Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 24, 1874, Page 4

4 e THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, I874." TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TERANA OF AUDEORIPTION (PAYABLE 1IN ADYANOR). il b 12,00 | Bunday 52,50 Fatlat SUE00] oty 5389 Parlaol a year at the same rate. ‘To present delay and mistakos, be sure and give Post i tull, Including Stateand County. ‘may be uado eituer by dratt, expross, Port Oica oudor, or in roglaterod lottors, at ourrisk. e g — Daily, delivorsd, Bunday excaptea, 25 conts per wosk. Daily, dolivorod, Sunday Included, 20 contu vor wouk, Address TIR TRIBUNK COMPANY, Corner Madinon and Doarborn-sta., Unioago, Il TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. TOOTLEY'S T“fl""“E—flAm]n‘Fh strant, batween ! d L.nSalle. Engagoment of the ¥ifth Avenug Efl’:l);d;-nt:'omnnnny. Aliofacon, * Houajeur Alpiionse.” voning, ** Uliarily, by g HATIE-Mndison stroat, hetweon Db an Biates - Tngaxomout. ot Katle Mazies: itk the Mo, “Atterndon nud ovoniug, USIC—Halstod straot,betwaen Mad. A aiagomont of Sioias. Rosoly- ampany, - Vaudovillo, pantominie, comsdy, and farco, &ftomoon and ovoniog. PUT THEATRE-Comer of Wabash avanus A enarins SHe0Ct. VALY Potiormanca., o Jaokios Froupo, Hoynolds' Biron,, tho pantomimo of ** Robiuson 300" Afternoon sud'ovoning. MYURS' OPERA-IIOUSE-Monrao street. hetween 2 Stato, dosh Hart's Gombination, Vrioty ””:;?E‘r’vi'n'-’:r@:. R85 Slutgan Guardn " oto. Atternoon Oeniug, 'TION BUILDING—Lakeshore, foot of Adama ng'vfcl.' O o0y Hoaniight.n Aftorhoon and uvoning. KINGSBURY. MUSIO HALI—Clark stroot, botwaen 3 int ontertainmont by Alf Bur. SOCIETY MEETINGS. UORNER-STONE NOTIOR—Past Grand Officors of 1 Meaunta Qe Hodies of Tilinols, Prosont and Dast Biraait Oiflcors ot oitior States, whio intond (0 tako part o e Borotmonios ur_Inying the ooruier-atuno of tha Govern. e o ing o0 £ho. (R Inntes ard ronuatad o inoot 'L6akh of Niinols At 0:30a. M, of thn 2it, at i, 73 Bonton- wow agor wil bo 8 ondiness o Soavay thom o I tha progessian, WL PIOVILEY a1, EOAN, Obalrunan Matonto Committea of Roooption. :NTION, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS—AIl unl L hets "aro. horoby ondored ta fail o rank AL 8 o'clock sharp, at A"“;?{‘ }\fl““nfl: n\xlnu!rhlnllfln-l‘u this Wednorday aorniag, 208 tosty 0% par gy, ‘Chiof of Grand Diviston. t—AMEMBIERS OF BILOAM COUN- A N O Avo. mothed 16 Inoot &F ‘carnor \Vfllt‘ ,l,d“l‘pl\:fl.nr:llgfi‘:lll{(fg]'! " ¥ this morning, to form p ok in with Stloam, I Sty arlied (o, R Roeonor, ks un?fr’l‘ll. 1. G AL ] COMMANDERY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR O o pfdcred foBDaY AL e AR Drom ke 15 880300, o Tinieadny, duno3%, touttond tiio tuuorad of your lato Frator, Sir Samuel Myers, Servico wlill tako sl aco at Grace Cl "htl. ¥‘ldtll£(nl¥‘t{:fn{?1m:nl§:'dlonr“w to ola with tho Gt i TIROWAER, Capt.-Gon'l. . W, BIGELOW LODGE 418, A. F. .35'3’.’?1‘?3135.?‘.»..44 to mcotat Frocmnson’s Hall, inenicnn: Eprass Hatlilpy ts orning nt 0 oglogk: \siting brothers aro cordiafty invited to join with the Ladgo fa 13 cordar-aton coroiuonies. Sultaclo zogella willbe furnlehplls DRIDGE O, COLLINS, Beorotarz. HAPTER, No, 43, R, A. M. —Members A ods0 0s at 1o Aiaonia Tonuio (Haiaied and Randolplyute,) on Wodneadsy moruing, Juno 81y o'elook, for parado. Vislting compaalons co M, ’ tavited, 5y ordor of (ke My Ko Neoiaw, Soorotars, . . WARREN LODGE, NO. 20 A, T A, M.— A ey Ans Foauoxigd. ca oot & Urlabial Hisll thia Vonowaar) moraina A4 olglosk AT 10 RErppate ia the coronioilon o the Y. O DUNLOY, Soorotary. ly COMMANDERY, No. 18, K. T.—Sir KOS 1oy ordorod 10 spponc ot L Abzlum Jandolph and lll{llcfl-ll&d on Wednosday morning, &lmu\?{ 'at 8 0'olock sharp, for escort dutly. y ordor o tho k. 6. GI0. T'. SINCLAIR, Recordor, BUSINESS NOTICES. WREK'S_ DOINGS IN WALL STRELT, KX- ) mall capital without risk, B o M BRIBGE & O & Wallatee N, ¥. The Chitage Tiibune, Wednesdny Morning, Juue 24, 1874. The House Indian Committeo, after all, did brivg in and securo tho passage of thoir report whitownshing the Indian Ring. Perhaps it is just as woll. The judgment of the Indinn Ring will ouly be more morited and mote terriblo by being delayed. Tho corner-stona of the Governmont building 1n thig city will bo laid to-day. He must be & was aotivo and 1o higher, closing tame at $1,22 caslhy, $1.21%0 sollor July, and $1.2656@1.208 for No, 2 Minnosota. Corn was actlvo and 13¢o higher, closing tamo nt 020 eneh, and 81340 rollor July, Onts wore quint and X @3go higher, clos- Ing at 463¢0 cash, and 4230 mellor July. Ryo was quiet and firm at 850, Darloy was quict and shade firmer, at 80@870 soller Boptembor. On Baturdny ovoning Inat thoro was in store in this city 784,470 bu whoat, 1,405,862 bu corn, 233,828 bu oats, 8,070 bu ryo, and 11,700 bu barloy, Hogs woro quiet, and closed easy. Bnlos st §5.15@ 5,05, Cattle wero notive aud unchanged. Bhoop were dull and easy. Civil-Sorvice Roform hns boon loft neked and dofonsoloss to tho morcles of its enomios. It is neither approved nor condemned. No appro- priation is mado for carrying it on. Gon. Butler said in the Houso yostorday that this action by Congross wns equivalent to an ngrooment that the Noform shall not bo killed, but loft todie. Buch is mot the fact, Tho Prosident may proserve tho spirit of Clvil-Borvico Roform, if he chooses, without the approprintion of one cont ; lacking his bearty concurronce and zeal- ous effort, tho appropriation of millions wonld donogood. Wo suppose the Republican party 18 by this timo heurlily sick of the disgusting mess whioh it bolted at Philadolphia in 1871, and Inbelod s notionsl” platform. Though the food was not bad, it bas proved indigestiblo, . A compromise on the Bhorman smondment to the Postal Appropristion bill was roached yos- tordsy. The rato of postage on newspapors published woelly and more frequently was fixed ot 2 conts per pound, to be propad at the offlcs of mailing. Poriodicala issned less often than weokly will ba charged at tho rato of 8 conts per pound. Mr. Bherman doubtless will thank us for proclsiming that hois oponto congratulations from all parts of tho couniry. To him bolongs tho oredit of having imposed a tax of 3¢ cont in oxcoss of that which was recommended by the Postmastor-Goneral upon the circulation of nows. Tho less magnanimous newspapors will monago to circulato facts about Mr, Shor- man, even though the iax shonld bo rigorously ocollected, By tho giving way of the floor of a church in Syracuso, N Y., in which a strawberry-featival was being held, last night, about 200 persons wero sorfously Injured. At tho prosont writng, fourteen dead bodles have been recovered, and tho work of oloaring away tho ruins has but just bogun. Lvidently thore is hero anothercase of cheap building, such as produced tho drend- genial spirit, essily provoked to murriment, who eon find much opportunity