Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1874, Page 2

" A ITHE CHICAGO -DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRI '3, 1874 TOWN ELECTIONS. Convention of the People’s Party for South Ohicago. Col'. Clonry Withdraws, and Mike Evans Is RNominated Collector. The Republiown Party Will Hold Tta Oonvention Suturday. Opinion on the Question of Levying Town Taxes. It Cannot Be Constitutionally Done by the Town Board. But U;ndcr No Circumstances Can over $1,500 Be Voted. Workingmen Ratify Again. THE SOUTH TOWN CONVENTION. The dolegates elected at tho primary meatingg of tho Poople’s party, Wednesday, mbt in tho Uouncil Chambor at half-past 3 o'clock yosterday afternoon, to nominate town officers. Thelobby was full of epootators, prinoipally from Dridgo- port and the slums. Tho Convention was enlled to order by Donnis 0'Sullivan, and Ceorgo Meoch nominated Philip Counloy for Chairman, ITo was clected, and 1lnndon briof speoch returning thauks for the 10n0r. TIE FIRST SQUADBLE. Mr. J. Cunningham contouded that 0'Sullivan Dad no right to call the Convention to order aud nominato o Chalrman, It was tho duty of the Lxecutive Comumitteo to nominato that office r. George Mooch said ho had nomiuated Mr. Conley. Mr. Cuningham maintained that that was a “ghensnigan ” gamno; and ho put Thomns Faloy Ifn nomination for prosiding oflicor. [Cou~ nsion.} Tho Chair stated that the Convontion wag rendy for busingss. On motion, Dennis O'Bullivan was elected Becretary, Mr. Cuninglinm moved to reconsider the vote Dby which Mr. Conley was elected ; but, as he had not voted in tho aflirmative, o was obliged to subside. [Disorder.] OREDENTIALS, Tom Foloy moved that a_committeo of three on credentials be appointed by tho Chair. An_smondment thnt the commitico be com- posed of one from encl ward was ngroed to, and ilie Chair announced tho following: First ‘Ward, Jolw Hickey; Second Ward, John Wrenn; Third Ward, G. H. Moech ; Fourth Ward, Georgo Jochuo; Tifth Ward, L. Golbardt; Sixth Ward, Janios McKinnoy. [Theso mon ropresonted the interest of the Bvans' faction. 'The vote for dela- gates in tho First Ward was a tio, and considor- able informal and t&ulct growling was indulged in bocnuse Hickoy, Miko Evans’ partner, wus * made & momber of tho Comnultnn.{ The Committeo reported that the delegates named in yestorday’s TRIbONE wero ontilled to tioats, shutting ont Cloary's friends from tho Bixth Ward, and letting in"half of both delega~ tious from the Firet Ward, "Tlio rport was ndopted. HUGH REED lioped the follows who were creating & disturb- anco (much noiso having been made by the out~ sidors) would be put out. Miko McDonald told him to “shut up,” and tho boys applauded. On motion, the tomporary officers were mado the permanent onos. Vacancics in tho dologations were then filled, Miko McDonald sugresting many namos, though not a delogato, COLLECTOR, " 3 e ‘The Chair stated that nominations were in or- or. ; s Hugh Reed—I move wa olect, as the first thing for Collector, Michaol Evaus, which I nominate, A dolegate nominated Col, Clonry. COL. CLEARY WITIDRAWS. Justice Boyden—Alr. Chairman, in hehalf of 3r. Cleary, I'desire to state tbrough you to tho Convention that ho is not n candidate—that ho withdraws his name from any contest of thia chargotor. BIr. Clenry wishes mo to eay to this - ¢ Convention, and to Dhis constituents, that he | will, under no circumstances, be a candidate for re-clection to tho ofiico which he has filled for o car pnst, Ho did not soek the nomination last year, nof_kmowing scarcoly that ho was a caudi- dato. Ho wag ‘r nced bofore tho people and his econstituonts, and olected, and loaves them to judgo how faithfully ho has discharged his ro-, Fpousible dutics, o is no politician, seeks no position, and will not, upon auy condition, mix np wizh any political contest forthe Collootorship +r oy othor office. [Applnuse.] O'BRIEN BILPS OUT, i A delogato nomiuated Pt O'Brien for Col- loctor. Mr, Cunningham, who announced that ho had ho_chair (sovoral' porsons Laving tried to pro- rent him from speaking), said O'Brien did not ceognizo the validity of ‘the Convention. It van bis (O'Brlen's) opinion that, ‘ nccording to sustom, or Justice; or to tha Constitution of tuis Jommonyaalth, the Convention was not proper- + ycatled by thio proper officors,” and he- thore- ‘oro withdrow unamo, A motion to voto viva voco was lost, WILDER SPEAKS, Idr. Wilder indorsed tho nomination of Evans, o wan surprised to Lear gentlomon who ap- peared as delegntos in tho Convention openly avow that they would mot indorse its action, whatever it might bo. Ho was one of those who Delieved that they woro bound to stand by the nction of the ~convontions of their party. [Cheera,] - JUSTICE BOYDEN aroso to o quostion of privilege. Tho gontles man had nfixuudnrutood him. He had snid nothing which would convey tho imprension that Col. Cleary would not indorso the action of tha Couvention, as no man would more strongly support the nomineo thon ho. His name was withdrawn in ordor that narmony might provail, and that other men mught be given a chanco to hold offico. Mr. Wilder snid he did not refer to Col. eary. Milq;’u McDonald—Wo accopt your apology. TAppluugo aud laughter.] k. MEECK remarked that Col, Cleary had filled the oflice of Collector to tho satisfaction of tho peoplo of Clicago, and wore it nob for his pervonal friend- slip for Alr, Evans it would afford him great plonsure to vote for Oleary. Betweon the two men it wos with him a ulmpln quostion of per- ronat friendship, and ho thought every dolo- fato would vote for the most capable man, and 1f they hud to choose between two equally good, that their frijond would roceive thelr voto. TApplaugo.] Luch confusion followed in an attompt to de- cido hiow the voto should bo taken. r. Wildor tried to spenk sevoral timos, and eucceeded in making some suggestions, Mr, Cunningham charged thut Wildor did not bolong on the Bouth Sido—that he was not a del- ozato, but a substituto };ub in to raise a muss. [Ctlos of “Put him out.™} IIngh Rood yelled that Wildor lived at No, 259 Fifth uvenue,” [*DBah!" and groat disordor.] ‘Ihe Chair eaid the Convention was called for o purposo, and thnt any outsiders who had griov- ances could go elsowhiore and got rid of thom, A voto wus ubout 1o be taken, aud order must bo properved, Dhike McDonald moved to adjonrn, Lhe Obnir—Any Eurt(as\vho uro not intorested in the Gouvention bave tho right to adjowrn at ey time, [Laughtor.] EVANS OETA 17, A Dballot was then loken for Colleotor, and E\'nll]fl rc:lol;r)od fl;-:!\'nlkfl‘n. 3 Mike McDonald_claimed that one vote beon given for Dau Wobstor, ¢ the nlgg(‘::“]’ |Contusion.] On_motion, Evans was doclared to be nome inatod unanimously, AgBESSOR. Nominations wore noxt mado for Asscssor, Trank Sehwelnfurth, Ldward Philips, and Abdiew J. Corrigan boing montioned, ‘I'lio first bnllot resulted : Corrigan, 16 ; Phil- Tips, 145 Schweinfurth, 16; nud tho socoud Corrlgon, 915 Behweinfurlh, 16; Phillips, 11, U'he Firsl Ward then guve its solid vate for Cor- zigan, und that elected him. BULERVIHOR, 'ho next office put up was Bupervisor, to fill swhich Joln Hobauk, 'hdl{).fiuhwoin{unh, and Ciourgo Beckor wero snpip,{en od. . _While tho vote was taking, Corrigan, the nom- " Jee for Assosuor, gob upon the pintform, wud o procoedod to address the Oonvention. 