Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1875, Page 7

ce, C, ¥, Durton, New Domtnton (Drilish), Wanco- P Stagiaka, Monftors. Coianiia, Harver. Quoen, Orartham (British) ; barges Evening Btar m, Ameris can Glant, E, 8 Catlin, Ficulo; scow Snow Liird, DUFFALO. “The Anchor Line boats lying at this port are ihs India, Chins, Japan, Arizona, Winslow, sud Philadel. phts, Thelcs fn the bay was biswn up the lake Gandsy Right, but catng back again Mondsy, Thoe tain-storin thinued it down conalderably, The Bummalo Feoreu “%¥a underatand the proprietars of tio smaller” tugs of onr harbor, coin- nouly enlied canal tugs, have formed an ocisiion for tig euauing soaton. — The mattar was agreal uon Baturday, Lut the papers bavo not been sxecuted as, et, Too object of the assoclation, of course, is lo {wmm the towing business gencrally, and, if ponsible,- ke It pay, List rates will bo estabilsbed, anid the T WLl D matngo L Wik alaict. sconumys oo, I note ensary, somie of tuem will be tied up to the doik. Grorgs Falvheld and Jamies Nelson ato the managers, and Mr. Theodore Cowles will do ths collecting, Tue Svociation embtaces, §t 18 aaid, al {hio candl tugs herer CLEVELAND, Thie steam LargeFersian wil run the sxme as fast sear, on a contract for carrylng frou ore, The frop Equinox, which ran Letwoen Eacansba and Cleveland list year, has been averaulod propata tory to taking her place on the route between sarals and Chifeago the coming reanon, TOLEDO. TOLEDO, Apt{l 14, ~The frat arrival at thin port for the season was the amr Alpens, with & cargo of Jum- ber, lath, an't shingies, and the firat clearance was tho scaw Unclo 8am, for Port Huron, light, ehlstsion TIE ARMY REUSNION. Adaption of an Eiabornte Programme af Lxcreiscae-iteports of the Cinance and Othrer Comnitteen, A meoting of the Exocutive Commiites of the Ro- 4nlon of Boldiers snd Sallore of the United States, 10 receive reporls of committess, w.s heid yesterday evening ot the cluleroom of the Sherman House, sbout thirty members of the organization being pres- ent, In the absence of Gen, White, the chalr was taken by Alr. PLilip Hoyne, Mr, Healy acting as Secro- targ, ; FINANCES, Gen. Chetialn, 28 Chalrman of the Financa Commit- {ee, stated that the Comrmittes had met twice, Atthe fast meeting the work of appolnting sub-committces had been fiulshied, about forly sulecommitices having Leen sok to work. A meoting was to bo beid Iridey evening, and it was prolablothiat in & weekho Com. mittee would be able to rapcrt definitely what the fnencial probaldftfes were, At presoat he thought the sum of $4,000 or £5,000 woull Le rased, which Le thoughit waa cuough wioney to carry things through succesefuliy, In conclusion, be pre-cnted the follow- {ug report, which was accepted and adoylad 3 o 1 would ree; ':lfulll,y report that tha sub-commit. toes appoinied by the Finance Committes represeuting tho ditierent butiness juters of the city have, ina mnjority of cams, sccopted sud commeniced ralsing funda to defray {he exoentos of the reunfon, From the present apricarance, thero Is no doubt but the cit- izens will reapond iberally,” THE DECORATIVE COMMITTER bad no_report ready. On their Lehlf, Gen, John Martin Dueem eaid that tho amount of money placed fu tlelr control would regulate the amount of decora. ting done, 1Mo fuvored ihe fdssof the citlzens dec. orating taelr dweliings snd butiness-houscs, and thought commiltecs shiould be aprointed tosce that this was donc. If it were accomplished, ths only work dsvolving Upan the Cammitiro would Lethe decorating of halls aud tue ececting of archies, At presont the Committes did not feel I‘llkflfled in going to the ex- peuso of sending to Michigun for evergreeus, bus this would be duny =8 soon 23 the money was fortheom- £y Un_behalf of the Gommitteaon Invitation, Col, Behafrner stated that the Commiitee hnd duly orgune 1zed aud woud go to work the 10-lowiug day, THE PROGRAMNME, Col. 11, Milltard, on Lebalf of tis Committen on Progranano. read the following, which wam acepted and adopted 2 * Pio;rumme for the ex-Soldlers snd Baflors’ Na. fou.l Veieran Rounion, to Lo bald at Chleago May 13, i 14, 50 wir yeseren tents will bs erccted on the ake ore, representd g the States of the Union, and for the eucampment of uniformed_ citlzen soliliers, and 3130 oue teut ut each depot for Rosepl.on Comniittes for drum-call saseinbly. PINST DAY, “ Tho Committces of Noceplion will attend, on the arrival of moruing taafus, sud escort the diderent delegations 1o thelr respectiva headquarters, ! ‘Members of tha lieception Commitioe will wear lue and white ribbons un the loft callar of tho coat, and dolegations noticing this will report to thew, * At 0 a, m, the Natlonal eadquarters of the Grand Atmy of tha ftepubiic wiil bo catablislied o the Grand Pacific Hotel : Gen, Charies Dovons, Commander; Col. I1. 11, Sibley, Adjutsnt-Genzral, b “Thi Hfeadquariers of the Bocloty of the Army of the Potomnac s eatatlished atthe — Houso; @D, —— will address thim as socn as organized. 4 Tae Meadquariers of tho Ouvalry Assoclation fn ru- tablakied at tho Tremont Mouse, Gen, P, 11, Baeridan, President, “ Tho Headquarters of the Army of the Ohlo fs es- tablishod ut —, Gen, ~— will Addross them 58 soon 88 organtzed, T lsadquarlers of the Army of the Tennesses o osdabiricts f the Armayof {h *Tao Hoadquarlers of the Army of (he Cumberland 1 established at ~—, X “*Each of tho armiy organizations will report at as early an hour s posstole tis names of 1he ofticers snd streugtlh of their orgunization to the Chairman of the Ex"!f‘lzt.:\&! Camm!:lau. will be n, twenty.six guon firod by the mem- bera of tho Chicags Veloean Dulters, oo 7 “*At1 p, m,, shar| " the dilferont Fosts of the Grand Arniy of the Hepublic, Department of Tilluols, and comrades of tho eamua ordor frem the States will ae- semlls for escort duty, the Yefc resting on Juckeon etrect, the right oxtend{ug south on Olark sireet, As #von as tha delegntes to the Nalionsl Encampnient 70 propared 10 yroceod to their place of muunr( tho escort, under the command of the Department Cotne wander, will move south on Clark streot to Harrison Mtreet, cast (n Ilarriaon strest to Wabash ronine, eouth on Wabash avenue to Twelfth atreet, cast 0. Twelfth street to Michigan avenus, north