Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1875, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1875, INSURANCE. Roport of the New York State Superintondent. The Business of 1874---An Excoption- ally-Prosperous Yoar. A Proposed Law for tho Provention of Fires. oko Undorwriters. ‘THE NEW YORK REPORT Business or 1874, ‘The report for 1874 of Mr. O. W. Obapman, Snperintondont of tho Insurance Dopartmont of New York State, has just becn issued. Tho principal points of the documont are subjoined: At tho close of tho year 1974 the Gro, firr- soariae and marine insurance companies doing busle Hoan in (ule Stato wero porcoseed of $160,13),435.,70 of ai dbed aacate nol iacludiug aeseta hold abroad ly forelan companies, or promium notes of mutual com lee} en increana of $19,436,034.00 over the ruin re~ Ported’ the preceding year. ‘The Uabsiities of thers Fompanies, oscepting crip and capital, aggregctot $54,400,20542, which tn $2,452,634,19 more than waa then raturned, ‘The year's income wae $36,854,108.63, and the expenditure $49,491,193,60, ap, incroaea. o $138,053.48 in Income, and no. reaky of $10,590,077,99 fn expenditure, a8 compared with the previous year, Tho whole number of companies repacting last Decom= her was 223, belug thirteen mov than reported for 7, Mele gear wan an exceptionslly pronperous one to In- suranco tuteresta; but capectuliy wan this true of thoso Companies that Ust been wiso cnougl in preceding yoara to got ready for it. In the buninoea of jomur~ Gace, caro in tho aolection of agente, caution ca to the character of risks, prudont rather than promising iu- Youments, prompt settlements of lonest claims, qeonoiteal adruinintration (remembering that a certain Hind of economy {a the wildest oxtravagance), expo rience, knowledge, and judgment—in a word, brains, AC the homo oie, aro ‘indispensable to a permanent success, This, probably, but nothing hiortof it, cer. tainly, will stand Uio test of tue iu tho ieuranco orld, “Vite thero hava been humerous fires during tho year, only the following need Lo mentioned as having attractod apocinl attention Ono at Oshkonh, Wir, ‘which occurred about the middle of July, devouring fa round numbers $1,000,000 of property, and tho *Seecond great fire” of Chicago, at avout the same time, wich ‘burned up some $1,000,100 of values, Tu dentary skeo, at Cloveland j ja AL il mt Waltauseport aud Htebmond, other fires’ deatroyett, each, half rallion dollars’ worth of merchandiso, lumber, flouring-mills, ete. bustxzss or 1874. ‘The asscts of tho fire aud iire-inarine insurance eompantes of this country going purines fn New York December, 1874, utnolat to 8110,59.,740,00, joint-stock compenies of thia State return $5) 035 670,01 5 stock companies of other Btates, $60,702,606.40 5 How York. mutuals, $200,067.07 ; and olticr Stato mus tuals, £2,518,060,22, ‘The Wabiiiter of thers companies, excepting seri and eapital, aggregato $10,093,125.33, "New York stoc! £1 $14,020, 259,20; olor Btale ntock come Danien, $24,076,57,25 ; Now York mutuals, $25,192,025 Gther State mutuals, $330,010.23. The whole amount of scrip labilitics 48 $1,830,341,02, and of capital, $,- 032,190, ‘thelr incomo for the year aggregates $64,201,610.76, ‘The excess of income ovor expenditures iv ¥13,169,- 930,10, while twelve companies spear to have oxpend- ‘od $164,819.69 more than recelvod, ‘Thoexpendilures amount to $51,236,514.55, As to thestanding ond inet year’s busllices of the purely marine companice, their total assets wore $25,013,~ 709.03, an oxccan of $1,081,163.69 over the nmount fo- farued last soar, Taelr hubilities were §7,760,480.09, ap excess Of $553,057.38 over tho year ‘precedli ‘Their incoma was $11,511,004,69, Lelug $497,185.85 | than that of the pravious year, Their expenditures wero $1,114,740,19, belong $1,863,400.41 less than was pald out tho yesr Dofore, ‘Marine susurance com- nles abowy an oxcoss of fticome over oxpenditures of 71,400,861.47, Nove appears to Wave yald out more yrovenient in this respect over the procoding’ year’s showing, ‘From a tablo exhibiting the business dono by all the fire, firomarine, and anarino invurance companies, ‘witch made retiirns to this department, with tho 10 aescta, promiuumna charge, ratios of net aaseta to rlaks Jn force, and ratio of premtimus charged to risks write toa, {t appears thi 225 compantes, “possessed of $153, 251/011,07 of net sanate at tho clos of tho year, wero covering §0,315,967,008 of risks, ot an average of $2.43 for every $100 insured, and that during the year, ou Teceipt of $36,149,381.52 $n gross promiums, they un~ Cer.cok to carry '$7,814,335,804 of risks, at an average rab of $1.19 for every $109 insurod, g7g,g1b.712.48 net compantea te ‘Asto the disposition of iucomo, were received in premiuma, while £45,042,0/2.00 wore ald for losacs, £$32,499,062.22 for oxyonees, and $10,- 059,140.88 for dividends, ‘The averago ratio of gross exponiitures to gross income 18 78,77 ; of Losses ald to premiums recived, 43.60 ; of expenses to gross Ancoins, 25.80; of dividends io grove 4ncomns, 11.0%. ‘The sroount of surplus held by ull jolnt-stock com- panics doing) usiners tn thie Btute wan $24 654,09045, a sgeinat $14,932,005.37 Inet year, whito tho tolal im- palrmont was $17,484.40, as egainst $37Y,000.90, ‘Tho ratio of loekes to ciske writton in tho Stato by our own Jointatock eompaules for the year 1873 ts repre- fented by tho declnal 23; for 1674, by 10; while In thocaeo of similar companies from ‘ollicr States It in, for 1875, ,58, uud for 1874, 44. ‘Tho ratioof losses to reuiuins received, as between these yeara, 19 u 1o'hon for New York companies j and aa 60.07 lo tor oiler State companies, : AVECIAL RESERVE FUND. ‘Tho Legisiature last sear pasted whats known as the Surplus bill” Ode of ‘the main objects sought to be accompllatied was todo sway with some of the evils heretofore attendant upon extenslve and rit conflagrations In clties, Is it not poesible to da ‘thiug more tn thin direction? With tia end in viow tho suggestions intrediately following are presented - THB MOMAL IAZATD. , That many fires aro puryorely kindled or permitted, {n onder that the incendiaries tnay profi Uy the iueur- ance, Wil not bedenied, Nor will it bo questioned dhat "many others originate in pure negligence, which, in s matter of this kind, ls of hardly leas turpitude than tho crimo, These two elements of danger ao increase the aver= age risk assumed Ly the companion as to very material ly Juereage the averazo promfum patd by the Insured, hia moral” hazard, un it line beow stylod, In various Jy catimated at from 30 to 60 por cent of tha whole, Hyon if the lowost estimate be correct, the honoat aurod are compelled to pay, by ronson of the auticipat= ed iniguity of the dishonest and negligent, very much more for protection than would otherwise be requirod, Enough ts known to make 1} certain that profitable araon and stupid carelesetices aro important factors 1. fhe problema bow bigh a premium will yivo at once fair interest on investment aud adequate security to oy-holdere? Dut thoy ara factora which do not Beiciig in that problem, and sa far as pouslble they should be. elimtuated,’ Tho" tnaurd” tuemaclyes gan do this, but thoy novor will, until they.aro redo to aco that it 1s for thelr inferest to do it, Obviously, so long as sraon or carvicesucss can be mada lucrative, mere morallzingon the evils thereof ‘will bo fubilo to prevent either, Nor willany law be Eufiolently offective which { only dtrocted toward ac- curing