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THE CHSAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES. : AFFAIRS OF STATE. Proceedings of the Illinois Legislature Yesterday. Persistent Efforts of Speaker Haines to Smother Bogue’s Bank- fing Dill. Debate in the Houso on tho State Militia Bill, Mr. Armstrong's Contempt for Whipper- Suappers with ‘Tin Swords, Final Adjournment of the Min. nesota Legislature. The Governor of Minnesota Appoints the Hon. J. Gilfillan Chief-Justice. Penultimate Proceedings in the Wiscon- sin and Indiana Legislatures. ILLINOIS. HOUSE. ‘ DOGUE'S BANKING BILL, Special Disnateh to The Chtcato Tribune, Benrsoriziy, March 5,—Tho {nfluences here- tofore reforred to in these diapatches ns work- ing hore to smother in committee Boguo's Bank- ing bill wore manifest ngain thismorning. This 46 tho bill which provides for atnted reports, un- dor oath, of the officers, of the condition of nay- ings and other bauks organized undor Stato charter; aud, further, for compulgory examina- tion without notico at any time, In tho Jatter particular tho bill follows the provisions of tho National Banking act, aud is most offegtive as to securing a bova-fide oxamination auch as will explode bankrupt and kiting savings banks, It ina beon in committco wince Jan, 18, Finally, aftor a vast deal of trouble in that regard, Bogue finally Jast night succceded in gotting tho Com- mittea to agreo to roport favorably on the bill. Carr, Cuairman of tho Committoo, boing absont ‘because of sndden ilinces, it was agrect! that Terrington, of the Committee, should make the report. Loarning this, Speaker Haines hastened tointervioy Herrington, and to hint stated that tho bill must not be reported. Herrington hap- pons to be tho sort of man who docan’t kindly tako orden, howevor peremptorily issued from any qnarter. In fact, the moro peramptory thoy aro the more stubborn ia Werrington likely: to be in his resistaneo, Ho told Maines that bo (Herrington) would report tho billns agrecd on in committes, Thereupon Maines intimated thataf Herrington wanted his (Terringtan's) Unlon Depot bill defeated, the way todo It was to report bogas vanking bills, Herrlugton re- qiled, to the eifeot, that he didn't eearo worth o “1 the interview terminatod storinity. yrning Herrington attempted to mako ‘Tuo Speaker promplly recognized iy else. ‘Then the report on the Mik State-Guard bill was received, Herington agai. avled teavo to make his report. Morritt object- ed, aud Cummings claimed the floor on tho re+ port of his Committes (Revenna) on the Militia Lill. Tho Speaker promptly ruled that Cummings Kull bad tha floor, Herrington moyada suspension of tho ruics to enable hin to make tho report. ‘Iho Speaker promptly ruled that the Militia bill was under considoration, and debate thereon was cpanod forthwith, ovidentiy by proconcert, and fer'the wurposo of talking againet time till tho epevial ordor set for 10:30 should be reached, None of Hainer’ rutings wore unparliamontary, strictly speaking, no more than were the tactics of an accompliahed pettitos illogal. Hulnew’ taction were thoeo of the petlifugger, and for the ident purpoze of proventing the report so that it might be puasible ta have it reconsidered in committae, Finally, - through eome nsexpected turn in business, Ierrington, who had watched bis op- portunity, succeeded in getting the floor to call up his motion to #itspend the rules. *‘Loava!” was echoed from both aides, aud, us usual, Clork Crowley sent a page to Horrington's seat to fetch up thoreport. ‘Hero, hero, watt; I'm minning this thing!” sharply ejaculated thaSpoaker, votto yoce, to Crowley, £8 tha Isttor, having got the Teport from the pare, was, 4 nual, sbout to read It, Battho8ponker bad not been quick enongh ; hia tactica had attracted attonuon, and had ho further attompted to keop out the report, Horrington's motion for suspension of tho rates would have carricd. Thoro wos not time to ebovo in other business sliead of Horrington'’s yaport, and it had to be received, recommending the passage of the Lill. ‘then, as a foil to this, wan reported back fram the same Conimittea tho Scuate Genoral Banking bill, heretofore noted in these dix. patchos, providitig eluboratoly for banks of Issue, roports from wavings banks, ote., but no- whero providing ollicient examination of savings banka and trust companies, And it will be urged that this bil (which must be ratified on aubiniusion to the pouple at the polls before it can, if passed, become operative) covers tho whole subject, ete., a & reason for deferring action on Togue'e bill, ‘Thera iv, bowayer, dair prospect of the pasenge of the latter, MILITIA, ‘The State Guard Militia bill was reported back from the Reyeuuoe Committeo with amendment reducing the levy for militia purposes from 1-20 to 1-30 of o mill, Cummings suggorted that instead of a State Jovy the tax ought to be borne by the counties in which State guards wore organized. Armstrong ‘tas opposed to any lovy. An ap- proprintion of $10,000 to ba esponged under diroctiun of the Adjutant General might he made. No niight not vote for iteveu then, Hut that was certainly cnough to vote forthe whippor- snappers who wanted to wear tho swords, dames, of Lake, said that tho militia was tu fact but a reserve pal; which coud be called upon in cas2of cmergenoy, In tho earlier days of the War, tho muliti, of New Yorl, Blosan~ chusette, and Ithoda Ieland bad saved the Na- lionat Capitol, ‘Tho Williamson County ont- ryen in this State showed what oceagion’ might uriso for employment of tho qwilitia, Jamos al- wo advertedto the fact that, for lack of a mulitia, the City of Chicago alter tho firo had to calf on the General Goverument forces for pro- tection, He didn’t belicve as the gentleman trom Cook (Bradwell) had said the other day, that anotnor war was imminent, but bedil believe that o dizciptined force should bo maintained to micet emergencies, If it wos worth having, it must be paid for, os whatover wae worth having muet needs be, Dill, which sill certainly bo Tost, and ponding connidoration af whtch tho Houses adjourned, TAS NIBLE. ‘Tha Commuttes on Education repatted ade versely on Honan's bill prohibiting the reading of tho Bibloim public schools, aud the bilt was tabled, A like report was inade on Moore's bill fora Stato sories of text-hbouoks to be compiled by tho Janel intandent of Education, and that vill wan tabled, | TATE AYSIPATHY. On motion of Rogers a Solect Committoo of | five waa appointed to Inquire into the facts as to the grasshopper-nufforers, and teport what ace ton, {f any, was appropriate in tho premises. PRINTING, Fondling the waste of time in offoring amend- ments to Mooney's Mining bill, whieh wore inva riatly voted down, tho bill being foraordained to defeat, Hening'’s attack upon the State Printer was opened by tho futroduction of s resolntien by Qohring, reciting that tho State Printer bad declared that composition on public documenta had been “loaded,” instead of aot solid,” tn vie ciation of law, and that thin had been douo at tho instanco of the State ofticers, wholind offerad to pay the difference out of tholr own pockots, Tho resolution enlied upon tho Secretary of State to report how much of such additioual cost had boon paid by the State ofiicora, ‘The resolu- tion was adupted, —— SENATE, DELINQUENT TAXES. Special Dtapateh fo The Chreaaa Tribune, Srnixaririp, Ii., March 6.