1fe hind oo hrouglit boforo tio Gonvontion 88 o candic dato, and nskod for the suffrago of tho dole- gatos, and— SRR Iuith Reod onquired It #a Buporvisor ok n speech woro in ordor." ‘The Chuir roplied that * Corrigan was in or~ o 3 AN, CORRIGAN . continued: Boing a man that was ralsod up in tho town for tho lnst thirty yoors, not known very rromhmntly amongst your, but in the busi- nos fino, I will try to do what I just to eno and ovory ono of you, in easo I nm eleoted. [A voleot “That will do,”) All I have to mny i that I thank you sincoroly for ‘what yon havo dono, [Axplmmo.; batlot for Buporvisor was then takon, and Behank recolyad Schwolnfurth 19, Beok- 42 vote or1l, Tho First and %ncond Ward dologatas chungnd front, and Schank got 86 votes,. which made him tho nominee. p TOWN OLERK. ‘Tho following-named porsons woro nominated for Town Olork : Josoph Greonhut, Maj, Ilayes, Jamos Mollalo, William McMahon, Jobn Schea- for, Hugh Reed,-and Otto Blulm, Theed declined, and Blulm withdrow in favor of Groonhut, tho former moving that Groonhut bo nominnted unanimously, g ‘The motlon was not agrood to. A ballot rosulted: Groonhut, 20 ;. l\[ol'lnln‘ Tlnyos, 10 ; aud *'Little Joo " was doclared tho nomineo of tho Convention. CONRTABLE. Candidntos for Town Constablo wore as thick 08 lonves in tho autumn, Thonominations woro: Lugeno Hartman, Austin Dailoy, Chnrles Ibor- bardt, Johm Comfort, J. E. Gay, and H. O, Kerr, who 18 mnid to be n nogro. At this point many of the delogatea lott tha hall, and IKO spectators crowded forward and busied themsolves announcing tho voto of tho wards, 'Tho greatost coufusion provailed during tho taking of tho ballot; votes of absont dole- gnies bemg cast, and the would-be Coustables who were not credited with them criod out end mnde much mnoiso, Boveral of the votes woro ruled out by the Chair, aud the rosult was stated tobo: Dalloy, 183 Gay, 5, and Korr, 10. + Tho latter war dcoidod to be tho candidato, and the convention adjourned. DOWN WITIL THE, When Chairman Conloy came down from tho platform he appronchied a goutloman sitting bo- sido Tur Tuinune roportor, and eald to him: {*Clenry withdrow, D——him, ho tried to beat mo, and I will got the best of ovary ono of thom that did." Mr, Conley had_roforonce to tho Commigsionorship of "tho Board of Tublig Worls, snd " thom” iwcavs Dan O'Hora and NMark Shoridan, ———— WHO SHALL LEVY TOWN TAXESFP The Hou. James P. Root, ex-County-Attoruoy, waa called upon yostorday by a reporter of Tng Trmuse to got Lis opinion of the status of nffairs under the new Township-Organization Inw, Iis opinion differs widely from that of Mr, Rountree, and ho draws n conclusion rather startling to tho patriots seeking the town offices. Ho enys : I hinvo oxamined tho quostion ss to the valid- ity of tho lato act concerning township-organ- 16 0 IJ:! izationgo far as it authorizes the County Bonrd tonscortnin tho neceesary amount of town tax roquired in towns ontiroly within the limits of an incorporated city, or wharo the boundarica of o town coincido with the boundarics of anln- corporated villago. p YIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION, Such o law scoms to mo to bo a palpable viola- tion of Lho Constitution and in_contlict with the decisions of the Bupreme Court. It iz an authority given to n uorxlwrnflon to lovy a ta: not for tho purposes of that corporation, and no “uniform throughout the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same.” Countlies aro organized as corporations for county purposes ; to mannge tho affairs of the county und not to mannge tho afairs of 8 town, or of a school-district. The members of the County Bonrd aro not olectedalono by tho voters of Bonth Chieago, but are elected by thovators of the county to attond to tho business which i common to the whole cmlut{. Ench tawn must have tho right to manage lts own nffairs, and tho taxpayers bave the right, through their own ofticors or corporats authoritics, olected by the lognl votors ‘of the town, to dotermina the amount of monoy that shall bo raised for their local purposos. ‘fhe peopla of Hanovor, Now Trior, and Orland havo no right by their votes to dictate, in whole or in part, the ofiicers who shall lovy taxes in any other town for loeal purposes. . I¢ is taxation without roprosentation. The Governmont of Great Britain attempted to do this, but tho Colonists suggestod that this a8 wrong in principle, ond enforced their sug- estion at the point of tho bayonot. Great ntsin yielded. = THK CONBTITUTION, * Art. 9, Sec. 9, of the new Constitntion ia follows: . ikl ‘The General Assembly may vest the corporats au- thorities of citics, towhis, aud villages with power to mako local improvemonls by apecinl nssessnonts, or by spocial sasessuiont of contiguous property, o allion- wise, For all othor corporalo purposes, all munieipal cor- porations moy bo vested withi authority to assess and colleel taxes ; but such taxes shall bo uniform with {he jurisdictlon of tho body impasing the sume, Now, the jurisdiction of tho County Board is co-extensive with the County of Cook. Itcan- not. lm‘{l ono rato in_one town, and another rate in anotber town, When it lovies aay tax, that tax must be a uniform rate throughout the coun- .ty ; 80 that,” in tho lnnguagoe of Sce. 1 of tho same articlo, '“every person and corporation ehall pay o tax in proportion to the valuo of his or her property.” TUE SOUTH PARK ACT. A law was passed [n 186 providing for tho ap- pointmout of Park-Commissioners for tho Towns of South Chicago, Hydo Park, and Lako. Tho law was submitted toa vote of tho poople of thoso towns, and by thom indorsed.” The law suthorized the Iark-Commissioners to lovy taxes. They hrdbeen appointed by the Governor after tho vole on the law, Tho Supremo Court, in }mesin upon that law (Peoplo ex rol. Snlomon, 61 I1L,, 87), says: The pooplo of theso threo towns, by voting for tho Inw, have made tho Commissioners corporato authori~ tioy'of such towne, aud empowered em (o aseess tho requisito tax upon tho E!‘Cmfl)‘ of tho towns, The tax {s really gelf-imposed by weans of agouts lot di- rectly nnmed by the pwoplo of theso towns, but named by the Governor by Virlue of suthority conforred by thelr vote, - Again they say : As the peopla of tho towns named bave consented by {heir votes, Again thoy say: Corporato autliorities whoes appointment Lna boen astented to by the people within their jurisdiction, Again: 4 By tho vote of the peoplo within the jurisdiotion of thedr actlon they becumo a corporato nuthority. Did the peoplo of South fihienFo supposs, whon they voted at tho county olation, thoy were goleeting soma ono from West Chicago, (North Chicago, Now Trior etc. for their corporate authoritios ? Lerhaps o majority of the voters of South Ohis engo did not voto for the County Board, aud tlien what woula we bave? Corporate suthori- ties forSouth Chicago, not elected by tho votes of tho pooplo “ within that jurladiction,” but by tho votes of pooplo in othar towna | THE LOGIOAL CONKEQUENCES, Tako the theory of tho law carried to Its logio- ol consequonce, aud tho County Board might lovy a tax for school-purposes in_Hauover, oF it might lovy tho city toxos of the City of Chlongo, thereby encouraging the growing tondency to contralization, removing tho Covernment as far a8 possiblo from tha people, whereby the poople csnnot dance aftor they have paid tho fiddler, nor wring his neck if ho don't tiddle well. In tho case of Iiarward ot al., ve, Drainage Commissioners (61 11L) tho Bupromo Court do- cided that tho phusse *“corporato authoritios,” oto.