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

2 i THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1874, THE COUNCIL. Proposed Release of the Canal Lien 1o tho'State. Report of tho Treasurer for tho Last Fiscal Year A Bolanoo of $466,910.19 in the Trensury, April 1. Quarterly Report of the Bridewell Su- perintendent. Fruitloss Disoussion About the Sale of the Lake Front, Miscellancous Business. Tho Common Council mot last evening, Prosi- fdent Dixon in tho ohnir, ELEVATED RAILWAY. A polition was recolved from residonts and proparty-ownors en Carroll snd Kivzio siroots roquesting that tho right bo granted to tho Sus- poosion Tranefer Company 9f Chicago to eroot Aud’ vporate (o I. G. Riathorwick patent olo- vated suspersion carringe-way along tho onat sido of Canoi streot from Lako to Carroll streot, on the nerth side of Carroll wost to Halstod, north on Halsted to Kingzlo, and wost on Kinzio Btroot to the city limits, It was roforred to tha Committoo on Btroets and Alloys, Wost Divislon. UBOWN BTREUT. Ald, Cullerton offored a rosolution directing tho Cofporation Coungel to report by what su- thority the Chlcago, Burlington & Quinoy Rail- road Company ocoupy Brown etrect from Bix- teonth to Twenty-sccond strect. Ho also introduced on ordor to compel the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Railroad Compauy to opon Brown sweet from Bixteonth to Eightoonth streot, nnd also to put tho street in good ropair from Sixteonth to Twenty-second stroet, by planking or otherwise, according to tho torms of tho fronchize grunted in 1804; and in caso tho Compnny rofuse to makoe tho improvement, the Board of Public Works shall report an ordinance therefor, The order was pasned. . A UANPERING RESOLUTION. Ald. Bailey introducod a resolution, which was roforred to the Committoo on Railroads, com- polling the use of borse-power on the O., B. & Q., and the 0. & N. W, Railroads, on Bixtoontls streot from Blue Island nvonue to Contro ave- nuo, : THE LAW DEPARTMENT. Ald. Cullerton introduced an ordinance defin- Ing the duties of the Gorporation Counsel and City Attornoy, It was reforred to tho Commit- too on Judiciary. Ald, Campbell prosentod a resolution diracting the Corporation Counsel to pracure abstracts of tho eity’s titlo to Doarborn Park and tho Lako Trout, It was reforred, THE GAS QUESTION, The Committeo on Gos Light reportad the opinion of tho Corporation Counsel relstive to tho validity of tho oxisting contracts botween the gns companies and tho ml{, and reeommend- jng the pessage of tho followling resolution: Resolved, That tho preacat contract between the City of Cileago aud thio Chicago Gas Light & Coke Com= pany, to furnish all tho strect lamps und oll tho publio offlgcs and otber bulldings Lelonging to the city whors gos 18 roquired along tho lines of the gas maina of said Company in {ho North and Bouth Divisfons of said aty with sllumiusting gas, for ho term of ten yoars from tho 13th dny of Aay, 1869, bo snd the same {8 Liereby declared nult and 'vold, in accordance with tho written opinfon of the Corporation Counel, which 18 herounto nttached, The roport was laid aver for publication, THE CANAL LIEX, Tho following was roceived from the Oity ~comptrollor : 3 T Lorowith submit a presmblo and rosolution ratify- ing the formal relcase 0n belalf of tho City of Chicago of tha lien upon the Tilinofs & Michigan Canal in favor of tho Statoof Illinols, which was excctled by tho Souyor, Comptroller, aud Gity Clork Do, 27 1873 tho Btulo Naving paid in full tho smount duo the city by tho provisioun of u et of tho General Assembly of tho Btato of LMlinals, spproved Oct. 20, 1671, entitled “ Anact to rallove fhe lien of tho Gty o€ Ghitago upon thi Tilinofs & Michigun Conal, and_ revenuce, by ro- funding to sad city the amount oxpended by 1t in ‘muking the improvernents contemplated by an act to provide for tho completion of tho Tilinola & Miehigan Canal upos the plan adopted by tho State In 1835, up- proved Fob, 10, 1803, togothor with tho jnterost aue thorized by Bué, 5 of said act, sud to provido for i~ suing bonds therofor,” 8, 8, Haves, Comptroller, Wueneas, By an act of {hio Goneral Assombly of tho Btate of Iilinols, approved Oct. 20, 1871, entitled *An Act to relieve tho len of tho City of OChicago Gpon_tho 1tinols & Aichigon Canal and revenucs by refunding 1o said olty tho amount expended by it maliag fwprovoments conlgwmplated by *Au Act to provido for tho completion of thie Iliinofs & Michigan Canal, upon the plan adopted by thio Stata in 1830, ap- provell Xeb, 16, 1805, togetbior with tha interest throon a3 authorized by Bec, 5 of sald act, and to provide for 1ssuing bonds therefor,” it was, amonget other things, by thatirst_soction of 6ald act, provided that thd it of §2,055,340 and Interest thercon until paid, bo, aud tho saino {a hereby appropriated for tho purposa of relieving tho llen a3 sforesald, belog the principal oxpendod snd tho fntercat {hieroon “whicl fafd sum §s beraby Tofunded 10 sadd city ; and when poid safd city wbail oxceuts snd_deliver {o tho Btato of Ililuois n proper rolease of said lien 10 tho st~ 1afaction of tho Governot ; and, Wurnzss, Tho Stuto of Illibols has fully pald to said city of Clicago tho principal sum appropriated ns aforcaaid 4n discliargo of ssid lien, and. all interest accrued or aceruing thereon ; theroforo,} Resolved, By tho Common Council of the Oity of Chieago, That the said lion of tho seid city of Ohlcago upou tho anid canal and {ia rovenues bo, and (ho sumn 18 hereby, relcased and fully discharged, and tho for- mul releato of such lion horotofore exocuted by the Moyor, Comptroller, and Clerk of gald city, and at- lested by the common geal {hereof, beariug date Do tembor 27, 1373, e, and the ssmo is heroby, ratitled 3ud couiirlad a 1. Toleaso f Buld ety exceilod 1o o form. Tt swas roferred to the Committee on Ju- diciaty. OITY WEIGUER. s Ald. M. B. Bailey moved to reconsider the vote oy which the nomination of Michael Murphy as u City Woighor was rejected. Ald, Mahr moved to lny the motion on the tablo. Lost. T'hio motion to reconsider waa carried by a voto of 17 to 10, On motion of Ald. Richardson further action on-tho matior was postponed one weok, CITY THEABURER'S REPORT. The report of the City Lreusurer wns submit- ted, showing tho roceipts and: exponditures dur- Iug the flseal year ending March 81, and the amount in tho Lrensury at that date. Tho bal- anca in the Treasury, April 1, 1878, wns 9889,~ 550.53; recoipts during tho yoar, £10,474,250.44'; total, '911,863,780,97. Expenditures, §10,800, 870.78; balunco in'tho Preasury, April 1,'1874, 8»1(50.910.19. The report was xoferrod to the Uommitteo on Finauco, JIOUSE OF CORRECTION, Tha quartorly report of the Superintendent of tho House of Correctlon for the quartor ending Mareh 81, 1874, was rocolved and placed on flla, Thie report shiows thut the cash rocelved for la- bor and the salo of Lrick amounted to $1,414.76, There was oxpended for salaries, provisions, bedding, clotlung, ‘There in prikon, Jan, 1, 1874, 60D prisoners j rcoeived up to March 81, 1,008, moking n total of "1,617. Thero woro discharged durlng ihe quartor 1,146, losving In oonfiuoment 871—malos, 47 females, 92, Tho offenses committed wore .8 follows: Dreach of tho pence, 600 ; intoxication, 192; vagranoy, 935 ; keopiug or he- ing Inmntos of disorderly or gumbling Lbousey, 24; cnrrying concenled weapons, 4; oruolty to auimals, 3; violation of othor ordinancos, G0; burglary, 10; larceny, 25 lavcony from person, 23 Tarcony und sswaule With intont Lo rob, 1; assaull with intont to kill, 2; assault with intent to do Lodily htm, 15 rlot, 9, How rolonsed : By oxpiration of sontenco, 842; Comptrollor’s order, 853 Mayor's order, 161; Guvornor's pardon, 25 baymont of flues, 86; supersedeas, 18 ; escapoed and not captured, 2, BALE o 'TIHLE LAUE FRONT, Tho Counail then took up tho report of the Committoo on Warves aud Publio Grouuds, rola- tivo to tho salo of unoccupled city proporty,. ay Tollows ¢ Your Committco on Wharyes aud Public Grouuds, to whiom wis reforred the roport of the Comunitles'on Tiro and Water, volating to the wule of vacant clly Jroperty, hoving liad Hio koo under advisemen, sy Foport: "Lhat, In view of the fuct thut the Totlowing lota wnd pleces of faud owned by the city, et purchused for tho 8o of the Fire Duprimout i othor PUrPoECH, ure uot {u uso, sud are not ueeded for Jubi e, vizs treet, near Franklin, 40100 feet; 1.utu an lin ol Englne 3 lol Lot o Wt Erlo streot, near Milwankoo ayenye, 30 283 610) feet, Tormerly occupled by ¥iro Dopariment old Jirlels buildisg thezeon, Tiots oni TaSalle atreet, nonr Madison, déx101 feot; ol Loyt J0hn Bowtna-Ttouse, Lot on Slato kircel, nai Ooligross siroot, 23398 foot ;. O3, 1, W0 Kagnd Houn, .