Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1874, Page 3

THE POLICE. Annual Report of Superintend- ent Rehm, o Speaks Flattoringly of the Men Sineo Ho Took Chargo. There Were 27,9056 Arrests During the Year, And $347,000 Worth of Proporty Re- ported Stolen. Increaso of tho Force Recommended, Buparintondont Rohn prosented his annual ro- port to tho Board of Polica Commiaslonos yostorday, and it was placed on file, It is eubstantially as followst Defore ontering juto or glving the dotnilaof the sworkingsof tho forco for tho yoar, I beg permieston to stato that einco I mssumed tho position of General Buporintendent of Police, in Decomber last, tho mem~ bors of the dopartmont have, with very raro excop- tlons, exhibited an evidont detarminntion to faithfully perform their respootive dutics, tho roault of which 18 that wo can to-dny point with prido to tho fuot that LESS ORIME 1AS DEEN COMMITTED, . loan arre ectod for violations of city ordinauces, and & much botter shiowing of stolon property recove 0d Auring tho last thros months tisn for any other tfirco montha of tho year; and this notwlihstanding tho fnot that many of our citizens, on tho approach of winter, wero apprelicnaive of o season of crimo and dopredations on account of tho unusual number of ‘persons aut of employment, ‘As will bo seen, thoro {4 & decreaso fn the number of arrests, and in the smount of erine committod ; and nat only 1s there un incronss In the smount of TROPEUTY MECOVERED, but thero has been recovered during tho last threp months $5,2:4 worth of stolen property in esccss of 1l smount #o reportod, while for {ho previous nino months not over §5 per cont of stolen property had boon recovored, 1418 pronor to atato Liore, howaver, ihat iho detootives at tho Central Statlon havo per forined valuablo survices, and binve Loon very sucesss~ ful during tho last thrco wonths, huving Tecovered during thy montka of January, February, and March atolon property to tho amount’of $14,126,81, whoreas during tho throo previous moutha ouly $5,06% worth had beon rocovored, Tho police force nt preeant conslets of one General Buporintendent, three Caplulus, Roventeon Hergoants, Bod 625 patrolmen. Horo follows o statement, in detail of the num- bor of men omployed at cach precinet station, together with recommendations concerning tho improvement and onlurgement of the Kint, Second, Third, and Fourth V'rocinot Stations, DEPUTY SUPERINTENUENT, The Buperintondont theu goos on ¢ 1 would_moat reapectfully recommend the appoint- ment of a Deputy Buperintondent of Polico, na there is m urgent nesoanary for an ofoer to vislt o yatious atious froquontly s ardos fo uujorvisg o working And discipline of the force, The Geuoral Superintend- mit buing roquired to_attend to tho dutles at Folico Hoadquarters, it Is impossible for Lim to visit the Mationa and give the dopsriment bia personal super- vision. TYCNTASE OF TIE rouck. 1would respoctfully usk thut tlio number of Sor- genta bo increasud o tweuty, thero boing only soven- fuen st presont, as at somo of 'tho prectuct stations wo foquiro’ two Sorgeants, owing to tho number of e ptationed thers for dufy, and that tho polico forco bo {ncrensed by the appointmont of vighty ; fivo addition- &1 patrolmen, ten of thasa patrolmen having {0 act as roundsmon nt the stptions. In_ consoquonce of tho rapld growth of tho suburba of tho city, wo liavo nat sufljcient patroimen 1o protect tho ciifzens residing thiors, and owing to tho large area of territory covored Dy tib clty, awl tho limited number of patrolmen in o outer Preoinets, it I ulmast impassiblo for s patrol- manto elfectually protect tho eitizons in thosa dis- telets, Twould alsorecommend that tho drilling of the polica forco Lo resumed et an carly day, 383 humber of tho patrohnen now on the force havo becu appoint- cd_sinco its discontinuanco sbout cightcen mouths g0, “Tho appendod tables will ‘show tho number of ar~ Teaty, nuturc f cbarges, smount of fines, valiio of property Teported loat of stolen, and valuo of property Tecoverad fox oaoh moutls of tha year, THANIKA, In conclisfon, T destro to beat testimony (o (1o cor- dial co-operation and cfliefoacy of all branches of fho geryico sfuco I asaumed the_ Superintendency of thio jolice-forco tn Dacombor last, and especisliy of tho otoctive Dopartment, for lts able asaistance and Droupt nction in the’ rocovery of property roported &tolen und the arrest of eriminals ; aud to you, gentlcs - men, for your counscl, aid, and fufluciico'fit the promotion "of tho {ntercsis and eMciency of the De- artment, Talso desiro to return iy wiicora thauks, spoctfully submitied, TROPENTY STOLEN AND RECOVERED, Tabularstatement showiug tho valua of property re- ported siolon, valu of wiolen propecly Yecovered, ‘swount of ucs, number of arrests, charges, ot Valuo of proper- Value of tyreported loctor property e Honth. alalen, cavered, April $ 244014 May. 30,740,600 Juno 39,605, 1,976.60 20,018,00 45,809.00 4 January, .. 1071.00 February..... 15,454.00 Aar 22,020,00 $210,685.00 Namoer of Amount of arresta, i Jinea. $ 18,4100 19,438.00 18,8880 18,145,00 00 10,830, 10,508,00 10,950, 20,00 0.0 $105,709.00 21; nreom, G; o8 8 ; assanlting an assauit with intent to comniit rape, 25; asesult with intent to commit robbery, 643 ussaull ‘with futont to kill, 165 ; nsaault with mteut to dn bodi); injury, 9; assault with o deadly wespon, 20 cassory b robbery, 6; bastardy, 913 bigamy, ‘103 burglary, 279 ; buthibg tnsido city limils, 85 3 carrying concealed weapons, 50 contompt of court, B3 cruelty to unimals, 190 ; drunk, 3,848 ; drunk ond 'disorderly, 3421; aisorderly, 8,724 : disorderly and vagrancy, 80 (isorderly aud resisting nn officer, 218; destituto, 136 ; embozzloment, B; exposing perdon, 633 forgery, 25 'faut driving, 1043 Tugitivo from justice,10; gams 1ug, 67; higlway robbory, 53 iase, 3 ; interfuring ‘with an officer ju discharge of duty, 199 inmater of Tiouso af lll-fune, 1,604 ; inmates of.disordorly houso, 654 inmatos of gaming house, }9 { keeping o disor- derly house, 137; keopiug s guming house, 603 Kocping a holuo of' {ll-famo, 953 7 leaving team un’ hitchod, B; larceny, 1,203; malicious mischicf, 84 xmaybon), 10; murder, 95 monslaughter, 6 ; obtuluing money under falre pretouscs, 583 good: Latriet- ing streot-cars, 241 perfury, 157, passing counterfalt monoy, 1; pedalini without n licénse, 76 ; prizo-Oght~ c 184 riot, 20; xobbery, 148 repreaonting it a8 o otficor, 'i8'; Tofusiug to nsalat an ofticer, '[ o 17; reststing an ofliéer, 32+ receiving stolen property, 7% swindling, 20; Woottng insids ity mn';, it ! thieatn, 144; Vugranoy, 1,65%; violating ardinantes— expross, 003 ' rallway, ‘185 bridge, 7; dogol, 16; bgittn, 93 lisck, sldewill, ' 015 fire, s : 3 “ucavonger, 81 paik, 75 safloon, 17 vebicles, 8; portoruand funtiers 49; "Junk doalers, 93; puwibrokers, 13; 12 o'elock, 2813 beggiur,): dog, 1; weights and mcasures, 40 Ly, 8; Sunday-law, 823," Total, 27,905, Saaly DUMING TIE LAST TINER MoNTI, y Tho following statoment will show tho valuio of prop- erty reportod stolon, vuluo of tolen Proporty rocoyere od, amount of finos, cta,, for the thrco wontha onding £06 31t day of March, 1874: Total valua of proporty roportad stolon, $52,0{0; total valio of stolen praper. ty recovered, $57,a74; {otal omount of fines, $17,550 ; totul number of arrests, 5,020; malos, 4,251+ funiulcs, 733 mnmu. 1,528; slgle, 3,499; lout ebildran, 205§ Aaxs, ‘Tho agea of those nrreated during these thres Ladgors, months were : Under 10 years of uge, 48§ from 10 to 20 years, 1,543 ; from 20 to 40 years, 1,891 § from 30 to 40 yeurs, 173 ; from 40 to 80 yuars, 670 ; from 60 to 60 gears, 2503 from 60 to 70" yeard, 60’3 from 70 ta 80 years, 15, 'Total, 5,020, OCOUTATIONS, Actors, 18; artlste, i orohlicels, 43 agents, 8¢; suctionolrs attornoys, 113 browors, 1; bake butchers, $7; blackemifis,' 87; barbory, 105 b tondors, ‘bootblacks, 11; blll-posters, 43 ' book- biuders, 23 brass-finlshors, 193 broom-makers, 4; "busket-mnkers, 0} 2 Drick-ninkers, 4; bollor-makers, bridgo-tonders, 2% brokers, 23 bus~ boz-mskers, 3 drivors, ;' caulkers, 8; carpenters, 813 confoetione ers, 9 ; cluirvoyants, 13 clorgymen, 1} constablos, 1} clesky, 1183 carrlage-makets, 33 cablnot-makord, 93 cigar-inalicrs, 293 coutractors, 53 coop arvord, 3; conchmon, 03 colloctors, 4} drugglsts,'s; droymed, 1; drovers, 01 distillors, 17 ‘enigineers, 243 engravers, b; oxpressmon, 933 farmer. 