Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 25, 1874, Page 8

] CATTLE-GROWINGC. Exporience of Thomas Lonergan--- Tho Cattle-Kings of Texas. The Plains of the West Our Only Reliable Pasture-Fields. Osams, May 20, 18Th 9 the Edftor of The Chicago Tribuna: Bin: Mr, Thomns Lonorgen liveaat Ogallala, on the lina of the Union Pacifla Rallrond, and about 942 miles “west from Omaha, He is n cattlo-driver, and thoroughly undoratands tho businens. 2118 PRACTIOAL XXPERIENCE 1IN TEXAS OATTLE 18 got down na follows : 1,000 head of S~year-old bullocks, ot 48.50 ench, ,$12,000 7000 hieal of 3-yoar-old bullocks, 81600 1,000 head of yearlings, nt $3.25 300 cowmy 50 Yurnod for hording, $10 each. First cost of 100 horses bought in Toxas and 0Ur MNtLSLvevvssss s Wagios of 20 drivers, with food, $1 Elgnt montha' Lording on the range, with "exira expenncs of branding, olo, atrate of $1 per HOA DU FERT o ro svversressserss L 3304 Fifly bulls, fair to very fino grades, costiog’ on anavoenga of $40 eich... s 2,600 Interost at 10 por cont £or o $ 6,371 . Total exponso on herd of 5,000 healsses wer 69,075 Returns—100 horsos sold, at $30ench, o 1oss of 95 POT COBL. s varsnssresssarsnssassonse 8,000 Amount of invesiment at oud of ono yea Hording six months, to Oct, 1 from April 2,600 Intorcat balf year, ué 10 por ceut, 2,503 $61,978 Oot. 1, six months after investment, not returna fov saloof 2,000 beevos, at an avorago of $20 Y LT TR £40,000 ‘Neot capilal nocount +.$21,378 Block invontory n Octobor, nlx montha aftor inveat- ment, and ofter kales wora comploted : 1,000 old cows ; 50 altto S-yenr-olds past 3 200 ditto 3-yuar-olds ; - to- {al, 1,700 ;—500 3-year-old bullocks 3 500 ditto 2-year- olds ;1,360 col 50 bulls 3 300 S-yeai~old hoifora 3 fotal caitic, 4,400 head. Horsos, saddles, wagons, &c., nufliclent for uso, Oct. 1, 1672, six months after investment, capl- ‘tal socount brought dOWD. ev..vse 331,978 Oct. 1, 1873, oxpeuses for ono year, 5, Ool. 1, 1678, ono year's inlcrest at Oct, 1, 1678, sales-account, 600 bullocks, 4y0aT~0108, Bt $25:00h1vus0sssaen Oct. 1, 1874, 100 old cows, at §32.60. ... Bnlaneo in capital aocount, October, 1875, [aventory threo nud A half yoars from date purchase of o hord of 5,000 head 1,800 old cows, valued at $15 each, 21100,827,000 Grated stock--400 9-year-olds, svalicd at §13.60 1,350 Calvedaseean $08,950 Deduct outstanding capital accounts,eeeseessss 4,177 Bal to proft, oxclusive of 10 per cent in- Tho only fault Ieanfind with this statoment Is tho price at which old cows.are valued. DMr. Lonergan may sell old cows at $22.60 each onco or twice ; but it strikos me that, in mnking esti- mates, $17 per head wonld bo quite sufficiont to put upon this class of stock.. . 'he ostimato of Mr. Lonergan’s head may, however, in the main, berelied onj sud, if it Je correct, thon we gee that, on an investment of 60,000, in tho course of throe and a half yeara, tho capitalist withdraws all but $4,000,—recoiv- ing, in tho meantimo, 10 per cont intorost, and, at the end of the above time, finds his stoolk, ox- clusive of horscs, wagons, anddles, fixtures, etc., worth §68,350. 'This is indeod AN ADMIBABLE INVESTMENT, and oncouraglng to new beginnors ; but lot thom ‘boware how they trust their funds in such en- terprises. To succeed liko Mr. Lonorgan one must have shrewdness, pationco, sclf-rolianco, apd any amount of cnergy and capacity for work ; and, above all, good luck. A storm, an Indinn raid, sickness, cattle discase, or & dozen of unforescon nccidents may arige, whercby all the profits will bo cut off and the capitalist bankrupted. It all gocs well, then there is big money in driving cattlo; but it is seldom all goos well for ovon six months ; and, whilo many 1loso, & fow make monoy and grow rapidly rich. * Thoso who ,ara familiar with Texas cattle- hording are ofton amused at tho importance at- tached to a fow thousand Load on tho Plains. A man will point to his 1,000 cattlo and say, with prido, * Thero is & fine herd, and o big one, too: I will soon havo cattle enough to make mo & * rich man,” What would such owners say if thoy could co the herds of some of our TEZAS CATTLE-OROWERS? On the Sauta Caturos Rivor thore 18 o ranche contuining 84,133 acrea. It is owned by one man, nnd has on it 65,000 hoad of cattle, 20,000 horsos, 7,000 sheep, snd 8,000 goats. This immenss aumber of live stock requires 1,000 saddlo- horses and 300 Moxicans to attend and hord it. Ton thousand beovos sro annually sold from the rancho, and 12,000 young calves branded. T'hore 18 another ranche, on the San Antonio -River, near Golind, which grazes 40,000 head of cattlo, aud brands 11,000 calves annually. The owner of this ranche sells 876,000 worth of stock cach yoar, and his herds ave constantly increns- ing. “In 1652 this mon bogan raising cattlo with 1,600 hond, and his present enormous herds and weanlth are the rosult of natural increaso, On the Guif, betweon tho Rio Grande and tho Nouces, is n raucho contnining 142,840 acres. 1t is on o poniusule surroundod on throo sides by water, and to inoloso tho other sido has roquire tho building of TILITY-ONE MILES OF PLANK-FENCE. ‘Evory 3 miles along tho fonco are houses for herders, and onormous stavles and pens for stock, Thero nre grazed in this inclogure 30,000 head of boof-cattle, bosides an immense number of other stock. A rauche on the Brazos River contains 50,000 Dead of cattle, 300 horses, and G0 horders, The owner drives 10,000 cattlo to market annually: Thirteen yonrs ui;u ho was a poor farmer in Ton- nessce; but, solling his land, aud going to the Bruzos, bo succeeded, by dint of hard Inbor, in getting togetber 60 cows and 9 brood-mares, When he went to raising stock, Ho huna wow 50,000 head of ecattle, worth at loust $450,000 ; and he is atill undor 80 years of ago, ‘Uhis man is eatablishing stocic-ranches on the Platte River, in Nebraska, whero lie now has 5,000 head of cattlo, and oxpects to bring in 10,000 more, “Ihoro it a runclie on the Concho Rivor, Tozas whoro Tam told ono man owns over 70,000 hnd of stoers and mileh cows. Thosoare very Cattle- Kings indeed. 'Thoro nre hundreds T might mention, but tho following will suttico to show who are QUI RICK OATTLE-OWNERS Richard King, on tho Santa Caturos, has 05,000 cattlo, 10,000° horsos, aud 7,000 shoop; Br. 0'Connor, ou the Bun Autonto, har 40,000 cattle ; lr. Ltobidenux huw, ou the Quit, 50,000 eattle; John Hitsen hus, on Brazos Rivor, 10,000 horses ; John Hitsen hins, also on the Brazos, 60,000 cat- tle; Johu Chisholm has, on the Concho Itiver, 40,000 cattle; Willinm Hituen hins 8,000 cattle ; Goorgo . Blaughler, 20.000; . 'O. Lynch, 8,000; Georgo Munvers, 6,000; Charles Rivers, 10,000; Jumes Brown, 16,0003 C. J, Johnson, 8,000; 8. 