Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1874, Page 1

¢ Chicage Daily Teibuwe, " VOLUME 27, PIANOS AND ORGANS. HAIR GOODS, STEINWAYY| HAIR! Matchless Pianos universally conoeded to b tho Btandard B e o TR O 0] i 7 Bonrly Bl makorn e ¥to Huropo and othor Parts of the atvihzed werld, in large nnd con- mbors) aro used whon- bio, wnd recommopded by the Jonding artints in both hemiapheros, and have roocived the highost honors over awarded to any piano manulacturors in tho world. BURDETT ORGANS! The Modol Recd Organs of Amerieal ‘Theso Instrumopts have attnined npopu~ nrlh unpnralioled in the annnls of tho Orxen rado, The Inventor, Mr. Burdott, has do- votod ovor n quarterof & ontury to tho tm- rovoment of Reod Organs, bezinning with o rood board itsolf, ho bas ndded original dovice to dovica, a0 modifying {ts ordinary rorm and developing its Intent richos as to ring the Burdott up to ita presont unap- proachable atandard of excellence. 5~ TNlunteatod Oatalogues of tho various (ptyles of Steinway Pianos rud Burdett Or- sany mailed free by - ¥ TaY OIN & EXEALST, OODNERAL NORTHWESTERN AGENTS, Btate & Monroo-sts,, Ohictgo, HALLETT, DAVS & CO0.% PIANOS. SRVENTY.ETVE, frat promiums award ‘buon manufactused and sre| ‘Planos, both Grand, Bauare, and| can Do scon in Chicagn, in lario) i, e, with & vaslowy of othier maoufac:| S the Plauy and Organ Waroroums of V. W. KIMBALL, STATE AN]EDAMS-STS. A larga antortment of now Planos and Or 10 T, 9558 s wikhing to pay by Installments can) o6 nacommoatod: TO RENT, P e FOR RENT. LARGE HALL, ghri'.m foot. Tiret flonr cotranao from Madison.at., Markat and bridso, oo from expnsure tu dust, e ahiot, High oolllngs snd woll calculatod for us atoro of Theatre, + Coneert Hall, Church Service, Furniture Warchouse, Carriage Repository, Carpet ¥all, Agricultural Machinery, for any prrposo whora soom, lights and. freedom from AR AR PHHHAS DR. J. A. MORRIS, Contral Union Block, TUMBER OR COAT, DOCK 70 RENT ORFOR SALE. 150 fost front on Twelfth-st.,, runping back to the Empiro Blip, with railroad —copnections, noar Pwelsthost, bridRo, Apply 10 M, PETRIE 163 Washington-st.. Basonient. REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE, 11 aoros, eligibly situsted betweon Charlos and Bvans-avs, and Forty-fourth and Forty- fifth.sts., subdivided, giving o frontage of 2,400 foet, Its neighborhood is being rop- dly snd woll-improved, and o boandsome brick Pablic School House {s now being erected in tho immediate vicinity. ‘This proporty is unincumbored, and 1 offered a3 ' whole or in emaller parcels, on oasy terms, at o price insuring s quick and very liberal profit. GEO. H. ROZET, 102 Washington-sf. LAKE NAVIGATION. HGUGDRIGH’_S_STEAMERS. For Ractuo, Milwankeo, Shehopan, Dfanito. J wos, elo., Oally (Sundays 0xcoptod Da.m. ‘t1r-gaturday's boat don'tleave untll 8 p, m. For Grand Baven, Muskegon, eto,, dally (Sua~ dnsn 000pted)sersssusrason o Tp.m. For t. Joseph datly (Bunday escontod)..... Saturdsy’s Boat don't leavo auti] 11:80 p, For Manfstee snd Ludipgtan, Tazaday and “Thursda am, Far Green Bay and Intormodiate ports, Tuss and Friday.. T p.m. For Escanaba aad Lako Suporior porte, day and Thursday., . Oam BD-Office and Dooks, EIASHIONABLE ?URNITURE. W, W, STRONG FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. UNDERWEAR, &o. GREAT REDUGTION!| During thix month fn Ladies' ad Gents' Undcrwear, Tlo- elery, Hukfa., Collara and Cufls, Nuckwosr, Lacos, Finie Droldortos, In fact crersthing n our atook will ba offored at n kreat roduotion to make roum for Fall stock. Goata! Bhiets mado to ordor, JAMES H. FOSTER & CO.. 107 & 100 Stntoeat. under Puhuer flouso, BLANK BOOKS, BTATIONLERY, lnd‘l“lllx'l‘lflfl furnlshed promptly and falr pricos by g, M. W. TON TS, 104 & 106 MADISON-8T', TMIENSE BARGAIN Aro now offored at F, CAMPBELLY, As I am dotermined to closo out my entire stock of BRAID SWITCHES, Curls, Puffs, Ladies & Gents Wigs, &0., &O., At prices that will guarantce & speedy sale. 76 Madison-st. T. CAMPBELL. _ PLEASURE EXCURSION LAKE SUPERIOR. Lake Snperior Pefl&’s—Lm o Steamers, Dock batweon Madison and Wasington-ats. "Tho maguificont new low-prossuro Stenmer. PEERLESS, ALLAN MeINTYRE, Commander, Wil lenve Chioago on WEDNTSDAY, July 8, ot 8p.m., ona plossura cxcursion teip to Huluth (hoad of Lako Suporior), stopplng st Islo Royalo and all ports on tho Bouth Shor Staterovm: plytug 1o ured and all information obtained by ap- LEOPOLD & AUSTRIAN, 72 Markot-st., corner Washington, SUMMER PLEASURE TRAVEL, STEAMER FOUNTAIN CITY, - i CAPT. GIBSON, foot of Noi Dearhorn.st., Tn o ek, Lottt RS R Totoriodiats STEAMER INDIA, CAPT, STARKWRATIER, Wil Tavs dock foot of North LaSalle-st., Wednosday, July 6, 847 p.1m,, for Bufalo, cailing at intermudints Tor Statoroome and ‘fckots Ol e A e Nwi 1) or Agonts. PEZRFUMES, &o. Comprising Bon. quets of tho odors of tho cholcost fowars, o combinod a8 to rendor thelr oxquis. ito, aromatio, nnd lasting Ceagranon dis- inctive and (nfmita. ¥ vlo. Lok for theso cholco goods boforo you leavo tho drug staro whoro you aro purcliariog, Almays sk for tho PHALON (and Morao's) Soloct Poslumos aud Toflots, MORSE'S LUXURENE, s Iato discosors tor tho batr, presontean lnprosed fonn of DEODOMZED and purle fiod COCOANUT OIL, &e., for promoting thio growth, vigor, and beauty ot tho halr, Prlico, 60 coutn, VAN SCHAACK, STILVENS Whals } IUNRIVALED PERFUMES, 105 CLARKSY, Heflolist Chneet Black, per cont compound interost an doposlta, Passhaoks MIllm{lbD gverted tor othors on Houd and Mort- 3 armi] St af 10 Jor Gont {ntoresti o GUArEa to o Gr atisteactoe Tegal oxsmin!ton of titlo. 