Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1875, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1875 PATENT MEDICINES. “Chemical Compound” Meets with a Oold Reception. The Why Such Nostrums Arce Not Pateutable. ADecision by Judge Breese on the Liquor Law. The £upreme Court on the Journals of the Legislature, Responsibility of Corporations for Arreits by Their Employes, Important Decision on the Liability of Devisees. Ms. Turpin Still Hunting for Assets. Judgments and New Suits, PATENT MEDICINES. THEY ARE AT AN END. Tho Commissionor of Patents has recently made s decision in regard ta patent modiciuca which will be read with intereat by every man, woman, and child in the United States, oxcopt perhaps, some quack docturs, who see their oc- gupation gone. No moyo shall paterfamiliaa strain hia feeble eyesight to road the advor- tisoment of some spectacles said to be of auch virtue that they sould even cure «the strabismus = of the bero of Now Orleans. No longor shall Gigantic trianglos attract the reluctant attontion to tell the anti-alcohclic powers of some yinegar bitters, or rude maidens of impoasible anatom- deal davolopmont submit (on posters) to be da- voured by fabulous sea-monstois to catch tho eye of the unwary, snd inform him of some wonderful — pauacea which — will euro anything from a corm to a cancer, from small-pox to consumption. Tho maiden ot uncortain ago will no lougor be rominged of her faded cuarua by the notico of a bloom of youth cuarantecd to revive the beauty of her springtime, nor will tho snperanuunted Lovolaco bo causod a regrat by roading any moro advertisements of bair-rostoratives. No more willthe traveler up the stoop asceut of Mount | Washington bo brought to the vergo of insanity by the impossible algebraic oximple of * $—T-— 1360—X" or the poaceful followor of Izntt Waiton be rendered desperate by the unwished advico posted on somo rock, to “lake Wino of Life.” Moro than this, no longor shall tho ua- suspecting roader be Jurod to read a spicy auoc- dote of Gcorge tho Third only to find that Smith's Stomach Dittors aro a suro ciira for the moat ag- Rravated diseases, whothar chronic or acute, “aud contain nething injurious or unpleasant to tha taste.” To bo auro, wo must atill be de- Juded by the nostrums that have alroady bean patented, but some dav they wilt die out, and thon peace, And all this is THE Wonk oF THR comassIONER oF PATENTS, Long may he ave niaphonwally: We sould not havo bim wavo literally, for tho natural in- ference then wonld bo thut ho had boon partak- ing of rome anti-alcohollo bittera, But wa rosign in favor of some fnets. An application was made some time ago bya party for & patoms for “A CHEMICAL ComPOUND. for the cure of piles.” Tho oxainiuer, Mr. R. G. Dybroufurth, iu refusing a patont on the appli- cation, said that Sec. 24 of the Patent act of 1870 provided that any person who bod invented or discovered auy now or useful composition of matter might obtain a patont, provided that an examination bo had, and {¢ should appear that the proposed patent was suf- fleioutly useful and importaut, By a number of decisions it had boon held that invention way Docessary, and that mero judgment and skill Were not sufiiciont, Therefore, whilo patents might hayo beon granted on no-callod_ medical compounds and “discoveries,” the Examiner thought it was not too late to stop, no number of wrongs making a right, aud he therefora REVUSED A PATENT. on the appliestion under consideraton, Tirst, bocause the applicant had not invented or dis: covered anything; second, becauso the alleged invention was uot useful; and third, becanso the production of this and similar preparations was « moro watter of skill. ‘Tho terms ‘diacovored” and “invented” wore identical, but the discovery that somo natural substance would, in appropriate mothada of ad- niinistration, produce a peculiar pathological or phyaiological effect on the human body, was not & patontable thing, uor would the recuguition of tha fact that somo ono or more substances might sometimes under some unknown clroum- ances produce ® beneficial result, entitle tho discoveror to a patont, aa it lacked tho precision Docessary to mako it patentable, ‘Thon, again, there was no invention in mixing drugs togethor, in more aggrogation, for if it were so any person could take the Diapeniatory, and by roading the Yarlons complaiuts and tholr remedies might riug the changes by formulations aud combing tious on all the druge, and produce an infinite umber of patents, ANOTHER OBJECTION to the proposed patent was that it was aid to be ®* compound,” when, in point of fact, the drugs meutioned when put together would ouly pro- duce s mechanical mixture. A chomical coins pound was the result of 8 anion of two or moro Substances, differing in properties from choir Primitives. Any composition of matter to bo patentable Must bo more than an aggrogation, t whould be analogous to the union of davices in ® logal combination; it should be » novel Sssemblage of parts oxhibiting — inven- d the parts should co-operate in Production of a usoful result. Invention must be exhibited in tho genre that some difficulty had to be overcome requiring more thau ordinary skilled judpment. Mouco Beparate ingredionts, put together for convoul- ence of adiministration, but to perform separate functions or meet soparate indications withia the human body, would not form « patoutable compound nor oven» pateutable mixture ; for, each ingredient porforming » noparato function, And the whols not co-operating.to form « united, combined result, thera wauld be uo patoueablo combination, Again, the application DID NOT EMUODY PROPEU BULIECT-MATTER, forthe proparation wa: only & prescription,— Mere advico,—and though it was made corporeal by having the ingredients subject-matter, whethor corporeal or uncorpure- al, wau still only paving ioasmuoh ag the result Of their combination ouly was nought, . itt the next place, tho granting of patents on g Prescriptions was pernicious, because man was iDote mero machine, aud no remedy for any given diseasa could be found which would benefit Person, ‘The granting a patent was § pp gtN ACkNOWLEDUMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT _ that the Patented article waa operative, aud this Would mistesd mauy persons, by conceding to such acomposition qualities which it would bo inpowible for any one remedy to possess, Another reason agaiust granting a» patent on a Freectiption was, that it waa uot just to physi Fraive ‘0 prevent thom givingsuch » prescription, if bouot ah merely Vecause some enterprieluy tieular fora” obtained a monopoly of that par- oF astly, 8a to the objection that the mixture a ae0 a the rowult of wkill. Skill was a knowl. z thoory of an art uuited $ fon we ot Ite practical a licas 4 ‘ | of knowledge. Biull could be teuyht, but iavent stion could nut, A physici tiow, of campoun pivalcian who gave a presorip- 0 iS himself, Principloy loarued nag student ine plysttioatirougoat ee ta Hhousaute of | patentable inventions ey, ry dag gee Hane eee Heine made Overy ‘time a prowaripe given. Bu eould not bs upheld. * construction, however, ——— THE LIQUOR Law, ‘THE SUPREME COURT ON a pteeh COUNTY oisy, At the March serm of 1874, a cage Was (ried in the Ourenit Cowt of Bureau County which at. tracted considerable attention, The Supreme Gourt bes recestly dled an opinion ia the case, put together, yet the . titten by Mr. Jnstice Breeso, which, from its originality of thoughtand tha importance of the rulings, is worthy