1 Johuson, 4,000 ; Robort Slonn, 12,~ 000; Andoreon Brothars, 6,000; Soroggius 1) Farke, 20,0003 Samuol muihu, 6,000; Martin Chllders, 10,000; Mr, Cunniughom, 8,000; Mr, Muskay, 8,000; Lacy & Coleman, 12,000, The beat grazing conntios in Toxas are sald to bo ‘I'hrockumorton, Btevens, Jack Young, Cale- lun, Coloman, Srown, Torrent, Llrath, Ca- manche, Pulopinto, Hill, aud Johnwon, ' They lio along tho Itio Graudo, Neuces, Guudalupo, 8an Autouio,- Colorado, Leon, Brazos, Trinity, Bubine, und Tted Rivors. F¥rom thom are driven to the Gulf eattlo in groal numbers, whoro they aro slaughterod, packod in steamors, or put on alive, aud shippod to New York, Doston, and otber Northorn citios, A grent many cattle aro annually driven North on foot to Kauens, Utab, Wyaming, and Nobraska, Homo pass into Avl zonw, Unlifornia, Novads, Montans, und Idaho but the muss puss Into Colorado, LKousay, su Wyowming. THE PROMINENT DRIVERS are John Miten, who brought up to the Platte, {u ono year, 7,000 hoad ; John Onisholm, whose annual drive’ was 6,000 hoad; Frank Turkeley, 1,600 houds Bir, MoKlidriok, 1,0U0; Bl‘ojphlm Jonos, 2,00 3 J, B, Martune, 1,600; O. O, Cooper, %,000; AW, & U, B, Bick, 1,600 James Hart, 1,000 Mr. Wilson, 800; J. B, Hen- Jorson, 1,600: William ‘lfnmyiho, i.fiw; C, 0. Cnmpbell, 85,0003 Ilenry Martin, 1,000; Robort Wyto, 1,600 Baul Goldaton, 1,600 ; John Ander- sen 1800; Audorsen & Lithlo, 1,000 Jamen . 'THE -CHICAGO 'DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY %5, 1874, e e e e —— Patterson, 8,000; George F. Roynolds, 5500; Gharlos Goodwight, 5,000 Martin Onven, 1,400, There are many drivors whoso namoa I hiave forgotton, but the whole number of caitlo brnu‘gm North overland in & year cannot now {all far ehort of : ONE SUNDRED THOUSAND NIEAD. Of thouo, porhinps 20,000 go to Montans, 8,000 to Utab, 8,000 to Novada, 0,000 to Wyomin 10,000 to’ Californtn, 11,000 to'Idabo, and 50,0 to I{ansas and Oolorado. Tho amount of capital roquired to transfor thia Immonae body of stock cannot fall short of $1,600,000. . At Abilone, Kan., a year or two ngo, 200,000 hond of cattlo woro handled in_a slnglo sonson. In ono month (Soptember) 60,000 hond wore transforrad, and in anothor month (Octobor) 175,000 hoad woro shipped. The oattlo trade re- ?(ulrml 100 cars_por_dny, and a single bauk in ansns City handlod during the soason §8,000,000 of cattlo-money. Tho Schuylor, Neb,, oattlo-trade hns now rontly fallon off ; but, & yoar or two ago, 27,000 finnd ‘changed handa thoro in one senson, and tho Tirst National Bank of Omabn haundlod $600,000 of aamo-mnno{. Largo as the cattle-trade may soom, it is as you TUT IN IT8 INFANOY. The rapid increase of our population from for~ oign and domestio sourcos leads to tho beliof that, for many yoars to come, all the boof that can bo ralsed will find o ramiy markot at largo profits to the producer. At prosont the product of cattle is not anything like equal to tho do- mond, and tho xrum.a aro onormous. Beof ought to bo raised on the Plains and doliverad at ncost of G cents por pound, and, until itis, thero need be na apprehension of overcrowding the morkot or losing money in_ ocattle-ralsing. That boof can in_our day bo had so olenp a8 6 conts por pound Beoms imgmhnblm and yot, oven at 43¢ cents per pound, Ithink Jarge profits can be roalized in cattlo-broeding on tho Plaius of tho West, As {nn\uutlnn nt tho Enst bocomon morodonse liva-stock of all kinds gradually decronscs, bo- coauso farmors noad thelr lauds, und find it more profitublo on smnnll piocos to ralse cereals nud vegotables, than enttle, hosos, and shoop. Thia will, I think, account, in & grentmossure, for the vost incrosse of population over stoclk in the States during the last fow yoears, Itisonly in largo pasturos liko TRE LIMITLESS TLATNS, whore land {6 of little or no valuo, that stook- raising beecomes profitable. Evon the Plains, boundless as thoy soem, aro fast disappoaring before the advancing waves of pophlation, Toxas, the great cattlo-rancho of North Amoric in one year roceived over 100,000 peoplo, ang nlrmu.lf' cattle-growers thore foel thoy must soon look olsewhora for untrammoled rangos, A fow moro yenig ko the past two, o fow deductions of a mitlion nores of pnsture-lands in a singlo scason, and - Texas will bo no more of n vazing State than New York, Ponnsylvanis, or hio. Tho lands of Texns aro moarly all tlli- able, rich-producing lands, aud one dny tho Stato will be densoly populated. Already many stock-mon_aro driviog out and preparing to abandon the Btato as nunme-gmwmsz rogion, and, a8 one of them torsoly oxprossod it to me, #Taxag 16 wanted for corn,” Now Yorlk, with her sottiemonts 230 yoara old, and a population of 4,000,000, has 748,000 oxen and atock cattlo ; Pennsylvanis, with over 8,000,- 000 people, hios 721,000 ;” Ohio, with 8,000,000 in- habitants, has 749,000; and Texas, with ouly 800,000 pooplo, s 3,800,000 cattla, Tho Plains aro our ONLY NELIABLE PAGTURE-OROUNDS § they are vast, uotillablo, and rich in buffalos grags. Tho velloys will bo sottled and irri- gated; but millions of acres of uplands, where wator cannot be carried, will, for bundreds of years, romain great pasture-fields ; and here, upon o thousand hills, will grow the cattlo that are to supply the nation with beof. It is no exaggoration to say that, ithin th prasent contury, our population witl reach 100,000,000, and tho United Btatos be prac- tically settled. There will thon bono West to go to, but farms and citios, and citica and farms, everywhere. TFew realizo how fast our country is gottling. I predict that thoso who bogin rais- ing eattlo now, and are wiso enough to buy their ranches, will, boforo the end of tho con- tary,, if thoy live, Beo tho lands of thewr ranches worth moro than their herds could ever have beon. Bofore forty years have passed, every acro of good tillablo land be- tweon the Missonri River and California will be worth 850 n gold. Thoss who wish to raiso cattle, nnd are wisest, will buy the Jands of their ranches tho momont it ia offered for sale by the Government. JAMES 8. BRISDIN, S L . TIIE MILL RIVER DISASTER. JRcport of the Committec of Relief. SeRINGFIELD, Moss,, May 24, —T'he Committes of Reliof for the sufferers by thoe Mill Rua dis- aster reports the numbor noeding assistanco in tho various villages aa follows: Willinmsburg, 30 fomilis, consisting of 195 porsons, whose Joss indz houses, household fur- nituro, and ofhor proporty, is estimated ot £42,125; Skinnervillo, 28 familios, 128 porsons, loss $48,200, Haydouville, 41 fam- ilies, 178 persons, loss £118.626; Lcods, 38 fam- ilies, 250 persons, loss 948,166; totul, 146 fam- ilios; 740 porsons, loss 8247,115. The Rollef Committee havo, thus far, done littlo boyond the supply of immediate wants, ‘They hope, howaever, to be able to sot those des- tituto familics up in housckecping again, in & primitive fashion at least. They have, thus far, nctually roceived in cash, aside from liberal subscriptions of food and clothing, $38,« 948, As to the whole amount subscribod in va~ rious quarters, the committeo has no further iuw formation than that furnished by the Bpring- fleld Republican, which has collected informas tion with regard to the sums roported in differ- ‘snt plaoon, and makas o tota} of about, 375,000, Taldn this as their basis, tho commitice say oy shall nood at lonat $25,000 more. FIRES. At Joliet. Jorer, Til, May 9°.—Jobhn W. Taylor's car~ pentor slop, on_Joliot strect, was burued this morning about 2 o'clock. Tho addition to the shop was used o8 & barn by o tonant, who lost a fino horse, wagon snd barness, Tho total loss is 92,000, Taylor's loss is $1,800. Mo was insured with Cbasoe & Iobbs, of this city, in the Tonn Fire Insurance Company of Philadolphis, for 1,100, Cnstlor & Brewiclkloy's onrriage and wagon shop, at Channahon, in this county, was burned last myht. Tho Joss on the contents of the boilding was $800, and on the build- ing $400. Castlor & Browickloy wore insured with Chase & IHobbs, in. tho Atlantic & Pacifio Iusnrance Oompl“(. of Chicago, for $600. Tho owner of the building, P. Conroy, hold an in- suranco with tho samo dlohn, of Chi- cago, for $250. 