Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE Minawn meannres for ite safe keeping, by himself, ind, we think, Bis anuat be tho responsibility of ie bes. Wo holt the instruction to he erroneous, and the Jidgmont of the Court below will bo reversed, and the ganae remanded, M Walker, Dexter & Bmith appeared for the ———— BAGGAGE. THE AMOUNT FoR WiticH A NATLROAD WILE BE LIANLE, To the caso of Carrow va, Tho Michizan Contral Raiiroad Company, dectied by the Supreme Court at the last term, an important poind was Comps fecided aa to tha extont of the liability of a j railrond for oxtra or valuablo baggage, when not shown to the Company. mercial traveler for a Now York jewolry firm, on bis way West, having with him, as ho claimed. about $30,000 worth of jowolry ina trunk, This drank was nearly of the common Itind, and cover: ed with canvae, though those was samo evidence giren on tho caso to whow that it was mado heavior and stronger oxpressly for its particular purpose. It, bowevor, bad no distinctive mark, and was checked through liko ordinary bagrage, Carrow failing to give any cantion about it, or in form the Company es to the value of its contents. ‘At Buchanan, Mich. on the trip, the dunk was barnad, aud Carrow bro ght eutt for the whole ya iuo of ihe contents, He recovered nvordict text fall before Judge Tree for about £32,000, the whole amount ¢laiincd. An sppeal waa taicen and the judgment reversed, the Sa- | preme Conrt holding that the Company was nol Jiable for more than a rearonable amount, o the value of euch pereounl property a8 an ordinary traveler would take witu hin, The Court held that the Company bad no : ‘notice of tho contents of the trunk ; that thera way not anything to ehow tho valuc, but that ‘ there was constructive fraud on the plaintift’s | part to give such trunk to the Compavy, aud that it would reqnire gross negligence, amount- ing to wilful negiect, on tho part of the railroad, to make it lishlo,and thet it appeared that Carrow had been guilty of such negligence ag not to on- nie him to any great consideration. snont wae, therefor ed, pe etait CHICAGO COURTS, CONFLICT OF JUNISDICTION, ‘Tue judg- Judges Drummond and J. C. Hopkins, the © $3 Jatter from Madison, Wis, were engaged yester- jurindiction between the Cireuit Court of Wayne Younty, Ind., and tho United Stntes Cirenit Court for that district, The caso is very similar to that of the Rockford, Roel Island & St, Louis | tailroad Company, and to the Tica-metre cases : Last spring s bill was filod against the Fort “Yayno, Muncie & Cincinnati Uatlroad to wind up its affairs, A demurrer was ded and enstained, but leave given to zmond. This, however, was not done for siz suonths, and, iu the meantime, » suit was bogun ! in the Indians State Court to foreclose = mort- | ago for $1,800,000, and Roceivera woro ap- yointed in Decomber Inst! A fow days after- ward the bill ia tha United States Circuit Court “was amondod, and A, P. Edgerton appointed Receiver. Ha obtained possession of the road from tho State Receiyer’s clork, but was soon after arrested for contempt, and brought heforo Judge Hopkins. As, however, tho cate involved tho legality of sindgo Drummond's action in appointing Edger- ton, Judge Mopkins came here to hear tho cauo with Judge Drummond. Altor # long argu- ment, an order was mado dircharging MMr. ‘udgerton from contempt, and a decision will be fiven this morning on the question as to which Court now has the tight to zo on and cloxo up a coipurale existence of tho Tort Wayne, Mucveim & Cincinnati Railroad Company, THE Dt; FORGE CAYE—NKW LEGAL POINTS. ‘The over-appearing and over-postponed habeas corpus caro ot De Forge ve. Do Yorze came up again yesterday befora Judge Farwoll in a now / departure. The attorney for the poiitionor, Nelson Do Forge, said be wishod to presen: some Jacts to the Court, but did vot know for what to awk, John Geary, the bondswan who had en- terad into reeognizauco for the appearauce of tho cinid. bed imformed him thet Mr. Merbert, with whom ths respondent and her ciild were living, had suddenly ab- econded, and had avowed ber iutention of feaving the city yoryeoon. The bond had been fixed at $5,000, nnd the bondsinan, naturally feeling alarmed at her departure, though sho promised to return, Jest he should bo obliged to forfeit the €3,000 sisbed ¢o be relioved from his responsibility’ by come menns, Aho had voluntarily entered on the bond, thero way a doubt whether he could surrender bis princinal. dudgo Farwell ssid he had never had such a case, and could not tell oxactly how to act. He, however, did not propoxe to ea attorney aud Judge too; If no relief was asked ba would not wiveuuy. Jiaimpression was that the bondsman in tho presont caso would have the same rights as @ bondsinan on any other obligation to surrender bis principal, but hig attention bad never been called to the point. The bondsman had no attorney excop’ Mr. Sprague, who was on tho opposite side, aud, as neither of them ap- pearod to know what to do, no farther steps xrero {aken, and aftor s few mioutes they de- parted, Geary remarking that he proposed to get the child, and strrender Lim if possible, DIVORCES. Harriet A, Whitnall alleges that ner hneband, W. F. Whitoall; bas been guilty of ropeated adultery with unlnown persons, and she eccord- ingly prays for a divoree. Nora Goodwin complains that her husband left hor seven aoe REO, three dave after the: woro imarried, for which sho would tiko a di- vorce. ITEMAL 1 tn the case of tho Fitut National Bank of Blous City vs. David A, Cage, George W. Gage, and J. A. Rice. a demurrer wan filed to the bill, on tha grou, ainong other things, that a credit Ore’ bilf could vot be filed the same day an exe Gution had been ismied and returned. Judge ‘Mooro sustained the demurrer, but gave leave to amend. Judge Tree is hearing te caso of Edward se- Goo ve. 1a B. Eddy. whore tho plaintit’ claims 5,000 dainagea for the neduction of bis wife. UNITKD STATES COULT! Tames L. Vanclain filed w bill azainat the Chi- eago & Michigan Leko Shore Mailrond Company to prevent them from infruging oujhia patent for var axlo boxer. MANEBUPTCY ITERH. J. A, Elfis was adjudicated bankrupt by de- Yeult, sod # warrant issued returoable March 5, In tho matter of oa Brothers, an order was wade for the sale of tho bankrupts’ proporty in job lotein the usnsl courso of tiude, until fur- ‘ther ordor of Court. ‘ BULEMIOR COUNT IN ERIEF. WN, Rashman sued the Great Western Insnrance Company for $1,500. M. Crown brought eut for $2,000 against the Nationsl Life lysurance Company. Luev M. Libby fited a bill against R. J, Dunn, Wasvinetcn Libby, H, W. Bishop, and the Ybird National Bank, to foreclose w trust deed for 413,000 on 714f acres on the southeast corner of Halsted street aud Sheridan avenue. James Mo \Wnrray tilca s creditor's bill against the sen ateynLaisa aan ou a judgment for $3,201, cmeurT couny, Carrio 1, Johuson filed au affidavit youterday agaiast Angustun J, Houbing, in which she saya that Robtias, on tho 20th of November, 1873, faithfully promised to marry her, aud that af: terwards, by virtue of that promise, bo seduced Roverthelers the faithloes Augustas las never redeemed bis promise, aud ehe therefore beguin a suit for £5,000 daimagen, and to compel hin to reply she obtuiaed a capine for his arrest, Willbert Bowen sued W. H, Harper and John ber. Scanlan for $1,000, Btory & King began asnit for 61,000 against 7.E, Tyler, and another for ¢2,000 against W. A. Galbraith, THE COUNTY COULT. ‘In tho mutter of tho estare of Jatnos O'Don- nell. decuuse:l, Lis will way proven, and letters oft adwiniviration with the will ansexed issued to Corneiius O'Donnel), under