Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1874, Page 2

2 'THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 187a, e e ———————— {fiven to or in, s11 of fhiem ¢ nor onn wo concolro hiow uoro con bo B vested right , (o that which gapuot bo geanted, Tho uecesmry offect of 0 6 s {0 oxompt fax-pnyors int dlio_counties, townnhiips, oitics, and towsis, avallng Jhomaciyes of {ls provisions from tho payment of so stich of tho Stato tax o8 Is appropriated to tho par- ticuine counties, townships, cities, and towan, Tho debt in afd of Wwhich (ho sppropriation Ia_mads arg local ouly. (Duunovan ot al. va, Green, 57 il 03) Thwy oro eroaled by mundelpit, aithority for wiat i ut leant theoretieally municipal purposcs, ani thoro- furo for o aullicient considuration received by tho nivlcipalily, Tt da upou this digpollieals alons that wiich carporations linvo beon bl {o possess power to subkeribo w of coplal stock in raflrond companies, nnd fneur indebiedncss to pay the subseription. (Prettyman va, Suporvisors of Tazawoll County, 10 1ik,, 400, " Roberts ve, Uity of Rookford, ai Id,, 467, Johmeon ys. County of Btark, 24 Id, 85, 1t cannot bo denfed that at thodato of thia enncte munt o Btalo posneaed power 1o roquire thnt full and equal tuxation should bo lovied for Blato purjoses upon all tno taxablo property in the Stato, Without rewsrd fo tho idcbtedncss of the partlolae countios, ftownsips, cltios, and towns favored by tho act, and shuce the taxpager i, asklo from tho act, {iablo 1o bo taxod for townabip, o ynymont of tho dobis of o connty, cily, of fawit $u which bis property I8 subjoct to tax- Ation, it ennniot by waid that tho Stato lisa reccived any constderation for th oxemption granted by tho act, o cautiat, then, otlierwise rogard tho exomption from Ftate taxution, na contemplated by tho act, than as o pero gratulty, tho continuanco of which rosted i the pleasiiro of tho Luglalaturo and he sovorolgn pover of tho Btaio, No_doubt wiany porsons uvo been, through & misspprehension of iia propor conntrnction and offeat, induced to voto to Incur fu. debtednees by particular counties, towuships, citics, and_fowna o greater extont than they ofliorwiso wonld # Dt we can percolve no difierenco betsyeon thelr conditfon and that of tho {udividual who, relying on o continuanco of tho bounty of a frlend or relative, contructs dobts which fho siibacquont withdrawal of that bounty leaves Ll to poy from lis own Lmited vexovrees, Tlio rulo it that exemptions from tazation are lways subjeet to L reealled whon thoy Lava been granted ak o more privilege, and ot for a suflicient Consldoration Cooloy’ Constitutional Limitations, B34 1t s manifent, thoreforo, “that a systom of taz- ation enforced citber by o now Constitution of by au nct of the Guneral Assombly, fnconalstent with tho Densleiniie of thiy nob woull socseunrlly (o (hat ovtant Temier it uoperntive, although thoro wight bo no pros fessod deslghs to opeal it, (iLilla va, Chicago, 60 11L,, 80, % to nrgued that It was not intendod by (hose who frdmed the present Constitution to ropeal any of tho yrovisions of tho act of 16697 that it was only {ntended 10 ordaiu o revouuo system wiich should apply to tho futnro, This may ba mo, yet, if the langunge of that instrument {s clear and freo from ambigitity or doubt, it must control whatever may hnvo boen tho de« siyn of those by whom it was framed. flflflolny's Con= ll?{ll(lmln[ Limitations, 6$.) If It sball Vo conceded the revenue system which it coutaius was mot self~ oxocutive, hut that it required legisiation to put it fn foree, siill it cannot bo denled that when the Genoral Assoihbly did, subecquont o its adoption, onact o rev- nuo sywtem, such aystom was required to con- form (0 ils Drovislond, Itsurely caunot bo claimed that, under 1ho guise of enacting laws to givo effect to tho provislons of a constitulion, prineiples can be perpetuated in diametrical opposition o theso pro- islous, (11118 v. Chicago, supra,) The present Constitution contalns the following: 4 8ec. 6, Art. 9—Tho General Aseembly shall have mno power to relenss or discharge any couuty, city, townalily, town, or district whatover, or tho fubabe itants. thoroof, or the property therein, from their or jta proportionate shure of tho f{axos fo e lovied for Kato purposos, nor shall cons mutatlon_for such taxea bo muthorized in any form whatsoover;” and Sce, 1 of (he mnmo article requiren tho Genoral Asscmbly o provide such reventio as may bo ucedful by lovying a tox by valua- tion, 80 that every porson and corporation shail paya fax fn pmlmrnon to tho value of is, her, or its prop- erty, "Iho Jangungo of theso sections is 8o clear aud unambigious that there can bo no necessity of resort- ing to the dobates of the Coustitutional Convention to ancertain helr plaln, obvlons, and natural meaning, Tl tax ivolyed fn tho proseut, xult s lovied by yiriue of an net 1n forco July 1, 1873, which 18 as ullos : “horo ahall bo ratsed by Tovying o tak by valnation upon the taxable property in this State tho following sums for tho pitrposs herolnafler sot forth : For gen- eral Stafy piirposes, to bo designated rovenue fund, $2,/00,000 npon fhe arsessed valuo of 1873, and $1,500,- 000 nununtly thorenfter; for State school purposck, fo bo designnted the Btate school fund, in liou of tho 2-ii] tux therefor, €1,000,000 annually, “ 8ra, 2, The Governor nnd Auditor shall annuslly compuilg ihe sopurato rates per cent required to pro- duce not Jess than the chove amonnts, mnything in any other net providing a difTerent mauncr of ascer- tafning (Lo nmount of roventie required to be lovied for Siato purponen {0 Ho contrary notwithstandlog, and when s urcertained, the Auditor shall cortify o the Connty Clerks the proper separate rates por cent therefor, and also such definito rates for otlicr pur- osea a8 ure now or may ba Loreafter provided by Inw 10 bo Jovied and collected ns Stato taxes,” This tax s lovied on_nll the taxablo property in tho Btate, nnd it 8 not adminsiblo ¢ elther under the lan- gnnge of the act or the Constitution’ that in tho propor~ tional amount of each taxpuyer os dotormined irith reforenes to such valuation in some counties, town Elipe, citios, and towny, o sinil only be roquired to pay one-hulf or one-tliird, whils in othor countles, townships, olties nud towns ho shall bo required to pay that much more. Tho duties of the Governor amt Auditor in respeot to thls m;{ were purcly minjsterini, They had no authorlty to do moro than _computo tho moparnto rafes” per centre- quired to roducy tho mmount of tho lovy, ond when this wai done nnd the result certified by thie Auditor to the County Olerkn, thero was no au- thorlly fu the luw nor under the Goustitution to extend it otherwiso than equally upon all (axablo property in Elnpxlr“oll to its value, as oacertained and determined ¥ 1o ipou whoin tholaw imposed tho duty of us. Bercing it Sce, 4, 0f 110 act of 186, 1t will havo boen obsorved, requires the Auditor and Treasurer, after ascertaining the deficlency in the mmount ueccssary to pay stho futerest” upon -the indubtednesy ~of any vounty, township, city, or town inenrred I wid of “the' coustruction of mflreudn for the onrrent year, after deducting tho sum which moy liave beon Tocelved for that puepose undor Sev, 1, fo catimato aud determine thie zato per_contum on o valuution of property within sucl county, township, city, or town, 1e(uired to meot and satisfy (he smount of titerest uniprovided for, together with tho ordinury cost to the Stute of colleetion and disitirsement of tha sane, to bo esthuated by the Auditor und Treanurer, undd sbull mako aud tranemit to tho County Clork of such county , , . u cortiflcate stalivg such eatl- mated requisifo Der eentum for such purposo to be il f1 i3 ofice, ind the samo por centum shall thore- upon by deemed added to,und & part of,tho por centtin whaich i or may bo fuvied or provided by low for pur- poses of State Toveuue, aud slnll Ly so treated by such clerlk, eto, Whin cleatly outhorizes tho lovy and col= lectiou of Woumount necossary to supply tho deficion- cy in the payment of tho interest due upon the fndebt~ cduces of suieh counties, townsliips, citis, sud_towns fucurred fn ald of the consfruction of il Touds, us ‘Stafo rovenuo, but t ir ospressly lhmited to tho wuul(, townshlp, — elty, or town by whick the particulsr judebtedness fs i aurred, niid, 80 far ua tis last clauso of See, 3 of tho act in forb July 1, 1873, can havo any referotico o tho act of 1609, it must relato to this sectlon. 