—Halnes tntro- duced » bill toamond tho Asseaement act so aa to add to unpaid taxos aponalty of 1 per cant for each half month they remain unpaid, “BTRAW BAIL.” 3 Nobineon, of Covk, introduced a bil! to cut off the straw-bail business, by requiriog suretics for any porson roquired to give bail before a Justice or jn acourt of record to rondor undor oath a iat of his property, s'ao of hits liabilities, False awearing as to anid list 1s mado punishablo as perjury, THE DELANQUENT List. Waito's bill rolative to the delinquent tax-list, introduced to-day, provides that but a singlo do; linquent list, inetoad of thres, as now, rhell be flea for judgment, and entry mado thereon of sales and redemptions. Liquon. Leo's Liquor bill, exempting tha owner of promises where liquor is wold from Iability for damages, and roquizing proof in prosecution for sale to a minor of the knowledzo of that tact on the part of the geller, wos made the special or- dor for Wednasday next. ALD FOR DIACHARGED CONVICTA, Dow introduced a bill for the appointinent of a State agent to ald convicts, on their discharzo from tna Penitontlars, in procuiing employment. THE SLATE DOARD OF CITANITIES. ‘The bill abolishing the Stato Board of Equal- ization, and transferring ite duties to the Gov- ornor, Auditor, Secretary of Stato, and Attorucy- Gonoral, was orderod toa third reading by 26 yons to 17 nays indicating a certainty of its passage. Tho biil will donbtless alzo pasa the louse, IMPORTANT MATLNOAD TILE. ‘Ye Committea on Railroads reported tho bill empowering railway compaulos now organized undor tho laws of this Stato to Jocate, construct, operate, and maintain oow lines from any. point or points on their presout road to any other points in this State. Tho bill also proviten that consolidated companica shalt e yeeted with all powerd ond iran. chises of tho companies consolidating, nad tiat parchnaers on a alo undor a decreo, mortrage, or trust-doed may form 8 bodycorporate to oporate tha road purchased, under tha chartor and franchises of the original corporation own- | ing that road, PROBATE COURTS. Patmer's bill, providing for the eatablisimant of Probate Courts In counties baying moro than 60,000 population, was ordered toa third reod- ang. A ‘ ch A LAW, ‘ tho Governor has signed tho Lincoln Park Bond bill, and it fa now o fav, pie oe OTHER STATES, MINNESOTA, PINAL ADJOUNNUENT. Spectat Diayateh to The Chicago Tridtne, Br. Paut, March 6.—-Doth Houses of the asiature adjourned sine dio this afternoon, Lay- ing prolonged yeatorday'’s soasion, 1t belng tho laut day for passing bile, tii daylight this morn- Ing. Among many billa passed wore Houso pitla by tha Senate porwitting railroada of 3 fost gango; levying a tar of half o mill, or $109,000 additional to the 24f0,000 already ordered to be levied, the addition hong to meat appropriations for tho grasshopper roglons ; allowing the Fisk Commissioner $1,009 por year for the purchasa and propagation of Mah. Senate bills woro passed by the Louse for locating # second Stato Prison; extending the time for completing tho Rt Paul & Paoltle Extonsion Lines mith arceervation of 400,000 acres for the se- curity of Degraff & Co,, the origiual contractors ; increasing the walaries of tho Juugos of the Supreme Court to $4,000 a year; reducing tho general school tax from 2 mills to 1; providing for the inspection and toate of min- eral olla; directing the Attornoy-Genoral to dis- continue suits by the State for forfeiture of the it. Poul & Pacific chartor on account of the warehouse monopoly ; appropriating 23,000 for a survey for a ktoam canal route berircen Lakes Superior aud St, Croix. ~ A REVIEW, Nearly 400 bills wors introauced in each Honso, and both together have pasied about 500, chiefly local and private, ‘Iho Seuste failed, for want of time, to consider twanty-two House bills, and the Houso failed to consider Mfty-live Sonate oils, but alt tho deserving ones were taken up, No donbt is felt but that tha Governor will ap- Prove the Morso Rallrond bill. LOUISIANA NESOLUTIONS, ‘The Republican majority in tho Senate to-day introduced a substitute for tho Loulsinus roaolu- tion deprecating Ereoutive usurpations of lez lative prerogatives. but avoiuing the perso! and partisan reflectises which abounded in tho Demoeratio renotutloig, ‘Tho aubstituto passed with six dissenting votesout of thuty, THE NEW CHIEF wyaricr. The Governor haa appointes J, Gilfillan to bo Chiof Justice of the Supreme Conrt, vico BMc- Milian elected Sonator. Ho wilt serve till his successor elected next fall qualifies in Tanuary next Ile was formerly appointed Chief Jratica to fills vacancy by Gov. Marshall, and is un. widered the ablest Juror in the Btate. ee WISCONSIN. CLOSING PROCEEDINGS, Manisox, Wis., March 5.—Though legislation was cut off by resolution at 10 o'clock Inst night, sud most mombors baye gone home, the Legis- Isturo bas beou nominally in session to-day, though most of the timo In {nformat recess. Tho Assombly adopted complimontary resolus tiona of thanks to Speakor Morn, Chief Clerk Strong, and BSergeaut-at-Arms Brackett, all of whom bayvo been excellent ofiicors, and in addi- tion to tho proseatation ta Speaker Horn Int evening of w splendid silvor tea-sot, with a spoech by Mr, Smart, presentation was made to- day, with anpeech by Mr. Pinney, on behalf of the mombors and officere of tho Assembly, to Chief Clerk Strong, of a very handsoine sevoly- ing desk and heavy clair. Further discussion was interfupted by the call of the special order, Mooney’s Mining bill. REGISTRY, The Committee on Elections reported back tho Dill repealing the Registry law, with recom- mendation that it bo tabled, which was done, This, which waa unexpected on tha Republican gids, would seem to indicate that the Opposition Lave ubandoned thelr,prozramme for the repeal of the Kegistry act. It necd not pe sxsumned thatthe Registry act will nof be repeated, how- ever, for the leaders of tho Opposition are yet as hostile to the act ag at the outset, ELMIGUALITY, The same Committee Rehorred on the cave of Representative Clatliu, of Lu Pago, whoue eligi- bility was guselloned on the ground of his not having resided fn the State fur the constitutional period, Minding bim entitledto hiv soat. ‘The re- port was concurred iu, ‘The Cominitteo did not yeport on the case of Gehring, of Sangamon, who it is generally copcedod is uot entitled to lis seat on the very ground on which Clathn's eligibilty weachellenged. Gebring ia an Op- position tnember, Following this, Nelson offered a resolution re- ctting that certain qovelopmenta bad indicates that the coutract,for publio printing is nat com- ied with by the Printer, aud providing for the appointment of s select comnuttes of tive to ax. certain the fact, and, if aucharged, {0 report what action may be necessary to secure ure- luttlug of the public printing. A motion to re- fer to the Printing Committes was lost, and the resolution was adopted. Thon, after voting down @ resolution to adjourn over till Monday, tho seat of tho session was wasted on Mooney’s ‘Tae Chippewa Mills people aro stills resiating improvement of Chippewa Iiver dolls at Kan Cluire, carried In Senato aftor m sharp contest lant night. Mossrs, Orton and Smith, of thie aly wid ox-Liout.-Goy, Pound, of Chippe Falls, mado enruent argument to Gov, Taylor day axainst eiguing tho bill, and Meszrs. Vilaa aud Bailoy, of Clare, argued In favor, There are rumors of a probable voto. if the bill be- comes alaw, Work under It will be strenuoualy resisted Iu the Courts, whore 3 longer and more stubborn contest than in the Legisiaturo ia promised. * ‘The Governor's Secretary informed me he will probably have patecd on all bits before him va- fore midnight to-night, having taken the pre- vautlon to keep hinwoll informed aa to measures while keing before the Legisiature, and thera being few bila of levgth, . There ie somo talk, if business is all disposed of sooner, of adjourn- ing earlier than to-morrow noun, the time tized, a error in enrolling the ,Nailroad Rogulation DIN amending the Poster Jaw was discovered in time to remedy it, which would have omitted the wection authorizing prosecution for violation, . ~~ MICHIGAN, MIRCELLASLOUS BUBINESS, Snectat Diavateh lo The Chicage Troune, Laxstxo, March 6.—In the House te-day a pe- tition wau received fron citizens of the Town- ship of Springwells, adjoining Detrylt, protest- fog agaiuat the pasmage of any bil annexing thou to Detroit. Theyatlege that Dotrolt bas now hundreds of acros inimproved Jan acd hosta of streets without gas, sewers, or pave~ f / and pratont mounts. ‘hey hayes good roads, 4 to bolp pay the againnt belong annaxad to Dotrolt city taxes, The patition was spread on the jour: (A Large Deficit in the Accounts of nal, and roferred. 