Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1874, Page 2

2 PUBLIC OFFICES. Tatorviow with Superintendent Ran~ kin, the .Government ; Arohiteot, His Opinion' of - tho -011 Post-0ffice, tho White Building, and Hlonore Blocks - The Latter Best Adapted for a Tempo- rary City Hall, The Intorior Arrangemonts. Tho prosent City Hall, whrein are looated the variona dopartments and sovon of the Courts, I8 goncoded by alinost evory ono to bo unfitted for thelr accommodation, and honee there has beon conalderablo talkc for some time past about soour- ing a building botter ndapted to the wants of tho city officiala and the Judges.” The rooms now oceupled aro small, snd badly lghtod and ven- tilnted ; and, bosides, tho structure is in such o ditapidated condition that poriions of it aro liable to fall to the ground at any momont. The floor of tho _Council-Chamber' had to bo braced up, and .supports have boen placed beneath the building to provont It from falling topleces. Tho fitting up of the old Post-Office hns heen suggosted, and tho agitation of tho guostion, Shall now and botter quartors bo so~ tared ?'" has resultod in tho submission of prop- oeitions by several proporty-owners, but tho Committeos on Public’ Buildings, to ywhom they wora roferrod, havo,''as‘yot, made no rocom- mondation to tho Council regarding thom. ‘With tho viow of loarning which was tho bettor. ndapted to the purpose, a roportor of Tie TnimuNe, yesterdny ‘aftornoon, called on Mr, ‘Rankin, Suporintendent of - the’ now Post-Offioe, who s familiar with tho_old- Post-Ofiloo bujld-! Ing, to got bis opinfon, - Ho was willing to ‘con.' ¥orse, and tho intorviow is aubjoinod THE OLD POAT-OFFICE. Toporter—There has beon considerable tallc! about the clty and cmm!? converting tho old * Post-Office inton City Halland Court house, Have you heard snything about that? £ Mr. Rankin—I have heard it talked of. . Roporter—Could it be converted as is proposed 30 18 to?nnawor the roquiremonts of the oity and * couaf 4 M:.yl;lllnkln—“n, beeauso it -is- not large enough. | 'nogortur—Snmwuu it was adoquato, what would bo the cost of ftting it up for oflecns and coart-rooms ? . : Mr, Rankin—I mado estimates, whon in Wash. Ington, aa to the coat of Atting it up tomporarily for the Governmont officcs. It contained two small conrt rooms, about 25 foet in width; and that is the only width you conld get out of it ; it I5 only 60 feot wide, and would require a pas- Bage-way of 10 feet to bo run through the middle to mako thom available. My estimatos were bo- tweon £60,000 and £60,000, “That was for aimplo oonstruction, o wm{m ary roof, eto. My osti- ‘mato for romodeling the building, without touch- ing tho damaged'atono, was TWO RUNDIED THOUBAND DOLLANS. Reporter—Did you include material on band ? Mr. Rankin—Yos, I included old matarial, but that Tas slnce boou sold, and romoved.. Thero aro _sovon.Courts to bo provided for, and the smallest of them would roquire moro aren than could be procured thero, unless the officos at tho | ends of tho hatl-way wero cut off ; and that would givo but threo Court rooms at tho moet, R:spgrhm—-ln your opinion then itis inade- uate " Mr, Rankin—I think ‘so, even for temporary uartera. I want to toll you anotherthing: Tho ovornmont, a8 I understand, exchanged that sito of tho old Post-Offico for the Bridowell lot in ém}“ that it might bo converted into some sork o - 4 A MEMORIAL BOUILDING. " They did not want to soll the property, but to hold ontoit; and the argument used by the poople who Were instrumental in making the tranafor waa that it was to bo used for that pur- 050, z * . Roporter—A publie hibrary ? Mr. Rankin—That was tho {den; and, if it had not been proposed, it is doubtful if the exchango | ¢} wwould have been made. TNE WIITE DUILDING. Reporter—What do you think of the White Building, on Fifth ayenuo, ngr)esico tho Times oftica? - Would that do for a Olty-1Tall ? Bir. Rankin—I Lave not oxamined it, but it. tooks to mo aa if ik wore not wido cnough. Tho only building that I know of thatis available and adapted to the purposs,~ample in overy ro- Bpeat,—is THE TONORE BUILDING, . on tho corner of Adams and Dearborn straots. Roporter-~What are it dimensions? Mr. Rankin—I cannot toll you oxaotly, but it is about 120 feot on Adams, 190 on Doarborn, ard 135 or 140 on the alley. Roportor—Would not many alterations have to bo n?mdn in the interior to ‘nccommodate the conrts Mr. Rankin—A fow would have to bo mado, of gourse, By taking ont a numbor of wooden par~ titionn very handsome court-rooms could be had, £ nll tha rooms front on thostreet, and aro wel lighted and vontilatod. Roporter—Another question, apparently irre- levant, but you will soo the Bolnt. How long will it he before the newPost-Office will be ready for accupancy ? X AMr. Ronkin—~About three years from tho prosont timo. = Roporter—How many years' would it take to build a court-liouse and city hall provided worl were commenced af once, Mr, Raukin—It would not take any less time than we huve takon for the Post-Offico—four or five yours. 'Thora would bo no diffienity in mak- ing tha altirations necesaary to accommodate the courts, Tho Honore Blook is THE DEST ARRANGED BUTLDING I aver Baw, but L do not think it would be a good Duilding for permanont occupancy ; nor do I think any other atruoture in Obicago At for & por- manont court-houso. - Ttoportor—Would it do until Jormenont city and county buildings wero orected ? = Mr. Rankin—Yes; but I will toll you what X think. e haven’t o pormanont Government in Chicngo, Wo have moro ofiicials than is ro- juired to run tho wholo Empire of Russia. 'horo aro throp different Governmonts—county, city, and town; and the timoe will como, and it 18 not very far dintant, when theso threo must be merged into one ; and whon we have . A TRUE GOVERNMENT wo can go to work and ercct & city-hall that will BNBWOY OUr Wants, Roporter—Would not the material to he used In the now Post-Oftice fill up Adams street and make accosd to Honore Block difticult aud dis- tyroonblo?. - Alr, Rankin—Al our material is to be placed Inside the fonce. We have an arrangement with the Boerd of Publio Works to that el¥eot. THE PREBENT CITY IALL, i ney;nrtur—\yhut do you think of the, prescut City-iTull, MMr, Rankin—I think it a disgrace to suy city, papecially to Chicago, teportor—Ara the records safo there? Mr, Ronkin—I know notbing about them, I demn it because of its general air of offen- Mveness, Reporter—Would the public bo benofited by would, and it would glv o chunge, ; Governmens s 3r. tunkin—They thom time to walt until tho cryatatlizod, i — THE SOUTHWESTERN COLONY OF COLORADO. Denven, Col,, April 6, 1674, Tothe Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; Bmn: Having just roached homo aftor some weeln' absence, my attontion has been called to an article in your odition of March 15, under the caption of ““Homes for All” and roforring to Green Brothers and tho Southwentern Colony of thin Torritary. The roferonces in Denver of Greon DBrothers, ns thorein published, wore givou to D. 8, Groen and his associntes in the spring of 1871, in tho firet inauguration of the colony-ontorprise, The location s & good one, and, with proper managemont, tho sottloment ought to have proved noariy, or quite, as suc- cousful as the Grooloy, Tivans, Ohicago, and other well-known colonies in this Territory, It falled through mismansgemont. The in- dorsement of - ex-Gov. Hvans aud others wag glven to that in the boginning, the same. aa o many other simflar undortakings: It was used for & time In the Colony-cirenlare, and then dropped, 80 far &8 we kunow. A fow monthy ago it mgaln appearod . $e0m the Oligago aenay of tho Groou Brothess, THE CHICAGO .DAILY TRIBUNE SATBRDAY, APRIL 11, 1874 | and hppoars 2o lisvo boon very widaly iroulatod.’ - During tho wintor) complaints bogan ronohing us from dlalppulnha lmmlqinmn; and, they finally’ bocamo. numerous, , Thera wero Alo many inquirios from farmors and othora In Illj- nols and nolghboring Btatos into whoso hands $ho ciroulars of Groon Brothors had fallen, Tho oortiflonto was bolng publishod withont date, and honco had tho appoearance of being frosh and gonumo, Tho atp mors bocamo vory much an- noyod, and mml{‘y agrood upon n notico to bo™ publishod in” your papor, disavowing thelr indorsoment ‘of Groon Brothora' on- torprino as now managod. Boforo it wns sont off, howovor, D, B. Greon arrived in Donvor, aud, upon porfonal request, promisod that our nataes should bo no longor used by themin any way; honco our oard was nover publishod. Aan roof of. the lm?voprlufy of Groon Drothors’ hicago publications, I will say that Bdward 1Y, MeCook wag not at tho timo Governor of Colo- rado, John' Harpor was not Mnfior of Donver, and 0, . MoLaughlin was not Recoiver of the United Btatos-Land Offlco, aa thoy woro soveraily roprosontod, I deom this oxplanation duo to suoh of your readors a8 may have boon'misled vy 6aid publioations, Vory respectfully, . - ', N, Dyens, Editor Rocky Mountain Netws, — et RAILROAD NEWS. 3N, VINING DISONIMINATING AGAIN, Mr. Vining, the Genoral Froight Agent of tho Union Pacifie Railroad, has probably had moro notorioty through tho columns of the press than any other froight agont iu tho country. So much has already boon srid and writton about bim, that it would scom that In justico he should bo lot alono and ho consignod to ob- sourity. But overydoy now facta como to hand showihg how dosirous ho i8 to ruin Ohicago, and how , ho is discriminating” agains our morchants and business mou In favor of his favorito clly of St. Louis, maldng it s duty to show how woak the managérs of the Unlon ; Paoifio aro in letting him run their affaira in so high-handed a maunor: At tho mooting held botwoon the Gonoral Trolght-Agents of tho Towa trunk-lines and * Mr. | Vining it waa agrood that tho rates from Chioca- gotoSan Franclaco should bo tho samio s tho, Tatos from Bt, Lous, Hannibal, or Quinoy. Yestorday tho Froight Agont of tho Ohicago & Burlington Road racoived & printod tarlff from Bt. Louis showing that Vining had broken his’ agracmont, and mado lowor ratos from St. Louls than ho did from Chiongo, b tho samo timo al- lowing the 8t. Louis froj ght ngonts to bill froight through from Hannibal and Quinoy, while tho' Chicago froight sgouts are probibited from so; dt oing, . s Ths; following comparative statomont will show: the difforonce ia favor of St. Louls: From Bt, Lonis, Hanniba), or Qninoy to San Franalsco: Firat olass, 23.40 ; socond olnss, 92,93 ;. third cluss, 82,07 ; fourtl class, 82.43 ; Olass A, §2,19; Class .B, $1:04; Class O; 8176 ; Class D, 81.56. From Chicngo to Ban Francisco : First olaes, ©3.60 ; sccond clasg, 83.00; third olass, $2.78 ; fourth clnss, $2.60; Class A, 82.95; Closs B, £3.00; Clnss C, 81.80 ; Olass D, 81.00. é The Union Pacifio {s now parfocting arrange- ments with the Paciflo Mail Steamship Com- pany for pooling their earnings, thus creating ono great monopoly from the Atlantic to the Yacific, This Meom‘\llsbnd, Afr, Vining will be- como still mora disorimiunting sgainst tho trado of thia olty, and cut it oft from tho far West, unlogs tho Directors of the road romove thoir {freight-ngent from .tho position which he holda. FREIGHT TADIFFS, The General Froight-Agonts of Western Rail- roads have just issued n tarif of joint rates on liva stock from all points. of Texas, Kansas, In- dian Territory, and Missourl to St. Louis, Enst 8t. Louis, East Louisinon, Eost Hannibal, Quin- oy, and Chicago. The now 1atos aro consider- ably highor than thoso in existonce during the last few months. The now rates to this olty will be as follows ; ‘From Denison, * Tex.;-to Chicago, $130; Red Tiver, I T, $180; Caddo, £130; Atoka, $180; Muskogeo, ©110; Gibson, 81055 Vinits, 895 Prairio City, 395; Chotopn, Xan., $95; Oswego, £95: Osago Migaion, 895; Pnraons, 895 : Bena- cn, Mo, $95 ; Baxter Springs, Kan., 895; Co- lumbus, 895} Girard, 895; Tort Soots, 895 Paola, 388; Olathe, $52; Cnllaé’vmn. $95 ; In- dependonce, §053;° Chanute, £95; Humboldt, 805 ; Lawronco, $83; Alchison, 870; Loayens worth, 870; Kansaa 'City, Mo.. 870 Sodalia, 70 ; Boonvillo, 860; Jeflerson City, 960 ; 8t. Josoph, 870 ; Chillicotho, 8083 Moxico, $46; Molborly, 846 ; Oameron, $70. *Phe following regulations were also adopted : Rates from local potnts on A, R,, F. 8. & G. ond L, L. & G. R. R, to Kansas Olty, shall not bo loss than thiotr pm‘rgfl(on ‘of Bt. Louln or. Gllcago rated. ] All statlona on the 3L, K, & T, &, ft, belwoen Bur- Unglon and Noyads, and sorith fo Vinita; allstations on tho L, L, & G, B. R, south of Garnett, snd eta- tions on 3o, R, &t 8, & G, R, K., south of Pleasan- ton, to Lo £05 por car to 8t. Louls, and $95 per car {o hicago, Tlnuulollo\\'lna rules shall govern the issues of stock passcs, viz: But onoman to bo pagsod with flvo cars ‘or under, $wo me with from &ix {o ten cars, and but threo mon with {en carsorover, No roturn pasa to be_given for fewn than two curs 3 over two cars the unmg proportion of relurn passcs o8 wilh shipment of ock, P oneraan to he paseed with sny nimber of cars of hogs, and no roturn s to bio given for les than two cara, Passea with stock shall only be good on the train oarrylug tho stock, ‘The Iowa trunk-lines in this olty have arrang- ed the following tariff of new through rates from Ohicago to Dubuquo, which will go into offoct April 15,1874 : Lietwoen 0h|nn§n and Dubuque, firat-clags, 70 conta; second-class, 60 cents; third-olasg, 45 conts ; fourth-class, 35 centa. THE DETROIT DRIDGE. The Bridge Convention hold at Dotroit last ‘Wedneadsy, was quite stormysnd turbulont, Tho dolegates wore slmost equally divided on tho queation of o bridge or no bridge. At tho beginning of the scssion Mr, A. 8. Bagg, of Dotroit, offered the following whicl was reforred to tho Committeo ou Resolutions, Resolved, Thot it 18 1ho sense of this meoting that a ralirond tuntol across the Dotrolt River would bo roforablo to a low bridge, it 1t wero practlcable to Dilla ono, o8 it would tond o conconirata mauy of th ‘maln lines ot this point, onabling them o crors thoir cara and business safely and speedily, without hin- drance, and without obstructing the” great national 'veasel highway of tho Northwest, The Committeo on Resolutions, consisting of E. 8. Woodmsn, Wayne ; II. J. Ttedfield, Mon- roo: Daniol Btriker, Barr) " 8, Cobb, Kala~ mozo0 ; Jobn O. Blanchard, Tonia ; A. N._ Hart, Ingham ; W. T, Mitoholl, 8t, Clair ; and Nowell ‘Barnard, Saginaw, aftor & long conautation, ro- ported the following ¢ Resolred, That tho agricultural, lumbering, manu~ facturing, and commercial interests of Michigan jin- peratively domond tho construction of ono or more ratlroad bridges across tho Detroft Rivor, at or near the City of Defruit, Hauyml. ‘That our dolegstion in Congress be, snd o licroby, requested to urge upon Congress the im- portanco of this measuro, and. that thay omplay ll Droper means to securo such Congressioun} legislation 84 may Lo neceseary td scoure the sccomplishment of %0 desirable an object, . There resolutions were adoptod by a bare ma-~ Jorlty, tho vessol-men declaring that the rerolu- ttons wera lost nod clamoring for a decision in their fayor, but the Olairman paid no hood to thoir domanda, The Couvention broke up amidet the wildest confusion, STOUKIOLDERE' MEETING OF THE DALTIMORE, PITTSUUROI & CHLICAGO RAILROAD COMPANY, IN~ DIANA DIVISION. £ Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Auvnury, Ind., April 10.