Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1874, Page 4

T oTrTorTU— AT T ITRIBUNE T THURSDAY, APRIT, 16, 18 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TRAME T'nnnnscmnmu (PAYANLE IN ADVANCE). 9, Dally, b P Ry | Sy R it Partsot o rate. To provont delay and iniatakos, be suro and give Post Ofiicoaddress in full, including Btato and County. Remilttances may bo mado oithor bydraft, oxpross, Post Ofiee ordor, or in reglstered lottors, at our risk. IERMB TO OVTY BUUBCRINENE, Dals, dolivorod, Sunday excontod, 2 conte por waok. Dalls, deliverad, Bunday inoludod, 30 conts por wooks Addrons THE TRIBUNIE COMPANY, Carner Madison and Donrbiorn-sta.. Ubloago, il TODAV'S AMUSEMENTS, ACADRMY OF MUSIO—-1inlatod stroot, batwean Mad. Rop, and Mlonroo, ity Fomoat of Jobn MoOullongh, allo, HOOLEY" EATRE—Tandoloh stroot, betweon D A e domont ot Biisk Kathoriaa Rogers, ¥ Mimi," (810 LIS THEATRE-Madison streot, hotwoon Punr‘l{lo?n,(nn{ll S ata Agakormans Of Bilts Jatlo Cotmsbe: " Lavo's Sacritioo, " " TRA-HOUSE - Monroo streot, botwoe: DoAe ang Riate: Adniton, Cotton, nd’ Romules Biinstrols. | Minatraisy and cowicalitios; ~Burlesquo of #4'Phe Bordor Lily." 17 VARIETIES. Dosplainosstreot, botwoon Mad. g?nl'&'x‘l Swashington, ~Tingakomont of tho Lisa Wobar upe. "Varioly porforImREe. avonno ADELPHI TIEATRE~Corner of Wabash Minatrola, and Congross stroot, Kngagomont af Havorly' SOCIETY MEETINGS, TWAUBANSIA TODGE, No. 160, meota thts (Tharaday) evening, at 73 o'slock, in Orlontal Hall, 122 LaSallo-at., Vi 1) favited, By ords forvark,” viiting brithron cordjaly fatd S, et BUSINESS NOTICES. LET THE PROPLE 8PEAK, BV, Prenor, BunalIATATEANs Ko, ADHIB, 162, Duse SiFs Your Favcilia Yégsoription bs dono my wifa 8 8 world of ool Sho hng takon Hearly twa bottios, and Dast two yoars, Nu toro periodical paina: nong of that aching back oF drazging ecusation in hor stomach sho hins oon aocustorned tu for wovoral yusra, Ihavo so muoh contidouce fn it that I would bo porfeotly willtng o war- Tane (0 cortain, custouors of ours wio eanld b glad to ot hiold of rollel nt any cxponte. I linvotried many ‘atont, Medlcinos, bub nover liad Auy occanlon to exiol % ory teuly yours, O Bl Q! B Winrrivg. M. T Dany, Metrupolts, T, Wites, Jon. 8, 15i3; i ”b x'lfl"‘“ s using tho Lavorito hewotit. ' A suty, Lebanon, Pa., writos, May 20, 1671: "D, 12, V. Plorca: Wit I havo takon of your hiodi- eino liss Leoti of ‘Tore bonollt tomo than all othors and. Tundrods of dootura® bills." The Chitags Teibune, Thursday Morning, April 16, 1874. A meoting of the farmers of Cook County was held yestorday, Farmer John Wentworth in the chair, for the purpogo of formiug o county or- ganization. A committoo was appointed to drath » constitution and report at somo future time. Tho\mmalnn of Dr. Livingstone havo arrived in London, and beon placed in the rooms of the Royal Geographical Socioty, The funeral tramn was mot at overy station on the route from Boutbampton by thousands of mourners, who tostifiod in this manner their respoot for the memory of tho illustrious explorer. The Archibishops aro faring badly all around. Ledochoweslti, of Poson, has beon convieted of contumacy and sentenced to dismissal; and in Cuba Archbishop Llorenti is upheld sgainst the Pope’s Archbishop, Obern. The Ilast-named prolato has been sentenced to imprisonment or ‘bauishment from the island. According ;o advices racolved from the Indian Pesica Commissionors, who have reached Omaha highor, olosing at 843¢c cash, and 65%@600 nol- lor Mry. Osts were quict, and 3@3e highor, closing nt 460 canly, and 473(@478¢o sollor May. Ryowas quict and firm, nt 92}¢@0%c. Barloy wag dull and stondy, Ilogs woro notive and atrongor, tho major portion of tho sales making nt @6.06@5.05, Extromo rango, £56.00@0.10, Cattlo and sheep wore dull and wonk. Dockeay, n oarpot-baggor from Connoeticut, who vatablished himsolf as Collector of Cus- toms at Jackeonvillo, Florids, and afterwards passed over into Cubn on & myatorious mission to tho insurgonts, has boon sentonced to death by » Cuban court-mastinl, A petltion for his pardon has been presented to tha Captain-Gen- oral, but thero is littlo prospoot that it will be {nvorably considored. Dockray is wholly with- out honor in the part of tho United States Whoneo hio orlginally eamo, but bo Isatill an Amorican citizen, and bis oxecution may load to troublo that nelther tho United States mnor Bpain 1a nuxions to incur, o — Tho trumpet tonguo of Dr, Leonard Bacon, of Now 1laven, is lenrd in overy important natfonal crigis, o has writion a most telling lottor to tho Ion, W. W. Pholps, of Now Jorsoy, on tho mornl aspects of curroncy inflation. Mo Justly charactorizes the issuing of irrodeomable greonbacks aa tho ntteranco of lies by common congont, and ho protosts against moking the Govornmont tho labitual indorsor of such lios, Ho thiuke tho time has come to ropudiato the lying politieal partios which hava ropudiated their own platforms in order to pour out now is- sucs of shinplasters upon the country, aud ho calls for a political union of all men who are op- posod to that porfluious and doestructive policy. Assistant-Scoretary Bawyor apposrod - bo- foro tho Ways and Moana Committea at Wash- ington yostorday, and again disclaimed rospon- sibility for tho Banborn contracts, Tho offectof this tostimony will bo simply to drag Banfleld down to tho lovol on which the investigation has placed Richardson and Sawyer. Thore can bo no sort of doubt that tho Solicitor did afiix his privato mark to many papers relating to the contracts | that wore submitted to Lis superior officors; and, oven by Bnwyor's own testimony, it is just as cortain that tho contract could not have boon mado or kapt in oporation without the knowledgo and consont of the Secrotary of the Trensury and bis reaponsible Assistant, Startling and wholly unexpacted nows from Arkaneag is publisbed this morning. By a rovo- lutionary movemont that hins already caused se- rious complications, and which may yot lead to bloodshod, tho former Stato Admintstration un- dor Gov. Boxter lias been ejocted by force from the public offices, and an almost forgotton con- testant, Joseph Brooks, is in full possession. Brooks' claim to the offico of Govornor datos bnek to the fall of 1872, It was brought bofore the Supromo Court of tho State and rojected by that body, on the ground that it Jacked jurisdiction in the mattor. Thia decision was accopted Dby the Daxter partyas ending the coutest ; but Brooks was as far os over from resigning his