Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1875, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Tl tomperature yesterday, as observed by Manass, optician, #8 Madison street (Tnimuxs Duilding), wanat Ao, m., 874 m,, 395 12m., 47§ 3 p.m,, 435 6 panyy 3 Iarry MeDormott and F. W, Lester were arrested peatcriday at the inatance of Jreob Hasoner, who clirg- #1 thetn with awindling him out of o small amount uf aneary at hoie mock auctlon, 3t naer Qardiner's Lenetit takes place at thn Acnie- Imy Saturday afternoou and blgat, — Tho lest acquisl- tion tathie number of managers who have enrolled “hemsclyen for the occasion Ia Batney MeCowley, of Claetnuatl, Ofteer Colihy, of the city polies foree, who narrowly euaped death Tuerday nternoon du rtopping the run- eny team telomdne 1o the Amerlean Expross Com- pany, ot (ho corner nf_ Clark atvi Lake atrects, was not .fl\ln";‘ boonduly. yesierday owiug (o the Dritises ha reestvd, e yusterdny suoral e Mlehiran Southern Tt sk at Adehor aves e, auil received novers, 1t ot dangercity, fnfuclel ahodt the back aud Mjg. o was removed lo tho v Honpital, tive Trney, of St. Louls, \wis here yesterday n tehi ot ono I, 1, Liyle, a young vin_charged with Suing good urder 130 pretenses from the firn W D, Griviford & Gow, of that eity, The valne of tho intiig of lavliea’ wearlug npp ‘or fonnd his prizoer fn a W e, and took him back lnst evening. o cacn of Carrle Dyke, the woman With keeplugg & bause of dlfamo nt No. 135 W A nieot, Where tho seductlon of a sonng ird i eadd §0 have beon accomplieied, brovutht i n it of not_auilty, and she was lonoratily (dise thn evldence thawing conclunlvely that tho ro trumped up by somo weiiciounly dis- GLTVELON or persons Duiziaiz the month of Mazeh tho Tonndlings' Momo 19,000 meitesta et of 30, over 104 yers ing heen fod dally, ‘Thefotol rionthily cast of the 1 S0, Tt the total oty cou- received were only §U 1t 44 to be Bnperl fhat (b charitablo will reincuber this admlze Wl imstitation, aud bo wore Jiveral dn tieie giving, bA-uiT clotbing (A very deviadiie, sinee any of the veu come i de-thute condiifon, o County Clerk, Deen relecterd to mapa of Cook County tugabla swoild 0ot have been benetited pocuniarily wan simply toin that, o, Jury In a4 o conced of canrtesy, shoubil have been sel e, 8 doca'not eutertain_ any Wi-foelings o o wingle tnember of tho Coutitr Tound of aaloezs for selecting another party to do this The rpelling manta has run its courss, and the Tem- I nvented o new £orm ol cnter- piven DeslCThpslag, probably fn Tas- consdat of brief d tons hy e upsn cubieath soleted by theni- n¢ have already delared thels i of. t3rines, ert Collver, Covert, étt, Dr. W, A Kanszs Wiy writing to o fetend hern, nnder date 4 L apent tho day atthe farm lat Pt €0 many grasshoppers i “Fliy urn very wmall,—not @ quaster of e Istiz Tho plinks nromnd one "lower-beds were cous Jietely covered with them, and it war fmposeiblo to “alls withont Liiag them, Mamma's rorchuaties, uml i1 4ias plantd, wero #trinped of every leaf, and ot a 3 of grats was il ‘The wheat dacomp rulued, Aaif that wero notbad enougl, tha ciunch Yargza ne waltiugg for the corn o come ny, Inpar %> has ten & ores fu, bt Lo don'e think 2o wil pl 3 t i too divconraging.” Voy-thfoves infeuting the averes vou tag Huuth Sidy, feom the patelt up 10 Twenty-sce~ d ttreet, whosn villafny demends s mild reproof i the Superhtendons of Tolice, A short thuo 3 pittered (probably at sunuey thnes) Sour dozens | post, on Eightcenth nlicel, Last weuk: one ¢ “oi thiin entered 6 basemant Teom of No, 761 an eventie, and_stolo tonesr ad trinkety bee o tho litedl pirlr, (o the valiie of S50, On Mous diay niilat they broit opcit i kitchen kafe in tha yanl of (e et Diotie, nud plole s tub of - butter and 3 froedy Tith, mnacte ready for (ho next weal, B thefie ure of nightly oveurzciien on the avenies, it tho poifeo ro- wiain fn blisstul igtorance of them, A meetincof ths Directoms of the Newsboss’ anid Dootblacke’ Asochation wew held yesterday ot No, ol aflo rizeet, The Commiittee appoluted to nrrang e trunsfor from the old organization to do thelr raport, whicl was accepted Tho veport of the which v to bave been submitted, wag cuented ot tho next med 3ot uffect the dizcy Tun, and W 1aces or to perfect the titl of te property of the Assoeintion, It {s understoad that e, Bilidngs s redigud, and that o now Superintouds £8€ 4 to Lo ebgaked, Sz, Dilllugs to rematn’ uatll ks etiveeseor ib seleetody A grand floral feslival witl be held at tha Protertant Onstan Awyluni, Xo, 70 Mlohigan svenue, Tuesdsy Lol Wedienday, afierncons sud eveninge, Plants, Vouqticts, und eiit fiowers wilk be mupplicd by the slorint, Willam ¥, Stepherd ; fee-cream unid eako will Do werved by the Jadles, avad’ Jobuvle Haud wiil be on Iwwad both eveulngs discoussing sweet murlo ta ene Liven tho scene, 11 fa tu bo hoped that almost every annn, woran, sz cbild vn tho Sontk Side, and many Srout dlze Sorth snd Wedt (for 1ho Awylum opens it dgore 10 &2, will Htord 1 1 ouquet, aad purchass choice Tlinty to cdorn thelr windawa and tlower-bwdn, aud by wrdoin the Uttle oneu, nud anwdst the Directroseen 1 thelr efforts 10 muke (hix’ Tentival o yucvess, "Plants w4l e rold at reasonable tig ures, and delivered to sny st of tho vity, lar ml'nlh:l}' meeting of the American Electrice ‘eiy was Leld yewterday ovening ju the Lulon Tanldivg, Dr. E. AJHIL fu"tBo chair. Thero wero whout thirty inetalern present, 'The lecturer for the ing wa Mr, Ellkbia Gray, misnsger of tho Weatern cetriv Vorks, who stated tliat Lo bad 10 written Juc- thra ready, bnf would explain i _conversational stylo ut ' dlacoverios fu the conveysnce of juusical s by electricity, nnd would gt bsequcntly prefiaro 116 paper on ilio pubjeet to Lecom part of the ives of the Soclety, 3r. Grag then proceeded pive lihustrationy of Lifs nvention, olucidating tunes th the arslstance of_the telophone, the trinsmitting Hutrument, from u Teceiver in tie'siapo of o violin, e with & vilrating bagd of melal, Ater (b ho sliowed the praciieal utility of the nvzistion fu oxperi- nients with such recelving instrumcuts a3 wili bo ployud when the fuvention 1 anticlently perfocted to wllow Of ts wi fn prectical telegraphy, “Tho lectire v deaply interewfing throughout, nuil. 1ho Snclety will wnsiowsly awalt further” developracnts n e, Giay'n wozdetful invention, A —e— INCORPORATION ACT. Kl THF SALOON-RELVERY. A meeting of saloon-keepers futerested in bealing the Incorporation nct of 187%, fo Lo voted wpon to- merrow, was held yesterday ufternoon st No, 220 West Tweith strect, Christ Fenn was czlled to the chair, and Henry Metz was elocted Secretary, Tlhe Chalrman Lriefly slated, In Germnn, tho object of tho inveting, und said that the adoption of tho cliare ter of 1672 would be a calamity to the citizens of Chie 10 n geperal, but yarticalany 1o tho saloonsYeopere, Str, Metz_woved thut w coinmittee of threo from each Weat Stde ward bo elected to ook after thu fnt i of those apponed o thy coarter durig the el tioi to-morrow, which van carsled, The fullowing werethen clecteil s st committes s Seventh Wurd—Jubu Shuuclk, Jobn Iteubl, Goorge Geogorarlt, Lighth Ward—0, L, Noerber, William Rtenh}, Irank sehmidt, Ninth Ward—Petor Mel Dravers. Tinth Ward—J AL Faulbaler,Gustav Bebmblt, Henry Gy "Thirada; 1y lfe, ir, August Doehm, Henry ‘crenth Ward—F, Nollausuzen, M. Wiedemann, Aty Mermaru, Paelfth Ward—John Sctu’br, Kd Nugesdtter, Jobn hrceder, artcenth Ward—Cornoling Tall, John Sulter, Turetsentl Wurd—oln Evrsom, Mikie Duchler, eury Kubinann, £ (e IFard—Ed Btelgeuburcber, T, Gliple, Jae cob Wolf, o Megcas. Peler Hand snd Enfl Hoechater, Inte Con- 1l to Breiasn, Gerniany, mado wpeeches dehunciatory of ths eanrier of 172, 12 wan moved and varrfed that a permanent organts tiun of tha eltizens of the southweat portion of the city 4 Micharl Sullf- Tuckman, Patrick Loftus, Chrlst Lnds van, Jumes Suldvan, Thomas Leonted, Charlet Do nebY, Charles Woelter, Thm Olin, Wenutin Meyer, and A, fiwceney, AT THE