—Tho annual moating of tho stockholders of the Bultimoro, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railrond Compauy, Indlana Division, was’ hold hera last eveniug. Tho following- named gontlomon wore olocted Dircotars for tho ensuing year ; Williamy Koysor, John X. Cowon, ‘I, Hurrlgon Garrott, Baltiinore ; Goorge R. Den- nis, Fredorick, Md.; W. 0. Quincy, Columbus, O.; Jolin ordon, Norwalk, Ohio s A. P. Rdgerton, Fort Wayne, Tho Board of Directors then elacte od W. O. Quingy, Prosident; W, X James, Bal- timore, Vico-President; snd J, L. Randolph, Muartinsburgh, Pa., Ohief-Engincer. The stopk« Loldors ratified the Jonso of the Illinols Divislon to tho Indinnn Division. The whole linoe of rond from Conterton, on Mansfleld & Bandusky Tail- .rond, to Chicago, distance 269 miles, will bs com- lotod this season, The line will bo finished to oflauco within a month, the iron Loing laid wost of Doflance to the crogsing of the Maumoa River, and onst of tho junction of the Tort Wayno, daokeon & Saginaw, and tho Dotrolt, Bot Rivor & liuols Nonds, at Auburn, to tho8t, Jo- soph Biver, Bridges of iron and_wond will ho Dbuilt noross tho Mnameo and 8t, Josoph Rivers, ‘Tho grading is noarly dong, tlos boing deliverad along the wholo lino, . Spectal Disnateh to The Chicaga Tridune, DES MOINES NAUROW GATQGE RAILNOAD, Dra Momes, Tn., April 10.—Pho officers and stookholders of the narrow guage railrond made an oxoursion to the ond of “the complated ling this aftornoon, sud everything was found satis- foctory. The fron and tles for six additional milas “are alroady hore, sud work will be prosecuted vigoronsly ; twenty-flve miles of tho vond will be complotad bofore anathor fail. —_——— A Cooking Club, One of tho best of the Iadies' clube In town Is the ¢ Cooking Club," numbering about sixtoon mombory, all of whom have dotermined to be- como oxperts in the cullnury art, Tho club moots once & week at the house of a membor, whora each one brings some dish preparod an oooked by her own hauda, from rocelpts decided upon proviously. If a member originatos some dalicnoy, it gaos into a book that will, one day, be giveu to s ourious world—Zoston Saturday Evening Gazelte, STREET LOCOMOTION; An Taventlon that Throatons to Buper- sode Horse-Cars, Description of the One.Rail Tle- vated Roilway, p An Exporix;:nnfinl Trial To-day. . During the past threo wooka tho olovation of & wooden trostlo atrucluro round. the vacant lot south of the Pacifla Hoto), owued by John J. ‘Traoy, .and oxtonding from Jackeon stroot to Van Buron, hos croated an unlimited smount of epeonlation on the part of. pasaers-by. - Durlng tunt porlod of timo, a gang of workmen qulebly but stendily pursucd tholr work, and, althongh thoy wore unusually uncommunicative on the subjoot, it gradually.lonked out that' tho troatlo- worlk and tho prismoldal mass of timbor nniled to tho top thoereof was nothing mora or loss than tle bod on which to lay the track of & specimen &agtion of 5T Y ELEVATED STREET-OAR TAILWAY. Tor thoso who Lave not scon ‘the track as at progent complated, the following degorlption will convoy an idoa of its appoaranco: Allround tho lot, which measures' 400 feot {n longth by 70 in depth, run the trestles, made of 6 by 0 pine timbors, 16 feot in length, tho lower 8 foet of which aro embedded in tho earth, leav- ing 18 teet oloar atanding sbove ground, The trontles aro vory firmly’ built, and aro conneoted Dy crosa-ttinbiid and’ Bricos, “Whilo tho -earitias ‘thoir baso has boon thoroughly tamped.. The track which runs along the top of theso trostlos ‘is- made sim{:l{' of lumber of tho commonest %' cull” 1-inch boards, nnilod through with ten- ponny nails, Thoso boards aro lnid with Joints ‘80 brokon as to form one continuous, rolld and immonsely strong ohord or string of timber. By tho plncing of “wido boards in tho contro and adually-narrowing oneca * at ~ tho sidea this chord or traok Resumes tho prismatio or pyramidal shapo. Upon thenpex of thia prism is spiked n hoavy plate or. bar of iron, vhidi is rolled fnto, ffangen to royont what used to bo tormod * snake-hoading " in the old days of strap-rail, The prism fs 14 {nchos" high- in tha contro and 2 foct wide at tho baso. Tho {ron ghios. or railis 254 inches in width aud 3¢ of an iuch in thicknoss. * S8o'much of tho naturs: of tho raflway could bo Iearned by any one'who took the troubls to oxamine tho track, but for' the additionel information Tur TRIDUNE ro- porter, who was sont to writo up r TIIE NEW ERA IN RATLROADING, : s obliged to call upon Mr, John Fitch, at tho offico in the Pacific Hotel, which that gentle- mon was uconmn in ‘conjunction with BAIr, Crow, the invontor, Both gentlomon were found to bo onthusiastic believors in tho now idea, and quito rendy to show its peoullarities. to any vis- itors. * Mr, Fitoh was ovrdently woil plossed at tho mystifloation which tho treatle-work and track hod caused to the numbors who visited it every day, and thoir ingoulous suggeations as to tho oso to which {t would bo nltimatoly ap- vlied. Ho thinks that a like crowd doubtless of such {ucrodulous }fwo lo _assombled on ihe dock of North River, Now York Oity,’ to witnogs .the wheoezing, pufiing, panting Olormont, Robort Fulton's first stoamboat, which, with wind and tide favorable, could aitain :a°spoed of.four miles por hour, and finds comfort in. the rofloc- tion thnt the epinning-jonny-of Richard Ark- wright called forth af first tho hoarty contompt of tho Bpitalsfield woavers, . 4 . THE'TRAOK, 5 aa it ot present -stands, i3 a solid, handsome structure, surmountod by a complofe minfature railrond-locomotivo, wolghing 4 tous, with ta nnsungor-cuncb attached, 7 foot in. width, Doun n woight, and with' & copacity of soats ing comfortably twenty-two persons. It will Iutorost partica who vieit the now oxporimont to know that the same engino and coach have sl- ready beon in successful oporation in Philadol- phin during tho past ninety dnys, upon a track smallor-in sizo, but eimilar in construction. On tho Philadolpbia track it has run a diatance of aver 1,000 milos, and it was thoro that Mr. Fitch flrat saw it and made up his mind that it was just the thing for the City of Chicago. TAE INVENTOR of the prismoldal railrond is Mr. Emmo Crew, an Ohio gentloman, but rocontly o Tesident of the Btato of Alabamsa, whoro ho perfected the iden which be originntod in tho formor State. 1t was whilo riding o velocipede that tho idea struck bin that be could mako a one-rail railroad if only ha could fit sida wheels to Insure a sterdy balance. He soon dovised a raised prismoid track, on the sloping sidos of which the side- whoala could rest aud run while the butk of tho weight would be borne on tho top rail, The ONE-RAIL RAILROAD has often boon heard of, but no rocord ¢ the Whashington Patont-Offico shows anything like the “prismofd " form of track, or the poculinr formation of whoels which run upon it. One of tha greatost advantages to bo derived from tho tracia the oxcecdingly sharp curves round which thoe locomotives which occupy it can run. The ourves in the frack opposite tho Grand Pacific - Hotol ars of & radlus of' only 8744 foot, nnd it is tho_ fntontion of Mr, Titeh to send the engine andl coach round theso at the rato of from fivo to fiftcen miles por hour. No diminution of spoed at the curvea is nocos- sary, while tho cars keep an exact lovel, and thoro is no noise of groaning and grinding wheol- flanges, It {8 the " TUNDOUNDED DELIER of the inventor and Mr. Fitch, and of many who have examinod the track and tho engino and cavs whichran on i, that it is o physical impos~ aibility for the ocar to bo thrown off tho track. 