~ . Lot on ITnron'gireot, near North Olark streot, 50x100 fect § olil Huron Streot Polleo Blation, = Aleo b fract purchaned for quarantine purposes, hee twosa Thivty-thizd and Thirty-06Lh stroots and Wonts worth “aveito and the rallroad tracks, 545 9-102457 | cot, Also_n tract pnrchineed for quarnntino phrponcs, o tweon Thirty-third and Thirty-0th streols_nna But- torileld streot aud tho railcosd tracks (excopt tho por- tion on Thirty-third stveot ocoupled by (o Soutl Di- vislon Pownd aud Powndkeoper's lousc), 00x 1,263 50-100 fect, aizo of cntira lot. "Also that tract lying south of Engonto strcet, north of North avenus, sast uf North LaBallo atroet, and west of North Olork streot § alze, 307 footon North hvenus, 614 0-10 feat on North LaSnile aircet, 603 5-10 feot on North Olark streat, and 63 6-10 feat_on Xugenlo stroot, Also, o triaugular ploce north of Eugonfo streot, oast of Nosth Lasalla sfrcet, and weat of Narth Olark streot {ahant), 26 feot on Egénlo atruot, 81 010 foot on North Sallo streot, and 02 0-10 feat on North Olark streot. Lot ot cornor of Washington anid Frankiin atroot, 100x07 foot, formerly oconpiod by Hoss Llovator No, 2, Lot known na tho resogvolr Iot, on thio aouthiyent coruor of Ohleago ovonug and Bodgwick atreot ; aizo, 190x130 feet, ‘Alao, thie fract of Iand lying enst of Michigan avanue and west of the llinola Ocntral Rollroad tracks, and betweon tho south Iino of Randolph streot atid the narth lin of Montoo streok, commonly known as tho Inke-front property, “Thorefora your Committeo would respectfully roce ommend tho parsag of o fllowing ordr : Ordered, That tho Gty Comptrollcr bo, and ho fs Horsby, dftcated to ndveriiao for anlo tho' lots snd plocea of proporly detcribed in tho soport herato ot tacliod, ond roport to thus Qouneil tho highest sud Lioat bilta for ench of ald savoral lots and plocos of land for confirmation or refoction na by law requirod : o canditious of salo 10 bo tho samo kiown os causl erms, THE CITY-TIALL BITE ALSO. Ald. McCralh moved ns an amendment tho following addition to tho list of proporly to bo sold: The Rro;mrty known as the lake front; nlao,Lots 83 to 89 and Lots 44 to 60 Inclusive,nn tho onst 8 feot of lots 40 and 43 {n Blook 116, Behool Bection Additian, belng the lot of groun: now acoupied by tha temparary City-Hall build- ing, boing 177 '6-10 fect on Adams stieot, by 178°8-10 foet on LaSallo stroct. DISOUBSION, Ald. Riohardson eaid thnb the intorests of Chicago required that no tino bo lost in putting in tho founuations of the now Court-Houso, aud until that waa built the present City-1all should continuo to bo acoupied. . Ald. McGrath said that tho fixopnr thing for tho city to do was to soll off ali ita unovoupiod Jots, and tho interost on tho monoy thus ob- tainad, togothor with tho taxes which wounld bo obtained on tho property, could bo well invest~ od by ronting good oflices' for the City Governs mont snd tho Courts. The way to com- menco tho construction of o Court-Houso waa to Boll the properly, The paople of Obicage would not submit to bo taxed for this purpose, but they would say go on,with the worl, if the monoy could bo got by olling tho unocaupled property. A million of dollars conld bo ronlized in this way,—all that could bo lald ont Tor tho next two years {n bullding o Court- House, Unlesa this was doue, it could nat bo commoncod within tho next yoar, for no Aldor- man would daro to vote a direct tax upon the coplo, : P AFd. Campbell was vpposed to the amendmeont. It was equivalont to advertising to all tho world that tho city was in distress, and was ready to sell all its property for littlo or nothing,—give it away, in fact, Ald. McGrath enid it might have boon botter 1t it hnd been given nway 1ive or alx yonts ago, Ald. Campbell procoedod to eay that tho sale of thin property simply meant to ront an expop- sive buflding. Ho hopod 1t would bo voted down. The motive of the movoment was to se- leot o pow Court-House sito for fivo yonrs. The monoy received wonld be uscd to psy the float- ing debt, and tho building of tho Court-Hause must wait, This was the scheme, snd it ought to be voted down. Ald, Pickoring was in favor of solling tho ronl catate to build tue Court-Iouse, but let the resont site of the City Hall bo hold to the vory nBt, Ald, MeGrath snid thors was no barm in ad- vortising this proporty for salo. Ho wantod tho peoplo to understand how many dollars' worth of property the oity owned, If it was nat thought good policy to wmoll this lot, thon it \vmflfi not bo sold. Ala, Cooy moved to postpone tho subject for ono weelt. 2. Ald. Richardson enid it was too flimsy a pro- toxt to say that the objeot was meroly to adver- tiso and not soll the property. Why advertise it all? 'Ihe schomo was to soll the property flrst, and then rent Hooore's building, Ald. Quirk inquired what 2Mr, for his building. Ald, Riohardson said ho understood ho nsked ©76.000 o year, but ho (the speaker) would not havo it abany prico. 1o was in favor of post- poning for onaweel. Ald. Cullerton was opposed to poatponemont in faver of the amondment offered by Ald, Me- Grath, e could not seo the Honore Building in it at all. Ho was opposed to taxing the peo- plo to build the Court House. He was in favor of glving away tho property, it necessary, in order to dorive taxation from it, Ald, Campbell—Who would the gentleman givait to? Ald. Richardson—Sam, Watker, Ald. Bidwell thought it perfectly ridienlous and very poor cconoiny to sell o valuable a pieca of propery as tho preeont City Hall site, THE AMENDMENT LOBT, The motion to postpone was lost by & voto of 24 to 8, and the amendmont was loat by 28 to 4, tho nfllrmnu\‘u votos belng Toley, Cullerton, Eckhardt, and MeGrath, Ald, McGrath desired to substituio an order dircating the Comptrollor to ndvortiso ten times in o daily vowspaper published in Now York, Philndelphis, aud Ohicago, to sell the |lake front property in blocks. Thia was rulod out of order, . Mooro said the property was uot subdi- vided. Ald. McGratly 5aid this could bo easily dono, beforo tho sale. THE REPORT GONOURRED IN. The roport ot the Commictee was concurrod in by a vote of 20 to 6—tho nogntive votes being Cullerton, M. B. Bailey, Quirk, Kckhardt, Behal- ner, aud 8tr. Presidont. AN ATTEMPT TO BECONEIDER. Ald, McGrath moyed to revonsider the vole Just taken, and 1n support of tha motion hesnld that tho only way to obtein competition for the lake-front ground was to sell it in just such lots as tho purchaser dosired. Ho saw through tho job to sell it in a lump, so thut tho only bidders for it would bo the railroad companios. He Lnow that somo of the