4 that t] rm in tho At Lima, 0. Spectal Dispatch to The Chivago Tribune. Lasa, O., May 24, —Tho Lima baggwg mills, situated In tho extreme northern limits of the town, were discovered ou flro yestordsy, and, bofore engines conld reach thom, were tatally destroyed, Loss, $20,000; innnrp('l for 810,800 in the following companics : Citizons’ Fire and Marine, $1,600; Peabody, of Wheolivg, $1,260; Firo and Marine, of Wheeling, $1,260; Nutional, of Philadelpbin, $2,000; Ollo Insuranco Com: pany, $1,000; 'Hibornls, 1,000; Allomanis, $1,%0. ‘Tho mills wero oporated by a stock com- pany. The flre was kindled by o spark from fric. tion in the pickor. At South Bend. Ind. Special Dispateh to The Chicago t'ribune. Souru Bexp, Ind,, May 24.—A dwelling, un- tonanted, on the east sido_of tho rivor, and ba- longing to O. Major, was last nlfiht twice firod, and was twice extinguished by the Fire Departe mont. The kindling of tho fire is supposed by some to have been thie work of amen with whom sajor has had trouble. The insurauce is sald to be forfaited on account of the houso boing tomporarily unoccupied. Near Fort Wayne, Ind, Special Dispatchto The Chicayn Tribuna, Font WAvne, nd,, May 24.—A large eaw mill owned by J. I’ Ross, at Wallen, six miles north of thia city burned down, last night, destroying all the machinery aud r large lot of lumbor, Tho amount of insurance I8 not known, although there i some. It'was undoubtedly the work of an Incendiary ne no firo bad boen, ‘used whoro it commoenged burning, e i Kegonds of the ¥ousc of Orsinl. Annn Brewster, writing from Rome of Princa Oraini's recent death and burial, relutes the fol- lowing legonds of the foundor of the mmn{: 1t was clour away 1n tho latter part of the fourth century that” thoro was at Rame o Cap- tain of tho Gothy called Aldoino, who nchioved groat famo for hin battlos with tho Vandals, tlo dled in the month of May, and the baunor ho carrlod—whito, with rod bands—iwas spread over his bier. His soldlera throw May roses over tho bior; henco the crest and arms, a roso, and ¢Argent s la roso du gueulos; sryent n trols bandes da ;iuoutnu un fasse d'or ohargee d'un gerpent.' 'ho shiold s supported by bears: henco the name Orsin, from orso, a bear. And for tho reason of this s auothor l\mmy legand, The sorrowful young widow of Aldoino, after hig doath, journoyed sadly away from Home to Lier 6wn people in Flandera, Thers hior son was gortnmm: shio nnmm}' hlrin ?}I‘nndmu, v(vlhlobl, h{ othio tongue, monnt prive ro—doprivadl of fathor, Tho boy would no{m:nmo .‘L, ac= cording to the oustom of the country, _timy AT0 him a tame she boar, who suckled him, and for this ho_was onlled Orsini, Aftor his mothor's denth, Orsini camo to Romo in 425, where he obtained tho favora of the Empress Pulchoris, and cantlos and Jands in Umbrla. The Orsint was ono of Lho four oldest, niost illustrious, mont powerful Romon familios of the basai fampi—tho oarly agos.” LS e CRIME, A Dishonest Qonductors Wasminaron, D. 0., May 23.—On complaint of Edward M. Roed, Buperintendont of the Now York, Now Ilaven -& Xariford Ratlroad, Willlam Banker, o conductor employed on the rond for twenty yoars, wag to-day arraigned at the Tombs Polico Court on a charge of embezzling 85,000 during his torm of omployment, Tleed made afidavit that Banler admifted that ho had npproprinted cortain sums of monoy lmlonxilnz to tho Com- pany, Prisoner was hold in $10,000 bail for trial, Murderous Asnnult. New Yonr, May 24.—8aturday night, as VWilliam Platford, a watchman, “was passing througl Mooro biroot, mone drabam svenuo, Broaklyn, a young man nnmed Klesmmer, and bis fathér, appronchod, from _bohind, and tho formor denlt Platford a blow on the brol of his head, laying tho skull open, from tho offcots of which ha diod in threo hours, Kloommer was arreated. Mail Robbery. ‘WasHINGTON, May 24.—Edward Taylor, postal olork botween (Vnnbingwn and Lynobburg, Va., was arrosted in Alexandria, Va., Snturday evon- ing, chargod with robbing the maile. e waived nn oxamination and was committed to jall in de- faultot §6,000 bail. ‘Shooting Affray. New Yong, May 24.—Two men having drank in asaloon on Thirty-soventh stroot, early this morning, refused paymont, when ono, named Thomas McConnel, was shotand mortally wound- od by tho proprictor, John Smarrigh. “The lat- ter was arrosted. RAILROAD NEWS. More Sul Brought in WWisconsin. MILWAUKEE, Moy 24—Two criminal suits wore commonced in Dane County, Saturdny, against the Chicogo & Northwestorn Railroad Company. and throo against the Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Compouy, for collocting fares In excoss of those allowed by lnw. Ohnnge of Officers. BEDALIA, Mo., Moy 24—Tho raport that Charles H. Chappoll, late Assistant Buperin- tendont of the Chicago, Burlington & Quinocy Roilroad, has beon appointod Govoral Superin- tondent of the Missouri, Kaneas & Toxsa Rail- road is incorreot. He has boen tendored and has accepted the position of Buperintendent of Trausportation, commencing Juno 1. The oflice of Geueral Superintondent of the Missouri, Kan- ens & Toxas Railrond has boon ubollshud. and no changa is contomplated in the DivisionSuper- intendonoy. —_— LOCAL ITEMS. ‘The varlous Gorman sharpshooter socletios in this oity bad an excusion to Sharpshooters® Park, near Thornton, yestorday, for the first timo this senson. Bliss Lilian E. Curtls, author of “Forgot Ne Not," is now in this city, and will soon give a dramatic entortainmont. She has been travel- ing for some time in the Bouth. A NMichigan paper says thai Mr. Storey, of tho Chicago Z7mes, has ronted a house for tho sum- mor st Bault Sto, Marie. Johu Sutherland snatched Mrs, Brand's pock- et-book yosterday and ran off. * Officer H. Enrle took him to tho Madison-street Station, where Justice Scully will interview him to-day. Tho Bmp?i“y wos recovered and given to Alra. rand, A woman ran into the Armory early this morn- ing snd_reported to tho station-keepor that her Lusbund, Edwin Vannerson, had been severely g;)unded by one Billy Crout." An ofiicor was gent. investigato the cnse, but had mado no roport at 1 o’clock. Lnst ovening, about 6 o'clock, a gentleman nomed Iteese was thrown from his buggy, near tho corner of Mooroe and Loomis stroats, and bnd his left arm broken in two places. He was conveyed to tho residonce of Dr. Ingals, cornor of Throop and Monroo stroots, who eof the arm and took him to his home, on Twonty-gecond street, ‘Tho alarm of fira from Box 819, at half-past 11 o'clock last night, was caused by the discovery of fire in tha two-story frame building 98 South Halsted street, owned by W, E. Chamberlain, and occupied by Joseph Falk s n shoo store and ‘barber shop. 