— —uot only limita local or corporato taxation to local or corporald purposes, but was also infended os a limita- tion upon *h’n power of the Leglslature to grant tho xlght of corporate or local taxation Lo sny other por- sons than the corparate or local authorities of tho ‘municipality or district to bo taxed, And agpin: By tho phivazo corporato authoritios,” ns used in tho Constitution, must be undorstood tliose municipal officors wwho arw eithier dlrectly cloctod by tho Jonle- ton sought to be taxed by {hom or appolnted {n suma modo to whigh they have glven thelr sssent, Now it cahnot be claimed for a niomont thnt the population of South Chicago over gave their conseul that tho County Board should be thoir corporato authoritics for she purposo of lovy- ing thoir local twxos, THE LINCOLN PARK OASE 3 wont to tho Bupromo Court, and hns been ro- cently decided, Iu tho decision in thnt caso tho following langunge oceurs : It s mgflwrg)\:jnblud by tho appellants that the ussessment waa not mado glhs corporate suthoritios of Luke Viow or of North Chicago, Was the Buper- ‘vinor nud Assessor of North Chicago, who asscssud tho jroperty in Luke Viow, (ko curporate uutliority of ake View, or tha Supervikor aud Asstse- or of Lalo View the corporate uufhority of North Ohic cago 7 Wo thiuk uot, @'ho law dovs 1ol make them Buch, aud wo ure uuublo tu regard thom such, Wo eatuot underatand by what pracess_the Bupervisora aud Avsonsors of North Ohicago could assumo Jurls- diction ovar property in Lake Viuw, thoy deriving uoiieof their powbn f7om tho peoplo 'of thut losality and tho satne muy bo suid in regard to the Suporvisors of Luko Viaw, “They, by law, havono jurisdlotton over tho proporty ini Norlli Chichgo, and derlvo none of thelr powers from ifu Inbubitants,” ELEOTING COMMISBIONERS, Dy n vecont not of tho Gonoral Assombly the County of Cook s divided Into six dlstslots ; ‘say nothing. - Ho (lid not beliove in advocating onn, bomposad of Lh n city, will oleot ton Com- -missionera ; and i re in the country, in each of which the poople wi, 0 olact ono, Bnrvom that a Loard thus conatit utod assumen to lovy a town tax iu and for South Ohiongo? Tt will'ho quito important then to tho taxpayers to know who will ba electod in O band, or Lvanston § and nro the rights of tho poc plo of Bouth Ohieago to bo mnfl upon by pers ons elooted by tho poople of hoso towns ? 4 TIREE OA: IDINAL PRINOIILES aro violated by this ] b ¢ § 11.. '.l‘J.’mb toxation +und represontation go hand n band, 2, Fhat taxos us’t bo uniform throughout tho Jurisdiction of the b. »dy imposing the anme, A 8. Ihat loonl taxot ican'only bo lovied by au- tllnlorltlcu alocted by ho poople who aro to pay them. ANOTT IFI QUEBTION, A farthier examine dion of the law In question dovolopos auothor q nostton, The sootion, after dosorlbing tho kind + 2t towns it npplios 0, pro- ceoila as follows: . * But nll monoys noco teary tobo ralsed in uch towns | for town oxpeusos sbal £ 1o nacortaiued by, (ho County Hoord, and tho County, ‘Olork slnll oxtond tho amount 80 nacortainod upon the's Collector's hooks of such tow, and when coltected the ) samo ahall bo pald ovor to thd “Town Bupervisors the f simo aa in othor townn, sud the powers aud provisions of all cities and villngoa nndor thele organio Inw shill not be ropoaled by suy of tho provisfona of this artiol o, - This lIsuguage {8 von'y aignifiennt, and has rof- | orouce to somothing: iin the Oity Ohartor which, by tho torms of tbls (il anso, i kapt alive, o thal the Inw does not apy Ly to tho threo towns 1n tho ;}lr.f Dgl Chicago, at 1 oinat as to tho amount to be ovied, ¢ G LINITATI O OF TIE TAX. Tho not of Feb, 1!, 1868 (sve Loaws and Ordin- imcuu, 1873, p. 674, Ci by Charter), providos aa fol- owa 1 Nor shall 4t horcaft'er bo Inwful to ratse o tax for fown-purposes in eithe ‘¢ of said towns {North Ohicago, Bouth Chicago, Wost C hicago] exceeding 1,000 in any oo year, 3 Tho not of 1805 (T 'aws snd Ordinancos, p 473) amendatory of the f¢ ;rogolng is nu follows's It slinll bo Inwful to ) levy n tax for town purposes in any yeatjin the Towns |of Weat Chicago, North Ghicago, and South Chicao, for}.any amount nob oxcosalng the sum of §1,600, ] Horo, thon, 016 bw» acta which contain powers aud provisious of th s City of Ohicago under its organio lnw, “ not : mpoalad by any of tho pro- visions of ‘this art kle;” and, no mattor what authority lovies the lux, hero is oloprly a limit as to the amount, Tho amondments .o the chartor of the oity limit tho amonnt, and **the powers and pro- vislons of all citfes rmid villages under thoir or- gonio law shall not b rapealed by any of tho provisions of this at'picle.” This is a lmitation on the power to ascoyrtnin the amount, s it ox- copts a provision of . :tho organis law of tho oity. The quostion arises, WIIO OAN TLEVY A TOWN TAX in tho City of Chica pa? I answor: First—Tho Coun fyr Board cannot, booause they aro not tho autl norities of n town, cond—Tho Cow x1:y Board oaunot, bocause tho specinl nct of 1¢13, wiich gave them that powor, is roponled. Third—Tlo pooples cannot by a voto, bocanso by the rovised law: of township-organization that powor haa not 114 on conferrod in these threo towns, and no maol v ory has been provided for such n caso, ‘Lho opinions oxpressed by Mr. Root are sharod by other lnwyors oft high “stundiug. So far as the 81,600 limitation is councerned, it bas boon twico sustained by Lo courts, when town taxes wero contested,—omnzo by Judge Bradwell, and bo vears oo by Jud;ge Wallass. Yof, in spito of tliat, an fllogal lo v wasmade Inst yoor, That cannot be romedied,, “but so much Fnbliuity has beon given to thouw matter that it will not be ropeated Lhis yoar. And whoro is Col, 4 Cleary's 210,000 # . e THE W'ORKINGMEN, The workivgmers of tho Sevonteenth Ward Tiold & largo meotin g5 last ovening nt No. 304 Di- vislon streot, for ‘tkie purpose of stimulating thoso belonging to o Workingmen's party to come out on tho7th, of this month and help clock tho tickot nomivatad ot Whieloman's Theatro Sunday. g Mr. Loniy Nelke ‘cialled tho meoting to order and introduced § AR, WEINRY MAMILTON, of tho Sixtoenth Winrd, us tho first sponker. Mr, Homilton said he d&1 not know what question hnd catled them to pethor, but he approhended that 1t was thie groat quostion which affocted so 1waoch _tho libertics of the workingmer .. Ho _ supposed he was talking to wo) :Hingmen only, nud hio would therofore speak ¢ & nothiug but what it was for thelr bent intorest -to do. . Xt thoy had mot for tho purpose of adv tincing the cauro of their own candidatos, o ho i nothing to saya If thoy bad mot for tho purpo 33 of advancing tho causo of other candydates i tho flold, he would stop and tho interest of jucli vidunl men, but the intcrost of tho wholo conununity. In'this rospeck Lo hnd bubone thilig to sny, and that wos that those who paid .tl 1o taxes—and ho supposed all thotowho were lis fening to him wera taxpayors— shonld liave s woid to sayas to tho way these taxes should be o :sessed aud used, TOWN EXPENDITORLS, £ Thoro wero no ‘ta.xes neccssary on tho North Sido for tho purp:oao of building bridges or roads, but sololy to sufmport a horde of robboers and thioves, "Tne Thie:une had mado an oxposure tho othor day of tti0 affairs of North Chicago, from which it' apjpanred that $10,000 had beon #quandered durin ' tho last year on X lot of idlo bummers, If thirs; was not wholesalo robbery ho did not know byr# what namo to call it. The 10,000 taxos thewy: wero assessed last yeur were voted on them b:y i importations from Dridgoport and tho Wost Bides, The peoplo of the Noxth Bido had no voiccri n tho mattor. {IC(OH BALATIES, Thoe Town Bonn 1 hiad hcllld but flve meetings during last yoar, 1k ad still the Supervisor received for that labor thew sum of 31,200, 11 (£ COLLEOTOR, who, by law, warz allowed but $1,500, recoived tho onormons sw'm of $6,000, Tho Assessor, who should have roce ived £5 per day for nbout sixtfl days’ work, recoi vod 2,750, Tho Town Olor] received about (k¢i for cach minute of Inbor ho performed. Thes Suporvisor of North Chicago wag in %mfwrliol arbetter paid than tho President of tho Unitod B setcs ; but thon the Buporvisor wag au