Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1874, Page 2

°® ; b ¢ INSURANCE. . Completo List.of Withdrawing and Remaining Com- panies, Adldress of tho Oitizens’ Assooiation to tho National Board, Criticlsra of their Demands on (o City - Government, The Board of Underwrilnrs---Why They Held No Meeting. <ho Feeling in Now York---Vith- drawal of the Hartford. Companices. Opinions of a New York Insurance Man. THE IMSURANCT COMPANIES, Tho notices of withdrawal that woro received horo yeatorday wore all from sucl: conipanics ag woro counted upon ug sure to go, whilo somo that it was thought would withdraw gave natice that they would romain, Out. of tho 150 com- panies doing businois hore, about forly have thus far decided to withdraw. It Is not believed that any moro companies will withdraw for tho prosent. 'Thore i mther o probability that somo of thoso who stopped yotardsy will underwrito agoin in o fow dars. It canmot, howevor, bo denied thet (1o companios thut bave withdraws o 5 YUE MOSL RESPONEINLE AND CONSERVATIVE ONES, xnd tho capital thoy represont it more than throo times no largo as that of ull the remaining com- panics combinod, Btill, a8 moat of our mer- chants have their goods insured for tho noxt yoar, the romaining onos will be sullicient for all presont demands. A 'IRIBUNE reporier. con- yorsed vosterday with soversl leadiug merchants, and thoy say they can got all the goods thoy want, whotlier tboy aro iusured or not. The New York morchauts were only too glad to sell to them, They had, howevor, resolved not to h\uli in New York aa loug 83 tho companios romait nway from this city. Thore wero other citlos, tho morchants ‘of which wero not so illibernl ag thoro of Now Yorl, whors they coald purchasa their goods on oqually favoravlo terms, THE PREVAILING OPIXION arong tho merchnnts and ipourancs ngents was tuata mejority of tho withdrawiug companics would conio butk sgatn in less than two month r. J. B. Lyon, of the firm of Ducnt & Lyon, ro- ceived u dispatch yosterdny from Afr. Ducat, who is at presont in Now York, that Gon. Shalor would loave New York Baturday and would bo hore Monday morning. Mr. Ducat gives it a8 Lhis opmion that tho appontment of Geon. Shaler to the head of onr ¥iro Departmont would testoro confidenco, nnd iho companiea that have withdrawn would all como back. This opinion is shared by all tho insutnneo ageats m the cit; 5 QOXE OUT. Tho following rro the companies that ars Imown to_have given ordont to their agonts to 21~ underwriting in this city for tho prasent. Pl Sist comprises forty compruies, and it is nob believed that any othors will have to bo addod: Arctic, Tow York ; Titna, lartford ; Atlantis Fire and Mavins, Promdonce, I, T3 Atlantie, Brooklyn, N, Xy Ciizens', New York'; Commercs, Albauy ; “Uonneat cut, llerkford ; Continontal, Now York's Commerce, Naw York: Commorclal Unibn, London, Eag. Hguit- able, Provideuco, K, 1. emun's Funid, Now' York 3 Gerfun-Amerlodn, Neiv Yock § devimmly, Now York ; vor, New York: Hewburg:Bremen, Mamburg i Horitond, iovitord " itame, Nuw Yori ; Toward, New York; Tusnrauco’ Company of North Amer- ies, ' Phitadelphla; Imporisl, Tondon, Eng; Laheasbire, Mancucsier, Lag.; Liverpool, Lont don_ &Globo, London, ng.; Morlden, Moriden, Conn.; Naticnal, Iaritord ; Mechanics', Providence, R, L3 Newport, Providence, 1. L; New York & Yonkcre, New York; Niagsm, Now York; North Britteh & Meresutils,' Liverpool; Pennsyivatita Fire, Fhiludclpbin; Phwnix, brookiyn'; Phenis, Hrtford § Queen, Lowdon; Bt. 'Nicholas, Now York: Beottiah Gomnierelul, Glirgow: Springfield Fire & Murine, Springtield, Maeu,; Standard, Now York; Btar, New York, The cor ‘TO MEMAIN. : aniea thet will remain and continuo t do bu; in thin city na horotofora_sro ay follows, hoso marked” with s * oro National Bonld Companion . *Adriatic, Now York; *Etns, Now York; Agricnl- tural, Watertown, N, Y,; Allemante, Pitlsburg ; Awna- eon, Cinciannti ; 'Ameriésn Osniral, B¢, Loufs ; Amerle con Fire, PLiladclphis ; Americen Mutual, Newnrk, N, T, ¢ *Arclic, Kow York's Atluy, New Orluulis ; *Arince ia, Plitsbiirg ; Atics, Hortfoid ; Auror, Clicinnatl 3 *Hangor, Bunggor, flevi Lou Frankiin, Allsgheny, Pa Tiver, Waterlawn, N, Y.; Iicewers nud ‘M, stere’, New York; *Duftulo Gerinan, Bufial -Citizeny, Nowark, N, J,; Oltizene!, 5L, Lou ‘Nowport, Iy.: 'Comidechl, Bt Louis; Detroit, Detroit s’ Dwelling-onee, Loator ; Etiot, Boston ; Equitalle, Nashvilie ; *Lxchange, Now York; *Fan- oull 1iall, Loston: 'Tame, Tulndelpdlas Faiceld Connty, Norwaik, Conn, ; Farmors!, Merchonts', and ‘Hochauies', Humflion, 0.'; Farmers' Alutwal, York, Po,; Tarmers), ¥reeport, 11l ; Farcagut, New York BIrg Assockatios, Phiudolphia ; Firemen's Fund, Bui Fraucisco; Firemen's, Dayton, O, ; Frankiin Clay, mg, W, Vo.; Frankiin, Indlaunpolls; 1t Botlon, Maws, ; Frouklin, 'St. Loul Lrio, I4.; German, Quincy, 1 ‘alls, New York wiford S, Lofier snd Inspeetion s *Home, Golum™ bus, O.; Tlome, Galveston, ‘or.; Himboldt, Newarl;, N, Trving, Now York ; Kunsu, Leaven worth 7 Lancsstor, ~ Ya,i | Lmar, New York; Lycoming, AMuncy, Pa,t *Alsphuttan, Now York ; ctugera, Hoston ; *echanes’ nud Traors’, Now York: *Mcrcuntile, ‘Cloveland ; M chants!, Providaee it, 1; Merchanty? Autaal, Newark, .+ Michiga §tite, Adrinn, Micl. 3 DEillviilo Mus listile, N, J.; Slilwaukco fcchanies’ Mutun] ‘“Miosivetypd Valloy, Momplis, Loy, | t, Tioyidenco, 13, 1. Nutloual, Philadel: Nutiohe), New York : *Nortiwesters Nationrl, Milwiukeo: *New Hampslire, Manchester; *Now Orleaus Riutwdl, New Orlcans; Ol 'Domin- fou, Tichmond, Vi Yenn, Thiladelpbin g Touplets, Treuton, N.B L. Ivople's, Nowurk, ¥l opled, Dlemplis, T Thunix, BE, Lowids Pianterw’) Memplie, Toan, 5 Prescotr, Toss ton ; Vro¥, Wauhiuglon, Providunce, 16, 1.; Rehding, Seadivg, Vo, Rockiord) Rockford, T *ftoger Wille famu, Viovidence, R, 1i Rogul, Liverpool; *Rhode Talaud Tosarauce'Ansoctation, Lrovidonco ; Bt, Jonepl, Bt doseph, Mo, 7 *6t, Paul Fire & Meriug, Bi, Vanlj *8hioe & Leather, Doston ; *Sun, Olovelnd, 0,3 Trade, Camden, N, dosmen's, Now Yorks 'Unlon dul tusl, Pluludcl{vh Western, - Toronty VT Rocaclle, N, ¥,; Willlamaburg City, Brooki; ingmen's Natfohal, New Oricuns Toronto, Bouides thase, thero are about Lalf o dozen othors which bavo lately commencod doing bust- nees in this city. Tloro are ulso & fow local companies not enumerated in the above list, THE NORTIWESTELN CO-OPERATIVE COMMITTER was gain o souslon yostorday morniug, bub nothing could be learned of their proceodinggs. Ju the afteraoon, a moeting of the Westorn Firo Assouiation was beld at”tho Grand Vacifie Uoatel. ‘Il pasocintion conxists of Weatern and Southory fusuranco agents, nnd their ool ings aro held for tho purpore of consulting willy exch ollior in vogard to genoral fnsurancs at- tors. ‘ho mecting, it i assorted, has nothing to do with tho prosent tronbles i this city, e THE CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION TO THRE NATIONAL BOARD, “Cho Citizons' Ausoclation propared tho follow- ing addross to tho Natioual Toard of Undos- writers early this weok, and forwarded it Tups- duyt OENTZEMEX ; Our great firs of 1871 was such a phe- nomeuul evont thit it would Lo dufair 1o hoid the in. surunce iuturost responetle for Wer fallure to Susit, ot that time, upon Chivage’s ueed of other than the fow iire reforms then carved {nto offcet, But it s the fact, nevertholess, that insurunco micu dre thu privel. pal ¢xperts in flro anirs ; wid 1t wax therefore to he oxpectod that our citizens would upon tha securle ty of our city'lf Its conditons wurs spproved by the Jusurance futercet, And such was Lllu‘fucl. Auil thus our people buily sgain, Tho finest busl. newy clty ever kceu srosa with unprecedented quick ness, and the world spplaudcd, Iu tuis applause the Jusuiance WOy WArs kd genorous woauy, sud {nsure &nco of tho highest character fowed Ji' t0 us from Furopo and &l parts of Amerlcs, Tu courss of thny, howover, our property-owning eltizens begen to teal thit we ncoded othor firee-re- forms than (hosa which seemed to satlxfy tue lusur- nuco futerost, Aud thus it happened thit whon the tiro,0f July camw, the mlud of wur peoplo was fully Tipe (o leap at cnca to the determination 10 mako this iy cqual or superior 0 sny Amerlean clty in overy visinent of tirs defenno, The provious prepurativa of ilio mind of our people ouubled thew, without wuldug ®» mament for xny expresston from tho insursuce jue srest, und without pauslug 10 rodect what, If any. 5, that jutercet might adviuo, fo nale its own B uination, and to act forthwitl, A o'y had tho July firo subsfied, when the prop- tests woembled sud gava flrm and dimise -4 ression 10 this doleriniiation, Nor was it seembling of eltizens, Nor was the ox- ‘Tiio uclion of our peopls was warked Noyal Canadln, X THE CHICAGO DAILY. TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1874, by & slurdy pcgons, and il was followod by fmportaat ronults, N On tho 30th of Tuly, slx days aftor the fire, and tonr days Lefore yohr lixcontive Committeo mids i thelr leadiu domand, » niow firo-limits, cooxtensivo witl tlio Timita of tho city, bocama catablishod by law, "Ani thien 1o givo. orgauizod, syatomtio, mud longs contthuing forceto tho dotermination of o poople, TiTly ARSOGIATION WAR FOUMED, Ttwas formod becanes