on approved baud of Renunciation of Jon MeCarthy, tho $4,400. exocutor natnod in the will, filed. Grant of guardiunebip was iusued to John Jobneten, Jr, a8 guardian of Catherine ‘Y, Ker. rigan etal., minors, tnder an approved bond of 1,000. ‘Pho followin’ tried and verdiots redered accor ingly + Gieod. ‘The claim of Stephon W. Rawson for $835.54 ugeiust the estate of Esther A. Steele wae al- lowed. cRnnNaL covnr. Thomas Mennecey ploaded guilty to burglary in entering the bouxe of Lhorias King; remaud- ed till neutenco-day. William Harris and John Afollenry, tried for burglariousiy eutering the store of Uhailes A, faylor ; verdict, guilty. Mclenry's term uf pure islimeut was fixed at imprisonment in the 1’ itentiary f Thomas trom Christopher Olson ; verdict not guilt) Or ores ifutehiosou plendod guilty to tue Tare Cerrow wae a com | 7 R138 —Oacar | Rempt ; Pardridge, $611 that Mrs, De Forgo horeolf | =z cases of alloged insanity wero " Henry T, Pierco, Mermaun Evanson, aud’ Alice Stee ceny of a quantity of cigare and Hquore; re- manded till nentence-das. Loopold Guenniug, tried for tha Inreeny of s miantity of bouseliold furniture from Joba Henaltz verdict, quilly, and term of punish- ment fixed at imprisonment for one year in the Penitentiary. "Audrow Dempaoy pleaded guilty of the Jarceny of acont from David Winebers, aud was sone {enced for one month in tho ttouse of Corec~ tion, dolin Flanagan atu Jamen O'Connor, tried for the larceny of a pieccof cloth from Yimll Horner; yordiet guilty, and tern of punishment fixed at imprisonment in tho Penitentiary for one year each. Charles Eddy, trlod for tho larcony of 8 piaco of carpet from A, M. Covnsy; verdict guilty, and taras of puniabment fixed atimprizonment in the { Lenitentiary for otie year. Paul Ellaworth, tried for assaulting Charles 1’, Hart with intont to rob; verdict guilty, aud torm of puniahmont fixed at imprisonment for one year iu the Penitontiary. ‘The Grand Jury returned into Court two true bills, one of them being agaivet Father Forhan for embezzlement. ‘This is the secood indict } mont oaiuat the Reveroud gentleman for the famo offanae, and was returned owing to cer~ tain technical crrore in the first. Tho Btato's Attornoy entored @ nolle as to the first, and the prisoner was then browzht before the Court to plead tothe new indictment, Mr, Trude snd Mr, O'Brien prosent, and proceeded to propare an afidayit for change of vouue to citer DuPeyo or Will County, The afldavit ; Willin all probability bo argued this morning. TUE CALL MONDAY. Jonax Gany—9, 10, 11, 14, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 24, 26, 29 t0 95. Jurae Rovens—153 to 180. ToncE Maori 45 Lo b8. Junaz TREE—O3 to 80, except 71, 78, 74, 75, TW. ICUDOMENTS. Supraton Count—Coxt rssoxs—H. 4, Dielrich ve, Touoria Seymour and J, J, Seymour, §40.i—A, Tardea et al, ys, George Martin, Tupac Gany—H, M. Doite et al, ys, Reinhard Tow, vx, Simon Uresiiebaum, 124,67,—Tohn Wondsido et al. va. Charles Rerp, ‘ho Waller A, Wood Mowing and Heaping: pany ya, G. K, Clark, $122 63.—W. P va, Frederick “Wartmann, $1,55 Danis of Chicago ve. Manufacture vid STergenthettu ct al. va. 3,00". B, Smith va, Timothy L. Josep Ranilalt ot ai, ve. B,J. M, Moras vi, ’T, D, Murphy, 1.AUl—Henry Van Boitet al, vs, G, A, Korn, £7.47, William daroca et al. va, Prudential Life-Insurance ational Bunk, $3.05; bp Schmitt. $61 Heston, $02.50. ; 7 * Company, $2.18, day in lwaring B caso involving a conflict of * “cinco ILD. Bolly, PB, W. Willborn, and J, s encore Covnt—fupor, TREt=G. W, Cowdery v K verdic: $ ; Beker va, Mark Dorgan. er, and Edwin D, Locker 3 verdict, $200, vs. Frnnk Parnnales, #178. ———— 4% SOUTHERN GRAND DIVISION, LIKT OF OPINIONS FILED. The following opinions of Juno term, 1874, aye beon received snd tiled at Monut Vernon + 22, 1. 0, R. R, Co, ve. Irving ; affirmed. 24, Pattfield va. Pierce; attirmed, 40, Roltzel va. Tho People ; atirmed, 103. Keizer vs, Topping et al; allirmed. 117. ‘fae People va, Tho Auditor ; Master’s award, 123, Garubart ve, Rentchler et al.; rovorsed aud ro- manded. 127, Howard ve, Bennatt et al, . 437, Withelm va, ‘fhe Peoplo 5 Mi, &. 1,&8.L. B. fo, i, : Tower Min, dnd Mant. Co, reversed. ae Suepherd ya. The People 3 afirmed, \ Teiggin etal. ya, Love et al, ; aitirmed. Dewey va, Willoughby j offitmod, M. Drew: jadirmed, hy affirmed, Hawkins | yenved aud remanded, LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, A LOOKER-ON, R, Yo the Editor of The Chicaa Tribunes ~~ Curoaco, Feb. 2.—Having been 4 constant at- tendant of the Criminal Court, Judge Williams presiding, the past two weoke, I wonld like to rive soma of the facts bronght out during the term. With tho public, Iwas anxious that tho prophecies of the press that the gamblers woutd | siartod auy too toou for the accommodation, of not bo punished, would not prove true, but I feel mortified and ashamed to acknowledgo their ful- + fillment. It seomed as though tho officers, with the excoptioa of the Judge and Prosccnting At- tornoy, Were more interested in having tho gamblors clenred than tho defendants could rea- souably bayo hoped for. With rare oxceptions, the police officers on whose ovidence the Grand Jury indicted, whon before the Court, knew nothing. Take the trial of tho gemblor ‘Vitcomb asan exsmplo, It is understood that his indictment was procured by the evidence of two policcofilcers, One of them testified atrong and straightforward, The otner could not atvear, or would not, that he bad ever secon Titcomb, Singuisr, where twe officors caused tho indictment of a man, that one could and the othor could not remember their victim, ‘A great deal had been expected of the jury, pocause a first-class jury had been obtained ons ‘epocial yenire," Now for its management, ‘Twelve incu are sworn in in the McDonald caso, ‘The Prosecuting Attorney cries, “Til take the jury!’ Not so with T'rude., He questions them closely, and poremptorily challeuges from four te six mon, Whom the Court expecta to havea just intluence on the rost, from thoir known probity of character and standing. In this in- stance it loft the casa witha jury the majority of which Trude could bot on every time, to won evory time; nota gambler was couvioted. Ono pleaded guilty and paid hie fine, Should not the oflicer who could not remem- bor hia victim, ‘Sitcomb, be ymunished? Did not he show s contempt of Court? One of the jury asked tha Court, of what uso it was for twelve mon to sit and hear cases when one or tivo of their number had said they would not convict on the evidence of s police olticer ? The Court expreeged eur- prisa that there wero any stitch, and when ove of the jury stated he was one such man, Le was ox- cused from sitting auy longer. Ho bad at on toveral cases and failed to convict. Wax there an! orof his oath in his action ? In one cace, ons of the jury stated he was on the bond of the do- North va, Campbell, administrator, ete,; re | forced unishment due him, any contempt of Court them - to tho Gorefhor. fueb procnn- tiona would securo better Justices and cure bad appointments, ‘Tho annual or semi-aunual ex- amination of Justices in office by tho Iudges, anda provision for the rpecdy removal of ig- norant and corrupt Justices, ia much needed, A vers laze proportion of tho litigation whict: ailicts tho conntry ia duo to the ignorant, stupid dceisions of Justices of the Peace. Vso Bexo Ponutco. THE GAMBLERS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune? Catcavo, Fob. 2.