membors of tho Com- mittee on Wharves and Public Grounds had boen. chasing up the railroad_companics to beg them to buy tho property. The railrond com- Ennlcn had “their agents in the Council ; they nd Aldermen clectad for the ex¥ruun purposo of Honoro askoed worlking through the lnke-front job, Ald, Campboli—* Namo thom|” Ald, MoGrath—** Whom tho cap fits, lot him woar it.” Ho wonton to say that there was o deep-lald plat to keop away all tho bidders but the raitroad compauies, For this purposo doubts wero thrown on the aity’s title to tho proporty. His only interest was to sell the property for the largest possiblo amount of money, and not keop out mon who could bay a portion of it, but not- thie whole of it. Ald, Pickering acknowledged that ho was tho ono reforred to as tho ono who hud cast doubts on the city's title. e had nacted honestly, and with o dosire to soll the Krbpnny. Ald, Compboll eaid tho proposition to sub- divide the lake-front was absurd, It could not bo domo logally. No privato individual wouldl dara to tako tho title which the city could givo to the property. Nono but s wealthy cor- oration would take tho ohanges of & quit claim. ot the city acquire tho foe simple, but it could not bo dono untoas by act of Congress. It would royert to tho original donors tho momont its axlfilnnlv dedieation was porverted, o should fight this question until the railronds weroe will- ing to bo dealt with as privatecitizens were denlt with, Lot them apply for tho condemnation of the Era orty as tho law prescribes, 1Io bad no doubt that privato individuals would sce in the property o great fuvestmont, and bid rgalust tho railrond companies. Aftor a little sorimmage of & word, botweon Ald, Cumphalf and MoGrath, the pre- vious quostion was ordored, and the vote on tho motion to rocousider was iakon, s follows— yons, 104 nays, 11, Ald. Sidwell offered an nmendmont 50 that tho proporty could be gold in lots not Jeus than 25 Toot front, Tho Chalr decided the amoudment out of ordor, oharaotor A MOTION TO BECOMMIT, Ald, McGrath movad to rocommit the subjoot mattor back to the Commitieo on Wharves and Publio Grounda, Ald. Righardson safd Lie was iu favor of solling tho lake front by tho lot, but this could not bo done until tho Board of Public Works hnd flrst subdivided the \)mpurtil. Ald, Bobnffnor enid It had boen charged that cortnin Aldermen had oppoked tho salo unloss thoy were pald $25,000, 1le wau opposad to the sate under existing olrowmetancos and laws, Tha quostion wus now a complicated ong, and, it tho aity should'sell mvdu{. lie bLoliovod "there would Lo a huge lawsult to cnmyal the ecity to pay over tho mouney to tho Park Commlis- slonors_under the nrovislons of the law of 1809, Judge Drunmond’s njunction restraln- ing tho railroud compnnies from buying or the olty from solling was still in force, nufl if tho Uounci should now provoed with the snlo avory. mewbor would bo puulshed fur coutempt of court, o wns In favor of firat having Congress 1ve tho ity tho foo sinipla of the Srnpnrm snd thap lat it o rold for what it would bring. ‘o motion to rocommit was adopted without opposition, BTRLET ENDA FOR DOOK PURFOBES. Tho Ot lttco on Wharves and Publio Grounds reported, rocommondiug the passago of an ordor_authorizing tho Comptroller to rent stroot onda for dock purposos at tho ratos named in tho new sohedule rm arod by the Comptrols lor, 'ha report waa lakd ovor for publiontion. ‘I'ho Qouncil adjournod. JAPAN. ‘The Non-Intorcourso Polloy—An Exe' podition to Formosn. Bax Fnaxorsco, April 27.—Tho Paciflo Mail Btoamer, Colorado nrrived this afternoon from Hong Kong aud Yokohama, Bho Lringa nows from Yokohnmn .to April 7, Btatemonts havo apponred doclaring that tho Emporor of Russia lns doolined to arbitrato Lotweon Japan and Poru in tho onso of tho Maria Tuse, Lut dis- patches from the Japnnose Logation in Bt. Poteraburg posltively announco that ho hias con- sontoed. . * NON-INTERCOUR BE, Somo commont has boon excited among Jn}v» onogo ofliclals by the clroumstance that fu tho publication, by Yokolams nowspapors, of the Mikado's reply to tho momorabloe Now Year's address of the foroign roprosentalives, a signifi- cant cxprossion towards tho closo has been al- terod or suppressed, It was to tho effoot that Japan would nooept such intorcourso aa was con- sigtont with her di&-nlty a8 nn indopondont na< tion, and was intended to mark the dirapproba- tion of the Government in rogard to tho jmpor- tunities of tho nddross, THE RENELLION. Yieto, londor of the Saga inewrrection, aftor vu!nlf sooking_rofugo in Bntsuma, is now o tugitive in tho Islands of the Inland Sea. DEPEDITION TO FORMOSA. Toports concerning tho nxgufllllun to Tor- moan_oro mnot witliout foundation. Envoys from Lin Kin, who visited Yeddo in 1873, songlv.t tho protection ot Japan againat tho miudeeds of a Formosan tribe, whioh had o number of ship- wrooked snilors from Lin Kin, That kingdom, Liaving boen formally annexed to Japan, protec- tion was promised, and nogotintions ware ontored into with China for the purpose of ascortaining what authority, if any, that nation claimed over tho marauding: tribo, China disnvowod all re- s‘panfilblllty, and the Jnpaneso made propara- tlons to eend a forco to take possession of part of tho 1sland, and keop the inhabitants in propor subjection. Yarlous eiroumstances havo felayed tho oxccution of this project, but evorything is now In rendinoss, aud o small floot will immedi- ately enil for tho sconoof tho outrnges. No Thoatio nction ie intended, unless it ahmfid prove absolutoly necossary, in which casa the Japaneso aro fully J)mpnrod. Tho foreign nusistants in the eoxpodition aro all Amoricans. Liout, Caggell, United Btates Navy, lato commandin the Ashuotol, and Lieut, Wassen, U. B, A. uu(fi rocently ougagoed in the Zozo Colonization dopart- mont, aro the naval and military advisors, Over thoe political and general dotsils, Gen. LoGondro, formorly United Statos Gonsul at Amoy, exer- clacs Buporvision, 'Tho plan will ocoupy n long timo in carrying it out, and the Japanecsa do not oxpoct to firmly establish thomselves boforo tha end of “this your, It s bolleved by many that Formosa was an ancient deponden- oy of Japan, and that in assuming control of a part of tho eastorn coast of this Jimpiro, is only resuming o sharo of what was formerly its own. T'ho first dotachment of the oxpedition’will start bonco on tho Oth, Tho Commandor-in-Chief will bo 8ngo Iitonoauko, a youngor brother of the distivguished Batusuma, statesman, —— MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL R, R. Mow Xts Now [Froight-Itatcs Differ from the Leyal Requirements—. Further Statomoents by Officers ok the Rond. From the Milicaukea Sentinel, April 91, To-dny, tho now tariff tuble of tho Milwaukeo & Bt Poul Ralrond, of which so much hus beon said, will go iuto offect. A Sentinel raporter oallad at tho oficos of the Compasny, Baturday, to inquiro respecting them, and waos told that the now rates, although not in conformity with tho now law, show important reductions on grain and flour, the two londing itoms of traflio in tho Northwostorn Statos, and respooting which tho olagsoa whoso juterosts, it way claimod, had boen moinly cousulied by tho nov lav, aro ohiotly con- corned. . The new tariff rates for tho Stato of Wisconsin Sma Pottor bill docs not affoct through trafilo or other Statos), for exnmplo, show a redugtion on tho LuCrosse Division, on grain, por 100 pounds, in car-londs, from Wyocens, 19 to 17 cents; from Portago, 20 to 18 ocents; Iilbourn City, 22to 20 conts; Lisbon, 23 to 24 conts; Coamp Douglas, samo; from LeRoy, Tomnh, Greonflold, Sparta, Horsoyvilla, Bangor, West Balom, and Winona