Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1874, Page 2

L&) LOUISIAN Acoount of tho-Tlood by an Ego- ‘Witness, Its Extent and the Distress It Mas Canscd, Bpecinl Incidents, The {nundatlon of the sonntry on the Lowor Mississippl and slong tha Rod River is the son- sation of the day; and, although protty full accounts of it and tho attendant.distross to tho pooplo on tho plantations have beon rocelved by telograph, additional information will undoubt. edly bo réad with Interest, TFrom Mr. Williaa A, Abboy, o resident of Ohicago, who roturned from New Orleans yesterday, & reportor obtained the following statoment with roforenco fo the flood ¢ Roporter—When did you leave Now Orleans? THE OVERFLOW. Mr. Abbey—I left thero on Baturday the 18th, ou the John A, Scuddor, for St. Louls. Tho im- prossion up liore about the overflow is not exact- ly corrcot. It was nggravated by the terible rains all over tho South for two months past, At Now Otleans, 6 inches of water fellin twenty-~ four hours, I was thoro about fitty days, and I am confidont it ramed thirty-five, The ltea Riv- er woa swollon vory much, and tho water-has wrought torrible destruction. From Now Ox- lerns up to Bonnet Carro it is not very bad, for the rgnaon that the wator runs l.hn')ugh an fmmenso crovasso thoro into TLake Ponchartrion, That {8 on tho onst aldo of tho river, On tho west sido fur- ther up {8 Moganzin crovasse,—an immbenso one, and the water was ruuning over ovorything. In the mnjority of plnces along the river, from Bonnet Caire north, tho loveo can- not bo scon at all, tho wator going over tho to of it, and in many cases tho wator {a from *to 0 feot deep for fifty miles bnck on either sido of the river. Teporter—Could you soe any peoplo floating about? Afr. Abbey—I will give you ome instance of gomotbing ~ that was very common. The houses bad been thrown over bX the forco of tho water, and woro {floatin about. Others _wero intact, but lia been deserted ; and, in many instancos, the mules, and cattlo, and shoep wore standing on tha porclies, vmfhuz to bodrowned or starved to death. THE SUFFERERS. i TReporter—Did you seo any people . ]\lr?Abhny—\Vo} £nw some, l;\’o loft a 1'ronch- woman at o Innding above Natchoz, Her Lus- band owned an elegant plantation, and sho told me thoy had o large r}uunmy of stock. When we got to the landing, wo saw gthore was o placo about 8 feet wido end 200 feet long on the top of the lovee, and {t wns literally covered with chiclens, and fi\\hmn lens, aud mules, and oll sorts of stock. All tho rest of the animals had boen swept away, Wo saw the peoplo thore pushing nround on rafts and in skifts, anda creav many on the tops of: houscs. The lower Hcots of the dwellings wore full of water. When we got to Chicot—n new town with quite a num- her of housos aud o rallrond—we saw that it wos flooded. 'Chere was no way to get around excent {n rafts or in bonts, Wolanded somo passongers there, and among them were two men who bod brought a boat with thom, and they rowed away from tho steamer In if. DEPTH OF TRE WATER, Reporter—What scemed to be the dopth of the wator thore? AMr. Abbey—1I can give you a gaod iden of that. Thiero wero somo fralght cara standing on o lovel lace, and the water was up to within a third of [’ho op; and thero was an old wagon, and I could fuflt spo tho tiro of the hind wheol. We then camo on to NATOLEOY, which is in & very bad state indeed. It is nbout balt way between Now Orleans and Cairo. “Everything is flondsd, ho railroads were “stdpped, - and - the only , knows whore 'tho people 2 X elimk fhey hove gono off ou rafa\ fo tho woods to fiud hifiher ground, but do not know where they aro to find it in that country, as the land seoms to slope back from tha river, 'The acoounts that have baen in the newspapers—I haveo read them all—aro not exaggoratod a particle. I was seven dnya on th river, and saw the oxtont of the in- undution, and Iloain that the river has risen Bluce, 1T EXTENT. Roportor—ITow far north did you sco evidonces of_tho flood? My, Abbey—Thoro {8 not much north of Mem- Ehln; very Jittlo overflow in_fact, except in the ottorne, Which are full, The rains filled up overything. T'he river at New Orleans is the highest ever known ; it flowed over the laveo at :.ho Trench Markot and othor places, as you know, TIE DESTITULION, Roportor—Is the suffering very grest in the countiy ? Mr. Abbey—It must bu‘ and the poor stock ara terribly oft. Tho peoplo down thore do ot stack up bny ag wo do North. The cattle feed in the flelds ail winter, and there is no food for them now, aud we eay in somo places men cut- ling down trees and giving the leaves to tho animals, - Reportor—Did you oxperience any trouble in soming up ? ¢ Mr. Abboy—No. We passed through n great muny chutes that boats seldom attempt to navi- ato. Tho &t~ =er is a largo one, and wo nd o heavy fro.snt Ha ; but we passed along all right, alwsya finding 8, 10, aud 12 feet ot wator in tho chutos, Tteportor—\What did tho hont-hands say of it? r. Abboy—They never saw anything’ liko it bofore,—it way tho worat flood they had over soon. ‘Thore ara 5% HOME GUIOAGO MEN who kavo plantations on tho Teche River. The prospects for good craps, espacially for sugar, woero excellent ; and all their stuff kns been ru- inod—you might say wiped out com- plotely. For _sovoral doys before I ’nu Now Orleans, tho PABEANEOTE on tho Jackeon Railrond took the cars to Lake Yonchartrain, and then tho steamer to Moue oliac, and thore got on tho cars againg but the Bonuct Carre crovaseo has stopped that travel, the water baving submerged tho land nn covored the track, The flood is o terriblo blow to that country, aud the peoplo sre in a fenrful condition, Everybody is &lo.or and, they are op- pressad with taxation, aud it seems s if God {md nlmost forgotten them, as there doos not soom to bo a bright look in any direotion for thom. e am———— BOARD OF EDUCATION, Estimatces for the Ensuing Yeareelig- cellancous SBusincss, The Board of Lducation met last evening, Prosidont King in the chair, TAY UR. Tho School-Agent submitted a statoment of reut due from lessoos of sohool-fund property to DMay 8 (exclusivo of intorest and damagos), show- ing that $208,206,71 is owing on this account, MORE NooN, ' The Presidont statod thut the Vedder-stroot Priwary School wonld bo opened on Mouday, TUE AGASSLZ MEMONIAL, Supt. Pickard called attontion to & ciroular from Doston aaking the toachers and pupila to subscribo toward tho founding of . & Zoologleal Musoum as a memarial to Prof. Agassiz, and, on motion, thoy were given perinission to makesuch contributiout ns thoy deslred, NESIGNATION AND FROMOTION, The resignation of Miss Mary A, Evans, Ioad Asslstant in tho Brown School, was accapted, and Miss Mury Sponce was olected to fill the ANCY. Vi el Gould was lectad Prinolpal of the North Braoch Primary. TANTIAL CLRTIFIOATES, Tho Committeo on Kxamination of Teachers recommonded that partial cortiticates bo grunted 10 Addie M. Orano, Sarah J. Russell, Mrs, 8, I#, Drayton, Helen M, Hathaway, and Mary Louiso ':h':rgc-.wL Congurred in. ALTOINTMENTA, Tho Committee on Appointment of Teachors rted as follows: mg‘:‘::loi(llmm Bpicharts, CGerman, Washington ; Mattia 8. Carey, Holstoln ; B, Louiso Bergeant, Doro Lizeio 1, Oakmun, Bure; Julla AL, Duvie, Kinzie; Mary J. Rice, Third Avenue; Hattio E. Nourse, Charlotta Xonyon, Augusta Powns, Fannio West, Carsle L, Whitmore, Alica B unru'md. and M, i, Kreswer for temporary Yucuncies, . TESIONATIONH. : Anna 1L Fyank, Haven ; Marguorito Mnrp%n;, Nowburys .7 - i CONFIRMATIONS, o : 4 Qgdon ; 1da J, ook, Alary FTl‘élz:I,: gb\%‘x’:‘x{;"x rnncu’l AL, Buith, la‘(’mn;;u u}o\‘u;' Lell Daaphiney, *Dore; Lilp" Joues, Curantor; Elolo 8, Dost, Scammonj Vir- inin Dmm(“l{" Cottnge Grove;_ Lla Vance, lilla MoAforty, Lauea D. Xlnlbutf Manly L. O'Counor, Rmily 0. Marke, Thir Aventte; Mary O, Dufiin, Abblo G. Wailago, Jouca; Tanny J. Orowoll, Fostor; Caroling A, Blodgott, Cottage Grove; Annio