Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1875, Page 3

R 3 " COUNTY AFFAIRS. The ISuilding of the New Court=Ilouse, Commissioner Lonergan Comes in with a Minority Report, Yo Designates Burling, Egan, and Karls as tho Architectse Care Taken to Represent the Nationalities. Their Commissions Are Fixed at 4 Per Cent, and the Work Is to Be Uommenced at Once, Crawford Appears to Opposo the Scheme =<It Is Fought by Clough, Hol~ den and Guenther. The Matter Is Finally Post- poned till Monday. Yoling Places for the Town Elections.' An adjonrnod meoting of the County Commis wionors was hold at tuclr rooms yestorday aftor- noon, Presldunt Iurdict in tho cialr. Presont —JMessm, Herting, MoCaflro7, Russoll, Ilalden, Clough, Guenthier, Crawford, Johnson, Jouos, Louergan, Behmidt, Busse, and Conly. ANOTHER OFFER, A commanication was read from N. P, Wildor offering the ueo of the building on thio southcast coruer of ashiugton wstreet asod Dear- born placo for tho use of the couuly courts, which would be properly lwproved, at o rontal of §15,000 per munum on n five yoars' leage, Roferred to Committes on Public Ser- vige. A requiaition for supplies wau road fromn tho Conuty Agent and referred to the Cownittoo ou Public Chnrities. FIXING BALARIES, Tho Committee on Judiciary, to whom had beon roferrod tho matter of tixing tho salaries of county ofliclals and omploses, roported that tho oficers and omployes wora, fu tholr opluion, un- dor tho Iaw, ontitled to the eularics fixod by tho Board on the 30th of Decombor, 187, Adopted. POLLING PLAGES, Tuho Committeo on Towns and Town A counts roported tho followiug as the polii places for the town olection to bo leld on tho Hiset Tuesday fu Apnl s North Clucago—Non, 61 and €3 North Dearborn strcot ; North-811s Tarner 1=l Nogba Clark steeut § Nou 4 'Olilengo uvanto the cornor of Hodgwlzk and #igolstreals ; aud the covuer of Websler and Larrabeo stceets, ‘T Town Clerk to act aa clerk of olection « North-Bide Tuinor Hull, X South Chicago—Engino houso, Dearborn atreet ; sorner of Qiark aud Hexrinon etrec Twelfih nud B rosts ; Howlind's stablos, eorner of Btateaud -secoud strevts § coruer of Twen- by-pintl street and bark aveuuo ; and corner of Mul- d stiast and Archer avenuo, Tho Town Clerk to Xt a3 clerk of uloclion at the eugina house, Dearborn 3 S = 2 ect. Weat Clacago=Corner of Twenty-recond atrect and Biuo Iulaud svenuo; corner of Biuo luland avenuo and Mitcheil street ; corner of Taylov strect and Blug taland aveuve ; corner of Union und Madison stro:tn ; Weat Bide Rink, corner of Randoiph aud Ada tracts No. 797 Weut Mudicon strect § coruer of 1T and Fultou ntreets ; cornor of Indlana and Lineoln streots; aud corver of Divislon street nnd Milwaukes avenue, ThoTown Clerk to act an clork of alection corner of Oulon aud Madieou atecols, Cieero—Town-Tiall, Vitlago of Attin ¢ school-tionso, Distict No. 33 weliool-house, Districi No, 73 aud actiol-house, District No, 4, ‘Fis Tawn Clork {1 act as slerk of election at TowneHall, Valiago of Austin, Liyde Park=Villogo Hull ; Gleavor Iali " wioro ; railroad station at Graud Croralng contior uf 1ydo Parkaveuuo aud Niucty-0eth and G, Vanssko's store, Holland settlement, « Tho Town Clebk toact aa elerk' of election at Vilayo 3 Jejferson—Behool-hiouee at Maplewood and Joforson Townelfatl, The Town Clerk to sct ns clerk of elec- ton at Jefforson Hall, Lake Vicw—Town-Uall; schookhoune on Diversey streot, and raflroad depot at Ravenswood. The Towit Clerk to act as olerk of eloction at Town-1fall, Lute—Towueltull,Union Slock-Yard Teland avenws and Sixty-lnrd street 3 worrh nveniie and Hixiy-third streo on Forty-woveutl streof, Tue Town Clerk to act as Kerk o clextion at Towns1full, Usfon Btock-Yands, Culume!—~Town Talh,Villaza of Biue Intant, and Vil- lage of Wusbiiumion Heights, The Town C.erz to aot = clsn of clection, Tuwa all, Village of Bius slaud, Jiyona—The Ohiengo, Burlington & Quincy Raflroad atation at La Grunigo; the house of Dunnis O'Lrien at ?‘uflxmfl. it “Iha Towa Ciork to act 88 clerk of cleckion usmit, Coucurrod {o, DO JUSTICE, Commisalonor Clough culled sitention to an error which cropt itito tho roports of & late scs- eign of tus Duard, Ilo had nolbing to_way againet roportors, but would like to bave tham corteet the fropregsion that they had sent forth thnt John McCafTory, of Chicayo, waa & membear of tho Board, Ho folt that Mr, McCafory Lad bean doue an injustico which ho was far from moriting, c]CuuLmluuloncr Crawford agreed with 3Mr, lough, Commisslonor McCaffroy aroso to A FRNRONAL EXPLANATION, Binco the gentlomen proceding him had apalo- Rized for tueir conduct toward McCaffory, of Cieero, the entlro alfalr rotlected Supon " bim, Inia toputation was as good & that of any mom- bor of the Board, aud'lio was tired of being Btruck ovor gomaebody elec’s ehouldor. If tha insult was repoatod, ho would bold the pariies bo a triot account, This brought Commissloner Clongh to lils foct again. Ho had no apologies to maka for his tonduet, but would fu the future, ns i tho past, sxprers his mind whonsver ho saw fit, ~ Ho could Rot be duterred from doiug his duty by suy threats of fellow-Oumminsiouors, . ‘Flio Clinlr rnpfiml the bady to ordor, whon the roport of the Lullding Commltteo in roference to tho ercction of TR NEW COUNT-NOUSE ‘was ogaln rond by rognest, Conualusionor Holden moved to concur in the ntnrb. Commissloner Lonergan, roady for tho omor- goncy, in advauco of the motion fioiug secandod, Hont " tho (ollnwluf leumunt to tho Clorl's dosk, and movad {ta adoptlon. It wam {ntro- 1uced us & aubatituto, but snbsequently named ‘A MINODTY NEPORY ‘Wugneas, The A\nu‘llll nocendlics of tns count; thd ity require tha & Court-lluuse sud City- 1l 0 n order (0 protoct and prosarve iblia mm:hn'.ef"u' snd -‘mhivu frum I‘\‘aul dn-rrfl: n lou, aud § apparunt thiat & lurgo majosily of tax-payers and projerty-owners, including the putia n immedlate commencement of ork, and the samo Laving been rocomuicnded by X Al proper city authoriias,and thy Goruntitos cu Jublio Bulfiun%‘» of thin lmrdn,.'wuhnul entalllng unol': [T Seoble mdditonsl budes i e way of (noressed tex- ro, bo it ZLesoleedy ‘Tho propur clty oficors concurring hers- 0, 1EAL % Board ot Arehitocts be, and the Bna ave bereby, salodtod, desiynated, and sppolnted on tha pars 2f e county snd alty, constuting of E. Lurilny, Egan; and Ti arls, whose duty it shal once and yrepare ibe ueosesary plans, platls, and speciticalons for » duu-lluuss ere utly by the count Uy Autboriin Upor e iblie siuare 1. 3att e 3a1d Hoard of Arobitecta to tho jroparation of Jiruay Grwwinge, aud dutaile to uso s tiuch or Touereof of any aud all. plans and drawings 0 posseadion of and belaiging to said caunty f thelr judgment may L juired, pro- -dnr-m sbiall “not iu uuy event ox- wrshitgmpielion for dele; X 1 it i A e it mmoe il wid Liforat arausomaate sl a direction of the city authorition ; aud 1 thersof a4 aforcuald, subject la thy Suunty aulloritics, proyided, that the mnent of gald i aud bujlding whisll i o S el B w court-rooms,’ four Ubuncery " aouriumll cus Bapreme Coutt room, with uecessary. eomeiat $lom, Judges’, aud clorks!, niid aMlcera’ s00ras Sad dee ¢t with vaulis, There slio sball bo locabed in of soort oS0 Vaul o Ly ‘e 0, rcaling vault for the county snd i s sounty porticn of sald bullding, ul such nm‘: officern® ronma na alall Lo xe hn Wholo of thi worlk a:ud materile of said bnflding when campted 10 be firsl-clax3, and an fiear fire-proof xn funs aiblo; and bo ji furtlur Tredeleed, ThatIn the preparation of mad plans, the Judgea of (he neveral caurta of Gouk tounty, the'sevs era Clorka, 1wnrder of Decde, Connly Troairer, and ho reprectivo heads of tito vatiau s dopartmonta of tio 'atl eity, thall bn coanltud aa to the lacation, rituntion, and srraigement of the Asveral nficea and agtniz anit nppertaoiug to their several Tand after auch plae and drawligs bu prapared ani sketched it ponetl of bk, e completion phail that bo mibmitled to 11 1116 proper