8o that thoro who attend at T'racy's block this aftornoon, whon thoy sco tho locomotive and cosch runl\inxf through mid-gir on & single track, noad not got in the slightest bit alarmed for the conkoquences, ** As a proof of how deoply in earuest Mr, Fitch it in his wish to have the one-rail railroad be- come . A OHICAGO INBTITUTION, he purchased a cargo of suitable Iumber yostor: day which is now being convoyed by the Illinois Central Kailrond to Hydo Park, and on Monday morumi: be will bogin the luyini of s track & mile in longth, extending from Stony Island av- onue, along the south end of South Park to the proporty of John aud . J. Fiteh, which may be the radius of a grand line of city and suburban railrond, oxtending from South Ohlcago to the north ond of Wabash avenue, It is the inten- tion to Dave this road undor - way within ninecty ‘ dnys, and ready for rmnning within six months, Such of thia line aa will run through tho city will bo elovatod on ologant iron pillars, 24 foot apart, while the track will bo constructod in as light and airy o stylo as will bo consistent with etrongth, Ata distanco of evory four or five blocks & spiral stairenso will convoy pagsongers to n comfortablo waiting- room, whero thoy will await the arrival of their car, which, aa the cars will run by a time-table, thoy can caloulato to o nicoty. ~Thore is no Qoubt thut & Yue of thig kind would prevent MANY ADVANTAGES . ovor the strest-car nystom, 1t would not epoll tho rondway ; it would run faster; thero would be none of the poity annoyances of stopping nt evyary street-cornor to lob'in & slow-moving bulic of humenity whoso proscnce in s streot-car at single fare Is o fraud upon the Company and an unpunishable breach of tlo cruolty-to-ani- mnln ordinanco; no itaration of whietles, shrioks and ontha at tardy wagons in front or at crosa- stroetd, Mr, Fitch says that whon his road s finjehod: ho will run from tho city-limits to Lake atroot in fiftoon minutes, charging only o G-cont faro, whila tho faro to South hicago will b 10 conts. 1t bo accomplishos this, the ULTIAATE BUCOESS of his unflortuklupi iy busnnd o doubt, and the good it will accomplish in Onleongo boyoud com- pute, It is but fair to stute that the bulk of the many who havo callod npon tho oftico of the f)rumolum of tho now enterprise have rogarded t ag a vory lkoly-looking projeat, and have only roserved final L\lflgmont until to-day, when the Jocomative will bo put in motion, aud’ tho practl~ cability of the ling fully kot forth. In connac- tion with the line Ar, Iitch is about to build, it is statod thut thero will be held a¢ the Grand Pa- clflo Hotol, this ovening, o > / MEETING OF PROPERTY-NOLDERS, _ Tark-Commissionors, and rallroad-mou’ of Ofi~ ©8g0 to hoar aud considor all that moy bo nd- vanced about the projoct, Phero will then bo 8ot forih full partioulars of what the cost_of the Hue, its runniug oxpenses, oto,, will bo, and those who will not havo baen able to witness the oxperiment in thoe nftornaon can loarn the naturo of tho new railroad b{. viowing the modols in the projector's office, Abundant opportunity will be affarded Chicngo oitizons of ecefng the line work, g tho endless soction put up on tho T'raoy Blook will bo kopt in operation diring the noxt :tlllnlr g;rfl;: Weoks, 6o A‘tl evory onowho feelsat intorosted in the matler can repair thithy aad judge for himsolt, u ez ——— ml'rn‘:nd to Denth, Among the accidonts at the recont 1 ception in Londou wae the fnllmv‘l’n 3 :fl:w‘;fi by the London Zimes, Notwitistanding the mulumnno{ of tho woather, a number of women,- with infants in tholr arms, {n their anxloty to \vlow the proceasion, got mixed up in tho crowd ‘moar Northumberland Houso, Whon tho signal was givon that tho royal gortoge was approach- ing, the **rough * elomont, which predominatod intho crowd, forced n woman namod Mary Atcharly Into n doorway. Biich was the pressurg that Bho was unable to oxtricate hersolf, and ’Iiarmlgnby maveh mouths old, was prossod to onth, . > ; THE COURTS. Miscellancous RNusiness Transncted Youtordny. ; THE P. 0. D, CONPANY, 5 Qoorgo Hubort, the former Tristes of the P. 0. B, Combany, filed & volumfnous ‘nccount or Dill for Lis yaluablo servicos whilo aoting for tho Company. Hubert says that on the 0tb, 7ih, and Bthof Innunry last hohad divers doep diraudsions Mathinoy In regard to his mortgago, For theso turoo duys’ work and drawing s bond, hio cliargos tho modest sum of $225. For hoing called up st 8 a m. ho charges $176. His ox- ponsos, inoluding onrriage-hiro, for run- olog tho catablishmont, amount to a little over 88,600, Blodestly distrusting his own logal knowlodge, ho ealled in Mossra, King. Beott & Payson, and thoy prosentod n bilk for 260. 'The oustodlan's chsrgo was ®410, Aud for his furthor sorvicos ba chiargos on gonoral prinei- g{lun the sum of 31,500, the total belng $6,162,81, 0 tas recelvud, ingludlny $1,485,80 from ticl ots, $1,406.07, leaving atill duo him $4,750.14, which ho asks may bo made s first lion on the property. It boing possiblo’ that tho croditors svould not fool contented to pay such high-pricod foes, an ordor was {asued that all persons inter- cated should show causo within flve days why guoh sum should not ba paid, ANOTAER 8UIT UNDER TIE LIQUOR LAW. ... Tudpa Baoth was ongagod in tryiug tho.oaso of Ounkan ngoinst Almordingor yostorday. Tho action was brought by Mary M. Conklin -and o whole brood of littie Conkiing, to recover $10,000 dnwnages for tho death of Mr. Conllin,. who was Xilled by falling off o bullding, Mra, Couklin claims tho fall wags .brought about through drinking to excoss in the dofendant's saloon, while Almerdinger thinks the oause was a quar-~ rol botwoon deconsed and a brothor-workman, The case was conclided aud given to tho Jury, and a verdict will bo rendored this morning if any is arrived at. BUIT ON A BANK-BALANOE, Olnrlos J. Hull bogan a suit yestorday in the Qircult Court mgawnst tho Bauk of Chiongo, to Tecover an alleged balancoof §2,688.31. An afii~ davit, filed by ouo P. 0. O. Morgan, as_sgent of: Hull, stotos that the balance was made on the 18tk of Maroly, 1879, tho book, as belanced, show~ ‘iug the above amount to his credit, but which tho bank rofusea to pay. y TIE MEERER OASE. Tha jury in the Maekar cngo wore still out last night at G o'clock, but sent in & mossago to the Judgo stating thab they would be able to ngres . by this morning. b L " PARTNEDSHIP BQUABBLE.. Oharles Arnold filod a bill yesterday in the Cirouit Court against his ‘pnrtnur,, Gaorgo V, Christinn, asking & dissolntion of the partnor- ehip and an'account. Complainant states that in November, 1873, ho eutored inte partpership with tho defondant in tha ment and flsh P“m"g businesg, Obristisn has, however, wholly nog- lected his dutios, overdrayn his account, and squanderoed it in drinking. Ropoated attompty have boon made to hiave, an account, but so far unsuccessfully, - Complainant . therafora eske for an account, and dissolution of the partnor- ship, and slso for an injuction to provent the dofendant from interfering with tho partnorship sffnirs, This last was granted. undor a bond for 2500, . yrEys, Judge Henton will have no further call, but will leavo for homo to-day. Ho will be hioro Alay 20, to bear motions for now trials, ‘Tho cano of Price against Ledlio is concluded and given to the jury. 3 5 Judge Farwoll will give decialons to-day. in the oases of MoCallum v. Gilmore, Coleman v. Me- Kay, Dowsld v, Dowald, and Moore.v. Moore. BANKRUPTOY ITENS. In tho matter of J. B. Mayo, the Assignee, B, F. Notris, flled a roport stating thut an offer bad bocn mado-by M. 8, Marsh for the bankrupt's atock aad fixtires at 40 porcent on tho inventory prico ; thut the expensas of the storo wern £300 & month, aud that the stack would better bo sold at that price than kopt aud retailed. The bank- rupt and o mpjority of the creditors having con- souted to such sulo, an order was mado for all porsons interoatod to show couse by Tuosday morning why such sale shoald not be made. In the mattor of Frauk Wentworth, Cornellus Van Schaack filed o potition stnll‘l;g that ho bad recovered & judgment ugainst Wentworth for £1,003, and had caused nu oxecution to be issued and lovied on the property of ** Browna® restaur- ant, The Asslgnoe has subscquantly sold tho samo for about £20,000. Van Schanck states that his judgmont was abtained in the ordinary way, end is o valid prior lion, and he asls thut it may bae paid In full. An order was mede for tha As- signeo to show causo in thrae doys why such pa- tition should not bo grantad. Tho proccedings ogainst Baum & Mandel weroe orderaed to bo dismigsed without projudice, Tho proccodiugs againat the Crown Brand Leathier Compauy will be dlsmigsed Thursday. SUPERIOR COURT IN DRILF. Godfrey and Moses Bnydackor began a suit for. 81,000 sgainat M. D, Dailoy. I, W, Fuller bogan s suit in replevin against 0.7, Oberg for $1,000. ‘Wiswall, Nazro & ‘Thompson sued B. 0. Lucs for $1,000. it J. W. MoMackin & Co., for the use of William V. Johnaton, brought sult sgainst W, L. New- ‘man, clalming 85,000, Runsbury Boward bogan a suilt againat G. L. Gongdon for 84,000. Tho Town of Cicero filed o petition to asaoss the danmnges for opening Willow avenuo from Take to Madison stroot. . CIRQUIT GOURT, Harah A, Onmpbell flled a petition aeninst the Cliicago Weat Division Railivay Company, claim- ing dowor in tho undivided 8-6 of the 8. 