Loonard, Liol- den; Maggle E. Woods, A%gnu J. Forguson, Holstein; Limma L. Lnuduu' ouglass ; I'rancos W. MeDonnoll, King; R. Louiso Brownoll, Third Avyenna, ‘Tho roport was conattrred {n. THE WINTER TERM, Tho Buporinteudent aubmitted-n brlef_ roport for tho winter torm, which commencod Jan. 24, and ondod April 24, The "um‘go onrollmont wns _085,000—tho highent 1 February, and tho lowest In April. The avorage numbor belonging was 83,600, and the averago daily attendanco Dl,?’fifl. I'he tardinessos wero ono for oach pupil in dally attondanco, hay. ing diminishoed stend Il{. B0 that the numbor for Aprll fs tvo-thirds of tho numbor for January, The deoronse in daily attondauca for last yoar wan 6,402, Bpecial suspousions had very lu-uolfl decreased, there having beon but one for enol 20,000 puplla in_daily attendanco, and for tho month of April less than ono for oach 82,000 pupils. Binco tho beginning of the term two mnow sechools, ‘the ~“King" and the “Third Aveniie,” had boon: openod, onch seating 760 pupils. The 'Burr” Hchoo Liad beon transforrod from the old to the now building, with a geating capacity of 760. ‘The old bulldivg was romoved to the lot on Lvor~ teon nvonuo, and, having boon fitted u{), is uacd y tho Tolsteln Bchool, ho inorenso \n sohaol accommodations for tho torm was 2,268, and in puplls 1,785, The half-day pupils Tind beon re- duced nonrl’fifll), or about 6percont of the wholo numbor, The spriug examinations of the third and fourth grades woro vory satisfactory. E EHTIMATES, ‘Tho Bonrd then pasecd upon the ostimaten for tho ousulng yoar, agrociug upon the following : Schoot _ School North Divisfon— sites, Uuildings, For school ju Nickersonvilla, «o $7,000 For twelve-room brick bullding o tle uboye-uomed lot, , .o $30,000 For ncliool site soutly ‘of Cliicago avenuo and cast'of Olark street.. 30,000 For twolva-room brick building on , 110 BUOVO-1AMOd 10be e s osoee een 80,000 ‘For twolve-room brick buildiiig aa . old sito on Labullo stret, mear North avenue. 80,000 South Divfato ‘For chool sito nent corner Thirty- sevonth and Stato aireets, in addic tlon to lnst year's sppropriation.. 7,600 Tor twelve-room brick building on 110 BUOYG-OME 10b..1y v yvsre 20,000 Tor school sito in vicinity of Diigh . For foiir-room frmme b e above-namcd lot 2,000 'or calarging Mosely 30,000 Weat Diviai For scliool site nenr corner of Noble a1 COrnell Strosti, vueveorsess 10,000 Tor twelve-room biiek builiding on 1110 8UOVE-BAMEA 10k v0e eav ouser 20,000 For echaol site ncar thio corner Ar- mour and Indiana Sircols....... 10,000 Tor twelvo.room brick by n s it 50,000 For scho tral Park 0,000 For four-room franio buildiig on this sito, 8,000 Tor school ¥ito nosr corer Wakiut streot and Koldda ey ese For removal of old Olcero Sehool building on thia site, and fitting 1,000 6,000 For elght-room framo bui thin site, ... 15,000 Tor achool gite noar corner Paulina . and Van Buren Breot8. cavseuyene Tor twelve-room brick building on this it 80,000 For school pifa i vicinity of Clifcar go and Western avenuea, .. 6,000 Tor four-room {ramo bui 8,000 $118,000 $ 205,000 For fitting up old Post-Ofice building, core nor of Dearborn aud Monroe streets.,... $ 100,000 Ropalra and incidental oxpenses, ... . 84,830 $514,880 80,500 530,950 Fublication of re 7,775 TRont, anniversarlos, ets. 1562 Evening schools, .. 10,600 Apparatus and furnitiire, 440,050 Attornoy’s fees, 1,600 Grzgd gtal.... ... eeee o $1,00,217 The Bo/Yi then ‘adjourna INJUSYICE IN JUSTICE COURTS. Landlords Chented Out of ‘Thotr Ronts by Packed Juriews This paper has frequently callod attention to tho disgraceful menner in which law is denlt out n what are called * Justico Courts,” not so mucl through the Justices themsolves, who are generally good men, but on account of tho ju- rors who are impaneled in those crses where a jury trial is domanded. Instances have fro- quently been given of the wauy in which, by private arraugemont betwoon Constables nud | complainaut or defendant, & bought- up ‘jury hos boon impaneled, and a vordict rendored contrary to law nnd to equity, Most of these casos which have boeu thus main- tnined rolato to poity suits botweon employer aud employed, or between Individuals wheto the amount involved was vory small, But several cases bave rocently happoned which are of so se- rious o nature, aod caleulated to do such griov- ous injury to the businoss of Chicago, that they doeorve spocial attention. I'wo or three years ago soveral individunls bogan in this city tho custom of building cheap honaes, which they sold upon monthly payments, T'his system was one which held out great ad- vautagos to mechanics or people of small in- comes generally, who were thus onabled to BUY A HHOUBE with what they would otherwiso have spent in rent, They contraoted with the owner to pay a cortain sum of 20 or $30 or 240 a month until the wholo amount had beon paid, the owner iving them o contract for a deed at tio timothe fiuul vaymont was made. Dy the terms of theso contraots it was stipulated that, in caso default was made in any monthly payment, tho pur- chasor should ho liable to a penalty of twice tho amount of tho payment for each mmonth that ha continued in default, Tor o year or two ovory. thing went on well. Capitalists from abroad a] peated, invested lurge sums of monoy in the pur- chage of unimproved land and tho ercotion of theso houses, aud tha purchasers, as a goneral thing, paid with exemplary promptuess. Withina comparatively recent period, bowever, some of theto men have fallen into the hands of ehysters, who havo persuaded them that thore was o loop- hole 1nthe contract large enough to ouable them to slip through, and keop from paying any rent, nlthoufih mmuing tho Louses for all tima to come. And_thess nd\'autuficn the lnwyer promised, provided he was paid n feo of from Fi0 to §100, .. : "-_ -« TIE LAWYCR'S ADVICE tohis client was vory simplo: *Stop paying.” Accordingly thoy stopped. ‘The flist step of the owner was to send a mnotice to 1ho man to come nround and pay. ‘The man paul no attention to it, and the notlco was ro- peated. Bincoit is not to tho intorest of tho owuer to Emnu the purchaser, ho keops on wait- iug until ho becomen agsured that tho man doea uot futend to pay, Thon lio hoa two courses open tohim. "Ho can begin a suit direct in tho Circuit Court on his contract. T'ho ouly objec- tion to doing that is that, owing to the crowded ocondition of the docket, it will take him about fifteen monthi to get & trial. Or, ir be pleages be can brivg a suit in s Justice Court on tho gontract to recover tho amouut of the penaly. Tven though, after getling tho verdict fnn Jua- tico Court, tho defoudunt should appeal the caso, still o has to give n satisfactory bond which gunrantees tho complalnaut agalust loss, Dut THE GUEAT DIFFICULTY about suits in Justico Courts is the fact that it i imporeible for o lundlord to get justice, unless ho adopts the tacties of his ndyersarios and bribea the Constable, and, through him, the jury. ‘Chis inability to sccuro Justico Is due to two facts, First, the buying u) of tho jury, and, second, the projudice whici these profossional jurors, picked up in boer su- loous and around Justices' ofllces, have to giving a vordict In fuvor of & landlord, Their symtm- thioy, go far ag they have any, are all on the side of thoso who rofiso to puy. ‘Iheir lives heve run fu thatsparticular chanuel, and thoy havo o felloy-teoling for auy ono who trics to PUAD-DEAT A LANDLORD, or mechanie, or any one 1ndsed out of his due, Phus, the othor day, o gentloman brought suit on oue 0f these contructs bofors Justice Do Walf, The jury went into the adjoming room, partitloned off from the main oftica by somo thin woutlon boards, snd went iuto consultation, Want they enid was distinetly audible, Five of shem at once declarod that thoey were not golng to ronder a verdiot sgainet a poor ‘mam Tho other ono, who had gotten on _ the Jury through some unauccouutable blun- dov, stated that it made no differonce to him whetlier & man was rich or poor—that hoine tonded to decide in favor of what he tolieved to bo tho right sldo, Iio was unable to convort the five, and the ilve wers uuablo to convert him, ' THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1874, : and, cousnquently, tho jury disagreod, which wan pl‘nollun]H tho eamo thing as & vordict agaluat the plaintift. Day bofora yestorday A BOMEWHAT BIMILAR OASE was brought boforo n West Bide Justice of unimpoactinble intogrity, ~ The Constable wad gont out {o " eummon n jury, and roturnod with tho ueual chofca asgortmet of drunkards, vagrants, and_dischargod Brido- woll banda, Of courso tho Justico was _powors lesw. 1Io could not challongo o juror, Hocould simply look on in disgust. Tho dofondant was Eut upon the atand, and was nsled whothor o nd signod that contract, Iio eald ho bad, DId ho intend to pay any more monoy on it? ¢ No,” Did ho intend * to leavo tho houso? !'No IInd ho broken tha contract? {!