on Michigun avenue {0 Mouroe strcet, West nn Monrco street to Lasulle sireet, north on LeSalla to Madison, east on Buison to Furwell Hall, ‘Tne fcl'owing 1s the order s Firt Post—Furet sdvancod guard, Sterling. Olty O Econton “oolom and. uard, jecoud Post—Colors and g Third Post—G. A. T, Band, Tourth Post—Rausom Fust No, 1, Chicsgo, Tifth Pont—N.vinn Post, . kiord, urcel] Poad, Flainfcld, —Turner Port, Taruer Junction, ‘glitts Post—~Shierman Pent, Mowence, Niuth Lost—G, H. Thomas, Calrago, Teath Posl—eCill o: h, Binomingion, Eleventt Post—\Whittier, Cbltago, Twelfih Past—Wymag, Obleago, Tulrteonth Post—Lyori, Chlcago, TFourteenth Post—>cPlorson, Kaukakes, Fitteenth Pest—Dartieson, JoJet. Hixtcenth Post—8edgwick, Streator, Baventceuth Post—, G, Ward, Ligin, Lightactt 1 Post—Potter, Sycamore, Nluetoenth Post—Iaob MeCook, Culeago, Twentloth Post—Arraw, Arrow Smitl, Tweaty-frst Post—Alliny, Albany, ZIwentj-socond Posi—Iranklin, ¥ianklin Grova, Tweuty-third Post—Homer, Hoiner, o o *Delegatea to the Nalional Lncampment represent- ing dejartieuts of New Hamynhiro, larsa. hisotte, Couneciiew, Now Jarvey, Maryland, wWest Virginie, Kentucky, Ludlann, Wisconaiu, Iows, Kausss, Qolo. Tado, Galiforula, Matus, Vermont, Ruode Islanil, New ork, Feunaylvants, Pototnac, Oblo, Michigay, Ifinols, Mintieaols, Nourusks, Wyoming, * Tho Esicampuent commeucing thelr sessfon, the diffciout posta will thon be marchd to thelr rospceti headqunriers. * Atsundown a salute of thirty-atx guns willba red, ALB D, . e ditlerent military rcovetics and organic ill wwanble at their respectiva Loadquasters, Proceed theucs ta the Exposition Dullding, whers Ahey will Ve recelved by he Governur of the Site, and Maor of tho iy, aud the hoorabio mouitera of the Teception Comuiitlco, A natlonal camymtirg will Lo Liglted on ‘the shore, extending slong the huo of ickiqan avenuo {rom the Espoaition Hulld'ng to Twelfils stroet, sod will be kept burning during th ceremonica of 'recoption. After tho recaption & s R L ] ultding, m, wi Ll wadal ires pust ouke Pl RIS ND DAY, BEQO: ‘At sunrise ibfitesn guns will be A mfln.i‘?l v“""fn”?fé"‘ i"";fim" b byt . LY8, m.,the erent militar organizatior the ciiy asid Biate, aud il 1hove TIed" At pomeens, Logathor with sll the old army organizations’ namel in the yrogramme, will Maemble ot their reepective beadquarters, and a4 10 2, m, will march to thiip 1o #pective positions In the Une of par.dy, snd will be ’flrfl-"‘l" fodows, under the oction ef the Clief anisaly rfllz (hlet-Marahal will snnounce the tonmllon.) * AV8 p, m, a8 the Exposit'on Building there with by Beld o grand fatlonal cxmp-fice, at which thare will be 8 grund imurch, inuiruwental snd vocal musio, drug #ud Luglo-calls, a grand promensde, aud dandng f10m 10to Id p.m.” Tups will then e sounded, sud aij Liglita oxil ngiisbed and camp-fives put out, Boldiers $ud siioln contriluions of tha faud, Ay the Comuy: 60 of Arrangements, a¢ Il ree, o for witeion to otlers, §1, S ' THE THIRD DAY il be devoted 1o drilling and exerclats by the mil. Fy, excursions, ightscelug, aud vinug, T the aveuing there will be w Boldiers), Ballore!y aud Clifzens: Grand Ful-dress Dail st the' Lajosition Buildiu Thich will be brilliantiy gted with g aud culctu " Ughte of different colare, et et to close st Revelllaon the ome, Bweet Home," OTUER COMMITTEXS, Gon, Btocki rrusportat ,."g;l;lf_?{:ag.mnm on behalf of the Y ihat poupion, of the Commilies on Musio staied ihat four bands b Ok Yot cogaged a land fou 1D, c0RLEed, Thoy Liad quet, but wou.d do 80, IusLuweri3a sug, eation, cu:{:“l:;e w.th the EI.'IAII‘IBAIA mfla{?wfl:;fl Haliou ¢ it Was_ properly of 1t Bext day, rako also b y clened up Beildivg fres of harge® 224 oferediie e 42 Tua to) 0rb epied and sdoptea, Afier sowe further delate, Col, g on ua mectog ihe wieedl’cy furier s areed be o cou Bead, niov.d ilat ke inseiioi x..'."."i:."ml‘g'fi”l':.' of tbe Chalrman = tory il adjoura, e Biscuie Gonipl uotlon grovalled, and the meeting #djourned, - THE CURRENCY QUESTION, Another Letter from 8'r Francis Hincks, the Canndian Financior. is Reply to “ The Tribune’s ¥ Objcc~ tions to His Plan for Securing Specle-Ttesnmption in the United States, To the KAiTar of The CAfeano Tridune: Moxtnrar, April 8.—Anticipating & readiness on your part to afford mae an orportunity of meoting the objections which you have mada In Your Issuo of the 6th Inat, to my suggestions for obtalning a convertibla paner currency for the United States as epcedily and as cconomically as pousiblo, I propose to roply to thuss objoc. tions ecriatim, though not exactly In the order in which you bave mada them. You stato that it has been found ‘*Imposaiblo for auy Govornmont to maintalu ® national cur- rency convoitible into con on demand. “Though often attempted, it Lias nover besn succoesful.” You further state that I think that I bave *'discovered a process” by which this can bo brought sbout, but you add, *Ile forgata tho fundamental truth, that money must have valuo; thst paper is not money."” 1 UNEQUIVOCALLY DENY that I bave ever written a lino that could justify tac fmputation that I am favorablo to a paper carrenoy that [a not convortible into gold on domand. I do not pretend to Lave made a discovery of any ne s process. I malntafu that thera is fu England st the prasont time, and that there hasm beoa einco the year 1834, a nattonal curiancy convertible into gold on do- maud, based exclusively oo Governmont secutl- t1es and gold, the notes boing fssued in ox- change for gold coin or bullion at mint price, and goldeoiasbolog given In exchange for them; and that such notes are at par with gold in every parc of the Kingdom. Itis truo that, for tho sako of coaveulenco, and avowedly on that ground, Parlisment decmod it expediont to confide the monagement of the issuca 10 the DBink of England rather than to Goverument Commissioners, but, io dolng & it completely sapatatod tho issuo dopaitment from the banking, and im- posed such roatrictlons aa to render it imposasi- ble for tho Bank Directois to deviate from tha prescribod rules. Tho English bankenoto cur- rency is precisely that nhich I advocate: I do not desire to doviate & lLair's breadth from n system which has stood tue test of upwards of thirty years’ experience. 