Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1874, Page 2

THE ABOLITIONISTS. They Moot To-Day at the Second Baptist Church, The 0bjeet of ihe Reunion and Iow It Originated, Sketch of ihe Papers to Be Read During Its Sessions. The Growth and Progress of Early Abolitionism. Its Lemfing Spirits, At 1 o'clook this afternoon, tho reunion of the 01d Abolitioniata will bogin Its rosslons at the Beeond Baptist Chutoh, corner of AMorgan and NMouroo strcots. THE PROGRAMME for tho firat day is a8 follows : d MORNING REMMTON, 1. Call to ordar by Chalrman of Committee, 2. Reading of tho call by the Socratury, 3, Prayer, 3 Siuging by tho congregatlon, Tod by Georgo W, Olntk, of the " Song of tho Abolitfonista, by William Lioyd Garrison, 5. Appolutinent of committeo to nominate officers. . Welcomo address, by fils Excollency, J, L, Bove- ridge, Govornor of tho State. g ! T Reading of letiors to tho Reunton from tho . Hon. . W, Aldon, ouo of tho editora of tho Fmanefputor : Tio Hon. rancls Glllett, firat Liberly Party Uuitod Stafes Benntor from Connccficut; and tha on, Charle Francls Adamn, 8, Tho electlon of the oficers of thio Nounfon, 9. "Adileesa of (ho Preeident, . [It fa oxpeoted that tuc'Hon, Honry Wilson, Vico-President, will occupy ho chilr, o Sung, in which the audienco aro requeated to olu, . Proliminary addross, in which theobjocta of the n:.‘xm‘;ffgm o atated, on' behalf of tho oa'mmm.u, by Z, Eastman, tho Secrotary, SR % 19. Soug. Holo, by Geo, W. Clark, 13, Address from tho Rev, William Goodell. which will compriso & comprehensive viow of slavery and auti-plavery, a8 exhibited in the discusslous of the past, Part of tho address will bo read, according to tme, and part will ‘bo resunied on anather occaston, Bir, Guodell is 82 yoara okl, ono of tho earliost Iabor- ernin the anti-slavery cavso as editor, lecturcr, aud historlan. 14, Closo with song and. public notices. EVENING RERSION, Meot at 7:40 {n the sume place, 1, Binging. 2. Ruadiug of letters from Thomna W, Higginson, ‘Wendell Phillips, and_Euzur Wright, .4, Oration, by Dr, J. Disuchard, on tho * History and Triumph of tho Anti-Sluvery Movement,” 4. Boug, by Georga W, Olark, TUE FINST GATHERING. This is the fret important gathering of Aboli- tionistasinco tho War,cortainly the first rounion; aud it may end in nunual or other meotings at perhaps longer intorvals.. Tho matter of oall- ing togethor tho mombers Liberty parly, ospecinlly thoso who- live in the Northiwest, had often beor. talked of, but for eome resson the project nover nesumed do- Bnito shapo, A mooting was called, just.provi- ous to tho Chicago Firo, for the purposo of de- termining whethor it woro possible to have a ro- unioo ; but, since tho meoting was to have boon hold about Oct. 11, tho Tire intervened, nndit was not held. Nothing moro was said on tho subjoet until KOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AGO, when Allan Pinkerton, who was inElgin, mot Or-. lando Davideon, aud bronched the subject. . Mr. Z. Enstman was summoned, and theso three gentlemen had a long talicabout the advisability of a reunion of the Abolitioniats of the North- west. Subsequontly Mr, Dinlerton dietated o * call,” which Jfr. Eustmen wrote down, had printed, and scattorad overthe country. It invited overybody to attend, aud a. largo - number of responscs wero recoived, showing that the project would probably be n fuccess, Tho firat meeting of the projectors was held Jan, 16 at Piukerton's ofiice in_Chioago, vory fow persons boing present. A Committes of Arrangements, conslsting of I. P. Derickson, 2. Eastman, Allan Piukorton, Philo Carpeator, sud D. L. Huugh was appointed, the first-named boing eleated Chairman, eud tho second Secretary. - Woekly meoetings wera held, and tho auswers to tho calls weroso numerous that it was declded to make the rounion A GENEDNAT ONE, including the wholo country. 'Aurora was pro- osed as tho place of mocting, but Chicago was fim\lly solocted, sinco it weR more accessible, and afforded bottor sccommodutions for visitors, A circular calling attontion to, the union’ and onnonucing ita more interesting features was sont out, and the expressions of interest, sym- athy, and co-operation were very satisfuotory- 0 tho Committeo, assuring succoss beyond a doubt. NUNDREDS OF LETTERS from promineut moen hava boen received, stating that thoy would como, and special invitations -bavy beon eent to many South as well as North. Tho visitors will include editors, orators, loctur- erg, preachers, and politiclans, and the audionce, or, niote proporly, tho delogates, will ba ag flno & body of men, intellcotually, ns Las asgombled in Chicago for o long time. B TIE PRINCIPAL ORJECT of the reunion is to gathor together {he men who have never had an opportunity to relate thoir personal expeviences during the Anti- Blavery movement, that future generations may Tearn what thoy did and endured fortho cause, All classos and sohools of Abolitionists will ba represonted,—tho Garrison school, who opposod political action, believing in the pro-slavory char- acter of tho Government aud tho Constitution, swhich latter was charactarized os & **langue with denth and acovenant with holl”; another branch, wlich wng roprosented Ly Lappin and: Joshun Lenvitt, of tho Emancipator, who viawed slavery 08 a political ovil, and heid that a roform in the Govornmont was necessary to orndicate it; and tho Gorrit Bmith school, who looked upon the Constitution na pre-omiucmly anti-slavery, and aneerted that it partly abolished siavery if right- ly interpreted, Honce tho * nov-resistang,” < moral sunston,” political action,” nnd ** Fréo Boil " and ** Republican ™ winga of ‘the Abolition army will minglo :ul.:nlher. aud expross their viows and toll what they did when the “niggers wore Lunted.” TNE PUINCIPAL FEATURE OF THE CONVESTION will bu contributions to tho hiutory of the niuvory agitations iu the shiapo of hiographical skotchen af tho wost promivent mon who toolk part in the wnék. s‘amln utt who,‘m aro dead, and almost, 1f not cntiely, forgotten 5 specinl attention Lol do\ml:cd to the mo;:rnphlul of meu who hv&sdl !g the Novthwost, Thers will bo o eketoh of tha life of Benjumin Lundy, the ploneor aditor an aguator, who begau his work in 1835, Livvin, published an Anti-8lavery paper- in- 1821, an printed it.for a number of years In a ulavo Stato, Ho camo to Chicago soon “after tho, death of Las‘cjo(v‘, and died in 183 One of Wiliiam Lioyd Garriton, the origmstor of the modern schaol of Abolitiomsts, who believed in fnmedi- ate emancipation, and who commenced the pub- lication of tho Liberalor ot Boston, in 1835, nse sisted by Knapp uud a negro buy, and, declaring that he would bo henrd on Lho slavery ' question, ras obliged to priug hiv paper in lofts aud out-of the-way places, Mr. Garrison may be regent, Another skotels will bo that of ISlijah . Lovejoy, who was shot at Alton, Iil., in No- vembor, 1837, while dofending tho oflice of Iuu pupor (ihe Observer) from an attack of a mob, uml‘-,]med by the peoplo at 8t. Louts, besauso ho Lud discusred tho sinfalness of slavery, 'here will also be one of Owen Lovejoy, his brother, Who was presont at the time of .tho murder, and subsequently, in a sormon, raid ho had taken golemn oath on his brother's body to devate his. life to advocating tho cauan of the slave, Ho became a prominont agitator, was olectod 4 moni- ber of Congress durmf; Lincolu's Adwministration, and livod to seo the binak man guln hig froedom, ‘There will also bo n biography of Tehabod Code ding, an eloguent talker, who ia known pg tho * Whitefield* of anti-slavery roform, Ho Iaboy- ed in Llinois, Wisconsin, sud lows, and lived o vead the emunaipation proclamation, ‘Fhere will 0lgo bo momorialy of James M. Colling, s fa. mous_antl-slavery lawyor of Chicago; Maj, Huuter, who whs the candlate of ~the Liberty party for Governor of 1llinois from 1840 to 1860; B, L, Cluso, Jumes (1 Birnoy, and Joshuu I, Guldings, of Ohio, who stood for yoars and yeas