for rojoicing over thia colobration while the thermomoter keepa st ite present direputable lovel. The result of the safe-robbory investigation conducted by the District of Columbia Commit- e was the pnssago of aresolution by the Houso yeaterday directing tho attontion of the Seere- tary of tho Trensury and Attornoy-Geperal to the facts in tho cose. The matter should nob rest were. Datective Whitely “and Mr. Felkor, of Chicago, need & vindivation, and wo should like 10 8eo them get il One of the important moasures befors Con- greay which failed for lnck of time was tho Little Taxiff bill, Tt was killed by tho obstinate re- fusal of the Senato to make any concessions to tho Houge. Perhaps no other feature of thebill was g0 much tho cause ot its failuro as the pro- sisfon for a tax on brokers' salos. They do say m Washington that & poweriful lobby from Now York was for o long time engaged inworking up $he Benato, and finally succoeded in raising grave doubts in that body s to the constitutionality of the proposed tax, The tirat session of tho Forty-third Congress bas adjourned sine die, 1t was prolonged over uix montha, but all of its useful work was done during the last eix wooks. 'The first port of tho session was abaolutely wasted, and tha last part prossed down with arrears of loglelution, Tho geasion might profitably have been shortoned by half, Thero are obvious rensons why Con groas should not go to Washington for fun, Ono of thow s that tho expenses of such fun are enormoue, and snother s that buifoonery and tight-ropo dancing are not logitimate functions of Government. S——— The Maine Democrucy met in convontion yesterday, and nominated a condidate for Gov- ernor, Thelr platform is eolid, It favors an early roturn to specie payment, declares for froo trade, condemus Carpentor’s press-gag low and ita supportors, and conoludea by prououncing thio party mn power deserving of the righteous indignation of the people. 'The world does move. Timo wes whon no political party in AMaino would ove dared to speak out for freo trade, Elementary instruction {n the lawsof trade, brought home to the pooplo of Maino by tho dooay of the ship-building Interost, has worked a rovolution in sentimont. It makes all thio difference in tho world whose ox ia gored, Tho Chicago produce mar oro moderately sotivo yosterdsy, with a strongor feeling in breadstuifs, Meus vork was quiot, aud 2¢@bo por brl lowor, closlug at $17.20 cash or seller July, Lard was quiot, and 724@10e por 100 1bs lowar, closing at 810.97%@11.00 cash or soller July. Meats wero quiot and easler, at 63(@03¢0 for shouldors, 8}go for short ribs, 03{@Y3{0 for mhort clear, and 108{@11lc for swoot plekled hame, Highwines wore quiot and stoady at 940 wer galion Lake froights woro more sotive at anohanged figures, at Bj{o for corn to Baftalo, Hlour woe {n botter demsnd sund firmer, Whead {ul disnstor at Ml River, Thero willbeanother ten days' horror, snother investigation, another clear and positive conviotion of some porsonsre- sponsiblo for hasty and imperfect work; and the upshot of it all will Lo that twenty or thirty victima will bo buried, and with them all the consoquences of the crimo which lod to their doath. It i omo of the anomalies of mocial seionco that these coustantly-recurring calami- ties toach us comparatively nothing, that we learn 60 littlo by suffering. Colorado and Now Moxico aro not to be added to tho Union of States just yet. Bills for the ad- mission of these Torritories were laid aside in tho Senate yesterday, and go over until tho next sossion. An interesting study might be made of tha conflicling emotions which riso in tho aver- ago Sonatorial bosom whon & bill for the admis- sion of a new State is put upon lts pas- sago. On tho ono hand thero is the in- torest of tho porty to bo consorved, and on the othier tho dignity of the Senato to main- tain. Every Seuntor who ropresents a woalthy and old 8tato hns peculiar reasons for opposing the admission to bhis molect circla of unwashed fronticrsmen ; and these ignoblo considerationa waro effectual against Colorado and Now Mexico. But the timo may come when the claims of party will rigo superior to social prejudices. Gon, Burnside may woll relax his efforts to secure an election to the United States Sonato from Rhode Island long encugh to refute certain charges which have boen mado by persons acting in the interests of tho Cairo & Vinconues Rail- road Company. A motion for the appointment of a Recolver has beon entered by the creditors of this Company, and it is n tho responsoe to this motion that Gon. Burnside's character is atteok- ed. ‘Tho allegations are that Gen. Burnside, when Prosident of the Cairo & Vinconnes Company, mado & contract on its behalt for the ¢ onstruc- tion of tho line, and at the same timo enterod into an arrangement with the contractors by the terms of which the profits wore to bo equally divided betweon him and them. Under a later bargain, M, K. Jessup, of New York, was ad- mitted to tho pool. These charges are not based on mere hoarsay. They are submitted ns evidenco in the United States Distrlot Court sitting ot Bpringfiold. CGen., Buraside would confer & favor upon the pooplo of Rhode Islund and Illinols by rising to exnlain, e A conlitlon of the Tomporance and Woman- Sustrage partios is one of the perplexing and dis- agreenbla poseibilities that confront the modern politician. Dofinite shape bas boon given to it by the proceedings ot tho Prohibition Convens tion at Auburn, N. ¥, yesterday. This Conven- tion was under obligation to rocognizo the sor- vices of the women in the Iata orusade, and when pressed to ndopt aresolution in favor of woman suffrago had not tho hoart to rofnso. o the Probibition partyin Now York stands plodged “to ‘put tho ballot in the hand of woman when it has tho power to do 80, 'Che women cunnot b less mogonnimons than this; thoy must support the Tomporanco party. Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Morton, and u ecore of othor Sonators in Cougross de- clored themsolves during {ho lato session as favoring the causo of woman suffrago. Will thoy advance to the logleal conolusion, aud favor probibitory logislation ? It they do, the German voto will go to the overlasting bow-wows, Thero wre other rensons why {t would be inconveniont for some of the Senators montioned to bocome advocates of total-abatinence. e Bpunish news this moming is more suggostive than usunlof good timos coming, Concha has at last deolded to adopt the ouly polley in the troatmont of the Carlista which holds out tho lenat proapoot of success. Ho proposes tostarvo thom out of the country; to confine thom to o smnll and barren territory in tho North, and bo- youd this mako no aggrossive movemonts, 'hls Fabian polioy, it it is not intorfered with by im- patient and foolish ofilciala in Aadrid, will al- mokt cortalnly result in tho extinction of Don Carlos’ foroes, 'Tho ohances aro, howover, that Concba's plans will bo juterfered with, Castolur bLiné proposed o fusion of the Ropublican and Ttadical partios, and, if this should he effeoted, & now Cortos would be electod. We can hardly fnagine # now Government in Bpain so difident of itd own powors as to pormit the continuanca of o paslvo onmpaln ayeinat the Oarltats. Tnaoh Govommont oowan inte office with & bluster and wagger, and asys, In effact, that 1t wlll glve short shrift to thono boggarly Carlista 3 and the upshot of it oll ia that tho Carliats con- quer the Governmont, though they do not con- quer Spain. X In commonting on an addross from American Catholics to Archbiehop Lodochowski, the Popo yosterday pald a bigh complimqut to tho spirit of roligious toleration manifested by tho United Btates Govornmont, Mo sald that the United Htates is the only country whore he f8 Pope in tho oyos of tho Govornmont ; that ho is alwnys afraid lost the European Governments may opposo or control his mots, Bigoted Protost- ants in this country will find little ground for rojoieing in tho Popo's commondation; but it I8 veally a ‘rocognitiom from & high sourca of the fidelity with which tho American nation has abided by oneof the fundsmental propositions of its Constitution. It is not to bo Inferred, however, from tho Pope's address thet the Catholie Ohuroh wonld bo content to occupy the same station in all Eu- ropean countries 18 it doos in the United States. It was pot the Catholic Ohurch which only asked to ba lot alono, Prosidont Grant's impudont attempt to vindi- cate the charactor of ex-Gov. Bhepherd by plac- g bim at the head of the temporary District Governmont utterly failed of succoss. The voto {u tho Benate on the confirmation of Bhephord was & govero and morited robuke of President Grant. No Issuo that camo boforo tho Sonale duriug tho session was more oloarly deflned than this, and nono waa more promptly and decisivoly sottlod. Tho vote againat Bhopherd was 80 to 6. Xt is wuscless to inquire into the motives of the Bonate in condomning Bhep- berd. Doubtlesa they wers none too puro, Thero may have been a desiro tosottlo oldscores with the Presidont on account of tho momoran- dum, and there may have beon an honest pur- poso to prevont further corruption in the admin- 18tration of District affaira, However this may bo, the fact romaing that President Grant has ndded one more to a long kst of disgracoful ap- poinimonts, and has been met with anopposi- tion vote that is eoquivelent to censure. In placa of Bhopherd, ox-Sonator Cattell has boon appointed and confirmed. Tho othor mombera of the Commiesion are ox-Gov. Donnison, of Ohio, and Henry T. Blow, of Missouri. Asat presont orgamzed, tho Commission will probably answor tho expoctations of the peoplo thatan honest Government of some kixid shall bo main- tained in the District. “ TO VINDICATE SHEPHERD, The President signalized the last dayof the gossion by discharging a camouflet at Congress in the person of Alexandor R, Shepherd, whom ho appointed Chairman of the new Govornment of tho Distriot of Columbin, In tho wholo course of American history thero onomot be found another Executive act so uttoerly chesky and unboarable, This mon Shepherd has beon proved by a Committea of Congross,—n Ropub- lican Coramitteo,—an unanimous Committee,—to have violated law and decency in the most high- honded and rockloss fashion, und to have ‘brought the District Governmont to the verge of beukruptoy, from which it was onlg rescued by an appropriation from the National Tressury. ‘I'he bogus safe-burglary comes very near to his door. The Committeo recommended tho abolition of the District Government ox- pressly beenuse it was Shepherd’s Government, and Qongress concurrad in the rocommondation for tho satao reason. And now the President ap- | points Shepherd at tho head of the new Govern- ment! Buoch an sct is not merely a deliborate insult to tho Committeo that made the report and to the Congraus whioh ratified it, but a scoft at publio decency whoso echo will be heard with shame over tho wholo civilized world. When the romoval of Cluss, the ongincer, was snnounced, wo remarked that President Grant noever allowed docent poople to think woll of him vory long at s timo. He had won golden opinions from all eorts of people by his veto of a profligate and ruinous picco of logislation. He had extorted praises from many who had doupaired of ever finding any- thing in kim resembling o moral principle, and in the very moment when the air was filled with Lis commondations he removed from ofiico & mau whono offense was that he had oxposed & fraud on the Publio Troasury., Yot evon thus act, impudent and rowdyish as it was, is altogethor eclipeod by the reappointment of Shepherd. So glaring » defiance of public opinion can only beav- counted for on the hypothosis that the President hoa a private intorest in Bhepherd's retention. This would not bo tho firat time thab the Presi- dont's private intercsts have made the publio in- toreats kick tho boam, His participation in the enlary-grab was & thoroughly blackguard per- formance, but even that wns not so barefuced and oxaeperating ua tho resppointment of Shep- herd. Who is tho mnn Bhepherd, that the Exocutive power should bo interposoed in his bohalf ? The publio have already been instructed in part by an Investigating Committae, composed of a major~ ity of his friends. Proviously ho had been known os acolleague of Mallett, the Governmont Architect, ina joint venturo for roofing Gov- ernment bulldings, which, considering Mullett's official position, wag o fraud on its face. The tonmoity with which Bfullott aticks to his place in gpite of wmvestigation and exposure, is only equuled by the barnaclo adhesivences of Shop- herd fn sticking to his place in spite of* investi- gation and exposure, Both aro living oxomplifi- outious of the utter moral obliquity which pro- sidos ovor tho destinios of the Republic in the person of U, 8, Grant, Shopherd is not the lind of man to incur enmitiés and excito projudices at & dlstance, from Washington, for hohas never como in contact with the poople. 