1 objoct as atrongly as you can do to **tImo. notes™; 1 bnve never suggeated such a currency, and Tottorly tepudiato the applicabilisy to any suggestion of mino of tho following passagos * For tue Government to borrow money on timo- notes to float ita overdue demand-obligations, and then try to most its time-nates by reissning the demand-payer, ia & mers crazy expodient,” Bueh romarka only convince mo that my sugges- tions are not comprohended, and [ thereforo fall back on tho Bank-of-Eugland lesuo ns PRECISELY TuE CURLENCY WUICH I ADVOCATE, The basia uf that currency s £15,003,000 ster- Lng of Gavernment debe and recuritics, all be. youd that amount boing represented by gold coin ; and the solo fuuction of the iasue depart. moul ooing Lo giva notes for bullion or coww, and to give coiu for votes, You raise an objoction as to **how ‘the cnr- ronoy onoa redecmod {a to be put out again,” I might 1eply by rsiing how the Bang of togland botes " ouce redeomed are put out again." If not required by the rubllo, there would bo no pa- er curcency in tho Uvited States du ing tho ux- stonce of specio-payments. ‘Thoro {a no groat national bauk to act ss receiver of tho public monay: but the receipts sod disbursomonts of tho Trenanry nould bo in the Government car- rency. If thero was only one Government cur- rency, tho banks would ‘tlnd it abeolutely nec essary to obtain all that tho publio required; and, 12 National-Lank notos wors alloned to circulata as at proseut, the Gavernment carreocy would bo roquired by the banks a3 13gal-tenaers to mact their habilitfes, My acheme, [ admit, is based on thio aesumotion that notes convertiblo into gold on demand sod legal-tonders every- whote asva at tho office of redomption in Naw Yorlk, will ps proferred Lo guld by the publie, 1f this a*sumption, which 18 based on experience, should provo false, tue reanle would Lo that s muct larger quantity of gold would ba required, and that tho coln-oles or logal-tendos would circulato to a much moto limited oxtont than I have ventured Lo prodict. Ixperlence alone will toat tho oxtont of the frane, I nolthier proposo to buy bonds with notes, nor to sell notos for bonds. I pio,:oxn to wetl bonds ot long date for the quaniity of gold rejuisito to insuro convertibility, whatover that mwy be, You think that I am * wido of tho marit when 1 say that gold conld ho obtained for bonds boating 4 per cont Intorest.” I meroly acceptod the rate of intorost propased by you.” You are favorablo to specie-pavzuents. ~ You propose to 1edeom tho nresent logal-teuders, held Inrgoly Ly the Natlonal Bauks, and constituting the woans for mooting thuir awn liablisties for do- poeita nud circulation, with 4 por cant bonds maturing romo thirly years henco. You nsse:t now that these bonds will not Lring par iu gold, Doubitiess you aro right i thatopiuvion, and therefore you luteud (hat tho hollota of the logsl-tendara shall soll the 4 per cent bouds given in oxchango for ihem, at a duscount, In’order to procire the gold, w‘z!ch an an advocate of epccic-paymonts, you kuow full nell must bo attaiucd in somo way. Buch 18 your plan, Mine was for the Governwent to convort tho bouds into gold, wiich it woald do on bot- ter terms by far shan the prosont L Iders of logal-tonders could do ; anJ, biaving obtained tho Rold, to soll b for logal-tenders oy public com- petition. I thjuk my plan THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND THE FPAILEST§ and I beliove that, if seliing bonda be nccsesary, a4 it must bo it rosumptiou 18 to take place ut & I, your Guvornment would act wisoly in sohing 4 ruount bouds 1 preferance to5 or 53 por cen 1our caleulations about isaues must have been mado without muck refloction, You akeumo a clioulation of $740,000,00, and suppote taat, by & combination, * it would not bediitioalt to draw out $250,000,000 of gold on demand,” Now, such a clrculation a4 you bLave nawedcould osly exles Il thare Was an exoluelve uationa currondy ; and I must bu’z that thoro be 4 clear understandiog on this volut, I baliove that, if tuero wore Luk onecwirency, your estimate of cir- culption in about correct 3 but 1 malutain that it would Lo simply lmpossible for any ccmbination to gather up at one point one-third of the eutire circulation requited far the intorual exchangos of the whole peoplo of tho United Statos. T'he supgoation 14 wholly jnadmissiblo, 88 you may conviuce yowsell by referriog to tho ntics of the banks iu the City of New Yok, aud ascor- taluing the total amount Leld by all the banks. Iy tho United Btates the currency is maro ex- clusively f‘npzr thau in Lugland, wheto no noto undor X5, or &5, can bo jwaued. In the Uuited Btates, all luwor denominations, down to 1 notes, ars current. Now, in Eu- gland, no demand st all approaching to ono-third of the cutire circulation hLas svor Leen made ; and, ju the United States, it would be whoily imyossible, And for what conceivable object could suca s conspiracy, or combination a8 you term it, be formed ? The practical effect of sueh a movement, to whatever extent it miglt Lo pousible to earry 1t, wuuld bo to cause intense stringency in what 1 geuerally termed the Diouey-markat, without ywldlug benofit toanv ons, “Oue can piosfeotly understand o lock-up of #old whon it §s alsolutely necessary for ceriain purpusea (payment ot dutles, lnterost, oto.), avd When thero ai6 no means of pmcullutht but by vaying tho price demanded by those who have it in their bands, But, on the assumptiop that #old was earlly .obtainable by tho presentation Of notes 1o the Bureas of ledemysicn, whioh, a3 o tho anslagous case of tho 8pecie dopartment of the Dank of Eugland, would alaays have an awpls supply, it would hever ba pought, except when, under su nu- favaralle atats of tho nchmlgu, it was yoquired 1o meet a foreign demand, I'veadily admit that the clrculation will ot be larger tlian tho public conveniencs or necesaities requite: and, if the curculatiou should be redundaut, it ‘will be sent iu for gold, aud will nos sgain be tequired § and moreover, 1u such ease, it would not be desizable that it should te rolasued. Nothing ia more car- tamn iban (uat, with a converriblo curtency, no lurger amount can ba koyt in circulstion than what the publle require, All thay L Lixve written on the sesumption