Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1874, Page 5

RAILROAD NEWS, Annugl Election of the Lake Shore & " Michigan Southern Railroad. The Year's Business as Glven in the Annual Report, The Wisconsin Railroad Lawe.-Facts and Speoulations, Miscellancous Rallrond Mattors, THE WISCONSIN RAILWAY LAW, PABSENGER RATES, Mr. 8. 8. Morrill, General Manager of the Obieago, M{lwaukoo & Bt. Paul Railroad, was in the city yesterdny, and stated to a roportor that thero was oo truth in the dispatoh announcing that they had Iustructed thelr conductors to ro- colvo 8 conts per mile from pnssengers, Tho only instructions given wore that they should not turn thom off the train, but report ail cases of rofusal to pay full fare to the Divi- wion Buporintendonts, As yot thoy hnd had not over ten casos whore peoplo had refused to pay full fara. Mr, Merrill nleo doniea the roport that potitions for tho roptal of _tho now Iaw naro boing signod by busie noss men in different parts of tho Btato—at loast tho raflroads know nothing about it, nor hind tney anything to do with it. They reliod entiroly ipon tho docistons of the courts, Leing contident that tho Iaw would bo declared unconstitutional, * Ho also sald that not a singlo shipper had abjected to the l)munnt rates. On tho contrary, bo had boon vislted by many who hind professed thelr sympathy with tho Company 4u this mattor, Mr. Btounott. the Goneral Pus- senger Agent of the Northwestern Railrond, hins Just roturned from a trip to Wisconsin, He also statos positively that no such ordera ns to carry passongors for 8 conts a mile had boon givou, . Bat few peoplo wore making any trouble about puy{nf rogular ratos, Near Qshkosh he met two individuals who de- olared they would not pay more than 8 conts, o told thio conduotor of it, who eat down to the mon and talked to them about the wrong of tho Iaw, when they willingly submitted to pay the rogular fare. Ono drunken individusl made considerablo troublo, and under no cironm- wtunces would pay more than 8 cents. Tho conductor, thorefore, accoptad tho, money from im. Mr. Bteunett is confident that u\'ar{)fihing will run along smoothly and that no troublo of eny kind will bo experionced by tho railroads. ‘Tle excitemont, like in Illinols, would soon die ovut, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 8 OENTS IER MILE ACCEPTED DY SOME NOADS, MInwauzee, May 6.—The stalemont telo- graphed to the Times that the Wisconsin Cen- tral and othor ruads have complied with the Pot- ter bill reducing passongor rates to 3 conts por milo 18 untrue, The Contral bas madoe no chango whatover, but other roads accept 8 conts whon tho pnegongers threnton troublo and refuse to pay more. 1'ho number of such persons is in- ‘Creasing, and the 8-cont rate threatens to bocomo univereal, THE SITUATION IN MADISON. Special Diapateh to The Clitcago Tribune, Mabzsox, Wis., May 6.—Thero is nothing new in tho railroad situation. Gov. Taylor realizes the novel and ruegonaiblu position "ho ocoupics in this mattor, and wishes to be sure he is right beforo he goes ahead in any proceedings in be- half of the people ngninst tho inilroads. Ho desiroa tho counsol of Atty,-Gen, Blaan, who hos not been heer this wook. Nothing of importance tmsd iranspired from the Ratlroad Commussioners 0-day. i e THE L. 8, & M. 8. ANNUAL ELECTION, CLEVELAFD, O., May 6,.—The annnal meeting of tho tookholders of the Lako Shoro & Michi- a0 Southern Railrond Company was held to- day, and the following Directors eloctod: Corne- Llius Vanderbilt, Willinm H. Vandorbilt, Agustus Beboll, Samuol F. Barkor, and Eugene N. Robin- don, of Now York; Houry B, Payno, Amasa Btono, Jr., and Stillman Will, of Clevoland; William L, Scott, Charles M. Reed, John A. Tmcy‘ of Erio, Pa,: Albert Keep, Chicago; Will- Jamm Willinms, Butfelo, N, Y. _About $50,000,000 of ‘stock woro voted on, The Bonrd organized by re-oloctiug sll tho proeent officers oxeept the Treasurer, Jumes IL Baunker, Rdwin D, Wor- cester, of New York, was clected ‘Tronsurer, ‘Tho oflico of Hecond Vice-Prosident was croated. William H. Vanderbilt was olectod Firat Vice- President, and Augustus Scholl, the present Vice-Presidont, was olected Becond Vice-Prosi- deut. Tho mfinwm% Ezecutive Committoo was electod: Corneliug Vanderbilt, Walliam 11, Van- gorbult,” Augustus Schell, Somuel L. Barker, Eugene Robinson, New York. TIIE ANNUAL REPORT. At the meoting President Cornolius Vandor- bile submitted tho aunual report for the year ending Dec. 81, 1878, from whicli the following is an extinct : ‘The Company owns branches as follows : iles. ‘Ashitabula, 0, to Jumestown, Pa,. e lyry, O, vl Sundusky, to Milibury” (Fadetion Wwitl' M 'in Line) 03¢ “Poledo, O, to Eishari, Ind, ’& 131" Adriun, Mich,, to Jackscn, Nich, 6 Adria, Micl, (o Mouroo, Mich, 5 Tho following ronds are un parate organ- Izations, but tho capital stack thercof is w)lx;ully owued by the Company ; iles, “Tho Dotrolt. Monrao & Toledo Railroad—extend- ing from Toledo, in the Stato of Ollo, to the City of Dataft, fn tho Stato of Michigutt....... 65 The Kalamazoo '& White Pgoon Railrosd—o: tending from Wiito Plgoon, Mich,, to Kalama« 200, Micheveu e 3 Tha Northern® Cenfral Afichigan Railrond—exe tending from Jonsevillo, Mich, to Lausing, The following rond is operated by the Com- pany under leaso : Tho Cloveland, Palnesvillo & Ashtabula mumé" ~—oxtending from tho ity of Erfe, in tho State of Penneylvanin, to tho City of Olovelsnd, in the Stato of Ohi( Tuo Company has In this road, and apemte% Izp ber cent of the earnings. Uuder a contract with the Oleveland, Colum- Lus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Reilrond Com- pauy, this Compooy has the right to use their Tacky botween Clovelsud and Borea, (twelvo uiles,) for all passenger trains, at an annual Tental of $42,000 for aixty traing per week ; for ny txaius bovond that pumber, €8 per train, : , THE AGOREQATE LENQTID of thoeystem of roads opernted by the Com- Ennj’, luqlud|u¥ 109 miles of loased road, way, yu!:ut ropart, ,18611.,1 wiles, ¢ avarage numbar of miles operated by the Compnuy was, in 1873, 1,164 milos, earniugs ver anile, B16,824; aud, in'1672, 1,061 mules, earnings per milo, $16,082, ' Tho wholo number of miles 1:'1 railroad owned and loased by tho Company is 1. 95 prietary intorest under leaso at 65 Tl capital stock of tho G o capital stock of the Compa - 000, OF this s, §538,500 is (ng" ’u‘x' "?S?"i‘ifi;t puaranteed stock of the late Michigan Southern 2od Novthorn Tudisun Tailrond. Of thna vioek 340,600 1a “nssontod,” and $182,900 fu v, seoted,” Tho bonded debt of the Company 8tood at the close of thufunr 1873, $80.195, 000, sod, . Dec. 81, 1873, 824,971,000, waking un auerenio of §6,224,000 in' tho bonds of jgg! This jncresso yiolded to tho.Com pany 94,825 24 Tho fauded debt of the Compauy ava nnual chargo for interost theioon, is ag follows: Lake Bhore & Michigan Southern, £80,195,000 ; interest, 7 por cent, $3,118,050, Dotroit, Monron & ‘Toledo, £024,000 ; iutorest, 7 por cent, 364,880, Whito Plgoon & Kalumazoo, 600,000'; " ntereat, 7 and 8' por cont, §44,000, Tatul fundea dobt, 831,729,000, Total "ohhrge for iutorost, 33,222,380, EARNINGE—1878, From frelght, o pareng From all otlr Totaly vureersins Operating vxponscs nd ' 13,740,598 54 ..$ 5,007,910 12 it O 53,350 00 S i 57 Net earnings. ... .. Deduct futer Drvidend—1t uiid lan:u.'