Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 6, 1874, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1874 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, RATES OF SUNSCRITTION (FAYARLE IX ADVAXOR), H12.00( Bundn V00! Werkl the same rate. full, fnoluding State and County, tnuoen may bo mad elther by Utk.ce wider, or in registered lo! FLAMS TO CITY B Fails, dolivared, bunday 01 THE TRIBUNE CONPANY, avd Bonrkorn-sta,, Unloago, Hike TR " AOADEMY OF MUSI wm and Munroo, ** Richeltou.” HOOLKY'S THEATIE~Vandalnh strost, botweon Olark and LaSullo, ** Mon of tho Day." MYERY OPERAT Atatn and Donrhiz the Prostidigitatonr, sto. tonroo stvoot GRAND ODERA-TIOUSE—Olatk Ainurman Honeo, Iotly & Leon'a Minstrals. EXPOSITION BUD.DING—Tkoshore, foot of Adars | tint ** muteh will bo lost in colleotion.” troet. TSOCIETY MEETINGS. ASHLAR TODGE, No. 1%, A, V. & A M. Ttopul Communleatinn this (Tuokay’ aveniig, ity Ihele hal) Monranat,, for sork on the 3d d curdially lietted.” Liy arder of the ettt SEehily 10 ORAN Master, ANE, Sooly. ATTRNTION, SIR KNIGL Apolto Commandory, No. 1, I i aeolelock, af, tho Alyh Mo Dy ardor of tho thix (Tueatay) oven. LOCKE, Rucordor. 1, 0, 0. F.—Membees of TH and gl Fiest SWL‘IEH:thd attond the fanaral of hrother J. 1% Hazollus, “GLUSINESS, NOTICES, '53'5? Rye was qulot and 1e lower, closing at 8ia. Dar- 160 fny and mistakos, ba sare and give Post Post ou % conte por week. Lnils. aeliverod, Bunday ncluded, 30 eonta nor wook, Madlaon afrast, hetweon nagsment ot tho Kollogk En- * Maiitaun, ™ 11aieled stroet bt woen Mad. Kugagrmont of Lawioace llarrott, 1OUSE~) ity hetweon Varloty perforniance . 1{ormann, sireal, onvosito o fealornity tated Canclaro of m. " Buwineas ant twork on Uluiting Sir Yulite”courteomly in- Hinols Encampment, No. 3, ae Na. 419, Ao renuinsicd 10 Diogt nt thele hsll, cornor QIark atd' YWashington-cte,, Eofaugrow (Wodnosdng) morntuiz, ot 10 o'elock sharn, 16 or tho month, Osta wore quiet and o higher, closing at 403¢c cash, aud 40340 selter the month, loy wos in fair domsand and firmor, closing at 1,02 cash or seller tho month, Hogs wore quiot and atondy with salos at $5.00@0.70 for fair to chotos, ‘The cattlo markel was fairly active and atendy, Halosat §2.00@0.70. Bheop wore un- chunged, The Commisstonors appointed to wind up tho Freadmen's Bank aro taking paina to lot tho pooplo down casy. Another communication has appeared in print intimating that ihe afaira of tho bank are oven worso than they appearcd a weok ago. ‘The Commissionors cannot sny whon a dividend will ho deolared, aud do nol oxpect to make moro than 20 por cont for many montbs, Tho concorn is rotlen, Thatls tho troublo with it. Tho roported assets of £2,700,000 wo Loliava to bo mada up, in great part, of worthloss scoutlties, and ono of the Commisstouors hints at thia whon ho says Antigun, Gnatowals, Intely, by which thirty-two livoa woro lost, Itis snid thatin tho midst of the horrors bands of mon, armed with long knivos, appeared on tho streets, bout upon rob- beyy and nesassination; but sinflar storics wors cireulated 1n Chicngo during tho panio following tho firo of 1371, and theso wero afterwards diseredited. Antigua hus twico beon destroyed by earthquukes, tho Inst timo in 1773, when all tho wngunificont charches and publio buildings woro loft in ruios, Tho city thon had 60,000 in- babitants, most of whom fled and nover re- turned, The Capital was romoved to Guntomats, and Antigyu has nevor been wholly rebuilt, DR, McCHESNEY, OORNER OF OLARIC AND Raudolph. zrants the finost and best full set of tecth fer fafaction givou vr monns refunded. “rug ALLS OF CUSHING'S TUBULAR T W, graics ani siovos arn formed of cast.iton tubos, gjon BT ot onds, Whioh, when hieatod, ctonto s rayld draft {do of theni, Ty this or currant of air through and onts| gnaitant oirculation a YOry even Lemporauro iy Tiio axma prlnclyle s apuiled g furnnces, Uall tho CUSHING, WARKLN & C0., 65 Lako-st, BURNETT'S COCOAINE. A DERVACT DRESKING for ho. bafr.= Tho Coconino lichis in & Hautd form e petporiiu of dootoriad \SORDANTT Ol propmt- T for this pagparo. - -No aiker comtpouni posss- od oxpreacl o tho pocular proportios whidlh 10 xaolly auit piio ea- g fcation ttor how stT and” dry) aart and lossy for sovornl days. It Is conceded by all who havo Baodl 1L to Lo tho best and cheapest Hair-Dressing in the ‘riouy conditions of tho hunay iiatr. A stnglo anp! ronders the hair (o ‘orld, For ealo by all Drugglats, The Chivage Tribune, Tuesday Morning, Octobor 6, 1874. Tho roport of Presidont Keop, of tho North- wostern Rallroad, for tha year onding Mny 91, 1974, bug just beon wade public. 1t is given »lsowhore in this issuo of Tux TRIBUNE. Upon tho' arrival of United States troops m Coushatts, fifteon prominent mombers of tho Whito League fled to Arkansas and Toxas, Thelr action is not a confeseion of guilt but of weakness, ——— The Sultan of Tarkey is rcconciled to his nephow, the legal heir to his throne, but tho Bupremo agony uf the act bas told hoavily upon frim, and ho fsnow thoe real sick mau of tho Enst, The nophew, Mobummed Murod isffendi, hes promised to protect and chotish the Bultan's 2oms who aimed ot the successiou. Garivaldi has issued o monifesto requeeting wvotors ot the approaching clections in Italy to sapport for oflico persons now conflned a8 politi- cal prigoners, The fortuues of Garibaldi, pri- vate nud public, are undorstood to be now at'n low obb. His conntrymen will probably recoive hie suggestions respectfully, and disregard them 3t the polls, The ineurrcction in tho Argontine States is rathering strength overy day, and already threat- ous tho existonce of tho Confederation. Dis- patehios Aey that the situation is desperate, Tha Governwent ia putting forward all its force to wubdue tho rovolt, but one regiment has gono over to tho insurgonts, and thosoe which romain are diealfected. The news hins caused a panic in Bouth Amorican atotks in London. Llections for tho Councils Gouoral, or Pro- vincinl Legislatures, wero beld in Franco Sune day. Tho largo towns genorally gave Repub- lican majoritics, but in tho rural districts thore were slight Conservativo mains. Princo Bona- parte dofeated Prince Napoleon in Corsica Theso rosults, we believe, aro very much the same xs thoso of oloctiony under L'hiers' admin 1stration, Several failurca in businesa in New York wore sunounved yestordsy, Davld Valootino & O importors, havo liabiltios of balf a wil® ;o' Kupter & Bilvorman, dealera in woolen + havo susponded] temporarily; linbilisi known, Clews & Co., Government beuly .ora, have also atoppod payment, but expact + 0yt shortly. There is nothing like o p anie in Wall htreet. goods, 33 mnot The Minera! Poiut {Wis,) Twit tial Republican pper, deelnrast! ean bo eloetud to the Legislat greasionn! District who i ¢ tor's re-olcetion to tho Talt 1t winde up in theee vy vouucing that ho wil) Honate, Mr, Curpe ibe Btate, Wil 1atoat accoun’ June, an nflnen- atno Republican wre from that Con- avor of Mr. Carpen- .ed Statos Senato, aud ords: By publicly wne +® ot boo candidato for tho Y