Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1875, Page 11

oe RAILROAD NEWS. Potition of tho Chicago, Danville & Vincennes, An Effort to Get Rid of Thoso Receivers, Roply to Charges Mado Against the Company. Present Condilion. of tho Freigiting Bosiness. ‘Igcollancons Items, VILLE & VINCENNES, THe CE nie faved ae Tite, HAMHOAD, Tho case of Stophon Osgood va. The Chicago, Danville & Vinconnos allroad Company, and othors, to foreclose 5 mortgage, whioh was bogun abouts month agoin Will County, was Thurs- day traneferied to tho Uultod States Circult Conrt, under tho provisions of the recent act of Congress onlarging the juriadiction of Federal Courts. Yesterday, Mr, E. Wulker, attorney for tho Company, filod a voluminous petition of elxtecu printed bages, asking that Johh B. Pirown aud Henry B, Hommond, the Receivers appointed by Judge McRoberts, might bo ro- anoved, and for othor relict, After reforring to tho allegations of the bill, and the appointment of Receivors, the potition- or claims that THE MOTION FOR RECEIVER WAS FXPANTE and without notice. Tho complainant in his bill roferred to tho following mortgagos t pineal ostfage of akaren tay. Thied mortyago of Aprlt 24, 1873 okonm Fourth mortgage, canvortibie bonds, Jan. 1, Fifth chattel inorigage, Jan, 1,000,000 100,600 It claimod that each of these mortgages was 4 valid aud outstanding Ion on said proporty. ‘Tho Company dovles this, and also alloges that they do not correctly represant the bonded in- dobtodnces of the Company, ‘Tho first, second, third, and fifth mortgages aro duly recorded in Iilinole and Indinoa, but not that for 1,000,000, ‘Yue Company has sold of tho soveral classes of honda: Of the feaue of March 10, 1560 Of the fasuo of March 12, 1872, Of convertible Londs of Jan, 2, 18%: Totals .soreree oo There romains nnsold of tho Jssuo of March 12, 1872, tho balance of €07,000, all pledged xs collatora! to the floating indebtedness of said Company. Of-the convertiblo bonda thero re- maius unsold an sopregato amount of 8390,000, a portion of which lias beon also Plouged aa cole Intoral to said floating indeLtonens,—whilo of the rownining two ciassos of bonds, noua what- ovor jinyo boen issued. ‘Tho Company adrulte that tt FAILED TO PAY IT8 INTEREST, but claims thot 80 por cout of tho bondholdera consented to such dofoult, aud that, oven if Os- good did not consent, Lo ins not demanded pay- mont of tho Interest within tho past twalvo months, nor has he roquostod the Urustecs to foreclose, 3 ‘Tho interest upon tho ontiro amount of con- vortible bonds that have boon sold haa beon paid by the said dofen:‘aut at maturity, and the in- terest warrant’ dus upon tho nining out. standing bonds of tho Company, that matured Oct. 1, 1878, and (hat would become dus prior to Oot. 1, 2875, amount in tho aggrogate to tho sum of $517,020, With tho holders of sucit in- forest warraute fo the amount of €860,000, tho Company bat negotiatod a forbearance of pay- mont for five years from Oct, 1, 1873, and it Dollovos thats large proportion of the hold- ersof the balanco of such Intorost warrants had acquiesced {n such dofault, and waived pay- mont ‘tueroat. ‘The Peticnss further ,rapre- sents that on or about Oct. 1, 1800, it had con- atructod and equipped its line of road from Dalton to Momence, a distanco of 55 miles, and at enld date opened the samo for business, con- Mocting with the City of Obicago, unilor a loose with tho Pittsburg, Oluotonatl © Bt. Louis Rail way Company. At said date none of tho bonds bad beon sold. During tho year of 1870, said road was completed from Momonce to Bt. Anwio, b farther distance of 12 miles, and in the year 1871 it was completed to Danville, ity prosont southern torminus., At this poriod, the valuo sud extant of tho Indiana block-coal fields, had ticen fully dovelopad, and thu poti- tlonor considered a close connection with sald Golds of gront valuo to ita main {Ino of road. On tho Sth day of March, 1872, it enterod into cor- tain articles of couvoltdation with certain rail- road companies, organized under the general Tnows of tho Stato of Indians, uniting and con- sulidating the proporty and franchises of said Inat named companies with ite own property and. franchises thus forming one continuous line of railroad, from tho City of Olicayo to Brazil, in tho County of Clay, and State of {ndiana, Vor tho purpose of providing moans for con- structing aug equipping said road in Indiana, tho mortgay of March 14, 1874, authorizing an iusto of bonds to the Amount of 61,600,000 was exueuted, ‘Tho work of construction of this ~ “INDIANA DIVISION"? was proscouted during tho summer and sutumn of 1872, aud alev in 2573, until the financial panio of that your, whon the Company bad about 90 auites of sald lino comploted, aud about 20 miter artially conntructed, ‘ho ontire longth of the ndiana Division js 76 miles, and ta complete tho Tino will raquiro a further oxpendituro of about 8450,000, This work on tho Indiana Division has beon proseontad by the Company, and, though expan- Bivo, yet itis chargod that the coal treflo han Tarnistiod one-half the freight-tonnage of tho whole road, and the samo proportion of the in- como, The road from Dalton to Danvillo was built by J. E, Young & Co., but the defendant donlos thatit was a fraud on tho stockholders, and obarges that it wns a faircontract. No set- tloment has yet been had, Young & Co, boing willing to watt for the balance due them. Tho Company denies that it bas applicd a dollar of ita income or of {ta assets ta paying thin dobt, ‘bus claims that Young & Co, have become lable to tho amount of 300,000 on ite floating indobt- ednoes, The dofondant admits that a Intge amoubt of comnioroial papor made payable to Be J. WALKER, aud by him fodorsed and negotiated, was claimed to bette paper, but it denies that auch ta tha fact, and bas alwas deniod the execution and yalidity of auch papor as an indebtedness of tho Company, and olaims that its defonso ia good in every corso, — 1t 1s alao denied that the Cumpany Scounied 8 large amount of property from 8. “A Walkor and J. £, Young and became liablo thera. for to the amount of $500,000, aud on the col trary tt ia claimed that the Company only oni what land is nocospary for ite operation. ‘Tho Wefondant adinite thatite floating mdebtodnces teachow $000,000, butdonios that Judgments to wr g10Rt Bmount hawybeon rocovered ageinat ae senea $2,800,000 +6 4,191,00) + 170,000 ‘Tho ontira length or lve ini + 0 orntire ng or tate - ipwe, wot iucludivg sida trackers ©? Ue ms fol Trom Dalton to Danvitlo Jaya near the City of diana Division... Torah srsrescsrecrveeverrveaes, aed outstanding bonded indobtcduess is ag fol. ra Bouds tsaued under morigege, of March to, Bonds fesued'undee’ mortgage of’ Barch 1, ites, 103 94 To thie add coot of completing Indian’ DIVO eo yee ee 000 ” or $4,113,000 Making a total bonded indebtcduesa of the toad, whon completed, of a little lous than @22,. SG) por toile, It hae at proucnt, of comploted, foad, 194 mitos, and a prosont bonded indebted. hose Upon the comploted road (not includin, . what has boon expeuded upon tho ‘uncompleted “portion) of about $25,000 per milo. ‘The allogations of tho bill, therofore, makin, the bonded Ind bieducas 6! 