Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1875, Page 2

@ thine at any timn? A.—Ihave heard him aparago hor for using the Lng.ish language in- wirectly, Q.—What did homas? A.—T hoard him at the tablo ona time 3y apenly to htn chiliran, ife Boped they would nover uso siuch Luglish ay theie mother did. Q.~=\What elro wan rald on that subject? A.— T don't remember anstinog in that eonnoction. 1lor tostimony wan abont squally important. A LETTER, Fullorton crons-oxamincd her relontlessly, ob~ taining ot last the admission that sle wrote the tollowing lottor to Floranco Tilton st tho sun- gostion of Mra, Ovington and Ara, Marae, whon £he heard the rumor that Florenco was about to tewiify againat her mother: A1y Dear Fiorence—All autumn ond winter i full of new caresand tn Infor you, Ihavo been moved mauy imea {0 como tn eeo yor, anl oifer Wy oy ihy and connnel, {f thore ware need of counadl, for T Xaow (o trisla cf young fifo mroggliug with the frke #ome daly fail of the school roaw and faciug ail Hi necesmarléa of dife with mudded haude, No donbt theraare aweet dutles ond sweet diversities, but the harduess of the yole borre Ly tho yuang merits mome of plty aud regeet than of congrstuine tion, Dut you hava had sorrows to bear thut’ T never “knew, for you have been called {0 Judgo Lotwean your pasents, and fo mourn over a Lydken home, 1 wan sery glad goit bad been abic to #liin along qufetly ot Mo, Tiradsh where, nnder #helter of o friendly love, you wero Lrotected from blie gaze, and I few you whll regret leaving lier, Cou know Mattle atd I botl loved yon in infuncy, and forouh many years your mutlier Was iy trueal and {dpal friend, a most devoted wifo, and o ncet tender sndsucrificfog motber, T Lavo scen or known great minoy mothers,—rs & teacher of children I Lavo Lean_yiincipally dmong mollert—ut 1 lavo known few liko yours, Hor soul ia honnd np in her ehildzen now morethan avor, a8 though slio liad peen weldowed, and ail tho Nappinew Ilfa van bring her will coma from them, Do, my dear Fl er well her rlams on your fidelily and love, and, in Ahia extremity, bhold up hor hesrt and bands, Nons Knows botter than I that 1§ is sbo, and not your father, whio now deserven loyalty and serrice, If any {1 ablo to rorve lier. Alono affer tia falwons of her motiie'a Tove, with evciy tio rent, ahe stands bicoding at all ber 3ge's arterien, an.l for no fault bt 100 deep s fon-dners for Lier humband, Yourgmother Lias been truo ta every o0 Lut herself, and her' bllud_sacrliiing fove to nave it Jia e ouly to dieaster, Do uot you, dear Flora, {ake up that wretched eule, Do not permundo your- eclf that you ean help him, Ho #t {2 who I tho vigar of his yours, und with accumulated oxperience of a life, should help protect and advauco v molliers honds, 16 yom lave sciviee 1o remder, and §f yoil can o1ra 1 keep the beat blesmg < your future, cherish your motber, 1 boped most vathieatiy il g wonld ho mared any open avowal of your feellugs and citlon toward pour parents, [ hope sostill, 3fay it uot be forced on you by the solf- fali haud (st bas wrecked cvory onoto maintaln his wretched oase, Dut 1k no oun porssadu you to act lnosny way that wiil | compromise your wiotier Lefore hat abort-sighted aud bnsty titlie whor he studles to deceive, 1 do not want to £33 10 sou witst [ think of yunr father, but I caunot my anything withont admitting my horror of his cou- diiety both teward s fanuly sl the publle, des Banched by b pablisation, ‘T ouly want to plend with you for your loving, sullering, mute, aud pa- theut wother,” Up to tho hoar of adjournmont Lrullerion was occenpied i dogeedly seeking from tho witness tho avowal that the changen she mentionod wera not observed by heveelf, but second-hand tmors, Miss Onkley, who, on direct examna- tien, shownd remmtknble power of analysid. on 1ho oross Lecame pg dumb as Mownon. Faller- foa drosped fue wnquiry at 4, auld wili reswime it to-matrayw, L1 the Satoriated Preas,) THE GENILER BEX LAROELY REPREARNTED. Nuw Yonk, Marchr 10.—Abont tlirey wowmen ceenpicd reats i the court-room thiv morning whien tha Filtou-Beacher proceedings ovenod. Beswe Turner wat skl by sido with Mra, Tiltots, Mre. Tigk), #d Mru. Shenrman, Tho principals Wete nleo present, W'KELYVEY RESUMED, Mr. MeKalsey rosumed tho stand and aontin- tied his duoct oxaminazdon, nud testiied s Mr. Arton eaill that when Buwen saw tho letter in whieh iy (Bowen's) clargres agattt Boucher weto recounted, ho wos willing to tome to torms with Tiltan, A, Tilton brought these charges into Liw sliogory, sayiog that tnis eung man had pucmployer who exiibited aninomty sgainst this ather mas, maide statoments about lin, 1o told this young man not Lo vopent thesn eto- tica, anil the young tnnu said that bo would usa ther'tl hioraw fit. Tlua was £ eause of his CDiton™) leaving tho Brooklyn {nion and the ‘The reagon I enilod on Tilton was 5] anted gomo fufal ton atout tho etory, After L gat tho papers from Harmou I taok thom to the il ollice aud road portlons of thom. 1 went to another goutleman, who took them down 1 shiorthand, Thin gentles man's name 13 McLean, 1Io was then on tha atalt, but iy 13w managing olitor, L then folded thoro parers cavainltv up and loft them i tho Ziagle oftice, subject to tho vatl of Harmoun, Cross-coumined by Mr, sullerton : 1 called on Booeher alfer tho publication of the Woodhall reandal, 1 found Beechey at his house, and wo went topether to the £ ofiva, where he re- mainol whout (ftoen wminutes. Deocher oou- ferrod with Kineolia. tho owner of the paper, in my presence. Bovcher aud I then went to tho ollicgol Moulton, whow ho conferved with Inm, wartly privazo, wl partly in my prosonce, "onlton was ritting at a desl with a wiro fonce around it. 1o ioge ut Beochor's entranco, They spoke togethor, I wan at tho other sud of tho room. Jloccher. Moulton, and [ then went ont, ceosied on a Falton ferry end T bo- Jieve tho othors went ovor bu a Wall street forry, T wae WAITING FOR AOMRTRING TO TURN UP, E !l-u;;hm'l. tut nothing did tuen up out of this, do ot know of auy other occasion on waich Daccuer viuted Kinsglla, 'lio clargoaol Bowen agniuat Beechoe weko et published in tho Broolkdgn Sunday Press, and sfteryard copicd iuto tho Eagle, but throigh bo sct of mive, Liediveet exanunation : Nr, McDormott was thon editor of the Suaday Iress, but ho was not, to wy knawlodge, on thoe kall of the Fagle, OLIVEI JULLNEON'S $TOMY. Oliver Johnzon way the nexe switness eallod. Lo tentiflad, in aoswer to slr, Traoy: I reside in New Y ww a jourvalist ; I live boan one ears, L formorly kuow Thoodoro Til- ton, uud have for about twenty-one yoeard. know Hleary €, Iowon for nearly'the same timo, I keow Ionry Ward Beechor ninco ho fnst sottlod iu Lrooklyn,” When I firat boenmie acquainted Litton I'was on the Anti-Slavery Standard, Ii: 1665 [ went on to tho Judependent, nud for two years I was editor of tho Weekly Tribune, After that L was in the Christian Union. When I was in the Independent, Tilton was editor-in. chiof, and | was managing editor of the paper, Bowon waa thon proprietor of the paper. It was at Tilzon's curnost solicitution that 1 got tho site uation in the Judependent, My intimata ace quaintanceship with Filton ondod in 1872, In wither 1871 or 1872 I mot Wilkeson in Broadwav, 1 know Lin a8 a stocklolder in the Christian Gnior, Thero was s canversation between ug in reiation to golug wto that paper, lu Novewm- ber, 1872, I liad an interviow with Brocber, the 1osult Of which was my engagement {n iho