Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1875. Hainos' Protection Life bill had been or. 5:‘!”:1’!‘ to a third ronding must fall, Merritt moved & raconsideration of tho vots by which it wan ordored to a third reading, Mr., Hoguo ratsed tho poiut of ordor that tha bill had never teen orderod to & third roading. 3r, Hainca roferred to tho fourns), whato it was ontared toat the bill hiad boon vrdered to & third roading, and rled Mr, Bogua's point out of order, Ho thon put the motion to rocous{der bofora it wan fairly nnderatond what was belug dono, and do- clared it carilod, ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Report of Yesterday's Perform- anco in the Lower House, aANLING, Tho bill of Mr. Dunue, of Cook, to punish owners of tulldiugs who loaso the ramo for gambling houses was pas TILE ATATE JOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Tho foatio of the afternoon was tha dabato . lli h on Snl]);ulu“l.;!ll}{:h '25'1. l;(‘)r lhodnlll)ulluuu rfll‘ tho i 1 % Biato Board of Iqualization and the transferring Smple O_f t!m Dnfly Dmgmoe wio of tho dutics to tha Governar, Becretary of Htate, linois Must: Tolerato + L Auditor, and Attorney-Goneral, which wan takon 1101 us t " upon & third resding. ‘Ilicroupon, Cummings till the 16th, oifotod on smondmaont, the solo doeign of which wag to Kill tho blli Ly having it sent back to tho Benate, providing that Loreafter the Board should "conelst of the Auditor aund xaven perdond appoinied h{ tho Govornor, In tho debiats that follosed, Morritt aunounced that the cacus bad agrecmd to anpport the bitl, but, being corrected, maid tho agreemont wos mado only by n privato pacty. Connolly denounced tho bill i wimenaured teems, as dexigned to aid corporations fn oscaping taxation on capital stack, aud, In roply to a quostion na to what was to bo dono about Judge Drummond's deciuion, gakd dndze Drummond was not the Supromo Court of Hlinows. B:anason, who followed, elaimed that the wording of tho bill was vuch as to cou- fina the dutiea of the Baard of Equnlization to the oqunlization of taxes whilch would, without edditionsl leglalation, leavo rallronda not ouly untaxed on thoir capital stock, but ou their rofis lug slock as woll. At tho coticlusion of tho do- bate, whiclh was free of the Graugn sentimont in favor of taxing capital stock at sl hazards, the enacting clause was wtiiokon out, and, as predicted in this corrospondesnco, the Stato Board of Equalization i« loft intact, Failure of the Attempt to Abolish the Siate Board of Equalization, THE NEW BTATL-HOUSE. Now that_tho nppropriation to complata the . naw Slriluan?u;u “I mado, l‘I,n; ¢onlmuu:lr, M{. = = Itichardson, f¢ buwily engapged in preparations to A Measuro P“’""‘,‘r‘l";‘g t“‘(‘: ls:‘mug of 81 omoneo worl, whicl, 1:Cm undorstood, o wil Railroad clkiet Galnin, do next weok, s the intentlon to push tho s 5 worlk #o that the Slato ofiicers will romove there A Contagion of Idiocy Beyond lope of Amelioration, Tho Eonse Voting, and Fohody, Not Lven tho Clerk, Able to Say upen What. Spoctacle of an Inferior Officer Order- ing Bills to a Third Reading. Unlawful Preceeding of the gpeaker in Pushing an Iusurance Bill, Adrocates, by thio 18 of Soptambor. " L ot aad yassed tho day 1 met withonl & quorum aud pagso: 1o day in ILLINOIS, } Tiret wud uncond restingn. of piiin Ansony tho RVERY INCIE A MOD Speetal Dirpaich ta The Clucage Tyiouns. BrniNorieLp, April 6,—Tho 1louse assombled this moroing witbout a guorum, aod befors tho Chapialn bad fairly eald amou nbout two-dozen ‘mombors were on their foot moving to suspond the ordor to tako up two-dozen soveral gbills on dilferont ordery, whilo overybody olao was on Lin foot tryiug to find out what was golng on. In tho midut of the din, Merritt moved to suspond tho pondtuy order to take up gome bill which it was suspected . by tho " Ropublicans to Lo that repoaling tho -Rogistry act, Theroe upon a enll of tho Ifouso was domanded, whereat Dradwell, who s gifted with poworful luegs, moved a susponsion of tho preceding or- der to tako up his bill for the exemption of wit- nesscs from prosccution ad to matters by them tesuflod to before the Grand Jury touching which tho court shall linve ontcred wpon record o ordor that such witnossees (wlose teatimony might eriminato thomecivos) shall be reloasod fiom liakility to proscoution on account of tho watters us {0 wlich thoy shall Le required to teatify. B TROLY IDIOTIO, Tho Spenker orderod tho Clerk to proceed with Lills rgud n first timo waa that introduced lnst wook by Walte providing for submirsion to tho yoters of Chicago of tho quostlon of tho salo of tho lake front bolow Madinou street. On motion of Whiting, who ciaimod that the titlo to tho property, if not used by the city, vested in tho canal, tuo bl was referrod to tho Comantteo on Canals, CRIME. ASSASSINATION. Soeetal Dispateh to Lhe Caieaav Tribune, Krokusk, In., April 6.—A fatal stabbing affray oceurrod at Alexandne, Mo., five miles from this city, about 12 o'clock lost night. A young man, William Scott, while undor tha influance of 1i- quor, bocao ongaged in an eltoreation with John Jones, The afinic was quicted by the Marehal, aod the partics soparated. Subae- quontly Scott, in company with a mon named E. J, Taylor, avertook Joues while on his way home, and aseaclted Lim with a butcber-kuife, barying the weapou to its full length fu his loft side and broakiug off tho houdio. The blade peuatrated to tho base of the Leart, producing lnstant dnath. Beott Lhen undortook to escape, but was overtaken by tho Marshal, and, in company with Taylor, placed undor arrest. A Coroner's in- cho rolt-cail, not moro thau hult u dozou mom-= | quoyt way held, rosulting in Seott boing bound bors baviug lournod in tho midst of the usual | overne the murderer and Tayler as an accom- digorder what it waa about, the Olerk lmectf, as | plize, Tho prisonars woro takien 1o tho County Lo informed Tux Twmwuxe correspondent, | Joif at Kahokn, T'he affair croatod great oxeito- not kuoslng what the call was upon, | BBt When tho call was about half through Cullom roso and askod that tho Houss might bo informed what It was votiog ou. Iaincs, with his customary smartuess, replied that it was too lato,~tha roll-call could not bo eusponded afior votes had beon given In responso, and so the call was comploted, Lees than o quorum voted. ‘Ihen comio o call of tho Iouso, and by drum. miog up membors, and by making ro- Bpousea for abuentees, oto, an oxact quarnm was figured up, when the motion to take up Souato Lills on first aud socond readings was vut and carrled, sod tho esmo was accordingly don, caoh LIl on mocond reading being or- dorod to third reading without voto belng taken, ovorybody consonting with lazy indifference, ueither knowing vor caring to kuow what was being done. To further demonatrate tho trivolity of ‘the whole performance, tho roading was dons from the Clork's dosk Dby a nowspaper cor- rospondout while the Clerk playod * hookey.” A DARK DEED, Srectat Diapateh to The Chicann Tribune, Brooutvoroy, LL, Apnl G.