will bo Des Ponillcs, Calabria, and espacinlly tho Pravince of Capitanala, 1 finiah my lottor by tolling yoa that the Miniu- ter of Graco and Justico, pushed by tho Radi- cals, s about to bring fogward a low to clip tho wings of_that emigrution-manis, tending iu tho main fo Bypt and Amorica. ithe rumiors as to tho ndministration of the civil list sssumo daily 5 most alarming proportion, The Opiniono, which, without any authority, has takon on itself to dofond those inculpated, hug done thom avery doubtful service, Roooa MAnINA, .OCAL MISCELLANY THE ORIMINAL CODE. Boveral woeks ago TiIE ‘CRINUNE gave an ox- tract of tho prominent featuros of the rovised Criminal Code, a8 it was submitted to the Legia- lature. Last weokit waa passod with a fow amend- monts, tho mora important of which ara givour CONBTIRAOY. Under the head of “ conspiracy” it s pro- vided that 1f any prosons conspire to provent compotition in tho lotting of any contract by tho Btato, or the anthoritios of any olty, county, or town, or to induce any persons not to enter_into competition, they shall be liable to fine and im- prisonmeont, DIFORDERLY HOTAES. The noxt lmrm’uml. modifleaion, is in refor- anee to disorderly houdes, whero the scction, ny amended, reads a4 follows: Whoover keeps or minjutains o houso of Hi-fame, or placo for tho practice of proatitution or lewdness, or ‘whioovor patronizes tho sumo, ot lets any houno, room or othior premiscs for any such purgose, or sl keep & common, {ll-gavernod and dlsordorly’ housc, to (ho encouragemont of fulenoss, gaming, drinking, fornloa- tlon, or othor misbehovior, slull b Bined not ¢xeeeding 00, When tho lossco or keopor of & dwalllng bouso or other buildivg is convicted under this soction, the lenso or contract for lotting the prom- ix0s whill, st tie option of tho leasor, becoine vold, and tho lessor wmuy lwve tho like remady fo rocovar tha yiossossion e ngainat o tonaut holding over tho oxpira- tion of his terin, And whoover ehall loase to anothor sny house, room, or other premiscs i wholo or fn purt for auy of tho us0s o purposes fluablo,under this ection, or know- ingly pertnits th ko't Lo o usod or” accupled, shall ba fined uot exceodiug $200, andthe houso or premison 8o leaso'y oceupiot, of fscd, sliall b held ublo for and mny be sold for auy judgmont ablained under this section, but § such bulldiug or premisos belongs to o minof or other person under gunrdian- ship, then tho guardinn or conservator and bia properly shulf bo Lablo instoad of wuch ward, and his property shall b subjactto bo eold for tho paymentof said Judgment, MIRCONDUCT OF OFFICETS, Tho following provisions will not be withont un ubuse which I will point out to your readors: ' interest: Evory porson holding eny publia office (whottior Blnie, caunty, or muncipal), teust, or smployniont, who shud’bo_guilty of any palpablo omissiun of duty, o who shall bo gullty of diverting auy pubile monoy from the us or purjoap for which it ey Lavo beon appropriated, or ot apart by or under nuthority of Iow, or who shiall bo guilty of contracting, directly or indlrootly, for tho oxpenditure of o grester sum or amount of monoy thau_wny haye been, at tho Hme of making thio contraots, approprinted or sot apart by law or authiorized by law to bo contracted for or oxpehded ‘upon the subject matter of the contracts, or who whall e guilty of “willul aud corrupt opprosion, malfeas. ance, of artality, Witro 1o apcclal provision shall hnva bean 1udo for tho punishmout thorcof, shall bo fined 1ot oxcoeding $10,000, and may bo removed from Liis office, trust, or omplogihent, st nuy offieer of u town, villago, clty, county, or State, who sliall bp fntoxteuted whilo in dlschargo of tho ditios of bis ailice, shall bo fiued for the first of- fense tlie sum of $10, dud for tho sccond offenso tho um of £20, and for tho third ofTonso Ahall bo gullty of misdonseatior, nd, on convietlon of uch 1nledemoin- or, shull fozfelt L onlee, and in suel easo tho vacancy ‘oacaatonod theroby elall be filed fu tho ssmo wannor 04 if Buch officer lind filed bis resignution fu tho propur offico, aud it had beon acceptod Ly tho properofiicor, v THE RAILROAD THIEVES, Tor tho bonefiy of the railrouds the following ‘has beon insorted . 1f any porson shall purchage ar rectivo for sala from auy olbor porsan a0y linle piu, boarlag, ourusl, oF otlicr nrticlo of fron, braay, or olhier motal which buy beon manufaetured bitd {6 wod oxclustvol for raflrond purpascs, und whlels shall havo stauy thoreon thu numie of fomo ruilroad company, or tio initlal lotter thoreof, without tho conseut i writing of the Preais dent, General Munager, or Gonoral Superintondent of auclrailrond company, such person sbull bo tined in o sum not jeas than #1U0 ' 1ox more {hau $500, ond bo imprisoned not liss thon ton days nor mioro than niuoty. : DEATIL PENALTY, Thero is also » slight modification s to tho timo for fixing & haugmg, it being provided that the day sot shall not ocenr bofore the teuth day of the torm of tho Supremo Court ocentring S:“ either of tho Grand Divisious) next aftor the pronouncing of the judgment, gt LOCAL LETTERS, THE COUNTY HOSPITAL. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin: The sophistical letter of Mr. Carter I Harrigon, published in your issuo of Murch 20, ought not to bLo allowed to pass nunoticed, ‘Whilo Mr, Harrison s protosting against being © written an ags™ on his own nccount, lot him not “ writa " 5 whelo commuuity * asses " and oxpact us to swallow tho dose withont wincing, Zirsi—1 kuow, and, In my judgment, Mr. Hur- Tison knows, that tho dlscussion of the Lospital quostion did not commence at the justance nor in tho intercat of the real eututo mon, nor has it sinco been conduoted in their iutorest. As o mattor of fact, tho diroussion lias oporated rath- er agalnst than in fnvor of the roal estato men most interested. The primary and only causo of all that Las boon written and suid in fevor of a now hospital wus and s tho_ simplo fact that tho old hospital was and is utterly inadequate to meot the demands of the sick poor ol Cook County. It would seom, thorafors, that Mr. Commissioner Harrison has not had & ** long no- ql:nll;m.l.ucn " with all of Ohicago's * sprightiicst minds. Second—Tha cost of maintaining patlents in a public hospital ju in direet proportion to the numbor of pationts and the consequent mza of tho hospital. In Cuok Couuty Ilospital, tho cost for Docomber was $4.60° por weolk por patient, and for Februnry $4.98, If tho hundrod or mora patlents which it Is now proposed to “farm out™ could bo maintained under tua same roof and managowment, the woekly vout por pationt could probably bo raduced to $8.50 por woelt,—an_expericnood hospital oftloial tolls mo avon loss than that,—uand provision for au hun- drad or moro patiotits can casily and uhm\pl{ bo ‘made by ereoting plain ¢ barracks,” or pavillon wards, upon tho prosent hospital grounds; and this plan is Infinitoly boktor, oy o tomporary o oven Enrmmmm oxpedlont, thau the plan pro- posod by Mr. Harrlson, ut, 1f the vost wero eyon 85 per wuak}mr_pmlnnt 1t would slill be (zhonmor than the ** mmlng-uul " process, as I ball shortly show. 'hird—A hospitol lot ought not to cost loss thin sbout $160,000,—that iy cortain; bub Mr, Harrlson ought to know hettor than to Bay that *wa will nover got up s building to sut the pride of tha city for loss than £U50,000," Itis to be Tiopod thiat tho vast of tho County Commission- o018 are botter informed in ragavd to madorn hoy- pitalism thun that, A moders hospitsl does not noan a stately pile of brick and stono pliod story upon story, *to suit the pride of the aty," In foat, the ** pride of the elty” has nothiug to do with it, 'he question slinply is, How osu Cook County provide tor her slok poor in the cheapest and best mannory and the question 18 vory easi- 1y aud briefly ausworad, It is by buyivg a'largo, ‘roomy lok, and erectiug Hght. nfzy *'ottago ' or *puvllion " wards, whiok cost about &4 much as 10 muny one-story cottsges which . the middle 4 clanros build for tholr own homos, Buch warde aro fur heattufor and botter in overy way than tho wards in s splondid arohitootural J\llo. Dullé to ‘'suit the pridoof tho oity" and fatien a hordo of hungry contrnators, Lot tho poople distinctly undorstand that, if ovor n contly hos- ital aditioo is bullt at tholr oxpouso, 1t will bo [ diract opposltion to thio judgmont and dosiros of tho madieal profossion. Zourth—*+Thoro nre a numbor of charitable institutions in tho.olty,” says Mr. Marrison, “anxlaus to tnka clinrgo of out slalc nb from §4 to ©4.50 por wook." Of couruo thoy aroy and vory Iuolsy for thoao olsritablo inutitutious, snd V“{x unlucky for Gook County, would it bo if siioh nn arrangomont should bo made. Tvory ¥ olinritablo justitution " 18 wisely and shrowdly “anxious” to havo somu chance at the public money which shall prove s permanent source of rovonuo, Lut tho pooplo” would bo astonishad at tho boprd-bills] ‘Phe county might ag woll vote to subport thoso *charitablo fnstitutions in toto, nud muke eloan work of it, In tho flrat Pmn' it would shortly coma to pnsa that npme- onthis of the paticuts received In thoso * chnrl- tablo {nstitutfons” would, somshow or othor, be_admittod on ‘:}"‘""‘"“'" dsguad by somo public ofticinl, and theiwr board-bills™ would lm chargod to tho county. In tho scoond place, pationts would bo unaccountably slow in convaloscing and getting thoir dischargo, unloss othor pationts stood rendy to taxo their placos. In o word, bods which conld Lo runted o Cook County by * manipulations ™ not dittieult to com- prohond ‘would not bo allowed to stand empty. In the third placo, thero aro from 80 to 100 beds ondowed by tho Relief and Aid Socioly out of moncy dorived from the world's chiarity, on- stautly atanding vacant in thoso vory “chanta- bl Indtitutions; ” theso beds avo subjeot to the isposal of tho ltelicf and Ald Socloty at any aud all times, freoof cost to tho county, Why aro they not brought intonse? Andwhy does Mr. Harrison ndyocate taxiug tho pooplo to pay for what 18 nlready paid for? As for thoe denomina- tional bins of thoeo institntions, wo caro just oxnctly nothing, Tho fact i, the patbietis hlenching of whito robos,” ota, 18 meraly lug- god in by tho nstute Commissionor 23 o make- woight in favor of Lis pot sahomo, 2%fth—It may bo that o Board of County Jom- missionors can bo eleotod wuo will voteto ** furm out” the sick poor of Cook County, while thoy aro “drawing " §,000,000 from tha “ pockots of thomusson" to build o Court-Houso, but I doubb it. 