Obicago was in carnest, and woutld niot rely npon more ebullitiois of popitlat cue thualasm, In obiedlonco to a determinod Jnirposo, wo moand to hove au orgaulaation ftted for pralonged of- fort and fucayablo of weariuoas, Buch mu orgaulza- tlon 1t s, Mu)l anch it will prave itsclf to be, And'so promply did thia aroused sontiment of onr people operate thnt thie Association hna ita Inception huforo your Lizooutive Cominittoo mot in Now York, though {la orgadization of “courso consumed somo time. And §t 18 gratifylug to tho Assovlation o e Howo Wit vhilo ils tewpes paslis 1t fo isko bo Doast, It Lias, in {1y sborl cxioleuco, dduo ns 1auch in iniluencing firo roforma and in projaring the way for futnirs onea na would huvo Deon Iikely over I it lind buen maubgod by tho abilly,of your Lxseutlvo Coun~ inibiee, We ua rofor to your xecutive Commitlos be- eauso thelr viow of tho ime noeded {o aifuct o long Jint of reforma {n Ghicaga differa widoly from aurw and M{lz\:bllu Lecauso they have manifested such re- markablo confldence in tho cerlainty of thelr Judg~ nient on this point that they have determined fo gu- toreo that Judginent, 1€ posalble, ut o matter what cost of fnjiiry 10 our aitys ‘Fliers Law been uo important {ssue between our property futerests aud your Executive Comindtteo ex= copt an to TIS QUFSTION OF TIME, But, n view of thelr action of Bapt, 20, that single disagreoment i3 radical, and wo ara obilied to roard thelr viow of (ho question sa unreasonable, and thsir recommondation (0 wilkilraw based upau € a3 unjist ta our people, Tormft us o call your sitention to somo of tha and reanona it seem o us to justify thia cutl- ment : Ou July 84 vour Commitics tn New York resolvel wpun withdraival on Oct, 1, uuleas six genoral rofornis, avolviug many specifications, wore enfablisiicd by our ‘publiu autlioritiss, Later they notiflud this action {0 our Muyor, G Thon on the 230 of Soptemher, elzht days before tho cxpiration of tho Jimi, tho Committeo decidoi tha it ahould no Jonger bo Fegarded, aud rosotvod final- 1y o withdraw at the (o ariginaily stated, T'hus your Executive Commitieo mited (o Chicaga authorities to Afty-cight days of midsumuer in which to conalder nnd _accompllslt o reries of roforms ef probubly greater varlety nnd diflicuity aud knyortan o tlan wero evor befora Prescuted, at ono {ime, to nny wmunleipal government fn tho warld, Your Executiva Committes Luve been misled by thelr facility in forinulating reforms into ;. . FOMGETYULNESK OF THS OUYTACLER that even tho hest micasure mect i Amcrlan clty governmentn, This {8 the mora remarkatle hecanso ‘our Comtnitteo did 1l work iu Now York Gity, whoso fato. hiatory st bo MIkKaParlot, i 1t whivikl op texoh uore” patlonon with the polltical diffienttios of Chicago than your Exccutive Commitico soom (o ave bad, Elfty-cight daye did not snilieo to reform tho firo affalrs of New Yorl ; nor can wo finagino whera a Now York corumittco cotild havo galned such an dm- pression_of tho imporiance, much less of tho suil- clency, of fifty-elght daya {n the work of municipal roforining. And when the Commitloo had mado tho short Jimit, wwis {8 fair to 1nnks it relatively souch uhortor b creasing (ho diilcultics. of (ha work? 1t Is Luow: now that this {s whint they did by want of tact, You aro ayuto Ly this timo {ust tho tono and manner of your Committoo aroused o heatility in somo quartera of our popuiation that materially ncrasod tuo diill~ cultleo of our sltuation, Thfs wzs probally uninfou- tionsl, Lub wo respectfully submit that a Commiltos repredenting a Lirge combinntion of capital, snd doal- ing with great publia intorcats, slould ceftatoly nn- derstand tho diflerenco between addressing n busineas D or house and nddresaing » mixed politieal con- munity and s Olty Governmont miicls us_onru or Now York's, Wo assutno, of course, that thoy rinceroly do- sired the rcfurms they demnnded; reforma that wo Luvo 0 greatly it heart, And low (id tho Committen Hmo tho anuoinco ‘ment of their decision of Hept. 237 Thny: July 20 WE PABIED TITE NLW FIZ ONDINANCE with searcely n dicsenting voto in the Council, Tho prope; finod it &8 sn nllfal reform, and 1t was granted promptly. Four dsys later the Come mitieo mado thele damands, fucluding . this niveady pamied filro ordinance; oud by #ts lack of information knd tact i aroused the antagunism of Lhe combativo clement of our mixed clty population. Shortly ufter this, our Inw ofiicers acovercd an uninfentlonnl dee foct'tn tho ordinanco necessltating 1la re-onnctwont, But, moanwhilo, your Committco i spoken. Lirge— Iy for that reasan, directly and_indlroetly, it took tho progerty-intarests until Sopt, 31 to got that ordinanco agaln thirough the Couell, Then e, sl thea the Comnrittee, o Ing en unfafe timo tu speak, chawered our netion, made loag and laborloua In great part by themaelven, Dy deelaring that -thero wan no hopo that reforud wouid ho enteied In Ghleago ! Couid auy action of tho Commitlc be more unfaie than this? Conld they havo been more wmal-proyioa T Conld they hevo worss dcomyfited thele fricnds hevo, hom wo still Lelieve they huvo siuverely desired to st 7 Wonld i not huvo been wins, not fo ray graciows, in your Commitice, really desiring to persuudy refozit, to Tocoguizo tho fuct thut Uhicago had begun beford it first gpoke to auticipato dts demanda 7 Would it not kivo been wise to loarn and respoct tho facts 7 In- atead of thla, with o singutar inditferenco to right in formetion, they ansumed that nothing Lad beon dons, and nothing would bo done, exeopt throngh thrcals, and went no far as lo domand n ro-liwits ordiuancs {hat iad bee pastod Sour dagi Leforo Ui Coiaialiiso 5al 4And, befors thelr_final cetion, they refused to alt in Gitleago, sud, apparently, declitied sl othet methods of becoming nformed, * Why shouid_ they, how rould they, wlien Clifesjzo was doing all that a city not buil: iu Avcrdia could do, nusima Lot nothiug was dolog ond nothing would be done, end ran in hot hasta ta utop their own limit of timo before it expired? Iait oL & strungo thiug, gentlenien of tho Nutioual Beard 7 1t §a proper to reiind you of anotber thiur, Your Commitleo_addressed their demands 10 our Gity Gov- crument, In one senve, Hightly, for 1t rests with our clals to mke thase réforins, - But, while they undo x demands upon tho city authorities, tioy réserved {efr penaltios for tho proporey intercsta wlone, It thero such an allianca hocwaen tho Govornment curl {hio property inigzcaty, dn American clifes, &3 mnakes this look falr? Would tho Aldermon of New York by 80 ecusitivo to tho delicnto inferesl of propesty i to feol avery thrcatened Darni to it un a controlling mo- tiva for uncxampled action? Do’ you supposo that o meaco to tho monoy interasts of New York or Cil cazo would afioct tho erves af cily oflichals fu that sudden oleetitn vay tlnt would yroduco o serieu of Deadiong reforms in fifty-cight days? Lot us nov inquirs whatis (he ground for yonr Committes's lanyuage ois Sept, 23, * Lint the nathori- ties of Chleago, haviag falled to comply with tho us= gostions put forth by tho Natlonal Board o July 24, ele, eto,” Notwithstoudiag tho shortnoss of tho time, Tet s eed TOW FAT OI0AGO * FAILED," ote, Lot ua oee, 10 all, but nomo of (ko things dona by Chifesgo i the Afty-2ight duys of mblsumuior, di- restly heating upon tlio Comumiitec's denmuds 1, o firat donrsand Wak for a firo-lmily ordinznco, Thie, a8 wo havo stated, Lins becn bico passod, 2, 'ho hecoud deinznd was for a now Bullding law, “This will nuquentionably soon bo passed, thouglt apibject besot with any dificuitics, ‘A comunitico of the Gounell, compitileo of hstiraico men, aud n coupmiitee of 1ho Assoclation, huvo ull tho Rammy mal= tor in hand ; and, while it a Impossible for our citi- zeus to drop eversthing clvo 1o et (hix law, it wil, wo have uo doubt, sdon bo cuucted aatisfactorily 1o’ the fusuranco intorest und tho Association, buauswhile, voitr Nntiounl Bonrd mukt not forget that wo liavs s ullding lnw in full fores that, uniti Suly 14, recelved tho noguicsconco of tho ineurance futcrcst, Why eliould Iy-+Ight 1o tia mwglo DR of dags withs fu whict this now Bulldfug lew sbould Lo actually passed 7 1 THE THIRD DEXARD I, 4the complete Tvorguniztion of the Tire Dapart- ment, "4 tha cradication of politleal fufluenco or favoritiam from (Lo depertmunt,”—+ the lutroduction of thorough aud eticjunt military discipling suong its membera,” etey, cte, Gentlemen of thu Natlonal Toard, it was nt Ipast un~ XInd fn your Committos to give us cuytling elso to nttend to, if they expecied us to do thosy thinge in fifty=uight hot duya, Ti it possiblo thiat your Gommittos would bo satisded with tho * compistences ¥ of g reorganization ot oue Fire Doparknent tost contd bo elfvetud 50 hialily ua {aed” 11 50, tholr fdsai of thoroughucss wowa £ob ‘madeh tho present apieit of Chicaga. Dopa your Comnmitteo thiuk, When thoy usa tho strong word * cradication,” thiat th Toota of * politl- cal innuenco ? or ¢ fuvorstdsm,” wro o lightly struck fu Ameriean Gits Govornuents that they can Lo pilled up in o fow dayi 7 1f wo, nobwltistanding thete met- ropolitan houts, they must ave lod tives” of enviabla haplicity, Whon they demand, in addition to all theso and many other things, *tha Introduction of o thurouun aud