chty suthioritios, for chyuge, il adojls (WhIch ight b Derehy exc presaly 10erved fo sad respective sutfioritien); and Lo it fuetnat . Liezoived, That e work of construeiton shall ertend over n terns of five yeatn, and shail prog £l mud platy and drawitigs are com- Hloteitund adoptod by 1 rest.ective authoriiyon tla contraet nuall ol for Lo entire Ktan. e ronstruction of She foundativh Lo . woik whalt progrens for tho first yeur my 1bo foundatiin to grada-lne, and excaed tho Lasement ftory of wa by, amd_for each sear fbereadier until eoniplotion watd wark shall proceed st au outlay of not exzeeding § 4 402 par yeury one-half of which amount sl Lo patd by th #lty huthoritics, a0 that the entire work thall be com- v d in five years, unlesa ntherwlve orilerad Ly tho :tive authoritfen, wnd (o contracts for the- coe« jon of w4t bullding aid the ny teriale puall La ¥ departme sliall huve b not ta ) o Lo g a8 wlorexaid, 69 shall b ayrced 1ot by thu respeetive authneitien ; aud be it tariher Trewatvud, Toat th compontation 10 be altawed and st d (ho W i e e xack ] proviom, Miail U | per cent up the eost of the buildmy iuished complete, o by divided equatly tutw. e e, e county w elty ta defeny onz-luslf each of the entlie rost ani ont- Iy for sulid baihitig Wi o Wppuetalies o tho £l Doard of Archdtecn sull, Frout and after thele id $80ard of Arel Qeiguation sndnppointment wn sforesald, do and” porform all taduge I sud ebout wid plaus, drawinga, detalls, oud specid. cations, Wikying, weily bir, constructien, atd finfell 10 complutiva fur tho compennetion afus aud 68 sliall Lo tequired pnd directed by mald resp {ve anthoritha, thele ngents, ollicers, and commitiee it upon theid solection aud sprolutment 18 af rulid, tefare they oF cither of tham aball enter upan tie dinchuryo of mald duttes, they ahatl Jointly und soverally etter futo w good st nflcfnt bond 10 anid wails aaid eeRpoctive cutioritfan i o ponad pum of 3,020, With apyroved wwuriiy for e fuitaful per- forianico of thelr dabiss B the premlscas and Lo it tustier Zresoeed, Thatall former netion of the avld caspoo- tve naiiarities, inconshient £od e contiiet herowith, T und tho rano Indud, 2 that tho Cierit of {hls Boand 44 hereiy fustructed € furntsh thn Con.nan Connelland Tioard of Pablic Workn of tha City of Culeags With 8 cerabilod capy of tus forego- g, tudauk thelr coneurronca thereli, Comtnieeloner Hollen (exeitediv,—turning to Mr, Lonergan)—\Who concocted all that stuif? Commissionor Lonergan - (ndiguatitiy)—I re- gard tho inquiry ag an insnlt! Commirstonor Ifolden—I did not so intoud it, but Ido want to know WHO PREFPARKD TRE DOCUMENT, and who haa heen wo kind asto cleet thoe propos- el C}am-uonau arclutects 8o early in the sea- son Commissioner Crawford snld It seemed atrango, with his information, that the OCouri-luuea should bo swarted when tho county’s coudition was such as ft fa. 1io wasin favor, howover, of tho butlding Leing erected, and thought whovver tad haon keaping tho wouk back Lad boou doing o public injury. Tho Chair—I must call tho gentleman'a atton - tion to tho question beforo tho Board. Commissiuner Orawford—I thans the Chalr for lutimatiog how I shall sposk on this quos- tlu&n. notwlthetunding tho action is without pre- cedont. ‘T Ohnatr—Thore In no difference in the two roporis ad to tha ersazion of tie building s to timo or ¢oat. Al Iask is that tho gontlemen will spankk for or againet tho motion pohding, which ia upon thoe adoption of the minority ro- ort. ¥ Commiseionar Crawford eaid he was willing to be fnstructod by the Chsir or auy membor of the Board, but DID NOT CONSIDER WUIMSELP WANTING IN COM- MON-SENSE, Io could sco no ncceseity for dalaving tha complotion of tho Court-Hunso for iiva yoars, b understoud full wol the delay in tho Toun- dation, 8 cuhtmnrln(cd in eithor roport, Ll beheved the building wonld cost doublo the amount claimod, aud ~thought that tho Bonrd ought to act houest, nud in whatover thoy ndaptad givo tho pubiic tho correat fhxures, 1o was oppored to any unnocosssry delsy in tho bulldig, und bad euspicions that Cook County was ou the eova of boing victimized by n powarful *‘ring,” in imitation of New Yori City in tho erection of its puolic buillings, In tho past the uuuut{ had oroored buildings which ware faultleos, as [t wore, and at a prico bencath tho otiginal cstimates. o feared such wonld not be thio hiatory of the Courl-Houso, Commssionor Holden—1low about tho jail? Commwisvioner Crawford _ (oxcitouly)—Ilow about your City ITali building? ‘This passawc-nt-arms oreated conslderable con- fugion, but whon quictiad been rewtored Mr. Craw- ford reaumed. Hobalicvad the delnv tontomplated iu orocting tho buldiug was for wrong; ho did uot bolinvo it was tho intention of eithor roport that §2,600,000 shonld cover tho expeuse, Tha amouut uamed was simply AN ENTERING WEDOE, Commissloner Clough said thut the mnjority ropose hid beon framed to natisly lhflJlllinu. and ho believed it did, Those who signed it did #0 in tho mtorest of the peoplo, nono of whom had avy detlro to havo unything o do with tho orection of the building direetly or indlrectly, ‘Phoy had no frionda tourge for any position, feom arohitect to common laborer, i sonncetion with tho work, o did nol bolieve the bunding could o flnishod proporly in less than four or fivo yoara, nud that if 1t*cost more than 21,500,- 000 & porcion of the wonoy wonld bo dishonoktly appliod. 1o Lod nover seon or heard of tho minority roport. in advauco of iis presontabion,” but -~ its phrascology wau fa- miliar, It sdunded to him vory mnch ko tho proposition of lust Novombor, which failed to carry. 1iv wan opposed to the rerort In toto, for it had tha nppoaranco of evil about it, Ha wanted the mujonity roport adop.od, which ‘would slwply bo an sxpression on the subject, loaving tho dotalls to bo nerauged horonfter, Com ninsion Iolceu said tho nacriy ripart hiad et tha viows of the City Council und “the Toard of 1ublic Worke," and the goneral com- mondation of the Snnnlo. It wus o caroful, sauare documont, and ought to bo adopted.: e use | to havo tho utmost confidoucs in Alr, Tiou- organ, whou biad soon 1t to prosout & minority re~ port. ; Iu prosonting tho roro:t Lo bad assumed to employ tho architocts, fix thoirsalaries, and orect thoe buslding, It wag EXTRAVAGANT, FIESUMPTUOUS, AND USPDECE- DENTED | 1To did not 800 how bo could, aftor presenting such & roport, daro to,face the community, If hocould fuco the publie under tho circume alances bio was yery much changed from what bo was in yoara gono by, ‘L'ho adoption of his ro. Pon would ba a great ovil, It pmrancd at ont- iy of £100,000 Lo architecta named therolu, whicl e liad no doubt thoy would mansgo to doublo boforo tho work wuscompleted if tho roport was adopled, COMMIRSIORER CLOVGI 80l thia report wan the sucoud ono of the kind, 1lo opposed tho firat, aud folt it his duty to ope poxo tho secoud, It waa sbsurd to think of ono man attempting to master wuch a work, and rie diculous in tho extromo to adopt sy such propo- #ition, 'Lhe City of Ullcago was a partner in tho propouad bullding, nud its intorests oujst ta Dbe consulted, rather than Ineulted, by the Board presuising to ssud such-s propudition to it far itn indorscmont, Commissioner McCaffroy thonght it was mtisupe that such s virnlent attack whould bo mode - on Mr, Louer- gan bocause ke differod In opinfon Avith the msjority, ITe bolioved & portton of tho animus of the attack camo from an under- ourrant which was sturted yours ago to Lavo tho Gourt-Houso ou the Wess 8ide. 1fo thought the majorlty report wa caleulatod and sutondod to dofur thie work In that interost, Ile was watis. flad that the pudlio domsuded tha erection of the binlding at onco and upon tho old vite, and Lionuo bie favored tho minority roport, COMMIBSIONKI} LONERGAN eald bis ropurt did not proposo to apend any wore monoy than tho mojority rogort, Tho wrain difforenco [ tho two roports was, that hiu contomplated the commoneoment of tho work at