Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1874, Page 5

WASHINGTON, A Brief and Unimportent Session Yestorday. Koliey's Bill the Xey to the Sit- uation in the House Ropublican Membors Want Time to Get TUp Bpeeches, Mr, Dawes to Do His Lovel Best To-Day. Randall Altacks fhie Pregidont---A Benial from Mre Blaine, Bupposad Tinkering of the Whisky Tax «--The Freodman's Banks, KELLEY'S BANTLING, PROSPECT OF A BUART FIONT IN THB TOUSE. Specut Diapateh to Tho Chicago Lyibune, BrriNorierp, M., Dee, D.—Tho sesslon ot the Houso wng very briof and wmmportant. The fiuance question uncxpectodly confrouts mom- bors in the vory initial days of tho sossion. Judgo Ketloy hasbeon shrowd cuough to place his intorconvertible boud bill in o position whero it is tho koy to the parliamontary situation. No tegislation npon tho general calondarol businesy ran Lo successfully attompted until final die- position j8 mado of ths bill. Kelloy s too ekillfnl a parlinmontarian to permit e bill to loso the advantago which 1t apponrs by naccident to have gained, and it sooms that n voto must bo token npon the 866 propositiony beforo any other business can bo sccomplivhed. The leading Kapublicans wrhio aro opponod 1o the bill aro Awaro of this, nud this otz cnmo to tn nndersinnding among themselvoy to gecure an crrly adjourn- ment to-dny, in ordor that n day's proparation might bo givon them for this ancxpectod de- bate, ‘The discuseion of tho Xolloy bill will un- doubtedly be rosumed to-noerow, Whe it 18 0x- pocted thiat Mr. Dawes will apenk ngaiuat it. ML DLAINL'S FINANOIAL VIRWS. Tho Baltimore Sun of this morning containg the Tollowing statoment : **ThoSoerotary of Stato en- tortaiuod nt dimuer luat ovening, Mr. Willinm Torster, tho colobruted Lnglish political econo- amist, nowin tins city, A large nud distinguished company were present. During tho ovenivg tho Pronident’s messnge camoup. That pmé of it rolating to the finances wes warmly commond- od by some_of the gucsts. Npeaker Blaino {urneil to DMr, Torstor and remarked thnt thoso gentlomen represented tho conserva- tivo olement of this Goverument, but that hio belongoed to what in England would bo callod the mob, but iu this country waa eallad the peo- e and s would not for » momout nccept the "rosidont’s idens. T'lus, comlug from the Bpeok- ar, has causod considaruble seoention wheraver it ‘s becomo kuown.” Mr. Blaino autborized to-dny tho fuilest and most oweoping douinl of tho foregoing, #0 Tar as it ciorgos that he ox- oressod bimself in favor of anything like infln- ion Stealior Blalne 19 0t {ho opinion that frog- benkiog bill, with coreful provisious lor spegio resumyption,’ may bo passed a8 0 compromiso mensuto. e RANDALL ON THE RAMPAGE, YACTICS OF THE WOULL-LE SYLAKR OF THE KEXT u0U: Snectal Dispateh to T'he Chicavo 1 ribune, WaAs136T0S, D, Cut Dec. %.—Rendall, of Ponn- gylvonin, candiduto for tho Spoakership of tha Bourbon Iloueo, distinguishod himself to-dny by an unfair attack upon tho President of tho Unitod States, nnd by a vory gross violation of tho rules of the Iause, which ho hopes noxt pexsion to bo bimeelf called upon to enforce. Randall insistod that tho Prosident in his mee- sage las mado o misstatemont of fact with respeet £o the amount of the indebtedness of the District of Columbin. Tho plain inferenco, from tho monuer and language of Randall, was that the Executive, in his most important State paper, bas wilfully attemptod to mislead tho Amorfean Congress, Tundall_ brought oub his ros to show this. Mr, Inlo, of Maine, wed that Randall bed taken his figures from Rioront docutionts from thoso to which the Presidout reforred, and that tho Prosident had doductod cortrin logitimate nesots of tho Dis- trlet for which Raudall mado no alloswauoo. g COMMITTEE WORKS. THE WHIBKEY TAX, &pectal Dispuatch lo L'he Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasniseroy, D. C., Dee. 9.—Tho Ways and Meaus Commitieo hold a sossion of threo hours to-dny. It is stated that important businosa woa transncted, but tho striotest secrocy was on- joinod on all the mombers s to the noturo of $ho businoss. Thoro aro gomo reasons to believe that the subject considered was tha recommend- ation of the President’s message rolative to tho inoreaso of the tux on whisky 10 ceats a gallon, Whoro {8 an unverified rumor that tho Commit- tea favor oveu n greator incroaso. KALAKAUA'S NECEPTION, Tho Houso Committeo ou Foreign Relations will to-morrow considor the propriety of prosent- ing to the Houso a bill nppropristing £50,000, or & smaller sum, for tho ontertainiuent of the King of the Sandyvich Islands, —— THE FREEDMEN'S BANK. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Special Dispateh to The Chiicngo Tribune, ‘Wasmixaroy, D. C., Doc. 8.—Tho report of tho Commissionors of tho TFreodmon's Bank las beon comploted for somo timoe, but tho law by by which the Commissionera wero croated does not desiguuto tho porson to whom tho zoport shall bo made. It will probably bo ealled for by Mo Houso ina fow dnys. The xeport is vory voluminous. 1t makes no criticism of any sort upon the very reckless mansgenent which rutned tho bauk and impoveriabed s0 many depositers. Tho Commisgioners bad gront diffeulty in ad- Justing thonccounts, L'he adjustment fuvolved a1 examination of {he pass-bools of 72,000 de- positors, and iy practically o sottioment of the accounts of thirty-four banks, THE INDENTEDNESS OF TUR BANK $8 about £9,000,000, and tho assota ut thoir full valuo amount to but 00 por cent of thia sum, ’.l‘h&m sy howarer, u.m b, $90,000 ouxldlnn:fil, nnd thoro is no provability of sny considerablo immodiate mvide‘n’x i % ————— TERRITORIAL ACCESSION. RIOPOSED CLSSION OF A GTRIP OF MEXICO ALONG THE 110 GRARDE. Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Chicaao Tribune, ‘WasuNazos, Deo. 0.—It i statod that & porpo- eition {8 now under considoration by the authori- ties of tho Unitod Statos looking to tho cession to tho United Statos of o strip of territory on the Mexfenu sido of the Rio Grando ruuning back from tho xiver to tho wmountalus. This cousion i proposod to bo mado by way of indemnity for the post and ecouwrily for tho futuro, aud it the nogotiations are auccestul it will, it ie Lollovod, onnblo the United States Goyornment to pukan_ offeotual ptop to tho raldlng and ma- rauding of thioving bends of Mexicans thut nyo committed suoh grout daprodutions on thie neo- ple of Toxaw, It1s undorstood thint tho ruthor- tics of both Govormmonts aro quite favorably improssod with this propusition us o meany of Bottlement of tLio vexations quostions that haya arigon frop Inwlossnoss on the ltio Grande, s THE MANUFACTURE OF STEEL, IS MANUPACTULE ALWAYS KEPT A BIVSTERY, WILICH 18 TRANSMITTED YO FATHER TO HOX. Specuts Dispalsh to Tha Chicagn Lribuna, ‘Wasninarox, Deo, D.—Gon, I A, Btarring, in his repoit to tho T'reasury Departmont upon tho 8tocl quostion, gives an Intorestingchaptor upon tho manufacturo of stoal. 