Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1874, Page 1

REMOVALS, | JEWELRY, WATCHES, &o. REMOVAL. |amERIcANS GRAND OPENING Eitrrope: gant Coral Sots, just re dircet from Naplow, #0s, Amethyat, Topaz, Parisian aad Black Jowolry. Atotnvited to examine the stock of KINE JEWELRY. WATOHES, GEMS, DIAMONDS, and other Procious AMERIOAN'AND GENEVA | yytonss are visuoxos, sd o . w fiTgEflE G ey No. 57 Ruo do Chntenuiun, 4 2 And also vistt our Watch Manufsotory, just compleled, at T'hn finest imported stylea of Ladies' aud Gents' Watch- Turgonsen, Frodsham snd Jnoot - Repoaters aud © Place Cornnvin (nonr. thie_inllrond depot), E:v’nr(lun ‘Watches, Buperb *'United Btatos” Btom- Gengva, Bwitzerlnnd., ‘Windors, Full lino of the noted home prodiiotions of E,l:in. In engos of our own mako; Tloward aud Waltham ‘atolios. : ' "SILVER SILVER PLATE, Haviog comblaed tho Anerioan imothod of nstng Iabor- saving tools and machinery with thoroughly skillod Swiss Jabor, wo arg onablad to produce Fino Watehios at’prices whioh wirrant a preforonco ovor all othors. . Partloniar bitention given to the production of complicatod Watohos, Ropeaters, Timore, Ohironographis, &0, | _ Evory varloty of unoful and ornsmantal Sterling Silvor Waro, put up Ia Morocco an Hatin Oascs, Rogers, Smith ado oxpressly for us, comprising an cudless vacioty of | | N i A ‘e Baots, Urns, Borry and Oake Stands, Knives, Spoony, UNION SQUATE, NEW Y ORY, i | TieEANY, REED & co., &. - No. 7 Rue do Chatenudun, Phrts.' [ ¢ TIFFANY & 004 o o Y 55 i Place Cornnvin (nzenr the ralirond depot), R TITFANY & €Oy .. . > 5 L u .. No.2D Axgyll-st., Rexontest. W. Londan, 121 & 123 STATE-ST,, CHICAGO, JLL. . 3 - REIMOV.AILn - Dr.. T. C. Duncan | & May bo consulted at the new offico‘of **'The Medical In. 4 Tire Y, T L2 vaetigator,' 67 Washington.st. % b PIG IRON. LARE SUPBRIOR CHERCOAL Pig Iron. ‘WATCH CO., _ | OF OHIOAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF ETEM & EKEY-WINDING WATCHES, Three grades of which have thelr nn'nqnnllfd Stom-\Wind- | CORNELL and Hand.Botting Attachmont. . in; Belll t S0, and B100 onch, Witk the Oo.'s Eureaton o 1b \gaarantoo of tho Smain I, B PR el o MORGAN, CHADMIPION, fhoiaia aConrteoods. UL CO. DO NOT SELL MICHIGAN, GREENWOOD, i u'c%f:fl‘:i fig@%fig;;{ga‘:%m?m NATIONAL, . MENOMINEE, - | aiteniysihat, and Orosanoadonr, Ohsosc i Ex Propellers Peerless, Hurd, Nox- [ ; man and Favorite. Also, a full stock of i SCOTCH PIG IRON, For sale in lots to suit, at lowest FINANCIAL. .. . market price. - . . A. B. MEEKER & CO.,- n 4 o b 02 Washington-st. "0 CLARK-T, Metlodist Chuveh Black, LAKE NAVIGATION. teoe; Tyfoent somponndlatareaton denotte | Easskocks age i sums at 10 por cent interost; no ohargesto leude stract or legal examination of titla. G 10, BOOVILLY, Freildent, Wat, Krsare Ree, Cashiors o0 ) Lo Predldeat; . ‘Nowi:—During tho sioeot pani, this Dank has paid all dbposits on domand: without Batise.. - 5 FINANCIAL, - GOODRICH'S STRAMERS.- Shoboygan, Manito- Wor Raolns, Milwauke woo, eta., dafly (Bund: . Da,mi. 1178 p.m. Tp. 1p. m, i Wnnted---l’ufchnse monéy:papqr‘ :qeuur‘ad by'mpx-tg’uge at fair rntqs ab " Lazarug Silverman's Bank, - Chamber of Commerece. !:i" Manlstee and Lndington, Tucsday and Thursdsy.....eesss it ¥or Greon Bay and Intermediate ports, Tussday and Frid: saseanens w Tpom. ®or Escanabs, and intermodiate ports, Mon- day and Thursday... : EDT0Moo and Dooks, 9 5.m, Do .m. (chigan-a CRRIRLGET & Amws L . JBSUR, AT & 0, BUILDING, No. 82 WILLIAMST, INBW YORK. 'Tho acoounts and agoncy of Bauks, Bankers, Corporas tions, and private firms will recoivo carafal attontion, ENGLISED |NHK UNDERWEAR! VERY LARGE STOOK RUBBER GOODS. AND VERY LOW PRICES. b s DISTRIOT -MATTERS.: . 'WASHINGTON, No Flinching on tfie Part of i-:" the Senatorial Infla- : © . tionists, They Not Only .Adhero :to, " but Tnsist - upon, the Senate :Substi- tute. - .. - orton, -Merrimon, and Sherman Sent.to the Conferenco o7 Commitiees s i Passage in the' {. Army Rediiction Bill, | An Attompt to'jPrevelit the Exile of Gen, Sherman Defented. Great Improvement in . the Intornal . Rovenue Receipts,’ 4 Horpenning’s Little - Bill . Again Pro- ...sented’ for. Payment. g - NATIONAL REVENUE, . Bpacial Dispalch to The Clicago Tribune, | % ;i A HAPPY MIBCALOULATION. - ‘Wasnmazow, D, 0., May 20.—Gen. Garfleld, | 6hatrman. of the House Committes on Appro- |' priations, stated to your corrospondent to-night tho evoning that tho approprintions for this year hayo boon cut down fully 830,000,000 below tho -estimntos, ' and that ho has assnranco that thero will b no dofiolt fn"tho revonuos. for tho current fiscal your, This Iattor. statement: .{s . under-. Btood “to bo basod. upon assurances. given by Treas and Intornal - Revenus- offlcinls whose bopks- shiow,a largor. rolative yield of rovonua ginco their estimatos wero madoe and presented - to -Congress in Dogomber lnst, and. upon which catimates wore foundod onthe anticl- 40,000,000. This falling off was ; to causo the groatest posaiblo tronblo.. The then, apparont rosult was to be an increass of taxation on ya- rious artioles of production and consumption. i REVENUY ‘RECEIPTS. Tho Intornal Revenuo receipts to-day wero §891,810; total roceipts forthe month, $11,826,~ 480, and for. the year to dato, $83, 181,014.88. Tor, June, 1873, the roceipts wero $0,108,000.- Tho' Commisstoner {5 quite contident that tho total ;acnlmn for-ithe presont flsval . yohr will reach 1000,000. Bpecial Dispatoh to The Chicago T'ribune, ARCIDIENTS OF THE RING' COUNSEL, Mo would ask the: Henato !t . Wasnsvazox, D, 0.\ $Te7 20.