'GEQ, SCOVILLE, Prosldont. Wat, Krzarx Rexn, Cie shior, NOTE-Dirifts th reacnt panio, this Bank lias patd alf denuniin ou dewsnd, without nottée, TIGAL. Tu the District Court of the Uniled Btnies for the Northern Disirict of Jllinois, ~ Io bankruptoy, In tho matter of tho Onan & Ton iraeks Cagringo Maaufactusliix Gupnyany, bankrut. Puptiant 1o tho urdar of anid_Court, tho unilertiyned, Proshivasl Anvigngs of tho ustate uf satd_ bankrupt, oifors to salo the Gntiro stock, mnchinory, and equlpment of safd bauk- Tupt, ooneiating of o targe umbior of it Eiex, omnibures, wagous, and othor vehiclos, and In yrocoss of maniincture, together with msterials for the manufncture of vobiclos, ‘This is une of tho largast and bestuquipped estalilishinents of its kiud in ths Unitod States, and ftls now o full 1l oporatiyn—{a falluse rosulting {rom ont! in the gruat Chicayo fire, folluwed by tho genoy of tho past winter. Soaled hids will bo roceived by ‘tha purchaso of the whulo or any part of lhn‘ymwny anld banteapt until 13 o'clook nvon of B noxt. All bids witl bo oponed in tha presnnce of Thodutigo of »id eonrt. Fhe vight to yojectall bide (& rusorved. l‘nlbhrl‘ winy be ozamined, and ‘mrumflnn Beceniuined ob bpppiioation to 1ho wndoramod. ROBERT E, JENKING, Pravisional Assigaco, 169 LaSalioat, Ohicago, Juno 30, 1s1 FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A firat-olags, legitimato, manulactacing buslaess, with wholesslo and rotall trado establishad, with onglno and ‘machinary all complate, and thruo guod horscs and wag- ons, and dolug custom work eacugl ta pay all exyensns of It and atablo, Capltal required, $10,000, Reason for sollinge not money onough to conduct the buslucss propecly, or would 1ako a partnor who bad roady oash onough to tako an oquul interust, Only thuso who moan busiuoes thomsclves neod auwwor, Addross K 109, Trib- uno officn. in ca £ uL A AR WIRE WINDOW-SCREENS Atabout half the usast cast, Walnut Feamo Sorcent, At 16 euate por Rk, Donraof Walluat, fram 18 to “nnu \wrlkw\- l}lwlllgflwrl:l.fllcl:éu:‘ffl:‘1\.\llu‘u. IE““ e enrtn. Loy S1-53 o bventin, fi-ii’nuul«. o ik hon, DAVID GUODWILLIE, Fotory, Oblo-sty Window Screens, Thio nesiow, stromgeat, and bost-Anisbod In the eitz, at fonuanablo m‘lc‘u wnil tisfau fon guorsatuads Onlors ind promiy a0y pact of D b, o Dl promutiy 2 S By o, OBAIK & RICHAID: BUN, Woat Madison-st. PARTNER WANTED, I MEAN BUSINESS. An oxporlenced by o man, with cavltal, dosiros to e iiar snais ar b Inrge, prodta o ovs e st Iuninera. . Addroze (statiog nly Gapigaly & 0, el ofice: LAUNDRY, . LAUNDRY. EY!‘JEFB—]CI Dearbora-at,, 136 Michigsu-st., 192 Wesh FOR SALE, P . CASEY, 41 & 43 FIFTH-AV., i tha |at ¢ assortmont In the olty of Now Sounter alyl ow-Uases, Iclgvratol 203 8sa BoorHotes, bousii and s0ldy 4 CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JULY 6, L THE POTTER LAW. An Adverse Decision in the Northwestern Injunc- tion Suit, Tho Legislaturo Has Fnll Power to Alter Railroad Charters. Sharo and Bond Molders Took Their Stock Under This Paramount Condition, A Corporation Cannot Clothe Its Creditors withan Abso- lute Unchangeable Right, Consolidation with Other Roads Docs Not Chango the Principle. Advice by the Court to the Rival Attorneys. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicnan Tridune, Mav1sox, Wis., July . —Tho Court mot prompt- 1y at 8 o'ciock this morniog, Aflter tho aunonuco- ment of tho decislon in a minor cauo, tho mo- tion for nn injunction to restraiu tho enforcoment of tho Wiscousin Railway law was ovorruled for the following rensons, stated by Judge Drum- mond: THE OPINION, We hiavo not liad timo Lo prepare any opinton in the caso, but, as il was thought dosirablo that thero should bo a decislon upon the motion for an injunction, I am instructed by tho Court to present the followlng as ita conclusions upon tho points made for o proliminsry injunction: 1. On tho nssumption that the act of the 11th of March, 1874, “rolating to railronds, ox~ pross, snd tetegraph companios in tho Btate of Wizconsin " i invalid, we think tho Court has Juriadiction of the cago, Tho billis filed on be- linlf of citizons of Europa and of otber States to onforce cquitablo rights, and to provons aation Dy tho Ttaitrond Commiesioners which may re- silt, 0o alloged, in sorious injury to those rights. 1t was not neceseary to wait uutil tho Commis- wionors had put the law in fult operation, and its affects upon the Railroad Company hod becomo comploto, boforo the application against thom wna mada to court of oquity. A very impor- tant function of that court i o provont threat- ened wrong to tho righits of proporty. 2, Wo aro of opiuion that the act “of the 11th of March montionod above was not ropenled by theaot of tho 12th of March, 1874, the eccond soction of which doclatos * all existing corporn- tions within this Stata shall bave and possoss all the powors and privileges containod . . . in their respeativo chartors ;" aud the act of tho 12th of March, 1874, the binth section of which imposos o ponplty for ostortionnta charges, Phore_aro spparont incouslstoucies betweon theso lnst twwo namod acts and that of the 1ith of March ; but it bocowmes s question of jutend- mont on the patt of tho Legislaturo. On tho aumo day o joint rosolution was pnssed (March 12) direoting the Secrotary of Btate not to pub- lish the aat of the 11th of March uutil the 28th of April, ' In this Stato no genoral Inw s in forco unlil after publication. We may cousidor the Jolut rasolution in order to determino whothor tho Legisluture intenlod that the two acts passed on tho snme day should repeal the act of tha Lith of March, and from that it is mamfest such was ot the uitention of the Legislaturo. 