of publication, It is ae fol- lows: This fe an appeat from a judgmout of Bureau County reudered 10 an action inthe cave in whieh Mary 8, Walker was plalnti® and Jacob Albrecht de- fendant, brought under Hoc, @ of the uct of 1872, called the Liquor law, ‘Ther waa a trial by fury, reaulling in » verdict for tho plaintiff of $3,000, fur With the Conrt, refusing a miotlon fora new trial, roudered juiginent, to reverse which defendant appeals, ‘Appollaut was a Lrowor of beer, and in that occupa: tlon aided the farmers who raierd bariey and hops, end contelbutod, by the heavy taxes patd by ilm to the Government, to the payment of our public dabt,, Ife hail no Iiceure to xell beer in sraall quantities, “That platutia's busband IMDIGED, AT THQ BREWERY, pretty freely ut Limes, is antiatactorily proved, Ha vas hut oo babitual druntard, but indulged occuxton- ally Ju drinking to cxveas impelled thereto, a3 he tere tified, Py the cruel and ubunive conduct of ble wife towarde him, and whe know hie weakness in this to ard before her marriage to hin. ‘There $s nothing in thin record commenting tia woman to the favorablo counideration of any court, Sha been preguaut whilst a widow of sume yeara, and wan in that ¢.udl- tion whon whe married Walker, aud, though they havo Leon divorced, yet tie proved’ Walker liws tho samo acxial futercourse with hor he had when her busbaud, ‘Thin shows tho parties aro of loose wioiuls, aud bot Houmcused of very tne sevatbiliticn, ‘Tacte tt A WANT OF EVIDENCE of Injury to Lor prrsuu, property, or mesna of sup- port, to any apprectabio extent, ‘Thia Court hus uni~ Tornity hold tits proof must bo niado Lefora the Jury can find actnal damages, and without finding puelt damages they cannot tindexemphary damages. Freese us. ‘Tripp—iecided September term, 1873; Ready va, Howeet ul, Kitterman va, Arnold, ald other cased do cided Januury torn, 1874} and wo may refer to the fanea desided at thls term on thls pout-leauth uit anal White, Black et al. vs, Fulford, point, that the Court erred {i MEFUSING BIB CHALLENG! for cause, of Mr. Carpenter and Mr, Stcckel, called a8 Jurors, [tise faiiliar principle that) jurora net be: Ire from all exceptious, ‘eso have Leon funvyatlons {you thia old maxini of the common taw, by the leyis- tivn of some of the Btules, among them our own, a4 ‘will bo ecen by reference to Soc, 14, of Chap, 76, ttle “ Jurors, Ruvised Htatutes of 1874, p, 6:3, Appel ‘This chaugs of the Iaw was’ roudered necese sary for the duo administration of oriiinol jus- ties, ond demanded by its exigencies, and will, uo doubt, work weil in practice, Carpenter, in lia ctona- examination on bia rofr dive, toxtified that ho had a Projuutee agsinat tho busiuess In which to defendant ‘Waa engaged, but not againat the defendant bimscif, and altuough he might Mave prejudice against the Lusiness, Le did not know that he would start out fn the investigation with a projudice agaiuat the gaged in it, AU howest wen have w prejud speak, sgaiuat larceny and other crimes; bul, if 10 prejudice exivts againut 6 purty charged with the crime, we do uot think that of itvelf ts ground of obal- lenge for catise, ‘ho Court did nut err in disallowing tho challenge for cause of Mr, Carpenter, ‘The vawo te different us it regarus Bleckel, Me seems to havo been FULL OF PREIUDICES of the most unalivyed claractur, Lo mala he thanght tho business of manufacturing aud selling Iager-beer wus a porfoct nufwineo "thinks it a! yory low Jusinoss"—thitike bo ian should be aliawed to manu factuto or sell ft—hay no aympathy xt all fora mau who would go into that kind of buginess—it is a curse tu the commiunity—is bitterly opposed to these places for thomauufacture aud vale of jager-beer, and will do ull in bin power, except rulving mobs, to break then dow! Being asked by the Cuurt if be felt acon. aclousness of a loaning In favor uf oue party or the othor, on # quoston of thty kind, to start with, Le anawered: "Well, my fecllug ou that, ia, to have the thing stoppod—that fe what 2 feel,” ‘Tuis jure, wa think, was disqualified, Aman who will, under oath, wxsort thot “he will’ da anything short of exciting «mob to put down the imamitaolure of beor wud Le that sells ii, 1s nol in a fit coudi:ion of miud to Judge impartisly, Life, lberty, or property would not Lo safe with such a’ mun,” ‘Lamentabie, indecd, would be tlio condition of eact and of all, if the jury-box slall be ucoupfod by men who aro gov- cerned by thelr own nica prefudieos—by men ‘who faucy thomactves pre-viuinently virtuous aud good, 11 proportion as they nro bigoted aud funuticul, ‘Tule uiau, If ho would atop at uothing sort of mob-vio~ Jouce to put down the manufacture of Leer, would not hesitate u single moment to vislt ono engaged in It With tho heaviest duinagea; ho could uot take much, paina to scrutinize und weigh the evidence: it would be suficient for Lita that the defendant was a mauu- facturer of avller of Iager-boer,—" uch « mun iv a vile Maner, aud should recelve unmitigated coudemna- tion,” zortunately for tho public, such a man as thia juror showa himself to bo caunut Lo allowed to eit in judg menton his fellows, in cates of this nature, Mis prejudices and Ligotty would incapacitate him? and the Court should hava allowed tho challenge for cause. At waa orrur to deny it, ‘Tuts error is sullicient to reverse the Judgmont: Dut, nu the cause will bo remanded, wo Lave cousidered the » INSTRUCTION GIVEN FOR THE PLAINTIFF to whieh exception was taken by the defeudaut, ‘Tho polnt mado ou the instruction {a mostimportant, ‘the fourth iusteuetion given for plaintift in npeciaily ox- cepted 10, untl, in conformity with previous rulligs of {iw Court, miduld not have been givon, “6 fs ay fle lows 3 “The Jury are iustructed that, in actions of this dud, Woy can allow exemplary damages; aud if the fury botieve, from alt tho evidence, that the defendant uew that the husband of the plaintiit was iu the habit of drinking to excess, aud, wiillo under the suiluenco of intoxteating Hquor, wat quarrelzome and danger- ous, and Usable to neglect his businese aud fatally ;and that the defondaut sold or gave the then husband of the pluintit intoxicating liquor, after the 1st duy of July, A. D. 1879, and prior to the 15th day of Augusl, A,B. 1b, anu that auch Nquor produced partial of total intoxteation, ho abused tho plainiim by cursing her aud choking her, or negiected ils bust ness and er, by running away from her by reasun of’ such intoxication, said facta would authorize the Jury in fuding’ exomplary or vindtctive damages, if deemed proper by. them: that ia, auch damuges a8 would cuipensate the piiuti® for any damages which sho suffered by reason of such salo oF gifts, and nlso would punish tho defendant, and to furnwh on example to deter uthera from’ like practises, And, in estimating auch viudictive or ox- omplary damages, the jury may take {nto conside: Hou the facts, if proven, that some of such asics wore tnado on tho Sabbath day, that the defendant provided amusements on that duy for tho purpose of aliractiug visltora to iis placo of busiuess, and thst all such suled were mado without icense, and'all other circumstances connected with the care, in determining what ia propor, in view of the wucle caso,”” ‘Thiv Instruction 4s erroncous in important particu lars, aud is contrary to thy apirit aud meauing of the statute, ax expounded by this Court, Leginuing with Froese’ ve, ‘Tripp, docided at. ‘Docembor torte, A.D, 1413, xud’ onding with Brantigan y White’ and Black et al, vs, Fulford, decided’ at present term, It brings to tho consideration of the Jury matters not cognizable by them, aud ia CALCULATED TO INFLAME THEIR MINDS, where cool, deliberate judgment ahould be exercised, ‘This Court haa held that tho nbuso of tho wife by curaiag her, when under the influence of tntoxteating Aquor, ts not au element to increase the dainaien to bo awarded against tho seller; those must be actual pers sonal damages, It is objectionable, ae there was no evidence to wuatain portiune of ft for exaiuple, as to Lis “running away” from bls wity, the’ proof was almply” that he teft ber by reason of her insufferable couduct, Again, — this Court held, in Freese va, Tripp,’ supra, that damages could not bs awarded by terms of punisi- iment of the suller, ae the law has provided for tat by tudictuent, to be followed by fluo and fmprisoninent, 4 Vengeance iv mine,” saith the aw, Other matters to inflame the jury are ‘also found in the tustruction, such ap aclling ‘on the Babbath day, providing amuse. Meuts on that doy, aud selling without a. Ucense, There are ofensca provided for in the criminal codes, ‘Tula dirootion, comiug from tho Courtscould uot fall to haven potent effext upon the minda of the jury, aud that ft had ts evidenced bys verdict of dsages to a party not meritorious, and whova dujuries, if any wot uttered, were of a triding and inconsiderabla nature, If appellant's conduct waa in violation of law, ant ble, the — public hove" their remedy by indictmeut, aud | pune iuuinent of the guilty will assuredly follow, Can the Inw bo said to be vindicuted by puting monoy tn ths pocket of an individual undor the name of a real or fancled wrong by auothor? In the cava of Kollemun va, Anuold, decided et. the List January term, in apeaking of ‘exemplary dainagos, it was alt that when a seller of tntoxteating drius had been nos tined not to soll fu ® particular cawo, or when he placed temptations in the wy of one to sediica tilm from th path of avbrioty, or when one who had.been an liatilial toper wos endeavoring to reform aid froo bitnsolf from, the toll iu which he Had been Lound, if he vuauld Le interfered with by the dram-sollor to conquer hia ree olution, such @ porson would be # At aubject fur ox. euplary damages, and such damages so awarded would” bo jn ‘the nature of compensation tothe injored party, For refusing defendants chia, lengo of the Juror Bilckle fur causo, and for giving the fourth iuatruction for plaintiit, the juuymont tre. Yeraed anit the cause romanasd, for further process toga consiatod with this opinion, Justico Scott does not concur in the decision in this case, The cave in behalf of the plaintif was con- ductod by J, J. Herron, Eaq., of Princeton, Chalrman of the Judiciary Committos of the Presont Hougo of Ropresentatives, and by G” Gilbert Gibong, Euq., now of Chicago, for the defendant, ond it was well understood that if Mrs. Walker should bo sustained by the Supreme Court, sbout twonty other suits would be com. menced againat Albreolt. cee ig eas THE JOURNALS OF A LEGISLATURE, A DEVINITION BY THE SUPREME COURT, Tn the caso of Miller and othura ve. Goodwin and otbers, tha Supreme Court gave au im- Portant decision in regard to what aro the propor Journais of the Houses of the Legislature, ‘The Constitution of 1848 provides that each House of the Btato Leglat ture, should keep a Journal of ite procoedings, and that no bill should become a Jaw until it should be passed by each House bys majority of all the members olect, and that the vote on the final passage in each House should bo tsken by yeas and nays, which should be entered on the journal. Botween 1818 and 1869 soveral supposedstatutes, which had beon signed by the Prosidont of the Senate aud Speaker of the Hougo, aud approved by the Governor, and filed in the olfice of the Soorotary of Btate, and published in the statute books as valid statutes, had beon called in question upon the ground that the Journal of one or the other House did not In @ recor of ita pasunga by tho nays, as roquired by tho Conntitntion, Tho Su- premo Court had, in evory caso whore such Ktale of caso waa shown, held that tho journal might be referred to on that question es proper eyi- denco, and that, when such defect exinted, the aupposed statutes were void. Tn 1857 a napposad vtatute wan rigned by the presiding officers of both Houney, and ap- Proved by the Governor, aud filed and published as 8 valid atatute, by which tho sovern! towns along tho line of the Ottawn, Onwego & Fox River Valley Railroad Company, and along some other proponed roads, wore givon authority to voto to subscribo to the stock of such railroad companies and issue bonds therefor. In tho spring of 1869 most of the towns along the tino of the road above namod, from Wenona to Gonava, did vote to subscribo stovk under that supposed siatuto, and their Ollleers teaued bonds therefor. In 1870 or 1974 it was found, on a careful examination of tho journat of the Sonate for 1857, that it showed moroly that @ House bili for that purpovo had been received, read twico, and roferrud to a com- mites, Boyond that the Sonate journal was silent, and no vote of any kind on the question “Shall the bill pasa,” was mentioned in that journal, and, of courso, thoro was no cutry of tho vote by yeas and nays on that question, In the cage of Iyau va. Lynch, docided at the June term, 1973, ov a record which metely show- ed a copy of tho journal cortificd by tha Secra- tary of Btate, tho Suprema Court held the sup- posed statute void, and that the bonds ixsucd by tho town oficera undor {he same were void. In tho case of Porkins va. the Town of South Otta- wa, in tho Circuit Court of the United ttatas, tried bofore Judgo Drummond in August last, that Court ruled that, as against a buna fide holder of such bonds, tho validity of tho atatuta could not be attacked by a resort to the Henato Jourual, and ospecially no aa tho Logislature in the early part uf 1869 recognized tha validity of tho supposed statute by passing an smepd- ment thereto, and also by -pasuing an- othor statute aa to another road, relorring to this supposed atatute, aud allowing tune along that road to voto for stock, ote., a8 provided in said supposed statute. ‘Tho judyment of Judge Drummond was appoaled to the Suproms Court of tho United States, whore tho caso is now pending. Another decision of the Supreme Court of Tli- nots, in tho case of Afillor vs. Goodwin, law just been given, in which that Court reafirme tho doctrine of the caso of Itvan va. Lynch, and alsa passes on two other questions which are not ex- prossly mentioned in Kyan ve, Lynch, In the argumont in the Miller-Goodwin case it waa in- sisted that the oertitied transcript of the journal (rolied upon to show the want of tho necessary proceedings to validate tho supposod atatuto) wag a transcript, not of the original journal of the Sonate, but of mere copy of tho journal, and therefore was not propor evidenco. ‘The attoution of the Court was also called to thes aubsoquent statutes recognizing tho sup. posed statute as valid, and it was insisted that those gave vitality to tho supposed etatute from the time of tho paesage of these Inter statutes, although it had no foreo before that, ‘he Gourt, aftor referring to the decision of Ryan va, Lyuch, epid that tho evidence in the present case waa the sams as in tho formor, only that nd- ditional evidence bad beon introdnced to impeach tho transcript mado and certitied to by tho Beeretary of Stato. ‘Tho ovidence showed that thie procoedinga of the Goneral