—ervrs, Mat- tingly and Stanton, tho counsol for thé District riug, submitted tholr argumonts to the Court to- .dny. Tho doouments are creditabls to them a5 sharp lawyers, but do not oxplain. away the unmaging faots that have beon proven against thoring. Thoy maké an oxdoédingly fino dis- “tinotion, In treating of tho District debt, batwaoon. ‘the dobt of tho District of Columbin Qorporation’ and the debt of tho -} .. . DOARD OF PUDLIC WOBKS. = {They mssoverato, liko paid attorneys, that; whilo " thoro - have boen orrora_ o Judgment; and < mistakes, and ehort- comings i{n undorlinge- and contrators, ,thore does .not. appear-to have been anything willfully wrong or illegal. - This in tho faco of. "tho fact that oach ‘and ‘every law governing or _a&:ply!x:f to:tho. Board ‘hus been nnhesitatingly ‘violated by the ring in thoir. consuming zeal to oarry out their: comprohensive system -of im< rrovumcut‘ - Tho Committee have not yot bogun he cousideration of their report. Judgo Jewott ‘aprived hore'to-day,but ot ‘onco started for Phila- -dolphiato attond the funcral of J, Edgar Thom- 861, ‘Various rumors are afloat as to what tho +Committoo’ will reoommend, but they aro mani- festly premature. 5 i TABRINGTON'S ABGUMENT, ' ‘Richard Harriugton, one of Gov. Shophord's coungol, t6-day filed' with the District Investi- Xndng Committee what he styled an argument. perusal of the dooument showa it to be a- fit composition to somo from the hero of tho bogus eafo burglary. Itia filled with personal nbuso of ‘mowspaper corrospondonts, and overflowa with Polico Court slang, It i doubtful if tho fiumlampn of the Qommitteo will allow tho low- mung thing to go into theracord of thelr procaed- .| ngs. et s NOTE-PRINTING. . Wasninarox, D, 0., May 29,—The ‘Committeo BROWN,PRIOR&FISE, | . PRESTON WABABH-AV. & MONROE-ST. GARDEN .AND S‘TREET., M]l]lners Wa'n‘tedl WARRANTED BEST QUALITY. L 2:ply, 15 conta; 3ply, 20 conts, Yixtures chesp, Theee Trlmunora and {hgco Milliners. Stondy situstions wil"be glven 1o good handa; voms etiere hod appis, 138 L_A_KE_ST_ . B, JG.‘HDI"EON - iz TO EXCHANGE. . | GE \Vnh?nxlun-lt- : A oA For Exchange 4.500 of long residonce and Lusiness oxperionca in this city Gity, in D '1Horo arat wonld liko o sstociato with partfes of moans in busincss, r ap engagoment as cashler or manager. Addross B 48, Tribune offios. AN ABLE AND THOROUGH ACCOUNTANT AND bpi, 14 milos.north of Hurlington ’?’ TLS, with an sat frontof 4lon on the Moinos Uaunty, Towa. SHARP COLLE( ro aro B houses, 3,5 aoros meadow, 1,200 under cul- 3 tivation, 600 alioioo {linbery the balauos Is Glear Laio in T oAl Ton eaporiance, . Uhlodga, and beatolty | (LISt i B0 Toom™w ! e Sutlon. Valnad ot B113,400% Koepor with an & § Hoaro, Wil pars cemler or books | équity, 100,000, Will oxchange for Improved or nim: Iy 0 able o seours him oy Siare. "Ads | provod ‘oity” or auburban property an assome lnoum. il L beed 148 LaSailo-at,, basement. BUSINESS CHANCES, FOR SALE, B T e Waoll situated on HOTEL, Zes e cagrpern ¥ ness, n; nd firat-clans prop. FOR "SALE, AT AUCTION, erty, for sale or exohange. MPMDAY, JUNE1, 10 O'CLK., O. 2. BEOKWITH, g‘lior"q‘ 4 Wagons 3 Drays, 4 Conl-faraany, 1 Bate, 140 Michigan-av, | 4 Doty Thiores nad Pipe, o Qliies snd Siogls, Harse, o, VI.PI 3 Lanterns, :.t I:’Oll K JAMPELL & 00.’§ Coal. ard, Hislatod-at, Bridge, . Wire Cloth Screens. N it r ot Yttt eSS A GOOD GHANCE T0 MAKE MONEY, FOR BALE-Sods Manufactory, comploto, with two Doubla T Salo s Wi U eayoran, o Teai aud wood autain. MISCELLANEOQUS, o, " Etylay o s e et 1o 2", 8. BART, Ghostnut.at. North Olark FURS SAVED MOTHS | o uabils conutal tieponiat Jobbiny Bhopt» ~ Sond your Furs to ua for PROPOSALS, safe keeping through the | ... ummer, ~ 8. BanNms & co., SHE 70 M PROPOSALS ‘Wil b roceived by tho underalgned for tho pusolass of Plymouth Oliurch, cornor of Tweuty-sixth-at. and Iadi- anaay. Thoproporty in good condition, and will be sold on very favorable terms, By ordor of tho Board of Trustoes, C. H, BAKER, Olerk, . Rooia 1 Methodist Ohiuroh Blook, GOLD PEN Manufactory, 187 Randolph-st., Bi . P e Rals LT ™ T.UMBER OR COAT, DOOK '0 RENT OR FOR SALE. 150 E'n Twelfth-st., running back Wihr:%n?pai?: PRINTERS, § ONERS, P With TAUFOAd =~ 0ODNEOLODE, TEAT | s et A emenn oo o dge. A N il Suis | WEWORANDUM BOOKS — L] MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, A large and bosatiful assortment at whole. o%lnt in Dasign, A sale and retail by SHIRTS S cuf, iR TORE 3 118 and 130 Monroe-st, on Banking and Qurrotoy {o-day resumed con- sidoration of the note-printing question, Bona- Ator Boutwell being examined, said thore should never bo & change of plates 80 long aa tho notes printed {from them ocould not ‘bo successfull, counterfoited. Assistant-Booretary Sawyer nus McCartoo - wora presont “to anstwver quostions propounded.- " relative to the cost of ‘requost of Mr. Conkling: orinting. -'Counscl of the Now York Bank Noto Printing Company ‘propounded sundry interrog~ atives, espocislly regarding what thoy callod irreconcillable discrepancios in the cost of print- ing:cortaln kinda of- fractional ourency as rated in MoCarteo’s_schodulo, This was anawered on beholf-of the Printing Burean, by tho statomont that somo of the 50 ‘cont notos were pninted at lcag prico, by.n soorst procoss, which was ex— Pplained to the Commitice in sacrot sossion, THE CHORPENNING CLAINM, Special Dispatch ta The Chicano Tribune, ‘Wasmnatos, D. O, May 20,—Mr. Butler, of Dassachusotts, reported from the Judiclary Committoe to-day a bill-to romit the claim ' of George Chorpeuning to the Court of Claims, The Committee, in their report, say. that thoy have had the memorial. of Chorponning undor conslderation, and made tho fullest investiga- tion. ‘The petitioner and his'counsol wore be- fore the Committoe, and they profossed entire willingness to abandon any part of the claim which might lp[x\onrto bo tainted with fraud. Thoy asserted the ! " PERFECT FIDELITY OF THE PETITIONER In all his sorvioes sa n mail contractor, the ronsonableness