Juuction, 28 to 20 conts; and from LnQrosse, 29 to 26 conts, On the Prairie du Obien Division, from Milton Junction, 17 to 16 conts ; Madison, 18 to 17 couts; Avocs, Muscoda, Blua River, Boscobel, Woodman, Wau- bela, and Dridgoport, 29 to 25 conts; Prairio du Chion, 28 to 25 centa; and Janesvillo, 17 to 15 cents. A proportionato reduction is mado on lour. T'he complete tariffs mot having boon pub- lished, the ofticers of the rond are not able to glvo tho distanco tables, but tho station of Arenn, 126 miles, can bo selected for the purpose of mukiug a comparison of the now with the old and tho Potter rates, which aro as follows : TFor gratn, in car loads, por 100 ibs, 22 conta Dby now ratos, 24 conts old, showing & raduction of 2 couta ; rato by Pottor bil), 16 conts, showing 0 conts moro still thau allowed by the now law. Trom LinCroesg, 196 miles, or Prairio du Chion, 194 milcs, tho rodusod rato is 25 conts. Tho old rato for 200 miles was 29 conts, and by tho Pottor Dbillis 23 conts, showing o reduction of & cents; but an overchargo still of 3 conts, Questionad a4 to tho abovo rates, tho officors of the Company say thoy can show to the satls« faction of auy competont xgamnn that thoy can- uot go helow them, without such gorious lossos; that they may a8 well carry for nothing ag churge nuy lower figure. Thoy seem quite con- fidont that thoy van produce amplo ovidenco of this, should the matter bo brought before tho law courts, Tespecting tho policy of their deliberatoly adopting & new tarifl that flics in the face of u now law, and cannot be regarded by tho support- os of the Pattor bill otherwlse thau as o flugraut deflance of tho Leglelature, the oflicers and ro- sponsiblo adylsors of tho Company are undor- stood to say, in substauce: o have rights, cqually with il avwnors of proporty in the Slato. TrLo Btato has no more power to come futo our promises and compel us to emrry freight and pas- songers for loss than it will cost us than to go into the Seatincl ofiico and declare that tho Sen- tinel shall goll its paper nt 1 cent, notwithstand- ing tho paper cannot bo praduced for the monoy. This briugs us down to tho principle ifvolyed, which is not so much o8 to whether the Legisla- ture has thoe power to rogulate common carriers, a8 whother it has the power to oblige common carriors to do what thoy caunot In tho nature of things do, 'To such o statoment as this tho reporter inter- posod the remark that a common carrior’s busi- ness, {0 sich an emergoncy, might bo rin by tho agonts of tho Stato; and the answor was that no court conld be found to deoreo such a courso, and no Leglalaturo in its senees would paes such o bill, unless it was first ostablished that tha common carriors can actuslly porform what is required of thon. Itie for 'this ronson, thoy gay, thoy nintain ko detormined an attltude, Thoy know that, *“1f tho worst comes to tho worst,” all that can be doue, bofore virtuslly conflacating their property, will ba, to make an investigation, which will proyve that the Pottor ratos aro an jmpoesibility, and that the now tarl® rates, adopted on tho ove of tho going into effect of tho new law, are roasonable and fair; and in- tended in good fuith to comply with the spirit, if not thoe leiter, of the law, Whon the flrst &ult s brought against tho Company forviolntion of tho law, the law ofcors of tho differant roads will be found -fully pro- pared. Thoy have lnd statlstics collected, ac- counts and cstimalos printed, end overything dono that experionce can suggest. Thoy are Dbristling all points, ready to fi vo tho peoplo o wann recoption, Any ohe who rashly imagines tho ralirond companios aro recklesaly doflant, or simply reliant on their strongth and resources, witl find himsclf wotully docelved, ‘Lho besl logal tulont of the country, tho most prominent mhrond advisora and tacticlans, bave boon for weeka bard at work propating Hor tho inovitablo strugglo. Tho feoling In ofilces opon to tho ro- ortor I8, & coneclous ability to fight it ont if it [’ukna no end of years, Tho fun ig only bo- glaning, The Rove Fulton und ¥lis Son, Jrrom the Gollen dye, Tho Boston Transcript tolls the following story of tho former paator of tho Tromout Topiple, which, unless on such fiodd authority, “woshold bo jnolinad to disbollovo: At a va- vival mosting in Boston, tho young son of the Tov, Dr, Falton, o Jad just in his teons, pub- lioly exprossod discouragomont in hid offorts to Lo converted, at. which the father knolt fmme- diatoly by his sldo und prayed as follows: “0 Lord, thou kuowest that this boy has boon brought up in & Obrigtian family, under tho best of Chrlstlan inflnencos, but help him {o remombor that this will only mako holl tho hot- tox, BRIDGES OR TUNNELS. Comparative Cost of Building and Maintaining Them, Bridges Cheaper and More Popular. Getting Over or Under the River at Fourteenth Street. Holf o Million Nocessary, A navigablo river running through s great city is in nll rospaots savo ono nu unalloyed blosslng. This one rospeok s, of courao, that tho water, though providing tho menns of ingross. to the city to vosgols, proves & barrlor to all othor intra~ mural transportation whioh hag to bo surmonnt- od by bridges. In oltlos whore tho bauks of such rivers aro high enough to allow tho pnsango Loneath of vousols, tho only incanvonionco felt i thatof tho exponso of raising & substantinl lasting structure, but in a city like Ohicgo whore tho gontlo stronm murmurs botween banks olevated but o fow foot abovo ita surfaco, tho stroot trafiio is sustained only Ly one of two ovlls, tunnols or druw-bridgos, the Inttor unfore tunatoly looked aftor by o poir of tantalizing flonds known as bridge-tendors. In Ohlongo thesa ovils aro an indlsponsablo aa the Common Counetl, whioh docidos upon thoir construotion, and thoy resowmblo that body in the respect that the wholo city wish they could got along without thom, but feolat the sama time that unfortu- nately they cannot. ‘Thomenns avallable for ::a- ing from ouo sido of tho Chicago River to tho othior in tho city aro two tunnols and & numbeor of bridges, but every day shows that vast as the roportions are which the aystom of tunnela and ridgos Lias attaiued, tho growing traflic of tho aity crios for : INOREASED FACILITIES. In no part of tho city 18 the want of nmenns of crossin ; tho oity folt mora than in the rogion be- tweon Twolfth and Eightoonth strects, 1lore aro to bo found o number of conl and lumber-yards, ood other businesses of ‘which teaming i & nec- essary fenturs, and for a long timo tho complaing lios ngmm forth of tho dolay causcd lo teamsters on tho streots between Twelfth sud Eighteenth by thom having to go out of thoir way to got from tho West to the South Sides, and vico vorsa. ‘Tho subject of building n bridge across or cnt~ ting o tungol undor the river at a point between thouo strogts haa had tho consideration of tho Common Councll for some time, and, ncting un- dor thoir Instructions, tho Board of Pliblio Works hiavo boen looking into the mattor. In order to giva the public somo iden of what ought to be dono, and what ig likely to bo dono, in_rogard to the mattor, o TRIBUNE roportor callod yeatorday nftornoon at tho Board of Pub-~ lio Works oflice, whoro ha met Mr, Whituey, tho ablo Aselstant ‘Secrolary of tha Donrd, That gontleman stated thnt A IRIDGE OB A TUNNEL in tho Jocality roforred to lind Lecomo a necessi- ty which conld not long be dispeused with, 1o stated that the traftic of tho locality was very great, and that in order for teams or passongers to get to tho Burlington Depot, on Sisteonth street, from the South Side, it was nocossary for them to make & long . dotour by way of the Twolfth streol or Eighteouthstroot