s can do mueh to redesm ha mako tho sacrifice?” Attho WA N or, Carpentor bad the mattor undor €U durat! on, und will make known Lis decision ! .omo tir ne in Janunry noxt. Weihiave rec eived, but for wunt of space are wanble to pif ut this morning, an opinion pre- pared by Mr, AL, T\, Tuloy, at the requost of the Executive (ommittea of tha Citizons' Assocla- tion, in ret’ poct to the advieability of the Gity of Chicago Yiecoming orgunized under the general tucorporation law of tho State, explaing the objoctionnble ihe preseut city obarter, featurcs of act, gumeut wore at length. ] The Chicago '.'u‘oducu mutkets weregonerally slow | is yosterday, vithout specil weakners, Moss pork was quiet and 25c per barrol highor, closiug at €21.75 por barrol cash, and $17.76@17.80 seller tho year. Lard wag quiot andashudo firmot, oloking at $14.50 per 100 Ihe cash, und $11.424@11.40 selle er the yoar, Meaty ware quiet und unchaogod at 14@19%o for shory middies, and 12)4@180 for sweot-pickled hams, VY @8yc for shouldors, ighwinea woro in fair demand imd ouslor, af $1.09G10334 ypor gallon, Lake froights wero active and firmer, closing at 4o for corn to Whent was less ac« Buffalo, Tlour was quict. tive, and 1@1l¢o lower, olosing at 8130 cash, and 900 eoller Novembor, Oorn wes qulet and 3¢o higher, olasing at 804¢0 oash, snd 703{0 sall- roduced, and sco roocas a1 L Expasliion ulding, or at our storo, Mr. Tuley and how they came to be; and concludes that the only remedy for them 18 to organize under the Incorporation We may take oceasion st somo futuro time torefer to tha aalient points of Mr, Tuley's ar- Privco Bismarck has ordered a domicllinry viait of Count Von Arnim’s house, for the pur- paoso of recovering cortain lotters written by him tothe Countwhen the latierwae Minlster to Frauco, and which the Count is now churgod with “ombezaling.” Tho prococding apponrs to have beon arbitrary and tyrannieal to tho lnst degroe. 'Thee papors are to boused in suils which have beon brought azalnst DBismarck by Von Arnim, and the object of the: domiciliary visit Is to scouro thoir destruction. Von Arnim now languichos in a polico station at DBerlin. Wa ars rejoicod to eny that the lottors wora nob found, aud that the Count pluckily rofuses to tell whero thoy aro concoaled, The Democratic Committos of Ponnsylvania bas issucd an address, in which thuy say: Industry fs not protitatlo; tho mauufactaries ara Isuguishing ; the coal and fron futerssts aro depress- ed; the farmiers are uot reaping adequate reward for thicir toll, and labor 1 calllng for employmeut, “Tho people aro poorer to-day than at auy late period volco wan lite tho voloo of n apirt,” whiéh la oxplained by tho fact that ho hnd lost 0 atono (126 pounds) in slx months, But as ho originally woighod 904 pounds, and can still turn tha scalo at 208, such n loss of flosh is not as important as it would Lo in the caso of o man of averago dimensions, —————— YESTERDATY*S NOMINATIONS. ‘The Opposition Conventions yosterday noml- nated threo rospocistlo citizons n8 candidates for Congross, elght of tho same oluss as Sona- tors and Reprosontatives in tho Loglslature, sud ton othor porsons cithor of obroure and doub- ful reputo or woll-known realawega and dend- bonts. 'T'ho nominoes for Congross are Mr. B, (%, Caulfiold, Fyrst Distrier; Carlor 31, Harrison, Socond Distrot; and John V. LeMoyno, Third District. All thoso gentlomen are lawyors of pood standiug and roputation. Whatever ocle may bo seid of the action of the Convontion, its bohavior was creditable in {his regard, It re- mains to bo seen what the Itepublican Couven- tion mry do in tho samo bohnlf, after which we shnll havo somethlug furthor to sny. | Of tho nomincos for the Leginlnture, Mr. Shieatisu and Mr. Robinson (for tho Seuate), and Mesors, Marsh, Duny, Jnokson, Sticknoy, Froiso, and Booth (for the Houso), aro respactable clti- zons and tax-payors. Four of them, Masars, Robinson, Marsh, Dunn, and JInclson, aro law- yora of abilily and standing, and the others alko are gontlemen to whom tho well-boing of the city and county, and the honor of tho State, may be saloly tragted, Of the romuining nomineos for tho Legiulaturo thero are two or threa of whom we can na yot acquire no sntislactory information. Tho rest . sre lack-drivers, billfardists, saloon-koopors, bummots, and dend-beats of the worse typo. A more unpromising lot wore nover batched. Tho list ombraces #o muny persons who sro no- toriously uniit for tho oMeo, and #o dostitute of all tho quulifications, that thoy oxeited tho dis- gust of the Conventions thomselves, and a gon- aral and thorough revision of the tioket wau do- manded. Unless such roviston 1s liad, tho Op- position need hardly take tho troublo of holding Convantions to nomivate candidates for othor ofices. Chicago can get along with anybody for 8heriff or Coroner, or oven for Congrogsnion, but it must have at this juncture a reapootublo ropresontation in tho Logislaturo. If tho party Convontions will not nominate reputavle and in- telligent men for these places, then tho citizena muat take the maitor iu band, and put up candi- datoes flt to bo elected. A CHARACTER FOR A CUNGRESSMAN, Thoro is a candidnio for Cougreus in the Fourth District of tltis Stato who Las boeu fur- nished nith a ehnractor—printed at considerable longth in tho Rockfond Jowrnal—which no ona 1 our history, Factories aro llo wnd farms are for sale,gwithout buyers, In every county [ Penusylvanta, There uro mora mecbanfes and laborlng men vut of work {n Pennsylvania thim ovor before, This {8 n pictiro of what prolection has dono for Denneylvauia, and iy drawn by Ponnsylva- niens, The Republicans claim that tho same condition of things provails, and the remedy of both poriics there is an iucrenso of tho taxes on imported property. The question whother pro- tection protects is dtly answered by the proseut situation of affaivs in Popusylvania. ‘Wo areeorry for modern Governments, Tho Tuternntional bLas solomuly decrecd the *aboli- tion of tho Stale,” and now tho Word, which is o small and silly shoot published in Princeton, Maes,, is on tho war-path, with tho sama aim. The Word basa word or two to say agminsta fow other ovils. If it proposcs to abolish the latter first, the State haa still quite a long lesse of life. Proporty in land is to ho destroyed. * 8peculativo income " {d to be aunihilated, In- terest, rent, dividonde, and proflls, are to ba among the things that wero and are not. - Rafl- way, tolegraphic, banking, and trades-union cor- porations aro to bo wound up. So are ull othor corporations which sell thoir wares nbove cost. Dobts are to be ropudiated to tho extent of the naggrogato inforst paid upon thom, These cousti- tuto tho proliminarios to the abolition of tho Stato, Prof. Swing has ngoin declured himsolf indo- pendent, and yeslerday requesled tho Presby- tery of Chicagr, {o drop his namo from its rolls, This yoquest was after somo debits acceeded to, nnd resolutions oxpressive of tho Prosbytor g1g affection for the Professor and BOITOW gt partlug with him wero ndopted. The