protonsions, A snap- Judgmont of ouster was obtained in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County yosterdny, and within fivo minutes Brooks and his friends proceeded on thelr way home, thero is no disposition on the part of tho tribos visited by them to angage in war. Tho Commissionors assort that tho warlike roports forwarded during their absonce ot the agencies wero in the interest of certain speoulators and contractors. —— Bland, of Miesouri—there is a singular appro- priatences in the namo—offered a resolution in the House of Ropresentatives yesterday favor- ing the removal of tho National Capital to somo central locality. The Hon. J. B. Rico moved to insert Chicngo ns tho aforesald locality. Both gontlemen weroe choked off by providential in- terposition, and the resolution went over. The bill to pay theDistrict of Columbia school- tenchers 07,750 for their serviees from Soptem- ber, 1873, to March, 1874, hos passed both Houscs of Congross. It is u pity that Mr, Chite tonden did not remomber the school-teachora whon ho roceived his $97,000. Ho might hatter have applied it to relioving thoir wants than toward liquidating the national debt. Abill has passed the Houso at Washiugton sbolishing mileage, and restricting the extra compensation of members to actual traveling exponses. It Is mot to boinforred that there wasany serious intention on tho pert of the members voting for this bill to effect the roform indicated, Happily for thom, tho Senate stands 28 o bulwark against which the ragings of sham COongressional virtue beat in vain. Prosident Watson, of tho Erio Railroad, has o good showing to make as the result of Lis expe- dition to England in tho interestsof the road, He oxecuted a contract for the issuo of $15,000,~ 000 in Erio bonds, and recolved subscriptions for 210,000,000 in excess of the amount desired. More satisfactory ovidence of the esteem in which tho present Erle managoment is held could not bo given. Ono ballot for United States Sonator was taken by the Masunchusotis Legislature yester- dsy. The supportors of Dawes, who voted for Adoms on Tuesdoy, roturned to their first chioice, but ‘othorwiso thoro was no chango of impor- tance fn tho result, An attempt to unite the Dawes and Hoar moen on s third condidate, which was roported In our columns yosterdny, £AmO to nothiny Oupt. Lomaire, of the steamship Europe, which foundered in mid-ocean n short time ago, indignantly repols tho accusation of cowardico proforred againat him by tho officers and crow of the stoamship Grecce. Copt. Thomos, of the Groece, promiges still furthor rovolations dis- creditable to tho Frenchmau and his colleagues. At the time of the Ville du Havro disaster, there ‘was tho aamo kind of roorimination betwoen the Tronch and English officers; and in both casos it ts difficult to judge whother the Englishmen wore more auxious for sslvage or tho Fronch- men to gscape o wetting Tho Chicago produce markets were legs active yesatordsy, with a strongor feeling in breadstuifs. Moss pork was quict and oasler, closing at 816,96 @16.973¢ cash or seller May. Lard was dull and ensler, at 80,06@9.07% por 100 ibs cash, and £0.674@0.70 sollor May. Monts wero qulet and firm at 63{@53c for shoulders, 83¢o for short ribs, 8340 for short clear, and 10@11c for swoet~ piclded hame, Highwinea wera quiot and firmer, ot 91@94}go por gnllon, Lake freights wero in modernto demand, at 53go for whont and o for corn by eail to Buffalo, Tlour was quiot anda ohado irmer, Whont was zotive and 3¢o higher, closing b §1.26 for assh lots on 20 storage, and #1.21% ¢ May, Corn was sotlve aud Xo to tho State-Honse, broke open the prmory, and toolk poseession in tho uame of the Ligh author~ ity from which their rights aro presumably de- rived, Gov. Baxter has telographed to Presi- dont Grant, stating the facts in tho caso, and asking Fedoral interferenco; and so tho situa- tion remained ot o Iato hour lost night. Cuesp transportation is o question that has not profoundly agitated the Govornments of Europe ; and the common people apparently are not aware that their wants in this rospect have been neglected. Forbaps o plausible oxplaua- tion of this apathy is found in tho fact that the common people have vory little to transport, and that littlo needs to bo moved over vory short distancos, ~generally from hand to mouth. ‘When it comes to tho morchant princes, how- over, the case is differont. "They have direoct communication with India; their payments for freight-charges aro heavy, and to them cheap trousportation is a mattor of vital intorest. Naturally enough, the reduction of tolls on the Suez Cuon! was made tha objectivo point of their offorts, Tho Govornments owning the canal were induced by tho complaints of tho morchants to appoint an International Commis- 8lon with a view to regulating tho froight-tariff, and, in accordance with its recommendation, o great reduction in rates was made. But this basnot ended the mattor. Tho cable informs us this morning that M. do Losscps, the engi- peor and part owner of tho canal, s threatoned todismiss tho canal-pilots and extinguish tho Iamps in the light-houses in caeo tho rates established by the Commission are adhered to. Ihis is equivalont to closing the canal. Soit aoems that arbitrary regulation of freight-tariffs meots with as poor succossin Europo as in this country. Chieago's ingenious plan for paving Washing- ton City with “iromzed" pavement and good intentions hasbeen in part explained to tho Committeo investigating District of "Columbis affaira, C. E. Jenkins informed the Committeo yesterdny that he deatroyed a largo number of lotters recoived from Chittonden after the in- vestigation had boen ordered. Beiug pressed to give an idea of tho matter contained in this correspondence, the witness related tho glet of o lotter written under date of Moy 80, 1872, It ran to tho offect that ing Congressman, Lot vontracta bo mada to furnlsh & wot of cartoons oxprossive of Mr. Bpotted Tail's contompt for Poaco Commission- ord, Thoy might bo original and improving, and pousibly oxpousive. A solid job for artiat-work hias not been brought to light for a lovg tmo. 1t §s pnut due. : TEE SENATE OURRENCY BILL, The Sonate Curroucy bill, which hns now passed both Iouses of Congroay, and whioh will vrobably bo approved by the President, provides for an inoreaso of $18,000,000 of groonbacks, in addition to tho £382,000,000 now out. It nlso provides for anadditional reserve of greonbacks, 1o Lo kept by the National Banksin