of his demoud for nompuuunhnn, ond tho honosty of hia- conduct in prosccuting his olafm. - They challenge the production of any broof of corruption or undue intluence with the Postmmstor-General in any way, or corrupb motive on his part. Thoy gavo their consent to go behind the awsrd, sud back of the ack- o Congross, ond give up thelr rights undor hoth if thoy were cor- NF“J obtained, They sgreed that tho Com- mittos might dotermino WHETIER JUSTICE MAD DEEN DONE TO THE PETI- " TIONER by the Postmaster-Goueral, and mako the award confirm with the truth, if any part was founded on tho false tostimony of witnesses, or falso faots, or by tho suppression of facts. Those heretofore known to hold opinions adverso to tho potitioner were notifigd by the Commitioo ihut thoy might sppear and be heard, but no person appeared fo contravens tho nllogationn of tho memorialista, The report conolues an follows: Your Committes sro fully convincod, upon the oyl- denca, that, upon Lo wmarils of the whols clulm by Mr. Sl B searing o W B d & tom the Uni oo betiovda tlat the gacortaoment of s’ delailof " tho mwmount, and ijustment by & coms mittea of Congress or by Cougrovs it if, is . wholly impracticable, uot to solf, way it ssible, 1n order to do fuatice either to tho claini- AoFox to tha Usitod, Btatos, ¥l conviuced of the D ootk et o e Bvor oot whiohcan bs “eiablistied b cosuaiont evidence Huon Jecal priacis plos bofora court of justice, should alwayn have ro- ,coutrno to tho court of thia conniry fo entablish his rights, yonr Commiltes have roported a bill to give Jurladirtion o tho Court of Olainis, subject to appeal %o thio Buprome Court. by olthor party, ——— s i NOTES AND NEWS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribung, ¢ DROORATION ' DAY, Wasnmoton, D, 0., May 20,~The -decoration -exoreleen ot Arlington and othor: national come- trios horonbouts aro elaborately planned for to- morrow, and promise to.bo untisually successful aud julererting, CGen, Joo Hawloy, of. Con- neationt, ia to dollver thojuration at Arlington, and Judge Lawrenco, of Ohio, at tho Soldiers' Iome: . Gen. -Albright, . Congrossman from Peunsylvania, speaks st Antictam, Gon, Neg- loy, at Gnleuhnrw ond Gon. Shorwood, of Ohlo, gt Brooklyn, N, ¥. Allilio departmonts aro to 6 olosed - tb-morrow by ordor of the Prosidont. Excursions by rall and river aro sdverlised, sod the day will be observed gonorally as n hollday. 5 : TILE AUNY DILL, Gon. Butler's nmandment to thoe bill to reduco ’| tho Army and probibiting the removalof army headquattors from this city, oxcopt in time- of war, was rejected by o devislvevote tn tho House lo-day., Tho voto by which the bill was passed wao largor Ihan wua anticipated, . Even mem- bors of tho Committco wore s fow days ogo fear- ful that tho bill would bo dofeated. Honator Logan, who s Uhairman of the Sonato Milltary Committos, declared:that he will not roport tho menguro from his:Committes, . . - ! Judge Wilson, of Indiann, having . snnounced that ho would not accopt o nomination to Con~ groes, in recoiviug letters from his distriob urg- 1ng Lim to revoke his doclelon, and { consent to bo a candidato. bis dotermination to rotire to private life at expiration of his prosent torm, u TREATY OF WASHINGTON, . . Proaidlont Grant has issuod a proclamation ox- He romalos firm, howover, in tue | tentling to Nowfoundlond tho provistons of ‘the treaty of Washington, Tho products of tho fisheries will bo'ndmittod into tho United Btatos duty freo on and after Juno 1, 1874, 3 . . . GEN, DRISTOW, ' . f tho forthcoming Scorotary of tho Tronsury; ar- rived in Wnuhlnfilon this afternoon,.and spent at tho Whito House. ¢ v 1 [70 the Apsoatated Pr a g i MEDIOAL DEPARTMENT, DETROIT, ' .. + Wasmixaron, D. 0., May 20.—The followin, rinmed officers of ths Modioal Dopartment are ordored to Dotroit, Mich,, to attond tne nnnual mooting of the Amorican Medical Association in that city on the 2d grox.: Burgeon John Moore, Aspistant-Burgoon J, 8. Billlngs. i iy WEST POINT TOARD VISITORS, Tho following 18 a complote liat of -tho Board of Visitors to tho Military Academy at.:West Polut for 1874 : Commodore O, P. P, Rodgors, Uuilted Btatos Navy § Gen, Thomas J. Morgan, ofu, Nob.; thoe Lon, O, P, Tomple, Knoxvillo, Toun.; tho Hon. Francls Wayland, Yalo Col- iogo; Gon. O, 8. amilton, Fond du Lo, Wis. ; A, B. Kendig, Gedar Falls, Ia. ; Gon. J. D.Cam- oron, Harrisburg, Va.; the Hon. Goorge R. Donnis, United States Sonator ; tho Ign, T, O« Howe, United States Sonator ; 'the Hon. P, M. P, Yonug, Houso of Ropresontatives; tho Hon. Robert 8, Hale, House of Reprosontatives ; the :Houn, Georgo I, Hoar, lfouse of Roprosenta- glflon of & defloit for this yoar of more than | tives, (PORTAL TELEGRAPH. * ' Lowry concludod his argument to-day before thio House Committas on Appropriations, against the Postal Telograph bill, . Judge Porter will bo hoard to-morrow. T, 2 B 5 B —— | - | .. COONGRESSIONAYL RECORD. L ‘ BENAT g R ¢ WAsuINGTON, D, O, May 20, «-THE MOIETIES REPEAL BILL, * | Mr. SHERMAN, from tho Committos on Fi- nance, reported back tho House bill to amend the ouatoms revepue laws and to ropeal molotiés, with_soveral smendmonts, and gave notice that to- provded to its con- sidoration Tucaday noxt. '?llnnd on tho oalea- dar.' o RN rne-EsprionAnaties, © o - Mr. SPRAGUE, from tha Gommittes on Pul o Lands, roportod advorsely on tho bill to ox- tend tho time for proof-siid payment on pre- emption clalma upon publio lands. Placed on the cnlondar with tho adverse report. - - THE ALADAMA HENATORSHIP. Mr. HAMILTON (of Md.), from the Commit- teo on Privileges and Elections, reported a rovo- lution to pay I'rancis-W, Byxes, lato ‘contestant for tho seat ns_Henator from ' Alabama, 88,374, from March 4, 1878, to dato, Lmd’over at tho 5 COTTON PENMITS. Mr. ALCORN