Lhristian Union, as editor of that Jmper. Dur- ing my intimacy with Tilton, he said bo rogarded 00 a3 ono of his best frieuds, LOWEN AKD TILTON, 1n 1570 Tilton camo tu mo with & lettor from Br. Bowen, grving i notice that st tus ond of six nionthy Tiltou's contract oy oditor of the Jn- dependent would coase, He said to me by would Juaven botter contract of Bowen than the ouo ha bell. Il proposed to reslgn then and mako frerh contracts with Bowon. “Tiltou informod mo afierwaid that Bowen had made o contract with bim on the fndependent oither for E1,000 n weok or £1,000 an articlo, o bad uleo, Litton sald, given him_a contract with the Drooklyn Union, 1eaw Liowen aml had a,couversation with kim, and then went Lo Tilton and told bim Bowen wishod to eeo him. I told him Bowen had showed mo a lotter from a Indy, charging biw with au assaule upon ber chantity, and Le Uiad aleo shown me a letter from Winsted, Conn,, charging him with improprioties at a hotol thors, and tLat Mr. Bowen suid theso were not all the ohiarges ogalust Tilton that bo had bieard, —Fil- \ou aaid thees charges wore falso, and told mo the nameof the lady who wroto tho lettor, It wan tho #amo naino sy M. Bowen told ma. Mr. Tilton said, in repard to thio lady, that he hed been fu bed with for, dr, Tilton told mo thut THE WINSTED BTONY wan suacoplible of explanation ; that Miss Love- {oy bad sccompaniod Lim to Winsted by tho par- ileular desiro of hus wifo, when ho was’ goinyg on s lecturing tonr. 1ie eaid, to avold being de- \ainad b{ tho fog fu the rivor when sturbing in ‘ue mornlog for Conneotlcut, thoy weut to Now York the night before and took lodgings at tho 3t.Denfs, I had & convorsation with ‘Lilton e Golden Age office In Baptembor, 1871, about his acquaintance with the Woodkull womsu. I ialked shi gny with him snd rebuked bim for soing soqusintcd with her aud publshjug her lito, e eaid ho regarded this work as ono of i best produotions, aud ssid he wonld not par- wlt mo to say an) thing against her, 88 sho was wmeof iho purest and best of womén that ever bvod. e sssigoed no motive excopt his apore- sistion of her aud pride in bis work. AMr, Tilliu taked e to purchado sowe shared in the Tribe wne for his father, so they mighbt wtsnd fn his nane, They were o purchiased, and were held 0 _this manuer, Wituers was asked [f he,when i tho Christian on, Teceived apy Inntructions from Beecher s to bow hoslould treat tho Golden Age, ‘Thie Aay ubjuctod to au incuinpotent by the plaintif's :oubeel, aud an arguwent cnsued, but it was Titumately ruled ous by the Court. ‘Lhe wituess contiuueds -Iam the msnaging | itor of the Christian Unlon. AUTOBIOGRAPUIVAL, Cross-ezamined by Fullerions ¥ have resided n Now York twonty-five years. Hofure thatl toed @ Pluladolplis, where I was ooumected with the Pennsyivania Freeman. Bofora that I reaidea in Columbua, O., wharo I was employod on the Anfi-Slacery Buqie, Deforo thac T lived In Woreeater Conuty, Msss. In Boston I cone dncted the Liberator. T iwas lecturing again for the Anti-Slavers Boclety, and traveled through Ponnsylvama aud other placos lecturing, I waa born fn Vermont, and lived thore nnutil T was 20 veara ol 1 perved at Montpollor my appron- ticoship nt the printing businers, I am now connected with tha Chrisiian Unfon, ¥ call mv- solt & Chalstian, aud 1u somo resuec:s may advo- cata tha rentimonts of tho Universalista, I be- liova that all human bLeings will bo saved; think that Is nst tho ouly tom In their oolief, and dn not think thia the very essonco of It, Derhaps L have belloved this for ton or a dozen yours. My relisious viows have boon undergolug a change aver suce [ was n_boy. ‘Thischango ia toward trath. 1 onco edited tho Christian Soldier ot Toston, 1t waan paper whosa views wero agalust tho Untvarealiss doctiimos. 1 have nover boeu a subacribor to nny Universalist papor, nor have I wntten onything for thom, I sco them in our_ exciauges at the Chrislian Union_ofice. 1 nover wroto nrticles for tho Christian Cuion advocating Univorsa'lat doc- trines. Doecher oxamluod artlclos for the paper, nud T writo to_conuitmiora of that paper. 1 writo artie'os for tho paper, hub never auy that are [nconsistent with my views, 1 exprossed my opimions to Beechor, auld ho rotalned moaftors wirda i Ly earvice. 1 attonded Cangrogational Churcbes in Middlobury, Doston, und Mont- pelior, Y, I was alwo counected with tho }‘n»:rcusl\'a Bocloty of Frionds, in Choster Coun= {y. Pa, 1 wns conneotad with (ho Hoctety of Triends, and was with thom for two years. Tho Pre raive Soclety invited all porsona working for the good of thelr follow men to unite in tho watter,” 1 bolong to this Boclety, I am nol o membor of Plyniouth Chureh, but attond it fre- quently. Ihave often taken cominuuion thuia, 1 Legan to go thore in 1853, and uttonded thera reguarly untll 1550, when [ began Lo take com- munion there, I was oditor of the Anti-Slavery Standard i New York, I ceasod to bo the editor of tlm!})apm‘ m 18€6. I o not recollect tho first time 1 took communion there, 1 went on tho Indepcndent in tho spying of 1865, and wad thore notil 1870, I uion wout vu the Chris- tian Union, After the recesn Jolinron's erors-oxamiuntion prooceded with s follows: ** I will anawor tho quostion (1 I am a Spiritunitst In the wava friond of mne did. When [ asked him he said, ‘1AM A SPIRUALINT WUT NOT A D—D FOOL.' I beleve I can receivo communicatians from dear friends In the other world, ava Lave had mosrawes fron thom bus not very froquontly, I oannot say if [ wroto auy ar.teles on Hpirituiilam at any tino, I am now connected with Mr, Frothingham's clureh, bt was formorly 8 Trug- tee, Mre, Tilton nover 0hnrrzud we_with leads ing her husboud iuto Intidolity, I drew up my cobtsact with tha Qhristicn.Uaion, sud Til- ton did not proposs the dratt of it. ‘liiton sl Monlton did not fix my snlary oo that paper. Tilton drow up a cuntract which be gavo me, I may havo lookea ovor it aud incorpotaied o fow Idena out of it intw mine. I donot know tiat ‘Lilton hied an agoncy in my obtaimng a placo on tho {nion. Re-direct: T had a convoraation with Tilton after his preaiding at the Kiemway Hall meet- ing, Wa wera lunching togother, Ivemoustrated very strongly sitia lim for prosiding ot the meot- ing with such & womau. TUABELLA R, 0 AKLEY. Mr. Tracey uost eal ed lsabolin 8, Oakley, who teatillod ¢ Treside in Bruokiyn, snd am cogeged in teaching. Mave known Mr. and Mis, Tidon sinco they wore mavriod, I think about a yoar haforo I was an fumnata of the samo houso, 1 thizk Florence was about 18 months old then. 1 aftersards spoot a sumier with thom at Key- yorl, Rt Cornwall, sud at varions timos for a week or two, porhapa, at thoir house iv Livings ton ntraet, I visitwl them fro;quently during the fimt yoar thoy tived thera. Afior 1867 1 discon- tinued my visits, except onco a week or forte nighit, when Mr, Lilton was absent. I leard Mr, Thiton onee HENUKF. A CHILDEEN, and uay o boped Eey would ot spoak such bad Euglird us thowr mothier did, Aftar the year 1800 1noticed & chauge in tho vinitors at the house, and et paopla thera whom I did uot cars to meot, I 1ol Miss Anthony, Mrs, Llizabeth Cady Stanton, and Stephicn L'earl Androws thoro, also hieard 3ir. Wilton sny ha no longer hold such viowd_on tho mariago rolatiun as e formerly did, Miss Anthony, Mra. Stantas, Mra, Tilton, nud the children were present whau ho said thia, 1t appeared to grieva 3lre, Tilton, and -brought tears to hor oves, I think Mru. Tilton gotup from tho table and loft the