—-We aro in the midat of our annual spasm of indignation against the gam- biers, ‘This time tho epidemic bas brokon ont during that season of the year when " revivala” aro pursiblo, and will probably lastabout as long. From prosent indications, however, it will pos- siljy he followed with the correspondingly good results which nsually flow from thoso ' ont- pourings." ‘Chie epidemic haa occurred annually for several years, but heretofore (with ono ex- ception, which will be mentioned hereafter) at a goason more favorable than the prosout for “regular treatment.” ‘This periodical demand for the suppreesion of gambling was formerly made duing the summer months, when the ‘gam- Doliora” sere easily pursuaded to obey the law, and for a month or fix weeke the ‘ banka” wonld be closed—for repairs, At the end of this period, the excitement having dicd away, and proprictors and patrons having returaod from their sammer vacations, “business” wad re- pumod, and the interruption was found to have been a good thing all around, Tho oxception above noted ocunrred diving the last city adumin- istration, aod under Washburn'’s regime. Hoe dixcarded former precedonts, snd attaoxed the gamblers during cold weather. He ‘meant business.” He could not bo coaxed, wtimidated, or bribod,- Said # prominent gambler to ino, 9 fow doya aco: ‘if Washburn hot bad any sense he would have made wbarrel of money.” Ho adopted tho ‘heroic tieatinent,” which was in accordance with the Charter and ordinances. io was supported by the Mayor, aud sustained by the courts, and he closed the gambling-saloous, He found the Jaw eufticient far tho conviction of the gamblers and Jaw-broakers generaliy. 'The validity of tho Sunday ordinance, the 12 o'clock ordinance, tho right of the Mayor to re- yoko licenses aud {0 rawove worthless olticers have oach been afirmed by the Supreme Cowt in cases which were taken up during the last Mayor's term, Woe hear now @ good deal of tnik about the weiciency of tho Inw as an excitso for the failuro $0 convict gamblers, ‘There aro many dificulties in the way, but this is not one of them. The law 16 suiticient when proporly aduiinistered, Feuix, MORE SCENT 'BCAES WANTED, To the Editor of The Chicazo Lribune z Cncago, Feb. 5.—The 1iding public have shown their appreciation of tho enterprising omnibus companies on Milwaukeo avenue and Nando!lph street, which have compelled the car- companies to reduco their rates by patroulzing the bus in preforenco to tho car. Thin is de- servod and right, for—aside from tho fact that the "buses sre warmer aud make better ime— overy efort to encourage a woaker lino fur- nishes an additional stiinulus to comyetition, which breaks down ratos in the futerest of poor working-people as ayainst » rich and powerful corporation. What if the car companies do not fet rich quite xo fast, a roduction of 60 per cent ld wot impoverien them, and might add somo le faxury to the poor man's home. What has the car cumpanics to reduco rates? Nothing but tho succesaful competition of the ‘dus, aud yot the Superintendent calla his re- daction an exporimont, which will bo divcon- tinued when it dosen't pay,—that ia, when he bas sucscedod in driving the 'buses from the stroot into bankruptcy, or boughe thom off, as on Madi- von street. Let the public furor compotition whenever it can, and the rogults will be re- duced fares and greater accomtnodation, An opposition 3-cent line on West Mudicon, Canal, lalsted, anid North Clark streets cannot be tho ontire people, COURT OF ARDITRATION. To the Battor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaco, Feb. 5.—Would it not be desirable tobave in Chicago what the morckants and Board of Trade mon have in New York, Court. of Arbitration for the speody adjudication of such auits end differences as may from time to time ariso between merchaut end merchant, cus- tomer and merobant, principal and agent, ete. ? Every ono knows how extremely tedious, vexn~ tious, and expensive suits have become in the regular courts, which are so crowded and over- run with business as to be from ono to two yoare belind-land on thoir dockets. What busincas- man cay afford tha terrible waato of paticnce, time, and monoy attonding such protracted lti+ pation? ‘To say nothing of individual losver, tho City of Chicago is snffering severely from revenue withheld by {ox-fighters by reason of this lock-up im tho courts, Let the businesu- men of Chicago give this growing avil tho atten- tion it deserves, consider tho practicability of the New York Court of Arbitration, and, while the Illinois Legisinturo ix in session, take steps to gecure the ueoded legislation for Chicago. AMICUS, CORRECTION. To the Editer of The Chicago Tribune> Curcaco, Feb. 1.—Your iseue of to-day con- tains ia its locat columns an accotnt of a meet- ing of Communists hold yestorday, at which “Philip Stein " is stated to hava presided. ‘Au uccording to tho Directory thor is but one individual of tuat uname in thocity, and an that individual happens ta be mysolf, and inasmuch asT inva never hed Ans thine to do with tho Communiaty, aud never premded at any meeting of theirs, and did not preside at any meoting hela yesterday, you will greatly oblige me by permitting me to avail myself of your volumns for the parposo of disclaiming tho honor uu- wittingly thrust apon me, and of relegating it to the person to whom it properly bolongs. Vory respectfully yours, Puiu Str ore fondant, aod was oxcusod. It is stated that this | whe Results of Motrnying State Secrets gentleman in the largeut supplier of liquids to gampblera’ rooms in the city. Still, the Prosecut- ing Attorney could not sce that his interest inthe wolfare of tho establishments of gamblers was auy objection ass juror, Do you thiak ‘Trude would abjoct to » man aé Juror whoso iniorost it was that his client ehouid not succeed ? jury made up of good business men, citizens, sa- loou-kespors, haugers-on, avd ex-policomen, ko nandwiched as to pravent conviction, It at in th the law or to prevent the breaking of tho Isms, why doew not the Prosecuting Attornay bring the sutire force, from Commissioner down, before the Grand Jury for indictment? ‘The whole failure to convict the gamblora rests with the Police Coramiesioners or tho Superintendent ; for Buckley testitied he was ordored not to go into gambilng-bouses except in case of rows. Such ordery ate pretty good protection to law= -breakers, It is supposed this order only applica to gamblers, and was probably issued at the aug- gostion of Mike, tho iting Boo. x JUSTICES OF THE PEAR, Tothe Editor of V'ne Chisago Pribune: ‘The importanco of soloctiug honeat and capa- ble Justicos can hardly, it seems to mo, be over- estimated, and yet the opiuion prevaila iu somo quartera that almost any mao will do to fill that office, on whoze good or bud administration de- pends, moro porhaps than any other, tho luter- Few persous have any idea Low many quite are brought aud ended styled the cotrt of tho common poople, and a8 uch onght ests of the common people. jaca Justice Court, which mby to ba in fact as well aw Gamo, a court uf justice. the atber courls of Chicago. cnoluments. capable, Lofare o lawyer is allowe pasued a thorough oxatnination by ac ney mid ignorance iu the Judge, A-cily of G00 OU) inhabitaute must indeed be short of tons iti thatand the temptation to extortion, tho years, and Harris got ous year, own, tned for the lerveny of 673 ofice, Yhird—Legal knowludge, training, und expe- renee. In making nominations, [maintain that tho ‘S08 | favor, an he 18 entire Worn duty of the police to enforca It inight Le inatructive to know tho praportion which suits begun in tho Justicos’ Courts bear tothe wnite hogun, by appeal or otherwise, 1 Lint my object now is to chow how lightly this iaportunt odive lias beeg regarded. nothwtthstanding its Lboral To bea Justice of tho Teac, it los not beon considerod