3 4 slaimed to bo fale. HSS inlisaca THE NET EA! lor 1874 wore €300,000, the prose earnlogs @744,- 100, white the intereat on the buds of the olde get two of the truat-Geods was only $258,610, ut the oarplugs were applixl “to paying fuppoued eltousioa, ake” _cMing, (2 the anio and part jare of auy thinks It could, when the Tadacahnee es comploted, earn €120,000 8 month. ‘The roll. a8 aoe is claimed to be worth at presout In rogard to the atatemont af ¢ fess the Company, it claims that margins sdmitted; thar some of the debts atated Have deau paid, and others bave been decided to po THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, MARCIL 1. tthold Loowonthalntao, it in allogad, Hecel. ete of She ele pacer, and bas 7 im against (ho Compuiy, as oa also danion that it pald mora than $16,000 on boliaif of TUM CHICAGO & KOUTMENN NAILNOAD, dbnt, on the contrary, gains at Joant 430,000 by way of rodaced rental ou its route into the city, and its oconpation {s only contested by Jotun 1, Brown and Berthold Loawenthal. "Tha Company then gives a bricf account of the Brown suit in the Superior Court. and allegos that it hag no Interost in that suit excopt (p defend its right of possession to tho Southorn Mond. It then quotes 6 long extract from the Times giving a report of a do- elsion of Judge Hammond, and claims that that report Is a true statement of tho Company's condition, Itclaims that tho contract referrod to with tho Cincinnatt, Lafayotte & Chicago Trond, which was decided to bo onforciblo as an asaet, worth 2100, 000), Ttis then clacged that osdoon's THth, * waa filed without tha knowledge of any othor hondholder or creditor of tha Company, and, 40 far a8 tho record shots, without bia own knowl- odgo that tho proceedings wero instituted by tho dabtore, and that the bill in not sworn to by the conplainaay ‘but only byC. 1. Field, a judgment jobior. It is also chargod that Adams Jarl, President of the Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago Mtallroad Company, for sovoral days prior to the 22d day of Vebrnary, was in congultation and communi- cation with the complainant's solicitor and othe ora, dovising schomes for placing the Company's proporty in the hands of 8 Hecolvyor, ‘Shat in nid of eaid schome, tho said Larl and othors in- duced ono Androw Crawford, of Chtcago, to Dring suit ngainst the Company in tho Circutt Court of Warron County, Ind., on the 19th day of Fobrunry, 1875, on the aforesaid '* commercial paper,” and upon which the defendant is not finble, Tho greater part of this paper was transforred tothe — said Crawford tho anid Loowenthal, and the potitio“er believes for tho purporo of bringing said sult, In aald action a writ of at- tachment wag issued and levied upon all the rolling stock of the satd Company in Indiana, upon on afiidayvit thnt said Company was a non- resident corporation: that the said Hart tiled bis own undortaking of indemnity, under tho stat- tute of Indians, authorizing writs of attachment, ‘The writ of attncbmont was exocuted on the 20th of Fobruary. 'I'bat on early as the 10th of Feb- ruary, 1676, it wos agrood and undorstood be- treon tho said Earl, the complainant's solicitor, and others, that application should be mndo to tho courta for the appointment of anid Recelv- era, or ot least of tha ssid Hammond, on tho 22d day of February then next. No notico mas glvep tho patitioner of wich intonded application. nor was any publicity given the matter, so far as said parties could control the rane. That, on tho morning of the 22d duy of Fobruary, the dom- plainant’s bill was prosontod to the Judgo of this Honorable Court, aud raid motion heard; and onthe ssmo dayand about tho same hour, a similar bill, by the samo complainant, wee pre- sontod to the Judgo of tha Circuit Court of Fountain County, Ludtana, and tha camo motion entered. ‘That tho counsel of sald Cincinnati, Lalayotto & Chicago Railroad Company was prey- ont, and in attondanco upon said Fountain Coun. ty Court, aiding tho application, and assisting the local solicitor of the complainaut in the lu- diana Court. That the sald John LB, Brown ia a dobtor of tue said petitioner, upon the booke of anid corpora. tion, or was on anid 22d day of February; aod that he is, snd was on eatd 22d day of February, a litigant of tho pottuoner, for the purpore of enjoining it from the posuouslon of the road of said Chicago & Southern Kailroad Company, aud effecting the cancallation of said tease; nud that said actions are now ponding and undetermined in tha Cheult and Buperior Courts of Cook County, Iilinols. ‘Chat tho said Brown lias ro- peatedly admitted hig hostility to the defondant and its officora, both in sud out of court, since tho let of November, 1874, occavioned entircly by the defense of the Company in said action, ‘Tho potitioner thoroforo represents and charges that tho order of appointment of eaid Koceivor was procured through FRAUD AND IMPOSITION upon the Court, and ought to stand, That John J}. Brown ia not an indifferent porson betweon tho parties ; that ho fs e dobtor of tho petitionor, ond a party plaiwtiil in actions’pow and atthe timo of iis satd appointmonut ponding in the Courts of this Stato, in which said Company is a material party dofondant, and against whom Brown demande judgment and expocial relief, That, If Houry Bi. diammond was at the timo of said appointment s resident of anid Stato of Mlinois, ho hos aluco said 22d day of February re- moved from sald State, and now ndvortives anu prblisues hfs office to be at No. 20 Nassnu streot, in the City and State of Now York, ‘That noithor Brown nor Hammond have any practical oxperi- ence Inthe management or operation of rail- roads, ‘hat tho complalnant ls not a party to the mortgage now sought to be foreclosod. ‘That the complainant cannot, aa the ownor of eleven bonds, nor can avon tho hotdors of a minority of the bonds fesaed under wnid mort- gages, beforo the maturity of said bonds, prosc- Gute said trist deody to foreclosure, or cotapol a sale of said property. ‘That the complainant has mado no esse that gives him standing in a court of Jequity, or that entitles bitn tothe roliaf demanded, ‘ f ‘Tho Company theroforo aske that the Ro- ¢colvera may bo sot auido, aud that they le com- polled to account for and surrender the prop- arty in their control, A similar motion, on similar grounds, wan also fled * by Fosdick aud Fink, the ‘Tenrteoa who Intely filed a bill for foreclosure in the United States Ciromt Court, and the argument of both thewe motions will ba heard before Judge Drum- mood thie moruing, when au auimatud time may be expected. —_-— FREIGHTS, THEM PRESENT STATUS. Itscoms na lf tho recont reduction in freight rates to tha East doos not yot fill the bill, though thoy are lowor than thoy havo boen for years. Shippore, under the approhenaion that tho war bas not yot reavhed its hoight, rofitso to ebipat those rates oyon, wuless they can got large rebates. And, as uenal when tho rates aro Unsettled, tho fast-ficight lines coma to tho front, and out under, thus compoiliug tho rogu- Inr hnes to mako atill furthor roduotiona, Tt is reported that # fast-frelght lino contracted foro largo amount of flour yosterday at 69 conta to oston, which is at the rate of = 25 donta =o fourth-claas aud grain, Tho rogular linos stiil adhere to tho tates announced yesterday, but, if tho fast-froight Anes aro permitted to make such ratos as thoue stated adovo, they will bo compollod to make an- other reduction or quit doing busiuoss on thelr own account altogether, ‘Tiese faut, Indopend- ons froight linea Lave always boen a