room, but 1 am ot sure, I aleo notjood & grad- un! chaugo in Tilton's raligious views betweon 1830 aud 1870,—a chango wbich I considored to 1o non-orthodox,—and I Yeard him sy he had 10 longor the neceptod views of tha Atonement. Croxs-examined by Fullerton : After 1867 I visited tho houso abont onge a wosl, or once & formgit, In the fall of 1872 I firat know of tha seandal.” Aftor the Woodbull publication T took au {ntereat ia It, but waa not oxcitod aver {t. 1 WHOTH A LETTUI TO FLOBENCE TILTON, talllog her I thought shie would be a witneas iy tho vase, I hourd this from s conversation which occurred between Mra, Morss aud Misy Moore, It is poasible I liave talked with Mra, Ovingou on tho subjoet. I thunk 1 spoko to Mra. Tllton about it. “Waa not directed to com- municate with Florencs on tho subjeot, Bent a lettor to her Ly post, after finding the address of tho school ‘sho waa at, Had no fear whon [ wrote the latter to I'ioranco that her toatimony wortld hurt her mother in the alightost degrac’; at least, not to my knowledge, ud apprehen- slouy for 1easons of niy own, Witncss, wlter beiug furtber pressad for an answor as to her motive for writing the letter, ropliod : ** I was afraid that if sho wwas called on tho othier side ulio migbt say somothing.” Witncss continuods The nb{oct I had io wrlt- ing this Jatter was to provant her being a wit- noss on ofther sido, 1 conld not way it 1 foared Florenco wau to be callod na & witnoss for tha do- fendaut. 72 ‘Ilio witness was handed the lotter in quention, which wlia 1dontliled, snd continued: I did not uhiow this latter to any person bofore sending it, nar hed suy vouversation with any person about Fullorton rond the lettor, which bagan by sympathizing with tho tclals of Ploronca’s sehool- 1ife, and expressed groat friondshup for her, on uccount of her wother, *tIler soul is bouud up woru than ever,” said the leticr, *1n her children niore than if uhe were a wilow, You should stand by your nother now with loyalty in her ox- tromity, "Let w0 one compromise you Ao act nfnlnn yourmother. I ocsunot 88y anything ahout yaur futher, for I s sbhorrod with his conduct,” ‘The 1atter was signod ' Ssabolls 8. Osklay," Witness then rosumed: Aftor writiug tho lote ter I told Mrs. Tilton about it, Whon Afr. Tl ton voproved Mre, Tilton’s bad English 1o the childien 1 do not know what slie said, Blo may havo ugod bad English, bui I was not paying suy attention to what sho said. QPPOSED TO WOMAN SUFFEAGE. 1 do not romembor whou Isaw 3iss Anthony at Tilton's house ; think Isaw her first hotwoen tha years 1460 and 1867, -1 beliave sho waa a woman suffragist, and I was opposed to all that party. 1was not proseut at atra. Tilton's house wheu the moetings of those peopla took place. 1 do kuow that ybe was dragged {blo this mova- went, Isttach no particular meaning {o tho word dragged, which I ueed. T do not know that Mra. Tilton first esuwed Ar. ‘Tilton to enter Into this movement. 1 vaw Ara, Gtautow ju ‘00, Hhe was partly s womau-snffrog- ist, Cannot tell when I waw Bteplien L'onzl Aue drews, and aannot recollect if I saw him there. ‘The witness hora corrooted horsalf, and gald : I have a general inpression of having soen bim thoro once, but eaunot romombar at what time, 1 do not know i Blies Anthouy, Mrs. Ktanton, or flul;‘l{eu Teur] Audrews viuitod Mr, Tilton prior 0 1866, The Court adjourned. THE WEATHER, Wasuntazay, D, O, March 11—1 a. m.—From the Nortwest and Lukes to Mlusouri and Kontucky falling bavomstor, southerly windu, warmer, cloudy wenthar, and ocorsioual now or raln, 10CAL ODSERVATIONG. Unicago, March 10, |i17:}.|1T7\m,| Wind, | Jiain] Weher, 208738 T W freh, ' Tedped, B W fres pomy 6 31 70 Wik fre by 8] 708,W, 10:18 p mo T3] 9 “Muzlinum thermometer, 43, Miulwum thermometer, 35, AENERAL OUSLLVATIONS, Cu13ad0, March 10, Weather, Station,”lar [Tar|” Wind, ChicoRo, o o [4),78" Cluglunati,,f,03] Cueyenn, 120 Glevelaud. 1304 Milwaukea ,|29.97] Bro:keur'yd 21,08/ Yaukten, ., 30,70] Toledo, uk Leaveuw'th] . B 8i 22,61 b THE CHICAGO TRIBUN : THURSDAY, MARCII 11, 1875, AFFAIRS OF STATE, The Forcign Insuraneoe Iill in the Hilinois EEoysc. The Whole Day Givon to the Usual Kind of Parloy. . The Speclmen from the Jungles of Nardin Again Looses He Is Safely Secated, Howaver, upon Learning the Meaning of a Word. Barring Plater, Haines Has Things His Own Way, Passago of the Mayor’s Bill in the Sennte, Letter {rom Minnezola Rsviowing the Pag: Sossion. Proceedings In Other Stato Leglslative Assemblles. ILLINOIS, MR, PLATER, : Sueelnl Disnateh to Tne Chtenns Tridune, Sratvarien, 11, Maroh 10.—The call of the roll for tho introduction of bllls was ordored, when Plater rose to o question of privilege Tho usual tumult onsued, Finally, Plator sent to tho Clark's desk a copy of the Siale Journal, and asked to havo road thorelrom s arliclo ra. farting to Plater's nurling » tumbler of wator at tho liead of & page on yestordsy, in whioh 1t was maid that the gentlonisn from Hardin was affeoted by tho slght of cold water a8 n dog with hy- dropliobis, Plater observed that ho had stood this thing long ewougl, sud moved the expalslon of tho reporter who wrote tha article 1o question. Il had endurod many jo- wulis and faleo reports, But woreo than the worat thing that flies in tho afr, worso than the worat that swima in water, worse than worst that ctawla on the gronnd, was the word bydrophobis. 11o couldu’t stand that, It wae an inault to his canstituents, Lvery roporter ehonld ba ox- cluded. Let them bo eent to * Hindoostand * ar “ Iibornialand.” Hi=o acked if the Ifouss was not to be pro- togied against such an haraugue. The Spoaker replicd to tho effect that thero waa no protoction that Lo (tho Bpeaker) was nwaro of, Plater, tuorofore, mildly remarked that it had boon puggested ko did not *‘undor- stand tha meaning " of the word hydrophobla, aud thorafore Lo would withdraw his motion, und with thai ho eubsided, FOREION INSURANCE, Tha peculiar tactica through which 8poaker Haines ovidently oxpacts to foreo tho invuranco companics of other Stalan to ousist in procuring liconss for his Pratoction Life tu do businoas in sach States wora made manifest to-day, Miller's bill texing foreign in- surance campanies 214 por cont on grous roceipls in this 8:ato was takqu up, and prssed a second roading. Crawford movod o refercuce to tha Rovenus Committaa, ‘Phoroupon Haues, who bad called Cumwmings to the chair, and himaelf taken the floor, raisod tha astonishing point that this bl could not bo refersad until it was calted up on enneideration Iy scatlons, After prolonged filibustoring upon this polnt, Bpeakcr Cummings overrulad tha point, and tho reforenca was ordorod. Nauco mavod that thg committes ba inatructod to roport tho bill fortha with, with & recommendation thatit pasa, Marsh offered a substitute inatrooting the Cowmitteo 1o voport on tho bill within thros days, Oa the anbatltuto Bransou got the floor, aud opposed the " bill itself a8 & piece of protestiva-policy iguo- anco, Tio pronosad tax wounld simply be & tox upon partiod 1waurad, who would hava to pay it in inoreased premium rates, At this, Morntt and others on tho opposite side shot olf the threadbara argument of ‘ignoranco,—that tha forelgu cor- 'Ynnllunn wonld pay tho tox and ought to pay it. 