noinflammable bulldings, well organized and equippod fire departments, or suvostigationy as to the ‘origin of firea and the punishment of offenders, Ail such laya will, Indecd, tend to protection, but they do Bot quito reach the linipulses which prompt tho proft- aulo Use of the torch, or that stolfd juditrorence whteh somplacentiy fattens bebiud a full {usuranco. They flo not weem, somoliow, to appl) the plaster quite closs . Hough to tio eeat of the disease, If m law could be devised which wonld certatnly and absolutely make ft for the interest of every suwured [oreon to prevent Arca eacaping from bis premiyca to Another's, along step would bo taken in the required Aiection, Now, alihougu it wonkd not perhaps bo Possible or even desizablo to apply such a law to city Aud country alike, may {t not ho otherwise as to clifrs Mone, in which no fire can ever occur without threat anlng general destruction? ‘The good conferred upun pany by a law which would tend to provent caruless or wilful Brea in cltjea would counterbalance much injury Focaired yy canseauetioe Siempat bya ee taint A ropouition Kept conetsntly in mind, le Sha Legislature euamiiue. = ‘THE FOLLOWING SUAGESTION Wonld it be wise toenact slaw witlch ball provide {het no pernop upon whose preiniecs a fro originates, If such premises arein a city, euall recover more (hat, puerbalf of the valuo of his insurance; provided, any othice contiguous bullding shall be burtod by reason ot tueh tle? ‘The thought fa presented in this bald, unqual form, Iuorder towive the barp kesnel uote ce Any of the husks or chaff of necessary modifications, If, after dl-cuseion, the idea shall ecem to have merit Proper quulliicatious, exceptions, and Lnutations wil) eis vtegee {ule propos ih aie lon shout be sdopted oF ignored without’ careful ot ted far te evil nolgit to be remedied is confessedly snort mous—so alarmingly ao that various very radical Mieagurea have bean. proposod to alloviate of provout it, Oa the one hand, it hes beex are that all pols tlie mould a feat aa Co 1FOnIUA she recovery ta by the fustired, of s00 OF threesfourtisof the value of the property cect property cons tumod, On the other {t haes Leou insisted lat, fa cone teas the Company should bo compelled ta'ray the toll aca of the policy, regardless of the valua of the property destroyed, Tt 14 not proposed to diacuss th erila or deunedita of elthier of thes plans, ar of ates gulch might ue enumerated, ‘Thoy are) only “auen- Hota ss lndicating bow {important le the question une ef couatd sration, oud how grave ia tho etl] whtel hag Einar the Presentment’ of uel. widely-litfereut 11 tha law propoted, after beng proporl; F modified, yz oat i tend to preveut ewes ing coufl-grat mas Ht alarta wlih very niuch in ita favor, Every ona Sud evor-impeuding dauger tu afi tuore devastating’ Bree jeayo, carey do allie thto 8 common tuin, ‘This danger exists only 1a uch ioe alten eyes, fire vuco under way in FHS Wealltien We always idbta to become uumauazenr putact. Tece fuse ime to control it teatthe very tis au, eg ie tee ert sured pereou {om city careful and yates own prouisce, Thus every ‘polic come sort of apecial pollzeis Over ond protect his own property, aid, in defauit aodolng, s modioum of yunlebineut full woor thee At the suo thine it impose Ho'uew date NPR, bine ally bouud to do all this now, Ho hago ayn et, bub proerty without dolivery, to an tuguntcy Oe pany, through the agency of some fortunate Bre, nor, ‘sepecially, soy riglt to bum or wudangor bit goore clrchimayoct and vigllout neighbor by Lis cates Wy these no force in this line of thought? If ovesy man who 6 meditating s fire for proft cautd be made to fecl that ho would only abtata ONZ-ITALY OF TIA INRURANCE, provided any other perton should be injured by that fire, ft nuraly needs no argument to show that thereby nelf-tnflleted arson would be less attractive, and the chances of iis boing made gainful more dimeult, 8), aleo, if every person owning insured property Knew lat, In. catoa fire was allowed to escape from hla premitoa to another's, ho could only recoyer onc- half of tha value of is ‘property inaured, he would Teaslza that he fimnnelf has an interest tn being watelt- ful, in personally supervising the method on which Ii Luthding waa conatructed, whether itn plan was adopted for ita beanty of #afoty, and whetnor its heat {ng apparatua ban posaibilities of danger, fe would nino bo prompted to Inquire whether tenants are pros perova aud truatworlhy; whether night-watehmen Gan rately be dispensed with ; snd, If a0, whether the Tank man to leave the building st night is careful, pru- dent, and safo; whether inflammable materiile aro kopt‘on the promtson ; and eapoclally whethor, In case Bre should originate thereon, proper means for ox~ tlogniebing ft, and. proper ‘protection againat ite apreading to another's property, oxint. Te will bo obrerved that {he object aimed atis to inate it for tho Interest of each {usured, person in & city to nee (1) that no fire can originate unjuis premlaca, (4) if At does, that proper protection and ‘proper appll- Aiices aro ready to prevent {te passing over Upon an- other's territory, - And if such fite 1s allowed to apread to another’a property, why, indeed, should notzthe party on whose premines St originated be partially puntahed for not toving the proper safequarda agalnnt its etarting, oF {he proper moané rendy for ila spooily extinguish ment? Why aiould be be allowod to perinit _m iro to pass from lisown to a neighbor's bulldings, when thereby, asin welts, It may gala & headway’ which will give ittha masiery over any anil very resuurce and energy that can (lien be appealed to? s,s Tusuratice compantos have an interest in ‘this matter perumount to any other Jugk now demanding thele con Hdoration, ‘They are asked wholher thoy can securely rely upon excellent firo deparimenta, good building regulations of efficient fire patrola? Are all or any of these. a suiliclent protection ayatnst probabliltien even? Does there not, after all precautions {ua gan etal way, moro depend upon the care and watcliful- heas, te Lonesty and penitence, indeed, OF TI INSURED, than tipon auything ole? . 6 “The prudent, watchful, and causloua are especially {ntorceted in tin question, Thelr chief danger ulwoye fs from the carclessnced of wilfuiness of their nelgh~ ra, Tuere aro men on whose preminon no fro will ever gain the mantory, ‘Thin is owing, como will nay, to goud ittck, but it4a bolieved that hor, ns iu Edropo- tr citlen, good Juck is Lut anothor namo for care, Jude ment, vigilance, aud elrsumapection, Ono thing t= cortafn, that persons poasceacd of these qualities ara rately ‘burood out by any fire thatatarta upon thelr own premises, Buel a law once enacted, or some modification of {t srould soon effect a complete revolution in the matho of constructing buildings {a our cities or villngua, It would qivo greator security in all future ercctions. Overs, architects, and biillders would be quick to learn that s structure ao Lullt that no Gro cau escapo from it a the cheapest, no matter what It costa, Who will unuertake to estimate the smount of good that would bo dono, or of evil that would bo warded off, in coming yearr, by somo provision of law which would accomplteh thie? Tf 1¢ ba urged that thia plan might work harsbly tn enso of a puroly accidental fice, tt 1s promptly admit- fed. Butlet {¢ bo borne to mind that, in any ovent, only one man feels its Larshnoez, nud ho ts the one on yehose nremisce the fire