Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1874, Page 2

SPRINGFIELD. The Legislature Laboring in the Ag- onies of Final Dissolution. Tuesday Next Fixed as the Day of Adjournment. A Congenial Soone cf‘Rowdyism in the Lower House, ' Dextrous Whitewashing in. the State Printing Frauds. The Whole Matter Referred to the At- torney-General, Passage of ‘the Kan-as Pacific Resoln- tions by the Senate. How the Bill for Pll])“shllllg' flx'o lievlscd Statutes Camo 1o Pags, THE STATE PRINTING. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicano Iribune, COVERING UP FRAUD, BepixarieLy, 1\, March 27,—Judge Bradwell called up the roports of the Printing Committeo, but objections woro mado. Mulvane insisted on tho rogular order, 80 a8 to out off conalderation of the roports, It was also urged that Oberly, ono aof tho' mombors who mado the report opposed to Judgo Bradwell, was absont, and it would be ninfair to considor it, justaa if Mr. Oberly should not havobeon prozent. Knse maved to postpone ‘until the morning, which would be oquivalent to postponing action. Thornton oalled for tho yons nnd naysona motion of Bradwoll's tv suspend the rules, which was lost for want of two-thirds, the voto being 64 to 50, In tho aftornoon tho roports were takon up on Bradwoll's motion. He moved to substituto bis (the minority) for tho majority roport. Hay did not believe, though he had never tricd, that tho Houso couldagreo upon either ro- port, 80 Lo had prepared A SUDSTITUTE roforring tho wholo matter to the Attorney- General, requiring lim to decido, Firsi—Whether, by reasou of tho slleged fraud in obtainng the contract, tho State would bo justified in avoiding said contract, and, if so, to tako steps to nvoid it, unless, in his opinion, the intereats of the Stuto could bo better served Dy not avoid ing the contract, in which event ho l::lmluld advisoe a settlemont upon somo equitable nsie. . Second—That should the Attornoy-General de- termine it would not bo advisable to avoid tho contract, thon his attontion be directed to the items of alleged overatinrging nid churf&ng be- yond the maximum prices allowed by Inw, and that the Commissioners bo directed by tho At- tornoy-Goneral in soutling with the contractors, nud that tho Attorney-Genoral protect the inter- csts of the State. BRADWELL SATD ho would much profor to vote for the majority roport than for tho mubstituto, which placed in the hauds 0F tho Attorney-Gonoral a matter he kuow pothiog about. Hoe reviowed tho swind- ling operations, and donounced tho pusillanimity of the Houso iu shirking the responsibitity. He produced a lottor from the Attornoy-General, in which that gentloman denied that ho had over advised tho T'rinting Committoe, or construed the law for thom as thoy claimed. i TIE ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS : 3 ‘I nover gave tho Commissionor of Public Printing an opimion respecting tho validity or coustrugtion of tho nward of the public printing to which you refer. No such question was over submitted to mo for an opinion. by tho Commia- clonors of Pablic Printing. After thejinvestiga- tion bad commenced my attontion was for the firat timo called to thia mattor, but not n such a manner 18 to make it incumbent upon mo to givo an official opinion, and accordingly, none a8 given,” Conton did not boliove in lenving to the Com- ‘migsionors, who failod in their duty once, the right to setllo with tho printers. Granger, & member of the Committes, snid tho Lwo reports of the Committco waro agrozd s to their find- iug of the facts, and tho House would bo DERELICT IN ITS DUTY in refusing to ndopt the inevitable conclusion that tho contract was mado. Hay eaid he could withdraw his resolutions, All Le wanted was action. Connolly said there was not a quorum in the Senate, and it woa no_use presonting the joint resolutions_of the Committeo, as tho Sénato coutd not adopt them. Hite, of 8t. Cluir, stopped throwing paper- wnds to make a motion to adjourn, which was withdrawn. . Orendorff pleaded for his constituents, tho Rnilroad resolutions again, although nobody ox- peeled tho Beunto to roconsider the vota past- roulng it indofinitoly. Oasoy made a charnotor- stlc sporch i favor of the Kaneas Road, aud belioved in the Sonnlo ordering Congress to com- pel tho Unlon Y'acific to pro-rato Suoldon_ thought tho quostion oune for tho courts to dotermino, 1lo_snid amts were ovon now pending to sottio tho'fight botween tho rival ronds, Tavnolds and Thompson took the samo view of the mnatter, . Youisslung his loga and arms inaidof tho Kanens ronte, and oxhaustod himsolf, if not tho subject, I'lio resolutions were adopled—yoess, 233 uvays, 19, S . THE REVISED STATUTES, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicaga Trioune, TIE PUBLIBIING TROJECT. * BrmsorreLn, It March 27.—Tho bill for pub- lishing the revised statutes, giving an immoneo Job to the Lublio Printor nt tho oxponso of the Htato, eamo up on third reading in tho Houso, Scanlon moved to recommit to tho Committeo on Printing, to placo safoguards around it 8o that the contractors should ot swindlo the Btuto. Johneon, of Rock Island, jumpod to his feot to champion the project, and poromptorily moved to Iny it on the tablo, 'Tlio motion provsilod, and Andorson and tho Tepublicans moved the previous queation, which wag withdrawn to allow Morrlson to remark that he wonld not trust the Public Printors, and that it thoy did nob attach an emergency clauso to that bill the 8,000 volumes of sossion laws would bo printed also. MgPhorran made a strong spooci agninat tho Stato undertaking work that ' SHOULD BE LEFT TO COMPETITION, Ho did not want tho State to bnolk up Mr. Hurd in an ontorprise whilo other mon got no backing. Ho was tirod of Hurd and Hurdism, aud of all Lis followers, o 1w2'no. falth in Mr. Hurd's anuotation. Johnson nfin‘n got on his lega to advocato the causo of the ublic Printors, aud talked about tho property of tho Stnte in the laws, and about how nico it would bo for the Governmont to buy tho atatutes at §2 o volume from County Clorks, 1o donounced private onterprise, aud statod that the Jowrnal Company hod agraed not to publish tho sossion laws, ‘Tho bill praged—B8 to 85. ey movod to roconsider the voto, ag ho wantod to oxamino tho agreomont sald to have beon ontered into by tho Journal Compruy, ns Lo wanted tho State to be on tho safealde. Those who voted for tho bill comprise a liat worth soru- tinizing by tho farmors when thoy nre candidates Xoopors, and pagos woro also smothered in com= plimonts in the usual way. CONTINUING TILE BECNETARIES, Mr. Cummings introduced a resolation to cons tinuo tho Soorotarien thirty dnys, to porfoot the Journala far publication, Alr. Hnmpton mountod a ridor In tho intorosts of roform and economy, naming fifteon days. Cumniinga was gind of such proof of reform in ouo (Hsmpton) who had deawn mileage and $00 throo times duriug tho Twonty-sovonth As- sombly. ITampton'a resolutlon was lost, Ono from Orews, for ten days, was loat, and the Sonatorial wisdom settlod on cightcon days a8 onough to allow for the noocssary labor, Mr. MeGrath obtnined cightoon days’ oxira for the onroliing-clerks of the Senato, though thirty for oftico.” Tho roll-call was ng follows: YEAS, . Aloxandor (Craw-Hart, Plowman, ford), IHarvey, Tollock, Anderson, ilawes, Pyatt, Armstrong (La-Hay, Tnco, Balle), o (Madison), Raindy, Bocock, Hito (Bt, Olor), Rankin, $ Booth, ildrup, . Rtay, Bullard, Hoilenback, * Rountres, Cassody, llopkink, © . Bavogo, Qurpentor, Tnacore, Hawyer, Ohonibers, Juquiess, Benite, Oruwford, Jolnston, Sbaw, Gullorton, - Jones, Smitli, Davis, Konn Stow, Domelt, Lano (Tancock), Buule, Dowoy, Lowls, Starr, Doltom, Lictzo, Btewart (Winne. Tomax, 1g0), Mann, Stowart (McLean), Mussio, Btreotor, MeGee, Tugyart, Bolaugliin, Thowas, itchell, Walker, Mofllet, Warner, Mulvatie, Wanbbiirn, Nulton, Woyman, Oaliwoud, Webiter, Oleson, Wicker, Orondortr, Wood, Tentield, » Speaker—88 Plonell; NAYS, Alexander, (Bont-Tenry, Mooss, gomery), Herrfuigton, ~ Morvlson, Blalkely, Jackson, Neville, Bradwell, Jexaup, Newton, Tryant, Raso, Quinn, Condon, Lanc (DeWitt), Xtogers, Connolly, Marsl, canilnn, Coukrite, Meadime, Seott, Darucll, McDonnld, Sherldan, Dolan, McPherrai, Stroud, arinith, Moachom, Thorufon, Halpin, Moore (Adams), Weinlefmor, THE REPEALING BILL, The Judisiary Committeo of the House ro- glm.md amendments to the repealing law. The ouso adopted tho amendments, sud paesed tho Lill, 110 to 4, and thoe Sevate concurred. .Tho second section, which is intended to reeorve rights acorued under the old law, was rewritton 80 that pending suits or oxisting rights shall not be affectad, and aots of incorporation affecting corporations shall continue in forco a8 if they hnd noPbeon repealed ; aud such ropenl sbail not impair any grant mado or right_acquired, ‘The repeal shall not nffect deeds or instru monts relating to real-ostato, and whon any Hm tation law has boon rovised by this or the Twor ty-sevonth General Assombly, tho former limi- tation law repenling such répeal shall not bo construed o us to stop the rovising of any statute, but the snme shail be coustrued as if such repeal hiad not been made, —_— COOK COUNTY AFFAIRS. Speeral Dispatoh to the Chicagoe Tribune, aas, SemnozteLD, I1l, March 27.—Rountrae, from the Gommittos on Muuicipal Affairs, reported back tho McGrath Gag bill, with & recommenda- tion that it pass, as smonded by the House, roquiring three-fourths of the Council to con- priutors, and Loped Hay's substituto would b ndoplod. 16 was adopted GG to 46, a8 follows SEAR, Alexander (Craw- Ilito (St. Clatr), Penfeld, ford), -, Hilaripy Piunell, Alexunder (Mont- Hollenback, Plowiman, gomers), Hopline, Pyatt, Arinstrong (La- Tuscore, Tice, alle), Jaquices, Ramoy, Branson, Jussup, Rnuutree, Beyant, Jonnston, Havagy, + Chumbors, 1 Kase, law, Connotly, L (ancock), Sheriitan, Crosby, Lowls, Suill, Davis, Lietzo, Soule, Demeit, Lomaz, Starr, Dowey, Maswie, Slowart (Winne Dretsick, MeAdame, bugo), Enslos, MeDonuld, Thorntdn, * Evwlng, MG Warnor, Tereier, Mtelelt, Washutirn, Grant, Nulvane, Welnhielmer, dray, Nowlon, Westfall, Uniplo, Qul:wood, Wickar, art, ', Olezon, Waod, Hawds, Oroudortt, Nir, Speaker—g0, 1y, . NAXS, Ballow, Goriton, Morrison, Bialieley, Qrabum, ., Mollitf, Booth, Granger, Telizer, Brudviell, Gritloy, Tollocls, Bullurd, aritith . Quinn, Gosoy, Henry Tankin, Cassldy, Merdngton, Royers, Carpuuter, Jackso Seanlun, Condon, Jones, Sonne, Crawford, Kunny o Snay Conlrite, Loals, Stowart (McLean), Culleiten, Munn, Btroud, Daraell, Morel, * uggart, Dolan, McLaughlln, - Wayman, Flaudrs, Moote (Adams), Wymore—is, artly, ; ‘The motion to adopt Hay’s resolution a8 a sub- stitute for Diadwoll's was adopied. It was s ciumsy job of whitewashing. Tho Twonty- cighth Genoral Assombly proved by its Commit- teo that the Stato had been defrauded by thon- asnds of dollars, and then compounded the felouy, While the rosolutionn were undor dis- cussion, membors threw books und papers at each other, and behaved like rowdies, il e RAILROAD INTERESTS, Svecial Dispateh fo The Chicauo Tribune, THE COMMITTEL'S DEXONTS, Searvorrecp, Ill, March 27,—Tho Railroad Committoo Lol a funl meoting to consider poti- tions prosontod against the Nailrond law, sud thore ware two reports,—a majority in favor of moadifieation of tho lnw, a minonty against. Tho roport of the wmajority states that it would scem from tho foregolng sbatract of petitions that tho Railroad lnw of 1878 has failed to reduce the cost of transporting the products of the eoil to market, and henco has not fulfilled tho expeota- tioas of tho trionds of (ho measure, - Es- peclaliy is this the caso nt compoting points, which havo paid large subsidics to secure comypetition, To ‘rnrmlt competition tha Com- mitteo 1ecommend tho passago of tho Carpentor Dill, allowiug 10ads to carry frolght and pagson- gers nt ratos lower than the aehedulo ratos, This Teport is signed by ¢, G, Wicker, Jamos Har- rington, I', A, Aristrong, N. It, Cusoy, G. K. Westfall, L, B, Tiay, Daniel Bootl, N, B, Morri- son, M, J, Bhoridun, t'ho minority roport, which I8 agalnst any chango in the law, is signed by Josso Lildrap, Chairman, Jamou Bhaw, John" Cussudy, Jumnes Counally, Chinrjes Dunhaw, Robort 8, Auderson, Tho ouso rofused to pass tho Bonate bill compolling porsons listing [hm])nrt{ to swear to 1koir setury,—in other words, a bill to promote porjury. o THE PAGIFIO RAILIOAD, « Cagoy succsoded in gotiing- up tho Paciflo struot, loaso, or purchase gas-works. A minority report favored Olosou's amendmont, providing for submitting the question to & vota of tho peo- plo. Oloson showed thio possiblo iniquity that could bo porpetrated undor tho bLill, making o good specch, Quinn spoke for the bill, and Callerton an- swered Oleson. Scanlan ‘sunounced that the bill was to pre- vont new companies from blackmailing the old onos. Submitting to the pooplo was absurd. The people had confidonce in tholr Counoil. ‘This was the opinion of Scanlan, Wicker r wved to table, which was lost. After dinnor, Waslburn advocated the bill un- smonded, and the provious quostion waa or- dered, and Oleson’s. amondment adopted—70 to 93, Cook County voled a8 follows on Oloson's amondment : YEAS, Tooth, Ferrler, Oleson, Bradwell, Tlopkius, Beune, Dolton, win, Wicker—9, NAYS, Tnipin, Poltzor, Wasliburn, Lomax, Tountreo, Wayman—g, McLaughlin Beaulan, Theo bill pessed as amended, but it it is doubt- ful if (hero will be onough Sonators to concur. THE BUBNT IECOND AOT. Dow's bill amendivg the Burnt Rocord act has passed, It amouds Beo. 23 by providing that Whon any party to an action sholl orally in court, - or by afliduvit, toatify uud stato uudor oath that tho arigiual of any deeds, conveyances, or other mutter or record evidonce hus been Jost, or destroyod, be will not bavo o prove thut Lo mada {Hligent scurch thero- for, a1 haa heretofora beon required by courts, DISHOP FOLEY'S CORPORATION, Hampton got bus anti-Foloy bill up, and was making a stump speech thercon, when McGrath got_aftor this candidate for Congress and choked oft his wind. Hamplon was using lan-~ guago roflcoting somowhat on the ofilulal action of Yoloy In the management and contro] of prop- arly.. BloGrath protastad against such langusge in reforence to a man not ou tus floor to defend himeelf. 'I'ho sffaire of tho Diocose wore eatis- factorily conducted, and no occasion existed for such a disturbance on a bill which could get no action on tho hoel of & session. & Itoynolds know thoro was 1o accnslon for sucks, » bili, and thoroforo moved to indofinitely post- poue, which was done. TILE OHANCELLOR BILL, . Donahno tiied to got tho 7rules snspended to cousider a resolution reculling from the Gov- ernor the Chaneellor bill, evidently for the pur- nose of strangling it Dow mnde it ively on the onato tloor for n few moments, and dofentod the kind intentions of the O'Donnhne, —_— “‘MISOELLANEOUS MATTERS, Special Dispatehto the clicayo Tribune, QETTING TEADY TO DIk, Beminoriery, I, March 27.