CITY-HALL, At tho Clty-Ttsll serterday the tecling I regard to tho olectlon Fehlay «wan ot ro fulense aa the day pre- viows, although almost ail the North and Weat Divise Jon Aldermen are perfeetly huppy in_ thole prediction That the act will b adopted Iy o large majority, Ald, ot and Mabr prophery n voteof i imajority for the fet I the Sisteenth Ward aloue, anit the fornter goea 12 bet that twa wards in_ the. ety will majorhy for the act, ALl othi shioniders, hut il cerfainly vote with tho * fitle of Wl whio are n £ % reasonn for _mupporting that cterirtienlly remarked, “That Tul bean hintetied by tho Clizens® As amd then thrown ot upon tho world to iyea 'took It up, atd sre bound to suecor i1, sentimenta are anparently the seattments of the wii reckless mob who ava supporiing the nct, aud the yhirase * T vote with the byen ™ ncon (o Lo thrir only panv-worl. When osked why they are working carnely for the adoption af tho et (hey fusariably voturn fu the falke nrgument that the act of is more muitable thon the act of 1473, bt why, they cau- mat tedl. Uudarneath 1t all there o a rich undzrciirs ront of antipathy (o tho Citizens’ Ax 111 to auything advocated L The Mayor fe, aud hins beew, for the adoption of tho act, innindfal all the shile ilat tho greediness manifesiad by tho present adinine iatration 1t hoping to prolong thur _ exfatence Ly the adoption of o net by ull the thne sorking up 8 pubs Tie wentiment, which fooner oF ater will hecouts & gereedy thiob 1 veill eat up those wha A6 NOW Mo vaper To protong thele ofielal varvers, Heveral of the Alder- men quictly secuse the T 0f having aproited John Smmierfichl az I wtico sfmply fer the £ Dol g tooth el watl #ako af gainfng same thensand 7oton it the South Divir- o, Al Dixon takes nosctise interest i the matter, nt Teast hie clalme that lie han none, and such §4 undoubits edly th cave, Vintk Hiioridan for the Police Commiselanersidp, aud Swith higiy elianees of succexs, It ia fmprobablo that he srouli fabor for an set whicl, if_adopied, would abol- ety the very pesitin which Ito vome day Bopes to b i eniicaroe, All, Warren, {8 Dolder, and predie: Touslnge afosity inthe First, Becond, Thind Sixth Wardn, A, Dailey and 0'Brien of the Nuth Wardare o0 tho fouce. Nelthosof fhem clain to s anything nbout sither act, and they inteud to leave tholr comatituents to declds for thems velves, ALl .\lur{»hy and Sweeney, of e Lighteenth Ward, sro fu s slmilae s, ojarate with $he Associstion of Liberul-Minded 5 bo ufectil, cloction was gone fito, with tho following result s Tresident—Nillism Leuls Viee Presivient—Ororgo Beamldt, Eecretary—2Lax Bchnler, reualiror—=hrist Fean, recutive Comlmitice—F, Hchimidt, J, L, Werber, i 1fanmed), Fred Benzle, W, Kberle, Xuie wmesting then sdjuurued, FINTEENTIL WARD, A meeting of the Fiftecuth Ward Committee, op- puinted Ly ihe Citlzens' Awsoclation to o= ons thu amiloption of tho mow charter, oy, vaw beld at Aurors Turner all, Mt Ankto avenuoand Secoud stroct, laet evening, Bon- utor Beuhler wak choven Prosidont, and_ Tax-Commin- Yioner Setirath was elucted Bocrefary, snd Lmil Wil- Yen Treanurer, when the followlug” uawed ~persous s added to the Coizanittes: Louls Hichultze, Luke rton, Ewfl Wilkeu, James Ryun, Williain Gastlleld, 11, ‘Cledemunn, Henry Johuwan, Joachim Sal, Johtu rns, Adolph Wilke, Frank Bchack, Natbau Allen, A, Fumstenlwrz, ¥, Fatlen, Heury Ilaap, Usorge M, Edward Steinbrecher, Jucol Afolr, E, W. tert, X6, Verl, OUrHansen, Ilory Wolif, Jobn ¥, Voliz, koter Schlapp, Georgo Knuckehmicss, b Eurhardy, E, Schappe, dobih Gluble, Jamed Evsap, B, Duoly, ¥, Poppolerui, "Fhie following rsolution was sdopted unanimously 3 Zlemived, Shat hin our oplnjon it would b detri- uautal 1o the Lost tuterests of the city to Lave the Tu. corparation iaw of 1812 adopted, uud we Lelieve it Lo o the duty ¢f all goud cltizen Lo Luve the best {ulezuats of the eity at heart, 1o go to the Lotla Friduy ‘snd cust {hede dailols agaiust the adoption of eald lay, IR BT WAL, Tho citizeps of the Viftl Vurd who are opposed to 1he adoption of ho charter of 1812 will menrl“\n Fulka Lberyg’s Jall, corner of Hate and Twenty-ulutl sireels, My eveniug, TUK EIOOTEENTH WALD. Ata meoting of the Committes’ of the Yightecuth Ward heldlars eventug at the Bouso of Heoey Wiclind, o Serib Market wireot, Joun Herting 1o the chais, 0 Thomas Oarney Hecrelary, tho following geutls Then were appuinted @ comitics to sttend the polls ¥ridsy pdson, Jolu Herting, Henry Wieland ALisia Cortioyy dobu Biutts, Nisholas Dicden, Yred bt Hke all the other North Skla Alderien, they will Aolo with thoss mysterious * byes, Ald, Cortoran and cach of b boys, with thefr tweuty ruits of lothes spdece, arenll organized, and the wagons provided to Dave them vote early and often, Commisrdoner SheriGan does but littlo eleo during e day excopt perie tha nel and reperty front tho clinps eentering aronnd him, If thero i1 o meet~ ingof two or threa peraona known to by o favor of i act, he Leags of it almoet Immediately, aad a little later hie knows the full particulare, Hn {4 of the upin. fon that an . linmense conxpiracy liss Leen formed for the purpose of earrsing the net, bub, neverthelese, il i, owliigg 10 & fack of arganizaljon among o conspirators, It will b defeated,” Whichever way 1t yoer, ho congratulates hlmself that ho and his pet Tioard will hOkt over ua loug na the next man, snd i ey all go wverbuarid together womebody Bad got ta o “down, Commissioner Heno docanol caro & fig Wistel way it govd, 1o sazs e didn't put his finzer n e pie, and Is ot gotug o, Cominiestoner Kiokta proclaiis defeat to both acts, and vows that vengastice will te lieaped upon the heads of the fucorporators, X i 1 ously shakes lifs liead aad ) piass tnlosk some Lerclieans efforts ) tit, Dan O'lfara wants to know vliat enighted Chicago Ia golug to voto on mest, Little Joe, the rebel lork, wazns all bis Triends to vote early aud put down the conspiracy, In every nook end corner the ontivok I8 dangerous, and the lack of organtzetion amoug thoso in favor of the nct fa the only chance that it will bo defested, Dy 1ugg earty they hopo to change tho tide aud cacry the s there are so many who sre yes undecided to WU way they shall vote, s psnm THE ARMY REUNION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The preparations for the coming Teunton of the Army Socletlen aud ho Grand Eucampment, which Will et tho 12th of next montly, oro progressing favorably, The Fluanco Comumitteo Leld 8 meetiog fask 1ulght in the club rooms of the Sherman Houso to nscertain whiat progeess they wers niaking towards se- curing the necessary funds, Gon, Chetlain, Chatrman of tho Committer, presided, The Becrelary, It J. Sabr, tendered bis resiguation, and Capr, L' J. Dean \was choseu temporary Secrotary, aud, o molion, 1t Wb renolved to clect 3 pertuanent’ Secretary at a it 17 o Le held next Wednesday night. 5 Gen, Chetlaiu Toported (it tho’ reporly from th Sul-Comiitters were cheerful, and thero was no \itiestion hub that the neceesary s to defroy ho ex= fenes of the vetnim wotld bo rafsed, He Bow conkd iy s hiana wpon $,060, ud ail that Wau requlred was 00, ‘Mr. Frank Wentworlh, of tho Sherman Iouse, e ported that he would hand tn 353, A communication Van received from Mr. W, 8, Goiren_ einting (it ho st enllectza ores $40, aid wouhl swell ho sum to 300, "Thie Comiitten wu slimly representud therefore, on mation, thoy adjourned 10 meet sgalu on tho eall of tho Chafrian, INVITATION COMMITTEE. 