1lo sayo ¢ What @8 the correet dutiable value «f cast ateel exvort- o from Sheftela lo the United Statea’~In extanining i question, ¥ Are kpeelal pricon oo for Amuricu 79 4t Teuulted Lint cust ateel can bo mudo for any markot wtauy prico, I haveulouhown that no osuinivation of & placa of beat cast wioel ' ufford ny dudication s {0 lts value, ol late of ‘l\luzl oxpressod in bald stateinonts spycars 0 fucrodible that ft ja necossary I should 0. Deat suwo of tho favis 1 havo before referred to, and figy BlLioY Iltustrato them by somo partioulara rolative to tha tnmfacturo of beat east aicel, . Tho tunniufacture of steol s nlwaya beon lept a sort of myslory, Tho process moktly followad fa what §8 Kuowitu - * HUNTRMAN'S PROORSS," liscovored or most Aucccssfully worked noidl bromght into opernifon 1t 1740 by Yenjannin, unteman, - leot Duurdugy Lia nooio 1s univorsally known, Tiio_ proccnn vl ia subncquent, fmprovomontn fa yory complicated, Tho #pecial mothod of manufan turo sdopted Ly caoh fim fa n_jealonsly-guarded necrot batded down by verbal fofinuln, ofcy from fattier to_von, through succemivo gouoratonn,' Tac mnker lins hi pocullar modo of manufacture, and doos a0t know whiat partieular proportions of ssonr, olc., arw adopted by hin collcagitas in mizing hicir tedl, Crwd ool s mindo from varioun matartals, “Tho ot infotior quality fa English cast stool, viz, s that mad from Englinh fron or soraps, Thin Is e kind from which English spring-sicol s made, tho prico Lelug about £25 ner to, Luglish cant sieel I8 ndapted only fo piutou-rods, Aurings for wagons, otc., Topo- wire, and for purposes whora n cutting cdgo fa ‘ot re- qulred. This elnsa of ateol dog nut tomo undar tho cafgnation of bost et ateol, althougli 118 appestauc in very ulmflar, Tor the Lost qualiilos of cast siael Rood Bwedia fron tnust lio usad, THERE 18 A PROVERD AMONG STERf-MELTERS {hat i o wrould havo good atec! you i put ood irons of uniform quallty itito tho melting pot, Thin in {Lio caso, 84 it voticorné tho consitngr O, persoit wiio wren tho atool, nlthough tho Lrands of the iron sre muited and Jost to yiew, T have shown that the muin differonce In prico of steat dopenda Targuly on tho varintion, olcy of iram Dut o tablo of duttablo values eould b conntructed tpon tho fluctuations of materlals, bocauao nlthongh tho prices of all brands ro oblainable, yot whon they nra converted into stuol each iron f Aliguised, and i foravor a buried seorot, nuk ovon to bo rosuscltated by tho constimor, who enn only tell whetlier tha_leol {io01 for his ptrpose, and cun Eow nothig about the randa or mixtures eniployed wlien 1t was made, Swedish fron I3 otampod with mark aud feltoen granted_by the Bwedlsh Govaromant to (o owiers of iron-works, ond, theso mavks and letters belug vory Dumerous, tlicro'th o Wido rango of pricen, L pritie clpal origihial cost fs fu tho crudo motals, and it costs as much, ot nearly 50, {0 mike s ton of' oo lesl a8 fo wmakin ton of good. If fhio fron is very pure, it costi o littlo mors, an It takes longor to melt, but the main clenient of iho price of kool ia thy matérint from which 1 Is made, Tho Swedish [ron o delfvered fo tho manufacturer 10'{ho forin of bure, Which huvo beon hamptred to the necossary dimonelons, vlx: nbont 8 inchew wide, 5 incls thick, and from 0 to 13 feet long, TIE CONVERSION INTO STERL, Thio first process of munifocturo is that of conver slon, Thie converting furiacos nro of iiTerout sires, romo eapable of contafulng 26 tonn of iron, £ome 40 tone, oy contaln two slono couverting pola, each nbout 4 fect it width and dopth, and 12 feot in length, Thieso pols aro placed wido by slile, nd when 10 operu.: tlon tho licat frow tho firo belo 18 conducted around cach ot by e of flues, The hoat is provonted from oscapingt by nicans of A briclt domo inclosing thu whole, Tliofron bara ora placed in layera in 1ho oon- verting-pots, {lio kpaces botwoon tlio Inyers beiny fled - up. Chiarcoal Urokon Into el deovs, \When tho couverting furnaco s dllled, it 16 bermeticolly siealod with *wheel wwarf,” o gub- stance aceumnlating ab tho trongh of tho grinding= wteol, nnd capablo of reeling long cxposry to lient, Tiie firo 16 thw lighted, aud f4 allowed to bt from twalvo (o alxicen dayw, 't timo doponding upon tho amount of carbonlzation roquired. Itis thenleft to die out, and (10 converting farnncd and motal, huving been Zuirod fo o great Lo, takio abous tho sumo length of timo to ool ns for tho beating, Whien the metul I removed §t fa covered with bilsters, from which 1t gots o oo of “Lllslor stoel.” 1¢ fa wn Urittlo ns ylass, and can bo broken by u slight blow of thy Lamuier. THE MELTING PROCRSS. Tho noxt operation 14 to broak tho_bilster stosl into omall triangulur plecos, measuring about 3 luebes ot gacliaide, 1t the assortod futo prie,fu cecordanco Witl tho quantity of catbon n ench pioce, oud deliv- ored to tho princtpnl meltor or foreman,’ In Lifs dos vartment it s arranged in bins, cach clnes by itseif; and hiery tho moltera welgh out the requlsito qinniilios for melling, oud_mix Wwith cach cortain quuntities of serap, conimon Knglish metsl, splegelcihch, mangn- neso, frou B to 10 ouncos of oak cliarcoul, eicl, (ueorde fug o tho tomper and kind of stee to bo'yrodused, b well aa tho 1Fico to b Fealized, This braneh of tho monufacturo of steol contaiua tho entiro eocrets of tho rode, Aftor tho metal has t:eon welghed as describod, ft t taken to s meltiug furnnce, nud couveged into smsll firo~clny poty uboiit 8 inchies i1 dizmeter, and 10 fucheu to20 fuches hiy, covered with clouefy-niting Hds, and previonsly fulied ton whito heat. Thoy zro ol lowed to vomein {u {ho fursace, surrounded Ly o atroug Gre, for kuveral lioure, duttng whien (ho metal 18 frequently etirrod, 63 that §t mey o thorought mixed, After {¢ han been thoroughly meltod au mised, ftjs run into o motal mold of tho required form, ' When thio bara oro coolod, o pleco s brokon il at cach ond,—{bla fuspeotion of '(ho fracturce beiung for the purposo of navertalnlug whetlier tho motals have buen thoroughly mixed, mora thun to determino whother the quniity of tho steel 58 equal to by pars tieular atandurd, “This complotes the procese; nnd thosluel is sent o tho rill to bo rolied ot hammered iuto its ultinato shapo of square, triangular, oolago, round, or Gat, THE VALUR OF THR BTLEL PRODUCED, ‘Without enterlng futo sn anulyeis of the many dlffers ent ways in which cast stecl Or best vant atecl iy wmade, it g suttictent t0 etaly thiat thero ure eoveral Tuudred varjoties, varyiug In temper oud quulity, Tho beet cnst stecl of Oue Tunufacrurer may Lo totsily different from that of snother firm, As su iustance of thie, 1 may rofer to the Lost cast steel of William Jessop & Hous, which §n 1670 waa shipped to tho United Slutes ot 48'siilings loss 10 per contat tho enmo poriods that tho Lot stecl of Sanilcrean Drotiiera & Co. ws ehipped at 62 alliings 1oss 10 poc cont. No ono would