—Informntion comea hero to-day from Sloomington, Lnd., that it has veon confeased by o deserted wie of o man of thet town, that her husbaud and four others, including a saloon-kaepor of that place, somo threo yoars sgo murdered & man nsmod John Noors, who went thore from this city and hos nover beon bosrd of gince, Moore Lad about §2,000 with Lim whon he arrived st Bloomington, Iud. Threo of tho mon wers ar- reated in the Iatter placo oud one in Donglas County, 11l ‘The Slaritt of Ifonroa County, Ind., has gone to Arknnsas after tho ith, IAURDER, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, WiLkzspaung, Pa., April 5,—Yesterday, dur- ing n Sunday brawl fu 8 enloon in Blakely, a mining sottioment near Seranton, two miners, Wolshinan named Joseph Morgan and au Irish- T COMPLETE TUE YARCE, wan named Patiick Slaven, wero efgaged In a aftor tha Clerk Lad rosumod his place, b read | Uk when anothor Welshma,n John Edwards, tho first Aoutonce of ono of tho bills, and, stop- f‘:“r‘i";":l:‘: ‘:’:":“;“;‘ “‘:;':I“',"“F mas, ping, mado an indotseniont upon it. Haines in- o e enrod & Tevolyer . Blavon, quired whiat hio (the Clork) was dolng, killing bim fusiantly. Morgan and Edwards .Board of Auditom. “T'm ordoring this biil 10 8 thisd sonding,” }vam arrestod and brought 0 the Wilkesbarro ‘was tho Clork's response, **That's right; go abead,” obssrvod IIaines, ‘with a luugh, aud the farco was contluned, the noxt bill being takea up, aud the Clerk baviog, adl to-dey. THE ST. PAUL MURDER TRIAL. Srecial Disputeh to The Chicago Trivune, Br. Pavw, April 6.~In tho sccond Lick mur- der trinl to-day, Mru, Raap being on trisl, ovi- donca was takion showing that tho first quarral, resuiting flually in tho murdor of Mrs, Lick, nrose from her rofusiug to marry Lautenschlac- gor, Mre, Raap's brother, who was convictod with tho death-penalty on the bame indictnrent Ingt woelt, Afior Lautenschlacgor's rojaction, both partios marricd nud wore olueo neighbor. Lautoaschlaoger's sister and wifo pursuod Ars, Liok with continun hatred aud abuso, without queation, ordered & bill to third roading, =4 atatod, A KICE LITTLE GAXE, Immedistoly nfter Senato bills on first and sccond reading had been takon, up, Morritt ap- proached tho Bposker's dosk aud, sotto voce, askod what had boon done with bis bill, Iatnes, sotto voce, toplied thas it had been ordered to 1hird roading, and, sotto voco, ordered the Clark to 80 record it upon the journal, thongh nolbing of th bad . BLACKMAILING, o e &‘: o boon erdarad by the New Yorx, April 5,—A boy, aged 18 yoars, was uBe ; 0 motlon bad not beon pat, B and fhe title of tho bill had not | 90tected, in Pouglikoopsto, N. Y. on Baturday night, stoaling §6 worth of goods from his ome Yeon announced, Merritt had simply dosignated . tho LIl by numbor, and that in such mildly- modulated voice that nobody know what it was ; and, as tho question was not put, nor the pend- ing ordor suspendod for tho kako of tsking it nF' nobody cared what it woe. But, on Learing Huinos' and Merritt's colloquy soto voos, X fonug the bill was No. 294, which fa nons otber than inines' own Yrotoction Life- lusuranco Compavy bill, to-wits that which brovides that ‘it aball’ not bo lawful for the Auditor of Publio Accounts to grant licouso to any iosurauce company of any other of tho United Ktates to do busineus in thia Stato whon . it laa come to the knawlodgo of said Au- ditor or Publio Accounts that auy hfe- insurance company of thia Htato, hold- fog u cortificats” of suthority from tho Insmrance Dopartment of this Btato, ls rofused lcanso ta trausact busincss by tha Insurance Dopartmont or authorities of tho Stato wheroln such company (of anothor 8tato) s located.” "Lho bill, in short, ju a binckmalling arraugement to foras forelmm companies to ald in proouring for the Paotection Lifa hoonso to do business 1n ployer, Ilis xarenta mado a sottlomont, and soon afterwards tha boy was discove 1In his trunk woro lottors showiug that the goudy Liad boen talion to enablo him to satisfy tho de- wauds of a blaokmailer {n Lowell, Al od dead. 083, MURDEROUS WRATH, Gpectal Dugateh to The Cliago Trivune, Laxuixa, Blich,, April'6,—II. A, Norton died last oveuing from the offects of n blow roceived while in disputd with a tonant named Fish, on bis proporty, sbont rent duo Lim. Norton was Intuzleated ¢ the time, and utod abusivo lau- guage that so angerod Pish that he struok Lim with a chulr, fractunng his wkull, CAUGHT IN BAD COMPANY, Bpectal Diwvateh to The Chioawo Tribune, CuaaratoN, I, April b.—Fourtoen utylish young gentlemen of this city woro oxposad in an unpleasant way ia tho pulling of a bouse of bad roputo last night, It orcatoas groat sonsation Btatos where that lioensa s denfed becauso of bore. Lhoy all pald the fluoa to-ds; i!::opocnunr organizstion, sto,, of the Protootion | ouly wish the oxpgunm forgotion, ynd gy APPROPRIATIONH, The Revenue Committee Ll mornlng reportod back tho Gonaral Appropriation bill, conourring fulho Bouate amondments, and recommonding ity lxl:gu. Asstatod in Tus Trisoye of yes- tosday, the bill sy amended roduved the genural Hiata lovy (oxclusive of the 41,000,000 for achaol Durposea) “from $2,000,000, the eatimates, to ELL00,000, T voading, blll ‘was orderod $0.third ; OOLORED §0HOOL CATLOREN, The uproor and din this moriy was further - divendiied by the attompt of Albright to have orderad o secoud readiug bis bill providing for $he exclunlon of colored children from the hab. o schools, and providiug for porpetuation of the color prejudico Ly vroviding that mixed sohools n‘!lmll bo eatablished only by voto of a majority of :‘ 0 gotern af the district, ~Tha Opposition voted most golidly for ordoring tho bill to sscond |+ Foading; but a count discloved no quorum vol- dug, and tho Attempt failad, Tho i #¥ TUE INTERKST OF RATLROADS. Pk u.llnu 10 prevent tickot-dcalping by making (el of ruilroad tickety (oxoap: by mgonts ;“gu ly ‘lppumlld by the companies) an of- ouse punistiable by s flng not uxoeeding §500, sud requirlug companies to buy back unused tickets, was ordorod to a third readiy, o Heury's bill, smondatory of {ho Ganeral As- Ssaamout Icii waa slso orderad o third read- 8 Of dl Tho vato by which tho -+ 17 4 due. GENEBAL APFROPRIATIO: ¥aa ordered to third readin, ':.Twonu eldered, fter the defeat of the bill &uluhxnx the Btato of Equalization, andan amendment added ww.:m o:ur "nm oxpohun of that Yoard, smendmen| mads, ud the hill was ordorsd to a third ".