'Iio Invitatian Committee aro dofuy all In thelr power t uake tho conning rennion a_siccoss, They Inet sesterduy afternnon ot the Graud Tacilo Lot and kent huvitatlons to tha follawing militls organiz flons o ko present and participate ou tia oceanion : Governor's Guards, Bpriugheld; Dwight @uards, Duwight, Til, TasSalle Light Guazds, LoSuiln, U, Sters Vi Gty Ghnede, Rieeling, 1il s Giand Armiy Glnsd, Roekford, il 'ltock Ilaud Tifles, Roek Irland, 101, § Quincy Natinual Guards, Quiney, 1l Shermon duards, Pawice, 1L, 3 Myora Cadeth, Taledo, Obio 3 Telonzu Caletw, Detralt, Mich., and stilwaukéo Light Guarde, The Committee hop that all thy above or- ganizations will participata in thio rounton, THE GRAND AIMY, The members of tho varous posts of tho Grani Army of the Tepublic, to the number of nbout 12), nssembled laat evenlng i too parlord of tho Grand Tacifio Hotel for the purposa of perfecting arranges nients for tho reception of goldlors Whio may attend the aruiy reunion in this city on the 13th of nest month. Col. 1Milljard occupied tlie chair, After recelving tho different: reports wml passiug tipon them, it was do- clded o Inatruct each post_commandor to’ appoint 8 comnitteo to awalt the arrival of fheir comrades at the difierent raflroad depots, and fo sea ihat they aro roperly assigued tn quariers during their atay in the Vity, Tt wanalso dechdod to bufld camp-fires, erect fenta ou the Jake shiore, and make alt decorations pos- wble, There being o' furthier business on hand the ineeting sdjourued, - THE CITY-HALL. Tho Ralroad Committes wil'meet ak So'clock Bstur- day niternoan, tn the Mayor's oillce, Thio Fullerton Avenuo Condlutt trtal stlll continues to necupy tho letsura bours of the clty ofictals, “The coutract for furnishing ico for the uss of the City-Hall tax-cators was yesterdsy awarded to Wad- Linmn, Witlard & Co. Tho City Oollector yentorday reeetved $11,428 on city taxen oud $50 on leenees, Tiiliard licensen atill con- tinwo to drag, owing probabiy, to the unkindncss of the Councll 11 not sllowhig a rebato last year, The followiny Committecs meet this aftornoon in th City Clerk's oftico : Finnnceat 3 o'clock; Wharve nurl Public Gronnds ot ¢ o'elock, nnd Kchools st orclock, ‘The Commitice on Wharves sud Pubile Grounds will consider the raly of the remalulng leces of city property not yet solit, Officer Jolm T, Diiger was abllging enongh to tender T raulmation ta the Board of Pollce, ‘Tho Doomaday Took of the Polleo Board was just about filled with his crimes aud mixdemeaunurs, und wlen charges were again presented for Lubltusl drunkenuess, ho farolold iy doom by cazefully avoiding a trisl, Dlijer has not Deen ono of tho beat wen on the force, hut has kept Lils position ttmsfar by a alirewd dovieo it manufactur- sug sympathy for hinieclf by_nceusing bin brother-ine law of persecutlug him, No resignation has ever Lo accoplod mora clieerfully (s st of Ofcee ety “Ilic Doard of Publie Works yosterday opened bida for furuiuling the city with 123 tons of pig-lead to Lo used In making wator-plpa connoctions, Two Lida anly weragecelved § ouo from E, W, Dlatclitord & Co, Lidthog $123 pec ton in the groas, or $13. dealt out as needed, and ons from R, J, Huginin, bidding $13% ‘M‘l‘ ton, Nosward has yet becn made, ' Bida for curblng and reastting stono sronnd Dearborn Park werg also Opened, and tho ontroct was swarded ‘(o thie lowest bidders, Mezcry, Cumminga & 1ogan, st a prico of 14 nk e lncal foot fur reseitlingy snd 73 centa for ew ourblug, A good story ia tald abont s Republican Alderman who swore off drinking futaxicating Hquors lsst New Year's, and has ssrictly Eopt the pledys evor since that tiie, "The intorveuldg woek between last Chriutinas and Fow Yeara found (hy Aldermai i3 a proity Jolly Gondltion, wod bo tent to Iis homen demljulin of whisky, 1iis witomet thio messenger ut the dour, et tied e whinky {n the ditch, sent the domijohn back, Pulled n bagaful of bair from tho Alderman's head, und ratsed s terrible row, 1funow sporta a uow silk hist presented to bim by his fricuds, und a bottloof & patent hals renovator, AYOUNDED PRIHONERY. Tho Doard of Volice bave aiddresscd the fallowing eominanication tn the County Comnlssioners relative 10 tho proposed plan of Stiug up s room in tho County Jatl for the accommodation of wounded prisoners 3 ‘Wo would most reapectinlly call your attention to {ho necessity of providing a room st the Cook Caunty Howpital whers woutded eriminals could be placed untl) thoy sre u couditfon to ba removed to tho County Jall or police stations, At Yl’tlllll when a Prisouer 18 shot or Lurt iu captuvivg bim, be {3 seut to the County Ifosplial und plaved in & common ward, There wo are compelled to piseo ofticers on guerd to watels hime—une duriog the day_snd auother ono dur- ing the night, This contd tho city aud conaty at the Fato of §100,60 per month for guarding, Whal wo re- quest f» that your Looorablo Buord_fix the wmali room i the & ud floor of the County 1lospital for thu re- coption of suct cascs, This cani bo doue at a wmall exetiva Ly barriug Ui windows aud placlug a strong lock ou tho door, 1f this 34 done they ol be care for socurely and tho time of two patrolimen saved, W would auo reapectfully request that you would wie thiorizo tho Warden to tako cliargo of tho koy uud keep o wald room locked during the time it s occuplod by prisoucrs, e ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho judges at the clection Friday must call to-day at tho City Clerk's oftice aud by sworn, and obtaln thelr boxes, The soventh reunion of the Desthoven Bocloty takes ‘place at thelr roois, Nus, 164 and 170 Btato atrest, to- morrow evening. The ';uchcn‘ Union League organization meeling Mo profesees 10 bo ruuning ngatn! 1740 o continued toaday nl 721 2 M bty avenue, Al feacheraate it tafument will fnko place, Tha Minslonnzy Band Cifon 1eld N, 1, 2 Lawer s sritt, THOMAS CONCENTS, erefren of the ¥, the v, 3 catirt, thin v an cane o Tornimg ut Jensen, Methieg & DL MONHRA, s bookstare, arwell Hall to-tighit. ¥ ‘8 Jtall Batusday atternovits enlyel mblie fnte iight's concert b ay follow, rAnt 1, 1, Trlo, violin, violoncollo, sl plano, Mue, Carrena Sanred, Mons, saure 2, Bongr, * Men of the ited Muitio 2, Vielancello Bolo, arranggsd by, Sut, Getmmond, titasia, ** Norma " (I!nlllul)n A, Mad Sceng of Ophie! Mile, 1nn De. DI trutd, Paly Jona, L F. Violia sato, i 1. Duet, plano, ang violin, e, Carréno 1ot nnel ) 2, Arla, * Zsuberiloto™ (Maygic. Flite) Mile, Hina e Muraki, 3. Violoneello Soln, *Prager Molso® (Rossint) arranged by, e (inetitna, i, 4, Tianasolo, * Fanlaise sur Trovators ", ¥ Mine, Carrean Saurct, Duet, “ vre aux Cleres,” (votce and violin) Jtdte, Ttma e Surata and Mons, Satret. i R ILROAD NEWS, THE MISSOURI LAW. Tepe fonrtls claraes, aud fnto soven apecial clas shall eompriro all grain {n car-loardss Ck more Claes G shall compriee +hin toc] in car-loadns Clasa T ehall_com rald e thy mnaner and 11, sequenitly wet fndo maldclas rescrited, exe clarsified by the Tatiroad Cato fmum ratew provided for sl soven npecial classes nve un follo leslonersy, t No, 210 Wae , frco. An enter- thelr quarterly meeting fn connecthn with the ifih anniversary ex- A, Yalefellawe, at thie rooms of Tarwell 1all, on Arcade e the delight fol serien of Thome { far neat weck conimences thia Tl st coneert of the Do Murska tronpe ocenra at ‘Ihore w 3 alro he o matinee at toth shonld . The programwe tor to- WTicethoven | for relting ashilo the verdict i this cus JThomas Gottachalk Herold Aceoriing to the new luw passed by tho Missourd ure, eatablisling nn arbitrary Hmit to raten ‘on ratizaad, all frelguts are dividod Jnto four genersl elaasee, 10 bo designated as fivst, sccond, thind, and fo be dcs'anated aa Classoe I, I8, T, @, 1L, I, and T 5 Class 1Y 3 shall comprise flour fn ot of Aty barrels or wore, lwnver, Iath, and e in car-loads; Clacw T shiall compring livo priee sgricuitural ond wagons; Clars J whall stone, ratiroad-ties, theofasa nrticles in ea + weveral articten i tio led othor articlea o3 in P it [nto Claases D, E, O, all_ ariicles ot befars enumurated or sube s provided shall bo plee o i1 nid belony to the fone feneral classes, to Lo “The max~ zes0s of Toads for tho THIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, APRIL THE SOUTH PARK. Judgo Rogers Finds the Verdict of tho Jury Excessive, And Grants n New Trial, The verdict awarding $3,7%0 an acto for properly sought to be condermned by the BouthPark Commis- sloners wan ret aslilo by dudpe Hogers, yeaterdng, st a new tetal