bridgo. Tho groat question was at - ~ WILIOL OF THE BTRELTE it would bo best to build the bridge or tunnel, and an_examination of the laeality seemed to show thiat tho ouly availablo placo was between Tourteenth on the South, and Mitcholl on tho West Slde. To thoso not fawmiliar with tho placa, 1t may be stated that both river bauks just hore are fairly crowdod with railroad tracks, * Lho ob- jection to Tiftconth straob is the faat that, ou the South Sido, it runs only from Clarlk stroct to Bouih Dearborn, while Sixteenth strcot isal- ready occupied by a railroad track which bridges tho river b that street. and Beventoouth streots aro not availablo, vy thoy are each within a block of a bridgo alrendy. Although Fourtconth streot s tho best pluco ab which to placo a bridgo or tunuel. still it is by no ,menps as- good o place in soma respects as might be wished. Thisstreot is not-yet open from Clark to tho 1iver, and, m order to mako it available, oxtension vinducts \\ioum huvo to bo builton either side of tho rivor, ‘The roportor eounded 3Mr. Whitney upon THE BESPECTIVE MERITS of a tunnel or & bridge for tho purpose raauircd, but that gentleman did not have a decided opin- fon on tho gubject. ** Both tunnels and bridges havo friends," ko sald ; but, at tho same time, ho was roady to own that tho numbor of peoplo friendly to bridges greatly outuumbored those who had a weakuess for tunnels. T'ho reportor then collected somo statistics showing tho CONFARATIVE COST of the tunncls and bridges already built, and tho aununl cxpense of keeping thom, Thay wero ag follows : Orlginal cost of Washington strect tu Cost of mnintaining for 1872 Cost of maintuining for 18 Originnl cost of Lagallo stre Ooxt of matntaining for 187 ‘Pho annunl interest on the originalinvestment is, for tho LuSallo atroet funnel, abouv §39,620, and for the Washington stroot tununcl $u6,190, which figures go to show thet tunnols, even when their construotion has not involved Innd damagos, are oxceedingly expensive luxurios, tho fact boing intensified by the unnvoidable bugbear that ot any moment tho subtorrnncan nichway might givo way and lob in tho pollucid water of tho river which flows overhead, T'ho primo cost of tue difforent brl('l?ufl which cross” tho river presonts an ngroenblo contrast to the abovo fig- ures, 'Thus Madisou stroot bridge, which is a first-class structuro of its kind, built upon stono centra piors and abutments into an all iron su- porstructure, cost tho city only 42,000, while the Mudlgon street vinduct added only $16,675 to that amount, the totul cost of Dridging the river and railroads boing 57,075 ; the Van Buren atreot bridgoe and viaduet cost 810,475, and so on, The COST OF TENDING BIIDALS nlso compare favorable with thut incldontal to the tunnels, tho former requiring but little caro during the winter mouths,” For instance, whilo tho tunnol attendauco costs about £8,000% year in each coso, tho attendanco of Lalo streob bridge, which is tho most expensive of all, cost, during the yoar endiog Muroh 3, 1874, only 1,040, 'The comparison botweon the ocost of tunnels aud bridges will be, howover, nora cloar~ 1y shown by siotting forth tho avorago cost and expense of managoment of - oach, 'Tho averngo cost of each of tho two city tunncls is about #630,000; of cach of tho twenty-soven city bridges abLout £10,000; of each of tho oloven vinducts about 17,200, ‘Thio avo- rage annual cost of maintonunco of o tunnel i nbout $8,000; of a bridge about 31,220, 'The avorage intorost on tho capitsl exponded in tho aroction of o tunul isabont $88,000; of s bridge about 81,300, and of & vinduct about 21,200, TFigures gonorally have the crodit of sponkin Plainly, but it would Lo Aiflicult to fud any whic nro more direct in nppealing to common 8euso than thoso which wero collected from tho Inst report of tho Bourd of Public Works. Of courso “TI1¥ QUESTION OF DURAMILITY, comes in, Ifow loug will o tunnol Jast? This is hiard to detormine, but the belioversin theso gas- 1it dampnessos must find gatisfnction in the fack that when & tunnel does give way thore is an ond to it. Evensupposing tho hole should bo plugged up, thofsorpses of tho unfortunntes wha wore in the subtorrancan prison ab tho timo of tho col- Inpse nnd the water all drawn off, and tho thing tinkered up ngain, it s doubtful whother-1t would nguin becoma o placo of popular resort it & bridge luy within half a dozon blocks of 1it, Tho AVERAGE LIFE OF A TIRIDOE, sutch s havo boon orcotod, is oqually fiard to do- tormino, as tho Madison streot bridge, which was bnilt in 1857, and which of course oy ruflulrnd a cortain amount of ropuir anuually, is still halo and hoarty, and promises to continue 80 for many & long yoour to come, Tho only part of o bridge which’ ruq‘ulrnu stondy renowal fs the protootor, which has to stand tho jara eaused by an ocenslonn misdirected tug or schoonor, This ftom fs fuconsidersblo, as tho twenty-sovon brldges aro kopt in constant ropair by a smgle gang of mon employoed for the purposo, Huvlng recolved tho nbove information from 3r. Whitnoy, tho reportor ropaired to the ofiica of Mr, Chesbrough, . TUE OITY EXGINLER, 3 who stated that ho had heon ongaged for some timo pnut In gobtlng up estlmatos of the cost of » tunnct conneoting tho Wout and South Bides at Tourteenth streot, and thut ho had come to the conclusion that, without hlcludlnt: tho lond dam- ngos, which would bo vary oxtousive ab that point, a tunnol such as would fulllil the require- mants of tho traftlo wonld cost over £500,000, 1Ie hind partially prepared & plan,which wonld, {n time, o submlittod to the Commop Council, Mo thoupghy that, notwithatandivg tho bridges Of courso ‘Lhirtcenth | wero, 04 u rulo, chonpar- than the tun: nols, tho rulo’ would not hold g to “its fullost extent in tho proront Inatauce.)l A bLridgo nb * Tourtoanth mbreot, to glve sntisfaction, wonld roquire to oross all the rallroad tracks, and for this purposo oxten- aive vinduots would Liave to bo built, that on tho Boutl Sido renching from Dearborn atraot to the river, and that on tho Woat Bido from tho river to Btownrt avonne, Ilo thouglht that, m:ini! all things into consideration, & suitablo britgo conld not, bo bullt b, tho placo nndor considor- atlon for less than 600,000, Ho thought that tho bridges wero MUCH ORE TOPULAR than the tunuels, and would romain go for both mnn and benst, as tho forty-odd foot hill at each ond of tho lattor was o bugboar wheh could nover bo got ovor. Tho tuunol, if it was do- cided to build one, would havo to atart as far onst ag Bfato stroet and end abt Conal stroot. I'hua it wonld bo by far tho largest tunnel in tho city, and its length would be quite unavoldable, an to bo at all sntisfactory it would have to cloar oll tho tracks, which line both banks of tho river nt this point, Such wero the fncta collceted at the Board of Tublic Works yosterdny, aud, whilo it is shown plininly onough that somo moans of communica- tion Detweon tho West and South Sides ab o point batweon Tivol{th and Bighteenth streots ig ludxwenunbln, tho light turown upon the ro- speative merits of tunnols and brldges will bo of sorvico to tho thousands who overy day mako uno of thodo convenionces in moving from oo division of the eity to another. ———— ILLINOIS TOWN ELECTIONS. Boards of Suporvisors fox;1874. {* denotes re-clected,] IROWN COUNTY. Buckhorn—Abel Berry, Opp. Cooperstown—Irn Iowall, Opp. Elkhorn—0. A, Northarn, *Opp. TLeo—King Korloy, Opp. Hissonri—Tl. N, Ulork, 0](1)1)‘ Mount Bterling—William Q. Crawford, Bep. Do Ridge—Dayld X. Watsan, Rop, Tiploy—Adam E, Martin, *Rop. Veranillos—Edward Wolch, Opp. . - Total, 9. te-clectod, 2. Ropublican, 8; Op- position, 6,—snmo as Inst yoar. BUREAU COUNTY. Arisple—J. II. Wolch, Opp. Borlin—Lxios Bmith, Rep. Turonu—Lovi Bisuchard, Opp. Clarion—A. G. Portor, Rop. Qoncord—Josoph Baty, Opp. Dover—Simon Elliott, Opp. ¥aicfleld—W, W, Craddack, Opp. Gold—S. W. Jackeon, Opp. Graoenyillo—I, N. Clink, Opp. Iall—Honry Snyder, Opp. Tudinntown=J. 1T, More, Tep, Lamollle—E, A. Washburn, Rop, Tecportown—A, H. Averill, Rep, Mavon—Thomas J. Honly, Opp. WMuuling—Lafayotte Majar, Rep, . Milo—L. J. Bates, Opp. Mineral—H, D, Davis, Opp. Noponest—31. 