of & Gavernment circulstion of €750,000,000, which co4ld ouly exlat It Qovernmeut v Low were subyti- tuted for National-Bink uo:es, willeyslly apply to the snmller volutue of Governwent vurreicy which would be required if the Goverument colu-uoles wero mesely to be used fur the 83l0 Purpisca a3 the pressut legal-teud- ers. In suck case, the Gosreramept oircula'ion would probably nob exceod €300 ,000,000 ; Lut as T CHICAGO RIBUNE: THURSDAY, APRIL 15, Iarze, or neatly as large, as _gold ressrve would | bo rouired an'ih the caso of the Inrger (seue. ‘The coto ju the Butesn of Redemption woull ba like that in the isus do, arcmont of the Bank of Ingland, tha uational rescrve, smi would be Iarga or small ’-umuuiy 1 sympathy with the foreign demend, : Hetoro leaving this subject, I would like to add & fow words on to mystronz recommendation of tha Engtish cenironcy aysem, Heveral pames bave occuired in England, aud'it 18 woll known that the bauk of L-suo has hyd to ¢ )mn Lo the reliof of tha bank- ing dopatvment, piactically, by buging from it Gurernment recuntios with bank-uotes. In no rioglo fnstauco has such 1elief cauacd tha Jcsst inconvenlouce * to the isnue depattment, tho cuin reserve having iuvasiably been inost ample. ‘Llo gixantic bunking dey artment of the Bank of England, which 1ogu- lates the tnonoy-market to a dogree wholly une known in Amoricn, 18 tesily rathior asourco of wenkness than of sirength in timos of pauie. In tha United States, cach bauk is exjected 10 mun:ain &0 adoquate fexerve to mect 18 uwn liavilities, whereas, in Euglend, the entas ua- tlonal rererve tomeot deposibs 14 held 1 the bauging department of ths Bavk of Eugland. The joiut wioek and privato binks, as well &y the Uoverument, keop thoir deporits with ike Dank of Eugland; and, iu times of pin.a, that fnutitution 1s expected to carry Lne natiun throngh the crisia, ft will La found, by iofereucs to statistics, that the actual casli reserves held by the bauke in the Umled Btalea are much larger In proportion (ban those of the Eogllsh banks; indecd, the very meauing of |b'o teri is ditfereut in Lbo tao countrics, A bauk's resorvo, fu tho United States, means legal- tendora or gold; wheroas, fn Ingland, bauks louk on Goverument sccuiitios, billa of oxchauge, and negotiabls eocutitica of various kinds, ax available resorves, nhuuuizu. when absu.utely neoded, thay must ali bo suld for bauk-notes cons vortible into evin. 1 haradsolt, perhaps, too much on this branch of the ques:ion, becauzo my observationa lLave reforence to bauking rather taan cuirency; and it1s, In my judgment, most uufortunate for a country when the dopartments of bauking nud currency are united, If they must bs uuited, [ frecly admit that a botler mode of providing a bant-note curroncy could not be dovieed toan your National Bank-note issues. ‘Ihoy are based on precisely tho samosecuritios that the Govern< ment aurreucy would bo based on, Lut the profitis derived by bauke instead of by tho nation, This currency, howover, may cxistin perfect barmony with Goveroment colu-notea to replaco the prea- ent legal-tondeis, I must own that L foil Lo comprenend yonr ohjections t such ou issuc. f you weie an inflationist. or an advaeate for an tucouvastible aarrency, I should not ve sur- prisod at your opposition ; but you surcly muss wdmit that logal-tonders cunvortibloiuts gold vn domand would, in case of the resumptiou of pecte-payments, be A OBLAT PUDLIO CQNVENIENCE ; that they would, to whatever extent they ciron- Iatod, aconounze the use of gold ; und that they would go uscd a3 resorves by tho Natioual Bauks throughoue the United Biates. To whatever ox- tout it might bo found asfo to hold national so- ca.ities, {u additiou to the con raquired to mect the demands of the hotde.s of such notes, ta ihat extent thera wou.d Le a protis ;lo ti:ln nation, ', iNoxs, A PLAN FOR SPEC.E-BASIS SUGGESTED, To the Editor of 4'he Cutitwo 2 vibund :, I have read with muoch interest tha letters of Sir F, Hincks upon the curreucy, sod your edi- tarials thoreon. Wo all agree, I takest, upou the question of n specic-basis. Upou thia point, 1t secma to me, no dilfetenca of opinion cin exist botween thoso who have studiod the quaation of financo us o scienco. Tho next thing to arrive at is 2 method by which specle-resumption can bo obtained without detriment to tho busineas and industrial lutorests of the coun'ry. The wsuing of the ciroulating melium of tho country by tho Na:ioual Giovornment upona spacle o¢ any basis, wtght as well bo dismissed a3 impracticanle, first 83 Iaxt, Tho idea of an Institution without any capital doing a baulking businows, is simply abeurdy and s Government supported by taxa. tion of tlis peopls bns no capital whatever, in the true senss of the word. My plan woald bo for the Governmeunt to fund | AN ANTICIPATED OBIXCTION i ! | tho * grooaback " indebleduses into a time bond drawing Intersst at, say, 4 or 434 per cent. per aunnim, Thi= can be dono withoat the use of a dollar in gold by the Governmant, snd, at ths samo time, put this claes of Goverameat in- dobtedness to a form for floal payment. Thia fa the fifat stop. Thon amend ths presant National F'res-Bank- ing sot ko e towake National-Bank notes a legal-tonder betwoen tho people, but radeemable in gold at tie bank of Issae, sumilar to tho Bauke of-England notes. Iu the orliuary transaction of busine:s *‘acrisa the osuater,” a resetvo of 25 per cont in gold would bs wsuflisiont to re- deom all natea rresnn(ud for redomgption. e ara mot here with the questlon: Uuw are the bauks to supply themaclves with gold,—and now 18 tho supply to be Kkopt up? ‘Chis quoation, soomingly so diltaalt of eolu- t.on ot fimt glanco, {s roaliy verv simple anid eany, ‘Lha nuppl‘; of gold, unlike almost any otber commodity, is always more than equal tothe dgemand. Why? Becaurs the destruction, by consumption er waste, of gold s losa than auy otler artiole of produce. In nll eivilized coun‘ries (except ours, perhaps), tha aurplus woa'th—that s, the saviaga of tue peonle—aon- &lsts meatly of hoarded gold. Now, then, tho bankers of the United Btates bocome berrawers or purchneers of gold, With greenbaghs to the smaunt of 25 per cont of thelr cirfllation, Ist them purobase the proenback-funding bonds, and