tholr own vaults, which the Comptrollor of tho Currency ostimatos at about $44,000,000. It authorizoa an incrense of National Bank notes to tho omotnt of $46,000,000, but tho conditions an- noxed to tho privilogo aro such (as wo hnvo pro- viously shown) that tho banks will not be likoly to avail thomsolvos of it. Tho not result, therefore, is a contraction of tho our« ronoy instoad of an expansion, aud this vorifies what Tue Trinuxe bos insiated upon from tho boginning, that Morton, Logan, and tho other inflators had not sufficient intelligonco to com- preiond the effect of thoir own monsuros. Tho Dill, ns passod, {s not hecensarily n bad ono. Iis worat fonturo is that it opons the door to o furtber inflation, by sotting » precedent for in- cronsiug the volumo of logal-tender notes with- out making any provision for their redemption, MR. HESING'S SPEECH, The Ropublican State Coritral Comtnittos held o moeting in this city yostorday to consider, smong other things, whon tho next State Con- vention should be hold. Loading Republicans from all parts of the State were inyited, and n spocial invitation waa given to Mr. A, O, flosing, of Chicago. It was known that the nowspaper with which Mr. Heelog is idoutified had dropped tlio busincss of organ-grinding. Novertheloss, the Committee invited him to mako a speach, which he did, as will bo seen in tho roport of the mooting. In this spoech ho told the gontlomen, office- holders and others, thoro presont, that he could not ssy when it would be advisablo to hold a Re- publican 8tate Conventlon, becauso ho did not know whothor there wns mny Republioan party in oxistence or nob. The two groatest Ropub- lican statesmen in Illinois, Messra, Logan and Oglosby, had got out of the Republican party when they got off the Philadelphia platform and ropudiated the pledges there made concerning “n gpoedy roturn to epecie paymonts,” Tho action of theso two Sevators and of their Ro- publican associates, constitutlug o two-thirds majority of both branches of Congroes, would bring disgrace upon the character of the Ameri- -can Government in the eyes of overy civilized paople. Mr, Hosing was equnlly emphatic in his doc- laration that thero was nothing left for tho Re- publican party to do, Ite pledgos on the finan- cial quostion having been violated and disro- garded, it had no principles and no policies; there was nothing left but *‘offico”; and whon tho timo camo that a great political party had nothing to hiold it together but oftice, ho wanted to leavo it to the office-sockora exclusively, and Do freo and iudependont on all subjects, The rendor con undorstaud how disgusting this kind of talk appeared to the battalion of veteran office-olders and; office-scakers who constitute tha party organization in Ilhnols, But Mr. Hosing did not lot the Committeo es- eapo without some further and wholesome com- ments upon recent facts, In tho same Phila- delphin platform thore was a vindication of the personsl liborty of all eitizons. How had this boon troated by tho Republican party of this’ Btato? It had mot it by the cnnctment ofa sories of offensive and opprossive sumptuary laws, and Mr. Hurd, of Evanston, in revising tho statutes, had mado theso sumptuary laws more hersh than ever, and the Republican party liad both approved and paid for this work. In conclusion, Mr. Hesing plainly told the Com- mitteo that if they had avy idoa that a Republi- can Btato ticket tould bo clcoted this yoar by the ordinary mojority of past timee, such sn iden was supremoly ridiculous, Tho policy of the party bad destroyed it. Under the guise of moral legislation it was seoking to make this o nation of Lypocrites. Horo'a rengonablo and o merciful man might have stopped, but AMr, Hea- ing wont further, and designated, generally and spocinlly, some of the leading hypocrites of tho Tepublican party, who had been engaged in fill- ing thelr pockots unlawfully at the publio ax- penso. The subsequent proceodings of the Commit- teo woro unimportant, Tho ovent of the day wag Mr. Hosing's specch, and all that was ssid aftor that was to tho effect that tho farmers wore not serions in their demands for reform, but would vote the Republican tickot a8 usunl. Mr. Hesing's speach was not anawered. Itcould not bo noawored. It was a truthful representation of tho condition of the party, and each man who heard him knew that he was tolling tho truth in evary word ko uttored. . Whon ko told the Com- mitteo that the parly in the Stato was broken and domoralized, and that it had no longer a rallying-point savo office, his truth was painfully ovidencod by the mon who. sat boforo him,—consisting largely of Postmastors, Asgessors, Collectors, Gaugors, and other ponsionors upon the Public Treasury, While Nr. Hesing's traths moy bo ignorod by the Ropublionn Btate Committao, thoy will not bo ignored in tho 8Btate. The farmers of Ilinols, “{hings" woro propitious; that a contract for o number of thousand feot of pavement had been socured ; and that ¢ Gen. Garfleld’s influence” was “working woll." Staterments of this do- scriplion tho witness must bave regarded as comparatively trifling, othorwise he would not have takon tho trouble to 'destroy the lettors while ho romerbored and reported thelr sub- stance. If it is o light thing to. connoct Gon. Garfleld with thoe District Ring, whbat a torriblo load must that have been which rostod on Mr. Jonking' soul and necossitated the do- struction of tho correspondonce! Some furthér intercating dovelopmenta were made by tho Com= mitteso, Thomas Evgus, s plumbor, testifled that he was unablo to abtain work from tho Gov- ernmont beoausa Mr, Shepherd, Governor of tho Distriat, was engoged in thet business, ‘He af- flrmed that tho plumbiung for the Government during the Inat threo yoars bns boon done one tirely by tho firm ot A, R, Bhephord & Bro. Mr. Spotted Tail {8 rapidly succumbing to clvilization, A fow dayas ago he told a party of Toace Commissloners to “dryup.” He sa far progressod in politieal courtesy as to declnre that bo had boen “ pestored with these fifes from tho Great Father long enough” He will havo nothing moro ta do with them, but will proparo & codo of signala to take tho place of ,couversstiun, Hera la n job for some enterprls in thoir offort for emancipation, may be nssured that tho tlreo Congrossional Districts of this county will hoartily and choerfully co-operato in breaking up every old moribund organization thot stands in the way of genoral reform of all tho abuses and extortions, frauds snd