317 fortino-tollors, 1;' fiibormen, 2; Aromen, liziers, 2; grocors, B; gurdencrs, 43 gan) lcrs, 98: ' glata-blowerw, 2 gildors, 15 ' goo- fttors, 20: “hostlors, 12; Bnckwen, 813 © hotse. Lieopors, 2005 hurnces-makiors, 7; house-niovers, 93 biatters, 4 § hotol-konpers, 3; Junk-dealors, 4 lumbors donlors, 17 Inthors, 3 Lithogeaplicrs, 41 Iaborers, D30 livery-espors, 4 § laundresses, 31 wra, 31 morchonts, 185 mackiuf ters, D § musiclans, 107 mulkmou, S fuuu'ddi o 60 3 e m“h 'kmin Loys, 14} ors, 64 ; painters, 47; pros FoslaLs, if] 3 plubors, 83] papei-hangery, 8 233 phyaiclans, 03 plano-makers, plastorors, 3 phiolcgraphiors, 10 pattorn-mnkors, 37 roofern, 45 Taflrond smiployer, 8 Funners, 15 roportors, 0 nowor: bulldors, ‘mnloou-koepora, 173 thoemukors, 311 mcavongers, 2; sorvants, 03 3 enilors, 69 ; stono-cutlers, @3 atowardy, 1 ; aaddlors, 4§ wilvorsinitlla, 9; studonts, 7% snit-nukore, 1; stosm-fitiors survoyorn, 17 tonmaters, 10 {annors, 83 dnamifthe, 221 tailors, 10} {olograph operators, &3 thunesa, 13" dobaconlate, 17 upliolslerers, 4 § votorinaties, 9 wagon-makors, 67 watclimakers, 6 whitewashors, wou, &} weavers, 3, Total, 63 wa'tars, 20§ watche , 6,020, ——— THE COURTS, Miscollancous Pusincss Transncted Saturday. DILL TO DEOLANE A PATENT VOID. * The Attorney-Goneral of the Unitea States ex rel. Abnor IT, Bryant, yostorday filed & bill to de- otaro void the patont on the woll-kuown Stevens ogg-carrior. Tho bill, which is brought ngatnst John L. and N. W, Stovons, 11, T, Billings, ond D. McKuy, sots out that the Stovonus, in 1867, obtained n patont for an improved eogg- enrrier, and introduced it oxtonsively. Dlllinga owns tho patont for tho torritory enstof the Rocky Mountaing, and MoKay that for tho Iacific Qonst. 'Tho Dbill olloges that tho choico bind beon in use two yoars an over bo- foro the Stevons oblained o patont; thatatleast thirty partios are using substantially tho same thing, inoluding among them, Schweitzer & Baer, Yorgho, Rubliug & Co., P, W. Gllett, and 0. H. McCulloch, of No. 84 South Water streot, in Ohicago. The patent wes, morcover, it was claimed, procyred by fraudulent represontations. It wos not, moreover, any now invention ntall. Tatonts for carrying modicines, Lotilos, soaps, ote,, had beew in uge for over ton years, all be- ing founded on the principle of compartmonts or divisioth botweon tho soparato articles. Again, tho articlo was not patentablo at all. In view of all these coneiderations, it is nsked that the patent may bo declared void. " THE WINSTLE " IN TRODDLE, Charles M. Bronnan filed a bill yosterday in the Superior Court against his partucr, John R. MoArtor. Drenuan states, thab on the 10th of March Inst, hio being the proprictor of tho atore 134 South Olark street, sold o oue-half intorest to tho dofendant, snd made a {mrtnumh(p with him. Each party was to contributo §600, tho firm name to bo *Thae Whistlo,” and DBronnan, inatoad of dovoting his porsonnl attontion, was to furnish 885 monthly of liquors from his own storo. _All goods were to be purchased from him also, MecArtor was to tako charge of tha busi- ness ond make a wookly statoment of the reoipta and expendituros. Bronnan now complains that loartor bos failod utlorly to keop his contraot, that be bos rofused to givo sy account or pay ovor uny money. 1fo has nlso negloeled to poy tho ront of the store, although acknowledging that e had sufiioient firm monoy in bis possca- slon. DBronnan, thorefore, asks an account, a diusolution of tho parinershiv, and also an in- junction_to provont tho defondantfrom colloct- ing any monoy or interforiug 1 any other way with the afTairs of tho firm. ‘I'he injunction wus allowod, under r bond for $1,000. TAR MEEXER WILL CASE. The jury in the long contestad Mocker casp ra- turned & senled verdlet Friday evening, about linlf-past 7 o'clock, which was openod Saturdey morning, and resd as follows Wetho jury find Joseph Mockor of n sound and lspostug inlid at tho timo of the making of the will aud, thecuforey do flud the sald will ta'bo goud und alid, Yo the Jury find Josoph Mecker not of a sound and disposing mind ot the thno of the making of tho codicil, and therefors fiud against tho codicil, The effact of this is virtually a verdict for tho defendant. By tho will Mrs. Meekor was givon Jifo-cstato in tho deconsed’s proporty on hon- roo stract; by the codicil sho waa grantod a foc- simplo estata. As, in_either caso, this proporly must noceesarily bo sold for his dobts, the widow obtaing ng much by this decision us sho would had it been Whojlx}f Ler favor. A motion for a noyw triad was made by tho complainant. DECISION LY JUDGI DRUMMOND, In the case of Ilonry and Jzmes Reedy ngrinst Jomes Kennody, Judge Dranimond delivorad o decreo in favor of tho complainants, The bill was brought to restain the defondant from ine fringing two patonts for hoiating-achines. TTEME, Tottor Palmor filed his rosignntion as South Park Commussioner, to take effect when his successor should be appointed and qualitied. In tbe Zonso of Paunlina Dowald v. William Downld tho bill wus dismissed on the fimuud of oallugion botweon tho partios, but witlout proj- udico a8 to commoncing anothor. UNITED STATES COURTS. The National 8hoo andLeathor Bank, of New Yok, began o suic against W. T Vandeveer, 1L, AL Vandeveor, 8. P,zLunt, David Proston, 8. A, l{?nu, aud Frederick W, Crosby to racovar . DANERUPTOY ITLMS. In thematter of W. K. Bwallow, an order wns made for J. N. Van Arman to produce the bank- rupt's books rorthwith, 1in the mattor of John Samuels, R. E. Jonking was appointed Assigueo, . Charleg A, Whitney filed a potition against Patrick Il Hofron, of Chicago, Petitioner's olnim is based on s chieck on the Manufooturers’ National Bank for $500, which was presented for i)nymeut. and dishonored. 1t is rlso alloged that Ieffron has fraudulentiy sold bis Luilding No. 68 East Randolph streot to Lydstou and Audrin, and Los also sold a horse sud wagon to Thomas BeGivorn. Whitnoy also atloges that Hoffrou Lins boen hiding bimsolf to croape Rorvica of pro- cess, and has been boarding at difforent piaces for short times, and under nesumed names. A rule to show cause April 20, a provisional war- Tant of seizuro, and an injunotion, were issued agningt him, ¥ SUTELIOR GOUST IN BRIEF, i Michael Harnett bege..an aclion against Pat- rick Dalton for 3,000, Patrick O'Nelll bogan a suit for $1,000 ngainst Michacl Brennan, Fraucis Juckson brought suit ngainst B, F, Runyan, olaiming $10,000, THE COUNTY COURT, In the matter of tho ostate of R, D, Campboll lottora of administration do bonis non were is- sued to Amauds 3. Campbell, undor an approved bond of $8,000, Tho caso of alloged insanity against Nels Toterson was tried, und the jury returned a ver- dict of insamty. 