once, and for that purpose the architecta wore appointod, whils the majority report sixed nv tume for starting the building. Cowminsiouer oldou thought it wad prema- turo to appdint architects, borldo, 1t looked bad, and he wanted to know what wonld bocomo o the plans whiol had already cost 23,000, S Oummiuionor Jolnwon $hought tue mafority roport was meanivglons, Lo wanted tho builde qu; put up at onco, and was In fuvor of the wiuority plau or report. Comuulssloner Guenther was opposed to the minority nlrmt. Al%nu L A, Lonorgan was wember of tho Buildi nc’fuuwmou. Lo didnoteo- oporato with it at all. 3o thought tho por cen sgo offored thoarchiteols iu the roport waa ox- orbitaut, Tho alloweuce on tho Invane Awylum was but 3 por cont. Otuer members spoke at random, rolterating whiat Liad lready besn said, but were out off by au inguiry from the Clair as o TYE CUABACTEN OF THE NEFODT under cousidoration, Commissioner Lonergan did not know whather It was s minority report from the Joiut Building Committes, or from the Board Uomwittes ulonu, County Attorney Rountree, to whow the quos- tion was roforred for a *logal " optiion, suid Le regardod it as & jolut minont; On Drotlos;of ‘i, arrolt port, whole queation TIIE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCII 11, wan laid over nnlil the noxt moeeting of tho Buard. B ANOTTITR SIOVE. Commirsionsr Ilolden nt onee nont lo the Clerk's deek tho fellowing resolution Jtcacteed, That the preambie end rexotution adontrd by the Burd of Goonty Commisslonars of G County on tho 1ith of i\'uvur.l&r. or 1 47, rulating o the the county’s jortion of tho re, tho niaterial of which it preparation of plina Ulty-Tiwil and Court. should Lo ronnfrue ing plans or choaning architectn in_econnection w! tn propored new Court-1uune, Le, and they sro, bote- Ly 10j ealed and annullcd, Boforo tho rosolution had roached tha Clerk, Mr. Carroll, auticipating ity naturo, maved to ad- ourn. do rqnabhle enanod s to tho pracedanca of the mottous of tha two gontlemen, whicl wans finaliy #ottled by the Chair declding that the rosolution whas uut of ordor, Tho snottun to adjourn untll Monday was then put and pravadled, Commikkionor [alden will jntraduce Lis reso. lution in the shapo of & commuuleation at tho nexe meeling, RAILIIOAD NiWS, THE ILLINGIS CeNTRAL. Tho Ilhnoin Central Hailrond has just fegued tho rullowing order, which will o of great im- rortancs Lo the employes of that road: Hereafter no eompennation will be allowed to oficern or ctup!cyen, who niny bo §njured fn tho Rorvico of thia Company, wheto auch injurics have Leou violation of 1A tules cud ragutations, or by Tewk @l watid of projier jrecaution on tha parl of (6o partfes sfured, i coupiting eat, IF o wilek or Lot fs 1m d, lustesd of o Land, to guie the link, and proper cuntiion fe uberved, thera will b3 10 accidente fron this cume, Uolthig feel fastencd dn froga and falling on ‘the {rack Tesull fron attempting to place links nud pius iu deawbars, while cars nro ju moton, and uct wnfrequently walkipg backwards while Golng we, Keareuly sn fustatien occurs i train Ferviev, whra o sEe burty thut, 8 roper caro_ bad Dt oswerved,tho seeldont wonld ot have e asert- el Auy cploye who dues uot ufe yridenco and take praper procantion to guard himee(f againat i< tod Lo tuke caro of tils Compiny’a it must bo dropped from tie ser- ¥iue, Liery apphieation for o douation, or ciaim for comjensalicn, fron lujured employes, thust rest ipou 1t owu morila, and Ly sccomppnicd by a roport from Aho hiead of lo department fu whicls” the purkon was einployed, setiing forth oli the facla and eircumetan. cen coueeted with auck njury, BUNGLING RAILROAD ' LEGISLATION, Bueciat Diapateh to The Chicuso I'rious Mantsox, Wia darcl 10,~That tho lust Legis- Iaturo mado o mesd of it in legislotion reguluting railronds has Lecomo paiufully evident onan critical examination of tho acts passed, which 1tns beon made within tho Inst duy or two, on suggestion of dispatches recuived by parties ln- teronted. 'Tho following stace of things existing istho vesult of the wrotrasted offorts of tho Grangers, aud othera who know it all, to fix things just right. Chaptor 118, Lawe of 1875, approvod Narch 8, ond published on the Oth, divides all ronls iu toe Blate into two clasees, A and tho former to includo nll 1ailroeds in tho Btawo uow owned or upersted, wauuged or leasod cither Ly tho 5t. Paul Laflrond Company, Chica- #0 & Noithwestern Hailway Compuny, or Weste orn Uniou Ranroad Compuby, except tha Mad- ieon & Porlage Nlailrond. Cluss 13 to includo ol atlier railroads or y.arts of railroads in tho State. Cho snmo law provided that all provisiona of the Potter law reluting to Class O shonld apply to Clags B, This muendment would enablo these ronds to chargo 4 conts n mila for pssengers, ana tho uamo tnte of froight ns hy their taclly of Juvo, 1873, A lator uct, Chupler 834, mp- proved Mareh 0, oud uot yet published, being tho amended Quunby bill, tixes pnssonger fore at 8 conts for Clags A, 4 conls for Cings DB, and the rates of fraight about 8 per cent_ndvanco, excopt slhort 1cutes, on thowo of tha Pottor Inwy, to which waid act s amendatory, for ail roads of clasges A aud B, in- cludiug, according to tho law rst passed, all roads ln tho Statw. Class B, under the Iotlor Iny, mcluded the Wisconsin Central, Greon Bay & Minneratn, and West Wieconsin Hailway Coul- pauies, Who ruilroads iu the Vottor law, Class » 80 Injmlously affected by this bungling legls- Intton aro tho Wiaronein_ Valley, Miuoral P'aint, Snhoboygan & T'ond du_Leos Sliiwaukoo, Luko Slhore' & Wektorn; Dlattovillo_ & Calamine, Galena & Plattoville, Cluppowa Falla & Wosts orn, several of which very promptly complied with the Pottor law last seasou, Tho Knilroad Commissioncrs and Attorneye General spreo in this coustruction of the lnir, and thoro scoms uo way of 1olieving tha weakor ronds from tho ruinous elccts of legislation which no ono intended, oxcept by culling o special sesslon, Iuquiry is alno raised as to the validity of tha dwcriminating law, vluch pro- vides that all thoso rulrodd companies whose lines of rond aro now Incomplete, or ara fu pro- cesa_of construction, and to old in the builling of which tle Gouoral Govornment has donated grants of laud, aud which are not oxomptea from taxation on #aid lnuds for the next five yews, ara oxempted from thio payment of the liconso feca requived by Inw for usid tivo years, THE !OWA SOUTHWESTERN, Speciat Dinpateh to The Chicago Teivnne, Iowa City, In, darch 10,—Ths Dircclors of tho Iown Southweatern Iisilroad wet fu this eity to-dasy toconsider matters pertaming to the complotion of that outorprise, Georgo J. Boal, of this city, and E, IL Thayor, of Clinton, were cleoted Diraccora to fill vacanolen, . #, I3, Hinck- loy, of Chicago, in conncction with -a coustruc- tion company, undertook to build this road, ‘Thoy wore under' contract to lave ft comploted to this city by tho 15th of “thin month, bLut “the soverity of the past winter rendered it impossible to do a8 mueh grading ae snticipated, Tho Iloard to- day oxtended thoir contract with Me. Ifinckloy to tho 1st of Octabor, 1o placed la the Company's huuds a satlsfuctory gunrautoo for tha !ullfll- ment of hix coutracl, Lalf dono from Cliuton to this placo ; aud 40,« 000 woreh of tlus aro alraady stocled on thoe line, Tho work is to bo pushed rapidly forward by Tlinckloy, THE UNION PACIFIC DIRECTORS' MEETING, New Youx, March 10.—At & meeting of the Unfon Pacifle Ratlroad Company in lostan, to- day, vesolutlons wore ndopted autlorizing tha Dircctors to pay from the aurplus oarnings o dividond at thorato of 6 per cont per anuum, payable quartorly, boginning July 1, 1876; and sutliorlzed tho Directors to consummnte o plau proposing the paymont mto the United States Iroasury of u fixed aum Lo form a sinking fund to pay tho Govornment debt and interost, i liou of ail domands of tho (overnment upon the Uompany, Of"tha 307,450 eliarcs of tha Compeny, 920,603 worn cast for the foltowing Baard of Directors: ‘Oliver Amoa, Lilisua Atkins, T. Gordon Dexter, Benjawin 1%, Lates, Oliver Amew 2d, and lizre Lakor, of Boston ; Siduey Ditlon, Charlos S, On- born, " Jay Uauld, Goorgo B, Seott, Hamuel M. Mills, Jaros D, Smith, aud Josoph' Richardaon, of Now York ; (3, AL, Dodge, of Iows§ and Johu Bharp, of Balt Lako City, A suitablo and permanent monument fa to ba oroated on the lino of the road to the momory of Oakes Amos, T the Rditor of The Chfeago Tribunes CouNciw Brors, In, March 0.