'lien foliowad tbe stereotyped diatribos mgajnub corporate oormorants, tha effect of all which wea to inflamo Grauger prejudices agaiunt corporations gonerally, and to got the House ju humor to support his Protection Lifa bill ay o vindictive measure on foreign ocorporations which ejoct that domestis conedin of ours from their States, The porformance occupled the Iouso for nearly tho entire ncssion, sud was finally disposed “of by tho adoption of tho anlmluule ordering the roport within threo ays. . QUINCY AND DECATVE. Tho resolution nstructivg the Commiltes on Charitable Tnstitutions to visit the residouco of ex-Gov, Wood ut Quluey, inspect the yamo, with roforonca to its ftucsu w3 su asylum for feobla- mituled chitdren, and report to' tho Houso, was oaltied up this morning, and sprung upon the 1lousa, the contest boing batwesn Quiuoy snd Decatur, ench of which aevidautly aspites to be eracted into the matropolta, should it uecure the Iozation within ita limlta of the asylurn aforeusld, For tho eako of weourine it, Decaiur haw sinca the opening of the seasion nupplicd mombory with blotting-pads whereon ia printed s railrasd map showing Deoatur to_bo the cantre of tho isllway uysiem of tug Uuited Slates, Quinoy has adorued the walls of Loth chambora with large puotography, Landaomely framed, of -tho Ward resldoice, Wheu the rosolutiun was called up an smondwent was offered justrycting “the Committea to viait, lnnpuntb-ud roport, also, upou the residence of II. B, Dusfor, of Daostnr, After somo discussion tho resulution was passed With the smendmont. aud §0 tho great struggia botwoou thoso rival towns will be continued. TIN COOK COUNTY BURIRVALTY. Sheril Aguow's atitornoy, Iticksby and ex- Bupervidor J, J. Kearnoy ara here, to secura tho passago of & bill Oxlug the Sheri's atlowanco for jail board at 05 conts per diemn for each prisoner, A, 0. Jcelng 18 alko bore, and will prova a tioublesoma obutacls to tho passage of such bilt. Hesing says the actua! oxponso of hosyding the prisouers ia 0 centy a day, avd that Agnew malkos 835,000 & year outof Lls offico now. < PIATSEWOUTIY, The House this mornlug adopted a resolution outting off the Intradution of bills_after to-day (excapt from Btanding Uommitiess) withiont con- et of tworthirds of tho House, ‘This i4 the firat movemont iu the Ifouse looking to an ld{mu’n- mont, aud may be acoopted as proof conclusive thint tho House contoniplates sdjourniog some- o, CONNECTION, The types mada your corrompondent stato in Tus Toinuxe of donday that Becrotary-of-Kiate 1laslow, in roply to rosolution of fuquiry, stated that tho bilt far mattar sot ** loaded ™ {n the re- ports of Blate ofticery Liad boen propouted, It shauld havo rond, had noef Leon presentod, oy will uppear from the context, The substance of Becrotary 1Iarlow’s commuulcation was that, ay no bill bad been vondored, ho kuow nathing sbout tho matter, but that when iho bill was presentod 14 would bo paid on the messurement of the type-getting presoribod by Jaw—namely, solid moururemant | sad that inall tho Stato Urinter will clarge for. Frauk Aygnows Jail-Board bitl (express mattor) wag introdiged by Halpin, who disclalnm any kuowlsdge of its contonts, and Introduced it, ho utatos, simply to obijgo o friend, HILLE INTRODUCED, Stickney Introduced a bill reducing the salory of Judgas of tho Huporior and Clroylt Conrt of Cook County bureaftor elected to §3,000 per year. Abillio tax mwkmg-blmu Wau 1utros duced by Ward, aud snotlier bill to abolish tha Urand Jury systen by Mulkey, Thirty-two bllls were ntroducey to-day, waking (La total uum- bor (undor the rule adopted to-day the futroduc. tiou of Lilts, ozuept from mandiug committaos, In wtoppod) 896, ANOTUER ADIURNYENT RESOLUTION, fixiog the dute at the 37th fust., was sttempted Lo ba tutroduced to-day, but, the n»ndinfl arder being biils on 3 eecond reading, Merrlty and oilier Oppositlon members exolnded it, A num- Lor of petitions aguivel wmodiflustion of tho Tomperaucs law were presautod n oach of the Houses to-duy. X . CONNOLLY'S BILL, Jutroduced in the 1luuso to-day, to facilitate the colloction of debis pxalnnt rallroad companies, providos for leyy on tho corporate frenchise and sale without tfio privilege of redemption, tho purchaser to taka unpald stoc! to ho veatod with corrarpo: corporation agaiust othsr #%0 TUB MAYOR'A IILL In ths Bonato, Kehoo'n bill rolativo to the ap- reintmont and romoval of city ofilcers was passed, It providon thiat tho Mavor sball have power to appoint such oilicers aa aro not othor, a3 pald up, and i vights fuw the older:, wise chosen by law by and with tho consent of | the Couuneil, by n vote of a majority of sll ita ‘mbora anthorized by law to be olsotad, to lie takon by veas and nave oud entored on ity records, " Tho Mavor shall also hiave power to remove any officer wo appolotod, whenover, in his opinlon, the intorests of ke city require atich romoval, H1o sball report wuch rom.val with his roasons therefor to tho Counoil st its next rezular meotlng, and {f tho Counoll by a two- th.ad vote, by yona and nays, to ba enterad upon ila reoord, disapprove of witch removal, such officer sliall thoroby becomo rostorad fo "tha oftics from whioh Lo wan o romoved; but Lo stinll giva naw bonds and take a now oath of oftice, Thu Mayor may smazo an appolnsmont ad intorim, Tha bill authorizes the Aayor ta voto part of an approptiation ordinance and spprove {ho rommndor, APPROPRIATIONS, The Commitieo on Apjropriations reported back th Dlind Asylum approprlstion, outting down the appropnation foe bnilding sdditions from §29,000 to 89,000; ordinary oxpanses frain £27,000 to 825.000 nor annuw; {ncreased expons #en from 3,000 to $5.000, Tlio samo Committoo roportod back the bill maleng aopropriation for bullding tho Institite for Faoble-Mindad Chillren with an wivorso 100- cammendation, whicli was not eononrred 1n, and tho blil was orderud to a séeond'ronding, THE LIQUOR RILI~— the samo as ponding in tho {Touso—wan taken ||Y ou o socond reading, and, aftor tho addition of Bloolo's amondnient makiug it (n wubatance & re-onactment of the presant law, was fudefinite- Iy postponad, by 21 ayes to It Lea, tho author of the bLill, voting in tho attirmative in oxder to enter a motlon Lo reconsider, which Lio INGUBANCE. The L providing tuat liconso to do business in this State ahall not be insual to furaign in. Anranco uum}.‘lnnlnn that ll’![lull suite ugainnt thom from tho Btato to tho Faderal courts, was amonded 80 s to make this provision applv only to appaals or ramoval of casos hercuftor takon, And was ardered to o third reading. The bill of Thompson, of Cauk, providing for tho apuor- tionment of special Revovanionts upon lots sub- soquently subdivided, was pasaad. wad e MINNESOTA, APFOINTMENTH, Suectal Dispateh to Fhe Chizao Trfbune, Br. Pavt, Mdreh 10.