1n tho matter of the ostato of tho lato Augnat Hildobraud von Glahn, the Court ordered that a cortain tin box in tho custody of Meundoweroft Brothors, belongiug to deconsed, end snid to contain his last will, be sealod up by tho Clerk and roturned to the cuatody of said Robort and gichnrd Mendowcroft until further ordor of tho Jaurt, “The administrator of tho estato of Tichard D. Comphell presented Lis nccotnt ; it was ap- proved, and bis resignation accepted, “'he case of Daniel Lgan v. Mary Beebe, for forelble dotainer, was on_trinl, and the jury ra- turned a vordict for defendant. A wmotion for new trinl by plaintif wos ocontinued till noxt torm, to bo taken up on votico. Iu tho matter of tho estato of Naomi Darling, the ndxeuulrix‘a firat unnual account was ap- proved. Judgo Wallace adjourned the County Court for tho March torm Saturday, Ho will sit in the new Court-Houso on the” North Bido for tho April torm, on the third Monday of the month, whioli will be the 20th inat, TUE CALL. Jupar Roarrs—174, 187, 183, 100, 191, 194, 19, 198, 200, 201 to 207, 210'to 213, 217, 219, JupoE Booriu—{Y to 88, excopt 85, «Juae ‘Trez—1,543, 2,927, 1,603, 579, Junar Fanwern—1,389 to 1,400, 19t0 97, 40 to 49, Junar Moltopenrs—14, 16, Jupas JaursoN—101 to 121, oxcept 118 mud 120, Junae Ssurn—Assists Judge MoRoberts, JUDGMENTS. Burenton COUNTS—JUDGE MOROBENTS, — Soo- ond National Bauk v, 8. J. Jamos, $110.14,—W. 8. Cooper et ul, v, G, I, Bdb 414,00.—J. V, Tare well v, G, T, Tento, 197,56~k 2 Pattlson v. 8, It Btandish, $763.87,—J, W Lyous v, I'rod J. Smith, §45.48,—First Nationnl Dank v, Nehewfult Hawlina, T, 3. Walworth ot al, v, John Powoll, 708, Olifcago Gompostiion Grauito Company v, uk ot ul, default of Willlan Iferson, I, Payne, I, Parry, ¥, Francts, Juhn Hughes, X, ¥, ‘Argnew, T, i, Edbraok, ‘and doorec, $1, Thonias Tully, v. Henry Waller, Ji OImMEUIT Count—CONYESSIONR—TOROD! . Alfred 1, Richurdson, Leviu 1, Relurdsol vin 1, Richardson., Junas Roaens—Lovoland v, —Denzlugor, vordict, 574 aud mollonfor nuw Lrial,—James 11, Iico v, Ezra , Lincoln, $157.17, Junag ‘Litze—Benjamin T, Delco v, Jawmes I, Lodllo and Joln M, Corae, vordiet, $1,400, g Inghes, Broul) aud Cole Freo Masons in Parlinment, In tho Britlsh Parliament thore are 133 Troo Magons—56 In tho louse of Lords aud 77 in the Comumons, Vittcon of the Freo Masons in the Lower Liouso are noblemon; and there aro nlso ton sons of Pors who uro not in Purlin~ mont who bolong to this mystio order. ho Trriuco of Wales Liends tho list” of Freo Masons who have #oats {u Parllumont, and Mr. Whalley brings up the roar, Ono of the Dishops, ho of Poterborough, {8 n Mason; sevon Dulkes, eight Marquises, soyentoen Earls, four Viscounts, aud #ovonteon Barons muke up tho list of Poers who wonr the apron and huve ridden the goat, l}‘Xluiumr My, Gladstouo nor hlr, Dissaell !il s nA0LL RAILROAD NEWS. Annual Report of the Burlington & Missourl River Road. The Rallroad Companles and the lowa Law---Suits in illinois, " Examiuntion of Missourl Ronds, THE BURLINGTON & MISSOURI RIV~ ER ROAD. Tho anmual roport of Presldent John W, Brooks, of the surlington & Missouri River Rail- rond, n Nobraskn, for tho your 1873, contains #omo vory valuablo information, TUE ROAD. The road I8 completed from Plattsmouth to Tort Ilenrnoy. With tho oxcoption of one grade caot and ono graglo wost out of tho valley of tha Big luo, near Croto, and ono rising west, ba- tweon Lincoln and Croto, which aro little less thon 82 fest to tho millg, thoro aro nono upon the lino abovo 2% feot to tho mile, aud theso are so slort as to oxerciso no controliing fufluouce abova_tlio lower grades of tho lino, which nro about 10 fuot to tha mile, and gonoarally falling enstward with the courso of the heavler trafile, Fort Kearney boing about 1,100 foot abovo Plattsmoutn, which indicatos tho fall of tho Platte Itivor, whoso curront in nonarly uniform betweon these points, The lino ig without sharp ourves, aud fs, with ite Jight grades, vory easy to oporata. Unliko rmost now raflronds in tho Tar Wost, it ig in ail rospoota firat-closs, and luitu equal to the avorago of tuo railroads of New Eugland, and well ontitlod to tuo roputation it hag of be- ing thoroughly built. Whilo conslderable mouey nught havo Doon eaved in the original cost by constructing it less substantially, and still moro by ndopling honvior grades, the ‘annoyanco and oxponso of half roconatructing it during tho first fow years of its oporation wiil bo avoidod,—a fato that hns proved no disastrons to many new ronds inthe West: while tho just demands of tho publio, which, in view of the large land- grang, ind & right to expect a well-built, flist- clasy raflrond, were fully met, 3 THE LAND GRANT. Building & rond (a3 was done in this case) en- tirely shead of tho population, and, of couryo, with'no_busincss alvendy in oxistoncs to support it, would bave been im‘)rmticublu, oxcopt through tho inducemaonts of o liboral grant of land, nlony ite lue, to be made valuable by tho rond itsolf. ‘I'ho grant to this Company was something ovor 2,250,000 acres of land, which had Leen for man; years hanging undevetoped upon the markot, & $1.25 an acre, of na practical uso to tho nstion, or Stato of Nobrasln, on which it was simply an incubus, forming the hunting-grounds of hostilo Indinus, and keoping sottlors out of a still widor contiguous area. "5o0 annoying wore theso Iu- dinus that tho carly surveys of tho lino could ba but very imporfoctly accomplished; and tho Government, aftor morg zccurate survoys could be safoly made, allowed tho Compauy to rolocato tho wesforn portion, As soon 08 it bocamo certain that the rond would bo built, the alternate seclions romnining in the Governmont were taken up, evon before its actunl construction, ond as fast as tho road progressed ing its construction, began to Lo ac- capied by o desirablo clnss of gottlors, all appro- honsions from Indiaus having passed away. GONNECTIONA. To furnish to thio country trayorsed by this line all noeded facilitics for reaching such places ag are conducivo to its prauflum,v, pormaiient control of tho Omaha & HNouthwostorn Lailroad hns boon obtained. It connects tho rord with Omalin, tho chief commercial town in the State, forming a dircet connaction with the thres groat Enutern lines to Uhicnqo, and with the Northorn lines running into the lumber regions of Minne- wota aud Wisconsin, Tho communication thus cstablished botwonn the road aud uil tho Lastorn lines, places tho Compnny-inquito zu indepond- ont position. Tho thirty miles of this rord which lio in the valley of the Big Blue, between Croto and Den- trice, is in & position to form n conncction with tha lines from tho South, which have ieen con- structing northward, and are comploted within nbout 70 miles of Boatrice. THE LENUTIL OF TIE ROAD from Plattsmouth, its onstern termiuns, to its Junction with tho Union Lacific Ruilroad et Fors Kearney is 100 miles ; tho longlh of tho Omaha and Southwestern Railvonds is ahouly forty-nine milos, about eightoen and a linlg miles of “which form the Omaha DBranch, leaving the main line four mites west of Plattsinouth ; and thirty milos constituto a branch on the south, extondiug from Creto to the Lown of Deatrice, The wholo lonyth of {he line owned and worked by the Company is 23934 milas. TIE EARNINOS AND EXPENSES during the year of 1873 buve been as follows : Trom freight.. 