—Tha denial of the arrest of tho Lresidons and Diroutors of tho Uunlon I'acilio Railroad, as mado fn a dlspatals from Omalia in your papor of the Gth fuat., is very technical. Tho faota ore, that those oflicors woro indicted at tho last torm of the Unlled Btatos Distrlct Court, warranta wore iesued for tholr arrost, whou, by agroomont of cotnsol, tho partles wero allowed to flio thelr bonds in §8,000 oach for thelr appearance on the 204 of Marol, inut, Thoso boudd Lave bean filod with Gen. U, 31 Dodyo and Johi Daldwin aa suroty, and thoir trial will tako placs on tho 22 et.,unleay Judge Lave prefers to walt the declslon of the Circult Uourt fu May in_ & cuso whoro the saino pringi- Pled aro involved, The deopest intcrost Iy maul- festad throughout the Htate on tha result of theus indlctments, Tuanures, THE IOWA RIVER ROADS, Speetal Dispateh ta 7' hicaan Tridune, Dunvqu, Ia., March 10.—J, K. (Iraves, Presi- dout of the River Iailrouds, lze written outa laugthy roply to tho charges of fraud aud Cradit- Mobillorism proferrod by Forbes ang others ropresonting the Eateru bondholders, which will be eubmitted and read to_tho full Board of Btookholders at Boaton, Tho roport s a lengtliy and ablo document. It takes tho history of the Rivor Railroads from the bogunning, shows Low tho Construction Cowmpany o organized, Wwhero the munuf way expouded, and deals in other muattors which will bo found of great In- terext to all partics concerned, Oraves 18 coutl- deut, 1Io ssys that ho slocps well nights, sud fa Pprepared to staud or fuil by thle report. ANOTHER PROJECT. Bvectat Diavalch (o The Chicuo Tribune, Kankaxe, I, March 10,~Another new rail- soad profect iu sgitating the dwellors of several counties norchwestward from this city, The pro- posed ronta is from Kankaken to Mendots, via Wilminglon, Will County. Saveral (., B. & Q- mon ato aald (o bo Inteieated, an woll as tho Cin- clunntl, Lafavetto & Chicago folks. The incor- poratord of tha nosw 1ine, 8o far a4 can b learncd, arot Adamon Enrl, yotto ; T. I Boufiold, Knukakoe ; Willinm Coonor, Bourbonania g Axel Warnor, I3, Usy, Reakvillo 3 A, W, Boven, Dan- fel Bmall, A, J. Melntyr mington ; Haumue Halderumnn, — Arinkirong, Morrie, —- -i-‘INJL CIAL, AN UNWARRANTABLE SURVEILLANGE, Stectal Dispateh to The Chicato Tritune, Nrw Youx, March 10.—~Special Agents of the Treasury havo lately been emplosed lu examin- Ing hauke and morchants to detect uncancelad bank-staops. The Btamp law has beon re- penled with the exooption of the clause requiring a fl-cont stamp on ohecks, the ponalty for faiture 10 cancol being €60, Nincteen-twentioths of tho banks do not caucel their staups, but retaiu the chzela until thotr depoeitotd accounty aro bal- anced, and thon return them atill uncanceled, ‘fhe Ypeeinl Agems first sttamptod to o an investization of autme of tho larger hanks of this cltr, but wore Yoalsted, and then went tnto tho Tute lioro they mot with botier succoss, and bave beon dving 8 thriving businoss among tho country banks of this Mate aud further Weet, Informetion roceived here is ¢n the eifact that thay nro now uently aa fur west e Chicago, and will” ehortly meke n desrent upou the une warned banks of your eitv. ilers tho juvestie atlon i8 loozed npon 8a unwarrantable, and de. nounced as & sort of Jayne or Bsuborn wxindie, pibuiha i e TII5; CENTESNIAL, e Governmont's Participation in the Celebration Assurad in Atd of tho Centenmng, Reprosentation. New York Ilernld, Mareli & Tho moat imporlunt fact to L maatianel just now in conncetion With wur coming Centohary in tho appropriation by Congress of 255,000, This appropriation, which wan onn of tho fow laudablo aclions of thoe last Conuross, and was passod 80 near the oluso of the soseion, removes tho,only groat dangor that beset thu onterprise, If it had not been granted, {ts succesa mighit still be dublous, but nuw that tho Govetnment has closely idotified itsolf with it, 1ts succees aoews usgured. Efforts hnd been made in Earape pree vious to the appropristion to throw discredit upon the undertaling by represenling it 28 a privala affair ouly, ol one wiueh tho Awerican Goveru- ment bnd nothing todo, Thisstatement wasunfors tunately but too true; and peopls pofnted sueor- fugly at tho fact that Japan, Bweden, Cuuds, Australin, aud gevoral othor countrics hod al- roady appropriated more monoy to tho Conton~ nial celeoration of American udepen:leuco than ho Uuited States had done. This praced the mauagers of tho Contonuial in & rather awhward position before Europeau untione. In Europe, of uourso, the Lutclago of tho Uoversmeut is rondered necoseary in oversthing, and peopie would turn up their noses ut an exposition which wng not heralded 28 a Goverument alfair. How important-this appeoptiation wad to tho man. agers may bo gatticred from the fact that Gon. Gusliorn walted till 2 o'cloek in tho mornlag for {he diapatoh announcing the passago uf the op- propriation, savimg “*iat ho coull not luve slopt without {L." And why not? Dovaueo Le 13 thoroughly dovoted to thiw great work; bee vause bis hoart §8 o its worthy consummation. WHAT THE APPROPBIATION 18 Full. The original’ catimate of the Departmonts, 1t wi'l bo yemombered, was $071,000, so that Con- gress cut 1t down about one-linlf. The fotlowing wera tho smounts clanned by the varioos Departe ments, overy ono of which will plolmulf‘ bo ro- daced to Mearly one-half: 'Fhe [uterior Depart- mont claimed” £211,000 ; the ‘Y'roasury Depart- ment, $5,000 ; the Post-Oltico, £3,000 ; Agricul- tural Vuroau, £50,000; Smithsnisn Tueiitute, £100,000 : War Dopartinent, £200,000 ; Navy De- partmont, §150,00 incidentals, £3,000: oud for o sopurate Luilding eapablo of removal to Wanbington aftor the cloko of the Exhibition, to bo then used as a nationnl mukcwm. £400,000, What tho Dopaitments will oxtnbit iss alicady been alluded (o in thesa columus, Of s, evial interont will, undoubtedly, bs the oxhibition by thoSmithronian Inatituca of the nnturn{rflnurnuu of 1ho nu'mal, vegetablo, sud mineisl kiugdow of tho United Btates, which is oven to includo livn Indiang in the full spiendor of thelr uative foshions ; tho spocimaons of small arms, artillery, ete,, from tho War Department, with an lius- tration of our fortifications, poutooning, torpedo avetem, geodetic surveys, civil worke, of our masufacture of muskots aud smunuuition, of our hosplial eervice, teute, ftags, uniforms, har- ness, tuo signal service, and the medoly of shifs, bouta, ete., irom tho Navy Department. Tho grading is more than | CONCERTS IN AID OF THE CLNTLSNIAL, The financial agentin this cily stated yesters duy that Lo hed recoived a proposition from some duitluguishod membora of the mueical profoue sion in thiscltv to givo concerts in aid of tho Centennial. ‘The matter % at prosent in 8 ahnxu too inchoate to srarrant the publication of ali the detalle. Gov. Liglor vioned the propossl with tavor wmoro for the sid whicnh its execution might furnieh fu making tho Centenuial celobration tho «nclnl topio of the day than for the pecuuinry assistanco it would suppiy. o eaid tho Con- tounial sliould b made nsoclal topie licre In New Yorl as it waa {n Philadelplsia, for the one city was quite as muclr intoiostod in it as tho otber, and if tho peoplo ouly thought about it the nocesanry funds would oon by forthicoming. Tho tronble was that the seutiment in Now York was still too cold, aud a weries of classiosl concerts might bave tho effect of difnsing tho jutotost in tho Contonnial among clusses