wish theso bonds go intothe markets of the wold sad exchange them for gold, which they could at par, ar noarly eo, without difficulty, Once the spccie-basia 13 estiblishad, In this way there wiil ba no furthier trouble from o scarcity of tlo precious motals, unloss for once bistory fuls to repeit itzolf, aud the inexorabls jnw of aupply aud demand loses ita reputatiou and in- flucice, Provision coald be mads for exchang. ing notes for goid at the bank+, in excess of the | limit allowed in thoir boaded security, and thus creata a solf-regulating axchange.markot as gold or currency miglit be needad, The above {8 the outlina of a plan which [ beliove might be perfected nud put in whape to wmaet tho tinancial wauts of tho country, T wilnot atop to answer the objeations which will be raiged to thiv p'an by thoss who denounce tho Natianal-Bank syatem” ag ‘*legalized rob- bory," and oppose the fundiog of the groen- backs in the loterest of ‘*economy.” raper "*money," based on nothing, las » peculing charm about it, which alwavs has, and always witl, capture the jndgmunl of siucers nud honest, unreflcctiug men. We mav vet pav the onalty 4o often paid Lofors for practiclng this Phnury: but it 18 to be hored that. ta_the ‘destruction of property by tho War, this calamity may not be added. " Yeurs truly, Joun M, Apatn, SHORT-HORNS. ‘The Great Snle at West L beorty, I, Yesterdny—Schedulo of f'rices and Bayers, Syaeial Dlapatch (o The Chiraga Tridune, Wear Liszaty, Ta, Aptil 14 —\o:ordiaz tosg. nouncement, tho gréat publio aale of the short-lorn cattla comprising the Wapals Herd, belonging to Bilas W, Jacobs, noar Woest Liberty, Muscatine County, Ia,, took place, The arrangements were upon ascaleof maguitude seldom or rarely equaled, Every method of conveysnes or vehicls of locomotion was put Inte Play, People from all paris of the Unfon thronged thereto, Many of the furihest Pustern Slates were represented; in fact, North, South, East, and Weat scemed 10 vie with eeoh other, The weatner was very auspiclous. It was slghtly cloudy iu tbe foro part of the day, but tho sunshine soon dispelicd the gloom, and it turned off warm and plossans, At the grounds huge smphitheatre was srected, from which & fine view of the auctioncer’s atand was pre. sented toall, No expenss or palne was spared to ac- commodate visltors, Twelys Lundred people wers Dbresent, Tha terma of thasale were stated by Cul, dudy, and, with some plessing remarks, tho sals commenced, The first animal led out was No, 16, It was slrained, and left out, being givea to » nelghtor, No. 83448 twin; ber mato In & male, Sha will never brood, . No, 4 i the bulls fs not a perfect snimal, No,2, 84 Lousn of Blausondale, red, calved Nov, 41, 1868, bred by D, Mciillin, Xeots, 0., §110; to Georgo Chaso, West Liberty, 1a, No. 6, Mianle, brought §300, belng puschased by O, 8. Barclay, of Wost Liberty, No, 35, bred Feb, 11, by Mastor Roderick Roan 24, $400; to O, 8B, Barclay, No, 3, Louan, with calf 2 years old, §3:0; toMrs, Rachel Rimberly, Weat Livesty, Ta, No, 89, {mporied Bylvla, $3,600; Lo Dautel Fiyn, of Bronavilie, oo iviey B o No. 43, L'lié Dals, cow not 8 years old; 8 in fam. 1:1, Wwith young male calf Ly Barou Lyudale, $is ; 10 o, Kimberiy, Wast Livaity, L, Lo 1 Lyuata'Lady, 164 1o D, Dinne, Wilkon, . No. 19, Lady Btar 2d snd bull calf, §:00; to P, L, Afoore, Bugar G MULIN o T Bskid il 10, rincess, i Y Round Glover Ta, 4 B3 o No, 1, Foreit Qui years old past, §, W, Handiay, Nt, Vernon, Lt Coutis, L *208 0 No,43, Mary White 3d, $450; to Mrs, Kimerly, Werf Liferty, A helfer ralf by Daron Lindale, $160% to 3, Giftord, ""’?J.’.!, Long and her red bull exlf by Darcn 123 1o Me.ton Tirlgas, Kell' g, Ia. 2t Loy 3, bred Hevt. 7' by Lafun Gwynne, 5 32, W, Ui prerd, Danville T, Tvy cth, bred iy 12 by Bacon Gwyune, $6001 . Login, Linvilie, Iv. ; 1 dom of Earl Pomme, 3 seorn oid, $3,020; Kimber.y, Weat Lierty, I, Nn, 38, a calf from 34 G-m, ) No. 24y a red ball calf, $.833 o Weat Wilson, Gra- am, Ta, ‘\r:i ;40, Bloomer 83th, $303; to D, Ganoe, Wiiton, No, 17, Lad; uilll 8th, :lffxg Nov, 1, $:03; to Willlam I it Fleanan! . T birawber ey 4d, §2207 to G. W, Demuming, Durant, Ia, brincess Maude, §2,' No, 61, Pannle Plerce, $1,110; to Mrs, Rimberly, Weat Ligerty, Ia. 4 W, Warnock, Cya- | No, €0, Nusse Plorce, $1,500; to Mrs, Kimberly, West L Tu, Hiors Tuerce, & helfer ealf, £623; o e, Rimberly, o8 Mary Ao, s bull calf, $1037 o D, Wilaon, id drove, Ta. ; Novst, rslels Flower, cow and a Lu‘lcalf by Baon Gmgine, $5901 10 Barciay.went Liberty, N0 b3y Lralris Tower 53 and Lur taif, a hetrer, 225 104, O, Treer, Vinton, T, No. 1y Tiotia Srewart, §1.413} to Mores Bunker, Tip- ot 2, Joy Bth, $300; to RoLert Miller, Weat Libe Ao, Neltte Grant and her bullcalf, 200, to wil- anicaville, I, iaowbail, ealf, $360 to Davtd Witton, Round Orove, In, i No. B3, Dritish Daron Gem, 81,070 to Durclay, No, 31, Car oita anil calf, bred "Mareh 6, virel bya Tincn Deliess biull, $20)3 10 It Millor, Went Literty, Nu, 55, Fanny Levy éthl, 8303 to M, Briggs, Kol tog, Is, 0. 33, Donrbon_Princets 34, and ealf Ly Baron Gwynue, $4.51 to I, Miller, Weat Likerty, la, No, 51, Bonrbon Princess 4th, bred June 23 hy 3a Biron of Oakwoud, $375; to George Coare, Weat Lib- Boutbon Princess Sith, $225; to Georgs Liberty, Moliie_Auatin 21, bred 3Mireh 23 by Red C oud, $230; to Nolson Cone, Eddsviile, [, No, 41, S.ortah Lady, bred Nov. 25 by ited Clong, o Mea, Kimbeily, N avendon 45th_and ealf, 31 volume Shorte Horn Rocord, Lred July, $-00; to SiCrorkey, Tipton, o, 3l, Lady Duke, $160; to Mrv, Eimberly, Weat Liberty, N‘n, rxzrln Queen of Towa and calf, $309; o N. Cone, Eddyill N 33 Drincess Julta 24, $215; to Corneliua Miller, Waterlos, Te. o 40, Qubes, bred by Daron Gwymne, $13); o Dar- H \’u u.m.liy Wapsle, 33003 to R. Miller, 3 t 310 to It Miller, f 5 10 No, 2 fam Pip Lottle 84, $253; to 8. T. Spangler, Win. "Imported Royal Baoth, $1,0i3; to Mre, Kim. ‘eat Liberty, 14, 5603 to Cookson & Bon, Downey, 15, No. 23, Rewance Belle, $299; to Barctay, No, 21, Bloomer bblL, §. 1o John Wilvon, Traer, No. 24 Dicower 10tu, $14; to B, Fuyan, Boonevil.e, s, l.\‘o. xI:o, Lady Eing, $2,0:5; to Daniel Fignn, Boono- vl Ta 7, Try Oth, $293 ; to B, P, Willlams, Viaton, Ta, No. i, Sarah Dall, $1003 10 W, . Fields, Codar Fails, Ta, ..