1t certaluly cons fers Ly aLority to extond 1 tx lovied for the purposs of puyivg musifeipal fudoblodness fucusred by ono couity tovuslip, city, O tow, - upon” tho taxably property of & difforent 'county, : town- elip, oy, or town; nor does {t alilorizo 1ho 500,000 ‘v apportioned olliersiso lipon the assessed Yuluo of all the faxable property in tho State, No words {hat wo ca conceive can adil forco of vxpresslon to the languake of tho Coustiluzion Lofore quoted : Bt the Genural As~ wombly il Bavo uo powor to reluass or dissburge any county, vity, townshlp, town, or_district whiatover, o fhu dublabitants thureof or tho property thervin, from thelr or its proportloate sharo of tuxes to Lo lovied for Btato purposes” Even tho Goucral Awsenbly, whieh Jovied tho prosent tax, derived its oxin tenco from the provisions of the suwe Conwtl- fution, and, if this provislon woro not binding wou i, 3t 16 dmposaible to,comcodo that 1 over can Lo any obligatory forco, 1t Ia ilposriblo for uk (0 escapo tho conclusfon that, under tho Constitntion uid law now i forco, so much of tho nct of 1800 aw requires the Stato rovenuo to bo collucted on ihe valuution of the taxuble property in {hho Btate romututng aftor deducting (in countios, towne slips, cltiey, and towns which Luvo ontstandlug fu= debtodnesa feurred in and at tho construction of rail- Toads) the increaed valuation of ho taxablo props erty oyor that of tho yesr 1868 is, ubrogaled, and aunnot bo enforeed, Tho sumo question substuntially ak that prosentod by tho prosout case, was befors this Courl in_Peopla oz, rel, ve, Knskuskis Kuvigation Come pany, at the June term of 1872, and tho views licro ox- Pressed aro dn burmony with What Was thioro said, \Wo forluar tho wxprewion of any opiuion dn to whethier ko nuch of tho §,00,000 sctually and legally lovied for Stato purposes us whall bo collocted frour tha ineroused valuation over that of 1868, which 1 claied to bouppropriated to tho particulur oguntios,townakips, cities, sud Lown cun bo niaiutalued op o stuuding upe ‘proprlution, us that question I8 not bufore na, “Tho decréo of tho court bulow 1o rovorsed, and tho cavo remanded, with inatructions to that court to nscertuin {ho Talo per cont roquired fo prouco tho it lovicd by tho ust in, forco uly 1, 1673 for Stato uvpees, asid (o onjof th collcetion f ul Bluto yxcs A ol the proporty of uppoelico in oxcess of thab Heott, ., dlssonting, Tate, Tteversed and romanded, —_— DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Lribitne, Srearvorieen, 1N, June 19.—Tho following is A complote list of opinfons filed this day in tho Bupremo Court, * Opintons of tho Court have been filed in the following casos: 8, McLaurle va, Barnes et al,s aflirmed, 6. Alva Garpenter va, Davls ct ul.; uilirmedy 8. Aldrich et al, v huraton ; ailrmed, 9, Atliius vs, Byens § aniiomned, 14, Centor v, Glbney 3 afirmeil, 13, Conwell v, Watkius ot al; part revarsed and part airmed, 15, Alva Carpenter va, Davis et al.; afirmeds Wallaco et ul, va, Gox 3 ailirmad, . Gravaley ot al, ve, Adume; ullirmed, . Fanning ve, Ausiin, Jr.; dlsmissod, > Caiter v, Gallivon ;' afirmed, % Aloxauder v, Town of Mt, Bterling ; reversed remundel, Indfuna, Bloomington & Wostern Raltroad Com. v, Dirney § roversedand romanded, . Allon ot ul.'vi Hart o aficoied, Allen ot i, ve, Mitifson 1 utirineds . Yutes vs, Valentino ; afivmed. . 1toklen o al, va, Capen ; flirmed, o Yvoply, sto,, ex, vel, Bmull vs, Muntoon ; 4L, Heott va, Wito { ofrmed, 43, Merritt Vated ot al,; reversed and remanded, 44 DeLeuw Neoly'; rovurned and remaudod, 40, Tiross ve, Lich; Teversod and romanded, 47. Adait va, Lichy attirmed, 19, hio Peoyio, oo, ox, ek, Blorgan va, Lich; af- ed, 50, WWalraths vs. Oleary, ote,; roveraed and remandod, 61, Bymouda 8, o fiuvetvlflvn of Clay Uounty; allrmed, 83, Ohlengo, Rock Taland & Paolfio Natlroad Company o Town'of Tako, ot al; nnirmod, 3%, Dotes va, Balls afirmod, 80, Korn va, Blratiaborger ot al 3 afirmod, 50, 'Tho Pooplo, ete,, ¥6, ‘Chio Inatitution of Profostant Dencoriceacn ; revorsod uind romnnded, 0, Georgo 'Thomua va, Tho Honrd of Education of tho Urbann Behoo! District : afirmed, 01, Georgo Thotua va, Tho Bonrd of Trustees, elc. § aflirined, 04, King v, Fleming : aflemed, €0, Hopkina vk, Bueinckor ; afirmod. 70, Brown et al, va, Roagh ; atiirmed, 71, itold -vs, Ghicngo, Kotk Tolamd & Pacifio Tafl- rond Jompany's afliraied, 72, MoCart va, Iumpliroy ot off; roversod ond re- monded, o 79, Rookford, Rook Island & Bl Louts Rallway Com- pany va, Millor'; roversed and romnnded, 74, Hliopardson va, Blophicns; afiirmed. 75, Tawia va, D'Aroy; roversed and reinanded, 77, Yinreis ve, Hatfiokd § afirmod, ]'m—Nluhou ve. lnyner, et ol.; roversed and dis- chnrgell, a0 coven va, Wohstor rovorsed and romandod, BiTolodo, Walaly & Weslort Tiallzond Company e, Edily; roverued and romanded. sn—Tglmn, Wabash & Weatern Rallroad Company s, Maxfloll; afirmed. ‘#1—Tolodo, Wabash & Western Ratlrond Company va, Morgun ; rovorsod and ramnnilod, #3—~Sltevenson va, O, Nelll, ot ul roveraed and ro- mundod, 81~—Binir, et nl,, v, Van Dlarcum ; roverand, 8T—Tiourdt of Dircctors, cte,, ve. Iouston ; amrmed, §0~Doylo ve, McGrady’ afirmod, D0—Derinque, ot nl,, va, Creen, ot al. 3 affirmod, 91—Glifcago & Alton Iiailrond Gompatiy vs, Rookford, Tock Taland & St Loulu Itallroad Compuny; aflirmod. 93, Hateh va, Marcl ; rovorsad, 91, Keedy va, Howo ot al. 3 dissonting opinion ; ro~ versed and romanded, 97, oledo, Wubnalt &;Westorn Ttatlrond Company ve, Morrlson ; srmeis 100, Grova ve, Milons rovorsed and romanded, 101, Barnes va, Hamm ; afirmed, 102, Martin v, Gilmore ot al, ; roveraod and remand= ed, 106, Ramsay va. Hoeger, ofo, § od, 107, iinots Contral Ranilrond Company va, Godfroy ; rovoracd and romanded, 108, Tolodo, Wabasl & Wostorn Tatlrosd Campany v Sachiimth § AENEAL 109, T., P, & W, Hailroad Company v, Jones ; aflirm- woraed and romand- ed, e no.lr., P. & W. Rallway Company va, Lavery § af- rme meil, 111, T, P. & W. T, Co, vA. Dolabonty ; affirmed, na. leaton Impl va, E?ululflu ot al.j aflirmed, 113, Wilday ot al, ve, Wright ; atirmed. 110, Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad Company va, Noborta ; rovoraed and_remandod. 120, Tolodo, Wabush & Wostern Ltatlroad Company vs, McGinnin'; afirmod, 121, Toledo, Wabash & Westorn Tallrond Company i, Trodoriek ; afiirmod. 123, Melvin ‘ot nl, v, Lizonby ot al. 3 rovorsed, 124, Kellerman va, Aruold, dissentwag opluion; re~ vorned and remanded, 167, Grimeliaw vi, Scoggln ; aMrmed. 138, Gl ot ol va. Watnau § roversed and ro- mandod 130, Fnrwall ot al, v, tho City of Chleago ¢ reversed, 131, Firat Natfonal Bank of Quincy va. Plekor; at- Arm 131, Tolodo,Wabash & Western Rallway Company ve, Barlow; roversed, 195, Merdel va, Anthis, dlssonting opinfon, roversed aud remanded, 146, Robertson va, Jones otal,j Tovorsed and roe mandod, 137, Filkina v, Byrno ; affirmed, 138, Tinggard et al, va, Bmith ot al.; afrmed, 140, Camp Polnt Muntfacturing Company v.Dallow, adminfatrator; roversod and remaudod. 143, Farmer va, Farmer ; aflirmeil, 144. Whitmer va, Rucker et al. ; aflirmed. 145, Burr ot al, va, tlio Oity of Cnrbondalo; dlssonts ing opinion, reversed and romandod. 146, Bolton vs, Gowgill 3 roversed and remanded, 149, Wells va, Dancls ; ‘roversod and remnnded, 160; Carpater va. Bliorfy ot al, roversod and ro- mauded. 163, Corbley va. YWilson, roversod and remsnded, 164, Shersy vs, Graham ; afirmed. 156, Ohfeago Plow Company vs, Liob; reversed and remunded, 157, Buion vn, Hoelm ; afirmed, 169, Hamilton ot ul. v6, the Peoplo, olo; afrmed, 101, Joncs va, Joncs; affirmed, 162, Menard County va. Rincaid etal; afirmed. 164, Foley, adminfstrafor, va. Dushirays roversod. 164, Wablo va, Wablo; anirmed. 105, PCO;’BXI, Al}null & Decatur Railroad Company v, yor: affirmed, 3, Clicago & Alton Radirond Company v, Muz- Tay; ‘afirmed, 63, Indlanapolis, Blbomington & Western Ratlroad Company va. Murray ot al, ; reversed. 170. McConnoll ct al, va, Tha Puoplo, oto, for usa ; rovised ond remanded. 173, Walden ve, Lowis ot al.; afirmed, Chago ot ul, ve. Sloplehion ot al.; afMrmod, 176, Trustecs of Schiools, ete., vs, Braniier ; reversod ond remanded. 