Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1875, Page 5

, THK CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1875. wt of “treating” will find a thousand rays of getting ronnd it, abovo it, under aeath it, aud through it, It only provides ‘that the person who asks anothor “ to drink c jhall bo punished, but it provides uo penalty for the man who asks his friend to take n tigar, or, better still, n fried oyster, which is iho latest bivalvular method of extonding inid hospitality; for the genial man who rants his friend to “smilo;” for the indef- nite man who wants his friend to take somo- thing to strengthen his good resolutions or jo dispel his cares; for the industrions man sho wanta his companion to Iond up; for (ue chemical aman who wants his friend to nominate his poison; or for the eager man who desires that his friend shall ake a nip. In this and numerous other ways the man on hospitable thoughts intent would ealinly pverride Mr, Paratox O'lam’s bill. In ad- aition to the individual evasion, the whole nation, we for, would riso up in rebellion against this measure ay on ntteinpt to sup- pressa time-honored castom 1s dear to our lorefathors nud to the popular heart ng baked beans on Sunday and fish balls on Friday, If Mr, O'Hain proposes to do away with lronting, ho has the good wishes of every friond of temperance, for treating is the parent of half the drunkenness. Wero it not for it, vory few porions would ever be seen in nstate of intoxication. In those countries whero the socinl enstom discountenances treat- Ing, very little drunkenness exists, OBITUARY, It isa rather remarkable fact that reveral well- known artists baye died within a short tine past, A fow days ugo we noticed the death of 3fr. Earos, & promipent portrait patuter, formorly pf Ohic, Tho last mails briug tho nows pf tho death of turco moro, On tho 10th of Jauuary, Danieu = erman ANTON Mexnve, tho most successful artist Scan- jiuavia hoa produced since THonwaupses, and due of tho most fashionable painters in Europo, iied in Paris, He wasa pupil of Eexersnoro, ind first oxhibited his pictures in 1840. After baving gained the highest honors in Donmark, bo went to Paris, and Lovrs Pumirre became bis patron. In 1953 tho Sultan became his cus- jomer, andat bis orders he paluted Hoveral soa pieces. Theu returning to Paris, NaPorron and tho Empress patronized hin, At tho time of hisdeath be had riven to bo the most fashion- tblo painter in Europe, On tho 20th of January, tho distinguished iscapa artiet, Jean Fean- pois Minter, a pupil of Pau Devanocny, died st Barbazou, in France. Binco 19:8 he has been b dovoted studont of rustic Ilfe, aud in thie province af art helay tiaon to tho highest omi- hence. Tho last doath to bo recorded iy that of Giuneer Buca, the wall-kuown wator-color- ist, and founder of tue Water-Color Socioty, whodied ou Sunday last at Riverdale, N.Y, in bis 33d your. This mortality among orminent trtiste is sometbiug very unusual, Thore wore got as many of oqual prominenco died all last fear na havo already died since the new year tommenced. mig ar: Pho question or Senator Cascnon'a Repub- Yan orthodoxy las been raised with so much yehomenco by tho press of tho country of buth parties that itis timoau snewer of a defluito kind should be given as soon as possible, Per- Dapa the moat roliable authorities in the matter of bia faith aro the nowspapera of his own city, and, upon turmog to those for information, it ia Yound that his Republicaniem ie established bo- ford question among thozo who are best qualifiod to judgo of it, Tho radical organ of {a Crouse, tho Republican, regards the effort of the Democracy to claim him as malignant. Mr, Canxnoy, it says, beyau political tife as a sturdy Whig. At tho cluso of tho War ho took tadical ground upon the question of negro suf. frago; ‘nud to-day, while Ropublicans of a fenk and vacillating type aro halting between mistaining the Administration in the Louisiana toutroveray and committing that Rebel-ridden Btate to tho control of the mercenarios, vultures, tnd ossagsiue of the MoENeny stripe, be js un- resorved aud emphatic in hie indorsemont of tho policy pursuod by Gen. Gnant and his aub- ordinates, But, in cage this should not be con- yincing, we clip from the Republican the foltow- ing: Woe cannot, and be human, be otherwieo than grate~ ful to that Kiete phuliny of Demoerata who uasixted in alovuting Mr. Casmuo8 to the Scunte of tho United Blutes, for it wiht etund io history ag tho noblest act of Mele lives, Lut truth constrains us to tell thom that i doing su {hoy suptlicd the welding link uvcessary to Founite tho Reyublican purty of Wincousin, wud added to tho Hst of United States Senators a fearleay, ont spoken, wud original uupporier aud friend of Gen, WANT, If they havo Leen sold, aud that bedly, it {a Bot our fault, What they loso wo gain, aud fn reapluyt tho fruits of this decisive ‘victory we would not bo otherwive than governs, but Wo cannot pert then tostep tu surreptittonuly and steal the hoaurable and Uublemished record the Heustor-elect haa made aud substitute for it a vacillating aud diuhouorsble vue, Tho following from tho Democratic organ, the Democrat, of Lu Crosse, is satisfactory enough: We nolico that varioun papers, especially Democratic wnd Reform pupers, ave epoaking of Sr, CAXERON 08 8 * War Democrat," a Liberal Mepulslean,”" an" Indes pondent Repnbiitun,” ete, with much other of aici Aud abuilar tlapdoodtlo, A great aud surprising miu who. Mr, Gastknow has slways buen a itepuutican | ho fy pow a Rtopublican + ho Las elways beun a consists tut aud uquore Ropublican, never pretending undur ty circumstances to Le anything buts Reputiiean + & Tigi partiean withal, never permitting Binet to tho mules of party dlacipline for any eause oF any Offense no water Luw great, He ine Hover been knowil for any griovance of ‘ts own or euy body else to counteiuuce 4 bat in tho perty, of to recoxulze oF en Pourage uny thing ike Independeut or Liberal Repub Ucaus, Tn hia nguresatve polltival movernenty be haa Hover beon known to inake auy distinction between “ War Democrata ® aud any other kind of Democrats, ‘Hehas bitterly, vigorously, aud offectively, politically dperking, made war upon ull Democratu, Independents, Liberul Hopublicans, aud Reformers Xuife woon everyuifag ond everybody outside of the nea of the regniar, atralght Repubifean camp, In short, {f tho State of Wisconain ad been raked with « fine tonth-comb, It would have been utterly Impossible tocatel a more perfect specimen of the extreme rudi- fal Republicon partiian, ee As evidencea accumulate, tho heartlosa ekeptl- fla of the world muxt give way, and the benefl- tent iniluencos of Spiritualism be acknowl- ‘adgod without honitation. Prof, Choonss says Ho, aud bis Karte Kina still draws crowded houses io London, Cnooxss has come out a full-fledged Spiritualist in the Quarterly Journal of Science, He aoys Mre, Guppy was transferred from her houso at Hulloway to that of bor friends in ‘Lamb's Conduit streot in a second; that Dr. Mono was watted invisibly from hia house at Bulstol to the garden of his friend Youna, at Swindon, a distanco of many mites by the ordi- Bary railroad route. He calla persous who can Shua turn their noves up at railroad companies “‘throbate,* smong whom he includes AGORA, = AVOLLONTUS of ata; tho Axchblahop of Vulontis in a5? Joszrn of Quportine; Pere of Alcantars, and many