'Thoy would Lo likely to got somo udoquate iden of ‘what publie indignation menus, ilow- ovor, thero I8 mo donger that any suoh wild schoma will bo attemptod, unloss radical chauges aro mado in tho Boatd of Commissionors, 'ha present Hospital Committee will counsel uo such unwiso plan. Sizth—dr. Horrlgon's letter sorves ono, and only ono, xood purpose. It dircots publicatteution anew to tho faot that a now hospital is sadly, in- deed desporately, noeded. Whon n groat ety or populous county hoara 1t3 leglalators chottering about peddling 1ts stei’ poor around to tho * low- cet biddors,” s lu dnys of old tho Jaupors wera annually fold in * town-mooting,” it may bo concluded that somothing in tho way of batter ing things ought to bo done. The old Mospital ia n rolic of barbarism; nnow onois the only remedy. CIVILIZATION, MADISON STIEET DRIDGE. To the Editor ¢f hs Chicavo Tribune: S : The Madison stroot bridgo mmbter de- mands gronb consideration, and, as it is now being canyassed by tho Board of Public Worly and tho citizous, I would liko to prosont n fow Ideas on the subject, d gumous familiar with travel over tho bridge nt ladison street, thut tunnel accommodations sve absolutely necesnary for tho convenionce of tho immonse’ throng of podostrinus that froquent the streot, On tho other hand, it is just as ovi- dont thus tho porsons who ride in tho liorse-cars and omnibuses, and thoss who drive leavy wagons, trucks, snd drays, constituting o Inrgo proportion of ‘thu travel on tho wtrcet that 18 dependont on herge-power for loco- motion, requito n bridgo for their convenionce. Now, tho. travel on that strect 18 50 largo that no ronsonablo exponso should be spored to aecommodato it. I would proposo, thorefore, & pedesiriun Lunnel, say ton or twelve feot wide in the clear, on cach sido of the stroot, openiug out at Market and Oanal streots. Thon & * double-deck " bridgo, similar to one proposod in this moruing's Tuiuus, the muwm floor to be on tho prodent lovel of tho bridgoe, mado a litito bronder than the proseut oue, 'putting . tho supporting archos—or trusses, as thocaso may be,—on the outor edge of tho bridgo, to save room, and baviug tho tloor Prepared ouly for the use of horsa-cars, veliclos, and srnimals,” allowing four teams abreast in an emengouay, aud with walks for podostrians on ouch wido of tho uppor deck of the bridgo, to b reached by un ocasy ftlght of statrs, I think tho advantages of tho plao uro obyious, and that the oxpange would be no more than the strost is on- titled Lo, T'he tunnels would accommodato ell foot-travel for o long simo to como, Tho bridge, with the broad wagon-road, would reliove tho jamn of ve- hiclos at bridge-openmgs nearly oue-half, and, of course, would save n corresponding amount of dotention's and some kind of o -bridge is slmost indispengablo for harse-cars and heavily-loaded vohicles, whilo o viry largo porceniaga of drivers und ocoupants of light volicles profer’ pasumg over o bridgo, ovou at o loas of timo, to passing through the gloomy velucle-passage of.a tunnal, with tho danger of boing pussed through the bnek with o carriage-polo, knocked into sperks by o stoum fira-ougine, or made tho footstool of o érazy horse, L rospoot of dungor lo human lifo, » tunnol for vohicles ab Madison stroet would be very bad, The oxisting tunnols are on comparatively untrequonted stroots; but Madi- son atract i tho great artery botween the West and Bouth Sides, sud tha travel through o tun- nol for vebicles would b so great thut accidonts would oceur altnost hourly. Another point in favor of o bridgo i the con- veniouce of travelors arviving at and doparting from the Pittsburgh depot, and_tho teaming of lieavy morchundiso to and from the froight-do- pot 3 for, in order to bave an cusy grade, o vehi- clo-tunnel would emorgo ucar Jofidson stract. Intho nbovo cases betweon thren and four Dlocks of travel would bo lost in_ going direatly away from the destinstion to get iuto tho tun- nel.” A bridge, with aecompauying pedestrian tunnels, will accommodate tho natural luoronso of travel, whilo n regular rivor-tunnal would prove too Timited m capacity in flve years from now, if it did not at the start. A grest many peoplo wonld dodge batwoon tho horses' heads, on tho roadway of tho bridt;o, ug thoy do on the Now York ferrygbouts and lundings; others would crogs over ou_thie upper dock, partly from motives of personal gafoty and partly to soo tho sighis of tho river, whilo the tunubls would ac- commodate tho bruut of podostrisn travel for yoars to como, As