“. * MAINES' BANTLING, shalng " Mo s adsammocu, bt the frsed by Oleveland.. cnsco, weathor, with light fi;uugfll_m:t‘tbo a-‘nh‘nl portlona " o are ol ol o, pum. for the safely of the —_— ; TilZ WEATHER, Wasomiorox, D. Q. April 6,—For the Iake reglon generally cloar woather during the day, with onaterly to sautherly winds, rislng temper- sture and falling barometor, followsd by coolar, clondy weatlier iu the Upper Lake region, LOOAL OBHERVATIONA. Cuicavo, April &, Tima. | Bar. The]ile] Wi, [ Pier, 083 a, m, 125 44 OYE, fresh, Clear, UiBa m 2020 b2 83 B, froi B, W p, w, W14, o GO[N, ¥, freals, Falr, 303w, (%006 54| T3]8. K freats JEu 9:00 , m, 39,00 51l B3lE., Tresl, Clear, WS By i.08) 601 04 Cluar, Maxmua thormueter, 557 minimum, QUNERAL ODSRAYATIONR. 8, 39, 1 0.3} Haw FxraN Aptll 5 —Unusually cold ;w'. is raported tho State to- fall o THE WEST TOWHN. A Btormy Meeting of the Board. L Discovery of Serious Errors (a the Accounts, The Justices Do Their Duty Nobly. Unavailing Effort of tho Mob to Drow- beat Them, Inefficiency of tho Town Hopelass : Clerk. Bills Presenteds Tho town oficcs at tho southwest corner of ‘Washington aud Desplaiuen ntreots wore crowd- ol yeatorday evaning by s large gnthoring of perrons {utorested In tho proceedingsof the Tho Collector’s forco was all on hand, o8 ai attempt was to bo mado to in- duco tho Board of Auditors to give them $125 apicco all around. Chiof-Clerk Glassbrook had figures nhowing that tho cout of the offics Inst year for nll oxpenscs, oxclustve of the Collector's ealary, was §6,316,13, while the Board lad ouly voted 5,200 for tho same thls yoar, although thore were nine more omployey, Although tho Board bad adjourried to racot at T, Bupervinor Daker did not get around uutil after 8, whon tho Doard convened ; presont, Buporvisor Dakor In tho chair, Justicos Walsh, Hoully, Ven't Woud, Austly, nud Town-Clerk Ttzgorald, The minutes wero rend, and wera n romarkable specimon of the kind, Thoy eon- sigtod of a bad, one-sided report, giving digests of spoechos, with commonts thrown jo by the fancy of tho Town Clerk. Tho romarks interjected by Collector O'Itlon wero faily roportod, and, nccording {o theme *“min- utes)" lua oxplanationa wero jreatly to tho satis- faction of tho Board. The Town Clerk wreatlod with thojorthoepic difficultios of the Euglish lan- guayoe oA presentod in this eurions document for so long that tho pationes of tho Board was ox- haustod, and he was ordered to stop and preparo R propor wot of toinutes to bo reud Luofora the Board should adjoura. Justico Yan't Woud thon submitted THE FOLLOWING REPONT ¢ Your Commitioe, to whom was tnferrad the account of Suporvieor Iider for the current sear, aud tho communication of Gzorgs W, sianford, Presdent of the Weat Chleago Park Con:minefoudry, pon tha uat- ter of retiring §10,00 of jare bondw, baving Lad tho Sains under advisument, beg 10avs to raport © “That they find thnt Bupervisor Daker Lis rocotved from bt prodesomor i alfico i sum of $241211. and froin tuw Cotinty Collestor the suia of $33,02,4T, making tho totat recelpta 367,715,18, “Chat up o ihedatn Lereof Lo’ haw pald ous for to- terost o park bouds, $40847.61; that the kum of $10,731.08 liva beet 1ol 10 tho Tovn Axsesnor cud his deyutics, and oflice rent, §710;and for Iucidontal ex- penson, § o Artliue Glezson thio sum uf $55, puling toln paymont 7.6% leaving o balanco in Ls Jiands of £4,150.5 to he sumount puld out Uy the Buperviror £ 3 park bonde they ud the mnwie tobe carreet: thiet. ua to tho logality of thio eredit fn wald account For tlis smount paid tha As. saunor wud Lis dojiaties your Gowaaniitve Gxpecasca o opinton, Your Committee furtber repart i regard to tho mat- forrod 1o fn safl communication frouw tho Pros deat Of tho West Chicago Cowmiuaiauers, that tiy Bnd that the statementn contutuied fu aafd commuiica. tion uru pubstauddaliy rorroct, oud that thers sbould Le [ tie kauds of Hia Town Treanurer fuuds from tha taz warrcut of 1973, sadieient 10 retiro at lunst $16,0 of the park honila Teferrad Lo} that your Committes Lave mudo diligent luveuiyatiot us 10 tho dicposat o mlyua of wuch funds, tud find the following facts & “Lliut licro wus plaled fu {bo Laads of Town Col- lector O'lirlon n warran: for towit tax for 1373, amounting to $104,690; that upon this ‘warrant sald Town Collocior, ua apyisrs by tue clatemont of thy County Collector, colluetod tho rum of $19,632.9¢ and Taturticd the Wlance sa delinquent (iat s, Gotlactor O'Birlen pald over to Thomss T, Wall, cx-Supervisor, e, Ao of 104U, 14 appears by o count of raiit Wall, Jeaving¢ o btance athif fn tho Lands of sakd Olirken uf §1,114.34 10t accotinted for, Your Commitide farthior report that the wocount of ex-Bupervisor Wall, from Murch 31, 174, ta tho expir- lon ot i tor ol ‘ole, inw ok Leon udited or e Jeoved ; that §t upposen’ by entelea fu sald Wails ancounty under data of Aprif2 and 3, 1834, ho patd out 1o sundry petcons Lie witm of $9,409.16% that of (his &u1 tha ‘kadd Wall pald to A. L, Amberg, thou a Town seovwor, 31500, t0 0'Drlen, then Town ' Collector, th rum of 13,600 ; that ouels of watd sumn wan yaid 1o suld ‘persous it dircet violstion of the order of this Board duly eterad upois 118 recoris, That us to o otlice crodits In caid Wall's sccuunt, your Commitios any thet thuy ura not dn possccaion of ‘o ncccenary Informa- tion f0 euuble thum Lo expross uny opinion aa o tiaix fahility, ! . “I'iat ipon tho face of tha booka of acconnt of satd Wall they find au erasure of cu nnount whick pus- Lorled L' bo & paytaunt mad 10 bl by Collstor 'Brico, Upon thie foregoing facts your Committes mako thio fallowlug statenieat Awonut collected by Town-Oollactor O'Drien, 0d 110t Pald over Awonnt {licgally pai to O'Mrier v oo Arount el 1aid by Buper Ammnrg Talwn Daker Banda of ‘Bupsrvisor K. $14,204,87 which slould now 1o in tho hands of {he Town-Trvas sirer sppilvuvle 10 the payient of tho buids refurred to in vadil conionnication. Tuut tho only funds now avaflable to pay . these hondy 1y the balanoo now in the hauds of Kupervisor Liaker, amountiug to $3,110,3#, and thomoney collocted ou Llietax wareaut for 1474 not vot pald ovor to him, Your Commiltee would therefors rozommenl that {hu bupersiior La autliorized aud directed o tako up £18,0:0 0f the botds roferred {0 {n eald communiens tlony with the balance now iu his Landa, sad avy cal. on tuwda upon tho warrant of 1874, und’ that i¢1,42 b cliargod to tho amount collociad for gons orat town purposes for 1674, Justios Austin then polnted out ANOTHRE FAOT which was not included in tho report, The ro- port wag then withdrawn, fu order to rectify the vmisgion, aud the 1ollowing was added ¢ Tu adidition to the alove Wo nlso find thit Super- visoe Wall bea tilogully 1atd o M, 5L, Miller (o s of £, t violutian of tho exproes order of tho Board of Tawn Auditors, which will lucresso he fotel awmount of the deficleanoy to 614,651,817, love thoamonirt Of $6,143,1 now {1 the Landu of Bupervior Uakur, lupieutnlly sulanlited, JonN VAN's Woun, Davip Wazas, Whllo tho roport was belog amouded, Justico .Walsh called attontiou to the orasuros in Buper- visor Wall's accounts, showing aiterations in :c'mll:lx:lli after tho nudit of the Board, Justico A wecounts wera kopt, Lootings bad been so sleored ue to nako it an account substantially not tho one audited, Collector O'Lrion safd that s}l thoso accounts Iiad Leon settlod up with tha Bupervisor, and that bo biad nothing to do with tha acovunts, Justica Boully handed bim tho book aud ahowed him wu eutry on March 81, 1474, sc- knowledying the rocoipt from Colloctor Wall of 8 8um, tho amdunt of which had beon erased nno“r ll:lu ‘nu\ll‘f&f Ihotmudb wmuhwtolali‘ pll:w on the dats of 0 eutry, ustico ‘alsh thon romarked that ik ANOTHED MATTER , had been discovered by tho examinations of the Commnitteo that required oxplauntion. Ho road 8 lut of coupous that were oulstanaivg nover baving boon canceled, slthough sppro-s pristiony had been madoe for redeeniing them and tho amounts bad boen charzed up, ‘Iho numbor waa ag follows ; Jaunuary, 1871, July, 1872, 4; Jauuary, 1873, 45 July, 1879, 3381 Jaun- ary, 1874, 1 July, 1874, '1; Janusty, 1875, 16 ; total, 807, their valuo boing over 814,000. Tha coupony are thoso attaclien to thoe psrk bonds, aud, if uncaucelod, rcprosent & charga againat tbotown, If not discovored or satisfacioriy aceounted for, tho Bupervisor cau bo eued upon bls boud for thoir valus, On motlon of Judgo oully, Hupervisor Baker was dirccted to make Inquiry, aud It they ‘were not found to call ta- gether tho Board of Auditors, > On motion of Justica Boully tho Committee's rTopart waa cancnrred lu by the Board sud orders od to Lo plasoed on fils, THE CONYUBED NESS Ia which tho Town Clark loft Lis acoonnts wos th0 subjoct of & good deal of punxorivus comse ent, k8 tho Board wero put to coutluual tronblo 2ad delay, Homo tronklo wau oxperionced [ gote $iog a corteot List of bils audited at tho provious meuting, ‘Tho woes of tho Culloctor's Olerks again un[.'-god the attoution of Doand, A oommuuication was road from F. F, Glesson statlog that bo colleoted §32,000 of tho taxes, ln“nd ehoald Lave larger compousation allowod . Justice Walsh then wantsd to koow what tho Teat of 1ho twonty-soven Clerks sud Collectors were doing. The whole amount collectad was $130,000, and now i) #6608 0 AR Gollogte ol e Just wanted ta show how the town 0 ed mora than one-fonrth. Mr. W, aixq prosentad & potition for morn pay. Town-Clork Fitzzerald paid that in ordsr to prevent grambling they had betler give them 2125 o month all sround sud sav no more about it, and ho mado ufotion to that efect, Super viror Baker and Town-Clork Fitzgerald were the only sfimmative volos, the rest of thn Toard voting In the nogati In order to cut off further debs on tho suhject, Justico Yan't Woud moved to recon Hider tiio mdtion and luy it on the talle, which was done, and the crawd looked un n(; By tlus time it was 10 o'clock, audfio billa bad heen audited, the Board gotting impatleat and Juntico Walsh_ satirical at the oxpenuo of tho Town-Clerk, Fimally the machin was got undor way, and s numbor of bills for seevieos b electionn were presontad, which wera allowad at tho rate eottled on ot tho preceding wmeating, viz,, 21 por day and &4 wer night, cwiting down the bills by abont one-third, A bifl for §250 was prescntod from James W, Clatk for services as TOWN CLERK IN 1874, Thin ralaed couniderablc of o liesze, Justics Waldh said that 1t was timo tho Bosrd pus & qui. otus on this matter. In 1874 the Jhurd votyd §000 for the compensation of the lown Clerk. Mr. Millor licld over for ten mouths by refusing to ey tho cloction of Mr. Clark, and was finally onsted Ly wandamua aftor having drawn the wholo smount through the cunnivince of Bupervieor Wall, The Bourd anthorized Clark to Oraw 8100 aud ho Lad drawn £123, and ba now o town order for £230, illogully drawn by himsclf, aud which io cauld not cash mxcapt by #wiudling Bumo ignoraot paraon with it Whilo ho was ou tho subject, Justice Wulsh said he would say that tha last order by Biller, who tind usurped the ofico of Town Clork, was for 350, nud that this Lisd boen eashied i Coliaztnr O'Brien’s oftlen at o whavo of %125, after resolution had boon pasecd by the fuard that tha order alwuld not bo racsived for taxes. or paid by tho Huparviwor. *Such,” wad tho Justice, “ fu the coudition of onr Went Town mntiere,” ‘Chis speech made a wensavon and o stir 1 tho erowd. Collector O'Drien—That la not s0; that is not tho fuct, Clarl (apenking from the crowd)—Juetico Walsh ia a hitlo mistakes, Atr, Onaban—Collector O'Brien's cashier made the shuvo and cashed the order. Collector O'Brien—~Onolian was not iy cashier, ‘I'ho dissursion was imterruuted oy Justico Heullv, who moved that it waa tho senso of the Boatd that nothing was due Mr. Clmk by the Town ot West Chicago. ‘I'ho motion wus udoptod. OPUEN DILLS. Bills of Joseph Hogan for plumbing, 10,40, and Cameron, Aubers & Co., £53 far siationery, wero allowed, A Wbill from Hzoville & Buyloy, for legal serviees, #253.20, was laid over, an nllowanco of 850 belag mado for a ictain- ing for, and tho rest of the acconnt defered until the closo of tho suits in fheir charee, A bill from Tuloy, Btiles & Low, for £50, way laid on tho tablo. Tha bill was for a legzal opinion on the clection of Town Clark, ob- tatned by Bupervisor Wall. It appeared that the opluion was not on filo, aud it was decized that it was ou Suporvisor Wall's private accuu A bill of 212,54 for plumbing from J. J. wus then allawed. syrne A cortified sistomont of the amount nllowed the Culleotor's foree way hero presented and utgmed by tho Board, This again brought up the subjeet of tho Colloctor's compensativn, ‘Lown-Clerk Fitzgerald—Gentlemon, 1,600 is very groall pay for a good man liko Collector O'Hrion, ‘Tho North and South Town Boards i:h'u their Collectors more, and