otbera, The essay ia earnestly . written, and, but for ¢be almulteneous publica- Son of a San Francisoo atory, might leave » atroug impression. The latter narrates that an pasate medium was drawing crowds at bis hee Spectral faces appesred at an aperture me he Cabinet; thin voices in the air ayllabled \ ‘o's Baraca; and matarlelizetion became so ‘y Perfect that an Indian warrior stepped forth alike,—war to the i from the cabinet and osred {n the dim Nias { above the heads of the audience, There was a a ahs Ughte were turned up by the un- Ltd @ materialized red men groaned: M, 80 for the nearest doctor; get Stivzsu,” sod the modiom replied, “You blasted fool, what made you step petweon, the jolsts 7 You've busted the whole buaineas,” As an“ pthrobat” Baws friend could scarcely confirm the beslthy witnoasos put upon the stand b: but for purposes of rebuttal beat sane 0 pounds, which is heavy ough, —————— ®enator Canrenren's apeech at Mil; Tuesday eveuing is romarkable for tae Foeurrence of tho atraio “ Canrnoy has eympa- thy With oapitaliste; Oanvextae is the poor fan's sdvooata; oapital clooted Oaxmron ; eaple Mal defesiod Cayeznran.” It recurs in alterod Sbgusge ereryenere in bis address, as thoogls it wero the thamo and text of the composition, Whila this may bo perfoctly true, tho evidence Is against it, Mor whom did the oputent distil- lor Nonemaxen work; whoso personal friend and vigorous ally was tho wealthy Rinpsvorr, distitter ; upon which side was Wont, who ores hia onormous afluence to distiting 7 Did Col. 3.11. Howz, tho railroad magnate, weary bira- solf for CaatenoN or Canrenten? nelly, did not every man on the Wisconsin Contra! Mail- road, from Cedarburg to Avuland, apply hiinaolt to the re-olection of Matr Canrentan, the self- styled opponent of railroad monopoly ? PERSONAL, ‘Whore (6 B. F, Stunety 2 Henny ©, Nutt, of Counell Bluffa. ‘Mis, Rousay'a Camille is anid to be bad, D. M. Ructanpsox, the Dotroit watchmaker, ia at tho ‘Tremont Mouse, “Young” Deynerr ia building ® palaco at Buighton for his Irish Princess. Tho notorious atory-tellor, Ett PenctNe,” arrived yeaterday at the Palinor Hous, ‘Miagew IpA aud Ganntetce Gaceter are going to Europe in the epring, If it ever comes. Crantorte Cusittax, the celebrated actress, arrived yosterduy at the Tromont House. Tho Hon, Joun K, Sanutacancer, of Mans- field, O., ia guest at the Sherman Houae. Chicago's representative at the White House has put quito a polish upon Fren's manners. Gen. Jon #. Fannewontu, of St. Chusles, IU, arrived yosterday at the Sherman Mouse. Borers is looking bopolessly for n new play. Ho nover heard of our local Bouotcauit-lon- ERTSON. Chants Marraews bad a banquet in Bearbor- ough, Wyarnt Kseve's town, coleprating his 72d birthday. Jauss I, Dick, 9 prominent banker of Mead- ville, a., died at his residence in that city on 'Tucuday night, aged 74 years. The Fond du Luc Commonwealth thinks tho sermons of the Rovs, Powens aud Suutivay in oxecrable taste. ‘Mrs. Mina Greoony Stayrox, of this city, will read in Springfiold this evening aud in Qali- Kosh on the 24th inet, ‘Tae people of Austin, Tox., have “busted” tho gas compony by taking down their fixtures and “striking oil” again. Milo Mant1y, of Parie, calls Epwix Boorn “Tho fellow what looks Iie mo,” ‘They aro as much glilie ag two Boston beaus. Gon. Kinvatntcx’s now drama, ‘ Altoona," ia in tivo acts, The valiant author has discarded a plot 28 a harassing iucumbrauce, Taratace’s elaquenco baa cloned a thontre in Kamacbatks, ‘The managor attributed the re- sult to cold, put Tansaae knows better. Judgo Evprepag, s prominent attornay of Ot- tawa, Ill., iad a log broken yesterday morning in that city by being overturned with hia sleigh. Fecurre must lose his leg. Tho sharp cut ho roceivod by falling sgaiuat bia carriaye-step in Ciucinnati bas severed his connection with tho stage. Owen Fenavson, for many years tho business man of tho Chicago Packing snd Provision Com- papy, now established in Now York, is in this city for 3 day or two. Since that can of chawing-tobacco camo here, tender recolioctions of tho past have held S——n daily lingering round Tz Taipune oftice with & hunger in bia homasict hoart. Tho Queen has ofered to make Mrs, Guap- stone ® Peorcss in her own right, whilo Mr. Gvapstong has sgain beon offered, and bas again doclinod, a seat In the Upper House. ‘Vasquez, tho California bandit, kas been con- victed of thirty-seven murders, If punished for each offense it would take about seven hours for bim to atranglo at twelve minutes o hang, ‘Tho world ia getting anxious about the New York Tribune. ‘Who owns it?” and “Who runs it?” are the questions of tho day, Tho anawersa are respectively Jay Gouip and nobody. Senator Sonunz Ja going to Enropo, when Con- grous adjourue, to visits young daughter, who ig at school in Gormany. Ilis youngoet child, a 4-year-old boy, is to bo cducated 10 this coun- try. A newspaper correspondont having called Mra. ‘Tinton tho Fierux of the Brooklyn ‘ Wiad,” the Nashyilia Union says Tuxopong called bor Devex Brazes whon he first made the diatreye- ing discovery. Joux Monnissey having opened a fashionable gambling-hell at Jacksonville, Fia., tho local paper closes ite eulogy with the remark that, “Such men give tone snd vigor to the looality in whioh they reaide.”” Gon. Custzn Hannine, formerly s prominent lawyor of St. Louis, and Brigadier-General in tho Union Army during tho War, diod Jaut evon- ing at tha residence of hie brothor-in-law, Judge Joun M, Knunr, in that city, For tho information of a Bloomington corre- spondent: Congress consists of seventy-four (74) Senators (whon all tho States are fully rop- reasnted) and two bundrod and ninety-two (202) Representatives. Tho basia of representation is about 180,000, Tho Rev. Harry 0. Hoaa, it sounds strange to those who know that goutloman au a reporter of Tue Trinvxz. He was ordaived o ministor of the Unitarian Church at Alton, Il., and created aninmenco sensation by his oloquonce last Sunday. Alton’s boy-preacher is tho nine-days’ wondar thera, The Boston Post saya Canrznten ia to succeed Atty.-Gen, Wrturaxs, and Senator West, of Loulsians, Gon. Baisrow; and adda: “It is ald thet Mrs. Granr would like to have bor brothor in the United Statos Senate from Loulel- sna, aud Mre. Casey, as the wife of a Senator, would bes favorito companion at the White House.” At tho close of the War, Gon. Joz Jonxsron met in Baltimore a young man who lad enjoyed undisturbed the social delights of that robelllous city, aud who waid to Lum, ‘ Woell, General, wo are conquered, but not eubdued.” “Wore you in the service, young man?" asked the Goneral, “No, sir; Uhad not that honor.” “Then, my friend,” said Jounsrox, you may not be sub- dued, but am." Seventeen yeara agos Loulsvillo youog woman was told by a clairvoyant that sho was destined to marry an auburo-baired young mau with tine eyea und & heavy mustacho; that he would soon be rich, aud that they would Lavo two children, — aboy and agirl. She did marry the auburn. haired man, Thoy have five children now, the auburn hair has disappeared from the husband's head, aud ho is getting $15 a wook,—Loulsvilie Courier-Journal, Anew si aid to be of the first magnitude, has appeared in the brilliant gotaxy iu London, headed by Mra, Prof. Fawcrrr. Mrs. Beganr the pame of the now luminary. She haa spoken with great eloquence and eifect in the London National Soolety for Woman Sulfrage, and baa recently been highly praiaed 1 the Oincinnati Commercial by Moscunz D. Conway, the Ameri- ean misalonary to London. HOTEL ABDIVALS, Palmer House~D, B, Robbins, Connecticnt ; Morris Rosenfeld, Kock Inland; Champion Voughan, Den BP, Myers, Cleveland ; A, B, Suort, Rochester; D, J. Littlefield, BR. F, Rathboue, Albany; James Dragaort, Rochester; W. LU, Totft, Detroit; the Hon, Jouoph Parry, Albany? Jamoe I, Afitchell, Piuteburg ; sete eR he Esa tence D. b. Ciarke, Tolato; 3.9. blow, Milweukeo; 0. 