stident ml(‘f,wry)dlunlpl;huu I o ot wpac of fifly odd tlsyh, bave they reaily suy proper concoption of it nl’l’u;umfil for » tioroigh i orielont mintary cipline ¥ Itnplics 2 B Biderabl. gat af (o thied demand la Dolng anwwored, end tho wholo will bo Just as quickly as 15 practicable, without tho unnecowary loss of a day, Chicago dowiros It far torw than yout Commitios cart ; and_probubly it 8 becauso wa havo it inore deonly at Tieart that wo appesr (o butles unidorstaud its ditiloul. Giea, In this conuection porimlt s to uay thal thu nest duy after (ho pawago of tho firc-limits urdinance, and {16 next day hefara_tho 23d of Heptomber, this Asso. clution 1nado thu followlng doclarution,—_declaration which, a3 ninuy of you sow know, wia prazuplly fol- lowed" by the Becaisary netlon,—ction tit, Wy e hnppy tosay, s thuy far met thy bearty co-operation of bur elly wikihorities ; W Jicaniied, ‘Uhza wo now rogard 1t o the duty of the proper aullkorities weclect and wppolut, ss qulekly as possilile, fo tho Lead of our Pite Dipartuont; tho blost man atialusblo fu the United Saies ; mnd that it I8 tho duty of this Assouiution Lo glve fts uinmodlate and porsisiont holp {0 the sutiioriies to sccomplisly thby anoet vital solcotion aud eppointment,” It wilt not da to reply thut uii tho Gonunitieo desire 4a 4 Leglnning of tueso reforms, oy bavn procain. od auow tiat eaeh und evory Toforni demwnded w demanded (o bo comploted 11t tho timo stated : und our * Loginnings ® they bave fguoro, ‘Ilioy did not Uk them eutitlcd 40 ovon tho conlieration invulved 1n quietly rliowing theit lnit (0 run ott, . Lo foursh deinind Ia for - INCRLARLD WATER-SUPILY, This I8 partly suswored, nd will by answere doubt, a3 qulckly ng practicable, i & i than lnlllht:m'{ to yuur Commiltes, Wo ure permit- toul to liove vondldencs, from the hivtory of Chicago, {hat, aa sbe hus Lukol Lokl of thedo wilorAupply movancnis with ber but earnestiiess, there 18 o room for fallure, s "'io Bosrd of Publio Worka fs busy pulting down watot-maiug of adequato dimotsious, Wwith an appros priatlon of §200,000; aud on sircet Whcre tho Losrd 34 10t oxpondlug tho $390,000, tho citizane. ure supply- ing tho euuy, - Alrcady Studikon utreet fs bolug thi reluld by contributiona frow tho ovmers of projur and othor struota zr iaking application o tho Joar Clsterns, conueeling With i, of o consteuotion proved (0 Vo of great advantagd §u fucreawing the water-supply for iro U3, aro Leing put i tia wlreots by privals subseription, Theso privato catur- without or wmore Prisen arobut. just bogun, but wo expect them Lo com= meul themmolven tothio cltizens, unicsa tho necossity for Privito coulrtbution aliall’ bo romoved, by tho opiulon of our Taw Department that tho city has the Jouwoe ta muko u foan for, water purponon, Tfio lattor s counidored probable, Tho Saard of Firo Commis- slonors aro warmly sin favor of ficronsed watorip- % And nro co-oparating fn tho WoFi: with tha AJsockie lovt, Wa may also etate, in this councelion, thint phna are in progroka for wttlizing the stoam-power aloug tho smarglia of the rivor, tu mills, clovators, ofc., Ao a8 to usaint the floating eugiuoor onglues; fur whicki wo trugt the Cotweli will within s weuk provido. 8. Tho fifth derand: fa for_a Fire-Marshnl's Burean toinvesiigiato fires, and socurs tho poniahment of ine cendiatlee, Tho machinery for thin is probably amnply in our laws now; and its eficient oporation doponds upon ta reorganzation of tho Fire Doparimont, 1L 14 nropar, tn thisconncctionftostato, that I overy romiuent ¢aeo of incendlarism sliico July 13 arres(s avo beon mado, and tho pariien committed for ¢ and on Baturday last, ot thié firat trinl of theao Inco dinxios, the necihed was convicted by our conrte, 0, Tho sixth oud last. demand of your Commiltes eapecially concerna tho REMOYAL 0 THE LUMBER-YATDD from the city, This I8 probably {npractieable. Whia in practicablo fs Lo roudor lumbor-yarda Toss hazard-y ous, Thin our Assoclntion has acefously in hand, Wo rvgret Lo aay that the firat reform, in tils con- nection, e woro obliged to Insfst upon, was in your own methods, Wafound tho stroots of the lumber district pllod with lumber wo that firo-ongluos conhl a0l got it to atlack a flre if one Alould tako. And whett wo asked why luinbermen should risk thoir own property pilod on ‘thess sircets uninsurcd, ovon if they wca Tovklons of thoir nolighbora’ propiorty, tho aiswer was: *They do not. ‘Tho insuranco fnferost approves ol il tho streale with lutber, aud ox- prowly insures it ou Lo utrcols thomsalyes,” Wo ree #pectully ealled the sttontlon of your Chicago Dosrd fo tiils practice, aud wo huvo tho dssuranco now that it 1 dicontinucd, Wo Lalfova i closred stroots, fouced fnts, caroful une derwritiug on Jumber, aud ovary practicabls safo- guatd; for though lumber-yards liave nover proved theinsolves hazardous du tils” city, woall beliove thoy ara 5o, Wo liavo thus cxamined tho alx demands of tha Com= mittee, sud stated nnly tho taugible things Chicugo hay dono fu a littlo whilo in the line of thesa suggestions. Wo trital {t may atiay you Lt {t Is not corract to say that Ohleago “haa falled to comply” inn ressonable mannor wiih tho suggostlons of your Gommitico, Our cilizenn and this Ausoclation do not confiia tho neods of this elly to the wuggeations of yoir Cominit tee, Many othira Dave cliimod, and sall hereatter wlnim, ourattention, Ifor inotance, it is n matter of se- rloun consideration, wtalod early tmong tho purposcn of our Aswardatiun, what can Lo dono 10 roform Gomo of the ethoda of tho Amerlesn ineuranco systom, At prescat In wotno points {t {s cortainly vory defectivo, aud Lesrs with Lnrdnhip upon our elty, UL CAUELERA TAKLNG OF TISR8 has proved itsolf xa hazardous as & wooden dlatrict it~ eolf, to our elty, Svory incendinry, alinost, 18 an_incondlary to make money outof Lia [icurance, Such wan yrobably tho cave in our July fire, Indvod, I view of the fnot that the firo of July probably originated fn n miotivo sup. plicd by tho fusuranoo Tnterest itself, this Assaclation esteems tho unconditional ersticlsin of your Commilico aa nt loast incoustderato. Wo 60 fully indorso thio Judgmont of your Committeo 28 10 tho neceasity for_reform that wo rogrob moro thau wo can say to tako ouch poluted issuo with thelr aotion of Sept, 43, Wo think that action would liave been uncalled for, even if it Lud Lecn purely o busie nesa aellon 3 aud that, belng very much moro than n buniness action, it war 2 profound wrong to our city, It ban bieon eldmed that your Committoo had tho Tight 10 do as thoy pleased, Decaiso men with fuoura anco to kel may roll i, If they prefer to do s, or ro- furato sell i, " Thero 1a o misapprohension in thia, A dusurcnes company has fho right to_quit under Writlig anywhere or ovorywhero at it pleasuro § but 3 MOVEMENT TO 3AKE A COMBINATION of insurauco compnnlcs, for tho purpose of rollring the bulk of any cily's {udomuity, {3 & seifoun futer- ferenco with Ltiat city's Tights ; aud € §t is mado at ail it ¥lould o wlth great cautlon and cousidaratonoes, 1f your Comuilttes wero the Diroctors of o company, thetr action in withdrawing that_comyany would Lo Bafo from legitimato criticlam, Dut thelr cffort to makoa combinalion ngainst this city was 1l asanmp- tion of w grave responsiblilty, whieh has, we wust slucarely reyret to gy, resuliéd in o great ond uu- nycesaty wrong, "Lhy Aseocintion ettrioutes no wrong motivoto your Coinittee, nad believes In none, Wo had nothing but Amlorsement for its uction untll it acted on Sept, 23, What wa now veo amisn in ila provious wozk, wo eco Dy the light refleclod from this latest nct, And now, gentlcmen of (o National Board, wo trust you will lovk for a whilo from our standpoint ab this qucstion, Answer to your own minds vlether tho proporty futoresio of (ils ety could reasouably Liavs bocu expecied to do more i tho shart timo thai they have done, Answer whether thore s any Toom for'doubt that Chicago is dotermined to bo n thor- Quelly proiocted clly, and will bo, Conelder, oo, hat tho element of combiuation in your action in- yolves iu it tho zorfous queation of our rights, Cotn. Dinatlon b a snodern foroo, but litln understood, and tull ot strenglh {o Lclp or harm, - Wo know it can do 00d ¢ vo oqually know it is ofton su_engino of utter injustico, To-dy it may bo for s, and (0-morrow wo wnay be its victini, Xt Ueliooves all guo. men to ssoto it that combination, iu thefr hauds ot loast, docs not abuse its power, By Oavgs oF Tur EXcCuTivs COMMITTER fedetr it THE EOARD OF UNDERWRITERS. ‘Lha regutur quarterly meoting of tho Cbicago Donrd of Underwriters was to have been held yesterday afternoon, but tho Bonrd adjournod ‘without transacting any busincss, though thero aro many inportant mattera to bo docided. Tlus aotion of tho Board i adjourning summumnrily a querterly meeting at a timo when tho peoplo of Chlczgo aro looking toward its procoodings with a dogreo of futerest nover bofors foltis caleu- Inted to excito considerable surprise and curiosi- ty ; and, although the mooting was strictly pri- vato, no roportein Loing sdmutted, wo are cn- abled to give n sketeh of the brief proceodings of yeaterdny's mooting, Thero wora fourtecen moinbors presont, Vico-Procident Drown occupy- ing tho ehair in tho absenco of Prosident