submitted a resolution inatruct- ing tho Beorotary of tho Trensury to furnish the Bouato with copies of ll cotton pormite issied by Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, ‘with the nnmos of- the agents appointed by the Beoretary of the Trensury to purchase cotton, and copics of such instructions issucd to -such purchaing sgente.: Ordered printed, and laid over. -4 %l ' TH PEMBINA BILL. g Mr., WRIGHT cntored & motion'to reconsider tho voto by-which the bill to cstablish the Torri- tory of Pombinn was rojected yosterday. . « ! “TOBAOCO. Mr. FERRY (Bioh,), from -the Committao on TFinanco, roportod adversoly to the resolation of the Benate dircoting the Committes to inquire into thio expedienoy of allowing producers of to- bacco to sell to othera than licensed donlors, and the Committeo was dischurged from its furthor contideration. . ) PUBLIO LANDS. - Mr. SPRAGUE, from tho Committes on Pub- lie Lands, reported favorably on the bill to lo- galizo ontries of public lands under tho Home- stead law In cortaln cases, which was . discussed unil tho oxpitation of the morning hour, and then laid over, ' ; b THE DEVISED CODE. .The rofolution -of tho Houno o suspond the Jjoint rules roquiring tho engrossment of bills, 80 that the revised code may bo sent in print to the Prosident for signature, was takon up. After somo discussion, {n which -sovoral Senators ar- gued that it was practicablo to engross the bills, oo motion of Mr, CONKLING, tho Benate dis- egreod to the House: resolution. Tho CHATR Jaid bofore tho Senato the House Currency hill with a resolution 6f the House disagreoing to tlio Sonate amendments, and ask~ ing for a committoe of conforanco. r. WRIGHT moved that the Sonato insist upon its amondmonts, and grant the conforonce nakod by tho Honse. ¥ Mr. SARGENT movod that the Bonate adhore to its amondments. o + The CHAIR ruled that tho motion was out of 3rdar, and aaid the motion to ingiat took proco- once, . . 5 = A ? “Tho question being on_ Mr. Wright's mation, 1t.way agroed to,—yons, 81 ;. nays, 24, ‘Tho following i the vote iu detnil 'on Mr. Wright's motion for a conforence committes : TxA8, Alcorn, Hitcheock, , Patterson, gy, Ingalls, cane, Carpanter, Jobnstdn, Pratt, Clayton, a0, Ramaey, - Conovor, MeOreory, Tansom, Dorsey, Morrimon, Tobertaon, Yerry (Mich), 3iilchell, Sprague, alte, - Normoot Wiheos Goldthwalte, - Norwood, ndorn, Gordon, Oglesby, Wright—31, Harvoy, Naxa, Anthon Tenton, Bargent, Dasaa Llanuga, Baulsbury, Toutwell, Frelinghnysen, Schurz, Duckingtiem, . Hamilton (Md), Hoott, Ghundler, anulton (Texus),Shorman, Conkling, minlin, ‘Btowart, Gooper, Morrill (Me), Wadlolgh, Edumunds, Morvill {Vt), Wasliburh—24. Mossrs. Dennis and West, who would- have voled for the motion, were ‘[imml with Mossrs, Kelloy and Davis, who would have voted against it. Mr. WRIGIIT asked to-be excusod from gorvico on the California Committee, ‘I'ho OHAIR anpointod Mesurs, Morton, Bher- man, and Merrimon as the Committoo, 1IRIDOR BILL. Tho nmendment of the House to the bill to lognlize nnd eutablish tho pontoon railway bridge aoross tho Misnssippi Rivor at Prairie du ()hhau‘i Wis., waa ocopourred n, and the bill ABEO! 5 ! BALTIMORE A OMIO BONEME, Ar. DAVIS talled up the bill to outharizo the Baltimord & Ohio Rallroad Comvany to con- utraot o branoh road, snd to chuuge the location of, its road withiu the Distriot of Columbia, e submitted an ameudment providing tunt the whalo of the branch rgad to be constructed in tho Distriot. shonld bo ontslde the City of ington, Agreed to, apd the bill paused, 4 PENH/ON BILLS. A The hour of 8 o'clopk having arrived, snd it hnvlng‘bean agreed ;}Vunl dnyn ago that av that Washe hour bills reported the Committeo on Pen- sions should bo oconeidered, the following wore agssed: A bill to inoresse tho pension of Mra, (annsh W. Huranar. Widow of Mal.-Gen. E, Y, Bumuor ¢ a bill oxplaining the intent and moean- ting of the fourth soction of tho not granting -bounty lands to officors ‘and soldiors who hiave been nnglnml in: tho military servico of tho United Statos; o bill to equalizo pensions in cortain cnaos ; a bill to inoroase pousions of . sol- diots aud enflors who havo beon totally disabled. Mr. RAMBEY introduced a bill smondatory of (tho nct to provido for the survoy of s no:{nln iract of Iand' in Minnesot, bolonging to ' bialf- Lreods or mixed Lloods, of tho Dakota- or > Bloux Indiane, and to confirm tho sales of the certifi- cates jnsucd In eald act. Rofarrod. . - Mr. PRATT moved to tako up the bilt amenda. ry of tha nct granting penhions to cortain soldiors of the War of 1812, and widows of do- ceanad soldiers, and to, restore.to tho ponsion- tolls thoso poraons_whoso namos-. roro atrioken thorotrom in conAequonce, of : dlsloyally. Whon tho mattor was'put it wns discoverad that no quorum was presout; and ‘tho Sonato'adjourned until Monday, . © .- 3 b v HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES, g . NO BERSION TO-DAY, . - O motion of Mr. DAWES, it was orderod, to- morrow being Docoration Day, that thetb shall bo 0o sossion of the Houso: v 3 ' RELIEF BILL, ) ") . : Mr. ORTH; from the Committoo on Forelgn Affairs, reported ndvorseoly on tho bill for the re- liof of the widow of tho Iato James L. Orr, Mine inter. to Rusnin,. Ou tmotion of BIr. llANbALL, Ta.) tho bill wat placéd on tho privato oalen- ar.” v . G i - o ARMY. BILL. ! J ! Tho House thon took up tho bill for the grad- unl reduction of tho stmy, aud wis addrossed by 2tr. BURLBUT, in opposltion to it. - He denied tho wisdom, oxpodiency, or economy' of tho nicasuro. Tldngu woro dono_urider the ides of falso oconomy tlat wero most disgracoful to tho country, and this waa ono of thom. He rocol- Ieoted that lugubrious afterncon & fow : months 8go, whon: tha Charrmau of .the Committee ou ‘Ways and Moans gave