in Covgross nlmost alone tho enomy of slavery, and who, censured by tho House for offering a rosolution upon the subjeot, romt:uud and appealed to his constituents, who xo-cleoted lum alniost unanimously, In addition to tho skotohes, reminiacencas of rosouing slaves and aiding thom to escapo will bo rolated by those who li\olpml carry on the # Undergronnd Railway,” And now It may not be out of place to say somothing concerning the thing agaiust which these nien fought 10 10vive the niemories of tho paet, aud to atste brietly something concerniug of the old, tho. long god ‘agafns Amorion, et Fah " AMER{OAN SLAVERY orlginated in that African slave trade, which the Tedoral Govornmout intordioted in 1808, and pronounced piraoy in 1817 and 1819, thongh it noverthieloss protooted and fostered “slavery it< solf. Queen Lllzaboth, in 1662, pormitted hor colonies to Im{mrb blacks from Africa with thelr congont, but they woro-soized nnd- earriod awny by forco to this country. Blayos wore nleo futro- duced into othor -colonfes without coloninl or Duitish loglslation autborizing it, although tho colonial charters oxprosaly provided thnt tho colanies sliould enact no, laws contrary to tho common Iaw, the constltutlon, and fundnmontnl lawof Great Britain, Theso chartors wero Lold by Lord Ohiof Justico Mangficld, in’the caso of tho slaye Jamos Bomorsot, to bo {ncompatiblo with the oxistence of slavory: and this declsion, lml\gc Fob, 7, 1772, liborated all tho eloves in Ene mud, 5 lay +i NO COLONIAT, LEGIALATION X oan bo found originating or ostablishing slivery, or dotermining who wore slaves. ruduullyli howover, thero wore enactmants rogulating an dofining slavery, and doclaring that childron of slavo .mothors should Lo slaven, South Car lino declared a slava to be o ‘' chiattcl personal, and Louisiana+'* ono who is in the ‘powor of & master to whom ho bolongs, His- master may soll him and his Industry; ho can possces noth- lug or sequire nuxnxlug ut what muat bolong to his moster, and ko {8 eubject to bis mastor's wiil.” They wero sold in lator years at auation, tho Internnl-trado mnoun(hl(i at times. to 8150,000,000 & yoar. Iducntion was donled thom, freo religlous meetings were intordioted, or uui:inulad to restrictions, nnd Lhoy could not maintaln o guit at law, or tostify in acaso in whicli & white porson was intorested. Fugitives wore hunted with blood-houunds, and I'ederal enactmonts prohibited any ono harboring or socroting them in tho free Statos, e > FANLY ADOLITIONISTA, Proviona and subsequent to the resolution the various ecclesiastical bodies in' the North ox- ressed thomaslvos rcl;udhlg tho “ovil.” Tha irst. Congrogational Obureh ot Nowport, 1, 1., oxcludod. slavestradora and slave-holders from its congrogation; and 1ts exnmple was fol- lowad by otber churchios of the donomination 1n Now England. The Hocioty ‘of Frionds agitatou tho abolition of slavery from 1764 to 1787, and tho number of slava-holdorarapidly diminished. ‘Clio Mothodist Church in America was organized with & atipulation that slavery should not be continuad in the Church, and ‘in 1780 the Con- forenco declarod that slavery was - “contrary to the lawa of God, wan, and nature, hurtful to society, and coutrary to the diotates of con- sctenca,” The Presbyterinns toolk -similar. ao- tion, and tho Baptists’ ndoptod a resolution ‘as- sorting that slavery waa s violont doprivation of thurights of naturo and inconeistent with Ropublican Governmant,” and recommonded the uee of evory monsura by the brethron **to extir- pate the horrid ovil,” = Tho moral and politicnl atmosphore thit pro- duced tho Revolution was the same which thon sud aftorwards engendered opposition to slav- ory. The dootrine of inalionable rights was - equally the foundation of both of them. . Subsoquent to the pesco with Great Britain it was gonerally understood that slavery was de- clining, and it was supposed that, with tho aboli- tion of (lo African slavo-trade, whiol was to fako placo, in 1808, the.system would disap- care I"l‘lm nntf-slavory sentiment of rovolutionary timos fouud early expression in - ATOLITION AND MANUMISBSION HOCIETIES. The Ponnsylvania Bociety, formed in 1774, and onlatged in 1787, presented a momorial to Con- grc!s in 1790, reminding that Lody of its powers 0 ‘“promote the welfaro and socure tho bless- jugs of liberty to tho . people of thie United Blatos,"—that tho ** blossiuga” ought 10 bo ad-. ministored * without distinction of color,” The’ document met with **a dogrea of favor.” The Yirginia, Maryland, Rhodo Island, Connecticut, New Yorl, aud Baltimors Sociotics, a8’ woll s the inbmia, sent in sinular momorials. 2 DISAPPOINTED HOPES. « ‘Tho delusfons_indulged by the large majority of the Abolitionists of the eighteenth century to slavloldink,; 1o highost kind of ‘thatty nothipg whort of the moat radical phngo of Abo- litionism could result,” L On the wholo, ag s agaiuat slavery in this country, the .modorn agltation appoars to have taken a duoper hold upon moral principlo and onlightoned religious sontimont than that whiclh had ordinarily pro- coded it. lenco the exciloment that accot~ pantod 165 tho.intonsity of zeal on both of the struggling sides, Thopoopla had learnad, and ‘woro daily learning, moro of slavery than their fathors over Liad aconsion or opportunity to kiow.' Yrom thonsands of looalitios camo tho littlo rivulota thint soonawolled tho rising stroam of carnost opposition to slhvery, whon onoe the sumnmons was honrd and the flag soon, * ! THE IMPLISONMENT OF GARRIHON in Baltimoro for denouncing tiia ‘domostio slave- t1ndo, his liboration by Arthur ’.l‘nrprm in'1830, $ho commoncomont of the Liderafor in_Bostou in 1831, tho orgauization: of tho Now -Eugland Anti-8lavery Booloty in 1893, tho eatlior ospousal of tho causo in Willism Goodell's . Genius of Tempérance, Ill}d tho New York Evangelist, by Bamnol Griswold and Joshun Loavitt, €ho alarm of tho wholo Bouth by Nat Turnor'’s Insurroction, tho dobatos in the Virginia Logislaturo tho suc- insured the dim[:pnlntmuut that followed, and mado necossary tho more arduous struggles of tho present century. Mensure after mensuro was adopted tending to tighten the bondsof slavery, and oxtend its ‘ares by the admission of new slave States, and tho acquiroment of new slave territory—Qeorgia 'in’ 1802, otit of which wero framed Mississippland Atibama ; Lonisiana in 1803, out of which eamo Louisiann, Missonri; and Arlnngas; * Florida in- 1819, and Toxas 1n 1845, Durr's conspiracy for tho conquest of Moxico nnd its umon with ‘soma of the elave Btates in 18067, is eaid to bave been at bottom o wlave-holdor's achome for n soparation from the freo Btates, * TIE SLAVE TRADE, 3 The promigo to abolish.the African slavetrade was fulfilied only in form, or 88 fur ‘a8 it waa found consistent with_tho intorests of slave- holders. 