to construction, the tunncls could bo built first, allowing tho prosont biidge to stand. ‘Thore is probubly plenty of room on ench side of tho n fl':runuhus, und, if necoswary, the tun- Hols. conld deviate’ a Little from a stralght liuo around the pler, in the middlo of the river, that supports the bridge. The prosont bridge csn porliops bo ropatred so that It will do for vohi- cles for o fow yoses to come. Iu tlis easo tho expenso wilj not oll come at oneo. The foot-tun- nols would accommodata tho oxcessive podastri- un travel thnt scoms to bo pactly tho occusion of tho domand of n substitute for tho prosont bridgo. Tk fool-tutnel projoct has buon hore- tofora eanvassod by the Board in regard to othor straets, but I think tho nbove combitution would furnish o solution for tho presont difliculty. Cucaao, Mareh 21, 1874, N, M. Tiuen, —— PERSONAL. Mr. William Wuymmn, an old resident of the West Division, dicd at his houso, 120 South Gireon sireot, abau ourly hour yosterdsy morn- ing. Mr, Wayman hog beon a residant of Chiea- o for ovor thirly years, e was woll and favor- ably kuown, aud bad won = largoocircle of frionds by bis frank, honost, and mauly dealing with atlwen. [0 was couscious during his Inst hours, and passod awsy peacofully, surrdunded by his childran and chiliren’s children, Ald. Goorgo White, of tho Eleventh Ward, whio was_ncousod of tronohery to tho f'eople’s party and of voling for Ald, Dixon, attampts to clear himselt by conding to 3r, Ileslug a lotter from W, 1L, Eddy, who eays that ho wos persou- ally oxppouml to Dixon's oloction, and that, hoar- ing Monday aftornon flylug rumors that White and others wore to vote for Dixon, hio sought out tho formor and told him of theeo utorios. White showed docided annoyauco, and auked XEddy to accompany him to the Counil, whiol lio did, taking seat bosido him, Whan tho timo camo for voting, Kddy saw o ballot on White's dosk marked * Cullerton,” and anathor In e loft hend, with tho swme insoription. ‘Phiis lagt ono, kays My, Eudy, the Aldecman put in tho but, {t iw'undorulood that tho loadors of tho Poople's purly do not put great valuo on this testimony, “xLr rERRING." The budlget of fun, sentimont,and satiro which SR Porking " will qualntly let looso ac Kings- bury Musio fall to night” will, no doubt, draw * a largo orowd. Bvorywhore the humorons loc- turoes are patronized mote than the sorious oues, aud wo 860 by tho papers thub Kl Lias boou draw= ing erowds hoth East and Wost. . Porking' *talk " {a slmply o satiro on fash- 10m, flirtations, and wntnrinu‘pfimn follies, 1o usot curtoons of his awn_ rolations—Uncle Qou- sldar, Uncle Nathantol, Cousiu Julls, ete,,~and talbe about thouo porsonnges in a quaint sud Inugh-provoking way, He wmakos fun, keopa the 1t must bo conceded, by entiro audionce constantly laughing, and_ ot the eamo timo ho Eluugun hig dart of natiro through and through tho flimsy vell of fashionablo hitme buggory, Ilis fan 1w puroly Amoriean, and thak kind peculinrly mlmhmil by Wostorn audiencos, Tl Porkise” {5 about 28 ‘years of ngo and hos mnda hin roaputation naa humorist mostly weitin for the (alazy, Commercial Aduerliser, au Datly Graphie. TOTRL ABRIVATS. Dalmor House—J, Manning, 8an Antonlos A, B, Miller, New Yorl; Willinm R. ITull, Detrols; William 0, Lioyd, Philadolphia 3 11 0. Adams, Indianapolis § Charlea W, Keonoy, Ban Fran oisco, ., Tromont House—Mongs (+ Crom, Boston; Ed. Winne, Richmond; N, B. Phulf, Now York; William Floming, Towa; 4. T Wood, Colimbus; R. Pjumb, Bireator. . . Sherman Jouse—J, B, Rush, Cincinnntt . Tillslor, Pittsburgh; T, 8. Honry, Now York; 1L . Prontieo, Kolamazoo; L. d, Brown, Fiteh burg, Mass.; Goorgo DI Drant, Buffalo, + . Grand Pacific—0, B, Lathrop, Now Yorl ; IL L. 8alman, Deuvery Charlos Tounani, Datora- burg, Va.; 'tho Ifon, A, B, Loct, Grand Rapldsy 8. W. Deirdon, Dotrolt ; Judgo' O. Lynch, ltool Tslandj A, J. Groor, Logansyort. ot et [ ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Convontlon for the nomination of candi- dntos for town ofilcors in West Chicego will moot at2o'clock st tho Weat Bide Turnor llall on Dwolfth atroet. Tho Younz Mon's Christian Association open their reading-room to-day at their now building, No. 148 Eaat Madison stroot. Tha now furpituro for tho room will bo ndded shortly, Tho library will be opened tho lattor part of the woolt. Trolght rates to Plitsburgh on fourth-closs goods and grain hava beon reduced from 30 conts t0 25 conts por hundred, Flonr has boen ro- ducod from 00 conta to 60 conts. No othor changos in tho tarift .wore made. Tho anlo of seats for Anua Dickinson's loc- ture, to-morrow night, on tho social ovil guum tion, bogina this morning st Jansen, MeClurg & Co's « The Chicago Sunday Afternoon Locturo So- cloty will meet in Room 24 TrinuNe Building, this evoniug at half-past 7 o'clock. A constitu- tion will bo adopted and ofticors elootod. A full attendance of porsons intorested in tho ldea of glving o sorles of good but low-priced lootiires und concarts on Sunday aftornoons ia desirod. THE