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RAILROAD NEWS, The Wisconsin Railroad Law in the United States Court. Argumenis on Behalf of he Bond- bolders and the State. Tho Atlaniic & Great Western Road Defaulls on lts July Interest. Anmnunl 8tatement of the Indian- apolis, Bloomington & - Western Roud. Miscellaneous Railroad News. THE WISCONSIN LAW. Soscial Dispateh to I'ha Chicugo T'ribuni, AROUMENTS IN THE NORTUWESTERN INZUNCTION suIt, fAp130¥, Wis,, July 1.—No moro important or nbsorbing caso ever ongaged the attontlon of & Western Coutt than the raslway junotion suit callod vaforo the Unitod Btates Court in this city to-day. Attracted by move than its national in- torest nttornoys and politiciaus from all ports of Wisoousin have como to henr tho argumonts of tho eminont counsol and hear tho decislon givon. At an oarly Lour the spaco in the court~ roum wes filled with visitors, among whom it wag very ovident the Grango predomi- nuted. Inoide tho rail, moxt to the nowly-appofuted Chief-Justico Ryan, st Uove 'I!n,\lur. anxiously watching tho roccodings, while near His Excollaucy wera the dun, B. W, Kries, ex-Mayor Grogory, tho Hon, Goorgo B. 8mith, the Hon, Jobn 'W. Cary, of Midwaubao, and other prominont atlorneys. THE COUNSEL ON BUTIL HIDES \roro eminendly worthy of tha cause. On nither pite un ox-Chief-Justics waa arraved,—for the compluit ants, Judge Lusrence, ot linus; und, 101 the paople, Judie Dixon, of Wisconsn,— both of whom aro conceded to have bad 1o suporior while on the Boneh, Associated with the former wun tho ilon. 18, C, Coolk, Uenoral Solicitor of tho Cuicago .¢ Northwestern Ituilroad. Judgs B, R, ‘Cutis, or Mausachusotts, was ulso oxpected, but doliento. hoaltn dotaithg lim, s permonsl friond, Nir. 1. W. Cloughton, nn eninent lawyer from New York, was present, specally to ropro~ nent Lho bondboldors nnd plead thoir canee. On tho other side wote associated witi Judgo Dixon Atiy.~Geo, Sloan, sud his brother, Zssimtaut Actoruoy-Gonor TILE CABE WAS OTENED for tho complainunts by Mr, Cook, bis familiari- ty with :he Company's” affaivs enablivg him Lo euceinetly deseribo the history uf its orgumza~ tion, Ho also stated the allegutions upou vinch thio appication for su_injunction was based, Y'ho aftiduvits sustaining tbeso wero then rond, Ihese pruofs wero romarkably strong, ond waie not controverted by {1io opporing counsel. Thoy were sworn to by tho Pres..lent, Vice-Presidont, Goneral Managor, and Auditor of the Compuny, and by three former ofticors, Xach afliant unoquivocaily usserted that from long personal noqutiutance with tho road {hey kuow that, 1f forcad to comply with the te 0. the Potter lmw, it conld not pay operating; oxponeos, maintainiug the prouorty, aud meo the iuterest upon i1ts bonds and debt, AN, COOK FOLLOWED with a logical, forciblo argument. TRoforring to the populur charge thue the Com- pany oupht to bave compliod with the law ol awuited the merciful uvisposition of the Leglataitiro to remove all burdonzoue brovisions, Tru Justifiad the pomtion taken, by srating thut the Company bad lorge puymonts of wterast to 1maka on wevern! duys of this year, and, a¢ com- liznee with the lnw would 8o veduce the Com- Jiny's revenus as t0 make 1t 1poseible Lo maet thus interant, tha holders of the first mortgage bondu could then take possession of the road 1o the oxclusion of all subzequent bondholders. 'y the prescut ownors would Lo entire’y de- prived of their proporty befors tho Legislature coulid come to their relief. Wik a powertul re- iterstion of this statement, Mr, Cook concluded Lis udmitable argument. THE BECOND ANGUMENT for the complainants was delivored by Judge Lawroncs, of Chicazo, Bufore thy learned gon- tlemen Liad fairly utceted his opening sontences, tho It poruted, and finistied style of his argu- ent chnemed the nudience, aud’held the court uutil the noon adjoutumont. At the efternoon session Judge Lawrence ro- pumed, and mtroduced, in Lis remarke, an argu- wment propured by tho Hou, J, W. Cury, Geveral Balicitor of the Silwaukea & St. Puul Railrond. For nemiy two bours he held the court, end in bis brillant peroration ho pro- nounced tho spirt of sutngoniem to rail- ways which prompted the ensctment of tho law in question merdly s thin diguise for French Communisi, and predicted thas ite tri- SJumph would reach every lang-ownor in the country and ultimately couflucnte thoir property. 1lo warmod with his theme, aud, ntunlliug [ tiio Court to admimster justice 0 bhin forcign chieuts, although the leavons fall, ha closed with Lord Muusfield's giaud uttorauce in revers- lufiz tho outlawry of Wilkes. Duting tho “delivery of thedo olosing sen- tonees braathless attoution pravailed. 1lowever wuieh the audience may have dissonted from hiy tonelusions, it could not bodenied that hus pro- coulazion was truly magniticent, JUDGR DIXON'S AHGUMENT, Menutime n clothes-basket full of law-books had been brought in to sustain the position Judgze Doxon proposed to take for the peopls. Mucly wes expected from the ex-Chiof quanco. but, baving for the past decado beon on the beneh, whore written opiiions are given, he secincd unacoustomed to the bar, He urged that the whole quostion depended upon the construc- tion the Court would put upou the words ** siter and smend,” coutained in the BState Con- sritution. Thoe Btato authoritics contonded it menat the power of lifo and death over thie corporations, and, having that power, the State cortmuly could preseribo tha canditions upon which this lifo shall exist, Ho nud his ageociate counsol aasumed that tae re- served power in the State is a power of destruce tion, aud the only remedy for Lho corporations was to nfply to the Legwluturo and not to the courts, That powor is s unresorvod us the power of taxution, ‘Ilus aesumption Juage Inxon endeavored to sustain by eiting uwmer- ous authonties, the readiug of which was tho nauin art of his argument, At 6o'clock he seid he would no longer detaiu the cowt. A DISCOYENY, At this juncturs, Mr, Cook romnrked that the couusc) for the complninants had discovered a scction in tho goneral huw, passed subkequent to tao ono in quastion, which ropenled tne lattor. T hio soction dectased that all rights, privileges, tmmnnities, ete., herotofore ‘munumd by the rmlwuy corporations, they shall continue to ou- joy as they Liave dono prior to the pussnge of his law, ae it fu on accopted construction of the common Inw that, where two ucts ave repugnant or contlict, the one prased last shall reveal the uvther, ‘I'lie importance of tua discovery will bo rocopnized, The Court made a uote of it, and norcow will deoide the yuestion. e Court will moct at 8 o'clock, The Hon, 1. C. Sloan, Assiitant Attornoy-Gonoral, will then continne the srgmment for the Stute, and tho Hon, 15, W. Btoughton, of Now York, will clovo the caso, It is expected tho conclusion will ba reachod