90,070,17 Froni parsengors o +190,805,20 From ‘mail and miscelianoou: 88,503.19 Tatal,, Oporating sponsea for tho year. Not earnings. ... ————— . RAILROAD LEGISLATION. RESISTING THE I0WA LAW. Although 1o ofileisl announcement hns been made, it is protty monorally understood that tho thres Chicago railway compeuies that traverso TJowa will not comply with tho recently enacted law of that State. It will bo romombered the Legislaturo adopted tho clussification and sched- ule’of rates issued by tho Itlinois Railroad Com- missloners, and doercod that such roads as tho Burlingtou, Rook Island, and Northwestern should charge only 90 por cent of theso rates. In viow of the faob that none of tho ronds aro troubled with any surplus Yown enrnings, thoy faol warranted in taking direct issuo nguinst tho faw. For o time 1t wns rumored that the poous linr position of tho Rook Island and Iliuois Central Companies in baving the Dowd amend- ment attached to thoir chartors, would force them to comply, and their two competitors would bo obliged {o follow their oxampla. This partics ular amendment admits tho right of the Logia- Tature to regulato the tariffs. 'ho_contlict will turn upon the word * regulate.” 'Tho railrond nttornoys cluim that it moroly implies tho right to adjust, not to malke, tho rates. T'ho latéor, thoy urge, would be tantamount to confiscution, Nelthor aro the roads inclined to lower their pesaonger churges todo o mile, Travol iu Jows s nltogothor too light to justify tho roduction, A ropetition of the litigation bogun in Iilinols seoms inovitablo, -Tho companios deom thalr position strongor by resisting overywhoro, rathor than yiolding at any point. Iu Iowa, & conclu- sion may bo 8ooner reachor ou nccount of tho ponaltics attnchiug to violation of theluw, Thoso include imprisonmont for overy offense. ‘The st arrest will onnble tho companios to suo for au injunction against tho enforcomont of the luw until 1ts constitutionality is decided, TIE BULTA IN ILLINOIS, Thero ia no indleation that any of {he suits Drought by tho Railrond Comminsioners of this Stato’ ngainst woveral of the railrond companlon will be tried bofore the fulltorm. 'he suit against the Chicago & Alton Ruilrond Company 2t Springfiold i sot for noxt month, but is nat oxpected to bo called. Tho companics are sim- ply unablo to propare for trinl under six or nino months, The Chicago, Burlington & Quiney and tho Northwentorn casos aro set for Boptomber, While onch company 18 preparing nassiduously for Lyinl, it is Lolioved tha lattor will bo tho toat~ caso, Lhe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy have twenty-five clorks workivg up material for the defontio, and tho Alton Company have o uimilur forco engaged upon statistics. ilonceforth, tho compantos will have the necessary dotnils stead- ily kept up, in rondiness for the numerous suits thioy auticipato for vovoral yours to come, il MISOELLANEOUS. THE CENTRAL RAILBOAD OF IOWA, Proaidunt Tsane Al Cate, of tuo Contral Rail- road of Iows, has just issued bis unnual report for 1873 to tho stockholders of the Compuny, from which it appoars that the earnings for 1873 wora §505,104,14, Oporating oxpenses, includ- h:ghsm.'zsu peid for shoveling snow in Jannary, Fobrunry, and March, 1878, wore $616,215, leny- ing o surplus of 139,880, In consoquonce of tho urgont demands for money’ in othor direc- tion, tho Company I8 yeb largoly in debt to tha men, Thoy ure, Lowaver, in sympathy with the vonduok omn aftalrg, and are showing gront for- boarauce, TFifty-flve thousund tons of vonl were sont ovor tho road in 1872, aud 82,000 huve boon moved in 1878, an increnso of 27,(‘00 tons, ar 50 por cont. Lho burdonsome guntract, allowing 25 conts por ton dypwback to the Company, formed for dovoloping n largo conl business on «tho rond, has beon chaunged to 10 conts por ton, ‘ho 33,000 acros wild lauds, donated by Worth Qounty 8 a consldoration for the building the 1ast 23 miles of rond, torminating In the north, at Northwood, have not yat boon found. Diki~ gont soarch has buon ‘mado, aud is yot to be made, with hope of lacating them, ‘Thraate having boou made to forcs tne Come w pany to mako proforonces of paymants, the road- ]md and frapehiso in dangor of salo and prasing from the Company on oxcoution, unless tho wamo waa paid, tho ndvico of counnel was for Tlornco Abbott, Jolm 8. Gllman, and Isnno M, Cato to ohtain judgments for $200,000, to stand in front of & preferonco boing got by any erodi- tor, the snma Las beon don for the protaction of {no Company and its bondlholders, and for no othor puripuso. > At no timd hayo this Gompany'a rolations with any of tho connocting ronds boon moro friendly than at prosont. A good underatanding hina nlso Dacn establishod with one of the trunk linos crossing it, whichi boforo bad rojected all intor- courso with this Company, while moreimportant 1ing beon the ehanga in tho rolations of this Com- pany with the Blllwaukeo & 8t. Paul Railway, ot lo north ond, aud the 8t. Louls, Kansas City & Northorn Tallway, 0t tho vouthi. By tho opon and stoady policy adopled by this Company, the futorchango of businoss has becomo mors freo nnd rates moro favorable. For the first timo in this Compnny's oxporionco, throngh pnssengor trains, with Pullnn car “attached, hnve une brokon connoction with Bt, Louia and 8t. Paul over thir rosd. This Lns boon brought about b; o triondly nets of Hioao ko ronds, % TAILIOAD AAGNATES ON A TOUN OF INSPECTION e S Speciat Dispatch to Tha Chicago une, 81, Loumw, April 9.—This ovening arrived n party of Enstoru onpitalists and railrond oftloils, Wwho havo boon sponding a portion of the past weok on n tour of inspection of the St. Louts, Konnns City & Northorn Railway and branch roads. The following-namod gontlemon com- Ruaed tho party: Morria K. Jessup, banker, of Now York, and a Inrgoe stockholdor in man; Wostorn ralironds ; Williom logo and W. T If. Hogo, of New York, also lnr{‘oly intorested in railronds; T. B, Blackstono, P'rosident of tho UI\(cn%o & Alton Roilrond John J. Mitchell, Prosident of ho 8. Louls, Knnsas City & Northern Railrond; James I, Diractor of tho 8t. Louls Northorn Railway; Gom Lowis B, Darsons, 8. . Lyonberger, Prosident Yhird National Banik Bt, Louis, and Dirootor of soveral railrond companios ; Goorgo Btraub, Prosident of the 8t. Louls, Jacksouvillo & Chicago Rrilrond; Jamea F. Ilow, Secrctary of tho Bt. Louls, K. 0, & N. . R.: W, 0. Van Horn, Goneral Buporintend- ont of the 8t Louls, X, 0. & N. R. It,, and R. P, Taugoy, of thi city, 'Theso gontlemon visited Moberly on Tuesday Iast and inspocted thero the axtensivo muohino and car shops of the Bk, Louls, K, C, & N. R. R., and in the ovening nt- tondod n vory ploasant entertninment given by the Ruilrond Club in their library and rending- room. On leaving Moberly, tho party proceeded to Ottumwa, Tows, the northorn,terminus of the St. Touis & Cedar Rapids Rallrond, thenco back to Moborly and westward to Brunswick; from Brunawiok north to Pattonsburg, in Davies County, which js the prosont northiorn ‘torminus of tho8t. Louis, Chillicothe & Omaha Railroad. Tho recont hostilo railrond logislation in Towa did not impress the New York gontlomon favor- DBrittoy, Knoms Clty & ably. :.'dyn roturning from DTattonsburg to Druns- fWick, tho railroad parly pracesded to Kansns City, aftor n bricf iuspection of which railroad contro tlmy roturned to Bt, Louis, and arrived boro at 8 o'clock this evening. ‘Tho gentlemon from tho Bast will rompin lere until aftor the election of Diractors for tho St. Louis, Kansns Qity & Northern Railrond, which will bo Leld in 8t Louis on the 1Gth inst. TROPOSED CONSOLIDATION. 