\04 I;" Lydis Thompson 2d, $i20; to Densdale, Traer, T‘)Ev. brl‘rln:ul Lousn Bth, $300; to C, W, Carle, i dos No. 7, Maude, ¢ years old, treat excitement at- tende s sals of tita animal, *6be was sold for §:,:00 toD, 8, Pratt, Brattlo-kro, No. 0, cow Guo!, Countess 43th, $350; to Mrs, Kim- berly, West Liberty, 1o, BULLS, No, 613, Baron Wapale, $05; to W, P, Andrew, Providance, Ta. No.7,31 Daron of Wapsle, $205; A, J, Bmiib, Tlcasant Grove, 1a, o, to L. P, Denadale, Tracr, Ta. 10 Jacob MeVes, Downey, I3, o Tlobert Atking, lowa fo 31, B-Lupe, Museative, Ta, + to E. A, Hughcs, Atahisn, Ta, o Dan Fiyng, Booneyide, I, 0 D, E,vnn, Hoouevile, Ts, ® to Jacch K., Roser, West Unlon, In, No, 17, Iowa Dos, $ 0)3 ‘{0 W. A. Hunter, Oasls, In, No, 11, $:3); 10 J, E. Adama, Svion, Ia, B0 4, Orglisn Ty, $0503 10’ 5. W, Littrop, Tows v No, n, ]‘nm Chiel, $230; to John Wilson, Tracr, I, a, §330¢ to Z Allison, West Liberty, Ta. I'rince of Iows, §130; t0 @, Te, o, 18, Minafers" Treanure, $:805 1o TV, 3. Merrit, Tiiton, Yaweshelk County, No, i3, Pleasant Duko, $283; to F, A, Merehant, Danville, Is, No. 33, Favorite, 8330; to 8. G, Kelly, Stockion, In. o 1y Master Alrdrie'24,$.85; fo 4; 0, Willia nton, 1, No, 3, Bed Olond, $313; 10 John Oollar, DesMolnes, s, WWith this endsd cnoof (he most succssaful sales ever Lold on tae American contiuent, The huge, drastric, griping, sick-nlog pilts, conatructed of crude, coarss, and bulky wgredf. ents, ar» fast being ruporseded by Dr. Plerco’s pleasant purgative pallets, or sugar-coated, con- i-bdious . or Mul- tum in Parvo Phyele. Modern chiomizal relence onablen Dr., Picros to extragt from the julces of the moat valuablo roots and herbs their activ- modicinal principles, which, whou worked Into es, acarccly larger than 0 ceatrated 100t and herbal juico, granules—the * Littlo Gisnt " Catharti Iitlo pellols or gtan mustard-sced, 10ndors caol littlo” pellet tive and poworful as a large pill, whilo they much mcrs palatable and plensaut in effect. Dr. Ira A. Thavoer, of Daconsbure, O.. writes : *¢ I regaxd your pelleta as the beat remedy for (ha conditions for which you proscribe them of any- tinog I havoevor usad, so mild aud certain in effoct, and leaving the bowels in an oveetlenticon- dition, It soews to me thov must take the placa of all other cathartic pllia and medicmes,” von & Magomber, druggiste, Vermilion, D, T.. 8avt % Wo think they aro golng to sell like Liot caken an roon aa peopla got azquainied with them, and wil apall the pull {rado, s thoso that have used taem like tuem much Iarge pills,” tier (han OCEAN NAVIGATION, ONLY DIRECT TLINE T0 FRANCE, I' lautio Company's Mall Steamahi betirean 1w sploudid v { Usnitpnout (bolug taore will eail from or No. 50, Loliow, S ) ‘urday, Anell 1 e, Nag 1 atucday, May 1§ D) {inciudiug wino)s el ¢ doitien ok: 8.2, with uperior sacim. ncassarios without extea 'GEORGR MACKENZIT, Agant, 85 Droadmay, N. Y. Notional Line of Steamships, LERIQU . udole, PICH OF TASBAGI ‘T3 ; od g ] X ucad ratos 3 SR s NEW YORK TO QUEGNSTOWN AND LIVKRPOOL. BPAIN..... Saturday, April 3, at3:30 p, m. AL ‘.n-mi’ Apdl 17, .3 p. m. ir o Bt pril 21, atim QUEEN, o Saturdey, May ke GREKCE. : \v:.;u-d-:. Apifl1h, 8t 11:308, m, Cabi v A » Btoors f.f:ua.#.f..';. g “otitashets sl ‘rodood . sickets from Livarnnol At tha- I e ADDy & TR, B, LAISON, 1 corner Olark ana Al A SHorimas ok, Guidage, o lptiala. {oopouiiaain CUNARD MAIL LINE. £alling Three Times a Week to and [rom BRITISE PORTS. LOWEST RATES. 0O X A “A:‘mfpit.":mpé;{ 's Oflios, northwest cormor Clatkand i DU VERRET. Genorat w AMERICAN LINE. REDUCED RATES TO AND FROM LIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWN, Aadall polnts ta Graat Biritaly and the Continsnt. O i P et At Great Westorn Steamship Line. Fiam Ny Y i Great Weaterm, Capt: Wieoaer atardor; Sprila, 34 a ,am:n. n’uunm‘ Apiil W, atenue. e St 0, b, el Bk Frarnt Dossk "GHO, McDONALD, Agant, FRACTIONAL CURRENOY. "$5.00 Packages TRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXOHANGE FOR Bils of National Correney, TRIBUNE OFFICE. ek [HEEHEAE UNION PARK CONGR'L, OHGRGH, T never so exjoyed mfi:flu. C. 1, Bpurgeon, THE JUBILEE SINGERS, First appoarance in Chicago sinco thoeir return from England, Three of thele Unlqua and World-Famed Concertat UNION PARK CONO'L CHURCH, Tuzaday Lvining, April 20, FARWELL HALL, Triday Eventaz, April 23, FARWELL HALL, Satarday Aftsrnoon, Apnil 24, 431,00 alerady raleed for Tisk University. 10 almost erml.:x oted, sin, y the grounds and endow & "4 dmis o, i crnts; Naservad 8 (Hickels LoF saia kL Jansen, McGlu ADELPHI THEATRE, THIS (THURSDAT) EV LADIES; INIGEIT! First prodnction on any Drrm; BEGGARS OF Wih B, T. BTKISON and a Buperb chitng Ing.denis awl iurdar Erilllant Suceess of the Oreabst Oy Yet Pressovad, Tumaltuous eathusiasm of the combined Lenton Family and Lenton Bras, e fin, REVROLDS 9 0f Frank Skiff's Romantio reat Flajos, “TORSEBACK , the Amazon Quet ey, and Cons g SLLLL 15 Y KEYNULDS, LIZZIE SHLLD LY. EXPOSITION BUILDI WILL SHORTLY CLOSLE. Tho Groatast Art Attrag Ion of the West, The Two Mag- ni .cent Paintings of JTERUSAT M only Big Pia'ure of s Wostern Bat I whe toru Seldiers can by (aces a recogalzod, and also the eaact LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN Duclng Hooker's figbt fn {he cloud loctioy, for the sprisg Extubitiza, o 560 PAINTINGS, Contain a2 boauttfo) Water Colora and Works by Eminont AR0Rs—0a, m, 1o u, and the grand eol- and 7to10p, m, c. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, POSITIVELY LAST THREE NIGHTS AND BATUIRE OF Thte World-Ronowned JANAUSCHERK. THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), Aprl) 15, “EARL OF ESSEX.” JANAUSCILIE ta hor great Impecaonation of QUEEN To.morrow=Fridsy~DE Saturday Matiuoa, TANA Comeily- 3 Acts o MARY STU Cameay of GUME HEi day Enenlag (Las W) ~HENRY VIII, S mmenow TS HORN- FARWELL HALL, THE PILGRIICS PROGRESS, Elancy Lodge Quartette. To-pight Benefit of the Engllab Evangelical Lutheran PERA HOUSE, KAYNE, BALL & WAMBOLD'S MMinstrels! Every Evening at 8 o'clocl ACADEMY 0. 0o woel arly wit "~ GRAND ( 10 to Ouarlcs Precdon Donabios, 8:oti 262, West Lib- F MOSIO, etite, and pretty and_Saiurday Matinsos, al 3tfta Ma aco. Tlemamber tho (wo Afatinees, 5 40 50 aen.