to-morrow evening. BUIT AGAISHT A TICKET AGENT UEMOVED TO A COUNTY COUNLT. Speciat Digputen to The Clacaao Tribune, Tiunao, Wik, July L—"The Btation Agent at ITumimnond has beon taken from the Justice be- foro the County Judge, Motfatt, on a writ of bauene corpus, The case {8 Loing agued to-night with conmderablo doubt a8 to the result. rumor sluo provaily thut the complainant in the easo I to be artested for mahicious jrosecution, ho Premdent and Vice-President of the road, wovoral Directors, and all the generul oflicors and whops wie locwiod Liore, aud thoir patronsge and intluenca are groutly elt, e e INDIANAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON & WESTERY, Bpecial Dispateh to T'he Clhdengo Tribune, ANNUAL HTATEMENT, TIxpraxarous, Tnd., July 1,—1'he Indinnapolis, Itoumington & Westorn Rullrond Compauy to- day flled [ts annusl statement with the Htate Heerotary, It nuthorized capital for the past your b boon £16,000,000, Paid fn, 95,0687,000; Indinua’s proportion of capiwil stock, $4,800,- 000; paid in, ©1,877,603; cost of con- struction, eto., $14,8)2,630; Inllana’s propor- tion, 4,605, Londed indebtedness, €12, 000,000; outstanding $6.600,000; Tudiaun'a propottion, $2,810,000; outatanding, $2,080,0004 Bontiug dobt, $30,881,008 ) ludiunw's proporiion, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1874 $16,201,040¢ due the Company, 86,787,800; oarmings during tho yenr, ©1,603,747.48; Indi- aun's moüm, 500,000,103 cost of operating, 8460,864.86; Indwna's proportion, 830,803,605 Numbor of ongine-housea and shops, 7} focomotives, 731 passengor conchos, 2065 10; = box-cars, 18103 mtock, begrao ol 175, corl 289, flat 80; milon run by pnesongor trains, 641.l(l1i froight, 1,273,721 ; construction, 140,115 bushelsof genin transported, 10,164,051 ; tons of live stock, 40,8303 coal, 6,993 wwino, 24,0084 lumbor, 88,201; merchandise, 00,032 barrels of flour, 86,004, —_— ATLANTIO & GREAT WESTERN. DEPAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST. Loxvox, July 1.—The Atlantio & Groat West- orn Raflway Company declined to-day to receive and pay the coupons ou tho first mortgage bonds, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, New Youk, July 1,—Cable dispatstios from London to-day stats that the financisl ngants of tho Atlantic & Great Westetn Ruilroud Com- pany bave refused o pny the coupons of that ourporation which fell duo to-day. The officors of tha Company 1a this ity corraborate the dis- patel, and say the ronson Is, that the requisito funds aro lacking. The ~Company Lad oututanding in urope about 815,000,000 of first = mortgage bonds, $10,000,000 of mocond mortgnge bouds, and £28,600,000 of third mortgago boudw, Lo Intcrost on tho tirst two clnases was only patd, I is now proposed to the bondholdors that the first mortgage cou pons shnil bo runded into n ¢ doferred Intorost ' bond, bonting intoreat at the rato of 4 per cont por annwm, Lo be gusrantoed by tho rontal ae- cruing from tho loags of the roud to the Eile Company. Itis said thol an elfort iy boing mada 1o fund tno coupous. New Yorx, July 1.—Tho dofault of the Atlan- tle & Great Wostern Iiaunoad to pay intorest on the flrst-morigage bonds, announced by cable, not kuown in Wall etreot until the Iast hour of business, Unt oceasioned quito n flur:y In stoclk, ovpocially in Erte, which vroko 2)¢ por cont, It ! iy not yet known how this defuuit will nifect the Lrio Company, but as tho two roads are now connactod, it 1 bolioved the Erio will b loft to “pay the interost on its bonds on its kusrantos of about waven mllivns of rental of tho Atlantic & Great Westorn, s MISOELLANEOUS. TiLE TOWA BIANCIE of the Illinois Central Railrord is made up of threo soparato organizalions,—the Dubuque & Sloux City, the Town Falls & Stoux City, and the Codur Falls & Minncsots Railronds. Theso roads aro leased by the 1llmois Central, which pays their stockholdors a certain percentago on tho gross carningy, which would amount to less than nothing if tho Company accept tho new Tows Railrond law, Tho stockholders of tho Towa Falls & Sioux City Railroad therefore sued out an injunction at one of tho courts at Du- buque, reatyaining the Company from reducing tho tariff on freight and passengers, According to o aispateh recoived by Mr. A. Mitchell, tho Goneinl Superintondeut of the Illinois Con- tial Ruilrosd, the tmjunction was served on the Division Buporiutondent at Dubuque, yesterday afternovn. OMAUA PASSENGER TATES, The Chiengo, Buslinglon & Quiney, Chicago & Norchwestern, sud tise Itlinois Contral Ruilronds lmve reducod thelr passenger rates 1o Omuba from $17.50 Lo £15.95. The roduction Lo points boyond will be in the eamo rutio, makiug a dif- forouco on tlnough tickets of $L.056. Lo all points this side of Umuha the old rates will bo charged by theea rondw. ‘lho Clucago, Rock Island & Pucifio Rallread, which 18 tho ouly one of the four lowa lmes iu tig city which Las decided to submii to tha provisions of the now laiw, is perfecting o imsm.-ngnr turiff making the rates to ull points in owa 8 centa o mile in necordanco with tho law. THE NEW UAILROAD FOLICE NILL passod by tha luto 1liinois Lemulatute wout into offect yesterday, The law requires that all cor- porations oporating railronds 1n this State shall keep posted iu conspicuoua J)lnm m ol thelr acpots, copies of Sece. 17, 18, and 19 of said Wil In aceoidunco with the above regnlition tho va-i ous railroad companies tu this city had Jarpo pustors printed, and sent to all their sgents in this State, with instuctions to have thom post- ed in a conspicuous place, The lifinois Central Ruilrond has also sent to its ageuts circulus contammg Secs. 6, 634, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 80, so 28 10 post thewm in regard to tno mtringent provisions of * the luw. Ahflouph ths Iaw lias baon in oporation but one day, the com- pavies have alcendy been infurned that miscaievous partiesare tea:ing dowu tha peators 28 fast as put up for the purposo uf informing agamst them, snd roceiving thie rowald provided by the law. LAND AGENOY. Tho Atlantlo & Puoific Ruilroad ban estnblished 8 laud-agency in thwscity, The Agont, Mr. \V. H. Wisnor, bas his dexk at the ottica of the li‘nnknken l'.um, corner of Clark and Randolph stouetn, NEW OFFIOERS APPOINTED. Special Lepatch to 1 he Chicuuo Tribune, New Yous, July 1.—T\ E, Iutumun Las been uted Treasnrer and Thomas Warnock iary of the Atlantic & Greet Wosteru Itail- road, vice tho resigning incumbents, witi oftices at Monaville, Pa. FREIONTS AND FARES CUT DOWN, New Youxk, July 1.—The promineut Westorn railrords to-day concluded a1 agreement cutting down through paswenger and fieight rates about 50 por cent, The 1evised taviil will go it operation immedintely. A MEAVY VERDICT, NEw Onvzans, July 1.