4 of tho 8, E, % of Seca, 12, 89, 13, . 0. W, Yowlor began & suit for $2,000 against tha Sinclsir & Atkius Company, THE COUNTY COURT, Tu tho matler of the ostate of Adolph Mische, grant of ndministration was.issuned to Anton May, undor an approved bond of &7,000. Widow's ronunciation on filo, Qeorge Y. Nortbrup was appointed adminis- trator of tho estato of Mary 8. M. Northrup, under an approved bond of 8500, Tho administrator’s annual report of the estato of R, D. McFarlane was approved. In the mattor of tho cstato of Goorge Lichten- bergor, citation to Oharles Lichtonborger, Ad- ministrator, to glow cause why ho should not ba romoved for not filing completo inventory, re- turneble April 23, at 10 o’clock a. m. Lettors of guardianship weroe issned to For- dinand E. Gands, a8 guardian of Fordinand Al Candn, n minor, undor an approved bond of 3,000, Julids E, Rocck was sppoiuted guardinn of Adu(fi:o Maria Roeck, undor an approved bond of ,000, Tha case of August BSobmerler v. Mina Ratzaok, for forciblo detainor, was on trial. Cugo dismissed as to Rike Ratznck ; jury waived, and submitted to Court, who finds defendant guilty, and order of writ of possossion. Motion for now trinl by defondunt continuod till next torm, to bo taken up on notice, v ‘Tha clnim of John Toohoy, for $100 againat the eatato of Margarot L. Qommorfard, was allowed ; and fhat of Samuel O, Skinuer, for $116.50 agningt tho.estate of Richard Mason, Br., was aluo allowed. THE CALL TO-DAY, Jupae. FAnwrLL—1,076 to 1,400, TUE OALL MONDAY. Jupos Roaeus—178, 187, 188, 100, 101, 196, 108, 200, 201 to 207, 210 to 218, 217, 210, Junat: Boorn—G9 to 88, excopt 85, Juas nes—1,549, 2,227, 1,803, 670, Junak H{eAtToX~—No call, o Junar: AoRonEnTS~14, 16, 10 to 87, 40 to 49; Jupar JaxesoN-—101 to 131, except 118 sud Jupae Sari—Asslsta JudgeiMoRoborts, JUDGMENTS, Burenton OoURT—CoNvrmsioNs—John Nelion v, ohin Flood, $190.—Duzand Brothers v, Anna Tobuck and Honry Tobaok, $74,34.~F rancin Juckvon v, Bamuel J. Walker sud J, E, Young, $7,641.30, Junag MoloBenTa—W, 8, Coopor ot al, v, Joln O, Ryan,$487.08.—D. P, Gubborly v. Jaes A. Beott, $300, —Jolin 1T, Mortmer ot al, v. {¥illism Kurka, $1,020,92, —Olous Olson v. K, Kuudson wnd- A, J.’ Kundson, 33,76,—W, B. La Purlo ot al, v, Jobn O and Bllzabet); inpiol 3 Ainding, $200.80,—Jacob Btvohn v, Loula Relnard; verdict'$151,40, and motlon for now trinl, Jupag Srrir—liichard D, Kirby v, Gyrus ¥, Miller, A, Bwick, Heury Seurs, I, 1, Bearv, o K, W, Deatlio s vordict, $14.44, ond’ motion for wew iriw—J, W, Nicliold v, Bato, $23,60, aud motion for uaw irial, Oimourt GounT—Junaw Hoarns—Lmpire: Muching Works v, Tiotns L, Pacor and Jobu Foraytho ; vot- dlet, $3,600, and mailon for now trinl, ofinaR oot Sdserge E. Welling' ot l, v, W, I, 'Noill and John O'Neltl ' judgncnt by ‘sgrocniont agaiust W, J. O'Notll for $10,43, N 104, —— A Onse of Misappliod Gilts, Hyom the Springfleld (Mass,) Republican, ' Oortain peoplo of oyr agquaintauce ara naver tired of woudering at Gon, Butler's braius, ;nnnk. shrowdnoss, andaolty, prodigious faoulty or hiard work, tho numbor of onsos hie trios, the bignean of tho feos bie pookets for irylng them, Some- of these noonlo are in eur ewn line of buelnoss, Wo don't qasrrol with thiolr admirs: ton for tho Qenoral. Mo’ fs ° n. very fomarkablo man—in ono or two et epocta probably the *. most - romarkablo man now upan.the publio atngo. Many -a_miad, who- abhiora his rmlRlcu and dotoats his mnmn,_i'n yot conkcloua of a mocrot ploasure in seeing” * tho crittor sloah around.” But wo_can't holp think- ing, whon wo hear the Gonoral's admirers run- niug aver tho catalogyo of his qualitios, of tho address of tho Pannsylvania Judgo totho prison- or . tho bar, “ Young_man,” sald lus ilonor, ‘! Providonco hing blowdod you with honlth an strongth, fugtasd of which you go sbout thoe country steallog shoop.” OANADA., The Riecl Caye in Parlinment«=Motlon for Il ExpulslonssGovernment’ El« nancess«Agricultiurnl Intoro Che Proposition to Make. the Duko of Kdinburgh GoverndriGonoraf. Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, O1TAWA, Canndn, April 10.—The Rf. Hon, 8ir John A, Macdonald, though in ‘the Housc; dur- ing the nftornoon sesslon yeatorday, sbionted himeolf 1n the ovening again, during tho consid- erntion of tho Riel caso. Attornoy-Gonoeral Clarko, of - Mavitobn, was ox- smined at the bar of the ITouse, and tho sum- mons of tho Houso to: Riel-being. disrogarded, Bowell gnve notioo that on Monday noxt he would movo that Loals Riel, & mombor of this Houso for tho eleotoral dintriot of Provencher, in tho Provinocs of Manitoba, having beon charged with murdor, and a bill of indictment for sald offenso uaving beon found sgainst liim and warranta ls- sued for his approhonsion, and' said Louis Riel Laving fled from {usflcu, and heviag failed to oboy an order of the Houge that ho shonld at- tond in his placo on Thursday, the 0th of April, 1874, bo expolled from the House. .AGRIOULTURAL INTERESTH, A’ committco hns boon granted by the House to Inquive into tha conditlon of tho agricultural intercuts, with n viow to adcortaining if pro- tection ngainst foreign importationa of grain s nocoBsary. - EEE - THE GOVERNOIENT EGTIMATES for 1874-5 amount, in round ‘tumbors, to $43,- 000,000; Tho oy FinancoMinitor is basot with dtnfoultion on_oyory band, indnced by indiffor- oueo, n systomatic applieation of public funds to sorve politicnl onds, aud tho -purchags of po- litienl support by his prodecessors in office. Howavor, the tountry’s genoral ‘prosperity " is unquestioniod. Both publiaZand private orodit i good, but public confidonce {8 strongthened by the full knowledgo of thae stato of affnirs, an tho ability of thoso in powor-to deal with thom. 4 "THE GOVERNOL-GENERALSHIP. TonoNTo, April 10.—Tho Globo: discussds tho oseibility of Canada having 8 royal Governot-: &uunrul, & succossor to. Lord ' Dufforin in the' person of ihe Duko of Edinburgh, It considera:| bofy tho mattor botl- from & colonisl and imporial standpoint, and concludes upon its inndvisas; bility. Its conolusions aro thus summed u; From whatover point of view wo spproach tho pro- posal of making the Duka- of Edinburgh Governor-' Genoral of Canads, wo sco diflicultics, and difliculties of such magnitudg that with regret wo placo th tractive notion of boing governed for four-yeara by & 'Jfl"“ Duko among iho catogory of impracticablo e b B ol £ VESBII, NUTLDIYG, DA Quepro, April 10.—Forty-four vessols of all sizos, to bo rondy for sen in May and Jupe, vnl- ued at 31,250,000 are betng bwilt in and- about this city. s (T ths Associnted Press.) - ‘RIEL'S CASE IN PARLIAMEN ' OtrAwA, Ont., April 10.—Atty.