sblor ma o, and should got more pay. Ty stato_of 'affaira was the workingmon's own fault. Whe s the Moderator put_the voto ou how much ta o8 should bo assessed, thoy all stood thero and wotod aye, By acting thus thoy were not freome o1, but o ot of esscs, who were led by tho nos » by a ot of unprineipled poli- ticians. Buch 1natters must bo voted down unanimously, 1% pay four men the sum of $16,000, who ot h erwiso could not carn 85,000, waa ridiculous n'.d outrageouns., Thoy shonld no longer allow themisolvos to bo robbed ns they had done hore tixfore, but should march to tho polls unitedly swd make an end to this stato of uffairs, . Mesers, J. Zinnipel, August _Arnold, A. Stocle, Bamuel Childs, sand othors aleo mnado stirring Bpeeches, aftor which the meoting adjourncd. iy - MI!3 OELLANEOUS, RERUBLICAN; SOUTI TOWN CONVENTION. The followiug; wall, signed by Georgo H, Bid- well, Thomas 1. Keofo, I, W, Warren, C. L, Daker, M. Schniif’z, and R. B, 8tone, hus been iusued : C1tioago, April 3, 1674, Ata meoting o *tho membera of the Cook Gounty Ropublican Com mi'tteo of tho Town of South Ohle cago, the followl ng porsons wero selocted 68 a Come mitteo to nominr o delegates to meot in convention Saturday, April «J, 83 p, m,, ot tho Councll Chambar, for,tho purposo \fplacing in nomination a Republican town tioket to bo oted for on Tugsday, April 7 Hirst Ward—D. A, Lyon, H, G, Pullitlg, J, 0, Knfck- erbocker, u.;'ccnml Ward—/ixthur Dixon, Dr. Jordan, Robert ol Third Wa W. Mcdenulu Fourth Ward—iloin 1, Clough, Danlel A, Jones, O, M, Cnlberison, 24sth Ward—F)ancls O, Russoll, H, H, Belding, P, P, Matthows, —1 fonry Dradford, Qoorgo W. Gago, J. ¥IV 1l WARD DELEGATES, In accordance: with the rule proscribod there- for by tho mewders of the Republican Commit- too for the town. of South Chicugo, tho follc\vlufi named porsons havo boon cliosen for the Fift] Ward as dologgyte 8 to tho Convontion, to be beld Saturduy attornoon i the Gouncil Chamber, to nowinate Town. officers: I 0. Russell, II, B, Brayton, Jamos, S)rlul.i(or, 8, A, Trish, A, Danks, W. McGregor, ., Barbor, Robort Aitchison, D, 8. Covert, E'. A, Hull, George . Williams, J. 8, Bartlott, 0. W, Clapp, Frank Drake, A Bartloit, T, 0. (ilark, Thomay Nichols, 2, 0. 8. Merriolk, WEBIT BIDH OANDIDATES, ‘The followin: tickets have been made mp on the Wost 8ido i nddition to tho ono nomiunated wb Turnor Hull » P, J. Uickoy, ‘Collector ; Pat Rafforty, Assos- |- sor ; Juwes Lynob, Bupervisor; I W, Lowis, Clerk, | g W. i1 Ruger/d Oollector ; Georgo Garvay, Su- urvlulor; 001 . Matson, Asgessiory \V, Molne re, ‘lown Ole p:x. p yT«'»m F. Wahll, Buporvisor ; David Hallinan,. Calloctor, | i Mr, Jumes K Isikade, who s supportpd by a goudiy numberyc: Wost Bido oltizens, nsuounces i , | cost and land demages. reported that tho acavon ; oen barrola.of ) ‘s intention of running as an_indopondont onti- zl‘ldnw for tho vfico of Buporvisor in that soo- on, ¢ TIE NORTI SIDE. Tho Staats-Zeitung and Union sro disguatod at tho courss of K(r. Albort Patel, the North Bido Assosaor, in bolting tho party and running as dn Indopopdant candidato for re-oloction, In order to show his unfitness for tho glnou, thoy ‘hava soaroliod bver tho nesosssmont books, and find that out of twenty-fivo dologatos who au‘)- ported Pateh in his bolting Convention, only threo paid taxes on porsonal -proporty. Among thoys gontlgion who oscaped taxation arc Bam- el Taylor, Jon K, Millor, Otto Martung, Frod- | oriok Tieckbr, Georgo Oortel, and Osecar Caxl, Home of thom nre businoss men with stores or #nloons, It in obargod that I'atch hns for yeavs usod his Asscasorship ns n monns of rewarding Lis personal friends and adheronts, THE GOUNGIL. A Quanl'l(y of Unimportant Business i Transacteds The Devimal Systome--Employment of Additional Counsel. Street Improvements. A specinl meeting of the Council was held lnst ovoning to consldor cugrossed ordinancos and recolvo roports from committees. Prosident Dixon ocouplod tho obair, and thoro woro pros- ont Aldormen Richardson, Warren, Sidwoll, Schmitz, Roidy, McClory, Hildroth, O'Brion, Olark, White, Minor, IToath, Campbell, Quirk, Qloveland, MoGrath, Btout, Lengachor, Caunon, Murphy, Lynch, and Schaftnor, TIHOBE TOLICE CAYH, The order directing tho Comptroller to pay J. 0. Govol for caps furnishod the polico waa taken un. : Tt was atated that many of tho caps were so Inrgo, and the honds of tho policomon &0 small, thint tho former wore usoless, Ald. Riclinrdson said that tho Corporation Counsol bad deoided that tho contract with Gobel was valid, and that, as hie hind delivored the caps nently n your ogo, it was wrong to longor dolay payment for them. 'T'ho order was passed. ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY. * Tho ordinanco in regard to the asscsemont of properly for taxation,—dividing tho cityinto oiglit distriots, and nuthoriziog tho Asscssor to appoint fivo assistants, their componsation to bo fixed in tho annual Appropristion bill,—was pussod. A CLATM FOR DAMAGES, * The ordor directing tho {‘);ymcnl of §800 to John Wilbelm aud €800 to Doroths Bargal, as damago for tho destruotion of their building, by order of the Firo Marshal while tho Halsted streot firo was in progress, wns noxt considorad. + Ald. Lougacher said tho Corporation Oounael had decided that the city wss not logally but morally bound to pny the claim, Ald. McQrath objected to eatablishing such a procodent. If the claim was allowed, the paoplo whose buildings wera blown up to provent tho spread of tho fire on ** Red Mouday” would de-~ mand damages. ‘Tho matter was o serious one, and action should be doforredjuntil all the Aldor- men wero present. Ald. Hildreth remarked that tho ecity hnvh_l% destroyed the building, the owner could not gef hig jusuranco, and it was unjuet to deprive him of his home and not onablo him to build another, The order was not passod ; yeas 19, nuys 6— Bidwoll, Roidy, .Campbell, Clovelaud, MoGrath, and Schaflno. : Ald. Cullerton moved to roconsidor the vote. The motion was agroed to, aud the order was again voted on and not passed. Yess, 18; noys, 9. JEFFENSON STNEET VIADUCT. An ordor directing tho Board of Public Works to prepare plans-for a viaduct over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy tracks, nt Jeflorson straat, i passed. TENEMENT 1IOUSES. Tho Committee on Judiciary reported back the ordiuance authorizing the Board of Hoalth to regulate tenement houses, without recommonda~ tion, and 1t was laid over. CANNOT IE INTERFERED WITIL. Tho somo Commitico recomuiended that the ordinanco in relation to fixing tho salarics of city officers be placed on file, the Corporation Coun- sol having decided that tha (ouncil-bnd no au- thority to fix thom. Concurred in. .