think of taking tido s ovidenco of undorvaluation, if they know bow best cast atcel was produced, THE DESIGNATION I8 NO ORITERION OHATLVER oftho price, One customer mny order micol at 50 sbillings and another ot G5 ehillings, and if 3 almilar articlo will euit {ho purposon of Loth, thoy witi both recelve tho samo thing unders diforet namo; so thet theso diferent desiguations did not originally spring up from a_desiro to dofraud tho rovoutio, but are fnftorent to tho frado itself, For instance, u ccr— Deificld firm rocently bought somo old teel at tho rate of €12 pur ton from another firm who had it instock, It was #o purchused, thinking It would un- wwer tho purposo of un order; oud it was sbipped to tho Unilod Sates, and involcod nt thorato of £56 per fon, Tho oustomcr could not nossibly foll what it cosi, nnd no Appralser could tell what tho markot rate'should bo, IT 18 COAMONLT THODANIT that {lie valuo of stecl can Lo told Ly appearanco, Tt 18, of couroe, well known thut nothing cau bo tolid by tho outeldo surfuco of tho bars, but it fa noverihelesy olloved that the valup eun bo detormbood by tho gralu, 03 oxhibitod upon fracture. If the grain o fue, thi steal i supposed to bo valusbln; If coarue, not so, “Chin i albogotlier, on orror, he grain of tho stect depends upon tho temper—tho hurdor tha stecl 1z, the Guier it §a 1 tho grain, Tho commnonest gualily looks 19t 38 fino as tho best ; and mouy of tho low=priced wnples forwarded hofowlth prosout n conidorably finier grain than tho steel worth £4 or $3 moro per owt, Siteal of tho namo quslity may bo taken and zollud to {hzo eamo bizo, nnd Yet onw 1ay bo mada to loolt as fing 08 pilver, hud'tho other quito corso, It §s, theroforo, ovident 'that wllo tho fractiro of n br of aicol mny geevo to fudicato tho temper for tho purpose of 3acor. tolning its udaptabilily to any pazticular purposs, it cau aiford 1o guido fo tho vuluo ut which it should'be astessed, 1 CONNECTION WITH TIS SUBIRCT, 1 would beg scavo fo_quote from * Gonsular eguln- tious (of 1870, paragraph 472) relating to {he sutlentis callon of Involces,” tha following extract : 0 Judgo correetly tho mickct Yulue of any given axticlo, it will often b Smportaut to_Inquiro curctully s {0 prices in Aales thoreof for otlier rourkets thun our own, When the United Stateh aro tho principal cone tmcrs, and_fctitions Kalos {0 creato Tominal values aro defocted, Cousls should nucertan {lho ust of production, nd add Lo custouiucy perceatuge for rofits," B roi tho doscription yiven of tho mothiod of mmi- facture, und tho fact that tho principul elonienta of the cost of hroduotion aro the most.joalounly giardod pe= czats of tho trado, it whl be con 1kat no Cousul could pomibly Colil Likn ustruciious (i b cido of cash atee g —— NOTES AND NEWS, PARDONED, Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chioago Tridune, ‘Wasuinarox, Dec. 9.—Hepresentativo J. D. ‘Ward to-day secured the pardon of Samuol Alll- sou, of Chicago, who nearly a year ngo wus conviot od of sowe offento concorning tho Unltod Statos mails, Allison bad nearly werved out bis time, and hie record lu imprigonment Linu boen good. His pardon naves forfeitura of citizonship, Tho Prosidont bas also granted perdons to John Whisonant and Jerome Whikonaut, of Houth Caroling, convictod of Ku-Kiux offenses, and sontenced osch o five yonss' imprisoument at the Albany Ponttentlary. HTAJII-ENUROSSING CONTRACT, Tenry Bherwood, of Chicugo, s loro to on- denror to meoure & roversal of an uufuvorabls ruling of tho Troasury Depurimont relative to Ilus stamp-engroesing contract, Aftor.1ho con- Arack thero wus n prrtinl chango of form which, a8 tho Depariment ruled, tended to work chango in tho uature of his continet TUE MENSEPLN CANAL, Jonoph J. Utloy, of Dixon, Clnirman of the Comuitica appointod at tho Richmoud Conven- tion to roprosent tha lvnnopin Cunal interest here, has arvived, and is moking arrangeniouty for n imooting of the Committeo, John U, Dore i# nlso Lioro in the intorost of tho wamo ooter- xine, X STEAS ON CANALS, 'ho ¢annl-stenmor Lhowmus Mooro has urrived at Georgelown, from Cutberland, bor toialtrip Daving baon wuccossful in ovory pirticulir, Bho was frelghed with 100 tous of coul, nnd mndo un nvorago spoed of 5§ miles uo hour, though it is thougitt tho #pood cun Lo iuoronsod to 10 miles an lour, ‘Tho homas Moore was built by Cupls, Huewnrs and Darragh, both practioal boatmen on the Ohio River, snd attracts tho attention of boatmon and others lotorested in steam cunal usvigation, TIE AT, . The Honee Mllitary Comuuttes to-duy oxnmin. od tho ropore of tho Neerotury of Wir and agrond in the manin_to the principnl recom- mondations contalued, wmoug whioh may bo mentioned that the lundy on whioh tha military posts are ustablishod in Toxas bo purchased by tho Govormuont jethat &lx ndditions] Paynusters Lo outhorized ; thut tho ohuchont of lust session rewirioling tho ulluwuuce | to oflicers {ruvoling uuder orders to aotunl oxpetiaes bo reponiod, #o that thoy may boale lowed milergo and oxpousos at tho old ratos, and that the enlintmont of minora as drammers bo authorized. Thoro appoars to bo o woalkess ing of tho aconomio zenl that chnractorlzed tho Comumitloo last nosslon. 120 the Asocited Irean.) ‘Wasnxarox, D. 0., Doo. 0.—Tho_following Tostmnators invo boon appoiuted; EIl Drnni, Covro Qordo, Ill,; Alangon D, Macon, Washiug- top, Alich.; Willism M. Young, Fovwlor, Mich, LEGAL QUIRKS, The Great Mowry Land Case on Trial. The Titlo to Ninety Acres in the Heart of Pitishurg at Stako. Power of o Judge to Keep His Court Records in Shape, Important Railrond Decision. TIIR GREAT MOWRY LAND CASR. Byiecial Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune. Prrrsnune, Pa., Des, 9.—Tho great Mowry Iond case, involving titlo to 90 neros of land 1u the beet part of tho clty, commencod to-day in tho United Btatea Cirenit Court, Judgo Meken- van presiding. Tho Aloghony Cemotory Asso- clation is mndo o defondant in tho onse, In 1840 Wiltinm Mowry is supposed to have mnrried o daughter of Porot, n Michigan Indian Chief. A boy end girl were born to thom. Tho boy died. ‘Tho girl, Cubbayonquit, living now, waa mar- riod to o man named Isancs, Mes. Mowry sold hor right to the DIittsburg Iand, nfter hor husbnnd diod, to Bormurd L. Mointer, of Day City, Mich, who is tho ronl plaintiT in tho caso. Thoro are, however, two suits ngainst prominent and wealtly citizons who now oceupy a portion of the land, o jury is tho mout intolligent over gathored in this purt of the Btate, ivcluding eaitors, Inwyers, phy- elolaus, aud morchnate, Tesides Pittsburg lowe yora, Attorpov-General Muston, of Michignn, und Georgo 1. Hutoh, nvo bore to nosint in the en2o. Tha lot-noldors nre excluded as witnessen, Veng intorestod pnrties, Tho originnl pntont was put in evidence, Deeds nlmoust funumer- eblo wero also produced, ns well os nots of tho Assombly in vegard %o tho land, The Inwyors consumed a groat deal of timo in argu- inglogel tcohnicnlitics. Michael Daly, n y City storokeoper, testillad to tho marriago coro- mony of Mowry to Porot's daughtor, ate., and dotuiled tho Indian ceromony, se Lo witnossed It, of giving nwny lu marringo. An immonso orowd wrus prosout in_the court-room, and the stroet was erowded when the adjournment wns had to 800 tha Indian claimant, who is a_nhomely Inlf-breed, about 25 veer of age, with little qr ‘no romance akous hor fentures, g AN INPORTANT CABE, -+ Shavial Bispatel to The Chicago T'ribune, grnisoriEro, Ill, Dec. 9.