lotier op Prof. Swing to tho Prosbytery, we ime 2" e, will bo hard ronding for Prof. Patton and “hissupporters. He avows lmmsclf “n Prosby- torian in tho sense in which the vast majority of clergymon wenring that namoaco Presbytorians gays that the strifon which bio was lately involved drew its vifality “ not from a love of usefulucss, but from o fauaticivm of dogmd™}; desires that his brethrou may bo *wet fiee from the combac with o few closet theologisus"; and, with as- surance of brotherly love, desires the esteomed members of the Presbytery to drop his name and consider liim witl thom but not of thew, Gen, Shrler yestorday drove through tho dis- frict burned over last July and the lumbor rogion, inquirad into tho condltion of tho Jire Department, and held short intorviows with the Muyor, Board of Polico, and City Engincer. Ho lws resorvod for to-dny an iuspoction of tha wator-system, 1lis optulon is that the Firo Do- pertient, 8 far as it goes, is well onough, but 'that it should be roiuforcod by addi- tional men ond’ englues. Thore are, ha says, but nine men to 8 company, of whom two nro drivers, two officors, and one an engineer, leaving but four for active sorvice, As to the numbor of. engines: New York, with twwonty-thres squaro miles of tortitory, had forty ongines, and Chicago, with thirty-six square miles of territory, has but twooty-six engiuos, Another deficiency noticed by Gen, Shaler isin the number of fire-plarm boxes, which are now fav apart- and not easlly ocossible, Thoso are fiyst impressions, Furthor {uvestigation and rofloction may modity them. Ina cell in Blilbank Prison, sorving out a son- tonca of fourtoon years' imprisonment for por- Jury, lies Arthur Orton, butchor, and sol-disant Bir Roger Tichborne. Onco m slx months a conviot allowed to roceiva visitors, and his frionds, Lord Rivors, Dr, Kewoaly, snd Mry, Orton, alins Lady Tichborno rocontly avuilod thomwselves of this privilege, Tho Beeuo wad on affecting one, scoording to Dr, Konenly, whose conduct of the case for the cloimant way, to say tho lonst, errntlo, His wisories were observablo in *‘a poppor-snd-snlt coat, with breeches of the eame matorial; ho t | woro dark-blue stockiogs, nnd thore was a sort of blue-and-white comforter round his throat, will traverse, a8 it comes from oflicial gources. This charsetor was given him by a special Com- mission sppointed to investigate “the systom ol pribery and corruption established in the Do- partment of the Gulf, undor the auspices of Gen. Huribut, Commander, and Col. Robinson, Pro- voat-AMarshal General.” The certificato of char- acter ig on flio in tho archives of the War Depart- ment (or ouglrs to be), and thd charactor itaolf bolongs to Stove Hurlbut, candidato for Con- greus from tho Fourth District. As every votor . #hould kno:v tho character of tho worthy man for whom le Iu voting, and as it is not practicable for overy votor to examiuo the oficial cortificato, a brief statomont of it will answor the samo pur- pose. Tho gonernl features of the charaoter glven to this candidato by the Commission are lying, perjury, bribory, corruption, and lax moraly, If those qualities were requisites of & Congressnaan, Mr. Hurlbut would be triumphant- ly clected upon the ground of unquestioned qualification, as catablished by ofiicial certificnto, ‘The Commission uot only gave him this gon- oral character, but it also indicated the peculior sorviceo which he performed in defenso of the conntry in which theso qualitios woro manifest- od, and thoy will sliow that, while he may bave Dt one eya on tho cnemy, ho certainly hdd ono ontho main chanco; that whilo he may have graepod his trusty blade with one hand, he must Mavo bind tho ather wide opon in the ncighbor- Lood of his cont-tailn. They will furthermore shoy that the most dangerous foo to thelibertics of tho pocple end the integrity of vepublic- an government, in Gon. Hurlbut’s estimation, was the wan who wouldn't pay him for cotton pormits, Theso belng the gonoral charges, the voters of tho Fonrth Distriet will bo intorested to know some of tho dotrils ; and, o furnish this, a fow goms aro selected from the ofticial roport, which illustrste the distingnished manner in which the Commandor of the Dopartment of the Gulf served his country and Gen, Hurlbug : 1. Messrs, Clark & Falton, prominent ntor- chants of New Orleans, had a special permit from tha Presidont to bring ontcottun, which required tho indorsoment of Gon. Hurlbut. This ho rofused to ivo. Lhin firm wore aldo the owners of 930 bates of cotton which had been weized, owing to un informality. Thoy paid Robinson $5,000 to got thoir cotton, although an order hud boen mado for its release by Cten. Canby, of which they were, unaware, and 5,000 more to ot Thurlbat’s signature to thoe permit, 2. Tho firm of Weed & Co,, of Now Orlosns, paid $10,000 to Ntobinson to induca Hurlbut to sign o similar pormit, which ho bnd proviously rofused, As soon, howaver, as the £10,000 woro muid ho signed it, Other sums wero paid by varions pevaons for lilko purponey, and Robingon, after Lin arrest, confessed that ho had reeoived in all about 823,000 in bribes, of which Hurlbut got, a8 his sharo, $14,000, 8. 3Ir, Courtenay, tho agont of a lina of stoam- ers, hiad given Robinson, soime months boforo, & Dribo of $1,000. Whilo the invostigation was ponding, in March, 1865, Robinson had a sus- plclon that tho Commission lad heard of this affair, and, to cover it up, wrota a leiter to Hurlbut, dating It back to January, denounc- ing Courtonuy for nttempting to bribe him. Thia romarkablo oxhibltion of rotronolive honeaty mot with tho warmost sympathy from Huilbut, Ho got tho lotter, but, aftor keeping 1t sovoral days, got alarmed himeelf, indorsad it 28 rocoived Maroh 17, and went beforo the Commisyion with it, whore ho testi- fled under oath: *I do not know by what channel or messerigor it was bronght.,” Aw the Oomnmnigelon kuow all about the lettor, and Lad tho testimony of the peraon who deliversd 1t, thoy woranot vory slow in avriviug at the con- clusion that urlbot was on accomplice in the fraud. 