-Gon. Olarke, of Mamtob, was again oxaminod on the Ricl question beforo tho Hounse.of Commons last night, The ovidonce wont to show that, for somo timo subsoquont to Olarke's arrival in Manitobs, and antorior to tho criminal proceed- inga tskon ngainet Riel, he (Clarko) had beon fully awaro of Riel’s movemets, and had tried to dissunde him from bocoming & candidate, Clarlo acknowlodged that kie had onca offcrod to fight Ricl at ton pacos becausd' the ‘latter was importinent, and ho (Clarke) had roceived an anonymous lotter ~saying his’ lifo was in danger if ko _ porsidted in his courss with regard .to Ricl. . Tho ordor of tho day for Ricl's attondnmce in his place in the House was thon rond, and no responss heing givon, Dotogtivo Hamilton was callod to the Bar, and gavo evidonco to tho offoot that he had done il iu his power to arrost Roil, but bad been un- successtul. Constablo MoVeity gave similar ovidenco, Bowoil saidif tha Qovornment did not take action inthe matter he would give notico of s motion for Rowl's expulsion on Mon- day night. .. THE GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIR, Toroxro, Ont., April 10.—A rumor hus bcen in ciroulation for somo time that at the'expira- tion of Lord Dufferin's torm of offico a3 Gover- nor-General of Canads, the Duke of Ediuburgh | would bosppointed. Tho Globe says it is among ths catogory of impracticablo things. —_— FINANCIAL, Rumored Suit to Recover 81,500,000 from Comunodore Vanderbilt-Tho Affnir an Guigrowih of the Late Xranfc. " Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, April 14.—0no of tho rumors float- ing around Wall strock- to-day was-to the offoct that James H. Bankor had bogan snit againat Commodoro Vanderbilt to recover: 81,500,000 It will bo romembered ' that, during the carly part of the pauic, much oxcltomont was croated by tho failure of Goorge Bird, Grinnell:& Co., brokers for Bankor, Scliell, and the late Horaca T. Olark, This firm was carrying o vast lond of Lako Shoro stock, and, dospite ‘all offorts of tho combination, their brokera had to fail, Storiea of fraud and mismanagement in tho affnira of the rond wore rifa at the time, but mflll_é Commodore : Vanderbilt succoodod in " diverting popular attention from thoso atortes. It was understood that oue of the Commodora's purposes in making this_interfor- once was to save Banker from ruin. A document is underatood to have boon formally regis- tored, in which Jumes H, Banker conveys to Vandorbilt o largo amount of real cstate. Tousos, and farnituro {n this cily. Tho papor bogina ns follows : ** For, and in consideration of, 700,000 in hand paid, we, James H. Dankor and wifo, do convoy to Corneliue ‘Vanderbilt, his heirs and_assigns, forever, tho following prop- erty,” nnd then thero is an enumeration of tho proporty, which includes much valuable ronl catato in differont parts of tho city. A‘y)mndml to this dooument ia another signed by Vanderbilt, in which bo acknowledges tho ro- caipts of convoyauce, and says that it was “re- coived and doliveved a8 mortgage,” to scoura tmgmunl of all moneys due him from-Bankor. When theso- monoys aro paid the Commodors Agraos to convey the property back without re- BOrVO. - Ak L . No positlve information was obtainable on the streob about tha suit, but the theory most genor- nn‘y curront wag that Dankor was not satisfiod with the results of tho assignment, and wag Lringing suit. with the intention of recovering | tho pmpurt{‘. 5 Amoug those who were acquainted with the Lake-Bhoro_troublo in panic times, this story was boheved, Ex-Judga Hilton, Banker's attornoy, Is out of tho city, but his son and law-partnor was found by a reporter at his oftice. Ho anreuund much Aurprisp at tho story, o said that s yot, no proceedings bad beon begun, and it was possible that the matter would Lo arranged withont ro- courso to tho courts, Mr, Vandorbilt's attorneys sny that they havo not been sorved with any pa- perd in the mattor, THE FARMERS, Meoting of the Jofforson Oounty (I1L) Farmers? Associntion, y Special Dispatoh to The Chicage Tribune, Mz, VEuxon, Iil,, April 10.—Tho Farmors’ As- sociation of this county mot at the Court-House in this city to-day, Tho mooting was called to, ordor nt 1 o'clock by the Prosident, John Bil. banks, who introduced Oapt. James Crood, of Maron County, who ontortained the audionce for Linlf an hour in his bost atyle. Ha showed up the CORMUPTIONS OV EXISTING PAUTIES, | the nocossity of achango in the Adminiastra. tion, wlileh wag uslug ity powor to perpotuate itaolr rogardioss of tho intoroats of the pooplo, and that the people must toke tho matter into thoir own hands it thoy Lopod for a rodrosa of griuvmcns that woro impoverishing Inbor and uilding up an aristoeracy of wealth inimical to our froo Institutions, ' 6, M, syiTH, Booratary of the Stato Farmory' noxt introduced, who, in a apcech of two bows, baudlad the great quostious that aro ugw agitate ing tho poaplo in his usual effegtive manuer, Ilo 'waa ospocil l{ sovore upon suoh logal papors as, undor the gulto of friendahip for the movemont, are using tholr columns totraduce what they call tho leadors ; using such epithots as ** dead- boats,”, * sorcheads,” * corrupt politiofans,” oto,, tlloplng f.m:rahye 'tll,: dostroy tho u?lnlaueldnnm')‘ in iese man, thal oy may bo onal to keep them within the packy liues asnsualy but the Asgoolatlon, was oople havo taken this mattor Into their own r:nndg. and can no longer bo dupod by such shal- 16w, protonsos, g i I Jofforaon_County haa horetofore baon one’ of the ntrong Domooratic oountioa of the Btate, but last £all T THE FANMERS OUT LOOSE FIOM PARTY and ofcoted thoir ontira tiokot for county ofttecrs, _and, notwithatanding, tho how! of tho old party that, by olocting a tnan for Oounty Judgo who was not leatned inthe law thoy had brought that court into contompt, tho peoplo nre ontiraly satfoflod with the honeaty aud intogrity of tho officars, and will not agaln _he govorned by the ring :hn bas 8o long controlled tho aftairs of the county. Tho moeting will be continued to-morrow, when ofllcors for the onsuing j{onr will bo alagt- ed. Altogethor tho mooting will ba a profitable one for tho caudo in thls gounty. ‘8T. PAUL. Newspaper Xtome==A Corrections Bpecial Dispatch to The Obfcago Tribune. Br. Paur, Mion, April 10.—David Blakeley denles tho roport that Ramsoy's friends are at the bottom of his nogotiations for tho Ploneer. Ho anys ho . contributed maiorially to Ramsoy's firat oleotion to the Benato, but since a coolness has grown up between thom, founded on causcs not likoly lo bo romoved. Also, that his pur- clinge of the Pioneer, the agreement for whicl 18 understood to bo completa, is & business and not a political entorprise. The Pioncer for itaoll announces, without donylug the impendiug ohango of ownorship, that it will romain uu- clinnged politicaily. 1t hins been roported hare for sovoral daysthat doteotives. had discovered that J. X, Tucker, of Minnoapolis, exccuted tho forged papors..which weora pagsod 1nst wook upon the Morchants' and Marina National Banks of this city. Ho wna convioted of a like offonse throoyentsago, sent to the Biajo Prison, aud pardonod out last summer by Goy¥, Auatin, The roport appoars to be fimntly unjust to Tucker, who'is ongaged in oporable employmant for frionds who have tho utmost faith in his dosiro and powoer to ‘regain his former goad namo. RELIGIOUS, . . illinols German Evangclical Confer= } ;... .-onces : ! . Correspondence of T'he Chicago Tribune, KARKAREE, 111, sonion of tho Lliinois Gorinan Evangolical Qon- :forence oponod in thua city to-dsy. Ministerial candidates havo boon undor oxamination for two days prior to tho formal oponing of the Confor- onto., The body now in sossion I8 compored of; sbout olghty delegatos, rpresonting ail portions of the 8tato. 