I think our Col- lcctor aliould got us wuch s theirs, Justico SBeullp—JSudge Dooth's decision has dettled that. Justico Austin offered the following : Jiesolred, That the Town Collector be allowed for his eorvices aa Collector, o Hen of all commiseions or l;;h'e(:’mmpmn!lou, for tha year of 13745, the sum of A bilt of £33.60 from the Cbieago Union for advertisiug way allowod, Bill from Joun Smith, #1050, tor traciug—cloth, wus laid over because unvaritica, Capt, ', 0. Foonoy here broke in and spolie upfor W. 3, Cochraue, who had baen put in os [lrupunfi-fl:latk aL $100 & month, whom he esld sbould Lnve boou pat in at $125 2 montit us_real eatate clotk, Capt. Feenoy ulso spoko fur (Hloa- son, who collected the large amount roforred to in tho communication before preronted. From remarks mxio by the mou it apponrs that tho dutiea of the Collectur's furco wore - charged indiferontly by the various emploges, aud the clessiticatiou mndo of them in_presont- ing the claim was morely to make the {huug look bueinoss liko. Jdustico Walsh (sharply)—That matter is die posad of. Lot's o aiead, It's atter 11 now, Thero was o groat deal of chin music ou tlus noing, sotne of the men in tha crowd shouldeting their jow-boues with great cnergy, until the Doard got mnd and thrastenad to adjourn unleas tho Town Clerk weut ahiead and proseutod tho bills to bo auditod, Tho Lown Clork eaved in gt this, and went abead agai, snd & number of othor Lills for Horvices on election day wero pro- sontod aud ullowed at tho per diom previously od. “L'wo lists of namen of DLIUTY ASSESEORS, and amounts duo them, wggregating 83,6114, wero prosented, wilh the cortificato of Uatrick Raforty, Asscasor, Theso accouuts had been paid by ordens issuad by tho Town Clork, in ne- cordance with tha rale-of compensation pro- viously tlxed by tuo Buard, Theattidavits thoro- to woro, howaver, not in the form prescribed by law, nud thelr pasmont had nover beou suthor- {zod Ly tho Board. Juslice Wazsl read the Iaw, and mado some pungent romurks that startod oft tho ‘Lown Ularl, who raid lio waw sick of tongue-lashing. o invoigthed at tho consorious disposition of tho Board, nud was very sorry that thoy ware so fond of grumbhug. Justico Walah agaln commented upon the charactor of tho Town Clork's recurds, aud said they wero PALOE AND UNNELIABLE, The Iaw roquired that an a:flauvit from each indlvidual as to the tuno spontlin servico ©f tho Town should be apponded to his account. “I'hean sums had beon pud on the gonoral afldavit of Assessor Rafferty, who could not, in the nature of things, swear to tho amouni of timo worked by his Doputios. How eaud o kuow thet they were not loaling when llmyml(y liave reportod to him thoy wero workiug 7 The plain requiro- monta of tho Inw had beon disrogarded, Justico Walsh thon pointed out tlat, sccord- ing to the law, D«lputi Aesersors can ouly bo ap- ponted by nud witt the advico and cousont of tho Itoard of Auditers, This bad not boen com. pited with, and be held thint thoss so-called Doguty Aesessors woro not ofifcers of tho town, aud had no legal clalm agatust it, The Buper vinor liad got Llmsnlf in & bad Lox by paying oay ihese sumd, Justico Walsh mado a long spoech, quoting o decision of tho courts on tho subject’ shoning the resposibility of tho Bupervisur, and thet ho wow liable for tha entiro anount 80 paid. 1o nlwo pointod out that the Iaw roquirod that tho Asnossor should actually viow tne property asaossod. It was notoriouy aud admitted that the Astosaor paid §1,000 for tho privilego of coB)'mg the assossiuents from the hooks of the Uity Assessor, 1le sasorted Lin bolief that thero wore PICTITIOUR NANES on tho list of Deputy Asweesors in ordor to awell the compensation of the Awsesnor, nad tho rouson why ndividual alidavits wera not farnished waa that they could not bo, Thero was nothing be- fora the Board toat sbiould induce it to audit theso Lills of tho Aescueor, Justice Walsh was seathing fo lus roviow of the Assossor's acts, reading tho law and poluting out bis vioiwt dise rogard of it, and tho sovere ponaities to which Lo wan Hable. Tha sume paid out had besu dono B0 withont warrant of law, and tho Suporvisor was Labla for the amounts, back tn the tabla and endeavored to mgeok, but the failow's atrident ronring drosned hls voice, until an aarnest appeal from Supervisor Haker reatored crder. Juatico Walsh then stated that ho Lind just re. coived informntion that some of tho claing me routed for sarvices as Judgo on eloction-day weto fiaudulent, and ho warned the Bupervisor not to pay any of theso billa until furthor advised by the Board. Justics Scully reileinted the Injunc. tion, 'he crowd grosoed and volled, aud seomod inclinod to tob the Juatices. Ilayes triad to browbeat Juatice Walaly, but could net roars that -turdL old abieclor, A man namol Koarnoy sluug Lis Tip in and denounced the criticlsm of Fat Raflorty's actions ae an in- famous outrage. Buporvisor Baker was railed at for permitiing the Buard to discuss the maiter, It was nearly ] a, m, before theso wratched patriots subsided and nlopgd. — A FALSE ALARM." Judge Booth Tells the Grand Jury of Ezplosives in tho Civy-Hall, They Were Removed Two Weeks Ago, Tho April term of the Criminal Court con- voued yestordsy morning, with Ju-lge Booth, of WASHINGTON. The Recent Bioody Tokens of Mex- ican Regard Are Kot to Make" War. Butlor Publishes tho Fact of Hig Renunciation of * Butlerism,” The Loulsiana Republicans win Not Accent the Compro. mise, nxico. Srectal Dupateh to The Chtzago Tribune, Wasntsuzox, D, C., April 5.—The relations of Mexico to thix country continuo to attract the llLLfnlilm of the Government. There i Yoason to Leliova that the mall steamer which left New Orleaus yesterday for Vera Cruz tack very im- poitaut dixpatches from the State Dovartment to the Mexican Government, Tho mature of theso dicpatelies cau't Lo definitely stated, but tho Circuit Court. ou the Deuch, Tho fitat busi- | 1here can Lo httlo doubt they nre nees in order was the ifmpanoling of tho Grand | ™ energetio ronowal of tha demands and Pabit surice, Tae followlng nra tho nameaof | Which Lave been continually made upou THE GRAND URORS who wore sworn in to servo during the term: . B, Farrell, C. 1L ltoborts, G. L. Johuson, W. W, Kimball, M. 8. Garwood, L, B. Shopard, John M, Clack, Willism Irown, 3. B. Ifull, J. 1L Bwan, John M. Cunuviugham, R. Atkios, C. 1. Maple, ¥, Richmood, George Mann, 3, V. Hapoman, M. Clerk, T. W, Htosle, Robort A, Tavno, Andrew Nolsos, J. R. Gaskiow, dax Chiperowsny, \Waltor 8. Plerce, Martia Lewis, Jamos B, Bwan was appoivted foreman. After