1t is imposplble to regard him ne the viotin of unrcagoning popular olumor, He la known only to the public by facts proven agmnst him, nnd these facts have brought Lim to be thoroughly ddtested wherever any kuowledge ot the Distriot Inveatigation bus penotrated. I'resident Grant ncedn't think that he cau vindicale Bhopliord by reappointing him, Ho cnnnot sltor tho facts in the oass by so much o & hair's breadth, and moreover he has no sur- plus chavactorof his own to spare to cover the unkednoss of Shepbord withal, Wo aoquit the President of auy intentlon of holping bis political friends in tho coming can- vass by tho reappointmont of Sleplierd. Ib has been ovidont for a long time thnt he hay looked upon the Ropublican party s & syueozed lemon, or rathor as o lomon-squeezer, Itd suocoss or atherwiso gives bim no more con- oorn than the progress of Cogyria’s comot,—else lie would have known botter than to fling his mgn Bhopliord, Jtke a ducayed ogg, Into tho face of public oplufon, Tha ot will cost the Repub-~ lioan party thousands of votos in overy Northorn Btato; and sond meny o Congrossman, already perploxed aud harassed- by salary-grabe and ro- volting Grangors, to tho kingdom of perpetual nlght. i THE OITY BUDGET. The Qommitteo on Tinance of the Common Couneil Iaid boforo that body on Monday night &n ordinnuce making approprintions for the sup- port of tho City Governmont for the yoar ending March 81, 1876, Tho aggrogato sppropriation rocommonded is §5,282,723, which sum it is es- timoted can bo ralsed by s tax of 16 mills in addition to the ordinary misceltanous income of tho oity. Tho action of tho Committee includes tho cutting off of evory useless expenditure, and every ono that may bo postponed to s lator day, Tor this the Committeo desorve tho thanks of the publie. The louding iteme of oxpendituro proposod aro ag follows: Fire Dopartmont, Hoalth Depart Wator fuud,,. s.. rveseeenes e 812,000 ‘Tho appropriations for schools are in addition to tho recelpts of tho school-fund, Tho salaries aro tho samo as last yoar, oxcopt in tho caso of tho Comptrollor, who is to get £8,000 instond of 24,000, as horotofore. As rogards tho Oity Treasuror, tho ordinance proposes to pay bim 810,000 & year, he to account to tho City Treas- ury for all intorest on doposits, By law, tho ordinanco making appropriations must pass on or bofore Juno B0, consoquontly but & fow days romain in which to consider it. We are sorxy to loarn that an offort will bo made by tho Com- munistic membors to add largely to these appro- printions, including & round sum for the Court~ Houso, If permitted, there arothoss in the Council who would add a million sod a balf of dollars to tho appropriations, Thoy are hungry for tho public monoy. The only eafoty for the Council is to adhere to the ordinanco as report- ed, Onco amended, no ono can tell where tho rockloss spirit of expenditure will stop, THE IOWA RBAILROAD LAW, A discovery has just been mado which, it s believed, will render inoperattve the Railroad law passed at tho last sossion of tho Yowa Leg- islaturo. That ounctment proscribed cortain achodules of rates for the transportation of froight, varying sccording to tho classification of tho particular rosd, Tho maximum allowed upon roads falling within Olass A was to bo 90 per cent of tho rates named in the schedulo ombraced in the law. Thoso in Olass B could charge 15 por cont, and those in Class A 80 por cont highor than ronds In Cless 0. By Seotion 7 of the law it is provided that * The reports {from the railroad corporations of tho Btate for tho yenr 1873, made in pureuanco of tho provislons of Section 1,280 of the codo, shall detormino tho classsification of onch road for the yesr onding July 8, 1876." Strange to rolate, only ono or two minor organi- zations ever complied with this requirement of the Towa code. They have been sccustomed annually to send to the Bocrotary of State a statemont of their earnings and operafing ex- ‘pansoy, called for by another section of the stat- wute, which has boen tacitly understood to bo all the information desired by the Btate officers. But the section reforred to in the code calls for ‘vastly moro information than has been custom- arily sont in, comprising data that can only bo supplied by the Prosident of the corporations, whoreas the brief reports submitted wers in soveral cases forwardod by Ilinois companies, tho lossora of tho Towa lines, The manner of this discovery was almost as interesting asita result, None of the railrond attorneys, who Liave boen wresiling over the law for months past, had notlced it. It came about thus: The officors of the Sioux City & Pacific Ruilroad—a line extonding from Migsouri Valloy Junction to Sionx Clty—last week asked leavo to amend their roport 0 a8 to loave out the earn- ings of a ferry-boat, which deduction would so lessen their carnings por mile as to place the Companyin Class O, Theroupon the Executive Council of the State, who by law aro conatituted the TNailroad Commissloners, oxamiued tho statute, and discovered that the clagsification was depondent upon reports not reccived, but whicl should have been on filo last January. Alarmed at the discovery, and believing the omiagion fatal to the law, the Councll asked tho Attornoy Gen~ oral for his opinion. This has not yet been an- nounced; but other lawyers cqually eminent in tho profession, residing in this State, in Tows, aod in New York, hove carofully investigated tho question in all ite bearings, and have sub- scribed to a writted opinion that the law is in- operative until July, 1875, whon another modo of classitication, also indicatod 'in tho statute, will go into effect. This law was passed in obedlonce to tho be- heats of the Grangers, No railrond experis were permittod to make any suggostions, though it wiil be surprising in the event of the failure of the law if the defect is not charged upon tho agenta of the corporations, The fact is, they stood aside bocaunse, in the significant language of one of these gentlemen, ' A Grange Logislature ara presumed to know what they are about."” THE LATE ULTRAMONTANE LEADER. Malinerodt, the groat Catholic leader in the Gorman Empire, and Bismnarck's greatost antag- ouist, is dead. Mo departed this life May 20, after a shore illuoss, sad quito unexpootedly. His disoaso was plouro-ppoumonio., Walinerodt was o staunch adhorent and advocate of the Ohurch, and he died as ke had lived. In one haud bo graspoed -the cross and in the other tho right hund of hls young wife. He compelled tho reapoot of thosoe oven who diffored from him most widely. * Lven wo, his opponents,” says tho Allgemelne Zeitung, ** honostly lamont his death," Xis great ability, combined with rare firnuces of character, won the rogard and ad- miyation of his onemios; and, after his denth, thoy liuve sparod no pains to assnro his family of thoir wympathios. Hels commended especially fox his eloquence, for kis masouline power aud manly hato of ovorything he considerod wrong. Aulinorodt was intonsely oarnest in sll that he said aud did. ITis opponents, s thé journal bo- foro quotod romarky, know porfoatly woll that, whou thoy Lad to deal with him, they had to do with o wliole man, 'Thero was somethlug of the antiquo in bis mannpe, Ho was an jutense con- sorvative, and took little stock iu the innova- tious introduced by Bismarck and by the Liber- als. But bin warfaro wes always honorable, Tho nows of his sudden death producad, thoro- fore, evon where Lo m looked upon a3 & fanatic, g H‘::’u:‘::l\'r;?z‘ ifii'.