—The Ilouss possed & resolution,. prosoutod by Mr. Casoy, thanking Bpeakor Cullom for the distingulshed ability and the impastiality with which he had presided, Romwrks wero made by Dunhum, Tnsoore, Caso, Armatrong, of LuSulle, and Hart, nftor which the resolutlon was unanimously passcll, Mr. Oullom mudo a feeling apecoli for tho uniform kiudness and gonorous trontnont ho hiad rocolvad, roforred to the rovision, which, ho balieved, would be a mounmont tu that Gan- oral Assombly, and closod with & neatly-worded bonediotion on the membors, the clorks, door- keopors, and pagos, . Tha Presidont of tho Benato, the olerks, door- dnys wero askad for, Lconomy seems to bave atruck this body just now, iustend of last Jan- unty, , THE CALUMET DA, Pfelffor & Roll, of Calumet Dam notorioty, by thelr nttorney, tho Hon, W. H. King, declaro and eny that thoy aro nnablo to fight both tho States ol Indiaua and Illiuois ; thereforo thoy aceopt the hmduflunu- sum of #6,000 for tho romoval of thoir dnm at Bluo fuland, Whe lattor was placod on the Journal. COUNTIRS, A biundor was mada i the Counties bill which Eassnd the Honwo with an emorgoney clause, but y only s smnll majority. Then Itountreo dis- covorad that it would wipe out the Cook County Commlsslonors, lenving that county without n Qovornmont, As the bl hod passed both 1lousos, avorybody was puzzled to know what Lo do, 50 it was sout to s conforonco committae to patch up. ‘Tho Sonate aftérwards agrood to the Houso amondment, S TILE INCONPORATION LAW. ‘Cho Senato failod to pass the Houss bill pro- yiding for n changoe In Seo, 8 of the Goueral City Incorporation law. DILLS BIGNED, > Tho Govornor slgned bills providiag for pay- ing tho registered indabteduoss of countios, towuships, cities, nod towns, known na tho supplomontat grabelaw ; authorizing the ro- .moval of tho Oalumot'Dam and appropriating 6,000 therefor; rolating to convoyauces ; pro- bibiting the licensing of houses of ill-fame ; an omorgoncy bill paving the State Entomolo- gist's salnry; concorning tho coyonants of wareaoty ; nmending the Rogistory Jaw ; fixing tho liabilities of common carriors; rovisig: tho law in relation to crimiual jurisprudence; paying tho oxpouses of tho .!’nnlleutlur{ white- waahing committeo; amendivg tho Munieipal Incorporntion act; amonding the Road lnw in countles not under township annulzntluu. 'THE HOTEL-REEPENS' DILL. Shorman's littlo bill for the bonofit of hotel- keepera was rogardod ns too good for landlords and too cut-thront for boardory, #o that the Sen- ate killed it outright, nfter o florco attack by ‘Thompon. DILLS PASBED, < Tho Sonato passed tho bill to provide for the publication of propotcy wold under execution the House bill smending tho titlo to the Foo au Salary law; tho bill to regulato the monns of ogross from public bufidings ; the House bill clinuging tho Road aud Bridgo law 80 as to allow ownors of land on either side of & highway to coustruct a paseage undor tho highway subjeot h{) the regulations of the Highway Commiy- sloners, - SPECIAL ASSESBMENTS. : Halpin's bill amouding tho scotion of the Gouoral Incorporation act providing for special ausessmonts, whioh has passod, {s an emergonsy bill. T provides that in caso where the amount . of any proporty cannot bo found, the jury may assess the nmount sgafnst the property. Wheonovor the dofondant or party in luter- st mny dosiro, or tho Court diraot, & soparato Jury moay Dbo empowered to mssoss tho demages agaiust any piceo orportion of proporty to bo affcated. Again: It shall not bo necos- sary for the jury or Commissioners to visit the proporty, oxcep for tho opening or widening of slioota and alleys, Tho ameundmont to Bec.26 strilkes out the words, *with said map.” 'This is rondored necessary by the ropeal of Seo. 25, providing for such map, which was stricken out last winter. Sec. 63 is nmended to conform to the decirion of tho courts rogarding & suppiemental petiton to fucilitato the process of arriving at tho amount of damage. ADJOURNMENT, The House smended the Sonato rerolution providing for ndjournment next Thursday by L1- sorting Tuesday, and tho resolusion was udoptad. “Thera witl bo 00 business douo, tbough thero will bo tho formulity of meoting uvery duy until Tuesday. A REAL ESTATE. The following instruments wore flled for rec- ord on Fridny, March 27: OITY PROPERTY, North Dearborn s, 603 ft o of Buperior at, e f, 20x 80 ft, datod March 27 ; cousideration, $2,800, Orchiard s, 72 It 8 of Wobster av, o f, 24x90 ft, dated Marcli 10 ; consideration, §1,100, Second at, 102 £t o of Ioboy st,n £, 2x1213 ft, dated Murch 0 ; consideration, $2,700, Peorla at, 80 £t 8 of Fourth at, o £, 40x116 ft, dated Narch 25 ; consideration, $9,000, Western av, n e cor of Rosobud av, w , triangle of 5035x100x107 1-10 £%, dated Dlurch 20 cousideratiou, 1,240 Lyman st, 76 {t & wof Arch st, n w £, 50x150 £t, dated May 30, 1873; conslderation, $3,000, Lymou st, 49 ft o of Lock st, 8 of, 24x103 ft; also Aftica st, 268 {t o of Laurel at, s £, 1005272 ft, dated AMay 90, 1873; cousideration, $0,600, Turon st, 144 1t wof Kingsbury st, n f, 24x100 ft, duted March 253 consideration, §2,000. Bigelst, 205 £t w of North Wells #t, a f, 33x143 £t, Qated March 10 ; cousidoration, $3,500, Firut st, w of California st, 141 £t s of Jackson at, w £, 253120 £t, dated March 21 consideration, $600, Houth Patk av, n w cor of Thirty-thirdst, o £, 90 1-10 x125% ft, dated urch a1 constduration, $14,000, Santh Purk av, 300 of ‘Lhirty-soond sty of, 601243 £t, dated Murch 313 considoration, $5,000, Sattorfiold st 23313 (03 of Tivniysoventh sy o, 763100 It, dotod’ March 20; considoration, $3,080, ‘Milwarikeo av, 330 ft 1 W of Geratd st, 8 w f, 252118 £t, dated Dlarch 10 ; consldoratios 3 "iluron st, 203 i’ 0 of Bedgwick f, 1, 2033100 £, Quted durch 2} cousiidoration, 81, faugamon at, 100 ft 6 of Mutliuon si, w f, 35x125 £t, dated Marol 27 3 consideration, $1,500. Coolidgo at, 102 ft w of Wood i, b £, 48x125 gt, dated March 17 ; ednsiderstion, £1,700. Koswuthl at, 10333 £ w of Yortland av, nf, 25124 dated March'0 ; considoration, $935, Twonty-first b, 276 £t w of Loavilt st, n £, 25x125 t, dated March 16; ‘considerntion, 500, Fulrflold nv, 470 ft 1 of Twdlfth 6, w £, 50x183 4-10 1t, duted Mareh 25 ; conslderation, $1,600. "Glurk st, 270 £t 8 0f Yolk st, w , 30x05 85-100 £t, dated March 10; consideration, $),000, - NORTIL OF QITY LIMITS, 8§ 3¢ of Lot 11, in Bickerdiko & Slecles' w 3¢ nw i¢ Bou 28, 40, 14, dated March 20 ; consideration, §14,500, of Lot 31, of Block 3, of 6 i Block 1, In'e 3¢ Sou 40, 40, 24, walh buldings, dated March 18} 'conslds cration, $1,500, OUTII OF OITY LINITS, Lot 09 in Btone's nddition in no % H608, 38, 1¢, duted Nov, 1, 187}; conslderation, $500, . Lot 70 in sume, dated Dec, 22, 1873 ; consldoration, 00, ‘slnl. 15 in Block 1of Olough & and Barnoy's Lots 34 and 35, Boo 10, 38, 1, doted Juno3, 1873 ; considora- tlon, $f60. Lot 9 in Block 4, sama subdivision, dated Maroh 25 ¢ consideration, $760, ; Tote 8and § in Diock 1, Medonberg’a n w X and 8 o .0t e X 507,88, 1, dted March 16 conaldera- o, $700, "l promises No, 13 Union av, Hyde Park, dated March 4 ; consdoration, £6,000, —_—— Duryea's Satin Gloss