8. Barrett, Cl dj eG, Vochrane, Ciuolunati; G. HB, Noyes, Now Hampshire; "A, If, Rovce, Di 3, A ll Lou 7B 3 Bindery, at Put Whodes, Oinetooatl; a is H, Courtright, Hannibal ; B arthur Bt, Loulsy re De, jetrols j 8. 1 2G, ‘Odiinan, Diag (todman Uackus, dew i flicine Young, Kdint ity Hane 8s Hou, A BLOW AT LIBERTY. Intenso Excitement in the Rauks of the People’s Party. Great Consternation at the In- erensed Tax on Whisky. Aa Indignant Delegation Waits upon Mayor Oolvin, He Mournfully Confesses Hls Utter Help- lessness. Prospect of a Wider Split Between the Irish and German Elements. Tost not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not whats day inay being forth, Your easy-;ing man scramblos into bod, pulls the boticlotnos over hia hoad, stretches bis logs gradually aa the shosts bacomo warm, and falle into a slumber marked with tranquil dreams and sonorous suores, all unmindful of the morrow. Whilo tha pagoantrica of droatm-Inud aro marching beforo bis somnolont vision to tho tuneful notes of his naval organ,— the universal muslo of the night,—what terrors may be accumulating to malo his morn- ing hideous! Robbers may entor his bod-cham- ber and make off with his ouly psir of panta- loons; the servant-girl may, undor tho kindly cover of darkness, pack up the family plato and lovant for parts distant and utdiscoverable; his only daughter, the direction of whose tender af- fections ha Las vainly opposed, may, at tho very moment when his dreams aro most deloctable, bo glidiug noiseloaslv out of tho front dvor, to bo clasped ono moment in the arms of hor lover, the noxt thrown into tho waiting carriage, and in tho fowost minutes possible thercaftor to bo driven to the holy man wuo, by s curious arithmetical parn- dox, can make two one; his water-pipea may burst and flood bia basement, or overflow the bath-room ; the baby may ba laying ins atock of croup with tho titenost assiduity, or prepariug it- aelf to exhibit the mottled appearance incident toan attack of meastox; the alarm of fre may ring the knell of his down-town store, <thero oro a thousand very disagreeable aud distressing things that my qappen whilo he is engaged 10 partaking most bounti- fully of “ gront natnre's second course,” or al- lowing sleep to knit up the sleove of care sadly raveled tn tho triats ond tribulations of the day. DREAMS OF DELUSION, The young man may go homo on tho last car at night with a soul genial and glowing with tho inepizing effects of bot Scotch and ‘Tom-nnd- Jeriy and droam of bank-shots, asso, round: tho-tadlo plays, of “coppering the jack,” of “heeling from the tray,” and of a mont extraordiuary good fortune in * caihng tho tura,” avd awake with a misotabio, racking headache to flud that a heartless, grasping Govertment has cunsed the morning cocktail to be beld at the exorbitant price of 20 cents, wherean his immediately availsole woalth ia ombraced fu threo shining nick!es. EFFECT UPON 3fAYOR CULVIN, ‘Phere in no good roagon to doubt that Mayor Colviu's rlumbera tho night previous were aweet and peaceful and his dreama edifying and of good omen, for ho entered his oflice yesterday morning blithe and buoyant, said “Good morn- ing" to Oloveland joyonaly, shook the snow off | his groat coat, and sat’ down to rexd tho peu Tho carly hours of the morning au brougnt him no trouble or the slightest causo for uneasiness, and bis mind was tranquil and serene. Le little dieatned of the terrors in toro for him, of the heartache and the bitter- nose of spirit that wero to cloud the weronity of fs soul. What a groat fire a little spark kindleth, and what a groat consternation tho unobtrusivo paragraph somotimes stirretis np! INTENSE AGITATION. ‘Tho Maror auddanty dropped hia paper, easpea feably, and, muttering “Great heavens!” wank back in bis chair, Cloveland rushed to his chioi’s astivtance, and, reining his head contly, asked. ' What's tho matter, your Honor?” “John,” ropliod tho Mayor, somewhat recover- ing, “dana ‘orn, they Lavadone it again, Loak at that.” and, eo saying, ho handed Cleveland the morning papor, pointing at tho samo time to ® paragraph thoroin contained. John read: “It ig certain that the Government will soon placo an oxtratax upon whisky of 30 cepts por gallon," “Wall, thatis not so bad as it might be,” ho said, cheeriugly, ‘1 doo’t think it will affect the price of drinks.” “By G—d, vobn, I know it will,” roturnod Tis Honors, with great warmth. ‘Don't you know if the tax is 30 conte, tho manufacturers will reisa the price ten times that amount? I shouldn't bo surprised to bear that the price of cocktails waw dotbled. Ita ad—d wbomo to tax tha neccagities of lifts in this manner.” ‘A CONFERENCE, _Furthor remarks ou the eubject were tempora- rily stayed at this Junotura by tho entrance of a pe dologation ‘of Irish Inborlag-mau, the wpokesmau of which advanced aud asked tho ‘Mayor if ho had beard the news, “What nows? Soma contractor skipped out without paying your wages?” “Worse, Tho price of whisky has gone up, yer Honor, Jem Burns, Pat Rooney, Donuy Flaherty, Mike Maloney, and all the saloons as wo visited, 18 agomg to stick up drinks to 20 cinta. Wo'a come to doa yecaand get yees to. abtop such ap outrage. Wo won't stand it, no low. Wid wages 81.60 2 day aud whisky 20 ciats & glass, what'd become of the workin’ man? ‘Tin ctute is plenty cnough for u drop o° liquor. Wo want yeou and the Aldermin to do something to shtop it.” “Tam au worry as you are," roplied tho Mayor. “Tthink ita gross outrage on aoataty, aud the laboriog man iu particular. But Ican't help you, It ia the work of the rotten Administra- tion at AYexblaeon ,_' Tbe wiekod spalpeons, may tho dival tate ‘om all!” ejaculated an excitable little Irisuman whose breath emolled strongly of ola pipes. ‘Au’ shure won't Barnoy Caulficld put a shtop tosuch doinga? H’aint the workin’ men uo righte any moro?” naked another who had the appearanoe of ataving up Jato mights, “I guess vot,” sedly returned the Mayor. “Did you say that all the dealors bad advauced thot prices to 20 cents a slug ?” Billy Finucan, on Osnalport avonuc, aays he'll well at tin cents, but I’m afoard ho'll wather om, yor Hovor.”” ‘os," said the Mayor, ‘a man can't be sure of getting a straight denk now, every waloon nian will make ‘om too atroug of water.” “Woll, can't yees faaby a proclamation to rigi- Tato tho price?” asked the spokesman. "No, I have no authority,” returnod tho Mayor. “Tain, by tho boxly amake, we'll atnd to Bar- ney. I voted for Barney, we all voted for Dar- noy, and this is the way ho warvesus. Suure, an he ought to ba impached. If » drap o' liquor costs 20 conts, how's roan to buy broad and ? By the blessed Vope, we'lt riot, wo will.” You might got ups petition to cho Goveru- mout," said the Muyor, iu a soothing tone, “BShuro, an wo will, aud we'll git o millon amo to’ it, be jabbors,” wid half a dozen of tha mob, as it paswed thraugh the