—Tho Hourd of SBupervivors of this county to-day dirocted their Ohairman fo institute auit agawat J, S, Viinston, our Cireuit Clork, to recover $240 in feey which ho had retained in violation of the law, aa thoy charge. 'Tho uwuit grows out of tho fnct fhat tho Olerk ia sllowed 62,600 for clek hiro. In odditon to this amount, Mr, Winston spont 8240 to keep his rocords in shapo, o says tho worls was nocos- sary, but tho Lonrd_of Supervisors rofused Lo allow tho el Mr. Winston tlieroupon ro- fuson to turn ovor foes to that amount, ~onco tho snit. Itis lookod upon as o caso of lutorest, us it involves the right oud powor of the Judgo of tho Coust to malio ths' nocossary ordets to loop the records of his Court in slupo, ay it in provided hoshall in See. 22, page 67, Grons' Stat- s Mr. Wisston relios upon an ordor of Judgo ane. ; IMPORTAKT RAILROAD DECISION; Eyecial Dispateh to 2he Clinaye tribune, IxpiaNaronss, Ind., Dee. 9.—Judge Drum- mond to-tlay docided thot an individunl creditor of sraflrond company ean only obtaiu rolicf ngainst tho samo from damnges and eolo of its Propnrty‘ only the Btato granting tho charter having tho right to bring an nction to forfeit tho franchiro. ‘Cho cago wns tho suit of Ugylord & Bons, of Clnciunatl, against tho Fort Woyno, Muangio & Cinolunati Koad, to recover o jidge ment of 912,000 agwmst tho defondants in the Btato Courts. Tho pluintifiy sought to vacato tho chartor of tho Company. NO PENALTY ATTACHED, épecial Dispatoh to The Chicuvo Tribune, + Ispianarowss, Ind,, Dee, U.—Judge Jovdan, of tho Criminal Court, ruled to-day thut no ponelty attached to tho eale of liquor after 0 o'clook at night undor tho toxms of tho Baxter law. EHORTICULYURAL. Sacondl Mayls Senslon of the Illlinois State Grganizution—Intorenting o= pers IRedn Speciad ispateh to The Clicago Tribune. Pronta, 1ll., Dec. 0,—Lhis, the sccond day of the CJouvontion of ibe Illinois Iorticulturas Baocioty, was markod by somowhat larger attond ameo, yob citizens do niot turn out ae they should, The deliberations of the Bociety are lmportant, intoresting, aud will mexit o deeper attention, Tho morning session ynstaken up outivelywith tho henring of reports of L. C. Franois, of tho Springfield District, and Isnao Snedeker, of tho CGreono Oounty District. Doth ropoita bad nenrly tho eamo showing regarding tho horti- cultuzal condition and prospocts of thoir ro- spostive fiolds, Applos hnd boen hurt by the wet season in tho kpring, ponolies lad ot euf- forod su much, yub were not up to forwer Yoars, whilo berries, in common with ml) smalt fruits, hind boen nearly used up bebween the two extromon of eurly wot and s late dry eeason, ither of tho reports tnd any \'m‘( encournging statements to maka nlout tho high slate of horticulture, but both united in tho bo- licf tha Lorticulturinty were bogloning o un- doratand their buginess better, and in timo would Lo ablo o outwit the dendly bug, the rayenous bird, and the irreguiny sonsons, In tho aftornoon mooting su interceting roport fron tho Stunding Committeo on Ornumental and Timnber Lroes was herrd, Strong urguments woro used to induco all farmors and hortioultur- 1518 to encournge the pluntuig sud presorvation of forest treos. It was claimiod that in o fow yeara thore would be no traen loft in the country othing wan douo to etay their destruc- @, W. Mimer, of Minior, raad an ablo paper on orithology, in' which ho ¢laimed that tho birdy ara tho best fricnds of sho hortiowlturlst, und ehould not bo killed. Tu tue u\mu(ug Prof. J, TL, Tico, of St. Louls, dolivored an able nud ontortaining locturo on ‘moteorology, or that portion of tho science ra- Iating {o winds, thoit causo, Inww, and fanctions, Ho clabmed that winds wore produced by olestrie- al phenomonn; that cyeloves and all othor powerful wind foreos wero bub tho rowult of oleoticity rolioving itself of ils tonsion, 0. L, Builer, of Alton, rond uu intorosting and umuiug paper entitled, * Potency of Good Dine nors,"” n&er which Mrs, L, V. Ilathaway, of Dumascuy, dolivored o lacture ou bolany, tlinss trating bor romnrks with spocimens of Ler own collection, i POLITICAL, THE VOTT OF MICHIGAN, Spectal Divpateh to Lo Gl Tribuns. Lanaixa, Mich,, Deo, 0.~The Lonrd ot State Canvassers mot this evonlng and wiil Lo in sow- slan to-morvow. All tho countics invo Rent vo- turng excopt Manitou and Presquo Islo. 1In tho latter counly the Board of Supervisors nro ins quervol, Thero are 226 peattoring vates ou tho Stute tickol and 1 blauk,—~for Governor, 27 ; for Lieutounnt-Govornoy, 23; for Hecretary of Blute, Y13 for Tromsurar, 80';_for Auditor-General, 24} far Commissioner of tho Lund-Oflice, 28 for Altorney-Gonera), 21; for Buperintondent of ‘i‘nm(finiumnc\lon. 17 for Dosrd of Mduoa- iou, 48, MISKOURT CONSTITU [1ONAL CONVENTION, v, Louts, Mo., Deo, 9.—The ofilelal raturns from )l tha countien of tho Siale shaw that tho Constitutionnl Convention cutricd aé the Jute eleetion by 243 mujorit; et A CROSSED THE RIVER, Spectal Lispated to 1'ho Chicuvo Tribuna, Deruorr, Blich, Doo, O.—Chwles 1L Dltte rosiding_nbont 2 milos from dotroo, und well known throughous the county, hung himsolf in hiis bury this morniug, ~ Thoto wau bO appirent nlnuun for tha dood, 08 he wan {n good olroume BIRNODE, ORPHAN GIRLS' HOME. Investigation of the Affairs of the Institution. Mrs, Haskins Gives a Statement of Receipts and Expenditures, A Former Boarder Says the Orphans Have to Beg Provisions, Soveral Other Persons Who Have No Faith in tho Home. Yeaterday morning reforouce wae mado to tho GIrls Orphan-1lome, whioh up to lnst accounts s loonted at No. 316 Wost Monroo stroot, The declenslon of tho Board of Directors, composed of the prominont minfstors of tho city, Lns called public ationtion tnoro particularly to tho institu- tlon, snd fuvolved tho necossity of an investiga- tion, A TnIpUNE roporter was consoquontly dis- patolied yosterdny morning to search for the os- tublishmont, whioh was claimed to bo mythical. Grent difliculty wos experionced in FINDING IT8 LOGATION, which vns fonud to bo No, 628 Woest Adama ntroot. Rlenchiug tho door, tho bell was rung, and, after somo waiting, n Jady answered. Sho Lesitated to ndmis tho caller, but, upon belng in- formed thnt ho ropresonted Tur TRibuss, tho vicltor wau walcome. 'Lha lndy suswering the .