tho Urand Jury had beon swory {u, Julge Boouth sddressed them aa followe : ATUE CHANGE. GESTLTSEN oF TR Giaxp Juir: Tou are ealled npou to discaarga some very important dutiea to the Litide, aind whilo your poviers aru great, voar ruspous dulition urc equiabiy se important, © You wtand, o it were, in the gateway betweon the peoyle and the Court proper, Nojpruexcutiou, of any considerable fmmorte suice, can be carried ou inZthis Court, without womn preliminary activn ot your purt, You should fudlet ua jpersou without satlkfuciory evideice, oud whove Ally‘neser do ko from sny feeling of yervousl til-will or madee, On the other band, however, ou_puould ro- member that you are nota 'Sury to try ouy case, but elmiply o boat {he teatimony offerad for tho people (noue fur thn defeins), sud then determing waetier,in Sour Judigiuent, the ¢aso ia oo whicii uuglt 10 Le fur- tior fuvesiigated beforo the Court aud o L.estt jury, 1n all your procuedings, you should b goverued rolely by s dealro 10 ° subwerve the inteients of thie people, and promote the of You sbuaid not fow ruch a S Yonr uction, in someinatanees way b criits {zed, ond tvet dennuiiced ; Hut 10 matter. YOu are 10 Un your duty, feariossly ‘and_consciemiously, aud lut the lap tako caro of the conAtyiLncen, T devdre und feel tiat §t i duty to call your atten. Hou 10 oue matter Anoslsliy fmportant, and troat you may take sction with referznee 10 it promptly, ¥un nro of conrme aware that tho Superior uud Clronit Courta of thts county arc eld in s butiding knaws e the City Mail, on LaSalle aud Adamd street,—n build- ing erected 'soon after the great fire, and futeuded morely a8 a tomporary accommodation for the Courts uud corbatn publle uticea, You tro probsbly uwaro thiat it o portion of tho bullding are stored ok of the pub- lic recardn of Couk County, Thera are vant quantitize of inuportant documents which Luve accumulated ulnce tho fire, and wLich cught 10 be knpt I o perfectly rate place, 1 am fuferaued, though 1 bave no peragnal nowledge of the fuct, thet uuderneaths st Vuilding aud coutlguaus to tho records slluded to nre btored large quantitieu of ammumntion, some 43,00) rouudr, bexiden several hundred pnds of nitronlycerine, Wik, st any bour, the sigat-st aceldent, or the haud of pome desperute fucnulary, may sguite, aad the ‘whoic bullding Al 08 caatents thaw be Dlowil 1o Trg- wents, o bstldisng from s esultacy point of View wasTurenied 10 1o aitention of & for- mer, Grand Jury by ouc of my Lrothes-Tidges, and nomo fuvestigitioon werw made. Tho o Judges of e comnty ull ewrced fhst the utleution” to tLo matir iLen wus proper wnd (awly, Now, bowever, the case I8 far more urgent, ILie o very werious matter, i T dleadre yuit 10 138 1ty our oarly cud (horotgh ot tention § 10 uszertal ier those reporls are true, atud whotber the Ci: pervon whse attendancs i the builaing 18 compelied daily, by tho requirements of thy Jaw, ave labio at oy mouent to b biown into slireds by the explosion uf the daugorous watertal suid 10 b ed as veilts, 1o pursuing sour inveadgstions into this matter, you wiil have tho power to comuel tho attend- ance of any city or county ollicers, or 4Ly ouier par- tics who biave unzibing (0 do with the bmilding, ond arpposed to know anylbiug abut ita. yeosent con- tlon, in the (ientlemen, yon wifl now enter upon the dischargs of your ofticial duties, retiriug Lo tuo room pssgued oil, Whera you will L utteuded by tho Stato's Attor- niey’or Liw asstatsnt, Tho Grand Jury then retired totho new room prepared for thelr necommodation on the upper floor of tho building, and In tha northenst co vor. The room heretoforo oceupied by tuem will bo used in future by the Clerk of the Board of Bupervigors. Asslslant Btate's Attorney Mr. Hugh T. Birch accompacied the Jury, followed by several witbesees, A Petit Jury waa nlgo ime paneled, nud then digcharged till to-morrow morning. i Tho Conrt will convone”thls morning, how- over, st tho usual hoar, A FALAZ ALATOM. A roportor of TuE ‘I'minuye, after learning of tng alarming bazard to which the Judres, Alder~ mea, Mayor, Commissionors of, tho Board of Puablic Works, Sliendan, Reuo, Mtke Hickey, and tho reat of tho hordo of city olicials who infeat the otd raokery wera sald 10 be subjected, hur- ried forthito loarn if thera was 6o great an occa- sion 1o foar their entire destruction ay way mg- rosentod by the Judge, who probubly thought tho atorago of such an amount of explo- vivo matorial wes o pisco of intonded dentructive contempt of the Courts by means of & plot diroctod against tho legal frateruity by tho olovator boy of the Times building, Incited theroto by “Mr. Rloroy. ‘the teportcr found upon inquirics made of "Mr, Paino, tho Socrotary of tho eput{ Sporiutondont of Polico, who waa rospousiblo (% keoving the materinls n the building, that tuey wore romoved mmrlfv two weoka ago to a place whera they do not andangor such a valuable community o8 Aldormen or Loard of Polica Commigsloners. 8o the public uoed banish ite foars that it id to suddenly loso any of thom, —_— MILWAUKEER, ‘The Annunl Election of the Chamber of Commerce, Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tritune, MILwAUKEE, April 6,~At the sunual olection’ of oflicers of the Chamber of Commerce to-day tho followlng wero elected: N. Van Kirk, Prosi- dent; W. I, Smith and M. Bodden, Vice-Proals dents ; W. J. Lovgaon, Sccretary and Trnasurer; ©O.J, Halo, L, Dartlett, D, 3. Drigham, 8 T. Hooker, Johio Plaukioton, Jumen 8. P'sck, C. J. Keorshaw, snd Guido Pfister, Diioctora; J. B. Menill, C, P, Jonos, J, McC. Bell, aud G. II, Foster, Arbitratora; E, Sauderson, A, MeD, Youog, T, E. Balding, Jolin A, Lico, and E, P, Bacon, Board of Apneals; Carlton Holland, Grain Inspectory Jabu It, Fritcher; Weighor, A tologram was yoceived boro that the Minno- apolls Jott Grand Ifavon thie alternoon, A quantity of foo has Loon blown back iuto e bay, ; B C— Justice Austin said shat icregularition kad been undoubtodly committed, but the thing was dove. Thio people hiad elected men who hod rouo on frrespoctive of tho law aud their dution, hiad mado falde entrion on the record, hnd made illegel appomouts of Deputios, but thara socimed 1o be uo holp for tho -matter now. The Board could uot proseauto thom. All it could do wos 1o lot tho offending ofleialy boar tho consoquancos. Tho Board was uct respons siblo for thoir luoficlonoy and ignorance, and somothing would have to {n done, Justice Scully suggestod tho appointment of & commitiea to go ovor Lo tho County Collector'ss) oltice sud a00 what Lad hecomo of the mouoy. JUETION YAN'T WOUD offered