dour. “‘Jobu this is terrible,” efreulated His Honor, afters deep #igh,—and he brushed tear fron, his off eyelid. “Who would have thought of this last night? awoke this morning well aud happy, littlo expecting such disastrous bows, Think of the poor people, Jobn. T have heard Of broad riots; {shouldn't wooder if we bade whiaky riot = don't you lay in @ stock before Jaw goes into effoct 7” Jolin asked. . LAYs IN A BTOCK, “Twill, d—n mo it I don't," andthe Mayor put on bis coat and hat aud skipped over ta the Grand Pacific, where he ordered 4 barrol of Cocktails ready mixed for drinking aud two bar~ rely of atraight, After tho pleanvg coup d'etat upon @ hostile government he cheered up gome- what and returnod to hiv office in rather uwoeter frame of mlod. but yet hia mind was a cavern of grief when he retlected that bis supply would not lest always, and thats bitter tine was ap- proaching when he would hava to put un twice 9% Much as now for hia diurnal and nocturnal Ubations, ‘This te but -0 A YAINT PIOTURE of the general cousteruation wuich the news pro- duced. Many ahand dropped nervelous au ite owner read the fatal paragraph, and any 5. countenance timed anagheu huo. It waa like wading upon the head of the Medous. As the day favenoed, and the news wag mure widely clroulated, a aickly pallor overupread the couu- fanance of every devotee of the social Mike Evans wes horeor stricken, @cooktall giasy the sonteuts Inge, a of vhloh be hed artially drank, as tho nows reached him in Marets'a saloon. Jolin Ketank and Little Joo agreod to be friends, and, tn view of the enpourstivs of the formes, to favest tho proceeds of a faw town or- ders in whinty, ; Larry O'Brien, John Summerfield, Bob Kenny, Andy Corrigan, Join O'Brien, Ned Burns, and vther rani pud file of the Poople's party, wera greatly avitated at the iutettigonce, sud rpont most of the day in ehinmng the money market in an attempt to raise funds for a large invert- ment in hquors for tnture ure, Moxtof thoro o-tinable gentlomen got together during the day aud CANVABSED THE AITUATION with much indignation. [tn effect upon the People’s party was conceded to be of a most alatmivg character. ‘lo ask a’ satoun-full up to drink during a political campaign, tnder the new diepeuration, would be @ proceeding of great financial difficulties. The monoy formeriy used for political workt would have to ha increarod at leant, 60 ner cent, and tho eplarged as-ernments ‘upon eandidstes for ofiice might have tho dis- astrous offect of making sspirauts to office ox- condingly searce, ‘Tho action of the Goverament wan Inoked upon as a subtle but dangerous attack upon tho Veoples’ party, skillfully conencted by Farwell and uther Republican members ta deprive it of its glory aud atrongtt. ‘TNE DELICATE QUENTION of ite effect upon the Gorman and Irish olomonte of that party was also discuayed, It waa ccp- cedad yttite gouerally thut tho pireugth of the alliance depended ‘upon the similarity of the drinks of tho two natfonalties,-if not in kind, ot least es far as pursible in price. The German dravk Leer at Scenta a glass; tho Izisuman drauk whivky at 10 and 15 catty. ‘hia differences in the coat of the two beverages bad already led to ne- tions diseensions., It wae dificult to harmonize two elements whore drinks were #o dissin oth i» kind and price, aud it wos justly and most teaeonably inferred that if thie tax wax allowed to effect a wider breneh— to placo whisky ab froin three to five times the price of loer—the People's party would be die- imembered; tho alliance biokow end dittroyed. Mr, Lesing toox this view of the matter, Ile wan not quite prepared, however, to effect au increase in the price of beer. to keep pace with tho threateced advanco of whisky. Ho humanoly thought thac while this course tight harmonizo and bold together the dis- aifected olemonte of the party, till it would bo eric! and opptessive upon the Gorman people, and they might not stand it, So its leaders are engaged in au effort to retain a funion of two nationalilies, ono of which drinks beer at 6 cents n gives, aud'tha other whisky at povsibly 1rom 15 to 20 cents. AN INDIGNATION MIETING on the tax was to linve been held last evening at Fat O'Lricu's satoon, a6 the corner of Stute nod ‘Cwenty-lirst etreety, but it way abandoned on ace count of the woather und insuilicient notice to the whisky-drinkers interested IN THE SALOONS. ‘The effect of the uows upon the saloons was to very materially increase their buaness. People not oble to folluw the exampie of the worthy Mayor and lay in a large supply, faithfully fol- lowod the usciul axiom ** taxe time by the fure- Jock," aud consequontly they drank tov, deon, nod often. Pooplo who novor drank anvthiug stronger than buttermilk or pop, orderea whisny straight with s graceful nonckalauce, mutch for the samo reason that Mrs, ‘Toodles or- dered coftin-plates, becatre it was cheap com- pared with future possibilities. The reeult wan that young heads ubaccustomed to the esbilarat- ing Huw whided like teetotums, The Police Mazigtrates, in consequence, this moruing, will have to adjudicate a large number of vasce of ‘drat-trme-in-my-life your honor, THE ADVENT OF A" 117t1,8 DROWN JO” waa the firet intimation that Joe Mackin had of the now tax. It was brought In by a cuatomer who ordored It to be filied to the nozzle with cocktails, Joe was somewhat astonished at the magnitude of the order, aud saked the cauac therefor. “Why, haven't you heard of tho now tax?” asked the man, “No; what tax?" repiiad Joo. “Why, atax of 80 cents a gallon on whisky. Goveraiment’s going to put it on, aud I thought Td got little ahead. I suppose you saloon Ike will chatgo 20 or S0conts a driix by and 7. “Woll, I declare, I must took into that,” and eo taying Joo wont into tho back room, whoro, looking over tho papers, be posted himsolf. This jug wea suceeeded by otbers, and in the 12 o'giock car laut night evory other man carried ajng on his Jay, or bad it tucked between his loge 0 the floor. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL Mow Its Passage Was Received in the North Carolina Legisiature, Rarxsan, N. C., Feb, 8.—The Hongo of Repro- sentatives was the scone of intense oxcitemout thia moruing, resalting from the recantation of tho two leading membersof the Republican party on tho floor, in consoquence of tho passage of the Civil-Rights bill by the National House of Roprosentativee—Measts. W. B. Gioun, of Yad- tan, a brother-in-law of Judge Thomas Settle, of tho Supreme Court, and J. I. Foote, a former Foderal appomtee, of Wilkes, Mr, Glono intro- duced the following resolutions Wasnzas, The Tepublican party of the Houre of Royreveutatives of the United States, diregarding thy pripelplos upon which our Ubertiew Were uchioved, and overriding the social rights of tho Anglo-Saxon Tuco, enoctol a law whereby the two races in thin coun~ try urv compelled to associate on term of perfect equality; aud Witennas, Wo beliova that the resutt of this legisla~ tlon will be to thoroughly and completely bresx down and demoralize the muuhoo: of North Osrolius ; uod Witenes, It ut a duty which every nian, irruspechye of ly color or hi connoction in life, owes his country, histace, avd hie fsmfly, to condemy this rucklesn otrort of tho Republica purty to. perpettiate its power Ly tuo utter destruction of the wwholo of the South } therefore Lvaalved, That we, the Genoral Assembly of North Carolina, do