3, Lowls, Opp. Ohlo—8, B. Lowor, Opp. Princoton—R, B, oster, Rep. 1. 0. Fields, Opp. Belby—R, B. Rawson, Opp. Waliiut—0. L. Boarss, Op, Woatflald—James MoCroads, onp. Wheatland—Andrew Andorgon, ltep. Wysnet—Jamos Homriak, Opp. T'otal, 26. Roe-olectod, — Ropublican, 83 Opposition, 18. CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Assumption—J. R, Pounds, Opp. Bour Creok—I1, Mundboak, Opp. Buckbart—G. Riley Shiarp,* Opp. Groonwood—A., G. Ament,* Opp. Johugon—VW, 8, Berry,* Opp. King—0, II. Van Dike,* Opp. Locust—%, F. Bates, Opp. May—7, M. Burdick,* Rop. Monquito—Joblin Dronnon, 0%7. Mount Auburn—J. M. Hill,* Opp. Tana—G. 1. Lndd, Rep. Prairioton—Charles Burdick, Opp Ricke—J, B, Whito* Opp. Ttosomond—L. Parsons,* Rop. Bouth Fork—Joln 3L. Coloman, Opp. Btonington—Samuol M, Paabody, Jicp. Taylorville—H. W. Sharp, Opp. Totel, 17. Re-olected, 8, Republicans, 4; Opposition, 18. Lost year, 9 Ropublicans, 8 Domoeyats. CRAWFORD COUNTZ. * Honoy Creak—JosnTh ‘Fliompson, *Opp Iutsonville—John 11ill, *Opp, Lamotto—Dan R, Olwin, *Rep, TLicking—3Inhlon Vanco, Opps Marti . A, Fristoe, Opp. ~ Montgomery—Thomus Shaw, Opp. Oblong—T. J, Price, *Opp. Robinson—John D. Shophord, Rep. South West—William Balding, Rep. Total 9. Re-elccted, 4. TRepubliosn, 83 Op- position, 6,—samo a8 last your. T RAILROAD NEWS, THE CATIO & VINOERNES ROAD, A speolal dispatch from Springfield states that Judgo Troat will to-day appoint & Recelver for tho Calro & Vinconnes Iinilrond, the do. fondants having failed to malke tho bond to poy complainants the sum found to be due them on tho flnal hearing of tho caso. Four names are prominontly urged, Col. R. Anderson, Super~ intondent of the Toledo, Wabneh & Westorn Tilrond; Clarloa Riggloy, of Springliold; Dr. Nowton I, Casoy, of Monnd Cliy, and Frank Murroll, of Evansyillo, ho acleotion of o Ro- cefver will bo made from theso names. It is posgiblo that two may be appointed. INCREASE OF RATES. Tho Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & 8t. Louis, Pitts- burgh, Fort Wayne & Clileago, Michigan Boutkern and Michignn Central, have held another mesting and decidod to make & slight increago in thotarift, Tho now rates adopted nro ng follows: Iu first and second-class, tho only ehangoes is to Washington, D, 0. IR wd |udly o 85851358 € Rates from Cltengoto | §a |55 zeu] S (uitid ehanged) it *§,§s‘§ 3 PSlERCY E aton, BN |7 soo 80/ , " itirrisbirg, aud Balllmore, 70187%] 5| 4716 Witnington, Del, 0luTy; 7 Wasbinglon, D, B3T3, Aloxaniriu, Vs Baji0)) Pittsburgh, Bridgoport, Bollairo, 4sles sojas (o0 ‘Wheoling, £0}0 €050 |35 Oleveland. ... . sofaax| 4523519734 Now Custlo, Pa,, Youugs, town, nnd Akron, O, ....| 45[%8 50ja5 [0 Grand ftapids, Grand aven Muskegon, and Hollaud.,| 30,20 Kalamnzao und Allogan 2015 Norfolls, Vi B2l Wilmington 09Il Qharleaton, 8. 0. 1.03ld43 SBuvannah, Gu,.... 1.03{043] 0}, . Poterdburg,. alaoyg| uliniz)il Richmond BilAT)g V7K, The Daltimore & Oblo_ Railrond has ralsed ita raterlxnuau fourth clnss to New York to 40 conts yor 100. 1TENS, In addition to the recent reduction in pesson- gor fures to 8t Louis from 811 Lo 9, tho Il noik Contral Railrond Lias decided to soll round- tn'f tickots nt 310, * "roink ou the Miesissippi Raflropd aro agnin yuuning through to Canton and Mauchae, At the Iattor place passongers are takon to Now Or- leans by atonmor, via Lako Ponclartrain, The Kaneas City, Bt. Jo & Omaba Railroad has commenced runving dey and sloaping-cary zllfl'oqb from Omnba ncross the bridge to Bt. ouis, TUE WISCONSIN CENTRAL AND THE MILWAURER & NORTHERN BAILROADS, Tho Wiscqusin Contrel aud tho Milwaukeo & Northern Rnilronds, both operated by tho Phil- lipa & Colby Construction Company, to-day is- suted now frolght tavliTa ta go into offoat to-mor- row, aluo lgnoring tho now law. M Phillips maintains that those ronds come uudor Olass Q" of tho Pottor bill, and that the spirit of thie Jaw hos boon complied with, Nevertholess, ho oxpoots suits to bo bronght, but is fortitied ‘with opinfons, and will go to tho Bupreme Court along with tho 8t Paul and Northwestorn Rail- ronds, Mr. Phillips further says that his com- penles will introduco tho now systom of granting Tolurn passongor tickots nt BX¢ couts por milo, WILL; WIBCONSIN TATLROAD LAW. Tho new Wisconsin Nailrond law will bo ofii~ clally publishod and tako offect to-morrow. Itis stutod that tho Commlssionors, thoreby pro~ vidod for, will not bo aunounced till May,” Who thoy wili bo is still & profound soorot. It I8 givon out that Gov, Taylor will bo firin in dis- uhnrgluf any duty dovolving on lum undor the Inw, i has gono to Milwaulkeo to-duy, a8 sup- posed, to consult on tho situation, 9 f ———— The worlc of translating the Bible is advanoing rapidly fn Japan, Tho Gospels by Blatthow, Mavk, and John have boon ulrund)’prflltod. Luko 1 rondy for priuting, und the blooks are boing [:mpurud. ‘I'io Otd Tostamont Is in tho hands of ho translator, and soveral books of Mosos aro roady for final royision. COUNTY COMMISSIGNERS. The Quality of the Sniml!es to tho Poor « {o Bo Investigated. Miscollaneous Business Dono. Tho . County Commlasioners mab yostorday aftornoon, President Ashton in the chalr, A communioation ias reoclved from tho Connty Attornoy, asking what notion was pro- posed to bo taken in referenco to tho nssosa- mont of 732 on the Reform Bcliool grounds for wator-pipe oxtonslon In Iydo Park, It wae Iaid ovor tomporarily. DAYWOOD, A communication was recolvod from oltizens of Maywood, romonstrating: against granting o snloon liconse o a grocory-keopor in that vil- Iago. Gen, Bmith, who wna prosont, by por- missfon, spoko on tho subject. ITo mald that avor aince tho organization of the town the cltl- 2ons bad boon abla to keop out saloons and pro- sorve morality and good order. In order to can- tinuo this stato of things, this romonstrancshad been gont in, . Tho matter waa roforred 10 the Committeo on Liconses, LS, Bherift Bradloy's bill of §2,780, for doting Jail prisonors was prosonted and referred. Tho Judicary A Committos, in referonco to n rosolution dirceting the Oounty Treasurer to apply robates on roal’ catato taxes toward the payment of personal pmpuoty tax, roported in favor of its passage. 