'Tho Sonato passed the Marquette & Mackinaw Ratlroad Aid Dill, and gave tt immediare effect. Tt was oxvlained that the expenses of the Hinte Normal School duting faat yone wore $20,318 | rocalnts, £29 258. ‘Che debate on tho bilts to tax and regulate the Hiqnor trate vil! commenco in the Hone on Marelv 25, and will undoubtedly bo long and ox- citing. Ssveral bills ara iutraduced in tha Horse and ono jn the Senate, and Mr, Itemer, Chairman of tha Hones Special Comimittes on the subject, has arranged for tho introduction of anothor, It is poaslole that the moasuro adopted will bo compounded from svyoral of tha other lin. Honse'bill 127, providing that ratlroad bridges over highways ehall in futuro be fully 18 fect high, was amended in tho House thin aftornoon noasto give tho authorities of municipalities power to decido on the height of the bridgo, and wae thon lost by adocisive majority. The up shot of thawholo matter was to leave tue ques- tion as it now stands, railway companion bnild- Ing thoir bridges aa they choogo, substantially, ‘The Houso this afternoon considered the bill to rednco the number of Highway Commirelon- ‘ors from threo to one. Afser much dobste the bill was pnaaed by the Tiouse, but hag not passed tho Senato yet. Tho Ioueo Rated the following bills: To amond See. 3,593 of the compiled lawa relating to meetings of school districts ; exempting private burlal-grounds fram sala on oxecution ; to or- ganize the Townsntp of Frazer; to amend tho act for the pryment of tho salaries of militar, otlicers, and increasing the Inapector-Goneral’s salary ;.to amond the act relating to univorsity and ‘achool lands; to amend the chartor of Greonvillo; toamend the charter of Ypsilantl + to prevent trespasses by hunters on private tands, INDIANA, LAST MOUS OF TOE BEBSION, Svesiat Muanaten to The Chteaao Sribune, Inpranarouts, Ind. March j—Tho time of both Houses to-day wag moutly taka up with the Appropriation bills, ‘Tuo Kenato agreed to the Houso bill declaring Moga contracts in promissory notos for the pay- mont of attornoys' foes, Tho Uouse Liquor Licenss bill was passed with amendments allowing tho right of remon- atrance to the majority of tho voters of tho ward or township; algo wiving civil damages to sufferers by tho sale of Mqtor, and doclaring in- toxication a misdomeanor, The Tonse till passed for the Incorporation of Boards of Trado. ‘Hho Senaté refused to concur In the aections of the Genoral Appropriation bill empowering State officers to niake temporary loans to run tho Goverumont because of the too low Iovy mado by the Domocrats four years ago, aud to bo re- ponled now, The oxpenses of tho State-Honso Joint Com- misteo of the Jast Logisiature wero allowed to the amount of £304,008, Tho House pasta tho Spectfic Appropriation bill and sont it to the Sonate for ite amondmonts and additions. ‘The Speaker retired from the clafr, dolivering the usual valedictory addre#s, whereupon 4 reso- lution offorad by dir. Koanedy, of Montgomery, was adopted, thanking Mr. ‘Turple for his able aud impartial ruliuigs, A good deal of kicking ocourred on this latter word, but tho rosolation was adopted with two disuenting votes. Abdill paused to enable Michigan City to im- prove its harbor, -sud to condoimn property for that purpose. ‘Tho Sennte pasted the Hongo bills providing for a tax levy to purchase grave! roads by coun- ties ; to prevent corruption and thiovery in the purchase of-stationery by county oflicera, and providing penalties ; authorizing courts to issue injonctions snd restraining ordorsin vacation. ‘The House paased tho Senate bills making it 5 misdemoanor to ongage iu ticket-scalping : os tablishing City Courts in towne of ovor 6,000 in- habitants ; authorizing Evanaville to fund the city dobtin bonds of tha same character; au- thorizing Circuit Courts to change tha names of carporations ; requiring County Auditora to pub-* lish items of public expenditures. ——-— KANSAS, APPROPRIATION ILLS, Spectat Diapateh to The Chteaso Tribune, Torexa, Kau,, March §.—Tho Senate devoted «moat of the day to the consideration of Appro- priation billa, The bills for expenses of Btate institutionna wero all passed; also tho billto pay tho militia for sorvicoa in iast summer's Indtan foray; oleo bila appropriating 85,000 to pay tho expense of rapresonting Kanass in the Conten- nial Exposition, and a bill giving $500 to Ropre- sentative Van T'reen, Bardour County, who had hiv feet frozen off on bia way from hie home to tho Capital. In the House the bill for auditing claims of citizens for loxses sustained througn tho Indian depradations of tho laat five yoars was defeated, Several tocal bills were passed, ond the Miscel- Inneous Appropriation bill was sent back to the Sonate, and from thero wont toa Conforence Committte, The bi! appropriating $75,000 to buy sood- ‘ain for the destitute is also in the Conforouce Jomuittee, and will probably fail, Hoth Honsey will probably bs in sension all night. — pes ARKANSAS, IMMIGRATION INVITED, Lrrtie Roox, March 5.—The Loglelature od- Journed to-day at 12 o'clock until tho first day of November, at which time it will resssomblo for tho purposo of strangling the outstanding indobtedness of tho Stato, In the Sonate notice was given of a bill to chango the name,of Clayton County to that of Poland. In toe Monee the following notices were given: A bill to chaugo the name of Clayton County to Poland; aloo a biil to change the name of Dorsey County to Buylar. The’ following resolution, introduced by Mr, Maxwoll (colored), was unanimously adopted + Wauenyas, It ta now fuily ascertained thot the pres~ ont #tato Government bas Leen, aud will be by the General Government fully sustained ; and, Wuenzss, It is tho duty of all peace-loving citizens to lend thelr ald to the lawful authorities of this State to build up the country, and to encourage industry, education, and Immigration,to the end that wo may Le an enlightened, prosperous, free, aud happy people; Heit rev. ved by tho House of Reoresentatives, That wa individually and collectively, do now publish to the f people of tho United States, thal peace and quiet now preyail, and to. all who desire to come amon tis, that we will Fecelye them with open hearts an wirm welcomes, promiaing to them safety in person anil property aud freedom of speech, ————— ALABAMA. 4 MEMUPA EXPELLED Yon netmeny, Moxtaoueny, Ala., March 4.—The House of Representatives, by a unanimous yoto, expelled & HeRro member uamed Gaakon for proposing to 6 certain things in his legislattys capacity for ———— + Jehu Rright on Uritiah Liberalism. Rae follesdog later jas pasa iailrennad by Mr, Jobn It to a Southampton (Lu, A) Libatal: e neon ence) “Dean Bint Icannot undertake to write any- thing as a creed or chart for the Liboral party. Bush a Uti has uot been necoasary in times past, and iy not neadod now, It there is no uenso of pressing grlovance thoie will be no urgent cause for comUnation to promote pollti+ cal change, and the Liveral party, a8 a reform. ing and change-makiug party, will necessarily be less compact and iets disposed to action, Hapyily, wo bave done eo much during tho lust forty-flyo years, nud especially during the Jot thicty yoars, that a change of administration cando much tevs harm that in former tints. What seems to me wauted in the constituencioa ian better organization of tho Liboral electors. ‘Tho great success of 1868 tnrew thom oif their nd had much todo with their dofeat at election. Any steps taken to spread ac- curate information among tho teow educated of the aloctors would be of great sorvice, ‘The bulk of thea do not know how much they hayegained by the wiv Jegisintion of recont times, ond how mich they owe to men and principles and meas. ures which have been conutantly and vielently opposed by the members and chief sup. porters of tho present Administration, If you were to suppress from the political annals of tao members of the Qovernment all their speeches and votes againat measures al- most univorsally adinitted to have been winoand foot. there would bo left nothing but a blank, Fhere would be the names of a dozen men who now occupy positions of eminence, but in eon- nection with no single sorvice rendered to the country, The good of thix generation has heon done in apite of them, and they are placod inthe ion at @ time of tranquility and prow perityto which they have not contiibutod and which thoy have dota their utmoat ta postpone, Vo not fear liberal principles, Changes which are wise and nocensary vill bo mde. You do Bat a hens their foutsteps, but their advance is cer! “The air is full of change, and they who most droad it are now most active in promoting it, I canuot write what youaak for, but Luend hastily what passed through my inlud wal read your uote, Iam, very respectfully, youre, “Joun Buon." Btate-Treasurer Jones, Double Payment. of Clos’ Bonds, Address from the Chairman of the Re~ publican Stato Committee. ‘THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT. Corresponilence Louteritle Courter-fournal, Avausta, Ga, Fob. 25.