177, Bt. Louls, T, & O, Tallrond Company vs, Lurion otal.; roversod and remanded. 163 Ttovior ve. Galloway; ravoraod. 187, Tho SchoolTrusteos of I, 14, It 6 W eto,, v8, Tite Pooplo ox rel, Ball ; revorsed. 180, Mockford, Rock Talaud & Bt Lous Railroad Company va. Roso: aflirmed, 101, Toledo, Walinalh & Western Railway Gompany . Thomeon ; aflirmed, 102, Sucll ¢t al, v. Cottingbam ot a! 103, Sincll ot al, v, Cottiuglum ot ol, ; afrmed, 195, Cottinghnm etal, v, Owenr ot al.} aflirmed, 107, Quincy, Alton & Bt, Louls Rallroad Compiny v. Welliogiier ; roversed. 200, Thoman v. Fischer { afirmed. 201, Toledo, Wabasii & Westorn Raflay Company v.Corn et al.; roverred and remanded. 902, Parrishior ot al, v, Waldo etal.j feversed and re- manded. 205, Molvin v, Modges ; afrmod, 50, Coffco v. Fosaclnan ; aMrmod, 200, Emory v. Addis; aflivmed. 509, Tilinols Contral Raflroad Company v, Chsmbers; roveraod. 2410, Chicago & Alton Raflroad Company v. Rico; ro- vorsed and remanded, 313, Chieago & Alton Tailroad Company v, The Peo~ plo ex rol. Tho City of Bloomington; uilirmed, 1 Ttiighes v, Washinglon ot alq Teversed and ro- manded. 217, Hughda v. Washington; manded, 40, Btoolfire v, Royso ; afirmed, 220, Thrift v, Payno § aflirmed, a3, Coopor v, Al 3 afirma, 3%, Weatern Union Telegraph Company v, Lioh et al,; roversed and remnnded, 40, Baltora va, Sample ; aMrmed, 255, Lovenguith va, City of Bloomington ; afrmed. 57, Poster et al. va, Rockford, Rock Island & Bt TZonis ituliroad Company ; reversod and remanded. %39, Chilengo & Norihwestern Ratload Company Ve, Miller ; roversod and remanded, 400, Ottawa Glass Company v~ McCalob ; aflirmod All causos, nob enumerated above, are hold undor sdvisemont, Membors of the Bar and par- tios Iutoreston will be notificd when thoy are decided. mrmed. reversed and re- (8igned) E. 0, Haanunotn, Olerk of ke Bupromo Coust. EDUCATIONAL. Kenwonid Seminary, Commencemont oxercises at Konwood Bomin- ary wora in progross yeatorday, and will bo con- oluded this evening by a ltorary entertainmont, in which tho pupils will tako part. Yostorday morning was taken up with examinations fn alge- bra, physiology, literaturs, botany, and anciont and modorn bistory. Tho proficioncy shown by tho scholars roflocts great credit npon their tonchors and thomselves. Yho mothod of exam- tuation was oxcoodingly trying, the sclolars bo- ing obligod to draw from s number of slips upon which tho aucstions to be auswored wore writ- ton, and then Lo olucidate that which foli to thoeir Jot. By this plan oqual proficioncy was required from sll. Tho sudicnco were groatly ploased swith tko oxactnoes and promptitude with which tho quostions were answerad. Whilo all desorve pralso, the class in physiology, which abstruse uludy I8 gonerally nogleotod by young ladies, wou tho highost cucominms, In tho ufterncon Miss 3Mary Williama road an ossny, taking as hor subjoct, ““ Umbroling,” which s cortaluly apropos to the sosson, and Miss Ilaud Kovnicott thon amused the audicuco by drawing the idunl portraits aud positions of Lor companions, in anZessay eutitled, *'l'on Years Heneo." Tho possibilitios of tho futurs wero in- goniously doplicted, Tho exdrelses for the day concluded with an award of prizes for tho crontost fmprovoment in writing. Mies Mary WVilliama and Missos Mary and Maud Kenuicotb rocolved the approbation of the Committeo choson from the audieuce, A number of pictures which decorated the wally woro oxhibited as the rowult of study in this branch of art, Miss Borthin's oll sketches ure vory ine, and tho pen- cil and crayon drawings of Missos Iauny Pore Kims and Lula Whoelor glve Indications of flne tolents, Miss mily Cleaver slso displayed two giutuma in water colors, that are very taatatully rawn, Tho totnl number of pupils tho past year at Konwood Sominary {8 slxty-six. Tho institution, under tho managomont of Mrs, J, A, Kennieott, in growing rapudly in favor and uscfuluoss. ‘I'hro aro nino fn tho profeselonal corps, thus siving & wido scope of atudy and thorough teach- ng inall tho difforont branchos. ol College. Sweotal Dispatoh to t'he Chicago Tribune, Ouyer, Mich,, Juno 18.—Last evoning the on, Schuylor Colfax loctured bofore the Litera- ry Hocloly ; subject—"* A Ifappy Lifo.” It was & pleasant, famillar prosontation of tho phasos of oultura which lond to happiness hore and hore- after, His spocch was enthusiasticatly recolved by the largoat audionco aver In attendance ab our anniversarles, The Board have re-olected tho Rove. W. I. Williams, W, D. Love, D. D., Zachary Eddy, D. 1D, and tho Hou, D, M, Richardson, 'W'rusteos for tho full term, and Trodorick uh, of Do trolt, sud Hemy Fralick, of Grand Nupids, to vaouncies. DTrof, Howitt was ohoeon Acting Presidont for tho ensuing yoar, and there werong changes iu tho Facully. ‘The Loard then adjourned to moet in Dotrolt July 0. ko fall torm bogins Bept. 17, T'he Incoming Sonior olass I largor thon any provious ouo, nwnbering oightoon, ho Froski- man class numbors twonty, Tho exorcisos of tho gradnating olass woro of & suporior chsrne- ter, wall rondorod, and compnred favorably with any provioun ons, Tho orntions for tho Mastor's dogroo, by Prof, Irwin Shopatd, of lown, way superlor offort, 'I'ho dogrens wero conforred by Acting Prosidont Howitt ns follows Jtachelor of Arts—Clarenco Augnstino Dook- with, John II, Chase, aud Houry Hoscoo Boyn- ton, Jinchelor of Seience—Willinm G, ook, Charles Tdwin Lucomb, Laura A. Moses, Baward Lovl Paraons, sud Goorgo W, Itadford, Graduates of the Ladies' Courss—Emma T, Anglo, Bliza Dathwomblor, Ellen M. Evarts, snd Ania 'T. Godman, SR Master of Arts—Trwin 8hopard. (]JI!JIC(ar‘ofDlumfly—l‘hn Ty, John T. Beolt, of Daotroit, 1o thoy roquostad Dr. Toody, of Datrolt to nddress somo parting words to "tho gradunting clasa, which ho dld vory alfsctively. Tho Kev. J. 8, Horit ~stated tho prosont condition of tho offort to ralso tho 100,000 ondowmont, showing that £16,000 moro nro needed, nnd must bo ratsod bofora July 10, Iincouraging worda wero wpoken by tho Rov. A. K. Btrong, D. D, of alnmazoo, tha Rov, Mokos Bmith, of Jackeon (o Rov. 8. W. Duflioll, of Aun Arbor, an Benator Obilds, of Ypuilantl, Tho musie for the various axoralses haa boon tho Muslcal Union, composed al- most entirol under the direction of Prof. A. B. Brown, Tho unanimous vordict s that it bas been of tho Lighest order. 'hrough the generosity of 8amual F. Druery, tho sum of 860 {s distiibuted annually for oxcel- Toneo In rhotorical oxerciues at public oxhibition. "Phe rhotorical oxhibition,,at which all parts wero origiual, accurred thia aftornoon. The firet prizo of §16 was given to E. B, Green: tho second prizo of 810 was divided botwoen Misscs A, V. Kolley and Olive Kickland, Tha anminl roncort this evoning was a com- loto succoss. ‘Tho firat pnrt consisted of orchos- ral, inatrumental, and vocal solootions, comis and gravo. ‘Tho socond part was Dudlay Bucke 4 Torty-8ixth Vaslm,” tho solos boing admir- ably sung by Mrs. Prof, Hawict. “I'his Ling beon asuccessful anniveranry in every artioular, Many of the promincut men of ihe glntu woro prosent, all of whom have beon sur- piised at the wuperlor Christlan culture of the Bchool, and have plodged thoir influonce and monns for tho support and enlargemont of ita able Faouity. Alton Eigh=Sohool. Speetal Disnatch to The Chicago Tridune, Axroy, IIl., Juno 10,—Tho examination of the publio schools of this clty closed yostorday, and this ovouing tho suniversary ox ercises of tho High-School took place at tho Oity Hall, which wan fillod to its utmoat capacity, not loss than 1,600 Eamans being presont, and’ hundreds loav- ing who wore unable to galn admittanco. Thore wers twonty-five graduates. Following is o list of thoir names and the subjects of their essays : Salutatory ossay by Belle” ludeon; *Passlon Flowors, ' by Lydia Waldron; *'Mountaing,” by Graco Rutherford; **Qrowing OId,” by Bfio Rynio; * Bombastios,” by lanurghy; “Advan- tages of Education,” by Jennio MePiko; * Rofn," by Agaie McCluro; *Vonoe v, War," by Clinrlos Logan; *Influence,” by Mollie Hings Ovor nmfovur Again,” by Laura Jonos +T'he Pricos Wo Pay,” by Emnia Invoon; *'Lccentricily of Literary Poople,” by Nottio Hoffmoister; * Home Characior,” by Mattlo