#, with roservod sats " MoVICKER'S THEATRE, LAST WEEK of tho sprightly LOoO™TTA! Fear Bigals. ... LITTLE KELL and THE MABCHIONES! ES, BONGS, ote, Supported by B, A. LOCKR. Next wack—~MAGU LIS PROFOSALS FOR BILITARY SUPPLIES UABIERNASTER'S OrricE, Dxror 1 Guarn B o tuocived at thls ol ikiaing e Unised ut whih tho tolloning ampatrn Hats, 20,000 fice uatil Bowa, 3 Biates Quartorainst Forage Caps and Cor 1w, 2 Bliges. 28100, Woolun Hlaak: e 500 Wall Tonta. witnont i tor Cuate, fron_ Hul Bitesla, Hiack Puad tton Waddiog, 5 and Eyes, Allatticles wil] be rubjoct ta & rigid faspection, rs aco fnfurmod tuat s foll nce with a sad alw at San A praioronce will be given to articlos of doment duction and_ mauufacture, conditions o beiog equal,oud suca pro Awerioau produciun ag: Pacitic coast, L tho extent byt piblid servico thers misaulactura produced o of tha consuinption required 10be used n the States and Vi Bucife eatet Ri1 ba rosaives oa ool nolsca, Lal, “or irforuation fu detatl apply at this ot invclops el drassod to the ua. ‘RUFUS SAXTON, Depaty Q. M. General. Fropesals for Harhor Tmproremeuts UNitep Srates Cworvezn's Orrice, Morrat bock, DEraorT, Mich., April 13, 12 flealed Pruporala will ba recoived until 13 m., of Thars. ; May I for the following Hlarbor Improvementa ichigan, two {2) Criba, lp i tive (03 o7 303 (6) Crfbe. bor, Mioulgen, two (2) Cril r, Michigau, threo (3) tsor Harbor, Micuigan, threo Y 1 deed and At YRR TR I Oriba, i i, appty to 8, M, MANSFIELD, Major of Eaginsars. Propesals for Harbor Tmprovements, U. 8. Bxo Urion BuiLping, CHICAGO. ] 1, April 073, I ‘the amaunt of suyplios propused 10 be (arai {3'cata any blddar o Leig swandod & cntracs uh i woluek m. on Wedne« npruvsmeat of tho full (93¢ Hasbior, Riinals, Ual Harbor, 1 s, Pler ezton pnER s el g lon apply st this offce, st furbish satia(aotory ari log snd Dredatog, kwater ovostouo: i ?ull"‘d,lall'tllulll lm::lné far ¥ Wiy eroats wo. or tots. auretly Ut e carilied (o by & Usited Biates or Disirled Al ey FAIRBANKS' SCALES OF ALL KINDS, MORSK & 00, 111 £ 113 Lake St., Chicago. Ba zareful tabuy only the Genulne, (5 hould be Inclosed | volope, addroseod Lo tBe ekl Rt tadorsat 5 Fropesele for Hap. Shjorfor{adiages recels) m | have o1/ Liddore ave furited Lo ba preacu ~ STOCKHOLDERS' A SOLUTION. “Ontcaao, 1., A jorw'ofors e1jst. won aad Gnorga’ W., Hothwell, ) 211800 s thi Bothwrll 4°0: @ W: BOTHWELL, Cuvjh-l‘;mn N. i G yndor tho oame uf Gso, '@, W, Dottwall #ill be found at PROPOSALS, | PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES FOR INDIARS. DEPARINENT OF THE IxTemton,) UF7iCE OF INDIAN APFAIRY, ¢ Bealod 10 w1l o roceliod AL BB W st aly wi 0 at Mo, i e e e o8 TUESDAY, the day ot Apifl, 173 (which pised’will ba open for tminsys Susihatier'the [0ty day of April, 18i3), for furnuulag iA), 1 | 86 followiog-named Articles for 1sana to Todlaus: BANTEE AGENCY (NEBRASKA). 0.0050m08s, grose welght, of Lieet Castie, ou the 5,000 bahte W 1400 Ui S mg Vork, a barrels, YANCTON AGENCY. 1%0,00prundy, groe weight, of Beet Cartle, on the .00 Laistels Woeat, L.Un pouinls Bia 55,00 paun U ixU prandy ¥\ pounds WHETSTOXE AGENCY, Lm.mnn:udl, gross welght, of £9,000 p.inds XX Flour. \UN pounds Bacon, clear eides, L Df.':':" ®s0d, sound inerchantabls belled #),000 pounds Beans, UPPRR MISSOURL AGRNCY, (OROW CREER). 1,604,L00 pounds, gross welght, of Beef Cattle, on the 0k 00,000 puunds et Cattle, en the e, Bork, 10 ba J/uG bonads god roasd mercasatible Shelled Corn, 15,00 putiads Besas, CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY, I.Wl.mna:nd'l. gross welght, of Best Cattle, on the 600,000 punnda XX Flour, 103,00 puuady Bac ny cleae aldes, L, 14i prunds Mess Purk, 10 bagrel 63U pouads gaid 10aad wercuaatible Shelled Corn, ko bounca Pean STANDING ROCK AGENCY (GRAND RIVELD, l,fll}.mpu‘:lnd zrows weight, of Hest Cattle, on the OUOPIBIX Fone, Cuuds baca «id=s, EUL Dot Saca Bock, I g sla, 420,100 puuads gaod suad meceh holl ) MM:‘I“". % ad merchantable Bhelled Corn, RED GLOUD AGEXCY. £.0:0.050 pounds, grom welbt, ot Lisel Cattle, on th A 20,00 pouedy XX Plour, 28U pouute Bacan, clear sides, i 3und mercadatable Sholled Corn. ieans. PORT BEKTHOLD AGRNCY (DAKOTA), 0,000 pounids, gross wrizht, of Ameilean or Northern. wintered Texas Laltlc, on tue Loof, 10.0:0 pousd Flour! @,00 pounas Moas Pork. PUNCA AGENCY (DAKOTA), 800,008 pounds, gross weight, of Bosf Cattls, on tha oot 0,00 pnady XX Floa., I00 puunds Mews Purk. SISSE10N AGENCY (DAKOTA), 40,00 paunde, gross welght, of Amerioan Cattle, o 20,00 nméa-'ié'itx Floar. (Sempls roqulred with the 82,000 pouuds Mo Py 5100 povnds Heans Tl DEVIL'S LAKE AGENCY (DAKOTA), 23,000 pounds, gross weizht, of Besf Cattle, on tha 20,000 perand’ XX Floar, 4,00 hounds Bacan, clear sides. CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHOE AGENCY, L%, pounds, gross woight, af Mee! Cattle, on thy 001, 29,00 pounds XX 3 il pekds Savoay ehone atden, KIUWA AGENCY, Flour. ., clrar aides, WICHITA AGENCY, 70,000 pamnds, gross weizhiy ol Loof Cattle, on the £2,000 pounds at XX Flour, T4,uL puitnds Bavon, clvaé sides, BLACKTEET AGENCY (MONTANA)Y, v, gross welght, of ee! Catile, on the 22 paunce XX Ploae. W, 00 puusdy Sess Pork, or Bacon, elear vides, CHOW AGENCY (SIUNTA 1,500 Wn:\md'. Eross welght, of Beel Ca uof £00,000 pousds XX Fluar, 40,10 puunds Sicas Purk, or Bacon, clear sides. T PECK AGENCY (MONFANA), 800,000 p%:m,h, groas weighl, of Deo! Catile, on the of, 280,000 ponnds XX Flour, s pounds goud souid merchantabla Shelled Corn, 25,00 pourds Dacon, cleat NCY (MONTAXA), 10,00 pounds, gross welgs, of Beal Catie oa the Dol o0 XX Plo, 10,9.0 m&: H am?’fi':n. 1n barrels, or Bacon, clear oo, ' "Tism acexy abanoy, 100,00 prods, crons Wolgt, of Deet Orttle, en the ooy 75,000 pulds XX Flomr, i Poonds Becua, olear sldes. FONT HALL AGENOY (IDATIO), 200000 pouade, roas welaht of Kool Oatile, n the o 000 pousd 3 S B B R aden, ALSO FUR THE FULLOWING GROCERIES; 8,50 poun ta of Coffoe, grosa. 100 pounda good livun s Dagat. v o the 64, un ponnds Pluy a boges, g.:lglhuhn:l'fll . ' lln‘l Lozes. T4 Ue punds ', hag, 1o barcls, £ 10 b:aads Naklag Fawder in 4 and J§ ® packages, 106 onimda Ton. s Wice. Of tho aiove napplier, the U ocsries will be fuspeoted andreceived At Mow Worke Poriacipuiey ONlapa Se Louly, “er Blous Cly, aua must be. daliverad, d, A4 marked fo shipuudat, by the 160 dar of 3o 4 Allathor suppllas, “eacept bvef, must he rosdy Jor ine spection and dolivory at suca tioes and iu suca quanil- tles as will socure at’ oasu ageucs, as all Lzics, At loast one month's supply. 