4, After Roblnson had beon relomsed froin prison, Yo got tired of ourrying Lis load alons, und therofore proposed to is partnor that Lo shonld help, and said to Lim: I havo boen very ¢autlons In all yuy saylngs and movements, slnco miveatod, which could fn any wiso compromise s fage wos liko that of & corpuo threa days dend,” sud bis honds wero wasted, and * tho ologant tils aro all that remaln unalterod, snd thoy are blanchod and bloogless.” Thiy is vory tosriblo, Lut thore 18 worse to come, * His ) you. . . . As n man of houor, yon should now stand by and holp me.” At a socret futer- viary, which Iurlbut attonded under throats of o powure it he rofnsed, the two bit upon a nico Yiutlo arrangemont by whieh the General was to glvo baok the $14,000 ho had taken as Lis sharo of tho profits, and give® him & momorsudm of fustructions dated back to Novomirar, 1804, undor which ho would pre- tond to have collootad this money for publio nurposes, and would account for it ta the Qoy- ornmeut. Hurlbnt wrote the memorandum, and gavo his partner 8,000 Tho Courlonay ‘bribe acconnted for $1,000, and Hurlbut agroed 1o ropresont that $6,000 hind been oxpended in tho sooret morvico. This mndo up tho $14,000. This second attempt to ho honost backwards fared no Dbetter than the flest, B8 it was detectod. In fact, up to thin day, it would . bs a lazardous _oxporiment to dato back Hurlbut's honosly to nny given time. Robinmon's sharo meanwhile had Loon Boized by tho Governmout. Doth the pariners were in o corner, sud thelr nicoly butlt scliemes to put down the rabellion by bleoding the cotton morchnnts Iuy all in ruins about them, &, Gen. Hurlbut not only bad au oye to his own intereaty, but also to the intovests of his family, 1Io was bound they should mot suler because of the efforts of roboly to overthrow tho Govermuent, Ifis partnor, Robingon, however, was not in thoso transactions, ‘Mothera-in-lasr bave hed many offonses laid ab their doors, but this timo it is brothers-in- Inw. Onoof thess favored gentlonion was L. L. Crandall, whofirecnlvml soveral vory handsomo sums for proowring permite from the Coneral and seeuring tho roloaso of parties sontenced to tho Dry Tortugas, The other was C. D. Stnv&ue‘ whe wag to got & one-ifth intorest in 40,000 ‘balos of cotton for tho proenring of the nocossary ‘pormit. 1o forogolug accomplishmenta eonstituto the ‘priucipal foaturen in tho cordificato of charactor givon to Mr. Hurlbut by Maj,-Gen. Smith and the Hon. James T. Brady, tho omlnont Jurist, and tho certificats closes thus: We rospectfully submit that tho higher the rank of tho officer who proatitutes his office, tho moro prompt should he the method of dealing with bim, ana with this feeling we commond this communication to your xarly uction, In theso dnys of goneral corruption, it is haz- ardons to soud oven an honest mau to Congross, 1t now romaing to bo soen whothor tha voters of tho Fourth District will send & man officially charged with falschood, porjury, fraud, brivery, and miscollnneous corruption, and rejact & man upon whoso pablie eareer no stain appoars. THE MISS0URI CAMPAIGN, ‘Thero is a fair prospect that Missouri will bo redeemed this fall from thoe thraldom of Dour- bonism und Bogy. The Peoplo’s ticket, hesded by the name of Maj. Gontry, ls mesting with support from tho most opposite aud unoxpected quarters, When tbe Missouri State Republican Convention met. it 1ndorsed the People's tickot Benator Schurz is in tho field working for it with Dbis unrivaled powers. The St Louis'Democrat (Ropublicsn) secouds Sonator Schurz, and oponly advocates the People's movemont, The 8. Louis Republican (Indopendent) sppoars to bo favorablo to it. Thoe Globe alono, roprosont- ing tho last-ditch Republicans, refuses as yot to wheol into line. é The backwardnoss of tho Globe ia to ba rogret- ted. Those whom it ropresonts, and who refuse to indorso tho People’s muvement are, unconsclous- 1y porhaps, tho allies of Bogy and his crow. By tho course thoy aro following they only promote tho interests of Bourbonism, and curroncy infla- tion, and ultimute repudiation, and gain nothing for the party thoy are 8o anxious toserve, Thodo- Tfeat of tho Peoplo's ticket would not batheir gain, It would b the gmin of the orgsnization which has deno g0 much harm to tho matorial advancoe- mont of the® State. Tho groatest misfortune that could happon to those whom the Globe rop- regonts would bo the success of tho Qlobe Republicans in dofeating tha Gontry tickot. Thoy must bave the intelligence to seo this beforo tho clection, and the wisdom to uct upon it. What- over forco can ba given to a party command has Dbeen given to the Republicans of Alissouri to support tho Gentry ticket. If thoy fuil to do so thoy not auly conaign tha State for su indefinito period to the rule of Bogy and tho roactionary olement that bo vepresents, but thoy do soin spite of their own party orgeuization. Thoy Dbive not even the advantago of regularity to fall back upou, although they cluira to be moro rog- uler {bau the Ropublican Couvention itself. Wo hiope that the brauch of the Ropublican purty it Miesouri which is represented by the GHobe will follow the examplo of thetr brothron who sup- port the Deople’s ticket, Itis Lurdly possiblo that thoy will not do so in the end. In the speochos whick ho is now making throughout the Btata, Sonntor Schurz shows his customary doop insight into tho causes of politi- cal ovils, and hs wonted knowledge of the romo- dies by which thoy can be'cured. Ho always sees the two sides of a question, Thore are thoso who seo nothing but pu “anarchy of lawlossness" in tho South, Senator Schurz sces this, but he .se08 algo an “‘anavchy of power™ bohind it. e hay not forgotten to romind hie hoarers in the Misgouri canvass that, while the people of Lou- isiann have boen guilty of wrons, they uro still possessed of yights. He hay tho candor to put himeelf in the placo of the inhabitauts of Louisinna. Thoro is an impartiality, an ab- sonco of prejudice, in nll tho Sonator has said about national affuirs in bis lato specchos that wins ] honest men to Lim and to the niovemont ho uupports, If ali tho patriotio honrts ln Ais- souri, tho Globe Ropublicaus included, will take the sawmo viow in the presont campaign, thera o strong probability that tho Stato will be re- ‘dosmed from Bourbouism ot the coming eleo- tlons, — OBITUARY. BRYAN WALLEI PROCTOR, The pvet of this namo, beitor known as Barry Coruwull, died yostorday at tho ndvauced nge of 84 yoars, Ho wag one of Byron's schoolfollows at Harrow, end in tho letlors of tho great poet, writton some [ifty or gixty yonrs ago, frequent and kind roforonco to tho smull ono who has just died mny be found, The rolations of Proctor to Charles Lawb wero also close and cordinl. In- deed, ho was & man of n past gonoration, 1o ke lingered on hin old playgrounds and at his old labors long atter they huve beon deserted by his comrades and aosoclntes, After loaving Harrow ho pussed vome tlme in the oflicoof & solicitorin Wiltshire, then removed to London, and in 1821 was oalied to the DBar from Gray's Inn. Tnthe timethntho could spave from profes- slongl Jabors, which hie did uol nbandon undl Into 1 lito, he gave much attontion to literaturo, carly manifosting a poetical tempornment and s ro- fined oritical tasto, 11is first work, producad in 1816, was u small volume of dramatio skotches. In 1021, tragody-from his pou, Mirandola, was brought out at Uovent Gardon Theatro, with Mneroady in tho prinelpal pact. His poodicsl worls, in three valumes, wero publishoed in 1623; “Enplish Songs and Other Small Pooms™ in 1832; and * Enoays and Tales In Proso ™ In 1841, Hiu most moritorsous compositions ave perbnpy the English Bougs, many of whioh hove boou adupted to music, aud his ' Drsmatio Beonos,” which are sttompted illustrations of natural dialogus and platsible devalopment of aotlon, THE FIRE QUESTION. S—— Gen, Shaler Makes a Tour of fho City, Brief Conversations with the City Officials. His Impressions of the Lumbor Distriot, Withdrawal