who give It now scarcoly a thought. If the plan succeeds In this city it would nnturall{ be adopted throughont tho couutry, * Musichath charms " to iutorest nven‘ t‘ho least patriotio American uthe Cone touuial, TIE FINANGIAL WORK Is progroasing slowly but satisfactorily, The finnuctal agonts of the Centonnal prefer to ob- tain o largo nuusber of small subacriptions to s small uumber of larga subscriptions, They would rather have, for fmtance, ten subsotip- tions of £100 than ono of 1,000, Why ? Do- causo tho more people are made part owners the Lotter for tho entmiprize, livery ouo ot tho ten subseribers would bo sure to visit Thiladelphia to aco the oxhibition, and thus awoll the roceipts from adwmissions, This information is given, aa thoto way be a great many peoplo too modest to offer la%\'o £100, Lot thein como forth—thoy will not be radely turncd away. TIE WODK 1N NEW ITAVEN, Among a luirgo number of promigent citizens of New Haven who Lave ulted ns an Advisory Tidard for that city aro: Gov. Charles I, Inger- &oll, Chairmau ; Mayor Honyy G, Lewls, Prof, Widiam I, Blake, Ubited States Centennial Com- missioner ; Lzra G. Road, I'residont of tho City Bank ; J, A, Dwhop, I'rosidont, aud Josoph A, Bmith, Vice-President, of the Yalo National Bank ; the Rev, Thomas D, Wmflmy. ox-Presi- dout of Yaln Colleun ; the Ilov, Noal Porter, Lreatdent of Yaln Colloge ; and the Nesv, Loou- ard Bacon. It will be adwitted that this 1 about tho strongeat Comumitteo that could have beou orgauized. TIE CATHOLIO TEMTERANCE MEX of Philadelphiu tutend to ovsot nboautiful * cald water fountaln,” emblomatical of their doctrino of temperanco, in tho Contennlal grounds, As this aunotncement might havo the vifact of di- miushing tho number of visitors, it is propor to stato thut the oxhibition of wines and beers, which ia to bo the largest avor Lold, will more than mako up for the quantity of cold water pups plicd by the fountatn, and that no ono will Le cowpelled to dniuk from it, As the Centennlal round will ever remain historioals they have #o~ eoled 16 atlso for the arcction of atatuos of tbrea groat_temperanco mon—Archbistop John Car- roll, Commodore John Barry, and Charles Car- roll, of Carrollton, Tho statues of tho heraos of tomporsuce aro ta bo placed boside thoso of the hieroow of indopendence, aml * will typlfy ”"Rmulxm"lm“ux tho virtne of temporauce,” A domoiitration of Catbollo cltizons was held a fow daye ago {n LPhiladolphin, at which thuse plang wero laid boforo tha pubtic, and mot with au euthuslastio roception. THE WOUK IN CIINA. A report lias boon juado to tho Becrotary of Btate from onr Mimater to China, showing what efforts have boeu made to populatize our Amor- ioan Contounisl amony the Ouineso, 'Lho oflivisl rogulationy woverning tho Exhibition have been translated into Chinoso and printod in buth lan. gusges for general circulstion, prefaced by a statomont of fi. advantaos and an_invitation to tho Chinese peoplo to participate in it. Tha Chi. uoeo Govorntaent hiss turnod the wholo matter cf Cuiness ropresentation over to_tbo Ciatoms an- thoritics. The Chinese Commiswionors thug far sppoluted are Mr, E. B. Draw, of Chiolog, for tho vortiiern ports s Alr, Gustay Douing, of Ningpo, for Ningpo, Blaughay, audstho Ysugize ports of Riuklan, Obiukion, sud i{snkow, sud 3. Oliarlos Haunon, of Bwatow, fog Foochow, Amoy, Cauton, Bwatow, and Formosa. Chinena products aud turos witl ba largely reproscuted, Amouy noted Olilnese ~sitissn &t Ningpo, who was & largo exhibltor at Loudon aud Vieuna, an- nouuces to the Cousul-Geueral at Bhaughat Lla deelro to oxhibit about §10,000 worth ot the carvings for which be is celobrato kst toihe o kgt ‘The officers of thu Umiversity Battalion of Champaign geye & graod military bauquot in the rlurs of the Doau flouse fu that city last evou- rn Tue attendsuce was large, sud every- mfnz 'was conducted fo the best of style. 1875, FITZ JOHN PORTER. The Iistory of Iy Treachery Pope auwd the Country, to Circumstances under Which {ho Orders of Pope Were Disobeyed, Portor Takes His Easo While the Enemy Oruglios Hiz Brothors in Arms, A Rather Lame Defense of Porfer’s Cone duct at the Second Bull Run, Gen, Popo to the Prasidont. PORTER'S CASE REVINED. rio York Tiomes, Mareh 5, Whon a caso which wvas trieu with specinl care, the judgment submittad to yet mora caroful ‘1o- vlew,nud on that review aflirmed and approved ; and wheon this judgment had stood for twelve or thirtoon voars, it might rcasonsbly ba supposed thiat tho caso wan closed for oll time. Thiv s how tho matter stands with Gen. Fitz John Por- tor, convicted in 1362 of willful dieohedienco of orders In presenzo of the enemy, 'I'io mentence whiclt drove him in disgrace from the neble pro- fewsion of arma bns +tood emco the day Preni- dent Lincoln approved it; but of lato Nr. Porter ting been ruoning rouud to various Democratic State Lepiclatures, and begging them to pams resolutions mskivg that his caso may be roviowed on the ground of nonly.discovered evidenco. Ile Liaa further for- tified bimsell with the volunicer opinions of cottain legal gantlemen, who liave found that the records show that be should have been sc- quitted, which s not improbable. smco it ap- veary that tho said rocords woro such as Porter Limeell submitted. Gen, L'orter bas furiher prapared au * appoal,” which hie has presented to PTresident Graut aud circulated abuudantly through the uowepaper oflices of tho country, In view of theso facts, it may not be iuappro- prlate to recall tho eircumstancos attonding Gen, Portor's diugrace, and by examining tho records, and possibly the recently-produced *‘mppoal " itself, to ascortain whother ho de- Borvos tho reinstatement in the army in tho opinion of bonorable men, which he {4 clamor- ivg for, TEE CLINE OF WIUICIH GEN. GrILT In the fali of the eventiul yoar 1852 Gen. Por- ter, aftor o trial Ly bis brotber ofiicars, lasting forty-five days, was found guilty of willful die- obedienco of orders in the prezance of the eno- my, and sentenced to bo dismisscd from tho ser- vico of tho United States Government aud for- ovor after to bo disqualified fiom holding any oflico under it. President Liucoln caused the procecdiugs to be carefuliy roviowed Ly Judge Advocate Gon, Tlolt, who enbmitied an exbaust- ivoand ableopmion on them, approviug the judgmont of tho Court, and then aud ot till tnen, tho Prealdent conscieutious to a fanlf, allirmed it,—Jau, 19, 1963, Therctoro this scu- touce was no product of hasty reseatment, bub was the rosait of the most cousc.entious and painstaking inquiry. The erimo of dikobedienco n s noldor i3 alwnys s . giave omaj when committed in tho prescuce of the enomy {t is ona of the woist he can Lo emity of, The punishment for it undor the Acticlos of War s death, ‘This 18 also the punislimont for cowardico, aud yot in its conve:juonees insub- ardination in an ofticer may, at eritical moments, be more disastrous than tho most arrant coward- ice. The latter may operate only by the bad example, sud its inliuence may bo limited to the men immediataly around bim : but a refusal to oboy au order may keep 20.000 men inactive, - aud tberoby turn tho jusite of & battle. Let 1t bo supposed that an attacking forco Las seized an /fmportant position after much desporate figting ; thnt 1ts ranks aro terribly thinned ; that tho euemy 14 concentiating sll hus strength to retuko this position, aud it la cloar that unless tho holders of (t are fm- modistely reintorcod, thoy will Le driven back with trghtful slaughter, Al this moment an orderfs sant to an onfcer, who has s body of fresh troopa near at haud, to advance in suppoit with ail poasibiy speed, Imngino that this oiticer hass & pravate pique azsinat his commander, and, recolving tho order, languidly roplics tha: tuero {5 not tie onough tor “hin to obey it, and ho does uot oboy it; and the auomy, latnobiug his wholo forca on_ilio position, eweeps svervihing bofors Lim, and tiero does unt escape of tliose mon who 8o bravely