'Tho loss is about $160, fully cov- orod by insurance. Yosterdsy aftornoon, shortly nfter dinner, Thaddoeus Casey escaped from theHouso of Cor- roction by sealing tho fence and swimmiug the canal. Bupt. Felton, on bolug informed of his escapo, startod on horsoback nftor him, effected his capture, and took bim back to the Bridowoll. Tast ovening Michael Honnossey, & moted rough, went into a saloon nt48 Taylor streot, and without any provocation &t all pitohod upon an inoffensivo colored man, Goorgo Beanaby name, and pounded his head with o_slung-shot, inflicts g:g{hlxj‘ulun thot aro serious but not thought to e fatal, Charlos Stewart and Austin Hobson got into an nlicrcation last evening in Trottor's gambling rooms, 828 Clark street, during which Stowart cut Hobson with o knife, sovering the artery of his left wrist, and injuring him severely. Oflicer Casoy board of the disturbanco, and arrested Btewart, locking him up at tho Armory. A hoavy robbery was perpotrated about half- past 5 Baturday ovening, whereby Anderson, Olsen & Co., importers of sill at 198 East Madi- son stroot, lost about, $6,000 worth of goods. Bhortly aftor the etore olosed, s boy saw threo ‘men and an express wagon drive into tho alley bohind the store and commenco to load with goods passod from one of the windows., He gave the alarm, butthey drove off with mor- chandixe of the above velue, HOTEL ARTIVALS. G@rand_Pacifio—The oo, K. Garrlson, Chatles Bowmou, Eugland ; I Onble, Rock TIsland ; A. Garrison, Piitsburgh: B, X, Dliller, Milwaukeo; 8. B. Morrill, Bt, Louis; . H, Bithwoger, Hortford. . . . Sherman House— D. B. Blair, Californin ; O, Colo, 8an Francieco ; W. M. Tiliston, Now York; J. L. Littl, Sal Lako; J. O. Corlis, Now York. . . . Tre- mont_ Houso—P. V., Smith, Now Yol DBreod, Lynn; Thomas Owall, Bosto: . B. Korns, Dayton ; Isainh Bacon, Boston; W. W. Coodwin, Thiladolphia. . . . Palmer Housa ©., L, draeue,Mnttford ; H. Jr Clarke,Canada ¢ J. 8, Bagg, Dotroit ; G. W. Adams, Tiflin; 1d Rivers, Louisvillo; E, 0. Holmes, Now York ; D. L. Brown, Doston. —_— The Transit of Venus, Tho followiug i8 o list of stations choson by the United Btales Astronomical Commission from which to tako obsorvations of the transit of Venus over Lhe sun's diso, in Decombor noxt; togethier with s corrected liet of the gontlomen who will take part in the worl: Vladivostock, Russian Siveria—Chief of Parly, Prof, Asaph Hall, United Slates Navy; Awsistant Astromer, 0. B. Wheoler, Dotroit, Mich,;” Principal Photographi- er, D, It, Clark, Indisunpolis, Ind.; First Assistaut Thotographer, T, 8, Tappan, Cincinuatl, 0, ; Sccond ‘Atslstnnt Photograplier, Goorge J. Rockwell, Golumbia Colloge, New York, Nagagaki, Japun—Ohicf of Party, Prof, Qeorge Davidson, United States Coast Bhrvoy; Assistant Astrouomer, O, 11, Titnun, Umibed Biates Coust Sur- yoy ; Lriucipal Phatograpber, §, 1L, Seibert, Washing- on, D, C.; First Asslstunt Photograplier, I, El lerton Todge, louton, Murs, + Hocond Asulstunt Pho- togeapior, I 11, Willstue, Tioston, Mi ekin, China—Chiof of' Yarly, Prof, James 0, Wate won, Observatory, Ann Arbor, Mioh, ; Assistunt Ase tronomer, assiguniont not yot mado; Prineipal Phoe tographer, W, V. Ranger, Syrcuse, N. Y,; First Ase Sosiht, Bl Bacond. Amistans Mstogtsphen Do osuph, Blich, 3 ant Photo X vozet Islunda—Chicf of Party, Capt. G. W, mond. Corpn of Englneors Uiiod i q\n‘lty'“:f- siutunt Astronomer, First Liout, Bamudl ¥, Tillmau, United Htates Enginoers; Principsl Photographor, Williun 1, Pywell, Washington, 1, O, ; Firat Assistaut Tholegraphor, J, G, Cainpbell, Coviugton, Ky.; feo- ond Asalstant Photograplier, Albert Foator, Washiug. tun, Kerguelen Island—Ohlef of Party, Liout. Commans dor Georgo T, Ryan, Unitod Blsted Navy; Assistant Astrouomor, Livut, 'Cowmander Charles’ J, Trafu, Unifod Stales Navy; Principal Photographor, D, Ity Holmes, Washlugion, D, O,; Firat Asslstant Photo. roplor, o V. Diyor, Indisungolis, Yuds ; Socond Anatast” Piotograyhion,” Iewin Slanléy, Splcoland, nd Habart Toun, Tumiania—Oust of Varly, Brof, willlam Torkuéss, Unitod Btates Navy: Assiatant Astronomer, Leonard Waldo, Comumerclal” Calloge, ew York; Prinolpal Photographor, Jolin Moran, Thtladelphin, Foun,; Firet Amsistaut’ Photographer, Willard T. Churchill, Gresnwich, Conn.; Becond {nsistant Thiotographer, Wallor 1, Doveroiz, Lrinco- Bt Harbor, New Zealand—Oblef of Party, Dr. O, . ¥, Peters,’ Observatory, Linmilton College, Now York: “Assinfant Astronomer, Tirst Liouf, T, ‘W. Bass, Corpn Englucers, United States Army; Prine cipal Photographor, O, 'L. Phillippd, Philadolphin, Ponn,{ First Assiatint Phtograplor, Taracl Iswcll, Columbin Colloge, Now York Socond Assistant Photo- gropher, E. B, biéeson, Tndisns. Chathunt Joland—Cliief of Patly, Edwin Bmith, Unitell Blates Gonst Survey: Ansistont Asironomer, Albort M, Boolt, Unitad Stafes Gonel irvey: Prin: clpal [Photographer, Louia Scebohm, Dayton, 0. ll;l:aly Ansqlmr‘alt A:’llmt:grnnl):nr' (mv;l Boul h\uf, Gor- any: Bccond Aesitant Photographor, W, H. Ray, Phlladelplin, Shotcgpecher; ' g THE SUPREME COURT VERSUS THE HOME- STEAD, MuscATing, Ts,, May 20, 1874, Tothe Editor of The Chicago Tribuna ¢ Bin: Thore is no subject that can come beforo tho people at tho prosont time of moro sig- nificance. and jmportance than the poor man's right to his homestoad. It {s n subject that com- mands the sympathios of sll classes of the com- munity, To the poor man who owns alittle homo,~+tho result, porhaps, of yenrs of toil and privation,—it is the shoot-anchor of his hopes, and & protection sgainst the grasping snd oxtor- tionnto creditor, who is simply informed that ho oan approach so far and no furthoer ; that a bene- flolont law holos n shicld ovor tho hoads of the poor man and hlg Jittle ones, to protect them in thelr homos, and prosorve to them tho sacred henrthstone, around which all their hopes and sapirations oling. To the wonlthy, it ia a saro and last rosort In case the hend of tho houschold should engago in a reck- logs aotirae of spoculation, or, through tho forco of circumstances, bo driven into bankruptoy; bo I8 always sure of o moans of support for his childron and the partner of his cares aud sor- rows ; and it Is perfectly logitimate, for itian falr undoratanding that 80 much of his property i4 snored and oxempt from all .olsime on bolnlf of creditors, and the croditors trust him Lnow- ing this provision inthe law oxiste. To the young man just starting inlifo, hoping toacquire & homo in tho futuro to share with some loved ono, how great an incontive to nction and onter- || prige, what a noble reward, and means of safoty from wont and *poverty in the futuro, is the homostond acquired by the frugality and porse- verance of his first manly effort. No other na- tion providos by law g0 noblo an incoutive for action and frugality; and woll may the Ameri- can smupl“ bo proud of so just and gonerous a provision in Lehalf of honeety and Industry, But what is tho position into whicl tho citizen is driven Dy unjust decisions of the superior courts, and by tho nofarions echeming of the lognl fratormiy? Wo find tho wise and noble provision of the homostead ignored, and evory lmmlnggur in the land oan draw up & uote or ob- igation to ovade tho provisions of the law, and compol the_sacrifico of the Lomestead. Now, thoro may be s shadow of justico whore tho homostoad 18 takon in paymout of o legitimato dobt; but how in it when the poor man is sold out to aid somo nofarious echeme to which he has been opposed, because some of his follow- citizens soo proper to vote such a burden on bim,—ho finding himeolf in tho minoity and obliged to