—T'no report of the Commnittee appointed by the Legislature to over- baul the books and trausactlons of State-T'rona- uror Jaok Jones has boon published in full, As alroady admitted and telographed you, soon after the Legislatures met ome of Its membors got in- timation of glaring irreguiaritics and loosenoss in tho office of the ‘reasurer, and Senator Kibbea avked for a joint committea to look into it, NEPONT OF THR COMMITTRE, The Committeo find to oxaminlng tho cash ap- count of the Troauurer on tho 9th day of Feb- rusry tush, the following extibit is mad Debtor balance on tho fth of Fobruary inst., 91,182,260,78 ; against which credits eppear to the amount of $1,119,343,25. “This leaves," says the Committes, ‘an ap- paront bslance against the Treasurar of €03,- 117.53, againet which he presents to the Commit- tee receipts and other evidences of disbursements in the yeara 1874 and 1875 on account of the clyil Het and Investigating Committee, amounting to $20,670, for which, if no oxecutive warrant or other eredit has obtained, ho Is outitled toa crodit hero, and which fact the Committes havo not had time to vorify, by reasonof their prosen- tation to them at alate hour on the evening of tho 22d inet. Attho eame timo waa submitted to thom recsipts for payments to Mossrs. Irvin, Lester and Hull, on dates Sopt. 26, 1873, $2,000, on Deo. 11, 1879," 3,000, and Jaa. 4, 1874, £4,000, on account of their compits- tion of thacode, This amount of £9,000 appoara to the Comtnittes to boa proper.credit to the ‘Tresauror, but at this jate hour the Committee sre not abla to pronounce that such largo dis- bursemonts are to bo allowed untlt sustained by the usual aud lawful youchers. Tho Treasuror presents, atthe same time, a claim for credit of $0,000, money pald on account of J. W. Burka & Co, {pr 1,000 copies of the Codo, Whilo this disbursement appears to bo on a proper claim, it in not sustained by satiefactory youclors to the Committes. Tho Treasurer lixowise produces a box of Woestorn & Atlautio change bills—too late for the Committco to verify by count, but pur porting to be in amount €0,448.45, aod to which change bills thoy consider Lim ontitled to a cred- it. ‘Lhe Treasurer also produces executlva war- rants, dated back, some of them, to 1871, and aigned by Goy. Bullock and Controller M. Bell, smounting in total to 310,954.09, which, without further and more estisfactory informa- tion concerning them, the Committco aro not willing tonecopt to his credit. ‘ho Treanarer also presents for credit an amount of $2,624.60, a discount on a» temporary loan of 8100,000, from William I. Walters, Esq.. of Baltimore, and of Moves Taylor, isq., of $59,000, and on expouso account of W. J, Morrill, Eac., of $77.60, for arranging or procuring sald loans, ‘Tho Committeo aro not agreed to allow satd items of disbursement, said loans of $150,000 nover having been noted in the Tronenrer’s ro- pork or inotber formoft informattou to the omslature, ‘Cho Treasurer also aaka credit for balance due on a protested or unpaid chock of John King, Egq., banker, for $2,115, ond for counterfeit Unitad States currency, $337—talon in the due course of business. ‘The Committaa feol that they havo no right to admit these ac- counts 46 credits without logulatiye authority therefor.” DOUBLY PAYMENT OF CLEWs’ BONDS. It weoms that ‘Treasurer Jones repalil bonds which had been sold by Honry Clowa, the money pockaled: aud the bonds put out, presonted to fouos, and paid again by him, Hays tho report: “ An examination of the report of tho Com- milteo will show that $153,250 of tho bonds of the State of Georgia, maturing prior to the lat day of January, 1872, togathor with tho intorout accruing theroon, has beon paid by tho Tresaurer in tho years 1873 and 1674, Some of tho bonds matured aseariy as 1864 and 1865. Assuming the statement af Gov. Bullock in his letter to the Hon, Benjomm Conloy tobe true, ‘allof tho State bonds that fell dao, as por report of the Trengurer, prior to Jaw, 2, 1872, Lave beon paid. Ani the repayment of these all bonds by na present Treasurer ja unauthorizod and Ille- gal. “Tho Troasuror excuses this extraordinary Payinont of bonds by stating that Le had no notice of thoir previous paymont, that) thora wae probibition = in relation to them, and that as soon as ho was advised thereof by the Executive, nearly twelve mouths ago, he ceased to recognize and pay thom, How many of these bonds wore paid in 1874, your Committes haye not boen able to determine, no record haviug beon kept of the date of payment, bot ifany were paid during said yoar tha excuse of the ‘reaguror is not a uatie-. factory or accoptable one to your Committeo, in viow of tho fact that in his note bf appondix FP, setting forth » dosoriptivo liat of past due bonds of the State, aud which appandix Is attached to and forme a part of bis annual report for tho fiscal yoar ending Deo. 31, 1873, aftor describing tho bonds thus past dite, He saya: ‘It is highly probable that many of these bonds have boen paid,’ thus showing notice at that date,” Te 18 ASKED TO NEHIGN, The Committee concluded by asking Trenauter Jones to resign, avd rocommended to tho Lagls- Iature that in tho ovent he rofased, to appolot a Hacal agent to take chargo of the olllce, JONES’ DOND, Jonea ia under boud of $200,000, with tho namos of A, A, Nutting,» Macoo babker, and K.P. Grant, Prosident of tho Atianta & Wost Point Railroad, It ts thercforo supposed that an the case now etands the Stato fa safo from loss. There is an uncompromising disposition upon the part of the Legilature which will ex- act every cout duc, REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE'S ADDRESS, AtLanta, Ga., Fob, 27, 1875.—To the Republi caus of Georgia: Thore is;auad aflliction in the family of ons Domoocratlo frionds, but as tho nowspapers will not say much about it, I will toll you something about at, ios Thoy have suddenly found out that thera laa heavy dofalcation in-the Treasury of Georgia, and for some days past have Leen laboriously and faithfully considoriag overy possible way of doing nothing about it, and of blaming 20 ond for it, On tho Sth indt., a Committoe was ap- pointed to Investigate the Treasurer's office, and on the 29d itmt, the Cgmmitteo reported to both Jtouses, pomor & heavy defalcation in the office, and advising that tho ‘L'reasuror be ro- quostod to resign his office, 5 ‘Tho Troasurer dofled thom, aud declaroil ho would novertesign, The Legislature apont all day Wodooaday last trying to tlad out same way. to do dothing, and flnaliy, whon Mr. Warner, of Moriwother County, asted if tho ‘l'renanror had not dono what way complained of by the Govarn- or's direction,| there wos suddonly a catim upon the trowblod waters, and tho whole matter agaiu “shoved endizise" into the committce-room—to bo whiten auhed, . The Committes has refused to whitewash him, an made thelr second roport this moruing, ro- atirming oll thoy had aad 1 their tirat report, and givlog additional aud more damaging facts, Yoeir firse roport charged tho ‘Ireasurer with