—Cov. Davis to-day ap- pointad Joln IL Brown, of Wilmar, o be Juldge of thonew Twolfth District, oreated from tha contral westorn countlos | ateo, John J. Randall, of Winona, to bs Ratiroad Commissionor under tho Moisa Iaw. 1o wan ona of the Commiasion. e1s sppomnted laat year. Iduoiton, apnolnted under the law of 187(, and Marehall, appointed under tho law of 1873, go out of ofiive. INCREAAZ OF STATE PXPENDITURES—THE ORASS HOYPHR PLAGUE AND ATATH RELIEP—WISELY LIDENAL BAILROAD LEGISLATION. Spectal Corrospandenze of Flhe Chicaao Tribung, B, Paur, Mareh 8,—Duriug the spsgion whioh ended last Friday noon, the Legislature of Min- nesola appropriated $363,703.03, or $148,177.23 moro than waa appropristed duriog tho scssion of 1874. Tho tax-lovy of this year Iu oxpoated (o produes ©650,600; while the receipgs from taxen upop earnings of railway, insurance, and telograph ~ companics, and from minor sourcon of fucomc, will ba about $300,000. In consideration of the impoverishod condition Qf a part of our peoplo, and the general flnan~ cial deprossion, prabably every mamber cof the Logislaturo was houostly resolvad, at the open- ing of the sersion, to do bis part towards a largo roduotion of Klato oxpangas. Ilut, as usual, the prosauro for incronsed, instead of roduced,appro- priations waa irrenistible. The poople of tho grassboppor reglong woro to bo rolioved, and tholr nccessitios = roquired extrnordinary noproprisitons, smountivg to £112,300. Then, our overworked and poorly-paid ~ Buprome Judgos wore fairly ontitled to larger salarles; more District Judges were neodads the census of this year roquired anothier oxtraordivary sppropriation § thiere wero numer- ous privato alaires whero tho Biate wae cloarly reaponsiblo ; hera und there, through each do- pariment of public sorvice, a little was ylelded, an una or anotber plauaibla protoxt, or to shecer Tereistonca ; and, st lagt, most of the membara, nautonisbed at the aggregata of the expendityres they have ruthorizod, aro ready to confess that Ioglulative economny should ba mesaured, not by mazimum tigures, but by the minimum of appar- ent roquirouonta, TIEX (IASIHOPPER PLAGUL, There was but one voto {n tho Henats, and none In the Iouse, apainst the nppropristions forrofef of tho sufforota by the grassboppor plague, —the scooptad thnqr{ Deing, that the ca- Inmiby [s of a magnitudg which affeots evary in- torest of tha State, and makoa the reliof apipro- t,\‘llhbl"l cantributions to the common good, at, novertheloss, many whowoled for the rolief b_mfi fool thnt theso ontabish a bad provodont, luading beyand tha logitinata objects of public oxpenditure, A fow, who only voted for the billa becauap they wero unable to verify tholv sus- rlclunfl. think and suy that tho' destitution 8 axagnorated, and that, through public and pri- vate alms, tho lonat desorving of tho pedhle of tho afilictod countios witl buglnrgulv Ralncrs by their eilegod miafortunas, Tho firet voporis ro- colved from the ailicors sent out to prepare for distribution of army-olothing sustaln the sua. pleious” ‘referced to, Capt, Van Horn finds anly Bixtoon o of destitution in OitorTail Couity, whero near 100 wae estimated ; and Liout, Burch finds only 140 in Murray County, wherp over 2000 woro roposted to tho State Retie? Committes. One momber throatened to --but dj] not—introducs s bill for encourngo- went of grasshoppors, ad the most profitablo of products for our froutier sottlewents, Tho pea- pls of & part of the Minnesata Vallevand the southern part of the Vallay of tha Red Nlver of the North would hsve thought that a grim joke, for their goil is fqll of grasshapper-cags, to tho Latohiug of which they laok forwurd " with uo pleasurable antiaipationy, RAILROAD LEGISLATION, Tha Morae bil, which paseed Uy over a {wo- thirds afliruative vote in eacl Uunso, la ovidenve that the psople, aa woll w4 the raiirond compa- niod, buve learnad something duriug ths year [nut. Wille ths companies arv tanght thnat ail helr chartored privileges are insuficlent to rovent logislativo intarfarence, the people have learned 1t not always wiso to oxozciza their powars, and ara willlug to concoda that tho varylug conditlons of nfiwny traflc caunot Lo anucfimud iu_logislation; and that the rulings of » Hoard of Commisuionary, armod with both loglslative and executive pawers, are a8 apt to Lo injurious ay to bo of bone. it lo _popular Jaolorests, Tho Morse bl substputially leavos tranwportation companios whore they woin \l,l'lur ta the leglulation of 1873 and 1874, subject only Lo thoir commouslaw linbilities aw carriors | and thoro tho Btato will rest until rallvay munagors moke the sorious mistako of rcturning ta the praotices which pravaled thie loglsigtion of last ear. Favoritism, uujust discrimination, or ate ompis to monopolizg the graty trade, or control the prices of staplo moducts, Ly tho maonge. want of sny of our roads, would rovive tha etrifo and ravive the logislativo oxnedionts which the morn demayded a yoar ago, The dikabilities under whioh the Winous & Bt, Peter aud the Lake Hupcrior & Mississippl Cowpany had boon plagad by| judicial decisionn urnn tho failure of former logislution fu bohnlf of thoss Companies, have been removad withaut any onerous condition, ~'Iho uafortuntely- l;)mplicntod Alfalcs of ‘the &t Paul DPacile Norlhorn Exteuslon Lines lsve heen roliovod s much as was poauible by roduclug the De Graf¥ Hen (o 400,000 acres of the lands .‘m‘di oarped,—~leaving to tha Compavy aud (ho bondholdars about 600,000 acres of tho lands carned, aud tho completed and partlv-built portions of the roads, for » basiy of future operations, with a yoar's extonsion of time for complating the work, and thejoby so- curing ovor 1,000,000 acres of luudy not yot earned, —— . MICHIGAN, DILLS PAKIED AND ALTHOVED, Speciid Duapateh to Phe Chicag Trsbune, Lanuixo, Bich., Maroh 10.—Tho Governor to- day approved tho following bllls : Ameuding the Board of Eutimatoy’ act of Datrolt ¢ for the dis- tribytion of Unjtud Btates Stalucos ; repealiug tho act for the redomptlon of the bonds of 1803 aynending tho charter of Marquotte ; amending Hac, 8,830, Conpllod Laws, solating to Usiveral- ty soboal-lnnds ; providing that tho proceads of thio salo of Eduoational-Iauia shall bo sppiied to dofrayiug the cxpsusos of the Biato Goverus mont ; (0F tho rellof of corlaln necurities ; and cading lauds £or the jmprovement of the Baylt Canal, ‘The Houate paesod the following bills » . lzing tho Jull}l:u of Pwhun‘_figrwllr':‘!x‘gfv bonds of exocutors ; giviog religious and beueys olent aociotios cortain addltios lngrmo chattor of Graenville. i h; Houso pasaed the bill relncorporating Dig apils, 'I"lm Ionas, In Jommittes of {he Wholo, agrasd totha rovision of tho law concorning miuing companlas, but out down tho walary of tho Cone missionors of Mines, proposed by tho act, from 2,000 to 2500 per anntim, L'ho 1ouno afao agrood to tho bill requiring Su- pervieors to tax mortgages, but it is ovident that tho Lilk will bo passed only after a very hard fight. Thero is strong opposition to it from soveral clavses of parsuus. ‘I'ino Sounts LEl for & now anpartionmont of the thirty-bwo Senate dialriots of thio State was doteatod In tho Honato to-day, and was aftor- words recousidorod aud tabisd, ro that 1t can be broughit up agsln if it ahall bo desired. Veiy tttlo {a tho wav of Fn-nm Dllls wan dono ‘In_olthor Jiouse, Tha Iouse Committeo on Biate I'rison reported agaluat any chango in tho mystemi of labor in tho penal powers | amend- aod reformatory iustitutions of the Btate, which “shall employ - convicts ouly on elmnlo wodk that shall not tond to teach thom trades. The Commitico Ivmamln to honelit the annviots an much ne posste blo dming their torma of yuprisoament, sud, 5o far aa tliey can, tonder thom capablo of painim) honest livolihoods whop they are clscharged. Willinm Livingstone, of Dotroit, is tha Olaire man of the Uommition, 'Ihetr report will, nu- doubtodly, be followad by tho Houma, the bill that body to cliaogo tho byetom of labor baviug Dbeon tubled, —_—— INDIANA, SPECIAL BRSNION, Speetat Diapatch 3 The Chicans Tribuna, Inpraxarotas, Ind., March 10.