8r. Lowury, April 11,—A spocinl mcnm;f of tho stackholders of ¢ tho Iron Mountain Railroad and tho Arkansas Branch of the Cairo, Arkansay & oxes Railronds was hold ab the offico of_iho Iron Mountnin Rond, in this city, to-dny., Nino- ty-ono por cont of tho stook voted in favor of the consolidation of thesoroads, ‘T congoli- dation will take offect to-morrow, and tho com- bined road will hereaftor bo Lunown as thae St, Louis & Iron Mouatain Railway. Tho Directors of tho rond avo: Thomas Allon, Charlos Lfton, Samuel Copp, G. B, Allan, of 8t, Louis ; Allant won Frask, A. G. Marquand, Goorgo C. Ward, Now Yorl, The chief nfllcors aro : ~Thomas Al-" lon, Presidont ; II. G. Marquand, Vice-Presf- dent and Financial Agant: D. Barlow, Assistant Vico-D'resident and Sccratary; L, I, Clark, Troasurer; Thomas M. Kissock, General Suporintendent ; A. W. Sopor, Assistant Genor~ al Buporintendent. 'Tho throo ronds havo 880 miles of track, and an assessed value of aboub 223,000,000, On tho 6th of Muy o moeting of {lie share- holders of the Iron Mountain and Caire & Ful- ton Roads will bo held at Litlle Rock, Ark., to voto on tho proposition to consolidato tho ronds in a similar manoer, which, if offocted, will add 300 miles of track zud mako tho consolidated roads 087 miles lnnf(. extending from 8t. Louis on the north, Cairo on the uorthicast, to Texn- kane, Toxas, on the south. Thelines when fully combined will be known ns the St. Louis, Iron Aonntain & Southorn Railrond, BHIPMENTS ON TUF DALTIMOIE & OIIO ROAD. Yrom o statoment of the Baltimore & Ohio Railrond it appests that during 1873 the total numbor of kegs of nils shippod ovor that road from tho mills of Wheoling, including the Bol- wont, Rivorside, Lebolle, - Bonwood, Bollnira, and Top Mills smounted fo 520,616, Of this numbor 149,293 wero nhil)pcll to Chicngo; 49,105 to Datroit, Mich. ; 33,503 toIndiauapolla; 21,123 to Alilwaukeo ; 42,212 to St, Louis; 42,317 to Baltimoro; li,flfiz to Davenport, Iowa. Tho Orescont Iton Works shipped 120 tons of railrond iron, tho most of whieh went to Chieago, 'I'no samo works shippod 60 tons of shieot iron, neatly all of which went to Chicago, Dotroit, Bt. Lous, and Milwaukoo, > ‘Tho glasswaro su{lppefl amounted to 118,760 packagas, woighing 7,439,200 pounds. Thie priu- cipul part of _this want to_Chicngo, Datrolt, In- diznapolis, Milwaukee, 8f. Lowws, Cinciunati, Baltimoro, Now Yorlk, and Boston, The Wheeling Hinge Compiny shipped 3,579 packages, weighing 992,370 pounds, most of Which want to Chicago, Bostow, Baltimoro, In- diauapolis, Now Yorl;, ond 8¢, Louis. INDIANATOLIS TO 6T. LOUIS. Noxt Monday & new through line .botween In- dienapolis ana. Dotrott will bo cponed over the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Contral ; tho Fort Wayne, Muncio & Ciuclunati; the Fort Waynv, Tackson & Sazinnw, and tho' Michigan Contral Ttailronds, nud by way of Munolo, Fort Wayne aud Juckson, T'wo traing will run daily, — s Perfection of Quality. At tho Grand Parls Exposition, 1807, the first-prize ‘medul was awardod the Mossrs, Duryea, mauufactur- ors of Duryeas’ ** Satin Gloss Slurch,” and Duryen’s “ Improved Corn Starch,” for tho porfoclion of quulity of their goods, 'The first-prizo modal was also award- el them ot London (Warld’s Fuir), 1852; Cologuo, 1805; Hamburg, 1853: Amsterdom, 1309; Havro, 1662 Baltimoro, 1650 ; Ponuuylvania Stato Fair, 1863+ Northorn_Ohlo’ Fulr,’ 1870 ; Intor-Stato Fair, Pltts urgh, 1870 ; South Carolina Tnstituto Fair, 1810, ato,, ale, I, therofare, wtands recommended, without conie ‘ment of tho wakors, as ¢he best starch in the worid, ok g ‘What tho Paople Say of Smitl's American Organs, A recent letter from tho very ominent Planist, Mr, 8, B.Mille, of Now York: * Taving played upon and thoraughly examinod (ho Smith Organe, I must sy that I bave been porfectly delightod with thom, In my opinion thelr purity of tono, 88 woll a8 excellonco of workmunship, couniot Lo surpnsacd, I most cor- tainly regard them s the first instiuments mauufuc. tured, b, B, Mills,” W, W, Kimball, Agont, cornor of Hiato and Madison streets, Kingsford’s Oswogo B8tarch, Pure. No othor manufacturor hus over reached this degree of porfection, Familles, bololr, aud Inundries much ‘prefor theae goods, a8 {t produccs s hard, lustral flulsh, 988-1000 e "The Spanish Cortes. Thero is nothing romarkablo about theSpanish Qortos. Plnin extornally, it bas numerous woll- Turnished committec-rooms, containing modern pistures and portraits of no artistio value, while ts Ohamber of Doputies, arrauged like an am- phitheatre, is romarkablo for uothing but it Uoeds, *Aro you n well behaved body?” I asked, The good nnturcd Du})ut,v smiled, and the amiable senorn rnpllml, “Woll bohaved? They not likechildron, They exoreivo no solf-con- trol. You never in your life hieard such & noive a8 thoy mako. And then- how thoy uso up cur~ lm(ul Bpit, spit, spit! Tuey are forever spit- fug; sud whet would lmppon to s woman's skirts if sho camo upon tho #loor, Ileave you lo Imagine.,” “ Did the rain of expactoration kot in with the reign of the Ropublio? " " Oh, no. It hus always boon, I eeo no difforones.” Hero was o rovolation, Tho noblo art of epitting is uot confined to the Westorn Ilemlsphore. 1t ia not peculiny to ropublican institutions, I broatho mora froely.—Kate Field. i o A Good Snake Story. & Prow the Sprinpfield (Slass) Kepubliean, Among suoh solitudos, rough, rooky, und un subdued—slowly sinking crosts of dond aud dy- Ing mountuln ohnins—uro still found, from tima to timo, dark witnesses of creation’s futefulmnys~ tory, lonthsome reptiles bhearing death in tholr {muf, malice in tholr hoarts, and rattlos on thoir | While the wockimen were buildiug this miil at Balmon Fally, on the Westtleld Itiver, oun of theso orawling outcasts of erontion, descendants no doubt of that ‘‘posly sarpont " renowned in Springfleld's anclont ballad, cropt unn- waros within roach of his hereditary foo. As his gront ancostors wore morollass, 80 wore his captors, o was beaton with clnbs and mouled with stones till ho lay limp and lifoloss, but hor- nd ghll, Brought thue near the hu(ldh‘:fi!ho wag lald promo on plcoce of timbor, an abject of curlosliy and meritod disgust. At longth, maved by that eaution which droeds & falion fog, or by nAtrango though not nncommon epite, ono of thomet chopped off thn hoad,—tho fiat, ovil skull, hard, u}y oyos, the jawn cloaed grimly upon the orel fangs within —chnl’l“’d 1t off nud brughod It away, Lator, {ho ongluoar coming out thought to anve tho tapor-chain of ratilos, s ghostly memonto. nul’clmsu had just boon govored from the lifalesa trunk, which still lny bruisod and bleoding whoro i had beon thrown, Among thoso lnnfllug on, a boy stood near in Lomospun dress, stout boots onveloping his pants. A gray-haired donizon of the rogion, drawing nltm bndo the youngstar stamp on tho serpont'a tall, Nothing loth, tho henvy boot cenmo down wlora tho rattlos used to grow—camo down, and, straightway, up it camo, while a slck- 1y pallor blanchod benath the tan and wholo- somoe dirt. No wondor! 