creential that the cundidate should be either intelligent, honest. or ¢ to practice inthe courts ho must buvo pursued a cortum woureo of legal study and provaralion, sud u mapetent, committec, while a Justice at the Pence, who is often called upon to devida soma uoportant question fa statute law, aud before whom that eabie Inuyer iay upper, id required to have no legal knowledge or experienico whatover. ‘Lhis yerv inconsistency i u burlesqite on American Jurieprudence. Education roqrited in the attore terial which eanoot tind fifteen Justicos ut a Asl- ay of ¥6,000 cach, with the following qualliica- '—Honeaty entticlent to refnus bribes aud ta w ‘Kecoud—Clarical aud busmess capacity for tho in Eouadors Aletter from Quito in the Cologne Gazette nays that great excitement provaila there abont the proposed election of Senor Moreno as Presi- dont of Ecuador, which, with the means tho Government bad at i dispounl, will probably ba effectod without much difticulty, The cergy of all ranks are peel oxorting themeelye in his y devoted to their interests ; and tho Bishop of Rio Bamba, who bas beou on a miesion to Homo. is ssid to bave brought 9 dis- fengation froin the Popo relieving Sonor Moreno. from the oath which he mwore on being elected to tho Presidoucy that be would vot agnin present binwolf 2a u candidate for that post when his term of office should expe, Tho danger of betraying State secrets in Ecaador was rignificantly illustrated ou this occauion, A respectable citizen of Quito, speaking of tho Bishop's migelon, eaid that itn abject waa to pro- porate the Pope, on behalf of President Mureno, that the latter abould Le pormitted to buy the wealthy convout of La Morced fors tenth of ite yalno, on the understanding that a suo equiva. lent te the purchase-money #honld be forwarded to Romo aa Peter'n pance, and the Archbishop of Quito be rewarded for his convivance in the matter with a Cardinal's hat, Whether the story is true or not does not ax yetappear; but the man who told it was suddenly arrested, conducted under a strong orcort inte the wilds of the Ilo Nano, and thore left to bis own resourcos. This is a punishment which has offen been inflicted ' on criminain of fate, eu it saves prion erpennon. The Journey to the Napo alone 1s suflicient to injure the Lealth even of & strong man. For tue tirat two days, us far as Papallacta, it iv per- formed an horgobaek, but tho road then be- comes no varrow that there is not room even for & mile, Lt passes over rocks, morayves, and) woos, up and down tho suuwecovered ridge of the Andgs, and through rapid raountain ntroame; andthe traveler is exposed elther to torrents of 1ain or to the burning rays of tho sua, having uo provivions but thoso bo carries ‘ou his baeli, and sleaping in the open air ua the ilncey ground, Viually, whon be teaches bie destination, ie finds bitmaolf in # country ibe fested with polrouons snakes and wild animals of ail kinds, with & few Iodians' uty as hie only refaye. Tho thogesav Tunnels Fron the Trou Wior, Abide from tho work of tra ying, the only: work now cared on at the Hoosac Tunnel is the clean of the contral shaft of tuaber and do rock, ‘This dangerous work was began in vembor, and is wow about half doug. Lorty-tive of tho most espericpeed mtuers are eruployed undar the direction of I. A, ond, of tho tunnel engiucer corps, ho wes Long ougaged with Curt U. Wederkinch upon this work, “Thoy work upow a moveable platform, suppended from too ubov bexun with the bottom floor, are i uepended inthe alr on their securely fautened platform, over 500 fect fron the bottom. No joxs of hfe and no serious aeci~ deut bas vcew red thus far qu thin inuch dreaded work, tho ginatest caution being ured to detec} Tuilges should have required all candidates, ea- | unsound timbers and loove rock. which arg the pablo in other respects, to uppeur beforo them and peus an examination yn the code iu practica and rules of evidence before recommending chief caasgs of clarm, \ fucade elinilar to the nae se the west end is to be Luilt at tho eastern portal. SOUTH TOWN BOARD. legal Proceedings of an Illegal Meeting. Triumph of Mike Evans and Slaughter of Cleary, Mike Will Gobble the Cash and Turn in Orders. Schank and Gruenhut, Yesterday afternoon thera was held in the ollica of the Town Clerk a meoting of the ‘Town Board of the Town of South Chicago. ‘Tho mecting was one of questionable logalit; aud fully as irregular and disorderly as a posi- tively lawless assemblage. It was not tumultu- ous, but simply farcical, The meeting was held under the following circumstances: The law provitca for an anuual meeting of the Town Board in Soptomber, aud a semi-annual mecting in March. By general constructton, the Board, onco having legally met oo the day osmed by statute, may adjourn from time to” time; thus being in seasonably continuous sexsion throughout the year, Tho last adjourned meet- ing wan hold on the fitst Friday in laat Decem- ber, From that date an adjournmont was made to tho firat Friday in January. As that happen- ed to bo Now Yoar's day, of course, in tho ob- servanco of tho customary habiie thereof, the members of the Board coutd not attend to ofti- cial business, and hence thero was no meeting. There being present iu the room bnt onc mem- hor at atime, the Supervisor at one time and the Town Clerk at another, neithor called the other to order, and 80 even & minority of the Board did not offect an adjournment to a given dato. By this failure, and tho lapas of an adjourned meeting, it is held by the Supervisor, who ssya ‘ho has good Iegal opinion to justify his own self- interested judgment, and by several of the Jus- tices of the Board, that NO LEGAL SEZTING sede could bo held watil the semi-snuual meoting pro- vided for by law on the 13th of next March. Por contra, it is held by the Town Clerk and othors interested on bis side of the body—thoro desirous of most apoedily securing the gonerous sums aliowed by themsolyea to themeclves for thelr arduous gervicos in the public weal, through the fingenuous generosity of the people in the patient cndurauce of a cumbersome and extravagant fifth wheel in municipal gov- ernment —that the meeting wad logally held by virtue of aresolution sdopted at tho Inst ad- journed meeting that the Board should hold mectings on the first Friday of every month un- til otherwise ordered. ‘TNE PRINCIPAL AGENT in conning yesterday's mecting, acting uader the potent iniaonce of self-interest, was tho activo Town Clork, familiarly knewo as ‘Little Joe.” ‘To explain this is only noccesary to state that the ‘own Clerk holda claims against tholrown to tho amount of about 9600 ; that the Town Colloo- tor hagconsiderable funds in bis hands, and he too, han claims for services and expences, for salary and oferk hire; that ox-town ollicials hold town ordors on which they aro auxious to realize cash, aud thst thoy think this may soonest be dove by afaniiug of the town debt, and the autboriza- tion of a new loan to meet futuro as woll as plesent odligattons. The 'fown Clerk made diligent search for all mombera of the Board, end personel re- queet of ench momber to be present in his ofiizo—tho — ollica of Justica Loy don—at 4 ovclock in tho | afternocn. By each persuasion a quorum was obtained, but not dillafterS o'clock, whou the curtains of evening bezan to gather, end gas was needed to permit the Council to see to deliberate, JUSTICES WAINES AND TOYDEN were econspicnously absent, sud it was naively said by two of the oflciala of the Board that they did not cure to lend their presonce to an ilegal ineotinig pending thetr candidacy for reappoint- ment, Soon after b o'clock a quintette hastily eutcrod the