11ds will b recelved for Flour, Wheat, Corn, Bacon, Purk, aud Beans, delivared at | sgencios, or at holhelralnhlimdd"vnl dolguste. o cattle fer the biout sgeacies in Dakots must ago uot less than B0 pounds for +i% mwanihs, from fm.uu. 1, 1876, and from Jam, 1 toJuly I, 476 sl glnec azeuolss guud merchaaiable caitle Will bs t eseh of (he Pur irs: Jha eliver ofthe cattls murt commusne o paluts namud ontna L day ut Jly nest, and thoreafier e continued, ot oftense than sembmently, upon ihe writtod order of the Lipartmoat, AL such tincs aad ia such quan ities as inzy Lo rogul 127 the rervice, \¥nn practicablo, the salile fur use during tno faanthy of January, Fobiuaiy, and Marcd will beiecuivad {a Do cembery 10F freczlok, “rtat {hore may Ly o Mailure on the part of the sontract- or, he wilba uired 1o kevp suticien: ot v.olnity of 1ho agency for proper dilv 3¢ty o, fur "‘5 v, shuld a 1o yaiced: tno vadsnigacd will pursusss \penww ut said Soateagior, "o Flooe st e fresh grouad, of XX auality, wholiy 1rota goud, suund wiisat, aud delivored i doublo sacks sacis sagi (o b Lraud d ** Inal ment Fluur," samples of whic) quintity nan ¥ poniuds, must b furn ahed Lj 10e succemsiul bidders (o 1o Cowmizglover of Inilan Adalrs, at No. &I Waite streat, Now York, befare tha exceallon of any comtracts and to waick sl deliverics il bo atzictly held in the 4o Ipaciien, /1o Baconmust by sovad aad awest, and puk up tn *'guanies. Fia Uofize must b deltrered In double sveks. s i3 "Sugar wust bo delivered 1 barrels, full bead. ned, Cora mnat bo 1a strong gunalos, rou Tor oot Uatil weprlos id F 10e risies will state priee o? piv Gl sach articls bi tor, ageacy cicoptad); Whaaty undor tais ad- and mads 0 8 exgulbad o 04 ot 5ls ox ade on proper_racolpta after the ac- e e AL oupy uf Hach probosal wust, “dvortisement B kacatiog bl contetat, th rleht wil ho rosarved ta GEaluish e GRS S of (oA qi Ia ths (uregoing souedulo, and (b vod Lo lucresse oF decroase the oeadiag twinty. tha Figut s alsa sevdrved 10 fejeot any u ursa shuald be dsemed for ioverument, eved trom ersans who have Iu n a7 Lid norotoiare mado, oy way (n4icato thy name of tho dontitiod with the projosal by & 14 bo the same opon the pru- pussi abupad Ly sainple. diisuil caro should bo t fo adopt such ¢ privaio mark as whl usure’ distlo 1om utner biddu 1 bldders will mark the price ox sach sample presanted, 1o addlivt to giviug iha piu the bid, it Wil muoi o No samples will Lz It Liavo will be permlted to bo | At A . I';I!lll'ln.'" L the writton Sonvent of (e atarears u ’ ki will be furaished on application to iy fuz proposly ill be fuaisned og spplestion £y Uit amountiog £o §5,0000F 4TOF ndbynunlxmlsnick or dealt, pi Commisalanar o1 ludlan Atfal btat l8pasiiory, OF upua sowe ||l)flhl| Bagks | Baok, cl el N ank, Sletrupallien Narional Baak, f New York, 15 Natioag1 Bk, Chiccgg, I & . Ntisnarlisok ot it kuuutxl wiourt, St. Louts, Mo., whicl cheok or draft shall uot be less than § per contum any respect aofa o sampls suoald biddar, but should privaie mack, witloh rette of 1 "o Lida wiil_ be ‘oo uiuun n oo Dalied o aito 1 we followiag Na- 19 exroute 1he same with guod aud Bumciout surei sordlug 14 1y sarn-on, Eaich His bid wha riads . Soptods anes bid 1" (orlels the amount 80 doportod 1o the United States,snd ths sacme shal foribwith be paid in ‘reasury bk, if wueh conteaat shall bs duiy abe clod ua al resld, mich drait o Gheak 20 doposliad s B parasd G the Vidber. b Biddor must doslgaste iy place Poyt-Uthos addross, & .ml:. out of Now §0 ol witt aal Bideod Sisa telr At the execution of the cont a bogd will be re. faithful perforniance ose softiciancy b ! tert P R 43 suon 88 Che Lime for pire EDW, P, 8MITH, Comnlslner, EETINGS, 7 T8E LAXE Biiokk & Micutaan oot et Il AT | Tiue saausl mesilig of he BUKbUIers OF this Cora. ur the eloction of Directors lr Lhe oensulng yoar, L ussy nosday. «nlmdu o1 bay nest, o ol Tl B torenlod Gal3 ROBLILEN, Bosrstasy pro. tesa, EBER PIANOS. - NILSS0N! KELLOGG!™ apportunity to reeam- 10 yuur instraments. alx yaars your Pianos havy hen my chalce for the Concert-room o pat 1hnvn nead tha Phn of evcey celee Urated maknr, Hae give jonce” 1e Preferenco over all, dly m!fl(:g. bigh distige. Your Pirars astonish me, Thave navae Jetuecoany Pianoa which equal yuurs, lied yone Plana the indorse that opinian, THE INCOMPARABLE Wy AND ESTEY OIRGAN STORY & CAMP'S 211 STATE-ST. STRAUSS Madamo Parsn LBER PIANOS AT KRRIVAL AND DEPARTORE OF TRATNS EXPLANATION 0F REFrnY: M -1 3 e 1ANKS, —r Satarday et Mouday ‘wacautad. | Ae- CHICAGO & NORTHWI et Criere, 64 Clrkenss aPaclfc Faat Lins, MIZHI AN CENTRA'. PAILTIAY, Depot, Sfoot 'V" Lake- 001 af" Tirentyaeens . rast corner of tanial, Alatt fvin matn l3e] Day Fxpr dackson Accommud: Athutic Exvreu, Chicagn, Kamras ety aud Denter Shurl Line, via fonfet {ragn, Soringhetd, Altan and 5. ouia in: X ine, Lninn i bridye, Iickel Ofices: At ty sad Denrer F b o l"&nrm.t:v'l’d & T'3sa: Coria ani heoas Fxors Chicagok Paducan Rallro Lacon, Wastuingtan Ko wight Aos nnmiodatio C"ICARY, MILWAUKEE & ST. Twion Depat, corner Hudicun and Can 63 Sourh Claric~sts, uppusile Shetaas *9:30 8, m.|* TS 9. *3: P, m.(* 09D, m. ILLINOIS CENTRAL FAILRIAN, Lake-st, and fuot nf ty-deemdat, Tiake Afice k21 Nuwiivipheat,, o .f;:z 2 A oiks & Ko kuk i ¥ Gilmay Passenger. .. CHICAGO, BURLINGTOY % QUINCY RAILROAD. vl &f) Lake-st., Tadiun, inal and Strteenthorta, 13230, and Sisteent. Tickt 'Oees, 33 Crars. Mend.ia Uttawa £ Narsa Phrteneen ‘Aurora Passengor KANKAKEE LINE, Trom Centra Depot, Joot Lake-st,, and d sremmdit, Dicxet'agiee, 131 K Indisnapolis, Loul CINCINNATL AIR LINE AND XOKOMO From Pitabura, Cincinnath ner Clinfun and Carratlate., Janduiphi=st,, and at de 1, Lowiv Lailies Weat Side, Zleket afiew, 131 Loulsville & Clnetn.! Tnresy oo ¥ 800, m. PITSBURG, CINCINNA] pol eurmer Cllntan and Curr. ekat aNce, 161 Randifph-st,, and. 7] & 5T, LQI}!B R °’i'>"?"’.“.’".’"“"'" a ) ay Expre % 8510 e 8:0% . ¥ 8:40p.m. OHI0 RAILROA! 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