originatea—and not then oven, Unless io pertite t to epicad to the sujury of his neighbor. And whs, Jn view of tho possible calamity cauucd by his wickedness oF carclessuoss, mnas it not ho advisitla lo. provide, whenover such a widosprosd and irreparable injury ts possible, that the person per- mitting {t shall autfer to a limited oxtent for his erimo or waut of caution, * ‘Juat 0 many oxcoptions ehould, be embodied in the avy, to bo surs, ax coald be, provided thoy do not less on ita offictency, for a fre against which no pridenca can guard ia possible, Mut it (a Lelleved that such fires arooxtreme'y rare, Rarer atill are those which cae hot, with proper care, watchfulness, and precaution be Kopt within the walla of tho bullding in which thoy originate, It ts not overlooked that the landlord may have care- Jean or wicked tenants j Hut what right bxs he to har- bor such to the danger of his neighbor? And if he does, even unwittingly, why should bo not bo required to ao fortify his buildiag aa to protect, not simply ad= Joining property, but the whoie surrounding locality, Trom the negligence or victousness of auch tenants, 1 fs bellevod that if tho owner of every bullding in’ any elty could once know that ho would in no erout recav~ er more than half of his fnaurance, provided a fice wan permitted {0 pata from his premises to another's, ho wor FIND BONE MEANS Ol METHOD ‘by which such a catastrophe would b3 impossible, ‘Lot the question be seked rigut bere: Tw there a bullding in New York City, now insured by any re- spectablo underwriter,no matter how mauy tenants there may be in st, which cannot, and that too without any extravagaut cutlay, be (I) so watched and guarded Qu to prevent a fire criginating ; or (4) if ono starts, which cannot bo f1 d with suficient appliances for extingileliug 48 at once; or (3) which cannot be 40 whilded and protected aa to be socuce 3g fire excaplng from it to another's property ? Aninglo question 11 fually anbmitted : Would the adoption of such » law as hse been suggested, with proper modifications, oxcoptions, and limitations, bo roduictive of moro good than cril in the aggregate 7 this the Superintendent does not undertake to decide, Itis presented for considoration only, aud addressos Atevlf to tho wldcm and Intelligoucoof (he Legislature, Somo of the srguments in favor thereof have boot altuded to, Further reflection will perhaps awaken others against it, Discussion will dovelop advantages snd disadvantages unthougiit of, Noblarm can pose aibly come from tho suggestion merely. Ono thing is certain: tho fusured overs wiera, and the tutusured within clits, need @ protection not yet socured to them. Oan thoy Lave it under this proposition? If shoy cannot, what is tho plan that will furnish it 7 ge : ON THE LAKES. THE NATIONAL DOARD OF LAKE UNDERWRITERS. ‘The Interuational Board of Lake Underwriters commoneed their annual sovaion at tho Grand Paelflo Hotot in this city yosterday, Tho following delegates wero present: F: A. Ball, Managor British Amorlcan Insurance Com- pany of Toronto; W. B, Ogden, Socretary Browers’ and Maltaters’ Insurance Compsny, Miwoukeo; B.B. Smith, Secrotary Buffalo In- surance Company; A. T. Kingman. Managor Columbia Insuranco Company, New York; J.J. Clark, Secrotary Dotrolt Lira and Marino In- surance Company; E. 3B. Smith Secrotae ry, Colambos Insurance Company, Buffa- lo; Kloginan, — Mauager {oland Union Insuranca Company; A. W. Iegoman, Sccond Vico-Prosidout Moroantiie Mutual, Now York; G. A. Trusdalo, Sccrotary Mercantile, Clovoland; A, 'T. Kingman, “Mechavica' & ‘Tradete’, Now York ; 11, B. Fortlor, Agont Ma hottan Hiro Insurance Company, New York; £. D. Holton, Vico-President Northweatern' Na- tonal, Milwaukeo ; William Leconoy, Vico-Prost- dont Paviflo Mutual, Now York; W. 1. Crowell, bany Secretary Phovix, Brooklyn; Charles GQ. Fortier, Manager Royal Canadian, Mon- troal; ‘C, Lf, Bigolow, Sccrotary St, Paul Firo and Marino; i, Smith, Seerotary, aud 4 L. Parker, Manager, ‘traders’, Chicago ; Ber- nad {Iol’en, anoging Director Western, oronto j G. Gans, Provident Amazon of Cin cinnatl, © + : Mr, Edward D, Holton, of Milwankoo, tho President of tho Board, oconpicd the chair, aud ie William Lovering, of Buifalo, acted os Soc- etary, ‘Tho session waa held with closed doors, and tho membors wore unusually clope and reticont na to their doings, It way with the wmoat dif- culty that tho namos of tho dologatos oven could be secured, It is, however, undoratood that thoy aro deltborating upon a new schodula of rated for next seasun, Tho Sacretary states thot Lo will give the press such facts as ho deoms advisable aftor tho close of tho soasion. ‘To-night ghey. will bo banquelod at tho Grand Pacific by the Chicago Board of Underwritora. SUICIDE, Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicaao Tribune, Cuestoy, Is, Fob. 25.—R. Davis committed suictdo at Bedford, In., last night, by taking two large doses of opium, and rojecting all offars of assistauce, saylug bo took it to die, aud be waa going to die. Ho was a msn of 86 or 40 yonts of 8g0, Bud lonyes » wifo sod one child, ‘The cause aewigned for the lamentable act way toevado the law, a8 tho Shoriff of Nodany County, Missonri, was, at tho time, walting to conyoy bim to Mine souritosnunwer tho charge of fraud, ho having obtained and sold some land which bo bad no olaim or right to whatovor, sod rumor is rifo that bis domestic relations wore unhappy, — A Romarkablo Swindle Mow uo Young frenchman Drow Funds from @ Bauking-Rouse. A most ubique swindte ts reported in the Evenenient as perpotrated bya Parlaian, About ®& month sinco tho Havro correspondent of jarge banking-house io Paris received the fol- lowing totter trom the bead of his tirm : Fanu, Jan, —y,1875,—Deas B18; 1 write to you that tue von of our principal cealiler how dusape eared with some 200,000 frauca in bile drawn upon you by us, do will probably proout, them in Haves shorily aflor the recoipt of thia advice by you. course you will refuse payment, As bla father isa very old and valued servant, wo liava coucluded not cause him the disgrace and mortification of know! that biseon ta a felon, You will therefure allow the scoundrel to go free, If you cuu manage to get rid of iin by sending him’ to Amerina, advance him two or (bree hundred louls ond los him goand baug himself, Contdentially, — ‘Tho day after the receipt of this letter by tho Tavre house, « youug man of fine address pre- sented himuelt and attempted to negotiate the utolon bills. ‘Zhe letter waa suown bia, aud bo fell on bis kneos in a food of repentant tears, No expressed a willingnees to come to America, aud 260 louis (31,250) were given him with many cautions to reform, ‘The young mau sailed for New York noxt day, and the dav after tho Havre Louse recolved au anuwer to itu letter of advice dotuiling tho tacie. No bills had beon stolen from the Paris house, the letter originally sont was e forgory, und the rincipal cashier beu po won, ‘The police of Now Sore wore notined to look for thy remarkable swindler, but no light baa yet bvoa thrown on his movoments la thig country, STANDING COMMITTEES. Thoir Dutics and Responsibilitics Concerning Bishops-Elect. Opinion of the Hon. Isaac F, Redfield, of Boston. They aro Partly Ministerial, Partly Jndi- ofal, Voto of tho Indiana Committes Against Dr. Do Koren. REDFIELD'S OPINION, A prominont lay member of tha Episcopal Chureb, rosiding in thie city, haa Just received & copy of a letter weitton by tho Hou. Isaac F. Redfield, of Boston, to .the Rev, Dr. Bolles, of Cleveland, on the duties and responnibilities of Btanding Committeos as to tho testimonials of Biehops-oloct. Tha eminent position of Judge Nedflold, both asa jurist and » Churchinan, to- gethor with ls special koowledge of the Canon Taw of the Church, having participated in its Qeneral Conventions moro frequently thon al- most any othor layman now living, giva apoctal proughs to his opluion, The letter 1s su fol- lows The Ree. James A, Holler, D, Ds, Cleveland, Ou: i Feb, 15.