nequiesce. The Bupremo Court sots up tho plen of inviolnbility of contracts, and that innocont third parties should be protected in their rights. In the first placo, isnot the ome- stead not & golemn countrnct, or coveuant, bo- tweon tho Btate and thg citizen, prior to all others? _In the second place, is not this third- party dodge getting rather thin, and no long- cr cntitled to a respectablo considoration, when fraud and gambling are apparent on its surfaco ? When bankors and money-brokera will purchaso ‘bonds, notes, mortgages, eto., at such adiscount (nprice often as low as 10 por eentof their valuo), is it not an evidence of their want of value® received, which the law requires on tho face of nll such evidences of indebtedness, and without which they are worthless ? But what I would particularly direct attention to Is the arbitrary sud unjust” decisions of tho Bupremo Court in favor of tho various railrond corporations when ttoy come in conflict with tho rights of the privats citizon, and tho insccure tenure by which he bolds his property, The citizon looks to tho Suprome Court as his last sud surest resort to ‘defend him from extortion and injustice. Butwhat aro thefacts? InTues- day’s TninuNe I seo no article headed, “‘Rail- road-Aid Logislation,” giving tho decision ren- dored by the Bupremo Court of the United States botween Pino Grove Township and E. B. Talcott, Now, tho critigisms of the aditor of Tux 'TRIBUNE woro Very proper and just; but there are ono or 7o points 1 would wigh to call atten- tion to, to illustrate the point. I will have to rofer to the docision itself to prove the truth of my position_that the poor man's home- stead is no longor held escond, according to the ruling of the Suprome Court: But it has been orgued that, aside from any constl- tutfonul prohibition, tho Legiulature had no power to authorize the imposition of a tax for any other than a publio purpoee, and that this act was not within that rule, Conceding, for tho purposes of this opinfon, the soundness of tho first proposition, the eecond cau by no meaus bo admitted, Though the corporation was privato, ita work was public, 88 much go as if it were 10 bo constructed by tho Btate, Private property can o taken for n publiv purposo only, and not for private gain or benefit, % Norw, mark tho sophistry of the whole argu- ment. ‘Tho great polut of the constitutional provigion for the protection of the private rights of the citizen Is ovaded, or presented in such n garbled shapo that it appesrs as if the Court wanted to dodgo the main issuo. The provision of tha Constitution, that * Private proporty shall not bo laken for public purposes without coni- pensation,” appears in a very differcnt light from what they present it. There is nothing intimnted about compeneation, oither real or imaginary. Now, this- is precigely the point I want to arrive at, to prove thal, according to tho Bmt ruling of the Supromo Court, the poor man a8 no seourity for hus homestond, I hiave seon Lundrods of homesteads sold out for taxos lovied to build up some bogus railroad schemo (my own amongst the number), that those who Lad con- tested the collection never acquiosced in, but op- posed from tho first inception; and, whon they applied to conusol for advico or assistance, they were coolly told thut thoro was no roliof for them; thouglh the wholo action was declared uu- constitutionnl by the best lawyers, yot thera woro decisions of the Supreme Court that acled a8 » comploto estoppel to the caso. Aro we liv- ing in tho Nincteenth Century, nud can such a utato of things oxietin Lhis Republican land? Aro tho rights of proporty loss eaored undor our Government than thoy are under tho despotismy of the Old World? Ono moro quotation from thoe samo declsion, and I havo dono: 1t does not Lelong to courts to Interpolsio. constitu. tlonal restrictions, Our duty is to apply tho law, not tomake it, Now, is it not mado tho duly of tho Bupromo Court to declare all laws invalid whon thoy con- Alict with tho Constitution # If such is the fact, on what priunlglo can o poor man's homestend bo taken from him when ho dorives no compen- satlon, cither real or imaginary ? Theso are the plam, simnplo viows of a farmer, 1t is not to be expectod that thoy can beonforced by the same logis and force of reasoning that mighe be applied by » more powerful -crsuist, Bul a kuowledgo that such papaers as I'ne Tnin- uN1: aro watching, oritielsing, nnd expoamg, the various schemos dm_t are Inid to deprive tho pri- vate citizen of his rights and pmporty. is one of the most chooring signs of tho times, The pross of to-day occupy tho same position as tho orators did in tho anciont Ropublics, and » gront portion of tho pregs prove themselves just as vonal and corrupt; consoquoutly the poople ehonld como out in solid mass, and support that portion of the publio pross that prove thom- solvos in sympathy with them, With much ro- spoct, I subscribe nyself, BAMUEL BINNETT. sk i s An Acrolite in North Carolinn. Weldan iN. C.) Correspondence of the Ralvigh News, Last Thursday evoning, between 2 and 8 o'clack, all this part of croation was jarred by n tromendous oxplosion. 'There was n goneral avd instinctive exclamation of **Bald Mountainl” but wo have ginco lemned that tho disturbance was caused by thoe oxplosion of an acrolite, which fell to tho earth in tho uqlmr part of this county, not very far from liansom's bridge, Porsond in the neighborhood sccurad somo of tho picces, and one fragmont, weigling some- thing over & pound, has boenloft at tho Loanolke Nows offico. Tho outside sgoms to have fueed and glazed over, somathing liko tho sand dooy sometimes on & brick, but whero ploces have flown off, disclosiug tha insido, it resemblos o vo! ile rook mixed with mioute particlos of molal, Caalulia, N, C. (May 15), Correapondence af tho Petersm burg Iudex Wo had hore yenterduy a metoorio shower, and wo have nowa atone beforeus wolghiug twelve pounds, of colestial orlgin, It soemw to Do nhout 80 por cont iron, with some tin and othor minerals. It s just like tho metoorio stones I eaw in tho British Musoum, of whiol £ saw sbout 800, the largest collestion in tho world, ono of which fellin Auatralia welgbing soveral tons. I was out in my cotton flell, aud loard four loud exploslons, apparently just aver my head,followed by four or five hundred, just like » pattle: opened, A?nu of flre wan goon_ from horo. This stone has beon afire and burnt black, with a vory thin orust on tho out- aldo, It has on it apparoutly the trail of n Inrgo dog it burled itsoif 0 inohos in tho ground, l.m'l is nonrly round. it da-dssis B0 MISCELLANEOUS, Tho Onrdinal-Princo Rinrlo-Sforza, of Naples, i8 looked upon in italy as tho future Fopo of Romio, —Innumornblo quantities of smail flsh ro- gombling English horring came into the Cove chlurdny. and boing entangled in tho moeshes of lio nots cansed iho flshormen much troublo.— Neto_Bedford Mereury. —Thus far fn tho !)rcsmt noselon only ono mombor of Congrose Iy roported iusane, Woll, his_frionda have ono consolntion. Ibrequires bralus to start with beforo thers can bo n cloar caso of insnnity.— Walerloo (La.) Courier. —\Wo notico that the names of Logan and Morton are not in the liat of the prospective guests at Nelllo Grant's wodding to-morrow. Honator Thurman's i, Tho Presidont s bring- ing tho finonclal controvorsy down to a pretty fine point.