Staroh. - Duryeas “Batin Gloss Barch? i tho whitest snd purest, consoquently the strongest, Starch i the world, It givea o clear, whito, and glossy finish, Bo auro you get i, * Duryea’s " on every packago, Mg, Dunyea—Dear Sir: Wo havothoroughly tested your Batin Gloss Starch fu our lsundry for over a year, and find it to bo tha best wo have ever usod, It gives tho finost fiufub, 15 entirely whito, and always uni- form: ulso, contains more strohgth than nuy othor wareli, DETROIT STEAM LAUNDRY, - 307 Bules street, Dev, 3, 1672, st ki A. G, Downs & Co. Aronow opening dnily tholr now sorlng goods and ure preparedto shiow destrablo dress goods ot low rices ; Ulack sillk of suporlor mako, trhumings fu nowest atylos, table damask, aud uspking; toa-cloth flsuna), cloth for boys, eto, Including o goneral stack of drygoods, Tho new styles in sprivg suits and ish walklng-jackels are ologant, nud worlhy of notice, Drenses mndo to ordor in tho latoat e and gunranteod perfoect Mlting, Thoy hive re~ ren the present store 324 Weal Madison streot, and remain on tho West Sidoe, e Tho Great Overland Sunday Mail Train Wik Teava Clitcago Sundny, March 29, ot 10:16 o, m, via Obicago, Rock Tniand & Pucific Rallrond, stopping ot oll regular slations on meln lino, Counecting st Omulin with 3ondsy mornivg express train for Done ver nud Ban Francisco, ickots via Oblcaggo’ & Northwestorn or Olloago, Tusliglon & Quluoy Rallrosds, will bo takon on this rofu, T Borgeing in Planos, A fow good scvou-oclava rosewood panoe, at prices from $200 to $300, Tieud's Templa of - Bluslc, aornor Doarbora atid Vau Duren sireeta. THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE. A Visit to Washingion Court-llouse. How the Orugade Originated, end Has Beon Carried On. Cinoinnati Women Must Not Toroaftor Annoy Saloon-Keopers. A Sumimary of Its Results. Brooklyn Temperance People Prepar- ing for a Vigorous Crusade. The Causo Elsewhore. OHIO. BTMMARY OF TIE CRUSADE, ' From Our Own Correspondent, » WasninaToN, O,, Morch 27, 1874, Tconnt it among tho moat entisfactory incl- donts of my wanderings throngh Obio that I camo to Waslington Court-llouse. I was anxious to soo the plce which is famous for the origin of ono of tho most interesting popular movements of modorp times, It ia soventy- five miles from Cincinoatl, and & not very ploasant town, if my impressions woro eorrect; o rambling sort of place, about 8,000 strong - in populution, with dusty ronds, aud an appoaranco of goucral untidiness. It doos not differ in nny marled ‘dogreo from othor Ohlo towns of its sizo and position a8 county-soat. This was tho birth-place of the tomporauce movemont, Aud this is . 1OW IT OAME ATIOUT § Dio Lowla leotured upon * Our Girts,” at Wash- ington, tho day beforo Obristmas, to n small sudionco, “If you will mooct on Christmas morning, I will tell you how you can control the salo of liquor in towns of uot excceding 10,000 inhabitauts,” said Lewis, Tho nextmorn~ ing tho Prosbyterinn church was filled, aud Lewis addrossed thoso who woro thero. 1My tather died o drunkard,” ho commencod, and oue time I camo home drunk. My mothor, and two or threo Indies who sympathized with ber, formed a committeo and ealled upon tho saloon- Ieeporstoquit tho sale of liquor. By persoverance nud prayor, they succeoded in closing the saloons of the Boston suburb in which I lived. There hiag beon no liquor sold in that suburb in many yonrs, What 1 propose is, that you ladios BUALL DO AS MY MOTHER DID, ¢ Arm yoursolves in tho strength of tho Lord of Hoais; do battlo with intemperanco; pray with tho ealoon keopers, and thoy will yiold. Do morol Ciculnto plodges among them not to eell liquor,—not even to taato liquor; go to tho drug-stores ond saloous, sud you will win, 1 have startod this mova- mont in Frodonia aud Jamoutown, N. Y., and it has succecded. 1 will doliver a looturo to- night, and sot tho ball rolling. You keep up tho impetus," ‘T'he poople to whom ho spoke were the lead- ing oitlzous of & country-town, in which there wore many dissoluto oharactors. The ealoons woro vilo doggories, which disponsed poisoncus liquor; tho drug-storos wero tho loafing and loitoring places of thoso who woro above tho common rowdy, and took the place of city sa- loone. Tho young mon of such o town have no ovening smusoment, and eocial hoadquartersare in somo suok places, Thoy wro the necessary out- growth of lack of cultivation snd_improvin umusomont; their tendenocy is debasiug au low; thetir exisionco a« deadly Lo the town ns tho fungus on & growing plant. Tt is not's wonder that tho poople of Washing- ton jumped ayLoivis' suggestion, aud crowdod bis lecture-bull with nn oagor audienco, On Christmas afternoon the ladies of Washington met and hurrledly organized, Whatover suceess the movement hay met with i attributablo to n single act,—tho eloction as Prosident of their vrganization of NS, CARPENTER, wife of tho Presbytorisn clorgyman at Washing- ton. o her, I chiulk, all that has beep doue 18 dug. Bho is essontinlly & woman destined for clergyman's partner; roady to fight intolioo- tunlfy b}l comors, aud fo obange frout with dox- tority aud grecd ; o woman whoso capauvilition for ‘Foml are onormous, aud have boon exer- cised. Sho hind a thoory of her own with rogard to Landiiug Tofractory minuers ; sho sppedled to them through thoir indlvldl"vi(nu.. X do mot know whovo sho was rearo@t% Sonld not huvo been in those places where chgraoter is formed by square and compass. . Bbd absolutely took the ground that asaloon-keepor-might have good qunhtics. ovon while engaged in & notavious trade, Bho had such humility ns to beliove that whilo to some her mannor was persussivo sud convincing, to others sho might bo objectionn- ble ; and to such sho sont lor frionds. * £ heard all this of Mrs, Carpoutor, and, whon I saw her, I would swear to overy ward of it. WILAT WAS THS RESULT? Thore wero a few strect processions, which were of no uso; o fow committees, which talked kind- Iy aud rentonably to enloon-koopers, until not only did most of thoso doclare that they would sell no liquors, but some even joined the eru- ando. I think it was the womsn who conquered. ‘Chep the drug-stores were assailod with pledges binding them to sell only on wodical presorip~ tiona, I Loliove tho druggists signed those ledges. Mauy othors, who never sold, Dut “only ~ bought liquors, signed plodgos. Evorybody was signing aomothm? or other at Washington, becauso overybody olse Iind sigu- ed. Now Washington was a favorable place for this gort of thing. 