—Mz Dri Docton'’s You desire my opinion upon the question: } What are the duties anil tho responsibilities of Bianding Committces ar to tho testimoutals of Bishops-eloct 2” 1 cannot promito toglre you much afd 1 fering the question, ‘Thera {# no auch settled usege oF practice, uuder our Canons, unto enalile any one to speak with much conf. deneo upon the nuinerous subordinate questions which may be raliod in regard to the main question pro. posed, Hut wo may, with tolerable confidence aud certainty, enewer noi of thom ao Ke cescutially to narrow tho dobatkblo ground. First—It (a certain the Standing Committess hare no auch respousibility ag devolve upon the electora of the Bishop, ‘Tho Gonatitution, in terme, Art, 4, 10- nirlets the election of Bishops to the Convention of the Diocese, ‘agreeable to auch rulos ss ahall ho fixed ‘by the Convention of that Diocese.” Tue meimbera of tha Convention are, therefore, the nolo electors, of constituents, of every iabop, and, oesess ap individual, absolute, and uncon cretion, for the exercise of which they are alone responsible to Aimughty God and thelr own cou- rcicuces, ‘The members of the Convention have to constdor tha flncss of the candidate presented, to Lo romoted to tho office of » Bishop, at all; whercin they must pass upon his goneral ebefacter sid ispoe altion, bis habits aud conduct, his learning aud expe- rience, and his soundness In the faith; bat beyond all this they have to dotermine bia fituoss for the particu- lar fold, his acquaintance with the pestllar duties he vill theu Le aalled to disobargo, and many otber mat~ tors, most of which may not, very esseutlally, affect tho action of the tending Committees, Second—If, then, the ofc cf the Standing Com- mittee da not that’ of co-ordinate electors, they can Lovo no absolute and erbitrary right of rejection, Nor would they have any right to conalder whether or not the election wera n wire one for that particular Diocese, “‘Thote aro funcllons pertaining only to the lcctore, Third—Tho functions of the Standing Committee, 10 regard to the elsction of Bishors under the Canons, seem to mo tobe partly miniaterial, aud partly judl- eisl, ‘Tho approbation of the tealimonials of tho Bishop-clect from the Convention electing him te morely minleterial, and if theao toetlmooials aro in the proper fori the Standing Committee hate no discre~ tion to rofect them, orto institute further Inquiry, Bat in regard tothe’ cousen’” to the consecratiou, required of the Standing Committees, the suuctlon fs unquantion bly judicial, For, to say that the Stand- ing Comnnittees havo acted merely mninisterially and without any responsibility, would be to declare tho wholo proceeding a mere form, and thus defeat the very purpos of its creatiou,’ It was, uo doubt, intended as an {mportant eafegusrd ‘against tho admission of unworthy men to the ollea of o Uishop. But still this “consent” fs not one depend- Peut upon tha mere will aud arbitrary, judement of the membora of the Committee, For all’ judicial diacre- flou must be exercised upon resson and judgment, ‘Thla ia sattled by multitudes of docisfona of the high- eat courts, dating back for centuries, Nothing is moro clearly eatablisted and beyond all quostion. Upon what pointa then is this judginent or discretion to be exercised? ‘Theso aro euficiently indicated in tho form of certificates required: “c1ror fn religion ‘* aud *+yiclousness of life," ‘hess are all the specific polute upon which the Committea have to para, except the general assurauce that tho Dishop-elect fa'not ** liable toany impediment on account of which he ought not ta bo consecrated to that holy office”—which ranst ree ferto canonical impediments, ax not being of the Foguisite age, and some ot ‘ Vrror in religion” must refer to hereay, or the holding of doctrincs condemned by the Gaurcn, This would not embrace oven doubtful matters of faltb, auch aa prayora for the faithful dorarted, which some hold as boing taught in our Liturgy, but, most probably, ia not. Nor wottld {t extond to the bigheut or lowest views of the Eucharist, which aro far apart and somewhat incompatible, But tt would clearly em- Lrace tho invocation of aniuts or any ollier doctrine specifically condenined, olther in the Arlicles or the Liturgy of tho Church, "I cannot suppose etther that “error iu religion” ‘hero bas any reference to the mode of conducting publis worship, within the discre~ tions allowed by tho uuage of the Church, Asto “vi. clousuess of fe,” nothtug neod be afd, ‘The lerin it self {s suMiclently explalued by the conclusfon of the certiticats : * We belleve led his lifo, for thrce years Tout past, plousty, soberly, and honostly,"a rather short shtate of Untintious, upon boly living in tho case of 4 Dlsuop, but all the Canons soem to require upon thie point Atmore Important conefderation under thie head neous ta be, Upon what evidence the Committee um: It fs very closr the Commiltes baye no respans|— bility in regard to these {questions which would justify their going tuto legal evidence in regard to the expression in the certificate, that the Blaho not, so far ag wo are informed, Justly liable to evil re- port,” would aeem to tndicate that ibe Comuititee are to act pon general information, snd to determine how far apy ovil report, upon eithor point, a woll founded, ‘crbaps upon the basis of the injunction to avold the appearanco of evil,"it might tava been intendud that one who had so far dlagregarded this rule of prus dence as to have causedeven lls good to be evil ppoken of abould not be promoted to the office of & Dishop, This would surely baa safe rulo in regard moral characte: ut men are 60 suspicious, aud 0 censorlous in regard to mate tere of Uoctrine, that {t would bo kes roll- ablothere thau upon most other questions, Unloss tho bad repute had obtained the general consont of those intereated in the question, aud by thie I mean tho majority of falr-minded and {mpartial persona, It ought Hot to bo acted wpon in any cane, much Ican’ {a ono of such importance, If the Committee believe the Bisbop-clect to sustain an uuimpeschable charac. ter fortruth, andshave donbia from the general rapute ‘ho has obtained in regard to bis soundness of faith, the {nirest mode would be toscek a diuclosure from ‘Lim as to his views upon the particular polota in ques. Mon, “Bat unquestionably they may snake inquiries tn any otaer quarter, and must finally decide ynder thesulemn sanctions of the certificate whether the Bushopralse, #0 far as they aro informed, "is fay, Mable to evil report, either for error in religion or viciousuess of life, And here te may that bodies ny be proper, to sty, {atrusted with a Judicial diserotion' tn certain emore gencles are not at Iberty, when the emergency for exercising the function arisos, to fall back upon any supposed discretion whether to act or not, and thus virtually dofest the purpose of the truat by more ine action, ‘They mvat act, In clvif matters the court ‘will compel them to act, and the duty fs none tue lens, 4n ocoloafastical matters, whore thera #6 no acttial com> pulston except the religious senso of duty, Thavo thus said all which occurs to mo ‘will be use~ ful, And ft must be confesed that the dlucration is 80 wide, and the mode of ils exorcise soindofinite, that our only safe reliance, in regard to {te wise and pru- Uent exerciao, must rést maluly upon the wisdom and Prodonce of Ihote to whom it Is committed, Yours aly, Isao F, Reprieen, es INDIANA VOTE, dvoranaroris, Ind, Vob. 25.