having paid dishonored oper the second time, to the enm of $152,200; with having pal 63,017.68 In direct violation of tho plata pro- vivious of the law governing hia ofice; with Lav- iug claimed to havo pald €609,817.50 through « bank in Now York, when be tad no scrate! ® peifto prove it; with claiming to Lave money seattered all over tho State, in differant banks (hich was iu violation of tho laws of the lata, Hf trae), without having a weratch of pen to show for it, and without having anything io his oftiee by which to ascortaiu how bis account, stood with any of theso banks; aod furthor atato, In thele report; Yqur Committee have no raliablo dato before thom by which to doter- tnino tho actual cagh in tho Treasury.” No way to tind out what iy in tho Troasury! No wav to find out what haa been pad out of the ‘Treasary! ‘Their second report, thie day made, relcerates all they said In thelr first report, and even charges the Treasuror with uelog 500,000 i bonds of the Btalo ‘without authority of Jaw,” whon he ought to have returned thom to the ‘resaury and vancelod them, ‘They charge him with hay- jug §20,000 in bonds iu his oflice, which he at thet told them woro paid, aud afterward told them were not paid, aud which it really neoms he did not know whether they were pald or not. ‘They charge him in thelr second geport with way- ing ho had cortaln sums of mor, belonging fo the Treasury, in certam banks {a Cleorgia, woe iu truth the sume stated by bin were not corm THE GEORGIA IRREGULARITY. Report of tho Legislative Committee Bparatire, made by ‘000 times ite natural rect. And thoy say he claimed a crodit for 81,000 part to Maj}. C, P, MeCalla’s altorneys, but lias nothing to whow for it, (And Maj, Me: Calls donion receiving it or authorizing any at: tornoy to recelvo it.) Who woro the attorneya? All'this {8 trno concorning the Treasury of Georgia, and because ‘there is ho Republican ine volvad in it, because there is no Ropnblican thoy ean mako a ecape-goat of, because it is Democ- raoy, pire (7?) and undotiled (2), thoy are. evon In tho Goneral Arsembly, trving to cover it up and mako it appasr thoro fn nothing wrong and nobody to blame! Nothing wrong, and nobody to blame! ‘Thete nie, howover, honest men in both tha Houses, who are for doaling with tho mattor without regard to the fact that Jonen, tho ‘Lressuror, is 8 Democrat. Thoro haa been nothing to ahow that Treasurer Jonon has stolen anything himself, or has been guilty of any kind of dishouesty or coiruption, but tt scems that othore, whose namoa havo thus far been with held from the public, havo availed thom. volves of thea Incompetenoy and gross care- logunasa of tho ‘Treasurer to fateal, and that, by hia incompetency , and careloranoss, $152,000 wae paid, In ono jump, on bonda which had been already paid. ‘Iho publlo are foveriah to know to whom thi money was paid, snd whethor any of his*bondamon tere directly or indirectly concerned or intorostod in ita poy ment.’ Tho public aro entitled to know, and de- maud to know, mhethor ail thoso illegal pay- monts, or any portion of thom, and if so, which of them, were made from tho, Tressury by aud with the consent and approval of tho Governor, and if he fe equally involved in this great loss to the peopte of Georgia, why ho, tuo, ih not re- quested to renign. ‘Thore in a great offort to cover up this thing, and it may bo that it Involves othors bosides Jones, and will thercfore be covered np by ad- journing without action, 2... I sond this exposition ont to my political frlonda over the State now to lat them know what ia golng on, and whon the deoreo shull havo Ronn: forth that there is no lama to be at- tached to & ‘Trensuror whose itcompotency and earclonsness causoa a loan to the poopie of Ceor- gia of hundreds of thousands of dollars simply beoauso he isn Democrat, I will give, in another document of thia kind, thelr mode of reasoning thomeelvos into auch acanciusion, and also some of tho unwritten (or at lenst unpublisied) lise tory of this Democratic defalcation, H. P. Fanrow, Chairman Republican State Central Committeo, GIANT STAR-GAZERS. ‘Two American ‘Colescopes, the Kurge est in the World. Reston Letter to the New York Tribune, _ When Galileo's first telescope was mado, which enlarged an object less than 5 diameters, it aatovishod tho world. And whon ko finally suc- ceoded in making ono that magalfled about 30 diameters, it was said tbat tho highest mequily- ing powor had been reached, and plauaible rea- fous wore given to substantiate tho alatomont. Whon, somewhat lator, Frauenhofer made tho colabrated Dorpat telescopo of Runsia, with an object ginss of 34 inches in aperture, its enor- mous powor was the cause of great excitemont ninong astronuiners throughout tho world. , The famous Chicago tolescopa, with ite 18$¢ inak Clark & Sous, at a coat of 918,000, loa till Jatoly been at the nead of great instruments of this clans, At Gatenhoad, near Newcastlo, England, dtr. R. 8. Nowall'a toles- cape, made hy Cooke & Sons, of York, with 25- inch sporacuro, has for several years stood aatho Isrgost in the world, though of infortor quality and power, At presont the instrumont in tha Naval Obsorvatory ot Washington, and now in avtive operation there, givos to the United States tho distinction of having tho largest and mout effective rofracting telescope that was ovor consttucted, This, too, was mado by Mosers, Clark, who have now nearly completed anothor of similar calibre, ordered by L. J. McCormick, of Chicago, of MaOormick's reaper famo. This, it is undoratood, will: be given to one of the Vir~ Rinis universities. 'Theso twin “ monsters of the desp "sky, not soa—will, in every important particular, be the counterpart of each other, ‘Tio only noticeable difforencea aro : Tho Warhincton instrument bas fn apertitre of 26 iuchoa, whilo the McCormick has oue of a little over 20, but only enough to have it sald that it ja the Inrgest in the world ; the compound objective or object glass in the latter weighs 170 pounds, while that of the for- mor wolghs 180 pounds, In each, tho glass, with the tubeiu which it is ingorted, woighs about ston, and the whole weight may bo roughly eatimated at four or fivo tons. Jéach has a focal length of about 33 fect. Tho cost of the Government telcscopo was @46,- 000 in currency,’ That of the McCormick wilt bo 238,000 in gold, ‘Tho contract was made for both nt the same timo, about four Years ago, and at the same prico, gold being ovtimated ag it thon stood, Alr. McCormick chose to pay the amount in gold whon his instrunicnt should bo complet- ed. The objectives alone, when compicted, sro worth $25,0U0 osc, and are capable of 3 magni- fying power of 2,000 diametors, though, owing to tho iuterforence of the atmosphoro, a power of 1,600 will soldom be used, but even this will in- crease the surface sels obJjoct viewed to 2,250,- 20, ‘The establishment that gives birth to thease monstor telescopes fa situated in Cambridg: ort, Alnay., within casy riflo-range from Boston Stato-House. It ia an unprotending utructure of Jain brick, to storica high, about 40 feat long y 25 feet wido, with on of tho same width and 20 fect long, and a small, one-story room, perhaps ld.by 20 feet. AH the power used in hia factory 18 8 five-horse powor engine, of which sore than throe-horse power is sotdom neodod, ‘Che firm is composacd of Mr, Alvan Clark and bis two gong. They omploy about a half-dozen baods, aud novor havo, in the busiest , times, more than ten, Tuo senior Mr. Clark is now over 70 years of ago, aud did not begin tele- scope making till bo was over 40 yoars old, Ho bas acquired his knowledge and skill without instruction. He has novor seen a lens ia process of construction in the bauds of any ovo out of bis own stop. Yet bore are made instrumonts which no other maker in the world hasaurpassod or equaled, ——— 4 Burning Gis Wolk The following interesting description of a burn ing well in Pennsylvania hss beou received by the Sigual Oftica In Washington from Mr. J. Cummings, of Tareutum, one of tho volunteer obwervors for the Signal