great atum- biing-Viock in tho way of maintaining ratos, and uavo already onused the railroads much trouble and Immenso levees, These Hines can alwoyw afford to make the rates 6 conta leas than tho roms thomuelyos, a6 thoy recive about 14 cents cowmiesion, If thoy kuook of 0 venta they atill mako 7 conte proilt, whilo the rallrosds are the losers, Prosidout Garratt, of tho Baltimore & Oblo Railroad, tolu Vanderbilt and Scott somo time ago that he would foie them in maintaining a roasouablo tariff, af those fast-frotght linca wore done away with. Lut ay loug as thoy oxiet no harmony tan bo socured. A bill has lately beon introduced in the Legislature of Ohio providing for the abolishing of fast-frolght lines in Obiv, forcing railroads to do their own freight busl- nese, The measoro is au excollent one, and tuorois hardly a doubt that it will paus, “Tho poople of Olu bays learned that unsettled tar- 3%8 do uot benotlt the public, though tho rates may be driveu down covnsionally, With au unsottlod tail, all kinds “of busi- ness becomes uusottlad, aud morchanta can- not make any coutracts ashood of timo, ‘Tuon tlia continued forcing down of the rates to Hgures that cavnot psy the roads always Causes @ roaction, and, aftor ® while, n combina- {lou in effected, aud tho ratos ralsed again to wuoh, figures as to make up for previous oe This itcan caauly bo soen thas 8 stosdy, reasonable tariff will bo better and more probtable toall concermed than ® tart which ail the way down one wok, and up to the top the next. ‘Thoro box buen uo change 1 tho passengor busines during tho last few days. ‘ho rates op the Baltimore & Olio aud Pennsylvavia Rail. roads till remain the same a8 previousl: auuounced, Tho altimure & Ohio still Continues to do » large businovws, aud AVoragou oyor & Lundrod through passongers a day, while before tho war It had searcoly any, ‘Lhe passenger traflo of tho Pounsyivanis Tat re a8 also increasod About 0 porcent, On the other haud, che Shrough-assengor tradilo on tho Michiaen Contral aud dtichigan Southern witroads bas fallen o® during the Isat month about 60 per cont, ‘Thege two lives are groatly discouraged on account af the prevout ulate of aitaire. They are now considwating tho advise ity of reduciug New York rates to about ¢15, id thus securing their sharo of the spring trattlo which ie now commencing, 'T'ho noutral lines — are beginning $o soo that they aro more affooted by thu war than the con- testing lines themeolvos, ‘hey will undoubted~ ly take w full Land iu the prosont contest within 8 few days, and thus gocuze thoir glare of the Luuiness, and If possible force the belligerent 27, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES, Mnen to make an amirablo aottlemont of their presout cusanglod affairs. s + MISCELLANEOUS, CHICANO & LAKE HURON NALLNOAD, Speewt Duprteh to The Chteago Trioune, Lanasina, Mich., March 20.—Tbe connecting link of the Chicago & Lake Huror Railroad, bo- tween this city and Flint, is making fair progress towaids completion. Notwithstanding the great dopth of snow, the contractora have delivered along tho line nearly all tho ties and bridgo.titn- ber required; the right of way has beon ad)unt- ed; and a full gang of mon are employed In tho deop cuts, President Bancrofe says that cars will bo running from Filing to tho june~ tion of the Detroit & MMilwaukeo toad by Juty 4, 1876, and to Lansing by Sept. 1,— placing this clty on a through fine from Ghieago to New York, | A little diusatinfaction existe in HinaWaeaeo Coupty on the location of the sta~ tion-grounda; Lut, unfortunately, the Company cannot locate ono ovary mile-post. The wertern divielun of «this rond hos boon very unfortunate in not keeping the road open this winter, ‘Khe fow trains run over the rund did not cloar the track of snow boforo it Holtled and froze, and, in attempting to remove {t with the suow-plow, propelled by every engino on the road, they Jumped tho track and wero disabicd for servioo, THE WAILHOAD MEETING AT PHILADELPHIA, Puavecriua, March 26.—Thoe meeting of railroad mon hore, last filght, was to arrange the differences that have existed for somo yonrs be- tween the Union Pactfio and Kanaas Pacific Com- panies, about Colorado business, and to pravent the building of parallel roads in that State ty tho Union Pacitie. Robert E. Carr, President of the Kansas Pacific Raitroad, 14 here, and Jay Gould, Dillon, Dudge, and Smith, of the Union Vacine Ttoaa. ——-+ —_— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, MANDY, SIMMONS & CO, To the Rditor of The Chicuge Tribune: Citcaao, March 26.—Tan ‘Ininuxr: to-day states that Abner 1, Stocker and Charles E. Simmons, of the abstract firm of Handy, Sim; mons & Co., have been held to bail for thoir ap= pearince before the Criminal Court upon an in- dictment for overcharging for abstracts, and that tholr charge of £00 was €0 moro than the law allows, Tholr charge was 227 moro than tho Jaw allows, but only 6 moto than was tendorod them. The abstract in question contained twen- ty-two instrumonts, for each of which the statute allows a reasonable compensation, not exceeding in any caze 81.50 for each conyeyance or other luke change of title. ‘Tho abstract was ordered of Mr, Stockor, and when his oxtraordinary charge (though ordinary charge, perbarpe, for that firm) was mado, and excoption was taken to it, Mr, Stocker vory coolly said if the charge was not paid ho would burn up tho abstract, aud cease to do business for the applicant, ‘The 60 wha not paid, but €54 was tendered, and Mr. Stockor did burn the abstract as ho threatened, and refused to make another for the same party, who setuaad to pay €60, bnt offered to pav any sum which sny ‘dldinterested porson, or any Judgo of Cook County should say ought to be paid for tho abstract, and S100, or moro if do- ulred, waa offered to bo placed In the hands of any reputable person to be aolected by Hnndy, Simmons & Co,, aa security for the price of the abstract. Hendy, Simmons & Co, nasuine thot the abatract books- are theirs, and that neither tho Logislaturs of tho State of Ilinois nor any other power has tho anthor- ity to reguiate or in apy manner dictate to them how thoy shall do buatnesr. Many a heolthy young follow in tho dara of hia strongth hns felt tho sane way, and been. ready to declare indopondance of the Almighty Him- solf, but s fow days’ oxporionce inside of etone walla hne anakoned in him a consolousuess of the limitations of Lis powor of rosistauco, When the act was paasod regulating charges of all por- sone engaged in making abstracta in counties whero the recurds have beeu burned (April 9, 1872), thore waa no such firm na Handy, Sim- tons & Co. Cnaso Dros. Shortotl & Hoard, and Jones & Hollora thot: posiesacd tho books, and own thon still I prooume, These oldor aud woalthy mon foared tho statute, aud ceased to do businass for a time, upon the pretense that, a4 Mr. Oliaso anid to the writer, thay did not want to take the chances of having finan of 61,000 each {mporod upon them, but roally for the gur- poso of influencing tho Curtuty of Cook to buy tho books at the foarful prico asked for thom, Fafting in this, aud not being inclinod to kill the gooso which lays the goldon egg, thoy leased the booka to ‘four young mon iu their ofice, Handy, Siminous, Stocker, and Sinith. These youn men aro thus put forward to meot tho low, if indictments or other proscoutionsshould follow. ‘Tho