Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1874, Page 8

8 THE COUNCIL. Comptroller Mayes Submits the Estl- mates for the Years Ho Urges the Neoessity for Strict Economy. Totabuassensserss a 15-Mill e And Believes That with It oty dea pussbl vy the Tax Will Answer. Assots. yion Councll ield an adjourned moot- h:"l:gf:?;_ \ng, Prosident Dixon in tho Chair. ¥he oxpross o bjcot of the meating waa to rocsive - tho Comptrolle, ¥'8 anpunl estimates, which are roquirad by law to0 ba presentad to the Common Council on or be fore tho 16th of May in aach rofc.cmdlngly the .tstimates were read by the Olork aud roferrod to' tho Committes on Finance, adtor which the Qouna il adjowrued. Following i8 & syredpsis of! tho estimates as submitted by the Com puul}zr 1 9 TIE COMPTR VLLLAE L s In compliance with § o 10, Obup, 5, of ths city charter, 1 herowith subai 1t astatement of hoentimalen Deccasary, KU UEUE A MBY b:,l ‘::‘ ::‘fggy 1\‘;:1 lox]p(.;l;n.,u‘: & of o olrrent facal your ¢ Rttt fii"fl'{":’ f thio Iast fiscal ' youT, the amount of Habili~ e o which | uiareat I8 to be pald, bud of 1hia clty debt payatdn durlyy | ths yoar, In oledlence to tha w. Wections of the Common Gouncil in tho sesolutions ralating to this subjot, s ¥ fions in tho eats nites of gureral oxpond- xe:r:::‘ T ntimatos & Wibmilted to mo by Uio dinerent dopartments aud 1 Wards, as can eafely be ot will 1o probt 1ly cavered by the mis 'fu"u:':c‘:;'u'fx‘:cfidpu, it wtax c € 16 milla on the doliax S aible real nud porsopul pr operty fu tho city ; aud S my udgemient thewo roductl i wight be exténded till juriber, without serious in jury to any fmportant 8. o 5 xm;)l‘l: :::lfi'f? retromohment an. & Aclf-Qental s diffoult and pajuful, aud inmporiant refo €T can only be sccoi- T by dekroos, but the resy e will prove so salus- Tlo 1h lightening tho burdens of lux-pasers, and accitr= ihg tho future prospovits of the L by, that no hasitation should b folt by thosty on whom ko responeibility fn Inoed, B e’ necessity for lano fmmed nte outlasn s greatly Jedeuned by tho cuorinoi 9 exponds 2ures of the lust few [ ata for ublio mprovercenta, \¥e aro now evjoylug znulfimun‘u of nm.;g tmp1 ‘ovementia, aud will gearcely ool the want of wuch furthor exlcosions as may b ‘neceanarily postpoued in wiolo OF Lu purt for short tme only. Appendod herato arc the timator of the Board of ety Works, Hourd of Heaith, Bosrd of Polico, Toard of Education, and Iusyicotora of the ouse of Qorrection s ASSEOEMENT XX) ENTES Including salarics, clerk-nire, ob 8. cvvevedd 24,000.00 DUARD OF PUDLIC WORKS. The nnexpended balauce, Apeil, 2374 ; alao . for sundry purposcs.. ¥ 17 e TFor completion of buildingy, the unei- udog balunce of proceuds of bouds K:rutufnu fasuod and sold, GITY OIMITERY. For purchase of groundu, Falsry of S\iper- intendent, otc,, in additlon to unex snd: od balanow ... Pt . 5,000,00 CITY HAT-HOALES, For rent of grounds for hay-marked 1in South and West Divislons, o addition . to TOVeuuo therefrol.... . 9,000.00 CONTINGENT FUND, In adilition to unexpunded balaucs. e oee$ 10,000.00 CQKT3 OF TAX-HMALEH, i For costs of ales, and for deficlonoy AL Inst year’s appropristion ..v. edd 1600000 ORINIXAL COUL: Foroutatanding olaima prioc to_July, 187, the unexpended buliuce, or 80 much {horeuf ua roquired. SNTERTAINMKNT OF OFVICIAL VISITOMIS, For enterlaining onicial VIsitors ceessseni$ 800,00 EVENING BONOOL3, For payment of teachers, junitors, fuel, gas, the unexpended balinco pvis Tor the iaintonsaoe For sundry oxpeures for the “main ot tho Iire l‘?up-m::m and Fiza Alarm n addition ‘unexpendes o . ..$ 026,000.00 L. SINRING FUND, 1o provids for the liquidutiou of the gen- ersl bonded debt, i addition 1o unex- pended bulance.....: +oerB 200,000.00 o auniey exponink snd for dehciensy i 0 suDry expenees on eticlenc: 1ast your's PPropriation..... $ 100,000,00 et i tamaporeing priconors, For disting and traneportiug prieouors, | salurics, fuol, outstandiug expentes, otc.3 43,000.00 s INTEREST, To paythent of intercst on tho general ‘botded debt and !sfl:lpg:‘lly |nlfl!&£‘l;‘nd- dition 1o unexpended balunce, und inter- st recelvodereesruinee s $ 200,000.00 Ly 1 of tesmgorary Iouis for Juds 'ho payment of tewporury los s ot aineo last appropriation, and in- terest thereon, oo 6,708.00 NBLS. For cost of courts and other legal ex- enses, and uncxpended bills in addi- Boven per osnt bonds, tranel, $099, Six par oont bonds, Boven por cent hond, Boven per ‘L‘iinl bo ATADLE, the current incal 3 £ cont Municipsl bon By 1 Water Donds, due July Btatement of tho City’s Debts and un@"fi.‘u«‘mtflc-nr(fiaanzanm, Grand total of autstanding Usbilities upon which {ntereat {8 to bo paid, and oty dobla paynble during the ourrent yoar. .$4,041,710.10 dpmonts against { i asesresennsnseerareues. 3 Tho above judgmenta havo all boen settlad Aificates of dndebiodxcrs, payable Ju ospeuttaly i poct{ully su Lot 8, Harxs, Compirollor, AMUSEMENTS, TIHE OLD FOLKB. The 014 Folks'concert laat night wns a memor- . ablo ons, because it lnt;nxflunod to a Chicago au- 1 10sting, I have made such | dience tho beat part of Mondelssohn's groat ora~ e echins i ca, o Vorio of B, Paul for the et time. dienco was & vory largo ono, and noarly all tho made, aud will roduco thouu | total'of the catiruates to | gingersand other musicians of the oity wore prosent to do honor to the occasion. strange haro, & few words The oratorlo was first introduced to the world on Whitsunday, May 22, 1830, at the musioal 1eatival of Lower-Rhine artists, hold at Dussel- were Madame Fischor- Achten, Madame Bunau, Schmotzer and Wer- sing, Mondelasohn Limsolf conducting the per- \ tormance. After the firat performance ho re- vised it very thoroughly. Ten numbers wore lott ontiroly out. The first groat aria in B minor was reduced to about ono-third of its original longth. The short eoprano wolo in I major was added to the ‘second part, and many smell changos were also made. Tho firss renlly grand performance of tho work was ab Loipeig on the 10th of March, 1837, when it was again given with a chorusof 800 voicesand acor- respoudingly large orcheatra, musio annlytionlly is alwost as unnecessary ss to describe the ¢ Creation” or the Boventh Sym- phony of Beothoven, It ia recognized the world over aa ono of the graudest and truest works of art. By somo curious musloal fatality, it hea never boen producea here before, although some ago one of our musical socistics devoted o serson to its atud To aponk of its standard orntorio reportoire for porformanco. Its pre-eminent beauty lies in tho chornts and choruses, tho formor of which not only give solemnity and mussivoness, but a most beautiful ana graceful foundation to tho work. They con- stitute, in fact, the first restoration of the music of Bach, with all the elegauce aud refinement of modern art, 50 characteristic of Mondelssohn, Tho contrasts in tho the Curistian, the Pagan faith also forms one of the most striking features of the work. Although tho choruses and chorals are tho most elfactive ‘numbois, the molos, among thom tho two bass arias, “Destroy them, Lord (od of Babroth," and "*God be gracious to me,” the soprano aria ou that killeth the Prophots,” tho aito arioso, ** Yet tho Lord is mindful of His own," are exquisitely beautiful. The whole work is probably tho most complote snd ennobling musical oxpression of Christianity ever com- osed, unlows it be the Passion Mueio of Tho sotion of the work covers tho trial and mertyrdom of 8tephen; the journey of Baul to Damascus ; his blindness, baptism, and ; the solection of Paul and Barnabag dors of Olirlstinnity; the miracls ut Lystra ; the rescue of Paul from the angor of the multitude ; and bis doparture from Ephesns to For thie production of thin groat worly, thers yrore but fuurteon voiees, flve or six of which at lonat wero not effective, and an acoompaniment of grand pisno, which Dr. Fuchs played with tho plinist of who s ill, and an orchestral organ, played by Considering the number, the porformance was & very remarkablo one. The Becond part of the oratorio was omitted, but tho fitat part was glven ontire with the exception of My, Tomlins, tion to' unezpended balanco... 