geanted, Aunexed will bo found the opin- 10n of tha Cour: The contnret for petitioners have uried three grounds Firat—Thnt fucompetent evidenco was admitted by the Conrt over the objectinn af petitioners, Second—That Jurora wero guilty of frregular and rag3 | meandatous comibvet ; and Third—That the damnges awarded aro oxcessive, INCOMPEPENT TESTDIONY, Tha only testhnouy claimed to by incompotent that was admitled {8 that of two Swedes, who stated that n for trecs wero eut dawn by persons fn the employrent of tho %k Comminafonors,and the limbs of otbers wera lopped off, out of which ritstie scats for the boulevardn were mada Thin testimony, 1o that whick showed tho fencing of tie Tands fncluded within the South Park by the Cowmmissloners, was not, aml v not now, dremed materfal to the main question of just compensation, and, §u viow of tho fnetenctions of tho Court vupon that and relativo questions, conld not have lad tho eileet to 80 prejudico the minds of the jusy as to eatmo thom to fucreasn tho amnunt of damagea oo cent, Even {f techule Incompetent, it was 80 {rumaterdal, ant of sch 1ittlo, If any, Smportance that {t would uot matify the Court in getiing aside the verdict, CONDUCT OF JURORH, 3 The afidavit of the Jurer Vanderpool dlsclores con- et ighly repzehiensible and weandalous, but it i Vingulerly detieiont in_ mot de<dzusting any - person, 1arty, jurer, Bakillf, cr atrangery who galit and did the dirgrareful thinga alleged, sl | amdavit statcs tiat thers wan whisky I ouo of s I lolw of tweuly-tome lurewin or mores | (l rowmeto which the Jury bad aceecs, uiter the jury Claws P ehall comprire aut o Iota of | hyd relired to consult o3 tiir verdicty nid after nd- sixty tarrels o more, nnd eement, water-dime, | jourment of court s aud that hoand otlier Jurars wero amd’ stucco i loia of twenty-four Larvels of | juvited to drink of t—he refusing, ol bia fellows ac- copting, Theto is o staterment of tlhe manter of ity tuteodiiction Into thy ranm, tot by whont, Thero are otlier sntements ax ta_playihic of vands too firzt night | | of the confinement 3 that ailant wus nalted by four of A | hiw rellow-fitrors, before the closn of 1ho teatlinony, to net as_foreman, aud, Gpon Lis suggesting stotlier, Thiev obfected for e readon that ko would not bo With them; that one juror eald he had inquiral futo o Cook e, sl now ol ubont it but the amdavit docs not | etato what 1o Know ; that anothor xald the ke fnstritctions wero \rong; that o waw abused aml thraatencd, and 1014 Lo wonid bo sent to Jajl If ho wrota n 1ote'to th Court_that tho Jury em svee, aud that he was for a verdlct of Guiy §3,00 per acre for the Tand 5 oud i | 3 Class 1), per 10) R, Class 1ty per barrel, Class ¥, per barre Class (3, per ear-lond. laea 11, rer ear-loyd Class 1,'per car Class ar] 1 2 wiicre the toon, after diviling by il rate e allowed fos t! tho rates of freizhit A this not, tha dlsanee Jolut wicra ¢ 14T [ L dlstance, ahall bo cotap £y pries from e rearl to nuoth ners are bo have power b i rates, i to el ttend to thie enforeemotit of the laiv, THE NORTHEAN PACIFIC. culminated fit the appointiment of o Recelvor, Triday nfternoon Judge Shipman, in States District Court in New York, Board of Dirccton, iho way to n romumption of 1l completion of the read, alno tho President of thy Company. The purpose, ST. LOUIS PASSENGER RATES. ern eltic are now sw follows : New York, ton, via Albauy, $3¢; Ilouton, vis New 'Tark, Philadelpbia, 17 ; Baltimore, § tho otk:ors, New York, $10 lo, 522 Detroft und 3 Eant Liberty, §22, £ 1 delphia, § ]mx 0D A NCW passenge: yanaton nt 0y , I, at ¢l on an extrs train 3 and this city, It leaves Maywood every doy at 7:03 a, m. aud arxives at Chicago t 7:13 a, . THE UNION PACIFIC BLOCKADE. Spariat Dispteh to The Chlcago Tribune, tranafer Lo-tnorTow MoTning, morraw, but aro conslderabl; RAILROAD LIFE-INSURANCE. a debt of $839, ged *lo wean 83 amounting to $18,007, chtranco-foa waro ¢l years of oge, $% 33 under 33, dtsnbility claune, the chalca of Franklin 'fno Convention nicot third Weducaday in June, LOW RATES AT SPRINGFIELD, Epeetal tHirpatch (o The Chleayo Tribune, BrRINGFIELD, KL, April 2 Pirst-class tcl it counections, SOUTHERN RAILROAD WAR, NuwOnLeaxs, April 21,—The railroad war i provaits {ng here, ThoJdackzou ronte lhaw reduced the fare to New York to $33, and wedo s reduction to other polute, —— e i Stoinway's Lateat Improvoment. Tho new petont “ tone-uustainiug pedal,” attached 1o both upright snd squara plaucd, may Now be seeu at the warervoms of Lyon & Ilealy, No, 1018lato This valuablo attuchment allords the per former fucilitles for the production of a vurlely of beautiful eftects hitbertu uuattaiuable in the art of strout, pisuo-playing, o e Clotho and Cazsimeres AL £Ge, 3¢, T3c, 81, and §1.23, Tho abovo frooda ara all ‘woal, and nut rauch abovebalf ther worth tamanufac fure. Also, now opeaiug large Moo of daweged fan- t Purdridge's, 114 and 110 ncls, crash, hosiery, etc, Ktato strect, T, Glon Plora Curas Diabeteu. Circulars giving full testimonials fn vegard td the wouderful curca pesformed by i uso of the Qlen lora Mineral Water 6ent freo by sddrossivg 0, 0, & R, I, Parks, ‘Waukugau, Il, —_———— Soocond-Hand Organ Very fine leed & Hous, Lstoy, Priuce & Oo,, sud ‘Burdet organs, but Little used, for sale at Heed's Tome plaof Music, 03 Van Duren siroet, at balf-price, . rraction Teen han tiirs ‘tweuty-ive, only half the 2% Tu computing rliny o the provisons of ed from tho e tn thio State, notsithetandiug . “tho Itailroad i< all rates, ond ity freight, and ny of the general or spocin elabscs, Clarnes 1, E, C,and 1, They ore The troubles of the Northern Pacifle Rallroad bave Within pitrpore of briming tho affolra of the Company intoa position where they coukl bo managed by ita officers, and pesaibly in order to forestall any applieation Los~ tile to the preseut adinlnistration, application based on insolvency was made on behalf of the Gompans, ho 1 and Inited appointed Georea V. Caan Roceiver, ‘Thin actlon, it |5 statud, fa in bar- wony with the views of themiembers of the Lond- liollurs’ Committes which was appolnted March 18, sud i was acquletced fu by tho Northern Pacifio Both felt that it would clear conatruction nnd Tteceiver 1t 15 uuder- stocid thet no material changy will take placein tho syatemof operating that portion of tho road alresd ronstructed, o In tho working farce now employod, Thera Is no constraction in progress at presoant, nove will ba undectaken until tho Company {4 p an such a baals that money cun bo borrowed for that ud faced The passenger ales from 8t Louls ta the East, which, duslug tho Jast two weeks, have Leen aa fow, if nat lower, tlan those from Chicago, Lave been reator- ed ta tha old fgures, Tho rates fram that ety to East- $20 ; Bos Washington, 31 reduce s frvight rates from tho East to the West, as wou dono by the other linea n short time ago, bhas finally como down aud established tho rame rates as The Lakn Hhoro & Michigan Souttiern, Michigan Ceniral, and Pittshurg & Fort Wayne Najlronds Lavoe reduced their livestock rates from this city to the er cats Albany, ‘oledo, $18; Fhila Tho Chicago & Northwestern Raflroad Company hus rain to Lvanston, which [vaves Wellw street depot_every evening at G o'eluck, v 125 p. m, 1 wrriven back This Company will atso put day. May 3, Leiween Maywood Oatatra, April 11,—The Uniou Pacitic {8 now in & pas- sable conditionlwith tho cxception of about 6 miles, over which transfer i being mado by teama butween TLawrence und Groen Itiver, which will have to be lrept. up s week or more, Ono train Laviug on_ board 150 passcugers was transferred yestoriliy afternoon, and Tho delayed Iminigraut traiun are Lol worked Westward aa fast ns poseiblo, 'The Company bofo to nfsct, all tint-clors ‘tralue to- embarrassed on acconnt of o wearcity of cars, hut will receivo twenty-six cars from Xew Tork by ‘Faturday or bumday, which will greatly rellevo fhem. ‘They hone to got all delayed nsscigers off tho rond by tho middloof next wook, Cixcrsnatr, U, April 21.