corrup- tions, which have supersoded political principles, and which now constituto the stook in trade of tho Republican and Demooratio partios. To ac- complish this roform, Cook County will contrib- ute its full ehare. PROF, PATTON AND THE LATE MRS, 00L- LIER, ‘We have rocelved the following lotter from a friend of Prof. Patton purportingtogive the true intent aud meaning of that portion of the indlet- mont agsinst Prof. Bwing which relates to tho 1ato Mrs, Mary Prico Oollier : T the Editoras The Ohieago Tribuna s ~ 8m:, Permit mo to call your sttention to a misap- proliouston, on your part, of n clause in Prof, Pation’s indlelment of Prof, Swing, The uamoof Mrs, Mary Trice Colller {8 omployed to desiguato, specifically, 8 chzpel which {a devoted to the toaching of tho Unita- rian dootrine. No porsonalaliusion & made ta that ustiyscstocmed lady, Thes allusion to John Btuart 31l s differont, Mo 19 describod as m well-known Athoist, o desigustion which 3z, Mill would not have rogardod se unjust, ea he olearly svows the negation Imown 6 Athielum {u his Autoblogruply, Yours, sto, The indictment says ¢ '* e (Swing) has mani« fostod s oculpable disvogard of tho essentinl Il fnflueuce to tho Unitarian dootrine, and by tho unworthy and extravagant laudationa in the pulpit and {hrough the pressof ono who s known not to have belioved in the Christisn roliglon ; that fs to any, thnt somo time in tho wintor and during succossivo daya bo was ad- vortisod to leoturo in the City of Chicago in ald of a Unitarian chapol erected in momory of tho Into Mary Prico Colllor, aud that ho did leoturo in aid of Aald chapel, and in doing so alded In tho promulgation of tho herosy which donies the Doty of our blessod Liord." . Prot, Bwing is hero ncousod of two things: 1ast, laudation of Mra Colller, which s pronouuced unworthy and extravagant ; 24, lecturing in sid of & Unitarian chapol eracted in momory of Mrs. Collier, It algo alloged that Mrs, Colller was not & boliover in tho Christinn roligion. Wo canuot seo that wo liavo misapprokiended Prof. Patton at all in our romarks upon tho indiotment, That portion of it which aconses Prof, Bwing of locturing in aid of & Unitarian chapol may be juatifiable ina donominationnl point of view, Tho ather por- tions, which condomn Prof. Swing's Iaudation of Mze, Collier, aud which affivm that slio wes nata boliovor in tho Christinn religion, woro the poiuts to whiol our eriticism was dirccted. That Prof, Bwing, in common with all who wers so fortunato as to know Ars. Collier during horlifo- timo, entertnined a warm admiration for her, will probobly bo admitted without proof. That lis laudation of hor was ‘‘oxtravagsnt,” wo respeotfully dony, That it was “unworthy,” wo nppreliond the Prosbytery of Chicago will not concedo by the voto which thoy shall give, Nor do wo eco auy reason why it should be alleged tunt Mrs. Collier was not & boliever In tho Olristlan’ religion. 8ho was not a beliover in the Mohinmmedan religion, or the Buddhist re- ligion, and sho always claimed to bo a believer in tho Chrlstinn roligion. It was not nocessary for the purposes of tho indictmont to nllego anything moro than that sho was not & boliover in the Prosbyterian faith, or that sho was a be- liover 1 tho Unitarfan faith, To say that sho wagnot a Doliover in the Ohristian religion, thereforo, was an unnecessary slur upon her momory. + Wo embraco this opportuntty to ropublish o short poem written by Prof, Swing upon tho doath of Mre, Collior, so that the full forco of the indlotment against him maybo scen and folt : MARY PRIOE COLLIER, 1Y LAVID 8WING, TUpon thy gravo adorned with flowors swech Whoso loa¥es are hursting {n thls vornal sir "Tho stranger comos and drags inhuman feet Across tho tears and lilles minglod there, The heart thint molders fn that lowly bed Shunien the rudo mortal on tho cloy sboves Slio followed only wliero her Savior led, Her lips uo ferring discord, but » Love, From wreath of girlliood to the enowy shroua, ‘The mateliless beauty of that life to mo Bpoke forth each day in acconts deep, not loud, And now conea back {u holy memory, ‘Tho Chiriat unimown whero dark acousing word Fills God's own temple with wild, savago strifo, Buret from this heart, s muslc awcetly hoard, Tho Matin and the Vesper of her life, Thoy that have loved uro thoy that shall not dio, Souls cold and harsh men baston o forget, Tho wintor night comes soon, tho summer sky ieams on i glory though its sun hos set, ‘When times have como and times Liave gone again, And God hiss ealled tho unfeeling mind to rost In grave unloved and all unknown of men, Fresl tears will utill Le falling on Lor breast, A word scems to bo called for by the allusion to Jobn 8tuart Mill. Our correspondent says that Mr. Mill would not have regsrded tho des- ignation ‘* Atheist” unjust as applied to him- solf, ““ns ho cloarly avows tho nogation kuown 08 Atheism in his Autobfograpby.” What Bfr. Mitl says in his Autoblography ia that, concern- ing the Origin of things, nothing whatever can bo known, He then adds that dogmatic Atheism is abdurd, Now dogmutio Atheism is precisoly the ‘“nopation” to which our correspondent rofors. Itisthe doninl of the existonco of a God, aud this 18 what Mr. Mill says that his father and himeolf concurred in holding to bo absurd, Ho was ns far from denylng the ox~ 1stenco of p Gtod as ho was from afirming it. Of courso it is not protonded that ho was & Chrietinn, but wo may reasonably {vasist that indictmonts shall bo drawn to oxpross facts, and it I8 not & fact that Mr. Mill was an Athelst. THE SHADOWY REFORM, Goorge William Cartin' editorials on the sin- tero lovo of the Republican party for Civil-Ser- vico Reform would be good enough reading now- adays. Tho lucklesa mensure has had a weary lifo of it, and will doubtless dio readily. Procla~ mations have been issucd, rules bhave beon framed, examining boards have been appointed, but somehow or otlier * this particular instance " (wehich means every instanco) has always neces- sitated s * susponsion of the rulea.” 