.i'iibx. Lenying for tho atock—0 110 yer eeut, Fuid dividend Avg, 1—d per vou Gross earninge-~1870. Grows oarnlirgs—1b; Grows varningi—18 Groay earniuyu—18 414,609 20 Thesa earulngs Iugludo tho entire smouul of tho earmiugs of the dusiesfowns & Frauklin Talrond; e wtead of our €0 per cont, un herstoforo stuted 3 U por cent [0 afterwards deddoted au-reutal of that rond, Iucrenso fu 4rosa oavnings, 1872 over 1874, $1.704e ©73,98, which 1s 0)¢ per cent, OF thin increuso, 31 387, G,07 44 fron frolabt—%an fnereso of 10 740 por Gault,—aud I51,160,43 froni. pussongori—8)g par cunt, Lt Farnings from ofhier sourcea show a decroaso of 4,00,04, e arorsgo. sato per don yer mile on eaat:bound freighi—wlich {8 73 per cent uf our enflra fruight ‘movement—was ono and two Tudred nnd ninoty~ sovon ono-thonsudtiia (1 207-1,000) conts in 1870, nigafnat, ong_and two huudrod and sovouly-twd olic-thotinaudtha (1 272-1,000) fn 187, n wlight fmprovo- ment; but the rato yor ton por milo o weat-bound feelghit (wiicl ho oimpany camot. coutrol), wan Lt one nudfour hundrod and thirty-gevon oho-thot snudths (1 437-1,000) conta {n 1873, agafnst one nud alx ‘hundred aud thirty-ight onc-thonaundths (1 638.1,000) 411 1872—4 roduction of two Lundrod and ong onos thausaudtta (201-1,000) of ‘ono cent—equal to 10 por cent on tho entiro movoment of frefght wenbward ; Fo- sulting in s loss of et earniugn of $411,000, and nceottuthy for 1% of tho 4 per cont ' inckenso in nF:rm g oxpeiies (tho othor 21 por cont ln wholly 1h tho exceas of stoel rait Inid i 1873 over tha amount put dowu in 1872, which will ba altown under its proper Lead), a8 wo wora compelled {omove 17 por cent niora founago to socura 10 7-10° per cent more earniugs. REDUCTION OF RATER, Tho rocord of thie steady downward movoment in tho rata pier ton per mile of (Lo ontire frelght move- :n‘lelltdol thoroud for the past alx years hus to be cone nneds . .. 2 43-100 conta por ton por milo *294:160 centa por ton per mila 1 60-100 centa per ton per milo 1 39-100 centa por ton per milo 7-100 conts pier ton por milo 43-100 conta per ton por mila 1 ablo to obtatn even tha low Fato of 1670—1i¢ conts por ton por milo~—tlio nat carn- duga from freighit would have Leen larger n\y_n,vun 407, and we should Liavo parnod tho usual Fobruary divie dond of 4 por cent, witl o handsome surplus besidos, Esrnings from pussongera eliow an increnso of 451, 180,45, which {8 83 per cont, This increase i§ do~ ived aalnly from Jocal businoss, CONBTRUOTION, The conatruction account, in’ 1873, amounted to $2,1149,059,84, * bim" tho death of tho Inte Proeldont, the Tfon, Hor- ace K%, Qlark, which oceurred Juno 10, 1873, it wan doomed prudent, in viow of tho financial coudition of tho Company, to stopall contraction woik that could Do postponed without aotual loes, Hence tho work of building the second track from Elkhart to Chicago, 100 miles, wan stopped at Osceols, six and a quarter miles west of Elkliart, Tho Corapauy hun now in tho main track botwoen Biffalo and Ghfcago 413 miles of steel ralls, cqual to 44 per cent of Loth tracks, Of tho road betweon Buffalo and -Olevelond, 18) tles of doublo track, all is stecl nxcnptolqll_al ~elgit mil:e of ninglo (rack, On tho Olovelnnd & Tojcdo Division the #teol rail amounts to forty-threo miles, and betwo:n Toledo and Chicago {0 uiuaty-two milor, Tho oxpendituro for construction in 1874 witl be Umited o {ho connyetion of tho new distritutlng yards, ‘ongine Liouses, revair ahopn, cte., nt Clovoland. THE ENTINE OUTLAY for construction wau In 181 In 187 In187,..0000. 1In 1870... Total, four yeara For ndditious ogu 1873,.44 englnca. . 1R72..72 engine: 1871747 engines £2,040,050.84 5,604,217.99, 343,383.70 4 cara. . $1,100,602.13 718 cars,, 1,053,854,00 1 card,. 1,801,402,60 1870..95 engines.. G0l cars,. 654,509.43 Tot.,188 4,298 5,108,000.98 Totsl outlay for construction and equipmont, four years, 0v0 $17417,160.41 fobiebomslo ERIE MATTERS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE PROPOSED LEASE OF TILE ATLANTIC & WESTERN - RAILWAY, New York, May 6,—A cauous of the principal officiala of the Brio and tho Atlantic & reat Western Railway Compauies was held to-day in the office of 8, L. M. Barlow of the Erio Com- pany. President Watson appeared for Erie, and n Committee of Dircctors reprosentod the At~ lantic & Great Westorn, while Gen. Barlow et~ ed as & gouoral arbitrator, It is ofctally statod that tho object of the mecting was to decido uvon an equitablo schemo for tho leasing of the Atlantic & Great Westorn Railroad by Erfe. It has been loarnod from those who were present st the caucus that Erio has offored to leaso the At- lantic & Great Western at & porcentage of its gross carniogs, without any guarsuteo, and that the proposition has been nccepted by the Directors of tho Atlantic & Groat Westorn, Mr. Watson thaught tho working expenses of the Atlancio & Great Western would oqual 70 por cent of its carnings, and thorefore ho held that .Erio conld not aiford to pay more than 30 per cont to the Atlantic & Great Woatern propric- tora. ¢ Mr. MoHenry thought tlio cost of running tho road would amount to ouly 65. per cent of the gross earnings, and therofore Erio should pay 85 por cent. It is uoon this differonce of 6 por cent, which would amount to between $300,000 aud 2400,000 anpually, that the discussion Lns beon. 1t was not_intoudod to leaso the Clevoland, Oolumbus, Cinciupati & Indinnapolis Railroad with the Atlantic & Groat Westoin, but it wounld be run as an indepondent connection, Negotia- tions havo not yet boen brought to o result, but it 18 expocted they will be to-morrow. ———— GRAND RATLROAD COMBINATION. Special Dispatcn to The Chioago Tribune, MEETING OF RATLROAD OFFIOIALS, 8. Joseri, Mo., May 6.—St. Joseph is much elated by the prospect that tho 8t., Josoph & Donver City Railrond is about to passiutoa combination which will make it a link in & grand continental route botween the Atlantic aud the Dacific. Tho Now York Central, tho Great Wostern of Canads, {ho_Michigan'Contral, tho Chicago & Alton, 'the Hunmbal & St. Jo, tho Union Pacifle, and tho Central Pacific Rmilronds Liave formed o combinution with it for tho trans- portation of passengors and froight from tho Atlantio to the Pacitic. Last night tho follow- ing distinguished railrond oftictnls arrivad in this city in two Directors’ ears: 'I'. B. Blackstono, Pregident of the Chicago & Alton; Jobn B. Drako; Director of the O. & A, and the Haunibal und 8t. Jo Rulroads; J. 4. Mitcholl, Dirootorof tho Chieago & Alton; Judgo C. Beckwith, Attoruoy for tho Chivago & Altou; J. O, Molullin, Gon- ernl Superintondent of tho Chicago & Alton; Jamos Smith, Genoral Froight Agent of the Chi- cago & Alton; Georgo Strond, Presidont of tho 8t. Louis & Jacksonyillo Railvond ; B. F', Carver, Vice-Presidont; A. W. Lauwmb, Presidont; Gon. Singloton, Diractor; L. W. Towne, General Su- perintoudont; J. F. Goddard, General Freight Agent of tho Hannibal & St. Josonh Railroad 3 Willinm Bond, Presidont ; J. W, Atwill, Gonera Froight Agent; L. D, Tuthill, General Managor of the Bt. Joseph & Deaver City Railrond; and E. P. Vining, Genoral Froight Agout of the Uuion Paciflo Railrond, This morning, accom- panied bg Col, J, J. Aboll and several other citi- zous of Bt, Josoph, they took a enccial tramn over the 8t. Josoph & Denver City Itailrond for Kearney Junction, from which poiat thav return via Owmaha, and arrive 1o this city noxt Friday, e TEXAS RATLROAD CONNECTIONS, Specal Iisnateh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE CALIFORNIA 4 TEXAS RATLUOAD, PHILADELPHLA, Pa,, May 6.