—Tho ixth aunoal Oone vention of the United Blates Tallroad AMutual Lifo- Insurance Ausociations was held horo Friday, Reports show twantv-ulx tlouth-asnensmonts durlue the o ral ¥ over L and 43, tovision in nado for tue rata of mems bers in rotaining, abothahing, or mmouding the total "Tho election of oflicers resulted in ‘airmian, of the Iilinols Cen- tral Hoad, for President, sud fourteen Vico-l'rosidonts, In biladelplia noxt year, ear, s of and —Tlio Baltimoro & Ohlo Tafiroad, through (ko Olo & Missiselpp! Ttailroad, fs muaking cliunp Eastern and Bouthiorn travel for us naw, arv being suld here to-day to Oinclus ol awl Loulsvillo for §3, or &4 for the round trip, Thts s & fipht on the Toledo, Wubash & Western sud {hat, flnally, on the recend evepng after fho easo had Dren submitted ta thers, o sxreed to tho verdict as roudered, belioving 1t insposiblo for Lim to oficct & reault mors I necordance with his viaw: ‘Assumityg ail {hat §4 stated o this aitdavit to bo trite, axtept as to the fatendaction of whieky aud cazds into'tho fury-room, which T exclude feom concldera- ton for tho prevout, can T receive cr conalder i1 at oll, comiugg ax 4t does from a Jurer, sud visnpporied by other evidenve 7 "The general rula that the nfidevits of Jurors will not 1w peceived to hwpeach (heir verdict s shed o ba denled, sud - teo will founded to be violated 3t this late aluy, 1t ia founded on reasons of public cottey hnt are an votnd aa the articlen of the Deca— oguc, Toanunl it would be to open whlo the door to feand and perlury, Tampering with furors ofier tho dlet would beZonis far more comnmion, il suce - 1o, 0, than attempts to_unduly ailiesice thent ho- foro or while eugaited I consldcring tho canc It i3 0% necessary tn refer 0 authorities to sustafn e pencral rule, Tt ki not dented by tho ubly cud learzed Coutinel for fhie Lark Commissionsmn, Ao fhero cz= Ceptions to thin gencral rule7 Will the Courts re- colvo afiidavils of jurorsss to facty showtng im- Jeoper condust, not Tesring direetly twon the grouuda of ths vorlict, he showing tbe courso and trzi of Feasoning by Which tiey aretvet at tho resuls of theke Actiberatfons? Tho authuraties are contlieting upen thia question. After roadiiug from & number of declsfons the Court contiutied : T4 thio Introduction of whisy Into tho Jus af {hiow *exiripeous facts ™ r ¢ dfetirblig canwes Which ean_ bo shown by th alidavits of uno of inoro jneom 7 14 fscerteduly Wiably Tiagraner, and declded- - alacreditable, to jutrodieo” whisky and cardy futo fey-room Quriing the delilerations of o Jury w tnea subinitied (o theni, 1f dona by ouo con with the cage, §u whove favor tho verdiet In rendered, or if shown th havo Zuuenced tho verdict, ¢ cortaivly Would bo suiclent to authoriza the Conrt to set it aslde, The courts hove gone beyond this, and held That merely the tutroduction of liquor uto the jury room, atvl lta nso by the jury, §f not esplaned, abd whiers nothiug elae appeared, uuthorizes tho courts to eet ustdda verdiots, Theso suthorilion very justly Told fhat tho twe of liquor by ' jurors ~during thelr consids eration of a care oubmilted to them, and whilo 1 _cousultation in thelr room, i.«n not o only llogal, bint mproper and eanidaloe sorves {lie koserent reprelienston, sud cestuinly, when traced to 8 party to thu suit, ho aliould Lo punjstied by thie losa of Iim verdict at lenst, Tiut in this cavo there I8 no prouf, no evidence - deer, o ratsn o mispiclon that ny ono having n in- ferest in tho lands sought to be tnken had anything to ddo with furniubing tho jury with {ho whisky or eards, 1t 1 Liaped that ftwas the romult of mere thoughilesse nean, and not wilia view of Improperly fnfluencig jur- orx, Geclauding thele judgments, or exciting thelr pas- wlohn and projudices, I trust, too, that the Court il bo ablo to ancertain what the afllint fafls to dis~ clese—liow, by whom, and for what purpoic, whisky was introditced into a foom to which the jury Ludt aée E;wsmfis& Dugalo, 163 Nagaza Falls §18 5 and | L4 "oryat it vens done by some pereon in this caso fa tlanil Shown oaly by the alidavil of Vanderpool,a juror s ITEMS. gt L Tont of opluion that suea’ n fack . . s one of hoso Qiaturblug catiees “Tho Grand Trunk, which kau horctofors refrised 0 | ety may bo whonn by such ovidunice _ut the moro Tecont sloctsious hold that miseonduct of (his kind on o part of tho jury ought notof itxelf Lo overturn tho vordict, unless there {8 reason o suspeot that it bind s Enftfience on tho realt, "Ilio utidavit of Vauderpool fulls far short of rhiow- sni that the whisky which wao Urunk by ouoof tho Jury s tar ojerated upon i i Lo excltahin parslons or projurlice, drown his seuaibillties, or hecloud his Sudgment, or othbewlss daproperly influence his opiiiion, Whilo tho aet complalued of s not ouly Wrong but scaudalous, unless i can bo explatucd (an Tiopa and havo reakon fo Delieve), still it lanot ficlent, bs preconted, to cant susyicion wpon any par t0 this proceeding, or to throw upon bim the burden of proving that Lo was In 110 way conuectod with it, Of " ltauif, therctore, 1 do not conekler it u sutlicient Teason for ectiiug aaido tho verdict, THE EXCESSIVE VEUDICT. A An o the amount of ho verdict, tho sum awarded fo 11ip ownicrs a3 compensation for (ko land sought fo be tekion, I regret o tay {hat 1am far fram being Ratfaticd. 1 have tried upon a roview of all tho facts and circums stancen fn evidenco, and especially In view of tho great fruportanco of tho questious dnvoived, ho costs aud oxpenses of trial, tho convenlenco of tho Court, and 11 interestn of thousandn of oiber litigante, to récone el o verdiet with tho prineipled uf st sitd ustices that I might sustaia {t; but I huve not hoen ubfo to d 60, even Viith & siucoro anxloty tu do it if T could, "Tho verdict {4 a0 palpably agalust tho weight of tho J6ill reach Dego (o-morrow sfterncon, ‘The train | tho law of tho caun, o wet, out In tho u- Mgl Taramio il feact ihe trausfer | SHUCCOTYY O }:.mm, that )t Juetiics tho conclurion this _ovening, Auother train golng wait | yygyiho Jury bave mistaken botb. They rozclved oy dulayed ut Cheyeuns left tkero thin mornimg and will | SR nd sted ugon, tio opuloni of wituceses based p false (hoorits, and valued tho land ml,:’n ":X“"‘“ c‘hunl that ¢ must Lo purchased nnd tho park maintalned, focluding the fiii S qucation—imt s au bikacre tract, Kibdi- Vidad into Llocks and lots, eituatod within, but not Jormlng & part of, o beautiful park, and kaving tho udvantages of frontage thercon on the oast, north, And west, They ovidontly cousidered wlwa epecial benoNts in counequence of the prospect of tho perk, ol gave to thls land tho benent of tne increuwcd value which the adjncent lands sre supposcd to have derived, This the Supremo Court in the Cool cusy hield conld niot be done, Thooituation of the lande igtng owtsido and sdjaccut ary guuively so ditferen Hay tho Gourt 1n that case, that tliey wore uot 1 prop mandard by which to judge the vaiuo of the lands taken for the yark, 1f tha verdict bid been for o sum snylhing near to, yet vometlilug nbuve, tha real voltio of tho land, taking ity conslderation {bo geueral rino ta Valies contuns o lands outaltlo and fuside, by reason of tho eatablish- ment of the park ju that locality, tha fncrease of popu- lation, and other circumstances temling to enhance (ho value of landu goneraily, T whould 1ot hava dis- turbed the finding of tho jury, Dut the valus fxed fs #o far ubove this that Tum forced 1o the conclusion that the verdict §s not 4o fafe und legitimale conelu. slon, logleulty drawus frof all thoosiden~e iu th cano —thiat it fallsao fur whort #uf exccuting justice ho- tween the partics "t fu fuct, 4o grossly cxorbitaut, thiat T munt ect it asido and sward u hew trial, Tho Court intimated that he would endeayor fo ix a timo for be triul, a0 tLnt 1ha cave could bo (aken bee furo o Hupromo Cauirt n tho fall, e, THE MISSOUR) RIVER. Epecial Dispaleh to The Chicagu Tribune, Biovx Civy, April 21—The upper rivor