9. Tho charters of tho railrond cor[mrntlun! under_the Opusituvion of Wisconsin “mny be altered or ropenled by tho Logislaturo at suy time ofter their passnga,” In logal effoct, thore- fore, thero was incorporated in all the numerons granty under which the Northwestorn Railwa; Company now claims ite rights of frauchizo an prancrty fu thid State, tho foregoing condition contained in the Constitution. It became & part, by operation of law of ovory contract or mortgago 1ade by the Company, or by anyof its numers ous predecossor, under which 1t claima. Thé sharo and houd holdera took their stooltor their wecurition subjcet to thia paramount condition, wnd of which they, In Inw, had notics. If the cor- poration, by maling a contract or doed of Lrust on itspronerty, could clatho ita creditors with an abso- lute, unchangeable right, it would onablo tho cor- poration, by its own set, to abrogata ona of tho provisions of tho tundamental law of the Stato, 4, This principlo {8 not changed by authority from the Legslature of tha State to a corpora- tion to consolidate with a corporation of aunothor Stata ‘[0 corporation of this Stalo ia still sub- ject to tho Coustitution of Wisconrin, and thora 18 no power anywhore to romovo it Leyoud the ronch of its nuthority, B, Anto tho rates for tho transit of persons and proporty oxclusively within tho limitations of this Stato, tho Logislatura had the right to alter tho terms of tha charter of tho Nortliwost- orn Rnilway Comvany, and the fact that such altoration might affoct tha value of its proporty or frauchisos eannot touch tho question of yower in tho Legislaturo. The ropesl of ijta franchines wonld liave well-mgh destroyed iho vuluo of its taugible proporty; and while the Iattor, a8 auch, could not bo 'twion, still, its ossential valua for use ou tho railrond would be gane, 6. ‘Tho fact Lhnt grants of land woro made hy Congross to the Stute caunot change the rights of the corporations or of the croditors, If"the Stato han not perforned (o trust 1 must an- swor to tho Unitod States, 7. Tho not of tha 11th of Narch, 1874, while not Intorfering wilh the rates of froight on property trausportod ontiroly through tho Stat to and from othor Statos, tucludes within its torms property aid poxsots transnorted on rails roads from othor Stats into Wisconsin, and from Wisconsin Into other States. This act eithor establishos or authorizes tho Tmilrond Commig- mssionets to establish fixod rates of froight and fare on wuck porsons and proporty. ‘Tho ook of “Tho Stato treight ‘Tax” rn‘)altml in 15th Wullace, p. 232, devides that this last-doscribed trafil conatitutes ' commorce batweon tho sevs wral States,” and that tho rogulation thorcof holonge oxoluively to Copgross, It bocomod, thorofore, n vory grave question whothor it is competent for tho Btote aroritrarily to fix cortain ratas for tho travsportation of porsuns and prop erty of this Intor-5tate commeree, as tho right Lo lowor rates imoliow also tho right to rmwa thom, ‘Thoro may bo sorious donbis whethor this can bo dono. This pomt was nob fully argued by thoconnsol, and acarcely at all by tho counsol of tho dufendauts ; and, under tho circumstuncos, wo do not Bt prosont feol war- ranted, on this gronnd slona, to ordor tha lasie of an Injunction. 17 dosirod by the plaintiffs, it mny bo furthor coneiderod at & future timo, olthor on domurror to the bill or in suoh ather form ns may fairly prosont the question for our conslderation. ‘'ho motion for an Infunation I8 overrulod. BUGOESTIONS, In view of the decision just rondered, we trust it will not bo comsidored out of the lina of our duty to meke o muggestion concorning this litigation to the counsol tor the dofonse, It 18 manifest that the quostions involvad aro grava ones, and that tho courts of last rosort will ultlmatoly biave to pasa upon theny. It bs equally mamfost that a spoody deciglon, 1o whiols sll Darties ara vitally in- toreatod, canuot bo obtainod nuloss thero ls bremony of action o1 tho pait of both the com« ylauants aud dofendants. In the mesntima, and whilo ths Jitigation s In progross, would i not bo bottor for tho dofendantd, a4 fur as liow in tholr powor, to have prosevutions for ponal- tlow snapended ? Theso prosecutions aro nok ra- quirad to xottle rights, Thoy are ationded with groat oxponse, and if enforcod while an offort 1s muking, in good faith, to teut the validity of thia legislution, must canse eerious irritnbion, and catinol be, 8a It scoms to us, produciive of any good resnlts. y Mr, Btoughton fnquired If the Courd would givo any Inatrictions rogarding the point on ‘which it would hear furthor argumont, 2 Judgo Davis—You had beiter conault with the othor side, Of course you can make domutror to tho bill or mako nrpllontion for nu injunction It younee fit. We ti mnght our decialon and the suggestions mado would onablo the partios to como to nomo arrangomeont whoraby the matter cauld bo spoedilyaduatod, and furtlior tigstion bo susponded. Asst, Atty.-Gon, Sloan sald ho hardly folt suthorizad to muke such an agroomont, - Judgo Davls—It soomn to us, gontlomon, that in puv mattor sbout which thero Is doubt i would be botler to suspond afllrmativo actlon until a final declsion i8 soonred. Tn roply to tho inquiry whon tho Conrt wonld consent to honr furthor argument, Judgo Dram« mond said If thora wora to’ bo suy it could bo made at onco. Judgo Hopkine—It apposrs to tha Court thak the defondants did not antloipate tho questlon n{ (n"tor-smo commerco, 8o did not Arguo ic at all. Judgo Davis—Thore iy another point abont this litigntion, and 1t ia this: It wonld bo practi- cablo to get tho whole question in the Supromo Court at the October term, and that s what [ monn In my suggostion. It is probable tuat i cago could bo hoard thors ot that torm, Tho question {8 whothor aflirmative actlon had not Votter bo susponded until that quostion 18 dis- posad of, Atty.