Clario, WL ju ot the st with lus family, und who will doubtless hold conference with” the Jixeeuliva Comnmitteo of tha National Loard in New Yoilk before ho returno. X \¥Liilo tho mombera woro coming fu yostorday aftornoon, o beated discuesion uroso. botween tvo or threo of them raspecting tho withdrawal quoation. It should o utated that the Clicago Uoaxd iy compoued of thres distwet and in moutous clomenty, viz: Slembors ropresonting compunies who do not belang to tho Natioual Loard; moembers ropesenting £wo or moro cou- pavies, somo of which nro in tho Nationul J3oard, while tho otlers aro uot; nnd mewbors Tepresenting nono but Borrd companion, o thers way guod reuson to nuticipate » somowling etormy seasion yeslerd One momber cameo vrepared to offer s regolution to abolish the present rates aud rendopt tbe schedulo of Juno 4. Anohcr iutended o proposo.n com- pleto abolition of uniform zatos, ) jug cach company weo to wiito risks on tonmn . to suit itself; whils & third momber bod announced Liis design to introduce a_rosolution to tho ef~ et * tunt tho National Doard may go to the devil." AMloreover, it wus extonsivel J)ruhnhlu ihat thers would be mueh division and disngroo- ment ou tho question whellier agents of tho withdrawing companios wers any louger cuti- tled to vo.cx in tho Bonrd, ‘Lhoso woro tho matters lkely Lo come up for discussion and nolion, 16 bad become evident that the heaied argumentabovo altuded to would lead to n storny #ession, und that personud foel- ing, rather thau unbiased fudgment, would entor into (he proceadings, resulting in hasty logishe tion, to Lo repented of at leisuro, ‘Ihicraforo, ny soon 8 the Board had Loon called to order by Vico-President Drown, o embor who T takon no pmt in the Juuglo moved an adjournmont for ono ‘week, Tho motion was soconded by unothor membor who bad hold aloof from the disenssion. Thera weracrics of “No! no! Don'tadjourn!” The movor iusisted npon the question, sud domandod thio yoas an S "I'hio Chairman, flres apologizing for an fufrac- tiou of parliaweittary ralo in dobniing an undo- bntablo question, protented sgainst wicl o pro- ceoding, oud roqnested tho mover to expluin his ronsous for the motion to adjourn. That gon- doman did o, enying that it wus clearly ovidony from the temper of Bome of the membors prou. ont thas the Board was in no condition to handly the grave questions which would cume up, and {hat, in order that nothing hasty nud ill-advised should bo done, ho bnd moved i0 ndjourn. Lho gentloman who scconded the motion” stated thut theso woro precisely his rousons, After these oxprospions the mution to adjourn was put to oo pud earried, LEAVING THI TOARD, Tho followiug lotier noods uo explanation : Ciizeauo, Supl, 0, 187 Stcretary Ghicau' Bourd of Uneder. Alfred Welyht, L writers ¢ Diast gin: Dolloving that the hasty and arbitrary setlon of $ho Nutlonal Board fu promulgating through onr loead Loard,—probubitory rates tor {his eity, and demandd which,'iu the watura of things, cannot s compiied with in tha thow given; snd, Lelleving alao thut this action will prove lnjurious 10 our clly and detrimental to tho bushucss of our compaufea (which buslness hua been Lotk proftablo und watisfuctory sl 1671), we, therefore, desire to_sover our cone nociloi with your Doard, o tuko offect Oct, 1, prux, We mueh regret tho noccesiiy for this doclalon, 3y our past relatiozs witn {ho Board Lave boen oxceedingly pilvanant, wnd, 10 severing this conieotion, wo wieh (o CSxyivess e hopo of & speody reorgunization npon n ccimer, 1.y husty, und moro Jnteliigent busls; ond, vhen thls rotwurie to sound priucipies is made munis (T, ATkt v FEBdy, A berstofaro, 10 jive tha oard oue piradfsot sl Salbng support, Epknie T yauy persomally for tho maty surlesles whiown our now firmi, wo Temuti, with bigh rc;md;, )E:xglflfilr'm, —— THE JEELING IN NEW YORK, Suearal btspateh Lo 2'na Chizago Triouns., Nuw Yonx, Oot, 1,—~The Insurance ofticlals coutiuge (o repart almost uusnimoua aoqui- caeaueo [n tho recommandstion of the National Doard to withdraw from Chloago, Among those campaulos which may probably romain aro the Ilote, of Columbus ; Ht. Laul Firo and Marlao ; Northwestorn ; Natlonsl, of Drooklyn ; end B, o y Tho Browors', of Jozoph, of Bt Josoph, o, Iwaulico, hiea withdrawn, Tho offlcors of tho National Daard my that Chicago hag dono nothlng vt to ''warrant tho companies i raturning, and until pomo Improvemont {5 mnde tho Examining Toard will not moct to oonsidor the caso, 'Thero has boon somo doubt aboat the Iiartford coms panfos, but information eomos to-day that they will conform to tho advico of the Doard, Tho Kuening 'ost of to-day, says: * Tho abstract ucstion of tho right of tho companies to forco thodo roforms on Chiosgo resolves itsolf into s question of the right of tho companics to con- duct their busiugss whore they plenss, Bhould all the lending insurauco compa- nien docido to withdraw thoir agoncies from nny city on any trivial protaxt, or with a view to socuro cortaln moasures in tholr own iutorosta alono, this would be a Iind of porascution which would moot with gonoral condomustion. But no attompt of the kind would have any likelihood of suacoss. Wo aro tuformed that ‘n thorough investigation s making of the {usurance busi- ness douo in Chieago by wtorn oompanios during . past yoars, aud, thut the resuld will “ghiow fhat the ° companics = wero actual losora on the polialos wrltten there, oven bofore tho days of the oxtonslvo conflagrations. Lot us hiope that out of the prosont alluntion, unplensant aa it ls, such roforms may come s will fros Chicago from tho conttol of tho potty politicinns, ouublo her to roap tha honolit of ]uu;; oxporionce {n tho Enst, and sdd to ler roputation for ontorprive nu acknowlodgod fore- sight and prudoucs, from tho want of which she Liaa alrondy sufferod so soveroly.' 1L the Assncialed Press,) . Nuw Yonu, Oct, 1.—1'ho Now York 7imes’ city articlo savs: ¢ Tho Propauud action of tho Doard of Firo Undorwriters to suiipoud busincss in Chicago untii tho Fito Commisuionora at least show soma disposition to malo o reform in thoir Doportment, fins not attrnctod much attoution nmnul‘: morchunts and othera in _this city who trado with Chicago, Up to the presont timo tliey inve not looked on tho matter in & porions light, and evon §f Chicago wore loft wihiolly umwsured, it would not, mauy say, have much influence with merchants hore. who bave customors in thnt eity. Thoy look more to tho charactor aud gsolvency of their customers than to their iusurance, whicli, fn most cases, thoy regard a8 o gecondnry cousideration. Iropric tors of wholosnlo grocery eatablishmonts doing n largabusincss in Chileago stuto that tho irade Lioro had not considered tho subject at all, as tho groat majorily of tho customors are mon on whomn thoy can tely to protect themselves, Somo of tho prominont jewelors and importors of plated and silvor waro waro visited nlso, and thotr views, on the wholo, coiuckls with thuap Lio}d by tho grocery trado,” 2Mr. Montizomory, tho Genoral Agent .of tho Board of Underwritors, savs that ho bns hopes of o just and amicable scttlement of tho dificulty. Gen. Shaler stavts for Chicago to-torrowy or Saturday. © ———— EARTFORD COMPANIES WITHDRAW. Mantronp, Conn., Oct, 1.—Tlo Hartford Com- panies suspend business in Chicogo to-day. The gonornl fooling s to roturn ns soon ng Gan. Shaler, or some oqually compotont porson, shall tako chinrgo of the Tiro Dopartmont, with full powers, aud tho other moasuros now inaugu~ rated shall have beon accomplished. Al roason- able time will bo allowed to efect tho romaining requiroments of July 24, s A NEW YORK INSURANCE AN, The New York Graphic of the 23th basan in- torviow with tho Vico-Prosident of tho Home In- suranco Company, in which that gentlomsn ex- preesed bimsolt as follows: o mentfonol soveral companies hat wero large lorers by tha- Chicago risks, and hind aiready folt tiio nccessity of dicriminatlng against that city In_tholr Dusinead, It is," seid ho, * our business to look iuto tho oificioncy of the Fire Dopartmeuts, Wa know more about the stbject than otler citizens, beeauso wo bayo thought moro about it and made‘mory juquirles about it. We mado the Now York Firo Department the beat iu tho world, It wusamong tho worst, but wo weflt up to Albeny snd ot our iustuncon lnw wes passed which _embodied fhe frulls of our oxporicace, Gou, Bbsler was put In chnrge nnd ormnized tho " depurtment on o propor husls, Poopla #ay wo hivo no right to dictato, We don't wint to diclate, We ouly ray to Chicago, If you dont protoct yourselves ogatnst ito, wo shalt stop (if they chooza to put in thal ) making nioncy out of you. Thiu {8 no futerference witly thele affuirs, Wo don't insist that thoy sbial) 1oorganizotheir Firo Department, All we ugist on 1§ {hat wo wbiall uob carry on business in their city whilo Ahefr department s in o stuto of dnciliclency, .Qur action fs not without procodont, Wo' went to Toston a fow years ngo, and on our represontation its Firo Dopart- incnt wus reorganizod, and 18 now in = fine stato of elll elency, “We Luiha grout deal of opposition, but whon tho bit-iness mon wore brought to sco tho true atato of affairs? they compelled & chango, nltbough tloy had to turn olt of officc s man who was