fs vising rapidly, The river hero lins ralsed about 18 fuckts aluce yeaterdoy, sud 16 atilt rising, Tho steamer Car- roll, from Pittabirg, tho Afth for Fort Benton, arsived carly thin morning, Bho will fnsh takiog on carga utidstart out Lo-IOFTOW, Osalts, April 41,—Tho steamer Tienton arrived hero ut voon 1o-day, upward bound, The O, W, Mead 13 capected hourly from Lelow, DANA DISCHARGED. New Youx, April 2L—Judgo Diatehford, of the United Btates Court, guvo & declsion t-day i the case of Charlea A, Daus, who was srrested uponan ate tachment favued out of the Bupreme Court of the District of Columbla, Th Judgu discharged 3, Dians from tho custody of thie United States Marshul of ks district, 3 (= R SO AN AERIAL EPISODE, Avco, N. J., Avril 2L—Nows hos been recelvod hera (hiat thio basket of Duusldson's balloon has been found soua 7 miles from Loro with tha dead body of o man i it and that the balloun itaelf waa scen golng seaward, 41 . LATEN, Prof, Donaldson s ot Cake's Hotel, at this place, safo and sound, After leaving Fhiladeiphis tho balloon salled §n noarly & soutbern direction and landod at Conrad’s ‘Terrs Golla Works, va the Williamstown 9D =y 1875, ond, vesr Meo, N, 4, The balioon bocamo un- atingeatile, and, 1o skiclance belngt ot hand, Prof, Donaldson was abliged (o ent the basket lonse in order i pave ity nnd the malu part of tho Iallwn reascerded ani wan fost, The pper surrenta of afr were vers col, W eaid, in fach, that the mineral water talin alonjg by the acronaut was frozes < g THE CROPH, Xeports from Litinols, Minsoturl, IKons Aniny Nebrasici, fudinun, Ohioy Keps Mr, L, Piterson, manager of the Wentern dopirl- ment of the Buifalo, N, Y, Pt Threshing Machine Works, furnfalies us with tho followiug reporta relat- ftgto tho propeets for the comiug crops of small gralow, Tha reports are furnihed by rellablo dealers in agricultural smplementa \hroughout the conntry, and tany be conelilcrod aw tho candid and honest ro- ultn of thelr fngoiry end personal obeervation, and as quite worthy of constileration, ILLINOIS. Brannsrows, Aprll 13.—A few flolds promise & good crop, while moro ara apoited and uncertain, snd & vory large proportion of all will prove worthices and D plowed up, Tho crop cannok Prova more than ono- 1t the ususl product, (o prenent cold weatlier snd winds bl aiverso fo belter thlags, No wpring selieat and bt Hitto onta aud barley will bosown here, Tho great effurt will L carn, Crxruanay, Aprl 15,—Whicat badly damaged by last freeze, Homo teport Hog mory than ialf & ezop, Watrntoo, Apeil 16,~Tho grain craps in Mouroa County aro komewliat damagcd, it thera will ho_very Jear ah average crop. NUmbe of Acres Bown pbout antile o last year, Srawts, April 1h.—Tn Randolph Connty tho wheat never looked better, it §n Bl Clate County it is re- yorted considerably dnmaged, uora espoclaliy in_ tha Hat pratelo lands, In Tervy and Jackson Connties wiheat fa reported Teoking well, aud at this date (he Drospect in Gt the yickl in_oll'th Southern_countics of Tiinoly wlil bo wp to, S not greater thau, that of Taet year, Oats, awing tn backwaniness of 1o eeskon, Luve ot been o extrosively cowit n list year, Ryo sl barley aro not Talket fo Ty ostent, Mosyotrit, April 16,—The' breadti of amall grain rown Tl apriig In mot ae great a3 dn foriner yeans, Tort In good price aitd o stirs crop, and our farmers, us far an heard 1rom, 8Y0 ol JznstxviLLe, April 1 thisy yLhing on cor, 2 nn” muedl whoat rown ar ot ot I dersey County, bus it I3 abont on Ihalf Trazen out, nud the prospects ato for but half o April 15.=The greatest hireadth of land ovor pown i Biitgham County b nuder enltivation this acano, sml tho prospects for o large vield ars very flatteriug. Qataare belng aown rapidiy, wnd if weather halds out s e amonnt will b pmt ¥, The atnont of whicat and oats already sowis thiy eeason is much wreator thay faet, Ltocit April 10.~Tho brendtl of small grain will bo remowhat wnder lant yeat's fu Oglo County. “Tho corn erap vl bo lara Tnrroir, April 16,—Cho acroige of mmnll griin s Slephonson Coiinty will bo tuch greater thia soaton thian last, with fcas wheat and oo oats and Dutley, and tho prospects for the sumall grain crop uro oy Pegts, April 10.—Tho winter wheat around Inall H‘Ih‘d, and nothicg can to Le told yet about tho spring wheat, Ony April_15.—Thero will Lo moro corn planted in Livingelon Couuty this year, and moro land tilled for ail kind of erops, than_over bofore, With o fair geasai teca will bo s grain of all Linds thon ever fore, Mars00y, April 15.—Owing to ravages of chinol- i lart year itiere 8 only 1 acro to 10 i wheat, and ok over ouLalf uoat,” A large breadth will b put i cori, Yonsvizsy, Al 15.—The Lreadth sown in grain +will probubly not vary much from that of Jast sear, Vanvatis, April 1i,—At present tho outlook doen 16t proiuiso more than half & crop, and somo wheat teks are lielisg pluwed up for oats uint coru, Mancourat, April 16,=Will do well to got two- thirds crop of wheat, 1tyo looka well, WinciTin, April 10.—Thero s not so muelt wheat sotu Selt Gounty s wprizyg o Inst, aud tioro will Lo but bulf o crop, N bariey and but' littio oate sre sown, QATvA, April 10,—Wintor rys looks well in Tenry Connty, about (be usunl nmonnt bemg sown. o On nc- cuut of th Tuto spring, but litlo spring whzat will b put in, P GreosrvinLy, Apll 16.—The prospect dn Morgan County fs of o light crop of small grain, the swintor seheat biaving Lceid soverely fnjoreid by ki cold winfer, No eprig whoat s beew sown on account of the clitnehebug, CAnnoLL 0%, Aprl 10.~In Greene County over two- Ahifrdy of the wheat suwn lut fall {8 frozen out, and ¢ o farmcrs aro ut prosent pluwing up tele o, Anril 20.~Tlio prospect for wheat 1 » s very poor, A great deal of it fa belng for corn, Laving Leen winter-killod, Miixnnta, April 0. —Tho area of wheat sown in La Sello Connty f lexs this sconon than laat, but the nrea of oats and barley {8 much lurger, MISSOURI. Bngosmince, Aprll 15.-Latest reports from several localition are, that the wheat emp, to large extent, Is winter-kilied, The smount ¢Jwheat fown fyabout thoramoas tst year, but ot least {hreo or four tmes os much oata liave Leen putin, What lit- tlarye inzown lnoks well, Homoilax Las been sown (his seanan, and_constderalio millet, Mungartan, and timothy secds, Lut very lttlo sprinig wheat hns been rown. Sebat1s, April 10,—The wheat crop s very muel aamoged, ‘indeed, and_ romo farmers do not expect mare tliah onc-quiarter of a erop. KinunviLLy, April 17,—The season f4 backward, and Dt Hittlo farming 14 done, 'On acconnt of the chineh- Duig, vory littlo wheat will bo put o, Thero will Te oo corn. plsuted aud osta sow (bls spriny i it ‘Cinnotror, April 16.—Tho best whent Iand fn ouz battows was damaged by the cold fu the middia of nrch, and thounands of acres will Liave to bo plawed uY‘um‘ putiu corn or left for anothier wheat crop. Tho breadti sown In very large. Te futiro i1 very wncertain, but rospocts aro of half 4 crop on tho ex- tent sowi, JaszavonT, April 16,—Tho winter wheat han heen conalderably damaged in thislocality, espectalis on tho Drarien, About soven-tentlis of ihie wheat {8 good, ‘itya never looked better, and thero is a largs crop aut, ‘fllo screage of wheat, Tye, oaa, and fliz sown this ear §8 moro than doubla that of auy within (e past fivo years, ; Crantoy, April 17,—But little saiall erain, i any, veill Lo Faiwed 1 (i ection. The winter wheat fa not comning out of th geound In congequenco of the dry wweather in th fall, ‘Tho Hitle whest that camo #afo throuh the fall la' niow beiny dovoured by thu grass- Toppers, wheso namo A leglon, Mt liitio oats bas Teon sown, Flax hoe heen s Inrgely, and roports this morniny soy that last nkiht' frost injured it, “The prospect ot 15 very gloomy indood. KANSAS, MANRATTAN, Aprll 17,—Doublo (ko usual amount of winter whoat lian been wown bere, and, notwithstand. ing complaluts of lta having hoen klled out, 1t I com- fugf ot all right and, withs fow oxceptions, dolng well, About tho wxunl quantity of spring grain hias boen pnt 1. Thocold of the past ten days lisa kerllhc grain Tuck, but tho_ prospects ora for u h larger crop {hen lnst year, The prospeels are reported bettor in tho contral than §in the eastern past of thi State, Torsia, April 106,—Tho breadth of winter wheat is na grout of frenter than cver before, and penerally looks promising. A fow pleces hiave been hurt with dry weatkor and March windy, but tho prospects aro, withal, fiattering, A largo briadth of ootd end fiax have been sown, and everyibing now fndicutes un nn- nstatly targn liarvenl, §f chluckebugs aud droug bt doen natovertako e, BALWNA, April 1T.