8o loug as the planters on tho South- ern seaboard needed more slaves, aud could ob- -tain thom cheapor direct from Afrion by smug- glers than from adjoining States, thoy “did so, and the trade was winked at by the authorities, and m!mlclpnl or Btato onnotments Were some- timos resorted to for the purposo of l:fiullzing tho tenure of "pragony" thus ucsuh- . The Reprerontatives in Congross from Virginta, the slave-breeding Btato which had supphed the Bouthern market and wanted to continue the mmmsaly, demandod that the African slave trado 8hould be declared piracy by tho law of nations, England did not demur, bué the Senate of tho- United' Btates donied the “mutual right to seaich " nfter tho troaty had bson drawn up and signed, Tho trenty, lowever, was afterwards ratified in o modified form, which -destroyed its offficacy by giving full security to slaves whilo on tho const of Amarics, and aleo to tha traflic, it carried on in * chnrterod * or hired veseols. coeding winter,—wore among the stirring inci- donts of tho timo, and {ndieated that thoro, was to bo no roturn to the doath-like reposo of tho past,—that thero wad to bo an unpreoodented o A e B N ristinn faith In the'light of inspired prophoo; .could not bo doubtful.” G Anti-Blavory traots wore scattored all ovor the country in 1833, directed . to_prominent oltizons and merchants, and espacially to the clergymen of all denominations, Many converts wora mado, and tha community anysplled with information whioh' was much neodod, The exoltemont was increasod by the prosecution and- fmprison- mont of [ i wh 188 PRUDENOE ORANDALL at Cantorbury, Uonn,, for tonching a_school for colared gmu; and with tho formation of an Antl- Blavory Soalety: in “New York Oity in October of tho samo yonr, commenced & fories of coloniza- tion meetinga' which- provoked mob-violouco agaings Abolitionlsta fof many yoara afterwards. . A NATIONAL ANTI-BLAVERY CONVENTION was held in Philadelphin, Doo. 4, 6, and 0, 1883, There wors wixty dologatos, ropresenting ten Bintos, Xrasunt, sud ¢ at " this' meot- ing !the merican Anti-Slavery © Bo- cioty 'was organized, A. declaration of sentiments, objects, And purposos waa drawn up by Mr. Gurrison, and was signed by overy mem- bor. A constitution was sdopted, and the fol- lowing oflicors woro eleoted : Presidont, Arthur Tappan; Soorotaries, Elizar Wright and William . Lloyd Garrison; Recording Becretary, Dr. Abra- jiam L. Cox; Tronsurer, William™ Groon, Jr, The Emancipator, Willlam Goodell, editur, bo- camo its- organ, i ' VIOLENOE, NOT ARGUMENT, . was thio wenpon of {ha opposition, ' Tho public proes, with a few oxcoptions, assisted thom, and Lioralded tlio ‘most 'riotons outrages se demon- strations of public goutiment againet the fanati- onl Aliolitionists, with assurancos to * our broth~ ron of the South " that the ** North was sound to the coro on tho subject of alnvu?." ‘Those only-who are acquainted with tho origin ond character of the alavestrade and slavery,'the tho early testimonios: agninst it, tho old Aboli- tion'societios, tho subsequent dooline of tho spirit of liborty, alid tho growth of -the “slave- powor, tho rise and enthnsiesm’of modorn Abo- itionlsm “and -its organism as'opposed to the spirit nad aims of tho Colonization Boclety, can form just conceptions of the long strugglo which followed, and, #nco space oannot bo dovoted to au ndnfbunm history 1 dotail, it must necossa- rily bo dirmissed with the atatoment that * THE OILUNCIES TOOK PANT IN I¥, and the Methodist Conicronce at Oincinnati in 1430 ' disclaimed nn{ right, wish, or intontion to Interfore in tho civil and- political relation of master and alave," and opposed 'modorn-Aboli- tibnism. ThePresliytorians, Congrogutionnlists, ond Baptlsts beld tho éame views, - § 1 ' THE LIDERTY PARTY. ¢ Aftor a Benson, the Abolitionists * divided into schools, on account of 'n diversity of ‘viowa ro- Rurding 'the Conatitution of | tho United States, and this division resnitod in - tho orgunization: of the Liberty party, whose mombers’ racognized equally their moral and- political rosponsibilities i dutles, Wiylo equally active and ofiicient with tho dthers in ustug all the moans of moral suasion, -they *! did not conceivathat moral sua~ sion alone wis suflicient, or that its nse roleased them from tho discharge of thoir ?om(onl di= | ties to the slaves.” They bolioved ¥ civll gov- ornment’ to bo an ‘ordinance of God,’ insti- tuted amoig men to: gocure human rights by bo- ing *a terror to ovll-doors,' " and ‘maiutginoed that tho * highost obligations rested on the peo- plo of tho Freo Btates to remove slavery by moral snd _political sction 28 proscribed Ly '~ the ' Copstitution.” ~ Tho plan of selocting candidates: from' the nominses of tho Domocratio snd Whig partios was -resorted: to, and questions wore addressed to them inro- spect to tho mensuros demnnded by the Abo- litioniats, but, though at firat 1t appeared to givo sigus of Aunti-Blavery progreas, it was ultimately found to bo of little valuc, At length the party dotermined .. to . mako ita nomiustions from amoung *frao, independent atizens, Laving no connection with either of the pro-slavery partics, ‘In 1840 James G. Birney. was nominated for Dresident _of “tho Unitod -Statés and Thomns Earlo for Vice-Prostdont, - They roceived noarly 7,000 votea. .In 184¢ Biruey and Morria ra- coived §0,000,—* a rapid aud encouraging ine crenso,” yor womo were impationt -for s moro rapid growth, which they hoped to socure by nominating othor candidates, on a less radicat glntromx. This was attempled in committeo, ut, meoting With sironyg opposition, was uol broaclied at X . TIE DUFFALO CONYENTION 2 in 1847, Iu that yeor, however, a now plalform way adopted, the domund for ‘prolibition of THE_AMERIOAN COLONIZATION S8OOIKTY, organized in 1816, a8 maunged in aftor yoars, furnished another ** significant development of tho moral, religions, and political declousion of tho country.” "It was ostensibly & missionary or- ganization for tho benoflt of Africans in Africn,’ rotalning its missionary olaims to enlist the sympathics of the churches and ministors, It 8ont out no missionaries, but recommonded it 8ol to the North as the true iustrumentality for abolishing slavery, and to thoso of tho Souih ns the best menns of ecuring slavery by removing the intor-Stato slave-trado” being dropped out, and no _referonce boing made to tha Fugitive- Blavelaw and the rouditionof fugitivo slaves, tho planks boing ** No moro Slave Statos and no morg slsve. torritory.” 1t nominatod John P, Halo and Loicobter King, - but in o fow monuhs substi- tuted Van Buren and Adams, and was known na tho Froe-Soil party until the Republicans nb- sorbod it in 1856. "I'ho events occurring botwoen that time and thé Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln are famillar to tho prosout gouneration, and honce need not boropeated. e the freo colored pooplo, ** the most dangorous clement of their populntion,” 5 TUE YUGITIVE-SLAVE LAW, of 1793, and its marvelous growth and' trans- | formation sun})lwd anather illustration of the docline and fall of freedom undor Lho ** iron- hoof of the slave-powor.” The fivet attompt to exooule it was o failuro, and. ownors of slaves eeldom made uso of it, It was uot strango that, during dovolopments of “moral declension ” liko thiose, tho slave- holders mnda rapid strides towards obtaining the abkalute control of the Natioual Governmont. Aftor tho War of 1812, which was brought about to Lroak down Northorn commorce and humblo New England, tho “ politieal economy * of the country was #o sbaped by succcasive Administra- tions " ns to best nccommodate the ‘South and ombarrass tho North.” - . THE MIBSOURL COMPRONIAR, Diring the Congressional session of 1819-20 & proposal, first submitted 'in March, 1818, for the admigsion of Missourl Werritory as s State was coneldored, aud an amendmont to oxeludo alavery provoked n atormy discussiol Com- mittod of Comproming Anally raporto In favor of admitting Missouri with slaver: v, but mhibit- ing 1t in ‘ail tho Tertorles coded by Franoco north of the 86th parallel, and thoir raport was adoptot. At {he noxt rozeion vigorous oppos tion wunmadio to thoe admission of~ Missonrt ui der its Goualitution, since it prohibitad tho sot tlemout ot colorad oltizans within tho bordors of tho Btato, u resolution to_uduait was rejected by & majority of 14, uud tho Stao was admittad ouly aflor the “ objectionable™ ~featura was ox- lm!