intrenched in hig posiijon behind almost invuluerable bulwarks of money and famtly {uluence. o fax from Cliicrgo belng back- ward in tln matter, sho oughit 10 fica tho necesaity of tuking oxtrnordinary precautlons sgainat fire, Hler Lricks and morlir ure uniformly poor, and crumble, under the effcetn of tho fieres Licat of an cxtensivé conflagration, ‘Twenty-fiv ver cont of tho cxpoacd murfaco of hor best buildiugs s glnas panca and not briclk, Theso windows nrounprotectod by iron shutters, and just within them, expored to the full fury of a firo, T stored millions’ of dullars’ worth of meivhandise, ' Under one of their provalling praicio windstho flnes bridgo th streots nnd fiud an easy Jadment Inaido of tua buildings, It should bo borna in ‘miud, too, that wo do not infend to cancel our present polfefes. ‘That wonld wndoubtedly produca & panfc, and might bo o blamoworlly procecdiug on onr pait, notwithstandiug the warafiigs wo havo given tom 10 put themsolves on ‘an onuailty with other citioa fn {he watler of protoction against fire, 1t will bo a year from tho first of next mouth Liofors tho policlea will ol bo cancoled, Thero aro s0m0 throo yours' risks an properly standing slono, 1t not enough to maka them n considerable olement in thie problem that fs now pressed to o solutlon, It i3 my opinlon, Lowover, that licfora tho Ist of Octo- ber arrives tho ditiiculty Wiil Lo substantially settled, “Cho Cllizens' Assoclation ia moving in the matter, and 1 kellovo tio uthorities will bo compellud 1o take such nction es will ronder it uunecessary for the companies 4o carry out their detormination’ of withdrawal, I tho anthoritios undertake tho required reforms {mmo- dintely and in good faith, undoubtodly stay fu o action of the companies will be the Fesult, ithorto thoy Liavo dono next to notling, and dous it, oo, in a Way to {nspire distruat rather than confidonce, The ordinanco exteuding the firo limita that wan pansod last Mouday night wus yueacd only by the sixictly legal two-thirds” vote—21 to 14—ind its execution wus placed 4n the hands of thesnmo offclals whose previ- ous couras tha companies liave been forcod to critictzo, Do dungger which (hroatons thom s now so fmmodiate, bower, that someothing better is oxpected, Itin very probabi that {n o few duys arrangements misy b entored into to secnre th services of some good man {0 revryamze (he Chicogo Tira Departmout, N e THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF MISS HETTIS SYKES, Correspondence of The Chicane Tribune, Axy Aznon, sllch,, Sept, 29, 187 The attempted suicideo, on lagt Sunday morn- 1ng, of Miss Ietlio Sykes, n mombor of the Uni- vorelty of Michigan, bas boen erroneously ro- ported by some papers to have boon the result of montul despoudency, brought on by iuability to keep up in ber studies, or by too great mental taxation. To correst theso roports, the follow- ing oxact statement of tha clrcumstances attond- ing tho ronh dood Lins been mndo, upon the nu- thority of the youny Iudy's rolatives, medical at- toudauts, instructors, and frionds: Usivenasy op Miomiaa, AXN Antou, Eoyt, 23, 1474, Rlias Hottlo Sykes prenared for the Unlyersity I the Anu Arbor Unlon Hclmfl’. and entered the Freslimon cluss {n 1672, Kito comploted tho work of tho Arst yeur in & most croditablo manner, without diflienlty, und without tho wlightest infuvy 10 ber ealth, Laht year shio wus not ut the Unlversity, A Jart "of tio o sho was ougageil ju teaching At loatings, and a part ot tho time stio was ut bume in Hollevne, Hlw roturned last weck {o {nko up the work of {ho Sopliomore class, :which began on Thursday, Sl altonded ber recitations, and nothing uuusual sras ob- soeved in hor conduct by ber (cachers or aswociutes, ho says sk liad o conceru about kor sbility to do er work, * Bl certaiuly bud uo occasion to havo any, Buo had Onivhed all the studics of Lor first year in s iudtuirabls wmunor, and had passod al her examina- tions cqually well. ho apoke with plassure of tho Mospect of “going on again with her course, But it low (rannpires thot slio nsked a friond—s foacher in onn of o Kelivolé—to go on 'Thursday aftornoon with her tobuy a rovolver, Bomelhlug proventud them from kolug ou that day, Duton Haiurday afternoon, they i purcliaso onv, though nothing in Ler converkstion or wanuor, cithor 1 tho afiornonn or - evoniig, indicalod tohior friend hor real purposo fn making tho purclinso, On Bunday morning, at 6 o'clock, she arose and pro- pared o brict lottor, stating, in subetanco, {hat {here \aa Lo cause for Lor conteuiplatod act, and rogrotting tho gelof slio waa 1o bring upan Ley parents, Sbo then plucod tho pistol bobiud her right our, and discharged s, Tue bail lodged fu tho braln, ~ Though prostrated by tho shocl, sho b from that tmo beest cutirely r. tloual, Bho says that eha can givo o oaplanation of Lor act, suve thut lhs felt overpoweriug influonco'| {0 deatroy her life, Mor wucle, D, Darwin Luglios, B-:]-, of Urand ltapidy, the distingulahod lawger, b bad o proluuged intorview with her, and loartis from bior Lhat sho s (o yoary hiad st thnes a morbid and duosplicalilo, and ahivost Irresiutible, deairo to take hor life, Nutnrally criough, sho kopt o frioud, e urdutaiangcs of et e worsCrn every resect Lupny s hor physical hoalth was unine puired, 1t i tho opinton” of Mr, Hughoa, wiio has {arelully exuntucd the caso, and of hor mudical bfe tondauty, thut Lee act was canged by a mouomauis of long stuiding; Siid $hat this wwania g9 ot dus, i any T Llom HiporeF VOrk ut the Univerdity, or to uuy troublos 1o fu s youne Iady of ecrupulous and almost mor- bl conacl bushoss, of eoriony tainper, nud of oxcollent (alat, - wod e tonedi ot o montal ‘wberration Iy o ley low-utudents sud or olhes o lul-&:.p sorrow {0 her fol THE CENTENNIAL. Visit of Leading Representatives to tho Board of Trade, NAddressos by Gov. Bigler and the Hon. Frederick Fraley. A CordInl Invitation to the West Tho mombors of tha Contonnial Commlssion now in this city visited tho Chambor of Com~ merco yostorday, and, whon business consed, wero conductod to tho platform by Prosident How, in ordor that one or twoof thom might have an opportunity to toll the bulls and Loars sbout the country’s anuiversary oxibition at Dhiladolphin, Thero wero prosont on tho plat- form tho Ilon, A. ' Gosborn, of Olilo, Director- Gonoral; tho Hon, Joln Welsh, Prosidont of the Doard of Finance ; tho Hon, Fredoriek Fraloy, its Seerotary ; ox-Gov. Witliam Bigler, Financial Agont; and N. M, Bockwith, James M, Robb, and Josoph Patterson, of tho Excoutive Com- inittea; also, Charlos Randolph, Bporotary of the Board of Trade: the Lou. Jobn O, Doro, A. M, Wright, Jobn O, Dralto, and C. E, Gulver, Tho membora of the Toard of Trado wera called to ordor by Prosidont How, and about 500 of them gathorod ut the uppor oud of the hall to liuten to tho specchos. PREBIDENT HOW said ¢ GrTLEMEN: It will bo romombered that early n tho yoar Gon. Lansing, the Financlal Agent of tho Amotiean Centeunial Gotamlssion, sddrossod you, aud At somo longtl fafd beforo you tho plauy of tlin Jome minslon. A series uf resolufions wora adoplod by tho Board fndorsing tho project, sud a committoo wan o poiuted to act fi hebalf of tiio Uammisslon in this cily in conjunction with committons that wera- ta bio ap. pointed in difforent nortions of tha Bivlo, At tho ro- quost of that Comniliteo Thavo Invitad soveral dintin- giubied gentlemen who ato hicra (o view our Exponltion to address you upon tho subject of tlio Conterlal Ex- position, nud 1 trust that you will givo then carcful and pationt hearing, aud not distury thom by tradlug, “Thioy promise to dotain you but o very fow sminules, GOV, BIOLER, of Ponnsylvanis, then spoke as follows : GENTLEMEN 07 THE Citi0AG0 BoAuD ot TmApe: T shiall, as brletly us practicable, present to yor a listory of {4 movements for tho colobration of tho fonnding of aur {rca fuslitutions, You know tlat Gongress, hy n voto almost uuundiuous, fn slarch, 1871, decirod_that thio centennlal snulversiry of the Duclatation of Todp- pendenco ought to bo cefebratud by the wholo neople of thoUulted States, and tho modo thereof should b by tho Lolding of AN INTERNATIONAL EXTIDITION of nrts, manufuctures, and of the producta of tho soll and mfno, i tho City'af Pliladelphis, in tho year 1370; the cclobration aud exhibition to bo conduicted % under thio xusploes of the Governmout of tho Unitod States, and thus, in ono soutenco, throwing sbout tho groa work tho'prestige of tho Nution, That udt provided for the manngomont of tho cole- bration and exhibition by Lo Cummissioners from eavh State and Terrltory, to bo nominatcd by the Govarnors of tho respicctive Stitea nnd Lerritorics, und {0 ba ape pointed by tho President, 1t wua mado the duty of thoeso Coutinissioners Lo proparo and suporiutend tho plon and execution of tho exbibition,—adopt plans for tho buildiogs naceessry for tnat purpose, and have general coutrol of tho Wholo work. Of this branch, thio Hou, A, T. Goshon, of Olo, ia Dircetor-Geniorals In June, 1872, Congresw, in the preambio to tho ach creating the Board of Finance, repoated all it hisd said, in 1871, 1 favor of tho colebratiou, aud added that: “5uth provistons eliould bo madlo for procuring the fund® requisite for tho purposo un will cuable all tho oopls