—Tha Sanate to- day poasod tho Rovenue bl for 1876-'76, It pro- vides for & levy of 13 cants, aml 50 conts poll, to moat ita goneral oxpanses, intorest on the #chool bonds, and tho cost of the Inssao IHoespital. A il eppropristing 345,000 Lo pay tho oxpensca of the ppocial nessfon waa introduced, A rosolu~ tion was futroduced conmitring Gov. Hendriaks for lavguage used jn his mesasge yesterdny, which implied & desire on the part of members of tho Loglslaturo to draw mlleazo to which they are not entitled, aod his dotor- mination to provent by mnotifyin, the Auditor of Blato to ismuo no’ \\H\rrau(u thovefor. Tho rewolution wont over umtil to- moriow, Tho Iouss refusod to conenr - the action of tho Benato cutting down tho foow of tha Augitor of State, 'W'uo Governor yetood the bill autharlzing County Commlssionars to buy up gravel rosda aud lovying g tawnship tax of 50 ocouts for thu purpode, Lho Tegisinture 18 at a doad-lock again on tho topperanco quos. tion, over tho local-option feature, e OHI0. ADIOURNMENT RESOLUTIONS, Corwatnos, Oy, Mateh 10,—At tha Damozratle caueus to-night o resolution for a wine dia ad- Jourmuent of the Goneral Assombly March 29 was agreed upon, aud wad thon refarrod ta the Financo Committes, who are to roport back whenover thoy dourp it expediout. CRIMI. 3 ALLEGED INGENDIARY.' Spectal Dinpatoh (o Tha Chicago Tribune, - Laronte; Ind,, March 10,~This aftornoon a «man named Charjes Suell was arrested for {n- condiarlsm, At tho time of bis arrost lio had in his possoselon n number of slhaloton koys, tha wounld unlock the doors of the buildings that woro fired. Tho ofeors clalm thoy liave sufii- clont proof to conviet him. This afiernoon yaur correspondent visited hun in bisocell. 1o ap- ganmd choorful, and saya ho 1y innocent, Ho ia lyrfirfl old, aud hus boen marriod sbout throe manthy, 116 s served ono term 1 thao Stato Frison. Ha will bave a hoariug to-mesrow. INCEST, i Spectat Ditvalck to fae Chiears Tribune. Gavrrsnuna, 14, Aareh 10,~The neighboring town of 1lio ls the sceno of the Intest borror, A wothor dying Iu chil1-bed accused ber own atop- fathor of tho paternity of tho child, Heis s map 00 years of ago, a mombor of tho Daplist Ohurch, and formorly & rosident of Galesburg, Ha confessed the erimo in o prayor mingled with blasphomics, Ho js supposed to have a wifo gomewlisra from whom he was nevor divorced, Ho han tled tha country o escapo the Indignation of the poople. SHOOTING AT MATOON. Marraoy, Ill, March 10.—Ycstorday after- noon, about half-past 3 o’clock,Cliatles Ducklond was shot in tho nbdomen by ene Ezokiol Phillips, at Biaithloy's saloon, ou Wost Brondway, ‘Lho mutderor 14 lodged in the city prison, and will bo triod an Friday attornoon. 1t is cousidored o gold-blondet murder, and the prisoner will un- doubtedly o comitied to the County Jail at Gharleston, to await the action of the May term af the Clrcuit Comt. BIyILRIGHTS NOW AT WAVEALY, MO, 8r. Lauiw, Mo., Maroh 10.—A spevinl Ba~ .t “ A desporado pamed Ifall .took & nogro nto a enloon at Waverly, Mo, kept by man pamed Boal, and sttemptad to place him on an equality wit whito men under tho Clvil-Righte bi)l. The barkecpor protostod; 1ol fnslsted; the bare keeper thon chasod the negro out of tho saloon with & rovolver; another nogro namod Hall thon tuterforod, und the barkeopor shot im dead.” GRUNDY GOUNTY OIRGUIT COURT CASES, Suecrnl Disvatch ta Ths Chicazo Tridune, Monns, 11, March 10.—Tbo Olrouit Court is in sesgion. Tho Grand Jury have found elxtoon indictments, most of them for infractiona of the liquor law, und ono against J, W, Slmpaon, pro- rrbom of tho paper callol the Reformer, for vel in publishing » sourrilons artiolo pgalnst a citivon, - Twonty-elght criminnl casda have also baen brouglht here from LaSallo Gouuty, alt for selling liquor, DIBAGREEMENT IN'A MURDER TRIAL, ANX Anyon, Miols, Maroh 10.—In ‘tha trial of Jothsa Mayhes, oharged with tho murder of Ricliard Flananery last October, which las been progroselog for shio paat few daye bese, the Jury to-dpy fmiled to mgres, and were flllnhnrr:gd. Plokard, the suppossd sccomplics, 1 enliat lasio, novor having baen hoard from. SHOOTING AFFRAY AT MARSHALL, MO. 8r, Lauts, March 10,--A dificulty occurrod at Marsball, Mo, Jast Saturday, botwoen Thomas Doak snd J, T. Waddel, in whiol Desk fired soverul shots at Waddell, misslog him, but mortally woundivg John Morrikon aud & young boy, namo not glvon, Doak was aryested, OLD DENDER, Special Diapaich to T'ha Chicago Tribune, Bay Franomco, Cal, March 10.—~A dispatch {rom Yloronce, Arisons, says thet old Duuder, tho itanuas murdurer, 18 still there, walting Gov. Qnabotne's roquisition. Jlo seoms to roalizo s fate, and {a willing o succumb to tho law. , STAY OF PRQCEEDINGS. Wuzkrise, W, Va,, JMarch 10,—Judge Hay. woad, of the Suprome Court of thls Siate, haw graoted a utay of proceodinge in tho case of Tay. Jor Btrandor, the (colored) wite murderer, wha , was soutonced to ba haugod on tho 2uth fust. SHOT BY AN OFFICER, Louavitrr, Ky, March 10,—A dispatch to the Courlerdournal ways a man nsmed J. AL Banham, & Doputy Buerlfr, whiot aud killed A, L, Hawkins in a diffowlty at Glasgow to-lay, - SONS OF TEMPERANCE. Spectal Duavateh to Tha Chicaya Trivune, Berory, Wis,, March 10,—~Tho Grand Division Hone of Cemporance is holdiug {ts anoual xes. alon Lore, The: Rev, Dy, Carliart, of Osbkoub, dolivered an addreus this ovening to & vary large aod futonsely intcrested audloncs, e adve- cated oarncet persoual afforts to reform tho Ins lemperata aud save tho you-ms from falllug, sud fuvored Congresslonal wiokibition of the tranic In srdent wpirits, Homo ¥evouty or olghty dele- cicy and visitors from abroad ate In pitendauce. i\udnuaf connectod w&th llw‘ honhr 31';" bo lral::. ac -morrow, aud anoiber publio meo Lhiold in tho evouing. o 8 — SUICIDE, Correspondenca of The Chicago Tyibune, ewvipeng, I, Marol D—An lnquest was held by Corouer Robiuson, yesterduy, on the body uf & xwmall girl nawed Holau Ot, It ap- peared that, while the fawily of Mr, Hiram Backor wero absont, ou tha Bunday provious, #be progecaed to the grapary, aud, with a plece of wiroug woolen {wine, huug lerwelf by tho veck. The body was warm wuon found,” Tho girl was bousd out to Mr, Bocker, cud was be- twesn 0 and 10 years of age, TlLo cause of tho lf&'h wuknowa, Tuo vardich was doath by sul- oide, © POLITICAL, Later Returos from the Election in New lampshire. Both Partles Claim the Election of Their Candidate for Governor. A Convention of Greenback Worshipers to Meet in Olevoland To-Day. THE NEW HAMFBHINE ELEGTION. Sneeial Disvateh to The Chacuan T'rioune, Coxcono, N. H., March 10.—Tho GravitoStats has prain shown that it 18 the only State in the Unlon whero ona oau't toll who s to bo Gavernor, even aftor olaction—-where an elaction does not olect, The Republicaus, who got up to s fover hoat last eveniug, kad considerablo to do Lo cool off to-day, but tho nowa helped them wonderful- Iy, and by nightfsll thoy wera well ovor thoir en- thusinsm, Tho roason for the change in the out- look io simply that the renction in tho backwoads was by uo means am strong as in {hu cites oud on _the lnes of raflroad, Jb I8 o peealiarity of New Hampshire returns that, as the returus are re- celved, the Ropublican tmajority gaes on inereas. ing unill 11 o'clock or mndnipht, after which it bo‘;luu to diminish by degroes and grow boauti- fulty less. Lnst ovoning the roturns ai mid. ul‘sgm showed that Choney had ainod nearly U0 ovor the Tepubliaau volg of last year, sul Lo had onty to galu 509 more., Had thie ratio of gain held out, ho would bave beon olueted. Man- chestor- gave Ubenoy mora than wam ox- peeted, but Portsmouth, whero Frank Jones ud beon spouding thousands of dollun to scauro his eloction lo Congross, gave 500 ma- Jotlty for the Domoctats, Tho