‘lfi?l‘:‘cyn“flugkm? fi";fll 038 0F thigatrugglo a ol acy was sturlod to mako I Btato, but It camo to nought, Huoia s Slavs . MQDLUN ABOLITIONISN, Tbo eppoarznuaof * modorn Abolitionlsm," ns 16 was called. astonishad tho Chieh nnl (g natlon, * ¥ In governwent, law, and polity, it was 8 zoturn £ tho solf-oviderit triiths wpon” \hiel tho Governmont is foundoed, with that Hpooifio applivation of thoso truths to tho question of luvory which tho author of tho Destaration of Indepondenca himwelf made, with forobodings of Divine judgments if suck application shonid not_bo made, In religion, morality, Christian otbics, and Church rosponelbilities, it wau g recognition of tho fundnmental truths, princi- !:lon, and roquivomouts of our. comuon Chriy- iumty, and with procisely such applioations of thom” Lo tho queation of wlavery s Ind bicon munde by Congrogutionalists, Mothodists, Prose bytermus, sud othor seels in this country, aud by the Ruman Pontit long bofore,” Almost gimnitunconsly with ‘*a revived spirit of liborty” and anti-sluvery, or just preceding it, rowarkablo rovivals of Toliglon had taken Piuo i the non-slayoliolding Sttes, and slmost, t not quito, uniformly under tho ministrations of avaugolists or pastors who sympathizod with ho ulayes, nnd who woroe then atd sabsoquontly ongagod in aotive Anti-Slavory labore. Amonj Abolitionints of different sects und divorse VIows, it huw boon & common remarls that thowo revivals wore the mouns of convorting thomselves and athors to ** modern Abolitionlinn, becanse the duty of immodiato and unconditional repontanco and abandonment of sin bad boen eurnobtly in- Histed on in contrauistinotion to tho ides of & #rfldull and !rufimuntn:y smendment somotimes aught and contlded 1n,” Applylng this teaching Alcck Stephens, Aleck Stephous, whon- ho quit Washington Iast, mournfully gave out that ho was “going home to die.,” DBut, upon s reconsidoration af- tor arrival there, lio conoluded to-prowise Lis obsequics by goiug for lus old enemy, B. H. Hill, with & 8ix colun (not barroled)’ artiolo, winding up with the remurk,* “Iam’ not yob hialf through with: Ar. Hul, it life and strongth Lo spared.” A =R T Ohicago, Milwaukoo & St. Paul Railway. To nccommodato their many Chicago patrons who wish to give thelr famillea s summer vacation within a fow hours' ride from Loma st somo of the many de. lightful watering-piaces local to this famous and popu- lur route, this Company will oxtend {he G p, m, pus- seiger truin from Chicago to Oconomowae, includitg en routo Milwaukee, Pewaukor, Lakeslle, Hartland, Nashotah, and Qifford’s, ull places of celobrity, snd une rivalled fu aitenctions oy sumnier resorts, Passcugers by this train change cars at Milwaukoe for Waukesha, tno location of thio famous Delhesds Bpringy, This nuwkea two ‘dally trains botween Chicago and thoso most deslrable summer residouces, all within from thiree to Ove' hours’ rido of home, © Luaviug Chicago 9:20 0, m, and E:N‘]!. m, Arriving iu Chicago at 11 s, 1, and 4:16 p. m, Paesengors from Waukesha arrlve at 7:60 p, m, Wrofus ure “A 17 in every respect, Commutation tickota sold and all informution given at City Ollice, 63 Clark strect, Chicago, ——— Duryens’ Sotin Gloss Staroh, Duryens’ “ Hatin Gloss Starch # {8 the most popular #larch in the United Btates, A Bovoro ‘Test.—The Oommiasary Goneral of -the United States, aftor o trial of all the principal sturches in the country, decidod .that Durycas® * Satin Gloss Btarch ” was tho best that conld bo prooured, aud the Government from that tima to tho prescnt are buyln, thismtlels, Whia ls a foob worthy thoattention of cousumers, 2 ——— Now Wrukesha Hotel--Fountain Spring i House, Applications for family or sfugle rooms in_this spa- clous and elegant atone hotel can now bu mado to the underaignod, No moro desirable atmmer quariuracan b found, MaTTiEw TaviiN, Propristor, Cuanryad, l'hlsiiuu., 40 Hitatostrect, Olfcago, un -— Hingaford’s Oswego Starch Ta used fu all tho principal manufactorles of Inces and flua goods throughout Europo and America, Analyala of this chiolco articlo, bath, fu Amerlea and Turope, uhows that in 1,000 ouncea {liero aro but two aunces of forel ¥ Rover beforg sy Matorlal, This s a degreo of pusity ——— Rood's Tample of Musto, Every one v duvited to eall and seo tho splendid Job of now plancs just reculyod, Thero 18 no botter or chieuper pluce to buy in the city, Remember, 02 Van Turon stroot, 4 i nn{rlnrnn‘rn, [ce-boxel, 160-cream frovzers, very cheap, st i Ohurel & Watklus', No. 202 uad 14 Blotstaont ——— T 1 Geyser (Saratoga) Water on Draught By Buck & Ruyner, makery of the ' Mare Oala:m." oneral public movement, THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS.' They Begin the Disoussion of the Oourt-House .Question, Commissloner Bogue's Resoluflon Fa- voring Delay Gets Only Threo Votes, Mr. Crawford Says. the People are Clamorous for a Court-House, . | Roports of Cowmity OfMcers. Tho County Commisslonors mot yostorday af- tornoon, Presidont Ashton in tho chair, JUBTIOES .OF THE PLACE AND CONBYAULES, .~ A communication waa received from the Coun- ty Attornoy giving the opinion that Calvin De ‘Wolf, 8, 0. Hinedale, 0. B. Daggott, John Vau't ‘Woud, H. B. Austin, Danlol Beully, David Walsh, A, D. Bturtovant, Thomas Caunon, . L, Hawk- | ingon, R. O. Hamil), II. A, Kaunffman, and 'Fraiicls Roolle aro duly nuthorized . Justices of tho Ponco. Owing to the dostruction of tho records, the County Attorney cannot toll who aro lawful Constables. ¥y ‘ COUNTY TREASURED'S REPONT. Tlie quarterly report of tha Oonnty Tronsurer for the quartor onding Jtno 1, 1874, fn- ns fol- low 1 i L . GENEDAL;FUN Dalance on hiand March 2,. Receipls during guarler., Tolal,, ‘Diabursern Amount overdra AINKING FUND AND ULD 1N Salanco on hand March Tecolpty. .., Total,,.ee. Disbursements, ... .$ 13,13570 ° ) 13 o 40,443.22 67,872.84 +$118,860,00 87,080,78 Total..,. Disburaemonts. Balance, .. 4,760.40 310,843.80 FRES REGEIVED DUNING, 81X MONTHS, Dnlneo’ Deo, 1, 1878..21 .0 Comuisslons ddbited. . +$ 10,160, 5,163, 10,163.68 1,70.00 80,05 T 9,000.00 Baiance Juno' Tiueeannss a0 1,355,00 COUNTY COLLECTON'S REPORT, Reoelved of J. 8, Runia Commizsions ou tazes Total, Patd Into pon: ‘Treasurer's ealary, six months, ss3isbink o8 183400 | "TGONT ACCoUNT, . ‘Balanco, recclvod of J, 5, RUIASYs.vs.eere$ D165.20 Amount collected, . eeeene, 1,116,07 Total. 10,2917 Tald luto 9,105,20 Exponsea. a6 .$ 1,00.48 OTNER REFORTH, The Sherift’s quarterly report showing ho had collectod feos ainounting' to €8,101.06, and paid out §4,685.72.” ; The querterly report.of the Clerk of the Crimi- nal Court was recoived, na wns_ also that of tho Recorder of Deeds. -In the: Racorder's office the wag recolved, raceipts wore '84,G67.40; oxponses, leaving a balance of $7,043.76. All the abovo roports wors Finance Committee, THE NEW OOURT-HOUSE QUESTION, « Aftor hearing reports of various commitfeos, all rolating to bills,’ the Board -wont into Come mittoo of the Whole on My Ashton's Court- fll:llllflo resolutions; Connnissioner Jones in the Commissionor Bogue submitted tho following 83 & substituto : s 4 3 Wnrreas, Ohlcago, in'common with the wholo country, s now sufiering from-the great Auancisl ro- ‘yulslon, aud every department of business {8 moro or less seriously effocted thoroby ; ond, added to thoir . genoral deprossion, tho pooplo’of Ohicago havo, siuco etolier, 1871, strained every.nerva to robuild their doatroyed homes and places of businoss, o sccomplish ‘which privato loaus ‘havo beon made, which, fn the 2ayregats, amount £0 8 vory latgo sum, and wiitcl: on- tail heavy sunual churges for fitorest; and, whoreas, the now grado established after ‘tho firo has also addad hoayy burdens in the way of special asnessments for filling and paving strects, und tho general lavy for city, county, and State pufposea hns aunually increas~ ed, %o that our peopls tire alrondy overloaded us ap- yuuu Dy tho fact that thero romuined uncollected on une 1, of tho ' $4,192,500.69 038,45 §27,020.67, roforred ta tho Oity lovy for 1873, And of tuo tato Maldng an aggrogato of.seerss.sn. . S0, of taxes of (573 Whieh havo oF 0" U6 it tlnn during August of this year ; and, Wnkneas, Tn view of thenbovo fighires, it would be not only unwiso, but worsa thau folly, at 'this time, to add othor hoavy burdens for oxpensiva public buflde iugs, and a due rogard for our people. nbgolutely de- mands, lessoned oxpeudituros, riid econommy, nud lessoned taxation na a contequehco; (hereforo Do 1t . | Resolved, Thal wa realizin the action of. {lls Bourd! had on Dec, 16, 1874, and that ull action having in vew tho bullding of a noly Gourt-House be, and {a- Lereby, postpoued