—Cleveland Plaindealer. . —Within the past ten years the scrow has en- tiroly roplaced the paddlo in {ransatlantio nayl- gation, tho wolght of marine engincs hag do- creasod onc-half, the steam pressuro hns quad- rupled, and tho consumption of coal has dimin- ishod two-thirds. 'Theso facts we glean from Frank Leslic's, —Tobert E. Light, of Orogon, Iil., rays tho Tolo Press, sn old nnd highly esteomed citizon of Oglo County, and for n long time Circuit Clork and Recorder, committed suicido last Wodnerday by butting soveral foarful gashes in Lis nock, which must have caused his doath in n vory few momontd, —A young swoll in New Yorlk latoly liquidated abillat his florfst's amounting to 351560, in- curred between the first doys of January and May tho current yonr, boing at the rato of ovor 81,000 por annam for flowers alono. —Aman in 8an Franclsco bLna started tho (t’hm:‘ry that it burts o Chinaman to bo stoned to oath. —Tho shortest time in which n milo was walked by Wenton was 9 minutes and 48 seconds. —A Lowlavillo (Oregon) Indy was racontly blnckballed by a Grange. She blamed n_man, a nelghbor, for c:\nung tho vote, and, meoting hlm at church, procoeded to glva him a drubbing. Tho hudy is 60 yoars old, and tho man 70. ~A picture by nyounF English lady, who s not yot 23 years old, Is epcoially commended among the works of art in this yoar's exhibition of tho Royal Academy. Tho picturo s styled, “Cnllinfit o Roll after an Engegomont in the Crimen. ~—DMrs, Warner, of Washington, writes to the Independent o slory which n negro told or In a Washinglon horse-car. It soomu they struck uf an acqunintanco impromptn, and then he tol her that Mr. Sumner privately pald his bills at gchool to lot him learn to be “a:lawyor, and aleo Deard him recite every Bunday in Lho Greek Testamont, Lo coablo him to learn how to feach o Bunday-seliool class, —Princo Domenco Orsini, who bolongs to ong of tho noblest historical familics of !m‘i’, died Inteoly in Rome, It appears that he literelly por- isbed Dby starvation, In his lnst iltnoss ho ro- colvod _extromo unction, and after that his wifo refused to permit him to Emrtnko of any Tood lest the nct of enting might profana the sacra- ment, this being nn old suporstition in somo parts of Italy. 'The unfortunate old 1'rince lin- gored fivo dnys bofore hla soul taok its flight. —Auorbach'’s son is deseribed by Drs, Ames a8 tall, gracofil, and handsomo, & puro Snxon, with a woalth of blonde hair and o depth of blue eyos sufliclont to turn_any Amorican mnidon'a head, He is deecribed by Mr. Holt, in whoso oftico ho has spent many hours, a8 of medium hoight, rather stout, well-kmit, a pure Hobrow, with blnck oyes and short bluck inir, —The assaults upon Sonator Brownlow in the recent Colored Men's Conveution, in Tennessce, have brought out from that old gentleman a let~ tor, in which ko denounces the * nbominable programme " thero put forth in fayor of tho co- oducation of tho rnces, and declares that the 25,000 white Republicans of Lust Tonnoesce have resolved to get along without the colored voters. sooner than submit to *‘this sum of villainies and 3uh|tonsnco of abominations.” —Chiof-Justicea McCOlure, of Arkansas, popu- larly kuown as ' Poker Jack,” has gono to Washington to *‘fix tlunqn " in the intorests of tho squelohed Brooks, The mistake mnde by McClure, Olayton & Co. is in forgetting that 1874 is not 1808, A fow yenrs ago anything dono in the namo of * loyalty " was indorsed through- ont tho North. Now, when a man howls about “loyalty " and *‘rabels"” peoplo ask: “What's ho trying to steal ?"—AMemphis Avalanche. —The Arkansas muddle left nowspaper read- era in great doubts ne to which sido was right, if eithor; but when it is takon into aceount thnb Clayton, Dorsey, and McClure holped to elect Baxter, and then tried to ouet him, 1t is herd to vosish tho iuforouce that he must bave re- fused to do somo dirty work for them, and hence provoled their hostility, If o, tho success of Baxter, through the P'resident's recognition, is matter for congratulation in more senscs, than one.—Pitlsburgh Commercial. —The spectacle of the National Legislature in quiting whother by locking up its telograph operators, or by compolliug them .to use instru- monts that requiroan ear trumpet to hear their sound, or by some other dovico, they can maiotein the sanctity of telegraphic communica- tion with tho capital, is at best not a pleasing ono. It does not become moro so when we re- flect that common roport fastens u}mn the Chair- man of the Judiciury Committce of the House of RRopresentatives tho offenso that gave riso to the presont_ngitation of tho question m Con- gross,—N, Y. Times. —Seth Groen, tho fish authority, hns been in- torviowed by the Rochestor Demoeral, and has soid some very curious things, Removing n scale from a flsh doos not kil it, but to scrapo off acirclo all around its body would kill it. No- body can explain why it shonld, * any more than why simply cutting tho bark at ono point entirely around o treo should destroy it, while an ax might boused to bow into it to almost any oxtent without proving deadly initseflect,” Mr.Greon's porplexity is hia alone’; almost overybody elgo nows that the life of atree circulntes in its bark. The authority also remntked that ho had no doubt that, if & man's body was girdled,— that ie, it tho skin was simply out entiroly around tho body atany point, doath would cortaiuly ensue, In this, too, Mr. Greon's notion may be consid- ored somavhat indopendent. —*That sneak Butler” {8 an oxpronsion by the Troy Press, We must inelstthat tlis sort of thing ba stoppod. Mr. Dutler is tho soul of franknees and forco; thove is nothing of tho snoal in him. We hava not tho elightest doubt that rather than go through ahouso like n suenl ho-would murder the entire family and burn tho establishmont. And then he would show, be- vond question, that bo had boon doing meral his lognl and moral duty.—Rochester (X, X, Democrat. —A youvg man 1n ono of thoPenabscot River towns in Maine, receutly supposing himsclf to be upon his doath-bed, quictly arranged bis earthly nffairs, as far n8 ho was able, and thon astonished his weeping friends by the choico of au_nuctioneor to conduct tho funeral #orvices, “Thore's Mr, —, down to Bangor,” he eaid, ‘ho's an easy, fluid' tallror, and I allers liked to hear him, I've had dealin’s with him, an’ allers found ho st out things jest about as thoy was, o's tho man I want to {nlk to my funeral.” But ag tho yonng man re- covered aftor sll the auctioneer Jost tho chance to declare bim * gone.” ~—Three men and two boys lalely floated for thhl{-twn duys in tho Indian Ocean in o small hont beforo they were rescued. Fortholaat oloven days thoy liad neither food nor water, oxcept that the mate shot a bird which ohanced to fly over them, Thoy chewed lead to moisten thoir throats, triod to'eat their boots and jelly-fish, and in delirium nmlsht to Kill eno anothor—in- |’ viting donth. Blood from wounds in u fray was ergorly druuk, but when the frenzy pauvsed the mon would shake hauds and kise each other. Lols woro cast, and a boy in the boat doomed to Do killed; but Inis tho mate, who noted through- out most resolutely, provented. ~—T'he