MIGHIOAN AVENGE DAPTIST MIBSION ENTER- TAINMENTS. The entortniomontsat the Michizan Avenuo Baptist Church for the benofit of its missions will tako pluco ‘Tucsday, Wodnerdny, and Thursdny ovenings of this weol, instead of com- monging this ovoning, as hay heratofore beon er- roncously aunounced. Whbe outertainment will cousist of an allegory, **The Sundny School,” for tho fivat part, aud seloctions from the ** Naiad Queon " for tho ficond, and tho programmo will be in tho hands of the children of the Bubbath- school of tho ehurch, undor tho di- roction of - Mva, DBlake, After tho en- torwinment Tauraday ovening a supper will bo served, for which only a slight additional prico will bo aeked, - The salo of tickets has al- Tondy beon vory lurgo, and tho _ontortalnments promisa to bo of a vory plonsurablo charactor. oA g HYDE PARK. Tho rogular meoting of the ydo Park Trus- toos waa hold ot thoir hall, Saturday aftoruoon. Prosont—Messrs, Darnoy, Doyle, Gray, Stob- bings, and Proaldent Cady. DILLS PAID AND REFEBRED, The following bills, approved by the Commit- toos, wero ordered to ba paid: Fred Yetorsons, onginoor's mssistant, $0; Jobn Dillinger, rodsman to evgineor, $11; Sam G. Rhoades, Village Engincer, 816660 ; Charles Lynch, Cal- umet forryman, $40; Yotor Johnson, two montha forryman, 380 ; O. Oreigliton, grading Indiana avenue, $803.68. Total, $1,200.24, Bight puy-rolls due laborors for work on im- provemonts, oponing outlets, sud ropairs, were prosonted and roterved, WATER-WORKS WANTED, Patitions wore presented from T, V. Springer, and other owners of proporty, for water-pipes on Prairio avonue, from Dhitty-ninth to Forty- firat utroet, and from Goorgo Petorson nnd othor ownera of propotty, for water-pipes on Indisna avenuo, from Thirty-ninth to Forty-frat atroat, {{;lli were roforred to Comuwittce on \Wator- orka, BAYE THOSE TREES. Paul Cornoll and many othors asked thatim- mediato measures be taken to protect the villago pork on tho lako shoro, aud save it from boiug washed away, 18 it is owned by and is in thu osseasion of tho village and is too valuable to Eu allowed to go to wasto. It was refovred to tho Committes on Public Grounds, and the Olerk was instructed to procaro from Jawog P. Root tho abatract of ils titla. NEW BUBDIVISIONS. Tho plat of the Nosubdivision of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, aud B of the west J¢ of tho wost I¢ of Sue. 15, .97, N. . 14, E.of 8d P, AL, was approvod and sdwitted to record. Tho plat of the Marine Company of Chicago's Subdivieion of Lots 2 and 10 of Block1, and Lots 28ud 10 of Block 2 of Saltoustall & Russoll's Subdivision of the north 3¢ of the northoast }¢ of thio southeast 3¢ of Scd. 3, 98, 14, was presout- od aud roferred to the Committeo on Plats. TO WATCH TILE FROGS, Mr, Doyle ropresented the urgent neceesity for n night watebman In_his distriet, and tho pro- posal now in circulation for o subscription to provide one by his noighbors, whowm ho thought wore entitlod to tho samo protection as ochor dis- triots of tho villago. It was rosolved that Thom- a8 Hovlo bo appoiuted spooial night police for South Chicago for one month, at & kalary of $50 por mouth, COLLEQTOR QOMING. e, James McCombie prosentod in person hin potition for tho fourth time for n sidowalk on Cottago Grovo avouuo botweon Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streots, A your ago he ascortained that the Board of Trusices hud ordored a side- walk there, which, 1f not built by a certain date, sliould be construtted by tho villago by spocial nugossmont. + Relying on this action of tho Board, ho had orectod substautial mprovements, which wero now comparatively usoless to him becauso the Trustees had not futlitled their promige. This aroused o host of wimilar projecta in ovory di- roction, and rosulted i tho ngreomont that or nanees should bo adopted to construct ull sido- walks herotofore ordored, and the Sllificrintuluh ont is ordored to report a list of that ara unfiuished. BWING DMIDOE—SWING FERRY. Oharles Creighton, contractor for tho swing bridges ovor tho Calumot, reported thut tho for~ ry at Ninoty-fifth streat is in his way, aud beforo he can commence pile-driviug it will have to be romoved, It was ordored thut the Suporivtoud- ent romovo the forry to its old place, on requisi- tion from the coutractor, whou Le’ is ready to commence. PAYMENTS RROVIDED, R, S. Thompson, Attorney, roported an_ordi- nancoe in ten sections, which was conaidered and adopted, providing for tho furnishiug and luying of t‘m wator-niainy, connceting speoials and firo- hydrants, wholly by specizl assegsment, accord- ing to the ordinance horotoforo agopiod, and that such part of suid oxpense and cost ns shall bo detormined to be paid by the ownors of proporty shall bo payablo in ton an- nual instalimonts, with intorest at 10 per cent por annam until paid ; and that such part of said oxpousoand cost ‘na shall Lo nasossed to tho Viilage of ydo Park shall ba paid by thio jssue of 195 villnge bonds of 81,000 onch, peyablo on tho 18t dey