| eall was no less a porsonago than MU, E. A, WASKING, Superintondent Yof the Home, Upon ontering slhio woy excocdingly solicitous, not dreatning for o momeont tho objoct of the visit, Upon making his businoss known sud presonting o copy of Tur TrisuNe wherein the Board of Directors of tuo institution hind roeigned, Mrs, HMasking was greatly porploxed. Tho wholo affalr camo upon hier nuexpootedly, and she was unprepared to tolk, Galving hor equilibrium, however, shewas soon in rondiness to convorse. Ble snld sho started the Homo fn question in January last at No. 380 Warren avonue: that shie supported it until Juzoe upon bor own huok; that the Home containod on nn averago cight girls, rengg in ngo from 13 to 10 years; thot she kopt the Homo during tho winter montha at lior owin exponse; ud $hat on or about tho 1st of Juno last sho ne- ceured o Stote chartor for the institution and re- wmovod it to 315 Wost Monvos streot. Upon the roception of tho chartor, sho vaid sho OINGANIZED THE HONX wundor tho following Donrd of Trustecs: Mrs, I, A Hasking, Dr. G, . Bhipman; tho Revs. 1L, N. Powers, C. D. flommor, . J. Goodspoed, I, W. Thomns and M. J. Sayago, Tho Bonrd mot at No. 815 Mouroostreot, but eeveral mon- bors were sbzent, Tho Rev. C, D. Helmer was nlected Prosident, the Rov. IL W. Thomas, rensurer, tho Hov. H. N. Poweis, Auditor, the Hev. J. 3l Bavage, Beerctary, and Mrs, E. A, Haskiny, Buperintendent, Sha claims that trom tho organization tho Doard never vieitod tho Liome, nor manitested any iu- toroet whatover in ids wolfsre, Bho employed, Lowover, eolicilors for tho support of tho fusti- tulion, ot hor own expense. Under this stato of nifairs who snys the Homo was conducted for Homo tmie, Linclly, cho soys, sho wns taken wick, und in tho “menntime tho iustilution was bobind. Upon rocovering sho was anx- ious fo mako an oxhibié to tho DBonrd of tho condition of aflairs, and by 80 doing hoped to securs Hberad collections fiomtho oity churchos, In view of tuis, sho claims that sho eallod & mectlog of the Loard, to which s majority of the membors failed to rosgnm]. and ot which npothing was nceom- plished. &ho claims that sho paid tho June rent trom her own poeigt ; that tho July rent was paid from the procecds of an entertnimnent, and thet tho Auguet ront was Deid by contribulions, omi that - tho Soptomber ood Ootober ronts romainod unpaid when sho left the bullding to occupy her presont quartors Fram tho Istof June to tho It of Novewber #ho elnims to huvo roceived in cash contribations £387.10, whilo her exponyos paid in cash wore LUL93. Among ho roceipta s $24 for board from o lady, notwirhetanding sbe was kooping o charitablo mstitution, Among tho expensics ara sundty bills for *‘1ncat " and “ grocories,” each amounting to nbout &40, Deside tho cnsh ro- coipls comes in THI DONATIONS for the threo months, acknowledged by bor to smount to sbout §260, which is slim, inssnuch 23 tundry sowing-mnchines, and barrols of flour, oud_piano-covory Ernporly come under that head, It will thus Lo eeen that from Juno1to Nov. 1 tho management of the Givls® Orphan Home hns been n marvelous success; wh?ln 28547.10 hus beon received in cash and provistons, but 8334,98 bns boen expendad, leav- 10 o handzomo balanco to tho oredit of tho m- stitution, from which dobts.to tho amount of 1560 only aro to bo deducted, ‘This statoment, fakion from {ho books of tho Home, would lonve 1t in o healthy condition, it wonld seem, but tho reporls uppcar to the contrary. In its ombar- recged coudition, on tho Ist of November, THE 1OME WAB REMOVED to its present site, No. 628 Weut Adams stroet, ssliora the rent has boew given until thio st of May, \)f' ono Lonry Page, of Little Rock, Ark. Bince tho 1st of November Mry, Haskins reports bt ehio hiae recolvull in cash nbont $45, and do- natiops of provielons to the amount of $20, Hor oxpensos, i tho meantime, have ben, o toye, nbout 860, ouo-half of which, 1t appeara from the eccount, wore for puying back-rout, hiyg, Haskins clalms that from June 1 to Nov, 1#ho had twenty inmates, on an averago, and hat from Nov. 110 date slho has lad an average of cight inmafes (her husband privately said four), but did net oxplain tho remarkablo talling off. Sho attributed ‘THY WESIONATION OF THE MINISTERS from tho Donyd of Munagors to no direct oauso hut was of tho opinion that Keveral of tho Do proferred o Posrd of Indies, BSlho wan op- posed to & lond of ladiow for tho renson that womon were always iighting, ofc.,, nud sbo thougit » malo munngemenit would bo to the in- torest of oll concorned. After gotting My, Jlagking' statement, tho re- porler sought tho othor sido of iho queation. o first found o membor of tho Board, who, ul- th:rlugh rathor xeticont, waa freo to sy that bo t XO GREAT CONFIDENCE in the plan of tho ITome, nnd btill loss in its matagor or Superintondent, From whnt ho liad teon Bo was satiufied that tho Homo wns not what It wus represonted to Dbo whon he consented fo “gorve on its _ Bonrd or "rustoos, Lo was eatistied that it wop serving no good end, nnd, from the bost of his Intorwation, beleved thot his namo bad boon used in ocnnection with it, provious to hig reelgnation, to wocure contriburions of food and conl for {hLosustennuea of & private boarding- houso, A Indy who uniformly fecls and monifeetn au interest in charitable. cuterptiscd was nazt seon. Bholmd ub ono timo_felt un intorest in tho Orphon Girls' Iomo, and biud assisted it in various ways, 8ho had lust confidence fu it Lowovor, from tho fact that sho lnd uaderatood aud belleved thet the wholo * Momo” project was simply o subtertuge to galu for core taln indolent judividuels s livelihood, aud that tho buckbono nad purtinl success of ‘the wholo aifuir had been the {nelt indorsoment of cortain of tho ministers of ihe city. She had no comil- denes in {he fustifotion in any shape, but bo- lioved that (he ministora identitled with it wero victimw of 6 goal to do all thoy could for the dewituto, A YORMER INSATS of tha Ioma way {lo next voa Sho knid tho hud uccepted Mrs, Hueking' hooplislity f ahout threo montha, buy Jufs the Home s dis- ity Bho rugmded the wholo uifule a8 an out- rago upon the publio. While tho institution wus supported by tne publie, nnd way vogurded as of & charitnblo churaotor, sho wan requitad to pay Ler board whila thete, Sue compluned bittoriy of tho food furnivhed, and when sho left tho Hone, tlio snys her trunk was soized for Dbaurd, which £ho hednot then the ready monoy to poy. Blhio soys that whilo thovo fur a fow days #lxtoon girls wero in (ho Homo, but that tho average Wus aboub mix, newwitbstanding tho cluim_of Mys. Hashing to twonty, Kho furthey etatod that, of the averugo inmutes during hor slay, mora wero adults than orphans, oo or moro of ilom wero the cinployes of Mr, Nag- iins In hin ico buslners, Bho ulso statod that tho orphana by hored, nol to exceed twro or {hreo, supplicd the bread and butior of the eutire o by TIHEIR PLAOINGE, apd pho was of tho wplufon, fivat, that e, Haking wos not it to curo for vuch girls