Axsembly wore taken down on smiall blanks convenient for ro- cording ‘yens” and “nays,” and on “cap pa- per," that theso original minutes fastened to- gether wore deposited with tho Secretary of Stato, from which copies wore mado in a bound volume, whick war eallad the “Journal Record.” ‘Lho original minutes were sent tothe printer and novor returned, and any certified copicr, a3 in the present case, were made from the “Jour- nal Record.” The Constitution of 1818 and that of 18148 wero alike Fequitiog each House to koop and publish x rocord of its proceedings. By the records of 1845 tho jourunls of each Mouse was to be kept in bouud books, and by anothor Inw of 1949, tho Secratary of btate was required to havo the jolut roeolutions, journals, ote., of each House copied in a bound book. ‘Ihe Court gard oil theeo laws wero to be construed with tho Constitution, Those stat- utes (taken together showed tiat the current minutes takon by tho clerks wero not uador- stood tu be “journal records," but merely min- Utes to bo transcribed into records, which were of course only transient, and required to be copied into bound books to ba preserved. In regard to tho objection that tho “rocords” wero not signed and cortified, it was snfficiont to answer that it was not roquired by law. It wasto bo pro- sumed that 6 record made by authority of law was accurate until the contrary was shown, ‘Tho couclusion, thoroforo, was, that the trauecript of the record was a propet record, and was cou- clusivo against tha validity of tho pretended act of Feb, 18, 1857, reforred to. Bonds, therofore, inaued undor such law wero absolutely void, and uo subsequent recognition of their yalidity could give them vitality. The decree of the Court below was, therefore, alirmed. Judgo L, Dickoy appenrod for the appolles. ee Se INSURANCE COMPANIES, THEIR RESVONBIDILITY YOR AN ARREST. Syeciut Dispatch to The Chicago Trioune, Spnisorievy, Fob, 18.—An intoresting enso is on trial hero in the United States Circuit Court, the Hon, 8, H. Treat, J, previding, and will probably take several days before » conclusion is reached, ‘Tho facts aro briefly as follows: In 1972 the Hartford Ingurance Company, of Hartford, the Pheonix and tua Insurance Companioa, of tho sama place, aud the North Amorican and Frank- lin Insurance Companies, of Philadelphia, lad insurance amonnting to abont $20,000 upon tha store and atock of goods of Mr. Ohapman, of Carbondale. On tho 26th of Deoomber, tho bullding and contents woro destroyed by fro under circumstances conceded by all partics to havo beon the work of an incondiaty. Tue agente of the vatious companies interoutod om- ployed ga dotective to ascertain and roport the facts of the burning Mr. Samuel Protino, detective of St, Louls, Ho went to Carbondale, aud, having spent soveral days ia investigating, roported to the companies facts and ciroumstan. ces implicating one Norman, a clerk of Mtr. Chap- man's, aa being the party guilty of the burning, Snd recommended his arrest, ‘The various agents, after examining his report, decided that the evidence did not make out » cago, and refue- od to have any connection with the arrest, Pro- tine Insistod that tho arrest would load to a con- fossion on the part of Norman, and dotermined, as he waa an indepondent detective, to make the arrest on his own account; whereupon he went to Carbondale and arrested Norman, Instead of confessing, Nor- man gavo bail for his appearance, and’ con. moucd a criminal provecution aguinst Proting for falsa imprisoument, Protine, loarning this fact, fled the Stato, whereupon a requisition was obtained upon the Governor of Miesourl for his Surrender. Becoming aware of this fact, Protine loft St. Louis aud fled to Canada. From Wind- sor, in Canada, he kopt writing threatoning lol- tera to the companies, demanding money, and throatening, if not paid to him, that he would join the “other side aud iuaugurate pros- Scutiona , against the oompanica, on the ground that they had authorized him to maka tho arrest.” Those letters continued for about two mouths,—the companics rofusing tobe blackmailed. Protine did goto Carbon. dsie, and gave information to Norman aud Qhap- man, to the effect that the companies bud authorized him to make the arrost, wheroupon Norman brought an action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County agaiuat all the companies for an unlawful conspiracy to arrest and for arrost- jog Lim, claiming $20,000 damages. id ‘hig suit was trangforred to the United States: Clreuit Court, in this city, hero it ia now belng tried. Protino has beon upon thu stand au a wit- nesw in favor of Norman, and has tostified that upon his reporting the facta in reference to the burning, tho agouta of the compunics author- ed lim to make the arrust, aud that, it was made purauant to thoir direction. Upon crogs-oxamination he has admitted that hie busi- ‘Doss, for the last twenty-live years, haa been that of running foot-racos, having jumping-matches, and gambling, throughout the various citioa of the United States. ‘ho dotanse have witneuseu from the various placos in which Protine has had a habitation, to impeach hint, and his testi- Mony, That tho arrest wax authorized by the companies will be contradicted by all the agents bits wera in any way connected with tho transac- n It ts insisted by the dofonge that corporations have uo authority to mako arresta or enforce criminal proceadings ; (iat uo suoh thing can exist iu law ay « conspiracy on beualt of corpora- tious to procure au arrost. Aw tho corpora- tions themuelvou have no suthority to make arrests, it will bo fusisted that they could delezate no power to that effect to thoir agonta, It will also be contended, as a matter of fact, that the arrest in this particular case was without the knowledge aud authority or any of the companies who are made defeud- ‘The case was brought by Joahi Cairo, aud Dutt'& Leauma. of Casboaualec Wp is dofended by Leonard Fdwardaand A. 1, Kawpp, of Springfield, and Mr. Wall, of Carbondala. sea LIABILITY OF A DEVISEE. THE CASK OF M'HEAN VH. M'LEAN, In the enne of V. M. MeLean, appellant, va, Jobo Mclean, appellee, recently docided by the Supreme Court, some interesting rulingw are mado as to tho liability of devisee. The ction was brought by McBean in the Suporlur Court againut McT.oan to recover for paving done in 1858, on West Washington strost, for T. M. McLean, father of appellant. A judgment was rendored for ap- pellee for $400, and an appeal talon by McLean, ‘The Supreme Court, after discussing the con- Moting testimony, and noting tho fact that tho Work was dona in 1958, that McLean, Sr, died in 1865, and that no sult waa brought until 1869, said that the evidence was very uneatisfactury, but refused to disturb the judgment on that ground, bocauso, {a their opinion, thero wan an- anoth3r objection that wos fatel to anpello ‘Tho wutit was brought againwt appolleut in Lis right, and not as dovineo of Lis father. eo an to charge Lim for his father's dobta, and only tho comioon courts wore employed in’ tho duclara- tion. Tuo statute, however, cuacted that, whore anit was brought against him, or deviseos, the facts xnthorizing it must bo distinctly stated, As no Buch Ktatemonta wero made, uo recovory could bo had against appellant ‘as devises, Moroover, a uit could only be brought apainst 8 devises whew tho poruonal ostate of tia de- cedent was insufficient to pay his debts. ‘That fact had not bean shown. But reliance way had on the fact that apnel- lant Lad himeelf protminod to pay this dunt of bis father. By o well-knoxn principle of Inw, 8 promiso must be supported by « consideration, to be binding. ‘The devise of tho lands to appoliant crested no Jevul habil- Ity on him to pay the debt, and the promise was, therefore, # naked one, with no consideration, But, even if appellant were lisble under tho statuto as davisee, the action could not be maine tained on the promise, for, ns had teen decided before in a tmilar cave, a verbal promiso did not oxtinguish tho farce of the previous liskiii- tx, nor did at croate 4 nowdebt or undortaking of binding foree. ‘Tho promise, then, beirg with- out construstion, waa void, and tho judgmont wow, therefore, necessarily be ‘roversed. Messrs, Hovne, Horton & Hoyne appeared for tho appellant, —<— CHICAGO COURTS, THE ATLANTIO & PACIFIC INSURANCE coMPAny, ¥. A. Turpin, Reeciver of to defunct Atlautic & Pacific Insurauca Company, filed a bill Satur- day against Omar Newman, Emina V. Burlington, C.