public bas beah patient oud sub- initted to thoir extortion thus far, and tho tiem has worked itself into the fuith that the atatate is not constitutional, Whon tho law wns passed, it might have boen a fair question whother it was veld, but, since the doclaion of our Stuprome Court in the warehouao case of Munn & Scott, there ought pot to bos question of tho powor of tho Logialaturo. Tho cass covers tho whole ground, and holds that,when the Legislature bo- eves that an ctuploymenut bas become ps monup- oly that ought to be controlled, it baw tho power and the right to control it. The Court sayw: "That body (tho Leisiaturo) is oniphat- ically the guardian of the public intcrosts aud: welfare, and would bo derelict in its duty did it fail to oxerciso all its powars to tuotr promotion and protection. ‘That body ls the sole jndga of slic meusutos an omy advance the interosts of the poopie.” Tho ack in quention regulates the price which warchousemon shall charge for stor+ ing grain, and compels thom to take aut a license oud givo a bond of $10,000 before doing busi- ness. Tho Court sustains tho inw, and, ic the course of tha decision, refera to the regulation of mills, of ferries, of thochargesof hackinen and draymen, and tho rate of intorest for money, on alt of which subjocts the Loyiaiaturo las always oxercised its power without question, Of the constitutiuuality of tho act regulating tho charges of abatract-mon thora can bo no roason- ablo doubt. Its gonoral in its terms and pro- vislons. That the maxitaum sum allowed (31,50) for each instrument is a roasopable price, evan tho abstract mon themsolyes can hardly don: withont blushing, Ib is s large componsation Parties ordoring abstracts of Handy, Siimmous & Co, aro compeliod by thom to give tho order in weiting upon one of the blanks which contain an Agreeniont that tho party waives all rights which ho may have under tho law in question, but this igsuch tranaparont nousenyo that it can only luad tha unsophisticated {to suppose that an order #0 given can protect tho abstract-mon from iudiolinont, It oan, of coures, be no bar toa criminal action, for no act of any porvon. oan bar the people of tho Beate of INluois from carrying forward a prone. cation for acrimo, and that the party siguing such an agreement is not barred trom suing for damages 14 probably sattlod by tho caso of ‘Tylor etal. vs. the Wostern Union Tetograph Uompa- ny, in 60 Ilinoie Reports, pago 437, The Kn promo Court thera says that thore is no consid eration for the so-called contract embraced in tho printed form which tho telograph company compels ons togwrite & messago upon, aud that “it is not a contract of any logal or bindlug force.” “tina sham and a delusion, aud an . imposition upon the public, who are compollod to resort ta this agoucy In the transaction of thelr businoss," .°. ‘tho goudor waa un- der a species of moral duress,” ote, Wonk not the aame language apply to the so-called Agreoment elgued when ordoring an abatract? As those abstract-mon month by month sco thoir business growin; aud ‘passing over to younpor firme which a commanced busincas Gluco the tlre, and who do thelr work at the price Prescribed by tev, they aro bocomlug mare id more arbitraty, sour-temperad, aud extortionate, “hoy are like a wot of wreckers,—grabbing at! tho plunder thoy can while thoy can, without any Tegard to public opiaion, or law, or decouoy, tia tims tho public aalled thin to account, and compelled thom to accopt a reasonable com: ation for ther work, It is tdlo alk to suggest that they nay Ko olf with thele books, and coage to faruish abstracts, ‘The owners and holders of those pbetzacia know: they are worth no morethanso much brown popes. except as thoy can got proverty-ownera in Cook County to buy thom. Alter thoy bave obtained overy item of information, which thoy aell so doarly, from the public records whioh have boon i id for and brah open for thelr use and inspection by the publiv, and have been af- forded ‘apeclal ‘privilegos at unusual houre by the County Rocorder to enable thom to do their Work, it comes with very poor grace from them to turn around and pay thoy will work for whoin thoy choose and at tho prico thoy choose, and wilt trample under foot the laws of the Stato of Iilinols. “ Whom the gods would destroy thoy Arab make mad.” Joun A, Own, a: OUAMPION KIv#LD OF TUM WEST, Te the Kuttor of The Chicago Tribune: Cutodgo, Maroh 20,—The wuoh writing in Tux Turpunz of late on kiemng reminds me of « little fucidens which took placo where your subyoribor boarda, Aman, who wo will coguomanize as Jones, for short, married our boarding-houso bousos, Mra, Ver: Wiuklo'y, niece, and tives nosr Omaha LL3, Van bes thrco daughters, and Jones comon to Chicago on businens oceasional- ly, and when be ealia on Mea. V. be kinaos ail around, from the old laly tu tho youngest, of bwect 16, Jonen wan in lant fall with 8 few car-losda of hoga, and as usnal, when he got them disposed of, called on the Y's, Kinsod all oround, talked taa'd, buttoned up his ovarcoat, aud waited for tho horse-car to take him to the 10 p, m, train to waft iin on toward his home, A car coming I" was antionnced, and Jones Rrabbed the ald lady and kiesod, thon the youn; widow, next tha two unmartied daughters, and parsed out on the front stops, still looking back and talking. Tho consequenco was that the car “ moved on," and Jopea camo in the houna again and talked and walted for another car, shon Jones grabbed the old Indy again, aud wont through tho kiesing process amonget thofeminines of tho household, oxcopt the cat, a4 before, aud the car parsed on agalu. Jouos cama in the second time, and chatted more, ond, another car coming. the male ua- kiseod went out aud stopped the car, Jonvs Kinsed around again, and came kidewaya down the front steps, talking tothe tedies ; out through: tho gate, over tho sidewalk, stubbed his too againat tho curbing, spilt bis bundles, toro tis pants, and {njured’ his knoe-pan, ‘Tho car- driver got disgusted and drove on; conductor loughed, and Mr. Jones had to foot {t to tie de- pot, allon account of boing too fond of kiesing tho ninters, ‘Tho skaten will be held by.bim til contestant rises to oxplai A. tho next CURIAT CHURCH, To the Editor of The Chicago Trioune: Purnovrn, Ind., March 25.—I eee in your is- suo of this morning a challenge to the Rector ond Vestry of Cliriat Church to bring forward proofs to show tho inspiration of the Bible. As this Is a decidedly novel method of testing theo- logleal beliefs, Iam afratd that it will bo disro- garded and allowed to drop from no Letter rea- son than its novelty. Now, I hope that this will notbe the caso, The writer of the challenge echoes the approlonsion of thouranda of think- ing men, and it is but right that all the light which Christians aud ecientifie men can throw upon this subject sould Le thrown. ie sass he ** has been driven irresistibly” to his conclusion, He is not alone in his fecling, but hue ts almost alone in the etond he bas taken. Religious beliefs aro the moat unbending and unprogresulys of any; and Srom the fact that ft is poriectly natural for ovo to dread to bro away from a tyraunice!l master, especially if tho tyrauny has been of life-long duration, s ma- Jority aro still following the prevalont refigious tonchunga of to-day. Wo dislike the name in- tdel, and yet, en the very pot rnivod by this challenge, I think it would nut bo ox- travagant to say thot nearly all are intidels, We bate toxes tho religion which we have grown up uuder proved to te of no moro impor- tance than ary other, We hate to make tho din. coyory that tho Itig Veda, the Koran, and tho Inhlo ‘bhava boen equally beneficial to the human race, For this reason, tho stand taken Uy the writer of the chatlonse Is the moro singular, but, per- bape, uone the lesa tenable. Wo repent that thezo are many othera who have the same approhonsion as he, bat who, if they ever reach the samo cour, +0, must be driven to it irresistibly. Burely s.. ce logians will not keop them In doubt and saspensa any longer whon they can dispel it with a word. Let us have tho whole truth, Let ns see whether there ia apy such thing as religion or not. A Serken, GRAIN INSPECTION, To the Editor of The Chtcago Tribune: Cuicago, Match 26.