office, and took scats. Supersivor Schank was presumably Chairman but without walting for the formality of luscallingthe mecting to order, ‘Town-Clerk Gruenhut proceeded to a basty read- ing of the minutes of the last adjourned meot- ing, beld Deo. 4, which brief minutes, aftor questionable criticiam py Supervisor Sctank, wore adopted, ‘Tire ‘Lawn Clerk at onco procooded to THE DUSINESS for which the meeting liad been eatled, by the introductlon of a resolution for borrowing some money, when he was reminded of his duty by dJuntica DoWolf, who suggested tha propriety of aroll-callin order to ascortain if thoro was o quorum present, “Little Joe” smiled and called tho roll, when Supervisor Schank, Justices De Wolf, Hinsdalo, and Daggett, aud Gruenbut answered. ‘There was ® quorum present, and, modestly rotiriug, ‘on a back deat was tho smiling aud patroniziag ‘Yown Collector, merely present as ® looker-on, but one most intorested. Ho acon realized that ‘the who bumbleth himself shall bo ezaited,” and was shortly thereafter invited to a participa: tion in the counsels of the council, to take the place of an absent Justice, Justice De Wolf approved nothing that was done by the body, but by his pretence gave a #i- lont acquiescence, a8 without him there would hhaye been bo quorum. After the roll-call, Jastico Daggett openod business by inquiring WHAT WAS THE DEDT of the Town of South Chicazo? 'fuo Clerk responded that it was about $20,000, and waa about proceeding to toll who beld the ordorg when ho was interrupted by tho Chair- man, who told bim ho was mistaken. Gruenhut—I know what I'm talking about. Schank—You know too much. You ain't run- ning this Board. Gruenhet went on to say that the present Bu- pervixor had recuived for taxes of 1872-3, about 31. B64. Schauk sald Gruenbut know nothing abont tho matter. Everybody knew that not neatly all the taxes were collected. Uruenhut sald that not mora than 10 per cent of the taxea wore Jost to the town. though all was not collected inside of two years. He knew what Schank bad received, and ‘could prove it by the books. : The Supervigor aud Clerk indulged in further trifling wrangle, which was aqusivg, from its mild personalitica, Justice De Wolf put a stop to it by remarking that if there waa no buvivexs to conio before thy Bond, he would like to leave this place, ay bo had business of his own to attend to. AVSTION DAGGETT came to the rescuc. lie waid ho would give them Duviuesy lt was to pay their dobty. Ho wae an honest man, and wanted the Board to be honest, Like Toodles in the play, be weomed to believe that some of his colleagues did not know what au Lonert wan ware South Chicago ought to pay its debts, and ought to borrow mouey to doit, In some way, how ho would not say, the Huard ought to raise $20,000 to pay its ontetanding debts, Justices De Wolf and Hinsdale quietly re- marked that thoy would Jike to pay, but ex- pressed tho boliof that the Juard had ‘no power to borrow, 5 Justice Daggott inujuted that they should do it xomehow. The men who had worked for the town wero entitled to their money. Supervisor Schau, nding it impossible to re- afvain bis garnlousuess itu tho chair, hud the dise eretion to av dustico Hinadaly to presidu, and then proceeded to toll how much ho would like to pay everybody the town owed if he could, But he wild ho had not the mouey to pay, and did not think the Bowrd bad tho sight to borrow. sow AK GHURNHUT slated, that the tux levies of yeurs prior to 1874 ware oslauated, und that tue preaent oilicars wonld grab all te collectaplo funds vf INTL, aw they hed aioady appropriuted over 812,000 af tho taxon of t47u to pay the sesesruent exprincs of 1874 and theanlary of Supervisurdobu Sechunk, ‘The Cloris said that tho creditors of thy town for years prior to 1a74 would never see e cont of ther heres due to them fur work performed, uutowa the tloatiug debt bu funded and the noxt Goard tevy a miliicient tux for sinkiag-fund, ‘Lle Clerk moved tho following subetitutes Wis uicas, Tacro are over $20,000 tawn orders outs standing for the payment uo whlch the County Board failed to authorize sullictent (ua levy ¢ therefore, bw a Resolve), That this Board hereby authorizes loan to pay watd fost orders, aud that the voters at the town Ineetity, on April be aykud (a authorize a sufiicient tax levy tu pay waldl luau, ‘This resolution was not acted upon, as Daygatt was wathifiod with bia awn motion. Supervisor Schank said be gaye bonds, and was the only ofticer of tha Hoard ubo did co. ue gave bonds for the last Joan of $5,000, but he would not sign ahond tor another loan, ‘Ue cer~ tainly would not give a bond for $20,000 when thore was not more than 2400 iu the treasury, and demand was mado faster than money was ro- celvod by the ‘Treasurer. Justica Doe Wolf inquired if auy ono conld state NOW THEY COULD RAISE THE MONEY NECDED, Justice Daggett 1ade a motion that the Hoard pay ite debts. Tho motion waa received with ridienlo by the sober Justices. ‘The motion of Justicn Daggett to mako a loan of £20,000 to pay town debta was then pit atul Tout, These voting in tie afiirmative wore Jna- tice Pagvett and Town Clerk Grueuhut ; in the negative Justicus DeWolf, Hinedale, and Super- visor Schank, ‘Town Clork Grnenhut nioved that # committoo of three bo appointed to doviae moans to raise $20,000 to pay debts. Carricd. Upon motion of duatice DaWolf, Town Clork Gruenhut aud Justices Haines and Boyden wora Appointed euch comm tea, ustice DeWolf thus plaved a peat joke on his absent brother Justices. and " killod the bill” by leaving ‘Little Joo” ns sole aptive prospective financiat dovieer. Upon motion of Gruenhut, Collector Micbact Evans was choson o temporary member of the Board to till a vacancy of a Justice. COLLECTOR EVANS tonk seoat, andat once asked that the Board authorize the ‘own Clerk to issue town orders to Lim with which he could pay tho expenses of his office, Tho work of the Collector would cease on tho Ist of Murch. Ho had paid money out of lus pocket, and he wanted eome simple return to pay current expenses. Tustice DeWolf doubted the power to pay bills until tne same wero audited, Supervisor Schank thought they might make a Joan to the Collector, but did not believe they could legally do ro. EX-COLLECTOR F, M, CLEARY, by permission, made a epaech, chiefly about him- telf. ‘the substance of it was that he had becn a good olticur, had achieved much notoriety in the press und by theaction of the County ‘Ireas- uror. Ha bad received the opinion of ex-County Attorney Root that the Town Board could borrow money. Ila bad received a good big salary for hhia services, but his only reward yas received was in town orders. He had not received money. It the Bosrd would antuorize 8 loan, he ‘said, the Town Snpervisor wonld only bo required to sign tho bonds in hie oficial capacity. He anid toSehank, “I don't beliove you. sir. You may not bo the noxt Superviror. “4'he money cau ba had without you.” Ex-Collector Cleary theu ro- red. Sehank and Grucnhut then talked at ench other again, BVANA' BILL. Town Collector Evans then presonted the following bill: ‘The Towa of South Chicauo, Dr. to Michael Evans: On account of services and expenses as ‘Town, Colleclorsseees: oertend a 944$10,000 payable out of town taxes of ike current year, 1874, and out of the collection of State aud county faxes, Collector Evans enid he did not ask tho Board to advance him movey, Ie only wanted ordecs for suficient to pay his clerks and the currout expenees of hia offico, Notwitbutanding the modesty of tho Collector, the Board approved Hie unitemized bill, it being signed and allowed by four ot tho Board, viz.: Cinrk. Gruenbut, Ranerviacr