that melancholy picture of tho finances of the country, when that jzeutle- tan was undortaker and chiof mournor. of ‘the " fuuoral of national credit, and yot a fow doys ago that samo gontleman hnd informed tho Houso that tho couutry was ‘ablo to carry out all ita obligations, 5 $ . e ! Mr. DAWES—If tho -gontloman understood mo a8 over saying that - tho country wns either ; inablo or wuwilling.to dlsahnrf;q avory obligation it over mado, ho hau totslly misindorstood mo. : Mr. HURLBUT-—I: bave not.time now to | turn away from: the matter before the Houso to ,mako, B, eido-.issue with tho gentlomon “from’ Magsachusotts, Thé .question now beforo- tha Hougo Is,.whether or not it shsll pass a bill that will bronk up not.only: the' organtzation of the army, but the “spirit of the army. - I spoak not | for the staff dopartmont, but :for the fighting: Birancl.. of: tho army. The staff. corgs oxists Hocaugo thearmy exists, - This is not a quostion , Hotwoon gulars - and .volunteera, ~ It in, :lowovor,.: ia . quostion 'of with + mon-.- to :whonl the! i lius plegad ita faith, and said that if they should go.into the army and' do ' thoir duty thero, thoy. would bo kept 1n sorvice 80 long 08 théy wero fit for it, and when incapacitated for servics tho Government would not- desert them in their ‘old Bge. e i ygflu then proceeded to critiolse the provisions of tho bill in detail, and in conclusion: nppealed to tho Houso to do justice to those bravo, hiard~ workiug men of tho army,—~not. to out off at a ‘singlo;blow such a number of effdctive men, and . cast them adrift upon the world; for which thelr profoseion unsuited thom, | Mr. HAWLEY (IiL.), ‘a. member of. the.' Com- _mittoe on Military Affalrs, spoke ‘in .support of the. bill; Thera'lwero' many things i it which did not meat his entire approval,.but as. a whals .| lio approved it and-supported it, The pooplo wera uot in favor of a large unmdlpq srmy, but of o much a8 was necossery. Ho himeolf was of the samo opiniau, Ho woiild not coneont to, “roduce tho “akmy to such a dogree as might - en- dnnger any interest of the country.: Tho Houso would not do its, wholo duty.if i to_sus- tain and pnes tho bill, s 7 ' The Houso then procecded :to voto on the bill aud smendmonts, -, yo e hods 3 ¥ Mr.-O'BRIEN offered an nmondment'as s now. #oction ropesling the Iaw prohibiting promo- tions in tho stafl corps, and it way agroed to. Mr. ALBRIGHT moved to strike out the thifteouth = and ~fourtecnth soctions of tho bill, * rolating to, the Paymastors. Department, * and . substifuging ~ s soction providing that that Dopartmont sball conaiet of ‘one Paymostor-Gonoral, with the rank, pay, and omoluments of o Colonal'of cavalry, ono Assist- ant-Laymostor-Goneral, with the rank, pay, and emolumonts of a Licutonant-Colonel of cavalry, and two Deputy Paymastor-Gonorals, and fifty Paymagtors, with tho ranlk, psy, and emoluments of Majord of cavalry. ' ; . +Mr. DUNNELL ‘moyed 'to lay tho bill on the. tablo.” The motioh was rojected—yeas, 71;.- nays, 140. Lo 3 ‘Tho quostion was thon taken on Mr. Albright'a amondwont, and it was rejected—ypas, 89; nays, . Mr, BUTLER (Bass.) offcred an amendment that tho hoadquarters of thiparmy slall nover be ‘rerwved from tho National “Copital ‘excopt in timo of war, Rojectod without & division, * Tho bill was ihen passed—yeas, 119; nays, 104, ' ITho only chengoes made in the bill as reported by Mr. Coburn on Baturday Iast aro to-msert be- tween lines -four aud five, on the first page, the words “ oxcopt graduatos of the Military Acad- emy,” and to strike out Sec, 21, < COURT TRRNE, Mr, ELDREDGE, from tho Judiciary Commit- toe, reported a bill chanzing tho -times: of hold- ing United Btatos Circuit aud Diatrict Courts at Lvansville, Ind., to the flrat Mondnys’of April aud October. Passed. . . SPIRIT EXPORTATION. Mr. BUROHARD presented a -report of the Conference Committes on the bill to facilitnte tho oxportation of distilled epirits, and aménda- tory of the aots rolating thereto, The Commit— tdo roportod a substituto for-the hill, whicl was agroed to, - ) GENEIIAL APPROPRIATION BILL. The Houso then rosumed considoration of tho Bennto smondments to tho Legislative, Exacutive, and - Judicial Appropriation - bill, commencin, with tho amendments nffecting tho Deparimont of Stato, providing fora Third Assintaut Seoretary of Bato with a-ulary of £3,600; and_roclasifyl ng tho cl 1;:ritual force.. Tlg.t;onmeudmants Wore agreo to. - Yens, 1207 nays, 70. ~ ! Tho amendment fllqmdug o feo of §5 tobe ocollooted on passports, was conourred in, Al tho smendmonts incronsing the clerfeal forco in tho various Buresus of the Troasury Department were non-conourred in,” - i The Benate amendment restoring tho appro- ,)!lntion of $200,000 for postage-stamps -for the Trol Dopartment was oonourrod in. The House hiad originolly substituted for it an item of £5,000 to pay for the exponse of furnishiug ofticial atamps and letting the correspondonce go 1roo through tho malls, Tho samo sction was taken ag to othor Departments. The Benate smendmont authorizing the em- glnymant and payment by the DuY‘urtmonb of ustice of District Attorneys for-.the perform- anco of sorvico not covered by their salaries or foos was conourrad in, o Tho Benate amendment striking out the Ero- Yision excepting sppropriations for rivers, har- bors, hghthouses, and public buildings from tho raquircmonta ss to unoxponded - balances beln; oovered into the Treasury within two years of tho dato of tho appropristion, and making, the excoption apply to the appropriation for.the ex« tousion of tho treaty with Groat Dritain of May B‘vla'll, was opposed by Mossrs, OONGER aund TREMAIN, mg supported by Mr, GARFIELD, "The amendmeut was non-concurred in, This concluded .the Bonato amendmouts, and tho bill now goos to a committeo