15,000,00 ston, S10W; outh Dirialo North Division, ; $,000; Weut Divislon, $1,60J; In ad tion 10 unexpouded balanco., § 4,800.00 POLIOY DEPAN For sundry expouca of the Yolice De- pirlueat, in addition to the \'m;xl:,c‘llxg; €0 balances and uterest on temp 10808, 01 wosssernivasns cenenr§ BT5,000.00 TRINTING AND ETATIONERY. Printing Council procesdings in_nows ‘Papers and_patophlets, stutioucry, ou siaading bils, el odditou & pended balunde.... . 15,000.00 BLIO For maintaining o public library, : tion to unexpended balanca. .8 25,000,00 BALARIES, Not chargable to dbpartwcuts, Mayor's clerk, aud_four policemen for Muyor's uflice, Complroller und ~ Oletks, City Clorld and wasistauts, Gity Collector und clerks, Oorporation Counnol, Oity At~ foracy, four ausistants, aud Law Depart- ment, ‘{ncludiug Profecuting Attoznoy for DolicesCourte, City Physician, thres Poilee Justices, ono Clerk for_esch Vo lico Court, and messengeia 1o’ Comp- {roler's aud Uity Cloric's oiices,iesvos.$ 96,000.00 ity Treasurer sud clerkeyues e 1600000 Total... voneesssaiess $111,000,00 ‘SOHOOL, PEPANTMENT, For tho purchuss of lots, furniture, oto, orcction and Topaire of buildings sud support of schouls, deducting amount Zor evening schools, in addition to the plmoryended DGR oot or Intercat on tewporary losn for this Qopurtmenteseyeceseessorseresrensessnees 35,000.00 BCHCUL AISKING-FUND, To provide for the paymont at maturicy of { Donds fnsued for school purponos iu nd- aition 0 the nnoxpeuded balance.......3 10,000.00 BEWERAGE ¥ UND. ¥or expenses of cleauiug and ropalring ‘Sowors, ralsing sud ropiring, ete., for intarest on seworugs and river Lnprove- ‘ment bonds, sud toward oreating & oink- i fund for the payment at maturity o both reworage nd river lnprove- Tuent bonde, i ndultion to the Uiok- pended DasHCO, ... ovor 3 485,000,00 PEWEIAGP-TAX FU! For conatruction of Howers, the unex onded balanco sud tho procecds of & §2x of onb-haif of 1 millon the dolar to bo levied. arnyer axes, For gan for atrestlamps aud tuunel, and eleantuye, repairing, sud thuwing lamps, for salazlen of Gas Inegector nnd watche o st testmotres, and oxoentos of Gy Sunpertor's olice, aud for defclency s TAX BALL GENTLFIOATEY 2 OIAL Yor amounts dus contractors aud othe: ty forfeited to thecity at ta: X E Yor tazes on property Leld by tho city on Jurchases at taxesuten, balance of prom- i on tax-rodemptioas, not oxpauded, For oxtennion of main water-pipes, and for deficleucy In Jast year's lovy, tho pro- ceeds of one-hlt of ono mill'on the dol- 1ar to be levied. THUOME. From genoral tax-varrunt of 187, tnelud- Ing uncollectod balauces and aubject to duductious yet 10 b8 1A, evs s 1. o0r.05,617,810.81 From Doard of Publia Works, {0 Niouss ‘and strest normits, ropiring, elo. ., From sowersgn fund, for pernilts, eto. From water fund, fof en For pormits, efo. From school fund 105, From nulsceiinneous wources, fucluding ja- or ¢£ prisoneru, st Houne of Correction, pounde, hmy-rcales, feen, costs oto, on Tnz-aaley, Iatarest, otc, et0,... A Trom Treasurer of State of Iilin ance Cunal Moderption fund, Total. cvere N o: Blx per cent honda for six moutbs, miscel~ aneous, $447,000, Baveu per et bou Beven per cent honds, Oily Bridswell, $3id, ressesentetsntentens ‘miatellsuooun, §485 ono ox two numbers, and these weroso judiciously chosen that thoe unity of tho work wasnot materially merred. In the chorals tho singin ' was superb and tho harmon: foutive, but in tho involved clioruscs the thin- apparent, oud the effect was mixed and serambled,—a ‘result very largel: wealknoes of tho sitos. instance, s * Btooo him to Doat Lord He s Good, chorus and comple but no better simging has over been heard hora then tho performonce of the chorals, Alrs, Bernard devoted hersolf to the woilt with her oustomary energy . and . determination, owing to the choruses, for h," apud ‘The f 8 ‘powerful a8 sndly felt, " tho want of lo orchostrn i and sang in all the chornses, but in the soprano rests hoiped out the altos, and nlso tuok the ex~ quinite alto arioso * But tho Lord is mindful of Ilis own,” In tho spprano anm, Jerusalem, thou that killost the.prophets,” she sang with admirablo expression,, and developed the very ——-—— | best quality of her' voice, cronting thereby improssfon upon that sho recolvod an encore. mentioned sbove, however, sho Was not g0 suc- a8 the music lios in the woukest part of ice, nud canuot bo thoroughly effoctive But her life, an Iu tho al.o aria, $ 700,00000 | when given by & sonrano., apitit, sud onergy of singlog infused the wholo in the tenor parts. His solos were given with conucientious effort, but an_unfortunste hoars- noss of voice werjonsly efflicted hin singing, "I'no one bass solo, ** I praise tueo, O Loxd,” tukien by one of the Old Foll ) 1o programmed, was ono of Lho priucipal successes Hs voice 18 smoolb, firm, whoso namoe was uat of the performance, Al thiugs considered, the musical people who were in attendanco have evor then kful to Mrs. Bernard for this sieditable pro- duction, The second part of the programmo was migoollaneous in charaoter. rogrammo of the senson iu tho one announced for this evoning, which s ns fotlows : 1, Madri, d!..ur.... roason to be Tho best mis- i ) e fi' yn:ngxe—m . 4 Once on & Tyme,". hlo Yo Syughutes % Last Tose of Stm: S Stezgary Plucliwit “Ezeclal Ovecdo Jdalil Downright 7. % Bweot Genevlove"—(by request) 8. ‘*Ave Maris ¥, ART 1, 1, # Hes Our Oars with Foithered Spr ‘Alle yo Bynggerres Paregrliie Powudkuys ALirgarot Pinshwife and 31 )6 Bynggorren Al @ yo Svuguerran 5, Organs AOICas o0 vess 1evanrs oon Boloe—t imon v Caltir * Yrudeves Partridae Alle yo Byuggerses 9, Pyano Soloe, 3, "Excelutor ... 4. “The Vinlags Tyme,” i ichwilo 7. 