—The prospecta for a lirgo and good erop of small gruln nover looked bettor fn thia locality, ‘The breadth rown §s by far greater than that of Inst eeanon, Thero 1s one-fonrth more ground in wmall grain this year than thery was last, NEBRASKA, Sonurter, April 10,—Not moro than one-half of the gratn fa yet wowed, Kiil thoro iy & proapect of a some- what larger acreano than Tast year, NepnautA Crry, Aprll 10.~Abont tho samo nereage of whcat hias bron pown tifs year aa last, wnd farmers aro generally confident of & fina erop, AsnLAND, April 17,—tettlers ayree that proepectn wero nover betier than his year, Tho hreadth of eniall praia rov s iy couty WAl oue-1 Largor than efore, Fresont, April 17,—More grain has been sown in this State thfs year than vyer before, Cnure, April 16,—he spriug s vary backward, and tho gralal wowid u ot yet . "o nercaga sows tiy teanon illsxcou (it of Kb yeur by cucethlrd at cant. CALIFONNIA, Ban Foawoisco, Cal,, April 21,—Weather and erop veports recoived (Ll evening from the coast countive and wouthern portions of ke State represont grain in fair condition, Advicea from {ho 8an Joaquin Valley l;u Iu‘u favorable, The crups uro suffering for want of rain, z VIRGINIA, Recnstoxn, Va,, April 20,.—Hoports from all tho frult-growlug soctions between Lero and Greenaboro ey frult of all kinds wera killod by the recent cold, Tho tobaceo crop sulforad eorerely, b JOWA, Special Dispated la The Chicago Tribune, Siovx Civy, April 41,—Weather warm, Furmors neatly through wheat-sowing in this viciuity, SOUTH CAROLINA, CuantrsToy, 8, C., April 2.—A lcary frost Son- day nlght caused great damago to colton aud other crops, Loss catimuted ot $300,000, MISCELLANEQUS, Mellen, Willlums & Co,, of {hla clty, yesterday ro cetyed tho followiug Teplies by tulegraph, in uswer to queations about the coudition and prospucts of wintor wheatt Mosutsan, I, ~Prospects bad, ground frozen 2 fuches deep, Lavoute, Tud,—Winter wheat In four counties not over quarler czop, liguiito, 0.—Not ovor anihird crop of wheyl, vareyaliledy ‘ont WAYNE, Tud,—1' ton not ¥ tuirds of a rrop, R ik nfu;nmrnx::, 0,—Good deal fujured by late cold weater, ulu.m,u' Ind,—Wheat badly injurcd, Nob over half crop, EvAxsvILLE, Tod.—Prospects tolerably fair for aver- 888 cropis Cautasviriz, ll—One-tiird of growing crops thevugh s pection killod, BT, ug.-umn. ‘wheat yery badly damagoed, 1ilinole, reeent raine dlaartrons, Hnder the most favore abln weather thia o forward, not Lalf & crop 1 pos- sible, W ineaw, Til.—Nearly all frozen out in thia rectton, Bravnton, Tl—Prospect for about three-quarters erop. Coneiitarabil old whent liere. Maniaox, Ind,~Abont ene-third of eeop all aronnd heraand along river, e el watorn of Kentuchy Btiver roports falt proapoct, lintley all gone, Riab nd Shelhy Counties report abont filf erop, cixerssart, 0., April 0L—Tha Commeretal this morting publivhies adyices nn to tho condition of the frujt and wheat erops from eizty-one towns in Oblo and thirty-auo In Indiann, i Olidss, peachies will be n comgleto follure; applos aro Lut sifgitly njured, In reard to otlier frul, oo repertna goml erop 3 Lwoive roport hinlf eropa ¢ forty- cliht reprt o ceopat all, A% to wheat, twenty-foilr repert the erapm utinjured § twenty-two’ half o'erop twelve no erop. 1n_Indlano, thitteen report the wheat crop unin. Jured ; efght half a eeap 3 winonosrop, Frolte=Thres Feport & gaod crap § wovels hall n erep; tweut crop. Atlvices feom tenRawnn {in Weatern Pennnylvania in- dicato nbont half u ceop ench of frutt snd wiieat, AMUSE: MOOLEY'R THEATHE. To put upon tho stago @ dramn whicl deala larqely In spectacular cifects withaut prover preparation fa to male a very serfous error in mnnagerient, Such an crror lins been mado at Hooley's fu tho production last evening of “Monto Cristo.,” Notwithtanding tho frequent promige of it represcntation, it wan brought outlast night in 8 mantior cortatnly unbecoming o houna of the toputatlon enfoged by Mr, Hooley's, “Tho defictencics wero not confined to tho mechunicat nerangetneuts, and the atage carponter nud seenlo nrtiat contid 1ot bo mad (0 shouldor tho,responatility nud oxplaln tho shortcamings, Tho vorston of tho drama 18 not, o9 far as can bo Julged from an dmperfect representation, o particutarly for- tannto oue, here wo continuity i ihe anl, matinr_sllowatics for tho fueidonty ary to the rattsfaction of tho plot, the selection of them 34 in the mialn n provideutlal afair, 1 ntory, as penticd by Dumas, £ o mine of fcldent, un It docr rec ug though the dramatint had ventured thlaly Into i, and, relecting tha fiest that eatan to hand, had seamperad off with thew to arrange for hia play. 1t i pozaibly that Tivetter aetlon and intelligent acting would clear up mich of tho mystery uf tho piccs nnd domund for it o mors favora- Lly Judgment, Tio m'llm:' however, was anourn- fully uncertain, Mr, Salsbury slono appearing to "be famlilar with his lines, The ncting waa eonfinud eutlrely to Lim, Mins IHawthorne, and Mr, O'Neil, Mr. Croun and e, Maoder bad & #hiazoof one not 1 E, Ducsley arid Sr, Websfer slicen of anothor, but 1t uuld be €1 errof o vay that they Buproved she opportunity to any macked extent, Mr, Salsbury’s ucling us Jacopo Jiertucchio was intolligont and fur n moment vivid fn its deamatle force, the dis- ‘{!Illo of tho Jow Leing aa clover fu jta way s ull)lnllu( o i, It ian e rt of o ovenlg, M. O"Nell 1 19 nevdlern to say, presented Fdmund Dantes in o cap- tivating light, but, had bo Ywen wore famnitiar with the plece, migt have suetained the part o great deal but— ter, Dlies lawthorno was rathec stitf awmd cold, but perbaps o woman whhi n ten old enongh to figght duels on his own account ought not to Lo expected (o skip aont with the playful abandou of o Jamb, Of some of the minor ers] the leas wald the botter, but If Mr, Tiooley deliberately engages wo fn~ exparieneed & plager ax Mr, L, C, MeCall, nnd deliber- ately announces fu his programme the fact of his npeetal engageniont,for b rart io lava boily 1ariies open o erltlotsni, nd & worsa plece of neting than tiat of Mr, MeCall (nnlnss §t Lo that of Mr, Jack, also in ll'xou\ll), uflu ;1 “ml; fo {magine, One werna i the iay—2lin first and list—n very protty, Tho olhers ook tko the pasteboard 1hey are, o s Tlooleys company, a3 it will open n 8in Tranclaco, ywill coniiut of thio followriug centomen and kulios: s O Nell, W, 11, Cran J. Buekley, A, A, Kennedy, Johm Jack, A. M, IHadings, George Morton, IL 31, 0, Sefton, Minu [Iawthorne, Mi<s Einlly ¥, Mizs Katie Mayhew, Mtss Annie Flrmin, Mas Firmiy, M. Embly Heatnyer, dire, Harley Merry, Miss Kate Itoe, Misa Josephino Sumersille, Otherd sro spokcn of s Jticly to_bo lncluded. Tha party oaprot to leavo Chicigo May 3 if the Unlon Pacitie Rtafiroad 13 open, snd tG play fir Kan_ Fragcineo ay ), in a frzpadation from the German' play Utthno,” which is tho source of DLaly's **Biy Donanza," 16 A ta: Anig 1 o, Chteent: .Lq.'.%y;‘llu.fl.m idanee, 41 Bromer stroot, Thurs. 