'Llio report was conowrred in, Tho Oommittao on Publio Bnildings reportod roecommending tho payment of various bills ol contractors for worl on tho Oriminal Court and Jail buildings, ' Commissioner Crawford objected to the pay- mont of the bllls out of tho 16 por cont resorvo until the work was finished. Tho roport was concurred in and the bills or- dorod paid. Tho samo Committee reported tho salo of tho old Court-House, recommondhlg that tho trans- for papors bo drawn up by tho County Altornay, a8 tho nocessary advanco installment of 10 por ocont had beon made. Tho roport was concurrod In and tho anlo approved, The Commitloe on Roads and Bridaes roport- od, recommonding improvoments upbn certain county roads. Tho report was concurred iu, and tho necessary resolution was passod. COUNTY CLERK'A OFFIOR, The Committeo on Financo, to whom. was ro- forred tho llé‘lfl“m‘luofl of tho County Clorlk rar an ndvanco of $1,078 to ounblo him to pay clotl: hiro on the Assessors' books for 1873, reporled, rec- ommending that anorder to this effect bo pagsod. Itappesred that tho Oounty Clerit’s foos had beon insuficlont to poy this extra clork Liro, and thoso who bad been omployed could not be puid unloss this sum was voted by tho Board, Tho roport ‘was conourred in, TATER DAGH, Tho Committce on Public Charities reported, recommondiog tho gnymunfi of sundry bills, namong others €67.03 for papor bags in which beana and hominy had beon furnished. Commissionor Boguo objgoted to the payment of this 1;11\, a8 poper bags Wero inoluded in tho contyact. Cfimm(salonnrs TMarris, Horting, and Johnson strenuously urged that paper bags were includ- od In the bean contrack, Commissloner Herting further explained that tho original g in which tho bosns woro doliy—~ ored were eaton up by rats. Tho msm:l. was concurred in and tho bill or« dered paid. JYDE PARK WATER DEPORTMENT. Tho Bonrd thon took up the Uyvde l'ark assess- mont for water plpo, tomporarily laid ovor some timo proviously. Cotnmiesioner Boguo wanted to refor the mat- tor to tho County Attornoy for au opinion as to the liability of tho county. County Attornoy Rountree, who was present, oxplained that the Court had beeu nm;llefl to for confirmation of the assossmont. 1lo was in- clined to tho opinion fhat the county's property was not subject to such an ussessment. Objco- tion had beon already filed, Tho matter was referred to the County Attor- ney, TUNORS' CERTIFOATES, Commigsioner Boguo moved to reconsidar the notion of the Board in passing o resolution that sl jurors’ cortifioatos shell be first andited by tho "Board bofore paymeut, The mation pro- vailed, and tho resolution in question was laid on tho table. OIARGRS AGAINST CONTRAOTONS, Oommigsionor B_u{:nu moved the sppointmont of a speciat committoo of threo to iuvestigato the charges against various countractors for fur- nishing supplics. " Commissioner Orawford enid thatithe chargos had np)lv.unrud in tho Times, and, like many othor things in that sheot, were Dot worthy of coneld- oration, o roporter had obtained his informu- tion from womeu of & very bad character. o was obviously a greenhorn. Commissioner Johnson sald it was well known that tho Bonrd did not purchase tho bost quality of pupplios, Commisslonor Herting hopod the Board would not investigato, . Commissionor Clongh said that, if articles wero issued to pnupers which wore not fit- for Luman beings toont, the Board ought to know it. Commissionor Ashton (Commissfoner Jones in tha chialr) said it was evident that tho Times ro- Lmrtor liad allowed himsclf to bo hnposed upon y & lob of old strumpots and harlots. Cook County fed its paupers better than the United Btates' Govornmont over fod its soldiors. Tho speakor used to live on 25 cents a day, and didn't complain of it, either, If thisthing went on these miscrable loafors vould complain becauso thoy wore not furnished with cizars and whisky. 'Tho Board was bound to_eatoh 16 anshow, aiid thoy mght as woll stand aud tako if. 1o ws in fayor of investigation, snd moved to amend by reforring tho matter to tho Committeo on Public Cheritics. QCommissioner Harrla was in favor of rolorring it to the wholo Bonrd. Tho motion of Commissionor Ashton was lost, 08 was also that of Commiusioner Bogue. On motfon, the Committee on Public Charitics and Hospitals were insttuoted to report asto tho quality of supplios furnishod. Various proposnls woro received for paving, leug, and finishing up the arons and walks of the Criminal Court and Jnil Building, aud woro referrad to tho Committee on Publlc Buildings, Tho Board adjourned until Mouday next, at 2 pom. THE COURLS. DMiscollancous Iusiy Yeaterdays CAN A MAWNIED WOMAN DIt AN AGENT OF mim HUSBAND P An intorosting declsion ns fo the rights of o warriod woman when doing businoss as agent far her husband waa decidod yestordsy by Judgo Blodgett. Tho onso, tho Judge romarked when roviowing tho testimony, aroso on an application by the wifo of a bankrupt to have cortain proporty sob off ta hor which hnd beon soized by the Assignes of her huehand, 'The potitioner in this case was Elizabeth Hay, wife of Jonathan Hay, of Free- lmm tho bankrupt, who applics for an ordor on Lo Asgignoe, requiring Lim to roturn to hor cortain sowing-machines and fixtures porlnmiufi thereto; also, an umbrolls, buffalo-rabe, an holt of cotton, claimed to bo her privata prop- arty, nud which had been solzod by the Assiguoo a8 tho property of hor husband. Jonathan 1ny bad boen, it seoms from tho evidonco, engaged since 1871 in Freeport aa dealer in musioal iu- strnmonts and sowivg-machines, In the full of 1878 Lo nbsconded, in couscquence of forgeries whiols i, is ailoged ho had connuitted. Proceod- ings wero shortly aftorward commenoad aguiust him fu bankruptey, sud ho was duly nd,‘udiunted. Mrs, Hay had boon for sovoral years prior to this timo ongaged in business as agont with romark- ablo sucooss, and bad thereby supported hersolf and family, and ovon her husband, Sho was nlso onablod to rodoom n homoutead which had been sold in 1600 under a trust deed. In 1871, whon Hay wished to slart mnow in businoss, his wifo rafsod 81,000 by o mortgaro on her homestoud, “and guvo it to him, Thoro weas an oxpliclt under- wtaudlng that her enrnings should bo bor own, In the summer of 1873, two months prior to his absconding, lny had ten sn\vlnfi-mnuhlnun and material on'hand, which ho was detormined to sell at any prico. Mra, Ilay borrowed of n relative £500, which sho pald to her husbaud for thiego machings, For somo timo thoy remained in the store of hor husband, ny tlmg'r liad probu- bly done prior to that time, Aftor ho absconded sho ook posscsslon of tho machines and ro- movaed thom to her house, whore thoy wero when tho Asslgnoo golzed them. ‘L'lio ovidonco shows thnt the property was purchased with tho wife's monoy in due courso of {rade, The only ques- tion {b a8 to the question of possosslon, By tho common law, the Euuauuulm\ of the wifo way the possesslon of the husband, and he be- oame tho ownor of all the personal property of the wifo, Dub now thiy i8 clanged by the laws § Tronsacted v of 1801 and 1860, No fraud Is alloged fu ¢! cnso, nor {a any proved by the lnnllmo[fly.l l\hl:‘ul: IIny has been openly nud notorlously ongaged n carrying on businoss in hor own namo, and had acquired Buch oredlé that whon he gold theso machines sl bought them, It is alloged that thls wea & rmoro Ingonious doviee to conconl this Ymporl.y from {ho croditors of Jonnthan May, - it tho ovidonco fails. to show this dosign, After ho absconded, stio removed them to fif.‘, own houso, whera sho wat absoluto mlstross, g . far ad titlo was concorned, and thoro thoy wore at tho time proceodings 1 bankruptoy were com. * monced. Without going into o further dironnsion of ownarship, it abpears clearly that Mis, Hny wag earrying on business independontly of her hus. band, and purchased this property indepondontly of him. Tho earnings of Mra; Iay will un. doubtedly bo roquired to pny tho doht of B500 8o contracted. It s nob protonded that Lo bo« camo rosponsible for i, nor has thoe olaim been' l;ra\'od up against his cslate. Ho scems to Lave nd Jittlo_businesp unymclti oxcopt for golng in dobt, It waa Lnowa to tho community thnt sho and ho woro separato in business, Nobody wan deccived or imposed on his baviog thedo mnohines in tho store, nor” would any creditor give him grontor, arodlt by nufi- posing that tho property was his. No one, by mnking duo mquirloy, bt would Liave boon sbie to digcovor tho truth, and a largo portion of all the y;mpurlyin Lie storo wau liold on consign- mont. : Anothor objection is, that Ais, Ilny tool, chargo of tho bankrupt's property, sold it, and Xkept tha proogeds, and 12 thls proporty slionld Do hiors, tho Assinéo shonld be allowad to koo it until she give an nccount of her ocvl- loctions, But tho testimony {4 not oclear enough lo eunable tho Court to sn that such wig tho oago, I{ + #eoma from tho ovidenco that pho, undor logal advlco, used the procoeds to pay hier Lusband's crodltors. 