of the Unitod Stutes who bave shaved In tho comimon bleseiugs resulting from Natfoual indepeud- enco tonkiin the preporation and conduct of sald Internations] Exhibition and Memorlal Colobration, under the dircction of tho Commissloncsa of the United Stat You will thua porcoive, gentlomen, that tho netlon of Congress, i providing for tho aeidbration, wus O IIASTY OR INGONSIDEIATE AEASURE, 8o fron thin, it was the restlt of two yoara' dellbera. tion, and 1ho patriatic purpoco was Dot only com- mondud to tho peopla of tho United States by Coue gross, but to thoso of all oflier nations, Tho Board of Financo orcated by thia act of 167, of which 3fr, Jon Welsh—ono of Peuusylveniv's purest and most accompliohod sons—is Dresident, 11 pozacoscd of tho ordinary pawers of o corporation, Itwas nuthorizad to Talso tho noceswry copital by issuing stock to- tho exiont of $16,000,000, Tho plag indleatod 1 {bis law was, that the' Btates should taka this stook: in the ratio of thelr respeolive populations, 1t hw sometiimos becn ulloged that thin plan Liog not Deen purstiod with sufliciont vigor by_tho osrd, but 1 know wuch nllogations to bo_ unwarcanted, Thé sys- tom indicaled by Oongress was prompily put fate operation aud foilowed up with duo diligerica, I can speak thus frecly of tho actious of tue Uowrd, for I s Dot at that thoe, o member. A large sniodnt had oen subscribed under that plan, st Philadelphia, ana orgauizations liad boen mado wnd matorial distributod, {hronghout the principul sections of the Unlon, whory the country was suddonly overtalion Ly a fwsneinl ‘panlo aud commorclal depression, whick, us you know, arbitrorily arrosted all bustucss progross, Tt nlso, at t{mes, han been alleged that it was IMPULITIO AND UNNFCESSARY to bijag o inanctal condition of tho Contennial ho- for Congress ot ita last scssion. Tt in nlso a mizap. prolucusion of the truo state of tho caro, The sttbjoct could not bo kept out of Congross, Tho Inw roquires the Contennial Commicslon to makio annul repbrt {o {ho Presideut of tho progress aud coudition of (o work for Lhio ko of Congrcss, Thut Teport belny mado, qoveloped Lo fact that tho fnount of capital aeciiro was Inrgoly dolidont; and 1t wns tho rigat of Con- gresn o tuko auck action oA 1t might doum just aad politic. It could havo provided for tho threa millions of defictoncy, or it could havo ropealed nll the laws o thiosubjuctof thio Centenninl Celebration, 1t did uoither the o nor tho othier: but, whilst wituholding tho grant of capltal, it fivored tha patriotla Seork, by passiug a law admitting nritcles for exhibic tfon fres of duty, and by providig for tie fusulug of memorlal medalé, protecied by thu colnaga lawa of tha country, to bo kold, us oo of (ho meas of Taimug capital’} it airo_suthorzed and dircoted tho Prosl. dent to'extend, in {ho namo of tho United States, & ‘most cordlal fusltation to the Govornmouts of forelgn mations to b raprusentod, aud (0 tako part ia tha Ta ternational Exhivition, “Chis was tho condition of Centennial affatrs t tho ndjourntaent of Qongresn, and It remaiued for thoss wito bad accopted tho trusts uuder the lawa of Cone gross to dotermine whit should bo tho futo of the Propoaed colobration, And you whi note that tlose vested witi this authiorlty Wero not alono from Teu sylvantn, but thoy woro from most of tho Btates and Torritorlos of tho Union,—from AMaine to Orcytou, TUE ALTERNATIVEA PRESENTED wore, on fho ono houd, tho niost protracted end anxidus strugglo for sucdess, and on tua other liund, Dumiliation &t lioma snd roproach sbroad. Wo de cided to accept tho formor, “Ihus surraunded, aud with a capital stock oxeceding four miilions, tho practleal work was begun, Tho princlpal buildings wera put uuder contract, and thiey ara in rapid proy of cicetion, The remulning Duildings aro s conservatory of 3% acrce, n machincry hall of 12 acres, and an agricuitural Luilding of o aicros, making, with thoss now under contract aud other outbutidings, a total of 40 acros of builfngs, Having thus detcrmined to earry tho work through, tha next question was tho proper inado ta ralso tho Fo mainder of 1o capital, uil tis fs fhy foatura of one work, mora thun uny ofler, thal brings us beforo the cauniry ot this tini, Accupting tho actlon of Congres# aa Indieating itn purnose of feaving to tho pooplo tho farnisuing of tho Capdtal, tho Board of Finaiico have ndopted A YATENS OF REVENUE which they thiule suted to the proent condition of tio country ; the distinguishing feature of whic is to wako It couveniout for evory Indisdual or fomily to contribut somothing towards tho groat come momoration, from §U upward, This i to bo nccomplished by propor memorial meduls, nuthore fzcd by Congress, nud preparcd ot tho Unifed Btatoa Mint ;o bo sold nt $1, §2, £, and §5, ncu\mlmyi to the materiol used, und by sbavos of olock of $10 por shara;_and to mako tho neeessary organizutions, and 1o selodh ntlnmu to carry out the sysiem, hns been mado tho spoclal dity of the tudividusl now addressing you, s bocnunol doubt that the muceraary mumioe of carneat Contonniul neu for thin worl will roadily pro- sent themgelvos fn tho Gty of Chicugo, “And It niny not bo amiss at thia polnt to stato that, having gon o far without Congressional nid, wo ary exceadingly wxfous o raigo tho romaludor of tio cape ital from the peoplo ; for nothing about thu bistary of tho colobration cauld moro disthictly ovince tho- ote tachment of tho peoplo {0 thelr freo ‘nstitutions {han that (hioy frevly contributed many millona to colobrato fhe oveut thet Lrought tica 1o cxiutenco a4 p Na» tion, A fuw thoughts fn & general way, and Tsbnll havo Qono, You have ull heard this piueposo of colebrating o Becluratlon of Tudopendauca. st iho placa of s enunchation chasacterized os A LOUAL, APFAIR, 1 hiave givon yous plufn istary of tho laws by which it biaw beon, sl 1 10 bey conduted, wid T pubinit thot vau have nover hoard of any tomporary publio aialk [ this country so entiroly national, ~ Ali1(s uflicers aro aintional, and favo dutlod (0 Porform couxtensive with {tio entire country; fi sliort, 1t hus buen, wnd mul continuo to e, omfuently tational fu all tw phosea aud fis reavite, Tt iv to Do a fawlly gathoring of {ho Btatcs, to sl jutents aud purpowes, Tho peoplo of tho soveral Btalos aro to moot on tho broad bosoru of ono of tlio mothers, sud ek as equals, and it i oxpected that each ‘member of th family of Biatca will coutribute sotiotliug towards fh neods, the delighty, nud tho glorica of thut gront accasion, nolemn aud anpropriate pagesatry, commomorated tlie on-Iiindeeditiy numivormes. of (o, bRy OF Weahlnis ton, At each roturning ceutury of the bicth of ik« freavonlt ingland, snd nfl who spoake tha English Inngunge, colebrato the matchlons famo of Jior great poct, aud it “was but o yoar or wo ago When Gornnus in- Amerles, fointly with natiyo- born - Aworioans, “wnited” to colebrato the. Hrluen and genlus of Aloxaudor von Ilumboldt oti tho contonary of bis Nirth, Thoss wore Tecoguls fioue of tha trhimpiin of poeanal merlt and intellost, }lu;v;:x:clh“ :nn? tiing, tl v;)uum Lo sson to L3 o o comiucmatate, by proper coremontes, an ovent whioh remultod in Kucl; rasked Liestmn 19 fhem and ta mankiud genorally, Iow propor 1t-wanld Do fn the Atierlean peoplo Lo aathior thomnelyes from thofr widely sepnrated homes and congrogalo at tho very spot whoro Independon: was deelared, nnd exchango congratulations with each olliop avar “tho - wonderful mrowlh aud prose porlly which Lot marked the earecr of thelr country, and minglo tholr expressions of gratitnde to God for Lifs conntaut guardianship over our natlon and pooplo, and by personal futorcourne trenython tho tles of confldence, friondship and fraternnl iree tion hotween tho peoplo of all poluts of our commnon country, Whousves I attorupt {0 (ale o Ll mubjest my heart overllows, T nover forget that tho great work of establishing Independenco and occupylug thia Lonndless country was undertaken by thiticon feshlo calonles—thiathe ableropresentativoaof thcsc aolonica asnombled in my native Stato aud promuigated the fireat principlos of solf governmont, ns againat thy So-calod wdiving gt ? oF INTemtint, ot ezots princiules have stood tho fest of noarly ‘ono hundrod Years—that all this wondorful country of yours in tho eat was accupied and msds part of the conimoun fontly of Btatcs—that thn thirteen fesble colonies hnvo hecom thirty-soven grest soverelgn Blatea under tho light of thoss great tratha, Aud no ono can porsunda mo that yon will not do your full part iu a)l that §s nccessary to commomorata un evont 0 feaught with blessings to mankind, Iam sura tia modo of doing this, by an oxhibition'of arts nud mauufactires, and tho' products of the aoll and {ho wine, as comparcd with thoso of other nations, will® mest your hearty approbation, I have uo timo to dwoll fipon thin pofut, That international axtibitionn fpart great practical Tossona s alroady been abunde antly ostablistied, Tho Espooition you finve now in progress licra evineas your high ealiinate of aucl agen- e, 1Lnaw that thouo who are ofilcially connected with tho contennial worl, havo always placed tho highe eat eatimnten on tho valud of tho CONDIAL CO-OPERATION OF THE WESTEMN STATIS} aud, aiuce wo havo witnassed tha ovidences of your groat