behank, and Justicen Hinsdale and agezett, Justica DeWolf said the whole thing was iile- pal, ‘aud ho could nut be perauaded to myn the bil. Collector Evans smiled triumphantly, though with necustomed benignity, ashe evidently cop- templated bow easily ho could pay his clerks and then reserve 210,000 cash from the sum of his collections, turning over therefor town or- dora to tho face valuo af 810,000. ‘The object of the mecting having beon sccom- plished, Cloary being orcherod out of the money and Evans getting it, the Board adjourned with- out date. Justice Hinsdalo said they stood sdjourned till tho soni-anonal meeting In March. Clerk Gruonhut said thoy stood adjourned till tho first Friday in March. Which ? ae RAILNOAD NEWS. FREIGHT MATTERS, "The meeting of General Freight Aganta held at St. Louis yeaterday and tho day previous, for the purpose of advancing raten to the West and Houthwest, has adjourned without accomplish- ing tho object for which it was called together, The failure of the meeting to raiso the rates at thin timo is owing to the fact that several of the Chicago roada refused to attend, owing to the boliof that the meeting had beon called in the interest of St. Louis. Another meeting of Western rallrosds will be held in this city Wednesday, when another effort to raise tho rates will be made. Thore is, howaver, but lit- tle prospect that this mecting will accomplish anything more than that at St. Louis. ‘The aversion of gome of the Chicago roady to go into any agreement for tho purpose of raising retos ismainty duoto tho fact that tho crows lives aro discriminating agaiuat the Chicago roads in every possible manuor. ‘Tho feoling is articntarly Ditter agtinet Bir. George B. Wright, i sident of the Wertern Lureau of Railroad Commisgioners, and aluo Roceiver of the In- diauapolis, Bloomington & Weatern Railroad, ‘This yond, it is claimed, hus been continually dlecriminating against Chicago and in favor of Peoris, tis stated that it has been giving to ahippers annual passes, and to traveling agents books of trip-pasues so a8 to induco them to pat- ronize this line, Tho Whito Line is the fast freight line running over this road, and whenever any ontting is dono from Tooria it is ¢ommenved by this line, Gen, Wright, the Receiver, made a bee tothe Board of Trade of Peoria only a short lima ago, saying that he hopod tho day was not far distant when Chicago rates would by based on the rates made from Peoria to Boston. ‘The Kt. Louis roads are no less anxions to get ahead of Chicago, but the Chicago roads aro on the alort, and not easily taken in. ‘Tho rates to the East are still unsettled, and contracta ara made at S0centa por hundred on fourth class frolghta, Several of the Freight ‘Agents of the Kastern linos are out of town at present, As soon as they roturn, a moeting will bo called for tho purpose of agrecing upon reasonable rates if possiblo, WATERING. Arallroad accountant has furnished the New York Times with the following statistics, abow- ing the successive * waterings" in the securities of the wovoral roade embraced in the Lake Shore & Michigan Sonthern consolidation : BUFFALO 4 ERIE, Stock ant bonds at time of consolidation. Btock aud bouds previoualy....... “Watered” capitol. ....seceesees, CLEVELAND, PAINESVILLE & Af Stock aud bouds at time of consolidation, Stouk aud bonds previously, “Watered” enpttal,.. $6,900,000 OLEVELAND & TOLEDO, Btock and bonde at tims of consolidation, .,. $9,399,000 Block and bonds previously, 7,004,702 ‘£9,200,000 t 3,109,000 “Watered ” capital, + oy $2,304,208 MICHIOAN HOUTNENN & NORTHERN INDIANA, Stock nud Loulls at Hie of consolldution,., .$34 115, ‘Stock and bonds previuualy.. “4 Watorod ” capital. Hecapitiietion ot the 3 coat of the ronds forming the Lake Hore & Idichigau Souths ern Railway Company ¢ Avebigan Southern & Oleveland & Toledo: Uleveland, Palneavill Baffalo & Exie,. "Total, * i gees. 5 houds, ‘and ‘fosting dett) af U lore & Michigan Houth- era Company on the consulidation in 1869,, + Watered” cupttal {11 1809,,.,.- $24,980,202 It will be seen, from the forogoing summary statement, that at the time of tho consolidation in 1869 the Take Shoro & Michigan Southern Noas] hed €98.763,259 of real capital, repreront. ing the actual cout of tho property at that time, and that Lo this had been superadded $21,960,292 of fictitious or “watored" capital, ‘The foltaw- ing wtatement shows that within four years fol lowing tho consolidation w further ‘watering " of 426,615,870 was effected: LAnE ENORT A MICHIGAN SOUTHERN, Kock, bonds, and touting debt in 146: $58,720,551 Htuck, bonita, aud thoating debt mn tsi MAST, ALL Additlunal “walered” capnal ,,. 320,041,070 ‘The statomont following showa that tho bouded and toating debt of tho Company oxcended in To?!) tus actual cast of the property by €4,610,102s ‘Che relation of the cast of the road componing the Toke nhore & Michitrau Southera te thu whole bonded aud Nosting debt uf the Compan; 6 Fr Cost of the various rows. seen Banved and Seating tol-t of the Lake blore & Michigan Houthern 15 WTS... eeveceee BST Uonited and fosting debt in exceys of cove Gf THAN ssoveee severe 8 4,010,103 A comparison of the cout of tho consolidated roads with the slook, bonds, and floating debe of tho Lake Bhore & Michigan ithern, Compapy will show that the * watered” capital of Lhis com poration amounts to $54,610,102; which repre- sontd the amount the road ja required fo carn dividends or interest upon beyond what should be required hy the logilimate oost of the road. ‘rhe figures ara as follows: "Tha relation of the coat of the roade compoeing the Lave Shore % Michigan Southern tothe entire cayl- tal of tho Company, stork, bonds, and floating, debit : Cont of the vations road: wegen BI, 765,999 tock, bonds, and flowing debe of (he Shore é Mlchigan southern in 13% ‘Total watered” capital of the Corapany..¥% THE HANNIBAL A ST. JO. Considerable has tately been cnid about the tronbles in the management of tho Hanmbal & Rt do Railroad, ‘Tounderstand tho matter prop- erly, tt nviat bo atated Uhat the President of this Ttond tives in Now York, and is mero fignre- head, Moat of tho Directors also rovido at New York. ‘The proper management in therefore placed in the hands of on Exeoutive vari, consisting of three Directors reading at Wauul- ton, Mo., and the Chairman of this Committon isa Mr. Morse, Paymaster of the road. Mr. Morse Is claimed to baye forced to resign in rapid succossion Mr, Ei, A. Parker, General Pansonger Agent; Mr. J.F. Goddard, General Freight Agent; and Mr, L. W, ‘Towne, General Ruperintendent. Several clerks who were work- ing on that rond ond are now employed in’ this cily also state that they hava been badly treated, When 8 few days ago it waa announced that the Suporintendent, Mr. Towne, who bad always been considered an ablo and eflicient railway manager, way alzo forced to romgn, or requested to do no, and that bo had left for New York to Iny the matter beforo the President and the Board of Directors, Tus ‘Tnruxe commented upon theso matters une favcrably to the road and to Mr, Morse, Short~ ly after Mr. Morso appeared at this uflice, etatins that Mr, Towno had beon dismissed beranse he had boen taking commismous from meschatt: that Mr. Marker had beon a dofaniter, and that Mr. Goddard was incompetent. Tle was willing: ta make vath upon these neecrtions, and therenpon Tne ‘Trinuys gave hin the benefit of publishing — his assertions. It now, however, turns out that tho first statement made in this paper was cotroct, and that M Morse was movely trying to injuro there geutle- men, and extricate liimeell from the odium of hinaction, Ata late mecting of tho Directors of the