—The Superior District Court, in the cage of the Stute of Louisinna ve, The New Orleaus, Mobile & Texas Railrond Com- pany, roudered judgment in favor of plaiutiff, ordering the Company to return to the Stuto $760,000 in bouds dated July 1, 1870, with coupons sttached, or pay the amount in cash with interest, giving the State n tirst liou on el the property west of the Missiskip) LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Settloment of tho Duncan Will Cnse— Itatlrond-Ald Lon Eeld to Le Valid—Libel Suit. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, BarTLE CBEEK, Mich., July 1.—The renovnad Duncan will cage, which has been in the Circuit Court about two years, was flually eottlod Juno 80, ‘Tho residuary clauso was declared null and void, on account of vagucness, and & compro- mise was effocted, so that the varlous legateos gave the conteatant from 25 to 60 per cent of the amounts of their logacics. As finally ad- mitted to probate, the will gives each of the heirs the same amount as previously, and also n share in tho residuary, which will probubly amount to $250,000. ‘The will oy amonded wives the legatoes the amount of &184,750 na follown : Methodist Church ut Battte Cievk, &6,000; Methodist Church av Pithole, 86,000 church ac Plummor, 318,000 1 Jamnes Long aud hmil{, of Philadelphia, $60,- 00U; Wilham Jackson, the binckswith af Pitis- burg, $16,000; liss Sarab Lrather, formorly of Plamnier, $22,600; Witliam Wilson, of Plum- mor, ¥7,600; helrs of the Rov. Mr, Lonch, €3,760; ' Mre, Greonwood, $10,000; Dislop Simpeon 40,000, of which B10,0U0 was given hins by coutestant, Wilham €, Duncan, instead of the sunuity to be purcuased for Mra. Duncun. ‘Phe fund 18 to bo fuvostou by the executors os V'rustoes, subject to her teatumontary disporal. A monument 1u to be orovted ut & cost ol 30,000 to tihe memury of the toswuor, Thomns Duneaw, and bis father, at Allophouy City, Pa, The Iawyers pgot tuo snug sum of $30,000 ad thowr shure of tho estato. Tue vouunol for the will wore @, V, N, Lathrop, uf Dotroit; T, Piay, of Muishall, and James INtzwe.ald, of titand Rupids; aud for the ocontestuut, Dibble, Brown & ‘Thomas, of ths mf'; . Darwin 1ughes, of Grand fapids, and Ashley Pond, ot Dotioit, "I'nis Lns buen the most exciiing caso of the kind evar tried in this Btate, aud Las oxolted great interost 1o wevernl Biates whore the du- casned was well known, All partios, appasently, ure sutisfiod with tha vesulc, The Circuit Court allirmed tho valldity of the railroud-nid bouds Juue 80, in tho wuit of Samuel L, Hill vs, The City of Butilo Creel, liolding with the disseuting opinion of Judge Graven apd tho United Htates Courts, and sgaivst tho decision of the Bupromo Court of tius Btate, Divble, Brown & Thamas, attor- noyw for the pluutld, sud A, H. Joy, attorusy for the defone, A Libel suit was commonced Juno 29 in the Ciromt Ocuit, by Houry Iicusdorf, sgaivst Meyor Mans, damages being luid nt &20,000, Bail bow been giveu by duus i the suw of 6,000 for appesisuce at the September torm, Iuterosting devolupuients aro expooted. Railrond Interost-Ocriificutos Not Hauxubie, Oawavpataoa, N Y., July 1.—In the New York Ooncral Ruilrond Tax Buits va, the United States, Judeo Walluce to-day directed that a vordiet ne reudored for the Cumpany, on tho grouud that intoraat-ceruttivates are not tuxuble, —Tho Turkish Governmont has conferrad the ordor of tho Mojldis of tha third class upou Mr. Winchonter, the hasd of an Amorican flrm waloh han exeouted large contracis with she Fuorle tor , the aupply of anoy ritle THE RING. An Expc.dmon {o Chambers® Island by a Party of Roughs. Two Bruisers Loy Plans for o Day's Amusement, But One !s Afraid and the Fight Is a _ Failure. THE PREPARATIONS, 8pecial Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, AMUSEMENTS AT GREEN DAY, Gazex Bay, July 1.—The peoplo of this cily and vicluity, expocially in the lumbor-districts, bave bnd more mwmusemont and exoitoment tlis wook than they have hod for o long time, nnd, porhaps, will soon hava again. On Monday there was & cireus, and almost evory- body who levos within thirty miles, it it woro possible to get heoro, camo to geo tho show, Ently Tucedny morning the firo-bells rang flercely, and though the couflagration was fn- signifloant—only & small shanty vurning down— 1t wus lnrgo onough to turn the wholo town out of their beds, 'To-duy ANOTIEM, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT, was Lo oceur, This wna to bo a prize-figut, to tako place on Chambors' Island,about sixcy miles up tho bay. It wasto bo botwaen Jim ‘Tnylor, of Chicago, nud Mike Counnots, ating ** Red Unudod Mike," formorly of Naw York, now of Negauneo, Mich, Tho fact that tho mill was to como off ‘was known all through the country, no attempt inviug boon made to koop it quiot. Ou the con- trary, 1t was advortised openly by tho priucipuis and others directly iutorasted, for tho purposo of inorepsing tho recoipts. THE PREPARATIONS woro made in full view of the wuthorities, but no ono casayod to interforo, since such divertiso- mouts are cougeuial to the majority of the people, aud sto jndulged, notwithstanding they aro contrary to law, bocause public seutimont does not oxpross itself advorsely, THE MATCR was brought about—as all similar ocenrrences aro—by nuloon talk, In Mateh, while Con- nors was returning from New York, ho stopped over at Clicago, aud _there met Laylor, aud mnde a propositiun Lo fight bun for any wur under $600, Laylor was willing, but, a8 no oue kuow nuytaing about him, & bucker could not be found, Ha toid “ Miko™ o, and tho reply was, “Cume up to Oconto, and yon can lind a man who will pue up monoy." 'Piis oceurred provious to the Laylor-Carr mill in Indiaus, and the avject of that iight was to sos of Luylor pos- wessed any siility as a pugilist, He “whipped Carr in sovontesn rouuds, uud showed that he bad pinck and eudurance, and thoreby gawmed somo *friends.” huno of them, lowever, hud suilictent contldenco in his prowers to risk money ou him, and it seomed ng if ho was to bo disap- poinced Of u fight with Connors, Fortunaely for bim, & man uamed BDaces opened s vanieiy show in Green Bay, und, wishing to ndd a novel toatura to his entvrtamment, ho sont for Carr aud Taylor, ngreeing to give them $26 o week euch to'spu fur tho amusement of hiy patrous. 