capaillitius {3 such things, wo feol as i€ tho great wark wo’ hiave fn land cannot be completoly necom- olpatior plished without your prassuco and part n, In- deed, without thio proecuce and partlcipation of tho people from all tho Staten, 1t wonld not ba natfonal— and to moat the grost Jurposon or wbich it Ig Inlend~ ed ft must ba ominentls nattonol nnd fntornational, I claro with tha remark, that uoarly all tho forclgn Qovorumentn, includiug Franco, Groat Dritatn, aud Germany, bavo adapted measures to facilitato thy par- ticipation of their subjects in_ths great International Exhibition, You porcelyo, therefore, my fotlow-ofti- 2zoun, thnt {ho coranonles {n honor of the Indopend- oucy of Amerlea aro to bo earricd out In the presenca of the repreaentatives of all ofher nations, and tho young Republfe must Le prepared for tho gréat fest, TIE HON. FIEDERICK FRALLY was tho next sponkoer, Ilo wnld: My QLD Ftenos (for I recognizo in this crowd many ‘whom I havo seen boredn this goodiy city bafore): 1t i my purpoeo to add a word (o wiist my friend, Gov. Dfgler, has sald about thin groat Centennial Colobrae tou, andl (oaay tlnt wo Liopo 1o welcome, notouly you, Lut the wholo World, to the City of Fufladelphin two yearu hepeo, Wo huve come hicra tolay before you tho proparations that are to Lo undo for that great ovent, Wo havo mot come, pa many might suppose, fo clako s parcel of empty money-bzgs el you, bt to show you that tho monoy- bags with “which Vo propose to accompiteh thin work aru tolerably well lled already, and that sll that wo wrant now is SIE NEARTY STAPATHE of tho peopla of the country, Wo want thom toadd tho fow widowa' mitea thut will mako up tho sum re- quired, Aany may think that we sre Liere upon o purely baggiug ospedition, but that is not {ho fuct. Wo “hava coino “to invila tho peoplo of thd West 'to givo us someibing that 3 inoro value ably then * monoy—thelr kesrty sympathy fu £ho work wo hiave In hand ; and, from tha domoustra— tiona that T havo recelved' in Chicago during the last twenty-four hours, I feel that thera will ba 1o lack of thataympathy, Lvery mou that I have spoken to roe~ oguizad the propristy of the Celobration, and said : 4 Yes, I proposo to ‘do my best for it, ud to g3 to Phlladelphia and ooe fte accomplishment," And tuut f not ol I walked yestcrday through ¥hat may bo considered a miniatiire picturo of what i8 to Lo orpected In Phitadelphis; and, whon I oaw tho irosurca that you had accumulated thurej the obfects of art with which you cro sppeasing tho inteltactual lpEcuws of thia poople; tho move- ments that aro muking in all directious to dovelop the encrgios, not only of tha soll, Lut of fho loom, and the plow, und of tho anvil,—~of cverything that contributcs ta the mateninl welfiro of man,—1 could not help putting my hsnd upon oy heart and suylng, *These peopla mesn to respond “ta whut wa aroabout to ask ; they Lavo In then tho corn planted whitch #a to grow aud becoms o groat crop, what thoy are exhibiting liere v but “w small evidenos ot whit they are not only ready o do, but what thoy will Do williug to do, in 1876, Without gofug outzlds of this great Pratrlo Stato of yours, WILAT ITAVE YOU T0 MARE A ¥ITTING ESNITITION WITH 38707 If o man bad askod you that guestion fifty years ago sou would have said,” % Thero 13 no prub- ability ~that Illlnofs would nake ony chow ot such an _exhibition.” But o man who looks upon Tiffuols tb-dny fiuds fhat sho fa ot only up fo tho mark in overything that characterizea thu'civilization of tho ogo; but, I am almust sorry— yes, T aw sorry—to eay Lt you havo gono vory fac abead in your dovelopuient of my own, my nitive Slate—Dennsylvania, You hnvo dome n great deal moro fu the Jast half century thun wo have, * Yon havo built up your State until it ja now, I think, tho fourth in the runk of States n this uatiow, und hnve developed U industry that suzprises tha world, You have meda Citfeago n markat that I8 recognized everywhere, and 4ho vouce that goe forth from tho telographio fustru. ment upon that stand, aud the promnigations thut sro made from this place by Ty frieml Mr, Ttandolph, reach every quarter of (o globe, aud make the pulscs which ars beating in Chi- cago fell upou tho liearts of ull the commercial uations of tho world, [,\prl:\usu.] T {t poasible that it will bo enfd (hat a community ke this, writh muoh n_durclopmeat—with an agricul- tural surface that yiclds millions of bushels of grain for the starving peoples of other countrici—hos NOTHING TO GONTRIBUTE to nn oshibition like the Centenumi? We thought, #£ome years 670, that we had fn the treasures bonvath the suil of Pennsylvanin that whielt would outrival suything in {ho United Slites; but tho geo- logicul Survoys of theso Western Statea shiow that thoro s Lenoath thls rich and fortile ngrle culural woll storcs boshlo which tho miine orals of Pennsylvauia eink fnto insiguificanco; and o bow at your faotuteols, and uay, altfiouga it bg truo that the march of cmpire takes s way wostward, that that which con'ribulos (o 1o material prasporiiy of mankiud boa also been taking its mareh weatward, and is resting hero upon foundutlons that wilt never Lo disturbed, Wo ask you to COME UP WITIl TODR TATASUNES, and to mivgle then with thoso of Ohio, und Tannes- seo, ana Kontucky, snd of all this great West, and of thia whiolo country, aud, by presouting thom i coni~ narison veith the prodncts of thoso older ceuntrica of 1he world which ave couturics alicad of us in materil aud {utellzetual ndvanceraont, siow thom what i coun- try that s Just bordering on's hundrod yoears oid can praduce, T am atira that thera I nat an American citizen boro whio, u that great celebration, wonld wish fo reo the Lioad of the Uniled Btates howad low befora tho lieads of thy aesembled world, Wo shall huva competitora frow all quarters; wo shall havo critlca from cyory- wheret wo shall’ have thoso who hava been duersing our Republican {natitutions, and proclufming that tho Unitod Btates was & fafiuro, and would not last n coutury, Bt Iliopa wo shall show thom not only o Jeovl advancad ta yinnt stuture i futollostual growih, it uleo w poaplo uwakenod to tlio pusseealon of their Tosonrees and ecuorgies, who can hoid thelr own in muy mich whow 'of strengti, whother it Do fntelloctual or materiul, and T Luow that Iiinols, dntule strugglo of tho nations, Wik not bo bolindland in domng lier share of tho work, I kuow WIAT TUX TEOPLE OF CUICAGO ARE. 1 saw them, ten yours ago, In a periud of comprrlive proeperity, T hivo seen them within the lact two or threu yeard prostrate in the dust, I hiavo eon them rluo Plaenix 1ike; and, 1ike tho old giunt Antueus, who, ovory timo e fousdied the ground, roso with tuster atrenglly, tho peoplo of Chicago risd out of cvery wmis- fortune that tenus to embarrats thom, 1 know to wham we appeal on this aceaston, I know whnt rort of hearts wo ask Lo tuspoud Lo our spueati and I oamoeiro thit " this great city and that tho mon who stand upon this Weulorn soll will not b bebindliand Iu this great national raco, Lut thit wheu we put out our hauds to them in Plile adelphia in 1876 thoy will come, nab Ly thousands or teus of thounsuds, but by lundreds af thousande, to sow what n people tlioy are, and tu demoustrate to tho world that this young glant intends to lead tho country hereafler iy it bay bithorlo lod w3, [Ape plauso.) 4 Thia ondod the spoaking, and thoe audienco dirporsed. The Centennicl Commiiteo wore cscortod to the Palmer Houso by Lrogident How aud others, and partook of luneh, and kubsoquently woro driven around the city. Thoy exprossea tho grealost surpriso at tho wondorful jirogvess aud enterpriag bgheld on overy haud, boing espocial- ly plonsed with the bosutiful resldenca nvonuos, business blocke, nud tho magnificont hotoly. , Kingoford's Stavoh. ANALTTIOAL LAKORATORT, HUNOKON' mu,,} LEpiiund, 20th July, 1874, **T linyo mado a caroful chewloat analysls of Klnge- ford's Oswogo Propared (or Coru) Btarch handed to mo by Mr, E. 0, Oliapln, ngent, New York, and find such to Lo of the flucst und beat description, and when pro. pared according to the direotions, with milk, oto,, fo Ve su excellont articlo of dlet, It lnfully equal fn We know {liat tho grest_robust States of tho West are somotimes disposed to uriticlso tho older membors of the family, Thoy tink Pennsylveuls 1s slow, and Iiea gotton bolifnd o thnes, and” wearo ready 10 con- Toun that tho youngor. mwmbora of tho fnily in the Weat havo outreached hor fu tho brillianey of their aohfsomants, but thes aro only the greator ronons Why they should oxtond their strong srus, sud glve their gonius and power (o a worlk that’ concorne the dighity and Lonor of the whole family of Elates, “Jt Js s much the right aud duty of Iliinols to do this s 4t d8 of any othor Blale, Nor can thero by auy ques- 1o as to the proprioty of ‘tho contonary celchration of American Independence, and mirely o on will ‘usintain thot the results that huve sprany from that ovent ure not warliy of commomoratiun, or {hat chemical and fooding propertios toilie bost azrow Toot," BTEZVENSON MAOADAN, 1. D,, ele,, Lecturer i Ohemistry, ———e Pinnos for Oash. A fow fnstrumonta that Lave boon rentod nnd pup 1itlle uaed can ba bought as Reod’s Tomplo of Music, 03 Vanu Buren stroet, at the