the following WHERKLS, A2 1t eppears that this Doard cannot Iogally procecd with the diting of tho Assesicr snd Dopuiy Aureasor's salaties, on acowunt of tho sbecics I tlo hecesaary attiduvits § and whoress, undor this stalo of facte tuls Buard cunnot audit the accounts cf thie Supotvisor, ex-ulticio Tawn Treasurer § und where- S furtLerniore,on uccount of the {ncougrions stats of 1ud records of this Doaed, §t s but mivisablo 10 act suy appgopriation for the payweut of o for vervida ren.dored ; thesoforo, Resuloed, "Tuad $he Lourd uosw adjoiirus b Moiday, April 17,887 p, 2., {u order 40 duiah (e busluess o tue mevting oudio cousldor auch other mattors as wsy lawlutiy bo brougut befors them, v ‘This rosolution was ndopted and the Bosrd wos doclarod adjournod. WAR, A follow named 1iayes supg out for tho crowd to stay and hold a inveting, Lhen shonting Lis uamp to tho reporters, he bowsn to beliow and pouud the tablo over the wrongs duuo Put Rat-'| forty, and tho rascality of tho fioud of Auditorv, ba was spiaking, Justice Walia camo BURMAH, Special Disvateh to Tne Chicass Tridune, Dwiaur, 1L, April 6,.~Sam Bogenean, a natlve of Burmab, delivored a lecture hero this ovening, in the Presbyterian.Church, upen tho ‘* Mannors, Cuatowng, and Roligion of tho Bar- meao,” Ilig locture was fitled with Interonting facla. Plowiug is dooo froquently with au elophant, who draws somotinos aa mauy as twouty plows. IMurder is puulehod by cruci- fxion, and the murderer is Lown ssunder with a aword, and Lle body fs left upon tho cross until the flosls falls from tho bones.. Caste ls unknown in Burmah, and whenever that doca not esist thera Clirlstianity sdvances rapldly, They have oo lorses or rallronds, 'Tho rich travel by elephants ; tho poor walk, Salutation is un- Luown. Thoy never suy good wmoming but ey “*Ilave you caten your rico?” Kisslog v rathor difforent from tho Americau mode. 'They liwa with the whola mouth and pross tho noss, ‘o dead ure always burnoa, ‘Tho Hurmeso are very supcrutitions aud bellsve in omous aud nue lucky days, Mr. Bogeucau spuaks Euglish sla- outly, aud {8 quito un original speskor. liis :nwu was Listeued 1o with tho deopest atton. ——— A MOIETY FOR 50ME SHARPER. Tarree Nock, Ark., April 6.—Tho stesmer Bruno wea to-day fued fu (e United Statos Court Iu the wumi of $500 fox violatng thu Navigation laws in aot tylog the Uaited Blates Mosico eince 1870, Thewo demsudn relate to tho establishinent of the free belt, and the pre- datory eurnions of border reiders. The Mexte can Governmeut haa paid no format attention to tha protests of tho United Statos ny to the free belt, except in ono luatsneo under Juaroz. Romoro, then Secretary of Stato, presented o bill for the repenl of tho ordivance creating the Irce belt, which the Cortes, In Novomber, 1870, 10jocted. A fow months later tho free zoue was extendod to cmbraco two more provinces, 1t is to the exlstonco of this froo bolt that our Ktate authorities attribute the origin of the border difticultios, TilZ PRESIDENT'S VIEWS, Itean bo etated upon tho nuthority of tho Prerident that nothing which los roceutly hap- poucd upon the Rio Grando border hus changed thio 10lations betwoen this country and Mexico »4 thoy bnve existed for eoversl yours, 'Lhe Providont kaid to-day that the rumors that tho Administration contemplates a war with Mexico aro consationnl and fictitious, aud he cbarac- torized the roport that ha coutemplated n policy of anuesation 0 too ndicslousiy absurd to notica. Ho romarked that the originatora of th:o | rumora gso:n to have forgotten that no such rchema could originato outside of Congross, OES, LUTLER bLies just sont to a friend in Boston a letter in which be definas his preaent status a8 regards Mesenchusetts politics. Tho latter is in refer- ence to a requést that he should use bis infu- euce to provent the iemoval of & friendina Loston Federel offico. Butler, in his letter, eays that when in ofiice he did seek to secure appoiuts mouts, but thers was n elase of roepectable gon- temen in Maseachusetts who called such action * Lutlerism,” and endeavored to defoat him for it Now tlat he is out of Con- cresy, aud o private citizen, ho has no 1igheto seck sprointments, and will not. Ifo concudes: * What 1 cannct do by right my owu nell -respect declares that 1 ehowld not do aga avor. 1 caonot proteet my . friend from uaiunt removal without making it a sclicitation of o persuast fuvor.” Thut Ges, Batier do- clines to do, ALIE Tho atatement that thero is a deficlt of §10.. calling | 000,000 10 Gen. Spinuer's oftica iw a miserable Invention of Wall stroct. Tho story wam start. ed Lwo veord ago for specalative purposes, and was subsequently fully disproved, TOTISIANAL Advlees received hero from New Orleans Indi- hy the Wheeler arbitration, Tho statemont in that it hes Leen agreod that tho nine Repub- licans whose seats are in dispute shall resigu: tbiat the Governor shall declaro vacaucios, aud that the new elections will secure Republican metnbers. This, if carried out, would defeat thy soating of tho eeven Democrats in tho lower House, recommended by tho arbitration. TILE DTRICT TAZES, ‘The District Commissionors this aftornoon is- sued thelr moditied chedules of askcautnent under the now personal taz law. Theso sched- oloa differ from the formor onea tu few impore tant parts, aud fail to giva the tax-payors sntis- factton, but tho Comwmissloncrs soom to have cutirely complied with tha law, THE NEW COMMIHSIUNER OF FENSIONS, Appreliensious exist that Henry M. Atiinaon, tho uow Commisaionor of Pousions, aud at pres- ent Speclal Tudiau Agont among the Xickapoos in Moxico, may bo embarrassed in his efforts to return to this conntry, owing to the unfriondly charseter of the Mexicans nud the hostile Indi- ans. Atkingon has not yot been spprised of Lis uppointaiont as Comminsione r of I'ensions, [ 40 the Awcoctaled Press,) GOVERNMEST OFFICIALH, Wasmrxaroy, D, C., Apnl 5, —1he Presidont #aid to-day that he had no kuowicdge of the resignation or removal of Commissioner Doug- lass, and added that Mr. Johnson, the Commis- slouer of Customs, would o retained. So would Tirst Comptrollor Tavlor, of whoso honesty aud uprightuoss he was fully nseured; aleo, Socond Comptrolier Drodhoad.” Thoro was a vacauey in the Minintry to Pern, by the resignation” of Franocis Tuomas ; bt his succossor was bot yot selected. J cate that tho Republicans do not intend to abide TNE MEXICAN OUTRAGES, Thio Prosident Lo-day rtated, Iu rulation to the rocent outraires by armod bands of Maxicaus 1u- vadiog the Texas frontier, thut ho had not ex- resued his viows to any