'Tlo Bynygynge Lesson {\V‘l‘;fihe{flght, Little-Wit 8, " Auld Lang Byne Allo yo Syngijerres ADELPHIL The complimentary benelit tendered to Billy Tice by his friends and admirers oceura at the In view of the great this evening, o o it Is only nac~ vrovids which are the nightly rule, to sdviso tho early securing of seats, us contalns “vatious novelties not nlar LIl of the waeek. eons Dure will for the first time per- 54 sensationsl fent entitiod ** Tho Flying W00 | Tore ;7 Billy in_three yonrd, Among other ce will give, for tho flst timno bis exorneiating rendition of i+ Father, Come Home ;" and Prof, Davis, all the others will appenr. THE TENNERYEANS, Tho band of colored singors known as the Ponnonscaus, who drew crowded houses on their former visit to Chicagu, some three months ago, are to be at MoCormivk's Mualo Hall Mouday, Tuendsy, sud Wodueuday nights of next weelt. | ern Ohio: AT,0T6994.40 | Tiud, sud s 1281000 64,085,00 ensresnnaree 36,0000 Thelr great popnlarity will donbtioss insure for thom abundant suocess. TARIS DY MOONLIOHT, A Inrgo forco of mon have baen at work In the Exposition Bullding ninoteen days, getting thin, roady for tho_oolossal plotura of *Parls E; Moonlight.” Lnat night thoy worked by osndle- light far into the night, “Tho ploture will be oponed to tho publio to-morrow, alornoon and evening, THE XKNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Celobration in Indianapolis. Bweeial Diepaleh o The Chicago Tribtné. Inpianarovnts, Ind,, May 14,—The Iloper Com- mandery of Koights Tomplar in thia olty to-day colegrated the twenty-oighth auniversary of it organization in {mposing style, Kindred bodies from difforont parte of tho State, nnd the Han- solman Coramandery of Cincinnati, particlpated, ‘the programmoe, &3 nrflnfiuq by tho Itoper Com~ maudery, iucluded a grand pArade this afternoen, ouding with a march to the Iixposition Building, under 2the Grand Marshalatup of Col. W. M. Wheatfoy, a drill, banquet, and walcome sddress from Emfnont Commandor Rucklo. A number of tho Hansolman Commandory arrived last evomng, but the main body cams early this moroing, accompaniod by the colobrated Now- porb DBarrnoks band, and were escortod from the dnBuh to Bavos' Hotel by tho Ropor Command- ery. During tho foronoon Commandeties from Loulsville, Now Albnny, Muncie, Torro Hauto Columbns, Knightstown, Greoncaatlo, Lafayotte, and Shelbyyillo, wore recolved, and also dolaga- tlone trom Logausport, Aurors, and othor polnta, All these bodies, in turn, wore marched to the Alnsonio Hall, and hospitably entortained, The porade through tho strests by thoe KnIPhtu, to aud from the dopot, attracted a multitude of spectators. Quito o foatura this foronoon at tho ail was a practico drill by the Hansolman Com- }n“}dfi?," who pore put through tholr paces by H, » Webb, The banquot in Exposition Hall, at G o’clock, was an olegunt affaty, 500 Kulghts and a8 msny Iadies boing peatod. = To-night a grand ball is in grngrosn attonded by probably 2,000 poople. fhio colebration has boen very ssbistactory in syory rospeot, RS ot SPRINGFLELD. Anstrnctions to tho Grain Inspector— Corporation Certificntes Issucid, Spectal Diepatch to The Clacacn Tridune. SeurNGrFIELD, Til., May 14.—Mv. Harper, Oraln Tospector, was dirocted by the Commissionora to-day to Bue every perton promptly who should fall to pay his out-inspection foos on tho day the inspection was made, and to continue to suc on overy failuro to pay. Tho Sacratary of State Issued cortificatos of organization to the Milo Cheos and Buttor Manufacturlng Company, of Durenu OCounty, capital &2,000; Groon Mount Coal Mining Com- pauy, of it. Ulnir County, oapital $12,000; and to tho Evangelical Steit ' Widows' and Orphans' Ald Boclety, of Chieago, Bishop Whitehouse preached hero to-night and sdministored tho rite of confrmation to a largo clues in the St. Paul Episcopal Church, —_——— SPORTING GOSSIP, OVERWEELMING DEFEAT OF THE INTER-OCEAN CLUD. The second nine of Tne Trisuse Dasa Ball Club, componod of persons who have had little or no exporience of the gamo when compared with the members of the first nino, played a {friendly game with the Jnfer-Ocean Club, yestor- day afternoon, 'Lhe Iattor organization, pro- vious to the arrival of tho White Stockings, con- sidered itself superior to any of tho local ninen, but Tue Tninuse boys found it wan morely child's play to win tho gamo. Asthe Inter-Oceans announced at the end of the sixth inning that thoy were tired and would not J:Iuy afior the tably allowed eoventh, thoir opponeats cha themselvas to be whitowashed, and gave away 8 in order to even up the score, which was as fol- lowa: THIBUNE, 0 lr! INTER-OOEAN, |0 % Portmn, £,8,ve.v0..| 8| 2| Cuahing, Ifl 2 8nov, p. +| 3| 2l|Emerson, § b, 81 Fallon, 3, +| 3| 1]iiggius, o2 Tamford, 1.7, \[ 2| 3Dolan, 4 b a2 Brock, 3 b... | 2l 8|y waterman, "1 sla Householder, 1b....| 8 3|[NcKeon, p. 8y Black, c, 1. 1| 9] 2|[ptmnuing, o 1A Ogden, o, 1| ofl Haynun, 1 al 1 Bchtidhel, ¥, 4| &||aridloy, . . al1 nite| wotal. 5l Taning Tiibune. Inter-Oc 0 > In our report of the gamo betweon the Whito Btockings and Athletics, Wodnesday afternoon, oredit was unintentionally given to Grorge Zett lein for a romarkably briltiont and effectivo play in tho soventh inning, whereby McMullen was orught napping when tho bases were full, and put out by a throw to third, Yergus Malone is entitled to Eraiua for tho not, as it was he who threw the ball, T'hose who have a practical Imowledge of the name will perceive tho diffi- culty of the play whon thoy ace told that Malone was standing close behind tho Dbat, and, to elfect ‘his purpose, was compolled to throw over tho striltor's head, rlong the base-lino, and ovor the head of the msn who was to be put out. It is not often that such a plny is- soon, ond when i occurs, proper mention should be made of it. Zottlein made somowhat similar play in the socond inning, and the raporter faust confess that tho brilliancy of both exhibitions somowhat confused. Honce tho error, THE WHITE STOOKINGS AND ATILETICS Wil play their socond champlonship game to- morrow £fternoon, st 8:50, on the grounds at the corner of Btato and Twenty-third streota. TIE BOSTONS DEFEAT THE MUTUALS, 2070 14, Spectal Dispaltch to T'he Chicaao Tridune, New Yorg, May 14.—7The Bostons meado their first appearance in this city this season to-dav, sud played thoir third champlouship game with tho Mutuals ay the Union Grounds, Brookivn, in tho presenco of about 2,000 persons. At 89:50 o'clock play was ealled, with the Bostons at the bat. Inu the pools befors tho game the Bostons were tho favorites at 100 io 40, but, after the third inning had been played, tho tables were quicklp turned, as the Acors stood 6 to 0 in fayor of tho Mutuals. - In the fourth inning, 1he Bostons got into Mattlows' effectave pitch- ing, malung four bago luts and scorng fomr runs, In tho fifth inning, the Mutuals made one, and the Roda were agam blanked. In tho next throe innings, the Bostons, by heavy butting, alded teu more runs to their scoro, which gave toem the load by sixiuns, in these three in- nings the sutuals baving made no runs, In the ninth and last inning, the Bostons did some of the heaviest and snfest baitiug that hos baen seen on the grounds for a long time, White mnldui‘ # clean home rum, and G, Wright, oVey, each malking o thees-baso hit, ~ Thsy gcored six 1uus bofore betug forced to the field, Tho Mutuals then went in, and by sefe hits got in six runs, but lost the game by n score of 20 to 14, Of thcip'sy shown B, Burdock, Alilson, nnd Higham d the best for tho Mutuals, and G. Wright, O'Hourke, and Whito for the Boutona. Tollowlog is gam , 35 minutes, Ztune earned—Bowon, &3 Matual, 3. Vmpire—r, Bwandell, BILLIARDS. Ald. Toley nays he is muthorized to match Goorgo Hlozson against Frauk Parker for any rossonable amount. Thero are gentlemen In the™ city who belioye that Parker is a hetier and more relisble playor, because he is older in yenrs &nd experiance, und here i an o{z&ortumty for th il Frank is them to show thelr faith in hie at present traveling for a Dbilliard manufactory, but ho will be {n the city before long, and will undoubtodly play if anitable arrangements can b made. It would be an intnrnntlufi match be- o made by tween him and Slosson, and should all meansd, TRK LIXINGTON, KY,, BACES. Lesivaroy, Ky, May 14,—The races over tho Asuocintion Courue to-day were well attended, and the weather was fine.” The fltst race was a hurdle race of two milea in which there were three outrion, It was won by Mc(iratl’s Tnoy Jackaon. Time, 3:529¢. MeCirath wasthe favor- ite at 50 to 800, The second race was » selliug race, mile-and-a- quartor dash, Tour entrias: Qrinstesd's Cume eron's Lozington colt, Coliow's b, ¢. Capo Cod, Bufard’s b, f., end Tearay’s b. o, Joo s, Came cron's waa tho favorito, 'The race was won by Cape Cod, Timo, 2:12)¢. Fenrey's entry ran off throwng bis rider and himself over tho fance, Tho boy was uninjurad but the horse can bardly survive the injurles recoived. WESTON'S WALK, New Yomrk, May 14.