Now Humpshire Patriot enya tho Logis- Inture of that State will convene ou Wednouday, Juno 8, Aftor tho orgunization of both Lodies thoy will at once procood to fill the vacancies in the Henato and eleot n Govornor, It is pro- sumed that Joseph Burroughs, Teq., of B] - mouth, who was tho candidate lnst year, will Ho a formidablo candidato for tho Bpeakership, (He i in avery way qualified for Bpoaker, and a gone tlenan in'all rospocts, 'Tho nume of the Ifon. Albert R, Hatoh, of Portsmouth, is also mon- tionod for tho same position, Willlam IL, Gove will probably bo called to proside over the Sen- ate, —Evansville wants {6 known that she is moying to havo her nume changed to Lamnsco, and, a8 some ourlnnuf oxists au to the origin of this woud, wo fool eallod upon to toll all wa know about it. A Terre Huuto man says that in tho catly days of tho settlemont of that part of the Blate of Indluna a poarty of obrowa settled on Tigeon Creek, where the futura Lawasco now utands, and ongugod In the business of buying Inmo anses aud mulas, which they puntured snd doctared up, and generally dicposed of nt good profit, I'lis business was cairied on for yoears with great success, and i timo the Company wag kuown ali ovor the Btato as tho Lame_Aus Com- }w:y which was finnlly pronounced La-inus-co or uhoit ; and thus originated the name by which Evausville aspires to bo known hencoforwurd,— Loutaville Conmercial, y SUNDAY’S NEWS: Loculs Wiles & Oo.'s planing mill, on the corner of Throop and Twonty-sccond strests, wns do- stroyed hy fire Baturday morping. Tho logs was abont £85,000; insurod for about $16,000. At a mooting of the Iteunion Committce of Abolitionists, Baturday aftornoon, letters wero rend from William Lloyd Garrison, William Cul- lon Bryant, Graco Groenwood, and othoris. A suit hns beon commeonced against Barbara McMahon to set naido an alloged frandulout con- ‘voyanco of property worth about $100,000. 'he Now York Mutunls bont the Chicngo White Rtockings, Baturday aflernoon, by a score of 7to 4. Tho Boatons were beaton by tho Atlantics of Brooklyn, 0 to §, and tho Hartfords by tho Ath- lotics, 12 to 4. el Qongresm. HENATE, ‘The scesion of -Friday night was continied until 6:16 o'elock Baturdny morning, {he Civil Rights bill being undor discussion in Committeo of tho Whols. ~Mr. Bargent’s amondmont that tho m:i;onl:nllon of aornrnlo sgchools bo not Fre. vented, providing ench class of nchool recelved oqual allowances from the sohool fund, was logt —yong, 213 nays, 26. Mr. Bontwoll's amend- wment, making a vorbal change in tho first sco- tion, was also rojocted—yons, 53 nays, 41 Mr. Gordon's smondmont to Rtrike out'of tho first gection the clause granling to colored peopla oqual privileges in publio gohools, ota., was ro- Jocted—yens, 14} nays, 80. Tho cleuse in tho Bixth section, providing for the fine of any Dis- trict-Attorney who should fall to prosecuto offendors undor tho Iaw, was etricken out, Aftor one or two unimportant slterations, the bill was rosnrlml to tho Sennto, with tho amend- ments, road s third timo, and then passed—jyeas, 20; nays, 16, a8 follow: YEAS, Alcorn, o Borgent, ‘Alilron, Ingatle, Roott, Boutwell, Mitcholl, Sponcer, Biickinghamy Morrill (V&), Stoward, Conkling, Oglesby, Widloigh, Edinunds, Tattoraon, wanhburh, Flanngnn, Toaro, West, Frolinghuysen, Prait, Windom, Famlin, Rameoy, Wright—29, Torvoy, Tobertron, HAYE, Bogy, Famiiton (31d,), Morrimon, Boreman, Johnston, ‘Norwood, Gnrpentor, Relly, TRanom, Guoper, Lowls, Saulabury, Davis, MeCreery, Btocklon—16, Tagor, Morton, Camoron, Hitch=ock, Chandler, Forry Qtlen), Stierman, avd Logan, who would havo voted for the bill, wore paired with Btevenson, Thurman, Tipton, Bayard, Dennis, Goldthwaite, and Gordon, who wonld havo voted agafust it, Tho full text of tho bill will be fouud in our ‘Washington dispatches. TIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Tho bill to purchase a site for military pur- oscs at Atlanta, Ga., was_laid on thoe tnblo, uo bill for tho galo of the Rueh Vailoy Milltary Resorvation, in Utah, was passed; algo a bill for the ualo of the Dotrolt Arsonel bullding and grounds. A bill allowing a bounty of §8.831¢ to goldiors In tho lnto war, and another providing for tho graduel reduction of the army to nine cavalry rogiments, four artillary regimonts, end twonty in(nnh’{ rogiments, were roferred to tho Committes of the Wholo. A bill was passed con- stituting Montgomery, Aln., & port of delivery. Forecigue 5 Tho Fronch Assembly has adjourned until Thursday (o arrango tha order of ‘business with the Constitutional Committee, Tho now minis- try is publiched in the Journal Official, and it is stated that tho majority of tho Assombly will aurpart them, Tho new German Ambassador, Priuce Clovis Hohenlohe, presented s crodon- tials to Prosident MacMahon Saturday. —Tho Presidont of IInyti has resigned, sud turned over tho Government to Gon, Dominique, who is supported by the army. —In Cubn tho robellion still’ continues, and oven tho most loyal Spaniards begin to complain of tho coudition of aflnirs in the island. Mlscellnncous. Tho Leginloturo of Arliansas, by a voto of 47 to 8, peered resolutions roquesting Sonators Clayton aud Dorsey to resign, and, in caso of tholt noglect, asking the Sonato to expol them. —Gon. Custer is making vigorous proparations at Blsmarck, D, T., for an offensive campaign against the Sioux Indians, ~—The studonts at Bowdoin Collogs havore- bolled flguluut military drill, and the freshmon and sophomore olnsses are likely to bo oxpelied. —NIr. and 3Mre. Sartoris sniled from Now York Saturday, being attended na far as Sandy Hook by tho bride's paronts and & large number of frionds. . - —Tho Prosbyterian General Assembly contin- ued its sessfon in Bt. Louis, tho prominent fea- turo of the day being n specch by Jadge Drake, of Wauhington, in which he opposed tho consol- idntion of " the various Bonrds, and defendod Calvinietio litorature. Dr. Atwater will ronew the discussion to-day, —In tho Genoral Assombly of the Southorn Presbyterians, nt Columbus, Miss., fratornal grootings of CGhristian tullo\vsi:lp wore exchang- ed with their brethren in 8t. Louis, —In tho Genoral Conforance of tho Mathodist Church Bouth, the report of the Committes on Fratornal Relations with tho Northern Clrurch was ndopted. ~—In tho caso of Tha Poople va, Tho Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, in the Cirouit Court of Sangamon County, & proposition from the Company, to Iot The Toople take judgment on cartain conditions, was rojected, aud, on the conclusion of the trial, & verdiot for 3,000 was givon sgainst tho Company. ~In Madison, Wis., threo suits were brought against ofticors of the Chicago & Northwestern and Chicago & 8t. Paul Railroad Companios, and tho officors were arrested and relonsed on bail. —The preliminary hearing in the suit to de- clare the Union Pacifio Railroad Company bank- rupt was had Satuvday befors Judge Lovwell, in Toston. Dacision wad reservod. ————— A Chincse Cooks Tho Visalla (Cul.) Delfa relatos the following : WA friond ol ourswas bragging ono day ofa now Chinaman cook whose sorvices. ho bad the good luck to socure. Everything wont beauti- fully for a wael or two, till ono dny he chanced to glance into the kitchen through a erack in the door, whore John was