Forgugon; ** Nothing Now Undor the 8an,” by Lizzie Duncon 3 * Autoblog- raphy of au Unfortunate Man," by Mary D. Don- 2idsbn; *+4 Dlon for. Xantippo, by Thoodora Dimmick; *Socking Light,” by Katio Dopuy ; “ITake No Hoed of Timo Bavo When tho Bun Ia Shining,” by Esther Causoly; *Yanka and Yanlkeo Land,” by Aona Challicombo; A Day with Class Soven,” by Emme Brown; *Our Words,” by alagpie Boona; ‘A Pen Picturo,” by Nottio Blnir; “'A Harp of & Thousand Strings,” Dy Mury Dolinger; *£bb and flow,” poem, by Lillio Armstrong; and “Our Motto," valedic~ tory, by Emma Moon. furnishied b{ oA ‘West Point Academye. Tho following aro tho namos of tho graduates n their order of genoral merlt and the Statos ifrom which thoy were appointed : 1. Thos. W, Symons, Mich, 3. Fred' W, Sibloz, 2 Arine shavra Ro. o o " Nortom, an. it H. M. Androws, N.'Y. 24, . M. Macomb, Mich. 25. Lutho B Jai . W. Va. 25. Willis Wittich, Ohlo. 6. Trank 8. Rico, Ohio. ~ 97. Gro. L, Turner, Ma. 7. J. F., onosoutt, Miss, 28 Alfred Reynolds, N.'J. 8. Geo, L, Andorson, Wi, 9. Wm. L. Goary, Pa. P, Wi Wi, 8. Davios, Onl. 10’ G- ¢ Tiowit, Wo Vi Of this class, but ono, r. Symons, is recom- monded for tho engluger corps by the Academic Board; the two next, Mossrs. Murray aud Androws, for tho ordnanco, the noxt fifteen for tho artilley, and the last twonty-tlreo for the - fantry or cavelry. 1llinois State Normal School. Snecial Disvatch {o The Clucagn Tribune. Broosaroy, Ill., Juue 19.—Normal bonsts of city schools that aro surpagsed by nona in tho Stato, and which are well worthy of the town iu whioh is located the Stato Normal Sohool. Yootordny tho regular school work of the your closod, and to-day commencement oxorcifos woro Lield 1n tho Daptist Church, The gradu- atea and themes woro na follows: Lelin L. 1Tovoy, **It Tukes Two to Quarrel " Hampton 3L, Rageh, *Cromation;” Lantbs . Chapman, WiTho Horizon;" Ida L. Coak, * Labor ;" Cora Toeder, * Color ;" Qbas, E. Blake, * The Capital —its Romoval;" Lva Domnell, *Tho Soxon," aud tlio valedictory addross. The diplomns woro awardod by Tev. R, A. Oreswell, President of the Boardof Iducation, ‘T'ho Normal School is under the control of Prof. Goro. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yonx, June 19.—B8teamships E. M. Amndt, from Stotlin ; Italia, from Glasgow; I'rankfork and Musel, from Bremen, have arrived. Also, the steamer Erln, from London. QUEENSTOWN, Juno19.—The steamship Beotin, from Now York, has arrived, 8ax Fraxoisco, June 19,—The steamor Constl- tiition eniled Xestardny noon with ninety-seven pagsongors and $18,269 In troasure for Bugland ; 5,600 tons of froight; 600 tons for Now Yorlk, aud tho remaindor for European aud Central Amorican ports. Bho will touch onlyat Aca 1wwmediately with a full cargo for this port. S o Prof. Swing's Letter, DBrainerd, Smith & Co.t GenTLEMEN : I Lopo the publis will hava the oppor- tuulty to seo and try “Knowlion's Liathing Ap- poratus,” It scoms fo mon wonderful invontion, &0 slnplo, #o conveulent, It Wil supersode tho harde melal bath, Davip Bwivg, Cuioaao, June 13, 1874, Thia 1s & comploto arrangsment for bathing without expenso of bolb-room o plumbing, Can- be ;used in ony room, Beo it at 140 Madison’ atrest, or seud for cireular fo I, Buith & Co, i e S Boankrupt Sale, Theold snd well-known louseof A, G, Downa & 00, 824 Wost Madison strect, {8 in bankruptcy, sud thele oxtonslye and varied stock muat bo closod out, ¥or tho noxt ton dsys wo aball offer *Indies’ and children's suits at half-price, Dross goods, ehawls, velvets, nnd flannels at burFllnl that defy compatition, There fs & large lino of friuges, buttous, Inces, and in fuct n gonoral stock of hoslery, gloves, and uotions thut wo ahisll sell at great reductiona from cost, Storo open from 9 to 12 and 2 o 0, J, M, ¥aexcy, Provisionnl Asaignoe, ——— Duryeas’ Staroh. It fahord to ploana every one, but Duryess’ #Satin Qloss Blurch? and *Tmproved Coru Barch" does It, All g00d Housekeepers soy it s just tho thing, Bold by grocors genorally, TitueviLLy, Dec, 9, 1871,—Duryens’ Starch hos proved itsolf to bo the best v luvo over used, and cheorfully rocommend it as superlor fn gloss aud whitc~ neus to aby that hus ovor bevn introduced in this mur. ket, Yours truly, Tuaok Bnos, Tropristors Titusvllla Steam Loundry, —————— The Great Overland Sunday Mail Train Will loava Ohlcago Bunduy, Juny 21, at 10:15 o, m,, vis Ohicago, Rock Island & Pacttlo Badiroad, stopping at sll regulst atations on the main lino, connovting at Omulin wiih Monday morning exj - ver and Han b‘muct!w. e el e “Mokoty via Obicuo & Norlliwentern or Ohicayo, Hurliuglon & Q uiucy Ballrouda will b taken on thla e, Burdett Organs, Those maguificout “ Imporlal ™ organs rocently in- trodiiced by tho Burdett Orgsn Company may bo xecn at Lyon & Ifualy’s, No, 103 Siatoatreat, Organs ronted 50 thnt the ront monoy payw for thei, —_— Pianos on Time. o oo whio nocda good plauo showtd be without i, for it cou bo abtatuod upon auch easy torm 8t Nosd's “Templo of Musle, Ohivalrio, ‘Tho new lawn ganiu of Obiyalrle will be played at Lincolu Park this alteruoon, of tho gindents of_the Collogo,’ "OCGDEN DITCH. Conference of the Canal Com- missioners, Mayor, Ete. Dotailed Statement of the Ongo by Mr. Deriokson, llis Fears of a General and De. structive Inundation In Chicago, The Canal Commissioners Troubled for the Safety of Jloliet. Results of Opening the Gates at Lockport. o Amount of Sediment Corried Down by 3 the Ditch, Remedies Buggonted. The Spocial Council Committes who aro in. vestigating the complaint against tho Ogdon ditoh, running from the Desplaiues River to the weat fork of tho South Branoh, held a mooting in tho Council Chambor yostordny morning. Ald, idildroth ocoupted the chair, and THUERE WENE PRESENT of tho Commities, Ald, Bidwoll, Stout. O'Brisn, and the following citizens and ofiicials, soms of whom had Leon Invited to attond and oxproes their viowa rogardiog the sntioipnted danger to tho city in cage of a flood in tho Dos- plainos, tho doposit of scdiment in tho’ Sonth Branch, and the Intorfereuco with tho cleansing of tho Ohicago River: Col. Utloy, Mr, Ander- son, and William I, Broioard, Canal Commis- slonora; Mr. Thomas, Superintondont of tho oanal; Commissionors Waht and Prindiville, of tho Doard of Public Works; Mayor Colvin, Corporation Counsel Norton, B. P. Darickson, and A, M. Binger, of Lemont. ‘When the Committeo had beon called to ordor, the Chairman called on Mr, Derickson to oxpress his opinion, * MR, DERICKEON eald the subjoct was ono of such vast importance to tho poople of Chicago, and 60 vast in itself, that much could bo eaid about it. Henco he would prefer to slmply answer questions. Tho Obairman ssked him to state what ho knew about the digging of the Ogdon ditch, the capacity of the Xllinois & Michigan Canal, and tho offoct of tho lattor upon the Ohicago River so far a8 purifying it was concerned, Ar. Dorickson roplied substantially as follows: All undorstood that o ditch had been dug from tho Dosplainos River to tho wost fork of tho Bouth Branch, and that tho water thus turned {rom its natural course wont into the SBouth Branch, and supplied the canal when the supply should como from the lake, Iio was decidodly of the opinion that tho canal in its present condition was able to cleanso tho river if the water from the Desplaines did not run into tho South Branch, Tho miter-sill at the upper lock at Lookport was somo 84 foot below tho city bago, and trom 16 to 18 inches lower than the general average of water in the river, aund, from calculation and observation, he had con- cluded thut the canal would carry off all the water once fu four daya ; with tho water in tho river 16 inchos above the city baso, snd the water at Lockport 634 fect abovo the miter-sill, it would bo carried off in threo days ; and with tho water at the Chicago end of thie caual, or in the river, 16 inchos above the clty base, and a drop at tho othior ond of 4 fost 10" inches above tho mltor- gill, in two days and six houra, —Do you mean change the whole of the water in tho South Branch ? THUE OODEN IITTON. A,—Yos, from tho mouth or_the rlver.'Av puleo, thoe iutention belng to turn hier arounad presont tho canal oxcavated by Mr. Wontworth and Mr. Ogden brings & supply of wator fiom tho Desplaines down through tho West Fork juto tho