'hey nceopted, and proved aguod card, Taylor's akill was noticed Ly & sport numed Gillespie, and, huviug heard thal Lo was snxious to pet at ¢ Rud-Hunded Mige,” Lo wutistied bumsolf thut wuch was the oaso, and mude au effort o got him a backer. Ho was succossful, Jeif Llomso being willing to tako tho chunces of deploting or adding to his income, - Counors was consuited, and his ap- proval was supplemonted by the depositing of a forteit, sud the signing of unicles of agicoment. Tue tight was tobo for 3260 o swdo, nud the money was m tho hands of the stukeholdor at the prowmised tima, TUE TRAINING, Asgoon w8 it was decioed hat the il ahould to take pluce, the principals bugnn tramiog, Connors at Qcouto, under the tutoralip of Lilly Madden, of New Yori, and Tuylor at Fort How- ard, with Eddy Dosnoy us iustructor, Tuoy com- moneed four Wesks 8go, a mouth being consid eted esseutin) to pat tuem in proper condition. “Lho honaquarters of Laylor were 1o o oaes ptory frume houwe in tho man ireor of Torb Hownrd, and heto the *L'hoys™ of the town guthered occasionally to bave o bout with the gloves and swing the Indian clubs, The front Loom was Taylors abiding place. Horo ho nto and stept, and exorcised himselr daily. Ios fur- nitwa consisted mmply of o bed, which was used for sitting us welt 08 sleepiug purposes, Lendaut from tho ceiling wag u ineal-bag filled wita suw dust—n muscle daveloper; m cne cor nr, ou n ruds table, wore sovernl'botties and picces of cloth, while strung along on the wall wera old ctoihes in abundance, leaaing one to imagino that ke was in & slop shop, in the rear of this wus another and smaller room, unfur- wishod, which looked out upon **Rod " Kiver, the warer washing the posts on which the builuig 1ested. In tins streaw Taylor poddied lus little cauoe. TAYLOR INTERVIEWED. Yesterday morniug L dropped mto the training luce, aud found theie n dozen men, Wayior, orney, and Lairy Powers being the more prominent ones. Callmg the two tormer auide, told tliem the oject of my visi—to interview Tuylor—und couseut being given, the rosult is subjoined. Reporter—Iow do you foel, Taylor? Tuylor—Fitst rato. Reportor—Ilas not your training affocted your bealtn? Y'aylor—Not a bit. Reporter—Have you any objection to telling me what you lave passed through dwing the last four woeks? O1 course I do not expect you to tell me any of the secrots of tho busilicss, Tuylor—No3 I'll telt you, You mea Carr bed hold of mo for a while, but lus training did not it g bucliors, pud thoy sent for Eddy Dogn- loy—u ti-top kitle follow, who understauds s biz. Ile cawe bete sud took chargo ot nio, and the first thing ho did was to give mo a swoat to taka oif my Dutch bolly. Reporer—!How did ho swont you? Taylor—Well, he dressed me’in Lwo pairs of heavy woolon socks, two pairs of drawers, four uudorshirts, four puirs of pants, a heavy woolen overshirt, an uudercoat, ai overcout, & comiort= or, u 8went-cau, aud u par of shoes which woighed nearly two pounds apleco. Lhen he tood we o on the rond avout 1o miles from hero, wheve the sund is two foet deop, and walked mo about four miles, Reporter—Did bie waik with you? I'aylor—No ; Lo was in a bu; Reportor—\What occurred afteryou had finished tho course? ul‘nylor-On tho roturn he run me for over a milo, Teporter—You must hava felt tirad ? Tavior—I did, nud was well nigh played out, and [ wanted to got into tho buggy to (uke a rent, but ho wouldn's et mo, Reporter—Diu yon sweat much ? Inylor—I_showld thing I did, Ilosteight pottuds on 1hautrip, Dorner—Yea ; wight pounds of beer and ulush, which 1o one thought you had in you, Tteporter—What did you do ou your return? iaylor—Toolc o rent. Reporter—Lhat vxercise was to initiate you ? Paylor—Yes ; aud tho noxt moruing tiuiaug conumanced, Reporier—Whet Limo do you got up? aylor—At haif-puat 4 o'clock. Lteporter—1Lell me what 18 done to you during the day 7 Taylor—Well, as soon as T got out of bed, I tuko o Hght sliover-batn, snd am rubled dry wih (Lo hands, Thou I am rubbed down with conunon whisky. Dornley—i'hut nbaorbs all tha greaso, d afterwiids with lemon-jales, hat mages the wliu dsy and had, After that is through, Tdiink & glase of shistey with an egg init. Then I go out ou the sand roud and walk eight miles, uud runa lisle, ‘That tulies np about aw hour and & balt, When T come back thoso clothes sro put on wo wnd I ko a bwest, Ttepor toy—Every doy? P'aylor—Yen; I then talts yost of an hour, and thon fght the bag, Ttaporter—For now long? Taylor—A minate at & timej strike it oon« stontly; and then & vout for a minute, und at 1t agnin, That lusts sbuut ten minutos, Then I npar with Dorney, In tiae afierncon I pullu boat for wwhile, zud swing the olnos, and thump tho bag, and spar agein, When b o'clock comed T eat uppol, Reporier—What do your meals consist of ? . Taylor—Yor bronkfaat L hava wutton chop without uay sult or popper, tea wituout uny wisar, and dry toaat, xud for suppar & airloin umi\kl.a\vnhuut sonsouing of suy Kiud; aud toavt aud tea, Roporter—What timo do you go to bod? Tuylor—AL # o’clock, Tteporter—Do you slesp well? Yaplor—Like » t0ps Reportor-—Doos not such troatmont make you fool wonk Taylor—No, I am very steady, and fool splon- ¥ Taportor—Ia tho training not movero ? T'nylor—Yes, rather ¢ but I stand it, Reportor—You mean you sro contant to undor- go 1t to hetter yonr chanees to win tho fight? Taylor—Yos, Dorney—llo will dio right tuore boforo ho oRoa, Reporter—Do you conslder yoursolf in proper condition now to enter tho ring # “I'aylor—Yos, Dornny—Thoy will have to blind him or kill him bofore he wonkens, Tteporier—ITow much do you woigh ? Tavlor—About 188 pounds, I wolgled 168 a ‘month ago, Rloporter—What s your object in tighting ? Taylor—Money and rol\utn:iuu. Roporter—Do” you th uk you can thrash Con-~ nors ? ‘Faylor—I do, Roportar—Are you and he encmion ? T'aylor—No, Tioportor—ilave you over had a quarrel with m i ‘I'nylor—ITo Lias been looking for mo for along mo. Teporter—Anxious for a fight ? T'nylor—Yas, Teporter—Aund you proposs to entisfy him? Taylo—Yes, Ropotter—Fighting is & mero matter of busl- news with you? I'nylor—That's all. Tt ended the conversntion, the time liaving arrived for the pugihst to 1ake n walk—an oxtra ono. 1hw truining practically endca Mouday nigght, tha objoct Leing to give bim s good rost, 0 that bo could ontor the ring not at all futigued. A ALK WITH CONNORN. Yostorday afternoon I went up to Oconto on a froight-train, to have a talk with Connors, Ho woy ulufiplng at the Natwonal Hotel, a rough board shanty in the rear serviug na training quartars, 1o looked well, aud, {u10ply to my quostions, relatad In detall to what ho nad sub- mitted, 1T trafulng was almost idontical with that of Taylor, with the excoptions that ho got no sherry and ogg 1n the morning. aud wont to bed at Y v'elock, Whon his trainor took bhim in Dhand, ho woighed 163 pounds, but when Isaw him bo would wrn the scales at 186, 1o snid that ho fought for money, aud that, 1f bo did not think bo could *got away with "' Taylor, e shoutd not havo chatlenged him. PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS. Both men had been i the rln(iz bofore, Taylor throo timesand Connwors a_ dozon, tho lntor never having beon benten, Taylor fouglt Dan Cuir twico, winning oneand lowing tho otler, and be hnd o vot-to with DBiidy Maddon fast_year which would buve ended fu lus dafent if Supt, Washburn and the polico forco of Chicago had not arrested the gaug and stopped tho fight after & fow rounds, THE PROFESSIONALS' PORMER OCCUPATION, Taylor isa molder by trado, but Lns not woiked for woversl yoars, loating bolug profor- abla, He Isa rough-looking follow, with small Dlack oyes, uud nn elevated ip, aud hns the ap- ponrauce of & “ plug," though very mild aud 1u- offonuivo whou uot drunk, ~ Connors served an apprenticeship at barvering, but abundonod bis ruzor and lathier for shurt cards, aud las earned a veputation in that lino. Hefs shrowd and smart, with & bull-dog countenauce, and, bosidos sovoral corner iots in Chicago, baa & largo bank roll, He s #aid to have buen bucked by soveral morchunty of Oconto. — - A FIZZLE. Snecial Dispatch to I'he Chicago Tridune. MeNoMINEE, Mok, July 1.