appeal to every mau within the bordera of our Biate to protest ayaitist tis unjust aud ungen- erous troatmeut of our Feople; and especially du wo Deseoek uur neothera of the willte rice who have here~ tofora udhered 10 tao Republican party, to eover their conuection With tiw mae, for the reeton that te thie hour of extremo poril to our manbood all mera quev- tlons of purty pride of passion anonld be forever sunk in the grest iasno for the protectiou of our morals, our octal rigutu, ond our race, Bouse, Glonn and Foote followod with epooehes, On motion of another Republicua niember, action ou thu resolution was postponed until Friday. A number of othor Republicaus rave declared their futention to indorse t¢, and 16 in probable that few white Republicans will be left iu tho House, < In closing bla remarka Mr, Gleon said; “I declare that { hereby foreyar dissolve iny counece tion with tho Republica party, aud ally mvgoit with tho great party that is now building up ia the South sud Norti for tue preservation of cut atitutional govorumont and the purity and salva- tion of the Anglo-Saxon raco of our great land.’ CANADA, ary Matters and Iteme peadent “hereto. aspectat Dispatch to Phe Chieaau Tribune, Orrawwa, Out., Fob. 10,—-Tho Canadian Com- inissionors on theCentenntal Exposition ta bo beld ut Philadelphia next soar have boen appolatod, --Sonatcr Peuny, of Montreal, for Arts; F. W. Glen, ef Ottawa, for Manufactures; Senator Wihuot, of Now Brunswick, for Agriculture. Mr. A. Ponult, of Montroal, nas been appointed Secretary of the Commission, who will commence thoir latours finmediutely after the close of the sepelou, ‘A private telogram received ore, anys a depu- tation 1s about detting aut from Winnepeg for Ottuws, to lay certain mattons connootod with tho Canada Puciic Hailway before the Govern- ment. Aumecting of the Cabinet lew been held to conuidor tua drattat a usw teolvency bill to bo sabniltted by the diluister of Justice. Senatora “Macdonald and Decoumos, and Mr. Bunster, of Vancouvor Islaad, arrived yestorday, making the trip from 8sn Fraucisco in voven 4, wud from British Columbia in ton daya and a half attogather, it ta belioved that the Liberal party will bes unit in their support of the Government policy ‘on the Northwest amueaty question, aud that a tow Lower Provinco French Conservatives will ‘tao support it. It is understood that Sir John A. Macdonald will have again to dofond bimeolf in Court againut the charge of having secured bis ro-elec- THE MAN AT THE CRIB, He May Now Enjoy the Luzury of the Telegraph. Successful Laying of a Cable Under the Lake, Interesting Test of Its Working Powers. Tho solitary condition of the man who teens the crib hag always been a subject of mors or lesa solicitudeto the public. Thannygro min- atrela have over and over again exposed this use- ful servant to their audiences a4 an object prov- ocative of feeliugs uf mirth rather than pity; but, happy in his mud-water Keclusion, tho crib- keeper neithor heard, nor heard of, the jokes cut atbis expense, Even though the fun bas grown ratber stale, 1t is still uot uncommon to hears persou who wants to make a suitable comparison lixen a very quiet spot to tbe crit, aud a very uninteresting occupation tothe «utica of its keeper. There is so denying the fact that tho little stone house which the city bax built to buffet the waves of Lake Michigan, a couple of miles from tho abores of thie city, would, except porhaps too porson who had lived in St. Louis, convey toaxojuurner within ita walla the ides that it was the most melancholy place 1 the world In which to paxa the lonely, weary days of winter. In the summer it was not so bad, The open position of tho structure. hemmed in only by the biue lake's wavos, secured forit from morn till night a full supply of the rich sunlight, aud then the ships cama and went incessantly, and tho tug made daily tripa out, and the keeper witod eway tho tims that was not devoted to watching and recording tho wind'y changes, and thesise and fall of the water, aud hia other duties, in seeking with rod aud Ine for o pleasaut change of diet, In the wintor, though, all this is changed. No sbips come and go; no tug laden with vivitors knocka for admiysion et the crib window ; no gentle lapping waves ripilo in monsical cadonces against tho Baiid walls ; but, instead, a field of tco benieges the ert, forbid: ding the entrance vf viettors or the ex of its cecupants, Snow-storms are uubetituted for wunlight, and to aspect ia one of solitude aud Utoarinoss, intousified by tho fact that, uuleva under very favorable circumstances of raro o emronce, the cub-keeper and hie tamil though within sight of the hivest city in tho world, hod no icang of aycertaining what way goiug on thore, aud what ite ivbabitants learned daily of what was going on in tho reet of tho world, “The United States might declare war upon another power, the City Council might ebarter another street-railway, the County Honrd might decline to give Pertolat a coutract to bid for, Mike McDonald might pull another empty revolver ou au old boas frievd, almost auything might bapsen, but—the crib-Reeper could noyer know of it until favoring winds blew the tco-fielda over (o the Michigan shore, and jeft clear water for s tug to make the trip in witha month or two file of tho newapapers. ‘This is the picture us it was, bat not agit will be, In future the crib will not bo so completoly isolated from the worid ay bithorto,as yesterday, for tho first time, TELEARAPIO Cr was established between nt 2 which will enablo ity keeper tt only to eonverss ou businevs matters, but visu, wkeu be foclu so inclined, to have a hitie cunverration with any person who may be at the Watcr-Works end of tho line and poesoavod of wuiciont charity to: spend afew minutes to enlighten the solitary upon what is going ob in the wor d, Jt has already Leen aunouneed in Tre Tnin- uxn that it had been decided to connect, by means of a telegravkic coulo, tho Water-Worka avd the crib. It wan tho intenticn to have dove this at the time of tuo conipletion of the old tun- nel in 1867, but th 'Yy fiolsy nature of the water whiohk was theo suppliod by theold system cagsed the authorities to decide uot to wait until this was done, ‘Tho present cable was received in the city about two monthe since, and it is now a month sinco it was placed in position. THE CABLE, a little over 2 miles in length, consists of two conductors, each composed of eeven No. 19 coppor wires, tristed wpectally, exc couductor iugulated with a gutta-percha preparation, both ueing wound together with marino twine, the whole being abont au inch and a half in chick ness, Tha object in having’ two conductors ja to provide against guy secident waieh wight, overtake one of thei, in which ease the other would still bo available, Lbe wame policy caused tho makers of the cabla to have each conductor consist of seven wires, #0 that incase one of them broke there would still be six left todo duty. The cablo was built by the Bishop Gutta-Pereha Works of New York City, and furnished to tho city by Gourge IL. Bling € Ca. of Chicaga, at a cust of a tritle under $4,000, the additional cost of laying it boine about $1,800, ‘Che latter Agnre may seem rather high at tiret sight, but to thore who lave xeon the way iu which the cable is laid it is ap- parent that the money haa beon well spent, Tho great object sought when tering the cable