lute fguros aro ny follows: 50 towns and wards, Cloney, 48,260 ; Loborts, 37,277 ; White aud_ noattering, 675, Tha wama tawna lasl yoar gave MoCalehins, 23,247 1 Weston, 84,847 ;° Binckinar and seattar- ing, 2,063, lopublican galn, 4,803 4 Chency's minority, 145, "Thio Monitor claima tho Iouso by 15 majarity, but the Dumocrats think tint thoy will hiave Tho Pairiol (Donn.) says thut tho B havo five Sonatora aud tho Domocrats tivo, with two distrisia in doubt, and thut the Demouiats have B majority i the Hauso of Rop- resentatives, Whe Palrzof also claims tho oleo- tion of Jonos and Bell (Dam.) b0 Cougresw, with tho Thitd Dintict in doub, Tho People (finnl.) aleo olauns a substantial viclory for fis party, with the oxcoption of tho I'biyd- District, whieh 1t conaidera doubtful, Ono renson of tho nucertalnty of the atanding of tho tlouse js thut Democraty replace Republie cans of lant ysar, sud vica versa. Nopublican and Demoeratic hnpmmuntlvuu aro returnod from tawns of whom it would pever hava been supposod Lthat such a rosult could have baen pos« #ible, A large humboc of Represontatives will ho bow suen, wid lots of Jast yoar's Ropresenta- tiven died yoarlings, ‘The Ropublicans eaptured mont of tha Lrohibition vote. Advices from Annohester say that Loth Rtoberts sud Oliensy claim tho Slatc. 13 the Assocwated Prem, Conconn, N. H., Mareh 10.—fate retnrn sec by huvo changed tho faco of tho eloction somoewhat, Returns fromn Congrossional duwe trivis 810 tog moagre and jusudiciont to fudicate rosults positively, ‘The Ropublicans clsim to have etectod Likg In the Socoud and Dlair In the ‘Thurd, and think Jones (Domoctat) In Lho Fust Disurict is defcuted. Ou the othor band, the Demoorata claim to havo olectad Joues iu the #irut, Bell in tho Sosond, and think later roturoy may anow the oloction of Kent i the Third Dis- trict, ‘Tho Socoud and Third Districts ecom doubtful, with the chanoos somowhal in faver of Jones in the First District, ‘Tho Ropublicans olaim to have elooted tho Governor, but tho Iatost retnrns bave reduced their galus, wo that no glection by tho peoplo sooms probablo. I'he "Loglsluturs, will bo very cloze. Thirty- one tawns in the Beovnd Congicssional District ffivo Like (Rep.) 4,8115 Bell, (Dum.z 5,034 Flotgher, 30, Iortysfive tawns in the Third Dis- triet givo Blair (ltop,) 74945 Kent, (Dean) 17,0205 seattering, by, tifty-nine towns in the st Digwrict give Witokousa (Itop.) 9,093; Jones, (Dem.) 10,023 ecatloriny, 191, 'Lho whole numbor of towns in tho distriot iy 87, Ono bundrod and ofghts-four towns give Chonoy (Hop,) 29,608; Itoborts (Dom,), 23,888¢ seattering, 600, Last year ticao gnvo MuCutehing §napi)'.;mt 275 Wuaton (Dem.), 25,820 goatter- ug, 1,63° “'wo Lundrod and four towna give Cheney 33,534 ; Robiorts, 82,4765 White sud_scattering, 5y0, ‘hose towhs fast year gavo McCutoning, 20,84%; Woaton, 29,0834 Blackman and scattor~ ing, 1,840, which Is o not gawn for Chonoy of 1‘!5 . 'Fhere uro tweuty-cight towus to be Keard (rom, Coxconn, N, H., darch 10,—~Returns from 212 towns sud wards give Cheuoy (Mop,) 87,0123 Roberta (Dom.), 86,000 ; White and scattoring, 24, 'Iho et liopublican galu over lust yenr's votois 4,860, Tho yemamning lowny last year wavo o Domoaratio mnjorn{ of 1700, dicatos that Chonoy and Hoborts will ruu with ahout 8n oven vots, tho seattering vote beating {80 election of pither Ly tho puut:lo. Tiath pace tles claim o majority of the Honatorial Dietricts. ‘Tho Democrats elaim tho Houso by from 15 1o 20, while tho Ropublicaus also claim 13 mujority in tho sume body. In the Y'irst Congrosslonal Dig- trict, tug oloction of Jones (Dom.) Is concedad by botl partics, unir Is eloctod over Kent (Domo- orat) In the Thitd Distriot, whiie tho Socond fa 4tull fu doubt, and coutidontly cluimed by both pacties, Tho AMonitor (Ropublican) newipaper cluima that tho Ilen. A. T. Piko aud the Eon, *. W. Blair, of Diymouth, both Republicavs, are olocted to Congress 3 thas tho Republicans have a good working majority in tha Houto of Ropro- sontatives, snd that tha Kopublicans have olectod six of tho Lwelve Sopators, with soveral districts in doubt, Tho Pafriot (Domocratic) says thore is no elogtlon of Qovarnor by tho poople; that tho Republicans have five Beuators aud the Demo- orals flve, with two distrlots in doubt, mod that the Domocrats bave o majoisy in the Houso, 'fll&l 11'3“‘1”“(‘ l:l-n nlnlnn; ‘mn co ection nf' l;lmlmn and Dol owmoerata) to Cangrese, w Lo Third Dlstrict in doubt, Tho Peopls (Demos cratio) also claims a subatantial viotory for its parby, with the exceptlon of the Lhird Disirict, which it considers donbtful. Coyaaup, N, H., Marob 10, 10 p. m.—~Roturns {rom all but eight towns have boeu roselved; 250 towna and wards give Chenoy, Republicau, #3,771; Hoborts, Demociat, 86,688: White, Tomperanos, sud scattaring, 678, The same towns Just year gave MoCutchins, Republican, 93,600; Wekcon, Democrat, 85,2503 DLlookman Towporanoo aud scatterlng, 3,077, Ropublican net gatn, 4,837, Ouenoy's mirfority, 805, 3 Tho towny yotto _be board froin gave, last yoar, McCutching, Ropublican, 281 A Weston, Demoorat, 813; 'scatioring, 7. Addiug Iaet year's yoto lu thoue tawns mukes the Ropublican gatu 4,784, and Chaney's minority 034, Tho {oulhliu from tha First Congrosslonal Distriot eloot Jouos, Dewoorat, by 473 vlurality ; Bell, Demoorat, iu Hooond District, by 164 plite rulity; and Bialr, Ropublican, fu Third District, by 74 plugalivy, “L'hio Hepublicans have a majority in tho Honse, but tho exact figures capuot La” wven, ‘Tho Senate atonds fiva Republloans and flve Demo- orata, with uo choica 1o two distriots, ‘Thora in no election of Governor by the paoc- lfln, and the duty of eslaction will devolve upon ho Leglslature, which will, doubtless, eloct Cliee nay, the llepuu(lnnn candidate, ‘Tuo Domocraty claim s majorily in the Coun- oll, though tho dlstricts have naj been figured wuifloieutfy to dotermina nuug!. T'ha vota fu tha Btata yestorday {4 sald fo bave been the laigest ever polled. THE RAG-MEN COME TO THE BURFACE, OxyveLanp, 0., Aarch 10.~A conveution to organize an independent or grosubavk political party will be Leld st Halle's Tull, this city, to- morrow, Quita a number of delogates, priuci~ pally from the Weut, have arzived, and many are expected to-night and to-morrow, A conference of delegaton, Inoluding several prominent Labor= Uniou leaders and Ig:nuubzck agitators, waa bLield at the Industris) J1all this aftorucon, the nee ture or result of which Liaa not been asoortsined, Lroparutions for thie Convention Lave beeu wade undor tho immediate auspicos of the Workivgs men's Awsoclation, and the tmnovement wacmus to be partioularly In the iuterest of she lsborlng olasso, MIQHIOAN JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS. Syectal thaputch Lo The Chisaao Trivune, Lawuyo, Miol, March 10,—~Tho Hon. Levi Taft has been nominated by the Hepublicans for Judgo ot the Sixth Distrat, snd Fhilip T. Vaa- ailo Yor tbe Kifth Distifut, OHARTER ELEQTIONS. Correspordence of The Chicugo Tridune, Bruvioesy, I, Merch 9.