woo it and wero betrayed in their moment of hieed cuough to muster a do- cent rogiment. * 18 not & muu guilty of such dis~ ovedience of orders, wortny of death 7 Woald uot iy act bo called 1n won-techmeal language the binckost treachers? Bueh dikobelienco of orders Gun, Fitz Jolin'Porter was proved on tho cleareet evidence to have been guilty of, IR CONTEMPT AND HATRED FOR GEN, 10PE, In Lis recont apneal ho epeaka of the crimo of which ho wan charged ns of such black turpitudo that on the faco of it 1t was almost imnossibla that any wan oould commit it. Lhat fs th view ho takos of it now, but it was not 8o whon he cavalierly remnarked to a uewepaper reporter shordy aftor the oceurronco that Le * would waive tle guestion of Lus loyalty, but ho was not loyal to Jobm Pope.” Geit Portor might douy th's rnmark, for it was not in evidenco on hik trial 3 but it is an observation, considercd in tho ligut of tho wmeralo of tho arwy at this period, which has tho ring of truth, It mav be statodas & cortaln factthatno General would bhavedisobey- ‘od such important orders ag Portor recoived if they had come fiom Gen, Grant. o wight bato his commauder with & mortal hatred, but unless ba Liad boou prepared to bo cashlered or eliot with- in twenty-four hours, Lo would have oboyod wlta ail prowptitude, But befors Graut took hold no man hiad been fouud adequate to com. FONIER WAS FOTND mand such n vast boly of men R tiio Northeru urmy numbored ; evory ouo tried bud failod ; aither ko bad lacked thekuowledgc of thesaldier, or thio necessary qualities of tho man, Tho ef+ foct of this bad bocn thimt almost every superior otlicer was lookiag furachauco for himsolf, joals ous of snd ready to beoak down any supposed rival ; while tho rank aud filo wers diatrustful, discouraged, and uiterly lacking snything like confidonco {u their commanders, who scomed no botter than thomsolves. Added to thls wan the disturhing element of politics, and when Yope took commaud in August, 1562, polilics wers dolng their worat, McClellan had written his Iarrison-Lavding lotter, mado hin dlxas. tious camnalgn on the Penmnsula, and had Leon supersoded. The lrm{ wan utterly demuralized, and tha authoritios st Wasliuugton wore scarcoly better, Dorter Lellovad In AlcCiollan: ho hated and desplacd Pope. 1l was ordored after the Penlnuula oampaign to go to Aquia Crosk, He did 8o thera tho ordor reached him to placo himeelf undor I'ope’s command, aud report to bim at Warronton Junotion, 1o did %o Aug. 27, aud on tha samo day ko wroto to Duruside asking to bo takon away, sud acain another lote ter oxprosging the utmost contvmpt for Popo, whizh, fudeod, hie took no pains to conceal, On tla next day ho wrote again, to tho samo offect SIH tho lettors aro in_evidenco), oud iu thia lot- or ho expreesod s wish about spoedily getting to Alexaudria, which, iu tho then position of tho ovposing nmnml could uot pousibly bo realized excent by I'opo’s army (the Army of Virginia) boiug beaton back to Lhat point by the enomy, If thue had happeuod Dorter would probavly havoe again boon placed under McClollau, w! he expreesed htmeolf so clevirous to bo. Thi then, was tiie stato of miod 1n which the ordors from I'opo found Lis suburdiuato, Asif to van- tirm the ovidonce given on the trial, Gou, Fortor says now, in blv *appoal.” (hat Lope belioved {11 liw ti1) * thioro wora shown to him in Wash- ington, ls (Portor') telograus, wariug the War Departinent of Pope’s fatal ancapactty," What bustuces had & subordiuate ofiicer to sond private communications to the wuperior au. thoritics derogatory to Lis commander? urely nothing could botter dinplay the animus of thy man, or the weotchod moralo of tha sorvice at this poriod, . THE FILET OIDEL DISODEYED, Porter baviug roported to Yopo at Warrenton Janctiou, Aug, 47, recelved from lim an usgent ordor to stars st 1 o'lock the next moruing, and to Lave Lls command at Dristow Htstion, miles diatant, at daylight, Tho order was doliv- ored to bim by Qol, DeKay betweon 9 sud 10 o'clock at uight. 1o wos to support Hooker, thou tuuch pressed, sud short of ammumtion, and expecting at dawn of tho 25th sn attack Ly ] the combined forces of Jacksou aud Kwell. Had tius attuck boon wmnde, a4 expacled, nothing could have avorted w frghtful disaster, for Pore ter deliboratoly disoboved tho order. Iusicad of sturtlug at t o'olock, and rezchiug Dristow His- tion nt lizht, bo utartud at duylight, sud did notb srrive Ll 10:20 in tho foreucou, Aftor Lo did start ho warched for mu hour, and then culled & halt for two, In his defense he wald the seaat was dark, the troops waro tired, sod hat thery was wo rosd opou. It wad proved by » large uumber of wituesses, | that tho night was not unusually anck, and that, | though the wagou road to Bnstow Btation wos ' partinily blocked by » supply tratn, yet the ra;l. Taad track beaide It was open, snd slong bis Hooker's iufantry had proviously marchod, As to the men hoing tired, the recof showad that a largo part of the command had only marched 8 wulics the preceding day, and tho furthost marchid Ly any part of It was 10, Thesefore, Ynr:les. nlter neven houra’ reat, wad not ton mich for Kaldietn to do, Jiut whan Porter recelved hia order fu the ovening, Lo handed it to oue of his aflicers, and conlly remarked, * thore'a something for 501 10 tleep on."* 1To kaya in hia **appeal tlat ho arrived Leforo ho was wanted, aod (hat the (ciatgo of disobodienco in thin caso wad frivolonw." Ha cortatuly did not arrive beforo ba wan ordored. which wan all ho bad lo think f; and askuredly there would have baen nothe tug 4 frivolons ™ iu the matter ind Jackeon and &well ruado the attack that was expected from om. ONDLR DIKANEYED, Tho 25th passed, and on the 2t ocenrred the Dattle of Manasses Gap (tho sccond Bl ny), aud here Popo was confionted by tie winle Southerv army, and badly worated, Thie mtroc- sile, na nsual, commenced at davhight, Ioporent o joint order to Porter and McDowell Lo aavance 10 Giainesvill, thero to join Hemtzieman, Sivel, and Itono ; but ituliin order he waids 11 any conriderablo advantage s to b wained by dopart ing trom tnis order, do 80." McDowelland Por- ter mot to consult on the matter, and, under.tho 8+ rogulations, McDowell sswumed temporary cotnmand of tho Joint forcos, though thia woull uot peem to have been coutemplated by lope, When tho order was recalved, tho two divinany werathen warching to Gainesvillo, outhe road Le- tiroen Mananean Juiiction aud Bethlehiem Clurch, ‘Fliey contivued matehing until a smail part of tho advance had parsed the chmrcl, when the two Geuerala courulted. and McDowell doter- tined that consideratlo ndvantage: conid he guned by doparting from tha ore At this timo v was noon, and the bhattle, 2 or 3 milen dintant, was raging with tae utmost fury; tho raat of tho artillers and the rattle of nus- ketry tilled the air; and over the tops of wome treod 1n tho dirtanco arose clowds ol dust thiown u;) Dy the trampling of the_contentdig forcen, McDovell said to Porter, “I will go alone the Hedloy bpriugs Jtoad and attack the cnemy'dcen- tio; pul in your forcehere and you will take them on Ul right flank.” Porter fudicated whero the dunt was 1ing, over the treew to the right, and #uid, ** We can't 00 i biere anywhere withou! gt Ging into a fight.” 