road Mr. ‘Towne and hie attornoy, Mr. Sin- gleton, laid the difficulty before them, and, afer inoking & thorough examination it was found thas the charges against Mr, Towne, at least, wero entirely unfounded, and ho was ordered to rewumo bia duties again at once, Et is stated that tho present Exectitive Board which bas a} ready catiacd 80 much trouble to tite othoritise exveltent road, will be disposed of as coon as tho Board of Directors can coavanicntly do eo. LET US HAVE PEACE. Sheriff Agnew and Ais Friends in Council. They Will Reinstate Hand te Appeaso Hosing. Petor Will Accopt on Conditions. The leadors in the People's party are becom- ing uncasy, and fear a distuption, The waeel- Lorses are balky, aud do not work well in tho harness bebind their loadors, The Irish and tho Germans are at loggerheads, all caused by the Hosing-Agnow musa; the outs are fighting the ing, aud vico versa. War is imminent, and tho newly-vlecied ofiice-holders, as well a8 those whoee term of ofilce will expire noxt fall, look with diemay upon the gloomy future, Some- thing, thoy think, must bo done, aud that quick- ly, or the Germans will go over to tho euemy, With that viow tho feithtul held A SECRET MEETING yeuterdey evoning at 6 o'clock in Austin Doyle's privataroom adjoining his oftice, to consult upon some course to pursuc to bring about an amica- ble scttlemont of tho dificulties betweea Mr. Teasing and the Sheriff. The roporters woro excluded, and, in order to secure tho meoting against intrusion from inter- lopers and mivobief-makera, Jim Doyle and Tom Barrett, deputics in tho office of tho Clerk ef tho Criminal Court, wero placed on duty as sentinels, and the doora locked and barred. Que by one the would-bo pacifiors mado their appearance, and obtained adinission to the couctave-rooms by three dis- tinct raps from without, which wore answered by a Jike number from within. ‘Lhe open sesiine wag the words *Peaca-maker,” spoken by the applicant to tho sentinel. Out or the number m- vited to bo present at the peaco covforenco thers wore oxactly ONR DOZEN on hand, coneieting of Sherif Agaow, Supervisor Kinney, Criminal Clork Doyte, Assistant City Assensor Dennehy, Connty Commissioners Gueuther, Schmidi, Johnsou, Carroll, Loner- Rav, MeCaffrey, snd Covly, and W. W. O'Briou, Atter the meoting was called to order COMMIABIONER M’CAPFREY rose, and said ke, being a uowly-clected mermbor of the Couuty Board, was anxious to excablish for himself somo reputation, and thereby pluco inmaolf bofore his party aa ® prominent candi- date for some more Jucrative ofiine, but, if this quarrel between the Sheriff aud Hesing was nob amicably sottled, tho party would be short- lived. ‘Tho controversy, ho said, be- twoen Bherif! Agnow and Mr. Heaing fad created considerable excitoment, and, if allowed to coutinue, the disruption of the paity was cortulp. Doth parcdes to the ditticulty tad not understood cach other's potitious. While the Sheriff simed to allow the Germans to be faitly represented in hie ppoolotaintile, yob somo unintentional slight bad been placed upon that oationality, there being twenty-nine Irish. mon to only cight Germaue. The removal of Peter Hand was the immediate cause of the dis- turbance, and, with bis reinstatement, the whole aifair, bo bad no doubt, would be amicably settled, Therefore he hoped Aqnew wauld see tho neceseity of this step, and restore Mr. Hand aa the keepor of the kevs to tye County Jail. The Bhorlil was in tho hadda of bin friends, and. a'though he winced under this proporition, ‘he still maiutaiued is sitence. AUSTIN: DOYLE was in favor of auythiog to appease Mr, Heuing; the People’s party coutd not atford to lose his ia fluence, and such power as was wiolded by the Staala-Zeitung with tho German eloment must uot be overlooked. W. W, O'DRIFA thought the outlook was a bad one without the intluence of Mr. esing, and censnred Sheriff Agnew for the conrse bo had pursued towards thai gentlemau’s friends, He lad removed two Gorman bailiffs, and, not satisfied with that, had given Hand the “grand bonnco,” and he ought ta hava eense enough to know that the remaval of Jailer Hand would estrange Healng, and, if Hand's reappointment would appease bis anger, why, in the Lord's name, make it at once, Rut bounce Jailer Doyle out of the place. ASUISTANT CILY ASSTYSQR DENNELY then put iu tie oar, and said that a committee of Irish gantlemen hud waited on Hesing, ack- ing hun, if Aguew would do {ustiog to the Gere maus, would be bury the hatchet, and that flering had siguitied his willingness to do 60 on thot pase, Other merabers of the conclave joined in the digeuesion, and suggested ideas they thought favorable to & reco: tian between the two men, aud flually it wae agroed to appoint A COMMITTEM OF TWO to wait upon Mr. Heuing to-day, and ‘gnarantes the reinstatement of Peter Hand for the sake of peare snd barmouy in the rapke of tho Peuplo'e hurty. and also tu accede to any other demands {eid might have to make of Sheriff Agnew, Tho committes chosen to walt on Mr, Hesing was composad of W. W. O'Brien and Commis: siouer Lonergan, : ‘The conclave then, afler renewing the obliga- tion of secrecy, adjourned. Sberiff Agnow and Supervisor Kinney stopped into Cagay's to take aquict nip, while tho other gentlemen crossed thu street to Peter Hand's, PRCER, of course, wan atvaro there liad heen % mooting, dod whan tbe menmbery walked into hia beers hall he waa ovorhoard yemarkiry that he would not accept of the position at the hauds of Mr. Aguew unlews Like Agnaw, tho Cleisk to the Joi}, and Jun Meliale, the Avnietaut Jailer, were ramoved; that they had beau undermining bim ali the time he held tho po-ition, and therofore he would not again subject himeelf to their an- uoyauce, Where all this didturbance in the ranks of the People's party will end ono can only conjecture, eae A pious colored clorzyman explains the abit geandal”™ to li flack in the follow- concida reynarkas “Breddern! I kuows dat g MEECHER om Inuavent, gad you must, Lolethim innocent lkew But—it am gla poseibul he’s dono been among akunks.”—le York Commercial Advertisers SMALL-POX, Outbreak of the Discase at the Poor. House. Criminal Negligence of the Oounty Commisslonors, Crowded Condition of the SickeeeSpreag of the Pestilence. The Board of Health Must Act, ‘The city bas been startled recently by rnmorr that that most terrible offdigeasos—tho small-po; ~—had broseu out among tno Poor-House poop atJetferson, A reporter of THE Taresn way detailed to proceed to tho infected locality, ang discovered the following facta: Jan. 6, ona caso of smail-pox appeared in the Toor-ouse, aud tho disease was dovolopod among thd revidonts of that inetitution cightoos days later, At the present time tt appears to by under full headway, as no lesa than ton mon and eleven women and children have been altacked, and are now in tho crisis of tuo malady, The chances are that the ovil will CONTINUE TO BPREAD, ag there aro 1,200 people in the Poor-Mouso ang Insane Auylum to feed the destroyer, and most of them are of syeakly constitution, unable to withstand so terriblo a visitation, Perhaps 500 of the inmates have beon vaccinated, so that thy other 700 may be counted among thoso who are likely—nny, almost cortain—to be stricken down, TUE WOMEN AND CHILDREN who havo already been seized are placed in the evhvol-bouse, an isotated building having snares, of 14 by 20 feat, with a coiling 9 feot in Leight, "hore were nitil yesterday eleven patients and fivo atieudunts, making sixteen porsons in ati, oceupsiug tie ruum meptioned, which gave te each individual 213 cubie feot of air, nearly s fiith of the proper amount of stmospbere con. cedod to each