“umaz wag born In Minden, TFob, 5, 1821, and wag educated in Borlin and Bonn, . Whon his atudios were completod Lie ou tered the eivil servico of his countyy, in which, in one unpufityfilr snother, ho romained till the m‘l‘fin"{u‘-‘:finfiur’vlcnl woro attended by repre- gontatives nf sl parties, The funoral itself, ‘whioh took place in Buedecken, wns the -mosl imposing which was ovor witnossed in that pare of thocountry. Noearly all the famlllos of the Ostholla nobillty of Westphalla wero ropro« sonted and from 4,000 to 5,000 porsons fol- Towad the Liody bo ita lust seabtiig-plave, aseail the rural eyo, the THE CORNER-STONE. Final Preparations for the Coremony. Reply of the Executive Committeo to the Anti-Masons. Announcements, Lite. Thin is the 24th of Juno, 1874, tho day on which the historio pioce of rook called tho Cus- tom-Ilouso corucr-atone is to bo hoisted into position, while a grave and roverond United Btatos Judge strikes it with s veluablo trowal, and proclaims that tho ovent fa consummated. Groat and glortous faot, suflicient to mnke tho shrill vox populi strain itselt oven unto hoarse- noss, This Ia the day on which dust and sun are to be dofled by a deluge of patriota from all soctions of tho country, This is tho dayon which mammoth advertisemont dodges aro to and proolaim that lovor of his ocountry has also nn onorgotis oyo to busiuess, This is the day on which the rural papa shall toar hus bair ond the rwral uarling rovel in dry-goods and jowelry, while his parboiled mumma rearos up & feoblo smilo of n{)pmvnl. This 18 tho doy on which corns shall b trampled upon, and eulphurous blasphomny added to thw tropical tomperaturo, It takes all this fuss to laya Chicago corner-stono, The affair could not "be woll dono olse, for the small boys wonld howl dosporately if the national swoat ~did not freoly flow, aud the national rooster prodigiously crow. O this doy shall plethoric gentlemen, like Phil. Hoyne and Reuben Cleveland, for in- stance, rogiutor a mild vow that they shull naver caught in & procession sgain. To ralso & paufotic ‘dust is a splendid thing, but to cultivate suustroke for the plonsuro or Bocing o grave Judge stiiko an ordinnry-look- ing stone with a silver imploment, is a somowhat ambiguous luxury. Haoweves, tho popular pob must boil over until it quenches the patriotio flamos which produced ita efforvesconce, and, in the dim future, when Chicago has swallowed up 8t. Louis, Bt. Paul, and Cincinnati, tho gray- hnired sire, roforring pridefully to the recolloc- tions of his youth and to_tho Chicago, coruor stono, shail ‘oxcluim: “I was thora tosco | And then—tho good old man, warmed by tho rocolloction, will invest in & cabbage-lonf aud tako & draught of fco-wator. TILE REMONSTRANTS, A mecting of the lxecutive Committeo of the Coraer-Stone Colebration was hold at noon yos- tordny in tho oflico of Col. J. 0. Ravkin. Tho chair was gcoupicd by Mr. Geo. M. How. I'ho subjoinod communication, which caused somo sonsation, was read by Col. Raukin : To Gen. John Mcdrthur, J. C. Rankin, George M, V. uddy H. D, Colvin, and John C, Dore, How, Ny B Jt Connittee, ete, GENTLEMEN ¢ Tho potition inclored herewith wna adopted by & large und respectable consultation of citizons, met {n the basoment of the First Congroga- tional Ohurch of this city, 1t s circuluted for signatures to bo presented to yourselves, ‘Wo are ailvised that potitions, from other loenlitics, ‘beuring near 20,000 names, have boen forwarded 1o TPrestdont Grant, agaiuat luylug tlie cornor-atono of the United States Custom-House of this ety by tho repre- sentatives and with the ceremoules of tho Magonic Or- Qer, aud usldug that it be lald by one of the Judges of the Unitod Btates Courts, or somo ropresontative of the Goverument, Talylng o your patriotism and scnas of propriety, ‘we beg to add our porsonal solicitation tothose of the pelitionors, I nthis request wo tlink wo oxpress the Sishes of Lwo-thirds, if not nine-tenths, of our entire population, Toping (hat you will cheorfully accord with o ro- quest 8o general, and, n it seoms to us, a0 reasouablo oud proper, wilh wwsuranco of peraonal confidonce aud regard, we remain your fellow-citizens, MATTHEW LAVLIN, James M, HorTow, TuraiLL Kise, W, V. 878oNa, PUILO OARPENTER, Mr, J. Ward Ellis thought that the document ought to be auswored forthwith, Col. Rankiu explaivod that it was at first in- tended to have tho corner-ttone laid by the Prosident of tho United Btates, who, however, could not come. Neithor could tho Vico-Prosi+ dont. Judgo Drummond wasengaged with im- portant oases, but Judge Blodgott, of the United Btates Distriot Court, had cousonted to porform the neoessary trowel work, uo that all objections woro effectually auswored. 1t that did nob sat- My‘%varybady. Lo was unablo to imagine what would. The Chair, on motion of Col, Rankin, appolnt- ed tho mover and Mr. Ellis to draw up & reply to the communication, which they did in tho fol- lowing torms™ GuxtLrsmn: Your communication, numerously nigued, nlltln§ that ome of tho Judgea of the United Btates Courts lay tho voruer-stono, haa been received, Tu roply, wo would stato_that the points you take hava been autiulpated, Thoe President of the United States Lud been auvited to lay the stous, and the Vice-Yresi- dont also was communicatod witli, They belng unabla to attend, wo invited Judye Drumtnond, who is de- tatned ot Bpringhleld, Judge Blodgott, of the United Sitates Court, tho highest judicial oflicer now prosent, Luw kindly consonted to serve. The Trossury Depsrtment roquested the Masonio fratarnily to luy tie stone, tloy Leing & body not con- fucd to creed, parly, or scct, nud boing accustomed to oticlate at 1he laylug of cordly-atones, from tho laying of tlio corner-stous of tho Chpitol, at which George Washington, tho father of our country, ofiicisted as Grand Master, to the presont day. ‘Wo, as citizons, declded to tuke a part in the coro- ‘monfes, bell g thot w) our citizens, oither s indl- viduuls or nocleties, could participate In thom without prejudico, and wo have oudesvorod ta mkke the plat~ orin 80 broad that all porsous fosplred with a fouling of patriotism could unito in the cerenonies, We be- lieve wo have fully succeeded in our endeavor, snd that to-morrow will 506 at feast 100,000 strangors pres- cut In our city, And ully fnvite your po- titioners to join in the exo nd wasist in onter- taiutng our visitors, 111VE COMMITTEE, Tho report was adopted, aud tho Committes adjourned to moet at tho Grand Pacific at 4 o'elock to-morrow afternoon, TUI MASONIQ BECEPTION COMMITTEE met last evoning in tho Shorman House club- room, and porfected dotails of the roception of the divers rural commanderies and lodges ox~ peated to join in the procassion. Boveral organ~ 1zations atnouuced that they would arrive by the early morning traius. TE GENEIAL REOEPTION COMMITTEE hold an informel meeting, at which mesnsurss wete taken to prevent cunfusion in the ordor of procession. Everything wus snnounced to be vocoeding in & most eatisfaotory manner, Alr. i)). 