'Thoy are an intelligont, ecarnost: assemblago of middle-nged. mon, and davota thomaolyes heartily and sorionsly to the business efore thom. Tho- session was oponod by Bishop J. J., Easher, of Chicago, who 18 tho presiding officor, Ho delivered a pointod address, enlling tho at~ ontion of tho membors to tho duties and ro- sponaibilitios dovolving upon thom in their dele~ gated capacity. v & 'ho Rev. M. Btamm.was appointoed the Gor- man Boorotary, - and. tho Rev. D. B, Byors, En- glien Secrotary, *“Roporters for varions papors' ‘wero appointed. The membors wora then examined with rofor- enco to their moral. conduct, and according to tho ofticinl record.. Thia sction was soon ended in brotherly love. * 9 - ! Eldor orders wora ‘conferred upon President A. A, Bmith, of Naporville College ; Prof, I, W. oiduer; Thomas Alberding, and . Algenlaub, Dencon 'ordrs woro votad to tho . Hov, W: Schimuos, > . Disoussions upon various matiers coming within tho_ province of the Conferenco wors intorapersed -through the sossion, and many in- toliigent and practical hinta were thrown out by differcnt spealors, Other dologates ave still expected, and tho probabilily it that the roll-call will exhibit an attendance of noarly 100 ore the Conferenco adjourns, SECOND DAY, Spectat Dispatch to 2'he Chicago Tribune, EARKAREE, April 10.—Tho attondance to-day was somewhat larger thou yesterday. Roport of Committeo on Boundaries adopted. The Reve. 8. Swartz, L. Glasser, and John Dungel wore located: The Rove, J. Kurtz and A. Gaglo wore also located, but will remain in the itinorancy anothor year. Tho Rev.. I, E, Condo racolved his aredentlsls, “and will unite with tho Kansas Conforence. John Trey, Wasloy Ferner, O.Koch, Charles Ringle, Henry Eller, D. W. Fink, received pro- butionary licango to preach. " TheRev. J. W. Morh was reingtatod as Elder, from which oflice a provious Conforonca din- miasod him, A:-committeo-was appointed to report upon the proprioty of permitting socinblos and othier on- tortainmonts to be given under the sanction of the Church, The Rev. W, Gasalo was re-clected to the of- fice of Prosiding Elder. Prosiding Eldora were stationed ss follows: Ghicago District, G. Vottor ; N&Purv‘lllu District, W. Gassle; Trooport ‘District, H. Rohland; Mendota District, Jacob Bhafalo; Pooria Die- trict, Jacob Himmel, It was decidod to hold the next annual Gonfer- enco at Elgin, on tho 8th of April, ‘Lho prosent session will probably lnst through: Aonday. Cinciunati Brauch of the the Wome on’s Foreign lonary Socictys Corunnug, 0., April 10.—At the mooting of. Cincinnati Branch of tho Womon's Foreigo §fis— sionary Society to-day, tho following oficars wero olocted : “Presidont, Mrs. Blshoj " Olark ; Tronsuror, Mrs, W. B. Duvis; Recording Soc. retary, Misa Q. A. Latbrop; Corresponding Socrotary, Mra. G. I, Doughtv; and Auditor, tho Rev, L. Hitchcock, oll of Cinninvati, The next l‘x;eam\g ot tho Soclety will be held in Cin- cinnati, e e S NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS Xts Coming Scavion«-Oircular from the Prosidon Order of Businesy, PUESIDENT'S OFFIOR, NASRYILLE, TENN,, Marcl, 1874, } "The third sossion of this Oongroaa will be hold ot Atlants, Ga., May 13, 1874, This location sf- fords to Northorn roprosontatives an oxcollont opportunity.to learn something of Bouthern ag- riculture, and o this ground the selection was atrongly favorad by the Northern delogation at Indianapolis, 'The nocessary arrangoments for the.oceasion will, it is underatood, bo amplo and complato. S p REPRESENTATION,—This {8 & purely rapresent- ative hody, since, by tho amended Constitution, agricultural or kindred socioties whioh shall have (or may contribute) 85 to defray incidental px- penses of the body aro ontitled to ono delegate ench, withont reference to the numbor of mem- borship, 'This includes State Boards of Agricul- ture, Hortioullure, aud Pomology, United Bintos Dopartment of Agriculture, each agrioultural school or colloge, Nations), State, and Subordi- nalo Granges; also, State Farmors’ Associntions ond Farmors' Oluba, Onyzors CONTEMPLATED~—By an annual gath- ering of ropresentatives of tho industrial and roducing classes from different parts of tho nion, represonting e_:vo{(y phzse of agriculture, from that striotly sciontifle to the fimmnghly practiosl, to oliminato and troat of thoso intor- oste of tho farmor, which aro goneral; o con. sider ngfluulmru in'a uationsl, not locn{, point of viow; to Buggeat romedios for the many difficul- tios and disadvantagos under which the farmer now labors; the promotion of an intolligont understanding of political cconomy in its rola- tion to agrloalturs by papers and’ discussions upon finance, taxation, commerco, etc., and it is aosigned as commoan ground whero all tho olo- ments, the open and scorot, composing the JFarmera' movement, cancoma tafmmr. barmon- 1ze, and unify the wholo, which a indisponsablo to securo success, and to Lring about ecaniomy and reform fn the sdminiatration of govorne mont, ‘and thereby restore the country to‘its pristino purity, 'T'he parting injunction of that great and good- rann, Com, M. F. Maury, who'may bo truthfally atyled tho high priest of aclence, and the sincero and able advocato of agricullure in all its di partments, in his 8t. Louis addrees, was: * Fos tor this agricultural cougross, and among tho lierouloan Iabors that devolve nrnn a truly ne- tional agrioultural congress is the strangling of monster monopolios and the reucuiug of tho in- Qustriea of the land from odlous tarifte," In view of tho ropresontation, aime, and ob- !nm, and nocessity of such an annusl convoca~ ion of ropresentativo farmors and sciontifis gen~ tlemon, and especially since the farmor-mingd is uwmufihly aroused to tho nocossity of constdor~ ing with tho greatost doliboration many ques- April 9,—Tho thirtioth aonual’ tions tnunhklfi tho industrial intorssts of the couutry, and has now bocome ready for vigorons and effect{ve action, thore ia every Yoason to ox- poct a rull reprosantation, and I thorofore urge upon all constituent bodlos, and capoclally the Patrons of Husbandry, to be reprosented, It is -especlally raquested that notifioation “ghall bo raado of tho appointmont of delogates to: Charlea W, Groone, Bocratary, Jacksonville, Il., at o8 oarly a dato an Vuntlanh o, ~ i d . . W. 1L Jaoxson, Prosident.. ORDER OF TUFTNESS. 1%‘::\1{1"::‘1““ by L‘ulm oxoautiva ounoil, and lomon named have boon ux%glauaulon. i invitod to open *Tho Congress will assemblo ab Al Watnenday, Hag 1, at 10w, "¢ Aate, on Wodnoaday, May 18, 10 &, m.—Call to arder, Prosident's Address, Anpointment of Comtalt- teo on Crodentinla and Committoo on Finance, Roports of Bncrolnr( and 'Tronsuror. 9 p, m,— Roporta of CommiLfoo on Grodontinis, Appotute mont of Committeo on Dreaidont’s Addrean, - Jta. porty, ste, Roports 6f Btanding Commitloos ap- ointod atloat seasion, Miscojisucons Businossy, * Agrioullural Statistios,"—J, R. Dodgo, Depart. mont of Agtionlturo, Washington, D, [+ (Dis~ cussfon thoroon till ndjournment). Evnnin{z Sosslon, 7 p, m.—Raporta of Commit- teon and Mircollancoun Buslnoss, 8 p.m.—*HT; dustrial Education—What fs its presont Btand. iny ,‘nmu% w}ll&lfifl:llélfl (i‘{:mpun'—llcn. A, D. 0, Presidont Cornoll Uniyes Y. (L'Ilncuau(nn. Yo Al N Thursday, May 14, 0s, m.~—Roports and Mis- collaneous Tusiness,’ 10's, m,—t Amarioan For- oatry.”" Dr, John A, Wardor, Cincinnati, O, Disonssion.) 2 p, m.—* What aro the Draw- acka to Amorican Agricultnro, and What Rom- edion aro Neoded?” Col, J, B, Killobrow, Nnsly. ville, onn. (Disoussion). 7 p, m,—"'Trana. portation—Horw far is Loginlation Praoticablo, aud What Is tho Relative Juriediction of Con- Emaa snd Btnto Legialatnro.” on. W, O, Tlagg, foro, 11l (Discussion), Fridny, May 16, 0 n, m.—Hoports and Miacol- Iancons Business, 10 &, m.—Amorican Byatem of Taxntion as Affeoting Agelcultatro ; the Hon, David A, Wolls, Norwieh, Conu. (Discussion), 3 p. m.—Amendmonts to Constifution; eleotion of officers ; place of noxt meoting, ‘hn m,—Co- oporative Businesa Rystems in Buylvg and Solf- ing; the Hon, D. W, Adums, Waukon, In, (Dis: ey, Mny 1 nturdsy, May 10, 9 a, m.—' American Pg~ motogy ;" Gol. Marahail P. Wilder, Boston, blass, nguc\mnlun), 10 & m.