until the st day of July, 1875, §- L - DISCUBSION. Commissloner Boguo' supported his resolu- tions by the following remarks : T have but littlo to ssy in support of the substitnte which I havo offered, and, fudoed, I think but little noeds Lo be said, for it seenis to mo the fucty preaonted Dy the figures I huve given will recornmond its wisdom £0 overy member of this Board, Iam Just as unxious 48 any member of this Board o eon new Court- Houro snd Clty-TTnl) and X opa tist, buforo inany vears, wo may Bave o buflding which shall boin keop ng with the mugnificent buildings which chavacterize {ho rebutlt Chiteago, aud which 'shall, in_every partic ular; be an bonor to_our beuntiful’ ety ; but I tryst that, in my desire fora new Court-Loik and Qity= 1fall, 1 sliall not lose sight of (ho best interests of vir poopio, Wonust remembar {liat our tazea are now burdensome ; that wo have alezady passod ths Hmit of safoty and Justice, and ‘wo must reduce rather flian inerenso taxation, 2 1 do not dosire to appoar as n alarmiat ; but I do tlfuk that wo can destroy the indusiries of onr city aud ‘county by increasing” taxation, und at the preacut timo st will by impossible 1o take evon tha fitst step foward tho conatruction of » Court-Ifouso without an incronse of general toxation, - “Cho ity ia withont monoy, and is shiluning about witti o floating debt of. £2,500,000, aud , until some plan bas been devissd whioreby mofoy for the consirung. tion of it portion of tho proposed building hus beau raised, wa to an fnjustice to tho people of . this county by tuking the fivst step. It whl io donbt ba clximad by somo that the county dohit $5 smali, und thut wo now have on hand over bnif « multlon of 'an anthorlzed fusio of bonda; but, wo sliould romember that cvery $1,000 bond wo soll wdda $10 of Interent moncy to our tazes, aud our annual account glready amoinls to' $367,835, sud, in logisiate ing for tho connty, wa must remeiuber thit tho Gity of Obleago {s o very lurgo part of our charge, for, ufter oyl its anonal vy of neasly 80,000,000, {ho eity han 1o’y two-thirds of every doflar 'leviad for Btato and counfy purposes, Lol s 8o nct that we shalt do nothiig to binder the grawth nnd prospority of onr city and_connty, but let ua logislate for ita Leat und Insting prosperity. Commissionor Crawford snld that this mattor should be thoroughly discussdd, Ilo spake of the Reform-Schoul praporty, which whould bo sold bofore the Court-ouso wos buile, ‘Thig roporty was worth frowm £600,000 to 21,000,000, Eczh\oxs “tho amount to bo_liorenftor realized from takation, 1To held that it wan the under- atanding that the caunl money was to bo used by tha oiey in bnilding a Court-ITouso, though he would not szy whother the mulmfi bad beon wrongfully diverted. Ilo thought the time lad arrivod wien some action should be taken on tho plans for tho new building, Tc would prob- ably tuko six monthe in which to roach s con- oluision on the subject of thoe plaus, but in tho moantino the Honrd should decido what it was golng to do, An architect, or Board of archi- toots, should be at ouce sob to work to propare land, b Commingloner Clough 8aid that the subatitute was & plain proposition to defor sotion, and ho would like to hoar this quostion fully disoussol, COMMIBRIONER ABHTON oallad attention to the fact that his resolution limited the exponse to & spocliio auw, aud also rovided that [tlhnrn bo no increase of goneral axation. Unloss this could bo compliod with, it would bo well to halt; but hie could koo how the work could bo commenced and completed withe out an inoreaso of taxation. 1Ie belteved it wau couceded that thero was -au lmperative necossity for tho proposod building, sud, it 1t could vo supplied without ontailing extra burdons on tho 705,242, not Infor pooplo, 1t should bo dons} othorwl_aa‘, it ahonld not bo done, Thero atill romained” authority to isaue Coolc County bonds, and"if, in the cons struction of. a Court-Houdo, thera' wero applied tho snmo Lonoaty and cconomy with which the now Jail and Criminal Court building was con- struatod, with - the moun{ -now on hond, and with the salo of unoceuplad couul{ property, the county’s portion of tho Court-1fouse coulil ba bullt without resoiting to taxation, unloss for & few thousaud dollnrs for intorast, ; &r;;mlualnnor Loguo—** And alsofor o sinking i, . - Commisaionor Ashton ndmitted that it wonld bo nucussnl? to provide for a sinking fund,. He was not i favor of increasing taxation excopt to this limited oxtent. Tho probable mation of tho city authorities must bo takon into account. Tho relunding of tho causl money. was accom- rnmud by tho express diroction, on_the partof Lo Loglalaturo, that the fund should bo applied toward the rostoration of tlio Luilding dostroyed by firo, and for tho payment of the oiby's honded debr. - Ho inslstad,thon, that tho ity of Ohlun‘xn was bound to apprapriate tho money in the manner directed aud dosigned by the:Logisla- turo. -Io urged that immodiate steps be taken toward deoiding upon pians, [COMMIBBIONER ROGUE sald tho main g‘?lnt wns skippod by the precod- ing speakor. 'Tho fact waa that, while the coun= ty would bo dompnratively.free from oxtra taxa. tion, tho_oity would not'bo so fortunate, Tho oity taxos wore nlrondy almost ineupportable, and to-day. tho peopla woro sufforing from tho offeata of tho fire moro_seyerely than atany timo sinco it happoned.: It was vory woll to say that tho city should apply tho canal money, bub that money " had boon sirondy exponded othor- wiko, and it muat be obtained beforo. it could bo Jsed, Io wantod to ses tho Reform-Sohool pm{wrty sold, and to sco tha olty sell its unoo- cupled renl estate; but at present ho was nnxious that no moro burdens should be placed upon the people. e emle COMIUISSIONET OLOUGIT 4 sald that the vital point was, whothor the county’ could go on with the Court-House without tax- ing the podple for, several years to como. ~Tho, poopls woro'in ‘no_conditionn to- pay- any more taxos, and tho Board shonid iniova cautlously in tho mattor.. Auy time whon: it bocomes clenr that no oxtra taxation would be required, the Board could rosume the subject, At presont ko .was in favor of. tho adoption of Commissiondr Bogue's substitute. . P - § COMMISSIONER ORAWFORD 2 belloved the Court-EHouse could ba built without much extra taxation, ‘They city should let some of its property go, and raise tho money with: which to build the Court-House. Wbat was wantod was conrage, Tho robuilding of Rome way cited o8 an oxhilition of what Chicago needed, The trouble was, not .with the poor people, but with thio rich, who bid spont ko’ much Lorrowed monoy in ornamenting theie buildings. Tha peoplo wanted tho Court-Ioueo, and, if this Board ald not go ahend, they would elect a Boatd which would go ahead. g Ly A voto wna now takon on tho snbatituto, snd it wns lost. Commissionors Bogue, Burdick, and Clongh voting in the aflirmative, . £ Commissioner Boguo moved to strike out tho firat proamble of tho resolutivn offered by Com= missioner Ashton. . Lost, 5 = Tho Committes hero'arose, reported progress, agled loave to sit again, and tho Board adjourn ed until Mondey at 2 p, m, : THE COURTS. Miscollaneous Businecss ‘Fransacted . Yesterdays . . CAULFIELD'S'ANSWER. o = About & month age Willinm II, Warder filed a bill in the Cironit Court against Bernard G. Caul- fleld :and Henvy Waller, disologing an alleged {raudulont - transaotion in regard to Lots or Blocks 82 and 40, of tho 8. W, 3{ of the N. W. }{ of Bec, 16, 88, 14, contalning about ‘67 acrea. | ‘Warder charged in:his bill that about 1854 Cauls fiold ivas a practioing "attornoy of this city, and woll acquaintod witli' tho valuo'of ‘real estate, ‘He, relying on Cailfleid's ability, employed Liim 88 his legal advisor aud attorney..’:Abou 9 i tho ‘samo . timo Warder wisbed to pur-| chnge - tho two Jois or Dblocks above montjoned; ..and -mads ‘om‘ sgréemont with Caulfiold, whereby the lattor was to takp the’ property in_his own nome,.and pay the first in. stallments due or to becomo due, Warder paying: $1,000 down,- and giving two ‘notos for $2,077, each duo in’six years with interest. In parsu- nnce of this arrangomont, Caulflold ‘bought tho property, paying $9,400, part in cash, and giving . notes or. ‘sssuming incumbrances for .tho romalnder. A yoar or two after tho laud was sold undor o mortgigo for about $580,. Caulfield not boing sblo to pay the amount, “Warder' char ges that tho property was bought in'by some patties, and held in trust for. Caulfield, and that this pro-. coeding wae adopted to avold his (Warder's) oqulmglo claim “to’ :one-half " of .