-Gen, Slonn asaurod the Court thnt therd wag no inteution on tho part of tha Railroad Commissioners to Intorfore with - intor-Stato commorco, or cauro avy troablo in that rogard, Judgo Davis—If prosogutions on that aocount arostopped, thore Is nothing to bo gained by the othor sido by applylng for nn injunction, If you will harmonize tagothor with tha viow of gotiing all theso disputod questions sveodily iuto tho Suprowme Court, we do not soe why thoy cannot be disposed of nt tho October terwn. Connsel for the complaiuants hopod farthor ment would not bo postponed indofinitely, Judge Davis—Wa are not postponiog it indef- initely, 1t would bo mnch moro conveniont hoar ft noxt woek in Chicago, Lut you Heo, you: cannot do everything in ono or two aays. You wro In no partioular dnugor. If ¢ is not hoard nest week it may be sovoral weocks, 1f thosa' srontlomon 88y thoy wil come down, wo ehonld fo lnd to hoar it next Thursdey in Chicago, Wo would rather bavo it eard noxt week than luf other timo, Lhiy is [m!wiu? right on us. Wwish to got rid of evorything Ju tho naturo of & court umil noxt Octabor, If you csnnob ar- range it, wo cannot forco theso gantlomen, Judpo Drummoud bas $o go away tho weolk fol- lowing. 'The Attornoy-Gonoral sald it scomod to him tho objoct of arguing for an injunction would bo to aak tho logal suthoritios not o prosecute Buils. i Judge Davis—Tho oporation of nn ln?nnollan would be ta prevant the Railroad Commissionors from domg suybhing about inter-State com- merce, I thoy do uot interfore, thiore is 0o ob~ Jack in an injnnotion, Mr. Stoughton wantod an agreemont. Judge Davis—My judgment is you are all sen- siblo mon, and magnanimous, and wish to do what is right : and if yougob togothor aud talk the matter over you will agroo upon a course, 1f nothing Is_done by the State "Dy which you can bo in)red, why, there is nothing to prevent gotting thio case rendy for thio Supromo QCourt, Judgoe Nrummond romarked that the Attornoy Gauneral lind no suthoricy over privato individu- ala who wishod to prosooute undor this law. An Injunction againet the Railrond Cojumissionors ‘would not oporato por ac againut all the world ; ud, {osemuch: as auybody can COMMIONCO pros: ovutions, an_injunction’ agniont vho Hailrond Commisslonors would not stop thom. Judge Davis—Thero is no uoubt if the bighost ofticors it this Stato advike tho people not to commance wuits, they will not probably eom- mouco any, unless thoro aro somo vory ill-dis- posed poraons iu tho Btate, 12x-Mayor Grogory romarked that there woro Plenty such, whoroupon Judgn Davis unid they Taust bo very malicious, aud, of courso, thoera Wero mesn POYEONS oVOrywwhore. Judge Drummond~Wo havo Leon told the coplo of Wisconsin aro s gront and muguan- tmous poople, and wo prosumo _thnk, i thoy once understand thnt this question i _in procoss of final adjucicntion in tbe United States Su- preme Court, they would not prosecute any suity, Socing the counsol wero nos_fikoly to immedi- atoly como to an_ngreemant, Judge Davis fuc- thier remarked : ** I think you ought to maet to- gether in o epirit of mutual accommodation. The question iy, Had you not better stay hoto and Bea if yon cannot como to a bottor undor- stunding 7 Csu you, Mr. Sloan, be heurd oa this mattor 1n Chicago noxt Thursday 2" Judgge Drummond—Judge Dnvis expoots to bo with me in Chicago noxt wook, sud, a3 we hive como bore at # great deal of porsoual fuconven- fonce, L thiuk you should either come to Clitesgo or prasent written briofs, Wo cannot como hore agwm, Tho Court hioso witl bo kapt opon, ‘Mr. Stoughton—We have suggeated to tho At- tornoy-Gonoral that tho domurror b put in and Bustainod, 0 Wo €an ‘gaz 1 bofore the Supremo Court in October. If that can be dono, wo do not wish to argue It further. 1t that cannot be dono, wo desiro your Houor to nawoa day in Chichgo whon you will pormit this quostion to be farther argiled. Judgo Dovis—The Court woumld mot now bo ready to sustain o domurror in regard to that portion of tho bill, Tho quostion ie, whothor the cnse could not bo nrgnod on thab poiut. TDlroro s uo necesity of argnment furtlier on any othor point. Moantime the State noed not cnforco tho law 80 far as it rolates Lo that por- tion. Judge Drummond #aid it shonld boundorstood thio coinplainauts could apply for o Surthor hear- ing bofora Judge opknk, Judge Davis—Wouid it ot be botter to sus- poud action on this law unti] you have decided Whather you will demur 7 "P'lia Attoruey-Genorsl—Undoubtedly, We un- doystand sud tool the full foros of that, Judge Davis remarkad that, 1f tho Railrond Commissionats did not attompt to euforco the law in rogard to intor-State commorco, thore way 10 objact in asking for an jnjunction. Tho Attornoy-Ueneral ropliod that the Com- minsioneradid not understaud thoy had the right to intorterc. Judge Drummand sald {f avy rates had beon fixed, 1t was chumed by the Btata that tho rails roads are subjact to fine and penaltios for viola~ tion of the Jaw, 1t was the duty of the Railroad Commissioners to call pozsons boforo thom And cxamnine thom ns witnossos, Al those things the Commisujonoxu could do, Tho Attornay-Goneral suitl that wa moroly 10 colleet information, not to enforce the luw. “I'no opposing atiornoys boiny yob unable to affact an arraugatmeut, Judge Drummond said tho conusel for the complaiuunts lind tho right, in bis opinion, to have the poiut uboul imer- Stato commorco further cousidered, and to ask for an mjunotion in relation to it ; sud, i tha countol for tho State did not fool justified 1n corning to Cbieago, they hiad tho right to sond a nef. Judgo Hopkina safd ho dd not think counsel had any right toaslk the Judgen to coma here agnin. Thoy hal como this tmo b great por- soun! Incouvemenco. Judge Davis—If thoro is not to be such an ne- eommodation a3 wiil ronder it unnccossary for the complaiunuts to prasa_thoir_application for an injuuction, we would lilo to heur tio motion next ook In Clieago, bocauso on the Monday Tollowing Judgo Drummond has to goawny, (At this stago Judge Dixon, assoclate counsel for tho Btato, outored tho Court-room, and recolved a mild roprimoud from Judgo Davis for trusting ta & nowspaper roport about the time when the Court wos to moat, aftor his sixteon yeurs' oxe ponanco on thoBonch.) Addrossing ilr, Dison, Judge Davis contmmod : Everythmg it wmtore Htute comimores has boen deoided In your fuvor, Fhot