110 Asalgnoo lins s notion agninst- her, if such bo tho case, and if some eraditors Liavo boon paid in full, he oan suo thom for tho difforonoa. . Tho_pobition will, thorofors, bo granted, and an order mado_on Mo Assigneo to glva-up the proporty elaimed by Mra, Hay, The bankeupt's doughter, Ada Hny, Eus algo. flled & potition asking for nllke order on tho Aseigneo to delivor up n piano, which she claima 08 hows, and which had been taken by im, It appears that, in 1867, Mrs. Hay purchased for hor danghter o Bteinway piano, which was paid for. out of Mra, IIny's nonoy. When the daughtor renchod tho nga of 18 yenra her fathor wished lior to go into his store as clork. 8ho domurrod, proforring to carn something for horself, Itwas inally agroed that {f sho would work ton months for.itm, ho wonld take her old piana aud giva hor o now upright one for it. Tho dnughter complied, and yooms to have Poxfarmm] hor du- Lica fithfully and efaiontly, Whe old pleno was tekon by tho father and kold, and the pro- ceods recoived by him. Tho new plano remninod in the storo, whora it wag probably used at timos, until in the fall it was takon to tho houso. ‘The only question raised on tho part of tho Assigneo ‘wns 18 lo whether Mrs. Hay could make & gift whioh would vest hor with the ownership, sho boing at the time a minor. Thoro is nothivg in the law ngainst that, Doth paronts ncquicsced in it, This transnetion also took placo after the law of 1860 gavo a married wonaan hor onrnings. The fim being exccutod, is finnd against all the world, but her ot loast, s prrnb;\b!‘ylx;lm a8 % lfi:r. l’{flu fi\nulgnou will, horofore, deliver up iss Ada Iiny the plauo claimod by hior, r . TTENE, ; The notorious caso of Howell agninst the Hartford Fira Tusuraneo will probably come up co&un fa]l;ln 13\10;\(] trl%l. a udgo Blodgott will have a jury to-dny. Judge Gory will probably be back in the So- promo Court the Intter part of this'waols, : TANKRUPTOY: ITES, In tho mattor of Ohnrles Ilodgman, ahoe- makor, o dividond of 20 por cont was doolarod. In tho mattor of D. ML Pollak & Co., R, 1. Jenkins was cloctad Ansignoo,. Jool Elfin filol o petition against Albort Authony on an overdue indebledness of nbout 81,000, Lotitioner wlso nlleges that Anthony * hns trausferred Dhis property, consisting principally of horses and wagons on Milwankes avonuo, nnd tho furniture of hig liouse, 60 Chicago avenuo, with intout to dofraud lis oreditors, A rulo to show cause May 5 and o provisionnl warrant of soizure wors issued. Ianna, Barrett & Co., and 1, B, Garrison filed o petition ngeinat John IFlood and William W, Goodaliy of Hyde Park. Tho potitionors' olaim is for goods sold "mounting to about $1,096.50, It is churged thot tho dobtors havo fraudulently sold their drug-storo, on the corner of Torty soventh and Stato streots, to J. L. Van Syckel, and also that they have allowed their proporty bo tnken on logal pragess. A rule to show causo and injunction wero issued. ‘I'he procecdiiigs n&ninuh Michnel Greonsbaum ot al. wore ordercd dismissod unloss objections be filed by Monday noxt. ¥ A. P, Harris was nd?ud!enked o banlrupt by default, and a werrant lssued for May 27. A potition was flled yostordey by Olaybergh, Einstein & Co., againgt’Adolph Xahin and Tobing Noumon. 7The claim is on a note for 81,808.16, which Is unpaid, and it is alloged that tho debtors, who also do businces at Manisteo, havo ollowod an ottachmont to bo issued ngainst their property, and that other creditors sro about to gue cut attuchmenis, A rule to show couso May 7, a provisional warraut of eeizuro, and an injunction were issuod against tho debtors, SUPERIOR COURT IN DRIEF. Tt L, x!mxwm é}ffifié’ Iy uu[llt ngninfih Edgm{u F't rown, claimin ,000, and auother agains! John IL Browpgfar a lilke amount, o Jumes IL, Gilbert filod & bill ageinst tho hoirs of James Dodgon to foreclose a trust-desd for &75, glven on Lot 44, in Givins & Gilbart's Sub- division of the 8, 15 acros of the E. 2§ of tho . 3§ of the 8, W. 3¢ of Boo. 14, 30, 18, . OIROUIT COURT. 0, 0. P. Holden commonced a suit for §3,000 ngaingt Margaret Barry nud J. O, Harrington. Richard H, Haro "sued Goorge O. Somers for $1,000, - TIHE COUNTY COURT, Iu tho matter of tho estate of Bernhart Gro- tenhus, grant of administration was issued to é\é:ggofimmuhus under an approved bond of CGaroline Schulbof was appointed administra. trix of tho estate of Leopold Schulhof, undor an’ np{»ravad bond of 7,000 n tho matter of tho estato of Riley M, Car- penter, the filos wore restorad, and anew bond in 10,000 was approved, In tho estato of Frederick Ielm, leave waa granted to wcll the personal properky at auction, THE GAUL. Jupar Noous,—Nos, 296, 208 to 808, excopt Nos, 502, 803, 404, ) Jupor Boori,—Nos, 83, 84, 80, 87, 03, 94, 05, 96, 98 to 105 inclusivo, ’ upak Tree,—Nos, 2,686, 242, 1, Jupot Fanwern,—Nos. 1,701 to 1,725, Jupge MoRonents.—Nos, 85 to 107, excopt Nos. 89, 0014, 9, and 108, Jupar JaMESON,—Samo coll ag yoatorday, Jupor Sanzir,—~Assists Judge Molloberts. JUDOGMENTS Surenton Qount—OoNFYasIONs,~Ilonry ampson v, Bamuol J, Walker, $3,072,~8amo v, Samne, $J,07~ John D. Lankepan, 'Lrustee, v. Martn O, Walker, $10,087,50.— S v, Snjue, 316,085, Junor MoRoprnrs,—Joseph Blach v, Frank ‘Vranek, finding ?:m.—dohu Marachatdor v, Chirlstoph Hesbacher, fuding $567.48,—A, O, Tully v, R, M. Yeaxo, §376,—1% 1, Hunt v, William Remsay, $333.62, Quoutr Count—Junae Roaens,—Germitiy Turne Vereln v, Matthew Laflin and 11, ¥, Lames, §2,430, Junat Boorir,—Jolin Stophons v, Balbaclh Bimeiting & Renning Company, Joln Haldwin," dr,, Robort A. id L 5. Waracr, verdlct 80,84, aud mofon for now + THE PRESIDENT'S VETO. To the Eiltor of The Chtcago Tribuna: Sin; Whilo frankly oxtonding to tho Preal- dont w just meed of. praigo for this one good act,—tho veto of the I'inauce bill,—~let not our shouts ralso such a dust as aball blind us to the part o hos played in the past, which has mado it possiblo for such measures to bs passed by o corrupt Logislaturo;' ag shall causo Young America, Jooking at the patriot of tho hour, to loso sight of tho self-conceited usurper of the post, Lot usnot bo cnrriod away upon a mo- tontary yave of virtuo, to bo agnin drawn he- noath {lie uurfilng wators of nmbuion, cor- ruption, aud political trickory, Thero aro thosa slirowd politicians who Imow how to use just such ooonsions of popular excitomont to turn our very oxultations to tbelr own account, snd Ir«{m d:l:fe;t i“fflm:l"f 1innll \;lutary. fow looked for this act of the Exaouti: hio hud taught us to distrust him 3 he hndvs vf:rf gountenance to thieves and: puhl‘u plunderors § honeo nouo could say with, certainty where ho cawflthfi rlmmd.Hl iradit ‘nteh closo while yot Lo ia in powor ; not lod astray. In t[’;o movpmmfig o(;r \'m::;’tnz]: Lodios thoro osn bo no caloulsifons made, o has othor acts to rnr!m'm i thoy may Do in hare mony with this lnst, or thoy may uat, The Bphinx 18 still o mystory, Watoh und wait, Cuoavo, April23, 1874, IsAs0 GANNETT, ———— —_——— KR Stowart and Shorry, . T, Btewart is a connolssour in sl which 18 his strong point in viutago, ekrg Z{::& ‘vory littla for othior winos ; but, whon ho givos n dlnnar-patty, tho table ia gracod by somo of tha ;E:;nr!: onfgghorry l;or }vhlclh' 0 W:.ll‘x’ 80,000 soma urohnsing it from the vaull old Coxltoh Houso in Liroadway, bt R R R : | ? i ! | i { § i 4 i i T AN e i vz e