Service: “On the night of the 2d of February, 1875, I, in company with several others, paid # visit to the gront gas well, situated ‘nbont 9 milow from ‘Larentum, and 16 milos south of Bute lor, at a place called Larden's Mill, on the farm of Air, William Horvoy, and owned by a company cooulsting of Mesars, Willisin Hervey, J. 8. Vandegrift, and J, McAl- laster, The woll was feppod about two weeks ag0, a6 1 learned from oue of the propristons. in their search after oil. Thoy ave gone down adistance of 1,145 feet, and ‘have just atruck the first aand-rock. ‘Tho woll is located in a holtow about 800 feat wido, botweon abrupt hills, Our party came in the vicinity of the wall about Do'clock at night, having seon the vast light doating in the eky on many a dark night on previous occasions 18 iniles distaut, bat whon we came to ite tnsuodiate influence and saw the troes on either hand ht up, and thoir trunks and branches silvored to thoir topa by this burning torch, the scene waa beyond descrip- tian, On atriving at the ground we wero mot by huadreds of poople from all pia of tho country who, ike ourselves, flock nightly to sea this groat wonder. ‘Tho tirst thing to strike tho visitor on arriving is the great masaof tine white tame of Jotonse heat aud brightness and the hollow rambling noise Heard ge the out-rushing gas Pluugea into thé atmosphera aud lights all oreund by its imposing brillianoy, ‘Tho flamo of thin natural torch 18 about 40 feet long and 16 wide, and keops at these dimensions ulght aud day with striking rogalarity, Hence tho Ught in buth regular snd constant. ‘Ie heat emitted by so large a body of flame is yery great. The treos aiound, at proportional distancey, aro budding, aud tho crasa that bas not been troddon down by tha throng of visit- ors tu growing fnoly, aad, considering that this is mid-winter, this clroumstance will give you tome idea of the great Lent, 1 approached within 60 feot of the flame, and supposed it to ‘be at that distanoo about 140 doyrecs, ‘Iho placa has the charactor of a camp-moeting st night in consequence of the mighty crowds who conpre- gatethero. The lightis grand. You can seo to yead with easd a quarter of a mile from thiw onormous gaa-jot, and, if uuintorrapted by treea and tho wind of tho road, reading could be done atthedistanceof amiloandahalf, The nolue matte maa rushoa out and ig consumed is won- erful.” ———- Heew, Air Johu Lubbock, M. P., who devotes bim- selfa good deal to entomology, dissents from the general iden in regard to the dolnga of bees, He claims that thoy ores wolflah lot of insects, and holds ¢hat the degres of devotion awarded the queen beo is altegether too great. ‘Thora is great difference in tho degree of their jotelli- ence, and great pocaliaritios with reference to their thine of work, Ho believed bees did hear, though he was never able to make auy sound which they were able to recognize, He belleved they had a keen senve of smol!, and that would account in many cases for the antipathy or otherwise wh ch they are ss'dto havo for por- sone. He found that the warmth or colinces of hiv body had much to do with their friocdiiness towards bim. ; B. F. ALLEN. . Gi in Equity Filed by Him in tho U. 8 Circuit Court at New York, Serious Charges Against Bank-Man- agers and Others, History of the Banking Firm of Allen, Stephens & Co. . New York Tribune, March 4, Benjamin F, Allen, of Des Moines, Ie., fled yestorday through his counsel, Bird & Bialr, tho most voluminous and complicated bill in equity that has been presented to aJudge of tho United States Circuit Court for tho last threo yeora. The complainant 1a 5 membor of tho bauking firm of Allen, Stophens & Co, of thia city, aud the dofondants.‘are hie co-partners, Willlam A. Blophons and Herman Bleunerhasaatt, and joined with thom as dofendants aro the American Exchange. National Bank, tho Continental Bank, and tho Dry, Goods Bank, all of thia city. Tho objoot of the dill ig, among other things, to forca Stephens and Diennerbhaseott ta account to Allow fur partuer- ebip funds alleged to have been fraudulontly disposed of, and to restrain the American Ex- change National Bauk from parting with cortain socuritics now, a8 ls claimed, in its possession, Dovides charging the bante with many iregu- loritios, the Lill asserts that S. H. White, the Vice-Prosident of the Charter Oak Lifo Insur- snco Company, used $150,000 of the Company's monoy in ‘an outsilospeculation,” and that the Company, to conceal what its Vice-President Lad done, adyanced.2509,600, 4 Divested of ita legal verbiago, tho billis ap follows: In January, 1872, Benjamin F, Allen agreed with Willlam A. Stephens und Moerman Ilennerhansett to become p partuer with them ina geucral banklag and commission business, to be carried on in the Clty of Now York under the firm name of Allen, Stophoue & Co, and thereupon o partneralip ayecetnent wan ex- ected, providing that the capital stock of the partncr- ship pliontd be $50,090, all of which showkt be fur- niabed by Alle but elther of tho other partnora might advavvo monoy to tho frm in such sums as reemed fit, Tho money advauced was to draw in- toreat at tha rato of 7 percent per annum, and nike rate of interest was to be cuarged uponall sums drawn from. tho firm by elthcr of tho partner, cach of whom should rocelve ono-third of tho profits dérived from the buele nose, and pay ous-tlird of the lossor, ‘The profits were to Le credited wv per cent to All 20 per cent to Stephens, and 20 per cent to Bleunerhnarett, and tho romaiuing 40-por cont wes. to be credited to = cons Hogent account which might st any time be di- vided among the partners by mutual’ consent, Tho accounts were to bo balanced on tho 1st days of January ond July in each yoar, when the reapect- ive profits of each partner ‘shonld be carricd to lis individual account, such profits to bo ‘eatl- mated after carrying to tha contiugent account all doubtful deb’ and uncerlain pending opers~ tons, Ese of tha partners might draw from the funds of the firm such sums ax milglt ko necessary for hie personal and faaily exponscs, provided tho eatne dit not excced for each partner $10,000 por year iu excces of the amount he might have to his crodit, ‘The firm uamo' waa not to bo used or its assets cmployed by either partnor otherwise than in the regular course of tue frov'a buatucss, Nolther of the partnors should {individually make, indore, of gusratitee auy nuto, draft (not including checks), bill, or otuer obligation, nor become in dny way tho surety of any one, withou! the consent of all tha partuers, Stopbens aud Bien nerhassott were to davote their entire time and atton- {on to tho firm's business, and were not, without the counent of Allon, to engage in auy other buslness, In purauauce of the agreement mentioued, the firm began business in January, 1072, und front the very start large amounts of moncy wore deposited with if, most of tho deposits belug made by Allen's acqtalut- ances and correspondents in the Weatern Statca, ‘The oposite wero 40 large that the $30,000 agreed to bo contributed by Allow was not neoded, and payment of the same waa Walyod by Stephens and Dlewnerhasactt, nolthor of whom ever contributed any mnonoy to the firm; but, owing to the great credit and acquaintance of Hlephens, the drm, during the frst six months of ita oxfatenco, waa ‘able to do snd actually aid & business which ylelded o net profit of over $30,000, Except th tha advancement of the $29,000 to the capital of tho frm, Allen bas compliod with and performed all of tho stipitiations ond agreo- ments contained in the articles of partnerahip to be kept anu performed by him, and has in all things oa- desyored to promote the best interests of the ficm, Stephens and Diengerisrentt from the begluniug have had sole charge of the frin's businosa, and of its bookn, asaots, and property, They reslila th tho City of New York, while Allen ‘resides im Chicago, Ul,, audin Des Molues, Ia, ; and 1! became the duty of Slophens and Hlennerhassett, uodor and Vy virtue of the provisions of the partnership agreement, to keep