busy mixing the bread. Tofore him stood a dish of water from whioh to moiston the flour. Ifo saw John draw upn mouthful and spurk it into tho bread in the samo mauner as ho blows it on tho olothes while irou- iog. The Cbinnman has doublless gonointo somo hotel kitohon whore his services are more fully appreciuted, MARRIAGES. HURLICK—GIBBON—At tha pastor’s reatdonce, by tho iav, Glinton Looke, mane Ho Hueliok, of . D., ‘thor Efllaa‘gm and Lonora Hradloy Gibbon, of London, nd. DEATHS, WATALANG —Willinm A Whaitar, nod 43 yarn. TRormatat Wil Lo et e (e ot mant, whoro funoral survicos willbo huld Tatadoy, May 0, &t 320 o'olack. BNILL-Sundny, May 34, at 1 o'olock p. m., Mra. Mary Baol, agEd i yous, Funtoral at tho 014 Ladtos' Homa Tucsday, at 1 a'olock Dot Remaius wil bo taken to Jsrickion for buria, Winstiitithy tunotal serico et Frod 0. Wobater only ton of Dr. J. I Webator, will take plics at ¢ S0t Probbstorian Olfurcb o1 ffe-av. st d o'elodk s s MORTINITR—May 21, Edward Mostiner, Jr., of puou- wmonia, ayod b1 yaars, 10 munths, and 21 (aja, ‘Tooral from rostdong, No. 158 Went Congress-at., Togn i 26, at10 o'ofocks &, m. Friendsof tho fams ol T2 Davonsliire, Tngland, papors pleasn copy. TNV IE- T (hiu iy, &t tho rosiionto of Mea, S, 11. Prico, No. 13 Boldou olin Moiniyre, formorly of Kingeton, Ont. el 5 yiara, uneral at the'hotiao at > Tho roinalns will bo takon to Drattloboro, for intorment, E~Now York City papors pleaso oopy. By N. P. HARRISON. The Great Picture Sals WITHOUT RESERVE, To-day ot 10, 2, and 7 1-2%0'clack, At 185 State-st., UNDER PALMER HOUSH. : N. P. HARRISOY, Auctlonser. BY THOMAS & CO. Auctlon ala uf Housohnld Furnitare, Linon, Ohina, Qinay, Btoves, Uarputs, and offects of n 2-ronmod Ros: doned, ou the premlsos, kuown us Aborduna Honeay oni nor of Abocdeun aud Wost Madiwon struets, on Wodios. 5y A B 10 0.y without v yo M MIGRAS ' CO, By § ADBRDEBN FOUSH, 88 and i£0 Wost Muliam-at.,, suotfon sale uf wodern Doneuhiokd furaltice, arookury, liben, and ¢itootsaf s fentysomd howid, o eowinte, on WiEDRIGR s aLT0 & iy withot. 4. sitichte . qugl\n\k’,’a U0, Auotiomors, Bl Sonth Olrkoat.y ity THE GREAT AUOTION SALE Of Furuity it tho ezl d Hotel, 40 AUOCTION SALES, P T TNIITL A Aot eV B by e v S WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUOTIONEERS, 108 BAST MADISoON-gT, The only stiotly Commisaion Auotion Housoin Obluaga, Butire Stock and Complete Outit SERD STORHR, AT AUOTION, : Mondey morning, Muy 25, at 10 o'olock, AT STORE, 186 KINZIE-ST. Tho stook consiats of a gonoral asortmentof froshy vegotnbla and garden acods) atan fron safo, desk, countors, Platform-scale, &o. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctlonoors. 5-Room Gottags & Lot 25115, On Thirty firatiat,, just weat of Archer.ov., mear orane enra, ' Oy RI00'own, Dalanco 20 por month, HONe - DAY ALY E“i‘fi".{‘m""!”' at 31§ o'olook, atour salese ik rooms, 108 BN Ax BUTTERS & 0., Anctlonesrn, 20 Lot in Whittier's Subdivision, In Hydo Park, nonr South Chicago, MONDAY AFTERNOON, May 25, at 3§ o'clock, 8% 103 East Madison.at, W3 A, BUTTERS & CO., Auotionsars, Sale of Miscellaneous Books (FOREIGN AND AMERICAN) TUESDAY AFTERNOON, Mny 26, at 3% o'olock, at oup salosroom, 108 Kast Madison.st. WAL A, BUTTERS & 00., Auctionoer SPECIAL SALE Laiies Cod Cools OF ALL KINDS, Wednesdny Afternoon, May 27, at 2 o'olack, At Storo No. 90 Madison-st. TTho stock will conalst of Puro Gold Jowol« ry, which will bo on exhibition dm-lnfi tho foronoon. Ladies are invited to oall and ox« amine the articlos to bo sold, Soata for their socommodation will be providod, ‘WM. A, BUTTERS & 00., Auotionoors. EPEOI%.FL SALB Boots and Shoes. Wednosday, May 37, at.0}j o'clock, at our salesroorns, 18 East Mediron-st, * Tho assortment consists of & vory dua‘g}‘:‘f’d““"‘ of goods for Mon, Hoys, Ladles, Missos, a5 Onlldroutn wedr, W3l 4 BUFTERS & 00., Auotionoors. TRADESALE Of Goo. F. Glaer’s Goneral Btock of HH PAIE_I;[B[} Jowelry, FANCY GOODS, Thurgday Morning, May 26, at 10 o'olock, AT STORT 80 EAST MADISON-ST, Tho wholo will bo sold in quantitics to the trade only. ‘WM. A BUTTERS & CO., e ANCHONAR, Desirable Dry (Goods, Dross Goods, Paroe sols, Ladies’ Suits, Mon’s, Boys’, and Youth's Olothing, Fancy Dry Goods, Notions, Fine 2 Lino Whips, &o. » THuidnys 2y 35, ub g o'elucliy at our salosroors, 168 East Madison_t. ot Jladion;tly A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneors. oo = By LLISON, POMEROY & CO. Great Special Sale. Wednesday Morning, May 27, at 9 1-2 o'clock; AT OUR STORE. 100 Bets TLight and Heavy, Single and Dauble Hnruess; 5 Heavy Jaumbor Wagons, Jargo ntock of Sillvor-iiuted are, Cube lery, French Chinn Dinner and Teo Bots Goneral Morchandise, etc., etc. AT 10 O’CLOOCK, By ordor of R. E, JENKINS, Aeslgnes, 3000 POUNDS KILLIKINICK TOBACCD, ‘Wiil bo s0ld in lota to sult. AT 11 O’CLOOK, By ordor of BRADFORD HANCOOK, Eaq., Assignes; a large stock of ol STATIONERY, Blank Books, Etc., Etc. AT 114 O'CLOOK, A Tt of B Cags, Cly, Bt Hold by order of JUSEPIL WOLF. KLISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctloncors, £ Rundolph-st. = By GEO. P. GORE & CO., © 068 & 70 Wabnsh-av. DRY GOODS! TURSDAY, MAY 26, al 03¢ a, m. Targo and atitracte iva ralo of Dry Gaods, Dress Goods, Notions, White Gooils, and a ti00 linc of 'Mon's and Boys' Custom-mada Clothing. Alwo o fail lino of ‘Cusimoro, Steaw, and Linen 1ats, C: Millinory ‘Goods, “Arti- ficial fluwets, Linon Rutlilngs, ofo. An Anvoice of Human Halr, to which the ationtion of manu. faoturorn 18 callod. Alko hardyare, Outlery, and Silvors Plated Waro, Tranor Giaads, Platod Jowelsy, oto. Fuld in Cottago and Yograin o S T Im T A B GORE % Coh 4 and 10 Wabashiav, Peremptory Anction Salp of 13 opnn aud top Buggles, 2 De 1 B Tacloso. Tuotorss o T VRD AT, ias Be S w'eluck, GEQ, . GORE & CO., 63 and 70 Wabash-av. 1,000 Cases ofBoots, Shoes & Stippers Dolieates w1l DN AY A S S0l at Austion by Catalogue on 3 Movar at 0ldn, m. O signors’ ordees are to OLOSE OUT ALL GODDS, G ‘GO G0 b3 e 10 Waban ar ‘By HODGES & CO., At_Our Warcrooms, 38 West Lalkess . Wi O‘H 'I;‘Ul‘i“”).-\\" DAY 26, AT 10 A, ) e will aol 't tof b ool ol Dides, Cinee FURNITUR®R Garpote, Stovos, Grackory, Ontlery, oto., ota, ST as ton Siostio to Bt Cos Sy n ekt oy groat bargalus, 'I'ho qfllfll must ba sokd, an”tho owners rg foaving tho olty.. VM. ¥, HODGHS & COL ALY A Rare Chance. ‘Washall scll at auction, THURSDAY, May 23, m., O tho stoinisos, L14 Nouth W ool nE, o batcey House and Lot, 23 foot front by 135 feat, deop, alter Fiflo orfuct: m’:’ifl hif".‘z’\m“f-'n'fi‘é‘fm'fi«r" i aad.. Torim ahtonns funulro on promiscn. Wik £ HOUGHS & cor By BRUSIT, BON & ¢ CO. atosraom, 41 wnd 43 Bouth Cinal st BARNES HOUSE FURNITURE AT ATCTION, Onrnor of Bonth Canal and Randolph-at Alay 6, a0 4, ' wo shall 5ol 1ho et Faebiines o rouma woll (uenishod with Parlor, Dinthg. and Chatiher Farntiurs, in gand sondito, ani’ iy arior, tho atiantion of all wh season, Doposits raixed frim sl Jrela gyt UrO g LUSH, KON & U0., Austloneers. MUST BE SOLD! ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE, TUESDAY, MAY 28, I at Publla Auotion to the higost bid: oul intng 110 avros, with Hoadway up to (¢ Partof Lota 4 aad 3 in Oaldwol "‘e‘:’;‘ I,n‘t'i& [ E;é\l,whkl‘. F' 'l‘um;llul Halo—3¢ oa 35 3 n iorte e il pranEh I Guardian of the Kstaton