of - Junuaty, 1894, with intorest cou- pons atteohod, paysble to order onthe 1st of 3nmmry and July of each yonr for tho interest on said bondn at the rato of ' 7 Fnr cont per an- tum; and also providing for the levy of san un- nual tax, to bo iucluded ench yoor.in the appro- printion bill, for tho purposs of ‘paying the in- focast on soid “Iiydo Parlc wator-loan, bonds,” aud of oroating & sinking fund to rotire the same at thoir mmturity, or woouer, as from tiimo lo time tho availablo newets of said sinking fund may nccumulato, and shull bo used only in furthorance of this object, It also provides for investment of sinking fund, cancolation of bouds, ote, GREENWOOD AVENUE DRAIN, An ordinanes was ulgo ndopted to lovy n cinl ngsansment for tho constructionof o vit tiiu-pipe sower on Greonwood avouus, from INf- ty-frnt stroct sower 18-lnch dinmotor to Tiflloth stroot, and thenoe 16-inch to Forty-ninth stroos, and thenco 12-inch to F«m{-flo\‘auih stroot, Bmn G. Rhoades. Daniel Hoaly, and IL B, Boguo sero appointed tho Commissionors to estimate tho oxponso and cost. 'I'ho Gommissionors sub- sequontly reportod tho ostimated cost ut 6,000, On wotion tho estimate was approved, and the ?‘muide‘un was dircoted to file the usual patition u court, POLLING-PLACES, During tho disoussion of tho necossity for the rodistyiuting of tho olaction dwstriots of the vile Ingo and the appolutmont of Judges and _clorks for the ensuing viilago election on' the 21st of April, it was suddonly discoyered thiat tho mem- bor from Houth Ohicago had quictly doparted, and tho Board was loft without & quorum, onl] of the house was ordered, and tho tompordry lonve of absenco grautod Mr. Gray was recallod aud Le was brought from his homo, A quorum was thus soourod and tho Board ad- Journed to maoot Monday eveunlng, at Lalf-past 7 o’alock, at tho Water-Dopartment Hall on Stato straot, nonr Fiftioth, TILE_PORT-OFFICK, Tho ontorprising Postmastar at Hydo Park hag Aooured now mall facllities Ius people, - A mail now leaves tho Iyde Park Post-Olfeo ovory mornlng at8:46 for Chlcago, on the Gilman trali thus searing moro disnntel than it deposito in the stroot boxes in Chiengo, et MAYWOOD, Pursuant to oall, » meoting was hold Triday oveniug ab tho Maywood Depot, for tho purposo of consldering tho ecstablishmont of fruit-con- ning works, A good numbor of thomost promi- nént farmors of Provino and the londing men of Maywood wore prasent, The meeting was called to order by Ool. Nichols, and Mr. Ifildroth was clocted Ohairman, Tho Ohairmin atated tho ob- Jout of tho mooting, and Ool. Nichols, Presidont of the Maywood Company, mado somo intorost- {ug romarks. Mo sald his attention was callod Lo tho subject somo two years ago by tho efforls thon mndo to cetablish a similar manufactory st Tigin, and thought that nothing could bo of niore importance to tho commumty, All sorts of frutt conld bo canued, snd mnuy persons would bo led to tho enlitvation of tho moro im- portant kinds, He sald such o manufactory would convort tha countsy sround about from n placo whora the coarsor, choapor crops weoro rnised to gardens in which tho moro valunblo frults would bo cuitivatad ; would enhauce the value of land, and induce new citizens to coma 1n, na well ag furnish employmont for all who de- sirod i, Col, Nichols was cortain the busincss could bo earried on at Maywood as woll ay at zny othor placo in the Stato, or aa well ns in_Maino or New Joruoy, whoro mon had mada and wero now mnking immonso forcunos, Mr. I, W. Blout, who grew o small tomato- patch’ of olghtoon norea last yonr, naid o en- gnged in tho business four youra bgons o em- ploye of Mr, Archdoncun, of Crysial Lake, and continued as sucn until ho saw that it was o profitablo businasy, whou ho commoncad on his Gwn nccount. Ho put up, Inst yoar, 9,000 cany, and now hnd ordors for thrca thnes as many cans as ho possessed, 1o cstimatod that the gaut of suising vould_bo 810 por acro, and_that tho nvoraue crop per acro would bo from 800 to 600 buahels. TYm price - of tomutoes would ho about 40 cents por bushol, but, on the co-opora- tivo plan whichshe proposcd, the farmers sould ot $1 per bosliel, Ar. Untnoy thought tho situation uurivaled in over muYuct, as thore was Plumy of water, a good markat near, and all the land that conld he cultivated, and o littlo to spare. Dr. Lucky thought the business should not e contiued to tomatoes alono, but that plans for its extonsion to proserving frnits of all kinds should be ma- turod, He was full of hope, und was certsin that success could ba {he only rosult of the on- terpriso. 1t was moved and earrfed that a committee of sovon bo appointed to propose a plan for com- Paoncli wad ertrying on tiss Intsinens, - Motsrs Stout, Woswlck, Carney, Nichols, Coble, Hall, nd Dolandor woro sppointed for that purposo. Mogsrs, Silvoramilli, Lucky, and Certor wora oftorwards added to tho Committeo. On mo- tion, the mooting adjournod to meet Friday ovoning at the sohool building. AMUSEMENTS, TTTMVIOKERS THEATRE, Monday, March ifif.