¥. Dyer, ©. D. Hooker, aud RJ. Waters, in pireult of some undiscovered asacis of the Company. Turpin states that in Octuber, 1872, Newman +ubseriboa for 180 shares of the Com- Tany'’s stool, but, by conspiracy with Dyer, Hooker, aud Waters, nover paid anything for it. ‘Tbe day beforo thia trannaction Nowman con- veyod to Emma V. Burlington Lotw 16 and 16 of Dlocis 2, in Allen's Subdivirioa, and forty-cight loss in Wisuor’s Subdivision, Sho tien mado a note and trust deed for &15,000, the amount of stock takon by Newman, and in this way tho atock was paid for. Kama V, Uurlingtun is ingolvont, the land pratended to La tourtgagod ig valuelors, and complainant there- fore asks thnt the trnussction may be daviared void. and that Newman may be compolled to pay for his stock xo wubscribed for Ly him, UNITED STATES COUETS. Sarah Woolsoy filed a bill againue Mary Up- dike, tienry E, Updike, Gurdon Ss. Hubba aud Willian C, Grant to foreclone a tris fur $5,000 on Lot 75, Block 6, of tho subdir of Blocks 6. 7, 8, 9 aud 1, in the Asseusor's division of the soutuwext fractioual quarter of ‘Bee. 22, 39, 14. Jotn B, Hughes commenced a suit in debt agninat tho Bchool Directors of District No. 3, 37, 11, Inying damages at 61.500, ‘The Forest Uity ipo Works #401 P. C. Goble, W. K, England, and T. C. Eeteo for $4,500. Goorga 13, Mitchell also began & suit for €2,0U0 against the same parties. Ki, E. Jonkina, Asefyneo of the Commercial In- surance Compauy, tiled a Dill against Jou 5. Cnapman, aatninistrator of tho estate of ff. ll. Chapman, decoased, J. E. Chapman, aud F. A, Chapman, to make thom responsible au £5,000 of stock owned by H. Hi. Chapman, deveana WANKUPTCY ITEMS, A diecharge was issued to C. B. Hoartt. A dividend meeting was ordered in the caso of the Brigutsi.to Company, to be hold March 4. BUPERION COURT IN BIEN. The J. 1. Mott Lrou Works begun a suit in ate Palinsiy against Marten Storn to recovor €1,- 292.72, W.IL Low, 1H. H. Rosa, and 8, A. Scribner commenced a nuit for €2,000 againut A. G. Corn- son. John Covert sued K. K, Jones for $1,560, G. AM, Sackett, Lhomus Davin, G1. ‘Lew, and Lauriston Tuwno aued A. Joaephi for £2,500, John Stephens, for the use of T, M. Bradley and Jamos Finn, commenced a suit in debt agains’ Charloa J. fui, J, B, Lyon, and D. Kk. Carter, laying dataayos at £3,000, ChININAL Count, The jury in tho cago of Jerry Titeomb re- turned’a sealed verdict, which was opoued at the convening of court, and found the prisoner aultty, His counsel entered s mution for a now trial, J.B, MeMannus, the prisoner who charged Avsistant Jailer MeHale with assantt, was tried for libel, in posting a placard ovposite the resi- dence of Mrs, Atnbolla Moilur, on which was written, Tull to this, Union Vark Molly," Ver- dict, guilty, aud tlued €25 and costs, Bephen Dennis, who ploaded guilty to an at- tempt to ravinh Kate Keuny, a eild 7 yoars of age, WOs Bonteuced to the Ponitentiary for zovou years. ~ Poter Wickers, for burglary at the house of A. A. Cass, was sentenced to the Paultenutiary tor two yoora, ilenry Muller, for larcony, was dentonced to tho Peritentiary for ona year. John Houbock, for larceny, was sentenced to tho Refarm Sehool for three soars. Mary Loney was rontenced to tho House of Correction for larceny for six moutha, ‘TRE CALL, Juvor Gany-—76 to 1 aud 96, Junue Movre—6, 8, 9, 10. Junar Noggus—2, 656, aud 210 to 224, except 215 and 218, Juvix Boora—96 to 115, pe upos ‘I'nex—Gt to 83, except 71, 78, 74, 75, 77. JUDGNESTAL ‘Unirep States Cmevir CourtT—Jupae Bropogrt =—G,¥, Whitaker ya, Henry Hl, Walker, $14,088,60, UNrrep States Disruter Couut—JuvuE Brovaert gigs Long, Assiguee, va, Chauncey‘, Bowen, 750, Sopgmton Covnr—Coxrrssiony—Krescenzia Tam brioker va, Joseph Marwits, §314,50,—Jolin E, Daan ef al, vo. Jy fo. Camptell, $217, A. Brigadlllo, $75,— Supan Gany—Plilip Larmon yi ‘ONYESUONS—Lvert Tomnat ve, T. B, Bridges va. G, HE. White, 4499, Cinourr Cour —Ci Michnet Catitl, $132, JupGe HooExs—Aaron Jobanaon a, Charles Muore, $20.28,—J, 8, owson ya, Bicphen 8, “Millor; verdict, F200, and nivilott for now trial,—W, If, Rebardson ve. J.B, Roel und Thomas Katogau, $117,—Jubin Woutling- tua et al, va, Patrick Fanning and Edward Jobuson, 60.58, A Telegram in 18[4---How a Politt« * cal Convention sofusod to Credit fte Verneity. From the Raltimore Sun, ‘The Hon. Hendrick B, Wright, of Pennsylra- nia, writing to Col, J, Thomas Scharf, iu regard to some notice in bis “Chromeles” of Mr. Polk's nomination to the Prosidency of tho United Btates gt the Democratic convention held du Baltimore if 1844, says: “Tn connection with fact I wish to state to you an auecdote coucerning the telegraph, At that dato, May 29, 1844, tho only telagrapi in tho United Statea was from Daliimoro to Wash ington. I was the President of the Convention, We nominated Silage Wright aa Vico-Proul- donut of tha United States, aud tho Con- vontion directed ma to notify him of bis nomination and learu if he would accept it. {vent adispatoh, and bo anaworad inmediately that he declined the nomination. Tue Couvon- ton, howovor, refused to cousider the informa ton as authentic, They could not bo made to Understand this wey of communication, and ad~ journed the Convention over to tho noxt (lay to enable a Committee to yo to Washington qby rail, where Br, Wright Was, aud got at the truth of tho fact! So wa adjourned over, and on the next dey the Committee came back with the same answer wo luad received by wire! And so ineredulous wera tue Tend majority of the body, that, alter the foal adjourninent, many of us went to the telegraph-oflice to sea the wouderful invou- tion, and, even when the wires wero put io mo- tion at our suggestion, mavy of the delegates shook thoir beads, and could uot but think the whole thing a deception.” Tho other day s mau who stables bis horse on Macomb street fouud four boys playing cards on tho hay-mow, and he was proceeding to give them **fite," when oue of them spoke up and aid: ‘We wau’s playing keerds. ‘Tom Lester's mother is dead, and we w up here ahowing him the pletures on the ke 89 be wouldn’s teal loncsome."