¥en!! And yet, fn the faco of il this, tho jury uunnlinously brought in n vordict for tho dofondant, Tho plalntifr, (n addition to such an uneatisfactory verdict, at which the Justico oxpressed his astonishmont, nfter tho oago was over, had to undorgo an _oxtraordinary smount of blaokguarding from the dofendant'a lawyer for what the sforesaid lawyor called * porsecu- tlon of a poor man,” who was & mechnulp mk- iufinhmn $1,600 a yoar. ut the DETECTH OF TIN PRESENT LAW, 8o faraa tho reapective rights of Iandlord and tonnut are concorned, may bo filustrated a littlo furthor. Bupposing the platutif® wore to win Lia suit, and tho defendnnt woro not o appeal, and the formor wero to got his writ of restitu- tion; thon the problom {s how to merve it. Under tho amondod 1aw tho plaintiff cannot broak toto tho house. He must do overything peacefully. Homust watch his apportunily aug alip 10, and then go to wark to romove the furni- turo and clear out tho promises. Ho must use no forco whatovar in doing this. Yo muat not Iny his haud nngrll? 1pon the man or woman ; otherwise tho resull wouid be a suit for trespass boforo a Juaticn of tho Peaco, with an inovitablo vordict for plainti®—n poor man. THE ORDINARY IUN OF TENANTS aro perfectly woll aware of this condition of the Iaw, nud thoy nevor leavo thelr promiscs un- guarded. Even in hot weather they aro oaretul tolonvo noither doors nor windows open, and, whonever & family uf: ont, thoy always leave some ono of th noighbors, genorally n woman, in possession, ~ If the Constablo does managao to slip in_and bogius cjecting the chairs and the tables, this woman, in”some way or othor, possibly by Ecratching his faco, gots him to handlo her roughly. It makes no differ- ouce that he does it {n self-defense, Sho makes her outery, and thoro comes the inovitable sult 1(::1 ltmupnuu, nud the procoedings are declared null, TOR RESULT of all this businoss is, in the firat Rhco, that ten- ants who do pay pay for thoso who do not, and, i the second placo, that pooplo are very careful now-a-days about investiug theirmoney in build- inga. They find that it in far more profitable to loan their capital on good securities, which the; ean keep intheir eafes, than it {8 to put ft into houses for which they can got no rent, aud from which thoy cannot eject a non- paying tenant, Thero are men In this city whoso houses have been occupled for clght months who, during that time bave not recoived a cent of rout, mor have they beon able in ony mouner whatover to got rid of thelr tononts. If they do elip in and attach o pano, down comes some piano man nud roplovies it on tho ground that he bLas a prlor lien ; and, notwithstanding all that has been snid about tho extortions of landlords and cut-throat lonacs, there is raally no class of peo- plo In the community more BADGERED AND BEDEVILED and poorly paid than they. All their difiiculties grow, to & pgroat extent, out of this infernal system of admivlstering justice in potty courty,—n pystem which discourages enterprise, chooks the growth of the clty, and drives awny capital which would otherwiso lio investod hare. Justices aro powerless, ‘They are practically at tho morcy of tho Constables; just ex- actly o8’ n car-conductor is nb the morcy of tho* car-diivor. The business of tho Justice deponds upon_his Coustable, If ho attempts to intorfere with him ho lores his owa trado, and the rosult in that Le sits and wit- nogses rascalitios which be is impotent to check, and concerning which Lo dare not speak except in privato. THE ONLY REMEDY for this business appears to bo cither to bribo tho juries or prosecute tha Constables, Respect- able mon are opposed on principlo to doing tho first, and they object to the trouble and aunoy- onco of doing tho Intter, And_yet it appesrs to Do tho only foaible mothod. If scoms impossi- ble to forco Constables, through the prossure of public apinion, to pick up respectable men ns jurors, nnd the only thing which would induca thom to do so would bo the sendmg of oua or two of thom to the County Jail for malfoasance in oflice, elo,, ete. Tho proper course, after all, whore a person is coguizant of any misdoing on the part of a Constable, or any “other public oflicor, {8 for Lim to go to tho Btate's Attornoy and mako an afiduvit to the fact; nnd that oflicer will doubtless bo prompt enough to bring the matter botore tho Grand Jury, and prosecuto it unrelontingly to o satisfactory conclusion. RAILROAD NEWS, The Position of the Wisconsin Ronds IRegarding tho New Lave, THE WIBCONSIN LAW, The Manngors of tho Milwaukee & 8t. Paul, Chicago & Northwestorn, nud VWisconsin Rail- roads hotd a mocting Mondny aféernoon at tho ofiico of Mr. 8. B. Merrill, at AMilwaukoo, for tho purposo of coming to some conolu- sion regarding tho futuro sotion to bo taken by theso roads in regard to the new Railroad law which goos into effoot to-day. It has not beon ascerlained what conclusion thoy arrived at, but it Is stated by o Milwaukeo paper that the railway maguates, finding that Gov. Taylor is detormined to enforco tho law, feol disposed tomake a compromise, provided it can be done, Gov. Taylor is ot Milwaukeo, and his presenco is thought to have some conncction with the new law. 1o was interviowad by o Sentinel reportor yestorday, but he was as dumb as an oyater, refusing (o onlighten the reporter g to what his intontions wore. ‘I'ie Chicago & Northwestern will undoubtedly stand by the othor Wisconsin railronds in this fight, und, it is s, will adopt tho naw tarifl of t lwaukeo & St, Paul Railrond, curdmx; to n speeinl dispatch to ThE Tris. oxE, Goy, Taylor had o conterenco with iho Presidont and Mannger of the St. Paul Railroad !cnu‘rdny. DIr. Mitchell i3 firm iu his position bt the railronds tinve done all in their power, and will rely on tho courts for » way out of tho difliculty. 