full, true, and. acctirate sccounts of all of tho firm’s business traneno- tlona, and to balance Its books ou tho ist days of Jonas ary ond July of exch year during the continuance of its business, But, as Allen “is informed, and be- Hleves, and charges the fact to Lo, they have incorrectly and Improperly kopt aad books, and havo not entercil- therein all tle traneactions of sald frm; that they havo not given Aden credlt for moueys for which he was entitled to be credited, and havo nut charged themselves with moneys which thoy, snd each of them, have drawn out of anid firin and appropriated to thelr own ute and bepofit.” Stephens and Dleunorhasact # have, for the last two yoare, negiccted and rofuced to balance sald firm's books on the ist days of Janu- ary and July," and to” furuiah " ‘Allen “with "neglected and refurort statements thereof, .al- though often requested to do so.” Stephens and Blounerhassctt, iu violation of the terms of the articles of partnersitp, and — without Allen's Knowledge and consont, did employ and use the firm assets otherwiso than in the regular course of the firm's business, and embarked ia. speculations and operations ontalde of the mame; and, in May, 1814, they entored foto.» speculation on their private socount by aad through the purchare of a jaryo interest jn.a ailvermine” iu the Lerrltury of Utsh, kuown as the Alono Mine, "fur wileh they agreed to pay, and did pay, $460,0C0, under au ure rangement wit Hf, White, the Vice-President and Treasurer of the Obbrter Oak Ltfo-Iumurance Cum- hur,” of Hartford, Conn, By that arrangement, 4 Walto or the Company was to pay tho sum of $150,000 of safd parchase-money for a proportion:fe sare of the interest so purchased by sald Stovens and Bleu- -nerhaasctt,” who pald the said sum of $490,009 with the monoy and‘out of the assets of sald firm of Allen, stephens & Cg, without the consent" of Allon, “In pursuanco of the lastemeutioned arrangement, tho said Churter Oak Life-Insurance Company afterward pald to said Stephens and Dleuncrbasactt the said atm of $130,000," ,- ‘Tuo iuterrat In the Mono Mine purchaeed by Ste- yhrns and Btennerhasrett has proveu utterly worthicne, aud, having ‘proved go, “Stephens und Bleunerias actt now pretend that the speculation was eutcred into by them on partuersbip account, und that Allon cake of fallure to roll the notes, Htephen: isto bear his proportion of the lows of ruld speculs~ Hou," ‘Tha drawing out by Slopuens end Ulennerhus- sott of $400,000 from the asvota of the fra “yrcatly reduced its available ssscta, embarrased tions, and sortously crippled ‘tw coudition,” and, at the Fequcat of Giophons and Bienuertatscl, Allen, tn Auguat, 1874, caine to Now York and had & constilta tion with Bienuerhasaett, who ‘then represented that 1% was absolutely moccseary that they should have the sitm of $250,000 to replace the monoy by them ex. pended in the purchase of sait miuo, and that the Oharter Oak. Life Insurance Cotnpany ‘would, rather than lve the Aict knows slat {ta Vico-Presideng and ‘Treasurer had used $150,400 of ite funds, loan oF ad- vance the sum of $$00,000 upon sich secunitice a6 Allen could furnish from the sale of his property Towa, and could procure in vattioment of debts dite to him,” After euch representutlou, Allen, 8, H. White, and Dleunerhassett conmulted together, when 1 was agreed upon on the part of Allen that he would at onco return and proceed to get up sald ‘sccurilfcs ax soon a8 he ressonably could; and on the -part of White, we for eald Charter’Oax Life Insurance Company, hati “would, sa fuat as forwarded, att Yatice invhey on the ame ‘to the aatent of $50u,000,” Metwoon Allan, Stephens, end Blennerbassctt, *{t was thereafter agrdcd tliat $250,000 of said money should go directly tq Allen, and’ the otter $250,000 of tho same should be deposited with the sald rm of Allen, Stephens & Co, to the credit of’ Allon, In pursuance of tho lustamentionsi agreement, Al- Jon procured and seut to Stephens aud Mienneriseactt socurities to the amount of over, $400,000, "upon which, aud upon the faith of the crouit pf Allen,-—as he is ‘informed and, helloveay—the sald Ukarter Oak Life Insurance Company made and taiued Sts paper «tothe amonnt of $159,000, anit delivered the dame‘to sald Blennerhassstt and Sisphens, to be by them sold and nogotiated, and the proceeds thereof to De delivered to thu Ort of Allen, Slephons & Co. and ho credited to AUen.” A large ‘portion, If not dl, of the paper of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Com- pany was sold or negotiated, aud tho availa thereof ro- Celved by Htephens and Bieiuerbassott, but no part of the sange war, ae Allen is informed and’ believes, cred~ {ted to his account, ‘At that time Allen was the Prosident and chlof man- ager of the Cook Guunty National Dank, Chicago, 1ll,, aud in October, 1874, was einbatransed’ in bla own, business affairs, aud unable topay Lisdobls, The Cook County Natlonal Bank was also embarrassed, and noablo ta ‘moet ite obligations, all of while wad Well known to Stephens and Biennerhassclt, On Jan, 19, 1875, (hut. bank was compalled to close’ {ta doors, and on Fob, 1, 1875, Auguatua 11, Burley was appotnt- cd ite Receiver, ‘The wecurities belonging to that thawk mere s part of iia naaels, and lable (o be aqually distributed among the creditors, who had, ia culty, no right to dispose of the’ same, or in al manner to. interfere witle th Alten juformed ond beliaves, snd therefore charges the fact to. bes that prior to Feb, 6, 1673, the American Fachauge National Bank had advanced, nominally to Alleo, Btopheis & Co,, bub really to’ Stephens aud ‘Blentierhasactt, a targe sum of mouey through the wo licltation and at the iustanos and request of anid 8, 1, White, of otler officers of the Charter Oak Life In: murauce- Company, and with the savurance or agree muent of the uald White thet the same ahould be re- pald.” ‘The Continental Notional Wank aud the Dry Goode Bank elyo advaucedy novmlually to Alli ny etn, “is Stopheus & (o., bul really to Stephons and Nieuncrbas- tell, lar ayms of money; and on or about Fe! 12,'. 1375, end asfitr the American Exchange Natlondl ' Bank, the — Continental National Bank, and tho onda Bank « ot the Jusvlvenr ry Gorda Dank * well knew bf thoretd Cook County 3 aut, aud of Alenyste; hens and Dlavaoruedeets toe Lavke—tha Cook County National Uank areeyted citered tuto an agreement, in and by which, In cone dueration that sald Stephene and. Biennerbasaie should tura over aud plyco in the custody aud conteet of the American Exchange Bank (to, bo by tt held aacurity for monoya then dite to ead baukd from eett Allen, Stoyhens & Co, ao mhat should thereat be advanced, to asid Stephens and Btamnernce nett under sald agreement) all the ectriites and property in the porscasion of silt Stophese aint Blenuerhasactt, they, sakttartem Gnned banks, would’ advance to Stophens and Ble Herharrelt in proportion to the indabtedness of Alle Stephens & Co,, eld Ly cach of them, an amonnt suf, Heient to enable Atephens aud Bienuerhaesctt to carey ou thelr Lusiness, and pay the deyonitora of Alles Stephens & Oo.” Gpon tnformation ana beltef, 47 Ten churgea * the fact to bo tuat, in pursuance of the Ioat-mentioued agreonient, Slophens and Dlennerice eett, without right or authority, took and turned over to the American Exchange National Bank tho mit ee cuties above mentioned belongin to Allen, an fn thefr Landa an Feb, 24, 1875 5 anit alaa of the’ aald eet curities of the Cook County Natfonal Danke in thet Juaula "on that day, Afton charging that auch transfer of eocutllies wig fraudulent, the LL contiuses, In anbatanie: On Now ‘22, 1574, Allen sent to Stophenn and Hlentierhaesctt tw, ty'notes of $7,000 each, signed by B.T, Murphy & Gy of Chicngo, Ti, to be noid by them On oominis toy! the money recelved therefor (o ho neft toB.T, Murphy 4 Co, through the Gsok County National Bank. 1, ud Blennere hacsott wero to retura thom to’sturphy & Oo, + but ies did not eel the notes, and after the failure of the Cul Couaty National Bank they had, an Allens "fs tutorme