« ... "i113 SOCIAL EVIL ORDINANGE, The samo Committeo reported buck the Soctnl- Evil ordinanco, recommending that it bo placed on filo, the recont nct of the Logislatro hnving mado it impossible to et on it. IT WAS ALL RIGHT, The snme Comimitteo submitted a roport in roferencs to the empleyment of additional coun- #ol to aid the law department,. giving it as their opinion that, in socuring extra services the Comptroller hnd acted for the best interests of the c}!y. I'ie roport was laid over, TIE DECIMAL SYSTEM. The samo Commitloe reported tfiat thoy con- sldered tho decimal systom of numberiugstreots under ooy plan thus proposed, to bo impracticr. ble; nnd they recommended that tho ordinance authorizing tho use of the system be repoaled. The report was laid over, STREET IMPROVEMENTH, Tho Committee on Stroots and Alleys, Sonth Division, roported back resolutions dircoting tho Bonrd of Public Works to proparo ordinances for the oponing of Fifteonth sircet, Ashiand ayenuo, from the onual fo Archer nvenue, and Haines streot, rocommonding that they bo passod. - Con- curred in, ] - THE LONG JONN TOT. ‘Tho Committeo on Wharyesand Public Grounds recommondod the paseage of a resolution direct- ing the Comptrolior to advertiso for sale tho. Long John Engine-Honso lot, ou LaSalle streat, nour Madison. It was passed. STREET XUIANOES. Tho Committeo on Police roported that Italian {flddlers woro a nuisanco, and recommonded that tho ordinenco prohibiting childron undor 18 years of ago from playing musical instrumonts 1n snloons, bo pnssed.” T'he report was laid over, TAYLOR STREET BRIDOE. Tho Committeoon Harbors and Bridges recom- mended tno pasengo of a resolution directing the Board of Public Works ta propare plans for s bridge at Taylor street, and ostimates of the Concurred in. THE HOUTH DRANOM. Tho snma Committes _reported favorably on the resolution of Ald. Hlkrl‘eth, calling for tho appointment of a commitles of five to Iuveiti- gate the causo of the failuro of tho canal to clennso the South Branch, Tho report was Inid over, THE SOAVENGER WORK, Tho Joint Committoes on Streots and Aleys. r work was done to the satisfaction of iho Doard of Health, and they recommondod that tho report of tho 8pecial Commitico, recommanding that the con- tract bo anoulled, be placed on file, Conourred n, Tho Council then djourned. ‘Wilson Sewing-Machine Company. Tho Wilkon Sowing-Mackine Gomnpany Las oponed its Tooms at No, 107 Btato atrect, near Adans, for n grand oxbibition of ta machinos and the work performed by thom. This oxhibition will bo open day and even~ ing until Baturday, April 11, ind should bo' visted by all Indlcs intercsted in solocting & muchine. In the south window is & lifo-sizo fomale figure dreased fn tho Lelght of fusbion, and appearing 8o natural that i s diMeult to fmagino thatit {8 only wax, The figure dtsolf was obtained in Vienns, and the clothing waa alt 1nade by tho Wilsou muchine, the dreas alono requiring six months' constant labor, 80 olaborate is the work, A more detalled account of tho elegant articles in {ho exhibition will be given hereaftor, but the wholo nffair 18 such a model of good tuste und’ clogauco tht no oue can fail to bo interestod who pays o visit to tho rooms, —_— ‘The Grent Sensation, Jolin J, McGrath, 174 aud 176 8tale stroct, Importor of puperbangiugs, s dotormined to take 8 new do- parturo in prices and horeatier will offor all goods at retail at wholcsalo prices, ating, 200 whilo banka, In40c Fino gilt papers, 4003 butls, 1005 browus, Eo; Lorders u praportioh, Oall and #eo his finmonss lino of paperliangings beforo papering or decorating your houses, — Reed's Temple of Music, Chicago, Now plunos, $30 cashi; balance, $25 pog month, New organs, $25 casli ; Lalance, $16 por month, ‘Wurranted to sult or monoy rofunded, 0ld pianos and organs faken in oxchange, —_— Kingsford's Oswego Starch, £98.1000 Puro, No other maunfacturer hins over ronohed tils dogree of perfoction, Families, hotuls, sud laundries much prefor theso goode, ua It produces » bard, lustral fintsl, — e —A soldior statloned at Bloux ity rocolyed 8,000 two wooks ago, and spent the last dollar of It in nine days, maling one purchnse of eight- hhky, and glylng thom awsy to Lis frionda, whataver. TEMPERANCE. List of Officers of the South Side Orusaders’ Organi~ : zation, Unoceremonious Trentment of a Band of Praying Women at Oolumbus, 0, The Oause in Other States. i CHICAGO. At o meoting of tho lndics of the South Bido, held ‘at 8t. Paul's Univorsalint Church at 8 o'clock yestordsy afternoon, for tho purposo of organization in tho temporanco worl, Mra, Isn- bella Jones. callod tho maoting to order, Mrs, 1L G. Otls was eleotod Socrotary pro tem. Tho Nominatlug Committeo who wore ap- ointed at the Wednosday mooting thon roportod ?or officers the following Iudl!f t Trosident— Mra. O. Ronnoy, -First Vico-Prosldont—Mrs, Arthur Edwards, Second Vico-Prosident—blrs, Mary Evortts, Recording Becretary—Mra, Isa- bolln Jonce. Corrosponding Scorolary—ta, R, A, Cummins, Trensuror—Mra. 0, D. Howard. ‘Tho offeors wero voted on soparatoly, and tho above' woro unanimously olected. ‘Tho ladies then proceoded to namo lndios for manngors, to fill tho number required by tho by-laws to com- ploto the organization. 'Tho following wero nominated aa such :_Mrs, Dr., Durfoo, Mra, —— Lithgow, Mrs, — Faulknor, Mr, Danzol Jones, 3, Willlom ‘Wheolor, s, — - dillotto, Mra: . B. Cummins, Mrs, M. B. Hopkius, Mra, D, E, Hill, Mrs, — Farrell, Misa Lizzio A, Gifford, Mra, — DaGolyor, Mrs. 0. 1. Howard, rs, O, G. Norton, Mrs. G. C. Cook, Mrs. — Bassott. -On motion of Mrs, Doan, tho abiove were eloct- od a8 & body. Mra. Joues thon proposed, if thero was no {further business before tho mooting, that the romaindor of the timo bo occupiod in dovotional oxorcises. Sovoral Indios nddrossod the mooting, mang prayers was mado, and, attor the singing of o hymn, tho macting adjourned to meot to- morrov aftornoon at 3§ o'clock in tho Trinity Methodist Epiucopal Church, on Indiana avenuo, noar Tyenly-fourth atreot, ‘Tho mooting of tho Contral Committoes will bo hold this morning at 10 o'clock at No. 61 Lan- Sallo straot. —_— ILLINOIS, AT GALESDURGI. Spectal Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune, Gavesnonan, IiL, April 2.—At the usnal morne ing temporanco mootiug to-dny, s dotalled ro- port of yestordny's crusado was made by the la- dios, Tho fnots wero substantially tho samo as givon in last night's alspatoh. Thoy roported that in the afternoon councl it was thought best to keop up tho crusado, and that o fow visits weromado, In the afterncon. it was loarncd that two asloon-keopers had promised to closo up on tho expiration of their presont licenso. On the contrary, it was statod that these saloon- Xeopera woro going to sell as long a6 & liconss is to bo obtained, which, as tha prosent Council is Elndzed to grant none next yoar, will probably 0 only for n short timo. Tha lae dies stnted that they callod upon the Union Hotol propriotor, and found that thio hotol was nbout to change hands, and that the now proprietor would keop a tomporance ho- tol if it wero not for the stock of liquor that he was obligad to take by the torms of his contract from tho'presont owner. It was proposod, and o Committee appointod to take mensures, to ona- nblo the now hotel-keoper to carry out his good intentions.. Tho ropors continueis : *In conver- sation with the saloon-leepers, we find thom well-disposed and respoctful. Butons or two sworo, with their hands upon their liconses, that no Prnylug shall be dono in their saloons.”” Tho Indics aro atill at tho work, and will contluue to ‘(“Yx & praying band upon tho street at lonst un- til tho clection is over, A Inrge mnsg-meeting in the cause of tompor- anco was held in the Lutheran church this aftor- noon, After prayer and gong, Mr, John T\, Glonn, of Monmouth, was introduced, who gayo a most ablo aud oloquont argument in fayor of prohibis ton. Tho specch closed with an cloquent appoal to' the citizens to carry out tho crusado. 'This speoch was followed by the Rev. Huntington, who nddressed himself to the foreign cloment, urging ihem to wheol into lino. At the close of this speceh, the lndios mado somo interosting remarks, oxpressing their dotermination to con- tinuo tho crusado (il overy ealoon in the city Is closed, whiol they soon expeot to 500 nccom- plished, The work will bo pushed to-mdrrow, and it i expooted thnt praying buuds will gos at earnest work in a fow duys, AT TOCKFORD. Special Dispaich o L'he Chicaqo Tribune, Rookrony, Ill., April 9.