of Two More Insurance Companies, Test of the Water~Supply. GEN. SAALER. Aftor sponding o quict Sunday, daring which ho wag waited upon by s number of citizons, Qen. Shaler folind himseif yosterday mornlug, in company with Prosidont Franklin MacVeagh, of tho Citizous' Angociation, Tight in front of the work he had como to Chleago to porform, that of oxamining erllically onr Firo Dopartment, nnd of meoting with tho various civic oficicls who lavo our fire matiors in charge. Aftera short tour of tho elto of the Great Firo of 1871, Gou. Bhalor wag taken by bhis chaperono to THE OFF10E OF MAYOR COLVIN, who wolcomed Lim to the city, of whioh he asked tho visitor's opinion. Tho CGonera stated that he had not been fu Chicngn since 1807, but that thhough ho had hoerd simost invredible stories of Chicago's growth and progress, yet Lo had formod mno iden of what n olty it had grown into in so short a tima. 1t ho did ot knaw for a fact that thoro had beon a lnrge fire in Chicago thres yenrs ugo, he novor would have fouud out the fact during his drive through the city,. In response to a question by the Muyor, ho stated the charncter os the build- ings of now Chicago was highor thau.of old Ohi- cayd, Tho convorsation then twrnod more diroctly upon tho city's PIRE MATTERS g ot prosent, the Mayor statiug that It wasthe geveral opinion that the city had ay good a Firo Doperiment in all itsdetails as could anywhero bo found. TFinancinl rensons had stood in the way of its enlorgemont. It was to the fire of last July that the fusurance company trouble wny due, and the Mayor laid tho Dlame of this dingster upon Fire-Marshal Bennor, whom he chmactorized 8s & brave and honest man, but Incking tho ability to contoud with a large fire whieh 18 80 eseontinl to a man in his position, QGon, Shalar—Your Department, I think, bas too much grouud to cover. Itis fuo small for the torritory It is suoposod to protect. I beliove onel of thojcompanios is toosmall also. Youlave gix men in o company L understand, I'he Mayor—Oh, no, Thero are nine men in ench company, Tho insirance compauies did not complain’of this feature of the orgamization. Gon. Bhaler—It takes nioro than muc mon to run thoso engines, You seo two of these act as ofiicers, two as drivers, vue as an enginoor, loav- ing only four men which is not enough. to suc- cesalully work an engine. At this point Ald. Schuffner cntered and tho Mayor allowed him to capture the General, and wont to work signing licenses. The Alderman exploined to tho Geueral Low the city Liad in~ creased in pize 8o fast that improvements could not lecp paco with its growth. Ho explainod to him an idea cf his with regad to a rcorganiza- tion of tho City Covornmoent, tho lead- ing festure of which was a number of paid Alermen, from wioso number committeos could bo chosen to do the work of, and do away with, tho present Boards. As tho Mayor went on_signing liconses, and did not seem desirous of enlightening or belug; enlight- oned by the General on any point, Mr. MucVeagh suggested the proprioty of o visit to tho oflic of CITY-ESGINBEN CHESIOUGH, “Tito General and the Mayor s#huok hands, and purted tho best'of frionds, and bofore the former Joft tho room Lo complimouted Cléy-Clork Forreat uvon tho handsome appenrasico of the illmninnced licouso forms, the liko of which ho stuted lio bnd nevor before mot. At the offico of City-Engincor Chosbroush thoro wero prosont, herdo tho visitoy, the City Enginer, Ald, Heath, Commissioner Shoridan, Mr. MacVeagh, and two or threo other gontlemon. Tho convorsation hero was opencd by Commisgioner Sheridan,who stated that he and others intended, as far as lay in their powaer, to prove to Gen, Shalor that the City of Chieno had not boon truthfully ropro- sauted, either iu the reports of tho pross or eluo- whero. There was no doubs that thore ware Dortions of the ity whero the facllities for pro- curing water were™ not adequato to tho require- ments of a large fire, but tho trouble was laolk of money, and was beiog romoved as fast as pousibila, Gen, Shaler—T hear that dolaye ocour fu ar- riving nt fires somatimes. Commigsioner Shoridan—Our horses are so tenived {hat withiu fifteen seconds of il firat stroko of tho goug thoy niwaya stand rondy to start. Trom 6 to 16 pounds of steam it alwavs crried in ench steamor, and by the tiwe it ar- vivey upon the ground it is carrying all the stoam it roquired, TIE FIRE-ALAIGE, Qen, Shaler—Aunothor faull of your systom is tho slownees with whish the alarn sounds. Commiggioner Shoridau—Our ‘re-niarm sys- tom i8 tho most porfeot ona in the world. Gon. Shalor—I think the alarms comoe in too slowly, 1 know thoy come in much slower than in New York, and much valudlo time s Lhereby lost. One ood thing done stnea I wan here in 1867 wan tho oxtonsion of the lire-lwits, Lhis was & step i o wise direetion, Commussioner Shorideo—Tho mensire wag rather an oppressive oun. Ay iden was the gradunl oxtension of the limits, as the wuter- nystom_oxtondad. Stifl, tho measure is a groat protection, and must ba varned out stricly, Ald. Hoath—The idon hero iy goneral thab the Naw York people (uink that Chicago 18 dowg uothing to guard agninst tho repotition of the grout fires. Thia is wrong. The Duilding law, winch will undoubtedly pasg the, Council, i now boing prepared, and tho efforts to iucrense tho water-snpply are unceasing, % Gen. Shaler—Wo nro nwire of il this in Now York, Unless L am mutaken, the laying of \alor-mains is doing, In sowme eason, by private partien ux their own™ exponse. I tho insuranco men of New York ara ignorant of all thiy, it must be on ncconnt of the carolozsness of their agents hers in not keeptng thom properly posted, Commissioner Shovidan—Thoro wad o Mr, Potvy visiting bere, the othor day, on bolislf of (ho jusuranes compiny, tho Royal Canadian, of orante, of whicll he 1 mansger, This gontlo- man eame hera supposing that onr Fire Dopurt- ‘ment was utterly disovganized, but ho changed hiw iden boforo ho went awsy, and stated that ours was one of (bo most complete organizations o hud over soen, ; Gen, Shalor—Thore iy much that could bo dono in the way of impravements that could be smmedintoly accomplished if only the means wero on buiid. In aweelt now companfos with now engines could be' organized, nud old ones anlarged, By-the-by, liow near to ono another wro (hio difforent firo-alarm boxea? ‘Commissionor Sheridan—In tua well-inhabited portion of tho city they nre plced at n distanco | of 500 feot npart. ‘There aro ")BI‘KB of tha city swhero thero is adistunco of 1J¢ miles botwooir 0XGH 3 Gon. Shuler—Then, in that case, you always will hiivo large fires, Commissioner Shoridan—~Lack of means is the cnuuo of tho deficlency, GROWTIE OF TILE: FINE DEPARTMENT. Gon, Bhaler—To what extont haw tho Fire Dopartmont boon incronsed in sizo sinco 1867 ? Commiswioner Bheridun~1n 1867 wo hiad Four- teon onginos, Now wo have twouly-slx, Our populution in 1807 was 236,080 ; at vrosont it Iy probably botweon 400,000 aud 500,000, @cn. Shslor—Ia not the territory added to the city nitico 1807 Tully