'The 'spirited, sly snnke,” hod been drinking sunahino, an ho lny outatrotchod, aud, mangled a8 ho was, had gatli- orod s!rnngtfl to renont thio iosult, as_fnstinet prompied him, Quickor thsn a liboratod spring his hoadless trunk struck tho offending boot with the samo minliclons violence as whon tho poison-fange wera ot oroct to do its fatal hid mgl Happlly, tho head was quite sovored from tho body, and lay fu tho dirt soveral feob away, I’ not plonsant to troad on a sprightly rat~- tlo sunko, oven though ono wear thick boots and tho reptilo hins nolthor liead nor tail. 8o thoso unsotontific investigators pursued their oxperimont with o ploco of board, but'twas quito conclusiva. FEvory time tho smalloy end of tho body woy struck tho othor rotalinted with o apitaful blow. Burely n sirange phonomonon, from which many intoroating thoories might bo drawn nsido from tho obvlous caution: Don't handle raftle- annkes tll thoir heads are takon off, Butavho shinll fay what ocoult lnw of life's deop myatory in shadowad in o fact liko this ? As offon as that glmany corcass coiled and struck tho offonding aot, 80 often, and at tho self-samo instant, tho firhn, ropulsive hoad, lying dissovored in the ust, oponed its jnws, the dondly fanga protrud- ing, and closad them' with & snapl Again and agein, this was dono till thoe broken and dividod —or was it tho indoflnitoly exteuded ?—ghost of tho roptilo at Inst doparted, MARIN, Tort of Chileago. Steamer Alponn, 8, Josoph 3 schr Magglo White Lake; scow Trlo, Dortago Luke ; schr Wimifo Wing, Tentwater; prop Ira Ghatieo, Saugatick ond Bouth Havon ;'steaior Muskegon, Muskoyon, all carryiug sundrlcs, Anmvip—3chrs” Gertrudo, duskegon, lumbor; 7. G, Simmions, Blanlstoo, lumbor ; Willlam Jones, Bus~ kegou, lumbor ; tir Muskegon, Two Rivers, sun- drlon { selir Ella Ellinwood, White Lako, lamher'; acow While' Ok, Muskogon, lumbor ; schr Ko B Howard, Muskegon, lumbor ; scow J, A, Johnson, Swugatuck, lumbor's ‘aohr Leo, Grand Havon, Inmnber; scow Spray, Holland, luinbers schrs Paulino, Mukkegou, Iambor; O, North, Ahnapec, Wimber; Lizzlo Doalk, St. Jogepls, Tumbor, and ninetach alliors, with wood, poets, and sutidrics, : CLeAnE! Tnko Freights ‘were quiet and unchanged ; quotable at 5X@6e for corn, and 6@6ige for whoit fo Buftalo, Kingston’s Tates quoted ut 11@113¢e for wheat, The ouly charter veported was the schir tna for wheat to Kingston ; capacity about 20,000 bu, Mixcellancous, 01110560, Capt, Finney, Prindiville, and_Long, who wore ap- Eumtml ‘dologatea to the Detroit Bridge Convention to o iold ot Dotroit on {ho Ioth insl., ntend to leayo “tuadsy, Gen, Ieracl N. Btiles, 0x-City Attorney, will acconpany tliem to mako an argnment on the part of the vessel-owners fn this city againet the coustruction of abrldge over Detroit Rtiver, Tho vessel-owners hero scom to think that the building of a bridge should o pravuntad by all mewus, Tiiey say tlat- ouo bridgo would fnovitably bo_followed by othors, snd that flis obstructlon to navigation thereby, and the consoquent fucreased hozyrd, ond coet of lako transportation, could not Lo caldulated, but would Lo oxcecdingly large, 'Thioy aro in favor of tunucling tho ziver, and bolioye such a project. to bo feasiblo, —Snturday waa another vory stormy day, tho wind blowiug nluiost a gale from tho northeast, making the entrance to the barbor extromoly Lazardous, Lut ns yut thoro hava boen no necldants reported, A rumor provailed at the lnmber market Saturdsy ovening thut sovaral schooners liad stranded somewhers near Ra- clne, but nothing of & definito nature could be learned, Tho sehir Ketchinm and soveral others that eleared the hiarbor Friday were furced (o roturn by the north- castor, Thoy ara anchored outside, waltiug for a chinngo of wind, —Tlio uohr Besslo Doalt s beon sold for $9,000. —A largo numbor of ocean sewnen, from 1ulifax and other acean ports, ave coming (o (hin eity, antici~ pating better tinos avd moro wonoy his yoor upon the 'U'Mt lakea than upon tho oeean, —'tho stoamers of the Grand Trimk line, Oblengo and Sarnla, boveundergons ropaira to somo vxtent during tho winter, The lino s ns follows: . ¥, Wade, consort Guiding Btar; 8, D. Caldwall, consort Oliver Cromwoll ; Montgomery, €onsort Eima Mays § Missouri, consort not_Imown, —Capt, Obnrley Houch hu'gold Lia interost in the tug Bhieids, and accepted the positfon of Asafstant Su- perintendent of tho COhicrgo Vessel-Owners' Towlng Association, RrsowIERE, Tho veusal-ownors of Osweyo hield o maoling Thurs- day, for the purposs of foruiitg . Vesicl-owiiry’ auso- ciution. Mussru, Join Daun, B, Lyuch, D, Lyons, Georgo Goblo, John ‘T, Mott, sud B. F. Greene werd appointod a Committeo to roport a plan for u pormanent uaoclation at noxt meatlug, A resolution was sdopted it frolght o placed st 75 couts por Lot Lako Afichigan ports, frco in and ont, —At o meeting of tho Tolodo Doard of Underwritors tho following allicers woro olected 3 President, T, P. Brown ; Trassurer, J, A, Riclnrdson ; Secratary and Burvoyor, R, Coumn; Lxoeutivo Commltloe, ¥, L, Dodgo, Marslial David, Carl Golton. —I'lio_scow Melissa, with wood, from Avon Folut was pleked up by tho tug Edwards, Wednesdsy night, water-lagged, aid towed to Oloyelabd., —Eelagy night a8 tho scow Torast nesced Tncing, onc of the crow named Georgo Schiolz loapod overs board into ho water, Asslstanco wos at onco ren- dered, but beforo hecould borescypd Lo had drownod, Tt is’ supposed tho suiclde was caused by tewporary insanity, Belwlz resided ot Ruclno. —A ow vesuol natned tho Ligin was Jaunclicd at St Cothariucs, n fow days iuce. Tho Eigin ds n threo- masted_schooner, with foro aquarooil and fopsail yards, and Is adapted for eithior graln or lumber, - Her Garrylug capacity through tho canal {s 40,000 bushicls of i o was bullt for Mosars, Shepurd & Ar- kell, of Port Stantoy, and Conn, of Tyconncl, {ho lut~ tor 'of whom porformod _thio uhristoning coremony, Showill bo commanded by Cat. B, Daliou, who had Loughit an fnterost in lice. —Tha St. Gatharines Journal sags that 1t would Lo el for thoso interostod in navigation to look at the stato tho Wolland Canal s in from Lock 20 down= wards, Tho clunnol la esid fo contain maty obatruc- tionw. Tiy a knowlodgo of thuir locatlon cousidersblo delay and damago to vessols could bo avolded during tho season, Ou Monday, of conrso, theso weak and dangoraus pots will be biddon froni view. Tho pest winter Linu Locn hined oo on the superstructuro of tho canal, und tho timo ullowed for ropirs was too short fo o accoiopiubmasat of sl tho nocosary worlt, —ho Troasury Dopariment Lns fasncd & clroular rolativo to the Canadian coast trade, i which {4 pub- Hislied an extract from o recet nct of the Dominfon of Cunada, which went into operation on Murch 10, lust, forbldding, under o severe pounlty, the carrying of {00d8 or pusseugers by water, {rom ono port of Canada 10 auollier, oxcopt in Lritish ships, The Treasury eirculur with regard thereto says s 41t will bo obscrved, howovar, that by Articlo $0 of tlio recont treaty otwéen tho Unlted Blites muk Great