Bouth Branch, entoring the branch noar tho eanal, and, ur to witbin & short timo, has supplicd the canal to its full capacity. Just now tho supply docs not oqual tho digckargo. Dut it is ncossary in ordor to enable tho canalto cleanse the Ohicago River tocut off that wator. The more that that comes through the ditoh the lcsa is taken out of the Chicago River. Tho canal was intendod to draw wator through the rivor from the lake, but does not do eo o greater part of the time, Thore was a littlo fog in tho minds of the ublic rogarding the matter, Il was snid that Alr, Weutworth had a porfect right to drain bia land. No ono would dispute that, But what was com~ ‘)lnlncd of waa that he should tap the Desplaines liver, and draw its wator through the ditoh into the Bouih Branch, He had FOUB ODJECTIONS to the ditch. The first was: The bed of the Desploines was nine foot higher than tho city baso, or some four or flve fect higher than tho slrcots, This would naturally crosto a rapid current in tho ditehi; and, looking at it practi- cally, Lo could not but thin' that the soil washed {from tho sides of the ditch would bo carried into the Bouth Branch, Bome of it. in solution, would undoubtedly be carried into the lako, but Lie thought it fair to assume thnt two-thirds of tho detritus would bo deposited in tho South Branch, Ie had estimnted that with tho ditch 100 foot wido and 11 foet deep, 2,700,000 cubic yords of earth would Lo carried along In the course of a yoar. Honee his objoction, Eucnuua bo would oventually inve to pay his portion of tho appropriation in taxea to drodgo tho sand ont of the river. Hin sccond objeotion was that the canal got its supply of water from tho Dosplaines instoad of Lake Michigan. His third that in cnto of n froshet 1n tho Deaplainos,—and an overflow was linble to ocour any spring, THE BEVENTIL AND BIGHTIH WARDS would be submorged. The point where the diteh Intorsects the river being so much bigher than the cannl, the lstter conld not earry off the water, and, in’ cako of an ice gorge it the river, or o sunkot vessol, or & barge athwart the bridgoe piers, so as to form s sort of dam in tho rivor, Chicago would suffer » devastation compared to whicl the Fall River catastrophe wonld bo but a dropin the bucket, Nothing could save the city. ‘Tho matter bad not been proporly brought to tho attention of the pooplo by tho newspapors, or in any other way; yot it was oue entitled to serlous oonsideration. 118 FOUNTIT ONJKOTION was that this tamporing with tho plan adopted for clonnsing the Chicago River would evontuatly discourage the peoplo, and provent an enlarge- mont of tho canal, to whioh tho city must look for draluago. Mo was confldently lookiug for- ward to tho timo whon tho canml would bo widoned to 125 or 150 foat, snd doeponed to 10 ,or 12 fect ; and if that woro done the sowerago of 1,000,100 people wonld not impalr tho purity of tho wator iu tho river, Mr. Doriokson thon doscribed the diteh, or rathor ditchos, singo thore are two of them, though oul ono _taps the Desplaines, onnd told all ho Lnow abont their excavation, and the damming of tho ditch at tho Desplincs Ttiver, rll of which hau been publishod sovoral times in "Tue TinuNe, o enid if tho ditch could not bo legally clowca thero way ONLY ONE REMEDY for tho evil—lowering the bed of tho Desplalnes below the junction with the ditol, and theroby lotting tize wator run into its natural ohanuel. A, I, M, BINGER noxt epoke, Ife had boen fawmillar with the ground for thirty-five yoars, and oxamined it with Mr. Jonnoy, Stato’ Enginoer, and othors; and when ho found tie diteh there Lo thought some steps should be talen to oloso 1t up. Mo ditch, the bed of which is G feut bolow tho bLed of tho Dosplsines, was not cut through eutirely to tho Weat Foik, aspaco of about 16 foot boing loft botweon tho two, the water, Lowever, soon \vnahlug it away, ‘'Lho courso of tho Despluinos Lind boon ehangod so thint no water rau bolow tho cut-off, aud Lo be- lioved tho digging of tho ditoh to o a great in- jury to Chicago, 1o corroborated what Mr. Dorickeon atated about sodimont, and related a conversation ho had had with Mr. Ogdon, the luttar haviug naid, ** Wo have no right to divart ihio water of the Dnblllnlnen. I am not pustod about the situation, though I know somothing haw boon douo in the way of dilohea out thore, When I got timo I will go out and look over the ground, and have it arrauged so that you can gos ull tho wator you want. Mr Siugor had complained beoause tho ditch oarried off &l tha water of the Dosplaines, aud none wae l:rouur-blu at the Lemont quurries. Nothing, oweyer, was doue by Mr. Ogden, but the source ‘u‘g tli‘n ditoh was olosod up by tho Board of Publlo orke, . Tho OChnlrman .sald it wna proposed to lowor tho water in tho eanal at Lockport in the wintor to lucronse the flow southward. MR THOMAS thought It uttérlyimponsible to Incronso tho flow by lowerlng the wator, siuco tho ohun- nol would bo mmuch narrowor, tho sur- face boing wider than tho bottom. Thero liad boen no day ainco tho dlteh was openoed that it did not furnibh one ?llnflnl‘ of tho wator that wont through tho canal, The canal wonld ro- caive, at tho ordinary stnge of the lnke, from 24,000 to 83,000 cuble footaminuto; and at Lookport dischnrgo from 53,000 to 70,000 oubic foot in the samo timo, Ilo hisd mensurod tho digehargo for the last fifteen days, and found it to o from 83,000 to 48,000 cubie foot & minuto, Tho broast-wall or mitor-sill of Lock 1, av Lack- port, was 2 910 foot bolow tho floor of tho lock at Bridgeport ; and the low-water mark, asestab- Itshod " by the Covornmont, was 0 feat below tho samo flow, so that when thero wns 0 foat nud 2 fuchos on the flow at Bidgeport, and tho samo on tho broast-wall at Lockport, tho de- clivity on the surfaco would bo just 2 9-10 foot. ’K'o-dn{ tho wator ot Bridgoport was9 foot,an adai- tion of 3 feof to the 3 1-10 foet, and 1 foot higher on tho breast-wall at Lockport, On March 8, to sntiafy all porsons abont deawing hoavier at Lockport_and getting moro water out of tho Chicago River, or Weutworth's ditch, ho ralsed all tho gotes at Lockport at G o'clock in the morning, and kept thom opon until 10 a. m, tho noxt dny. The lnrgest fall ot Lomont was 1014 inchies ; and aftor tho' gatos had beon opon 26 hours, ho monsured tho wator passing at Lookport, and fonnd that 40,376 cublo toot wero flowing out ovsry minute, He f‘nmpad ona traln and went to Bridgoport, reaching there in an hour and a half, and found the inflow was 25,800 oubic feot o minute, Coing over to thoe Ogdon diteh, ho learned by measuroment that 27,000 oublo foot & minute wore running from tho Doesplnings into the West Fork, On the 13th of March, when tho gatos woro closed, aud the wator pouring over tho wnsta wolrs, 48,600 oubic foot o minuto passed nuder tho caval bridgo at Loclport—7,700 fostmoro thnn thres days beforo, with the gutés allopen and the stago of water at Bridgeport prociscly tho ssme. On the 10th inst, he again monsured the water in Ogden's ditch, and found 8,640 cubig feol o minute run- ning. On tho 18th, 27,000 feot a minute paxsed Bridgoport; to-dny (Friday) 24,000, with tho samo dopth'( foot) on tho floor of tho lock. In raply to a quastion by Judge Notton, Mr. Thomas said tho stated object of digging tho ditch wag to drain Mud Luko; but it seomod T‘luer to Lim that a channel shonld bo out from tho river into the swamp, and allow tho wator to flow into tho Inud, to drain {t. 3 The Chaivman remarked that Mr., Wentworth oxpooted vostols to sail on tho diteh boforo long, sud to have elevatora reattored along its banks, Mr, Thomas rlso statod that the more wator thero waa tahon from tho ditch tho loss osme through the river, MR, DRATNARD Iiad noticed trhon tho canal took water from the river tho Iattor was not offevsive 3 but whon tuo wator was pouring In through the ditch and au!:- Blylng tho caal, & groat dliforeuco was porcopti- le in tho rivor, From bis obsorvations, ho be- lioved the rivor would bo cleanaed once in forty- oight hours now, if tho ditch wero fitlod up, or tho flow of wator through it stoppod. The Mayor asked if the d(LcL was the only lll.llng which. provented tho purifying of tho river. Mr. Brainard roplled in the afMrmative Ho, aid not believo any sediment oxcopt that in soln tion was carried into tho caual, from the faor that the bod of the river was 5 foot lower than the bottom of tho canal ; but, that much of it wont toward tho Inko, as ho bad noticed, whon tho tugs bogan running this year, tho wator bo- camo yollow. 