s ail. Wo wonld be giad 1 this mustter could bo henrd noxt Thursdny or Friduy, I think, In viow of tho suggestions, you can somo ta au arratgoment whoroby ail proseoutions will Do suspondod, If that is” violsted it does not prevout you from muking 2u application after- Wards. You uotify Judgo Hoplins, “I'no Court was thon adjournod until Monday morulug. g CONSULTATION. The rival attorneys immedintaty vetlved to the consnltation-soont. Mr, Bloan sald the suggon. tions mado by dudge Daviy gave the cunplafue ants ali tho moral offoct of an injunation. No attempt had aver bosn mnade {n their ottica to an. courago prosscutions, noither was thero now any suoh intention. An agroomont was not offcoted an to the fur- tyer procoouings, If the complaivants do mot object to m pro forma doorea lmlm{]_ entered for tho dis. mlgsal of the bill, tho Btate are disposod ta co. aperato in gotting the caso resdy for determina. tion st the Qotober torm of the United tates Bupromo Court. But it is more thau likely furthor argumons Wil be made on Fridey next, 874-~-TWELVE PAGES. the quostion of intor-Stato commorce belng & vital ono. REIOICING, « Snectal Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tribune, Manisoy, Win,, July 4,—Gov, Taylor had 100 guus fired chis foronoon in honor of the Btate's viotaay in tho United States Court in tho rofusal to grant tho_ injunotion to tho Northwostern :m]ma bondholdors agatnet euforeing tho Pot- or law, S — NEW YORK. Proceodings Ananguratcd to Soconro the Removal of Mayor Bavemoyer aud the Convicted Folico Commin= stonors—Afinirs of Hoyt, Sprague & Cos-Finnncinle New Yonr, July 4.—Tho Mop. John Kolly, Chairman of tho Tammany Hall Goneral Oom-°| mitteo, and Ald, Oswald Ottendorfor, with coun~ gol, Including a roprosontativo of the Council of Political Roform, an organization composed of Ropublicans sud Domoorats, are proparing the groundwork for action againat Mayor Have- meyor, and racently-convictod and ronppointed Pollco Commissioners Olivor Charlick snd Hugh Gsrdner. Tbo Attorney-Gonoral has boen neked by tolograph to direot Asst, Atty.-Gon. TFalrehld o nesist in tha nro[wnm! prosocutions, Ho was MJ“FM in the trial of Garduer sud Charlick, and is con- vorsant with tp dotails of tho oo, It was do- clded at the consultation to ask tho Govornor to romove tho Mayor on spocifio charges, sud to suspend Wim from ofco during tho investiga- tion, Tho chargos against the Mayor aro that ho bins anpointed to offico men who sre not oligiblo by ronson of thefr conviction of misdomeanor, abd that even if thoy are oligiblo thoir ap~ pointmont 18 au outraze ou the publio, since thoy bave been convicted, and thsee simuinr indictments hang over thom, Tho papors in tho oase are bowg rapidly proparod. Application® will also bo _mada to the Grand Jucy for tho finding of additional indiotments against Polica Commissionars Gardnor and Chburlick. The chiargos aro annlogous to thoro old indictments, bug s2id to bo of o graver naturo. ‘Connsol bas alko_boou dircoted to propars an Ap‘pll;:nlion to tho Civii Court for othor means of roliof. ; .Shoutd Mayor Havomoyer bo romovod or su- persuded from oftico, hi3 Bucoossor for tho un- oxpirad term will bo Presidous Vance, of the Board of Atderwon, & Ropublican, L'ing and different orpanizations ropresonted in tho proxcontion, 1t is claimod, show that it ia 10t & pohtical onv. Moantime tha Polico Board ia orgauizad. Commisgion Dinbookor and Durgoe balance Charlick ang®ucrduer, and the formor, it 18 snid, rotuso to recornize tho lator a8 lawfully-appointod Commissionors, JIOYT, BERAGDF & CO, Tlio aftairs of Hoyt, Spraguo & Co. have bean placed u tho bands of & Recoiver on the potition ot thoexccutors of the ecutato of Ldwin Hoyt. “Tho Receiver, Augustus Jughard, Lins been con= nected with the fivm for several vears, and hos held confidontinl relations with Hoyt, who roc- ommended hig sppointment if & Raceiver ahould ‘betome necessary. Lhe Recolver has takon pok- woaon of the asmots ofthe firm, which will siount to several millions of dollura. 'Che ap- pointmont is understood to huye beon satisfactory to nll intorested, Thero has boon no oficial dis- e:-ménumca of bankruptey proceodings insti tuted. IMPORTANT WILL OABE. Tho decision ol Swrrogate Hutehings, eotting asido tue will and codicil of Frederich Rollwagen, disposes of an estato of sovornl mitlions of dol- Jars, 'Who crse is remarkable for tho amount ln- volved aud nxtraordinary lopgth snd bitternoss of tue litigation. ‘T'he docigion of the Surrogute virtually doclares the will to bave been manuzac- tared, and the infaut claimsnt not to havo beon - tho child of tho decadont. ¢ . THE NEW FIVES. {:1.Mr, Von Hoffmen-atates- that- the reason why is house withdrow thoir ofer for tho now G per cont bonds was that thoro was so much dolay in nogatintiou taat they approhendod loss from the transaction, in viow of possible fluctuations in vuluo of exchnnge. 2 +_ 11QDOT DEALETS INDICTED. The Exclse Loard have procured tho toaiot- mant of sixty unliconnod liquor doalors. In June of last yonr, 3,087 licenses wero issuod, againet onty 1,400 in Mny and June of the pros- oit yoar. Doalera rofudo to ko ont licansos, g the foa chargad to Lo oxorbitant, and will test the powors of the Exciso Board in tho Courts. ¥ KILLED YOR 2 OENTS, Joxoph Bucolari and Vincont Blancamano, dwellers in the Italnn soction of Mulborry biroo, disputod about & dobt of 4 couts. Tho fovmer fugisted that ho owed but 2 conts, snd ondod tho wranglo by fatally stabbing Bfanca- mano. — BEECHER. Friday Night's Eaik with flls Parishe ionors, Kew Youx, July 4—Tho Rov, Tenry Ward Beecher, at tho praver-mooting in Plymouth Oharoh Int ovening, gavo s rotroapect of hia 1ito, cloning as followa: ~ L have lad many ox- perjanca, suoh na all men have bad, of sorrow Pod dotont tomy public 1ifo ; not one too many whon looked at from the other sido. But of one Haing, my deatly boloved, bo fully nasurod, my cronsost foy shall bo agsurod whon I stand In tho resence of tho roveatod God, and yout como up. Vo ehsll shale bhands in etorual blessod ‘younjon. £ shall over be by the sido of my Jovod Savior, whoso sorvant L have boen, I am con- woious of duvntln& to him my best onorgy, my best strongth, and bost mind, I have worked with a Biogio oyo, sud the advencowent of the Jnowledgo of Chrlst's graco nnoug mot, aud ito moh shall tako from me this honor, What is for the futuro X cnra not. It is in tho hands of our wnivorsal pastor. I can losve everythine in the Rands of the Lord, llviug or dying. Lok us take anain tho sall of work, and gird np svew our lofus, and tho Sevior will lond us forward until wo moet in the kingdom of the future.” THE INDIANS. Xeoported Outrige An Wyoming. Otrata, Neb., July 4.