Brifain, citizens of tho first named conutry may catry, in Unitd Blatos venols, without paymont of duty, goods, warcs, and morclinniiso, from one port aF Dlace In tho Britih possossions of North Amaries to unather port or place within tho sald _posacasions, if o portion of such transportation 14 mado througl the torritory of tho United States by land carriaga and in bond, utider the rules sgreed tipon botween tho two Governmens, aud that by Articlo 20 the nuvigation of the Rivera $t, Lawrone, Yucon, Poreupiue, und Btikino, 1 loft open undor Gortain regniations,” © — AL meeting of Vassol-ownors hold ot Buffalo last Tetday, L was resplvad thuttho proposliion of (o Na- ttoual Board of Undorwriters, to furm an Examioing Board, was dangerous to the interests of vesaol-ownork, nnd that such Board should cousist of meu roprosent- Iug tho Intorcaln of vessol-owners, undorwritors, aud satlors, and (hat Captaing and” Sntes should ot o churgod fae cortificsten, The Becrotary was iustructed 1o senda copy of the rerolutiono to olhor vessel-owors’ assoclations, sud_roquest them {o take fmmediato action ou thla subjoct, ___PROPObALS, CONVIGT LABOR T0 HIRE. OFPICE KANAS STATE PENITENTIATY, LEAVENWORTH, Kan,, April i, 154, SEATED BIDS will be roceived for the labor of 200 CONVICTS, or what is not roquired to do tho work at the Prison, until 2 o'clock p. m., JUNIZ 1, 187«4, 10 Convlots. now in tha Prion, Maston and (ierlaio muling ow cureled on, oo untraota will e mada lor five or tou years, TE ROUES witlbe &’ DAY LAB0R." AN sudi tow o1 principally brick, A Now 66-Horse Powor Engine and bollor, now eot. Stato will furnish fized maohinory, ling shaftlng, Wowor aud pipes, Laymonts requlrod menihly, Ordinary branches of mupisoturing will bo allowad, {iond for thutiud from 1316 18 conts por bustial, Yuil {uformation and speciiications furiahod v gation plic A Ubnirman Hoard of Dircotors, o 1 itantingy, Liavonmort, Kan " O 0 Fight 10a0rvgd L TojuoL kny oF Rl Didse .. ANORLL, 9 trman Bonrd of Dirost FAIRBANKS BTANDARD SCATES OF ALL BIZES, q FAIRBANKS, MCRSB & 00 411 AND 113 LAKE-ST, AMUSEMENTS, MoOORMIOK HALL. TO=-IN LC-ELE . FIRAT GRAND Costume Concert BY THR OUAROLINE RIOHINGS-BERNARD Oldde Polkes Concert Company of 20 Artisls, Tnoluding OATLOLINT RIOHINGS.BERN. g A BN TG hll(.“}\?lAnl‘(erl: ity Quartottay VLG, M. BIROWN, tho Brilliant, [ morots Pianiait and WM, M. TOMLINK, the Not Auorionn Purtormor an the Wonilorful Orehasteal Organ. MOILIL I SIEOOND GILAND GONOII: WEDNESDAY NioHT, (WEAND GONOEL WEDNUBDAY AFTEANOON, ONLY GIAND MATL. Admisslon only 0 conts. No oxtra chargo for resors a0t for Afatingo) S conta nxies G tosorvod seat for s juz onoact., Taraale TIUIS MORNING st Janson, Mo: Ciurg & Ca, 2 CARPENTER d LDO. THE GREAT ADELPHL, LEONARD GROVER, “Fhis” Monday evoulng, i vory ronownod 3 MANAGLR piril -First appoaranca of HAVERLYS MINSTRELS, TIIRTY-TWO STARS, A Magnificont Entortalumont of rofiugd and truly ox- collant UL I TN &3 I TER 68 oo 83 %, Wiioh lias roootvedT¥ho Unsparing Eacomiums of tho ehiel Jougiala i tho Peinofpal Gapials of tho Usuntey, it Appearaico of D, T MORIIS, FAYERIR B0, GrORGE WiLSON, (AN- Q0IPT GOS8 "and FOX, RAPIER, IEASE: {n Pricos, which romain 5 1603 aoanrad, o axt 4 Mk S~ Phreg Ladios' Nights this wook: Ta-morraw— Tuodng,—Thunilay, and’ Friday ¢ Matinoos Woduosday and Nnmnlv‘. 1o incransn in Matinen pricos,. MONDAY 'NEXT ALIX. DAVIS and the Groat Adelphi Company, MoVIUKER'S THEATRE, [} HMASARIELL By gonoral roquost, this opora will ba reveated by the LIEDERKRANZ HANS BALATKA, Conductor, On Sunday, the 18th, and Monday, the 20th of April, With tho formor cast, and with an enlargod chiorus, o Bestecan borosorvod ot tho Box-Officy from Tuosdey, o'clack, Tasorved S [T Adwmision ullory. ta In P; 50 Rt 5 LAST, Wi Mandny, April will by ropontad 3 AN URI , s Oulfussday, peil l orary droning, and at tho Matt- e o Soonnd and of MISS KATIRRINE ROGK 'T—'fl Tumllm\n{‘muusul' 1:4 ‘om Taylor's tin R i U succ entitla nees, Dion Uuoienult’s Groat Now York Success, Mims Kattering, Rogors fu ber oclginal aharactor of MIAMT, tll(lllmrlod II{ the ontiro stranath of tho Company, Freiday—Banuotlt of Biss KA INT 1 . Monday, April 0—Bonatitof Miss SYDNEY COWRLL, and firat Asr poarancn of Miss BLANOHI DEBAR, ina Tow orlginal Socloty Comady, RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEFARTORE OF TRATHS. ted. ¥ Bunilay oxe K N . E R N D RICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTENN RAILROADY Diepaly foot af Tk and _fool " af Ticentysecond-its icketafice, 61 Clarl poutheatt eorner of itandolphy o and 54 Canalat,, corner Arrive, Mail (vin main and alr Hne).o.s.d| Day Expron . Juckson Acoul ‘Atlantlc ixvre Night lixyruss, ONAND RAPIDR AND MUSKi Mornime icx HMENRY O, WENTWORTI, Guneral Passengor Agont. NAILANAN, Clty gnd_Denver Khort Line, vla_Loutel, Chicago, Springsleld, Alion and S, Loud; Lnlon Jepot, Weat Side, near z Urldge, Ticket Uplices 1 At Depot, and 193 Randotp Arvioe, 5 . [* 8:30 . m, 4 7:% 0. m. 8110 Lix, vi Bpringfiold Expross., . Springitol Vast Sspries Jafurson City Kxyry Rookuk & Thiriin Ghicndo & Pacucan datieond! 1 antor, Lacan, Washingian Joliot & Diwiuli Acoommodation, Jol Pear| o 0 * 4501 1, m, CIINACO, MILWAUKEE & St, PANL RAILWAY, Unfon Depat, carner Mucdinan and Canal-ste,* Trickol Ofle* 63 Souths Olarizal.y opjutite Sherman Honse, ant ai Deyots Teave, | Ar Mfiwaukao, Greon Bay, Stayans! Point, Peairio du Ol & O i 3 * m. | My nx{nfi:.'.':%&o."u'x‘n‘o'fl?:y :X:' % l;'z:' o Point XDTess, ., *5:00p, m.|* 7:58p, m. Milwankoe, S, Paui & Bihoni e it Worosn.osesrorereral110:00 ponn |2 :16 p. m, B ‘q,"-,l.llNO{SUEl TRAL HAILROAD. v epot foat af Lale ot a7 1 ais Tich e 0 Teanloimheotey et Glarie Y eecoubets Tiom Tl St. Tonls Kxpress 8t. Louis I'ast 1, Cuiro & New Orfeans ix, Calro& Now Orloans Iix, Snnmslle!d Expros fl) (i{lman Pazsos Dubuque & Bloux City Dubuquo & Sionx Ulty K: {a) Ttuns to Champaign on Satw cHl ) NG AD. D"m”_lc;llfi‘(l BURLINGTON & UUINCY R4ILROAD. nf Lakest,. Indlanauv., and Seeisanthest,, wnd Gt it Sisteentiate, Aveket ofices, Nou 3 ¢ S ot Steeniotey it ofecs, o, 3 Clarkk Arrive, Mail and Expross.... ttawa snd Sceontos Dubugue & Siuut Clly fx Tacliic Naut Linv, for Omns Jansas City, Leavonworth, AL cliison & BE. Jouwpit It Aurora, Passsnyor, Mendota, Ottawa Aurara Bassougor., B &, 1 rorn Passen : Dubuuna & SlouxOity feay, T Raclilo Nigt Kxp, for Om t 7:16 &, m, Rvaunet, Slitson & 5F. Josoph x 1 Duwnur's (irova Accommodation| Downr'aGrave Accommodution oxns Bxpross SRx. Sunduys, 1k, alm. LRI Buturdoy. 3hx. Monday. CHICAGO & NDHTI;“ETEHN RAILRDAN. Oty afices, ourner Ztandolph and LaSallsste,, 3 v Sy corner dadtuong v @478 Canal. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, Tast Weel: of tho Popular Actrosy NEims SAINIE COONIISS. ‘Mouduy aud Tucsday Evonings Shakspoare's T'ragady, ROMEO AND JULIET. JULIET.. : MRS, JANE COOMBS Wednoiday “SGHOOL FOM SOANDAL. Thursdny—LOVIZS SACRINICI, Eriday and Saturday—1'1L{z WIL'IH'S SECRET, Bawrday Matinoo—HOMEO AND JULIET. April 1-AIMEL OPERA BOUBFE, MYERY OPERA-HOUSE, Monroost., botwoon Licarburn aud Stata, Arlington, Cotton & Kemhle's Minstrels EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK, In a wagniticent bill and chango of Programme. SEE THE BORDER LILY! Bobby Newcomb's Great Burlesque, MATINET SATURDAY AT 2 ACUADEMY .OF MUSIb. THE DRAMATIO EVENT OF TIIE BIAKON. Wif il AMERIOAN PRAGEDIAN, MR. JOHN TPOULLOUGH, Supported Ly MR, GITARLES POPE, MISS LILLIE, and tho Poworful Aeadomy Company i tho Fragody fid- mprtalfrod by Edwin Vorrost, T LADIATOR. To o vepcated Tuosdny ‘might. | Tdosday Mutina doublo LII-TAMING A BHREW and MORNING CALL. Wodnosday—RICIELLEU, GLASS LINED PiPE, - DEL Patent Glass-Li;eflTruu Water-Fipe, Unoqualed for choapnoss, strangth, nnd cleanliness, It i8usod in many Lousos 16 the untire satisfaction of the ounira. wa b koons o watr trom fronzing, and novds no a repairs, Manufactured, warrantod, and iafd by the Glogs-Lined Pipes and Tube Company of the Stato of New York, WILLIAM RADDE, Presidont. OFFICE, 550 PEARL.ST.,, NEW YORK, 83 Patont rights for ainglo Statos for sata. REAL ESTATE. Cify Real Estata for Sale. Tot known as tho *‘Lony Jotn" Kngino-Touse Lot (Sub-Lot 4, of Lota , &, and, Block &6, Origiual Tawn), boing 44 foot front on LaSallo-st., botwean Washington by about 101 foat deep. o rocelved unti Aprit 20, 167, for oash, and also for onohird cush, balanco'l and years, with intorazt at 8 por cont. 8. 5, HAYES, Gty Comprrollor, A monitioont and Hlustratod ontly, with Chromo, #i.04 n yoar, Nznfi 10 JOURINAL. ctn. for saupley or B0 etu. foreamplo Oironioy tarins to ngonts, cte, county, an Address, PAY YOUR TAX havi Stuto, Uoun ‘also tho ity Tt additional expiouse, " \un\'mn:ru Wanted in every town, ‘THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Room 37 r_@uxm Hullding, Chicago. " ) SCIENTIFIC ?;lfin.{fi‘,“.“’fi B, “| TARMER, |hbednis 6w, Ihroa wonchy, Cin. Bamplo coplos and tormy to Axents sent on application, Addregs, THOMAS G, NIWMAN, Koo 2 Fiibine Butlling, Chitcaro. GENERAL NOTICES, Office of the County Treasurer and County Collector, COOK OOUNTY, ILLINOIS, Offloe ou Morth Deartora-st, bet, Miohigan and Tlinols, Cuicaao, April 10, 1874, &, —Tho several Town Collectors tho dolinquont vrojurty for aud Par] 308 aud Park Assossinions for peclil assowymunte on proverty outside of 5, All of which must bo paid at onca to aveid H, 1. MILLELR, Couuty Galleotor, INEW CEHROMO, AU TN A n QI RETURNING FROM THE STORE A roul Gom of a Pleture, to ba glven awny by (ho GREAT ATLANTIO AND PACIFIO TEA CO. ll! \Vfiut \Vn:_hl ste lfl!_'i‘\mn!ymuond-l W. C. WATTS & CO., - 21 Brown’s Hullding Tivernool, Balfcit consignmonts of Provisions, Lard, os and oxe- cito ordors tor the puychuye and sale of seme for futw shipment or dolivory. Advances made on consignmonts, and all Informution &ffordod by our frionds, Musrs. Lux : 1lash, No. 2 Willln-st., New York. ) 5, Attenti « Property Owuers, Attenton ! 'nx Balo Onrtificatas held by tho Clty of c:‘..'&‘..',".’f’.'.'x‘.‘i's'.'n“ué‘n‘.l‘,.fa".‘l?5‘ per wont pruibit, after il dato tho ratw wilh by BpReaes Bty Gumatvattor, flmqmm. April 1, 1674, ERS. BOKER'S BITTERS. wewnre of Counterfelin. . DISSOLUTION NOTICE, PISSOLUTION. z Muzur's intorost In tho_ Stook and Book ao- conantld Nt uf Goodman, Harbe & Aayor havi Pounthfits iy ‘purchnuad hy w3, wa will cotiinuo saiy liois undwe tio fivit bamo uad %310 of Gnadman & 1l 5t e peoeont Josation 80 nad B Wabavhiav, LEWiB'GOUDAN, MARIIN BARNK, Avnit 1L, 124, : [ Leave, Arrive, aPaclfic Fast Lin o, m (*e1% . 1 m [10:50a0 me a—Depot cornor of \ b—Depot earn; C «}: 2 1 STENNSTT, COLARADD, KAY Snoatal Lcl it Irei) colal Induccionts. Fol iv-KLR., G e, agon S & NEW MEXICO, It Office, 71 Clarkest, Great Now Jtoute. A., T, &8t W. K, WEBE, Gen'l Azt CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, Devot, corner of Vanliuren and Shermanata, Ticket ojie Grand Iuctio Uotel. e Taura, | Avrive, Qmaha, Taavanw'th& Atchison | Pern Aceomn Night Kxpros . 1, {2 400y, P 0 1, . i3 LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Danol, Van Burens oot o LaSalle-st, Ticket afces, nortlareat corner € and Randolplste,, and southwes corner Canal and Hudison-sta. e Arrive, | Malli.ooagyosas: 00,1 Specinl " Now” Vork Tixpires: Hignml Atfantie xpross Night fixpross. South Ghicago CHICAGD. INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINATI THROUGH INE. VIA [CANKAKEE ROUTE. From the Great Central Railroad Depol, foot of Lake Leare, rrive, OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. NATIONAL LINE, NOTICJ—This Company takes thorisk of nsurance (p to 500,01 in_gold) on_cagli of its stesmors, thus giving. pastengors the best nossiblo guarantoe for safoby an son, roufo ins always boon adoptod by ‘and hendlnids, UEENSTOWN, from Plor York, Tor Landon diract overy fortnight. bin Pasunse, STO, K80, 1 50 d Great Reduotion in Steerage Rates, Through tickets from British {'sfll’l! to Ohieago, 236, Apply to WILLIAM MAOALISTER, Qeoera} Westorn At et enn moror Olask And Tandeloma, (o sito naw Sherman ouve), Uhloaxo. NEW YORK TO CARDIEE. Thio South Wales Atlantlo Stoamship Gompany's Now Tirst-olnss, Vull-powarad, Clydeshuill Stoamahips wilk sall from P’ennsylvania Raitroad Whacf, Jorsoy Oily: PEMBROKE, fay a ANDI: oy 1 . + Carzying gands and passonger at through rates from all parts of the Unitod Htates aud Oauada to porets lu the Brtstol Channel, and sl athor points In Knpiand, “I'50 toamslitns, bulll expressly for tho trado, ara pra= ‘idod with all tho latest improvamonts for tha comfortand canvenicuga_of UABIN AND STEERAGE PASSENGERS, First Oabin, 75 and $£0 onrrency. Seoond Gubin, 8K uurrnucr. Bteorage, B0 nllrmma’. Prepaid Steorage cortiilcatns from GATMT, cuussrssss 8K Thrults for £18ud wpwards, For further particnlars, upply fn Carditf, at the Opme any's Oifieqs, Nov, 1 Dok Ghiambors, wind I Now York ta onty, No. 17 rondinny. ek Ui ARCHIBALD BAXTER & G, STATE LINE 8 Btoamships—~State of Pennsslvanta; Stata of Taulsiana Htate of Minnesota ; Stato ot Alsbama; Btate of Virginia | Niate of Goorgia: Siate of Florlds (bulldlnf. Ktate vl Indian tute of Novada (building), ‘I'o Glasgow, Bols fast, Liverpool, London rrl, &c, Statoof Ponnsyivania #ails Bati tato of Goorglt eails Saturday, Aprld 18: to inin wails SBaturday, May 3. Froim, Dler 26, North Rtivor, N.Y. Weckiy Sailings noxt Summor, Ratos of pusseg: i ;hlll. £60 and g0 :n‘Id ;lflllu(:l':‘.‘u, &IX( CUrrouey; projy <t} curroucy, rafta ut lowest rates. 0% hneitior partioulus apbly 16 AUSTIN BALDWIN & Ug. Ach“]‘: 73 Eroudway, Ne ANCHOR LINE. Team Now York to all parta of Grent Britain, Trelan and Cantinental Europo over, oy, Tinrsdagy Saturduy, | CARRN from ¢, Srigihor fon nitod Sintes Gurronoy. Brithis porta to Ulcako 5 Kight Drafls at lawost rates. Anply at Conipany's Ollio N. I cor, LaSallo and Mudisan-sty., HIEENDERSON | Sy EDUCATIONAL. Mme. €. MEARS, ASSISTED BY Mlle. L. BETR, No. 222 Madison-av., Mow Vorke ENGL, MENCH, AND GRIVAN BOARDING ENGEIE AP OO0 ok FOLNE L A o) Btnio, Moars, having fncroasad accommndaiiony, wishe estandd to thie nuinbor of hor pupils, Cirenlars giving tormy, Feforoncay, 01c,, sent on apjil NO cuRil NO PAY! 00 SOUTH CLARK-ST., ONLOAGO, May bo conauite, personally or by mall, feas af shargn, o #ll chronde ur uesvous disssos, DIL J. KEAN ts tha only blisatolau in tho city wito warrants darase oo pay, Afaving yotuenod from Kurope, aftor visliing th goncee a1 hospitals of Lowdon, [urlin, and Pasty, Tant by pros pared t give tho atlloled the hunotitof my long and variod ,I:ll;l(‘)‘y‘::“n““ wkill aud oaparienco, ou the usuul torme, as. DR. A. G. OLIN, ¥ 187 Washingtona-st, The oldest and longest-looatad Physioian in the oity in the trentmont of all Chronio aud Bpacisl Discasos. Call ac write, :