ed and bellevon,” fifteen of them in thelr rossemloay and they now'hnye them, or have since frandulentiy roll of diepored of the aume," An a member of tus firm of Alien, Stephens & Co.," Allen “is Hable to Murphy & Co, for caid not oe oe ots tucmiber of tho firm of Mnepby &'Os,, and as auch is Interested in the namo, and hae tho right tocall upos Htephena gad Blenuerbassetl for an accounting of tke sane.” Tn April, 1874, T. 8, Dobbing, President of tue'chte cago & Pacitie Italiroad; mada’ and dellvered to the Qvok County National Hank five notes of $1,030 exch, Ascollateral acourlly for four of the nates, elgty 21,000 bonda of that road wero depoxited, ‘Chow bouds were placed by Alien in the Oem of Allon, Btephens Gv, “and in the hands of Stey hens and,Blewnernaseet for safe keeping.” In Novembor, 1874, «three of the fivo notes wero given up, “and six woten of $5, nude by T.. 8, Dobving tndividualiy, were given in their place. Inthe same month four of there notes wera Indorsod by the Cook Conuty Natioual Bank aad delivered to the New York Site Loan and Trust Come pany as collaterals on an indebicduess of that bank Stephens aud Vicnnerhaszett naw have "the aid eight $100 Louds, or hava fraadulently +old, negotiated or disposed of then, atid they well know all the faci above atated tn regurd to thom when they did eo," Iu April or May, 1874, the firm of Buwen Brothers, of Chicago, made a call Joan of the Qvok County Xe tlafial Hank of $15,000, and doporited ax collateral ee curity 200 shares af tho stock of the Chicago & Catae mit Canal aud Dock Company, ‘Tho. uote fer tte 315,090 ia now in the pomersion of the Kecelver of the Gook County National Bank, and attervear, na Allen fw iufoemed and bulleves,® Ledelisered the Inst-mete Ulonod stock to the Drin uf ‘Allon, Btephena & Co, leate Ing the same with Stephens ant Blonneriinexctt, who well kuew that it belonged to tho frm of Bomn Urothory, and was helt only as collatenl for said’ $16,000." Stephens nud Blennerhseset, as Allen "is iuformod nud hetiover,” cn Feb, 1 1875, turned over to the Atertean Evehruge Natfor Bank, the stock of Dobbins, ant of Bowen Hrothe: auil Murphy & Co.'s notes ae collateral security und tho agrcemout mado between Htophons aud Mleccer. haweett, the Aurericun Exchauga Natloval Dank, ti Continental Nadienat Bank, nnd the Dry Goods Bink: and thers banks “wera chergesbla with uctice of the facta herein above set forth, and acquired ne ipl ill, oF Juterest in eald etotk sud notes, or any of them, + On Fob, 19, 1875, Stoplona and Riennerhaseetl, withe ont Allen's consent, “declarot Uie gut) coparinersbip eniled, aud began doing busines jer tho name of A. Btophens & Oo, ‘They then touk and nove bald possesion of tho gitlee, furniture mate, books, ard prorerty of Allen's itt firm, aud wholly'refuce nowledge ” hin rights, ‘The prayer of the Lill In that Steyheus and Dlonnen Hassett, the American Exchange National Dank, the Continental National Bauk, and the Dry Gonda Bink, may be ordered to make full, true, and uirozt answers to all the matters sot forth; that Stophens and Biss- nerhassott may bo called to an accounting, and ty Parinerebip, dissolved: that tho atocle deposi ty Howen Brotucry as coltatoral aecurity for tleir $15,000 note may ba delivered tip to them upon the psy. ment of tho noto to the legal holders elghty $1,000 bonds of the Chicago & Pactito Raflraat Company given by Dubbing he surrendered to his upon tho rayment of bis uote to the legal bolder; {lint in the meanttme an fujunction Le isened re atraining Stophons and Dionnerbassott from. san making, indorsing, or uegotlating any note, 4: Dill, of other security whatazsr for or on account the’ coparinersiip, and from using Ite funds, andjtat the Americau Excliaugs Natlonal Hank be restrained from disporing of or alloving to paus from ite ports. nlon the notes and securities deposited with ft on Fh 2) 1375, Subponas tiara beon issued in thin ento and made raturnable on tho first Monday fu April. e ANOTHEN surT, New York Sun, March 4, Anothor phase of tha uate complicated litice tion was progeuted in Suproime Court, Chambers In a motion presented thore it was sot forth thit tha Chicago-Paciflo Moilroxd discounted their notes for $10,000 at the Cook County Nation! Bank of Chicogo, doporitlog as collateral 310,00 of thelr firat-mortgage bonds. Suvsequeully, in place of tio of the original notox, four note of 'T. 3. Dobbins for 25,000 exch wora substi tuted, the collatoral continuing with tho Crot County Bank. ‘Ihe bank deposited these fear notes with tho Now York Stato Loan and Tron . Company, as collateral among othor things tosa advanco py ras Intter of over 250,000, ‘Iho Loso and ‘Crust Company havo brought anit tore cover this money, nad yesterday Judge Donobu grantod a mation ,mi on_ ita bobalf that the $40,000 first-mortgage bonds, now in the hands of Allon, Stephons & Oo. ba placed iu tho han of Colos Morrisas Rocotyer, to bo retalucd u coltateral for ira bonofit, OASUALTIES, THIRTY-FIVE LIVES LOST BY SHIPWRECK, | Bostoy, March 5.—The Itatian bark Clovansi haw bean wrocked at Capo Cod, and all on board, with the exception of tho staward (iifteon pe: sors), perished. Although the vessel wan but 400 yards les the shora tho lifo exving mon wero unable jog a Hua to hor, the bombs with whieh tne atetka is suppliod proving worthless. < . New Youk, Batch G.—A dispatch from & Joln's, N. 1, ‘wayot “Luesday, March 2 te ahip. Violett, from France ta San Plerre, [sien with salt nnd sugar, was abandortod in tho ice ia St. Mary's Bay. The Captain and crew nee saved. People fcom tha shore then went to sat tho ship, but a nortboast gale seattered the les and twenty of thom wero lost, and twanty:t50 others are atill misaing,"’ FROZEN TO DEATH, Special Disnatch te The Chicago Tribune, Spminayizin, Il, March 6,—Peter Brady, mh? for years has lived around town, waa this mor ing found dead in tho northern part of the city. He is aupposod to linve frozon to oath. It w bellovod by somo that ho bad becomo junane, wandered outside of town and porished with cold, Ono thumb and finger ‘was Incerateds though it Lad been bitten by tho man himself. A TRAIN ENCOUNTERS A LAND-SLIDE. Wargurxa, W. Va, March 5.—A West-bout “passenger traiu on the Baltimore & Olio Buk road ran into s land-slide a short distauce t+ that the, aide df Grafton early this morning. The evsit } and several cars wore ditched and badly wreck ‘Ihe onginear was badly, bub not fatally, inj No one elao was burt. A CANADIAN VILLAGE FLOODED, Menutrox,.Can., March 5,—'be embankme! at the purop-mill gave way aasly this morale and flooded the village. Indications of-the git ing way of the canal embankments aro appart! in yarlous directions. a KILLED BY A FALL. ‘ab Conusnvs, O., March 6.—Iugh wunt, s re dent of Cincinnati, but temporarily omploye te the Central Lunatic Asylum, to-day foll from roof of the building to tho ground, a distsvo G6 feet, and was fustantly killed, RUNAWAY ACCIDENT, Spectal Dienated to I'he Chicago fribune Rockrorp, Ul, March 6.—An unfortaot runaway took placo hore to-day, by wbleb: farmer named William Whittlo bad bis badly fractured. ' UNDER THE SNOW. Sant Laxe, Utah, March 5.—W,. G. Te , waa buried Wednesday in a auow-slide {0 ue Cottonwood, His body has notdsen recoree | “ : font and Naalte fat Ttiy believed by some scholars that Fobi,the: To King of China, is identical with Koxb. at Chineso themyelves claim that Fobi b father; and Noab, although subsoquent 10 tlood the greas progenitor of the race, berg ot golf at that thma fatherloas.’ The mother 4 Fohiis saidto have borne bin encom? tov with w ralnbow—an evident alluaton to tl Hatt of proraiee rovealod to Nosh as the aige o reared covonant. Fohiis represonted to hove adit noven kinds of croaturos, which he sacri ‘be the Great Suprems Noah also took eh rf ark clean beste fowls by sevens, Wi offal omcied th tha God of fications 8 oa ot ibe ings; Fohijs represou! BB watere wiiich acl deluged the cart, tnut do tifying bhu with the flood, "i rt uM The Grundy Cironit Court opeps 08 noxt with's vory light docket :