- tho: premisos, . Proviond to this, Canlfield bad sub- divided Block 82, and recorded the plat of it under tho namo of ** Wurder's Subdivision,” and sub- sequently Mra. Caulfield became passossed of & half of ono of the lots, and Caulfiold of the oth- er half, and nlso the wliole of- the "other. Both: now deny complainant’s right to any part of tho land, n]dymngh' Caulfiold gave o written deolara-. tion of trust, which was recorded, but destroyod in the fire, - Warder, thereforo, esliy a speoifio- porformance of the trust, and tiat his title to one-half of Blocks 32 and 40 may bo doolared, .| Tho principal dofoudant, B. G. Caulfield, filod his nnswor yestorday, as did alao his wife, The lattor - ndmits that she owna odue-half- of ono of tho blocks, but claima’that ft- was purchiaged iunocently, with -ber own money, and denien any fraud or bad feith. © Caulfleld, in bis suswor, donios thatho was, in'1854, -catabe lishad in practico hero; and acquainted with Chi- cago roal cetato, or ongaged In buying or solling it, but, on tho contrary, lo had shortly bofors como to Chicngo from a small town in Kentueky, with no knowledge intho real-estato business, Lut with a good standing in his profession. Ho moreover denies that ho was employed as either attorney or counsellor for the complainant. Tho allegationa as to any agreomont having. Leen mado that he should buy Blocks 32 and 40 on joint_account and in trust for Wade are whol- ly false, Ho admits that ho owns Block ‘40 and halt of -82, but says that he bonght Loth of Chickering & Jamos for about $9,400, as- sumng, as part of tho price, a mortgago - for 2499 aud & trust-deed for nbout £8,000. - Uanl~ lield admits that about the'timo he made’ this purchase Warder-desired to make somo arrangu- | ment by which he might acquire at some futuro time an undivided bnlt. of “the lands, and.an ngrecment was made or undoratanding had: that Wardor might, under cortain conditions, have the privilege of ouyiug a half intorcat, But it is claimed thut Warder nover kopt his contraat, and that more thau tielvo youra ago tho defond-. ant rescinded it for nou-compliance thorowith, . Caulfleld further says ho hr:rad that Warder would join in thoe purchaye and roliove him, and that Lo often urged him to:-do so. Amon, othor things, he subdividod Block 82, and, having ** no smbition to perpetuate his ownnamo on the map of Chicago onvirons,” o ealled the plat ¢ Wardor's Bubdivision,” hoping thoreby to induco Warder to joiu, * Owing to his continued rofusal or negleot to - contribute, Caulleld says he wan soriously .nvolved, sud, belog unable to pay tho mortgago, tho land wus sold at losa than the amount of tho’ incumbranco, and-tho rpst of the mortgnagos wero . hold -in terrorem over. his liond. Jndgments wore also rondered apainst i for other debis, sud i equity of redemp- tion soizod. .Ho purchased in tho land. subso- quently under somo of the judgments,. but not with w fraudulont objoct, Lut .meroly to fucilitato soltiemont, ‘Tlio mortgago which complainant gave Warder was wholly vold, he not Linving any xight lu‘f;l\'a it, und it -not crenting nny hoy, — Csulfleld also ndmits that about Jullfi 20, 1867, ho gavo & mortgage-in conjunction wif Warder to J, AL Dryant, bat chavges that it was for monoy borrowed, and that ho “mado Warder u party fo indues him- to becomo o part pur- chaser, tho money borrowed boiugs usad to pay inxes und othor lions on - the land . in - queation. Cuulfleld a'so donies that ho appearod for Warder m any foreclosure procsedings, or thnt ho on- tored his appeavanco for lim, 28 charged in the * bill, to doceive him. and .defrand lam of his intorests, Finlly, ho donios renorally all ohargos of fraud or wrongdoing, al- wges that Warder hna nover mado any elanu to tho lund oxcopt a fow months ago, whon his at- tornay came and made a formal demand for. o wottioment, which dotendant naturally rofused Lo givo, and aska that tho bill bo disimissed, Waller has not yot filed his answer, but it iy understood that bo maintaing Wardor's position, and holds that Lo hos u title to tho land, * thus making tho oako a threo-cornored contest, sUITS Fou $Y50,000 DAMAGES, Tha following is an abstract of the doolaration fnthe cao of John T, Alexandoer, Georgo D, Aloxandor, and William Fitch agamst William i, Vandorbilt, the Now York Onntral Railroad Come pauy, the [fudgon Niver Railrond Company, the Tinlco Shoro & Michigan Houthorn Railroad Gome pany, and the Yoledo, Wabash & Wostern . Raile rond Compnuy, commenced h{ “&muclpn about two months nFn in the Uni Btates Olre oult Court, 1t 1a sot fovth that on the 28th day of l\[fl{. 1870, in tha Cily of New Yok, tho plaintiifs nad defondauts enterad fnto a contract. whoroby tho latter agrecd that all the live stook. shipped by the formor should be carried by them at tho folfowiug rutes: From the 10tk of Juue, | from. Qllsago 1870; o tho 10t of Juno, 1871, homed entld toNow York at tho rate of 8100 por ,000 pounds ench, all oxcoss in woight- ‘to pay 531¢o conta por 100 pounds,- aud hogs at tho rato of 05 conta por 100 pounda; from Oin- cinnatl to New York, liornod cattlo at tho rate of $120 por car-lond of 20,000, all axcoss in woight to. ay 60 conta por 100 pounds ; from Momor, 1il., to 0w York, hornod cattlaat tho rato of $120 per cor- load_of 90,000 pounds, all oxeass in wolght Lo fny 60 conta por 100 pounds; from Aloxandor, I, to Now York, hornod cattlo at tho rato: ol 8136 por car-losd of 20,000 pounds, all oxcoss in woight to Flny 0714 contas per 100 pounds ; from Buffalo to Now York, horned eattla at tho rato of 806 por car-load of 20,000, all oxcess in woight to pay: Bflffi couts por 100 pounds. Tho dofond- suta farthor agroed that if, ab any timo during. thetlifo of tho: contract, tho compotltion of riyal roada should bocomo 80, groat that regular_ratos should bo below those’ named in-the'dontract, the plaintiffs ehould havo tho boneflt of the ro- duction, ‘Tho plaiutiffs nvor that thé contract was in' forco from the 10th of Juno, 1870, to the 14th of March, 187, whon -t was canceled by mutusl agroomont, and that during that ; ‘timo. " they, . .shippéd . from tho . differant’ - places named above 8,800 oar-londs of cattlo und hogs, , Thoy furthor aver that during the lifo .of .the contraot the n‘gulnr rates for earrying horned cattlo woro groatly re- duced by tho " Peunsylvania Railroad Company and the” Erie Railrond . Compauy, those COrpora- tioun oarrying from’ Chivago to New York at the rato ‘of €10 por car-load; from Aloxandor, IlI,, to Now York, at 240 gur car-load ;" from Cinoin- nati to Now Yorls, at 15 nor car-losd ; from Duf- {alo to Now Yorlk, at &8 per car-load} and from Buffalo to Albany, at §6 per ear-load, ' Notwith- |- stauding this groat reduction, tho dofendanis wholly disregardod their coutract, and in conso- quouce the plaintiffs Lavo auflorod damsges amonnting to 350,000, . % A copy of thao contract, signed by T, J, & J. D. Aloxandor & Co: snd Willlats I5. Yanderbitt, avd witnossed by J. I, Chambers, {8 coplod in the deolaration, whick closes with tho following san- osr-loadof ‘teuce : ' In aase tho compotition of rival ronds hogomos 8o great that tho rogular rates- aro-bes, -lotr thoso nnmed In this cdntract, tho ‘party’of tha firat part are.to have thelr shipmonts ut thoso rates.” Thoplaintiffs then avor that they haye i porformed all tho promisos and undortakings do- volving upon them by tha torms of tho contract, which tas to ship. theic goods. by dofendants' -road, and none other, at the pricos named in the’ ‘agroomont, but that fin dofondanta have wholly divregardad tholr prothluos and stipulations, aud honcs tho suit, “ A Willinm Fiteh filos s aftilar declaration agalnst tho samo, Enflles,~uln(minu that on tho_ 1dth of March, . 