—A vorylarge meot- ing of tho.stockholders of the Celifornis & Texas Coustruction Railrond Company was held this aftornoon in the Company's offices, Gen. Willism M. Dodge presented various monsurcs for the purFono of prosecuting operations on the line, which wero discunsed at gront length, aud ultimntely rejocted. Tinnlly ihe stockhold- ersagreed to tako the secunitics of the Company’s bouds at low rates, aud to furnish the money necossary to complote tho lullnw‘ln&;‘ lino at ay early o date aa powsible, namoly : Trom Dallas to Fort Worth, aud from Toxarkana to Brookes- tou, which will givo a complete lino from Mar- sball north to Texarknna, and wost from that potnt to Sherman, makiug a complate conucetion trom Toxas with the network of railroads extend- ing nortl, cast, and west, —— MISCELLANEOUS, BUITER AND 200S. Tho General Freight Agents of all the frelght lives leading from tho oity to tho Fast ia- sued tho following joint circulnr to shippers of Lutter and egge yenterday: Tates from Weatern poiuts to Lsstorn citieson butter and vggs huviug become drrogular, uusettled, nnd generally demornlizad, thu undersigucd Lereby announco ail spoclul rutés unnulled aud all privato coutracts withdrawn, Todo thin class of busiuess Dproperly requires spocial and cxponaivo cara (refrigor- atora), great cara fu bandiing, aud iuvolves n risk in trunsdt far o excess of . oriinary froight (the valus ond lisbility to darnugo of wuck property, b case of uccldent, Litng dul : Which rond seldenty Ling: duly cousiderad,) all of Vllel renders uudestiablo 10 carrlerd, oxcopt ut fuir and remunerative rates, Desirlug to meet tho wuntu of tho trade o fur ns practicable, nud Lelloving uniformity in rates 1o be as dastrablato slifyuers an to transporters aud all Othor purtles futccasted, we, the undurslgiod, ropro- ecutatlyes of tho several Toudy leading Eustwird from Cutrago, have ogroed upon s unfform tarl forsuch artioles of merchundice, which turiir slall govern cach und il the hics wurkfug aves our respaciive roade, and b Salthiully end utledily wisiutatued i afl ve. epecty, and thut'no devistion fyow thio rutea named Lelow will Le permitted fu wny ananner or form whiatovor, olthor by drawbacks, fro passen, dlscount in welglita, on aceonnt of quintity, o o rusort (o Lny uubtertugo tht glves uno bhipper sy advauiago over anotlior, * The rates adopted aro aterially lowor thun durlug auy former peclod, und siould by putiroly snte {xfustory to uhippera of whatover grade or mugnitude, sml taks olfeot Wedueaday s o Chicago Per 100 Pounds To New York TR LT IR Tvra To Philadolpbin, Baitiniore, und Waskiigton, To Bawton, Providence, aud Worcestor, o, TEXAS VREIONTS, The Chieago, Buwlington & Quinoy Rullroad Las made amangomonts o owrry fioighta to, Toxna direct, vin tho Missourl, Kangas & Toxna aud tho Houston & Texns Contral Rnilronda, Tho new rates adopted will bo as followa 4 Iiret . Second Third Fourtn Fyom Chicagoto clunt.. ~ clusy, “eluss, class, Austin WETEL S0 a0 $00 ryan o 212 Lse Chiotu 3 160 143 g 15 1 03 18 Lo 2.8 <160 120 T %38 LW 160 1 APTOINTMENT, ‘Tho Thinols Central Rathoud ComBnny linvo appolntod Willinm' IX. Acltorman Lo tho yacancy oi tho Bonrd of 'Fruktecs cuured by tho doath of Judgo Lockwood, Tho ‘Frustees are appointod altornately by the Btato and Railrond Company. 1ix-Gov. I'almor was lnst appointed by tho Stato, and this lait appointment, thorefore, will ba by tho Company. INDIANA& JLLINOIS OENTRAL RAILROAD ELECTION, INniaNArotss, Ind, May 6.—At the anausl mooidng of the utockholdorsof the Indiann & llinols Contral Rallrond Uompnny held boro to- day, the following named gentlomen worn elact- od Diroctors for tho yoa onding May 6, 1873 1 Chauncoy Vibbard, Bldnoy Dilion, Willlam II QGudon, Chatles Dona, Honry 1. Ilnmmond, Bone i_u{ulu 0. Baten, Goorgo W. Pullman, Willinm G, Fargo, Howoy Lowls, A. I, Roacho, 'O, W. Bou- son, T. H, Mneoughty, Henry C. Mosnre.w Atan subsoquent mecting of the Joard of Directors, H, B. Hammond was clesied Prosident, au Chauncoy Vibbard Vico:Prosidont. FIEIGNT TARIFF ADOPTED, Bpecial Disputeh to The Clicavo Tribune, Quisoy, I, May 0,—Tho regular monthly mnoun‘f of Gonoral'and Freight Agents of the ruilrond lines weat of Chicago was held in this clty to-day. Tho followiny linos wore ropra= sonted: Tockford, Rock Island & 8t. Louls; Chieago & Aiton ; Chicago, Burlington & Quine oy; Kanens Pacifle ; Bt Louis, Kanens Clty & orthorn ; Atohlson & Nobraska; Missiusippl Yulloy & Wentorn Central Branch; Uvion Pa- ciflo ; Misnoarl, Kanens & Toxas ; Lawronco & Southwostom ;' Atlantls & Paoiflo; Minsiasippi Rivor, Fort Scott & Gulr; Xansns City, St. Joo & Council Bluffa; nud tho Atelison, Topolin & Banta Fo. A rovied {ariff of ratos was agreed upon from_Boston, New Yorlk, and othor polnts east, to Emporis, Kan., to tako offoct Juno 1. The Hannlbel & St. Jo ling was not represonted at s meoting, but a com- mutteo was appointed to confor with the ofticers of that road rond relative to tho arbitrary froight rate from_Misaissippl weatward, Mr, N, J. T\ Dana has beon nxpolnlcd Gonornl Buperintondent of the Quiney, Alton & Bt. Louis Ratlroad, yice N. D. Munson, Assiotant Superin- tondont of the Chicapo, Burlington & Quincy, who bhas rotired, CRIM| Coroner’s Inquest in the Hujus Mure der Cuse. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, May 6.—The Coroner's iuquest in tho oaso of tho murder of Matilds Hujus about throo weoks ago at Nanuet, Rockland County, Now York, was continued to-day. Tho testi- mouy clicited tho fact that the murdered woman was the most important wituess in a clvil suit againat tho Murphy brothors, who have boon arrosted for the deod, and which was to have beon trisd tho day aftor the commission of the crimo. Ouo of the witnesses, Lewis DBrandis, who was passing Mra, Hujus’ houso a the timo tho fatal shot was ~fired, maw a man run from tho house, To.day he identified Michael Murphy, one of the brothors above ro- ferred to, au tho man ho saw thus leelug, L'wo othor wituessos, who wore in the vicinity and eaw aman running in the direction tho ns- ected murderer was travoling when lust seon by Bnndla, have also ideutified Michaol Murphy ag the men thoy then pasged. Tho jury brought in & veidiot that tho deconsed met bor doath ut the hands of Michaol Murvhy. The caue is to bo tried in tho Court of Oyor ‘and Terminer in New York City in October. Arrest of an Alleged Murderors Seectul Disputeh to The Chicaao L'ribune JACKSONVILLE, I, May Clark Evans, ac- cused of tho murder of Mr, Holbert, ucar Car- rolton, lsst week, was arrested near Manchoster, Moigan County, this moruing. Ho was known 10 ba in the noighiborhood, aud Sunday a squad ohnsod him through tho hills east of tnis piuco, but be escapod, This morning, about daylight, ho camo to tho house of Georga Jackson, throa milos east of tho town, and asked for Lis brouk- faut. Jackson, who recoguized him, told bimho could havo Lis brenkfust, and sont to two of big neighbors, esking thom to como over. Aftor bronkfnut Evaus proposed to chop wood to poy for what hio bad caten. While chopping, ono of the neighbors came, and Evaus, bocoms ing uneasy, dropped tho axe und said that Lo must go.” Jackson picked up tha axe, and sold lumn Lo was prisonor. Ho mado no rosistance, was ironed and taken to Carrolton, though ha proteatad bis inncconce. The covidence ugainst him, although circuwmstantial, 18 vory stroug. A reward of $500 was offored by Halbert's son for Evans' arrosr, Extonsive Itobbery in Dos Moincs, In. Special Dispatch to The Chicaun T'ribune. Des MoiNges, Iu., May 6.—Ihe resideuce of Mua. Llierb, which had beon closed for severnl months, was robbed of el ita contents within o day or two, though the discovery was not made till to-day. Carpets, pictures on thowslls, obairs, oud everything, to tho value of £2,000, wero taken, und theio is no clow to tho robbers, Tho Knllce aro of tho opinion thet o gang of villaius as beon through bere, Soveral robbories are roported about the same time in towns along the Tock feland Railrond. A Moving Surprlses Drs Moines, In,, Muy 6.