—Tho Standing Committee of the Dilocesa of Indiana voted against De Koven to-day, OBITUARY. . IACOD ORUTMACHEN, OF NILES, MICH. Correspondence of The Vatcage Tribune, Nizes, Mich., Fob, 23.—Tho noble heart of Jacob Geltmacher, ono of our oldost and moat respected citizens, coasud to beat at 6 o'clock shle (Lnewday) morning. Ho diod of typhoid fo- Yor, after 6 sovore illness ofabout tan dave. Mr, Goltmachor was well known in Chicago and in this State as an oxtonsive miller and ac- five business mau. He came to this place from Maryland in April, 1830, ardcommouced work ass niltor in the first mill ever crectod hore, Lu 1850, he, in company with Afr, David Lacoy, erected tha Depot aiille of this clty. Tho samo company stected; al years afterwards, tho Kowa Mille, in which Mr, G, tna been engagod ever since, Ho has boon an extensive, and in former ‘8 succossful, business operator, aud veep ed ® reputation for strict boncaty aod nsegrity, He ‘allea the office of Mayor of this oity in 1867 with groat satisfaction, He was one of the inost noble ana gencrous-hoarted men of the age, liberal tow fault, ‘Tho poor will miss him. Be nan King husband, Soduigent fathor; aud all ens deeply mourn Lis loss, aud sympa, thize with his aliigted family. . ——_-—__——_—-. MISCELLANEOUS, In view of the hard times, the Boston Com- Ton Councilmen have voted to try and wor sloug this yoar mth badges costiug only rr The aggregate of the contributions to the Agnostz metnorlat fand is now $0,192.74, aud the tolal number of contributors fy estimated st 86,000, ‘tbe contributions have come from thirty didorent Staios aud Territories, and from England. Mausnobusetts leady the list with 2,555.07, and Ulinols comes next with 61,992.54. Boston Advertiser, ‘The Dosath Tribune is advising the people of Duluth to repudiate a large portion of their debt —nearly £500,000, of more than ono-fourth of tho valuation of the city's property. Thin in- dobtednesa conslatain part in bonda given to tho railroad and sundry other outorprises inau- guratod for the benefit of the city. ‘The dead body of an infant was found on tho track of the Erie & Pittsburg Railroad near Now Cartle, Pa., Feb, 20. A lady who waa iu the sa~ Joon of the car, and so ill that @ genttoran trav- cling companion, representing himaclf as her father, rout to her avelatance, are the suspected Tartica, ‘Now it is Mr. Eben Tourjoo, of Boston, who has had a dificulty with hisfturnace, Ile bouylt one that was warranted to bo aatisfactory and to warm bis house. Agit doos not do that, ho ro- funes payment to tho furnace men, aud they have qucd him. Thoy say they only warranted is to bo ‘ratlafactory to any resaonable gentie- man,” and that he is not one. Tho case ia enpe- cially interesting as shomitg the mercantile view of what a ressouable man is Mr. Benedict, an old driyor of the Arch atrect (Philadotphia) car line, paid no attention to his horaes Monday night, but rushed heodicssly over the road, ran into wagons, ard appeared alto- gether reckless, until at Eighth street ha col- Hded with another car. It waa thon ascertained that the man was fcozen stiff, and was still in a standing posture, with ono hand granning tho lives aud the otbor upon the brake, Thir nacund utroet-car-lriver "ho bas frozen to death with the reins in his bands, on the Philsdolphis cara, this winter, THE COURTS. The Safe of the Cook County National for Sale, Sulit Against the Milwaukee & St. Paul Road, CHICAGO COURTS, TNE COOK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. In the caso of the Cook County National Bank, A. IL Burloy, the feceivor, filed n petition aeking that ho bo allawad to sel! the targe burglar-proof rafe of the bank at public or private gale. ‘Tho order was granted. DANRNUPTCY ITEMS In the matter of Roo Brathers, an order was entered for 8 composition meeting to be held be- fore Registor Hibbard on the 12th of March, L. D, Brady wos appointed Provisional Anignes of Morris Henoch, SUPERIOR COUNT IN BRIEF. N. P, Laberg began a suit for 72,000 against M. 0, Towne. * Gwintbleau H, Kinzie filed s bill against Jobn Junker, John Yunker, and Benedict Yuuker, asking for dower in the I. 3¢ of tho 3. W. 3 of Beo. 7, 80, 12; avd another agaiuet Alfrod Smith and Franols Yott to recover dower in Lot 1, of Block 12, in Kinzio's Addition, crRcDIT count. P. K. Dederick commenced # suit against John E. Warren to recover $8,600, Tho Natioual Lifo iusurauco Company, of Vermont, filed a bill agaiuat Michael and Cathe- tine Quinn, J. T. Dewey, aud Charlea Dawey to forecloes a trust-deed for 85,000 on Lot8 and tha B. 3g of Lot 7 of Block 12, ia Odgon's Addi- ‘tiou. THE COUNTY counT. ‘ Anole Crumble aud Hugh Bforan wore ad~ judged insane by ajury. In tho caso of alleged insanity of Laura Biclofeld, the jury returned o vordict of insauity, and recommended that sho be temporarily deprived of bor liberty, and given foto the custody of her husband until her sdmissiun into. an asylum can bo procured, sa sho mivifosts suicidal tendenoies, ‘The jury trying the eani of Louis Iudwig returned & yordict of i ‘Tho will of Ava Whito waa provon, and lottors of admuniatration with tho will annoxed 1aued to Sarah L. Gaunt aud Abol H. Whito, under a joint bond of $6,060, In tho matter of the estate of Michacl Grom, deceased ; his will was proven, and letters teata- mentary issued to Chathcrine Grom, under an individual bund of $6,000. In tho matter of the estate of Frederick Ruetz ; juyentory ard appraiyement approved. In tho matter of tho eatato of August Schiller ; the clalin of Magdalena Sobiller for $1,153.82 was allowed. Iv_the contested-oloction caso betwoen Will- iam H. Gardnor and Patrick 8, Twahoy, tho caso wan dismissed. Tho will of Jacob Gloea was proven, and Inte tern testamentary issued to August Gloss under an individual bond of €24,000. ‘Tho ronunein~ tion of Hoary aud Christine Gloss named in the will wos file cniMINaL count. W. P. Nixon, business manager of tho snter- Ocean, appeared before the Court and pleaded uilty to the indictment cbarging him with pab- fishige tha lotterr-schome Advertiaemieate, aud the Conrt fmpoend a fine of $50, ‘About a dozen prisuners recontly indistod by tho Grand Jury were arraigned bapienss Bevoral of them pleaded quilty. and the whole gang wero remanded till eentenco-day. < ‘Mary Hocamp pleaded xuilty to the larcony of some cloth, and was sentouced to tho Peniton- tiary for one yoar, THE CALIn Juvar Gany—10! to 123, excopt 108, 2. end Junge JaAueson—2 to 21. Junue Moone—23, 29, Snpae Roarns—No call, Junar Rooru—No call until Monday. Jvpaz Taez—97 to 110, oxcept 100 and 104, JUDGMENTS, Usrrep Mrares Cincurr Counr—Coressions—J, 5, Dickerson ya, R, Af, Whippie, $3,352,47, Surgnion Covur—Jupux Gaur—O, E. Coates va, Jolin Fitch, 3204.35.--P. L, Nowell va, George Scott and John Vrice, finding $560 ——— RESPONSIBILITY OF RAILROADS. A NUIT AOAINAT THE MILWAUKEE 4 87, PAUL. Spectat Correspondence of The Chicaga Tridune, MoGneuor, Ia., Feb, 23.