18715 he ontoted into i contract- with them whoroby ihey agroed that horned cattlo ond hoga should 'bo curried by them at cortain ratos, and thal, in tho cyent of thoro being com- potition great snough' to 10duco the rogular ratos, such reduction should beallowed him,, Ha | ‘avora that tho Ponnsylvania Railroad Company | and the Erio Railroad Gompony.: mpde g‘;‘unt 10~ ductions, and that the dofendants'failed to keop thoir contract, IHouco ho lays his dsmages at ‘. _UNITRD STAPES COURTS, G Kranioh, Burch & Co. began a suit for 5,000 aganst Johu I, Beatty, & e - .3 DANKNUPTCY ITEMS. Kirk Huwes was appointed Assigneo of the National Lifo Insuranco Company, ~ G. 8. Richardson & Co. filad adpatman against John'Muoller, claiming .an indebtedness duo thom of £8856,80. Bisponsion of -paymont and & * fraudulont tranafor of-atock aro' the .acts of banktuptoy charged.' A rule to show causo June 18 wasmade, =, L. . .. £ Groenafeldor, . Rosenthal & Co. commonced gmnuud.mgn yestorday tu bankiuptey againat J. ", Rang, of Awara.” Their claim “amounts . to £367.60, and thoy charge Rang with p\mgena!un of payment of his commorcial Fxpot and ' non- gryment of his debta. A-rule to show gauso for. une, 20 was -made, bty , Cochran, McLean & Co., of Now Yorl, filod a Bntmon against the. dry gonds.firm of A. G. owns & Co,, claimiug that that firm owoes thom $7,872.90, of ' which £6,148,94 _Was on over-due . notps, , 8500 7or o draft paid, and‘the remaiuder. ‘on &n opon account, . It i§ cha that Downs & Co, bave made various fraudulont payments to.their oreditors,: among othera to Alval Hall, [0 $117.89;, to Goldsmith &.Co., of $100; and to_ Arnold ' Conitablo & Co,, ‘of $460; and that thioy aro! sellid . thoir goods oft” bt- ploasuro, - A. G, Downs & Ga. entered their appenrance, aud con- sontod that John AL Fronch should be ‘:5 ointed. Assignoe, -with power. to continua soliing the ‘goods iu tho uaual'coiurss of buswnoss, which dono, ;. ' ' G % + Bradford Hancock wes appointed Provisional Aassignee of tho ostate of J, 8, Date & Co,- . » . ©; SUPERIOR COUNT IN BRILF, : Alexandor. Murray bogan a suit in trospnss agamnst Louls Wolf, Joln Olifford, John Fal-, cuner, B, F. Sitts, W. Van't Woud, Henry Babo, g;snkflnongleyhnnd George Longloy, .claiming finrtl;n Schulz commonced n. sul 8t August - W. Bchaefer, " laying her. damagn at £10,000, for broach of promiso to marry her. .Gaorgo N. Falloy.brought suit for 880,000 .against William H, Powell, . . @ ... . . Wood & Co. sued J. Schneider & Co. for $1,000, ; pEE e Htoses Ohundlor and Obarlos Smith " bagan an actlon in trespass agamst Edward P. Moseley, laying damagos st £5,000. : - - . . CIRCUIT..COUNT, The State Bavinga - Instltution 'filed .a bill againgt Charloa W. Colchour and-'wite, 0. Q. Clarke, J. E. Olarke, T, Dunlovy and.wifo,.W. P. Korr and. wifo, D, W. Caldwell, J. R. Whaley, G..B. wmfin and wifo, L. W. Btark, Mary.A, Stark, J. ¥. Stark, W. K. Nixon, H. Potwin, J. Edwards, B. L, Kennedey, M. D. Ogdon, M. L. . Beudder, Oorn_Exchange National Bauk, J. Rt. Shipherd, -I. D. Butlor, and W. ¥. Herbert, to forclose o trust,.aud for $30,000 on tho undivid- 03¢ of tho W, jof the N1 3¢ ot Beo. 24, Miller, Tillo, and Tombke, and about trenty- five. ‘workmen od. --bill * agaiust Bar- hora McMahon, - Joseph Matn, - - Mate thins Tranzer, = and ' Buelmeor, ‘5. Mor- ris, asking an injunction nfi]nhmb- Morris * to- reveut him from {)n{§ug ovorabout $2,000 in his ands, bolnnsing o Mann‘and Franzer or Mra, MoMahon. .Complainants clnim.that thoy have an equitable claim to the . amount.for work done before the fire on Mra, McMalon's proporty, .- [THE COUNTY.COURT. . Claims agalust tho following estates wera al- fowed: Ggorgo A, Bigelow, 8210.64 ;- Lysander - Doveroly, 8141:95: MMartin .A. Bogoll, £20,64; John Farrell, $68.75; Jahn Mohegan, 876, . Obarlos - B. Blugkwell,, - insolvout dobtor, sohodule filed and prisouor. dischargod, VL Tne Couyt waa ongagod nonrly el the aftor- noon bonring the argument in tiie caso of -Auna Olsen, the common law sridow of Yara Tollef~ son, and deoided that she had not boen his wite, and thoreupon dismissed tho petition at tho cost of the petitioner, . An appoal was taken .and graunted upon filing bond 1 $100, H g e TIHE QAL 5 Jubar Bropaerr—From 149 unlimited, s Jubar Roarns—448, 611, 617, 631, 620, b25 to - 52, 581 $o 634, 57 to G40, | Jupac Boorii—201 to 215, £ N Jupae Tnee—No further call of calendar un. tl further nottco, - Genoral docket 1,700 to:1,800, Junar Gany—00 to 65, 67 to 00 inclusvo.. 1 Jupax MoRosenrs—2 to 26, except 10, 14, 15, JUDOMRENTH, . Y Unrreo Brarks Oniourr Count—Jonaz BLoparrr =Phutlo N. Fleld v, Prosident and Directors of the Iu- |- surance Company of North America nud motion for new trial, 5 Pl UNIreD_ B7ATES DISTRIOT COUNT—~JUDOB Brobe GERT—J, T, Paynon, Asslgnee, v. R, G, Smilh, $345, BUrsnIoR Count—OoNFEKBIONA—Tho Qitizens’ Lauk of Ohicago v, 8. Marsh, G, 8, slaralr, snd J, 0, Marah, $105,80.~W. T, Kellogg of, ai v. F, J. Sbort, $03,01,— Tiganand Cailoy v. tho' Messuor Furniture Company, $150.—1%, 1, Bradloy ot al v, Johu Kelly, $3LOAT.— verdiot, $,170, AWiliiam Laack v, Fritz Brudgam, $181.85, " - JUnGE Ganv.Juwes Hamillon - ot al, v, J, W. Boolt and O, Y. Olude, $LA9710,=IL A, Loverlu - ob ol v, Auufo. I, fTute; vordict; $280.60, and. motfon for now trial,—L.. L, - lirown ¥. Ailiol Plorco, $2,204.40.J, A, Brash & Op. v, B, T, 8mith, $511.42~0, L, W Yo d Volte v. ‘Aujust Wutidorlicl, 042,06,~W, ‘T, HIbbard v, Louis Mortls, $745.97.—A. L. Mortimor v, Bank of OChicago, $758,80,—1, McCar~ *thy, uso, ele, v. Globo Insnrsnce Company, $336,80, - Ulnourr Counr—CoNFEsstoNs—Clurles’ A, Lren- | nnu v, James Pyno, $200,60, 9 Randall ot ol, v, F, I unae Roukns, 01120 Hinokley ; verdict $160, and motion for uew irial ghatn Voo Bchliebon v, The Tilmols Contral Rallway Company, $2,000 and satisfied, e Jupag Booru,—David Uardnor et al,’ v. Thoman Qlark,885¢,—Theodura Wolf et al, v, Emnil Dottach § ver~ dict, $45, and motion for new trial,—8.:D, Kimbark et al, v, Poople’s Omnibus & lagguye Cowpuny, $373,70, Count Moltke, aud Italiun Milltary Worku, Tho Emporio Popolare, published In Turin, nayn; © Tiold-Marshel Count Moltko bad asked tha ohilef of the Vnncml atall of tho Itullan ar- my for an exack list of all the military works wf’:’lch have boon published In Italy siuce 1870, Tho chiief commumicatod to tho Ministor of War the contonts of the lottor at oncoe, and hugFuLl his permlasion to prosont to the dlullngnln iod man oilicinlly) not meroly the list, but the works thomeelyos. The Ministor granted this, and ad- ded to the works: which the gencral staff pos« sossod othors besldos, Above 180 works in ele- gant biuding, woro, therefore, sont off iu threo casoa to Borlin," . Hearth and Flome haa bgen transferred by Orauge Judd to tho Graphio Company of. New York, aud Mr, George 0, Lgglestou retires from thio editorshin, .- THE COUNCIL. Presenfation of Committco Re< ports, Ete, The North State Street Assessment, Tho Oommon Council mot Iast evening, Prost dent Dixon in the chalr, -.ORDERS, ETC. An order, ‘offered by Ald, Quirk, was passed, resolnding the provious ordor for tho paving of: West Indiana atroot. 