'I', Hale, tho Grand Usher, and his Assist- anta, hud perfected the senting and sheltoring arrangemonts, 80 that there was nothing to in- torforo with the pleasure of the guests, should tho weather coutinue propitious, The 'Committoe talked over the minutim of tho uffair for a briet time, and ndjournod until ‘*after tho battle,” / THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ORDERS have beeu promulgated ; All tho tenins enguged for tho Bixth Diviston tra requosted to form on Harrison aud Wells streets at 8:30 a.m. ‘The boys of the different schools in_the North Di- vision will assemble on the corner of Erio aud North Duarborn stroets, at 9 o'clock sharp, us wagons will bo went there to brifg thom to the maln column on Hure rivon atreet, The boys of the West Division will assomble on West Adumus stroet, cast of Halsted, whore wagons will boin readiness for thom at § o’clock, ‘Those of (ke South Divislon will assemble on Aichi- gau avenuo, south of Eightcenth streot, atthe same "Those who donot reach thelr placos In thme oan come to tho Divialon when furmed on Harrlson utrout, and places will bo securod for thom, Al Loys wholiave fiage will plaass bring them along, Nawaboys or tolegraph boys wiw can come will form on Hurrlson street, near Stato, ‘Boyw of all denomninutions aro fnvitod to take part, Any boys whio have horses or pontos, dediriug to take part with tho proceasion, will form on Hurrlson atrest, neor AMichigan avenue, Thio uids of the abave Divislon are requosted to_roe port at B30 a, 1., coruor of Wabiwia uveuuo and Har- rlson streat, 1, F, Guyzox, Marslal, 5 THE qnuumml. The firat carriage will be ocoupled by Mayor Qolvin, Gov. Converss, Judgoe Lreat,nnd the Homn, U, B. Farwell; tho second by Gan, MoAr- thur, Gov, Iloward, Gov, Bavoridge, aud Judge Dlodgett ; tha third by tho Hou, N, B, Judd, the Hon. Thomas Hendrioky, the Hon, 0. A. Bl- dredge, aud Dr, B, O. Miller; the fourth by Gouorgo M, How, the Hon, T, W. Torry, the Mon, A, ~J. Haltey, and the _ Hom, V. B. Aliison; tho fifth by Goorge L. 8id: way, the Hon, H, O, Burchard, the Hon. J. Boiry, and the Hon, W. 'L, Donnan; the sixth by L. %, Leitor, the Hon, Philo Cooke, tlie Hon, Zafih. Ohandler, aud tho Hon, Waslington Bushe nell. THL INVITATION GOMNITTEE will report to the Hon, Norman B, Judd at 0 a. m, ut tho Pacitio Hntnl’; tho Raception Qommite too to the Hon, P’hil Hoyne at ths Bherman Honeo ut tho samo Lour; tha county oftiolals will report at Commissioner John Jonow', 119 Bouth Doarborn stroot, at tho samehionr; Darrd of Educaulon to Commisslonor King at tho Sherman Louso at tho sama hour; the Commou Qouncil 1o Avchur Dixou ut the Olty-Hall ut tho sanie hour; Board of PolicotoMark Bherldan at tho City« Hal! at tho samo hour; Board of Hoatth to Dr. Haho at loom 10 Olty-Hall at tho same hour; Board of Publio Works to My, Prindlvillo at tho Oity-Hall at tho snme howr & Olty Lrvossurer nnd aslutants, Oity Olerk nud asstetaute, Oompe aolter and auslstants, mombars of the L. Do- pactmend, ity Asyossor and acalatunly, sud - | City Colloctor and assistanta will roport mt tho City Clerlt’s offico, City-Hall, at tho samo Lour. ITEMS, Among the varions guosts invited, as Individ- unls or membors of sociotles, to tako part in the ceromony of “laying tho cornor-stone of the building of groatest size and importance in the clty, tho namos of tho arahitonts of Ohicngo will not bo found, nor will tho Chicago Chaptor of the Ametican Instituto of Architeets huuor tho ceremony with their prosonce. It they would Lhiave hoon glnd to do so no one doubts, hiad thoy been wvitad ; but, by somo oxtraordinary overs sight, no such invitation has ever boon givon, It would socm rensonnble that tho membors of o profossiounl soclaty so olonoly idontifled with tho robuliding of tho city, the enduring monu- monty of whone gonlus riko near tho Custom- Ilouso on ovory wlde, would have hoon among tho flrat to be romembored in preparing tho in~ vitation-fists, onpooially as tho Suporintendont, Mr. Raukin, was, only rocontly, olectod a mombor of tho Chaptor, Among tholarga‘delogation of Knights Tomp- Inr that will arrive in tho city this moruing will bo tho loading commandery of the ** Future Gront Oity," which will muster about fifty mom- bors for tho gramd procession to-day, This com- mandery (Ascalon) will bo quortored at the Pal- mer, It is composied of prominent 8t. Loulsans. Thoy bring their band along with thom, intond to havo a good time, and wili donbtlessbo hownl- tably ontortoined hore. Thury ‘wiil reuch tho city at 7:30 by tho Illinols Contral. Messra, Knight & Loonard havo published & noat littlo pnnphict ealled * ‘I'ho Programmo,” which contains everything of intorost in connec- tion with tholasingof the cornor-stone to-day,— the rmuosulon, tho ceremonies, ote, Jt has also & full directory of tho city lodgoes of the Masous, 0dd Follows, and othor socioties, It will be for sale on tho streots, FORMATION OF DIVISIONS. The following is tho flual ordor rolativo tn the formation of divisions : Tho different organizations that take part in the procession will take position in their rospective divislons in the order above named, ond the divislons will e formed tinder tho direction of tholr respactive Blncolials, ua follows = Firat Diviaion, undor Gen, A. O, Ducat, will form on Lakestreet, with tho right reating on Wabash avenue, Socond Dlviston, wndor J, Ward Ellis, on Washing- ton streot, right resting on Wabnsh avonue, Third Division, under Col. 1L N, Eldrldgo, on Mon- roa siroet, the right of the Division on Walash avenue, Fourth' Divisfon, under 3a). Robert M. Woods, on Monroo atret, with'its right conucoting with tho'left of tln Third ivislon. ‘Fifth Divislou, ColjTsmes AL, Stowart, commanding, will form on Van Buron streot, with ita’ right resting ou Wabash avonue, #1xth Divislon, under Mr, B, F, Guyton, will form on Marrixon streot, with its right resilog on Wabash avenuo. Hovonth Divialon, Fire-Marshal Matt Banner com- ‘manding, will form on LaSalle atroot, right resting on Van Bucen street, Lo Battery, under Oapt, Cathbert' W. Laing, will take position on Third uvonue, Lotweon Van Suren and Juckson streots, ; ‘Tho Firat Division will march at10 o'clock &, m, precisely, ou tho 24th inst. Tho Second Division will romain fn position on Washington stret until tho reur of tho First Division has cleared the corper of Wabash avenuo and Washingtou struct, It will then bo movod vut by the Marshal, and then take up tho Moo of march on Wabash uvouue, in rear of tho Firat Division, aud the other divisfons wiil bu held in po- sitfon by thoir Marshals, and ouly bo moved ont in thelr regular und natural order, thio Third Divislon to take up the lino of march when' tho Sacond Divislon passes Monroo straot, aud so on for the ather divisions, HARVARD UNIVERSITY. Dedicntion of the Now Moemorial Hall. Syecial Diapatch to The Chicago Trioune, BostoN, June 23,—The dodication of the noblo monument to tho momory of the sons of Harvard University who perisned in the war of the Union, occurred to-day. 