—Tho investigation into the official conduct and financial accounts of W. IL, Harper, Chiof Inspector of Grain, in “the primo causo that gives birth” to the following < What moral right has tho State of Illinois to en- gogo in tho business of grain inspecting ? What right has sny Stato to a fund raisod by imposition of a tax (for ascrvice not dcsirod), imposed upoo property bolonging to non-tesi- donts,—and which property {s temporarily de- tuined in the State on ite way to distant, porlaps foreign, markots? If the lund vaiued by a tux’ upon commerce ues snot belong «to tho State, what doos it concern the State an to what is done witit the fund? If tho fund belungs to tho State, why not pnt itinto the State Treasury, and pay It out according to appropriatlous mado by the Legislature? iNinols is tho only State that ever engaged in tho business of grain inspecting, and tho sooner sho surrenders tho buriucsa the leas soatdal she will suffor, Tho exporionce of Enstorn States has been that, in most of them, thoy have abolished Inws that require tha employment of inspectors ap- pointed by the State authoritics, It was found that such laws wore vot only unnecessary, but swore opprossive to the intorosts of trade. Now York uot only ropoaled its inepection laws, but it hns actually in ite present Constitution pro- hibited the cuactment of laws for the couduct of iuspection. It fe safo to prodict that in procous of time Iitinols will reliuquieh tho businees of iaspecting property, aud theroby se- curing places for polltical wire-pollers, and croating a fund for individual or party uses at tho exuonao of the Interests of prodncets and of Commence. A Goop EXAMPLE, To the Editor of The Chicage Tribune 2 Curcago, March 2¢.—With much attention I road the lettor of Germanicus on ‘Schools of vico and uureetios of crimo.” What ho asks iu his letter from the common sengo of American newspaperdom is a fact in the Notherlands, With all the truo liborty of the press in my nn- tive country, it is a practica of the leading popers to omit wll cases of suicide aud scandal, of all de- taila of murders and crimes, as belonging to tho pollcc-courta and not to the public. And thle ia right! Can sho Dutch press not be au exanpls for ita American colleagues ? Itahould not be the firut timo that Dutet institutiona were the guide for tho rulers of the Great Nepublic, Nrer. THE PUBLIO SCHOOL, The wulfalo Cathotic Memorial Con- aldered by the School Committue of witys Iuefato Commerctat, March 20, Aspecial weoting of the Common Council Committee on Schouls was held wt the Mayor's oitice yesterday afternoon for tho purpose of cun= sidering the subjeot-mattor of tho potition of Catholic citizens asking thot their parochial wchouly be adapted a4 4 part of the public scliool system, which was introduced at tho mooting of tho Councli on the 1st inst, and referred to tho Committers on Hchools. Ald. Zeller called the mecoting to order ehortly aftor 8 o'clock, and statod that the Committee was ready to hoar any. arguments which might be offered in favor of the petition, Mr, James Mooney thon ateppod forward snd addressed tho Aldermen. At the present time we (the Catholica uf Yuffalo) havo an averago at- tondance of 0,000 children in our pariah schools, which we support outirely, Besides thie, wo doud a number of children to academies, for which wo hey: ‘Theeo schools we malutain, and in addi- jon Wo are riguired to pay taxoa towards tho mainteuance of the publia schools. But it might he said, tho publlo schools are opon to Cathulics as wall asothera, We, therefore, beg leayo to stato that we cannot, in consclonce, sond our children to those schools, and we iisye too much respect for you to bolleva you will forco us to sontd them agalust our will, Woe ask you simply to do what bag already been done in cortain por- tions of the tate, We ank you to adopt our eohools ae thoy aro, a8 public schools, and to pay tho teachera, who shalt bo under the control of yur School Department, Mr. Mooney hero road a petition whlch Lad boon eont to the Beliool Commissioners of Now ,York City by Catholica fu bebalf of 80.000 children and “fifty parocltat schooly. ‘This petition made a similar request to the ono undor cousidoration, Ho alo road an editorial article from the Now York World which indorsed the movement. ‘Tho goutlomen could thus soe, he continued, what was being dono in New York. Weatmply ask in a more gonoral way for what ia alroady grautod to tho diforont erphes asylums. - Georzo Handrook was tho next sposter, and he began by remarking that tho object of hig colleagues aud bimuelf in appearing Leforo the Comuuttoe was woll known, Whiat would botho result, ho asked, if our 6,000 childron wero turown upon the city? At least twonty-tive naw school housos would bo required, at a cont to the tax-payers of €500,000, But adopt our preseut schools, and allow us fo teach our religion in them, and we shall By satisfied. Ald, Usnayan—In what way do you propose to give the schools to the o:ty ? Mr. Sandrock—Weil, that 16 a matter of detall, which can be arrangod hereafter. Wo shall prob- ably not bo witling to givo tho city tho fea sim- plovf theaghools, but e satisfactory arrangement can bo casily mado. Mr. J, W. Boblehr then said: ‘ Wo Lave an ae- soviation which cairtes on the achool-work aud turnishes funds to pay the teachors. Now, all vo au ia that tho city pay our teachers, aud wo are’ wilting to furuish tho echools, . D. D, Harnett followed with quite » lengthy argument in favor of the potion, The #peaxcr oould sasert of his own personal knowl- edge of some children who catne from puble schools to Catholic achovis; that those in tho lat. ter, of the same age and grade, were better in thoir studies and knew more, though taught the eatechisin and prayars. | Nut lung ago a bor in the Central School, when arked who waa the King of Staly, replied, ** Garibaldi,” Jn granting our pesitlon, nothing 1s done towards destroying tho present public achoola, Wo will givo yuu our Fehools for a nominal rant, and wa bape you wilt conaider our po:ttion fairly and honestly, and co us justice. If sou refuse, wo shell go on build ing achools for oar childron as betore, for wo will not Kend them to the public achools, Ald. Ferris—Who appvints tho teachers in your schools? Mr. Harnott—Tho pricsta appoint them tn pa- rochiat schools, Ald. Fertis—Would thero not bea great dif- culty in handling tho system in tho way you pro- por, because these teachern are not appotuted by the Common Council, are not recognized as sorvante of the corporation, and