—Tha discovery was mado this morniug that the residonce of Mra, Josenh Hiorby, on Fifih street, had been com- pletdiy robbed of evorything in it, excopt the cook-stove and & fow kiteheu chairs, Sho has beon sick for saveral months, and had temporg- rily goue to her fathor's, & few miles from the city, Tho houso Lad but recontly beon fur- nishod throughout with new aud clegant furni- tura, carpets, etc. This was all taken, togother with ull tho crockery, glass vars, silvorwaro, beds and bedding, bher own clothing, and that of Lior doconsod Lusband, The goods wore taken ont of the front door, Tho house is ou one of tho most promiuont stroots, and thore is an ocoupjed dwelling witbin twonty foet of it, whora s lurgo watch~dog sloops at night iu tho yurd, No clow i known to the robbors, Frauds in New York Charitable Xnstle tutiony, New Yonx, May ¢.—1'ho Grand Jury has found A proscntment ugaiust the Reform Commission~ ora of Churities nud_Corraction, charging that since Muy 1, 1878, tho Commissioners bought dry gocds in o manner at once wastoful, extrava- gunt, and leading dircetly to eorruption, Tho Ccmmercial has a story about a well-known chiarity organization, St. John's Guild, charging thut large sums of monoy contributed have nok beon accountod for ; that the temporary T'reas- urer has decampod, and ho did so with the knowl- edge of the othor ofticers. 'Lho roports of the Quild, in onsh, in lebruary and March, woro 520.060, of which sum 1,600 aro suid to buve been exponded for the reliof of tho poor. Further Particulars of the Murder of the Walker Hrothors. LousvitLe, Ky,, Moy 6.—Further particulars in regard to tho killiug of Jumes Walker in Owentown yostorday, indicates itto be a pre- moditatod assussinution, It ia stated that wheu tho . Smott brothers met tho two Walkers, & volly was fired upon tho lucter from sevoral nesghboring points. Af- ter Lilling both, tho Bheri® and tho Towu- Marshal aitompted to nrrest Bmott, but wore uuocessivoly disnppointed by friends of tho mur- derors, who rode” with them out of town with drawn pistols, 2 Arrest of u Forgerx. Covounus,© 0., May 0.—H. M. Btanton, who ropresoutod himsole 10 be a correspondent of the Now York Lerald, was arrested 1 this city to- day charged with forgiug sevoral oliecks on Jamos Gordon Bonnott whilo a¢ Newark, 0., wovoral duys ago. Stauton was takon to Newark to-mght for trial, 7 CONNECTICUT, Meeting of the Legivluture—The Gov. ornor’s Addross. he United Statos Senutorshup, New Iavey, Ct.,, Moy 6.—The inaugural pa- rade to-day was the finest over witneeoed in tho Htato. Tho organization of tho Legislaturo wan completed. ~Lilton 1, Doolittle wue clocted Bpeukor of tho Houso, ‘Uho Governor's mos- #nago was read in joint convention, It discussos tho financial question at somo longth ; #ays the voto by tho Presidout of tho Currcucy bill {5 o subjoct for congratulution, sud fuvors the ro- turn Lo specio puymonts, 1t urges reform in the rovenue systew, und viows with approhension tho tendoney towards contraltzation, /. ‘The Democratic cauous for tho nomination of Uunited Btatos Bonalor will be hold noxt week Wodueadsy. S —'The Rov, Hugh Miller Thompaon is at Na- shotah, Wiv, Rumor uredits hiia with sspluing to the Bishoprio, ~CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1874, WASHINGTON. (Continued from the Firat Page,) alosod by Iawloy, of Conncotieut, fu the firat Lour to-morrow, whon It will como to a vote, It may be woll Lo note that tho friends of tho bill aoom to bo porfectly confident that it will pass, ——— NOTES AND NEWS, . TIE CONGRESSIONAL LIDRARY. Smeetal Lhepateh to The Chicago Trivune, Wagnixaroy, D. 0, May6.—Tho Congres- slonal Librarian has beon authorlzed by the Li- brary Committeo to subseribo for two nowapn~ pors from ench Btato of thoe Unlon, roprouonting tho two gront partien. Thoy aro to bo filed and bound for future roferenco. - TUNLIO DUILDINGS, ‘The Secretary of the Tronsury has sont o lotter to Congress nsking for appropriations for publie bulldings for tho year 1875,. ns follows : Doat- ONiéo nnd Bub-Treasury st Boston, $362,027 ; Mint at 8an Francisco, §183,342 ; ‘Custom-1louso at Milwaukee, £38,063. INDIAN CONTRAGTA, Tho Indian Peaco Cotamissionors aro said to hiave notified the House Indian Affairs Commit- too that thoy weio” mistakien in charging mal- hractico apainat tho Indinn Dopartment, Lishop nro, who Lina boen at tho hoad of a committeo in inventigating tho slleged frauds in Indian contracty, roports that eversthing 1 lovely, tho contiucts having beon complied with strictiy and in good taith, Becrotary Delano’s: romark con- coruing tho Christian Indian Agents, viz, 1 that if n man had eonso onough to atiend to the business ho was usually a kuave, and if ho was un honest Christian ho was nsunle ly a fool, seoms i ordor. BUST OF CHILF-TUSTIOR OHASE, The Joint Libraty Committeo have authorized tho purchngo of thio bust of Chiof-Juatice Coaso by T. D. Jones, now iu possession of Mrs, Kata Sprague, to be placed in tho Bupreme Coutt- room. In caso this, which i3 tho origi nal, cpunot . bo procured, tho Chotre man is empowered to contract with dones for o duplicate to cost not more than $1,000. Tho Chairuan was also directod to pur~ chago an | OIL PORTRAIT OF JEFFERSON, by Gilbert Stuart, for the Exccutive Manslon, and ono by Sully to be put in the Biationory Hall of tho Capitol. THE TODACOO-TAX. Messrs. Buclner, of Atissour], Bell, of Goorgis, Croseland, of l(nutucl(y, ‘Vanco, of Noith Cmoline, Whitehend, ' of Vir- ginis, and Herford, of West Virginia, appenred boforo tho Ways and Means Comuittco to-day In support of nu effort to have tho law taxing dealeis in loaf tobaceo ropealed. Thoy wera mainly in tho mterest of iho faimers, who are denied tho privilego of solling at rotll in & small way becauso tho tax, which s 8500 on ench denlar, is too hoavy. Thero is litllo pros~ peet that the Committee will make tho chango in tho law, @8 it i atrongly opposed by the Commissioner of In- ternal Revonue, who claims that if such chango is maqo 1t will uttorly domoralize Ins present wnll-ulfinamd cliock-systom by which ho is onabled to koap track ‘of the tobacco from the producer to the manufacturor. A bill making the chango nsked by the above-named gontloman was passod by the Houso in the last Congress, bus 1t was dofeated in the Sonnto, OEN. DUTLEN'S NEALTIH, Gon. Butlor's health is reported much hotter to-night. His illnnes was at firss thought to be inflammation of the bowels, but Los been necer- tained to bo stono in the bladder. The foreign substanco hrg boon successfully removed, nnd Lis physician now expects him o beable tolenve his bed within three or four days, TUE COLORADO GOVERNORSHIP, L) Tho Bonato wora In oxecutive session from 2 till & o'clock this afsernoon, tho nomination of Gon. McCook to bo Govarnor of Colorado boing un- dor considolation. No conclusion was renched. {Tothe Associated Presa,} NOMINATIONS, ‘WasarsoroN, D. C., Moy 6.