'I'hic Bar of Washington was in favor of exorecising tho domon of interapor- anco; so was the Common Council ; 8o was the Mayor; 80 was publio sentimont, I firmly bo- liovo thiat, if all tho ealoons in_Obicago woro of the class which flourished in Washington and overy such town in Ohio, everybody but tho Coroner would bo in favor of abolishing thom. Bo rumor got abroad that the ladies of Wash~ ington had prayed out their saloons, Tho neigh- boring towns were surprised, and COMMENOED PRAYING. Wasliington Indios were iu great domand at Wilmington, Hillsboro, Morrow, Circloville, and the wholo conntry roundabout, Tho rumor spread from town to town. ‘Tho country-papers commonted upon the movement. The motro- politan dailies wanted all they could obtain in the way of nows from thosest of war. The wholo country was nblaze with oxcitemeut, Dio Leywis camo through Ohio, proachiog and pray- ing (at 860 & night, *to Leop out dlora™), and fauniog the lsmes, Temperance Alliances Were formod in dozons of couutry-towns; praying and singing, the,Iadies sulled out to crush tho dendly foo which had dragged thoir loved ones to ruin, ‘I'ho Prohibitionists mustored In favor of the now movemont ; tho Methodisc Ohuroch prummlly stampod Its senl of approLation upon it poli- tioinus saw thoir nooded wedge to sphit the aolid phalanx of tho - Ohio Grangors, It was & groat und glorious offort, viewod from the staudpoiut of honosty nnd sincerity. It was tho Ileaven- sont aprmmufl-y whioh sehomors and politicians hind locked for almost in despair. Bo they all fontored it, Tsupposo that EYERY BIGUT-TIINKING MAN was on tha sido of the ladies, whother be under- stood thoir object or not. Abstractly convidered, it wng the protest of dofenseless and suffering womanhood against an evil which indirectly welghod upon thom, and, s such, oulistod uni+ vorsul sympathy. Thero 'was nobody to ba found opposed to any plan which would crush out in- temperance, Bcattered as wore the placos in which tho oxoitemont was highost, it was difii- oult to obtain information of aroliable character, Most*of that which poured in was mero guess-work for o week or so, when tho movomont - became B0 genoral that : ar- raugements wero mado along the lines of telegraphic communication for cloao raports of all that lln[)pollud. The dispatchos: were syatomatized, and it was found that, {n the mafu, all the roports woroe alike, Now and again some Indignity would bo offored ladles, and thia kopt popular oxoltoment up to s Ligh ‘pitoh, It was notloeavlo that the glowiug accounts from every little town and villago spoke of “another triumph,” aud “‘anothor victory for tho ladies,” and “another surronder,” without glving any datas by which to estimate tho valuo of those victorios, triumphs, and surrendors, I mn meline to bellove that many of tho sonsational storlos, whothor of doods of violenco by lndied upon saloon-keop- ora! property, or by ualnowknn}mm upon ladios, had their ovigin in the imaginstionof the corroe npundeuiu ulml ht‘h:.lléu:; dfix};;l;l;xzwuuld do,. b ; wo i oy ®{Fhaore biad beon excltement [n Intiana | bus, whon I teachod Ohlo, and plunged into tho thiok of the fight, as I supposcd, ALL 1 COULD ONRERVE wag thist A sirong oxcitemont ntnong tholndies, o wora Holding tomoraea wotinys dally and nightly y streot-parades and publio prayiug and singing ; assortions that tho monster was subduod, whilo anloons and drug- stores wero opon and soltiog liquor. *Thly in hut tho opouing of tho war," I thought., * I will follow tho movemont to its commoncoment, and goo what tho effect s boen whero it haa boon longest In netivity," Aa I journoyed slowly and tediously southward, I found matters just na thoy wero 1 tho North, How tho Iarpgo cittos Nl\punrud to feol the movomont, I have told you; 0 . Boat back ho watory Noptuno, and romained almoat in statu quo. I must find a town whore tho enloons aro olosed," [ srgued. “Tho movement must have boon succossful somowhoro;" and I plodded along toward that distriot from which tho second and third lotlors wore written. * Buroly, in Xouln 1 shisll not bo disappolnted, Thint {uwn hias vhio sayor of roformation about it 3 thoro, at any rato, I shall find tho Indles singing, ot ook of Ages' at a suloon-door, but * Hustnnat to tho IHighest,' In tho sanotuary.” I wroto from Xonia what Isaw: Indlos still praylug; snloona stlll open, aud no prospeot of tEulr Bur- rondoring. i - 1 lind boon oftoen disappointed in my,endeavor to grasp tho reality of this grand reformation, but Xonln discouraged mo. I fried Dayton,—Day- ton was shookingly unregenerato; nud go onto Cinelnnatl, whero tho movemont has failad, s 1 bove fllustratod alroady. I nppoaladto traveling men for {nformation and thoir experience, ‘Thore was & pallid similarity about their storlos which shocked mo. I hnd been . PURBUING A PHANTOM - through Indinun and Ohio. What was true of tho gitios was truo of tho towns, I found. In the bright galaxy of towns thero was no such word as siccoss, oxeopt in Washington, Wilming- ton, and Hillaboro,—that is I could not pmfi- tively sny that the movement had falled to closo tho nloons in Washington, Wilmington, and Hillsboro, 8o I took n creoplug train down the Little Miami snd Muskingum *Vailoys, il I enmo to Waghlogton, Thoro I mado anqulrlcs, and found that threo of the olevon saloons woro il dohuf businoss, whilo the drug-stores wero rotafling liquor. I ongorty asked Mta, Carpontor to contradict this ; but that most oxcollent lady admitted that thoro wero Buspicions oxisting as to tho saloons, and certainties a8 to the drug-stores, And thin in tho Macca of whe women's movo- mont | The samo ia truo of* Wilmington ; and Hillaboro cannot deny it. Rationully consldered, what have beon TIE MOBAL RESULTS gninod by tha crusade ? A goneral oxprossion of opiufon throughout tho country that fntoraporanco 15 & tremendous, almont moasureless, evil, A tomporary focling in small towns that dram- drinking is n vico whiob must bo eupprossed, Tho awakening of many individuals to a con- selousness that they are forming vicious hnbits from which they may nover oscapo. & A rather warm discussion of roligious mattors, the ofticacy of prayer and the like, Buvoral flagrant breachos of the peace, Tho olroulation of tomperance-pledgos smong drikers aud sollors of liquor, and tho signiug of them I:s largo numbora, The direction of the publio mind to the enor- mous growth of tho whisky-traflic, and au illua- tration of tho futility of sumptunty legistation. THE TANGIBLE EFFECTS ARE Tho supprossion of mauy low saloons,—somo of which have romained closed, while othors liavo resumed business on tho sly. Tho doprossion of tho whisky-trado among doalors, aud the sudden growth of a wholesalo trade betwoon dealers and privato ‘mrllfln o Drinking * on tho sly ‘among those who be- foro drank opouly, and tho host of misorablo subterfuges which sumptuary laws bring with o, In briof: While tho movemont may have chocked in & mensure the open consumption of Mquor in small towns. it has fatled to oradicate intomperance, or to placa slcohol boyond the onsy reach of thosa who wantit, Tho solid, practical result wiil bo the modification of ex- [sting lawa; tho passago of a STRINGENT LIOENSE LAW . which will rogulato the mattor. No revolution ‘was over attewpted without causo, and none ab- solutoly failed to effect somo good. The Wom- an’s Xovolution is na exception to the geaoral rule. 'Thero was smplo canso for & movement, and that it has douo some good is obvious ouough. Whotlor jt can accomplish _auy more thon it has already accomplished, is at least doubtful, G. AT OADIZ, Snecial Disvatels ta Tha Chtoago Tribune, Cap1z JuNorioN, O. Murch 27.—The last saloon surrendered to-day. No more whisky sold In this town, . AT CINGINNATL. Cr¥oryNaTI, March 27,—Tho womon prayed to- day during "Change hours at & saloon noxt door to thoChambor of Commerce, A great orowd col- locted. The police with groat difioulty proserved order, Tho Board of Aldormen to-day unani- mously pagsed o resolution requesting tlvm Mayor to enforce tho city ordinances in roferenco to provonting annoyance of entoon-keopers by women praying. The Mayor will probably issue 5 prociamation to tho women. i ol ILLINOIS. AT DANVILLE. Speclat Dispatch to T'he Chicaan Tridune, DaxviLLe, Iil., March 27.