are not under control of the civil covernment? You would, of course, want to retain control of the teachors under the present authority? F Mr. Harnett—In my pariah, that of the Immac- ulate Couception, we avo aechool taught by tivo Biaters who have their namenin relighon—ray Sister Aun aud Sister Mary. Nov, if that school ia adopted by the city, wo propose that your Superintendent of Education examine those Sin- ters ns to their filrega to remain as teachers, Wo don’t think it would be out of line for the Super- intendent to seo tho priest, for instance, if he rhonld thud that ono of tho Sisters was not doing hor duty. Ald. Einsfold—Would ft not follow, if your schools were placed undor the common school Jaw, that the esmo system of studies would Lo preecribed ? Mr. Baudrock—We should ba eatiafied with. that, wit; but in addilion we should tant our own religion taught, é ‘Mi, Harnott—The Common Council bas au- thority to prevcribe the courge of studies, which we could teach in our own manner with the teachers appointed by you, We aro willing to suffer anything for our faith, and we come to you from our own kuowledge as Catholica aud ankto have our cluldren educated in ovr o1n religion. A majority of our co-religioniate in this city are poor, aa you know, We don’t speak aginst the public schools, and the Biehop didn't in his lecture. Wo ouly want our own faith taught our children, Wo do not wish to tear down the echools, but build them up, Ald, Ferris—I suppose if the chitdren in the echools ware excopted Irom any religlous oxer- ciges, that would not answer tle questisn. Mr. Moonoy—No, sir, thet is not what we ask. Mr, Schilehr—It is impossible that tho public echuols can be divested of all sectnriauism, ‘The discussion here endcd, and, attora brief consultation, the Committoo decided to hold another meeting some time next wool hofore do- ciding on a report. (Commont'ng on tho abovo, the Bulfalo Com. mercial Advertiser gaya, editorially 1] ‘The Roman Catholic laymen who mppeated be- fore the School Committes of the Council yes- teiday wero protuse in their promises of priv- fieges which the pve should enjoy, iu Roman Catuolic parochial schools, in caso thelr petition for a division of the rchoot fund should be granted. The Superintendent would be per- mitted to visit the parochial schools, to suggest the courso of studies, to examine the teuchers, and even to appoint thom, provided that hie se- fected none but a Roman Catholic. Progestant children might attend the schovle, “In short, it would take us too long to atate all that the civic authority might do, im the management of the Paroobial schools, if the tax-payers suould only 2 compelled to support them, Now, what doos all this amount to, Those re- *pectablo Roman Cutholia Jaymen bad nu more authority to speak for their Church in this mat- ter than so many Protestants, ‘The lay clement in that Church is obyolutely poworloes, dumb, in reference to any mattor of roligious disci- pline or adininistration. ‘The Pope is infallible, and through lim so are all tho Disbons and riests, ‘They brook no interferonce from tho jaity in respect to the education of their children, which Mother Church regards ag one of her moet sacred dutics and prerogatives, We do not say, bo ituuderstood, that thene ro- spected laymet wero not authorized to mako stich promises—any promises, But, if it over comes to requiring a fulfillment of them, they will be mightily troubled to prove tnoir authori- ty. Aatoenforcing n fulfilment, the very idea fa proposterous, Ciradualty the Bishops aro eo- curing absolute coutrol over all the remporalities: of the Church, | Very soon the laymov will have no voice or real intero-t in the mansgemout of tho vast untaxed estates which the Church ia rapidly accumulating In this country, To au} pose that tha Cathulic Isity thomselves will bo allowod any sort of supervision over the Church's parochial schools is an idie dream, in perversion of all history. To suppore that they van grarantee to Protestants privilezea which Roma 2 Catholic faynen would nevor enjoy, is too al wurd for serious cousidoration, MRS, SUERMAN-FITCIVS DIAMONDS. ‘Tho Gums Sul in (he Custom-House Their Meal Value. Corraponstence Neto York Graphte. Wasutxatox, Marctt 21.—Ono of the most curious pievos of legislation in Cougress during the laxt session was a resolution intended to bo aoubly favorable in its effect regarding the wed- ding prosont of disniond nocklace and oar- ringe from the Khiedive of Egypt to Gen, Sher- mau’s daughter, ‘The resulution au it becamo 5 Jaw is os follows Puvate Resourtion, No, 1.—Joint resolution au- thorizing Thomas W, Titeh, Engineer of the United States Navy, to accept of a wedding present seut to hia wife, Mrs, Minnie Shermau-Fitch : Heaaleed, etc, ‘That Thomas W, Fitch, Englueer of the United States Navy, be, and in hereby, authorized to accept of a wed- lng present of Jewelry wont 10 bis wifey Mrs. SMluute Sherman-Fitch, by the Khedive of Eyypt awa token of bifa respect, Approved, Feb, 18, 1875. Tho abovo resolution dvos not exempt the prenentt from duty, but morcly authorizes her waband, who is an ofiicer in tho United States Kervice, to acceptit, The question arises, What has he todo with it? It was sentto his wife, After this became low it was found that the Gov- oroment was still ontitied to the duty, aud that wae oxactly what the resolution was intended to avoid, but the torma wero inesufilciont. The worde “freo of duty" wero suggested after the nord “accopt,” but sovoral Souiatups sald tt was unnecessary. 4 When the defect was known another rosolu- tlou was offered, and it would have passed, but Gen. Sherman weut to the Capitol and protested ayainat it a8 @ rigiuarole of foullshnesa. Ifo said hodid not want aby resolution passet making tho diamonds freo of duty, The matter assumes srathor funny shape, bedausa frotn firut to loss bungling veoms to have followed the prasent. lu the firet place it should have been sont direct tu the Turkish Minwstor through our tate Do- partment. Thea it would have boen froo of duty. It was aent in caro of the Turkivh Minis- tor, but some oficious Custom-lfouxo ollicer opened the psckago for exhibition without no- Ufying Lim. ‘ Sugineor Fitch has not the monoy to spare to pay such an enormous amount of duty aa is ro- wired, and his wifo would not Le to woar the necklace under any circumsta don, Shorman is nota woalthy man, and cannot sup- port such extravagance. If they pay tue duty ou the necktaco and tako it home they would then be at the exponse of orploying two watch men, ono for the day and the other for the night, and their aleep would be disturbed for fear their watchmon might walk off with tho goma. If thoy wero putin the Safe-Doposlt Company vault thoy could only servo ag an advyortixomont for the custodian, and av invitation to ‘thioves, and might as well be buried iu the earth whero they wore first discovered, ‘he prosenut is now in custody of the Colloctor of the Port of Now York, whoro it will no doubt ronialy till next winter, when somothing will be done about it, It is suggested, in viow of tho hopes, fears, misgivings, and uncertainties of sho matter, that Mr, Fitch will do with it as Bare uum did with bis white clopant—rafile it off | On the 16th of February, two days befure the abovo resolution paused, the Secretary of the ‘Treasury addrossed a lotter to Benatar Morriti, in roply to. letter