oqual to tha city’s extont in tlunt your # S Comiuslonor Bherldun—Yon, Tho aros of Chlengo at presont ia about 86 sguaro miles, Cen. Bhalor—Thut of Now York is ovly 28 squaro miles, aud yet thore wa have forty on. gwes, Chiengo cortalnly eannot got alovg with- oub an equal munbor, At this momont r, Crogior, of the Wator- ‘Works, euterod tho room and aunouncod thut, as soon a4 tho Bi-inoh mein was placad, ho wonld bo willing to bot that, if a1l the five-cuginos to ba found hotwaen Chiteagoand Albany, and lines 100 milos north and sonth of thoue citivs, wora appiied to It and 8ot going thoy would not lowar ituninch, ‘Iho little couferenca thon broko up, and Gen, Bhalor, tagothor with My, MacVoagls, Assistants Marshal Detrio, tho Bnuager of the Hartford Fire-Insursnce Compauy, wad oue or two oitor 4ontlomen, wont to the londquartors of Capt. Bullwinklo's Fire-Patro), on Franklin stroet, THE FIRE-PATIOL, Tt yras evidont from the airof the plnco that tho Gonoral was not an unexpected visitor. Lvery pleco of Lrass in the placo gloamed with n ruporuatural polish. and the mon, in iheft full- drews unifarm of heavily-monogrammnod bivo shirts aud black pants, prosented a vory neat appoarance, Aftor a cursory view of tho lowor lat tha nttention of tho Gonoral waucalled to tho Lwo horsos stunding in their stalls roady to utart for their placo In the wagon at tho flrst sound of the gong. Tho arrangomont of theso 6talls was peculiar, fn that the horeo's hoad was in the diroction of the deor, apd, whon tho nui- mals woro romoved from the talls, on being or- ored, back thoy relurned to their resting-placa tail tifat, and woro rowarded with the applanso of tho afght-soars, tho Genoral applanding with ovidont gusto. 'Tho anty than visited thie soe~ ond floor of tho bulldlng, which I3 used as tho #leaping-room of {lie forcu, and whose ppenr- ruea yeslovday was tingularly noat and cloan, On thio third floor tlio party were treated o an oxaibition of akilt on tho purt of two mombors of tho Patrol, who spread and folded and unfolded and. eprond wpon tho floor o hingo picco of fnr{mnlh) with n rapldity that was abiolutely snrprisiug. Tho noxt thing on the patrol programiue was an oxhibilion of the Compauy # celobrity in hitching and unlitobing the horsos in the wngon, As 800N a8 tho visitors hadt )l placad thomaolves out of tho rond of tho hotsos, tho m}ng swas soundod, and both animals Joapod from thelr stalls aud took np position in front of the wagon and wero hilched up, tho whole operation taking just mx scconds. Hev- cral Litohivg-triaty wera then mads with four men at_the harness, the hitching taking from twa aud ons-quarter to threo seconds. Two trinls of hitching by n singlo man took sixtoon and sixtoon snd one-quartor sec- onds, respectively. It was ovident throughout that Qon. Staler was intonsely plensod with the performance. At its conclusion hio mado a littlo #poecht, in which he congratulated Capt, Bull- winllo upon the success of s ondenvors to truin the patrol, whoue oxportuess surpassed anylhiug o hiad ever soop, and his obsoryation in that peculiarly ling had beon very oxteusive, Thero was no donbt that tho wondortul rapidity and cartainty of the movemonts of tho men was tho result of much hard work, He regretted that other organizations in Chicago wore not fn an cqually ndyanced condition. If they wara #o, tho lurge flres could hardly have ocawrrad, Ono or two gentlemen prosont who ware sone vorsant with tho New Yord patiol service no- kuowledged it could not cowapare with the Obi- cugo ingtituton. Gen, Shoelor and ono or two of his frienda then took lunch ot tho QOrand Pacifid letel, aitor which thoy went to tho Board of Polico Oom- minsionors, whoro tho: Genoral made tho ac- quaipteuee of tho iwo other Copimissonors. Soma Jitlle time was dovoted to the oxplanntion of Commissioner Rono of his peculisr viows s to fire insuranes, aml it was past 3 o'clock when the party ot iuto o _conple of enrringos and started on their tour of iuspection in the wouth- wostern portion of the city. 8 IIPESSIONS. In tho evening u_Trinuxe roportor had an fn- torviow with Goh. Shaler wt the rosidenco of Gon, Chetlain, on Qak strect. Tha Gonoral stuted thnt the vadn, which porsisted fu tulling duving the afteinoon, rather militated azainst the suceces of tha sxpadition, but yob ho saw enough durimg his rido tu conviuce him that tho Iumbger-rogton was ono of tho fluest plucos for tho sudden appoaranics of a lurge fire wiioh e had evor soen, Thoy went all through the lum- bov-distriot, visiting both sides of the rivor, aud ono or two clevators, ‘Thero was a cortain amount of lwnbor piied upon the street, but not in any cago ho saw 8o as to impedo tho pasaago of an'engine. o visited tho engine-housed, aud aua hook and tadder, which ha found in gaod ordor, An alaym-box was pulied, and half & dozen ongines were on the spot in a very short spaco of time. The action of the firamen was vory prompt, and their movements very rapid ; ultogethor, the porformuuco was vury creditablo indovd. He mountad to tho top of & firos tower, and looked taward the lumbos-districk and that portion of the frame district which wan considered mowst dangorous. Thora wis 'no doubt that, iu their prosent condition,, thes aro o menace to the city's safety, 1o inquired among_ the people of the neighborhood, and learned that tho condition of tha lumbor district Dind boon greatly improvod latety, and that the requirements of the lnw sre boing attended to. As ho bad sald bofore, the ouo graat thing nood- ful was largor firo companios, ind maro of them. Ifow many moro he cuuld not soy just yot. o Lud stadied & map of Chicago” during the dey which showed the position of the dilerent eu- gina-housos, but had not yeot como to a definite conelusion as to how many now engines wore ro- quisite, and whore they sbould bo placed. With regurd to the wator-supply ho preferred to bo roticent, ag tha trial of to-day would sottlo dofi- nitoly the fi\\cuuon of ita sufciency or iusufli- ciency, o bad looked ab tho I)Xnua of the \ator-Works in Mr, Chosbrough's oflice, and hind como to tho conclusion tbat there ought to be .uo lack of water, but ho could not spoals on tho subjoct until ho hnd woon tho lut of & nwwber of streams drawn from contiguous bydrants, ‘The improssion croated by the Geueral upon such of the gentlemon ns wont round with nim yestorday and hoard Lis criticlams of the varions works brougsht undor his noucoj was very favor- ablo. - Thoy all agreed that Lo was o weusiblo, ractical mau and a thorough firoman, aixl that Eis visit to Chicago could not but ba attended with good results. Whethor ornot o can bo in- duced to undertalo tha roformation of our tire afinira i very doubiful. Mo declined to answor the question put to Lim by o 'I'TIbuSE reporter yostorday, stating that, *if tho propor uutiori- tios asked bim the queation it wonld then bo thao to think about it—that it would be hast not to muswer Lthe question until thoy asked t." ‘After hiy tour of inspection, tho Gonoral vis- ited the rooms of the Citizeny' Associntion, and