—Tho ladies have re- sumed for the last threo days, their usual visits to the anloons, though as yet no visible good ef- focts hnve rosulted Hhorofrom. They prosontod yestordny to Judge Hanford o potition with 400 nnmes attachod, requesting him to onforca tha® imprisonment penalty as well a8 the fluo, where fiurunnu wero found- guilty of violating the quor law. The Judge rofusad to recoivo or oven oxumine tha peti- tion, telling tho ladieg if "he was not doing Lis duty thelr remedy lay in imponchments ‘Thoro bhava bgon & groat mnny convictions under the law, but owing to the Judge's pocaliar construation of it, he has refused to imprison in avory case. CRUSADING TIIE LEGISLATURE, Specral Lispatch to The Chicano Tribune, +BrriNayizLp, 1L, Murch 27.—A delegation of Indios on & crusndo invaded tho Senato to-day. Yoris moved a recoss, to allow them to canvass for signers to tho pledgo. Kehooabjected, Tho vote was taken and carried, Kehoo voting no. ‘I'ho dologation camo in, s dozon strong, aud distributed thomselves industrlously, yot quiotly, ovor tho Seuate floor, and sev to work with & will. Tho Goveruor's namo led tho llst, and 5000 by far tho largost portion of tho mombors' names orunmented the list, and these same pamos never hud o more honorablo location. The ladics confessed to great nnunurniament in their visit, and starled for tho Iousp, where Curpenter moved o recoss of five minutes, on which the roll was called, resulting— ayos 78, nays 40, amoug tho lattor bolng Booth, Halpin, Knnn, Lomax, Rountree, Scanian, Scnne, an Wasbburn from’ Cook. ‘o ladies'attacked the roportera with admirable success, and Lhen wont for tho membors with only moderate succoss, it being o much hardor lot than the Sonatora, Fow of tho mombers sigued, and tho ladios went away sorrowful, . . AT GALESDULG Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Gavresuuna, 111, March 27.—A largo nudienco wa sssomblod in the First Baptist Church this avoning to attond tho mass tomporance moating. The meeting was callod aud controlled by the Tadics’ Tomperance Association, The muutiug consistod of song, prayer, and long an short addrosues, i!uuy enrnost prayers woro offored up by the ladics, and doop Teeling porvaded tho moeting, und left & pro- found improssion upon all prosont. A doter- mined stand {s ‘boing taken as the oity olection comos on, and the Iadies must surely carry the day, Itisintonded to make noxt wook n weelc of nctive offort, during which timo many meat- inga will bo held, - AT ROOKFORD. Special Disvaleh to The Chicago Tribune, Rockron, Ill,, Maroh 27,-The Women's Tem- perauce Blovemont is at longth inaugurated. Yostorday a womun was ojected from a saloon. To-day & small meoting of ‘ladies was held at tho Court Btreet M. E. Church, called by Mra, 1lonry, an author of somo local colobrity. LENA. Chicago Tribuna, Correapondenes af Lexa, 111, March 25, 0 tomperanca moyo- mont was inaugnrated hore to-day. Tho ladios went round getting the slgnatures of tho cltizons lodging thomselves to voto for a No-Liconse Eom&f}, Thoy algo_prosontod the paper to_ the saloon-keepors, and, although they refused to sign it, the ladios were olvilly trentod. pusidial s S INDIANA, iz memoND. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago une, Rronaonn, T, March 27,—Whilo the women contlnue the crusnde, the Excontive Committoa of mou aro attnoking tho ealoon-keopers with thostrong ann of the law, aud ore unniistakabl; strlking torror iu tholr ranks, Another suo- oumbod to-day. The undorstanding is that when the liquor-doalers yiold, proseoutions shall conso. ‘lhe costs und fines {miposed during the last woele amount to several hundred dollars, BSomo_of * the onses prosccutod to-dmy wore ,l‘mnghc wilhhunu‘mnl lr&w:eut, ?no ':\l&?:l; aopor was beavily fined for ‘using a lmg\mu Whon the MP" oalled on bim, anothos :vun sont to fall 0 wifo of duathor wes fin addrossing the Indlos in o menacing mannor, Bho rotused to sottlo, knowing thoy would not sond hor to jail or make bor worlt it out on the ntroot j but whon a commiimont way ismed conmign= ing her to tho Home of tho Friondlura thera was war ou tho tapis at onco, An iuhueotinl Gormau Bavo Bocurity for a siny of procoodings to obviate thio row that would juvariably hiavo ateued, ‘Tho Ilon, William Daxter, author of tho Indinnn Temporance bill, roinruod homo to-dav, aflor & sovornl wooka' jontney in the flold, 11o_roports that ho was egged aftor Connors vilo lust nights Hlg i kit AT aosmEN, Snectal Dispalch to The Chicana Tribune, Gosuey, Ind, March 97.—The movomont agaiuatintomporanao is about to bogin in shiacity inoarndat. ~Amooting waa held i tho Prosbyto~ tian Church Otinpol s attornoon. Ofiogra wora clectad, and thiity Indies jolned tho Lesguo, Prayor-meotings will bo hold overy night noxt Jrook. An-invitation wns sent to the Hon. Sohuylor Colfax to addross a mass-maeting to bo hold n ¢hils city soon, AT LAFAYETTE, Laraverre, Ind, March 27.—The ladics of thig city to-dny [nauguratod a prayor crusade againat Tho saloun-koopors, ‘Thoy visted top, or twalve differont places. In two of them thoy woro donled admission ; but fn all tho others lhu';l woro polltely troated, oxcopt at Dofin’s, whoro s crowd of drunkon rougha assombled in tho bnt-room, sung songe, yelled, hooted, aud inanlged in blasphomy, com= rlutely drowning tho voloos of tho ladies in sing- Ing and prayer. 'Tho Iadies are not discournged, but reaolvod to Fn on with tho good worl, in the hope of accomplishing good. AT FORT WAYNE, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Fonr WAvnE, Iod,, Mach 27.—Aaothor im- monse tomporanco mass-meoting taok placo to- night at the First Prosbyterian Ohurch, the largost Protestantzchuroh in tho city. Spoochios were mado by prominent workers. I'he general epirit of tho meoting was strongly in favor of coutinuing the work until overy saloon- keepar im compellod to oboy tho aw. Tho oscoutlons belng conducted ave rosulted already in closing severnt low groggories, Tho urnggists’ pledge has boon amonded #0 ne to commit its signors not to sell any liquor as o beverage. To-day the ladies on~ nged in circulating tho plodges were followad gy & Gorman band empleyed by tho saloon-keop- ors. Whouevor the ladies openod their mouths tho Gormana blew their horna, 'Thore was groat oxcitomont, aud a Iarge crowd followed the ladics around to-day. iy ‘WISCOONSIN. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MiLwAUREE, Wie., March 27.—A tomporance proyor morting of tho ladies of King Streot Qon- grogational Oburch was hold this aftor- uoon, There wasa large attendance, aud soveral spooches advocating » movoment on the snloons woio made. Tho meoting nngnsud entensively in prayors, and finally adjourued to maot again oarly noxt weelt, 2 AT DEAVER DAY the movement s reported commenced. Prayor- moatings took placo thore yestorday, and notices woro sorver on the saloons that they would bo visited to-day. —_— owa AT OTTUMWA, ‘OTTUMWA, Ia., March 27.—The Opera-House was orowded to-hight on the occasion of a tom- poranco masg-moeting called by the pastors of tho difforent churches. One wholesale liquor- doalor commenoed shipping his stock to-dny. Last night, ot s saloon, & man named Hauer, on being refused tho loan of 25 centn, drow a re- volver and shot two mon, one In the faco and tho othor in tho arm, Aftor a short run he was cap- tured and jailed. —ay MIOCHIGAN. 