was fosccure it from the alightost possibility of coa- tact with water. ‘This was accomplished by in- casing the cable in a zine tubo, which was fastoned to the middle of the north sido of the tunnel wall withjziue nails, and over the whole length of which an inch of coment was laid. TESTING Ts WORKING LOWER. Tt is now about a month since this work was. accomplished, and yesterday moruiug a party of interested gentlemen repaired to tho Water- Works with a viow of testing, or seeing teste] tho working powers of the neweable. ‘The party which mot at about 10 in the morning, consi-ted of City-Engincer Chesbrough, Assictant-Eug.neer Brysou, Supériuleudent W. W. Chandler, of tho Piro-Alann Telegraph Department, Dr. iil, electrician for Goorgo UH. Utisa & Co. which two Jatter gentlemon were to conduct the «x- periments, David Hyland, one of tho Fire-Alarm ‘Lolegraph operators, George Everett, one of tho inepectora of masonry of tuetunnel. Capt. Bergh, who made the proliminsry soundings; James Webster, one of Mr. Bryvon's assiytants, and the representatives of ‘ne ‘Inmmuse and Jinies. Alter a little timo spent in volecting the least leaky of & mongcrous collection of Indsa-rubbor ovoinlices, all of which bore uumistakable signs of baying seen tacir bort days, the party, with the oxcuption of Messrs, Chandler, Hill, and Bryson, started for the cnb at about a quarter to ALo’clock. ‘THE DEACKNT DOWN TH AICAET was mods two at atime, i crazy old plasters bucket, attached toa ropa that would bave been tojected by wny juciclous Shoritt, which worced upou o derrick of very frail proportions and of quite antique build, Having neon the rest of tho warty aafoly landwd, ‘Tuy TrtsoNe roporter etek, his fest into the buoket, elutehed the roe, wind aid down tha 80-foot shaft, dangling aud twisting, knocking, now aguinat the brick walls of tho shaft, now nguiust a huge icicle, tod again agatnat the iron ladder, which, when freo from ice, must be by fur the #ufost way at waking the douceut, Inthe tuunel the gloom was deeponed by the fllckeriug Hizhts which somo of the party carried, and whore glire was 1e- tlected in the foot or Ho of muddy water, which holpod to make the walking at once unplensant none sti: ‘The match wax of course con- ducte; aM INDIAN FILE, and the two-mile wail was enj:vencd with morry gongs, which drowned tho monotonous swinh-atoleh, swoel-gwish, caused by fourtean ouergetio feet rusiug ata threo-mile-an-bour galt through the water. At bulf-past 11 the pat- ty arrived st the tovk of tho crib- shaft, Hore no fricudly — plaster-bucxat was at hand, and the party ware obliged to climb the 80-foot wooden Jadder which ron up the side of the ahatt, an undertaking which was made toilsomy, if not periious, from the fact that ita surface was made very slippery from the drippings from abovo, and the wot clay which bad boon deposited by the boota of previous eluabers, ‘Tbe climb was accomplished wuccesa- fully, howevor, by atl the purty, aud @¢ a quarter to 32 the laut man stood ON THE CUIB-FLOOR. Here thoy wero welcomed by tho crib-keaper, autalwart Swedo, Charles Kellstzon by vaue, hia wife, and little duughter, ond Loon, tho as- sistant, who mado all comfortable with a warm tion by bribory, His majority iset term was only ‘70 votes, Ss ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Acourtesan named Belle Taylor, keeper of & house of ili-fame at No, $26 Pacifo avenue, at: tempted suicide at 7 o'clock Mut evoning by tak- ing morphine, but fallod in her purpose. A phy- sician and » atomaoh-pump saved her life, Dusertion by a lover was the alleged cause for the act. Thly is the second time tha woman yes made & mmilar attempt. ——— ‘Thea bill for tho abolition of capitel punish. ment was defeated in the Alabama House of Dapsasantanves yesterday, the measure is \ firo at which some little time waa apeat in warn~ fog up. In the meantime operator Hyland gat m working order the {ustrument be had brought with bim, made tho conuection, and sige nalied the electricluns at the olor ond of the wire. Almost immediately the suuwor came baok in the form of the question, “Did you get through all safe?" to which was made the elo- quent respouso, Ali wate, but alittle wet, and a lutlo dry, too.” After » few like ploasaniries had been exchanged, Hyland bogan to inwtruct tho crib-keeper in the eluents of electrio wci- ence, aod how to uso the code-uignal of the Vire- Alarm Telegraph Department. ‘I'he latter proved uu apt student, and succeded in about bal? an our in transmltting the question ‘La ix cold? oO which an answar was son inade. The oribe Keeper jotted the letters dow as they arrived, and, when ha got through, the look on his faco phuwod that he thought somo hugo joko was bemg pervetrated upon him by the gontiemen a: the otter end of the line. Slowly he read the Quaver ag ho liad written it. “AAT tue, rat her, rat her,” and at last he cast an_anpeal- jag glanco at tia matrnetor and said: + What the deuce does ho mean by ‘rat her’? A gontlo bint showed him that but the one word “inther” Wad tho atiewer, on discovering which his face ‘an wreathed in «miles and it was evident that he thought hiteelf already an operator, After ‘they lad got sufficiently warmed np, soveral of the party went tu the top of the crib. where they bohell a wight which fully repaid them for the troubles whien beset their coming. Above them towered the tall shalt on which is to be pineed . next spring the light given to Chics United States Gsvernment, white below aud all araund was o prairie of moving ica carried bithor and thither by the nortoeaxt wint and pelted iercilesely by the snow-sturin, As far as tho oyo could see there was notiing but ive—ico— ice hardly a crevice on the frozen field with the bine Michigan water peeping through being visible, ‘Tho rnow-etosin Blut out the tower from view, which parbaps lent an oxtra chatin to the facture, Looking at the moving masu it bo- came apj-arent to tho epectators that AN DIMENSE CAKE OF ICE, nnndreda of acres in extent and as clear and un- broken su tts surface ax the ehoet in the West Bide Rink, was apprroaching the erib, Ou it eame cartving befote ita lot of juvior ice-tields of nearly an acre or so each in extent, and as it ttrick the crib its frout reared and plan; breaking inte huge fragmenta which strugied for the tup place, and piled one on top GE anatber to the height of 12 or 15 feet. Ae the asectatorn 1 waiting for further develosmnents. a wag heard and the Lage tield uplit a rua one-half guing on one Bide the over on tae other wile of the eri, Having sown this the party went down sbura, warned up agai, and prepared *o return to lown, ‘The ferns back through the (apnel was unmarked by a : “ent and after three-quarters of an hour elmvag a and waliting the party arrived at tueie dusting. tion, Here, in conversation witu Mr, Chandler, aud Dr, Hill, Tatn ‘fninese reporter loarued that the great ouject of thoesperimeuts made was to ageetiain the electrical condition of the cables, — whether both cables were perfect conductors through their entuelongth, ond whether there was the slightest ‘cruise between the two stands, ‘The test accordiug to these auntlemen was vatiafactoiy, showing that toe insulation and conductivity of the wires were perfect. ‘The teat with the galvanometer and rucoztat showed a resistance of 33 units in tho combined caoles, and about 162¢ imeach of them, waich wae all the proof nacessarz