'Che party guillotino haa worked as stoadily a8 over, **Hon- osty, efliciency, and fidelity,” the shibboleth of the Reform, Liave boen of a8 little holp to office~ holding as over bofore. Casoy bas stayed at New Orleans, Jayne los plundered at Now York. Goorge Willilam Curtls, though convincod against Lis will, was too tharoughly convinced to romain of the samo opinion atill. Ho mournfully with- drew from the Civil-Service Board, and published plaintive editorialy about tho ignoring of the Roform inthe samo columus that were filled, but o fow short monthe bofore, with glowing statemonts of the way the Republican party would enforce it. Tho hollow pratonse is abaut to bo thoroughly exploded at last. The Clvil-Sorvice Reform Committeo will roport to tho Ilouse an amend- mont to the General Appropriatton bill forbid- ding the use of any monoy or tho detailing of any oflicials to carry out tho rules. This, if ndopted, s it probably will be, will be tho coup de grace. Butlerlsm will again be oflcially do- finod as Republicanism. The Republioan party hns alroady destroyed ail tho substance of the Reform ; it might aa woll lay its ghoat. TRAUD IN THE CENTENNIAL, It has beon nid, and with great probability, that Penusylvania votes bave boon got for infla- tion by the promise that part of the now shin- plastors shiould be sunk in the Philadelpbia Con- tonnial show. he pooplo have uttorly rofused to indorge any such use of thepublio funds ; but nobody knows what a rockiess Congross may do, The presont state of affairs is thisr Tho bill possed by Qongress some timo ago provided in 80 many words thut the United Statos should ¢ ot bo liable for any exponso attonding wuch Exhibition or by resson of tho same,” Tho olghth soction of the bill wasns follows 1 That whenovor tho President sball be informed by the Goyoruor of thoe Btate ol Ponusylvanin that pro- vivion has been made for the ereotion of auitable bufid- fnga for tho purpose, and for tho oxcluslve control by the Commisslon Lereln provided for of the proposad Eaxhibition, the Preatdont shall, through the Dopart- mant of Stuto, desuo his proclmation, motting forth tho tme ut which the Exhibition will open, aud the Place at which it will bo hold, On July 8, 1878, the Prosident {ssucd the proclamation ordorod by this meotion, If con- tainod tho follewing alauss doottinos of Otiilstianity by glviug the welght of | Aod whersdi his Rdctllehoy, ihe Govarsse of the said Blato of Ponnsylvanta, did, on tho twenty-fourth dny, of Juno, clghteen hundrod and soventy-three, | Arforn me thitt proviston fiad becn mada for the erece tion of saist builitinu, cte; Now, thercforo, be it known thotl, Ulywsos 8, Grunt, President of the United Slates, oto, 2 Tho managers of tho Contonnial job bago their Plen for bloading the Trensury on this procloima- tion, This, thoy any, committed tho country to tho Exposition. Not to back it now with million on million would bo & disgraco, But this proola- mation, on which the wholo plen {s based, secma to lave boon tho frultof & fraud, The Penn- eylvania Logislaturo has just boon discussing & bHL appropriating $1,000,000 ' for tho orection of pultable bulldings," and Congress bas boon asked by the Contonninl lobby to volo £8,000,000 for the buildings. It is ovidont, thon, that tho orection of the bulldivgshad not boen provided for on Juno 24, 1873, when the Govorn- orof Ponnsylvaninuotified tho Presidont that it bad boon. This looks like & doliborata nttempt ot frand. Tho President was apparently duped. It was o caso of obtainiug & proclumation under falso protonses. Buch s proolamation cannot bind tho people to a schome thoy ropudiato, can- not oblige thom to epend millions of dollars on what {i sure to bo & costly fallure. Day by days the ovidonce accumulates that the Contenuial ontorprivo, whatever it may bave been originally, hies now becomo a job, Florida lns a roilrond muddle, which no human intotligonco {8 capable of grappling with successfully, Roceivors have boen apponted Ly difforont courts aud doposod by subsequont rulings, unti! thero aro nearly as many Recelv- org ng employes on the road, and nearly as many suits as miles of railrond. The United Statos Bupromo Court Itas rendered a deoroo of sale, and tho road hog boon in possession of a Mar- slal for gomo timo. Amid all tho logal wrang- ling, end labgrinthino wob of sults, it ia cheor- ing to lght upon o fact which an ordinary mind can comprehend. Mr. Greeloy, ono of the half- dozon Recaivers, locked up tho office of thie Prosi- dont of tho rond, and Mr. Gibbs, the Presidout, made his ontranco through tho window. This {8 not a mattor of vivid intorest, but is intolligible. From this point tho history of the caso can ba followed oasily. Ar. Gibbs was arrested on tho charge of steal- ing o 75 cont lock, but was discharged on tho ground that ho had dono nothing of tho Lind, Further nows of tho Florida railroad muddle dating from this point will bo read with interost, e Thero is pressing neod of tomporancs roform in tho onlightoned Kingdom of Dabomey. Thoro aro somo practices in thnt plensant country which are open to objection, such as the *round dancos "indulged in by hundrods of naked Afri- cans, which mugtbo very immoral. Too decidod countenance must not bo given, oithor, to the fashionable diversion of sawing human hosds from living human bodies for moro amusement. 1t is open to objection for many reasons, But intemperance {8 & monster of hideous mien, and must bo stopped at oll hazards, The' Indios of Daliomoy shiould be furnished with clothes and sent to the cowst of the King with inslructions not to leave bim until he shail have promised to abandon his iutomporate habits. His drink ia pure slcohol, and his drinking cup o human shull, fresh from tho trunk of a potty King slain by his own hand. If his sablo mnjosty does not mond hia ways, thero is consolation in tho thought that he must soon dio of delirium tre- mens. Africon crusndors would bo in danger of decapitation, but the most vindictive Dahomey topor could not injuro their dresses. Tho preeont day is romarkabloe for its skeptical tendencies, Capt. Saxby, of London, warnod tho citizons that, on o certain day in March, tho Thames would rigo with a dangorously high tide, inundato dwellings, causo loss of lifo snd groat personal loss aud inconvenionca. Tho day camo, tho tide rosp, and the prediction was in overy way verified. Nobody bind paid any attention to the prophot, aud all guffored tho consequences. Moncure D. Conway compares modern indiffer- once with the touching’ credulity of old times, ond emphnsizes tho contrast with o story of o similar kind. Many yoars ego; two conturios ot lenst, an nstrologer made o prediction that the Thames would overflow and inundate the city. Twonty thousand prudent pooplo led in dismay. Tho dny camo, but the flood did not, and thoinfurint- el mob mado things uncomfortably lively for the astrologar. Sinco thon aatrology haa died out, Seionco hos taken ita place, but whore su- porstition provailed, scionce was poworless. ILLINOIS TOWN ELECTIONS. Boards of Supcrvisors for 1874, [* denotos ro-glectod,] BOONE, COUNTY. Bulvldnro—stu{:hnn Lombert,* 0. L. Bmith, Bonus—M. K. Avery. Boone—H. R. Willard.