from him, utating that the Teaolution would not exempt the diamonds from duty, aud yet the Sonate failed to amend it, Thore wero procedcnta innumorable, snd only ono carriod with it the exemptloa from duty, and thatid so in exproas terms, ‘Those dianionds have been subject to 56 mnch tall and {uepection that almost their exact value {a ascertaiued, Their value is uot $100,000, as haa been ascorted, or anything like it. ‘They aro worth €65,000 to $70,000 gold, tho duty on thein ta about €17,500 (ag manufactured jowelry at 25 percont sd valorem), or moro than a year's salary for Gon. Bherman, and a Hfo-long ealary for Mr, Fite, —_ —-—_»—_____ Gorman Aversion to Frosh Aire Probavly ovorybudy who has traveled in Gor- many bas noticod the wonderful ayeruion of Germans, at all tines of the year, to fresh air, and yot they are, iu tho main, a strony and healthy raco,—as, indeod, were the Evglish- mon of & hundrod years’ ago, who wera no doubt Just as bad, ‘Traveling from +Fraukfort ta Muvich, saya a correspondent, 1 was almost polsones by tho smoke of six Gore mane, tho while both windows word, of course, shut. At Gastein, syalu the windows wero fixtures 5 they could not possibly be oneved, At Viouna iu (bo wouthof August, uot only was ’ every window hermetically sealed, in apito of tho positively stifling heat, but the doublo windows of midwinter romainod up almost everywhere. At Prague, in the saloon of tho hotel where I ntayed, each af tho reven windowa waa not only ut, but locked, In order that the noxious ale- t freaky ofr, might not by any posuibility be sdiniticd. —— + LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS, Further Facts About the Campaign of S3S. Quinen (It) Whia, March 2, On tho ras tust. wa published « latter from Mr. J. K. Magic, of Springflold, to the Hon, Joseph Medill, and tho reply made be the latter (irast published iv the 1Uindis State Journal), in which Ho produced some facts in rolntion to tho celebrated oratorical contest between Lincoln and Douglas during tho campaign af 1853, which furned the scale in favor of Mir. Lincoln for the Presideucy. Learning that Mr. Woury Anbury bad somo Jetters bearing upou tho subject in question, & Whig reporter visited his ofice thia morning, and asked him if ho had any letters from Abraham Lincoln rozarding the campaign of 1959, Mr. Aubury replied in substance oa ful- Jo On tho 28th of Jnly, 1958, I wrote to Mr, Tincoln asking him to put certain quertious to Douglas. The questions wero aubstantially tho eame au those afterwards put by Mt. Lincoln to Dougias at Freeport, the most Important one boing *Q. 2. Can the people of the United States Territory in any lawful way agranat tho wieb of any citizen of tho United Htatea excluda slavery from ita hinita prior to tho formation of ® State Constitution 7” On the dnt of July, 1858, Mr. Asbury received from afr. Lincoln, in reply to his letter of the 28th of July, the following lottor: Krnivoriein, July 3t,it8i8—Henry Aabury, Req My Dean Stu: qYours'of the uth im received, Tho Hints you propose to premw upon Douglea he will be very hard to get up to, but Tthink you labor under & nilstake when you nayno one cares how he anawers, ‘Thin implies that tt fecqual with him whether he { injured here orat the South, Thatis a mistake. He cares uothiug for the Routh; he knowa he is already dead there, “Ho only leaus Southwurd more to keep the Buchanan party from growing 1n Hilnols, You shall have bard work to grt bitn directly ta tho point whether a Territorial Legistature haa or has not the Pomer to exclade slavery, Dut if you succeed in ringing him to i1—though he will be compelled toray it porsernes no such power—ho will Instantly take found (hat elavery cannot actually exist in tho Terri orfes unless the poople desire tt, and no yrive It pro- tection by Territorial legislation. If this offends the Houth, he will tet st offend them, an nt all events le means to botd on to hin chances ‘fn Mlinole, Yor will evo learn by the papers that both the Judge and miytelf are tobe i Quincy on ithe 1th of October, shen aud where I expect the pleasure of arcing you. Youra very truly, A. Lincoln, After tho election was over, and on the 13th of November, 1854, it appearing that Mr, Lincolo wonld ba beaten in the Logislaturo for Senator, ‘Mr. Asbury wrote to Mr. Lincoln, enying in pub= stance that, though boaten, the fight had been glorious, and that tho Hopublican ilag must not 0 lowered an inch, To this Mr. Lincoln, under uate of ‘the 19th of Novembor, 1953, made tho following ringing reply: Brararte.y, Nov, 19, 1859,—Henry Asbury, Bay.— Dean Sin: Yours of the 13th was received suine dayn ago, ‘The ight must goon, Tho cause of civil Uberty muat not be surrendered at the end of one or even ous hundred defeata, Douglas had the Ingenuity to be aupported, in the Iate contert, both a3 the best meann to break down and to uphold’ the slave futorest, No ingeuuity cap keep thery antagoniatic elements in bar mony loug, Auother oxplosion will soon conte, Youra truly, A. LINCOLN, On or about the 28th of Auguat, 1853, Lolieved to be the date of Sir. Lincoln's specch at Augus- ta, Hancock County, Ht, Mr. Asbury met Mr. Idncoln in the iitle porlor of tho tavern at Au gusta, where Mr. Lincoln first topped, aud veo- tnred to ask about those questions to be put to Douclas, Mr. Lincoln expterted himself tery doubiful as to the policy of preseing the main question, Mr. Asbury thought the question, if ynt, would have important results, at all events. ‘Tho next day after, Mr. Lincoln went to Ma- comb. Mr, Asbury says he nover did oxpect Mr, Lincoln to sueceed in the Senatorial race, but be always thonght that the man who should causo Douglas to loro hie bold on tho South would Simeelt beoomo Presidont, and that man was Lincoln, eS BLEEDING FROM LUNGS, CATARRH, BRON- CHITIS, CONSUMPTION. A WONDERFUL CURE. . - Rocnesres vy Jan, 19, 2871, RV. Pierce, MDa Livgrato, x, Ye: i Dean Sint 1 bave suffered from oatarth in an ageravated fori for about twelve years, and for weveral years from bronclial trouble. Tried many doctors and things wiih no lasting benoit, Iu May, 1872, becoming nearly worn ont with excossive editorial labors on a paper in New York City, I was attacked with bronchills in a sovera form, suffering almost a total loss of voice. I returned home here, but had beon home oalv two weske when I was completely prostratod with nomorrhage from tho lunge, having four severe bleeding esprlis within two treeka, the first three inside of nine days, In the September fol- lowing, Timproved suticiently to ba able to be about, thouel ina very fesblo stato. My bron- cbial rouble remained, ond tho catarrt was ten- fold worse than before. Every effort for rolief sermed fruitless. 2 s ned to bo losing ground dally. Icontinned in this feoble atate, raising blood almost datly until about the let of March, 1873, when I became . bad ns to be entirely con- fined to the house. A friend suggested your remodies. 