—1The corperation elocilon took place yestorday, the main issua bolog botwecn the Licenss and No Liceuso par- ties, Tho slectlion was firmly but uot hotly cous teated, thera belng » atzoog uudot-ousront manls This - | festod by hoth parties to work qulot fully, nidolding their wonlt nointn. ;’ng"fif'“h' paris olected Uiao ot of five TrueipiCoie B00ti 03 £ho result of tho oleetion was annory Hho viotorious paety iminaiod o vy st itigo honfires, and beeamo very : thur victory, | ¥ Julilane oy -— SUBURBAN NiZWSs. WAUREGAN, Tuosday oight, pursuant to adjourn * orowd gathersd o Plueniz Slail gy o avowed purposo of building suitable um' modations for sumwmor vyisitors, ¢ ',:' a crowd for all the world such g mun' Domocratio Jeaders love to colleet to try ay drive respectablo people from the polls “ sponking platform, and whoan such Oecasfony love to apoak of thom aw votgr nn; {roe American citizous, A killors of the Objecy for which tha mooting was couvenod, they wepy & porloct suacess, ne thoir Loots and oyt and gonaral conditct soon sent away many9eadip, men, and effectually disguatod tho rema!ndcl BICET Iinoll nt loneth rocelved permission chock iho rowdyconduot, which ha did ap nneo, 2 At 10474, m., 0 delogition of city oNicnleuy citizenn of Waukegnan loft thcir aity to Vieit Ke, nosha, I‘)(v invitation,to #co two rivalcuglues cop, peto. Now, some timo ago, Waukogan hmle{ Kenoslin down, made suitable Proparations recelvo lior, and eyen wont so far ns to bura u° ono of et school-iouscy on, it not for, th ob casion, 'Tho l{onosha noonlo noithor eamq doyy nor apologizad for nok coming, But the wyly rouled Waukogsnites upon rocoiving, lu; eveuing, a foarfully naud wondorfully' Writ, tan jovitation to como up nnd seo g [ by englna play agaiuet a “Clapp & Jones" \mnnulx en masdo, Arrived 6t tha depot 1y dolvgatlon wore et by & smail Loy, wie, Aty lio il seen tha dologatos form in processioy thought it wos & funeral, and Inquired for the corpro, 'Che pracession waded up to tha city fa tho following ordor ¢ Ald, Joho 11 Pawel) sn] Moran, Jr.; W. A, Johueon, cx-Foroman l'il; Company, aud John Bower; Martin Abbaty, Foreman Wankegan Fire Comoany, and Georgy W. Seote s Willlam Wrurht, Inginoor Firo Con, pany, and Arthur Mauger: Mayor W, B, Werdey nud Ald, Al Bowor; Fiod Palmor, John Wy, and John W, Parmonter. Arrived tn town tiey found & man with a hoso-nozalp and eron nround him., Noxt thoy waded down to 1py harbor mud found an esmni With a crony round it. ‘Phen thoy waded back aud gy Judgo L W, Wobstor, Mayor of Kenosia, 4y whom tha difforent visitors were introdunod py Mavor Werdon, Mayor Wobstor thion sent iy Waukezanitea to the hintol to dinner, Wiy walting for dinuer, the Hilsby ongiuo plaved gy ond made o splondid sbow, I'le *Clay Jonea” didn't appear at all. Whilo nuygln; the display of water, n singular belog, nymj Tigh, cama up to the dolegation, pesrcd fa the faco of each membar, and sald “emphatically, #D—d tho ongine, It's all inefun for you, Loy thoss follows ~ float tho batrols out of m collar, the wond out of my woodiy and 'tho carpets O iy ety mn'f- ton, waxing wrath at their lnugfitor, [ threatencd to kick each of tho mombers Inw cension. ‘Thin thrent was tho climax, Then:. fortunnto dalegation Lind borne balbg igogs with equanimity, but whou the rocond maygy n:ldress thom at all threatoned to kick them) round thoy leaned uv agatust the lintel wallsef Acreamod with laughter. Judgo \Vabster, why i too much of g gentleman to ignors the sme, tles of civilizea wociety, mado up as far s ly m lis power for tho soeming mnogloet ¢f the recepiion fl"‘ waa Iguoraut, it sscm, of Waukegan's visit until ho mot Mayor Werdes), tho band was called out, snd the dologation, sn thoeo who returnod on the 218 temin, lady pleasant timo, and roturnad home at Gp.n, thoroughly delighted with thoir trip, with July Waobstor, and themeaclyes. Olnoy ve. Docker and poopls drags ita woxis longth afong, ‘Tlie defondanta bave beon undey “raeg-oxnmination all this aftaruoon, TheCo adjouraed at G p. m. ot LETTERS FROM TIIE PEOPLE, A NEW OPERA-TIOUBE. 7o the Editor of Tha Chicago Tridune : Cuicano, March 10.—And now comey frad talk about a now opora-lionas, Thie time rmmy places {t somowhero on Wabask avonue, seni of Hatrison street. Allow an old citizen sz} subseriber to make a suggestion : It fa ptawf that the Mossrs, Keop aro to eroct a block o atoros on tho northeast corner of Wabash see nuo and Twalfth slreot as spon sy tho woher will permlt, And now, why can wa not havs iy opera-liouno on thia corner ? Let it bo builtbr pivato enterprige or by stock subseription, Ia eitler way it will soon pay, ‘Time iu not far dv tant bofiroe a borgo-railivay will bo Iaid dom Twolfih stroct to reach tha Wost Sulo, sud the or sbout that timo this corner of Wabash are. oue and Twelfth strost will she conaidarsd 1 centra of our now fast-growing gity, AN Owp Busacpizs PROTEOTION LIPE INSURANCE. To the Editor of T'he ChicagoTrivune, Cutcaao, Maroh 10, —About ona year ago b writer, through the columue of Ths Tamre cxposod some of tha gross frauds connxied with thiy system of Jifo iusurance. Il it ehonld bo noccusary In ordor to de fest tho villainows bill now befors th Legislaturo, dosignod to probibit thoe compaeies of othor States from doing business o iy Htato, that atstemont will Lo ropeated In sath torms and vipon such facta as will effectualiy p3t n stop to thls kindof private logislation, Ifibs Qenoral Assombily of tud Biatg of Tiisds b dogonerated into” a moro machino for the sl vaticement of personal intorents, and (arue " guin, the eoonur that fact is undorstood the bk tor, Grouax A, SouureLor, it WANEJOUSE COMNIHAION, Tothe Rilltor of T'ne Chicayo Tribuns; Cuicado, Marols 10~ take it for granted b 1o oppoyiug the Railroad and Warcliouse Come misglon, you do not desira to intentionslly mit: ropresent sny fact oF usn auy unfair argument [Of course not,~—E£n,] Iu this viow, I respect faily call your attantion to tho fact that tbe fifty- four thousand and odd dollars, mantioned by fiuu this morning, doos not ropreaent the Texls ut tho total oxpenso of said Comumisslon, Yourt respoatfully, BY. WIO 18 0¥ TRIALY? To the Edilorof The Chicano Tridbuns : Ontoago, March 10,—I riso for information: 04 1 am sadly at » loss to koow at presesd who s on trial {n the Dronkiyn Conrs, Doecher or Tilton. Plaaso sulighton mo, Youra reepich Tutly, A L Moar. PIRES. ; IN CHicAQO, " The two-slory frame building No. 9 Nor avente, oocuplod by Cook & Hallock a8 &t peuter-shop, was partially dostroyed by b 0:20 o'clock yesterday moruiug, The amoupted ta §1,600, and s covored D!‘l”u‘l' of Insursuco In the Natlona] Company, of Full adolphia. Eparks from an adjolniug sos v&gllgsund the firo, The alarm waa given fv3 x 618, The birning nf two barrela at tarin frostl No. 408 Northi Wolla ntraet, at 12:45 yeml;;' aftornoon, catised an alerm of lire from Ik No damage rosulted, unoN, MIGH: AT Sl Sressi 1o The Cagdao Ik Duruowr, Mich, Murch 10.—As Wynndih tble morajug, Beunets's drug-storo burnsd most of its contents. Loas, 85,000, At Port Huron last night, om; -':nm Bartbolomaw's hardwars-store, and lto’fllolmd a saloon u:m bnrmsd. Aggrogate 1 about 9,000, Pactly insurod. : T SAUK CENTRE, MINN. 1 8r, Pavs, Moy Matoh 10-—To-libh -c‘fllg Contze, & atable batonglug to tho Sauk :;' " Houge wan burned, together with thirteso e «:nma’g mhich bolongod ta farmers sters, No inaurance, s " ‘Che eto; untap, at Northers clfio Jn;c{flagtbmyildr? ’ziuy. Xfi'clndmg tho Post Oftlce. Nolhlux was saved. N, MICH. * Bpaotal nl‘-‘n.:u‘fifiw Chleato mb“":i ding Laxuixo, Mich., March 10,—Throe h“v pet at Gowon wero burnod last ulght, the PP of Lays Haugen, Alouzo Drlfl%‘““ s Loss, $8,000. Iusurauce, $3,000. Bl a4 THE NEW EPISCOPAL BISHOPS: o IantronD, Ct., March 10.—Tho Biandiog T/ imittea of the Bpiecdpal Church of Couyy to-day yoted on the confirmation of the af Dre, Jaggar und Deiovon, 8s follow | gar—Ayes, 17; nays, 6, DoKovew e 16