to whow that the criv end. and Water-Worss epd of the tunnel wera con- novted be a perfect cablo, THE NECLSSITY OF BUCH A CABLE exists not only on account of its uxe by the Board of Public Works, but becauso at a future date, there is no doubt, a signal station sill bo placed on the crib, when the telegraph will be of intinile value in ‘commumeating to tho port of ‘aicugo at the shortest possible notice of any coming storma which might eadanger her ship- pang. ‘Tho placing and testing of the cable was the only thius which stood in the way of Jetting of the water into the new tunnel, which will proba- bly be duuo at some time this morning. hatbor by tha RAILROAD NEWS, FREIGHT RATES TO THE EAST, A meeting of Western Goneral Freight Agents was beld at the Grand Pocitic Hote! yesterday, for the purpose of devising means wheteby tho froight raves from the various Western cities to the East can bo equalized, aud tho diermiu: heretofore made against various points etopred. The followisg gentlemen were present at tho mecting: A. A. Talmadge, General Superin- tendent, and James Hilla, General Wreight Agout, Minsouri Pacitic Itailroad; W. BR, Arthur, Goueral Saperinitendent, and H.C. Baird, Gen- eral Froight Agent, St.’ Louis, Kansas City & Nortbern Railroad; UH. If, Courtwriglt, General Freight Ageut wibal & Railroad; = James Smith, Gen Agent Chiengo & Alton Mailron Tucker, Gonera) Freight Ageut Ini Railroad: Lonis Viele, Goueral Froivht Agent Coreago. Rock Isiand & Pazitic Railroad; Marvin Hewitt Uenersat Supermtenjent, and H.C. Wicker, General Freigut Agent. Chicago & 3. MeMulin, Gen- uperintopdent Chicago & Alton Kailrond ert Harris, General Superintendent, nd C, mith, General Freight Agent, Cuicago, Bur- lington & Quincy Railroad 1. M. Olds, Gen- eral Freight Agen: Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Rafiroad; E. O. Britt, General Freight Agent Milwaukee & St. Pant Railroad. ‘Tho meeting was in eeesion ell day, and finally an agreement wey tade whereby no road stall ba allowed to dewate froin tlie ostablished raten. Similar agréemouts have been mado time and again, but nover were kep: longer than tho time it took tire various General Frowght Agents to gethome axain, wheu * cutting” and criminating wee carried on again as rocklusaly a3 ever. This agreement will probably share the samo fato un ita predecessors. ‘I'he General Vreialt Agents havo vet to learu that sgree- mente are tnade to be kept and not to bo vio- lated. Av attempt was nade at tho meeting to raise the rater, but it failed, and therefore the rates were loft a8 they now aro, Nortnwestern Railroad; J. eral Si I ANOTHER FAILURE TO HARMONIZE. ‘The General Freight Agents of the roads lead- ing from this city to the East mado soother of- fort yosterday to harmonize their imter- ests and agree npon a tixed basis of rated, but ayain failed. During the dsy the agent of tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad ro- coiveda dispatch from Mr, Guilford, the Goueral Voight Agent of tho road at Baltimore, to act with the General Freight Agents of the other toads, provided thoy adopt tho rates provionsiy established by tho Eaitimore £ Ohta Railroad, namely: 40 cents on fourth-class freights to Now Youk, and 45 centato Philadelphia and Baltimore, Nothing has been heard from the Grand Trunk Railway, but this lino will undoubtedty also sgroo tothe above Insiv of rues. Accordingly, thoro jy nothmg bow in the way towards au amicablo wettlemens of tho proseut dilcultion and tho ea- tabliament of fair rates except the stubhoruces: of a tew Freight Agouts, A final attempt to harmouize the various conilictivg intorosts will bo made et amecting to bo helt ut the Grand Pavifie toto! to-di und which will be attended by nearly all the (icneial Freight Agents of the Eaetoin roads, Tho renult of this moating is anxiously looked forward to by railroad meu, ns ag failure to agroo on a settlod basis of ratey will bring about aserioua treight war between the various lines, which mut prove disastrous to inany of thea. In that eveat also a general reduction in the pay of employes of the ronda will ba made, a8 o marter of retreuchmeut, which may brug on a strike that would atop railroad tiafic for a tinoaltogether, For the interest of both the raidroads and tho publ, itis hoped that an amicacle soteloment may Lo effected ut the moeting to-day. THE BOSTON & ALBANY, Bresia! Lispateh to The Chicase Pribune, Bostox, Feb. 1.—-At the annual mecting of the Boston & Albany Railroad to-day, the rogu- lar ticket for Directors was tunmmousty re- elected, and not a word saa said about ths hear- ing on tho conduct of Directors, which ia set down for to-lay, At tho Stato-IEiuso tho Presi+ dont announced that te authority toisano bonds wad exhausted, because all tho bouds the Com- pany was authorized to jasue had bon jasuod sud suld, More money way wanted to completo vata warks naw tn progress, and the Finance Cotmraittes had insda an esatnination, and ‘had deemad it advisable to ask tho stockholdara to authorize on issue of 25,000,000, 1t was not In- tondod to uve the entiro sum at presont,—only a portion of it; while the ravouue of tha Cowpa- by contioned dinumated, and until tue business of the country was in a becter cundi- tion «no furthor exponditures would he or improvenonty be begun; desired tv completa several works al- ready undor way, ond, for that purse. asked ion of the rave of 85,000,000 in bonds, ‘wad could legatty ixue bonda to tho extont of the stock, §20,000,0W, Were bills outstanding, at the tina of makiuz up the aunnal report, of 1,740,000, which had heon reduced to $1,800,000, Money was nocdad to pay these, A numbor of bondy would tall due ‘on the Ist of Octohor, and money would bave ta ba provided for these, ‘Tey also denrod to complete the new station at Worvester and the clovator at East Boston, Two thousand tous of steel sails wad been bonght and pala for; $000 toos more would com- plete tho outire track from Albuny © to ibis city, The epoaker did nat beliava thet more than $2,500,U00 would be neodod at the outside to do all thia, Tho vote was then passed ununiwousty. . The last idsuos at 7 per cout wore taken at about 105, —— Dwight, IIL, and thegregion round sboat, ia buffering for the want of water. Kain has no: fallon for months, aud the ground buy been bare all winter, ‘The’ majority of aug wotls have long eluce gone ary and the source of supply iv from wolls which have been bored. Water is gouerally found at a dopth of 70 fost, bus nob ia quantities to produce artesian welia, A BUSINESS FAILURE. Suspension of a Well-Known Wholesale Drug-House, Large Excess of Liabilitios Over Absets, Proposed Compromise with Oreditors, SUSPENSION OF HURLBUT & EDSALL, Chicago mercantile houses have been more than commonly fortunate in woathoring the galea o€ financial dopreasiou. While firms in New York, Boston, and other Eqetern efties havo beon driven to tho wall by the hard times, those of this city havo been ablo to mect thair obliga- tious promptly, realize om their vatos, and keop their credit and reputation unimpaired, Not withetandiog tho peculiar misfortunes which Chicago merchantr hava pasrod through on nc- count of the fire, the Ananclal panic common to those of tha whois country, and the general stagnation of trada thia aaegon, have sppacently been leas felt hero than in other sections: Heretofore tiero have been no important fail- hres among this