—At filty-five minutes past 11 o'clock to-night, Weston had walkiod 800 iles, —DMrs, Rachael Johnson, wha lived in Bath Township, Ohlo, died on Wodnesday, eged 93 years, Bho waatho oldeat inhabitan(in Northe . 428210-18 043-15 end O'Rourke Inninge— 5678¢8 05814 6-2 100 0 &—14 THE CHICAG! ! y MAY 15, 1874, AGRICULTURE. Proceedings 'in the National Congress at Atlanta. Valuable Statisiics Prosonted by the Hon. J. R, Dodzes Rending of Noveral Other Appro- . priate Papors, . ATLANTA, G8., May 14,—Tho Natlonal Agrical- tural Oongross mot at 9 o'clook this morniug with quite au accession to its memborehip, dole- gates having arrived during the night. After tho tranmaction of miscellaneous business, the Diroct-Tradn Oonventiou, also in seusion, no- copting au invitation touderod thom youtotday, was formally received, as was alio Gov. Bouth, of Georgla, VALUABLE STATIBTICO. Prof. J. R, Dudge, of tho Doparimont of Agri- oulture at Washington, gnvo tome practieal hints from sgrioultural statistics, Among other things, Lo n.d: Wiien wo considor that Tosn than n third of the ares of tha Blates, and leas than a tulnd of the outirs du- main of the United Bfates, 1a mopped_into farum, und romombor thut of this furmenics only une-fourt: ls tilied or mowed ; and when we furidier eflect that tho averago ylold por acro could_be duubled §f tlio many could bo broagnt up to the plaue of tue few in the practice of {atonsivo ouiture, then we begin to realiza Ahat numbers our country in capablo of feeding, sud what wasto ¢f toll snd offort comes {rom uegisct of thie econom{s lessons tuughst by tho statlstica uf - seion- o ngriculture, We now keow that our whoat occupres an arca loss than tho surface of Bouth Catolina, una if the yleld ehould cquil ‘that of Engluud, bof of tuat acreage would suftica, Woknow of our natlonal orop, ‘mudzs, whick grows from Oregon to Flurids, and yeaily Wavos over s brouder tiold that nll the ceroels Luside, thut it cover toritory larjer than the Old Domine 1011, and wight produce lts wwplost stores witiin nur- rower liruits thun tho prosent, boundarios of Virglula, 'Tho potato~crop could_grow iu the urea of Delswaro, tnuugh yioldiug less than 100 bushels per acro; thi Uacley for our urewing requires lesn thau toe aréa of o hialf-dozen counties; and tbe woed of mo.ace, sufli- clent to glut ottr own aud Europeay murkoly, 18 grown o the ares of o county Lwenty miles Aquaro, The aversgo fariuer of tlo Hastern Biates dlsregarda Aho logia of facta which reveals suocess only {n bigh oulture, Mis brother of the West bus cliesp lands,. vury fortile, ouslly workod, without obstructions futer« foring with the most varled employmont of ugrioul- tural mechinery, 1is own Linds smay b fow in brice, use poor i planting; his sons have goue into trado nud manufactures, sud to visgin soils toward the sunsot; Lis surplus carnings Linve £ouo tothe savinge ‘bank, or to Tilisols or Ksusas, a8 u loan &t 10 per celit, il Pheumatio, and uecliaiig with age, i inds pro- duction also declining, his lcrds and facks decross- ing, nud tuo conclunion fnevitublo thst * furming does not pay.” * Labor {s scarco ond high boewuso i do- matid by othor industrios, whiol in turn offer high prices Tor favm products; fertilization s necded evarywhore, draining in muny situations, and irelga- tlon In woimb othera, But thewo (hings cost mouey, aud B lus ueither the wmbitlon nor thoconfideucs for 1ls expenditure, aud, worse aull, in many instances the money 8 lucking, Theso may bo potuut reseous for diacolrsgenient, but they do not_prove thut furming thers, with oney, yout, enterprise, uud skill, mey not Do igily profitubie, Aud tho teching of statlstics, i’ ozamples of high succoss with high oulture, dlsproves the current assuinp- tion of unrofitableitess, There are numerous cuses in which the gross return per oero baa boen hundreds of dollura instead of tens, I know on {ustance thero in which 8 common vegetnhle, usually kuown in fickl- culturs rather than iu gardeniug, roturned, in 1875, 12 for every dsys labor azpended onft, ‘e lossou of statistics of Great Britatu, of lolland, of all coun- trics of dorse population, proves succes to bo ouly ssiblo by enrichiiug tho soil and increusing the ylowl, ‘hough Arasachusells farniors conxtitute but one- eight of the aggrogate of all occupations, thero 13 uo roason_why tuey should not bo able fo feed ail, if Great Britula with ono-sixtcenth of lier population can farufut more tian, ona-ualf or roguited food su- plies, And if, in_tho prosent stats of Mawsachusot ugriculture, 10 value of her annusl pro.uct bs $141to each farmor, while tho cultivalor of tho rich Prairie State, Llinofs, earns but$360 (und, in puint of fact, it in prabablo thit unenumerated producis’of the forsmer Btate would syel the tolal 10 tha latter figures), then tho resultn of {ntenxive culture throughout. the Com~ monwealth would bo comparatively muniticont, This 18 a valusblo lsson which New England will ulmate- Iy learn from statistics, fur more thoroughly than is now known and pructiced by & fow of her bést culti- vators, “Thy West. has olso much to galn from the teachings of statistics.” Iows, vigorous und umbitious, too young for despondency, s in a spusm of indignation 2golnst monopoly and_ & excess of middlomen, sud yul, In tradeaud” transpotation sho bas but 8 per ent, or little mora thun W the proportion of tio Middlo Stats, She mey have too munyand too froudy go-betwoene, and’ eho needs Justico in the transportation of Ler prajucts ; but thedo ovils emn- edied, 1o burden of her rouvlo would still romain, Tuegreat difficully fs, ber corpaof industry has 61 per cent of fariners fustesd of 25, Doublo-track raii- Toads, cauals vexed with etoam-propellers, Grango- asaocfutlon, frec-trade, and overy other fancled boon obtalned, sho will atillreviwin_in comparative puverty md poeitive discontent, while sl vontinucs to have lensthan 14 per cont of her popls ougaged fu manu. fecturing and mechaniial industry, History doos not ‘poiut Lo a permanently-prunperous poople hivving auch ‘proponderance of popution In agrlculiural pursuts, Minuesots {8 only Lappy when the paople of Grait Dritaln_are ‘supposed 1o be in danger of atarration, “That danier Iy greatly orsrertimatod. Statiatics wil show that in some yeura bubd por cout of our whent oxport, ind but a triding propottion in any koason, cxn be'Rold to nuy excopt subjects of Great Hritain, On ouo-sixteenth the ares of thut fsland is growa in & good year 100,000,000 bushels of whoat ; in n averago seaton, 90,000,000; nnd In fifteen years, from 1858 to 1872 inolusive, tho’ doficiency mada good by fmporta. tlon wan a fraction low, thon 60,000,000 per sunum, Could home-culture b extended to muet this domand, the totsl bresdih required would be cqual to ono-ninth tho surfaco of Minnesots, Au incresss in tho nverage yiold of whest in Franco from fiftecn busk. ols tosigitcen, by & suall dvanco I