human adult, as a matter of heslth. it is not very hard to imagino the horrors attendant upon such astate of things, ‘Yho evil became ¢o glaring that, finally, six of tho patients wero romoved from this ‘black hole,” bathed, so far ss it could bo done, ins common waeltub, and placed in an apartment of the Poor-Houwse proper, already teuanted by forty women aud childron. This, of courae, whilo it ins measure relicves the poor ep whont the disease is feeding, renders thoes who have notyet beon vieited all the more iiablo to astacs, a9 (hat tho Poor-[lonee oflicers Deyn to fenr that the opidemic will gat boyond the control of the pliysicians, spread to the In» nane-Acsiua, and then rush down upon the city wn full fury. ™mE EN who Lave been smitten are placed in a building noith of the Poor-House, oud are. compare lively speasing, comfortable. Thoy are not overcruwded ot least, and can be attended to without tho discomfort which tho attendauts in tho women’s ond children’s do partment eucountered. It is fearfs1 to allow patisnta, from whose bodies the disgusting avis dences of disease have not yet disappeared, to herd with those who are hoaithy, and yet to this terrible stu.e of things have the Poor-[ouse in- mates beon brought by the INHUMANITY OR CARELESSNESS of the county authorities, espeeiully the mem bets of the Coimmittce on Public Charities of the County Board, When the diveaso first assumed a serious as- pect, Mr. George Kimberly, Warden of the Poor- House and lusune Asylum, sont a requisition for houpital tonts—so that the pationts miy't be iso- lated—to tho County Commissioners. The matter was roferred—a very conveviont way to getrid of trouble—to the Committes on Public Charities, whiok hes not, however, soen fit to qako a report, although soveral meotings hare boen held sinco the requowt was first presented, —the last one yesterday, Now, the Committeo on Public Charities har ing fated to perform their duty, tho matte cones properly wishio ‘THE PROVINOL OF THE DOAND OF TRALTH, which 1a boand to protect tho City of Mhicaxo- threatened, through the criminal carefesauces d the county authorities, with the most terribla a dliction that could possibly befall # community— from the great danger which bangs over It, Jo justice to the Board of Health, it muat bo sd- imitted that that body has succeoded, by sirick laygionte measures, iu keeping the city entirely Gee fiom the loathsome diganmse already mea- tioucd forayear. ‘This limo, howover, the dau ger is nearly upon ne, aud IMMEDIATE ACTION can alone prevent the possible sproed of amall- pox in our citv, In this connoction, 1b muy be well to reproduco Sec. 12 of the Mosalth laws ordiuances, and regulations of tho City of Caleago, published last yoar. It reads as fol ows : Bc, 12, Tho Board of Health, by and with the ip proval of tho Common Cotncll, may select) purebas, Teueo, aud establinh auch sites, ‘places, and boun lara for queranting etutious and purpowes, and with approval of said Connell may erest frons timo to the such Luildings and bospiiais upon euch sites st places, an so keop the same iu ropatr, as in thet dudgrdent _ uball deemed necessary, 4d ine ssid Bourd, whenever ond at such fina as by them st shall be dvemed necessary, many, 7 procfamation (the approval of the Commo Cousd belg first bad and obtained), require all hoata, ve rela, raflroud cars, or other public conveyances Lorst for ibis city, Lefore the same shall land or atop at a7 wharf, depot, o landing or stopping place therein, & toucor stop at apy or elther of tho sites, places of hottudariee Bo Eelected and established for ‘quarantics purpoees, and leave all euch emigrants, truvelersot poreous recently from scaboard, and all auch sick, waned, of unclgan persons, with their stores spd ‘bsg. gage, ax in the opinion of ‘the oftice Honed at such Tuarantine sites, places, or boundaries, aball be deamed proper, on account of the eximence or general reper Lf cholbra, slip fever, or soy contagious uiscass ordi nee ayprotuded to iuanysr tha bealth of thee and whenever tt shall be deemed necessary 8 fssuio tlie sald proclamation, it shall be the duty of Le auld Buard to weud tho adme, togetier witls thes slauco of the regulations for quarauliue, and the pet far whtch the game shall be in force; unlest sou revoked, to New York, Butfalo, Detroit, Toledo, by Salle, Sr, Louis, Galois, Dubuque, Buriingion, od all be do such ollier cities ond places as by ed proper; and shall ulsv cause to quarantine sites, places, and boundaries a6 sai may deom advisable, oue or more phsaicians of beth oliieers, whove duty it shall be to yo on board and ti umine ail Loats, vessels, cars, oF other public conte anves, tome aforessid ‘required to touch or supe . said quarantines respectively, and then and there do termine what emigrants, pisseugers, or persons (i any) shall be permfited to come to the city, and mb omigranta, passengers or persons (\f 3) ata atopaty guch quarantive; and tt aball be the duty of all per nona conducting or in charge of any such vossel, both ear, or public conveyance, to ald and assist any a of ctan or health olticer so aa aforesaid stationed, exercise of bie duties; and the sald phy health olilcers aball attend ta all sick persous who D4 Ve landed of placed fu querunting, and provide male nd necessaries for thelr'use, abd ehsll bet? geueral eupervision of such quarantiuos, and comp persone therein to purify their bodies, ‘clothes, gave, and do all such acts and things se sb-ll be proper ih the premises, keeping correct accounts of tt expenditures aud wages which shall Le allowed 40 pald by order of the suld Board. And whenever |e phyelcian or officer {u charge of any quaran:ine stati? ‘or place, 8 aforesaid, stull, upan examination, be Uy fed that thero ls no longer occasion fur ihe detention dl ; any boat, vessol, car, of couveyanve at suc quaraulcs or pluce, end such boat, vessel, ear, or conveyance 60! have Deen thoroughly ‘cleansed, und auch persons 4 aforewatt landed and, placed in the caro of such C4 ticlan or officer, auch physician or officer abal 1° auch yeasel, beat, car, or conveyance, a permit, wfo by ita, to outer thy city, which shal! be ample euluce ity for theontry of sald’ boat, vessel, car, of cotel aitca, And tho aald alters respectively ball discharge all persone in quarautine by thelr certificates £0F | purpose, whenever they are natistied that such pare’ Are free of discave, and their baggage aud etects Pa orly purified: Provided, however, That the B “4 their discretion, by proclamation for that foe miay, during the prevalence of cholera, ship other contagious oF fatal diseuse, forbid the admis’ of pinlgrunis ot others peculiarly Uuble thereta iy any or all of raid quarautines oF at ce De theif opiniou, the health of the city will jus iy wane. us The foregoing eection explains iteelt Lan onghly, and the Board of Hoalth, a4 a Pre. 00 nary step, ebould commence Ly placing Jeter aud that viciulty uuder ataict quarautine, tof take the matter out of the incompetent ban ook a County Board whore members fxht smi thompelves while Lozrible peutilence 1s 02 borders of the city, BINGOLAR ECONOMY, tient "The reporter waa asked by one of the pare if walt was bad for wiuail-pox. Hedid pot no ne sland the singular iquiry, but alterwards ed fiom ono of the ortondants that the mical Commisvionora bad oat them of as and coffee, uo limited them on tas that it eed be lhusbauded to get along, and hed sestt! ee thom. to three barrels of yugar. Curioue Og omy to buy hogs wi ch die of como an 1360 distase of baud, aftor paying a hack bill ef ia to go down aud buy them, and then mabe OP it by cutting off fow dollase worth of ah eines Bret na t a { b