—Information tolegraphed feom F't. Fattorman, Wyo. T., ntatos that o tho 20 owt, citizons engaged i bauling wood waro fivod on by six Indians, but thoy oscoped. At noon tho same duy, oixbt Sioux attaoked and whot Jesso Inmptom, a citizon, 16 miles from tho sume post. Ilo was bronght into tho post. and {s now i the hospital dangorously wounded. R Gl OBITUARY. The BteKove Bishop Jumes O'Gors maa. Ouana, Nob,, July 4.—The Rt-Rev. Bishop Jumes O'Gormin, of tho Iomun Gathollo Churel, died auddonly m -his clty to<lay at 2 o'lock, of cholora morbus, agod 60. 'Phoro is onaral mourning over his docanso. All Catho- fo pathorings were immodiatoly disporsod. Tho funoral will take pluco on ‘Luouday astornoon, THE WEATHER, LOOAY, ORSERYATIONS. Cutoaao, July 4 1874, HHE dowe grate] 3 | 31 2 ptrection anal gy, tervation, | § | § | & orce of wind L 3 [We, froah.... Olear, 5 Troili.[Olewr. 0T, %lfl oo, 54 p. . resls,, |Clenr, S5 m 4 N0, tesbi e 78 [No_great, o[ Olar, Haxiranm th Miafuiun thermatuoter, 00 GENERAL uuuén"ATlnxn. Cutoano, July Tam) Wi, Thr| Davonyort . Tort, Gibaon(10. 31 Olear, pS———— ARKANSAS ELEGTIONI. Yarrin R July 4—Thirty-olght conntles glve Tonjority ot 41,000 for e Gairontlon. | this hns_boon. ST. LOUIS BRIDGE. Formal Inauguration of the Great Structure Yesterday. The Bridge a. Marvel of Modern Engincering. A Huondred Thousand Peoplo in the Grand Frocessions The Grent Bridge Illuminated with Fireworksat Night, d The River Crowded with Steamer-Loads of Spectators. History of tho Enterprise--~Do=" scription of the Work. THE INAUGURATION. Snecial Dispatch to The Chicnyo Tribune, §r. Lours, July .—Throughout a hundred yonrs of lazy indifforonco aud aubstantial pros- Dority, 8t. Lous lins known no such gala day as Nover baforo was thero such universslt enthusiasm and such a epontancous outpouring of tho people to do honor to auy passlng event, or to publicly rejoico over real or imaginary glory. - Althougl the confidenco of tho 8t. Louis poople in the ultimate sucoess of {ho bridge outorprivo hns Temained uushakon ovor since tho work was innngurated, sull no groat public enthuslasm manifosted itself until tho complotion of the fiwst arch, sinco which timo no topio of conversstion has boen =0 general as that of the bridge project, nnd as the sierks continued atendily to go on, and the hnge suporatructurs gradually assumed a symmotrical form, and bogan to exhibit indicationa of the ul- timato grandour'of this gront triumph of mod- orn ongincoring skill, locat pride was incroased proportionately, and kopt on growing. i TUE QULMINATION ocaurred to-dny. TFor wocks paut preparations hiave been making on o most claborate scnle for 5 formnl oponiug of tho bridgo, and an sppropri- ato colobralion on tho gront national bolidey. Tho peculiar sdptability of the bridge for the oxhibition of tho fireworks sooms naturally to havo suggested tho advisability of an entertainmont of this ohar- actor, aud arrangomenis woro accordingly offect- oil somo waaks ago for o grand sconie display of pyrotechics on the evoning of tuodth, Boou after tho adoption of this entorprise, was con- colvad tho idea of A GREAT TROCESSION, comprisod of ropresentutivas of cach and all of the dwversified imlustrial interests of tho city, wfiolhnr withs o full turn out of the various military organizations, soclotios, clubs, and the iiro dopartmout; in & word, to havo reprosanted overs thing caloulated o mako tho -pagatint mora imposing or “in- do honer to tho occasion, Thin sugrestion was scized on with avidity by tho public, sud tho varlous mem- Dara of tho Morchants’ Exchange, as algo numer- ous privato citizens of onumi' and liborafity, which havo for nome days boen industrionsly en- saped i por(ccting & plan of orgonization for o proceasiui and the gonoral detalls of tho cul- ebration, “But not in St. Louly alona waa this gmz interost felb in tho bridge. For seyeral ays past the railroads and ateamars hava heen Dringing crowds of our county cousms snd frionds from other citics. It is thought that ryLry 30,000 BTRANGERS ara in tho city to-night. "The sun rogo this marning to el its light upon a perfect son of bunting. Fourth street, Fifth street, and_ Wasbington avenuo, and the principal thoroughfares, preonteda Lruly mig- ‘hificont scono, boing hung with gariouds, flaga, mottoes, and Inscriptions arranged in most at- teactivo sbape. ‘Lho crowd bogan to asscmblo upon tho stroota at n vory early hour, and at 9 o'clook it is no oxaggeration to stnte thut TIMEE AUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE woto rushing and surging up rad dowa the strosts, pushing their way into the track of the procossion, snd boing driven back by tho polico, only ~with trun Amorican pervarsity to seclk another lacali- ity in which to elude the vigilance of the offlcers and get uador the hoofa of tho horaes or tho wheols of tho carts. “Tho procossion formed an Washington avenno, and at 9 o'clock movad toward the bridge, led by tho Marahials and s United States military com- pany. Nearly every brauch of induatry,” every Somniorcial