—The casoof Nels Andeinon vs. Tho Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Vault Railway Company is an action for damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff through tho carolossness of tho employes of dofendant, ‘Tho plalutif clalmy 10,000 damages, and bos commoencod sult in Crawford County, Wisconsin, and picads tho Towa statute which makos rati- road companioa Jiable for the negligence of co- employes, In Wisconsin tho common-law rule isin forca which docs uot make corporations liable for negligence of co-employes. ‘The de- fendant is s corporation of Wisconsin, and 5 ortion of ity road rune through tho State of lows. ‘Tho defendant domurred to plaintif'w complaint, and the case is at present in the Su- prome Court of Wisconslu, Tho caso in- volves this mnterceting question of Jaw = whother s person living = ip Jowa can sue & corporation in AVisconsin aud plead tho Towa statute where the law of Visconsin does not mao the Company Lblo, ‘Tho position of plaintitt'’s counes! is this: that the anmo rulo applios in torte asin coutracts, and that, making @ contract for labor, the statute of the Btato where the contract fe mada enters into spd forma a part of the contract aud gor- erus the onfurcement of the samo. ‘This cage will be watehed by many with cou- aiderablo intercat, nos so much ay a now qucs- tlon of law as from a practical ataudpoint. It has been tho practice of the Sompany tn ques tlon in sil casos whore tha plaiutitt claimed more than $500 damages to take a charge of yonus to tho United States Court at Dea Monica, as thoy aro pormitted to by law. ‘The effect of this was to largely rodnco tho amount of litigation and limit It to @ fow who wore able to stand the enormons oxpenses attending overy step, in United States Courts, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. ‘The Wisconsin Suprome Court has adjourned to tho Sth of larch, when tho Venth Circult will be taken up. Over 200 omigrauts from Franklin County, Ponusylvania, arrived iu Jroeport, lil., reater= day, over the Northwvostorn Railway. ‘Thoy will locate in Bteptienson, Carroll, snd Ogio Coun- ties, The Yard-Mastors’ Mutual Toneflt Assncia- ton, in wowulon yesterday at Indianapolis, Tod, clecked J King, of Buffalo, Presidout, and H, Mc@eok, of Indlanupulis, Secretary. Iudianap- otis was solocted an the hoadquarters for sho en- auing year. ‘The Convention ad‘ourned to mact at Dults}o on thesecond Wednasdsy of June nest. ‘The Richinga-Bernard Musical Union gare one of thoir costume conrarta in Lasalle last evon~ ing, which was greoted by an immeuso audience. Tho LaSalto Leuturo Association, having beon dissppoloted by Janes ‘I. Fields, made arrauge- meute for the admission of tho holdard of seasou tickote for the course of lectures to tho concert, ‘Tho contrac: for building the Iusano Asylum t Pontiso, Mich., has beeu awarded to Coata & Vapping, of Jackson, for €317,689, ‘Thero woro several bidders’ from Chicago and Milwaukeo, one of whom waa a liltle jower, but, al! things considered, the bid of the Jacason firm was oon- sidered the most satisfactory, 7 eee FOREION. ‘The Pabile Powers Dill Finally Passed in tho Fronch Assembly. The President of that Body Invited to Form a New Onbinet. FRANCE. BUFFET ASKED TO MAKE A NEW MININTRY. Van, Feb, 25,—Prendent Macifalion has sont a telegraphic dispatch to M. Buffet, Prosi. dont of the Assembly, calling him to form ‘a new Mintatry, Mf, Buffot is now in (ue Vosgos, and, if be accepts the task, the organization of the now Government will be deinyod & fow days until ho is able to return to Paris, TUE PUBLIC-POWERS NILt. In the Assembly to-day the bill for the or- ganization of public powers finally pasaud by a ‘vote of 436 yeas to 209 nays. THM COALITION ABSURED UF GNCEASING HORTII- ITY, During the cloaing debato in the Assembly to-day. on the Pablic Powern bill, many smend- qmonta were moved by the Legitiminta and Bone pattista to gen time and put off the day of dissolution. All were yoted down by the mafority, which rematned rolid to the last. Tho firmness of tho coalition waa sharply tested when the clauso fixing tho seat of Government at Vernailles was reached, but the Loft ylelded in order te avoid any appearance of dinunion, The clause was edopted withoutdebato, Lefore & floal voto on the whole bill was taken, the Legitimist Doputies presented a formal pro- tent against its taresgs, MM, Do La Bochette warned the House that there would be terrible ntrnggles between Hepublicans and Courorva- tives, and deolared that tho Monarchisla would unceaslngly combat the new institutions, TIE WEATHER, THE MISSISSIPP] BREAKING UP. - Sr. Locis, Feb, 25.—The icu in the harbor be- low tho bridge, which has beon an embargo on uavigation since Jan, 4, commenced moving slowly this afternoon, and by dark it had all passed out of sight, withoat s dollar's worth of damage, so far as is now known, tostoamers or other crafts alung the shore, Dispatches from Kimswick, 20 miles below hore, say tco passed thero all the afternoon, which leads to the hope thas the river in, or will be to- morrow, open to Cairo, and that navigation South will bo ‘resumed tn ove or two dars. Tho ico above tho bridge is breaking up to some extent to-night. and if the river coutinues to rive. there will hes general Drosk-np in a vert few dave of allthe upper rivers. Stoamboat and insurance men congratulate oach othor to-night. STORM AND FLOOD IN TENNESSEE. Special Dispateh to The Chteaaa Tribune, Nasnvinuz, Tenn., Fop, 25.—Heavy storms have provailed at polata south of Noehville for two nights pest, A water-spout barut on tha Naccoon Mountain on ‘Tuesday night, flooding tho Valley to the depth of 8 feot in a short time. The clouds again opened on the Cumberland Mountain to soma extont Isat night, washing amay 800 feat of the Nashvilio & Chattanoogs Ralirosd, with three bridges on the West- em Atlantic, and three on the Memphis & | Charleston. There owas 8 Jand- slide on Sand mountain on the line of the South & North Railroad. A terrific xtorm occurred xt Decatur, Als., unroofing houses without injarr topersona, f! Is feared that much damare will remale from the rapid miso of tho Touuessces iver. Ksowite, Tsan., Fab, 25.—The ri ver tt 4 foct above low water mark, aod ring rapidly. Milla and bridges aro belug awopt aay in all die reciions. More damago is apprehended, FEARS CF A FLOOD ON THE OHIA Cixcixxatt, O., Feb, 26.—The warm wosther of tho past fow days, and the warin rain of last nigat, created considerable anxiety swong oo. ers of property along the river banks, The ice on tho siver is vory thick, and at its mouth the wind and action of tho weves havo piled up heavy masses of Ice 20 to 30 feet high, Attempts wero made to break up thin blockade by biaeting, and with a very gool show of success until this morolag, wheo tho wind chsoged to the nottn and bronght back immonse finids of ico, making the blockade worse than before. Above the oity the ico commenced to mote this morning, gorging near tho Atlantic & Creat Western depot, backing tha water over the banks nod flooding the tlats, doingas yot bus Little damags. OFFICIAL REPORT, Wasuixaton, D, C., Feb, 25.—For the Lower Missonci and Upper Misuissippi Vallovs and tho Northwest, rising barometer, cooler northerly winds, and clear and partly cloudy woather, For tho Lake Rogton and Middle States, rising barometer, cooler, brisk winds, partly clondy and cloar weather, LOCAL OBSERVATIONS, Cuica0o, Feb, 25, Wind. (Rain Wiener, Time. faer, 100 p. ma ,29.90 3:53 p. 1n-j20.01" 3H 2:00 Be mez. 98 al ntherinomoter, 95; minimu OLNZRAL OBSERVATIONS. Ci12A4¢9, Feb, We Statin, | Bar. Thry 2.07) 83 20)N, E, gentle, as|Wi, fr 3IN. In MM freab, N. Wayenth Crosse, ,[30, fll waukeo , 130. cys 04) 1: fh 05} Ny. 9: iN. Mv i vi Marquette ,[29. 