—The temporanco cauyo is being carried on with pnabated zeal, Tho Indios are vigorously oiroulating their per- gonal pledge from houso to houso ; and, in nd- dition, it would seem as though license or no liceuso was to bo mado the issue at tho coming municipol eloction, No cold-water tickot hag yet boon announced, but one is confldently ex- Rcclnd In tho fleld by the firet of next woek, 'ho roport In yestorday's Chicego Journal, cone cerning praying bauds a¢ this placo, was falsa from bogivning to ond. The Iadies huva 08 yob beguu no direct attack on tho saloon-koopers. AT SPRINOYIZLD, Speial Disnateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Brnvartsp, Ill, April 2.—The saloons wore closed against the orusadera again to-day. AT MOBRIS, Speclal Dispateh to The Chicagn Triduna, Monnus, Ill,, April 2—Two temperanco maot- ings woro' hold hioro to-night, A procession of ladies camo from tlo Court-Ilousc to the meet- ing of which the Hon. P, A, Armstrong was Clairman, and prosented a potition in favor of tho temperance party. They wero well-roceived. AT ROCK ISLAXD, Spectal Disvatchto The Chicago Tribune, Rock Isuanp, LI, April 2—A temperanco masgem coting was held ot Dart's Inll to-night, tho spncious hall heing crowded with people. A longthy aldress was made by tho Hon, Hiram Prico, of Davenport, formerly AL C., in which tho extent of the liquor traflic and its attendant evils was shown, He nlso_ rolated mauy oxpericnces of tho Ohio crusndo, ho hu‘lnfi visited soveral towna. Ho waa followed by Elder Rico, the Rov. J. R, Tindloy, and othor ministers, all of whom dwolt on tho ovils cf dntemperanco, and hoped in timo to witnees the extorminntion of the whisley- trafie. A resolution was andopted favoring the onforcoment of tho Btats Temperanco law and tho_city ordinances to the strictest lotter, and pledges woro mnde to watch and assist the ity outhorities to this ond. ————— OHIO. AT GOLUMIUB, Covrumpus, 0., April 2,—The most noticeable fouturo of tho Grusado to-dny was the rofusal of Lhotly, proprietor of a_wholosslo grocory, to allow the ladies to pray in frout of his place, Ho ordered tho ladics radely sway, and, upon their rotusal to lonve, hio ordored his mon to carry out o pile of goods, In doiug this, ona of the trucks was whecled ovor tho dress of one of the Iadios, ——— NEBRASKA, ABULAND. ABurLAND, Neb,, Morch 81,—Tho Indles’ tem- porance movomant at thin plice Lng boon o com- Dloto sucdess, Owing {o the enthusiastio and peraiatont effort of the Indies, every ealoon in this city has beon closed nnder bonds and obli- gotions. Public sentimont is at the Lighost iteh, aud tho tomperanco tickol to be put in ho field on the 4th of May next will, in all prob- bility, be carried by a rousing majority, — INDIANA. AT GOBHEN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tiduna, Gosney, Ind,, April 2,—1'wo onthusiastio tom. porance moutings were hold in tho Baptist Uhuren to-dsy, 'Lo-morrow afterncon another meoting will be held, when all the gentlomen in- terostod in the erusado are rur&\matua to be pros- ont, ho work s incrensing In intorest evory duy, and promises to soon drive every saloon from tho oity, WEST VIRGINIA, AT WHEELING, Wueetana, W, Vo, April 2.—Tho ladies vis- itod some saloons in tho soutkorn portivu of the oity to-duy. 'Phoy also visited the workmen i ome of the iron-mills, but met with no success ‘The friends of Gary and Emery, the murdor- ors_of Gottlieb Powall, at Wost Wheoling, & fow montha slnco, whilo undor the influence of liquor, hiave obtained tho names of the snloon-keopers who furnished thom the h?uor, utonding to proseoute them uundor tho Inw of this Htate; which makes saloon-keopers liable for all dun- n(ica done by porsons whilo intoxicated, This will bo looked upou with yroat iuterost, It iathe ‘flrut that hos over boen institutod under said atatute, . 3 AT DELLATIE, to-doy, over sixty Indis stazted to visit tho sa- loons, At threo placos thoy wors admitted ' and trented kindly, but at afl tho othors the doors word looked and admittance rofusod thom, AT AT, CLAIMBVILLE the only two romaining snloons,—Dowling aud Joslo King'a—woro vialted, but tho doors wera lockod, and gunrds hnve beon placod ab thoso snloond to tako down tho namos of all visitors, AT DRIDGEPONT AND MARTIN'S FERRY tho ladios continuo thoir visiting and praylng, mooting with little or no succoss. =S ety NEW YORK. ., NEW YOK CITY AND VIOINITY, New Yonx, April 2.—Tho pladgo not to use alchollo lquors of auy kind as & bovornge, and to wolcomo nny adoquato leglalation, eithor Btate or nationnl, for tho supprossion of the traflo In n\«mhnllu liguors for drinking purposes, which hns been in circulation among: tho minis- ters of Now York and Brooklyn, hos rocolved ovor 100 siguntures, Twa,lady dolegates from ench evangalical con- sgregntlon In this elty will meot on Tucsdny next to II)\:ran C’untrfill Unlnlv‘x. i 3 0 Lowls will speak at a tomporanco rally at Droohlya to-night. L 7 5 —_—— CANADA., Spectat Disvatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, OTTAWA, April 2.—Tho enle or use of liquor within the Parliamont Buildings has been pro- hibited by tho Houeo, The ordor gives ground for Fm rojoicing among the temporance poople. —_— THE LOUISVILLE LOTTERY. ¢ A Stupendous Sham and RMuwmbug,” Louisville (March 1) Correapondence of the Cincinnati Commercial, The modorn ropetition of the South SooBubble burst hero to-day. 'Two or threo hundrod thou- sand pooplo havo bits of wasto papor in their pocket-books to-night, ropresonting thoir folly and gullibility in equal proportions, As an obsorvor of this Loulsville Library Drawing and its surroundinge—and not an obastver holding o . ticket oithor—I must eny that it hae ovory ap- gunrnnco of being n stupondous shum and hume ug. Yot such is the pecuniary fatnoss of ila {mtronngo that it lng protty noarly capturcd he Btato of Kontuoliy, nowspapors sud all, It in o pitiful sight to 8o tho journuls of this clty linked togathor in tho work of robblng the poor. by filling thoir columns with locals and doublo- loaded oditorials, arifully apponling to the pas- slon for gambliug in human naturo, +Their pufls and advaugo nllusions have boon studiously ro- mantio andseductive, Tho Couricr-Journal this morning ingonionsly tolls how a New York lady, who had invested hoavily, is at tho Galt Houso waiting for tho vaat tidinge ; and how a cortain Mr. Pancako, who parts tho rest of his name in tho middlo, and struck it rich in a provious drawing, is sgain on hand to lrfihla lugi. These cunnivg little touches inflamo tho imagination of Acamatrosses, mochanics, and other humblo peo- plo, o great army of whom are out of pockot ta- night, and can chlofly thank Louisville nows- pnxfr ammon for it. 1 doy I hinve watched tho big frand called tho drnyvln;, exco‘f)t during tho noon intermission, whén 1looked through the othor fraud called the Publio Library of Kontucky. A word horo about this library. The lottery ndvertisomonts say tho Iibrary has 50,000 volumes, and 20,000 maro on tho way, Tho highost numbered book I could iind on the shelves did not roach 20,000, Comparing tho sholves with other librarios mot nssociated with Iotterios, I do not beliove thore are 15,000 volumes in tho Louisville affair. AMany of thess scom to hove beon raked out of socond-hand col~ lections, ‘Trosh is profusely abundant—such as duplicated yolumes on tho Sutro Tunnol—big books, and-about 28 valuablo as Patont-Ofilca roports. I askod onoaof the Assistant Librarians for tho cataloguo. Ho sald the institution didn't havo any, but was gotting one up, I requested him’ to” toll mo how many books wore in tho Library. His reply was that ho didn't know, bub that a"grent muny new onea Lisa boen ordered, The colleotion of curiosities attached to tho # Library ia well onough a8 n bughmlni. There {8 cortainly nothing imposing about it yot. Tho Library itsclt ia a {labby colleotion of odds and onds, that woulda't fotch £10,000 under tho hammer. 