—The President sent tho following nominations to the Sonate : Alonzo @, Sharp, Colleocor of Internal Revenue, Lhird District of Lonnoseeo; Nicholas Fish, New York, Secretary of the United States Le- gation at Berlin, NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED, The Seuato conflymod {ho following nomina~ tlons : Horman Silver, Regiater of the Laud- Ollico’ at Douver, Col.; Staphon Millor, Regla- tor of ‘the Land-Office at Biamarck, Do, Pout- mastors—Norman II. Ives, Independonce, Kan,; Joseph A, Whoelock, St. Paul, Minn,; Miss Co loatis L, Edwards, Oconomoroe, Wis, — g CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE. WasinNGzON, D, O,, May 6, FINANCE DILL, MMr. SHERMAN, from the Linanco Committoo, reporied bacl the House bill smendatory of the National Currency acts, aod to cstablish freo banking, with an amendment in the naturo of a substitnte, Placed on the calendar. Mr. FIERRY (Mich.) snid that he did not dosire to be uudorstood that this was tho unanimous report of tho Cowmmitteo, 'There were some things upon which the Committeswnas united and others upon which it was divided, and Lo re~ sorved to himsolf the right of the minority to dissent at any time, COPYING RECORDS, Mr. LOGAN, from tho Comuittea, on Military Affairs, roported fovorably on {hé House bill appropriating §260 (o eugble tha Secretary of ‘War to employ tomporary clerks to make copics of the papoia in the casa of Capt. Hunt, which papors wero recontly called for by the House of teprogentatives. V'assed. EXPONTATION OF DISTILLED BPIRITS, Mr. SIERMAN called up the House bill to facihitate tho exportation of distilied spirits, and amondatory of the ncts in relation theroto. Passod. Tho bill provides that when n now bond is given at the portof exportation, the original bond, givon at the distillery, may be enuceled, and furthor removes the restriction that spirits must bo consignod to a particular port, 5o that theronftor they may ba shipped to tho port.meutioned, or any other, NEW ABSAY OFFICE. The Houso bill to ostablish an Assay Offlce at Helena, Montana Toritory, passed, LIVE-BTOCK TRANSPORTATION, Mr. FENLON prescuted a romoustrance of citizens of New York City, Alvany, Buffalo, Toclestor, Colvoland, Tolodo, and’ Eric, cu- gaged in tho strunsportation of ewino from tho West to tuo East, praying that those animals bo excapted from tlie provisions of the Houso bill to prevent orutolty to anima!s whilo in transit by railvoad, or other meana of transportation, with= iu tho United States. Reforred. POSTAL TELEGRAPH. Mr. RAMBEY gavo notico that at the ourliost opportunity ho would ack the Senato to procoed to the consideration of tho bill to provida for tho transmission of corcespondonco by tolegraph, TERRITORY OF PEABINA, #, Mr. BOREMAN gravo notico that ha would ask “tho Seuate at an ontly day to cousider the bill to establish tho Territory of Pombing, and to pro- vide & temporary government therefor, DISTRICT GAS BILL, Tho bill regulating finu-wmsm the District of Columbin was passod, MILITARY PROMOTION, Mr. LOGAN, fiom the Committco an Military Afrairs, roported tavorably on the bill to creato an additional Major of cavalry, aud to promota Capt. J, W. Robortson. Placed on the catendar. THE CIVIY, FIGITS BILL. Mr, FRELINGHUYBEN said ho would let the Civil Rights bill lay ovor, us sevoral goutlomen wishod to spoak. 1lo also said tho Chairman of tho Judiciry Committeo (Edmunds) desired him to give notice that ho would call up the Genova Award bill to-morrow. Tho Sonate went into oxocutive session, and 800n after adjournad, TOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr, BLDREDGE (Demacrat), from the Judl- clazy Commistoo, to-dny submitted a minority report ou tho condition of affairs in South Caro- ling, und iv is gonorally coneurrod in by the en- tiro minority of tho Judiciary Committeo. Tho roport puys: “It is impossiblo to turn a doaf cac to_the Bu&lpllonnng wafl of the 800,000 op- prossed and despoilod citizens of *that once prosperous aud bappy Stato, rs{'hxg ouly that an inquiry bo mado into thofrn loged wrongs, Wo guunat find in tho conduot of the momorial- ints in tho past auy renson or justifloation for re- fusing them tho hearing whioh thoy now roquest. Therr fidelity to tho Coustitution and tho lawa is now unquostionod, and this plos is mado in re- Bpootul terinm," , . ‘Chio raport recltes, briofly and_pointediy, the list of grioyances compiiied of, and predioatos from tham that the cliarges of tio momorialists Aaro true, and concludes e foltows: * In view of tho wholo caso, wo cannot hositato to recom- mond tho appoiutmunt af uw committeo of both Houscs of Couzrous, with powor aud authority to o into the Btito of Soutl Carolina and Tully . inquire and invostigato iuto the condition of tho Btato, and tho chnrgges and complaiuts of the momoriulists, 06 do less, wo faol wo should violate or negloct & most solowm and fwporative duty, The ory of that outragod, aud holpless, and suffering poople ling reschod our honfts, os well ue our underatanding, What once prosporiug und besus tiful Btato la on the vorge of rujn, Sio is fu- deed already prosiato, A hordo of thieves sud “wad appolntad to coufor with him and report on .moohing of th robbors worgo thun auy that ever infocted any civitizod community on earth havo ber by tho throat, and ara faat nunklnsf hor lifo-blood Throo hundred thousand of hoi seondants of those who fought and won with our #thorn tho bottles of American indovond ouco and liborty—aro orying to Gongrosa for r dresn and help,” Thoy hinve sufforedul that hi monity can andurey thoy liave exhausted ovor rosourco, aud are uttorly lmlixlnnn of thomrolvos, Lo rofuse thelr roquobt fs to diive thom to do- spalr and ruin, TIQUR OF MEETING. On motion of Mr, DAWLES, tho House agreod to meot at 11 o'clock in Lho foronoon during tho remaindor of this acaston, RELIEF DILL, 3 Mr. HAWLEY, from tho Committeo on Atill- tary Affairs, roported back .the Honato bill for, tho rolief of sottlors on the Fort Randal Military Renorvation, Dokots, 1t confirma the right of sottlors who Dad boen in nccu{ml.lon of thair Innds prior to Juno, 1800, whon_the reservation was establislied, and of. thoso who mundo eottle- ments in good faith betweon 1867 and 1870, whon, tho resorvation was not ocoupiod for military purposes. Passed, TiLE OENTENNIAL LY. "Tho Tousa thon wont into Committes of tho Wholo, Mr. OSKINS in tho chair, on tho Contennial- . Appropriation. bill, . and wag ncdressed by Mr, COBB, in the opposition, Mo bolioved that the passago of this bill would bo n violation of good faith,; nud that tho country was in no wise ablo to af- ford tho expenso of such luxury, Ko should volo to koop tho Contennial project within the bounda marked out for it by ita early projeotors, and its lata curators—the fleld of voluntary con- tribution—and Lo would nover consent” to & forced loan of tho poople’s monoy for such pur- 0res. s B B{Imnuhun wore mnde by Messra, TARRISON, FRYE, nnd BIIANKS, in support of tho bill, PHELPS, - 8MITH, . (Oblo), opposed it. - Tho latter in tho courso of his romarke said that no nowepapor in Ohio had ndvoeated tho mensuro. o had scou no_oditorial in favor ; of it, except ona {n o luto vumbor of the Clucin- natl Commercial, which ho would ask tho Clork torend, Tho articlo from the Oincinnati Oom- mercial wny read, intimating, wmong other things, that the Centounial Comrpission kopt a gang of lobbyists in Washington, and that tuo monoy recelved for stack subacriptions was spent i“ attompts to movufecture bogus publio opin- on. At'e subsequoent polut in the_disonssion, this nr{(ulu was denounced by Mr, RANDALL as & calumny, - During Mr. Gunelol's aficurh & little opinodo oocurred, caused by Mr, BUILER (Tenn,) insist- iug that Guncliel should address the Obair. A, DAWES having made some romark in oriticiem of Butler, Lhe lattor repliod that he did not propose to lonrn any thing from tho gentloman from Massachusotta, Mr. DAWES intimated that Butlor might lnnmlo little manners from him,to which BUTLEIR retorted that Dawos Lad uo manners himaelf, but was always poking hia noso into mutters which did not concorn him, At 5:15 o'clock the House took a recoss till 7:00, when the sosslon wns resumed with very slim attondanco of members, Mr. McOORMICK made an elaborate speech in uupcort of tho bill, Mr. WARD (IIL.)’ spoko ogainat it. He pio- tured the sufferings of ;peoplo of tho inundated portions of the South, aud of tho (housands of unemployed men all ovor the conutry, and asked whethor he could, in the faco of these scenes, .voto $8,000,000 for o display. Mr. McCORMIOK, in roply to Mr. Ward, read some oxtracts from tho Chicago Inter-Ocean ad-. vocating s liboral response to the apponl to tho {v"innum Oommitteo of the Centennial celobra- on. Mr. MYERS rominded Mr. Ward of the generous response which went up from the ‘whole peoplo aftor the great Chicago fire, and :ll:mi: mucuodud to malke a speech in support of o bill, Mr. WHITE followod on the ssme sido. Tho debate was continued by Mesurs, AL- BRIGHT, LAFLAND, snd HAZLETON, of Now Jersoy, in sapport of the bill, and finally the House, at 10:85, adjournad, TEMPERANCE. Mesnrs, GUNCKEL and ‘Thoe Orusnde Begun in Pennsylvania, Special Digateh to 3'he Chicaao Tribune, ‘WrukEspaAnne, Pa., Moy 6.