—The expeotations of the managers of the fight wore not realized. Only about sisty people staited for Chambors’ Iniand, aud one-half of thom stopped at this pluco, whero Red-Handod Mike wus arrestod. Two boats left Greon Bay, one at 4 and the vther at 6 this morning, Tho former cavried ten per- sous, among them boing Jack Murply, of Now York, who was to have seconded Connors. Mile and balf-a-dozen others gol on board st Oconto. When about leaviag the place, Madden, the tininer, found that he bad left Mike's fight- ing wuit Dbohind, and as ho went back fo get it. the bont doparted without him. 1lo cume bere by the cars and immedintoly swore out a WARDANT FOR THE ARREST OF MIKE. This was rather strange proceeding, but it is suid to be afact. The Luat artived off Mariuetto nbout 10:30 o'clock 2nd laid in the otting for an hour or two. 1t was then decided to land (Mike kaving refused (o got iuto & yawl) aud keep at & sofo distance, As soon ns the boat wstruek the dock, Counors, who was somewlst undger the _Influsuce of liquor, Jjumped mslore, and Deputy Bhotift Kuchonbery tooi him into eusiody, and bofore a mngisirate, whers ho gave bondy not to nght in Oconto County. Mike then bocame gloriously drunk, and it was certain that THE MILL WOULD NOT DE FOUGHT. In the monntime the Union, whica left Green Bay at 7o'clock, with ‘'aylor, Fowors, Dorney, and n dozen othiers on board, was slowly making Lerway up the Lay, Bhe touched nt Ocouto, but added vone to hor pasacugors, and arvived bore just after Mike's boat ran into the lnrbor. she " stoppod only long enough to take on one or iwo wpersous, The Bherifl aud & posse were at the dock, but said nothing boyoad vuat the battie-gronud should vot bo in Michigan, Not o word waa spolen sbout Mike, it not bemg known swhat Muddon had dono. “Tho Union bore away for & wooding station, four milos north of here, and 4 TIE SUERIFF AND WIS MEN FOLTOWED in & tug, mmgining that the tight was to take place on the spot where MeAlpto and Mulligan fought four vears ngo. ‘'I'welve flshermen were waiting for the bout, and whon thoy wers ou deck the boat was hendod for Chambors’ Island. Sne renched thero sbout 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, snd Tayvlor and lus seconds and a fow sports wont aeliore, Thev found no one there, aud, sinco the articles of agreomont stipu lated that ' the principaly siould ba in_ tho ring, ready to oxchauge blows beiweeu 9 and 4 o'ciock, it was decided to clsim the stakes, A BING WAS MADE, Taylor shied hia cap into the contro, his seconds tollowed him, and went throngh the customary prolimiuatios, T'aylor then made a spocch, Ho uaid he hed come thero to fight Red-lHanded Miko. e was ready to do o, ond, oy Miko failed to show himsolf, lio thereforo claimod the fight. The articles provided for a forfeiture of the money in case of the non.appearance of either purty, ‘Tho party thon returned to the Unicn, aud sho arrived hers at 8 o'clock. On the way 1w, thuse ou board behuved themselves decoutly, doveting tho tinie to playivg cards and smging. A CROWD OF TUIEVES. While returning, however, womo of the mob surrounded the tishormen, and soveral of them were roboed of all they had, the vecktio of one veing taken beezuse he had no money, ‘I'he Taylor purty ure rupning around town to- night huuting for Mike and s ftiends, 1f they moat thore will surely bs & row. The conduct of Rod-Handed Mike and bis gang s condomnau by overy one, aud his reputatiou ns o pugilist is not an good oy it was, From the cowse of hix trainer, iuis bolioved that he was AFIAID TO MEET TAYLOR, Mike f8 up to ull tho tricks of the ring, and hns played the wame gnme before to ayoid an encounter with & man, who, he loarnod, aftor makiug a wateh, eonld thrash lnm, Whilo the proposed fight was tuiked of by almost every ono along the buy shora, und five oy six hundred men wera expoct- ed to go and see it, seareity of monev provouted taom from doing »0, ‘Fhers was bad manago- meut on buta sider, aud the result is nat to bo be duplored, thoughit wonld buve affordod some sutistaction to mizny hote if buth sides had bat- torad and bruised cach other for aun hour, IR e S THE NORTHWESTERN STATES, Nows Xtoms Telographed to Tho Chie cuge Lribiaes ILLINOME, Mies Barab E. Raymond, & greduate of tha Norwul ¥chool, hus bven elocted Superintendont of tho Puulie Sehuols of Liovwiugioy, to suo- ceed 8. H. Guylord, —Enough stook subscriptions havo alresdy boen waedo to fusure the Luilding of a stieet ratlway potweon LaSalle and Levu, at a cost of 599,000, The rona wili extend from tue Cliam- Dors llours in Peru to the liliuols Central Rail- rond Depot wnd the Zine Rollig-3iils . Lu- Sulls, n distance of U miles, . —Dr, N. Stephenwon, of Thomson, Carrall County, was adjudgud insane by & jury in the County Cowst yos.eyday, caused Ly snu-stroke, Dr, Stephouson wes Rogimontal Burgeon of the Ninety-veoond ogimeut linows Alounted Infan. ery durlug the War, wisd 16 1O GEGHUNIAR Buv- goon for ponsions. s mlsfortuns {8 mush ro- gretied in thoeounty, —A lady of Asbgrove, Jraquois County, hau Just nnde 7o actempts lo Lo horsuli, I the Tirgt oarw, the ngil to whicl shu atiached the vope failud to nold hor up, 'I'lie second attompt wes trusteated by her fiends, Causes Ilor huahnaxd, blng siok, went to a nulghbor's to bo nussod, —NMra. Alfrad Morriy, & highly rosneotod lady, wife uf oue of the oldost rewdonta uf Jafleraon Qounty, died n Mt, Voruon yvery suddonly from fright, on tho ovening of the 30th uit, She wau wisuding lu Ler trout yaid khien » sunawey sean _was ‘Molhu paasod thoe promisen, and on tho {natant of hor gotting uight of the'toam sho fall to the ground B gorpie. ~—Champalgn wae enlivened yostorday n{ o largoe oxouralon from Decatur, conaistity of the praminont oitizons of that, p‘nun and tho mom- Dors of the Mothodist Tpiscopnl Sunday-schaol, "o exoursioniuts wora recoived ai the devot by tho clty nuthoritios, with tiie Millikon Cornot DBand, and wers conducted to the Gity Park, iitors thoy wara hoartily woleomed by speoshon lr,alm Ald. Boordsloy, Moyor Richaras, snd ollurs, 10WA, Tho Commiasionors for lotting the contract for tho labor of tho conviets confined in the Towa Donitontiary mat at Fart Mndison yostors dny, for tho purposc of oponing Lids and awnrding the contracts, 'Itoro was found to bo only ono bid, which was found to_be from Mr. Brown, of Columbus, Ohio, who wantod 100 mon at 00 centa onch por ljll]. 