1IN CALIOUN COUNTY. Special Disvatchto tha Clicago Tribune, BatTLE Cneek, Mich, Maroh 27.—Tho war againet the liquor trallic' ia Calhoun County L fairly begun. - In Mdrshall, tho county soat, or- ganizations and praying bands have bson formad, and are already at work, In thig city the oam- gn!gn is about to open, the Rev. K. Qooley, the lothodist ministor, having anuounced that he would doliver an inaugural sermon on Sunday morning. The Rey. C. H. James will follow in the ovening, To tha temporance people of the county this movemont is very gratifying, and, as in other portions of tho Staie, has become the most absorbing topio of conversation. AT LANSING, Special Disvatch to I'ha Chicago Tribune, Lawgina, Mich,, March 27.—At the Lansin ‘Tomperanco Union to-day it waa deoidnd to cal 5 groat temperanco mass-meetng uext Tuesduy, wlion the clorgy, State officors, and tha press are inviled to make five-minute romarky. AT DETROIT, Special Dispatch to e Chicaao Tribune, Dernory, Mich., March 27.—Mrs. Elizaboth Ondyjz8tanton nddrossod = ladies’ temporauce meeting hera this altornoon, urging .that efforts bo mads to give tho work a permanent reforma- tory charactor, and provent it from bocoming a more ovaucscont manifostation of outhusinsm. - Bho was attentively listened to and applauded. ‘Tha prosent indications are that tho ladies will not nuum{nt nny streot-crusade hero, but will seok to utilize the tomperance rovival in another manner. 5 —_— NEW YOREK. IN BROOELYN. Special Dispateh to The Chisago Tribune. New Yonx, March 27.—There was a Inrge at- toudance at tho temporance meotig in Brooklyn to-day, and the intercst shown in the proceed- ings indieated an incroase of zeal in the move- mout, At 8a,m. the firsk of o eorios of busi- ness mon's ‘)rnys:-maeling wag beld in Assoocia~ tion Hall, Thore were mnuflprnsenl and oarnost foollug was shown, - Tho Rov. Dr, J. D, Fulton prosided, sud mydo an_enorgotia address. Dr. odge spoko in favor of the Women's move- ment, and Dio Lewie urged the mon to sustain tho women m all their efforts against intempor- auco, At 10 o'clock e business meeting of the Temperancoe Union was held, about 200 Iadies being present, Ars. Mary O, Johuson, Chair~ man of the Exceutive Committes, called the as- sembly to order. Ashort prayer-mecting was Leld, after which D10 LEWIS took charge of the meeling. He snid ho wonld not assume tho leadorship in the Brooklyn movemont, as God i8 the leader of o succossful movement of this kind ; but he would doall in his power to aid it. Ha sdvised that s commit- toe of two or throe Iadicsa be ochosen in onch ward to see tho ownors of buildings in which liquor is wsold, and induco them to afinnpl«dgu not to allow it. Ducl work should be done hofore tho warm weathor came. Tive women should go to each saloon in business hours, and ask tho proprlatora to sign s pledge, promising to secure them oustomors if thoy wiil engago in nuother business, If ten, the best way was, in his opinion, to kneel in a corner of tho saloon and A PDAY EARNESTLY IN STLENCE, This would cause no confusion, and on a goo- ond visit tho visitors would bo received gladly. It the doors of suy saloons woro locked against thom, they should pray for tho propriotors kneoling noar thetr doors, Dr. Liowia adviso against buylog out or bnlih:g liquor-dealers. ‘*Unconditional Surrender " should be the ladles' motto, THR VIBITING LADIES roported that thoy wore usually kindly rocoived by druglats, grocers, aud proporiy-oldors, and soveral £aloon-leopors had shown intorost I the znn:omen!, and mado no attempt to defend their rado, At 12 o'clock the Women's Temporauce Socio- ty held its atated weakly meoting, Tho petition for suitable legialasion, which will be taken to- Albany next week, and ita passage urged, Waa road, &ud prayer offered for its sucooss, A committao of three was appoluted to confer with :ha Executive Committee of the Union about ho CONDUGT OF PUDLIC MEETINGS, The President said Mayor Hunter had assured Lier of his sympathy with- the movement, and hed promised to d6 all-be could officially aud porsonally to aid the cuuse. A women's prayer- inooting Was held at 8 o'dlock in Assgcltipn ull. Tho attendanco was' very largo. PRAYEN WAS ASKED ¥OR KINGSTON, N. Y., which was assorted to be a town of 26,000 in- habltants and 500 dram-nhaxa‘ and where all tem- peranco effort has fafled. Afer tho close of the women's meoting, at 4 p, m., the mon's prayer- meoting began, Alr. Dunbar, a ornsader from Ohio, leading, He announcod several moetings. for Saturday and Sunday. Dio Levwis was then called for, but sald thnt he did not wish to speak too much in Brooklyn, bo- cauge Lo was anxious to work there a month or two, and it was best ho should not bo too con- spleuons, He advocated total abstinenco,’as usual, aud comparod the women crusadors to Grace Darllug, as they rescue men from the disaatrous soa of intemperance, OVER TUINTY LADIE§ WELB ENGAGED to-day in trying to securo mignatures to plodges not to soll liquors, among druggists, grocors, roperty-holders, and a fow saloon-koopers. Emrou on Fulton streob and Myrtlo avenuo wore ohiolly sought. ‘The ladios wero kindly tronted 1 noarly ovory instauos, In one saloon Lhroo ledios offored prayer, tha proprietor aud custom- ors showing marked mm:m. M TiIs O1FY the movement no‘nmfiu a6 antand gtill, Itds In dofault of fino, and | oxpoctod, howover, thal work will bo ronowod ed 25 for grontor vigor than has yot ctinractorized ft horo, A onllwill shortly bo fwaned for tho orgnpization of & commiiioo of two Indies in overy church In tho ciby to unite in the move- mont; nn wau advised b the miniatorlnl conlor- enca recontiy. —— NEW BNGLAND, IN WOROKSTER, Special Dispateli £ I'ng Chweago Tribunse, . Bostox, Mosd, Maroh 27,—Tho proscoution of tho tomporanco work in Worcestor by the mionoy of rayiog bauds which o4 forn fow nowad caruestnoss and faith, women ington waro, A fow porsonal pledgns woro recetved, but nouo of tho snloon-koopors wero moved, In tha aftor- noon two bands, ench largor than the ono that was out in tho morning, were at work, but no donlers s rondored. by lflul tho Iager-baor enloon of Josoph medll whioh thoy day-time boon provented from ontoring by barred doors, and surprisod it whilo a lively businoss wos susponded nys was rosumed yestorday with ro- A Dbaud of nine tho" snloons about Wash i tho foronoon.2 Thoy coson, politely resolved,- visitod aquaro i all 1n tho ovenlng n band vie. tind ‘on more than ons ocoasion in tho was {n progress. The proprietor woa civil, and supprossed all outbronks of rudonoss, but roe rusod to sigu tho plodgo, nor did he discontinue business while tho Indlos woro prosent, ) ‘There was a tomporance meoting in the evan- ing, at which G. G. Foster and othors made vigorous speochics, One of tho most intorasting gpoothos wae by aman who formorly kept & gambling-foom in the oity that wae broken up by tho polico two yoars ogo. sinca when lic had beon led to rnlngmntxon.g].