—The temperanco movement in this city, which bogan so one thusizstically sovoral wooks ago, had apparently mubsided until to-day, notwithstanding union temperance mestings which are held avery weok, it bolug impossible to nwaken any considerable interost on tho tomperance queation. The effort of to-day was brought about’ by yoesterdoy's court procoedings, when 201 liceusea were granted. This morning & praying-band, num- motion of ?ood fooling among the mombors of the bar. It is signod by & Intgo numbor of law- yors from various partu of the Stato, -—Tho nbscnco of Nilsson from Slrakosch's bonefit on Tuosdny, notwithatanding she was offered 81,000 to slng, excited comment, and s rogarded na ona of tho rossons why Strakosch's bonoflf waa not. no_well attonded as his other bonofits, Frionds of Nilsson sy that ‘sho con- sonted to & matorinl reduction on her contract llrlcn for singing, whon thore was no corraspond- g roduction to lio pubilo; also, thnt Btrakoach had one-half of undlroma of tho benolits given ostonsibly to his mtints, . SPRINGFILLD, Wator-IRoute Commissioner Appoint= «d—-Can o Woman Be Made o Notary Public? Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. BenixarieL, I, May 6.—Gov. Boveridge to- +day appointed Ool, Lyman Bridges, of Chicago, Commisslouer on Water-Routos to the Occnn for 1tho Btato of Iilinois, It is expoctod that u Come missionor will bo appointed for each of the Northwestern Statos, the objact bolng to oreate harmouy of action in the routo to ba selected and roportedupon, The Commissioners will examino whiat is known as tho Nostherit Routo, and also the Fronch River Route. On the former route extonslvo proparationa aro boing madoe to prosc- cuto the work by tho aid of the Dominion of Onnadn and tho Province of Ontario, Tho Attornoy-General hng given ‘no writton nrlulmx a4 to whother tho Governor can appolut Miss Minnio'A. Whaloy, of Kano Gounty, & No- tary Publio, butit is understood that ho will hold the Governor cannot do it, ns tho person to hold anch ofiico tuat hoa lugn’i voter. MICHIGAN MEDICAL SOCIETY. .., Special Disputch to The Chicaao Tribune, CorvwATER, Micli,, May 6.—The ulghlh nnnual meoting of the Michizan Btato Modical Socity met hore to-day, Tiue Boclety numbers 254 moembors, and about 00 wero present. Dr. 8, H. Cutler, of this city, made a short audross of wel- como, nud thon the following papers were read: Dr, T, A, McGrayw, of Dotroit, * Malignant Tu- mors of the Jaws and Tholr Neighborhood"; Dr. J. I, Noyos, “*A Now Method of Oporating for tha Osso of Btrabismus™; Dr. Engono Swmith, Obsorvations on Ophtbalmology.” " At4 o'clook 5 $3,000, though it 18 thought the anchors and chaine by gontly bo Focovored, % "o lamber-ahovers of thy Graen Tay shiore refitde ta load yossels for less than 16 conts an hour, Tho nchr Mott wan dotained st Ocouto two days on thin scconnty tie Gapialn rofusing 10.pay mora than 50 coutd, Tuesday mornluiz. nion wero aent from tho 1aflls ot 1folt, Yiuscom & Jing, ownors of flio vosaol, (o fond hior, Which wan accomplisticd ih good g, —Tho Cloveland Zlerald of.the Sih ayn s Tho sehea Opeontn and Suuriso nve arrivod ot {bin “port from Ohlcago, holog tho fitst two vowsoly hore for \he genson, wiich Inve pawsed theough (o irait, " Tho foriner was loadod with. 85,000 bushels of onts for Gtis & York, and the latler with 34,000 for Gurdner, Due & Uo, Thoy ara taking in coal, and will loavo for thi v tura trip Thuraday, e nP. Bailentine, in a lottor to a Bay Clty paper, makon tho following stalemont ¢ Bofora tho henys was built we found no diffioulty fn going down tho river with Aho whola of onr lako tow,—five ar elght bargos, Now wo drop them all off but two or-threo, paylug tho Buffalo® barlior tugs $30 for cach hargs Aropped off tho Inko tow s nnd I am informed that 40 fuz, cont s beon addod to s rato by tio caed of 74, What tho Dridgo Compuny's tog ey do this aeason 1 tho way of ussisting tows dowii through tho dsawa Lum unable to say; bub that sald tug bs ever reudorad sny ansislance to passing tows of bargen or veawele T empliatically dony, —Baturdayaflernoon thosohr Bumntea was lannchod from thio yard of Mesars, Quolos & Pock, ab luck Iiver, for tho Cleveland Transportation Company, and s of'tho following dimonsions : Lougth of keul, 200 feot; Lroadth of Leam, 34 foet ; dopih af Lold, 14 feot, 8lio'ls to bo commauided by Oapt. W, W, Morao, and yrill e thie consort of tho new stcamer Spartan in tha Iron-ora trado of Lake Superior, —A fuw days 870a veavol draggod her anchior throngh tho stralts of Mackinaw, and Injurod tho telograph cable, theraby interrupting commuulcation with Ssuit Bto, Mario, Immadiuto stops whil bo takion to repatr {ho eable, and in tho meantimo commuuleation will bo kept up by ferrying mousnges ncroms thio Hiraits, and rapeating thom at both sides, For this purpone opor- ators liavo_already beon sout to blackiuaw Olty and Low 8t. Tgnaca, —Tho Dotrolt Frea Press saya that tho. prop China arrived st Dotroft from Chicago_Monduny ovoiis Ing with » lond of grain for Buffalo, Bho i tiio firat to make tha round trip botween Huffalo ond Chicago, e, Dixon roports tha feo woll broken up n tho north chiannol,und,an tho wind was & lttlo northward of ount, and fraili, it wan fast cloaring out, I ropoits about thirty satl bound down above tho Straits, and about tifty sail bolow. As tho wind wad northwest on-Luko Turon thoy woro making good timo, —Tho Canadian atoamor Atriorica, of tho Moutreal & Chicago Line arrivod nt Windsor yesterday from Cal cuo, huving pasacd throngl tho’ Strafts on_Baturday mpming, mocting with but littlo troubla from tho ice. A large ninmber of vessola aro shut fn on the uppor sido of the ico, but tho causoof tholr dotention waa owing aa much'to tho provalece of a Northeast golo s tolco, Agood airong Southwost wind would sioon the Socioty visitod tho Lowis Art Gallery. Ane other session will bo held to-morrow, —_— MARIN. Port of Chicngo, May @, RRIVED,. ARRD 3 Behr E, M, Stanton, Ludington, lumber, Sebr E, G, Gray, Muskiegon, lumbor, Belir Octavius, Mauistee, hunber, Belr A, G, Moroy, Baginuw, lumber, Btoam-bargo G, I eath, Shugntuck, lumber, Stmr Muskegon, Suskegon, uundrics, Stmr Ohleago, Manitowae, sundries, Bcow Gladiutor, Manistee, lumber, % Belir R, J, Skidmaro, Pentwater, Jumbor, Steam-barge George Dunbar, Muskegon, lumbes, Barge J. 8. Newhotse, Muskepon, lumber, Dargo Contest, Muskogou, Junibek, Bebr Fashion, Muskegon, lumbor, Schr O, Michelson, Ludiigton, lumber, Selir Black Howk, Hamiin, Tunber, Schir P, Hayden, Whito Lake, wood, Prop 8, Laule, Buffalo, aundrics, Scur Mary MeUea, Jackaonport, telegraph polas, Selir J, atolpolo, Muskegou, lumber, Bark 8, V, R, Watson, Suffalo, conl, Belir 8. S. Osborne, Gloveland, coal, Selir Francis Pulms, Cloveland, cosl; QLEARANOES. Scbr Kate Gllott, Oloveland, 16,000 bu corn, Prop Lincoin, Kingston, 16,000'bu wheat, Sehr Muurico Wing, Pontwater, 10 tons feed and sune arles, Prop Rusala, Buffato, 34,000 bu corn, 625 brls pork, 500 brla Intd, 400 bils flour, and séndries, Prop