0O, UTLEY sated that the Doard of Publlo Works had callod the atlention of tho Caunl Comrmissioners to tho digging of the ditch, and he took n look at it. Tho Board desired thom to take some action to provent thoe excavation, gince it would prove detrimental to Ohicago and defeab the plan for cloansing tho river, After an oxamination of tho subject, thoy made wup their minda that it was impossiblo for thom to inter- fore, as the dotritus would not be carried iuto the 'caual. They, however, boosmo alarmed, fearing that, in case of a froshat, the banks of the causl would be washed away, and the Oity of Jolict delugod, thore beivg no way to shut off the wator from tho canal, ospecinlly should the flood ocaur whon s north or oagt wind wea driv- ing tho water in from tho Iake, Thay, thoroforo, sdopted measurcs to raise the banks of tho caual, two miles above Lock- port, and ordorod a guard-dam to be counstructed. It was safo to assume thnt 150,000 cubio foot of water a minute wonld flow into tho caval In casp of an overflow of tho Dosplaines, e belioved it unquostionable that, if the canal recoived all the wator, as designed, rom the Ohicago River, at tho ordinary atago of tho Inke, it would remave every cubio foot of water jn the river ouce in foriy-sovon hours, provided nothing stopped tho.flow. In casoof an overflow now, they could {untect the canal from damage, but not the sonthwestorn portion of the city. Ho alao confirmed what the othor Commissioners snid about tho flow of wator through the diteh preventing just so much water passing from tho rivor into tho canal, THY NEMEDIES. Tho Mayor desired to know if thoro was no other romedy, assuming that the ditch could not be fllled up.” Col. Utley thought thoro were two. Ono waa to put a dam at tho upper ond of the diteh aud lot the water runinits natural channol, and tho othor vas to enlargo the oanal to 100 foot in width and 7 feot in dopth., The latter would give o ourrent in the river of 65-100 of & mile in an hiour, Commissioner Prindivilio said the Board had done overythiug possible to remedy the evil, but tho great difficulty cxporionced” was to got a private individunl to como forward aud take tho pait of tho city againgt othor individuals. Beveral porsons had agreod to sigu o bill of com- plant that suit might bo brought, and to prose- cuta it, provided the city would pay all the legal oxpenses, but they nover came to time, Ald. Hildroth romarked that tho Committeo kuow a man who would toe tho scratel, if it po- €AIWO necosARLy, COMMIBHIONER PRINDIVILLE continuod: Engiueer Chesbrongh bad an {den if the diteh could uot be Jegally closed, » com- promiso might bo mndo with Mr. Wentworth and tho others Intorested to stop the flow of ‘wator, or to control it by a louk, the mt{ authori~ ties to decido whon any bonofit was likely to arisa by openln{v tho_gato and letting the water run into the Wost Fork, During the wot senson it might be advantageous; but during tho dry goa= s, by oloalng the lock, tho water Trom tho rivor would pass into the caunl. Ho Lelioved such an arraugoment gould bo made with tho proporty- owners. Nr, Brainard inquired if the sodiment would not come along with tho water whon tho lock was oponod. f Commiss{onor Prindville repliod that the city would control the iock, and if it wore found bost to keop it closed rll tho time it could bo done. The Bonrd had built a dam in tho ditch by forco, or **» high-handed procesding,” as it was called by the newspapors, but it was cut through, and tho flow of watoer had been siuco uvinterrupted, | Mr. Andorson also made a few romarks, coin- oldiug with the viows of his colleaguos, ‘The Corporation Counsel steted that ho had boen too busy to preparo an opipion as to the legal points involved, aud henco tho Committeo adjourned until 1 p, m, Moudsy, whon thoey ox- peot to mako up their.roport. - —_— The Fatlure of Turncr Brothors, of New Yorlk, From the New York World, June 11, Mosara. ‘lurner Brothers, who suspondod this maluh\;i bave long boon identified with the In- disuspolls, Bloomington & Wostern Railroad—a rond which has doue well since its first opening for busincas, and still lacks eighty-five milos of completion, It i8 well known thnt the market for the bonda of new roads has beon praoticall closed sinco last summeor, and benco the ltl yances mado to this road by Turner Brothors (not over ©1,500,000), bnve bnd to ba carried forward for a longth of timo not contemplated in tho origiual loans. Under thoso circum- stances, and with othor oreditors of the road showing mno disposition to make fur- thor advanoces, it Dbocame & quostion for Turnor Brothors to couslder whothor thoy should accepd tho money offered to them on loan and earry the road to completion at their owa risk, or stop just where they aro, with the Company's pret-due paper, and its bondy s collateral, in their hands, ey decided that Justice to their dopositors, os well s to them- Holves, required thom to suspend paymenta, and anvertain exactly what they can expoct from the Bloomington Nuilroad,which owes them so much money ou matured papor, ho. house cxpoots, with the temporary indulgence of its croditors, to rosumo paymeuts in s short tino, Thoro {s, we are inforuted by menbors of the firm, no othor embarrassment than thiat cansed by tho failure ovorsprond with a donso, inky pall, and whilst of the Bloomington Road to xopay tho adyances nado to it. The street rumor that the flrm wag curylng o largo line of Wabash was without foundation, Bo of the rumor that Brooklyn real ostalo waw a groat cause of the firn's Busponsion, 4he firm hes held no roal ostate sipce it sold tho Turner Building to the Tourth Natioual Bank and the Continontal Lifo Insurance Company—tho marble building on Naswau and Pine strecls, in whioh the fiem still haa ita offico. Thore is roal ostato in Brooklyn' bolongling to individual membora of tho firm, | but the firm holda nono- whatover, Tho Pross’ idont of tho Bloomlngton Rond—Mr. B, L. Smith, of Columbus, 0.,—Is ocxpected hora Ly Tliuraday to attond to’ the businoss of Tis Company, now brought faco o faco with its principal’ oredliors snd its_July coupon. Tho croditors of Mossrs, Turnor Drothers will doubt- lata neo tho wisdom of aupporting the firm with - thoir confldence durlug its tomporary ombarrass- monta; the firm boing able, through its long ox- porienco and its conncctions, to straighten out matters with_tho Railrond Compnny botter than any ona could do it for thom. ‘o actfon of the capitailsts concorned fu managlug tho Blooming- ton Rond is now awaited with intorest, and it, 18 ovident that tho atrongth of Messra, Turiior Drothora hias alono saved thom from tholr prasont linbilitics for six or oight months past, MILWAUKEE, = Tired of Lifo—=An Incine of tho Diocesan Conventlon—An Llectricnl EPhenomonaons Spectal Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribtine, Minwauges, June 10.—Fred Hessing, s pow- orful Gormaw, was found lying in the grass in Havwloy's Grove Mt night, apparontly dying of hungor. 1o hiad boen thero over to days, nnd bad not tastod food for throo. Ho wns takon to tho police-station, and, on investigation, nc- Kknowlodgod that hoe had swallowed chloroform, which ho had purchased with his_last monoy, with tho hope of killing bimeclf, iy wifo loft ‘him eighteon montha ago, aud ho has wandered about almlessly and misorable eyor alnoo. 