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To my surprise, I soon began to improve. ‘The Discovery and Pellets,in & short time, brought outs severe eruption, which continued for sevoral weeks, I felt much botter, my ap- potite improved, and I gained in etrongth and flesh, In three montha every vestige of tua eatarth was gono, the bronchitis had nearly die- appeared, had no cough whatever, and I had on- titely cease to raise blood; and, contrary to the oxpoctations of some of my filends, the onre has retnained permanont, I have had no more homorrhages from the lungs, and am entirely free from catarrh, from which I bad suffored so much and vo long, Tho dobt of gratitude I owe for the bloasing [ have recolved at your hands, jmow no bounds. { am thoroughly satistied, from my experiouce, that your mediciaos will master the worst forms of that odious disease catarrh, a4 well ns throat and Jung diseases, have recommended them to very many, aud aball over speak in thelr pralsa, Gratefully yours, Wat. H. 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Second year, Bl tara. upons April F-70 Ktudents at rina Pa Lectures gid Ue citatloue bor wa thipty-alz wovks in the year, by Jwigus Booth, ‘Crumie puus and Doolittle, and Professors Desjelow und Biyure, ertuts 4406 yuan.’ “htudanite outoriny fop tho ty tora wilvcainlolo eis schontyoaratwer attending alas eciou iy ae favorably as by ooteriag ia tober. Diplany ab te For cal ry oguoa address BLOW, hog, Tribune Bullding, Chicago. AMUSEMENTS, ADELPHI THEATRE, TWO GRAND PERFORMANCES, BATURDAY, Maroh 97, 18:5, AFTERNOON AT TWO O'CLOCK, And in the Evening at the uaual timo,5, ET. STmaTsON, AND THE GREAT STAR OLIO. - 3 ren of PEE as WHigiathe Protoan Btary, RARNEY and ‘The Scottleh Athle’ey, CROSSLEY & ELDER. ‘The Boautiful LILLIAN SISTEIS, In now acts, Prof. FOX, the Wondortu) Bird-Imitator. HARRY GURR, the Man-Pish. Genuine succoss of COUILT and COOPER. ‘Tho Old Plantation T: reat, Ve LEY HOWARD, ina ger nurtchree Patorttes CHAT. MRE, T. STETON, " Aenaatlons tame, cation? (2 Charles Foater's Great NECE AND NECE With a Powertal Dramatic (ns PRIGHS—Hhes Bio; 250; the: orchestra atalls, 7 MATINEE—Ladies and Children; 8c; State Adi 8, 600 ‘To-morrow (Sunday) Evoning, Match 93, Glorious Easter Musical Festival! LOESCIIS GRAND ORCHESTRA. 40 Instenmentaliste, Eminent Bolo Talent, dove &: Admtonton, Be only, to all parts of the Theates, ~ GRAND OPERA HOUS KELLY & LEON'S Minstrel & Barleaque Opera Trompe BARBE BLEUE) MATINEE at 2. EVENING at 8. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, LAWRENCE BARRETI HAREBRLL, HAN O' AIRLIE Saturday Matinee and Saturday Nicht, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, FAKEWELL NENEFIT OF MR. JAMES O’NEIL Blatinee and Evo: ‘This Saturday, March 97) Al- ternoon porte rhling comedy, DAVID GARRICK, And ed Act ROMEO AND JULIET, inctading tho bean. tilul Haleony Scene, | Evenini OrmaAnce at gy Ms, the romantiedrama of DUN UARSAI DE BAZAN, and THE CAPTAIN OF THE ¥ Stonday neat, by els quest, repetition of * nolia," with a pow. orlul cant, Including Messrs, O'Neil and Ceane. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Last night i Chicago provions to bis departure for Fue Fope, uf Str. J. Is. TOOL FE. Monstor attractions. ‘Toate in 7 of hia great apectalttens BRR RA Riera he ado ere erer produced, DOMESTIO ECONOMY, Te coneinde nD ‘with tue wonderful reallatic porsunation of THR DUDU. ER. Mr. Toole in cos to-night Alatince toutey, at lurst, the drama of, UNCLI ‘Toek, by universal DICKS DAULING. Dick fultard, Mre Je Le Toaln, COMING, JAMES WALKEWS GREAT PICTURE, The Batlle of Lookout Mountain, RECENTLY ON EXHIBITION FOR 100 DAYS ‘On Broadway and Fifth-ay,, N.Y. where it attracted more at-ontlon from pi il pooplo than any pletura ever exhibited there. It iv the largest pteturo ovat mnorica, "It fs tI ly groat pleture of @ Pointed tn An fe Weatern Batile wou by Wentor SUNDAY LECTURE SOOIETY, Prof. ELIAS COLBERT Wil deliver bls Now Scteatitlo Leotare on THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE, At McCORMICH’S HALL, BUNDAY, March 2, Admission, 10 cen! IRON WORKS, “ws THE CHATTANOOGA ~ FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, Mining and Manufacturing Qompany, Late Webster & Marks and Thos, Webster, GUATTANOOGA, TENS. Tnnormorated uador a charter, granted, by the Stats of neared! Uapital, $600,0"0, <1n 5,00) viacos of S10) chi, with power to inereass to 81,0N,00, sharos of £100 0, of aenicing yas and works of a an ‘Thomas Webster's situated at Chattanooga, uliding every description sqMochaulcal, and ¥aginsering rayulromsnts fo, puirnone of purchaalng or w maizeral ads and erecting works therean. Tuo Works aro substantially orecte of i of which te freehold, bubdorived canttal, glau,uX, 1a act, fully pald uy "Tule company 11 lon about fire nerra and are situated ins aduof Castings and I, Tron, and Siiotng lonnessec, (ear, nd Alabama, acd eure by at Teast monty “}e-tru burascis ta thee They are located aboro high-water, In the centre ‘and connected by a ridetrack with all tho Muos of rai mavering in Chattanooga, ‘These worl wt most. euceessfuliy carrted on by Me. Thomas Wabstor, aro in full oporation, and comuriee ala id ped Foundry, couneated with tI (face, aad contain o of Beutt's Wheel Mauldin chines, Fpestin the entire pouty, is fult ‘most mod ras Ph odie, iN un re Pisuers. ine DH Prekiese has The Patiarn Stop is Rited ap eis at the noceasary Tools xnit Machinery for making Patterns, Thparge Dinckeutth ant Holler Shops are fouly eaulp= a. io stock on band fy of recont purchase, and all in good nirking condition. ‘here is alee large aud. valuable Tinie? pater tor Turaace an mining machinery, Becuharly adapted to thla ouuntry, fur the building Of Narrow-Gaugs Locomotives. 'T1 aod fi. "he Works aro wollstip. plied with orders, an nlug and dovelopment uf bew {ron Oro depaaiteand other mineral properties in the neighboring country, with « rapkily increasing. perulas fon, cuimtine to tnéreago the demand for machinery of 01 8. Hil be transferred to the new Company I nidition, ib all Lenoficlal contracts, a 0 whole uf the jand and buildings thercun, fogethor with the modern and valuaule Pant, Sischigery, Fittings, Siding. and goud wil. ‘The contract price ol a Works ta tho Company will bo a1), 400 And 70,000 fe ZW ordinary lute oun te based fo from a care ot Tawa, buthdlugty Ie iting, and gout Nl, iicere of this Company will be ape the fret moving af the stockLollors, of which I be given, 1s onpy of charter and forms of applications for procured frat tary (pro Wms), ad Works. inust bo accompanied by ® nulicatton, ju, tho deposit will bere nt, patiorns, fiz the Lirocurta'and uiligere a 9 attices of the Oar “Exch pnlisation . or Paiiytd wovatinervent. be Bi no allutnn tured withnut deduction. ft he Chartor, which is vory full in ite ey reentacvurlng ‘and Stiulg tranoliives. PLN! , NSKE UPON Y, OPINION OF COUNEKE UPON VALIDITY OF Kore CHaTraNoodA, ‘Toni ‘Thomas WeoaTen: sire We bas oompany tl of Jan, 19, 1805. amined the so The, Chattanooy: din U willbe rt States ani Stee silt equity. ee fa che Uourts of the country In law and TeWiirrn, GASKILL & TREWIITT, Att's, The Corrneated [ron Company, Manufacturors of Munson's Double Plata Corrugated IRON DOORS AND SHUTTERS, ‘With alr chamber open at top and botton rrugated lug aud too anvlicatls aE atocatay Trou, Bott's Iueting sod tron files for fimgtsigntiakt i “hlcage, rt didoors and sis (edube outside the city ca ry utters. artlos ou lly can ie telr own tessuruunts by foclowlby the dizudtions wdvou In var circular, "_. PINANOIAL, Gig, S00, $500, S000 Invested in Stock Privilegos in Wall-at., Toade o many tousante ‘explauatory ciroul nd quotation proc Row Sete Sich rela Mapeceiale, AURLEX, FROTHINGIIAM & 00. retry "Bai Opp. N.Y, Btook Bacbanyes da Wallla Ne Ys af dollars py foptalatn tuallad'yree to