'Lhe subject of a railrond ropresenta- tive bowg allowed on the Railrond Commission wag brought up, and it was mentioned that tho Commissionors may not bo appointed, it having been discovered thet the low roquires that thoy sliall be confirmed by the Senato. Tho railrond men have also hold o meoting, at which it was rexolved to estain Mr. Broadhond as their nomineo for Commissioner, and to proparo o statemont of tho poition, to bo prosontod to tho Governor, informing bim of thelr reasons for disoboying the law, Tho uow distanco tables of tho Milwaukeo & 8t Paul and Wisconsin Central Railroads wero issued yestordny, Gov. Taylor visited the Chambor of Commorce yosterdny, and was Brcuontml o a large numnbor of mombers, 1o has doclared to his friends that ho shall put the law iu operation sgaiust tho ronds unloss they back down, A specinl dispatch from Madison states that tho mew IRnilrord law was pablished last night, awd .80 becomos effect~ ive. ‘he raltonds seem determined to ignoreit. Gov. Taylor has not returned from Milwankeo. Itis roported that arrangoments are nlrendy comploted for the acveptance of tho 8t. Croix Land Grant by the North Wisconsin Railrond Qompany, with o boud that sbould bo ontirely satisfuctory, TILE NORTHERN PACIFIO, During tho months of June, July, August, Boptembar, avd Ootober of 1873 the freight busi- ness of the Northern Pacitic Railrond, as shown by the booksot the Company at Bismarck Station, sggrogated n round numbers 24,000,000 pounds, for which the rallroad received almos & quartor of a milllon of dollars, 'I'he Bismarck Lribunc says this is o ngnificent businogs showing for eo short a period of tuno, and that, teo, immodiatoly following tho completion of the line to tho Missourl Itiver, and must impross tho {)ubllu with the growing importance of tho Northern Paoiflo, and tho nocossity for its early complotion to tho Pacitle Const. In addition to the military, Indian, aud private frolght of last season, thero will bo added to the carry- ing trade of the Company npot Jess than 12,000 tons of morchandiso and muchinery fortho morohnuts and mivera of Nontana—ten thousand tous of which have airedy boen aon- traotod thrn&l‘fxu from tho oltios of " New Yorls, Boston, Philsdelphis, Ohicage and 8t. Lonts to points in that Lorritory, and consignments cover- ug almost a thousaud tous of this havo slreudy mrived ot Dismarck and axo xow awaiting ship- mont up tho river, flydrophobla. ¢ . o ‘The sooret of hydrophobls hay been duly mado olear by contributor to the New York Zvibune, Ar,Wayno Hovoy, aud porhaps tho dog-muzzling controvaray can he sottled by tho II(IM of his 6x- planation, ~ All porsons of licalthy innginations can hencoforth lay thoir apprehenkions upon the #half or boguenth thom (o somo norvous rolativo, for hydrophobln ig but o disenso of tho jmagiun- tion, nccording to Mr, Hovoy's theory, inntoad of a pn'lmmlng of tho blovd and an actinl Inocnln- ton of rabies, Of courso, holdlng auch woll- dofined views, hio pracotds to give confirmatory {ltuatrations, and produces quite n formidablo array of inatances whero porsons Liave siokenod and dlod undor imaginary spolls, Ho also re- viows tho caso of Hira, Ada Noyos, and placos Lior among tho viotima of disonsodl imaginations, tho proof of this bomg that othor porsons who- woro bitton at the anmo timo have not sufforod the slightest inconvonleace, On ths othor hand Lio hng omitted to givo ogually weli-aslablishod instancos whoro poaplo Lave boon slightly bitton while playing with favorite dogs, and thought 1o more ‘avout it until_solzed with tho unmis- takablo symptome of liydrophobin. ———————— THE COURTS. Miscollancous MBusincss Transacted Yestordnye The cass of Prico against Lodllo, which has boon tried four timan in tho Oirouit Court, is too woll known to neod any rchenrsal now. A new doparture was made, howover, yosterdsy., On the 18th day of April Prico obtained a judgment ngolnst J, H, Ledlio and J. M. Corse for $1,400, which sppearod to bo satisfactory to tho defond- outs, a8 no apponl was taken. Shortly aftor n motion was made to havo exccution atayed until cortaln suits wore disposed of. 'This motlon wag overruled, and an appeal taken. An oxoeu- tion was thon fssued against dofondants' goods, ond the Bherif has threatoned to levy. Ledlie *& Corso, in oxplaining tho reason why it wns de- sired that execution should bo stayod, say that in 1868 two sults woro commonuced against Prico, ono by B, Warren and Willism Doan, tho other by 8. R. Cuvtis and Thomas Dowling, Thao plaintiffs in the prosent bill were garnisheed, and filed answors denying any -indobtodnoss to Prico. ‘The record of thoke suits was dostroycd in the groat. fire, and tho lat of Juno noxt ia tho timo limited for tho rastoration of anto-fire cagos. It was, thorofore, nsked that tho exccution bo stayod untll those garnisheo suits bo disposoa of, for the plaiutifMs in_thoso casos, honring of the judgment ngainst Ladlio & Corsp, have taken the nccossary initinl slops to restoro their papers, and Ledlis & Corse fear that, should they pay the amountof the judg- ment to Price, they might render thomselves linble to contompt of Court, The Court befora whom the suit was tried having deniod tho motion for a stay, the complain- nuts have flled o bill asking an injunc- tion to restrain the Shorilf and Prico from further vrunundmg under_tho_oxcoution, E, Warren, William Dean, 8. R. Curtis, and Thomas Dowling oro alao mado partios, and it is further asked that complninants may be made safe from any costs under tho garnishee pro- coedings, or liable for auy farther amount than the sum of $1,400, which they announcs thoir readiness to pay. . MISPLACED COKFIDENCE, Fredorick Harris related n tale of misplaced confidence in bis Lill filed in the Court yos- terdny, Ho stnlos that in 1865, at the re- quest of John Harms, decensed, ko camo over from Englwd and went to work for tho Intter. After o time he started on n farm for Limselt, but was again wduced to go to worlt for Joho Harrls on the ngrecment that if he would work for tho old gentloman until his denth he should raccive a deod to the farm on which he lived. But complainant was bilterly disnppointed to find, whon Joln Harris died that the farm had been willed to his wifo and children, This, compluinant thinks, is not n fulfillment of the contract, and Lo theroforo files Lis bill to broak the will. z TAX TROUDLES! The Westorn Union ‘Telegraph Company en- tered its protest yestorday against tho taxcs which have boon nssessed against it. In its biil, filed in tho Superior Court, tho Cnmglmy allogess that its total capital stock s $41,073,410, worth on tho matkot &85 & share, ‘The total indeblod- ness is §7,200,000; tho value of its property in thie Btate, $288,601. = A full statomont of tho proporty, capital, stock, ete., was furnished tho Auditor, but with tho information thoet the Com- pany did not recognize the right to hnve its stock tnxed, The capitnl stock wna as- seased Bt _81J53,344 by the Btnto Bourd of Equalizition, Yand tho sum of 878,258 proportionsd t% Cook County. Tho Company states that the County Treasurer has threatoned to colloot this amount, and it asks an injunction on the samo grounds that all tho former bills have oharged, 1TLNS. Tho Howoll cpse will come up to-dayif E, A, Btorrs returns from Washington in time, Judgo Smith will make n peremptory call of motions for now trisls, without notice, Thuraday, prior to leaving for homo. - Judgo DcRoberts was engeged yastorday in trying tho cuse of Coffing against 7.8, & W, T, Peiroumet, when £5,000 damages wero claimed of the defendants in not oboying the plainti®’s in- structions in buying and “selliug options, The Judge took the caso under sdvisomont, and a decision will bo probably given to-day. If so, an extended synopsls will be given to-morroyw. Judge Drummond appointed W. L. Dancroft Recewver, by agreemont, of the Chicago & Lake Huron Hailway Company. e 'UNITED STATLS COURTS, ‘Tha Third National Bank of Chicago began an action in nasumpsit againet Ebor B. Waurd to re- coyer £80,000., oxdprseny Jacob Oborholsor and Bamucl Keefer ba- gan n sult for &6,000 agninst J. I, Mitcholl, G. O, Pritchard, and R, H. Whiting. DANKRUPTOY ITEMS, A dwvidend of 20 por cent was declared in the matter of Hitcheook & Endicott. R, B, Jenkius was appoiuted Assignee of E. B, Lincoln. . The order appointing Dradford Hancock As- slgnco of tho catatoof A.A. Winwall ywas vot nside, and G. W. Campbell and Lawrenco Proud- foot appointed in his place. Hepp and Schoonthal flled a potition againet Tugh Somers, on au judcbtedncss of §t Somers filed & confession and was adjudicuted bankrupt, nnd o warrant issucd for May 20, R. E. Jeuking_was appointed provisional Assignee of A, P. Ourisobal, - 8. A, Taylor was nx:])c(x[tud provisional As- nignee of the Warnor Uropriotary Medicino Com- any, undor a bond of §10,000. An adjudication Ey defendant was mado, and a warsang issued returnablo May 29, 1874. BUFEBIOR COURT IN DRILF, ¢ Chittenden 8. Burton and J. W. Plerce began & guit againab William M, Allcott and James £, Alcott, Inying damages ab 85,000, Murgarethi Pattio bogan o suit In cjoctment agninst Danlol Bueltner aud Louis Bueltner, cfi:lmlng 1,000, James 1, Tyler and John . Wrenn com- msnn}d a st for 315,000 agaivse Androw War-~ ron, Jr. COharles W. Rigdon brought suit in assumpsit against Georgo W. Plummer, claiming $25,000. B CINCUIT COURT. John F, Rathbono bogan o suit in assumpsit agninat Jobn M, Smith for $1,000. William Molvin bogan a suit in _trespass against Philip Jost, Iaying damnges at §5,000, TIE. COUNTY COURT, In tho matter of tho cstute of Daniel F. Ibinch, his will was proven and lottors tostamon- tary were issuod to Justino Ibach; the exccu~ tor's individunl bond of $20,000 was approved, In tho matter of tho estata of Fraucia P, Up- dike, hia will was proven and lottors tostamen- tary woro issned to Honry 1. and Charles M. Updike; tho exccutor's individual bond of $60,000 \ras approved. Grant of ndminjatration was nllowed to W. Irving Qulver as administralor of the estato of Edward L. Tinkbam undor an approved boud of 60,000, " The Court orderad tho conflrmation of spocinl asgossment roll No. 25 of the village of IIydo Parl, cxafipt as to property desoribed in objoc- tions ou file. Claims agninat the following ostates were al- lowed: George W. Nelsou—Claln 6f Dr, E. Powell, §10; olaim of J. L. DeKoven, 550 ; clalm of Willlam II, Bellon, $036, Bnmuel W. Fullor—Claim of Beth Wadhams, 815.65. T'ho Court ordored tkat tho ofiicial bond of Gen, Horman Lish, County-Clerk, in $3,000, b approved, and tlat the order bo ontored of racord. Huretios: Jacob Shoenewald aud John AL Ttountreo, .« TOE OALL, ¥ Junan Bronaerr—5 to 40, Jupar Rourns—210, 250, 209, 800, 801, 905, 306, 807, 804, Junog Booru—03, 04, 05, 00, 09, to 110, Jupae Tree—1,893, 4,853, 5,07 Junor FARWELI—1,720 to 1,755, S.Iunqu AloRosEnTs—88 to ldu‘ oxcopt 80, 9034, 98, 100, Jonow JanesoN—100 to 113, 114, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 140 to 184 Inclusive. Junar Barru—Aeslsta J'nd[;n AeKoborts, “ T T i Untren 8rares Dismiior Count~—0, W, Uplon, Aniigusp, v, Ohrles D, Likoy, $h46a.a7. a Bupgnion OOURT — CONFERMIONS,—~The Mnrine Company of Ohicago v, Junes U, Graut and John uive, $i0,198,84,~W, A, Ewlng v. Robort Sobrotto aud 0, Sehirotto, $116,26,—David Walsh v, Wi, 11, Gontlon #iid Jumes Bowan, $02.01—Tliu_Conoctlout Mutuul Life-Tuauranca Company v, James 1, Tylor, §8,008,43, Junag Mollongiie.—G, A, Slarsh ot of, v, W, Q. Heury, 8374 R4, I, Do Yo Jamos Maxtor, Junas Bxrrim—Micbaol Byrna of " @, Tay~ | imngined, a fow daya aga, that they had galned s Tor; vordict, £870 and motloni for now tri, victory by tho voto.—Illinols Stale Journal, 7 Oihourr Counz—Jupan Nioaxus—Simon Plck v, | ©_ijq ,l;'cuum opinion poams to bo that it will ootk Prullen” vordict, 300 sud motion for now Juba Tootir.—Toscph O'Brion v, W. V. Johnstan, Barali W, Harkins, Sarah Gonovor, and Lyman Datrd} verdict, $194,70 unil motion for new frial, JUpGT Thye,~Willlam O, Dlustt v, Ritdolpn Kleoe ‘mon, $830.13, ILLINOIS TOWN ELECTIONS. Monrds of Supervisors for 1874, [* Demoten ro-olected,] ARUNDY COUNTY. Anxanblo—TFloichor Dirst, Itop, Jh-ncovllla—flnoni;n W, Bootly, Tlep, Erionna—Danlol 0'Connell, Dom, Tolix—Bumnol Buffern, Peoplo's. Goodfarm—E, 1t, Barr, Rus. Graonficld—Awmos Clovar, Paople's, 1lighland—@, 1., Gitbort, Dom. Mnzon—Yoluey Parks, Rop. Mortla—John Barr; Paoplo's. Nettlo Oraok—Bamuo! Hogo, Rep. Norman—John Reilly, Dom. Baratoga—Iiram Thuyer, Rep, YViennn—)I, B, l\ln]g, Dom, ‘Wauponsio—L. L. Claypaol, Deople's. Total, 14, Ro-olected, —. Nopublicans, 6; Democrats, 4 4, % nok geriously or Immadiately affoot tho Republi= can party, furthor than to proyo an additional forco in” the_ gradual wmfl of disjutegration,— Indianapolia News, —A fow such sccosslons [of {uflattontata] will not hurt tho Republican party.—Rock Jaland i) Unton, —Tho Pross seolda our Sonators in jta oditorinl this _morning for vating for tho Currenoy bill.— 86, Pant Pionger, —Tho stand which has hoon takon by tho Drosident against tha Inflation schiome of Cone gross will no doubt cause walling and gnashing of teath {n Indinna and INinols, whoro nm advo- catos of oxpanelon, lod by Morton and Lognn, aro oxcoodingly clamorous” for moro_ourrenoy § but wo doubt not that, thronghout the nnnugry a8 a wholo, tho Presldent’s vato will bo gonorally commendod, In our opinion it should bo.— Grand Rapids (Mich.) Ecening Post, —1If wo ara aulionost natlon wo must como to apaclo-paymonts somo time, and wo can got thero b{ only t\wo ways, viz.: Daying u{x, or repudi- ating dobts. Inflatfon menns ultimato repudi- ation ; contraction moans gradual paying up of the dobts, even it times becomo hug.—mnmva ZLake (Wis.) Ziorald, ~—If, for tho purpose of convonienco, wo aro to hiave a pupor-ourrency, lob us at lenst bave an Lionest currenoy, and a curronoy which constant. 1y nnd pormanontly reproscuts’ what it purporta to n(:{nmsnnt, B0 that overy man may know that the dollar of to-dny is to boa dollnr, not ouly to-day, but aleo to-morrow,—Afilwaukes News. THE OREGON INDEPENDENTS, ‘Che Platform Adopted by Thelr State Convention, At tho Indopendent Stato Convention in Oro- o, April 16, the followlng resolutions, among others, wore adoptod: That extrayagance and corruption havo bacomo ro prevalent in the administration of the jHtato and nue ton aa to Lurden tho people with {axos that ara une uocassary to good government, snaking politica o trado and debauching the morals of ‘socloly; ihat thorois no ound to hiopo for a romedy for theeo ovils througlh ho agency of tho two political parties that have hora- tofore ruled tho country; and thnt tho wolfaro of the publio demands that evory citizen, laying ssido Wil party prejudices and differences of opinfon upon im- matorisl pojuts, unite in selocting for the publio ser- ‘vico mon who oxort themsolves to socure publio econo- my, rolrencliment, and roductlon of taxatlon, in evory 3 Poople's, NENDALL COUNTY. Big Grove—P. 8. Lott, Rop. TBristol—Q, 11 Raymond, Rop. Fox—D, It, Ballou, Rop. Koudall—TJohn Kellatt, Rop. Lisbon—J, 8, MoGrath, Darmer. Littlo Rook—William Laylor, Rop, Na-au-sny- L. 8mith, Rep. Ouwego—1 ’ \ Farloy, Tarmor, Sownrd—Willlam Bodford, Farmer, Total, 0. Te-oloctod, —. Ropublioans, 6; Opposition, 3. Z rlzmweLn couty. Boynton—William Morelond, Rop. Cincinnati—-Gaorge Stoohr,* Dam, Deer Creek—Eri Bogardus,* Anti-Monop, Dolavan—Richard Holmoa,* Rep. Dillon—Mathias Mount,* Dom, Ilm Grove—D. John Bonuott,* Dem. Fond du Lac—Samuel R. Mowberry,* Inde. Grovaland—Gcorge Landes,* Ttop. Hittlo-~Lorenzo Liaintino, Ttop. Hopedale—@. P. OrondorfT,* Anti-Monop. Little Mackinaw—Asn Hicls,* Rep. Mackinaw—Gaorgo Miller,* Dem. Mnlono—Willinm E. MaDowell, Inde. Morton—Willinn A. Moore, Anti-Monop, I’ukiu—Govr&o Greigg,* Anti-Monop.; Will- iam Don Mnus,* Anti-Monop, Peliin (cl!y?-—-D. 0. Smith, Rtep.; John Horgot, Top,; H. Naylor, Rep. ; Sand Praitio—James IT. Kilpatricl,® Indo, & Spring Lalo—Daniel Sipp,* Dem, Uromont—Edwin Pratt, Antl-Monop. Wasbington—John H. Anthony,* Kop.; W. 13, practicablo way, ‘That we view with alarm the reckloss courso_of tho Biato and National Government In the saultiplloation. of offcors boyond the public service, many of whom, ‘while rocelving malaries from tho Publio Treasury, nrs dovoling themsolves to tholr privata pursuits £ and wo domand that ofticers paid by {lio Govornment do givo tholr time exclusively o tho sorvica for which sprointed, “Ihat wa favor the adopiton, by tho Natfonal and Harvoy,* Rep, Sl::gwg;nmn?