—m—smnmy, April 4, (FRIDAY EXORPTED), MASANTELLO. Grand Opera in 5 Acts, Ty AUBER, porformod by tho LIEDERKRANZ. TIANS BALATKA, Conductor, With an immouto oast. Chorus of Sovonty. Orchostra of Forty.fiv NEW COSTUMES, 5 NEW APPOINTMENTS, NEW SOENERY, POPULAR PRICES--Roeorvad Scats in Parquotto, Drass Ulrele, and Balcony, 31,603 Admission, $1.003 Gal. lory, 7 conts, T36x Otico Gpon on Tunslay in MoVickor's Theatro, st il & im0 e 16 s bod at ~ THE GREAT ADELPHL TIIS MONDAY, MARCIT 23, TIVE NEW BTATS| THI INVINGIBLE WERK | LAST NIUIYS POSITIVELY of the world-famed LOLO, the Flylng Fairy, and TEEH DH GLORIANS Firet anpearanca of to colebratod Beauty, PATTI ROSA, Tho madt wandorful and skillod Ludy Glog-Dancor in tho warld. Hoturn, for n briaf onpagome HESIY 8, PAGE, King tf thy Gornot-s-Patom, st nopuataice at t]is Theatro of AL 0'BEA“DONW!::;':‘":ET”' ‘Tumblerosicon " Stae, canco O su'on;"r, e o Artiats. N T, BILLY RIOK, REYNOLDG NS, GEURGE BAVIENPORT, FIEANT Gnicit,” GEORGE REYNOLDS, 1A RRY LIT- TLE, MAUD IULTON, BLANCHI LUMLEY, and'the Dramatds O inpany, in tio RECONBTRUCTED SEVEN SISTHRS! OCanstituting the (roatest Viclety Bill ever offered la. clthior Furapo nr Amerioa, IR LADLI N 11 RIGULAR LADIE ' N| PRICEA=Ro! 3 ADELPHT I ! HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Mondas, March &, Fvory Evonine and Wodnosday and Suturday Matinee, LAST WHEHBX Of JARREDT & PALMER'S Groat Bpeataclo of L0 I N Tlio Tast Quportunity Is now offerad OF wituenilng this BOY The wory populac Jithisilan tone and WIS POV SIGTRRE BEIVITA ~ TIANKIE, T TANM LSRRG [l TR KDk Ao HROE, LEONS, Wi = 3<] T WEEK Mutailony’ Gonstelintion TAST - Of Sicadors. WEER irat aud Ouly Weok of 1 M MORGAN'S WEEK Great Serlvs o Ploturos, b.¢ Tintitlod W, WINE, WIALTI, WOMER, ater, Fartuno'in War, g Wit 2z i Tho meeting throughout was harmonious, and considerable intorest aud enthusiasm were man- ifestod. e . OAK PARE. A musteal ontertninment will be given at the Congregational Church Mondey evoning, The programing bromixes something only rivatod by the grand Peaco Jubileo. — The & Now Catholic Church.? The Now York Sun says: A slngulur roliglous Laay, styliug ftself o New Catholic Obmreh, mot yeaterday in D Gurmo Thall, Ita purposo is to Lriilg aout tho troliglous ruconclliation of ull mankind, sud_crosto a_rolfgious co-operative unily, To bolong to tho Now Gatholi Church invoives ittlo or uothing of seroinony ; not, demandiug oven the soparation from other relfglons bodies, Tt s dedi- catod to tho worship of tho Mont Lligh; meaning there- by each mind'a biglicat ideal; holding that the mother whio tirows Lo infant into the Ganges, the sclentist +who worvlips philosophieal discovery, aih tho Athiczt who devotes himsolf to blasting what ho belfoves to bo deluslons, oro sl aa iruly religlous a8 the most_devoted Chrfstln, ' It defines rellyion ax tho syimulating - influonco of our idesls, It pronoftiicen It s mistako of sclontista to " attack dogmp as thougl It were cenontinlly erroneous; und ‘miatako wls0 of tho old Ghurch to offer dogma’ ns sa- surod knowlodgo: and asscrla that dogma f legltimate when hsld as hypow, asls morely, subjeot to rovisal with advancing knowledge, It quotes the frst words of the Niceno Crocd, nud sayn that tho phress T betiove,” ‘confessod that 1 do ot know." IL malkes frea uso of iblo expresslons, interpreting them, snch a8 “tho fual restitution of alt things” to meatt tho grnd re- couctifation of the religlons, and. the varac, * Now wo #co (hrough o glss darkly, but theu futo {0 face, Tmeaniug tiie futtire highor kuowledgo of tho world, It symbolically interprets the cublo structurad New Jerugalem, the measitring roed, tho wholo Books of Rovolations, and oxpising * thio governing force of tho yatic numbers,” reminding Romowlot of Swedenbor- gl symbollam knd tho doctrine of corrcazondouco, e Smalt Resuits trom Clorical Labor, It iu o froquent canso for rogrotful romaric by ulnrgi')mun that thoy aro gonorally dostined to witness but small rosults from sheir lubors. As illustrative of tho fact, wo aro told this of the Rev. Mr. —, who, on being asked whether kiy ministry had beon attonded with success, roplied : 4 With very little, Igriova to sny. A short timo since I thought I hrd brought to a_better state of mind & mwan who had been convicted and sen- touced for a hotnous crimo. o showed groat gigns of contrition aftor sontence, aud I thought I could obgerve the dawuingsof good. I gave him a Bible, and he was most assiduous in tho study of it, and !remwnll{ quoted passages from it. Mo gave such a promise of roformntion that I exerted mysolf to the utmost, aud obtainod for him such a commutation of sentonco as would s00n anable him to bogin tho world again, and, s Thoped, with o happior result. I called to inform hitm of my succces. Ilis gratitudo kuow -n0 hounds. o said I was his presorvor, his do- livarer. *And hore,’ ho nddod, ny hegrasped my, linnd in parting— Hora Is_your Bibla; I may ay wall roturn it to you, for I hope that 1 shall never want it again. "—Iarper's