—Tinal roports, . Ad- ournment. Roports of Standing Committecs to bo pro- sonted a8 thoy may bo roady and portinent, It is ruggoestod aud contamplated that commit- toes will bo appointed at “the closo of .debata :p;r;‘gmltxnua:un\l\ top"u,wtu c:ult and give ox- n 0 views of o Congroes s dovel- oped by tho disoussions, Liig el — THE ROYAL MARRIAGE., Treaty Betwoon Queen Victoria and b ' the Emporor of Russin. The toxt of the treaty botweon Her BMajost: and_tho Emporor of - Russin for the mmméa ai tho Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchoss Mnario Aloxandrowns, signed at St. Potersburgh on-the- 324 January, and ratifiod on tho 29th January, Lias: boon” published. The treaty was draswn utp in Fronch and English. - The principal stipulations.aro as follows & T1oLe 8. Hor Imperial Highness: haying bocomo by hor, marriage a Princess of England gball not "bo {n any way hindored fn tho full, froe, and uurostrained exercise of tho roligious rofossion and worship of the Orthodox Church n which she ltas boon bmnfiht up, Her Im-~ perial Highness slall be ‘at liberty to have for that purposo chapols of the Orthodox rite fn tho habitations whero sho shall rosido and in hos apartmonts. Novortholoss, Hor Imporinl Highe ness shall of hor own froe will accompan rm august consort to the churches and cbnpa{s sol apart for divine worship sccording to tho ritos and coremonies of tha churches establishod by inw in Engilnnd and Scotland rospectively, at woll as to othor Protoatant churchos and chapels at-all times whon it shall bo fitting that she 8bould assist at coromonies and other public actt which may take place therein, Ant, 4, If, by the blessing of Honven, there be a child or ehildren born of this marriage, the aronts bnlonrhhng {0 difforent communions, Hor ‘Majesty, tho Queon of tho United Kingdom ol | Groat Britain and Ireland, and His Majosty, the Emporor of all tho Russing, agreo that such child or ohildren shall be brought np as a Prot. estant or Protestants, and sholl bo cdueated, maintained, and provided for as is usual with respoct to the Princes and Princesses of tha enmo rank belonging to the royal family of the United Kingdom, 80 asto exempt Hor Iymuurlnl Mighnoss from all tho charges of such mainto- panco and oducation, except so far 83 Hor lm- orial Highnoss and His Royal Highnoss, during hoir joint lives, or Hor Imperial Highnogs alone, should she eurvive her sugust congort, may by & freo and voluntary arrangemont_agroo that a contribution be mado to snch chargos from the revenue of Hor Imporial Highness, Anr. b, His Majeaty tho Bmporor of all the Russias assigns to Hor Imporial Highness g marrisge-portion of 1,000,000 of roubles, as fixed for Emporors’ daughtors Ly tho fundamental laws of tho Empire. Tha capital of 1,000,000 of roubler shall bo considored (subjoct to the atip- ulationa of different nrticles of ‘thia contract) ns & property of Her Img’nrinl Highness, It shall bo depasited with the Dopartment of Appauagon, romain forover in Ruesia, and shall bear interest &t tho Tate of 5 per cént per aunum. Tho inter- ost, durmg the joint lives of His Royal Highnoss sud Hor Imperin) Highnoss shall bo pai half- yearly to Hor Imporial Highness, who shnil have the Bulmmto aud exclusive enjoyment of it according to the ostablished usago in the Im- perinl family, and she shall Lo at Iiberty to dig- Pogo of it by'willIn favor of hr lilrs, agrecably o0 hor freo will and es sho may think proper, subject to the various arrangoments and . stipue Iatious relating to the enid capital contnined in tho following articles of the prosont troaty. Ant. 6. Asa mark of his particular affection, and which §s not to bo Considarod a procodent for tho futuro, His Mnjoaty the Emporor granis to Her Imporial Hlfizhnnnu during hor lifo an annual revenuo of 75,000 roublos, to bo chargod on tho, Appanagos. “This revonue is destined for the soparate and oxolusive usoandenjoyment of Hor Tmporial Higbnoss, who ehall bo ot liberty ta disposeof tho samo according to her own frea will 'nm!7 pIuKeura. § T. 7. As arcsult of the same sontimonts, His Mnjesty tho Emporor aselgns to Hor Tmperial Highness o epecial marriage portion of 1,000,000 of roubles. 'Thia capital aball be dopasicod in tho Treasury of the Ministry of the LEmperor's houschold.” “In the samoe manner as the capital mentioned in Articlo b, it shall romuin forevorin Tussin, and shall bear intorest b the rate of § gnr cont; por annum. The interost ehall be paid half-yearly to Hor Imporial Highness during hor life, for her separato aud exclusive use aud en- Jjoyment. 8he shall have-full power to dispose of it by will in favor of thoso porsons who are entitled by law to succecd to Lior movable estato after hor death, In dofault of and snbject ta any such disposition, it shall bo dealt swith as horeinaftor proyided. Anr. 8. Hor Imperial Highneas rotains, morg- ovor, possossion of hor privato_capital. This “oupital, whioh, on the 224 (10th) day of Jaunary of tho prosont yoar (1874), amountod, with Lha acoumulated intorest, to 600,000 roubios, shall bo placod at tho entiro 'disposl of Ior Imporial IHighness. If, eithor duringhor lifetimo or after ‘hor death, Hor Imporinl Highness shell not bave disposed of eithier the wholo or patt of this capi~ tal it shall pass to hor childron, it cho bas any, in aceordanco with the stipulations of Art. 16, In dofoult of childron born of this marringo who may be Hvlnrfi or of their descondants this capi- tal'sball bo disposed of in favor of those per- 8ons who aro entitled liymlu\v to succoed -to the movablo estate of Her Imporial Wighnoss. Anr, 9. Nothing in articlos 5, 0, 7, and 8 shall oxoludo or bo doomed contrery to any arrange- ment which their Ro{n! aud Imperial Highnosvcs may mutually agreo to for auy coutribution to- wards tho ugmnuen of their joint ostablishmont, tho idea of Hor Imporial Highness shartuy thesa exponaea out of hior own income boing in accord- :nca‘ Wwith the spirit and meaning of tho present renty, Ant, 11, Thero shall bsonly ona houschold for thoir Royal and Imporial Highnosses, Tho es- tablismont of this housohold shall be formed according - to the ussge aud eliquette of thc United Kingdom of Great Britain and Iroland, Hor Jmporial Highnoss sltall bo at liborty to ap- point, with the approval of lor Anjesty, tho 0raons who shall compasa hor parnonsl astad- ishmont; inclusive of hor chaplains and any subordinata oflicars nacessary for the exarcica of her roligion; and to dismiss and rocall at hor will the persons so attached to . hor servico, Tho salaries of all Buch porsons Ahall be paid out of Her Im{)arlnl Highnoss' vopnrala prapanf' and lucoma, 1t I8 agrocd that the dehts sud obligations which may bo incurred by Hig Rloyal Highness and Hor Imperial Highneny ro- spaotivaly shall not be common to both, but that cach of the two consorts shall Lo answorabla soparately for tho dobts and obligations which hs or she may hevo soparately ineurred, withoud Uborty to rosort to the othor of them, or to hid or her proporty or rovenue, for coutribution thoreto: And that is Royal Highnoss, and hig ropresontatives after his” deconso, shall Lo ine domnified out of tho soparate proporty and in. come of Hor Imporial Ilighuess, against ony dobta et abligations which mny bo sopnratoly i flu;r%d b:‘ I]]l?g lilmporlal Hlfihnfinni and for wmug 18 Roys NOSE A, tho law of Englaut e held rosponaible or ]lzlah!. &4 g g I A Curious Unitormity. One of tho mosl wonderful things in the world {s tho uniformity of apparent accidontu, Thus, in Great Britain, whoro s.!m atotistics are much better prosorved thau in this country, tha total number of deaths by human violeico in 1870 waa 16,059+ in 1809 it wad 10,497 ; it wau10,e 088 fn 1808 ; 16,806 in 1807; 16,016 {n 1866; 17, 874 in 1805, and 17,018 in ‘1804, Not ouly thal but the eame uniformity extonds to the manud “The following progvammo iy suzzeated. gubs | in which tha vintima mat tholy deaths,