—Deirot Hrs Press, RAILROAD NEWS, Probable Repeal of the Potter Law in Wisconsin, Report of the Companies of That State, ‘The Form of Control They Constder Foas- Ible at Present. Probability of Another {Freight War. Indianapolis and Peoria Roads, THE WISCONSIN RAILROADS, PROMADLE NEPEAL OF THE POTTER LAW. Minwaurce, Feb, 14,—Tho report of the Rail- road Coramissioners will prabably be dolivered to the Legislature to-morrow. It will 1ecom- mond the repeal of the Potter law and the aub- stitution of wuch fogislation ax will authorize the Commissioners to fix maximum rates of freight and passage for roads of tha first class—namely, the 8t. Paul & Northwestern, No reutriction ie proposed on roads of tho second class, Tho plan of the Commissonorg alec} contemplates that ench roa? shall bo appraised, and that, whon the net oaruings of any road of the firat class excecd 10 percent of ts value, its rates shall bo reduced. The Commissionars have prepared a bill em- bodying these recommendation, ‘The indica tions aro that tho Lill will pa ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISHIONERS, Special Disnateh to The Clacana Tribune, Manion, Wis,, Feb. 14.—Meeure. Ouborn, Paul, aud Hoyt, who compure the Wisconsin Ratlway Commission, have just completed thelr first annual report, which ts now in the hauds of the printera, and will be ready for delivery to tho Legislature in a fow days, The roport propor makes 199 olosely-printed pages, and the ap. pendix, which consiets of official papers, corre- enondence, and tabular statements, lea already reached 144 pages, with moro to como. Tho Commissioners uso tho following languago in the introduction to their report : The Railroad Commissioners, in subraitting their firstannual report, deem tt proper to wmsko inention of the inhereut diticuitien of tho task aafigued them, aud the extraordinary embarrasaments they ave en— countered. In some of ite provisions, the low under Which they were require! ta art was found to bo fochnteally tmperfeet, wait in atl impracticable, Courtrucd iu the moat literal aauren, it impovet duties for which neither tue lime alletsad thom, nor the ineans at their command, were found Millicent, Tn addition to this, tt became tuanifert tn tha Commissioners voun after their appolntny ity Dat ouly that the tw was met by tha more poiterful’ rail- way corporstion® with o dotermined reedetance, tha public preas teeming mesuwnile with d-clarsticns of Sta injustice, impructicatibty, snd uncone stitutionality, but thit, ou toy other hand, thst portion of the public interested in the execution of the aw, aud ove promivent Juriste whuse opinions lsd the 'welght of authority, were locking to the Board fur the enforsenient of ailits provisions, Moreoy er, quite carly in the wesson, an fs well kuown, the vial prince vle uf the law—invulving the Constitutions tions of the Btate to corporate power—was rigorous tated before the Courts of the Stato and of the Cuited mt, While the jrogrest already made toward a Tuapeis obvionsty. final sotslament of the funitamental issue thus created s—jrosrens: chicity due to thy efforts of the Exocutive Depattinent--and Cie canveqnent ncqulescence, for the timo balng, of the railroad corporations iu tb erties dict of the issue thus created, Lave relfeved the Camu. aufesfoners In a good des..e ftom. rome of the embar- dietnenta they Met ut ihe cutact, it sould nevertla Jess ba borne in miind that, fiom ileet to last, they bi found themsalves iu the midnt of clrennutances leas than favorauly to tho movt satistactory progress of thelr labors, ‘Thev conclude the report with the following sunimary: The only form of rallway control Ikely te prove euccessful under preceut couditious, tw the legislative, enpplemented Ly dite :t aupervisinu ; the Leginlature laying duwn general ruies of action, hut leaving the apyilvation aud eufyrcement of thore rules toa co: inition. A judicious application of thiainethud re= quires 1. A determination, by tho Commissioners, ef the actual cash value of cach railroad; wuch Yulue not to be greater than the actuzl cost thorvof, and the Valua~ tlou subject to legislative revision, 2 Anunhusl deteruiuation of the gross and net earnings of each company, from tho reports of com. panied, by actual inspection of bouks and adairs, and Dy ail otlier practicable methods, 3. A division of roada snio two clasnes: the firat clara ineluding all roa paying a rexsunable compensation on valuation, and thy fecoud class including all ollicr ronda, 4, A maximum of rates of fare and frelaht for roade ascertained tv belong ta the titet being subject ta legislative revision, 5, No restriction of earutuya upon roads of second. clase, except Uy way of remedying Unjust diverionua- thous, 6, A probibition of unjust discriminations and uns revsonsie oF excessive rates on all ruada; any person complaining of discrimination or extortionate charges baving tho right of appeal te the Board of Commis: sions, under adch rules as to ovitencs of facta a4 tho Commissioners sy determine ; tha Board deterimite ing the fact of dis:rimfastion om evidenca and notice to bith sides, and {ts conelusions to be prima facia evidence aa to faat of discriminaton or of unreasoas- Die char, 7, Additional polico regulations, especiilly aa to running conucctions, and the passage of freight froin one ros {to another, 8, Linffed pawer of the Commissioners to require of roids, iinprovemients uf roads or ro luge aud incroased accommodations for pussenger , Hulland complete publicity of rates of tare and freight, 1, Pablicity of all smportant contracts aud agrec- monta between raliway companies, aud of ther buale rss transactions yout rally, AL, Greater unifuraitty and completences of accounts, 48 wail na groater fullnesa and frequency of repurte, 12, Adequate ponsitles for tho fulaiiteation or con oeilment of orrnings and expenditurea, of other facts, 19, Enicient mane for thy prompt eufarcement of all provisions uf the law, at (he expense ot the State, —o——. THE FREIGHT PROBLEM, PRESENT STATUS OF AFFAIR. Though the Genoral Freight Ageuts of the roads leading from this erty to the Fast met a day or two ago, and sigoad au agreoment where- by thoy pledgod themsolves to maiatain rates hereafter, and no longer fight each othor tike the Kilkouny cate; still tho war ia as far from being sattled as bofore tha agreement was en- tered Junto, Nout that tho freight agents in this city have already gono back on their plodyo, or aro unwillwg to abldo by tho terma of the agreemont; they aro all anxious enough to maintain ratow at tho pres- out figures; Lut thoy calculated without thoir host, They took it for granted that rival vitics would abide by thelr action, aud baso their ratod on Chicago onea. They did not think for a moment that St. Louis, Peoria, Indiauapo- lis, Toledo, aud other compsting points, might object to their action, and thus paralyzo and jeapardize their position. It iu'true that if Chicago roada lost imoney at tho rates freight was carriod for heretofore, tho roads from com- peting points must Lave alwo lest money. and thereforo be equally antious to secure better ratos, at, counidering that most of the craws« Jin leading to Toledo and Indianapolis are now in the hands of Iecoivers, and therefore have not the same interest nt stake aa the Chicago roulls, they willearry froights auyway, though the rates aro wuicidal once, only to make a big showing ly their next reporta, PEONIA AND INDIANPOLIS: have always boon tho most daugeious competi- tors for tha grain trade of Chicago, uid so cror- gotically havo these places carried on thoir vai fare against this city that noarly all thoir rade are bankrupt. ‘he Toledo, Pooris & Waruaw tho Indianapolis, Bloomington & Westory, and several other bankrupt roads, aro now aguin at work tryiug to paralyze tho action uf tho Chica. RO freight agents, aud refuse to como to tormy, A dispatch was received here frem Ind'anapolia laut Baturday stating that Ind-anspolis freight agente aro still *outting,” ant