1Ilois doing woll, but has apparently becoma insano, To-day statoments were mado by sovern! of tho ologats to the lata Episcopal Conventlon that tho Rov, Dr. Adame Tad propared reeolutions condomnatory of ritunlistic practices in the Chureh, which ho bad only beon prevalled upon not to ihtroduco to the Council by tho enrmest sollcltation of his frionds, Tnr 'TRInuNs corre- spondont hunted up_tho Dootor, and In roply Lo questions ho doolnred thora was not & word of truth in tho cbarge, bub on tho contrary ho would bavo boan tho last to have provoked a vo- nowat of angry feelings, An oleotricnl phoeuomenon of n romarkablo obiaractor was obsorved horo to-dny at half-past 8. The pky was almost cloudloss, with_a bright sky aud scarcoly aoy wind, In ten minuton tho westorn lhorizon wns purtly clouded with dark masses, aud in the oxtromo enst dark magaes woro also ristng, In loss than five minutes the heavons woro almost the sun wag calmly sbining in’n cloudlesa pateh, thore camo o torritle burst of thundor like a sud- don rattlo of noar musketry, followed with heavy siogo guns, and lightuing, vivid despito its being still duvlight. At tho satno timo a sharp broozo spraug up from the onst, ourling tho wators of tho lake, and rafsing whito crests in n fow sec- ouds. A light sprinkling of rain continuod ot intervalg, 80 that wo had wind, llIghtnln . Bub, and rain oll at tho same instant, 1t lastod more thun thirty minutes, when the sky gradually cleared, and tho storm passed south. —Somo houses in tho suburbs wore struck, anda fow poplar treos split, but no groator finmnge was douo go far as heard. THIE CROPS. What the Nationnl Grop Reporter Tilas 10 Yoy About Thom Thiv Weok, InpiaNarorts, Juno 10.—Tho following ia o -nvuoxms of the summarios to bo published by the National Crop lteporler to-morrow : Tho woathor in tho Mississippl, Missouri, aud Ohio anlu{n during tho laat weok has beon gonctally very favorabic to the %rowhxg geale, Thoe aver- 2350 rain-fall has boon 1 inch and 52-100, fuirly dostributod over the comntry. Tho returns of correspondents indicate for tho Btatos of_1llinois, Indinua, Town, Konsas, Min- nesots, Missouri, Ohio, ‘and Wisconaiv, do- croaso in the probable yleld of hay this yoar as compared with Iast, averaging 7 4-10 por cent, oqual to 796,000. Raports relative to tho coudi- tion of swine in tho samo States indicato for June 1 nn incronse sinco April 16 of 7 1-10 per cont. The avoragoe condition Juno 1 wua 1;"4 por cont bolow a good average condition. ~ Tho condition of the growing burioy and ryo Juno 1 in tho snmo Statos was respactively 6 6-10 and 5 4-10 per cont below o good everago. ——— CURRENT COMMENT. 1€ AT THE IEAD OF TUE NEWS PRESS. From the Baraboo (Wis) Republic, Tux Cittoaqo Tntpune Lins shown unusual en- terprise in wImrllng in fuil the proceedings of tho Rounion of Aboltionists. It bas printed no loss than sixty-soven columna in susll type, om- bodying not only tho business of tho Conveution, Dut all the upocchas, lottars, addrosses, and gon~ tributed papors without tho omission of a syllable, It is the greatest feat of Westorn journalism, and Fuhu Tk TRIDUNE ot tho hoad of the neiws pross n this geation of the conutry. CHICAGO'S BUBINESS. From tns New York {ndependent, Chicago {s now progenting sttracuions in every departuient of busincss which should wake our morchunts and capitalists hors wake up and viork Darder than oyor. ''ho jobbivg sud rotail trade of Cnivago promises vory soon to oqual that of New York at tho prosout timel aud we must answor tho question Lore very soon whether we will permit too entorprising mon of tho Weat to mareh shoad of us. Tho 1umouso importing trado of Now York, of course, will continuo to grow, and other dopartmonuts of businoss will alio thrivo; but in the actual distribution of merchaudise pmong consumers we almost foar tuat Chicago will soon bo ab us, THE VSES OF ADVERTIBING. Irom the Clevelund Louder, Thoroe is this about the Chicago business-men which keops thom Yosover ou the winniug sido. Thoy do mnot wait for customers to fiud them. oy ndvertise for trade, thoy go out and week it. A morchant pieking up a Clicago poapor in Omaha or 8t. Paul ean toll at o gluneo what sorb of wholesale trado Is being doua iu Chicago, and who is doing, it. Every kiod of businoss, from the nows-stauds and tobucco-stores to tho nonv- iost wholesato tende, {8 constantly aud conepiou- ously udvertisod, ‘Tho nowspupors of othor cilios earry uo stich ovidence of hotte prosperity to the country round, The pussing stranger might rond the journals of Cincinnat!, Clevoland, Ditty- burg, or Butalo for days without loarning that theso cities have any wholosnle trede st all. Iu- doed. wo bellove thero is an agreomout amou, the wholesale merchants of thiy uii:‘y not to ayaj thomselves of the advavtages of ndvermmt;. ‘Whethor a stinilar compact bas been. ontorod into In othor cities wo are not informod, but & com- parison of the liberality of the differout Westarn citivs in respect to nowspapor-nivortiswg tolls o most signitlenut story. 1t is as followa ¢ Newsnarer adcertising, stmount Jeceipls per anntin, $1,110,k0 000 Bufislo,.. In it soy wondor, after a showing like this, that Chicugo and 5t, Louis have outstripped all tivaly, and that thotr marchanty sall goads over yast arcag of country which are naturally tribu~ tary to othor, but luss cuterprising oitios # Clovo- laud Lins of Iate yoars manitested in some dirge- tlons considorable of the spitit and eutorprise which Lavo medo Chicago suprome over all rivals, It will Loan importaut polut gained srhon our mercantile mou lourn from thoso of the Gardon City tho value of judiclously oxpend- od printors’ ink, TIHE ROCKFORD LINEL. From the Morvisun (1IL,) Times, Tho infamous story publishod in the Chicngo Times concorning Mr. Onwtord and_Souatar Larly's dougltor is, acoording to the Rookford papors, a llo from boginuiug to end. Whe four Iottery ‘' from prominent citizons,” which tha Times olaima for authority, wero forgories, and tha cltlzens of Rockford, iv conmection with the Times, offer & largo reward for tho arrest of tha villaln' who wroto tho artiole and forgod tho vames, It s propor that the T'imes should do what 1t ean to repalr tho wrong. But was that gront journal justitied in publishing an article that was n disgrace to journallsm, and conld do no good evon were it truo? Buch publications punder to tho lowost tastes, and do much to da- volop tho worst instinets of tho raco, Socloty is dufirndud. and faith is lost in Lhumanity by the porading of such detostable rovelutious of “vile- ness by the proes, that wighty power for good or ovil. From the Ottasea (1) Free Trader, But for unco the Zmes, in ity prurlonoy of mousntionsl nastinoss, was ovorrenched, 'Tho prompt rosponso it gob from Rookford was a sunimony to answor i this suit for libol, upon which the Zimes sont an emlsuary thero to look into the matter, Thoe omissary, when he got to the Forost City, opoued hid eyou half » foob wido to didcover the stato of fooling. The poople weyo noarly ready to toar him to ploces, and as for the Times, nobody in town was will ing to touch a copy evon with a pair of tongs, Tho fact waa scon nnde plain that tho Times bud boon badly nold. The fonr lottors, miguod by rospoctablo citizons of Rookford, oto., wero forgories, and tho whole story s pure fabrica- tlon, The emissary tolographod his discovery to Htoray, upon which he was Instructed to malie the most obsequious apology, aud to offer 1,000 veward for the discovory of the forger, Ho the wattor rosts, Whothox the forger ia disgoyored, and if go what of {t? tho futuro must deoido, Monntimo tho Z¥mes doservos all its humiliation and punishiment besldes forits oagornoss to puhe Ilsh 8o nasty o rocital, though it should have buon truo, Irom the Sprinnfleld (IiLy Journal. Tho Chicago Thnes profossos to havo offored o roward of $1,000 for the dateotion of the indl~ vidual who sont it & lottor from Rookford, thora- by galting on its hands & $100,000 1bol kuit. tho Tlimea had shown itself loss greody of alsne dor u tho past, it wonld have beou liable to bs ylotimizod by tho author of tho infamous Rools ford lotter, OIlICAGO IMPORTH, . From the 8t, lLouts Globe, Among tho articles of {mport at the Chicago Custom-ouso, lnat weok, wae ono bottls of holy wator, from Franco.' If the Ohicagosns Liops for the romisaion of their sine through the Sgency of holy water, thoy must import & consourated Inke, "It would take & good sizod well to purify tho Times oftice alono, —— KENTUCKY, An Addreas by Mr. ionry S¥nttersons Mr., lonry Wattorson, editor of the Loulsville Oourter-Journal, deliverod a slngular and sug- sestivo address bufore the literary soclotios of he Goorgotown (Ky.) College, on tho ovening of tho th, 1o opetied by speaking of this year ag mnrkin? tho bundredth aunivorsary of tho sottloe mont of Kontuoky, Ho aid 1 *“In tho spring"of 1774 tho town'of IIarrods- bnrf;, which i8 ncoorded the birthright honor of gonlority over