'horo are yot 200 man to ba contracted for, —Pursuant to the call of tho Woman's Tompor- ance Union, of Bioux City, for n musd moeting to bo held thors yeatordny at the Court-llouse, » Jargo audience wns prossut, and somo strong spooches woro mado for tho Lenofit of tho cauve, INDIANA, Tho inquest at Waterloo over the body of John Burnott was coneluded yesterday 'heov- idenco showed conclusivoly that Burnott was not murdered, but died from spoplexy, us herotoforo docided b tho vhysiciuns, 1t way shown, how- over, that lrunan, who had confossed to robbing and murderini Burnett, did ac ually rob the dead body of Burnatt whou 1t was Juying ia tho woods by the roadsido. —A faw wools ngo sovorn] doga wore bitton nt Laporte by n dog wapposed to hiave beou rabid. ‘Thoroupon tho a or issued & prosiamation that overy dog not found muzzled should Lo Killod. As o dows have sluce gono mad, tho excitement had about subided; but yostordny it woes wrought afresh by the sad tidings that one M, Ragan had boen bittou by & dog that was rabid, ut mekily the dog was killed bofore it could do farthor damage. —Crops in Lake County and Northwostern Indiana aro in & flourishing condition. Corn la utvay nhoad of it usual time, with moro than an nyoraze quantity. Onts promise o plentiful yiold, Wheat promiscs a good vield. Buck- wheat, Hungarian grase, aud other woods are betog sown i groat quantitica, AMIOHIVAN, Tho magniticont dwelilug-honso of Thomas Cloney, of avilion, wag destrayed by firo yostoi~ duy, tho inmates barely ercapig with thair lives. 'T'wo weie Baved by boing dropped from an upper window upon bed-quilts stretched olow. —T'ho 0dd Fallows mado quite a show in St Josoph, yesterday. They wore reprosented by parties' from everal ad, oining toans, and mot in the grove on Lake View avento, and listened to an address delivered by the Hon. Bchuyler Colfax i the afterncon. Mr, Colfax stoppad at tho house of the TTon, A. H. Morrison, and was gerenaded in the evening by the cornet band. —'I'wo drownings took placo 1 Daotroit yestor- day of youug Inds while fishingz ou tho” docks along tho river's edgo,—one, of Alber. G, Earl, at tho foot of Rivard street, and one of Eruest Dalezone, in Hamtiamicle. —Statemont of the Michigan State Trenswry for the moath of Juae, 187: Balance, Muy 40, 1874 Hocaipts for June.. o$1,167,741.03 17212740 $1,320,871.49 10,7981 Balance, Juno 30. . $1,119,077.68 W. Forn, of Hnmmond, accnsed of incost in that place_a shore time since, hns boon discov- ured tn_ Minnosota, and s Dopnty-Sherit has cone after hun with & requisition from Gov. "'aylor. ouro. A fiend in humnn shape named Dan Amburter, in'tho employ of Fred Droicier, livery-tnan, nf $t. Mary, nesaulted and owraged w young girl, about 17 yoarn otd, named Annn Stoino, #s sho viay on ber way to Ler schoot iu the country, yostorday morning aboat 8 o'clock. 1Te waw ar- rostod and tried bofore Exquira Gross, the trial occupying tiurty-five miuntes, aul was bouud over to Court in the sum of $5,(00 und com- mitted, The citizous of Bt. Mary aro vory much excited, —'Tho cage of Willlam Etz, salonn-lkeeper, of Munstield, for violation of tho prohibitory ordi- nance, which has bosn on trial before Mayor Nelschor in the court-room since last Thursday morning, termiuated yosterday foronoun by divection of the Muyor, who, i his chargs totho jury, raled that the orainance was null and void, uwing to tho fact that the record lind not been sifrned by the Presidont of tta City Council until aiter tho expiration of his term of ofiice. Tha iiayor dirested the jury to bring in a vardice of not guilty, which thoy did, A Jarge indignation meoting was held by the temporance paople in the park yestoraay eveving. NEBRASKA, v Margaret Willlams died lost Monday mght in Lincoln from tho eifects of sn abortion, por- formed upon lier two wooks ago. She was stop- ping ut tho bouse of hor biother-in-law. who touk her away upon learaing her condition. Whilo away instruments were uscd in such & bungling manner thut death oneued, Tho par- ties ure very respectablo, and counsiderablo ox- citoment i3 raised over it. A physician and tho girl's brother-fn-law were suspected of thu‘crimu, but the Coroner’s Jury fouud nobody guilty. —While mowing in & fleld ten milos from Lin- coln, Androw Ruggles, a boy of 16, accidentally cut the throat of Lis 8-yeur old brotor with the scyche, Iuliing him instantly, ‘The littlo ouo had crawled into the hign grass and was sitting there unpercelved by Andre, MINNESOTA. 0. E. Dodge sold his 5t, Paul property at suction yestordsy, preparatory to intended ro- moval to- Now York City. 'Pito prices reatized wore Liardly up to the Assoseor’s valuation ; not more than three-fourths of the supposed cash value of the proporty sold. & —Over 160 thoroughbreds are entered for the Minnesota State Horse Fair premiums, in St Paul, besides forty entered for racing pursos, The fair and races bogin to-day, aud ond Satur- dsy evoning, FIRE. Destruction of a Lurge Cotton=-Iill at Woongockety e Lo Provioence, R, L, July 1.—The Social mills, in Woonuocket, running 60,000 spindies and 1,000 looms on cotton goods, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. e fire caught at 8 o'clock from the friction of the main bolt about the middle of tho structure, which was @0 fost long, built of stono and Lrick, The flumes sproad rapidly, but tho omployes, 700 in vumber, Vabu‘olv 2!l escapod unfoly. All elforts of tho Woonsocket Five Da- par ment wero unavailing, Awd was nsked of thia city, and Mayur Doyle sent up two stoamars, which reached the scone twouty-sovon minutes afror starting, but the walls hud then fallen ia, ‘Tao lons will probably range from $700,000 to £800,000, 'W'he insurance amounts to $031,000, in Rastern compunios, on tho mill, maciunery, machine and wood shops. e iy LATE LOCAL ITEMS. OMcer Brannock tackled a Tartar when ho at- temptad to narrost o druakon woman named Mary Mehan al tho corner of Halsted and ad- ison stroets last might. She struck tho oflicer soveral beavy blows in the faco, and in horstrug- glos oxhibited hereulean strapgeh. Branuock hian boen on tho forco nino yoavs, and s a power- ful man, bue {c took all Lis strength to got the woman into theZstation-honse, und, when thero, ulio strompted to upsot the desks, atiacked und i st severat patrolmen, and wound up by throw- fng bor whawl in the taco of & 7%mes roporter, Tor whom sho oxproased giout disgust. John Meatim, aling Lallin, was srrosted last avemug ut 63¢ o'clock by Officer Mitchell, who canght nm in’ the act of pic! le pocket or (onry Ernost, u colloctor for thu Staats-Zeitung. I'io lutter bind two pockotnooks in