that they will uot adhoru to the rates mads hero list week. Bbould the Indiavapolis agen’ persiet in ther Present pousition, then Wo work of last week's mestiug haa boor in yam. and mat- ters aro get back again where they wero before, There 4 uo the toast doubt that there are ‘somo Genort Freight Ageuta who Went into the new agrement vury reluctantly, aud would like notlingbotter than to ronew tho old fight for tunromad 2¢ galla thom tuat tho Baltimore & OLio h# wot only boau admittod inty full fellowehip,out that the terms it dice tatod were thowe adtpted by the mectiuy, It iv claitued, and probly tightly, that this jealoui has something too with the action of the Indi. abapolia agonts. Tf tho tari adpted laut wook ts azaln broken, and ag it loc’ af presont there is hardly doubt that it wi be within s few days,—then PELE WILL UE A WAR far moro werig# thuu tho oue just closed, Here- tofore the figting was all done from the Wess to the Eaut, bt this time the battle will be both ways, Itiviready rumored thst some of the Eastern line Lave commencod ately ‘on West- bound freigt#, aud that before loug all the linc will be ivolved. The various lines are now getting redy end taklog their positlous, In thin new fight the timers & Ohio will not stand alone, but will find powerful alli Michigan Contral, Grand ‘Trunk, and Brie Tai foadn, white on tho othor sido thera will bo Tum Scott and Commodore Vanderbilt's lines,—the Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittuburg & Port Wayne New York Contral, and Michigan Southern, and Probably tho Pittaburg, Cinciinatl & Bt. Louia, Which ty also more or lens controlled by Beott, Both Scott and Vanderbilt aro very savero on the Michi entra}. and hate it almost ax much as the Maltinure & Ohio, ‘This road ia BLAMED Fon THE FATLUHE of the Saratoga combination by not keeping the Cauada roads in the fold, juet asif the Miokigan Contral owned these roa’. “It han as little to do with them a4 the man in the moou, and sould not pounibly have prevented the roads fighting each othor, Lhe quarrel between the two Canada fines is a purety local one, and cannot bo settled unloay the Knglixh Directors of tha two Ines come to terms. ‘The Eis lailruad will Uave to stand by tho Michigna Contral, or ela it witl monn be crushed out hy Vanderbilt, who with lin eight-track road ‘Will prove a mont owerfuladvorsary. The mangers of the Erie toad are gotsing aware o€ thew dauger and ate doing all in their power to genio lirst-clana cone nections and provide the road with all poesible iiprovements, THE BALTIMORE & ONIO RAILNOAD is in the Lest condition for a fight of euch diman« sions, being tinaucially muca otter off than the Other lines, aud cau Kkand it the longert. The Prerent outlook is gloomy mdoed, and It is boperd thar the olouda which have appeared on the Horizon may yet Le diaporsed ora they gathor enough voinnie to break out ina fearful storm. which mus: prove disastrous to all the railroad interoate fu the country. --- > THE CAR SHOE, SOMETHING LETTER THAN THR THIRD BAIL. To the Kditur of The Chicago Teioune: Cuteago, Feb, 13.—Will you allow me a few words in your paper, suggested to my mind by reading your remarks in Tue Trinuse of Inst Monday ou “ Railroad Accidents?" You spoke of the third rail recotamended by prominent eng:neera. a6 tikely to catch and save the care in moat of the cauce where they ruu off the track. Would not something that would cate and save tho cars every time they were thrown from the track, uo matter from what cause, be better (aan the third rail, espocially if it cout less? ‘There is someting that will do it, which was exhibited and tested here iv Chicago last Decem- ber to the eatisfuction of a large number of ruil- road men and citizens, and I heard prominent men express the opivion that it was simple aud practicable, oud that sooner or later whon the publia understood it they would ue- mand that ratfrosds adopt and use it, At is @ simple thing applied to the tracks called Bcar-shoe. ‘lid Was applied to w oar, and Lie car loaded with seven or eight tons of old iron, and thon pushed over the track on a rharp curve where one whole rail bad Leen taken out on tho outside of the curva four differant times at ruin 20 (o 30 niles’ speed per hour, Each tino the ear ran off of the rai, but the shoes cauuht the ao toil and held the car to tho track anil mopped it vasbont damage. Tuo azme car with tie hoe Uitachod Las Leco tested aixteen different times aut wave, each tima with the wame ro- wuit, wad ona yet without dassaga to ear or track, “ Thoy have tricd evory way toditeh the car, bat have fuiled, aud prom uett railroad men in Chicago expresred the opi fou thet it was impounbie to diteh car or train with the shoo attached. Wy is nut this the thing desired ? Kove, ——. MISCELLANEOUS, THE TOLEDU, PEONTA # WARRAW, There is @ prospect thut the failure of the Toiedo, Wabash & Wentern Huilroad to pay tho coupons which matured fast February will ree sult in tho dismetnbermen! of the combination of railroads, of which the Toledo, Wabash & Western iu formed. This road is a consolidation of the Toledo «& Wabash, tho Groat Weatern, tha Quincy & ‘Toledo, the Illinoia & Southern, and the Docutur & Engst St. Louis Railroads, There are numerous secial interests iuvolved, aud tho proposed funding of coupons of the courolidatod Company for the next two years dues not meas with the sypproval of the holders of the divisional anuri- Gages. Some of them are murmuring against the funding arrangement, while others bave taken muadurea to iustitute proceedings and ape ra fura Roceivor, The proceedings will probabe Hf be ro Da by the Toledo, Wabash & Western iailro: THE BNOW. ‘Tho failroads have in a great meagre recover: ed from the Jate *‘unpleasantaena” on avconut of the auom, and nearty all of thew are running ontimeagain, They'are still suifering some- what from tue intense cold, but otherwise no difiiculties are felt. ae eee ‘rench Commerce in (974. The Pariy cerrcepuudent of the London Times faye: ho importa of Franco during 1874 anwunted to 3,749,011,000f, and the oxports to TFS, WOL, Diahing a total of 7,625. 764, 0908, ‘This exceeds guy fortac ar. tho total in 1873 being 7,242,009,000F, and in 1472, 7,392,000,000f, ‘The yoarof tho war, 1970-1971, affords no fatr -cormpariaon ; but as compared with 1863 the pust Year shows aif increaso of 1,591,0.0vUf, Aa ro- gards tho imports of natural Productions end ioetoriats, they exhibit an iuccesse of 263,700,- Of over 1363; and as regards tao exparts of wuanatactured articles one of 595.454.0000, Up to July Iast French eommerca was below the Hgurce of the previois year, whilo tho exporis fell Letow tho imports; but an improvement. aftorwarda gotin, and the reault of the wholo year ia an increaco of nearly 244,090,000 over the previous twelve tnonthe, the Cr ieae being, moreover, 13.000,000£ in execes of the itnports,” __.CITY REAL ESTATE, ay DAYS -WwXis PRET ON font north cf ‘Twenties ut en groundiease, Nou SUBURBAN REAL ESTATL, GHOICR IMPROVED FARM WANTED--MALF HELP, Warten-a AR. APPLY AT RA- a ls, Htncine, Wi / ANTED -A GOOD ROGT-TREER, STEADY RY: Was saneat, Apply te COREE T AOE 'E:D-0NE GOOD CAT TLACK- ' nnd enrrlt Aercirk a rR A RUN oreo, Meads Goon spi Ey Bitanabannonn. WASTED 48 EXPERIENCED TRAVELT Eatoanan erat forthe State of IMitnnis, a raat dentof the brat totako orders from dasiarn tn paper paneines, tus accolint ot itrga) manufacturing hontar auto experiance, ability, and intemttye ee ee PANIED — BY A Wipe} ROVERT Winns © etn mile