us sho sought ; uud, second, that tho Girls' Orphons* Home was tho worss possiblo place for o girl to @0, Buo thought, from exporience, thab gixly conld he oducated nt_tho Homo an beggars only, and that all joformation gajued would be in the diroetion of ecrubbing and tho location of tho varlous ment-shops whero they woro In tho lablt of going for donntions. An n whole, from oxperionce, sho rogarded tho Homo o fraud, for whilo it protended to bo o chorltablo institution, she know it was runin tho Intorest of Mra. and Jr, Haaking, from which they conld not fail to realizo a handsomo sum nonunlly, * The ‘roporter noxt called upon a gontlomun who is well ncquainted, and considero; ,fuml au- thority, Ho wos of opluion that thowholo owmo waa A YT and that it was a bunxdmg-\munu in which the Lonrdors not only paid for all thoy got, but for the provislons uf the same timo. In other words, Lo was satisfied that tho Home nover contnined on_on avarago, more than! six girls, and thal thoy wore not only roquired to do the housoworit of the family, but to supply tho mojor part of the supplies by bogging from butchor to butchor, and door todoor. e wos notonished that a Tow of tho ministera of tho eily ailowed theme #olves to bacomo idontifiod with the nstitutlon, and had lglvbn their influoncoto such a questions ablo worlt. From tha ahove interviows 1OTH BIDES OF TIIE GUESTION con bo soon, Upon tho eonfessions of Mra, Insking tho HHomo has beon loosely mannged financially, Thon, again, & most ostimablo lady, o former inmato, who {8 supposed to know somo= thing of the Homo, denounces it in tho Littorcst and “plainost terms; and still agnin the Donrd of Managors, solectod from tho ministera of tho city, have anything else than commendazion for it.” On the wholo, tho reporier loft off his in- vostgntiona xejoleing in tho faot thot ho was not au orphan, cspeolally o femalo one. At loast ho would not 1tko to bo an {nntato of Mra. Iaskine' Girls’ Orphan Home. RAILROAD NIEWS, THE LAKE SHORT ROAD, A pergon writing to tho Now York Tribune aeks to bo informed Low much more it ought Lo cost to replaco iron rails with stool ones on o complotod rallroad, thon it originally cost to build end fally oquip tho the rond iteelt. Tho writor thon says this question was suggosted to Lim by the rocont discoverics Lo made in his ox~ plorations, to-wit: “hat tho Lako Blioro & Michigan Southern Raflway Compuny was _cousolidztion on Aug, 1, 383, of thd vovoral compunios owning tho ronds wilel forried tho line from Builalo to Chicigo, with n combinod eapdtal roprosented by stocks and bonds of ubont $52,000,000, including gomio $17,000,600 of # water,¥ 5o i (lio e~ tunl costof tho entira’ properly wae then about §46,~ 000,000 ; thint nimost 08 Eoon s tho consolidati pertected thu Company Legan to preparo (o * odl ¥ it9 Tond, anl lias siover Yot cossed (0 Fals0 1onoy foy that and * othier purpioges,™ Tt In loarned that— In Eoptemer, 1809, tho Compnos, (¢ for o purpoes of 'providing ndditicual equip~ tient necessary for the yow cougoliuated Company,” fasued aud sold itg stock 10 tlio amountof. ..., ... $ 2,200,000 In November, 1869, ¥ for thio purposs of atevl-railing'n portlon of Mta rosd und ollicr puryosen, ! 1t fisned and sold shuleing-fand 0N 10 Hhin ATONLL OF. oo . 9,000,000 In Juno, 2870, tho Bonrd of Ditectors * nui- thiorized ou'lssue of §35,060,000 consolidnt od piovlgago Londs for Lo hurposo of ro. tiring tio bouds now outslandingss they iatuise,” wlijoh amounted {0 £20,740,040, Jeaviug thio balanco *for atecl ralls, dont Llo track whero uceded, and forothcr par- Fonue Sncluding tho teLiug up of o flozl- ug dobt ..., . 4,200,000 1u September, 1671, e Hoard''of "Bireitora ordered {h'isuo of §14,000,000 of stork to thoslookliolders at U387 per cout, This £um which was necded ™ for tho purposa of double-tracking and seol-raling the rozd, nd for the payment of tho Nonting dobit'atul otlier purpusce,” mmounted to... 4,600,668 In 1872, 4 for tho purpocd of steslrutling ond double-tracling the rosd sud for oth- or puriioscs,” tho remuindor of tho uutlor- szed wlock was dold. . 1n November, 1873, this Hocrd' of ‘Directors anthorized tho featc i walo of £6, 0,060 sinking-funa bonds ¥ for tho purpose of . complotiug the doublo-trackiug und iteels Tuiling of the rond, and for the refiveniont of ho floadiug debt.” Of theao bonds thara Bud beon usied on Dec. 31, 1879, only, 1,000,000 5,205,000 “Total tasucs of slocks and Londs for, 1116 prpioees spocilicd, e, es .. 16,831,000 The floating deb Jind not Loen yiid, it id iucreased from 116,651 as of Dees i, 1868, (046,654,421 on Dec, 81, 1878, Theretors. wo Davé 1o oidd for Btoel rafls, doubl tracks, and other purposc, tho S 0f.... 6,237,870 Meking n total ncretso in Habilitios, from Aug.’1, 1860, to Doc, 31, 1673, * for the pur- duibla tracks, and oth- pusea of sleol rall, wr purposes,” of. 28,169,530 Tho results aro 87 mul * dottble- {rack " (total double, 230 miles); and of singlo« track (including enly tho first and second tracks) ownod by the Compauy, 418 aro ** ateol-rails,” + addltional equipmont,” and * other purposes.” 1t thero bo ndded to tho foregoing ivsuos for o “* putposa” tho other two-thisds of {ho jssuo of 814,000,000 of stock, which fs 69,438,884, thoro will be a total incronso in the capital down to Deo, 81, 1873, of £38,502,870, & sum only 81,000, 000 jess than'the fotal gaat ot tha entire property Aug. 1, 1800, . THR BALITMORR & OILIO, ver sinco the opening of the Chivage Divis- fon of the Baitimoro & Obio Iinilrond 1ty traius liave been compolled to depart from and arrive ab the freaght dopot, nt tho foos of South Water sivoet, becauso the Michlguu Central rofused to allow them to anter tha Central Dopot, on tho pleu thiat thoro was not room enough for all tho roads. As tho Baltintoro & Olio nd & regulor contrnct with the Illinois Central, giving them the right to enter tho dopot, it was genorally expocted that o gerions railrord war betwoen tho two contonding liney wonld bo tho rosult, The Baltimoro & Uhiio, howover, shoived no figlit; tho fact was, Lhoy did not caro fo enter the do- pot, Wwhich is not very sonveniont. oy looked nround for another sife, and during tho lastmonth they havo Leen nogotiating with she Board of Public Works rna the mentgoers of tho Rxposi- Liou Bnilding, with a view of oblaiung that por- tion of ibo Exposilion Building known as ihe Dechanionl Department, at tho foot of Mouroo utract. The Vice-President, Mr. King, has boen in tho city during tho last weels, and has now succeaded in ablatning the huildmfi: from the Roard of Dircctors, ‘Lhe building will bie immao- Uintoly transformod into waiting-rooms, Lickat- oflicos, boggugo-rooms, oto., whila the dopot proper for tho reception of trulna will be ovected at tho oaet end just fronting the Illinois Coutrol track, By this rosult the Duilimore & Obio Las secured a depot whilel 18 fur superior in evory respoct to tho one now occupied