the outside pockot of his coat, ono of wlich containel 12,80 and tho other $20. Martin advoitly soatehed the one contalning the suallor suni, and, ns be did so, Mitchell was upon him. The Inlnouar was locked up at the Arory to awalt & houring, Hols reprosouted as an oxpert pick- packot by the police, by whom he fs well knowu, Iirneut wes not swaro that Lo had boen robbed until Martin was arvestod. The alarm from Box No, 70, at 113 yasterday morning, was cased by a shght fire” az No. 870 Bustoricld surcet, Tho damngo wan triting, DIED ON THE BIDLWALL, A man nemed J. B, Crnodull dropped dead on tho sidewaik at the cornor of Lake and Ilutsted treats, ut 10:80 o’clock luut night, itis supposed rom heart-disoaso, 'I'he body wuy tuken to the Morgus, to aweit the action of the Coroner, Deceasod Lad boon ont of employmout for sowme time, and had beou addicted to oxcousive drink- ing, Homo timo ugo his wile, daughtor, and son lott bim, and went to Fort Dodge, In, From fettors found on him, it I8 supposed that ho had Loen boarding at No. 311 Wout Madison streol, Decossed way ovidontly about 60 yours of age. It was st fvst voportod thut Orandall way eiue ]‘“’"" at the T'hmes ofilco, but 1t was afterwards parnod that he pail uot \uun. Ui cyoupation keoper, WASHINGTON. (Continued from tho Firat Pago.) e B o e following ciroular, which is of interost to all bondholdors: Heroafier tho books of thie registercd 8 per cent bonds, outhorlzed by tho aot of Giress npproved July 14, 1870, and Jon, 20, 1871, will bo clowed for iha proparation of interost schodules aa followa: The ook ambraciug regintered atock of the loan of July 14, 1870, and Juno 20, 1811, hoid In tho United Btates, Wil b losed on {he evonfug of tho 16th of Januury, April, July, s October, an ro-oponed for the (rans- fer and exchange of stock on the morning of tha 1at of Fovriary, May, Angual, and Novonihor followlng, All tranafora ‘betweon tho' 10th of January, April, July, i October, and the 1at day of tho succeeding montlis, will bear fnterest from Feb, 1, Muy 1, Aug 1ut, or Nov. 1, on tha case may be, ke NOTES AND NEWS, Speciat Dispatoh to I'e Chiono Tribunz, PIESENTH FOR THE MIKADO. Wasmyaroy, I, O, July 1.—Geun Willlam M. Myors, of tho Quartormastor's Departmont, and Col. 8, 0. Lyford, of tho Ordnanco Corps, left haro this evening for San Francisco, where thoy will take tho stesmer of July 11 for Japan. Thoss ofltcors will have in charge, with instructions to prosant in porson to tho Mikado, & complolo as. sortmont of all the uniforms, arms, and equip- monta in uso by tho various corps of tho army. ‘Iho Springtiold sud Romington rifles, Speucer and Remiugton carbiues, Colt and Remington pistoly, and & Gattling eun will roprosont tho fire-s'ms . 1 us: The ~objoor of thls mission 18 (o roturn in ‘some dogrous hie many prosents sont to this Governmout by the Jupanese sutboritics, Some yonrs mince n largo number of prosouts were sent to Japan, and the resuit bas boen that many of the im- provements adopted in our worvice wero also adoptod by Japan, and many of the specimons wero tho ditoct caneo of an “oxtensive traflic in theso articles with tho mavutacturers, just as the spocimens prosented to our Government lod to & iage trado in Jepuueso curiositicn, ‘I'hosg oflicors oxpect to bo absout about threa months., 170 the Asociated Preas.) NOTICE TO PENSIONEIS, ‘Wasnixarox, 0. 0., dJuly 1.—The nct ap- proved Juve 18, 1674, entitled ** Au act to in- crenso pensions in coctain cugen,” provides that all porsons who are now encidedto pensious undor existing faws, aud who have loss an arm a or above the olbow, or a log at or above the knoo, shall bo rated in the second clasy, and shall ree ive 324 por month, provided that no artificial limbs, or commatation therefor be shall turwshed to such porsons as shall bo entitled Lo peusfons undor thisuct, This uct, by ity torms, wan to take effect from aud wfter Juue 4, 1874, Gou. Baker, Commiesioner of Pounsions, lo-d:nx announces that persons embraced within the provistous of this act can socure thio benetits of the snme without tormsl applicaton sud without the intervention of au nttoruey, power of attorney will not be recognized ln an applicazion for increase of pensiou provided by tins uet. A lotter of tho pousioner nddressod to the Commissioner of Ponsions inclosityg his pen- sion-vortilicate aud giving lus post-ofiice ad- dress will be sufliciont presontation of his claim, DUPARTMENT CLERKS DISCHARGED. There woie sovouty-tive additional dismissals from the dilteren: dopartmonts to-day. Ihe en- tire number dismivsed is upward of G0). Mauy of thoso relained are reduced toclertships ot tha lower gradon. ‘T'here will bo no reduction of tue force in the Land Oliico, though n few changes may be made, 24 also in tho Pust-Oltico Dopartinent, ‘I'he twenty-eight ciorks in the Divisou of Records and Sonsions bave oeen dia- charged from thoe Buargovu-Uenoral’s ofilcs, and from the eutire doparunent 203 will bo di chunged by 10asan of tuo law requiring the di missal of all civil 8'rvico men aud Hospital Siown:ds, Ivom Lhis number, howevor, the Scerotary of War is allowod Lo solest such men Ry bo needed, and to appoiut them as 1egu- Iav clechs in Llo department. MORE DISTRIGT ROTTENNESS, It has been diceovered that forzed orders for cexiiticates of pay due policomen nnd membors of the Ire Dopartment havo been issued by, it is supposed, some one having nccess to the rpgular wtamp of the District Comptroller's oftice. Thuteen nionths’ pay is due tholiromen, aud 1t is thought 60 per cant of this amount has been paid in cortitieates of the character namod. NOTICE TO LAND-GRANT RAILROADY, The Attornoy-Goneral Lus decided that undor the act of June 16, 1574, no payment can bo matle to any railroad company for the tianapor- tion of troaps or property of the Uwmted Stutos whon 1ts railroad was constructed in whole orin part by nid of & grant of public lands upon any conditions u¥ to the use of amd roud by thie Uited States. 'Tho remedy for such compauy, if it has any. is by swt sgainst tho Government in the Court o1 Claims. ‘TILE DISTRICT COMMISSION. x-Gov. Denmson aud the Hon. Heory Q. w hiad av intorviow with the President to- dny, and notified him of their aceeptanco of the oftive of Commisstouors for tho District of Co- lumbia, Mr, Cutiell has doclined. His sua- cuktior hag not yot boen selected, BELKNAP AND KHERMAXN, New Yonx, July 1.