[e Bur xmod the sudienco bv the statomont that he opt at tho Day Stato Houso, tho principal ho- tel, o gambliug-room for moro than o yoar to accommodato the rich businesa mou who desired a gambling-room that would not bo suspected, IN DANGOR, Inst ovéning, tho Olty Councilhoard » Committoo of lndios, who mado oarnost spocclica in bahaif of a strict enforcomont of the Prolubitory law. Tho) sald all tho topora of tho vicinity wore supplio with liquor by the authorized agents, who also sold liquor by the gless to Togular customors, Thoy domnndod his removal, and doolurod that if thore was not a spoody roform in tho attitudo of tho city oflicers on this quos- tlon, thoy would sop to it that thoy woro supor- seded at the noxt clection, —_—— CHICAGO, The Committoo on Pledges of the Woman's ‘Temporanco Movement having comploted their Iabors in cousultation with a uvwmbor of. the ministors of this oity, hnyo propared the folluwe" ing pledges for circulation : CITIZEN'S PLEDOF, Wo, tho nndorsignad, residents of Chicago; do horo by m!amm{ Dromiso that: 1, Wo will nbatnin from the uso of all spirituons, vinous, or malt liquors a8 a bovorage, 2. Wo will not mako, sell, or givo them away to otliers for such o, 3. Wa will not allow our promiscs, nor n subjoct ta our control, 1o bo employed for facture, Bale, Or uso 08 n bovorago, 4. Wowill' earucatly endeavor, by all reasonable ‘means, {0 promote the cause of tomporance, TPHYSIOIANS' AND DRUGGISTS' PLEDOE, Vo, tho undersigned, physiclans and druggtsts of Chlcago, horoby Siromise, on our. honor- as profese elonal ulen, mob 5 uraiuh ot prosaribo wpteluiious, vinous, or malt liquors excopt in ouses of actual no- gossity) und thion ouly, I possible, Ly wrltten prosoripe ton, dlrecting the quantity and 'time of taking, os in. disponsing oltier activo mediolnos, ¢ DEALENS' PLEDOE, I do hereby solomnly promisa that T will not mok selly or glve awsy any. spitituous, viuou, or mnl Hinvlors a8 o beverage, and that I will'not, in ‘any way, Induce othora to d i ——tle s RAILROAD NEWS. DEPOT DUILDINGH! . Ar. A. L. Mortimer, Enginocor of tho Tllinols Division of the Ohicago, Rook Island & Pacifio Railvond, has just perfooted plans for n now do- pot at LaBallo. It will be a neat briek structaro 25 foot in height, with s Mansard roof, and its dimonsions will be 75x2¢ foot. Itis arranged for ladios and gentlomon's waiting-rooma, tickot oflico, bazgnge-room, and cloasts. Mr. Brayton, tho Englucer of the Iowa Di- vision, hns alao completed plans for & new depot ot Don Moinas, which will bo a two-story brick building similar to the dopot at Rock Island, only somewhat larger. Worl ‘on these- structuves will e ¢ ommouced immediatoly. This Company is aleo soliciting proposats for building an iron trost! o-work 150 foct in Iength over Stony Creel, at Bluo leland, 1t will bo 30 feot high, and ar- rangod for double tracks, _Work on the Rock Lsiand Round House, which will bo ono of the largest and finest in tho West, will also be immodiately resumed. . PERSONAL. Mr. James Brown, Assistaut General, Poassen- ger-Agent of tho Lako Skore & Michigan Southe oin Railrond, has yesiguod Lis pasition, to ag- sume obargo of the now Usion Tioket-Otfice, which will b opencd at_the Palmer House on tho 18t of April. Mr. Brown has boen connect- ed with the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern . sinco 1867, TFrom 1867 to 1871 bo had chargo of tho Detroit ticket-oflico of that Company, and during his mansgemont the recoipts of tho oftico ran up from $700 to 47,000 o weok. From 1871 until the present tima ko bns held tha position of Agsistant Goneral Ticket-Agent. Ifo is aman of storling integrity and bonasty, and the virious railroad compauios could not huve put tho sale of their tickots lnto tho hands of an abler or & botter mau. The follnwlui railrond cowmpnuios will bo ropresanted by bis Linke Shore & Michigan Southern, Miolugan Central, Chicago, Burtington & Quinoy, Chicago & Northiwostera, Chicago, Rook Island & Pacific, Ohicago & Alton, and probably tho Illinois Central. Tha office will be a strictly logitimato one, and no scalping will bo carried on, Al n mooting of tho conduotora of the Lako Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, held at” Elkbart, Ind., Thuraday uvnn(u;“ tho_following prenmblo and rosolutions woro adoptod : Wneneas, It hos pleased the All-Wise Cresfor to Temove from our midat and the sphero of his useful~ news our friond and brother couductor, Maj, Jumnes Palmor; therefore, be it : Rtegolved, That o tho death of Maj, Palmor wo have losta Lruo friend, the ruilroud company o_valuwblo snd honored employe, tho family an affectlonats parent, and the public 4 faithful and upright sorvant. Itesolved, That, o3 in life wa loved the decowsed for bia kindly'qud ainiabl disporition snd respeoted i for his nobkmess of character, stern integrity, and high jnanly.virtues, 8o in. death wo will chierish snd reyore his'memory, Redolyed, That is @ mark of respeot wo will cach wor u bidgo of mourning for tho uest thirty days, Reolved, Thant in this great bereavemont the family and friends of the decensed bave our sincors syme athy. P toed, That thoso resolutions bo publistied I the Tolodo, Adrisn, Elkhart, and Chicago papers, and a copy scit to each member of the family of the dee consed. promiscs oir monue PABYENGER-AGENTS' CONVENTION. The General Ticket and Pnsauugm-Agoqu who have boen in attondance on the Goneral Tioket and Passenger Agonts’ Convontion at Louisvillo returned to the city yesterday. Tho Convention concluded ita labors Wednosday, * having been 1n gegsion for over.a woek. Noth(nF of jmpor- tance was trananated. Tho main business occupy- ing thoir timo and attontion was the fixing of asgonger-rates for the various lines, The fole owing officors _wera elected - for _the eusuing year: Prosidont, . T. L. Kimball, of tho " Unfon Pacitio’ Rallroad; _Vicos Prosident, B. A, Brown, of the Fitch~ burgh Rallroad ; Secratary, « Bamuel Powell, ot the Ohicago, Burlington & Quinoy Railrond.! A Treasurer was not olected, there being no monoy on hand to be tuken caro of. It wasdo- olded to hold tho noxt meeting at New York City Sopt, 18, 1874. MISOELLANEODS, . Rumors are provalout In railway oircles that the forelgn stockholders of the Erle and Atlantio, Groat Western Railronds, represonted by Bischoffsheim & Co., of Loudon, have boon guleuy invostiug in atocks of the Michigan outliorn Rallroad, until they hiave fiually obe tained a controlling interestin the road, thus wresting 1t from ¢lia. hands of Vouderbitl, In congoctlon with this rumor the name of Mr., E. DL.. Phllips, of the Phillips & Colby Construction Compnny, and Prosident of the, Wout Wisconsin Railrond, ia miontioned as the coming Goneral Mannger of this rond., Mr. Phillips was formerly 1ts Prosident. The frionda of Vanderbilt, howaver, deny these rumors, atate ing posltivoly -that Vanderbilt still: holds tho controlling powor. But it is a common saying that whoro thoro is smoka thora is firo, and when it was first roported in Tue Tninune that Jay Gould bad galned a controlling_ intercst in the. Union Paciflo it waa aleo donicd, but subsoquont dovelopments proyed that the rumor was correct. The general'ofiices of the Inaianapolis, Bloom- ington & Western Rallroad, which horatofora have been situated at Urbaus, IlL, will be ro. moved to Indianrpolis, ‘ §ae 1y —_—— PERSONAL, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dernorr, Mich,, March 27,—Ar, Isano Mars- ton, tho newly-appointod Attorney-General of- this Btate, vico Uall, resigued, is a prominent Inwyor of Bay City, whio is very aétive n his pro- fosuion, and stands weil, His political promi-- noneo horetofora has couslsted in tho prominent }'mrh bo took in_tho Ropublican bolt which do- e e 5y et b i y . diriag the ealrs Aeasion of 1074, o7 GuuR N R