8o it's not into books tho tremendous profits of the swindle are going. Whore $2 aro recoived into this library-lottery, only 118 poid out in prizes, The victim vir- tually Dy 810-groonback for o $5-greenbacl, Tho safo of tickets for tha prosont drawing was 45,000, at £50 oach, This givos n total of £2,250,000. Tho smount fmld out in prizes is juet one-holf—that is, ©1,125,000, The poiut whoro this palpablo grab cafohos gulls is in offor- ing o fow ~ hoavy prizes. Beliovers in luck aro numerous, ‘aud with benovolent nowspapers to siluro thom with eusy pictures of sudden wenlth, thoy rush into the suaro pell-mell. The question is, what will be- oome of tho $1,125,000 left after tho prizes of this drawing 1s'sctflod? Agonts selling tioksts securo 30 por cont. Thoir romuneration, thero- fore, amounts to $225,000. Put adyortising and prlming ot an even $100,000, and othor expeuses at $50,000. This will lesve in the hands of tho monngers tho immenso sum of $750,000. Doos anybody boliove that the purchoge of a fow cart-loads of xhnbh‘f second-hand booke can account for the expen {tara of ovor one-hun- drodth part of thig sum? Not much, One featuro of the drawing to-day looked like o bold pad deflant swindle. Not until this morn- ing did the lottory-manogers mako & pablic statement to tho effoct that only three-fourths of the 60,000 tickets had boen sold, and that all tho prizes, consequently, would bo scaled down 25 por cent. Of course, the number of tickats placed in tho whoal should also heve been senled down 26 per cent,—that is, to 45,000. The Courier-Journal this morning annotinced that this wontd bo done. But it wasn’t done, Bixtys thousand ticketa wont into the wheel, lere, thon, on tho vory moming of the drawing, tho manngera made an alteration in their plan of op- erations which was worth to them £375,000 in cosh. Nico littlo plum—quito suilicient, indaod, {o invifo an nvestigation Ly tho fooled tickote olders, Your correapondent was ono of tho audfonce, at the drawing in the Public Libfary Hall, Tho spootators numborod about 1,600. Many of them were conntrymen, many wore machanics, A fow women, some of thom bowed with age, wers present, Lven invalias could Lo singied oub, cach anxiously waiting to Loar that he had made his eternal fortuno. Almost without ex- captlon the epectators were Lurd-working men and women, ‘The intelligant morcaniile gnanns were scarcely ropresented at all. - Thesa 1,600 8poctators Lield their own numbors in thoir iiats, and watched tho drawings also for scqunint. auces. And how many of that Iarge sudience do yon supposo, wore suddenly enriched during the duy? " Not ono. Tho biggost Lanl amoug thom that I heard of was o touth of $8,760, The drawing bogan about 8a, m., and waa con- duoted decorously, and o far as tho wheol wan concerned, with™ sooming falrness. The stago was ocoupled by groy-headod, respootable-look. ing men, who, somo peoplo will think, might be a groat doal bottor omployed In thoir” dociining innrs. Two lnrge whools, with glass sides, wora opt rovolving. Ono of these containad 60,000 cards, numbered from one upward, ‘Tho other Leld 1,000 littlo qxu:kngns, .uniform in sige and appoarance, When oponed ench pack- ago ity {ound to bo n plucad, on whioh was printed tho nmount of a prize in iettors nearly o foot lunfi onsily logible from any part of tho hall, * A blind boy drew forth & numbar. 1 waa read aloud by the spokosman, and also by momber of & citizens’ committeo, vThen a pack~ age was tukan out of tha other wheel by o blin g?fl. and its figurcs oxhibited to tho audieuco, ow aud thou, whon o number was announced, somebody in the audionce would ory out thit he bheld it. Amid breathilesssilence the throng wonld await the unfolding of the littlo package that fixed the amount of tho prizo. Almost luvaria- Dly tho spokesman held 2]) o placard Insoribed 76, Tho audienco would laugh, enjoying tho joko in spite of itamonotony, ‘LTho lucky follow vrobably held only a tentl: “part of the winning number, and ws, therofore, entitled o the mag- niticont sum of §7.50, Roalizing that his chanoo wad all up, “tho man " who drow a prize would soun slluk out of tho houso in n it of profound diggust, aud envymng those still in suspense, Hero is onotuer point for ticket-holders to laok into, it they ovor got & chance, which, con- r‘lgelriux tholr lives of humblo toil, i not vory oly, fourthe of the tickets were £old, and accordingly thoyreduced the prizoa to that extent. But way un{ oxactly one-fourth of tho tickets left on their hands unpurchased, If their statomons is only an approximution—and can it possibly be any- thing olso 7—tho matter ia important. Yivo per cont of varlution from their statement would menn 200,000, Tho tickot-holders had o right to know exnotly the numbor of tickots left unsold. o state it roundly at three-fourths, shows how loosoly thie humbug is conduotod, and Low pow- orloss tho viotims are to proteot themsolvoa sgaingt important dopartures from tho sohemo, ay advertised up to the very morning of tho drawing, +The Eulueul poople I saw at the hotels of Loulsville wero cortain agents who pooketod 300,000 commission allowed for the sulo of ticketwn, ‘They ywore moro bulbous sud radiant than the most funoy type of commeroial trav- olor, Aud nob one of thom did I sce at the drawing. Thoy had eold their last ticket with. out a pang. . Of courde there was a sonsation in tho audl- onoe when tho oapital prize was drawn, Huaman nuturo, even whon duped uud disappoluted, is yob_ approcintivo. But if* anyhody wanta tho Fhotorionl nd vormillion ncogunt of memtonie tlonn of this kind ho will find it in i sts prise matlo Flury in the Loufaville papora—thoso noblo plladfma of fho honor of ths. Gomeioio® of tho groat Kontuoks Lottory Tubbiay chan: plons of humnn progross, and “ono of the mont groody swindles of tho ora, Mention muat be madoof tho faot that tho, drawing wao, Intors snorsed with bragsy.orchostral muslo, and onded with a concort, Tor lho glowing oloquonco on this branch of tho porformanco, tho reador f3 also roferred to our philanthropleal Louisville colemporarics, ono of whom bonats, with truthy no doubt, that its editlon to-morrow morning would oxeood 50,000 corluu. Thoy will probnbly dovelop a dosito In thofr descriptivo gush abont #The Great Fourth Drawing of the Publie Li- brary of Kontutlky” o flash the nuroral aplondors of tho " moxt drawing on tha mind’s cye, ad it woro, Dusinoss hay boen doranged in Loniavillo for a wock, 80 great hns been tho lottory buzz, To-night its humblor cltizons sloop onco mora'in poace, distractod by nouo of tho burdons and responsibilitics ontailed by the ownorship of banka yords of grosnbaoks, .. T'he only romaining quoation is what will the * Library ™ manngors do with thelr 750,000 rofit 7 -~ How many dog-cared roporis on the utro tunnol would that sum buy at throo conts a pound ? JOW. B MARKETS BY TELEGRAPIL, Foreign Marlet, Lavenvoor, April 9—11 8, m.—Tlour, 278 ‘6d@ 283 6d, Wheat—Wintor, 1:@1% 0d; spring, Ils @I1n81; white, 12@13s 805 club, 125" 4dc3ioa B0, Corn, 64, Dork, 624 6, Lard, 43s }d, : JaVRzoot, April 3—i:30 p. th.—Mafkols unclinng. od, of dinmonds and cubig Lavenroor, Abril 25 p, m.