clas. Those that have beca reported have been among pooplo following ua- certain busivuess of a epeculative character, At is with regrot that Tue Tningxz chronicles & deviation fro: this almost uniformly favorable condition in business circles. Monday jast tue well-kuuwn firm of Huctbut & Fasall, deaggiace, at Nos. 73 and 77 Randolph may Suuuuncod to their crediturs that they OFLIGED TO SUSPRND PAYMENT, ‘The hous ts ope of the old the drug trado in this city, an tir of 1471 bad contro! of ave and was possossed of untimn:! sadit. ‘Tha ane houncemnent made, alth..agh to te few whe werd. postad ag to its financial evadition bad reason to expec: it, was the occasion of great surpriwe in mercantile circlos gouerally, and ospecially among tho houses iu tho same trade. Sinco” Monday it hos been tho topic of universal conversation in these quarters, and cousequently many rumors, which may be dissi- pated when information from tore reliable sre ne ee ste current. ir. Uurlbut loft Monday evening for New York, where he a E: BELKS TO RFFECT A COMPBOMISE with his croditors which will enablo isim to con- tinue his business uumtorrupted, Howes uo in- formation frou him in persop could be obtained. It ia quite certain, bowover, that tho fail- ure iv a Intge and erious ono. It 18 placed by those weil informed na to tho situation of the houne at 2300,0U0. In this is included tho failure of the firm known aa Will- inm A, Weed & Co., who operated the notion and faney goods denartmout of the house, but aro really part aud parcel of tho firm of Hurlbut & Edwall, The oxteyt of the failure haa given rise a somo quarters that it was placed at thesa ajcuren iv order to effect an eayy settlement with creditors. Considered with reference to the stoek usually carried by drug-houses, and the ordinary line of their credita, theso labilitioa certainly appear excessive. But Mr. Hulbut, itmust bo remembored, hss orerated largely in ways uot connected with tho legitimate drug trade. It is said that he was largely interested in tho Northern Pacific Road, in which event the failure of Jay Cooke & Co. may have. _ INJURED MIS FINANCIAL ABILITY. Tio is aleo said to have eygaged in McMullen’ Cancion railroad themes, He algo had an in- terest in tao pntent-medicine ostablisument on State street, devoted co the manufacture and sato of Wine of Life and other propristary patont meticwes, At the time of the tire of 1371, bo was Preadent of the Btate Insuranco Cone Pany, av inetitntion which the contlagration demonstrated to bo of the very worat epocies of (Le wild-cat order, aud against Which, at the-time when policy-holdera attempted to retlize on ticir clainws, Were wero alleged many etartling inecularities. Hiv cannectian with this orgaat- zation, however, is not thougul to have any dare iu tho causes of bia failure, TUL MYSTEMOUA DEAT of the junior partuer, under circumetances which pomted strongly to inurder, twa dava bofora the tire of 1372, is probably etl fresh in the muds of tho renders of ‘Thy Ttacysr:. noney— ¥25,00i)—received trom inranes policies upou alr, Iidsall'x life was placed at tho disposal of Mr, Gurlbut by Mrs. Lusall, and it waa tho gnle capital with which ho resnme? busizeas, tho firo having eutailed loeses which entirely con- eumed liso “;nelinvestmeate, With the death Previous to the vextorsive trade, ef Mc. Edsall, who, during his lifetime, attended solely to the business of the house, Mr. Hurlbut being engaged in ontaide operations, the (rado fell off. Sinco the tire tho firm bas dona but a emall bugin-es compared with what it ance controlled, and, it ie maid, bas MORE THAN ONCH AGED EXTENSION from ite Eastern creditors. ‘he tina of William A. Weel & Co, wns Dresuled abvut, two yours ago, Mr. Weed nominally investing $10,000 and Mz. “Hurlbut 225,000, ‘They claim ‘to have foet in business ‘thi oriziual capital apd about S11,U0J benides. Ths Habilitios, its failura of courso being tnvolved in Hurlbut & Edvatt'a, are stated to bo £44,000; its ausate about C20, 0U0. ‘he liabilities of ‘tho finn of Huribut & Edaall alono sro 2300,009, lous thus amount. Airs. Edaall withdrew bor imtcrest in tha honse somo time ago, honca Mr. Murlbnt and Mr, Weed cro the only parties to whom creditors niny look for axottioment, Both of theso gentlemen left for tho Enst last Monday night, They will uy to effect @ pattloment ai sv cents on tha dollar cash, or 40 centa in six. wine, aud twelvo months’ tine. In thie oyent, they will peobably bo able to con- tinue business. OTHER FAILURES. New Yonx, Fob, 1u.—TIhe roquisite number of croditors of the dry goods joblung firm of Rice, Goodwin, Walker & Ci which failed last jetealer, brie unital un insthuting proceed- ings to put tho firm im bankryptcy. . Pouttant, Mo,, Feb. 10.—fhe O, P. Kimball Carrfage Company hus sispouded, with Mabill- ties of 100,000, in consequence of the faulure of their Buston welling agents, COLORED MEN'S MEETING. Cincruxats, Fob. 10.—The colored people hold amoeting at Zion's Baptist Church to-night, to conutdor the condition of the colored poopletn the South. Ablo speeches wero mado by Peter H. Clark, Col. Robert Harlan, D, W, Boll oud others, A preamble and reaolutions wore adopied recit- imu that the condition of jawlesiuess and violence exinte Iu Lonisiaus avd other parts ot the South, which geome to epring ehicily from prejudiea ayainst the frecdison, and ia taloulated todo great injury to tho wholo country, aud if con- tnued may’ involve the pation in auother civil war; apptoving all lawful efferte to maintain soace aud preserve the lives, property, wad rights bf to people; valling upon atl gud citizens North aud South to assist in mlamtsuing paca and order, and offering aympathy to thoirsuffer- ing fellow-citizeus mm the South. expecting thera to endure even Ante death, abstaining from vio- lonce or any vindictive retalistion, relying ou tho nght aml justico of the American’ people which, though turdy, is suro. — SUIT TO RECOVER A CHURCH, Lovrsvitte, Ky., Fob. 10.—The Eiders secod- ing from the congregation-of the Virat Prosby- terian Chareh aud now adleriug to tha Loula ville Preabytery yosterday brought suit in tho Chancery Court againet Itev, 8. Wilgon aud con- qrregation for the recovery of tho churety build- ing and property. ‘The sult will involve matters of great interdat. ~ SPEOLAL NOTICE, Consumptives, Take Notice. Every moment of daay makes your caro more hopeless, and mugh depends onstho judicious clolos of a remedy, ‘The amount of totimony tn faror of Dr. Scheuol’s Pill ionle Syrup, os 8 cura for consumption, fer exceeds all that can be brought to support tho pretensions af any othermodicine. Sea Dr. Schenck's Alwmanso, contalaing the cortilieatos of many poraons of the highest respectas bility, who bava been restored to hoalth, attor belng pros nounced tnourable by physiclans of acknowledged ability, ‘Schonok's Pulmoute Byrup alone bas cured many, as these ‘evidonces will show; but the cure is often promoted by tho omployment of two other ruiediea whiob Dr, Sohanck provides for the purposs. These additional remedies are Bonenck's Sus Wood Tonla and Mandrake Puls, By the timely ue of thess miediotaes, according to directions, Dr, Bohenok cortifst that moss sny case of eonsumptlon may bo cured, Dr, Sobenck ta professionally at bis principal olea, comer Sixth aad Areb-ata., Philadelphia, every Monday, whore all lettess foe adeloe muat be shdresesé: PTT a ei mie Spiral,