{:{l of ull reasonable measures for riatl 1, Totnl, 24, Ro-oleoted, 10, Topublicans, 10; | Fivor iseat st by the oasons] Sy o s endy wo Domocrats, 6; Anti-Monopoly, 6: Independent, 3. Last yoar, 11 Ropublivans, 10 Democrats. JANCOCK COUNTY, - Appanoose—Johu Jnokson, Anti-Aonp, Augusta—A, J. Winfleld, Rflfi). Boar Creeli—J. I, Gorord, Dom, Carthingo—W. 11, Mauicr, 'Auti-Monop Chili—Ilenry Ramsoy, Anti-Monop, Dallas—David Linborgor,* Dem, Durbam—T, N, Morrie, Rnfix. Tountnin Groen—J. H, Dullook,* Rep Hancock—J. T, Spangier, Ind. Hnrmony—J, 8. Burner, Dem. La ITarpe—John Miller, Dewm, HMontobello—Dayid Hansen, Dom. Nauvoo—A. V. Burt, Ind. Tilot Grove—W. Jeduey, Dem, Tontaosuc—J, W. Maxwell,* Dem, Prurie—\m. R, Hamilton,* Dem, Tock Creok—John Davison, Dem, Rooky Run—A. N. Cherry, Dem. Bonora—Joln Brown, Dom, 8t. Albans—B, Hecox,* Dem. Bt, Mary~John A. Ross,* Dem, Walker—G, W. Barnett, Dem. Warsaw—Charles Hoppe,* Rap. Wileox—d. T. Johnson,* Dom. Wythe—James Larrimoro, Rep, Total, 25. Re-elected, 8. llupuhllonns, 5y Dotm;cmw, 15; Auti-Monopoly, 3 ; Independ- ent, 2, opening snd improvement of all larbors and xivars; for the construction of the Yortland, Dalles & Sall Lake Rallway ; the complotion of the Oregon. & Gall- fornin Itadiway to thio Boutliorn ine of tho State, and thio oxlanelon of the Orogon Contral Inilway to Tunce tion Oity : tunt the Interests of the State demand the completion of tho Oregon Contral Rallway to Astoria, That we favor such afd o8 may bo conslstent with prudence and public economy for the construction of roads acrosa our mountain-clisius; and we favor tho immediate conatruction of wagon-rosd slong ilo south bauk of the Columbia Rivor, from the mouth of lll'ill‘in:ld ltn the fiflllc!. ts, fnd Chot sil property.rights, individusl and corporato £hould Uo 13 subjaction fo law. Ahat e wemh mry all propor ald, enicouragoment, and_protaction to cor- Doratious, conpanica or persons engagod 1n transpora tation, commerce, or any othor legitimate pursuit, but o would b#d a1l aubjedt to law : and wo demae that the rates of frolglt and fares on railways within tho State be fixed by {he Legislaturo of the State, and on inter-Stato railroads by Congross. ‘That wo demand oqital rights for all citizons, and accord spocial privliegea to uone, Ihiat wo especially condemn thons acts of the Legls- lature which havo ‘enabled speculators to obtaln tho publdc Jands of the State in largs racts, to the exolu~ slon of poor men and men of moderato meaus, who would take thom for homes, That tho removal of & falthful and compotant officer morely bocause of his political opinfons {4 n groas abuso of powar; that tho uso of the ll\pulnlh}? Tower to ro- ward poliliclans for servicos in conventlons ana eloo- tions {8 noless coreupt than any other specica of brib- ery ; that tho removal of falth{al publle officers for tho consclontlous performanco of their duties isan outrago upon good government, That porsanal charactor fa th propor oriterlon by whiich to judgoe of the fitness of men for public posi-~ tion ; and it “is dangorous to cntrust the ‘publio bust- news to men of dlsroputable privato charactor, ‘int tho Goueral Gavernnient should pay ail the ex. losacs, and damnges necesaartly arising from nn‘unuuF writh the Tudiana ; angd we demand that our follow-citizens in Enstern and Bouthorn Or- cgon Lo {ndomnified by the Govornmont for thelr louses and damages 1n the Modoe War, That we nre in favor of such legialation on the sub- Joct of thio liquor tratoas will allaw each pracinot to Ueelde, by a vols of the citizens thoraof, whothor Uiquor shall o sold in that precinot or not; and whick shall mako tho vendor of Intozieating drinke Tespon= aiblo for damages which may be dano by tho abuso of tho fllvflngn ‘whero its sala 18 permitted,’ That tho uprising of tho agrioultural clasaes, and thoir organtzatlon fito s compnct society for mutual pvotection agatust the extortions and oppressions of ‘monapolies, commends iteelf to tho favor of every just mind, and counot but rosuthin ultimate good £0 tho whole peoplo. e SPIRIT OF_' THE WESTERH PRESS. The Ttepublican party is equal to the emergon- oy.—Chicago Journal. —The organs inelst that the Republican party is intact.—Z'erro Haute (Ind,) Gazelle. —So far 08 party organizations are aoncorned, one parly is a8 much - divided a8 tho other.— Grand Rapids (Mlich.) Eagle, —w —Tho veto hns no moro to do with the futuro’ of the Republican pm{‘mnn it has with tho ‘Tower of Labal, Tho fight is purely scctional,— the Wast and Bouth agninst the money-bags'of tho Enst,.—Omaha Republican, - —There i8 tiomething moro than_a possibility that future political contests may be upon this issno, and wo may hear more of inflation and contraction than of Itepublicanism and Domoo- racy during thonext twelvo months,— Waukegan (QU.) Gazelte, e ~—The Northwest, at least, is not for inflation, e We coneur in the statomont of the bt, Paul AMUSEMENTS, Dress, that with the exaoption of the Minnoapo- lis Tribune, thore is not & papor In Minnaesota of OPERA DOUFTE. any consequenco that favors any tamporing with tho currency.— Winona Republican, —Ho [Grant] censen to be tho exponent of tha poople and becomos tho leader of their tyrants. Hida it as partisans mn{ chooso, the only issue in the next campaign will bo the vetoed financial Inw.—Leavenworth Call. i —It ian_cloar caso of Capital versus The People, and tho Presidont Las decidad against the J)er‘:}fln and for tho copitaliste.—Lafayctle & IQ ournal, - = o —T'residont Grant did & manly act when ho votoed the Dills of tho influtionists,—Denver TLlimes. ~—It wag n brave determination and bravoely ex- ccutod, At ono blow tho President has soverod himsolf from all counection with the falso and delusive thaories of intlation.—Denver Tribune, —The voto is urcntiug & break in the Repub- liean ranks, but it will heal over, loaving only & sear.—Danville (IU.) Times. —Tho talk upon all tho almekumnm‘ In the stores and shops, 18 about tho P'resident's voto. The genorally-oxpressed opinion is, that Presi- dent Grant has made a mistake, Republicans are more bitter agaiust him than Democrats, and they denounce him in most unmeasured torms. Muny of tho prominent men in the par~ ty, having long minco become satistled that tho leaders woro corrupt, now unite in saying there must be a now organization, founded on the ru- ing of the prosont Republican party.—Terre Haute (Ind.) Journal. —Tha “old War party,” 8o callod, was com- pored of men who differed radioally npon tho uestions now agitating tho conntry. And upon these now issues those mon can unite no moroe than oil and water. Lhose who fondly hope that tho Republican party can malutaln its prosent organization upon tho vitsl questions of tho hour must be ignorant of human nature and hu- men history.—Afadison (Wis.) Democrat. 'L Vie Parisionne,” was givon at MoVicker's Thoatre, 18 not ono of thoso works which wonld often bo selected to advanco the cause of moral- ity in Chicago in particular or in the world in gonoral; not that lifo in Paris maybo any worse than ilfo in any other groat cities, but this 18 onlyone phasa of lifo, and that tho worst phase, dressed up in odd costume, grotesquo and humorous action and picturesque music capable of expressing o groat many things which might botter bo left unoxprossod. Fortunately, how- over, it is a worlkk mot often given. . It fiest #aw the light in Chicago on {'the +8a of May, 1869, nt tho Crosby Opora-House, and was glven twico undor the managerinl auspi- cos of Jacob Grau, whosothoughts nowadays are turned to botter things than opora Louffe, - Jloso Boll, who has now drifted down into the London Alismbra, took tho port of Gabreills; Mllo, Dosclouzas that of Mefclla; Carrior, the triple rolo of Le Bresilien, Frick aud Prosper; Beckors that of the Haron ; and Mussay that of Bobinet; tho enmo roles being filled last ovenis by Aimee, Stani, Juteau, Duplan, and Lee: tisa atory, ny its noma indicatos, of Parisian low-lifo, iu whioh a Swedish Baron who desires to seo lifoin Daxis ia gratified, While the Baron is onjoying lifo bis way, tho Bnroness is enjoyingit her way, t{nite carcloes of each othei’s whereabouts, ‘Lhoro ara four acts of dobauchory of all sorts, which has not even the merit of refinoment to solioveat. 1t is coarso, gross, and undisguisod, with very little humor to give it piquancy. 