13 ursday, at 4 o' e W, copy, SOITOX-Funoral of Jumes, T, 3 » Faa ADE b cats Trom Siveitkon Herthoss oy i b st 11 oolick's, Wil Teiuada aéo Tavited 1o BUCTIANAN—On fho 2 2 IS “.mv;-"“x':nh:ln n:a 508 West Adama 'unoral Uriday at 2 o'e SV Casetenies 10 Grageibade: * onds of tho family SPECIAL NOTICES. e TS For Upwards of Thirty Years SIRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUI has boon useid for cbildren with novor-failing succosw. It carrocts acld. ity of the storeach, relieves wind colic, regulatos the how. elf, cures dyrentosy and diarchea, whethor arising from teothing or other esuses. Anolil and woll-trfed romedy. For all Purposes of o Family Liniment, TITE HOUSEMOLD PANACEA wil " o T eats, Fatior it 18 gy oo iratas i in tho atumach, Bowuls, or wlds: thoumatisny, collc, coldu,spratns,nud biuiss. Forlntorialandextersi nso, Children Often L.ook Pale and Sick From no other cnvre than having wornis in tho stomach, HROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMVITS will destroy wormy without fnjury to tho child, belng porfectly waiTr, and frea from all coloring or athier Injurlons ingredicats usue allyused In worm proparations. Sold by sll druggists. 2 gontan bov. Pimples,Glackhends Lraptjuns of all kinds, antead. CILes' LaNisy DIDY m'Ai\'pl#A Me"a“:‘mlcl m;m. ava K. ¥, 0ean - 6. “A0 deuggista. il Ty Wil . HODGES & CO. 760 West Lake-st. Thursday Morning, Avril 22, at 10 o'clock, Oonsisting of Parlor Carpots. Dining, Sitting. room, tnd Ohamber-room Furniturs, Crook- ory, @lagaware, Outlory, &o. Balo positivo and without reserve, WA, I'. HODGES & CO., Alxcfl_mmerl. Triday Morning, April 23, WE WILL SELL AT, AUCTION, AT TUR PRIVATE RESIDENCE, 29 8t. John's-place, AT 10 0'CTLOUK A, 01, Conslating ot Parlor, Dinlig-r hamber-mam Furalture, fino s Tare, gl o, ot no oy Jownft & Tt EAVRE OB & GO Holdl ey STAPLE § FANCY DIY GOODS WOOLENS, CLOTHING, Furnishing Goodg, Noticap, STRAW GOODS, Umbrellan, Hnta, Cnpr, Gloves, BOOTS AWD SEOREg Tuesdays and Thursdays, HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Turniture, Carpets, Oil Clotha, CUTLERY, PLATED WARE, Croakary, Glasswave, &, Wodnpodays and Snturdays, Partloulne attontlon glven to 1ha cala of Tlose, f10ads at private dwollings ur 8% our rogul -l Syaand Batrdan, iseslsi el A Selesroms, 108 st Mallsns, THIS T.DI‘ d g E%I‘E_’\ DRY GOODS, fen'a, Ttora', aml Vonth' Clathin timnis, L Anode, Farishing Gooda, & Huo of Faney Per oo e R Targsand1al STRAW GOODS, Tiors' -ndYn‘u'u‘nE o Mats, Mo ling of Men'syay Warble Front Housg Two-story and Brscmont, with Tot 6117 fosy, No. 614 Van Buoeast, cor. Parliy THURSDAY ATTERNOON, April 2, the penintees. “Tha Mot containa: fn- Basomai=n; nig-room, Kitchen, Redeonn, Panttins Eirmace, vey Secand Floor-—1 Unelors with” Marhlo Mantel i Tas-Windows Third Flone— Ghambics Hut and Oald Watar, Uatheraom, and o, partds wail ulsiad, ' Tho It 13233117 oot +u fa pavedd and lias Jario aowar, sifhblo, "Torma caey aud mada known at sal Avet at 3 ety g Duttors & Co.'n Haturday Salo, Aprit 24, 8e9: welock, nt thole Salesrourcs, 10t My T e Furniture, Carpets, A LARGE VARIETY OF TOUSEIIOLD GO0D5 g5 ENTIRE BLOCI Six Two-Story and Basement Brick Dwellings and Loty On Huronest., south front, botween Markot and Belpy Wick-ats., AT ATUCTION, AY MOANING, Apeil 25, at 10 o'dlack, a thy premises, Thoso honses aro entirels nowand hailt forisy ncconuwodatinn ut one or, twn fartlics, contalnng: Iy Tinsoment—Lintuge vaom, Kitclion, Houeoiin, and Taw trleas Kecond Flone—'ar ttinig-routn, auid Hoinia Third Vloor—Tarlor, 1. Koo, Sitting.room, 1 and Closets, with witor, gap, anl soworac nlilo—#%iA payubler in 3 3naes, ¥ balsncoensti. WAL A, BUTT! TAREE-STORY & DATEHENT Brick Dwelling, wilh Lt NO. 827 PRAIRIE-ATV,, AT ATUCTION, MONDAY AFTERNOON, April 26, at 2 odlag, ON THI PREMISIS. Tho houso contafns: 1 Nasemont ~Dining.room,Kisy lodrnom and Pantrine oeond Finor—Donb's Fis Ml Plogr=4 Ghambors, 1} Chambers, with Clossi mely Hulsucd, walls paiisl and Lias m ery modlaen enuvenlenco. "Fira torms of salo wil b mudo (o nft tho purcbve; only 22,000 canls riuired fo b2 paid dowa. Toe (0t Tiestars and yrmuimsion ta aon the presisés ot oo By ELISON, EROY & Chattel Mortgage Sals at No. S50 Annest,, THURSDAY MORNING, April 22, at 10 o7k Undlor Ghatlel Mortango wo esll tha entirs contentset dwelliug housy 50 Angeat,, coneisting of e 4id Woneduian & Gray Lisno, nte-olot Parlor Sults, Iteerption Chairs, Elegant Pronch Plato L 1o Walnut Tablos, Bavk-caso, Hcilstcads ttreascs, lln[rl;unllflrn Sluvm\d Furniture, Crockury, Glast o : disddihg Eineeaas llsle rioty, Dialngron Tabirviary, Gatlers, Tiedand Tably Linen, wic., e PUMEROY & CO., Auctineen, 0.7 Thirty-this! Entlre contonta of Privata Resldence AT ATTOTEION, Tharsday Morning, April 22, al 10 0¢le, Furnlture all good nad s been used but a short 2t Tasler, Clismbior asgl Dlng oy Yuraliues, b and Wool Car Crockery, ase, il Uilos Wa Botsand Hedling, STArasses, Hiokos, Kitchen i oto., cta. ' WLISON, PONEROY & CO., Auetinasen. Our Regular Weekly Sile FRIDAY MORNING, APIILEY, at 2:30 0'Cleck. Our luimanso doublo stor=s filled wilh First-Clau N0 ‘and Socond-f{and FURNITURE, Contentaaf two 1int-Cla; alwayw tind tho_Larg, 1 - loom ¥nmliure ok of Varlr, Cliambe, &2 Wardrobzs, Sidestioandi, 85 1L no of Hinssels and We Bloras, Martresses, A lard ndisg, Teaw, Cigars Ferd ' y GLO, 17, GO &0, U8 & 70 Wabagh-av. On THURSDAY, April 23, at 9 1-8 00k, ‘Wo shall goll tho STOCK OF A DEALER (Hotiring from buginoas). Elsgant Chios Vanon, Glasswaro, Plated Icnives and Forih, ‘Dghlo’nnd Desnort Bpoous, Plated Casio Parlan Murble Goods, orc. e, i Household Furni Parlor Sota In ovory atsle, Marlilc and Voo har Rols, Walaut Wurdrohbes, Hocrulan Marbiln and Wood Top ‘Tablas, 1faie s Tiaay Ohalrs, Top wnd Haie Cloth Jaungos, Walnut_Bodateads and Ihreaus, Frensh Ploto and Gorman Mirrnrs: Beusvli, and Vool Uarpots, I'arlor gnd Otico Desks, and Nafrigorators, 15atanudon Table Teo Ciesd By S, DINGEE & CO. . Auctioacors, THIS DAY, CONTENTS OF Private Reesidence, 77 Ashlandav,, COMURNOIMG AT 10 A, M., Lowpeinlig Hauduine Parloe, far, nad Dinfise- oot Faentturs, nentry, aad | at 105, m. B)and B Past Htanidulidist., Ry u‘m.nah.u‘. " arza ai o assarimn of Hounhiid Furnigury, Corpets: Badiing, &o. L DINGEE & GO., Auctlonoors, By WILIKING, BRUSH, & CO., Auctionsore, 116 and 197 East Randulpb-st. I MOMI G B iR Onk 5 MORNING at 1o at privato ‘realdoncy 34 Onk. D03t Dontsine nincocwtll ho sold wnfice huazliold oifne Patlor, dlalbg oo, Kitahen, and chamber {uraiare Valailhsa, carpots, vic, Al Koods st bo Baid for ki ¥ o 1o~ o emoved 100t LICING, IRUSIE & CO,, Auctionoers. QHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE furnitaro at #14 hanth Olarkes R i LoF Suts, 1hressing. Guscs, Birasus, 1isdnteads, ien raiion i et Warlnes: il to o RUBIS OO0 Abciimaera.” ROCIKWELL, WILLIAMS & GO, Auctiunoers, 77 sud 74 Deatbornat, SPEICIAL SALR On FRIDAY, April 23, at 9 1.2 o'clock a, m., ot riek A ologsut Parlor and Ol o e Dlhatrs, Doskr, o o, ‘Xleo, will sull contents of Two Houses of Gentecl auil Bl inithre, A latgo lino of Carpata, Crockery, ‘atlor ftdvea, Uedding, nd o lacge stock ol rehandise, (1o bust aasdriod staok to be found WELL, WILLIAMS & 00, Auctlonaors, OR._SALZ, OELEARATED through ';“..‘3‘"-‘;‘»2:'.;.'.‘:.';:‘-%‘.‘ A S b CONFLEUTIPNS l;:ll:.” 3 T 3 GEORGE Y, GURL & (._ On Thursday, Apri WE HOLD A LARGE SALE OF DRY GOODS, OL:OMIIINGC, TARPET b1} GOODS, 30, it ! N OO N A eiol, Iing of Cnitagn and 4 Plya to bo closed val. il tull aid aitsactivo fa overy vartiealss. 1our, ;30 8, 1, 10, B, QORI & €0 pet On Saturdny, Avril 21, at 9 oeicks 16 Crates of W. &, Grockar SECOND.ITAND AND NIW Paslor and Obamber Sults fn groat va st ol o oo | oungos, K slon Tablos, Chadrs, Userman Plato Mirvors. alr aud I Ciieitbilos and Furlos Duske, tusseils A Fikigar Bl Fatrbanks Platform Seal 150 oases Haiiy lu cans. B} caros botorsl Bratclas sowl ust B, GHO, By JAS, 1, MENAMALA & 37 East Washlogtoa-2l Rogulsr BOOTS o “SEIOES at Auctlon Thursday Morntug, April 22, at Also 200 Tota Ratailors’ 5hoo ASSIGRIIE'S SALE o fog Hats, Caps, Furs, Fur Trimmoey Canes, Umbrellas, Gloves &0n 1, 'n (o tho Astigoed Hatato of 8 Wo STRER 5i Bsuineojan ot Yoo s s SRS Hondey, AprilEd da'ista o sult bucci it Tl e oola st Fubllo Auctloa v cibereih aottin tho'eatats ‘.fi 'fl‘ a5, commanciag 8t 30'slock 1] Ksla paltive. A - Lo "Teriug oashl o