cultur would fully equol tha Dritish ,deficloncy, ay was rocently atuted by the well-known statisticau, A, James Gaird, Ruosls, with her broad and cheap acres, also srauds near to compete for this doficloncy, Minnesots, mean- whilo, a8 Lior crop is wiaturiug, can uover sucertain whetller thowant will be forty Infllious or ninety, or whother {heliome price will ba 60 cents or $1, or the ultlmato result dobt or compoteuce. And yei 70 per cent of thocultivatod area of Miuncsota 4 put in nheat, and 67 por cent of lier coplo aro engogeil in its culttvation; 8§ per cent in sending it to market ; a largs ropar.fon of ita 14 pes cent of muehsutes sud mun ucturors are butiding mills aud grinding wheat ; and it 31 por cent. of professional nion oxpect much of thelr income from wheut, Thero are resson3 why whieat should ba tomporatiiy grown thero, but depeti= dence upen forelgn markots, evidently Seit by muny, for w perowanent snd_increasing deniand, is shown by atatiaticn to be foolish and futllo, Tiso homo market 18 tha only reliablo and permanently vsluable aug for {hta cereal, and the noaror to the place of growth the pucor and larger tho benofit derived. “The cottun Htates have beon especlally perafstont in dlsregnrding the feachings of atauxtics and defying titn Lawa of political sconomy, Every intelligent piu- licist known that o certain amount of mokoy, sy s prescat avernge of $300,000,000, may bo derived’ from cotton, If the average' quautity ia Increased tho price minishes, aud vics verez. ¢ fuctustious are froquent tho speculator or manu- facturer, and not the producer, derives un_advantags, 1f you chooes to prodilcn 5,000,100 bules, you obtain 10 cealu per pound and loge money ; If' you grow but tlree, you ket 20 cents and obtain a profit, Now It I8 bettor for tho world, and in a sories of years, bettar for tho grower, to produce rogularly enough to supply the currens wants of tho irado ut a medium and ré- muuerative price, or as neur a regular supply an pos- uibile, for the vicissitndes of the voason will uevitably causa injunous fluctuations denpita che highest effort of buman wisdom and forenlhit, A# the tues of;cot~ ton fucreate, and mnvkets wra oxtended throughont the world, ita manufacturo will ba enlarged, sud it cultura sliowd obtaln correspondiug onlargenient, To overstep the houndury of ourrent dsmaud aud glut the markot, may bo pleasing to the speenlator, and to tha manuftcturor, 5o far ab e combines spaculation with wonviug, but it is deaths to tlie grower, Thar Iu muck fulso ressoniug on this mattor, A planter uay ruly atirm that ho obiulns $30 per acre Tor hia cotion, and but $5 for his corn, and ke thero- upon and therefore doclures thiat ho whl plant no mors worn, Lotall act upon this suggestion, and iustcad of §35 fox Ihe acre of cotton aud that of coru, the total roturn of tho two acres of cotton will ‘be but $0, A murplun of corn misy be put into meat, and Woo), and whisky, or used to ke out n scareity of some kind of forago for snimale; but a surplus of cotlon must walt for the slow grinding of tho mlils of the fabirleuting gods, usually until disgust at low prices reduices prugaction corverpundingly, “Thus, while cct:on Is aud loug will bo the luading product aud tho most profitale ield-crop st fair pricen, it promiueuce i o st has keyt, aud tn now ooplig, tliese Htaccs fu comparative poverly, which ju uniicceusary aa it 13 inoonvenient nnd injurious, 1t duea not produce money cnough to give wealth to a populalion of nino milllons. Tho,other craps, in- stoad of barely equaling in thouggregnte tha roceinta from this, shonld represent a leust $4 for overy one of cotton, e canrus record of production in these Blates {s but §538,000,000; {lie record should be made %0 read $1,600,000,000, With thireo-forths of the peo. 9ia of ten Blates mfloyod fn ugricaltiro tho value of agricultural producty excoul little that of the Blates of New York and Penneylvania, whure only one~ fourth sre 0 employed, ‘b averugeu for ech peruon employod in agricuiture in thosy Statos are rospeolivos ly,as deduced” from the census, 077 und $707, while thious of Georgia and Misalnlppi aro$20 uid £262, Tor the ton flates tho avorage {s §207; for the four poyulous ‘Middle Siates §0+0, Even tho Stutes pro- duting ohesp corn show n_largor roturn, tho nversge for ono mat'a Inbor §n tha Ao Btates botsreon the Oliio Tiverund (e laken Leing $423, whilo ths six sta:ilo Fantern States producs $490 for esoh farmor, 1t mey bo thu censt {u loan compiete in tho coiton Biates, Lut it 13 undoniablo that sgriowitural indusiry makos o smallor agstegate returu thero than 1 any other eo- fion, Norfs'tlie rosson wantiug; it {5 dustothe promiucuce of catton, the returd for which s sub- stantially 6 fixed qusntity, and tho negloct of all other Tosourced, he papor ocalled forth earnest commonda~ tlou from Morers, Groone and Uowerd, of Goorgla, and Lawton, of Bouth Curolina, INDORSEMENTY, M’.l'hs dlolluwlng resolutions were nnanimously opted | Retolved, That this Coxigress has Latened with the despeat intaroat to the yaluable r-per read by the Yon, J.1t. Dodge. Wo fnvita tho atiention of sl tho sgris aultural aocfaties and furmorn of tha entira country, and earnestly xolicit thelr co-operation in (he proseeit~ Uanof thisimporiant branch of the Agricultural Do- par tnen R\uolved, That all tho papors of the cowntry fayora- Bloto narlcultural progress bo requented to publish tle aeldroan {n full, at tlio some time anking attention to tue reading thieroof, Wo also requont that Mr, Dodgo, will nocurs the publication of the same in the montlil,¥ reporia of tho Department, COMMUNIOATIONH, Tn the afternoon, communioations were road from the Prosa Convention of North Oarulinn, alno trom tho Prosidont of the State Agricultuinl Hocioty, du viting the Congross to hold its noxt sesslon e * Raloigh, which wero roferrod to tho Prosident for mwtable acknowledgmont. The subject of INDUSTRIAL EDUOATION belng oallod, & lottor of rogrot was rsad from Poland D. W 'hito, of Coruall University, New York, stating 4 bat » paper bhod been propared, and would bo Aorwarded to tho Convoution, upon that subject. A motlon to rocalve it was adopted, ond tho subjoct mado tho spocial order for 8 . M. b A short papor fi'om Prof, 0. R. Riley. upon DESTRUOTION OF THE COTTON WORM was rond, and cordislly rocolved. Tho Convontion midjourn at hulf paat 8 o'clock to attend the Direot Trado Convontton, pursu- ant to their invitation. ————— OBLIRLIN, Fiftconth Amondinont Oelobratione. Coromonies mud Addressess Svectal Dispatch to 2'hs Chicago Tridune, OnERLY, O., Moy 14.