by tho otber ronds. Of course, the naw depot is only for temporary occupation, the Illinom Central and tho Ualtimoro & Ohlo, nnd probutly also tho Burlington & Quiney and the Michiguu Ceuntral, will, soonor ot luter, buifd u grand Uniou Depot at tho lake front which will bo u cradit fo tha roads aud au ormament to tho city. There is herdly o doubt that, if tho ground botween Mad- ivon and faudolph sireets could bo eccured by theso roads at & rensonablo figuro, they would commence building at once. 3 PERSONAL. Mr, "Chomas Toops, Qoucrnl Frolght Agent of the Michignn Central Railvond, hng resignod his position, his rosignution_to take effect Jan, 1, 1876. Onthat day Mr. Hoops will nskumo tho duttes of Goneral Munager of the Blue (fast freight) Line, to which llubmml ho has just buen apgoinied, Mr. Hoyos, tho former Gonoral Man- syzer, having resignod. Tho hesdquartors of the Biue Lino hixve horetoforo beon at Dotrolt, but, Jan, 1, will bo travsterrod Lo hiu city, MMr, Hoops has been connectod with the Michi- gon Contral Ruilrond for the past Lwenty-tive yoars. Whon only 17 yoars of ago ho was ap- pointed loeal ngent “at Ypeilanti, Miok., aud was aftorwards traneferred to thiv eity, Tive yoara ago he uusnmed tho dutics of (ieneral Freight Agent, which ho porformed with sueh obility and diligonee ns 1ot only to commaund tho yeapeot of his suporiors, bub also of tho shippors of this elty, with whom ho was & gront favorite, Mr, loops has inado tho frolsht busi- ness quito a study, ana thbro uro fow men beiter quatitied to tule charzo of tha lsrge intorost which has Just been intrusted to bis caro. I'ho succeusor of Mr. Hoopy has not yot been Gefinitaly decided upon, Uho position s boen oftored to Mr, O. G, Wheeler, Gonorn! Froighs Agont of the Chicago & Northiwestorn Itnilroad, 3lr. Wheoler, who 18 tho Nostor of the Genoral Treight-Agonts iuthis city, has tho matter under advisemont, 1o would ot ontertain tor ano moment thi fdes of leaving his procent pouition with the Northwestorn Railrond, to which his sorvices aro almogt invaluablo, wore it not for Lis Impsired honith, which has beon broken down by overwork, THE [LLINOIS MID: Syeetiat Dispatoh to 4'he Chicusyo Trivune, Decaten, I, Dee, ,—A binquet way_given nb tho Puost Houeo Insk night in honor of Robart G Nlurvoy, Buy,, the Tresldent of tho newly completed linals Midiond Tinilway, whioh runs fvom Yorre Huute to Lcorin, n distaues of 167 mler, hls was formerly eompesed ol the Leorir, Atlantn, und Decatur Railrondu,nnd & con- wolidation of tha throo roudy was_reecutly oon- summated, forming o conncctiog link on tha through yonto belweon tho Noithiwest and Bulli- more, Washingron, ete. 1t fu claimed tlnt puy- uoummt oan ronck Now.York threa howrs yuickor by this xoute thun by any othor, About 100 pexs ND ROAD. A0ng wero prosont at tho banguot, and wine and foasis flowed freoly, It was & complote succoss 1o oyory partloular, RAILROAD FOR BALAL, Litrre Rook, Ark,, Deo, 0.—~Tho Littls Rock & ¥t Bmith Itailrond will bo sold to-morrow by o Commissloner of tho Unitod Btatos Court, REORIVER FOI TILR ATLANTIO & GREAT WRST- RRN, CLevELAND, 0., Doo, 0.7, I1. Dovorennx was yestordny nppointed Rocoiver of tho Atlantio & Great Westorn Rnilwny. Alr. Dovoreaux took the onth and qualitied for the position, THE 10WA BISHOPRIC, Eloction of the Xev. Ienry O Potior, g‘:clnr of Grato Ohurch, Now York Ve Svectal Dispatch t The Chicage Tribune, Davexront, In, Deo. 0,—1ho Episcopal Con- vantion for tho Diocose of Tows, to eloct & suc- ceasor to tholato Dishop Loo, mot In Graco Cathedral, in this clty, at 10 o'elock this morn- ing, Tho sonsion wns opened with religious ox-~ ercisos, attor which the roll was oalted and tho following i DELRGATES rosponded fo tholr namon ¢ Tho Rev. James Al- lon, Oskaloosa § the Rov. W, H. Barrla, Daven~ ports tho Rov. A, A, Butlor, Codar Ropids; tho Ltay, Willinm N. Colegrove, Russell; tho Rov. Brmuel Currio, Brooklyn ; the Itev. W. W, Eatt~ Lrook, Sioux City ; the XKov. Jonn E, Goodhuto, Davenport ; tho Rev. Fred HMumphroy, Wavar- ly ; tho Rov. I, B, Judd, Towa City; ' tholRev. Thomes B, Komp, Indopendenes; the Rov. It, O, AMeliwaino, Keokuk; the Rov, Willlam C. Milts, Oftumwn ; tho Nev. ¥. B. Nush, Jr, Mount Djonsant 3 the Rov. J. §, Rood, Dos Motnes; tho Rov. T. Roach, D, D, Muscatino; tho llov. Jokoph A. Ttuseoll, Corning; tho Rov. Joseph B, Tiyan, Watorloo; tho Rav. Charles H. Soytour, Dubugue: tho Rev. Siduoy Smith, Moson City; 1lio Rov. Charlos B, Btout, Fort Dodgro ; tha Iov, Halo Townsend, Decornh; tha Rev. D. W. "l'olford ; tho Hov, Robert T, Trowartha, D. D., Tairtleld ; tho Rev, James Trimble, Clinton ; the Rev, Frad T, Wabb, Durant; the Rev, Jumes A, Woodward, Fort NMadison; tho Rov, Willlam Wright, Noshaa, A very eloquent o MEIORTAT BERItON o tho lifo and sorvices of Uishiop Leo wan do- liverad by tho Rov. F. E. Judd, of lowa City, aftor which tho Counvention adjourned for dinuer. Upon renssombling in the afterncon, the Com- mitteo on Crulluut!ngs roported o long; list o luy dolenates present, noarly every parish in tho Btato boing ropresented. ‘I'he Rev, Dr, Burri won clectod Pormsnent Prosident. ‘Upon motion, tho Convontion prooended to THIE ELEOTION OF A DIBIOP, and on the sccond formal ballot, at 10 o'clock . ., Hanry O, Potter, rector of Grace Church, | Biow York Gy, wrs elostod, THE PUDDLERS STRIKE, Tho Situntion nt Pittsburg Une changed—Both Sides Confidens of Buccessy. Suvectal Dispaleh to The Chicagu Tribune, Tirrspune, Pa., Doo. 9.—Tho strike of tho puddlers continucs without anychange. A num- bor of our mills ure atill running on Muck Bar, but it onunot hold out long, statomonts to tho continry notwithstonding, Four of tho mills show nothing sbsolutely now. Blany wmen, not nembers of tho Union, aro rendy to go to work, and will probably bo omployed ere many daye clapeo, Tho prospect of sincvation may not ap- pearto gome of thomon just now, but many nro without means, awd enunob afford to hold out long. In this clty, with mills yot partinily running, a fair cstimato would givo 25,000 men out of employmont. Add to this thoso thrown out elsewhore through the darken- ill.'.