'This remarkable answer sould reem to have surprisod MeDowell, ne wellitmight, Bald e, ** That's vhat e came heve for," il tlion went off, ieaving Lortar to attack, and of course his temporary. command over him coused with his departure, “MeDowell took the Sedloy Bprings Itoad. and in & vory short timo wa3 in tha thick of tha bottle, T'Wo courses wWero now open to Porter, 1lo micht press forward on the richt nud murike the enemy's rizht lank, as Me- Dowall bad suggeatu, or bhe might preys on to Galuosville, 08 Pope's order coutemyplatod, ond wtriko at fhat point. The evidenco na to what ho roally did do was complete, A short timo nfter AlcDowoll left with bis force, Yottor (Lo bad 13,000 mon under kis command bero) urderod Griftith's Brigado to advance. It dit Tor kome dintance, resching a pine thicket. Ilero somo difiicultion were encountored, aud the encmy opewol on them with a couple of picces of ar- tillery, firing a few loug show. Some one snid thnt there wero obstructious in front which could wot be got over, whereuzion Gen, Porler ordered a retreat back (o Manassaz, aud sent a note to McDowell rod King that nho had found it dmposritle (2110 udvauce, Lho retieat was wade to Manssens ; she troops urrived during the afternoon end romained there sll tizht, THE THIRD ORDER DISOBEYED, On thelr nrrival thoy stacked arms, winlo the souuds of the battle were wtill loud in their enys, and the pmokie of it and the durt plainly vinblo, Thoir Genural lny down to1est un, | troe. aud here, betwoen G and 6 o'clock—the evidence briug that 1t was ncarer tho former than the latler—there cama to bimi, hot aml dust-covered from furious riding, & couplo of aida from Gen. Popo, & miles away, ordening hin to attack a: once, *either ou tho right tlank, or, if posible, Inthe rear.” Tho shifting movemonts of the coutouding forco hsd now uraught tho euemy within n little over & tile in front of Lim. Thers was yot two houtsof day- light; the countryto bo passed over was not ditticult ; tho emergency was oxtrome; evory mioniont, evary Bocond oven, wWas precious. It might bo that » sudden and furious attack from thin side would yet retrinvo the fortunce of tho day. Gon, Porter roceived the oraer in his ro- cumbeut position, read it without movirg, con- vereed wich the exbausted messengers withont movivg, **for about a quarter of an liour,” and when they left le was eull lying whers they had fouud Lim., He Lad Uegn there three hours, latenlug to tlo sounlis of the bat- tlo, whean the aids reached lum., Iowever, it would appear that afier thoy lafs he did maka same show of exattion, Ho commanded Gon, Morrell to attack with threo regimonts, ond secarcely hiad the advance begrun swhen ho revoknd tho ardor nnd recalled them. Gew. Portor, it in resumablo, agaim retired to bis rbade-tror, Io new Pope had bewh disastrously dofoated, and suothier victory recorded for the enomy. Doubt- lens thore ia otbug now which ho wonld more ardently desiro than a chance to dio a8 a coldier should {n the defense of his country ; but it ia too lato, Inthe hour of need he was triod and found wauting., Fortunata for bim it is tho Amecriean peaple to whom ho canaypeal, Iladit been suy otlior bo had not been alive now, A LANE DEFENSE. To the Fditor of The Chicuqo Tribune = Cmioaao, March 8.—As ono who served under Gen. Fitz John Porter, from the first organiza- tion of his division to tho close of hia carcor 8% Corps Commander, I thank you for stating Lis case with falrucus, aa you read it, aud T ask per- mission Lo correct & part of it, aud to brietly answer tho correspondent of the Ciucinnati Com~ mereial, whoea communication you publist, You say in closing, **Gen. Popo wroto to the Dresidont last Aprit, that ho was eatisfiod of Torter's guilt, and thought that a now trinl, which would eataplish it, should be granted." Itim to be suppoeed that Popo was saiisflod of Iorter's guile, whea the chargos wore preforred; yot ho liad not the courago to prefer the charge, sub- stituting an attacle of Lis etafl as accuser. Ever sinco the trial (eo, Portor and his frionds, all his old comrades, and those who served undor him, Lave tricd in overy way to obtain for bim s bearing; noarly twelvo yenrs hiave thoy potition- ed for the juetico that 1s the rignt of all, though but a comuwon folon, who are convicted, and auf- foring uuder & continniug veutonce, whon they wero euablod Lo bring forwatd now proof of ln- nocenco, Yot all thots twelvo years, Gou, Popo and his supportors Lave pereissontly fought every eifort thuy wmude. Pope bas writton pamphlets and lotters without number, and left no elono un- tuined to prevont Guu, Porter from laving jus- tico, and the stigma removed, i casting on the thousands who werved under bim, “sud lald down their lives in defenes of their eountry and in abedienco to thy very orders issued by I'opo Limself, tho sbizma of lusubordination aud not duing thelr dutv as soldiers on the tield of battlo, You have heard that Popo so wrote Gou, Grant last April. Why then did Gon, LPorter, in his sppeat to V'rostdent Grantin Octobor, 1874,—uu appesl which he (Yortar) save ** Publio jastice dumuands it shonlkl be heard,"—nay, ‘I learn that Gen. I'ope lian applted 1o you not Lo allow mo a bearing, His opposition Lo my appoal ought not to projudice 1" ¢ Gon, Uraut has not, aud canvot deny, that Topo Las thus beggod and plowdod thut T'ortor should not be beaid, sgun sud sguin, to tho Jresulent, hesds of Do- pariuients, Beuators, aud Congrossmon, Why this onrnost and porsstenc effort of Popo Lo pro- went a bonrlug 1f +* bo {s 5o satisfiod of "the gnilt of Lorter "7 Gen, Pouter certainly fesls contident —_— fiold in dafonso of thelr conntry, and of whom Gair. Jackeon, of tho Confadorata servics, In i report speaka “'of thelr resoluto aitacks and rapanted furioun assaults to drive him from his punumu." Now Jorsav has honored tho dise rnchised but gal'nnt eoldier and Christian rentlgnan by (ntrusting to him as Commissionor the Luilding of her Hiate Lnnatio Asvlum, o Intgo and noble atencturo now complotod, bt mont wondat ful [ {ts cconotny of conatruetion, coupled with it4 complatoucsn. Tho City of Now York han fust appointed him Commissionor of Pablic Works, ono of her most Important . oflicos, Uis ol comrardes of the field :u‘]nlco in thesa bonorabla appointmenta given tholr old com- mander, whom thy lave and respect for all thous quelitics that, uniting in Lim, make hiny, a8 they know Lim,a Chovalior Hayard, whosn molto—'Bang pour, eans reprociio’—ho 14 wortliy and entitled to bear, nud which, by God's bielp and their etfortw, bis nppent heard, n gratoe fal cnqnlryl mlll:nt b%toxw upcn him, ag eha gor- rowe o'er the long muffering and trials put upon him by injustice, orror, and wronz, Uiy Firr Convs, GEN, POPE'S RECOMMENDATION, That Gon. Popa fa not averas fon rehoaring of the case 18 sbundantly manifested in tho fols lowing lalter, addresaed Lo the Preatdant : Wasmxotox, D, 0., Aprl 18, 1 v s Grant, Fresinit of (he United States: Ttin ho dob known to yon that den, Fitz John Parter clalms to Luye rocired evidence snca I trial, not attainabla ot the time, whieh wonld oither scquit him of tha crime of which ha standy convicted or greatly modify the findiuge nd sentence of the canrt-martll Lefora which lin wat teled, aud that Lo line embodied in o printed pamy hlet tha Lind and chareeter of this evie dence, wnd what he expects to eatabilah by 1t, to. fether with an appeal for & teheartag of s cuse, 18 i8 widely amerted by thote whn ayumsnthise with him, stud probubly believed by many wi have no persotal {utorest in tiro care, had Inlluences hortile o i have restrained youfrom exsminlug thin stutenient of thus warkenl vreat fujustico by provents ocntive from con ‘I ¥l vements or evle denca which miaht vindicato Lix character, | Tt in uccdless (o pay to ¥ou that / hava never vend any lue flncuee with you, jiersonal or otlier, to prevant the ine vestigutlon of Lis statements, nor' even Intiniated to yout fu any v T, thal T objected to any netlan you night thisk proger 10 fake In the matter. Soseriin: 1ix, an I (o fiat wlal even to Arein 10 cnnent 10 any wdditional miscuticoptionn cuneernlug my o my action i1 thin canc, [heg (€ yout liave not afready done any thiat you wiil yoursolf, v, Predent, cxatie on fay into the question ws You think Jueites or merey de. manis, or that you will order o Bowrd of commpetet oflicers of Ligh rank, uneotmectol with the Ariies nr tranmactionn fnvolved, to Investizats fully the menta of thix new evideiice made by G i Fepart to yon what, I any, Learig 1t woi the fisvlingt utid seritence of his eanrtemarthal, cv it conld b fully establiabed, I am, fully, your oLedient seryant,, o Byt Major.Geners) Gx\l;liSuUl{d. Gowsip and News from an Enterprise g ‘Towwn, Spectsl Corvespondence of The Chizago Tribune, Qavgsvurg, I, Mareh 9.