* Caledonia—Luthor Whiting. Flora—L V. Drapor.* Loroy—Philo Conger. Manchester—J. A. Cornell,™ Bpring—Georga Chnfee., ‘otal, 0. Re-olocted, 4, KANKAKEE COUNTY, Aroma—Rovillo Boebe, Bourbonnais—Willinm Cooper,* Eesox—8. Sorogzing.” Ganlor—THiram Storrs.* Kankakeo—D. Q. Taylor,*® R. J. Hanna, Limeatono—\Willinn Hawker,* Manteno—Adam Lockio,* Momonce—H, B. Hall.* Norton—W, 8. Mouteith,* Otto—John Brock.* Dilot—A. Buck.* Rockville—Bonjamin Goodwin,* Balina—Charles Palmer,* Bt. Anne—L, Maillonx.* Sumnor—James Littlo,* Yoliowhead—0. O. Campbell. Total, 17. Ro-clected, 14, Nino of tho sovon~ toen are active members of the Patrons of Ius- bondry. Last year, 12 Ropublicans, b Domo- crats, On the old basis, this year, 13 Republic- sns, 4 Democrats. LAWRENCE COUNTY. Allison—John P. Seott,* Rep., 37 maj. Tond—Robort J, Ford,* Rep., no opp. ridgeport—D. D. Lantorman, Rop., 57 maj. Ohristy—, P, Jonos,* Rap., 1o opp. Donison—Willinm T, Buckanau,* Rep., 1o opp. Lawrenco—Thomng Kirkwood, Dom., 82 1sf. Lukin—Preston Passmore, Rtop,, 6 maj. Potty—Daniel Stoltz,* Rep., 30 1muj. Russell—Thoruton E, Adams, Dom., no opp. Total, 9. Ro-olocted, 8, Republicans, 7, Demoorats, 2. Last yosr, 6 Ropublicsns, no Domaocrats, MARSHALL COUNTY, Bolle Plain—J. L, 8, Dovault,* Rop, Bennington—John Litchfleld, * Opp. Evans—Johu A. McCall, Rop. Honry—D, . Danley,* Opp. Hopowell—Spmuel A, Glonn,* Opp. Lacon—James Weacott,* Opp. La Prairle—Calvin Stowoll,* Rep. Richland—Phinoas Btevons,* Rep. Ttoborts—John Norton, Opp. Baratoga—IIL G. Cotuey, Opp. Stouben—Chgrles Fosbender,* Opp. Whitefleld—Cyrus Brown,* Opp, Total, 12. Ro-olected, 9, Republicans, 4; Opposition, 8, Laat year, 7 Republicans, 5 Dom- oorats, MUERQER COUNTY. ? Ablngdon—J. W, Caboen, Opp.y Duncan—T, 8, Sheots,* Rep,, 12mrj, 1iza—A, B, Bwasher, Opp. Grecue—B, F. Moray,* llus. Kolthsburg—Ben Lloyd,* Opp. Meroor—L, B, Morey,* Opp. Millorsburg—J. ‘', MeGinnis, Opp, Now Boston—Willlam A. Wilson,* Rep, North Hendorsion—3t, D, Scott, Opp., 31 maj, Ohio Grovo—H. A, Chandler, Rep., & maj, Terrytan—W, D, Miller, Opp, Proomption—W. I, Johnaton,* Opp, Ttichlaud Groyo—\, E, Griflin,* Opp. Rivoli—A, P, Potrio,* Opp, Buez~—J. B, MoLaughlin, Opp., 15 maj, fotal, 16, Me-olotad, 8, Republioan, 4; Op- position, 11, Bix of tho above lat hnve been Damorats, tho remaindor Ropublioans, Those r\n ‘n namlnmor‘ by tho Ropublioans are holde ugg 40 4Lt faith) the othedn with tks piople. TEMPERANCE. What the Chicago Ladies Have Done and Propose io Do. A Search for {he Temperance Grocers to Bo Instituted. The Whisky Trafflo Abolished in Du- buquo, Ia, Roports from the Crosaders Elsewhere. IN CHIOAGO. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE, The following is n statement ot tho work done by the Woman's Tomporanco Organization of this city, prepared by 3rs, I, 8, Rounds, by or- der of the Contral ommittoo Bovoral wools hnvo now passed away sinco the oxcltoment in rogard to tomporanco apponred inour city; aud,ns many of our Christlan ‘women, whoso learts aro full of sympathy for us, but whoro hauds are tao full of ather work to allow of thoir meoting with us, are atill anxiously watching tho moveoments of our organization, wo doem it but Just that wo givo thom at lonst a condensed roport of what hos thus far been done, A COMPLETE ORGANIZATION. Tirst, then, our organization, Is complote. To nttempt tho work of roform, ospocially in 6o Jarge a city, without an_orgamzation, would be to invite failure, To effcct this, much time, thought, and labor have boon exponded. Nono' but God, and thoso upon whom tho worl has fallen, know how much of sncrifico for somo this hag called for. Added to this, we hinve had to bonr TILE HONEST IMPATIENGE of those who could not endure to wait for organizad_offorts, but longed to plungo into tho diract work, aftor tho mnonor of our sistors in Obio and claowhore. But that unduo snxioty s fast giving placo to s calm understanding of tho mighty work bofore us, and the sottled con- viction that it is not a work of n fow weeks or months, but of yonrs, and perohanco,of o lifo- time, 'That changes the appearanca of tho *crusndo," a8 it is famiharly called, and the spasmodic workera will drop off; while, slowly it may bo, but surely, cloar-eyod and pure- hearted women will como up, and, reacling out +| strong hauds, will say, ‘X am roady to calist for tho war.” Many have alrendy come, wo aro looking for manv moro,—for wo do bolfove t hat tho Chris- tinn women of Chiengo will respond chaerfully whon God calls thom to duty. Let every Chris- tion women in thia city, putting aside tastes and proferoncos, ssk carnestly of God what Hia will ia concorning hor in this work,~—baing toilling, meanvwhile, to act whon God mokes known His will. Nouno need wait long in that attitude for duty to bo modo manifest. How many will do this 2 How many will daro rofuse ? ZAOK DIVISION OF TItE OITY lias beon organizod under its own leadorand ofiicors ; and to thom belongs the task of ar- ranging tho work in the sevoral Divisions, sub- joct to tho approval of the Contral Committco, Just hore gomo may ask, But what aro you do- ing ? ‘What bas really beon accomplished? Wo snswer, MUOI A8 BEEN DONE.— far moro than youn, who huve beeu engaged wholly with " your quict homo dutios nnd plaas- ures, droam of. Virst, and boat of all, wo hnve beld'prayor-meotings ‘noarly ovory day, at somo contral poiut in ench Division. Thosd prayor- mootings havo brought togathier devotod Chiris- tiau women of all donominations, aud united thoir hearts aud hands in a common caugo against & common cuomy. Last wook was obsorved as o speeial wealk of prayer snd waiting bofore God and truly God was wilh s, On Itidny, tho doy of fasting, the Lord pourod out His spirit abun~ dantly upon us; and, to the honrts of those who waited beforo Him, camo tho Dblessod assuranco that, underneath B and tho causs for whioh we plosd, God had placed His own strong arm to sustain and to do- vor us. Whon the three Divisions met in the Con- tral Committoo room, on Saturdsy moming last, April 11, each had the samo story to toll of THE WONDERFUL BLESSING OF GOD upon thom duriug tho preceding dny. Our hearts were made to rejoico as nover befors sitca the commencemont of the wori. Aany of our pustora came o our meotings that doy, and guve us words of choor