Colorado, Buflalo, 70,600 bu osts; 2,500 brls flour, iags sceds. Trop Oconto, Graen Bay, 25 brls ofl and sundries,’ Hebr Ghnrles Luling, Euat Saginaw, 6,064 bu oats, Stmr Ohjvago, Manilowoo, general cargo, Sebr A, J. Mowry, Liucoln, sundrice, Prop City of Travorse, Traverso Cily, 7,000 bu oats, 3,000 bu corn, 2,000 bu wheat, 76' pkga laxd, 100 brls pork, 40 bags secd, Schr B, F, Gale, Erle, 14,142 bu corn, Bargo Lisgor, Kingaton, 20,642 bu wheat, ¥rop Jea Chuilee, Morquette, 75 brle flour, 70 brls tlour, 1 casen dods, 85 racka potatoes, 90 pk fruft, 53 sacks potatocs, 30 sacke food, 6 tubs buttér, 600 b oata, 458 bu oals, 82 bu'eorn, 10 lons hiny, . Dark L. O, Woodrufr, Bualo, 34,000 bu corn, Sebr Halsiod, Buffalo, 20,200 b Corn, - el Jane ook, Oawapo, 19,200 bu carn, Prop Roanuke, Buifalo, 40,000 bu oats, ,000 bra wheat, 8,000 bu corn, 2,000 brls four, Sehr Fulcon, Ludington, § bels pork, 6 brls beef, Sebr Cluyton Delle, Ogdénaburgh, 18,00 bu corr, Behr T, T, Avory, Oswego, 9,201 'bu’ whest, 8,678 bu <o n, NIOHT OLRARANOES, - Btmr 8t. Louls, Buffulo, 200 Lrls flour, Prop Miseour, Duluth wud_fntormediate ports, 1,028 ‘bu oats, 1,200 pkgs feed, 65 bris fiour, 145 brls pork, 77 Logd, and sundries, boring & dozon Iadies, hold & preliminary meet- ing in thoroom of the Young Men's Christian Ausociation, at which it was decided to VISIT THE DAN-ROOMS in tho businoss portion of tho oity. Prayer- woetinga wore at onco hold at the two leading Dotols und at soveral saloons and samplo-rooms, The ladies prayed, nang, and exhorted with great carncstuess, and iv noarly every case woro treated with respect. At two placos, however, thov were frequentiy iutersupted by the by- staudors, promiueut wiaong whom wero several pot-liouse politicians, who persisted in calling for “awei” I aud asking the womon to troat. At ono val n Aldormon onterod the meeting and inqu [ tno women were nearly through with their eitens. THE LADIES WERE NOT INTIMIDATED in tho Jeast by their rufilanly treatment, but an- nounced that tho crusado would be continued for several days. 1t 18 impossible to nscertain to-night what the day's work has accomplishod, 'Lho Situation in Columbus, Ohio. Covunnus, 0., May 6.—Since the strest work of tho crusadors kay been intorfored with by the Polico Commussionors, thoy have not boen “idlo, and it 18 currontly reported in temperauco cire cles that ok tho noxt meotiug of the Grand Jury, application will bo mado for over100 indicements aguinst o half-dozou liquor dealers of promi- vonco in this oily, Che Young Men's Luaguo, 1t is said, will assist the crusaders in this work with mouey aud influence, THE COTTON TRADE. ©Cnll for o Convention of Cotton Exe changes to Be Ilcld at Augusia, Ga. Ny Onteans, La, May 6.—The following proumblo and rosolutions, calling a Convention of Cotton Exchanges, wore adopted this ovon- ing ot & mecting of tho Dircotors of the New Or- leana Iixchango: Waeneas, Asouoof the chilef objeots for tho ostabe, Hsiment aud maiutenanco of tho Cotton Exchunge i3 to_acqulre, preserve, und dissomiunto informstion connected with tho cotton_ trade, and it {s desiruble in the promotion of this objoct {hiat & more culightened aud systematical method thun at present in voguo liere or eluowhere should bo adopted, and, In tho opinion of {hia Exchange, ony sud all {mprovements fu the unn= oy, mothod, or cliaracter of tho Information obtained for tlio Leueiit of tho cotton trade in general, ehould be mado Dy nnd with the ndvice and cousent of all parties interested + therefore, o 1 resoloed, That we do cordlally fuvito esch and ovury Cottcn Exchange throughout the country to send ropresoutativos to tho city of Angustn, Ga,, on the S0tbdsy of June, 1874, thiere {0 neot delegaten from thia Exchunge, ull of whom togothr shiall form o convention whose business ft shull bo to adopt such ‘meusuros aud recomuiendation s to them abull soem Lest for obfuiniug prompt und thoroughly relinblo in- formution upon all points affecting the cotlon interest, which ore uot now sufliclently cincidated, und for the general mprovement of tho presout systom of infor- auation aud statistics, B it further resolved, That we pecommond each fne stitution send as reprosentutives thedr Superintendent, Chairman of Comuitteo on Statiatica and Infornie tio, aud o momber additfonal, who shnlt bu chioson for fis capacity and ability in deuling with queations to urito, und tiat invitation bo, and fa horo) y, ostonds ed to thy commercial unows dopartineuts of tulegraph companics to attend in tho capucity of represcntutives aud mombars of tho Convention, Johin P, Phelps, Prosidont (‘ H. G. Hostor, Bu- erinfondont, and Marrigon Walts, Obairmsn of 'omntittee on Btatistics and Information, were appointed delegates. Lottors were recoived from othor oxchanges offeriug co-operation 1 the mevewment, pias s S TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Roporte from varlous seotions of Nebrasks are very favorablo for a largo yiold of wheat, —'ho Becretary of State has ivauod n cortifi- oato of organization to the Chicago Omuibus Company ; capital, $100,000, ——El. R, Gleason, of Ohio, o passonger on board o Qroat Weatorn hnflwuy traln_goluy esst, yos- torday morning, dropped doesd on tho atation latform at Londou, Out, Tho ceuso of doath 8 supposed to huve boon heart-diseuso, ~A meotiug of oltizons in Milwaukee, to con- eldor tho ;émpuuud abaudonment of tho city railroad on tho cust sldo, was hold yestorduy. Tho lessoo raquires a guarantes by tho oitizons before he will reopon tho road. A committes somoe mothod of prosorving the license, which would bo worth thousands to a live dhlaagu man. ® —A call is ‘pnhlluhnd in Des Molnos, In., for a % Thun Lnlxlwvym or‘ tho B‘mw. Mlny R;ILln o 6 call suggeats nothiug elso At n{nmonl of pmtdsllmd euda and sie pro Sehr Wost Slde, Oswogn, 19,269 L corn, Stm-bargod. P. I augatuck, 12 tons fesd, 25 bils flour, aud sundrios. Stmr Muskegon, Muskegon, 1,140 bu_corn, 10 balea broom-coru, 13 cases lfquor, 13 brls oft, 90 pkgs grocories. 8tuar Yrooklyw, Ogdonsburgh, 10,000 bu cors, 250 brls . 5 pork, Prop 1dalio, Buffalo, 26,300 bu corn, 850 brls pork, 140 ‘bage seod, Lake Frelghts Wero falrly .active, Ingogoments: To Duffalo— Sl Favorite, Higylo, sud Joues, and bargo Wilson, whoat at di0; sclir J, P, Maral, ‘osts at 8x0; props Potomac snd’ Empire State, corn, throigh sche Bueothoart, corn at 4o; achis Cossack and Cortaz, load corn on ownors' nccount, To Kingston—Prop Lincolu, wheat ot 0c; Large Liagar, whent ot B30, To Ogdensburgh—Sehr Lowlind, com on - privite - torms ; and achir J, Wado loada on_ownor's ccount, ‘I Oswego—Sehr Weat Sido, corn ot 8o, To Olave land—Schr Collingwood, ots, Total, 16, 'Capacity, 000 b wheat, 215,000 bit corn, and’ 62,000 Ly oats, Day Crty, May 8,0, H, Weeks roports the followe iny lumber chartors: Bargy Marino City, Bay City to Toledo, $1.873¢ ; bargo 8, Burchard, Hirts Ml to {Tolado, $L7)g ; argo Xaroules, Burt’s Ml {o Toledo, HILWADREE, May b—Grain frefghta unchanged, Curters : To Buffalo—Sloambargo Chauncoy Hurl- but and bargo Nollio Gardiner, steamship Inter-Ocean and burge Argonaut, whioat at &c. ‘Co Oleveland—Dark Golden \West, outs at 25¢e, DeTnot, May 4,—Littlo or 10 grafn 15 moving, and sall freighla aro ‘nominal at sbout 7o on whoat to wego, Gosto frlyta szo dull and ateo aro depre ed, a6 usunl. BUll carriers work rather than lay up, Qiartors o-day Iucludo schr O, I, Johnaon, coal, Saiie dueky o Marquetto, 760 per ton, freo in aud out; welir Todmam, coal, Saudisky to Godekicl, Oat,, 5o par ton, freodn ahid out ; bark Loulea, lumbor, Harrisvillo i Dorolt, frelght §2.25 per m delivercd oo rail. . These engagoments ars uil roported by K. M, Carrington, Vesacls Pasned Detroit, Special Dirpaiehto The Ohieago Tribune DETROIT, Moy 0,—I4rsED Down—Props Fountaln Qity, Jarvis, Lurd, Badyor State ; scbrs David Vance, 1, 31, Scovol, Moses Grege, TPassen Up—Props Oawegatohle, Bt, Joseph § schra Fonton, Jenuio Grab Wanp—Northea Illinols & Michigan Canal. ‘Brnarronr, 0110460, May 6,.