its neighbors, was lald out by & gompauy of ploncers from Virginin, A yoar ]I;“Bl: and groln was growing among the cane= rakes, ‘*Chero uged to bo n iraditlon that full fivo gunl‘n bofora tho arrival of tho Harrods and tho loAfecs, a porson by the name of Boons, from the Yadlin River fn North Carolina, made his way to tho spot where wo aro now assombled; wheront, In timus gono by, the guod poopls horeabout took a cortaln ‘pride aud oredlt to thomuclves as porsossors of the soll from which the patriorchal Jadder of promiso”and hopo, as« conding to henvon intho hunter's droam, bad roved to bo_a real passway for tho manifold rg‘uuu!nfiu and morcios showerad upon thom by the God- of thoir fathors, Certaln 1t is that Boone did mako two soparate incursions prior to tho oatublishment of afixed colony. ‘It wason tho first day of May, 1709, o tolls us, ‘that I re< #ignod my domestic happinoss and Joft -my family and_peacoful hnmetlou on the Yadkin Rivor, in North Carolina, to wandor through tho wilderneass of America in quost of tho coune try of Kentucke.” ITe camo a-foot, and was fole lowed by a little troop of horows_and paots like Limsclf, I sny horoesand poots, for thoy waro stirred by tho fine fronzy of truo 'pootry and the adventurous during of “trno heroism set upon an entorpriso which brought forth an eplo. Naturo horsolf socmed congcious of the coming of an important embasay, aud put on her richett nnmrel to racoive it. 'Clio pomp ofs all tho hor- aldrios in the world could not have furnished outa splondider foto than. fhat which waited thosoe humblo minigtora and onvoys in buck skin. It was whon tho Junc skios woro softest and the June fruition was at it full; whan tha olm aud tho maplo viod with onof auather which should show itsolf the moro hospitable and mognificent, whon the welcoming blucbird's call was cloarost and swootost, and the mystori- ous pathway through tho forest which had opened ‘dny after day, not like tho fabled avenuos in_tho enchantod garden, but like the Lrack pointoad ouk to Obristiaus by divino lnu[}lrntlun, brought the littlo bond to an elovation from which its mom- bors bolield, for the first timoe, the land thoy had como #o far to sco, Mosos, strotohing his wen oyes from Pisgah into drmnn. was not glads donod nod refroshed by a lovlior prospect.” The point of the address is that Kontucky is suffering for lack of provinclalism—about tha lnst nccnsation likoly to buvo beon brousht against tho old Commonwaeslth by any gentle- muaq loss original and startling than the aditor of the Courier-Journal. But that which he suys of provincinlism is sutliciently novel to bo ouris ous, Woglveit: “Tho provincial spirlt, which is dismissod from polite nociely 1t & half sueering, half cons domnatory way, is roally one of tho forces in buman achiovomont, Asa man losos his proe vineialism, he losos, 1n pact, his orlginatity, and, in this way, so much of his poivor as proceods from Lie orlginallry, Tho usme may be_said of nations, Cosmopolitanism in ideas, in dross, in manners, is meroly an imitation of that which i not our own, and is usually obtained at tho oxpenso of that which {s inharently pioturesquo oud atrong. It soams that thore must ho a focus to oversching mochanical aud naturaly snd, an thie must artitoial of coblrivancus ls ociety, tho gay Fronch Capital bas como ta be, by & sort ‘of common consont, the social focus of the world, 8o Paris gives the fashion tomany things besidos dress, It ¢ tho soat of tho most acceptod cosmopolitism. Excopting tho sohievemonts of 1ts millinors, howover, what glo« rlous conceptions oon wo trace to Paris. As a thoatre of action it i coctainly the atena of great oxploits, But whon wo scok for the pure and noblo things of earth, we do not go to Paris; Wwo go to ragious which havouot beon drossad nn roflnod ont of all naturalness and forco, Tho truth is, tho Parisian, for all bis bousting Is not a cosmopolitan. Among men he {4 least adapt ablo. Tlomovo him from his boloved Loulevards, and ho is lost, He begins to wither. He Is bub Emvincinl—mu provincialism boing of tho foe- lor dort, oxorcisca its orlglnality on bonnols aud patos. Tho English are tho most provincial pooplo in tho world, and tho most achioving; nud their provincielism v of grent profit to thommsolves, at onco burly apd of- fensive, Tho Gorman, os he grows strongor, grows more provineinl. Thero was o timo wheon Massachusotts, Virginla and Iontucky led all tho States, ercli possessed of a provincialism poculiarly its own, full of quaing points and odd_ concelts, charactaristio of ardor, solf-cstoom and individunl offort, This domestia upirit, this paront of the homo-ruto iden in gov= ocumout, whou bighly developed and woll taught, brings men out to their fullost, aud is tho spring not of national divislons but of national unity. “Tako tho examplo furnished by Virginin, whero it was tho source and resourco of tho pop- ular_thought opod culturo during more than a Lundrod years, Thora nevor was_a commuuity 50 pormentod by Natlonal 1dens, 1t was Virginia, more than all the other States cowmbined, tuet brought around the ratification of tho Americau Constitution, It was Virginia that furnished the ablost statosmon of the coustitu- tional opoch. It waé Virgiuin, amoug tho States of tho South, that clung most tenacivuely to tho Unlon. it was Virginia that, dosolnted by armics and tompted by nocossity, never sworvod u hair's fino from tho path of duty aud honor sio hnd marked out for horself, passing through tho dreadful ordeal of war faithful, and tomperate aund courageous to tho Jast, It was Virginin thut murmurod lonst sud sulfered most; Virginis, which, stripped and cripplod as sho 'is, standg to-day beforo the country amonumont of all that iu horola in man. Our venorable mother] shall wo uot houor her and baproud of ber? Yot bué « praviuce, with provincinl peeuliaritios, why should sho havo #o corried borsolf 7 I anuwer, boeanso of tho home spirit, tha provineinl spiril communicated erally and by examplo from gono- ration to genoration. ' srmo spirst hasdonoe much for l{ontmd% andI would keep it from dvlns out, I oul cherish it. T would urge, indood, that it bo lllB- ported by the special culturo Lelonging to the agoin which we live ; but novor forgolton nor abandonoed. Lot sach ono ot yon fmprovo bi golf ns ho may ; lot himstudy, travel, asplro,— but, whatever ho reads, whoreyer ho fioufl, and Towover he s moved, 1ot Lim foel to lis uitor- mont * I am a Provincial, Wht s lifo tome it T gain tho wholo world and loze miy Provinco ? fairor land thore is not, A noblor raco of mon aud womon hyes not, It s all in all to mo{ and to bo & part of it, to reflect somo credit on it, to tranamit {ta fonturos to my ohlldron, thal is the abjoet of my striving, aud 1 knoy no bigher am- bition." lf{!\m #nid to mo that this scts but & barayard horigon upon the youhg man's high- way, [ have to answor that it will stunt no mna's vowth, 1t is not necossaty 0 go far to riso filgh. ‘Tho man never did riso DIE who wasnot, from yoush to age, warmod by tho inspirationa of his homo, tho nzu“illlrrlng mowatics of tha -tro resido. Rl fll"fl\l‘oh(ahe ‘Dright shell From its homo on tha les, Aud whorover It gaos Tt will alug of 1he sea, o tako the fond hoart ¥rom ita homo by tho hearth, 1t will sing of the Javed vnew Mo the end of the aurth,! #ho anro of this, that great achlovemonts apring from voblo impulses, and that the soul of thedo has 10 sll timo, at the flrst and at the last, rofrouhod itself at the pure fountaine by the side of which it caught its earlioat glimpses of tho boautitul and the groat, 'Thogrontent hoarts are ovor the fondost and the afinnlsut. and those’ who havo striven humbly, working in a narrow :{;‘f"m Lave uxually prodiicod the grandest re- 8, ¢ Wo figuro to aurselvos Tl thing wo Hio, wil theth wo build it up, As chunce will huve it on the rock or saudy For thought s tired of wanderiug o'vr the world, ‘Aud home-bound faucy runs hier bark ushore,” ———e —Bon, H. Hill concludes Lis latost rejoinder to Alexandor H, Btopheus thua: ** Buroly this man definos himeolt when ho said & statosnian wns o real domugoguo, fle iy uo sham, but a rouly genufuo, nutural-born, and hfo-long demu~ gouue, and ho soems to love to gratify his ruling povsion fu tho praotice of biy fayorite vall g,