'T'his loavos tho matter in tho bLands-of .ho. proporty-ownors - to mako a private contraot, A petition for an increnao of pay for tho angt- noora of tho Fire Dopartment was roforred. An ordor was passed direoting the North Chis cago Blroot Railway Company to fll up portions of Division atroot, Ald. Hildroth introducod an amendment to the ordinanco rolating to licensoa for billiard-tables, roducing tho prico from B25 to 10. It wag ree ferred to tho Committoo on Liconses. An ordor was passod'dircoting the Board of Public Works ‘to removo all lumbor-pilos and ob- strictions f10m Jofforson atroot, botwoen Twen- ty-socoud atreot and Ward place, An ordor waa passad dirccting the Ohlongo & Lyanston Rallway, Coimpany to proced - at oncoe to tho assossmont of land-damagos along tho line of their road within tho oity limits, . An ordor way passad direoting the Board of Public Works to procoed at .onns to pave North Clark Btroot, from tho bridge to Obicago ®vente, . COMMITTER NEPORTA. The Committioo on Finance roportod favora- _%13- to thoe ciaim of Mu Nolson & Co. of +84,800, for-damagen ‘suatalned by them in.tho wl&anh)g of the river, botwoon Adams and Jack um:_ul.reotm The matter was Inid dver for pa i oation, $ Tho samo' Committes roported advorsely to' tho-Union Hido and Leathor Bank fora XA{MO of taxes, Conourrod in. e £.98 ‘The Committeo on Judiclary reported recom- monding the passago of n resolution diractin that a fornial reloase of tho lien on the Iilinols Michignu Oanal bo exacated to the Stateof Iili- nols. It waa laid ovor for publication, % . Tho snmo Committos reportad that on the 13th of January, 1873, an ordinauce waa pussod, per- mitting Police Captains to take bil from persons under arrest, and that no- further ordinanco ls nocessary,.-Conourred in, . . ..+ Tho samo Committos reported adveras to the rasngu of the resolution dircoting the Board of 'Lublil: watl;‘i(“ to‘t;kgtuo 31_!:t 8 toward improving ™ sireots until s majority of the proporty-or petition therefor.” Conaourred lnvh P y ‘,"“X..E, ‘The same Committee reported ndvoraoly upon (tho potition of Miss Linda Gilbort tor an &ppro- Triation for a lbrary .in tho -Oity Bridewell. Coucwredim, "' g 3 The ssme Comimittea roported ‘racommonding the Ansufi: of a resolution, offered . by Ald, H.LF- drotly, ssling the . opinion of..tha . -Corpoiation Counsel and Oity Attornoy as to the right of the QChicago-Reliof ‘aud..Aid ..Bocioty. . to.. hold - tho monoys sont to Chicago for the rolief of : suffar~ o8 by the-groas fire; -nlso to--glve their: opmion a8 to the propriety of tho Comptroller's domind- ing tho pamior - i e Ald, Hildroth moved to concur fn tho report. Ald. 'Campboall ross to spoak a8 tho Chalr put ' tho motion and declared it carried. Ald. Campbell insisted upon hearing the roso~ lution road, He moved "to reconsider the voto. Ald, Hildroth moved to Iay the motlon on the table, It was do disposed of bg,l vote of 24 to, :::2’, tll;unm;lcu I.\fii;:g Wfimx{;' Spaulding, Btono, nrk, Kohoe, Minor, Ieatl oore, Campbol), Olsvahnd, .l\l‘nG_mtb: o b 'o, 5 iy - 3 ‘I'he Committae on Judiciary reported withont recommendation the. rosolution to hold sewer~ contractora rosponsible for the ‘damagea resnlt lng from-noglect to complete thoir work, I'ne Comuiittee on Liconses reported recom- mending thet ball-playing be jstopped on the public strosts, Conenrrod in. g -Once mora-the Commitiao on Polico asked and obtained further time in'which'to report on tha subjeat of “protty-waitor-girlsaloons, 3 * Tlio Committeo on Pubiio Buildings roported 'racommending the passage of & resolution di= racting the Board of Public Works to_advertise for purohagors for the Couri-Houso debris, to ba removed witbin sixty says... Concarred, ' ... ‘Tho srme Committee reported adversely to tha proposition to leaso the Honore Block for city and county offices. Concurred in. , .. : NORTIL BTATS.STBEET. . :Ald.. Campboll moved' to_roconsider the vota by which' the Corpotation” Couriasl was directod to ‘tako stepatoward, sonulliogthe procoodings for the widoning of North Btate Btroet. He eaid it was porfectly "certain “that unless this waa: done tho city wonld have to'pay for the catira improvoment. ~ Soma of tho beat lawyers in the alty maintained this to bo true,. and thera wag nodoubt or it. Toloave the matter in ita pres- ont ondition would open the door to many ench cases, and milliona of exponse would be saddlod ou the city, Z = * 'The point waa raged that the motion was out ot _order, Ald. Campbell .haying vated in. the .minority. The point wus sustained, . | Ald. Cooy thon made the motion, and it wag entertained, : e 2 - -Ald, Waodman waa opposad to raconsideration.. Ho wanted to malko s~test of tho -matter, -Ho moved to lay the motlon to reconaider ou tho ta~ ble. It was 80 ordered by a.voto of 23 to 14, The Council adjourned. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Tetter from City Comptroller. Hayes n Dofonuo of Mis Proposed Reducs tion of the Approprintion. . 3 To the Fditor of The Chicago Tribune: .. 8’ I find in your papor of to-day an urgentt appesl to'mo to reconsider the cstimate mado by myself; as Comptroller, for the appropriation for tho | Publio Library Fund for tho' year 1874, | coupled with an’ argumont ‘in favor of o larger :allowante, niid ‘an _insinuation that, if I donok roconsider the wmattor, I will eubjeot myself toa tho susplcion of belng influenced by some proju~ dice or resontiment ageinstthe Library, & £ This insinuation is unfoundod end unjust. I have been o meomboer of that Board from its organization. Sinoe the panie of ‘last fall the oxponses of the Library base boen greatly ine oredsed, in some’ partioulars I think unwisely. I:voted sgninst tho -majority whon a pore tlon of ~ those oxpenses woro nuthorized,. but’thero ‘kae been no’ difference’ botween the- - fnjority of the Board and myself on any quess tion thnt Lias loft in my mind tho slightast feal-- Ing of roseatment. On the contrary, my rola~ tious with tho other mombera have, 80 far as X Imaw, been uniformly agrogable, - - - -- It becamo my unpleasaut’ duty as Comptroller _|-to sond to the Common Connoil” estimatos of ox- l)onuimruq for 1874, reduced mo as to bring the ox lovy within fiftoen mills, . = . . . I did'not fool justitiod in fayoring the Library Toard, of which I was a membor, in proforenca to othor dopartments, . ... . i I do not agree with ' the Doard and Tne Tnin- UNE in their opinion of the extremo fmportance of un.additional .approprintion for library pur oses . this yenr, whon they -have om and 50 large an unexponded balunce. I do not know - auy renson why ox« {mqp_itums for books should bo more favored hian'those for the protoction of lfe and rmpur. ty,ithe preservation of the public henlth, tho ex« tension of sowerage aud tho water supply, aud the culargement of the moans of education lor our youth by buildig school-liouses in distriota now uupmvf;lml. % All theso important intorosts havo boen suba Jocted to tho necossity for rotrenchment,”. That neeosnity is imparative, It muat -ho mot'or & sorious injury to the prospority of. Chicago and its overburdonad tax-payers will bo the rosult, _ "Tho_cstimmtes havo gono to the Common Couucll, nod are now boing .consldered by tha Financo Commutteo. - 1 hanveno doubt the ofnima of tha Board aud othors spooiaily Intereated in the Library will be duly oxamined” by them, and that thoy will prove equal to the groat respons aibility that now rosts upon thom, My own connoction with tho cstimnatos ended whon I submitted them to the Common Council, Icounld not change my report now it I would, As fur aa tho estimata for the Library i con- corned, while I appreeiate the solicituda of tho Donrd for the fntercst they have in charge, I would not change ft ir I cnu{d. Ihave oxpected, and am proparod to meet, sonio opposition and censure, on neconnt of my offorta 10 rodneo our expendituros and losson onr taxes, but 1 oxpoot that reduotion will bo ap- proved by most of our cltjzous, and, after dua reflooidon, evon by those who mnow opposo it, Yours truly, 8, 8, Haves, 1 Ou1oaao, June 8, 1874, ~Eleven Minml Indians, from Linn County, hoadod by Chiof Jolm' Ttodeboux, yostorday mado uppiication Lo tho United States Court fog cltjzonship, Judgo Dillon Leard thelr applicas tion In:tho District Court room, and naturalizod thom aftor tho moat approved mauner.—Leavens worth Commercial,