—1:20 pa.—ARRIVED ~Pheenix, Lockport, 6,700 Lu corn ; Alonitor, Morris, 7,000 b it § unbella, Ules, 3,008 bu cora,” 200 bif outs. CrEATED—~Onondsga, Morris, 80,284 £t lumber, BRIDaERORT, OuI0AGD, My G,—ARRIVED—Levite thun, LaSaile, 6,000 bu corn, 44 bu rye; D, T, Wright, Borris, 6,150 bu corn; Harriot, Sencea 6,000 bu corn s Morniug Light, Ottawd, 5,800 Lu corn, CLEAIKD—G0Id Tod, Lasallo, 81,770, ¢ lumber, 30, 000 lath: Johnstown, Henvy, 84,114 £t lumbar, 23,160 Lath: Conteat, Marrls, 89,281 {t' lumber; Eiizaboth, TLockport, 23,750 £& Junibor, 70 m shingles, 36 brls flour ; m, Gen, Shorman, Poru, 4,002 posta; Ustaract, Hennopin, 85,830 1L lumbir, 5,460 s mdso;'Hunior, Joliot, 82,113 1t lumbor. Tho Lumberumon’s Bonrd of Trade, A stutoment was published yeatorday concerning this institution, bused ou nformution deriyed from whiat uro Jearnéd to hve Leon bLiasod sud untrust- wortly sourced, Tho Boned now crbraces fully 100 firms, reyresenting au_overwhelming proportion of " tho lumbor trade of tho city, A few firms Luve withe drawn, but their businoss fa ight, und the resson for tlioir I6sving bardly worth wentjon, The Noard hik succoaded i acomplishiug ita objoct; it luw Miro- ducor a bolter aud cheupor inspeotion, advauciuy th intoreata of buyer and sallor, It bss trod on flio corns of wowe yrivate Inapectors, who woro mot cmployed by i, but it lea been in ovory Tespecl o bunefit to | the commuvlty, It i# 10 thie lumber business what the Board of Trado is to the grain busluess, and {8 based on substantiplly thie anme priuciplos, ' It 1u froo from the weak pothia whic kavo injured similar associations, and will grow and wax strong dy by day, iustead of dscaying, Miscellutieons, CLICAGO, The Canadian schr Lady Durterin, grain lsden for Kingeton, went aground at Wolls street bridye yester. duy morning, Blo was pulled off in the ufleruoon, Luving sustained no duninge, 7 Tuio ki Adio hied bt ianin manat taken off whille etting out of thy lnuber do:k, B riure atn wiill u_ Huuibor of vessela fu winter uartors in tho North Dranch of the rivor, the owners thereol kelng reluctant (o bring thowm out, on scoount of tho prevaiiiug low rates of fraight, —1t 18 roportod that & number of vessels from this port for thio lowor lakos liavo lost thoir stuall boate, —Buklnoss at tho lumbor docks wa vory dull yestere duy, wud bt fow sales wero offoctod, Dut & faw our goua wora for sale at the wmurket in the ovening, bo boistad oi L6 Tuternattonal brid A rod flag will b hoisted ou the g e anything bs the muttor with 1t 0 tat 1t can fiot e oponed, D tatel from Buffalo statos that the Exfo Canal s opoutd for buuiness Yesterdsy, with ovorytuiug lu orking order, ) e mow Aohr” Moonlight Tost both aucliors sud chiaina in thie Btrails, and iv now at Dotrolt, awaiting the arrival of the schr David Vauoe, from’ which an anchos will be borrowed, until ahe reaches har doati- mallon, Theloasy sside from s AGAOWDAS 10 OYOE malo the panengo cloar. RATLROAD TIME TABLE, ARIVAT, K50 DEPKRTURE OF TRAINS. EXPLANATION OF REFERENOE MANKS.— ¢ Saturdsyix aopted. *Gunilay axcontats. { Sonday oxdontod. | AL FIVn Bunday 080 on un s Dallp, 1A ox6optod. T m FICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTEAN RAILRIANY Leyof, yoot wf Luie s and fool of Twenty.aecond-u, Tickeofice, 47 Clark sit, Sotieast corner af Newudotphs and b Canalt,, corner of Madtson, Ml (vl main and alr (o), Day Rxpross.. HENRY 0. WENTWORTH, Genoral Passengor Agont. CHICASH % A1.TON RAILRNAN. CAleago, Kansas City and Der Short Ii{ne, via Loulsl. @na, Ho,, andChicago, Springrield, Altwm and St, Lonis Through Line. Unfon Depot, 3ide, near Hadisou-az. bridge, ITicket Offices : At Depot, and 123 Hundolphest Leavs, Arrive. Kansas Cityand Denvor Fast. Kasas Cily Expros and Tox; 1L, via dacksonvilla Division.. Hpetugilold Fxpreas.. Hringtiold Fasy Kxp doNorson ity texpro Pooris, Kogkuk & B .Chicaga & Padugab Rtaitrond iz ‘Straator, Lacon, Wastiington, F. Jollot & Dwight Acoomniodati CHIPARD, MILWAVIKEE & Sr. PANIL RAILWAY, Union Depot, corner Maditon and Canalsis,* licvel Offca 63 South Clurkat,, oppasite Sherman House, and at Depot » Ture, | Arrin llwaukae, Madlson & Pealrla du| Chifon, Matl * 8:00 2, . [*L:008, m, Milwaukge, A Puint, St Paul & Hisnoapol oot TEIEN T PN sukee, Groo g T T S M ar{hern 1o Al +[*6:00 p, m.|* 7:50p. m. Milwaukos, 8t Paui & Binnons:] 7 ™ . olis, Nikht Expross.. -1t 9:30 .|t 645 8. m, ILLINOIS UENTRAL KAILRNAD. Depot fool of Lakest, and.foot of Toentywscondat, Tickd eyice, 191 Randolphut., near Clay (o) Ttuns to Gbampaign on Satardays CHICAGD, BURLINGTON & OUINSY RAILANAN, L Indiang-av., and Sixeenth-ut, icteeniiiate, - Ticket fices, Now 59 Clare rund Paciae Hotel, and at deyiots, Aurora Passonyor (Siaiis Dubnque & Blouxity Bxp., 3 Taoltio Night Exp, for O i Kausas Olty, Louvonwortn, At ohison & St Josoph xp......|+10:00 p. m. J¢ Downor's irova Accommiodation|* 1:45 ar wm, |* Downor's Uicove Aucommodation(® §:13 p. m, [* ‘Toxas Exproas, +10:00 p. m, “*Ex Buodass. 10z, Gaturduy. 3¥x. Monday, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILRID, Gty affces, corner Handotyh and LaSallests., b ey cormer Sadionas 0r T8 Ganad Leate, drrive, *10:15 o m [ 3 e afreeport & i‘)ngnuu:?‘f aEroeport & Dubuguo b, & Milwanicos Mailes e ‘a—Pepat cornar of W 7Dab0t corngy of Cugnk and I<juris. W, HUSTENNKTT, Gon, Pass, Agonts CHICAGD, ROCK [SLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, Daval, corner of VanBuren aiid Sherman-ats, - Ticket ofice, Girand Paclfio Hotel. Lea Omaha, Loavenw'th&Atohison Ex[*10:16 . m. Poru Accom: 0nsq.. W d0a: m) Night Expcos [H10:00 v, 1. 1¢ 6:30 w2 my LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAY SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, Van Bure Sa Tieket ofces, Rorthuest corner an and southwest corner Canal and Aladison. Strrive, Mal By Atlantio Express, gt Haproas Bouth Ubfengo Adatmmoaution, il Vo0 p. my CHICAGD, INDIANAPOLIS % CINCINNATI THROUGH 2 VIA KANKAKEE RSUTE, Ivom the Great Contral Rallroad Depol,_rout of Lake-sts 5 Leave, | Areive, Day, Rapross.. Night {xpr STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS. Offee of Chiago & Northweslern Radway Company, 62 Wallst ‘NEw Yans, Aprll 30, 1874, The annnal msoting of th stockiioldera and bondbolid. ora of tao Chicago & Nortiwoatern Tallway Oompany, for o cloction of Dirgotora puirsuauc fo i, and o 1he transaotion of such othor busluoss as ynay samo hofura . said moddag, il bo hold ot ths vico of tho Company. fa tho ity'al Claloago, on Thuradsy. (Bo 4 day of dans noxt, 4t 1 ololook . 1, Lioudlnldors will suthontiosta thelr right to vate by nrssonting their votiug bonde st thu gilea ofthe Gompany, 63 Waliat., "Now Yock, for rog ration on or butare ol xiiuo, AT HIL, Prosdant, By orolas OFFICE CHIGAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PA- CIFIC RATLROAD GOMPANY. Apell 23, 1674, The aunual mastiug of tho Stocklioldors of the Chicago, Rack laland & Pacifio Railcoad Company, for the olootion of Diroctors, pursuant to luw, and tho transsction of suoh othor buslicss as muy come bofare them, will ba hold at the office of tho Company, in tho city of Ohioago, on Wodnosday, tho third auy of Juna next, at 11 o'olook & m, 3 JOHN ¥, TRAQY, Presidont, i 11 TOWS, Ssoratar: Y PAINTING, "PAINTING. IGN, AND DECORA' HOUBHE, By wiiNG, BT TIva E. H HUMPHERY, (un_uucxvgunm hil:“du. & N. W, 7ty), 5%.53.?."3:.@; nenr an o)y{x-ut.._flhiango.