intorost, acomed to havo an’ appro- Drinto roprosontntion. It were idlo to atrompt onumeration, Also all the leading socioties, ¢lubs, and Jocal organizntions wore ropresonted, MOTTOLY, DANNERS, AND DECORATIONS INNUMEN~ ABLE woro diapinyod to an oxcited and enthuslestio throng who, from tho atraots, the windows, and tho tops of tho lofticyt housos, choered the pu- goant uy iv stoadily flled past. At the west ap- pronch_of_tho bridge the head of the column stoppod. In the meantimo A TRAIN OF FIFTEEN PULLIAN 0ARS, drawn by threo ongines, had orossod from the oast sido, bringing a wwbor of distinguished Dorsons, ‘nmong *wiom waro Gov, L. A. Ton- Uricls, 'of Indiana, ; Gov. Bavoridgo, of iinois ; Goy. Woodson, of Mixsouri ; * Capt. T, B. Eads, architect of the bridge ; Gen. W. 8, Hancoek, Gou. Hurvoy, Unifod Stotos Semator Togy, of ~Missouri; James Drown, Mujor of St Louls, and othora Upou the mneting of tho train and_procession, k. G, B. Allen, Prosident of tho Bridge Oom- paby, ntroduced Mrs, Suling 8, Walsly, wito OIIMBTENED Titk DRIDGE, mnking the following remarks: With tho waters of tho Atlutfo, tho Pacifle, the Gulf, snn the Lukes commingled, embiomntio of 'the union oifectrd by the mighty apatie, I christen thip siructire T Tiinof & St, Loula Bridge, and invoko th bless. fuga of the Aliglity on it, its huilders, und tho com-~ musco to which it is bogeetotth and foruyor dedleatad, Aftor which sha SPRINKLED TOE STRUCTURE from six silvar pitchors comnming the varlous wutors reforrod to. Wator from the Northern Taukes, tha Gult of Moxico, and the Atlunto and Pacitic Ocoans had beon furwarded from Boston, Sun Francisen, Chiengo, and Now Orleans by the respective Postmwstora of thoso citios. “Aftor tho chnstoning eama tho wpocohion, Af- tor tho nuddrossos of wojcomo by Alayor Browu, Mossrs, Doveridyo, Woodson, Hondioks, Sanas tar Tacry, of Michigun, aud othors, offerad ap- proprate’ romarke. “Lho procossion thon moved au, aecupying nomo four hours in ‘mns!ug, aud oxtending i longth from 12 to 14 milos, THE FIIEWORKH, In tho evoning, soon after dark, tho dlsplay of firoworks from the bridgo bogun, * The roofs of oll tho bigh bulldings within thres o four squaras of the river wero covored with poaplo, woals Luving beon arrangod for their conven- joneo, ‘Tho leveo, sharfbonts, lightors, and Vavgon ware thronged Wwith humanity, whilo a floot of thirty-one river stoamnrs aud in- uumerable smuller boats, extending nbout a third of a milo bolow, afforded an opportunsty to thausands to view tho eshibition withont in- torruptton, Thoro 18 wo doubt thiut this display of pvrotochnica s the grandost thing of thu kind that hon boen witheasod in Americs, and but vory saroly Lave attompts beou mado in Turopo to produes so grand~s sight, Thin oventug the wholo heuvons wore at one fnstant oglow with a suddy light, the noxt ay bright us_dsy with tho most brilliant Nashes, whon & hoavy black oloud of snoke from tho fleot bolow, wafted by a gentlo Droeze from tho south, cast & gloomy shiadow ovor thn wholo until it passed oway, and the atr Wne again fitied with thonsauds of 'pastioios of firo, a# variod in golov a4 tho ralnbow, and seom- ingly not foss beantifal, Bhortly aftor § o'mlook tho dhuplay from tho bridgo cemiud, the oot yo- furnod to the wharves, snd the thvony dinporsod, NUMBER 316. our Country,” with appropriate lattored-in sentiments and bouquets of ilver atars, 4—ftookot diaplay. f—~"*Tree of Awerlean Liberty,” with marooned jots of pliver spray. o~Hombaell digpiny, 7=+ The Union Bouqnet,” dlaplsying thousands of stars fu variegated colom, 8= Tho Falry Fountains, 0—Dridga {lluminution in green, 10—Geand battery ovoluty 11—Fljihtn of rocketr. * 12—"Troo of Glory apd T sendosce.” Ty—lombahell display. . XIV,—* The Grand Engf (ng Event of 1874, {1y Inat two erchies af the great “~lge, witls State soals Missourd and Iilinals, and i = weiting the Governors ot the two Blates congratu® & 7 each otber over the great ovont, H 16—Tockot dlevlag. 10~ Tho Firmament," ey, and moteora {n gorg! 17—Hattaty display, 16—Flights o bombsl W—Fountain of alvor 20—An fliumiuation, 21—A Noral bouquet, i 27— fight of rockets, 2§—A masked-battery Alght, 24—Shiell dinplay, 5 B Uiminton tngald; ,—+ Grand Templa of Honor,” with & colorsay ust of Capt. J. B. Eids, and symboln of fudutry and commerco, apfssatal 1y, tho locunioliveund sleati t, with ‘appropriato mottoes, pillars, and rose Cototod fron hind pharooaed sotar " heace 27" Thio Ted, Wiite, sud’ Dlie,” 28—A double rovolving gyroscope, 29—A bombshell dinpiay. 20—A dinmond-cro3s battory. o Bj=tliinolnt . . -A €Tt g jafe of parachute rocksts, 83—A wrpriAo bouuct, g G4—A wind-mill, B Dol diontay. . 35— Tho Yosomito Wonder Cas BT ool battarica.” Canas? 39—An {llminntion, 89— Unlon cockads, 40— Mght of Mluninated bombrbele, ofosl atatue of Thomas I, " alter the atntuo in Lafayelto Park, i —A gl of ey rocke. —A (oublo revalving # Yaukes Dootle,” 4474 batory dinplny: o 454 Tetbuio to Niagira,” 40—Tuights of floral aliclls, 47—A rolosmal rocket bonquet, 43— Treo of Glos 49—oteor snd nerollto display. 50— An Jlinmination, L1.—* Tite Bridio Exoontive Committes,” showtng aceurate portralts it dismond lance work of Gerard By Alles, the Dresident of tho Nirldge Compuuy; I, N2 Britton, Treasivar ; Dr, W. Tansslg, Obalrman ; and G, t1chey Flad, thio conmiting englnoer, E 3—A descont of showar of gold xaln and moteary S-Amiusonquel, ‘; 4—A feu de Jose of bombshells and rocket 56—An illumination, e 5T—A display of 10-inch bombanells, = Jowoted Orons of Lima,! 8Y—~An nacension of muinmoth rockets, 60—~ The Globe," revolving, 61—An fllumination, 62—+ Tho Fira Telegranh,"” Gil— Tlho Robo of tho Weat." 64—Rocket asconslon. G3—A doublo battery diaplay, 6i—A fiight of wholle, §1—-A grand Huminatlon, S mL‘S‘VIIKIfi—“Ilm,Ih;mm Finitom,n Sery fratn of cars, ssing tho wholo Jougth of tho' bridgo, precedo Tia Godoss of Linertys sk LS 69—~An asconalan of colored sholls, 70—-A parachtite At pearl rockot diaplsy. T4 eand oral Uouiqtot, A light of nerol &, revolving wns, saldde olora, dla, 7 o8, 7i—A Dattery Maplay. 