—A Professor of Korousno Oul has bean appointed, whose duty iv will be to inspect liquors aftor tho olection, if &ny remain, An approsching wedding in railroad circlea has precipitated tho spring stylo of mustache. Our Episcopal sad Catholic friends aro rtill observing Lont. Evening services on Litany ays ; mormng servicos in the churches durlug tho woek. The limbs of the cau-can aro exhilited on onr doad walls. OQur Muvor ls assuriug himself that the woover it approsches nudity tho less iudeceus it becomes, Our churter ealls for a revirion of tho city or- dinsuces every fivo years. Tho oxcallent Com- mitl‘:m is now in tho middlo of thas imporcan: work. Lr. W. W, Porter, a prominent physlolan hers duriug o residouce of ton yeags. 1y I¥ing danger- onely il Thn discase s uleerntion of the stomach, and lus famly and frieuds have given up pil hope, Bavard Taylor will give his lacturo on aypt 8t our Opeda-Mause i rasponse to an invitation from Col. Clark K, Carr. ‘Tho lecturar Is woll named after the chovalior **who was witbout foar and without reproach,” aud prounses us a sraphs on temperance, as it growa else- Mr. David 8, Morzan, for twenty years coufl- dentiul bookkeeper for Plnllips & Bro,, §s numed with mueh favor as o candidato for Adscisar on tho Liberal o, Tno gentlomsn was fa tho grain trado heio for ton yoars, but i1l benjth has mude him quite poor, Of unoxcentiouubla hebits, our ‘"‘“f““"‘ o will give htm their votes. Aeryatal woddini has mado the neighhoriug City af Knoxvillo huppy for ono cight at lonst. At. and Mre, Hoffmaster wore the rocipionts of the clegant testimoninl, leading seoplo of Knox- villo and Galesburse being prominant upon tho list af triends, The presouts were numerons, and comprised overything that Is made of glnss, many of then being costly and raro, Tho refec- tion, preparod by thie falr hoxtesa harsolf, was all that x&1l] und good taste could suggost, Ualesburg Chiantor of Rayal Arely Masons havo enjoyed a plossaut ovening and a peverons feast, This 18 an intluentinl body with soma 200 wmembers, among whom are many of tho first men of tho place. Mr. C, IL. J. Charvat, of tho bouse of Spear Brothers, is High Priest of the Chaptor. & zealous Maxon, aud one rapidly ap- proaching tho top, Tho ‘work thet ealled the Iteihren togethor was tho conferring of degreos, tha ceremonies beh.uf of an unusually Impreysive and imposing charactor, Thewo concluded, tho large company #at down to a champagne suppor at Brows's 1o tel. Tho tables wera sppropristely docorated for tho occasion, aud supplled with all tho salids and deliencies that an oxposloaced caterer s eneraus liost could provide. ‘The Lon, O. F. 'nco presided, supported by Brother Charvat on tho right, nnd Brotior Stevens, of Kuoxvitle, ov tho left. Sentimonta aud rosponees fillad the hours, the evening closing with a rosolution of thanks to Mr. aud Mrs. R H. Mead, the coun toous aud hberal managors of Lrown's Hotelt ‘Fhoy Liac turnod over the entire establishinent to the brethren, eparing no time or caro to make thinga agroeablo to all concerned, ‘I'lio Adelpht of Kuox Collego bina just celo- bralod ita twenty-olghth anniversary at our First Church. The oxercises consisted of ora- tlong aud debate, intervaled with grand old music which wo nover expoctod to heur agatu, An oration on ‘' Our Yorelgn Llement,” by young Pierpont, murprisod ue with {ts clearnoks of thought and oxcollont delivery, 'Llie dobate, thuugn cut and dried i ndvauce, Locame a littlo juloy towarda tho lnat. ¢ Our Stroughald,” by Lawroncs, wos given with mnch forco, but smoll too much of Looks. Our * Popular Press,” by Read, gave e moro {renh thought aud miginality of arrange- ment than could Lave been oxpectod from so hincknoyed s thomo, Tuken as & wholo, tho ox- escivos wora snperlor to auything we have hu fiow Knox for some thmo, * Prof; Fuller is the organfst of this chureh, but, forsome reaso, Prof, Charlos Faluman prosided at tho e miont ou this occasion, Tho gentloman Lay Leou o mustor musician hero, without a peor, for seventoon years, Aa an organist ho haw fow oyualy, und’ the return 9r the oid mastor on this ovening, with the graud old imprompia wuwie, Win ‘uul tho loast enjoyablo fuaturo vf .111; phi's treat, e et & TARIFF RESOLUTIONS. New Youx, March 10.—At n meeling of tho Now York Doard of trado to-day, the following resolntion was unanimously adopted : Lesaleed, That Tarir laws skall Lo framed with & viow to fafiug the nreessary reventie from the least Do wllile nuwlier of arilo ar_uw poeible, from urtirion that are Lot mannfscbured or produced in the United States : und st 10 dutlen shonld b iy osed on raw materiss which enter largoly fnto muuifage tureks that all duities ehiould be secific wilhont ro. gard to value, aud clusslications shinplo aud distlact, ho 1s uot guilty, cr bo would not so peraistently utge another chance of conviction, when the wentence if found guilty might and shouud be doutly, and s Iguoniiiious one. ‘Iie summuni cation to tho Ciuciunutl Commercial 1a wimply balderdash, > Will the writer state how many men of Ohio and Wiscousin wero kept buck by Gou, Porter 7 Will Lo give tho humber of & singio roghment from eilkier Btato then undor Gen ‘A’orturl come roaud? llo iy unfortunate ju his eelsotion of Hiates, sud 1f ou tho flold, ovidonily sy fumiliar with the personuel of the corps ay he i with tho truth of what he writes about, As to Purter's action ou the 20th of Angust, that Is just where all hinges, and if tho case is opeued, ton, Porter cau prove that over 41,000 mien wore {n Lis front, sul his comuand, all told, did wot nuwmber 10,000, aud thiy evidence frop both unnics, on. Porter's conduct and action the next day, the 4L, a4 evidence to the court of lis dovo- tiow to tho canse aud obedicuco to onlors, when soceived, was not pertrtted by tho Lot to ba given, and Is vmitied by this correspondent, Uen. Vope, in maklug biw report, after Geon, Tortar was disinlssud, eudoavored (o cousign tho gallant Fitth Corps and its loved commsuder to oblivion by sasing (soferring to buth days) that ncither they nor s did suything. As a lusmber of the corps, as & participutor in bolls dayw, the writer burls Lack the lo in the " name and in defonso of over 3,300 gallaut comrades, includivg uesrly 400 commissioned ofl‘lmumu ou&I ::5 lul:;t hl:‘l:“ l'l‘.ootl e dlb«l uto action that day allant commander, Gen. Porter, who Jad dows &oh lives ou u:nl gk, @GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION. Cor.osmus, 0., Maroh 10.—A meoting prolimi- nary to the sssomibling of the Hrate Convoutlcn to-morrow, to take action relative to recognizing Almighty God In the Constitution ot the Uunitod Htates, wos hold this ovening, about 250 per- vous, lucluding spootators, bolug prosout. Bpeoches woro mado by T, Il Bruust, of Pittu- burg, and J, R, W. Bloan, of Allegheny City. — OGEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Your, March 10,—Arrived—Steamatipa Victoris, from Glaugow ; Cuba, frowm Liverpool, aud Howder, from Hamburg, HouTiaxproy, March 10.~—Steamer Doutsche land, from New York, has arrivod. BAN L'uawcisoo, Maerch 10.—i'bo Faclfio Mall steawer ity of Lok arrivod to-dsy ab uoon. Ptk bl TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, ‘The citizons of Lasatle aro sgitatiog the ques. tion of minng tho cosl uuderiyiug the sireoty, alteys, and diamonds of the cuy. “As thero are throo woikable voius of the cosl underlying the whoo city, the rovenus dorived frow it would Le Yery considersble, ‘I':o Northweatern Buttor Faotory at Kaokaki narrowly escaped destruction vy flro Jast Eriday uight, It origuuted lu tho engiie-room through tho supposod carclensuess of an omploys, a1 was disoovered iu tho night by the Superlate eut, wuu' slesps lu the bullding, aud extioguished after it bad burned largo hola in the 8oor sud chiarred the wood-work of the room,