'U'ho cerewmonies were simplo, but fitting and impressive. The roijuct of buildiug such » menorial was atarted Fu (405 by the Alumni, aud has boon carriod fore wurd undor tho auspicos of a Commitico of Fifty, of which the Hon. John G. Palfrey has Doen the Chairmun. Tho plan contemplated a lofty contral hall, surmounted by o bigh tower which should bo spoctfically tho Alo- morial Hall. Oun one &ido was to be a large diniui-hn.ll, in general fontures like tho groat diutug-halls of the English colloges ; on tho other side anacademic thoatro. Lo both those wings the Memorial Hall would servo as & vostibule, THE, FOUNDATIONS WERE LATD in the summer of 1870, and sinco that time the worl s gouo steadily forward until the burlding 18 complete, excopt the acadoentio theatre. It lLinw thus far cost $303,000, and for the building of tho theatro about 373,000 additionnl will be re- quited, toward which tho boquest of the late Clarles, Sunders, mow amounting to about &00,000, is available, It is Loped that the diller- evca will bo at once pledged, in which case the structure could bo completod in cighteou months. Tho extrome dimonsions, whon the thontrn ia completed, will bo 810 foot in length by 116 feet in width. 'Cho memorial towor is about 203 feet high, and of massive proporti The architoctursl fontures are imposing. he intoriox finish is rich aud offective. The dining- hall is 60 by 160 feot, aud 75 feot high to tho apex of tho roof. It will seat 1,000 stu- dents, At dinnor to-day it was cvowded with o brillinot andienco, numboring more than 8,000, nnd inoluding almost ull the istinguished por- sonages of Cuambridge and Bostou. Special wrrangoments woro made to gocuro the presenco of the relatives of all thoso in whose houor the buitding was erectod, Tho surviving sous of Havvard who served in the army wore speoially honored, - * THE PROCESSION OF GRADUATES was.formed on tho Collogo greon about 8:30, Heury Leo being Obief Marshal. Tho exercises 1 tho ball bogan soon after 4, "ho Rev, Dr. Heury W. Bellows oifered prayer, and Honry B. Rogors, the Chairman of tho Building Commit- tee, made o roport sotting forth the progress of the work aud what remained to badone, While arraugements havo beon mado by whick the Colloge may uso the completed portions, the building is ot to be formally delivered ovoer to thio corporation us the gift of the alumni au- til comploted. The- Hou. Johu G. Paltrey, Clhaleman of the Commitico of Fifty,also made o report, sotting forth specitioally tho ob- jects contompluted, Both reports wore short, Tho music- of the ocoasion was faurmished by the Germanin Band and the full chorus of the Boston Handel and Haydn Society, by whom the flullelujah Chorus of Daothoven, Haydu's *The Ileavens Aro 'Lolling,” and & chorus from Mendolasolin's Ora~ torio oft 8t, Paul woro grandly sung. THE HON. OIARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, tha orator of tho day, was introduced by Judge L hnries Dovens, as ono who, . although not num- hered among thoso who wont to the fiold of battle, randered a ot loss distinguished service to the Republic in the day_ot peril at the Court of tho Quocn of "Englaud. Mr, Adams' nddress ocoupied a short hour. It is as different from what an ad- dross on such an occasion might onsily have beon 23 con bo imagiied. Ho {ndulgod in uo epecial gloritication of tho horoos of the hour, nor did he miention a battle or u soldiorby namo, After o shore oxordium upon tho strangenoss of tho fact that an inatitution devotod to the arts of penco, to learning, sclence, nud philosophy, should bo dodicating a monument to comowo- rate sorvicos in war, ho procoeded to arguo that tha Iate civit confliot waa not, in any {:mr. Hense, sprung from mnlovolont hatrod on tho part of the peoplo of ocither soction; that it was o mistortuno procipitated by rash loaders who knew not what they wore about and had no comprehonsion of “UIE TERRIBLE CONSCQUENOES OF THEIR ACTION, He suid bo hed ohiosen this toplo, which might porhaps appear irrolovant, in order to show tuat, neither before nor since tho War, had thore boon & desp-soatad hostility botween any considerabla numbers of the people thut would render the oroction of such momorials an obatacle to tha vestoration of good fesling, aud sovondly, to show thut such a cominoworation, in honor of the youth who fell, was not in tho spirit of oxultation on account of succossful warlike nohlovoments, or of satisfaction in tho sufforiog of those agalnst whom :ha!v fought, There was no feeling thote Lut one of sympathy and good-will to all their brotron, whersver thoy might be, T'ho oration was followed by the singing of bymn writteu for tho ocoasion by Dy, 0, W. Holnies, . Tho benadiotion was anouunod by tho yonorablo ex-President of the Univorsity, the Rov, James Walker, D, D, TIE GENEVA AWARD BILL. New York lusurnnce Men Indignant at 1ho Action of Congrons, Speeval Diwpatoh to The Chicaus T'nite, Now Youk, June 23,—The oiicers of the marino fusuranco companios in this eivy ave iu- diguant at tho Enflngn bg Cougress of "tho bill pru\'ndlug for tho distifbution of the CGenova award, ‘Thoy sny that it is unjust to the in- warance copantos, and sesert that it will so ju- jura tho reputation of the ovuntry nbroad that no intoinational dispute In which thia uatlon 18 Intorosted " can again Lo subs mitted to & Coutt of Avbitrativn, 'Thoy claim thet nioro than half of thix 15,000,000 iwarded to tho Umtod Btatou wus awiid:d on ropre- sontad lcsses of maurance companies, for which the bill aboyo mantioued mekes no provision, Whon tho diviston of tho award undor the bill hug takeu piava, they way wac-half of it will vo. man in the Treavuty, and Coagresa will bo cons l,onoa by publlo gplujon to dietiibitio it among ity righttul owuors, the insusanee sumpanies, THE COUNCIL. Tho Conslderation of the Appro. priation Bill Bogun, &atisfactory Progress Made, A specinl meoting of the Common Council way hold Iast ovening, Prosident Dixon in the chalr, for thoe purposo of taking action on tho annual appropriation bill. The evening was Intensely hot, and some difMiculty was oxporenced In gotting a quorum, but at about & quartor past 8 o'clock the roquisite numbor was complote, Ex-Ald. McGrath was prosent by invitation, On motion, the Conneil rosolved itsel! inte Committeo of thé Wholo, Ald, Schaftner in the chair. I: was votod to tale np the appropriation bill nsoriatim. .