fmd an informalchatof half an hour with & num- ber of membors who waro prosont, aniong whon wota J, M, Durand, A. L. Chotlum, R, I7 Crane, W. McGennisg, L. 1. Boomar, 'T. Hoyuo, M. folev, F. 1, Bpencor, R. i Willavd, L. Z. Leiter, Il J, Bmith, O. 3. Honderson, ifuines: G. L. Duoltp, J. T Otis, L. I B, G, Canlfield, 1L, W. King, Thomas Macki ‘"Thomaa Hoylio prosided. ; Gen. Shalor, aftor boing introducod, said, as thoro scemod to bo a dosirs, ho should sy somo- thing. Ilo was satistied tho Fire Depariment was not large onougi, Thio water-supply was totmuble, aud contd ho mudo goud. Ciitorns wera much needed. ‘Pho lake-front should bo made approachable, and tho provision for renching tho cannls should bo improved, Steam- tugs should bo obligod by luw to carry engiugs, and compelled to use them in case of fiva, Mo thought Eavorably of chomicnl-engines. Tho 1loow nud-Ladder Department horo was weals, and theve wag o lack of tmiformity in ongines. and appatatus, Ho was nol satisfiod with the rotary-sugines, and preferred tho Amoskeuga. e WATER SUPPLY TEST. . Tor ton days past the proposition of the Citl- zons® Associution to tho Iire Commissioners, to have o test made of the water supply in differ- out parts of the city, has beon under considoras tion, aud, us Gen, Bbalor in here, =nd as thero aro many roprosontatives of the New York in- nuranco Companies tomporarily with us on busi- nosy connvcted with their agenocios, this duy, Tuesday, has been fixed on ay tizo ono for the tost. Tt will bo made wnder the managoerent of D, J. Sweenio, First Assistant Five-Marsbal, acting s Chiol Quring the absonce of M. Benner, the Marshul, who s in Bt. Louis, attonding tho Convention of Chiof Engincors now i session horo. T'he tast will ba made under tho muporvision of {ho Iiro Commissioners, u committeo appoint- cd by the firo underwriters, aud o commitioo. of tho Uitizons' Agsociation. ‘I'ho urrungoments uro as follows, commoncing nt 9:30 o'vlock Tuesdny worning, at the corner of Michigan avenue and Madison sireot Commitloe of fho Toard of Undurwriters— Lowls 1. Davis, Geoigo M, Lvon, Charlos H, Cnye, Chrlos W, Drew, 8. M, Mooro, J, Good- win, Jr., Jumes B, Floyd, Committeo appointed by the Ixecutive Com- W, mitteo of tho Gitizens' Association—John Motionnies, Gon, A, L. Chotlain, Gon, J. Ladlie, It. P, Doriukson, L. B, Boomer, Goorgo L, Dunlap, Jumes E. Otit, On tho pmit of tho Tire Dopartment—Man- agor, Acting-Chief D, [T, Bweonio, Assintauts, . (h Potrlo, William 3Mushan, W, BL Shay, J, A. tinney, 2 Hiram Almos, Beorotary of tha Fire Dapart- mont, will keep the record with such nesistants & Jio muy Holeot. : Fhore will bo Lwelve angines engaged, and the tost will be continnsd for ubout thras hours, snd at suals points 18 tho ditorent Committeos may soleot, to bonotifled at the time, it et MMORE COMPANIES GONE, In spita of the prosence of Qun, Saor in this aity yosterday, tho fecling among the inkuranco agents on LaBallo atroot was quite despondent, and most of thom were of the apinion that the worab ad not yot passod, ‘Lhis fooling was oue cusioned by the infermution received hove yos- tordsy that tho withdrawn compantes wero mak- ing tho utmoss offorts tq indnca the romaiming Eastorn companles also to withdiaw, It ls stated that the Now York capitaliats nud marohanta ros fuse to inaure in such comphnles ni bave do- clded to romafn, thus com olling thom to leavo tho clty algo, As many o{‘ tho romniniag coms pamoado n largo business In Now York Oty which thoy would not Ik to lngo, thero i 8 atrong probabllity thut a numbor of 'these comn- panlos may also loavo iy fun faw days. Two of thowm gava notice of their withdrawal yontorday. Ouo, the Manhnttan of New York, with ng-ots nmounting to £540.470, 14 s-Board company, aud tho othor, the Willinmsburg of New York, with assots amounting to $700,050, iu o non-Board O Withdrawnl t o withdrawal of somo of he ngonts from tho Locat Board, and tho wtontion olbuomn oth~ ery to follow sult, han also nddod to the de- pmlum;l ‘“3“3‘.‘ ht‘ hlummnvu circles, Nothing is more dreaded by tho ngeuly ropr al Bonrd companics than penasiling Nations A DISRUPTION OF THE LOOAT, TOAND at tho provont thn, They fcol Lhat If tho pross ont high rates are not maintained that thore id no chanco loft of bringing the withdrawn come panios bnok agaln, and their occupation wauld ho gone’ for mamo timo to omo. To arrcst’ tho calamity of o spiit in tho National Board a private moeting of tho mont prominont insuranco agonts i this city was beld at tho oftico of Davis & Regun, yeaterday aftornoon. The following gentiemou Enrlmlpntnd in the proceedings ¢ 8. M. Moore, Jo . Mooro, Georgo 0. Cinrko, T, Qondwiu, Jr., Judgo L. H. Duvis, 4, Miller, O, W, Drow, 0. H. Casg, and W, H, Cunpingbam. It will bho re. momborad thint {ho lattor gentleman issuod o cironlar inst Boturday, stating that his R would no longor abido by tho rates catabhuhed by the Board,” As Mr. Cuuninghamn roprosouts somo of tho atrongost Esslorn tompnnios roe mnining in the _city, his anuouncement cnused. quiton panfe. Ta bring bim back to the fold was the muin objactof the lnflnllilF, and in this thoy have been “entiroly succossful. Mr. Cune ningham now sunounots that ho will adioro to tho Board ratos, tho ciroular of last Satnrday havhig beon gotten up by oue of hia clorka witlis out s knowladgs, Tho rrimorn in Ciroutation yastord i : cireulation yostotday mornin that Prasidont Topo, of tho 'Coutinental Insige wnee Compuny of Now York, haq glvon ordors to cancol alt outstandiug poliefos i this city, and that other campanies’ would scon follow snit, were withowt any foundation whatevor, The Ageunt of tha Continental, Mr, Cacar W, Barrett, stuten that Mr. Hono, when in this city o few dayn avo, emphaticnlly stated £hnt under no eir- cumstance whatover ‘would bu cancol the out- stauding policlos, aud oxprossed, the hopo that, all other withdrawing compan jos \mulnYdu tho snmo. DBosidos, it 13 not ballovedd that companics liavo any logal Tight, in spito of thoir stipilatton, ' to cancel najd-up policies whon oyor thoy choose, | This question bas alrondy born in thocourts, and, in gvory instance the companten lost tha casos Sovoral of the leading proporty-holdets pad morchants in this cily stata that they shonid cortainly go to faw beforo thoy wonld allow com- puntes to cancel thoir policis, Mr, Goorge O, Qlarke, tho President of the Loeal Board of Underwriters, at tho roquast of tha Citizone' Comnittoo, appointod tho follow- ing Committoo of Underwritors to witnoss tho tost in regard to tho sufficieiicy of the present water-supbly in the business district, which takes place to-day: L, H. Davis, G, M. Lyon, T, Goolwin, Jr, 8. M. Zfooro, 0. W. Drow, James B, Floyd, and O, 1. Caso. e g PRESS COMNMENTS. The withdrawal of the insurauce companiea from this city still ocoupies the attoution of tho Now York papars. TIE MAIL thinks the situation w very gloomy one & @ prosent fs the Lime of yoor for moving the erops, a0 Yar aLautilen of g auist. come s O g, whiose sievators aro likely to o erowded full of