of conference. Meossrs. Gurfield, Kelloug (Ot.), and Randall woro appointed such committoo, : Adjournod till ATonday. i i L GRASSHOPPERS IN IOWA. , Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, 81, PAur, Minn,, May 29,—About 200 peltme mot at Windom, Cottonwood County, Tuesdsy last, to compare facts and opluions on the grass- hoppor quostion. ‘The genoral opinion was that tho destiuction of the orops was inoyitablo, ‘Ihe mocting, thoroefore, asked Gov. Davis to appoint ox-Gov, Miller to proceed to Washinpton and Iny tho fuots bofore Congross, and ask relief, They aléo memorializod ~Congrous to pormit homestoad sottlers to loave without forfelting thoir clains until aftor tho grasshopper raid s over, and thoy stiall ba able to prooure soed tor another yoar, Committeos wore also n|mnintod to collect full information from each ufllicted county to bo furnished Miller before -his depar~ turo for Wasbington, —— s —The matorial and fixtures of the ‘ Datly En- ferprise, of Last Baginaw, Mioh., an Administra- tion organ, was sold at ohattel mortgage wale this afternoon, Bince it was started, wi{h all the oftiolal ntmmse ot this seotion, the Enlerprise has'sunk over 40,000, . % e FOREIGN. The' Virginius Affair Revived: i~ by the British Govern- ; ment, A" Demand” for Reparation Beir ; 107 Pronged at -Madrid, Iy ¢ [ Arrival in Parls.of Amerfcan {l.. Foa grlms»lo Catholic Shrines. ’ ¢ Jiles Favre Proposes & 'New ( po- sition- In -the 'French As- '+ ; . sembly. . . G5 . GREAT BRITAIN, S 1 New'Yonw, May, 20,—A letter’ from London aLout tho slaterent.in tho London Times of tho obvious causo: of -tho non-appoaranco of the Duchoss of Edinburgh at the ‘Quéon's drawing- room, dnd the anrouncoment on tho following morning that such statemont as in no way, au- thorized by tho Duke of Ldinburgh, esya it was plain to overy ono that such an announcoment g that in tho " Times would: mot have beon pub forth “by‘tlio conduotor’ of that jour- nal on s’ own, roipousibility, It must, thorofore, . havo boen what tho. French call ** communiquo,” and the.only :question was, By whom it aould have baon sent 7~ Publio .opinion pointod at ouca to the Quoon, and, publio optnion continuea to rogard Hor Majeaty na tho author of the statoment, but ‘for what purposa it was mado, uuless to throw. the publio off tho acent of the, S‘lrcquduncu questlon, 10 ouo. can. possibly [ imngino. Both tho Princo of Wales snd'tho Duko:of Ediuburgh aro oxceedingly. indignant at tho whole affair; but. the nxporhmn arrival of tho Czar will poatpone, it it docs not put an end to; any chance _of an open broach botween tho members of tho royal family, o8 | LonDoN, May 20.—It. is roported thatsn ex- plosfon ocoutrod this moruing; .ju & colliery at : Clnyoross; Dorliyshire, killing. thirty minors and wounding largsndmbors, © ¢ | LoNDow, May 20.--A-réport inr_tha London at~ ternoon papors of the torriblo mining disnstor ot Claycross hngrlly proves to ha false. £=Ep . | Loxuvon, May 20.—Correspondence of.. tho | Britisl Toroigm Office arising out of thio capturoof the vlrglnlua aud subsequent execulions at Bantl- sgode Cubn 1n officlally published. It contains a dispatols of g0 Iato a day.as May 7, 1874, sent by the Enrl of Darby to Leyard, Brtish Ministor oy Madrid, in which tho former says: * Xa view of the gravo-difiioultios of the Governmont of Bgn(n 7 ecn Hor Majosty's Governmout has’ hitherto: dnwilling to pross for an anawer to its demand for an acknowledgment of tho wrong-done, and for componaation to the relatives of the viotima who wero subjects of. Groat -Britair. . We now trust that thore will bo.no furthor delay on the port of the Spouish Govorumont.” . i b SPAIN, . - Mapnip, May 29,—General Lomn has assumod ! “eommand of. the First Co; tho Republican Army of tho North. © Z P = .. Pants; aTay 20.~~Tho Minister of ‘the Intorior has probibited :the- enlo of the Nineteenil Cene G '.'fi?,‘, nowspaper, il Lallig offensive to. public mor- Pang, 3oy 20.~Tho Loft Goatre hold & meet- ‘ing to-fay to considor, means of opposing tho DBonapartists. M. Favro ‘advooated an -alilance’ - with the Right Contre, 86 that the organization -|"of tho Noptonnat might bo comploted, the Elpc- toral laws paesod, and n_diasolution of- tho Ag- sembly ‘thon” voted, Ho 'considored: that’ the’ olcctions would be more moderate'if held under a sottled government. Tho mooting-adjourned until Monday, when flonl action:will bo taken as; to the courso to be pursned. .+ -, . . {The ‘Committée of the Assombly having tho subject under ‘cdnaidoration” unanimously ap- prove the postal conventlon botweon France and tho United Btatos, but have docided ‘to hear the statemonis of the Duke.DeOnzes nnd tho Postal Dnmbclr.or, befora makivg & ropors to.tho As- sombly. ¢ s \Tho Itonan Catholio pilgrima from tho United .Btates who landed from tho steamer Peroiro, ar- rived yostorday, and were roceived by tho Arch- _bishop of. ParT, ‘who dolivered an. nllocution, and gavo thom hle blossing, Thoy doparted this morning, {nténding o visit' tho shrines ab Lourdos and Paray Jo Monial onthe way, i 'PAnis, May 20.—1t I8 gaid that Princo Hohen- lohio, the zow Gorman Ambassador, will request Prosident Macllahion to provent. the Ulératan- tane domonstratiops, S~hich tend to incrense the bad foeling botweon France aud Germsny, #Sovoral hundred pilgrimy . loft Marsoliles for Paray-lo-Mouinl, The- Amerlcan . pilgrims did not loave Paris to-day, a8 reported In o provious dispatch. Thoy will romafn, in” the. 'city untll Monday, and then proceed to Lourdes. p el 'y " ITALY. . TRone, May 20,.—Tho Voce di Verila confirme tho roports ot the Popo'a recovery from sicknoss. Onrdinel Vannicolla Casoni is dend. Tho_ Halian Parliament will probably dissolve {n August. The Doputics of the Loft will thon issue an address to tho nation, . 