~Tho colebration of the Fiftoonth Amendmont horo to-dny was a come plote succoss, Tho day was delightful, all were in fino spirits, snd the programme was carried out satisfaotorily, Dologations wero present from Toledo, Oloveland, nnd othor places. A anlute at sunrise was fired on the college campus. and flaga wore displayed “in many quarters, In tho foronoon, & procession, nudor Obitof-Marshal Androw Jackson, pamaded the streots, and the guosts of tho day and prominent oltizens rode in osrringos. Ohlldron gally dressed, ropre- senting tho States of the Unlon, moved In the proccssion, ta the musio of Crawford's col» ored band, of Dolaware, O. Presldent James H. Fairchild acted ns Chnplain, and Prof. John M., Langston, of Howard Univeraity, Washing ton, was tho orator, IN A YERY ELOQUENT ADDRESS, Mr. Langslon sot forth the benofeial rosults of the amondments, and szid that witbin less than fifteon yoars tho colored American bad boen raised from a condition of encvitude to the lavel of an enfranohised manhood; instend of o Fugitive Slave law wo had & purified Constitu« tion. Legnl ncecessity demaudod, and politicnt neceseity hastoned, the amaadmonts, and the people kccepted them as fit and natural. The colored man domanded pothing strange or un- natural when he asked for their cuforcoment. They sre deniod gonerally equal echool sdvan~ tages, and tho colorod citizem domanded thom in'the name of that equality of vights and privi- {nguu which was tho vital elsment of American BT TQUAL TN CITIZENBHIP, : eaual in the oxerviso of political yawem,b what refinement of roason or teaets of law cuuld the denial of equal educational advantages be justi- fled ? S Tho speaker spoke uluquanfli on oivil rights. Strauge it was that the colored froeman micht find & pluce in the Senate, bat was donied access to places of amusomont end lesruing, the chureh, and the cometory. This could not ba defonded on uny cousiderations of humanity, 1aw, or Ohristianity. The pororation was a remarknble offort, and the cloguonce of the spunkor s ho roforred to Cuban_Bulferings, aud pleaced for sympathy in their timo of nesd, was vory effectivo. WITH FREEDOM ESTAULISRED in our own country, and equality bofors the law promised in esrly foderal, if not State. leguala~ tion, thoy migbt woll consider thow duty with rogard to tho akolition of slavery aud tho estab- lishment of fresdom and [reo institutions upon the whole American Continent, especislly in the fslands of the scn, where slavery was maintain ed by despoio Spauish rale, and whero the pecople, declaring slavel ebolished, appenling to the ociviliz world for_sympathy and justification of their courae, had ataked all upon’ tho diesd arbitve- ont of war. . TIERE COULD BE NO PEACE on this continont, thote could ba no harmony smong ita people, till slavory wan ovorywhera nbolishod, and fresdom eatablished and proteoted bfiv law. ‘T'ho people themsolvos, making for thamnelves and supporting tholr own Govern- ment, every nation, whothor its homo was on islnnd or upon continent, if oppressed, oupht to bave, like our own, a new birth of frosdom and of goyerument of the people, by the people, and for the people, end shounld have at once tho strength and support of this nation. Their symypiathies especially went out towards THE SURUGQLING PATIUOTH OF CUBA. They would seo the Queon of the Antitles free from Spanish rile and her slaves all fioe mon, whila slio vhould rdvauca in her treedom across tho way of naticurl greatnoss and renown. Dy hor proximity to our shoros, aud the ties of blood which conmsct her population and. ours; Dby tho example prosented in our Ravolutionary contlict, when Franco furnished succor and sid to our struggling but horoio fatbers; by tho loswons nnd oxamples of faternntional law_ ond bistory; by all tho pledges mude by our natior In favor “of freedom #nd equal rights, the oppressed and sufforing Cubans might justly oxpoct and de- mund our sympathies and support in their struggle for freedom aud independence. BYMPATILY FOR GUBA. Especially should the colorerd Amorican realize that whera & battle was medo againnst dospotism aud oppression, wheiover humanity struggled for natioonl existenco and recoguition, thero his sympathies sbiould be felt, bis yord and suc- onr should inspirit, eucoursge, aud support, Lot thom, then, send thew word of sympathy to the struggling thouennds in Cubn, in whose midst they loped soon to seo slavery indeed abolished, freo institutlons firmly” established, sud good ordor, prospor- ity, and happioees secured. This accomplished, this continont would be dudicated to freedom and froo inatitutions, and the nations which compos- edits population would cnjoy ture promises of untional greatnesn end glory. Froedomzand free institutions should be as broad as the continent; among no nation here should there be fonad the enslaved or oppreesod. COMPROMISE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG, ‘under pretense of oxpedisncy, should disappear forover. Our house should bo no longer divided agajnst itself ; a mew coruer-stona should be built into tho cdifice of our National continental Lborty, nnd thoso who guarded and supported the atrye- turo shonld aceept, in ull ita comprohensivencsy, the gentimont that ALL MEN WERE CREATED EQUAL, and that govornments were ostablished among mon to defond and proleot thoir innlionable righta to life, liberty, und the pursuit of bappi- noky. Mr, Langston wns followed by the Hon. J. Strong, of Oborlin, who delivored au intoresting resumo of the worl of emaucipation and its out- growthe, Tho ontire colebration was one worthy the ob- Joct nud the place. CAPITAL AND LABOR. ‘The Stritilng Coopors of Yoint Nrecze, Pas-Carpets Weavers! Sirtico ut Kone sington, Pa. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Prruapgriia, May 14.—A large posse of police this moraing visited tho grounds of the Atlantie Btorago and rotroloum Compauy, ot Tolnt Brooze, for the purpose of preserving ordor anongst tho striking coopers there, The canso of the strike and'riot is us follows: The stoppage of production in the ofl rogion has ad- yanced the prics of the articlo, and all that could bo obtained has beon forwarded here for shipmeont. This gave increased work to tho coopors, and Lhey, aware of the advance in oll, demsnded an advanos of wages, which the Company refused, The hands, though on strike for several days, were somowhut qaiet un- til this moraing, whon thoy aseembled en maseo ut tho works, attsoked thoss nmplu’vud, and at- tompted to wot tho place on fire. The strikors aro slluufon men, and 1t i3 probable that o goneral strike will bemaugurated throughout tha clty at an enrly dute, Phe carpot-weavers at Konsingtou and the vicinity aro still on a strike, and sconen of vio- lonce and intimidation aroof frequent ocours rence in that noction. el MASONIC. NasnviLie, Tenn,, May 14.~The Grand Com- mandery of Tounessvo assombled Iu_Jackson, ‘Yenn,, wt 11 o'vlooks thia morning, In tho ab- sonce of the Grand snd Deputy-Grand Comwn- manders, Sir Honry Martyn Aiken, Grand Gon, Bims, of Xnoxvillo, presided, Every wandary in tho State is fully roprosont Nothiog but xoutine business was tranescted to- S day. The election of officera will take place to- morrow, and tho hody probably adjourn to mest pormanentiy {n Nashvlilo after this session. PRISON REFORM: Proceedings of the Convention in St. Lonis—Titoresting Discussion of the Objocts of the Conventions snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Y'ridune, Br. Louis, May 14,—~Nothing of apocial” in- torost tranapired ln the morning sonslon of the Prison-Roform Cougrows. A permanont Organi- zation was oftoctod, and the lengthly annual ro- part of tho Exccutive Committea waa resd by Becretary Wines, In which the subject of prison roform in all its boarings wastroated of espeolally from ahiumano standpoint, It also euloglzod the threodeconsod Vico-Presidonts of tho Association, who had died during tho threo yoars of it ox- Istonco,—the Hon. Cbarlos Samuor, Gen. Pils- bury, and Dr. E. W. Mateh, On convening inthe alternoon, the report of tho Businoss Committco wea road, ombiscing the order of businoms of tho Convention, and the report of Mr. Sanborn, || of Massachusatts, on, prison reform, tho points of which havo herotofors boon published in the prominont journals of tho country, after which A DIROUSSION OF THE RETORT by the mombora presout brought ont savoral valunblo suggostions on tho manner of troating prisovers of all grados, e, Alexandor, Hooretary of the Stato Guard- fan Bocloty, moved that o committee of five bo wppointed to propara a report for the Congross, utating the Dbonofits of the Missourl sys- tem of froo labor disciplino, wihich brought soveral membors to their fost, all nakln% at tho samo timo, * What was menut by froe-labor discipline? Was 1t the coutrnct systom ?”’ Mr. Alexandor oxplaiucd by oaying that, when a convict ontered upon bis torm of imprisonment, ho was allowed to select what trade he chose, and then given to under- stand that he was Lo work for lus victuals, just o4 an honeat man would have to do outsida the walls of & prison. This plan had boen found to work admirably in Missours, and would doubt- lons worlk ns well elsewhoro, THE ENGLIBH SYRTEM, Mr. Coffin, who bnd visited Luropoan prisons, bod scen the Irish or English systom of troating prisonors, At Lusk, ho ha seon prisoners who, by u[;rupcr treatment, liad boen so diseiplined in the moral points of the systom that thoy wero, at the expiration of their timo, sought after to ocoupy places of trust whereln they could also bring to bear the respec- tivo trades lerrned duriug tueir confinoment, He alo liked one phass of the Bolgiau prison sys- tom, where tuo convicts woro shifted about among Lheir companions in thelr daily work, so that when thoy wore froed thoy wore not marked for life by thoro who were with them at the time of their imprisonment. Whan visitors catled to 800 tho works of tho inatitution, thoy did mot sos tho face of tho convict, aa it was masked, Mr. Bradburry, of Boston, sald that plhiian- thropists, and there wore plenty in the land, sln:fi dd bo appointed prison-koepors, men who wo RECEIVE CONVICTS A8 DROTHERS, and who would work for the morsl wolfars of the prisonor, _ He eald Lo know & prison-keopor wno was spoken praisefully of, fn prison-men- ggoment citcles, ns o spleudid specimen of the Tate. Mr, Alexander, on that part of tho Banborn report which_ rolatd to housos of refuge for cbildren, said all institution lifo wns bad and un- nataralj the only socinl aggregation intended by QGod was the family. HOUSES OF REFUGE NOT BENEFIOIAL. o concluded thut the housos of refuge were calculated to compare the ovil natures of chil- dren, onn with the other, and give each child the ‘bad characteristics of all in the institution, 1o wau in favor of giving bumes to those chnldron ; there wore cnough households in tho Btate of Missourl, anxious for such chitdren, to supply five times the number on tho hands of the instl- tutions for thair support within the State. 170 the Assocrated Press.) 8r. Lous, My 14.—1'o Prison-Reform Con- gress mot for reguler business this morning. Eighty dolegates were presant. OFEICERS ELECIED, Tho Committee on Pormunent Organization reported the following oflicors: Prosident, the Iion, Richard, Vaux, Pennsylvania; Vico-Presi- douts, Iliram Tostoer, Connecticut; J. E. Carpon- ter, Nurth Carolina; Thoodore Canisius, Ilinots ; Hamilton 8mich, Indiana; A.W. Gray, Iowa; Homy H‘:vxldnl, Kansas ; Tenn. R, Wilson, Ken~ tucky; W. W. Iice, Muine; 3. D. Grifiith, Marylan Marous Amos, niausnohunmu; E. i O. Heamen, Michigan; Arnmold Kreket, Mis- gonri; Willlam Woodburet, Nebraska; William Q.urk, Now Hompsbire; John T, Hagorman, New Jersoy ; Leon Fulton, New York; E. Howe, Ohio; Henry Cordier. Pennsglvauia; B, Carpon= ter, Rhiode Island ; Willinm 3L, Wright, Tannes- ses; Itev. M. Rogery, Texas; A, O. Rockwood, Ttah; Gov. ADuwng Wisconsin. Secrotarics, Gen. J. L, Minor, Missouri; Mis. IL K. Bane, Iliuois; K. L. Mulligan, Pennayltvaola, Tress- urer, T, H, Novin, Pennsylvania. Ofliclal Ro« porter, Rev. D, 8, Gilcon, Vennuylvania. SPEECI O TIHE PRESIDENT, Mr. Vauz, on taking tho chair, said that Lo re- ardod hus election as an honor to himself and 18 Biate, 1lo roprencnted that bo had geven thirty years’ study to tho subjoct of prison re- form, ‘and the provention aud ropression of crime. It is ono of tho groatest noionces of tho dav, and reachoy o the Loart and understaudivg, and {8 worthy of the ghest offorts of man, LADY OFFICERS, Quite an animelod discussion arose over the roport of the Commitleo on Organization, in cuusequence of the omission of ludies from tho het of officors, The mutter was finally settled Ly placing Mra. H, K. Bano on the list of Secro- taries, and Mrs. Coftin, of Indiaun, Mra, De Geot, of 1llinois, Mra, Henaricks, of Wiscousin, oa the lint of Vice-Presidonts, Mrs. Myrs Drad- woll, of Chicago, decidning. ‘The report of tne Commitbeo wan then adoptod. TUE REPORT OF THE EXEOUTIVE COMMITTEE, read by Dr. E, O, Wiues, was very long and ox- baustive, and cannot Le reduced to the Jimit of a tolegraphicreport. Tne follc\\'mfi. lowover, i the statomont of the object and tho work of the Prison Reform Association, aud will bo intor- osting to the general reader: In goueral il is to study aod solve wil provlems, many of them profound, complex, obscure, aud dificult to the last derrees,connected nith tle pro- veation and repregsion, or,in one wora.tho wint- mization of crime, and thon to bring the solu- tions to tha test of experrenco, or in other words to reduce them to n practical application. More partienlarly ic is to sooure such reforts in oar ypenal codes ns will make tho ndministration of oriminal justice more prompt, bumue, aud oflica- cious, and such improvements in our palico 8 toms au will make the commission of crinte more diniculy, the aeteotion mote certuin,and its pun- inhmont more specdy; to give ntability and permanence to tho administration of our prisons by eliminating partisan poli- tics 84 n controlling force from their government ; toinipress a reformatory character on tho prison disuipnne of the wholo country ; to organize iu such manner as torender elfootive the wori ; to employing discharged oouvictu; to multiply proventive” agencios in tho form both of industrial and reformatory schools; to visit, inapect, and exanmus penal, reformaiory, Aug pmvunfivu iostitutions 1n all parts of tho country, and to afford all poesiblo aid in found- ing aud improviug suoh establisamenty; to keop up fu this aud other ways n parputual study of tho coudition of Amaiican prisons, snd to Apread before the public "both their ex- cellonce and dofect; to avouss Ly pub- lic meetiugs and through tho pross & gonoral interest in this question; to educate and strengthon publio opinion so it shall act of- tlciontly in the direction of noeded reforms, and to collect, arrange, publish, and oiroulnte the ot complete penitentiary and reformatory sta« tistics, and other infopjmiion rolating to tho penitentiary question, t 3t cun bo outaiued from all parts of tho country and world, Another purpose of the Ausocintion is to do for prisin roform tho some work that s done for oducational retorm by the National Dureau of Education essablished by the Gonoral Goy- ernment, and one mouns to accomplish this will o the oraanization of oftioicnt brauch aesocia- tions in evary Stato s the Umon. ‘Tho Becro- tnry then discussed tho ways and meaus to carry on the work, and 1oferred at_Jength to all tho msin purposos the Acnocinilon bas In view, g)n‘mllnl:tuuu on Businesy and Finauce were ap- pointed, AT TIE EVENING SERAION an elaborate papor on Prison Dineiyline, by T, B, Snnborn, was read, after which tnere was a dis- ousglon _on Oriminal-Law Reform, in which .h‘x;ltgu Walker, of Dotroit, took a prominont part. ¥ e WOMAN SUFFRAGE, New Yok, May 14.