and sympathy, and, bidding us go on, left us slone with God ‘What the future will show ss tho grand ro- gult of this banding togothor in the work of love, God ouly kuows; but'wo beliove the ont~ come will "Bo glorious. Monnwhile, wo ray that, what God Las jolnod togother fn o__boly baptism of tears and ‘pationt labor, no man or creed will evar again bo allowod to put asunder! “Tho work of organiz- ing was o groat work. Tho various plang sub- mitted, disoussed, rojected, or acceptod, woro & wark of time aud pationce. Plans woro laid, not only for the present few weeks or months, but for tho futuro, and tho dotaila carofully arranged. Noxt in order camo THF WOLK UPON THE PLEDGES, Porhapa noypart of the work required grester wisdom. Hasto in this wus cortain wasto. If- nally they wore ready for the printor. Avanged in a beantiful form, thoy wore submitted to, and accoptod by, the Central Committoo, and ' dis~ tributed to thio Boorotary of ench Divislou. Noxt eamo, How shiall wo commenca their circulation ? ‘This was a matter of great importance, A spocial committoo took thematter in hand, | Rnowing full well that many wero impatient to got to.work, and that many more wero saylng tho temperance work in our city was s failure, they atill waited for God's dircction. To-day, at o symm call of the Committeo, they reported this : *'God has dircoted us, in answer to long and oarnest pruyor, to begin with our pledges in tho churches! "Think of it, Christian men and women !{—think of it, all who profoss the pame of Curistl—the work must noods bogin at Jerusalom, ANE YOU READY FOR IT? “Aro you ready for it in your homes? *Ho that hothan enr, lot him hour what tho Spirit saith unto the churches.” It is an individual work, and wo must awako to individunl rosponsibility | Condid, thoughtful, and prayorful minds have soon tho wisdom of our “ msking haste slowly” iu this matter, Plodgos havo ulso boon carefully m‘:flmd for tho Bundny-schools, and submitted o the Superintondonts of tho same, They woro ‘moyt heurtily 1ndorded by a mejority of the Superintendents, aud svon we may expoct to seo tho work move on in that direction. We have kopt our causo continaally before the Lord, ask- ing His blosslng and gnidanco upon evory stop we have takon, We bolieve Ho lins guided us thes far; and if, indeed, wo bove come.to tho “Red Ben " in our ]ourm:’y, nevertholess, at 1lis word, we will go forward, i Theso aro the main points in the work s it stands before tho public to-day. Mauny individ- ual cases havo come bofore our prayer-mectings, whore petiona hiavo exprossed ab dosire to leave off intemporate habits, 1 theso have groatly oncouragod us.s Masg-meotings and prayor-mootings will bo hold as ofton ag it is doomed adyisable ; and, in tho meanyhilo, let all be paticut; Iot alt pray; and lot all who can, of whatever donomination oruect, “‘come up tothe holg of the Lord,—to the help of tho Lord agninst tho mighty." g * THE WEST SIDE BRANOCH. A meeting of the Wost Division Brauch of the ‘Woman's Tomporance Organization was hald yes- torday nfternoon in the parlor of the Union Park Congrogational Church, There woro about fitty ladies prosont, Mrs, Oase prosided. The oxer— clses openod with singing tho bymn, *f MyXaith Looks Up to Thee,” aftor which Mrs, Caso read tho 84 Obaptor of Malacchi, Mra, Olark thonlod in prayer. QIMCULATING PLEDGES, Mz, Caso said that the owculation of pledges should now bo procseded with, and the pledges sliould be circulated from . the churches, makivy thom tho contro from whiol ull offorts nlmulfi radiate. Tho Central Committoo Liad propared the pledgos, and it remained for the meoting to tako aotion theroon. BEQIN IN TIIE ORUGORES, Mrs. Numuf aid it lnd boon thuufiht best for 0 1 each olurch to have & plodgo-book, in which names should be signo cummumln? with the autors, and taking In tho officers, It possiblo, t waa woll o know just whoro Clrlatians stood in tho matter of temperauce, Mrs. Morriam moved that the plodgos, as recommended by tho Central Commitieo, bo adopted for circulation, A lady asked if it was designed to flrst take tho pledge to the pastor, aud then go through thio wholo churoh with it. Alra, Nutting said she only meant to suggest g R B [ thoso In thoe churouos should bo solfelted to algn e i et et 8, Cnso B nt this wan tho right idea Thu cliurch was tho Mtarting-point, the ‘c(unlrm Mra. Babbitt said it was woll to look to tho churchos, nnd sco how many membors wora ronting touncs for, or recolving “profitndiractly or Indiroctly from, thio salo of liquor. = Tirat pugity tha ohurch, Thoro wat a groat shrinkiug on tha Em‘t of tho mon to tako hold of the work, I'a ogin with tho chirch was & good way to got at thom, This was a woman's worls, and tfie womon must do it in thoir own way. Mrs, Onrwo eald thoy must firat nrouso the whola church to the worls, and thon every porson in Chiengo could be renched. The churches woro not yob aroused and thoy must first b atirred up. \ MODERATE AITPENS. Mra, Conway tnid it soomod {0 her that tho Lord had directed tho Contral Committeo Illnb how to commenco. How could tho groat avil be roached, unless tho clinrchos wero committed to the worlk ? Thore wore too many in tho church- ey who wero moderato sippors, and it was this claas of gontool drinkers that muat bo disposed of. The Chair submiited tho question of the adop- tion of the plnn of the Central Committes, snd it was unanimously adopted. Mra, Caso said some of the churchos wore teady to recoiva tho pledgos for circulstion, and #omo woro not. Just tho right time and mode of procodure should be loft to each indlvidual churoh. 