4 1t i thought that tho Pope will sanction the participation of the Ontholics in the noxt general olgotion. ) . ot - ‘WEST INDIES. New Yonr,May 29, —Kiugston (Jamalca) lottors give tho purticulars of the reception of the Beo- ond West Indian Regimont on thoir return from tho Ashantee war. Thotroopslanded on the after- noon of the 1ith, amid ealvos of artillory and tho gonoral acolamations of -tho citizens, of whom there could not have been legs than 20,000 oub- of doors, Tho ocity waa_ gaily decorated, oupooially the stroots forming the lines of march to tho race-courso, where the municipal address ‘was prosented.. I'vo triumphal arches wero orocted. Undor theso’ 'the herces passed amid tho - waving. - of handkorchiofs and ' the . ropeatod:' -choors of all olasqos of tho'Inbabitanta. On arriving at -the nrado-grounds, tho troops were roceived by tha ommandant of tho etation, with Lis staff and guard of honor, compossd of companios of white troops. On_ the 35th the retwining -rogi~ meuts, oficers, and men wera ontertained at a banquet given by the citizens, All tb.4 houor, tho writer says, was accorded, not simily as a rocoguition of the groat services rencéred oy tho Socond West Indiaus, but as a demos-§tration of dfll‘!po[nlflmfl‘ folt at the studied no- oot with which the Wost Indian rogiments woro®troated by Gen. Wolsoley in his specolies and dlqggtchv’. el : ‘NEW YORK. ! An Apponl from Louisiana«-The Udore men Vote to Suspend the Police Jomes missioners===Comptroller Greon’s Enemicy==Chiet Justice Davis and the 'T'weod Caso, » Niw Yonx, May 20.—Mayor Wiltz, of New Or- lonns, hina addressed anothor urgont appoal for oid to Mayor Havemeyer, in which ho says: Will Now York come to the rescuo of our dos- titute, rnined, famishing ‘I)uopla ? A deadly faming in Louisians would bo a national dis- vaco, which the wealth and plfl!vnmhropy of morlca must provont st all bazards. Comment- ing ou this dispateh, tho Now York Times says : 1t Mayor Wiltz desires ald from this olty Lo should ‘addrosa the Ohamber of Oo_mmamhor anybody but Havemoyer.. That individual has sunk 80 low in public e!flmntlull"thlt nobody is “willing to trust him In anything, THE POLIOE COMMIBSIONERS, The Board of Aldermen, by a deoisive voto, having roquestad the Mayor to ouspend and ru- movo tho ‘l'allaa Commussioners foc malfcasance in, tho ndminjstration of two of tho mqu!. im- portant departments of thelr oflice, the Z'ribuno states that tho Polico Commissionors compla- cently assort that tho ansault upon thon iy tho moroat child’s play, innsinuch as the Mayor js Thelr wworn ally, Tho Herald says of -this yolive business : ¢ The Mayor is not likely to heed the volco of the city as oxprossod through the Gom- mon’ Council. 1lis -porsonal intorosts are foo miuch 1dentifled with dumpiuvg and. elootion iy rogularitios to rendor it probuble thatlie will pay any attention to the Aldormen, 5 COMPTROLLER GREEN, - Commiunioner Walas, fu a vuhlished lotter this NUMBER 28p, morning, has realgned from the Dopart; A Parks, unum.nlumiz to do so, ho HA}P!, om:? ‘t’g tho moddlosomo _dizposition of "Comptroller ,Groon, of whom ho writes that *it would ro- ‘dound to his credit if, while paying striot atton- ition to his own duties, which aro arduons enough to.take all his timo and capacity, o would coaso to intormeddlo with tho oflleers of . othor municipal do&mrlmunlu, and stop the prac- ;lico of covertly undermining tho oflclal charag- Jlor aud capaolty of thowe who are, equally with Liinsel, responaiblo to publio-judgment. ‘o' THE EMIGRATION COMMITTEE ' - ° ,l1 othor {llustration.of. tho disjointed con- ditlon of the local government. Twe of the ,Commisslonora ara in Buropo, and the miuority of tho Bonrd, to male thoir oxponse folt by tho imajority, remsin . away from tho mootings, thus ‘proventing a quorum and bringing business to s * standstill,. . i % THE TWEED OAST AGAIN. Tho Supromo Court, genoral term, rondered n ' decision thia afternoon. donyiog the motlou for * amandamus to compel Ohiof guutlco Dayis to ‘sign a bill of o b e B Wi 2t Lo (icnp lons takon on the trial of o RAILROAD NEWS, Special Dipatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, * SUIT UNDER THE ILLINOI LAW. 4 OAmo, 111 Mav 20.—The cnse of tho Ralirond.. Commineiouers - agalnse the Ll nois, Contral Railroad..; Company -wag, ar- 1 ghed ' yestorday . ‘upon”.a domurrer -to £the declaration before Judgo Bakor, of thio Alex- andor County Clreult Court, by tho Ion..W. H, * Graou, for ‘tho raliway company, and . al;xke%a&cll‘.;q., d!m- ll{o‘ poopl:. J;dgén Bakor" t g0 under ndvisomont, and adjournc Gourt unti tho B of June, o Meumed, ' BONDS TURNED OVER 70 A TnusTeE.” ! . Tha Calro Clty Councll, this aftorngon, passed * & “rosolution to tranafor its Oalro & 8t. Louls™ Railroad =} d' bonds - to’, tho’ hands, of ..g R‘my in’ 8t Louis;' a8 “their 'Trustéo, | 'ho~ complotion .of “tho . road by certein Enuea was made conditional upon this,nétion | ofore thoy would do tho worlk, as this would e~ movo' the bouds in a great messurc out of the ., control of ‘tho'city, and provent injunctions, etc. * Considorable intorest is folt, and it may ba that . thoondisnotyol, -~ ..° i ! “Bpecial Disvatch t6"Ths Chicago T¥ibuiie, . ' . . BUIT'UNDER THE WIECONSIN LAW. - . - Osixos, Wis,, May 29.