4 Briekant’go's0.19 Fort Garry,/90.25|—24 N., gh Pombtum, ».|90,25—21iN, Wo, £1 Levvenw'ti {30,01| 89,8., 'freah, ‘Toledo, 80, 0 29.83) 1 brlal Ywuktou...,[90,001 SIN, E., brisk]. MISCELLANEOUS, Special Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Brovx Crry, Feb, 25,—The St. Paul Road is now clear, and will got traine through to Sioux City to-night abont on time, Tho Ilinols Cen- tral will not be cloar Lofore to-morrow or next day. CARELESS USE OF FIREARMS, Tho rockioaa nee of Grearms was indulged in Inst night to the Imminent danger of tho lives of Innocent people who woro upon tho streets. In addition to tho shot firod in the rear of Mo- Vickor’s Theatre, mentlonod elsewhere, another bullet was sont whizzing down Madison strect, from the corner of Clark, at 2 o'clock tude morning, ‘The flash waa distinctly geen by Tux Tarnune night reporter while bo was passing along the latter thoroughfare, snd, ou making inquiry in » momont afterward, was learuod that a party named Cash had wan. touly discharged revolver, Tho ball passod olosa to the tulegraph-mossouger of Tun 'frinune while he was goiug weatward on Madison Btreot, and lt was nol Sire Cash's fault that tho life ofan junocont man was not wascriticed through bis recklesy conduct. Thora were no policemen in tho vicinity attho time, After firiug the abot the party slunk away. ae THE SUFFERING IN KANSAS. Te the Lditor of Tha Chicayo Tribune: Torzxa, Kan,, Fob, 19.-Having been a con- stant reader of your valuable journal almont from ita infancy, 1 take the liborty of addressing you these few lines upon the, to us, important subject of **auffering Kauses,” In looking over the report of the Chicago Re- Uet and. Ald Saciuty for the year 1874, 1 flud soported a balauco on hand, Jau. 1, 1875, of €317,203,54,—being the unex. pended remaluder of the large contributions went your utricken city at the time of her grcat calamity, in 1871, Topeka was one of tho firut cities in the country to respond to your urgent call forrotief then,—sending, a8 the reports show, €5,400 to yourCommnittee,a! once. We fool that we, aa citizens of Topeks, aro, thexofore, not asking too much of you .to suggest through your col- umns, that. a portion of your surplus be redo- nated to the suffering thousands of our Rtate. ‘The writer horoof has dally acces to tho correspondence of the Kansas Contral Keliet Committee, and tha lottera received dally Ly the gentlemon composing anid Committes show a ntato of noed oxiating in por- tions of the State Isid waste tho past summor by tho double cal mity-—drought and graseboppors that wappalling, Those letters do not come from a class of chronio mendicants,, but are at- tented by undonbted proofs, They are the urgent calla of communities, nelghtorhoods, villages, who hava battled bravely, shared with each othor (he fest = marvel hoping against hope, until dire — necostity conpela them, for the sake of wivyod and cuildron, toapply foraid. Thera aro ropresentatives 10 Kauaas fiom almost evory Stato in the Union. Many mon have all thoir’ liver enjored plenty, Their sensibilities aro keou, and thay will not sek aid, oxcept from tho shecrest necossity. Hoon the harshest month of all tho year will be upou ua. How many pooplo will have finished their scanty store aro theu, it is impossible to entimate, ‘The Contral Relief Committeo—composed of honorable avd true men—have wrought unceas- ingly and untiringly. 'Thoy have already accomplished = noble work; but their mieaion ia inot sot accomplished. So long ax thore iy any part of tho labor aasigned thom un+ flujubed, thoy will ba at their posts. A yaat amount of supplioa has boen distiibuted by thom, yet the deatitution still provails, San Franci#eo bas contributed $7,500 to Kanans; Boston, £6,600; Now York thousands of dollars. Many othor cities have responded nobty. Hlinoin and Jowa havo sent car-lond after car-load of suppliea to tho fronticr suffercra. Othor Rtates have done sa well. Nor, will the Garden City, whoue chitUren are scattorod all over Kan- sas, tnko her placo among tha great army of live eral givers, and contribute somotbing of bor oxceas? ‘Tha contributions being wont iv nro becoming tess nutnerous, bat the demands of the needy ate not. Will you holp us? Yours, re- Kpectfally, A Frueyp or Surriutna Heataxity,. LOUISIANA, Latest Phose of tho Compromise Movement — Andiher — Ejectinent Taiked of—femper of the New Ure leans Newspupers and Merchants. Srectat Duspatzh to The Chieag> Tribune. Wasuinoton, D, 0., Feb, 25.—Dispatchea have been received here to-night from New Or- leans «hich etato that tho Antoine nogroes in the Kellogg Legislature are unwilling to accept the Wheeler compromise, and wiil not yacate their seats as required. Tho plan of the com- promise leaders ia that the Conservative ab- rentees whall return to tho Logislature, and, uniting with cortain Kellogg men, ejoct by un- toating the membeta whose rejection the com- promize demands, ACCLITANCE OF THE comPnowise, Uo the Assoctated Press." Wasmisatoy, D, U., Feb, 25,—Mogary, Burke, Zachatie, and’ H. Lequard, tho committes Tepteacnting the Conservative Convention ot the General Assombly of Louisiana, have addrewsed ta the Seloct Committes on Loursiaus Affairs aletter ivformng them that tue Consertutivo causua has accented tho plen for tho settlement fof eviatiuz diMicatties in Louisians known a4 tho Wheoler proposl- tion, aubject to two conditions: firt, that the members of the Committes eddreesed shall act a3 arbitrators; second, there stall be an oxtry. session of the Goncral Aesembly of Lonisiann on or before the fourth Monday of March uext, to givo practical effect to the award whon made, sua lo" consider: aud pass upon certain reform messurcs absolutely casoutial to the peace and prosperity of the State. In announc- protest, and that they kave beea ratuctantis forced tothe coucinsiun that no other terms vould be obtained. THR FEELING IX NEW OLLEANS. New Ontrars, Peb. 25.—An effort in the Con- servative caucus to reounrider tho vote of you terday, Roce pting, the Wheeler compromive, faved. Speaker Witts entored a protent against tne Conservativen returning to tha Hall of the Henuse, from which they were driven by hostile bayonets, uotil they can do so without rtaltification or any Concerstons whatever. About thirty membere sflerards — sigued Wiktz's protest, ndopting iis sentimenta. Tetitions for and sgainnt the adoption of tho Wheeler cunpramize have been in circulation amoug tho business msn of the city dnring the day, and have received very nnmerons signs tures, Moy cotton factors and othera inter~ eeted In staple prodacts signed a call for a meet~ ing to-morrow night, to protest againet the adap- tice of the Wheeler proposition. On the other hand, largo numbers of wholesslo and rotail merchants have signed declarations in its aup- ort, e ‘Luo majority of tho newsperem favor adjnst- ment. Tne Timeseare: “There is o ninrked change in popular feeling in favor of tho Wheelor adjuattnent among contervativo prop- erty-holdera and business men. Fvervthing ine dicates that Retloge hss come to the front with strength in the muksof his adberents.”” The Beeacke tho Consertative caticus to re evnaider their decision while thers is yet time, end tars thelr action yesterday way o deplorable wabmisrion, The Picayune enys: “Wo believe that a vast majority of the roflecting rearle of this city ap- prove of the action of tho Conservative caucus, and wo sre glad to learn that 8 movement is ou foct to givo intelligible expreavion to this fact.’ Tho Bulletin calle npon every man who shoul- dered agun un the lith of September to como forward to-morrow eveuing, aud giva his opinion of comprowixo, The Republican says of tho compromise ; “Tho basis of the arrangement is one that will bo setiafactory to modorate ion, Republican or Democrat. It follows that Gov. Kollogg will no lougor be considered aya weurpor, but his authority be recognized, and he recelyethe support necrsaary to carry out tho reform measures proposed.” A GODL! LSS LEGISLATOR, Expulsion of a Member of the North Caratinn Legislature Who Denied the Existence uf Gods Raxsroy, N, C., Fob, 25.—Tho House of Rop- resentativos, by a voto of 46 to SL, oxpelled J. Wm, Thomas, member from Warren County, for sapreasiog hia nou-veliof iu tho existence of a od, a Now Mack System in New Yori. Ono of the new inatitutiona of Now York ia tho Cunversity back eutablishment, It las beoa hupossibie fora tong time to gota ride in 6 coach in New York without paying a largo price. For a short distance, @2; = medium ride, $5; to the Park, 810, Lhe now concern that 1 rofor to has a great quantity of cabs as elegant as prl- vate turagoute. The price is Qi for any part of tho city, But the system is what commends it to public patronage, A cab can bo summoned from any hotel in the city at any hour of day or night, Tho price {4 vo wore at midnight than it lw at noonday ; duriugs viclont sturm than tt ie in sunshine, If adriver ia known to chargo more than the regular faro, ho {a instantly dis- miseed, ‘hla is probably the stepping-stone to lotroducing tho cheap cab system of Loudon Iu. to Now York. AMUSEMENTS. GO MUSEUM. MANAGER, TR. J, WATEIY. 40. ‘Uburadar, Friday, and Katuntay Kvei ‘burs. In day and ay MY iad Mea ere ne Dumeette Drala, fadoded oa Chass Neade's popular novel, ontiiied NEVER T00 LATE TO MEND, Monday, March 1, andl every Afternoun at 3:30, Matinee, Remomber, Matineo Every Day, Monday Rvening, March 2, Grand Introduation of the Naw ss iuppanys “AOADEMY OF MUSIO, ‘The omineut Character Actor, MR, FRANK 8, CHAN ERAU! An the occentrio Yaukes ‘Salem Ycuddor" to the OoTOoORoon: A thrilling Draina, Mlusteatize of Routhuen lite, intro dueiog beaulitul boouery by Piggott, Plantation Be Wurulag Nreamury, ead Wokdartil Hesslisle te MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, BENEEIT AND Last TWO ‘Ubicaga of the groatactr ss, OHARLOTIB OUSHMAN, ‘Who will, appear fn tno ghacee on these occasions, MRS. SLMVSON, aud QUEEN KATHERINE, BATULDAY MATINE LADY MACHETIL and AIS: SEMPBON, Shes, SOUTHERN OALIFORNIA, Iitustreted Lectureby J. 4, Jobneoni 139 stom, Biss rn sLo§ bed ti SPORT eohdreSaly, adulaelon, 6 canes Ing acceptance, they atate thas it is givon ucder, . AMUSEMENTS, ADELPHI THEATRE, THIA (FRIDAY) RVENING, FRB. m4, An Immense and Wonderful rogrammet! AY. A. MRSTAYER, the telented character sector ond tare, famedian from Usilfornia, in bis intensely ine $6, eco Tites The Hoodlum, or Life in Frisco, WITH A POWEREUL DRAMATIC CAST. Astiat Queen, KSEMA SUTAU, ja her told-efr fram tne gsiery tn tie etagei alto, dn, her nuparale BIGNORA ALIKH aT : # ‘A DAVIS, tho. aR Aas outs Haile ALE PURE: THEE REYNOLDS HilOs.; GO, W. BROWS? CHa! + ond all the R ars, ‘ ice aeeceeane 6 Funnicat o! nny Pi By the calobrated Phra pantomimon, a MATINEE TO-MORUOW nia). m. for Familles, Lax Ohitdren. 17 UBBENVE-Pargust, too: Drees Clecle and Bele Se; Gi "7, 150; Orchestra wi ii 4 oreo NES COMING, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Friday, and Rstarday matinee. Thursday great, bill renutved nantly with eutuustastie. Helcnatcatiene ef q dollght. A i a DORA, and JENNY LIND, Senta, O'Neill, Crane, Buckley, and Salsbury, and My thos, Dusiee and Melt the cart Donte tis Grad Dora aad Jenny’ biad Mat GRAND OPERA HOUSE, gabury Mudo- KELLY & LBONS FAMOUS MINSTRELS A GLORIOUS BIL OF NOVELTIES, The ting Harioeaae Raclity Play, Te ase ‘The “Gperatio Berlotta, 1 1 ye rat urlott NI SUML. Norma Mile Aibaay, the Darras TALE CREMATION! —CREMATI MATINEE 6: y 3 Pe sMATINER Saturday at lelick, Krening Perform- GROW'S OPERA HALL, tT West Madizon-st, Prof. 0.8, Fonter, Fria “PHRSHOLOGY abe itz." Cousaltations aa to best business cule seat the Palmer Pheonoingy, cor SATURDAY EVENING, FEB, %, RACING, AND EXHIBITION, AND COMIC SKATING, Tee tabeautifaleondition. Admisalon, % cents. “RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARORE OF TRAINS EXPLANATION op REFEuRNcy MATES, cepted. | * Sunday ereupted. zMoudey riveSunday até:Wa.m, § Dalls air ‘pean QiHIOAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD, Lis ontact adisneney a cd de depots? Co Eeaee, nason..| 10: la Ciinios, boane Kipress.. Baba wo 2 Deans 3 bs oa: Ban. ienoen *" Mp. ra ‘q—Depot corner of Wells aod Kinzi pe [uspot corner of Canal and Kine RAILZ149, font ny” Twealyasecondst, southeast corner gy" handalnh, MICHIGAN CENTRAS. foot of abet, and Jukewssce, 02 Class ant 95 Lakert., Prenent Hower, i oT punday Ee 3° 8 crveape aeefHIO8GO & ALTON RAILROAD, : pate find Coty Somnyhelis alten wht a pee ina, Union Depot, West Sule, ment M Oficta: At Dexety and 1S) Pas CTICAG?, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILROAD. Caton Depot, corner Hadisen and Canal 63 Suuth Clark-at,, erporite Sheraan Haus Mflwankee, Madison, Monroe, 2} HPemtis da Cole, Local. Unsukee, Crome, Winona, ‘St. Pag) £ Minneapolis, thrvagal Hipreasy also, te Milwantay, for pon, Berlin, Oenkosh, Benurha £°Greea Bay. Madison, Prairte auj He Sant Polat ne’ Point Milgaukes 2 Ta Grove Pass 9:08. m, 245 p.m. 9:20. m,|* 4200p, me, M101, ma. 10 a.m. 5, fLLINOIS CENTRAL PAILRoAD, eo Sot Arenal samlatphcnc mae care Peorts & Ki ‘and Poorla Itxpr ‘Blouz Oity Ki Dobuque & #1, Daigo Ee nu Passouuer. 08s, CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD, Depotty foot of, Latest, indiana-av, and Sixteenthast., und Qinal and Suxtaenthaate, Tickal Opreas, 8 Chirk-as.e andatdevote. Mall end Ex Ottawa aud Dovuaae & Si x, Sundays, TEx. Saturday, gtx. Alonday KANKAKEE LINE, Mf, Sut ba~ste, cand ihe je fatate et pe Fram Centra Jr taeee, Th Kundoiph-at, | 4rriee. seeoudeat, 7 Leas Indlanapolle, Loutsrille & C! matt Day Hex pre Jadienapalle, {an “aa Sinn ezpreta (diy * 9:06 a, m.)* 8:25, m, wel 126 ptf ZAba. mm. CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LIVE, From Piuburg, Cincinnald cb St. Loule iullway depot, ears ner Clink Co eatery We le Keancolpheotie andatatgpatss Ue ouee Te alloe Lat Lawes, | Arrives 00 s,m, 0D. m, 7:30p.m.|_ 1:08. m. PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD. PEE ON [iiemibhanrandsaee oe Leave, ‘drrise, Unlombus, Pit! & New York m, Day Eapres oa «|* 8:00 a. 10. )* 8:40 p.m. ‘Cotmabus, Pit Nigut kaprosa(daily). I:Mp. m.) 7:400.m. PITISBURG, FT, WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILWAY, Leave, | Arne Day Express. baditie, Heures Ka BALTIMORE & OHi0 RAILROA 1) ‘Trains leave Jrom 2: Cit iitdin dey foot Tutaigacsonduts Rekel aitce eh eee PS Mall, Bugdi B Ravager Zeenat CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. peat faba seal it berry ar ecgiaie td Coane, | avviee, f 8 3230p, mi By en (¢ Bogs am a, tat ~ MEDIOAL OARDS. NO CURE! Dr Kean * td NO PAY! BUD BUUTH CLANK8T. CHICAGO, ete cantalt et oe oe Bit SALES outed brure, Gar tae Wo peur Gusdyy Gabe