very laweat paniopricen, T e The Gardner Firc Extinguisher. Gardner Triumph Fire Extinguishor lateat nud beet, Costu no more than fuferior machines, Clroulirs at No, 00 Liverty street, Now York, bonor should not be confurred on the memorl of tho nobls won who duclared for and accomplished Tudopendonco—who eunnciated and cxemplitiod the priusiples of sulf-covernnicnt, “Plie Liutory of (o world fs YULL OF PugoEDENTS for such cercionies, which I canuot ut this time pre. acot, In 1833 the’ pooylo of the United States, with No, 424 Walunt streol, Philadelpiila, —_———— . —Judgo Edward A, Tows hne boen ngnolulcll o THE STURGES BUSINESS, Indignation On *Changs Over Gis Lrst Operation Movement for tho Creation of o Kew Board. Impetuy Given Xt by 'This Trange nction. Tho Beurgon oxcitomont continned. nnabated on the Domd of Trado yostordsy afternoon, erdly any mombor was found bold enongh to dofend the conrso puratied by thae redoubtabla *Javie" in his Inst offort o publis distiuction of o doubtful kind, I8 PLEA of acting by way of reprienl was gonarally looken upon &8 Incking tho requisite thizknoas, for, in tho July cornor, 1t wns patont to tho mont atupld that kr, Bturges was tho ono who fleeced his dobtors by n technlcality, aud that, in polnt ulg:;:‘l;;:(l!]l);mn:f B}Iziul(l liave come frowm lhnrlu. aard-of-Ir " n that o Jackn ado mou soemod to think 1N A TIGNT PLAGK somowlioro, and attompted to ayold n smash-up by #ome dexporete nx(rndlunt, for uo ono could L:g:]im% t&gm:!h: wcfid d?lll,humtuly violate nig- sollor i "‘fif“m g hons out somo kind of, r. Blurgoys nssortod to o Tninuse reportor on Wednosday that oll cash enlos of eon. by bim woro paid tor and dollverad; but this statoment Incls conflmation, as many {housands of busite ols, casli corn, ufill remin undolivored, s Mair, who does n pood deal of business for Mr. Sturgan, statod yostorday tha ho knw of 60,000 buntiels’ of cash coru, from Sturgos, romuining undelivored o' ong partioi lar fiem. ‘Cho iz of Gilbert & Brega ray fomon thyingg similar, and #o tho matlor goo A, A, M. Wilght said lnst ovouing that tho interforonco of 11 tho salen of tho Boaca of with tho salea of tho Board of Trade producod insubordinntion. ‘Lhis wau tho nnnml-pul “Mr. Sturges’ couduct, Such a deliborato violation of the rules of the Board way without procodont, &0 far 23 ho know. L'hero had been cases of none dolivery Lofore, but nono woro so bare- faced ‘no tho “cscapado of Afr. Sturges. Undor the rules the man could bu suspeuded, tried, and oxpollod, but in every caso tho law stopped in and bred ondloss cotfusion. Thero wero threo cases pending beforo the Bupromos Court just now, allot which bore on irrogularitics punisliablo by the tloard, 1fe did not boliove that tho Bupreme Court wonld sustaiu the partics Wwho appealed from tho authority of tho Board, for he did not think that any rulos undor their charter wora in sctual conflict with tho State law. He thoughe that the action of Mr. Scurgos would bave.a vory bad effect on tho cliaractor of tho Board of Trado outside, but did not bolioya thas ANY UHCESSION MOVEMENT was centemplated by any considorablo numbor of mombers. Iy thought no such thing wasin sorious contomplation. Mr, J, 1. Fisher exprossed limaclf as boing too profoundly disguated with tho whole businois to trust bimoolf to words. Ths mildost tling ho could say was that Bturgos' conduct wa (nos. presaibly bid, and that Lo ought {o bo punishod to the logitiwato oxtout of tho authority of tho Board. i g N 2 T Lrseosy 101 hat thero was roally no uso in baving a chastor at all, €1t did not givo. ful privilee ta the Doard to regulato and control its owa alfaws, If it did. thero would bo far Jean trickery sud poneral rascality enrried on. Ho reprotted that tha courts conld not soo thia, —tho lower courls, at least, for the Suproms Court hnd not vet dacided. ' Ho did not beliove in eccession, which, ko thought would do moro harm than good. R, O, 5. DAVIS thought that tho Buard-of-1rado charter was not iu couflict with the luw, Thoe troublo wns that #omo of tho mowbers did not alwaya stand by tho chartor, and, a8 a consoqueuce, produzcd discord aud confasion. 1o halioved that ths Su. preme Court wonld sustein tho Boanl-in its ae- tion ngainst, Baxtor, Lyon, and vtha alit. CLATK GEtm dononnced tho Siurzes business ia 110 meagursd torms, and Jameubod the imparfost -atubs.of tho charter, and tho tondonsy of tho sposulntors toward'what ia tormed * gambling coutracss,” which tho commumon luw. voutd nob recoguizo, muelt less sustain, 310, C. I, CULY: ox-Presidont of tho Boxzd or L'vado, Inmontod that 8o unbappy on oceurroney vhould take placo in the Bourd al any timy, but most pare ticulnrly at this juncturs, when the credit of the city neoded to bo fully sustuinsd by all Ler citi-. zons. Ho thought that tho chnrior of tho Donrd covored overything (hat wes rogmlar in their procsedings, Aaything that was not regular was another spatter, Arbitration restod yith the members themaelves. No mun could Lo compollod to arbitrato undor tho rules. 1o Dad hoard nothing rolativo to soceusion, aud had no faith in such o movemont, Ifo baliovod that aftor tho Suprome Court had decided, oa ho bo lioved it would, In favor of the authority of tho Doard, ail this lrouble would bo ended. Thero slould bo authority somewhero, aud the nearer Lo tho batter. Boveral other gentlomen, includiug Messcs, Asb aud HMinckley, expreased opinious to about tho anina offeat, 1t is undoratood thgt dlr. B. P, Hutchinson, 4sn-Dow, O. M. Calbertsan, I', P, Olderahaw, Nobert Warron, T, D. Sprusnce, and many others who might Do montioned, juoluding gon- tlemen who _Lavo held bigh ofice in the Bosrd, aro very indigaant ot tho wholo businoss, and think that it will bo neconsary to fouud o now oraenization unless. the Doard of T'rada -should 'Bo romodel its plan of doing Dbugineos as to-furnish-a guaranteo that contracta witl ho carriod out. Tha foellug in favor of forming a now Lourd has existed for & couplo of yoara past, bub hns not.pyoviously beon sostrong fw now. 1t in ovon intimatod: that not fow.gen- tlomon hevo plodged thomsolves to pay 81,000 oach a2 ontraneo Tog, if & suficions number can be gainod over to givo s rospoctabla sturk to o now Board, ' —_—— . The Army of-ti:e Sumes. Tho third trlonnlul rounion of :tho “Booiotyof tho Army of the.dainos will baheld in Now Youk City, on” Weduesilay, Out, 21; headquarters at tho 8t, James Hotel. 'he publio -exorcisos, to which Indios are invited, will tako placoat 1 lock p. 1., st the Union-Teagua Olub Thoa~ tro, 'ho orution will bo dalivered by Maj.-Gon, Benjamin T, Butler, of Massachusotts, original’ Cowmandor of tho Army of the James; and.an ovizinnl poom recited ‘by D, J, G. Holland (*Tunotuy ‘Litcomb™), of Now York, aditor of Scribner’s Monlthly. ‘Cho Governor's Is- land Dand, U. 8. A, kindly toundered by {he Commundunt of the Post, will furnish {ho musio. After tho publio oxorcises, & busincss- moaoting will bo Lold, nud an etection of officera take place, At 6:30 o'olock p. m., o banquat will “'be giveu ot the Unjon-Leogun Club Thentre, At this ontertainmant, Presidont Grant, tho Beerotary of War, Gen, Belkaap, and Gen, I, 11, Sharidan, U. B. A., ato expeoted to bo presont; ulso, Gov. Dix, Mayor Iavomeyer, nm}.-unu. ifuucock, U, 8, ‘A., commuuding the Military Division ot'the Atiantis, and VieceAde wiiral 8, C. Rovan, U. 8, N., commanding. the naval forcos on tho stalion. Maj.-Gou, Alfred L Tonry, of Yort Fisher cotebrity, will respond to tho sonlimont of **T'ha Bociaty of tho Army of tho James;" and tho following. prominaut offi- cors connected with tho Assooiation, it is hoped, will' bo progent: Gen. Josoph 1. Hawley, of CGunneatieut, Lrosidout of tho Baciely, and (ons. Ao, Woltiol, Gibbon, Foster, Dovons, Shop- oy, uenor, Gillmoro, * Iialdy Bmith, Puiue Stanuard, Govdon, Ilockman, Pennypuckor, Alniw, Ord, Ourtis, Gruham, Ledlia, Osboruo, Vogdes, and othrs.’ ‘Mie Jxocutivo Committoa having tho matter in chargo is composcd of Gona, J, 1, Kiddoo, U. 8, A., and E. W, Serrell, MaJ. 11, O, Lockwoad, and Capta, Thomas Treos boru aud J, I, Davenport, Oflicers and soldiors who served in the Aty of tho James, desirous of Joining the Bocloty, aro roquostad -to come minicate with tho ‘Wroasurcr, Gen, Charlos A, Uatloton, No. 98 Eroadway, Now York, petrsnghol blan ) A Ohango from ¢ iloss,? A wrlter tn Scribner’s gaya: “'Tho Amerioan is o kinder man than tho Fronchman, and bolter natured han tho Enghubuman, but tho humbla Antorican is loss polite thun cither, . Ong of thio charmu of Parls to the travoling Anierlean growa out of tho faot thut it 1s onoe of tho first Placen bo visite, and that then, for the firat timo in hig Hiro, ha coros into coutact with » clannot humble Imu]:lc who liavo thoroughly good wmanners, | 1lo 4 not eatled * bosu’ or *hoss,! Il iy himsol! 1t upon bis good bahavior by {he thoroughly courtoows treatmont ho rocelves amang rallivay oileluls, shop-keopors, waiters at cafo nud hotel, eab-rivers, “ote, ~ Yhie ‘Dien! Monsiour,' of ‘Dien! Madams,’ which rosponds to ono's ree by tho Goyernor to (11l tho pluace on the Supremo Bonen of Missourl mado vacunt by tho rosigua. tion of tho Mon, Wash Adawa, quoals {n L'arig, In cortninly vory oot and sutis mu:nrv after, *AL xight, buss; you can W on'