1he music is mado up of shreds and patches from Ofenbaoch's other works, end mainly of tho lifihtun and most trivial sopt, ‘Thoonly member which redoems all this musical swash ig the Tg;rn\enn song, at the end of the second act, which Almgo sun, i itally, "and for —Tho porsonal secondonoy of distinguished | which aho receiye :M’:_ 16 Tio, Sushin o held by Jackson and Clay, no riple encoro, 1t longer oxlti. Tha neapla hava canaed to e | 18 hordly ‘worth white, ~ however, to spend o wholo ovening to hoear a Tyrolean song, which lasts o minute or two, and ba condomned {or thrao hours to liston to droar; dialogue, balf of which might bo cut, and equally dreary musio, “ho Tyrolonn may save tho opors for oho clasg of the audience, and tho very freo can-can, ab tho end of tho third act, for ‘suothor class, but tho elimination of tho wholo opera from tho repertoira would bo an_exoullent thing to do, Almee is tao good & buflo artist to throw hersolf uway on such stuff, ‘f'his evoning tho favorite 4 La Pille de Mme, Angot " will be ropoated, ———————— TEMPERANCE AND RELIGION AT ELGIN, ILL; Xraty, T, April a7, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicago Zribune : SR : A most enthusiatio meoting was held st ovening (Sunday) at the Du Bols Opera-Houro, which was filled with o crowd of at least 1,400 POrsons, Tho addroas of the evening was by the Rov. N. IL Astoll, who mado many telling points, and soverely critiolsod the late action of tho City Couucll in authorlzing a renowal of licenses, in opposition to tho manirast wishes of the citizons. ‘Tho chlef foature of the evoning wns the roport of the Ladies' Committeo, an appeal to the poo- ple of Elgin by the women, nol If' delivored by Mrs, X, Sylla; and the cirenlation of tho ledge of tho Llgin Tomperanco Union, by wonty-slx young ladies, to whioh 50 signatures woro obtained, inoluding those of many promi- nont mon, ‘Lho foeling Is manifast on sl hands that a strong publio sentiment againas tho liquor trafllo is growing rapidly in this well-known sud thylving city. Roligious fooling, tao, is manifosted in tho series of Goapol maotings which aro now in pro- gross, undor tho londorship of Maj. D, W, White tlo, lata businoss agent of the National Watch Qompany, aud Prof, P, P, Bliss, of Ohieago, Al- roady many ainnera aro brought hopofully under CQoxpel tutiuence, T'he ladics hold & women's tomperance moot- Ing on Wednesday aftornoon, for the purposa of districting tho euY for systomatlo work. Auothor wmags-maoting will Lo held next Sundsy evening at Du Bois Ipll, to ho addressed by tha Rev. Dr. Balch, an earnost workor {n ¢hoe ohuse, ship political idols. Monce perty-lines areslacke cning, ond there ia not the smme doforence ag foruorly to the dacrce of caucuses aud convon- tious.—Davenport lSlmm) Qazetle, ~—The poople will bo very likely to inquire ag to the nuthority by which these gontlomon [Morton, Logan, Carponter, Forry, of Michigan, ¢t al.] assumo to pronouncs what the views of tho Republican party aro or are not.—Delroit Driliune, —Wo thinlk the reign of the seallawag olement of tho old Democratio party (which hes carried things with o high haod in the Republican houschold since Gon. Grant esme into power) is about drawing to o closo.—Racino (1is.) Ad- vocats. —Now Morton, Logan, Butlor, and Republican triokstors and domagogues ors wylig to use greenbacks for solflsh, Lkuavish, ruinous, and political ends. Tho country should, and {he country will, repudiato aud put down the Re- publican attompt, just as it did the Democratic atlompt.—Keokuk Gate Cily, © ~—Tue Republivan lmrtyomonnl on the flnan- cial quostion 18 good thus far, It caunot afford to bury ite own rocord, and thuy write its own opituph,— Waterloo (Jowa) Courier, ~—1t has boen Joft to such searching minds as Logan and Morton to flad out tho disguiged blesslngs of an frredecemablo papor-currency. The paradox {s not that the human raco should prodiee such man, but It is that enough of thom shiould got into Congress to pass u law that flios in tho faco of all history and her wikest statos- mon,—Mtwaukeo Wisconsin, —Logan had bottor enlm hia rage, Tha Presi- dont i3 right and will be sustalued by tha poo- plo. We Aonbt vory much whothor the inturinted Tognn would bo indorsed by evon a rospeotable minoyity of tho people of " [llinols,—Muscatine Low@) Journal —'fio Presidont, and the mon who hnve stood Dy him in tho courngoous struggte for the preser- vation of the pledged goud fuith of tho nation, and the sucooss of sonnd and atatosmaniike prin- aiples in the adjustment of our fluancial difioul~ tiew, will rocolve the almost unanimous yerdlet of, Wall done,—Ohto Stale Journal, —'Tho country hnt met its * Ball Run on the financial queation § it Vickeburg =nd Appemat- tox aro you to come, The dung"mlntnd masyes wrill bo heard soonor or Iater. None approclato this better than those members of Cougresa who wisasye, MATINE, B ¥ Tort of Glilenga, April 28, ARRIVED, Schir Hen Gull, Ahnapoe, lumber, Holir Lizzlo Dok, Bt, Jonepl, Tuinber, Ecow Qoaator, Lke 1farhor, lusnhur, Hehr Grace M, Tiler, Manixtes, imber, Bloam barge Clias, Iteitz, Mantntes, lumber, Baeno Moemony, Maniniee Dbk, cow o Groy, Ludwig's Pler, ilumber,. Hehr Porsia, Whlto Lako, lutnber, 8ebr Vermont, Munliogol Sobr Ivor Tawsun, Musgegon Helir Mystle, Munkegon, lumber, st Doorln, Muskcgon, unibor. e ir O, H, Hackloy, Muakegon, lum| Hclir Knto Lyonn, Muskegors lymbsere " Behr Glad Tidings, Musiegdn, lumbgr, * Behir J, A, Johnott, Saugaiick, lumber, Gchir Falcon, Ludington, lnmber. Hehir Obailenge, Luduglon, lumber, Hehr Joo Dresdon, Hankells Pier, Timber, Scbr Clns, Luling, Munitowog, Tan Sime Coron, B, -fizlnph, mngflu. Prop Qconto, Manitow: aundrica, Bobr Fisher, Dfke's l’ln‘l"?'wand. Beow Laurliio, Saugatuck, wood, Hoow Mandalens, Bt. Taul's Dler, wood, Hoow L, Ininter, Bouih Haven, wood, Belir Adrlatfo, Muskegon, lumbor, Seiir Wontoliosior, BMuskojon, lumbor, Bhr E, @, Gray, Muskegon, Jumber, Sehr Mary Dooth, Muskegoh, lumber., Heow Bouth Sldo, Whito Laks, cedar poats,, Sehr Racine, Muskegon, lumber, Hehir 12, M, Stanton, Ludington, lumber, Bebir Julln'D, Merdl], Maniatce, lumbor, Bcow Mormald, Grand Huyen, lumbor, Balir Monxaou, Ludington, lurbor, Belir Sardinta, Muskegon, aflroud tes, Hele Copay, Ludington, wood, Sehir Ida, Manintoo, fumbor, 8chr Emoline, Ludinglon, lumber, Hichr Josos, Holland, atavea, Hehr W, I1, Mawkind, Claybank, wood, g:?r".‘y,b V. Ta; loa Jx;nk;;mylm‘n, clednr poets, amebnrgo A, iroly, Manlstes, IRy Targe Windaor, Manistae, lumber, CLEARED, Bolur Dinck Iawk, Lincolu, 30 brin flonr, 25 brls pork, 350 b3 buttor, 12 hu hoans, 34 pkgs sundriss, Schr Mogdalons, Powell's Plor, 3 bri pori, 3 tons hay, Stur Goronn, 8, Joroph, 110 pkys_grocerien, 20 pkas {lry £00d8, 10 koga'beor, 40 kega nall, 28 pige Delg Fiouton: Godar River, 1bsl 1, 200 Ihs Lol rig Fasbifon, er, 1 brlof o Dkgs sundrics, 8 tons hky, 2 a8 Prop Oconto, Green Bay, 20 bris whinky, 950 brls oo meut, 16 brls sugar; Menomiuoo, 00 pkas gro carled, d0pkge hardware; Oconto, 16 bils tintor, 90 pis grocorion, 10 brla'ol; Seow Lillio Gray, B, 2aul' Pier, 30 pligs grocerios, & ons hoy. Sche Metronolis, Part Galborne, 16,448 bu corn, Selir Lizzis Dook, St, Josepl, 20 "kegs ufl'r’,' 20 brlg nugar, 100 Urlg salt, 8ehr Floretis, Port doliorno, 19,323 bu corn, Illinols & Michignn Cnnal, DRIDGEFORT, OINOAGD, April 98,—Amnrvep— Quusli, Sonoet, #,400 b eafn;. Montraal, Ollaw, ,900 bit corn § ut, Morrls, 5,600 h Kt T ;‘:fif"" ) 5,800 bu corn ; Orlou, LeancD—Elizaboth, Tockport, 5,204 bu wheat Cayugs, Lockport, 80,100 1t 1uh§n»:’:; ‘Androw Jnckson! 2w lombar, 21 m slingles, 19m 1ath, 2,630 1s mer” o ot atdo por ke Trclalitn wero quiat at 4o for corn and 43¢0 for wheat by safl ‘to Buffalo, Four charters were z{flmo, 2 follows: Behrn Tomgroy and Mocking Blrd, wheat'st 43gc, and sche Taraba, corn at 4o, alf fo Dutfalo: schr Darbarian, for corn {0 Dotrolt at 83¢c; capnclly, abont 08,000 bu et aud 45,000 bu cora. he,sche North Capo o on in tho afternoon for wheat to Duffalo at 4xcs capat ,n'lmxl.fi?,fllm.n i ik AT OIry, April 20,—Tho bargo Marinor was charte ored Friday night for lumber wg"i‘ounwlm.