one, ot oven to thao Eocmtnr)’ of Stato, who. lilko himrolf, had boon ubsont from thocity, Onlers bud been givon to tho wihitary for tho protection uf our citizens on tho froutier, but notbing haa been dinu, Tho Governmont was vot yot fully hdvised of tho oxtent of tho outrages, although it Lad been oilicially informed of tho arrcat of n_moil-carrier anil tho buenfng of & poat- oflice by tho fuvaders, Tho Mexican Gove erument lad ropeatedly hoeu reminded of the ontrages Leretoforo committed by Mexicnns upon citizens of the United Biates, both in Mexico aud on Unitod States soll, and would hear from this Government i & short timo eoncoruiug those more recontly committed through tho De- partmont of Beate.” Thero would bo o cousulia- *tion with tho Sumlm} uf Btato on thin subject and probably it would Do Lrought to the ctten tton of the Uabinet. We must dotermiuo hero- nfter whnt i proper to bo dous iu thy prontiscy, Ho could oo 1o roason for spprobension of war betwaen tha two couutrios, but of conrso uo ouo could toll what might Lo fu tho future. Nothing, howover, conld bo done by this Government to provoko such o rosult, QEN. SIOKLES' CASE. Tho claim mado by Gen, Sickles, that ho did not forfeit his position on the sotived hist e the army by reason of holding the Mintiterabip to Spafn longer than ouo yeas, i finally baeu de- cided n his favor, The lust Cougrees passed o law fu roforenco to Gon, Crawford, a retired o ecr, sod fu the sumo act tucorpcratod a*proy ion {n rogard to contisuing ou the ratirod lint all Lho olicors on tho rolls who had uot rosigued, ‘I'ho Becietary of War conytrues this law a4 cov- enng tho cau of (ion, Bokles, and thorofore do- cidos that the genttoman still rotains his placo ou the aruy rolls, sud that ho is_outitted to pay a4 & Major-Uceneral on tho retirad Lst from tho date whion Lie resignod his Hyanlsh mission, THE NEW TUEASUNER. The commitvion of Joln U, Now, of Indians, to e ieanurer of the Uniled Biates, 1o take of- foct froin Juna 80 naxt, was signeid Ly tho Prosl. dent to-duy, snd forwarded to Ar. Now at In- diauapolts, EXEOUTIVE, . ‘Tho President Lus recoguized Periore do Cos- taras Cousul of Bolgium, st Detroit, sul ap- roluted B, O, Walking, of Michigan, to be lu- Epsctor of Indun Atfairs, Wintlold 1. folden wilt ba aprofuted Colloator of Iuterual levouuo for the Bixth Disiriot of Kentucky, vice John 8, Nison, deccated. SUPREMY COURT DECISION. In the Bvprume Conrt, o tho causo of John W. Builoy, Lato Collector, etc., Viainhilf in Lrror ve. tha New York Coutral end Hudsou Ihvor Company in Lrror to tha Cireuit Court of the Pmtod Hiates for tha Nortnom District of Now ok, Hustico Cliffosd delivered au upinion rovorsiog the judgmont of said Court, with costs, und remuuding the cause, with_direations to award a veniro faclas do novo, Dissonting, Juutice Fiold, —————— EARLY NAVIGATION, Speciai Lupatsh to The Chtesaw Lribune, Quaxp Iavey, Aich, Aprl 5, —The stesm. barge Oharles Roitz, Ospt. 1. A. Duavis, of Chi- cago, bouud for Mauisteo, arrivod hore to-night shiort of coal. The Capiain reporte éucounter Ing henvy foa on this side of tha lake. Ilo tart- ed last Thursday, sod his is the first boat of tha roason. Ilo reports mooting the mteamer Min- neapolin, of Milmaukee, which left hore this af- ternoon. 30 miles out and doing well, 4 - SPECIAL NOTIGES. T it e St ) oy S Dr. Schenek’s Standard Remedies, Ths atandard remedios for all diseases of the langs ara Sehenck's Pulmonio Byrop, Schanck's fea Weed ‘Tonle, and Schetck's Mandrake Pills, and, if taken before the lungs ara dosteozed, & ansedy curo is effcetod, To theso threa modicines Dr, J. i1, Sehionck, of Phils. delphle, awes bis untivalied sucasss In tho troatmont of pulimoaary disesses, *ho Pulmonic Krrup ripens the morbid matter in the lungs; nataro throws Lol iy an easy oxpectaration, for when the phisgm ot mattar is ripo s alight cough will ‘l'lrr;u itofl, the pation: has raut, and tho lungs begla to | heal, To onadia the Pulmonie Sprp to do this, Behionck's Mandraks Pills asd Schonok's Soa Woeed Tonto mast by fronly used tn cloarsa the stomach ang Jiver. Hchenck't Msudrako Pills act oo the liver, remoriag &ll abstriio tiony, rolaz tho zall bladder, tho Lite starts Iraoly, and tha liver 14 s00n reliavod. . fichenek's Sea Weed Tonlo fs a gantle atimalant and Mteratiso; the alkall of which it fs campose:l mizes with the food aud provents souring. It anbite the digostion by toning np the atornach r hoalthy condition, sa that the food aud tha Pulmohlo Myrup will make good blood ; then tho tangs Lual, aad tho pationt will surcly getwoll if care 48 taken to provont fresh cold. Al whowleh to consult Dr. Sehanck, oltbor pezvonally or by Intter, can dawna his prinelpal ullice, cornor of Flzth aad Arch ‘hiladelphis, overy Monday, sold Ly all druggists thronghd 121 & 123 State-st., Twenty-second-st, and Michigan-av,, Offer for fnapection, this weel, L;;idlan vari. ctiea in now and dosirable . . tog: oll tho Norolties of tho 8 e o o1 o e o G fioszone 3 CASES POPLIN ALPAGA, NBEW BHADES, 30 cta., cheap at 5O cta. 275 PCS. DESIRABLE FPLAIDS, Only 28 cta.—A BATRGAIN. 5 CASES SERGE PLEIDS, BEAUTIFULBHADES, 40 cts., oxtravaluo, 140 PCS, CAMEL'S HARR, 30 cts., worth $1.00. ELEGANT PLAID_ CAMEL'S IAIR, PLAID POPLIN, PLAID DELAGE, in noutral shades. Latost Designa at vory low vrices. BLACK CGOODS. DLACK CASEMERES, 70¢., 75¢., B¢, $1.00, remarkably cheap. ALPACAS! ALPAGAS! ALPACAS! 5., 30¢., 40c., and G0c., worth doublo, PLEASE OALL AND EXANMINE, Nos. 121 & 123 State-st, Hirhigai-ay, and Teniz-senoudal OPLNING, e — e Nz Chas. Glessege g Co.. Opening! We invite our customers and the general public to an inspection of the mew -styles which we exhibit on Wednes- day, April 15, 106, 108 & 110 State-st. . LATIES' HATS. FRENCH . HIPS, All the Spring Styles. 2471 . WEST MADISON-ST. T IS ST S, WEST “OHICAGO COLLECTOR, - MR. M. T.COLE J;t‘ggfl_ngz-sizcrzon, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, JOSEPH CRUBNEUT. Town Llerk, 4 'VILSON & KVENDIN'S B oiL TARKS, i MEASURING PUMP. SN\ 47 & 40 West Lako Bt, CIXICAGO. D" Sand for Catalogus. e HOTI0 MOUNTAIN SUGAR-CORN, INJUNCTION DISSOLVED Ay 1o all Musray's Cora. People's fn. e T id NO 2 OENTS PHR OAN ROYALTY /' ¢ Sitag Orublostion. Huupieln sgar-Corn R g:‘fi«"fi'?{ $ e dosun, 4a Lots of taents ire Catss b PR QLS 3UMURRAY, Fradarich otz 10, Lou * Wistrays Tusp, Awont, 8 Suath atii-ew, 1 MERCHANTS' nOTEL, Gorsor Clk and Lakosels, Tiowtlocatod ifotat su bast- % Slby. Nowly fice0d ot cpiing rado. Ass E“ufi'fi'iu‘?:' 7 Cinille bad Sisals arsois ot Fissam: sataas eansieuty 63 0o dary e i :