ARSALR, GROLERE listing to work, end & eom- BE Vilbune ati DIATELY, AGENTS IN EVERY iy he Lenited Staten, to soll the uetire chrome booke rculare to GEO, cooper; must be 5 petent cuoper, A: i for children avar pubis BIERWOUD 4 WASTED AGENTS 0 sets, tha bast slacy of tho day, hare Prof. OLARK Hy HAW WANTED-FEMALE HELY, ra AVONDALE, 4h, Nadtroun tha 4 Domestios. y b D-GIRL TO DO GENERAL wWouse. Were, moot woes ant @ pormaneat altuation fur one caupeteut, Cairat fed Wauaniicat, WANTED—A CoOK AND GIRL FOR GKNENAt, nusmenr fur a oaeding-uoued, Auply ab aid aad, ales. z Deamerrassas, WASTED GA GOOD DRESSMAKER AND FITTER. Nurses. r D~NURSK TO TAKK CAR B, Wa Rien REY ZR EAR ‘erences Pan Tribune atice. Emplovmeut Arencins. PASTE N GERMAN AND. BCANDINAY! Were ats i AND, SOARDISAVEAR gountty at Mie MUD Sufties, ws iwaukers ee SRR Ea ae ltwauber ay x SITUATIONS NTED--MALE, Wookkeoners. Cloris, aN AEE iy -- A risnetlanens SITUATION STED—A COMMERCIAL TRAVR: WeglGE, Ae wes ainted with the Zfanls tale of inlay destras fs roprosnt soe. spe iene ay rosant aging special tine ta that ki HAI, itactng, Wis, SITUATIONS WANTED--PEMALE Donestinas ete ny AON SITUATION W. Dotan tan Or ay inugtt ang F-forenge t. +Upemtatra,, RUM 16 TO WANTED=BY A GIRL age, to work iu a private family. Call at Lanndrossos, GITCATION WANTED~ RY a PIRst.cLAss 2 Jaundre: r wily fu%y tine Iylundesy, Employmont Agents. TIONS Ww D-FAMILIES IN WANT OF inavian aud Gar: re, DUNES ott hap ean bo snnuited wand lasudey, 60 Stilwauke ITDATION woes aires aan, # ‘nlianeans. zl UNG EUROPRAN is (horwughly (ors cD REN <P ab) TWostoRys baaswaty Ai?) Mtlehtgaweae a dhathy tot water, the. i 3 13 bs Apply ab NICELY F 2 bears ta I ‘Ayuly Hoon Mee TP LAT OF 6 ROGMS, BECE D4 Meret Cb arden bathroom aud al co LIAM CO, DOW, 4) Fae a reenter ner TORENT--SUORZS. OF FICS. & ov hte shah a errant Stores. J5. 53 ANDO SUUTH WATER FELDT, INF Adama-st. _ UABEMENT ve turn doors ALD ROOTS WEE bury Bluck, standolph-st., sete A + Tugaire at g ND WANEMENT i, $e. Tiztted on uni iar ‘Addrens Wi TATA cx baliding, withengine, eh isabve ior say iie.cuta ed clvinp toa guod tenaat, ‘A Bane STORE 1ST Mast Madiiorat., res verte 5 Gituitheiash, tee Rast Mavicum coe SPROVED crry PROP. qj ehwatde, Apply at ala WTO LOAN ic Aste 08 Cit 9 decurliivn, Firat -clage commere mori ong and avid. Tevaund, Monona tiloeks He LORS: ONDE, WATCHER! iP bykaue ofBice, 120 Kane "pu toax—a Yew THOUSAND DithaTt quod ‘real oaiato security. C. W, WESTU: Dear at, rpeioa o0 BY OTF WOOD é BACON, 46 Woe he O NER GEST LOANS ON IstctuvED Pio As : lexqn inate, and martzazes ht i Us Buy Ls her et Canmore 2 AR & 1,5, 02.00, .AND. 83 SL OOO, Nest ia hiitey hie Pane CARLIN at oucy to EDWAKD 8. DRLYER, 1S) Modisonatey oom S) 5O() TO LAW iN One sus ¥ $2,500) jroraae yarcons soy TL Wishington: SE eee MUSICAL. DHARGAIN-AN ENTIRELY NEW A isno-tortay, a<-retavas, A agra atta 3 Trench grat ation, comers, richly cary. tase Jott tron fran; vary tras toi; chly pollshed case, with ronne fc Joes, and pro: tnada' by Llghto, and coat $s00; was tak miu trac aa ontiraly now, and warrantod In Ovary respect; fo with stool aad cot for $20. Nosideuco 446 Micki Ye \ NUMBER OF PIASUS AND Git fN bute few forealy for loss than hall price. is A rly, 18, 2 W, aud Tol geros, within 22 tinetsor de Oy WHEELS. {83 Houta REAL ESTATE WANTED, WANTED 70.) PUROHASH-SCHOOL-SITES ¢ froua 12d to 200 feet trout bya dupth ot ‘Aut leas thi pt Wabadiar. and Thityatt Woud and tuiety-Atthats,¢ In the sand in tho vicinity of Bee var BOARDING AND LODGING. M. on ON mcs Wi IRON-BT, | 12] ‘e 329 Meta Ahadlvon thse GARDERS, WANT. reut teu Corr nice front roume tu reat furnished; true ays West Y LARGE AND 3) () mntamaly turuiabod scuin Wout Foume to reat, ™ % Sonth Side, 4.19 4ND 0 WAHABILAV.—ocp ROARD FOR () adios aud genticwsen, 84 Ww $b pur week, with ute of pinuo} alngle rouse, Go:00 Hototn. BRHOP-COURT HOTKL, 7 "TO s1 WEST ALADT- aon at. J. F. Pivsson, Managor—A conveniently Joe family hotel. Also first-olava accommudations tur young suutlyiugn and all persuce remaining ia the city & w days or wooks, Street-cars and stages pass the door fory three minutes. Pric auil DA HOTEL, 8 AND ty WARASILAY., avar Monrae-st,—Frat-class board 47 por woek board §3. Traneleuts $1.50 tu 82 por day. POOD'E HOTEL, MAND 3 WASIINGTONST, W onaatte Finds helt eg eae ASIN TOS AT 3 por day: day board, por wok. BD) we HANCH FoR A LADY WITT GABiL AA ta buy a tiat-ciass cofles and opster-roun doing a*| ood business; good poatuus lor soiling, lent wad t EN permenth: “Apply at a Beat Monroe Foun, week day. ap “WILL BUY A BGO gentisn “wah feats gach burinesa, 177 South Glarkst,. SEWING MACHINES, Poe TERN een OTT whine) GiNovn skwind-MACHING—PiuNoIPal, oF Hite Lil Statuat. Machi ; 3 ine tf drecouat fired wld on mmuathly payments; IPWO GROVER & BA T ove modiuin, in yartont Loan Ottice 126 Clat ty, TWO BINGEN, AND lor, lato tinpeuvud, at Hall ‘Hoon 3, D-gy PER DA JAM tions diitile sowing imacttua, Jou can take money = salting tid whotber you aro Oxporicnced o business or wot. Puleraveill ae sr tioe ta padre JOAN: iarecnill show pouioe tor se sdrols JOMN: BONS CLAMK'E Goechia a mani STORY A CAMP, 211 siatu-at GREAT VARL ‘OF NEW ANH Ss A and Planos for tent vory low. STONY & Ua, SUT Statens, Wit OFFER FOR SALE MoNnay, and avery day until aold, the follwing # pings ant goa ‘2 Hallet, Davis & Co, 1 Steinway aught A Mtelnway nyu 1 Cickrang square. 1 Raabe square, 1 nteasat sara, 2 Uprights, 3 Churen organs. Tee ae ‘Ha pelopa toanttihe (mes, to make tea be times, if ARCA ELEY De a, WH. US, oud-bend, nupes ala RENT-NEW AND &, mo OND-RAN: Os, T? itetitne a rnecttiyy We Py Wi Ano! R. PROSSER & CO, Vstabluched in bu, _MISOELLANEOUS. NTANT—BOOKH OPENED cruplbsa tou acouunty auljuate d. Ward ruining att vrnipitly attended toy Adusoss Wirtiiy ifoon I, Hast Madisanate ; * Pytyg, Stone WAN TY on CouNtiy, Addross utving full particulars, PARKGOKIC, Hox 9, Tiiree Ualis, Attoh, Bie sh SEVERAL LADUES! AND Ui sip WATCIRS Shana ch HEheap (eivata Lost Oibey 4 ontt ANTED-ON, DF TINNERS' “TOOLS, Wn ree adie nate EMER Graves 1s WASTED-HAvE PHoM atau To g1290 To IN. y tng gota BE torn ya rotlsnea, Would buy ous, an de abl vem bath ar unter tate fins watt uly party to eart a now b Gat wi Lede tue stigatfon, 2 heedeertiaot eet that with ear five stigat tin sor won hie wuulo timo to the usiuuss, “Addrone 2 el eyotlae PY HORBES UESDAYS AND DAYS at'lo forties Bs wishing to purchase borsos at our plage cag hare guonwortsnity at trying, tens the day before sale, saat evduy, at 108, tun, wo will aall a dine lot of youns ouultey Sethe ae a Ot CA‘, wW GHOB_ANtAD RIRD hing frou 149 to 1,400 pounds each, fur Uo Michigun-avy nba, Tal Stfedle HING- Cae Fre HOUSEHOLD GOODS, RGAINS—A TANDSUMI WALNUT ty parlor 8, fot walo at KON; & super! iyo wih lage dours und drawers, oly aud viable top ars sing buscad, #35} sya saul toe, cunt Sas; peices abl UE ak oe Abit tn hoy we C003, 1 Wea hea et eau fet ollars tatty Hite cy ma bel q cago. ‘Sh tight man cau vecutus paying wsuuiee, turk fatervet by calling or addr: tumediatel Hovis Astioad Goce Awe Ee ad PARTNER WaNTED—With fou TO gio TO HELP fatroducs something now, taking udvolty for dull ead ait) sure overywhe: 3 aa, competitions MPO Excl Nae—Fon pay cooDs, TEN git bonds of Frem 4 3 Goal eats oo the dollar, Address ey Tribus pany? O*# Lor AMUND PIN~GO re for the retusa. oat. ‘PERSONAL. SONAL-SUNDAY, drle-av, aveye, Bestar sod roo Baud adureas to Shuneh. URANO iG OM aK. Gayman oa ncate ug corner Lakeaad Deartory Aas cr DS 3AT RE