—The sixth annual con- vontion of the Natlonal Womnn Bnffrago Ausocls stion was opened this atternoon at Irving Hall, whioh was comfortably filied, and all tho promi- nent advocatos of woman suffrage being prose ont, Busan B, Anthony prosided, and Lillio Dovereaux Blake uctod an Boorolary. Among thoso who ocoupied seats on the plaiform were Matilds Joslyn Qago, Elizaooth Cudy Stanton, Qarrlo . DBurnham, Hara J. Spencer, an othors, A few nppmprlue remarke, oxplanatory of tha object of tha Convention, were deliverad by AMrs. Btanton, Bhe was followed by Xrs, i SATURDAY MORNING, 8ara J, Bpenoor, who spoke at length on the sub- Joct of women's nfihu. Ropton, Mans,, Nay 14.—In the Masnachusottu Hensto (o-unt', a rosolution providing for s nmendment fo the Constitution tu scoure the olactive franchisa and nLdn. to hold offica to women waa roferied to a third reading—14 yousj 10 nayas —_— CASUALTIES, Fatal 'Fug Explosion, Demnotr, Mich., May 14,—~A spacial from Pord Hutoo saye the tug Taway blow nr this mornin, in Lake Huron, about thirty miles ubove th point, aud all hands wore lol, oxcopt the OCape tawm aug firet engineor, 3 o Fatal Results uFrAto, May 14,—Emily Golley, nged 14, dled u‘flaumxr?‘lagvlrgr:ul‘flhulu fi:uuldvny& Ev the fall of MoArthur's n of Mokstiy g on Monday, making tha i Eatal Accidents eetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribw Manon Ovn.t?m Mav 14, —Frank ll«::snman, tho adoptaid son of & farmer of that uame, living near this place, was buriod in a woll on ‘Luesday, by the caving 1 of thoe curbiog. Tow Rout Sunk, Nrw Onveans, May 14.—Tho tow-boat Tillie O, Jowett oollided with the steamship City of Houston, at 10:80 last night, below Point Hoho- mia, and sunk in twolvo foot of water. The firo~ man and cabin boy wora drowned. Tho balanca of the crow clung to the wreok until rercued by tho steamor Mary (dn. Tho Oity of Ilouston procceded on her courso, Fatal Raillroad Accidents Bpectal Disvatoh to The Chweago Mrbune, ZANesvILLE, O., May 14.—Washington Nevith snd Goorgo Hawn, two ynun‘i; mon of this city, wera Lilled by & railroad “accident noar Bollsira to-day, OCE RN . —A roquiom maen was celobrated in St Blephen's Church, New York City, on Wednone day moruing for tho ropose of tho eoul of tha Inte 0. M. Cospodos, ex-Presidont of tho Cuban Rupublio, Among' those_present wers Vico- “Prealdont Aquilers and Hilarlo Cosneres, tho Socrotary of Btate of tho Guban Ropubli, proviadind S inir ety MMARRIAGES. e A o 1 GUILD-GRENNELL-. - oy Mie T8 By o e R Sherionp g Wodnoss o 3uild, of Ciengor o D Guild, of Chicagu, snd Sis Holen ¥rancas Gronnoll, RINNEY—Un Tharday morning T Kiuey, {a bis T6th Fons ot Berenvs dloowss ot thw \ef: e ‘uneral Snturday moratng, May 16, at10 oolook from his Ite residonce with his son-innw J, A. Lashar, Nos 7L Thirty.ritat, by Chreiag s o Hashit, enac Do '—On Thuraday morning, May 14, Frank Emile Tourtelt, of acuto by A = ouly Gl of £rAnk Jos wud OIAF 1L ‘;u:mi?’ osthiy ORANF~Tn Madi pt % monia, rs. dans Ueas e - DL oo ATCTION SALES. TBy WM. A. BUTTERS & GOy AUOTIONEERS, 108 BAST MADISON-ST. Tue vnly strictly Commission Anctjon Honsofu Obloagn, P sy YOI Ancticn onso o Dblozgo: " REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, Handsomo Wew Furniture and Planos, A larco amount of used Honsehold Goods, New and Bocond-hand Qarpots, &o., SATURDAY, y o E'LKE uxh:n':n’t.“’ &t 9 o'clock, at our Salesroomm, WAL &, BUTTERS & CO., Auctloncors, SATUKDAY, MAY 16, AT 11 0'CLOCK, A oo Sntoaroume, 168 kst Mndiconat, allo & o, S 71 Pisng, 01 rovomaodcass? cabied lebnt vors baane and sweot tona §050 & few montiin tinco. A Ping 17 Octav Plino: rosewood eyno; carved Iogs; inardors mwie by O, 10 & Oo, A harsnall & Tiavor Flace; R Figras, o Nebaeon agatoce A -datoce 5 \J-‘\.‘l. A BU i & CO., AE:!'IDD’NH. ubeoclon Brtinanishicrs, improved Styles Oiva Watcrn DIITura aoi, comitores . el oo, 1ok et Maqlear Ty &t 1 o'eluck, at our WAL, A BUITERS & 00., Auotloneers, 46 RESIDENCE LOTS Whittier’s Subdivision, SOUTH' CHICAGO, Monday ARernoon, Bay 8, af 2 o'clock, , At Butters' Salosroome, 168 Enct Madison-st, ¢ BUTTI D By GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 68 & 70 Wabnsh-av, AT ATTCUIEOTDT, ON BATURDAY, May 16, ot § o'clocly 13 Oratos of Fino Buglish Crockory. 60 Plgs, of Rockingliam and Glasswara. 4E1 b Bon A’g lufiu‘a;om:, A ogant Parlor Suits, Fine Ol X Bou‘c‘cnsau SFobogeas, Marms s iy oan: top_Centro Tables, Loungos, Black Wainut Bodstoads aud Buresus, Broakfast and Kitche en Tablos, Washatand’ Burcuus, Baby Car flanes, Mitcors, Eluied waig Gatbota Suniey and Too bhdflhfl. aro, efrigerators Ono Govorea i LILOCI00R, ne Oovered I8x. Wagon, Horse 30, Buggies and }I’gmfissoxf’ 33 Haraoha; Uru. P.uduitel & C0., Anctionears, 4 Open and 5 Top Buggle ()mgJ Democrat, and 8 Bot Jgnu I‘Imgn%ss. S’ At Auctlon, on BATURDAY, May 1§, at i 8. m. i Giz0. P. GURE & CO., 08 and 40 Waba; On Saturday, ¥ay 16, at 8 1.2 o’clk ANOTHER GREAT DISPLAY FURNITURE, CARPRTS, 0 BE SOLD AT AUCTION AT 204 AND 208 EAST MADISON-8T. Conalatlng ot every desoription of Io; new wud seoond-niaad. Also, ono ELEGANT PIANO, ;lm:,l:t;?u‘! hG!l‘ nn'unhlixdm‘;rd_uy, mndfn by Deckor & ba l'-remniurig ory ino (ustzumont {n evary re HARRISON, Auctlonser, a3t Madiyny _Ly ELIsON, POMEROY & CT Regular F_Eda.y’s Sale. Triday Moraing, May 15, at 9 12 oulk, REGULAR SALR OF Household Furniture Large and attractiva stuck. Elogant I 3 Do kenut, Wacdrobor, Lunng, Boo Craes Had ks, Bodataads, Mattrssses, £, Niravholsnad Waok Care vata dew and sochudiiand . § i igvingont flauo, * Gliwe: yars, Uroakary, flated W, 11 Ware, £o,” Aluoly ratto, 10J ca - BonBial ataok ot thorehiatis, . o o KOXm sad @ “Alko, tmo Billtard Tablos t sl Aot e i ag e orees Lght Wagany LLISUN, POMEROY & CU., 81und 8] Randolph-st. 600 BLUE ISLAND-AV, TWO-S'IRRY FRAME BUILDING SATURDAY ATRET OO S The \Y AFTERNOUN, Mey v, ot 4 u'elo twosiory! Fraino Laiiding, faln flooe suited tglr".tm. with dwolling ap atates, No. %0 Biue Islaud.av., aon Kigtoontn-at, ~ Tuo houso {a i wood ropatr, un Toasa ground having four yoars to run fram Ist (Ust., . law suntal of $1004 yoar and taxos. o Incatioa in Kuad for husisew, bolng in a thickly-sottisd nolgnborhond sud fiirrounded by sbanutotoslos and storos. Lo salo Iy pos itiro, TERY 3 B POMEROY & CO. Auctiandors, LISON, By BRUSH, SON & CO., 4L and 43 South Canalat, Extonsis Sae of Furuitue and Carpel, OF all kinds, BATURDAY, a7 18, At 030 n, m. " BRUSH, SON 560" Rumtioncers. Chattel Mortgage Sale, Ouo Elezunt Lundnu Carrinze, ono Se s ono Snddle, one \Wiips door 1 THIS DAY u‘“““{l’l‘fi]‘fl“‘l ':)"Q at ll_lfl “’:“ Mnxlru:’t. ~ Dy C. 0. TIHAYER & o, Toal Estate Brukers and Auctlonoere, 168 £, Aludison-aty Sulendia Lot on Canal-st, 4uxg0 foot, oast front, hntwoen Polk and Ewln, 3 g-uta,, on 1080 T A TOTION, g I!lz_l N!ll‘l'll‘:"- A::Thl!.\'UDN, May 18, ac 8 o'clock, on alo will b3 poaltivo and without reserve, )Aan,{!l:lu:l (Illrmul\llfl; hl\;:lll 3§ -caub, bal A i ey o I;RECEIVIL:R'S SALE, will soll, at B sttt “Canhiatey o ok 1Hs ey ieppomer of megolng a0 1 thi6 fallowing property; LY ouiae Lightlonvy loaih horun, (htet wois Harnens, wh umiber wapnip,'thioo trutke, orio sxprous wegtine Fualo iy doors, ‘aud Biiade, 10000 (o0l well sossoned ‘clonr megnl by Bi000 Tunt of ‘wallvons 1 or.. Abio idwood fuzabez, 2 ol el Tl A