—Cotton steady; mide dling uplands; 83d; middling Orleans, Bi@83(d, Bales 1,000 blea ; American, 5,000 balea § and export, 2,000 Lales, Balcs' einco tlo last weekly Teport, 61,000 bales; oxport, 8,000 bales; apeculation, 5,000 balcs,” Btack, 761,000 Lules ; Atmcrian, 50,000 Bales, Actinl export, 11,000 balea} atock aflont, 450,« 000 balcs; American, 504,000 bales, Breadstufls quict and unchanged., Lard, 43s, Loxpoy, April 2,—Tho bullion in tho Bank of Eng- 1and has docreared £469,000, Tho amovnt gono inta tho Bank on balanco to-lny ia-£16,000. Thie propore tlon of tho Bank's resorvo to- iia lln‘)lllflu, ‘which was 1ast weok 44% per cont, is now 4235 per cent, Cons for monoy, 02 ; on account United Sta geourilics—105, 1031 s '67a, 100; 1045 now Gn, i prercrmd.. iusced off, 280 1015, Now York Caitral, 023 Erlo, Pernotzuy—Tofined, 1@, 0d@28s 0d, Lauw, April 2.—Rontes, 59t 80c, The Froduco Marlots. NEW YORK. New Yonw, April 2.—CorzoX—Dull and easfer; ‘middling uplands, 170; Tuturcs closed sieady; sal 13,700 butess Apell, 16 7-3%; My, 105@18 23-02c June, 17 3-82' July, 17350, 3 e READSTUEESEToh qlloh aid i esceipte, 8,000 Dris; suporfino Wostorn and State, $6.00@0,155 coms ‘mon to good, $0,25@0,50 ; good to cholce, $4.65@0.75 3 whito wheat' exira, $676@7.10; _cxtra Ohlo, $0.30@ 7.80; 8 y $040R11.. 'Ryo flour and corn ‘meal unchangod. Wiieat, mors doing ; rocelpts, 16,000 bu; No, 2 Ghicago, $1.62G1.66)6 ; No, 2 Milwaul oe, $1.67@1680; ungradod Towa and Minnosotn spring, $148@1.68; No. 1 Milwaukeo, $1.00GL83; No. 1 Dus luil, $1.62," Ryo, burloy, aud mlt unchnged, Go el Arm, with tafe inclury ; Focolply, 62000 bu'new Wes- ternmixed, 80@%,0 Oata bighor ; rocolpts, 13,000 b, mixed Wentorn, 61@GHo, TIAT AND Hors—Uncknnged, 1 Grooruzs—Cofleo, Inaciivo; Tto, 20ie, Swgar leas nctiveiand lower; fair to good rofining, 73@750. Blolnssos nnd rico amchinnged. - ((LETROLEUN—Firmor crude, Ti¢e; rofined, 15%Q TurreTE—Qulct at 47c, Provistons—Pork firmer ; now mmoss, $10.75, apot; $ENGICO Arle S16.00910.95 Junc, Tioer' quict aud unchanged, Middice firmer; long cloar, Si(@. 9%0; short clear, Dijc, Lard—Leaf. fitmor; ' primo sfcam, epot and April, §%@10c; May, 1010 1-10¢, BUTTER AND OlikEst—Unchenged, ‘Wittsiy—Dull at 98¢, PHILADELPHIA, DiLADELPIIA, Aril 2.—TneADsturrs—Flour quist and weak : _muperfine, $5,25; Stato, Ohlo, ond- fudie aug, $7.60@8.00. Whoat unchanged. Ty stoady at U3e, Coru quict and firm ; yollow, 82@ATc ; whits, Bhe, Oala qulat and slcady ; " whlto, ‘026 00; ‘mixed, . : i TRovisToNs—Qnot, Winsey—0730, Pernoteus—Crude, UMGIIKo ; rolnid, 16}g0 cash and Aprils 183¢(d160 Aay, BALTINORE. Bauisione, April 3.—Uurspsrurrs~Flour dull and unchanged, Wheat atcady; Obio and Indiuna, $1.50@ 1.05; Weslorn hpring, $1.40G1.60, Qorn firm'; Woste ern, 61@03e. Iiye dull, IRovisioNs—Firm; mesa pork, $10.50, Bulk should- ers, 8c; clear 1ib,’ 8ie,. Bacon—Shouldors, Glgos clearib, 95@9%c, Sugar-cured homs, 13@ 146, Turren—Unchogged. - Lard, 0%, Correz—Dull sud nonifnal t 24g13e, Winsky—Unchunged, 15%@ = . OBWEGO, 0swEGO, April 2,—BREADSTUFFE—Wheat qulet ; o, 1 Milwaukeo club at $1.03@L.66, Comn quick at’ Goe, Barloy quiet, MEMPINS, R g Meseits, April 2.—BREADSTUFFS—Flont dull and nomipnl, Gorn meal casy st §3.45. Corn in good des mand af e, Ostsin fulr demand and highor, &4 @02c. : Av—Prairle, $11.00@12.00; mized and timoth $17.00220.00, ‘ i ‘Duan—barkat bare, : _Provistons—Vorks notive and advanced, nt 316,75, Lard fairiy activo sud drer, ot 0}§@10%0. Dacon stcady and Ormer, CoTroN—Quict and sterdy; middling, 1530 ro- celpls, 170 balos s ehfpments, 815 bales 3 stock, 46,126 bnlos,’ The Cotton Exchango closes to-morrdw ; 1o markots will bo gouty Loursvizie, April 2,~CoTToR—Tirmor at 10c, Dsapszoria—Elour quict wd uuchonged. Wheat nominal, ‘Corn qulot and uuclonged. Oats guict and unchanged. ; Hax—317.00 on cars, TnovistoNs—Tinner, Mess pork, $16.25. Dulk shionidors, $10.13; cloar rib, $3.30; 'clear, $9,03, Da. cou shiouldors, $1.00; clear' xils, $0.95: eloar, $0.60, Sugarcured hains, 1313}gc. Lird, efen, 503 ke ice. Wrimry—92c, AILWAUREE, Miwauee, April 2,—Brrspsturrs—Tlonr quich and_unchonged ~Wheat firm; No, 1 Milwauken, $1.29% ; No, 3 do, S-l.}‘ 3 ¢ seller Muy, 31,9737 ; seller Juno, 1374, Onls—¥. 3, 4o} sciler May, 40%cc. Corn steady and In m~dorate demand ; No. 3 mised; fresh, 34303 sellor Alay, 85c, Rye dull and nominal : No.1, 8%, Freeh batloy quiet and nominal ; No. 2, $1,68; No, 3, §1.40, . . PRrovIAION8—-Mess pork, $15,50@16,75, Bweet-pickled Loms firm ot Di@l0xe. Dry ealied shoulders, Go, 10030, Boxed middles, Ti{@83{c, Lard steady and int good demand at 0 @Yo, LeoereTs—Flovr, 0,000 brls ; wheat, 55,000 bu, i ‘wheat, 60,000 bu. ‘Brraresre—Flour, 8,000 brja: GLEVELAND, OLEVELAXD, ., April3,—DoEAoSTIFYS—Tlour firm, Wheut quict und inclianged ; No, 17od, $1.50 3 No, 3 do, 3140, Corn firm and nnchanged ; old mixed, TIG 7233 now do, 10@Tlc. Onis quict andunchanged’; No, 18ate, 5lo; No. 2 do, 49¢; white, 62@3c. Pemiiorzu—Quict aud tesdy ; standard white, fn cac loty, 115@120; Oblo Blate teai 10 180 degrevs, 166 )50, " NUTFALO, Bovraro, April 2, —BreansTUsrs—Wheat Inactive. Oorn dull and lower; 3 cars new sokd at 78e; @ doat 770, Oats dull; eules 3,000 bu No, 3 Westerd, at 68¢, Ttye, noglocted. Barloy, neglected, ‘Beeps—Tairly actly CINGINN, Bupaparurss—Flour quict and unchanged, Wheat Aulland drooping ut $1.40, Corn dull aud unchanged 3 mixed, 64@63c. Oata diill aud mominal at 50GH Ziyo dul and dzooplog t $1.04, Barloy dull ugd nom nl. ; Ofts—Unchanged. . Edas—In foir demiand at 18¢, Burren AND Outerse—Firm, i Provisions—Pork quiet at $10,00@16,25, Lard and firm; steam, 9¥@93c; kettle, Uige, — Bulk stoady mid in muodorndo dethaad § uliouldors, 53 clear 1 ‘v pot und gellor Aprit; cleur, 8; all loose, nmfl—suomam, 3503 blone sib ’3@ clear, 93¢@03¢c, oll packed, 'aloa of clear rib ut 6; Toges'; of clet at D, loose, : Witisky—Tale and Srm ut 020, TOLEDO, quict cats . ToLeno, April 2,—BruapsTurys—Flour qulet and The managors sy that only throe.- a shade lower, cloalug firmer, No, 1 white Michigan, 1633 nmbor Michiyan, spol, $1.45% : seller Mny, $149 { eollor June, 8153 ¢ No. 1 red, $151; No. 2 red, $L48." Corn steady : high mixed, spal, 680 old, 670} seller Aprit, 660 3 soller Muy, 6740 ; sellor June, 08iga § Jow mixul, 560 +' no grade, Giv. - Outs dull and ahade Tower; No. 2, 480 Mjchigan, e, Oroven BEED—5,00, Rrorirrs—lour, 10,000 brls; wheat, 9,000 bu; corn; 28,000 bt ; oata, 3,600 hu, ) BriraeNTa—iiour, 1,000 brls ; wheat, 1,000 bu; corn, 6,000 u ; oats, 3,000 i, Sis Sty 8T, LOUIS, 87, Louss, April 2.—Corron—Qulot and unchnoged. TineApsTOsru—Llour quiet ud weak ; Hitlo doiug, ‘Wheat dull and drooping ; emall salea ; No, 3 Chicago, $1,33; No, 4 red wintor, §1,50 seked, ‘1.!7 vid, Corn steady and in modorate’ demand ; No, 8 mixed, 63 @G2igo, track, Oata notive und kigher ; No, 9, 4@ 03¢, track, Darley in no dema Byo frm ot'v8e, Wiitaicy—Bleady ot 92, Provisions—Pork firm ot $10,00@16.25, Bullmcata hold frmly ; ne movement of round lots, Dacon firm ; T@7x0; wlouldors, 9i(c; clear rib, 9jfo; olear Dulk shouldors, D)gc, oller May, Lard in good des mand and firm'; g0od 0o Liors, And up-country ; kotbls, “"fl’ up-country, ;buyer tili the 20th of April, 00Steady’; I3@5.3; bacon, $5,25@ 5,603 heavy, $3.60, Receipts, 2,6 Carrie—Good demond und Bem ; Texas,85,0084,00 1 gooil lo primo native boovas, $.60@5.00 ; wlioice t4 extra, $5,60@0.50, ]lncdsll 1,408, NEW ORLEANS, New ORLEANS, April 9, —BurAbstorrs—Tlour dull and declined o3 troble, $54T6@1,60 ; fuwily, §7.98 Corn”firm at T@70s7 while, 17@H0; yele Giv, B0iatz0, Oats weakor ub GIQ080, Lax—10J backs Woro rocotved and sold at 81,40, ‘Buaan—In fair domund; common, 0303 fulr to gully falr, T@13¢0; primo, 85 @80, Py mu—flufi; 8t Lows ruciiiiod, 900; Loulslans, chfifi:;::l M@ —Yirmer at $3.46@3,00; others une UoTroN—Quiot ; nlos, 4,100 buloa s no chango from Foloriayis uotations, " Hooalpto ST bops-Soes o Groat Drituln, $084 Loloa s conatwiso, 9 Lalos ; to, tho Coniinent, 3,1éd ; stock, 438,610} ungold, 154,600, * Maxerany—cold, 1133 sigut par, Blesling, 04755 @5.48%,