\fl from this port at $3.60, Tho barge Elmn was yesterday chart crod by Jomes Roborls o take green lumbor from Gatoa & Fay'a docke to Bulslo af $3.00, Ta Hioes carrlea 600 m, Murdock & Whittemors report the fol+ Towing chnrlors for Jumber during tho wook Fannia Gardnicr, Tawas to Tonawanda, $68 5 Wiliam Gadoy Tioy Gliy'to Tonswands, 32,107 Niogara and Merrimuc! Dlies’ mill to Olaveland, $2.00 { B, B, Buckhout, By City to Duffalo, $2,60 ; bargo Josip, Tay City to But, £al, §2.15; burges Danubo, O, I, Weeks, 0, Spadman, Faunio Noll, aud achr L, C, Butia, Bay'Clty to Buf. 1falo, $2.! ‘mrue Rhodu Stewart, Burt’s mill to Buf- falo, §2.7 arge Belle Cash, Eost Baginaw to Tonne wanda, $3,00, shinglos at 600 ; prop f. Holland and schir G, G, King, Day City 'to Toaawanda, 32,605 barges 8. Durchard ond Marino Clly, Durl's’ mil) 14 Tolodo, $2.00; barges Heroulea and’ Genoico Chlef, Bay Gify to Diteolt, $200; Uargo Eloanor, Wenoua t ‘olado, $2.00, . Deziiors, April 25.—Graln frelghts very dull; nom- fnal rato, 76 on wheat. {0 Oswego. Lats engagementa fucludo schr Butcher Doy, for five trips, lumber, from Horrlsvillo to Detroit, froight, $2.25 ner m; bark T. B, Rice, lumber, Harrisvillo to Detrolt, §2.24 per m, and 8cow Ssndes, the sxme, BLANQUETTE, April 18.~Wo can_hear, thus far, of only twelvo véssels tiist havo bosn chatterad for the oro trade botween thin city and Cloveland the coming acason. Tho dndications aro that tho season will bo g muost distrossingly dull ono for our ora man, o shall uot bo surprised if & numbor of wines suspend operoe tiona within the noxt mnth, BueraLo, April 27,—Bargas Oity of_Port Huron and Dictator, lumber, Prince’s Day to Buffalo, $3,00 on rall; sclir Aldebaran, light nipe_ataves, Toledo to Bnfs faloy $1.00; aohe Jarlo AlcOloud, railroad ties, Malden to Luffalo, 100 each, BULWAUKEE, April 27.—Thers woro no charters ro: ported. Xates nominally unchanged. Tho Chicago, The now and beautiful side-wheel steamer Chicago, .which the Goodrich Transportation Company has Intely launcliod at Manitowac, waa placed in commis~ sion dny boforo yesterdoy, and i sxpected 1o nrrive hora rom Ailwauukeo to-dsy. Tius sicamer 48 of uhe oxceptionable model, being the flucst Luilt of any side-whoel ensol on’ tho luke, Hor Sonnags fa 740 hor length of keol, 205 foet; bréadtls of beam, 30 foet aud dopth of hiold, 12 foct, ' Bho_drawa lght, 7 fect of mater aft, aud Gi¢ forwird, Tho Chcsgo'ts fitod up with all tho modern conveniéncas for stoamelip traval, Tho furuiture, bedding, upe holstered work, carpeting, etc,, aro_entirely’ now, oud of tho mont boautiful pattarn, Tho length of cabln ovor all i3 165 foct, and 16 foot 1n tho clear, Sho Iios sixty-two state-rooms, besidos six family stato- rooms on each side of the main eabin. The sleoping accommodations on this vessol are miich larger thas on the oller sido-wheol atenmors belonging {0 this line, and aro nicely furnfshed, Lier enging was taken frai theold Manitowac, and 1¢a very eervicoablo and com- ploto picca of ninchinery, will forty-six luch bore, and eloven feet stroko, Biscellnncous. oir10AGO, Tho Chicago boat bullders ara engaged in the builde ing of numerous yachts, At their yards, W, Dates & Co. are building a'lnrge steam yncht for' Heury War- ringtou, to be G5 feet 1n length over all, 8 feot 10 incheo Deuin, 6 6 feet hold, It i deslgned'to be a pleasura yacht, and will carry about forly paseongers, Thoy ore also bullding a steamn yacht for the Bheillold Associa~ tion, 28 feet in longth, Bl feet deep, and to draw but 10 incdlea of water, Tho same partia3 uve an order for a four-oared working boat for the Farragut Rowing Club, who will be competitors wilhi (ho Athe Iotio” Club, of Bouth Chicago, tho comiug ecason. QGcorge Blurgss i3 bullding o yacht at Sixtoeth atraut whioh will bo 70 foot {n leugth, 13 feob beum on deck, and 10)¢ fect at tho water-ling, Blo will draw but 4 inches of watcr, and ecat with comfort twenty peraons, Thomas Bagley in butlding o 23-{aot Juckt, With Bi¢-foot bearm, for ifenry Soufoldt," —Nolhing' definlto Lins yet Leen Loard from tha Steaity nd to ul apeataucts oy aro il cosed, 1o 18 the opinjon of Capt, J, Prindiville and other promi- nent vedsel-men, that the heavy north wind prevaillng yestordey und the night bofore miut binvo broken up the ice, and that yesaels would pass through the Btraits fo-duy, But thero aro others who mainiain that it 18 too cold yet for the ico to braak up, and that tho Straits will remain clozed for at least a week more, Tn spite of thls, vessols aro still leaviug thix barbor for tho fower lakes’ the King Slatera und 8t, Peter toole out clearance pupors vestcrday, —Tha Enow storm which got In about & o'clock Mon= day ovoning coased about 3 o'clock yesterdsy morn- ing, but the st northeaster continuad Lo blow all day yestorduy. Uptos lute hour luwt evoning o aecie dents wurs raported, though sovoral vossols and tugs liad a narrow oscaps while onturing tho harbor, [ ~—Yosterday was a dull day ut the dock, but fow ves= scls having onterod tho barbor during tho day, and ag mlnltll:ls xteen tuga wore lying idle ob the jumber markot, —1'ho steam canal-boat Cashor, Toaded with sand, ran aground in Mud Lake, yeatorday fteruoon, aud souk. Tho steamer Dispatck in now cogegad {n primpe ing tho sand out of hier, 1t Ja thoughe that sho can Lo raisod without much dificulty, ELAEWILIR, Measrs, G, 8, Rand and Houry Borger, of Manttowoc, have juat produced one of the wtwunshest and hand? somest spocimons of murine architecturs in tho new achr, J. T, Case, The ofiiciul measurement wade last Aonduy shows licr to Lo only a fraction slior}, of 828 tune, or 61 tons largor thun tho sehy Moone light, tho largost'craft ovar built ut tliot port, which, 1§ will he rombered, took out 50,350 bushals of wheat on & dranght of 14 feet of water, Tho difference in ton nage fu favor of the new craft is fully equal to 9,000 busbiels in carrying capacity, and &l will, tuercfore, Do able to Bandlo 45,000 buiels on th Eauie drighe: ‘I'he dlinensions of tho coso ares Lengtl,of keol, 900 feet; breadth of beawm, U3 fect; dupth of hold, 14}, fest, Buots tho proporty of Mosura.d, L Casd o ¥ B, Kuapp, of Raoluo, ; 0 Tolodlo and Baginaw Transportation Company, for which the V. IL, Ketehun was rocontly bullt at Bay City, havouow’ o firat-class i, and the following uaiod crafe will bo 1y sorvics the present scagon s Bloam-bnrgos Tompest, P. 11 Dircklioad, V. i, Xatcham, J, 11 Waker, £ro5, Dsjtc, Katlo Bratiard, aud A, Gobhard, —Llicro 18 much noed of a Custom- Houso ofiiclal at East Tawas toattend to the arrival und elearances of steawera and vossels, Veawsols tuking their departuro for ports bolow are not unfroquently ut a loas s to the courso to be pursued iu sucl cases, aud aro under {ho nocossity of calliug at Datrolt for the roquinite ine formation, Both Enst and West Tuway aro golting to bo posts of conslderablo importanco, aud noed the presaen of o shovo flcile,” —At tho sunual meoting of tho Engelmann Trane- portation Gompany, ield it Detralt yeskorday, 1o fl- owing oflicers wure chosent Yrosident, A, Engel utun s Gonoral duor, i, 1, Wiking { Bhorutary s TEARLITOY, « Wuguer €] kY R R o 5 + Buporintendeut, Theow —Lightorgo charges on tho Baginaw Rlyer this sea- s0m 870 o Tollows § - Lanbeg, Bog L g S8 nes- 2L, and B30 por m frow uil polnts Aboyo,—n roties tion of 8o from tho rate Iast years salt, 8o por brl from burts DLil, and Go froin a1l polits whors, " Hisess yaten uchudg Uy Landllng of tho frolght by s lghtor, by B —Lho steam bargo Allco Btrong mistanlk the dock ot Kolloy Tulend Friday sfternoon, anid woub owtlio rocks, but, by throsing averbourd a portion of Ler ¢argo, sho Waw kot off Witliout muak dawiago, ue of tho Jiby of thio new schir Moonlight caught fire from tho syiarka of & tug while Lelng towed Off Haglusw Lasbor last Friday, und wes badly damageds “n