{ of twrnacos, fully 12,000 more, when the mills closo entirely, which thoy undoubtedty wilt 1f tho striko holds ont, and tho nunbor will bo wmore than doubled. Tho offcct of tho striko 1 hmdly commonced to be felt Just yob, but wil be In auothor yweok, ' Many mill-ownexs look npou it as though tho strike will ot last long. Ou the othior band, the puddlers keem to thiul their domands just, und that thoy will ultimately win, A Just cuuso of complaint amony workingmon 19 the high rato o routs and living hore, aud personn) tascs, Which aro ot of proportion to those of any othor city. Daspito the suiko, busincss in loliday goods ia brigk. Tho storokoopors nro dolugs & trado tully equal (o former yoars. At losst, thng is what o numbor of morchants have stated to your corrospondont. Sem e LAKE MARINE MEWS. Disputeh to the Western dasociated Press, Borrato, N. Y, Dee. 9—Tho schoouer A, Ford was palled off Tnst evening and towed into Port Maitland. Sho will bo brought Loro for ro- puirs. The cargo of wet whoat was firat takon onk by tho purchiasers, a8 per agreoment, Thoy sooured about 11,000 bushels, which wero brought here to bo drled. Navigution is cloged here, tho last vessols have ing arnved. ‘l'ho propeller Roanake, from Chi- cogo, and tha gchoonor Livoly, from Tolodo, coino in Inst night, and tho propellor Scotia, from Chicago, enmoin at 10 o’clock this foronoon, Tho schooner John Liico, which has boon nsso- ciated with tho vesacl roported nunk off Colchgs- ter, Io in winter quarters at this port, The Welinnd Canal closes oflicially to-morrow. Tho tug Dryant, ncized by the Canadian an- tharitfos for 1 violation of their cunsting laws, Lan_been reloasod by ’myh y tho fing—3400 fn g;)lrlllrnndnr rotost. o tug arrivod horo lnst night, EPECIAL WOTICES, Sehenck’s Mandrake Pills Wl bo found to posdess thoso qualitles nocessary to the total oradiostion of all Lilllous attacks, prompt to start tho secrotions of tho liver, and givo a boalthy tono to tho outiro systesn, Indoed, it 18 no ordinary discovery In mod- calsclenso to havo iavontod o reniody for thoso slubborn enmiplaints, which dovelopall tho rosults produced by a hurotofore froo uso of ealomol, a minoral justly droadod by mankind, and ackoowlodged to bo dostructive in tho oxtrono to tho human system. T'hat tho proportios of cortain vegotablos comprisa all tho virtues of calomol ‘wlithout §ta infurious tcudoucios, 1s now au sdmitted fact, rendorod iudisputablo by scloutifio resoarchos; and thoso who uso thio Mandrake Pills will bo fully eatiaficd thet the Leat medielnes aro thosa provided by nature fu tho com- ‘mon hoebs and roots of tho flolds. : ‘Thosa Pills opon tho buwels and correct all billlous de- rangomonts witbout milvation or any of tho injurlons offoots of calomol or othar polsons, Ths socrotion of bilo 1 promotod by those Pills, as will be soen by tho altered eolor of tho stools, aud disappsaring of the sallow vom- pleafon and olunnsing of tho tonguo. Amly directions for use accompany each box of Pllls, Pruparald only byd. I, SOHENOR & BON, at their prinoipal ofivo, corner Sixth and Arch-sts,, Philudal. Dhis, and forsalo by ull druggists and dealers, Price, 25 cants por hox. BUSIC ROOKS: , GO, foxds us pleasure to aunonnoa to the musical publio S unticiymeton of tha NMalday Trado, wo bavy pro- it askorimont of MUSICAL GIFT BOOKS, Comprising ovory departmont of musle aod musical iftor- atues, s varioty of vioh 2o renant i LYON & HELL 0 Wit Mdaroossts, MEETANG, OUKLHOLD "Tho annuual monting of tho Btackholdors of the IY(th Tattonnl Heok of Unlesyo, for tho olostion of Dirootors for tha etieutng year, and ta Yoo ou any changs {n tho Capital Btok of sald Bank, will bo hold at tho Olflco oo 2ald Hank In Obleago, an Tuoiday, J twauu the houraut 3 aud o ta, ISAAC G, LOMBARD, Gushior, Lbluage, Dee, T, 1874 TRUSSES {und SUBPORTRILE of tho mowr inncavod xarlotfos, B o by ks w18, 1635, bo- Aeny by nn. uxpersonud, sirguns, sk (o Al AT R A outh Gickal, Feivube aparsisont for Iadlad., ! oral ban FURNISHING GOODS, N For Grentlemen! Estonsivo and comprohonsive im- portations of HOLIDAY GOODS in tasty and useful articles for gentle- men 10w opening, with daily addi- tiong of fresh foreign novelties for Ohristmas @ifts, TLondon-made Silk Sonrfs, Ties, and Muffers of the latest “West Fnd" stylos, Gentlemen's Hakfs, of every desoription, including fivo thousand doz. in fanoy boxes, from $3 to $30 per doz; Initial ks, of all qualities, A special bargain in Unhemmed Hdkfs at $3 per doz, worth $6, and very low prices throughout the stock We have added largely to our stock of Gloves to mest the heavy demand at this season for our popular makes, AUl the new golors of tho ¥ Harris," " Jugln," and “Viotoria,” in full sup- ply. Walking and Driving Gloves, and Fur-top Mitts, English Doggkin, French Calf, Norway Doe, and Buok- skin, Mook Buck Tiltbury, and all grades of Cloth Gloves, Ohildren's $wo-button Lined Dogskin, Special reduotion in Cartwright & Warner's sixtoen-thread Scarlet and White UNDERWEAR---to olose, Chas. Glossage ggru C@o-;’ 106,108 &110 State-st,, GO & 62 Washington-st. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. Sieeial Banmains! 228 West Madison-st., (CORNER PEORIA.) o il ofor, Cor th next rix days, our immansa stock of Lndios' Furtiahiu Uonds at coat. Ludica should_nval thomselven of thie opportun.ity te at about &3 cuntu ¢iu tha s‘:)“:“‘:m tholr Furnishing Uood 005 UNZERWEAR Dopartmont fs tho larone nnd bostaasortod to ba fyand, ombencing ull tho celobratod wakos i Cutton, Cambric, und Morizio Undoricaar, SIS raduced to 30, 5, W, 65, T, 8L, RESSES roduced to 00, 750, &1, $1.50, i INTS radugad 050, 7rc, 81, £1.60, 52 nad 83, ol ionti0 19,14, T8 S o 00 88 ETS roduced (o &1, $4, &5, 37 and 10, Isa, Ayran, Drewing Bacines, Cowot Covars, Tae fanta’ ftobos and Drossgs, Tinbroidutod Glosks xnd S1tps, It sacqueand Eopice O TA DT BRa (LK HEADED OLOTH CLOAKY, sern i qunily, reduced to €3, #1, 35, &7, 310 aad 813, 100 BLACK ALPACA SUITS at half prico, FINE MERINO VINTS and Drawors at 6, 760 and 81 LT SKIRTS, Rufled and Boaded, from 780 Dopartuent includos alt the colobratad makon tu Ladlest and Goatlomen's Honlory sud Underear, and prices will 1o tound tho lowost. Departmont is tho Intytost. in th country, embracing all tha wolobratad makes In Frunel Wovo Susmiods Corante, Gloveitting, and Madaio' Us?s Skirt-suppncting Gors sots, Rursing Corsuta, ate.., fu il of which wo lixvs mads apodal redustiuns, nid ol o in prices at 8. 10, b, B, 1 .60, 1,75, 39 and 537 Orery pairirach bl worfully rofunded. m:.l. ?fl BILK TIES ab aud ldfu. uat hcall o, ;002 PAIRS 1D QLOVES, In odd sizes, at 250 & % inall ghados 1,000 PAIRS 2-RUTTON KID GLOV! and 2ivos, m e n pair. ks EEioIB R eD LINEY cOLLARS at 5o e 228 WestMadison-st., cor, Peoria. o et tlon ot fonoy By o, %5, 83 SAVINGS BANK. Herchanty', Farmers' & Hiechauics’ SAVINGS BANK, 1 ik, oy e, Vst St 0mes Oppoa ite tho 0ld Gourt House =% TIIE BUSINESS OF 21118 COR- POLRATION is confined exclusive« 1y to the rocorpt aml care of Save Ings Deposits and Pands for Ine vestment. No commereial or gone 1 busined ransactod SUMS AS SMALLAS ONQ2 DOLs LA vocelved from any porson., and a bank hook furnished. TIARRIND WOMEN and minor childdron may deposit money sc that no ono elio enn draw if. ENBHRLESD ab tho rate ol § por cent ner annumn, s prid on sums of Ona Dollar 0r moro. PHOSY DESIRING TO INVEST thefr savings upon real ostinte se= curity nt & highoer rato of luterest thnn ean bo safely pald on Savings beposits, should eall at this Bank and examine its INVESTMENT CERPIFICATN SYONEY MYESIS, Manager, COLYRy, COFFE . Qauuino Arablan Mooha, rosstad and groand datly, ad our wills, Noss Jend § North Ulark-ut, HuNG KON@ TEA OO, ' B | { i i i