1t would be o good thing it the ladies would do n groat deal of visiting, moke socinl calls, snd talk the matter over, QENETAL SUGOESTIONS, ) Mra, Wirts was in favor of morning prayer- ‘moetings in tho Mothodist Church Block, #o that both rosidents and strangors could know whal was going on, Mrs, Russoll advised tho hanging up in publio- I;lncou—-dnpotu,; Lotols, oto,,—cards. anuouncing lio ordor of exoreisos for tho wook, Mrs, Dowoy snid thoro ought to bo somo sys- tom of roporting the mectings, so that those who did not attond might know what took place. She read in tho papers much that was going on abroad, but nothing abont Chicago. DEFENDING THE PRESS, Mre, Dabbitt wished to defond tho pross of Chicago. it wns tho fault of tho ladics -thom- selves in conducting the mnufinfis privately. ‘Tho roportors were always on hand whon they woro notifled in ndvauco, Thoy had doncn great deal for the worls. Tho Clair smoothed the wrinkled sonsibilities of the roporters prosont by saing that o fauls was meant to bo found with thom, TRATER AND HOUBEWORR. Mra, Carso moved that daily prayer-meotings bo held in the West Division, Mrs, S:mngl said that it would be impossiblo for all tho lndies to attend overy day. Sho did not bolivvo tho Lord moant thattio Iadics should neglact thoir household duties in ordor to moct {for prayor. ( Mrs, Dowey inquired as to tho attondancoat tho daily prayer-mootings horotoforo held. Sovoral ladica montioned some which wero the Il:‘cnb prayer-meotings thoy over astendod fu thelr ves, Mrs. Coso snid that if the meotings wore hold 8t 9 o'cloclt in the morning tho ladics could gat through with their prayers in timo to attendto their shopping, and then got homo for lunch. Tho motion to have daily prayor-mootings on tho West Side elicited some further discussion, and somo strobg opposition was wmado, Mra, Careo said tho ladios would not bo com polled'to go every dsy, but it was well to ki the meetings, in order that strangers migl como in, % Alndy suggested that if nobody wont to the ps@i‘oa-munuugn straugers would not be groatly ediilod, Mrs, 8tanton, from the Free Mothodist Church, ‘thought thore should be a regular prayer-mest- ing fu all tho churches one evening in the waok, rg. Wirts moved that prayor-meotings be held overy moruing at 9 o'clock in tho Methodist Chwreh Black, and Wedneeday and Fridey nfior- noons at 8 o'clock in the Union Park churoh, This motion prevailed unanimousty, . TEMPERANCE GROCERIES. % Miss Kimball had thought it would be well to mako o thorough canvass to s0o which wera tomporate grocorics, kopt by tomporanco mien 80 that all tho ladies might know who to den! with, Let it bo understood that tho ladies would only trade with temporance grocerics. She moved that o band of Indies canvass tho matter of the grocerios aud roport, so that tho namos of the temperate grocers could be published in tho papors, MMrs. Cago would like an organization of lndies to procuro statistics us to tho_amount of lquor 80ld, tho kind, to whom, aud by whom, in the West Division. Mra. Babbitt thought it would be an endless job to find ous who bought and drank the liquor, The Chair annonuced that there would be held at'8 o'clock Saturdny afternoon, in tho First Can- grogational Church, o meeting of young ladies 1ntorested i tho tomporanco work. Miss Kimball's motion to canvass the gro- cories waa adopted. Tho Chair placed Aiss Kimball at the iead of the Board of Canvassers, with the underntand. ing that the romaindor of tho Board should vol- unteer to sorve. MASS-MEETING THURSDAY. Mra. Wirts moved that o West-8ide mans- meuting bo beld noxt Thursday night in the * Union Park Congregationsl Chureh. The Chnir stated ic could not now be dofinites 1y docided as to the place of hulding tho moet- ng. 'ilm motion to havo a mass-meoting provailed, and Mrs. Carse, Mrs, Wirts, and Mrs, Dr. Fitch wore appointed o committeo to secure 2 place for holding the mecting. ANNOUNCEMENTS, + Tho Chair announced thut prayor-mentinge ‘would be beld in the Union Park Church Thura- - day and Frifln.f' aftornoons of this wook. Migs Kimball read from nno\l’spl{llnr to shown tl;nb 3110 temporanco wave bad reackod Now Ene gland, Tt was announced that all the churches of the Wost Division are roquosted to call upon tha Secrotary, Miss Glazier, No. 77 South Morgan straet, for n aupf:la' of plodges. < Mre, Nutting led 10 prayor, atter which the meoting adjourned. A mass temperanco meeting will be hold in thy Olark Street Methodist Eplscopal Oburch thi evoning at 7:30 o'clopk. Good speakers and mu 8io Linve boon prepared for tho oceasion. paichili e ELSEWHERE, IOWA. DULUQUE, Special Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, o DunuquE, Iowa, April 16,—Cho first symptoma of & contoruplated crusndo on tho liquor-dealers broko out here to-day. Moctmgs havo been Leld for some timo, some of them publicly, others socretly, or, ot loust, privately, at which the matter bas beew disoussed, and the conclu- sion arrived at to onforco bl‘: law the probibition of the saloof liquors. Tho first proscoution ‘was to have commonced to-morrow aganst one of the principal wholosalo liquor-denlers, and thig was to have beon followed up by the prose- cutlon of all the others. Attorneys were om- ployed by tha prohibitionisty, and evory arrange- ment apparoutly necessary to stceess Wwas mado, PLEEING TIIL WRATIH TO COME. . The liquor-dealer who was tobe the firat victim was informed of tho matter, and, taking nlarm at tho threatened proccodings, commencod thiy moning o transport his liquor stock across the aver into Illinois, Other liquor-dealems also l.m:lxl tho alaym, aud commonced to follow Lis ex- smple, AN ANTI-CRUBADE MEETING. Grent excitement ensued, A public meoting msoting of business wen was called to meet at 4 o'clock this aftornoon, to take counsel of each otkor in the impending crigis. The meoting was Leld, the Mayor presiding. Bpeoches wore mnde and resolutivns passed deprocating the course of the tomperauca poople as injurious o the city and its busiucss, and 8s of no good to tho cause of temperance, They declared it to be the duty of the City Couucil to' maintain and d“‘"fd the charter right of the city in tho courts, SPECIAL OIABTER, A 1t s bolloved that the city chartor is not af- feoted in the powers it hasreceived by thegonerul logislation in the liquor quostion, aw this churter ina upeoial ouo which oxisted bofore the new Coustitution of Iown bocame the fundamental 1aw of tho Btate, and this Coustitution prohibita municipal corporations from being created by special laws, and consequently it is assumed for tho charter of Dubuquo that it cannot be affected ;m?t\uy or another in tho powers contained n it, THE QUESTION WILL DE LEGALLY TESTED, On this basia it is expected that the City Councl), with tho Nquor-sellers, will defond the right of the city to liconso the salo of liquors, aud of the dealor to, sell the samo withiu the corporate limits of "Dubuquo, the prohibitory law to the contrary notwithstunding, pllta o INDIANA. Spectal Dispatel to e Ghiengo 791 etal Dispatoh to Phe Chicago Tridune, LaVourg, Ind., April 16.—7Tho Indios to-da brought sult iu five casos against Mioknol Nolz five sgaiust Josoph Vogt, aud three agaiust QGallus Barber, for selling Jtquor withaut & poc mle‘r and aftor 9 o'clook In the evoning. Upon tholr arrest tholr attorneys {mwmoediatoly tiled afli davita foy ohar t A R 8 e ey 3 L N | | i | 1 i