~Tho trinl of Goorgs. F. Telfor, clorlk in tho-employ of .tho' Ohida; 0,57 Milwaukeo &' Bt. Paul Railway, at ‘Ripon; for sclling’n tickot from Rinon to Pickett Station at rogular railroad rates, . took placo yester-,; dny. The complatnant, one Jessle Hinkloy, was roqxxnnnngofl by Joo Footo, of this place, and Johu W, Cary; of and Jerry Dobb; of this dofondant. = Notwithstan: complaint, as woll as'in'the " intent and meanin; of tho laws, tho- jury sgreed to disagroe, an expressod themselvos as having made up their This morning, both partios, submitted tho case to beforo whom tho case - had ' b tried, and - he found the = dofondsnt fiumy and fluod him $1 ‘and costs. lio attorneys for tho dofendant immedintely took an appeal. There {8 no doubt that the Tilghor soney os. & 3 3 Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicado Tribune, ! - LEGAL 'ADVIOE TAKEN, ' !Br. Paur, Minn., May 29,—Tho Attorney- Gonoral advises tho Railrond Commissioners ;that they must mako echeduios of terminial charges ‘for ench road, equal for all atations; withont rogard to distance of carriage. + - - » | ' ' FORKOLOSURE PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED: under mortgagos, for tho sppointment of R colvers for the main and branchlines"of tho Bt Paul & Paoifio Railroad, pending foreclosura motion of the defondants, to June18: - ‘- MOAE SUITH UNDEN THE WILCONDIN LAW. Special Diapalteh to The Chicago T'ribune, Mapisow, - Wis,, May 20.—Threc moro suita agninst L. D. 8tino, Agent of tho Ohicago, Mil- waukee & 8t. Paul Ruilroad, for violating the Inw rogulating railroads, wore begun hers ra< doy by William Wolsh in the Municipal Court, Tlisy wors put ovor till to-morrow, whew' thoy, -with-throo suits bogun a weok ago, wiil probably be postponed furtber on account of Decoration Day, which bids fair to Lo fflnm’bfly obsorved hero, .Other suits aro hnlnf patituted from day to day in differont parts of tho Btate, and fre- quont inquiries aro “recoived by the State suthorities for iuformation a8 to the modo of procednce, The Railway Com- missioners are about issuing a large cdition ! & pamphlot - including documonts heretofore huucd{).v thew, and by tho Governor and the Attornoy-Qenoral; with o table of distances on all the roads, and forms of complaints agaiuct the railroads for illegal charges on freight and asgongers. Attorney-Generul Bloan has gone gomu on account of jllnoes. THE PENNSYLVANIA RATLIOAD PRESIDENGY, Swecral Dispateh to 2'he Chicaao 1riouna, ‘PHILADELPUIA, P2, Day 20,—A epocial meet- ing of the Board of Directors of the Ponnsyl- vania Railrond Compouy was held at noon to- day, Col. Tom Bcuw preciding, at which resvlu- tions expressivo of the grent 1088 L Luw cus- munity ‘ond the country by tho decease o J. Edgar Thomson were adopted. Bimilar ‘reso- lutions were adopted at a special moeting of the managers of tho Commercial Exchango, but tho olgction of Mr. Thomson's succossor will not take place for some time yet. The Directors aro unanimously in favor of the ciection of Thomas.A. Soott,with, it {8 said, Mr. Robertson, a8 Firat Vico-Presidont, andjStrickland Kneass, Becond Vice-Presidont, In case Mr, Beott de- olinos, ua your correspondont has beon assured, A, J. Cossintt, the prosont Buperintendent, il bo selected. i JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST THE OUICAGO & AL~ : TON RAILROAD COMPANY. Brrnaricp, Moy 20.—Formal judgmont was entered to-day in tho Sangamon Conuty Orcwt Court, in accordance with the verdict of the Lm-y in tho Chicago .& Alton Railrond caso for 3,000 and the costs of tho suit. EABLY COMPLETION OF A RAILKOAD DETENMINED f UPON. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. INDIANAYOLIS, Ind., May 99,—The Bosrd of Directors of tho Toloda & Bt, Louls Alr Lina ailrond held o mooting In this city to-day, ab ‘which it was determined to build the road with- out delay. Col. J. 0. 5mith was not presont, ag expeotod, but the managoment are confident of flual sucess. Tho meoting was largely ate tended, and harmonious throughout., ' LEGAL INTELLIGENOCE. Raheas Corpus Ecenring Postponed— ‘Temporary Injunction Granteds Special Diapulch to I'he Chicago Tribune, Miuwavkee, May 20,—In tho habeas corpus onse to decide the juriediction of the Boldiers’ Home and the Stato authorities, respectivoly, as to offenses committed within tho Homp, the ars gumont baforo (l:fllsl-J‘u';llc:uDlxou, at Madison, 18 postpoued until next Tuesday. rn Ahpu Unitod Btates Cirouit” Court to-dsy, a tomporary injunction was granted, restraining the lasuc of tax-deods of 57,000 wores of land in- Oconto” County, held by James M. Wiuslow and Bquire A, Tyler, Tho land waa codod by the United Statos to the Stato for the purpase of constructing u military road from Tort Howard to o point in Michigan, and by the Btato deodod to tho plaintiffs, who builé the road, tho Btate Logislature, in 1807, also oxompt« jug sald lands from taxation til 1878. But, in 1808, tho Lomslaturo ropoaled the Exomption bill, and, under the reponling act, tho Board of Bupervisora aasessod aud sold tho laud for taxes. The constitationa) right of tho Legleiatuve ta ropoal tho oxowpting ot i8 tho questiou ab iwsuo. . g OBITUARY. The Rev. Fathor Dupontavecs Sspecial Disvatch te The Chicago Tribune, MapmsoN, Ind., May 20.—Lhe Rev. Fathor Dupontaveo, Vicar-Gouoral of the Diaceso of Vincounes, and Y‘mur of the Bt, Michaols Roman Oatholic Church iu this aitly, died vory nuddonly st his rosldence here thls morning, The deceased bas filled the ‘ofiice named for soms twonty-six yoars, Lxtousive proparationg are being mado for the funeral volemulitios, g bt e MILWAUKEE BUDGET. 1 Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribung. Mn.mx’fm: nlllny 57._—'1‘»» budget of Lhe olty, prescntod to the Council to-nlght, 14 us follows ¢ Yor general olty fun Bowerago fund, o avpeaoriations .- Milwaukoo. A. B, Humllton”* g]lnno. appeared for tho | tl 0g that Mr. Oary and * bhia nesociates showed oloarly manydefects inthe - woro discharged.’ Two or more of tho jurors minds to. go against tho rallroad at any rate. - r, Hamilton, on n$rcnment of | 'Bquire Har- . con . | In tho caeo of the application by “the Trustéds 8 will quash the whole proceedings -on account of want of jurisdiction andinformali- | proceedings, tho hearing has beon postponed, on 3