—A Washington dispatch gives thie correspendencs between Gen, Shorman and Secretary of War Betknap, in relation to tha remorval of the army hoadquarters from Washe ington to 8t Lonis. ‘I'ie Genoral, in n short letter, msking per- mieston to make the chauge in the sume wauner and to the samo extont granted to Geu. Beott thoutly after tha Mexican war, says: * Slrong voasonie, obicial and peisonal, induced mo to this stop, aud 1 mako this roquest at this ourly date Decause six months' notice is required of me 1 certain hecessary prolimivaries in St Lows,” fue Secretary of War, in his reply giving his connont to the proposed cliaugo, iucloses n copy of the goneral order tobe tksued on the subject, adding: *You will perceive that it does not change the present order of business with this dopartment. It iy ouly deomed bent hove to ald to its provisions the suggestion which vwas made nud curricd out in the caso of Gou. Beott, that no material change sball be madein the statious of troops or comwmands without previous ap- proval by this department,” SBPRINGFLELD, The New Law Concerning Police Muristraiess ‘Brrixarrern, Il July 1.—The Legislatare last winter ropealed the law authorizing the elec- tion of Police magistrates in this State, aud the law takes effect to-dsy. In gonsequeuce, our Police Magistrates will buve to shuc up shop, Tho Attoruey-Goueral, however, held, in an opin- 1on subnntted to the Secrotary of Stuto, some time ago, that as the law did not take oifect uutil July 1, and the terms of these ofticors had ex- E“md last April, that ifit should happen that any Potico Magistrate hnd beon elecied at the April elgction, notwitustanding the law bad pussed but had not goue into effect, taoy would hold their ccras out, There were a great many elected and tommissioned, it is satd, SPLOIAL NOTICES, Schenck’s Sea~Weed Tonie. 1In tho atmosphere exporiencod hore during tho summe months, the lothary producod by tho hoat takes away o doslre for wholosomo food, and fraquent potspirations roduce bodily enorgy, partioularly those sulloring from tho offects of dabllitating dlseascs, In orderto keop a nstural boalthful notlvity of the systom, we must resort to axtiliclal mosns, For this purpoas Sohoncl’s Soa-Wood “Poniota very effectusl, A fow doses will araate an ppo- tite aod giva feosh viger to tho anorvated body, Far dya- vopals [t Is favaluabla, Mang eminant phystclans have doubtad whether dyspopsia can ba pormanontly cured by lito drugs whicl are generally omployod for that purpose, The Soa-Woed Tonio In its naturo 1x totally difforont from soh drugs. in fact it assists the regular oporations of naturo, and supplice hor doficlanolos, The tonlo in ite nsture so much rovomblos tho gastro juleo tbat 1t fa almost Idonti- eal with that fuid, The gastrio julce ia tho natural soly- ont whilol, fn a healthy couditivn of tho body, causas the food to bo digoatod ; and whou this Julce 18 not exerotod 1u sufiicient quantitios, fudigestion, with all its diatres tug symptoms, foflows, The Sea-Weod Tonlo perforuy lie duty of the gastrio juloe when tho latter ia doficlont, Bolienok's Snn-\\'ut!:l‘f_n&flld by al) fl_r_\\L_ __GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, WILSON BRGS, 67 Washington-at., Chicngo, And Fourlli-st,, Plke's Opora Houso, Clucinnatl, It contaius na corroslve wiaorals or acide; 4 DRESS GOODS, MADISON AND PEORIA-STS “ 1T PAYS T0 TRADE ON THE WEST SIDE." COLOSING SALH OF Soring & Summer Dress Goos CARSON, PIRIE & (0, FURTHER REDUCTIONS. o 2 °§’"’" Silk Stripe Gronndines at 12%a; a acrifloe, 400 rus Btripe Grenndines at16 and 20c, balf price, Bargains in Blnok Gronadinen, Lot ilne 4-4 Porenles reduced to 1270, Linrgoline fino real French Printed Organs dig, 16, 20, and 260, half price. TLiot chofco Fronch Peroalos 250, 6 oases White Pk‘uos 150, worth 30a. Gray Btripe Engiish Mohairs 160, former~ y 400, D’Bego Buitings formerly 40, now 250, Tuill D' Bogon, formarly 50, how 00, All-Wool Costumo Oloths, 400, Mohatr Popiins formarly 80, now 350, Extra Fine All-Wool Fronch Oashmeres and Orottonos 600, worth 750, Handsomo quality Siikk and Wool Pongoos, ul}:fluu nhi\‘de{lt,g()nhrarmm"{y Dl‘)‘a.& 1.50 vons 1ol 'opling, reduco 0] ol 98100, © 5 1:' Lt apanose Stripes, 13a, Japaneso Popiins, a bargain, 200, k\?nnu.‘lu“sll 8, Eh mi‘l‘ll '&53. - argo line riol Billc apanese £ 30 and 40c, just hnfirprio%: D i A fow remaining of thoso $1.76 choico Fan oy Bilks for $1n yard, ‘Blaok 8ilka at vory choap prices. [T PAYS T0 TRADE ON THE WEST SIDE? Madison & Peoria-sts. LADIES' SUITS. LADIES SUETH! GREAT SLAUGHTER! CONTINUED ONE WEEK LONGER. Aswamust closa out aur entiro atock of Sults withls tho nost sz days, we huso madu another reduction Iy prices, and will offer, this day, 1,000 Graw Cluh, Linon Lawn and Poplin Sults, with Rufilings, Plentings, Bia Tuckings, and ombroldored witn Palonal-cs and Shid Walst stylos, at $3, 83,00, $1, $4.50, 26, 36, §7, 84, $0 310, 211 and #13, roduced from 85, 87, 88, 89, 810, 819 $14, 316, $18, §20, $22and M. Wulte Lawn Sults and Polonalsos, Ruflod and Hm broldurod, at 33, $3,10, up 1o £10, During this salo tho Store s opon until 9 every ovoning. STRICTLY ONE PRICE. B, 1. MeDowell & Go,, poA) ‘{lest}la@qp—st‘, L Peoria. THE HEALTH LIFT. A YOU ot wm DYSPEPSIA, REBUMATISM, I BETITATCGILA, Or any ireano arisiog from poor or Improper otronlation of thu blnod, witen you ean bo relisved in 8 short timo by ten minutes’ datly exorclss ut. THE HEALYE LIET! 114 Dearborn-st., Chicago. 206 Olive-st., St. Louis, 107 Wisconsin-st,, Milwaukos. T, R. STEARNS, Manager, £~ DR, ODELIA BLINN will bo in attandance aik he Chieaga Utllcs bitwnen tho hours of 10 aud 12 for tho ace commouation of lzdles, BANK STATEMENTS, Quarterly Statement OF THE STATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION OF CEIICAGO, ‘Wednesday Morning, July 1, 1874. RESOURCES. Mortgage Loans nn Real E “Lite Loans un Culiat: 000 1ai08 Hauth P Gounty and Sehool 1¥inds. Banking House and otho Safor, Furniture and Flxtuce: Onsh and LLx0BADGO,evsrerse LIABILITIES, o0 5001 $3,51 1.515.::1 o), D, D, SPENCER, Praudent, A. D. GUILD, Cashier. Statement of the Condition oF TuR Prairia State-Loan & Trust Co, At tho closo of business June 30, 1874. HO000,00 " Ghauino amy. Rusontia stamps, Ltoa astuso (o ‘urnituro and sats LIABILITIES, Capital atook paid In, 30,0000 A S 1A .ufi Dot e ; LT85, 18 JAMES . SCOVILLE, Prosiionts 50N AVEIY, Vies-Presdont. UL B! RUEYERY Carior, 1, Qliristian B, Moyer, Cashivr of tho CenirloState oan and Tirust Company, do volomaly swear (st the sbive Statamant f 5o 10 1 bost i iy Suplades bl . M Bubsorlbed and aworn to bfurg nie U 1 e AR Bo0bRIDG FIREWORKS. o B en FIR ; . Committeos and gentlomen wanting Flroworke for pnbe o aud private uxhibitious, will tind & full avsortmont &b 122 Mrichigsanea ., ‘Haouud duor from Madivon-st, CELAS. MORRIS. ———— e ey DISSOLUTION NOTICZ. SGSOLUTION. Notiea givon that thy gopartaunbip horotos foro calsiting butwaen e undersignod uader the fira Lamo of Lunug, Hondsrna & U uls da, by e g lnulvod, g and B i wi'the andos bl WFo wluno atithur Sotiumieit, F (0 rodalvo auy fidabadnoss owlig 1o & Hirii, anu Aro nbligated to piy all tho dabts aud watlsty [EApR T A S S —— i o, NS AMIN th ILENT K 1N A, 8O mtoage, MOl Jnu& Wt ald wopartioes JHVT ,000.0 30,900 l&é : oote ot L0 wsy thu bawo of thy lmnfl ‘