74 fMight of Aery-colored whesls, T5—4 lght of parachute rockets, 76— Pfllar of Fire, displnying streams of coloreh fre ta an altitude of 300 feet ahove e bridge, ar 300 foet above the surfare of tho water. 77—A grand Mumination, LXXVIIL—Grand Finole—* Templo of Western En- tered sentimotits, pillars of fire, cascades of sflver {;h. Fourliof July mblows and inacooned Latery bout quot et PYWOTEUINIO PROGRAMME, Tho display of iireworkn was a4 follows ¢ 1—Orand Mumination of tho entiro bridge, 3—Lattery caunvnade of varlogatod colory, 111,~Mumunoth bust of Washlugton, *hio Fathor of HISTORY OF TEE BRIDGE. Whothor or nob thoy will build it,—** they " bas ing the poople of St. Louls, and *1t " the colog= eal statuo of JAMES 1. EADS torprise,” sliowing tho new St, Lonls Ghamlior of Gom-* merc bnllding {n lanco work with appropriste lob . that it I proposed o placa ovor the gates of the ¢ bridgo,~Mr. Eads' fome will_tako care of ltself. If kohas not had “ g muse of fire,” he certainly hing asconded *iho brighest hesvon of invens tlon" and tho groat—it is nothing less—Iliinols ond 8t, Louis Bridgo will stand o monument of by onorgy and ability, his Pattent tofl, sentences of {avention, Ho had beon during tho War brought bofors the nation Ina less pacific capacity, and—as the builder of the Thomss II. Bonton, Cincionatl, and othor gunbonts, aud, subsequently, of tho fourtoen iron-clads ; tho inventor of the Eads turrot, wherein steum was successfully applied to tho operating of honvy ordnance, and tho originator of many improvomonts in ord- nence and naval architecturc—contrib- uted his sharo to putting down tho Revellion, After the War he visited Furope with a Govornmont commisston in navay construction, and: whilo there mado thoso foqui- ries into the building of bridges of extraordinary span that resulted in the rontization of his plans, long cherishoed, but not til thon placedin a prac- tical form, of bridging tho Mississippl at St. TLouls with a permanent structure to accommo- dato all descriptions of traval. A THE NEED OF 8UCH A DRIDAR had been patent for years, Noclty in the Union offerod poorer facilities of transportation to the travolor, and its own residonts, lLivory pas. gengor, evory pound of frelght, overy buabel of con[’, i to beearried by horsesormulcs down the laves to tho ugly forry-bonts, across tho narrow stronm, and up the ateap strocty, Aa n commers cial enfropot and ns tho contre of a gront froight and passengor routo, 8t Louis was plrced ak so« rious disadvantago. Somo twolve yoarsago s suspousion bridgo wan projocted by ieusra. Tiliett, Dissoll and Roobling, and in 805 Mr. THomor, tie thon City Eugimm. proposad to aps ply Lhie box-girder idos, but tho agitation only rnul’ly bogan with {he Boomer and Eads Com- pouica, TRE BRINGE COMTANT. On e fith of Fobruary, 1504, tho 8¢, Louls & Illinois Bridge Company, whoso principnl core porator way Mr, Boomer, of Cliicngo, wat organ- 1zod, Iy gave fow simns of vitality till tho Ilii- nols & S, Louls Bridge Compauy was chartored \:{ Congress, July 25, 1866, and_Incorporated in Missourt aud Illinois, Feb 21, 1867, Tho lattor Company was lirek my worl, surveys and boringa wero mido, & Incation sclected, aud plan pu lished. No material change, it may bo esid, beon wmado in theso plans, ‘Tlo site aclacted was at tho foot of Washington avenuo, a contral atreot, of grest width and eamy grado, wosb of Third vtroot, and sdmitting of a couuoction with {ha roads entoriug the city through the Valloy of Mill Crook, without crosaing any stroot on grado. The river at this polut, too, wan of less widtly than cithor above o bolow, and the shore-lino well dofinod nad geoured on eithor sboro by aube stantinl lovees, THE PLAN OF MR, EADE contomplatod a brideo of three spavs,—~two of 497 fuot und ono of 515,—n}lAhe foundatious, save those of tha cratern abutme ¢, to bo Iaid on tha bed-rook, and tho bridge to huve a 50-foot road- way over & doublo railroad track, The Boomer plan did not require rock foundatious for all the plers, and only provided ;3r a wingle railroad track, and 17-foot roadwaywgsith 8-foot sidewslk over tho same, levol as tho truok, Thero woro to bo two Apaus of {50 faot aud four of 264, THE ENGINEKRING CONVENTION, On tho $1nt of Auguat, 1867, a convention com= posed of twonty-oipht diatwguished englnoers, called by tho Boomer Compuny, solemuly ex- prassed thele unqualifiod disapproval of spans of 500 feot sy things whelly without engluesring procodont, aud statod that *as practical en- gimeers thoy could not consclentiously - vacom= mond to the parties in Interost to venturo upon tho countriction of au graat lougls o tho maxl- mum oue preseribod by tho law.” Iowerer, elaven daya before, Aug, 20, 1867, tho Lada Compuny commoncod work by bronking ground in the oxcavation for the wost abubment, Tha gauntlet of conservative and doubtiog theory was talon up by practical soianco, no sfm con« vinced of tho woundnoes of it douuctions. THE PIVAL COMPANIES, Tro proceading furchier iv way be well to carry torward thehistory of tho rival companies, Ths coutunt continued warmly with overy prospsot of tigntion, and ay smattor of course tho Eads Com- lmuv found the floating of its bouds not uny easy uele, with the prospoot that two bridges would bo built, mukhig it certain thny nolther bridge would pay, Nogotiations for s consolidation were ontorod into, and_finally, March 19, 1848, the two companies unitod, retaining the name of the Eads Company, “Tho Iliinols & Ht. Louis Bridge Company,” the Joamer Company receiving « Jarge sum for its priviiogoes. THE DINECTORS OF THE COMFANY woro Mossiry, Clarlos K, Dickson, William M, Mee it it ipelos i b ol it (8oe Twelfth Page.) v