+ TAX-COMMIBSIONER'S OFFICE. The item for Tax Oommisslonor's salary was fixod at §4,000, Ald. Richardson movod to fix the Asscssor’s salary ot §2,600, instord of $8,600 as recome- mended. Ho clalmod that it would bo unlawful to increaso tho salary above ite present lmit during the torm or the presont incumbont, who had boon elocted for a definito poriod, with salary fixed at 83,600, Thoe Corporation Coune sel hind given his opinion that it woutd be illogal to increnso that salary. Ald. Cannon movod to fix the salary at 84,000, Ald. Liynch seconded tho motlon, Ald, Hildrath movod that It be fixed at $3,500, Ald, Dixon did not thinkthis too largo a salary, provided it could bo logally fixed at §3,500, Ald. Cullorton held ‘that tho salary could ba logally Hxod at $3,600, Ald, Richardson insisted that the Stato Constis tution clenrly prohibited such an incrosse, and submitted that to vote an illegal fucrense woull imperil the wholo tax levy, and loave & loophola for lawyers to pick flaws in it. Ald. Dixon, in view of tho uncortainty as to tho legal points of tho matter, moved to pacs over the item tomporarily, Ald. Campboll bold that tho proposed incresss would be illegal. Tax-Commissionor MoGrath stated that the Tinance Comumniiteo took tho view that they had suthority to fix the ealary for ono year, though the Committeo did not consult the Law Doparc- ant, ‘I'ne motion to poatponesction temporarily was loat. The motion to fix tho Assessor’s salary at 82,500 was lost, a8 wag also the motion to fx it at 4,000, 'Tho salary was flxed at ©3,500, A1d. Richardson moved to fix tho salary of the First Assistant Assossor at$1,600. Ho undor- stood that tho dutics ocoupicd not moro thsn sixty days. 2Ahl. Quirk hoped the salary would be fixod at Ald. Malr moved to amend by making the salary £2,000. Ald. Dixon favored o salary of $2,600 for the Tirst Ansistant Ausessor; he ought to have §3,- 000, MHemoved to tix 1t at $3,000. Lost. Tho salary was fixed nt $1,500. TIIE BEMAINING SALARIES in the Tax Commissioner's oftice wore adonted, a8 follows : For Socond Assistaut Assussor, 32, 000; for L'hird Assistant Aseessor, 2,600 ; ror Fourth Assistant Assessor, $2,:10; for Fifth Assistant Assosdor, ¥2,600; Zer first ollice olerk, $2,000; for second office clork, £1,000; for irnt mup clorl, S1,500; for sacond map olork, §1,000; for third map olork, #450; for three copying clerks, $1,800; for record clorls, gsug D=0 for books, stationery, and ofilco supplies, 2,000 . Ald. Lynch moved to add & salary of $1,000 for nn Asusensor of personal property. Ald. 'L\ F. Balloy moved to amend by provid- ing for threo personal-property ASEOuHOLE Kt §1,000 each. Ala, Campboll jocosely moved to amend by providing for an Assossor for onch ward. It was voted to employ no Assistant Assossor for personal property. JOALD OF PUBLIC WORKS. For clenning and repaliring atreets, Bouth Di- vision, $100,000 was voted. Ald. M. B, Bailoy moved to increass to $200,~ 000 the item for streot cleaning and ropairs, Wost Divigton, Ald. Campbell moved to make the Went Di- vision item $1560,000, Lost. I'bo itom was fixed at $155,000, a8 recom- mended. Ald. Stout moved to fix the North Division item at $75,000. Lost. Tho item was fized at $60,000. Kor repairs of sidowslks in the South Tivision tho unexponded balanco was voted. Ald. Hildioth moved to maite tho {tem for tha West Division $16,000. Loat. Tho item wns fixed at 1,600 in addition to tho unexponded balance. The item for tho North Division was fixed a8 tho unoxpended balanco. Tho auncxed itoms wera adopted ¢ ATRELT ODSTRUCTIONS, For the malaries of thres Spacial Constables for tho enforcement of tho ordinance as to ball- jug-materials and obstructions i house-movs E< ch $1,000 cuch Expoused, TR NT8. The items for strout improvemoents for tho pruug?é gaun year wero adoptod, amountiug to Ordinances passed by Courmll_k and nseess- ments in course of preparation, §76,90G.94. Orderod by Couucil and ordinances in course of preparation, $65,362.11, STILET OFLNINGS, City's portion for public boucfits for now strect OPURIDgS. ovrerrerse Exteniing Milwaukoojavenuo Clty'a portion expenss for new posts, City's portion oxpensa for uew pipes 5ie City's portion of expense for now draf 1,000 Clty's portlon of expeuso for new walks,...c.. 3,600 EXCLSS ON SPEOIAL ASBESSMENTS, Amonnt required to refund oxcess to property owners who bave paid their agsossmonts on old warrants whero the work was dono under tho old system, and whero appoals have been takonin accordanee with decision of Corporation Counsol, Aug, b, 1872, Council proceedings, psgo 411, §92,508.98, OII0AGO HARBOR. In conneotlon with tho itom of $50,000 for dredging the river and harbor, Ald. Qullorton mioved to strike out the item. Ald. Campbell moved to smend by making the item $26,000, Tho entire itom was stricken out, The Committes arose, roported progress, asked leavo to sit again, and tho Connc! ourued un- ti1 2 o’olock Thursday afternoon, LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. COnsos in the United States Court Ot Springileld, 1l Spectnl Dispateh to The Chieago Tridunc, SrnrxorieLp, Ill, June24,—In the Unitod Statos Court to-day tha motion was argned to sat asida the vrdor, heretofore made, appuintiu, o Rocoiver for the Cairo & Vincennes Heilroads Amony other evidenco offered in tho oaso, wero Enpum alleging that, when Gon. Burnsido was Prosident of tho Company, ho made in its bebalf, a contract with Winslow & Wilson to conatruck tho Jine. This was Nov. 23, 1871, These papora further slloge that Gon. Buruside afterwards mede a privato contract with Winslow & Wison by whick ho was to havo lhalf tho profits of the construotion contract, and, atill lator, another bargain by which M. K. inunup. of New York, was admitted to tha Eummmhip, ench of the pariios to have one- bird the profita. "To-iorrow the railrond tax injunotion suils are to come up in the Unitod States Court. "Phese wre suite brought by stockholders of Tli- now raiirond compauios who live in othor States to restram the compavies from paying, or tho Collgctor from colooting, Stato tax for 1878 on the shares of stock owned by them. Temporary injunctious wore granted thom during the rocoss of the Court, and the Attorney-Goneral now malcea n motion to disaolve those. ~ It is said to- nignt that tho cases will not bo disposed of hors until declsions ure mudo in like cssos in tho Umited Statos Court at Chicago, A Suit Incident to the Recent Floods in Loulsiana, Nzw Onreaxs, June 28.—~The New Orleans, Juckson & Groat Northorn Railrond Company has nstituted & suit in the Buperior Diatrict Court nguunt thoe Louislana Leves Compauy for 514,107 damages sustained by the failure of do- fondants in their duty of kneging the lavees in order, which fallure rosultad in a bresk and the overflow of 28 mlles of tho Jackwon Road, aud obutruoting it operations, MORTUARY. New Yonx. June 23,—Tha funeral of the iato My, J, 3, Andubion, wife of the groat naturaliut, took plage this morving, Bervices wors cous ducted in tho Chureh of the Inutorcession, and Wraio laigely attended by frieuds of the docosueds ‘Tho Horul ‘tributes were mumorous and ¥es® 1 umndsoies