Magazine. Chenp Living. From tae New York Tribune, A man who rigns himself ** Winnepisiogas ” writes {o o Bostou nowspaper that ho Lnows by personal experimont that an able-bodiod mun 5 yoars old und In netive business can live on less than 12 contsn dny. In two woolks ho conaumed milk, 72 couts ; dey crackers, 30 conts ; eggy, 17 ceutd ; coffee, 10 conts ; butier, 5 conts ; suit, 1 cont ; grand totu, 8140, Weight of Winneplsi- ogoo at the beginning, 1763¢ pounds ; woight at thio cud of tho fourtcon duys, 1763{—net guin, ono pound and o hnlf. Oceupation, ton howrs 2 Quy in tho oflico, aud four Lours in the gardeu. Hero is & man, now, lrulyindo[;uudent‘ What to Dl arg crops? What to him is tho prico of boof and butter? Whatto him ara tho trichiiw? What to him tho donsost ignoranco, the wildest vagaries, tho abuudant bhiudors of cooks ? NEW EDITION OF CHROMOS! THE FOPULATR CIIROMOS, “RAW RECRUITS,” “WASHING DAY, and “{RONING DAY, Just roproduced, To bo givan away by the GREAD ATEANTIO AND PACIFIC TEA CO,, 114 West Washington-at., 183 Twouty-socond at. BITTERS. T PERIECTION! BOXERS BITTERS. Bewnro of Counterfeits. WANTED. HORNSLUGS, WANTED—Fronf 10 to 3 tons, Addrosy, with prico, tn Box i, Nowburgh, N. V. 'BUSINESS CARDS, W. I Stetson & Co., Dealors in Patonts and Patented ‘Artiolos, Ovor Quinoy Markot, Doston FRACTIONAL CURRENGY, $5 Packages oF FRACTIONAL GURRENGY TFOR BALE AT 5. TND, KARL HE 1R, the ASTONISHING PERSTAN TWIN SISTERS, “the GUAUMING LM S, and )l tho GREAT ALSLES, mnkln.' N NDEST ENTENTAINMENT EVER Wilh e 1TCORMIOK MUSTC HALL, ANNA E, DIGKINSON, Will, at tho requast of many of the Chleaga Olorgrmon, discuss tho prosont aad Important quastl ‘n ut tho “BSOCIAL EVIL,” Undor tho titlo of *BETWEEN US B TRUTH," TO-MORRdZW NIGHT, MARCEL 24. RESHARVED BEATS ONLY 50 CHIN'I'S. Tor unlo this morning ot Janson, McOlurg & Co.' Buoketora, 111 Biatost. : LS, b i fer & Slicldon, anagers, KINGSBURY MUSIO HALL, ELI PEREKINS TO=-N EC-ELIT . Rescrvod Scats, 50 cts, and Box Oftios. For slo ot Cobb's Librany Hocura your Seate. i MYERY OPERA-HOUSE, Mouroe-st,, bot. Dearborn and Btato, Arlington, Cotfon & Kemble's Mistrels. ANY WOOD TO SAW ' . JARNUDM'S BA L WOULDN'T YOU LUtk 10 KRG | PP HANT THE WATOL-DOG 1 THE ANIMATED WIG BLOOK | Neweamb, Oourtwright, Githert, Waltors and Morton, Linda ritugton, Costot, aad Komble fa sovoral Now calsltins. ivary vaaing at8,_Saturday Matingo at:30, WVICKER'S THEATRE. WYBERT REEVE, Tha distingnishod English C , NE AL IS Eseh b \Viikia. Guiliow o dramns atizution of his popular novel. THE WOMAN IN WHITE, BEx=Noxt Wook, tho Granil Opora of ** MASANIEL. LO," by tho Lixdorranz Sucfoty” Combinativ. {IANS BATATICA, “Nalu of soats for tho Opara coihimonood Thuraduy wosning, OLOBE THEATRE. Monday ovenlug, March 23, first appearance in this olty ol tho celebrated Jece Brothers & Chas, Chrisde’s PANTOMIME TROUPE! 22 T Numlbor. 22 Eneh anil every performor Au artist [n thiolr roxpaotivo ling of businoss, 1a tho nuw and original pavlowlme uvntitlo¢ WILL 0 THE WISP! Batingos Wodnosdoy and Saturay, Pricea7o,500andic, ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Mogagement of tho channing Mrs, JAS, A, NZH With bor full and complote &4 Comie English Opera Company, A8 roorzanized for tho presont season, ombraclug the Bowt Susienl Organization now nofora 1ho publio. Soniday—PIHE GIRAND DUCILESS. The Grand Duchiees—DIRS OA o NEY PUBLICATIONS. BISHOP'S ORIMINAL LAW., THE STANDARD WORK ON CRIMINAL LAW, By common consent, Mr. Hlishiop's Commentarios sre gucantod ax tiio ot byt Texi-Huoks un the Ceiminal Law for he Studont or Pructising Lawyur fa tho United ates, GOMENTAEESLgN THE ORIMINAL Fifth ditlon, vols, 8vo, B15.00. COMMENTARIES ON ORIMINAL PROUEDURE, Socond Editlon, 3vola. Bvo, $16.00, FRECEDENTS OF INDIOTMENTS AND PLEAS, With Writa and othor Forns in the Criminal Taw, To gother with Nuten and Dlscusslons adaitad o tho Pruo of ull tho 52uios, [In Proparatiou.] o most campilote and bust work on (e subjaot,"- [Hgn, Wiillam Lawrenos, o bost living toxt-wilter.¥—{an, Chiarles Sumuor, wwark of bl moris, —{ITon. Emory Washburn, ro tho stantavd autlnrity in_ the Vodoral and- btata."~[ilou. Joha most, flnlluhh‘lmuflw Iam saquainted with."— nioa V. Osnpholl. of logal authors in thla or any othor coptey. on. G, D, Dirako, 0 most, philusophival criminal lew writer of thy (Tha’ Altornoy-Guneral, in Pooplo v. Yatars, 57 'no nblest and most rellablo writur whio lias yet dh. }lol’(nknl in Ameiles to writo on American Criminul Law. '—[Hon, B, I, I'aino, 3 ““Tho mast ablaand plillosophical wrl (nxr Oriminnl Taw thae'tho wortd lad"yob produset.”~{Albny Ly rnale : *U'ho’ mont dlstingulvliod of Nving writers upon toplcs of Orltunl aw i U owh Qountey, ortainlz, o nak only without o rival, but may Lo regardad aving o8- il iy om Lo wubjuc [dolin 'F'y L Tlieso trenthica Goucta of Gourgls, o, i Ja o ks and Taokin Ml; U iule Wbk Is sy appreviatod o Lo bes wnor, ko, {Sisiters TRIBUNE OFFICE, | LITTLE, BROWN & CO,, Law Poblishers aud Imporiors, 110 Washingtcn-st,, Boatoa.