qraln brought lu_ by the ralirondr, to bo trausferred to oasein for sbipuent East, There aro probably, ou ai averagn, 2,500,000 bushels “of tho various grafna thesu Chicago elovators all tho timo, just now, Thls grain s moved, and £0'd, und bought, majaly on bor- Towd eapita, procured f7u m banks oo tho soeurity of warchonsa certillestes, viiivh aro worlhluss s collat orals without tho insurauo certificate at their bk, Tho geeat pork-packing intiirest 18 also Jargely dopend= ent ugon capital slmilarly obiained, by processos in whichs Insurance i a chief factor, Tho marchants, tou, with lramnsa stores firll of goods, to bo paid for in the futuro, and exposed 1o the proballo contingeucy of destruction by fire meatiwhilo, nood the guarauly of inauranco to keep creditorss from cominy ‘e wolyos to their dvors, Tho euormou 6 loans made upon mortgage in Chizago foru another ¢'zmont of impending troublo, ‘Theao arv conditioned upin the praperty Lotng kent insured, and the poliey ¥i often botter koeurity than tho bulliling, If this condition {4 not complicd with, timid capilid gathors ftxel T togethor and shrinks hactt i afiright to tho plico it carmo from. And soon to {ho end of the clapter, the torrors of {ao situation intenyifying a8 wo ot town tothe small dealers, and iriders, aud householdeus, Now, la it to bo fmaghiid that tho grest grain cen- tres of the country, thi lurgo Eistarn citics whoao merchandlso oud whose capitul has gono to swell tho uniowiired sud nnivans blo mass of proporty fu Ohi- 3o, ean oxroct o fool no broath of this whiriwind which tias come, or soce will como, upon that clty Will thero be no roflex fnfiuonce wpon the Ewlern Froduce Exchnnges, ytr:1in_marts, morcantile clasaes, aud eapitalistay “In bt single matter Jof morigaes, tho Connactlcut ifo ine neanco companios slous wve ol feast len or twelvo mi llionainyosted thus in Obica~ go. From this womay Judgo what an onormmeus aum er fnailtutions and T rivate capitallsta have slmilacly atutuke thero. It 1s {d I, therofore, to deuy or Jinory the soriouencss of fhts fssua botwecu & misgnided end misgovernod city sud tho congorvative custodlas of fusuranco capital, In cne form or another, the offects of Chicago's obtusencs: 1are ccrlnin to bo folt very se- voroly outsido the Limit ¢ of that city, If o lcoul panfa shall not superven wldsa offects catinot be other tinn widespread, wa sball bo agreedbly surprised, la fuct, wo cau hardly se-s Low §¢ can bo otheriviso, T.AE EXPRESS in not satiuflod witn tho National Board, and bo- lieves it has too much powor, 1t says: Tha Execntive Cominttice of thy Natonal Doard 1 especially empawered to establishLocalBoardy thraughe out the country, uudor: sucls ritlos and rogulations as I deomed roqulsite to onforeo loyaity to tio National Toard, its wishics, wind, decrees, Taamuch os ull thy agenty, und noarly ten thousand companios, aro bound 10 aboy tho rules and Jecrees of tho ovor ono thonsund Loeal Bosrds fn tholr tospective disteiets, which are in ten bauud to obey the rules eud doceues of the Nue tional Board, whuso Igxcentive Conmitico tusy cne forco sneh docreesas 1 oy hee fit, somne Idea of thoirona ‘clad olidity of thiu cajsital-combinntion ta muka monoy iy e formed, in e o with tho above and slia- lar rules and regulations. 1t 1s faporial Inthe oxtreme, Under theso clremn— stances whiat can poor Ohleyo do? Tha wishes of tue Nutianal ot {ta subord tuv:ts Loeul Boards ofliciaily yro— mulgated nro Jaw, Whether Cudesgo fs better or worse off than otuer eltien wa to tivew, neverticlers, Miclal notleo of th General Agaut of tho Nationaf Loard has beon premnulgated, of whish ail will bu obligad 1o take duo notice, kud assumo the cnse- quences of ita compl’tineo or disohedionce, ¢ Is clim- ed that thireo-fourtha of ali tho fusurance capital boe Tong to tho Nationz) Board, uwd will of courso ooy it docrees, or hayo thicir uimes orased ua motnbers, and no I r entitled o {ts benedl Chicago must e proteciod in some way or othior or its credit ia weake ennd, Let (Lo city 230t the seue promplly, _Govern— mental fusuranco proves ocononiesl fu European conntrics, and tho p bl rocords show that wlile tha promiun tcomo sl e orgmization of tho compnnios 110w n Now Yark, s $133,040,00.79 ¢ th total losecsy Jalid woro §259,T07,078,U5 § 8bowIng uiy exevas of proe alum fucome over losses of §17,985,531,74 up to Jun, 1, 1875, and this fucludes all thy largd Ores of thy eountry, % Caunat somo moterial portion of this $174,000,000 e cora bo flaved? 1Doss Auch OUORNOUN eXponfes 0F munagement uecassurily attond tho buslness, if Judl~ ciotsly maaged? T it requislte thut S0 out oz gvery $100 of pretufums collozted, or $23,000,000 out of 21,000,100 aunal prremin lucome whodld Lo uded up for expones of mitigement antd o atisly atockhoids era? Shall tho preis silently ald theso hugo cupital combinations for £2ar of offending thom, or protock e Intoreata of theipeoplo? Tn ths punranteadjproteos thun, 2t tio tine e special ingurance privilegbs woro grauted, ut tho ners will of thoss who asked fur Wl provogatives? 1 this 1o Lo protection promied, 14 §t ot tituo the_jieople, by law, provided somethiug more reifable? I I & quiestion fu which not only the penple of Chicngo and the importors of ather cidcs aro Fitcreated, Tuit tiu Whiolo country, Would not & L roguluting tho Nottonnl Board, and ol the compauies, huvo s wholesome offect, unid doea not the lute action. of the companics, nnitudly withdrawing ita promised protectiun from our lsler oity of Ohicago, pressu & favorable opportunity 7 FuE * nerann gives the situation in figures, na follows: Arsols of English and Americas nies withidrawa, Asgotn of Amorioa Board comyanles whose deelsion t rouched Now York, includiug tho Royal, of London, $12,000,040, , sevenes 21,000,000 Assots from uoneBoard compunios romaine eeee 19,020,207 4112,500,000 + 02,000,000 Totul asseta of all c ont nuheavd from, oo This s certulnly s vor rmidable array of figurva In favor of tho Sompanios, and tholt pastlon 14 JAne becoming strongor, Thoe whole question now turng upon tha udtion of Obicugo und hor peoplo, THE FIRE ENGINEERS, 87, Louis, Nifa,, Oct, 5—~"Ths Second Annual Couvention ol tha Chief Bngincers of the Fira Dopartuionts of the various citios of the Union, met in the Maoreantilo Library Hall to-day, and waw eallod to arder by Predidout Nawyell, of Boston, who extonded & honrty welcomo to dele- gatos, A cpmmitteo of fivo way appointed to geloct oftloors for tho- Convention, who, atter a ot cousuleation, rovorted 11, Clay Bexton, of Bt Loniy, for Presidout, with savanteon Vico~ Providonts; P, H, Ruymond, of Oambridge, Masi, Hocordiug Beerotary; M, Ohusa, of Bloomington, 1lL, Corrosponding Seoratar, H (hrao Aseislant Hoorotaviews and Thowwa Fa Noviug, of Brooklyn, N, Y,, T'reasuror, Tho ree port wad ndopted, ana Yyedident Soxton took the chalr and roturned thank for tho Louor, A oommitico was_then appoiated on Order of Businoss, and the Gonvention adjourned Lill tos wmiorzow, Lo giva the Conunittes time tompost, panfes at pres- .3 40,005,505 1 i 1 b 1